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104 results about "Media controls" patented technology

In digital electronics, analogue electronics and entertainment, the user interface of media may include media controls or player controls, to enact and change or adjust the process of watching film or listening to audio. These widely known symbols can be found in a multitude of software products, exemplifying what is known as dominant design.

Locations of media controls for media content and captions for media content in three-dimensional environments

In some embodiments, a computer system displays media playback controls at a position based on an arrangement between a user and media content. In some embodiments, a computer system displays captions concurrently with media content at a position based on a spatial arrangement between the computer system and a reference point corresponding to the media content. In some embodiments, a computer system changes the spatial arrangement between captions and the viewpoint of the user based on user input.
Owner:APPLE INC

User interfaces for capturing and managing visual media

PendingUS20240430564A1Media controlsMediaFLO
Media user interfaces are described, including user interfaces for capturing media (e.g., capturing a photo, recording a video), displaying media (e.g., displaying a photo, playing a video), editing media (e.g., modifying a photo, modifying a video), accessing media controls or settings (e.g., accessing controls or settings to capture photos or videos to capture videos), automatically adjusting media (e.g., automatically modifying a photo, automatically modifying a video), and automatically managing a media capture mode (e.g., a photo media capturing mode, a portrait media capturing mode, a video media capturing mode) based on a set of conditions.
Owner:APPLE INC

Methods and interfaces for media control with dynamic feedback

The present disclosure generally relates to techniques and interfaces for managing media playback devices. In some embodiments, the techniques include varying a feedback based on movement of a computer system toward or away from an external device. In some embodiments, the techniques include displaying an interface that includes controls for controlling media playback on an external device when the computer system and the external device are playing media. In some embodiments, the techniques include performing operations at a computer system in response to an input having a size that is less than or greater than a size threshold. In some embodiments, the techniques include performing different operations at a computer system when status lights have states that indicate different states of the computer system.
Owner:APPLE INC

Automatic Media Control Based On Viewer Attention

Generally disclosed herein is a system for automatically controlling media being viewed by a user based on the user attention levels predicted from gaze and drowsiness estimation and the user's position in a pre-marked monitoring zone. The system may be configured to adjust the monitoring zones based on varying lighting conditions, varying poses of the subjects or users, and the varying distances between the media devices and the users. The system may be further configured to automatically pause or play back the media content based on the user's attention level or changes in positions of the user.
Owner:ROVI PRODUCT CORP

Streaming media adaptive transmission method and system based on reinforcement learning, and electronic equipment

The invention discloses a streaming media adaptive transmission method and system based on reinforcement learning and electronic equipment, and the method comprises the steps: obtaining current streaming media state data, obtaining and sending streaming media control information through an online reinforcement learning model, then obtaining latest streaming media state data, and calculating a model award to continuously update the model; adopting a federated learning method to aggregate the models of all streaming media clients to obtain a new global model; the system comprises a sending end module, a receiving end module, a forward error correction module, a network state detection module, a video quality evaluation module, a model aggregation module and a reinforcement learning agent module used for adaptively adjusting audio and video coding and forward error correction algorithm parameters. The method is suitable for various heterogeneous weak network environments, can effectively deal with the problems of occasionality, complexity and the like of the network, realizes self-adaptive transmission of audios and videos, and remarkably improves the user experience quality.
Owner:ZHEJIANG UNIV OF TECH

Methods and interfaces for home media control

The present disclosure generally relates to interfaces and techniques for media playback on one or more devices. In accordance with some embodiments, an electronic device includes a display, one or more processors, and memory. The electronic device receives user input and, in response to receiving the user input, displays, on the display, a multi-device interface that includes: one or more indicators associated with a plurality of available playback devices that are connected to the device and available to initiate playback of media from the device, and a media playback status of the plurality of available playback devices.
Owner:APPLE INC

Document presentation method and apparatus, and electronic device, storage medium and program product

