公开(公告)号：US11516518B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-29

申请号：US17351713

申请日：2021-06-18

申请人： Kiswe Mobile Inc.

发明人： Bert De Decker ,  Tom Cuypers ,  Wim Sweldens ,  Francis X. Zane ,  Thomas J. Janiszewski ,  Yung-Lung Ho

IPC分类号： G06F15/16 ,  H04N21/2187 ,  H04N21/234 ,  H04N21/44 ,  H04N21/231 ,  H04N21/4788 ,  H04N21/643 ,  H04N21/488

摘要： A method comprises receiving from each of a plurality of commentator applications respective distinct streams of media content comprising commentary information, combining at least portions of selected ones of the distinct streams of media content comprising commentary information in a mixer associated with a media server to generate a composite media content stream, and providing the composite media content stream generated by the mixer to one or more servers of a content delivery network for delivery to one or more viewer devices. The commentary information of a given one of the distinct streams of media content received from a corresponding one of the commentator applications illustratively comprises at least one of audio content, video content, image content, social media posting content, chat text and closed caption text. The mixer may comprise a post-mixer coupled to the media server.

公开(公告)号：US20200288200A1

公开(公告)日：2020-09-10

申请号：US16401420

申请日：2019-05-02

申请人： Kiswe Mobile Inc.

发明人： Yung-Lung Ho ,  Wim Sweldens ,  Tom Cuypers ,  Bert De Decker

IPC分类号： H04N21/462 ,  H04N21/2187 ,  H04N21/2665 ,  H04N21/218 ,  H04N21/2343 ,  H04N21/45

摘要： A method comprises receiving video streams from a plurality of mobile devices associated with respective distinct users of a crowd-stream video application, evaluating the received video streams relative to an event of interest, selecting particular ones of the video streams for use in generation of crowd-stream video output based at least in part on results of the evaluating, generating the crowd-stream video output utilizing at least portions of the selected video streams, and providing the crowd-stream video output to one or more servers of a content delivery network for delivery to one or more viewer devices. The video streams illustratively comprise live video streams of the event of interest captured by respective ones of the mobile devices. In some embodiments, evaluating the received video streams relative to an event of interest comprises evaluating the received video streams in terms of at least vantage point relative to the event of interest.

公开(公告)号：US09942343B2

公开(公告)日：2018-04-10

申请号：US15438299

申请日：2017-02-21

申请人： Kiswe Mobile Inc.

发明人： Francis X. Zane ,  Thomas J. Janiszewski ,  Celia H. Lee ,  Christopher Boraski ,  Maxim Campolo ,  Yung-Lung Ho

IPC分类号： H04N7/173 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04L29/06 ,  G06F17/30 ,  H04N21/2187 ,  H04N21/222 ,  H04N21/2343 ,  H04N21/262 ,  H04N21/431 ,  H04N21/458 ,  H04N21/462 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/488 ,  H04N21/845

CPC分类号： H04L67/28 ,  G06F17/30849 ,  H04L65/4084 ,  H04L65/60 ,  H04L65/605 ,  H04L65/80 ,  H04L67/02 ,  H04L67/10 ,  H04L67/2842 ,  H04L67/2852 ,  H04L67/42 ,  H04N21/2187 ,  H04N21/222 ,  H04N21/23439 ,  H04N21/26258 ,  H04N21/4316 ,  H04N21/4586 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/47202 ,  H04N21/47217 ,  H04N21/4825 ,  H04N21/4882 ,  H04N21/8456

摘要： A client device implements a streaming client and a proxy server. The proxy server intercepts one or more playlist requests from the streaming client directed to one or more network servers external to the client device. Responsive to interception of a sliding-window playlist request of a particular type, the proxy server generates a corresponding on-demand playlist request. The intercepted sliding-window playlist request and the corresponding on-demand playlist request are sent from the proxy server to the one or more network servers. The proxy server receives an on-demand playlist from the one or more network servers responsive to the on-demand playlist request, and generates a local copy of the on-demand playlist. A current version of the local copy of the on-demand playlist is subsequently provided by the proxy server to the streaming client responsive to interception in the proxy server of a request from the streaming client for the on-demand playlist.

公开(公告)号：US20170171341A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-15

申请号：US15438299

申请日：2017-02-21

申请人： Kiswe Mobile Inc.

