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20080198263 | Video Signal Converter and Video Display Device - A video signal converter ( | 08-21-2008 |
20080211959 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMPROVING LOW-RESOLUTION VIDEO - Systems and methods are provided for improving the visual quality of low-resolution video displayed on large-screen displays. A video format converter may be used to process a low-resolution video signal from a media providing device before the video is displayed. The video format converter may detect the true resolution of the video and deinterlace the video signal accordingly. For low-resolution videos that are also low in quality, the video format converter may reduce compression artifacts and apply techniques to enhance the appearance of the video. | 09-04-2008 |
20080231745 | Video Processing Apparatus and Video Display Apparatus - There is provided a video processing apparatus comprising a motion vector detection unit for detecting data on the motions of objects by using at least two frames, an interpolation frame generation unit for generating interpolation frames in the horizontal/vertical and temporal directions in accordance with the motion vectors obtained by the motion vector detection unit, and an image feature detection unit for detecting the features of motions extended over the at least two frames, wherein the procedures, performed by the image feature detection unit, of generating interpolation frames in the horizontal/vertical and temporal directions are switched over in accordance with the features of motions. | 09-25-2008 |
20080239144 | FRAME RATE CONVERSION DEVICE AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - An interpolation frame generation unit includes a first unit that uses, with respect to each of pixel positions, which are determined to be a motionless region by a region determination unit, in an interpolation frame, any of an image at the same pixel position in the preceding frame, an image at the same pixel position in the current frame, and an average of the images at the same pixel position in the preceding frame and the current frame as an interpolated image at the pixel position, and a second unit that extracts, with respect to each of pixel positions, which are determined to be a motion region by the region determination unit, in the interpolation frame, an image corresponding to the pixel position in the interpolation frame from either one of the preceding frame and the current frame on the basis of a motion vector for a block including the pixel position and uses the extracted image as an interpolated image. | 10-02-2008 |
20080246874 | METHOD FOR DETECTING IMAGE SEQUENCES HAVING LINEWISE REPEATED DATA - A method for detecting a video signal that represents an image sequence and exhibits linewise repeated video data comprises selecting a plurality of line groups each having a first, a second and a third line, which originate from two consecutive fields in the case of a field sequence and from one field in the case of a frame sequence. The method determines for each line group a first line-distance measure for a difference between video contents of the first and second lines and a second line-distance measure for a difference between video contents of the second and third lines. The method then interprets the first and second line-distance measures with regard to the presence of a significant difference between these line-distance measures. | 10-09-2008 |
20080246875 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FREQUENCY TRANSLATION USING AN IMAGE REJECT MIXER - Frequency translation, such as frequency up conversion of a video baseband or intermediate frequency to a desired frequency division broadcast channel, is provided utilizing a single sideband or image reject mixer and filtering having relaxed selectivity requirements. According to a preferred embodiment, a first single sideband mixer accepts an input signal at an intermediate frequency and up converts this signal to a high intermediate frequency. The image rejection provided by the single sideband mixer in combination with simple filtering provide sufficient signal quality to achieve desired levels of desired signal isolation, such as on the order of 40 dB. Preferably, a second single sideband mixer accepts the high intermediate frequency signal and down converts this signal to a desired transmission or broadcast frequency. The image rejection provided by the single sideband mixers in combination with simple filtering provide sufficient desired signal isolation, such as on the order of 40 dB, thereby relax the linearity requirements of amplifiers utilized in the frequency translation system. A preferred embodiment of the present invention disposes all or substantially all the frequency translation circuit elements on a single substrate. | 10-09-2008 |
20080252778 | Combined SBI and conventional image processor - An apparatus and method for allowing multiple high and low resolution SBI and conventional FPA imaging devices to use a common high resolution monitor and archive device without increasing or significantly changing the footprint of existing devices. This system and method uses a frame grabber for digitizing video from the legacy FPA devices, a frame mapper for rendering or mapping the FPA video into the SBI digital format, a converter for rasterizing SBI data streams into pixel-oriented FPA video frames, an input selector for selecting which FPA or SBI imaging device to display on a high resolution monitor, an processor for storing and manipulating frames of video, a video output encoder for converting the SBI frames into a video signal appropriate for display on the high resolution monitor, and an output means for connecting to a storage device for archiving video and images. | 10-16-2008 |
20080259205 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR UPCONVERTING CONTENT DATA - A signal processing apparatus includes an upconversion processing unit upconverting content data stored in a data storage unit, and an upconversion control unit determining an upconversion-target component and the upconversion processing order of components based on component attribute information such as a component type or a tag value of each component of the content data such as elementary streams. | 10-23-2008 |
20080278622 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USING A SUBSET OF RECEIVE OPERATIONS FOR DETECTING DIGITAL AND ANALOG TELEVISION SIGNALS - Aspects of a method and system for processing signals in a television system using a subset of receive operations for detecting digital and analog television signals are provided. The system and method may be deployed in, for example, cable TV set-top boxes, cable TV modems, and television receivers, which may be coupled to a cable TV or over-the-air terrestrial network. Performing only a subset of receiver operations may allow detection of the type of signal; for example digital QAM, digital VSB, or analog; present in a television channel. In this regard, it is not necessary to generate and validate a bit stream in order to detect if a signal is present and/or the type of signal present. | 11-13-2008 |
20080284905 | Schedulable multiple-formal video converting apparatus - A programmable scheduling video converting apparatus applicable for converting the stream of video transmission signals in both analog and digital formats that are generated from various types of video data sources—such as cable TVs, digital TVs, digital video data of American and Japanese specification, satellite set-top boxes, CD/DVD disc players, digital cameras and surveillance cameras, or various kinds of digital video files stored in computers—to a storage file format specified by the user. The present invention is characterized in that it has a programmable scheduling converting function and, unlike prior art designs that use computer software programs, it employs a hardware-based converting chip to carry out format conversion, thereby improving the speed of format conversion over prior techniques. | 11-20-2008 |
20080284906 | Devices and Methods for Transforming Coding Coefficients of Video Signals - Disclosed are a device and a method for transforming a first coding coefficients of video signals into a second coding coefficients of the video signals. The device includes a first storing means for storing the first coding coefficients; a second storing means for storing a transform matrix; a multiplication means for multiplying the first coding coefficients by coefficients of the transform matrix; an addition means for adding each of values resulted from the multiplication operation of the multiplication means to form a sum; and a shifting means for shifting the sum to obtain the second coding coefficients. According to the present invention, signals compressed by various transforms may be transformed to each other, so as to make various compression signals compatible. Thus, the signals can be compatible with more standards and are more universal. | 11-20-2008 |
20080297652 | Delay stabilization method and apparatus for video format conversion - A method for stabilizing delay during conversion between Standard Definition (SD) video and High Definition (HD) video includes the step of establishing an integer divide ratio (M/N) corresponding to a ratio of clock rates with the output and input formats. The output clock rate is generated from the input clock rate by a Phase Lock Loop ( | 12-04-2008 |
20080309816 | TELEVISION CONTENT CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH CROSS-PLATFORM CAPABILITY - Method and apparatus for content control of television signals which operate over multiple television standards and include flags, control bits, data copy, copy protection signals and/or video modification signals. Content control for high definition television signals is provided operative with television-type devices, such as television transmitters, signal translators, recorders, players and others. This approach to content control is intended to operate both with the legacy analog television standards and new higher definition television standards, including the various HDTV standards to convert and detect content control information for use across standards. Thus this provides a multiple standard definition television content control apparatus and method with cross-platform capabilities | 12-18-2008 |
20090002550 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - An image display apparatus, which converts a video signal in a first video signal format into a video signal in a second video signal format causing an increase in dynamic range, and displays the video signal in the second video format, includes a video signal conversion circuit configured to receive the video signal in the first video signal format and to produce the video signal in the second video signal format, a drive circuit configured to drive an image display panel according to the video signal in the second video signal format, and a signal processing module including signal processing circuits configured to perform signal processing necessary to drive the drive circuit, wherein the video signal conversion circuit is situated inside the signal processing module. | 01-01-2009 |
20090002551 | Video signal conversion device, video signal conversion method and video display device - A video signal conversion device performs the process of: selecting a selected video signal out of two or more video signals input; recognizing the signal type of the selected video signal; converting, in accordance with the result of recognition, the selected video signal into a display signal format suitable for a display section and supplying it to the display section; selecting a target video signal from a group of unselected video signals not including the selected video signal, and recognizing the signal type of the target video signal; generating a piece of video information from the result of recognition and storing the piece of video information in a storage section; and reading out, when accepting a switching instruction that instructs to select another video signal as a selected video signal, a piece of video information corresponding to it from the storage section and converting it into the format. | 01-01-2009 |
20090015711 | RELAY APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A home gateway is an apparatus that transmits information, which is received from an intercom slave unit, to a plurality of appliances each having a communication function. The home gateway includes a demultiplexing circuit, a wireless communication circuit, a memory, a video codec circuit, and a CPU. The demultiplexing circuit receives information from the intercom slave unit. The wireless communication circuit communicates with the plurality of appliances. The memory stores profiles and levels. The video codec circuit converts image information received from the intercom slave unit according to a profile and a level. The CPU controls the wireless communication circuit and the video codec circuit. Thereby, various data can be transmitted regardless of structures and performance capabilities of the appliances. | 01-15-2009 |
20090015712 | FRAME INTERPOLATING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A motion vector is searched for each block of the current video frame by using a previous average motion vector within a screen as a reference motion vector, and whether or not interpolation is effective is determined by using the obtained motion vector. If the interpolation is determined to be effective, an interpolation frame is generated between the current video frame and a preceding video frame by using the obtained motion vector. | 01-15-2009 |
20090027547 | RATE CONVERTER - A rate converter includes: picture configuration judgment elements for identifying a picture configuration containing at least a picture type for a plurality of pictures classified into one of the preset picture types contained in a unit data group of inputted video data; and rate conversion elements for selectively rate-converting the bit rate of the picture with a predetermined rate conversion ratio. Furthermore, the rate converter includes picture selection elements for selecting a picture to be rate-converted by the rate conversion elements among a plurality of pictures according to at least the picture type in the picture configuration identified by the picture configuration judgment elements. | 01-29-2009 |
20090027548 | JOINT MOSQUITO AND ALIASING NOISE REDUCTION IN VIDEO SIGNALS - In one embodiment of the invention, decompressed video signals are upscaled and then filtered using a combined mosquito noise reduction (MNR) and aliasing coring filter that reduces both mosquito noise in the decompressed video signals as well as aliasing noise resulting from the upscaling process. In one implementation, the combined coring filter includes a dual-band filter having two passbands interleaved with two stopbands. The strength of the coring filter may be dynamically controlled based on compression information (e.g., quantizer scales indicative of video quality) associated with the compressed video bitstream from which the decompressed video is recovered. | 01-29-2009 |
20090027549 | Method for processing motion pictures at high frame rates with improved temporal and spatial resolution, resulting in improved audience perception of dimensionality in 2-D and 3-D presentation - Previously-produced motion picture films are enhanced for theatrical exhibition, at double the frame rate at which they were originally produced. New images are interpolated between each of the images of the original film. These interpolated images are generated through the use of computer software that analyzes the actual horizontal and vertical displacement of each pixel of every image of the original motion picture, so the interpolated images accurately depict the exact image that would have been captured, if the original motion picture had been produced at double the actual frame rate of production. This enhancement technique can be used selectively for certain scenes or sequences of a motion picture, and not for others. Film or digital projection is suitable. Two-dimensional or three-dimensional motion pictures can be enhanced according to the method described, and motion pictures photographed at high frame rates can be converted to conventional frame rates for general release. | 01-29-2009 |
20090033792 | Image Processing Apparatus And Method, And Electronic Appliance - An image processing apparatus includes a high resolution processing portion for generating a high-resolution image from a first low-resolution image to be a datum frame and M (M is an integer of one or larger) second low-resolution images, the high-resolution image having a higher resolution than the low-resolution images, and a region cutting out portion for setting a first target region in an image region of the first low-resolution image and for setting a second target region in an image region of the second low-resolution image. The high resolution processing portion calculates a pixel value of a region corresponding to the first target region in an image region of the high-resolution image based on pixel values of the first and the second target regions set by the region cutting out portion. The region cutting out portion scans the position of the first target region to be set in the first low-resolution image and sets the second target region at a position corresponding to the position of the first target region after the scan every time when the high resolution processing portion calculates the pixel value of the high-resolution image. | 02-05-2009 |
20090046202 | DE-INTERLACE METHOD AND APPARATUS - A de-interlace method is performed by the following process. First, edge directions of pixels surrounding a target pixel to be interpolated in an interpolating line are received, and a search range selected from the edge directions of the surrounding pixels is determined by checking a consistency of the edge directions of the surrounding pixels. Sequentially, an edge direction of the target pixel is determined based on the search range, and a pixel value of the target pixel is generated based on the edge direction of the target pixel for interpolation. | 02-19-2009 |
20090059065 | INTERPOLATIVE FRAME GENERATING APPARATUS AND METHOD - According to one embodiment, there is disclosed an interpolative frame generating apparatus includes a first operation unit performing block matching processing with respect to a fixed-length first block, and based on the processing result, calculating a size of a second block, a second operation unit performing block matching processing using a second block having the size calculated in the prior interpolated frame processing cycle, and a third operation unit selecting one from a plurality of motion vector candidates based on the motion vector of the second block calculated in the prior interpolated frame processing cycle when a plurality of motion vector candidates is detected in the block matching processing of the first block. | 03-05-2009 |
20090073311 | FRAME RATE CONVERSION DEVICE AND VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE - A frame rate conversion device includes a signal input unit to which a video signal is inputted and a frame rate conversion unit for converting the frame number by inserting an interpolated frame into the video signal inputted to the signal input unit. The frame rate conversion unit performs block matching between a block contained in a frame preceding the interpolated frame and a block contained in a frame following the interpolated frame, thereby obtaining a motion vector of the interpolated pixel contained in the interpolated frame, and creates the interpolated pixel by using some pixels contained in the block subjected to the block matching when acquiring the motion vector. | 03-19-2009 |
20090079864 | Non-Linear, Digital Dailies - A method includes storing at least a partial parallelization of at least two of an audio data processing, a video data processing, a synchronized processing of audio and video data from the audio data processing and video data processing, and output processing of the audio and video data from the synchronized processing. | 03-26-2009 |
20090079865 | Method for Recomposing Large Format Media - The present invention relates to a process for shooting an entire scene on a single large format film camera and recomposing the filmed scene into a video stream suitable for transfer to conventional formats. | 03-26-2009 |
20090086089 | VIDEO/AUDIO OUTPUT APPARATUS - A format converter resolution converts first video data input to a video input device, thereby generating second video data. An HDMI converter converts the second video data into an HDMI signal. A first clock generator generates a second clock signal having a frequency corresponding to a resolution of the second video data based on a first clock signal input to the video input device and supplies the second clock signal to the format converter and the HDMI converter. A second clock generator generates a third clock signal having a frequency corresponding to a resolution of the HDMI signal and supplies the third clock signal to the HDMI converter. The format converter converts the first video data into the second video data based on the first clock signal and the second clock signal. The HDMI converter converts the second video data into the HDMI signal based on the second clock signal and the third clock signal. | 04-02-2009 |
20090086090 | Picture signal processing apparatus and picture signal processing method - A picture signal processing apparatus is disclosed, which performs a frame rate conversion for an input picture signal and obtains an output picture signal. The storing section stores picture data for two frames or more. The picture measuring section measures picture information of the input picture signal for which the frame rate conversion has not been performed using a frame delay period which occurs when the frame rate conversion is performed. The control information generating section generates control information based on the picture data to perform a high quality picture producing process based on the picture information and stores the generated control information and the picture data associated therewith to the storing section. The frame rate converting section performs the frame rate conversion for the picture data supplied from the storing section based on the control information supplied from the storing section. | 04-02-2009 |
20090091653 | VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD AND VIDEO DISPLAY APPARATUS - A video signal processing apparatus, for achieving high resolution, with using a small number of frames, as an input videos signal, comprises: an input unit, into which a video frame is inputted; and a resolution converter unit for obtaining an output video frame by increasing a number of pixels building up the input video frame, wherein the resolution converter unit has a same-brightness direction estimation unit, which is configured to produce a sampling phase difference for each video data, by estimating a same-brightness direction for each video data on the input video frame, and the resolution converter unit conducts a high resolution process of video with using the sampling phase difference, which is produced by the same-brightness direction estimation unit. | 04-09-2009 |
20090096920 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATED MULTI-STANDARD TV AUDIO ENCODER - Aspects of a method and system for a multi-standard TV audio encoder are provided. In this regard, an integrated multistandard television audio encoder may be configured to encode television audio signals using a specified television audio standard. Moreover, once configured, the multistandard television audio encoder may encode television audio signals using the specified television audio standard. Exemplary television audio standards may comprise BTSC, A2, EIA-J, and NICAM. The multistandard television audio encoder may be enabled to generate all or portions of audio signals in accordance with one or more television audio standards. The multistandard television audio encoder may be enabled to generate baseband and/or RF modulated television audio signals. Accordingly, the multistandard television audio encoder may be enabled to generate an audio portion of a composite television signal. The multistandard television audio encoder may be programmably controlled via a processor and/or a control/programming interface. | 04-16-2009 |
20090109332 | System and method for converting digital image signals - A system and a method for converting digital image signals are disclosed. The present invention is used for converting the image signals between different digital interfaces. The preferred embodiment of the invention has a first step of receiving the image signals, and a step of determining the signal format and source based on the detected timing afterwards. The method further goes to display several selective items on a display device, in which a user can select one of the operations. Next, a scan procedure is processed. The selective items include automatic detection, underscan and overscan. Consequently, a specific signal operation operates in response to the parameters recorded in the AVI info frame carried by the HDMI image signals. So as to solve the error display as the signals convert. | 04-30-2009 |
20090109333 | DATA CONVERSION METHOD AND DATA CONVERSION DEVICE, DATA RECORDING DEVICE, DATA PLAYING DEVICE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A data conversion method for an information processing device to execute format conversion processing from AVCHD (Advanced Video Codec high Definition) format to BDAV (Blu-ray Disc Audio Visual) format includes the steps of: performing data input for a data input unit to input AVCHD format data; and performing format conversion for a format converter to select a playback control information file included in the input AVCHD format data, perform format conversion, and generate playback control information according to BDAV format; wherein conversion processing is not performed for a stream file included in the input AVCHD format data, and BDAV format data made up of a converted playback control information file and non-converted stream file is generated. | 04-30-2009 |
20090115893 | Transitioning Between Two High Resolution Video Sources - A method of transitioning between two high resolution video signals includes replacing a first image which is a frame of a first video signal with a lower resolution copy of the first image; and fading out the lower resolution copy of the first image to reveal a second image from a second video signal. A system for displaying video signals includes a video monitor configured to communicate with at least one video signal source. The system is configured to replace a first image which is a frame of a first video signal with a lower resolution copy of the first image; and fade out the lower resolution copy of the first image to reveal a second image from a second video signal. | 05-07-2009 |
20090128691 | Signal Processing Device, and Image Output Device - In a case of changing the resolution of the synthesized image signal obtained by synthesizing the first image signal and a second image signal, identification information for identifying whether or not the character signal is contained is added to the synthesized image signal based on presence/absence of the character signal, by a character signal creating unit and a character signal synthesizing unit. Then, based on the identification information, a resolution changing unit separates the synthesized image signal into a third image signal containing a component of the character signal and a fourth image signal containing no component of the character signal, changes the resolutions of the third image signal and the fourth image signal, and synthesizes the third image signal and the fourth image signal with the resolutions changed, based on the identification information. | 05-21-2009 |
20090128692 | Video signal processing device - Provided is a video signal processing device capable of judging the viability of phase locking at a PLL circuit and, in accordance with the judgment, automatically switching between the PLL circuit and a DLL circuit to use to generate a sampling clock of an input analog video signal, the device including an AD converter for AD converting an analog video signal, and a clock signal generating circuit for supplying a clock signal to the AD converter. The clock signal generating circuit includes: a PLL circuit for generating a first clock signal on the basis of a horizontal synchronous signal acquired from the analog video signal; a DLL circuit for generating a second clock signal on the basis of a composite synchronous signal acquired from the analog video signal; and a clock selecting portion for selecting and outputting either the first clock signal or the second clock signal on the basis of output of a PLL-dedicated phase comparator. | 05-21-2009 |
20090128693 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, RECORDING MEDIUM AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - Flicker occurs in a flicker-noticeable area consisting of pixels with no pixel value variations. An image processing device ( | 05-21-2009 |
20090135299 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING A DIGITAL VIDEO STREAM AND CORRESPONDING DEVICE - According to this method for processing a digital video stream of colour images intended to be displayed on a matrix screen formed of macropixels having at least four subpixels each, the colour components of each image are transformed into an RGB format based on a polygonal representation of the colour components, and designed for the display of images using at least four colours by activating the four subpixels. The colour components of the image are adapted in the course of said transformation. | 05-28-2009 |
20090161008 | Communication apparatus, information processing method, and program - A communication apparatus connected to one or more apparatuses via an interface having at least a signal channel unidirectionally transmitting a baseband signal and a bidirectional control channel used for control is provided. The communication apparatus includes an equipment information obtaining unit, a selection unit, and an instruction unit. The equipment information obtaining unit obtains equipment information about each of the one or more apparatuses via the interface, containing at least capable/incapable information representing whether the apparatus is capable of performing conversion processing for converting a format of the signal. The selection unit selects a single apparatus from the communication apparatus and the one or more apparatuses capable of performing the conversion processing, as an executing apparatus in which the conversion processing should be executed. The instruction units instructs the executing apparatus to execute the conversion processing or prohibit the conversion processing via the control channel. | 06-25-2009 |
20090161009 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND MACHINE-READABLE MEDIUM FOR HANDLING INTERPOLATED VIDEO CONTENT - Spatial or temporal interpolation may be performed upon source video content to create interpolated video content. A video signal including the interpolated video content and non-interpolated video content (e.g. the source video content) may be generated. At least one indicator for distinguishing the non-interpolated video content from the interpolated video content may also be generated. The video signal and indicator(s) may be passed from a video source device to a video sink device. The received indicator(s) may be used to distinguish the non-interpolated video content from the interpolated video content in the received video signal. The non-interpolated video content may be used to “redo” the interpolation or may be recorded to a storage medium. | 06-25-2009 |
20090161010 | IMAGE INTERPOLATION WITH HALO REDUCTION - An image interpolator is presented that utilizes a block-based motion estimator to provide block-based motion vectors and a motion vector select coupled to the block-based motion estimator to provide pixel based motion vectors. A first image interpolator provides a first interpolated image from the selected motion vectors. A second image interpolator corrects the selected motion vectors, including a correction for halo reduction. Post processing can be utilized to further reduce the halo effect. | 06-25-2009 |
20090167935 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND RELATED APPARATUS FOR GENERATING TARGET IMAGE BLOCK - An image processing method of generating a target image block of a position to be currently interpolated in an interpolated frame between two frames includes: performing a motion estimation for generating a motion vector by referring to a plurality of image blocks of the two frames and generating a first image block according to the motion vector; generating a second image block according to two image blocks which are respectively in the two frames and both correspond to the position to be currently interpolated; and generating the target image block according to the first image block and the second image block. | 07-02-2009 |
20090167936 | Video picture format conversion method and corresponding device - The present invention can be implemented in a video coder or decoder or directly in any type of display device. According to the invention, a distance representative of the edge orientation in the input picture is calculated, for at least one point situated inside a zone delimited by a first set of neighbouring pixels of the input picture, it is calculated independently from the grid of pixels of the output picture. For at least one pixel of the output picture situated in this zone, a second set of pixels is determined in the input picture from the distance and the position of said pixel of the output picture in this zone. The value of this output pixel is then determined from the value of the pixels of said second set of pixels. This method enables a reduction in the number of calculations for this format conversion. | 07-02-2009 |
20090174812 | Motion-compressed temporal interpolation - The motion-compensated temporal interpolation using an optical flow defined in an interpolation frame from a subsequent frame, and interpolating from either the prior or the subsequent frame depending upon the divergence of the optical flow. | 07-09-2009 |
20090201415 | Display Device and Display Method - A display device includes: a display unit including a plurality of pixels each including a plurality of sub-pixels; an acquisition unit configured to acquire a numbers of sub-pixels corresponding to an amount of motion of a target image between a plurality of reference original frames; an allocating unit configured to allocate the numbers of sub-pixels acquired by the acquisition unit to an interpolated frame, in accordance with an order of the interpolated frame to be interposed between the plurality of reference original frames; and a generating unit configured to generate the interpolated frame, in accordance with the numbers of sub-pixels allocated by the allocating unit. | 08-13-2009 |
20090219438 | Video Signal Processing Apparatus and Method - According to one embodiment, an embodiment of the invention is applicable to various input video signals, prevents image quality degradation in a signal conversion process, and maintains image quality. A front stage unit has a first video signal processing circuit, which reduces noise and performs IP conversion in response to a first image processing control signal from a first control circuit. A rear stage unit has a second video signal processing circuit, which executes frame rate conversion in response to a second image processing control signal from a second control circuit. An arithmetic circuit functions so that the contents of the first image processing control signal exerts an influence upon the second image processing control signal. | 09-03-2009 |
20090244365 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INCREASING THE TEMPORAL RESOLUTION OF VIDEO DATA - A method for multi-scale spatio-temporal steering kernel regression may include repeatedly spatially downsampling input video data, thereby obtaining spatially downsampled video data at a coarsest spatial resolution scale. The spatially downsampled video data at the coarsest spatial resolution scale may be temporally upscaled to generate an estimate of temporally upscaled video data at the coarsest spatial resolution scale. The temporal upscaling may be achieved using spatio-temporal steering kernel regression. Estimates of the temporally upscaled video data may be repeatedly spatially upscaled to generate an estimate of the temporally upscaled video data at the original spatial resolution. The spatial upscaling may be achieved using spatio-temporal steering kernel regression. | 10-01-2009 |
20090244366 | Pixel Conversion Device and Pixel Conversion Method - According to one embodiment, an embodiment of a pixel conversion device of the invention improves outlines of edge peripheries of characters, etc., of a color digital image signal. The device includes a histogram extraction module, a picture characteristic extraction module which detects a luminance boundary in a luminance signal block on the basis of histogram information, sets a color-difference boundary of the same pattern as that of the luminance boundary to a virtual color-difference signal block, and generates a control signal for unifying the same area by pixel data of the same value, and a data rate conversion module which converts a color-difference signal block before conversion into the same data rate as that of the luminance signal block to correlate the converted color-difference signal block to the virtual color-difference signal block, corrects resolution and obtains a color-difference signal for a format of 4:4:4. | 10-01-2009 |
20090251594 | VIDEO RETARGETING - Videos are retargeted to a target display for viewing with little to no geometric distortion or video information loss. Salient regions of video frames may be determined using scale-space spatiotemporal information. Video information loss may be a result of spatial loss, due to cropping, and resolution loss, due to resizing. A desired cropping window may be determined using a coarse-to-fine searching strategy. Video frames may be cropped with a window that matches an aspect ratio of the target display, and resized isotropically to match a size of the target display. | 10-08-2009 |
20090251595 | METHOD FOR CONVERTING A VIDEO SIGNAL FOR FLICKER COMPENSATION, AND ASSOCIATED CONVERSION DEVICE - Method and apparatus for converting a first video signal into a second video signal, including a succession of frames wherein each includes a plurality of points having a luminance. The points of the second video signal can be displayed on corresponding pixels of a display device. The method includes calculating the luminance of a point of a current frame of the second video signal by a weighted sum of a luminance of a corresponding point of a current frame of the first video signal and of a luminance of a corresponding point of a previously stored frame, and storing the luminance of the corresponding point of the current frame of the first video signal. The calculation is repeated for all the points of the current frame of the second video signal, and the storage is repeated for all the points of the current frame of the first video signal. | 10-08-2009 |
