| 05th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 77 |
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| 20160037157 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SCREEN THEREOF - A display apparatus and a method of controlling a screen thereof are provided. The method includes displaying a rectangular screen including a digital image in a display area, receiving information to modify a shape of the rectangular screen, and modifying and displaying the shape of the rectangular screen based on a coordinate value of a horizontal axis of the display area, and the received information. A height of the modified screen decreases as the height is closer to the coordinate value, and the digital image decreases in size as the digital image is closer to the coordinate value to correspond to the height. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037158 | IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, CALIBRATION SYSTEM, CALIBRATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image capturing device | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037159 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING PRODUCTS AND CONSULTATIONS - Included are embodiments for a color calibration device formed from a flexible, elongate strip of material that is formable into a headband. The color calibration device includes a first color correction region comprising a plurality of color chips and a second color correction region comprising a plurality of color chips, wherein the first color correction region and the second color correction region are positioned on opposite sides of a mid-point of the flexible, elongate strip of material. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037160 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVED VIDEO CODEC RATE-DISTORTION PERFORMANCE BY PRE AND POST-PROCESSING - A system, method and computer program product for improving video codec performance, including a pre-processing stage configured for downscaling by a variable amount an uncompressed video signal before sending such downscaled, uncompressed video signal to an input of a video codec; and a complimentary post-processing stage configured for upscaling the decompressed video signal received from an output of the video codec back to its original resolution before transmitting the decompressed video signal. The system, method and computer program product provides improved rate-distortion performance compared to direct use of the video codec alone. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037161 | VARIABLE LENGTH CODING METHOD AND VARIABLE LENGTH DECODING METHOD - A variable length coding method is comprised of: a coefficient value scanning step in which an RL sequence generation unit, a reordering unit, and a binarization unit scan coefficient values within a block in a predetermined scanning order starting at a higher-frequency component toward a lower-frequency component; and an arithmetic coding step in which an arithmetic coding unit and a table storage unit perform arithmetic coding on the absolute values of the coefficient values according to the scanning order used in the coefficient value scanning step, by switching between probability tables for use, wherein, in the arithmetic coding step, a probability table to be used is switched to another probability table in one direction, when the arithmetic-coded absolute values of the coefficient values include an absolute value exceeding a predetermined threshold value. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037162 | VARIABLE LENGTH CODING METHOD AND VARIABLE LENGTH DECODING METHOD - A variable length coding method is comprised of: a coefficient value scanning step in which an RL sequence generation unit, a reordering unit, and a binarization unit scan coefficient values within a block in a predetermined scanning order starting at a higher-frequency component toward a lower-frequency component; and an arithmetic coding step in which an arithmetic coding unit and a table storage unit perform arithmetic coding on the absolute values of the coefficient values according to the scanning order used in the coefficient value scanning step, by switching between probability tables for use, wherein, in the arithmetic coding step, a probability table to be used is switched to another probability table in one direction, when the arithmetic-coded absolute values of the coefficient values include an absolute value exceeding a predetermined threshold value. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037163 | VIDEO DECODER WITH REDUCED DYNAMIC RANGE TRANSFORM WITH INVERSE TRANSFORM SHIFTING MEMORY - A method for decoding video includes receiving quantized coefficients representative of a block of video representative of a plurality of pixels. The quantized coefficients are dequantized based upon a function of a remainder. The dequantized coefficients are inverse transformed to determine a decoded residue. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037164 | PALETTE MODE ENCODING AND DECODING DESIGN - In an example, a method of processing video data may include inferring a pixel scan order for a first palette mode encoded block of video data without receiving a block-level syntax element having a value representative of the pixel scan order for the first palette mode encoded block. The method may include decoding the first palette mode encoded block of video data using the inferred pixel scan order. The method may include receiving a block-level syntax element having a value representative of a pixel scan order for a second palette mode encoded block of video data. The method may include determining the pixel scan order for the second palette mode encoded block of video data based on the received block-level syntax element. The method may include decoding the second palette mode encoded block of video data using the determined pixel scan order. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037165 | IMAGE DATA GENERATION AND ANALYSIS FOR NETWORK TRANSMISSION - A method, system and apparatus for image capture, analysis and transmission are provided. A link aggregation method involves identifying controller network ports to a source connected to the same subnetwork; producing packets associating corresponding controller network ports selected by the source CPU for substantially uniform selection; and transmitting the packets to their corresponding network ports. An image analysis method involves producing by a camera an indication whether a region of an image differs by a threshold extent from a corresponding region of a reference image; transmitting the indication and image data to a controller via a communications network; and storing at the controller the image data and the indication in association therewith. The controller may perform operations according to positive indications. A transmission method involves receiving user input in respect of a video stream and transmitting, in accordance with the user input, selected data packets of selected image frames thereof. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037166 | ADAPTIVE SEARCH WINDOW POSITIONING FOR VIDEO ENCODING - A method, system, and computer program product that exploits motion hints associated with rendered video frames. These motion hints are provided to a video encoder to guide a motion-compensation prediction process performed by the video encoder. Specifically, these motion hints can be used to better position a search window in a reference video frame to better capture the motion of a block of pixels in the reference video frame. Because the search window is better positioned in the reference video frame, the memory required to perform the encoding process can be reduced without sacrificing the level of encoded image quality. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037167 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DECODING A VARIABLE QUALITY BITSTREAM - A video decoder may improve the quality of video decoded from a video bitsteam with time-varying visual quality. The decoder uses information available to the decoder from an independently encoded high quality segment of the video that has been decoded. The information from the previously decoded segment may be used to enhance an initial frame of the lower quality segment. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037168 | HIGH SPEED SCALABLE VIDEO CODING DEVICE AND METHOD USING MULTI-TRACK VIDEO - The present disclosure relates to a Scalable Video Coding (SVC) video decoding method, including receiving a bit stream for layer videos, determining an encoding mode information and a prediction information for a macroblock of a lower layer video from among the layer videos; performing prediction of the macroblock of the lower layer video by using the encoding mode information and the prediction information for the macroblock of the lower layer video, obtaining an encoding mode information for a macroblock of a upper layer video from among the layer videos, determining a prediction information of the macroblock of the upper layer video based on a macroblock of the lower layer video which is corresponding to the macroblock of the upper layer video, and performing inter-layer prediction of the macroblock of the upper layer video by using the encoding mode information and the prediction information for the upper layer video. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037169 | HIGH SPEED SCALABLE VIDEO CODING DEVICE AND METHOD USING MULTI-TRACK VIDEO - The present disclosure relates to a Scalable Video Coding (SVC) video decoding method, including receiving a bit stream for a plurality of layer videos, determining an encoding mode information and a prediction information for a macroblock of a lower layer video from among the plurality of layer videos, performing prediction of the macroblock of the lower layer video by using the encoding mode information and the prediction information for the macroblock of the lower layer video, determining an encoding mode information and a prediction information for a macroblock of a upper layer video from among the plurality of layer videos, and performing inter-layer prediction of the macroblock of the upper layer video by using the encoding mode information and the prediction information for the upper layer video. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037170 | GOLDEN FRAME SELECTION IN VIDEO CODING - Techniques related to designating golden frames and to determining frame sizes and/or quantization parameters golden and non-golden frames for video coding are discussed. Such techniques may include designating an frame as a golden frame or a non-golden frame based on whether the frame is a scene change frame, a distance of the frame to a previous golden frame, and an average temporal distortion of the frame and determining a frame size and/or quantization parameter for the frame based on the designation and a temporal distortion of the frame. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037171 | Multi-mode error concealment, recovery and resilience coding - Multi-mode error concealment, recovery and resilience coding. Adaptation of a number of coding units (CUs) employed in accordance with video coding may be made as a function of error. As a number of errors increases, the respective number of CUs may correspondingly increase (e.g., which may be made in accompaniment with a reduction of CU size). As a number of errors decreases, the respective number of CUs may correspondingly decrease (e.g., which may be made in accompaniment with an increase of CU size). Such errors may be associated with a type of source providing a video signal, a type of error resilience coding employed, communication link and/or channel conditions, a remote error characteristic (e.g., such as associated with a source device and/or destination device), a local error characteristic (e.g., such as associated with operations and/or processing within a given device), and/or any other type of consideration. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037172 | IMAGE ENCODING METHOD, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, IMAGE ENCODING APPARATUS, IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS, IMAGE ENCODING PROGRAM, AND IMAGE DECODING PROGRAM - The image encoding apparatus encodes while predicting an image between different views using a reference image encoded for a view different from a processing target image, and a reference depth map for an object of the reference image when a multiview image of plural different views is encoded. A view-synthesized image is generated for the entire encoding target image using the reference image and the reference depth map. A setting section sets whether to perform prediction for each of encoding target blocks into which the encoding target image is divided, or to perform prediction using the view-synthesized image for the entire encoding target image. Information is encoded to indicate the prediction unit. An encoding section performs predictive encoding on the encoding target image for every encoding target block, while selecting a predicted image generation method when the prediction for every encoding target block as the prediction unit has been selected. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037173 | SCALABLE VIDEO CODING METHOD AND APPARATUS USING INTRA PREDICTION MODE - The present invention relates to a scalable video coding method and apparatus using an intra prediction mode. A decoding method includes configuring a maximum probability mode set for predicting an intra prediction mode for a target decoding block of an enhancement layer so that the maximum probability mode set includes an intra prediction mode for a corresponding block of a reference layer and restoring the target decoding block of the enhancement layer using any one of intra prediction modes included in the maximum probability mode set. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037174 | SECOND-ORDER ORTHOGONAL SPATIAL INTRA PREDICTION - Second-order orthogonal spatial intra-prediction may include generating a reconstructed frame by generating a plurality of reconstructed blocks by decoding a portion of the current encoded frame, generating a decoded residual block by decoding a current block from the current encoded frame, identifying a current pixel location in the current block, identifying reconstructed pixels in respective reconstructed blocks, wherein first and second reconstructed pixels are at respective oblique angle to the current pixel location, and a third reconstructed pixel at the second oblique angle to the first reconstructed pixel or at the first oblique angle to the second reconstructed pixel, determining a predictor pixel for the current pixel location using a difference between the third reconstructed pixel and a sum of the first reconstructed pixel and the second reconstructed pixel, and identifying a reconstructed pixel as a sum of the predictor pixel and a corresponding residual pixel. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037175 | Method for Signaling a Step-Wise Temporal Sub-Layer Access Sample - An electronic device for encoding a picture is described. The electronic device includes a processor and instructions stored in memory that are in electronic communication with the processor. The instructions are executable to encode a step-wise temporal sub-layer access (STSA) sample grouping. The instructions are further executable to send and/or store the STSA sample grouping. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037176 | AUTOMATIC AND ADAPTIVE SELECTION OF PROFILES FOR ADAPTIVE BIT RATE STREAMING - Disclosed are methods and systems for a transcoding device to provide sets of video streams or profiles having different encoding parameters for transmitting the sets of video streams to a media device. In an embodiment, a method for transmitting video streams for a media program from a transcoding device to a media device includes receiving, by the transcoding device, video data; generating, by the transcoding device, a plurality of profiles from the video data, each profile representing a video stream; performing analysis on the generated plurality of profiles to identify similar profiles; reducing the number of profiles to provide a distinct set of profiles; and transmitting the distinct set of profiles from the transcoding device to the media device. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037177 | INTERLAYER VIDEO ENCODING METHOD AND APPARATUS AND INTERLAYER VIDEO DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPENSATING LUMINANCE DIFFERENCE - An interlayer video decoding method according to an embodiment may include determining whether to perform brightness compensation with respect to a second layer current block to be reconstructed by using a first layer reference block; determining first layer reference pixels by using the closest integer pixels to reference location of a first layer corresponding to location of reference pixels for the second layer current block based on whether to perform the brightness compensation; and determining brightness compensation parameters regarding the second layer current block by using the determined first layer reference pixels and pixels surrounding the second layer current block. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037178 | VIDEO ENCODING METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREOF AND A VIDEO DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREOF - A video encoding method, a video encoding apparatus, a video decoding method, and a video decoding apparatus are provided. The video encoding method includes reconstructing a first layer image based on encoding information of the first layer image that is obtained from a bitstream, splitting a largest coding unit of a second layer image into coding units based on split information of the second layer image that is obtained from the bitstream, splitting the coding units into prediction units for prediction encoding, determining whether to use a coding tool for decoding a current prediction unit based on at least one among a prediction mode of the current prediction unit among the prediction units, size information of the current prediction unit, and color depth information of the current prediction unit, and decoding the current prediction unit, using the coding tool, in response to the determining to use the coding tool. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037179 | VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE - The present invention relates to a video signal processing method and device capable of: obtaining a reference view block by using a predetermined motion vector; obtaining the depth value of a reference block which corresponds to the reference view block; obtaining an inter-view motion vector for a current block by using at least one depth value of the reference depth block; and decoding the current block by using the inter-view motion vector. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037180 | System for Nested Entropy Encoding - Methods and systems for improving coding efficiency of video. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037181 | NON-ZERO ROUNDING AND PREDICTION MODE SELECTION TECHNIQUES IN VIDEO ENCODING - In one aspect of this disclosure, rounding adjustments to bi-directional predictive data may be purposely eliminated to provide predictive data that lacks any rounding bias. In this case, rounded and unrounded predictive data may both be considered in a rate-distortion analysis to identify the best data for prediction of a given video block. In another aspect of this disclosure, techniques are described for selecting among default weighted prediction, implicit weighted prediction, and explicit weighted prediction. In this context, techniques are also described for adding offset to prediction data, e.g., using the format of explicit weighted prediction to allow for offsets to predictive data that is otherwise determined by implicit or default weighted prediction. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037182 | MOVING PICTURE CODING METHOD AND MOVING PICTURE DECODING METHOD - A moving picture coding apparatus includes a counter unit which counts the number of pictures following an intra coded picture; and a motion estimation unit which compares respectively only reference pictures which are the intra coded picture or the following pictures, selected from among a reference picture Ref | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037183 | MOVING PICTURE CODING METHOD AND MOVING PICTURE DECODING METHOD - A moving picture coding apparatus includes a counter unit which counts the number of pictures following an intra coded picture; and a motion estimation unit which compares respectively only reference pictures which are the intra coded picture or the following pictures, selected from among a reference picture Ref | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037184 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD - Provided is an image processing device including: an in-screen search section configured to detect, with respect to an image of a lower layer of a current layer, a corresponding block which corresponds to a current block of the current layer and to perform an in-screen motion search on the detected corresponding block; and an intra prediction section configured to generate a predictive image of the current block using information of the in-screen motion searched for by the in-screen search section. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037185 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR CODING AND DECODING DEPTH MAP - Embodiments of the present invention provide methods and devices for coding and decoding a depth map, including: determining to perform simplified depth coding (SDC) decoding according to a flag of an SDC mode; determining a size of an image block and a maximum prediction size; determining an intra-frame prediction mode; in a case in which the size of the image block is greater than the maximum prediction size, splitting the image block to obtain N split image blocks; and performing the SDC decoding on the N split image blocks by using the intra-frame prediction mode. In this way, processing efficiency of coding and decoding a depth map can be improved. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037186 | METHOD AND VIDEO SYSTEM FOR FREEZE-FRAME DETECTION - A method for detecting a freeze-frame condition comprises receiving a sequence of images from at least one digital device; selectively encoding a first subset of the sequence of images using a first coding scheme that causes an adjustment to an image characteristic of the selected images being encoded; selectively encoding a second subset of the sequence of images using a second coding scheme; storing the first encoded subset and second encoded subset; retrieving the stored first encoded subset and second encoded subset; selectively decoding the first subset of the selected images using the first coding scheme and selectively decoding the second subset of the selected images using the second coding scheme to re-create the sequence of images. A freeze-frame condition in the re-created sequence of images is identifiable based on a plurality of decoded images being different with respect to the image characteristic across multiple decoded image frames. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037187 | SHARING MOBILE SUBSCRIBER CONTENT IN A PUBLICALLY VIEWABLE CONTENT DISTRIBUTION NETWORK - Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system receiving a request from a mobile device to distribute mobile video content from the mobile device by way of a television service. The system determines a particular television channel of the television service based on the request, receives the mobile video content and provides program content for the particular television channel. The program content includes the mobile video content. The system also distributes the program content to a television receiver by way of the television service, so that the television receiver can present the mobile video content at a display. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037188 | APPARATUS FOR DETECTING LEAKAGE IN DIGITALLY MODULATED SYSTEMS - In a method for detecting leakage in a digital cable system, at least one first signal is inserted on the cable system. The at least one first signal has an amplitude multiple tens of dB below the digital channel power of the digital channels carried on the cable system. A second signal containing the first signal is received. The second signal is converted to an intermediate frequency (IF) signal. The IF signal is digitized and samples of the digitized IF signal are obtained. Digitized samples of a third signal at the nominal frequency of the first signal at maximum amplitude converted to the IF are provided. The digitized IF signal and the digitized samples of a third signal at the nominal frequency of the first signal at maximum amplitude converted to the IF are correlated. The presence of the inserted first signal is detected based upon the result of the correlation. In another method, a pair of first signals are inserted on the cable system. The pair of first signals are spaced apart a fixed frequency and with amplitudes multiple tens of dB below the digital channel power of the digital channels carried on the cable system. A second signal containing the first signal is received and converted to an intermediate frequency (IF) signal. The IF signal is digitized, samples of the digitized IF signal are obtained, and a large scale Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) is applied to the samples to generate an FFT output. The FFT output is examined for generally equally sized signals separated from each other by the fixed frequency in the FFT output. If generally equally sized signals separated from each other by the fixed frequency are detected in the FFT output, a decision is made that the second signal represents detected leakage from the digital cable system. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037189 | Methods And Systems For Providing Content - Methods and systems for providing content are disclosed. An example method can comprise a first device receiving a video content item via a first communication link. The video content item can comprise a plurality of fragment identifiers. A plurality of audio content items and metadata associated with the plurality of audio content items can be generated based on the video content item. At least one of the plurality of audio content items and the metadata associated with the at least one of the plurality of audio content items can be transmitted to a second device via a second communication link. The video content item and the one of the plurality of audio content items can be synchronized, based on at least one fragment identifier associated with the video content item and the metadata associated with one of the plurality of audio content items. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037190 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISTRIBUTING INTERACTIVE CONTENT - Aspects of the present invention relate to methods and systems for controlling the distribution of supplementary content by generating a first control signal when known content is initially detected in a broadcast stream, and after generating the first control signal, generating a second control signal when the detected content is no longer detected in the broadcast stream. The first and second control signals may be used to control the distribution of supplementary content. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037191 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISTRIBUTING INTERACTIVE CONTENT - Aspects of the present invention relate to methods and systems for controlling the distribution of supplementary content by generating a first control signal when known content is initially detected in a broadcast stream, and after generating the first control signal, generating a second control signal when the detected content is no longer detected in the broadcast stream. The first and second control signals may be used to control the distribution of supplementary content. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037192 | Transport Stream Packet Header Compression - A demultiplexer | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037193 | DISTRIBUTION CONTROL SYSTEM AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A distribution control system includes a generating unit configured to generate still image data from content data; a converting unit configured to convert the still image data into video data; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit the video data to a communication terminal. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037194 | ADAPTIVE VIDEO STREAMING - A method, system and apparatus for image capture, analysis and transmission are provided. A link aggregation method involves identifying controller network ports to a source connected to the same subnetwork; producing packets associating corresponding controller network ports selected by the source CPU for substantially uniform selection; and transmitting the packets to their corresponding network ports. An image analysis method involves producing by a camera an indication whether a region of an image differs by a threshold extent from a corresponding region of a reference image; transmitting the indication and image data to a controller via a communications network; and storing at the controller the image data and the indication in association therewith. The controller may perform operations according to positive indications. A transmission method involves receiving user input in respect of a video stream and transmitting, in accordance with the user input, selected data packets of selected image frames thereof. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037195 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD FOR PROVIDING SERVICES BASED ON USER'S INTENT - A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus may include a display configured to display a content, a detector configured to acquire feature information of a user in the vicinity of the display apparatus and surrounding environment information and a controller configured to acquire state information of the display apparatus, determine a control command corresponding to an intent of the user based on at least one of feature information of the acquired user, surrounding environment information and state information of the display apparatus, and change at least one of the content and a setting of the display apparatus based on the control command. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037196 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTENT DELIVERY AND REPLACEMENT IN A NETWORK - Methods and apparatus for providing an alternate content delivery mechanism available to content-based network users. In one embodiment, the network comprises a cable television network, and subscribers are able to retrieve requested content from one or more other subscriber's storage medium and without going outside the cable network (or accessing the network core in any significant capacity) using a peer-to-peer (P2P) network protocol. Using this approach, bandwidth consumption is advantageously pushed out to the edge of the network from the core, also obviating content requests outside the network (e.g., to third-party servers on the Internet). Methods of operating the aforementioned P2P network, and various business paradigms relating thereto, are also disclosed. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037197 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELL-SIDE TV AD OPTIMIZATION - Systems and methods are disclosed for targeting of advertising content for a consumer product, by obtaining consumer demographic data, the consumer demographic data including a plurality of demographic attributes for each person; identifying a plurality of media slots; and obtaining program information for a respective identified program aired in each media slot among the plurality of media slots, the program information including viewing data of a plurality of viewing persons viewing the program and each viewing person being among the plurality of persons. The methods also include enriching the viewing data with the consumer demographic data; identifying a plurality of advertiser industries; enriching the product purchaser data with the consumer demographic data; calculating a relevance of each advertiser industry among the plurality of advertiser industries for each identified program based on demographic attributes of the product purchasers in each advertiser industry and demographic attributes of the viewing persons. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037198 | REBROADCASTING SYSTEM - A rebroadcasting system for retransmitting a television broadcast, which was received from a satellite, in a segment broadcasting, such as one-segment broadcasting and three-segment broadcasting, comprises: charging a solar battery during the daytime; recording broadcasts during the retransmission halt time; retransmitting television broadcasts, which are received from the satellite, in real time by use of central (one or three) segments and the charged power during any time when the output of the solar battery is low, for example, during the night, before sunset, after sunrise, or a rainy day; reproducing the recorded broadcasts; and retransmitting the reproduced recorded programs by use of any remaining segments, for example, segments adjacent to the central segments. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037199 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING BROADCAST SERVICE IN HYBRID BROADCAST SYSTEM ON BASIS OF CONNECTION OF TERRESTRIAL BROADCAST NETWORK AND INTERNET PROTOCOL NETWORK - The present invention relates to a device for receiving a hybrid broadcast service and a method for transmitting the same. The device for receiving a hybrid broadcast service, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises: a first reception unit for receiving a first broadcast signal transmitted through a first network; a second reception unit for receiving a second broadcast signal transmitted through a second network, wherein the broadcast signal includes a service information table; a signaling information processing unit for extracting the service information table from the broadcast signal, wherein the service information table includes a component identifier descriptor for signaling information for identifying each of a plurality of components constituting one broadcast service, the component identifier descriptor including identification information; and an audio/video processing unit for acquiring the broadcast service including the plurality of components by using the component identification information, and decoding and reproducing the acquired broadcast service. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037200 | System and Method for Aggregated Multimedia Content Streaming - The present invention provides a system and method which aggregates disparate multimedia sources into a plurality of utility services or channels, which are accessible to a plurality of networked computing devices without the utilization of a web browser or a set-top box. Such system of distribution would enable a seamless experience to view multimedia broadcasts by navigating through channels displaying media content in full screen, including high definition video and high fidelity audio, thereby emulating the experience provided by traditional broadcast television, cable or satellite. The user is not required to download or install a browser or any proprietary plug-in or to have any physical set-top box in order to use the present invention. Channel navigation can be done on an interactive touch screen devices, wherein channels and volume can be changed. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037201 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADDRESSABLE TARGETING OF ADVERTISING CONTENT - A method of targeting of advertising content for a consumer product is disclosed. The method comprises obtaining consumer demographic data from a first server over a network, the consumer demographic data including a plurality of demographic attributes for each person among a plurality of persons; obtaining product purchaser data for a plurality of product purchasers of the consumer product from a second server over the network, each product purchaser among the plurality of product purchasers being among the plurality of persons; and enriching the purchaser data with the consumer demographic data. The method further comprises enriching viewing data with consumer demographic data; and selecting viewed media among the aggregated viewed media having the highest similarity to the product purchasers as target media for the advertising content. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037202 | CONTROL DEVICE, BROADCAST RECEIVER, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING BROADCAST RECEIVER, AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SERVICE - A control device is provided. The control device includes a communication interface unit which requests and receives menu information from a broadcast receiver, a determination unit which determines a control mode of the control device, a user interface unit which displays the received menu information in a user interface window according to the determined control mode, and a control unit which, if a command to control the broadcast receiver is input through the user interface unit, controls the communication interface unit to transmit the input control command to the broadcast receiver. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037203 | Commercial Television-Interfacing Dongle and System and Method for Use of Same - A commercial television-interfacing dongle and system and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a wireless transceiver is located within a housing, which also interconnectively includes a television input, television output, a processor, memory, a control interface, and a universal serial bus (USB) interface. The control interface and the USB interface connect to the commercial television. The commercial television interfacing dongle may establish a pairing with a proximate wireless-enabled interactive programmable device having a display and receive and process virtual remote control functionality input instructions from the proximate wireless-enabled interactive programmable device. Following receipt and processing of the virtual remote control functionality input instructions, the commercial television-interfacing dongle sends a command to the commercial television via a commercial television control protocol. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037204 | AUTOMATIC CHANNEL SELECTION AND CONTROL - A selection of a television program through a set-top box (STB) may be detected, and a counter value associated with the program may be incremented after the STB presents the program for a certain amount of time. The incremented counter value may be evaluated to determine whether the incremented counter value satisfies a threshold. When the incremented counter value satisfies the threshold, another broadcast associated with the program, such as another episode in a related series, may be identified. The identified broadcast is presented on a particular channel at a particular time, and the STB may automatically tune to the particular channel at the particular time to cause the STB to provide the broadcast without receiving an input from the user. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037205 | USER TERMINAL APPARATUS, DISPLAY APPARATUS, USER INTERFACE PROVIDING METHOD AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A user terminal apparatus is provided. The user terminal apparatus includes a communication interface unit which receives user interface (UI) information data regarding a UI screen corresponding to at least one application displayed on an external apparatus in communication with the external apparatus, a storage unit which stores a UI information conversion format, an information conversion unit which converts the received UI information data using the UI information conversion format, a display unit which displays a UI screen, and a control unit which controls the information conversion unit to convert the UI information data received by the communication interface unit using the UI information conversion format and display on the display unit the UI screen corresponding to the converted UI information data. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037206 | TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, METAFILE TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEPTION APPARATUS, AND RECEPTION PROCESSING METHOD - [Object] To cause presentation layout control of a content to be performed with ease. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037207 | CONTENT-SENSITIVE USER INTERFACE FOR AN INTELLIGENT TELEVISION - An intelligent television, methods for displaying content, and methods for user interaction between the intelligent television and the user are provided. In general, a user is provided with a side menu allowing for navigation, selection, additional content, display, and search options that enable one or more functions associated with the intelligent television. The presentation of options is based on input received by the intelligent television. As a user provides input to the intelligent television via a remote control or other input device. The intelligent television is configured to interpret the input and provide interactive functionality in the form of content presented to the display of the intelligent television without obstructing the user from viewing content displayed on the screen of the intelligent television. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037208 | METHOD OF PROCESSING NON-REAL TIME SERVICE AND BROADCAST RECEIVER - A method of processing a non-real time service of a broadcast receiver, which receives and processes a service being transmitted in non-real time, and a broadcast receiver are disclosed. Herein, the method of processing a non-real time service of a broadcast receiver includes receiving a signaling information table including additional information on contents configuring a non-real time service and a content identifier for each content, acquiring the additional information on contents and the content identifier for each content from the signaling information table, storing contents being downloaded through a FLUTE or an internet in a storage medium, based upon the additional information on contents and the content identifier for each content, and displaying a list of recordings including the contents stored in the storage medium, wherein a list of recordings screen displaying the list of recordings includes at least one of a content name, a channel name, a date of recording, and a content size. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037209 | VIDEO AUDIO OUTPUT DEVICE AND SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, video audio output device is connected to an electronic device and reproduces a predetermined content together with the electronic device. The video audio output device includes storage, first module, second module, and seamless reproduction controller. The storage stores correspondence relationship between different position within view of image acquiring device and the electronic device placed outside the view. The image acquiring device acquires an image around the video audio output device. The first module specifies, based on the image, position at which person has disappeared from the view. The second module specifies, based on the correspondence relationship, an electronic device associated with the position specified by the first module. The seamless reproduction controller transmits, to the electronic device specified by the second module, signal for requesting preparation of seamless reproduction of a content that is currently being reproduced by the video audio output device. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037210 | PASSIVE MULTI-PORT ENTRY ADAPTER AND METHOD FOR PRESERVING DOWNSTREAM CATV SIGNAL STRENGTH WITHIN IN-HOME NETWORK - A cable television (CATV) entry adapter interfaces to a CATV network and serves as a hub in an in-home network for passively communicating multimedia content or information from the CATV network and between subscriber devices connected to the ports of the CATV entry adapter, using CATV signals in a CATV frequency band and network signals in a different in-home network band. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037211 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REDUCING CREDITING ERRORS DUE TO SPILLOVER USING AUDIO CODES AND/OR SIGNATURES - An example method includes determining if first media monitoring data provided by a first meter in a first location identifies a same media as second media monitoring data provided by a second meter in a second location. When the first and second media monitoring data identify the same media, the example includes determining whether spillover occurred based on a time difference between a first timestamp associated with the first media monitoring data and a second timestamp associated with the second media monitoring data. Based on an occurrence of the spillover, the first media monitoring data is stored as credited media monitoring data for the first location indicative of a media exposure to an audience at the first location, and the second media monitoring data is not stored as credited media monitoring data for the second location when the first timestamp is earlier than the second timestamp. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037212 | Caching of Capabilities Information of Counterpart Device for Efficient Handshaking Operation - Embodiments related to storing and utilizing information of a sink device for establishing communication. A source device retrieves the information of a previously connected sink device stored in the source device to reduce data exchanged during a handshaking operation. Information of the sink device not stored in the source device may be stored in the source device for future usage. The source device receives identification information of the sink device via a medium, The source device also searches for capabilities information associated with the identification information in the source device. In addition, the source device encodes the content for transmission to the sink device via the medium in a format compliant with capabilities of the sink device according to the capabilities information. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037213 | USING SECOND SCREEN DEVICES TO AUGMENT MEDIA ENGAGEMENT METRICS - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for using second screen devices to augment media engagement metrics. In one aspect, a method includes accessing user activity data describing user activities performed by a user on a first user device during a first time period, and accessing data describing presentation of one or more content items during the first time period on second user devices. For the first user device, determining based on the user activity data, for each of a plurality of second time periods that are sub-periods of the first time period, a first level of user engagement with the first user device, and determining, based on the user activity data, for each second time period that is a sub-period of the first time period, a second level of user engagement with the one or more content items presented. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037214 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR AN EMBEDDED APPLIANCE - In some embodiments, an apparatus comprises a media module and a modification module included in an embedded appliance. The media module is configured to receive a first media signal associated with a first input port of the embedded appliance and a second media signal associated with a second input port of the embedded appliance. The media module is configured to identify a first set of media signal parameters based on the first media signal. The modification module is configured to receive a modification instruction associated with a session format having a second set of media signal parameters different from the first set of media signal parameters. The modification module is configured to modify the first media signal based on the first set of media signal parameters and the modification instruction to produce a first modified media signal in the session format and having the second set of media signal parameters. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037215 | LIVE STREAMING-TV CONTENT, ACQUISITION, TRANSFORMATION, ENCRYPTION, AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR ITS USE - A system for delivering audio and video to one or more users comprising a video/audio receiver, an encoder process/encoder machine operationally associated with the video/audio receiver, an UPLOADer Process/machine operationally associated with the encoder process/encoder machine, a Content Delivery Network (CDN) operationally associated with the UPLOADer Process/machine and one or more client/subscriber machines operationally associated with the CDN. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037216 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING COMMUNICATION SERVICES - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a gateway having a controller operable to receive media content from first and second service providers where the first and second service providers deliver the media content to the gateway using different transport protocols, provide the media content from the gateway to a plurality of display devices without utilizing a set top box, receive a request for a service associated with a third service provider where the request is received at the gateway, receive an application resource bundle at the gateway to implement the requested service where the application resource bundle is received from a server associated with one of the first, second and third service providers, and implement the service without identifying the third service provider. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037217 | Curating Filters for Audiovisual Content - A method and system for collaboratively curating video maps used for filtering audio, visual, or audiovisual content, such as a movie. One or more video taggers may tag segments of a movie containing filterable content, such as swearing, nudity, sex, violence, etc. A tag for a segment containing filterable content may comprise a start time, an end time, and a reference to one or more categories of filterable content, e.g., swearing, nudity, sex, etc. A video reviewer may review the quality of a tagger's work, and may add, delete, or edit tags, and may also send the video back to the tagger for further work. A video publisher may further review the tagger's and the reviewer's work and add, delete, or edit tags; send the video back to the reviewer or tagger for further work; or publish the tags as a “video map” which may be used with a user filter (or user preferences) to filter a movie. A user's preferences may indicate which categories of content the user wishes to remove from a movie, e.g., nudity and violence, and which categories the user wishes to keep in the movie, e.g., swearing. A user may then view the movie, filtered, based on his preferences and the video map. The user may provide feedback or a rating on the quality of the video map, which may be used for further tagging by a tagger, reviewer, or publisher. The preparation of a video map through tagging, reviewing, publishing, and user-reviewing may be iterative. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037218 | Method and Apparatus for Transmitting Data in a Data Stream - The invention provides a method and apparatus that addresses and resolves the issues currently affecting the ability to offer Enhanced TV, in particular, those issues concerning timing and synchronization, interaction with other modules in the STB, and distribution. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037219 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING VOICE COMMUNICATIONS - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a server having a controller to receive a call request from a set top box that is remote from the server where the call request identifies a telephone number that is presented from video content presented by the set top box where the telephone number is detected based on a combination of image pattern recognition and speech recognition and where the telephone number is associated with a marketing entity, establish a voice communication with a first telephone device associated with the set top box, and establish the voice communication with a second telephone device associated with the telephone number and the marketing entity if the first telephone device accepts the voice communication. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037220 | AUTHORABLE CONTENT RATING SYSTEM - Techniques for generating customized rating systems for use in a DVR are described. According to one technique, a user submits a rating system definition that comprises two or more different ratings of the user's choosing. The rating system definition is stored. The rating system definition defines a customized ratings system. That system's creator and other users may then associate various entities, such as channels, series, and episodes, with ratings from the customized rating system. DVRs may use these associations between entities and ratings for various purposes. For example, DVRs may use these associations to allow a user to search for entities that satisfy specified rating criteria. For another example, DVRs may use these associations to restricting which entities and information about those entities can be displayed or recorded when the DVR is in a restricted mode of operation. Customized rating systems may be modified by multiple users in collaboration. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037221 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTERNET PROTOCOL TELEVISION MEDIA CONTENT SHARING - A method and apparatus for enabling IP service subscribers to share media contents with other IP service subscribers or Internet users in either a secured or open fashion are disclosed. In one embodiment, the present invention enables the sharing of home movies, pictures, and other media contents, where media could be stored media or media created in real-time. Namely, the present method allows IP service subscribers to effectively create their own TV station, e.g., complete with stored or live content programming and content scheduling. In turn, the method allows a viewing subscriber to select and view a shared media program created by another subscriber. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037222 | RECORDING OPTION FOR ADVERTISED PROGRAMS - Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a media processor displaying an advertisement regarding a future media presentation and determining an identifier and a communication capability of a mobile device associated with a subscriber associated with a remote second media processor. The media processor establishes communication with the mobile device in accordance with the communication capability, receives a first signal from the mobile device indicating that recording of an advertised future media presentation is desired, and displays a first menu in response to the first signal, where the first menu comprises an identifier of the future media presentation and identifiers of additional future media presentations advertised previously. The media processor also receives a second signal from the mobile device indicating selection from the first menu of a future presentation to be recorded, and transmits an instruction via the network to record the selected presentation. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037223 | USER-INITIATED CONTROL OF AN AUDIO/VIDEO STREAM TO SKIP INTERSTITIAL CONTENT BETWEEN PROGRAM SEGMENTS - Various embodiments are described for skipping, filtering, or replacing content from an audio/video stream using text data associated with the stream, wherein the stream has segments of a show interspersed with commercial breaks. A method for processing the stream determines that a commercial break is currently being output for presentation, and monitors for receipt of a user-initiated command to skip the commercial break. When a user-initiated skip command is received during the commercial break, the method automatically skips to a location in the stream that is at or near an end of the commercial break, and seamlessly continues presentation of the stream from that location. If a skip command is not received during output of the commercial break, then output of the current commercial break continues as usual. This methodology is repeated for all subsequent commercial breaks in the stream. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037224 | CONTENT DISCOVERY AND PLAYBACK IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT - A processing resource detects that a subscriber entity subscribes to at least a first content service provider and a second content service provider. The processing resource receives a first message indicating content available to the subscriber entity for selective retrieval from the first content service provider. The processing resource receives a second message indicating content available to the subscriber entity for selective retrieval from the second content service provider. Based on at least the first message and the second message, the processing resource produces a content guide to include at least first content available to the subscriber entity for retrieval from the first service provider and second content available to the subscriber entity for retrieval from the second service provider. Via display of the content guide, a respective subscriber is able to view content available from multiple service providers. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037225 | VIDEO DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF SETTING USER VIEWING CONDITIONS - A method of setting user viewing conditions of a video display apparatus including detecting a peripheral terminal via a wireless communication; determining whether the detected terminal is registered by receiving address information of the detected terminal; confirming a viewer rating of the detected terminal, if the detected terminal is registered; comparing the viewer rating of the detected terminal user profile with the viewer rating of a preset user profile, if the viewer rating of the detected terminal is confirmed; loading the detected user profile of the terminal, if the viewer rating of the detected terminal user profile is lower than the viewer rating of a preset user profile; and setting user viewing conditions based on the loaded user profile. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037226 | IMAGE STORING APPARATUS, IMAGE MANAGING METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING PROGRAM THEREON - In the case of receiving a request for list display of a plurality of images from a communication apparatus, an imaging apparatus acquires image data of a plurality of images recorded in a recording medium and analyzes a shooting mode or a relationship of each of the plurality of images with one or more other images referring to supplementary information such as Exif tag information of the image. In the case of determining that there are images taken in a continuous shooting mode or processed images acquired by performing copy or special processing, the imaging apparatus transmits an icon image for thumbnail for distinguishing the images to the communication apparatus via a predetermined wireless communication line. The communication apparatus receives image data of icon images for thumbnail transmitted by the imaging apparatus and list displays the received image data. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037227 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEDIA CONTENT SEARCHING - Media device systems and methods are operable to identify media content events. An exemplary embodiment receives a user defined keyword tag, associates an identifier of a media content event with the user defined keyword tag, stores the user defined keyword tag and the associated identifier in a database, receives a user specification of the user defined keyword tag, conducts a search of the user defined keyword tags in the database for instances where the user defined keyword tag of the second user specification matches with the stored user defined keyword tag of the first user specification, and generates a return message that indicates the associated identifier of the media content event for each instance where the user defined keyword tag matches with the stored user defined keyword tag. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037228 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRESENTING ELECTRONIC PROGRAMMING GUIDES - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a media processor having a controller to present a graphic user interface (GUI) for customizing an electronic programming guide (EPG), the GUI including a plurality of scrollable media channels, each media channel accompanied by an image, a description of the media channel, an option to select the media channel for inclusion in the EPG, a first button to customize the EPG according to one or more media channels selected, and a second button to request additional information about a media channel highlighted in the GUI. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037229 | SYSTEM FOR FAULT DETECTION IN AN INTERNET PROTOCOL TELEVISION COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, an interactive television network element having a wireless transceiver, a wireline transceiver, and a controller. The controller can be adapted to process multimedia signals received from an upstream network element, transmit the processed multimedia signals to one or more downstream network elements, monitor communications on a wireline interface capable of accessing a fault management system (FMS), and cause the wireless access transceiver to wirelessly transmit to the FMS telemetry information collected responsive to detecting one or more faults in the wireline interface. The controller can also cause the wireline transceiver to transmit to the FMS over the wireline interface the telemetry information responsive to detecting no fault in the wireline interface that impedes communication with the FMS over the wireline interface. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037230 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPRESSING VIDEO FOR STREAMING VIDEO GAME CONTENT TO REMOTE CLIENTS - Computer-implemented methods for hosting online video games, performing video compression, and streaming video for video games are provided. One method includes receiving a request from a user for playing a low latency video game. Then processing control signals received from a client in response to an input device of the client being actuated by the user as the user is playing the low latency video game. Routing the control signals to a server on which the requested video game is to be executed. The method includes, responsively executing the low latency video game on the server to generate video output comprising a sequence of images of the low latency video game. Then, compressing the sequence of images of the low latency video game to generate a compressed video stream that is streamed to the client. The client is configured to decompress the compressed video stream. The method further includes dynamically adjusting a determined maximum data rate of the compressed video stream in response to a current detected level of packet loss or latency. The dynamic adjusting includes modifying the compression quality or image resolution or modifying the image rate. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037231 | DATA COMMUNICATIONS - Embodiments herein provide systems and methods for sending broadband data to end-users over a DTTV broadcast transmission. Systems and methods for receiving such data are also described. A wireless overlay system is set up by an Internet Service Provider/Communications Provider (ISP/CP) 11 by means of receiving from end-user equipment 27 data requests over a DSL uplink together with identification of at least one DTTV transmitter 21 23. The ISP/CP 11 provides an overlay controller 26 which causes routing of the requested data over a selected DTTV transmitter 21. At the end-user equipment, the requested data can be received from the DTTV broadcast and extracted for output. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037232 | Methods and Systems for Detecting One or More Advertisement Breaks in a Media Content Stream - An exemplary method includes a media content management system receiving a media content stream, independently processing the media content stream in accordance with a multi-stage feature detection heuristic and in accordance with a signature matching heuristic, and classifying, based on the independent processing, a media content block included in the media content stream as including an advertisement break. Corresponding systems and methods are also described. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037233 | INFORMATION PROVISION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING INFORMATION - An information provision system provides a program-related information in parallel with broadcast of a television program. The system includes: a program-related information server; a television receiver; and a terminal apparatus. The terminal apparatus includes: a display unit; a program-related information display controller for acquiring the program-related information, and for displaying the acquired program-related information in a first display region on the display unit; and a net information display controller for acquiring net information from a net information server, and for displaying the acquired net information in a second display region on the display unit. The net information display controller displays the net information in the second display region after a lapse of a predetermined delay time. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037234 | REPRODUCTION APPARATUS, REPRODUCTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Disclosed herein is a reproduction apparatus including: a reproduction control information acquisition block configured to acquire reproduction control information for controlling reproduction of content; a reproduction block configured to reproduce, in accordance with the acquired reproduction control information, the content that is distributed; and a control block configured to control an operation of an application program that is executed in operative connection with the content being reproduced in accordance with information associated with the application program and obtained from the acquired reproduction control information. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037235 | IP UNCOMPRESSED VIDEO ENCODER AND DECODER - An IP uncompressed video encoder that converts an IP packet stream of uncompressed video to an IP packet stream of compressed video. A video encoder that produces an IP packetized stream of compressed video from an IP packetized stream of an uncompressed video signal, including: receiving means packetizing, from a network, one or a plurality of IP packetized streams of an uncompressed video signal; retrieving means for retrieving video data from the one or plurality of IP packetized streams of the uncompressed video signal; compressing means for compressing the retrieved video data; and transmitting means configured to IP packetize video compressed by the compressing means to create and transmit a stream of compressed video. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037236 | VIRTUAL ENTERTAINMENT ENVIRONMENT AND METHODS OF CREATING THE SAME - Various embodiments facilitate the creation and presentation of a virtual entertainment world. In one embodiment, the virtual entertainment world is created to help a user find and watch content. The virtual entertainment world includes various environments, including a virtual program guide, a virtual viewing environment, and a concession environment. The virtual program guide provides a starting point for users to easily and efficiently find content. The virtual viewing environment provides an immersive environment for users to watch content. The concession environment provides a convenient location where users may make purchases. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037237 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENCODING AUDIO BASED ON PSYCHOACOUSTICS - In one embodiment, a method for creating interactive content is provided. The method comprises embedding at least one tag into audio associated with video content; wherein said tag, is inaudible to a human due to the phenomenon of psychoacoustics; and | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037238 | THERMOELECTRIC POWERED WIRELESS VEHICLE SYSTEM SENSOR SYSTEMS - A vehicle includes a thermal harvesting device that is positioned adjacent a heat-generating vehicle system. The thermal harvesting device generates electricity based on a temperature differential to power a sensor and a wireless transmitter. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037239 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTION OF OPTIMAL ROUTING PARAMETERS FOR DWDM NETWORK SERVICES IN A CONTROL PLANE NETWORK - A method, in an intermediate node in a control plane network, includes receiving a setup message from an originating node, wherein the setup message is sent towards a terminating node on a computed path in the control plane network, and the setup message indicates associated Layer 0 attributes; validating the associated attributes/constraints based on locally available resources; and performing one of: forwarding the setup message on the path towards the terminating node when validation is successful; forwarding the setup message on the path towards the terminating node with updated information indicating a rejection cause and additional information when the validation is unsuccessful, but a modification of the Layer 0 attributes/constraints is possible; and forwarding a release message on the path back to the originating node with updated information indicating a rejection cause and additional information when the validation is unsuccessful and no modifications of the Layer 0 attributes/constraints are possible. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037240 | Data Scheduling and Switching Method, Apparatus, System - Embodiments of the present invention relate to the communications field, and in particular, to a data scheduling and switching method, apparatus, and system. A data packet is distributed to an optical switching unit or an electrical switching unit for switching by using a control policy, and the optical switching unit and the electrical switching unit are used, so that an optical switching resource and an electrical switching source can be better scheduled in a comprehensive manner, and a switching bottleneck of an electrical switching device is overcome. The data packet may be switched by using an electrical packet switching module of the data switching apparatus, or may be switched by using an optical packet switching module. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037241 | TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND OPTICAL NETWORK SYSTEM - A transmission device includes: a wavelength-variable light source; a wavelength stabilized light source: a wavelength measuring device; a control circuit that controls the wavelength-variable light source; and a reception circuit that receives second reference wavelength light generated based on first reference wavelength light output from the wavelength stabilized light source whose wavelength stability is higher than that of the wavelength-variable light source, the control circuit calibrating the wavelength measuring device by using the second reference wavelength light, the control circuit calibrating the wavelength-variable light source by using the calibrated wavelength measuring device. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037242 | METHOD AND NODE FOR ADJUSTING LINE INTERFACE RATE - The present invention provides a method, which including: determining, by a first node, an adjustment requirement for a line interface rate; and according to the adjustment requirement for the line interface rate, adjusting, by the first node, a transport bandwidth of an optical channel (OCh) link, adjusting the number of optical channel transport lanes (OTLs) in an optical channel transport unit (OTUCn) link, and adjusting the number of optical channel data lanes (ODLs) in an optical channel data unit (ODUCn) link, where the OTL is in one-to-one correspondence with the ODL. In embodiments of the present invention, according to an adjustment requirement for a line interface rate, a transport bandwidth of an OCh link is adjusted, the number of OTLs in an OTUCn link is adjusted, and the number of ODLs in an ODUCn link is adjusted, so that the line interface rate can be dynamically adjusted. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037243 | Liquid Resistant Acoustic Device - An acoustic port of acoustic device is covered with a mesh and/or other structure that resists entry of liquid and/or other materials into the acoustic device. Apertures of a housing that are separated by an umbrella section are coupled to the acoustic port such that the umbrella section may cover the acoustic port. In this way, when liquid enters one or more of the apertures, the umbrella section may direct the liquid away from the mesh such that pressure from the liquid upon the mesh may be reduced. As such, potential damage to the mesh and/or internal acoustic device components may be mitigated. In some implementations, the apertures may be covered with an additional mesh. Such additional mesh may further reduce the pressure of entering liquid on the mesh covering the acoustic port of the acoustic device. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037244 | MICROPHONE SUPPORT DEVICE FOR SOUND SOURCE LOCALIZATION - A microphone support device includes a ring-shaped flame, a plurality of fixed arms which protrude toward an inner side of the flame, a plurality of movable arms which are longer than the fixed arms and are detachable, and multiple microphones. A small-size microphone array is constructed by accommodating the plurality of movable arms inside of the flame in a radiating state. On the other hand, a large-size microphone array is constructed by radially developing the plurality of movable arms outside of the flame. When constructing a circular two-dimensional microphone array, a size of the circular two-dimensional microphone array can be easily changed in this manner. Hence, the sound localization can be handled over a wide frequency range. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037245 | Discrete MEMS Including Sensor Device - A micro electro mechanical system (MEMS) microphone includes a base; a MEMS device disposed on the base, the MEMS device comprising a diaphragm and a back plate; a condition sensor disposed on the base; and an integrated circuit coupled to the condition sensor and the MEMS device. The MEMS device operates to detect acoustic signals in a first frequency range and the condition sensor acts as a condition sensor in the first frequency range. The condition sensor acts as a microphone in a second frequency range and the MEMS device is unused so as to extend the operating range and acoustic overload point of the MEMS device. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037246 | MICROPHONE HOLDER - A microphone holder includes: a holding member holding a microphone; and a mounting member fixed to a tension bolt for fixing a rim of a drum. The mounting member includes a first clamping portion having a first locking portion locking to a lower surface of the rim, a second clamping portion having a second locking portion locking the tension bolt, and a biasing member biasing in a direction allowing the first clamping portion and the second clamping portion to approach, wherein the mounting member is attached to the tension bolt by clamping the rim and the tension bolt between the first clamping portion and the second clamping portion, in a state that the first locking portion of the first clamping portion is locked to the lower surface of the rim and the second locking portion of the second clamping portion is locked to the head of the tension bolt. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037247 | ELECTRONIC SPEECH AID DEVICE - An electronic speech aid device to be worn by a wearer, includes an ear plug, a micro-microphone, a processing module and a micro-speaker. The ear plug is to be inserted into an acoustic meatus of the wearer. The micro-microphone is disposed on the ear plug for receiving a larynx sound, which results from attempt by the wearer to speak, from a larynx of the wearer through the acoustic meatus and for converting the larynx sound into a larynx-sound signal. The processing module is electrically connected to the micro-microphone for receiving and processing the larynx-sound signal to output a voice signal. The micro-speaker is electrically coupled to the processing module for receiving and outputting the voice signal. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037248 | WIRELESS HEADSET HAVING EAR HOOK - A wireless headset having ear hook includes a device body, a speaker, an electrical charger, a charger cover, and an ear hook. The speaker is coupled to the device body. The electrical charger is arranged in the device body, and the electrical charger is exposed from the device body. The charger cover is coupled to the device body and selectively covers the electrical charger. The ear hook is integrally formed with the charger cover. By the combination of the ear hook and the electrical cover, the amount of parts is reduced, and when not in use, the headset can be electrically charged by lifting the charger cover. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037249 | WIRELESS HEADSET SYSTEM - A wireless headset system includes a housing having at least a wireless communication component configured to communicate with a wireless host device. The housing includes: a body portion, an ear-bud portion having at least a speaker operatively coupled with the wireless communications component, and a neck portion having an ear-bud end and a body end, the ear-bud end coupled with the ear-bud portion, the body end coupled with the body portion. The housing is attachable on the wireless host device between an inner surface of the ear-bud portion and an inner surface of the body portion. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037250 | Earphone Storage Device - A device for securing ear bud style headphones includes a main body and a pair of grommets coupled to the main body. The grommets include a flexible entry portion that defines an aperture through which a head portion of the headphones can be inserted into a cavity of the grommet. A cord portion of the head-phones can be wrapped around the main body and an end of the cord portion can be inserted into a slot. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037251 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A communication system and method provides a communication device that fits on the ear and responds to audible commands. The communication system is sufficiently independent to initiate and receive communications without requiring a mobile phone, since contact information is stored in the communication device. The communication device is configured with a motion sensor, and a remote control module to control a car or computer. The communication system performs functions, optionally, with an audible command, such as, initiating communication, accessing content, accessing tools, making payments. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037252 | AUDIO FILTERS UTILIZING SINE FUNCTIONS - A method of digitally filtering an audio signal using an adjusted audio filter. The adjusted audio filter is represented by an impulse response including a waveform in its time domain represented by a sine function of absolute values. A composite audio filter is derived from two adjusted audio filters although any number of filters may be used. The composite audio filter generally includes a bank of the filters which together define a frequency bandwidth representative of the audio signal or spectrum to be filtered. Also a bandpass filter is constructed by combining frequency responses for sine components of absolute values integrated from 0 to bpf and sine components of absolute values integrated from 1/bpf to 0. The frequency response may be the sum of the frequency responses for each of the filters used to create the composite bandpass filter. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037253 | PORTABLE SPEAKER SYSTEM - A portable speaker assembly includes a body, a speaker, and a membrane. The body includes a first plate spaced from a second plate, and a surface of the body defines a port having a first cross-sectional area. The speaker is disposed along a surface of the first plate and extends toward the second plate. The membrane is configured to direct sound waves toward the port and is positioned between the first plate and the second plate. The membrane has a second cross-sectional area that is larger than the first cross-sectional area of the port. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037254 | Unidirectional Close-Talking Microphone and Microphone Cap - The orientation of the directional axis and the directionality of a microphone are adjusted through a simple configuration. A unidirectional close-talking microphone includes a microphone unit including a front sound-collecting segment and a rear sound-collecting segment; and a microphone cap attachable to the outer circumference of the microphone cap, the microphone cap including a plurality of sound-collecting holes on a side face, the relative position between the microphone cap and the microphone unit being switchable between a first position and a second position along the central axis, the sound-collecting holes being disposed on opposite sides of the central axis at different positions along the central axis, the rear sound-collecting segment being in communication with outside of the microphone cap through the sound-collecting holes in the microphone cap when the microphone cap resides at the first position, part of the rear sound-collecting segment being covered with the microphone cap when the microphone cap resides at the second position. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037255 | BEAMFORMING IN VARYING SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL - A method that uses a microphone array for spatially selective sound pickup during an audio-video recording session is described. An audio signal for the audio-video recording session is generated using a beamforming process from the microphone array in accordance with a sound pickup directivity pattern. Ambient sound pressure level of the audio-video recording session is monitored while generating the audio signal. The sound pickup directivity pattern of the beamforming process is automatically adjusted during the audio-video recording session as a function of the monitored ambient sound pressure level. Other embodiments are also described and claimed. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160037256 | MICROPHONE - When external pressure extremely increases, a waterproof vibration membrane tends to be resiliently deformed extremely toward the inside. However, an inward resilient deformation inhibiting member provided on the inner side of the waterproof vibration membrane with a space therebetween inhibits this extreme inward resilient deformation of the waterproof vibration membrane, whereby the waterproof vibration membrane is prevented from being ruptured or plastically deformed. On the other hand, when the internal pressure extremely increases, the waterproof vibration membrane tends to be resiliently deformed extremely toward the outside. However, an outward resilient deformation inhibiting member provided on the outer side of the waterproof vibration membrane with a space therebetween inhibits this extreme outward resilient deformation of the waterproof vibration membrane, whereby the waterproof vibration membrane is prevented from being ruptured or plastically deformed. | 2016-02-04 |
