20th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 74 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160142674 | TELECONFERENCING ENVIRONMENT HAVING AUDITORY AND VISUAL CUES - A teleconferencing environment is provided in which both audio and visual cues are used to identify active participants and presenters. Embodiments provide an artificial environment, configurable by each participant in a teleconference, that directs the attention of a user to an identifier of an active participant or presenter. This direction is provided, in part, by stereo-enhanced audio that is associated with a position of a visual identifier of an active participant or presenter that has been placed on a window of a computer screen. The direction is also provided, in part, by promotion and demotion of attendees between attendee, active participant, and current presenter and automatic placement of an image related to an attendee on the screen in response to such promotion and demotion. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142675 | Video Conference Endpoint Displays - Presented herein is a display mounting system for an immersive multi-display (multi-screen) telepresence/videoconference endpoint. The display mounting system includes a mounting mechanism configured to movably mount one or more displays to a support frame. A first adjustment mechanism is configured to rotate the display with respect to the frame, while a second adjustment mechanism is configured to tilt the display with respect to the frame. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142676 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAKING A TELECONFERENCE WITH REALISTIC SIMULATION OF A DIRECT CONVERSATION - A system teleconferences first and second speakers in first and second connected remote teleconference sites. Each teleconference site includes corresponding transceivers to transmit and receive electronic signals. First and second acquirers are configured to acquire an image of the first and second speakers, and to generate the electronic signals based on the acquired image. First and second remote image displays process the electronic signals to display the image of the remote speaker. The first remote image display includes a processor with a screen to display the image of the remote speaker. The first acquirer is adjacent the screen, so the acquired image of the first speaker, while looking at the image of the second speaker, is similar to an image acquired if the first speaker would look at the first acquirer. The second display includes a displaying screen suitable to contain an image projected life-size of the first speaker. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142677 | Multi-User Interactive Virtual Environment Including Broadcast Content and Enhanced Social Layer Content - A system and method for providing interactive graphical and multi-media connectivity between a plurality of users, especially in the context of shared content. In aspects, the users are placed into common virtual rooms or virtual interactive environments to permit sharing of content and chat between the individuals in a same virtual interactive environment. Participating users can thereby exchange social layer content as an enhanced content layer beyond a common broadcast content they are experiencing together. Other features and associated functions are also described. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142678 | DEVICE FOR MEASURING THE LENGTH AND DIAMETER OF A CONTAINER USING STRUCTURED LIGHTING, AND METHOD OF USE - Device for measuring the length and diameter of a container using structured lighting includes a receiving area for receiving a container having a length and width. Receiving area has a surface on which container is received. A first laser line generator is provided and configured for directing a triangular plane of laser light at receiving area and container received in receiving area. A camera provided and configured for detecting an image of a first laser line appearing on surface of container in receiving area, and detecting an image of a second laser line appearing on surface of receiving area. An analyzing device may be provided to receive images of first and second laser lines, and use images of first and second laser lines to determine diameter and length of container received on receiving surface. Analyzing device may determine length and width of container by counting pixels. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142679 | Sensor Placement Determination Device and Sensor Placement Determination Method - This sensor placement determination device is provided with an external storage device ( | 2016-05-19 |
20160142680 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - For more easy setting for preset tour image capturing of an image capturing apparatus, an image processing apparatus is configured as follows. The image processing apparatus includes an image capturing control unit configured to control an image capturing apparatus to capture an image in a state where one or more image capturing positions of a set of positions to be adopted in sequence by the image capturing apparatus, has not been set, a determination unit configured to determine an image capturing position of the set of positions, by using an image captured by the image capturing apparatus before setting of the set of positions, and a control unit configured to control the image capturing apparatus to perform the image capturing by adopting at least one image capturing position determined by the determination unit. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142681 | SURVEILLANCE CAMERA AND FOCUS CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a surveillance camera comprising: an image analyzer configured to analyze whether a captured image is a visible light image or an infrared image; and a focus controller configured to adjust a focus to a refractive index of infrared rays or visible lights according to an analytic result obtained by the image analyzer. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142682 | Synchronization of Imaging - The invention relates to a method, the method comprises exposing an image frame of an object to be monitored by an area image sensor, transmitting a part of the exposed image frame to an image data processing device, analysing the part and if the part is detected to comprise a predefined event, said image data processing device is arranged to transmit a trigger signal for triggering said area image sensor so that said area image sensor transmits a bigger part of at least one further image frame to said image data processing device for further analysis, and if not the area image sensor continues to expose at least one further image frame and to transmit a part of said at least one exposed further image frame. The invention further relates to a machine vision system for performing the method and a computer program product comprising instructions to perform the method. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142683 | VISUALIZATION APPARATUS FOR A SURGICAL SITE - A visualization apparatus for a surgical site includes a recording unit for recording an image of an object arranged in a focal plane of the recording unit. The recording unit has a lens having an optical axis that intersects the focal plane at a point P. An electronic image representation unit has an image surface for reproducing the recorded image and point P is reproduced at image point P′. A mirror unit has a mirror surface, which has a center point S and is arranged relative to the image surface such that the reproduced image is reflected by the mirror surface. The focal plane, image surface and mirror surface are arranged relative to one another such that an observation point B results for which the following applies: | 2016-05-19 |
20160142684 | CAMERA APPARATUS AND METHOD - A camera apparatus and method is disclosed. The camera apparatus includes an image sensor operable to generate image data; a storage device operable to store the image data from the image sensor; and a controller operably connected to the image sensor and the storage device. The controller is programmed to receive the image data and transfer the image data to the storage device in a recording loop of a predetermined duration. The controller is programmed to respond to a privacy command received from a user during the recording loop by pausing the transfer of image data to the storage device for a predetermined pause interval. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142685 | Image Switching Device For Vehicle - An image switching device for a vehicle includes: a reference distance determination device that determines a reference distance; and a determination device that prohibits an image display device from displaying an image captured by an on-board camera, based on a feature that a detection distance from an object to a vehicle is longer than the reference distance, and allows the image display device to display the image captured by the on-board camera, based on a feature that the detection distance is shorter than the reference distance. The reference distance determination device shortens the reference distance in a case where an absolute value of acceleration of the vehicle is a second value which is greater than a first value, compared to a case where the absolute value of acceleration of the vehicle is the first value. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142686 | TWO-STAGE LIGHT MODULATION FOR HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE - An imaging apparatus for two-stage light modulation in high-definition digital projection or cinema can include two light modulators. Each light modulator can include a multi-chip imaging system coupled to a total internal reflection prism (TIR) system, which has a light input face and an on-state face. Relay optics can be positioned between the two light modulators. The relay optics can be configured to defocus light received from the pre-modulator and to provide defocused light to the prime modulator using a substantially Gaussian pixel shaping function. The prime modulator can be oriented to receive defocused light from the relay optics at the light input face of its TIR prism system. The pre-modulator can be oriented backwards, so as to receive source light at the on-state face of its TIR prism system and to output pre-modulated light to the relay optics via the light input face of the TIR prism system. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142687 | MEMS OSCILLATOR - A device comprising, a mirror which is configured to oscillate in response to an oscillation signal, wherein the device is configured such that oscillation of the mirror will induce a signal; and a circuit in operable cooperation with the mirror such that an induced signal can be measured by the circuit and wherein the circuit is configured to provide an oscillation signal proportional to the measured induced signal; wherein the device is configured such that the mirror can receive the oscillation signal so that the oscillation signal is filtered due to oscillation limitations of mirror, to provide a filtered signal. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142688 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - An image display apparatus includes a light source, a light valve, at least one light guide optical system of a first light guide optical system or a second light guide optical system, a first cooling unit configured to cool at least one of the light source, the light valve, the first light guide optical system, or the second light guide optical system, an inlet port, a second cooling unit configured to cool at least one of the light source, the light valve, the first light guide optical system, or the second light guide optical system, and a filter disposed in an air path from the inlet port to a member to be blown by an air blowing fan. A radiator is disposed between the inlet port and the filter. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142689 | VEHICLE DISPLAY DEVICE - A vehicle display device includes a projector which emits display light of an image indicating vehicle information, a controller that controls luminance of the display light, and a screen that displays the image when the display light is projected to the screen. The screen has a convex portion that protrudes to a near side in a direction in which the image is visually recognized, and a concave portion that is recessed to a far side. In addition, the controller controls the luminance of the display light so that the display light projected to the convex portion (first parts) has higher luminance than that of the display light projected to the concave portion (second parts). | 2016-05-19 |
