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20080244678 | Method for transmitting/receiving broadcasting signal and apparatus for receiving broadcasting signal - Disclosed herein are disclosed a method for transmitting/receiving a broadcasting signal and an apparatus for receiving the broadcasting signal. A plurality of video streams may be transmitted through a single virtual channel and an identifier for identifying the plurality of video streams may be included in program table information and the program table information be transmitted/received. Accordingly, it is possible to obtain the plurality of video streams with respect to the single virtual channel. | 10-02-2008 |
20080250469 | Synchronized transmission of audio and video data from a computer to a client via an interface - A method for controlling data transmission between a computer and a video client via an interface, the method comprising: the computer polling the interface a first time to determine the size of the buffer on the interface; receiving a first buffer size value from the interface; sending a plurality of frames of video and audio data to the buffer on the interface such that a delay period exists between the sending of each frame; the computer polling the interface a second time to determine buffer size after the frames are sent to the interface; receiving a second buffer size value from the interface; and modifying the amount of time between the transmission of frames. | 10-09-2008 |
20080256586 | Interactive Television Using Supplementary Information and a Backward Channel Via a Mobile Radio Communication System - The invention can advantageously be applied to voting, wherein invitations for voting which influence the current program on the television set TV are transmitted to the mobile radio device MS, to quiz events, wherein the user is afforded the possibility of entering his answers to questions posed into the mobile radio device MS, to spontaneous purchases or TV commerce, wherein the user can order articles that are promoted or presented during the current program, to messaging, wherein the possibility of sending specific contents is afforded, e.g. “send this clip to a friend”, to communities, wherein e.g. a chat is made available with respect to a broadcast, and to gaming, e.g. in the context of a prize game, relating directly to a current program. What is advantageous with regard to purchases or orders is, in particular, that an unambiguous identification or authentication of the user is ensured by means of the mobile radio communication network NET_UMTS. | 10-16-2008 |
20080263613 | Communication Framework and Connection Method for Providing a Remote Real-Time Audio and/or Video (AV) Signal - A connection method for providing a remote real-time audio and/or video (AV) signal includes: when a connection request that corresponds to a selected AV terminal is received from a user terminal, determining whether the selected AV terminal belongs to an AV terminal group, which includes a plurality of AV terminals; if it is determined that the selected AV terminal belongs to the AV terminal group, establishing connections with the selected AV terminal and at least one other AV terminal in the AV terminal group, and forwarding the AV signal of the selected AV terminal to the user terminal; and in response to a switch command from the user terminal, forwarding the AV signal of another one of the AV terminals in the AV terminal group to the user terminal. A communication framework that performs the method is also disclosed. | 10-23-2008 |
20080263614 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING BROADCAST SERVICE DATA IN A DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM - A system and method for transmitting broadcast service data in a digital broadcasting system. The method includes setting a flag indicating a service area representative of coverage where broadcast service data is provided, for each broadcast service; and transmitting broadcast service information including the flag and a Transport Stream (TS) including the broadcast service data. | 10-23-2008 |
20080271104 | POINT-TO-MULTIPOINT HIGH DEFINITION MULTIMEDIA TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER - A high definition video transmitter and receiver are disclosed. The transmitter provides high definition video to a one-point receiver or to multipoint receivers. The transmission network is asynchronous and the receiver re-synchronizes the video. The transmission can be wired or wireless. | 10-30-2008 |
20080271105 | POINT-TO-MULTIPOINT HIGH DEFINITION MULTIMEDIA TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER - A high definition video transmitter and receiver are disclosed. The transmitter provides high definition video to a one-point receiver or to multipoint receivers. The transmission network is asynchronous and the receiver re-synchronizes the video. The transmission can be wired or wireless. | 10-30-2008 |
20080271106 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING THE BANDWIDTH FOR AN AUDIO/VIDEO NETWORK - A system for optimizing the usage of bandwidth on an audio/video network system includes at least one slave client in communication with a gateway box for receiving network services at the at least one slave client. The system includes a remote control unit for communicating with a television to control its operation, including turning it on and off. The remote control is also in communication with the at least one slave client such that when the television is turned on or off by the remote control, the slave client can determine the status of the television and turn itself on or off accordingly. | 10-30-2008 |
20080276293 | POINT-TO-MULTIPOINT HIGH DEFINITION MULTIMEDIA TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER - A high definition video transmitter and receiver are disclosed. The transmitter provides high definition video to a one-point receiver or to multipoint receivers. The transmission network is asynchronous and the receiver re-synchronizes the video. The transmission can be wired or wireless. | 11-06-2008 |
20080282310 | Ip Datagram De-Encapsulation - An apparatus ( | 11-13-2008 |
20080288995 | Method And System For Enabling Video Communication Via Ethernet Utilizing Asymmetrical Physical Layer Operations - Signals may be communicated between a video source and a video rendering device via and asymmetrical multi-rate Ethernet physical layer (PHY). The asymmetric multi-rate PHY may support multiple rates. The asymmetrical multi-rate Ethernet PHY may handle compressed and/or uncompressed, encrypted and/or unencrypted video signals and may handle audio/video bridging. One or more of the communicated signals may be modified by an echo cancellation operation, a near end cross talk (NEXT) cancellation operation, equalization, a far end cross talk (FEXT) cancellation operation and/or a forward error correction (FEC) operation. An aggregate communication rate may be evenly or unevenly distributed among one or more links coupling the video signal source to the video rendering device. A plurality of links coupling the video signal source to said video rendering device may also be aggregrated. | 11-20-2008 |
20080301747 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEDIA RESOURCE SCHEDULING - An IMS-based media resource scheduling method includes: initiating a media resource request by an Application Server (AS) to a media routing functional entity; determining a media server by the media routing functional entity; and routing the media resource request to the determined media server. The disclosure also provides an IMS-based media resource scheduling system, a Media Resource Locating Function (MRLF), a Media Resource Broker Function (MRBF), and a Media Resource Function Controller (MRFC). According to the disclosure, the media resource scheduling process is implemented and the user's QoS requirement is satisfied by selecting a suitable one from at least one media server for providing stream media service to the UE. | 12-04-2008 |
20080307480 | NETWORK SYSTEM, MESSAGE PROCESSING METHOD, SERVICE SERVER, DIRECT ACCESS MANAGEMENT SERVER, NETWORK HOME APPLIANCE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A network system includes a terminal apparatus, a network home appliance, a service server that provides the terminal apparatus with a service for controlling the network home appliance through a network, and a direct access management server that performs exchange of information necessary for directly accessing the network home appliance through the network. The network home appliance includes a first storing unit that stores setting information for setting necessity of message transmission concerning an event that occurs in the network home appliance and a message transmitting unit that judges necessity of transmission of a message concerning the event and transmits the message. The direct access management server includes a first message-transmission processing unit that specifies the service server and transmits the message to the service server. The service server includes a second message-transmission processing unit that specifies a destination of the terminal apparatus and transmits the message to the destination. | 12-11-2008 |
20080313689 | INFORMATION PROCESSOR AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - For use by a network service such as video distribution in a network, there is provided a device that starts a device in which videos are accumulated. A network start requesting device generates a start-requesting WOL packet that includes information on functions to be started after the system is started and sends the WOL packet to a network start device. When the start-requesting WOL packet is received via the network, the network start device recognizes data, which is added to the WOL packet for starting network service functions, and additionally starts the corresponding network service functions. | 12-18-2008 |
20080313690 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN IPTV SERVICE - A scheduled channel device for an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) system is provided, said scheduled channel device comprising means adapted to receive a video schedule which is programmed by a user and which identifies video items of at least one source available in said IPTV system that said user desires to view sequentially or according to a time scheme, characterized in that said scheduled channel device further comprises means adapted to control timely delivery of said video items by said at least one video source for streaming said video items over one dedicated channel towards said user. Further a method for providing such IPTV system is provided. | 12-18-2008 |
20080320538 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TRANSMITTING AND ACCESSING VIDEO DATA - In embodiments of the present invention improved methods and systems are described for transmitting and accessing video data. The methods and systems may include capturing and streaming live video data from any point at any time in real time. The capturing and streaming of the video data may be done remotely. The video data may be transmitted wirelessly to any location in real-time. Transmitting the video data wirelessly may include uploading the video data, wirelessly streaming the video data or transmitting the video data using some other type of method. The transmitted video data may be accessed by one or more users of one or more electronic devices. | 12-25-2008 |
20080320539 | Data Transmission Apparatus and Data Transmission Method - According to one embodiment, a data transmission apparatus classifies a plurality of electronic devices into a plurality of groups in accordance with functions of the electronic devices, and generates list information indicative of a list of structures of the groups. Each of the groups includes a combination of an electronic device which is usable for video display and an electronic device which is usable for audio output, or an electronic device which is usable for both the video display and the audio output. The data transmission apparatus transmits the generated list information to the source device. In accordance with selection information which is output from the source device, the video transmission apparatus specifies destinations of transmission of video data and audio data which are output form the source device. | 12-25-2008 |
20080320540 | Methods and apparatus for bandwidth recovery in a network - Methods and apparatus for recovery and/or utilization of bandwidth within a network. In one embodiment, the network comprises a switched architecture (e.g., broadcast switched) content-delivery network such as a cable television network. Reclamation, overflow, and/or triage logical processes are selectively applied in order to more efficiently manage bandwidth utilization within the network while maintaining user experience, and optionally achieve one or more business and/or operational goals. | 12-25-2008 |
20090013365 | Transmission Of Composite Digital Broadcast Information - To improve transmission of digital broadcast information, there is proposed a method of transmitting digital broadcast information from a main transmitter ( | 01-08-2009 |
20090013366 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING DATA GENERATED ON APPLICATION ACCORDING TO HDMI CEC - A method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving data generated on an application according to the High Definition Media Interface Consumer Electronics Control (HDMI CEC) standard are provided. The method and apparatus enable transmission and reception of audio, video and control signals through CEC of an integrated HDMI cable, without using a complicated TCP/IP structure. As a result, wiring is simple and Audio/Video (AV) devices are used dynamically. | 01-08-2009 |
20090013367 | Methods and Apparatus for Efficient Network Information Acquisition Over a DVB Network - Methods and apparatus for efficient network information acquisition over a DVB network. In an aspect, a method includes identifying an IP/MAC platform, acquiring network information table (NIT) information in a transport stream being transmitted on a forward link frequency, acquiring IP/MAC network table (INT) information associated with the IP/MAC platform based on the NIT information, creating a network list that identifies all networks referred to by all stream location descriptors associated with the selected IP/MAC platform based on the INT information, and acquiring network information for all the networks in the network list. In an aspect, an apparatus includes means for identifying an IP/MAC platform, means for acquiring NIT information, and means for acquiring INT information, means for creating a network list that identifies networks associated with the selected IP/MAC platform, and means for acquiring network information for all the networks in the network list. | 01-08-2009 |
20090013368 | BROADCAST SYSTEM - A broadcast system BS includes a broadcast apparatus | 01-08-2009 |
20090019508 | Memory reduction in DVB-H applications - A method of storing DVB-H data from a DVB-H data burst, the method comprising: identifying erasures in the data burst; and storing non-erasure data from the data burst in memory locations of a memory that would be used to store erasures. | 01-15-2009 |
20090019509 | TECHNIQUE FOR DISTRIBUTING CONTENT VIA DIFFERENT BEARER TYPES - A technique for controlling the distribution of content via broadcast bearers and non-broadcast bearers is described. A method embodiment of this technique includes the steps of providing a plurality of content channels, each content channel being associated with at least one of a first bearer type and a second bearer type, maintaining mapping information for the content channels, the mapping information being indicative of the bearer associations between content channels and bearer types, and controlling content distribution in accordance with the associations between content channels and bearer types. | 01-15-2009 |
20090044242 | System and method of providing video content - A method of providing video content is disclosed that includes receiving video content associated with a television stream from a video source at a server of a video distribution network. The method also includes sending a primary multicast video stream corresponding to the video content to a video distribution network entity via an Internet Protocol (IP) network. The primary multicast video stream is associated with a first bandwidth. Further, the method includes sending a secondary multicast video stream to the video distribution network entity via the IP network. The secondary multicast video stream is associated with a second bandwidth. The primary multicast video stream and the secondary multicast video stream are accessible to a set-top box device via the video distribution network entity in response to a channel change request that indicates the television stream. In addition, the frames of the secondary multicast video stream may be delayed with respect to their counterparts in the primary multicast video stream. This insures that, after sufficient buffering of frames of the primary multicast video stream, when the set-top box device switches from the secondary multicast video stream to the primary multicast video stream there will be no noticeable time shift. | 02-12-2009 |
