In some embodiments, a first computing device detects a loss of a connection to a first source of timing information that the first computing device and a second computing device use to maintain synchronization with a first clock and a second clock. The first computing device receives a second source of timing information from the second computing device. The second source of timing information is also being transmitted to a third computing device. The first computing device uses the second source of timing information to determine a first timestamp and determines a second timestamp from the first clock. The first computing device uses the first timestamp and the second timestamp to adjust a rate of the first clock where the first clock is used to transmit the second source of timing information from the second computing device to the third computing device.
H04B 1/74 - TRANSMISSION - Details of transmission systems not characterised by the medium used for transmission for increasing reliability, e.g. using redundant or spare channels or apparatus
H04L 12/28 - Data switching networks characterised by path configuration, e.g. LAN [Local Area Networks] or WAN [Wide Area Networks]
H04L 43/0811 - Monitoring or testing based on specific metrics, e.g. QoS, energy consumption or environmental parameters by checking availability by checking connectivity
One or more network metrics associated with one or more network devices of a network environment can be improved by analyzing these network metrics at a network resource. The network resource can compare the one or more network metrics collected over a period time to a corresponding threshold. Based on a comparison of the one or more network metrics, for example, an average of the one or more network metrics, to one or more corresponding thresholds, the network resource can determine one or more network configurations that can be sent to a user, a client device or both. The one or more network configurations can provide one or more recommendations for improving the network performance, for example, the one or more network metrics, such as by adding, removing, replacing or otherwise changing one or more existing network devices.
H04L 41/0816 - Configuration setting characterised by the conditions triggering a change of settings the condition being an adaptation, e.g. in response to network events
A method, apparatus, and computer program product for trickplay in HTTP live streaming (HLS), includes: establishing a connection to a content source; receiving a piece of content from a content source as a multimedia stream, wherein the multimedia stream comprises a digital living network alliance stream; converting the multimedia stream into a client stream that comprises a HLS stream, the HLS stream including a manifest file containing a plurality of transport stream packets; storing a pre-determined number of the plurality of transport stream packets in a temporary storage; outputting the client stream to a media player; receiving a first trickplay request from the media player, the first trickplay request being a pause request; in response to the first trickplay request: pausing the client stream; transmitting a signal keeping the connection to the content source alive and the multimedia stream active; and storing the multimedia stream in the temporary storage.
Systems and methods for restoring lost or corrupted data in packets that traverse a packet-switched network. In some embodiments, a device at the edge of a packet switched network may restore data that was originally inserted in a packet header by a sender, but overwritten or bleached during transport over a network by identifying an associated packet, and transferring a value from the associated packet to the packet.
Devices, systems, and methods for selectively reordering a plurality of content titles in a queue storing content titles to be delivered to a Video-on-Demand (VOD) server accessible to customers over a content delivery network, and delivered by an availability window start time, by using an estimated time to such delivery.
H04N 21/231 - Content storage operation, e.g. caching movies for short term storage, replicating data over plural servers or prioritizing data for deletion
A method of partitioning a video coding block for JVET, comprising representing a JVET coding tree unit as a root node in a quadtree plus binary tree (QTBT) structure that can have a quadtree branching from the root node and binary trees branching from each of the quadtree's leaf nodes using asymmetric binary partitioning to split a coding unit represented by a quadtree leaf node into two child nodes of unequal size, representing the two child nodes as leaf nodes in a binary tree branching from the quadtree leaf node and coding the child nodes represented by leaf nodes of the binary tree with JVET, wherein coding efficiency is improved by taking advantage of the similarity of coding modes 2 and 66.
H04N 19/91 - Entropy coding, e.g. variable length coding [VLC] or arithmetic coding
H04N 19/11 - Selection of coding mode or of prediction mode among a plurality of spatial predictive coding modes
H04N 19/119 - Adaptive subdivision aspects e.g. subdivision of a picture into rectangular or non-rectangular coding blocks
H04N 19/13 - Adaptive entropy coding, e.g. adaptive variable length coding [AVLC] or context adaptive binary arithmetic coding [CABAC]
H04N 19/157 - Assigned coding mode, i.e. the coding mode being predefined or preselected to be further used for selection of another element or parameter
H04N 19/176 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a block, e.g. a macroblock
H04N 19/182 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being a pixel
H04N 19/593 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using predictive coding involving spatial prediction techniques
A method for inter-coding video in which encoder and decoder memory requirements associated with storage of motion information related to collocated coding units is reduced. In the method motion information related to only a single or reduced set of collocated coding unit(s) may be stored at the encoder and decoder. In operation, if the encoder determines that motion information for a current coding unit should replace a currently stored motion information for currently stored motion information for the collocated coding unit, then the encoder can replace the motion information at the encoder and transmit an indicator with the current coding unit to signal to the decoder that currently stored motion information currently should be updated or replaced with the motion information associated with the current coding unit.
H04N 19/52 - Processing of motion vectors by encoding by predictive encoding
H04N 19/137 - Motion inside a coding unit, e.g. average field, frame or block difference
H04N 19/159 - Prediction type, e.g. intra-frame, inter-frame or bidirectional frame prediction
H04N 19/169 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding
H04N 19/176 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a block, e.g. a macroblock
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USING TELEMETRY METRICS FOR REMEDIATING NETWORK ISSUES
As part of telemetry monitoring and collecting, a network resource averages one or more telemetry metrics associated with a network device for each network issue, such as received signal strength indicators (RSSI), channel utilizations, both associated with an installation issue, a usage issue, or both, respectively. The average is compared to a corresponding threshold and based on that comparison one or more configuration notifications are determined. The one or more configuration notifications are sent to a client device associated with a user so as to notify, inform or otherwise instruct the user as to remediating the network issue. The network resource can continuously, periodically, at timed intervals, on-demand, or otherwise monitor and collect the one or more telemetry metrics after an indication that an attempt has been made to remediate the network issue.
Configuration of a main access point device (APD) requires an amount of time that can cause a user to incorrectly assume that that issues have arisen during configuration. The amount of time can be due in part to the APD determining a backhaul connection for use with an EAPD, for example, a satellite APD. The APD can determine an initial backhaul connection for use during the configuration. This initial backhaul connection can be based, for example, on one or more default configuration parameters. The APD can proceed with configuration using the initial backhaul connection. The APD can send a configuration notification to a client device associated with the user that informs the user, for example, that the configuration is completed and that a backhaul optimization is being performed. In this way, the user is informed of the status of the configuration such that costs and resources can be conserved.
A computer system (such as a controller) that selects channels and/or channel widths for use during communication in a shared band of frequencies is described. During operation, the computer system may receive, associated with access points in a region (such as a zone), information specifying unavailable channels associated with the shared band of frequencies, where the unavailable channels are currently used by the access points. For example, the information may be included in access-point status reports from the access points. Then, based at least in part on the unavailable channels, the computer system may determine the channels and/or the channel widths for use by the access points during communication in the shared band of frequencies in the region. Next, the computer system may provide, addressed to the access points, second information specifying the determined channels and/or the channel width.
