Abrégé

A technique is directed to methods and systems for detecting interruptions while streaming media content. An interruption detection system can monitor streaming media content to detect when an interruption (e.g., commercial break, advertisement, etc.) will occur in the streaming content. The interruption detection system can query the content delivery platform to determine whether the same content is available on another channel. When the same video content is available on another channel, the interruption detection system can switch to the second channel when the interruption begins and continue to stream the media content for the user. The interruption detection system can detect when the interruption is ending on the first channel and notify the user of the amount of time until the interruption is complete. When the commercial is complete, the interruption detection system can switch back to the original channel.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04N 21/234 - Traitement de flux vidéo élémentaires, p. ex. raccordement de flux vidéo ou transformation de graphes de scènes du flux vidéo codé
• H04N 21/25 - Opérations de gestion réalisées par le serveur pour faciliter la distribution de contenu ou administrer des données liées aux utilisateurs finaux ou aux dispositifs clients, p. ex. authentification des utilisateurs finaux ou des dispositifs clients ou apprentissage des préférences des utilisateurs pour recommander des films
• H04N 21/654 - Transmission du serveur vers le client

Abrégé

Technologies for content delivery and presentation tracking are disclosed. An example method includes tracking tokens generated during playback of a content stream, associating each of the tracked viewer measurement tokens with metadata that indicates timing, and merging the tracked viewer measurement tokens with baseline format tokens associated with the playback of the content stream, to generate merged token data.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04N 21/442 - Surveillance de procédés ou de ressources, p. ex. détection de la défaillance d'un dispositif d'enregistrement, surveillance de la bande passante sur la voie descendante, du nombre de visualisations d'un film, de l'espace de stockage disponible dans le disque dur interne
• H04N 21/658 - Transmission du client vers le serveur
• H04N 21/81 - Composants mono média du contenu

Abrégé

Systems, methods, and machine-readable media for audio/video recognition and adaptive packet transmission are disclosed. A first content item that includes audio content and video content may be received and processed to detect a set of one or more video characteristics and/or a set of one or more audio characteristics that may be analyzed to identify the first content item as corresponding to a service provider system. The first content item may be transferred for display with an endpoint media device. At least one electronic signal may be received and processed, the at least one electronic signal indicative of execution of at least one operation of a set of one or more operations relating to one or more images of the first content item consequent to the display of the first content with the endpoint media device.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04N 21/238 - Interfaçage de la voie descendante du réseau de transmission, p. ex. adaptation du débit de transmission d'un flux vidéo à la bande passante du réseauTraitement de flux multiplexés
• H04N 21/233 - Traitement de flux audio élémentaires
• H04N 21/234 - Traitement de flux vidéo élémentaires, p. ex. raccordement de flux vidéo ou transformation de graphes de scènes du flux vidéo codé

Abrégé

A smart home temperature monitoring and alert system is disclosed. The system offers progressive temperature warnings within a household, especially under extreme weather conditions or when the thermostat is malfunctioning. It utilizes internet-connected devices like set-top boxes, smartphones, smartwatches, and external thermometers to monitor and validate temperature data. The system is designed to provide timely alerts on various devices and integrates predictive analytics for preemptive warnings during potential heatwaves or power outages. It also includes a feature to contact emergency responders or designated contacts in critical situations, particularly for vulnerable individuals.

Classes IPC  ?

• G08B 21/18 - Alarmes de situation
• G08B 21/02 - Alarmes pour assurer la sécurité des personnes

Abrégé

A circuit and method are described for performing real time, dynamic temperature control of a microprocessor having multiple CPU cores. Steps are taken in order to maintain performance of the microprocessor at a high performance level while keeping the temperature of the microprocessor as a whole within a desired temperature range and lower than a top threshold temperature. A temperature sensor is positioned to sense the temperature of each core and a temperature control circuit outputs a temperature report signal to a system controller. The system controller of the CPU will receive the temperature report signal and the system controller will take steps on a real-time basis to provide dynamic allocation of the code to be run in each of the different cores in order to direct the operation of each respective CPU core to keep it from exceeding a top threshold temperature value.

Classes IPC  ?

• G06F 9/50 - Allocation de ressources, p. ex. de l'unité centrale de traitement [UCT]

Abrégé

Methods and systems for provisioning content streaming services are provided. In one example, a method includes: receiving user registration data of multiple users associated with an MDU, the user registration data including a user identifier and a user experience level for each user, generating a user profile for each user, the user profile including the user registration data, viewership data, and at least one user feature, grouping the users to generate multiple user segments, each user segment including a list of users associated with the user segment and at least one common feature or attribute of the users, designating specific streaming service and content resource to each user segment, based on the common user experience level and the common feature according to a pre-defined policy, and provisioning the designated streaming service and content resource to a user of the MDU, based on the user segment to which the user belongs.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04N 21/258 - Gestion de données liées aux clients ou aux utilisateurs finaux, p. ex. gestion des capacités des clients, préférences ou données démographiques des utilisateurs, traitement des multiples préférences des utilisateurs finaux pour générer des données collaboratives
• H04N 21/214 - Plate-forme spécialisée de serveur, p. ex. serveur situé dans un avion, un hôtel ou un hôpital
• H04N 21/431 - Génération d'interfaces visuellesRendu de contenu ou données additionnelles
• H04N 21/454 - Filtrage de contenu, p. ex. blocage des publicités

Abrégé

Described herein are methods and systems for enabling retail subscribers to dynamically reallocate their individual subscriptions to different retail data plans in a billing cycle. In one embodiment, a plan grid and a corresponding cost grid for each subscriber are generated prior to the start of a billing cycle based on predicted daily data usage over the billing cycle. Then, on each day of the remaining days in the billing cycle, the plan grid and the cost grid for each subscriber are reconstructed based on actual data usage of each individual subscriber as well as for all subscribers included or eligible to be included in a family pooled plan with the subscriber. On any day of the billing cycle, there may be some reconstructed plan grids that include a cost-reduction time window that can reduce the total predicted cost of some subscribers. These subscribers can then be reallocated to a retail data plan associated with that cost-reduction time window.

Classes IPC  ?

• G06Q 30/0283 - Estimation ou détermination de prix
• G06Q 30/04 - Facturation
• G06Q 50/50 - Procédés d’affaires s’appliquant à l’industrie des télécommunications

Abrégé

Techniques for augmenting IP television streams are presented herein. In some techniques, an original video stream is encoded as a compressed video stream by a satellite television system and broadcast via a satellite television network. The lost data resulting from encoding the original video stream as the compressed video stream is encoded as an augmentation video stream and transmitted to a remote device via the Internet in response to a request from the remote device received by the satellite television system via the Internet to enhance the compressed video stream with the augmentation video stream.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04N 21/2343 - Traitement de flux vidéo élémentaires, p. ex. raccordement de flux vidéo ou transformation de graphes de scènes du flux vidéo codé impliquant des opérations de reformatage de signaux vidéo pour la distribution ou la mise en conformité avec les requêtes des utilisateurs finaux ou les exigences des dispositifs des utilisateurs finaux
• H04N 21/2187 - Transmission en direct
• H04N 21/239 - Interfaçage de la voie montante du réseau de transmission, p. ex. établissement de priorité des requêtes de clients
• H04N 21/61 - Structure physique de réseauTraitement de signal

Abrégé

Techniques for integrating local television content into over-the-top (OTT) devices and services are presented herein. In some techniques, a television media broadcaster comprises a satellite antenna interface for receiving RF signals corresponding to a plurality of television channels including regional broadcast channels, an RF tuner for demodulating the RF signals into digital signals, and a communication interface to transmit the digital signals to a remote device for presentation on a display. In response to receiving a tuning request from the remote device for live media content for a regional channel, the RF tuner is tuned to a frequency corresponding to the channel, and a digital signal representing the live content is received and transmitted to the remote device for presentation.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04H 20/61 - Dispositions spécialement adaptées à des applications spécifiques, p. ex. aux informations sur le trafic ou aux récepteurs mobiles à la radiodiffusion locale, p. ex. la radiodiffusion en interne
• H04N 21/4363 - Adaptation du flux vidéo à un réseau local spécifique, p. ex. un réseau Bluetooth®

Abrégé

Systems, devices and methods for identifying content for impact events to users are described. A system may include a set top box (“STB”), an event server (“ES”), a stats server (“STATS”), and a user device (“UD”). The STB instantiates a preference application which determines a first user preferred first entity (“1UPFE”). Based on the 1UPFE a results implication application, instantiated by the STB, requests the ES to search for first events that correspond to the 1UPFE, requests an impact analysis of search results received from the ES, and notifies the UD when the impact analysis identifies an impact event. The STB may access user preference information to determine the 1UPFE. The UD may request a content server (“CS”) to provide content for the impact event to the UD, store the content, and obtain and present additional data for the impact event to the user.

Classes IPC  ?

• A63B 24/00 - Commandes électriques ou électroniques pour les appareils d'exercice des groupes
• H04N 21/437 - Interfaçage de la voie montante du réseau de transmission, p. ex. pour transmettre des requêtes de client à un serveur VOD
• H04N 21/45 - Opérations de gestion réalisées par le client pour faciliter la réception de contenu ou l'interaction avec le contenu, ou pour l'administration des données liées à l'utilisateur final ou au dispositif client lui-même, p. ex. apprentissage des préférences d'utilisateurs pour recommander des films ou résolution de conflits d'ordonnancement
• H04N 21/81 - Composants mono média du contenu

Abrégé

A disclosed method may include (i) providing a graphical user interface that includes a plurality of modular alarm units that are each directed to a respective and different subsystem that contributes to a same production cycle of a direct broadcast satellite product or service and that are each connected to at least one other modular alarm unit in the plurality of modular alarm units via a respective dependency relationship, (ii) receiving user input indicating a rearrangement of an orientation of the plurality of modular alarm units, and (iii) based on a modified at least one dependency relationship, determining an origin of an issue causing respective alerts generated for multiple alarm units of the plurality of modular alarm units.

Classes IPC  ?

• G08B 31/00 - Systèmes d'alarme à prédiction caractérisés par une extrapolation ou un autre type de calcul utilisant des données historiques mises à jour
• G06F 3/0486 - Glisser-déposer

Abrégé

Systems, devices and automated processes are described for automatically generating discussion topics such as questions or the like that are related to particular media programs being watched by one or more viewers. The questions are generated by a large language model (LLM) or similar artificial intelligence (AI) construct executed by a content provider, by the viewer's device, or by another service. The automatically-generated questions can greatly improve the viewer's experience by provoking thought or discussion, and by fostering a community atmosphere related to the particular program being viewed.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04N 21/431 - Génération d'interfaces visuellesRendu de contenu ou données additionnelles
• H04N 21/234 - Traitement de flux vidéo élémentaires, p. ex. raccordement de flux vidéo ou transformation de graphes de scènes du flux vidéo codé
• H04N 21/235 - Traitement de données additionnelles, p. ex. brouillage de données additionnelles ou traitement de descripteurs de contenu
• H04N 21/266 - Gestion de canal ou de contenu, p. ex. génération et gestion de clés et de messages de titres d'accès dans un système d'accès conditionnel, fusion d'un canal de monodiffusion de VOD dans un canal multidiffusion

Abrégé

The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for multi-source recording of content. Program data associated with a plurality of programs may be received. Program data may comprise a channel, a series of shows, a group of movies, a broadcast media item, and/or an Internet streaming media item. Each program may be associated with at least one channel and transmission source. The transmission source may comprise an Internet-streaming service, a digital video recorder, and/or an on-demand library, among other transmission sources. Data corresponding to a first program from a first channel and a first transmission source may be recorded. Data corresponding to a second program from the first channel and a second transmission source may also be recorded. The first program and second program may then be displayed within a channel-specific view of a program guide that obscures or removes identification of the first and second transmission sources.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04N 21/433 - Opération de stockage de contenu, p. ex. opération de stockage en réponse à une requête de pause ou opérations de cache
• G06N 20/10 - Apprentissage automatique utilisant des méthodes à noyaux, p. ex. séparateurs à vaste marge [SVM]
• H04N 21/24 - Surveillance de procédés ou de ressources, p. ex. surveillance de la charge du serveur, de la bande passante disponible ou des requêtes effectuées sur la voie montante
• H04N 21/25 - Opérations de gestion réalisées par le serveur pour faciliter la distribution de contenu ou administrer des données liées aux utilisateurs finaux ou aux dispositifs clients, p. ex. authentification des utilisateurs finaux ou des dispositifs clients ou apprentissage des préférences des utilisateurs pour recommander des films
• H04N 21/475 - Interface pour utilisateurs finaux pour acquérir des données d'utilisateurs finaux, p. ex. numéro d'identification personnel [PIN] ou données de préférences
• H04N 21/482 - Interface pour utilisateurs finaux pour la sélection de programmes

