Method and apparatus for distribution of 3D television program materials

    公开(公告)号:US11558596B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-17

    申请号:US17145734

    申请日:2021-01-11

    摘要: Method, apparatus and computer readable media for receiving a multiprogram program transport service that includes one or more compressed video services and one or more 3D-2D conversion options, generating an uncompressed video signal by performing a decoding portion of a transcoding operation for one of the one or more of the video services, determining from the 3D-2D conversion option whether a 3D-2D conversion is to be performed, performing a scale conversion on the uncompressed video according to a specified type of 3D-2D conversion, generating a compressed video service by performing an encoding portion of a transcoding operation on the uncompressed video that has been scale converted, and generating a second multiprogram program transport service that includes the compressed video signal that has been 3D-2D converted.

    Audio routing system for routing audio data to and from a mobile device

    公开(公告)号:US11375313B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-28

    申请号:US17122889

    申请日:2020-12-15

    IPC分类号: H04R3/12 H04L12/28 G06F3/16

    摘要: A method includes receiving sound by a first audio unit installed in an electrical outlet, routing audio data corresponding to the received sound from the first audio unit to a second audio unit installed in a second electrical outlet, and sending the audio data to a mobile device using a wireless link between the mobile device and the second audio unit. Routing the audio data may include receiving the audio data from the first audio unit by a third audio unit and routing the audio data to the second audio unit by the third audio unit serving as a router. The data may be routed using table driven routing, on-demand routing or some other appropriate routing protocol. The method may also include performing voice recognition on the audio data and detecting a command word and routing command word data to the second audio unit.

    Sharing media among remote access clients in a universal plug and play environment

    公开(公告)号:US11343225B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-24

    申请号:US17306144

    申请日:2021-05-03

    发明人: Qi-Bin Wu

    摘要: In general, in one aspect, the disclosure describes a Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) Remote Access Server (RAS) to provide a communication channel between UPnP Remote Access Clients (RACs) connected thereto. The UPnP RAS maintains local discovery information for UPnP devices connected to a local network and remote discovery information for remote UPnP devices communicating therewith. The UPnP RAS provides the remote UPnP devices communicating therewith with the local discovery information and the remote discovery information. The remote discovery information is utilized by a first remote UPnP device to discover a second UPnP device and vice versa. After discovery, a first remote UPnP device can communicate with a second UPnP device and vice versa.

    Program guide graphics and video in window for 3DTV

    公开(公告)号:US11317075B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-26

    申请号:US15211541

    申请日:2016-07-15

    摘要: Video data is received in 2D or 3D format from different channels as a user scrolls through an electronic guide. The video data may be displayed in a portion of the on: screen display along with graphic and text associated with the EPG data. The received video data may be converted to a suitable format (e.g., a 2D format, or a 3D format) to be displayed with the Electronic Program Guide (EPG). The selection of converting the received video data can be based on a display format of a previously viewed channel prior to requesting the EPG to be displayed.

    METHODS AND DEVICES FOR EFFICIENT ADAPTIVE BITRATE STREAMING

    公开(公告)号:US20210367993A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-25

    申请号:US17340510

    申请日:2021-06-07

    摘要: Methods and systems for a content server to select sets of video streams having different encoding parameters for transmitting the sets of video streams to a media device are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a method for transmitting video streams for a media program from a server to a media device includes: selecting, by the server, first encoding parameters including a first bitrate for a first set of video streams for the media program based on a first estimated bandwidth capacity for a network linking the server and the media device, transmitting the first set of video streams from the server to the media device, determining, by the server, second encoding parameters including a second bitrate for a second set of video streams for the media program, and transmitting the second set of video streams from the server to the media device.

    Systems and Methods for Communicating Notifications and Textual Data Associated with Applications

    公开(公告)号:US20210357182A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-18

    申请号:US17443894

    申请日:2021-07-28

    IPC分类号: G06F3/16 G10L13/02 G10L13/047

    摘要: Embodiments are provided for communicating notifications and other textual data associated with applications installed on an electronic device. According to certain aspects, a user can interface with an input device to send (218) a wake up trigger to the electronic device. The electronic device retrieves (222) application notifications and converts (288) the application notifications to audio data. The electronic device also sends (230) the audio data to an audio output device for annunciation (232). The user may also use the input device to send (242) a request to the electronic device to activate the display screen. The electronic device identifies (248) an application corresponding to an annunciated notification, and activates (254) the display screen and initiates the application.