Method, device and system for providing a single user interface to a pluralty of devices
    1.
    发明申请
    Method, device and system for providing a single user interface to a pluralty of devices 审中-公开
    用于向多个设备提供单个用户界面的方法,设备和系统

    公开(公告)号:US20050149639A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-07-07

    申请号:US10504757

    申请日:2003-01-27

    摘要: A method (and corresponding system) of providing a single user interface to a plurality of devices (1, 2, 3), where at least a number of the devices comprises at least one user-adjustable parameter (14), the method comprising the steps of transmitting information representing the at least one user-adjustable parameter to a control device (1), obtaining use information regarding a current use of at least a number of the devices, selecting user-adjustable parameters relevant for the current use on the basis of the use information where the parameters are selected from the received parameters, and generating a user interface representation in the control device, where the user interface representation comprises the selected parameters. It is an object of the invention to adapt a single user interface to a plurality of devices and to provide a single remote controller of devices to dynamically adapt to the capabilities of the devices.

    摘要翻译: 一种向多个设备(1,2,3)提供单个用户界面的方法(和相应的系统),其中至少一些设备包括至少一个用户可调参数(14),该方法包括 将表示所述至少一个用户可调整参数的信息发送到控制设备(1)的步骤,获得关于至少多个设备的当前使用的使用信息,在此基础上选择与当前使用相关的用户可调参数 从所接收的参数中选择参数的使用信息,以及在所述控制设备中生成用户界面表示,其中所述用户界面表示包括所选择的参数。 本发明的一个目的是将单个用户界面适配到多个设备,并提供设备的单个遥控器以动态地适应设备的能力。

    Multi-factor application selection
    2.
    发明申请
    Multi-factor application selection 审中-公开
    多因素应用程序选择

    公开(公告)号:US20060112179A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-05-25

    申请号:US10541052

    申请日:2003-12-19

    IPC分类号: G06F15/16 G06F15/173

    摘要: A method for selecting an application to deliver content in a networked consumer environment (12) is based on multiple factors. Generally, application selection is based on factors associated with a desired content to be communicated and/or rendered, a desired location and certain capabilities and conditions of applications and consumer electronic (CE) devices in a network (18). In various embodiments, the method is based on any combination of equivalent content, content type, sink resource, content source, preference, and resource availability factors. In another aspect of the invention, a consumer environment for multi-factor application selection includes a network with various combination of sink resources (22), source resources (24), processing resources (26, 30), and external communication resources (28, 32). The network (18) may also include mobile devices (34).

    摘要翻译: 用于选择在网络化消费者环境(12)中递送内容的应用的方法基于多个因素。 通常,应用选择基于与要传达和/或呈现的期望内容相关联的因素,网络(18)中的期望位置和应用的消费电子(CE)设备的某些能力和条件。 在各种实施例中,该方法基于等效内容,内容类型,宿资源,内容源,偏好和资源可用性因素的任何组合。 在本发明的另一方面,一种用于多因素应用选择的消费者环境包括具有宿资源(22),源资源(24),处理资源(26,30)和外部通信资源(28, 32)。 网络(18)还可以包括移动设备(34)。

    System and Method for Using Content Features and Metadata of Digital Images to Find Related Audio Accompaniment
    3.
    发明申请
    System and Method for Using Content Features and Metadata of Digital Images to Find Related Audio Accompaniment 有权
    使用内容特征和数字图像的元数据来查找相关音频伴奏的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20080256100A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-10-16

    申请号:US12094170

    申请日:2006-11-15

    IPC分类号: G06F17/30

    摘要: A system (300), apparatus (200) and method (100) are provided to automatically play/suggest at least one audio accompaniment while a sequence of at least one digital image is being displayed such that the audio accompaniment matches the content of the particular sequence of images and matches any provided and/or generated image metadata. Search terms are derived from the images themselves as well as any metadata provided by the user and these search terms are then used to find audio accompaniment that either (1) contains these search terms or synonyms thereof in the image or associated text (e.g., song text) or (2) represents the sound normally associated with the images, such as rushing water sound for an image of a fast flowing brook. The invention accepts user input, locates appropriate audio accompaniment as search results and presents these results to the user either by playing the audio accompaniment while displaying the images or by suggesting a playlist to the user compiled from these results.

