57results about "Specific information broadcast systems" patented technology

In one aspect, an example method includes (i) encountering, by a media playback device of a vehicle, a trigger to update a list of currently tunable radio stations; (ii) based on encountering the trigger to update the list of currently tunable radio stations, updating, by the media playback device, the list of currently tunable radio stations using a location of the vehicle and radio station contour data stored in a local database of the media playback device; and (iii) displaying, by the media playback device, a station list using the list of currently tunable radio stations.

To provide a technique of preferably transmitting or receiving a high level digital broadcasting service.SOLUTION: A digital broadcasting receiving device comprises: one or a plurality of receiving parts that receives broadcast waves of a 2K broadcast service, a 4K broadcast service, and a digital broadcasting service transmitted by a simultaneous broadcast of the 2K broadcast service and the 4K broadcast service; a monitor part that displays a program guide of the digital broadcasting service received by the receiving part; an operation input part that inputs a control signal from a remote controller; and a control part. The control part determines whether or not the simultaneous broadcast is executed in a recorded program in the case where the recorded program as an object program of a recording reservation is selected on the basis of the control signal in the operation input part from the program guide of the digital broadcasting service, and displays a recording available service indicating that the recording reservation with at least the 2K broadcast service or the 4K broadcast service can be made, on the monitor part in the case where the simultaneous broadcast is being executed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 16A

A radio data receiving device includes a memory, and a processor operatively connected to the memory, wherein the processor is configured to receive a zeroth stream based on a first frequency band about a radio data system (RDS), receive a first stream based on a second frequency band in which the RDS is extended, receive a second stream based on a third frequency band in which the RDS is extended, receive a third stream based on a fourth frequency band in which the RDS is extended, and provide a service about RDS data based on at least one of the first stream, the second stream, or the third stream.

A radio receiver includes a radio frequency (RF) receiver circuit to receive a radio broadcast signal, an internet network interface, a display, a memory, a processing circuit, and a client application including instructions for execution by the processing circuit. The client application is configured to determine geographic location information for the radio receiver, determine a radio broadcast available to the radio receiver using the geographic location information, select metadata associated with the radio broadcast available to the radio receiver from metadata stored in the memory, and present information included in the selected metadata using the display in accordance with the received radio broadcast signal.

To provide a digital broadcast receiver capable of executing a function with a higher added value.SOLUTION: A broadcast receiving device 40100 includes a broadcast receiving unit capable of receiving broadcast data of a broadcast program content and location information describing a reference destination for acquiring data related to the broadcast data from a broadcast transmission path, a communication unit capable of receiving communication data of a program content from the reference destination described in the location information via a communication line, a recording and reproducing unit capable of recording and reproducing the broadcast data of the broadcast program content received by the broadcast receiving unit, an output unit that outputs the broadcast data of the broadcast program content reproduced from the recording and reproducing unit to an external device, and a server function unit having a server function for the external device. In the output state from the output unit, the location information in which the description of the reference destination is rewritten to the description indicating the server function unit is output together with the broadcast data reproduced from the recording and reproducing unit.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 29A

The present invention provides a digital broadcast receiver capable of executing functions having higher added values. The broadcast receiver receives a broadcast wave of a digital broadcast service, controls an operation including activation and end of an application that is in cooperation with a broadcast program based on application-related information, and selects control relating to reactivation of the application based on a user's operation. If activation of the application is requested after the end of the application, the broadcast receiver controls the reactivation or non-reactivation of the application in accordance with the selection of control by the user.

A radio data receiving device includes a memory, and a processor operatively connected to the memory, wherein the processor is configured to receive a zeroth stream based on a first frequency band about a radio data system (RDS), receive a first stream based on a second frequency band in which the RDS is extended, receive a second stream based on a third frequency band in which the RDS is extended, receive a third stream based on a fourth frequency band in which the RDS is extended, and provide a service about RDS data based on at least one of the first stream, the second stream, or the third stream.

A portable information terminal includes a controller configured to control a communication interface to transmit a charging permission response to a broadcast receiving apparatus in response to a charging permission request data transmitted when a broadcasting program that a user of the broadcast receiving apparatus desires to view contains an asset that requires charging. The charging permission response is allowed to be transmitted when positional information indicates that the portable information terminal is positioned inside of a predetermined positional range and apparatus identification information in the charging permission request data, by which the broadcast receiving apparatus is allowed to be identified, coincides with apparatus identification information stored in a memory. The controller controls the communication interface to transmit a charging denial response to the broadcast receiving apparatus when the positional information indicates that the portable information terminal is positioned outside of the predetermined positional range.