Abrégé

A method may include receiving, by a computing system, a signal indicating a requested user device connection, the computing system connected to a first network. In response to the signal indicating the requested user device connection, the method may include enabling, by the computing system, a mode characterized by generating, by the computing system, an identification message may include a status of the computing system and an identifier of the computing system. The mode may also be characterized by transmitting, by the computing system, the identification message to a computing device connected to the first network. The mode may also be characterized by receiving, by the computing system, a list of the other active computing systems connected to the first network.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04L 67/51 - Découverte ou gestion de ceux-ci, p. ex. protocole de localisation de service [SLP] ou services du Web
• H04L 12/28 - Réseaux de données à commutation caractérisés par la configuration des liaisons, p. ex. réseaux locaux [LAN Local Area Networks] ou réseaux étendus [WAN Wide Area Networks]
• H04L 61/4511 - Répertoires de réseauCorrespondance nom-adresse en utilisant des répertoires normalisésRépertoires de réseauCorrespondance nom-adresse en utilisant des protocoles normalisés d'accès aux répertoires en utilisant le système de noms de domaine [DNS]
• H04N 21/436 - Interfaçage d'un réseau de distribution local, p. ex. communication avec un autre STB ou à l'intérieur de la maison
• H04N 21/442 - Surveillance de procédés ou de ressources, p. ex. détection de la défaillance d'un dispositif d'enregistrement, surveillance de la bande passante sur la voie descendante, du nombre de visualisations d'un film, de l'espace de stockage disponible dans le disque dur interne

Abrégé

Embodiments detect updates to digital video broadcast (DVB) service information (SI), and forcing off-schedule updates to local meta-programming data (MPD) of a customer premises appliance in response to the update, where appropriate. For example, embodiments detect an SI update for at least one DVB content service being provided via a DVB network and determine whether a stream update descriptor in the SI is asserted. Detected assertion triggers an automatic off-schedule MPD update, including assigning a tuner to obtain updated provider MPD via an MPD service, and rebuilding local MPD based on the updated provider MPD. The local MPD is usable by the customer premises appliance to populate a meta-programming user interface (e.g., an electronic program guide) by which to display descriptive information about at least some of the plurality of DVB content services.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04N 21/462 - Gestion de contenu ou de données additionnelles, p. ex. création d'un guide de programmes électronique maître à partir de données reçues par Internet et d'une tête de réseau ou contrôle de la complexité d'un flux vidéo en dimensionnant la résolution ou le débit en fonction des capacités du client
• G06F 16/242 - Formulation des requêtes
• G06F 16/245 - Traitement des requêtes
• G06F 16/248 - Présentation des résultats de requêtes
• H04N 21/458 - Ordonnancement de contenu pour créer un flux personnalisé, p. ex. en combinant une publicité stockée localement avec un flux d'entréeOpérations de mise à jour, p. ex. pour modules de système d'exploitation
• H04N 21/472 - Interface pour utilisateurs finaux pour la requête de contenu, de données additionnelles ou de servicesInterface pour utilisateurs finaux pour l'interaction avec le contenu, p. ex. pour la réservation de contenu ou la mise en place de rappels, pour la requête de notification d'événement ou pour la transformation de contenus affichés

Abrégé

The present disclosure is directed to methods and systems for identifying marketing channels with a machine learning model. The marketing system utilizes machine learning algorithms to generate a marketing mix model. The marketing mix model can provide a product provider with a tool to identify the impact of marketing (e.g., advertising) on online and offline channels. The marketing mix model can aggregate data from online and offline marketing channels. The data can include the amount of money spent on marketing via each channel, the time between an advertisement and a sale to a consumer, a date and time of the sale, number of sales, or any marketing information.

Classes IPC  ?

• G06Q 30/0202 - Prédictions ou prévisions du marché pour les activités commerciales
• G06Q 30/0241 - Publicités
• H04N 21/266 - Gestion de canal ou de contenu, p. ex. génération et gestion de clés et de messages de titres d'accès dans un système d'accès conditionnel, fusion d'un canal de monodiffusion de VOD dans un canal multidiffusion

Abrégé

A method may include receiving, by a computing system, a signal indicating a requested user device connection, the computing system connected to a first network. In response to the signal indicating the requested user device connection, the method may include enabling, by the computing system, a mode characterized by generating, by the computing system, an identification message may include a status of the computing system and an identifier of the computing system. The mode may also be characterized by transmitting, by the computing system, the identification message to a computing device connected to the first network. The mode may also be characterized by receiving, by the computing system, a list of the other active computing systems connected to the first network.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04N 21/6405 - Multidiffusion
• H04N 21/41 - Structure de clientStructure de périphérique de client
• H04W 8/00 - Gestion de données relatives au réseau

Abrégé

A method may include receiving, by a computing device, a signal indicating a potential device connection. The method may include determining, by the computing device, that the computing device is in a first mode characterized by a protocol being disabled. The method may include entering, by the computing device, a second mode, characterized by the protocol being enabled and the computing device being configured to connect to a user device. The method may include determining, by the computing device, that the user device is not connected to the computing device. The method may include entering, by the computing device, the first mode.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04N 21/6405 - Multidiffusion
• G06F 9/445 - Chargement ou démarrage de programme
• H04N 21/41 - Structure de clientStructure de périphérique de client

Abrégé

The present disclosure is directed to methods and systems for adjusting network speed to a gateway. The network speed adjustment system can include a gateway with the ability to manage a consumer-initiated temporary increase in network speed or network bandwidth. The network speed adjustment system can determine whether the provisioning system can support a network speed increase to the gateway. The provisioning system can measure the capacity of the network at the gateway location and determine whether the system can support providing the gateway with an increased network speed or increased bandwidth. When additional bandwidth capacity or network speed is available for a gateway location, a user can request the network increase by submitting a token via the gateway. The gateway can communicate with the provisioning system to increase the network speed according to the characteristics of the token.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04W 28/20 - Négociation de la bande passante
• H04W 28/08 - Équilibrage ou répartition des charges
• H04W 28/12 - Régulation de flux utilisant une signalisation entre les éléments

Abrégé

A system and method for initiating closed captioning. The system includes a processor that can receive an instruction to add closed captioning. The system may also, upon receiving the instruction, determine a time point at which to begin the closed captioning and determining an amount of closed captioning to include, and output, for display, the closed captioning.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04N 21/422 - Périphériques d'entrée uniquement, p. ex. système de positionnement global [GPS]
• H04N 21/472 - Interface pour utilisateurs finaux pour la requête de contenu, de données additionnelles ou de servicesInterface pour utilisateurs finaux pour l'interaction avec le contenu, p. ex. pour la réservation de contenu ou la mise en place de rappels, pour la requête de notification d'événement ou pour la transformation de contenus affichés
• H04N 21/488 - Services de données, p. ex. téléscripteur d'actualités

Abrégé

A viewing environment adjustment system, including: one or more sensors each configured to monitor an aspect of the viewing environment; one or more processors; and one or more memory devices having stored thereon instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to: determine that media content is being displayed on a display located in the viewing environment; receive data from the one or more sensors; and adjust a corresponding aspect of the viewing environment based on the received data exceeding a selected threshold value in response to determining that media content is being displayed.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04N 21/422 - Périphériques d'entrée uniquement, p. ex. système de positionnement global [GPS]
• H04N 21/41 - Structure de clientStructure de périphérique de client

Abrégé

A process for detecting motion within an environment includes receiving, at a monitor, first coupling data for a coupling of a first node with a second node. The first node is coupled to the second node which is further coupled to the monitor and thereby form a mesh network. The operations may include: at the monitor, receiving first node identifying data, selecting a first median for a first signal property for a first wireless coupling, monitoring the first signal property, determining, upon detecting a change in the first signal property, whether the first signal property exceeds the first median, determining, when the first signal property exceeds the first median, if the change in the first signal property exceeds a first threshold, initiating a first action when the first threshold is exceeded, and determining whether to resume monitoring of the first signal property when the first threshold is not exceeded.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04W 4/02 - Services utilisant des informations de localisation
• H04W 24/08 - Réalisation de tests en trafic réel

Abrégé

The present technology is generally directed to a conveyor system and a method of using thereof. In various embodiments, the conveyor system includes: a conveyor belt; a frame; a plurality of rollers supported by the frame and configured to support the conveyor belt, wherein each of the plurality of rollers has two end portions and a middle portion between the two end portions along a length direction of the roller, the roller is supported by the frame at the two end portions, and the middle portion has a smaller diameter than the two end portions; a drive system configured to move the conveyor belt; and a control system configured to control the drive system.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 23/44 - Dispositifs de tension des courroies ou des chaînes
• B65G 15/30 - Courroies ou porte-charges sans fin analogues
• B65G 39/07 - Autres adaptations pour manchons de rouleaux

Abrégé

A system and method for increasing user-engagement with underlying content (e.g., one or more of television and movie programming) being viewed by a user on a display device is disclosed. The method includes: presenting linear streaming or on-demand underlying content to the user on the display device; randomly presenting virtual engagement content that is incorporated into the underlying content for a period of time to the user on the display device; enabling the user to capture, using a remote control device, the virtual engagement content that is incorporated into the underlying content during the period of time by the user on the display device; removing the virtual engagement content that is incorporated into the underlying content after the period of time; and enabling the user to redeem the captured virtual engagement content.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04N 21/472 - Interface pour utilisateurs finaux pour la requête de contenu, de données additionnelles ou de servicesInterface pour utilisateurs finaux pour l'interaction avec le contenu, p. ex. pour la réservation de contenu ou la mise en place de rappels, pour la requête de notification d'événement ou pour la transformation de contenus affichés
• G06F 30/12 - CAO géométrique caractérisée par des moyens d’entrée spécialement adaptés à la CAO, p. ex. interfaces utilisateur graphiques [UIG] spécialement adaptées à la CAO
• H04L 9/00 - Dispositions pour les communications secrètes ou protégéesProtocoles réseaux de sécurité

Abrégé

The present technology is generally directed to a cord winding system and a method of using thereof. In various embodiments, a cord winding system including: a motor; a winding assembly operably coupled to the motor, the winding assembly having an interior side and an exterior side, the winding assembly being configured to hold on the interior side respective first portions of a set of cords, and wind, driven by the motor, respective second portions of the set of cords around the exterior side, a second portion of a respective cord extending from the first portion thereof along a length of the cord, and a control unit programmed to actuate the motor for winding the set for a cycle time that relates to lengths of the cords.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65H 54/74 - Entraînement
• B65H 61/00 - Utilisation de dispositifs pour mesurer des longueurs prédéterminées du matériau pendant son défilement

Abrégé

A support tray system includes a load lift frame attached with a plurality of wheels. The support tray system further includes a support tray including a vertical portion having a first edge and a second edge and a horizontal portion extending from the second edge of the vertical portion. The horizontal portion includes a rib for stiffening the horizontal portion, a groove for supporting an article, and a retaining feature opposite the vertical portion. The horizontal portion is removably coupled to a lifting portion of the load lift frame. The support tray system further includes one or more extenders extending between the article and the horizontal portion.

Classes IPC  ?

• B66F 9/06 - Dispositifs pour lever ou descendre des marchandises volumineuses ou lourdes aux fins de chargement ou de déchargement se déplaçant, avec leurs charges, sur des roues ou sur un dispositif analogue, p. ex. chariots élévateurs à fourche
• B62B 3/04 - Voitures à bras ayant plus d'un essieu portant les roues servant au déplacementDispositifs de direction à cet effetAppareillage à cet effet comportant des moyens pour accrocher ou saisir en place les objets à transporterAppareillage de manutention de charges
• B62B 3/10 - Voitures à bras ayant plus d'un essieu portant les roues servant au déplacementDispositifs de direction à cet effetAppareillage à cet effet caractérisées par des supports spécialement adaptés à des objets de forme définie
• B62B 5/06 - Appareillage pour la propulsion à main, p. ex. guidons

Abrégé

A method may include receiving a network alert associated with a cloud network configured to provide a plurality of data streams to user devices and including one or more network components. The network alert may include request data associated with one or more requests received from respective user devices. The method may include determining a network status of the cloud network indicating a network load. The method may include providing the request data and/or the network status to a machine learning model configured to assign a priority score of each data stream. The method may include determining a high-priority data stream and a second data stream. The method may include providing first instructions indicating that the high-priority data stream is to be provided to a first user device according to respective requests.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04L 47/11 - Identification de la congestion
• H04L 41/16 - Dispositions pour la maintenance, l’administration ou la gestion des réseaux de commutation de données, p. ex. des réseaux de commutation de paquets en utilisant l'apprentissage automatique ou l'intelligence artificielle
• H04L 47/24 - Trafic caractérisé par des attributs spécifiques, p. ex. la priorité ou QoS

Abrégé

System, methods, and non-transitory, machine-readable media may facilitate continuation of content services in an event of signal loss. Electronic communications received via interfaces may be detected. An indication of a potential signal loss at a content receiver at a future time may be detected from the electronic communications. Consequent to the detecting the indication of the potential signal loss, the content receiver may be caused to configure to respond to a signal loss when the signal loss disrupts causing presentation of content by the content receiver. The content receiver may be configured to respond to the signal loss by causing presentation of user-selectable interface elements corresponding to content alternatives. Consequent to a selection of at least one user-selectable interface element, the content receiver may obtain at least one of the content alternatives, and the content receiver may output for presentation the at least one of the content alternatives.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04N 21/647 - Signalisation de contrôle entre des éléments du réseau et serveur ou clientsProcédés réseau pour la distribution vidéo entre serveur et clients, p. ex. contrôle de la qualité du flux vidéo en éliminant des paquets, protection du contenu contre une modification non autorisée dans le réseau ou surveillance de la charge du réseau ou réalisation d'une passerelle entre deux réseaux différents, p. ex. entre réseau IP et réseau sans fil
• G01W 1/10 - Dispositifs pour la prévision des conditions météorologiques
• H04N 21/61 - Structure physique de réseauTraitement de signal

Abrégé

Techniques include an opening apparatus and process to open a receiving device. When the opening process is initiated, four pins lift through respective holes in the bottom plate of the receiving device. The pins stop lifting when they meet a micro switch. When the pins stop lifting, they turn a predetermined number of degrees, causing the pins to push out at least one protrusion of the bottom plate, the pushing out of the at least one protrusion causing a front plate of the receiving device to release from a side plate of the receiving device, thereby opening the receiving device.

