Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
348445000 | Conversion between standards with different aspect ratios | 67 |
20080218628 | Decoder Device And Receiver Using The Same - A decoder apparatus which includes a de-multiplexer, which is configured to divide motion picture data from a transport stream, a video decoder, which is configured to decode the divided motion picture data, and a first re-formatter on-screen unit, which is configured to display motion picture data and at least one of first and second graphic data on a screen. The first re-formatter on-screen unit converts motion picture data of a first aspect ratio, which is decoded by the video decoder, and first graphics data, which is produced by applying information relating to a caption corresponding to the motion picture data, into a second aspect ratio, when outputting the motion picture data of the first aspect ratio after conversion into the second aspect ratio, without converting the aspect ratio of second graphic data, which is produced by applying information relating to a program guide. | 09-11-2008 |
20080303940 | PROCESS FOR DIGITIZING VIDEO OVER ANALOG COMPONENT VIDEO CABLES - A method for efficient digital capturing of analog video signals of computer game consoles is provided. The video format of the signal is changed from 480p to 720p, without any scaling artifacts. The number of active horizontal resolution lines and active vertical resolution lines is reduced in the higher definition space, so that the output picture is a pixel-for-pixel transformed replica of the 480p image. | 12-11-2008 |
20090027550 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE ASPECT RATIO AND AN IMAGE APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A method for determining the aspect ratio of an image signal and an image apparatus using the same is provided. The image apparatus includes a sync signal separation unit which separates a sync signal from an image signal, an aspect ratio determination unit which determines an aspect ratio of the image signal using a voltage level of the separated sync signal, and a signal processing unit which processes the image signal according to the aspect ratio. | 01-29-2009 |
20090115894 | VIDEO PLAYBACK CONTROL METHOD AND BLACK BAR ELIMINATION MODULE USED IN A VIDEO PLAYBACK DEVICE - A video playback control method adapted for a video playback device including the following steps. First, at least one source frame is fetched, with the source frame being corresponding to the video content that is to be displayed on the video playback device. Next, a first aspect ratio of the source frame is compared with a second aspect ratio of the video playback device, and the source frame is directly displayed on the video playback device when the first aspect ratio is the same as the second aspect ratio. Also, when the first aspect ratio is different to the second aspect ratio, the periphery of the source frame is overscanned. | 05-07-2009 |
20090147131 | IMAGE EDITING APPARATUS, IMAGE EDITING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING IMAGE EDITING PROGRAM - An image editing apparatus capable of easily setting an aspect ratio for use when edited image data are output. The image editing apparatus includes a determination unit for determining, among a plurality of images, which of vertically long images or horizontally long images are larger in the number of images, a decision unit for deciding an aspect ratio of images which are the largest in the number of images among the vertically or horizontally long images, whichever are determined as being larger in number by the determination unit, and an output unit for outputting the plurality of images at the aspect ratio decided by the decision unit. | 06-11-2009 |
20090153730 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MODIFYING A MOVING IMAGE SEQUENCE - A moving image sequence is automatically reframed for a small display. The framing is adjusted in dependence upon foreground and background segment weights derived for pixels in images in the sequence. Reframed images are formed from only those input pixels which fall within a reframing window within the input image area and the position or size of the reframing window is adjusted so as to maximise a weighted total of the sum of the foreground weights of pixels within the window and the sum of the background weights of pixels outside the window. | 06-18-2009 |
20090190027 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASPECT RATIO CONTROL - A method for viewer based control of video display aspect ratios, the method includes: applying an initial video display aspect ratio to a selected signal source; determining if the selected signal source has a viewer assigned video display aspect ratio; modifying the initial video display aspect ratio of the selected signal source in response to the viewer assigned video display aspect ratio; wherein the viewer assigned video display aspect ratio is a subset of one or more of the viewer assigned video display aspect ratios that are stored in a non-volatile memory medium; wherein the one or more viewer assigned video display aspect ratios are each individually associated with a signal source; and wherein a viewer assigned video display aspect ratio is retrieved from the non-volatile memory medium in response to the selection of an associated signal source. | 07-30-2009 |
