Smart video thumbnail

XS Hua, F Wang, Z Kong, S Li, W Lam… - US Patent …, 2014 - Google Patents
Described herein is technology for, among other things, selecting a representative thumbnail
from a video clip. The technology involves analyzing frames of the video clip to determine …

Uniform program indexing method with simple and robust audio feature enhancing methods

B Wang, CH Yeh, HH Shih, CC Kuo - US Patent 8,532,800, 2013 - Google Patents
The claimed invention provides a uniform program index ing method with a simple and
robust audio feature. The method comprises detecting commercial advertisements in a …

Systems and methods for notifying a user when activity exceeds an authorization level

D Gonzalez - US Patent 10,869,090, 2020 - Google Patents
Systems and methods for generating a notification when activity exceeds an authorization
level are provided. A determination is made as to whether content currently being presented …

Previewing recorded programs using thumbnails

K Shields, LJ Qin, C Wu… - US Patent App. 11 …, 2009 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A method and system are disclosed for selecting representa tive
information from a video clip to aid in identifying the video clip. The video clip may be a …

Content-aware energy savings for video streaming and playback on mobile devices

Z Lin, J Wang, K Rao, C Tian, H Ye, Z Hu - US Patent 10,117,185, 2018 - Google Patents
A system, computer readable medium, and method are provided for reducing the power
consumption of a mobile device. The method includes the steps of detecting video content to …

Error proof method for recording and recording device

HSU Chu-Cheng, S Cheng, CM Yeh… - US Patent App. 13 …, 2014 - Google Patents
The method is applied to the recording device, and the record ing device is connected to a
set-top box. The error proof method includes following steps. In the beginning, whether a …

Semiconductor display driver device, mobile multimedia apparatus and method for frame rate conversion

CTS Sung, YCB Lan, Y Chuo, CH Chiu - US Patent 9,800,825, 2017 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A method of frame rate conversion includes receiving mul tiple input frames
including a previous frame, a current frame and a next frame. A changing trend between the …

System and Method to Identify Programs and Commercials in Video Content via Unsupervised Static Content Identification

A Vartakavi, A Findelair - US Patent App. 18/193,962, 2023 - Google Patents
US20230328297A1 - System and Method to Identify Programs and Commercials in Video
Content via Unsupervised Static Content Identification - Google Patents …

Systems and methods for notifying a user when activity exceeds an authorization level

D Gonzalez - US Patent 11,395,039, 2022 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems and methods for generating a notification when activity exceeds an
authorization level are provided. A determination is made as to whether content currently …