System and method for delivery of short-time duration video segments
    4.
    发明申请
    System and method for delivery of short-time duration video segments 有权
    提供短时间段视频段的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20060184979A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-08-17

    申请号:US11400691

    申请日:2006-04-07

    摘要: A system and method for efficient delivery of video segments. One embodiment relates to the delivery of short-time duration video segments. The video segments may be delivered as part of a media-rich interactive program guide (IPG) or for some other application. The system and method provides a viewer with access to a video segment starting at its beginning (or any other selectable point within the video segment). Such access may be provided using a server-centric interactive technique. The server-centric technique may involve use of a demand-cast system and method. Demand-cast messaging may occur between a session manager, transport stream generator, and terminal. For example, a video object on a screen may be activated by a viewer using a remote control for a terminal. Activation of the object may cause transmission of a request from the terminal to a session manager for a video segment corresponding to the object. In response to the request, the session manager may initiate a process to accomplish delivery of the video segment from a transport stream generator to the terminal.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于高效传送视频片段的系统和方法。 一个实施例涉及短时间段视频片段的传送。 视频段可以作为媒体丰富的交互式节目指南(IPG)或其他一些应用的一部分来传送。 该系统和方法为观众提供从其开始(或视频片段中的任何其他可选点)开始的视频片段的访问。 可以使用以服务器为中心的交互技术来提供这种访问。 以服务器为中心的技术可能涉及使用需求转换系统和方法。 会话管理器,传输流发生器和终端之间可能发生请求转移消息。 例如,屏幕上的视频对象可以由观看者使用终端的遥控器激活。 对象的激活可能导致从终端向与对象相对应的视频片段的会话管理器发送请求。 响应于该请求,会话管理器可以启动完成从传输流发生器到终端的视频段的传递的过程。

    Method and Apparatus for Delivering and Displaying Information for a Multi-Layer User Interface
    6.
    发明申请
    Method and Apparatus for Delivering and Displaying Information for a Multi-Layer User Interface 有权
    用于传送和显示多层用户界面信息的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20070283390A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-12-06

    申请号:US11762868

    申请日:2007-06-14

    IPC分类号: H04N5/445

    摘要: Techniques for transmitting multiple “slices” of information for a particular location of a user interface, which can be used to present more information to a viewer for a limited-size viewing area. Multiple slices can be associated with a particular slice location of a user interface. In a first slice delivery and presentation scheme, multiple slices for a particular location of an interactive program guide (IPG) page are transmitted from the head-end at different times, and the slices can be appropriately time stamped for presentation at the designated times. In a second scheme, multiple slices are concurrently transmitted for a particular location of an IPG page, and one of the multiple slices can be selected for processing and display. In a third scheme, one slice is transmitted for each slice location, and additional slices can be transmitted for a particular location upon receiving a request from the terminal.

    摘要翻译: 用于传送用于用户界面的特定位置的信息的多个“切片”的技术,其可以用于向观众提供用于有限尺寸的观看区域的更多信息。 多个切片可以与用户界面的特定切片位置相关联。 在第一切片递送和呈现方案中,在不同时间从头端发送用于交互节目指南(IPG)页面的特定位置的多个切片,并且可以在指定的时间适当地对时间戳进行呈现。 在第二方案中,针对IPG页面的特定位置同时发送多个片段,并且可以选择多个片段中的一个来进行处理和显示。 在第三方案中,针对每个片段位置发送一个片段,并且在从终端接收到请求时可以针对特定位置发送附加片段。

    MESSAGING PROTOCOL FOR INTERACTIVE DELIVERY SYSTEM
    7.
    发明申请
    MESSAGING PROTOCOL FOR INTERACTIVE DELIVERY SYSTEM 有权
    互动交付系统消息协议

    公开(公告)号:US20070089141A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-04-19

    申请号:US11564881

    申请日:2006-11-30

    摘要: Efficient messaging techniques that facilitate interactive program guide (IPG) delivery and allow a terminal to specifically designate requested items of information from a server. The IPG can be provided via a number of IPG pages, with each page including a number of defined regions. In one method, selection for a particular region of a particular page is received at a terminal and a determination is made whether the selected region is currently received. If the answer is no, a request for the selected region is generated and sent to a server. The request can conform to a particular message format that includes a number of fields, e.g., a region ID field that identifies the selected region, a subtype field that identifies a particular type, a time slot field that identifies a specific time slot, and a page offset field that identifies a specific page from among many.

    摘要翻译: 促进交互式节目指南(IPG)传送并允许终端从服务器专门指定所请求的信息项的有效消息传递技术。 IPG可以通过许多IPG页面提供,每个页面包括多个定义的区域。 在一种方法中,在终端处接收特定页面的特定区域的选择,并且确定当前是否接收到所选择的区域。 如果答案为否,则生成对所选区域的请求并将其发送到服务器。 该请求可以符合包括多个字段的特定消息格式,例如,标识所选择的区域的区域ID字段,标识特定类型的子类型字段,标识特定时隙的时隙字段,以及 页面偏移字段,用于标识特定页面。

    Using Triggers with Video for Interactive Content Identification
    10.
    发明申请
    Using Triggers with Video for Interactive Content Identification 审中-公开
    使用触发器与视频进行交互式内容识别

    公开(公告)号:US20080201736A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-08-21

    申请号:US12035236

    申请日:2008-02-21

    IPC分类号: H04N7/025 H04N5/445 H04N7/173

    摘要: Access to interactive content at a client device through the use of triggers is disclosed. The client device is coupled to a television communication network and receives an encoded broadcast video stream containing at least one trigger. The client device decodes the encoded broadcast video stream and parses the broadcast video stream for triggers. As the broadcast video stream is parsed, the stream is output to a display device. When a trigger is identified, the client device automatically tunes to an interactive content channel. The client device sends a signal indicative of the trigger through the television communication network to the processing office. The processing office can then use the information contained within the trigger signal to provide content to the client device. The content may be interactive content, static content, or the broadcast program stitched with interactive or static content. The user of the client device can then interact with any interactive content.

    摘要翻译: 公开了通过使用触发器访问客户端设备上的交互式内容。 客户端设备耦合到电视通信网络并且接收包含至少一个触发的编码广播视频流。 客户端设备解码编码的广播视频流并解析用于触发的广播视频流。 当广播视频流被解析时,流被输出到显示设备。 当触发器被识别时,客户机设备自动调谐到交互式内容通道。 客户端设备通过电视通信网络将指示触发的信号发送到处理室。 处理办公室然后可以使用包含在触发信号内的信息来向客户端设备提供内容。 内容可以是交互式内容,静态内容或者用交互式或静态内容缝合的广播节目。 然后,客户端设备的用户可以与任何交互式内容进行交互。