19th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 33 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100118881 | ROUTING NETWORK PACKETS BASED ON ELECTRICAL POWER PROCUREMENT ARRANGEMENTS - In general, this disclosure describes techniques of selecting routes for network packets through a computer network based, at least in part, on electrical power procurement arrangements of devices in the computer network. As described herein, there may be a plurality of routes through a computer network from a first device to a second device. Each of these routes may include one or more devices that consume electrical power. A route selection device may make a determination regarding how network packets are to be routed among these routes based, at least in part, on arrangements made to procure the electrical power consumed by the devices along the routes. After the route selection device makes this determination, the route selection device may cause network packets to be routed among these routes in accordance with this determination. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118882 | Method, Apparatus, and System For Packet Transmission - This invention discloses a method, apparatus, and system for packet transmission. The method for packet transmission includes: configuring the two logical interfaces of a bidirectional tunnel to operate in bridge mode; at the first logical interface of the two, encapsulating Layer 2 packets and the protocol type information in tunnel packets and transmitting the packets to the peer through the bidirectional tunnel; at the second logical interface of the two, transmitting the tunnel packets to the corresponding Layer 2 protocol stack for processing according to the protocol type information in the received tunnel packets. The present invention enables the logical interfaces of a bidirectional tunnel to operate as Layer 2 ports to transmit Layer 2 packets. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118883 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR QUEUE MANAGEMENT IN PACKET-SWITCHED NETWORKS - This disclosure relates to methods and systems for queuing traffic in packet-switched networks. In one of many possible embodiments, a queue management system includes a plurality of queues and a priority module configured to assign incoming packets to the queues based on priorities associated with the incoming packets. The priority module is further configured to drop at least one of the packets already contained in the queues. The priority module is configured to operate across multiple queues when determining which of the packets contained in the queues to drop. Some embodiments provide for hybrid queue management that considers both classes and priorities of packets. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118884 | Method for Resolving Mutex Contention in a Network System - A method of resolving mutex contention within a network interface unit which includes providing a plurality of memory access channels, and moving a thread via at least one of the plurality of memory access channels, the plurality of memory access channels allowing moving of the thread while avoiding mutex contention when moving the thread via the at least one of the plurality of memory access channels is disclosed. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118885 | PREDICTIVE PACKET FORWARDING FOR A NETWORK SWITCH - A network switch includes a predictor using data in a packet to predict a flow for the packet. A forwarding engine forwards at least a portion of the packet on a switch fabric to an egress port in the switch determined from the predicted flow. The forwarding engine is operable to forward the packet on the switch fabric to the egress port determined from the predicted flow prior to a lookup module determining a flow from a lookup. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118886 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AGGREGATED NETWORK CONNECTIONS - The invention discloses a network aggregation system, apparatus and method for creating aggregated network connections to provide high availability and increased throughput where the plurality of network connections may possess diverse physical and logical characteristics. Increased throughput on the aggregated network connection equals the sum of the available throughput on the aggregated network connections. Aggregation is performed in a transparent fashion, independent of any physical or logical characteristics of the individual connections. Network connectivity over the aggregated connection is managed such that the loss or gain of connectivity in an individual connection among the aggregated group does not result in the loss of data from the data stream aggregation device. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118887 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A communication device | 2010-05-13 |
20100118888 | Message Synchronization Over A Stochastic Network - Methods and apparatus to communicate between a local component and a remote component, where the local component is connected to the remote component using a non-deterministic communication link. A local clock is synchronized with a remote clock to within a maximum offset. A rate message from the remote component is received at the local component, where the rate message includes a first time stamp. A data rate is adjusted using the rate message when the time of the local clock substantially matches a time determined using the first time stamp. A data message is sent to the remote component using the adjusted data rate, where the data message includes a second time stamp for use in processing data in the data message. In some implementations, the time determined using the first time stamp is also determined using information about a communication link delay and/or a clock offset. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118889 | METHOD OF TRANSMITTING DATA IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method of configuring a lower layer data block in a protocol layer of a transmitting side of a wireless communication system comprises receiving upper layer data from an upper layer, and configuring a second lower layer data block to include a first upper layer data block comprising at least part of the upper layer data, and a size change indictor indicating whether a size of the first upper layer data block is identical with a size of a second upper layer data block included in a first lower layer data block. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118890 | METHOD OF DATA PROCESSING IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method of data processing in a protocol layer of a wireless communication system, the protocol layer having a header compression function, comprises generating at least one of a control packet which includes control information, and a data packet including at least part of an upper layer data block transferred from an upper layer, generating a lower layer data block including each of the generated at least one packet to transfer the lower layer data block to a lower layer, and transferring indication information to the lower layer, the indication information being associated with a method of data processing for the lower layer data block in the lower layer. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118891 | PACKET ASSEMBLY IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK SUPPORTING VIRTUAL NETWORKS - In a first node, through which optical packets are able to input to the communication network, optical packets coming from the virtual network are assembled in packet field. The first node constructs a burst comprising the packet field and a label preceding the packet field and including helping to identify the virtual network and second information helping to identify a path between said first node and a second node through which the packets are able to output from the communication network. Each packet in the packet field can be preceded by an identifier identifying an interface through which the packet outputs from the communication network, and derived from a destination address in the packet. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118892 | EFFICIENT UE QOS/UL PACKET BUILD IN LTE - An apparatus for wireless communication includes a processing system. The processing system is configured to perform a first set of functions in a first thread. The first set of functions includes obtaining second data from a second thread and providing first data to the second thread to facilitate construction of an uplink packet in the second thread. The processing system is further configured to perform a second set of functions in the second thread. The second set of functions includes obtaining the first data, constructing the uplink packet based on the first data, and providing the second data to the first thread to facilitate the performing of the first set of functions. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118893 | REDUCING OVERHEADS OF A PROTOCOL DATA UNIT IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to transmitting data units of a radio protocol layer, wherein one logical channel identifier is added to one or more data units belonging to one logical channel. Because only one logical channel identifier is added to the data units belonging to one logical channel in constructing a MAC-e PDU, overheads of the MAC-e PDU are reduced. Such reduction of the PDU overheads increases data throughput, which is advantageous for a high-speed data communication system, such as the HSUPA. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118894 | DIFFERENTIAL TIMING TRANSFER OVER SYNCHRONOUS ETHERNET USING DIGITAL FREQUENCY GENERATORS AND CONTROL WORD SIGNALING - A method, system and master service interface transfer differential timing over a packet network. The transmitting service interface receives a service clock and is coupled to a receiving service interface through a network backplane. A primary reference clock is provided to time the network backplane. The primary reference clock and the service clock are used to synthesize a copy of the service clock connected to the transmitting service interface. A first control word containing an error differential between the service clock and the synthesized copy of the service clock is generated and transmitted through the network backplane via a packet. The first control word, together with the primary reference clock, is used to recreate the service clock for timing the receiving service interface. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118895 | Network timing synchronization systems - A method and means synchronize timing of a follower system to a reference system. A Hierarchical CFF function (“HCFF”) is applied to a set of Correction Factor Functions types (“CFFs”) or a set of other HCFF. Each CFF type uses the same input data set specific to that type and generates at least one Correction Factor Solution (“CFS”) for each of the CFF, wherein the CFS consists of only CF or the CFS consists of both i) CF and ii) a SACF. The HCFF takes as input a set of CFS and generates at least one CFS, wherein the CFS consist of only the CF, or the CFS consists of both the i) CF and ii) a SACF. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118896 | METHOD AND ANALYSIS OF SYNCHRONIZED DATA TRAFFIC OF A PACKET AND ADDRESS-ORIENTED DATA NETWORK AND CONFIGURATION OF SUCH A DATA NETWORK FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE METHOD - In a method and network for the analysis of synchronized data traffic, at least one network participant stores sent and/or received data packets in a mirror memory, and the data in the respective mirror memories are frozen and made available for evaluation via the entire data network, upon the occurrence of a trigger event in at least one of the active network participants, while maintaining the synchronized data traffic. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118897 | MULTI-CORE FIBER FOR OPTICAL PUMPING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, OPTICAL PUMPING DEVICE, FIBER LASER AND FIBER AMPLIFIER - A multi-core fiber for an optical pumping device is provided. The multi-core fiber includes a plurality of optical fibers that are inserted into holes of an alignment member. The optical fibers and the alignment member are integrated by heating. The alignment member includes a material that has a lower softening temperature than a softening temperature of the optical fibers. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118898 | MODE SELECTION TECHNIQUE FOR A LASER - A mode selection technique in a laser is described wherein a recess is formed in a surface of a waveguide in the laser. The recess provides a region of free space propagation within the waveguide which preferentially selects the lowest order mode. A mode selective RF excited CO | 2010-05-13 |
20100118899 | GENERATING LASER PULSES OF PRESCRIBED PULSE SHAPES PROGRAMMED THROUGH COMBINATION OF SEPARATE ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL MODULATORS - A programmable laser pulse combines electrical modulation of the pulse frequency and optical modulation of the pulse shape to form laser pulses of prescribed pulse shapes. A prescribed pulse shape features high peak power and low average power. The laser system disclosed also allows for power-scaling and nonlinear conversions to other (shorter or longer) wavelengths. The system provides an economical reliable alternative to using a laser source with high repetition rates to achieve shaped pulses at a variety of wavelengths. The combinatorial scheme disclosed is inherently more efficient than existing subtractive methods. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118900 | Generation of profiled light packets - Exemplary systems and methods are directed toward the creation of packets of light. A packet contains one or more pulses of light. In some embodiments, the packet may contain two, ten, 100, 1000, 1E6, or more pulses of light. The packet may be characterized by many of the same properties that are used to describe pulses, such as packet energy, packet width, packet power, packet period (for a periodic series of packets), and peak power of the packet. Packets may also be characterized by other properties describing their shapes. These properties may be described or defined by mathematical functions when the packets have complicated shapes. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118901 | HERMETICALLY-SEALED RF FEED-THROUGH WITH INTEGRATED CAPACITOR - A carbon-dioxide (CO | 2010-05-13 |
20100118902 | UNITIZED COOLING MODULE FOR LASER DIODE ARRAY - The unitized cooling module for a laser diode array of the invention has at least one cooling unit. The cooling unit has an inlet main channel, an outlet main channel, an inlet subchannel, an outlet subchannel and a chamber. The inlet subchannel connects the inlet main channel and the chamber, and the outlet subchannel connects the outlet main channel and the chamber. A heatsink element carrying a laser diode seals the chamber. With a cooling source flowing through the interior of the cooling unit, the heat produced by the laser diode is removed. Thus, the unitized cooling module of the invention is easily assembled, repaired and expanded, and has the effect of pressing fit. Furthermore, the unitized cooling module of the invention can be arranged and designed according to the heat produced by the laser diode to remove the heat from the laser diode, so that the performance of the unitized cooling module is ensured. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118903 | SOLID STATE LASER DEVICE WITH REDUCED TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE - The present invention relates to a solid state laser device with a solid state gain medium between two resonator end mirrors ( | 2010-05-13 |
20100118904 | SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE - A semiconductor laser device includes: an n-type cladding layer; a p-type cladding layer; and an optical waveguide portion disposed between the n-type and p-type cladding layers and including spaced-apart active layers. The optical waveguide portion permits lasing in a crystal growth direction of the active layers in at least three modes, including the fundamental mode and two higher order modes. The number of active layers is equal to or greater than the number of extreme points of the electric field of a particular one of the higher order modes. At least one of the active layers is disposed near extreme point of the electric field of the particular higher order mode, within the optical waveguide portion. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118905 | NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DIODE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A nitride semiconductor laser diode includes a substrate of n-type GaN, and a multilayer structure including an n-type cladding layer of Al | 2010-05-13 |
20100118906 | SEMICONDUCTOR LASER - A semiconductor laser includes: a multiple quantum well active layer that is formed on a semiconductor substrate comprised by GaAs and includes well layers having GaInAsP that has a tensile strain against the GaAs, and a barrier layer having AlGaInP that has substantially zero strain against the GaAs, the well layers and the barrier layer being alternately stacked; a pair of first AlGaInP layers that has substantially zero strain against the GaAs, and is provided so that the first AlGaInP layers contact upper and lower surfaces of the multiple quantum well active layer respectively; and a pair of second AlGaInP layers that has a compressive strain against the GaAs, and is provided so that the second AlGaInP layers contact the pair of first AlGaInP layers respectively. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118907 | SURFACE-EMISSION LASER DIODE AND FABRICATION PROCESS THEREOF - A surface-emission laser diode comprises a cavity region over a semiconductor substrate and includes an active layer containing at least one quantum well active layer producing a laser light and a barrier layer, a spacer layer is provided in the vicinity of the active layer and formed of at least one material, an upper and lower reflectors are provided at a top part and a bottom part of the cavity region, the cavity region and the upper and lower reflectors form a mesa structure over the semiconductor substrate, the upper and lower reflectors being formed of a semiconductor distributed Bragg reflector having a periodic change of refractive index and reflecting incident light by interference of optical waves, at least a part of the semiconductor distributed Bragg reflector is formed of a layer of small refractive index of Al | 2010-05-13 |
20100118908 | SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE - A semiconductor laser device capable of improving the reliability of the laser device is obtained. This semiconductor laser device ( | 2010-05-13 |