20090251596 | VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE AND VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - A video signal processing device is a video signal processing device for converting an input first video signal to a second video signal, and inputting to a display panel, the video signal processing device including an input unit for receiving an input of a set value of the second video signal to be converted and output in correspondence to a signal level for each of a plurality of sample points of the signal level of the first video signal; a calculating unit for interpolation calculating the signal level of the second video signal to be converted and output for the signal level between each sample points; and a control unit for transferring a conversion table including a set value of the second video signal for each sample point of the first video signal and an interpolation calculated interpolation value between each sample points to a memory unit; wherein the memory unit converts to the second video signal of a corresponding signal level based on the conversion table according to the signal level of the input first video signal, and outputs the second video signal. | 10-08-2009 |
20090251597 | CONTENT CONVERSION DEVICE - A content conversion device includes a non-still picture data detecting unit which detects non-still picture data contained in a first electronic document that is an object to be processed, an embedded image generating unit which generates, in a data addition target image representing a frame contained in the non-still picture data or an image associated with the non-still picture data, embedded image data in which information about the non-still picture data is embedded, and an electronic document converting unit which creates a second electronic document in which the non-still picture data of the first electronic document is replaced with the embedded image data. | 10-08-2009 |
20090256957 | MOVING IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND PROGRAM - A frame image is generated by combining a current field image and a preceding field image as a first candidate image. A frame image is generated by combining the current field image and a succeeding field image as a second candidate image. A frame image is generated by pixel interpolation processing for the current field image and output as a third candidate image. It is determined whether the current field image has continuity to the preceding or succeeding field image, or no continuity with any of them. Based on the determination result, the determination result of the current field image is stored as log information. A specific pattern is detected from the pattern of stored log information of continuous field images before the current field image. One of the first to third candidate images is selected as the frame image of the current field image based on the detection result. | 10-15-2009 |
20090262238 | Generation And Delivery of Stepped-Frame Content Via MPEG Transport Streams - Systems and methods are disclosed for processing a video data streams having an input adapted for receiving and processing the video signal and rendering an output signal in a digital format, detecting a particular code within an individual frame of the processed signal that identifies the type of frame that contains the code, and storing the identified frame in a retrievable memory location of the system. This Abstract is provided for the sole purpose of complying with the Abstract requirement rules that allow a reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the disclosure contained herein. This Abstract is submitted with the explicit understanding that it will not be used to interpret or to limit the scope or the meaning of the claims. | 10-22-2009 |
20090268085 | DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR SOLVING SYSTEMS OF LINEAR EQUATIONS USING PARALLEL PROCESSING - A method, apparatus and system for multiplying a matrix by a vector, for example, video interpolation (other applications are contemplated). The matrix may be a representation of a large and sparse system of linear equations. The large and sparse system of linear equations may be used to estimate motion between frames of a video file for converting frame rates. The vector may be a first estimation of a solution to the system of linear equations. The matrix may be multiplied by elements of the vector in an order different from the order in which the elements are arranged in the vector. Elements in the vector may be multiplied in parallel. A second vector estimation of the solution to a system of linear equations may be a product of the multiplying. The solution to the system of linear equations may be set, for example, when the first and second vector estimations differ by less than a predetermined amount. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 10-29-2009 |
20090268086 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SCALING, FILTERING, SCAN CONVERSION, PANORAMIC SCALING, YC ADJUSTMENT, AND COLOR CONVERSION IN A DISPLAY CONTROLLER - Techniques for performing panoramic scaling are disclosed that reduce visible distortion in a panoramic image. Further, techniques for performing combined YC adjustment and color conversion are disclosed that reduce the size and power requirements of video manipulation hardware by reducing the number of logic gates and memory buffers required when YC adjustment and color conversion are implemented as separate operations. | 10-29-2009 |
20090268087 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ULTRASONIC VIDEO DISPLAY - An ultrasonic video display device may comprise a memory; a programmable logic device, which may comprise a VGA signal receiving module for receiving and demodulating digital video signals and a video signal processing module including a memory controller, a gamma correcting unit, a scaling processing unit, a filtering unit, a chrominance space converting unit, a chrominance sampling unit and an interleaved sampling controller. The ultrasonic video display may also include a first digital-to-analog converter having an input coupled to an output of the VGA signal receiving module to convert the digital video signals into VGA analog signals and to output the VGA analog signals. A second digital-to-analog converter may receive video digital signals, convert the video digital signals into video analog signals, and output the video analog signals. | 10-29-2009 |
20090273707 | FRAME RATE CONVERSION APPARATUS, FRAME RATE CONVERSION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A frame rate conversion apparatus for performing frame rate conversion upon distributing an input-frame into a plurality of sub-frames detects the degree of motion of each region including one pixel or a plurality of pixels in the input-frame, determines the amount of distribution of an output value in each region in the plurality of sub-frames in accordance with the detected degree of motion of each region, and outputs the plurality of sub-frames to which output values are distributed in accordance with the determined amounts of distribution. | 11-05-2009 |
20090273708 | Displaying Data on Lower Resolution Displays - Data intended to be displayed on a higher resolution display such as a non-interlaced display used as a computer monitor may be converted for display on a lower resolution display such as an interlaced display. The conversion may be done in a way that preserves the intended frame format while enhancing readability. For example, in one embodiment, the frames intended for non-interlaced display may be preserved in size for display in the same frame format on a lower resolution interlaced display. Local magnification may be selectively implemented for particular regions to enhance the readability of those regions. Upon selection, such local magnification may provide pixel loss and color corrections in addition to local magnification. In this way the frame format may be preserved while enhancing readability. | 11-05-2009 |
20090284652 | Video processing system with simultaneous multiple outputs each with unique formats - A video processing system receives a plurality of video inputs and specifically tailors them to meet the audio/video format requirements of a plurality of recipient video devices. The video processing system may be incorporated into a set top box, personal video recorder, video player, television, or video equipment. The video processing system in the set top box allows multiple users to receive video programs or television broadcasts meeting the audio/video format requirements of the recipient devices of the users. The video processing system allows user to define the audio/video formats of the recipient devices. Alternatively, the video processing system queries the recipient devices and obtains the audio/video format requirements of the video devices. The video processing system delivers multiple audio/video outputs, reformatted from a plurality of audio/video sources on the basis of user input, wirelessly in the operational region or by a wired means to a number of video devices. The processing itself involves transcoding the analog or digital input signals to produce analog and digital output video formats as needed. | 11-19-2009 |
20090295988 | TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND RECEPTION APPARATUS - A transmission apparatus is disclosed. A buffer memory stores first image data and second image data having a higher resolution than the first image data as image data to be transmitted. A transmission section transmits either the first image data or the second image data as streaming data. A communication section receives from a reception terminal device a control message representing a network situation and a level of a load imposed on a processing device performing upscaling in the reception terminal device. A control section transmits the first image data when the message denotes the network situation is bad, transmits either the first image data or second image data when it denotes the network situation is good, and controls the reception terminal device not to perform the upscaling when it denotes the network situation is good and the level of the load imposed on the processing device is high. | 12-03-2009 |
20090303381 | Video Serializer and Deserializer with Mapping Conversion - A method for converting data received in either a Level A or Level B SMPTE 425M compliant format into either a Level B or a Level A compliant format, respectively, includes receiving and processing data in one of a Level A or a Level B SMPTE 425M compliant format. Inputting the received Level A formatted data into a storage device and reading out Level B formatted data at an output of the storage device, or inputting Level B formatted data into the storage device and reading out Level A formatted data at an output of the storage device. Back-end circuitry further processes the Level A formatted data when Level B formatted data is received or further processes the Level B formatted data when Level A formatted data is received. The storage device is operated as a line multiplexer to convert data in a Level B format to data in a Level A format and is operated as a line demultiplexer to convert data in a Level A format to data in a Level B format. Receivers and transmitters capable of performing the method are also disclosed. | 12-10-2009 |
20090310015 | TRANSFORMATION OF A VIDEO IMAGE FROM A HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGE TO A LOW DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGE - A method and system for transforming a video image from a High Dynamic Range (HDR) image on an array of pixels to a Low Dynamic Range (LDR) image. An old luminance generated from a color space of the HDR image is scaled and segmented into stripes. Each stripe has at least one row of the array. A target zone surrounding a current pixel in each stripe is determined from a search strategy selected from a linear search strategy and a zone history-based search strategy. A convolution of the scaled luminance at a current pixel of each stripe is computed using a kernel specific to the target zone. The convolution is used to convert the stripes to tone-mapped luminance stripes which are collected to form a tone mapped luminance pixel array that is transformed to the color space to form the LDR image. The LDR image is stored and/or displayed. | 12-17-2009 |
20090310016 | VIDEO OUTPUT APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - There is provided a video output apparatus which inputs a video content that can have at least three different resolutions. A format detector ( | 12-17-2009 |
20090316042 | VIDEO PROCESSING METHODS AND RELATED DEVICES FOR DETERMINING TARGET MOTION VECTOR - A video processing method for determining a target motion vector of a target image block includes: selecting a specific directional group from a plurality of directional groups by comparing penalty or likelihood of each direction specified by the directional groups, wherein the penalty of a direction is calculated by comparing candidate motion vector of the target image block with a motion vector of each neighboring image block in the corresponding directional group, and each of the directional groups is configured to include the target image block and at least a neighboring image block; and determining the target motion vector according to the candidate motion vector of the target image block and a motion vector of each neighboring image block in the specific directional group. | 12-24-2009 |
20090316043 | METHOD AND RELATED APPARATUS FOR GENERATING INTERPOLATED FRAME ACCORDING TO SPATIAL RELATIONSHIP RESULT AND TEMPORAL MATCHING DIFFERENCE - A method for generating an interpolated frame includes: calculating a temporal matching difference corresponding to a target motion vector of a current block by performing a motion estimation on the current block; deriving a spatial relationship result according to the target motion vector and motion vectors corresponding to a plurality of neighboring image blocks; and deriving the interpolated frame according to the target motion vector, the spatial relationship result, and the temporal matching difference. | 12-24-2009 |
20090316044 | Method and Associated Apparatus for Determining Motion Vectors - A method and an associated apparatus for determining a motion vector are disclosed. The method includes performing block matching for a first block where an interpolated block is located according to the first frame and the second frame to generate a first candidate motion vector of the interpolated block, performing block matching for a second block where the interpolated block is located according to the first frame and the second frame to generate a second candidate motion vector of the interpolated block, and determining a target motion vector of the interpolated block according to either of the first motion vector and the second candidate motion vector. | 12-24-2009 |
20090322938 | METHOD AND RELATED IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS UTILIZED FOR COMBINING COLOR LOOK-UP TABLE AND VIDEO DAC CALIBRATION MAPPING TABLE - A signal processing apparatus for generating an output analog signal according to a raw digital signal is disclosed. The signal processing apparatus includes a DAC, a storage device, and an adjusting device. The storage device is utilized for storing a target mapping table equivalent to a combination of a predetermined correction mapping table and a DAC calibration mapping table corresponding to the DAC. The adjusting device is coupled to the DAC and the storage device, and is utilized for adjusting the raw digital signal to generate a calibrated digital signal according to the target mapping table stored in the storage device. The DAC converts the calibrated digital signal to generate the output analog signal. | 12-31-2009 |
20090322939 | VIDEO SCAN CONVERTER - A video scan converter processes a video stream including a first coding unit, which has been obtained by encoding a pair of fields N | 12-31-2009 |
20100002130 | Image processing apparatus and method - An image processing apparatus includes an input image processor configured to perform image processing on a received first image as first sub-pixels of a second image having a resolution higher than a resolution of the first image; at least one sub-pixel generator configured to generate, by shifting a phase of the first image, different sub-pixels that are different from the first sub-pixels of the second image; at least one sub-pixel image processor configured to perform image processing on the different sub-pixels generated by the at least one sub-pixel generator; and an output unit configured to output the first sub-pixels that have been subjected to the image processing by the input image processor and the different sub-pixels that have been subjected to the image processing by the at least one sub-pixel image processor, as the second image, to a subsequent stage. | 01-07-2010 |
20100007786 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING MASSIVELY SCALED DOWN VIDEO USING ICONIFICATION - Presented herein are systems, methods, and apparatus for simultaneously providing full size video and massively scaled down video using inconification. In one embodiment, there is presented a method for providing a video output. The method comprises decoding an encoded picture, thereby resulting in a decoded picture; reducing the decoded picture, thereby resulting in a reduced picture; storing the reduced picture; and encoding the reduced picture, thereby resulting in a synthetic picture. | 01-14-2010 |
20100007787 | SIGNAL TRANSMITTING DEVICE AND SIGNAL TRANSMITTING METHOD - Pixels extracted from each of an input video signal are thinned out in units of predetermined samples, and the thinned out samples are fetched in equal order frame by frame and mapped into active periods of first, second, third, and fourth sub-images conformable to the HD-SDI format. The mapped first, second, third, and fourth sub-images are each separated into a first-link transmission channel and a second-link transmission channel, and are thus mapped into eight channels. The mapped first, second, third, and fourth sub-images are converted in parallel. Parallel digital data items into which the sub-images are converted in parallel are then outputted. | 01-14-2010 |
20100013988 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND USING PICTURE DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION IN A FRAME RATE CONVERSION PROCESSOR - A method and apparatus of frame rate conversion where descriptive information relating to an input video signal is transmitted to the frame rate converter along with the input signal. The descriptive information is used to interpolate frames, allowing the interpolator to make pixel analysis using the descriptive information relating to the original signal. The descriptive information is derived by a compositor/scaler and is transmitted to the frame rate converter with the composited/scaled signal. There may be multiple input signals that are composited to make a final composited video output such as a picture-in-picture display. The information may be transmitted in-band with the video signal received by the frame rate converter. Alternatively, the descriptive information may be transmitted in a separate stream in a side-band manner. In another embodiment, the descriptive information may be transmitted to the frame rate converter separate from the video input source as commands or packets. | 01-21-2010 |
20100013989 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING FALLBACK IN GENERATING INTERMEDIATE FIELDS OF A VIDEO SIGNAL - A method and system for generating intermediate fields of a video signal are provided. One implementation involves generating intermediate fields of a video signal, by performing interpolation for generating said intermediate (missing) fields of said video signal; and applying fallback interpolation when quality of the interpolated fields is below a threshold or when valid motion information cannot be determined. Fallback interpolation involves estimating a global motion of a scene represented by the video signal, determining a periodic motion count based on the estimated global motion, and controlling application of fallback interpolation based on said periodic motion count. | 01-21-2010 |
20100020230 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - In an image processing apparatus, degradation of edges of stationary subjects can be suppressed in a moving image obtained by converting moving image data having F frames per unit time into moving image data having 2F sub frames per the unit time. For this purpose, pixel data is inputted in order of raster scanning into an input terminal. Then three contiguous pixel data X | 01-28-2010 |
20100026885 | Image Processing Apparatus - According to one embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes a super-resolution converter and a controller. The super-resolution converter performs, on receipt of a video signal with first resolution, super resolution conversion on the video signal to increase the first resolution to second resolution by estimating an original pixel value from the video signal and increasing pixels. The controller controls the super-resolution converter not to perform the super resolution conversion depending on the type of the video signal. | 02-04-2010 |
20100026886 | Method, Apparatus, and Computer Software for Digital Video Scan Rate Conversions with Minimization of Artifacts - A video format conversion method and concomitant computer software stored on a computer-readable medium comprising receiving a video stream comprising a plurality of frames in a first format, converting the video stream to a second format in approximately real time, and outputting the video stream in the second format, and wherein the converting step employs a hierarchical block true motion estimator. | 02-04-2010 |
20100026887 | Method and apparatus for reversible, polynomial based image scaling - A method and apparatus are provided for reversible, polynomial based image scaling. The apparatus includes a video scaler for performing image scaling from a first base resolution image to a higher resolution image, and from the higher resolution image to a second base resolution image. The first and the second base resolution images are equal on a pixel-by-pixel basis for an entirety of the first and the second base resolution images. A scaling function used for the image scaling is based on a polynomial function having two or more degrees. | 02-04-2010 |
20100026888 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND SYSTEM WITH REPETITIVE PATTERN DETECTION - An image processing engine, comprising: a frame rate conversion entity configured to: (a) generate output pictures from input pictures, the output pictures comprising a set of first output pictures and a plurality of sets of second output pictures, each set of second output pictures being associated with one of the first output pictures, each of the first output pictures being derived from a respective one of the input pictures; and (b) control generation of the set of second output pictures associated with a particular first output picture based upon repetitive pattern presence detection within a related picture that is either (i) the particular first output picture or (ii) the input picture from which the particular first output picture was derived. | 02-04-2010 |
20100033620 | Image signal processing unit and method of processing image signal - An image signal processing unit includes a frame rate conversion circuit performing double frame rate conversion on an input image signal from a first frame frequency to a second frame frequency. When performing frame rate conversion with the motion correction process, a motion vector is determined between a first frame image and a third frame image, and three interpolation frame images are formed through the motion correction process to the first frame image based on the motion vector, and are inserted between the first and third frame images so as to establish the second frame frequency. When performing frame rate conversion without the motion correction process, an interpolation frame image same as the first frame image is inserted between the first and second frame images, and an interpolation frame image same as the second frame image is inserted between the second and third frame images. | 02-11-2010 |
20100045856 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING VISIBLE HALO IN DIGITAL VIDEO WITH DUAL MOTION ESTIMATION - Embodiments include systems and methods for interpolating frames. In one embodiment, a system and method provides reduced halo and consequently a higher degree of accuracy/fidelity. In one embodiment, a method of video frame interpolation includes receiving forward and backward motion estimation data based on a first video frame and a second, subsequent, video frame. Each block in a plurality of blocks of pixels in an intermediate frame between the first and second frames is classified according to measures of covering and uncovering associated with the forward and backward motion estimation data. A block to be constructed is estimated based on the classification results of proximal ones of the plurality of blocks to the block to be constructed. | 02-25-2010 |
20100045857 | Image Processor and Image Processing Method - According to one embodiment, an image processor includes a super-resolution converter configured to perform, on receipt of a first video signal with first resolution, super resolution conversion on the first video signal to restore a second video signal with second resolution that is higher than the first resolution by estimating an original pixel value from the first video signal and increasing pixels; a graphics signal generator configured to generate a graphics signal of a predetermined image; and a blend processor provided at later stage of the super-resolution converter, and configured to superimpose the graphics signal on the second video signal. | 02-25-2010 |
20100045858 | Transitioning Between Two High Resolution Video Sources - A method of transitioning between two high resolution video signals includes replacing a first image which is a frame of a first video signal with a lower resolution copy of the first image; and fading out the lower resolution copy of the first image to reveal a second image from a second video signal. A system for displaying video signals includes a video monitor configured to communicate with at least one video signal source. The system is configured to replace a first image which is a frame of a first video signal with a lower resolution copy of the first image; and fade out the lower resolution copy of the first image to reveal a second image from a second video signal. | 02-25-2010 |
20100053424 | VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a video signal processing apparatus includes a detection module configured to detect a moving image area and a still image area in a plurality of successive frames generated based on a video signal, and a frame processing module configured to generate a plurality of interpolated frames used to compensate for the moving image area except for the still image area in the plurality of successive frames based on motion-compensated prediction, and to output a plurality of interpolation-processed frames, which are generated by interpolating between the plurality of successive frames using the plurality of interpolated frames. | 03-04-2010 |
20100053425 | Video Display Apparatus and Video Display Method - According to one embodiment, a video display apparatus includes a video reception module, a resolution processing module, and a notification module. The video reception module receives a video signal of a first resolution from an external apparatus. The resolution processing module generates a video signal of a second resolution higher than the first resolution by creating new pixel values from the video signal of the first resolution. The notification module transmits a notification indicating that the video display apparatus comprises the resolution processing module to the external apparatus. | 03-04-2010 |
20100053426 | VIDEO CONVERSION DEVICE, VIDEO CONVERSION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Disclosed herein is a video conversion device including a color characteristic memory, a color characteristic correction processor, a selector, and a controller. | 03-04-2010 |
20100060783 | PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE WITH VIDEO TEMPORAL UP-CONVERSION - The present invention provides an improved method and device for visual enhancement of a digital image in video applications. In particular, the invention is concerned with a multi-modal scene analysis for face or people finding followed by the visual emphasis of one or more participants on the visual screen, or the visual emphasis of the person speaking among a group of participants to achieve an improved perceived quality and situational awareness during a video conference call. Said analysis is performed by means of a segmenting module (22) allowing to define at least a region of interest (ROI) and a region of no interest (RONI). | 03-11-2010 |
20100060784 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A TRANSCODER - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a transcoder module having a controller to manage power distribution in the transcoder module from power supplied to an HDMI port of the transcoder module, transcode audio-visual information into a digital compatible format used on an external device. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 03-11-2010 |
20100066900 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image data processing method. The method includes fetching a plurality of image layers to be overlappingly displayed on a display area; expanding the fetched image layers to have the same size as the display area of a video frame; merging the expanded image layers in an interleaving manner; and storing the merged image layer in a memory device sequentially. | 03-18-2010 |
20100079666 | VIDEO PROCESSING APPARATUS AND VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a video processing apparatus which is connectable to an external apparatus having a function of converting a video signal of a first resolution into a video signal of a second resolution higher than the first resolution by inserting pixels with a predetermined luminance value includes an up-convert module. The up-convert module executes up-convert processing for a region extracted by excluding the pixels inserted by the external apparatus in the video signal of the second resolution supplied from the external apparatus. | 04-01-2010 |
20100091180 | SIGNAL CONVERSION APPARATUSES AND DISPLAY SYSTEM - A signal conversion apparatus is provided. A video input interface receives a video signal encoded in a first format from a host device. An audio input interface receives an audio signal encoded in a second format from the host device. A conversion unit is coupled to the video input interface and the audio input interface, receives the video signal and the audio signal therefrom, and converts the video signal and the audio signal into an output signal encoded in a predetermined format. An output interface receives the output signal and transmits the output signal to the display device. | 04-15-2010 |
20100091181 | System and Method for Multistage Frame Rate Conversion - System and method for multistage frame rate conversion. A method comprises receiving an incoming frame at a first frame rate, and determining whether a fault condition exists. The method also includes if the fault condition does not exist, toggling a write buffer pointer from a first frame buffer to a second frame buffer, and storing the incoming frame in the second frame buffer. The method additionally includes if the fault condition exists, determining whether a previously received frame was repeated, discarding the incoming frame if the previously received incoming frame was not repeated, and storing the incoming frame in one of the frame buffers pointed to by the write buffer pointer if the previously received incoming frame was repeated. | 04-15-2010 |
20100091182 | Method for Automatically Providing a Compressed Rendition of a Video Program in a Format Suitable for Electronic Searching and Retrieval - A compressed rendition of a video program is provided in a format suitable for electronic searching and retrieval. An electronic pictorial transcript representation of the video program is initially received. The video program has a video component and a second information-bearing media component associated therewith. The pictorial transcript representation includes a representative frame from each segment of the video component of the video program and a portion of the second media component associated with the segment. The electronic pictorial transcript is transformed into a hypertext format to form a hypertext pictorial transcript. The hypertext pictorial transcript is subsequently recorded in an electronic medium. | 04-15-2010 |
20100097520 | VIDEO DATA TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING APPARATUS, AND VIDEO DATA TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING METHOD - A video data transmitting and receiving apparatus includes a data transmitting module configured to be able to arrange video data in a first video format, into a valid data area of a first transmission format, and transmit the video data, and also to arrange video data in a second video format different from the first video format, into an effective valid data area within the valid data area of the first transmission format, and transmit the video data; and a data receiving module configured to receive the data transmitted in the first transmission format from the data transmitting module, and obtain the video data in the second video format within the valid data area. A receiver module seamlessly obtains the video data immediately after change of the video format of the video data from a transmitter module. | 04-22-2010 |
20100118183 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FRAME RATE PRESERVING RE-SAMPLING OR RE-FORMATTING OF A VIDEO STREAM - Apparatus ( | 05-13-2010 |
20100118184 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - The image display apparatus is capable of receiving a first video signal and image data. The apparatus includes a first electronic zoom processing part performing first electronic zoom processing on the first video signal to output a first electronic zoom processed video signal of a predetermined resolution, a video converting part converting the image data into a second video signal, a second electronic zoom processing part performing second electronic zoom processing on the second video signal to output a second electronic zoom processed video signal of the predetermined resolution, and a displaying part displaying an image corresponding to each of the first and second electronic zoom processed video signals. The second electronic zoom processed video signal output from the second electronic zoom processing part is input to the displaying part through the first electronic zoom processing part without being subjected to the first electronic zoom processing. | 05-13-2010 |
20100128169 | Frame rate conversion apparatus and method for ultra definition image - A frame rate conversion apparatus and method for an Ultra-High Definition (UD) image. The frame rate conversion apparatus may store a previous frame and a current frame of an edge of an input image, divided into N images, and insert an interpolation frame between the current frame and the previous frame. Also, the frame rate conversion apparatus may convert a frame rate of each of the N images. | 05-27-2010 |
20100128170 | RESOLUTION INCREASING APPARATUS - A resolution increasing apparatus including: a motion image decoding unit that sets a reference frame and a pixel of attention; a provisional-high-resolution-image generating unit that generates a provisional high-resolution image having the number of pixels larger than that of the reference frame; a determining unit that determines whether correction of a pixel value of a corresponding position of the provisional high-resolution image corresponding to the pixel of attention should be performed; and a high-resolution-image correcting unit that performs, when the determining unit determines that the correction is performed, predetermined correction processing and outputs, when the determining unit determines that the correction is not performed, the pixel value of the corresponding position of the provisional high-resolution image as a high-resolution image. | 05-27-2010 |
20100134680 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DEJUDDERING IMAGE DATA - A method and apparatus of dejuddering image data includes receiving a video data signal that includes a plurality of successive source frames. A first source frame of the plurality of successive source frames is displayed a predetermined number of times. A first black frame is displayed, and successive source frames are displayed. | 06-03-2010 |
20100134681 | Information Processing System, Information Processing Apparatus, and Information Processing Method - According to an aspect of the invention, an information processing apparatus configured to be connected to a conversion adaptor having a video input connector and a video output connector, the apparatus including: a video output port complying with the first standard for connection of the video input connector; an image processing module configured to output a first signal when the video input connector is not connected to the video output port, the image processing module being configured to output a second signal when the video input connector is connected to the video output port; and a bias module connected to the video output port and the image processing module and configured to output a third signal to the video output port, the bias module being configured to change physical layer information of the first signal or the second signal. | 06-03-2010 |
20100157144 | Video Quality Assessing Apparatus - A subjective quality estimating part ( | 06-24-2010 |
20100165189 | DIGITAL IMAGE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM TRANSMITTING DIGITAL IMAGE DATA - Provided is a digital image transmission system in a high definition multimedia interface (HDMI) format or a digital visual interface (DVI) format. A transmission and reception reinforcement device of the digital image transmission system includes a transmitter, a receiver, and a power supply circuit. The power supply circuit includes a first power supply unit supplying power to the transmitter and a second power supply unit supplying power to the receiver. Power output terminals of the first and second power supply units are connected to each other. External-power supply voltages respectively input to the first and second power supply units are output to the power output terminals. When all of the external-power supply voltages input to the first and second power supply units are lower than a predetermined voltage, an internal-power supply voltage present in a communication line between the host device and the display device is output to the power output terminals. | 07-01-2010 |
20100177239 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR FRAME RATE CONVERSION - A method is provided for performing robust frame rate conversion of video data to a higher frame rate. A metric is formed ( | 07-15-2010 |
