106 results about "Content processor" patented technology

A digital content preparation system that includes a metadata acquisition tool for acquiring metadata associated with the digital content, and a digital content processor for processing the digital content by performing at least one of watermarking, encoding, and encrypting. A work flow manager manages processings by the metadata acquisition tool and the digital content processor. In one preferred embodiment, the metadata acquisition tool includes an automatic metadata acquisition tool and a manual metadata acquisition tool, and the digital content processor includes an encoder and an encrypter. The present invention also provides a method for preparing digital content. According to the method, metadata associated with the digital content is acquired, and the digital content is processed by at least one of watermarking, encoding, and encrypting. Processings in the acquiring step and the processing step are managed. In a preferred method, the acquiring step includes automatically retrieving at least a portion of the metadata and allowing manual entry of at least a portion of the metadata, and the processing step includes encoding the digital content and encrypting the encoded digital content.

A system for transmitting information to a display includes one or more content sources, a network, a content processor, and a display device. The content sources are each capable of transmitting content to a content router in first formats according to packet-based communication protocol. The network selectively couples content sources to the content processor. The content processor requests and receives content from a selected content source. The content processor then modifies the first formats and generates a video stream based on the received content and transmits the video stream to the display device. The display device then displays the video stream.

A system and method of identifying and providing content to a user is described. The method is performed by a controller with an internet interface. A controller receives electronic program guide data, the electronic program guide data being selectively displayed on a primary display device. An attribute processor parses the received electronic program guide data to identify at least one program description attribute for a currently tuned program. A content processor searches the received electronic program guide and detects at least one further program having the identified at least one program description attribute. The content processor identifies the at least one further program as recommended content in step and a user interface generator generates, a user interface display including the recommended content user interface including a user selectable data item representing the recommended content for display on a secondary display device different from the primary display device.

Packets received over a network are routed using a packet engine of the invention based on information contained in layer 4 or above. The information for switching is contained in the header information of the packet. Based on this higher level information, the packet engine may drop the packet, redirect the packet, load balance the packet, perform bandwidth provisioning (e.g., limit the speed of a connection), or adjust quality of service (e.g., change priority or rearrange a queue of packets to be handled), or combinations of these.

A content processor application is loaded into memory from a master image to form a runtime content processor application image. An integration agent dynamically integrates a protection agent into the loaded runtime content processor application image to form a customized content processor application with extended functionality. Only the runtime content processor application image is extended with the protection agent—the application master image remains unaltered.

A system and method for file system content processing. In one embodiment, the system may include a storage device configured to store data and a file system configured to manage access to the storage device, to store file system content, to perform in-band detection of a file system content access event, and to responsively generate an event record. The system may further include a content processor configured to perform out-of-band detection of the event record and to responsively generate additional file system content.

The objective of the invention is the constant optimization of the sizes of buffers required for a transmission process and a reception process, and the effective use of memory resources. A contents processor includes a contents change detector. When the contents are changed, the contents change detector transmits to a wireless communication unit a contents identifier corresponding to contents that are to be newly processed by the wireless communication unit. The wireless communication unit includes a contents information table in which information concerning the contents is stored. The wireless communication unit examines the contents information table, obtains the sizes of buffers required for a transmission process and a reception process, based on the contents identifier transmitted by the contents processor, and redistributes the transmission buffer and the reception buffer for a buffer queue.

Systems and methods are disclosed herein for determining an insurance evaluation based on an industrial classification. The system includes a content processor, a computerized predictive model, and a business logic processor. The content processor retrieves content from a website related to an entity seeking an insurance policy and extracts data from the website content. The computerized predictive model accepts the data extracted from the website content from the content processor, processes the extracted data, and outputs data indicative of at least one industrial classification associated with the entity. The business logic processor determines an insurance evaluation of the entity based on its industrial classification(s).

An apparatus for processing information, includes a memory storing a plurality of content items different in type and metadata containing time information of the content items, a cache processor for fetching from the memory the content item and the metadata of the content item to be displayed on a display and storing the fetched content item and the metadata thereof on a cache memory, a display controller for displaying on the display the metadata of the content items from the cache memory arranged in accordance with the time information and a selection operator selecting metadata corresponding to a content item desired to be processed, out of the metadata displayed, and a content processor for fetching from the cache memory a content item corresponding to the metadata selected by the selection operator by referencing the cache memory in response to the selected metadata, and for performing a process responsive to the fetched content item.