20100118909 | MINIATURE HIGH-POWER LASER DIODE DEVICE - The present invention provides a miniature high-power laser diode device, which includes a base, a laser chip, an optical fiber guider, and an optical fiber. The base has a groove and a disposing area, and the groove connects to the disposing area. The laser chip is disposed on the disposing area, and the optical fiber guider is disposed at the groove. The optical fiber is disposed in and through the optical fiber guider. The optical fiber has a first end connected to the laser chip. As a result of the cooperation between the optical fiber guider and the groove, the orientation of the optical fiber is simple and precise. The conventional thermal deformation and residual welding stress can be reduced, and the soldering flux applied in a conventional soldering and packaging process of the optical fiber can be omitted, so that the coupling efficiency, the yield, the stability of high power laser output, and the lifetime of the laser diode device of the present invention can be improved. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118910 | SILL AND DOOR JAMB ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTRIC ARC FURNACE - A sill and door jamb assembly providing an opening in an electric arc furnace. A shell comprised of side walls and a lower bowl and a refractory layer lining the bowl and side walls. The refractory layer includes continuous courses of refractory bricks along the inner surface of the side walls of the shell. The sill and door jamb assembly is comprised of a sill block assembly and two jamb block assemblies. The sill block assembly is comprised of side-by-side sill blocks, each of the sill blocks having an upper end with an upper surface, a lower end with a lower surface, and an inner surface facing the interior of the furnace. The sill blocks being positioned side-by-side to form the sill block assembly and having an upper end and a lower end. The lower end of the sill block assembly is confined within a plurality of courses of the refractory bricks. Each jamb block assembly is comprised of a plurality of jamb blocks positioned side-by-side. Each of the jamb block assemblies has a lower end supported by the plurality of courses of refractory bricks, and inner surfaces abutting the distal ends of the sill block assembly. The inner surfaces of the jamb block assemblies and the upper surface of the sill block assembly form the slag opening in the furnace. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118911 | METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING A CONTACT TEMPERATURE SENSOR AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING SAID SENSOR - A method for manufacturing a contact temperature sensor to be used at a temperature of use, including a) supplying a carbon fiber; b) heat treating of the fiber at a temperature higher than 800° C. and higher than the temperature of use; c) full layer depositing on the fiber, at a deposition temperature, an electrically insulating ceramic coating layer stable at the temperature of use, the ceramic material chosen among silica (SiO | 2010-05-13 |
20100118912 | QUALITY CONTROL OF THE FRIT FOR OLED SEALING - A method of finding defects in sealing material formed as a frame line on a glass plate includes irradiating the frame line of sealing material. A temperature of the irradiated sealing material is measured and a change of the temperature caused by a nonuniformity in sealing material is detected. Another aspect features a method of hermetically sealing a thin film device between glass plates. Sealing material is dispensed on a cover glass plate in the form of a frame line cell. The sealing material is pre-sintered onto the cover glass plate and cooled. A laser beam is moved around the frame line on the sealing material. A temperature of the sealing material contacted with the laser beam is measured. A change in the temperature (ΔT) caused by a nonuniformity in the sealing material is measured. Further aspects include a feedback process, infrared imaging and use of delta temperature data to increase sensitivity of temperature measurement data. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118913 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RAPID TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT - A method of using a temperature sensor to determine the temperature of an object is described. The method comprises bringing the temperature sensor into thermal contact with the object to be measured. The temperature sensor is then used to acquire a plurality of temperature readings, the plurality of temperature readings being acquired prior to the temperature sensor reaching thermal equilibrium with the object. At least some of the plurality of temperature readings are then used to determine a pseudo-stable temperature at which the rate of change of temperature readings with time is less than a predetermined rate. The actual temperature of the object may then be predicted from the pseudo-stable temperature. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118914 | EXTERNALLY ADJUSTABLE IMPINGEMENT COOLING MANIFOLD MOUNT AND THERMOCOUPLE HOUSING - A mount includes a mounting bolt attached to a casing; an internal bushing that engages the casing at a distal end of the internal bushing; and an external bushing that engages a manifold and engages the internal bushing. The internal bushing is adjustable with respect to the external bushing thereby allowing the manifold to be adjustable with respect to the casing. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118915 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THERMALLY MANAGED ELECTRON PATH AND METHOD OF THERMAL MANAGEMENT OF VERY COLD ELECTRONS - A device and a method of thermal management. In one embodiment, the device includes an integrated circuit, including: (1) a conductive region configured to be connected to a voltage source, (2) a transistor having a semiconductor channel with a controllable conductivity and (3) first and second conducting leads connecting to respective first and second ends of said channel, wherein a charge in the conductive region is configured to substantially raise an electrical potential energy of conduction charge carriers in the semiconductor channel and portions of said leads are located where an electric field produced by said charge is substantially weaker than near the semiconductor channel. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118916 | Flexible Thin Metal Film Thermal Sensing System - A flexible thin metal film thermal sensing system is provided. A thermally-conductive film made from a thermally-insulating material is doped with thermally-conductive material. At least one layer of electrically-conductive metal is deposited directly onto a surface of the thermally-conductive film. One or more devices are coupled to the layer(s) to measure an electrical characteristic associated therewith as an indication of temperature. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118917 | AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD USING EFFECTIVE RECEIVING STRUCTURE OF IMPULSE RADIO ULTRA-WIDE BAND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Provided are an automatic gain control (AGC) apparatus using an efficient receiving structure of an impulse signal-based ultra wideband wireless communication system, and a method thereof. An AGC apparatus of an impulse signal-based wireless communication system guarantees an SNR received through an analog circuit unit, outputs correlation values with respect to an impulse preamble of the received signal, outputs the maximum value of the correlation values for each symbol among the correlation values, or divides a symbol period into a plurality of groups and obtains average values through a sum of each group to output the maximum value thereof. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118918 | SPREAD SPECTRUM ISOLATOR - An apparatus comprising a functional circuitry on a first die. Said function circuitry configured to drive an RF voltage isolation link with an RF signal responsive to receipt of a logic signal at a first logic state. Control circuitry modifies the frequency of the RF signal to spread harmonics to other than a fundamental frequency. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118919 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND RESPONSE SIGNAL SPREADING METHOD - A wireless communication apparatus capable of minimizing the degradation in separation characteristic of a code multiplexed response signal. In this apparatus, a control part ( | 2010-05-13 |
