Selection of content from a stream of video or audio data
    1.
    发明授权
    Selection of content from a stream of video or audio data 有权
    从视频或音频数据流中选择内容

    公开(公告)号:US08406607B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-03-26

    申请号:US11573455

    申请日:2005-08-09

    IPC分类号: H04N9/80

    摘要: A main stream contains successive content elements of video and/or audio information that encode video and/or audio information at a first data rate. A computation circuit (144) computes main fingerprints from the successive content elements. A reference stream is received having a second data rate lower than the first data rate. The reference stream defines a sequence of the reference fingerprints. A comparator unit (144) compares the main fingerprints with the reference fingerprints. The main stream is monitored for the presence of inserted content elements between original content elements, where the original content elements have main fingerprints that match successive reference fingerprints and the inserted content elements have main fingerprints that do not match reference fingerprints. Rendering of inserted content elements to be skipped. In an embodiment when more than one content element matches only one is rendered. In another embodiment matching is used to control zapping to or from the main stream. In another embodiment matching is used to control linking of separately received mark-up information such as subtitles to points in the main stream.

    摘要翻译: 主流包含以第一数据速率对视频和/或音频信息进行编码的视频和/或音频信息的连续内容元素。 计算电路(144)从连续内容元素计算主指纹。 接收具有低于第一数据速率的第二数据速率的参考流。 参考流定义了参考指纹的序列。 比较器单元(144)将主指纹与参考指纹进行比较。 监视主流是否存在原始内容元素之间的插入内容元素的存在,其中原始内容元素具有与连续参考指纹匹配的主指纹,并且所插入的内容元素具有与参考指纹不匹配的主指纹。 渲染要跳过的插入内容元素。 在一个实施例中,当多个内容元素匹配时,仅渲染一个。 在另一个实施例中,匹配用于控制与主流的切换。 在另一个实施例中,匹配用于控制单独接收的标记信息(例如字幕)与主流中的点的链接。

    Method and Apparatus for Intelligent Channel Zapping
    2.
    发明申请
    Method and Apparatus for Intelligent Channel Zapping 有权
    智能频道切换的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20080028427A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-01-31

    申请号:US11570807

    申请日:2005-06-21

    IPC分类号: H04N5/445

    摘要: The availability of television channels today may easily be overwhelming for a user and the use of conventional linear zapping when a user switches sequentially between channels arranged in a list as a method of finding interesting content becomes still more inefficient. Thus, a method of automatically determining a channel content for multi-media, audio, and video channels distributed to or acquired by an electronic device is provided, the method comprises the steps of collecting channel data, analyzing the data using statistical methods to determine a channel content, and categorizing the channels into predetermined clusters depending on the channel content. The determination may be made dynamically so that the clusters reflect the specific day and/or time of the day at which the electronic device is used. Also a system for providing such a method is provided.

    摘要翻译: 现在的电视频道的可用性可能容易地为用户压倒一切,并且当用户在排列在列表中的频道之间顺序切换时,使用传统的线性切换作为发现有趣内容的方法变得更为低效。 因此,提供了一种自动确定分配给电子设备或由电子设备获取的多媒体,音频和视频信道的频道内容的方法,所述方法包括以下步骤:收集频道数据,使用统计方法分析数据以确定 频道内容,并根据频道内容将频道分类为预定的群集。 可以动态地进行确定,使得集群反映使用电子设备的一天的特定日期和/或时间。 还提供了一种用于提供这种方法的系统。

    Method and apparatus for intelligent channel zapping
    3.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for intelligent channel zapping 有权
    智能信道切换的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US09357153B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-05-31

    申请号:US11570807

    申请日:2005-06-21

    摘要: The availability of television channels today may easily be overwhelming for a user and the use of conventional linear zapping when a user switches sequentially between channels arranged in a list as a method of finding interesting content becomes still more inefficient. Thus, a method of automatically determining a channel content for multi-media, audio, and video channels distributed to or acquired by an electronic device is provided, the method comprises the steps of collecting channel data, analyzing the data using statistical methods to determine a channel content, and categorizing the channels into predetermined clusters depending on the channel content. The determination may be made dynamically so that the clusters reflect the specific day and/or time of the day at which the electronic device is used. Also a system for providing such a method is provided.

    摘要翻译: 现在的电视频道的可用性可能容易地为用户压倒一切,并且当用户在排列在列表中的频道之间顺序切换时,使用传统的线性切换作为发现有趣内容的方法变得更为低效。 因此,提供了一种自动确定分配给电子设备或由电子设备获取的多媒体,音频和视频信道的频道内容的方法,所述方法包括以下步骤:收集频道数据,使用统计方法分析数据以确定 频道内容,并根据频道内容将频道分类为预定的群集。 可以动态地进行确定,使得集群反映使用电子设备的一天的特定日期和/或时间。 还提供了一种用于提供这种方法的系统。

    SELECTION OF CONTENT FROM A STREAM OF VIDEO OR AUDIO DATA
    4.
    发明申请
    SELECTION OF CONTENT FROM A STREAM OF VIDEO OR AUDIO DATA 有权
    从视频或音频数据流中选择内容

    公开(公告)号:US20090226148A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-09-10

    申请号:US11573455

    申请日:2005-08-09

    IPC分类号: H04N5/91

    摘要: A main stream contains successive content elements of video and/or audio information that encode video and/or audio information at a first data rate. A computation circuit (144) computes main fingerprints from the successive content elements. A reference stream is received having a second data rate lower than the first data rate. The reference stream defines a sequence of the reference fingerprints. A comparator unit (144) compares the main fingerprints with the reference fingerprints. The main stream is monitored for the presence of inserted content elements between original content elements, where the original content elements have main fingerprints that match successive reference fingerprints and the inserted content elements have main fingerprints that do not match reference fingerprints. Rendering of inserted content elements to be skipped. In an embodiment when more than one content element matches only one is rendered. In another embodiment matching is used to control zapping to or from the main stream. In another embodiment matching is used to control linking of separately received mark-up information such as subtitles to points in the main stream.

    摘要翻译: 主流包含以第一数据速率对视频和/或音频信息进行编码的视频和/或音频信息的连续内容元素。 计算电路(144)从连续内容元素计算主指纹。 接收具有低于第一数据速率的第二数据速率的参考流。 参考流定义了参考指纹的序列。 比较器单元(144)将主指纹与参考指纹进行比较。 监视主流是否存在原始内容元素之间的插入内容元素的存在,其中原始内容元素具有与连续参考指纹匹配的主指纹,并且所插入的内容元素具有与参考指纹不匹配的主指纹。 渲染要跳过的插入内容元素。 在一个实施例中,当多个内容元素匹配时,仅渲染一个。 在另一个实施例中,匹配用于控制与主流的切换。 在另一个实施例中,匹配用于控制单独接收的标记信息(例如字幕)与主流中的点的链接。