Mosaic presentation screen production

• US 9,247,283 B1
• Filed: 10/27/2014
• Issued: 01/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Inventors: Wang, Jie, Ruelle, Alex, Bouvigne, Gabriel, Diaz, Pierre-Stphane, Baudaux, Benoit, Martin-Duday, Philippe
• Primary Examiner(s): Alcon, Fernando
• Application Number:
  US14/524,089
• Time in Patent Office: 456 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2668 Creating a channel for a dedicated end-user group, e.g. insertion of targeted commercials based on end-user profiles information retrieval from the Internet by querying with filtering and personalisation G06F16/9535; arrangements for replacing or switching information during the broadcast H04H20/10; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; adaptation of message content in packet-switching networks H04L51/063
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4314 for fitting data in a restricted space on the screen, e.g. EPG data in a rectangular grid
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4316 for displaying supplemental content in a region of the screen, e.g. an advertisement in a separate window
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4345 Extraction or processing of SI, e.g. extracting service information from an MPEG stream
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4347 Demultiplexing of several video streams
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4348 Demultiplexing of additional data and video streams
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/435 Processing of additional data, e.g. decrypting of additional data, reconstructing software from modules extracted from the transport stream
• 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 21/4542 Blocking scenes or portions of the received content, e.g. censoring scenes
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4586 Content update operation triggered locally, e.g. by comparing the version of software modules in a DVB carousel to the version stored locally deployment, distribution, installation, update of software G06F8/65; error detection or correction of the data by redundancy during software upgrading G06F11/1433; arrangements for updating broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/25
• 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 21/4627 Rights management associated to the content security in data switching network management H04L41/28; security management or policies for network security H04L63/20; access security in wireless networks H04W12/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• 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 21/4755 for defining user preferences, e.g. favourite actors or genre retrieval personalisation and generation of user profiles for the retrieval of video data G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/84 Generation or processing of descriptive data, e.g. content descriptors systems specially adapted for using meta-information in broadcast systems H04H60/73

Abstract

In one embodiment, a method implemented on a computing device includes: receiving one or more video mosaic source services, each of the one or more video mosaic source services comprising a plurality of cells, each cell being associated with a content source; receiving signaling data, the signaling data comprising at least one attribute defining a current content available on a content source; receiving a request specifying an attribute to use for producing a mosaic presentation screen; and upon receiving the request, compositing cells extracted from the received one or more video mosaic source services into a mosaic presentation screen, the composited cells being associated with content sources whose current content attribute corresponds to the specified attribute.

Claims

1. A method implemented on a computing device, said method comprising:

receiving one or more video mosaic source services, each of said one or more video mosaic source services comprising a plurality of cells, each cell being associated with a content source;

receiving signaling data, said signaling data comprising at least one attribute defining a current content available on a content source;

receiving a request specifying an attribute to use for producing a mosaic presentation screen; and

upon receiving said request, compositing cells extracted from said received one or more video mosaic source services into a mosaic presentation screen, said composited cells being associated with content sources whose current content attribute corresponds to said specified attribute, wherein said signaling data further comprises data specifying a location of a cell on a particular video mosaic source service for each content source; and

said compositing further comprises;

identifying video mosaic source services comprising cells associated with content sources whose current content attribute corresponds to said specified attribute using said signaling data;

decoding said identified video mosaic source services;

identifying cells on said decoded video mosaic source services associated with content sources whose current content attribute corresponds to said specified attribute using said signaling data; and

compositing said identified cells into a mosaic presentation screen.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising dynamically removing a cell from said mosaic presentation screen upon detecting that the content source associated with said cell no longer has an attribute corresponding to said specified attribute.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein said dynamically removing comprises dynamically removing a cell from said mosaic presentation screen when a current content available on the content source finishes.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising dynamically adding a further cell to said mosaic presentation screen upon detecting that a content source associated with said further cell has an attribute corresponding to said specified attribute.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein said dynamically adding comprises dynamically adding a further cell to said mosaic presentation screen when a new current content starts on a content source.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said signaling data further comprises usage configuration data limiting the use of said mosaic presentation screen;

