公开(公告)号：US11288867B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-29

申请号：US15893522

申请日：2018-02-09

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Gerard Joseph Heinz, II ,  Michael Schleif Pesce ,  Collin Charles Davis ,  Michael Anthony Frazzini ,  Ashraf Alkarmi ,  Michael Martin George ,  David A. Limp ,  William Dugald Carr, Jr.

IPC: G06T19/00 ,  G06T17/00 ,  G11B27/031 ,  G11B27/34 ,  H04N21/234 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/6587 ,  H04N7/173

Abstract: A real-time video exploration (RVE) system that allows users to pause, step into, and explore 2D or 3D modeled worlds of scenes in a video. The system may leverage network-based computation resources to render and stream new video content from the models to clients with low latency. A user may pause a video, step into a scene, and interactively change viewing positions and angles in the model to move through or explore the scene. The user may resume playback of the recorded video when done exploring the scene. Thus, rather than just viewing a pre-rendered scene in a movie from a pre-determined perspective, a user may step into and explore the scene from different angles, and may wander around the scene at will within the scope of the model to discover parts of the scene that are not visible in the original video.

公开(公告)号：US10349007B1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-09

申请号：US15182316

申请日：2016-06-14

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Michael Douglas McQueen ,  Meng Li ,  Eric Alan Breitbard ,  Robert Steven Murdock ,  Julien George Beguin ,  Gregory Michael Hart ,  David A. Limp ,  Scott Ian Blanksteen

IPC: H04N7/15 ,  H04N7/14 ,  G06K9/00 ,  H04L29/06 ,  G11B27/02

Abstract: A video display hub is mounted in a common household area such as a kitchen or family room. During times that have been designated as being available for communications, devices in first and second households exchange and display blurred video, allowing users in each household to see vague shapes and movements of the other household. Upon noticing activity, a user in the first household may initiate a video conversation, causing the video from the first household to be unblurred and causing unobscured voice to be transmitted to the second household. A user in the second household may respond by allowing the video conversation to be fully enabled, allowing the video from the second household to be unblurred and unobscured voice to be transmitted back to the first household.

公开(公告)号：US20180167661A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-14

申请号：US15893500

申请日：2018-02-09

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Gerard Joseph Heinz, II ,  Michael Schleif Pesce ,  Collin Charles Davis ,  Michael Anthony Frazzini ,  Ashraf Alkarmi ,  Michael Martin George ,  David A. Limp ,  Wiiliam Dugald Carr, JR.

IPC: H04N21/431 ,  G06T19/00 ,  G11B27/00 ,  H04N21/472 ,  G06T17/00 ,  H04N5/91 ,  G11B27/031

CPC classification number: H04N21/4318 ,  G06T17/00 ,  G06T19/00 ,  G11B27/00 ,  G11B27/031 ,  H04N5/91 ,  H04N21/47205

Abstract: A real-time video exploration (RVE) system that allows users to pause, step into, move through, and explore 2D or 3D modeled worlds of scenes in a video. The RVE system may allow users to discover, select, explore, and manipulate objects within the modeled worlds used to generate video content. The RVE system may implement methods that allow users to view and explore in more detail the features, components, and/or accessories of selected objects that are being manipulated and explored. The RVE system may also implement methods that allow users to interact with interfaces of selected objects or interfaces of components of selected objects.

公开(公告)号：US20180165876A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-14

申请号：US15893522

申请日：2018-02-09

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Gerard Joseph Heinz, II ,  Michael Schleif Pesce ,  Collin Charles Davis ,  Michael Anthony Frazzini ,  Ashraf Alkarmi ,  Michael Martin George ,  David A. Limp ,  William Dugald Carr, JR.

IPC: G06T19/00 ,  G11B27/031 ,  G11B27/34

CPC classification number: G06T19/003 ,  G06T17/00 ,  G11B27/031 ,  G11B27/34 ,  H04N7/17318 ,  H04N21/23412 ,  H04N21/47205 ,  H04N21/6587

Abstract: A real-time video exploration (RVE) system that allows users to pause, step into, and explore 2D or 3D modeled worlds of scenes in a video. The system may leverage network-based computation resources to render and stream new video content from the models to clients with low latency. A user may pause a video, step into a scene, and interactively change viewing positions and angles in the model to move through or explore the scene. The user may resume playback of the recorded video when done exploring the scene. Thus, rather than just viewing a pre-rendered scene in a movie from a pre-determined perspective, a user may step into and explore the scene from different angles, and may wander around the scene at will within the scope of the model to discover parts of the scene that are not visible in the original video.

公开(公告)号：US09894405B2

公开(公告)日：2018-02-13

申请号：US14318013

申请日：2014-06-27

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Gerard Joseph Heinz, II ,  Michael Schleif Pesce ,  Collin Charles Davis ,  Michael Anthony Frazzini ,  Ashraf Alkarmi ,  Michael Martin George ,  David A. Limp ,  William Dugald Carr, Jr.