20100118920 | SATELLITE COMMUNICATION TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER FOR REDUCING CHANNEL INTERFERENCE - Satellite communication transmitter and receiver in a DVB-S2 system are provided. The satellite communication transmitter includes a modulator to modulate a satellite communication signal to be transmitted, and a spread spectrum unit to spread the modulated signal and transmit the spread signal. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce interference with a neighboring channel. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118921 | Self-Adaptive Digital RF Bandpass and Bandstop Filter Architecture - A system and method provides adaptive digital front end control of an incoming radio frequency (RF) signal to identify RF characteristics in that signal, such as interference or desired data signals and adaptively control digital filter elements to selectively tune only portions of the RF signal to produce a filtered output signal, on a per cycle basis, prior to communicating the RF signal to an underlying wireless communication device, such as a base station in cellular network, cellular phone, wireless router base station, cognitive radio, or other wireless communication device. Each digital filter element may be tuned in frequency and bandwidth of operation and collectively the elements form an adaptive filter stage with elements configurable into both bandpass and bandstop filters for cascaded operation. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118922 | WIRELESS REPEATER APPARATUS FOR CANCELING INTERFERENCE SIGNAL - There is provided a micro integrated wireless repeater apparatus for canceling an interference signal, including: a receiving means for receiving a repetition signal; an analog interference cancellation means for generating an interference cancellation signal according to a control signal and removing an interference signal from the repetition signal received from the receiving means; a digital interference cancellation means for canceling a residual interference signal remaining in a repetition signal obtained by canceling an interference signal component by the analog interference cancellation means; a control means for controlling the analog interference cancellation means by transmitting the control signal to the analog interference cancellation means according to control information received from the digital interference cancellation means; and a transmitting means for transmitting a repetition signal obtained by canceling a residual interference signal component by the digital interference cancellation means. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118923 | PROGRAMMABLE WIDE BAND DIGITAL RECEIVER/TRANSMITTER - A receiver uses a wideband intermediate frequency (IF) in the analog domain and performs low IF down-conversion in the digital domain, using low-power, high-speed, high resolution analog-to-digital converters. The receiver can be integrated into an integrated circuit as one of several receivers. Such an integrated circuit may include multiple transmitters using adaptive non-linear modeling pre-distortion. The non-linear modeling may include memory. Imbalance in intermediate frequency in-phase and quadrature signals may be corrected in the digital domains. DC offsets in the intermediate signal may be corrected in both analog and digital domains. In one instance, the receiver provides a feedback receiver for the adaptive pre-distorter in a transmitter on the integrated circuit. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118924 | PROGRAMMABLE WIDE BAND DIGITAL RECEIVER/TRANSMITTER - A receiver uses a wideband intermediate frequency (IF) in the analog domain and performs low IF down-conversion in the digital domain, using low-power, high-speed, high resolution analog-to-digital converters. The receiver can be integrated into an integrated circuit as one of several receivers. Such an integrated circuit may include multiple transmitters using adaptive non-linear modeling pre-distortion. The non-linear modeling may include memory. Imbalance in intermediate frequency in-phase and quadrature signals may be corrected in the digital domains. DC offsets in the intermediate signal may be corrected in both analog and digital domains. In one instance, the receiver provides a feedback receiver for the adaptive pre-distorter in a transmitter on the integrated circuit. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118925 | WAVEFORMS COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF ELEMENTS AND TRANSMISSION THEREOF - Systems and/or methods are disclosed for generating a waveform that comprises a plurality of elements by using a Fourier transform and/or an inverse Fourier transform. The waveform that comprises the plurality of elements may be transmitted by transmitting, sequentially in time, the plurality of elements. In some embodiments, the Fourier transform and/or inverse Fourier transform comprises a Fast Fourier Transform and/or Inverse Fast Fourier Transform and the waveform that comprises the plurality of elements may be transmitted by using, sequentially in time, the plurality of elements to modulate a sinusoidal waveform. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118926 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR SELECTING SETS OF AVAILABLE SUB-CHANNELS - Information is transmitted over selected, Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexed (OFDM) sub-channels to avoid frequencies with unacceptable congestion, noise or interference levels. Using frequency hopping, selected non-contiguous OFDM sub-channels used for transmission may vary with time. Once a group of OFDM sub-channels is selected, a power level and modulation technique may also be selected based on channel quality. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118927 | INTERFACE CIRCUIT - A player and an AV amplifier are connected via a cable. An amplifying device amplifies an output signal supplied to an output terminal | 2010-05-13 |
20100118928 | Transceiver Apparatus and Method Having Ethernet-Over-Power and Power-Over-Ethernet Capability - A transceiver device for coupling between a power line and a network interface unit includes a power line modem for transmitting and receiving data between the power line and the network interface unit and a power circuit coupled to the power line modem that is adapted to deliver a DC power signal to the network interface unit. The power circuit includes a discovery circuit adapted to determine the type of network interface unit that is attached. A load path control circuit switches the DC power signal between a PHY interface and a connector interface of the power line modem based on the determined type. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118929 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION METHOD, COMMUNICATION PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - The present invention comprises a communication means | 2010-05-13 |
20100118930 | SIGNAL TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND METHOD - According to an aspect of the embodiment, a signal transmission apparatus includes a sine wave output unit that outputs a sine wave to a transmission path, network analyzers and that analyze signals on the transmission path, an S parameter measurement unit that measures S parameters based on the analysis, a selection unit that selects a plurality of combinations of an amplitude, an emphasis characteristic, and an equalization characteristic based on the S parameters, measurement units that measure a BER or an eye opening of the transmission path for the plurality of combinations, and a setting unit that extracts single combination based on the measurement and that sets the amplitude, the emphasis characteristic, and the equalization characteristic to a transmission unit and a reception unit. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118931 | DECISION FEEDBACK EQUALIZER FOR PORTABLE ENVIRONMENTS - A method is provided. The method includes receiving a carrier signal and analyzing the received carrier signal to identify at least one of a static multipath delay and a dynamic multipath delay in the signal. The method also includes configuring an equalizer based upon the at least one of the static and dynamic multipath delays. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118932 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL TRANSMITTERS - Multifunctional transmitters capable of transmitting signals of different specifications in different modes are provided, in which N output units are provided and each output unit comprises a serializer and an output driver. A control unit, according to a mode selection signal, selects a first set of output units from the N output units to transmit a first video data compatible with a first transmission interface under a first transmission mode and selects a second set of output units from the first set of output units to transmit a second video data compatible with a second transmission interface which is different from the first transmission interface under a second transmission mode. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118933 | REFERENCE PICTURE LIST MANAGEMENT - A change to the high level syntax of the H.264/MPEG-4 AVC based Multiview Coding standard is made to allow for efficient management of the reference pictures lists. The invention allows for inter-view reference pictures to be duplicated in the final reference list by modifying the equation that is used to select the index of the inter-view picture that is to be added to the reference list. Duplication of a reference picture is valuable when a modified version of the reference picture is used as a reference picture along with the original reference picture, such as in weighted prediction and adaptive reference filtering. An efficient implementation of the reordering of reference pictures is also achieved through an implementation of the invention. Reordering of reference pictures can improve coding efficiency by enabling pictures that are more correlated to the current picture to be present in the lower indices of the reference picture list. In the MVC extension, a new set of RPLR commands were introduced to reorder inter-view reference pictures. The equations specified in the derivation of the view index value in the current MVC specification are modified to allow management of the reference pictures lists through another implementation of the invention. This modification removes the restrictions imposed in the current specification and additionally allows duplication of an interview reference picture in the reference list. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118934 | PCR JITTER REDUCTION IN A VSB AND/OR EVSB MULTIPLEXER SYSTEM - Program clock references in first and second MPEG data streams are re-stamped in accordance with delays introduced into the first and second MPEG data streams. Accordingly, the program clock references in the first MPEG data stream are re-stamped according to a variable delay in the first MPEG data stream, and the program clock references in the second MPEG data stream are re-stamped according to a variable delay in the second MPEG data stream. The re-stamped program clock references in the second MPEG data stream are corrected according to a fixed delay in the second MPEG data stream. The first and second MPEG data streams are multiplexed, and the multiplexed first and second MPEG data streams are transmitted and received. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118935 | CODING METHOD FOR MOTION-IMAGE DATA, DECODING METHOD, TERMINAL EQUIPMENT EXECUTING THESE, AND TWO-WAY INTERACTIVE SYSTEM - This invention relates to a coding method for motion-image data and others effective in a special interactive environment for transmitting motion-image data with information concentrated on only a partial region of a display image as in a two-way interactive system implementing real-time two-way interaction. The coding method involves dividing an image frame forming motion-image data into a plurality of rectangular regions, and grouping each of these rectangular regions into a preset ROI and a non-ROI. These rectangular regions are sequentially compressed so that a code length of a rectangular region grouped into the ROI is larger than a code length of a rectangular region grouped into the non-ROI, thereby generating coded data of each image frame. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118936 | IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS, IMAGE CODING APPARATUS, IMAGE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AND CODED BIT STREAM CONVERTING APPARATUS - An image decoding apparatus is capable of decoding coded bit streams with different coding schemes. The image decoding apparatus includes a coding scheme decision section for deciding a coding scheme from coding scheme identification information multiplexed into a coded bit stream, a setting unit for setting header information on a second coding scheme in accordance with header information in a first coding scheme, and a decoder for decoding image coded data in the first coding scheme in response to the header information on the second coding scheme, which is set. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118937 | ENCODING BIT-RATE CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, PROGRAM THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM WHICH STORES THE PROGRAM - An encoding bit-rate control method used in video encoding in which intraframe prediction and interframe prediction are switchably used. The method includes measuring an amount of code generated for quantized information and an amount of code generated for non-quantized information for the picture which has been encoded; computing a ratio of the amount of code generated for the non-quantized information to the total amount of generated code, based on the above measured amounts of code; and determining a target amount of code of an encoding target picture by using the computed ratio of the amount of code generated for the non-quantized information. The target amount of code may be determined by computing a complex index for the quantized information of the picture which has been encoded, and estimating an amount of code generated when the encoding target picture is encoded using a predetermined assumed quantization step size, based on the above index and the ratio of the amount of code generated for the non-quantized information. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118938 | ENCODER AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A STREAM OF DATA - A method generates a stream of data, wherein the stream comprises a plurality of encoded data blocks. The encoded data blocks comprise a plurality of self-contained blocks including all information for decoding the block and a plurality of blocks including only partial information for decoding. The distance of the self-contained blocks in the stream is varied dependent on the content encoded in the stream. The stream is a main stream, and wherein tuning into the main stream is effected via a secondary stream comprising at least a subset of the data blocks of the main stream encoded at a quality different from a quality of the data blocks of the main stream. The self-contained blocks are inserted at positions in the main stream where differences in the quality of the data encoded in the main stream and in the secondary stream are less detectable. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118939 | PREDICTED REFERENCE INFORMATION GENERATING METHOD, VIDEO ENCODING AND DECODING METHODS, APPARATUSES THEREFOR, PROGRAMS THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIA WHICH STORE THE PROGRAMS - When video images are processed by applying temporal or spatial interframe prediction encoding to each divided area, and generating a predicted image of a processing target area based on a reference frame of the processing target area and reference information which indicates a predicted target position of the processing target area in the reference frame, predicted reference information is generated as predicted information of the reference information. Reference information used when an area adjacent to the processing target area was processed is determined as predicted reference information prediction data used for predicting the reference information of the processing target area. Reference area reference information is generated using one or more pieces of reference information used when a reference area indicated by the prediction data was processed. The predicted reference information prediction data is updated using the reference area reference information. The predicted reference information is generated using one or more pieces of the updated predicted reference information prediction data. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118940 | ADAPTIVE REFERENCE PICTURE DATA GENERATION FOR INTRA PREDICTION - A device incorporates an H.264 compatible video encoder for providing compressed, or encoded, video data. The H.264 encoder comprises a buffer for storing previously coded macroblocks of a current picture being encoded; and a processor for generating adaptive reference picture data from the previously coded macroblocks of the current picture; wherein the adaptive reference picture data is for use in predicting uncoded macroblocks of the current picture. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118941 | FRAME ACCURATE SWITCHING - A system comprising a decoder arrangement to decode a plurality of video sequences including a first video sequence and a second video sequence, each of the video sequences including a plurality of frames including a first plurality of reference frames and a second plurality of non-reference frames, a selector operationally connected to the decoder arrangement, the selector being operative to select which of the video sequences is outputted to a display device for display, wherein during at least some of the time while the decoder arrangement is decoding the second video sequence which is selected for output to the display device, the decoder arrangement is operative to selectively decode the first video sequence, and then the selector is operative to switch to selecting the first video sequence for outputting to the display device for display. Related apparatus and methods are also described. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118942 | METHODS AND APPARATUS AT AN ENCODER AND DECODER FOR SUPPORTING SINGLE LOOP DECODING OF MULTI-VIEW CODED VIDEO - There are provided methods and apparatus at an encoder and decoder for supporting single loop decoding of multi-view coded video. An apparatus includes an encoder for encoding multi-view video content to enable single loop decoding of the multi-view video content when the multi-view video content is encoded using inter-view prediction. Similarly, a method is also described for encoding multi-view video content to support single loop decoding of the multi-view video content when the multi-view video content is encoded using inter-view prediction. Corresponding decoder apparatus and method are also described. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118943 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING AND DECODING IMAGE - An image encoding apparatus includes a multidirectional predicting unit configured to predict a plurality of pixel blocks by using an encoded pixel as a reference pixel according to a plurality of prediction modes having different prediction directions to generate a plurality of first prediction signals corresponding to the pixel blocks obtained by dividing a frame of an input image signal a setting unit configured to set a weighting factor depending on the prediction directions of the plurality of prediction modes and a spatial distance between a prediction pixel in the pixel block and the reference pixel, a weighted average unit configured to calculate a weighted average of the plurality of first prediction signals according to the weighting factor to generate one second prediction signal corresponding to the pixel blocks, and an encoding unit configured to encode a prediction residual error signal representing a difference between an image signal of the pixel block and at least the second prediction signal to generate encoded data. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118944 | PICTURE INFORMATION CODING DEVICE AND CODING METHOD - In a picture information coding device for outputting picture compression information based on an AVC encoding scheme, optimum reference relationships in a GOP structure including hierarchical B pictures can be obtained and random access from an I picture that is not an instantaneous decoding refresh picture can be performed. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118945 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO ENCODING AND DECODING - An video encoding apparatus includes a dividing unit | 2010-05-13 |
