公开(公告)号：US08839325B2

公开(公告)日：2014-09-16

申请号：US11706129

申请日：2007-02-14

申请人： Zhi Li ,  Canhui Ou ,  Michael Tisiker ,  Donggen Zhang ,  Xiaochuan Yi ,  Raghvendra Savoor ,  Orestis Manthoulis ,  Christine Bouamalay

发明人： Zhi Li ,  Canhui Ou ,  Michael Tisiker ,  Donggen Zhang ,  Xiaochuan Yi ,  Raghvendra Savoor ,  Orestis Manthoulis ,  Christine Bouamalay

IPC分类号： H04N7/173 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/24 ,  H04N21/647 ,  H04N17/00

CPC分类号： H04N17/004 ,  H04N21/2402 ,  H04N21/44209 ,  H04N21/64723

摘要： Disclosed is a system and method of managing video content quality. The method includes receiving performance data at a video quality prediction system where the performance data is related to a plurality of network elements of a network path linking a video-head end with a set-top box device. The method also includes predicting, based at least partially on the performance data, a quality of video content received at the set-top box device and determining whether the predicted quality of video content is greater than or equal to a video quality threshold. In addition, the method includes identifying at least one of the plurality of network elements not satisfying a performance requirement, based on the performance data, when the predicted quality of video content is less than the video quality threshold. Further, the method includes outputting data indicating the at least one network element not satisfying the performance requirement.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种管理视频内容质量的系统和方法。 该方法包括在视频质量预测系统处接收性能数据，其中性能数据与将视频头端与机顶盒设备连接的网络路径的多个网络元件相关。 该方法还包括至少部分地基于性能数据来预测在机顶盒设备处接收的视频内容的质量，并且确定视频内容的预测质量是否大于或等于视频质量阈值。 此外，当视频内容的预测质量小于视频质量阈值时，该方法包括基于演奏数据来识别不满足演奏要求的多个网络元素中的至少一个。 此外，该方法包括输出指示不满足性能要求的至少一个网络元件的数据。

公开(公告)号：US20080192119A1

公开(公告)日：2008-08-14

申请号：US11706129

申请日：2007-02-14

申请人： Zhi Li ,  Canhui Ou ,  Michael Tisiker ,  Donggen Zhang ,  Xiaochuan Yi ,  Raghvendra Savoor ,  Orestis Manthoulis ,  Christine Bouamalay

发明人： Zhi Li ,  Canhui Ou ,  Michael Tisiker ,  Donggen Zhang ,  Xiaochuan Yi ,  Raghvendra Savoor ,  Orestis Manthoulis ,  Christine Bouamalay

IPC分类号： H04N17/00

CPC分类号： H04N17/004 ,  H04N21/2402 ,  H04N21/44209 ,  H04N21/64723

摘要： Disclosed is a system and method of managing video content quality. The method includes receiving performance data at a video quality prediction system where the performance data is related to a plurality of network elements of a network path linking a video-head end with a set-top box device. The method also includes predicting, based at least partially on the performance data, a quality of video content received at the set-top box device and determining whether the predicted quality of video content is greater than or equal to a video quality threshold. In addition, the method includes identifying at least one of the plurality of network elements not satisfying a performance requirement, based on the performance data, when the predicted quality of video content is less than the video quality threshold. Further, the method includes outputting data indicating the at least one network element not satisfying the performance requirement.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种管理视频内容质量的系统和方法。 该方法包括在视频质量预测系统处接收性能数据，其中性能数据与将视频头端与机顶盒设备连接的网络路径的多个网络元件相关。 该方法还包括至少部分地基于性能数据来预测在机顶盒设备处接收的视频内容的质量，并且确定视频内容的预测质量是否大于或等于视频质量阈值。 此外，当视频内容的预测质量小于视频质量阈值时，该方法包括基于演奏数据来识别不满足演奏要求的多个网络元素中的至少一个。 此外，该方法包括输出指示不满足性能要求的至少一个网络元件的数据。

公开(公告)号：US20070242608A1

公开(公告)日：2007-10-18

申请号：US11403510

申请日：2006-04-12

申请人： Canhui Ou ,  Mung Chiang ,  Zhi Li ,  Orestis Manthoulis ,  Xiaochuan Yi ,  Kaiyan Chen