20090064255 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING PERFORMANCE DATA - A method of providing performance data is disclosed that includes sending a data packet from customer premises equipment to a set-top box device via a network path at a transmission rate. The transmission rate is based on Network Layer performance metrics associated with the network path. The method also includes receiving performance data at the customer premises equipment from the set-top box device. The performance data relates to Physical Layer measurements. In addition, the performance data indicates a condition of a physical component of the network path. | 03-05-2009 |
20090064256 | EFFICIENT SELECTION OF AUXILIARY BROADCAST-SERVICE DATA ACCORDING TO A USER PREFERENCE - A system for distribution of data comprising: a transmitting device ( | 03-05-2009 |
20090077606 | AUDIO/VIDEO TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND AUDIO/VIDEO TRANSMISSION METHOD - An audio/video transmission apparatus includes a hot plug detecting section for detecting a hot plug signal output from a reception apparatus connected thereto via an High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI), an EDID reading/determining section for determining Extended Display Identification Data (EDID) information of the reception apparatus, a type determining section for determining a type of the reception apparatus based on a result of the determination of the EDID information, a TMDS switching section for designating an output scheme corresponding to the type of the reception apparatus of a plurality of Transition Minimized Differential Signaling (TMDS) signal output schemes; and a TMDS output section for outputting a TMDS signal in accordance with the designated output scheme. | 03-19-2009 |
20090083818 | SEARCHING CHANNEL PATH DISPLAY OF A VIDEO NETWORK - A device may provide for display equipment associated with a channel path of a video network, receive selection of one of the equipment, provide for display the selected equipment, receive selection of a port of the selected equipment, and provide for display other equipment of the video network connected to the selected port. | 03-26-2009 |
20090083819 | Optimization Of A Full Duplex Wideband Communications System - Systems and methods are disclosed for a full duplex wideband communications system for a local (e.g., in-home) coaxial network. The system employs a Frequency-division duplex (FDD) scheme that allows identical wideband modems to communicate with each other. To achieve this, the wideband modems contain a duplexer and a switch that allows reversing the connection of the wideband transmitter and receiver to the duplexer. Each wideband modem includes a control modem that is used to control access to the wideband channels. A wideband transmitter, which may be included in a modem associated with a server set-top terminal (STT), transmits a video presentation to a wideband receiver, which may be included in a modem associated with a client STT. | 03-26-2009 |
20090089849 | User interface - A method of controlling quality of video data transmitted from a first user terminal to at least one other user terminal in a communication system includes detecting at said first user terminal a condition that indicates that the quality of the video data is below an acceptable threshold; automatically generating instructions based on the detected condition for a user of the first user terminal, said instructions intended to provide a humanly implementable remedy to improve the quality of the video data; outputting the instructions to the user in a humanly comprehensible form; and receiving an input from a user of the first user terminal responsive to the instructions to implement the remedy and thereby improve the quality of the video data. | 04-02-2009 |
20090089850 | Electronic device and control method therein - Disclosed herein is an electronic device including, a signal transmission section, a communication section, a signal reception section, an image analysis section, and a control section. | 04-02-2009 |
20090094657 | Real-Time Video Transmission System - A system for transferring real-time video data over a network comprises a video source, a video encoder for encoding and compressing video data supplied by the video source and a first network interface controller for transmitting compressed video data on the network. Furthermore a second network interface controller for receiving compressed video data from the network, a video decoder for decoding the video data received by the second network interface controller, and an image processor for processing and/or displaying the decoded video data from the video decoder are provided. The network controllers are configured for transmitting and receiving data in a continuous data stream which is synchronized with a clock signal and in a format which prescribes a pulse sequence of individual bit groups of which at least one is used for video data. | 04-09-2009 |
20090094658 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DRIVING MULTIPLE DISPLAYS - Methods and systems are described for providing multimedia streams to a plurality of display devices coupled with a source device. An example method includes mapping a first subset of pixels for display on a first one of the plurality of display devices from a native stream at a source device to a first stream, mapping a second subset of pixels for display on a second one of the plurality of display devices from the native stream to a second stream, and transmitting simultaneously the first and second streams from the source device. | 04-09-2009 |
20090106808 | INTERACTIVE MEDIA PRESENTATION SYSTEM FOR PRESENTING BUSINESS DATA OVER A DIGITAL TELEVISION NETWORK - The method includes steps for creating and updating an interactive television application, which includes business data and other interactive and dynamic data which changes frequently over time. The interactive television application and data is transmitted over a television broadcast network, and the method includes steps for presenting the data to the user. Business data is compiled into a binary form, the business data for example comprising descriptions of products. A description of an interactive application is generated using an authoring tool. The authoring tool allows a creative designer to create page layouts and use simple script to specify how to respond to user interactions. The compiled business data and the script are streamed to a receiver for generating video information for a user's television, wherein the receiver uses the script to access the compiled business data and generate a presentation of the data for the user. The receiver can be a set-top box for use with a cable television provider, a terrestrial television provider or a satellite television provider. The business data can be compatible with a version of XML (extensible markup language). The business data can be referenced within script created using an authoring tool without the instances of the business data being present at the time of authoring. The compiling can be configured to improve the access speed of the receiver to the business data and to reduce a memory footprint of the business data on the receiver. The business data can be updated and recompiled without requiring the application to be re-authored manually. | 04-23-2009 |
20090106809 | SYSTEM FOR FAULT DETECTION IN AN INTERNET PROTOCOL TELEVISION COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) network element can have a wireless transceiver, a wireline transceiver, and a controller. The controller can be adapted to process multimedia signals received from an upstream IPTV network element, transmit the processed multimedia signals to one or more downstream IPTV network elements, monitor communications on a wireline interface capable of accessing a fault management system (FMS), and cause the wireless access transceiver to wirelessly transmit to the FMS telemetry information collected responsive to detecting one or more faults in the wireline interface. The controller can also cause the wireline transceiver to transmit to the FMS over the wireline interface the telemetry information responsive to detecting no fault in the wireline interface that impedes communication with the FMS over the wireline interface. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 04-23-2009 |
20090113507 | Media System for Facilitating Interaction with Media Data Across a Plurality of Media Devices - A system and method are set forth which combine an ability to view video with an ability to access computer programs. In certain embodiments, the media system provides access to movies, music and photos in a visually appealing three dimensional environment. Also, in certain environment, the media system presents a three dimensional navigation tool (such as a three dimensional wheel) on which multiple media files are presented. Also, in certain embodiments, a user may access both local and remote media files via the media system. Also, in certain embodiments, the media system provides on demand integration (such as Orb integration) while providing a consistent user interface such that access to local and remote content is seamless. | 04-30-2009 |
20090113508 | MULTICAST ADMISSION CONTROL - A resource admission control entity and method in an administrative domain (AD). The AD has a topology view that comprises link capacity and link usage information. The resource admission control entity receives a request intended for a user to obtain a multicast content, derives a list of links to be newly used by the multicast content based on the request and verifies if the multicast content can be admitted on the links to be newly used by the multicast content based on the topology view thereby providing an admittance verification result. If the admittance verification result is positive, the admission control module updates usage values in the topology view for the links to be newly used by the multicast content. | 04-30-2009 |
20090113509 | VIDEO SYSTEM, VIDEO TRANSMITTER, VIDEO RECEIVER AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - A video system with a bi-directional transmission function is provided. The video system includes an video transmitter, a transmission interface and a video receiver. The video transmitter is coupled to the video receiver via the transmission interface (coaxial cable). The video transmitter is used for inserting a first control signal into the video signal according a synchronous signal of the video signal. The video transmitter is used for outputting the video signal with the first control signal to the video receiver via the transmission interface. The video receiver receives the video signal with the first control signal, and gets the first control signal from the video signal according to the synchronous signal of the video signal. In addition, the video receiver can insert a second control signal into the video signal and feedback the second control signal to the video transmitter via the transmission interface. | 04-30-2009 |
20090119734 | Distributed Cache Algorithms and System for Time-Shifted, and Live, Peer-to-Peer Video Streaming - Systems, devices and methods for supporting live and time-shifted video streaming via distributed caching of portions of video streams shared in peer-to-peer portions of systems. | 05-07-2009 |
20090125963 | System for establishing a connection between a service centre and a plurality of devices for the reception of television signal - A system for establishing a connection between a service center and a plurality of devices for reception of a television signal, wherein the connection utilizes an electric supply network. The electric supply network is set up as a local area network (LAN) of devices for the reception of the television signal. | 05-14-2009 |
20090125964 | DEVICE, METHOD AND SYSTEM OF SWITCHING BETWEEN FREQUENCY CHANNELS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - Some demonstrative embodiments include devices, systems and/or methods of wireless communication. A method of switching between frequency channels of communication between wireless video communication modules may include, for example, transmitting over a first frequency channel at least one wireless video frame from a first wireless video communication module to a second wireless video communication module, wherein the video frame includes an indication of a second frequency channel to be used for communication between the first and second modules and an indication of a time at which the first and second modules are to switch to the second transmission channel. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 05-14-2009 |
20090138933 | Use of a Feedback Channel for Image Broadcasting - The invention relates to a method for broadcasting images from a video sequence, the method comprising the following steps at the level of a broadcasting equipment ( | 05-28-2009 |
20090144795 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER PRODUCTS FOR PROVIDING PODCASTS VIA IPTV - Systems, methods, and computer products for providing podcasts via Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) are disclosed herein. Exemplary embodiments include a network-based method for providing digital media podcasts. The method includes receiving a request to render at least one podcast on a communications device authenticated on an IPTV network, retrieving the at least one podcast from the IPTV network, and providing the at least one podcast to the communications device. | 06-04-2009 |
20090144796 | PROCESSING VIDEO STREAMS OF DIFFERENT PICTURE FORMATS - Methods and systems for the efficient and non-redundant transmission of a single video program in multiple frame rates, optionally employing a combination of video coding standards, in a way that is backwards-compatible with legacy receivers only supportive of some subsection of frame rates or of some subsection of video coding standards. | 06-04-2009 |
20090150960 | DELIVERY OF STREAMS TO REPAIR ERRORED MEDIA STREAMS IN PERIODS OF UNRECOVERABLE ERRORS - In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a program stream from a program source on a first channel. The method also includes detecting an unrecoverable error in the program stream, and receiving a standalone decodable repair stream from an error repair source on a second channel. The repair stream refers to a portion of the program stream, where the portion corresponds to the unrecoverable error. The method also includes combining the repair stream and the program stream to produce a presentable stream for user viewing. | 06-11-2009 |
20090150961 | IMAGE TRANSFER APPARATUS xx - The invention has: a first register that is set when receiving a CEC message which a video signal source reads an EDID of a video transmitting apparatus and issues and is reset in response to a leading edge of 5V that is supplied from the video signal source; and a second register which reads an EDID of a video displaying apparatus, is set when it is decided that the video displaying apparatus is a predetermined video displaying apparatus, and is reset when a state where an HPD is in a state of “L” has continued for a predetermined period of time or longer. Only when both of the first and second registers have been set, it is determined that a predetermined video signal source, the video transmitting apparatus, and the video displaying apparatus have directly been connected. | 06-11-2009 |
20090150962 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATA TRANSMISSION IN DLNA NETWORK ENVIRONMENT - A system and method for data transmission in a DLNA network environment are disclosed. The data transmission system includes a content creation unit creating at least one content, a content correlation check unit checking a created content to classify the created content by category and a conversion content creation unit extracting header information and body information of the classified content and converting the extracted information into preset type information. | 06-11-2009 |
20090158378 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING DATA BETWEEN A CENTRAL RADIO STATION AND AT LEAST ONE TRANSMITTER - First data is transmitted between a central radio station and at least one transmitter, where the first data is in first data fields of data packets and useful data is in second data fields of the data packets. The first data fields in this context are pre-reserved by the central radio station for the transmission of second data between the transmitter(s) and the receivers. | 06-18-2009 |
20090178099 | DIGITAL BROADCASTING TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION DEVICES CAPABLE OF IMPROVING A RECEIVING PERFORMANCE AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is a digital broadcasting transmission/reception system having an improved reception performance and a signal-processing method thereof. A digital broadcasting transmitter comprises a randomizer for inputting dual TS stream consists of robust and normal packets having stuff bytes inserted in predetermined positions and randomizing the dual TS stream; a stuff byte exchanger for replacing the stuff byte of a randomized data stream from the randomizer to a predetermined known data; and an encoder for encoding a data streams to which the known data is inserted. Accordingly, the present invention detects the known data from a signal received from a reception side and uses the detected known data for synchronization and equalization, so that the digital broadcasting reception performance can be improved at poor multipath channels. | 07-09-2009 |
