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279 results about "Television programming" patented technology

Multimodal chatbots based on characters

Techniques are disclosed for enabling creators to create multimodal chatbots that are based on or simulate / model characters. The characters may be from audiovisual (AV) media such as films and TV shows or real people. The application leverages a combination of Visual Interpretation AI, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), Low-Rank Adaptation (LoRA), and function calling to provide rich, interactive experiences. The inferencing performed by an instant multimodal chatbot utilizes base weights, character weights, relationship weights, experience weights as we as environmental inputs. An instant chatbot uses a number of AI models including a video to text model, an image to text model, a sensory to text model, a large language model, a text to video model, a text to image model and a text to voice model. A user can interact with the chatbot in a variety of ways including text, audio and video.
Owner:IGNITE CHANNEL INC

Automated enhancement of metadata in media program database using embedded vectors

Systems, devices and automated processes are described for automated enhancement of metadata in a database of information about movies, television shows or other media programs. Gaps or errors in metadata describing the different programs in the database can be corrected using a digital architecture in which one or more sources are queried for missing information. Queries may be directed toward a large language model (LLM) or other artificial intelligence (AI) engine, if desired, that represents information about the media programs as embedded vectors that can be compared to query data to identify additional information about the media programs.
Owner:DISH NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES INDIA PTE LTD

Virtual actor based on 4D Gaussian splashing and XR and on-site immersive real-time presentation system and method thereof

The invention belongs to the technical field of augmented reality (XR) and computer vision crossing, relates to fusion application in immersive digital performance, and provides a virtual actor reconstruction and immersive presentation system based on 4D Gaussian splash modeling and XR space positioning. The system comprises a set of spherical multi-camera-position high-synchronization camera shooting matrix used for capturing dynamic images of actors; performing dynamic modeling on the multi-angle image through a 4D Gaussian splashing technology, and outputting a virtual actor point cloud model which can be used by XR equipment; vPS visual positioning and an SLAM tracking module are combined, and precise mapping positioning of a performance space is achieved in AR / MR equipment. The method supports the immersive watching of the actor image at the audience end at a 360-degree free visual angle, and realizes the natural presentation of the virtual actor without dead angles and wearing in cooperation with shielding judgment and a real-time rendering engine. The system is widely applicable to on-site entertainment scenes such as immersive theaters, text travel performances, brand activities, concerts and television programs.
Owner:SHANGHAI SHICHEN CULTURAL COMMUNICATION CO LTD

Systems and Methods for Video Encoding and Segmentation

Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for segmenting a video content item (e.g., movie, TV-show) into a collection of scenes. Video frames may be grouped into shots, and visual relationships between image portions within each shot are identified by a self-attention model. The output may be further processed by a gated state space model to identify visual relationships between features in different shots. Multiple instances of the self-attention model and the gated state space model may be used to focus on different aspects of the video content item, for finding the relationships. An aggregated output may be provided to a prediction model and processed by the prediction model to determine scene boundaries. The determined scene boundaries or segmented scenes may be used for various user applications such as ad insertion, chapter selection, content searching, browsing, etc.
Owner:COMCAST CABLE COMM LLC

Child mode and education content processing method and device based on artificial intelligence

The invention discloses a children mode and education content processing method and device based on artificial intelligence, and the method comprises the steps: when a smart television is in a children watching mode, controlling to start an eye protection mode, automatically starting blue light filtering, and automatically adjusting the brightness to be suitable for children watching, and filtering television programs only allowing the playing of children television programs; starting AI intelligent content screening and recommendation, screening the education content of the children of the right age, and outputting and playing; receiving interactive learning feedback data of the user; and detecting and recording use detail data of the smart television in the child mode in real time, analyzing the use detail data, identifying the interest point and learning progress of the current child user, and generating a visual report. Through a special child watching mode, the education content and parent control functions are integrated, the equipment use condition of the child can be effectively supervised, and the recommended education cultivation scheme is output through the AI technology, so that convenience is provided for the use of the user.
Owner:SHENZHEN COOCAA NETWORK TECH CO LTD

