08th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 67 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160057450 | Intra Prediction Apparatus - Provided is an intra prediction apparatus that adaptively filters reference pixels according to an intra prediction mode and a size of a prediction block, and generates the prediction block using reference pixels determined by the intra prediction mode. The reference pixels are adaptively filtered according to the size of the prediction block for intra prediction modes existing between a horizontal mode and an intra prediction mode having a direction of 45° with reference to the horizontal mode. When the reference pixels for a second directional intra prediction mode are filtered, the reference pixels for a first directional intra prediction mode, that is closer to the intra prediction mode having the direction of 45° with reference to the horizontal mode than the second directional intra prediction mode is, are also filtered. Accordingly, an image compression ratio can be improved. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057451 | SPATIAL PREDICTION METHOD, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, AND IMAGE CODING METHOD - A spatial prediction method capable of reducing the complexity of spatial prediction includes: detecting an edge (E) overlapping the current block by obtaining a horizontal gradient (Gy) and a vertical gradient (Gx) between pixels within a block adjacent to the current block; calculating an integer slope of the edge; determining, for each pixel position within the current block, a sub-pel position being an intersection between (i) a line that has the integer slope and passes through the pixel position and (ii) a boundary of the adjacent block; and predicting, for each pixel position, a pixel value at the pixel position based on a pixel value interpolated in the sub-pel position, wherein the boundary of the adjacent block is a row or a column that is the closest to the current block, among rows or columns of pixels included in the adjacent block. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057452 | Methods and devices for coding and decoding depth information, and video processing and playing device - Disclosed are methods and devices for coding and decoding depth information, which relate to a Three-Dimensional Video (3DV) coding technology. The coding method includes: arranging all elements in a DLT in an ascending order of values, wherein the DLT is a data structure representing depth numerical values by index numbers; coding a value of a first element in the DLT, and writing the bits of the value into a bitstream; and coding a differential value between a value of each of the other elements except the first element in the DLT and a value of an element with an index number smaller than an index number of the each of other elements in the DLT respectively, and writing the value of the differential value into the bitstream. The method for decoding depth information and related coding and decoding devices are also provided. By the technical solutions of the disclosure, efficiency of coding and decoding depth information is improved, and resource occupation during depth information coding is reduced. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057453 | Method and Apparatus of Camera Parameter Signaling in 3D Video Coding - A method of three-dimensional video encoding and decoding that adaptively incorporates camera parameters in the video bitstream according to a control flag is disclosed. The control flag is derived based on a combination of individual control flags associated with multiple depth-oriented coding tools. Another control flag can be incorporated in the video bitstream to indicate whether there is a need for the camera parameters for the current layer. In another embodiment, a first flag and a second flag are used to adaptively control the presence and location of camera parameters for each layer or each view in the video bitstream. The first flag indicates whether camera parameters for each layer or view are present in the video bitstream. The second flag indicates camera parameter location for each layer or view in the video bitstream. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057454 | METHOD FOR ENCODING AND METHOD FOR DECODING A LUT AND CORRESPONDING DEVICES - A method for encoding a LUT defined as a lattice of vertices is disclosed. At least one value is of each vertex of the lattice. The method comprises for a current vertex:
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20160057455 | VIDEO ENCODING DEVICE, VIDEO DECODING DEVICE, VIDEO ENCODING METHOD, VIDEO DECODING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A video encoding device includes: pixel bit length increasing means for increasing a pixel bit length of an input image based on pixel bit length increase information; transform means for transforming output data of the pixel bit length increasing means; entropy encoding means for entropy-encoding output data of the transform means; non-compression encoding means for non-compression-encoding input data; multiplexed data selection means for selecting output data of the entropy encoding means or output data of the non-compression encoding means; and multiplexing means for multiplexing the pixel bit length increase information in a bitstream, wherein a pixel bit length of an image corresponding to the output data of the entropy encoding means and a pixel bit length of an image corresponding to the output data of the non-compression encoding means are different from each other. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057456 | IMAGE FRAME TRANSMISSION METHOD, MOBILE TERMINAL, AND SMART TELEVISION - Data compression is performed on an original image frame of a display buffer area of the mobile terminal by using a wavelet transform compression algorithm, and after the compressed data is transmitted to the smart television and an inverse wavelet transform decompression processing is performed thereon, the original image frame is restored for display, so as to achieve the content display between the screens of the mobile terminal and the smart television. Existing hardware is used to compress and decompress data, which does not occupy operation resources of the mobile terminal and the smart television, and improves the system performance and accelerates the data compression speed. Also, the adopted wavelet transform compression algorithm can effectively improve the data compression ratio, reduce the data transmission amount in the transmission process, and reduce the hardware overhead. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057457 | LIVE VIDEO BROADCASTING MOBILE APPLICATION FOR SOCIAL SHARING - An approach for creation of a live video broadcasting mobile application for social sharing of digital streamed video data focused on providing the individual broadcaster with a quality of service normally provided to professional live broadcasting networks that senses the type of environment a user is currently using and provides all the features including global reach, unlimited viewer scaling, viewing control, viewer notification, high quality video delivery, and features that provide payout to viewers based on advertising revenue. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057458 | PLAYING AND EDITING LINKED AND ANNOTATED AUDIOVISUAL WORKS - In one embodiment, a method includes obtaining metadata that relates to a video program and that defines, for one or more specified time points in the video program, one or more web services to be invoked at those time points; generating and displaying, on a computer, a video window that is configured to play the video program; during playing the video program on a computer, detecting that the video program is playing at one of the time points and determining an identifier of a particular web service associated with that one of the time points; in response to the detecting, causing the computer to invoke the particular web service. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057459 | METHOD OF TRANSFORMING HFC CATV ANALOG FIBER TRANSMISSION TO DIGITAL FIBER TRANANSMISSION - A method of converting legacy HFC CATV cable systems, which transmit data over the optical fiber portion of the system using the optical counterpart of analog RF waveforms, such as RF QAM waveforms transduced to corresponding optical QAM waveforms, to improved HFC CATV systems that transmit data over the optical fiber using optical fiber optimized protocols, such as Ethernet frames and other optical fiber optimized digital transport protocols. According to the method, most aspects of the legacy HFC CATV system may be retained, however at the CATV head end, the optical fiber transmitter system is replaced by an improved system that extracts the underlying symbols from legacy waveforms, packages these symbols into optical fiber optimized packets, and transmits downstream. The legacy optical fiber nodes are replaced with improved nodes capable of receiving the packets and remodulating the symbols into RF waveforms suitable for injection into the system's CATV cable. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057460 | PROGRAM DISTRIBUTION SERVICE - A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium provide for receiving data that indicates programs available to users, wherein the programs include linear television programs, video-on-demand programs, and pay-per-view programs; determining, by the network device, a popularity value for each program; comparing, by the network device, each popularity value with a threshold popularity value; determining, by the network device, whether each popularity value satisfies the threshold popularity value; assigning, by the network device, each program associated with each popularity value that satisfies the threshold popularity value to multicast delivery based on the determining, wherein one or more programs assigned to multicast delivery include one or more of a video-on-demand program or a pay-per-view program; and multicasting each program assigned to multicast delivery. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057461 | DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTING VIDEO MERCHANDISING TO REFLECT USER PREFERENCES - One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for displaying one or more video streams on a consumer device. The technique includes setting a first display characteristic associated with a first video stream to a first value based on a first priority associated with the first video stream. The technique further includes transmitting the first video stream to a consumer device for display. The technique further includes selecting a second video stream, setting a second display characteristic associated with the second video stream to a second value based on a second priority associated with the second video stream, and transmitting the second video stream to the consumer device for display. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057462 | DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS FOR DIFFERENT MOVIE VERSIONS - A method and system are disclosed for distributing different versions of a movie. A digital cinema package contains assets for different versions of the movie and a first composition playlist representing a first version of the movie. A second composition playlist, which represents a second version of the movie, is available separately from the first digital cinema package. At least one picture track file in the digital cinema package has a portion that is not referenced by the first composition playlist, but referenced by the second composition playlist. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057463 | HYBRID TIME-DIVISIONAL MULTIPLEXED MODULATION - Systems and methods are provided for generating a hybrid signal. Digital video is broadcast in a first set of at least one time slot of a plurality of time slots comprising the hybrid signal. Mobile data, formatted for reception at a mobile device, is broadcast in a second set of at least one time slot of the plurality of time slots comprising the hybrid signal. Structured data is broadcast in a transition band between the first set of at least one time slot and the second set of at least one time slot. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057464 | 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. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057465 | EXTRACTING DATA FROM ADVERTISEMENT FILES FOR AD INSERTION - A video processing method includes receiving a multimedia file including a first video file encrypted with a first compression algorithm and converting the first video file to a second video file, which is encrypted with a second compression algorithm. The method includes extracting, from the second file, video data indicative of at least one video characteristic of the second file and displaying the video data on a display screen or forwarding the video data to a content insertion server. The first video compression algorithm may be a MPEG-2 video compression algorithm and the second video compression algorithm may be an H.264 algorithm and/o an H.265 algorithm. The video data may include run time data indicative of a run time of the second video file, frame rate data indicative of a frame rate of the second video file, and pixel data indicative of a resolution of the second video file. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057466 | System and Method for Controlling Digital Cinema Content Distribution - An exhibition key delivery message (KDM) distribution system operable to receive a distribution KDM (DKDM), a method of creating an exhibition KDM, a system for controlling digital cinema content distribution, an exhibition KDM and a digital cinema player employing the exhibition KDM to play a digital cinema package. In one embodiment, the KDM distribution system includes: (1) a device list database containing device certificates of at least some target digital cinema players located in a region corresponding to the KDM distribution system, (2) booking data database containing schedules regarding a composition pertaining to the DKDM and (3) a KDM generator operable to create an exhibition KDM for the composition using the DKDM, a device certificate from the device list and the booking data. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057467 | SERVER DEVICE, CLIENT DEVICE, CONTENT DISTRIBUTION METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - To provide a server device which can support insertion of a dynamic parameter that is dependent on a state of a client when content is distributed to the client using the ABS technology, without altering a play list file on a network service provider side. Provided is a server device including: a storage unit configured to store a predetermined definition for adding a parameter to an address defined in access information for accessing each of a plurality of subsegments constituting each piece of encoded data obtained by encoding same content at a different bit rate, or for accessing every element to be acquired through a request to a server described in an MPD; and a communication unit configured to transmit an instruction to add a parameter to the address defined in the access information, on the basis of the predetermined definition stored in the storage unit. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057468 | SERVER DEVICE, CONTENT PROVIDING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - To provide a server device which can designate an alternative measure to be taken when a client is not capable of reproducing content when the content is distributed to the client using the ABS technique. Provided is a server device including: a storage unit configured to store information of alternative content by describing the information in access information for accessing each of a plurality of sub segments constituting each piece of encoded data which is obtained by encoding same content at a different bit rate, the alternative content being reproduced in a client device when the client device is not capable of reproducing the same content; and a communication unit configured to transmit the access information to the client device according to a request from the client device which reproduces the content. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057469 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR CONTROLLING PLAY OF MEDIA STREAMS - Methods and systems are described for controlling play of media streams. In one aspect, a media control user interface including selectable representations identifying a plurality of operating media players is presented. The operating media players are configured for accessing a presentation device. A user selection identifying a selected portion of the plurality of operating media players is received. And, an indication is provided allowing a media player in the selected portion access to the presentation device. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057470 | VIDEO PROCESSING SYSTEM WITH CONDITIONAL ACCESS MODULE AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A video processing system includes a video device that generates a request corresponding to video content. A conditional access module generates a video signal for transmission to the video device during a first time period, and terminates transmission of the video signal when the request is not authenticated during the first time period. In a further embodiment, the conditional access module generates a video signal for unscrambled transmission to the video device during a first time period, terminates the unscrambled transmission of the video signal at the expiration of the first time period, and continues with scrambled transmission of the video signal after the first time period. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057471 | PURCHASING AND VIEWING CONTENT BASED ON A LINEAR BROADCAST - Systems and methods for obtaining alternative versions of media content are provided. Digital purchasing technology can be integrated with content viewing technology to provide dynamic content discovery and the ability to easily and efficiently obtain alternative media content to enhance a user's viewing experience. Additionally, a user's viewing experience can be upgraded by easily and efficiently allowing for the viewing of previously obtained alternative media content. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057472 | PROVIDING ON-DEMAND AUDIENCE BASED ON NETWORK - A device receives, from a client device, a first request associated with target audience criteria and a time constraint. Based on the target audience criteria, the device sends, to an information device, a network state request. In response to the network state request, the device receives, from the information device, a network state response including user data associated with user devices. Based on the network state response, the device determines a predicted network state, including predicted user data associated with the user devices, associated with the time constraint. Based on the predicted network state and the target audience criteria, the device determines a predicted quantity of user devices associated with both the target audience criteria and the time constraint. The device sends, to the client device, a first response based on the determination of the predicted quantity of user devices. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057473 | Methods And Systems For Accessing Content - Methods and systems for accessing or receiving content are provided. In one aspect, a non-tunable device (e.g., a device without the capability to tune to a particular channel) can access a particular channel via a tunable device (e.g., a device with the capability to tune to the particular channel). For example, the non-tunable device can receive a notification or a service denial notification in a tuning attempt. Based on the notification, the non-tunable device can transmit user information (e.g., relates to purchasing entitlement to content) to a computing device and receive tuning information (e.g., available tuners capable of accessing the request content) from the computing device. Upon receiving the tuning information, the non-tunable device can transmit a tuning request to the tunable device and receive a data asset (e.g., requested content, tuning denial) based on the tuning request. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057474 | Methods And Systems For Accessing Content - Methods and systems for accessing content are provided. A non-tunable device (e.g., a device without the capability to tune to a particular channel) can access a particular channel via a tunable device (e.g., a device with the capability to tune to the particular channel). A computing device can facilitate content tuning. In an aspect, the non-tunable device can transmit a request for content to the computing device. The request for content can comprise a title of the content, a type of content, channel information, and the like. Upon receiving the request for content, the computing device can determine the characteristics of the non-tunable device such as device type, device capabilities, location, and identify all the tunable devices capable of communicating with the non-tunable device. Entitlement information can be provided to the one or more tunable devices. The entitlement information can facilitate access to the requested content by the non-tunable device. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057475 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PROVIDING A VIDEO - A method for providing a video is provided. The method includes: receiving in real time a video frame sent from a first terminal device, the video frame including a frame identifier and information of a first user account; storing the video frame in a video file corresponding to the first user account based on the frame identifier; determining content summary information of the video file; sending the content summary information to a second terminal device corresponding to a second user account, the second user account being associated with the first user account; receiving a video request from the second terminal device; and sending the video file to the second terminal device. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057476 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING STORAGE OF DATA ON SERVERS IN AN ON-DEMAND MEDIA DELIVERY SYSTEM - A system arid method may be provided that allows users to store, retrieve, and manipulate on-demand media content and data stored on a remote server network in an on-demand media delivery system. More particularly, the system may allow a user to access his or her on-demand media account from user equipment in different locations as long as the current user equipment can communicate with a remote server that stores user-specific information. The system upon user selection may freeze the delivery of on-demand media at a particular point and allow the user to resume the media at a later time from some other network location in system. Users may upload personal images or files to an on-demand delivery server for later retrieval and display. Users may be permitted to assign access rights to the uploaded files. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057477 | MULTI-MODAL DIGITAL TERMINAL ADAPTER - A multi-modal digital terminal adapter (DTA), and associated methods and computer-readable media, are disclosed for determining a current mode of operation of the DTA, selectively activating and/or deactivating one or more receiving modules based at least in part on the current mode of operation, and routing an incoming signal to one or more receiving modules based at least in part on one or more characteristics of the signal to initiate processing of the signal in accordance with the current mode of operation for the multi-modal DTA. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057478 | Methods And Systems For Accessing Content - Methods and systems for accessing content are provided. A non-tunable device (e.g., a device without the capability to tune to a particular channel) can access a particular channel via a tunable device (e.g., a device with the capability to tune to the particular channel). A computing device can facilitate content tuning. As an example, the non-tunable device can send user information (e.g., a request for content) to the computing device. The computing device can reserve the available tuner and transmit the tuning information (e.g., tuner reservation identifier) to the non-tunable device. Upon receiving the tuning information, the non-tunable device can transmit a tuning request (e.g., all or portion of tuning information, device identifier) to the tunable device. Upon receiving the tuning request, the tunable device can tune to the particular requested channel and transmit a data asset (e.g., requested content, tuning denial) to the non-tunable device. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057479 | CATV RETURN BAND SWEEPING USING DATA OVER CABLE SERVICE INTERFACE SPECIFICATION CARRIER - The existing Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) carriers generated by field test equipment or by the CATV subscriber modems are used to determine the amplitude response of the return band in a CATV system. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057480 | GLOBAL PANEL - The present disclosure is related to methods and systems of displaying content on a television, including: receiving an indication associated with a selection by a user; determining, based on the received indication, a global panel to display via the television; retrieving from memory, a first content information for display in the global panel; and displaying, via the television, the retrieved content information in the specified global panel. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057481 | Method of Delivering Customer Contact Service to IPTV Viewer - An application for a client device which is arranged to receive and render selected video streams including content indicators relating to content to be rendered at a given location on a screen of the client device is disclosed. The application responds to user interaction with a rendered stream at rendered locations of the content to store an indicator of the user's interest in the content. The application then cooperates with an analyzer, arranged to analyze the user's interest in the content, and responds to the interest satisfying business logic by providing an indication of an interaction opportunity to the user of the client device during the rendering of the video stream. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057482 | RECORDING VIDEO CONTENT IN RELEVANT SEGMENTS OF A TELEVISION PROGRAM BASED ON IDENTIFYING KEYWORDS IN ON-SCREEN TEXT, CLOSED CAPTIONING TEXT AND/OR PROGRAM AUDIO - A method, digital video recorder device and computer program product for recording program content. The digital video recorder (DVR) receives a selection of a television program or a television channel to record video content as well as the time period to record the video content in the selected television program or in the television program airing on the selected television channel from a user. Furthermore, the DVR receives keyword(s) to trigger the recording of the video content in the television program from the user. The DVR monitors the television program or the television channel for keyword(s) entered by the user in on-screen text, closed captioning text and/or program audio. In response to detecting one or more of these keyword(s) in the on-screen text, closed captioning text and/or program audio, the DVR records the video content in the television program for the selected period of time. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057483 | SELECTIVELY BLOCKING THE RECORDING OF CONTENTS AVAILABLE ALSO ON DEMAND - A device receives a request for a digital video recorder (DVR) to record digital contents. The device identifies the digital contents using metadata included in the request, such as a channel and a time associated with the digital contents, to access additional metadata from an electronic program guide (EPG), such as an identifier. The device uses the additional metadata from the EPG to determine whether the digital contents are available via video on demand (VOD). For example, the device may compare the identifier and/or other metadata for the digital contents to metadata associated with VOD content, such as a VOD catalog. The device may selectively prevent the DVR from recording the digital contents if the digital contents are available via VOD. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057484 | RECEIVING AUDIO/VIDEO CONTENT - An audio/video content receiver being configured to receive media content from a content source by a broadcast data path, the media content being arranged as a plurality of media channels comprises a host module having a tuner configured to assign logical channel indices to the media channels to allow selection, at the host module, of one or more of the media channels for reproduction by selecting the corresponding logical channel index, the host module storing channel association data associating the logical channel indices with the received media channels; and a removable conditional access module (CAM), the CAM having an access control unit for decoding access-controlled encoded broadcast content, the host module and the removable CAM being arranged to provide an encrypted communication link for decoded access-controlled encoded broadcast content between the CAM and the host module; in which: the host module is configured to acquire channel association data via the broadcast data path; the CAM is configured to provide further channel association data to the host module; the host module comprises a detector configured to detect a conflict of logical channel index between the channel association data acquired by the host from the broadcast data path and the channel association data provided by the CAM and, in the case of a conflict, to detect one or more unused logical channel indices; and the CAM is configured to select one of the unused logical channel indices for use by a media channel for which the logical channel index defined in the CAM's channel association data conflicts with a logical channel index defined in the host's channel association data. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057485 | AUTHENTICATION OF DISTRIBUTED MOTION IMAGE DATA USING DATA STRUCTURES - A motion image distribution system includes a server and a use terminal. The server generates a feature quantity table CHT | 2016-02-25 |
