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CollaboraTV,
Web-based CollaboraTV lets viewers insert comments & feedback into video for others to see, in real time or later. Makes TV-viewing a shared experience, or makes it easy to comment on video content.
Interest Profiles For Audio And/Or Video Streams,
Tue Mar 05 17:25:21 EST 2013
A method includes receiving at least one criterion to identify at least one media item. The method includes determining one or more media items that satisfy the at least one criterion. The method includes determining a group interest profile for each of the one or more media items. A particular group interest profile indicates a portion-varying level of group interest toward the at least one media item. The particular group interest profile is based on a plurality of ratings input by a plurality of members of a group for a plurality of portions of the at least one media item. The method includes determining a plurality of high-interest portions of the at least one media item based on the plurality of group interest profiles. The method also includes creating a high-interest media item that combines the plurality of high-interest portions.
Avatars In Social Interactive Television,
Tue Nov 13 16:12:20 EST 2012
Virtual environments are presented on displays along with multimedia programs to permit viewers to participate in a social interactive television environment. The virtual environments include avatars that are created and maintained in part using continually updated animation data that may be captured from cameras that monitor viewing areas in a plurality of sites. User input from the viewers may be processed in determining which viewers are presented in instances of the virtual environment. Continually updating the animation data results in avatars accurately depicting a viewer's facial expressions and other characteristics. Presence data may be collected and used to determine when to capture background images from a viewing area that may later be subtracted during the capture of animation data. Speech recognition technology may be employed to provide callouts within a virtual environment.
System And Method Of Providing Video Content Commentary,
Tue Jul 24 16:11:09 EDT 2012
A method of providing video content commentary is disclosed that includes sending video content to a first set-top box device at a first time, where the first set-top box device is associated with a first subscriber. The method also includes receiving data corresponding to a comment submitted by the first subscriber. The comment relates to a particular portion of the video content. Further, the method includes sending the video content to a second set-top box device at a second time, where the second set-top box device is associated with a second subscriber. The video content sent to the second set-top box device includes a graphical representation of the comment.
Avatars In Social Interactive Television,
Tue Jan 17 16:09:02 EST 2012
Virtual environments are presented on displays along with multimedia programs to permit viewers to participate in a social interactive television environment. The virtual environments include avatars that are created and maintained in part using continually updated animation data that may be captured from cameras that monitor viewing areas in a plurality of sites. User input from the viewers may be processed in determining which viewers are presented in instances of the virtual environment. Continually updating the animation data results in avatars accurately depicting a viewer's facial expressions and other characteristics. Presence data may be collected and used to determine when to capture background images from a viewing area that may later be subtracted during the capture of animation data. Speech recognition technology may be employed to provide callouts within a virtual environment.
Interest Profiles For Audio And/Or Video Streams,
Tue Jan 17 16:09:01 EST 2012
A user interest profile, which indicates a portion-varying level of user interest toward a first streaming media item, is determined. The user interest profile is based on a plurality of ratings inputted by a user for a plurality of respective portions of the first streaming media item. A second streaming media item is recommended to the user based on the user interest profile.
Avatars In Social Interactive Television,
Tue May 31 16:05:18 EDT 2011
Virtual environments are presented on displays along with multimedia programs to permit viewers to participate in a social interactive television environment. The virtual environments include avatars that are created and maintained in part using continually updated animation data that may be captured from cameras that monitor viewing areas in a plurality of sites. User input from the viewers may be processed in determining which viewers are presented in instances of the virtual environment. Continually updating the animation data results in avatars accurately depicting a viewer's facial expressions and other characteristics. Presence data may be collected and used to determine when to capture background images from a viewing area that may later be subtracted during the capture of animation data. Speech recognition technology may be employed to provide callouts within a virtual environment.
Method and apparatus for displaying and header scrolling a hierarchical data structure,
Tue May 18 18:09:46 EDT 2004
Methods and apparatus can scroll a displayed hierarchical data structure. A hierarchical data structure can include a first parent node and a plurality of child nodes of the parent node, the plurality of subordinate nodes including a first child node and a second child node. The first parent node can be displayed in a first position of a display area. The first child node can be displayed in a second position of the display area, the second position being adjacent the first position. The second child node can be displayed in the display area. A first instruction to scroll at least the second child node in a direction toward the first position can be received, and the second child node can be displayed in the second position.
Method and apparatus for cell scrolling a data structure,
Tue Feb 10 18:09:02 EST 2004
Apparatus and methods to scroll a plurality of data. A first portion of a first data can be displayed within a first display area, and a first portion of a second data can be displayed within a second display area. A cell scrolling instruction may be received, and a cell scrolling display value may be determined based at least in part on the received cell scrolling instruction. A second portion of the first data can be selected based at least in part on the cell scrolling display value, and a second portion of the second data can be selected based at least in part on the cell scrolling display value. The second portion of the first data can be displayed within the first display area, and the second portion of the second data can be displayed within the second display area.
Surfing friendly multicasting arrangement,
Tue Nov 18 18:08:53 EST 2003
An arrangement that is particularly suitable for Internet, where a user receives a number of channels concurrently. The channel that is of current interest to the user is sent with a given bandwidth, while other channels (surfing channels) are sent at reduced bandwidth. The user's receiver buffers all of the received channels, and plays the channel of current interest in full fidelity. When a user wishes to surf, the buffered surfing channels are made available and are played to the user in accordance with the user's requests. When the user selects another channel to be of current interest, the user's terminal sends out a request for the new channel to be sent to the user at the given bandwidth, and thence provides the user with the newly selected channel at full fidelity.
Method and apparatus for displaying and header scrolling a hierarchical data structure,
Tue Aug 06 18:08:22 EDT 2002
Methods and apparatus can scroll a displayed hierarchical data structure. A hierarchical data structure can include a first parent node and a plurality of child nodes of the parent node, the plurality of subordinate nodes including a first child node and a second child node. The first parent node can be displayed in a first position of a display area. The first child node can be displayed in a second position of the display area, the second position being adjacent the first position. The second child node can be displayed in the display area. A first instruction to scroll at least the second child node in a direction toward the first position can be received, and the second child node can be displayed in the second position.
Method and apparatus for displaying and tree scrolling a hierarchical data structure,
Tue Apr 30 18:07:50 EDT 2002
Methods and apparatus to display and scroll hierarchical data. A plurality of parent nodes can be displayed within a first display area, with each displayed parent node of the plurality of parent nodes having at least one child node. A computer can determine that at most one child node for each displayed parent node of the plurality of parent nodes is to be displayed. A child node scrolling instruction can be received. A child node display percentile can be determined based at least in part on the child node scrolling instruction. One child node of each displayed parent node of the plurality of parent nodes can be selected based at least in part on the determined child node display percentile. Each selected one child node of each displayed parent node of the plurality of parent nodes can be displayed in a second display area, with each displayed child node being displayed as associated with the displayed parent node of the displayed child node.
