VIDEO PROCESSING SYSTEMS, METHODS AND A USER PROFILE FOR DESCRIBING THE COMBINATION AND DISPLAY OF HETEROGENEOUS SOURCES

• US 20180316948A1
• Filed: 06/20/2018
• Published: 11/01/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Skreens Entertainment Technologies, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Skreens Entertainment Technologies, Inc.
• Inventors: Todd, Marc
• Application Number:
  US16/013,899
• Publication Number:
  US 20180316948A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/21805 enabling multiple viewpoints, e.g. using a plurality of cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2343 involving reformatting operations of video signals for distribution or compliance with end-user requests or end-user device requirements video transcoding H04N19/40; media packet handling at the source H04L65/762
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2365 Multiplexing of several video streams
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25875 involving end-user authentication restricting access to computer systems by authenticating users using a predetermined code G06F21/33; arrangements for secret or secure communication including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08; authentication in wireless network security H04W12/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2665 Gathering content from different sources, e.g. Internet and satellite
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4312 involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/440272 for performing aspect ratio conversion
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4438 Window management, e.g. event handling following interaction with the user interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4532 involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/454 Content or additional data filtering, e.g. blocking advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4753 for user identification, e.g. by entering a PIN or password cryptographic authentication protocols H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4781 Games
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4786 e-mailing message switching systems, e.g. electronic mail systems H04L51/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4788 communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4858 for modifying screen layout parameters, e.g. fonts, size of the windows
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6587 Control parameters, e.g. trick play commands, viewpoint selection
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/45 Picture in picture , e.g. displaying simultaneously another television channel in a region of the screen

Abstract

A video display system generally includes a computerized media processing unit configured to receive a plurality of content from a plurality of content sources and configured to combine the plurality of content from the plurality of content sources to generate and output a video signal receivable by at least one display device. The video signal includes an interactive multilayer stream, with a plurality of video layers all displayable on the at least one display device simultaneously with independently variable size and position under the control of a user. The system may include a user profile to customize the interactive multilayer stream.

Claims

1. A video display system comprising:

a computerized media processing unit configured to receive content from a plurality of content sources and configured to combine the content from the plurality of content sources to generate and output a video signal containing an interactive multilayer stream receivable by at least one display device, wherein the interactive multilayer stream comprises a plurality of video layers all displayable on the at least one display device simultaneously with independently variable size and position under the control of a user, and wherein the plurality of video layers comprises a first video layer configured to display a portion of content from one of a video source, a video game platform source, an internet source, a remote control application or a device source and a second video layer; and

at least one user profile, wherein the computerized media processing unit is further configured to customize the interactive multilayer stream based in part on processing of the user profile.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the user profile may be accessible via an application or on a remote website

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one user profile comprises one or more of personal demographics, the personal demographics comprising:

name, gender, age, payment information, preferred genre, a favorite team, a favorite news-station, an area of interest, a default screen layout, a default content source for at least one video layer, a widget preference, a user names and associated password, a subscription and an analytic result about the user.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein an analytic result about a user includes at least one of a viewing habit;

a nature of a content source;

at least one of a location, size, shape and transparency for a displayed video layer;

identification of displayed widgets;

at least one of a length, frequency and timing of interactions with widgets;

a video game identity;

a time and length of video game play;

a relationship between video layers;

an indicator of co-viewing of different material; and

a selected audio channel.

5. The system of claim 4, further comprising an internet advertising connector in communication with the media processing unit, wherein the internet advertising connector receives an analytic result about a user and provides marketing material content based on the analytic result.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a computing device in communication with the media processing unit, wherein the computing device has an interface that displays a representation of the plurality of video layers as arranged on the display device and which is configured to receive command inputs from a user to control, in near real time, the size, position, and the content of each of the plurality of video layers on the at least one display device.

7. The system of claim 6 wherein each of the plurality of video layers is capable of simultaneously displaying video content independent of the size, position, and content of other of the plurality of video layers, wherein each of the plurality of video layers is capable of being sized without regard to an aspect ratio of the content received from a corresponding content source, and each of the plurality of video layers is configured to adjust at least one of size, shape, position, overlap, or transparency based on command inputs from the user.

