Abstract:
Methods and systems are disclosed for presenting, on a user's screen, enrichment data related to video content items, wherein during a first time interval first visual enrichment data related to non-commercial video content of a video content item is displayed in a first visual mode simultaneously with the displaying of the video content item, and during a second time interval second visual enrichment data related to the non-commercial video content is be displayed in a second visual mode simultaneously with the displaying of commercial content of the video content item. The first visual enrichment data and the second visual enrichment data is of the same type of enrichment data, the second visual mode is different from the first visual mode, and a portion of the first visual enrichment data and a portion of the second visual enrichment data convey the same information.
Abstract:
Devices, systems, and methods for providing flexible access to video scenes contained within a video content item by receiving a scene information collection relating to the video scenes in the video content item and providing a user interface enabling a user to select a scene based on the scene information collection.
Abstract:
Devices and methods for automatically switching the content displayed on a display system from a single-stream mode displaying a single video stream to a multi-stream mode displaying more than one video stream.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus for displaying an overlay on top of media content are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a request for presentation of an overlay on top of the media content at a target position on the display screen is handled (e.g. by a local terminal) in accordance with a dynamically determined extent of interference caused by the overlay to the media content. In some embodiments, a modification to at least one overlay attribute of the overlay is computed in accordance with the determined extent of interference, and the modified overlay is display over the underlying media content. Examples of ‘overlay attributes’ include size, color, transparency and shape.
Abstract:
Devices and methods for determining the content of a first segment of text in a first language, using a second segment of text in a second language. The second segment of text is a translation of the first segment of text.
Abstract:
Embodiments of the present invention relate to a Set-Top Box (STB) that in addition to outputting a TV signal to an external TV set also supports conferencing between different users located at different locations. When a user is engaged in a conferencing session he may at the same time also view and listen to a TV program on the TV set. The STB of the present disclosure is able to cancel audio disturbances in the outgoing audio signal of the session that might be caused by the TV audio signal played by the TV speaker penetrating the session as a result of being received by the video conferencing microphone.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus for managing a joint slide show by a source user terminal in communication with one or more remote user terminal(s) are disclosed herein. During the slide show, a plurality of picture files are shown on the source user terminal. One or more slide-show display-transitions are performed at the source user terminal by replacing, at a slide-show display-location of the source user terminal, a pre-transition picture file with a post-transition picture file. In some embodiments, (i) for each slide-show display-transition, a respective post-transition picture file is sent from the source terminal to each remote user terminal in advance of the slide-show display-transition and/or (ii) each of the slide-show display-transitions is contingent upon, and performed only after meeting a condition related to a number of remote user-terminals from which the source terminal has received a confirmation message confirming receipt of the respective post-transition picture file.
Abstract:
Methods and devices for enhancing user experience while a user is watching a content item using a content playing device, by proposing and/or displaying an enrichment content item related to the content item watched by the user, where the enrichment content item is assigned a dynamic title. The dynamic title may be a different title at different instances the enrichment content item is recommended to a user. The dynamic title may be based on a connection between the content item watched by the user and the enrichment content item. The dynamic title may be automatically generated, in real time, based on such a connection, or may be selected, in real-time, from a group of pre-defined titles reflecting different aspects of the watched content item.
Abstract:
Methods and systems for presenting, on a user's screen, enrichment data related to a displayed content item, the enrichment data comprising a sequence of related multiple content units, each one of which is (i) is either a content item or a video segment that is a portion of a larger video content item, (ii) has a connection to the displayed content item, (iii) is independent of all other related content units of the multiple related content units, and (iv) is not included in the displayed content item.
Abstract:
Methods and systems are disclosed for enriching a viewing experience of a user watching video content on a screen of a client terminal by increasing the relevance of additional media content proposed or provided to the user. Disambiguation of named entities detected in a video content item being played is performed by identifying and accessing an information source directly associated with the video content item, and/or by analyzing visual content of a segment of the video content item. Selecting, proposing and/or providing an additional media content item is based on the information source and/or on the analyzing.