20100118946 | VIDEO ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A video encoding method comprises selecting one combination, for each block of an input video signal, from a plurality of combinations each including a predictive parameter and at least one reference picture number determined in advance for the reference picture, generating a prediction picture signal in accordance with the reference picture number and predictive parameter of the selected combination, generating a predictive error signal representing an error between the input video signal and the prediction picture signal, and encoding the predictive error signal, information of the motion vector, and index information indicating the selected combination. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118947 | DECODER FOR SELECTIVELY DECODING PREDETERMINED DATA UNITS FROM A CODED BIT STREAM - A decoder ( | 2010-05-13 |
20100118948 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO PROCESSING USING MACROBLOCK MODE REFINEMENT - Apparatus and methods for processing (e.g., transrating) one or more compressed video bitstreams including mode refinement analysis. In one embodiment, a method of transrating a digital video picture having a plurality of input macroblocks, each input macroblock having at least first and second attributes (e.g., slice type, encoding mode, and a “skipped” mode) is disclosed. In one variant, the method comprises generating an output macroblock corresponding to each input macroblock, with each of the output macroblocks having the first and second attributes. For each output macroblock having a first value for the first attribute (e.g., slice type), the second attribute (e.g., encoding mode) is decided at least in part by evaluating one or more error criteria, the error criteria being responsive to the second attribute of a corresponding input macroblock. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118949 | VIDEO ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A video encoding method comprises selecting one combination, for each block of an input video signal, from a plurality of combinations each including a predictive parameter and at least one reference picture number determined in advance for the reference picture, generating a prediction picture signal in accordance with the reference picture number and predictive parameter of the selected combination, generating a predictive error signal representing an error between the input video signal and the prediction picture signal, and encoding the predictive error signal, information of the motion vector, and index information indicating the selected combination. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118950 | VIDEO ENCODING/ DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A video encoding method comprises selecting one combination, for each block of an input video signal, from a plurality of combinations each including a predictive parameter and at least one reference picture number determined in advance for the reference picture, generating a prediction picture signal in accordance with the reference picture number and predictive parameter of the selected combination, generating a predictive error signal representing an error between the input video signal and the prediction picture signal, and encoding the predictive error signal, information of the motion vector, and index information indicating the selected combination. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118951 | VIDEO ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A video encoding method comprises selecting one combination, for each block of an input video signal, from a plurality of combinations each including a predictive parameter and at least one reference picture number determined in advance for the reference picture, generating a prediction picture signal in accordance with the reference picture number and predictive parameter of the selected combination, generating a predictive error signal representing an error between the input video signal and the prediction picture signal, and encoding the predictive error signal, information of the motion vector, and index information indicating the selected combination. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118952 | VIDEO ENCODING/ DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A video encoding method comprises selecting one combination, for each block of an input video signal, from a plurality of combinations each including a predictive parameter and at least one reference picture number determined in advance for the reference picture, generating a prediction picture signal in accordance with the reference picture number and predictive parameter of the selected combination, generating a predictive error signal representing an error between the input video signal and the prediction picture signal, and encoding the predictive error signal, information of the motion vector, and index information indicating the selected combination. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118953 | VIDEO ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A video encoding method comprises selecting one combination, for each block of an input video signal, from a plurality of combinations each including a predictive parameter and at least one reference picture number determined in advance for the reference picture, generating a prediction picture signal in accordance with the reference picture number and predictive parameter of the selected combination, generating a predictive error signal representing an error between the input video signal and the prediction picture signal, and encoding the predictive error signal, information of the motion vector, and index information indicating the selected combination. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118954 | VIDEO ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A video encoding method comprises selecting one combination, for each block of an input video signal, from a plurality of combinations each including a predictive parameter and at least one reference picture number determined in advance for the reference picture, generating a prediction picture signal in accordance with the reference picture number and predictive parameter of the selected combination, generating a predictive error signal representing an error between the input video signal and the prediction picture signal, and encoding the predictive error signal, information of the motion vector, and index information indicating the selected combination. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118955 | VIDEO ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A video encoding method comprises selecting one combination, for each block of an input video signal, from a plurality of combinations each including a predictive parameter and at least one reference picture number determined in advance for the reference picture, generating a prediction picture signal in accordance with the reference picture number and predictive parameter of the selected combination, generating a predictive error signal representing an error between the input video signal and the prediction picture signal, and encoding the predictive error signal, information of the motion vector, and index information indicating the selected combination. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118956 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EXTRACTING A MEAN LUMINANCE VARIANCE FROM A SEQUENCE OF VIDEO FRAMES - A method and a device for extracting a mean luminance value from a inter-coded frame is proposed, wherein the inter-coded frame is a part of a sequence of video frames, the method comprising: approximating DC coefficients for macro-blocks of the inter-coded frame based on DC coefficients of intra-coded macro-blocks surrounding reference blocks in a reference frame of the sequence, the reference blocks being pointed to by motion vectors of the macro-blocks of the inter-coded frame; and calculating the mean luminance value based on the approximated DC coefficients. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118957 | Video Image Compression Using Unequal Weights - Techniques for video image compression in a video system involve providing a sequence of frames including picture regions, and determining first unequal weights, in which the first unequal weights are used to determine pixel luminance values of a picture region of at least one of the frames. The techniques involve determining second unequal weights, where the second unequal weights are used to determine pixel chroma values of the picture region of at least the one frame. The first unequal weights can include AC weights, and the second unequal weights can include DC weights. A representation of pixel luminance values can differ from a representation of pixel chroma values. The techniques for determining the first unequal weights can involve accessing representative transformations for the pixel luminance values, and the techniques for determining the second unequal weights can involve accessing representative transformations for the pixel chroma values. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118958 | Method and apparatus for performing video coding and decoding with use of virtual reference data - A video codec is provided in which virtual reference data (e.g., virtual reference blocks) are advantageously employed by a video coder and decoder to significantly improve coding efficiency as compared to prior art codecs. Specifically, a “virtual reference,” as used herein, is defined as a group of pixels (e.g., a block) that is used as reference material for encoding portions of the video signal (e.g., a motion-compensated inter-predicted block), but that does not comprise or represent any portion of the actual video sequence to be displayed. For example, it may advantageously be determined that portions of the video sequence may be efficiently represented as a motion-compensated block of pixel values which are generated by the video coder based on the blocks being predicted but not based on any actual blocks in any of the actual video frames or slices. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118959 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FAST GEOMETRIC MODE DESICION IN A VIDEO ENCODER - There are provided methods and apparatus for fast geometric mode decision in a video encoder. An apparatus includes an encoder ( | 2010-05-13 |
20100118960 | IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, AND IMAGE DATA CONVERTING APPARATUS - An image decoding apparatus includes a syntax-element compressing unit that executes compression processing on syntax elements extracted in syntax analysis processing and classifies the syntax elements based on types thereof, a plurality of syntax-element expanding units that correspond to any one of classified groups of syntax elements in a one to one relation and expand the syntax elements belonging to the corresponding group to restore the original syntax elements, and a plurality of signal processing units that correspond to any one of the syntax-element expanding units in a one to one relation and apply, to the syntax elements restored by the corresponding syntax-element expanding unit, signal processing corresponding to a type thereof. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118961 | HIGH-SPEED MOTION ESTIMATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A high-speed motion estimation apparatus includes a current region memory, an integer-times motion estimation unit, and a decimal-times motion estimation unit. The current region memory receives pixel data of a current region from an external frame memory to store the pixel data. The integer-times motion estimation unit stores pixel data of an estimation region which are read from the frame memory, and predicts an integer-times motion vector by using the pixel data of the current region and the pixel data of the estimation region. The decimal-times motion estimation unit reads the pixel data of the estimation region, and predicts a decimal-times motion vector by using the read pixel data and the predicted integer-times motion vector. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118962 | VIDEO ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A video encoding method comprises selecting one combination, for each block of an input video signal, from a plurality of combinations each including a predictive parameter and at least one reference picture number determined in advance for the reference picture, generating a prediction picture signal in accordance with the reference picture number and predictive parameter of the selected combination, generating a predictive error signal representing an error between the input video signal and the prediction picture signal, and encoding the predictive error signal, information of the motion vector, and index information indicating the selected combination. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118963 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided an image processing apparatus including an acquiring unit for acquiring moving image data containing a plurality of successive frames, and one or a plurality of image data corresponding to the frames and having a spatial resolution higher than the frames; a motion prediction unit for detecting a motion vector between the frames using the moving image data; and an image generation unit for generating motion compensated image data corresponding to a predetermined frame based on the image data and the motion vector. The image generation unit generates the motion compensated image data being positioned between the predetermined frame and a frame corresponding to the image data and corresponding to the frame, and generates motion compensated image data corresponding to the predetermined frame based on the motion compensated image data and the motion vector. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118964 | VIDEO ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A video encoding method comprises selecting one combination, for each block of an input video signal, from a plurality of combinations each including a predictive parameter and at least one reference picture number determined in advance for the reference picture, generating a prediction picture signal in accordance with the reference picture number and predictive parameter of the selected combination, generating a predictive error signal representing an error between the input video signal and the prediction picture signal, and encoding the predictive error signal, information of the motion vector, and index information indicating the selected combination. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118965 | VIDEO ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A video encoding method comprises selecting one combination, for each block of an input video signal, from a plurality of combinations each including a predictive parameter and at least one reference picture number determined in advance for the reference picture, generating a prediction picture signal in accordance with the reference picture number and predictive parameter of the selected combination, generating a predictive error signal representing an error between the input video signal and the prediction picture signal, and encoding the predictive error signal, information of the motion vector, and index information indicating the selected combination. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118966 | VIDEO ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A video encoding method comprises selecting one combination, for each block of an input video signal, from a plurality of combinations each including a predictive parameter and at least one reference picture number determined in advance for the reference picture, generating a prediction picture signal in accordance with the reference picture number and predictive parameter of the selected combination, generating a predictive error signal representing an error between the input video signal and the prediction picture signal, and encoding the predictive error signal, information of the motion vector, and index information indicating the selected combination. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118967 | VIDEO ENCODING/ DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A video encoding method comprises selecting one combination, for each block of an input video signal, from a plurality of combinations each including a predictive parameter and at least one reference picture number determined in advance for the reference picture, generating a prediction picture signal in accordance with the reference picture number and predictive parameter of the selected combination, generating a predictive error signal representing an error between the input video signal and the prediction picture signal, and encoding the predictive error signal, information of the motion vector, and index information indicating the selected combination. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118968 | VIDEO ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A video encoding method comprises selecting one combination, for each block of an input video signal, from a plurality of combinations each including a predictive parameter and at least one reference picture number determined in advance for the reference picture, generating a prediction picture signal in accordance with the reference picture number and predictive parameter of the selected combination, generating a predictive error signal representing an error between the input video signal and the prediction picture signal, and encoding the predictive error signal, information of the motion vector, and index information indicating the selected combination. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118969 | MOTION VECTOR CODING METHOD AND MOTION VECTOR DECODING METHOD - A motion vector coding unit | 2010-05-13 |
