Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
386108000 | Television signal | 39 |
20080267588 | Reproduction Device, Reproduction Method, Program, Program Storage Medium, Data Structure, and Recording Medium Fabrication Method - The present invention relates to a playback apparatus and a playback method which allow setting of picture-in-picture display, a program, a program storage medium, a data structure, and a recording-medium manufacturing method. Pip_metadata states information required for the picture-in-picture display. Pip_horizotal_position indicates, on the frame of a primary video, an X coordinate at the upper left corner of a sub display screen on which a secondary video is displayed. Pip_vertical_position indicates, on the frame of the primary video, a Y coordinate at the upper left corner of the sub display screen on which the secondary video is displayed. Pip_scale states information indicating the size of the sub display screen on which the secondary video is displayed. For example, pip_scale states the size ratio of the secondary video to the primary video, the scale ratio of the secondary video to its original image, or information indicating how many pixels is included in the sub display screen in each of the vertical direction and horizontal direction. The present invention is applicable to playback apparatuses. | 10-30-2008 |
20090010616 | VIDEO PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD OF PROCESSING VIDEO DATA - A video-processing device is provided for processing a main video data flow and a secondary video data flow. The secondary video data flow constitutes a scaled version of the main video data flow. The video-processing device comprises a tap-off unit (T, T | 01-08-2009 |
20090080861 | Method and Apparatus for Configuring Storage of Video Data from a Plurality of Sources - A method of configuring a storage device for recording video data from a plurality of video sources comprising the steps of providing a list of parameters that control settings of the plurality of video sources that affect the amount of video data that will be provided by a video source from the plurality of video sources, allowing a user to select a parameter from the list, allowing the user to change the selected parameter, determining the effect of changing the selected parameter on the amount of video storage available; and providing the user with feedback concerning the effect of changing the selected parameter. | 03-26-2009 |
20090080862 | INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM STORING MULTI ANGLE DATA, AND RECORDING METHOD AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS THEREOF - A method of storing multi angle data. Data for a plurality of angles of a scene are stored in interleaved blocks. Sizes of the interleaved blocks are integral multiples of sizes of integral numbered aligned units that include packets. Angle change points are included in each of the interleaved blocks, allowing a reproducing apparatus to seamlessly jump from one angle to another angle during reproduction of the multi angle data. A number of the angle points recorded on the information storage medium is computed so that a jumping distance required by the data during reproduction does not exceed a maximum jumping distance of a reproducing apparatus. | 03-26-2009 |
20090116818 | RECORDING MEDIUM, PLAYBACK APPARATUS, RECORDING APPARATUS, PLAYBACK METHOD, AND RECORDING METHOD - Provided is a recording medium which enables special playback processing such as fast-forward/rewind although part of the AV stream recorded therein is transformed. An AV stream, a first EP map, and a second EP map are recorded on the recording medium. In the AV stream, part of the multiplexed stream including a first video stream and a second video stream is transformed; the first EP map indicates one or more entry points of the first video stream; and the second EP map indicates one or more entry points of the second video stream. In the AV stream, TS packets constituting I-pictures, of the first video stream, indicated by every 4N-th entry point in the first EP map, and TS packets constituting I-pictures, of the secondary video stream, indicated by the entry points whose presentation time is closest to the presentation time of any one of the every 4N-th entry point in the first EP map. | 05-07-2009 |
20090123129 | INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM STORING MULTI ANGLE DATA, AND RECORDING METHOD AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS THEREOF - An information storage medium for storing multi angle data, and a recording method and a reproducing apparatus thereof. The information storage medium stores data for a plurality of angles of a scene in interleaved blocks. Sizes of the interleaved blocks are integral multiples of sizes of integral numbered aligned units that include packets. Angle change points are included in each of the interleaved blocks which allows a reproducing apparatus to seamlessly jump from one angle to another angle during reproduction of the multi angle data. A number of the angle points recorded on the information storage medium is computed so that a jumping distance required by the data during reproduction does not exceed a maximum jumping distance of a reproducing apparatus. | 05-14-2009 |
20090154897 | REPRODUCING APPARATUS, REPRODUCING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A reproducing apparatus simultaneously reproduces a first video signal and a second video signal reproduced at any timing against the first video signal. A first (second) converting section outputs the first (second) video signal having a first frame frequency alternately for three successive frames and two successive frames to convert the first (second) video signal having the first frame frequency into the video signal having a second frame frequency. They have a relationship of 2 to 5. A controlling section performs control such that timing at which a field group of the three successive frames of the first video signal having the second frame signal is changed to a field group of the two successive frames thereof matches timing at which a field group of the three successive frames of the second video signal having the second frame signal is changed to a field group of the two successive frames thereof. | 06-18-2009 |
