science

Sezmi

Sezmi is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Sezmi rather than just read about it. In short: Sezmi was a cloud based video delivery platform for television providers to deliver services over several IP devices like tablet and mobile computing devices. Sezmi, originally named Building B, was founded by Phil Wiser and Buno Pati in 2007 and based in Belmont, California.

Key takeaways

Sezmi belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Sezmi to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Sezmi from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Sezmi was a cloud based video delivery platform for television providers to deliver services over several IP devices like tablet and mobile computing devices. Sezmi, originally named Building B, was founded by Phil Wiser and Buno Pati in 2007 and based in Belmont, California. Previously, Sezmi was a subscription video service in 36 metropolitan areas of the United States. It provided a DVR which recorded free over-the-air broadcasts plus brought in video from Internet sources. The system used a smart antenna to improve reception in fringe areas. On September 23, 2011, Sezmi informed customers that they would be discontinuing their service on September 26, 2011. Sezmi was acquired by KIT Digital in January 2012 for $27 million, $16 million in cash and $11 million in KIT Digital stock. The acquisition included 18 patents from Sezmi related to OTT platforms. Later in 2012, Totalmovie acquired Sezmi from Kit Digital.

Service areas The 36 metro areas in which Sezmi previously served:

References

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Sezmi

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Sezmi claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Sezmi before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Sezmi ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Sezmi

In research: Sezmi appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Sezmi in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Sezmi is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics American companies established in 2007, American television station stubs, Companies based in San Mateo County, California, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Sezmi outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Sezmi in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Sezmi means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Sezmi out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Sezmi in simple terms?

Why does Sezmi matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Sezmi?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Sezmi.