20160057486 | Dynamic Tuning in Dense Arrays of Electrically Small Elements - A system and method for dynamically tuning antenna elements is disclosed. The method comprises: receiving requests to capture over the air broadcasts; selecting an antenna element from a group of available antenna elements to capture one of the requested over the air broadcasts; applying default settings to tune the selected antenna element to capture the one of the requested over the air broadcasts; and dynamically tuning the selected antenna element to enhance reception of the one of the requested over the air broadcasts. The method may further comprise measuring parameters toward optimizing the selected antenna element. The method may also include maintaining the tuning of the selected antenna element until the received request is automatically released because time has elapsed. The method may additionally include recording and/or streaming the requested broadcast to an end-user. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057487 | DATA STREAM PROCESSING APPARATUS - An embodiment of the invention provides a data stream processing apparatus. The data stream processing apparatus includes a demultiplexer, a data processor and a backward buffer. The demultiplexer accesses and demultiplexes a multimedia data stream and output a first data stream. The multimedia data stream includes a plurality of data units. The data processor receives and processes the first data stream. The backward buffer stores a first portion of multimedia data stream, wherein the data units of the first portion of the multimedia data stream has been accessed by the demultiplexer, but has not been processed by the data processor. If a user demands changing a playback content of the multimedia data stream, the data units stored in the backward buffer are re-transmitted to the demultiplexer for filtering out a second data stream corresponding to the demand. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057488 | Method and System for Providing and Displaying Optional Overlays - A method including receiving video of an event; generating an overlay for the video; generating an information message containing information enabling a receiver of the video and the overlay to selectively display or hide the overlay; and transmitting the video, the overlay, and the information message. The video is transmitted in a primary stream of a multi-stream transmission including a primary stream and one or more auxiliary streams. The overlay is transmitted in a first one of the auxiliary streams. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057489 | POWER AWARE ADAPTATION FOR VIDEO STREAMING - Power aware adaptation for a power aware video streaming system may be based on the complexity information conveyed in different ways. A complexity level of a data stream, such as a video data stream, may be selected as a function of a remaining battery-power of a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) and on a state set of a plurality of state sets that may be stored and/or managed by the WTRU. These state sets may correspond to, for example, different content sources and/or different complexity estimation algorithms and may be used to select the complexity level of the data stream. The data stream may then be received at the selected complexity level. The complexity level and/or a bitrate of the data stream may be adapted to accommodate, for example, the remaining battery power and/or other circumstances. The adaptation may be customized according to the objectives of use cases. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057490 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MEASURE EXPOSURE TO STREAMING MEDIA - Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to measure exposure to streaming media are disclosed. An example method includes capturing an image of a video presented by a media device. Video metadata is extracted from the image. The video metadata is converted to an ID3 metadata format. The ID3 formatted metadata is transmitted to a central facility. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057491 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Provided is an information processing device including: a data processing unit that performs format conversion of converting MPEG-2 TS format data into MP4 format data, wherein the MPEG-2 TS format data is data that includes each segment region having a plurality of pieces of variation data decryptable with different keys, and wherein the data processing unit selects encrypted MP4 variation data from the segment region of the MPEG-2 TS format data and stores the MP4 variation data as MP4 format structure data in an MP4 file, while the encrypted variation data remains, without performing a decryption process and a re-encryption process for the selected MP4 variation data. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057492 | DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTING VIDEO MERCHANDISING TO REFLECT USER PREFERENCES - One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for displaying scenes included in media assets. The technique includes selecting a first scene included in a first video asset based on one or more preferences and metadata associated with multiple scenes. The first video asset is one of multiple video assets, and each scene included in the multiple scenes is included in one of the video assets included in the multiple video assets. The technique further includes displaying the first scene within a first portion of a display area. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057493 | AUTOMATIC TRANSITION OF CONTENT BASED ON FACIAL RECOGNITION - Methods and systems for automatically transitioning content based on facial recognition, wherein the method may include receiving a signal from a camera, identifying a face of a viewer within an area, retrieving a user identifier associated with the face of the viewer, selecting a program, and displaying the program. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057494 | SIGNAL TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAID DEVICE - A signal transmitting and receiving device and a method of controlling the signal transmitting and receiving device are disclosed. The method of controlling the signal transmitting and receiving device includes de-multiplexing a stream including video data and signaling information, decoding de-multiplexed signaling information and video data, and extracting information on a crop region from decoded signaling information. The signal transmitting and receiving device includes a de-multiplexing unit de-multiplexing a stream including video data and signaling information, a signaling information decoding unit decoding de-multiplexed signaling information, a video decoder decoding video data in a de-multiplexed video stream, a control unit extracting information on a crop region from decoded signaling information, and a display unit. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057495 | FAILOVER WITH REDUNDANT MULTICASTS FOR SWITCHED DIGITAL VIDEO - A method and system for delivering content is provided. In one example, responsive to a request by a client device identifying a video program, the system is configured to determine different first and second network paths for delivery of the video program from a content source; deliver the video program via the first network path to the client device; and responsive to a change in status of the video program being delivered via the first network path, deliver the video program via the second network path to the client device. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057496 | CONTENT RECOMMENDATIONS - Content recommendations are described. In an implementation, feedback collected from a user is used to determine favored characteristics of particular items of musical content. One or more other items of content, which are not music, are identified that correspond to the favored characteristics. The identified one or more other items of content are recommended to the user. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057497 | CONTROL METHOD OF PLAYING CONTENT AND CONTENT PLAYING APPARATUS PERFORMING THE SAME - An example content playing apparatus includes: an output device including a display and a speaker; and one or more controllers configured to recognize a plurality of users viewing content played by the output device, select at least one of the plurality of users based on one or more criteria, and control playing of the content according to the at least one selected user. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057498 | CORPORATE AND ENTERTAINMENT MANAGEMENT INTERACTIVE SYSTEM USING A COMPUTER NETWORK - A system, method, and apparatus is provided for computerized management of a method of corporate, business or sports management by a remote party comprising relating a current database of an entity. For instance, in sports management substantially real time management is possible. Data of a player together with a historical database related to that player and decisions can be transmitted. This is communicated between a central database processing resource and at least one remote party. A remote party is permitted to access the database and access designated data from the database, and input and output data. Voting and other management of the player, team, or business is possible in substantially real time or near real time by the remote party. A remote user can vote on financial compensation for a player, a coach or a team and/or for a bonus for a player, team or game. Similarly hiring and firing decisions can be made. Shareholders, fans or customers of an entertainment business such as sports can be more interactively involved in all aspects of management and ownership duties and thus be more thoroughly entertained. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057499 | PROFILING MEDIA CHARACTERS - Provided is a process of matching media characters, the process including: obtaining a plurality of character records, each character record including a trait vector specifying traits of the respective character; receiving a request from a user device to match characters in the character records, the request identifying at least one reference character record; calculating, with one or more processors, matching scores indicative of similarity between the trait vector of the reference character record and trait vectors of other character records among the plurality of character records; selecting a responsive character record from among the plurality of character records based on the matching scores; and sending instructions to the user device to display information about a character of the responsive character record. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057500 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING A PERSONALIZED PROJECT REPOSITORY FOR CONTENT CREATORS - A personalized project repository for content creators using multimedia annotations on video production projects. The project repository may be an aggregation of multimedia annotations created by a content creator based on a set of access rules defined for the content creator, where the access rules limit the content creators ability to create multimedia annotation within video production projects. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057501 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A MOBILE VIDEO BLOG SERVICE - A method and apparatus for providing a mobile video blog (vlog) service in a communication network are disclosed. For example, the method captures video content sourced from a mobile device used by a mobile user through a mobile vlog posting service portal, and provides a vlog viewing function accessible to a viewer through a vlog viewing service portal, wherein the vlog viewing function affords viewing of the video content and is provided in accordance with a user profile of the viewer, wherein the user profile comprises a viewing preference of the viewer. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057502 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING DATA IN AN INTELLIGENT TELEVISION - An intelligent television can store and retrieve data about various functions of the television or associated with user behavior. The stored data streamlines the processes of providing electronic programming guide information, providing search results, providing statistics about content, providing channel information, etc. The unique set of data services in the intelligent television receive, store, manage, and retrieve the data for various of the applications or components. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057503 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING SEARCHES FOR TELEVISION CONTENT USING REDUCED TEXT INPUT - A method and system are provided for identifying a television content item desired by a television viewer from a set of television content items. Each of the television content items has one or more associated descriptors. The system receives from the television viewer a reduced text search entry directed at identifying the desired television content item. The search entry is a prefix substring of one or more words relating to the desired television content item. The system dynamically identifies a group of one or more television content items from the set of television content items having one or more descriptors matching the search entry as the television viewer enters each character of the search entry. The system then transmits the names of the one or more television content items of the identified group to he displayed on a device operated by the television viewer. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057504 | Shared Spectrum Access for Broadcast and Bi-Directional, Packet-Switched Communications - Techniques are disclosed relating to spectrum sharing between different radio access technologies. In some embodiments, a broadcast base station is configured to wirelessly broadcast audio and video data to a plurality of broadcast receiver devices using a particular frequency band. In these embodiments, the broadcast base station is configured to discontinue broadcasting in the particular frequency band during a scheduled time interval, to enable one or more cellular base stations to perform bi-directional packet-switched wireless data communications using the particular frequency band. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057505 | DELIVERY CONFIRMATION AND NON-LIVE DELIVERY OF EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM MESSAGES - A device may detect an emergency alert system message. The emergency alert system message may include a message to be provided for consumption by multiple users. The device may determine that the emergency alert system message has not been successfully delivered for consumption by a user. The device may store the emergency alert system message, for future delivery, based on determining that the emergency alert system message has not been successfully delivered for consumption by the user. The device may receive an indication to provide the emergency alert system message after storing the emergency alert system message. The device may provide the emergency alert system message, for consumption by the user, based on receiving the indication to provide the emergency alert system message. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057506 | DEVICE-SPECIFIC LOGO ACTIVATION - Preferred or preferential logo activation, where a particular logo may become active or activated, in response to a command to do so, so that the status of a particular logo may change from a visually imperceptible or unseen state to visually perceptible or seen state. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057507 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPAQUE METADATA TRANSMISSION - According to one embodiment, a content distribution method includes: generating a security identifier associated with content; storing the security identifier to be associated with metadata related to the content; providing the content and the security identifier to a receiving entity; and receiving a metadata request from the receiving entity, wherein the metadata request corresponds to the metadata related to the content. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057508 | INTERACTIVE OVERLAY FOR DIGITAL VIDEO - Production and interaction with supplemented video is facilitated by overlaying a grid on a video frame. The grid comprises a plurality of grid regions each selectable to define a viewer selectable hotspot in the image of a video frame. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057509 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, CONTENT REQUESTING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - [Object] To provide an information processing device in which maintenance is enabled by avoiding an increase in an amount of the meta information when a device is remotely controlled by a client using the ABS technique. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057510 | PROTECTED TRANSMISSION OF INDEPENDENT SENSOR SIGNALS - The present disclosure relates to a sensor system having a shared communication interface that transmits sensor signals having independent channel protection data from a plurality of sensors. In some embodiments, the sensor signal has a plurality of sensors that independently generate sensor signals corresponding to a sensed quantity. A plurality of channel protection elements respectively receive one of the sensor signals and to introduce channel protection data into the received sensor signal to generate a channel protected sensor (CPS) signal. A shared communication interface receives CPS signals from one or more of the channel protection elements and to selectively provide the CPS signals onto a transmission line according to one or more communication protocols. By introducing channel protection data to the sensor signals upstream of the shared communication interface, a same communication interface can be used to transmit channel protected sensor signals from a plurality of independent sensors. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057511 | REMOTE SENSOR ACCESS AND QUEUING - An application generates instructions to a wearable device to remotely activate a sensor in the wearable device and to receive sensor data from the sensor. A query related to a physical object is received. Instructions to wearable devices are generated to remotely activate at least one sensor of the wearable devices in response to the query. Sensor data is received from at least one of the wearable devices in response to that wearable device being within a range of the physical object. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057512 | SYSTEM HAVING A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND A RECEPTION UNIT, AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A PIECE OF INFORMATION - A system includes a household appliance and a reception unit. The household appliance is configured to sense a property of a consumable that is used during the operation of the household appliance and to transmit data relating to the sensed property to the reception unit. The reception unit is configured to provide a piece of information on the basis of the data received from the household appliance. The reception unit has a position finding device that determines a physical position for the reception unit and provides the piece of information on the basis of the determined position. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057513 | OPTICAL SWITCH - An optical switch suitable for use in an add/drop of an optical network node having F>1 optical fiber per direction, the F fibers together carrying optical signals comprising up to N independent wavelength channels, is disclosed. The switch includes an Optical Cross-Connect (OXC) having F input ports and N output ports. F optical splitters are connected to the OXC, the input and output ports of the optical splitters defining ports of the OXC. The OXC is controllable to switch optical signals arriving at any of the F switch input ports to the input port of any of the F optical splitters such that each switch input port is switched to an optical splitter having at least as many splitter output ports as the number of independent wavelength channels received at the switch input port. A method for splitting optical signals is also disclosed. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057514 | OPTICAL SWITCH - An optical switch suitable for use in a ROADM of an optical network node having one or more optical fiber per direction, the fibers together carrying optical signals comprising up to N independent wavelength channels, is disclosed. The switch includes an Optical Cross-Connect (OXC) having F | 2016-02-25 |
