Systems and methods for generating and providing enhanced screenshots may include executing instructions stored in memory to evaluate at least a portion of a viewing frustum generated by the instructions to determine one or more objects included therein, obtain metadata associated with the one or more objects, and generate at least one enhanced screenshot indicative of the at least a portion of the viewing frustum by associating the metadata of each of the one or more objects with a location of each of the one or more objects within the at least one enhanced screenshot to create hotspots indicative of each of the one or more objects such that selection at least one hotspot by a computing system causes at least a portion of the metadata associated with the at least one hotspot to be displayed on a display device of a computing system.

Systems and methods for generating enhanced screenshots

A display method and apparatus are disclosed. The display method includes selecting a broadcasting channel to display a broadcast program, accessing an outside server to receive a SNS (Social Network Service) message corresponding to at least one of the broadcasting channel and the broadcast program among SNS messages registered with the outside server, and displaying the received SNS message on a picture displaying the broadcast program. The display apparatus includes a receiving unit for selecting a broadcasting channel to receive a broadcast program; a signal processing unit for processing the received broadcast program for display, a communication unit for accessing an outside server for receiving a SNS (Social Network Service) message registered with the outside server; said SNS message corresponding to at least one of the broadcasting channel and the broadcast program among SNS messages registered with the outside server; and a control unit to control the signal processing unit to display the received SNS message on the picture displaying the broadcast program.

Display apparatus and display method thereof

Systems and methods for exchanging virtual rewards for computing resources are provided herein. Exemplary methods may include receiving access to a portion of computing resources of an end user computing system and providing a virtual reward within a gaming environment to an end user in exchange for utilizing an amount of the portion of the computing resources of the end user computing system.

Interactive spectator features for gaming environments

The invention provides a method for interacting with audiences in the process of watching television programs The audience inputs interactive content through a television terminal, the interactive content inputted by the audience is transmitted to a background system through the television terminal by using a communication network, the interactive content is organized in the background system, and real-time results are transmitted back to the television terminal through the communication network and displayed on the television terminal An interactive evaluation system composed of the television terminal, the background system and the communication system can be realized by using the method provided by the invention, thereby turning into a third party evaluation system except a television station, and being capable of providing more objective and fairer evaluation results

Method for interacting with audiences in process of watching television programs and television system

An aspect of the technology described relates to a dashboard creation system for generating dashboards displaying key performance indicator information The dashboard creation system includes: a business database comprising a plurality of business values; an intermediate table comprising intermediate data; and at least one key performance indicator record In some implementations, the intermediate data includes: an intermediate value corresponding to a selected plurality of the business values; and an intermediate link identifying the corresponding selected plurality of business values Also, the key performance indicator record may include: a key performance indicator value corresponding to the intermediate value; a key performance indicator link corresponding to the intermediate link and identifying the corresponding selected plurality of the business values; and a key performance indicator format corresponding to a desired graphical format for depicting the key performance indicator value The intermediate value may be a summary value corresponding to an analysis of the selected plurality of business values In such case, the intermediate link may comprise a summary link identifying analytical procedures for producing the summary value

Systems and methods for generating data visualization dashboards

Television programming may be annotated with metadata and the metadata may be shared among subscribers. A set-top box may receive, from a server, metadata relating to a television program, the metadata having been created by users of other set-top boxes and at least some elements of the metadata including information describing portions of the television program to which the metadata is relevant. The set-top box may present the metadata during portions of the television program at which the metadata is relevant.

Changqing Wang

Papers

User editable metadata for interactive television programs