20090193487 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING ENHANCEMENTS TO ATSC NETWORKS USING SYNCHRONOUS VESTIGIAL SIDEBAND (VSB) FRAME SLICING - Systems, methods, apparatus and computer program products are provided for signaling to a receiver an availability of a service and a deterministic mapping of a service content corresponding to the service. A modulator receives a digital signal and generates a data frame from the digital signal, where the data frame is divided into segments, where at least one grouping of the segments contains the service content. The modulator modulates at least one grouping in accordance with the deterministic mapping. A receiving device receives a digital signal containing the availability of a service, the deterministic mapping corresponding to the service, and the service content, and performs an operation on the service content in accordance with the deterministic mapping. | 07-30-2009 |
20090199255 | Device and Methods for Customization of Communication Notification In A Converged Network - A method for customization of communication session request notifications based on user preference information includes receiving a communication session invitation at a service provider. The service provider determines the intended target of the invitation, and identifies preference information associated with the target. In an embodiment, the preference information is associated with a user of the target communication device. The preference information includes a set of identifiers for multimedia content associated with particular users, groups, regions, or the like, or any combination thereof. Based on the session invitation, the service provider determines a particular identifier and provides the associated multimedia content to the target device. The preference information can be adjusted by a user to customize notifications for requests from particular users, groups, or regions, or any combination thereof. | 08-06-2009 |
20090210920 | TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING SYSTEM, TRANSMISSION DEVICE, TRANSMITTING METHOD, RECEPTION DEVICE, RECEIVING METHOD, PRESENTATION DEVICE, PRESENTATION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A transmission/reception system includes: a transmission device configured to transmit data; and a reception device configured to receive the data; wherein the transmission device includes a transmitting unit to transmit a parameter for the purpose of identifying a physical model of an object used for content; and wherein the reception device includes a generating unit to generate content by performing physical simulation based on the parameter. | 08-20-2009 |
20090217338 | RECEPTION VERIFICATION/NON-RECEPTION VERIFICATION OF BASE/ENHANCEMENT VIDEO LAYERS - Operating a source device to transport video data to a destination device. The source device and destination device establish both a reception verified communication link and a non-reception verified communication link. The source device encodes the video data into a plurality of video layer streams including a base video layer stream and at least one other video layer stream. The source device transmits he base video layer stream to the destination device via the reception verified communication link. The source device transmits the at least one other video layer stream to the destination device via the non-reception verified communication link. The source device may also encode audio data and transmit the encoded audio data to the destination device. The destination device receives and decodes the audio/video streams and may present audio data produced thereby to a user. | 08-27-2009 |
20090222874 | METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR SESSION MOBILITY OF INTERNET PROTOCOL TELEVISION (IPTV) CONTENT BETWEEN END USER COMMUNICATION DEVICES - A method, device and system for providing Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) session mobility between end user communication devices, such as between a set-top box and a mobile communication device. IPTV session mobility is provided using a control server configured to manage and facilitate the transfer of the IPTV session in response to receiving appropriate IPTV session control information from the set-top box and/or the mobile communication device. The control server also is configured to discontinue or terminate an existing transfer of IPTV content to the mobile communication device in response to receiving appropriate IPTV session control information. The control server also is configured to allow the mobile communication device to change IPTV channels, perform trick play operations and retrieve stored content from and control various functions of the set-top box. The control server can be a network element coupled to the IP network. | 09-03-2009 |
20090241157 | CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, BAND CONTROL MEDIATING APPARATUS, AND BAND CONTROL METHOD - A content distribution system according to the present invention, includes a client terminal, a server, a band control mediating unit provided between the client terminal and the server, and configured to relay a reproduction control protocol data of a content data from the client terminal to the server, and a first band control unit arranged in a first network and configured to control a band on the first network. The band control mediating unit requests the first band control unit to control the band on the first network for a communication path, through which the content data is transferred, based on the reproduction control protocol data. | 09-24-2009 |
20090249424 | VIDEO TRANSMISSION SYSTEM WITH TIMING BASED ON A GLOBAL CLOCK AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A video transmission system includes a network module that receives network global positioning system (GPS) signals and that transmits a video signal to a remote device that includes time stamps that are based on the network GPS data. A remote device receives the video signal and that plays the video signal based on local timing generated from local GPS signals. | 10-01-2009 |
20090254963 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A VIRTUAL CHANNEL SERVICE - A method and an apparatus for providing a virtual channel service are disclosed. The method includes maintaining a contents list recorded in a personal video recorder and a virtual channel information, determining a playback order of recorded contents included in the list in accordance with a preset algorithm, and playing back in sequence the recorded contents through a predetermined virtual channel. As a result, a user may approach easily to the recorded contents. | 10-08-2009 |
20090260048 | METHOD OF PROVIDING CONTENT AND CONTENT PROVIDING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF REPRODUCING CONTENT AND CONTENT REPRODUCING APPARATUS - A method of providing content and a content providing apparatus, and a method of reproducing content and a content reproducing apparatus by which content reconstruction information for adjusting a content reproduction time according to a content reproduction environment is generated, and the generated content reconstruction information and the content are then transmitted. | 10-15-2009 |
20090265751 | Reception of ancillary 8VSB signals controlled responsive to information signaling version of broadcast standard being used - Modifications to the system of broadcasting robustly coded ancillary transmissions to mobile and portable receivers of 8VSB digital television signals include version information as part of signal transmissions besides those made specifically to support an electronic service guide (ESG). This version information indicates what version of broadcast standard the signals complied with when transmitted. Such modifications allow such a receiver to determine whether it has the capability to process received ancillary transmissions usefully, without the receiver having to refer to an ESG derived from robustly coded ancillary transmissions that have been fully decoded. Such determination allows the receiver to avoid decoding of the robustly coded ancillary transmissions or to curtail such decoding after partial completion thereof, which reductions in decoding procedures reduce battery drain in battery-powered mobile and portable receivers. A receiver designed to respond to these modifications to the system of broadcasting is much less likely to malfunction owing to the ESG signal containing error when transmitted or accruing error owing to corruption during transmission. | 10-22-2009 |
20090276822 | VIDEO DELIVERY APPARATUS AND METHOD - To reduce the delivery delay of video data to a display device in which a control right for adjusting parameters of the video data is vested, a video delivery apparatus modifies a delivery tree for delivering the video data to multiple display devices, and delivers the video data to the multiple display device via a network in accordance with the delivery tree. | 11-05-2009 |
20090282452 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CALCULATING THE DELAY BETWEEN MEDIA SIGNALS - The embodiments described herein provide a method and system for determining the extent to which a plurality of media signals are out of sync with each other. The method includes: receiving a first input media signal and a second input media signal wherein the first and second input media signals are in sync with each other; extracting at least one first characteristic feature from the first input media signal; extracting at least one second characteristic feature from the second input media signal; receiving a first output media signal and a second output media signal wherein the first output signal corresponds to the first input media signal after being transmitted through a network, and the second output signal corresponds to the second input media signal after being transmitted through the network; extracting the at least one first characteristic feature from the first output media signal; extracting the at least one second characteristic feature from the second output media signal; calculating a first signal delay based on the at least one first characteristic feature extracted from the first input and output media signals; calculating a second signal delay based on the at least one second characteristic feature extracted from the second input and output media signals; and outputting a synchronization signal based on the difference between the first and second delay signals wherein the synchronization signal represents the extent to which the first and second output media signals are out of sync with each other. | 11-12-2009 |
20090307739 | REMOTE DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA - Methods and apparatus are described for configuring a CATV system as base station with a distributed antenna supporting a wireless communication system. The CATV system can be configured to implement a frequency translating repeater at each of a plurality of distribution points within the CATV distribution network. | 12-10-2009 |
20090307740 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTIVE CACHING OF BURST STREAM TRANSMISSION - Embodiments relate to systems and methods for the selective caching of burst stream transmissions. A digital video (e.g., DVB-H) or other transport stream can be received on a cellular telephone or other device. The transport stream can be divided into bursts in a sequence of cyclical time slots, each slot carrying one service such as a video channel. The bursts contained in the time slots most distant in time from a currently received time slot can be stored to an onboard cache. When a user wishes to change the service being played, they can select the new desired service. If the user chooses to switch or “zap” to one of the cached services, the media decoder on the device can immediately begin decoding and playing the service encoded in that burst back, rather than waiting for the arrival of the next time slot of the subsequent burst for that service. | 12-10-2009 |
20090313673 | Method and System for Protecting MPEG Frames During Transmission Within An Internet Protocol (IP) Network - A system and method in accordance with exemplary embodiments may include identifying video data traffic as at least one of I-frame video data traffic, B-frame video data traffic, and P-frame video data traffic, classifying the video data traffic based on the identification, applying at least one of Expedited Forwarding (EF) standards and Assured Forwarding (AF) standards to the video data traffic based on the classification, and transmitting the video data traffic to one or more video receiver device network elements via one or more network elements using a network. | 12-17-2009 |
20090313674 | PID Obfuscation - A method, system, and computer program product for providing a decoy identifier, such as an MPEG PID, for a non-encrypted component. By obscuring the true identifier, an MPEG receiver that can decode ‘clear channels’ can not locate, and therefore, can not decode and present the true component for the program to a display device. By using the disclosed methodology, computer program product and system a cable television system or other provider of individualized content can broadcast a requested component without needing to encrypt the component. | 12-17-2009 |
20090328125 | VIDEO FINGERPRINT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A method that provides identification information for a portion of a video stream includes receiving a video stream, wherein the video stream includes one or more successive video scenes, wherein the one or more successive video scenes respectively corresponds to one or more sets of visual information, wherein each of the one or more successive video scenes includes plural successive pictures, wherein a first visual object is included in a first video scene, wherein the one or more successive video scenes includes the first video scene, detecting the first visual object over a first plurality of pictures of the first video scene, deriving information corresponding to one or more measured transitions of the first visual object over the first plurality of pictures of the first video scene, and providing identification information corresponding to the derived information. | 12-31-2009 |
20100011402 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A communication apparatus for receiving video data transmitted by streaming from a transmission apparatus via a transmission path includes a video data reception unit configured to receive the video data, a reception data monitoring unit configured to monitor a processing status of the video data received by the video data reception unit, and a control request transmission unit configured to transmit a playback control request for the video data to the transmission apparatus, wherein, when the video data is played back at a playback speed, if the reception data monitoring unit determines that the playback speed exceeds a transmission capacity of the transmission path or a processing capacity of the communication apparatus, the control request transmission unit transmits to the transmission apparatus a playback control request to request only intra-picture coded video data. | 01-14-2010 |
20100011403 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING FILES FROM A SENDER TO A RECEIVER IN A TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION NETWORK - A system and method for transmitting files from a sender to a receiver in a television distribution system, for example, a cable television distribution network, is provided. The files are transmitted without the need for transmitting a directory over an out of band communications link. In an exemplary embodiment, a filename corresponding to a file to be transmitted is provided to a transform. The transform calculates a PID based on the filename. The calculated PID is incorporated into the MPEG2 data stream carrying the corresponding file contents. When an application program running in the receiver requests a file, the filename of the requested file is provided to a transform operating in the receiver. The transmitter and receiver transforms are identical. The transform provides a corresponding PID at its output. The PID is used to tune a PID filter on the receiver end such that the requested file is selected from the incoming MPEG bit stream for processing by the processor. | 01-14-2010 |
20100017838 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UPDATING A NETWORK ADDRESS OF AN AUDIO/VIDEO NODE TO A COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A method for updating a network address of an audio/video node of a communication network to a communication device is provided. In the method, a communication identifier associated with the communication device is received at the audio/video node. Also received at the audio/video node, by way of the communication network, is a network address of the audio/video node. In response to receiving the network address, a message is transferred from the audio/video node to the communication device using the communication identifier, wherein the message comprises the network address. A request for audio/video data is transferred from the communication device over the communication network to the audio/video node using the network address. In response to receiving the request, the audio/video data is transferred from the audio/video node over the communication network to the communication device. | 01-21-2010 |