20160057515 | SIGNAL ROUTING - An upgradable optical route for tis use in an optical switching network is disclosed. In an initial configuration, the optical router contains wavelength selective switches configured to switch optical signals having WDM wavelengths positioned in a grid having exactly 100 GHz (about 0.8 nm) spacing in optical frequency, aka fixed grid. The interface ports and optical backplane within the optical switch contain an optical splitter and optical coupler and additionally space for a second selective switch. At a later point in time, a second wavelength selective switch can be added to provide additional capabilities such as switching wavelengths positioned in at flexible grid. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057516 | TRANSCEIVERS FOR SIGNAL SWITCHING ARCHITECTURE - An architecture for a fiber optic communication system that uses only two levels of switches, Tier 1 and Tier 3, is described. The architecture allows one to omit the conventional Top of Rack switch level and the conventional Tier 2 switch level while maintaining performance and throughput. The cost to construct and install the improved switch architecture is lower than the cost of the conventional architecture. There are also described a number of transceivers that are suitable for use in the architecture disclosed. The transceivers employ silicon PIC chips that include high contrast silicon waveguides ion the chip and that connect to various configurations of optical fibers. The transceivers provide enhanced switching capacity with fewer devices. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057517 | SIGNAL SWITCHING ARCHITECTURE - An architecture for a fiber optic communication system that uses only two levels of switches, Tier 1 and Tier 3, is described. The architecture allows one to omit the conventional Top of Rack switch level and the conventional Tier 2 switch level while maintaining performance and throughput. The cost to construct and install the improved switch architecture is lower than the cost of the conventional architecture. There are also described a number of transceivers that are suitable for use in the architecture disclosed. The transceivers employ silicon PIC chips that include high contrast silicon waveguides ion the chip and that connect to various configurations of optical fibers. The transceivers provide enhanced switching capacity with fewer devices. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057518 | FLEXIBLE SMART SLEEVE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PLUGGABLE TRANSCEIVERS - A flexible smart sleeve system for a pluggable transceiver includes a pluggable sleeve configured to selectively engage a pluggable transceiver; a smart enclosure configured to selectively engage a host device, wherein the host device is configured for the pluggable transceiver; and a flexible cable connecting the pluggable sleeve to the smart enclosure. A network with a flexible smart sleeve system for a pluggable transceiver includes a network switch; a customer premises switch comprising a host cage configured for the pluggable transceiver; and a flexible smart sleeve system configured to engage the host cage and to engage the pluggable transceiver, wherein the flexible smart sleeve system is configured to provide Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) to the network switch. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057519 | ASSIGNMENT OF WAVELENGTHS TO OPTICAL SIGNALS IN AN OPTICAL NETWORK - A method may include determining, by a device, a wavelength identifier graph corresponding to an optical network based on a set of lightpath conflicts, for a set of optical signals, associated with a set of links and a set of nodes of the optical network. One or more optical signals may be associated with transmission via a super-channel. The method may further include selectively assigning, by the device, a wavelength identifier to an optical signal, of the set of optical signals, based on the wavelength identifier graph. The wavelength identifier being associated with a set of wavelength identifiers and corresponding to a wavelength of a set of wavelengths. The method may further include causing, by the device, the optical signal to utilize the wavelength, of the set of wavelengths, for transmission via the optical network. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057520 | Motor Vehicle Audio System - A motor vehicle audio system, and a method of operating such a system. There is at least one rear far-field speaker that is located behind a front seat of the motor vehicle, and at least one near-field speaker located in front of the far-field speaker and close to an intended position of a listener's head. There is an audio signal processor configured to detect when the rear far-field speaker is shut off while the near-field speaker remains on, and in response automatically increase the output energy of the near-field speaker. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057521 | LED LIGHTING DEVICE, WIRELESS SPEAKER SYSTEM, AND WIRELESS AUDIO PLAYING METHOD - A wireless speaker system is provided. The system includes at least one main light emitting diode (LED) lighting device including a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) radio frequency module and a wireless audio module. The system also includes at least one auxiliary LED lighting device including the wireless audio module. Further, the system includes a smart terminal. The main LED lighting device is wirelessly connected to the smart terminal through the built-in Wi-Fi radio frequency module. The smart terminal sends an audio signal to the main LED lighting device, and then the wireless audio module in the main LED lighting device transmits the audio signal to the auxiliary LED lighting device. The auxiliary LED lighting device sends feedback information to the smart terminal through the main LED lighting device. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057522 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING TALKER DISTANCE - An audio capture device generates two microphone beam patterns with different directivity indices. The audio capture device may determine the position of a user relative to the audio capture device based on sounds detected by the separate microphone beam patterns. Accordingly, the audio capture device allows the determination of the position of the user without the complexity and cost of using a dedicated listening device and/or a camera. In particular, the audio capture device does not need to be immediately proximate to the user (e.g., held near the ear of the user) and may be used to immediately provide other services to the user (e.g., audio/video playback, telephony functions, etc.). The position of the user may include the measured distance between the audio capture device and the user, the proximity of the user relative to another device/object, and/or the orientation of the user relative to the audio capture device. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057523 | WIRELESS EARPIECE WITH LOCAL AUDIO CACHE - A wireless earpiece may include a local memory for storing audio files that can be played back by the user. The wireless earpiece may fit entirely within the user's ear canal. Audio files, for example music files, may be loaded on the wireless earpiece by docking the wireless earpiece with a mobile device, which includes a larger memory storing the user's library of music files. The stored audio files may be received from a mobile device that were automatically selected from a library of music files by the mobile device without intervention from the user. To provide stereo sound, two wireless earpieces may be worn by the user and docked separately with the mobile device. Each of the two wireless earpieces may store a single channel of an audio file, which is separated by the mobile device during synchronization. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057524 | Eyewear Accommodating Headset With Audio Compensation - A headset comprises an ear cup, at least one speaker, an adjustable ear cup shaper, and circuitry. The ear cup shaper is adjustable into at least two configurations, wherein a first of the configurations creates no depression or a first amount of depression in the ear cup and a second of the configurations creates a second amount of depression in the ear cup, where the second amount is greater than the first amount. The circuitry is operable to determine which one of the configurations the ear cup shaper is configured into, and set an audio setting applied to an audio signal output to the speaker based on the determined one of the configurations. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057525 | PARAMETRIC TRANSDUCER HEADPHONES - An ultrasonic audio headphone system includes two ultrasonic speakers, each having a backing plate and a flexible layer disposed adjacent the backing plate. The backing plate and the flexible layer are each configured to be electrically coupled to a respective one of a pair of signal lines carrying the audio modulated ultrasonic carrier signal from the amplifier, wherein upon application of the audio modulated ultrasonic carrier signal, the flexible layer is configured to launch a pressure-wave representation of the audio modulated ultrasonic carrier signal into the air. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057526 | TIME HEURISTIC AUDIO CONTROL - A time heuristic audio control system, comprises a receiver for receiving time-based data from a personal computing device and a memory storing one or more sets processing parameters comprising instructions for processing the ambient sound based upon the time-based data. The system further includes a processor coupled to the memory and the receiver configured to adjust the ambient sound as directed by a selected set of processing parameters retrieved from the memory to create adjusted audio, the selected set of processing parameters retrieved based upon the time-based data and at least one speaker for outputting the adjusted audio. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057527 | BINAURAL RECORDING SYSTEM AND EARPIECE SET - Systems, methods, and sets for capturing and reproducing a binaural recording are provided. In one embodiment, the binaural recording is captured using an earpiece set that includes a pair of earpieces each including a frame, a microphone, and a transducer. The frame is adapted to be worn on an ear, and defines an ear-insertion end and a posterior end opposite the ear-insertion end. The ear-insertion end is adapted to be positioned within an ear canal. The microphone is coupled to the frame for capturing ambient sound, and adapted to be positioned outside the ear canal and substantially coplanar with a tragus of the ear. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057528 | INVERTED FLANGE EARBUD - An earbud for use in conjunction with receiver-in-canal and similar hearing aids is described. A wax reservoir and a torturous path for wax ingress are provided by the earbud. A controlled acoustic path is also provided. The molded design of the earbud allows torturous paths for wax ingress to be designed into the earbud. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057529 | Parametric transducer headphones - An ultrasonic audio headphone system includes two ultrasonic speakers, each having a backing plate and a flexible layer disposed adjacent the backing plate. The backing plate and the flexible layer are each configured to be electrically coupled to a respective one of a pair of signal lines carrying the audio modulated ultrasonic carrier signal from the amplifier, wherein upon application of the audio modulated ultrasonic carrier signal, the flexible layer is configured to launch a pressure-wave representation of the audio modulated ultrasonic carrier signal into the air. The ultrasonic audio headphone system can further include a frequency mismatched microphone to avoid feedback when the microphone and the ultrasonic speakers are, e.g., proximately located. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057530 | HEADPHONE CLASPING DEVICE AND METHOD - Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a headphone or speaker assembly that contains two or more audio components that are configured to be magnetically coupled together by use of a complementary magnetic pole configuration in the headphone or speaker assembly to provide one or more useful functions. These useful functions may include elements that are able to sense that the two or more audio components are in contact with each other, or are at least proximate to each other, so that their audio playback capability can be suspended while they are in this unused state. Since the two or more audio components can be brought into contact with each other and be retained in this state by use of a magnetic force created between one or more magnetic components in each of the audio components, this design can provide a useful mechanism that will allow the headphone assembly to be easily retained on the user. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057531 | MASS PORTS FOR TUNING FREQUENCY RESPONSES - A mass port configured to tune a frequency response of an audio reproduction device is disclosed. The mass port includes a head portion and an insertion portion coupled to the head portion. The head portion includes a sealing structure on a rear side. The head portion is configured to attach to a rear plate of a driver at the sealing structure. The insertion portion is configured to be inserted into a speaker port on the rear plate of the driver. The head portion and the insertion portion include an air slot that runs through the head portion and the insertion portion. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057532 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING A SPEAKER AS A MICROPHONE - In accordance with methods and systems of the present disclosure, a mobile device may include an enclosure adapted such that the enclosure is readily transported by a user of the mobile device, a speaker associated with the enclosure for generating sound, and a controller within the enclosure, communicatively coupled to the speaker. The controller may be configured to receive a signal from the speaker, the signal induced at least in part by sound incident on the speaker other than sound generated by the speaker and process the signal. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057533 | ELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM WITH PREDICTIVE BACK-EMF PROTECTION - A predictive back-emf protection methodology for an electromechanical system, including a signal processor that processes a source signal to provide a modified source signal, a driver that converts the modified source signal to a drive signal, and an electromechanical transducer that generates, from the drive signal, a transducer response, and a back-emf signal coupled back to the driver output. A predictive back-emf generator (such as a routine in the signal processor) is characterized by a back-emf transfer function (linear parameterized model of the electromechanical transducer) for transforming an input signal into a transform back-emf representation of a back-emf signal predicted by the back-emf transfer function as a response of the electromechanical transducer to such input signal. The signal processor processes the source signal based on the transform back-emf representation to generate the modified source signal input to the driver. An example application is limiting peaking current in an audio system. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057534 | ACOUSTIC ECHO CANCELLATION METHOD AND SYSTEM USING THE SAME - The present disclosure illustrates an acoustic echo cancellation method and system using the same. The acoustic echo cancellation method comprises the following steps. Firstly, a prior-knowledge matrix comprising a plurality of space vectors is built. Then, an initial filter vector is generated by the prior-knowledge matrix and an initial weighting vector. The weighting vector is updated based on the difference of the echo signal and the estimated signal in an iteration algorithm, and the coefficient of the filter vector is updated according to the updated weighting vector. An estimated signal is generated according to the updated filter vector and the original signal. Finally, the next echo signal is cancelled by the near-end estimated signal. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057535 | AUDIO FILTERING WITH VIRTUAL SAMPLE RATE INCREASES - The present invention relates broadly to a method of digitally filtering an audio signal by applying a composite audio filter. The composite audio filter may be obtained by applying one audio filter to another audio filter each having the same predetermined sample rate including neighbouring sample points. The other audio filter may also include one or more intervening sample points between adjacent of its neighbouring sample points. The one audio filter may be applied to the other audio filter at an adjusted sampling rate relative to the other audio filter. The adjusted sampling rate may be inversely proportional to the number of intervening sample points relative to the number of neighbouring sample points for the other filter. The frequency response curve for the composite filter derived using the adjusted sampling rate may be more indicative of an idealised lowpass filter. The frequency response with the adjusted sampling rate may display a more bell-shaped characteristic compared with the frequency response without an adjusted sampling rate (shown in broken line detail). | 2016-02-25 |