20100118970 | TEMPORAL ERROR CONCEALMENT FOR VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS - Methods and systems for processing video data are described. A set of candidate motion vectors is selected from motion vectors associated with macroblocks in a first frame of video data and from motion vectors associated with macroblocks in a second frame of the video data. A statistical measure of the set is determined. The statistical measure defines a motion vector for a macroblock of interest in the second frame. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118971 | CODE AMOUNT ESTIMATING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM AND STORAGE MEDIUM THEREFOR - In a code amount estimating method, when encoding quantized values of coefficients of a larger-sized orthogonal transformation than an orthogonal transformation size assigned to a variable length encoding table, the quantized values are rearranged in a one-dimensional form, so as to obtain run-level sets. The number of groups is computed based on a proportion between an orthogonal transformation area corresponding to the orthogonal transformation size assigned to the variable length encoding table and an orthogonal transformation area for an encoding target. The Run-Level sets are classified into groups having the number of groups. Each Run is divided by the number of groups, and the obtained quotient is set as Run. A code length of each Run-Level set in each group is determined by referring to the variable length encoding table. The amount of generated code is estimated to be the total sum of the code lengths of all groups. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118972 | System, Method, and Computer Program Product for Translating an Element of a Static Encoded Image in the Encoded Domain - A computer-implemented method for creating in the encoded domain one or more video frames from a compressed still video image wherein image content in the created video frames is translated in location by panning or scrolling or a combination thereof on a non-block basis (i.e. pixel-level). A new block formed from portions of two other blocks is created by processing the original two blocks with identity matrices based upon the shift amount. By performing the creation process in the encoded domain processing power requirements are reduced and image quality is increased. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118973 | ERROR CONCEALMENT OF PLURAL PROCESSED REPRESENTATIONS OF A SINGLE VIDEO SIGNAL RECEIVED IN A VIDEO PROGRAM - In one embodiment, a method that includes receiving a single video stream, wherein the video stream includes plural processed representations of a single video signal, wherein each of the plural processed representations of the video signal (PPROTVS) includes a respective sequence of compressed latticed pictures, wherein each compressed latticed picture of each of the PPROTVS represents a corresponding respective picture of the video signal, wherein each respective picture of the video signal is represented by at most one compressed latticed picture from each of the PPROTVS, wherein corresponding segments of the PPROTVS are ordered and time shifted relative to each other to facilitate error concealment, the time-shift imposed by interspersing of non-corresponding segments between each of the corresponding segments; and providing error concealment on the received video stream. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118974 | PROCESSING OF A VIDEO PROGRAM HAVING PLURAL PROCESSED REPRESENTATIONS OF A SINGLE VIDEO SIGNAL FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND OUTPUT - In one embodiment, a method that includes receiving a single video stream, wherein the video stream includes plural processed representations of a video signal, wherein each of the plural processed representations of the video signal (PPROTVS) includes a respective sequence of processed latticed pictures, wherein each processed latticed picture of each of the PPROTVS represents a corresponding respective picture of the video signal, wherein each respective picture of the video signal is represented by at most one processed latticed picture in each of the PPROTVS, wherein plural consecutive non-overlapping segments of one of the PPROTVS are received in a single video stream, each separated by one or more consecutive, non-overlapping segments of the other PPROTVS received in the single video stream; and outputting the plural segments in decompressed format in output picture order. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118975 | IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS, IMAGE CODING APPARATUS, IMAGE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AND CODED BIT STREAM CONVERTING APPARATUS - An image decoding apparatus is capable of decoding coded bit streams with different coding schemes. The image decoding apparatus includes a coding scheme decision section for deciding a coding scheme from coding scheme identification information multiplexed into a coded bit stream, a setting unit for setting header information on a second coding scheme in accordance with header information in a first coding scheme, and a decoder for decoding image coded data in the first coding scheme in response to the header information on the second coding scheme, which is set. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118976 | IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS, IMAGE CODING APPARATUS, IMAGE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AND CODED BIT STREAM CONVERTING APPARATUS - An image decoding apparatus is capable of decoding coded bit streams with different coding schemes. The image decoding apparatus includes a coding scheme decision section for deciding a coding scheme from coding scheme identification information multiplexed into a coded bit stream, a setting unit for setting header information on a second coding scheme in accordance with header information in a first coding scheme, and a decoder for decoding image coded data in the first coding scheme in response to the header information on the second coding scheme, which is set. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118977 | DETECTION OF ARTIFACTS RESULTING FROM IMAGE SIGNAL DECOMPRESSION - A method includes making a first determination as to whether a current pixel has a value which reflects a mosquito noise artifact, and determining whether to apply a filtering process at the current pixel based on a result of the first determination. In addition, or alternatively, a method includes making a second determination as to whether a current pixel has a value which reflects a ringing artifact, and determining whether to apply a filtering process at the current pixel based on a result of the second determination. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118978 | FACILITATING FAST CHANNEL CHANGES THROUGH PROMOTION OF PICTURES - In one embodiment, a method that includes receiving plural representations of a single video signal, wherein each includes a respective sequence of latticed pictures, wherein each latticed picture in each of the plural representations originates from a corresponding respective picture of the video signal; processing the plural representations; separating the processed plural representations into plural segments, each segment consisting of a respective sequence of processed latticed pictures from one of the processed plural representations; arranging the plural segments in successive segments distributions intervals (SDIs) according to a first temporal order and a second temporal order, the successive SDIs to be provided in a video stream; and promoting one or more of the processed latticed pictures among one or more of the plural segments, the promotion corresponding to an increase in picture importance. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118979 | TARGETED BIT APPROPRIATIONS BASED ON PICTURE IMPORTANCE - In one embodiment, a method that provides plural representations of a single video signal that comprises a successive sequence of pictures, one or more of the plural representations including a respective sequence of latticed pictures, each latticed picture in the one or more plural representations originating from a corresponding respective picture of the video signal, the order of successive latticed pictures in the one or more of the plural representations of the video signal corresponding to the order of successive pictures in the video signal; processes the plural representations based on a predetermined encoding strategy, the predetermined encoding strategy targeting an appropriate respective amount of bits to each of a plurality of the processed latticed pictures, each of the plurality of the processed latticed pictures having a respective picture importance; and provides the plurality of processed latticed pictures in plural successive, non-overlapping, ordered segments in a single video stream. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118980 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING PICTURES - Presented herein are systems, methods, and apparatus for displaying pictures. In one embodiment, there is presented a decoder system for decoding video data. The decoder system comprises a port and a transport processor. The port receives packets carrying encoded video data from a plurality of video streams. The transport processor adds a header to encoded video data from at least one of the packets. The header identifies a particular one of the plurality of video streams, wherein the at least one packet is from the particular one of the plurality of video stream. | 2010-05-13 |