Classes IPC  ?

• H05K 5/02 - Enveloppes, coffrets ou tiroirs pour appareils électriques Détails
• E05B 47/00 - Fonctionnement ou commande des serrures ou autres dispositifs d'immobilisation par des moyens électriques ou magnétiques

Abrégé

Devices, systems and processes for facilitating watch parties are described. For at least one embodiment, a system may include a sync server; a first user device communicatively coupled to the sync server; a second user device communicatively coupled to the sync server; and a content source providing a content. The sync server may transmit the content as each of a first content to the first user device and as a second content to the second user device. The sync server may be configured to adjust a first bit rate for the first content and, upon adjusting the first bit rate, the first content and second content may be respectively provided to each of the first user device and the second user device such that the devices can substantially simultaneously and separately present the first content to the first user and the second content to the second user.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04N 21/2662 - Contrôle de la complexité du flux vidéo, p. ex. en mettant à l'échelle la résolution ou le débit binaire du flux vidéo en fonction des capacités du client
• H04N 21/262 - Ordonnancement de la distribution de contenus ou de données additionnelles, p. ex. envoi de données additionnelles en dehors des périodes de pointe, mise à jour de modules de logiciel, calcul de la fréquence de transmission de carrousel, retardement de la transmission de flux vidéo, génération de listes de reproduction
• H04N 21/43 - Traitement de contenu ou données additionnelles, p. ex. démultiplexage de données additionnelles d'un flux vidéo numériqueOpérations élémentaires de client, p. ex. surveillance du réseau domestique ou synchronisation de l'horloge du décodeurIntergiciel de client

Abrégé

The present disclosure is directed to methods and systems for selecting a redundant network source at a gateway. The system can include a gateway with the ability to support combining multiple network sources to increase the network speed or bandwidth from the gateway or selecting a redundant network source to increase the network speed or bandwidth for a particular application. The system can increase the network speed by adding a second network source for a particular application (e.g., video steaming, video call, etc.) or an application requiring lower latency than the current network source provides. The additional network source can send all the data packet traffic of the application or the application's traffic is split between the additional network source and the current network source of the gateway.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04L 43/0894 - Taux de paquets
• H04L 41/5019 - Pratiques de respect de l’accord du niveau de service

Abrégé

Described herein are systems, methods, and media for allocating complimentary data to subscribers to prevent them from being put in throttling mode. A method includes identifying, from subscribers of a wireless network, one or more subscribers that each have used at least a first predetermined percentage of their respective data quotas for a billing cycle; and predicting that at least one subscriber of the one or more subscribers is to exceed the respective data quota by the end of the billing cycle. The method further includes determining a size of complementary data to be allocated to each of the at least one subscriber such that at least a second percentage of the at least one subscriber is not to exceed the respective data quota; and allocating the complimentary data with the determined size to the at least one subscriber.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04M 15/00 - Dispositions de comptage, de contrôle de durée ou d'indication de durée

Abrégé

The present disclosure is directed to methods and systems for dynamic content recommendation. A method may include accessing a user's viewership history stored in non-transitory memory; obtaining real-time weather information relevant to a weather condition at a geographical location of the user; and dynamically generating, for presentation, a content recommendation using a recommendation algorithm and based on the viewership history and the real-time weather information, in which the recommendation algorithm includes a neural network based collaborative filtering algorithm that is trained to adapt recommendations based on patterns identified in viewership information and corresponding weather information.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04N 21/466 - Procédé d'apprentissage pour la gestion intelligente, p. ex. apprentissage des préférences d'utilisateurs pour recommander des films

Abrégé

Systems, methods, and articles are described herein for receiving a message from a first platform and sending the message to a recipient using a second platform. A message is received for a first platform. A recipient of the message is determined. Then, a second platform used by the recipient is determined. The message is modified from a first format of the first platform to a second format of the second platform. The modified message is then provided in the second format to the second platform to be made available to the recipient.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04L 51/046 - Interopérabilité avec d'autres applications ou services réseau
• G06Q 50/00 - Technologies de l’information et de la communication [TIC] spécialement adaptées à la mise en œuvre des procédés d’affaires d’un secteur particulier d’activité économique, p. ex. aux services d’utilité publique ou au tourisme
• H04L 51/066 - Adaptation de format, p. ex. conversion de format ou compression

Abrégé

Devices, systems, and methods for messaging a user of a multi-unit property are provided. An example method includes identifying a current location of a user located within a multi-unit property, identifying a user characteristic of the user, determining a point of interest (POI) for the user, based on the identified user characteristic and the current location of the user, identifying at least one first display device in proximity to the user, determining a first privacy level of the first display device, generating at least one first message related to the determined POI, and the at least one first message has a first message sensitivity level corresponding to the first privacy level. The method further includes transmitting the at least one first message to the first display device and causing the first display device to display the first message for the user to view.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04M 1/72412 - Interfaces utilisateur spécialement adaptées aux téléphones sans fil ou mobiles avec des moyens de soutien local des applications accroissant la fonctionnalité par interfaçage avec des accessoires externes utilisant des interfaces sans fil bidirectionnelles à courte portée
• H04M 1/72436 - Interfaces utilisateur spécialement adaptées aux téléphones sans fil ou mobiles avec des moyens de soutien local des applications accroissant la fonctionnalité avec des moyens interactifs de gestion interne des messages pour la messagerie textuelle, p. ex. services de messagerie courte [SMS] ou courriels
• H04M 1/72457 - Interfaces utilisateur spécialement adaptées aux téléphones sans fil ou mobiles avec des moyens permettant d’adapter la fonctionnalité du dispositif dans des circonstances spécifiques en s’appuyant sur la localisation géographique
• H04W 12/02 - Protection de la confidentialité ou de l'anonymat, p. ex. protection des informations personnellement identifiables [PII]

Abrégé

Described herein are systems, methods, and media for classifying subscribers of a wireless network based on their geospatial activity for customized promotions. In an embodiment, a method of classifying subscribers based on their geospatial activity includes creating an augmented graph for each subscriber of a plurality of subscribers of the wireless network based on their respective geospatial activity; and extracting, using a first machine learning model, a plurality of features from the respective augmented graph of each subscriber of the plurality of subscribers. The method further includes creating an embedding for the respective plurality of features of each subscriber of the plurality of subscribers; and classifying, using a second machine learning model, the plurality of subscribers into a plurality of groups of subscribers based on the respective embedding of each subscriber of the plurality of subscribers.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04W 8/18 - Traitement de données utilisateur ou abonné, p. ex. services faisant l'objet d'un abonnement, préférences utilisateur ou profils utilisateurTransfert de données utilisateur ou abonné
• H04W 4/50 - Fourniture de services ou reconfiguration de services

Abrégé

Described herein embodiments for customizing promotional packages to users of a subscription-based service based on their probabilities of churn. An exemplary method includes extracting, using one or more machine learning models, a set of features from a data storage of the subscription-based service for each user of a plurality of users of the subscription-based service; and classifying, using a machine learning model, the plurality of users into a plurality of types of users based on their respective sets of features; determining, using a machine learning model, a favorite channel for each of the plurality of users based on a subset of their respective sets of features; and displaying a targeted message on the determined favorite channel for each user of the plurality of users on a presentation device of the respective user, wherein users in each type of the plurality of types of users share the same targeted message.

Classes IPC  ?

• G06Q 30/0251 - Publicités ciblées
• H04N 21/2668 - Création d'un canal pour un groupe dédié d'utilisateurs finaux, p. ex. en insérant des publicités ciblées dans un flux vidéo en fonction des profils des utilisateurs finaux

Abrégé

A method of automatically allocating resources to digital channels includes receiving, at a cloud server running on a multi-node cloud system, one or more events associated with each of a plurality of users from at least one of a plurality of digital channels; constructing, by the cloud server, a sequence of events for each of the plurality of users; generating, using a machine learning model, a value for each of the plurality of digital channels for each of the plurality of users based on the respective sequences of events of the plurality of users. The method further includes calculating a second value for each of the plurality of digital channels based on the first value of each of the plurality of users and an attribute of each of the plurality of users; and automatically allocating resources to each of the plurality of digital channels based on the respective second value.

Classes IPC  ?

• G06F 9/50 - Allocation de ressources, p. ex. de l'unité centrale de traitement [UCT]
• H04L 41/16 - Dispositions pour la maintenance, l’administration ou la gestion des réseaux de commutation de données, p. ex. des réseaux de commutation de paquets en utilisant l'apprentissage automatique ou l'intelligence artificielle

Abrégé

Described herein are methods, systems, and media for filtering content items in a streaming service. In an embodiment, an exemplary method include classifying a user of a streaming service into one of a plurality of groups based on watch behavior of the user in a first past period, each of the plurality of groups being associated with a tag; and recommending channels to the user based on watch behavior of the user in a second past period, each of the plurality of channels being associated with a tag. The method further includes removing one or more channels from the recommended channels, each removed channel being associated with a tag contrary to the tag associated with the group that the user has been classified into; and displaying one or more content items from each of remaining channels on a streaming device of the user. The disclosure also discloses embodiments of flagging channels that conflict with user classifications.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04N 21/454 - Filtrage de contenu, p. ex. blocage des publicités
• H04N 21/258 - Gestion de données liées aux clients ou aux utilisateurs finaux, p. ex. gestion des capacités des clients, préférences ou données démographiques des utilisateurs, traitement des multiples préférences des utilisateurs finaux pour générer des données collaboratives
• H04N 21/466 - Procédé d'apprentissage pour la gestion intelligente, p. ex. apprentissage des préférences d'utilisateurs pour recommander des films

Abrégé

An avatar animation system is provided herein. The avatar animation system receives first video data of a user that includes a depiction of a face of the user. The avatar animation system generates a model of the user based on the first video data. The avatar animation system receives an indication that the user is participating in a video conference call via a computing device and receives second video data of the user associated with the video conference call. The avatar animation system identifies one or more video alteration triggers based on one or more of the second video data, the video conference call, or the computing device. The avatar animation system determines that the second video data is to be altered based on the identified video alteration triggers and alters the depiction of the user before the second video data is received by other computing devices associated with the conference call.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04N 7/15 - Systèmes pour conférences
• G06T 13/40 - Animation tridimensionnelle [3D] de personnages, p. ex. d’êtres humains, d’animaux ou d’êtres virtuels
• G06V 40/16 - Visages humains, p. ex. parties du visage, croquis ou expressions

Abrégé

A method for providing a unique remote experience of a live event includes receiving in near real time at a headend processing system from a control center at an event location raw media data captured at a live event occurring at the event location. Copies of the raw media data from the headend processing system are disseminated in near real time to a plurality of server nodes of a geographically distributed content delivery network connected together via communication network. The raw media data is processed to produce one or more customized presentations of the live event in the form of streaming audio/video (A/V) files of one or more subsets of the raw media data pursuant to one or more data structures corresponding, respectively, to one or more subscriber accounts. The streaming A/V files are transmitted over a communication network to one or more respective subscriber presentation devices.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04N 21/218 - Source du contenu audio ou vidéo, p. ex. réseaux de disques locaux
• H04N 21/239 - Interfaçage de la voie montante du réseau de transmission, p. ex. établissement de priorité des requêtes de clients
• H04N 21/2668 - Création d'un canal pour un groupe dédié d'utilisateurs finaux, p. ex. en insérant des publicités ciblées dans un flux vidéo en fonction des profils des utilisateurs finaux