发明人： Canhui Ou ,  Mung Chiang ,  Zhi Li ,  Orestis Manthoulis ,  Xiaochuan Yi ,  Kaiyan Chen

IPC分类号： H04J3/14

CPC分类号： H04L45/48 ,  H04L45/12

摘要： Various embodiments of the disclosed subject matter provide methods and systems to generate node-disjoint routing paths from a root node to each node in a network node set, identify potential intermediate office node (IO) candidate pairs from the generated node-disjoint routing paths, generate a per central office node (CO) serving cost estimate for each IO candidate pair, and identify a low cost IO candidate pair having at least two node-disjoint paths to the root node without traversing nodes along a diverse path between the low cost IO candidate pair and subtending CO nodes.

摘要翻译： 所公开的主题的各种实施例提供了用于从网络节点集中的根节点到每个节点生成节点不相交路由路径的方法和系统，从生成的节点不相交路由路径识别潜在的中间节点（IO）候选对， 生成针对每个IO候选对的每个中心局节点（CO）服务成本估计，并且识别具有至所述根节点的至少两个节点不相交路径的低成本IO候选对，而不沿着所述低成本IO 候选对和对等CO节点。

公开(公告)号：US07768935B2

公开(公告)日：2010-08-03

申请号：US11403510

申请日：2006-04-12

申请人： Canhui Ou ,  Mung Chiang ,  Zhi Li ,  Orestis Manthoulis ,  Xiaochuan Yi ,  Kaiyan Chen

发明人： Canhui Ou ,  Mung Chiang ,  Zhi Li ,  Orestis Manthoulis ,  Xiaochuan Yi ,  Kaiyan Chen

IPC分类号： G01R31/08

CPC分类号： H04L45/48 ,  H04L45/12

摘要： Various embodiments of the disclosed subject matter provide methods and systems to generate node-disjoint routing paths from a root node to each node in a network node set, identify potential intermediate office node (IO) candidate pairs from the generated node-disjoint routing paths, generate a per central office node (CO) serving cost estimate for each IO candidate pair, and identify a low cost IO candidate pair having at least two node-disjoint paths to the root node without traversing nodes along a diverse path between the low cost IO candidate pair and subtending CO nodes.

摘要翻译： 所公开的主题的各种实施例提供了用于从网络节点集中的根节点到每个节点生成节点不相交路由路径的方法和系统，从所生成的节点不相交路由路径识别潜在的中间节点（IO）候选对， 生成针对每个IO候选对的每个中心局节点（CO）服务成本估计，并且识别具有至所述根节点的至少两个节点不相交路径的低成本IO候选对，而不沿着所述低成本IO 候选对和对等CO节点。

公开(公告)号：US08613009B2

公开(公告)日：2013-12-17

申请号：US13544607

申请日：2012-07-09

申请人： Raghvendra Savoor ,  Zhi Li ,  Orestis Manthoulis ,  Russell Bellford ,  Stuart L. Blackburn

发明人： Raghvendra Savoor ,  Zhi Li ,  Orestis Manthoulis ,  Russell Bellford ,  Stuart L. Blackburn

IPC分类号： H04H60/33 ,  H04H60/45 ,  H04H60/56 ,  H04N7/10 ,  H04N7/025

CPC分类号： H04N21/6581 ,  H04N21/25841 ,  H04N21/26603 ,  H04N21/4516 ,  H04N21/454 ,  H04N21/4668 ,  H04N21/4755 ,  H04N21/482

摘要： According to one example embodiment a storage medium having computer instructions which, responsive to being executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations. The operations can include analyzing data from data sources of an internet-protocol television network where the data provided by the data sources includes set-top-box data having voice over internet protocol usage for a plurality of subscribers of the internet protocol television network in a geographic area and correlating video provisioning information obtained from the data sources, individual subscriber channel viewing information, internet-usage data, subscriber data and demographic data to produce correlated information. The operations can include generating one or more reports associated with the plurality of subscribers in the geographic area based on the correlated information. Other embodiments are disclosed.