Systems and methods for identifying and separately presenting different portions of streaming multimedia content are disclosed. According to an aspect, a system includes a multimedia content processor. The multimedia content processor may be configured to receive streaming multimedia content comprising first and second portions for simultaneous streaming presentation. Further, the multimedia content processor may be configured to identify the first and second portions of the multimedia content. The system may include a first output component configured to output the first portion of the multimedia content. Further, the system may include a second output component configured to output the second portion of the multimedia content.

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a Media Content Processor (MCP) having a controller to detect a communication device roaming into a personal area network, receive a communication identifier from the communication device, authenticate the communication device responsive to validating the communication identifier, and enable the communication device to manage operations of the MCP according to a profile of a subscriber of said communication device responsive to a successful authentication of said communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed.

A network audio receive terminal. A receive terminal includes a network interface that receives network packets and a network packet scanner coupled to the network interface that sequentially scans received network packets in accordance with scan criteria. A content selector is coupled to the network packet scanner, and selects network packets containing units of audio content from the scanned network packets based on selection criteria, including pertinence data. An audio content processor is coupled to the content selector, and processes the audio content in the selected network packets. The network packets may include directory packets containing audio content addresses, in which case, the content selector further selects directory packets based on selection criteria. An audio packet requestor requests audio packets through the network identified by the audio content addresses that correspond to the selected directory packets.

The invention discloses terminal equipment for realizing content protection, which receives first authentication information, first right information and content data from the network side or other terminal devices. An authentication information processor generates second authentication information of the terminal equipment and calculates the first authentication information and the second authentication information to obtain a first shared session key; a right information processor uses the first shared session key to decrypt first right information; a content processor uses the first shared session key for decryption to obtain content data and uses the content data according to the right information; and during transmitting data, the authentication information processor determines the legality of opposite equipment and obtains a second shared session key; and the right information processor generates second right information, encrypts the second right information and the content data by using the second shared session key and transmits the encrypted second right information and the encrypted content data. The invention also discloses a transmission method for realizing content protection. By applying the terminal equipment and the transmission method, the protection and the transmission of the content of a family digital network can be realized.

A method, computer program product, and system for initiating, routing and scheduling video conferences. A dial URL is introduced with a prefix unique for calling purposes. When a user activates such an URL in his web browser, a content handler associated with the browser will recognize the type of URL and send a request to a managing tool to determine an available calling route between the user's preferred end-point and the end-point being addressed in the URL with the required resources. The managing tool then schedules the resources and initiates the call between the end-points, thereby allowing for a one-click initiation of ad-hoc video calls and video conferences.

Disclosed is a network service system and method. A data server receives contents from a plurality of network web servers that provide the contents, and provides them to a portable terminal via the network. The data server comprises a contents processor for processing the contents transmitted by the web servers according to standards of the portable terminal. Accordingly, since the contents provided by the web servers are converted according to standards, performance and parameters of the portable terminal and are then transmitted, a portable terminal user can appropriately receive information from contents providers that aim at general computer users.

A content management system (100) includes a plurality of devices (110) communicatively coupled to a content server (105). Each of the plurality of devices (125,135) has a context (130,140) associated with it. The content server (105) includes a content processor (115) and stores a plurality of content (150). The content processor (115) is adapted to receive a request for at least one context (120) from one of the plurality of devices (110); extract at least one context related information created from composed fragments from the request; and generate a context-based content (145) using the extracted at least one context related information.

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a media content processor having a controller to detect a recording conflict between a schedule change of a first media program and a scheduled recording of a second media program. Other embodiments are disclosed.

A user interface is automatically updated when the content sources that provide information or data accessible within an application are added or deleted. Associated with each category of content source is a content processor. The content processor determine the appropriate control elements that should be included in a user interface to access the content provided by the content sources associated with the content processor. The hierarchy and layout of the control elements in the user interface are suggested by the control processors as a function of the content sources that are available. Localization of a user interface in different versions of an application can readily be implemented simply by providing the appropriate content processors that define the user interface for each version of the application.

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a media content processor having a controller adapted to detect an event associated with recorded media content derived from one among a plurality of media content sources, select a communication device of a subscriber of the media content processor, retrieve a portion of the recorded media content, generate a notice describing the event, and transmit the notice with the portion of the recorded media content to the communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed.

