公开(公告)号：WO2022017889A1

公开(公告)日：2022-01-27

申请号：PCT/EP2021/069664

申请日：2021-07-14

Applicant: BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

Inventor： TRIMBY, Martin ,  KEGEL, Ian ,  WILLIAMS, Douglas

IPC: H04N21/485 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/854

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed for processing media content to be rendered as a presentation for a user at a set of one or more media devices (60, 600) in an arrangement at a point in time, the presentation being based on layout rules (66b) defining suitability and configuration of media objects (55) for rendering, the arrangement and one or more user-associated characteristics and/or attributes constituting a context for the presentation which is formed of selected media objects from a set, the context having one or more constraints (66c), each constraint defining a property of the context affecting the rendering of at least a subset of the selected media objects (55). The method comprises configuring, for each media object, a characteristic satisfying a utility condition based on a measure of utility of the media object (55) in the context at the point in time, the measure of utility being evaluated in respect of the constraints (66c) of the context; and identifying the selected media objects from the set based on the measures of utility and layout rules (66b).

公开(公告)号：WO2021233648A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-25

申请号：PCT/EP2021/060971

申请日：2021-04-27

Applicant: BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

Inventor： ALLAN, Brahim ,  KEGEL, Ian ,  WILLIAMS, Douglas

IPC: H04N21/2187 ,  H04N21/262 ,  H04N21/414

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed for media content distribution. In one aspect, a computer-implemented method is disclosed comprising steps of: providing a plurality of media objects, including a default object, for selection by, unicast communication (27) to, and rendering by consumer entities (30a, 30b, 30c); receiving metadata (26) for a plurality of the consumer entities indicating an extent of use of at least a subset of the media objects by said consumer entities; applying a rule relating to the consumption of media objects by the consumer entities to the metadata; and responsive to the application of the rule, generating a composite of the default object and at least one other object for multicast communication (25) to at least a subset of the consumer entities.

公开(公告)号：WO2022207273A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-06

申请号：PCT/EP2022/056229

申请日：2022-03-10

Applicant: BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

Inventor： WILLIAMS, Douglas ,  KEGEL, Ian ,  ALLAN, Brahim ,  TRIMBY, Martin ,  PILGRIM, Luke

IPC: H04N21/234 ,  H04N21/431 ,  H04N21/44 ,  H04N21/458 ,  H04N21/466 ,  H04N21/478 ,  H04N21/81

Abstract: Method and system for deciding whether, when, for how long, and/or where insertable image content will be displayed on top of a video presentation (i.e. existing image content). This can be for the imminent placement of insertable image content or a delayed placement of insertable image content. The decision making process depends upon the generation of a 'cool map'. A cool map is a weighted map of the screen real estate that shows the areas that it would be practical to place insertable image content.

公开(公告)号：WO2016001620A1

公开(公告)日：2016-01-07

申请号：PCT/GB2015/051624

申请日：2015-06-04

Applicant: BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

Inventor： STEVENS, Timothy ,  COACKLEY, Philip ,  DAVIS, Andrew ,  WILLIAMS, Douglas

IPC: H04W24/04

CPC classification number: H04L41/0686 ,  H04L41/069 ,  H04W24/04 ,  H04W88/08

Abstract: A wireless access point (10) connected to a fixed telecommunications network (12) broadcasts codes relating to one or more network identities (100, 101) identifying availability of wireless connection to the access point, If connection to the telecommunications network (12) is lost, it suspends one of the identity codes (100) and replaces it with a special identity code for a network identity (102) configured to co-operate with a mobile terminal (53) equipped to recognise the special identity code and transmit a message over another communications link (6, 49) to alert a service centre (7) to the fault (13).

Abstract translation: 连接到固定电信网络（12）的无线接入点（10）广播与识别到接入点的无线连接的可用性的一个或多个网络标识（100,101）有关的代码。如果到电信网络（12）的连接是 丢失，它暂停其中一个身份代码（100），并将其替换为用于与被配备为识别特殊身份码并发送消息的移动终端（53）进行协作的网络身份（102）的特殊身份码 通过另一个通信链路（6,49）来提醒服务中心（7）到故障（13）。