20160057536 | AUDIO FILTERING WITH VIRTUAL SAMPLE RATE INCREASES - The present invention relates broadly to a method of digitally filtering an audio signal at a predetermined sample rate by applying a composite audio filter derived at an increase sample rate. The composite audio filter is obtained by combining one audio filter with another audio filter at the increased sample rate. The sample rate of the audio filters may be increased from their predetermined to the increased sample rate using various weighting techniques. The composite filter may provide a frequency response curve with a corner frequency as it approaches the Nyquist frequency whereas the frequency response of a conventional filter (shown in broken line detail) is flat with no effect. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057537 | Dynamic Positional Audio - System and methods for providing dynamic positional audio are disclosed. Methods can comprise determining availability of one or more devices to output audio and determining a location of the one or more available devices. Audio information can be received and at least a portion of the audio information can be configured to generate assigned audio information based on the determined location of the available devices. The assigned audio information can be transmitted to the available devices. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057538 | Speaker System - A speaker system may include a dome-shaped shell defining an internal cavity, a receiver configured to receive audio signals from a wireless-enabled device and positioned in the internal cavity, and a plurality of speakers positioned at least partially within the internal cavity and in audio communication with the receiver, wherein the wireless receiver and speakers are configured to project audio outward of the dome-shaped shell. At least some of the plurality of speakers are facing outward of the dome-shaped shell, wherein the at least some of the plurality of speakers are at least partially upward and partially forward facing and configured to project audio outward of the dome-shaped shell in at least a partially forward direction. Some of the plurality of speakers could also be forward facing and downward facing. The shell can take the form of a sports helmet. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057539 | METHOD FOR RECORDING AND RECONSTRUCTING THREE-DIMENSIONAL SOUND FIELD - A method for recording and reconstructing a three-dimensional (3D) sound field, wherein a microphone array is established in a 3D sound field to track and locate sound sources in the 3D sound field and retrieve corresponding sound source signals. A plurality of control points is established inside an area where the 3D sound field is to be reconstructed. The control points are used to establish relational expressions of the sound source signals, the 3D sound field, a reconstructed sound field, and reconstructed sound source signals. The reconstructed sound source signals are obtained via solving the relational expressions and input into a speaker array arranged outside the area to establish the reconstructed sound field in the area. The present invention truly records the 3D sound field without using any extra transformation process and replays the reconstructed sound field with a larger sweet spot in higher fidelity. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057540 | SPEAKER DEVICE - Provided is a speaker device with which high strength can be obtained for the connection between an outer peripheral region of an edge and an attachment part of a frame, even while reducing a size of the speaker device without sacrificing a breadth of a diaphragm and the edge. This speaker device ( | 2016-02-25 |
20160057541 | MOVING COIL MOTOR ARRANGEMENT WITH A SOUND OUTLET FOR REDUCING MAGNETIC PARTICLE INGRESS IN TRANSDUCERS - An electromechanical transducer including a magnetic circuit having a magnet configured to generate a magnetic field and a magnetic gap into which a voice coil associated with a diaphragm is at least partially inserted, the magnetic field having a primary flux component and a secondary flux component. The transducer further including a housing positioned around the magnetic circuit, the housing having an acoustic spout whose sound outlet opening is positioned outside of a portion of the magnetic field that is dominated by the primary flux component. A transducer including an enclosure having a top wall, a bottom wall, at least one side wall connecting the top wall to the bottom wall and an acoustic spout extending from the top wall or the bottom wall, a diaphragm, a voice coil and a magnet assembly having a ring magnet and a gap within which the voice coil is positioned. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057542 | DATA TRANSMISSION FROM SPEAKERS USING MAGNETIC FLUX COUPLING - Disclosed are various embodiments for data transmission from speakers using magnetic flux coupling. A speaker driver of a first device transmits a magnetic flux signal encoding configuration information. A magnetic flux detector of a second device receives the magnetic flux signal. A processor of the second device demodulates the magnetic flux signal to recover the configuration information. At least one operational parameter of the second device is configured using the configuration information. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057543 | HIGH ASPECT RATIO MICROSPEAKER HAVING A TWO-PLANE SUSPENSION - A microspeaker includes a frame and a diaphragm having length sides that are longer than its width sides. A magnet is positioned below the diaphragm. A yoke includes a base portion positioned below the magnet and sidewalls which extend from the base portion, the yoke sidewalls positioned only along a length dimension of the magnet. A voice coil includes an upper end attached to a bottom face of the diaphragm and a lower end positioned within a gap formed between the length dimension of the magnet and the yoke sidewalls. A first suspension member is attached to the length sides and the width sides of the diaphragm and the frame. The first suspension member is within a first plane. A second suspension member is attached to the lower end of the voice coil and the frame. The second suspension member is in a second plane different from the first plane. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057544 | Carbon Nanotube Copper Composite Wire for Acoustic Applications - Embodiments of apparatuses, systems, and methods for acoustic energy conversion are described. The acoustic energy conversion may be achieved using an acoustic wire in a voice coil. The acoustic wire may be a carbon nanotube copper composite voice coil wire. In one technique, the acoustic wire may be formed by using a copper-in-tube process that includes use of an electroless deposition process. In another technique, the acoustic wire may be formed via an electrophoretic deposition process. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057545 | Piezoelectric speaker driving system and method thereof - A piezoelectric speaker driving system includes a band sputter, a plurality of gain producers, an adder, a piezoelectric speaker, a sound compensator and a gain-adjusting device. The band sputter receives a first audio signal and splits the first audio signal into band signals. The gain producers gain the band signals respectively. The adder receives the gained band signals to generate a second audio signal. The piezoelectric speaker outputs a sound according to the second audio signal. The sound compensator analyzes a sound pressure level of the sound to generate a control signal. The gain-adjusting device adjusts the gains of the gain producers according to the control signal. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057546 | FLEXIBLE HEARING AID CIRCUIT WITH MOTHERBOARD AND PERIPHERAL ATTACHMENTS - A hearing aid circuit includes a plurality of sub-circuits implemented as a plurality of flexible circuit boards. In various embodiments, the plurality of flexible circuit boards includes a motherboard that can be used with multiple hearing aid models and different peripheral boards that can provide different hearing aid models with their unique styles and/or functional features. In various embodiments, the hearing aid circuit is assembled in an automated process that connects the motherboard to one or more peripheral circuit boards using surface mount technology (SMT). | 2016-02-25 |
20160057547 | HEARING ASSISTANCE DEVICE COMPRISING A LOCATION IDENTIFICATION UNIT - The application relates to a hearing assistance device adapted for being located in or at a specific one of a left or a right ear of a user, and comprising an input unit for receiving an input signal and an output unit for providing an output signal. The application further relates to a method and to a hearing assistance system. The application aims at providing an improved scheme for detecting left/right placement of a hearing device. The hearing assistance device further comprises a memory unit wherein information about the intended location of the hearing assistance device is or can be stored, a location identification unit configured to extract an intended location from said memory unit, and a user interface configured to convey information related to the intended and/or current location of the hearing assistance device. A user is thus informed, if the hearing assistance device(s) is/are not located as intended. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057548 | METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM FOR SUPPRESSING FEEDBACK IN HEARING AID DEVICES WITH ADAPTIVE SPLIT-BAND FREQUENCY - A method for suppressing acoustic feedback in a hearing aid device and a corresponding device and a system. A frequency range to be transmitted by the hearing aid device is divided into two frequency ranges that are separated by a split-band frequency. A transfer function of a feedback path is estimated in a frequency range and assessed for its behavior at the split-band frequency. Depending on the result of the assessment, the split-band frequency is lowered or raised and in the upper frequency range a phase and/or frequency change is applied for suppressing feedback. | 2016-02-25 |
20160057549 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING HEARING ASSISTANCE TO A USER - Method for providing hearing assistance to a user by capturing audio signals with a microphone arrangement of a transmission unit; analyzing, by a voice activity detector of the transmission unit, the captured audio signals to judge whether a voice is present close to the microphone arrangement or not, analyzing, by a noise level estimator, the captured audio signals to estimate a surrounding noise level, processing the captured audio signals and transmitting, by a transceiver of the transmission unit, the processed audio signals via a wireless link to a receiver unit, and stimulating the user's hearing, by stimulating means at or in at least one user ear, according to the received audio signals, wherein the audio signals are processed via the wireless link by setting the gain applied to the audio signals according to the close voice/no close voice judgment of the voice activity detector and the estimated surrounding noise level. | 2016-02-25 |