METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING NETWORK RESOURCES USED BY MULTIMEDIA STREAMS IN A VIRTUAL PIPE
    1.
    发明申请
    METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING NETWORK RESOURCES USED BY MULTIMEDIA STREAMS IN A VIRTUAL PIPE 审中-公开
    用于管理虚拟管道中的多媒体流使用的网络资源的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:WO2013124790A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-08-29

    申请号:PCT/IB2013/051352

    申请日:2013-02-19

    IPC分类号: H04N21/60

    摘要: Some embodiments are directed to a method performed by a pipe control node for managing network resources that are used to transport network traffic. The method includes allocating network resources to a virtual pipe for transporting a plurality of multimedia streams through the network. Utilization of the network resources by the plurality of multimedia streams transported through the virtual pipe is monitored relative to the network resources allocated to the virtual pipe. The network resources that are used by the plurality of multimedia streams transported through the virtual pipe are managed in response to the monitored utilization. Some other embodiments are directed to a corresponding pipe control node that manages network resources which are used to transport network traffic.

    摘要翻译: 一些实施例涉及由管道控制节点执行的用于管理用于传输网络业务的网络资源的方法。 该方法包括将网络资源分配给用于通过网络传输多个多媒体流的虚拟管道。 相对于分配给虚拟管道的网络资源来监视通过虚拟管道传输的多个多媒体流的网络资源的利用。 通过虚拟管道传输的多个多媒体流所使用的网络资源是根据被监视的利用率进行管理的。 一些其他实施例涉及管理用于传输网络流量的网络资源的相应管道控制节点。

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING EXTENDED MEDIA CONTENT
    3.
    发明申请
    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING EXTENDED MEDIA CONTENT 审中-公开
    用于提供扩展媒体内容的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:WO2014181295A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-11-13

    申请号:PCT/IB2014/061312

    申请日:2014-05-08

    摘要: A system and method for identifying and delivering extended media content. An extended content system (105) receives requests (205, 300, 505, 605, 705) to record or play identified broadcast content. The extended content system (105) automatically obtains (210, 405, 510) or preserves (310) extended media content related to die identified broadcast content. In some instances, the system informs (335, 715) a subscriber that extended media content is available. If requested by the subscriber, the extended content: system (105) obtains the identified broadcast content and extended media content and provides the same to the subscriber in either a Set-Top-Box format or an Over-The-Top format.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于识别和传送扩展媒体内容的系统和方法。 扩展内容系统(105)接收要记录或播放所识别的广播内容的请求(205,300,505,605,705)。 扩展内容系统(105)自动获得(210,405,510)或保留(310)与核标识广播内容相关的扩展媒体内容。 在一些情况下,系统通知(335,715)扩展媒体内容可用的订户。 如果用户请求,扩展内容:系统(105)获得所识别的广播内容和扩展媒体内容,并以机顶盒格式或顶层格式向订户提供相同的广播内容。

    PROVIDING CONTENT ON DEMAND
    4.
    发明申请
    PROVIDING CONTENT ON DEMAND 审中-公开
    提供需求内容

    公开(公告)号:WO2014068485A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-05-08

    申请号:PCT/IB2013/059759

    申请日:2013-10-29

    IPC分类号: H04N21/2343

    摘要: A method of providing content on demand is provided. Content corresponding to.multiple video assets having multiple content owners is received.. Content metadata definitions that are associated with the video assets is received. The content metadata definitions including billing data corresponding to an access fee for accessing ones of the video assets. The video assets are encrypted and the encrypted video assets are published. Metadata corresponding to each of the video assets is published. The metadata includes payment delivery data corresponding to the access fee for accessing respec tive ones of the video assets.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种按需提供内容的方法。 接收与具有多个内容所有者的多个视频资产相对应的内容。接收与视频资产相关联的内容元数据定义。 内容元数据定义包括对应于访问视频资产的访问费用的计费数据。 视频资产已加密,并且已发布加密的视频资产。 发布与每个视频资产对应的元数据。 元数据包括对应于访问费用的付款传送数据,用于访问视频资源的相应视频资源。

