公开(公告)号：US11627350B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-11

申请号：US16475058

申请日：2017-12-14

申请人： TiVo Solutions Inc.

发明人： Kim Liu ,  Michael F. Klar ,  Todd Kulick ,  Jonathan A. Logan

IPC分类号： H04N21/2387 ,  H04N21/24 ,  H04N21/84 ,  H04N21/845

摘要： Enhanced trick-play modes for video content that is being streamed to a client from a server are described. In an embodiment, the enhanced trick-play modes are provided with relatively low latency and high quality using trick-play optimization techniques for a streaming environment, avoiding the need to stream the entire contents of the portions through which the viewer is fast forwarding. By employing sophisticated selection criteria of which parts of the content to download at what time, the quality of the playback experience is improved versus that which would conventionally be possible when using a simple sequential frame data download. The streaming client maintains a cache of nearby significant frames, such as nearby key frames, in forward and/or reverse directions of the current playback position, without having to download the entire portions of the video stream in which the significant frames reside. The trick-play modes utilize these frames.

公开(公告)号：US10360179B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-23

申请号：US15253873

申请日：2016-09-01

申请人： TiVo Solutions Inc.

发明人： Joshua Danovitz ,  Todd Kulick ,  Paul Stevens ,  Joe Sinnott ,  Scott Redman ,  Roland Besserer

IPC分类号： G06F16/11 ,  G06F16/43 ,  G06F16/14 ,  G06F16/783 ,  G06F16/951 ,  H04N21/2743 ,  H04N21/2747 ,  H04N21/4788 ,  H04N21/845 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04N21/2387

摘要： A cloud-based media content management system for managing access to media content items is disclosed. Managing access to media content items by a cloud-based media content management system may include, for example, managing uploads of media content items from a population of media devices, reducing duplication of media content data stored in cloud-based storage, and providing user-controlled access to media content items stored in cloud-based storage across any number of user devices. In this context, a cloud-based media content management system and cloud-based storage system generally refer to hosted computing and data storage services that may be accessed by media devices and other devices over a digital network such as the Internet.

公开(公告)号：US10019517B2

公开(公告)日：2018-07-10

申请号：US15258982

申请日：2016-09-07

申请人： TiVo Solutions Inc.

发明人： Joshua Danovitz ,  Todd Kulick ,  Paul Stevens ,  Joe Sinnott ,  Scott Redman ,  Roland Besserer ,  Matthew Paik

IPC分类号： G06F17/30 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04N21/2743 ,  H04N21/2747 ,  H04N21/4788 ,  H04N21/845 ,  H04L29/06

CPC分类号： G06F16/71 ,  G06F16/125 ,  G06F16/152 ,  G06F16/43 ,  G06F16/783 ,  G06F16/951 ,  H04L65/00 ,  H04L65/4084 ,  H04L65/602 ,  H04L65/607 ,  H04L65/80 ,  H04L67/1097 ,  H04N21/2743 ,  H04N21/2747 ,  H04N21/4788 ,  H04N21/8456

摘要： A cloud-based media content management system for managing access to media content items is disclosed. Managing access to media content items by a cloud-based media content management system may include, for example, managing uploads of media content items from a population of media devices, reducing duplication of media content data stored in cloud-based storage, and providing user-controlled access to media content items stored in cloud-based storage across any number of user devices. In this context, a cloud-based media content management system and cloud-based storage system generally refer to hosted computing and data storage services that may be accessed by media devices and other devices over a digital network such as the Internet.

公开(公告)号：US20230269409A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-24

申请号：US18113951

申请日：2023-02-24

申请人： TIVO SOLUTIONS INC.

发明人： Kim Liu ,  Michael F. Klar ,  Todd Kulick ,  Jonathan A. Logan

IPC分类号： H04N21/2387 ,  H04N21/24 ,  H04N21/84 ,  H04N21/845

CPC分类号： H04N21/2387 ,  H04N21/2401 ,  H04N21/2402 ,  H04N21/84 ,  H04N21/8456

摘要： Enhanced trick-play modes for video content that is being streamed to a client from a server are described. In an embodiment, the enhanced trick-play modes are provided with relatively low latency and high quality using trick-play optimization techniques for a streaming environment, avoiding the need to stream the entire contents of the portions through which the viewer is In fast forwarding. By employing sophisticated selection criteria of which parts of the content to download at what time, the quality of the playback experience is improved versus that which would conventionally be possible when using a simple sequential frame data download. The streaming client maintains a cache of nearby significant frames, such as nearby key frames, in forward and/or reverse directions of the current playback position, without having to download the entire portions of the video stream in which the significant frames reside. The trick-play modes utilize these frames.

公开(公告)号：US11979621B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-07

申请号：US18113951

申请日：2023-02-24

申请人： TIVO SOLUTIONS INC.