20100017839 | METHOD OF RECEIVING A BROADCASTING SIGNAL AND RECEIVING SYSTEM FOR RECEIVING A BROADCASTING SIGNAL - A broadcast signal reception method and a reception system are provided. The reception system includes a first processor, a second processor, and a storage medium. The first processor receives and processes a signaling table, the signaling table comprising first signaling information including access information of Non-Real-Time (NRT) service data and second signaling information including media object association information of the NRT service data. The second processor receives the NRT service data and processes a file including the received NRT service data based on the access information and the media object association information processed by the first processor. The storage medium stores the processed file of the NRT service data. | 01-21-2010 |
20100023990 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SENSING A SIGNAL USING CYCLOSTATIONARITY - A Wireless Regional Area Network (WRAN) receiver comprises a transceiver for communicating with a wireless network over one of a number of channels, and an Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) signal detector for use in forming a supported channel list comprising those ones of the number of channels upon which an ATSC signal was not detected. The ATSC signal detector computes at least one cyclostationary feature of a received signal for determining if the received signal is an incumbent ATSC broadcast signal. | 01-28-2010 |
20100037279 | METHOD OF ADJUSTING TIMING TRANSMISSION PARAMETERS IN A SINGLE FREQUENCY NETWORK - A method of adjusting the transmission station parameters in a digital video broadcasting network, includes determining, in at least one area element of a geographic area of interest, delays among signals received from a plurality of transmission stations; calculating, based on the determined delays, transmission delays to be applied to the transmission stations of the plurality, wherein the calculated transmission delays are adapted to reduce the delays among the received signals; and applying the calculated transmission delays to the transmission stations of the plurality. The choice of the timing parameters is based on a repetition of a random perturbation of a control parameter and the consequent evaluation of the result of the result obtained. | 02-11-2010 |
20100037280 | Video transmission apparatus, video transmission system, and reproduction control method by video transmission apparatus - The present invention provides a video transmission apparatus including a connection terminal to which a video reproduction device is connected; a wireless transmission unit for wirelessly transmitting a video signal input through the connection terminal; a transmission quality detection unit for detecting transmission quality of when wirelessly transmitted by the wireless transmission unit; and a reproduction control unit for controlling the video reproduction device to stop the reproduction of the video when degradation of the transmission quality is detected and to resume the reproduction of the video when the transmission quality is recovered. | 02-11-2010 |
20100043044 | MITIGATATION OF VIDEO ARTIFACTS - Methods, systems and computer-readable storage media are disclosed to mitigate video artifacts in video content transmission. A method to mitigate video artifacts in a video content transmission includes analyzing one or more video quality metrics received from each of a first plurality of video content receivers to determine a representative set of one or more video quality metrics. At least one of the video quality metrics of the representative set is associated with artifacts of a first portion of the video content transmission. The method further includes setting one or more encoder parameters based on the at least one of the video quality metrics of the representative set, encoding a second portion of the video content transmission using the one or more encoder parameters, and transmitting the encoded second portion to a second plurality of video content receivers. | 02-18-2010 |
20100058423 | METHODS, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR PROVIDING INTERACTIVE SERVICES - Methods, apparatus, and computer program products for providing interactive services used with a time sensitive interactive application are provided. A request is received for interactive services that corresponds to a program. A program identification (ID) for the program is determined. An interactive application that corresponds to the program is determined based on the program ID, where the interactive application has a corresponding interactive application ID. The interactive application ID that corresponds to the interactive application for the program is provided. | 03-04-2010 |
20100083333 | Receiver Apparatus and Method - In a system in which image data and audio data are transmitted and received via a network, a first receiver apparatus transmits its address to a second receiver apparatus, receives an address of the second receiver apparatus from the second receiver apparatus, instructs a first transmitter apparatus which has been associated with the first receiver apparatus to transmit image data and audio data to the received address of the second receiver apparatus, and decodes image data and audio data transmitted from a second transmitter apparatus which has been associated with the second receiver apparatus. | 04-01-2010 |
20100095343 | Audiovisual Apparatus, Method of Controlling an Audiovisual Apparatus, and Method of Distributing Data - According to one embodiment, an embodiment of this invention provides an audiovisual apparatus that enables a plurality of users to appreciate one program as if they were got together, and a method controlling the apparatus. In the audiovisual apparatus, the broadcast-program signal processing module processes the broadcast program signal received at the first reception module and outputs the broadcast program signal to the first display area. The grouped-video signal processing module processes the grouped video signal received at the second reception module and outputs the same, in the form of a multi-image, to the second display area. Meanwhile, the transmission module processes a pickup image signal and outputs the same to an external apparatus. | 04-15-2010 |
20100100921 | DYNAMICALLY CONFIGURABLE FREQUENCY BAND SELECTION DEVICE BETWEEN CATV DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND CATV USER - A frequency band selection device that can be inserted into a signal transmission line of a CATV system on the premise of a user includes at least two signal path sets between a tap side and a premise side. Each signal path set includes two discrete signal paths, a high frequency signal path for a downstream bandwidth and a low frequency signal path for an upstream bandwidth. The high frequency signal path and the low frequency signal path are separated by a cut-off transition frequency that is different for each signal path set. The device further includes a switch controller having at least two discrete switch positions. The switch controller chooses one of the switch positions as a result of an information signal. Each of the switch positions corresponds to a respective one of the signal path sets. | 04-22-2010 |
20100107209 | System for simultaneous delivery of digital television and interactive broadband service - A method and apparatus is provided for the delivery of digital television and interactive broadband service in a manner that maximizes the usage of the digital broadcast spectrum. A digital television signal is transmitted to a given broadcast area in a relatively small part (for example, a 1 MHz band) of one or more licensed portions of the digital broadcast spectrum. Interactive broadband service is delivered within at least a portion of the same broadcast area covered by the broadcast digital television signal, in the remainder (for example, a 5 MHz band) of an unused part of the same licensed portion of the digital broadcast spectrum as is occupied by the digital television signal, or within an unlicensed (unused) portion of the digital broadcast spectrum. The broadcasting of the digital television and delivery the interactive broadband service occur simultaneously. In one embodiment, digital television and broadband service are delivered by the same equipment within the same bandwidth. | 04-29-2010 |
20100125889 | DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - A digital broadcasting system and a data processing method thereof are provided. An apparatus for generating a transport stream includes a packet generator for generating a plurality of packets by compressing video and audio signals; a counter for counting the number of the generated packets and outputting the count result; and an information controller for determining whether the count result of counting reaches a predetermined number of packets, inserting packet start information into the packets according to the count result, and transmitting the packets with the packet start information inserted therein. The packet start information is added to a packet to be transmitted in a transmitter, and the packet start information is extracted from the received packet in a receiver, so that the waste of frequency resources can be reduced. | 05-20-2010 |
20100132001 | TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND RECEPTION DEVICE - [Object] To enable an external device to recognize, in the case of including a communication unit configured to execute communication via a communication path made up of a pair of differential transmission paths included in a transmission path, information relating to the communication unit thereof. | 05-27-2010 |
20100132002 | VIDEO TRANSMISSION METHOD AND DEVICE - The method of transmitting a video stream over a network between a transmission device and at least one reception device comprises: —a step ( | 05-27-2010 |
20100138889 | STREAM CONDITIONING FOR SEAMLESS SWITCHING OF ADDRESSABLE CONTENT ACROSS TRANSPORT MULTIPLEX, USING LOCAL STORED CONTENT AS PRE-ROLL AND POST-ROLL BUFFERS; IN DIGITAL TELEVISION RECEIVERS - A system, method and apparatus to enable a form of addressable advertising content delivery in which multiple addressable content streams are sent in a transport multiplex, Addressable Content Channel Multiplex, different from the Primary Channel Multiplex on which the Primary Channel is delivered describe the present invention. The Primary Channel is network stream onto which the addressable content is to be inserted. Seamless switch between the Primary Channel and the addressable content streams on the Addressable Content Channel Multiplex is accomplished by using Receiver stored content as interim buffers to which the switching happens prior to switching to a different transport multiplex. These buffers in effect feed the audio and video decoders with content, during the time it takes for the tuner to switch to a different transport multiplex. Two content buffers, Pre-roll and Post-roll are used during switching, one from Primary Channel Multiplex to Addressable Content Channel Multiplex and another when switching from the Addressable Content Channel Multiplex to the Primary Channel Multiplex. | 06-03-2010 |
20100162339 | Method for processing targeting descriptor in non-real-time receiver - A method of receiving a broadcast signal including a Non-Real-Time (NRT) Receiver Targeting service is disclosed herein. A method of receiving a broadcast signal including a Non-Real-Time (NRT) Receiver Targeting service, the method comprises receiving broadcast signal including first signaling information and second signaling information, identifying an NRT service based on the first signaling information, parsing a Receiver Targeting Descriptor from the second signaling information, determining validity of the NRT service or an NRT content based on a targeting_criterion_type_code included in the Receiver Targeting Descriptor, and downloading the NRT service or the NRT content when a receiver determines the NRT service or the NRT content to be valid. | 06-24-2010 |
20100180316 | BROADCAST DEVICE, RECEIVER, AND BROADCAST METHOD - A broadcast method includes specifying an information holding device which holds recorder information for identifying a recorder that receives and records broadcast contents, attaching device information for identifying the information holding device specified by the specifying, to the broadcast contents, and broadcasting the broadcast contents to which the device information is attached. | 07-15-2010 |
20100218231 | DETERMINISTICALLY SKEWING TRANSMISSION OF CONTENT STREAMS - Described are computer-based methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for deterministically skewing transmission of content streams. A content stream comprising one or more video frames is received. The content stream is buffered in a buffer, wherein the buffer allows simultaneous read access to the content stream at a plurality of locations. One or more video frames of the content stream are transmitted from the buffer to a first device associated with a first subscriber beginning at a first location in the buffer based on a first transmission delay parameter. One or more video frames of the content stream are transmitted from the buffer to a second device associated with a second subscriber beginning at a second location in the buffer based on a second transmission delay parameter. | 08-26-2010 |
20100218232 | SIGNALLING OF AUXILIARY INFORMATION THAT ASSISTS PROCESSING OF VIDEO ACCORDING TO VARIOUS FORMATS - In one embodiment, receiving at a video stream receive-and-process (VSRP) device auxiliary information corresponding to a video stream, the auxiliary information corresponding to a fixed quantity of framestores to be allocated in a decoded picture buffer; receiving at the VSRP device the video stream comprising a first portion of compressed pictures having a first picture format and a second portion having a second picture format during transmission over a given channel, wherein the first compressed picture of the second portion of compressed pictures is the first compressed picture in the video stream after the last compressed picture of the first portion of compressed pictures; and decoding the first and second portions of the video stream with the fixed quantity of framestores according to the received auxiliary information and outputting the first and second decoded portions of the video stream with a fixed output resolution per the received auxiliary information. | 08-26-2010 |
20100299715 | Dynamic Application Insertion for MPEG Stream Switching - Disclosed herein are methods and systems for dynamically creating and inserting an application into an MPEG program transport stream. The application may be subsequently run on a customer premises equipment (CPE) device to effect switching between content streams for presentation to viewers based on other available data, such as targeting information. | 11-25-2010 |
20100319045 | Production of Multimedia Content - A computer readable medium and method for production of multimedia content are provided. In this regard, one embodiment of such a computer readable medium, among others, can be broadly summarized as including instructions executable by a computer that control the computer to perform importing a source content; receiving a selection of a first portion of the imported source content; generating an instructional content, wherein the instructional content comprises a first server identifying content and a relation between the first portion of the imported source content and a second portion of the imported source content; exporting the first portion of the imported source content for storage as at least a portion of a first server multimedia content on a first server; and burning, on an optical disc, the second portion of the imported source content and the instructional content as at least a portion of an optical disc multimedia content. | 12-16-2010 |
20100325678 | BROADCAST SYSTEM, TRANSMISSION DEVICE, TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEPTION DEVICE, RECEPTION METHOD, PRESENTATION DEVICE, PRESENTATION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A broadcast system, transmission device, transmitting method, reception device, receiving method, presentation device, presentation method, program, and storage medium, whereby presentation of content can be flexibly performed. A transmission/reception system is configured of a transmission device to transmit data, and a reception device to receive data. The transmission device transmits object information for each object used for content. On the other hand, the reception device receives the object information from the transmission device, and generates content based on the object information. The present invention can be applied to a broadcast system for performing broadcast and so forth, for example. | 12-23-2010 |
20110004912 | METHOD OF CODING A SCALABLE VIDEO STREAM DESTINED FOR USERS WITH DIFFERENT PROFILES - A method is provided of coding a video sequence as a video stream having a base layer and one or more refinement layers destined for users having different user profiles. A visual object is coded in at least one of the refinement layers codes, which is distinct from visual objects coded in the base layer or in another of the refinement layers. The visual object corresponds to semantic content destined specifically for the users of one of the profiles. | 01-06-2011 |
