Systems and methods for crowd sourcing media content selection
Granted: January 16, 2024
Patent Number:
11877035
There is provided a system including a memory storing an executable code and a processor executing the executable code to receive a plurality of video inputs, wherein each video input of the plurality of video inputs includes a video feed from an event, provide the plurality of video inputs to each of a plurality of media devices, receive a plurality of user video inputs each from a different one of the plurality of media devices, wherein each of the plurality of user video inputs is…
Method and system for producing customized content
Granted: January 2, 2024
Patent Number:
11860936
There is provided a method for producing a customized content, comprising identifying a customizable content from which to produce the customized content, identifying a base content in the customizable content, and receiving at least one customizing criterion as input. The method further comprises determining a plurality of content modifiers for harmonizing the base content and the customizing criterion, extracting the plurality of content modifiers from a modification library, and…
Near field communication antenna system for a playset
Granted: December 26, 2023
Patent Number:
11855742
A playset comprises a near field communication extending system. The near field communication extending comprises a main antenna and a plurality of extending antennas. The main antenna is positioned at a first location of the playset and configured to wirelessly communicate to a near field communication device of a mobile device. The plurality of extending antennas is positioned at a plurality of different locations in an interior of the playset. Each of the plurality of extending…
Three-dimensional skeleton mapping
Granted: December 26, 2023
Patent Number:
11854224
A system includes processing hardware and a memory storing software code. When executed, the software code receives first skeleton data including a first location of each of multiple skeletal key-points from the perspective of a first camera, receives second skeleton data including a second location of each of the skeletal key-points from the perspective of a second camera, correlates first and second locations of some or all of the multiple skeletal key-points to produce correlated…
Characterizing audience engagement based on emotional alignment with characters
Granted: December 19, 2023
Patent Number:
11849179
Techniques are disclosed for characterizing audience engagement with one or more characters in a media content item. In some embodiments, an audience engagement characterization application processes sensor data; such as video data capturing the faces of one or more audience members consuming a media content item, to generate an audience emotion signal. The characterization application also processes the media content item to generate a character emotion signal associated with one or…
Interactive editing of virtual three-dimensional scenes
Granted: December 19, 2023
Patent Number:
11847731
Techniques are disclosed for interactive editing of virtual three-dimensional scenes. In the disclosed techniques, rendering is divided into (1) an interactive phase during which a user interactively edits a virtual scene while preview image frames are rendered using a modified ray tracing technique, and (2) a refinement phase during which full ray tracing is performed to show the user a final rendered image frame. The modified ray tracing technique may limit the number of bounces of…
Machine translation system for entertainment and media
Granted: December 19, 2023
Patent Number:
11847425
A process receives, with a processor, audio corresponding to media content. Further, the process converts, with the processor, the audio to text. In addition, the process concatenates, with the processor, the text with one or more time codes. The process also parses, with the processor, the concatenated text into one or more text chunks according to one or more subtitle parameters. Further, the process automatically translates, with the processor, the parsed text from a first spoken…
Audio-orientated immersive experience of an event
Granted: December 12, 2023
Patent Number:
11843473
The exemplary embodiments are related to a device, system and method for implementing an audio orientated immersive experience of an event presented at a user device. A server is connected to a user device. The server generates a virtual environment that corresponds to a site of an event. The server receives tracking data corresponding to an object of the event. The tracking data is incorporated into the virtual environment. The server identifies a predetermined condition and selects…
Facial animation retargeting using a patch blend-shape solver
Granted: December 5, 2023
Patent Number:
11836860
Methods and systems for performing facial retargeting using a patch-based technique are disclosed. One or more three-dimensional (3D) representations of a source character's (e.g., a human actor's) face can be transferred onto one or more corresponding representations of a target character's (e.g., a cartoon character's) face, enabling filmmakers to transfer a performance by a source character to a target character. The source character's 3D facial shape can separated into patches. For…
Multi-mode selectable media playback
Granted: December 5, 2023
Patent Number:
11838593
A system includes a computing platform having a hardware processor and a memory storing a software code. The software code is executed to receive a content selection input identifying audio-video (AV) content from a user, and determine a user preferred playback mode for a core video component of the AV content using one or more of (x) a media consumption profile of the user, (y) a playback mode selection input received from the user, or (z) a playback mode supported by a user device. The…
