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Utility
Speaker-Identification Model for Controlling Operation of a Media Player
14 Dec 23
In one aspect, an example method includes (i) obtaining, by a media player of a media presentation system, an audio signal, where the audio signal includes a voice command and is obtained using a microphone of the media presentation system; (ii) identifying, by the media player, which of multiple speakers of a household uttered the voice command using the audio signal and a speaker-identification model; (iii) performing, by the media player, an action corresponding to the voice command; and (iv) based on the identifying of the speaker using the audio signal and the speaker-identification model, selecting, by the media player, a user profile associated with the identified speaker within a streaming channel so as to bypass a profile selection screen of the streaming channel.
Frank Maker
Filed: 24 Mar 23
Utility
Power Monitoring of Devices
14 Dec 23
Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for a device including a functional circuit, a power monitor circuit, and a controller.
GREGORY MACK GARNER, David Stern, David Westerhoff, Anthony John Wood
Filed: 16 May 23
Utility
Content-modification system with content segment frequency feature
12 Dec 23
In one aspect, a method includes determining that a content-presentation device is scheduled to receive a content segment on a channel to which the content-presentation device is tuned.
Brian Jentz
Filed: 18 Nov 22
Utility
Content-modification system with probability-based selection feature
12 Dec 23
In one aspect, a method includes identifying an upcoming content modification opportunity on a channel.
Matthew George Grover
Filed: 22 Nov 22
Utility
Overriding multimedia device
12 Dec 23
Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for switching the output of an overriding multimedia device from a first input to a second input or a combination of the first input and the second input.
Eric Casten Riepling
Filed: 3 Nov 22
Utility
In-sync digital waveform comparison to determine pass/fail results of a device under test (DUT)
12 Dec 23
Embodiments described herein generally relate to analyzing a signal generated by a device under test (DUT).
Nermin Osmanovic, Deepak Chand Jangid
Filed: 23 Aug 21
Utility
Computing System with Channel-change-based Trigger Feature
7 Dec 23
In one aspect, an example method includes receiving, by a computing system, media content; generating, by the computing system, a fingerprint of the received media content; determining, by the computing system, that a channel-change operation was performed; responsive to determining that the channel-change operation was performed, transmitting, by the computing system, the generated fingerprint to a content identification server to identify the received media content; and performing an action based on the identified media content.
Wilson HARRON, Konstantinos Antonios DIMITRIOU
Filed: 18 Aug 23
Utility
Skipping the Opening Sequence of Streaming Content
7 Dec 23
Described herein are various embodiments directed to skipping the opening sequence of streaming content.
Anthony Wood, Joseph Hollinger
Filed: 11 Jul 22
Utility
Dynamic Video Overlays
7 Dec 23
A client device accesses a video input stream from an intermediate device for display.
Markus K. Cremer, Peter Dunker, Steven D. Scherf, David Henry Pearce, Sherman Ling Fung Li, Wilson Harron, Konstantinos Antonios Dimitriou, Dewey Ho Lee
Filed: 30 Aug 22
Utility
Preserving channel lock and performing dynamic ad insertion (DAI) in a multi-device setup
5 Dec 23
Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for preserving channel lock while performing dynamic ad insertion (DAI) in a multi-device setup.
Matthew Grover
Filed: 23 Mar 22
Utility
Port-connected television upgrader device
5 Dec 23
Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for a port-connected television upgrader system.
Prateek Tandon, Cameron Esfahani, David Stern, Robin Edgell
Filed: 12 Oct 21
Utility
Rendering a dynamic endemic banner on streaming platforms using content recommendation systems and advanced banner personalization
5 Dec 23
Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for utilizing a content recommendation system powering a streaming media publisher channel, in conjunction with an object recognition model, to enhance dynamic generation of a banner being shown to a user via an awareness or performance campaign.
Mehul Sanghavi, Rohit Mahto, Kelly Lee, Madhulika Taneja
Filed: 17 Aug 22
Utility
Generating crowdsourced trailers based on forward or rewind commands
5 Dec 23
Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for automatically and programmatically generating crowdsource trailers.
Christopher James Tegethoff, Abhijit Pol, Anthony Wood
Filed: 27 Apr 22
Utility
Automated trailer generation
5 Dec 23
Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product aspects, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for generating trailers (previews) for multimedia content.
Abhishek Bambha, Ronica Jethwa, Rohit Mahto, Nam Vo, Fei Xiao, Lian Liu
Filed: 7 Dec 22
Utility
Hdmi Customized Ad Insertion
30 Nov 23
Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for ad insertion by a display device coupled to a media device via a high-definition media interface (HDMI) connection, where the media device provides media content and/or a control signal.
Purushottam NARAYANA, Andre GODDARD ROSA
Filed: 9 Aug 23
Utility
Placing Orders for a Subject Included In a Multimedia Segment of a Content Channel
30 Nov 23
Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, method and/or computer program product embodiments for a multimedia environment that includes a computing device coupled to a mobile device and other components.
Santosh Eppalapally
Filed: 24 May 22
Utility
Content-modification system with advertisement reconciliation feature
28 Nov 23
In one aspect, a method includes while a first content-presentation device is performing a content-replacement operation in which the first content-presentation device outputs a replacement advertisement segment in place of an advertisement segment, determining, by a computing system, that the advertisement segment is not an expected modifiable advertisement segment.
Matthew Grover
Filed: 26 Jan 23
Utility
Real-time assessment of multimedia service in a particular environment
28 Nov 23
Some embodiments include assessing multimedia service in a particular environment, determining in real-time whether an extender device would improve the multimedia service in the particular environment, and communicating a recommendation via a graphical user interface (GUI).
Amalavoyal Narasimha Chari, Jim Funk, Sujatha Jagannathan, Liang-Jong Huang, Jason Schmidlapp, Tito Thomas, Ilya Asnis
Filed: 23 Jun 22
Utility
Automatically Determining an Optimal Supplemental Content Spot In a Media Stream
23 Nov 23
Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for determining an optimal spot to insert supplemental content into a media stream to maximize the consumption of the supplemental content by users.
Matthew GROVER
Filed: 3 Aug 23
Utility
Dynamic Replacement of Objectionable Content In Linear Content Streams
23 Nov 23
A method and system for controlling whether to have a content-presentation device dynamically replace a modifiable content segment, such as a replaceable ad, that is upcoming on a channel being received by the content-presentation device.
Matthew Grover, Nick Hammett
Filed: 31 Jul 23