20100182500 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD AND IMAGE DISPLAY PROGRAM - An image display device is provided with an image memory for storing a first image as a target secret image; a synthesizing section for time-multiplexing the stored first image and a second image obtained by reversely converting the luminance of the first image; and an image display section for displaying the time-multiplexed image. An optical shutter which transmits light at the time of displaying the first image is arranged to the synthesizing section. The image display device is also provided with a display characteristic detecting section which fetches information regarding to the display characteristics of the image display section, and an image converting section which converts the first image into the second image, based on the fetched display characteristics of the image display section. Thus, the image display device effectively shields image display from a third party, even when the display characteristics of the the image display section are changed. | 07-22-2010 |
20100182501 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The information processing apparatus according to the present invention is provided with a moving picture analysis unit for analyzing moving picture data including a plurality of images and audios associated with time information and for generating moving picture metadata relating to a plurality of feature quantities characterizing the moving picture, a comic display conversion unit for extracting a plurality of images from the moving picture data based on the moving picture metadata and for dividing a predetermined display region into frames and for converting an arrangement of the plurality of extracted images into a comic-like arrangement and for generating frame information including information about the images arranged in each of the frames, and a comic display data generation unit for generating comic display data including at least the frame information, data of the extracted images, and the audio data of the moving picture. | 07-22-2010 |
20100188566 | VIDEO/AUDIO SIGNAL INPUT/OUTPUT DEVICE, VIDEO/AUDIO REPRODUCTION DEVICE, VIDEO/AUDIO DEVICE NETWORK AND SIGNAL REPRODUCING METHOD - When a format of a video signal or an audio signal received by a receiver of a video/audio signal input/output device is switched by a channel selecting operation by a user, a format determiner determines an output format. An output format communicator transmits format information indicating the output format to a video/audio reproduction device through a communicator. After a converter switches the output format, the communicator transmits the video signal and the audio signal to the video/audio reproduction device. When a communicator of the video/audio reproduction device receives the format information, a format switcher switches reproduction setting of a display based on the format information. After that, when the communicator receives the video signal and the audio signal, the display reproduces video and audio. | 07-29-2010 |
20100188567 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, TRANSMISSION DEVICE, RECEPTION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND COMMUNICATION CABLE - The present invention relates to a communication system, a transmission device, a reception device, a communication method, a program, and a communication cable, whereby high-speed communication can be executed while maintaining compatibility. In the event that an HDMI® source | 07-29-2010 |
20100188568 | DIGITAL VIDEO TRANSPORT SYSTEM - Each of a plurality of digital video transmitting devices | 07-29-2010 |
20100188569 | Multichannel Video Port Interface Using No External Memory - This invention is a video line encapsulation protocol which allows multiple low definition video streams to be combined into a single super frame of high definition video data. Each super frame is formed of individual lines from plural lower definition video input signals. The high definition video frames include meta data in each line identifying the video input source, line and frame. This meta data enables the super frames to be separated into their component input signals within a video processing digital signal processor. | 07-29-2010 |
20100208133 | RECURSIVE NOISE REDUCTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FILM-BASED VIDEO - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a system and method for recursive noise reduction. An exemplary method comprises receiving a first film frame having a first frame rate and a second film frame having the first frame rate and converting the first film frame into a first plurality of video frames having a second frame rate. The exemplary method further comprises converting the second film frame into a second plurality of video frames having the second frame rate, wherein the first plurality of video frames is positioned adjacent the second plurality of video frames at a border between the first plurality of video frames and the second plurality of video frames and updating a noise reduction correction signal only on the border between the first plurality of video frames and the second plurality of video frames when operating in a first mode. | 08-19-2010 |
20100214471 | AN ADAPTER FOR USE WITH A DIGITAL TO ANALOGUE TELEVISION SIGNAL DECODER - An adapter for use with a digital to analogue television signal decoder, the adapter comprising input means for receiving a digital video stream encoded according to a first format at a first bit rate, conversion means for converting the received digital video stream from the first format to a second format different from the first, and output means for outputting a converted digital video stream encoded according to the second format at a second bit rate higher than the first. | 08-26-2010 |
20100214472 | Image Processing Apparatus and Image Processing Method - According to one embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes a scaling converter, a luminance histogram detector, a determination module, and a super resolution processor. The scaling converter converts a first image signal to a second image signal having more pixels. The luminance histogram detector detects a luminance histogram. The determination module determines whether the second image signal includes a graphics image based on the luminance histogram. The super resolution processor converts the second image signal to a third image signal with a higher resolution than that of the second image signal, and performs sharpening based on the reference gain. When the second image signal includes a graphics image, the super resolution processor sets the gain of sharpening below the reference gain. | 08-26-2010 |
20100225804 | Method and Apparatus for Enhancement of High-Definition Video Content - The detail and clarity of high-definition video content may be enhanced by a display device or client-side device before being displayed. In certain embodiments, the high-definition video image frames may be upsampled by scaling the image's resolution. The now-upsampled HD video image frames may then be low pass filtered so as to concentrate the image's energy distribution into a tighter range of frequencies. The filtered HD video image frames may then be sub-sampled back down, such as to the original HD image's frame resolution, or other HD-level resolution, without compromising image detail. In this fashion, the clarity and detail level in video content, even though already considered of a high-definition quality, may be further improved. | 09-09-2010 |
20100245663 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND TRANSMITTER APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A semiconductor integrated circuit ( | 09-30-2010 |
20100245664 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE BLENDING MOTION COMPENSATION INTERPOLATION IN FRAME RATE UP-CONVERSION - An adaptive blending MCI method and device thereof are disclosed in the embodiments of the present invention. The adaptive blending MCI method uses adjacent four motion vectors to get the corresponding pixels, and uses linear interpolation equation to blend four pixels to reduce block artifacts. The method uses adaptive weighting coefficient to favor reliable motion vector to avoid bad motion vector degrade image quality. | 09-30-2010 |
20100253835 | FADE IN/FADE-OUT FALLBACK IN FRAME RATE CONVERSION AND MOTION JUDDER CANCELLATION - A system and method for determining a pixel characteristic of pixels in interpolated frames. Preceding and successive frames are evaluated to determine if there is a frame-wide change occurring to the pixels. To the extent there is a frame-wide change, the pixel characteristic in interpolated frames is accommodated by the frame-wide change. In one implementation, frame-wide changes in luminance, such as fade in and fade out, are detected and the pixel characteristic of pixels in the interpolated frame is determined based at least in part on fallback techniques rather than motion compensation interpolation. | 10-07-2010 |
20100253836 | Display method, display controller and display terminal - A display method and apparatus are disclosed. The method includes: when a video layer needs to scale a video image, judging whether a preset policy is met; if so, using the offline mode; otherwise using the online mode; processing the video image in online mode or offline mode, and outputting the processed video image, where the online mode is a mode in which the video image frame is scaled in real time, and the offline mode is a mode in which the video image frame is scaled asynchronously. With the display method and apparatus, the source video image can be scaled in any ratio by selecting the online mode or offline mode, thus reducing the display power consumption. | 10-07-2010 |
20100259674 | SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A signal processing apparatus includes a lower-level region data detecting section detecting, in luminance data of an input video signal, luminance data corresponding to a value in a set lower-level region, and a data converting section converting a value of the luminance data corresponding to the lower-level region to a set conversion value. | 10-14-2010 |
20100265390 | System for Facilitating the Search of Video Content - A system for facilitating the search of video content, comprising a fingerprint extractor which is adapted to extract a fingerprint associated with a video content clip for specific time of video content; a fingerprint archive database from which database entries matching the specific time of video content are selected; a search module to which the database entries matching the specific time of video content are delivered, by which the searched database entries into continuous fingerprint streams are reconstructed, and in which the searched database entries from the same location and channel are grouped together, and the fingerprint data sections are stripped out of the entries and concatenated according to the segment ID and time-stamps contained within each entry; a matcher by which the fingerprint associated with the video clip is searched from the continuous fingerprint streams to find a match; and a formatter which is adapted to combine a matching result with additional information obtained from the archive entries to form a search report. The system according to the present invention can extract fingerprint information from video content for the purpose of archiving without the huge storage capacity required, can collect statistics and extract additional information from the archived video information automatically based on the user entered searching video clip information, and can search through video fingerprint data for identifying historical recording and collect statistics and extract additional information of video content easily at low hardware cost. | 10-21-2010 |
20100265391 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND TELEVISION TUNER - An information processor includes an operation unit for receiving a selected analog television channel, an identification signal generator for generating, from the selected channel, an analog identification signal for identifying the frequency of an analog broadcast signal, an identification signal acquirer for acquiring the analog identification signal, a storage for prestoring correspondence information between a digital identification signal indicating a frequency of a digital broadcast signal and the analog identification signal for each of stations, an identification signal converter for converting the analog identification signal into the digital identification signal using the correspondence information, a receiver for receiving a digital broadcast signal identified by the digital identification signal and extract video and audio code, a video converter and an audio converter for converting the code into equivalent analog video and audio signals, and an analog video acquirer and an analog sound acquirer for acquiring the analog video and audio signals. | 10-21-2010 |
20100271542 | Stroke-to-raster video conversion method having error correction capabilities - Methods of performing stroke-to-raster video conversion having leading-edge error correction and/or falling-edge error correction are provided. Incoming data is pipelined before being written into a frame buffer. This allows each sample of data to be manipulated based on information obtained in samples that occur both before and after it. Highly accurate digital conversion of stroke video into a raster format having significantly reduced or eliminated noise and stray pixels from the video is therefore achieved. | 10-28-2010 |
20100271543 | Portable Electronic Device and Image Data Communication Method Thereof - A portable electronic device and an image communication method thereof are provided. The portable electronic device includes a display, a processing module and a memory. The processing module provides frame data of a corresponding frame for the display to show, enables the portable electronic device to emulate a virtual storage device under a communication link, and produces image data compliant with a file format according to the frame data of the frame. The memory stores the image data, which can be read through the communication link. The processing module provides a frame data update for the display to show and updates the image data according to the frame data update. | 10-28-2010 |
20100271544 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OUTPUT SETTING IN A PORTABLE TERMINAL - An apparatus and method for providing an output setting in a portable terminal includes an external output setting unit and a controller. If a connection with an external device is determined, the external output setting unit determines an output format supported by the external device. The controller automatically changes system setting suitably to the determined output format of the external device. | 10-28-2010 |
20100277641 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - The image display apparatus and the image display method that can provide higher-definition moving images. An image processor ( | 11-04-2010 |
20100283892 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING VISIBLE HALO IN DIGITAL VIDEO WITH COVERING AND UNCOVERING DETECTION - A system and method for video frame interpolation are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving first motion estimation data representing estimated motion of blocks between a first frame and a second frame, receiving second motion estimation data representing estimated motion of blocks between the second frame and a third frame, determining whether an area in an interpolated frame between the first and second frame is an occlusion area based at least in part on the first and second motion estimation data, and estimating characteristics of pixels of the area based in part on the determination. | 11-11-2010 |
20100283893 | PROCESSING INTERLACED VIDEO OVER DSI - Multiple systems and methods for accurately regenerating interlaced video signals that are transmitted using DSI is provided. In some embodiments, multiple types of VSYNC packets may be defined and used in encoding packets depending when the edge of a VSYNC pulse does or does not coincide with the start of a HSYNC pulse. These types of VSYNC packets may be distinguished in some embodiments by either create new VSYNC packet types, or encoding unused bits in existing DSI packets. In other embodiments, a filter may be used to detect and correct HSYNC frequency distortions caused during the regeneration of interlaced video signals decoded from DSI packets. | 11-11-2010 |
20100283894 | High-speed cable with embedded signal format conversion and power control - A High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) cable carries high speed encoded data which are transmitted differentially over data channels, along with a clock. A Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL) cable carries high speed data which are multiplexed to achieve smaller connectors with fewer pins. A MHL-to-HDMI cable is proposed which includes an embedded MHL to HDMI format conversion device for demultiplexing the received MHL-formatted signal and outputting an HDMI-formatted signal. The embedded device is powered by a combination of power sources, the power being harvested from the high-speed HDMI signals themselves. | 11-11-2010 |
20100289944 | Frame Rate Up-Conversion Based Dynamic Backlight Control System and Method - A frame rate up-conversion (FRUC) based dynamic backlight control (DBLC) system and method are disclosed. A frame rate up-conversion (FRUC) unit increases frame rate by adding at least one image frame in a video display, and a dynamic backlight control (DBLC) unit adjusts backlight luminance in the video display. The DBLC unit operates at an original frame rate, and adjusts the backlight luminance for the added image frame according to statistical information about the added image frame derived from the FRUC unit. | 11-18-2010 |
20100289945 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POWER SAVING DURING VIDEO BLANKING PERIODS - Methods and systems are described for enabling display system power saving during the operation of display devices. An integrated circuit package includes input interface circuitry configured to receive an audio-video data stream having a video signal and timing information and timing extraction circuitry that can identify blanking patterns for the video signal. The package includes timing control circuitry configured to implement a power saving process during the blanking periods of the video signal. The invention further includes methods that support the operation of power saving processes. | 11-18-2010 |
20100295990 | METHOD FOR SCALING VOLTAGE IN MOBILE TERMINAL - Provided is an operating voltage scaling method for a portable terminal. The method includes, if reproduction of a moving image is requested, acquiring DYNamicity (DYN) of the reproduction-requested moving image, determining whether frame skipping is possible for the moving image according to the acquired DYN of the moving image, and if it is determined that frame skipping is possible for the moving image, supplying a low operating voltage to a controller of the mobile terminal to control the mobile terminal to operate with a low-speed clock, and reproducing the moving image while skipping a frame. | 11-25-2010 |
20100302438 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes a motion estimation module, a redundant frame determination module and an interpolation frame generation module. The motion estimation module calculates motion vectors for respective pixel blocks in each frame in moving image data by estimating motion between frames in the moving image data. The redundant frame determination module determines whether a target frame is a redundant frame based on the motion vectors corresponding to the target frame and the motion vectors corresponding to a frame preceding the target frame. The interpolation frame generation module discards the target frame if the target frame is a redundant frame, and generates an interpolation frame between the target frame and the preceding frame by motion compensation using the motion vectors corresponding to the target frame and outputs the interpolation frame and the target frame, if the target frame is a non-redundant frame. | 12-02-2010 |
20100315548 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FRAME RATE UP CONVERSION - A method for frame rate up conversion is provided. The method includes the steps of: receiving a plurality of consecutive input video frames; detecting luminance information for a current frame; and generating a first output frame according to the luminance information for the current frame and a preceding frame before the current frame and generating a second output frame according to the luminance information for the current frame and a succeeding frame after the current frame, wherein the second output frame is outputted after the first output frame. | 12-16-2010 |
20100321566 | IMAGE DISPLAYING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD - In an image displaying device provided with a frame rate conversion (FRC) portion, the image quality deterioration in a moving image likely to include a plurality of the same consecutive images due to a FRC processing is prevented. The FRC portion ( | 12-23-2010 |
20100321567 | VIDEO DATA GENERATION APPARATUS, VIDEO DATA GENERATION SYSTEM, VIDEO DATA GENERATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A video data generation apparatus generates video data based on audio data and frame image data, which are generated independently of each other. The video data generation apparatus sequentially inputs the audio data at fixed intervals, while sequentially inputting the frame image data in time series at irregular intervals. Simultaneously with input of one frame of frame image data, the video data generation apparatus starts a data acquisition process to obtain next one frame of frame image data. The video data generation apparatus stores audio data, which have been input in a period between a start of the data acquisition process by the data acquirer and input of one frame of frame image data by the data acquisition process, in combination with the frame image data of one frame obtained by the data acquisition process, as one audio image complex data, and generates the video data based on multiple stored audio image complex data. | 12-23-2010 |
20110007208 | VIDEO REPRODUCTION APPARATUS AND VIDEO REPRODUCING METHOD - A video reproduction apparatus according to the present invention includes a decoding unit configured to decode a plurality of frames constituting compressed and encoded video information, a display control unit configured to display the plurality of frames decoded by the decoding unit on a display unit, an interpolation unit configured to generate an interpolation frame from the plurality of frames constituting the video information, and a selection unit configured to select the frame to be decoded by the decoding unit based on a reproduction speed of the video information and a driving speed of the display unit, wherein the display control unit displays the frame selected by the selection unit and the interpolation frame generated by the interpolation unit on the display unit. | 01-13-2011 |
20110007209 | REPETITIVE OBJECT DETECTING DEVICE AND METHOD - A repetitive object detecting device includes data-retention and difference-calculation units, an adding unit, a horizontal direction accumulating unit and a small and large comparing unit. Each data-retention and difference-calculation unit carries out, with respect to a plurality of lines, a process for setting as reference pixel data pixel data located at an end of a plurality of pieces of pixel data, and calculating a difference between the reference pixel data and pixel data separated from the reference pixel data by k pixels (2≦k≦maximum number) to obtain difference data by each separated pixel number k. The adding unit adds the difference data in the plurality of lines by each separated pixel number k. The horizontal direction accumulating unit accumulates the added data by each separated pixel number k in a horizontal direction. The small and large comparing unit carries out a small and large comparison with respect to the horizontal accumulated value by each separated pixel number k to decide whether or not the reference pixel data is pixel data which is located in a repetitive object including a certain repetitive pattern. | 01-13-2011 |
20110019082 | Multi-frame approach for image upscaling - Video upscaling may be performed by effectively combining several different image processing techniques. The video is processed using temporal based motion estimation and subsequently filtered using a spatial filter. The spatially filtered image is sharpened and noise is suppressed. Also, the images in the video are upscaled. | 01-27-2011 |
20110019083 | Frame-Rate Conversion - A method of generating presentation time stamps, PTSs, for motion-compensated frame-rate conversion of a sequence of frames. In one aspect, the method comprises for each new frame: determining an average difference between the capture time-stamps of recent consecutive new frames; and generating the PTS based on the capture time-stamp of a previous new frame and the average difference. In another aspect, the method comprises detecting a first cadence and a second different cadence in the sequence of frames; and generating a PTS for each new frame defined by the first cadence, such that in each case the difference between the PTSs of consecutive new frames is intermediate between the true interval between those frames according to the first cadence and the true interval between them according to the second cadence. | 01-27-2011 |
20110025910 | FRAME RATE CONVERTER AND DISPLAY APPARATUS EQUIPPED THEREWITH - An input unit writes, into a memory unit, frames successively input from the outside. An interpolated frame generating unit reads multiple original frames from the memory unit, generates an interpolated frame between the original frames, and writes the interpolated frame into the memory unit. An output unit retrieves original frames and an interpolated frame from the memory unit and outputs to the outside the frames in the order in which the frames are to be displayed. The input unit, interpolated frame generating unit, and output unit operate in parallel to perform pipeline processing. Operation timing of each of the input unit and the interpolated frame generating unit is determined so that the timing at which the input unit writes an original frame into the memory unit differs from the timing at which the interpolated frame generating unit writes an interpolated frame into the memory unit. | 02-03-2011 |
20110032417 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF HALFTONE VIDEO USING AN ADAPTIVE THRESHOLD - A system and method for processing video data are disclosed. In one aspect, a method includes generating halftone data for a first video frame and generating halftone data for a second video frame. The method further includes, to reduce at least one visual artifact, selectively copying the halftone data for the first video frame into the halftone data for the second video frame, the selectively copying being based upon a comparison between an adaptive threshold and the change resulting due to the copying of the data, in the human visual system model-based perceptual error of the halftone data for the second video frame. | 02-10-2011 |
20110037894 | ENHANCED IMAGE AND VIDEO SUPER-RESOLUTION PROCESSING - A system and method generates super-resolution images and videos using motion-compensated low-resolution images and videos. An image is selected as a primary image from a plurality of low-resolution images and the rest of the low-resolution images are registered as secondary images with respect to the primary image. Each registered secondary image is transformed to a motion compensated image. A mask value for a pixel in each motion compensated image is estimated. The super-resolution image of the primary image is generated by combining the mask values and the motion compensated secondary images. Similarly, a low-resolution video is segmented into a plurality of video objects, each of which is represented by an alpha layer. A super-resolution frame of the segmented video object is generated. The super-resolution frames of each segmented video object are combined using the alpha layers to create a super-resolution frame of the resulting video. | 02-17-2011 |
20110050991 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FRAME RATE CONVERSION USING MULTI-RESOLUTION TEMPORAL INTERPOLATION - A system and method for frame rate conversion using multi-resolution temporal interpolation utilizes motion estimation on input images to produce at least one motion vector and temporal interpolation on the input images in at least one spatial resolution that is determined by a characteristic of the at least one motion vector. | 03-03-2011 |
20110069224 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ART-DIRECTABLE RETARGETING FOR STREAMING VIDEO - An integrated system and method for content-aware video retargeting. An interactive framework combines key frame-based constraint editing with numerous automatic algorithms for video analysis. This combination gives content producers a high level of control of the retargeting process. One component of the framework is a non-uniform, pixel-accurate warp to the target resolution that considers automatic as well as interactively-defined features. Automatic features comprise video saliency, edge preservation at the pixel resolution, and scene cut detection to enforce bilateral temporal coherence. Additional high level constraints can be added by the producer to achieve a consistent scene composition across arbitrary output formats. Advantageously, embodiments of the invention provide a better visual result for retargeted video when compared to using conventional techniques. | 03-24-2011 |
20110075025 | System and method producing high definition video from low definition video - Provided is system and a method of producing a high definition video from a low definition video. According to one or more embodiments, the method performs a trajectory estimation and a matching operation only with respect to a feature region pixel of a previous frame of the low definition video, which is different from all pixels of the previous frame, thereby reducing an amount of computation to improve efficiency of a memory, producing the high definition video in real time, and producing a more accurate high definition video with respect to a feature region. | 03-31-2011 |
20110080518 | Image Processing Method and Image Processing Apparatus - A method and an apparatus are provided for determining whether a-low resolution image is converted to a high-resolution image, and enhancing image quality of a video signal. The image processing method includes steps of receiving a video stream; determining whether the video stream includes a converted image converted from a low-resolution image to a high-resolution image; and enhancing image quality of the video stream when the video stream includes the converted image. | 04-07-2011 |
20110090395 | METHOD FOR REUSE OF CRT MONITORS - This product is a method for the reuse of Cathode Ray Tube computer monitors as HDTVs. It is an appliance that takes HD signals from antenna, cable or video devices and converts them to VGA signals, letting the CRT display a high-quality image. Using this product, millions of CRT monitors—that otherwise would be dispose of as E-Waste—can be reused, which helps the environment. | 04-21-2011 |
20110090396 | INSTANT IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, METHOD FOR PROCESSING INSTANT IMAGE AND IMAGE TRANSFERRING DEVICE - An instant image processing system comprises a graphic processing module and a format transforming module. The graphic processing module is used to receive a video signal and execute a digital image processing program on the video signal to generate processed video data. In response to a remote display demand, the format transforming module transforms the processed video data to transformed video data with a network transmission format. | 04-21-2011 |
20110096226 | Classifying Image Areas of a Video Signal - A method of enhancing picture quality of a video signal is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of receiving base layer images of standard definition pictures from a base layer decoder; defining image areas of the standard definition pictures; classifying image areas into image types by assigning a class number; and generating enhanced pictures based upon the standard definition pictures and the classification of the image areas. A circuit for enhancing picture quality of a video signal is also disclosed. The circuit comprising a base layer decoder; a classifier coupled to the base layer decoder, the classifier generating a class number for image areas of a standard definition picture; a summing circuit coupled to the classifier; an exchange stream decoder coupled to the summing circuit, the exchange stream decoder generating an index; and a codebook table coupled to the summing circuit. The codebook table preferably stores a plurality of codevectors based upon the class number and the index. | 04-28-2011 |
20110096227 | FRAME RATE CONVERSION WITH MOTION ESTIMATION IN A PLURALITY OF RESOLUTION LEVELS - Multiscale coefficients for each input video frame are distributed into K>1 groups. A first group of coefficients provides a representation of the frame at a first resolution level. For each integer k (104-28-2011 | |
20110096228 | METHOD OF ADAPTING VIDEO IMAGES TO SMALL SCREEN SIZES - To improve a cropping system by obtaining coverage of a wide range of contents for smaller sized displays of handheld devices, a method starts from a metadata aggregation and corresponding video, e.g. in post-production, program exchange and archiving, wherein (a) video is passed to a video analysis to deliver video, e.g. by use of motion detection, morphology filters, edge detection, etc., (b) separated video and metadata are combined to extract important features in a context wherein important information from the metadata is categorized and used to initialize a dynamically fitted chain of feature extraction steps adapted to the delivered video content, (c) extracted important features are combined to define regions of interest (ROI) which are searched in consecutive video frames by object tracking, the object tracking identifies a new position and deformation of each initialized ROI in consecutive video frames and returns this information to the feature extraction thereby obtaining a permanent communication between the feature extraction and the object tracking, (d) one or plural ROIs are extracted and input video frame by video frame into a cropping step (e); based on weighting information a well composed image part is cropped by classifying the supplied ROIs by importance, and (f) the cropped image area(s) are scaled to the desired small screen size. | 04-28-2011 |
20110096229 | SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD FOR UPCONVERTING A PLURALITY OF STORED CONTENT DATA - A signal processing apparatus that upconverts a plurality of content data includes an operation unit configured to receive an operation instruction from a user, a generating unit configured to generate user's preference information based on an operation history corresponding to the operation instruction received by the operation unit, a processing unit configured to upconvert the plurality of content data, and a control unit configured to calculate a preference level of each content data to preferentially upconvert content data having a high preference level based on the preference information generated by the generating unit and content information about each content data. | 04-28-2011 |
20110096230 | TERMINAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING DATA - Provided is a terminal device that can make an external display device show an enlarged website screen for every object to improve user convenience. A terminal device ( | 04-28-2011 |
20110102671 | Picture in Picture Video Display for Low Power Device - A device to display moving images with a picture-in-picture effect. A memory that stores values is coupled to a display screen. The display screen displays images according to the values stored in the memory. A first receiver receives a first sequence of images and stores image data in a first portion of the memory. A second receiver receives a second sequence of images and stores image data in a second portion of the memory that is different than the first portion of the memory. The memory may be a multi-ported memory and the first and second receivers store image data independently of one another. The memory may include independent first and a second memories respectively coupled to the receivers and a data selector may selectively connect the display to one of the memories to display images with a picture-in-picture effect. | 05-05-2011 |
20110109794 | CACHING STRUCTURE AND APPARATUS FOR USE IN BLOCK BASED VIDEO - Presented herein are caching structures and apparatus for use in block based video. In one embodiment, there is described a system for providing receiving lower resolution frames and generating higher resolution frames. The system comprises an integrated circuit. The integrated circuit comprises a first circuit, a direct memory access, and a cache. The first circuit maps frames that are proximate to a particular frame to the particular frame. The direct memory access fetches blocks from said proximate frames. The cache stores at least some of the blocks from said proximate frames. | 05-12-2011 |
20110109795 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes: motion vector detecting unit which divides an input video image into a plurality of blocks and detects a motion vector of each of the blocks; telop detecting unit which detects a horizontal telop and a vertical telop from the input video image; first correcting unit which corrects the motion vector of a block that includes the horizontal telop; second correcting unit which corrects the motion vector of a block that includes the vertical telop; control unit which controls the first and second correcting units such that when the horizontal and vertical telops are detected, correction is performed by one of the first and second correcting units, and correction by the other one of the first and second correcting units is omitted; and generating unit which generates the interpolated frame, using the motion vector of each of the blocks. | 05-12-2011 |
20110122312 | VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE AND VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - An image memory | 05-26-2011 |
20110128439 | VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD CAPABLE OF PERFORMING PREDETERMINED DATA PROCESSING OPERATION UPON OUTPUT OF FRAME RATE CONVERSION WITH REDUCED STORAGE DEVICE BANDWIDTH USAGE AND RELATED VIDEO PROCESSING APPARATUS THEREOF - An exemplary video processing method for processing a plurality of input frames includes storing the input frames successively, performing a frame rate conversion upon the successively stored input frames by utilizing a frame rate conversion circuit, and performing a predetermined data processing operation upon an output of the frame rate conversion. The step of performing the frame rate conversion includes generating and outputting a plurality of first output frames concurrently by referring to image data of at least one input frame. The step of performing the predetermined data processing operation includes receiving image data of the first output frames concurrently, wherein the first output frames contain image data of temporally adjacent output frames required by the predetermined data processing operation; and performing the predetermined data processing operation upon the image data of the concurrently received first output frames. | 06-02-2011 |