Abrégé

Described herein are method, systems, and media for recommending channels to a new user in a streaming service. In an embodiment, an exemplary method includes identifying, from a plurality of existing users of the streaming service, one or more existing users that each are similar to a new user of the streaming service based on their respective profiles; identifying one or more channels recommended to each of the one or more identified existing users; and displaying, on a streaming device of the new user, at least one channel of combined channels of the one or more channels recommended to each of the one or more identified existing users.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04N 21/25 - Opérations de gestion réalisées par le serveur pour faciliter la distribution de contenu ou administrer des données liées aux utilisateurs finaux ou aux dispositifs clients, p. ex. authentification des utilisateurs finaux ou des dispositifs clients ou apprentissage des préférences des utilisateurs pour recommander des films
• G06N 5/02 - Représentation de la connaissanceReprésentation symbolique

Abrégé

Described herein are systems, methods, and media for managing streaming devices using machine learning models. In an embodiment, a method of managing streaming devices includes detecting that a streaming application is launched on a streaming device; recommending a set of software components for the streaming device, wherein the set of recommended software components includes the streaming application; determining a set of software components that are actually running on the streaming device; and closing at least one of the software components that are actually running but not in the set of recommended software components.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04N 21/466 - Procédé d'apprentissage pour la gestion intelligente, p. ex. apprentissage des préférences d'utilisateurs pour recommander des films
• H04N 21/81 - Composants mono média du contenu

Abrégé

Methods and systems for provisioning content streaming service are provided. An example method includes performing network segmentation for a network associated with a multi-dwelling unit (MDU) to generate a plurality of network segments and performing segmentation of a content resource provided by the MDU into a plurality of content segments respectively corresponding to the plurality of network segments. Each content segment of the content resource comprising content items is designated to the corresponding network segment based on a predetermined network policy. The method further comprises providing access to one of the plurality of content segments to a user equipment (UE) connected to the network segment corresponding to the content segment.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04L 65/611 - Diffusion en flux de paquets multimédias pour la prise en charge des services de diffusion par flux unidirectionnel, p. ex. radio sur Internet pour la multidiffusion ou la diffusion
• H04L 9/40 - Protocoles réseaux de sécurité
• H04L 65/752 - Gestion des paquets du réseau multimédia en adaptant les médias aux capacités du réseau

Abrégé

Various arrangements for wireless network provisioning using a pre-shared key (PSK) are presented. Wireless network access profiles that indicate PSKs may be stored. An access point may receive, from a wireless device, a value based on the PSK, which is then transmitted to a provisioning system. Values based on the PSKs of the wireless network access profiles can be created and a match with the transmitted value can be identified. Data is provided to the access point based on the PSK of the wireless network access profile. Network access can then be granted.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04W 12/069 - Authentification utilisant des certificats ou des clés pré-partagées
• H04W 4/50 - Fourniture de services ou reconfiguration de services
• H04W 12/106 - Intégrité des paquets ou des messages
• H04W 84/12 - Réseaux locaux sans fil [WLAN Wireless Local Area Network]

Abrégé

A media device control system is provided herein. The media device control system receives a first indication of a geographic location of a set-top box associated with a user and receives a second indication of data representing one or more vacation time periods based on the geographic location. The media device control system determines that the user is predicted to be on vacation within a period of time based on the data representing the one or more vacation time periods and the geographic location. The media device control system receives user input confirming that the user will go on vacation within the period of time. The media device control system causes the set-top box to transmit signals to activate a television during the period of time based on the user input indicating that the user will go on vacation within the period of time.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04N 21/485 - Interface pour utilisateurs finaux pour la configuration du client
• H04N 21/475 - Interface pour utilisateurs finaux pour acquérir des données d'utilisateurs finaux, p. ex. numéro d'identification personnel [PIN] ou données de préférences

Abrégé

A TV lift assist device and methods of operation and assembly thereof are described. The device includes a TV Holder Assembly (“TVHA”), a riser assembly, and a stand assembly. The stand assembly include a center rail assembly and two outrigger rail assemblies coupled thereto. The outrigger rail assemblies extend from front to end, include a top and a bottom surface, a front foot pad, a Leg Height Adjustment Assembly, a first adjustable leg coupled to the first LHAA, and an end foot pad coupled to a bottom surface of the first adjustable leg. The LHAA facilitates levelling of the stand assembly by extensions or retractions of the first adjustable leg within the first LHAA when the first front foot pad is resting on a first surface at a first elevation and the first end foot pad is resting on a second surface at a second elevation.

Classes IPC  ?

• F16M 11/04 - Moyens pour la fixation des appareilsMoyens permettant le réglage des appareils par rapport au banc
• F16M 7/00 - Détails de fixation ou de réglage des bâtis, châssis ou pièces de supports des moteurs sur leurs fondations ou leur baseFixation des parties fixes des moteurs, p. ex. des blocs cylindres
• F16M 11/08 - Moyens pour la fixation des appareilsMoyens permettant le réglage des appareils par rapport au banc permettant la rotation autour d'un axe vertical

Abrégé

Technologies for content delivery and presentation tracking are disclosed. An example method includes tracking tokens generated during playback of a content stream, associating each of the tracked viewer measurement tokens with metadata that indicates timing, and merging the tracked viewer measurement tokens with baseline format tokens associated with the playback of the content stream, to generate merged token data.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04N 21/44 - Traitement de flux élémentaires vidéo, p. ex. raccordement d'un clip vidéo récupéré d'un stockage local avec un flux vidéo en entrée ou rendu de scènes selon des graphes de scène du flux vidéo codé
• H04N 21/442 - Surveillance de procédés ou de ressources, p. ex. détection de la défaillance d'un dispositif d'enregistrement, surveillance de la bande passante sur la voie descendante, du nombre de visualisations d'un film, de l'espace de stockage disponible dans le disque dur interne
• H04N 21/658 - Transmission du client vers le serveur
• H04N 21/81 - Composants mono média du contenu

Abrégé

A method for optimizing satellite signal performance in a satellite transmission system. The method includes: obtaining signal data from at least some of the plurality of customer receivers, measuring the signal data from each of the signal beams that were obtained; analyzing metadata from the components of the satellite transmission system, signal source front end controls, and spectral sampling; identifying signal degradation at one or more uplink antennas from the signal data of actual spot beam coverage using the measured signal data and the analyzed metadata; and predicting remediation actions to correct the signal degradation at the uplink antennas.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04B 7/185 - Stations spatiales ou aériennes
• H04B 7/0426 - Distribution de puissance
• H04B 17/29 - Tests de performance
• H04W 72/1268 - Jumelage du trafic à la planification, p. ex. affectation planifiée ou multiplexage de flux de flux de données en liaison ascendante
• H04W 72/542 - Critères d’affectation ou de planification des ressources sans fil sur la base de critères de qualité en utilisant la qualité mesurée ou perçue

Abrégé

A method for optimizing satellite signal performance in a satellite transmission system. The method includes: obtaining signal data from at least some of the plurality of customer receivers, measuring the signal data from each of the signal beams that were obtained; analyzing metadata from the components of the satellite transmission system, signal source front end controls, and spectral sampling; identifying signal degradation at one or more individual customer receivers from the signal data of the actual spot beam coverage while monitoring signal parameters over the diverse geographical region using the measured signal data and the analyzed metadata; and predicting a remediation action to correct the signal degradation at the one or more individual customer receivers.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04B 7/185 - Stations spatiales ou aériennes

Abrégé

A method for optimizing satellite signal performance in a satellite transmission system. The method includes: obtaining signal data from at least some of the plurality of customer receivers, measuring the signal data from each of the signal beams that were obtained; drawing penetration heat map with the signal data from actual signal beam coverage; comparing theoretical signal beam coverage to actual signal beam coverage on the penetration heat map; identifying a signal degradation issue from the penetration heat map; and predicting a remediation action to correct the signal degradation issue.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04B 7/185 - Stations spatiales ou aériennes

Abrégé

A method for optimizing satellite signal performance in a satellite transmission system. The method includes: obtaining signal data from at least some of the plurality of customer receivers, measuring the signal data from each of the signal beams that were obtained; analyzing metadata from the components of the satellite transmission system, signal source front end controls, and spectral sampling; identifying signal degradation at the satellite spacecraft in the space segment from the signal data of actual spot beam coverage using the measured signal data and the analyzed metadata; and predicting remediation actions to correct the signal degradation at the satellite spacecraft in the space segment.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04B 7/185 - Stations spatiales ou aériennes
• H04B 17/309 - Mesure ou estimation des paramètres de qualité d’un canal

Abrégé

A method for optimizing satellite signal performance in a satellite transmission system. The method includes: obtaining signal data from at least some of the plurality of customer receivers, measuring the signal data from each of the signal beams that were obtained; analyzing metadata from the components of the satellite transmission system, signal source front end controls, and spectral sampling; identifying signal degradation due to weather effects from the signal data of actual spot beam coverage using the measured signal data and the analyzed metadata; and predicting remediation actions to correct the signal degradation due to the weather effects.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04B 7/185 - Stations spatiales ou aériennes
• H04B 7/204 - Accès multiple

Abrégé

A method for optimizing satellite signal performance in a satellite transmission system. The method includes: obtaining signal trend data from at least some of the plurality of customer receivers; measuring the signal trend data from each of the signal beams that were obtained; analyzing metadata from the components of the satellite transmission system, signal source front end controls, and spectral sampling; identifying poorly trending signal parameters from the signal trend data of actual spot beam coverage using the signal trend data and the analyzed metadata, wherein the poorly trending signal parameters are defined as signals trending out of pre-determined specification limits; and predicting remediation actions to correct the poorly trending signal parameters, before the poorly trending signal parameters reach the pre-determined specification limits.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04B 7/185 - Stations spatiales ou aériennes

Produits et services

Administration of a customer loyalty reward program for commercial, promotional and/or advertising purposes which allows customers to enter sweepstake services; promoting television broadcasting services through sweepstakes and contests; promoting the goods and services of others through the issuance of loyalty rewards in the nature of goods of participating businesses Entertainment services, namely, conducting contests and sweepstakes by means of a continuing quiz game delivered via wired and wireless communication networks; online sweepstake services provided over wired and wireless communication networks featuring a platform where prizes are awarded to sweepstakes entrants Platform as a service (PAAS) featuring online computer software platform for conducting sweepstakes where prizes are awarded to sweepstakes entrants

Produits et services

Advertising services, namely, preparing, customizing and scheduling of visual, audio, and multimedia content in the nature of advertisements for broadcast and non-broadcast delivery networks and systems; advertising services; providing advertising, marketing and promotional services, namely, development of advertising campaigns for television and streaming digital media; compiling and analyzing statistics for determining audience delivery/ratings of television programs and digital media; developing promotional campaigns for business; providing statistical data for business or commercial purpose including providing business information and evaluations of marketing data

Abrégé

Improved technical functionality is provided to dynamically select and seamlessly play advertisements immediately before playing of a recorded program upon selection of the recorded program for playing, or upon other detected events and conditions associated with the set-top-box (STB) or user. In some embodiments, this is performed by using metadata which may be delivered to and stored on a digital video recorder (DVR) prior to recording the program, providing a technical solution to enable opportunities for additional advertisement impressions. Playing of the advertisement may also or instead occur upon the recorded program finishing playing. Thus, the technical solution provides the additional opportunity for the content creator and/or the satellite television or cable service provider to sell advertising spots in addition to those already sold for breaks within the recorded program.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04N 21/458 - Ordonnancement de contenu pour créer un flux personnalisé, p. ex. en combinant une publicité stockée localement avec un flux d'entréeOpérations de mise à jour, p. ex. pour modules de système d'exploitation
• H04N 21/234 - Traitement de flux vidéo élémentaires, p. ex. raccordement de flux vidéo ou transformation de graphes de scènes du flux vidéo codé
• H04N 21/433 - Opération de stockage de contenu, p. ex. opération de stockage en réponse à une requête de pause ou opérations de cache
• H04N 21/81 - Composants mono média du contenu
• H04N 21/845 - Structuration du contenu, p. ex. décomposition du contenu en segments temporels

Abrégé

A facility for generating analytical information based on individual reports of multiple scheduled presentations of interstitial media assets is provided. Data files are received that each include multiple status reports regarding multiple scheduled presentations of multiple media assets by a plurality of distinct media receivers in multiple disparate locations. Based at least in part on the data files, multiple database entries are generated for at least one database containing information regarding the multiple scheduled presentations and the plurality of distinct media receivers. Analytical information is generated regarding the multiple scheduled media presentations based on the generated database entries, including an aggregated success rate for one or more subsets of the scheduled media presentations. At least some of the generated first analytical information is displayed on a user client device coupled to the multichannel media distribution computing system.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04N 21/262 - Ordonnancement de la distribution de contenus ou de données additionnelles, p. ex. envoi de données additionnelles en dehors des périodes de pointe, mise à jour de modules de logiciel, calcul de la fréquence de transmission de carrousel, retardement de la transmission de flux vidéo, génération de listes de reproduction
• H04N 21/258 - Gestion de données liées aux clients ou aux utilisateurs finaux, p. ex. gestion des capacités des clients, préférences ou données démographiques des utilisateurs, traitement des multiples préférences des utilisateurs finaux pour générer des données collaboratives

