04th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 73 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160029023 | ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND DEVICE FOR HIGH-RESOLUTION MOVING IMAGES - A video encoding method includes: determining a size of a current block to be encoded and encoding information for indicating the size of the current block; encoding division information related to dividing the current block into one or more subblocks; predicting a subblock divided from the current block by using an intra prediction mode corresponding to the subblock; generating a residual block by subtracting the predicted block from the subblock; transforming the residual subblock by using a transform size identical to a size of the subblock; and encoding information on transform coefficients of the transformed residual subblock. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029024 | FRAME BUFFER COMPRESSION FOR VIDEO PROCESSING DEVICES - For compressing a video signal, a local multiscale transform is applied to a frame of the video signal to obtain coefficient blocks. The coefficients of each block are distributed into coefficient groups associated with that block. A plurality of the coefficient groups associated with a block are processed. The processing of one of the groups comprises determining an exponent for encoding the coefficients of that group. Mantissas are determined for quantizing the coefficients of the plurality of groups in combination with the exponents respectively determined for these groups. Coding data including each exponent determined for a coefficient group and the mantissas quantizing the coefficients of the group in combination with this exponent are stored in an external frame buffer. The mantissas determined for quantizing the coefficients of one of the groups are represented in the coding data by a respective number of bits depending on the exponents determined for the plurality of coefficient groups. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029025 | VIDEO ENCODING DEVICE, VIDEO DECODING DEVICE, VIDEO ENCODING METHOD, VIDEO DECODING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A video decoding device for decoding video using inter prediction comprises decoding control unit setting partition type of CU to be decoded to a type other than N×N which indicates a size of PU obtained by dividing a CU to be decoded is a minimum size, when a prediction mode of the CU to be decoded is an inter prediction and a size of the CU to be decoded is equal to a minimum CU size. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029026 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD - The present disclosure relates to an image processing device and method enabling suppression of deterioration in encoding efficiency due to high speed image encoding. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029027 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING IMAGE - An apparatus and a method for applying an independent compression mode for encoding on each data block constituting an image frame in an encoder provided in an image processing device are provided. To that end, at least one data block is encoded based on each of a plurality of specified compression modes, and at least one data block corresponding to each of the plurality of specified compression modes is reconfigured based on at least in part on each of the plurality of specified compression modes. An inter-data difference corresponding to each of the plurality of specified compression modes is determined based on the at least one data block and a data block obtained by reconfiguring the at least one data block, and at least one compression mode is selected from the plurality of specified compression modes based on at least in part on each of the inter-data difference. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029028 | SUB-BLOCK PALETTE MODE - Video data may comprise one or more blocks, each block being associated with a block palette comprising one or more palette entries specifying pixel values used in the block. A block is further divided into a plurality of sub-blocks. A sub-block scanning order for the block and pixel scanning orders for the sub-blocks are adaptively selected, based upon a distribution of pixel values within the block and sub-blocks. Sub-blocks may be associated with sub-block palettes, specifying pointers to palette entries of the block palette. Some sub-blocks may be encoded based upon pixel values of neighboring sub-blocks. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029029 | IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND DEVICE - Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for image encoding/decoding that support a plurality of layers. The method for image decoding that supports a plurality of layers includes decoding information of a first layer which a picture of a second layer including a current decoding target block refers to; mapping the information of the first layer to a picture size of the second layer, configuring a reference picture list for the picture of the second layer by adding the mapped information of the first layer and generating prediction samples of the current decoding target block by predicting the current decoding target block of the second layer based on the reference picture list, and the information of the first layer includes at least one of a sample value and motion information of the first layer picture. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029030 | TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING A COMPOSITE IMAGE - For a video sequence having at least one composite image comprising a foreground and a transparency mask, a video encoder transmits the encoded foreground image and the encoded transparency mask together with a flag signifying whether or not the encoded transparency mask is to be decoded as a binary transparency mask. Clipping values may be signalled to the decoder for use in clipping of a decoded binary transparency mask. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029031 | METHOD FOR COMPRESSING A VIDEO AND A SYSTEM THEREOF - The present invention discloses a system for compressing a video, and comprises a capture module, a first analysis module, a clustering module and a compressing module. The system of the present invention can capture a background portion from the video and reserve characteristics such as the moving route or speed of the target object. Based on the non-collision among the objects, the objects existing at different times can be re-synthesized into the same time slice to generate a compressed video with the shortest duration while still retaining the full content of the original video according to the system of the present invention. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029032 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - In an information processing apparatus, a GPU obtains a plurality of blocks which have a predetermined number of pixels and are obtained by dividing an encoding target image, and intermediate blocks for which a spatial redundancy is removed are generated for each block. The GPU analyzes a data string of the intermediate blocks, and generates specifying information for specifying positions of data for which a value is included in a predetermined range in the data string, and for each of the blocks, outputs at least a portion of the data of the intermediate blocks, and corresponding specifying information to a storage apparatus. A CPU, for each of the plurality of blocks, executes compression processing by referencing corresponding specifying information, and reading at least a portion of the data corresponding to the specifying information from the storage apparatus. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029033 | INTERLAYER VIDEO ENCODING METHOD AND APPARATUS AND INTERLAYER VIDEO DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPENSATING LUMINANCE DIFFERENCE - An interlayer video decoding method comprises reconstructing a first layer image based on encoding information acquired from a first layer bitstream; reconstructing a second layer current block determined as a predetermined partition mode and a prediction mode by using interlayer prediction information acquired from a second layer bitstream and a first layer reference block corresponding to a current block of a first layer reconstruction image that is to be reconstructed in a second layer; determining whether to perform luminance compensation on the second layer current block in a partition mode in which the second layer current block is not split; and compensating for luminance of the second layer current block according to whether luminance compensation is performed and reconstructing a second layer image including the second layer current block of which luminance is compensated for. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029034 | EDGE-SELECTIVE INTRA CODING - Edge-selective intra coding may include encoding a first input block, generating a first reconstructed block by decoding the first encoded block, determining a reconstruction error block based on a difference between the first input block and the first reconstructed block, identifying a second input block from the first input frame, and determining a plurality of refined context pixels. Determining a plurality of refined context pixels may include identifying a plurality of context pixels from the reconstruction error block, generating a plurality of encoded context pixels by encoding the plurality of context pixels, generating a plurality of reconstructed context pixels by decoding the plurality of encoded context pixels, and adding at least a portion of the reconstruction error block and the plurality of reconstructed context pixels. The method may include generating a second encoded block by encoding the second input block based on the plurality of refined context pixels. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029035 | INTER-COMPONENT PREDICTION - Reconstructing a second component signal relating to a second component of a multi-component picture from a spatially corresponding portion of a reconstructed first component signal and a correction signal derived from a data stream for the second component promises increased coding efficiency over a broader range of multi-component picture content. By including the spatially corresponding portion of the reconstructed first component signal into the reconstruction of the second component signal, any remaining inter-component redundancies/correlations present such as still present despite a possibly a priori performed component space transformation, or present because of having been introduced by such a priori performed component space transformation, for example, may readily be removed by way of the inter-component redundancy/correlation reduction of the second component signal. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029036 | Method for Coding a Depth Lookup Table - The invention relates to a method ( | 2016-01-28 |