Systems and methods are provided herein for automatically generating universal metadata for non-linear content when the non-linear content is determined to be viral. To this end, the systems and methods determine a first rate at which first users are consuming non-linear content from a first source. In response to determining that the first rate exceeds the threshold, the systems and methods determine a second source that from which second users are consuming the non-linear content, and a second rate at which the second users are consuming the non-linear content from the second source. In response to determining that the second rate exceeds the threshold, the systems and methods generate universal metadata for the non-linear content by automatically populating metadata fields of by scraping metadata fitting predefined criteria corresponding to the metadata fields from the first source and from the second source, and store the populated metadata fields to a database.

The application discloses example methods and apparatuses for map generation and for playing broadcast signals. One example map generation method includes receiving multiple pieces of first information, where each piece of the multiple pieces of first information includes a corresponding positioning location of a corresponding terminal, strength of a broadcast signal modulated at a first modulation frequency and received by the corresponding terminal at the corresponding positioning location, and the first modulation frequency. A broadcast signal strength layer is generated according to the multiple pieces of first information, where the broadcast signal strength layer represents a first coverage range corresponding to a first strength range of a broadcast signal modulated at the first modulation frequency.

To enable more appropriate processing of control information.SOLUTION: A conversion unit that converts first control information transmitted in a physical layer defined in a first broadcasting scheme that is a broadcasting scheme of terrestrial digital television broadcasting into second control information to be transmitted in an upper layer that is an upper layer of the physical layer defined in a second broadcasting scheme that is a broadcasting scheme of digital cable television broadcasting, in which the second broadcasting scheme employs an IP scheme, and the second control information is included in signaling information related to transmission control and is transmitted by a TLV packet, the signaling information being used in the second broadcasting scheme. The present disclosure is applicable to, for example, a retransmission device for retransmitting terrestrial digital television broadcasting.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Disclosed is an electronic device including a communication module, a processor and a memory that stores instructions. The instructions, when executed, cause the processor to receive a first signal from a first external electronic device through the communication module while a communication connection to at least one second external electronic device is being established, select a specified number of third external electronic devices or less from among the first external electronic device and the at least one second external electronic device based on the first signal, and transmit data to or receive data from the selected third external electronic devices through established communication connections to the selected third external electronic devices. The third external electronic devices are selected in order of having a weak signal intensity or a greater distance from the electronic device from among the first external electronic device and the at least one second external electronic device.

PROBLEM Application of an appropriate parameter for each audio signal while broadcasting. SOLUTION A digital broadcast receiving device includes a receiving part capable of receiving a digital broadcast signal of multiplexed meta information and an audio signal, and an application part capable of applying an acoustic adjustment parameter to the received audio signal. In a program broadcast by a digital broadcast signal, there is a first period during which a song is played and a second period during which a song is not played. The application part determines whether the program is for a first period or a second period based on the meta information, applies the first parameter to the audio signal during the first period, and does not apply the first parameter to the audio signal during the second period.

A scientific system and methods are disclosed for optimizing television (e.g., “CTV” and “OTT”) advertising and related expenditure to maximize efficiency and return on investment (“ROI’) for advertisers. The scientific system comprises an initial-feedback engine that develops and refines creatives or outcomes by creating and using an artificial intelligence (“AI”) engine that creates an initial feedback loop from social media platforms and subsequently uses an intelligent advertisement-selection engine that takes the highest performing advertising on the social media platforms and directs or imports them for connected television or over-the-top advertising. The system includes a performance engine that optimizes performance of the connected television and over-the-top advertising and then moves the winning combination of a creative or outcome resulting from the application inventory, the audience segment, the part of day, the frequency or the like to linear television purchase actions.