and said compositing further comprises compositing cells extracted from said one or more video mosaic source services into a mosaic presentation screen, said composited cells being associated with content sources whose current content attribute corresponds to said specified attribute and being compliant with said usage configuration data.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein said usage configuration data comprises regional constraints and said compositing comprises compositing cells associated with content sources available in a particular region whose current content attribute corresponds to said specified attribute.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein said usage configuration data defines groups of users and said compositing comprises compositing cells associated with content sources relevant to a particular group of users whose current content attribute corresponds to said specified attribute.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein said compositing comprises including cells not compliant with said usage configuration data in said mosaic presentation screen and preventing an end user to view content sources associated with said non-compliant cells until a specific condition is met.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein an end user is prevented from viewing a content source until an end time of a timeslot is reached.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein an end user is prevented from viewing a content source until a personal identifier number is successfully entered.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein an end user is prevented from viewing a content source until said content source is subscribed to.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein an end user is prevented from viewing a content source until the display of commercials is accepted.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein said compositing is performed according to a predefined mosaic presentation screen composition, said predefined mosaic presentation screen composition defining further attributes associated with said specified attribute.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein said compositing comprises compositing into a mosaic presentation screen:

cells associated with content sources whose current content attribute corresponds to said specified attribute; and

further cells associated with content sources whose current content attributes corresponds to said further attributes, wherein cells associated with content sources having a same attribute are grouped together.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein said signaling data specifying a location of a cell on a particular video mosaic source service comprises spatial coordinates and a size of a cell;

and said compositing said identifying cells further comprises extracting said cells from said video mosaic source services using said spatial coordinates and size.

17. The method of claim 1, further comprising associating a relevant audio stream with said mosaic presentation screen for later display to an end user.

18. A computing device comprising:

a service selector operable to receive one or more video mosaic source services, each of said one or more video mosaic source services comprising a plurality of cells, each cell being associated with a content source;

a configuration receiver operable to receive signaling data, said signaling data comprising;

at least one attribute defining a current content available on a content source; and

data specifying a location of a cell on a particular video mosaic source service for each content source;

a video mosaic service manager operable to receive a request specifying an attribute to use for producing a mosaic presentation screen; and

a compositor operable to;

composite cells extracted from said receiving one or more video mosaic source services into a mosaic presentation screen, said composited cells being associated with content sources whose current content attribute corresponds to said specified attribute;

identify video mosaic source services comprising cells associated with content sources whose current content attribute corresponds to said specified attribute using said signaling data;

decode said identified video mosaic source services;

identify cells on said decoded video mosaic source services associated with content sources whose current content attribute corresponds to said specified attribute using said signaling data; and

composite said identified cells into a mosaic presentation screen.

19. One or more computer readable non-transient tangible storage media encoded with software comprising computer executable instructions and when the software is executed operable to:

receive one or more video mosaic source services, each of the one or more video mosaic source services comprising a plurality of cells, each cell being associated with a content source;

receive signaling data, the signaling data comprising;

at least one attribute defining a current content available on a content source; and

data specifying a location of a cell on a particular video mosaic source service for each content source;

receive a request specifying an attribute to use for producing a mosaic presentation screen;

composite cells extracted from the received one or more video mosaic source services into a mosaic presentation screen, the composited cells being associated with content sources whose current content attribute corresponds to the specified attribute;

identify video mosaic source services comprising cells associated with content sources whose current content attribute corresponds to said specified attribute using said signaling data;

decode said identified video mosaic source services;

identify cells on said decoded video mosaic source services associated with content sources whose current content attribute corresponds to said specified attribute using said signaling data; and

composite said identified cells into a mosaic presentation screen.