Sling Media Pvt. Ltd.

Sling Media Inc.

Dish Network Technologies India Private Limited

Satish Balasubramanian Iyer

Jason Gary Krikorian

Blake Gary Krikorian

Alexander Gurzhi

Bhupendra Natwerlal Shah

Narayana Rao

Padmanabha R Rao

Laxminarayana Dalimba

Amey Shirali

Jagan Kumar Govindarajan

Vivek Devaraj

Dalimba Laxminarayana

Abhiroop Boggavarapu

Vikram Balarajashetty

Shashidhar Banger

Nishit Dabi

Ruben Thomas Jacob

Thiygarajan Venkatesan

Mahesh Thatumparmbil Viswanathan

Girish Pai Mangaldas

Rao Venkata Krishna Suryanarayana

Ilya Asnis

Vikal Kumar Jain

Parimal Bajpai

Vikram Dham

Gajanan Hegde

Vivek Maran

Bhupendra Natwerial Shah

R V K S Narayana Rao

An automated process for multi-feed video systems comprises receiving a plurality of video feeds from a plurality of video-capture devices. The video feeds each have a quality parameter set to an initial value. A priority feed is selected from the video feeds. A quality parameter of the priority feed is set to a priority value in response to selecting the priority feed. The video-capture devices are instructed to format the video feeds based on the quality parameter of each video feed. The quality parameter for each video feed comprises a bitrate or a resolution for the video feed. The priority feed is streamed as a video output. The video feeds are displayed for selection in an interface, and the interface comprises a map including a location of the video-capture devices.

Automated optimization of video settings in a digital video production system having multiple video capture devices

System and methods for facilitating content watch parties may include a sync server having a server CPU, a host user device, a client user device, and a content provider. The content provider may first provide a first portion of the content independently to the host user device and the client user device. The content provider may second provide a second portion of the content to the host user device and the client user device. The first providing of the first portion of the content may occur separately of the second providing of the second portion of the content. The sync server may synchronize the second providing of the second portion of the content to the client user device to facilitate substantially simultaneously presentations of the second portion of the content by the host user device and the client user device.

Live and recorded content watch parties

An method of operating a video production device receives a plurality of video input streams from a plurality of different video capture devices, and selects one of the video input streams as a current video output stream. In response to the selection, the method determines a prioritization scheme for the plurality of video input streams, generates video format instructions for each of the plurality of different video capture devices, in accordance with the determined prioritization scheme; and sends the video format instructions from the video production device to the plurality of different video capture devices. The video format instructions are configurable to be executed by the video capture devices to confirm or adjust at least one video quality setting of the video input streams, such that the current video output stream is of higher quality relative to unselected video input streams of the plurality of video input streams.

Devices, systems, and processes for facilitating live and recorded content watch parties

Systems and methods for synchronizing video generated by a camera with media content generated by a media source external to the camera. A calibration procedure is performed in which a time delay is determined that includes a camera delay associated with the camera. A display device displays a sequence of images comprising a first image displayed for a first time period and a second image displayed for a second time period. The camera captures a plurality of captured images capturing display of the sequence of images and a transmitter device coupled to the camera transmits the captured images to a hub. The hub determines a target image of the captured images corresponding to display of the second image. The time delay is determined based on a difference between a time associated with the target image and a time associated with the second image.

Method and system for automatically synchronizing audio-video inputs in a multi-camera environment

Systems, devices and automated processes reduce the effects of unwanted interruption during video encoding by reserving header space at the outset of video encoding. This reserved space can be progressively filled on any periodic or other basis as encoding continues so that a recent header is always available. If an interruption occurs, only the video content encoded after the last header write will be lost, thereby greatly reducing the effects of the interruption.

Recovery during video encoding

A system includes a computing device programmed to generate an aggregated media item that includes individual media items from a plurality of inputs. The aggregated media item combines one or more of the individual media items for a common display. The computing device is further programmed to send the aggregated media item to a media device and receive commands from the media device. The commands identify data from the aggregated media content item to be included in a media output item. The computing device is further programmed to generate the media output item based on the aggregated media content item and the commands.

Remote-controlled media studio

Devices, methods, and program products are provided, which support multiple Digital Rights Management (DRM) schemes or platforms during the placeshifting of media content. A given placeshifting session may be initiated between a placeshifting device and a user-controlled client media receiver executing a browser player. In one embodiment, the DRM placeshifting method includes storing, in a memory associated with the placeshifting device, DRM-protected content; receiving a request from the client media receiver over a communications network to stream the DRM-protected content to the device; and obtaining a placeshifting key and initialization instructions for the DRM-protected content. The DRM-protected content is streamed to the client media receiver in an encrypted format accessible with a placeshifting decryption key. In conjunction with streaming the DRM-protected content, initialization instructions is transmitted to the client media receiver containing information utilized by the browser player to obtain the DRM license from a first license server.

Multi-platform digital rights management for placeshifting of multimedia content

Method and system for automatically synchronizing audio-video inputs in a multi camera environment

A video production device is deployed to produce a video production stream of an event occurring within an environment that includes a plurality of different video capture devices capturing respective video input streams of the event. The video production device is programmed and operated to: receive video input streams from the video capture devices; determine, for each video capture device, an average root mean square (RMS) audio energy value over a period of time, to obtain device-specific average RMS values for the video capture devices; compare each device-specific average RMS value against a respective device-specific energy threshold value; identify which input stream is associated with an active speaker, based on the comparing step; select one of the identified streams as a current video output stream; and provide the selected stream as the current video output stream.

Audio-based automatic video feed selection for a digital video production system

A video production device is deployed to produce a video production stream of an event occurring within an environment that includes a plurality of different video capture devices capturing respective video input streams of the event. The video production device is programmed and operated to: receive a plurality of video input streams from the video capture devices; automatically select one of the video input streams as a current video output stream, in accordance with a visual activity based switching technique that identifies which of the plurality of video input streams is associated with a detected speaker; and provide the selected video input stream as the current video output stream.

Visual-based automatic video feed selection for a digital video production system

Electronic device and methods supporting secure boot functionalities performed utilizing an unsecured System-on-Chip (SoC) are provided. In various embodiments, the electronic device contains an unsecured SoC, a locked off-chip Non-Volatile Memory (NVM) component, and an unlocked off-chip NVM component. An on-chip or first stage boot loader program is stored in a first on-chip memory area; and, when execute, causes an on-chip processor to loads an image of a cryptographic key, such as a public key, into a second on-chip memory area. The cryptographic key is stored in the locked off-chip NVM component, possibly in conjunction with a second stage boot loader program. The on-chip processor then utilizes the cryptographic key, alone or in combination with other data, as a root-of-trust to verify the authenticity of one or more software components, such as an operating system, stored in the unlocked off-chip NVM component prior to booting the software component(s).

Electronic devices and methods supporting unsecured system-on-chip secure boot functionalities

Systems and methods allow playback of a media stream received via a network. The media stream is received and stored in a buffer prior to playback. Responsive to receiving the user command to change the content of the media stream, the buffer is flushed prior to receiving the changed content in the media stream.

Fast-start streaming and buffering of streaming content for personal media player

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M.S.Ramaiah, India

Satish Balasubramanian Iyer