发明人： Francis X. Zane ,  Thomas J. Janiszewski ,  Celia H. Lee ,  Christopher Boraski ,  Maxim Campolo ,  Yung-Lung Ho

IPC分类号： H04L29/08 ,  G06F17/30 ,  H04L29/06

CPC分类号： H04L67/28 ,  G06F17/30849 ,  H04L65/4084 ,  H04L65/60 ,  H04L65/605 ,  H04L65/80 ,  H04L67/02 ,  H04L67/10 ,  H04L67/2842 ,  H04L67/2852 ,  H04L67/42 ,  H04N21/2187 ,  H04N21/222 ,  H04N21/23439 ,  H04N21/26258 ,  H04N21/4316 ,  H04N21/4586 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/47202 ,  H04N21/47217 ,  H04N21/4825 ,  H04N21/4882 ,  H04N21/8456

摘要： A client device implements a streaming client and a proxy server. The proxy server intercepts one or more playlist requests from the streaming client directed to one or more network servers external to the client device. Responsive to interception of a sliding-window playlist request of a particular type, the proxy server generates a corresponding on-demand playlist request. The intercepted sliding-window playlist request and the corresponding on-demand playlist request are sent from the proxy server to the one or more network servers. The proxy server receives an on-demand playlist from the one or more network servers responsive to the on-demand playlist request, and generates a local copy of the on-demand playlist. A current version of the local copy of the on-demand playlist is subsequently provided by the proxy server to the streaming client responsive to interception in the proxy server of a request from the streaming client for the on-demand playlist.

公开(公告)号：US09661355B2

公开(公告)日：2017-05-23

申请号：US14699515

申请日：2015-04-29

申请人： Kiswe Mobile Inc.

发明人： Yung-Lung Ho

IPC分类号： H04N21/218 ,  A63B24/00 ,  H04N21/2187 ,  H04N21/236 ,  H04N21/2665 ,  H04N21/4223 ,  H04N21/462 ,  H04N21/61 ,  G06F17/30

CPC分类号： H04N21/21805 ,  A63B24/0062 ,  G06F17/30516 ,  G06F17/30781 ,  G06F17/3084 ,  G06F17/30855 ,  H04N21/2187 ,  H04N21/23614 ,  H04N21/2665 ,  H04N21/4223 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/6125

摘要： A method comprises obtaining information characterizing multiple content streams comprising respective portions of content received from respective ones of a plurality of sources, obtaining positional information for the sources wherein the positional information indicates for each of the sources its current position in a set of possible positions relative to other ones of the sources, generating an additional content stream comprising selected portions of particular ones of the multiple content streams based at least in part on the positional information and a mapping between the content streams and the sources, and presenting the additional content stream to a user. The additional content stream may be generated so as to provide the user with a dynamic vantage point within a live event by switching between the selected portions of the particular ones of the multiple content streams, possibly as a function of input received from user equipment operated by the user.

公开(公告)号：US20210136451A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-06

申请号：US17148830

申请日：2021-01-14

申请人： Kiswe Mobile Inc.

发明人： Yung-Lung Ho ,  Wim Sweldens ,  Tom Cuypers ,  Bert De Decker

IPC分类号： H04N21/462 ,  H04N21/2187 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/218 ,  H04N21/2343 ,  H04N21/2665

摘要： A method comprises receiving video streams from a plurality of mobile devices associated with respective distinct users of a crowd-stream video application, evaluating the received video streams relative to an event of interest, selecting particular ones of the video streams for use in generation of crowd-stream video output based at least in part on results of the evaluating, generating the crowd-stream video output utilizing at least portions of the selected video streams, and providing the crowd-stream video output to one or more servers of a content delivery network for delivery to one or more viewer devices. The video streams illustratively comprise live video streams of the event of interest captured by respective ones of the mobile devices. In some embodiments, evaluating the received video streams relative to an event of interest comprises evaluating the received video streams in terms of at least vantage point relative to the event of interest.

公开(公告)号：US09900362B2

公开(公告)日：2018-02-20

申请号：US14546614

申请日：2014-11-18

申请人： Kiswe Mobile Inc.

发明人： Jeong H. Kim ,  Francis X. Zane ,  Thomas J. Janiszewski ,  Wim Sweldens ,  Yung-Lung Ho

IPC分类号： H04L29/06 ,  H04N21/2343 ,  H04N21/262 ,  H04N21/438 ,  H04N21/845

CPC分类号： H04L65/607 ,  H04L65/605 ,  H04L65/80 ,  H04N21/23439 ,  H04N21/2625 ,  H04N21/4384 ,  H04N21/845 ,  H04N21/8456

摘要： A method comprises receiving content from a source, and generating multiple content streams each comprising the received content. Each content stream includes segments comprising respective portions of the received content. Different segmenting is utilized in generating respective ones of the content streams such that the segments in each of the content streams are offset in time relative to corresponding segments in the other ones of the streams. For example, generating the multiple content streams may comprise segmenting n content streams such that each content stream comprises segments of length Ts with corresponding segments in adjacent ones of the content streams being offset from one another by an offset Tg. Such an arrangement ensures that latency shift upon switching between one of the content streams and another content stream in a different set of multiple content streams at a client device can be limited to a value approximated by Tg.

公开(公告)号：US20170223387A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-03

申请号：US15489056

申请日：2017-04-17

申请人： Kiswe Mobile Inc.

