公开(公告)号：US20240054614A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-15

申请号：US18553640

申请日：2022-03-10

Applicant: BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

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

IPC: G06T5/50 ,  G06T3/40 ,  G06T7/11 ,  G06V10/44

CPC classification number: G06T5/50 ,  G06T3/40 ,  G06T7/11 ,  G06V10/44 ,  G06V2201/07 ,  G06T2207/20221

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

公开(公告)号：US20230300389A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-21

申请号：US18016821

申请日：2021-07-14

Applicant: BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

Inventor： Martin TRIMBY ,  Ian KEGEL ,  Douglas WILLIAMS

IPC: H04N21/2343 ,  H04N21/431

CPC classification number: H04N21/23439 ,  H04N21/4312 ,  H04N21/41407

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

公开(公告)号：US20180352286A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-06

申请号：US15774934

申请日：2016-11-15

Applicant: British Telecommunications Public Limited Company

Inventor： Jonathan RENNISON ,  Martin TRIMBY ,  Andrew GOWER

IPC: H04N21/43 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/61

CPC classification number: H04N21/4305 ,  H04N21/4126 ,  H04N21/41407 ,  H04N21/4307 ,  H04N21/4333 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/6125 ,  H04N21/8456

Abstract: Playing of first and second content streams delivered to respective first and second receiving devices is achieved following a seek command to one of the devices, by a synchronization controller which receives information identifying the segment in the first stream in which the start point is located, and the duration of time between the start point and the beginning of the next segment, and transmits a command to the second receiving device identifying a segment in a second stream, at which to resume play, and a time at which to start displaying, allowing the display controlled by the second receiving device to be resynchronized with the display controlled by the first receiving device after operation of the seek command on the first device.