Cross-platform television program tracking system

The invention relates to the technical field of program tracking, in particular to a cross-platform television program tracking system, which comprises an equipment prediction module for collecting equipment use data of a user, constructing a Bayesian network prediction model, analyzing a switching mode of the user among various equipment, and combining a watching progress and a content type of a television program, and generating an equipment switching prediction result through statistical analysis and prediction of the time for the user to replace the equipment. According to the method and the device, the switching mode of the user among various devices is analyzed and combined with the watching progress and the content type of the television program, so that the user experience is optimized, and the seamless switching capability of program watching is enhanced. Besides, environmental factors such as position information, equipment electric quantity and network state are collected and analyzed in real time, so that the system can adjust the prediction model according to the key environmental factors, and more accurate video cache adjustment is realized in evaluation of network speed and current buffer size.
Owner:SHENZHEN ZHONGKE RUI TECH CO LTD

Automated enhancement of metadata in media program database

Systems, devices and automated processes are described for automated enhancement of metadata in a database of information about movies, television shows or other media programs. Gaps or errors in metadata describing the different programs in the database can be corrected using a digital architecture in which one or more sources are queried for missing information. Queries may be directed toward a large language model (LLM) or other artificial intelligence (AI) engine, if desired.
Owner:DISH NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES INDIA PTE LTD

Machine learning systems and methods for predicting end-user consumption of future multimedia transmissions

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Methods and systems for prediction audience ratings are disclosed. A database of television (TV) viewing data may include program records for a multiplicity of existing TV programs. A system may receive a training plurality of program records from the TV viewing data, and for each program record a most similar TV program based on content characteristics may be identified. A synthetic program record may be constructed by merging features of each record and its most similar record. Audience performance metrics may be omitted from synthetic records. An aggregate of the training plurality of program records and the synthetic program records may be used to train a machine-learning (ML) model to predict audience performance metrics of the new or hypothetical TV programs not yet available for viewing and / or not yet transmitted or streamed.
Owner:GRACENOTE INC

Programmatic advertising platform

A system and method provides for the use of a proprietary platform to predict impressions and to predict and design ad campaigns. Specifically, a proprietary programmatic advertisement platform correlates television programming asset sources with actual viewing behavior of broadcasts associated with the television programming assets and ad content associated with the ad campaign. The correlation produces a predicted performance value used to generate an ad campaign. For instance, the invention enables television programming asset sources and viewership information providers to communicate with the programmatic advertisement platform in a way that adds value to or otherwise facilitates the valuation of the television programming asset sources in context of the particular ad. Thus, the programmatic advertisement platform delivers improved performance and lower effective cost of television ad campaigns by using automation for simplification and advanced targeting algorithms to reach desired audiences more efficiently.
Owner:A4 MEDIA & DATA SOLUTIONS LLC

Predictive measurement of end-user consumption of scheduled multimedia transmissions

Methods and systems for determining projected amounts of viewing time of a TV program by end-users are disclosed. Data including end-user type, a TV program descriptor, TV network, and start time of transmission may be received. End-users may be identified by end-user type. A machine-learning model applied to the data and viewing history data may generate parameters for determining how much of the TV program they are each expected to view during a sequence of time intervals. For each end-user, the parameters may be applied to make a determination of temporal-fraction values of the TV program the end-user is expected to view during the time interval, and for each time interval, conditioning values used to condition the determination for the next time interval. Projected subtotals of viewing time may be determined, based on the temporal-fraction values. A projected total amount viewing time of the TV program may then be determined.
Owner:GRACENOTE INC

Detecting inter-person conversations using a smart wearable device

A method, smart wearable device and computer program product for detecting inter-person conversations. Audio data is captured on the smart wearable device. Such audio data may be from various sources, including sounds that only involve listening by an individual (e.g., television show) and sounds that involves an individual participating in face-to-face communication. Acoustic features are then extracted from the captured audio data. Such extracted acoustic features are a description of the captured audio data. Neural network embedding features are then extracted from the extracted acoustic features using a first neural network model. The extracted neural network embedding features are then fused into a second neural network model (configured to detect inter-person conversations based on detecting speaker change point(s)) to perform user conversation inference. In this manner, inter-person conversations are more effectively detected using a smart wearable device.
Owner:BOARD OF RGT THE UNIV OF TEXAS SYST