20110128440 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - The frame rate of a pause frame of a moving image is detected. The number of frame images of the moving image to be used in a process of increasing the resolution of a low-resolution image is determined such that a larger number of frame images is set for a higher detected frame rate. In a super-resolution process, a high-resolution image is generated using the determined number of continuous frame images including the pause frame of the moving image. This makes it possible to appropriately determine the number of frames to be referred to in the super-resolution process in accordance with the frame rate of a moving image when generating a high-resolution image from the frames of a low-resolution moving image. | 06-02-2011 |
20110128441 | DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING - First image data at a lower sampling frequency is up-sampled in a sampling ratio N:M to a higher sampling frequency in an up-sampling filter; and, second image data at the said higher sampling frequency is down-sampled in a sampling ratio M:N to the said lower sampling frequency in a down-sampling filter where the combination of the up-sampling filter and the down-sampling filter is substantially transparent and every filtered sample is formed from a weighted sum of at least two input samples. | 06-02-2011 |
20110134315 | Bi-Directional, Local and Global Motion Estimation Based Frame Rate Conversion - In accordance with some embodiments, frame rate conversion may use both forward and backward local and global motion estimation. In some embodiments, spatial and neighboring predictors may be developed for a block. A small range block matching may be done for each predictor. A final or best motion vector for a block may be selected from a plurality of candidates based on votes from neighboring blocks. A global motion vector may be computed from plurality of selected motion vectors. A motion compensated interpolation may be computed based on two consecutive frames and both forward and backward local and global motion estimations. | 06-09-2011 |
20110134316 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD - The image signal of each pixel of a frame image is multiplied by a gain value set in advance for each coordinate position on a display screen, generating a display frame image in which the luminance value becomes smaller for a pixel closer to the periphery of the display screen and larger for a pixel closer to the center. The image signal of each pixel of a subframe image is multiplied by a gain value set in advance for each coordinate position on the display screen, generating a display subframe image in which the luminance value becomes larger for a pixel closer to the periphery of the display screen and smaller for a pixel closer to the center of the display screen. The display frame image and display subframe image are sequentially displayed. | 06-09-2011 |
20110134317 | IMAGE GENERATION SYSTEM PRODUCING COMPOUND IMAGES - This invention discloses a system that produces a compound image. It comprises 1) an illumination system producing at least two spatially separated illumination zones where the illuminating lights have different optical properties; 2) a display panel having at least two segments that display the component information of a compound image respectively; 3) a lens system that produces images; 4) a redirecting element that redirect the different types of light at different angles. The optical properties of light includes but are not limited to, different colors and different polarizations. For a system using different colors, it produces color images. For a system using different polarizations, it produces three dimensional images. The advantages of the current invention are simple, low cost, and highly efficient. Its applications include near-to-eye display systems, projection display systems, and three-dimensional display systems. | 06-09-2011 |
20110141348 | PARALLEL PROCESSOR FOR PROVIDING HIGH RESOLUTION FRAMES FROM LOW RESOLUTION FRAMES - Presented herein are caching structures and apparatus for use in block based video. In one embodiment, there is described a system receiving lower resolution frames and generating higher resolution frames. The system comprises an upsampling circuit, a first circuit, and a second circuit. The upsampling circuit upsamples a particular lower resolution frame, thereby resulting in an upsampled frame. The first circuit maps frames that are proximate to the particular frame, to the particular frame. The second circuit simultaneously updates the upsampled frame with two or more blocks from at least one of the frames that are proximate to the particular frame. | 06-16-2011 |
20110141349 | REDUCING AND CORRECTING MOTION ESTIMATION ARTIFACTS DURING VIDEO FRAME RATE CONVERSION - A method includes projecting motion vectors describing a transformation from a previous video frame to a future video frame onto a plane between the previous video frame and the future video frame, detecting potential artifacts at the plane based on an intersection of a cover region and an uncover region on the plane, and analyzing a dissimilarity between a trial video frame and both the previous video frame and the future video frame. The trial video frame is generated between the previous video frame and the future video frame based on a frame rate conversion ratio derived from a source frame rate and a desired frame rate. The method also includes estimating reliability of the projected motion vectors based on the potential artifact detection and the dissimilarity analysis. | 06-16-2011 |
20110141350 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus, which converts a frame rate by dividing an input frame into sub-frames and outputting the sub-frames, includes a minimum value filter unit, a low-pass filter processing unit, a generation unit, and a switching unit. In an input frame, the minimum value filter unit selects a maximum value of minimum values from the minimum values of pixel values in each horizontal line in a predetermined area including peripheral pixels of a processing target pixel, and performs pre-processing to replace the processing target pixel with the maximum value. The low-pass filter processing unit performs low-pass filter processing on the pre-processed input frame and generates a first sub-frame. The generation unit generates a second sub-frame from the first sub-frame and the input frame. The switching unit switches the first sub-frame and the second sub-frame at predetermined timing and outputs a sub-frame. | 06-16-2011 |
20110149145 | NETWORK AND DEVICE AWARE VIDEO SCALING SYSTEM, METHOD, SOFTWARE, AND DEVICE - A method of communication is provided according to embodiments of the present invention. A request is received for video data for each of a plurality of devices. For each of the wireless devices, performance capability of the device, and optionally network information, is obtained. A video scalability level for the video data for each of the devices is determined based on the obtained performance capability, and optionally the network information. The video data for each of the devices is scaled according to the determined video scalability level, and the scaled video data is delivered to each of the devices. | 06-23-2011 |
20110149146 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - A liquid crystal display device and a video processing method of the same are disclosed. A video processing method of a liquid crystal display device includes a first step determining whether a current frame is a motion picture by comparing data of a current frame with data of a previous frame; a second step converting and outputting a number of bits of a white gradation data of the current frame and outputting data of the other gradations without the bit conversion, if it is determined in the first step that the current frame is the motion picture; a third step outputting the data of the current frame without the bit-conversion if it is determined in the first step that the current frame is a still image; and a fourth step comparing the data of the current frame outputted in the second or third step with data of a previous frame and outputting overdriving control (ODC) data converted based on the result of the comparison. | 06-23-2011 |
20110149147 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR READING COMPRESSED DATA FROM MEMORY VIA DATA BUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD PERFORMED IN THE IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus including a memory, a data bus provided to access the memory, an image conversion unit which receives an image signal and converts the image signal into a frame comprising a plurality of lines, and an image compression/decompression unit which divides the frame into a plurality of line groups, compresses each of the plurality of line groups to generate compressed data, and stores the compressed data in the memory via the data bus, where at least one line in at least one line group is omitted from the compression. | 06-23-2011 |
20110149148 | Methods, systems and apparatus for displaying the multimedia information from wireless communication networks - Video signals for a mobile terminal are converted to accommodate reproduction by an alternative display terminal. The video signal is processed to provide a converted video signal appropriate for an alternative display terminal that is separate from the mobile terminal. This converted video signal is then provided for the alternative display terminal to accommodate the corresponding video display on a screen provided by the alternative (e.g., external) display terminal. | 06-23-2011 |
20110157464 | CONFIGURATION METHOD OF VERTICAL BLANKING INTERVAL DATA AND APPARATUS THEREOF - A vertical blanking interval (VBI) data processing method includes: receiving at least one output signal currently outputted from at least one scan line, and utilizing a processing circuit to check a quality of the at least one output signal currently outputted from the at least one scan line according to at least one specific standard; determining an examination result according to whether the at least one output signal outputted currently from the at least one scan line complies with the at least one specific standard; and adjusting configuration of the at least one scan line according to the examination result. | 06-30-2011 |
20110187924 | FRAME RATE CONVERSION DEVICE, CORRESPONDING POINT ESTIMATION DEVICE, CORRESPONDING POINT ESTIMATION METHOD AND CORRESPONDING POINT ESTIMATION PROGRAM - For each of a plural number of pixels in a reference frame, a corresponding point estimation unit ( | 08-04-2011 |
20110194024 | CONTENT ADAPTIVE AND ART DIRECTABLE SCALABLE VIDEO CODING - Systems, methods and articles of manufacture are disclosed for performing scalable video coding. In one embodiment, non-linear functions are used to predict source video data using retargeted video data. Differences may be determined between the predicted video data and the source video data. The retargeted video data, the non-linear functions, and the differences may be jointly encoded into a scalable bitstream. The scalable bitstream may be transmitted and selectively decoded to produce output video for one of a plurality of predefined target platforms. | 08-11-2011 |
20110199536 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND A COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR PROVIDING AN OUTPUT IMAGE - A method for providing an output image, the method includes: determining an importance value for each input pixels out of multiple input pixels of an input image; applying on each of the multiple input pixels a conversion process that is responsive to the importance value of the input pixel to provide multiple output pixels that form the output image; wherein the input image differs from the output image. | 08-18-2011 |
20110205427 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING VIDEO-AUDIO DATA PLAYING - The embodiments of the present invention disclose a method for controlling video-audio data playing, which relates to the network communication field. The method includes: obtaining total duration of playing video-audio data in a buffer; calculating a time difference, the time difference being a difference between a current time point and a time point of receiving a latest video-audio data packet; and performing time domain stretch processing for video-audio data in the buffer when the total duration and the time difference satisfy a preset condition, and playing the processed video-audio data. The embodiments of the present invention also disclose an apparatus for controlling video-audio data playing. By using the method and apparatus, the incontinuity phenomena will be decreased when the video-audio data is played, so as to improve user experiences. | 08-25-2011 |
20110211111 | INTERPOLATION FRAME GENERATING APPARATUS AND METHOD - According to one embodiment, an apparatus includes a motion estimation unit, a generating unit, a detection unit, and a filtering unit. The motion estimation unit is configured to estimate a first motion vector from a first reference frame to a second reference frame. The generating unit is configured to assign a first pixel value and a second motion vector to an interpolation frame. The detection unit is configured to detect an occlusion region in the interpolation frame. The filtering unit is configured to assign the second motion vector to the occlusion region as a third motion vector, calculate degrees of difference between second pixel values derived from the second motion vectors and third pixel values derived from the third motion vectors, and assign a fourth pixel value derived from a fourth motion vector to the occlusion region, wherein the fourth motion vector is calculated based on the degrees of difference. | 09-01-2011 |
20110211112 | REPRODUCING APPARATUS - According to the present invention, the sound quality of an apparatus having HDMI outputs exclusive for both of an audio signal and a video signal can be further improved. According to the present invention, even when the calculated value of CTS obtained using a first video clock signal Vc | 09-01-2011 |
20110211113 | Method and apparatus for multimedia communications with different user terminals - Multimedia communications with cross-layer optimization in multimedia communications with different user terminals. Various optimization for the delivery of multimedia content across different channels are provided concurrently to a plurality of user terminals. | 09-01-2011 |
20110211114 | METHOD OF ADJUSTING BANDWIDTH USAGE OF REMOTE DISPLAY DEVICES BASED UPON USER PROXIMITY - An exemplary method of processing video content is provided which allows for adjusting the resolution, bitrate, or other target display characteristic of the video content based on information collected from an electronic device, such as a display device or intermediary electronic component. The exemplary method includes the steps of collecting information from an electronic device, determining a target display characteristic based on the collected information, adjusting the video content based on the target display characteristic, and transmitting the adjusted video content to the electronic device. The collected information may include the viewing distance of a user from a display device, the display area or native resolution of the display device, values from a menu option on the display device, and so forth. | 09-01-2011 |
20110211115 | MODULAR TELEVISION INPUT - A modular signal interface system is provided. An input module 110 can include one or more first interfaces 105 configured to accept a first signal having a first format. The input module 110 can further include one or more converters 305 to convert the first signal to a second signal 130 having a second format. The input module 110 can also include a bi-directional second interface 115 configured to communicate all or a portion of the second signal 130 to a display device 190. The second interface 115 can be communicatively coupled to a bi-directional third interface 150 disposed in, on, or about the display device 190. In one or more embodiments, at least a portion of the second interface 115 can be detachably attached to at least a portion of the third interface 155, thereby permitting the removal and/or replacement of the input module 110. | 09-01-2011 |
20110216240 | FRAME RATE CONVERSION PROCESSING APPARATUS, FRAME RATE CONVERSION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A frame rate conversion processing system can generate a second row of frames that is different from a first row of frames in the number of frames. The frame rate conversion processing system includes a luminance change detection unit configured to calculate a luminance change value of the first row of frames based on luminance changes in the entire area or a partial area of the frames that constitutes the first row of frames and configured to compare the calculated luminance change value with a predetermined value. The frame rate conversion processing system further includes a correction unit configured to correct the luminance of the entire area or a partial area of the frames that constitutes the second row of frames according to a comparison result obtained by the luminance change detection unit. | 09-08-2011 |
20110221957 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPRESENTATION OF VIDEO AND AUDIO SIGNALS ON A LOW-RESOLUTION DISPLAY - The method for the representation of video and audio signals on a low-resolution display panel, which includes the steps of: scaling the video or audio frame to fit the display panel, quantization of the video or audio signals to predetermined level values, temporal representation of video data by using the pulse density modulation, sending the signal pulses to the display panel. In further aspect the step of temporal representation contains the anti-flickering signal manipulation technique incorporating maximization of separation of the pulses during the pulse density modulation. | 09-15-2011 |
20110228165 | SYNCHRONOUS SIGNAL CONVERSION CIRCUIT, SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM INCLUDING IT, AND SYNCHRONOUS SIGNAL CONVERSION METHOD - A synchronous signal conversion circuit converts a first synchronous signal, which is transmitted with a data signal, to a second synchronous signal conforming to a predetermined standard. In the synchronous signal conversion circuit, a transition detection circuit detects transition of the first synchronous signal. A synchronous signal generation circuit generates a second synchronous signal in response to a detection result by the transition detection circuit. An output timing control circuit delays the second synchronous signal generated by the synchronous signal generation circuit so that the second synchronous signal synchronizes with the data signal. | 09-22-2011 |
20110234894 | PROFILE FOR FRAME RATE CONVERSION - The present application relates to a method for frame rate conversion. The present application relates also to a system for frame rate conversion and a computer comprising said frame rate. In addition, the present application relates to a computer readable medium having a computer program for performing said method. The method comprises defining a first frame rate profile with a first frame rate, defining at least a second frame rate profile with a second frame rate, rendering video frames at the first frame rate profile, detecting the quality of the rendered video frames, and switching from the first frame rate profile to the second frame rate profile at least depending on the detected quality of the rendered video frames. | 09-29-2011 |
20110249178 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device including: a light source section including emission subsections; a LCD panel; and a display control section having a partitioning-drive processing section which generates an emission-pattern signal and a partitioning-drive image signal based on the input image signal. The display control section performs light-emission drive on each emission subsection based on the emission-pattern signal, and performs display-drive on the LCD panel based on the partitioning-drive image signal. The partitioning-drive processing section generates a primary emission-pattern signal corresponding to a primary pattern formed from lighting emission subsections based on the input image signal, performs a first frame-rate-increasing conversion on the primary emission-pattern signal to create the emission-pattern signal, performs a second frame-rate-increasing conversion on the input image signal by frame interpolation method with motion compensation, and generates the partitioning-drive image signal, based on the emission-pattern signal and the resultant of the second frame-rate-increasing conversion. | 10-13-2011 |
20110261254 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CONVERSION OF BROADCASTING PROGRAM BASED ON PROGRAM PROTECTION INFORMATION - Provided are an apparatus and method for controlling program conversion according to program protection information. The method for controlling conversion of a broadcasting program includes: demultiplexing a broadcasting program into broadcasting program data and program protection information; encrypting the broadcasting program data based on distribution condition of the program protection information when recordation of the broadcasting program data is requested; and recording the encrypted broadcasting program data. | 10-27-2011 |
20110261255 | VIDEO DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING VIDEO DISPLAY PROGRAM RECORDED THEREON - A video display device includes: a valid area judging unit; a scene change detector; a video conversion processor; and a video display unit. The valid area judging unit recognizes an input video signal and judges an aspect ratio of a valid area of the input video signal. The scene change detector detects a moment when a series of highly related videos in terms of time are switched. The video conversion processor converts the input video signal based on the aspect ratio of the valid area judged by the valid area judging unit relative to the input video signal and scene change information detected by the scene change detector, and outputs the converted video signal to the video display unit. The video display unit conducts a control for displaying an output video signal outputted from the video conversion processor on a display area. | 10-27-2011 |
20110261256 | DISPLAYING DATA ON LOWER RESOLUTION DISPLAYS - Data intended to be displayed on a higher resolution display such as a non-interlaced display used as a computer monitor may be converted for display on a lower resolution display such as an interlaced display. The conversion may be done in a way that preserves the intended frame format while enhancing readability. For example, in one embodiment, the frames intended for non-interlaced display may be preserved in size for display in the same frame format on a lower resolution interlaced display. Local magnification may be selectively implemented for particular regions to enhance the readability of those regions. Upon selection, such local magnification may provide pixel loss and color corrections in addition to local magnification. In this way the frame format may be preserved while enhancing readability. | 10-27-2011 |
20110267536 | FRAME RATE CONVERSION APPARATUS AND METHOD - Correlation detectors | 11-03-2011 |
20110279728 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS TO TRANSMIT MOVING IMAGE DATA - An image processing apparatus includes a moving image generating unit, an instruction unit, a control unit, an additional information generating unit, a multiplexing unit, and a transmitting unit. The control unit controls the moving image generating unit in accordance with a frame rate changing instruction provided by the instruction unit such that the frame rate of moving image data generated by the moving image generating unit is changed from a first frame rate to a second frame rate. The additional information generating unit generates additional information indicating a particular period. The multiplexing unit adds the additional information to the moving image data and the transmitting unit transmits the moving image data and the additional information output from the multiplexing unit. | 11-17-2011 |
20110285902 | DISPLAY DEVICE, FRAME RATE CONVERSION DEVICE, AND DISPLAY METHOD - A display device includes: a frame rate conversion section performing frame rate conversion through performing a frame interpolation process on a composite picture frame with use of a motion vector, in which the composite picture frame is generated through superimposing an OSD picture, i.e., on-screen display picture, on a picture frame; and a display section performing picture display based on a frame-rate-converted composite picture frame provided from the frame rate conversion section. The frame rate conversion section selectively performs the frame interpolation process to each pixel or to every plural pixels in the composite picture frame based on OSD region information indicating an OSD picture region. | 11-24-2011 |
20110285903 | RECEIVING APPARATUS AND RECEIVING METHOD - Provided is a receiving apparatus including: a first receiving unit which receives a content signal including a first signal and a second signal corresponding to a predetermined transmission standard, recovers the first signal and the second signal included in the content signal, and outputs the recovered first signal and the recovered second signal; a transmitting unit which receives the second signal output from the first receiving unit, converts the second signal to the content signal corresponding to the predetermined transmission standard, and transmits the content signal; and a second receiving unit which receives the content signal transmitted from the transmitting unit, recovers the second signal included in the content signal, and outputs the recovered second signal. | 11-24-2011 |
20110298972 | System and process for image rescaling using adaptive interpolation kernel with sharpness and de-ringing control - A digital video rescaling system is provided. The system includes an image data input configured to receive input support pixels y | 12-08-2011 |
20110298973 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD - To interpolate a frame between the current frame and a first delayed frame preceding the current frame, an image processing device generates test interpolation data for the first delayed frame from data in point-symmetric positions in the current frame and in a second delayed frame preceding the first delayed frame. Motion vectors pointing from the first delayed frame to the current frame are found by evaluating different test interpolation data against the actual data of the first delayed frame. These motion vectors are converted to pairs of motion vectors pointing from the first delayed frame and the current frame to the interpolated frame, and these pairs of motion vectors are used to generate accurate data for the interpolated frame from the data of the first delayed frame and the current frame. | 12-08-2011 |
20110298974 | Predictive Interpolation of a Video Signal - A method of enhancing picture quality of a video signal is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of generating an interpolated base frame image; receiving a first previously decoded difference picture; receiving a second previously decoded difference picture; generating a combined motion compensated difference surface; and generating a temporally interpolated enhanced picture based upon the interpolated base frame image and the combined motion compensated difference surface. A circuit for enhancing picture quality of a video signal is also disclosed. The circuit comprises a base decoder generating a base image of a standard definition picture; a temporal predictive interpolator coupled to the base decoder and generating an interpolated block; and a summing circuit coupled to the temporal predictive interpolator. The summing circuit preferably adds the interpolated block and a difference block. | 12-08-2011 |
20110298975 | CONTROL CIRCUIT OF DISPLAY DEVICE, AND DISPLAY DEVICE, AND DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPLIANCE INCORPORATING THE SAME - An object is to realize downsizing and cost reduction of a display device by efficiently using a physical region of a memory in a control circuit of the display device. A structure of a video data storage portion of the control circuit is that provided with a video data storage portion for storing video data of an n-th frame (n is a natural number), a video data storage portion for storing video data of an (n+1)th frame, and a video data storage portion for sharing video data of the n-th frame and the (n+1)th frame among received video data. | 12-08-2011 |
20110304767 | DONGLE DEVICE WITH VIDEO ENCODING AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A universal serial bus (USB) dongle device includes a USB interface that receives selection data from a host device that indicates a selection of a first video format from a plurality of available formats. The USB interface also receives an input video signal from the host device in the first video format and a power signal from the host device. An encoding module generates a processed video signal in a second video format based on the input video signal, wherein the first video format differs from the second video format. The USB interface transfers the processed video signal to the host device. | 12-15-2011 |
20110310295 | Apparatus and method for frame rate conversion - The disclosure is regarding an apparatus and a method for frame rate conversion. The frame rate conversion apparatus, for receiving at least two input frames to generate at lease one output frame, comprises a motion estimation module for generating a candidate list comprising regional motion vectors and temporal motion vectors from the at least two input frames and choosing a winner motion vector from the candidate list, a motion compensation module for generating the at lease one output frame according to the winner motion vector, a frame feature extraction module for generating fade-in/out information or a logo detection information from the at least two input frames, and an adaptive MEMC control module for deciding a weighting of the winner motion vector according to the fade-in/out information or the logo detection information. | 12-22-2011 |
20110317067 | DEVICE HAVING FUNCTIONS OF HIGH DEFINITION CONVERSION AND AUDIO SUPPORTING - Provided is a device having functions of high definition conversion and audio supporting, including an analog video and audio unit, an extended display identification data (EDID) electrically-erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM) module, an ADC, a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) module, a memory control unit (MCU), and a power control module. The ADC converts an analog signal received through the analog video and audio unit into a digital signal, which is then converted by the HDMI module into an image signal to be applied to a displaying device (such as a displaying screen or a TV set). The EDID EEPROM module provides the optimum resolution to the displaying device. As such, WUXGA (Widescreen Ultra Extended Graphics Array) resolution can be realized and audio effect is supported. | 12-29-2011 |
20120002104 | PORTABLE DISPLAY APPARATUS OF VIDEO SIGNAL - A portable display apparatus of a video signal including a video signal source, a signal masking module, and a display panel is provided. The video signal source generates a data enable signal and a clock signal. The signal masking module is electrically connected to the video signal source, receives the data enable signal and the clock signal, and masks a part of the clock signal according to the data enable signal and a masking signal to provide a processing signal. The display panel is electrically connected to the signal masking module, receives the processing signal, and displays a part of the video signal to be an image according to the processing signal. | 01-05-2012 |
20120002105 | Video Signal Interpolation Device, Video Display Device, and Video Signal Interpolation Method - According to one embodiment, a video signal interpolation device includes a motion vector detector, an interpolation frame generator, an analyzer, and an enhancer. The motion vector detector detects a motion vector from two consecutive image frames. The interpolation frame generator generates an interpolation frame from the image frames based on the motion vector detected by the motion vector detector. The analyzer detects uniform motion in a predetermined direction from the motion vector detected by the motion vector detector. The enhancer performs an enhancement process on the interpolation frame from the same direction as the direction of the uniform motion detected by the analyzer. | 01-05-2012 |
20120002106 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Provided is an image display device including a high frame rate signal generating unit ( | 01-05-2012 |
20120013794 | IMAGE CONVERTING DEVICE AND IMAGE CONVERTING SYSTEM - Means which enables image conversion in which a plurality of conversion results can be output without once saving all of video-image data, which has been input from image-pickup means, in a storage medium is provided. A single line memory having a plurality of lines is used while switching the role thereof for a reading use by a video-image converting means and a use for inputting image data from the image-pickup means. The image converting means obtains an input image, which is in the line memory, and carries out conversion of the input image based on a conversion specifying means interpreted by an instruction decoder. | 01-19-2012 |
20120013795 | Information Handling System with Processing System, Low-power Processing System and Shared Resources - An information handling system includes a processing system, a low-power processing system, and a chipset. The processing system is configured to operate using a power system configured to power a shared resource of the processing system and a non-shared resource of the processing system, and to disable the non-shared resource during a reduced operating state of the processing system. The low-power processing system is configured to access the shared resource of the processing system during operation of the low-power processing system, wherein the operation of the low-power processing system is separate from the operation of the processing system. The chipset includes a processor of the processing system and operable to be enabled during operation of the processing system, wherein the processor is configured to be disabled during operation of the low-power processing system. | 01-19-2012 |
20120013796 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND TANGIBLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus has: a first motion vector calculation unit which determines a first motion vector between one image frame and an image frame immediately before this one image frame in a second image frame group which frame rate is an n number of frames per predetermined time; a second motion vector calculation unit which determines a second motion vector between one image frame and an image frame which is n frames before the one image frame in the second image frame group; and a detection unit which detects that the second image frame group has been obtained from a first image frame group which frame rate is an m number of frames per the predetermined time by the frame conversion, when the ratio of the first motion vector and the second motion vector is in a predetermined range. | 01-19-2012 |
20120013797 | VIDEO PROCESSING APPARATUS AND VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD - A video processing apparatus for converting frame rates of video signals includes: a video characteristic detection unit ( | 01-19-2012 |
20120026390 | Interpolation Frame Generating Apparatus and Interpolation Frame Generating Method - According to one embodiment, there is provided an interpolation frame generating apparatus, including: an input module configured to receive plural frames; a reading module configured to read, among the received plural frames, two or more frames each time; a detecting module configured to detect an inter-frame motion vector between the read-in frames; and a generating module configured to generate an interpolation frame based on the detected motion vector and the read-in frames, wherein the reading module reads the two or more frames to have orientation corresponding to a direction of the detected motion vector. | 02-02-2012 |
20120026391 | FRAME INTERPOLATION APPARATUS - A frame interpolation apparatus receives moving images from an image generating apparatus that outputs moving images by increasing the number of frames by adding n units (n being a natural number) of copy frame following each frame of the moving images. A frame acquisition unit samples a frame from the moving images in cycles of (n+1) frames. An interpolated frame generation unit generates an interpolated frame to be inserted between the frames sampled by the frame acquisition unit. An identity determining unit determines the identity of successive frames of the moving images. A sampling point changing unit shifts a sampling point while keeping fixed cycles when there is a succession of less than or more than (n+1) frames determined to be identical by the identity determining unit and besides a certain condition is met. | 02-02-2012 |
20120033129 | TRANSMISSION AND RECEIVING APPARATUS AND TRANSMISSION AND RECEIVING METHOD - A transmission and receiving apparatus includes: a receiving section receiving a content signal conforming to a predetermined transmission standard, and restoring a video signal included in the content signal to output the video signal; a video-signal processing section performing predetermined processing on the video signal output from the receiving section; a selection section selecting either a signal path allowing the video signal to go through the video-signal processing section or a signal path not allowing the video signal to go through the video-signal processing section; and a transmission section converting the video signal having gone through the signal path selected by the selection section into a content signal conforming to the predetermined transmission standard, and transmitting the content signal. | 02-09-2012 |
20120033130 | DETECTING OCCLUSION - Common techniques for Motion Compensated Frame Rate Conversion (MC-FRC) suffer from occlusion which, if not taken explicitly into account, causes a visually disturbing artifact known as ‘halo’. To solve this artifact, these regions have to be detected prior to performing interpolation. Several techniques exist to detect occlusion in a frame, but these are based on motion vectors, which are frequently unreliable. The invention relates to a method to detect occlusion by comparing match errors, thereby offering occlusion detection even when the motion vectors are incorrect. | 02-09-2012 |
