| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 348473000 | Including additional information | 78 |
| 20080273115 | Multimedia presentation format - A format for accessing content such as a full-length move from an optical disc uses an XML description file stored on the disc to generate one or more screens that a user employs to access the content. The decoding requirements of a hardware or software player are reduced by discarding specific elements of an encoding standard such as MPEG4 that is used to encode the content on the disc. The maximum average and peak bitrates at which the data is transferred are limited to further reduce the demands on the player. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20090073315 | Method and System for Identifying Addressing Data Within a Television Presentation - Characters represented within a frame of a television presentation are identified. A pattern formed by a subset of the characters is identified if the pattern is indicative of an addressing datum. A provision is made for a selection of characters that form the pattern indicative of the addressing datum. In one embodiment, a web page is displayed upon a selection of characters that form a pattern indicative of a uniform resource locator for the web page. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090086095 | Method and apparatus for overlaying encoded streams - A display device for overlaying encoded steams includes a decoder within the display device for decoding a primary encoded stream and a secondary encoded stream to produce a primary unencoded stream and a secondary unencoded stream including secondary information and overlay information. The display device includes an overlay controller for combining the primary unencoded stream and the secondary unencoded stream to produce a composite stream. The display device includes a display adapted to display images corresponding to the composite stream, the images including a primary image corresponding to the primary unencoded stream and a secondary image corresponding to the secondary information overlaid on the primary image corresponding to the overlay information. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20100066905 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING VIDEO SIGNALS - A video displaying system is provided which comprises: display means for displaying an output that is comprised of a plurality of displaying zones, means for providing information conveying tracks and for utilizing information conveyed along these tracks for creating the displayed output, and means operative to synchronize the information conveying tracks. Each of the information conveying tracks of the video displaying system is associated with at least one displaying zone and at least one of the information conveying tracks is associated with at least two displaying zones. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100118191 | METHOD TO TRANSMIT VIDEO DATA IN A DATA STREAM AND ASSOCIATED METADATA - The application concerns a method for transmitting video data in a data stream and associated metadata, said metadata representing associated video data structure. The method comprises the steps of—determining the structure of the video data, —splitting said structure into chunks in an incremental manner, —transmitting said chunks in the data stream at time intervals before the video data it is related to. The application concerns also a method for transmitting fingerprint information associated with video data into a video data stream. The method comprises the steps of: —determining fingerprint associated with at least one frame of said video data, —inserting at least a message into the video stream comprising said fingerprint information. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100141836 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENHANCED MODULATION OF VIDEO SIGNALS - A method, apparatus and system for signal modulation. A plurality of pixels are selected in a pattern such that a first pixel group of the plurality of pixels is unpaired with a second pixel group of the plurality of pixels throughout the pattern in a portion of a video signal. The intensity of the plurality of the pixels is altered at a constant magnitude in the portion of the video signal pursuant to the pattern in a substantially invisible way. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100245666 | Subtitling Stereographic Imagery - There is disclosed a method and apparatus for subtitling stereoscopic imagery. The stereoscopic imagery consists of one or more stereo pairs of imagery which are stored on film, other physical means such as paper, or digitally and which when viewed or projected with appropriate systems, give the illusion of three-dimensional depth. By imprinting subtitle data onto a single eye view image of each stereo pair, the textual or graphical data may be seen by the viewer without fear of discomfort from misalignment of stereographic subtitling and without a loss of depth illusion from lost or improper visual depth cues caused by stereographic subtitle placement. The subtitle data may be physically imprinted onto a physical medium containing the image pairs or may be composited onto the single eye view image digital files. The subtitling may be created as an image or images separate from the stereo pair imagery with the intent that these monoscopic subtitles will be viewed or projected over the corresponding single eye view image or images at the time of viewing. The terms subtitling, titling and metadata display are considered to be equivalent and interchangeable and are taken to mean the addition of visual text, graphic characters or elements to imagery, in order to provide explanatory or additional information such as language translation, action cues, camera data, or scene information to the viewer of the imagery and which visual text, graphic characters or elements do not exist in the captured imagery nor in any computer generated portions of the imagery that comprise an elemental component of the photographic or cinematographic art of that imagery, regardless of the information content or end use of the visual text, graphic characters or elements. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100295992 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONING BROADCAST CONTENT WITH SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION - Disclosed herein is a system and method for providing a supplementary information associated with a broadcast content. The system provides a supplementary information associated with a specific broadcast program in the broadcast content by means of a supplementary information server, wherein the supplementary information server comprises a broadcasting receiving unit for receiving the broadcast content; a synchronization information unit for storing a synchronization information of the supplementary information associated with the specific broadcast program; a video comparison unit for comparing screens of the broadcast content with a previously stored scene change screen of the specific broadcast program and setting a start time of the specific broadcast program; a supplementary information extracting unit for calculating an elapsed time from the start time of the specific broadcast program to a specific screen and extracting the supplementary information corresponding to the elapsed time. The supplementary information associated with the specific broadcast program in the broadcast content is provided through the steps of receiving a synchronization information of the supplementary information associated with the specific broadcast program; setting a start time of the specific broadcast program by comparing screens of the broadcast content with a previously stored scene change screen of the specific broadcast program; calculating an elapsed time corresponding to a specific screen based on the start time; extracting the supplementary information corresponding to the elapsed time. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20110181774 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - Provided is an image processing device. A feature point detection unit detects a feature point from moving image data. An association processing unit associates the feature point with additional information, the feature point being selected based on feature point selection information for selecting one or at least two feature points that display the additional information displayed to be accompanied with the feature point. A motion analysis unit analyzes a changing behavior of the feature point through reproduction of moving image data. A data generating unit generates data indicating change content to change display of the additional information associated with the feature point based on motion information indicating the behavior of the feature point analyzed by the motion analysis unit and a display scenario indicating a change pattern to change the additional information added to the feature point according to the behavior of the feature point. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20120038824 | DIGITAL BROADCAST RECEIVER AND UPGRADING METHOD THEREOF - A digital broadcast receiver and an upgrading method thereof that can achieve an upgrade stabilization. The digital broadcast receiver includes a tuner to receive broadcast data of a selected channel, a demultiplexer to separate new middleware data and information data corresponding to the new middleware data from the broadcast data, a memory to pre-store previous middleware data and to store the new middleware data and the information data, and a controller to determine whether to store the new middleware data in the memory based on the information data. If storage of the new middleware data is completed, the controller checks whether an upgrade is successful by executing the new middleware data, and if the upgrade fails, the controller executes the previous middleware data pre-stored in the memory. Thus, the receiver upgrades the received middleware program in a stable manner. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120086853 | Information Transmission Method And Device, Information Recording or Reproduction Method and Device, And Recording Medium - An information transmission method capable of reproducing the atmosphere of a concert hall or a live performance hall, wherein bio-information of a speaker, player, actor or conductor, who serves as a source of speech, sounds or music and/or bio-information of a performer included within an image are multiplexed with respect to information of speech or music and/or information of the image for transmission thereof. At the receiving side, sense stimulation based on the bio-information is provided to the viewer, or information of speech or music and/or information of the image are controlled on the basis of the bio-information to thereby reproduce presence or live appeal. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120147265 | GENERATION AND PROVISION OF MEDIA METADATA - Various embodiments related to the generation and provision of media metadata are disclosed. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides a computing device having a logic subsystem configured to execute instructions, and a data holding subsystem comprising instructions stored thereon that are executable by the processor to receive an input of a video and/or audio content item, and to compare the content item to one or more object descriptors each representing an object for locating within the content item to locate instances of one or more of the objects in the content item. The instructions are further executable to generate metadata for each object located in the video content item, and to receive a validating user input related to whether the metadata generated for a selected object is correct. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120274848 | RECEIVING DEVICE AND METHOD, TRANSMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present disclosure provides a receiving device including, a receiver that receives AV content, a detector, an acquirer, a tentative reservation registering part, and a definitive reservation registering part. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20130128113 | TRANSMISSION SCHEDULING METHOD - Provided is a data transmission system using a vertical layer optimisation technique. A data transmission device predicts the buffer state of a data receiving device by using feedback information of a physical layer, and controls data transmission by referring to the predicted buffer state. The data transmission device can control the transmission of first data and second data such that the buffer state of the receiving device is within a preset range. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130271652 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENHANCED MODULATION OF VIDEO SIGNALS - A method for encoding a carrier signal in a video signal, the video signal having one or more frames, the frames each having a first field and a second field, the first field and the second field of each frame having a plurality of scan lines, each having a plurality of pixels with an intensity value indicating brightness, the method comprising selectively designating the plurality of scan lines of the first field of the one or more frames as up lines or down lines, calculating an optimum amount of adjustment to the pixels of the up lines and the down lines, and selectively increasing the intensity value of pixels of the up lines and decreasing the intensity value of pixels of the down lines by the optimum amount of adjustment thereby modulating the video signal with a carrier signal and creating a modulated video signal. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130271653 | BROADCAST SERVICE TRANSMITTING METHOD, BROADCAST SERVICE RECEIVING METHOD AND BROADCAST SERVICE RECEIVING APPARATUS - A method of receiving a broadcast service is provided. The method includes receiving uncompressed audio or video content, obtaining information regarding a channel of the uncompressed audio or video content on the basis of a part of the uncompressed audio or video content, and obtaining content and trigger information for the broadcast service by using the obtained information. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20140055672 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN TELEVISION - An additional information processing apparatus and method selectively processes and stores additional information contained in a TV broadcast signal according to specifications set by a user, subdivides information of the type of additional information received in real time, and displays the information on a screen. Additional information contained in a broadcast signal is classified by type before transmission. Only additional information of the type(s) desired by a user is selected and acquired from the received additional information. The type(s) of additional information acquired is (are) displayed on a screen in real time. Accordingly, only the additional information needed by the user is selectively stored in memory and memory can be efficiently used. Since the type(s) of additional information received is (are) displayed on the screen in detail, the user can easily understand the type(s) of additional information being received currently so that the additional information can be effectively used. In addition, subdivided additional information suitable for the various classes of TV viewers can be developed so that additional information contents can be efficiently developed. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20150022719 | TRANSMITTING APPARATUS AND RECEIVING APPARATUS, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - Provided are a transmitting apparatus, a receiving apparatus and methods of transmitting and receiving a data frame. The transmitting apparatus includes: a frame generator configured to cluster a predetermined number of frames to generate a frame cluster, at least one of the frames being generated by mapping data contained in an input stream to at least one signal processing path; an information inserter configured to insert signaling information into a signaling area of the at least one frame; and a transmitter configured to transmit the frame with the signaling information inserted therein, wherein the signaling information comprises profile information and duration information about the frame included in the frame cluster. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150296232 | SIGNAL TRANSCEIVING APPARATUS AND SIGNAL TRANSCEIVING METHOD - The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for transceiving a signal, the method being compatible with an existing HD-based 8-bit bit depth mode while supporting a UHD-based 10-bit bit depth mode, and comprising: multiplexing or inverse-multiplexing video data which can be displayed within the color gamut of any one bit depth from among a plurality of bit depths, and signaling information regarding the display so that the display is within the color gamut of any one bit depth from among the plurality of bit depths; and processing the multiplexed or inverse-multiplexed video data and signaling information. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20190149834 | Dense Video Captioning | 05-16-2019 |
| 348474000 | For controlling video processing (e.g., digitally assisted video) | 18 |
| 20090167941 | VIDEO DATA RECEPTION APPARATUS AND VIDEO DATA TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION SYSTEM - A video data reception apparatus is provided including a position information detection unit configured to detect position information on a frame/field of a video data signal with reference to a synchronizing signal synchronous with the video data signal inputted thereto with information superposed on the video data signal, the information being specific data of at least one of an effective video data area, a frame/field frequency and a parameter for video process; and an information acquisition unit configured to acquire information on the specific data from the video data signal using the position information. The information acquisition unit can start at least one of signal processing such as the extraction of an effective video data area in the video data signal using the information on the specific data, by the following frame or field where the information acquisition unit acquires information on the specific data. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20110063501 | TECHNIQUES FOR ACHIEVING COMPLETE INTEROPERABILITY BETWEEN DIFFERENT TYPES OF MULTIMEDIA DISPLAY INTERFACES - A multimedia interface cable for achieving complete interoperability between different types of multimedia display interfaces. The cable comprises a first multimedia connector including a plurality of contact pins of at least high-speed multimedia signals and control signals; a second multimedia connector including a plurality of contact pins of least high-speed multimedia signals and control signals; a plurality of un-crossing conducting wires for coupling the plurality of contact pins of the high-speed multimedia signals in the first multimedia connector to the plurality of contact pins of the high-speed multimedia signals in the second multimedia connector; and a plurality of conducting wires for coupling the plurality of contact pins of the control signals in the first multimedia connector to the plurality of contact pins of the control signals in the second multimedia connector. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110149156 | DATA TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, DATA RECEIVING APPARATUS, DATA TRANSMITTING METHOD, DATA RECEIVING METHOD, AND AUDIO-VISUAL ENVIRONMENT CONTROLLING METHOD - Provided are a data transmission device, a data reception device, a method for transmitting data, a method for receiving data, and a method for controlling audio-visual environment that carry out the control of peripheral devices in consistence with contents producer's intention, thereby realizing the listening/viewing of the contents with a realistic sensation. The data transmission device is comprised of a video coding unit ( | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110234901 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INFRASTRUCTURE BASED ON BROADCASTING SIGNALS - An apparatus for transmitting broadcasting content including a control signal in a broadcasting network, the apparatus includes: a modulator configured to modulate broadcasting content by a predetermined modulation method; a control signal generator configured to generate a control signal for remote control of infrastructure; an adder configured to add the control signal to the modulated broadcasting content; and a DTV transmitter configured to convert the added signal to a DTV broadcasting signal and transmit the DTV broadcasting signal. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20120062792 | VIDEO PROCESSING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD - The present invention provides a method of notifying a reception side of a fact that a halftone process has been performed for data to be transmitted and a method of transmitting additional information to a reception side in image transferring among a plurality of devices. The present invention includes a step of performing image processes for video information and a step of outputting a signal containing the video information for which the image processes have been performed, and the signal to be output includes information related to the image processes. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120176541 | TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROCESSING BROADCAST SIGNAL IN TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for transmitting digital broadcast signal are provided. The apparatus includes a group formatter to format a data group including mobile service data, where the group formatter further maps the mobile service data into a data group of interleaved format, adds N training sequences into a corresponding location of the data group of interleaved format, adds signaling data into the data group of interleaved format, inserts place holder bytes for MPEG header and non-systematic Reed-Solomon (RS) parity into the data group of interleaved format, and deinterleaves the mobile service data in the data group of interleaved format, a non-systematic RS encoder to non-systematic RS encode the mobile service data in the formatted data group and insert non-systematic RS parity obtained from the non-systematic RS encoding into the formatted data group. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120300127 | SYSTEM FOR MANAGING DETECTION OF ADVERTISEMENTS IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE, FOR EXAMPLE IN A DIGITAL TV DECODER - A method for displaying multimedia content on the screen of a multimedia terminal, the multimedia content being encoded by data included in a file stored on a server remote from the terminal in a format such that the entire file is required by an application supporting the format for generating a display of the multimedia content on the screen of the terminal, wherein the method includes: requesting by the terminal the transmission of an encoding of the display of the multimedia content into a defined rendering format; using by the server the file for generating the rendering encoding of the multimedia content according to the defined rendering format by the terminal; and transmitting by the server the rendering encoding to the terminal using a graphic interface sharing protocol. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20120314129 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR DEFINING COLOR REGIMES - To allow a better coordination between an image creation artist such as a movie director of photography and the final viewer (via the display and its built-in image processing), we describe method of adding image defining information to an input image signal (I), comprising: —showing the input image (I) to a human operator; receiving via a user interface ( | 12-13-2012 |