20090202227 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECORDING DATA, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPRODUCING DATA, AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR RECORDING DATA - Provided are a method of reproducing a three-dimensional (3D) image using data stored in an optical recording medium. The method includes: reading 3D reproduction additional information from a recording medium to which at least one audio/video (AV) stream providing a plurality of related image signals and the 3D reproduction additional information for reproducing a 3D image using the plurality of related image signals are recorded; determining whether the plurality of related image signals are 3D image signals for reproducing a 3D image, based on the 3D reproduction additional information; and selectively reproducing a 3D image using the at least one AV stream and the 3D reproduction additional information based on a result of the determining. | 08-13-2009 |
20090220215 | OPTICAL DISK FOR HIGH RESOLUTION AND GENERAL VIDEO RECORDING, OPTICAL DISK REPRODUCTION APPARATUS, OPTICAL DISK RECORDING APPARATUS, AND REPRODUCTION CONTROL INFORMATION GENERATION APPARATUS - The present invention has an objective of realizing compatibility of an optical disk having a high resolution video signal recorded thereon and a system for reproducing the optical disk, with a conventional system for producing a standard resolution video signal. A high resolution video signal is divided by video division means into a main signal and a sub signal, and the main signal and the sub signal are MPEG-encoded. The stream of the main signal and the stream of the sub signal are divided into 1 GOP or more of frames. First interleave blocks | 09-03-2009 |
20090269038 | INFORMATION REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An information reproducing apparatus ( | 10-29-2009 |
20100003014 | INFORMATION REPRODUCING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An information reproducing apparatus ( | 01-07-2010 |
20100034519 | VIDEO REPRODUCING APPARATUS, VIDEO DISPLAY SYSTEM AND RECORD MEDIUM - Provided herein are: a data acquiring unit which acquires a plurality of angle video data equal or less than the angle video data and relative display position information from a recording unit which records the plurality of angle video data corresponding to the plurality of angle videos taken at a plurality of taking angles different from one another in which a taken object is taken and records the relative display position information indicating a relative display position of each angle video in consideration of each taking angle; a video signal output unit which outputs a plurality of angle video signals corresponding to the plurality of angle videos to display units based on the plurality of angle video data; and an arrangement determining unit which determines a display position arrangement of the plurality of angle videos based on the relative display position information. | 02-11-2010 |
20100054710 | MOVING IMAGE CODING METHOD, MOVING IMAGE CODING DEVICE, MOVING IMAGE RECORDING METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, MOVING IMAGE PLAYBACK METHOD, MOVING IMAGE PLAYBACK DEVICE, AND MOVING IMAGE PLAYBACK SYSTEM - A moving image coding method that can prevent playback discontinuity without an increase in processing load during playback is provided. | 03-04-2010 |
20100054711 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, PROGRAM STORING MEDIUM, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM - The present invention facilitates reading in advance information on addresses where data of each reproduction path to be reproduced is stored. Clip AV stream | 03-04-2010 |
20100086285 | PLAYBACK DEVICE, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - Disclosed is a playback device capable of seamlessly playing back 3D and 2D videos. The playback device plays back 3D video streams including a base-view video stream and a dependent-view video stream. When performing stereoscopic playback using the 3D video streams, the playback device outputs picture data pieces obtained by decoding the base-view video stream and the dependent-view video stream to a display device. When performing 2D playback using the 3D video streams, the playback device outputs each of picture data pieces obtained by decoding the base-view video stream to the display device twice in succession. This way, an output frame rate at which the 2D playback is performed matches an output frame rate at which the stereoscopic playback is performed. | 04-08-2010 |
20100098392 | RECORDING MEDIUM, PLAYBACK APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAM - A plurality of video streams and STN_table are recorded in the local storage | 04-22-2010 |
20100104265 | RECORDING MEDIUM, PLAYBACK APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAM - A plurality of video streams and STN_table are recorded in the local storage | 04-29-2010 |
20100111500 | INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM AND ADVERTISEMENT INFORMATION DISTRIBUTING SYSTEM - An information recording medium ( | 05-06-2010 |
20100111501 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A display control apparatus: in a virtual three-dimensional space in which is disposed a three-dimensional model of an object contained in a moving image picked up by performing successive imaging operations once by using an imaging device, draws a plurality of thumbnail images extracted from the moving image to the respective positions of the imaging device at the time when the thumbnail images were picked up and draws information that relates the thumbnail images in order in which they were picked up, thereby generating a bird's eye-display image which provides a bird's-eye-view drawing of the virtual three-dimensional space containing the three-dimensional model and the thumbnail images; and causes a display unit to display the bird's eye-display image. | 05-06-2010 |