20120057074 | VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD AND CIRCUIT USING THEREOF - A video processing method enlarging and enhancing sharpness of input video data includes following steps. First, N sets of pixel row data of the input video data are respectively buffered in N linear buffers, N is a natural number. Next, I sets of enlarged pixel row data are generated by interpolation according to the buffered N sets of pixel row data in the N linear buffers and a currently inputted set of pixel row data, I is a natural number greater than N. Then, I sets of smoothed and enlarged pixel row data are generated according to the buffered N sets of pixel row data in the N linear buffers and the (N+1) | 03-08-2012 |
20120062791 | METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING A VIDEO STREAM - A method for transferring a video stream having a first resolution from a first user equipment to a second user equipment having a larger screen and being capable of offering a plurality of second resolutions which are higher than said first resolution, wherein one or more third user equipments are also receiving video streams through the same network entity which has a limited bandwidth capacity, said method comprising: performing an optimization operation to determine the second resolution to be selected among said plurality of second resolutions at said target user equipment for the video stream, wherein said optimization operation comprises: using utility functions as an input to said optimizing operation, said utility functions having been determined in advance and respectively indicating for each video stream the quality perceived by a user depending on the resolution of the video stream and the allocated data rate, wherein said optimizing operation calculates a combined quality measure based on the utility functions for said video streams, said combined quality measure being calculated such as to find among the plurality of possible resolutions and data rates which could be assigned to said second user equipment, and among the plurality of possible data rates which could be assigned to the video streams received by said third user equipments after the transfer of said video stream, the resolution and data rates to be assigned to the second and third user equipments after the transfer for which the combined quality measure reaches its optimum or extremum; and selecting the second resolution and the data rates for the streams received by said second and third user equipments after said transfer of said video stream in accordance with the result of the optimization procedure such that the combined quality measure reaches its extremum. | 03-15-2012 |
20120075524 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FRAME RATE CONVERSION - A system and method for frame rate conversion are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving, at the first device from a second device, input video having a first frame rate, receiving, at the first device from the second device, motion vector information associated with the input video, determining, at the first device, output video having a second frame rate different from the first frame rate, wherein the output video is based on the input video and the motion vector information, and displaying the output video. | 03-29-2012 |
20120075525 | VIDEO QUALITY ADAPTATION BASED UPON SCENERY - Operating on video frames includes determining a frame set backdrop of a set of video frames that is a characterization of the relative difference in content of the set of video frames. Decreasing video quality of the set of video frames when the frame set backdrop is relatively higher indicating relatively greater content difference among video frames of the set of video frames and increasing/leaving quality of the set of video frames when the frame set backdrop is relatively lower indicating relatively lesser content difference among video frames of the set of video frames. Alteration of video quality of the set of video frames includes altering a frame rate, altering a pixel resolution, and/or altering color resolution of the set of video frames and/or altering a ratio of independent frames to predictive frames of the set of frames. | 03-29-2012 |
20120081601 | Video over Internet to Multiple Display Devices - Video data is sent over a number of different channels in the TCP/IP format, and then converted. By sending the data in this format, bandwidth problems to the multiple users can be avoided. | 04-05-2012 |
20120081602 | FILTER MODULE FOR A VIDEO DECODING SYSTEM - Systems and methods are disclosed for filter modules in a video display system or network. One embodiment relates to a method for operating a filter module in a video display network comprising determining a picture type, display type and operation of the display network. The method further comprises determining, in real time, a filter configuration from a plurality of possible filter configurations based on the determined picture type, display type and operation. | 04-05-2012 |
20120086850 | SUPER RESOLUTION FROM A SINGLE SIGNAL - A method implementable on a computing device includes exploiting data redundancy to combine high frequency information from at least two different scales of an input signal to generate a super resolution version of said input signal. An alternative method includes exploiting recurrence of data from an input signal in at least two different scales of at least one reference signal to extract and to combine high frequency information from a plurality of scales of said at least one reference signal to generate a super resolution version of said input signal. An alternative method includes generating a super resolution version of a single input video sequence in at least the temporal dimension by exploiting data recurrence within the input video sequence or with respect to an external database of example video sequences. A signal may be an image, a video sequence, an audio signal, etc. | 04-12-2012 |
20120086851 | SIDE LOADING - Side loading of content elements is provided. A selection of a content element from a terminal device may be received and a content format associated with the terminal device may be identified. If the content element is not available in the identified content format, the content element may be transcoded from a current content format to the identified content format and the content element may be transferred to the terminal device in the identified content format. | 04-12-2012 |
20120092553 | GRADIENT ADAPTIVE VIDEO DE-INTERLACING - In some embodiments, a method includes receiving a plurality of video signal fields, characterizing at least one portion of at least one of the plurality of video signal fields, determining a value for a pixel using inter-field de-interlacing if the characterization satisfies a first criteria, determining a value for a pixel using motion compensated de-interlacing if the characterization satisfies a second criteria, and determining a value for a pixel using intra-field de-interlacing if the characterization satisfies a third criteria. In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a storage medium having stored instructions that when executed by a machine result in the method. | 04-19-2012 |
20120099017 | FRAME RATE UP-CONVERSION - Content comprising a sequence of original frames at a first frame rate is up-converted to a second, higher, frame rate. Intermediate frames are calculated for temporal positions spaced between temporal positions of the original frames. An output sequence at the second frame rate comprises a repeating pattern of frames and, within each repetition of the pattern, there is: at least one original frame; at least one intermediate frame which is repeated; and at least one frame which is not repeated. The method is suitable for applications where an up-conversion factor is required in the frame rate, such as an up-conversion factor of five to up-convert from the 24 Hz frame rate used for film-based content to the 120 Hz frame rate used by displays. The output sequence can use all of the original frames to reduce detail flicker. | 04-26-2012 |
20120099018 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD - An image processing apparatus, in which an interpolation frame is inserted between a current frame and a first delayed frame preceding the current frame by one frame, includes a motion vector detector, a motion vector converter, and an interpolation frame generator; wherein the motion vector detector includes a test interpolator outputting test interpolation data, an interpolation data evaluator evaluating a correlation of each of the test interpolation data with reference to the first-delayed-frame block data, thereby outputting evaluation data indicating results of the evaluating, and a motion vector determiner outputting a motion vector of an item of the evaluation data having highest correlation in the plurality of items of the evaluation data; and the first to third test interpolation data are obtained as the test interpolation data from a plurality of items of the second-delayed-frame block data and a plurality of items of the current-frame block data. | 04-26-2012 |
20120099019 | VIDEO TERMINAL AND DISPLAY IMAGE FORMING METHOD - A video terminal and display image forming method are provided that enable power consumption to be reduced while maintaining a moving image display quality level sensed by a user, even if a variety of types of images are displayed superimposed on a moving image, and a method of representing such images is complicated. In a video output apparatus ( | 04-26-2012 |
20120105716 | Preservation/degradation of video/audio aspects of a data stream - In one aspect, a method related to data management. In addition, other method, system, and program product aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and/or text forming a part of the present application. | 05-03-2012 |
20120105717 | Image Processing Device, Image Processing Method, And Image Processing Program - The invention provides an image processing device, an image processing method, and an image processing program which enable accurately observing a moving image of an object within a time interval within which the object is in a desired state. A control unit performs an analysis process after the elapse of every defined time period. As the analysis process, the control unit acquires evaluation values corresponding to image data of a plurality of frames stored within a latest defined time period and, based on the acquired evaluation values, selects a group of reproduction data formed from image data of a certain number of frames, out of the image data of the plurality of frames stored within the latest defined time period. After the completion of the analysis process, the control unit starts reproduction of a moving image based on the group of reproduction data selected through the analysis process. | 05-03-2012 |
20120113319 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY METHOD - A display device includes: a display unit including plural display sections divided in a first direction and performing line sequential scanning in the first direction; and an interpolation picture generation unit generating an interpolation picture in accordance with a timing at which each display section is scanned based on supplied frame pictures, wherein the display unit displays the interpolation picture corresponding to the display section in each display section. | 05-10-2012 |
20120120309 | TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND TRANSMISSION METHOD - A transmission apparatus configured to transmit moving image data to another apparatus inputs moving image data and, if some of the input moving image data is to be excluded from the moving image data to be transmitted according to a transmission state, excludes the moving image data of a frame not corresponding to an event out of the input moving image data from the moving image data to be transmitted. | 05-17-2012 |
20120120310 | Programmable Signal Processing Circuit And Method of Interleaving - A programmable signal processing circuit is used to (de-)interleave a data stream. Data from the signal stream is stored in a data memory ( | 05-17-2012 |
20120120311 | DISTRIBUTED IMAGE RETARGETING - A method for retargeting an image in a system comprising a transmitter connected to at least one receiver through a communication network, comprises: —computing ( | 05-17-2012 |
20120133826 | Image Processor and Image Processing Method - According to one embodiment, an image processor includes a generator, a high-resolution image generator, a separator, a texture generator, and a combiner. The generator compresses an input image to generate a low-resolution image. The high-resolution image generator generates, from the input image, a high-resolution image that is higher in resolution than the input image. The separator separates the low-resolution image generated by the generator into a texture component image and a frame component image. The texture generator generates texture component from the texture component image and the frame component image separated by the separator. The combiner combines the texture component generated by the texture generator with the high-resolution image generated by the high-resolution image generator to generate an output image. | 05-31-2012 |
20120133827 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SYNCHRONIZATION OF AUDIO/VIDEO (A/V) STREAM FORMAT CHANGE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - A protocol for wireless transmission of audio/video (A/V) information is provided. The protocol includes sending a request message from a requester to a responder for changing A/V format of an A/V stream transmission between the requester and the responder over a wireless communication medium. In reply to the request message, sending a response message from the responder to the requester for synchronizing the A/V format change. The requester and the responder changing the A/V format of the A/V stream in synchrony. | 05-31-2012 |
20120133828 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WIRELESS VIDEO TRANSMISSION VIA DIFFERENT INTERFACES - A method and system is provided for wireless transmission of audio/video information via different wired AV interface formats. A method and system for wireless communication of audio/video AV information between AV devices includes receiving audio/video (AV) information from a first AV module via a first wired AV interface in a first AV device, applying interface dependent processing to the AV information, and transmitting the processed AV information from a wireless transceiver over a wireless channel to a wireless receiver of a second AV device. The second AV device includes a second wired AV interface and the first AV interface is of a different type than the second interface device. | 05-31-2012 |
20120140116 | IMAGE ADJUSTING CIRCUIT AND IMAGE ADJUSTING METHOD - An image adjusting method is adapted to an image adjusting circuit. The image adjusting method includes following steps. An image signal is received and up-sampled to generate a first up-sampled image signal and a second up-sampled image signal. The first up-sampled image signal includes interpolated pixels and original pixels. Values of the interpolated pixels and the original pixels are detected, and a weight value is outputted according to the detection result. Whether the values of the interpolated pixels are adjusted or not is determined based on the detection result. According to the weight value, the second up-sampled image signal and the adjusted first up-sampled image signal are mixed to output a mixed image signal. An image adjusting circuit is also provided. | 06-07-2012 |
20120147260 | CONTENT CONVERSION APPARATUS AND METHOD - Disclosed herein is a content conversion apparatus and method. The content conversion apparatus includes a table generation unit for generating a media dependent table and a weight table. An information management unit receives information about a terminal and information about a player of the terminal from the terminal and manages the received information. A content conversion unit generates a content information table, related to content that is to be converted, using the media dependent table, the weight table, the terminal information and the player information, and converts the content using the content information table so as to transmit converted content to the terminal. | 06-14-2012 |
20120147261 | VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSOR - A motion vector detection unit | 06-14-2012 |
20120147262 | TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, TRANSMITTING METHOD, RECEIVING APPARATUS, RECEIVING METHOD, AND TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SYSTEM - A transmitting and receiving system includes a transmitting apparatus that delivers a main stream for performing a streaming broadcast and an auxiliary stream generated from the main stream and a receiving apparatus that receives the main stream and the auxiliary stream from the transmitting apparatus. The transmitting apparatus includes a main-stream storing unit, a bit-rate-reducing converting unit, an auxiliary-stream storing unit, and a delivery control unit. The receiving apparatus includes a main-stream-reception control unit, an auxiliary-stream-reception control unit, a data processing unit, and an inter-stream-error storing unit. When tuning operation by a user is received, the main-stream-reception control unit selects, from data of an auxiliary stream of a tuned broadcast, data at such a time that the auxiliary stream is possible to be switched to a main stream without shift of scenes when the auxiliary stream is switched to the main stream later and supplies the data to the data processing unit. | 06-14-2012 |
20120162504 | METHOD OF DETERMINING FIELD DOMINANCE IN A SEQUENCE OF VIDEO FRAMES - A method of determining field dominance in a sequence of video frames, the method comprising: generating from a first video frame a top field and a bottom field; interpolating the top and bottom fields to produce an interpolated top field frame and an interpolated bottom field frame respectively; correlating each of the interpolated top field frame and interpolated bottom field frame with a second video frame occurring immediately previous to the first video frame in the sequence of video frames and with a third video frame occurring immediately subsequent to the first video frame in the sequence of video frames; and determining from the outcome of the correlation the field dominance of the sequence of video frames. | 06-28-2012 |
20120162505 | Video Content Analysis Methods and Systems - An exemplary method includes a video content analysis system capturing a first set of video frames representative of a first video content instance and a second set of video frames representative of a second video content instance, applying a morphing heuristic to at least one of the first and second sets of video frames to result in the first and second sets of video frames having a common aspect ratio, a common resolution, and a common container, frame synchronizing, subsequent to the applying of the morphing heuristic, the first and second sets of video frames, and performing a comparative analysis of the frame synchronized first and second sets of video frames. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed. | 06-28-2012 |
20120162506 | MOTION VECTOR BASED IMAGE SEGMENTATION - One or more digital video frames are interpolated using motion compensated temporal interpolation (MCTI). The quality of motion vectors corresponding to object motion between the two adjacent second video frames is detected. An average of forward motion vectors and an average of backward motion vectors representing motion of the object are compared by calculating the absolute value difference of the averaged forward and backward motion vectors to detect the quality of the motion vectors and a control signal is generated corresponding to the detected quality. Customized Image segmentation based on a first mode of image processing, a second mode of image processing or a combination of the first and second modes of image processing is then performed based on the detected accuracy to generate the interpolated frame. | 06-28-2012 |
20120169925 | WIRELESS AV TRANSMISSION AND RECEIVER MODULES, PORTABLE WIRELESS AV TRANSMISSION AND RECEIVER DEVICES, AND AV SOURCE AND PLAYBACK DEVICES - A wireless audio-video (AV) transmission module is to be disposed in an AV source device. The AV source device includes an AV source unit for generating an AV signal. The wireless AV transmission module includes a video scaler unit and a wireless transmission unit. The video scaler unit is to be coupled electrically to the AV source unit, upscales a video signal of the AV signal from the AV source unit, and outputs an upscaled AV signal including the upscaled video signal. The wireless transmission unit is coupled electrically to the video scaler unit and wirelessly transmits the upscaled AV signal that includes the upscaled video signal. | 07-05-2012 |
20120169926 | WIRELESS TRANSMISSION DISPLAY SYSTEM AND WIRELESS TRANSMISSION DISPLAYING METHOD - An exemplary wireless transmission display system includes a signal generating apparatus and at least one display apparatus. The signal generating apparatus receives a display data represented in a first data format and converts the display data to be represented in a second data format. Then, the display data represented in the second data format is transmitted to the display apparatus in wireless manner. The display apparatus receives the display data represented in the second data format and performs a display directly according to the display data represented in the second data format without converting the second data format into any other data format. Moreover, a wireless transmission displaying method is also provided. | 07-05-2012 |
20120176536 | Adaptive Frame Rate Conversion - In accordance with some embodiments, frame rate conversion may use both forward and backward local and global motion estimation. Variable block sizes may be used for motion estimation by analyzing similarities between smaller block sizes. | 07-12-2012 |
20120176537 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing device includes an input unit configured to input video data, a setting unit configured to set a progressing speed of the video data that is inputted, an interpolation processing unit configured to perform interpolation processing corresponding to the progressing speed that is set, with respect to the video data that is inputted, and an imparting unit configured to impart a time code to all frames constituting interpolated video data that is obtained as a result of the interpolation processing. | 07-12-2012 |
20120188442 | Visually Imperceptible Matrix Codes Utilizing Interlacing - A device obtains a video and a matrix code (such as a QR code) to divide into portions and interlace with the video. The device generates a modified interlaced video by including at least a first portion in a first but not a second field of a first frame, a second portion in a second but not a first field of a second frame, and so on such that all of the portions of the matrix code are included in the modified interlaced video. Subsequently, the device transmits the modified interlaced video to a display. When the modified interlaced video is displayed, the matrix code is present but not visually perceptible. A matrix code reader detects and/or records and analyzes the displayed modified video to identify the portions of the matrix code included therein, extract such portions, and combine the extracted portions to form the matrix code. | 07-26-2012 |
20120188443 | HOST COMPUTER WITH TV MODULE AND SUBTITLE DISPLAYING METHOD - A host computer includes a display and a TV module. The TV module includes an obtaining module, a network module, and a subtitle displaying module. The obtaining module obtains a TV program and details relevant to it by means of the TV module. The network module finds subtitle data via a network according to the program name and a selected language. The subtitle displaying module displays the subtitles synchronously with the TV program. | 07-26-2012 |
20120188444 | CONVERSION AND PROCESSING OF DEEP COLOR VIDEO IN A SINGLE CLOCK DOMAIN - Embodiments of the invention are generally directed to conversion and processing of deep color video in a single clock domain. An embodiment of a method includes receiving one or more video data streams, the one or more video data streams including a first video data stream, the first video data stream being clocked at a frequency of a link clock signal. The method further includes converting the first video data stream into a converted video data stream having a modified data format, wherein the modified data format includes transfer of a single pixel of data in one cycle of the link clock signal and the insertion of null data to fill empty cycles of the converted video data stream, and generation of a valid data signal to distinguish between valid video data and the null data in the converted video data stream. The method further includes processing the converted video data stream according to the frequency of the link clock signal to generate a processed data stream from the converted video data stream, wherein processing includes using the valid data signal to identify valid video data. | 07-26-2012 |
20120194734 | VIDEO DISPLAY METHOD - A method for video playback uses only resources universally supported by a browser (“inline playback”) operating in virtually all handheld media devices. In one case, the method first prepares a video sequence for display by a browser by (a) dividing the video sequence into a silent video stream and an audio stream; (b) extracting from the silent video stream a number of still images, the number of still images corresponding to at least one of a desired output frame rate and a desired output resolution; and (c) combining the still images into a composite image. In one embodiment, the composite image having a number of rows, with each row being formed by the still images created from a fixed duration of the silent video stream. Another method plays the still images of the composite image as a video sequence by (a) loading the composite image to be displayed through a viewport defined the size of one of the still images; (b) selecting one of the still images of the composite image; (c) setting the viewport to display the selected still image; and (d) setting a timer for a specified time period based on a frame rate, such that, upon expiration of the specified time period: (i) selecting a next one of the still images to be displayed in the viewport, unless all still images of the composite image have been selected; and (ii) return to step (c) if not all still images have been selected. | 08-02-2012 |
20120194735 | System And Method For An Image Sensor Operable In Multiple Video Standards - An image sensor system and associated method supporting multiple video output standards, such as NTSC and PAL, including a pixel array corresponding in size to the frame size having a smaller line number of the video standards, is described. System and method for resolving discrepancies between standards includes multiple crystal oscillators or frequency synthesis to derive a dot clock, and a standard-specific pixel read-out scheme that provides additional lines when outputting according to the frame size having a larger line number of the video standards. In an embodiment, additional line video data is derived by duplicating a line of image data, and in an alternative embodiment additional line video data is derived by digital vertical interpolation. | 08-02-2012 |
20120200770 | SOURCE DRIVER, CONTROLLER, AND METHOD FOR DRIVING SOURCE DRIVER - A source driver, a controller, and a method for driving a source drive are provided. The source driver includes a controller configured to receive a start pulse signal, and generate and output one of a new start pulse signal if the start pulse signal is received, and an internal start pulse signal if the start pulse signal is not received, a shift register configured to receive video data, store the video data, and output the video data if the outputted start pulse signal is received by the shift register, a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) configured to convert the video data output from the shift register into an analog voltage signal, and output the analog voltage signal, and an output buffer configured to buffer the analog voltage signal output from the DAC, and output the buffered analog voltage signal. | 08-09-2012 |
20120206646 | PICTURE PROCESSING APPARATUS, PICTURE PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND PICTURE DISPLAY APPARATUS - Disclosed herein are a picture processing apparatus and a picture display apparatus. A picture processing apparatus includes: an interpolated picture data generation portion generating interpolated picture data at given points in time in the course of time-series picture data based on the time-series picture data; and a control portion controlling the interpolated picture data generation portion by using multi-screen information of the time-series picture data. A picture display apparatus includes: the interpolated picture data generation portion generating interpolated picture data at given points in time in the course of the time-series picture data based on the time-series picture data; a picture display portion displaying pictures derived from the time-series picture data including the interpolated picture data generated by the interpolated picture data generation portion; and the control portion controlling the interpolated picture data generation portion by using the multi-screen information of the time-series picture data. | 08-16-2012 |
20120212665 | SIGNAL ACQUISITION APPARATUS AND METHOD AND SIGNAL TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A receiver comprises a first signal acquisition unit for acquiring a first type of signal block formatted according to a first format, the first signal acquisition unit comprising one or more parameter estimation units for estimating from the received signals one or more signal parameters related to acquisition of the first type of signal block, and wherein where the first type of signal block is interleaved with a second type of signal block formatted according to a second format, one or more parameter estimation units are arranged in operation to conduct signal parameter estimation based upon one or more respective properties of the received second type of signal block prior to continuation of the estimation based upon one or more respective properties of the received first type of signal block. | 08-23-2012 |
20120218468 | TECHNIQUES TO MAGNIFY IMAGES - Techniques to magnify images are described. An apparatus may comprise a media application that when executed by a processor is operative to present video information including images on a display. The media application may comprise a zoom control component operative to receive a zoom control directive to magnify an image portion of an image, increase a video resolution level for the image portion of the image, and magnify the image portion to form an enhanced magnified image. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 08-30-2012 |
20120218469 | VIDEO DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND VIDEO OUTPUT APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - When a video output apparatus ( | 08-30-2012 |
20120224098 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTERPOLATING FRACTIONAL VIDEO PIXELS - A method and system for interpolating video pixels is described, in which the value of a first fractional pixel is calculated based on the values of the first set of integer pixels, while the value of a second fractional pixel is calculated based on the values of the second set of integer pixels. The first set of integer pixels is not equal to the second set of integer pixels. For example, the first and second set may contain different integer pixels and may contain different numbers of integer pixels. | 09-06-2012 |
20120224099 | Image Processing Apparatus, Image Processing Method, and Program - An image processing apparatus for processing an input moving image including a plurality of access units arranged every first period. The image processing apparatus includes a motion vector calculation unit which calculates a motion vector of an object included in the input moving image every second period, a motion vector conversion unit which converts the motion vector by multiplying the calculated motion vector by a predetermined gain, and a gain calculation unit which calculates the predetermined gain in accordance with a brightness in a user environment and supplies the predetermined gain to the motion vector conversion unit. | 09-06-2012 |
20120229702 | ADAPTIVE CONTROL OF LCD DISPLAY CHARACTERISTICS BASED ON VIDEO CONTENT - Determining video content type of a video displayed on a LCD and triggering adjustment in drive power of the LCD based on the video content type. The video content type indicates relative content motion of the video. A video content type detection module is one or combination of a software and a hardware and directs the LCD to be driven relative slower or faster based upon video content. The module independently or in conjunction with another module identifies an active window from a plurality of windows corresponding to a plurality of applications running on the host device and sets the drive power of the LCD based on speed of a video displayed on the active window. The module may also adapt LCD drive power based upon user input and/or remaining battery life. | 09-13-2012 |
20120236200 | PROGRESSIVE VIDEO REFORMATTING FOR FILM-BASED CONTENT - A video formatter reformats progressive video using a film-based video film rate and a display refresh rate to determine a frame OFF period for a progressive video sequence. The video formatter inserts at least one black frame into the progressive video sequence to approximate the frame OFF period. Typically, the film rate is 24 frames per second (industry standard) and, thus, the display refresh rate can be a multiple of the frame rate (e.g., 96 Hz, 120 Hz, 240 Hz, etc.). Progressive video replicates a single frame of a film several times (“a progressive video sequence”) depending on a display's refresh rate. The black frame(s) is/are substituted at the end of this sequence instead of displaying the same image throughout for a single film frame. | 09-20-2012 |
20120242893 | MULTI-DISPLAY SYSTEM - A multi-display system provided with display devices arranged to form a rectangular video display screen as a whole includes: distributors to which video signals are input; CPUs for detecting the number of input video signals; arrangement determining units for determining a display layout on the video display screen by looking-up a pre-set look-up table using the number of input video signals detected by the CPUs; and display units for displaying an input video image or images on the video display screen, in accordance with the determined display layout and the arrangement of display devices. Thus, the display layout of the multi-display system can automatically be changed in accordance with external environment. | 09-27-2012 |
20120242894 | CONVERTION APPARATUS AND CONVERTION METHOD - A conversion apparatus and method is disclosed by which a file including data multiplexed therein can be edited or handled readily while maintaining the compatibility. A standard/independent conversion section converts a file of a standard AV multiplex format wherein video data and audio data are placed in a multiplexed state in a body into a file of an AV independent format wherein video data or audio data are placed collectively in a body. Meanwhile, an independent/standard conversion section converts a file of the AV independent formation into a file of the standard AV multiplex format. | 09-27-2012 |
20120242895 | System and Method for Managing Multiple Independent Graphic Sources in an Information Handling System - An information handling system includes a video selector to convert a first video signal into a second video signal, convert the first video signal into a third video signal, and couple a video output to a selected one of a first video input or a second video input. | 09-27-2012 |
20120249870 | Cross-Compiling SWF to HTML Using An Intermediate Format - A data processing apparatus and method are described for rendering multimedia content for hierarchical structured documents, including a cross-compiler that parses a formatted multimedia object, performs conversions on video data and audio data contained in the formatted object, and generates an intermediate object representing the data from the formatted multimedia object, and a runtime-script that receives the intermediate object and dynamically generates and modifies scaleable vector graphic nodes in a hierarchical structured document for rendering of the multimedia content by a web browser. | 10-04-2012 |
20120249871 | HDMI-SFP+ ADAPTER/EXTENDER - The practical transmission range of an electrical cable can be extended by converting between electrical and optical signals using an HDMI-optical converter that receives an SFP+ optics transceiver. A pair of SFP+-based HDMI adapters/extenders can connect to a pair of HDMI cables, where one of the HDMI cables is connected to an HDMI Source and one of the HDMI cables is connected to an HDMI Sink. Each of the SFP+-based HDMI cable extenders can terminate with an SFP+ port to house a hot pluggable SFP+ transceiver. The apparatus can transmit 10 G video data to the distance that is supported by the SFP+ product. | 10-04-2012 |
20120249872 | VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - A video signal processing apparatus includes a video input unit configured to input a video signal for which resolution is reduced in at least a part of a display area, an image data changing unit configured to change, in response to the resolution, image data to be superimposed on an area in which the resolution is reduced, and a video superimposing unit configured to superimpose the image data changed by the image data changing unit on the video signal input by the video input unit. | 10-04-2012 |
20120257103 | SMALL FORM FACTOR PLUGGABLE UNIT WITH SIGNAL CONVERSION CAPABILITIES - The present disclosure relates to devices comprising small form factor pluggable units (SFP) having connectors for receiving and sending signals and a processor for converting the received signals prior to sending the converted signals. Received or sent signals may comprise video signals in various analog or digital formats. Conversion of the received signals may comprise analog to digital or digital to analog conversion, serializing or deserializing a digital signal, frame synchronization of a video signal, and/or cross conversion of a video signal from a first format to a second format. | 10-11-2012 |
20120257104 | Detecting Video Formats - The format of telecined video may be determined including a bottom field first cadence. In addition, video using 2:3:3:2 top field first can be identified. Moreover, mixed cadence videos can also be detected. In some embodiments, mixed cadence videos may be detected by calculating variances of different areas within a frame. | 10-11-2012 |