Abrégé

Devices, systems, and methods for provisioning services to a hospitality user in a hospitality establishment are provided. An example method includes creating a user profile for the hospitality user. The user profile includes a user ID and user credential, service type data and user preference data pertaining to a service. The method further includes receiving a request for authentication from a wireless device associated with the hospitality user and connected to a wireless network of the hospitality establishment. The request includes a user-provided credential. The method further includes performing a cloud-based authentication process to determine an authentication status of the hospitality user, sending the authentication status of the hospitality user to a hospitality property management system (PMS) of the hospitality establishment, determining a user registration status of the hospitality user, and providing access to the wireless network to the wireless device, based on the user registration status.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04W 12/069 - Authentification utilisant des certificats ou des clés pré-partagées
• H04W 28/02 - Gestion du trafic, p. ex. régulation de flux ou d'encombrement
• H04W 60/04 - Rattachement à un réseau, p. ex. enregistrementSuppression du rattachement à un réseau, p. ex. annulation de l'enregistrement utilisant des événements déclenchés
• H04W 88/08 - Dispositifs formant point d'accès

Abrégé

Methods, methods, and non-transitory, machine-readable media to facilitate streaming in a local network with a client-server architecture are disclosed. A primary media device may be configured to: operate as a server in a local network, receive first audio/video (A/V) content via an Internet connection, and receive second A/V content via a satellite network connection. Each secondary media device of a set of one or more secondary media devices may be configured to: operate as a client with respect to the primary media device in the local network, receive the first A/V content from the primary media device, receive the second A/V content from the primary media device, and provide the first A/V content and the second A/V content to at least one television of a set of one or more televisions.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04N 21/433 - Opération de stockage de contenu, p. ex. opération de stockage en réponse à une requête de pause ou opérations de cache
• G06F 8/41 - Compilation
• G06F 8/70 - Maintenance ou gestion de logiciel
• G06F 9/44 - Dispositions pour exécuter des programmes spécifiques
• G06F 9/445 - Chargement ou démarrage de programme
• G06F 9/451 - Dispositions d’exécution pour interfaces utilisateur
• G10L 15/22 - Procédures utilisées pendant le processus de reconnaissance de la parole, p. ex. dialogue homme-machine
• H04B 7/185 - Stations spatiales ou aériennes
• H04L 41/0893 - Affectation de groupes logiques aux éléments de réseau
• H04L 61/5014 - Adresses de protocole Internet [IP] en utilisant le protocole de configuration dynamique de l'hôte [DHCP] ou le protocole d'amorçage [BOOTP]
• H04L 65/611 - Diffusion en flux de paquets multimédias pour la prise en charge des services de diffusion par flux unidirectionnel, p. ex. radio sur Internet pour la multidiffusion ou la diffusion
• H04L 101/668 - Adresses de sous-réseaux du protocole Internet [IP]
• H04N 21/238 - Interfaçage de la voie descendante du réseau de transmission, p. ex. adaptation du débit de transmission d'un flux vidéo à la bande passante du réseauTraitement de flux multiplexés
• H04N 21/262 - Ordonnancement de la distribution de contenus ou de données additionnelles, p. ex. envoi de données additionnelles en dehors des périodes de pointe, mise à jour de modules de logiciel, calcul de la fréquence de transmission de carrousel, retardement de la transmission de flux vidéo, génération de listes de reproduction
• H04N 21/2665 - Rassemblement de contenus provenant de différentes sources, p. ex. Internet et satellite
• H04N 21/4363 - Adaptation du flux vidéo à un réseau local spécifique, p. ex. un réseau Bluetooth®
• H04N 21/45 - Opérations de gestion réalisées par le client pour faciliter la réception de contenu ou l'interaction avec le contenu, ou pour l'administration des données liées à l'utilisateur final ou au dispositif client lui-même, p. ex. apprentissage des préférences d'utilisateurs pour recommander des films ou résolution de conflits d'ordonnancement
• H04N 21/462 - Gestion de contenu ou de données additionnelles, p. ex. création d'un guide de programmes électronique maître à partir de données reçues par Internet et d'une tête de réseau ou contrôle de la complexité d'un flux vidéo en dimensionnant la résolution ou le débit en fonction des capacités du client
• H04N 21/475 - Interface pour utilisateurs finaux pour acquérir des données d'utilisateurs finaux, p. ex. numéro d'identification personnel [PIN] ou données de préférences
• H04N 21/478 - Services additionnels, p. ex. affichage de l'identification d'un appelant téléphonique ou application d'achat
• H04N 21/61 - Structure physique de réseauTraitement de signal
• H04N 21/81 - Composants mono média du contenu

Abrégé

The present disclosure is directed to methods and systems generating a multiple user profile. The profile system can create a multiple user profile based on metadata associate with two or more user profiles. The multiple user profile can include media content for the users to consume together based on shared attributes between the individual profiles of the users. The profile system can determine profiles that have similar attributes and send a recommendation for the users to join a group profile.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04N 21/25 - Opérations de gestion réalisées par le serveur pour faciliter la distribution de contenu ou administrer des données liées aux utilisateurs finaux ou aux dispositifs clients, p. ex. authentification des utilisateurs finaux ou des dispositifs clients ou apprentissage des préférences des utilisateurs pour recommander des films
• H04N 21/466 - Procédé d'apprentissage pour la gestion intelligente, p. ex. apprentissage des préférences d'utilisateurs pour recommander des films

Abrégé

System and method for utilizing a machine learning mechanism to train a category-determination model that is used to predict a category of a website for selecting secondary content for the website. A secondary content request is received for a target website being presented to a user. The category-determination model is employed to determine a category for the target website. A plurality of top shows is then selected for the category, from which a specific show is selected. The secondary content is selected for the target website based on the selected show. And the selected secondary content is presented to the user via the target website.

Classes IPC  ?

• G06Q 30/0251 - Publicités ciblées
• G06N 20/00 - Apprentissage automatique
• G06Q 30/0241 - Publicités

Abrégé

It may occur that various addressable ads are used to help fill an entire addressable break which have little or no monetary value for being played (often referred to as “evergreen or “filler” ads). Such ads and other types of candidate ads for replacement are replaced in real time with programmatically delivered Internet Protocol (IP) based ads (IP ads). Upon encountering an indication of an upcoming ad break including one or more evergreen ads in an addressable ad playlist, an ad request may be automatically transmitted that puts those evergreen ad spots up for bidding by various advertisers, and then such ads may be replaced by IP ads that in total have a duration equaling the duration of the evergreen ads being replaced and that are based on, among other things, a user's or household's receiving device location, a current channel a particular receiving device at that location is tuned to, a particular program that is playing on that channel, a genre of the program, individual user and/or household demographics including, but not limited to: age category, marital status, income range, gender, education level, occupation, and number of people in the household, etc. The selected IP ad(s) are then, in real time, seamlessly inserted or “stitched”, as described herein, into a media content stream comprising or consisting of the television programming (e.g., live linear satellite (SAT) stream) or other media content stream.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04N 21/2668 - Création d'un canal pour un groupe dédié d'utilisateurs finaux, p. ex. en insérant des publicités ciblées dans un flux vidéo en fonction des profils des utilisateurs finaux

Abrégé

It may occur that various addressable ads are used to help fill an entire addressable break which have little or no monetary value for being played (often referred to as “evergreen or “filler” ads). Such ads and other types of candidate ads for replacement are replaced in real time with programmatically delivered Internet Protocol (IP) based ads (IP ads). Upon encountering an indication of an upcoming ad break including one or more evergreen ads in an addressable ad playlist, an ad request may be automatically transmitted that puts those evergreen ad spots up for bidding by various advertisers, and then such ads may be replaced by IP ads that in total have a duration equaling the duration of the evergreen ads being replaced and that are based on, among other things, a user's or household's receiving device location, a current channel a particular receiving device at that location is tuned to, a particular program that is playing on that channel, a genre of the program, individual user and/or household demographics including, but not limited to: age category, marital status, income range, gender, education level, occupation, and number of people in the household, etc. The selected IP ad(s) are then, in real time, seamlessly inserted or “stitched”, as described herein, into a media content stream comprising or consisting of the television programming (e.g., live linear satellite (SAT) stream) or other media content stream.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04N 21/44 - Traitement de flux élémentaires vidéo, p. ex. raccordement d'un clip vidéo récupéré d'un stockage local avec un flux vidéo en entrée ou rendu de scènes selon des graphes de scène du flux vidéo codé
• H04N 21/41 - Structure de clientStructure de périphérique de client
• H04N 21/442 - Surveillance de procédés ou de ressources, p. ex. détection de la défaillance d'un dispositif d'enregistrement, surveillance de la bande passante sur la voie descendante, du nombre de visualisations d'un film, de l'espace de stockage disponible dans le disque dur interne
• H04N 21/458 - Ordonnancement de contenu pour créer un flux personnalisé, p. ex. en combinant une publicité stockée localement avec un flux d'entréeOpérations de mise à jour, p. ex. pour modules de système d'exploitation
• H04N 21/643 - Protocoles de communication
• H04N 21/81 - Composants mono média du contenu

Abrégé

Methods and systems for provisioning content streaming services are provided. An example method includes receiving a user request for streaming a content item from a user equipment (UE) of a user associated with a multi-dwelling unit (MDU), identifying an MDU network segment to which the UE is connected, identifying an integrated user-network segment profile associated with the user, identifying a user segment to which the user belongs, based on the integrated user-network segment profile, determining that the requested content item is accessible by the user, based on the MDU network segment and the user segment, and providing access to the requested content item to the UE over the MDU network segment.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04N 21/214 - Plate-forme spécialisée de serveur, p. ex. serveur situé dans un avion, un hôtel ou un hôpital
• H04N 21/45 - Opérations de gestion réalisées par le client pour faciliter la réception de contenu ou l'interaction avec le contenu, ou pour l'administration des données liées à l'utilisateur final ou au dispositif client lui-même, p. ex. apprentissage des préférences d'utilisateurs pour recommander des films ou résolution de conflits d'ordonnancement

Abrégé

System, methods, and machine-readable media to facilitate adaptive content composite interaction with respect to digitally distributed content are disclosed. Discovery may be performed, and events specified for digital distribution may be detected. A particular endpoint identifier mapped to media devices may be detected. Events may be determined as a function of access specifications. Content objects corresponding to the events may be received from a remote system via a network. Content composites corresponding to mapping specifications may be created for each content object with selecting and configuring an adaptable content object with the content object to form a content composite to facilitate presentation of the content composite. The content composites may be used to facilitate an augmentation interface with a graphical layout of the content composites, each causing display of an interface element allowing selective communications to a process-performing system to configure an executable function in accordance with parameters.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04N 21/443 - Procédés de système d'exploitation, p. ex. démarrage d'un boîtier décodeur STB, implémentation d'une machine virtuelle Java dans un boîtier décodeur STB ou gestion d'énergie dans un boîtier décodeur STB
• H04N 21/44 - Traitement de flux élémentaires vidéo, p. ex. raccordement d'un clip vidéo récupéré d'un stockage local avec un flux vidéo en entrée ou rendu de scènes selon des graphes de scène du flux vidéo codé
• H04N 21/45 - Opérations de gestion réalisées par le client pour faciliter la réception de contenu ou l'interaction avec le contenu, ou pour l'administration des données liées à l'utilisateur final ou au dispositif client lui-même, p. ex. apprentissage des préférences d'utilisateurs pour recommander des films ou résolution de conflits d'ordonnancement