发明人： Yung-Lung Ho

IPC分类号： H04N21/218 ,  H04N21/236 ,  H04N21/2665 ,  A63B24/00 ,  H04N21/61 ,  H04N21/4223 ,  G06F17/30 ,  H04N21/2187 ,  H04N21/462

CPC分类号： H04N21/21805 ,  A63B24/0062 ,  G06F17/30516 ,  G06F17/30781 ,  G06F17/3084 ,  G06F17/30855 ,  H04N21/2187 ,  H04N21/23614 ,  H04N21/2665 ,  H04N21/4223 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/6125

摘要： A method comprises obtaining information characterizing multiple content streams comprising respective portions of content received from respective ones of a plurality of sources, obtaining positional information for the sources wherein the positional information indicates for each of the sources its current position in a set of possible positions relative to other ones of the sources, generating an additional content stream comprising selected portions of particular ones of the multiple content streams based at least in part on the positional information and a mapping between the content streams and the sources, and presenting the additional content stream to a user. The additional content stream may be generated so as to provide the user with a dynamic vantage point within a live event by switching between the selected portions of the particular ones of the multiple content streams, possibly as a function of input received from user equipment operated by the user.

公开(公告)号：US09635431B2

公开(公告)日：2017-04-25

申请号：US14928031

申请日：2015-10-30

申请人： Kiswe Mobile Inc.

发明人： Francis X. Zane ,  Thomas J. Janiszewski ,  Celia H. Lee ,  Christopher Boraski ,  Maxim Campolo ,  Yung-Lung Ho

IPC分类号： H04N7/173 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04N21/431 ,  H04N21/458 ,  H04N21/462 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/488

CPC分类号： H04N21/4825 ,  H04L65/4084 ,  H04L67/02 ,  H04L67/10 ,  H04L67/42 ,  H04N21/222 ,  H04N21/23439 ,  H04N21/26258 ,  H04N21/4316 ,  H04N21/4586 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/47202 ,  H04N21/47217 ,  H04N21/4882 ,  H04N21/8456

摘要： A media player or other type of client device is configured to obtain a plurality of playlists for a given item of media content from one or more servers over a network. The playlists comprise at least a sliding-window playlist and an on-demand playlist for the given item of media content with each such playlist identifying a plurality of media segments of the given item of media content. The client device comprises a playback module configured to play back portions of the given item of media content utilizing respective ones of the sliding-window and on-demand playlists. A navigation state machine controls switching of the playback module between playback of media segments from the sliding-window playlist and playback of media segments from the on-demand playlist responsive to user navigation within a timeline of the given item of media content using one or more navigational controls.

公开(公告)号：US20170064404A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-02

申请号：US14928031

申请日：2015-10-30

申请人： Kiswe Mobile Inc.

发明人： Francis X. Zane ,  Thomas J. Janiszewski ,  Celia H. Lee ,  Christopher Boraski ,  Maxim Campolo ,  Yung-Lung Ho

IPC分类号： H04N21/482 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04N21/462 ,  H04N21/488 ,  H04N21/458 ,  H04N21/431 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04N21/472

CPC分类号： H04N21/4825 ,  H04L65/4084 ,  H04L67/02 ,  H04L67/10 ,  H04L67/42 ,  H04N21/222 ,  H04N21/23439 ,  H04N21/26258 ,  H04N21/4316 ,  H04N21/4586 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/47202 ,  H04N21/47217 ,  H04N21/4882 ,  H04N21/8456

摘要： A media player or other type of client device is configured to obtain a plurality of playlists for a given item of media content from one or more servers over a network. The playlists comprise at least a sliding-window playlist and an on-demand playlist for the given item of media content with each such playlist identifying a plurality of media segments of the given item of media content. The client device comprises a playback module configured to play back portions of the given item of media content utilizing respective ones of the sliding-window and on-demand playlists. A navigation state machine controls switching of the playback module between playback of media segments from the sliding-window playlist and playback of media segments from the on-demand playlist responsive to user navigation within a timeline of the given item of media content using one or more navigational controls.

摘要翻译： 媒体播放器或其他类型的客户端设备被配置为通过网络从一个或多个服务器获得用于给定项目的媒体内容的多个播放列表。 播放列表至少包括滑动窗口播放列表和用于给定项目的媒体内容的按需播放列表，其中每个这样的播放列表标识给定媒体内容的多个媒体片段。 客户端设备包括重放模块，其被配置为利用滑动窗口和按需播放列表中的相应的播放列表播放给定项目的媒体内容的部分。 导航状态机控制播放模块在从滑动窗口播放列表播放媒体片段之间的转换以及响应于使用一个或多个媒体内容的给定媒体内容的时间线内的用户导航从点播播放列表播放媒体片段 导航控制。