20090201416 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VIDEO FORMAT CONVERSION - Described herein is a method and system for video format conversion. Aspects of the current invention may convert decoded video data from 4:2:2 format to 4:4:4 format. Aspects of the current invention may also convert decoded video data from 4:2:0 format to 4:4:4 format. Aspects of the current invention may further convert decoded video data from 4:2:0 format to 4:2:2 format. Aspects of the current invention may provide a region-aware conversion system that monitors the edges of mosaic windows in order to apply proper boundary conditions during the conversion process. | 08-13-2009 |
20090262239 | System and method for formatting and displaying video data - There is provided a system ( | 10-22-2009 |
20090262240 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING GRAPHICS USING GRAPHICAL ENGINE - Systems and methods that provide graphics using a graphical engine are provided. In one example, a system may provide layered graphics in a video environment. The system may include a bus, a graphical engine and a graphical pipeline. The graphical engine may be coupled to the bus and may be adapted to composite a plurality of graphical layers into a composite graphical layer. The graphical engine may include a memory that stores the composite graphical layer. The graphical pipeline may be coupled to the bus and may be adapted to transport the composite graphical layer. | 10-22-2009 |
20100007788 | Method and apparatus for managing non-used areas of a digital video display when video of other aspect ratios are being displayed - A system that intelligently manages the empty spaces on a digital television screen when video images other than the native aspect ratio of the screen are being displayed. These spaces are typically presented as black bars on either side and/or above and below a video image that is not the same aspect ratio as the aspect ratio that is native to the display screen. The invention allows for non-contrasting bars to minimize burning of the bar image onto screens that are susceptible to retention of a high contrast image. The invention also allows for the display of metadata such as current program related information and other data that may be of interest to the viewer. | 01-14-2010 |
20100020231 | VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE THEREOF - A video processing method and a device thereof are described. The method includes the steps as follows. An input video signal is received, in which a single period of the input video signal has a plurality of first input frames and a plurality of second input frames. The input video signal is processed, so as to generate an output video signal, in which a single period of the output video signal has a plurality of first output frames and a plurality of second output frames, and an amount of the first output frames is the same as an amount of the second output frames. A sum of the amount of the first output frames and the amount of second output frames is an integer multiple of a sum of an amount of the first input frames and an amount of the second input frames. | 01-28-2010 |
20100073556 | VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a video signal processing method and a video signal processing apparatus. The video signal processing apparatus receives a picture datum, which includes M×N pixel data, wherein a scan orientation of the pixel data includes M pixel data. The video signal processing apparatus includes a horizontal scaling unit and a timing control unit. The horizontal scaling unit scales the pixel data of the scan orientation of the picture datum to obtain P pixel data. The timing control unit transfers the P pixel data to a scan-line signal of the video signal, determines the number of times of outputting the scan-line signal according to a ration of Q to N, sequentially outputs the scan-line signal according to the number of times of outputting the scan-line signal and thus outputs the video signal with a resolution of P×Q. | 03-25-2010 |
20100110286 | Decoder Device And Receiver Using The Same - A display apparatus includes a receiving unit, which is configured to receive video data, caption data, and program information data, a first on-screen unit, which is configured to display a caption, upon a basis of a second on-screen unit, which is configured to display program information, a format converting unit, and a display unit. When a video on which a caption is displayed is displayed by the display unit, a picture format of a caption is converted by the format converting unit in accordance with conversion of a picture format of a video, and when a video on which program information is displayed by the display unit, a picture format of a program information is not converted. | 05-06-2010 |
20100123822 | Method for Converting Between Display Information Scales | 05-20-2010 |
20100157145 | ADAPTIVE PANORAMIC INTERPOLATOR - The present invention relates to a method for panoramically interpolating a video from a first aspect ratio to a second aspect ratio comprising the steps of: (a) receiving at least one frame; (b) tracking said frame horizontally or vertically pixel line by pixel line; (c) computing the average luminance value of each of said pixel lines; (d) comparing each said average luminance value to a set threshold for finding the superfluous lines; (e) trimming said frame by deleting said superfluous lines; (f) calculating the required curve for the panoramic scaling of said trimmed frame; and (g) interpolating said trimmed frame into a panoramic display based on said calculations. | 06-24-2010 |