20120257105 | VIDEO DISPLAY APPARATUS, VIDEO OUTPUT APPARATUS, CONTROL METHODS THEREOF, AND VIDEO DISPLAY SYSTEM - Compatible video signal information having first information indicating a pixel number of a video signal displayable by a video display apparatus and second information that is setting information required in order for the video display apparatus to display a video signal having the pixel number is transmitted to a video output apparatus. In the case where a video signal received from the video output apparatus after the compatible video signal information is transmitted is a video signal having a pixel number displayable by the video display apparatus but not being displayable, the compatible video signal information is updated so that setting information for the pixel number of that video signal is included in the second information. | 10-11-2012 |
20120268650 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A THIN-CLIENT TERMINAL SYSTEM USING A SERIAL BUS - Thin-client terminal systems allow computer systems to be shared by multiple computer users. With modern technology, the cost of implementing a thin-client terminal system can be very low. To expand the market for thin-client terminal systems, a serial bus interface is used to couple a thin-client terminal system to a computer system. | 10-25-2012 |
20120274845 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A pull-down pattern detection portion detects a pull-down pattern in an input image on which pull-down has been performed. Based on the pull-down pattern and on a first frame frequency that is a frame frequency of the input image, a frame frequency calculation portion calculates a second frame frequency that is a frame frequency of an original image before the pull-down has been performed on the input image. The present technology can be applied to an image processing device that performs frame rate conversion of the input image on which pull-down processing has been performed using a predetermined pull-down pattern. | 11-01-2012 |
20120274846 | SECONDARY CONTENT PROVISION SYSTEM AND METHOD - Disclosed is a secondary content provision system and method capable of automated creation and distribution of secondary content, such as digital albums, that offer high levels of satisfaction to users, with little inconvenience. After images captured by a user have been divided into segments, the image characteristic quantity thereof is compared with a dictionary, metadata assigned thereto, and stored as primary content. Secondary content is generated with a secondary content creation unit, selecting primary content based on metadata designated in a story template as raw images, and distributing same to the user. If a request for correction is made, the user will initiate the correction by selecting a replacement image from the primary content list. The correction information will also be used in dictionary updates, etc. | 11-01-2012 |
20120281136 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS - There are provided horizontal interpolation unit which creates interpolation data for each of pixels forming a horizontal line and performs interpolation in order for each of the pixels to have two color data of the interpolation data and original pixel data, for each horizontal line of Bayer data output from an imaging section; and data size reducing unit which creates data having reduced data amount (data size) for each horizontal line by using the two color data of each of the pixels and outputs Bayer data being formed with the data being created. | 11-08-2012 |
20120281137 | Method and apparatus for transcribing multimedia broadcasting program - A method for transcribing a multimedia broadcasting program is provided by the disclosure. The method comprises the following steps: during playing of the multimedia broadcasting program, when a transcribing command is received, program contents cached in a preset caching area is transferred into a storage device of a mobile terminal, wherein the program contents cached in the caching area have been played when the transcribing command is received ( | 11-08-2012 |
20120287339 | Image Processing Method and System with Repetitive Pattern Detection - An image processing engine, comprising: a frame rate conversion entity configured to: (a) generate output pictures from input pictures, the output pictures comprising a set of first output pictures and a plurality of sets of second output pictures, each set of second output pictures being associated with one of the first output pictures, each of the first output pictures being derived from a respective one of the input pictures; and (b) control generation of the set of second output pictures associated with a particular first output picture based upon repetitive pattern presence detection within a related picture that is either (i) the particular first output picture or (ii) the input picture from which the particular first output picture was derived. | 11-15-2012 |
20120300122 | ADAPTIVE SUPER RESOLUTION FOR VIDEO ENHANCEMENT - A method of operating a computer system to reconstruct a high-resolution frame from a set of low-resolution frames of a video sequence is described. The high-resolution frame may be displayed on a high-resolution display device such as a high-definition television (HDTV). Initial estimates and priors for each of a plurality of quantities including blur kernel, motion between frames, noise level, and the estimate of the high-resolution frame are determined. The initial estimates are refined using an iterative process that iterates between estimating each of the plurality of quantities based on the current estimates for the plurality of quantities. When it is determined that a quality metric is above a threshold, further iteration is halted and the high-resolution frame is output for storage and/or display. The process may be repeated for outputting a high-resolution video sequence based on an input low-resolution video sequence. | 11-29-2012 |
20120300123 | PROCESSING IMAGE CONTENT FOR CONTENT MOTION OR TOUCH INPUT - An example apparatus for rendering frames of an image is caused to measure a processing load of the apparatus, and as a function thereof, estimate a target point in time at which the apparatus may render the next frame. The apparatus is caused to identify a frame having an associated point in time at or after the target point in time, and render the identified frame of the plurality of frames. The apparatus of another aspect is caused to receive an indication of a motional touch gesture to move a GUI element, and in response thereto, direct presentation of the GUI element. The apparatus is caused to extrapolate a position for a point in time based on a number of previous touch positions of the touch gesture. And the apparatus is caused to direct presentation of the GUI element at the extrapolated position at the given point in time. | 11-29-2012 |
20120300124 | SIGNAL TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD, SIGNAL RECEPTION APPARATUS, SIGNAL RECEPTION METHOD, AND SIGNAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - A signal transmission apparatus includes: a vertical rectangular region sampling-out control section that obtains vertical rectangular regions, repeatedly performs a process where pixel samples read out from each line of class images are mapped to each line of video data regions of sub-images, maps pixel samples to each line of the video data regions, and repeatedly maps pixel samples to the next line; a line sampling-out control section that samples out the pixel samples every other line from each line of the sub-images to which the pixel samples have been mapped, so as to generate an interlace signal; a word sampling-out control section that samples out for each word the pixel samples which have been sampled out for each line so as to be mapped to video data regions of an HD-SDI prescribed by the SMPTE 435-2; and a readout control section that outputs the HD-SDI. | 11-29-2012 |
20120300125 | SHARED MEMORY MULTI VIDEO CHANNEL DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHODS - A scaler positioning module may receive a video signal selected from among a plurality of video signals. The scaler positioning module may include scaler slots for arranging the signal path of the selected video signal through at least one scaler in the scaler positioning module. The scaler slots may enable the scaler positioning module to operate in three modes. The three modes may enable the scaler positioning module to output scaled data without memory operations, scale prior to a memory write, and scale after a memory read. A blank time optimizer (BTO) may receive data from the scaler positioning module at a first clock rate and distributed memory accesses based on a bandwidth requirement determination. The BTO may access memory at a second clock rate. The second clock rate may be slower than the first which may reduce memory bandwidth and enable another video signal to access memory faster. | 11-29-2012 |
20120307141 | FRAME RETIMING FOR MIRROR MODE - An inline scaling unit configured to retime an input video frame is disclosed. The scaling unit is configured to receive pixels within a line of a video frame to be displayed on a primary display that is within a first clock domain. The scaling unit down-scales the group of pixels and writes the down-scaled pixels to a buffer circuit in the first clock domain. The scaling unit includes a control circuit configured to generate horizontal and vertical control signals for the retimed video frame to be displayed on a secondary display that is within a second clock domain. The horizontal and vertical control signals are then used to enable reading from the buffer circuit in the second clock domain. The scaling unit outputs the down-scaled pixels and the generated control signals within the retimed video frame such that input video frame and the retimed video frame may be displayed concurrently. | 12-06-2012 |
20120307142 | VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A frequency distribution monitor unit partitions, into a plurality of classes, a size of a vertical component of a motion vector, and detects a frequency of the number of occurrences at which the vertical component occurs in each of the classes. In a case where the vertical component of the motion vector exceeds a predetermined threshold value in predetermined specific classes, the offset control unit creates offset signals which shift read addresses in the vertical direction in delay units. A selection control unit controls to shift, in the vertical direction, pixel data selected by delay selection units. | 12-06-2012 |
20120320264 | Digital Video Formatting Scheme For Analog Format Video Signals Using Adaptive Filtering - A digital video formatting system operates to format an analog format video signal to within a desired amplitude range using an adaptive filtering scheme which implements flat gain scaling, frequency-dependent gain scaling and adaptive offset correction. The adaptive filtering scheme selects a frequency-independent flat gain scaling mode or a frequency-dependent gain scaling mode based on the characteristics of the active video signal. The filtered video signal is fed back to an adaptive weight computation block to update the offset correction value, the filter coefficients and the mode selection signal. | 12-20-2012 |
20120327297 | DISPLAY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROJECTION ONTO NON-PLANAR SURFACES - A system for projecting changeable electronic content, such as video or digital still images, onto a curved surface. The system includes a housing, a reflector within the housing, and a projector. The housing has an exterior surface and an interior space. At least a portion of the exterior surface is a curved display surface capable of displaying electronic content projected upon it, and at least one portion of the exterior surface has an aperture through the exterior surface to the interior space. The projector is located proximate the aperture for projecting content through the aperture to the reflector. When the projector receives converted content and projects the converted content through the aperture to the reflector, the curved display surface displays the converted content undistorted to a viewer. The system can also provide for display of branded content on a product container having a shape corresponding with the brand. | 12-27-2012 |
20120327298 | SWITCH THAT PROCESSES A TERMINAL DATA STREAM - A terminal data stream (TDS) is received and converted in a pixel-based representation. The pixel-based representation is stored in a frame buffer and a video signal based on the contents of the frame buffer is provided to a video multiplexor. The video multiplexor is also coupled to a video signal from a computer system, and the video multiplexor routes the video signal from the frame buffer to a display device. | 12-27-2012 |
20130002946 | VIDEO SIGNAL SENDING APPARATUS, RECEIVING APPARATUS, AND TRANSMISSION METHOD THEREOF - A video signal sending apparatus includes at least two video adjustment units and a video integration unit. Each video adjustment unit is used for receiving video signals which have more than one original frame rate, and for adjusting each original frame rate into more than one new frame rate. The video integration unit is used for combining each video signal into an integrated video signal which has each original frame rate or each new frame rate, and for transmitting the integrated video signal to a remote end through a sending channel. The sum of the new frame rate of each video signal is smaller than or equals to a maximum frame rate within a bandwidth range of the sending channel. Therefore, the efficiency of video signal transmission may be increased. | 01-03-2013 |
20130002947 | VIDEO INTERPOLATION METHOD AND APPARATUS WITH SMOOTH FALLBACK INTERPOLATION MODE - Evolution of a scene represented in a video sequence of input frames is analyzed. Output pixels of an output frame having a time position intermediate between time positions of the input frames are computed by combining respective input pixels of the input frames. At least three interpolation modes are provided for computing the output pixels, including (i) a first mode in which the combined input pixels for an output pixel are selected based on a position of the output pixel in the output frame and a default interpolation vector, (ii) a second mode in which the combined input pixels are selected based on the output pixel position and at least one first interpolation vector determined for the output pixel when analyzing scene evolution, and (iii) a third mode in which the combined input pixels are selected based on the output pixel position and at least one second interpolation vector that is intermediate between the default interpolation vector and a respective first interpolation vector determined for the output pixel when analyzing scene evolution. | 01-03-2013 |
20130010187 | SIGNAL TRANSMITTING DEVICE, SIGNAL TRANSMITTING METHOD, SIGNAL RECEIVING DEVICE, SIGNAL RECEIVING METHOD, AND SIGNAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - A signal transmitting device includes: a first mapping unit including a two-pixel thinning control unit that thins out two pixel samples adjacent to each other in the same line from a class image whose number of pixels in a frame is greater than that of pixels defined in the HD-SDI format and that maps the thinned-out pixel samples onto a video data area of first to N-th sub-images, and a line thinning control unit that converts the first to N/2-th sub-images into 4:2:2/r bit signals and converts the (N/2+1)-th to N-th sub-images into 4:0:0/r bit signals; and a second mapping unit that outputs a dual link HD-SDI signal obtained by converting a data structure of the 4:2:2/r bit signal and a data structure of the 4:0:0/r bit signal in a basic stream output from the first mapping unit into a data structure of a 4:4:4/r bit signal. | 01-10-2013 |
20130027608 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING A VIDEO STREAM ACCORDING TO A CUSTOMISED FORMAT - A method for displaying a video stream according to a format defined by a user, wherein a graphic element is superimposed on the displayed video stream, and wherein the dimensions and/or position of the graphic element are modified as a function of commands received from the user, so as to define a screen area in which a certain portion of the frames of the video stream is displayed. The video stream is then displayed in a format wherein, for each frame, the frame portion defined by the graphic element is displayed with altered dimensions and/or position on the screen. | 01-31-2013 |
20130027609 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus includes a conversion unit for converting first video data having a first frame rate to second video data having a second frame rate which is “n” times as high as the first frame rate (“n” being an integer of two or larger), and a display unit for displaying the second video data. When the first video data is video data of two successive frame images having different brightnesses, the conversion unit performs a first frame rate converting process for converting the first video data to the second video data by outputting a frame image group made of two successive frame images in the first video data “n” times in a row at the second frame rate. Consequently, the frame rate converting process can be performed without causing a deterioration of a visual effect such as an HDR effect, and a viewing environment comfortable for the user can be realized. | 01-31-2013 |
20130038789 | Frame Rate Conversion Method and Image Processing Apparatus Thereof - A frame rate conversion method includes detecting a plurality of input frames to determine an image mode corresponding to the plurality of input frames; performing motion estimation on the plurality of input frames to generate a motion estimation result; and interpolating a plurality of interpolated frames according to the determined image mode, the motion estimation result and the plurality of input frames to generate a plurality of converted output frames, wherein a frame rate of the outputted frames is different from that of the input frames. | 02-14-2013 |
20130050572 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING DROPPED PICTURE IMAGE PROCESSING - A method and apparatus adaptively creates a dropped frame rate converted frame from a plurality of source frames using at least one alternate support frame in lieu of neighboring source frame, in response to corrupted picture identification information. Stated another way, a frame rate converter, in response to corrupted picture indication information, replaces at least one corrupted source frame with a temporally modified frame created from at least one alternate source frame. The corrupted picture identification information indicates that a source frame, or segment thereof, includes at least one corrupted or dropped source frame (or segment thereof). Accordingly, although a source frame has been dropped or is corrupted, the frame rate converter does not base its output on a repeated frame or a corrupted frame output by a decoder and instead utilizes other non-neighboring source images as though they were neighboring frames, instead of using a repeated frame or corrupted frame. | 02-28-2013 |
20130050573 | TRANSMISSION OF VIDEO CONTENT - A method and system for viewing video content is described. In one aspect a data stream may be received having at least two signals of uncorrelated two dimensional (2D) video content. For a first frame of video content, a first video image of the 2D video content of a first signal may be generated. For a second frame of video content, a second video image of the 2D video content of a second signal may be generated and the generated video image may be outputted to a display device. | 02-28-2013 |
20130050574 | System and Method for Retargeting Video Sequences - A system and method for retargeting video sequences are provided. A method for retargeting a video includes a plurality of frames includes determining saliency information for the plurality of frames, determining a cost metric for the video, and retargeting the video based on the cost metric to produce a retargeted video. The cost metric considers loss due to cropping, scaling, temporal factors, and spatial factors. The retargeting makes use of a crop window for each frame in the plurality of frames. | 02-28-2013 |
20130063656 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONVERTING IMAGE RATE BY USING IMAGE SCALING - A method of converting an image rate by using image scaling includes changing a resolution of an input original image sequence and generating a changed resolution image sequence; determining a first motion vector by estimating motion of a first image by using a plurality of images from the changed resolution image sequence; determining a second motion vector by modifying the first motion vector of the first image to correspond to a resolution of an original image of the original image sequence, where the original image corresponds to the first image; detecting characteristic information of the original image; determining a third motion vector corresponding to the resolution of the original image by compensating the second motion vector based on the detected characteristic information; and converting an image rate of the input original image sequence based on the detected characteristic information of the original image and the third motion vector. | 03-14-2013 |
20130076978 | VIDEO SIGNAL SENDING DEVICE, RECEIVING DEVICE, AND TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - A video signal sending device includes: a video dividing unit, more than one video adjusting unit and a video composite unit. Each video adjusting unit receives more than one video signal from the video dividing unit and adjusts an original frame rate of each video signal to more than one new frame rate. The video composite unit is used to combine each video signal to a composite video signal, and send the composite video signal to a remote end by a transmission channel. A maximum frame rate of the transmission channel is equal to sum of each new frame rate or the original frame rate, thereby improving the efficiency of video signal transmissions. | 03-28-2013 |
20130093949 | MODE BASED FILM MODE DETECTION - In general, in one aspect, the frames of a received video are analyzed using traditional film mode detection (continually capturing data and comparing the data to known parameters for various film modes) until a film mode is detected. Once the film mode is detected, the frames of the received video are analyzed using mode based tracking where measurements are continually predicted based on the mode detected and averaged with actual measurements. The use of the averaged measurements limit the effect of noise captured in the actual measurements. The averaged measurements are continually compared to known parameters for the detected mode to determine if the detected mode is still valid. If the detected mode is valid, the mode based tacking is continued. If the detected mode is no longer valid (e.g., averaged measurements not correlated with known parameters), the process returns to the traditional film mode detection. | 04-18-2013 |
20130093950 | IMAGE INFORMATION ENCODING METHOD AND ENCODER, AND IMAGE INFORMATION DECODING METHOD AND DECODER - A motion compensation method includes performing a motion compensation of a decoded image signal including a luma signal and a chroma signal in a format in which the number of chroma pixels is vertically different from the number of luma pixels. The method further includes detecting a condition that a reference field has a different parity from a current field for a motion compensation. The method further includes controlling, in the detected condition, the motion compensation so as to vertically shift a phase of the chroma signal in the reference field so that the reference field will coincide in phase of the chroma signal with a current field. | 04-18-2013 |
20130120651 | Real-time Cloud-Based Video Watermarking Systems and Methods - A video generation system is configured to provide streaming video as a cloud processed service to viewers over a computing network. In response to a request from a viewer, a video source is configured to provide video and an identifier source is configured to provide an identifier for inclusion in the video. A video encoder is configured to convert the video from a first format to a second format, apply the identifier to the video, and otherwise encode the video in real-time while streaming the encoded video to the viewer. The identifier may be stored in association with the account information of the viewer and used for identifying the viewer a source of an unauthorized video copy. | 05-16-2013 |
20130128111 | HIGH-QUALITY SINGLE-FRAME SUPERRESOLUTION TRAINING AND RECONSTRUCTION ENGINE - An image processing system includes an image reconstruction unit. The image reconstruction unit is configured to receive an image at a first resolution, apply the image to a look-up table and output a version of the image at a second resolution. The second resolution includes a higher resolution than the first resolution. In addition, the look-up table is generated inputting a plurality of training images; classifying, into a number of classes, a plurality of images patches corresponding to each of the plurality of training images; re-classifying the number of classes into a final class; and synthesizing filters corresponding to each of the class into a final filter value. | 05-23-2013 |
20130135523 | Managing The Bandwidth Of A Communication Session - A system includes a processor operable to identify each of a plurality of first video packets from a communication session with a first identifier designating that bandwidth is reserved on the network for the packet, and identify each of a plurality of second video packets from the communication session with a second identifier designating that bandwidth is not reserved on the network for the packet. The system further includes an interface operable to initiate transmission of the plurality of first video packets and the plurality of second video packets in the communication session. | 05-30-2013 |
20130135524 | METHOD FOR SEARCHING SMALL MOVING OBJECT IN DYNAMIC IMAGE - A method for searching small moving object is used to insert an inserting image frame between adjacent two image frames. An inserting region is selected in the inserting image frame. Multiple extending directions passing through the inserting region are selected. Each of the extending directions extends and intersects with the two image frames to analyze out which one of the extending directions satisfies the condition of movement by the same object, and obtain at least one motion vector corresponding to the extending direction. A globe motion vector between the two image frames is obtained. A motion-vector difference between the at least one motion vector and the globe motion vector is compared to judge whether greater than a setting value. If the motion vector difference is greater than the setting value then the first local-region image data and the second local-region image data are treated as a small moving object. | 05-30-2013 |
20130141642 | ADAPTIVE CONTROL OF DISPLAY REFRESH RATE BASED ON VIDEO FRAME RATE AND POWER EFFICIENCY - A battery operated device, having a display with two or more available refresh rates, has its refresh rate selected so as to match the video frame rate of video data played back on the display. This selection is made by coordinating the resources in the device that are used to process the video from its reception through to its display. | 06-06-2013 |
20130155319 | USAGE OF DITHER ON INTERPOLATED FRAMES - The present invention relates to an image processing method comprising providing video image frames with a first frame rate, up-converting said frame rate to provide video image frames with a second frame rate, and applying dithering to said video image frames with said second frame rate. | 06-20-2013 |
20130162901 | RINGING SUPPRESSION IN VIDEO SCALERS - Embodiments are generally directed to ringing suppression in video scalers. An embodiment of a method includes receiving a stream of video data, received video data including sets of video data values, and storing a first set of video data values in a memory. A first set of scaled values for the set of video data values is determined based on a scaling technology, and a second set based on linear interpolation. The method includes detecting rate of change in amplitude for received video data, generating a mixing control signal based at least in part on the rate of change, mixing first set of scaled values and second set of scaled values based at least in part on mixing control signal to generate blended set of coefficients, and generating scaled video data output using the set of blended values. | 06-27-2013 |
20130169863 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR AN EMBEDDED APPLIANCE - In some embodiments, an apparatus comprises a media module and a modification module included in an embedded appliance. The media module is configured to receive a first media signal associated with a first input port of the embedded appliance and a second media signal associated with a second input port of the embedded appliance. The media module is configured to identify a first set of media signal parameters based on the first media signal. The modification module is configured to receive a modification instruction associated with a session format having a second set of media signal parameters different from the first set of media signal parameters. The modification module is configured to modify the first media signal based on the first set of media signal parameters and the modification instruction to produce a first modified media signal in the session format and having the second set of media signal parameters. | 07-04-2013 |
20130169864 | PICTURE-IN-PICTURE VIDEO CONTENT DISTRIBUTION - A method and system for multicasting video signals over a network. A standard definition picture-in-picture multicast video signal is encoded from a video signal. A common network address is assigned to the standard definition picture-in-picture multicast video signal for both standard definition picture-in-picture video content and high definition video content. | 07-04-2013 |
20130176485 | VIDEO CONTROL DEVICE AND VIDEO CONTROL METHOD - A first quantization unit quantizes data of each pixel constituting a first frame data by a first logical formula to generate a second frame data with a predetermined number of lower bits deleted. A delay memory temporarily holds the second frame data and outputs third frame data. Interpolation unit generates interpolated frame data located between adjacent frames in the second frame data by using the second frame data and the third frame data. A second quantization unit quantizes data of each pixel constituting the first frame data by a second logical formula different from the first logical formula to generate a fourth frame data with a predetermined number of lower bits deleted. A frame memory temporarily holds the fourth frame data and the interpolated frame data, and outputs the fourth frame data and the interpolated frame data alternately at a second frame rate higher than the first frame late. | 07-11-2013 |
20130176486 | Pillarboxing Correction - A display control device used to govern non-content regions in a display space, and selectively determine data for display in the non-content regions is described. The display control device can identify the non-content regions, and determine types of data that can be filled in the non-content regions. Once determined, the fill data can be presented in the non-content regions concurrently with an image frame. | 07-11-2013 |
20130194492 | Method and System for Producing Archiving on Film - A method and system are disclosed for archiving video content to film and recovering the video from the film archive. Video content and a characterization pattern associated with the content are provided as encoded data, which is recorded onto a film and processed to produce a film archive. By encoding the video data using a non-linear transformation between video codes and film density codes, the resulting film archive allows a film print to be produced at a higher quality compared to other film archive techniques. The characterization pattern contains spatial, temporal and colorimetric information relating to the video content, and provides a basis for recovering the video content from the film archive. | 08-01-2013 |
20130208182 | MEDIA BUILD FOR MULTI-CHANNEL DISTRIBUTION - According to one embodiment, methods and systems are disclosed for converting multi-media content to multiple deliverable formats using a conversion workflow. For example, a single source content file can be captured and a plurality of deliverable content files can be derived from the single source content file. Each of the plurality of deliverable content files can be in a format specific to a different distribution channel. That is, a single source media file can be used to automatically build one or more distribution files for a particular channel or channels. Furthermore, the distribution files can be built including logos, branding, open/close graphics, ratings, promo material, etc. The inclusion of these elements can be based on a common set of business rules defining, for example, what elements should be included in different types of distribution files. | 08-15-2013 |
20130222688 | High-Definition Multimedia Interface Copper Adapter - Techniques are provided for communications between high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) devices. The techniques describe a system comprising a first or transmitter adapter device that is electrically connected to a source HDMI device. The first adapter device is configured to receive one or more source HDMI signals from the source device across a first HDMI link and to convert the source HDMI signals to corresponding one or more 10GBase-T data signals configured to be transmitted across a data link. A second or receiver adapter device electrically connected to the first adapter device across the data link. The second adapter device is configured to receive the 10GBase-T data signals from the first adapter device across the data link, convert the 10GBase-T data signals to corresponding one or more destination HDMI signals and send the destination HDMI signals to a destination HDMI device electrically connected to the second adapter device. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222689 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGE PROCESSING - The present invention discloses a system and method of transforming a sample of content data by utilizing known samples in a learning phase to best determine coefficients for a linear combination of non-linear filter functions and applying the coefficients to the content data in an operational phase. | 08-29-2013 |
20130229572 | CONVERTING IMAGE FORMAT - An apparatus for converting an image format of data and a method thereof is disclosed. An apparatus for converting an image format of data comprises an image converter ( | 09-05-2013 |
20130235266 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO IMPROVE SPATIAL RESOLUTION ON BACK AND FORTH SCANNING DISPLAY DEVICES - Methods, systems and devices described herein improve vertical resolution at sides of a four cornered image produced by a scanning projector display device. In accordance with an embodiment, a first plurality of frames (e.g., odd frames) of the image are scanned back and forth from side to side starting at a first line level, in one of the corners. Additionally, a second plurality of frames (e.g., even frames) of the image are scanned back and forth from side to side, starting at a vertical offset level from the first line level, in the same one of the corners. The scanning of the first plurality of frames (e.g., the odd frames) is interleaved with the scanning of the second plurality of frames (e.g., the even frames). | 09-12-2013 |
20130242185 | ADAPTIVE MEDIA DELIVERY - A system includes a delivery manager to process a request for media content that is stored in memory, the delivery manager being programmed to determine a media delivery mechanism for the media content based on constraints of at least one delivery parameter. The system includes a formatter programmed to adapt the media content to a media delivery format that is compatible with the media delivery mechanism and the constraints of the delivery parameter. The delivery manager can be programmed to adaptively initiate delivery of the media content in the media delivery format and via the delivery mechanism according to the constraints of the delivery parameter. | 09-19-2013 |
20130242186 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Provided are an image processing apparatus and a control method thereof for optimizing a played image. The image processing apparatus includes: an image receiver which receives an input image; an image processor which processes the input image to output an output image; a display which displays the output image; a storage which stores data and information about the input image; and a controller which compares an image processing speed of the input image with a frame rate of the input image, sets a frame rate of the output image to be less than the frame rate of the input image when the frame rate of the input image is greater than the image processing speed of the input image, and reduces a number of frames of the input image to be image-processed based on the set frame rate. | 09-19-2013 |
20130242187 | DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, CELLULAR PHONE, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A display device decides a face detection situation. When the face detection situation is in the range from the absence of face detection, in which a face facing an LCD display screen is not detected, to detection of one-half of the face, a display rate is set at a low rate by a display rate determining unit. When the face detection situation is in the range from detection of one-half of the face to detection of three-fourths of the face, the display rate is set at a medium rate by the display rate determining unit. When the face detection situation is in the range from detection of three-fourths of the face to detection of all of the face, the display rate is set at a normal rate by the display rate determining unit. | 09-19-2013 |
20130271650 | VIDEO DISPLAY APPARATUS AND VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD - One embodiment provides a video display apparatus, including: a converter configured to perform a format conversions; a video processor configured to perform a video processing, the video processor including a first super-resolution processor configured to perform at least one of self-congruence-type super-resolution processing and color super-resolution processing; and a controller configured: to judge whether an input video signal has the first format or not; to subject the input video signal to the video processing by the video processor while avoiding the converter, if judged that the input video signal does not have the first format; and to subject the input video signal to the format conversion by the converter, and then, to subject the converted input video signal to the video processing by the video processor, if judged that the input video signal has the first format. | 10-17-2013 |
