Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
386131000 | Converting one television format to another | 18 |
20080267597 | IMAGE DATA RECORDING/PLAYBACK DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD - An image data recording/playback device, including a decoder that decodes image data encoded in a first format; and a transcoder capable of encoding image data, supplied from the decoder and encoded in the first format, into a second format whose compression rate is higher than the compression rate of the first format and outputting the image data encoded into a second format to the decoder and, of decoding image data supplied from the decoder and encoded in the second format, outputting it to the decoder, and alternately carrying out the encoding processing and the decoding processing, wherein: the decoder inputs/outputs image data encoded in the first and second format; and the decoder simultaneously inputs or outputs image data encoded in the first format when inputting or outputting image data encoded in the second format. | 10-30-2008 |
20080273864 | CONTROLLING DEVICE OF A LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A controlling device of a liquid crystal display is provided. The controlling device includes an A/D interface, a sampler, and a shift error correction circuit. An input end of the A/D interface receives an analog video signal for being converted, so as to output a digital video color level. The sampler is coupled between a reference potential and the input end of the A/D interface, and a controlling end of the sampler receives a correction signal. The shift error correction circuit receives the digital video color level, the correction signal, and a target value corresponding to the reference potential. When the correction signal is enabled, the sampler is ON, and the shift error correction circuit performs a correction operation on the received digital video color level and the target value to get a correction value for the A/D interface that corrects the conversion error of the A/D interface. | 11-06-2008 |
20090052875 | APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR CONVERTING INFORMATION - An information converting apparatus includes an additional information retrieval unit for retrieving additional information incidental to moving image data stored on a stream file having a first recording format, an additional information converting unit for converting the retrieved additional information in accordance with a second recording format, and an additional information recording control unit for controlling recording of the converted additional information onto a stream file having the second recording format. | 02-26-2009 |
20090080870 | Media Transcoding Device and Method - A transcoding device includes an interface for receiving a media file in a first format, a transcoder for transcoding the media file to the second format, and output means for outputting the media file in a second format. The interface is preferably suitable for connection to a media file store, such as a PVR, so as to receive and transcode the media file to the second format for output to a portable media player (PMP). | 03-26-2009 |
20090092383 | TIME CODE PROCESSING APPARATUS, TIME CODE PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND VIDEO SIGNAL PLAYBACK APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is a time code processing apparatus including a time code reading section configured to read each of the first time code values; a phase detection section configured to detect a phase in a sequence of the pulldown process; and a time code generation section configured to use the first time code value as the second time code value when both the phase detected by the phase detection section and the first time code value obtained by the time code reading section have changed, and generate the second time code value while performing an interpolation based on the first time code value when at least one of the phase detected by the phase detection section and the first time code value obtained by the time code reading section has not changed. | 04-09-2009 |
20090110376 | DATA CONVERSION METHOD AND DATA CONVERSION DEVICE, DATA RECORDING DEVICE, DATA PLAYING DEVICE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A data conversion method for an information processing device to generate data for copying of defined format data of a clip including playback segment data includes the steps of: performing data input for a data input unit to input copy source data; obtaining copy source clip configuration data including streaming data to be copied from the copy source by a clip adjusting unit; and clip setting for the clip adjusting unit to set one clip including multiple copy source clip configuration data corresponding to a play item in the playlist file defined with a copy source format, as a copy destination clip. | 04-30-2009 |
20090110377 | VIDEO REPRODUCTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR VIDEO REPRODUCTION - According to one embodiment, the invention provides a video reproduction device including a conversion module which is controlled to be selectively switched among a normal reproduction state in which an interlaced video signal is converted into a progressive video signal, an image quality priority reproduction state in which the interlaced video signal is converted into a progressive video signal of a higher quality than that in the normal reproduction state, and a motion priority reproduction state in which the interlaced video signal is output without being converted into a progressive video signal, and a control module which switches each state of the conversion module, in response to the reproduction speed of the reproduced interlaced video signal. | 04-30-2009 |
20090129759 | Format Converter, Format Conversion Method and Moving Picture Decoding System - A format converter for converting the format of input contents data from a first format standard to a second format standard includes an extraction section ( | 05-21-2009 |