Digital television terminal, playing method and device, medium, program product and chip

The invention discloses a digital television program playing method, an electronic device, a computer readable storage medium, a computer program product, a chip and a digital television terminal.The playing method comprises the steps that when a target program is recorded, a transport stream packet to which an intra-frame coding frame of the target program belongs is filtered out, encrypting a transport stream packet to which the intra-frame coding frame belongs to obtain an encrypted packet; when a target program is played back, a recording file of the target program is obtained, and the recording file comprises the encrypted packet; in the first multi-speed playback mode, decrypting and decoding the encrypted packet in the recorded file to obtain an audio and video original code stream of the intra-frame coding frame; and playing the audio and video original code stream of the intra-frame coding frame at a first speed, wherein the first speed is higher than the standard speed. According to the method, in the high-speed playback mode, large jump of the display picture can be avoided, and the display quality is improved.
Owner:JINGCHEN SEMICON SHENZHEN CO LTD

Broadcast television program monitoring method and device, computer equipment and medium

The invention provides a radio and television program monitoring method and device, computer equipment and a medium, and the method comprises the steps: responding to a program signal of a radio and television program received by each monitoring point; determining a target monitoring point where an abnormal condition occurs, the abnormal condition, and an abnormal broadcast television program where the abnormal condition occurs at the target monitoring point; determining an abnormal link node based on the target monitoring point, the abnormal condition and an abnormal broadcast television program of the abnormal condition at the target monitoring point; and determining a disposal mode for the abnormal link node based on the abnormal link node and the abnormal condition of the abnormal broadcast television program. According to the embodiment of the invention, the state change of the broadcast television program can be quickly responded, the abnormal state can be found at the first time, the solution can be given at the first time, and the efficiency of program signal monitoring and abnormal state handling operation is improved.
Owner:国家广播电视总局呼和浩特地球站

System

To allow users to watch globally-broadcasted video streaming services and television programs with subtitles and audio in the selected language using a single switch.SOLUTION: There is provided a system that allows users to watch globally-broadcasted video streaming services and television programs with subtitles and audio in the selected language using a single switch.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Owner:SOFTBANK GROUP CORP

Intelligent video editing method based on large language model

The invention discloses an intelligent video editing method based on a large language model, which is based on mechanism resource library materials and combines AI artificial intelligence technologies such as the large language model, a cross-modal engine, voice recognition and synthesis, an audio-visual language model and the like with video and audio production. Character manuscripts in professional media content production are processed through a large language model, video and audio materials are comprehensively and intelligently analyzed through a cross-modal engine, a voice recognition engine and the like, and intelligent lens matching is performed in a cross-modal index database and a synchronous sound index database in a semantic matching mode. And an editor can manually and quickly adjust and modify the intelligent editing result. The method can be used for intelligent production of programs such as new media short videos, event broadcast video news, television program secondary creation, movie and television play clips, collection and the like, a brand new video production mode is provided for media institutions and professional content producers, and the production requirements for mass video content under the video push system in the Internet era are met.
Owner:BEIJING DAYANG TECH DEV

Systems and methods for determining subscription data

A media guidance application is provided by which users can view program listings associated with programming that the user may access using other user equipment devices. The media guidance application, implemented on, for example, a remote system, may determine through communications with television equipment whether or not the television equipment is authorized to provide a particular package of television programming to be viewed by the user. For example, an online program guide application may determine whether or not television equipment allows a user to view particular channels and, based on that determination, proceed to determine what packages of programming the user subscribes to. A customized program guide may then be displayed based on what programming the user subscribes to on various systems.
Owner:ADEIA GUIDES INC

Caption generation device and program

To improve the accuracy of generating captions for images in television programs.SOLUTION: A caption generation device includes: a metadata extraction unit that extracts a first image and first metadata related to a first program, from a television broadcast stream; and a caption generation unit that generates a caption corresponding to text based on the first metadata and the first image using a machine learning model that has learned the correspondence between text and images, and, correct captions for the text and images.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2
Owner:NIPPON HOSO KYOKAI