20100111502 | RECORDING MEDIUM, PLAYBACK APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAM - A plurality of video streams and STN_table are recorded in the local storage | 05-06-2010 |
20100119213 | OPTICAL DISK FOR HIGH RESOLUTION AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO RECORDING, OPTICAL DISK REPRODUCTION APPARATUS AND OPTICAL DISK RECORDING APPARATUS - The present invention has an objective of providing an optical disk having a high resolution picture and a system for reproducing data on the optical disk, which are compatible with a conventional system for reproducing an ordinary resolution picture. A high resolution signal is divided into a main signal and a sub signal by picture division means and MPEG-encoded. The main signal and the sub signal are divided into frames each having 1 GOP or more. The resultant first interleave block | 05-13-2010 |
20100142928 | Overlaying virtual content onto video stream of people within venue based on analysis of the people within the video stream - A video stream of people within a venue like a movie theater is received. The people within the video stream are analyzed. Based on analysis of the people within the video stream, virtual content is overlaid onto the video stream. The video stream, with the virtual content overlaid thereon, is then displayed onto a screen within the venue. As such, the virtual content and one or more of the people within the venue can appear to be interacting with one another as if the virtual content were real and present within the venue. | 06-10-2010 |
20100195983 | Video data reproducing apparatus, video data generating apparatus and recording medium - To provide a video data reproducing apparatus or the like, which includes: a flag reader | 08-05-2010 |
20100195984 | Video data reproducing apparatus, video data generating apparatus and recording medium - To provide a video data reproducing apparatus or the like, which includes: a flag reader | 08-05-2010 |
20100195985 | Video data reproducing apparatus, video data generating apparatus and recording medium - To provide a video data reproducing apparatus or the like, which includes: a flag reader | 08-05-2010 |
20100202759 | RECORDING MEDIUM, PLAYBACK DEVICE, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A recording medium according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a base-view stream and a dependent-view stream. The base-view stream is used for monoscopic video playback. The dependent-view stream is used for stereoscopic video playback in combination with the base-view stream. The recording medium further includes a first file and a second file. The first file refers to the base-view stream in monoscopic video playback, and the second file refers to the base-view stream in stereoscopic video playback. | 08-12-2010 |
20100202760 | Video data reproducing apparatus, video data generating apparatus and recording medium - To provide a video data reproducing apparatus or the like, which includes: a flag reader | 08-12-2010 |
20100215347 | RECORDING MEDIUM, PLAYBACK DEVICE, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A base-view video stream and a dependent-view video stream are recorded on a BD-ROM. The base-view video stream includes picture data constituting a base view of a stereoscopic image. The dependent-view video stream includes offset metadata and picture data constituting a dependent view of the stereoscopic image. The offset metadata includes an offset sequence that defines an offset control of a plane memory when a graphics to be overlaid with the picture data is played back in a one-plane offset mode. | 08-26-2010 |
20100226628 | PLAYBACK DEVICE, PLAYBACK METHOD AND PROGRAM - A playback time axis of a video stream is composed of a plurality of frame periods. To overlay a rendered image with a stereoscopic video image to be displayed in the i-th frame period, a process of writing to a left-view plan memory and a process of writing to a right-view plane memory both need to be completed before the start of the i-th frame period. To simultaneously request the two rendering processes, the argument of an application interface includes a pair of specifications, one specifying writing to the left-view plane memory and the other specifying writing to the right-view plane memory. | 09-09-2010 |
20100232767 | RECORDING MEDIUM, PLAYBACK DEVICE AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A main-view stream and a sub-view stream are recorded on a recording medium. The main-view stream is used for monoscopic video playback. The sub-view stream is used for stereoscopic video playback in combination with the main-view stream are recorded. The main-view stream includes a plurality of main-view pictures, and the sub-view stream includes a plurality of sub-view pictures. The main-view pictures and the sub-view pictures are in one-to-one correspondence. A B picture is not used as a reference picture for compression of any of the sub-view pictures whose corresponding main-view picture is one of an I picture and a P picture. | 09-16-2010 |
