07th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 56 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160050365 | INSPECTION SCOPE DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Inspection scopes suitable for use in connection with mobile electronic devices are disclosed. The inspection scope may utilize an optical connection to the mobile electronic device and/or an electrical connection to the mobile electronic device. Software operative on the mobile electronic device is configured for control of inspection scope components and for acquisition of video and/or image data. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050366 | PANORAMIC VIDEO - A direction of a sound source located in the surrounding of a detector of a panoramic video is established. A preset view of the panoramic video is determined based on the established direction. Playback of the panoramic video is based on the determined preset view. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050367 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A system that suggests candidate installation states corresponding to each of a plurality of imaging devices based on a relationship between current installation states of each of the plurality of imaging devices; and outputs a suggested candidate installation state corresponding to at least one of the plurality of imaging devices based on the current installation state of each of the plurality of imaging devices and the determined candidate installation states. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050368 | VIDEO PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR GENERATING PARANOMIC VIDEO AND METHOD THEREOF - A video processing apparatus is provided. The video processing apparatus includes: a storage configured to store a video captured by a camera; and a controller configured to separate a target object from a background image in each of a plurality of key frames contained in the video, stitch separated background images to generate a panoramic background image, synthesize the target object with the panoramic background image to acquire a plurality of panoramic images corresponding to the plurality of key frames, and combine the panoramic images in a time axis to generate a panoramic video. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050369 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE SYSTEM - An image processing apparatus detecting a plurality of joint positions between a plurality of input images includes a target image generation unit configured to generate a plurality of target images to be searched in a second input image among the input images from a first input image among the input images; a characteristic amount calculation unit configured to calculate a characteristic amount for each of the target images generated by the target image generation unit; and a matching calculation unit configured to calculate a matching between the target image of interest among the target images having the characteristic amounts calculated by the characteristic amount calculation unit, and a part of the second input image, using an evaluation method depending on the characteristic amounts calculated by the characteristic amount calculation unit. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050370 | Rolling Shutter Synchronization - A camera system configuration generates 2D or 3D images capable of being stitched together to create panoramic images. The configuration detects a communication coupling of at least two cameras for capturing a sequence of images. The cameras themselves are configured such that their rolling shutters mitigate field of view artifacts from adjacent cameras (2D panoramas) and adjacent 3D camera pairs (3D panoramas) by allowing for the substantially temporally-aligned capture of light in overlap regions between adjacent cameras. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050371 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CAPTURING PANORAMIC IMAGES AND MOTION - An imaging system comprising a panoramic visual image display, an associated directional sound playback device, and an associated motion reproduction device is disclosed. The imaging system conveys visual, sound and motion information related to a particular viewing direction to provide a realistic experience for the viewer. The imaging system can also comprise a panoramic visual image recording device capable of recording panoramic images, an associated directional sound capturing device capable of recording sound, and an associated directional motion capturing device capable of recording motion. Recorded panoramic images, sound and motion can be synchronously recorded to a common time code for simultaneous playback. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050372 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEPTH ENHANCED AND CONTENT AWARE VIDEO STABILIZATION - Systems and methods for depth enhanced and content aware video stabilization are disclosed. In one aspect, the method identifies keypoints in images, each keypoint corresponding to a feature. The method then estimates the depth of each keypoint, where depth is the distance from the feature to the camera. The method selects keypoints of within a depth tolerance. The method determines camera positions based on the selected keypoints, each camera position representing the position of the camera when the camera captured one of the images. The method determines a first trajectory of camera positions based on the camera positions, and generates a second trajectory of camera positions based on the first trajectory and adjusted camera positions. The method generates adjusted images by adjusting the images based on the second trajectory of camera positions. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050373 | IMAGE SHAKE CORRECTION DEVICE AND OPTICAL APPARATUS - An image shake correction device, comprising: an image correction unit configured to correct image shake by moving with respect to an optical axis; and a locking ring provided rotatably about the optical axis. In this configuration, the image correction unit comprises at least one locked projection formed to protrude in an optical axis direction, the locking ring comprises at least one locking projection formed to protrude in the optical axis direction, and at a predetermined rotational position of the locking ring, the at least one locking projection contacts the at least one locked projection and thereby locks the image correction unit. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050374 | DUAL APERTURE ZOOM DIGITAL CAMERA - A dual-aperture zoom digital camera comprising a Wide imaging section and a Tele imaging section, each section including a lens with a respective FOV, image sensor and image signal processor, and a camera controller coupled to the Wide and Tele imaging sections and operative to process Wide and Tele sensor data to obtain a fused image of the object in a capture or stills mode, and to process without fusion Wide and Tele sensor data to obtain, in a video mode, images with an output resolution and a smooth transition when switching between a lower zoom factor (ZF) value and a higher zoom factor value or vice versa, wherein at the lower ZF the output resolution is determined by the Wide sensor and wherein at the higher ZF value the output resolution is determined by the Tele sensor. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050375 | Meeting Room Power and Multimedia Center Device - A meeting room power and multi-media center device having one or more wired or wirelessly connected displays or projectors selectively connected to one or more plurality of connected computers. The device provides user indications of qualified input video signals and enables remote control through wirelessly connected remote controller device. The device also provides AC power jacks and USB power jacks to power and charge various portable devices. Another embodiment of the current invention provides similar device further having video processing function to display multiple video sources simultaneously on one or more displays or projectors. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050376 | Image sensor with sub-wavelength resolution - Disclosed are the architecture solutions and signal processing methods, allowing manufacturing, calibration and operation of the image sensor with sub-wavelength size and spacing of the pixels for sub-wavelength and diffractive imaging, and subwavelength contact microscopy, microfluidics and other related applications. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050377 | ACTIVE PIXEL SENSORS AND IMAGE DEVICES HAVING STACKED PIXEL STRUCTURE SUPPORTING GLOBAL SHUTTER - A global shutter pixel has a stacked pixel structure. The pixel includes a sample and readout circuit on a lower substrate and a photodiode and transfer circuit on an upper substrate. The sample and readout circuit is configured to store accumulated charge and output a pixel data signal corresponding to the stored accumulated charge. The photodiode and transfer circuit is configured to accumulate charge in response to incident light, and to transfer the accumulated charge to the sample and readout circuit, the upper substrate being stacked on the lower substrate. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050378 | PIXEL SENSOR DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - A pixel sensor device has a first sensing unit, a second sensing unit, a first control and reading unit, and a second control and reading unit. The first and second sensing units are disposed concentrically. The first and second control and reading units are connected respectively to the first and second sensing units for separately or simultaneously controlling the first and second sensing units to perform sensing. Since the first and second sensing units are formed by a single pixel sensing array and arranged concentrically, only a single focusing element is required to align centers of the first and second sensing units during the manufacturing process. This achieves high focus accuracy and increases precision in recognition. In the applications of fingerprint recognition and pulse measurement, the user only uses a single finger for sensing so that inaccurate focusing resulted from moving finger is avoided. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050379 | Curved Light Sensor - An optical system can include a curved light sensor and an optical system positioned in front of the curved light sensor. The curved light sensor includes a substrate and a patterned stress film formed over at least surface of the substrate. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050380 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING SYSTEM - Provided is a solid-state imaging apparatus, including amplifier units including: an amplifier having a first input terminal, a second input terminal, and an output terminal; an input capacitor having one terminal to which an output signal from a pixel is input, and another terminal connected to the second input terminal of the amplifier; a feedback switch connected between the second input terminal and the output terminal of the amplifier; and a feedback capacitor connected in parallel with the feedback switch and between the second input terminal and the output terminal of the amplifier, in which a driving current of the amplifier during a first period is smaller than a driving current of the amplifier during a second period in which the amplifier amplifies the output signal from the pixel, and the feedback switch is set to a connection state during the first period. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050381 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF DRIVING AN IMAGING SYSTEM - Provided is an imaging apparatus, including: a vertical scanning circuit configured to output the reset signal and the image signal sequentially from each of a plurality of pixels by selecting the plurality of pixels sequentially; and an amplifier unit configured to output a plurality of image signals obtained by amplifying one image signal that is output from one of the plurality of pixels at a plurality of gains including a first gain and a second gain, in which, in a reading period, which is a period between selection of a first pixel by the vertical scanning circuit out of the plurality of pixels and subsequent selection of a second pixel out of the plurality of pixels, a number of times the amplifier unit is reset is less than a number of the plurality of amplified image signals. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050382 | FLEXIBLE READOUT AND SIGNAL PROCESSING IN A COMPUTATIONAL SENSOR ARRAY - A computational sensing array includes an array of sensing elements. In each sensing element, a first signal is generated from a transducer. A second signal is produced by a collection unit in response to receiving the first signal. The second signal may be modified, in a conditioning unit. A sensing element preprocessing unit generates a word representing the value of the modified second signal, and may produce an indication of change of the first signal. A current value of the word may be stored in a state holding element local to the sensing element, and a previous value of the word may be retained in a further state holding element local to the sensing element. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050383 | MULTIPLE GATED PIXEL PER READOUT - A system for providing an improved image of daytime and nighttime scene for a viewer within a vehicle is provided herein. The system includes: a pixel array sensor having a fully masked gate-off capability at a single pixel level, wherein the pixel array sensor is provided with an inherent anti-blooming capability at the single pixel level; wherein each pixel is gated by a corresponding transfer gate transistor having high transfer gate efficiency. The system further includes a gating unit configured to control the transfer gate transistors with pulsed or continuous wave modulated active and passive light sources, to yield a synchronized sensing signal from the sensor, wherein a single pulse is sufficient to cover the entire field of view of the sensor and the entire depth of field of the illuminated scene; and a processing unit configured to receive the synchronized sensing signal and process it. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050384 | REMOTE CONTROLLER FOR ELECTRONIC APPLIANCES SUCH AS TELEVISION AND THE LIKE - This utility model relates to a remote controller for televisions, video recorders/players comprising a housing having an upper and lower shells, said upper shell being provided with a plurality of different slots adapted to receive different sizes of push buttons, and a printed circuit board with electronic parts disposed inside said housing, characterized in that a circular channel adjustment control and a volume adjustment control traversing respective slots on said upper shell, each of said circular channel and volume adjustment control being pivotally secured to said housing, and each being provided with opposing forward lug and rear lug protruding outwardly from the periphery thereof and in communication with said printed circuit board. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050385 | System and Circuit for Television Power State Control - A system and circuit for television power state control are disclosed. In one embodiment, a power management circuit is coupled to a television and interposed between a video feed and an image display engine as well as between an audio feed and a speaker. The power management circuit selectively alternates the television between three states: powered | 2016-02-18 |
20160050386 | TRANSPORT OF ANALOG VIDEO SIGNALS VIA DIGITAL VIDEO CABLES - A system is described for transmitting analog video signals over digital video cables. The system may comprise one or more analog video sources; a digital video cable, wherein the video cable may be composed of multiple wires for transmitting digital signals; a first adaptation bridge, wherein each analog video source may be connected to a unique wire of the digital video cable; a second adaptation bridge, wherein each wire of the digital video cable that may be carrying an analog video signal may be connected to an analog video cable. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050387 | IMAGE RECORDING DEVICE AND IMAGE RECORDING METHOD - A simulated-image output controller displays a subject-simulating image, serving as a simulated image representing a subject, on an output part. A subject data acquisition part reads one of or both of subject attribute data, which is stored in connection with an identification of the subject-simulating image, and subject-related data, relating to the subject attribute data, from a storage unit based on an instruction operation concerning the subject-simulating image being output on the output part. An image data acquisition part acquires image data which is produced by taking a shot of the subject. A subject information output controller outputs one of or both of the subject attribute data and the subject-related data, relating to the subject attribute data, which are read by the subject data acquisition part, in connection with the image data displayed on the output part. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050388 | REMOTE RESOURCE ACCESS INTERFACE APPARATUS - A remote resource access interface apparatus is provided. A key input unit has keys for generating input key values. A communication unit transmits a connection establishment request message including screen resolution information to, and receives a connection establishment response message including supportable key information from, a portable device. The communication unit transmits input key information to and receives video information from the portable device after establishing the connection. A pixel information processing unit converts the video information to pixel signals for a video output unit to display as a visual image. A key advisor unit extracts supportable key information from the response message and outputs the supportable key information to the video output unit. The video information is video data adjusted in resolution based on the screen resolution information, and the input key value is mapped to one of key values indicated by the key information of the portable device. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050389 | Live Video Communications System - A live video communications system that enables clients to monitor media views and user interaction with media files. The system also enables clients and content owners to communicate with content viewers and users and enter into dialog with them. The system also enables users to communicate with content owners, and/or sales reps and enter into dialog with them. The system also enables clients to PUSH data to users. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050390 | Live Teleporting System and Apparatus - A telepresence system includes a projector for generating an image, a projection screen for reviewing the image generated by the projector and generating a reflected image and a foil for reviewing the reflected image generated by the projection screen. The foil generates and directs partially reflected image toward an audience, the partially reflected image being perceived by the audience as a virtual image or hologram located on a viewing stage. Additionally, the system incorporates a camera for filming an individual through the foil, the camera being located on a camera side of the foil and positioned adjacent to the viewing stage, the individual being located on an individual side of the foil and positioned on a filming stage. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050391 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING GAZE-DIRECTED CORRECTION DURING A VIDEO CONFERENCING SESSION - An approach for ensuring the gaze of a user is directed towards a camera during a video conferencing session is described. A gaze detection platform determines a visual focal point of a user with respect to a display based on gaze tracking information, eye-tracking information, or a combination thereof, wherein the user is engaged in a video-based communication session presented on the display. The gaze detection platform further calculates an adjustment to the visual focal point to create a perceived visual focal point of the user with respect to a camera used by the user for the video-based communication session. The adjustment includes adjusting a use of an optical device, a change in a placement of content on the display, a physical movement of the camera, or a combination thereof. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050392 | METHOD FOR LIVE VIDEO CHAT - A method is described for bridging a live video chat between two terminals, and then terminating the live video chat after a short period of time has elapsed since the live video chat, in order to reduce the pressure and fear of the parties in the live video chat. Certain attributes for the users of the terminals are calculated. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050393 | DETERMINING ELECTRONIC MEDIA FORMAT WHEN TRANSFERRING A CUSTOMER BETWEEN SPECIALISTS OR AMONGST COMMUNICATION SOURCES AT A CUSTOMER SERVICE OUTLET - Systems, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for determining the media format for transferring a customer from customer between specialists and/or from one communication source to another communication source within a customer service outlet, such as a banking center or the like. For example, while a two-way video conference system may be used for communication between a customer and a remote specialist, in certain instances in which the customer requires transfer to another specialist (e.g., a specialist having a different specialty) other media formats, such as one-way live video conference, live audio-only conference, text chat or the like may be implemented. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050394 | SYSTEM FOR IMMERSIVE TELEPRESENCE - Disclosed is system and method for interactive telepresence that includes at least one data processing apparatus, at least one database, an audio/visual capture device that is configured with at least one microphone and camera. A detection module is provided to detect one of the plurality of participants who is speaking during the meeting, and a display module that is configured to display video that is generated. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050395 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus may include a user recognition unit to recognize a user in a captured image, and a behavior recognition unit to recognize a behavior of a user. In addition, the apparatus may include a generation unit to generate user behavior information including information of the recognized user and the recognized behavior of the recognized user. Further, the apparatus may include a communication unit to transmit the user behavior information to an external apparatus. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050396 | INTELLIGENT VIDEO ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND METHOD - An intelligent video analysis method and system logically selects only surveillance cameras associated with an event and assigns different ranks to the selected surveillance cameras according to the importance thereof. Thereafter, more video analysis resources are assigned to a surveillance camera of high importance, thereby rapidly and efficiently performing video analysis. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050397 | SMART OPTICAL SENSOR FOR ADAPTIVE, PREDICTIVE, AND ON-DEMAND CONTROL OF PUBLIC LIGHTING - The subject of the present invention is a system characterized by a distributed network of smart optical sensors for adaptive, predictive, and on-demand control of public lighting. The invention pertains to the technical sector of monitoring and video-surveillance installations. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050398 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING VIDEO QUALITY BASED ON NETWORK ENVIRONMENT - A method for adjusting video quality based on a network environment is provided. The method includes receiving a target frame serial number of a lost video frame from a terminal device, and using a time when the target frame serial number is received as a timestamp of the target frame serial number; determining a number of target frame serial numbers corresponding to timestamps within a predefined time period; decreasing a designated image quality parameter according to a predefined configuration when the number of target frame serial numbers is greater than a first threshold; and increasing the designated image quality parameter according to the predefined configuration when the number of target frame serial numbers is less than a second threshold. The first threshold is greater than the second threshold. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050399 | Wireless Peephole Camera and Door Status Indicator - The present application is directed to methods and devices for detection and notification of door status events. A camera may be coupled to a peephole in a door and one or more images may be captured when a door status event occurs. The images may be uploaded to a computer network. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050400 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS, AND OPTICAL UNIT - An image display apparatus includes a light source section, an image generation section, a projection section, a housing, a first sensor, and a control section. The light source section includes a light source unit including one or more solid-state light sources. The image generation section generates an image based on light from the light source unit. The projection section projects the image generated by the image generation section. The housing includes an outer frame and an inlet, the outer frame surrounding the light source section, the image generation section, and the projection section, the inlet being formed in the outer frame and taking in external air. The first sensor is arranged in the vicinity of the inlet and measures a temperature of the external air as an external temperature, the external air being taken in from the inlet. The control section controls output of the one or more fixed light sources based on the external temperature measured by the first sensor. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050401 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT TO PROJECT LIGHT PATTERN - Disclosed are methods, circuits, optical assemblies, devices, systems and associated computer executable code for estimating for three dimensional imaging. According to some embodiments, there may be provided a projector operable to project a bi-dimensionally coded pattern to provide a first projection of the bi-dimensionally coded pattern and a second projection of the bi-dimensionally coded pattern. The first projection and the second projection may be offset or rigidly shifted with respect to one another, such that a first reflection off an object which is associated with the first projection and a second reflection off the object which is associated with the second projection are provided. A signal corresponding to the first reflection and a signal corresponding to the second reflection may be co-processed. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050402 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF AND IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM - A display device is provided including a timing controller configured to output a test image signal, a data driver configured to output a plurality of data voltages corresponding to the test image signal; and a display panel configured to display a test image corresponding to the data voltages, wherein the timing controller includes a first processor configured to output the test image signal in response to a test signal, and a second processor configured to receive luminance information of the test image, correct a predetermined reference gamma voltage corresponding to the test image with reference to the received luminance information, and output the test signal, which corresponds to the reference gamma voltage, to the first processor. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050403 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing device includes a plurality of mixer units, a plurality of scale processing units, and an enable signal processing unit. A mixer unit of the plurality of the plurality of mixer units selects one of an output of another mixer unit of the plurality of mixer units, and an output image of a scale processing unit of the plurality of scale processing units to generate a composite image. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050404 | Depth Map Delivery Formats for Multi-View Auto-Stereoscopic Displays - Stereoscopic video data and corresponding depth map data for multi-view auto-stereoscopic displays are coded using a multiplexed asymmetric image frame that combines an image data partition and a depth map data partition, wherein the size of the image data partition is different than the size of the depth map data partition. The image data partition comprises one or more of the input views while the depth map partition comprises at least a portion of the depth map data rotated with respect to the orientation of the image data in the multiplexed output image frame. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050405 | APPARATUS AND CAMERA FOR FILMING THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO - Provided is a three-dimensional moving picture photographing apparatus for photographing a three-dimensional moving picture having a large depth, the apparatus including a horizontal track having a forward/rearward moving track and a leftward/rightward moving track, which are perpendicular to each other, a movable body moved along the horizontal track in forward/rearward and leftward/rightward directions, a horizontal rotary bar having one end connected to the movable body via a rotary shaft, and a camera installation section installed at the other end of the horizontal rotary bar, wherein a front portion of the camera installation section is normally directed in a photographing direction of a front surface even when the horizontal rotary bar is rotated. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050406 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DEVICE - A stereoscopic imaging device including: a body having a stereoscopic image display window for providing a stereoscopic image; an image combining panel which divides an inner space of the body into a first space for providing a virtual image, and a second space for providing a real image, on the stereoscopic image display window, transparency of the image combining panel being changed by input of a power; a first display which is positioned in the first space to provide the virtual image on the stereoscopic image display window through the image combining panel; a target mechanism which is positioned in the second space to provide the real image on the stereoscopic image display window through the image combining panel; an illumination mechanism which is positioned in the second space to illuminate a beam of light onto the target mechanism; and a control unit for controlling the respective units. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050407 | IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM OBTAINING SCENE DEPTH INFORMATION AND FOCUSING METHOD THEREOF - An image capturing system comprises a first image capturing module, a second image capturing module and a depth map processing/generating device. The first image capturing module having a first lens, a first aperture and a first image sensor generates a first image corresponding to a first optical-wavelength range. The second image capturing module having a second lens, a second aperture, a third aperture and a second image sensor generates a second image of the first optical-wavelength range and a third image of a second optical-wavelength range. The depth map processing/generating device generates a first depth map according to the parallax of the scene observed in the first image and the second image, and generates a second depth map according to the difference/ratio of sharpness/blur between the second image and the third image, therefore wider range of resolving the object distance and accuracy of the image could be both considered. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050408 | PORTABLE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A method for controlling the portable device may include detecting that the second body or the third body is folded to the first body and capturing an image by at least one of a first camera unit located in the second body and a second camera unit located in the third body. In this case, the first camera unit may capture an image of a first direction, and the second camera unit may capture an image of a second direction. In this case, the image may be captured based on a first capturing mode when the portable device is in an unfolded state, the image may be captured based on a second capturing mode when the portable device is in a first folded state, and the image may be captured based on a third capturing mode when the portable device is in a second folded state. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050409 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS - An image processing method and apparatus for a three-dimensional (3D) display device that may process image data for a first panel to generate an image for a second panel based 3D display device, is provided. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050410 | 3D DISPLAY DEVICE FOR REDUCING MOVING FLICKER - A display device discussed, and includes a display panel to display a left-eye image and a right-eye image; a parallax barrier panel to block and transmit the left-eye image and the right-eye image so that the left-eye image and the right-eye image reaching a user's left-eye and right-eye, respectively, produces a 3D image; a camera to sense a user's movement; and a controller to implement the 3D image by estimating a user's position when the user moves, and by applying a driving voltage to a barrier electrode according to the estimated position. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050411 | MOTION-COMPENSATED PARTITIONING - A method and apparatus for video coding using motion-compensated partitioning is provided. Video coding using motion-compensated partitioning may include identifying a current block of a current frame of an input video stream, generating an encoded block by encoding the current block using motion-compensated partitioning, wherein encoding the current block using motion-compensated partitioning includes, generating coarse motion estimation information for the current block, partitioning the current block, generating fine motion estimation information for the current block, and transmitting or storing the encoded block. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050412 | MOVING PICTURE ENCODING DEVICE, MOVING PICTURE ENCODING METHOD AND MOVING PICTURE ENCODING PROGRAM AS WELL AS MOVING PICTURE DECODING DEVICE, MOVING PICTURE DECODING METHOD AND MOVING PICTURE DECODING PROGRAM - A first vector predictor candidate list generating unit generates a first motion vector predictor candidate list from motion vectors of encoded neighboring blocks to blocks to be encoded. A second vector predictor candidate list generating unit generates a second motion vector predictor candidate list from motion vectors of blocks at the same positions as the blocks to be encoded in an encoded image and neighboring blocks to the blocks at the same positions. A combination determining unit determines whether to generate a third vector predictor candidate list combining the first and second vector predictor candidate lists by comparison of a block size of the blocks to be encoded and a threshold size. A vector predictor candidate list deciding unit generates the third vector predictor candidate list from the first vector predictor candidate list. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050413 | METHOD FOR CODING AND AN APPARATUS - There is disclosed a method comprising receiving a set of coefficients; and determining whether a sign of a coefficient in the set of coefficients can be embedded in a bitstream. If the determining indicates that the sign of the coefficient in the set of coefficients can be embedded in the bitstream, an indication of the embedded sign is inserted into the bitstream. There is also disclosed a method comprising receiving a set of decoded coefficients; and determining whether a bitstream contains an indication of an embedded sign of a coefficient. If the determining indicates that the bitstream contains the indication of an embedded sign of a coefficient, the sign is determined on the basis of the decoded coefficients; and the sign of the coefficient is modified on the basis of the determined sign. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050414 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HIERARCHICAL DATA UNIT-BASED VIDEO ENCODING AND DECODING COMPRISING QUANTIZATION PARAMETER PREDICTION - A method of decoding a video includes determining an initial value of a quantization parameter (QP) used to perform inverse quantization on coding units included in a slice segment, based on syntax obtained from a bitstream; determining a slice-level initial QP for predicting the QP used to perform inverse quantization on the coding units included in the slice segment, based on the initial value of the QP; and determining a predicted QP of a first quantization group of a parallel-decodable data unit included in the slice segment, based on the slice-level initial QP. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050415 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HIERARCHICAL DATA UNIT-BASED VIDEO ENCODING AND DECODING COMPRISING QUANTIZATION PARAMETER PREDICTION - A method of decoding a video includes determining an initial value of a quantization parameter (QP) used to perform inverse quantization on coding units included in a slice segment, based on syntax obtained from a bitstream; determining a slice-level initial QP for predicting the QP used to perform inverse quantization on the coding units included in the slice segment, based on the initial value of the QP; and determining a predicted QP of a first quantization group of a parallel-decodable data unit included in the slice segment, based on the slice-level initial QP. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050416 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HIERARCHICAL DATA UNIT-BASED VIDEO ENCODING AND DECODING COMPRISING QUANTIZATION PARAMETER PREDICTION - A method of decoding a video includes determining an initial value of a quantization parameter (QP) used to perform inverse quantization on coding units included in a slice segment, based on syntax obtained from a bitstream; determining a slice-level initial QP for predicting the QP used to perform inverse quantization on the coding units included in the slice segment, based on the initial value of the QP; and determining a predicted QP of a first quantization group of a parallel-decodable data unit included in the slice segment, based on the slice-level initial QP. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050417 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HIERARCHICAL DATA UNIT-BASED VIDEO ENCODING AND DECODING COMPRISING QUANTIZATION PARAMETER PREDICTION - A method of decoding a video includes determining an initial value of a quantization parameter (QP) used to perform inverse quantization on coding units included in a slice segment, based on syntax obtained from a bitstream; determining a slice-level initial QP for predicting the QP used to perform inverse quantization on the coding units included in the slice segment, based on the initial value of the QP; and determining a predicted QP of a first quantization group of a parallel-decodable data unit included in the slice segment, based on the slice-level initial QP. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050418 | Video Frame Fade-In/Fade-Out Detection Method and Apparatus - A video frame fade-in/fade-out detection method is provided, the detection method includes: before motion search, performing inter-frame comparison on block direct current components in some rows of a picture or performing inter-frame comparison on block direct current components in a partial area of a picture; collecting statistics on an inter-frame comparison result; determining whether fade-in/fade-out exists, to choose whether prediction is in a weighted mode; and if it is detected, by means of inter-frame comparison on block direct current components on some rows, that no global fade-in/fade-out exists, selecting a partial area within a range of some detected rows to perform inter-frame comparison on block direct current components again, and detecting local fade-in/fade-out. In the present invention, fade-in/fade-out is detected under the premise that easy hardware implementation is ensured, which saves a bandwidth and improves block match accuracy; in addition, the present invention proposes a solution for local fade-in/fade-out. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050419 | DEPTH MODELING MODES FOR DEPTH MAP INTRA CODING - In an example, a process for coding video data includes coding, with a variable length code, a syntax element indicating depth modeling mode (DMM) information for coding a depth block of video data. The process also includes coding the depth block based on the DMM information. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050420 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AN ENCODED SIGNAL OR FOR DECODING AN ENCODED AUDIO SIGNAL USING A MULTI OVERLAP PORTION - An apparatus for generating an encoded signal includes: a window sequence controller for generating a window sequence information for windowing an audio or image signal, the window sequence information indicating a first window for generating a first frame of spectral values, a second window function and at least one third window function for generating a second frame of spectral values, wherein the first window function, the second window function and the one or more third window functions overlap within a multi-overlap region; a preprocessor for windowing a second block of samples corresponding to the second window function and the at least one third window functions using an auxiliary window function to acquire a second block of windowed samples, a spectrum converter for applying an aliasing-introducing transform; and a processor for processing the first frame and the second frame to acquire encoded frames of the audio or image signal. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050421 | COLOR IMAGE ENCODING DEVICE, COLOR IMAGE DECODING DEVICE, COLOR IMAGE ENCODING METHOD, AND COLOR IMAGE DECODING METHOD - When the signal format of a color image is YUV4:2:2, and an intra prediction parameter, which is used for an intra-frame prediction process on the chrominance signals in a prediction block, shows the same prediction mode as an intra prediction mode for the luminance signal in the prediction block, an intra prediction unit | 2016-02-18 |
20160050422 | Method, apparatus and system for generating intra-predicted samples - A method of generating intra-predicted samples for a chroma channel of a video bitstream configured for a 4:2:2 chroma format. An intra-prediction angle is determined from an intra-prediction mode for the chroma channel, the intra-prediction mode being one of a plurality of horizontal intra-prediction modes. The intra-prediction angle due to the 4:2:2 chroma format is adjusted. A change threshold between the horizontal intra-prediction modes and vertical intra-prediction modes is modified if the adjusted angle exceeds a predetermined value, the modified change threshold being configured for converting the adjusted intra-prediction angle from one of the plurality of horizontal intra-prediction modes to a vertical intra-prediction mode. Intra-predicted samples are generated using a vertical intra-prediction mode according to the adjusted intra-prediction angle, and the change threshold. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050423 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SCALABLE VIDEO ENCODING USING SWITCHABLE DE-NOISING FILTERING, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SCALABLE VIDEO DECODING USING SWITCHABLE DE-NOISING FILTERING - Provided are scalable video encoding and decoding methods by using a de-noise filtering. The scalable video decoding method includes generating reconstructed base layer images from a base layer image stream; determining a reference picture list including at least one of a reconstructed base layer image corresponding to a current enhancement layer image, from among the reconstructed base layer images, and a de-noise reconstructed base layer image, from an enhancement layer image stream; and reconstructing the current enhancement layer image by using a reference image that is determined from the reference picture list. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050424 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DECODING MULTI-LAYER VIDEO, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING MULTI-LAYER VIDEO - A method of decoding multi-layer video includes decoding a first layer picture, storing the decoded first layer picture in a decoded picture buffer (DPB), and marking the first layer picture as a short-term reference picture; obtaining interlayer reference picture set (RPS) information regarding a second layer picture having a same first picture order count (POC) as the first layer picture; marking the first layer picture, which is marked as the short-term reference picture, as a long-term reference picture, based on the interlayer RPS information; performing interlayer prediction with respect to the second layer picture with reference to the first layer picture; decoding the second layer picture based on a result of performing the interlayer prediction; and, after the second layer picture is decoded, marking the first layer picture, which is marked as the long-term reference picture, as a short-term reference picture. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050425 | System and Method for Transcoding Data - A method for transcoding data comprises receiving an input stream of data formatted according to a USB standard, the input stream is partitioned into a sequence of blocks having a fixed length. At least one input block of the input stream comprises one or more data symbols and one or more control symbols, the one or more control symbols include one or more general control symbols. The method also includes transcoding the at least one input block to generate at least one output block comprising a synchronization block and a control/data block. The control/data block comprises the one or more data symbols of the at least one input block, a representation of the one or more general control symbols of the at least one input block, and a plurality of indicators indicating locations of the one or more data symbols and control symbols in the at least one input block. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050426 | LOSSLESS-CODING-MODE VIDEO ENCODING METHOD AND DEVICE, AND DECODING METHOD AND DEVICE - Provided is an encoding method for encoding a last position of a significant transformation coefficient in lossless coding, according to an exemplary embodiment, the encoding method including: performing scanning from a first point to a second point of a coding unit in a predetermined order to obtain a transformation coefficient included in the coding unit; determining a last position of a significant transformation coefficient that is not 0 from among transformation coefficients included in the coding unit; determining position information corresponding to the determined last position with respect to the second point; and encoding the determined position information. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050427 | ENCODING AND DECODING OF SIGNIFICANT COEFFICIENTS IN DEPENDENCE UPON A PARAMETER OF THE SIGNIFICANT COEFFICIENTS - A data encoding method for encoding an array of data values as data sets and escape codes for values not encoded by the data sets, an escape code including a unary coded portion and a non-unary coded portion, the method including: setting a coding parameter defining a minimum number of bits of a non-unary coded portion; adding an offset value of 1 or more to the coding parameter to define a minimum least significant data portion size; generating one or more data sets indicative of positions, relative to the array of data values, of data values of predetermined magnitude ranges, to encode the value of at least one least significant bit of each data value; generating respective complementary most-significant data portions and least-significant data portions; encoding the data sets; encoding the most significant data portions; and encoding the least-significant portions. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050428 | ENCODING DEVICE, DECODING DEVICE, ENCODING METHOD, AND DECODING METHOD - According to an embodiment, an encoding device includes: an index setting unit sets an index that represents information of a reference image and a weighting factor; an index reconfiguring unit predicts a reference value of the weighting factor, wherein the reference value indicates a factor to be set if a difference of pixel value between a reference image and a target image to be encoded is less than or equal to a specific value; and an entropy encoding unit encodes a difference value between the weighting factor and the reference value. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050429 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING VIDEO SIGNAL - A method for processing a video signal according to the present invention comprises the steps of: searching for a reference view motion vector corresponding to a disparity vector of a current texture block, a motion vector of a spatial neighbor block of the current texture block, a disparity vector of the current texture block, a view synthesis prediction disparity vector of the current texture block, and a motion vector of a temporal neighbor block of the current texture block, in a predetermined sequence; storing the searched motion vectors in a candidate list, in the predetermined sequence; and performing an inter-prediction on the current texture block, using one among the motion vectors stored in the candidate list, wherein the candidate list stores a predetermined number of motion vectors, and the predetermined sequence is set such that the view synthesis prediction disparity vector is always stored. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050430 | ENHANCED TEMPORAL MOTION VECTOR PREDICTION FOR SCALABLE VIDEO CODING - In enhancement layer (EL) coding, the temporal candidate(s) may be derived the merge mode and the non-merge mode. Selection of the reference index of a current prediction unit (PU) and of the reference list of a co-located PU may be considered jointly when constructing the temporal candidate of EL for the merge mode. The selection̂) may be made such that a motion vector (MV) scaling operation may be avoided. A selected motion vector prediction candidate may be added to a merging candidate list in a position before that of a spatial motion vector prediction candidate. A selected motion vector prediction candidate may be added to the merging candidate list in place of a spatial motion vector prediction candidate. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050431 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ORGANIZING PIXEL INFORMATION IN MEMORY - A system and method for organizing pixel information in memory. A method according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes storing data representative of pixels of a scene in a growing window (“GW”) portion of a reference frame in an on-chip memory, storing data representative of pixels of the visual scene in a sliding window (“SW”) portion of the reference frame thereby forming a hybrid window, searching the memory to locate a portion of the stored data that corresponds with data representative of pixels in a current frame descriptive of the scene, performing motion estimation according to results of the search, generating a compressed version of the current frame according to results of the motion estimation, and storing the compressed version for later visual rendering. The system includes a processing unit and a video encoder. The processing unit includes an on-chip memory. The video encoder includes a motion estimation engine and a compression unit. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050432 | MOVING PICTURE CODING AND DECODING METHOD WITH REPLACEMENT AND TEMPORAL MOTION VECTORS - A moving picture coding method includes: coding a coding target block using a motion vector; generating motion vector predictors; and coding the motion vector using one of the motion vector predictors generated in the generating of the motion vector predictors. In the generating of the motion vector predictors, a replacement vector which replaces a temporal motion vector predictor is added to the motion vector predictors when it is impossible to obtain the temporal motion vector predictor from a block which is included in a coded picture different from the coding target picture and corresponds to the coding target block. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050433 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING REFERENCE IMAGES FOR INTER-PREDICTION - A method of determining a reference image for inter-prediction includes: determining a slice type of a block; if the determining of the slice type indicates that the slice type is a B-slice type configured for uni-directional prediction or bi-directional prediction, determining an inter-prediction direction of the block to be one of a first direction, a second direction, and a bi-direction; if the determining of the inter-prediction direction indicates that the inter-prediction direction is not the second direction, determining a first direction reference index from a first direction reference picture list as a reference index for the block; and if the determining of the inter-prediction direction indicates that the inter-prediction direction is not the first direction, determining a second direction reference index from a second direction reference picture list as a reference index for the block. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050434 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENCODING VIDEO CONTENT USING VIRTUAL INTRA-FRAMES - Systems and methods are provided for encoding raw image content encoded using one or more virtual intra-frames. In an exemplary method, a stream of video content may be encoded to generate compressed video data that includes an intra-flame and a plurality of corresponding inter-frames. The compressed video data may be stored within a buffer, and when the amount of data in the buffer exceeds a threshold value, a virtual intra-frame may be computed based on decoded inter-frame data. The virtual intra-frame may be output for storage in the buffer. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050435 | Method of Texture Merging Candidate Derivation in 3D Video Coding - A method of depth map coding for a three-dimensional video coding system incorporating consistent texture merging candidate is disclosed. According to the first embodiment, the current depth block will only inherit the motion information of the collocated texture block if one reference depth picture has the same POC (picture order count) and ViewId (view identifier) as the reference texture picture of the collocated texture block. In another embodiment, the encoder assigns the same total number of reference pictures for both the depth component and the collocated texture component for each reference list. Furthermore, the POC (picture order count) and the ViewId (view identifier) for both the depth image unit and the texture image unit are assigned to be the same for each reference list and for each reference picture. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050436 | Method and Apparatus for Quantization Matrix Signaling and Representation in Scalable Video Coding - A method and apparatus of scaling list data signaling for inter-layer or inter-view sharing of the scaling list data from a reference layer or a reference view in a scalable or three-dimensional video coding system are disclosed. A first flag may be incorporated in the current bitstream to indicate the scaling list data sharing from a reference layer or view. When the first flag exists and the first flag has a first value, the scaling list data for the current layer or the current view is determined from a reference bitstream for a reference layer or a reference view. When the first flag exists and the first flag has a second value, the scaling list data for the current layer or the current view is determined from the current bitstream. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050437 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING VIDEO SIGNAL - A video signal processing method according to the present invention comprises: obtaining a depth prediction value of a current block; recovering a depth residual per sample of the current block according to an SDC mode indicator; and recovering a depth value of the current block using the depth prediction value and the recovered depth residual. The present invention adaptively uses an SDC mode according to an SDC mode indicator and further uses an SDC mode and/or depth lookup table, thereby increasing encoding efficiency for depth data. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050438 | VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE - The present invention relates to a video signal processing method and device capable of: obtaining an intra-prediction mode for a current depth block; determining a reference neighboring pixel region adjacent to the current depth block by using the intra-prediction mode; determining a first reference neighboring pixel region and a second reference neighboring pixel region; determining a first current depth block region and a second current depth block region comprised in the current depth block; obtaining a first prediction value for the first current depth block region by using the representative value of the first reference neighboring pixel region; and obtaining a second prediction value for the second current depth block region by using the representative value of the second reference neighboring pixel region. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050439 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR CODING AND DECODING DEPTH INFORMATION - Disclosed are a method, system and device for coding and decoding depth information, and the method includes: data in original Depth Look-up Tables (DLTs) of selected views are combined to establish a unified DLT, a value of the number of elements in the unified DLT and each element in the unified DLT are coded respectively and a coded value and each coded element are transmitted to a decoder; and depth information of each view is coded by taking the unified DLT as a whole or in portions and coded depth information of each view is transmitted to the decoder. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050440 | LOW-COMPLEXITY DEPTH MAP ENCODER WITH QUAD-TREE PARTITIONED COMPRESSED SENSING - A variable block size compressed sensing (CS) method for high efficiency depth map coding. Quad-tree decomposition is performed on a depth image to differentiate irregular uniform and edge areas prior to CS acquisition. To exploit temporal correlation and enhance coding efficiency, the quad-tree based CS acquisition is further extended to inter-frame encoding, where block partitioning is performed independently on the I frame and each of the subsequent residual frames. At the decoder, pixel domain total-variation minimization is performed for high quality depth map reconstruction. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050441 | VIDEO ENCODING APPARATUS, VIDEO DECODING APPARATUS, VIDEO ENCODING METHOD, VIDEO DECODING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A video encoding apparatus, which encodes a digital video provided as a video signal of a pixel value space subjected to spatial and temporal sampling, includes a nonlinear video decomposition unit, a structure component encoding unit, and a texture component encoding unit. The nonlinear video decomposition unit decomposes an input video a into a structure component and a texture component. The structure component encoding unit performs compression encoding processing on the structure component of the input video a decomposed by the nonlinear video decomposition unit. The texture compression encoding unit performs compression encoding processing on the texture component of the input video a decomposed by the nonlinear video decomposition unit. Such an arrangement provides improved encoding efficiency. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050442 | IN-LOOP FILTERING IN VIDEO CODING - Methods and apparatus for video encoding and decoding. A method for video decoding includes receiving a bit stream for a compressed video and control information for decompression of the video. The method includes identifying a plurality of blocks in a picture of the video based on the control information, each of the blocks having a first size and for each of the blocks, and identifying that one or more of the blocks is divided into a plurality of sub-blocks based on the control information. The method also includes determining whether to apply a filter to pixels in each respective block and each respective sub-block based on the control information. Additionally, the method includes selectively applying the filter to one or more of the blocks and to one or more of the sub-blocks in decoding of the bit stream based on the determination. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050443 | INTRA PULSE CODE MODULATION (IPCM) AND LOSSLESS CODING MODE DEBLOCKING FOR VIDEO CODING - Techniques for coding video data include coding a plurality of blocks of video data, wherein at least one block of the plurality of blocks of video data is coded using a coding mode that is one of an intra pulse code modulation (IPCM) coding mode and a lossless coding mode. In some examples, the lossless coding mode may use prediction. The techniques further include assigning a non-zero quantization parameter (QP) value for the at least one block coded using the coding mode. The techniques also include performing deblocking filtering on one or more of the plurality of blocks of video data based on the coding mode used to code the at least one block and the assigned non-zero QP value for the at least one block. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050444 | IMAGE CODING METHOD, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, IMAGE CODING APPARATUS, IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE CODING AND DECODING APPARATUS - An image coding method using arithmetic coding. The method includes: performing arithmetic coding on a first flag that indicates whether or not an absolute value of a target coefficient in a target coefficient block is greater than 1; and performing arithmetic coding on a second flag that indicates whether or not the absolute value is greater than 2. In the arithmetic coding on the first flag and the arithmetic coding on the second flag, it is determined whether or not an immediately-prior coefficient block that has been coded immediately prior to the target coefficient block includes a coefficient having an absolute value greater than a threshold value. Based on a result of the determination, respective contexts to be used in the arithmetic coding on the first and second flags are selected. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050445 | DATA REPOSITORY FOR SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT INFORMATION - A method, system, apparatus, and computer program product provide/deliver information during a live broadcast. Information feeds (that include attributes and values) are ingested via a plug-in architecture, into an application server. The application server drives the information feeds into a database, and distributes the attributes to a web server. The web server exposes, using a web service, the attributes clients. The web service enables clients to select a set of the attributes and configure, for visual display, the values corresponding to the selected set of the attributes. The values are composited in real-time, based on the configuration, with live audio-video content. The composited elements and live audio-video content are broadcast/streamed live. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050446 | System and Method for Providing Curated Content Items - A system and method for providing curated content items is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a method includes selecting a first set of content items from a plurality of available content items provided by a plurality of content provider servers, providing the first set of content items to a second user account included in a subscriber account, the subscriber account including a first user account and the second user account, providing a curation interface to the second user account on a second user portal that displays on a user device, the curation interface displaying information on the first set of content items, receiving a curation instruction that is configured by the second user account via the curation interface, selecting a second set of content items from the first set of content items based upon the curation instruction, and providing the second set of content items to the first user account on a first user portal that displays on the user device. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050447 | METHOD OF OPERATING A CHANNEL RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM - A method of operating a channel recommendation system with a system for providing channel recommendations over a network, the system including a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory containing programming code to: provide a channel recommendation bid interface at a service provider server of a television service; receive a channel recommendation bid request on the channel recommendation bid interface; determine at the service provider server of the television service at least a first subscriber; determine at the service provider server at least one channel based on the channel recommendation bid request and based on real time viewership information of the television service; associate at the service provider server the determined channel with the determined first subscriber; and provide from the service provider server to a subscriber display device of the first subscriber a recommendation link to the determined channel. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050448 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING MULTIPLE MEDIA SERVICES - A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining a group of facial objects detected from an image captured by a camera coupled with a media device where the facial objects correspond to a plurality of users, determining authentication information for each of the plurality of users based on the facial objects, and providing the authentication information to a group of content service systems for enabling the media device to access aggregated media services from the group of content service systems. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050449 | USER TERMINAL APPARATUS, DISPLAY APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A user terminal apparatus including: a display; a communicator configured to communicate with a display apparatus; a state determiner configured to determine an arrangement state of the user terminal apparatus; and a controller configured to control, in response to the user terminal apparatus being changed to a predetermined arrangement state, the communicator to transmit information on the arrangement state to the display apparatus and receive information related to content currently displayed on the display apparatus, to divide a screen of the display into a plurality of display regions, and to control the display to display the received information on at least one of the plurality of display regions. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050450 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED LIVE MONITORING AND ALARM HANDLING IN VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS - Systems and methods for annotating a display of a video data stream with customized information are provided. Methods include selecting a video data stream, creating a video graphic help file (VGH file) associated with the video data stream, a data capture device associated with the video data stream, a monitored area captured by the data capture device associated with the video data stream, or a salvo view, adding customized information to the VGH file, determining a need to access the VGH file, recalling the VGH file, and displaying customized information in the VGH file. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050451 | PARAMETERIZED SERVICES DESCRIPTOR FOR ADVANCED TELEVISION SERVICES - A method, computer program, reception apparatus, and information providing apparatus for accessing or providing access to content. The method includes receiving a transport stream from a content provider. A virtual channel table (VCT) is extracted from the transport stream. Further, a determination is made as to whether one or more services, corresponding to an entry included in the VCT, are supported by the reception apparatus based on one or more parameterized service descriptor (PSD) instances, which are associated with a predetermined Service Type and included in the VCT. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050452 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO MONITOR A MEDIA DEVICE USING A DIGITAL AUDIO SIGNAL - Methods and systems are disclosed to monitor a media device. An example method includes attempting to detect a logical transition between two sequential bits in a sequence of bits of a digital audio signal output by a port of the media device, the digital audio signal being encoded via differential encoding; and when the logical transition is detected, generating operating state data including a first time and indicating that the media device was in an on state at the first time; or when the logical transition is not detected, generating the operating state data including the first time and indicating that the media device was in an off state at the first time. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050453 | Asynchronously streaming video of a live event from a handheld device - A video streaming system includes a handheld computing device that asynchronously streams video to a storage subsystem. The handheld computing device receives and buffers video data of contiguous video samples and, after a predefined amount of contiguous video samples has been buffered, assigns an index for that predefined amount of contiguous video samples and asynchronously transmits the index and those contiguous video samples to a storage subsystem of a broadcast server system. The handheld computing device, upon determining that the predefined amount of contiguous video samples has been received by the storage subsystem, transmits a notification message to an application server of the broadcast server system that includes the assigned index and indicates that the corresponding contiguous video samples are stored on the storage subsystem. The notification message causes the application server to fetch those video samples according to the index and process them for broadcasting to client computing devices. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050454 | PROTECTION OF DIGITAL CONTENT - Protection of digital content, for example content on an optical disk, is discussed. A first content protection system such as AACS processes its specific content protection information to yield a first result which is differently obscured for different media players. A second content protection system such as BD+ processes the first result and its own specific content protection information to yield a second result which can be used to reproduce protected content such as encrypted video on the optical disk. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050455 | CHECKING IN AND CHECKING OUT CONTENT FROM A MEDIA CLIENT DEVICE - A device may be configured to store content. The device may store a copy count that indicates a quantity of copies of the content that are checked out from the device. The device may receive a request to provide a first copy of the content to a requesting device. The device may select a client device to which to send a check-in message based on the copy count failing to satisfy a threshold count. The client device may store a second copy of the content that is checked out from the device. The device may send the check-in message to the client device. The device may receive a check-in response from the client device that checks in the second copy of the content. The device may provide the first copy of the content to the requesting device based on an updated copy count satisfying the threshold count. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050456 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACTIVE TRAINING OF BROADCAST PERSONALIZATION AND AUDIENCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS USING A PRESENCE BAND - An audience measurement or personalized recommendation system may be actively trained for each panel member for a training period, during which the presence of each member is recorded while content is displayed. Panel members may carry or wear portable devices with wireless transmitters which may be detected by the measurement system. For example, each panel member may wear a wristband including a wireless transmitter broadcasting an identification code, and a measurement device may include a wireless receiver to receive broadcast identification codes and determine that the corresponding one or more panel members are present during display of content. An inference engine may create personalized profiles of each panel participant during the training period. After the training period, panel participants may stop carrying or wearing the devices, and the inference engine may determine, based on the profiles, which participants are likely present when content is being viewed. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050457 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TV CHANNEL CONTENT MANAGEMENT AND MONETIZATION BASED ON CONTENT FINGERPRINTING USING A PORTABLE COMPUTING AND COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method for media content management and monetization, and corresponding system therefor. The method comprises automatically and autonomously capturing audio contents at least one of periodically, adaptively, dynamically, randomly, customizably, and via a combination thereof, from programs displayed and viewed on TV channels by users using portable computing and communications devices, automatically and autonomously generating corresponding audio fingerprints of the captured audio contents using the portable computing and communications devices for transmission to at least one of an external cloud-based host server comprising a cloud-based database, automatically and autonomously capturing audio contents continuously from all the programs available for display on the TV channels using an in-house data processor comprising at least one of an in-house processing host server and a Set-Top Box (STB), automatically and autonomously generating corresponding audio fingerprints of the captured audio contents from all the programs available for display on the TV channels using the in-house data processor comprising the in-house processing host server and Set-Top Box (STB) for transmission to the external cloud-based host server comprising the cloud-based database, automatically and autonomously comparing the audio fingerprints generated by the portable computing and communications devices versus the audio fingerprints generated by the in-house data processor comprising the in-house processing host server and Set-Top Box (STB), using the external cloud-based host server comprising the cloud-based database, automatically and autonomously determining which one or more of the users is watching which one or more of the programs on which one or more of the TV channels based on the results of the comparison, automatically and autonomously sending the matched results of the comparison for the determined users to the cloud-based database of the external cloud-based host server for storage and further processing, automatically and autonomously generating a comprehensive viewership profile information for the determined users and utilizing the comprehensive viewership profile for one or more content monetization opportunities. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050458 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DIGITAL POLLING - Disclosed herein is a system and method of polling for feedback for performing artists at a designated website. The steps of method in accordance with this invention include viewing a performing artist at the designated website using a digital device, such website defining a starting point; viewing such performing artists on the designated website; receiving a first prompt from the proprietary software, after a predetermined time, requesting voluntarily tip information for the performing artist being viewed; using digital to communicate a response to the first prompt; if responding affirmatively, receiving a second prompt requesting information on amount of tip; using digital means to communicate to the proprietary software, and communicating the amount of the tip in response to the second prompt; if responding negatively to tipping, or after completing tip information, after responding affirmatively, receiving the next prompt requesting viewer information to continue viewing the same artist or to return to the starting point. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050459 | TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION APPARATUSES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR FILTERING CONTENT - Disclosed herein is a transmission apparatus for distributing a content to a client, including: a question generation section configured to generate question information representative of a question regarding liking of a user of the client; and a transmission section configured to transmit the question information and provider side answer information in the form of a bit string representative of an answer set by a provider which provides the content to the question regarding the liking of the user to the client. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050460 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MARKING CONTENT - According to various embodiments, a content marking command is received from a mobile device at a particular time. For example, a user selection of the content marking command may be received via a user interface displayed on the mobile device. The content marking command may indicate a user interest in a particular moment of an event viewed by the user. Moreover, the event viewed by the user and video content data corresponding to the event may be identified. Further, content marking data may be generated, whether content marking data indicates a particular portion of the identified video content data corresponding to the particular moment of the event. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050461 | DIGITAL TELEVISION WITH SOCIAL NETWORKING APPLICATIONS - A multimedia processing apparatus includes a controller and a network module. The controller controls the multimedia processing apparatus to perform an application by setting control parameters to sub modules of the multimedia processing apparatus. The network module communicates to a social networking service server through a network. The controller is configured to generate and transmit at least one of setting information, favorite information and current viewing channel information to the social networking service server through the network module and the network. The setting information, the favorite information and current viewing channel information includes control parameters. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050462 | MEDIA CENTER PANELS FOR AN INTELLIGENT TELEVISION - An Intelligent TV can organize metadata about media items for display in a variety of contextual panels. The panels may be interactive or informational and may provide recommendations of other media items to the user. The Intelligent TV can receive a request to activate a panel through the reception of signals from a remote control or a user interface. Based on the request, the Intelligent TV can determine the type of panel requested by the user. The layout, information, and content of a panel may depend on the context and content of the media item with focus when a user activates the panel. The Intelligent TV can retrieve metadata for the requested panel and can then transition to the desired panel and provide the retrieved metadata. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050463 | ENHANCED RELIABILITY FOR SATELLITE DATA DELIVERY - A media device may be configured for receiving data from one or more satellites. The media device may include one or more processors and one or more storage devices. A first tuner of a media device may tune to a first data stream that came from a first satellite transponder. A second tuner of the media device may tune to a second data stream that came from a second satellite transponder. The first data stream and the second data stream may be derived from source data based at least in part on a data distribution scheme. The data distribution scheme may include distributing at least portions of the source data with the first data stream and the second data stream. The first data stream and/or the second data stream may be processed to store and/or output for presentation content. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050464 | SYSTEM FOR MANAGING A CONFIGURATION OF A MEDIA CONTENT PROCESSOR - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a media content processor having a controller adapted to transmit to a web server one or more configurations of said media content processor. The web server can record said one or more configurations to perform one among re-provisioning of the media content processor after it experiences a loss of configuration information and provisioning of another media content processor. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2016-02-18 |