    NETWORK PERSONAL VIDEO RECORDER SYSTEM, METHOD AND ASSOCIATED SUBSCRIBER DEVICE
    5.
    发明申请
    NETWORK PERSONAL VIDEO RECORDER SYSTEM, METHOD AND ASSOCIATED SUBSCRIBER DEVICE 审中-公开
    网络个人视频记录器系统,方法和相关的订阅者设备

    公开(公告)号:WO2014181242A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-11-13

    申请号:PCT/IB2014/061217

    申请日:2014-05-05

    IPC分类号: H04N21/4147 H04N5/92

    摘要: A network personal video recorder (MPVR) system, method and associated subscriber device, In one method operating on an NPVR element, a request tor playing back a program asset is received from a first subscriber. If the program asset is determined to be in an associated content system, the method includes performing retrieving the program asset's location information from the associated content system, retrieving external media content from at least one of a local media campaign management system and a national media campaign management system wherein the external media content was included in a broadcast transmission of the program asset, building a playHst including the program asset and inserting the external media content into the playHst at appropriate insertion points, and transmitting the playlist including the program asset and the inserted external media content to the first subscriber.

    摘要翻译: 一种网络个人录像机(MPVR)系统,方法和相关联的用户设备。在一种在NPVR元件上操作的方法中,从第一用户接收到播放节目资产的请求。 如果程序资产被确定为在相关联的内容系统中,则该方法包括执行从相关联的内容系统检索程序资产的位置信息,从本地媒体活动管理系统和国家媒体活动中的至少一个检索外部媒体内容 管理系统,其中所述外部媒体内容被包括在所述节目资产的广播传输中,构建包括所述节目资产的播放列表,并且在适当的插入点将所述外部媒体内容插入到所述播放列表中,以及发送包括所述节目资产和所插入的所述播放列表的所述播放列表 外部媒体内容给第一个用户。

    METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SEGMENTING, DISTRIBUTING, AND RESEGMENTING ADAPTIVE RATE CONTENT STREAMS
    6.
    发明申请
    METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SEGMENTING, DISTRIBUTING, AND RESEGMENTING ADAPTIVE RATE CONTENT STREAMS 审中-公开
    分配,分配和调整自适应速率内容流的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:WO2013150437A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-10-10

    申请号:PCT/IB2013/052605

    申请日:2013-04-01

    IPC分类号: G06F15/16

    摘要: Methods by a content distribution system and related adaptive streaming segmenter nodes and adaptive streaming re-segmenter nodes are disclosed. An adaptive streaming re-segmenter node includes at least one network interface that receive a series of segmented files for each of a first plurality of content streams having different coding bit rates of a same source media content. Circuitry combines the series of segmented files to generate a second plurality of content streams having different coding bit rates. The circuitry selects among a plurality of distribution container formats responsive to a streaming protocol used by one of the user equipment nodes, and selects among the second plurality of content streams responsive to available resources at the user equipment node. The circuitry also communicates the selected one of the second plurality of content streams toward the user equipment node using the selected distribution container format.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种内容分发系统和相关自适应流分割器节点和自适应流重分割器节点的方法。 自适应流重新分割器节点包括至少一个网络接口,其接收具有相同源媒体内容的不同编码比特率的第一多个内容流中的每一个的一系列分段文件。 电路组合了一系列分段文件以产生具有不同编码比特率的第二多个内容流。 响应于用户设备节点之一使用的流传输协议,电路在多个分配容器格式中进行选择,并且响应于用户设备节点处的可用资源在第二多个内容流中进行选择。 电路还使用所选择的分发容器格式将所选择的第二多个内容流中的一个向用户设备节点传送。

    PANORAMIC VIDEO WITH VIRTUAL PANNING CAPABILITY
    8.
    发明申请
    PANORAMIC VIDEO WITH VIRTUAL PANNING CAPABILITY 审中-公开
    全景视频与虚拟投影能力

    公开(公告)号:WO2012052861A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-04-26

    申请号:PCT/IB2011/053776

    申请日:2011-08-29

    IPC分类号: H04N5/228

    摘要: A plurality of cameras may be strategically placed around a venue for generating broadcast video streams which are processed by a broadcaster so as to produce a panning effect. A first video from one camera is streamed to one or more viewers. To create a panning effect, video from an adjacent, second, camera stream is used to interpolate video frames. The panning effect can be accomplished by interpolating frames for a certain number of time periods from a frame of the first camera and video frame of the second camera. The video from the first camera, the interpolated frames, and the video from the second camera is then selected and streamed to a viewer as a video stream, providing the panning effect. Multiple interpolation streams can be generated to handle panning from any camera to another camera. Panning requests may originate from the viewer or from the broadcaster.

