Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Arris Enterprises LLC

William S Watson

Kuang Ming Chen

Steve Agoston

Michael Raymond Starich

Akshay V Rao

Joseph Hiroshi Kimura

Nick Baciu

Corbin J Percy

Rafie Shamsaasef

Polly Tang

A method for decoding image frames at a client is described. The method includes generating an estimated image frame after receiving an encoded image frame of a stream of encoded image frames. The method further includes decoding the encoded image frame when the encoded image frame is received at a decode interval set for a frame rate of presentation. The method includes using the estimated image frame when a corresponding encoded image frame fails to arrive within the stream for presentation at the frame rate.

Systems and methods for decoding and displaying image frames

In a method and system for viewer interaction with streaming media, a scene from a media presentation is displayed with a broadcasting device that includes an operating system level broadcaster interface overlay. The overlay generates an image frame from the scene. The image frame is sent to a viewer device. Viewer interaction parameters are received from a viewing device and a viewer interaction is displayed over a subsequent scene from the media presentation with the broadcaster interface overlay. On a viewing device an image frame from the media presentation is received from the broadcasting device. An operating system level viewer interface overlay is generated over the image frame and the image frame of the media presentation is displayed. Viewer interaction parameters are generated from a viewer interaction with the operating system level viewer interface overlay and sent to the broadcasting device.

Enhanced screen share for online computer applications

In a method and system for viewer interaction with streaming media, a scene from a media presentation is displayed with a broadcasting device that includes an operating system level broadcaster interface overlay. The overlay generates an image frame from the scene of the media presentation. The image frame is sent to a viewer device. Viewer interaction parameters are received from a viewing device and a viewer interaction is displayed over a subsequent scene of the media presentation with the broadcaster interface overlay. On a viewing device an image frame of the media presentation is received from the broadcasting device. An operating system level viewer interface overlay is generated over the image frame and the image frame of the media presentation is displayed. Viewer interaction parameters are generated from a viewer interaction with the operating system level viewer interface overlay and sent to the broadcasting device.

A media player system is provided for receiving and processing a media program that uses a time interval interval trequired to decode Nframes of the media program segment. The media system receives the requested media program segment, processes the segment and determines if the throughput of the media program differs from the desired presentation throughput by a tolerance amount. Both decoding and rendering performance are determined and used to determine presentation throughput, and to determine if heavier or lighter variants of the media program should be requested for subsequent media program segments.

Method and apparatus for automatic HLS bitrate adaptation

A method and video decoder system using the method are provided for identifying video frames in an encoded or encrypted video stream without performing decoding or decryption. The method includes: receiving a video data stream comprised of a plurality of transport stream (TS) packets; detecting a first video frame in the video data stream, wherein detection of the first video frame includes registering a last checked position at the start of the video data stream, examining bytes in a next TS packet to identify a predetermined pattern indicating a network abstraction layer (NAL) unit, repeating the examining step until two TS packets have been identified that include an NAL unit, wherein the last checked position is updated after each examining step, and identifying a video frame based on a position of the NAL unit identified in the two TS packets; and repeating the detecting step for a plurality of additional video frames in the video data stream.

Method to preserve video data obfuscation for video frames

A media player system is provided for receiving and processing a media program that uses a time interval interval to required to decode Nframes of the media program segment. The media system receives the requested media program segment, processes the segment and determines if the throughput of the media program differs from the desired presentation throughput by a tolerance amount. Both decoding and rendering performance are determined and used to determine presentation throughput, and to determine if heavier or lighter variants of the media program should be requested for subsequent media program segments.

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William S Watson