20160029037 | DIGITAL E8-VSB RECEPTION SYSTEM AND E8-VSB DATA DEMULTIPLEXING METHOD - A method of processing a digital television (DTV) signal is disclosed. Herein, the DTV signal is generated by performing Reed-Solomon (RS) encoding on additional data, multiplexing the RS-encoded additional data with main data, RS encoding the multiplexed additional and main data, interleaving the RS-encoded additional and main data, trellis encoding the interleaved additional and main data, and transmitting a Radio Frequency (RF) DTV signal including the trellis-encoded additional and main data. The method to process the DTV signal includes receiving the DTV signal including the additional data multiplexed with the main data through an antenna, in which signaling information is periodically inserted in the additional data. The received DTV signal is demodulated including performing channel equalization on the demodulated DTV signal. Trellis decoding is performed on the channel-equalized DTV signal. Further, the additional data from the trellis-decoded DTV signal is extracted including removing dummy data from the extracted additional data. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029038 | PREDICTOR FOR DEPTH MAP INTRA CODING - In an example, a process for coding video data includes determining a partitioning pattern for a block of depth values comprising assigning one or more samples of the block to a first partition and assigning one or more other samples of the block to a second partition. The process also includes determining a predicted value for at least one of the first partition and the second partition based on the determined partition pattern. The process also includes coding the at least one of the first partition and the second partition based on the predicted value. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029039 | VIDEO ENCODING CIRCUIT AND VIDEO ENCODING METHOD USING THE SAME, AND OPERATION PROCESSING DEVICE - A transform processor may process original data that includes video information by using at least one of first and second processing methods, and generates at least one of first and second transformed data. Index determination logic may determine an index satisfying a determination condition based on at least one of the first and second transformed data. Energy compaction determination logic may determine energy compaction of at least one of the first and second transformed data based on the determined index. Output selection logic may selectively output one of the first and second transformed data based on the determined energy compaction. An entropy encoder may encode data output from the output selection logic. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029040 | PREDICTION PARAMETER INHERITANCE FOR 3D VIDEO CODING - A three-dimensional (3D) video codec encodes multiple views of a 3D video, each including texture and depth components. The encoders of the codec encode video blocks of their respective views based on a set of prediction parameters, such as quad-tree split flags, prediction modes, partition sizes, motion fields, inter directions, reference indices, luma intra modes, and chroma intra modes. The prediction parameters may be inherited across different views and different ones of the texture and depth components. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029041 | IMAGE CODING METHOD, IMAGE CODING APPARATUS, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image coding method for an image coding apparatus includes determining an anchor picture in a same view as a picture to be coded, determining an anchor block corresponding to a block to be coded, selecting an inter-view prediction method, encoding an inter-view prediction mode indicating the inter-view prediction method, and calculating, using a parallax vector of the anchor block, a parallax vector of the block to be coded. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029042 | VARIABLE RATE VIDEO ENCODER - The invention concerns a method of video encoding comprising: determining a first ratio (IP | 2016-01-28 |
20160029043 | Methods and Systems for Noncausal Predictive Image and Video Coding - The present invention presents fully noncausal predictive encoding and decoding methods for image, video and other signal coding. The presented noncausal predictive image coding methods largely reduce the prohibitive computational cost of the prior invention. The presented noncausal signal encoding method comprises: (1) splitting the source signal into a plurality of noncausal coding units; (2) extending each noncausal coding unit with the selected extension type; and (3) encoding each noncausal coding unit with the selected intra-unit noncausal predictor and intra-unit noncausal predictive encoding method. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029044 | 3D VISUAL DYNAMIC RANGE CODING - A sequence of 3D VDR images and 3D SDR images are encoded using a monoscopic SDR base layer and one or more enhancement layers. A first VDR view and a first SDR view are encoded with a DVDL encoder to output first and second coded signals. A predicted 3D VDR signal is generated, which has first and second predicted VDR views. First and second VDR residuals are generated based on their respective VDR views and predicted VDR views. A DVDL encoder encodes the first and second VDR residuals to output third and fourth coded signals. A 3D VDR decoder, which has two DVDL decoders and SDR-to-VDR predictors use the four coded input signals to generate a single-view SDR, 3D SDR, single-view VDR, or 3D VDR signals. A corresponding decoder is also described, which is capable of decoding these encoded 3D VDR and SDR images. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029045 | Method and Apparatus of Disparity Vector Derivation for Three- Dimensional Video Coding - A method and apparatus of three-dimensional/multi-view coding using aligned reference information are disclosed. The present system aligns the reference information associated with the reference view of the derived DV with the reference information associated with a selected reference view by modifying the selected reference view or by modifying the derived DV or a converted DV derived from depth block pointed by the derived DV. The DV can be derived using the Neighboring Block Disparity Vector (NBDV) process. When the reference view of the derived DV is different from the selected reference view, the system scales the derived DV or changes the converted DV to refer to the selected reference view. The system may also set the selected reference view to the reference view of the derived DV. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029046 | TECHNIQUES FOR PERFORMING A FORWARD TRANSFORMATION BY A VIDEO ENCODER USING A FORWARD TRANSFORM MATRIX - Various embodiments are generally directed to an apparatus, method and other techniques for storing, in memory, at least one master forward transform matrix comprising signed constants having a defined number of precision bits and a sign bit and determining, by processing circuitry, which forward transform matrix to use to perform a transformation based on at least a transform unit size. Further, various techniques may include performing, by the processing circuitry, the transformation on residuals of pixel values of a frame using one of the at least one master forward transform matrix or a forward transform matrix derived from one of the master forward transform matrix at least partially based on the determination. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029047 | ON-DEMAND LOAD BALANCER AND VIRTUAL LIVE SLICER SERVER FARM FOR PROGRAM INGEST - A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium to receive a request for an on-demand streaming service from a program source device, wherein the on-demand streaming service provides on-demand publishing of programs originating from program source devices, and wherein the publishing includes streaming of the programs via the Internet to users; obtain configuration data based on the request; spin up a live slicer server based on the request; transmit the configuration data to the live slicer server; and transmit a network address of the live slicer server to the program source device. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029048 | Enhancing TV with Wireless Broadcast Messages - There is provided a system and method for enhancing television with wireless broadcast messages. The system including a television, a mobile device, and a server, wherein the television is configured to transmit a broadcast message to the mobile device, the broadcast message used by the television to request enhancement data from the server, the mobile device is configured to receive the broadcast message from the television and transmit a request to the server in response to receiving the broadcast message, and the server configured to receive the request from the mobile device and transmit the enhancement data to the television in response to receiving the request, wherein the enhancement data is used by the television to enhance media content being displayed on a display. The television may transmit the broadcast message to the mobile device using Bluetooth low energy and receive the enhancement data from the server using the Internet. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029049 | COST REDUCTION THROUGH BIDDING AND ADVERTISING - Various techniques for enhancing wireless networks and/or devices that can receive wireless signals are disclosed. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029050 | Hybrid Stream Delivery - Hybrid stream delivery techniques are described. In one or more implementations, a multicast stream of primary content is received at a computing device for output by the computing device. Timing information in the multicast stream is identified indicating when a break in the primary content is to occur. Responsive to the identification and before output of the primary content attains to the break, supplemental content is requested by the computing device that is available via a single dedicated stream. The supplemental content received via the single dedicated stream is cached during output of the primary content and the cached supplemental content is output upon completion of the output of the primary content up to the break. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029051 | Streaming Playback and Dynamic Ad Insertion - There is provided a system and method for dynamically generated client side streaming playlists. There is provided a method comprising receiving a request to stream a video asset for playback, retrieving, from a network, a video asset playlist corresponding to the video asset and an ad campaign playlist, generating a consolidated video playlist including the video asset playlist and the ad campaign playlist, and processing the consolidated video playlist using a media playback framework to stream a plurality of video files from the network for decoding and output to a display. Discontinuity tags within the video asset playlist may be utilized as insertion points for portions of the ad campaign playlist. The consolidated video playlist may be accessed through a local HTTP web server, advantageously allowing the use of commonly installed media playback framework models such as QuickTime X to trigger adaptive bitrate support through HTTP Live Streaming. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029052 | Method And Apparatus For Converting Audio, Video And Control Signals - An apparatus for converting between synchronous audio, video and control signals and asynchronous data streams for an IP network as interfaces for the audio and video signals and for control signals. A processor is arranged to convert between the synchronous audio, video and control signals and asynchronous packaged data streams. The data streams are sent on a stream according to IP standards that are selected according to the nature of the signal to be transmitted. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029053 | Method for transmitting media data and virtual desktop server - Disclosed is a method for transmitting media data, comprises: acquiring streaming media data of a media file that a terminal requests to play; when it is determined that the terminal supports a media format of the streaming media data, sending the streaming media data to the terminal, and the terminal playing the streaming media data; when it is determined that the terminal does not support the media format of the streaming media data requested to be played, converting the media format of the streaming media data into a media format supported by the terminal; and sending the converted streaming media data to the terminal, and the terminal directly playing the converted streaming media data. Also disclosed is a virtual desktop server. The present invention can effectively save the CPU resources of the virtual desktop server. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029054 | INTEREST PREDICTION - System and methods for providing access to particular media content. First media content may be output for presentation by a display device. Second media content other than the first media content may be monitored. A determination may be made as to whether the second media content has a priority greater than the first media content. Access to the second media content for presentation by the display device may be provided. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029055 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR PROACTIVE CONTENT CUSTOMIZATION - A method, system and server for providing customized multimedia services to a user by calculating the engagement level for the user based on detected events. Said events can be generated as a result of user activity in a first user device (for example a TV) or in other user devices (for example, a laptop, an smart phone). The proposed solution is adaptable, configurable and reacts on real-time to current user attitude. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029056 | PROVIDING PERSONALIZED RECOMMENDATIONS FOR STREAMING OF BROADCAST CONTENT OVER A NETWORK - An approach for facilitating providing personalized recommendations for streaming of broadcast content is provided. Content identifications are obtained for individual sets of broadcast content being streamed separately over the Internet simultaneously by multiple content providers. One or more recommendations of broadcast content is presented to the user based on the user's content preference profile, one or more ambient conditions associated with the user, online social interactions and/or content of the user, and/or other sets of broadcast content being streamed over the Internet. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029057 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING MEDIA ASSET RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A GROUP - Systems and methods are described herein for providing media recommendations for a group. A media guidance application may identify a group comprising at least a first user and a second user and select a media asset of which the first and second users have previously accessed less than a duration of the media asset. For example, each of the first and the second users may have watched only a respective portion of the media asset. The media guidance application may determine a first amount of the media asset duration that the first user has accessed the media asset and a second amount of the media asset duration that the second user has accessed the media asset. Based on the first and second amounts of the media asset duration, the media guidance application may provide a recommendation for the media asset to the group. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029058 | DYNAMICALLY IMPLEMENTING AN IMAGE PROTECTION POLICY - Technologies for dynamically implementing an image protection policy include a camera device with a camera to capture an image of at least one person. The camera device determines a location in the image of at least one person in the image, determines a location of at least one personal computing device, and maps the personal computing devices to the persons captured in the image based on the determined device and image locations. The camera device may broadcast an announcement of the creation of the image to the personal computing devices, negotiate an image protection policy with each of the personal computing devices, and implement the negotiated image protection policy. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029059 | Methods and apparatus for vending and delivering the content of disk recordings - A DVD player/recorder incorporates a hard drive mass memory device for temporarily storing program content and metadata, includes a network interface for connecting to content and metadata providers, as well as other resources and other computers, via the Internet, a television interface for connecting to a conventional television set which reproduces content from the DVD player, and also connects the DVD player to a set top box which provides a connection to a cable or satellite provider which forms a further source of programming and metadata. The DVD player can retrieve and play content, and permit the navigation of content, specified on a metadata playlist file. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029060 | Portable Broadcast System Accommodating Multiple Remote Users for Digital Audio/Video Transmission Via Wired or Wireless IP or 3G/4G Networks - A system for simultaneously distributing program content originating from hundreds of remote multicast transmit units to a global network such as the Internet, and configured to receive at a host multicast receiver/server the transmitted program content segments from each of the remote multicast transmit units in real time, at full bandwidth and minimum latency. A command center station coupled to a first output of the multicast receiver/server for distribution of the program content segments via a satellite broadcast network interface to one or more affiliated stations and a second output of the multicast receiver/server via a third party network interface for streaming distribution to the affiliated stations. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029061 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF INTERACTIVE PRODUCTION MARKETING - A viewer of broadcast media requests or receives programming content including advertising over the Internet. The production system manipulates the programming content including the advertising with one or more computer processors to create a video broadcast based on input received over the Internet. The programming content promotes products or services by inserting advertisements or promotional material into the video broadcast based on one or more user interests. In addition, the production system transmits to the user the customized production with the inserted advertisements and promotional material embedded therein. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029062 | System and Method for Set-Top Box Recording - Embodiments of the present invention disclose an integrated set-top box for recording a voice communication and/or a voicemail. In one embodiment, the integrated set-top box automatically detects communications associated with a monitored communication line and records and stores the voice communications in a data storage unit of the integrated set-top box. In another embodiment, the integrated set-top box may provide voicemail capabilities in addition to other features. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029063 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SERVICE OF RANKINGS OF MULTIMEDIA IN SOCIAL NETWORK SERVICE SYSTEM - A method and an apparatus for providing a service of rankings of multimedia in a social network service (SNS) system where an SNS server provides uploaded data to a downloader are provided. The method includes extracting added information from data transmitted from an upload electronic device, comparing the extracted, added information with added information of data that was previously received, and detecting the similarity on the added information, creating keywords based on the detected similarity, and creating ranking information by counting the respective keywords in units of a certain period of time, configuring a universal ranking and personal rankings according to respective users' preferences, and providing the ranking information and the universal ranking and the personal rankings. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029064 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING MEDIA CONTENT - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a storage medium including computer instructions to receive sensory information at a media device from a first mobile communication device where the first mobile communication device obtains at least a portion of the sensory information from at least one second mobile communication device in response to a broadcast by the first mobile communication device of a wireless signal representing a notice to obtain the sensory information, where the sensory information is associated with an environment of the first mobile communication device, and where the sensory information comprises images of the environment. The computer instructions can enable generating a plurality of personal content utilizing at least a portion of the sensory information, where each of the plurality of personal content includes some of the images captured at different perspectives. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029065 | Set Top/Back Box, System and Method for Providing a Remote Control Device - A set top/back box and system and method for providing a remote control device are disclosed. In one embodiment, one or more wireless transceivers are located within a housing, which also interconnectively includes television input/output, a processor, and memory. The set top/back box may establish a pairing with a programmable device, such as a proximate wireless-enabled interactive handheld device having a touch screen display, whereby formatted parallel audiovisual experience instructions, including virtual buttons, may be transmitted to the programmable device for display on the touch screen display to create an experience parallel to the experience on the television. The set top/back box receives and processes virtual remote control functionality input instructions from the programmable device to control amenities associated with the set top/back box. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029066 | BROADCAST RECEIVER AND TUNING APPARATUS - A broadcast receiver includes a processor that processes a broadcasting signal, a detector that detects a level of a signal of a first predetermined band of the broadcasting signal, and an adjuster that adjusts at least one of a characteristic and an operation of the processor based on the detected level. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029067 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING VIEWERSHIP AND/OR MESSAGE DATA - Methods and systems for enhancing program-viewing experience with viewership, message, and supplemental data include receiving a program identifier for a media program to be viewed; receiving one or more of viewership, message, and/or supplemental data relating to the media program; compiling the viewership, message, and/or supplemental data with the program identifier; storing the viewership, message, and/or supplemental data in a memory in association with the program identifier; and providing display data representing the viewership, message, and/or supplemental data and the program identifier. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029068 | METHOD FOR TRANSCEIVING MEDIA FILES AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING USING SAME - A method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving an MPEG-2 TS-based media file are provided. In the method of transmitting an MPEG2 Transport Stream (TS)-based media file, a Presentation Time Stamp (PTS) of a Presentation Unit (PU) is mapped to a Media Presentation Time (MPT) for synchronization with other media with respect to at least one program element forming a program included in the media file; and synchronization information including the mapped media presentation time is transmitted together with the media file, wherein the media presentation time is provided for a first PU in a segment of the transmitted media file. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029069 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISPLAYING CONTENT - An indication that a user is accessing an online resource is received from a user terminal. The online resource provides an item of primary content for display on the user terminal with an associated size control, wherein the associated size control, when activated by the user, is configured to cause the item of primary content to occupy substantially all of the display area. The operation of the size control is modified, wherein at least partly in response to the user activating the size control: the item of primary content will be increased in size but will not occupy substantially all of the display area so as to leave room on the user terminal display area to display a first plurality of items of supplementary content or representations thereof, or the plurality of items of supplementary content or representations thereof will be caused to overlay the primary content. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029070 | INTERACTIVE PRODUCT PLACEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFOR - A method for presenting advertisements for commercial products in video productions, whereby the commercial product is placed in the video production as an element of the video production. A viewer is enabled to interact with the video production to select the product. Information is then displayed about the selected product; and the viewer is enabled to purchase the selected product. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029071 | INTERACTIVE PRODUCT PLACEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFOR - A method for presenting advertisements for commercial products in video productions, whereby the commercial product is placed in the video production as an element of the video production. A viewer is enabled to interact with the video production to select the product. Information is then displayed about the selected product; and the viewer is enabled to purchase the selected product. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029072 | INTERACTIVE PRODUCT PLACEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFOR - A method for presenting advertisements for commercial products in video productions, whereby the commercial product is placed in the video production as an element of the video production. A viewer is enabled to interact with the video production to select the product. Information is then displayed about the selected product; and the viewer is enabled to purchase the selected product. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029073 | INTERACTIVE PRODUCT PLACEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFOR - A method for presenting advertisements for commercial products in video productions, whereby the commercial product is placed in the video production as an element of the video production. A viewer is enabled to interact with the video production to select the product. Information is then displayed about the selected product; and the viewer is enabled to purchase the selected product. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029074 | Apparatus and Method for Processing Program Content Recoding - The present principles of the embodiments generally relate to an apparatus and a method for processing media asset recordings such as, e.g., recording of a television program in an electronic device, such as, e.g., a digital video recorder (DVR). In one exemplary embodiment, the present invention is able to automatically record another occurrence of a requested program as a potential replacement when the original recording of the requested program contains an abnormality such as e.g., an error and/or a program interruption. The potential replacement program may be from a different source such as an internet media service website. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029075 | FAST SWITCHING OF SYNCHRONIZED MEDIA USING TIME-STAMP MANAGEMENT - Disclosed are various embodiments that facilitate fast switching of synchronized media using time-stamp management. A first media stream and multiple second media streams are obtained. The second media stream is time synchronized to the first media stream. The first media stream and one of the second media streams are decoded. Time-stamp management without decoding is performed for another one of the second media streams to facilitate fast switching to the other one of the second media streams when desired. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029076 | Arrangements and Method Thereof for Channel Change during Streaming - According to embodiments of the present invention, the user-to-user delay and the zapping delay are reduced by a network element which is configured to provide at least one segment that is a shorter version of the actual segment and where the shorter version of the actual segment begins with a key frame or contains key frames only. By providing the at least one segment being a shorter version of the actual segment, wherein a key frame is inserted in the beginning of the segment, the delay, when zapping to a new channel, can be reduced, since a key frame will be accessible with a reduced time delay. Further the user-to-user delay is also reduced since the segment to be joined is shorter. Hence, the time difference occurring when a first user joins in the beginning of a segment and when another user joins at the end of the segment is reduced when the segments are shorter. In addition, the length of the segments can be adjusted to the requested joining point in order to further reduce the user-to-user delay to substantially zero. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029077 | VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - An operating method of a video display device is provided. The method includes: obtaining at least one of user's bio information and pattern input; upon the receipt of a user input for a function key input of the video display device within a predetermined time, performing an operation personalized to the user on the basis of at least one of the obtained user's bio information and pattern input and the function key input; and upon the receipt of the user input for the function key input after the predetermined time elapses, performing an operation corresponding to the function key. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029078 | Set-Top Box for Changing Channels and System and Method for Use of Same - A set-top box for changing channels and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the set-top box includes a television input that is configured to receive a source signal, which includes at least first and second channels, from an external source and tune the source signal in order to forward the tuned signal to a television. Within the set-top box, memory is accessible to the processor such that processor-executable instructions, when executed, cause the processor to save in a buffer the at least partially tuned second channel beginning at a recent periodic, sequential signal access point. In response to receiving a channel change instruction when the television tuner is forwarding the tuned first channel signal, the set-top box causes the television tuner to forward the fully tuned signal based on the second channel stored in the buffer beginning at the recent periodic, sequential signal access point. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029079 | Method and Device for Playing and Processing a Video Based on a Virtual Desktop - Provided a method and device for playing and processing a video based on a virtual desktop. The method comprises: a terminal receives a original code stream of a video file to be played currently, wherein the original code stream is sent to the terminal by a virtual desktop system after the virtual desktop acquires the original code stream; and the terminal plays the video file according to the original code stream. The disclosure avoids or reduces the occupation of Central Processing Unit (CPU) resources of a virtual machine host, and achieves smooth playback of video files. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029080 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DETERMINE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN AN AREA - Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to determine the number of people at a location. An example method includes collecting media identification information corresponding to media presented at a location, changing an identifier of a base station local to the location to cause mobile devices located at the location to attempt to register with the base station, responding to a received request to register a mobile device with the base station by storing device identification information for the corresponding mobile device at the base station, determining a number of mobile devices located at the location based on the stored device identification information, and identifying a number of persons exposed to the media based on the mobile devices located at the location. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029081 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus includes a sight line detecting unit configured to detect a sight line of a viewer who is viewing content data and output sight line information which is a result of the detection, a viewing condition estimating unit configured to estimate a viewing condition of the viewer based on the output sight line information and visual attention information relating to the content data, and a content suggesting unit configured to make various suggestions with respect to the content data for the viewer based on the estimated viewing condition. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029082 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTENT NAVIGATION - Systems and methods for aiding user content navigation are described. An exemplary system may include an electronic device configured to receive audiovisual content and/or user inputs. The electronic device may additionally include one or more outputs coupled with a display device. The electronic device may further include one or more processors as well as memory, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause them to perform one or more navigation functions to receive a channel change command to adjust from a first channel to a second channel. The one or more processors may further be caused to determine that the second channel is presenting advertising content instead of program content, and determine that a third channel is presenting program content. The one or more processors may further be caused to adjust the output to the third channel. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029083 | SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, SIGNAL RECEPTION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND TV SYSTEM - There are disclosed a signal processing method, a signal reception processing apparatus and a TV system, wherein the signal processing method comprises: receiving a control signal and decoding said control signal; comparing a signal instruction obtained from the decoding with preset instructions and generating an execution instruction corresponding to the matched preset instruction, wherein said preset instructions include a channel storage instruction and a channel change instruction; and performing corresponding execution actions according to the execution instruction. In the signal reception processing apparatus and the TV system based on the above method, specific channels are stored by decoding the control signal, and thus by storing specific channels, the aged can perform operations only on these specific TV channels instead of all TV channels when watching TV programs, and therefore they can watch TV program conveniently. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029084 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING PLAY OF AN AUDIO SIGNAL - Apparatus and methods conforming to the present invention comprise a method of controlling playback of an audio signal through analysis of a corresponding close caption signal in conjunction with analysis of the corresponding audio signal. Objection text or other specified text in the close caption signal is identified through comparison with user identified objectionable text. Upon identification of the objectionable text, the audio signal is analyzed to identify the audio portion corresponding to the objectionable text. Upon identification of the audio portion, the audio signal may be controlled to mute the audible objectionable text. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029085 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SYNCHRONIZING CALENDAR INFORMATION WITH ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDE INFORMATION - Systems and methods of media devices are operable to receive appointment information from an electronic device, wherein the appointment information is defined by a time period for a scheduled appointment for a user, and wherein the scheduled appointment requires the user to be at a remote location that is remote from a location of the media device such that the user is unable to manually operate or use their media device. The media device is configured to automatically modify at least one operation of the media device based on the received appointment information that is associated with the scheduled appointment. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029086 | MAPPING OF TAPPABLE AVATARS - A remote experience system is presented. The system can include a feed aggregation engine configured to obtain a plurality of feeds from feed acquiring devices associated with an event. The feed aggregation engine can obtain an experience policy related to the event and construct an experience feed having an arrangement of the plurality of feeds according to the experience policy. The experience feed can be presented to a user via an experience feed interface, and can include an indication of a focal or other cluster. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029087 | SEARCHING AND FINDING OBJECTS - A remote experience system is presented. The system can include a feed aggregation engine configured to obtain a plurality of feeds from feed acquiring devices associated with an event. The feed aggregation engine can obtain an experience policy related to the event and construct an experience feed having an arrangement of the plurality of feeds according to the experience policy. The experience feed can be presented to a user via an experience feed interface, and can include an indication of a focal or other cluster. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029088 | VIDEO FEED RADAR - A remote experience system is presented. The system can include a feed aggregation engine configured to obtain a plurality of feeds from feed acquiring devices associated with an event. The feed aggregation engine can obtain an experience policy related to the event and construct an experience feed having an arrangement of the plurality of feeds according to the experience policy. The experience feed can be presented to a user via an experience feed interface, and can include an indication of a focal or other cluster. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029089 | VIDEO RECEIVING APPARATUS AND BROADCAST RECEIVING APPARATUS - An video receiving apparatus which reduces waiting time till image is displayed on a monitor include: a plurality of authentication executing units which perform respectively an authentication process to the external devices connected to each of the plurality of input terminals; a terminal selecting unit which selects one of the plurality of input terminals as a video input terminal based on an operation input from outside; an video receiving unit which receives the video information through one of the authentication executing units corresponding to the selected input terminal from the external devices connected through the selected input terminal; and a display control unit which outputs the received video information to a monitor. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029090 | INTERACTIVE PRODUCT PLACEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFOR - A method for presenting advertisements for commercial products in video productions, whereby the commercial product is placed in the video production as an element of the video production. A viewer is enabled to interact with the video production to select the product. Information is then displayed about the selected product; and the viewer is enabled to purchase the selected product. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029091 | METHOD OF DISPLAYING A REGION OF INTEREST IN A VIDEO STREAM - A method of processing video data comprising including a link between first encoded image data in a first encoded video stream and second encoded image data in a second encoded video stream, the first and second encoded image data corresponding to a same spatial area of the images of the first and second encoded video streams. Embodiments of the invention provide high resolution display of specific region of interest without a priori knowledge of the position of the region of interest. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029092 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING INTERACTIVE USER OPERATION INFORMATION OF DIGITAL TV - A method, a system, and a related device for processing interactive user operation information of a digital TV are provided, which are used to safely store the user operation information, prevent the user operation information from being captured or attacked, improve convenience of the user operation, and obtain desirable user experience. The method according to the embodiments of the present invention comprises: sending an information request message to a matching remote control, the information request message comprising first operation information, so that the matching remote control searches, according to the first operation information, for second operation information matching the first operation information; and receiving the second operation information matching the first operation information and sent by the matching remote control. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029093 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SHARING VIDEO INFORMATION - A method for a server to share video information, includes: receiving descriptive information regarding a video from a first user terminal; and sending the descriptive information to a second user terminal, for the second user terminal to play the video according to the descriptive information, wherein a first user of the first user terminal has a preset relationship with a second user of the second user terminal. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029094 | ENABLING INTERACTION BETWEEN SOCIAL NETWORK USERS DURING SYNCHRONOUS DISPLAY OF VIDEO CHANNGEL - The current subject matter describes displaying multimedia data on a graphical user interface of a user device (for example, a smart television set) during a display of a video channel in accordance with an aesthetic display design and based on effective interaction between the user device and an input device (for example, remote control device) configured to interact with the user device. Related methods, apparatuses, systems, techniques and articles are also described. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029095 | METHODS AND TECHNIQUES FOR ADAPTIVE SEARCH - A user may establish a reservation for content that is not currently available to the user via a group of sources, including broadcast, streaming, and/or download sources. For example the a user may establish a reservation to record a broadcast of specific content that is currently not scheduled for broadcast. As another example, the user may establish a reservation for the purpose of alerting the user once a new movie becomes available through a subscription streaming service. Based on a reservation, the service provider and/or the user's media playback device may monitor content availability data for one or more sources. When the content is indicated as available, the user may be so informed. The content may then be streamed or downloaded, or a recording of the content may be scheduled. Additionally, or alternatively, the content may be automatically scheduled for recording or download. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029096 | Network Video Unit - Providing content to content receiving devices, such as digital video recorders, connected to a computer network through a content provider is described. According to one aspect, a server maintains a database correlating contact information to content receiving devices in its network. A user navigates to a web site of the content provider and selects a piece of content, which prompts the content provider to query the server for the contact information, and then transmit a request to download the piece of content to the content receiving device. The request can be a set of content identification information that automatically populates a content guide at the receiving device with an entry corresponding to the requested piece of content. This entry allows the user to confirm, interrupt, resume and cancel a download of the content as desired. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029097 | CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING BROADCAST RECEIVER - A control device is provided. The control device includes a user interface unit in which information of a broadcast receiver controlled through unidirectional wireless communication is entered, a searching unit which searches an infrared (IR) code set corresponding the broadcast receiver based on the entered information, a managing unit which registers the broadcast receiver as a controllable broadcast receiver within a home network based on the searched IR code set, and a first communication interface unit which, if a control signal for the registered broadcast receiver is received, transmits an IR code corresponding to the control signal from the IR code set corresponding to the registered broadcast receiver to the registered broadcasting receiver. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029098 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING MEDIA ASSET RECOMMENDATIONS - A method for generating recommendations for a group of users is disclosed. The method includes providing a display of a plurality of user representations respectively representing users; receiving a selection of at least two of the user representations to form a group; providing a display of at least one recommendation for a media asset after the group has been formed; and providing a display of an indicator indicating that a user representation in the group is selected as an allowed user representation in the group for selecting one of the at least one recommendation for receipt by user devices respectively associated with the user representations in the group. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029099 | DYNAMIC ITEM HIGHLIGHTING SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for highlighting a program listing in a set of program listings based on selection criteria. The selection criteria may indicate that the a broadcaster has agreed to pay a service provider in return for the service provider ensuring that a program listing, corresponding to the program of the broadcaster, is highlighted in a program page that displays a set of program listings, such as television program listings. If there are multiple program listings, listed in a program page, that are to be highlighted, then details of the respective contracts may be used to determine which program listing to highlight. Such details may include the total contract value, a ratio of contract value-to-page view, and/or the time of contract formation. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029100 | MULTI-DIMENSIONAL SOUND SYSTEM FOR USE WITH AN INTERACTIVE DEVICE - A multidimensional sound system coordinates the playback of audio streams on a device that outputs more than one video stream simultaneously. The system provides a method for splitting and directing sound so that multiple users viewing multiple content streams on a single device can hear audio relevant to the video content they wish to view. The system also provides methods directed to allowing users to share audio relevant to their respective video streams with other users on the same device, and allows users to reject such sharing requests. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029101 | System and Method for Set-Top Box Call Connection - A system for initiating a voice call includes a set-top box operable to control a selection of a television channel for display on a television. The set-top box is further operable to initiate a voice call between a first telephone and a second telephone. The first telephone is associated with a first telephone network and the second telephone is associated with a second telephone network. The system includes a remote control in communication with the set-top box. The remote control is operable to receive a first input associated with the selection of the television channel from a user and a second input associated with the voice call. The voice call is initiated by the set-top box in response to the second input being received by the set-top box. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029102 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTONOMOUS BROADCASTING - Computer-implemented systems and methods provide for the autonomous broadcasting of video data, audio data, or video and audio data during an event, wherein the broadcasting can be schedule in advance and from a remote location (i.e., over a network). | 2016-01-28 |
20160029103 | CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture consistent with the present invention provide an electronic marketplace that matches units of content from secondary content providers with suitable vacancies from primary content providers. Vacancies may constitute, or be included in, any digital transmission containers, such as a television or radio programming, web pages, and the like. Specifically, the electronic marketplace automatically matches content offered by secondary content providers with vacancies offered by primary content providers thus filling the vacancies in these containers through a real-time content trading, placement, and distribution system. To do so, attributes associated with the vacancies and with units of secondary content are used to trade and match suitable vacancies with suitable content. This invention enables both secondary content owners and vacancy owners (primary content providers) to obtain the full commercial benefit of their secondary content and containers. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029104 | System and Method For Presenting During A Programming Event An Invitation To Follow Content On A Social Media Site - A system and method for linking the account of a subscriber of a multi-channel video programming distributor (MVPD) network to an account of the subscriber on a social networking site and to receive invitations to follow a page or join a group hosted on a social networking site that is relevant to the video content being displayed on the subscriber's television. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029105 | GENERATING VIDEO SUMMARIES FOR A VIDEO USING VIDEO SUMMARY TEMPLATES - Video and corresponding metadata is accessed. Events of interest within the video are identified based on the corresponding metadata, and best scenes are identified based on the identified events of interest. A video summary can be generated including one or more of the identified best scenes. The video summary can be generated using a video summary template with slots corresponding to video clips selected from among sets of candidate video clips. Best scenes can also be identified by receiving an indication of an event of interest within video from a user during the capture of the video. Metadata patterns representing activities identified within video clips can be identified within other videos, which can subsequently be associated with the identified activities. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029106 | PICTORIAL SUMMARY OF A VIDEO - Various implementations relate to providing a pictorial summary, also referred to as a comic book or a narrative abstraction. In one particular implementation, one or more parameters from a configuration guide are accessed. The configuration guide includes one or more parameters for configuring a pictorial summary of a video. The video is accessed. The pictorial summary for the video is generated. The pictorial summary conforms to the one or more accessed parameters from the configuration guide. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029107 | In-Flow Wind Tunnel Microphone Array - A phased microphone array capable of being placed in the free stream flow of a wind tunnel test section. The array consists of a plane of microphones on arms radiating out from a central hub. Microphones are placed along the length of the arms. The array is to be fastened to an articulated mount which allows it to be repositioned and be placed in a number of viewing positions. The ideal arms are symmetric airfoils that rotate about the longitudinal axis of the arm so that in free flow the airfoils point into the oncoming flow. Microphones placed at the leading edge will be located at stagnation points decreasing wind turbulence and boundary layer effects. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029108 | ACOUSTIC DIFFUSION GENERATOR WITH WELLS AND FLUTED FINS - A reflector and an electronic system produce a diffuse way by creating time delays in accordance with a number sequence. An acoustical passive reflector incorporates a series of wells in its surface to transform an acoustical wave into a series of acoustical waves having a time difference based on a number sequence. The electronic signal conversion system converts a signal into a series of signals having a time difference based on a number sequence. This can be used in an audio speaker system having N×N array of speakers where N is an odd prime number, arranged to be driven by the electronic signal conversion system in which the signal is converted into a series of signals centred on the signal with at least one signal being timed to precede the signal and at least one signal to follow the signal and the signal being arranged to be sent to the central speaker in the N×N array. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029109 | VENTILATION FAN WITH SPEAKER - A ventilation fan includes a fan unit, a cover, a speaker and an outer cap. The fan unit has an air inlet and an air outlet. The cover is disposed on the air inlet and has an opening disposed corresponding to the air inlet. The speaker is detachably disposed on the cover. The outer cap is disposed on the air inlet. The cover is located between the fan unit and the outer cap, and the outer cap has a plurality of through holes configured as both of ventilation channels and sound output channels. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029110 | Silicon Condenser Microphone - A silicon condenser microphone is disclosed. The silicon condenser microphone includes a substrate including a side surrounding a cavity, a transducer unit supported by the substrate, a partition positioned in the cavity of the substrate for dividing the cavity into an upper cavity and a lower cavity. The transducer unit includes a backplate and a diaphragm forming a capacitor. The partition includes a main body connected to an inner surface of the side of the substrate, and a perforation penetrating the main body for communicating the upper cavity with the lower cavity. The sensitivity of the silicon condenser microphone is accordingly improved. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029111 | VEHICLE IN CABIN SOUND PROCESSING SYSTEM - A sound system of a vehicle includes a plurality of microphones disposed in a cabin of the vehicle, a plurality of speakers disposed in the cabin of the vehicle, and a sound processor operable to process microphone output signals of the microphones to determine a voice signal of a speaking occupant in the vehicle at or near one of the microphones. The sound processor generates a processor output signal that is provided to at least some of the speakers. Responsive to the processor output signal, the at least some of the speakers generate sound representative of the voice signal of the speaking occupant to direct the sound towards other occupants in the vehicle, while one or more speakers at or near the seat occupied by the speaking occupant do not generate sound representative of the voice signal of the speaking occupant. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029112 | CONFORMABLE EARTIP - Certain embodiments provide a conformable eartip. The conformable eartip includes a round flange and a core. The round flange includes a sealing surface for mating with walls of an ear canal. The round flange extends from an insertion end to an opposite end of the conformable eartip. The sealing surface is tapered from the opposite end toward the insertion end of the conformable eartip. The core is joined to the round flange at the insertion end of the conformable eartip. The core extends from the insertion end to a base of the core toward the opposite end of the conformable eartip. The core includes a channel extending through the core from the insertion end of the conformable eartip to the base of the core. In various embodiments, the conformable eartip provides an elongation ratio of at least 1.4 and/or a compression ratio of at least 2.0. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029113 | WIRE ORGANIZER - A wire organizer for use in an in-ear earphone set is disclosed to include a wire clip body made of an elastic plastic material and having a small through hole and a large through hole cut longitudinally through the wire clip body in a parallel manner, a side opening transversely cut through one sidewall of the wire clip body in communication with the small through hole, and a plurality of chamfered edges located at border areas of the wire clip body around the small through hole. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029114 | WIRELESS EARPHONE SET - The invention is about a real wireless earphone set including of two no-wire linking earphone assemblies. The earphone set communicates to an audio source with wireless protocol directly or through a wireless transmitter assembly plugged in the audio source. One of the earphone assemblies may be integrated with a microphone for two-way communicating. Users can check and set some parameters for each of the earphone assemblies by the control software of the earphone set installed and run in the compatible audio source. Since there is no audio wire between the two earphone assemblies, they can be wireless paired to the audio source separately, and the users can set for the right/left or mono channel of the earphone assemblies with the control software, the invention offers more convenience, safety and fluency for users that users can choice to use only one or two earphone assemblies depending on different situations. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029115 | Background of the invention - An earphone includes an earphone body electrically connectable to sound source means, and a rubber plug member mounted at a front coupling rod of the earphone body and including a front end part adapted for insertion into the external auditory canal of the user's ear and a rear end part shaped like a set of petals or perforated flying disc and radially outwardly extended from the rear side of the front end part. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029116 | HIGH OUTPUT LOUDSPEAKER - A loudspeaker system is provided that includes a speaker enclosure having a first opening and a second opening; a first speaker manifold mounted within the enclosure and including a first back wall, four first side walls, and an open first front side substantially in alignment with the first opening; a second speaker manifold mounted within the enclosure and including a second back wall, four second side walls, and an open second front side substantially in alignment with the second opening; a woofer mounted on a first wall of the first side walls; and an acoustic vent mounted in a second wall among the second side walls. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029117 | Apparatus - Apparatus including: an acoustic transducer, and a sound channel coupled to the acoustic transducer, the sound channel including an element having a shape that is electrically controllable, wherein the shape of the element is electrically controllable to change the acoustic properties of the sound channel. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029118 | Simultaneous Wired and Wireless Connection for Demonstration Product - A demonstration system includes a demonstration processor including a wired audio output, a data interface, and an anchor point. A portable audio device includes a wireless interface for receiving first audio signals, a wired audio input for receiving second audio signals, a mixing circuit outputting third audio signals including audio content from both the first and second audio signals, an output audio transducer for receiving the third audio signals from the mixing circuit and outputting them as audible signals, a user interface, a data interface, and a programmable processor in communication with the user interface and the data interface. A cable bundle includes a security cable for connection between the anchor point and the portable audio device thereby preventing theft of the portable audio device, and electrical conductors connecting the wired audio output of the demonstration processor to the wired audio input of the portable audio device. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029119 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN EXTENDED-RANGE ELECTRIC VEHICLE INCLUDING AN ELECTRONIC SOUND ENHANCEMENT SYSTEM - A method for controlling an extended-range electric vehicle including an internal combustion engine and an electronic sound enhancement system includes selecting a preferred engine order equalization, said preferred engine order equalization achieving a desired engine sound in a passenger compartment of the vehicle responsive to an operator input to an accelerator pedal and decoupled from actual engine operation responsive to a state of charge (SOC) of a propulsion battery. Sound is generated in the passenger compartment by the electronic sound enhancement system responsive to the preferred engine order equalization. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029120 | ROBUST ACOUSTIC ECHO CANCELLATION FOR LOOSELY PAIRED DEVICES BASED ON SEMI-BLIND MULTICHANNEL DEMIXING - A method for echo cancellation in multichannel audio signals includes receiving a plurality of time-domain signals, including multichannel audio signals and at least one reference signal, transforming the time-domain signals to K under-sampled complex-valued subband signals using an analysis filter bank, and performing, for each of the K under-sampled complex-value subband signals, linear echo cancellation of the reference signal from each channel using an acoustic echo canceller. A probability of acoustic echo dominance is produced using a single-double talk estimator, and a semi-blind multichannel source separation is performed based on the probability and independent component analysis (“ICA”) to decompose the audio signals into a near-end source signal and a residual echoes using subband semi-blind source separation. The residual echo components are removed from the near-end source signal using a spectral filter bank, and the subband audio signals are reconstructed to a multichannel time-domain audio signal using a subband synthesis filter. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029121 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTICHANNEL ON-LINE UNSUPERVISED BAYESIAN SPECTRAL FILTERING OF REAL-WORLD ACOUSTIC NOISE - A system for processing audio data comprising a linear demixing system configured to receive a plurality of sub-band audio channels and to generate an audio output and a noise output. A spatial likelihood system coupled to the linear demixing system, the spatial likelihood system configured to receive the audio output and the noise output and to generate a spatial likelihood function. A sequential Gaussian mixture model system coupled to the spatial likelihood system, the sequential Gaussian mixture model system configured to generate a plurality of model parameters. A Bayesian probability estimator system configured to receive the plurality of model parameters and a speech/noise presence probability and to generate a noise power spectral density and spectral gains. A spectral filtering system configured to receive the spectral gains and to apply the spectral gains to noisy input mixtures. | 2016-01-28 |
20160029122 | MULTIPLE DEVICE NOISE REDUCTION MICROPHONE ARRAY - Various embodiments are directed to cooperation among communications devices having microphones to employ their microphones in unison to provide voice detection with noise reduction for voice communications. A first communications device comprises a processor circuit; a first microphone; an interface operative to communicatively couple the processor circuit to a network; and a storage communicatively coupled to the processor circuit and arranged to store a sequence of instructions operative on the processor circuit to store a first detected data that represents sounds detected by the first microphone; receive a second detected data via the network that represents sounds detected by a second microphone of a second communications device; subtractively sum the first and second data to create a processed data; and transmit the processed data to a third communications device. Other embodiments are described and claimed herein. | 2016-01-28 |