During operation, a computer system may provide instructions to access points in an indoor environment to measure relative distances between the access points. Then, the computer system may receive the measured relative distances. Moreover, the computer system may calculate geographic locations of the access points based at least in part on the measured relative distances. Next, the computer system may select potential anchor access points in the access points, and may provide, to an electronic device, information specifying the potential anchor access points. Furthermore, the computer system may receive, from the electronic device, second information specifying anchor access points in the potential access points and defined locations of the anchor access points. Additionally, the computer system may update the geographic locations based at least in part on the defined of the anchor access points, and may provide, to the access points, the updated geographic locations.
A communication system with uninterrupted service in citizens broadband radio service (CBRS) band is provided. The communication system includes a first base station that is in communication with at least one core network of a wireless communication service provider. The first base station is further in communication with a spectrum access system (SAS) that allocates communication channels in the CBRS band. The first base station uses the CBRS band to communicate with user equipment (UE) over a first CBRS band communication channel. A channel moving function is configured to redirect communications from the first CBRS band communication channel when a termination of grant to the first CBRS communication channel is issued by the SAS to a second communication channel provided by a second base station that provides a service coverage area for the UE through at least a second RP before the first CBRS communication channel is terminated.
A second level intra prediction mode can be combined with one or more of sixty-seven JVET intra prediction modes during encoding of a coding unit in a video bitstream. Embodiments include making a position dependent intra prediction combination (PDPC) mode available as the second level intra prediction mode. In embodiments, when a PDPC (position dependent intra prediction combination) mode is enabled, the second level intra prediction is combined with one of the 67 selected intra predictor modes. In embodiments, the PDPC mode is only enabled or available for a predetermined subset of intra prediction modes (out of 67 possible modes), in order to reduce encoder complexity and potentially improve coding efficiency. The PDPC mode may be identifies as enabled or available by a list of modes or signaling in the video bitstream.
H04N 7/12 - Systems in which the television signal is transmitted via one channel or a plurality of parallel channels, the bandwidth of each channel being less than the bandwidth of the television signal
H04N 19/105 - Selection of the reference unit for prediction within a chosen coding or prediction mode, e.g. adaptive choice of position and number of pixels used for prediction
H04N 19/11 - Selection of coding mode or of prediction mode among a plurality of spatial predictive coding modes
H04N 19/119 - Adaptive subdivision aspects e.g. subdivision of a picture into rectangular or non-rectangular coding blocks
H04N 19/159 - Prediction type, e.g. intra-frame, inter-frame or bidirectional frame prediction
H04N 19/169 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding
H04N 19/176 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a block, e.g. a macroblock
H04N 19/182 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being a pixel
H04N 19/189 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the adaptation method, adaptation tool or adaptation type used for the adaptive coding
H04N 19/593 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using predictive coding involving spatial prediction techniques
H04N 19/70 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals characterised by syntax aspects related to video coding, e.g. related to compression standards
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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED DETERMINATION OF UNIVERSAL LOW NOISE BLOCK SATELLITE INTERFACE TYPE
A system and method enabling the automated installation and configuration of universal low noise block satellite system premises devices. The system and method utilize a pre-programmed series of tests to systematically test for and recognize the availability and viability of particular interface connections, and then responsively configure and install a premises device. The system and method are also adapted to provide a consumer and/or satellite service provider with feedback regarding the installation and the connection of interface cables.
H04N 21/61 - Network physical structure; Signal processing
H04N 21/462 - Content or additional data management e.g. creating a master electronic program guide from data received from the Internet and a Head-end or controlling the complexity of a video stream by scaling the resolution or bit-rate based on the client capabi
A root access point (RAP) that communicates with one or more mesh access points (MAPs) via two or more concurrent mesh links (or paths) in a mesh network is described. Notably, during operation, the RAP may communicate, via a mesh link in the two or more concurrent mesh links, packets or frames with the one or more MAPs, where the mesh link uses a band of frequencies, and where the packets or frames have a priority. Moreover, the RAP may communicate, via a second mesh link in the two or more concurrent mesh links, second packets or second frames with the one or more MAPs, where the second mesh link uses a second band of frequencies that is different from the currently selected band of frequencies, and where the second packets or second frames have a second priority that is less than the priority of the packets or frames.
H04W 72/0453 - Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA
H04W 72/566 - Allocation or scheduling criteria for wireless resources based on priority criteria of the information or information source or recipient
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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED DETERMINATION OF SATELLITE INTERFACE TYPE
A system and method enabling the automated installation and configuration of satellite system premises device. The system and method utilize stored information indicative of the types of viable interfaces that a premises device should be adapted to mate with, to intelligently recognize a particular subset of satellite system signals, and then responsively configure and install a premises device.
H04N 21/658 - Transmission by the client directed to the server
H04N 21/442 - Monitoring of processes or resources, e.g. detecting the failure of a recording device, monitoring the downstream bandwidth, the number of times a movie has been viewed or the storage space available from the internal hard disk
H04N 21/61 - Network physical structure; Signal processing
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SHARED GEOGRAPHICALLY DISPERSED VIRTUALIZATION OF PON
A method and apparatus for detecting disablement of a data backup process disclosed. The system inserts and periodically updates authenticatable sentinel data objects in the primary system. After the backup occurs, the backup data with the sentinel data objects are read and the sentinel data objects are detected and authenticated. If any of the sentinel data objects are not detected or cannot be authenticated, the system informs an administrator that the data backup has failed at least in part.
G06F 11/14 - Error detection or correction of the data by redundancy in operation, e.g. by using different operation sequences leading to the same result
H04Q 11/00 - Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems
H04L 41/5003 - Managing SLA; Interaction between SLA and QoS
H04L 41/082 - Configuration setting characterised by the conditions triggering a change of settings the condition being updates or upgrades of network functionality
A system for interfacing media devices utilizing an improved connector that provides electromagnetic interference isolation for high-speed data communications and efficient utilization of the limited electrical conductors upon connector. The connector provides physical isolation of conductor interfaces from circuitry supporting high-speed data streaming. Furthermore, the disclosed connector technology provides a conductor arrangement suitable for use with system utilizing the time-multiplexing of high-speed data buses.
A system and method for automatically adapting the data protocol employed by a storage device to communicate with a mated media gateway device (“HMS”). The system and method utilize particular protocol conversions and data path switching in response to the detection of the particular protocol employed by the HMS. The technology enables a single type of storage device to be mated with a variety of HMSs, and autonomously adapt so as to establish and facilitate streaming data communications with the particular mated HMS. This enables a single storage device design to be utilized throughout a network of dissimilar HMSs.