| 20130057760 | SOURCE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR OUTPUTTING DATA TO EXTERNAL OUTPUT DEVICE - A source terminal to output audio and video data to an external output device acquires and stores connection information during a connection to the external output device, in which the connection information may be stored for a future connection to the same external output device. Also, the source device may configure audio and video data to be transmitted to the external output device using the stored connection information, and transmit the configured audio and video data to the external output device. A method for connecting to the external output device includes detecting a connection between a source terminal and an external output device, determining whether connection information of the external output device is stored in the source terminal, retrieving connection information of the external output device, configuring audio and video data for the external output device using the connection information, and transmitting the configured data to the external output device. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130113990 | DOCUMENT SCANNER - A document scanner comprises first and second image sensor units ( | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130258192 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - A video system, comprising includes a video reproduction device that retrieves a predetermined subset of video and audio data from a server. The video reproduction device then starts reproduction of the video and audio data based on the predetermined subset of video and audio data. The predetermined subset of video and audio data includes sufficient data to cause the video reproduction device to determine that all of the video and audio data has been received and that reproduction can be started. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20140168513 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING AN ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING AN ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus has a receiver that receives main video data and difference data including a difference between the main video data and high-quality data. The apparatus further has a generator that uses the main video data and the difference data, thereby to generate high-quality video data higher in quality than the main video data. Further, the apparatus has an output device that outputs acquisition information related to the difference data. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140240593 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING CONTROL SIGNALS OVER HDMI - A device for transmitting multiple control formats from an audio/video source to an audio/video monitor receiver. The device includes a high definition multimedia interface cable that has a plurality of communication channels, including a consumer electronic control channel. Furthermore, a pair of plugs are coupled to the respective ends of the high definition multimedia interface cable and can be coupled to audio/video sources and receivers. A pair of interface ports are further coupled to the high definition multimedia interface cable and communicatively coupled to the consumer electronic control channel. The device transmits a first control format on the consumer electronic control channel when the input port is not coupled to a switching device and transmits a second control format on the consumer electronic control channel when the input port is coupled to a switching device. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20150319416 | TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, METHOD OF TRANSMITTING IMAGE DATA IN HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE, RECEPTION APPARATUS, METHOD OF RECEIVING IMAGE DATA IN HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE, AND PROGRAM - Transmission of HDR image data is satisfactorily performed between apparatuses. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150350705 | RECEIVER, DISPLAY APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING RECEIVING CONTROL PROGRAM - The receiver is connectable to at least one of plural transmitters and configured to receive, from a connected transmitter, a transmission signal in which an image signal and a control signal are multiplexed, the plural transmitters having mutually different specifications on the control signal. The receiver includes a demultiplexer configured to demultiplex the transmission signal received from the connected transmitter into the image signal and the control signal, a selector configured to select a signal path for the demultiplexed control signal, an information acquirer configured to acquire first information to be used to identify the connected transmitter, and a controller configured to control the selection of the signal path by the selector depending on the first information. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20160035313 | VIDEO SIGNAL TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, PLAY SYSTEM AND VIDEO SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD - There is provided a video signal transmission apparatus, a play system and a transmission method. The video signal transmission apparatus comprises: a first interface configured to be connected with a video signal source; a second interface configured to be connected with a display device; a signal receiving unit and a control unit arranged between the first interface and the second interface, the control unit being connected with the display device through the second interface and the signal receiving unit being connected with the video signal source through the first interface. The control unit comprises an acquiring module configured to acquire parameter information of the display device and feed acquired parameter information back to the signal receiving unit., the parameter information comprising a video format supported by the display device; the signal receiving unit comprises a converting module configured to convert a received video signal into the video format supported by the display device according to the parameter information. The present disclosure can realize plugging and playing and avoid such problem that the system has a failure of output or disorder of display configuration caused by the hot swap or disconnection with the display device and thus needs to be restarted, and so on. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160127771 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSPORTING HD VIDEO OVER HDMI WITH A REDUCED LINK RATE - In some aspects, the disclosure is directed to methods and systems for transporting multimedia data, such as ultra-high definition (UHD) video data or other video data, via a standard high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI), without requiring an increase in the link bit rate or increasing the number of signaling pairs. Display stream compression is utilized to compress a stream, and a transition minimized differential signal (TMDS) clock channel may be replaced by an ANSI 8b/10b encoded stream carrying additional data with a clock signal embedded within the stream. As this additional channel increases bandwidth by one-third, the systems and methods discussed herein provide four times more effective bandwidth than prior HDMI schemes, allowing UHD video to be transmitted via a signal HDMI link. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20170237962 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING BROADCAST SIGNAL SO AS TO ADJUST COLOUR RANGE OF CONTENT | 08-17-2017 |
