12th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 71 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160088265 | COLOR FILTER ARRAY WITH REFERENCE PIXEL TO REDUCE SPECTRAL CROSSTALK - A color filter array includes a plurality of tiled minimal repeating units, each minimal repeating unit comprising an M×N set of individual filters. Each minimal repeating unit includes a plurality of imaging filters including individual filters having at least first, second, and third photoresponses, and at least one reference filter having a reference photoresponse, wherein the reference filter is positioned among the imaging filters and wherein the reference photoresponse transmits substantially the crosstalk spectrum that is not filtered from light incident on the color filter array by the plurality of imaging filters. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088266 | AUTOMATIC IMAGE COLOR CORRECITON USING AN EXTENDED IMAGER - A method and apparatus for performing automatic color correction are described. In one embodiment, the apparatus is an image capture apparatus including a lens, an extended imager for capturing an image frame including a scene and a color calibration chart, and a digital image processing unit configured to perform color correction on the captured scene using the captured color calibration chart. The extended imager includes an output area for capturing the scene and an extended area for capturing the color calibration chart at substantially the same time while keeping the respective images of the scene and the chart spatially separate. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088267 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing device of an embodiment includes: an input circuit to input a first to a third image signal respectively corresponding to different first to third colors of an image; a first generator to generate a fourth image signal by adding the first and second image signals; an enhancing circuit to apply edge enhancement processing to the third and fourth image signals; an output circuit to output the third and fourth image signals having undergone the edge enhancement processing in correspondence to a plurality of different areas of the image; a dividing circuit to divide the output third image signal and the output fourth image signal into a plurality of fifth image signals and a plurality of sixth image signals respectively; and a second generator to generate a luminance signal based on the plural fifth and sixth image signals. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088268 | WEARABLE MEDIATED REALITY SYSTEM AND METHOD - Techniques to project an image from a wearable computing device are provided. A wearable computing device including a projector configured to project an image into a user field of view based on output from one or more sensors and/or images captured by a camera. The wearable computing device can also include a touch input device. The wearable computing device can project an image responsive to a users touch based on signals received from the touch input device. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088269 | ILLUMINATION OPTICAL SYSTEM AND PROJECTOR INCLUDING FLUOROPHORE - A projector includes an illumination optical system, an image formation element that spatially modulates light from the illumination optical system, and a projection lens that projects the spatially modulated light. The illumination optical system includes a light source that emits light of a first wavelength, a fluorophore unit including a reflection region reflecting the light of the first wavelength and a fluorophore region including a fluorophore emitting fluorescent light of a wavelength that differs from the first wavelength by irradiation of the light of the first wavelength, a first optical element reflecting a first linearly polarized light and allowing a second linearly polarized light to pass through the first optical element, and a second optical element provided on a light path between the first optical element and the fluorophore unit which changes a polarized state of irradiated light. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088270 | DISPLAY SYSTEMS AND METHODS EMPLOYING TIME MULTIPLEXING OF PROJECTION SCREENS AND PROJECTORS - An immersive display system is disclosed that includes screens configured to mitigate reduction in contrast ratio due at least in part to peripheral light incident on the screens. The immersive display system includes at least two screens and at least two projector systems. The screens have a multi-layered structure configured to selectively reflect light for controlled periods of time. Adjacent screens can be configured to selectively reflect light during different periods of time. The projector systems can be configured to project video onto their respective screens while the associated screen is configured to selectively reflect light rather than absorb light. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088271 | DISPLAY SYSTEMS AND METHODS EMPLOYING WAVELENGTH MULTIPLEXING OF COLORS - An immersive display system is disclosed that includes screens configured to mitigate reduction in contrast ratio due at least in part to peripheral light incident on the screens. The immersive display system includes at least two screens and at least two projector systems. The screens have a multi-layered structure configured to selectively reflect light in narrow wavelength bands. Each screen is configured to strongly diffusely reflect light in narrow wavelength bands that are different from the wavelength bands reflected by other screens in the immersive display system. Projector systems can be configured to provide light to associated screens in the narrow wavelength bands reflected by those screens. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088272 | DISPLAY SYSTEMS AND METHODS EMPLOYING POLARIZING REFLECTIVE SCREENS - An immersive display system is disclosed that includes screens configured to mitigate reduction in contrast ratio due at least in part to peripheral light incident on the screens. The immersive display system includes at least two screens and at least two projector systems. The screens have a multi-layered structure configured to selectively reflect light in a tailored polarization state. Adjacent screens can be configured to selectively reflect light in orthogonal polarization states. The projector systems can be configured to project video onto their respective screens with light in a suitable polarization state. The screens can be further configured to selectively reflect light within a plurality of tailored spectral bands, the spectral bands being different for respective screens. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088273 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND PROJECTION TYPE IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is a light source device where the number of optical components is reduced without lowering an efficiency for light utilization. The light source device includes an excitation light source which generates blue laser light as excitation light, a phosphor wheel including a phosphor which is excited by the excitation light from the excitation light source to generate yellow fluorescent light, and a mirror which guides the excitation light from the excitation light source to the phosphor wheel and transmits the fluorescent light from the phosphor wheel, wherein the mirror includes a first region which reflects the excitation light and transmits the fluorescent light and a second region which transmits the fluorescent light and diffused excitation light which is diffused and reflected in the phosphor. The yellow fluorescent light and the diffused excitation light passing through the mirror are mixed to generate white light. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088274 | PROJECTOR - A projector has a light source, image forming units, a projection lens, a first optical system and a second optical system. The image forming units form image light by adjusting, on a per-pixel basis, the intensity of light emitted by the light source. The projection lens projects the image light formed by the image forming units to the outside. The first optical system guides light of a first wavelength emitted by the light source to the projection lens, and the second optical system guides light of a second wavelength emitted by the light source to the projection lens. The f-number of the first optical system is higher than the f-number of the second optical system. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088275 | PROJECTION SYSTEM AND SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A projection system includes a projection apparatus, at least one image capture apparatus, and an arithmetic apparatus. The projection apparatus projects image light indicating image content and pattern light indicating a pattern image in which projection coordinates defined in a projection coordinate system are coded. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088276 | PROJECTION DISPLAY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CORRECTING PROJECTION REGION - A projection display system and a correcting method are provided. The projection display system includes a plurality of projection devices, an image capturing device, a blending device and computing device. The projection devices are configured to project a plurality of projection regions to a projection surface. The image capturing device is configured to capture an image on the projection surface. The computing device determines locations of the projection regions according to the image captured by the imaging capture device. A display screen of the computing device is configured to display a control interface including a display screen region proportionally corresponding to the projection regions. The computing device dynamically adjusts a projection ratio of an image frame displayed on the projection region by adjusting locations of control points on the display screen region and a space between the control points. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088277 | IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING METHOD - An imaging device includes an optics, an image sensor, and a processor including hardware. The optics includes a first pupil and a second pupil. The image sensor includes a first-color filter that has first transmittance characteristics, a second-color filter that has second transmittance characteristics, and a third-color filter that has third transmittance characteristics. The processor is configured to implement a correction process that corrects a pixel value that corresponds to a first color and a pixel value that corresponds to a third color based on a component value that corresponds to the overlapping region of the first transmittance characteristics and the third transmittance characteristics, and a phase difference detection process that detects the phase difference between an image formed by the corrected pixel value that corresponds to the first color and an image formed by the corrected pixel value that corresponds to the third color. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088278 | MULTI-LED CAMERA FLASH FOR COLOR TEMPERATURE MATCHING - Certain aspects relate to systems and techniques for color temperature analysis and matching. For example, three or more camera flash LEDs of different output colors can be used to match any of a range of ambient color temperatures in a non-linear space on the black body curve. The scene color temperature can be analyzed in a preliminary image by determining actual sensor R/G and B/G ratios, enabling more accurate matching of foreground flash lighting to background lighting by the reference illuminant for subsequent white balance processing. The current provided to, and therefore brightness emitted from, each LED can be individually controlled based on the determined sensor response to provide a dynamic and adaptive mix of the output colors of the LEDs. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088279 | MULTI-SENSORY ENVIRONMENT ROOM - A system is disclosed that relates to a system for creating a multi-sensory environment room and more particularly to a system that enables the environment of a room to be selectively controlled to provide an integrated multi-sensory experience which includes video, sound and ambient scent technology which are all directed to a common theme which can be selectively customized. The multi-sensory environment room provides a calming and memorable setting that can showcase the decedent's life in a refreshing, upbeat setting. For example, a visual of waves crashing at the shore paired with the smell of fresh, salty air and the sounds of seagulls and surf of a special place shared with the decedent. Alternately, the environment can be personalized with sounds and scents that recreate the family memories or a patriotic theme that can highlight your loved one's values and devotion to country. A custom or stock video can be displayed using the ‘picture within a picture’ feature to customize the experience even more. The multi-sensory environment system overcomes formal stoic environment, for example, of a funeral home and lowers the anxiety of the decedent's family members and guests in attendance. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088280 | CAMERA SYSTEM FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO - In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a processor and multiple pairs of cameras, where each camera of a first pair of cameras is separated from each other by one camera of a second pair of cameras. Each camera of the first pair of cameras has a first orientation, and each camera of the second pair of cameras has a second orientation that is different from the first orientation. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088281 | METHOD OF ENCODING A VIDEO DATA SIGNAL FOR USE WITH A MULTI-VIEW RENDERING DEVICE - The present invention relates to a method of encoding a video data signal for use with a multi-view rendering device,a method of decoding the video data signal, the video data signal, an encoder of the video data signal, a decoder of the video data signal, a computer program product comprising instructions for encoding the video data signal and a computer program product comprising instructions for decoding a video data signal. The method of encoding provides ( | 2016-03-24 |
20160088282 | TRANSMISSION OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO - In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, from a client device, a request corresponding to a particular view of a three-dimensional video comprising multiple views. The method also includes accessing a data stream corresponding to the video. The method further includes selecting, based on the request, one or more portions of the accessed data stream, at least one of the selected portions corresponding to the particular view. The method also includes transmitting the selected portion of the accessed data stream to the client device. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088283 | 3D VIDEO TRANSMISSION ON A LEGACY TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE - The present disclosure relates to a method for transmitting two consecutive pairs of images. The method may include decimating each image with a ratio of 2, assembling the two decimated images of each pair in a composite image, transmitting the composite images, and reconstructing complete images from the composite images. In decimation, the information removed from the images of the first pair may be kept in the images of the second pair, from the spatial point of view, and the complete images may be reconstructed by de-interlacing processing from the composite images. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088284 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING BIOMETRICS FROM BODY SURFACE IMAGING TECHNOLOGY - A system for scanning a body to create scan data comprises a processor, a range camera capable of capturing at least a first set of depth images of the body rotated to 0 degrees, and at least a second set of depth images of the body rotated to x degrees, wherein x is >0 degrees, and x<360 degrees. A set of computer instructions are executable on a processor capable of creating biometrics based on extracted body measurement from the body scan. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088285 | RECONSTRUCTION OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO - In one embodiment, a method includes accessing multiple images representing a 360° view of a scene, each image representing a portion of the 360° scene and including a first overlap area and a second overlap area, the first overlap area corresponding to an overlap with a first adjacent image, and the second overlap area corresponding to an overlap with a second adjacent image. The method also includes, calculating, for each overlap area, a set of homographies based on one or more feature points in the overlap area. The method further includes creating a set of left images from the multiple images, the set of left images representing a first 360° view of the scene. The method also includes creating a set of right images from the multiple images, the set of right images representing a second 360° view of the scene. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088286 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AN AUTOMATIC SENSING, ANALYSIS, COMPOSITION AND DIRECTION OF A 3D SPACE, SCENE, OBJECT, AND EQUIPMENT - Method and system for automatic composition and orchestration of a 3D space or scene using networked devices and computer vision to bring ease of use and autonomy to a range of compositions. A scene, its objects, subjects and background are identified and classified, and relationships and behaviors are deduced through analysis. Compositional theories are applied, and context attributes (for example location, external data, camera metadata, and the relative positions of subjects and objects in the scene) are considered automatically to produce optimal composition and allow for direction of networked equipment and devices. Events inform the capture process, for example, a video recording initiated when a rock climber waves her hand, an autonomous camera automatically adjusting to keep her body in frame throughout the sequence of moves. Model analysis allows for direction, including audio tones to indicate proper form for the subject and instructions sent to equipment ensure optimal scene orchestration. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088287 | IMAGE STITCHING FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO - In one embodiment, a method includes receiving multiple images from multiple cameras, where the multiple cameras include a first camera having a first orientation and a second camera having a second orientation, and the multiple images include a first image from the first camera and a second image from the second camera. The method also includes detecting multiple feature points within the first and second images. The method further includes determining one or more pairs of corresponding feature points located within a region of overlap between the first and second images, where the pairs of corresponding feature points include a respective one of the feature points from each of the first and second images. The method also includes spatially adjusting the first or second image based on a calculated offset between each pair of corresponding feature points. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088288 | STEREO CAMERA AND AUTOMATIC RANGE FINDING METHOD FOR MEASURING A DISTANCE BETWEEN STEREO CAMERA AND REFERENCE PLANE - An automatic range finding method is applied to measure a distance between a stereo camera and a reference plane. The automatic range finding method includes acquiring a disparity-map video by the stereo camera facing the reference plane, analyzing the disparity-map video to generate a depth histogram, selecting a pixel group having an amount greater than a threshold from the depth histogram, calculating the distance between the stereo camera and the reference plane by weight transformation of the pixel group, and applying a coarse-to-fine computation for the disparity-map video. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088289 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PHOTOGRAPHING AND PROJECTING MOVING IMAGES IN THREE DIMENSIONS - A digital cinematographic and projection process that provides 3D stereoscopic imagery that is not adversely affected by the standard frame rate of 24 frames per second, as is the convention in the motion picture industry worldwide. A method for photographing and projecting moving images in three dimensions includes recording a moving image with a first and a second camera simultaneously and interleaving a plurality of frames recorded by the first camera with a plurality of frames recorded by the second camera. The step of interleaving includes retaining odd numbered frames recorded by the first camera and deleting the even numbered frames, retaining even numbered frames recorded by the second camera and deleting the odd numbered frames, and creating an image sequence by alternating the retained images from the first and second camera. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088290 | METHOD OF DRIVING A DISPLAY DEVICE OPERABLY SWITCHABLE BETWEEN 2D AND 3D DISPLAY MODES - A method of driving a display device operably switchable between a two-dimensional (2D) display mode and a three-dimensional (3D) display mode. The display device has four electrodes alternatively arranged between first and second substrates. The method includes applying a first voltage to the first electrodes of the first electrode structures and the second electrode structures, a second voltage to the second electrodes of the first electrode structures and the second electrode structures, a third voltage to the third electrodes of the first electrode structures and the second electrode structure; and a fourth voltage to fourth electrodes of the first electrode structures and the second electrode structure, respectively. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088291 | MONOCHROME STEREOSCOPIC PROJECTION DISPLAY SYSTEM ON SEMITRANSPARENT PLATE - The field of the invention is that of viewing systems comprising means for generating stereoscopic images, a viewing device comprising a projector and a semitransparent screen and a pair of stereoscopic glasses. The projector according to the invention comprises means arranged so as to project alternatively a first image emitted at a first wavelength and a second image emitted at a second wavelength different from the first wavelength. The pair of glasses comprises a first filter and a second filter, the first filter transmitting the entirety of the spectrum except a first narrow spectral band centred on the first wavelength and the second filter transmitting the entirety of the spectrum except a second narrow spectral band centred on the second wavelength. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088292 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, VIDEO SYSTEM AND EYEGLASS DEVICE - One embodiment provides an electronic apparatus. The electronic apparatus includes a display panel; a backlight; a sync processor; a backlight driver; and a transmitter. The display panel displays an image. The backlight illuminates the display panel from its back side. The sync processor generates a backlight control signal according to sync pulses that indicate respective vertical sync periods for frame-by-frame display of the image on the display panel, or a shutter control signal for opening/closure control of a shutter provided in eyeglasses in synchronism with the backlight control signal. The backlight driver receives the backlight control signal generated by the sync processor, and to cause the backlight to be lit during a prescribed period of each vertical sync period. The transmitter configured to send the backlight control signal or the shutter control signal outward. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088293 | Estimating Quality of a Video Signal - Method, device and computer program product for estimating quality of a video signal, wherein frames of the video signal are received at receiving means of the device, each frame comprising a plurality of blocks of pixels. A section of a first frame of the video signal, which is correctly received, is used to provide a concealed block for use in place of a block of a second frame of the video signal. A difference measure is determined indicative of a difference between at least some of the pixels surrounding the block in the second frame and the corresponding pixels surrounding the section in the first frame. The difference measure is used to estimate the quality of the second frame of the video signal. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088294 | ENCODING DEVICE, DECODING DEVICE, STREAMING SYSTEM, AND STREAMING METHOD - According to an embodiment, an encoding device includes an encoder. The encoder is configured to generate a video stream. The video stream includes at least a first image group including a plurality of images encoded at a first bit rate and a second image group including a plurality of images. The first image group includes an intra-coded image. The plurality of images of the second image group are associated with the intra-coded image serving as a reference image to decode an inter-coded image, and are encoded at a second bit rate different from the first bit rate and having reproduction timing in synchronization with the plurality of images of the first image group. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088295 | VIDEO CODING DEVICE, VIDEO DECODING DEVICE, VIDEO SYSTEM, VIDEO CODING METHOD, VIDEO DECODING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A video coding device that allows adaptive filtering within a coding loop and allows filter design in units of a pixel or in units of a small area that is constituted by a plurality of pixels, includes: a pixel value feature amount calculation unit configured to derive a feature amount of pixel values of a decoded image in the pixel units or the small area units; a threshold processing and sorting unit configured to compare the feature amounts derived by the pixel value feature amount calculation unit with a threshold, and to sort the respective pixels or the respective small areas based on a result of the comparison; and a dynamic threshold determination unit configured to determine the threshold based on the feature amounts derived by the pixel value feature amount calculation unit. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088296 | In-Loop Adaptive Wiener Filter for Video Coding and Decoding - A video encoder may use an adaptive Wiener filter inside the core video encoding loop to improve coding efficiency. In one embodiment, the Wiener filter may be on the input to a motion estimation unit and, in another embodiment, it may be on the output of a motion compensation unit. The taps for the Wiener filter may be determined based on characteristics of at least a region of pixel intensities within a picture. Thus, the filtering may be adaptive in that it varies based on the type of video being processed. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088297 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PYRAMID VECTOR QUANTIZATION INDEXING AND DE-INDEXING OF AUDIO/VIDEO SAMPLE VECTORS - A method for pyramid vector quantization indexing of audio/video signals comprises obtaining of an integer input vector representing the audio/video signal samples. A leading sign is extracted from the integer input vector. The leading sign is a sign of a terminal non-zero coefficient in the integer input vector. The terminal non-zero coefficient is one of a first non-zero coefficient and a last non-zero coefficient in the integer input vector. The integer input vector is indexed with a pyramid vector quantization enumeration scheme into an output index representing the audio/video signal samples. The pyramid vector quantization enumeration scheme is designed for neglecting the sign of the terminal non-zero coefficient. The output index and the leading sign are outputted. A corresponding method for de-indexing, an encoder, a decoder, and computer programs therefore are also disclosed. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088298 | VIDEO CODING RATE CONTROL INCLUDING TARGET BITRATE AND QUALITY CONTROL - Systems, apparatus and methods are described including operations for video coding rate control including target bitrate and quality control. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088299 | ADAPTIVE PICTURE SECTION ENCODING MODE DECISION CONTROL - A cost function for use in an encoding mode decision for encoding a section of a digital picture is determined using a non-default relationship between Lagrange multiplier (λ) values and quantization parameter (QP) values to determine the cost function when a number of bits per section (NBS) of the digital picture is in a predetermined range and determined using a default relationship between the A, values and the QP values to determine the cost function otherwise. The determined cost function is used to make the section encoding mode decision and the section is encoded according to the encoding mode decision. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088300 | PARALLEL ENCODING FOR WIRELESS DISPLAYS - Systems, apparatus and methods are described including operations for parallel coding for wireless displays. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088301 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes a quantization unit that further quantizes a quantized first code, and hence generates a second code; an inverse quantization unit that inversely quantizes the second code quantized by the quantization unit, and hence generates a third code; a calculating unit that calculates a difference between the first code and the second code; a first encoding unit that encodes the second code; and a second encoding unit that encodes the difference calculated by the calculating unit. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088302 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NON-UNIFORM MAPPING FOR QUANTIZATION MATRIX COEFFICIENTS BETWEEN DIFFERENT SIZES OF QUANTIZATION MATRICES IN IMAGE/VIDEO CODING - A method for non-uniform mapping for quantization matrix coefficients between different sizes of quantization matrices in image/video coding includes obtaining a first quantization matrix and identifying a second quantization matrix to be formed therefrom. The second quantization matrix is a factor of two larger than the first quantization matrix. The second quantization matrix is populated with values from the first matrix through non-uniform mapping of the first quantization matrix. Non-uniform mapping to populate the second quantization matrix includes directly mapping values of all or a portion of the first quantization matrix into a most upper left portion of the second quantization matrix and mapping up-sampling values of the first quantization matrix into a remaining portion of the second quantization matrix. A frequency position pattern may be applied to the first quantization matrix to directly map only those values within the frequency position pattern into a most upper left portion of the second quantization matrix. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088303 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CODING VIDEO SUPPORTING PLURALITY OF LAYERS - Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for coding a video supporting a plurality of layers. The method for coding the video supporting the plurality of layers, according to the present invention, comprises the steps of: inducing a reference layer sample location from a reference layer picture used for inter-layer prediction of a current layer picture; resampling the reference layer picture, based on the reference layer sample location; and generating a prediction sample of a current block by inter-layer predicting the current block of the current layer picture, based on the resampled reference layer picture. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088304 | COMPLEXITY SCALABLE MULTILAYER VIDEO CODING - A multi-layer video system has a first layer encoder that encodes a first layer of video information, at least one second layer encoder that encodes at least one second layer of video information, and an encoder side reference processing unit (RPU) that estimates one or more of an optimal filter or an optimal process that applies on a reference picture that is reconstructed from the first video information layer, and processes a current picture of the second video information layer, based on a correlation between the first layer reconstructed reference picture. The correlation relates to a complexity characteristic that scaleably corresponds to the first video information layer reconstructed reference picture and the second video information layer current picture. A scalable video bitstream is outputted, which may be decoded by a compatible decoder. A decoder side RPU and the encoder side RPU function as an RPU pair. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088305 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING VIDEO SIGNAL - The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for processing a video signal, and more particularly, a method and an apparatus for processing a video signal, which encode and decode the video signal. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088306 | PICTURE ORDER COUNT ALIGNMENT IN SCALABLE VIDEO - A POC recalculation value is retrieved by a decoder from an encoded representation of a RAP picture in a base layer of a video stream comprising pictures in multiple layers. POC values of reference pictures in a DPB of the decoder are recalculated using the POC recalculation value. By signaling the POC recalculation value in the RAP picture, which enables the decoder to correctly handle video streams with non-aligned RAP pictures. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088307 | VIDEO IMAGE ENCODING DEVICE AND VIDEO IMAGE ENCODING METHOD - A method includes determining a group to which each of a plurality of blocks belongs, the plurality of blocks being obtained by dividing each picture included in video image data; adding, to an output stream, group information expressing the group to which each of the plurality of blocks belongs; calculating an output time for each of the groups; determining output delay for each of the groups; adding, to the output stream, an output delay time from a decode time of each of the groups; controlling an encode amount so that data used for outputting all of the blocks included in one of the groups arrives at a decoding buffer of a decoding device and decoding is completed by an output time expressed by the output delay time; and performing encoding based on the encode amount that has been controlled. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088308 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR STAGGERED PARALLELIZED VIDEO DECODING - A method and system for staggered parallelized video decoding system decodes a compressed video stream at approximately double the performance of conventional systems, and outputs the decoded stream to a video display device. Even and odd video frames from the video stream are identified and stored in a memory. A first decoder processes a first portion of a first even frame from among the stored even frames. After the first decoder completes processing the first portion of the first even frame, a second decoder begins processing a first odd frame from among the stored odd frames. The processing start times of the odd frames are staggered with respect to the even frames and vice versa, and the even and odd frames are simultaneously processed using first and second decoders. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088309 | Apparatus and Method for Compression of Image Data Assembled Into Groups - A data compression apparatus and method suitable for image data assembles pixel values into plural groups. An encoding unit sets a maximum bit plane according to a highest value in the group, and encodes the data values sequentially along the group using iteratively reduced bit plane levels until reaching a lowest bit plane or exhausting the data values in the group, to provide a compressed dataset. Examples include recording a positional index where the bit plane level is changed within each group. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088310 | VIDEO ENCODING APPARATUS AND VIDEO DECODING APPARATUS AND ENCODING METHOD AND DECODING METHOD THEREOF - A video encoding apparatus for encoding a plurality of image blocks in a video frame includes an intra-frame prediction module, a transformation module and a quantization module. The intra-frame prediction module performs intra-frame prediction on the image blocks to generate a plurality of residual blocks. The transformation module performs a transformation on a target residual block along a predetermined direction according to a transformation matrix to generate a transformation result. The transformation matrix is a product of an initial transformation matrix and a secondary transformation matrix. The initial transformation matrix corresponds to a one-dimensional initial transform performed along the predetermined direction in a two-dimensional initial transform. The secondary transformation matrix corresponds to a one-dimensional secondary transform performed along the predetermined direction in a two-dimensional secondary transform. The quantization module quantizes the transformation result. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088311 | MOTION COMPENSATION METHOD, PICTURE CODING METHOD AND PICTURE DECODING METHOD - A picture coding apparatus includes a motion vector estimation unit and a motion compensation unit. The motion vector estimation unit selects one method for deriving a motion vector of a block to be motion-compensated, depending on a motion vector of a block located in a corner of a decoded macroblock from among a group of blocks that compose the decoded macroblock corresponding to the current macroblock to be coded and determines the motion vector derived by the selected method for derivation to be a candidate of the motion vector of the current macroblock to be coded. The motion compensation unit generates a predictive image of the block to be motion-compensated based on the estimated motion vector. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088312 | MOTION VECTOR CALCULATION METHOD, PICTURE CODING METHOD, PICTURE DECODING METHOD, MOTION VECTOR CALCULATION APPARATUS, AND PICTURE CODING AND DECODING APPARATUS - A motion vector calculation method which attains a higher compression rate, includes: a selection step of selecting one of at least one reference motion vector of a reference block; and a calculation step of calculating a motion vector of a current block to be processed, using the one reference motion vector selected in the selection step, and in the selection step, when the reference block has two reference motion vectors, one of the two reference motion vectors is selected based on whether the reference block is located before or after the current block in display time order, and when the reference block has only one reference motion vector, the one reference motion vector is selected. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088313 | DATA COMPRESSION USING SPATIAL DECORRELATION - Methods and modules for spatial decorrelation and recorrelation are described. A block of data values can be spatially decorrelated in two dimensions efficiently by processing rows of the data values in a particular order such that if the results of spatially decorrelating a first row will be used for column-wise spatial decorrelation of a second row then the data values of the first row are processed in an earlier iteration to that in which the data values of the second row are processed. This allows for highly parallelised processing of the block of data values. Spatial recorrelation can be performed as an inverse process to the spatial decorrelation. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088314 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING/DECODING IMAGE IN SPATIAL DOMAIN FOR NOISE COMPONENT - A method performed by a video encoding apparatus, includes: generating a predicted block by predicting a current block to be encoded; generating a residual block by subtracting the predicted block from the current block; encoding, into a bitstream, coding domain information indicating whether the residual block is encoded by a frequency domain coding or by a spatial domain coding; and encoding the residual block into the bitstream. Herein, the encoding of the residual block comprises: when the residual block is encoded by the frequency domain coding, transforming from a spatial domain into a frequency domain and quantizing the residual block, and encoding the transformed and quantized residual block; and when the residual block is encoded by the spatial domain coding, skipping transform for the residual block and quantizing the residual block, and encoding the quantized residual block. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088315 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing device includes a first subdividing unit that subdivides an image, a second subdividing unit that subdivides an image subdivided by the first subdividing unit along an axis that is independent from an axis of subdivision by the first subdividing unit, a differential unit that generates a difference between an image subdivided by the second subdividing unit and an image stored in an image storage unit, and a coding unit that codes a difference image generated by the differential unit. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088316 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR FILTERING NOISE FROM A VIDEO SIGNAL - Apparatuses and methods for filtering noise from a video signal are described herein. An example apparatus may include a noise filter system configured to filter noise from a frame of a video signal based on a noise level of the frame to provide a filtered video signal. The noise filter system may be configured to select macroblocks of the frame that have an associated weighted activity to variance ratio that exceeds a threshold value. The noise filter system may be further configured to calculate the noise level of the frame based on estimated noise levels of each of the selected macroblocks of the frame. The example apparatus may further include an encoder configured to encode the filtered video signal to provide a compressed bitstream. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088317 | IMAGE DECODING METHOD, IMAGE CODING METHOD, IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS, IMAGE CODING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE CODING AND DECODING APPARATUS - An image decoding method of decoding, on a per-block basis, a coded image included in a bitstream, includes: performing arithmetic decoding on a current block to be decoded; determining whether or not the current block is at the end of a slice; determining, when it is determined that the current block is not at the end of the slice, whether or not the current block is at the end of a sub-stream which is a structural unit of the image that is different from the slice; and performing arithmetic decoding on a sub-last bit and performing arithmetic decoding termination, when it is determined that the current block is at the end of the sub-stream. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088318 | Shared Content Storage - Entertainment systems for aircraft and other vehicles are described having a plurality of media players. The media players collectively store a full content set, with each media player storing only a fraction of the full content set. Each of the media players can be configured to index the full content set, such that media players can obtain missing content | 2016-03-24 |
20160088319 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR D-CINEMA TO A SELECTED LOCATION - A venue display system provides selected localization of content to a client and includes a server and a processor. The server is configured to provide selected localization of content from at least one of: a venue display; a D-Cinema or alternative content; and at a selected location. A screen management system (SMS) is included as is a venue display management system configured to assist in localization of content at the selected location. A storage device stores content. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088320 | SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND SIGNAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - The present technology relates to a signal processing apparatus, a signal processing method, a program, and a signal transmission system realizing an SDI (serial digital interface) capable of effectively transmitting an audio stream together with video data, for example, of which the frame rate is 100 Hz or 120 Hz. An audio multiplexing unit multiplexes an audio sample into a data area of horizontal lines of n2 (here, 2≦n2≦n1) rows after a first horizontal line in which the audio sample is generated, which is a predetermined data area arranged within a horizontal blanking area disposed for each horizontal line of video data in a data stream defined in a format of an SDI used for transmitting the video data, in a case where an audio is sampled at an interval of once or less for horizontal lines of n1 (here, n1≧2) rows of the video data of a predetermined frame rate. For example, the present technology can be applied to a broadcast camera. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088321 | TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, TRANSMISSION METHOD, REPRODUCTION APPARATUS, REPRODUCTION METHOD AND RECEPTION APPARATUS - An increase in the speed of trick reproduction is achieved. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088322 | Video Quality of Experience Based on Video Quality Estimation - Methods, systems, and computer readable media can be operable to facilitate an analysis and control of video quality of experience (VQoE) of services delivered to one or more client devices. A content version segment may be selected for delivery to a client device based upon an estimation of the video quality experienced by the client device and the bandwidth available for delivering content to the client device. Video quality estimation may be based upon information associated with the encoding of a media stream coupled with one or more parameters of the client device receiving the media stream. Video quality estimation for one or more client devices may be aggregated and displayed to a service operator and/or may be used to inform content selection decisions in an adaptive bit-rate delivery method. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088323 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCED VIDEO SERVICE - The field of the invention relates to systems and methods for operation of a video enhancement service, and more particularly to systems and methods that provide a web-based video enhancement platform. In an embodiment, the system includes a video enhancement operating system and a webserver coupled to a public network and accessible to one or more users. The video enhancement platform includes a database that stores user profile data associated with the one or more users. The platform is configured to receive source information of a video, retrieve the video, convert the video to a predetermined format, receive one or more requests to make one or more enhancements to the video, enhance the video according to the one or more requests, and combine the video into a self-contained file comprising a rendering engine and the enhancement for saving and sharing. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088324 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT SYNCHRONIZED TO MEDIA PRESENTATION - A computer system provides a method for distribution of a video stream together with associated media content. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088325 | LOGGING INDIVIDUALS FOR TV MEASUREMENT COMPLIANCE - A TV audience survey system for determining the TV viewing activities of a plurality of individuals in a household includes a master device and multiple tags, each tag assigned to an individual. After an individual logs into the system and starts watching the TV, the master device communicates with the corresponding tag repeatedly to accumulate data representing the individual's TV viewing activities. Such data can be used to determine when the individual stops watching the TV for an extended period of time without logging out of the system and when the household member remains watching the TV after logging or being logged out of the system. The master device then reports the accumulated data to a remote server, which uses the data to determine whether the individual complies with the logging protocol defined by the TV audience survey system and update the TV viewership data associated with this household. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088326 | DISTRIBUTED RECORDING, MANAGING, AND ACCESSING OF SURVEILLANCE DATA WITHIN A NETWORKED VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM - A method for recording and distributing surveillance data within a networked video surveillance system includes dynamically allocating one or more virtual application servers executing within a server pool on one or more physical host systems to a plurality of local surveillance domains, establishing a respective connection between a corresponding network node within each local surveillance domain and the virtual application server allocated to the local surveillance domain over a network, and receiving one or more live video streams captured by one or more video sources within each local surveillance domain and transmitted from the corresponding network node of the local surveillance domain via the respective connection to the virtual application server allocated to the local surveillance domain. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088327 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CONTENT DELIVERY AND MESSAGE EXCHANGE ACROSS MULTIPLE CONTENT DELIVERY NETWORKS - Methods and apparatus for providing protected content to subscribers of a managed (e.g., MSO) network via a content source accessible via an internetwork such as the Internet. In one embodiment, a user accesses a programmer website, and requests content. The programmer determines whether the requesting user is permitted to access the content, and what rights or restrictions are associated with the user. This includes authenticating the user as a subscriber of the MSO, and determining the subscriber's subscription level. In another embodiment, a user's account with the MSO and programmer may be federated, thus a given user will have MSO-specific information regarding its identity (such as login information, GUID, etc.) and/or information regarding subscription level and service details, stored at the programmer. Messages received from the MSO representing permission for the user to access content may also be stored at the programmer site for later reference. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088328 | Password protected stream receivers - A content stream caster can transfer playing of a content stream from the content stream caster to any of a plurality of stream receivers. The content stream caster wirelessly initiates contact with one of a plurality of stream receivers after which the content stream caster must authenticate with the receiver before the receiver permits the receiving of a URL identifying the location of the content source. A content stream caster, communicates with a stream receiver, an authentication software application residing on both devices and wired or wireless connections between the devices and between the devices and the stream source. The content stream caster may present the content stream or send the content source URL to the receiving device. The content stream caster authenticates with the receiver then sends the source content URL to the receiver. The receiver then streams the content from a URL or designated local streams through Tunneled Direct Link Setup (TDLS), Miracast, or other sources and presents the streamed content to the user. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088329 | Plug and Play Method and System of Viewing Live and Recorded Contents - A plug and play method of viewing live and recorded contents includes the steps of: requesting information of a capturing device by a remote control center; sending an accessing request from an Internet-enabled receiving device to the remote control center through Internet; verifying whether the information of the capturing device matches with the accessing request from the receiving device by the remote control center; and establishing a communication channel between the capturing device and the receiving device to enable contents captured by the capturing device to be transmitted to the receiving device in a live manner through Internet. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088330 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A TELEVISION NETWORK CUSTOMIZED FOR AN END USER - A hybrid audio and video system and method of providing a television network customized for an end user at an end user location are provided. A video signal feed includes visual content. An audio signal feed includes audio content. A third signal feed includes promotional content about the end user. Specific visual content, audio content, and promotional content are electronically selected. The visual content, audio content, and promotional content are electronically combined in response to the selections to create an output feed. The selected visual content, audio content, and promotional content of the output feed through the television network at the end user location. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088331 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NETWORK BASED ADAPTIVE STREAMING - A method and apparatus for streaming Over-the-Top (OTT) content on a network to subscribers is described. A digital video transport stream of an item of the OTT content is obtained via unicast streaming methods of a resolution and bit rate selected from an available set of different resolutions and bit rates for the digital video transport stream. The digital video transport stream of the selected resolution and bit rate is transmitted in the form of an IP multicast over the network to subscribers. Bandwidth utilization of the network is monitored so that switching of the bit rate to a different bit rate for the digital video transport stream can be controlled to provide adaptive rate control of the IP multicast. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088332 | ADVERTISEMENT SELECTION BASED ON DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION INFERRED FROM MEDIA ITEM PREFERENCES - A content server monitors media preferences of a user associated with a partial user profile specifying partial demographic information about the user. The content server deconstructs the monitored media preferences to identify preferences of the user for musicological features of the media items. The content server infers profile information missing from the partial user profile responsive to the preferences of the user for musicological features of the media items, the inferring using baseline information associating profile information of a plurality of baseline users with preferences for musicological features of media items. The content server selects an advertisement using the inferred profile information, and provides the selected advertisement to a client device used by the user. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088333 | Media Content Synchronized Advertising Platform Apparatuses and Systems - The MEDIA CONTENT SYNCHRONIZED ADVERTISING PLATFORM APPARATUSES AND SYSTEMS (“AD-SYNCH”) transforms TV program schedule listing information and user channel selection via AD-SYNCH components, into channel-synchronized product placement advertisement. A system is disclosed, comprising: a memory; a processor disposed in communication with said memory, and configured to issue a plurality of processing instructions stored in the memory, wherein the processor issues instructions for: providing TV program schedule listing data including a plurality of ad tags to a user mobile device, receiving a user media program selection message from the user mobile device; retrieving an ad tag associated with the user selected media program from the TV program schedule listing data; identifying an advertised item embedded in the media program based on the retrieved ad tag; determining an available ad template associated with the retrieved ad tag; generating an ad for the embedded advertised item based on the available ad template; and providing the generated ad to the user mobile device based on a timestamp of the ad tag. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088334 | AUTOMATIC SUGGESTION FOR SWITCHING BROADCAST MEDIA CONTENT TO ON-DEMAND MEDIA CONTENT - A device obtains an on-demand catalog associated with an on-demand media service, a broadcast schedule associated with a broadcast media service, and a status associated with a media client. Based on information contained in the status and information contained in the broadcast schedule, the device identifies a media content being played by the media client using the broadcast media service. Based information contained in the on-demand catalog, the device further identifies an on-demand option for playing the media content using the on-demand media service. The device provides, to the media client, a suggestion, identifying the on-demand option, which permits a user, of the media client, to play the media content using the on-demand media service. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088335 | METHODS FOR DISPLAYING PERSONALIZED MESSAGES, IMAGES AND THE LIKE AT EVENT CENTERS INCLUDING CINEMA - A method is provided for displaying a personalized messaged at a venue display system. A playlist is accessed that contains a sequence of composition playlists (CPLs) that include a personalized message. Communication is made with a box and a processor. A determination is made if the personalized message is compliant with a standard. A validation is made to see if the personalized message is complaint with the standard. A notification is provided to the client if the personalized message is not compliant. A screening shot is released for the personalized message if the client fails to make the personalized message compliant in a selected time period. A venue display system displays personalized messages from a client and includes a playlist containing a sequence of composition playlists (CPLs) that can have the personalized messages. Also included are: a box, a server that communicates with the box and includes a processor to perform a validation of a received personalized message for compliance with a standard, and if complaint, then it is validated and a notification sent to the client. If the client fails to make the personalized message compliant, in a selected time period, the venue display system releases a screening slot of the personalized message in the playlist. A content server is part of a screen management system (SMS). Also included are a venue display management system, a digital projector and a storage device. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088336 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A CONDITIONAL ACCESS SYSTEM FOR BROADCAST APPLICATIONS - In a method for operating a conditional access system for broadcast applications, which conditional access system comprising a number of subscribers, each subscriber having a terminal including a conditional access module ( | 2016-03-24 |
20160088337 | Wideband Tuner Architecture - A wideband receiver system comprises a wideband analog-to-digital converter (ADC) module and a digital frontend (DFE) module. The wideband ADC is configured to concurrently digitize a band of frequencies comprising a plurality of desired channels and a plurality of undesired channels. The DFE module is coupled to the digital in-phase and quadrature signals. The DFE module is configured to select the plurality of desired channels from the digitized band of frequencies, and generate an intermediate frequency (IF) signal comprising the selected plurality of desired channels and having a bandwidth that is less than a bandwidth of the band of frequencies, where the generation comprises frequency shifting of the selected plurality of desired channels. The IF signal may be a digital signal and the DFE is configured to output the IF signal via a serial or parallel interface. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088338 | METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND SYSTEM - A method comprises sending a control signal from an electronic device to a media device, the control signal comprising a channel preset identifier and causing the media device to switch to a channel identified by the channel preset identifier; receiving, at the electronic device, an audio signal emitted by the media device; generating, by the electronic device, an audio fingerprint from the received audio signal; obtaining, by the electronic device, channel meta information based on the audio fingerprint; and determining channel preset mapping information, the channel preset mapping information associating the channel preset identifier with the channel meta information. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088339 | REPRODUCING DEVICE AND METHOD OF REPRODUCING DATA - A reproducing device is configured to output video data and audio data in a synchronous mode to output the video data and the audio data synchronously with each other, and output at least the video data in the asynchronous mode to output the video data and the audio data asynchronously with each other. The reproducing device reduces unnatural feeling of a user due to a delay of the outputting of the video data and the audio data. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088340 | VIDEO RECEPTION DEVICE, ADDED-INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD, AND ADDED-INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM - Additional information related to video signals input from an outside is obtained and superimposed on the video signals. Hence, video reception device which is configured to transmit and receive data through communication network includes input unit, video extraction unit, control unit and additional information display control unit. The control unit performs control of requesting video recognition device to perform video recognition processing on a partial video extracted by the video extraction unit, and obtaining a result of the video recognition processing and display control information of additional information from the video recognition device. The additional information display control unit performs control of calculating a display ending time of the additional information based on a system time at which the video extraction unit extracts the partial video, and the display control information, and superimposing the additional information on the video signal based on the display ending time. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088341 | VIDEO RECEPTION DEVICE, VIDEO RECOGNITION METHOD, AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM - Video recognition processing on video signals input from an outside is performed. Hence, video reception device which is configured to transmit and receive data through communication network includes input unit, video extraction unit, video recognition region setting unit, control unit and additional information display control unit. The video recognition region setting unit sets a video recognition region to a partial video based on feature information indicating features of video signals input from an outside. The additional information display control unit generates content recognition information in the video recognition region of the partial video. The control unit performs control of requesting video recognition device to perform video recognition processing on this content recognition information. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088342 | ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDE WITH DIGITAL STORAGE - An interactive television program guide system with digital storage is provided. The program guide gives users the ability to store information associated with recorded programs in a directory in the digital storage device thereby providing easy access to program information. The program guide may also provide a global media library for indicating the programs stored on removable storage media used with the program guide. The guide may also allow the user to manage and maintain a user media library to do the same. Non-time-sensitive data associated with recorded programs may he stored in a way that allows the user to interact with the data on playback as if the program were being originally aired. The program guide also allows the user to define “super-programs” for playback of a sequence of stored programs or program segments. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088343 | RENDERABLE CONTENT PARTITIONING AND PORTABILITY - A mobile device controls content partitioning at a separate renderable content storage device of an item of renderable content into multiple partitioned content segments that are each less in size than the entire item of renderable content and that each fit within available memory of the mobile device. The mobile device renders on a display device of the mobile device multiple received content partition identifiers that each identify one partitioned content segment. The mobile device retrieves from the separate renderable content storage device a partitioned content segment of the item of renderable content identified by a user-selected content partition identifier. The mobile device renders the partitioned content segment. The mobile device automatically retrieves, in response to completion of rendering of the partitioned content segment, a second partitioned content segment using a second content partition identifier of the received multiple content partition identifiers. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088344 | WIDEBAND TUNER ARCHITECTURE - A wideband receiver system comprises a mixer module, a wideband analog-to-digital converter (ADC) module, and digital circuitry. The mixer module is configured to downconvert a plurality of frequencies that comprises a plurality of desired television channels and a plurality of undesired television channels. The wideband ADC module is configured to digitize the swatch of frequencies comprising the plurality of desired television channels and the plurality of undesired television channels. The digital circuitry is configured to select the desired plurality of television channels from the digitized plurality of frequencies, and output the selected plurality of television channels to a demodulator as a digital datastream. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088345 | Method, Apparatus, and System for Improving Channel Switching Speed - A method, an apparatus, and a system for improving a channel switching speed is presented, which relate to the field of electronic terminal applications, and further save a channel switching time, so that a channel switching speed is significantly improved. A specific embodiment of the present disclosure includes that: before a switching instruction input by a user is received, first information of a preset channel is acquired, and audio and video information of the preset channel is buffered; when the switching instruction indicating switching to the preset channel is received, and a target channel indicated by the switching instruction is included in the preset channel, program playback of the target channel is already in a ready state. Therefore, much time is saved, and a channel switching speed can be significantly improved. Technical solutions of the present disclosure are mainly applied to a channel switching procedure. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088346 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REPRODUCING CONTENTS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM THEREOF - A content reproducing method and system for performing seamless playback of contents between devices is provided. The contents reproducing system includes a portable device which, when a short distance communication with a remote control which is configured to control an electronic device occurs during reproducing of contents, generates data required by the electronic device for reproducing the contents that are being reproduced, and which transmits the generated data to the remote control; the remote control which receives the data from the portable device and which transmits the received data to the electronic device, in conjunction with the occurrence of the short distance communication with the portable device; and the electronic device for receiving the contents from a contents provider and reproducing the contents. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088347 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRESENTING MEDIA CONTENT - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a mobile communication device having a controller to receive a broadcast of media content from a first media source using a first communication protocol, display the media content on the mobile communication device, determine whether the media content exceeds one or more parameter thresholds when the media content is available to a display device from a second media source where the one or more parameter thresholds are based at least in part on the media content available from the second media source and where the display device is remote from the mobile communication device, and commence streaming of the media content from the mobile communication device to the display device when the media content exceeds the one or more parameter thresholds. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088348 | RECORDING CONTENT MULTIPLE TIMES AND RESERVING A COPY OF THE CONTENT FOR CHECK OUT - A device may be configured to receive a request to record content. The device may receive copy control information associated with the content that indicates a first quantity of copies of the content that the device is permitted to make available for check out from each recording of the content. The device may determine to record the multiple times based on the first quantity of copies failing to satisfy a particular value. The device may record the content multiple times using multiple tuners based on the request. The device may make a second quantity of copies of the content available for check out to at least one client device based on recording the content the plurality of times. The second quantity of copies may be greater than the first quantity of copies. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088349 | Information Output Apparatus And Computer Readable Medium - An information output apparatus for displaying information such as advertisements increases viewers' attention. A plurality of advertisement videos (id=1, 2, . . . ) stored in an advertisement video storage area | 2016-03-24 |
