Sling Media Pvt. Ltd.

Dish Network Technologies India Private Limited

Soham Sahabhaumik

Yatish Jayant Naik Raikar

Rakesh Ramesh

Karthik Mahabaleshwar Hegde

Varunkumar B Tripathi

Amrit Mishra

Systems, methods, and devices are disclosed enabling smart search functionalities utilizing key scene changes appearing in video content. In various embodiments, the method includes the step or process of, while engaged in playback of the video content, receiving a user command at a playback device to shift a current playback position of the video content to a default search playback position (PP). In response to receipt of the user command, the playback device searches a time window encompassing the default search playback position (PP) for a key scene change in the video content. If locating a key scene change within the time window, the playback device shifts playback of the video content to a playback position corresponding to the key scene change (PP). Otherwise, the playback device shifts playback of the video content to the default search playback position (PP).

Systems, methods, and devices supporting scene change-based smart search functionalities

Various arrangements for generating thumbnail images for video content as the video content is being received are presented. Video content may be initially received. A thumbnail generation process may be woken from a sleep state based on a predefined time period elapsing. The received video content may be monitored for a next-received I-frame. A thumbnail image may be created from the I-frame and may be mapped to a timestamp. The thumbnail generation process may then be caused to enter the sleep state for the predefined time period.

Live thumbnail image generation

Various techniques are described herein for supporting voice command control of electronic programming guides (EPGs) and other media content selection systems. The voice input hardware and software components of a remote control device, television receiver, smartphone, virtual assistant, and/or other media device may receive voice commands from a user corresponding to a selection of a media content. In response to the received voice input, the media device may perform a speech-to-text conversion of the voice input, and then perform an analysis of the command text to determine one or more content selections of the user. The analysis may include identifying within the command text one or more television channel names, program names, or other media content names, as well as identifying other instructions, preferences, or other meaningful insights from the command text.

Voice control for media content search and selection

Various arrangements for generating thumbnail images for video content as the video content is being received are presented. A television receiver may first receive video content. A thumbnail generation process may be woken from a sleep state based on a predefined time period elapsing. The received video content may be monitored for a next-received I-frame. A thumbnail image may be created from the I-frame and may be mapped to a timestamp. The thumbnail generation process may then be caused to enter the sleep state for the predefined time period.

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Soham Sahabhaumik