Abrégé

It may occur that various addressable ads are used to help fill an entire addressable break which have little or no monetary value for being played (often referred to as “evergreen or “filler” ads). Such ads and other types of candidate ads for replacement are replaced in real time with programmatically delivered Internet Protocol (IP) based ads (IP ads). Upon encountering an indication of an upcoming ad break including one or more evergreen ads in an addressable ad playlist, an ad request may be automatically transmitted that puts those evergreen ad spots up for bidding by various advertisers, and then such ads may be replaced by IP ads that in total have a duration equaling the duration of the evergreen ads being replaced and that are based on, among other things, a user's or household's receiving device location, a current channel a particular receiving device at that location is tuned to, a particular program that is playing on that channel, a genre of the program, individual user and/or household demographics including, but not limited to: age category, marital status, income range, gender, education level, occupation, and number of people in the household, etc. The selected IP ad(s) are then, in real time, seamlessly inserted or “stitched”, as described herein, into a media content stream comprising or consisting of the television programming (e.g., live linear satellite (SAT) stream) or other media content stream.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04N 21/2668 - Création d'un canal pour un groupe dédié d'utilisateurs finaux, p. ex. en insérant des publicités ciblées dans un flux vidéo en fonction des profils des utilisateurs finaux
• H04N 21/2187 - Transmission en direct
• H04N 21/442 - Surveillance de procédés ou de ressources, p. ex. détection de la défaillance d'un dispositif d'enregistrement, surveillance de la bande passante sur la voie descendante, du nombre de visualisations d'un film, de l'espace de stockage disponible dans le disque dur interne
• H04N 21/45 - Opérations de gestion réalisées par le client pour faciliter la réception de contenu ou l'interaction avec le contenu, ou pour l'administration des données liées à l'utilisateur final ou au dispositif client lui-même, p. ex. apprentissage des préférences d'utilisateurs pour recommander des films ou résolution de conflits d'ordonnancement
• H04N 21/472 - Interface pour utilisateurs finaux pour la requête de contenu, de données additionnelles ou de servicesInterface pour utilisateurs finaux pour l'interaction avec le contenu, p. ex. pour la réservation de contenu ou la mise en place de rappels, pour la requête de notification d'événement ou pour la transformation de contenus affichés
• H04N 21/81 - Composants mono média du contenu
• H04N 21/8547 - Création de contenu impliquant des marquages temporels pour synchroniser le contenu

Abrégé

It may occur that various addressable ads are used to help fill an entire addressable break which have little or no monetary value for being played (often referred to as “evergreen or “filler” ads). Such ads and other types of candidate ads for replacement are replaced in real time with programmatically delivered Internet Protocol (IP) based ads (IP ads). Upon encountering an indication of an upcoming ad break including one or more evergreen ads in an addressable ad playlist, an ad request may be automatically transmitted that puts those evergreen ad spots up for bidding by various advertisers, and then such ads may be replaced by IP ads that in total have a duration equaling the duration of the evergreen ads being replaced and that are based on, among other things, a user's or household's receiving device location, a current channel a particular receiving device at that location is tuned to, a particular program that is playing on that channel, a genre of the program, individual user and/or household demographics including, but not limited to: age category, marital status, income range, gender, education level, occupation, and number of people in the household, etc. The selected IP ad(s) are then, in real time, seamlessly inserted or “stitched”, as described herein, into a media content stream comprising or consisting of the television programming (e.g., live linear satellite (SAT) stream) or other media content stream.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04N 21/234 - Traitement de flux vidéo élémentaires, p. ex. raccordement de flux vidéo ou transformation de graphes de scènes du flux vidéo codé
• H04N 21/81 - Composants mono média du contenu

Abrégé

System and methods are disclosed that improve the speed, efficiency and usefulness of digital video recording systems. In some embodiments, during recording of a video capturing live action, a video recorder receives an indication of selection of a dynamic in-point selection user interface element. The video recorder determines an in-point for the video based on when the indication of the selection of the dynamic in-point selection user interface element was received. The video recorder then stops recording of the video in response to user input indicating to stop recording of the video. After stopping recording of the video, in response to user input indicating to start playing the video that was recorded, the video recorder starts playing the video from the in-point instead of a beginning of the video. In other embodiments, the user may be provided options to keep the entire originally recorded video, adjust the in-point, or to have the video be automatically edited based on the in-point in response to some other action, such as uploading the video to a social media site.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04N 21/4147 - Enregistreur vidéo personnel [PVR]
• G11B 27/034 - Montage électronique de signaux d'information analogiques numérisés, p. ex. de signaux audio, vidéo sur disques
• G11B 27/34 - Aménagements indicateurs
• H04N 21/472 - Interface pour utilisateurs finaux pour la requête de contenu, de données additionnelles ou de servicesInterface pour utilisateurs finaux pour l'interaction avec le contenu, p. ex. pour la réservation de contenu ou la mise en place de rappels, pour la requête de notification d'événement ou pour la transformation de contenus affichés
• H04N 21/485 - Interface pour utilisateurs finaux pour la configuration du client

Abrégé

Various arrangements for authorizing content viewing are detailed herein. Sports wager data corresponding to a sports wager placed by a user may be provided to a provider system. The provider system can perform a lookup action to determine a content event based on the sports wager data. In response to the received sports wager data, a user account may be authorized using a rights scheme for access to content. The provider system may deauthorized the user account for access to the content by removing the rights scheme such that access to the content is later blocked.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04N 21/254 - Gestion au sein du serveur de données additionnelles, p. ex. serveur d'achat ou serveur de gestion de droits
• G07F 17/32 - Appareils déclenchés par pièces de monnaie pour la location d'articlesInstallations ou services déclenchés par pièces de monnaie pour jeux, jouets, sports ou distractions
• H04N 21/239 - Interfaçage de la voie montante du réseau de transmission, p. ex. établissement de priorité des requêtes de clients
• H04N 21/24 - Surveillance de procédés ou de ressources, p. ex. surveillance de la charge du serveur, de la bande passante disponible ou des requêtes effectuées sur la voie montante
• H04N 21/2543 - Facturation
• H04N 21/258 - Gestion de données liées aux clients ou aux utilisateurs finaux, p. ex. gestion des capacités des clients, préférences ou données démographiques des utilisateurs, traitement des multiples préférences des utilisateurs finaux pour générer des données collaboratives
• H04N 21/4627 - Gestion de droits
• H04N 21/478 - Services additionnels, p. ex. affichage de l'identification d'un appelant téléphonique ou application d'achat

Abrégé

It may occur that various addressable ads are used to help fill an entire addressable break which have little or no monetary value for being played (often referred to as "evergreen or "filler" ads). Such ads and other types of candidate ads for replacement are replaced in real time with programmatically delivered Internet Protocol (IP) based ads (IP ads). Upon encountering an indication of an upcoming ad break including one or more evergreen ads in an addressable ad playlist, an ad request may be automatically transmitted that puts those evergreen ad spots up for bidding by various advertisers, and then such ads may be replaced by IP ads that in total have a duration equaling the duration of the evergreen ads being replaced and that are based on, among other things, a user's or household's receiving device location, a current channel a particular receiving device at that location is tuned to, a particular program that is playing on that channel, a genre of the program, individual user and/or household demographics including, but not limited to: age category, marital status, income range, gender, education level, occupation, and number of people in the household, etc. The selected IP ad(s) are then, in real time, seamlessly inserted or "stitched", as described herein, into a media content stream comprising or consisting of the television programming (e.g., live linear satellite (SAT) stream) or other media content stream.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04N 21/234 - Traitement de flux vidéo élémentaires, p. ex. raccordement de flux vidéo ou transformation de graphes de scènes du flux vidéo codé
• H04N 21/44 - Traitement de flux élémentaires vidéo, p. ex. raccordement d'un clip vidéo récupéré d'un stockage local avec un flux vidéo en entrée ou rendu de scènes selon des graphes de scène du flux vidéo codé
• H04N 21/458 - Ordonnancement de contenu pour créer un flux personnalisé, p. ex. en combinant une publicité stockée localement avec un flux d'entréeOpérations de mise à jour, p. ex. pour modules de système d'exploitation
• H04N 21/81 - Composants mono média du contenu
• H04N 21/845 - Structuration du contenu, p. ex. décomposition du contenu en segments temporels

Abrégé

Metadata relating to advertisements in a television or other media stream can be automatically evaluated and filtered for more efficient ad replacement. A received media stream, for example, can be evaluated by an ad identification system or the like to identify advertisements, and to create an ad marker structure that describes the ad. The marker is ultimately provided to an ad replacement system that manages the actual replacement in streams delivered to individual viewers. In the meantime, however, the marker can be further evaluated to “pre-quality” the associated ad for replacement, to filter the ad marker so that the marker information is more accurate, or to create “pods” of consecutive replaceable ads.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04N 21/2668 - Création d'un canal pour un groupe dédié d'utilisateurs finaux, p. ex. en insérant des publicités ciblées dans un flux vidéo en fonction des profils des utilisateurs finaux
• H04N 21/81 - Composants mono média du contenu
• H04N 21/845 - Structuration du contenu, p. ex. décomposition du contenu en segments temporels

Abrégé

A network router provides Internet connectivity to an intermediate router (e.g., implemented on a computer, smartphone or other device), which in turn provides Internet connectivity to a plurality of devices (e.g., loT devices). During migration to a new router, the intermediate router may receive an indication that the first wireless router is out of service or no longer exists. Despite that the first wireless router is out of service or no longer exists, the intermediate router keeps each network connection from a plurality of devices to the intermediate router in a manner that is unaffected by the first wireless router being down or no longer existing (other than the plurality of devices experiencing a temporary Internet service interruption). The intermediate router then connects to a second wireless router to replace the first wireless router that is out of service or no longer exists. The intermediate router provides, via the connection to the new second wireless router, Internet connectivity to the plurality of devices connected to the intermediate router without reconnection, reactivation or reconfiguration of the plurality of devices to obtain the Internet connectivity.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04W 76/25 - Maintien de connexions établies
• H04W 88/18 - Dispositifs de logistiqueDispositifs de gestion de réseaux

Abrégé

Example systems, devices, and methods can initiate playback of content on a client device. The client device determines an advertisement slot is identifiable in the content with a lead time greater than a lead threshold. A first advertisement can be prefetched in response to a playback time of the advertisement slot approaching in the content. The first advertisement is targeted based on the client device and the content. The client device plays the prefetched first advertisement during playback of the content. The prefetched first advertisement can be stored in response to the client device pausing playback before the advertisement slot, skipping the advertisement slot, or rewinding before the advertisement slot. The first advertisement can be prefetched from a demand-side platform for delivery to a user account associated with the client device.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04N 21/433 - Opération de stockage de contenu, p. ex. opération de stockage en réponse à une requête de pause ou opérations de cache
• H04N 21/2668 - Création d'un canal pour un groupe dédié d'utilisateurs finaux, p. ex. en insérant des publicités ciblées dans un flux vidéo en fonction des profils des utilisateurs finaux
• H04N 21/81 - Composants mono média du contenu

Abrégé

Example systems, devices, and methods can initiate playback of content on a client device. The client device determines an advertisement slot is identifiable in the content with a lead time greater than a lead threshold. A first advertisement can be prefetched in response to a playback time of the advertisement slot approaching in the content. The first advertisement is targeted based on the client device and the content. The client device plays the prefetched first advertisement during playback of the content. The prefetched first advertisement can be stored in response to the client device pausing playback before the advertisement slot, skipping the advertisement slot, or rewinding before the advertisement slot. The first advertisement can be prefetched from a demand-side platform for delivery to a user account associated with the client device.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04N 21/433 - Opération de stockage de contenu, p. ex. opération de stockage en réponse à une requête de pause ou opérations de cache
• H04N 21/458 - Ordonnancement de contenu pour créer un flux personnalisé, p. ex. en combinant une publicité stockée localement avec un flux d'entréeOpérations de mise à jour, p. ex. pour modules de système d'exploitation
• H04N 21/81 - Composants mono média du contenu

Abrégé

A media device control system is provided herein. The media device control system receives a first indication of a geographic location of a set-top box associated with a user and receives a second indication of data representing one or more vacation time periods based on the geographic location. The media device control system determines that the user is predicted to be on vacation within a period of time based on the data representing the one or more vacation time periods and the geographic location. The media device control system receives user input confirming that the user will go on vacation within the period of time. The media device control system causes the set-top box to transmit signals to activate a television during the period of time based on the user input indicating that the user will go on vacation within the period of time.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04N 21/485 - Interface pour utilisateurs finaux pour la configuration du client
• H04N 21/475 - Interface pour utilisateurs finaux pour acquérir des données d'utilisateurs finaux, p. ex. numéro d'identification personnel [PIN] ou données de préférences

Abrégé

Disclosed is a system including a content receiver and an antenna coupled to the content receiver. A camera is mounted on the antenna. The content receiver includes a processor and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the content receiver to: output a control signal to the camera mounted on the antenna, receive image data from the camera mounted on the antenna, determine that the image data received from the camera mounted on the antenna indicates a potential or actual obstruction of the antenna or movement of the antenna, and output a message indicating that the potential or actual obstruction of the antenna or movement of the antenna device has been detected, in response to determining that the image data received from the camera mounted on the antenna indicates the potential or actual obstruction of the antenna or movement of the antenna.

Classes IPC  ?