20130271651 | RESAMPLING AND PICTURE RESIZING OPERATIONS FOR MULTI-RESOLUTION VIDEO CODING AND DECODING - Techniques and tools for high accuracy position calculation for picture resizing in applications such as spatially-scalable video coding and decoding are described. In one aspect, resampling of a video picture is performed according to a resampling scale factor. The resampling comprises computation of a sample value at a position i,j in a resampled array. The computation includes computing a derived horizontal or vertical sub-sample position x or y in a manner that involves approximating a value in part by multiplying a 2 | 10-17-2013 |
20130278822 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM THAT AVOIDS FAILURE IN AN AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT OF AN EFFECTIVE IMAGE AREA AND DOT CLOCK - When an image signal suitable for performing automatic adjustment of an effective image area and a dot clock is not output, the adjustment may be unsuccessfully performed. An effective image area detector detects an effective image area and determines whether an image in the effective image area is a blank image. If a synchronization signal detector determines that there exists a synchronization signal and if the effective image area detector determines that the image is not a blank image, a controller adjusts an area captured as image data by an input signal processor. | 10-24-2013 |
20130278823 | VIDEO SIGNAL ENCODING APPARATUS AND VIDEO SIGNAL ENCODING METHOD - A processor converts an input video signal via a first filter, and outputs a video signal for a determination obtained by converting the video signal via a second filter. Both filters satisfy a stipulated condition. The processor calculates the degree of matching between the input video signal and the video signal for the determination. The processor determines whether or not the input video signal has been converted by using a filter that satisfies the stipulated condition in conversion at a preceding stage. The processor generates an encoded string by encoding the video signal in the second format converted via the first filter, and the determination result. In this way, whether or not and where a video is that converted by using a filter different from a stipulated filter can be automatically determined. | 10-24-2013 |
20130293773 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TIME STRETCHING TO HIDE DATA PACKET PRE-BUFFERING DELAYS - A special rendering mode for the first few seconds of play out of multimedia data minimizes the delay caused by pre-buffering of data packets in multimedia streaming applications. Instead of pre-buffering all incoming data packets until a certain threshold is reached, the streaming application starts playing out some of the data packets immediately after the arrival of the first data packet. Immediate play out of the first data packet, for example, results in minimum delay between channel selection and perception, thereby allowing a user to quickly scan through all available channels to quickly get a notion of the content. The immediate play out is done at a reduced speed. | 11-07-2013 |
20130293774 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED REMOTE TRANSCODING USING CONTENT PROFILING - A system and method as described herein involve materially improving the quality of encoded content generated on systems or platforms such as remote or CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) platforms. An aspect of the described system and method comprises profiling the source content, for example, on a per title basis, and generating profile information as a set of metadata that reflects the optimal transcoding parameters. This metadata is transmitted along with the content to be transcoded to the remote device which can then perform a superior process on the content, compared to a generic non-hinted transcode. Other aspects of the described system and method comprise separation of profiling analysis from the actual transcoding at a remote location, and encapsulation of profile information with the program content for delivery to the remote premises. | 11-07-2013 |
20130300923 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MULTILAYER PICTURE ENCODING/DECODING - Provided is a multilayer picture encoding/decoding apparatus and method for reducing a dynamic range of residual pictures occurring in enhancement layers. The multilayer picture encoding method includes performing format down-conversion on an input picture, and generating a lower layer bitstream by encoding the format down-converted input picture; performing format up-conversion by adaptively or selectively applying a 1-dimensional (1-D) prediction filter to a picture of the lower layer depending on whether a lower layer prediction flag is set or not; and calculating a residual picture between the input picture and the format up-converted picture, and generating an enhancement bitstream by encoding the calculated residual picture. | 11-14-2013 |
20130300924 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING VIDEO TELEPHONY SERVICE IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - An apparatus and a method for providing a video telephony service in a mobile communication terminal are provided. The apparatus for providing the video telephony service in the mobile communication terminal includes a controlling unit for receiving preferred video format information from a peer mobile communication terminal during a signaling procedure with the peer mobile communication terminal for the video telephony service and for determining a video format to use in the video telephony service using the received preferred video format, and a video codec for encoding and decoding video data that is transmitted to and received from the peer mobile communication terminal, using the determined video format. | 11-14-2013 |
20130300925 | Timing Controller Capable of Switching Between Graphics Processing Units - A display system is disclosed that is capable of switching between graphics processing units (GPUs). Some embodiments may include a display system, including a display, a timing controller (T-CON) coupled to the display, the T-CON including a plurality of receivers, and a plurality of GPUs, where each GPU is coupled to at least one of the plurality of receivers, and where the T-CON selectively couples only one of the plurality of GPUs to the display at a time. | 11-14-2013 |
20130308049 | PICTURE PROCESSING APPARATUS, PICTURE PROCESSING METHOD, PICTURE DATA STORAGE MEDIUM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - In an apparatus and a method for executing generation and reproduction processing of picture data suitable for picture display devices having differing processable frame rates, low frame rate picture data is generated on the basis of a plurality of temporally continuous pictures having a high frame rate to provide picture data having a plurality of layers. Decimated data may be set as the high frame rate layer data. In this manner, the quantity of data to be transmitted or stored is reduced. | 11-21-2013 |
20130314594 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONVERTING FILM IMAGE INTO TV IMAGE - Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for converting a film image (e.g., a movie) into a television (TV) image. In the method and apparatus for converting the film image into a TV image, a pull-down field is added based on header information of a TV interface if BT601, BT656 and BT1120 are used as standards for the TV interface, thereby improving accuracy and reducing load of the apparatus upon conversion of the film image into the TV image. The apparatus includes a film image reception unit which receives a film image; a header information checking unit which checks header information of the film image; and an image conversion unit which uses the header information checked by the header information checking unit to convert the film image into the TV image. | 11-28-2013 |
20130335627 | CUSTOMIZATION OF MULTIMEDIA - Disclosed are methods and apparatus for processing video content. The method comprises receiving the video content, processing the received video content, and providing, for display on a client device (e.g., a television, computer display, etc.), the processed video content. The processing of the video content uses one or more rules, each of which specifies one or more conditions and one or more actions. Each condition is a criterion for an attribute of the video content. Each action is a transformation of the video content that transforms the values of one or more attributes of the video content. The processing of the video content comprises, for each rule, determining whether the received video content satisfies each of the one or more conditions specified by that rule, and, if it does, performing, on the received video content, each of the actions specified by that rule. | 12-19-2013 |
20130342758 | VIDEO RETARGETING USING CONTENT-DEPENDENT SCALING VECTORS - Techniques are disclosed for retargeting images. The techniques include receiving one or more input images, computing a two-dimensional saliency map based on the input images in order to determine one or more visually important features associated with the input images, projecting the saliency map horizontally and vertically to create at least one of a horizontal and vertical saliency profile, and scaling at least one of the horizontal and vertical saliency profiles. The techniques further include creating an output image based on the scaled saliency profiles. Low saliency areas are scaled non-uniformly while high saliency areas are scaled uniformly. Temporal stability is achieved by filtering the horizontal resampling pattern and the vertical resampling pattern over time. Image retargeting is achieved with greater efficiency and lower compute power, resulting in a retargeting architecture that may be implemented in a circuit suitable for mobile applications such as mobile phones and tablet computers. | 12-26-2013 |
20140002728 | MOTION ESTIMATION SYSTEM AND METHOD, DISPLAY CONTROLLER, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | 01-02-2014 |
20140002729 | INFORMATION PROCESSOR, SIGNAL FORMAT CHANGING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS | 01-02-2014 |
20140002730 | ADAPTIVE FRAME RATE CONTROL | 01-02-2014 |
20140002731 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INCREASING PIXEL RESOLUTION OF IMAGE USING COHERENT SAMPLING | 01-02-2014 |
20140016032 | VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING CIRCUIT - A video signal processing circuit includes a graphics processing unit (GPU) and an optical transmitter. The GPU receives an electrical video signal having a standard format, and transforms the electrical video signal into an electrical control signal for controlling a display device. The optical transmitter electrically connects to the GPU for receiving the electrical control signal, so as to transform the electrical control signal into an optical signal and emit the optical signal. | 01-16-2014 |
20140022452 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ARTIFACT REMOVAL - A method and apparatus provide for improving signal quality. The method includes receiving a first media signal, such as a video signal, in a first format, such as 1080p. The provided video signal is one that is created by upsampling a video signal recorded in a format having a lower sampling rate. The method also includes obtaining a second signal indicative of error within the first media signal. The second signal is in a second format, such as the format having a lower sampling rage in which the video signal was recorded. The signal is processed to place the second signal in the format of the first signal. Then, the estimated error signal is combined with the original signal to arrive at an error corrected output. | 01-23-2014 |
20140022453 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND VIDEO DECODER FOR RECONSTRUCTING OCCLUSION REGION - A method of processing image data includes detecting a contour between an occlusion region and a non-occlusion region in a motion vector field of input video, generating a first contour and a second contour from the detected contour based on motion vectors of blocks corresponding to the detected contour, and separating the occlusion region into a first occlusion region adjacent to the first contour and a second occlusion region adjacent to the second contour. The method further includes reconstructing motion vectors of the first occlusion region based on motion vectors of the first contour and reconstructing motion vectors of the second occlusion region based on motion vectors of the second contour. | 01-23-2014 |
20140028908 | MOTION ADAPTIVE FILTER AND DEINTERLACER AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A device for use in conjunction with a video processing device includes an adaptive filter for processing input pictures into selectively filtered pictures, based on a filter motion data. A deinterlacer selectively interpolates the selectively filtered pictures into selectively deinterlaced pictures, based on deinterlace motion data. A motion detector generates the filter motion data and the deinterlace motion data, based on detecting motion in the input pictures. | 01-30-2014 |
20140028909 | METHOD FOR CONVERTING FRAME RATE AND VIDEO PROCESSING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A method for converting the frame rate of a video signal includes a film footage detection step of detecting a M:N (M and N are integers) pulldown video signal from an input video signal; a frame rate conversion step of performing frame rate conversion for a series of frames of the input video signal; and a switching control step of, if the M:N pulldown video signal is detected based on a detection result obtained at the film footage detection step, switching, at the frame rate conversion step, the frame rate conversion for the series of frames to frame rate conversion for M:N pulldown, and controlling the switching at a frame in which there is no difference between time required for the frame rate conversion for the series of frames and time required for the frame rate conversion for M:N pulldown. | 01-30-2014 |
20140043529 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DIRECT RECORDING OF VIDEO INFORMATION ONTO A DISK MEDIUM - A method for converting video information from an incoming format to an outgoing format using a process free from one or more intermediary files. The method includes receiving video information in a first format and receiving a desired output media format based upon a first input and a desired TV standard based upon a second input. The method decodes the video information in the first format to raw video information in an uncompressed format and directly resizes the raw video information in the uncompressed format into a size associated with the desired output media format and the desired TV standard. The method adjusts the uncompressed format in the size associated with the desired output media format and the desired TV standard to a frame rate associated with the desired TV standard and encodes the uncompressed format in the size and the frame rate into an elementary video stream. A step of multiplexing the elementary video stream with audio information in the desired output media format and the desired TV standard to form video and audio information in a presentation format based upon the desired output media format and the desired TV standard is included. | 02-13-2014 |
20140063338 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERSONALIZED TELEVISION VIEWING - A personalized television viewing system includes a head-end subsystem. The head-end subsystem includes a personality server configured to store a user preference regarding a television viewing format and a rendering server configured to provide digital media content in the television format of the user's preference. The viewing system further includes a client-end subsystem. The client-end subsystem includes a client server configured to electronically communicate with the head-end subsystem and provide the personality server with the user preference regarding the television viewing format. | 03-06-2014 |
20140063339 | In Browser Muxing and Demuxing For Video Playback - A system and method for converting a content file from a first format to a second format is disclosed. The system comprises a parser, a table generator, a determining module and a packaging module. The parser parses data in the content file with the first format for one or more file headers. The table generator generates one or more content tables based at least in part on the one or more file headers. The determining module determines one or more samples in the content file with the first format based at least in part on the one or more content tables. The packaging module generates one or more tags based at least in part on the one or more samples and converts the content file from the first format to the second format based at least in part on the one or more tags. | 03-06-2014 |
20140063340 | VIDEO PROCESSING DEVICE WITH BUFFER FEEDBACK AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A video processing device includes a rate controller coupled to receive non-real time audio/video (A/V) data and buffer state feedback data from an input/output (I/O) device. The rate controller generates rate controlled non-real time A/V data from the non-real time A/V data and in response to the buffer state feedback data. A multiplexor multiplexes the rate controlled non-real time A/V data with real-time A/V data to generates multiplexed A/V data for input to the I/O device. | 03-06-2014 |
20140063341 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SCALABLE BROADCAST - Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for a scalable broadcast. The method includes scalably dividing a broadcast frequency band into segments, scalably dividing a video image into segments, and linking the segment of the broadcast frequency band to the scalably divided video image, and broadcasting the linked segments to at least one receiving apparatus. | 03-06-2014 |
20140078390 | FIELD CONVERSIONS TO SLOWER VIDEO RATES - Systems and methods are provided for converting an interlaced video to a slower video rate. A method for video rate conversion may include receiving an input interlaced video having a field rate, and deinterlacing the input interlaced video at the field rate to produce a first sequence of frames corresponding to a first frame rate. The method may also include dropping frames from the first sequence of frames to produce a second sequence of frames corresponding to a second frame rate, wherein the second frame rate is slower than the first frame rate. If a progressive video output is desired, then the second sequence of frames may be used for the progressive video output. If an interlaced video output is desired, then the second sequence of frames may be interlaced into a sequence of fields corresponding to a field rate slower than the field rate of the input interlaced video. | 03-20-2014 |
20140078391 | MOBILE HIGH-DEFINITION LINK DATA CONVERTER AND MOBILE HIGH-DEFINITION LINK DATA CONVERTING METHOD - An exemplary Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL) data converter includes: a data decoding circuit, arranged for decoding an input data according to an MHL specification, and outputting a decoded data; and a data parsing circuit, coupled to the data decoding circuit, arranged for parsing out a plurality of output data from the decoded data. An MHL data converting method includes: decoding an input data according to an MHL specification, and outputting a decoded data; and parsing out a plurality of output data from the decoded data. | 03-20-2014 |
20140078392 | MULTI-FORMAT OUTPUT DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD FOR MULTI-FORMAT OUTPUT DEVICE - A multi-format output device includes decoders to decode first encoded data and second encoded data to generate a first video data having a first-type format with first caption data also having the first-type format, and second video data having a second-type format with second caption data also having the second-type format. A conversion unit converts video data of one format type into video data video data having another format-type. A buffer holds the first video data by the period of time needed for the video data conversion processing. A caption conversion unit delays the caption data for the video data conversion processing time and also converts the caption data of one format type to another format type. A multiplexer outputs the first video data with the first caption data followed by the converted video data with the third caption data having the first-type format. | 03-20-2014 |
20140085535 | METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING STATE OF MACRO BLOCK OF DE-INTERLACING COMPUTING - A method for identifying state of macro block of de-interlacing computing and an image processing apparatus are provided, the method is as follows. A video frame is divided into a plurality of regions, where each of the regions includes a plurality of macro blocks. Then, a basic threshold corresponding to each of the regions is provided according to a position of each of the regions in the video frame, and a first macro block is identified to be a first type macro block or a second type macro block according to the basic threshold corresponding to one of the regions where the first macro block of the macro blocks locates. Then, a corresponding de-interlacing computing step is performed on the first macro block according to an result that the first macro block is identified as the first type macro block or the second type macro block. | 03-27-2014 |
20140092300 | DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING DISPLAY DRIVING UNIT ON LOWER PART - A display apparatus having a display driving unit on a lower part is provided. The LCD display apparatus includes a signal processing unit which performs video decoding, video scaling, and conversion into high-quality video on an input video; and a driving unit which is disposed closer to a lower end of the LCD display apparatus than to an upper end of the LCD display apparatus, and drives a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel to display a video output from the signal processing unit on the LCD panel. | 04-03-2014 |
20140092301 | DATA STRUCTURE, IMAGE TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, IMAGE RECEIVING APPARATUS, DISPLAY APPARATUS, IMAGE TRANSMITTING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - The present data structure includes content data indicating content of an original image and identification data indicating whether a transmission format is a first or second format, the first format being a format that divides the original image into n areas (n is an integer greater than or equal to 2) and transmits the n area images on first to n-th channels, and the second format being a format that divides the original image into n images (n is an integer greater than or equal to 2) with definition lower than the original image and transmits the n images on first to n-th channels. Accordingly, realization of an image receiving apparatus that can handle the single scan format and the block scan format is facilitated. | 04-03-2014 |
20140092302 | IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - An image signal processing apparatus, which is capable of receiving, as inputs, images transmitted in first and second formats, includes a determination circuit that determines the first and second formats on the basis of correlation among a plurality of pieces of pixel data input in parallel with one another from the first to n-th channels, and a mapping circuit that sorts the plurality of pieces of pixel data in accordance with the determination result obtained by the determination circuit. According to the aforementioned configuration, an image signal processing apparatus that can handle two formats that divide the original image into n images and transmit the n images on n channels can be realized. | 04-03-2014 |
20140098289 | CONTENT PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING HIGH RESOLUTION CONTENT AND METHOD THEREOF - A content processing apparatus is provided. The content processing apparatus includes an input unit which receives high resolution content, a data processor which generates a video frame by processing the high resolution content, and a controller which, if an output resolution of a display panel, which is to display the video frame, is lower than the resolution of the high resolution content, controls the data processor to form an object corresponding to the high resolution content as an object for low resolution and add the object for low resolution to the video frame. | 04-10-2014 |
20140098290 | VECTOR DATA CONVERSION OUTPUT DEVICE, VECTOR DATA CONVERSION OUTPUT METHOD, AND VECTOR DATA CONVERSION OUTPUT PROGRAM - In order for an electronic device not equipped with FLASH playback software to reproduce SWF format vector data, the present invention provides a connection search unit that searches for a connection between terminal points of line segments forming SWF format vector data, searching being performed for each fill style pertaining to the line segments; an confined space determination control unit that determines whether line segments determined to be connected form an confined space, and when the line segments form an confined space, establishes the line segments as line segments of the confined space and the fill style pertaining to the line segments as a fill style of the confined space; and a vector data output unit that outputs vector data based on the line segments and the fill style established for the confined space. | 04-10-2014 |
20140104493 | PROACTIVE VIDEO FRAME DROPPING FOR HARDWARE AND NETWORK VARIANCE - A method and system for proactively dropping video frames are disclosed. The method includes: recording, by a computer, a video frame capture timestamp for a video frame that is captured at a first device; associating, by the computer, the video frame capture timestamp to the video frame that is captured; comparing, by the computer, the video frame capture timestamp with a video frame target timestamp for the video frame; and based on the comparing, if a time difference between the video frame capture timestamp and the video frame target timestamp is outside of a predetermined range of time values, then dropping, by the computer, the video frame. | 04-17-2014 |
20140118614 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND HOME NETWORK SYSTEM COMPRISING DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a display device, which comprises: a liquid crystal panel; a backlight unit configured to provide the liquid crystal panel with a light source; a digital interactive interface for video and audio configured to input/output all signals into/from the display device; a signal conversion module configured to convert the signal input via the digital interactive interface for video and audio into a first signal; a signal processing unit configured to adjust a resolution of the first signal converted by the signal conversion module to a predetermined resolution, convert the first signal whose resolution is adjusted to the predetermined resolution into a second signal for time-sequence control over the liquid crystal panel, and transmit the second signal to the liquid crystal panel; and a power source module configured to supply power to the liquid crystal panel, the backlight unit and the signal processing unit. | 05-01-2014 |
20140118615 | MODIFICATION OF DELIVERY OF VIDEO STREAM TO WIRELESS DEVICE BASED UPON POSITION/MOTION OF WIRELESS DEVICE - Processing video data for delivery to a remote wireless includes receiving video data from a video source and receiving position and motion information regarding the remote wireless device. Operation also includes, based upon the position and motion information regarding the remote wireless device, determining an anticipated Quality of Service (QoS) available for servicing of transmissions to the remote wireless device and determining video processing parameters based upon the video data and the anticipated QoS. Operation further includes processing the video data based upon the video processing parameters to produce an output video stream and transmitting the output video stream for delivery to the remote wireless device. Operation may also/alternatively include altering wireless transmission parameters of a transport stream servicing delivery of the video data to alter the anticipated QoS. | 05-01-2014 |
20140132834 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM IN WHICH PROGRAM IS STORED - An image processing apparatus includes a storage unit that is capable of storing a look-up table having association information for associating at least one first image with at least one second image that is an image whose load on a brain has been adjusted, an image accepting unit that accepts at least one image, a mapping unit that acquires a whole or part of one or more second images associated with a whole or part of the at least one image accepted by the image accepting unit, using association information from among the one or more pieces of association information, and an image output unit that outputs at least one output image, which is the whole of the at least one second image acquired by the mapping unit or a group of part of the at least one second image acquired by the mapping unit. | 05-15-2014 |
20140139732 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A SECURE VIDEO DISPLAY - A system for providing a secure video display using a one-way data link. An input interface for receives a video stream signal. The one-way data link has an input node coupled to receive the input video stream signal and an output node. A processing system is coupled to the output node of the one-way data link and is configured to run a predetermined operating system. In an embodiment, a video display software program operates within the predetermined operating system to process the video stream signal received from the output node of the one-way data link and to provide an output signal for viewing on a display coupled to the processing system. Optionally, the video display program operates within a virtual operating system running within the predetermined operating system. In other embodiments, the video display program may process a video stream signal containing a plurality of different video programs. | 05-22-2014 |
20140139733 | MANAGING ENCODER PARAMETERS FOR PARALLEL TRANSCODING - Disclosed are various embodiments directed to transcoding a bit stream in parallel. A bit stream may be divided into a plurality of segments, where a plurality of transcoders encode at least a portion of the segments in parallel. If encoding is performed using variable bit rate (BR) encoding, each encoder may encode a segment and vary a BR for the segment. A measured average BR is compared with a target average BR to determine whether to adjust a video quality level (VQL) or any other encoder parameter. A relatively constant subjective quality may be maintained using variable BR encoding while achieving a target average BR. When using constant BR encoding, a VQL or other encoder parameter is used by encoders to achieve relatively constant subjective quality. For example, a relatively continuous quantization parameter between adjacent encoded segments may be achieved. | 05-22-2014 |
20140139734 | VIRTUALIZING CONTENT - Techniques for virtualizing content are disclosed. One or more objects comprising source video content are determined. The one or more objects comprising the source video content are virtualized by mapping each to and representing each with a corresponding database object. Data comprising the corresponding database objects is provided for rendering the source video content instead of any original pixel information of the source video content so that a virtualized version of the source video content is rendered. | 05-22-2014 |
20140139735 | Online Media Data Conversion Method, Online Video Playing Method and Corresponding Device - Embodiments of the present invention provide an online media data conversion method, an online video playing method and a corresponding device. A terminal only needs to parse a segment file and a description file, and the segment file may include a plurality of frames, so the present invention has higher transmission efficiency when compared with the prior art, and is capable of playing by dragging at a current location faster than that in the prior art, thereby providing better experience for a user. | 05-22-2014 |
20140146229 | USING EXTRA SPACE ON ULTRA HIGH DEFINITION DISPLAY PRESENTING HIGH DEFINITION VIDEO - A UHD display presents HD video in the native resolution of HD, leaving some portions of the UHD display unused for presenting the HD video. Ancillary information received, for example, in real time with the HD video or in parallel with the HD video over the Internet is presented in the unused portions of the UHD display along with the HD video. | 05-29-2014 |
20140152891 | Method and Apparatus for Reducing Digital Video Image Data - A method and apparatus is disclosed herein for reducing digital video image data. In one embodiment, the method comprises comparing a signature for one or more regions of a current frame of the image data to a signature of a corresponding region of one or more previous frames; and for a region of the one or more regions, sending the region to the data sink if comparing the signature results in determining that the signature of the region does not match a signature of a corresponding region of a previous frame available at the data sink. | 06-05-2014 |
20140168511 | Systems and Methods for Adaptive Scaling of Digital Images - Systems and methods are provided for upscaling a digital image. A digital image to be upscaled is accessed, where the digital image comprises a plurality of pixel values. A first half pixel value is computed for a first point in the digital image based on a plurality of pixel values of the digital image surrounding the first point and an activity level. A second half pixel value is computed for a second point in the digital image, and an interpolated pixel of an upscaled version of the digital image is determined using a plurality of the pixel values, the first half pixel value, and the second half pixel value. | 06-19-2014 |
20140168512 | APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING VIDEO STREAM, APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING VIDEO STREAM, METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING VIDEO STREAM, AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING VIDEO STREAM - The present invention provides an apparatus for transmitting a video stream, an apparatus for receiving a video stream, a method for transmitting a video stream, and a method for receiving a video stream. One embodiment of the present invention, discloses the method for transmitting the video stream, comprising the steps of: down-sampling a UHD (ultra high definition) video stream to divide the UHD video stream into a sub-stream of a viewable HD compatible video, a sub-stream of an HD-sized video, and a sub-stream of a residual signal as a difference between the HD compatible video and the HD-sized video, and encoding the divided sub-streams; multiplexing signaling information for describing the relationship between the UHD video stream and at least one sub-stream and including the sub-stream; and transmitting the multiplexed HD sub-stream and the signaling information. | 06-19-2014 |
20140176794 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes: a normal interpolated image generation unit to generate an image that is interpolated between a plurality of original images reproduced along time series, the image being a normal interpolated image, based on each of the plurality of original images; a high-frequency area extraction unit to extract a high-frequency area having a spatial frequency higher than a predetermined value in each of the plurality of original images; a high-frequency area interpolated image generation unit to generate an image that is interpolated between the plurality of original images, the image being a high-frequency area interpolated image, based on a change in position of the high-frequency area along with an elapse of time on the time series and on each of the plurality of original images; and a combination unit to execute combining processing to combine the normal interpolated image and the high-frequency area interpolated image. | 06-26-2014 |
20140218607 | DIVIDING HIGH RESOLUTION VIDEO FRAMES INTO MULTIPLE LOWER RESOLUTION VIDEO FRAMES TO SUPPORT IMMERSIVE PLAYBACK RESOLUTION ON A PLAYBACK DEVICE - Generating a geometric playback surface with subdivisions for playing playback content. Subdividing at least one source file that includes playback content into a plurality of subdivided source files. Aggregated playback content is mapped form subdivided source files to the subdivisions of the geometric playback surface. A virtual sensor is placed on the playback surface and a portion of the mapped aggregated playback content is played based on the position of the virtual sensor on the geometric playback surface. | 08-07-2014 |
20140218608 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACHIEVING HIGHER VIDEO THROUGHPUT AND/OR QUALITY - Digital data, including audio and video, may be communicated at increased data rates by utilizing non-data signal channels in cables to communicate additional data. For data transmission, a reformatter receives data in a first format adapted for communication over the data signal channels of a cable. The reformatter may convert the received data into a second format with one or more additional data signals. The reformatter then utilizes non-data signal channels of the cable to carry the additional data signals. An example non-data signal channel may include a clock signal channel, and the reformatter may fold a clock signal into one or more of the data signals to allow for clock recovery downstream. Data may also be split into two or more subsets and each subset encoded separately, for example with two or more data encoders such as legacy HDMI encoders. | 08-07-2014 |
20140232933 | Method for enhancing motion pictures for exhibition at a higher frame rate than that in which they were originally produced - Previously-produced motion pictures are enhanced for theatrical exhibition, at double the frame rate at which they were originally produced. New, rendered images are interpolated between each of the images of the original motion picture. These new images are generated by computer software that analyzes the actual horizontal and vertical displacement of each pixel of every image of the original motion picture, so the interpolated images accurately depict the exact image that would have been captured, if the original motion picture had originally been produced at double the actual frame rate of production. This enhancement technique can be used for an entire motion picture, or selectively for certain scenes or sequences. For image components containing complex motion, those components are selected for treatment to correct for such complexity. The entire process can be executed automatically. In the preferred embodiment, the pictures are projected through digital means at 48 frames-per-second. | 08-21-2014 |