摘要翻译： 根据一个示例实施例，具有计算机指令的存储介质响应于由至少一个处理器执行，使得至少一个处理器执行操作。 这些操作可以包括分析来自互联网协议电视网络的数据源的数据，其中由数据源提供的数据包括具有互联网协议电视网络的多个用户的互联网协议使用语音的机顶盒数据， 地理区域和从数据源获得的相关视频供应信息，个体用户频道观看信息，互联网使用数据，用户数据和人口统计数据，以产生相关信息。 所述操作可以包括基于所述相关信息来生成与所述地理区域中的所述多个订户相关联的一个或多个报告。 公开了其他实施例。

公开(公告)号：US20090165031A1

公开(公告)日：2009-06-25

申请号：US11959905

申请日：2007-12-19

申请人： Zhi Li ,  Canhui Ou ,  Raghvendra Savoor ,  Dipak Ghosal

发明人： Zhi Li ,  Canhui Ou ,  Raghvendra Savoor ,  Dipak Ghosal

IPC分类号： H04H20/14

CPC分类号： G06Q20/3825 ,  G06F21/10 ,  G06F2221/0737 ,  G06F2221/074 ,  H04N7/17318 ,  H04N21/2541 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/835 ,  H04N21/84

摘要： A method of identifying target video content is provided. The method includes accessing content metadata of a video content item at a content storage. The method also includes determining at least one content signature based on the video content item and determining whether the video content item includes target content based at least partially on the content signature and the content metadata.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种识别目标视频内容的方法。 该方法包括在内容存储器处访问视频内容项目的内容元数据。 该方法还包括基于视频内容项确定至少一个内容签名，并至少部分地基于内容签名和内容元数据来确定视频内容项是否包括目标内容。

公开(公告)号：US20090133079A1

公开(公告)日：2009-05-21

申请号：US11940768

申请日：2007-11-15

申请人： Zhi Li ,  Dipak Ghosal ,  Canhui Ou ,  Raghvendra Savoor

发明人： Zhi Li ,  Dipak Ghosal ,  Canhui Ou ,  Raghvendra Savoor

IPC分类号： H04N7/173

CPC分类号： H04L43/04 ,  H04L41/0896 ,  H04L43/00 ,  H04L43/16 ,  H04N21/2541 ,  H04N21/835

摘要： A system and method is disclosed for detecting distribution of multimedia content. The volume level of data traffic is monitored for a plurality of users to select any users with high-bandwidth usage. The time of day and the day of the week may be considered when determining whether a user is a high-bandwidth user. Upon selecting a user as one with high-bandwidth usage, such user may be subject to packet inspections of data traffic streams. In some embodiments, content identification parameters or watermarks are added to one or more packets in a data traffic stream carrying multimedia content.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于检测多媒体内容的分发的系统和方法。 监视多个用户的数据流量的体积级别，以选择具有高带宽使用的任何用户。 当确定用户是否是高带宽用户时，可以考虑一天中的一天和一天的时间。 在将用户选为具有高带宽使用的用户时，可以对数据业务流进行分组检查。 在一些实施例中，将内容识别参数或水印添加到携带多媒体内容的数据业务流中的一个或多个分组。

公开(公告)号：US20080195461A1

公开(公告)日：2008-08-14

申请号：US11706147

申请日：2007-02-13

申请人： Zhi Li ,  Canhui Ou ,  Raghvendra Savoor ,  Sun-uk Park

发明人： Zhi Li ,  Canhui Ou ,  Raghvendra Savoor ,  Sun-uk Park

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06Q30/0263 ,  G06F16/958 ,  G06Q30/02

摘要： A computerized method for selecting a host web site for hosting advertising data is disclosed the method including characterizing in a data communications network, data communications for a plurality of end user devices for each of a plurality of subscribers to the data communication network between the data communication network and each of a plurality of potential host web sites; profiling each of the plurality of potential host web sites for advertising performance based on the characterizing data communications and subscriber profile data for the plurality of subscribers stored in the data communications network; and selecting one of the plurality of potential host web sites as a selected host web site for the advertising data based on the selected host web site advertising performance. A system and a computer program are also disclosed for performing the method. A data structure is disclosed for providing a functional and structural interrelationship between the data structure, data in the data structure and a processor.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于选择用于托管广告数据的主机网站的计算机化方法，所述方法包括在数据通信网络中表征数据通信网络中数据通信网络的多个用户中的每一个的多个终端用户设备的数据通信 网络和多个潜在主机网站中的每一个; 基于存储在数据通信网络中的多个订户的特征数据通信和用户简档数据，对多个潜在主机网站中的每一个进行分析以进行广告表现; 以及基于所选择的主机网站广告表现，将所述多个潜在主机网站中的一个选择为所述广告数据的所选主机网站。 还公开了一种用于执行该方法的系统和计算机程序。 公开了一种用于提供数据结构，数据结构中的数据和处理器之间的功能和结构相互关系的数据结构。