Automation of sponsor initiated content delivery
Granted: November 21, 2023
Patent Number:
11825158
A content delivery system includes a computing platform having processing hardware and a system memory storing software code, a user account database, and a content database. The processing hardware executes the software code to receive, from a user device utilized by a user, a request for access to a first content of a plurality of contents, the request including an identifier of a sponsor of the request, to verify, using the identifier, an authorization status of the sponsor, and…
Define return value at runtime
Granted: November 21, 2023
Patent Number:
11822627
The exemplary embodiments are related to a device, a system, and a method for implementing a mechanism that is configured to prevent the unauthorized execution of software. A user device is configured to execute a feature access function corresponding to an application feature included in an application. The feature access function is configured to receive one of a plurality of values each time the application is launched. During operation, the feature access function receives a value…
Content redirection after interrupt
Granted: November 7, 2023
Patent Number:
11812113
According to one implementation, a system for redirecting to content after an interruption includes a computing platform having a hardware processor and a system memory storing a content redirection software code. The hardware processor executes the content redirection software code to track a playout status of a primary content being provided by the system, and detect a pause to playout of the primary content due to receipt of an interrupt content by the system. In addition, the…
3D digital model surface rendering and conversion
Granted: October 31, 2023
Patent Number:
11804007
An image processing system includes a computing platform having processing hardware, a display, and a system memory storing a software code. The processing hardware is configured to execute the software code to receive a three-dimensional (3D) digital model, surround the 3D digital model with multiple virtual cameras oriented toward the 3D digital model, and generate, using the virtual cameras, a multiple renders of the 3D digital model. The processing hardware is further configured to…
Enhanced vision system and method
Granted: October 31, 2023
Patent Number:
11804006
In one implementation, an enhanced vision system includes a portable user device, a base station including a hardware processor and a memory storing a virtual effects rendering software code, and a display device communicatively coupled to the base station. The hardware processor executes the virtual effects rendering software code to detect the presence of the portable user device in a real-world environment, obtain a mapping of the real-world environment, and identify one or more…
Multiplane animation system
Granted: October 31, 2023
Patent Number:
11803993
One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for generating a content page having a plurality of layers. The technique includes detecting a first application event associated with a first layer included in a plurality of layers of a content page and accessing, via a template file, at least one parameter of the first layer that corresponds to the first application event. The technique further includes modifying at least one aspect of the first layer based on the first…
Deep SDR-HDR conversion
Granted: October 31, 2023
Patent Number:
11803946
The exemplary embodiments relate to converting Standard Dynamic Range (SDR) content to High Dynamic Range (HDR) content using a machine learning system. In some embodiments, the neural network is trained to convert an input SDR image into an HDR image using the encoded representation of a training SDR image and a training HDR image. In other embodiments, the neural network is trained to convert an input SDR image into an HDR image using a predefined set of color grading actions and the…
Configuration for authenticating a virtual item
Granted: October 31, 2023
Patent Number:
11803885
A process generates a certificate of authenticity for a virtual item. Further, the process sends, with the processor, the certificate of authenticity to a decentralized network of computing devices such that two or more of the computing devices store the certificate of authenticity. The two or more of the computing devices receive, from a user device that provides a virtual reality experience in which a virtual item is purchased, a request for authentication of the certificate of…
Automated prediction of pixel error noticeability
Granted: October 24, 2023
Patent Number:
11797649
A system includes a hardware processor and a memory storing a software code including a predictive model. The hardware processor executes the software code to receive an input including an image having a pixel anomaly, and image data identifying the location of the pixel anomaly in the image. The software code uses the predictive model to extract a global feature map of a global image region of the image, the pixel anomaly being located within the global image region; to extract a local…
Robot with an inverse kinematics (IK)-based controller for retargeting input motions
Granted: October 17, 2023
Patent Number:
11787045
A new controller for use in robots with kinematic loops as well as in most other types of robots (such as those with fully actuated kinematic trees). The controller includes an inverse kinematics (IK) module that implements a versatile IK formulation for retargeting of motions, including expressive motions, onto mechanical systems (i.e., robots with loops and/or without loops). Further, the controller is configured to support the precise control of the position and orientation of end…