    摘要翻译: 提供一种系统(300),装置(200)和方法(100),用于在正在显示至少一个数字图像的序列的同时自动播放/建议至少一个音频伴奏,使得音频伴奏与特定的内容匹配 图像序列并匹配任何提供和/或生成的图像元数据。 搜索词来自图像本身以及用户提供的任何元数据,然后使用这些搜索词来查找(1)在图像或相关文本中包含这些搜索词或其同义词的音频伴奏(例如,歌曲 文字)或(2)表示通常与图像相关联的声音,例如用于快速流动的溪流的图像的冲水声音。 本发明接受用户输入,将适当的音频伴奏定位为搜索结果,并通过在显示图像的同时播放音频伴奏或通过向从这些结果编译的用户建议播放列表将这些结果呈现给用户。

    Video information stream distribution unit
    4.
    发明申请
    Video information stream distribution unit 审中-公开
    视频信息流分发单元

    公开(公告)号:US20050094648A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-05-05

    申请号:US10504753

    申请日:2003-01-21

    CPC分类号: H04N21/4383 H04N21/434

    摘要: A video information stream distribution unit distributes streams such as MPEG streams that contain packets making up sub-streams. Each packet having an identification code that identifies the sub-stream to which the packet belongs. The stream also contains table information that relates programs to said identification codes. The distribution unit generates a new stream from a received stream. In the new stream selected packets from the received stream are copied that have identification codes related to a selected program. In the new stream the table information for the selected program is included with an increased repetition rate in comparison with an incoming repetition rate of the table information in the received stream, at least temporarily during an initial time interval following a change of selection of the selected program. Thus, latency involved with access to the new stream is reduced.

    摘要翻译: 视频信息流分发单元分发包含组成子流的分组的诸如MPEG流的流。 每个分组具有识别分组所属的子流的识别码。 流还包含将程序与所述识别码相关联的表信息。 分配单元从接收的流生成新的流。 在新流中,复制来自接收流的所选分组,其具有与所选程序相关的识别码。 在新流中,与所接收的流中的表信息的输入重复率相比,至少临时地在所选择的节目的选择的改变之后的初始时间间隔期间,增加所选节目的表信息,增加的重复率 程序。 因此,减少了对新流的访问所涉及的延迟。

    System and method for using content features and metadata of digital images to find related audio accompaniment
    5.
    发明授权
    System and method for using content features and metadata of digital images to find related audio accompaniment 有权
    使用数字图像的内容特征和元数据查找相关音频伴奏的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08171016B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-05-01

    申请号:US12094170

    申请日:2006-11-15

    IPC分类号: G06F7/10 G06F17/30

    摘要: A system (300), apparatus (200) and method (100) are provided to automatically play/suggest at least one audio accompaniment while a sequence of at least one digital image is being displayed such that the audio accompaniment matches the content of the particular sequence of images and matches any provided and/or generated image metadata. Search terms are derived from the images themselves as well as any metadata provided by the user and these search terms are then used to find audio accompaniment that either (1) contains these search terms or synonyms thereof in the image or associated text (e.g., song text) or (2) represents the sound normally associated with the images, such as rushing water sound for an image of a fast flowing brook. The invention accepts user input, locates appropriate audio accompaniment as search results and presents these results to the user either by playing the audio accompaniment while displaying the images or by suggesting a playlist to the user compiled from these results.

    摘要翻译: 提供一种系统(300),装置(200)和方法(100),用于在正在显示至少一个数字图像的序列的同时自动播放/建议至少一个音频伴奏,使得音频伴奏与特定的内容匹配 图像序列并匹配任何提供和/或生成的图像元数据。 搜索词来自图像本身以及用户提供的任何元数据,然后使用这些搜索词来查找(1)在图像或相关文本中包含这些搜索词或其同义词的音频伴奏(例如,歌曲 文字)或(2)表示通常与图像相关联的声音,例如用于快速流动的溪流的图像的冲水声音。 本发明接受用户输入,将适当的音频伴奏定位为搜索结果,并通过在显示图像的同时播放音频伴奏或通过向从这些结果编译的用户建议播放列表将这些结果呈现给用户。

    Method of considering content equivalency when rendering content
    6.
    发明申请
    Method of considering content equivalency when rendering content 审中-公开
    在呈现内容时考虑内容等同性的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20060074810A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-04-06