A system for signaling extension functions used in decoding a sequence including a plurality of pictures, each picture processed at least in part according to a picture parameter set is disclosed. An extension presence signaling flag is read and used to determine whether flags signaling the performance of extension functions are to be read. The flags are only read if indicated by the extension presence signaling flag.
H04N 19/70 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals characterised by syntax aspects related to video coding, e.g. related to compression standards
H04N 19/597 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using predictive coding specially adapted for multi-view video sequence encoding
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ADAPTIVE PERCEPTUAL MAPPING AND SIGNALING FOR VIDEO CODING
A method is provided for encoding a digital video to improve perceptual quality. The method includes receiving a digital video at a video encoder, providing a perceptual quantizer function defined by
A method is provided for encoding a digital video to improve perceptual quality. The method includes receiving a digital video at a video encoder, providing a perceptual quantizer function defined by
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H04N 19/40 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using video transcoding, i.e. partial or full decoding of a coded input stream followed by re-encoding of the decoded output stream
H04N 19/176 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a block, e.g. a macroblock
H04N 19/172 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a picture, frame or field
H04N 19/154 - Measured or subjectively estimated visual quality after decoding, e.g. measurement of distortion
H04N 19/132 - Sampling, masking or truncation of coding units, e.g. adaptive resampling, frame skipping, frame interpolation or high-frequency transform coefficient masking
H04N 19/44 - Decoders specially adapted therefor, e.g. video decoders which are asymmetric with respect to the encoder
H04N 19/126 - Quantisation - Details of normalisation or weighting functions, e.g. normalisation matrices or variable uniform quantisers
H04N 19/136 - Incoming video signal characteristics or properties
H04N 19/186 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being a colour or a chrominance component
H04N 19/70 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals characterised by syntax aspects related to video coding, e.g. related to compression standards
H04N 19/184 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being bits, e.g. of the compressed video stream
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NETWORK DEVICE, METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR ACCESSING EXTERNAL NETWORKS
A first network device, a method, and a computer-readable medium for accessing an external network. The first network device includes a memory storing instructions, and a processor to execute the instructions to cause the first network device to carry out the following operations: determining a state of an uplink from the first network device to an external network; and in response to determining that the uplink of the first network device fails, switching the working mode of a first radio of the first network device from an access point AP mode to a station STA mode, causing a client device to connect to the first network device via at least one radio other than the first radio; causing a backup device to enable a hotspot mode; and connecting the first network device to the backup device via the first radio to connect to the external network.
A method is provided for obfuscating program code to prevent unauthorized users from accessing video. The method includes receiving an original program code that provides functionality. The original program code is transformed into obfuscated program code defining a randomized branch encoded version of the original program code. The obfuscated program code is then stored, and a processor receiving input video data flow uses the obfuscated program code to generate an output data flow.
G06F 8/71 - Version control ; Configuration management
G06F 21/14 - Protecting executable software against software analysis or reverse engineering, e.g. by obfuscation
H04L 9/14 - Arrangements for secret or secure communications; Network security protocols using a plurality of keys or algorithms
H04L 9/06 - Arrangements for secret or secure communications; Network security protocols the encryption apparatus using shift registers or memories for blockwise coding, e.g. D.E.S. systems
H04L 9/00 - Arrangements for secret or secure communications; Network security protocols
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METHOD TO OPTIMIZE THE QUALITY OF VIDEO DELIVERED OVER A NETWORK
A system and method for transcoding data. The system includes an adaptive transcoder that transcodes data to produce transcoded data having a first data rate, and transmits the transcoded data to a client device. The adaptive transcoder receives a quality signal. The adaptive transcoder transcodes the data at a second data rate in response to the adaptive transcoder determining that the quality signal indicates that the first data rate is deficient based on at least one of processing capabilities of the client device and network connection capabilities between the adaptive transcoder and the client device.
H04N 19/40 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using video transcoding, i.e. partial or full decoding of a coded input stream followed by re-encoding of the decoded output stream
Techniques for efficient content delivery in an MABR system. Precisely, the disclosure recites a method comprising receiving, at an MABR client device, a manifest request from an ABR player, wherein the manifest request is initially redirected to the MABR client device by a rendezvous service upon updating the manifest request with a channel ID and an upstream CDN base information. The method further recites translating, by the MABR client device, the manifest request with a representation ID and obtaining a stream ID from the translated manifest request. The method further discloses performing look up in a cache for media content, requested in the translated manifest request, using the obtained stream ID.
A system and method for generating an audio prompt in response to the actuation of a button on a remote-control button. This audio prompt provides aural feedback to a user that may impaired from discerning the functionality of buttons upon a remote control. This impairment may be environmental (poor lighting) or a consequence of the physical condition of the user (poor eyesight). A particular embodiment of the system and method enables audio feedback to be generated prior to the execution of any command associated with an actuated button, thereby permitting a user to take corrective action if the button was actuated inadvertently.
H04N 21/422 - Input-only peripherals, e.g. global positioning system [GPS]
H04N 21/472 - End-user interface for requesting content, additional data or services; End-user interface for interacting with content, e.g. for content reservation or setting reminders, for requesting event notification or for manipulating displayed content
Systems and methods for measuring the amount of jitter in a network providing data to a remote device in a distributed access architecture based on a measured queue depth in a dejitter buffer relative to a plurality of different adjustable thresholds.
H04L 41/0631 - Management of faults, events, alarms or notifications using analysis of correlation between notifications, alarms or events based on decision criteria, e.g. hierarchy, tree or time analysis
An integral system providing for the coupling of multiple component enclosures, such as those containing information appliances and information storage media and systems. The system utilizes one or more couplers integrated into one of the enclosures and adapted to mate with coupler receptacles upon another enclosure. The couplers include latch and knob components, wherein the knob is actuated to engage and disengage the enclosure coupling. In addition, the couplers are configured so that users can readily actuate the knob component when the enclosures are in a coupled or uncoupled state. The disclosed technology also provides for the establishment of a data and/or power connection to be established between enclosures as a consequence of the aforementioned coupling.
Devices, systems, and methods for determining adjustments used by an upstream transmitters to set the transmit power of at least one upstream OFDMA channel, where the adjustments are made using calibration values to determine constants in continuous expression of power as a function of frequency, and thereafter using the function to determine the adjustment.
A companion device for use with a server device, a media device and a display device, the server device having stored therein a metadata manifest including metadata and time data associated with content and being configured to transmit the metadata manifest, the media device being configured to provide the content and content timing information to the display device, the display device being configured to display media, the content timing information being additionally associated with the time data, the companion device comprising: a memory having instructions stored therein; and a processor configured to execute the instructions stored in the memory to cause the companion device to: receive the content timing information from the media device; transmit a manifest request to the server device based on the content timing information; receive the metadata manifest from the server device; and instruct the display to display an icon based on the metadata.