• G06V 20/13 - Images satellite
• G06T 7/20 - Analyse du mouvement
• G06V 20/52 - Activités de surveillance ou de suivi, p. ex. pour la reconnaissance d’objets suspects
• H01Q 1/12 - SupportsMoyens de montage
• H01Q 1/24 - SupportsMoyens de montage par association structurale avec d'autres équipements ou objets avec appareil récepteur
• H01Q 19/13 - Combinaisons d'éléments actifs primaires d'antennes avec des dispositifs secondaires, p. ex. avec des dispositifs quasi optiques, pour donner à une antenne une caractéristique directionnelle désirée utilisant des surfaces réfléchissantes où les surfaces sont concaves la source rayonnante primaire étant un élément rayonnant unique, p. ex. un dipôle, une fente, une terminaison de guide d'onde
• H04N 7/18 - Systèmes de télévision en circuit fermé [CCTV], c.-à-d. systèmes dans lesquels le signal vidéo n'est pas diffusé
• H04N 23/54 - Montage de tubes analyseurs, de capteurs d'images électroniques, de bobines de déviation ou de focalisation

Abrégé

Various arrangements for facilitating multi-network systems are provided. A private access point controller may be connected to a general network. The private access point controller may be configured to determine that a wireless device is connected to the general network, and in response to determining that the wireless device is connected to the general network, transmit, to the wireless device via the general network, first credentials configured to enable the wireless device to access a first private network.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04W 48/18 - Sélection d'un réseau ou d'un service de télécommunications
• H04W 48/20 - Sélection d'un point d'accès
• H04W 84/06 - Réseaux aériens ou satellitaires

Abrégé

Improved technical functionality is provided to dynamically select and seamlessly play advertisements immediately before playing of a recorded program upon selection of the recorded program for playing, or upon other detected events and conditions associated with the set-top-box (STB) or user. In some embodiments, this is performed by using metadata which may be delivered to and stored on a digital video recorder (DVR) prior to recording the program, providing a technical solution to enable opportunities for additional advertisement impressions. Playing of the advertisement may also or instead occur upon the recorded program finishing playing. Thus, the technical solution provides the additional opportunity for the content creator and/or the satellite television or cable service provider to sell advertising spots in addition to those already sold for breaks within the recorded program.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04N 21/435 - Traitement de données additionnelles, p. ex. décryptage de données additionnelles ou reconstruction de logiciel à partir de modules extraits du flux de transport
• G11B 27/34 - Aménagements indicateurs
• H04N 21/4147 - Enregistreur vidéo personnel [PVR]
• H04N 21/442 - Surveillance de procédés ou de ressources, p. ex. détection de la défaillance d'un dispositif d'enregistrement, surveillance de la bande passante sur la voie descendante, du nombre de visualisations d'un film, de l'espace de stockage disponible dans le disque dur interne
• H04N 21/458 - Ordonnancement de contenu pour créer un flux personnalisé, p. ex. en combinant une publicité stockée localement avec un flux d'entréeOpérations de mise à jour, p. ex. pour modules de système d'exploitation
• H04N 21/81 - Composants mono média du contenu
• H04N 21/845 - Structuration du contenu, p. ex. décomposition du contenu en segments temporels

Abrégé

A technique is described for improved issue reporting by a receiving device such as a set-top boxes for satellite and cable television services. In an example embodiment, the receiving device generates an issue report based on internal operational logs, captured screens and/or video of a visual output, and a recording of the user's voice that includes a description of the issue they are experiencing. This issue report can be generated as an object file that can then be transmitted, via a communications network, to an issue reporting platform for processing, for example, by a technical support representative or an automated troubleshooting system.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04N 21/4425 - Surveillance d'erreurs de traitement du client ou de défaillance matérielle
• H04N 7/173 - Systèmes à secret analogiquesSystèmes à abonnement analogiques à deux voies, p. ex. l'abonné envoyant un signal de sélection du programme
• H04N 21/24 - Surveillance de procédés ou de ressources, p. ex. surveillance de la charge du serveur, de la bande passante disponible ou des requêtes effectuées sur la voie montante

Abrégé

A device inspection apparatus includes an enclosure for holding a device while air is blown through it. The air flow enters through an enclosure intake, passes through the device, and exits past a particulate sensor. The sensor provides a level of particulates in the air flow. This value is used to determine if the device requires cleaning. This can reduce labor costs as only devices that need cleaning are opened. The device cleaning apparatus can be used for various devices with vents, such as set top boxes, desktop computers, and laptops.

Classes IPC  ?

• G01N 15/06 - Recherche de la concentration des suspensions de particules

Abrégé

Devices, systems and process for automated event ticketing are disclosed. A system includes: a user device having a data store and a processor coupled to the data store; a set top box (“STB”), coupled to the user device, having an STB data store and an STB processor; and at least one event server, coupled to the STB providing event data and event ticketing data for a plurality of events. Based on user preference data received from the user device, the STB processor searches the plurality of events for a given event which matches, at least in part, the user preference data, and when instructed by the STB, the event ticketing engine facilitates ticketing of the given user to the given event. When executed, first computer instructions instantiate a content application that performs content monitoring and user preferencing, and based on the foregoing generates user preference data.

Classes IPC  ?

• G06Q 10/02 - Réservations, p. ex. pour billetterie, services ou manifestations

Abrégé

Disclosed are methods for supplementing the processing capabilities of multimedia devices in a networked environment. A method can include providing a processing offloader module to physically connect to a first multimedia device in the networked environment. The offloader can be internal and/or external to the device. The method can include identifying the offloader, identifying a second multimedia device, and determining that a bandwidth of the second device falls below a threshold bandwidth. Instructions can be forwarded from the second device to the offloader when the bandwidth of the second device exceeds the threshold bandwidth. The offloader is configured to process the instructions and render multimedia information based on the instructions. A first communication can be transmitted to the second multimedia device indicating a request to enable a proxy configured to output received rendered multimedia information and the rendered multimedia information can be forwarded from the offloader to the second device.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04N 21/2662 - Contrôle de la complexité du flux vidéo, p. ex. en mettant à l'échelle la résolution ou le débit binaire du flux vidéo en fonction des capacités du client
• H04N 21/222 - Serveurs secondaires, p. ex. serveur proxy ou tête de réseau de télévision par câble
• H04N 21/233 - Traitement de flux audio élémentaires
• H04N 21/234 - Traitement de flux vidéo élémentaires, p. ex. raccordement de flux vidéo ou transformation de graphes de scènes du flux vidéo codé
• H04N 21/24 - Surveillance de procédés ou de ressources, p. ex. surveillance de la charge du serveur, de la bande passante disponible ou des requêtes effectuées sur la voie montante
• H04N 21/431 - Génération d'interfaces visuellesRendu de contenu ou données additionnelles
• H04N 21/436 - Interfaçage d'un réseau de distribution local, p. ex. communication avec un autre STB ou à l'intérieur de la maison
• H04N 21/439 - Traitement de flux audio élémentaires
• H04N 21/44 - Traitement de flux élémentaires vidéo, p. ex. raccordement d'un clip vidéo récupéré d'un stockage local avec un flux vidéo en entrée ou rendu de scènes selon des graphes de scène du flux vidéo codé
• H04N 21/442 - Surveillance de procédés ou de ressources, p. ex. détection de la défaillance d'un dispositif d'enregistrement, surveillance de la bande passante sur la voie descendante, du nombre de visualisations d'un film, de l'espace de stockage disponible dans le disque dur interne
• H04N 21/443 - Procédés de système d'exploitation, p. ex. démarrage d'un boîtier décodeur STB, implémentation d'une machine virtuelle Java dans un boîtier décodeur STB ou gestion d'énergie dans un boîtier décodeur STB
• H04N 21/45 - Opérations de gestion réalisées par le client pour faciliter la réception de contenu ou l'interaction avec le contenu, ou pour l'administration des données liées à l'utilisateur final ou au dispositif client lui-même, p. ex. apprentissage des préférences d'utilisateurs pour recommander des films ou résolution de conflits d'ordonnancement
• H04N 21/61 - Structure physique de réseauTraitement de signal

Abrégé

A technique is directed to methods and systems for outputting alerts on user interfaces. In some implementations, an alert system can identify devices connected to the alert interface and determine the user interface capabilities (e.g., audio, visual, or vibration) of each device. Upon receiving an alert of an emergency event, the alert system can determine the location of the user within a structure and select a device(s) nearby the user to transmit or display the notification of the emergency event to the user. The selected device can identify the emergency event and output the alert based upon the visual audible, or vibration user interface capabilities of the selected device.

Classes IPC  ?

• G08B 25/00 - Systèmes d'alarme dans lesquels l'emplacement du lieu où existe la condition déclenchant l'alarme est signalé à une station centrale, p. ex. systèmes télégraphiques d'incendie ou de police
• G08B 25/01 - Systèmes d'alarme dans lesquels l'emplacement du lieu où existe la condition déclenchant l'alarme est signalé à une station centrale, p. ex. systèmes télégraphiques d'incendie ou de police caractérisés par le moyen de transmission
• G08B 25/08 - Systèmes d'alarme dans lesquels l'emplacement du lieu où existe la condition déclenchant l'alarme est signalé à une station centrale, p. ex. systèmes télégraphiques d'incendie ou de police caractérisés par le moyen de transmission utilisant les lignes de communication
• G08B 27/00 - Systèmes d'alarme dans lesquels la condition déclenchant l'alarme est signalée par une station centrale à plusieurs sous-stations

Abrégé

A battery presence detector designed to detect the presence of batteries in a device enclosure without the need to open the enclosure is described. The detection process involves the use of an inductive sensor to sample an interaction value triggered by the presence of the battery within the device. The devices to be checked for battery presence may be placed on a conveyor. The detector may be used with a mechanism for separating the devices based on whether or not a battery is present within them. Examples of devices to be tested include remote controls and cell phones.

Classes IPC  ?

• G01V 3/10 - Prospection ou détection électrique ou magnétiqueMesure des caractéristiques du champ magnétique de la terre, p. ex. de la déclinaison ou de la déviation fonctionnant au moyen de champs magnétiques ou électriques produits ou modifiés par les objets ou les structures géologiques, ou par les dispositifs de détection en utilisant des cadres inducteurs

Abrégé

Various arrangements for performing dynamic content insertion are presented. Content items that have been output for presentation may be tracked across multiple viewing sessions. One or more insertion rules may be evaluated that are mapped to a content item. An alternative piece of content may be selected based on an insertion rule. The alternative content item may replace another content item for presentation.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04N 21/234 - Traitement de flux vidéo élémentaires, p. ex. raccordement de flux vidéo ou transformation de graphes de scènes du flux vidéo codé
• H04N 21/258 - Gestion de données liées aux clients ou aux utilisateurs finaux, p. ex. gestion des capacités des clients, préférences ou données démographiques des utilisateurs, traitement des multiples préférences des utilisateurs finaux pour générer des données collaboratives
• H04N 21/442 - Surveillance de procédés ou de ressources, p. ex. détection de la défaillance d'un dispositif d'enregistrement, surveillance de la bande passante sur la voie descendante, du nombre de visualisations d'un film, de l'espace de stockage disponible dans le disque dur interne
• H04N 21/462 - Gestion de contenu ou de données additionnelles, p. ex. création d'un guide de programmes électronique maître à partir de données reçues par Internet et d'une tête de réseau ou contrôle de la complexité d'un flux vidéo en dimensionnant la résolution ou le débit en fonction des capacités du client
• H04N 21/47 - Applications pour utilisateurs finaux
• H04N 21/478 - Services additionnels, p. ex. affichage de l'identification d'un appelant téléphonique ou application d'achat
• H04N 21/84 - Génération ou traitement de données de description, p. ex. descripteurs de contenu

Abrégé

Methods and systems for provisioning content streaming service are provided. An example method includes dividing a network associated with a multi-dwelling unit (MDU) having multiple zones within the MDU into multiple network segments respectively corresponding to the multiple zones, dividing a content resource provided by the MDU into multiple segments respectively corresponding to the multiple network segments. Each segment of the content resource includes content items specific to the corresponding network segment based on a predetermined network policy. The method further includes receiving a request from a user equipment (UE) for access to a content item of the content resource, determining that the UE is associated with one of the network segments and that the requested content item is included in the segment of content resource specific to the network segment, and granting the access to the content item to the UE.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04L 65/611 - Diffusion en flux de paquets multimédias pour la prise en charge des services de diffusion par flux unidirectionnel, p. ex. radio sur Internet pour la multidiffusion ou la diffusion
• H04L 9/40 - Protocoles réseaux de sécurité
• H04L 65/752 - Gestion des paquets du réseau multimédia en adaptant les médias aux capacités du réseau

Abrégé

Devices, systems and processes for providing local alerts to users via non-local channels are described. A process may include receiving, by a content distributor system, an alert message. The alert message includes a first alert condition and a second alert condition. The first alert condition and the second alert condition are identified in the alert message, and an alert notice is generated, based on the identified alert conditions, and transmitted to a user device coupled to the content distributor system. The first alert condition specifies an alert type. The second alert condition specifies a time period. The alert message may include a third alert condition specifying an action for a user of the user device to take or refrain from taking during the time period and the alert notice may identify the action. The alert message may include a target condition and the alert notice identifies actions to be performed.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04L 67/55 - Services réseau par poussée
• H04L 67/52 - Services réseau spécialement adaptés à l'emplacement du terminal utilisateur