Provided in the present application are a document presentation method and apparatus, and an electronic device, a computer-readable storage medium and a computer program product. The method is applied to a first terminal, and comprises: in response to an access operation for an application webpage link of a document presentation application, displaying a document presentation interface of the document presentation application; displaying, in the document presentation interface, a target document associated with a media file; in response to a remote presentation operation for the target document, generating and displaying access information of a remote presentation room corresponding to the target document; and sending the access information to a second terminal corresponding to a target audience, so that after the second terminal accesses the remote presentation room on the basis of the access information, and when the first terminal controls the playing state of the media file on the basis of a media control mechanism, the playing state of the media file is synchronized.
Owner:TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO LTD

Providing dynamic media captioning and augmented / virtual reality feedback in home network environments

Technologies are disclosed for providing captioning for media content that may be performed by a media control device. An input may be received indicating at least one request for caption content for at least a part of the media content. One or more frames of the media content that may correspond to the request for caption content may be ascertained. Specific content from the one or more frames of the media content that may correspond to the request for caption content may be ascertained. At least one source of the caption content may be identified. The caption content may be provided in a format such that the caption content may be displayable with the one or more frames of the media content, for example in modified presentation of the media content.
Owner:ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC

Game machine

To appropriately execute output of a put-out count signal and progress of a game.SOLUTION: A game machine includes a VL-on state in which game medium control means and a lending unit can communicate with each other, and a VL-off state in which the game medium control means and the lending unit cannot communicate with each other. In a situation in which a put-out count signal (test signal) is being output and a game medium can be bet, the main control means does not execute bet processing for the game medium when the state is brought into the VL-off state. In a situation in which a put-out count signal is being output and a game medium can be bet, the main control means does not execute bet processing for the game medium when the state is brought into a VL-off state, the put-out count signal is output even when the state is brought into the VL-off state (Steps S1337-S1342).SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 150
Owner:SAMMY CORPORATION

Document demonstration method and device, electronic equipment, storage medium and program product

The invention provides a document demonstration method and device, electronic equipment, a computer readable storage medium and a computer program product. The method is applied to a first terminal and comprises the steps of displaying a document demonstration interface of a document demonstration application in response to an access operation for an application webpage link of the document demonstration application; displaying a target document associated with the media file in the document demonstration interface; in response to a remote demonstration operation for the target document, generating and displaying access information of a remote demonstration room corresponding to the target document; and sending the access information to a second terminal corresponding to the target audience, so that after the second terminal accesses the remote demonstration room based on the access information, when the first terminal controls the playing state of the media file based on the media control mechanism, the playing state of the media file is synchronized. According to the method and the device, the playing states of the media files between the demonstrator and the audience can be synchronized through the browser, and the convenience of remote demonstration is improved.
Owner:TENCENT TECH WUHAN

Media control tools for managing communications between devices

Media control tools for controlling communications between devices are described. A communications application allows a user to selectively signal another device to interrupt a presentation in progress on the other device, and to send a prioritized speech to the other device in accordance with a media priority. The prioritized speech may be translated and presented in a select language. The application detects an interrupt command, such as a keyword or a gesture, which is associated with a particular other device. The presentation resumes after a continue condition is detected.
Owner:SNAP INC

Multi-participant media control and playback

ActiveUS12786495B1Media controlsUser device
Multi-participant media control and playback. In some implementations, a group chat is facilitated among user accounts through messaging application instances executing on user devices. A first request is received via a messaging application instance to commence synchronized playback of media content from a collaborative playlist. Synchronized playback of the media content is initiated between messaging application instances associated with the first user account and a second user account. Real-time communication is enabled between the user accounts within the group chat while the synchronized playback of the media content is occurring.
Owner:BLOCK INC

Automatic media control based on viewer attention

Generally disclosed herein is a system for automatically controlling media being viewed by a user based on the user attention levels predicted from gaze and drowsiness estimation and the user's position in a pre-marked monitoring zone. The system may be configured to adjust the monitoring zones based on varying lighting conditions, varying poses of the subjects or users, and the varying distances between the media devices and the users. The system may be further configured to automatically pause or play back the media content based on the user's attention level or changes in positions of the user.
Owner:ROVI PRODUCT CORP