20100177240 | ASPECT RATIO ENHANCEMENT - An adaptive compensation system for aspect ratio conversion. Video information, intended for her first aspect ratio display, e.g. the standard NTSC aspect ratio, is processed to determine additional information that can enable that video to be displayed and fill a wider aspect ratio screen. The processing can be a calculation which calculates, for example, texture, color and/or brightness of the edge portions, and automatically calculates video information to match the texture, brightness or color. The processing can be a database lookup, which automatically looks up likely portions from a database. The processing can also be an adaptive determination of what vertical portions of the image can be stretched without affecting the viewability, and then an adaptive stretching of different portions by different amounts. | 07-15-2010 |
20100245665 | HYBRID DIGITAL MATRIX - A video switching and control system is described that provides compatibility with conventional analog cameras while also accepting network IP type cameras. The system offers reduced control latency, improved recording efficiency, and more flexible display features with greatly improved performance and update rates. | 09-30-2010 |
20100315549 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE CONTENT RENDITION - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and computer readable-media for adaptive content rendition, the method comprising receiving media content for playback to a user, adapting the media content for playback on a first device in the user's first location, receiving a notification when the user changes to a second location, adapting the media content for playback on a second device in the second location, and transitioning media content playback from the first device to second device. One aspect conserves energy by optionally turning off the first device after transitioning to the second device. Another aspect includes playback devices that are “dumb devices” which receive media content already prepared for playback, “smart devices” which receive media content in a less than ready form and prepare the media content for playback, or hybrid smart and dumb devices. A single device may be substituted by a plurality of devices. Adapting the media content for playback is based on a user profile storing user preferences and/or usage history in one aspect. | 12-16-2010 |
20110013079 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HANDLING VIDEO ASPECT RATIOS OF VIDEO CONTENT - A system and method for displaying video content in a proper aspect ratio may include, in response to video content being received from a personal computer, determining if the video content is configured to be displayed in the first aspect ratio. If the video content is configured to be displayed in the first aspect ratio, the video content is displayed in the first aspect ratio. Otherwise, if the video content is not configured to be displayed in the first aspect ratio, the video content is displayed in the second aspect ratio. | 01-20-2011 |
20110019084 | CONTENT SUPPLYING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A content supplying apparatus includes a multimedia content server which keeps a list of coding parameters at predetermined bit rates. The coding parameters for transmitting a bit stream are determined in accordance with a transmission capacity based on the coding parameter list. Based on the obtained coding parameters, the bit stream is converted and is transmitted to a transmission channel. | 01-27-2011 |
20110058100 | VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - A video signal processing apparatus includes: a receiver receiving input of a predetermined video display mode; a video converter generating video data by sampling a video signal with a predetermined resolution inputted from the outside at an arbitrary sampling frequency and scaling the area corresponding to an enlargement scaling factor of the generated video data at an arbitrary enlargement ratio; and a controller controlling, when the input of the predetermined video display mode is received by the receiver, the sampling frequency and the enlargement ratio of scaling to enlarge the area in the video data having almost the same aspect ratio as an aspect ratio of a display panel at a rate of an integral multiple or n/2-times (n is an integer). | 03-10-2011 |
20110063500 | Video Streaming Method and System - One embodiment comprises a method of streaming video data comprising, outputting video data from a video capture device comprising a first video resolution, determining a desired viewable area of the video data, removing a first portion of the video data comprising video data outside of the desired viewable area, and streaming the video data comprising the desired viewable area to a client device. | 03-17-2011 |
20110069226 | VIDEO PROCESSING DEVICE - A video processing device includes a processor, a voltage conversion circuit, and a Syndicat des Constructeurs d'Appareils Radiorécepteurs et Téléviseurs (SCART) chip. The processor is operable to process video signals, and control a GPIO (general purpose input output) pin to output different mode controlling signals according to different video signal formats. The voltage conversion circuit connected to the GPIO pin is operable to receive the mode controlling signals, and output different voltage signals according to the different format controlling signals. The SCART chip connected to the voltage conversion circuit is operable to receive the video signals and the voltage signals, and process the video signals according to the corresponding voltage signals. | 03-24-2011 |
20110085078 | MANIPULATING UNUSED PORTIONS OF A VIDEO DISPLAY - According to the invention, a video distribution system is disclosed. The video distribution system distributes a video program in a first aspect ratio and includes information to convert the first aspect ratio to a second aspect ratio. Included in the video distribution system are a distribution point and a video converter that is located remotely from the distribution point. The video converter receives the information and the video program from the distribution point. The video converter uses the information to guide conversion between the first aspect ratio and the second aspect ratio. | 04-14-2011 |