Devices, systems, and methods for amplifying full duplex signals that include a first frequency band shared between an FDX upstream signal and a downstream FDX signal, and a second frequency band having a legacy upstream signal, where the legacy upstream signal and the FDX upstream signal are amplified by a common amplifier.
Devices, systems and methods that arrange cable modems into clusters so that a plurality of bitloading profiles may be determined, by which data may be communicated to and from the cable modems, after allocating the plurality of bitloading profiles among the cable modems.
Devices, systems and methods for adaptively associating a percentile value to each of a plurality of subcarriers at which a cable modem communicates data, the percentiles value used to respectively determine an aggregated RxMER value for each subcarrier. The aggregated RxMER values for the subcarriers may be used to determine and assign one or more bitloading profiles to the cable modem.
A method and apparatus for distributing a software release is disclosed. The method comprises accepting, in a software distribution system, a software download configuration from a software download system administrator, the software download configuration comprising: first information defining software post processing, the software post processing identifying: a software image to be included in the software release; and a post processing operation to be performed on the software image, the post processing operation associated with a post processing configuration specifying post processing operation parameters defining how the post processing operation is performed by the post processing server; and second information defining a restriction on distribution of the software release. The method further comprises submitting, to a post processing server, the software image for post processing according to the software download configuration to generate the software release; and providing the generated software release for download by the software consumer.
A system and method for workforce scheduling using dynamic capacity ranges are provided. A capacity model associates distances of locations within a service area from a depot with a series of appointment time windows such that appointment time windows having a relatively greater amount of available worker capacity are associated with a greater range of distances than appointment time windows having a relatively smaller amount of available worker capacity. After a distance from the depot to a location of an appointment to be scheduled is determined, appointment time window suggestions are automatically produced based on which appointment time windows as defined in the capacity model are associated with the location of the appointment to be scheduled. As capacity changes due to bookings, the capacity model is dynamically updated. A system and method for workforce routing, based at least in part on using dynamic capacity ranges, are also provided.
The present disclosure provides a description of systems and methods for providing guidance to adjust settings of a router. A mobile device receives user input to aid in establishing a connection between a media storage device and a media player device via a network. The media storage device and the media player device are unable to discover one another via the network. The mobile device transmits, to a router providing the network, a request for current settings information of the router. In response, the mobile device receives, from the router, the current settings information of the router. The mobile device determines, from the current settings information of the router, whether one or more settings are preventing the media storage device and the media player device from discovering one another via the network. The mobile device then generates a window providing options for guidance to change settings of the router.
H04L 41/0826 - Configuration setting characterised by the purposes of a change of settings, e.g. optimising configuration for enhancing reliability for reduction of network costs
H04L 41/0806 - Configuration setting for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
To provide a primary use with the required authorized services, a user information interface system (UIIS) provides authorization to send a user profile associated with the primary user to one or more types of users. The UIIS can receive a request from a user for access to a user profile. The request can comprise authorization information received from a network device associated with the primary user. The UIIS can verify that a user has access to the user profile based on one or more access parameters associated with the user profile. The UIIS can automatically send a notification to one or more users as indicated by the user profile and can update the one or more users throughout a treatment process associated with the primary user.
A method and apparatus, and system for providing device credentials to a plurality of devices is disclosed. The system comprises a credential builder, for generating the credentials or procuring the credentials from a source external to the credential distribution system; a credential loader; a credential server, for accepting credential requests from the devices and for receiving the requested credentials from the credential loader; a first secured interface, communicatively coupling the credential loader and the credential server; a second secured interface, communicatively coupling the credential server and the device; a central credential database, communicatively coupled to the credential loader, for storing each the credentials and a provisioning history of each of the credentials; a credential server database, communicatively coupled to the credential server, for storing the credentials local to the credential server; and a cloning detection system, communicatively coupled to the central credential database and the credential server database, the cloning detection system for detecting duplicate credentials using the credentials stored in the central credential database and the credential server database.
H04L 9/32 - Arrangements for secret or secure communications; Network security protocols including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system
During operation, the radio node may, using a first interface circuit, listen for transmissions from one or more second radio nodes. Based at least in part on the transmissions, the radio node may determine a first list of discovered channels associated with the radio node and the one or more second radio nodes. Then, the radio node may, using a second interface circuit, provide the first list of discovered channels to the one or more second radio nodes. Moreover, the radio node may, using the second interface circuit, receive one or more second lists of discovered channels from the one or more second radio nodes. Next, the radio node may aggregate the first list of discovered channels and the second list of discovered channels into a list of active channels. Furthermore, the radio node may, using the first interface circuit, provide the list of active channels to an electronic device.
H04W 48/10 - Access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery using broadcasted information
H04W 4/06 - Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services
A method for remotely debugging a gateway device includes causing the gateway device to enter a diagnose mode to collect debug information when a wide area network (WAN) connection of the gateway device is lost. The gateway device transmits the debug information to an electronic device associated with a local area network (LAN) of the gateway device, receives command line interface (CLI) instructions from the electronic device based on the debug information, and performs one or more debug operations based on the CLI instructions. When a home SSID associated with the gateway device is functioning and a wireless LAN connection associated with the home SSID is active, the gateway device communicates with the electronic device over the wireless LAN connection. When the home SSID is not functioning and the WLAN connection is inactive, the gateway device communicates with the electronic device over a wired Ethernet connection.
A system and method for enabling and supporting the use of a shared key code among multiple media gateway appliance subsystems. The system enables a user to specify the particular key code to be utilized, as well as the specific subsystems it will be associated with. The system and method will require a user to enter the shared key code as a prerequisite for accessing certain restricted content, functionality or information.
A method of decoding JVET video, comprising receiving a bitstream indicating how a coding tree unit was partitioned into coding units according to a partitioning structure that allows nodes to be split according to a partitioning technique. An intra direction mode for a coding unit may be selected, as well as one or more of the plurality of reference lines to generate at least one predictor for the intra direction mode. A predictor may be generated from reference samples within each selected reference line by combining predicted pixel values based on a projected position on a main reference line in combination with predicted pixel values based on a projected position on a side reference line. The predicted pixel values are weighted according to a weight parameter, wherein the weight parameter is determined based on a shift conversion factor.
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50.
A CABLE MODEM AND ITS EXECUTION METHOD AND A COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM
Some aspects of the present publication relate to a cable modem, i.e. CM, comprising a memory unit, in which instructions are saved, and a processor. The processor is configured to execute the instructions saved in said memory unit so that said electronic device executes the following operations: Receiving special service flow configuration information; said special service flow configuration information comprises information, which is configured by users and used for enabling the establishment of special service flows with one or a plurality of client stations connected with the CM; and establishing said special service flows with the cable modem terminal system, i.e. the CMTS, using the dynamic service flow technology based on said special service flow configuration information; said special service flows are only used for the communication with said one or plurality of client stations.
