01st week of 2019 patent applcation highlights part 77 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20190007626 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING OBJECTS IN IMAGING SYSTEMS - Systems and methods for detecting objects in imaging systems are provided. An example method includes, during an image composition process for capturing an image of an object using an image sensor of the imaging system, and responsive to an indication that an intensity of glare light interfering with the imaging system is higher than a threshold, acquiring a first image using the image sensor, converting the first image into at least a second image, the second image including an intensity-adjusted version of the first image, intermittently displaying images including the first image and at least the second image on a display of the imaging system, and ceasing the intermittent displaying of the images. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007627 | CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A control apparatus for stitch imaging makes a first determination, or a second determination, and a display control unit configured to control a display of a display unit according to whether the determination made by the determination unit is the first determination or the second determination. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007628 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND PRODUCTS FOR TELEPRESENCE VISUALIZATIONS - Methods, systems, and products generate telepresence visualizations for a remote participant to a videoconference. A central server superimposes the remote participant onto images or video of the teleconferencing environment. The central server thus generates an illusion that the remote participant is in the same conferencing environment as other conferees. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007629 | IMAGING DEVICE FOR DISTINGUISHING FOREGROUND AND SENSOR CHIP THEREOF - An imaging device including a condenser lens and an image sensor is provided. The image sensor is configured to sense light penetrating the condenser lens and includes a pixel matrix, an opaque layer, a plurality of microlenses and an infrared filter layer. The pixel matrix includes a plurality of infrared pixels, a plurality of first pixels and a plurality of second pixels. The opaque layer covers upon a first region of the first pixels and a second region of the second pixels, wherein the first region and the second region are mirror-symmetrically arranged in a first direction. The plurality of microlenses is arranged upon the pixel matrix. The infrared filter layer covers upon the infrared pixels. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007630 | System and Method for Automated Camera Guard Tour Operation - A system and method for automated operation of a camera system is disclosed. A positioning system moves the camera system to a field of view to search for objects or events of interest to track. If objects or events of interest are detected prior to the expiration of a dwell timer, the dwell timer is interrupted and tracking of the objects or events of interest is initiated. To prevent the security camera from being distracted indefinitely by unimportant objects, the positioning system changes the field of view of the security system upon expiration of a track timer. Alternatively, if the security camera does not identify an object to track prior to expiration of a dwell timer, then the positioning system changes the field of view of the camera system to search for other objects or events of interest. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007631 | IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - Imaging devices and electronic apparatuses with one or more shared pixel structures are provided. The shared pixel structure includes a plurality of photoelectric conversion devices or photodiodes. Each photodiode in the shared pixel structure is located within a rectangular area. The shared pixel structure also includes a plurality of shared transistors. The shared transistors in the shared pixel structure are located adjacent the photoelectric conversion devices of the shared pixel structure. The rectangular area can have two short sides and two long sides, with the shared transistors located along one of the long sides. In addition, a length of one or more of the transistors can be extended in a direction parallel to the long side of the rectangular area. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007632 | IMAGE SENSOR AND ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT INCLUDED THEREIN - An electronic circuit includes a unit pixel, a first clamp circuit, and a second clamp circuit. The unit pixel outputs a voltage having an output voltage level at a first output voltage level in a first time interval and at a second output voltage level in a second time interval different from the first time interval. The first clamp circuit is configured to clamp the output voltage level from the unit pixel to a first voltage level responsive to the first output voltage level being not greater than the first voltage level in the first time interval. The second clamp circuit is configured to clamp the output voltage level from the unit pixel to a second voltage level responsive to the second output voltage level being not greater than the second voltage level in the second time interval. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007633 | Image sensor having shared pixel structure with symmetrical shape reset transistors and asymmetrical shape driver transistors - An image sensor includes a pixel array including a plurality of pixel blocks, each including a light receiving section including unit pixels which share a floating diffusion; a first driving section disposed at one side of the light receiving section and including a reset transistor; and a second driving section disposed adjacent to the first driving section and including a driver transistor, wherein the pixel blocks include a first pixel block and a second pixel block which is adjacent to the first pixel block, and, with respect to a boundary where the first pixel block and the second pixel adjoin each other, the first driving section of the first pixel block has a shape symmetrical to the first driving section of the second pixel block and the second driving section of the first pixel block has a shape asymmetrical to the second driving section of the second pixel block. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007634 | IMAGE SENSOR - Conventional image sensors cannot generate highly-accurate correction values in a short time. In calibration operation, an image sensor according to an embodiment: categorizes a plurality of pixel circuits, which are arranged in a grid of columns and rows in an effective pixel area, on a row-by-row basis into an imaging pixel circuit group and a calibration pixel circuit group; controls the pixel circuits belonging to the imaging pixel circuit group to output imaging signals; electrically cuts off the pixel circuits belonging to the calibration pixel circuit group from vertical readout lines and supplies a calibration voltage to the vertical readout lines at the time when the pixel circuits belonging to the calibration pixel circuit group are read; generates imaging data corresponding to the voltage level of the imaging signal input through the vertical readout lines and calibration data corresponding to the voltage level of the calibration voltage; generates pixel data by applying a correction value to the imaging data while accumulating calibration data; and updates the correction value to an updated correction value generated based on a predetermined number of the calibration data pieces. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007635 | IMAGING SENSOR, IMAGING SYSTEM, AND MOVING BODY - A third line that supplies a first potential to a first semiconductor region of a first detection pixel and a fourth line that supplies a second potential to the first semiconductor region of a second detection pixel are provided. An interval between a partial line of the third line and a partial line of the fourth line is longer than an interval between a partial line of a first line and a partial line of a second line which extend along the partial line of the third line and the partial line of the fourth line. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007636 | ELECTRONIC DEVICES COMPRISING IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSORS - An electronic device includes an image signal processor and a memory. The image signal processor receives a signal of a first code value that corresponds to an active pixel included in an active area, calculates a correction value based on a second code value associated with a first area and a third code value associated with a second area, and calculates an output code value based on the first code value and the correction value. The first area and the second area are different from the active area. The correction value includes a component of the third code value in proportion to a distance between the active pixel and the first area and includes a component of the second code value in proportion to a distance between the active pixel and the second area. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007637 | AD CONVERTER AND SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENDING DEVICE - The present disclosure is provided to solve a problem that a signal obtained by imaging with low illumination cannot be amplified while suppressing random noise. An AD converter outputs n bits. A digital converting unit converts each of P pieces of analog signals output from the same place at different times to a digital value of (n−m) bits. An addition circuit integrates P pieces of the converted digital values. Here, n denotes a natural number of 1 or larger, m denotes a natural number of 1 or larger and less than n, and P denotes a natural number of 1 or larger and m or less. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007638 | IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device includes a pixel that outputs a signal based on charges generated by photoelectric conversion, a comparator that compares a pixel signal output from the pixel with a reference signal and outputs a signal in accordance with a comparison result, a buffer circuit that buffers a signal output from the comparator, a switch provided at least one of a part between the buffer circuit and a first node supplied with a first power source voltage and a part between the buffer circuit and a second node supplied with a second power source voltage, and a control circuit that controls the switch to a non-conductive state in a period in which the comparator performs a comparison operation to compare the pixel signal with the reference signal. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007639 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING SYSTEM, MOVING OBJECT, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR IMAGING APPARATUS - In an imaging apparatus, each of a plurality of pixels has a first semiconductor area having a first conductivity type, a floating diffusion area, and a transfer gate positioned between the first semiconductor area and the floating diffusion area. In a part of the plurality of pixels, a partial area of the first semiconductor area receives a potential supplied from a contact. The part of the plurality of pixels further has a second semiconductor area having a second conductivity type positioned between the partial area and the transfer gate in a planar view. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007640 | ACTIVE PIXEL SENSOR - An active pixel sensor is provided. The active pixel sensor includes a substrate, a plurality of sensing circuits, and a plurality of output circuits. The substrate is divided into a plurality of pixel rows. A plurality of pixel areas are disposed on the plurality of pixel rows. The plurality of sensing circuits are disposed in the pixel areas on the pixel rows excluding a specific pixel row among the plurality of pixel rows. The plurality of sensing circuits are further disposed on a plurality of pixel columns to form an array. Each of the plurality of sensing circuits includes a sensing element, a transfer transistor, and a floating diffusion node. The plurality of output circuits are disposed in the pixel areas on the specific pixel row. The sensing circuits on the same pixel column are coupled to the same output circuit. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007641 | IMAGING DEVICE AND CAMERA SYSTEM - An imaging device includes: a pixel that outputs a pixel signal corresponding to incident light; a comparator that compares the pixel signal with a reference signal and generates an output signal that indicates a comparison result; a counter that generates a digital signal corresponding to the pixel signal by counting the number of periods until the output signal is inverted, the counter including first to fourth counter parts, each of which corresponds to one of bits included in the digital signal; a memory that stores the digital signal, the memory including first to fourth memory parts corresponding to the first to fourth counter parts; and first and second lines. The first and third counter parts are respectively connected to the first and third memory parts through the first line. The second and fourth counter parts are respectively connected to the second and fourth memory parts through the second line. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007642 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises: a wireless communication unit for communicating with an external device or an external server; a display unit for displaying a specific viewing area of a surround video comprising a plurality of viewing areas; and a control unit for playing the surround video in a first viewing area, and playing the surround video in a second viewing area according to a first command requesting a viewing area change, wherein the control unit controls the wireless communication unit so as to receive data comprising a path of the viewing area from the preset external device or the preset external server according to a second command, controls the display unit so as to display, on a partial area of a screen, a thumbnail image indicating the path by using the received data, and changes the viewing area of the surround video being played, on the basis of the path included in the received data according to a third command for selecting the thumbnail image. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007643 | Method of acquiring information about contents, image display apparatus using the method, and server system for providing information about contents - A method of acquiring information about content includes the operations of receiving a video signal from an external apparatus connected to an image display apparatus, extracting an object included in an on screen display (OSD) image from an image that is produced using the video signal, and collecting the information about content by using the extracted object. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007644 | STANDBY POWER CONTROLLER WITH DIFFERENTIATED USAGE DETECTION - A standby power controller (SPC) supplies power to an appliance such as a television, and cuts power to the appliance if the appliance is going unused. The SPC includes occupancy sensors and remote control usage sensors, and a switch which controls power to the appliance in dependence on the detection status of the sensors, and also preferably in dependence on the prior detection status of the remote control usage sensor at one or more points of time in the past. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007645 | SELF-SUSPENDED MONITOR - The present invention relates to monitors. In order to facilitate mounting a monitor, a suspendable monitor ( | 2019-01-03 |
20190007646 | VIDEO TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, VIDEO TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A video transmission apparatus ( | 2019-01-03 |
20190007647 | DATA CABLE, ELECTRONIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING MIPI SIGNAL - A data cable, electronic system and method for transmitting MIPI signals are provided. The electronic system includes a first electronic device configured to generate at least one pair of MIPI (Mobile Industry Processor Interface) differential signals, and a data cable and a second electronic device connected to the first electronic device via the data cable. The data cable is configured to receive the at least one pair of MIPI differential signals from the first electronic device, and perform impedance matching and shielded grounding processing on the at least one pair of MIPI differential signals, and transmit the processed at least one pair of MIPI differential signals to the second electronic device. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007648 | Paired Video Communication System - An intelligent networked system including a plurality of smart nodes, each configured to pair directly with other remote smart nodes over the internet. The system can use a computer process subsystem on a server and connected over the internet to smart node clients located at each of the smart nodes to arrange for automatic sequential pairing amongst different sets of remote smart nodes. Each smart node may include a video display array configured to display a live video communication feed from a paired smart node at approximately full-human body dimensional scale. Each video display may be arranged interlocked with a set of video captured devices that are configured to transmit a live video communication feed to a remote paired video display array at approximately full-human body dimensional scale. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007649 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENHANCED CONFERENCE MANAGEMENT - The present disclosure provides methods and systems for enhanced conference management. According to some embodiments, a conference management server for enhanced conference management is provided. The conference management server comprises a memory storing a set of instructions, and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to: receive, from a user device, conference information including a conference subject and an identification of at least one participant; determine, based on the received conference information, a degree of formality for a conference; and send a conference notification to one or more devices or participants identified based on the conference information, the conference notification including information reflecting the degree of formality for the conference. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007650 | VIDEO MANAGEMENT WITH PUSH TO TALK (PTT) - Embodiments include a system, method, and computer program product that enable video management of a plurality of video feeds with Push to Talk (PTT) communications. Some embodiments monitor a plurality of video feeds using a VMS graphics user interface (GUI) where a plurality of video feeds are video feed components of an interactive multimedia media object (IMMO) displayed in the VMS GUI. Some embodiments include receiving a selection of a first talk group that is associated with the IMMO, where members of the first talk group may view the video feed components and communicate via PTT. Subsequently, some embodiments include receiving a second selection of a second talk group, associating the second talk group with the IMMO, and enabling PTT communications among members of the second talk group and an operator of the VMS. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007651 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VIRTUAL CO-LOCATION - Systems and methods for facilitating collaboration between a local user or team in a meeting space and one or more remote users outside the meeting space are provided. The virtual co-location system may include, for example, an IOT device including sensors, a microphone, a beacon light, a speaker, a user control interface (e.g., including a control input adjusted by the local user, the user control interface producing an electronic control signal representing a setting of a control device), and/or a local microprocessor for executing local collaboration software. The virtual co-location systems and methods may also or alternatively include a remote computer having a remote microprocessor for executing remote collaboration software. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007652 | BANDWIDTH BASED LICENSING SCHEME FOR VIDEO, AUDIO AND/OR MULTIMEDIA CONTENT - Methods and apparatus are provided for licensing service providers to process video, audio and/or multimedia content using a video processing device. A license key indicative of a license for an amount of bandwidth is generated. The license key is used at the video processing device to enforce the license based on whether there is sufficient licensed bandwidth available to accommodate a newly created output transport stream. If there is sufficient licensed bandwidth available, processing of the newly created output transport stream is allowed. If there is insufficient licensed bandwidth available, processing of the newly created output transport stream is denied. The service providers are charged a license fee to use the video processing equipment based on the licensed bandwidth. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007653 | VEHICULAR VISION SYSTEM WITH ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT - A vehicular vision system includes an electronic control unit having at least four coaxial connectors. At least four coaxial cables are electrically connected at respective coaxial connectors of the electronic control unit and respective cameras of at least four cameras. Each of the coaxial cables carries DC power from the electronic control unit to the respective camera. Each of the coaxial cables carries image data captured by an imager of the respective camera to the electronic control unit. Image data carried to the electronic control unit is processed at the electronic control unit by a processor of the electronic control unit. Each of the coaxial cables provides monodirectional data transfer of captured image data from the respective camera to the electronic control unit. Each of the coaxial cables provides bidirectional data transfer of other data between the respective camera and the electronic control unit. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007654 | BIOLOGICAL IMAGING DEVICE - A biological imaging device includes an emitting unit that emits parallel light to a first part of a finger. The device includes an imaging unit that images the first part and a second part connected to the first part. The first part is a fingerprint part between a distal interphalangeal joint and a fingertip, and the second part is a part between a proximal interphalangeal joint and the distal interphalangeal joint. The device includes a finger root guide on which a root of the finger is placed. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007655 | BIOLOGICAL IMAGING DEVICE - A biological imaging device includes an emitting unit that emits parallel light to a first part of a finger. The device includes an imaging unit that images the first part and a second part connected to the first part. The device includes a processing unit configured to calculate a rotational quantity of the finger, measure a shift of the center from an outer shape of the finger, and detect a center of a fingerprint of the finger based on the rotational quantity of the finger. The device includes a display unit that displays an indication that prompts to correct position of the finger on the biological imaging device based on the rotational quantity of the finger detected by the processing unit. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007656 | SENDING NETWORK CAMERA VIDEO STREAMS TO ACTIVE SCREENS - A camera router application on a router or wireless access point can receive video streams from one more cameras in a home, office, factory or other environment having cameras. The camera router application can receive or detect an event associated with a camera. In response to detecting the event, the camera router application can determine an active screen. The camera router application can router a video stream from the camera to the active screen. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007657 | ELECTRONIC PATIENT SITTER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING - An electronic sitter management system coupled to patient surveillance network having a plurality of video cameras, each camera transmitting a stream of surveillance video of a respective patient room. The sitter management system includes at least one sitter management device and a plurality of sitter devices. Each device being assigned a plurality of patient rooms and capable of receiving a plurality of streams of surveillance video for the corresponding plurality of patient rooms and simultaneously displaying a plurality of video images of the corresponding plurality of patient rooms. Each device is also capable of transmitting sitter device availability information to the sitter management device. The sitter management device being capable of recognizing a sitter device being unavailable and reassigning the plurality of patient rooms previously assigned to the unavailable device to other of the plurality of sitter devices that are available. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007658 | Group display system - A system for generating an image display comprising a digital camera for capturing digital images, a computer for automatically selecting a digital image template having a designated location for disposing one of the captured digital images, and the computer for selecting one of the captured digital images to be disposed therein, an electronic display for displaying the digital template with the captured digital image disposed in the designated location, and a transmission channel for transmitting to the electronic display the captured digital images. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007659 | SENSOR FOR SECURING A MACHINE - A safe optoelectronic sensor ( | 2019-01-03 |
20190007660 | PROJECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Image display apparatus and methods may use a single imaging element such as a digital mirror device (DMD) to spatially modulate plural color channels. A color channel may include a light steering element such as a phase modulator. Steered light from a light steering element may be combined with or replaced by additional light to better display bright images. These technologies may be provided together or applied individually. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007661 | LASER BASED IMAGE PROJECTOR - An imaging device includes a light source configured to produce a beam and at least one beam director including at least one encoded image. The beam is incident upon a surface of the at least one beam director, and the beam is redirected by the at least one beam director onto a projection surface. An actuator is configured to move the at least one beam director relative to the light source such that the beam traces out at least one encoded image on a projection surface. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007662 | LIGHTING STRUCTURE FOR INTEGRATED REAR PROJECTING VIDEO DISPLAY - Disclosed is a display device having a support frame, a front panel having a front surface and a back surface, coupled to the support frame; and a projection array for a rear projection on the back surface of the front panel. The projection array includes a plurality of horizontal video projection bars, wherein the horizontal light projection bars are vertically spaced apart, and wherein each of the horizontal light projection bars comprises a plurality of light projection sources. The display device further includes a power source and a video image controller for controlling the plurality of light projection sources. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007663 | LARGE DISPLAY SYSTEMS WITH SCREEN TENSION ADJUSTABILITY - Large format display systems are described that are reconfigurable between an open configuration designed for performing maintenance on the system and a closed configuration designed for normal operations of the display system. In the closed configuration, the display screen is intentionally subjected to a substantial amount of tensile force to advantageously stabilize the display screen. That substantial tensile force is generated by a sturdy stationary frame that the display screen is anchored against in the closed configuration. When the display system is reconfigured to the open configuration, the display system is no longer anchored against the stationary frame. The process of reconfiguring the display system from the closed configuration to the open configuration includes relieving most of the tensile force applied to the display screen using adjustable tensioning mechanisms of the display systems. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007664 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - There is provided an information processing device, an information processing method, a program, and a recording medium that make it possible to set a dynamic range of an image to be reproduced. A Java setting unit sets a dynamic range of an image to be reproduced. A generation unit generates the image to be reproduced in the dynamic range set by the Java setting unit. The present disclosure can be applied, for example, to a reproducing device or the like that reproduces an optical disk that records an AV stream of a main video in a standard dynamic range (SDR) and an AV stream of a main video in a high dynamic range (HDR). | 2019-01-03 |
20190007665 | METHOD FOR ENHANCING COLOR IMAGES, AND AN ASSEMBLY PERFORMING SUCH METHOD - A method and assembly produce color images of a scene captured by an image sensor exposed to visible light as well as IR radiation. A first image is captured with a first proportion of an iris aperture covered by an IR-cut filter. A first amount of radiation captured in the first image is determined and a second image captured with a second proportion of the iris covered by the IR-cut filter. A second amount of radiation captured in the second image is determined and a proportion of IR radiation is calculated in the scene based on the first amount of light, the second amount of light, the first IR-cut filter proportion, and the second IR-cut filter proportion. An IR contribution is removed from an image by using the calculated proportion of IR radiation. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007666 | IMAGE DETAILS PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS, TERMINAL, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose an image details processing method, comprises: obtaining each luminance data in the image; performing non-linear transformation on the each luminance data to obtain corresponding transformed data; performing the low frequency processing on the transformed data to obtain low frequency data; based on the low-frequency data and the transformed data, determining the corrected luminance data. The embodiments of the present disclosure also disclose an image details processing apparatus, a terminal, and a storage medium. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007667 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image capturing unit captures an image including an embedded image that is printed on the basis of image data in which at least a color component has been modulated according to additional information. An adjustment unit adjusts a white balance of the image captured by the image capturing unit on the basis of an adjustment value associated with the embedded image. A processing unit processes image data of the image captured by the image capturing unit whose white balance has been adjusted by the adjustment unit to read the additional information in the image captured by the image capturing unit. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007668 | LASER LIGHTING HAVING SELECTIVE RESOLUTION - In an example, the present invention provides an optical engine apparatus. The apparatus has a laser diode device, the laser diode device characterized by a wavelength ranging from 300 to 2000 nm or any variations thereof. In an example, the apparatus has a lens coupled to an output of the laser diode device and a scanning mirror device operably coupled to the laser diode device. In an example, the apparatus has an un-patterned phosphor plate coupled to the scanning mirror and configured with the laser device; and a spatial image formed on a portion of the un-patterned phosphor plate configured by a modulation of the laser and movement of the scanning mirror device. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007669 | Packed Image Format for Multi-Directional Video - Frame packing techniques are disclosed for multi-directional images and video. According to an embodiment, a multi-directional source image is reformatted into a format in which image data from opposing fields of view are represented in respective regions of the packed image as flat image content. Image data from a multi-directional field of view of the source image between the opposing fields of view are represented in another region of the packed image as equirectangular image content. It is expected that use of the formatted frame will lead to coding efficiencies when the formatted image is processed by predictive video coding techniques and the like. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007670 | ESTIMATION SYSTEM AND AUTOMOBILE - According to one embodiment, an estimation system includes a monocular imaging unit and processing circuitry. The monocular imaging unit acquires, at a time of capturing, an image and first data relating to an actual distance to an object captured in the image. The processing circuitry estimates a position of the imaging unit by using the image and the first data. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007671 | System For Dense Registration Of Two-Dimensional Depth Images - A system and method includes generation of a first map of first descriptors based on pixels of a first two-dimensional depth image, where a location of each first descriptor in the first map corresponds to a location of a respective pixel of a first two-dimensional depth image, generation of a second map of second descriptors based on pixels of the second two-dimensional depth image, where a location of each second descriptor in the second map corresponds to a location of a respective pixel of the second two-dimensional depth image, upsampling of the first map of descriptors using a first upsampling technique to generate an upsampled first map of descriptors, upsampling of the second map of descriptors using a second upsampling technique to generate an upsampled second map of descriptors, generation of a descriptor difference map based on differences between descriptors of the upsampled first map of descriptors and descriptors of the upsampled second map of descriptors, generation of a geodesic preservation map based on differences between geodesic distances between pairs of descriptors of the upsampled first map of descriptors and geodesic distances between corresponding pairs of descriptors of the upsampled second map of descriptors, and generation of a mapping between pixels of the first two-dimensional depth image and pixels of the second two-dimensional depth image based on the descriptor difference map and on the geodesic preservation map. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007672 | Method and Apparatus for Generating Dynamic Real-Time 3D Environment Projections - Methods and apparatus for generating dynamic real-time environment projections. In an exemplary embodiment, a method for generating a dynamic real-time 3D environment projection includes acquiring a real-time 2D image of an environment, and projecting the real-time 2D image of the environment onto a 3D shape to generate a 3D environment projection. In an exemplary embodiment, an apparatus that generates a dynamic real-time 3D environment projection includes an image receiver that acquires a real-time 2D image of an environment, and a projector that projects the real-time 2D image of the environment onto a 3D shape to generate a 3D environment projection. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007673 | MAPPING AND TRACKING SYSTEM WITH FEATURES IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL SPACE - LK-SURF, Robust Kalman Filter, HAR-SLAM, and Landmark Promotion SLAM methods are disclosed. LK-SURF is an image processing technique that combines Lucas-Kanade feature tracking with Speeded-Up Robust Features to perform spatial and temporal tracking using stereo images to produce 3D features can be tracked and identified. The Robust Kalman Filter is an extension of the Kalman Filter algorithm that improves the ability to remove erroneous observations using Principal Component Analysis and the X84 outlier rejection rule. Hierarchical Active Ripple SLAM is a new SLAM architecture that breaks the traditional state space of SLAM into a chain of smaller state spaces, allowing multiple tracked objects, multiple sensors, and multiple updates to occur in linear time with linear storage with respect to the number of tracked objects, landmarks, and estimated object locations. In Landmark Promotion SLAM, only reliable mapped landmarks are promoted through various layers of SLAM to generate larger maps. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007674 | MAPPING AND TRACKING SYSTEM WITH FEATURES IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL SPACE - LK-SURF, Robust Kalman Filter, HAR-SLAM, and Landmark Promotion SLAM methods are disclosed. LK-SURF is an image processing technique that combines Lucas-Kanade feature tracking with Speeded-Up Robust Features to perform spatial and temporal tracking using stereo images to produce 3D features can be tracked and identified. The Robust Kalman Filter is an extension of the Kalman Filter algorithm that improves the ability to remove erroneous observations using Principal Component Analysis and the X84 outlier rejection rule. Hierarchical Active Ripple SLAM is a new SLAM architecture that breaks the traditional state space of SLAM into a chain of smaller state spaces, allowing multiple tracked objects, multiple sensors, and multiple updates to occur in linear time with linear storage with respect to the number of tracked objects, landmarks, and estimated object locations. In Landmark Promotion SLAM, only reliable mapped landmarks are promoted through various layers of SLAM to generate larger maps. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007675 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACQUIRING THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE USING TWO CAMERAS - Disclosed are a method and apparatus for acquiring a three-dimensional image using two cameras. The method includes: acquiring image information of a target object using a first camera, and sending the acquired image information to an image signal processor; acquiring a phase grating image subjected to strip deformation in a picture space with an identical visual angle using a second camera, calculating depth data of the target object, and sending the depth data to the image signal processor; upon receipt of the image information and the depth data, if the image signal processor judges that the depth data is received, directly sending the depth data to a 3D image generating module, and if the image signal processor judges that the image information is received, performing routine image signal processing and sending the image information to the 3D image generating module; and synthesizing the depth data and the image information subjected to the image signal processing using the 3D image generating module to generate a 3D image. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007676 | FILE GENERATION APPARATUS AND FILE GENERATION METHOD AS WELL AS REPRODUCTION APPARATUS AND REPRODUCTION METHOD - There is provided a file generation apparatus and a file generation method as well as a reproduction apparatus and a reproduction method by which a file for efficiently storing quality information of a depth-related image at least including a depth image can be generated. A segment file generation unit generates a file in which quality information representative of quality of a depth-related image including at least a depth image is disposed in a form divided for each kind. The present disclosure can be applied to a file generation apparatus of an information processing system or the like by which a segment file and an MPD file of a video content are distributed, for example, in a method that complies with MPEG-DASH. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007677 | Systems and Methods for Convergent Angular Slice True-3D Display - Systems and methods for convergent 3D displays. In one embodiment, the 3D display has a display screen that includes a convergent reflector and a horizontally narrow angle diffuser. The convergent reflector focuses 2D images projected on the diffuser from an array of 2D image projectors to form viewpoints in an eyebox where one viewpoint corresponds to one projector. At a particular viewpoint, the viewer's eye sees a full-screen field of view from a corresponding projector in the array. The narrow angle diffuser diffuses incident rays projected from the 2D image projectors into narrow angular slices so that the views in the eyebox are continuously blended together. The system and methods provide advantages in that only a few projectors are required in the array to provide the viewer with a full-screen field of view and a sufficiently large eyebox for comfortable viewing. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007678 | GENERATING HEAT MAPS USING DYNAMIC VISION SENSOR EVENTS - An example apparatus for encoding video frames includes a receiver to receive events from a dynamic vision sensor and a video frame from an image sensor. The apparatus also includes a heat map generator to generate a heat map based on the received events. The apparatus further includes a region of interest (ROI) map generator generate a ROI map based on the heat map. The apparatus includes a parameter adjuster to adjust an encoding parameter based on the ROI map. The apparatus also further includes a video encoder to encode the video frame using the adjusted parameter. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007679 | REFERENCE PICTURE DERIVATION AND MOTION COMPENSATION FOR 360-DEGREE VIDEO CODING - This disclosure describes techniques for generating reference frames packed with extended faces from a cubemap projection or adjusted cubemap projection of 360-degree video data. The reference frames packed with the extended faces may be used for inter-prediction of subsequent frames of 360-degree video data. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007680 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING FIXED-SIZE SLICE ENCODING WITH SLICE BOUNDARY PREDICTION - A video encoder includes a video encoding circuit and a slice decision circuit. The video encoding circuit encodes a first slice in a frame according to a first coding unit boundary between an end of the first slice and a start of a second slice in the frame, and outputs a first bitstream of the first slice. The slice decision circuit predicts the first coding unit boundary before a bitstream of a last coding unit of the first slice is generated by the video encoding circuit, and informs the video encoding circuit of the first coding unit boundary. The video encoding circuit refers to the first coding unit boundary predicted by the slice decision circuit to ensure that a bitstream size of the first bitstream is constrained by a predetermined bitstream size threshold. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007681 | RESIDUAL TRANSFORMATION AND INVERSE TRANSFORMATION IN VIDEO CODING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A transform block processing procedure wherein a maximum coding-block size and a maximum transform-block size for an unencoded video frame is determined. The unencoded video frame is divided into a plurality of coding-blocks including a first coding-block and the first coding block is divided into at least one prediction block and a plurality of transform blocks. The size of the transform blocks depend at least in part on the size of the coding block and the corresponding prediction blocks. The transform blocks are then encoded, thereby generating a video data payload of an encoded bit-stream. A frame header of the encoded bit-stream, including a maximum coding-block size flag and a maximum-transform-block-size flag, is generated. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007682 | CODING METHOD, DECODING METHOD, ENCODER, AND DECODER - An encoder which codes a moving picture includes: a processor; and a memory, wherein the processor, using the memory: subtracts a prediction image of an image included in the moving picture from the image so as to derive a prediction error; sequentially selects a plurality of transform basis candidates; derives an evaluation value of a transform basis candidate selected; compares the evaluation value with a threshold value; based on a result of the comparison, skips selection of one or more transform basis candidates that have not been selected; determines the transform basis from one or more transform basis candidates selected; performs the transform of the prediction error, using the transform basis; quantizes a result of the transform; and codes a result of the quantization as data of the image. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007683 | REDUCING SEAM ARTIFACTS IN 360-DEGREE VIDEO - Provided are systems and methods for processing 360-degree video data by obtaining a 360-degree rectangular formatted projected picture, the 360-degree rectangular formatted projected picture including a first region with a region boundary and a first region area; identifying coding tree units (CTUs) within the first region area; selectively identifying a first coding unit (CU) and a second CU from within the CTUs; determining an initial QP value for the first CU; determining an initial QP value for the second CU; identifying the first CU as a region boundary CU; identifying the second CU as a non-region boundary CU; reducing the initial QP value for the first CU to a final first QP value in response to identifying the first CU as a region boundary CU, and generating an encoded video bitstream comprising: the final QP value for the first CU, and the initial QP value for the second CU. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007684 | REDUCING SEAM ARTIFACTS IN 360-DEGREE VIDEO - Provided are systems and methods for processing 360-degree video data by obtaining at least one 360-degree rectangular formatted projected picture; detecting a projection boundary in the at least one 360-degree rectangular formatted projected picture; disabling at least one of an in-loop filtering, an intra-prediction, or an inter-prediction, based on detecting the at least one 360-degree rectangular formatted projected picture comprises the projection boundary; and generating an encoded video bitstream. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007685 | DEVICES AND METHOD FOR VIDEO ENCODING AND RECONSTRUCTION - A transmitter for generating a set of encoded prioritized video streams from an incoming video stream (Vin) comprises: —a video decomposition module (VD) for decomposing said incoming video stream in at least two independent video components in spectral or time-spatial/spectral domain (Vd | 2019-01-03 |
20190007686 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF VIDEO COMPRESSION USING SMART CODING TREE UNIT SCANNING AND CORRESPONDING COMPUTER PROGRAM AND MEDIUM - It is provided an apparatus for encoding an image frame, wherein the image frame being partitioned into non-overlapping units ( | 2019-01-03 |
20190007687 | Specific Operation Prediction in Video Compression - A decoding method includes: decoding from the video bitstream a prediction status parameter indicative of whether SOP is enabled; if the SOP is enabled, determining a SOP type indicative of a specific operation for predicting a current picture of the video bitstream; and determining a predicted picture by applying the specific operation to at least one of a reference picture for the current picture and the current picture, in which the specific operation includes at least one of rotation and zoom. An encoding method includes: if SOP is enabled, determining SOP data indicative of a specific operation for predicting a current picture of a video sequence; determining a predicted picture by applying the specific operation to at least one of a reference picture for the current picture and the current picture, in which the specific operation includes at least one of rotation and zoom; and encoding the SOP data. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007688 | INTRA PREDICTION IN VIDEO CODING - An apparatus configured to encode or decode video data that includes a memory configured to store at least one reconstructed sample of video data and at least one processor, in communication with the memory, that is configured to identify at least one reconstructed sample, determine at least one extended angular intra prediction mode to use for intra prediction of at least one sample of a current block, intra predict, using the at least one extended angular intra prediction mode, at least one sample of the current block based on the at least one reconstructed sample, extended angular intra prediction modes including angular intra prediction modes other than angular prediction modes between horizontal −45 degrees and vertical −45 degrees, and encode or decode the current block based on the at least one predicted sample. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007689 | MOVING PICTURE CODING DEVICE, MOVING PICTURE CODING METHOD AND MOVING PICTURE CODING PROGRAM - A prediction information derivation unit derives inter prediction information candidates from inter prediction information of coded prediction blocks neighboring a prediction block subject to coding within the same picture as the prediction block subject to coding and inter prediction information of a prediction block in a coded picture that is different from the prediction block subject to coding. The prediction information derivation unit determines an inter prediction information candidate to be used for inter prediction of the prediction block subject to coding from the inter prediction information candidates that have been derived. A second bitstream generation uni codes an index that indicates the inter prediction information candidate based on the number of the inter prediction information candidates. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007690 | ENCODING VIDEO FRAMES USING GENERATED REGION OF INTEREST MAPS - An example apparatus for encoding video frames includes a receiver to receive video frames and a heat map from a camera and expected object regions from a video database. The apparatus also includes a region of interest (ROI) map generator to detect a region of interest in a video frame based on the expected object regions. The ROI map generator can also detect a region of interest in the video frame based on the heat map. The ROI map generator can then generate an ROI map based on the detected regions of interest. The apparatus further includes a parameter adjuster to adjust an encoding parameter based on the ROI map. The apparatus also further includes a video encoder to encode the video frame using the adjusted encoding parameter. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007691 | ARRANGEMENTS AND METHODS THEREOF FOR PROCESSING VIDEO - A method performed by a video encoder for encoding a current picture belonging to a temporal level identified by a temporal_id. The method includes determining a Reference Picture Set (RPS) for the current picture indicating reference pictures that are kept in a decoded picture buffer (DPB) when decoding the current picture, and when the current picture is a temporal switching point. The method further comprises operating to ensure that the RPS of the current picture includes no picture having a temporal_id greater than or equal to the temporal_id of the current picture. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007692 | SCALING LIST SIGNALING AND PARAMETER SETS ACTIVATION - A method for decoding a video sequence from a bitstream is described. The bitstream has a conformance that when a first SPS having a first layer ID is activated for a second layer and an infer scaling list flag is equal to 1 in the first SPS, an infer sealing list flag is equal to 0 for a second SPS that is active for a third layer specified in the first SPS. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007693 | MOTION COMPENSATION MATCHING FOR VIDEO CODING - The present disclosure relates to a motion compensation matching method and system for video coding. The method comprises: a CPU extracting a current frame image and a reference frame image from a video to be processed and sending the extracted frame images to a GPU; the GPU performing interpolation process at least once on the reference frame image to obtain a plurality of interpolation images; the GPU dividing the current frame image to obtain a plurality of prediction blocks; the GPU, according to each of the prediction blocks, performing block matching search in the reference frame image and each of the interpolation images; according to a result of the block matching search, determining a motion vector of a desired image block of the current frame image. The present disclosure uses GPU to execute large amounts of computation for interpolation and division of the frame images and block matching search, and uses CPU to process a small amount of computation. Since GPU is used to process search, which can be the most complicated and the most energy-consuming part of the coding process, the large-scale concurrency of the graphics card can be sufficiently utilized, and thus the video coding speed can be significantly increased. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007694 | Dynamic image predictive encoding adn decoding device, method, and program - A video predictive encoding device can include an input device to implement input of pictures constituting a video sequence; an encoder to encode the pictures by intra-prediction or inter-prediction and to encode output order information of each picture and information about a picture type of each picture to generate compressed picture data. The compressed picture data includes a picture to serve as a random access point. The video predictive coding device can also include a reconstruction unit to decode the compressed picture data to reconstruct pictures; a picture storage unit to store one or more of the reconstructed pictures as reference pictures to be used for encoding of a subsequent picture; and a controller to determine the picture type and control the picture storage unit based on the determined picture type. The controller can label each picture as one of following three types: CRA picture, type-1 picture and type-2 picture. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007695 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DISTANCE ESTIMATION USING STEREO IMAGERY - Frame sequences from multiple image sensors may be combined in order to form, for example, an interleaved frame sequence. Individual frames of the combined sequence may be configured a by combination (e.g., concatenation) of frames from one or more source sequences. The interleaved/concatenated frame sequence may be encoded using a motion estimation encoder. Output of the video encoder may be processed (e.g., parsed) in order to extract motion information present in the encoded video. The motion information may be utilized in order to determine a depth of visual scene, such as by using binocular disparity between two or more images by an adaptive controller in order to detect one or more objects salient to a given task. In one variant, depth information is utilized during control and operation of mobile robotic devices. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007696 | MOTION VECTOR SELECTION AND PREDICTION IN VIDEO CODING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An unencoded video frame of a sequence of video frames is encoded to generate an encoded bit-stream representative of the unencoded video frame. The encoded bit-stream includes a header portion and a video data payload portion. The unencoded video frame may be divided into an array of prediction blocks, including a first prediction block. A coding mode is selected from a plurality of coding modes for use in encoding the first prediction block. The first prediction block is encoded using the selected coding mode to generate a portion of the video data payload of the encoded bit-stream. A coding mode selection flag is provided in the header portion of the encoded bit-stream, which indicates which coding mode of the plurality of coding modes was selected for encoding the first prediction block. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007697 | METHOD FOR ENCODING AND DECODING VIDEO, AND APPARATUS USING SAME - The present invention relates to a technique for encoding and decoding video data, and more particularly, to a method for performing inter-prediction in an effective manner. The present invention combines an inter-prediction method using an AMVP mode and an inter-prediction method using a merge mode so as to propose a method for using the same candidate. The method for encoding video data proposed by the present invention comprises the following steps: receiving mode information on an inter-prediction method of a current block; determining, on the basis of the received mode information, whether the interprediction method to be applied to the current block is an AMVP mode or a merge mode; and selecting a candidate to derive motion information of the current block, wherein the candidate is selected in a left region, top region and corner region of the current block and in the same position block as the current block, and the AMVP mode and the merge mode are applied on the basis of the selected candidate. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007698 | FLEXIBLE FRAME REFERENCING FOR DISPLAY TRANSPORT - Flexible frame referencing is described that is suitable for use with a display transport. In one example, the referencing is a method that includes receiving frames at a computer system for transmission to a display, sending frames to the display without inter-frame compression in an intra-frame mode, saving the sent frames to a reference frame list, switching the computer system to an inter-frame mode, selecting a reference frame from the reference frame list, compressing additional received frames using the selected reference frame, and sending the additional frames to the display compressed in the inter-frame mode. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007699 | Decoder Side Motion Vector Derivation in Video Coding - A video decoder obtains a preceding reference frame and a subsequent reference frame. A motion vector between the preceding reference frame the subsequent reference frame is determined. The motion vector includes a preceding motion vector (MV0) between a current frame and the preceding reference frame and a subsequent motion vector (MV1) between the current frame and the subsequent reference frame. A non-continuous motion trajectory of a current coding object between the preceding reference frame and the subsequent reference frame is derived. A subsequent search window is set in an area pointed to by MV1. A set of refined subsequent motion vectors (MV1′) are determined that point into the subsequent search window. Differences are determined between subsequent reference blocks pointed to by the MV1′ and a preceding reference block pointed to by the MV0. The MV1′ vector with a smallest difference as is set as an updated MV1. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007700 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING INTRA-PREDICTION USING ADAPTIVE FILTER - Provided is a method and apparatus for performing intra-prediction using an adaptive filter. The method for performing intra-prediction includes the steps of: determining whether or not to apply a first filter for a reference pixel value on the basis of information of a neighboring block of a current block; applying the first filter for the reference pixel value when it is determined to apply the first filter; performing intra-prediction on the current block on the basis of the reference pixel value; determining whether or not to apply a second filter for a prediction value according to each prediction mode of the current block, which is predicted by the intra-prediction performance on the basis of the information of the neighboring block; and applying the second filter for the prediction value according to each prediction mode of the current block when it is determined to apply the second filter. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007701 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING INTRA-PREDICTION USING ADAPTIVE FILTER - Provided is a method and apparatus for performing intra-prediction using an adaptive filter. The method for performing intra-prediction includes the steps of: determining whether or not to apply a first filter for a reference pixel value on the basis of information of a neighboring block of a current block; applying the first filter for the reference pixel value when it is determined to apply the first filter; performing intra-prediction on the current block on the basis of the reference pixel value; determining whether or not to apply a second filter for a prediction value according to each prediction mode of the current block, which is predicted by the intra-prediction performance on the basis of the information of the neighboring block; and applying the second filter for the prediction value according to each prediction mode of the current block when it is determined to apply the second filter. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007702 | Methods and devices for panoramic video coding and decoding based on multi-mode boundary fill - Methods and devices are disclosed for panoramic video coding and decoding based on multi-mode boundary fill. If a predicted image block of a current image block is obtained by inter-frame prediction. The inter-frame prediction includes a boundary fill step of adaptively selecting a boundary fill method according to coordinates of a reference sample when the reference sample of a pixel in the current image block is outside the boundary of a corresponding reference image, to obtain a sample value of the reference sample. The panoramic video encoding and decoding method and device based on multi-mode boundary fill in the present invention make full use of the characteristic that horizontal image contents in a panoramic video are cyclically connected to optimize an image boundary fill method, such that the encoding can adaptively select a more reasonable boundary fill method according to the coordinates of a reference sample, thereby improving compression efficiency. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007703 | METHOD FOR ENCODING AND METHOD FOR DECODING A LUT AND CORRESPONDING DEVICES - A method for encoding a LUT defined as a lattice of vertices is disclosed. At least one value is of each vertex of the lattice. The method comprises for a current vertex:
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20190007704 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME COMPRESSION OF DATA FRAMES - The present disclosure relates to system(s) and method(s) for real time compression of a data frame. The system receives the data frame comprising a set of symbols. Further, the system identifies frequency of each symbol, from the set of symbols. The system further sorts the symbols in descending order of frequency, associated with each symbols. Further, the system computes a compression gain associated with each predefined case type, a set of predefined case types. Furthermore, the system selects a target predefined case type, based on the comparison of the compression gain of each predefined case types. The system further assigns a compressed code to Most Frequent Symbols (MFS), in the data frame. The compressed code is assigned based on the target predefined case type. Further, the system generates a compressed frame, associated with the data frame. The compressed frame comprises a header and a sequence of compressed symbols. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007705 | MEMORY REDUCTION FOR NON-SEPARABLE TRANSFORMS - Techniques are described in which a decoder is configured to receive an input data block and apply an inverse non-separable transform to at least part of the input data block to generate an inverse non-separable transform output coefficient block. The applying the inverse non-separable transform comprises assigning a window, assigning a weight for each position inside the assigned window, and determining the inverse non-separable transform output coefficient block based on the assigned weights. The decoder is further configured to forming a decoded video block based on the determined inverse non-separable transform output coefficient block, wherein forming the decoded video block comprises summing the residual video block with one or more predictive blocks. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007706 | A METHOD FOR ENCODING A DIGITAL IMAGE, DECODING METHOD, DEVICES, USER TERMINAL AND ASSOCIATED COMPUTER PROGRAMS - A method for encoding a digital image divided into a plurality of blocks of pixels. The method includes, for a current block: processing the current block to provide a set of description elements; selecting a subset of description elements to be predicted; ordering the description elements of the subset into an ordered sequence; and encoding the elements of the sequence. Encoding includes scrolling the elements of the sequence and includes, for a current element: selecting a combination of predicted values of the description elements of the current sequence from a plurality of possible combinations based on a predetermined cost criterion and from the second element, values of description elements previously processed of the initial sequence; predicting the current element of the sequence by its value in the selected combination; and encoding an indicator representative of a difference between the actual value of the current element and its predicted value. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007707 | TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEIVING APPARATUS, AND RECEPTION METHOD - Convenience in a decoding process on a receiver side for when a predetermined number of high-quality-format image data is transmitted together with basic-format image data is achieved. A base stream including, as an access unit, encoded image data for each picture of basic-format image data, and a predetermined number of enhanced streams, each including, as an access unit, encoded image data for each picture of high-quality-format image data are generated. Here, a predictive coding process is performed on image data in high-quality format by referring to the image data in basic format or image data in another high-quality format, by which an enhanced stream is generated. Then, information indicating decoding order is added to each access unit of the enhanced streams. A container in a predetermined format that includes the base stream and the predetermined number of enhanced streams is transmitted. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007708 | DATA PROCESSING DEVICE AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD - The present technology relates to a data processing device and a data processing method. The data processing device includes processing circuitry that splits an input stream into a split stream for each of a plurality of channels. The processing circuitry further generates a transmission frame based on the split stream of one of the plurality of channels and channel bonding signaling information for the one of the plurality of channels. The channel bonding signaling information includes signature information that uniquely identifies the input stream. Further, the signature information is contained in a header of the transmission frame. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007709 | BROADCAST SIGNAL TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, BROADCAST SIGNAL RECEPTION APPARATUS, BROADCAST SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD AND BROADCAST SIGNAL RECEPTION METHOD - The present invention provides a method for transmitting a broadcast signal. The method for transmitting a broadcast signal according to the present invention provides a system that can support a next-generation broadcasting service in an environment supporting next-generation hybrid broadcasting using a terrestrial broadcasting network and an Internet network. In addition, the present invention provides an efficient signalling method that can accommodate both a terrestrial broadcasting network and an Internet network in an environment supporting next-generation hybrid broadcasting. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007710 | DTV RECEIVING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROCESSING DTV SIGNAL - A digital television (DTV) receiving system includes an information detector, a resampler, a timing recovery unit, and a carrier recovery unit. The information detector detects a known data sequence which is periodically inserted in a digital television (DTV) signal received from a DTV transmitting system. The resampler resamples the DTV signal at a predetermined resampling rate. The timing recovery unit performs timing recovery on the DTV signal by detecting a timing error from the resampled DTV signal using the detected known data sequence. The carrier recovery unit performs carrier recovery on the resampled DTV signal by estimating a frequency offset value of the resampled DTV signal using the detected known data sequence. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007711 | Named Entity Disambiguation for providing TV content enrichment - Methods and systems are disclosed for enriching a viewing experience of a user watching video content on a screen of a client terminal by increasing the relevance of additional media content proposed or provided to the user. Disambiguation of named entities detected in a video content item being played is performed by identifying and accessing an information source directly associated with the video content item, and/or by analyzing visual content of a segment of the video content item. Selecting, proposing and/or providing an additional media content item is based on the information source and/or on the analyzing. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007712 | Method and System for Remotely Controlling Consumer Electronic Devices - A media system replaces content in a first sequence of media content. The media system presents the first sequence of media content to an end-user and generates a fingerprint of the sequence of media content. The fingerprint is for comparison with a plurality of reference fingerprints so as to identify the first sequence of media content and determine a reference position within the first sequence of media content. The media system sends a request for a replacement sequence of content to a content replacement system, and receives replacement media content selected based on the identified first sequence of media content. The media system presents the replacement media content to the end-user instead of the first sequence of media content. Presenting the replacement media content begins at a position in the first sequence of media content that is determined based on the reference position. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007713 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SERVING ADVERTISEMENTS DURING STREAMING OF DYNAMIC, ADAPTIVE AND NON-SEQUENTIALLY ASSEMBLED VIDEO - The present disclosure provides a system and method for serving one or more advertisements during streaming of dynamic, adaptive and non-sequentially assembled video. The method includes reception of a set of preference data and a set of user authentication data. The method includes fetching of the one or more tagged videos. The method includes fragmentation of each tagged video into the one or more tagged fragments. The method includes segregation of one or more mapped fragments into one or more logical sets of mapped fragments. The method includes mining of semantic context information from each mapped fragment. The method includes clustering of the one or more logical sets of mapped fragments into one or more logical clusters. The method includes allocation and insertion of one or more advertisements in one or more advertisement slots. The method includes assembling of the one or more logical clusters of mapped fragments. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007714 | TRANSMISSION OF APPLICATIONS WITH CONTENT - Provided are methods and systems for controlling data such as content and/or application data transmitted to one or more user devices. One method can comprise receiving a request for first content and generating, in response to the request for the first content, a first transport stream comprising the first content and application data relating to a first application. At least a portion of the first transport stream is transmitted to a recipient device. An interruption in the transmission of the first transport stream is detected and a determination is made that only a first portion of the application data has been transmitted to the recipient device. A second transport stream including second content and a second portion of the application data is generated and transmitted. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007715 | SYSTEM, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING STREAM PRIVACY IN AN ABR OTT MEDIA NETWORK - A method, device and computer program for providing privacy during delivery of ABR media content to an ABR OTT client device are shown. The method receives an ABR manifest for an ABR media asset; the ABR manifest includes a segmentation-units index that points to segmentation-units in the ABR media asset. Using the segmentation-units index and a customization process, randomized byte-range requests for portions of the ABR media asset are produced and sent. Responsive to receiving the randomized byte-ranges, the ABR media asset is reassembled in order and provided to a media player in the client device. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007716 | SYNCHRONIZING AND DYNAMIC CHAINING OF A TRANSPORT LAYER NETWORK SERVICE FOR LIVE CONTENT BROADCASTING - Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a processing system of a communication node routing data packets for a first streaming session between a viewer node of a plurality of viewer nodes and a content streaming server through the communication node without interrupting delivery of content data to the viewer node, establishing a second streaming session with the content streaming server to receive the content data, creating a first and second replacement connections by imitating a connections with the content streaming server and the viewer node, receiving a control packet over the second streaming session from the content streaming server, and splitting the first streaming session responsive to receiving the control packet. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007717 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING A SYNCHRONIZATION SERVER, AND EQUIPMENT FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD - A method of synchronization control in a synchronization gateway equipment is proposed. The method includes: receiving first metadata relating to a first audiovisual content, the metadata having an audiovisual content identifier, a first TV broadcast channel identifier, and time-and-date information; obtaining an identifier of a user interactivity element from the audiovisual content identifier; obtaining time-and-date information for presentation of a user interactivity element from the received time-and-date information; and transmitting, in synchronized manner with the time-and-date information for presentation of the interactivity element, a request for presentation of the user interactivity element corresponding to the identifier of the user interactivity element, the request including the identifier of the user interactivity element. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007718 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DECODING METADATA INCLUDING MULTIPLE SEGMENTS OF AN AUDIOVISUAL STREAM - A method and apparatus are provided for representing media content that is divided in time into a plurality of segments. A network receiver receives, from a transmitting apparatus, metadata that specifies a first segment and a second segment, first segment data that is coded data of the media content for the first segment, and second segment data that is coded data of the media content for the second segment. A processor decodes the first segment data to present the media content of the first segment according to the metadata describing the first segment data as the coded data of the media content for the first segment. The processor further decodes the second segment data to present the media content of the second segment according to the metadata describing the second segment data as the coded data of the media content for the second segment. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007719 | PORTING LOCALLY PROCESSED MEDIA DATA WITH LOW LATENCY TO A REMOTE CLIENT DEVICE VIA VARIOUS WIRELESS LINKS - Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for porting locally processed media data with low latency to a remote client device via various wireless links are provided. In one example embodiment, a transceiver module may include a local network interface and a controller that may receive a client control signal from a client device over a wireless local area network via the local network interface, transmit a media control signal based on the client control signal to a media device, receive media data based on the media control signal from the media device, and transmit to the client device over the wireless local area network via the local network interface client data based on the media data and a low-latency compression technique. The receipt of the media data and transmission of the client data may be accomplished with substantially no detectable latency. Additional embodiments are also provided. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007720 | RECOMMENDING RECENTLY OBTAINED CONTENT TO ONLINE SYSTEM USERS BASED ON CHARACTERISTICS OF OTHER USERS INTERACTING WITH THE RECENTLY OBTAINED CONTENT - An online system that recommends content to a user obtains a content item and receives limited interaction with the content item when it is obtained. The online system also maintains embeddings for various users based on interactions by the users with content presented to the users. Viewing users to whom the content item is presented and who performed one or more interactions with the content item are identified. Based on embeddings for the viewing users, the online system generates a content embedding for the content item. When the online system identifies a candidate user, the online system determines a similarity between the content embedding and an embedding of the viewing user and determines whether to recommend the content item to the candidate user based on the comparison. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007721 | EXTRACTING MEDIA CONTENT FROM SOCIAL NETWORKING SERVICES - Systems and methods are disclosed for extracting media content from social networking services and presenting the extracted content to an IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) user in a personalized and easy-to-consume manner. One or more feeds from social networking services that contain data pertaining to the user's social graph are monitored by a service in the IPTV domain for media content that meets preset criteria and preferences of the user. A social networking dashboard application is hosted in the IPTV environment and includes a user interface arranged with tools to enable the user to set preferences and specify tags that control various aspects of the media content extraction. The service can also monitor the social networking feeds in a real-time manner that enables creation of a knowledge base that is usable to present media content “trends” to the IPTV user. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007722 | CONTENT ACCESS - A computing device is described which has at least one application access record storing references to content items stored at the computing device. At least one local store stores other content items. A processor of the computing device executes at least one application, the application having ability to access the content items referenced in the application access record and restricted from accessing the other content items. An operating system of the computing device is configured to search the local store to identify at least one of the other content items on the basis of criteria, and to suggest the identified other content item(s) to a user of the computing device for access by the application. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007723 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ADAPTIVE MULTIMEDIA SERVICE - An apparatus and a method for providing an adaptive multimedia service in a mobile communication system are provided. The method of providing a multimedia service includes collecting user-preference-aware information, device-capability-aware information, and network-aware information, generating a packet according to a correlation among the user-preference-aware information, the device-capability-aware information, and the network-aware information, and providing a multimedia service according to the generated packet. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007724 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR TARGETED SECONDARY CONTENT INSERTION - Methods and apparatus for identification and insertion of content targeted to a particular audience within a content-based network, such as a cable television or satellite network. In one embodiment of the invention, audience qualities are identified and distributed to an advertisement decision maker, which uses the information to fulfill advertisement placement opportunities. Qualifiers about an existing or projected audience are classified utilizing an algorithm for qualifier weight and variance in order to determine the proximity any given qualifier may be to a target audience for an advertisement. Subscriber privacy and anonymity is also optionally maintained via e.g., hashing or encrypting data relating to the CPE and/or subscriber, thus ensuring that audience data is not traceable to a specific user account. Business methods are also disclosed. | 2019-01-03 |
20190007725 | System and Method for Real-Time Synchronization of Media Content via Multiple Devices and Speaker Systems - A method for synchronizing media content via multiple device and speaker system includes: reading, by a server-side computing device, audio layout file comprising audio discreet channel mapped to speaker system, reading channel-based, object-based, scene-based, 3d audio, and audio layout files, receiving and processing, by a server-side computing device, head-related impulse response signal, head-transfer function signal, reverberant environment binaural room impulse signal, numerically simulated signal, and other binaural signal via sensors, receiving and processing, by the server-side computing device, bandpass transfer function, headphone transfer function, compensation filters, equalization filters, and other DSP algorithm, evaluating and processing encoding and decoding of media content, and transmitting the server-side message or packet to be used by the client device along with previously received customized stock media content and customized media content, to substantially synchronize the client-side playback of synchronized media content with server-side playback of the stock media content in client device and speaker system. | 2019-01-03 |