20110030025 | High speed wireless video transmission - An implementation of a system and method for wirelessly communicating a digital video signal is provided. The system automatically compensates to maintain the received signal integrity as a wireless path for the transmitted digital video signal deteriorates. This method adjusts both the video compression rate and the modulation index in tandem to maintain a constant symbol rate. | 02-03-2011 |
20110047585 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HIGH SPEED DATA SERVICES - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a network device to transmit interactive TV services using minimally twisted or non-twisted pair cables including a controller to receive a very high digital subscriber line (VDSL) signal at the minimally twisted or non-twisted pair cable and adapt the VDSL signal for transmission over the minimally twisted or non-twisted pair cable to form an adapted VDSL signal which can subsequently be used for presentation of interactive TV services. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 02-24-2011 |
20110047586 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A communication apparatus includes a communication unit, an acquisition unit, and a control unit. The control unit controls the acquisition unit to acquire again information for generating video data to be transmitted to an external apparatus by the communication unit from an apparatus if the predetermined signal is detected, the predetermined signal indicates that a state of the apparatus is changed to a first state from a second state after the state of the apparatus is changed to the second state from the first state. | 02-24-2011 |
20110061087 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A COMBINED DATA SET RELATING TO PROGRAM INFORMATION - The present invention relates to an electronic device for providing a combined application data set relating to program information. A communication unit communicates with at least one further electronic device within a network and receives from the at least one further electronic device an application data set comprising information on broadcast programs. A central processing unit combines at least the received data sets to a combined data set and an output unit outputs the combined data set. | 03-10-2011 |
20110072484 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FAST CHANNEL CHANGE - A method and system for fast channel change (FCC) between multicast digital video feeds wherein each digital video feed is converted to a set of slotted multicasts, each having the same content but delayed in time relative to each other, metadata associated with the digital video feed and the slotted multicasts is published using an on-the-wire format to downstream client devices (e.g. set-top boxes), when a user selects the digital video feed (i.e. a new channel) the client device uses the metadata to select a slotted multicast that minimizes the total time to reach the next random access point (RAP) while allowing a maximum leave-join delay. Both a FCC server that generates the slotted multicasts and a FCC middleware on the client devices are connected to a common time reference, and the method and system provide for adjusting to clock drift on the FCC server relative to the common time reference. | 03-24-2011 |
20110072485 | SIGNAL TRANSMITTER AND SIGNAL RECEIVER - In a signal transmitter and a signal receiver, a multiplexing part multiplexes a video signal and a time-base-compressed audio signal on the basis of a multiplexing control signal to transmit the multiplexed signal through a data line in the signal transmitter. Further, a demultiplexing part demultiplexes a video/audio multiplexed signal received through the data line into the original video signal and audio signal by a demultiplexing control signal in the signal receiver. According to the so-configured signal transmitter and signal receiver, it is possible to realize a signal transmission system compliant with the DVI standard, in which the audio signal as well as the video signal can be transmitted. | 03-24-2011 |
20110078756 | Methods, Systems And Computer Program Products For Providing Internet Protocol Television Set Up - A method of providing set up services to customer premise equipment (CPE), the CPE coupled to an interne protocol television (IPTV) network. The method includes operating a network element as a set up terminal server, the network element being part of a communications network. A request to initiate a set up process is received from the CPE. A set up server coupled to the communications network is accessed to initiate a set up application. The set up server communicates with the CPE through the network element to perform installation of the CPE and provisioning of the CPE. | 03-31-2011 |
20110083156 | NETWORK STREAMING OF A VIDEO STREAM OVER MULTIPLE COMMUNICATION CHANNELS - The present disclosure is directed to streaming a video from a sending endpoint to a receiving endpoint. Both of the sending endpoint and the receiving endpoint have multiple communication channels connecting the sending endpoint and the receiving endpoint to one or more networks, respectively, and the streaming video includes a plurality of intra-frame coded frames and a plurality of inter-frame coded frames. The sending endpoint splits the video stream into the plurality of intra-frame coded frames and inter-frame coded frames. The sending endpoint then sends different ones of the plurality of intra-frame coded frames to the receiving endpoint over more than one of the multiple communication channels having a connection-oriented protocol. Also, the sending endpoint sends different ones of the plurality of inter-frame coded frames to the receiving endpoint over more than one of the multiple communication channels having a connectionless-oriented protocol. The sent intra-frame coded frames and inter-frame coded frames are then received and recombined at the receiving endpoint. | 04-07-2011 |
20110093910 | SYSTEM AND DEVICES FOR DISTRIBUTING CONTENT IN A HIERARCHICAL MANNER - The present invention concerns a transmitting device adapted to send content in bursts in a channel, the channel comprising a plurality of bursts, wherein a burst comprises at least one time slot. The transmitting device comprises first communicating means for receiving content from a first network, second communicating means for sending the content to a second network, the content being successively sent over at least one time slot of the bursts of the channel, time slot means for assigning a channel, and at least one unfilled time slot in the bursts of the channel to at least one second transmitting device located on the second network and signaling means for indicating the channel and the unfilled time slots to the at least one second transmitting device. | 04-21-2011 |
20110093911 | SERVICE PROVIDING METHOD AND SERVICE PROVIDING APPARATUS FOR GENERATING AND TRANSMITTING A DIGITAL TELEVISION SIGNAL STREAM AND METHOD AND RECEIVING MEANS FOR RECEIVING AND PROCESSING A DIGITAL TELEVISION SIGNAL STREAM - A service providing method and apparatus that generates and transmits a digital television signal stream, by providing at least one downscaled sub picture service stream having a resolution equal to or less than the resolution of the standard definition television SDTV format, and multiplexing the at least one downscaled sub picture service stream in one transport stream and transmitting said transport stream to a receiving means. A receiving method and apparatus process a digital television signal stream, whereby the transport stream has multiplexed thereto at least one downscaled sub picture service stream having a resolution equal to or less than the resolution of the standard definition television SDTV format, by receiving the transport stream, separating the at least one downscaled sub picture service stream, and displaying on a display the at least the downscaled sub picture service stream according to predefined or user defined display parameters. | 04-21-2011 |
20110107386 | System and Method of Problem Detection in Received Internet Data, Video Data, and Voice Data - Methods and systems for problem detection related to received Internet data, video data, and voice data are disclosed. A method may include monitoring, at a set top box device, Internet data to detect a first problem related to the Internet data. The method may further include monitoring, at the set top box device, video data to detect a second problem related to the video data. The method may include automatically taking a first action upon detecting the first problem and automatically taking a second action upon detecting the second problem. | 05-05-2011 |
20110107387 | CONTROL LINK FOR WIRELESS DISPLAY UNIT - A method comprises establishing a session between a host and a display unit, including transmitting media content according to a television broadcasting standard, and implementing control traffic for the session on a bi-directional control link independent of the television broadcasting standard. | 05-05-2011 |
20110107388 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING USER INPUT BACK CHANNEL IN AUDIO/VIDEO SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for providing a user input back channel (UIBC) in an audio/video (AV) source device and an AV sink device communicating according to a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) display (WFD) standard is provided. The method includes: setting up an AV control session and an AV data session between the AV source devices according to the WFD standards; enabling the UIBC from the AV sink device to the AV source device by using the AV control session; and transmitting a user input from the AV sink device to the AV source device through the UIBC. | 05-05-2011 |
20110119727 | REMOTE CONTROL VIDEO MODULATOR - A video modulator is presented. The modulator includes a video input interface, a video modulation circuit, a video output interface, a communication interface, and control circuitry. The video input interface is configured to receive a video signal to be modulated, the video modulation circuit is configured to modulate the video signal, and the video output interface is configured to transmit the modulated video signal. The communication interface is configured to receive a command via a communication link to control the video modulator. The control circuitry is configured to receive the command from the communication interface and to control at least one of the video input interface, the video modulation circuit, and the video output interface based on the command. | 05-19-2011 |
20110119728 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTELY REPRODUCING CONTENT - A system and method for remotely reproducing content wherein content to be reproduced is transmitted to an external device. If new content are obtained while the content is currently being transmitted, the transmission of the content is stopped and the new content is transmitted to the external device. Accordingly, content from a device may be reproduced in another device, and if new content is obtained, the new content may be reproduced first. | 05-19-2011 |
20110145881 | INTERACTIVE VIDEO SYSTEM - An interactive video system is provided that is capable of combining streaming televised events with video conferencing technology to create a social television experience. A first user is able to connect via a webcam and microphone to a server that combines the webcam video and sound from the microphone with a streaming video that could be a televised event. The combined webcam video, microphone sound, and streaming video is then broadcast to the first user and other users such that the users are capable of viewing the streaming video with the live conferencing video and sound from the first user. This procedure may be repeated such that a plurality of users may video conference live on top of the streaming video. | 06-16-2011 |
20110154426 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTENT DELIVERY - A method and system of content delivery provide availability of at least two versions of content by delivering data for a first version of content, a difference data representing at least one difference between the first version and a second version of content, and metadata derived from two transformation functions that relate the first version and the second version of content respectively to a master version. | 06-23-2011 |
20110154427 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING DATA - A method for transmitting video communication data includes: allocating a redundant audio data bandwidth according to an obtained current packet loss ratio of audio data, generating redundant audio data according to the redundant audio data bandwidth, and sending the redundant audio data; calculating a target total video data bandwidth according to a video communication bandwidth, an encoded audio data bandwidth, and the redundant audio data bandwidth; allocating a redundant video data bandwidth according to an obtained current packet loss ratio of video data and the target total video data bandwidth, generating redundant video data according to the redundant video data bandwidth, and sending the redundant video data. A method for transmitting video communication data and a video communication device are also provided. By using the method and device, the quality of voices and videos is improved in the video communication, and the utilization efficiency of the communication bandwidth is guaranteed. | 06-23-2011 |
20110162028 | Method for Transmission of a Change to a Static Object by Means of a Change Object in a Data Distribution Service, Transmitter and Receiver - Certain exemplary embodiments can provide and/or utilize a system, device, and/or method for managing changes to data, such as a method that includes transmitting a change to a static object (SO | 06-30-2011 |
20110167467 | DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD - A digital broadcasting system and a data processing method are disclosed. A time zone identifier is inserted into program table information of a broadcasting signal and the broadcasting signal is transmitted/received. The digital broadcasting system can calculate a local time of a region, in which the digital broadcasting system is located, using the time zone identifier. Accordingly, although the position of the digital broadcasting system is changed, it is possible to process the broadcasting signal related to the local time without an error. | 07-07-2011 |
20110173672 | TELEVISION INTEGRATED CHAT AND PRESENCE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An enhanced television system which enables users to communicate using a television, both via messaging and telephone. Users or the system may create a buddy list. Users may send and receive program information to and from each other, and change programs based on received information. The system may maintain information regarding a user's presence on the system, availability for messaging, and television viewing. | 07-14-2011 |
20110173673 | VUTP Hybrid Command Management Authority - Embodiments of an a autointelligent sensing and analysis systematic method that includes differentiating between digital and analog communication, controlling access authorities both locally and remotely, and making intelligent analysis on static or dynamic utilization of the electrical utility under management on a parallel computational basis. | 07-14-2011 |
20110197248 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device is provided that includes an input unit and a generation unit. The input unit is configured to receive video data. The generation unit is configured to generate a video stream having a plurality of packets based on the video data received by the input unit. The plurality of packets are arranged along a time axis. The video stream further has a vacant time period situated along the time axis in-between a time assigned to a first packet and a time assigned to a second packet. The length of the vacant time period is configured to accommodate at least one packet. The first and second packets are arranged adjacent to each other along the time axis and are included among the plurality of packets. | 08-11-2011 |
20110197249 | MULTIMEDIA DEVICE CONTROLLER, SOURCE DEVICE, SYNC DEVICE AND TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - Disclosed are a multimedia device controller, a source device, a sink device and a transmission system that can manage multimedia devices capable of simultaneous output of video and audio from multiple Blu-ray discs or the like. A master device ( | 08-11-2011 |
20110209190 | Communication device, communication control method, and program - A communication device includes multiple output terminals configured to output, through an interface including at least a signaling channel through which a baseband signal is transmitted in one direction and a bidirectional control channel used for control, the baseband signal, one or more input terminals configured to be input with the baseband signal through the interface, and a control unit, the multiple output terminals including a primary output terminal through which the control is preferentially performed with another device connected to the one or more input terminals and one or more further secondary output terminals, and the control unit configured to perform a control of notifying another device connected to the secondary output terminal of a function of another device connected to the one or more input terminals as a function of the communication device via the control channel. | 08-25-2011 |
