APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BUFFERING OF MEDIA CONTENT

    公开(公告)号:US20230058619A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-23

    申请号:US17980416

    申请日:2022-11-03

    Inventor: Gregory Greene

    Abstract: Media content presentation systems and methods are operable to present media content received by a media device, wherein the media device comprises a plurality of tuner systems. An exemplary embodiment tunes the plurality of tuners to receive different broadcasting media content streams each comprising a streaming media content event; communicates the streaming media content events from the receiving tuner to a corresponding tuner buffer of the tuner system; and stores a portion of the streaming media content events into the corresponding tuner buffers. When a user selection is received for presentation of one of the streaming media content events, the selected one of the streaming media content events are presented to a user of the media device.

    APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRICK FUNCTION VIEWING OF MEDIA CONTENT

    公开(公告)号:US20220353567A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-03

    申请号:US17864239

    申请日:2022-07-13

    Inventor: Gregory Greene

    Abstract: Systems and methods provide presentation control of media content. An exemplary embodiment receives media content that is currently received in a broadcasted media content stream; presents on a display a first presentation area, wherein the first presentation area presents a video portion of the media content; receives a user command that initiates a video presentation trick function; and presents in response to the user command a second presentation area, wherein the second presentation area presents the video portion of the media content in accordance with the video presentation trick function, and wherein the first presentation area and the second presentation area are concurrently presented on the display.

    Apparatus, systems and methods for trick function viewing of media content

    公开(公告)号:US11405681B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-02

    申请号:US17026046

    申请日:2020-09-18

    Inventor: Gregory Greene

    Abstract: Systems and methods provide presentation control of media content. An exemplary embodiment receives media content that is currently received in a broadcasted media content stream; presents on a display a first presentation area, wherein the first presentation area presents a video portion of the media content; receives a user command that initiates a video presentation trick function; and presents in response to the user command a second presentation area, wherein the second presentation area presents the video portion of the media content in accordance with the video presentation trick function, and wherein the first presentation area and the second presentation area are concurrently presented on the display.

    APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING TIME REQUIRED FOR A MEDIA CONTENT EVENT CHANNEL CHANGE

    公开(公告)号:US20210409814A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-30

    申请号:US17469076

    申请日:2021-09-08

    Inventor: Gregory Greene

    Abstract: Systems and methods of a media device are operable to perform a channel change operation. An exemplary embodiment receives a first data table from a data table server, wherein the first data table comprises first control information used to perform a channel change operation such that the media device reconfigures itself to change to a new channel from a currently presenting channel or to a new media content event from a currently presenting media content event. The exemplary embodiment later receives a second data table after initiation of the channel change operation, wherein the second data table is broadcast to the media device in one of a plurality of received broadcasting media content streams that has the new media content event, and wherein the second data table comprises second control information that corresponds to at least some of the first control information used to perform the channel change operation.

    APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BUFFERING OF MEDIA CONTENT

    公开(公告)号:US20210136446A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-06

    申请号:US17148493

    申请日:2021-01-13

    Inventor: Gregory Greene

    Abstract: Media content presentation systems and methods are operable to present media content received by a media device, wherein the media device comprises a plurality of tuner systems. An exemplary embodiment tunes the plurality of tuners to receive different broadcasting media content streams each comprising a streaming media content event; communicates the streaming media content events from the receiving tuner to a corresponding tuner buffer of the tuner system; and stores a portion of the streaming media content events into the corresponding tuner buffers. When a user selection is received for presentation of one of the streaming media content events, the selected one of the streaming media content events are presented to a user of the media device.

    APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROL OF MEDIA CONTENT EVENT RECORDING

    公开(公告)号:US20200162786A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-21

    申请号:US16538404

    申请日:2019-08-12

    Inventor: Gregory Greene

    Abstract: Systems and methods are operable to record a media content event at a media device. An exemplary embodiment grabs a series of subsequently received image frames from the media content event that is being recorded after a monitored real time reaches a closing credits monitor time, wherein the closing credits monitor time is a recording end time less a predefined duration. The embodiment then analyzes each of the image frames to identify an occurrence of text presented in the analyzed image frame, determines that the identified text corresponds to closing credits of the media content event if the at least one attribute of the identified text matches a corresponding predefined closing credits attribute, and initiates an end of the recording of the media content event in response to determining that the identified text corresponds to the closing credits of the media content event.

    Apparatus, systems and methods for reducing time required for a media content event channel change

    公开(公告)号:US11159847B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-26

    申请号:US15273278

    申请日:2016-09-22

    Inventor: Gregory Greene

    Abstract: Systems and methods of a media device are operable to perform a channel change operation. An exemplary embodiment receives a first data table from a data table server, wherein the first data table comprises first control information used to perform a channel change operation such that the media device reconfigures itself to change to a new channel from a currently presenting channel or to a new media content event from a currently presenting media content event. The exemplary embodiment later receives a second data table after initiation of the channel change operation, wherein the second data table is broadcast to the media device in one of a plurality of received broadcasting media content streams that has the new media content event, and wherein the second data table comprises second control information that corresponds to at least some of the first control information used to perform the channel change operation.

    Apparatus, systems and methods for buffering of media content

    公开(公告)号:US10904613B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-26

    申请号:US16536616

    申请日:2019-08-09

    Inventor: Gregory Greene

    Abstract: Media content presentation systems and methods are operable to present media content received by a media device, wherein the media device comprises a plurality of tuner systems. An exemplary embodiment tunes the plurality of tuners to receive different broadcasting media content streams each comprising a streaming media content event; communicates the streaming media content events from the receiving tuner to a corresponding tuner buffer of the tuner system; and stores a portion of the streaming media content events into the corresponding tuner buffers. When a user selection is received for presentation of one of the streaming media content events, the selected one of the streaming media content events are presented to a user of the media device.

    APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SONG PLAY USING A MEDIA DEVICE HAVING A BUFFER

    公开(公告)号:US20230291974A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-14

    申请号:US18320099

    申请日:2023-05-18

    Inventor: Gregory Greene

    CPC classification number: H04N21/482 H04N21/439 H04N21/47217 H04N21/8113

    Abstract: Systems and methods control presentation of audio-only content that is broadcast to a media device. An exemplary embodiment receives media content that is currently received in a channel of a broadcasted media content stream; determines whether the currently received channel is a type of channel that provides audio/visual content or a type of channel that provides audio-only content; controls presentation of the received media content using at least one audio/visual content control function in response to determining that the currently received channel is the type of channel that provides audio/visual content; controls presentation of the received media content using at least one audio-only content control function in response to determining that the currently received channel is the type of channel that provides audio-only content, wherein the at least one audio/visual content control function is different from the at least one audio-only content control function.

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