To provide systems and methods for adapting presentation settings for playback of content based on the content, ambient conditions such as ambient light detected by an environmental sensor in or coupled to a display device, and exogenous data.SOLUTION: Aspects of the present disclosure include systems and methods for adapting presentation settings for playback of content, including adapting display settings of a presentation device based on the content, ambient conditions such as ambient light detected by an environmental sensor in or coupled to the display device, and exogenous data. A configuration profile may be generated that includes exogenous data regarding the capture and production of the content. The configuration profile may include provider presentation settings and presentation instructions for the presentation device that, when applied, enhance the presentation of the content on the display to appear as intended by the content creator.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 9

: A media data processing method according to embodiments may comprise the steps of: generating media data; generating a service list for the media data; and transmitting the media data and the service list on the basis of a network. A media data processing method according to embodiments may comprise the steps of: receiving media data and a service list for the media data on the basis of a network; and processing the media data on the basis of the service list.

Systems and methods are provided for identifying broadcast sources within a MapView system. A MapView system may display a first representation of a first geographical area that includes icons representing a location of broadcast sources. User characteristics may be extracted from a first user device associated with the MapView system. A machine-learning model may execute using the user characteristics to generate contemporaneous broadcast characteristics corresponding to a user of the first user device. The MapView system may then display a second representation of the geographical area that includes icons representing a location of different broadcast sources. The MapView system may then facilitate a presentation of particular broadcast source from the different broadcast sources.

To provide a technique for matching a display position of an object with a sound source position for a viewer.SOLUTION: A broadcast receiving device includes a receiver that receives a broadcast wave including a video signal, an audio signal, and metadata related to position information of a sound source of the audio signal, a display screen that displays video corresponding to the video signal, an audio output unit that outputs audio corresponding to the audio signal, a detection device that detects a viewing position of a viewer who views the display screen, and a correction circuit that positions the detected viewing position, a display position of an object corresponding to the sound source on the display screen, and a sound source position based on the position information on a straight line.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 69

FIG. 1 illustrates an apparatus for decoding according to an embodiment. The apparatus includes an interface for receiving a plurality of ATSC Link-layer Protocol packets each of which including a packet header and a packet payload, wherein the packet payload of an ATSC Link-layer Protocol packet of the plurality of ATSC Link-layer Protocol packets includes image data of one or more logos and / or of one or more icons. Moreover, the apparatus includes a decoding unit for decoding the packet payload of said ATSC Link-layer Protocol packet to obtain the image data.

Hybrid broadcasting and communication services are made excellently implementable. A transport stream obtained by time-division multiplexing a first transmission packet including a predetermined component and a second transmission packet including information on the predetermined component is generated. The transport stream is transmitted along a predetermined transmission path. Information on a plurality of distribution protocols, the information on each distribution protocol including at least location information and protocol identification information, for acquiring a specific component to be acquired on a communication path, or acquisition information for acquiring the information on the plurality of distribution protocols is inserted into the second transmission packet, in relation to the specific component. A receiving side can excellently receive the specific component through a distribution protocol in accordance with its own distribution network environment.

To efficiently process information on a broadcast program extracted for each frame using a limited system resource.SOLUTION: A receiving device according to an embodiment that receives a broadcast program and provides it for live viewing includes a data processing unit that generates conversion data capable of generating metadata representing the content of the broadcast program from a broadcast signal of the broadcast program while providing live viewing of the broadcast program, and a first transmitting / receiving unit that transmits the converted data to a server device that generates metadata.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Method for adjusting the sound characteristics during the playback of successive audio pieces, wherein the playback is carried out according to a first operating mode or a second operating mode and wherein, - at the beginning of a new audio piece, a genre of the audio piece is determined (11) by evaluating the additional data available in the first operating mode which specifies the genre of the respective audio piece and by analyzing the audio signal in the second operating mode to determine the genre of the respective audio piece; - a sound characteristic is selected depending on the specific genre (12); - the frequency response of the audio signal is automatically adjusted for playback depending on the selected sound characteristic (13); and - in the second operating mode, the end of the audio piece is additionally determined in order to then determine the genre of a subsequent audio piece at the beginning of that subsequent audio piece.

The present disclosure relates to a retransmitting device, a retransmitting method, a receiving device, and a receiving method enabling control information to be processed more appropriately. Provided is a retransmitting device provided with: a receiving unit for receiving a broadcast signal in a first broadcasting system; a converting unit for converting first control information transmitted in a physical layer defined in the first broadcasting system into second control information transmitted in a higher layer, which is a layer that is higher than a physical layer defined in a second control information different from the first broadcasting system; and a transmitting unit for transmitting the broadcast signal in the second broadcasting system. The present disclosure is applicable, for example, to retransmitting devices for retransmitting a digital terrestrial television broadcast.