公开(公告)号：US20070266403A1

公开(公告)日：2007-11-15

申请号：US11434986

申请日：2006-05-15

申请人： Canhui Ou ,  Zhi Li ,  Steven Gemelos ,  Steve Sposato ,  Raghvendra Savoor

发明人： Canhui Ou ,  Zhi Li ,  Steven Gemelos ,  Steve Sposato ,  Raghvendra Savoor

IPC分类号： H04N5/445 ,  H04N7/10 ,  H04N7/025 ,  G06F13/00

CPC分类号： H04N21/2547 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  H04H60/65 ,  H04N7/0122 ,  H04N7/163 ,  H04N21/4383 ,  H04N21/440263 ,  H04N21/44222 ,  H04N21/4432 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/4821 ,  H04N21/812

摘要： Various embodiments of the disclosed subject matter provide methods and systems to automatically identify preferred distributed programming content based on subscriber-specific profile information generated at least in part from a subscriber's viewing history of viewing broadcast television programs delivered via a television distribution system, automatically store information indicative of the identified preferred distributed programming content, and generate a personalized list of the identified preferred distributed programming content, the personalized list, displayed on initial activation of a video system, including at least one image of the identified preferred distributed programming content.

摘要翻译： 所公开的主题的各种实施例提供方法和系统，用于根据从用户观看通过电视分配系统传送的广播电视节目的观看历史生成的订户特定简档信息来自动识别优选分布式节目内容，自动存储信息 指示所识别的优选分布式节目内容，并且生成识别的优选分布式节目内容的个性化列表，在包括所识别的优选分布式节目内容的至少一个图像的视频系统的初始激活时显示的个性化列表。

公开(公告)号：US20070107025A1

公开(公告)日：2007-05-10

申请号：US11271230

申请日：2005-11-10

申请人： Zhi Li ,  Canhui Ou ,  Russell Bellford ,  Raghvendra Savoor

发明人： Zhi Li ,  Canhui Ou ,  Russell Bellford ,  Raghvendra Savoor

IPC分类号： H04N7/173

CPC分类号： H04L12/1854 ,  H04H20/78 ,  H04L43/00 ,  H04L43/0852 ,  H04L43/16 ,  H04N21/64738

摘要： According to one example embodiment the placement of video distribution servers and acquisition servers in a live television IPTV network is considered to be a separate process. This process may be based, for example, on historical data, number of subscribers, subscribers' service quality, some video distribution servers may be selectively placed closer to the subscribers, i.e., at some central offices or intermediate offices, instead of at the video hub office. These local video distribution servers (those video distribution servers not located at video hub office) may selectively receive popular TV channel streams just like regular video subscribers based on the multicasting protocol from the acquisition server. Whenever a subscriber wants to switch to a channel (or recover packet loss for an on-going channel), if the channel is on the popular channel list, the service may be accomplished by the local video distribution servers. Otherwise, the service will be provided by the remote video distribution servers (those placed together with acquisition servers). This approach may facilitate faster channel change and quick packet loss recovery, decreased traffic load on the service networks, and improvement in the subscribers video packets delivery performance.

摘要翻译： 根据一个示例性实施例，视频分配服务器和采集服务器在实况电视IPTV网络中的放置被认为是单独的过程。 该过程可以基于例如历史数据，订户数量，订户的服务质量，一些视频分发服务器可以被选择性地放置在更靠近用户的位置，即在一些中心局或中间局，而不是在视频 枢纽办公室。 这些本地视频分发服务器（那些不在视频中心局的视频分发服务器）可以根据来自采集服务器的多播协议选择性地接收流行的TV频道流，就像常规视频订阅者一样。 每当用户想要切换到频道（或恢复正在进行的频道的分组丢失）时，如果频道在流行频道列表上，则该服务可以由本地视频分配服务器完成。 否则，该服务将由远程视频分发服务器（与采集服务器放在一起的服务器）提供。 这种方法可以促进更快的信道改变和快速的分组丢失恢复，降低业务网络上的业务负载，以及改善用户视频分组传送性能。