20110321112 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING TRANSMISSION DATA RATES TO A DEVICE IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - The disclosure relates to a system and method for adjusting a characteristic of a data transmission in order to maintain a rate of transmission. For the method, it comprises: monitoring for initiation of the data transmission to the device; identifying characteristics of the device relating to the data transmission; automatically adjusting the transmission rate according to a preset transmission rate progression established for the communication network; and adjusting characteristics of the data transmission to allow the characteristics of data transmission to conform to the characteristics of the device while maintaining the transmission rate for the device. | 12-29-2011 |
20120005713 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR CONFIGURING ACCESS TO A DATA SOURCE BASED ON A CHANNEL IDENTIFIER - Methods and systems are described for configuring access to a data source based on a channel identifier. First channel information identifying a first channel is received. The first channel identifier is bound to a frequency channel accessible via a tuner. First access information is received for accessing a first data source not accessible via the tuner. A binding between the first channel identifier and the first channel access information is created. The binding is stored in a data store to locate the access information based on a selection of the channel identifier; so that data from the first data source is accessed from the first data source rather than accessing data received in the first frequency channel. | 01-05-2012 |
20120005714 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR CONFIGURING A CONTEXTUAL CHANNEL IDENTIFIER - Methods and systems are described for configuring a contextual channel identifier. Channel information is received that identifies a channel identifier in a first channel binding, in a first channel context, binding the channel identifier to a first data source. The first data source is accessible via a tuner and is accessed, when the first channel context is active and the channel identifier is selected, to receive data from the first data source to present via an output device. Context configuration information is received identifying a second channel binding that binds the channel identifier to a second data source. The second channel binding is bound to a second channel context, in response to receiving the context configuration information, so that the second data source is accessed, when the second context is active and the channel is selected, to receive data from the second data source to present via an output device. | 01-05-2012 |
20120005715 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING DATA IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Provided is an apparatus and method for transmitting and receiving broadcasting data and supplementary data. The method includes: generating broadcasting data and supplementary data for a plurality of predetermined 3D broadcasting services to be provided to users; multiplexing the generated broadcasting data for broadcasting channels respectively allocated to the plurality of predetermined 3D broadcasting services, and multiplexing the generated supplementary data for one commonly broadcasting channel commonly allocated to the plurality of predetermined 3D broadcasting services; encoding the multiplexed supplementary data corresponding to a conditional access system; and transmitting the encoded supplementary data to the one common broadcasting channel, and transmitting the multiplexed broadcasting data to the allocated broadcasting channels. | 01-05-2012 |
20120023540 | APPARATUS FOR ADAPTING A PRESENTATION OF MEDIA CONTENT ACCORDING TO A POSITION OF A VIEWING APPARATUS - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer instructions to detect a first position of a viewing apparatus, wherein the viewing apparatus enables viewing of media programs, obtain a media program in a first viewing perspective that conforms to the first position, present the media program with the first viewing perspective for viewing by way of the viewing apparatus, and transmit to the viewing apparatus a first audio signal corresponding to the first viewing perspective. The storage medium can also have computer instructions to detect that the viewing apparatus has moved to a second position, obtain the media program in a second viewing perspective according to the second position, and present the media program with the second viewing perspective for viewing by way of the viewing apparatus. Other embodiments are disclosed and contemplated. | 01-26-2012 |
20120023541 | Systems, methods, and media for controlling a presentation of data images in a video stream - Systems for controlling a presentation of data images in a video stream, comprising: at least one processor programmed to: transmit a video bit stream representing a plurality of images to a plurality of receivers using common transmission parameters; determine that a transmission link to one of the plurality of receivers is degraded; select one of the plurality of images for transmission to the one of the plurality of receivers; select degraded-link transmission parameters for transmission of the one of the plurality of images on the degraded transmission link, wherein the degraded-link transmission parameters are different from the common transmission parameters; transmit the one of the plurality of images to the one of the plurality of receivers using the degraded-link transmission parameters; and continue to transmit the video bit stream to at least one other of the plurality of receivers using the common transmission parameters. | 01-26-2012 |
20120079550 | BROADCAST TRANSMITTER, BROADCAST RECEIVER, AND BROADCAST TRANSMISSION METHOD - According to one embodiment, a broadcast transmitter includes a generator and a transmitter. The generator generates service information including event information table information that describes format information indicating the format of distribution content corresponding to broadcast content distributed via a communication network. The transmitter multiplexes the service information into a transport stream and transmits the transport stream. | 03-29-2012 |
20120079551 | INFORMATION OUTPUT APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information output apparatus has a first interface to receive an equipment operational signal from a short-range wireless communication apparatus, a second interface to receive broadcast wave data based on the equipment operational signal, a third interface to transmit the equipment operational signal to an information generating apparatus, a fourth interface to receive video data transmitted from the information generating apparatus, a fifth interface to receive a control command transmitted from the information generating apparatus in response to the equipment operational signal transmitted from the third interface part, an information superimposing part to transmit the equipment operational signal from the third interface part to the information generating apparatus and then to superimpose video data updated by the information generating apparatus and received from the fourth interface part with the broadcast wave data to display the superimposed data on a display part. | 03-29-2012 |
20120079552 | DIGITAL TELEVISION TRANSMITTING SYSTEM AND RECEIVING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROCESSING BROADCAST DATA - A digital television receiving system includes a first known data detector, a second known data detector, and a selector. The first known data detector detects a location of a first known data sequence in a broadcast signal by calculating a first correlation value between the broadcast signal and a first reference known data sequence. Similarly, the second known data detector detects a location of a second known data sequence in the broadcast signal by calculating a second correlation value between the broadcast signal and a second reference known data sequence. The selector selects the location information detected by one of the first and second known data detectors with a greater correlation value. | 03-29-2012 |
20120079553 | Methods and Arrangements in a Telecommunication Network - The present invention relates to methods and arrangements for automatically providing presence status information regarding the line state in the IMS. This is achieved by a client based solution. The client ( | 03-29-2012 |
20120096508 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING AND APPARATUS OF RECEIVING MOBILE SERVICE DATA - A method of processing broadcast data in a broadcast transmitting system is presented. The method includes performing Reed-Solomon (RS) encoding and Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) encoding on mobile service data bytes to generate an RS frame, wherein the RS frame comprises an RS frame payload including the mobile service data bytes, RS parity data bytes added at bottom ends of columns of the RS frame payload and CRC data bytes added at right ends of rows of the RS frame payload having the RS parity data bytes, dividing the RS frame into a plurality of portions, wherein each of the plurality of portions has an equal size of data bytes, converting the data bytes of the plurality of portions into data bit, and encoding each of the data bits at a code rate of 1/H to output data symbols, wherein H is greater than 1. | 04-19-2012 |
20120117606 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO DETERMINE BROADCAST CONTENT AND SCHEDULING IN A BROADCAST SYSTEM - The disclosed broadcast system includes a server that broadcasts meta-data to a plurality of clients. The meta-data describes a plurality of data files that are to be broadcast or potentially broadcast later by the server. Each client receives the broadcasted meta-data from the server and updates and maintains a local meta-data table and a content rating table. Based on the meta-data, previous access habits of the user and optional user classifications, the client system selectively receives and/or stores the data files that are later broadcast by the server. In one embodiment, the client systems transmit back to the server ratings of each one of the data files described by the meta-data based on the user's previously accessed data files and optional user classifications. The server then determines the data files to be broadcast and the broadcast schedule based on the ratings received from the clients. | 05-10-2012 |
20120131631 | TRANSFERRING A BROADCAST TRANSMISSION TO A REMOTE DEVICE - An approach is described that includes determining that a remote device has moved outside of a pre-defined area associated with a digital video recorder (DVR), and transmitting program data from the DVR to the remote device while the remote device remains outside of the pre-defined area. Another approach includes a digital video recorder (DVR) having a memory and a processor. The DVR operates to: receive an incoming transmission signal; transmit a selected program to a primary display device; determine that a remote device has moved outside of a pre-defined area; and transmit program data corresponding to the selected program to the remote device while the remote device remains outside of the pre-defined area. | 05-24-2012 |
20120131632 | VIDEO MULTICAST SCHEDULING - Methods and systems for scheduling multicast transmissions that includes scheduling layered data for one or more multicast transmissions across a plurality of sub-channels using multi-resolution modulation. The sub-channels for each transmission may have diverse or uniform capacities. Scheduling includes allocating sub-channels to the layers of the layered data. | 05-24-2012 |
20120192243 | Video Transmission Systems - This invention relates to video transmission systems, in particular to those used to transmit video content generated and displayed on a source device to a second remote display. We describe a method of transmitting a video stream over a data link is described. Video frames are captured at a capture frame rate. The captured frames are then processed to identify duplicated frames in consecutively captured frames. Duplicated frames, duplicated as a result of capture the same source frame twice, are deleted leaving a filtered set of video frames. The remaining frames are retimed to amend a presentation time and transmitted over a data link to a rendering device. | 07-26-2012 |
20120198509 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGED VIDEO SERVICES AT EDGE-OF-THE-NETWORK - Systems and methods for managing video delivery to mobile device clients. Videos are assimilated for transmission to clients, a playout lead is estimated for each video and the videos are transmitted to the clients. | 08-02-2012 |
20120216236 | CONTROLLING PLACESHIFTED CONTENT - Media content to be place shifted is received at the local user device along with a place shift enabled parameter that contains data associated with the received media content and that indicates whether the received media content is authorised to be place shifted. A user command to place shift the received media content to the remote user device is also received. It is then determined, by analysing the place shift enabled parameter, whether the received media content is authorised to be place shifted and based on this determination the place shifting of the received content to a remote device is allowed or impaired. | 08-23-2012 |
20120222079 | INFORMATION PROCESING APPARATUS, BROADCAST RECEIVING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a first receiver, a second receiver, an extractor and a display module. The first receiver is configured to receive first program information for a plurality of programs from a first external apparatus connected via a network. The second receiver is configured to receive a channel identifier of a first program from a second external apparatus. The extraction module is configured to extract, from the first program information, second program information for a single program associated with a channel indicated by the channel identifier, and a time point. The display module is configured to display information that is based on the second program information. | 08-30-2012 |
20120222080 | INFORMATION COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, INFORMATION COMMUNICATION METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An information communication system of an overlay network includes: a first apparatus requesting the content; a second apparatus storing the content; and a third apparatus including: a first reception unit receiving a retrieval message transmitted from the first apparatus, the retrieval message including content identification information and location information; a storage unit storing the apparatus identification information of the second apparatus and the content identification information of the content stored in the second apparatus; and a transmission unit transmitting the apparatus identification information. The second apparatus includes: a second reception unit receiving the apparatus identification information from the third apparatus; and a control unit allowing the first apparatus to acquire the content stored in the second apparatus if the apparatus identification information received by the second reception unit matches the apparatus identification information of the second apparatus, | 08-30-2012 |
20120233655 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A MEDIA PROCESSOR - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a presentation device having a controller that performs operations including enabling a supply of power to a portable battery operated device from a presentation port where the presentation port is a high definition multimedia interface port by trickle charging a rechargeable battery of the portable battery operated device through the presentation port, and receiving from the portable battery operated device an audio-visual signal for presentation at the presentation device through the presentation port. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 09-13-2012 |
20120246692 | QUIET PERIOD MANAGEMENT FOR EMERGENCY AD HOC NETWORKS IN TV WHITE SPACES - Technologies are generally described for quiet period management in secondary opportunistic networks. Access Points (APs) in close proximity may form an ad hoc network (e.g., IEEE 802.11af) and instead of sensing and detecting idle channels in TV white spaces, listen to the broadcast messages from a co-existence manager, which broadcasts periodic intraframe sensing (IRFS) and interframe sensing (IFS) information in Medium Access Control (MAC) packets. The APs may extract information regarding the operating channels of the active cognitive base stations and their scheduled IRFS and IFSs on these channels. According to one scheme, short IRFS intervals over active channels may be allocated in a dedicated manner using a unique access request packet (ARP) by emergency network APs. According to another scheme, contention-based access may be provided to longer IFS intervals on multiple channels. | 09-27-2012 |