A fan controller for fan of an electronic device can provide dynamic acoustic-based fan control so as to maintain a fan speed so as not to exceed an acoustic threshold. The fan controller can receive one or more temperature measurements associated with the electronic device and can based on these one or more temperature measurements determine an operational temperature of the electronic device. By dynamically and independently controlling the fan speed of a fan of the electronic device based on a determined operational temperature and the acoustic threshold, the electronic device can operate without exceeding the set acoustic threshold while maintaining the operational temperature so as prevent damage to one or more elements of the electronic device.
A thermal management controller can be used to alter an operation associated with a network device when a temperature associated with a radio of the network device increases beyond a temperature threshold. A threshold is associated with a state of a plurality of states of the network device. As the temperature increases the thermal management controller to determine whether a current temperature exceeds a temperature threshold associated with the current state of the network device. Based on the determination, the thermal management controller can alter an operation based on the current state and an outcome of the determination. Altering the operation can cause the current temperature to decrease so that the network device can revert to a previous state, for example, a normal or default operation.
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A method for transforming high dynamic range (HDR) video data into standard dynamic range (SDR) video data and encoding the SDR video data so that the HDR video data may be recovered at the decoder includes generating a tone map describing a transformation applied to the HDR video data to generate the SDR video data. The generated tone map describes the transformation as the multiplication of each HDR pixel in the HDR video data by a scalar to generate the SDR video data. The tone map is then modeled as a reshaping transfer function and the HDR video data is processed by the reshaping transfer function to generate the SDR video data. The reshaping transfer function is then inverted and described in a self-referential metadata structure. The SDR video data is then encoded including the metadata structure defining the inverse reshaping transfer function.
H04N 19/186 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being a colour or a chrominance component
H04N 19/44 - Decoders specially adapted therefor, e.g. video decoders which are asymmetric with respect to the encoder
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H04N 19/177 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being a group of pictures [GOP]
In one embodiment, a cable distribution system includes a head end connected to a plurality of customer devices through a transmission network that includes a remote fiber node that converts digital data to analog data suitable for said plurality of customer devices. The remote fiber node includes a processor. The remote fiber node resetting software applications of a control plane of the remote fiber node in a manner free from impacting providing services to the customers as a result of resetting software applications. The remote fiber node executing the reset software applications.
H04N 21/647 - Control signaling between network components and server or clients; Network processes for video distribution between server and clients, e.g. controlling the quality of the video stream, by dropping packets, protecting content from unauthorised alteration within the network, monitoring of network load or bridging bet
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STRONG FULLY HOMOMORPHIC WHITE-BOX AND METHOD FOR USING SAME
A fully homomorphic white-box implementation of one or more cryptographic operations is presented. This method allows construction of white-box implementations from general-purpose code without necessitating specialized knowledge in cryptography, and with minimal impact to the processing and memory requirements for non-white-box implementations. This method and the techniques that use it are ideally suited for securing “math heavy” implementations, such as codecs, that currently do not benefit from white-box security because of memory or processing concerns. Further, the fully homomorphic white-box construction can produce a white-box implementation from general purpose program code, such as C or C++.
H04L 9/06 - Arrangements for secret or secure communications; Network security protocols the encryption apparatus using shift registers or memories for blockwise coding, e.g. D.E.S. systems
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SIGNALING HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE AND WIDE COLOR GAMUT CONTENT IN TRANSPORT STREAMS
A program map table in a transport stream comprising an elementary stream identifier indicating a particular elementary stream, a high dynamic range flag indicating the presence or absence of high dynamic range content within the elementary stream, and a wide color gamut flag indicating the presence or absence of wide color gamut content within the elementary stream.
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H04N 19/187 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being a scalable video layer
H04N 19/30 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using hierarchical techniques, e.g. scalability
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H04N 21/2343 - Processing of video elementary streams, e.g. splicing of video streams or manipulating MPEG-4 scene graphs involving reformatting operations of video signals for distribution or compliance with end-user requests or end-user device requirements
H04N 21/235 - Processing of additional data, e.g. scrambling of additional data or processing content descriptors
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ASSOCIATION OF DEVICES TO A SENSING DEVICE CONTROL SYSTEM
A portal system provides a validation of a connection request prior to establishing a connection to a device associated with user. The connection request is received by the portal system and validated against a device model and/or a device instance list based one or more supported entitlements and an instance of the device in the device instance list. Information about the device can be found in the device model list and used by the device instance list to create a policy associated with the device. One or more provisioning requirements of the device model list provide a relationship that can be used by the device model list for the policy associated with the device.
In one embodiment, a method receives a plurality of sample values. The method then determines a filter to determine an up-sampled value for a first layer for a video, wherein the filter has a set of coefficient values of [−1, 3, −9, 47, 31, −10, 4, −1] or [−1, 4, −10, 31, 47, −9, 3, −1] assigned to the filter. The up-sampled value is determined by applying the set of coefficient values of [−1, 3, −9, 47, 31, −10, 4, −1] or [−1, 4, −10, 31, 47, −9, 3, −1] to the plurality of sample values. The method then outputs the up-sampled value for use in coding a second layer of a higher resolution than the first layer. The up-sampled values may be for the 6/16 and −6/16 phase offsets.
H04N 19/80 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals - Details of filtering operations specially adapted for video compression, e.g. for pixel interpolation
H04N 19/117 - Filters, e.g. for pre-processing or post-processing
H04N 19/30 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using hierarchical techniques, e.g. scalability
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Selective Providing of a Personalized Selective Service Set Identifier
An access point that selectively provides an identifier of a WLAN is described. This access point may include an interface circuit that communicates with an electronic device and a second electronic device. During operation, the access point may receive, associated with the electronic device, information specifying the second electronic device and optionally the identifier of the WLAN. When the access point detects a presence of the second electronic device in proximity to the access point, the access point may selectively provide the identifier of the WLAN. Alternatively, when the access point does not detect the presence of the second electronic device in proximity to the access point within a time interval, the access point may selectively disable the identifier of the WLAN. Note that the identifier of the WLAN may include an SSID of the WLAN. For example, the SSID may include a personalized SSID of the second electronic device.
The present disclosure relates to the routing packets. A gateway establishes a DS-Lite tunnel with an AFTR device to work in a first mode. The gateway uses the DS-Lite tunnel to route IPv4 packets for IPv4 client devices in the first mode, and uses its IPv4 public network address to route IPv4 packets for IPv4 client devices in the second mode. In response to determining that the DS-Lite tunnel is unavailable, the gateway switches from the working mode in the first mode to the second mode. By switching the working mode, it is possible to continue to provide network services for IPv4 client devices without manual assistance and quickly alleviate the problem of DS-Lite tunnel failure.
Devices, systems and methods for determining the amount of latency between a video core and a remote device by inserting null packets in a data stream between the video core and the remote device, the null packets including respective time stamps demarking respective times of departure from the video core.
