Paul J Hearty

US Patent:

20210099744, Apr 1, 2021

Filed:

Dec 11, 2020

Appl. No.:

17/120089

Inventors:

- Tokyo, JP
Tatsuya IGARASHI - Tokyo, JP
Brant CANDELORE - San Diego CA, US
Paul HEARTY - Poway CA, US

Assignee:

Sony Corporation - Tokyo

International Classification:

H04N 21/254
H04N 21/434
H04N 21/4627
H04N 21/643

Abstract:

A reception apparatus includes receiver and processing circuitry. The receiving circuitry is configured to receive a broadcast stream. The processing circuitry is configured to extract a service list table (SLT) from the broadcast stream. The SLT includes service information for each of a plurality of services in the broadcast stream. The processing circuitry is configured to determine whether the broadcast stream includes a digital rights management (DRM) service that is supported by the reception apparatus based on service category information in the service information for the plurality of services in the broadcast stream. The processing circuitry is configured to acquire DRM-related information, which is associated with the reception apparatus and delivered in the DRM service, based on a determination that the broadcast stream includes the DRM service that is supported by the reception apparatus.

US Patent:

20200195990, Jun 18, 2020

Filed:

Feb 20, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/796886

Inventors:

- Tokyo, JP
Tatsuya Igarashi - Tokyo, JP
Brant Candelore - San Diego CA, US
Paul Hearty - Poway CA, US

Assignee:

Sony Corporation - Tokyo

International Classification:

H04N 21/254
H04N 21/434
H04N 21/4627
H04N 21/643

Abstract:

A reception apparatus includes receiver and processing circuitry. The receiver circuitry is configured to receive a broadcast stream including a service list table (SLT) and a digital rights management (DRM) data service. The SLT includes service information for the DRM data service. The processing circuitry is configured to extract the service information for the DRM data service from the SLT included in the received broadcast stream. The service information for the DRM data service includes a DRM system identifier. The processing circuitry is configured to acquire DRM information from the DRM data service based on whether a condition regarding the reception apparatus or a user of the reception apparatus is satisfied.

US Patent:

20200045368, Feb 6, 2020

Filed:

Oct 15, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/653204

Inventors:

- Tokyo, JP
Paul HEARTY - Poway CA, US

Assignee:

SONY CORPORATION - Tokyo

International Classification:

H04N 21/44
H04N 21/435
H04N 21/236
H04N 21/235
H04N 21/8358
H04H 60/73
G11B 27/034

Abstract:

A method, non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, and reception apparatus for extracting metadata, and an information providing apparatus for providing the metadata. The method for extracting metadata includes processing, by circuitry of the reception apparatus, content that includes the metadata embedded therein. The metadata is embedded as a watermark in a first portion of a video frame of the content. The circuitry determines symbol values of the watermark from the video frame based on luminance values in pixels of the first portion of the video frame of the content to extract the metadata. At least one of the luminance values is less than 16.

US Patent:

20190230393, Jul 25, 2019

Filed:

Jan 17, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/250582

Inventors:

- Tokyo, JP
Tatsuya Igarashi - Tokyo, JP
Brant Candelore - San Diego CA, US
Paul Hearty - Poway CA, US

International Classification:

H04N 21/254
H04N 21/434
H04N 21/4627
H04N 21/643

Abstract:

A reception apparatus includes receiver and processing circuitry. The receiver circuitry is configured to receive a broadcast stream including a service list table (SLT) and a digital rights management (DRM) data service. The SLT includes service information for the DRM data service. The processing circuitry is configured to extract the service information for the DRM data service from the received broadcast stream. The service information for the DRM data service includes a DRM system identifier. The processing circuitry is configured to acquire DRM information from the DRM data service when the DRM system identifier included in the service information for the DRM data service corresponds to a DRM system that is supported by the reception apparatus.

US Patent:

20190058909, Feb 21, 2019

Filed:

Aug 17, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/680068

Inventors:

- Tokyo, JP
Tatsuya Igarashi - Tokyo, JP
Brant Candelore - San Diego CA, US
Paul Hearty - Poway CA, US

Assignee:

Sony Corporation - Tokyo

International Classification:

H04N 21/254
H04N 21/434

Abstract:

A reception apparatus includes receiver and processing circuitry. The receiving circuitry is configured to receive a broadcast stream. The processing circuitry is configured to extract a service list table (SLT) from the broadcast stream. The SLT includes service information for each of a plurality of services in the broadcast stream. The processing circuitry is configured to determine whether the broadcast stream includes a digital rights management (DRM) service that is supported by the reception apparatus based on service category information in the service information for the plurality of services in the broadcast stream. The processing circuitry is configured to acquire DRM-related information, which is associated with the reception apparatus and delivered in the DRM service, based on a determination that the broadcast stream includes the DRM service that is supported by the reception apparatus.

US Patent:

20180176640, Jun 21, 2018

Filed:

Jan 9, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/865958

Inventors:

- Minato-ku, JP
Paul Hearty - Poway CA, US

Assignee:

Sony Corporation - Minato-ku

International Classification:

H04N 21/44
H04N 21/8358
H04N 21/435
H04N 21/236
G11B 27/034
H04N 21/235
H04H 60/73

Abstract:

A method, non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, and reception apparatus for extracting metadata, and an information providing apparatus for providing the metadata. The method for extracting metadata includes processing, by circuitry of the reception apparatus, content that includes the metadata embedded therein. The metadata is embedded as a watermark in a first portion of a video frame of the content. The circuitry determines symbol values of the watermark from the video frame based on luminance values in pixels of the first portion of the video frame of the content to extract the metadata. At least one of the luminance values is less than 16.

US Patent:

20170034576, Feb 2, 2017

Filed:

Jul 27, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/810004

Inventors:

- Tokyo, JP
Paul Hearty - Poway CA, US

Assignee:

Sony Corporation - Tokyo

International Classification:

H04N 21/44
H04N 21/81
H04N 21/235
H04N 21/435

Abstract:

Determining and hiding a replaceable period of a MP (Media Presentation). A method for determining includes receiving a first MPD (Media Presentation Description) that identifies a predetermined period and at least one media segment of the MP to be presented during the predetermined period. A determination is made as to whether the first MPD includes additional data to be resolved by an application. The additional data is provided to the application when the first MPD is determined to include the additional data. Additional period information is received from the application. A second MPD is generated based on the received additional period information. The MP is output for display to a user based on the second MPD. Each of a subset of the at least one media segment for a replaceable sub-period of the MP is replaceable with an alternate media segment.

US Patent:

20160277793, Sep 22, 2016

Filed:

Jun 16, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/741168

Inventors:

- Tokyo, JP
Paul HEARTY - Poway CA, US

Assignee:

Sony Corporation - Tokyo

International Classification:

H04N 21/44
H04N 21/8358
H04N 21/235
H04N 21/435
H04N 21/236

Abstract:

A method, non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, and reception apparatus for extracting metadata, and an information providing apparatus for providing the metadata. The method for extracting metadata includes processing, by circuitry of the reception apparatus, content that includes the metadata embedded therein. The metadata is embedded as a watermark in a first portion of a video frame of the content. The circuitry determines symbol values of the watermark from the video frame based on luminance values in pixels of the first portion of the video frame of the content to extract the metadata. At least one of the luminance values is less than 16.