20120254934 | Group Performance Monitoring System And Method - The present invention provides group performance monitoring systems and methods. In one exemplary embodiment, a system for monitoring a plurality of individuals engaged in an activity includes a base station, a plurality of individual monitors configured to communicate wirelessly with the base station, a plurality of sensors, each sensor in communication with an individual monitor, each configured to be coupled to an individual, and each configured to sense a characteristic of the individual and to transmit, during the activity, data indicative of the characteristic to the individual monitor, and a group monitoring device configured to communicate wirelessly with the base station, wherein each individual monitor is configured to transmit, during the activity, the data to the base station, wherein the base station is configured to receive the data and to transmit, during the activity, a metric based on the data to the group monitoring device, and wherein the group monitoring device is configured to display a representation of the metric. | 10-04-2012 |
20120260299 | VIDEO ON DEMAND DELIVERY OPTIMIZATION OVER COMBINED SATELLITE AND WIRELESS BROADBAND NETWORKS - Video content may be delivered in a wireless network based on network load information relating to radio interfaces for the wireless network. A method may include receiving a request, from a set-top box, for video content from the set-top box to the wireless network and determining, based on the load information, whether a portion of the wireless network corresponding to the set-top box is in a first state or a second state. The network may further include transmitting the video content when the portion of the network corresponding to the set-top box is in the first state and delaying transmission of the video content when the portion of the network corresponding to the set-top box is in the second state, until the portion of the network corresponding to the set-top box enters the first state. | 10-11-2012 |
20120260300 | HIGH SPEED, REAL-TIME, CAMERA BANDWIDTH CONVERTER - Image data from a CMOS sensor with 10 bit resolution is reformatted in real time to allow the data to stream through communications equipment that is designed to transport data with 8 bit resolution. The incoming image data has 10 bit resolution. The communication equipment can transport image data with 8 bit resolution. Image data with 10 bit resolution is transmitted in real-time, without a frame delay, through the communication equipment by reformatting the image data. | 10-11-2012 |
20120278848 | CONTENT TRANSMITTER, CONTENT RECEIVER, AND CONTENT DISTRIBUTION METHOD - According to one embodiment, a content transmitter includes: a notification module and a content distribution module. The notification module is configured to notify, in response to a request from a content receiver, the content receiver of device information, container information, and content information. The device information indicates whether on-air content is distributed. The container information indicates a container including the on-air content. The content information includes content acquisition information indicating a destination from which the on-air content is acquired at when the on-air content is to be distributed to the content receiver. The content distribution module is configured to distribute the on-air content to the content receiver in response to a request from the content receiver based on the notified content information. | 11-01-2012 |
20120324523 | DEMAPPING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECEPTION OF DATA IN A MULTI-CARRIER BROADCAST SYSTEM - The present invention relates to an apparatus and a corresponding method demapping a demapping input data stream (Q′) having a channel bandwidth received in a multi-carrier broadcast system into a demapping output data stream (Sy′). The demapping input data stream (Q′) comprises, alternately arranged, one or more first and one or more second frames (F | 12-20-2012 |
20120324524 | MANAGED VIDEO SERVICES AT EDGE-OF-THE-NETWORK - Systems and methods for managing video delivery to mobile device clients. Videos are assimilated for transmission to clients, a playout lead is estimated for each video and the videos are transmitted to the clients. | 12-20-2012 |
20130024902 | SOURCE RATE AND CHANNEL RATE MATCHING FOR SCALABLE VIDEO TRANSMISSON - A source rate associated with a video bit stream ( | 01-24-2013 |
20130091532 | Method and Apparatus for Providing Wireless Communications Within a Building - A wireless distribution secured cabling system includes faceplates, each of which contains an antenna or other radiating element and an active amplifier, which serves as a bi-directional repeater for the wireless communication system. The system further includes a patch panel or distribution module which connects multiple cables, which may be either twisted pair or coaxial, to amplifier, acting as a power divider and/or an impedance matching device. An antenna, which may be mounted either outside of a building structure or inside the building structure, provides communications between the structured cabling system and a service provider base station. | 04-11-2013 |
20130117797 | MIXED FORMAT MEDIA TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods for operating cameras are described. An image signal received from an image sensor can be processed as a plurality of video signals representative of the image signal. An encoder may combine baseband and digital video signals in an output signal for transmission over a cable. The video signals may include substantially isochronous baseband and digital video signals. The baseband video signal can comprise a standard definition analog video signal and the digital video signal may be frequency modulated before combining with the baseband video signal and for transmitting wirelessly. The digital video signal may be a compressed high definition digital video signal. A decoder demodulates an upstream signal to obtain a control signal for controlling the position and orientation of the camera and content of the baseband and digital video signals. | 05-09-2013 |
20130125192 | Method of outputting video content from a digital media server to a digital media renderer and related media sharing system - A method of outputting video content from a digital media server to a digital media renderer includes providing a digital media controller to select a digital media renderer for video playback, sending a playback request from the digital media controller to the selected digital media renderer, the selected digital media renderer requesting data from the digital media server in response to receiving the playback request from the digital media controller, and the digital media server capturing video and capturing audio. The method further includes the digital media server encoding the captured video and the captured audio to respectively produce encoded video and encoded audio, outputting the encoded video and the encoded audio from the digital media server to the selected digital media renderer, and playing the encoded video and the encoded audio on the selected digital media renderer. | 05-16-2013 |
20130133018 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATA TRANSMISSION IN DLNA NETWORK ENVIRONMENT - A system and method for data transmission in a DLNA network environment are disclosed. The data transmission system includes a content creation unit creating at least one content, a content correlation check unit checking a created content to classify the created content by category and a conversion content creation unit extracting header information and body information of the classified content and converting the extracted information into preset type information. | 05-23-2013 |
20130152150 | METHOD, TRANSMISSION CENTER, BASE STATION AND SYSTEM FOR SENDING BROADCAST TELEVISION SIGNALS - A method, a transmission centre, a base station and a system for sending broadcast television signals can implement automatic operation and management for broadcast television emission. The method includes: the broadcast television transmission centre determines control information for controlling the work of each station, sends the corresponding control information to each station through a broadcast television networks, and instructs each base station to control its work according to the received control information. | 06-13-2013 |
20130160067 | Dynamic Bandwidth Load Balancing in a Data Distribution Network - Methods, apparatuses, and software are described for implementing dynamic bandwidth load balancing in a data distribution network that provides a plurality of simultaneous video streams over a plurality of channels arranged as a plurality of bonded groups. Various factors may affect the assignment of bonded groups, from initial client device registration through subsequent video stream requests. | 06-20-2013 |
20130174209 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING UHD BROADCASTING SERVICE IN DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving Ultra High Definition (UHD) broadcasting service in a digital broadcasting system are provided. The method includes receiving a TS through a transport channel, determining whether or not the TS includes information about an association relation with other TSs, analyzing the information about the association relation from the TS, determining whether or not the TS includes information about a program provided in association with the other TSs based on the information about the association relation, extracting the information about the program from the TS, and obtaining the program based on the information about the program. In accordance with the present invention, high definition broadcasting service can be provided because a broadcasting program having a great transmission bandwidth can be transmitted and received in a digital broadcasting system. | 07-04-2013 |
20130198793 | LOW LATENCY WIFI DISPLAY USING INTELLIGENT AGGREGATION - Certain embodiments relate to systems and methods for coordinating MAC Protocol Data Unit (A-MPDU) frame boundaries within Video frame/slice boundaries for 802.11 MAC implementations. These embodiments facilitate higher throughput and MAC efficiency by utilizing MAC aggregation without generating undue latency penalty. Certain embodiments ensure that Block-ACK windows are aligned with video frame boundaries so that no Block-ACK windows straddle successive video frames. | 08-01-2013 |
20130198794 | METHOD AND MECHANISM FOR EFFICIENTLY DELIVERING VISUAL DATA ACROSS A NETWORK - Disclosed is an approach for delivering visual content that improves network bandwidth utilizations. The visual data is separated into multiple categories, where the data for different categories are delivered using different bandwidth utilizations schemes. A first category of the data is delivered at a higher frame rate than the frame rate for a second category of the data. | 08-01-2013 |
20130198795 | System And Method For Improved View Layout Management In Scalable Video And Audio Communication Systems - A system and method for transmitting a plurality of video signals scalably coded into layers including a base layer and one or more enhancement layers and associated audio signals, if any, over a communication network for presentation to one or more end users. A layout to display the plurality of video signals is determined based on a set of criteria and only the data of the video signal layers that are necessary for displaying the video signals in the determined layout, and any associated audio signals, is selectively transmitted over the communication network. | 08-01-2013 |
20130212635 | BROADBAND TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND METHOD - Disclosed is a system that optimizes transmission bandwidth of a broadband transmission system such as a cable television, satellite system, or wireless information service. Requests for content items from users are employed to add or delete content items from a list. Content items in the list are ranked relative to the number of requests received or by rate of request. Package groups are created with most requested content items being broadcast more frequently than less requested content items. Transmit groups are produced from package groups and placed in a broadcast queue. A transmit process transmits groups retrieved from the queue. | 08-15-2013 |
20130219447 | TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, AIT TRANSMISSION METHOD AND RECEPTION APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is a transmission apparatus, including: an application data transmission section adapted to transmit data of an application for HbbTV; and an table transmission section adapted to transmit an table including an application profile which represents one or more additional functions to the application and is configured from a first bit region of high-order n bits and a second bit region of lower-order (16-n) bits which represent presence or absence of functions allocated to bit positions thereof with a bitmap structure and wherein, in the first bit region, values for changing over the functions to be allocated to the bit positions in the second bit region are set. | 08-22-2013 |
20130227630 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING BANDWIDTH - A bandwidth management system, receiver, and method of managing bandwidth in a content delivery system are described. In one embodiment, the method includes: identifying two or more content items which are associated with at least some common content and which are temporally related; determining a relative priority of the least some of the identified content items; and allowing a receiver requesting the content associated with a lower priority content item to access a multicast associated with a higher priority content item. | 08-29-2013 |
20130268989 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DYNAMICALLY ALOCATING POPULAR CONTENT - Methods and devices for dynamically allocating popular content to multi-node transmission channels are described. In one aspect, a method, performed by a content delivery system is described. The content delivery system comprises a termination system configured to deliver content to a plurality of nodes over a plurality of transmission channels. The method comprises: allocating transmission channels as multi-node transmission channels, each multi-node transmission channel being configured to distribute content from the termination system to a plurality of nodes; allocating transmission channels as single-node transmission channels, each single-node transmission channel being configured to distribute content from the termination system to a single node; and selecting content for transmission in the multi-node transmission channels based on content usage data. | 10-10-2013 |
20130291050 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING A BROADCAST SERVICE, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING SAME - A broadcast receiver receives a packetized stream. The broadcast receiver extracts display time information from the header of the received packetized stream, and extracts preparation trigger information including a target service identifier from the payload of the received packetized stream. If a current time is a preparation time designated by the extracted display time information, the broadcast receiver starts to prepare an object corresponding to the target service identifier for activation at a later time. | 10-31-2013 |
20140013379 | RECEIVING DEVICE, RECEIVING METHOD, TRANSMITTING DEVICE, AND TRANSMITTING METHOD - Disclosed herein is a receiving device including: a receiver configured to receive broadcast content; a trigger information acquirer configured to acquire trigger information for identifying a command to control an operation of an application program that is run in conjunction with the broadcast content and is delivered via a network; a correspondence table acquirer configured to acquire a correspondence table in which the command is associated with information for identifying the command; and a control section configured to control operations of a subject application program and another application program other than the subject application program in response to the command identified by the trigger information and the correspondence table. | 01-09-2014 |
20140075490 | DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROCESSING DATA - A digital broadcast system and method of processing data are disclosed. A channel equalizer includes a frequency domain converter receiving a known data sequence, when the known data sequence is periodically inserted and transmitted in general data, and converting the received data to frequency domain data, a CIR estimator using the data being received during a known data section and known data generated by a receiving system, so as to estimate a CIR, a CIR calculator interpolating or extrapolating the CIR estimated by the CIR estimator in accordance with characteristics of the general data being received, a coefficient calculator converting the CIR being outputted from the CIR calculator to a frequency domain CIR and calculating and outputting an equalization coefficient, and a distortion compensator multiplying the equalization coefficient calculated by the coefficient calculator with the data converted to frequency domain data by the frequency domain converter, thereby compensating channel distortion. | 03-13-2014 |
