Software defined network orchestration to manage media flows for broadcast with public cloud networks
Granted: April 29, 2025
Patent Number:
12289369
Techniques to manage media flows for broadcast with public cloud networks. A request for a media flow is received. A location of the media flow is identified based on a registration database configured to maintain locations of media flows across a media production facility and a public cloud network facility. The media flow is accessed, and at least one of the receiving entity or the requesting entity is configured to generate media based on the media flow.
Frame interpolation for rendered content
Granted: April 29, 2025
Patent Number:
12288281
One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for performing frame interpolation. The technique includes generating (i) a first set of feature maps based on a first set of rendering features associated with a first key frame, (ii) a second set of feature maps based on a second set of rendering features associated with a second key frame, and (iii) a third set of feature maps based on a third set of rendering features associated with a target frame. The technique also…
Quality of service monitoring for streaming content
Granted: April 29, 2025
Patent Number:
12287828
Techniques relating to streaming video are disclosed. These techniques include identifying one or more streaming video sessions for one or more users based on a plurality of events relating to streaming video for the one or more users. The techniques further include storing data for the one or more streaming video sessions in an electronic database, based on the plurality of events, identifying a plurality of metadata relating to the events, and determining, based on a threshold value, a…
Real-time non-photo-realistic rendering
Granted: March 25, 2025
Patent Number:
12260484
According to one exemplary implementation, a system includes processing hardware and a system memory storing a non-photo-realistic (NPR) renderer. The processing hardware is configured to execute the NPR renderer to receive a digital asset, display a preliminary image corresponding to the digital asset, and receive editing data identifying an NPR effect. The processing hardware is further configured to execute the software code to produce the NPR image, in a consolidated rendering and…
Enabling deep historical data use via NFT re-minting
Granted: March 25, 2025
Patent Number:
12260384
According to one exemplary implementation, a system includes a hardware processor and a system memory storing software code, the hardware processor is configured to execute the software code to provide a non-fungible token (NFT) for transfer of a right to the NFT, the NFT minted to include first metadata providing a historical rights record of the NFT, the historical rights record identifying a present owner of the right to the NFT. The hardware processor is further configured to execute…
Optical viewfinder for costume heads
Granted: March 25, 2025
Patent Number:
12259542
A head for a walk-around costume is provided that is adapted for enhanced visibility. The costume head includes an outer shell defining an interior space for receiving a head of a human performer. The outer shell includes an aperture allowing incoming light from an exterior space to enter the interior space, and an eye location for the human performer is spaced apart from the aperture when the head is received in the interior space. To provide an enlarged field of view, the costume head…
Systems and methods for transferring a passenger compartment between ride systems using robotic tool changers
Granted: March 25, 2025
Patent Number:
12257520
In some implementations, a controller may cause a robotic arm connector, of the robotic arm, to be connected to a first compartment connector of a passenger compartment of an amusement ride. The controller may cause a second compartment connector, of the passenger compartment, to be disconnected from a first structure connector of a first support structure. The controller may transport the passenger compartment from the first support structure to a second support structure after causing…
Transparent and multi-faceted face mask
Granted: March 25, 2025
Patent Number:
12256792
A transparent face mask for enhancing communications while controlling release of respiratory droplets. The mask includes a body formed from a thin flexible plastic material such as polypropylene. The mask body has a center diamond shaped segment that cantilevers the mask body from the bridge of a wearer's nose. The body includes right and left side segments, which each extend outward from one of the four sides of a diamond-shaped center segment to form a segment-to-segment joint between…
Packager for segmenter fluidity
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12244884
Embodiments provide for methods, computer program products, and systems to improve media playback comprising receiving a variant stream, identifying respective maximum segment durations for a plurality of different types of client devices that will play media content contained in the variant stream, generating, using the variant stream, a respective playlist for each of the plurality of different types of client devices, wherein the respective playlists each contain different maximum…
Automated content recommendation using a metadata based content map
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12244898
A content recommendation system includes a computing platform having a hardware processor and a system memory storing a content surfacing software code providing a user interface. The hardware processor executes the content surfacing software code to receive an initiation signal identifying a user, and, in response, identify content items as desirable content items to the user based on the user and metadata describing each of the desirable content items. In addition, the content…