Methods and systems, including computer programs encoded on a computer-readable medium, are described for implementing geolocation-aided unique signal recognition. For example, a system obtains radio frequency (RF) signals emitted by one or more emitters and processes the RF signals using a deinterleaving operation that integrates geolocation information for individual receivers that detect at least one of the RF signals. A grouping of RF signals that indicate an association with a particular one of the emitters is determined based on the deinterleaving operation. The system i) generates iterative sets of labeled training data with labels for RF signal inputs derived from the signal grouping and ii) generates an RF signal recognition model from machine-learning performed using the iterative sets of labeled training data. Based on detection of an RF signal by a receiver, the RF recognition model determines a geolocation of a corresponding emitter that emits a particular RF signal.

The present invention relates to a method for the uninterrupted playback of a live data stream, wherein the live data stream is sent from a data source to a control unit of a moving motor vehicle by means of a radio transmission, wherein the control unit processes the live data stream in a continued form into a playback data stream, and the playback data stream is played back on at least one playback unit of at least one vehicle occupant, wherein at the start of the journey (11) a route (13) to reach a destination (12) is calculated, and at least one radio interruption area (14) lying on the route is determined based on a network coverage map, wherein a delay start point (17) is calculated by dividing a journey distance (56) by a term in which a delay factor is subtracted from a numerical value of one.and a resulting path is traced back from one end (16) of the radio interruption area, and upon passing through the delay start point, the live data stream is converted to the playback data stream using a delay factor. Furthermore, a system is presented on which the method can be implemented.

The present invention is a method for the synchronized, real-time transmission of content data between two geographically separated computing devices. It involves synchronization of timing between devices, receipt of content data at the first device, and real-time transmission to the second device. The second device sends a cue indicating which content data should be included in a broadcast feed and when. Based on this cue, the first device selects the specified content for inclusion at the designated time, and then transmits the broadcast feed to one or more consumers. This method enhances efficiency and synchronization of content transmission between remote devices, allowing real-time adjustments to the broadcast feed.

To provide a digital broadcast receiver capable of executing a function with a higher added value.SOLUTION: A broadcast receiving device 40100 includes a broadcast receiving unit capable of receiving broadcast data of a broadcast program content and location information describing a reference destination for acquiring data related to the broadcast data from a broadcast transmission path, a communication unit capable of receiving communication data of a program content from the reference destination described in the location information via a communication line, a recording and reproducing unit capable of recording and reproducing the broadcast data of the broadcast program content received by the broadcast receiving unit, an output unit that outputs the broadcast data of the broadcast program content reproduced from the recording and reproducing unit to an external device, and a server function unit having a server function for the external device. In the output state from the output unit, the location information in which the description of the reference destination is rewritten to the description indicating the server function unit is output together with the broadcast data reproduced from the recording and reproducing unit.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 29A

In one aspect, an example method includes (i) encountering, by a media playback device of a vehicle, a trigger to update a list of currently tunable radio stations; (ii) based on encountering the trigger to update the list of currently tunable radio stations, updating, by the media playback device, the list of currently tunable radio stations using a location of the vehicle and radio station contour data stored in a local database of the media playback device; and (iii) displaying, by the media playback device, a station list using the list of currently tunable radio stations.

To provide a display control method for more suitably receiving advanced digital broadcasting service.SOLUTION: In a display control method in a broadcast receiver capable of receiving a broadcast wave in which simultaneous broadcasting of a 4K broadcast service and a 2K broadcast service is performed via a broadcast transmission path and further capable of receiving IP simultaneous broadcasting of the 4K broadcast service via a communication transmission path, the broadcast receiver receives and demodulates the 4K broadcast service included in the broadcast wave and displays a broadcast program of the 4K broadcast service. When a failure occurs in receiving, demodulating, or displaying a 4K broadcast service, a first display switching process of receiving and demodulating a 4K broadcast service that is a simultaneous broadcast of a 2K broadcast service via a broadcast transmission path and displaying a broadcast program of the 2K broadcast service, and a second display switching process of receiving and demodulating an IP simultaneous broadcast that is a simultaneous broadcast of a 4K broadcast service via a communication transmission path and displaying a program of the IP simultaneous broadcast are selected and executed according to predetermined priorities.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 16