Abrégé

Object selection reward data, including rewards for viewer selection of objects of interest in presented media content of a video stream may be electronically communicated to the user automatically when the user electronically selects the object of interest as it is shown in the screen. Provided is improved functionality to activate an image in the video stream into an object that then can be selectable or become a part of an application running on a receiving device such as a set-top box or other media device. The received video may or may not be taken over by the application running on the set-top box. The video scaling can be preserved, and a part of the application. Alternatively, the whole of the visible video screen may not be a part of the application.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04N 21/4784 - Services additionnels, p. ex. affichage de l'identification d'un appelant téléphonique ou application d'achat réception de récompenses
• H04N 21/442 - Surveillance de procédés ou de ressources, p. ex. détection de la défaillance d'un dispositif d'enregistrement, surveillance de la bande passante sur la voie descendante, du nombre de visualisations d'un film, de l'espace de stockage disponible dans le disque dur interne
• H04N 21/4728 - Interface pour utilisateurs finaux pour la requête de contenu, de données additionnelles ou de servicesInterface pour utilisateurs finaux pour l'interaction avec le contenu, p. ex. pour la réservation de contenu ou la mise en place de rappels, pour la requête de notification d'événement ou pour la transformation de contenus affichés pour la sélection d'une région d'intérêt [ROI], p. ex. pour la requête d'une version de plus haute résolution d'une région sélectionnée
• H04N 21/478 - Services additionnels, p. ex. affichage de l'identification d'un appelant téléphonique ou application d'achat
• H04N 21/8545 - Création de contenu pour générer des applications interactives

Abrégé

Methods, systems, and devices for group recording are provided. In one example, a method includes: obtaining viewership data related to users of a multiple-dwelling unit (MDU), processing the viewership data to generate at least one user list that includes one or more common characteristics shared by the plurality of users, identifying at least one target content item, based on the one or more common characteristics for the at least one user list, determining at least one target recording item for group recording, based on the at least one target content item, automatically performing group recording of the at least one target recording item to correspondingly generate at least one shared recording, storing a copy of each shared recording in a storage device, and providing access to the content of the shared recording to a user of the MDU upon request by the user.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04N 21/433 - Opération de stockage de contenu, p. ex. opération de stockage en réponse à une requête de pause ou opérations de cache
• H04N 21/442 - Surveillance de procédés ou de ressources, p. ex. détection de la défaillance d'un dispositif d'enregistrement, surveillance de la bande passante sur la voie descendante, du nombre de visualisations d'un film, de l'espace de stockage disponible dans le disque dur interne
• H04N 21/45 - Opérations de gestion réalisées par le client pour faciliter la réception de contenu ou l'interaction avec le contenu, ou pour l'administration des données liées à l'utilisateur final ou au dispositif client lui-même, p. ex. apprentissage des préférences d'utilisateurs pour recommander des films ou résolution de conflits d'ordonnancement
• H04N 21/466 - Procédé d'apprentissage pour la gestion intelligente, p. ex. apprentissage des préférences d'utilisateurs pour recommander des films
• H04N 21/482 - Interface pour utilisateurs finaux pour la sélection de programmes

Abrégé

Methods and systems for provisioning content streaming services are provided. The method includes: receiving user registration data for users associated with an MDU, generating a user profile for each user, grouping users into multiple segments based on common user experience level and/or common features, performing network segmentation of the MDU network, generating an integrated user-network segment profile for each user segment, designating streaming services and content resources to each network segment within the same user segment, and provisioning streaming services and content resources in response to user requests.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04L 9/40 - Protocoles réseaux de sécurité
• H04L 65/611 - Diffusion en flux de paquets multimédias pour la prise en charge des services de diffusion par flux unidirectionnel, p. ex. radio sur Internet pour la multidiffusion ou la diffusion

Abrégé

A download manager system ensures that data required by multiple device on a network is downloaded as few times as possible. The download manager system identifies one or more devices connected to a network, and obtains device information for each of the devices. The download manger system detects that a first device is downloading data. The download manager system determines that a second device may require the downloaded data. The download manger system may cause the data to be stored based on a determination that the second device may require the downloaded data. The download manager system may cause the downloaded data to be transmitted to the second device.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04L 65/61 - Diffusion en flux de paquets multimédias pour la prise en charge des services de diffusion par flux unidirectionnel, p. ex. radio sur Internet
• G06N 5/022 - Ingénierie de la connaissanceAcquisition de la connaissance

Abrégé

Processes, systems, and devices create personalize content for users. A virtual meeting room can be hosted and can include content for a user account authenticated to a user device. Replacement content may be selected by comparing metadata of replacement content with metadata generated in response to a previous meeting with the user account. A segment in the content is replaced with the replacement content to generate personalized content. The personalized content including the selected replacement content is sent to the user device. The replacement content can include content related to a previously diagnosed condition of a user associated with the user account. The replaceable segment in the content comprises content for display in a waiting room of the virtual meeting room.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04N 21/2668 - Création d'un canal pour un groupe dédié d'utilisateurs finaux, p. ex. en insérant des publicités ciblées dans un flux vidéo en fonction des profils des utilisateurs finaux
• H04N 21/234 - Traitement de flux vidéo élémentaires, p. ex. raccordement de flux vidéo ou transformation de graphes de scènes du flux vidéo codé
• H04N 21/235 - Traitement de données additionnelles, p. ex. brouillage de données additionnelles ou traitement de descripteurs de contenu
• H04N 21/258 - Gestion de données liées aux clients ou aux utilisateurs finaux, p. ex. gestion des capacités des clients, préférences ou données démographiques des utilisateurs, traitement des multiples préférences des utilisateurs finaux pour générer des données collaboratives
• H04N 21/437 - Interfaçage de la voie montante du réseau de transmission, p. ex. pour transmettre des requêtes de client à un serveur VOD
• H04N 21/845 - Structuration du contenu, p. ex. décomposition du contenu en segments temporels

Abrégé

Methods and systems for provisioning content streaming services are provided. In one example, a method includes: receiving user registration data of multiple users associated with an MDU, the user registration data including a user identifier and a user experience level for each user, generating a user profile for each user, the user profile including the user registration data, viewership data, and at least one user feature, grouping the users to generate multiple user segments, each user segment including a list of users associated with the user segment and at least one common feature or attribute of the users, designating specific streaming service and content resource to each user segment, based on the common user experience level and the common feature according to a pre-defined policy, and provisioning the designated streaming service and content resource to a user of the MDU, based on the user segment to which the user belongs.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04N 21/454 - Filtrage de contenu, p. ex. blocage des publicités
• H04N 21/214 - Plate-forme spécialisée de serveur, p. ex. serveur situé dans un avion, un hôtel ou un hôpital
• H04N 21/258 - Gestion de données liées aux clients ou aux utilisateurs finaux, p. ex. gestion des capacités des clients, préférences ou données démographiques des utilisateurs, traitement des multiples préférences des utilisateurs finaux pour générer des données collaboratives
• H04N 21/431 - Génération d'interfaces visuellesRendu de contenu ou données additionnelles

Abrégé

A mounting system for a storage drive includes a mounting bracket and a plurality of fasteners. The mounting bracket includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall, parallel to and spaced apart from the first sidewall. Each of the first and second sidewalls defines a plurality of apertures therein, spaced apart from one another and configured to align with corresponding threaded mounting apertures defined within the storage drive. The fasteners are positioned within apertures of the first and sidewalls. Each fastener has a head end and a distal end separated by a shaft having a first diameter. The distal end of each fastener is formed as a pin of a second diameter smaller than the first diameter and sized for linear, axial insertion within the corresponding threaded mounting apertures for an interference fit.

Classes IPC  ?

• G06F 1/18 - Installation ou distribution d'énergie

Abrégé

The present disclosure is directed to methods and systems for providing multiple networks from a gateway. A multiple network gateway system can include a gateway (e.g., a router) with the ability to support multiple, configurable, and customizable networks. The gateway can connect to a source (e.g., internet service provider (ISP), cable networks, OTA networks, satellite networks, etc.) and determine the bandwidth. Using the determined bandwidth, the gateway can allocate the bandwidth among the multiple networks according to a priority order of the networks. In some implementations, the gateway can receive customizable features from the user. Examples of the customizable features can include security options, parental controls, operational hours, MAC address specific operations, number of user limits, and internet usage tracking. The gateway can determine the priority of each network based on the customizable features.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04L 47/785 - Allocation distribuée des ressources, p. ex. courtiers en bande passante entre plusieurs domaines de réseau, p. ex. accords multilatéraux
• H04L 47/70 - Contrôle d'admissionAllocation des ressources
• H04L 47/80 - Actions liées au type d'utilisateur ou à la nature du flux

Abrégé

A distributed storage system is provided on a wireless local area network formed by a plurality of peer mesh storage devices simultaneously wirelessly connected together. Each peer mesh storage device includes a computing processor, a communication transceiver, and a data storage drive. Upon receiving a first data file from a user device connected to the local area network at one of a plurality of peer mesh storage devices, the system stores the first data file on the data storage drive of one or more of the plurality of mesh storage devices. Upon receipt of a request from a user device for storage of a second data file on the system, the second data file is retrieved from storage on the data storage drive of one or more of the plurality of mesh storage devices and is transmitted over the local area network to the user device.

Classes IPC  ?

• G06F 16/182 - Systèmes de fichiers distribués
• G06F 16/11 - Administration des systèmes de fichiers, p. ex. détails de l’archivage ou d’instantanés
• H04L 9/40 - Protocoles réseaux de sécurité

Abrégé

A content selector switch selects, based on a received request for content from a particular remote control device, a multicast network on which to provide the requested particular content. Each multicast network channel of the plurality of multicast network channels is mapped to a respective video channel and each remote control device in the facility (e.g., hotel) is mapped to a respective video channel that the TV controlled by the remote control device stays tuned to. The content selector switch performs the selection by identifying which remote control device in the facility sent the request and selecting the multicast network channel that is mapped to the RF video channel the identified remote control device is mapped to. The content selector switch then provides the specific content on the selected multicast network channel to a multicast-to-channel output device that provides the content on the RF video channel for the TV tuned to that RF video channel to display.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04N 21/438 - Interfaçage de la voie descendante du réseau de transmission provenant d'un serveur, p. ex. récupération de paquets du flux vidéo codé d'un réseau IP
• H04N 21/214 - Plate-forme spécialisée de serveur, p. ex. serveur situé dans un avion, un hôtel ou un hôpital
• H04N 21/422 - Périphériques d'entrée uniquement, p. ex. système de positionnement global [GPS]
• H04N 21/472 - Interface pour utilisateurs finaux pour la requête de contenu, de données additionnelles ou de servicesInterface pour utilisateurs finaux pour l'interaction avec le contenu, p. ex. pour la réservation de contenu ou la mise en place de rappels, pour la requête de notification d'événement ou pour la transformation de contenus affichés
• H04N 21/482 - Interface pour utilisateurs finaux pour la sélection de programmes
• H04N 21/6405 - Multidiffusion

Abrégé

Methods and systems for provisioning content streaming services are provided. In one example, a method includes: receiving user registration data for users associated with an MDU, generating a user profile for each user, grouping users into multiple segments based on common user experience level and/or common features, performing network segmentation of the MDU network, generating an integrated user-network segment profile for each user segment, designating streaming services and content resources to each network segment within the same user segment, and provisioning streaming services and content resources in response to user requests.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04N 21/214 - Plate-forme spécialisée de serveur, p. ex. serveur situé dans un avion, un hôtel ou un hôpital
• H04N 21/45 - Opérations de gestion réalisées par le client pour faciliter la réception de contenu ou l'interaction avec le contenu, ou pour l'administration des données liées à l'utilisateur final ou au dispositif client lui-même, p. ex. apprentissage des préférences d'utilisateurs pour recommander des films ou résolution de conflits d'ordonnancement

Abrégé

Various electronic device enclosures, methods for securing an enclosure and methods for unsecuring an enclosure are described. An enclosure includes a first panel assembly, a second panel assembly, a plurality of first fasteners, and a plurality of second fasteners. A first fastener is provided with one of the first panel assembly and the second panel assembly. A second fastener corresponds to and is couplable with the first fastener and is provided with another of the first panel assembly and the second panel assembly. An interior location for the first fastener and/or the second fastener is not readily apparent when the enclosure is in a secured configuration. Coupling the first fastener with the second fastener secures the enclosure. The enclosure may be a cover flex window enclosure, a cover flex clip enclosure, a cover slide & hook clip enclosure, or a hinged cover with flex clip enclosure.

Classes IPC  ?

• H05K 5/00 - Enveloppes, coffrets ou tiroirs pour appareils électriques
• H05K 5/02 - Enveloppes, coffrets ou tiroirs pour appareils électriques Détails