Automated replacement of video program content

Advertisements in broadcast television programming are digitally replaced with different ads prior to viewing. Replacement can occur in time and / or place shifted content, and can be used to promote a particular advertisement that the viewer has not yet seen, thereby improving the reach of the ad without oversaturation. Data reporting by the playback devices is collected in a database of viewed ads. The information in the database can be used to refresh previously-viewed ads, to increase saturation of particular ads, to replace previously-broadcast but no longer relevant ads, or for other purposes as desired.
Owner:SLING TV LLC

Content reception device and distribution device

To provide a user-friendly content receiving device and distributing device.SOLUTION: The content reception device suspends the download and bookmarks the content when a sufficient storage time limit can be confirmed by the designation of the moving image content, and downloads the content when the storage time limit cannot be confirmed or the storage time limit is approaching. To restart reproduction of a moving image content designated at the time of previous power-off when power is turned on. A constant communication state with a communication server is established by a normal operation of a television. To enable appreciation from the beginning or the like of a program of moving image contents of the same contents and download of the whole data by accessing a communication server by a link from a television program in the middle of broadcasting. A server side stores moving picture contents data of the same contents with a time limit in cross-reference with a broadcast program. At the time of live streaming distribution, distribution is automatically performed from a packet at the time of access, and archive data are automatically distributed from a head packet or the like.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2
Owner:田中 雅英

Systems and methods for updating television receiving devices

Systems and methods for updating television receiving devices (such as cable and satellite set-top boxes) include functionality that pre-downloads software or firmware updates for the receiving device on a mobile device, such as a smartphone, of a television service provider technician. In order to communicate the updates to the receiving device from the mobile device, during initial installation of the set-top box at the customer premises, the technician connects his or her mobile device to the same input of the set-top box that normally receives the television programming and remote software or firmware updates from the television service provider. The mobile device may include or be coupled to an adapter that adapts a signal and hardware interface from an output interface of the mobile device to a signal and hardware interface compatible with the input interface of the set-top box.
Owner:DISH NETWORK LLC

Radio frequency interface and display device

The embodiment of the utility model relates to the technical field of display equipment, and discloses a radio frequency interface and display equipment. A radio frequency interface includes a base assembly and an interface assembly. The base assembly is used for being electrically connected with a circuit board assembly of external display equipment, and the base assembly is provided with a containing cavity. At least part of the interface assembly is arranged in the containing cavity, the interface assembly is electrically connected with the base assembly, the interface assembly can stretch out and draw back relative to the base assembly so as to be switched between the stretching-out state and the retracting state, and the interface assembly is used for being connected with an external cable in an inserted mode so as to receive cable television programs. The interface assembly is made into a telescopic structure, and when the interface assembly needs to be connected with an external input source, the interface assembly is in an extending state so that the interface assembly can be conveniently connected with an input source cable in an inserted mode; when the display device does not need to be connected with an external input source, the interface assembly is in a retracted state, the probability of dust deposition and damage caused by exposure of the interface assembly is reduced, and the attractiveness of the display device is improved.
Owner:GUANGZHOU SHIKUN ELECTRONICS TECH CO LTD

Dynamic item highlighting system

A method and apparatus for highlighting a program listing in a set of program listings based on selection criteria. The selection criteria may indicate that the a broadcaster has agreed to pay a service provider in return for the service provider ensuring that a program listing, corresponding to the program of the broadcaster, is highlighted in a program page that displays a set of program listings, such as television program listings. If there are multiple program listings, listed in a program page, that are to be highlighted, then details of the respective contracts may be used to determine which program listing to highlight. Such details may include the total contract value, a ratio of contract value-to-page view, and / or the time of contract formation.
Owner:ADEIA MEDIA SOLUTIONS INC

Information processing system, information processing method and program

The purpose is to make it easier to provide useful information for television program production. [Solution] An information processing system is provided in which a data acquisition unit is configured to acquire viewing data, the viewing data having identification data and situation data related to the identification data, the identification data being data for identifying a viewer of a television program, and the situation data being data corresponding to the viewer's viewing of the television program, a pattern data generation unit is configured to generate pattern data based on the viewing data, the pattern data having viewing classification data associated with a plurality of viewing patterns for classifying the situation data, each viewing pattern defining which of a plurality of set periods during the broadcast period of the television program the situation data corresponds to, and the viewing classification data having data corresponding to the number of identification data related to the situation data classified as each viewing pattern.
Owner:K K VIDEO RES