An apparatus and method for processing an image are disclosed. The present invention includes a processor controlling a schedule interface indicating schedule information of the user to be displayed, wherein the schedule interface comprises a time line bar comprising a current time indicator indicating a current time and at least one time indicator configured to discriminate a time, and an indication window configured to display content of an event occurring on a specific time on the time line bar. The processor controls the time line bar to be displayed on one side of the display panel, controls the indication window to be displayed in a manner of overlapping with a background screen displayed on the display panel, and controls the at least one time indicator and the indication window to be displayed in a manner of being shifted in one direction according to a flow of time.

A system and method matches individuals based on the content of their media libraries. The system has a media content processor that extracts information from a media file, and creates one or more media records. The system further includes a matching engine that compares the media records associated with different people, and determines the similarities between the media libraries of the different people. The matching engine may generate a match score for each pair of media records. The system also includes a presentation engine that provides an indication of the degree of match between the media file of one person and the media files of others.

A digital broadcasting system and a data processing method are disclosed. A receiving system of the digital broadcasting system includes a baseband processor, a first table handler, an audio / video processor, and a content processor. The baseband processor receives a broadcast signal including mobile and main service data. The mobile service data may configure an RS frame, and the RS frame may include mobile service data for mobile audio and / or video broadcasting, a first table describing at least one channel configuration information on the mobile service data, and a second table transmitting content for data casting service. The first table handler parses the first table from the RS frame, thereby acquiring at least one channel configuration information on the mobile service data. The audio / video processor extracts mobile service data of a mobile broadcast program requested for viewing from the RS frame, by referring to the channel configuration information of the first table handler, and decodes the extracted mobile service data, thereby outputting the decoded data to a speaker and / or a display screen. And, the content processor parses the second table from the RS frame to extract content, and processes the extracted content based upon an information associated with the extracted content.

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a computing device having a controller adapted to monitor one or more activities taking place at a media content processor, and present an iconic symbol in a graphical user interface window adjusted according to the one or more activities being monitored. Other embodiments are disclosed.

The present invention relates to a system and method that delivers content from one or more content sources to a plurality of subscriber units via a flow transport subsystem that transports content flows originated from the one or more content sources over a wide area network in response to one or more requests for deadline-driven content flows. E.g., live or interactive flows. One or more gateways interface with the flow transport subsystem for receiving the deadline-driven content flows. Each of the one or more gateways is associated with one or more subscriber units and is selected based on one or more requests for deadline-driven content flows. A content processor converts the deadline-driven content flows to modulated content flows, and a flow delivery subsystem delivers the modulated content flows to one or more subscriber units associated with a selected gateway over an allocated frequency bandwidth of one or more transmission mediums. The flow delivery subsystem delivers the modulated content flows only to those one or more subscriber units that generate one or more content requests which initiate the one or more requests for deadline-driven content flows.

The present invention relates to a virtual light ray tracing method and a light field dynamical refocusing display system. Light ray information acquisition is to randomly retrieve a pixel point on a full-focal image, so as to reduce a quantity of light ray samples; and / or a surface of an object is supposed to be smooth to simplify intersection retrieval. The system comprises a virtual reality display content processor, a virtual reality display, an eyeball tracker, an eyeball tracking information processor and a light field refocusing processor. The method and the system provided by the present invention reduce the complexity of calculation, wherein erroneous samples can be replaced automatically to obtain authentic and accurate refocusing, and dynamic focusing can be performed according to the direction of focus, and the user can focus on objects within different distances, which coincides with the observation features of human eyes.

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a media content processor having a controller to present portions of media content over a plurality of Graphical User Interface (GUI) windows some of which are anchored to each other, adjust a select one of the plurality GUI windows responsive to receiving a dimensional adjustment request, and counter adjust a dimension of at least one of the other anchored GUI windows according to the adjusted dimension of the select GUI window. Other embodiments are disclosed.

The invention discloses a video business recognition system and a virtualization deploying method, and relates to the field of data communication. The system comprises a data packet transponder, an IP head recognizer, a session recognizer, a character word recognizer, a video content processor, a table entry maintainer and a video business control console, wherein the data packet transponder achieves classification of data packets; the IP head recognizer performs analysis and recognition according to source address and target address information of IP head portions of the data packets; the character word recognizer recognizes the data packets according to character words; the table entry maintainer achieves addition and deletion of video business forwarding table entries; and the video business control console achieves a user interface, displays a statistical analysis result, and configures and updates a business recognition feature library. According to the system and the method provided by the invention, transmission capacity of video business on a network can be significantly improved, and transmission quality of the video business can be ensured.