20110141351 | HIGH DEFINITION MULTIMEDIA INTERFACE TO MINI DISPLAYPORT ADAPTER - The present invention relates in general to a device for conversion of electronic data, and more specifically, to a device that converts High Definition Multimedia Interface multimedia data to a format compatible for output through a Mini DisplayPort. The present invention describes a converter, comprising a source communication port adapted to receive multimedia data in a High Definition Multimedia Interface format, a processor adapted to generate multimedia in a Mini DisplayPort format based on the High Definition Multimedia Interface multimedia data, and an output communication port adapted to transmit the Mini Display port multimedia data. | 06-16-2011 |
20110234896 | System and Method for Displaying Remote Content Through Multiple Projectors - A multi projector imaging system is provided. The system includes a plurality of projectors and a computing device in communication with the plurality of projectors. The computing device includes a projector platform module providing output to the plurality of projectors such that the plurality of projectors display partially overlapping output as a cohesive display. The projector platform module includes a projection player module having media drawers for preparing frames of data that are drawn into a frame buffer for eventual display through the plurality of projectors. The projection platform also includes a remote desktop controller. The remote desktop controller manages remote computing devices communicating with the projector platform, wherein the remote desktop controller specifies a resolution and aspect ratio for image data provided by the remote computing devices, and wherein the provided image data is stored in the frame buffer. A method for displaying content through the multi-projector system is also included. | 09-29-2011 |
20110234897 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DISPLAY METHOD - A display apparatus includes a display for block interlace scanning such that scanning lines in the display screen are classified into M blocks, and the interlace scanning is conducted one block by one block, to display on the M blocks the video data in the speed of M times in the same display timing as a speed of a single times. | 09-29-2011 |
20110273613 | Video Display Correction to Provide On-Axis View at an Off-Axis Angle - Embodiments describe methods, apparatus and systems to provide video display correction to provide an on-axis view at an off-axis angle so that the display surface displays a rectangular video image. For instance, a device may receive a stream of video data to be displayed on a display surface of a display, the video data having a first rectangular aspect ratio to be viewed from an on-axis location with respect to the display surface. The device may also receive a user selection of an off-axis viewing angle with respect to the display surface. The device may then correct the first rectangular aspect ratio to a second, non-rectangular aspect ratio based on the off-axis viewing angle, so that from the off-axis angle, the display surface appears to display a rectangular video image. Other embodiments are also described and claimed. | 11-10-2011 |
20120002107 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MODIFYING AN IMAGE BY USING A SALIENCY MAP BASED ON COLOR FREQUENCY - A method for modifying an image being defined by a matrix of pixels comprises: .calculating ( | 01-05-2012 |
20120013798 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACHIEVING BETTER PICTURE QUALITY IN VARIOUS ZOOM MODES - A method and system are provided in which a video image may be scaled from a first to a second video format. The scaling may be a non-uniform scaling such as an anamorphic scaling. When panning associated with the scaled video image is detected, one or more end portions of a current frame of the scaled video image may be adjusted, the adjustment being based on one or more frames of the scaled video image that are previous to the current frame. The adjustment may result from combining information from the corresponding end portion of previous frames with the information of the current frame. One or more end portions that are opposite to the ones adjusted may also be adjusted based on one or more frames of the scaled video image that are subsequent to the current frame. The panning detected may be horizontal, vertical, or a combination thereof. | 01-19-2012 |
20120075526 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING VIDEO DATA - A video processing device receives main video data and auxiliary video data for an ultra wide (21:9) display. The main video data has a source aspect ratio, an active video area and black bars. The auxiliary video data is provided separately for display in an overlay area at a first display position. The device receives a display aspect ratio indicator, and has a processor ( | 03-29-2012 |
20120081603 | DISPLAY SCREEN CHANGEOVER APPARATUS, DISPLAY SCREEN CHANGEOVER METHOD, DISPLAY SCREEN CHANGEOVER PROGRAM AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING A DISPLAY SCREEN CHANGEOVER PROGRAM - A display screen changeover apparatus changes a screen display when displaying HTML contents on a display screen of a television receiver. A contents analysis part analyzes display setting information with respect to the television receiver based on address information given to the HTML contents. A display setting part sets a display of the HTML contents with respect to the display screen based on a result of analysis obtained by the contents analysis part. | 04-05-2012 |