Main body of a graphic user interface for display and selection of television programs by an electronic device

1. The name of the design product: the main body of the graphical user interface for displaying and selecting television programs of electronic equipment. 2. The use of the design product: an electronic device. 3. The design points of the design product: the claimed part of the graphical user interface. 4. The picture or photo that best shows the design points: front view. 5. The use of the graphical user interface: the graphical user interface is used for human-computer interaction and implementation of the functions of the electronic equipment, and can be used for displaying and selecting television programs such as sports matches, movies, etc., and the claimed part of the graphical user interface is the main body of the graphical user interface for displaying and selecting television programs. 6. The human-computer interaction mode of the graphical user interface: the graphical user interface can be interacted by clicking, pressing, sliding or operating the graphical user interface, or by operating the electronic equipment or the remote controller connected to the electronic equipment. 7. Other circumstances that need to be explained: the dashed line does not constitute part of the claimed design.
Owner:APPLE INC

Method and equipment for displaying digital human sign language

The invention provides a method and equipment for displaying digital human sign languages. The method can be applied to a first device, and the method can comprise the steps that first audio data are acquired, and the first audio data comprise audio data of human voice; sending the first audio data to a second device; receiving a first action parameter sequence of the digital human sign language sent by the second equipment; the first action parameter sequence is rendered according to the display speed, a multi-frame image of the digital sign language is obtained, the display speed is related to the completion time of rendering a second action parameter sequence corresponding to second audio data by the first device, and the second audio data is audio data of human voice obtained before the first device obtains the first audio data. In the technical scheme, the device can generate the digital human sign language actions in real time according to the human voice when the user watches a video or a television program, and plays the digital human sign language actions in real time, so as to provide sign language translation service for the hearing impaired user in real time.
Owner:HUAWEI TECH CO LTD

Television receiver wager staging

A television receiver may present live television programming along with a sports gaming interface that indicates various betting options that are selectable by a television viewer via a remote control. The television receiver may receive a selection of a betting option presented in the sports gaming interface. A request may then be sent to a mobile device of the television viewer. The television receiver may in response to the selection, transmit a bet identifier of the selected betting option and an account identifier to the television service provider system. After a user has funded the bet and completed the transaction via a mobile device, the sports gaming interface may indicate the active bet.
Owner:DISH NETWORK LLC

Tuning system with intelligent prompt system for radio and television

The invention discloses a radio and television tuning system with an intelligent prompt system, and the system comprises an audio collection module which is used for obtaining original audio signals from a plurality of audio sources; the intelligent analysis module is used for performing feature extraction and classification on the audio signals based on a machine learning model, identifying audio types and evaluating audio quality; the intelligent prompt module is used for generating corresponding tuning suggestions according to the result of the intelligent analysis module and preset audio standards and program types; the user interaction interface provides a graphical interface for a tuner to check the intelligent prompt and execute corresponding operation; and the automation control module allows the basic tuning adjustment to be automatically applied after the authorization of the tuner is obtained. According to the radio and television tuning system with the intelligent prompt system, by introducing an advanced intelligent technology and a humanized design, high efficiency, precision and individuation of tuning work are realized, and the audio quality of broadcast and television programs is remarkably improved.
Owner:王宗昌

portable TV

1. Name of the product of this design: Portable TV. 2. Application of this design product: For use in audio-visual products with built-in batteries, which can be used to watch TV programs, play multimedia content (movies, music), etc. in outdoor or indoor locations, and can also be used as a display. 3. The key point of the design of this product lies in its shape. 4. The picture or photo that best illustrates the design points: three-dimensional picture.
Owner:SHENZHEN KONSTA ELECTRONIC CO LTD

Main body of a television receiver

1. Name of the designed product: main body of TV receiver. 2. Use of the designed product: the designed product is used for receiving TV programs and connecting with external devices. 3. Design points of the designed product: the shape shown by solid line in the view. 4. Picture or photo showing the design points: perspective view 2.
Owner:LG ELECTRONICS INC