IPC: H04N21/431 ,  G11B20/10 ,  H04N9/87 ,  H04N21/472 ,  G06T19/00 ,  G11B27/00 ,  G06T17/00 ,  G11B27/031 ,  H04N5/91

CPC classification number: H04N21/4318 ,  G06T17/00 ,  G06T19/00 ,  G11B27/00 ,  G11B27/031 ,  H04N5/91 ,  H04N21/47205

Abstract: A real-time video exploration (RVE) system that allows users to pause, step into, move through, and explore 2D or 3D modeled worlds of scenes in a video. The RVE system may allow users to discover, select, explore, and manipulate objects within the modeled worlds used to generate video content. The RVE system may implement methods that allow users to view and explore in more detail the features, components, and/or accessories of selected objects that are being manipulated and explored. The RVE system may also implement methods that allow users to interact with interfaces of selected objects or interfaces of components of selected objects.

公开(公告)号：US20170347143A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-30

申请号：US15675573

申请日：2017-08-11

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： David A. Limp ,  Charles G. Tritschler ,  Peter A. Larsen

IPC: H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/488 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/478 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/4415 ,  H04N21/44 ,  H04N21/439 ,  H04N21/435 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/422

CPC classification number: H04N21/4126 ,  H04N21/42203 ,  H04N21/42209 ,  H04N21/435 ,  H04N21/4394 ,  H04N21/44008 ,  H04N21/4415 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/47815 ,  H04N21/4826 ,  H04N21/4828 ,  H04N21/4882 ,  H04N21/8133

Abstract: A user viewing a presentation of media content can obtain related supplemental content through the same or a different interface, on the same or a different device. A listener or other such component can attempt to detect information about the media, such as tags present in the media, the occurrence of songs or people in the media, and other such information. The detected information can be analyzed to attempt to identify one or more aspects of the media. The identified aspects can be used to attempt to locate supplemental content that is related to the media content and potentially of interest to the user. The interest of the user can be based upon historical user data, preferences, or other such information. The user can be notified of supplemental content on a primary display, and can access the supplemental content on a secondary display, on the same or a separate device.

公开(公告)号：US09747727B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-29

申请号：US14318002

申请日：2014-06-27

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Gerard Joseph Heinz, II ,  Michael Schleif Pesce ,  Collin Charles Davis ,  Michael Anthony Frazzini ,  Ashraf Alkarmi ,  Michael Martin George ,  David A. Limp ,  William Dugald Carr

IPC: G06T19/20 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/658 ,  G06T17/00 ,  G06F3/048

CPC classification number: G06T19/20 ,  G06F3/048 ,  G06T17/00 ,  H04N21/44222 ,  H04N21/6582

Abstract: A real-time video exploration (RVE) system that allows users to pause, step into, move through, and explore 2D or 3D modeled worlds of scenes in a video. The RVE system may allow users to select and manipulate objects within a scene, and to modify an object by adding or removing accessories from the object or otherwise customizing the object according to the user's preferences or desires. The RVE system may also provide an interface or interfaces via which the user can obtain additional information for the object, customize the object, be given a price or price(s) for the object as customized, and purchase the object as specified if desired.

公开(公告)号：US20160055465A1

公开(公告)日：2016-02-25

申请号：US14846467

申请日：2015-09-04

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Daniel Benjamin Rausch ,  David A. Limp ,  Mohamed Aakhil Fardeen

IPC: G06Q20/12 ,  G06F21/10 ,  G06Q30/06

CPC classification number: G06Q20/1235 ,  G06F21/105 ,  G06Q30/00 ,  G06Q30/0601 ,  G06Q30/0645

Abstract: Architectures and techniques are described to rent electronic books. In particular, a content provider can rent electronic books to individuals for a specified rental term. The individuals may have the option to modify the rental term for an electronic book. The rental term for a particular electronic book may be modified by extending the rental term of the particular electronic book or decreasing the rental term of the particular electronic book. Individuals may also convert the rental of an electronic book to a purchase and a purchase of an electronic book to a rental. In order to rent the electronic books to individuals, the content provider may acquire permission from the publishers of the electronic books. In some cases, the content provider may acquire a pool of time-bound rentable licenses from the publishers to allocate to individuals renting electronic books from the content provider.

Abstract translation: 描述租赁电子书籍的架构和技术。 特别地，内容提供商可以向个人租用电子书以指定租赁期限。 个人可以选择修改电子书的租赁期限。 可以通过扩展特定电子书的租赁期限或减少特定电子图书的租赁期限来修改特定电子书的租赁期限。 个人还可以将电子书的租金转换为购买和购买电子书到租赁。 为了向个人出租电子书，内容提供者可以从电子书的出版商获得许可。 在某些情况下，内容提供商可以从出版商那里获得有时限的可租用许可证池，以分配给从内容提供商租借电子书籍的个人。