    摘要翻译: 多个摄像机可以策略性地放置在场地周围,用于产生由广播者处理的广播视频流,以产生平移效果。 来自一个摄像机的第一个视频被流传输到一个或多个观看者。 为了创建平移效果,来自相邻的第二相机流的视频被用于内插视频帧。 平移效果可以通过从第一相机的帧和第二相机的视频帧内插帧一定数量的时间段来实现。 然后选择来自第一相机,内插帧和来自第二相机的视频的视频,并将其作为视频流流式传输给观看者,从而提供平移效果。 可以产生多个内插流,以处理从任何摄像机到另一个摄像机的平移。 平移请求可以来自观众或来自广播者。

    WEIGHTED INGEST POLICY MANAGEMENT IN A CONTENT DISTRIBUTION NETWORK
    9.
    发明申请
    WEIGHTED INGEST POLICY MANAGEMENT IN A CONTENT DISTRIBUTION NETWORK 审中-公开
    加权内容分配网络中的最优策略管理

    公开(公告)号:WO2014188328A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-11-27

    申请号:PCT/IB2014/061544

    申请日:2014-05-19

    IPC分类号: H04L12/911 H04L12/811

    摘要: An ingestion controller, system, and method for managing ingestion of electronic content in a Content Distribution Network (CDN) (11). The content is received from one or more content sources (CSs) (12-15) through an inbound content pipe (19) having a maximum bandwidth capacity. A database stores bandwidth weightings assigned to each CS by a network Policy Management System (PMS) (46). The bandwidth weighting assigned to each CS corresponds to a fraction of the maximum bandwidth capacity of the inbound content pipe. An input buffer (41) receives the content from the CSs in one or more input buffer queues (51-54) associated with the CSs. A content retrieval mechanism retrieves the content from the input queues at an upload rate for each CS based at least on each CS's assigned bandwidth weighting, thereby causing a flow control mechanism (55) to control the upload bitrate of each CS in proportion to the bandwidth weightings.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于管理内容分发网络(CDN)中的电子内容摄取的摄取控制器,系统和方法(11)。 通过具有最大带宽容量的入站内容管道(19)从一个或多个内容源(CS)(12-15)接收内容。 数据库存储由网络策略管理系统(PMS)分配给每个CS的带宽权重(46)。 分配给每个CS的带宽权重对应于入站内容管道的最大带宽容量的一部分。 输入缓冲器(41)从与CS相关联的一个或多个输入缓冲器队列(51-54)中的CS接收内容。 内容检索机构至少基于每个CS分配的带宽加权,以每个CS的上传速率从输入队列中检索内容,从而使流量控制机制(55)与带宽成比例地控制每个CS的上传比特率 权重。

    METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING SETUP OF CALLS THROUGH COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

    公开(公告)号:WO2014049457A3

    公开(公告)日:2014-04-03

    申请号:PCT/IB2013/056375

    申请日:2013-08-03

    IPC分类号: H04M3/42

    摘要: A method by at least one network node (100) is disclosed for controlling setup of calls through a communication system. Information is received (600) for a call request that comprises a network address of an origination device of the call request and a virtual identifier associated with a destination device to which the incoming call is directed. A user call profile is retrieved (602) from among a plurality of user call profiles in a user call profile repository (102) using the virtual identifier to identify the user call profile. The user call profile includes a plurality of rules defined by the user for controlling setup of calls to the destination device. Setup of a call path between the origination, device and the destination device is controlled (604) responsive to the user call profile.