Face reconstruction using a mesh convolution network
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12243349
Embodiment of the present invention sets forth techniques for performing face reconstruction. The techniques include generating an identity mesh based on an identity encoding that represents an identity associated with a face in one or more images. The techniques also include generating an expression mesh based on an expression encoding that represents an expression associated with the face in the one or more images. The techniques also include generating, by a machine learning model, an…
Synthesizing sequences of images for movement-based performance
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12243140
A technique for rendering an input geometry includes generating a first segmentation mask for a first input geometry and a first set of texture maps associated with one or more portions of the first input geometry. The technique also includes generating, via one or more neural networks, a first set of neural textures for the one or more portions of the first input geometry. The technique further includes rendering a first image corresponding to the first input geometry based on the first…
Simulated human-like affect-driven behavior by a virtual agent
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12242944
A system for simulating human-like affect-driven behavior includes a hardware processor and a system memory storing software code providing a virtual agent. The hardware processor executes the software code to identify a character assumed by the virtual agent and having a personality, a target state of motivational fulfillment, a baseline mood, and emotions. The software code identifies current physical and motivational fulfillment states, and currently active emotions of the character,…
Privacy protection for enterprise systems
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12242642
Techniques for electronic privacy protection are disclosed. A first data record is received, including one or more sensitive data fields and one or more non-sensitive data fields. One or more encrypted data fields are generated by encrypting the one or more sensitive data fields using an encryption key. One or more hashed data fields are generated by hashing the one or more sensitive data fields using a hash function. A first mapping is stored, associating at least a portion of the first…
Automation of media content playback
Granted: February 25, 2025
Patent Number:
12236979
A system includes processing hardware and a memory storing software code. The processing hardware executes the software code to receive automation data for media content having a default playback experience, analyze, using the automation data, at least one parameter of the media content, and generate, based on the analyzing, one or more automation instruction(s) for at least one portion(s) of the media content. The automation instruction(s) include at least one of: one or more bounding…
Techniques for multi-view neural object modeling
Granted: February 25, 2025
Patent Number:
12236517
Techniques are disclosed for generating photorealistic images of objects, such as heads, from multiple viewpoints. In some embodiments, a morphable radiance field (MoRF) model that generates images of heads includes an identity model that maps an identifier (ID) code associated with a head into two codes: a deformation ID code encoding a geometric deformation from a canonical head geometry, and a canonical ID code encoding a canonical appearance within a shape-normalized space. The MoRF…
Machine learning for animatronic development and optimization
Granted: February 25, 2025
Patent Number:
12236168
Techniques for animatronic design are provided. A plurality of simulated meshes is generated using a physics simulation model, where the plurality of simulated meshes corresponds to a plurality of actuator configurations for an animatronic mechanical design. A machine learning model is trained based on the plurality of simulated meshes and the plurality of actuator configurations. A plurality of predicted meshes is generated for the animatronic mechanical design, using the machine…
Drinkware
Granted: February 25, 2025
Patent Number:
D1063538
Production asset library management
Granted: February 18, 2025
Patent Number:
12229723
A computing platform including a processing hardware and a memory storing a software code is coupled to at least first and second workstations and a production asset library. The processing hardware executes the software code to send, from the first workstation, a request identifying a production asset and metadata specification to the second workstation, and receive, from the second workstation, a payload including the production asset and production asset data including preview…
Themed aerial vehicle entertainment platform for providing dynamically-coordinated show
Granted: February 18, 2025
Patent Number:
12230153
A themed aerial vehicle entertainment system or platform useful for generating crowd-pleasing shows or displays through the use of dynamically-coordinated show systems. Instead of use of a fixed flight plan, the new entertainment platform is configured to include one or more UAVs that is enclosed within or supports thematic cladding such as the outer shell of a spacecraft or flying character, and the show is dynamically coordinated to present a cohesive performance. Onboard show effects…