8. The system of claim 5, wherein the marketing material content provided by the internet advertising connector is displayed in one of the plurality of video layers.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the marketing material content comprises at least one of an advertisement, a point of sale site, an opinion input facility, a video advertisement, a text advertisement, a coupon, an order form, a survey, a game, a promotional website and a linked social website.

10. A video display apparatus, the apparatus comprising:

a computerized media processing circuit structured to receive content from a plurality of content sources and configured to combine the content from the plurality of content sources to generate and output a video signal containing an interactive multilayer stream receivable by at least one display device, wherein the interactive multilayer stream comprises a plurality of video layers all displayable on the at least one display device simultaneously with independently variable size and position under the control of a user, and wherein the plurality of video layers comprises a first video layer configured to display a portion of content from one of a video source, a video game platform source, an internet source, a remote control application and a device source and a second video layer; and

at least one user profile configured to customize the interactive multilayer stream, wherein the computerized media processing circuit is further configured to customize the interactive multilayer stream based in part on the user profile.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the at least one user profile is accessible via at least one of an application and a website.

12. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the at least one user profile comprises one or more personal demographics, the personal demographics comprising:

name, gender, age, payment information, preferred genre, a favorite team, a favorite news-station, an area of interest, a default screen layout, a default content source for at least one video layer, a widget preference, a user name and associated password, a subscription and an analytic result about the user.

13. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein an analytic result about a user includes at least one of a viewing habit;

a nature of a content source;

at least one of a location, size, shape and transparency for a displayed video layer;

identification of displayed widgets;

at least one of a length, frequency and timing of interactions with widgets;

a video game identity;

a time and length of video game play;

a relationship between video layers;

an indicator of co-viewing of different material; and

a selected audio channel

14. The apparatus of claim 13, further comprising an internet advertising connector in communication with the media processing circuit, wherein the internet advertising connector receives an analytic result about a user and provides marketing material content based on the analytic result.

15. The apparatus of claim 10, further comprising:

a computing circuit in communication with the media processing circuit, wherein the computing circuit has an interface that displays a representation of the plurality of video layers as arranged on the display device and which is configured to receive command inputs from a user to control, in near real time, the size, position, and the content of each of the plurality of video layers on the at least one display device.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein each of the plurality of video layers is capable of simultaneously displaying video content independent of the size, position, and content of other of the plurality of video layers, wherein each of the plurality of video layers is capable of being sized without regard to an aspect ratio of the content received from a corresponding content source, and each of the plurality of video layers is configured to adjust at least one of size, shape, position, overlap, or transparency based on command inputs from the user.

17. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the marketing material content provided by the internet advertising connector is displayed in one of the plurality of video layers.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the marketing material content comprises at least one of an advertisement, a point of sale site, an opinion input facility, a video advertisement, a text advertisement, a coupon, an order form, a survey, a game, a promotional website and a linked social website.

19. A computer-implemented method for video display, the method comprising:

receiving, at a media processing unit, content from a plurality of content sources;

combining the content from the plurality of content sources;

generating and outputting a video signal containing an interactive multilayer stream receivable by at least one display device, wherein the interactive multilayer stream comprises a plurality of video layers all displayable on the at least one display device simultaneously with independently variable size and position under the control of a user, and wherein the plurality of video layers comprises a first video layer configured to display a portion of content from one of a video source, a video game platform source, an internet source, a remote control application and a device source and a second video layer; and

customizing the interactive multilayer stream based in part on a user profile.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the user profile comprises one or more personal demographics, the personal demographics comprising:

name, gender, age, payment information, preferred genre, a favorite team, a favorite news-station, an area of interest, a default screen layout, a default content source for at least one video layer, a widget preference, a user names and associated password, a subscription and an analytic result about the user.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein an analytic result about a user includes at least one of a viewing habit;

a nature of a content source;

at least one of a location, size, shape and transparency for a displayed video layer;

identification of displayed widgets;

at least one of a length, frequency and timing of interactions with widgets;

a video game identity;

a time and length of video game play;

a relationship between video layers;

an indicator of co-viewing of different material; and

a selected audio channel.