| 348476000 | During sync, blanking, or overscan | 7 |
| 348478000 | During vertical blanking | 5 |
| 20080266450 | Generalized VBI waveform generator - Herein described are at least a method and a system for processing vertical blanking interval (VBI) data such that the VBI data is suitable for transmission to a receiver. The method comprises generating one or more digital symbols at a first frequency, shaping the one or more digital symbols into one or more VBI data samples, first determining a first value that specifies a number of possible points that may be interpolated between two consecutive data samples of the one or more VBI data samples, and second determining a second value that is equal to one plus the number of points skipped before a point of the possible points is selected, and outputting the selected point based on an output frequency. The system may be described as a generalized VBI waveform generator comprising a symbol generator, a shaping filter, and a variable linear interpolator. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20090086096 | Raw Mode for Vertical Blanking Interval (VBI) Data - A vertical blanking interval (VBI) encoder for providing VBI encoded data supports a “RAW mode” of operation. In particular, the VBI encoder comprises a first FIFO (first-in, first-out) buffer for providing service data to be VBI encoded, and a second FIFO for specifying VBI format data. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20100231786 | IMAGE SPECIAL EFFECT APPARATUS AND IMAGE SPECIAL EFFECT METHOD - An image special effect apparatus capable of realizing the illumination effects corresponding to various image special effects if an illumination effect pattern is not previously determined and the shape of the effect face changes rapidly is provided. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20120008044 | TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, RECEIVING APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD USED THEREIN - A transmitting apparatus for transmitting transmission data to a receiving apparatus is disclosed which includes: means for obtaining apparatus information of the receiving apparatus; a source of video data and its auxiliary data; means for determining whether or not to synthesize the video data and the auxiliary data with each other, based on the obtained apparatus information; means for synthesizing, according to the above determination, the video data and frame data which is the auxiliary data associated with a frame of the video data, to generate the transmission data, wherein the frame data is included in a video data arranging area of the video data; and means for transmitting the transmission data to the receiving apparatus. Furthermore, a receiving apparatus is also disclosed which extracts the frame data from the video data arranging area of received data. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20140354884 | TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, AND TRANSMISSION METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING VIDEO DATA - An HDMI® source determines whether or not an HDMI® sink can receive a sub-signal based on VSDB of E-EDID. When the HDMI® sink can receive the sub-signal, the HDMI® source adds a sub-signal to pixel data of a main image composed of pixel data whose number of bits is smaller than that of transmission pixel data transmitted by a transmitter, thereby constructing transmission pixel data. This data is transmitted by the transmitter through TMDS channels #0 to #2. Furthermore, the HDMI® source transmits a general control packet containing sub-signal information indicating whether or not the sub-signal is contained in the transmission pixel data in the control period of a vertical blanking period. The present invention can be applied to, for example, HDMI®. | 12-04-2014 |
| 348479000 | During horizontal blanking | 2 |
| 20100182503 | APPARATUS FOR TRANSCEIVING POINT TO POINT MOVING SIGNAL RECEPTION HIGH CHANNEL USING HOTRIZONTAL BLANKING INTERVAL AND METHOD FOR EXCUTING THE APPARATUS - Provided are a method and apparatus for transceiving an asymmetric point-to-point moving signal and securing an uplink channel using a horizontal blanking interval (HBI) in which a video signal transceiving apparatus can combine a plurality of HBIs and a plurality of active lines (ALs) into a single section, and when auxiliary data exists in a corresponding HBI, can change an order of the HBI to the last and transmit map information including arrangement information to a video signal display apparatus, and the video signal display apparatus can receive the map information and analyze the received map information to thereby acquire an uplink channel using HBI excluding auxiliary data and transmit control signal data via the acquired uplink channel. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20130113991 | APPARATUS FOR TRANSCEIVING POINT TO POINT MOVING SIGNAL RECEPTION HIGH CHANNEL USING HORIZONTAL BLANKING INTERVAL AND METHOD FOR EXECUTING THE APPARATUS - Provided are a method and apparatus for transceiving an asymmetric point-to-point moving signal and securing an uplink channel using a horizontal blanking interval (HBI) in which a video signal transceiving apparatus can combine a plurality of HBIs and a plurality of active lines (ALs) into a single section, and when auxiliary data exists in a corresponding HBI, can change an order of the HBI to the last and transmit map information including arrangement information to a video signal display apparatus, and the video signal display apparatus can receive the map information and analyze the received map information to thereby acquire an uplink channel using HBI excluding auxiliary data and transmit control signal data via the acquired uplink channel. | 05-09-2013 |
| 348484000 | Sound signal | 32 |
| 20080198265 | SIGNAL TRANSMITTER AND SIGNAL RECEIVER - In a signal transmitter and a signal receiver, a multiplexing part multiplexes a video signal and a time-base-compressed audio signal on the basis of a multiplexing control signal to transmit the multiplexed signal through a data line in the signal transmitter, and a demultiplexing part demultiplexes a video/audio multiplexed signal received through the data line into the original video signal and audio signal by a demultiplexing control signal in the signal receiver. According to the so-configured signal transmitter and signal receiver, it is possible to realize a signal transmission system compliant with the DVI standard, in which the audio signal as well as the video signal can be transmitted. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080291324 | PACKET GENERATING METHOD IN WIRELESS HDMI CEC - A packet generating method in a wireless High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) environment includes generating a packet which includes either AV data or control data in a payload and a field indicative of a packet type in a header according to a HDMI environment; and transmitting the generated packet. Accordingly, the AV data and the control data can be transceived over the single channel in the HDMI. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20090015714 | System and method of demodulating audio signals - A system and method for demodulating signals are disclosed. In a particular embodiment, the method includes receiving a signal at an input and determining a first noise estimate of the signal. The method also includes providing a first output indicating a second noise estimate of the signal at a primary carrier frequency and providing a second output indicating a third noise estimate of the signal at a secondary carrier frequency. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090115896 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC AUDIO STANDARD DETECTION IN TERRESTRIAL BROADCAST SIGNALS - A method and apparatus for automatic audio standard detection in terrestrial broadcast signals is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of detecting automatic audio standard for terrestrial broadcast includes scanning for each known audio frequency standard of interest in a current band energy spectrum in an incoming broadcast signal using a standard of non standard energy estimation algorithm, such as Goertzel DFT or FFT based algorithm for a predetermined time interval. At each known audio frequency standard of interest, energy is computed using the associated standard or non standard energy estimation algorithm within the predetermined time interval. The computed energy at each known audio frequency standard of interest is then compared to predetermined threshold energy. At each known audio frequency standard of interest, it is determined whether the audio frequency standard of interest is detected based on the outcome of the comparison. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090115897 | TRANSMISSION DEVICE - The identification information processing unit receives identification information identifying the reception device from a reception device, and generates decoded identification information indicating the decoded value of the received identification information. The parameter value selection unit selects the first parameter value when the decoded identification information includes an information representing a television, selects a second parameter value that is less than the first parameter value when the decoded identification information includes an information representing an audio device, and generates a selected parameter value. The frequency divider frequency divides the audio clock using the selected parameter value, and generates a frequency division signal. The counter counts one period of the frequency division signal using the pixel clock and generates the cycle time stamp. The transmission device then sends the selected parameter value and cycle time stamp to the reception device. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090147134 | AUDIO SIGNAL SUPPLYING DEVICE, PARAMETER PROVIDING SYSTEM, TELEVISION SET, AV SYSTEM, SPEAKER APPARATUS, AND AUDIO SIGNAL SUPPLYING METHOD - An audio signal supplying device includes a connection terminal which is connected to a speaker unit and which outputs an audio signal to the speaker unit, a specifying section which specifies a type of the speaker unit connected to the connection terminal, an acquiring section which acquires a parameter corresponding to the type of the speaker unit specified by the specifying section from an outside, a storing section which stores the parameter acquired by the acquiring section, an inputting section into which the audio signal is input, an acoustic characteristic controlling section which adjusts an acoustic characteristic of the audio signal input into the inputting section based on the parameter stored in the storing section, and a supplying section which supplies the audio signal whose acoustic characteristic is adjusted by the acoustic characteristic controlling section to the connection terminal. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090295990 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR ON THE FLY CEC MODIFICATION - A CEC on the fly modification function, operated by a manipulating switch including at least one HDMI-CEC input port and at least two HDMI-CEC output ports, enables the manipulating switch to receive a CEC block which was initiated by a certain device, modify one or more bits in the received CEC block, optionally on the fly, and supply the modified CEC block to one or more devices. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100110287 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MODELING FILM GRAIN NOISE - This invention relates to a method and system for modeling film grain noise. The film grain noise as modeled is applied to a video signal. Both the signal-dependent aspect | 05-06-2010 |
| 20110170003 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus includes the following elements. A generation unit generates a multiplexed video frame having a predetermined screen size. A dividing unit divides input audio data into audio data items each having samples for one frame period of the multiplexed video frame. A multiplexing unit multiplexes audio data items obtained by dividing each stream of input audio data and number-of-samples information representing the number of samples thereof. A processing unit processes audio data items multiplexed in a multiplexed video frame input from an input video port, and outputs from an output video port thereof a multiplexed video frame in which the resulting audio data items and the number-of-samples information thereof are multiplexed. An extraction unit extracts the audio data items multiplexed in the multiplexed video frame output from the processing unit in accordance with the number-of-samples information. A transmission unit outputs the extracted audio data items to outside. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20120069242 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACTIVE NOISE CANCELLATION BASED ON REMOTE NOISE MEASUREMENT AND SUPERSONIC TRANSPORT - An audio processing device may estimate noise effects at a particular location based on noise measurement data corresponding to one or more noise sources. The audio processing device may modify one or more output audio content transmitted by the audio processing device to that particular location such that the modification may cancel the estimated noise effects at the particular location, at time when the output audio streams are received at that location. The noise effects estimation may also be based on audio reception measurement data at the particular location. The noise measurement data and/or the audio reception measurement data may be generated by audio capturing devices placed at or near noise sources, and/or at or near the particular location, respectively. The noise measurement data and/or the audio reception measurement data may be communicated to the audio processing device using wired and/or wireless connections. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20130033641 | METHOD FOR AUTO-DETECTING AUDIO LANGUAGE NAME AND TELEVISION USING THE SAME - A method for auto-detecting an audio language name and a television using the same are disclosed. The method includes the steps of receiving a transport stream containing a first table, a second table, and a third table; determining whether the first table has a language descriptor column; if the first table has the language descriptor column, displaying a language name according to a value in the language descriptor column, otherwise determining whether the second table has the language descriptor column; and if the second table has the language descriptor column, displaying the language name according to the value in the language descriptor column, otherwise determining whether the third tables has the language descriptor column. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130128114 | Multiple-Resolution Audio and Video Systems, Methods of Production, Delivery and Uses Thereof - A multiple-resolution audio and video system is disclosed that includes: at least one shared network infrastructure; at least one audio file, video file or a combination thereof, wherein each of the at least one audio file, video file or combination thereof has at least one resolution format and wherein one of the at least one resolution format is a studio quality resolution; at least one executable user interface application; and at least one device that accesses the at least one executable user interface application. Methods of using a multiple-resolution audio and video system are also included. Devices and related software applications are also contemplated herein. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20140211086 | AERIALLY MOVED PAYLOAD HAVING A DIGITAL MICROPHONE AND DIGITAL MICROPHONE CONTROL SYSTEM - An aerially moved payload system having a platform, at least one line, reel, and motor combination for moving the platform, at least one digital microphone, image generating device, and multiplexer are attached to the platform, wherein the multiplexer is capable of embedding any audio signals captured by the a least one digital microphone into any images generated by the at least one image generating device for transmission from the platform to a remotely located control center. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140240594 | Hint Based Media Content Streaming - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for media content streaming can include communicating with a remote device to stream media content to the remote device, accessing hint information associated with the media content, and transmitting a data stream to the remote device based on the hint information. The hint information can include message headers arranged in a transmission order sequence that correspond to respective media data samples. Accessing hint information can include accessing a hint segment that includes the message headers interleaved with the media data samples. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140240595 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTING VOLUME BASED ON MEDIA CONTENT - Systems and methods for dynamically adjusting a volume are provided. A presentation of a media asset is generated with a user equipment device at a first volume level. A user request to adjust a volume level of the media asset is received. Subject matter of the media asset currently being presented is determined. A volume adjustment rate is automatically set based on the determined subject matter. The volume level of the media asset is gradually adjusted from the first volume level to a second volume level at a rate corresponding to the volume adjustment rate based on the user request. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140362290 | FACILITATING GENERATION AND PRESENTATION OF SOUND IMAGES - A system, method, and computer-readable media are described for facilitating generation and/or presentation of sound images. In one embodiment, a method of facilitating generation of sound images includes receiving a user selection of an image from a video. A user selection of an audio portion from the same video is also received. The selected image and the selected audio portion are associated with one another as a sound image such that the selected image and selected audio portion can subsequently be simultaneously presented as a still image with background audio. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20150049247 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING FACE DETECTION INFORMATION TO IMPROVE SPEAKER SEGMENTATION - In one embodiment, a method includes obtaining media that includes a video stream and an audio stream. The method also includes detecting a number of faces visible in the video stream, and performing a speaker segmentation on the media. Performing the speaker segmentation on the media includes utilizing the number of faces visible in the video stream to augment the speaker segmentation. | 02-19-2015 |
| 348485000 | Plural (e.g., stereo or SAP) | 15 |
| 20090059069 | BTSC pilot signal lock - An integrated digital BTSC encoder with an improved pilot signal generator substantially implemented on a single CMOS integrated circuit. By digitally generating a sinusoid that is frequency locked to a two-state input reference signal using a high rate internal clock, a hardware-efficient BTSC pilot signal generator is provided with good acquisition and tracking performance. Implemented efficiently as a simple phase detector, a low-complexity loop filter, a pilot frequency offset adder, a phase accumulator and a sinusoidal generator, the invention enables lower-rate post-processing of the pilot tone without a costly variable interpolator decimator structures. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090231491 | Configurable Filter for Processing Television Audio Signals - A television audio signal encoder includes a matrix that sums a left channel audio signal and a right channel audio signal to produce a sum signal. The matrix also subtracts one of the left and right audio signals from the other to produce a difference signal. The encoder also includes a configurable infinite impulse response digital filter that selectively uses one or more sets of filter coefficients to filter the difference signal. Each selectable set of filter coefficients is associated with a unique filtering application to prepare the difference signal for transmission. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20100073558 | DIRECT DIGITAL ENCODING AND RADIO FREQUENCY MODULATION FOR BROADCAST TELEVISION APPLICATIONS - A digital audio encoder, digital video conditioner, and a digital modulator are described for producing a television broadcast signal at a desired channel frequency range. Left and right audio channel signals are digitized and encoded according to a stereo standard and then combined to form a stereo audio signal. A second audio programming channel signal may be included. A video input can be digitized and conditioned to form a digital video channel. The stereo audio signal can be placed directly at a desired channel frequency by frequency modulation without the need for using an intermediate frequency. The digital video channel can be placed at a desired frequency by amplitude modulation. The digital and audio channels can be digitally combined to create a television transmission signal at a desired frequency and according to a desired standard. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100091188 | SYNCHRONIZATION OF SECONDARY DECODED MEDIA STREAMS WITH A PRIMARY MEDIA STREAM - System and method for synchronizing one or more secondary decoded media streams to a primary decoded media stream. The system includes a media stream processor and a mixer. The media stream processor receives a primary decoded media stream and secondary decoded media streams. The media stream processor synchronizes the secondary decoded media streams with the primary decoded media stream. The output of the media stream processor is coupled to the mixer. The mixer receives its second input from the primary decoded media stream. The mixer mixes the received streams and generates a PTS value for its output media stream by extrapolating the PTS of the primary decoded media stream. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100103314 | UP-SAMPLING TELEVISION AUDIO SIGNALS FOR ENCODING - A television audio signal encoder includes an up-sampler that inserts additional samples into a sum signal, a difference signal, and/or a secondary audio program signal to increase the sample rate of the corresponding signal or signals. The sum signal represents the sum of a left channel digital audio signal and a right channel digital audio signal and the difference signal represents the difference between the left and right audio signals. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100201873 | CONTENT PROCESSING DEVICE - A content processing device includes an input section, a memory section, a selection section and an output section. The input section is configured to receive content having a video signal and a plurality of audio signals with different audio types. The memory section is configured to store selection information indicative of a predetermined audio type, and order information indicative of a preset order of a plurality of audio types. The selection section is configured to select one of the audio signals based on the selection information and the order information. The output section is configured to output the video signal and the one of the audio signals that was selected by the selection section. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100328531 | CONFIGURABLE FILTER FOR PROCESSING TELEVISION AUDIO SIGNALS - Television audio signal encoders include a matrix that sums a left channel audio signal and a right channel audio signal to produce a sum signal. The matrix also subtracts one of the left and right audio signals from the other to produce a difference signal. The encoders also include a configurable infinite impulse response digital filter that selectively uses one or more sets of filter coefficients to filter the difference signal and/or the sum signals. Each selectable set of filter coefficients is associated with a unique filtering application to prepare the difference signal for transmission. Decoders with the matrix are also disclosed. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110050996 | DIRECT DIGITAL ENCODING AND RADIO FREQUENCY MODULATION FOR BROADCAST TELEVISION APPLICATIONS - A digital audio encoder, digital video conditioner, and a digital modulator are described for producing a television broadcast signal at a desired channel frequency range. Left and right audio channel signals are digitized and encoded according to a stereo standard and then combined to form a stereo audio signal. A second audio programming channel signal may be included. A video input can be digitized and conditioned to form a digital video channel. The stereo audio signal can be placed directly at a desired channel frequency by frequency modulation without the need for using an intermediate frequency. The digital video channel can be placed at a desired frequency by amplitude modulation. The digital and audio channels can be digitally combined to create a television transmission signal at a desired frequency and according to a desired standard. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110109798 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SIMULTANEOUS RENDERING OF MULTIPLE MULTI-MEDIA PRESENTATIONS - Embodiments of the present invention include methods and systems for simultaneous rendering of multiple multi-media presentations, including videos, which include both video or graphics signals that are rendered for visual display as well as audio signals that are broadcast through loudspeakers. In certain embodiments of the present invention, each video signal of a set of simultaneously displayed videos is rendered by a processing component for visual display within a separate video-display frame at a location on the screen of a visual-display device different from the locations of other video-display frames. The audio signal of each video is processed by the processing component to generate a spatial-audio signal that is perceived, by a user or viewer, to emanate from a position in space corresponding to the location of the video-display frame in which the video signal is rendered. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20120075528 | BTSC ENCODER - The disclosed BTSC encoder includes a left high pass filter means; a right high pass filter means; a matrix means for receiving the digital left and digital right filtered signals, and including means for summing the digital left and digital right filtered signals and thereby generating a digital sum signal, and including means for subtracting one of the digital left and digital right filtered signals from the other of the digital left and digital right filtered signals and thereby generating a digital difference signal; a difference channel processing means for digitally processing the digital difference signal; and a sum channel processing means for digitally processing the digital sum signal. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120120313 | HIGH DENSITY WIRELESS SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for communicating within a wireless microphone system having a plurality of audio channels. The method includes the steps of dividing a small block of radio frequency spectrum associated with a single television broadcast channel into a plurality of at least 20 contiguous subchannels that are also contiguous with the boundaries of the television broadcast channel where each of the subchannels is less than 75 kHz and transmitting an audio signal from a microphone transmitter on one the plurality of subchannels through a transmitter with a radio frequency isolator or other means for suppressing intermodulation energy coupled to an antenna, the radio frequency isolator having a bandwidth no larger than any one of the plurality of divided subchannels; and receiving the audio signal through a microphone receiver. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20130010193 | Direct Digital Encoding and Radio Frequency Modulation for Broadcast Television Applications - A digital audio encoder, digital video conditioner, and a digital modulator are described for producing a television broadcast signal at a desired channel frequency range. Left and right audio channel signals are digitized and encoded according to a stereo standard and then combined to form a stereo audio signal. A second audio programming channel signal may be included. A video input can be digitized and conditioned to form a digital video channel. The stereo audio signal can be placed directly at a desired channel frequency by frequency modulation without the need for using an intermediate frequency. The digital video channel can be placed at a desired frequency by amplitude modulation. The digital and audio channels can be digitally combined to create a television transmission signal at a desired frequency and according to a desired standard. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130222694 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AUGMENTED AUDIO SERVICE - The server of a system for providing augmented audio service according to the present invention includes a video data server for providing video data to a display device and an audio data server for providing a plurality of audio output devices with augmented audio data corresponding to video outputted based on the video data from the display device, wherein the plurality of audio output devices output different frequencies for augmenting audio of the video based on the augmented audio data. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20140327826 | VIDEO/AUDIO PLAYING METHOD AND TELEVISION THEREOF - After a television transmits an audio signal, which is generated by decoding an audio stream, to a mobile electronic device located within a detectable range of the television in a wireless manner, the mobile electronic device plays the audio signal received from the television for fulfilling surround sound performance. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20150124167 | FLEXIBLE SPATIAL AUDIO CAPTURE APPARATUS - An apparatus comprising: at least one determiner configured to determine at least one characteristic associated with a flexible part of a further apparatus; a signal processor configured to process at least one signal dependent on the at least one characteristic associated with the flexible part of the further apparatus, wherein the signal is at least one of an audio and a video signal; and an user interface generator configured to generate at least one user interface indication dependent on the characteristic associated with a flexible part of the further apparatus. | 05-07-2015 |
| 348486000 | Including the use of a subcarrier | 1 |
| 20140285715 | VIDEO SIGNAL TRANSMISSION DEVICE, VIDEO SIGNAL RECEPTION DEVICE, AND VIDEO SIGNAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - A video transmission device | 09-25-2014 |