20140165125 | BROADCASTING SYSTEM AND BROADCASTING METHOD OF PROVIDING MULTI-PICTURE - A broadcasting transmitting apparatus of providing a multi-picture may include a multi-picture generator configured to divide an acquired video into a first video and a second video; a first video encoder configured to encode the first video; a second video encoder configured to encode the second video; a multiplexer configured to multiplex the first and second videos to a single stream video; and a transmitter configured to modulate the multiplexed single stream video to transmit the modulated single stream video to a receiving apparatus through a broadcasting network. | 06-12-2014 |
20140215546 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VIDEO DISTRIBUTION - Systems and methods for use in distributing video are provided. A first video distribution node includes a video processor configured to receive a video stream from a second video distribution node, and send the video stream to a third video distribution node, such that the video stream is sent substantially near real-time. | 07-31-2014 |
20140250484 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO COMPENSATE FOR THE EFFECTS OF TRANSMISSION DELAY - According to some embodiments, systems, methods, apparatus and means are provided to determine an amount of a delay when transmitting a signal from a remote broadcast location to a studio location over a transmission link, operate a delay engine to insert the amount of the delay in a studio audio/video feed, and operate a switch to switch from the studio audio/video feed to a remote audio/video feed, the delay in the studio audio/video feed inserted prior to the switch. | 09-04-2014 |
20140304759 | TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, AIT TRANSMISSION METHOD AND RECEPTION APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is a transmission apparatus, including: an application data transmission section adapted to transmit data of an application for HbbTV; and an AIT transmission section adapted to transmit an AIT including an application profile which represents one or more additional functions to the application and is configured from a first bit region of high-order n bits and a second bit region of Lower-order (16−n) bits which represent presence or absence of functions allocated to bit positions thereof with a bitmap structure and wherein, in the first bit region, values for changing over the functions to be allocated to the bit positions in the second bit region are set. | 10-09-2014 |
20140317674 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SIGNALING INFORMATION IN DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM - A method for transmitting signaling information in a digital broadcasting system is provided. The method includes generating the signaling information for reception of a broadcast service, and transmitting the signaling information using at least one of a first transmission scheme and a second transmission scheme, which are different from each other in access time to a broadcast channel. | 10-23-2014 |
20140337910 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGE CAPTURE, ANALYSIS AND TRANSMISSION - A method, system and apparatus for image capture, analysis and transmission are provided. A link aggregation method involves identifying controller network ports to a source connected to the same subnetwork; producing packets associating corresponding controller network ports selected by the source CPU for substantially uniform selection; and transmitting the packets to their corresponding network ports. An image analysis method involves producing by a camera an indication whether a region of an image differs by a threshold extent from a corresponding region of a reference image; transmitting the indication and image data to a controller via a communications network; and storing at the controller the image data and the indication in association therewith. The controller may perform operations according to positive indications. A transmission method involves receiving user input in respect of a video stream and transmitting, in accordance with the user input, selected data packets of selected image frames thereof. | 11-13-2014 |
20140351875 | System and Method for Supporting Multiple Identities for a Secure Identity Device - A multiple-identity secure device (MISD) persistently stores a single identification code (a “seed identity”). The seed identity need not be a network address, and may be stored in an integral memory of the device, or on an interchangeable card received in a physical interface of the MISD. The MISD is provided with a transformation engine, in hardware or software form, that is subsequently used to generate one or more unique identities (e.g., network addresses) from the stored seed identity using predefined logic. The generated identities may be dynamically generated, e.g., in real-time as needed after deployment of a device into possession of a subscriber/customer/user, etc., or may be securely stored in the MISD for subsequent retrieval. The transformation engine may generate a unique identity in accordance with an addressing scheme identified as a default setting, a global/network setting, or as determined from a received data transmission. | 11-27-2014 |
20140380398 | System and Method for Selectively Transcoding Signal From One Format to One of Plurality of Formats - A device is provided for use with an input signal and a selecting signal. The input signal has a first format, and the selecting signal has a first state and a second state. The device comprises a receiving portion and a transcoder portion. The receiving portion can receive the input signal and output a received signal. The transcoder portion is arranged to receive the selecting signal and can output a first transcoded signal when the selecting signal is in the first state and can output a second transcoded signal when the selecting signal is in the second state. The first transcoded signal is based on the received signal and is in a second format. The second transcoded signal is based on the received signal and is in a third format, wherein the first format is different from the second format, the first format is different from the third format and the second format is different from the third format. | 12-25-2014 |
20150020143 | APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING BROADCAST SIGNALS, APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING BROADCAST SIGNALS, METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING BROADCAST SIGNALS AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING BROADCAST SIGNALS - A method and an apparatus for transmitting broadcast signals thereof are disclosed. The apparatus for transmitting broadcast signals comprises an encoder for encoding DP (Data Pipe) data corresponding to each of a plurality of DPs, a mapper for mapping the encoded DP data onto constellations, a time interleaver for time interleaving the mapped DP data, a frame builder for building at least one signal frame including the time interleaved DP data, a phase distortion unit for performing a phase distortion of at least one broadcast signal having the built at least one signal frame, a modulator for modulating the at least one broadcast signal by an OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex) scheme and a transmitter for transmitting the at least one broadcast signal. | 01-15-2015 |
20150033279 | TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, RECEIVING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHODS THEREOF - A transmitting apparatus is provided. The transmitting apparatus includes a frame generator configured to generate a frame by mapping data included in an input stream to at least one signal processing path, an information inserter configured to insert signaling information including a configurable field and a dynamic field into a signaling area of the frame, and a transmitter configured to transmit the frame in which the signaling information is inserted. The dynamic field selectively includes only information about a number of data blocks among information about the data mapped to the at least one signal processing path. Therefore, transmission efficiency of the transmitting apparatus is increased. | 01-29-2015 |
20150046967 | VIDEO TRANSCEIVER SYSTEM, VIDEO TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND TRANSMISSION DEVICE - A video transmitting and receiving system includes a transmitting device that transmits a packet, and a receiving device that receives the packet transmitted from the transmitting device. The transmitting device inserts null data into an unused space after a video signal has been encoded and generates a packet having a predetermined packet length. Then, the null data is replaced with known data to modulate and the packet is transmitted. The receiving device receives the transmitted packet to demodulate and waveform distortion of the packet is detected based on the known data pre-registered to correct so as to perform waveform equalization. | 02-12-2015 |
20150082368 | APPLICATION SPECIFIC POLICY IMPLEMENTATION AND STREAM ATTRIBUTE MODIFICATION IN AUDIO VIDEO (AV) MEDIA - A system for presentation timing based audio video (AV) stream processing may include a switch device, a first processor, and a second processor. The switch device may be configured to route AV traffic to the first processor for processing and non-AV traffic to the second processor for processing. The first processor may receive transport stream packets that include an audio stream and/or a video stream. The first processor may receive a request to modify presentation timing of the audio stream and/or video stream. The first processor may modify the transport stream packets and/or presentation timing parameters of the transport stream packets based at least in part on the received request. The first processor may provide the transport stream packets to an electronic device. In some implementations, the second processor may be unable to access the content of the transport stream packets in the clear, e.g. due to security considerations. | 03-19-2015 |
20150089562 | DIGITAL MEDIA DISTRIBUTION DEVICE - A digital media distribution device that includes an encoder, a decoder coupled to the encoder, and a transcoder coupled to the decoder. The encoder is configured to encode input data that is received by the digital media distribution device into a first data format. The decoder is configured to decode output data to be output by the digital media distribution device. The transcoder is configured to convert the encoded input data from the first data format into a second data format. The digital media distribution device is configured to be coupled to a computer network. | 03-26-2015 |
20160037194 | ADAPTIVE VIDEO STREAMING - A method, system and apparatus for image capture, analysis and transmission are provided. A link aggregation method involves identifying controller network ports to a source connected to the same subnetwork; producing packets associating corresponding controller network ports selected by the source CPU for substantially uniform selection; and transmitting the packets to their corresponding network ports. An image analysis method involves producing by a camera an indication whether a region of an image differs by a threshold extent from a corresponding region of a reference image; transmitting the indication and image data to a controller via a communications network; and storing at the controller the image data and the indication in association therewith. The controller may perform operations according to positive indications. A transmission method involves receiving user input in respect of a video stream and transmitting, in accordance with the user input, selected data packets of selected image frames thereof. | 02-04-2016 |
20160066044 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ENHANCED CALLER-ID DISPLAY USING A PERSONAL ADDRESS BOOK - A method includes receiving, at a multifunction unit configured to provide television programming to a media device for display to a display device, a call signal including a caller identifier. The call identifier includes a calling number and a first name associated with the calling number. The method includes retrieving, via the multifunction unit, a second name associated with the calling number from a personal address book. The method also includes sending a modified caller identifier including the calling number and the second name from the multifunction unit to the media device for display. | 03-03-2016 |
20160066065 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING A BROADCAST SERVICE, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING SAME - A broadcast receiver receives a packetized stream. The broadcast receiver extracts display time information from the header of the received packetized stream, and extracts preparation trigger information including a target service identifier from the payload of the received packetized stream. If a current time is a preparation time designated by the extracted display time information, the broadcast receiver starts to prepare an object corresponding to the target service identifier for activation at a later time. | 03-03-2016 |
20160112734 | ISOLATING AN UPSTREAM NOISE SOURCE IN A CABLE TELEVISION NETWORK - Systems and methods presented herein provide for isolating an upstream noise source in a cable television network. In one embodiment, a cable television network is communicatively coupled to a plurality of CPEs through a node. The cable television network comprises a CMTS with a CPE polling module and a noise monitor communicatively coupled to the CMTS through the node of the cable television network. The noise monitor is operable in a band of frequencies unused by the CPEs for upstream communications to determine when noise in the band breaches a threshold level, and to indicate when the noise breaches the threshold level to the CPE polling module. The CPE polling module then polls each of the CPEs to retrieve transmit power levels and locations of the CPEs, and identifies the first CPE with the intermittently noisy connection based on the retrieved transmit power level and location of the first CPE. | 04-21-2016 |
20160119693 | METHOD FOR RECEIVING A BROADCAST SIGNAL - A method of receiving a broadcast signal including a Non-Real-Time (NRT) service and a broadcast receiver are disclosed herein. A method of receiving a broadcast signal including a Non-Real-Time (NRT) service, the method comprises receiving a broadcast signal including an NRT content and NRT service guide information, the NRT service guide information including a content fragment, identifying a File Delivery over Unidirectional Transport (FLUTE) session delivering the NRT content from the broadcast signal, detecting a first content identification information from a File Description Table (FDT) of the FLUTE session, and detecting a second content identification information of the content fragment matched with the first content identification information. | 04-28-2016 |
20160182975 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING BROADCAST SIGNAL | 06-23-2016 |
20160182976 | APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING BROADCAST SIGNALS, APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING BROADCAST SIGNALS, METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING BROADCAST SIGNALS AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING BROADCAST SIGNALS | 06-23-2016 |
20160192025 | TAGGING DIGITAL TELEVISION SIGNALS - A method and apparatus for detecting leakage of a digital CATV channel signal from a CATV system. The digital CATV channel signal is amplitude modulated with a tag signal having a frequency in the range of about 3 Hz to about 35 Hz, and coupled to the CATV system. At a point of leakage from the CATV system, the amplitude modulated digital CATV channel signal can be detected using a leakage detector capable of recovering the tag signal. | 06-30-2016 |
20160192027 | TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEPTION METHOD, TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, AND RECEIVING APPARATUS - A transmission method includes: dividing a picture into a plurality of regions; generating a plurality of pieces of encoded data that respectively correspond to the plurality of regions by encoding the plurality of regions such that each of the plurality of regions can be decoded independently; packetizing the generated plurality of pieces of encoded data into a plurality of packets such that pieces of encoded data for different regions are not stored in a single packet; and transmitting the plurality of packets. By this, workload for generation of decoding target data is reduced. | 06-30-2016 |
20160198197 | APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING BROADCAST SIGNALS, APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING BROADCAST SIGNALS, METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING BROADCAST SIGNALS AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING BROADCAST SIGNALS | 07-07-2016 |