20120268651 | PROCESS FOR DIGITIZING VIDEO OVER ANALOG COMPONENT VIDEO CABLES - A method for efficient digital capturing of analog video signals of computer game consoles is provided. The video format of the signal is changed from 480p to 720p, without any scaling artifacts. The number of active horizontal resolution lines and active vertical resolution lines is reduced in the higher definition space, so that the output picture is a pixel-for-pixel transformed replica of the 480p image. | 10-25-2012 |
20120293710 | SIGNAL TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD, SIGNAL RECEPTION APPARATUS, SIGNAL RECEPTION METHOD, AND SIGNAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - A signal transmission apparatus includes: a two-pixel sampling-out control section that maps pixel samples to video data regions; a line sampling-out control section that samples out the pixel samples every other line from each line of the sub-images to which the pixel samples have been mapped, so as to generate an interlace signal; a word sampling-out control section that samples out for each word the pixel samples which have been sampled out for each line so as to be mapped to video data regions of an HD-SDI prescribed by the SMPTE 435-1; and a readout control section that outputs the HD-SDI. | 11-22-2012 |
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20130155320 | PERCEPTUAL VIDEO QUALITY IMPROVEMENT FOR VIDEOS CONTAINING BLACK BARS - A method of improving the perceptual video quality of video sequences containing black bars. Horizontal or vertical black bars caused by a missmatch between the aspect ratio of the encoded video and the display device. The presence of black bars is detected, and the encoding process is adjusted to eliminate visual depredation of the reproduced video. | 06-20-2013 |
20130194493 | DETERMINING ASPECT RATIO FOR DISPLAY OF VIDEO - The intended display aspect-ratio for video is determined automatically by analyzing an image to identify image blocks resulting from prior block-based processing of the video; comparing horizontal and vertical dimensions of those image blocks with horizontal and vertical dimensions of the image, with black border regions excluded as necessary; and determining from that comparison a display aspect ratio for the video. | 08-01-2013 |
20130201394 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - A zoom lens and an image pickup apparatus having such a zoom lens are provided. The zoom lens includes a first lens group in which each lens has negative refractive power, a second lens group in which each lens has positive refractive power, a third lens group in which each lens has positive refractive power. These lens groups are arranged in this order from an object side to an image side. The first lens group includes a negative lens and a positive lens which are arranged in this order from an image side to an object side. The third lens group includes a positive lens. Both surfaces of the negative lens of the first lens group are aspherical surfaces, respectively. Both surfaces of the positive surfaces of the third lens group are aspherical surfaces, respectively. | 08-08-2013 |
20140036147 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING IMPROVED HIGH DEFINITION VIDEO FROM UPSAMPLED STANDARD DEFINITION VIDEO - Presented herein are system(s), method(s), and apparatus for providing high resolution frames. In one embodiment, there is a method comprising receiving upscaled frames; motion estimating the upscaled frames; and motion compensating the upscaled frames. | 02-06-2014 |
20140092303 | Image Signal Processing Method and Apparatus - The present invention enables an image signal processing that can improve color representation of an image signal converted from YCrCb 4:2:2 format to YCrCb 4:2:0 format. An image signal processing apparatus | 04-03-2014 |
20140139736 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING A VIDEO SIGNAL FOR DISPLAY - A method and apparatus for processing a video signal is provided. The method and apparatus comprises a consolidator configured to consolidate a plurality of unutilized regions based on a determination of a difference between an aspect ratio of a display being generated and an aspect ratio of first content to form a consolidated display region. The method and apparatus consolidates the plurality of unutilized regions to generate an output video signal having the consolidated region and a first content region associated with the first content. The plurality of unutilized regions is consolidated by at least partially moving the first content region towards at least one edge of the output video signal. The plurality of unutilized regions is consolidated by scaling down size of the first content region associated with the first content. | 05-22-2014 |
20140218609 | Content Aware Video Resizing - In accordance with some embodiments, jitter accompanying video resizing, can be reduced or even eliminated by analyzing the content that is to be depicted and resizing based on the nature of the content being depicted. As a result, dominant objects in one frame can be handled in a way that reduces or eliminates video jitter or sliding. | 08-07-2014 |
20140267901 | AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT OF VIDEO ORIENTATION - Methods, systems and computer program products for automatic adjustment of video orientation are provided. A computer-implemented method may include receiving a video comprising a plurality of image frames, detecting an orientation change in the video, determining a standard orientation for the video, and adjusting the video to the standard orientation by resizing one or more of the image frames and by rotating one or more of the image frames to the standard orientation. The adjusted video in the standard orientation then may be provided to a user. | 09-18-2014 |