Multi-port media access channel (MAC) with flexible data-path width

Multi-port Media Control Channel (MAC) with flexible data-path width. A multi-port receive (RX) MAC block includes multiple RX ports and a plurality of RX circuit blocks comprising an RX MAC pipeline for performing MAC Layer operations on RX data received at the RX ports. The RX circuit blocks are connected with variable-width datapath segments, and the RX MAC block is configured to implement a multi-port arbitration scheme such as a TDM (Time-Division Multiplexed) scheme under which RX data received at a given RX port are forwarded over the variable-width datapath segments using datapath widths associated with that RX port. A multi-port transmit (TX) MAC block implementing a TX MAC pipeline comprising TX circuit blocks connected with variable-width datapath segments is also provided. The RX and TX MAC blocks include CRC modules configured to calculate CRC values on input data received over datapaths having different widths.
Owner:INTEL CORP

User interfaces for audio media control

A method includes displaying a first media information affordance representing a first media item in response to detecting an indication that a physical proximity between an electronic device and an external device satisfies a proximity condition. The electronic device receives a first input representing selection of the first media information affordance. In response to receiving the first input: in accordance with a determination that the first input is a first type of input, a process to playback the first media item is initated; and in accordance with a determination that the first input is a second type of input different from the first type of input, a second media information affordance representing a second media item is displayed.
Owner:APPLE INC

RTSP streaming media intelligent cache proxy method and system for embedded system

The invention discloses an RTSP streaming media intelligent cache proxy method and system for an embedded system, and relates to the field of vehicle streaming media control, and the method comprises the steps: deploying an RTSP proxy and a secondary distribution service in a client embedded device; the connection management module initiates an RTSP session establishment request to an RTSP server of the source-end embedded device, the connection management module and the RTSP server of the source-end embedded device establish and maintain an uplink RTSP session, and coded video data received through the uplink RTSP session is written into a shared cache pool; a virtual RTSP service address is provided on a local network of the client embedded device, and an application in the client embedded device initiates an RTSP streaming media access request to the virtual RTSP service address; and receiving an access request of an application, identifying a priority rule demand of resource allocation, reading corresponding video data from the shared cache pool, establishing at least two data flow queues according to the priority rule demand of resource allocation, and secondarily distributing the video data to each application.
Owner:CHINA FAW CO LTD +1

A multi-audio aggregation vehicle multimedia method based on MediaSession framework

The present invention relates to the field of vehicle multimedia technology, and discloses a multi-audio aggregation vehicle multimedia method based on the MediaSession framework, including the following steps: S1: create a service, create a subclass of the core service MediaBrowserServiceCompat and create MediaSessionCompat, register callbacks related to MediaSessionCallback; S2: maintain a queue, maintain a play queue, and support setting a play mode; S3: create an interface, create a playback control abstract interface PlayerInterface, and support common media control. The present invention can standardize the control of media and the reading of audio information in the aggregated multimedia, no matter how many different types of audio there are, whether it is a local resource or an online resource, and make direct interaction with other media on the platform more standardized, simple, efficient and reliable.
Owner:SIMBA NETWORK TECH (NANJING) CO LTD

Game machine

To appropriately execute output of a put-out count signal and progress of a game.SOLUTION: Main control means transmits an imparting request command to number-of-game-media control means when the number of put-out game media is determined. The number-of-game-media control means transmits an imparting request response command to the main control means upon receipt of the imparting request command from the main control means. The main control means outputs a put-out count signal (test signal) corresponding to the number of put-out game media irrespective of whether the imparting request response command is received from the number-of-game-media control means (Steps S1337-S1342).SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 150
Owner:SAMMY CORPORATION

