Yun Fang Huang

US Patent:

20120185895, Jul 19, 2012

Filed:

Jan 13, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/006069

Inventors:

Marshall Wong - New York NY, US
Hsisheng Mark Sun - San Ramon CA, US
Yun Huang - San Jose CA, US

International Classification:

H04N 7/173
H04N 7/10

US Classification:

725 32, 725 88

Abstract:

In accordance with some embodiments, advertisements may be inserted into ongoing content using predefined break points within that content. For example, the break points may be defined by times within the content and specify advantageous situations for the interruption of the ongoing content and the insertion of commercials. In some embodiments, conditions may be placed on the activities which may occur during the playback of commercials, including the disabling of fast forwarding. In addition, commercials may be automatically inserted in the predetermined content break point based on user provided criteria. In some embodiments, the user criteria may be applicable generally to all assets and, in other cases, the user criteria may be specific to a particular asset, but, in both cases, in some embodiments, the advertisements may be populated within the content automatically.

US Patent:

20200145546, May 7, 2020

Filed:

Nov 4, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/672624

Inventors:

- Fort Mill SC, US
Boon Kheng LIM - Morris Plains NJ, US
Rajan NARAYANASWAMI - Morris Plains NJ, US
Qibao YU - Morris Plains NJ, US
Jian ZENG - Morris Plains NJ, US
Hongqiang LIU - Morris Plains NJ, US
Quanjin SHI - Morris Plains NJ, US
Zhiyong ZHU - Morris Plains NJ, US
Yun HUANG - Morris Plains NJ, US
Xiaoming YUAN - Morris Plains NJ, US

International Classification:

H04N 1/00
G06K 15/02

Abstract:

Various embodiments disclose a method for operating a printer apparatus that includes a print head. The method includes causing a media hub to retract a media in a retract direction along a media path. Further, the method includes causing a first media sensor to generate a first signal during retraction of the media. Furthermore, the method includes monitoring the first signal to detect at least one of a leading edge or a trailing edge of a label of the plurality of labels. Upon detecting the at least one of the leading edge or the trailing edge of the label, causing the media hub to retract the media by at least a predetermined distance, wherein the predetermined distance is a distance between the print head and the first media sensor.