20140232934 | CONTENT SERVER AND CONTENT PROVIDING METHOD OF THE SAME - A content server and a content providing method of the same, and more particularly, a content server and a content providing method of the same which transcodes content and transmits and receives the transcoded content. The content server communicates with at least one external device which includes a storage part which stores a content therein; and a controller which, upon receiving a request from a content receiver for a predetermined content and information on a content format that is supportable by the content receiver, searches the storage part and the at least one external device for the predetermined content transcoded into the content format, and if such content is found, receives the predetermined content transcoded into the content format and provides the content receiver with the predetermined content transcoded into the content format. | 08-21-2014 |
20140232935 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An electronic device that generates a high frame rate video signal by increasing a frame rate of an input video signal; sets a non-emission frame at a predetermined cycle on the high frame rate video signal; extends an emission time of a frame directly before the frame set to non-emission into less than a full length of a field of the frame set to non-emission; and controls a display panel to display a video based on the setting and the extending | 08-21-2014 |
20140232936 | IMAGE TRANSMISSION DEVICE, IMAGE TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE DEVICE - When the wireless communication connection with the display device is established and the ROM stores the display device identifier for uniquely identifying the display device and the setting information so as to be associated with each other, a control unit causes the format of the image to change by the video signal processing unit based on the setting information stored in the ROM and causes the image whose format is changed to be wirelessly transmitted to the wireless communication circuit unit, without performing request for transmission of the setting information to the display device. | 08-21-2014 |
20140240591 | Methods And Systems For Processing Content - Methods and system for processing data are disclosed. One method can comprise receiving content data in a first format and context description data relating to a portion of the content data. The method may further comprise converting the portion of the content data to an intermediate format, and converting the portion of the content data from the intermediate format to a second format based at least in part upon the context description data. | 08-28-2014 |
20140240592 | SMALL FORM FACTOR PLUGGABLE UNIT USED AS A VIDEO SIGNAL CONVERSION DEVICE - The present disclosure relates to devices comprising small form factor pluggable units (SFP) having connectors for receiving and sending signals and a processor for converting the received signals prior to sending the converted signals. Received or sent signals may comprise video signals in various analog or digital formats. Conversion of the received signals may comprise analog to digital or digital to analog conversion, serializing or deserializing a digital signal, frame synchronization of a video signal, and/or cross conversion of a video signal from a first format to a second format. | 08-28-2014 |
20140267900 | Systems And Methods For Providing Services - Systems and methods for providing services are disclosed. One method can comprise receiving data having a first format and transmitting the data to a first device. The method may also comprise detecting a second device, automatically recognizing a supported second format of the detected second device, converting the data to the second format, and transmitting the converted data to the second device via wireless communication. | 09-18-2014 |
20140285714 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND DISPLAY METHOD - A portable electronic device includes an earphone jack, a display, a video card, a switch, a conversion module, and a transmission module. The video card converts digital video signals into analog video signals and sends the analog video signals to the display. The switch generates a double-screen display signal in response to a user's operation thereon. The conversion module converts the digital video signals into analog audio signals in real time according to the double-screen display signal. The transmission module transmits the converted analog audio signals to another portable electronic device through a signal wire. Two ends of the signal wire plug into two earphone jacks of the two portable electronic devices, respectively. A display method is also provided. | 09-25-2014 |
20140307163 | DISPLAY SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM, CIRCUIT BOARD, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A display signal processing system, a circuit board, and a liquid crystal display are disclosed. The display signal processing system includes an image processing circuit and a V-by-One circuit capable of selecting a JEIDA mode and a VESA mode. A GPIO of the V-by-One circuit is for selectively inputting a first or a second selection signal such that the V-by-One circuit transforms the converted display signal to be a first LVDS signal under the JEIDA mode or a second LVDS under the VESA mode. The first LVDS or second LVDS signal is output by a signal output. The selection between the VESA mode and the JEIDA may be achieved by a simplified V-by-One circuit. In addition, the display signal processing system retains the advantage of lower cost and simple operations. | 10-16-2014 |
20140307164 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SIGNAL CONCATENATION - The present invention discloses a method for signal concatenation. The method inputs signals from other signal device to a first signal device and outputs the signals from the first signal device after processed by the first signal device, comprises the steps of: establishing a connection between the first signal device and the other signal device; inputting the signals outputting from the other signal device to the first signal device; processing the input signals by the first signal device; and outputting the processed signals to an external device by the first signal device. | 10-16-2014 |
20140307165 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND OUTPUT CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes: a connector; a graphics controller configured to generate a video signal to be displayed on a display screen; a port setting module configured to set a port for outputting the video signal as a data transfer port that complies with a first interface standard or a second interface standard; a selector that is disposed between the port and the connector so as to connect the port to the connector; and a selector controller configured to supply to the selector a signal for connecting the port to the connector when an external unit is connected to the connector, wherein the video signal complies with the first interface standard. | 10-16-2014 |
20140307166 | DYNAMIC FRAME RATE ADJUSTMENT - An image rendering unit (IRU) of a device determines the dynamic frame rate capabilities (DFRCs) of a display and an image frame rate of content to be displayed. Preferably, the DFRCs are stored in a storage device deployed within the display itself. Based on the DFRCs and the image frame rate for the content, the IRU determines an updated frame rate and thereafter provides the content to the display at the updated frame rate. Where control of power consumption is desired, selection of a reduced frame rate can effect a power savings. In this manner, the present invention provides flexible control over display frame rates and/or power consumption of the device. | 10-16-2014 |
20140313409 | Image Processing System for a Vehicle - An image processing system for a vehicle includes a first unit, a second unit and a video transmission link, which couples the first and second units, in terms of signaling, for transmitting digital video data. The video transmission link transmits digital video image signals having a predefined data format for a respective pixel of a video image, the data format including three blocks, each having a predefined number of bits. The first unit ascertains an uncompressed transformed video image signal suitable for transmission via the video transmission link as a function of a respective first video image signal such that the transformed video image signal has the predefined data format of the video transmission link. The first video image signal represents respective uncompressed first video images of a sequence of first video images, which are provided at a predefined frame rate and which, in each case, have a first image resolution having a predefined number of pixels, wherein in each case four pixel values are assigned to the respective pixels of the first video image. The second unit is designed to again ascertain the first video image signal as a function of the transformed video image signal received via the transmission link. | 10-23-2014 |
20140320740 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING VIDEO DATA - A system and method for video processing is provided. The system and method process a video stream having a first resolution video frame, the first resolution video frame comprising a plurality of second resolution video frames. | 10-30-2014 |
20140327819 | MULTI-LEVEL BIDIRECTIONAL MOTION ESTIMATION METHOD AND DEVICE - The present invention provides a multi-level bidirectional motion estimation method and device. searching for matched blocks in a current frame and a previous frame respectively by using M1×M1 blocks of a to-be-interpolated frame as a mirror center, where the first to-be-determined matched block pair is a pair of matched blocks with a minimum sum of binary absolute difference SHAD value among all pairs of matched blocks searched out in the current frame and the previous frame; and if determined that the SHAD value of the first to-be-determined matched block pair is greater than or equal to an SHAD threshold, splitting the M1×M1 blocks into M2×M2 blocks, and searching for matched blocks again in the current frame and the previous frame respectively by using the M2×M2 blocks of the to-be-interpolated frame as a mirror center. Therefore, accuracy of motion estimation can be improved effectively, and image quality can be improved. | 11-06-2014 |
20140333832 | VIDEO PROCESSING USING A ONE-DIMENSIONAL CONTROL FUNCTION TO CONTROL COST AND ERROR - A video process is controlled through a one-dimensional control function to affect the two outcomes of processing cost and processing error. Points are generated in error/cost space corresponding to multiple combinations of parameter values applied to the process using reference input data. A subset of points is selecting in which each point is such that all other points in the space have either a higher error or a higher cost, to define the one-dimensional control function. | 11-13-2014 |
20140347557 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING IMAGE SIGNAL, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING IMAGE - An image signal processing apparatus includes a down-converter unit configured to down-convert an image signal having a first resolution into an image signal having a second resolution lower than the first resolution, a high-frequency-band-edge detection unit configured to perform filtering on the image signal having the first resolution to extract components in a higher frequency band than a frequency corresponding to the second resolution and to perform down-conversion on an edge detection signal obtained through the filtering to obtain an edge detection signal having the second resolution, and a combination unit configured to combine the edge detection signal obtained by the high-frequency-band-edge detection unit with the image signal having the second resolution generated by the down-converter unit so as to obtain an image signal having the second resolution and being to be displayed. | 11-27-2014 |
20140354882 | VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD, VIDEO DISPLAYING METHOD AND VIDEO PROCESSING DEVICE - A video processing method, a video displaying method, and a video processing device are provided. The video processing device performs the video processing method and the video displaying method. The video processing method includes the following steps. First, receive a full frame according to a global frame rate. Then, according to a first local frame rate different from the global frame rate, determine whether to capture a first local frame from the global frame. Finally, combine the first local frame and the global frame to generate a synthesized frame. The video processing method, the video displaying method and the video processing device produce better quality and smaller file size of image data. | 12-04-2014 |
20140362288 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR IMAGE RESCALING USING ADAPTIVE INTERPOLATION KERNAL WITH SHARPNESS AND DE-RINGING CONTROL - A digital video rescaling system is provided. The system includes an image data input configured to receive input support pixels y | 12-11-2014 |
20140375878 | VIDEO PROCESSING SYSTEM, VIDEO OUTPUT APPARATUS, VIDEO DISPLAY APPARATUS AND VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a video output device includes a first resolution converter and a first determination module. The first determination module is configured to determine whether a first level indicating the performance of resolution conversion processing of the first resolution converter is higher than a second level. The first resolution converter is configured to convert video data with a first resolution into one with a second resolution when the first level is higher than the second level. | 12-25-2014 |
20140375879 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONVERTING CONTENT IN MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM - A method and an apparatus for converting content by a terminal in a multimedia system are provided. The method includes acquiring reference information for converting a first content based on a Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) transport stream to a second content based on a media file format and converting the first content to the second content using the reference information. | 12-25-2014 |
20150009403 | LAYERED LOCALLY CACHED CONTENT TRANSCODING SYSTEM - A system for transcoding locally cached content may include a memory configured to store at least a video stream. A controller communicatively coupled to the memory may be configured to determine a video definition format of a requested video stream and compare the requested video stream with a video definition format of a cached version of the requested video stream. A transcoder coupled to the controller may be configured to convert the cached version of the requested video stream to a lower video definition format if the video definition format of the cached version is determined to be higher than the video definition format of the requested video stream. If the video definition format of the requested video stream is same as the video definition format of the cached version, the controller may supply the requested video stream using the cached version stored in the memory without transcoding. | 01-08-2015 |
20150042878 | METHODS FOR SELECTING RESOLUTION WITH MINIMUM DISTORTION VALUE AND DEVICES PERFORMING THE METHODS - A method of operating an image processing according to an example embodiment includes generating a plurality of encoded bitstreams having different resolutions using an original image output from a video source, generating a plurality of restored images corresponding to the plurality of encoded bitstreams, respectively, the plurality of restored images having a same resolution as a first resolution of the original image, and outputting one of the plurality of encoded bitstreams, based on the plurality of restored images and the original image. | 02-12-2015 |
20150049245 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DIRECT RECORDING OF VIDEO INFORMATION ONTO A DISK MEDIUM - A method for converting video information from an incoming format to an outgoing format using a process free from one or more intermediary files. The method includes receiving video information in a first format and receiving a desired output media format based upon a first input and a desired TV standard based upon a second input. The method decodes the video information in the first format to raw video information in an uncompressed format and directly resizes the raw video information in the uncompressed format into a size associated with the desired output media format and the desired TV standard. The method adjusts the uncompressed format in the size associated with the desired output media format and the desired TV standard to a frame rate associated with the desired TV standard and encodes the uncompressed format in the size and the frame rate into an elementary video stream. A step of multiplexing the elementary video stream with audio information in the desired output media format and the desired TV standard to form video and audio information in a presentation format based upon the desired output media format and the desired TV standard is included. | 02-19-2015 |
20150062426 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONNECTING TV SET TO WIFI - A method for connecting a TV set to WiFi comprises: receiving a WiFi signal comprising an audio/video signal sent by a WiFi apparatus; obtaining the audio/video signal in the WiFi signal; converting the audio/video signal into an audio/video signal in a TV playing format; and sending the converted audio/video signal in the TV playing format to a TV set. An apparatus for connecting a TV set to WiFi comprises: a WiFi communication unit for receiving a WiFi signal comprising an audio/video signal sent by a WiFi apparatus; an embedded-type computer chip for obtaining the audio/video signal in the WiFi signal; an audio/video circuit unit matching with a TV signal, for converting the audio/video signal into an audio/video signal in a TV playing format; and a TV audio/video signal output unit for sending the converted audio/video signal in the TV playing format to the TV set. | 03-05-2015 |
20150070581 | CONTENT SUPPLYING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A content supplying apparatus includes a multimedia content server which keeps a list of coding parameters at predetermined bit rates. The coding parameters for transmitting a bit stream are determined in accordance with a transmission capacity based on the coding parameter list. Based on the obtained coding parameters, the bit stream is converted and is transmitted to a transmission channel. | 03-12-2015 |
20150070582 | Preservation/Degradation of Video/Audio Aspects of a Data Stream - In one aspect, a method related to data management. In addition, other method, system, and program product aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and/or text forming a part of the present application. | 03-12-2015 |
20150077631 | HIGH-DEFINITION DIGITAL VIDEO SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD AND DEVICE, CAMERA AND ACQUISITION DEVICE - Disclosed are a high-definition digital video signal transmission method and device, a high-definition digital video camera and a video acquisition device. The technical solution provided in the embodiments of the present invention comprises: transcoding a high-definition digital video signal in accordance with a line-by-line sequence at a sending end to obtain an analogue video line signal, and sending analogue video line data which is obtained by conversion; and receiving the analogue video line data at a receiving end, and conducting decoding conversion on the received analogue video line data to obtain high-definition digital video line data. The present invention can convert a high-definition digital video signal into an analogue video signal to conduct transmission, thereby being able to solve the problem that a high-definition digital video signal cannot be transmitted for a long distance in the existing high-definition digital video monitoring technology. | 03-19-2015 |
20150085187 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BURST MODE VIDEO PROCESSING WITH INBAND LINK POWER MANAGEMENT - An electronic device, method, and at least one machine readable medium for burst mode processing of video data with inband link power management are provided herein. The method includes receiving a pixel stream, transferring the received stream as currently-available frame-formatted video data to a sink in burst at high data rate, and entering a reduced-power operating state until transfer of additional currently-available video data is enabled. The method may include issuing inband command signals to cause the link to enter into and exit from the reduced-power link operating states. | 03-26-2015 |
20150085188 | DE-INTERLACING AND FRAME RATE UPCONVERSION FOR HIGH DEFINITION VIDEO - Technologies and implementations for de-interlacing an interlaced digital video and up-converting a frame rate of a digital video are generally disclosed. | 03-26-2015 |
20150146096 | IMAGE-PROCESSING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image-processing device is configured to detect a motion region within an input image; generate an intermediate image from an N-th frame and an (N+1)-th frame; perform processing of reducing a high-frequency component of spatial frequency on the intermediate image; and output an image of which a frame rate is increased by insertion of the intermediate image having undergone the processing between the N-th frame and the (N+1)-th frame. When a target position at which a pixel value of the intermediate image is to be calculated lies within the motion region, a pixel value of the intermediate image at the target position is calculated using a pixel value of the N-th frame and a pixel value of the (N+1)-th frame at a position in the vicinity of the target position and outside the motion region. | 05-28-2015 |
20150341592 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, FRAME RATE CONTROL PROCESS DETERMINATION APPARATUS, AND METHOD - To detect whether an FRC process is performed, provided is an image processing apparatus including an earlier frame movement region detecting means that detects an earlier frame movement region in an earlier frame; a later frame movement region detecting means that detects a later frame movement region in a later frame that is positioned after the earlier frame; a determining means that, when a shift between the earlier frame movement region and the later frame movement region is less than or equal to a region shift threshold value, determines that a frame rate control process is being performed and outputs a parameter change command for changing a threshold value of an image processing parameter; and an image processing means that, upon receiving the parameter change command, changes the threshold value of the image processing parameter. | 11-26-2015 |
20150350592 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND VIDEO DATA RECEIVING METHOD THEREOF - An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a connector, a detecting unit, an image processing unit, a USB unit, and a switching unit. The detecting unit detects a voltage level of a specific pin of the connector, and provides a control signal. The USB unit is coupled to the image processing unit. According to the control signal, the switching unit selectively couples the connector to the image processing unit or the USB unit. | 12-03-2015 |
20150381928 | INTERFACE CONVERSION CIRCUIT, DISPLAY PANEL DRIVING METHOD AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - An interface conversion circuit, a display panel driving method and a display apparatus for realizing UHD image display at least by a LVDS interface together with an UHD display apparatus are provided. The interface conversion circuit comprises a low voltage differential signaling (LVDS) interface and a data format conversion module. The LVDS interface is configured to receive a LVDS signal from a LVDS signal source and transmit the LVDS signal to the data format conversion module. The data format conversion module is configured to convert the received LVDS signal into a digital video interface eDP signal. | 12-31-2015 |
20150382059 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROGRAM, AND VIDEO OUTPUT SYSTEM - An information processing apparatus in communication with a video output apparatus via a wireless communication network includes a screen display unit outputting a screen on a display apparatus; a screen data acquisition unit acquiring screen data of the screen; a screen data transmission unit transmitting the screen data to the video output apparatus via the wireless communication network; an apparatus capability acquisition unit inquiring about apparatus capability of the video output apparatus and acquiring the apparatus capability from the video output apparatus; and one of a resolution change unit changing a screen resolution of the screen, which is output by the screen display unit, in accordance with the apparatus capability or an acquisition range change unit changing a range, which is acquired by the screen data acquisition unit, in accordance with the apparatus capability into a part of the screen data. | 12-31-2015 |
20160037123 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INPUT SENSING FOR INTERNET PROTOCOL ENCODERS - Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a digital interface of an internet protocol encoder including a connector for connecting to a cable delivering a signal, and a sensor at the digital interface for sensing a characteristic of the signal. The sensed characteristic is a clock rate corresponding to an asynchronous serial interface signal or a data rate corresponding to a high-definition serial digital interface signal. An automatic switch routes the signal to a first decoder portion or a second decoder portion in accordance with the sensed characteristic. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 02-04-2016 |
20160037212 | Caching of Capabilities Information of Counterpart Device for Efficient Handshaking Operation - Embodiments related to storing and utilizing information of a sink device for establishing communication. A source device retrieves the information of a previously connected sink device stored in the source device to reduce data exchanged during a handshaking operation. Information of the sink device not stored in the source device may be stored in the source device for future usage. The source device receives identification information of the sink device via a medium, The source device also searches for capabilities information associated with the identification information in the source device. In addition, the source device encodes the content for transmission to the sink device via the medium in a format compliant with capabilities of the sink device according to the capabilities information. | 02-04-2016 |
20160037214 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR AN EMBEDDED APPLIANCE - In some embodiments, an apparatus comprises a media module and a modification module included in an embedded appliance. The media module is configured to receive a first media signal associated with a first input port of the embedded appliance and a second media signal associated with a second input port of the embedded appliance. The media module is configured to identify a first set of media signal parameters based on the first media signal. The modification module is configured to receive a modification instruction associated with a session format having a second set of media signal parameters different from the first set of media signal parameters. The modification module is configured to modify the first media signal based on the first set of media signal parameters and the modification instruction to produce a first modified media signal in the session format and having the second set of media signal parameters. | 02-04-2016 |
20160073121 | STANDARDIZED HOT-PLUGGABLE TRANSCEIVING UNIT WITH SIGNAL ENCODING OR DECODING CAPABILITIES - The present disclosure relates to a standardized hot-pluggable transceiving unit with signal encoding or decoding capabilities. The transceiving unit comprises a housing with specific standardized dimensions and adapted to being inserted into a chassis of a hosting unit. The transceiving unit comprises a first connector for receiving a first signal comprising data in a first form. The transceiving unit comprises a coding module in the housing, for encoding or decoding the data of the first signal into a second signal having a second form. The transceiving unit comprises a second connector for outputting the second signal. The transceiving unit may comprise at least one additional coding module in the housing, for encoding or decoding data. | 03-10-2016 |
20160100127 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus is disclosed. The display apparatus includes an image processor configured to convert a frame rate of an image signal to a frame rate converted image signal, a display configured to display an image based on the frame rate converted image signal, and a controller configured to control the image processor to add an object to at least one of the image signal and the frame rate converted image signal depending on a characteristic of the object. | 04-07-2016 |
20160100128 | VIDEO CONVERSION TECHNOLOGY - Video conversion technology, in which a first stream of video content is accessed and multiple, different layers are extracted from the first stream of the video content. Each of the multiple, different layers are separately processed to convert the multiple, different layers into modified layers that each have a higher resolution. The modified layers are reassembled into a second stream of the video content that has a higher resolution than the first stream of the video content. | 04-07-2016 |
20160100129 | METHOD FOR CONVERTING FRAME RATE AND IMAGE OUTPUTTING APPARATUS THEREOF - A method for converting a frame rate and an image outputting apparatus thereof are provided. The frame rate conversion method includes: receiving a plurality of images having a first frame rate; generating an interpolation frame with respect to at least one image from among the plurality of images, converting the first frame rate into a second frame rate with respect to the at least on image, and converting the first frame rate into the second frame rate by generating a repetitive frame with respect to the other images except for the at least one image from among the plurality of images; and outputting a plurality of images which are converted into the second frame rate through a single screen. | 04-07-2016 |
20160105635 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DIRECT RECORDING OF VIDEO INFORMATION ONTO A DISK MEDIUM - A method for converting video information from an incoming format to an outgoing format using a process free from one or more intermediary files. The method includes receiving video information in a first format and receiving a desired output media format based upon a first input and a desired TV standard based upon a second input. The method decodes the video information in the first format to raw video information in an uncompressed format and directly resizes the raw video information in the uncompressed format into a size associated with the desired output media format and the desired TV standard. The method adjusts the uncompressed format in the size associated with the desired output media format and the desired TV standard to a frame rate associated with the desired TV standard and encodes the uncompressed format in the size and the frame rate into an elementary video stream. A step of multiplexing the elementary video stream with audio information in the desired output media format and the desired TV standard to form video and audio information in a presentation format based upon the desired output media format and the desired TV standard is included. | 04-14-2016 |
20160112651 | SIGNAL INPUT SWITCHING CIRCUIT, METHOD OF CONTROLLING SIGNAL INPUT SWITCHING CIRCUIT, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A signal input switching circuit ( | 04-21-2016 |
20160127678 | Method for Determining Small-Object Region, and Method and Apparatus for Interpolating Frame Between Video Frames - A method and an apparatus for determining a small-object region in a video frame. The method includes dividing a current video frame into at least two regions, and determining a global motion vector corresponding to each region; determining an interframe motion vector of each group of adjacent frames in multiple video frames that include the current video frame and a reference frame of the current video frame; determining a candidate small-object region in the current video frame according to the interframe motion vector of the each group of adjacent frames and the determined global motion vector corresponding to each region; and performing filtering on the candidate small-object region in the current video frame, and determining a region obtained after the filtering as a small-object region in the current video frame. | 05-05-2016 |
20160127679 | COMPUTED INFORMATION FOR METADATA EXTRACTION APPLIED TO TRANSCODING - Systems, methods and articles of manufacture for transcoding video content are described. Embodiments include receiving an instance of video content for processing. A plurality of shots within the instance of video content is determined. Embodiments analyze the instance of video content to generate metadata describing the media content. The generated metadata includes, for each of the plurality of shots, data describing a plurality of frames within the respective shot. An optimized transcoding schedule for transcoding the instance of video content from a first video encoding format to a second video encoding format is generated based on the generated metadata. Embodiments further include transcoding the instance of video content according to the optimized transcoding schedule. | 05-05-2016 |
20160148346 | Multi-Level Spatial-Temporal Resolution Increase Of Video - This invention relates to a method of increasing spatial/temporal resolution including the steps of (a) providing a current video having an initial temporal/spatial resolution; (b) repeatedly reducing the temporal/spatial resolution of the current video to produce a lowest temporal/spatial resolution current video; (c) increasing the spatial/temporal resolution of the lowest temporal/spatial resolution current video; (d) increasing the spatial/temporal resolution of the next higher temporal/spatial resolution current video; and (e) repeating step (d) up to the initial temporal/spatial resolution. | 05-26-2016 |
20160165177 | SUPER-RESOLUTION OF DYNAMIC SCENES USING SAMPLING RATE DIVERSITY - Super-resolution of dynamic scenes using sampling rate diversity, processes and systems thereof are provided. The method implementing the processes includes: in a first stage, super-resolving secondary low-resolution (LR) images using a set of primary LR images to create LR dictionaries to represent polyphase components (PPCs) of high resolution (HR) patches of images; and, in a second stage, reverting to a single frame super-resolution (SR) applied to each frame which comprises an entire image, using the HR dictionaries extracted from the super-resolved sequence obtain in the first stage. | 06-09-2016 |
20160165178 | SUPER-RESOLUTION OF DYNAMIC SCENES USING SAMPLING RATE DIVERSITY - Super-resolution of dynamic scenes using sampling rate diversity, processes and systems thereof are provided. The method implementing the processes includes: in a first stage, super-resolving secondary low-resolution (LR) images using a set of primary LR images to create LR dictionaries to represent polyphase components (PPCs) of high resolution (HR) patches of images; and, in a second stage, reverting to a single frame super-resolution (SR) applied to each frame which comprises an entire image, using the HR dictionaries extracted from the super-resolved sequence obtain in the first stage. | 06-09-2016 |
20160165275 | SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND SIGNAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates to a signal processing device, a signal processing method, a program, and a signal transmission system, which are capable of enabling video switching in frame units of an original video signal when a high-definition video signal having a high frame it is serially transmitted. A pixel thinning control unit thin out every other pair of two neighboring samples of each line from N consecutive frames of a video signal including an m×n(48P-60P)×N/r:g:b/10-bit or 12-bit signal in which the number of pixels per frame exceeds the number of pixels specified in an HD format at intervals of 2N lines, map the thinned every other pair of two neighboring pixel samples to first to 4N-th sub images including an m′×n′/48P-60P/r′:g′:b′/10-bit or 12-bit signal, and arrange a vertical blanking region between two of N regions in which pixel samples of respective frames of the first video signal are mapped in each sub image. For example, the present disclosure can be applied to a broadcasting camera. | 06-09-2016 |
20160182853 | Dynamic Content Adaptive Frame Rate Conversion | 06-23-2016 |
20160191846 | PROGRESSIVE DISPLAYING TERMINAL AND VIDEO PLAYING METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS THEREOF - A progressive displaying terminal and a video playing method and an image processing apparatus thereof are provided. The video playing method includes: extracting an odd field and an even field of each frame of an interlaced video, where the interlaced video has an initial resolution higher than a screen resolution of a progressive displaying terminal, and scaling the odd field and the even field of each frame respectively and then playing the odd field and the even field of each frame. In this way, the present disclosure eliminates the need of de-interlacing when playing an interlaced video on a progressive displaying terminal, so the hardware configuration requirements and the cost are reduced and a good picture quality is ensured during playing of the video. | 06-30-2016 |
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20160381320 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PREDICTIVE CUSTOMIZATIONS IN SELF AND NEIGHBORHOOD VIDEOS - A method, apparatus, and computer program product are provided for enhanced customization for smart video rendering of high resolution immersive content on devices with lower resolution displays. A method is provided that includes receiving first instance default region of interest data for a first instance of content; receiving first instance region of interest customization interaction data for the first instance of the content; receiving second instance default region of interest data for a second instance of the content; determining customization similarity detection for the second instance of the content based on the first instance default region of interest data, the first instance region of interest customization interaction data, and the second instance default region of interest data; generating predicted customized region of interest data for the second instance of the content; and providing an indication of the predicted customized region of interest data. | 12-29-2016 |