Effective streaming media audio and video recording system

The invention discloses an effective streaming media audio and video recording system, and aims to improve audio and video processing efficiency and flexibility. According to the system, audio and video stream characteristics and system resources are dynamically analyzed through the streaming media control module, an encoding and decoding or direct connection processing mode is adopted for intelligent decision, and the problems that the performance burden is increased and the direct packaging function of the coded stream is limited due to traditional decoding and re-encoding are effectively solved. The coding and decoding unit can process complex audio and video data and support advanced functions such as audio mixing synthesis; and the direct connection unit ensures high concurrent processing and efficient file segmentation storage. The system supports a plurality of streaming media protocols such as RTP / RTSP / RTMP / WebRTC and the like, and adapts to various transmission requirements. Through intelligent analysis and flexible processing, the system not only improves the audio and video recording efficiency and quality, but also enhances the information display and file processing capabilities, and provides a comprehensive and efficient streaming media audio and video recording solution for the fields of remote cooperation, online education, security monitoring and the like.
Owner:SHENZHEN LAIBANG IND CO LTD

Method and interface for home media control

This application relates to methods and interfaces for home media control. The present disclosure relates generally to interfaces and techniques for media playback on one or more devices. According to some embodiments, an electronic device includes a display, one or more processors, and memory. The electronic device receives a user input, and in response to receiving the user input, displays, on the display, a multi-device interface that includes one or more indicators associated with a plurality of available playback devices that are connected to the device and available to initiate playback of media from the device and media playback status of the plurality of available playback devices.
Owner:APPLE INC

Media behavior data acquisition method and device and vehicle

The invention discloses a media behavior data collection method and device and a vehicle, and the method comprises the steps: responding to a first playing state change event triggered by clicking a media control assembly, and carrying out the data collection of a first playing state from a logic processor corresponding to the media control assembly through a data source adaption interface matched with a plurality of heterogeneous media control assemblies, acquiring playing identification data corresponding to a current playing object in the media control component; based on a playing time length tracker, performing time sequence comparison on the latest playing object data returned by the logic processor so as to generate a corresponding second playing state change event when a playing tool or a playing state corresponding to the latest playing object data is switched; through the API gateway, the playing identification data corresponding to the current playing object and / or the second playing state change event are / is reported to the cloud server, so that the burying point logic is no longer realized by depending on the service logic in the media control component, and decoupling of the two is realized.
Owner:GREAT WALL MOTOR CO LTD

Multi-port media access channel (MAC) with flexible data-path width

Multi-port Media Control Channel (MAC) with flexible data-path width. A multi-port receive (RX) MAC block includes multiple RX ports and a plurality of RX circuit blocks comprising an RX MAC pipeline for performing MAC Layer operations on RX data received at the RX ports. The RX circuit blocks are connected with variable-width datapath segments, and the RX MAC block is configured to implement a multi-port arbitration scheme such as a TDM (Time-Division Multiplexed) scheme under which RX data received at a given RX port are forwarded over the variable-width datapath segments using datapath widths associated with that RX port. A multi-port transmit (TX) MAC block implementing a TX MAC pipeline comprising TX circuit blocks connected with variable-width datapath segments is also provided. The RX and TX MAC blocks include CRC modules configured to calculate CRC values on input data received over datapaths having different widths.
Owner:INTEL CORP

System and method for animated figures with real-time reactive projection media for optical performance capture

A reactive media system (8) includes a motion control system (50) having an animated figure (12) having a body and actuators configured to adjust an image portion of the body in response to interaction data received from one or more interaction data sources. The reactive media system includes a media control system (20) having a tracking camera (64) configured to generate a signal indicative of a current position and orientation of the image portion based on a set of trackers (60) coupled to the image portion. The media control system includes a media controller configured to receive the signal, determine the current position and orientation based on the signal, and generate data indicative of an image to be projected onto an outer surface of the image portion having the current position and orientation. The media control system further includes a projector (16) configured to receive the data from the media controller and project the image onto the outer surface.
Owner:UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS LLC