20140267902 | TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND RECEPTION DEVICE FOR BASEBAND VIDEO DATA, AND TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION SYSTEM - In a transmission device: a controller performs a control of reading, from information regarding video specification, information regarding a horizontal resolution and a vertical resolution that are supported by a reception device and information regarding frame rate that is supported by the reception device, and multiplexing, to the video signal during a blanking period of the video signal, information indicating a reduce frame rate that is selectable from a range supported by the reception device; and a transmitter transmits baseband video data at the reduced frame rate. | 09-18-2014 |
20140300810 | Handheld Device and Method for Displaying Synchronously with TV Set - The present invention discloses a handheld device and a method for a handheld device to display synchronously with a TV set. The handheld device includes a display management module for converting output display data into data corresponding to a TV set screen resolution and displaying same on the TV set screen, and an output management module for converting the output display data into data corresponding to a handheld device resolution and displaying same on a handheld device screen synchronously with the TV set screen, the handheld device being connected to the TV set via an HDMI cable. A bidirectional synchronous display function is achieved in the present invention. | 10-09-2014 |
20140320741 | ASPECT RATIO ENHANCEMENT - An adaptive compensation system for aspect ratio conversion. Video information, intended for her first aspect ratio display, e.g. the standard NTSC aspect ratio, is processed to determine additional information that can enable that video to be displayed and fill a wider aspect ratio screen. The processing can be a calculation which calculates, for example, texture, color and/or brightness of the edge portions, and automatically calculates video information to match the texture, brightness or color. The processing can be a database lookup, which automatically looks up likely portions from a database. The processing can also be an adaptive determination of what vertical portions of the image can be stretched without affecting the viewability, and then an adaptive stretching of different portions by different amounts. | 10-30-2014 |
20140375880 | VIDEO DISPLAY CORRECTION TO PROVIDE ON-AXIS VIEW AT AN OFF-AXIS ANGLE - Embodiments describe methods, apparatus and systems to provide video display correction to provide an on-axis view at an off-axis angle so that the display surface displays a rectangular video image. For instance, a device may receive a stream of video data to be displayed on a display surface of a display, the video data having a first rectangular aspect ratio to be viewed from an on-axis location with respect to the display surface. The device may also receive a user selection of an off-axis viewing angle with respect to the display surface. The device may then correct the first rectangular aspect ratio to a second, non-rectangular aspect ratio based on the off-axis viewing angle, so that from the off-axis angle, the display surface appears to display a rectangular video image. Other embodiments are also described and claimed. | 12-25-2014 |
20150015782 | VIDEO PROCESSING DEVICE FOR REFORMATTING AN AUDIO/VIDEO SIGNAL AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A video processing device includes a decoding device that decodes a compressed audio/video (A/V) signal to generate a decoded A/V signal in a reduced blanking format for transmission via a first home digital media interface. A reformatting device receives the decoded A/V signal via the first home digital media interface and scales the decoded A/V signal into a processed A/V signal for transmission via a second home digital media interface. The first home digital media interface and the second home digital media interface have differing data formats. | 01-15-2015 |
20150029393 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM - There is provided an image processing apparatus including an image generation section which generates a compressed image with a second aspect ratio having a short side smaller than that of a first aspect ratio based on pixel values from an imaging section which performs imaging with the first aspect ratio. | 01-29-2015 |
20150077632 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY METHOD - A display device is associated with a device ID. The display device includes a multi-media board, a drive board, and a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel. The display device is connected to a video source via a wireless high-definition (WiHD) network, and receives a target ID from the video source. When the target ID matches the device ID, the multi-media board receives video data from the video source, and transmits the video data to the drive board. The drive board generates drive signals based on the video data, and transmits the drive signals to the LCD panel. The LCD panel presents video images according to the drive signals. A display method is also disclosed. | 03-19-2015 |
20150103247 | 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. | 04-16-2015 |
