Abstract:
Technologies for performing contextually adaptive media streaming are described. In some embodiments, the technologies utilize contextual parameters leverage contextual information to alter the parameters of a content stream that is provided to a client device from a server. In some embodiments, the parameters of the content stream are altered by changing one or more input parameters (e.g., a report of network parameters) that is/are operated on by adaptive logic of a media player on the client device. Alternatively or additionally, in some embodiments the technologies leverage contextual information to alter the manner in which a client device processes content in a received content stream for consumption. Systems, devices, and methods employing the technologies are also described.
Abstract:
Ce système (100) de distribution de contenus multimédia comportant : - un serveur (RTBS) de diffusion de contenu multimédia en temps réel; et - un système centralisé (NPVR) apte à enregistrer dans au moins un serveur (PSS) de stockage du réseau au moins un contenu multimédia diffusé par ledit serveur de diffusion (BS) sur réception d'une demande d'enregistrement (REQREC) émise par un utilisateur. Le système centralisé (NPVR) comporte un module de communication (MCOM) apte à transmettre en haute définition, au moins une partie dudit contenu multimédia à un équipement (PVR) de cet utilisateur, avant que l'utilisateur ne formule une requête pour visualiser ledit contenu.
Abstract:
There is disclosed a method that includes providing encrypted information to a plurality of receiving devices, and transmitting by one of a multicast and broadcast a release key to the plurality of receiving devices to enable access to the encrypted information, wherein the release key is received at or about the same time by the plurality of receiving devices. The release key may be transmitted and or received over a multicast or broadcast network. The release key may be transmitted and/or over a distributed network. The transmission of the release key may be synchronized using a timing mechanism.
Abstract:
Computer systems and methods providing personalized delivery of video files to a user's device. A computer server allows a user to create a user profile which includes information about certain user preferences, such as a favorite subject matter, favorite participant(s) and the like and, when a user connects to the computer server, the server checks a video database for video files of potential interest to the user and generates a ranking of video files of potential interest, then provides information and, if requested, the video files, to the user in order of the ranking. The ranking may be based on a variety of inputs, including both express and/or implied user preferences, the elapsed time between the publication (or creation) of a video file and the user's request therefor, the subject matter of the video file, the teams, players, and other persons included in the video file, the length of the video file, and a variety of other information about the video file. The computer server may provide this information and the video files to any one of a number of devices associated with a user, including desktop and laptop computers, tablets, phones, and the like.
Abstract:
A system and method implementing a multi-user display linking multiple independent software processes with remote mobile devices is disclosed. The system/method augments multiple planes of conventional video graphics memory (VGM) controlled by a video graphics controller (VGC) in a host computing context (HCC) with a plane selection register (PSR) that enables isolation of individual planes of video memory within the VGM. The PSR is associated with a process mapping table (PMT) that maps in hardware a user process identification (PID) associated with an individual software process running within the HCC under control of a host operating system (HOS). HOS process context changes update the PSR with PMT content corresponding to an active HCC PID. A video graphics encoder (VGE) inspects areas of change within individual VGM planes and emits these changes as streaming video content to an Ethernet interface communicating with remote mobile devices associated with the HCC PIDs.
Abstract:
Techniques of providing an interactive programming guide with a personalized lineup are disclosed. In some embodiments, a profile is accessed, and a personalized lineup is determined based on the profile. The personalized lineup may comprise a corresponding media content identification assigned to each one of a plurality of sequential time slots, where each media content identification identifies media content for the corresponding time slot. A first interactive programming guide may be caused to be displayed on a first media content device associated with the profile, where the first interactive programming guide comprises the personalized lineup.
Abstract:
There is provided a system for enabling user control of a live video stream, the system including: a processing module for obtaining offset data for each of a plurality of encoded video segments having a number of different resolutions of the live video stream, the offset data indicative of offsets of video elements in the encoded video segment; a storage medium for storing the encoded video segments and the corresponding offset data; a segment management module for receiving messages from the processing module relating to the availability of the encoded video segments and facilitating streaming of the encoded video segments to the user based on said offset data; and a user interface module for receiving a user request from a user with respect to the live video stream and communicating with the segment management module for streaming the encoded video segments to the user based on the user request. There is also provided a corresponding method and a computer program product comprising instructions executable by a computing processor to perform the method.
Abstract:
A content delivery system (100) comprising a content database (150) storing a content item (10) and a content license (20); a video server (140) configured to retrieve the content item (10) and the content license (20) from the content database (150) and to send them to a player device (170, 180); a registration server (120) configured to receive credentials from a user player device (170), to generate user information from the credentials, to forward the user information to an application server (110); an application server (110) configured to generate a personalised player application (30) for the user player device (170); and a license server (130) configured to receive a content license (20) and a user identity from the user player device, to check with the registration server (120) that a user corresponding to the user identity is authorized to access the content item (10), to decrypt the content license (20) using a system license key and re-encrypt the decrypted content license (20) using a user license key to obtain a user license (40), and to send the user license (40) to the user player device (170). Also provided is a content rendering method.
Abstract:
According to an aspect of the disclosure there is provided a method of processing a network data stream, comprising: receiving an input data stream; segmenting the received input data stream into a plurality of data stream segments; processing the data stream segments using plural sets of plural identical finite state machines, wherein successive data stream segments are processed by different sets of said plural sets and said plural identical finite state machines comprises finite state machines having initial states corresponding to every different possible state; recording the initial state before processing and a final state after processing, for each state machine; generating an output based on mapping the final state for a data stream segment to a corresponding initial state for a subsequent data stream segment, for each of the plurality of data stream segments.