    申请号:US10537456

    申请日:2003-11-28

    IPC分类号: G06Q99/00

    摘要: A method of controlling content rendering to one or more content rendering devices (22, 24, 26, 28) associated with a consumer environment (12) includes receiving an initial content reference from within the consumer environment. Zero or more equivalent content references associated with the initial content reference are identified. A preferred equivalent content reference associated with the consumer environment is selected from the initial content reference and the equivalent content references. A content instance described by the preferred equivalent content reference is rendered on a first content rendering device. The method may also include selecting a preferred content rendering device associated with the consumer environment. The preferred content rendering device is compatible with the preferred equivalent content reference. A content instance described by the preferred equivalent content reference is then rendered to the preferred content rendering device. In another embodiment, a consumer environment (12) includes: a consumer network (14), a receiver (18), a content equivalency server (20), one or more content rendering devices (22, 24, 26, 28), and a controller (16).

    摘要翻译: 控制与消费者环境(12)相关联的一个或多个内容呈现设备(22,24,26,28)的内容呈现的方法包括从消费者环境中接收初始内容引用。 识别与初始内容引用相关联的零个或多个等同的内容引用。 从初始内容引用和等效内容引用中选择与消费者环境相关联的优选的等效内容引用。 由优选的等效内容引用描述的内容实例被呈现在第一内容呈现设备上。 该方法还可以包括选择与消费者环境相关联的优选内容呈现设备。 优选的内容呈现设备与优选的等效内容引用兼容。 然后将由优选的等效内容引用描述的内容实例呈现给优选内容呈现设备。 在另一个实施例中,消费者环境(12)包括:消费者网络(14),接收器(18),内容等效服务器(20),一个或多个内容呈现设备(22,24,26,28)和 控制器(16)。

    System and method for providing subject location information
    7.
    发明申请
    System and method for providing subject location information 审中-公开
    用于提供主题位置信息的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20060259599A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-11-16

    申请号:US10541979

    申请日:2004-01-05

    IPC分类号: G06F15/173

    摘要: A system for providing subject location information for use by one or more software applications includes an environmental model (14) storing environmental location information including environment subsections defined by system location co-ordinates. The environmental model communicates with the one or more software applications (12) for receiving an application-specific location request including an area of interest, an application-specific system coordinate resolution and an application-specific update frequency. At least one location sensor (20) senses the position of a subject within the area of interest at a sensor-specific sensing frequency to provide sensor-specific subject location information. A sensor translator (22) translates the sensor-specific subject location information to system location coordinates having the application-specific system coordinate resolution and updates the translated system location coordinates at the application-specific update frequency.

    摘要翻译: 用于提供由一个或多个软件应用使用的主题位置信息的系统包括存储包括由系统位置坐标定义的环境子部分的环境位置信息的环境模型(14)。 环境模型与一个或多个软件应用程序(12)通信,用于接收包括感兴趣区域的特定于应用的位置请求,特定于应用的系统坐标分辨率和特定于应用的更新频率。 至少一个位置传感器(20)以感测器特定的感测频率感测感兴趣区域内的对象的位置,以提供传感器特定的对象位置信息。 传感器翻译器(22)将传感器特定的对象位置信息转换为具有应用特定系统坐标分辨率的系统位置坐标,并且以特定于应用的更新频率更新已翻译的系统位置坐标。

    Method and arrangement for converting a first data stream into a second data stream
    8.
    发明申请
    Method and arrangement for converting a first data stream into a second data stream 审中-公开
    将第一数据流转换成第二数据流的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20050083861A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-04-21

    申请号:US10506282

    申请日:2003-02-07

    摘要: Method and system for converting a first data stream (10) received from a network (12) into a second data stream (16) for delivery to an end terminal (18). The first data stream (10) has a first data rate, and comprises at least one data packet stream of a predetermined type. The system comprises a re-multiplexer (25) which is arranged for recovering the at least one data packet stream of the predetermined type from the first data stream (10). The re-multiplexer (25) is further arranged for re-multiplexing the at least one data packet stream using a predetermined bit rate to provide the second data stream (16) with a fixed bandwidth.

    摘要翻译: 用于将从网络(12)接收的第一数据流(10)转换成第二数据流(16)以传送到终端(18)的方法和系统。 第一数据流(10)具有第一数据速率,并且包括预定类型的至少一个数据分组流。 该系统包括重新复用器(25),其被重新设置用于从第一数据流(10)恢复预定类型的至少一个数据分组流。 再复用器(25)还被布置用于使用预定比特率重新复用至少一个数据分组流,以向固定带宽提供第二数据流(16)。