20150116593 | Autohiding Video Player Controls - Methods are described for maximizing the size of a video displayed in a display area of a video player. The maximum height of the video is determined using its aspect ratio and the dimensions of the display area in the video player. The control panel is removed from the display in the video player if this allows the video to be shown at its maximum height while preserving the video's resolution. The control panel is displayed in the video player if the video can be shown at its maximum height without removing the control panel from the display. | 04-30-2015 |
20150131001 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS BASED ON OPEN PLATFORM AND PROTOCOL CONVERSION METHOD USED FOR THE SAME - Provided is an image processing apparatus and method that may employ a new program or protocol without having to additionally develop a new program or a protocol for image processing. The image processing apparatus may include: an open platform-compatible unit configured to determine a protocol that is used by a video analysis application installed in or connected to the image processing apparatus, and receive at least one of channel information about an original image, channel information about an encoded image, channel information about a decoded image, resolution information about the decoded image and frame rate information that is required to receive the decoded image, in accordance with the determined protocol; and a protocol conversion unit configured to process an input image to comply with the determined protocol, based on the at least one information that is received at the open platform-compatible unit. | 05-14-2015 |
20150294640 | Method and Device for Processing Video Image - A method and device for processing a video image are provided. The method comprises: receiving an original video image; adjusting a signal clock frequency of the original video image to acquire a processed video image; after a command signal input by a user is received, capturing the processed video image according to a preset size to acquire a video image corresponding to a display window of the preset size; and encoding the video image corresponding to the display window of the preset size to acquire an encoded video image. According to the method and device for processing the video image disclosed by the disclosure, new line, field and blanking synchronization signals are acquired through adjusting the clock frequency of an input image, and then, the corresponding capturing operation and outputting operation are performed according to the image display requirements of the user, so that the effect that video images with any resolution are reliably and stably displayed in the best display area range is realized. | 10-15-2015 |
20150296175 | VIDEO SCALING USING MULTIPLE VIDEO PATHS - A video scaling technique includes scaling a first dimension and a second dimension of a frame of video data to generate a scaled frame of video data. The scaling includes scaling the second dimension of a first portion of a frame of video data at a first rate to generate first scaled pixels and scaling the second dimension of a second portion of the frame of video data at the first rate to generate second scaled pixels. The scaling includes combining first output pixels based on the first scaled pixels and second output pixels based on the second scaled pixels to provide pixels of the scaled frame of video data at a second rate. The first rate is a fraction of the second rate. | 10-15-2015 |
20150326820 | DIGITAL CONTENT CONVERSION QUALITY CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - Automated, algorithmic quality control is performed for digital content converted from one form or format to another. Such conversion may be made of movies, television programs, feature films, advertisements, or any other content. The conversion process may be semi or fully automated, and may include a range of alterations, such as pulldown or frame rate conversions, size and/or resolution conversions, addition of content, deletion of content, and so forth. Actual content contained in pre- and post-converted frames is utilized, such as by image recognition techniques, as a base for the quality control routines. Audio data may also be considered. The quality control is fully or nearly fully automated with minimal manual involvement. | 11-12-2015 |
20150326918 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus and an image processing method which graft and standardize interface technologies to peripheral apparatuses is provided. The image processing apparatus includes a first signal processor configured to process a content image and output the processed content image using a differential pair method through a transmission lane, a second signal processor configured to convert a signal format of the processed content image of the first signal processor into a signal format supportable by an image display apparatus and output the converted content image to the image display apparatus, and a controller configured to change the output features of the first signal process based on a resolution of the image display apparatus. | 11-12-2015 |
20150350594 | METHODS, APPARATUSES AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR ADAPTING CONTENT - In one aspect of the disclosure, there is provided a method comprising causing, at least in part, actions that result in: generating, for primary content to be broadcasted for output on a primary content output device, rendering adaptation information configured for use in adapting the rendering of the primary content on a secondary content output device thereby providing an output of secondary content which is derived from the broadcasted primary content; wherein the primary content comprises at least a first media portion having a first temporal output characteristic; wherein the rendering adaptation information comprises temporal information configured for use in adjusting the rendering of the at least first media portion so as to enable generation of secondary content comprising at least a second media portion having a second temporal output characteristic that can differ from the first temporal output characteristic of the at least first media portion. | 12-03-2015 |