A system is provided for configurably signing a secure data image that includes software code that interprets cryptographic atomic code. In the system, a code signing engine includes an interpreter that interprets atomic code signing operations presented in a recipe defined by a system administrator according to configuration parameter values supplied with the input image.
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G06F 21/64 - Protecting data integrity, e.g. using checksums, certificates or signatures
H04L 9/14 - Arrangements for secret or secure communications; Network security protocols using a plurality of keys or algorithms
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Electronic device, method executed by the electronic device and computer readable medium
The present disclosure relates to an electronic device and a method executed by the electronic device, and a computer-readable medium. The electronic device includes a memory on which instructions are stored and a processor. The processor is configured to execute the instructions stored on the memory to cause the electronic device to execute the following operations: receiving a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) request from a network management station; in response to the receipt of the SNMP request, starting a timer at the electronic device, a timeout period of the timer being set to a first predetermined time period; and in response to a case where the electronic device has not completed an operation required by the SNMP request when the timer expires, sending a timeout message to the network management station as a response to the SNMP request.
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An interface of a device can allow a resource to set a location of a PiP window that is different than the default or predetermined location of the PiP window. The device can set a Picture-in-Picture (PiP) window location. The device can receive a PiP window location request that comprises one or more location parameters that indicate a location for display of a PiP window. The device can set the PiP window location based on the one or more location parameters. The device can then send the PiP window location to a PiP control management service. The resource then is able to control the placement of information associated with the resource to provide the user with an improved user experience.
In order to facilitate communication in a shared-license-access band of frequencies, an electronic device (such as an electronic device that implements a spectrum allocation service) allocates, to a radio node in a set of radio nodes, at least a first channel and a second channel in unallocated channels in the shared-license-access band of frequencies. Note that the first channel and the second channel are noncontiguous in the shared-license-access band of frequencies. Then, the electronic device monitors for transmissions by a higher-priority user than the set of radio nodes in the shared-license-access band of frequencies. When the transmissions are detected in the first channel, the electronic device instructs the radio node to discontinue use of the first channel, where allocation of at least the second channel allows uninterrupted communication by the radio node in the shared-license-access band of frequencies.
A gateway device for use with a wide area network, wireless wide area network, a local area network, a client device and a wireless device, the gateway device being configured to operate in a hotspot mode so as to wirelessly transmit wireless device data and client device data to the wide area network via the wireless wide area network, said gateway device comprising: a memory; a primary communication system; a wireless communication system; and a processor configured to execute instructions stored on said memory to cause said gateway device to: instruct said primary communication system to operate in a primary mode of operation so as to transpond the client device data the wireless device data; detect a loss of connection with the wide area network; and operate in a hotspot mode of operation, wherein said primary communication system and said wireless communication system comprise a radio.
In one embodiment, a method receives a first time from a network device. The first time is derived from a first timing source in a first domain. The method receives a second time in a second domain from a second timing source. A difference time value is calculated between the first time and the second time. The method then sends the difference time value to the network device where the network device uses the difference time value to send a delay value to other computing devices to synchronize timing of the other computing devices in the second domain. The other computing devices are configured to synchronize the respective time using the delay value with mobile network devices to allow timing synchronization between the mobile network devices.
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H04L 7/033 - Speed or phase control by the received code signals, the signals containing no special synchronisation information using the transitions of the received signal to control the phase of the synchronising-signal- generating means, e.g. using a phase-locked loop
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JVET CODING BLOCK STRUCTURE WITH ASYMMETRICAL PARTITIONING
A method of partitioning a video coding block for JVET, comprising representing a JVET coding tree unit as a root node in a quadtree plus binary tree (QTBT) structure that can have a quadtree branching from the root node and binary trees branching from each of the quadtree's leaf nodes using asymmetric binary partitioning to split a coding unit represented by a quadtree leaf node into two child coding units of unequal size, representing the two child coding units as leaf nodes in a binary tree branching from the quadtree leaf node and coding the child coding units represented by leaf nodes of the binary tree with JVET, wherein further partitioning of child coding units split from quadtree leaf nodes via asymmetric binary partitioning is disallowed.
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Customer premise equipment for receiving tunneled commands from a device management platform to execute. A remote management client is configured to establish a tunneled connection with a device management platform, to receive an encrypted command from the device management platform via the tunneled connection, and to decrypt the encrypted command to generate an unencrypted command. A command interface is configured to receive the unencrypted command from the remote management client, and to execute the command.
During operation, a computer system may receive, associated with an access point, connection information, where the connection information indicates that an electronic device is currently associated with the access point in a wireless network. Then, the computer system may access information specifying historical behavior of the electronic device in the wireless network. Moreover, based at least in part on the historical behavior of the electronic device, the computer system may predict future roaming of the electronic device in the wireless network, where the predicted future roaming includes a prediction that the electronic device will establish a connection with a neighbor access point in the wireless network. Next, the computer system may provide, addressed to the neighbor access point, at least a portion of an encryption key(s) associated with a current connection between the access point and the electronic device.
An access point device can receive one or more emergency call packets from a client device. These one or more emergency call packets are identified as associated with an emergency call, for example, based on one or more identifiers. The one or more emergency call packets are sent high priority, low latency based on an embedded multimedia terminal adapter sending an emergency call notification to a cable modem which performs a dynamic service change (DSC) update to one or more classifier rules so that these packets are routed via a low latency DOCSIS service flow to a cable modem termination system (CMTS). In this way, the one or more emergency call packets received from the client device and any one or more response emergency call packets received from a network device (the intended recipient or target of the emergency call) are routed via an LLD service flow.
The present disclosure relates to a device and a method for displaying videos. Specifically, the present disclosure provides an electronic device for displaying videos. The electronic device includes: a processor and a memory. The memory is coupled to the processor and includes an executable instruction stored thereon. When executed by the processor, the executable instruction causes the processor to carry out the following operations: receiving a plurality of videos from one or more user devices and storing the plurality of videos in a queue; determining a weight for each video of the aforementioned plurality of videos in the queue; extracting one or more videos from the queue so that a first number of videos are simultaneously displayed on a display device, wherein the videos in the first number of videos can be selected for full-screen display; for a first video in the first number of videos, determining a full-screen display order and full-screen display time of the first video based on the weight of the first video.
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR R-MACPHY PARTIAL SERVICE SUPPORT
Systems and methods for providing DOCSIS services and at least one additional services to a cable modem by a Remote MACPHY device (RMD). The additional service is provided using a core configured to have an associated timing lock to the RMD, where the RMD is configured to receive information indicating the absence of the timing lock and use the information to disable the additional service while selectively maintaining the DOCSIS services.
Systems and methods for dynamically adjusting a MAP advance time for a MAP message sent from a CCAP core to an RPD, based on a comparison of at least one measured latency value against at least one threshold.
