| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 386231000 | Digital interface (e.g., 1394/USB, etc.) | 34 |
| 20110052141 | AUDIO-VIDEO OUTPUT DEVICE, AUDIO OUTPUT DEVICE, AUDIO-VIDEO REPRODUCTION DEVICE, AUDIO-VIDEO DATA REPRODUCTION SYSTEM, AND AUDIO-VIDEO DATA REPRODUCTION METHOD - In the case where (i) audio-video data is unidirectionally transmitted between any device, where (ii) control messages are bidirectionally transmitted between all of the devices, and where (iii) a connection between the devices for transmitting and receiving the audio-video data becomes valid when unidirectional transmission of audio reproduction capability information of the reception device from the data reception device to the data transmission device becomes available, the TV ( | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110286717 | WIRELESS AUDIO/VIDEO TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, WIRELESS TRANSMISSION DEVICE, AND AUDIO OUTPUT DEVICE AND VIDEO OUTPUT DEVICE - Provided is a wireless video and audio transmission system which is more convenient for a user even when a destination to which video and audio data is transmitted is switched, from a video and audio output device such as a TV, to a video output device such as a liquid-crystal projector. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20120033938 | DIGITAL RECORDING APPARATUS AND COPYRIGHT PROTECTION METHOD THEREOF - The CGMS unacceptable recorder accepts transmission frames only when the copyright protection information in a transmission header transmitted to the IEEE1394 serial bus indicates copy free. The CGMS acceptable recorder accepts transmission frames when the copyright protection information in the transmission header indicates copy free. When the copyright protection information in the transmission header indicates compliance with the copyright information contained in the content of the transmission frame, the copyright information in the content is fetched based on the signal format type information of the transmission header. As described herein above, a copy management information changeable apparatus such as a computer cannot accept data other than copy free signals from the digital interface. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120230651 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACCESSING MISSED MEDIA CONTENT - Systems and methods are operable to retrieve at least a portion of a missed media content event. An exemplary embodiment detects an occurrence of a failed recording of at least a portion of a media content event of interest; transmits a notification of the detected occurrence of the failed recording of the at least the portion of the media content event of interest from a media device to a replacement content device; and receives, at the media device, at least a portion of missed media content corresponding to at least the portion of the media content event of interest that failed to record. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120275760 | VIDEO PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD FOR SAME - A video processing apparatus that can be connected to a video playback apparatus includes an input unit configured to input video data from the video playback apparatus, an interpolation unit configured to generate interpolated frame image data of input video data, and an output unit configured to output the interpolated frame image data as interpolated video data, wherein the interpolation unit generates different interpolated frame image data according to a playback mode of the video playback apparatus. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120288255 | Method, System and Apparatus for Controlling Multimedia Playing Through via Bluetooth - A system and method for controlling subtitle switching through Bluetooth are provided. The method includes the following steps: a Bluetooth control device transmits a media control instruction which instructs a Bluetooth multimedia playing device to perform subtitle switching to the Bluetooth multimedia playing device after a Bluetooth connection is established between the Bluetooth control device and the Bluetooth multimedia playing device; the Bluetooth multimedia playing device performs the subtitle switching after receiving the media control instruction, and after switching successfully, it loads the subtitle file which is obtained through switching and plays after combined with a video stream. By adopting the technical scheme of the present invention, it can realize wirelessly and remotely controlling a multimedia player through Bluetooth to load subtitle files freely and switch between a plurality of subtitle files when playing a multimedia video file. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20130156398 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING AN AUDIOVISUAL CONTENT AND CORRESPONDING DEVICE - The invention relates to a method for processing an audiovisual content aiming to censure scenes called sensitive scenes, for example scenes comprising sex and/or violence, in the audiovisual content and a device implementing the method. According to the invention, the display of a sensitive scene of the audiovisual content is replaced, during the temporal interval intended for the display of said sensitive segment, by the reproduction of audio-description data of the audio-description signal that is usually intended for blind or visually impaired persons. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130163953 | MEDIA PLAYER INSTANCE THROTTLING - A method including loading multiple instances of a media player program to render respective media content in respective visible portions of a graphical user interface of a computing device, the graphical user interface associated with an additional program configured to render additional content, different than the media content, to the graphical user interface; determining that a first of the multiple instances of the media player program takes precedence over a second of the multiple instances of the media player program; and modifying an allocation, associated with processing media content by the second of the multiple instances of the media player program, in accordance with a rendering limitation associated with the computing device. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130163954 | Transportable Digital Video Recorder System - A transportable digital video recorder system provides a transportable DVR containing a processor and persistent storage device storing a plurality of digital streams and is inserted into an authorized receiving device or a docking station. The system allows a receiving device to select a specific digital stream from the persistent storage device which is output to the receiving device and displayed to a user. User control commands are accepted via the receiving device and sent through the system and allow the user to view and listen to stored digital streams with at least the following functions: variable rate fast forward and rewind, frame step, index, pause, variable rate reverse play, variable rate play, and play. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130236158 | ADAPTIVE BIT RATE TRANSCODE AND CACHING FOR OFF AIR TELEVISION PROGRAMMING DELIVERY - Techniques are disclosed for capturing, transcoding, and caching off-air programming at a location local to the consumer. According to certain embodiments, a device is provided that receives off-air (e.g., broadcast) and/or cable (e.g. ClearQAM) programming via one or more antennas and caches the programming in various streams having various bit rates for later viewing using, for example, Adaptive Bit Rate (ABR) streaming. Such a device can be incorporated in a larger system that can stream content via a data communication network (e.g., the Internet) and the device in a seamless manner. The device also can be controlled by a remote system via the data communication network, and further can be configured to stream content to a remote device via the data communication network. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130279877 | System and Method Of Video Decoder Resource Sharing - A shared decoder resource is assigned to an input buffer providing an input data stream to generate a decoded output data stream. An event is detected that switches a preferred allocation of the video decoding resource relative to the application. The application using the video decoder is instructed to release the video decoder resource. The video decoding resource is then re-allocated to another input buffer to provide an input data stream of an other application to the video decoder to generate the output data stream. The input buffer of the input data streams associated with the application prior to receiving the event is maintained in a suspended state while the respective application is still active but is not associated with the video decoder. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20140112638 | DUAL STAGE HYBRID DRIVE - Mobile Device Video Recorders (MDVR) are used to track the motion, position and events on various types of vehicles ranging from cars to airplanes. The present invention uses a dual stage hybrid drive (DHD) which stores data on an HDD during conditions favorable to HDD operation and stores data on FMC or SSDs during conditions outside of optimal HDD operation thresholds. Recorded data from the SSD or FMC can be transferred to the HDD while the vehicle engine is off or during times of optimum HDD function while the vehicle is operating. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140119708 | DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER HAVING APPARTUS FOR RECEIVING AUTOMATIC SWITCHED IMAGE BY RECOGNIZING SOURCE AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a digital video recorder having an apparatus for receiving an automatic switched image by recognizing a source and a method thereof, which is capable of automatically determining whether an image channel is a SD signal channel or a HD-SDI signal channel and switching between these channels. The present invention has an advantage in that it provides a DVR having a source recognition automatic switched image receiving apparatus which is capable of automatically detecting whether an image signal is a SD signal or a HD-SDI signal in a channel and automatically switches between these signals, thereby allowing free channel change without requiring separate setting, which can result in higher flexibility of installation and channel setting and improved utilization of existing lines, and a method thereof. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140126879 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A MEMORY INTERFACE AND ASSOCIATED INTERFACE - The inventions relates to a method for controlling an interface providing the connection between a device suitable for the recording and reading of data such as a receiver/decoder of audio-visual programs and an external memory. The method comprises the steps for detecting the type of external memory connected to the external memory interface and for authorising write access to the external memory according to the type of memory detected, the available storage capacity and the total capacity of the external memory. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140147094 | MEMORY CARD READER DEVICE HAVING TELEVISION BROADCAST SIGNAL RECEPTION FUNCTION - There is provided a memory card reader device including: a memory card reader unit reading data stored on a memory card; a broadcast signal receiving unit receiving a television broadcast signal under control; a main control unit controlling operations of the memory card reader unit and the broadcast signal receiving unit and converting data from the memory card reader unit or a signal from the broadcast signal receiving unit into a signal suitable for a predetermined interface; and a wired connection unit transferring the signal from the main control unit to an external connection device. | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140153898 | MEDIA CONTENT CACHING - A playback device includes tangible storage configured to receive transfer of media content from a remote communications device to the playback device while the remote communications device is operating in a high power mode. Interface logic is coupled to the tangible storage and configured to signal the remote communications device during the transfer to prepare the remote communications device to enter a low power mode after the transfer is complete. The remote communications device includes a content manager configured to transfer of media content from the remote communications device to a playback device while the remote communications device is operating in a high power mode. Power logic is coupled to the content manager and configured to prepare the remote communications device to enter a low power mode after the transfer is complete, responsive to receipt of a signal from the playback device during the transfer is complete. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140193134 | CONTENT DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND CONTENT DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD - [Problem] In a system that transmits content data from a content replay device to a content output device, to prevent a deterioration in audio quality or video data picture quality while being able to increase the simplicity of a setting-altering operation without requiring complicated signal processing. [Solution] The present invention is provided with: the content replay device, which receives an operation clock signal transmitted from the content output device via an operation clock transmission cable, operates on the basis of the operation clock signal, and transmits content data replayed by a replay unit to the content output device via a multimedia transmission cable; and the content output device, which generates the operation clock signal transmitted to the content replay device on the basis of an output device operation clock signal, transmits the operation clock signal to the content replay device via the operation clock transmission cable, and receives, performs signal processing on, and outputs to an external device the content data transmitted from the content replay device via the multimedia transmission cable. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140205262 | TERMINAL APPARATUS, CONTENT TRANSMISSION METHOD, CONTENT TRANSMISSION PROGRAM, AND CONTENT PLAYBACK SYSTEM - A terminal apparatus includes: by way of a gateway apparatus configured to perform communication with an in-vehicle apparatus capable of playing back a content through a CAN bus, a first communication section configured to transmit command information for changing a mode of the in-vehicle apparatus to the in-vehicle apparatus; and a second communication section configured to transmit content data to the in-vehicle apparatus. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140205263 | VIDEO PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR DEMULTIPLEXING RECEIVED COMPRESSED AND NON-COMPRESSED VIDEO SIGNALS AND TRANSMITTING DEMULTIPLEXED SIGNALS - The present invention is intended to permit both real-time display of a picture represented by a non-compressed video signal on a television and display of a picture represented by a compressed video signal at any desired time by simultaneously transmitting the compressed video signal and non-compressed video signal via one interface. An STB packetizes a compressed video signal, and multiplexes the compressed video signal and a blanking signal combined with a non-compressed video signal. Thus, both the video signals are transmitted simultaneously. A picture represented by the non-compressed video signal is displayed on a television in real time. The compressed video signal is stored in a storage medium incorporated in the television, read at any user's desired time, and decoded so that a picture represented by the compressed video signal can be viewed at the user's desired time. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140270695 | GRAND CENTRAL ARCHITECTURE - A grand central architecture for an all-in-one consumer electronics (CE) media device may include a single IR/RF/Microphone handheld remote control for controlling and/or displaying information for all CE devices of a user(s) in concert with the all-in-one CE media device (e.g., a media player) operative for playback of one or more media formats including but not limited to optical discs, audio and/or video, images, music, files, streaming media content, stored media content, and other content. The all-in-one CE media device does not include internal and/or dedicated power amplifiers to drive speakers or other types of transducers. The all-in-one CE media device may wirelessly communicate RF signals to one or more speakers/transducers that either include their own dedicated internal power amplifiers or are connected with an external power amplifier. The all-in-one CE media device may wirelessly communicate with one or more microphones and/or speakers and apply algorithms for optimizing audio quality. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140270696 | MEDIA DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED STORAGE AND CHARGING FOR AN ACCESSORY DEVICE AND A UNIVERSAL REMOTE WITH BI-DIRECTIONAL RF AND UNI-DIRECTIONAL IR - An all-in-one consumer electronics (CE) media device may include a single IR/RF/Microphone handheld remote control for controlling and/or displaying information for all CE devices of a user(s) in concert with the all-in-one CE media device operative for playback of one or more media formats including but not limited to optical discs, audio and/or video, images, music, files, streaming media content, stored media content, and other content. The remote may be docked in the all-in-one CE media device and may have its power source recharged while docked. The remote may communicate with CE devices and/or Legacy devices using bi-directional RF and/or uni-directional IR signals. The all-in-one CE media device may wirelessly communicate RF signals to one or more speakers/transducers that are coupled with their own dedicated amplifiers (e.g., internal and/or external), and may wirelessly communicate with one or more microphones and/or speakers and apply algorithms for optimizing audio quality. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140348485 | IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiments, a user can selectively view any kind of images in a desired size without any troublesome operation. An apparatus has an input terminal. A first image signal of a first standard and a second image signal of a second standard are compatibly input to the input terminal. If the apparatus determines that the input image signal is a signal based on the first standard, a signal processing accordance with the first standard is employed, and an image signal is generated to be displayed in the first display mode. If the apparatus determines that the input image signal is a signal based on the second standard, a signal processing accordance with the second standard is employed, and an image signal is generated to be displayed in the second display mode. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140369662 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEPTION APPARATUS AND RECEPTION METHOD - An AV system composed of an HD recorder and a display unit uses a communication interface of the HDMI. An HDMI source of the HD recorder transmits image data (image signal) in the form of differential signals to an HDMI sink of the display unit through three TMDS channels. The HDMI source inserts content identification information for the identification of the type of a content of image data to be transmitted into an AVI InfoFrame packet placed in a blanking period. A control section of the display unit controls operation of a display processing section which carries out a process for displaying for the image data based on the content identification information received by the HDMI sink and a display section for displaying an image. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20140376880 | IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM AND DISPLAY METHOD THEREOF - An image display system and a display method thereof are provided. The image display system includes an optical disc having image information thereon, an image display device having extended display identification data (EDID), and a reproduction device to analyze the EDID to determine an interface to connect with the image display device, if the image information is three-dimensional (3D) image information, and instruct the image display device to output an alarm text, if the interface is an analog. When the interface is an analog interface, the reproduction device may output an analog two-dimensional (2D) image or 3D image through the image display device. Even when the image display device and the reproduction device are interconnected via an analog interfaces, a 2D or 3D image may be output based on the 3D image information. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20140376881 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, VIDEO SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD FOR DISPLAY APPARATUS, TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, AND TRANSMISSION METHOD OF VIDEO SIGNAL - Provided is a display apparatus including a first signal receiving unit that receives a non-compressed video signal from an external device via a first transmission path through a plurality of channels by means of a differential signal, an image display unit that displays images by processing the video signal received by the first signal receiving unit, a second signal receiving unit that receives a compressed video signal of a same video source as the non-compressed video signal by using a bi-directional communication path configured by predetermined lines of the first transmission path, and a signal transmitting unit that transmits a compressed video signal corresponding to the compressed video signal received by the second signal receiving unit to another external device different from the external device. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150023649 | Network connection configuration method for multimedia player and related computer system - A network connection configuration method for a multimedia player includes establishing a Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) connection between a mobile device and a network connection device, such that the mobile device obtains a service set identification (SSID) and a password thereof of the network connection device; utilizing an image capture module of the mobile device to capture an optical image corresponding to the multimedia player, so as to establish a Wi-Fi Direct connection between the mobile device and the multimedia player; and establishing another Wi-Fi connection between the multimedia player and the network connection device according to the Wi-Fi connection between the mobile device and the network connection device as well as the Wi-Fi Direct connection between the mobile device and the multimedia player. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150043888 | AUTO-SELECT ALGORITHM FOR A HIGH-DEFINITION MULTIMEDIA INTERFACE SWITCH - A multimedia device is described. The multimedia device includes a multiplexer. The multimedia device also includes a plurality of high-definition interface inputs coupled with the multiplexer and an output coupled with the multiplexer. Moreover, the multimedia device includes a processor coupled with the multiplexer to configure the multiplexer to provide one of the plurality of high definition multimedia interface inputs to the output based on the detection of a clock signal on one of the plurality of high-definition multimedia interface inputs. Furthermore, methods related to embodiments of a multimedia device are described herein. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150098690 | Method of and System for Automatic Compilation of Crowdsourced Digital Media Productions - A method of and system for automatic compilation of crowdsourced digital media productions is presented. A system for automated compilation of a digital media program includes interfaces that receive audio/video information, associated temporal information, associated digital device metadata, and media characteristic preference information. The system includes a repository for the digital media input and associated digital device metadata. The system further includes a module that analyzes digital device metadata associated with individual digital media inputs from at least two different recording devices and selects between overlapping portions of the media inputs based on comparing digital device metadata associated with the individual digital media inputs with the media characteristic preference information. The system also includes a digital media editor module that compiles the selected portions of the individual digital media inputs into a digital media program and an output interface that provides access to the digital media program. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150110465 | DVD PLAYER WITH EXTERNAL CONNECTION FOR INCREASED FUNCTIONALITY - The present invention pertains to an optical disc player with a standard digital port, such as a USB port, coupled to an external storage, such as a thumb drive, coupled to a standard digital port such as a USB port. The external storage may also be used to provide content, commands or applications that enable the player to present certain additional content, or to perform certain additional or enhanced functions. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20160127770 | CONTENT PROVIDING ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD - A content providing electronic device and method are provided. The electronic device includes a Mobile High-definition Link (MHL) unit configured to encrypt content and to communicate the encrypted content to an external device, and an application processor configured to determine whether a condition for communicating content to the MHL unit is satisfied if the MHL unit is connected to the external device, and to communicate the content to the MHL unit if the condition is satisfied. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160134831 | MEDIA PLAYER - There is disclosed a media player comprising a playing unit being arranged to play at least one media element, and a processing unit being arranged to identify at least one data element in said media element, to extract said data element from the media element, and to make said data element available to an external NFC device. Furthermore, there is disclosed a corresponding method for playing media, a corresponding computer program, and a corresponding article of manufacture. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160150279 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND MEDIA FOR MANAGING AN ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM - Systems, methods, and media for managing an entertainment system are provided. In some implementations, systems for managing an entertainment system are provided, the systems comprising: at least one hardware processor configured to: detect a first instruction; select a component of the entertainment system; determine a first state of the component; store an indication of the first state; detect a second instruction; retrieve the indication of the first state; generate a third instruction based on the indication of the first state; and transmit the third instruction to the component of the entertainment system. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160156919 | Stand Alone Text overlay (insertion) of Data External to a Camera Source or External to the Original Video Source on Compressed Digital Video. | 06-02-2016 |
| 20160165305 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a transceiver circuit and one or more hardware processors. The one or more hardware processors are coupled to the transceiver circuit. The one or more hardware processors are configured to broadcast, to a network, a setting command by using the transceiver circuit. The setting command specifies dentification information on a first audio device selected from a plurality of audio devices connected via the network and activates an audio control function of the first audio device. The one or more hardware processors are configured to transmit an audio control command to the first audio device by using the transceiver circuit if the audio control function of the first audio device is activated by the setting command. | 06-09-2016 |