20100247079 | Visual Information Storage Methods and Systems - A method for storing visual information on a storage medium is disclosed, whereby the method includes receiving a first visual information corresponding to a left eye and a second visual information corresponding to a right eye. The method further includes storing the first visual information in a first stream and the second visual information in a second stream on the storage medium, wherein the first stream and the second stream are each stored at full resolution. An information handling system (IHS) is further disclosed including a storage medium operable to store, at full resolution, a first stream of visual information corresponding to a left eye and a second stream of visual information corresponding to a right eye, wherein the first stream and the second stream are each stored at full resolution. The system may further include a playback device operable to read the storage medium and display the visual information. | 09-30-2010 |
20100247080 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CREATING AND CONSUMING MULTIVIEW IMAGE MEDIA FILE - A method for creating a multiview image media file includes: receiving tiled multiview image data; dividing the tiled multiview image data into at least one image group including at least one view image; and creating a media file including the at least one image group. The media file includes multiview type information, which is information regarding the tiled multiview image data. | 09-30-2010 |
20100254677 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing device configured to set a PSR (Player Setting Register) of a reproducing apparatus for reproducing a recoding medium in which a 3D image is recorded to a value representing a position on the nearest side in the depth direction of the 3D image recorded in the recording medium. | 10-07-2010 |
20100254678 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing device includes an API (Application Programming Interface) only for reading/writing of an offset value, which is data providing disparity to a graphics image to generate an image for the left eye and an image for the right eye from the original image, arranged to store the offset value in an internal storage region that is a storage region inside of a reproducer configured to reproduce images, and to read out the offset value stored in the internal storage region. | 10-07-2010 |
20100254679 | RECORDING MEDIUM, PLAYBACK APPARATUS, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - According to a playback device, a reading unit reads extent blocks from a recording medium. A switching unit extracts a main-view stream and a sub-view stream from the extent blocks. Each stream is stored in a different read buffer. A decoding unit reads and decodes each stream from a corresponding read buffer. A time (t) required for the decoding unit to decode all data blocks in one extent block is greater than or equal to the sum (t | 10-07-2010 |
20100254680 | RECORDING MEDIUM ON WHICH 3D VIDEO IS RECORDED, PLAYBACK APPARATUS FOR PLAYING BACK 3D VIDEO, AND SYSTEM LSI - A left view graphics stream and a right view graphics stream recorded on a recording medium each include one or more display sets, and the display sets are data groups used for displaying one screen worth of one or more graphics objects. The one or more display sets included in the left view graphics stream are in one-to-one correspondence with the one or more display sets included in the right view graphics stream, and an identical playback time for the video stream on the playback time axis is set in each of the corresponding display sets. Each display set includes state information indicating whether the data is all data necessary for displaying one screen worth of one or more graphics objects, or is a difference from the immediately previous display set, and the state information included in corresponding display sets indicate identical content. | 10-07-2010 |
20100254681 | RECORDING MEDIUM ON WHICH 3D VIDEO IS RECORDED, PLAYBACK APPARATUS FOR PLAYING BACK 3D VIDEO, AND SYSTEM LSI - A left view graphics stream and a right view graphics stream recorded on a recording medium each include one or more display sets, and the display sets are data groups used for displaying one screen worth of one or more graphics objects. The one or more display sets included in the left view graphics stream are in one-to-one correspondence with the one or more display sets included in the right view graphics stream, and an identical playback time for the video stream on the playback time axis is set in each of the corresponding display sets. Each display set includes state information indicating whether the data is all data necessary for displaying one screen worth of one or more graphics objects, or is a difference from the immediately previous display set, and the state information included in corresponding display sets indicate identical content. | 10-07-2010 |
20100260484 | PLAYBACK APPARATUS, PLAYBACK METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A playback apparatus includes a first deciding unit configured to decode the stream of a Base view video and the stream of a Dependent view video, a second decoding unit configured to decode the graphic stream of a Base view and the graphic stream of a Dependent view, and a synthesizing unit configured to generate a first synthesizing plane by synthesizing a plane of the Base view video obtained based on the decoding result and a plane of Base view graphics obtained based on the decoding result and to generate a second synthesizing plane by synthesizing a plane of the Dependent view video obtained based on the decoding result and a plane of Dependent view graphics obtained based on the decoding result. | 10-14-2010 |
20100260485 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, REPRODUCING APPARATUS, REPRODUCING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes a controller that sets type information, which represents that an application for executing a process using a dependent view video stream is an application for reproducing a 3-D image, in a clip information file which describes information on a transport stream including the dependent view video stream out of a base view video stream and the dependent view video stream obtained by encoding a plurality of video data according to the a predetermined video coding format. | 10-14-2010 |