A client device coupled to an optical device provides for receiving from the optical device information associated with an optical code. The optical code is provided or otherwise generated by a sensing device that can be associated with a particular user, for example, a biometric sensing device associated with a aging-in-place user. The client device or a user causes the optical device to scan or otherwise obtain the information from the optical code. The client device converts the information to a format suitable for display on a display device based on one or more factors. The display of the converted information is at a size or resolution that allows a user to easily discern or otherwise read the converted information as compared to such information being displayed at the sensing device.
G06K 7/14 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation using light without selection of wavelength, e.g. sensing reflected white light
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VOICE CONTROL CONFIGURATION USING A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE
Dynamic configuration and reconfiguration of Voice Control Assistants (VCAs) for Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) devices is provided via a Graphical User Interface (GUI). GUI is presented to provide a list of one or more voice control assistants (VCAs) supported by a CPE device. A selection of a VCA is received from the list of the one or more VCAs presented by the GUI. A configuration interface for the VCA selected from the list of the one or more VCAs from the list of the one or more VCAs is presented on the GUI. Configuration input on the configuration interface of the GUI is received to generate configuration data for the VCA selected from the list of the one or more VCAs. The configuration data is provided to the CPE for implementing the VCA selected from the list of the one or more VCAs according to the configuration data.
An access point that performs a remedial operation is described. This access point may include an interface circuit that communicates with a computer network device (such as a switch or a router) in a network that includes the access point and the computer network device. During operation, the access point may receive a packet or a frame associated with the computer network device. Then, based at least in part on information included in the packet or the frame, the access point may perform the remedial action, where the remedial action includes: updating a configuration of the access point, performing a factory reset and reboot of the access point, or both. For example, the factory reset may restore factory defaults of the access point. Alternatively or additionally, the information may include the address of the controller and/or a virtual local area network (VLAN) associated with the access point.
Methods of delivering electric power to equipment of a communications access network are provided herein. In particular, a method of delivering electric power to the equipment includes generating an AC power signal having a frequency between 10 kHz and 500 kHz that is transmitted via a coaxial cable that is coupled between the equipment and a power monitor. The method includes identifying, using the power monitor, a reflection of the AC power signal via the coaxial cable to the power monitor. Moreover, the method includes adjusting a voltage of the AC power signal in response to identifying the reflection. Related systems and coaxial cables are also provided.
Devices, systems and methods that measure at least one of the latency and the jitter experienced over a defined portion of a path between a sending device and a receiving device. A network monitoring unit is located between the sending and receiving devices, and monitors packets exchanged between the two to measure the latency and/or jitter.
To provide an enhanced user experience, a virtual reality device provides one or more virtual reality activities for selection based on a tempo of an audio input detected. The audio input can be ambient audio within proximity of a user of the virtual reality device. The tempo can be determined by the virtual reality device based, for example, on a beats per minute. The one or more virtual reality activities can be associated with a tempo, one or more user preferences, and/or historical data. The virtual reality device can automatically or allow a user to select a virtual reality virtual reality activity associated with the tempo. The virtual reality device can synchronize the selected virtual reality activity to the tempo.
A method, system, and computer program product for trick play using partial video file chunks includes a processor to retrieve the selected video file from an HLS server, the video file having a plurality of video chunks, and each one of the video chunks beginning with an I-frame. The processor may determine an average size of the plurality of I-frames. The average I-frame size may be based on a bitrate speed of the video file. The processor may retrieve a portion equal to the average I-frame size of from the beginning of each one of the plurality of chunks of the video. The processor may receive a begin trick play request of the selected video and initiate trick play of the selected video. The trick play of the video includes displaying each portion of each one of the plurality of chunks of the video.
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Systems and methods for measuring the amount of drift of a clock in a remote device relative to a clock in a core, both in a distributed access architecture, by measuring the change in fullness of a dejitter buffer in the remote device that holds data provided from the core.
In one embodiment a distribution system includes customer premise equipment that is authenticated to a network that includes a cable modem termination system based upon a DOCSIS authentication. The customer premise equipment receives data from a supplicant device that is interconnected to the network through the customer premise equipment where the supplicant device is authenticated to the network based upon an 802.1X authentication.
Devices, systems and methods that determine both the existence of, and location where, packets were dropped in transit between a sending device and a receiving device. A network monitoring unit is located between the sending and receiving devices, and monitors packets exchanged between the two to determine the location where packets were dropped.
A method of partitioning in video coding for JVET, comprising representing a JVET coding tree unit as a root node in a quadtree plus binary tree (QTBT) structure that can have quadtree or binary partitioning of the root node and quadtree or binary trees branching from each of the leaf nodes. The partitioning at any depth can use asymmetric binary partitioning to split a node represented by a leaf node into two child nodes of unequal size, representing the two child nodes as leaf nodes in a binary tree branching from the parent leaf node and coding the child nodes represented by final leaf nodes of the binary tree with JVET, wherein further partitioning of child nodes split from leaf nodes via asymmetric binary partitioning is allowed recursively along the same branch in any order with symmetric partitioning.
H04N 19/70 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals characterised by syntax aspects related to video coding, e.g. related to compression standards
A method of partitioning in video coding for JVET, comprising representing a JVET coding tree unit as a root node in a quadtree plus binary tree (QTBT structure that can have quadtree or binary partitioning of the root node and quadtree or binary trees branching from each of the leaf nodes. The partitioning at any depth can use asymmetric binary partitioning to split a child node represented by a leaf node into two child coding units of unequal size, representing the two child coding units as leaf nodes in a binary tree branching from the parent leaf node and coding the child coding units represented by final leaf nodes of the binary tree with JVET. Disclosed is a generalized method of partitioning a block, either square or rectangular, which leads to more flexible block sizes with possible higher coding efficiency.
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H04N 19/176 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a block, e.g. a macroblock
H04N 19/70 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals characterised by syntax aspects related to video coding, e.g. related to compression standards
H04N 19/172 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a picture, frame or field
H04N 19/46 - Embedding additional information in the video signal during the compression process
H04N 19/107 - Selection of coding mode or of prediction mode between spatial and temporal predictive coding, e.g. picture refresh
H04N 19/159 - Prediction type, e.g. intra-frame, inter-frame or bidirectional frame prediction
Using timing delays and values associated with plant information between a CMTS, R-PHY device or a remote MACPHY device and user devices on a network to determine the distance between a head end device, for example a CMTS, R-PHY device or a remote MACPHY device and an end-user device such as cable modem in order to alert to a stolen, outdated, misplaced or otherwise at-risk end-user device.
Systems and methods for relaying a plurality of data packets to and from a subscriber over an access network that imparts a variable latency of one packet relative to other packets. The latency of each packet is controlled so as to increase the average latency experienced by the plurality of packets and decrease the variance of the respective latencies experienced by each of the packets.