发明人： Kim Liu ,  Michael F. Klar ,  Todd Kulick ,  Jonathan A. Logan

IPC分类号： H04N21/2387 ,  H04N21/24 ,  H04N21/84 ,  H04N21/845

CPC分类号： H04N21/2387 ,  H04N21/2401 ,  H04N21/2402 ,  H04N21/84 ,  H04N21/8456

摘要： Enhanced trick-play modes for video content that is being streamed to a client from a server are described. In an embodiment, the enhanced trick-play modes are provided with relatively low latency and high quality using trick-play optimization techniques for a streaming environment, avoiding the need to stream the entire contents of the portions through which the viewer is fast forwarding. By employing sophisticated selection criteria of which parts of the content to download at what time, the quality of the playback experience is improved versus that which would conventionally be possible when using a simple sequential frame data download. The streaming client maintains a cache of nearby significant frames, such as nearby key frames, in forward and/or reverse directions of the current playback position, without having to download the entire portions of the video stream in which the significant frames reside. The trick-play modes utilize these frames.

公开(公告)号：US20240251117A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-25

申请号：US18626027

申请日：2024-04-03

申请人： TIVO SOLUTIONS INC.

发明人： Kim Liu ,  Michael F. Klar ,  Todd Kulick ,  Jonathan A. Logan

IPC分类号： H04N21/2387 ,  H04N21/24 ,  H04N21/84 ,  H04N21/845

CPC分类号： H04N21/2387 ,  H04N21/2401 ,  H04N21/2402 ,  H04N21/84 ,  H04N21/8456

摘要： Enhanced trick-play modes for video content that is being streamed to a client from a server are described. In an embodiment, the enhanced trick-play modes are provided with relatively low latency and high quality using trick-play optimization techniques for a streaming environment, avoiding the need to stream the entire contents of the portions through which the viewer is fast forwarding. By employing sophisticated selection criteria of which parts of the content to download at what time, the quality of the playback experience is improved versus that which would conventionally be possible when using a simple sequential frame data download. The streaming client maintains a cache of nearby significant frames, such as nearby key frames, in forward and/or reverse directions of the current playback position, without having to download the entire portions of the video stream in which the significant frames reside. The trick-play modes utilize these frames.

公开(公告)号：US10275395B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-30

申请号：US14705938

申请日：2015-05-06

申请人： TiVo Solutions Inc.

发明人： Joshua Danovitz ,  Todd Kulick ,  Paul Stevens ,  Joe Sinnott ,  Scott Redman ,  Roland Besserer

IPC分类号： G06F16/11 ,  G06F16/43 ,  G06F16/14 ,  G06F16/783 ,  G06F16/951 ,  H04N21/2743 ,  H04N21/2747 ,  H04N21/4788 ,  H04N21/845 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04N21/2387

摘要： A cloud-based media content management system for managing access to media content items is disclosed. Managing access to media content items by a cloud-based media content management system may include, for example, managing uploads of media content items from a population of media devices, reducing duplication of media content data stored in cloud-based storage, and providing user-controlled access to media content items stored in cloud-based storage across any number of user devices. In this context, a cloud-based media content management system and cloud-based storage system generally refer to hosted computing and data storage services that may be accessed by media devices and other devices over a digital network such as the Internet.

公开(公告)号：US09699512B2

公开(公告)日：2017-07-04

申请号：US14983222

申请日：2015-12-29

申请人： TiVo Solutions Inc.

发明人： Todd Kulick ,  Michael Francis Klar ,  Vin Chawla ,  Marcel Dubois ,  Brian Beach ,  Alain Jobart

IPC分类号： H04N21/462 ,  H04N21/431 ,  H04N21/231 ,  H04N21/23 ,  H04N21/43 ,  G06F17/30 ,  H04N7/173 ,  H04N21/2665 ,  H04N21/2747 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/84 ,  H04N21/24 ,  H04N21/4147 ,  H04N21/435 ,  H04N21/472

CPC分类号： H04N21/4622 ,  G06F17/30038 ,  G06F17/3082 ,  H04N7/17318 ,  H04N21/23 ,  H04N21/23109 ,  H04N21/23116 ,  H04N21/24 ,  H04N21/2665 ,  H04N21/2747 ,  H04N21/4147 ,  H04N21/43 ,  H04N21/431 ,  H04N21/435 ,  H04N21/47202 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/4825 ,  H04N21/4828 ,  H04N21/84

摘要： A DVR, server, or other agent correlates media metadata from diverse sources, like an EPG data provider and multiple video-on-demand (VOD) service providers. Metadata sets from different sources are compared in order to attempt to identify identical programs to which the metadata sets pertain. From at least one metadata set, information about the program that the other metadata set lacks is selected. A “canonical” data structure instance for the program is created. The information that is lacking from at least one of the metadata sources is inserted into that instance. For each source from which a program is available, the DVR stores the identity of that source on the DVR's persistent storage device in association with the canonical data structure instance for that program. The DVR receives search criteria from a user and then searches the stored canonical data structure instance for programs that satisfy the criteria.