20150350726 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF CONTENT-BASED SELF-ADAPTIVE VIDEO TRANSCODING - A method of content-based self-adaptive video transcoding, which includes: acquiring a minimum quantized value representative of a content complexity of a video to be transcoded and satisfying a preset objective quality standard; setting a value of transcoding parameter based on the minimum quantized value representative of the content complexity of the video to be transcoded and a video parameter value of the video to be transcoded; and transcoding the video to be transcoded based on the set transcoding parameter to generate a target video. The present disclosure further provides an apparatus of content-based self-adaptive video transcoding. The method provided by the present disclosure can avoid unnecessarily bandwidth consumption while ensuring the quality of the transcoded video. | 12-03-2015 |
20160021406 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MEDIA CONTENT - A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving video content at a mobile device via a network from a video server wherein a single version of the video content is provided by the video server to a group of mobile devices that includes the mobile device, utilizing the mobile device for adjusting dimensions of an area of attention in an image of the video content based on a desired display resolution to generate an adjusted area of attention, utilizing the mobile device for adjusting dimensions of a peripheral portion that surrounds the area of attention in at least one of a horizontal or vertical direction based on the adjusted area of attention to generate an adjusted peripheral portion of an adjusted image, and replacing the image with the adjusted image during presentation of the video content at a display of the mobile device. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 01-21-2016 |
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. | 02-18-2016 |
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. | 02-18-2016 |
20160080688 | VIDEO PLAYER AND VIDEO SYSTEM - There are provided a video player for outputting a video signal which enables a monitor to easily, reliably detect that a signal is in a letterbox format and a video system having the video player. When the aspect ratio of video data is 16:9, the video player converts the video data into an NTSC signal in a letterbox format, outputting the thus-converted NTSC signal. In addition, the video player adds a closed caption signal to specific lines in a vertical blanking period, and each piece of 2-byte data is set to space. A 16:9 aspect ratio monitor receives an NTSC signal distributed by a distributor; detects that the closed caption signal is added to the NTSC signal and that data about the closed caption signal is space; and displays a main video in an zooming-in manner. A 4:3 aspect ratio monitor displays the main video as is. | 03-17-2016 |
20160118079 | WIDE-BAND MULTI-FORMAT AUDIO/VIDEO RECORDING AND PRODUCTION SYSTEM WITH FRAME RATE CONVERSION - Wide-band multi-format audio/video recording and production system with frame-rate conversion and methods performed by the audio/video production system. In one aspect, a method is performed by a portable video image recording device including an image sensor and high-capacity digital storage means supporting asynchronous access for recording and reproducing. The image sensor receives an input video image and the output of the image sensor is sampled using a sampling frequency of at least 30 megahertz to generate frames of video image data employing a first frame rate and having a first image dimension in pixels. A video program is recorded by processing the frames of video image data and storing video program content in a compressed progressive format using the high-capacity digital storage means. Concurrent to recording the video program, video image data is manipulated in real-time on a selective basis to output video content in an output video format having a second frame rate different than the first frame rate. | 04-28-2016 |
20160119572 | SYSTEM TO DISPATCH VIDEO DECODING TO DEDICATED HARDWARE RESOURCES - A system to perform processing operations of input (video) streams, including is disclosed. The system consists of an input module, a stream type detection engine, a plurality of processing resources a resource monitoring engine, an attribution module, a dispatching module, and various other optional interface modules. | 04-28-2016 |
20160133224 | SIGNAL OUTPUT APPARATUS, SIGNAL OUTPUT METHOD, AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - An apparatus, method and computer-readable storage medium for transmitting image signals. The apparatus, method and computer-readable storage medium can receive, at a first frame rate, a first image signal having an image with a first resolution; and output, at a second frame rate, a second image signal comprised of a plurality of images having a second resolution. The first resolution may be greater than the second resolution and the second frame rate may be greater than the first frame rate, so as to satisfy the condition that the first resolution multiplied by the first frame rate is equal to the second resolution multiplied by the second frame rate. | 05-12-2016 |