H04L 47/283 - Flow control; Congestion control in relation to timing considerations in response to processing delays, e.g. caused by jitter or round trip time [RTT]
H04L 49/9023 - Buffering arrangements for implementing a jitter-buffer
H04L 12/28 - Data switching networks characterised by path configuration, e.g. LAN [Local Area Networks] or WAN [Wide Area Networks]
91.
SCALABLE VIDEO CODING SYSTEM WITH PARAMETER SIGNALING
A method is provided for encoding a digital video to provide for improved color mapping. The digital video has values in a first color space, and the method includes performing a color mapping operation on values in each sub-picture to convert the values in the first color space to values in a second, narrower, color space, wherein the color mapping operation is adapted based on the content of each sub-picture, encoding the values in the second color space into a base layer, performing a reverse color mapping operation on decoded values from the base layer in the second color space in each sub-picture to generate a reconstructed reference frame having values in the first color space, encoding values in the first color space into an enhancement layer based at least in part on the reconstructed reference frame, combining the base layer and the enhancement layer into a bitstream, sending the bitstream to a decoder, and sending one or more parameters to the decoder that describe the adaption of the reverse color mapping operation for at least some sub-pictures.
H04N 19/30 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using hierarchical techniques, e.g. scalability
H04N 19/186 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being a colour or a chrominance component
H04N 19/132 - Sampling, masking or truncation of coding units, e.g. adaptive resampling, frame skipping, frame interpolation or high-frequency transform coefficient masking
H04N 19/187 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being a scalable video layer
H04N 19/17 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object
H04N 19/467 - Embedding additional information in the video signal during the compression process characterised by the embedded information being invisible, e.g. watermarking
H04N 19/117 - Filters, e.g. for pre-processing or post-processing
H04N 19/176 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a block, e.g. a macroblock
H04N 19/44 - Decoders specially adapted therefor, e.g. video decoders which are asymmetric with respect to the encoder
A method, system, and computer program product for object-based commenting in an on-demand video includes a processor to receive an on-demand video file selection from a first user for display on a first user device. The processor can receive a first user input pausing the video file at a scene from the first via a first graphical user interface. The processor can receive a second user input from the first user via a first graphical user interface. The second user input can include an object identification and a user comment associated with the object. The processor can identify the object in the scene of the video file based on the object identification and display the second input from the first user to one or more second users via one or more second graphical user interfaces with the identified object over the scene of the video file.
H04N 21/4788 - Supplemental services, e.g. displaying phone caller identification or shopping application communicating with other users, e.g. chatting
H04N 21/431 - Generation of visual interfaces; Content or additional data rendering
H04N 21/472 - End-user interface for requesting content, additional data or services; End-user interface for interacting with content, e.g. for content reservation or setting reminders, for requesting event notification or for manipulating displayed content
G06T 7/70 - Determining position or orientation of objects or cameras
93.
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVISIONING NODE-LOCKING CONFIDENTIAL DATA
A system and method for provisioning confidential data such as unique credentials is described. The technique initializes a whitebox cryptographic software module to a particular PKI client to soft-lock whitebox cryptographic operations to the particular PKI client and uniquely encrypting the credentials with a node-locking key (NLK) derivable from a digital certificate.
H04L 9/00 - Arrangements for secret or secure communications; Network security protocols
H04L 9/32 - Arrangements for secret or secure communications; Network security protocols including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system
Systems and methods for maintaining keep-alive processes operational during a hardware and/or software fault condition that interrupts normal traffic exchanged with a subscriber. Preferred systems and methods include at least one processor that isolates keep-alive processes from the normal traffic processes.
A method and apparatus for revoking and replacing digital certificates issued by distributed servers is disclosed. An architecture in which issued certificates from distributed factory and field provisioning servers are gathered into a centrally managed certificate authority which manages the full certificate lifecycle. Revocation and rekey approvals are performed through this central certificate authority, while the resulting revocation status and rekey approvals are made available for consumption by those same distributed servers.
H04L 9/32 - Arrangements for secret or secure communications; Network security protocols including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system
A network device initiating WPS with a client device based on receiving a signal from a phone. The network device receives a feature number code from a phone connected to the network device. The feature number code is entered on the phone using a keypad and causes the network device to initiate WPS with a client device. The network device sends the phone a first signal indicating that WPS has been triggered. The network device determines a success of the WPS to connect the client device to the Wi-Fi network. The network device sends the phone a second signal indicating that the client device successfully connected to the Wi-Fi network. The first and second signals may be audio signals that are emitted by the speaker of the phone. The network device stores client device connection information in memory.
Methods, systems, and computer readable media can be operable to facilitate real-time advertisement verification. Advertisement media may be tagged with one or more tag identifiers. One or more remote probes may retrieve tag identifier(s) from advertisement media and output tag information to a centralized verification system. The centralized verification system may compare tag information retrieved from remote probes to expected advertisement placement parameters. The centralized verification system may verify that appropriate advertisement media has been spliced into expected channels or streams. When a splicing error has been detected, the centralized verification system may initiate changes to correct the splicing error.
Customer premise equipment (CPE) device may include a power supply failure detector that includes an input to receive an input supply voltage from the power supply, a filter to receive the input supply voltage and produce a filtered input ripple voltage having a predetermined frequency range, a peak detector to process the filtered input ripple voltage from the filter to generate a peak value signal having an amplitude indicative of the peak value of the filtered input ripple voltage, and a level detector to process the peak value signal to generate a signal indicative of a fault condition of the power supply based on the filtered input ripple voltage being determined to be greater than the predetermined peak input ripple voltage. AC coupling may be provided at the input remove DC components from the input supply voltage. An amplifier may amplify the input supply voltage.
A method is provided for decrypting data encrypted according to a cipher key according the advanced encryption standard (AES). The method includes precomputing a product of each element value of an InvMixColumn matrix and each possible value of an input state array and deriving a set of round keys from the cipher key and the set of round keys. The deriving includes providing an initial round key and a plurality of further round keys, performing an initial decryption round, and performing N full decryption rounds at least in part using the precomputed product of each element value of an InvMixColumn matrix and each possible value of the input state array.
H04L 9/06 - Arrangements for secret or secure communications; Network security protocols the encryption apparatus using shift registers or memories for blockwise coding, e.g. D.E.S. systems
A system and method for regenerating high dynamic range (HDR) video data from encoded video data, extracts, from the encoded video data, a self-referential metadata structure specifying a video data reshaping transfer function. The video data reshaping transfer function is regenerated using data from the metadata structure and the extracted reshaping transfer function is used to generate the HDR video data by applying decoded video data values to the reshaping transfer function.
H04N 19/186 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being a colour or a chrominance component
H04N 19/44 - Decoders specially adapted therefor, e.g. video decoders which are asymmetric with respect to the encoder
H04N 19/70 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals characterised by syntax aspects related to video coding, e.g. related to compression standards
H04N 19/174 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a slice, e.g. a line of blocks or a group of blocks
H04N 19/177 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being a group of pictures [GOP]
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