20090162037 | Graphics Initialization for Wireless Display Devices - A method of optimizing bandwidth of a wireless link between a display device and an image data player. The display device is configured with one or more features that affect its bandwidth capacity. This configuration results in one or more “bandwidth reduction parameters”. The display device is programmed to communicate these parameters to the player via the wireless link, so that the player can deliver device-specific image data to the display device. | 06-25-2009 |
20090185795 | PLAYBACK DEVICE AND METHOD - To provide a playback device | 07-23-2009 |
20090245760 | RECORDING AND PLAYBACK APPARATUS FOR RECORDING AND PLAYING BACK DIGITAL SIGNALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH CAPABILITY OF RECORDING MEDIUM - A recording and playback apparatus of the present invention comprises a part for measuring a speed for recording data into a recording medium, a part for detecting a bit rate of data inputted to this apparatus, a part for changing the bit rate of the data, a part for setting a bit rate to the part for changing the bit rate and a part for detecting the recording medium and recording and reading out data into/from the recording medium. | 10-01-2009 |
20090290857 | REPRODUCTION DEVICE - An up-converter ( | 11-26-2009 |
20090297131 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING VIDEO STREAMS - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, an encoder having a controller adapted to receive a Digital Video (DV) stream with metadata, retrieve from at least a portion of the metadata a native video format, configure encoding of at least a portion of the DV stream according to the retrieved native video format, generate from at least the portion of the DV stream an encoded video stream conforming to a Moving Picture Experts Group format and the native video format, and submit the encoded video stream to an Acquisition server for multicast distribution. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 12-03-2009 |
20090304367 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEDIA PLAYER DEVICE - A media playing system includes a media player device and an information processing device. The media player device is used for generating a convert request signal indicating a request of a format-converting operation between an original data format and a target data format of a video data in the original data format, and transmitting out the convert request signal and the video data in the original data format; and the information processing device is used for receiving the convert request signal and the video data in the original data format from the media player device, invoking a format-converting program according to the convert request signal to perform the format-converting operation to generate video data in the target data format, and transmitting the video data in the target data format to the media player device. | 12-10-2009 |
20090310947 | Apparatus and Method for Processing and Blending Multiple Heterogeneous Video Sources for Video Output - Apparatus and methods for video processing that integrate multiple processing modules that execute methods for simultaneous format conversion, scaling and image blending from a plurality of video sources, resulting in a video output ready for display. The modules use methods that are optimized for integration in pipeline architecture, enabling the processor to increase the number of video input sources while minimizing access to external memory. The processor combines multiple such pipelines, enabling the processor to simultaneously process a plurality of video inputs and combine these inputs into a single video output. The architecture is implemented as a hardware video processing apparatus. | 12-17-2009 |
20100008654 | Digital signal conversion system and method, and computer-readable recording medium thereof - A digital signal conversion system and method, and a computer-readable recording medium thereof are adapted to perform sampling rate conversion on audio/video digital signals when a multimedia file is played by an electronic device. The digital signal conversion system includes a reading process, a conversion process and a storage process. First, a digital signal data is read by the reading process. Next, a corresponding number of copies are replicated for each bit of the digital signal data according to a digital signal sampling conversion ratio recorded in a sampling rate conversion sequence, so as to convert the sampling of the digital signal data and store the replicated digital signal data into a memory. | 01-14-2010 |
20100111507 | MOBILE DIGITAL SIGNAL TRANSCEIVING DEVICE - A mobile digital signal transceiving device comprises a multimedia interface, a processing unit and a radio frequency (RF) signal transmitter. The multimedia interface reads at least one multimedia data stored in at least one multimedia memory device. The processing unit transfers the multimedia data into a terrestrial broadcast data in a digital video broadcasting-terrestrial (DVB-T) data format, and modulates the terrestrial broadcast data in order to generate an RF signal. The RF signal transmitter transmits the RF signal so that the RF signal may be received by at least one mobile multimedia device. | 05-06-2010 |
20100142931 | System and Method for Processing Video - A system and method for allocating video processing tasks over multiple video processors include an apparatus. The apparatus includes a plurality of video processors. Each video processor includes a first processor that processes video data and manages buffers used in conversion and displaying video data. The video processor includes a second processor that performs video data signal processing and manages buffers used in processing video data. The apparatus also includes a switch coupled to each video processor, as well as video inputs and video outputs. A third processor coupled to the switch, and a memory coupled to each video processor and to the third processor, are also part of the apparatus. The switch selectively couples a video processor to a video input or a video output, the third processor configures the switch based on processing requirements of each video stream, and the memory buffers and stores video data. | 06-10-2010 |