20160088350 | System and Method to Monitor a Person in a Residence - A method includes receiving, at a device configured to receive media content from equipment of a service provider, an activation request from a monitoring service. The activation request is associated with activation of a video camera coupled to the device. The activation request is received based on satisfaction of an alert condition. The method also includes activating the video camera based on data responsive to a prompt. The prompt is presented by the device in response to reception of the activation request. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088351 | MEDIA CONTENT CROWDSOURCE - The provisioning of media content to computing devices that might not normally have access thereto. Example types of media or media content may include advertising media, broadcast media, social media, news media, and others. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088352 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR UPDATING USER PROFILES - Methods and systems are described herein for a media guidance application that improves the reliability of data collected about a user, particularly when the user is consuming media content in a group. For example, in addition to monitoring content that a user (or a group of users) consumes (e.g., what television shows are viewed), the media guidance application may monitor the interactions the user (and/or each user in the group) has with the content. The media guidance application may then update a user profile based on the monitored interactions. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088353 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING USER-CUSTOMIZED ADVERTISEMENT BASED ON AUDIO SIGNAL OUTPUTTED FROM TV, METHOD FOR PROVIDING USER-CUSTOMIZED ADVERTISEMENT, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDED WITH MIM SERVICE PROGRAM - A method for providing a user-customized advertisement to a user who watches in front of a TV includes: recognizing, by a terminal of the user, a program ID included in audio signals outputted from the TV; selecting a customized advertisement for the user based on the program ID, user information, and/or an ID of a set-top box which is connected with the TV and outputs an image and a voice; and informing, by the terminal of the user, the user of the selected advertisement. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088354 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ITV APPLICATION BEHAVIORS THROUGH THE USE OF APPLICATION PROFILE FILTERS - Controlling the admission of interactive television iTV applications to an iTV application distribution system is accomplished through the use of iTV application profiles that enumerate sets of allowed functions and behaviors for the iTV applications within the distribution system. In general, the profiles comprise filters that enable various functions within the distribution system, and may be applied to the iTV applications according to any of a number of bases. The distribution system includes an interface or console adapted to permit a system operator to create the application profiles and establish rules for attaching the profiles to the iTV applications, and an application profile engine configured to automatically validate the iTV applications against the profiles according to those rules. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088355 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING IMAGE AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus, an image processing method, and a computer readable recording medium are provided. The image processing apparatus includes a communication interface unit configured to receive video content, and a genre conceiver configured to extract feature information of an arbitrary frame of the received video content and to conceive a genre of an updated frame with reference to the extracted feature information in response to the frame being updated. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088356 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING COMMUNICATION SERVICES - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a device including a base station communicatively coupled to a communication system, and a communicative device communicatively coupled to the base station for providing voice communication services to a user, wherein the communicative device serves as a proxy to make telephone calls on behalf of a set-top box presenting media services to a presentation device. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088357 | System and Method for Displaying Multimedia Events Scheduling Information - Systems and methods for displaying program guide information are disclosed. In some implementations a method includes, at a computing device having one or more processors and memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors, formatting, for display, program guide data on a grid. The grid includes (i) a first axis representing units of time and (ii) a second axis representing multimedia channels. The program guide data comprises information representing a set of multimedia events. Responsive to a user-supplied selection of a multimedia event in the set of multimedia events a panel is overlaid on a portion of the grid. The panel provides additional data regarding the multimedia event. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088358 | SCHEDULED PROGRAMMING RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM - A scheduled programming recommendation system narrows down a user's electronic program guide to a short list of about a dozen recommended programs. The list is customized to the user's own interests according to a point scoring algorithm that compares program data with data from the user's viewing history. The content receiver is programmed to offer alternatives to users while engaged in a program, or within a short time interval near the end of a program. If the user switches to another ongoing program, there is an option to start the new program at the beginning. This option is made possible by a feature of the scheduled programming recommendation system that automatically records recommended programs in a background memory location, separate from the user's recorder memory space. Only recommended programs are automatically recorded. Access to recorded content is provided exclusively via the recommended list. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088359 | MOBILE NOTIFICATION OF TELEVISION PROGRAMS - A set-top box (STB) causes a display device to present a notification during a time period. The notification identifies digital contents, such as television show, available for access via the STB. If no response to notification is received during the time period or the display device or STB is inactive, a notification message is sent to an associated user device. The notification message may be generated based on metadata extracted from electronic programming guide (EPG) data, and the notification message may include an indication that the digital contents are available for access via the STB. The notification message may also identify an available action related to the digital contents. For example, the action may relate to recording the digital contents or requesting another notification or notification message related to another broadcast of the digital contents. Response data requesting execution of the action may be received from the user device. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088360 | System and Method in a Broadband Receiver for Efficiently Receiving and Processing Signals - A system and method in a broadband receiver (e.g., a satellite television receiver) for efficiently receiving and processing signals, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088361 | Dynamic Metadata for Media Content Delivery - Systems and methods for providing estimates of duration of media content requested by a user are disclosed. The estimates of the duration may be updated as advertisements are identified and/or updated for insertion in media content signals to be provided to a client device of the user. The advertisements may be targeted to the user from an inventory of available advertisements based on a variety of factors. While a session is active to provide the client device with the user requested media content new duration estimates corresponding to updates to advertisements targeted for delivery to the user may be provided to the client device via messages and/or metadata. In some cases, this information may be provided by messages sent responsive to a trick play request form the client device. In other cases, an asynchronous message carrying updated duration information may be sent to the client device. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088362 | CONTENT PLAYBACK DEVICE AND ADVERTISEMENT DISPLAY METHOD FOR CONTENT PLAYBACK DEVICE - While executing a television viewing APP, an engine ( | 2016-03-24 |
20160088363 | MUSIC EDITING METHOD USING VIDEO STREAMING SERVICE AND MUSIC EDITING APPARATUS USED THEREFOR - Disclosed are a music editing method using a video streaming service and a music editing apparatus used therefor. The music editing apparatus receives URL information from a server in which each URL information of a plurality of video contents provided as a streaming service online is stored, streaming-reproduces a video corresponding to the URL information using the URL information, receives an audio signal input from a user through an audio input terminal, and mixes an audio output signal depending on the streaming-reproducing of the video and the audio signal input from the user, thereby realizing the present invention. According to the present invention, users may produce desired synthesized audio contents or synthesized video contents using UCC provided through a free video streaming service. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088364 | VIDEO RECEPTION DEVICE, VIDEO RECOGNITION METHOD AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM - Video recognition processing regarding a video signal input from an outside is performed. Hence, video reception device configured to perform transmission/reception of data through communication network includes input unit, video extraction unit, storage unit, video recognition unit, and control unit. The video recognition unit performs at least one of: online matching processing for generating second content recognition information from a partial video extracted by the video extraction unit, transmitting the second content recognition information to video recognition device so as to request video recognition device to perform video recognition processing; and local matching processing for collating the second content recognition information with first content recognition information stored in the storage unit. | 2016-03-24 |