20160142690 | PROJECTION DEVICE AND PROJECTION SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME - A projection device and a projection system including the projection device are disclosed. The projection system includes an electronic device and the projection device. The electronic device provides a wireless signal. The projection device includes a wireless connection unit, a light sensor, a projection unit, an image control unit and a lamp base power interface. The wireless connection unit receives the wireless signal so as to provide an image control signal. The light sensor senses ambient light so as to provide a sensing control signal. The projection unit receives an image signal so as to project an image. The image control unit receives the image control signal and the sensing control signal so as to provide the image signal. The lamp base power interface electrically connects an external lamp stand power source to the projection device. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142691 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROJECTION SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to an embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes a corresponding point calculator, a parameter calculator, a corrector, and a detector. The corresponding point calculator calculates corresponding points between an input image and a captured image including a projection surface onto which a projection image is projected. The projection image is generated from the input image. The parameter calculator calculates a correction parameter based on the input image, the captured image, and the corresponding points. The corrector corrects pixel values of the input image using the correction parameter with respect to each color component. The detector detects a change in the projection surface. When the detector detects the change in the projection surface, the corresponding point calculator updates the corresponding points for the change, and the parameter calculator calculates the correction parameter based on the updated corresponding points. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142692 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING MULTI-PROJECTION IMAGES - Disclosed herein is a method of generating multi-projection images. The method of generating multi-projection images includes controlling a plurality of different types of filming devices so that the filming devices are disposed at specific angles, controlling the shutter operations of the plurality of different types of filming devices in order to synchronize the plurality of different types of filming devices, and controlling the plurality of different types of filming devices so that the filming devices perform filming operations in a plurality of viewpoint directions. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142693 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPRESENTING COLOR GAMUT - A method of displaying a color gamut includes: determining a color gamut for all gradations with respect to a display apparatus; and displaying the determined color gamut for all the gradations in a three-dimensional (3D) form on the display apparatus. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142694 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD - In a high speed image capturing state, a camera signal processing circuit is not needed to perform a signal process at a high screen rate, but at a regular screen rate. In the high speed image capturing mode, raw data of 240 fps received from an image sensor | 2016-05-19 |
20160142695 | REPRODUCTION DEVICE, REPRODUCTION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - The present technology relates to a reproduction device, a reproduction method, and a recording medium capable of displaying graphics with a broader dynamic range of luminance and appropriate brightness. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142696 | VIDEO FORMAT DETERMINATION DEVICE, VIDEO FORMAT DETERMINATION METHOD, AND VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE - There is provided a video format determination device including a video input unit that receives video having a feature amount for each pixel, a region representative value calculation unit that divides a left-eye video region and a right-eye video region in a three-dimensional video format to be determined in input video into small regions, and then computes representative values of feature amounts of the respective small regions for each of the left-eye video region and the right-eye video region, a correction value calculation unit that calculates a correction value to correct the representative values, a data correction unit that corrects the representative values, an inter-region correlation calculation unit that calculates the correlation between the left- and right-eye video regions, and an evaluation determination unit that evaluates the correlation to determine whether input video is in the three-dimensional video format. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142697 | CODING OF 360 DEGREE VIDEOS USING REGION ADAPTIVE SMOOTHING - A video processing unit and method for region adaptive smoothing. The image processing unit includes a memory and one or more processors. The one or processors are operably connected to the memory and configured to stitch together a plurality of video frames into a plurality of equirectangular mapped frames of a video. The one or processors are configured to define a top region and a bottom region for each of the equirectangular mapped frames of the video; perform a smoothing process on the top region and the bottom region for each of the equirectangular mapped frames of the video; and encode the smoothed equirectangular mapped frames of the video. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142698 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MEDIA CONTENT - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may, for example, receive a request for a telepresence seat at an event, obtain media content comprising event images of the event that are captured by an event camera system, receive images that are captured by a camera system at a user location, and provide the media content and video content representative of the images to a processor for presentation at a display device utilizing a telepresence configuration that simulates the first and second users being present at the event, where the providing of the first and second video content establishes a communication session between the first and second users. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142699 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An image processing device, method and computer program product cooperate to make adjustments in detection area for image adjustment processing to when displacement adjustments have been made to a first or second imaging area. A detection area setting device sets a first detection area within a first imaging area and sets a second detection area in a second imaging area after a displacement adjustment is applied to at least one of the first imaging area and the second imaging area. The first detection area is an area used in image adjustment processing. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142700 | Measuring Accuracy of Image Based Depth Sensing Systems - A special test target may enable standardized testing of performance of image based depth measuring systems. In addition, the error in measured depth with respect to the ground truth may be used as a metric of system performance. This test target may aid in identifying the limitations of the disparity estimation algorithms. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142701 | DEPTH SENSING METHOD, 3D IMAGE GENERATION METHOD, 3D IMAGE SENSOR, AND APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A three-dimensional (3D) image sensor module including: an oscillator configured to output a distortion-compensated oscillation frequency as a driving voltage of a sine wave biased with a bias voltage; an optical shutter configured to vary transmittance of reflective light reflected from a subject, according to the driving voltage, and to modulate the reflective light into at least two optical modulation signals having different phases; and an image generator configured to generate image data about the subject, the image data including depth information that is calculated based on a difference between the phases of the at least two optical modulation signals | 2016-05-19 |
20160142702 | 3D ENHANCED IMAGE CORRECTION - A user authentication system and method. A two-dimensional image of a scene is obtained and range information obtained from the scene is aligned with the two-dimensional image. One or more depth regions is identified and image segments corresponding to the one or more depth regions are selected within the two-dimensional image. Brightness operations are performed on one or more of the selected image segments to form a corrected image. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142703 | DISPLAY METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method and an electronic device for displaying an image photographed by a photographing device are provided. The electronic device may select a first photographing device from a plurality of omnidirectional photographing devices arranged in different locations within a specified area and display an image photographed by the first photographing device on a display. When a second photographing device is selected while an image photographed by the first photographing device is displayed, the electronic device may determine a user's viewpoint viewing the displayed image and display an image of an object view in which an object corresponding to the user's viewpoint is photographed among images photographed by the second photographing device on the display. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142704 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A stereoscopic image display device includes: a display panel that includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix form; and a viewpoint separating unit for dividing an image displayed by the display panel into images corresponding to k viewpoints. The viewpoint separating unit includes a plurality of viewpoint separating units that are tilted at a tilt angle VA with respect to a column direction of the pixels that satisfies the following equation. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142705 | METHOD AND ENCODER SYSTEM FOR ENCODING VIDEO - A method for encoding video is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of receiving information representative of pixels in a current digital image frame of a video to be encoded, calculating a group value for each group of neighboring pixels based on the received information, accumulating group values of corresponding groups of pixels in a first sequence of frames to form a first accumulation of accumulated group values, accumulating group values of corresponding groups of pixels in a second sequence of frames to form a second accumulation of accumulated group values, wherein the second sequence includes frames captured over a longer period of time than the first sequence, comparing accumulated group values of the first accumulation with accumulated group values of the second accumulation, calculating a global change value based on the comparison, setting a GOP length based on the global change value; and encoding the current image frame as an intra-frame or inter-frame based on the GOP length. An encoder system for encoding video is also disclosed. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142706 | Method and Apparatus for Coding of Intra Prediction Mode - A method for chroma intra prediction mode decoding includes decoding a chroma intra prediction mode for a current chroma block according to a codeword set corresponding to a chroma intra prediction mode set, wherein the codeword set comprises at least one codeword with a first length type and at least one codeword with a second length type. If a codeword is one of said at least one codeword with the first length type, the chroma intra prediction mode is decoded as a Luma-based chroma prediction Mode (LM) or a Direct Mode (DM). The method also includes determines the chroma intra prediction mode based on an intra prediction mode of a current luma block if the chroma intra prediction mode is the DM. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142707 | Adaptive Filtering Based Upon Boundary Strength - Adjacent regions are identified in an image. Coding parameters for the adjacent regions are identified. Selective filtering is performed at the region between the identified adjacent regions. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142708 | Adaptive Filtering Based Upon Boundary Strength - Adjacent regions are identified in an image. Coding parameters for the adjacent regions are identified. Selective filtering is performed at the region between the identified adjacent regions. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142709 | Optimized Filter Selection for Reference Picture Processing - Reference processing may be used in a video encoder or decoder to derive reference pictures that are better correlated with a source image to be encoded or decoded, which generally yields better coding efficiency. Methods for filter selection for a reference processing unit adapted for use in a video codec system are discussed. Specifically, methods for filter selection based on performing motion estimation and obtaining distortion/cost information by comparing reference pictures, either processed or non-processed, with the source image to be encoded are discussed. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142710 | IMAGE ENCODING AND DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an image encoding and decoding method and apparatus. A division mode used for a current image block is acquired, division information of the current image block is acquired according to the division mode, and encoding processing is performed on a division mode identifier and the division information that correspond to the division mode, so that a decoder obtains, according to the division mode identifier and the division information, a division template used by an encoder, so as to perform decoding. The encoder and the decoder do not need to store a large quantity of division templates, thereby lightening a burden on an encoding and decoding system. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142711 | VIDEO CODER WITH ADAPTIVE BAC ENGINE AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a binary arithmetic coding engine that includes a lossy binary arithmetic coding module configured to process input data into lossy binary arithmetic coded data when a mode selection signal indicates a first mode of operation. A lossless binary arithmetic coding module processes the input data into lossless binary arithmetic coded data when the mode selection signal indicates a second mode of operation. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142712 | ENCODER, DECODER AND METHOD OF OPERATION USING INTERPOLATION - A method of encoding data in an encoder to generate corresponding encoded data includes receiving the data to be encoded and analyzing sub-portions of the data to be encoded to determine one or more encoding algorithms which are to be applied to encode the sub-portions, wherein the one or more encoding algorithms include at least one interpolation algorithm; computing one or more interpolation parameters for the at least one interpolation algorithm which are representative of data values of the sub-portion of the data to be encoded by the at least one interpolation algorithm; encoding a remainder of the sub-portions of the data to be encoded using the one or more encoding algorithms; and combining data generated in the computing and encoding to generate the encoded data. A method is also disclosed for decoding encoded data in a decoder. The methods may be employed in an encoder, decoder, and codec. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142713 | Description Encoding/decoding of information from a graphic information unit - The invention relates to a method for encoding information in a graphic information unit ( | 2016-05-19 |
20160142714 | DATA OUTPUT APPARATUS, DATA OUTPUT METHOD, AND DATA GENERATION METHOD - A data output apparatus includes: a video decoder that decodes a video stream to generate a first video signal; an external metadata acquisition unit that acquires one or more pieces of metadata corresponding to one or more first conversion modes; an HDR metadata interpreter that interprets one of the one or more pieces of metadata to acquire characteristic data and conversion auxiliary data; a DR converter that supports one or more second conversion modes and performs conversion processing of a luminance range of the first video signal based on the conversion auxiliary data to generate a second video signal; and an HDMI output unit that outputs the second video signal to a display apparatus. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142715 | IMAGE ENCODING APPARATUS, IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS AND IMAGE TRANSMISSION METHOD - According to an embodiment, an image encoding apparatus includes a background control information generator, a background image generator, and an image encoder. The background control information generator generates background control information based on an input image. The background control information is used for generating a first background image from at least one first image. The background image generator generates the first background image, based on the background control information and at least one first image. The image encoder encodes the input image using the first background image to generate encoded data. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142716 | VIDEO CODER WITH SIMPLIFIED RATE DISTORTION OPTIMIZATION AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a rate distortion optimized quantization module that includes a transform coefficient level selector configured to select transform coefficient levels by evaluating a plurality of candidate transform coefficient levels based on distortion data from a distortion module and BAC data from a BAC module. The distortion module and the BAC module store a plurality of partial results in a partial result cache in conjunction with processing ones of the plurality of candidate transform coefficient levels and reuse the plurality of partial results from the partial result cache in conjunction with processing of subsequent ones of the plurality of candidate transform coefficient levels. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142717 | TEMPORAL MOTION DATA CANDIDATE DERIVATION IN VIDEO CODING - A method for derivation of a temporal motion data (TMD) candidate for a prediction unit (PU) in video encoding or video decoding is provided. The derived TMD candidate is for inclusion in an inter-prediction candidate list for the PU. The method includes determining a primary TMD position relative to a co-located PU in a co-located largest coding unit (LCU), wherein the co-located PU is a block in a reference picture having a same size, shape, and coordinates as the PU, and selecting at least some motion data of a secondary TMD position as the TMD candidate when the primary TMD position is in a bottom neighboring LCU or in a bottom right neighboring LCU of the co-located LCU, wherein the secondary TMD position is determined relative to the co-located PU. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142718 | IMAGE DECODING METHOD AND IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS FOR SAMPLE ADAPTIVE OFFSET INFORMATION - An image coding method includes performing: context arithmetic coding to consecutively code (i) first information indicating whether or not to perform SAO processing for a first region and (ii) second information indicating whether or not to use, in the SAO processing for the first region, information on SAO processing for a region except the first region; and bypass arithmetic coding to code other information after the first and second information are coded. The other information includes third information indicating whether the SAO processing is edge or band offset processing. In the performing of context arithmetic coding, an initial bit value in a bit string of a parameter indicating a type of the SAO processing is coded as the first information. In the performing of bypass arithmetic coding, a value of a next bit following the initial bit in the bit string of the parameter is coded as the third information. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142719 | IMAGE DECODING METHOD, IMAGE CODING METHOD, IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS, IMAGE CODING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE CODING AND DECODING APPARATUS - An image decoding method for decoding a bitstream including a coded signal resulting from coding tiles and slices into which an image is partitioned, the method including decoding the coded signal, wherein each of the slices is either a normal slice having, in a header, information used for an other slice or a dependent slice which is decoded using information included in a slice header of another slice, and when the normal slice starts from a position other than a beginning of a first tile, a second tile coded next to the first tile does not start from the dependent slice. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142720 | Method of Coding and Decoding Images, Coding and Decoding Device and Computer Programs Corresponding Thereto - A method for coding includes; segmenting an image into blocks; grouping blocks into a number of subsets; coding, using an entropy coding module, each subset, by associating digital information with symbols of each block of a subset, including, for the first block of the image, initializing state variables of the coding module; and generating a data sub-stream representative of at least one of the coded subsets of blocks. Where a current block is the first block to be coded of a subset, symbol occurrence probabilities for the first current block are determined based on those for a coded and decoded predetermined block of at least one other subset. Where the current block is the last coded block of the subset: writing, in the sub-stream representative of the subset, the entire the digital information associated with the symbols during coding of the blocks of the subset, and implementing the initializing sub-step. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142721 | PICTURE ENCODING METHOD, PICTURE ENCODING APPARATUS, PICTURE DECODING METHOD AND PICTURE DECODING APPARATUS - A picture encoding method includes: generating encoded data of a luminance component of a picture and encoded data of a first color difference component which has a first resolution; generating interpolated data by applying one of a plurality of upsampling filters to data obtained by decoding the encoded data of the first color difference component; calculating difference data by obtaining differences in corresponding pixels between the interpolated data and a second color difference component of the picture which has a second resolution higher than the first resolution; generating encoded data of the difference data; and generating a stream that contains filter information indicating the applied upsampling filter, the encoded data of the luminance component, the encoded data of the first color difference component, and the encoded data of the difference data. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142722 | IMAGE CODING DEVICE, IMAGE CODING METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM, IMAGE DECODING DEVICE, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - The image quality and coding efficiency are improved in a higher hierarchical layer such as a base layer while independence of coding and decoding of a tile is ensured even during hierarchical coding. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142723 | FRAME DIVISION INTO SUBFRAMES - In an example, a device may include a division unit and a plurality of encoding units. The division unit may divide a video frame into a plurality of subframes. Each of encoding units may encode a corresponding one of the plurality of subframes. The division unit may determine a number of the subframes based on a number of the encoding units. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142724 | IMAGE DECODING METHOD, IMAGE CODING METHOD, IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS, IMAGE CODING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE CODING AND DECODING APPARATUS - An image decoding method for decoding a bitstream including a coded signal resulting from coding tiles and slices into which an image is partitioned, the method including decoding the coded signal, wherein each of the slices is either a normal slice having, in a header, information used for an other slice or a dependent slice which is decoded using information included in a slice header of another slice, and when the normal slice starts from a position other than a beginning of a first tile, a second tile coded next to the first tile does not start from the dependent slice. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142725 | Method and System for Selectively Breaking Prediction in Video Coding - Described are techniques in video coding and/or decoding that allow for selectively breaking prediction and/or in loop filtering across segment boundaries between different segments of a video picture. A high layer syntax element, such as a parameter set or a slice header, may contain one or more indications signalling to an encoder and/or decoder whether an associated prediction or loop filtering tool may be applied across the segment boundary. In response to such one or more indications, the encoder and/or decoder may then control the prediction or loop filtering tool accordingly. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142726 | ALTERNATING BLOCK CONSTRAINED DECISION MODE CODING - A method and apparatus for video coding using alternating block constrained decision mode coding is provided. Video coding using alternating block constrained decision mode coding may include identifying a current block of a current frame of an input video stream, generating an encoded block by encoding the current block using alternating block constrained decision mode coding, wherein alternating block constrained decision mode coding includes encoding the current block as a constrained decision mode coded block on a condition that a previously coded immediately adjacent block is an unconstrained decision mode coded block, including the encoded block in an output bitstream, and transmitting or storing the output bitstream. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142727 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACHIEVING COMPUTATIONALLY EFFICIENT MOTION ESTIMATION IN VIDEO COMPRESSION BASED ON MOTION DIRECTION AND MAGNITUDE PREDICTION - Block-based motion estimation of video compression estimates the direction and magnitude of motion of objects in the scene in a computationally efficient manner and accurately predicts the optimal search direction/neighborhood location for motion vectors, A system can Include a motion detection module that detects apparent motion in the scene, a motion direction and magnitude prediction module that estimates the direction and magnitude of motion of the objects detected to he in motion by the motion detection module, and a block-based, motion estimation module that performs searches in reduced neighborhoods of the target block according to the estimated motion by the motion direction and magnitude prediction module and only for the blocks determined to be in motion by the motion detection module. The Invention is particularly well suited for stationary traffic cameras that monitor roads and highways for traffic law enforcement purposes. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142728 | P FRAME-BASED MULTI-HYPOTHESIS MOTION COMPENSATION METHOD - A P frame-based multi-hypothesis motion compensation method includes: taking an encoded image block adjacent to a current image block as a reference image block and obtaining a first motion vector of the current image block by using a motion vector of the reference image block, the first motion vector pointing to a first prediction block; taking the first motion vector as a reference value and performing joint motion estimation on the current image block to obtain a second motion vector of the current image block, the second motion vector pointing to a second prediction block; and performing weighted averaging on the first prediction block and the second prediction block to obtain a final prediction block of the current image block. The method increases the accuracy of the obtained prediction block of the current image block without increasing the code rate. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142729 | CODING METHOD BASED ON MULTI-HYPOTHESIS MOTION COMPENSATION FOR P-FRAME - A coding method based on multi-hypothesis motion compensation for a P-frame, including: a) using neighboring coded image blocks as reference image blocks, adopting a motion vector of each reference image block as a first motion vector which points to a first prediction block; b) adopting the first prediction block corresponding to each reference image block as a reference value, and performing joint motion estimation on the current image block to acquire a second motion vector which points to a second prediction block; c) weighted averaging the first prediction block and the second prediction corresponding to each reference image block to acquire a third prediction block of the current image block, respectively; and d) calculating a coding cost corresponding to each reference image block to determine a final first motion vector, a final second motion vector, and a final prediction block of the current image block. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142730 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING VIDEO CONTENT - Various aspects of a method and system to process video content are disclosed herein. The method includes determination of a first frame identification value associated with a video content. The first frame identification value corresponds to an average color value of a frame of the video content. The method further includes determination of a second frame identification value associated with the video content. The second frame identification value corresponds to a global motion vector (GMV) value of the frame of the video content. The method further includes determination of a first intermediate frame based on one or both of the first frame identification value and the second frame identification value. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142731 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus and method that can improve encoding efficiency while preventing an increase in load. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142732 | VIDEO CODING DEVICE, VIDEO DECODING DEVICE, VIDEO CODING METHOD, VIDEO DECODING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - In a video coding device, an intra prediction unit | 2016-05-19 |
20160142733 | Method of Coding and Decoding Images, Coding and Decoding Device and Computer Programs Corresponding Thereto - A method of coding at least one image comprising the steps of splitting the image into a plurality of blocks, of grouping said blocks into a predetermined number of subsets of blocks, of coding each of said subsets of blocks in parallel, the blocks of a subset considered being coded according to a predetermined sequential order of traversal. The coding step comprises, for a current block of a subset considered, the sub-step of predictive coding of said current block with respect to at least one previously coded and decoded block, and the sub-step of entropy coding of said current block on the basis of at least one probability of appearance of a symbol. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142734 | IMAGE CODING METHOD AND APPARATUS USING SPATIAL PREDICTIVE CODING OF CHROMINANCE AND IMAGE DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A coding method including dividing pixels of a chrominance component of an input image into blocks having a predetermined size; selecting one among a direct current prediction method, a vertical prediction method, a horizontal prediction method, and a hybrid prediction method according to a user's input; generating a prediction value of each pixel in a current block to be predictively coded, using at least one pixel value among pixel values in an upper reference block adjacent to the current block and in a side reference block adjacent to the current block, according to the selected prediction method; generating a differential value between the prediction value and a corresponding real pixel value in the current block; and coding the differential value and information on the selected prediction method using a predetermined coding method. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142735 | Method of Coding and Decoding Images, Coding and Decoding Device and Computer Programs Corresponding Thereto - A method for encoding an image having been cut up into partitions. The method includes: predicting data of a current partition based on an already encoded and then decoded reference partition, generating a predicted partition; determining residual data by comparing data relating to the current partition with the predicted partition, the residual data associated with various digital data items. Prior producing a signal containing the encoded information, performing the following steps: determining, from the predetermined residual data, a subset containing residual data capable of being modified; calculating the value of a function representative of the residual data; comparing the calculated value with a value of at least one of the digital data items; based on the comparison, modification or non-modification of at least one of the residual data items of the subset; and, in the event of a modification, entropy encoding the at least one modified residual data item. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142736 | CENSUS TRANSFORM DATA COMPRESSION METHODS AND SYSTEMS - An video image processing device configured to generate one or more census digit planes, and to generate one or more signature vectors based on the one or more census digit planes. The video image processing device can include one or more census transforms configured to perform one or more census transformations to generate the signature vector(s) based on the census digit plane(s). | 2016-05-19 |
20160142737 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PACKAGING IMAGE DATA FOR TRANSMISSION OVER A NETWORK - Methods of data encoding using trees formed with logic gates are described which lead to spatial compression of image data. Data encoding is achieved using a five-level wavelet transform, such as the Haar or the 2/10 transform. A dual transform engine is used, the first and engine being used for the first part of the first-level transform, the second part of the first-level transform and the subsequent-level transforms being performed by the second transform engine within a time interval which is less than or equal to the time taken by the first transform engine to effect the part-transform. Each bit plane of the resulting coefficients is then encoded by forming a tree structure from the bits and OR logical combinations thereof. Redundant data are removed from the resulting tree structure, and further data can be removed by using a predetermined compression profile. The resulting blocks of compressed data are of variable length and are packaged with sync words and index words for transmission so that the location and identity of the transformed data blocks can be determined from the received signal. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142738 | Method for Deblocking Filtering - A method for deblocking filtering a macroblock on the basis of a coding standard for image information which is stored in macroblocks. A context region comprising the blocks of a first macroblock to be filtered is formable from blocks which are arranged adjacent to one another horizontally in block rows and adjacent to one another vertically in block columns. The blocks of the context region can be filtered on the basis of the coding standard for image information. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142739 | DEBLOCKING FILTERING - Blocking artifacts at a block boundary between a block and a neighboring block in a video frame are reduced by calculating an offset based on pixel values of pixels in a line of pixels in the block and based on pixel values of pixels in a corresponding line of pixels in the neighboring block. The offset is added to the pixel value of the pixel closest to the block boundary in the line of pixels and is subtracted from the pixel value of the pixel closest to the block boundary in the corresponding line of pixels. The resulting deblocking filter has good low-pass characteristics and is efficient for reducing blocking artifact. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142740 | DATA ENCODING AND DECODING - A video encoding method comprises partitioning each image of a video signal into an array of coding tree units; partitioning the array of coding tree units of each image into a portion pattern of rectangular portions for independent encoding such that the prediction dependencies of samples within a portion do not extend into any other portion and the entropy encoding parameters of one portion are independent of those of any other portion, the portion pattern being such that each row of coding tree units is partitioned into at least two of the portions; encoding the coding tree units within each portion using wavefront parallel processing in which, for each portion, successive rows of coding tree units within the portion are encoded so that encoding dependencies are not broken at row boundaries and encoding parameters are propagated from an intermediate position along each row to the start of the next row of coding tree units; and outputting the encoded coding tree units according to an order with respect to the array of coding tree units which is different to a raster order of coding tree units within successive respective portions. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142741 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPUTER SOFTWARE FOR LIVE VIDEO/AUDIO BROADCASTING - One embodiment of the present invention is directed to a system for live video/audio broadcasting (e.g., game broadcasting). Another embodiment of the present invention is directed to a method for live video/audio broadcasting (e.g., game broadcasting). Another embodiment of the present invention is directed to computer software for live video/audio broadcasting (e.g., game broadcasting). | 2016-05-19 |
20160142742 | METHOD, SYSTEM, PLAYER AND MOBILE TERMINAL FOR ONLINE VIDEO PLAYBACK - A method for online video playback includes: loading the first video segment corresponding to the lowest class of bit rates from the version of the lowest class of bit rates at an initial playback; and choosing to load and play a video segment corresponding to an appropriate class of bit rates according to the bit rate corresponding to the current network traffic and the resolution supported by a playing terminal after the video has been playing steadily. The method for online video playback can automatically choose to play videos encoded at an appropriate bit rate according to the current internet speed so that the playback is smooth and uninterrupted. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142743 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR EFFICIENT DELIVERY OF ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDE DATA - Apparatus and method for improving the bandwidth efficiency of delivering electronic program guide (EPG) data to consumer premises equipment (CPE). In one exemplary embodiment, electronic guide data is rendered by devices away from the CPE, shifting the executing data- and bandwidth-heavy operations away from the CPE. In particular, one or more gateways at the user's home bears the processing, memory, bandwidth load to reduce the inefficiency of delivering redundant information to CPE(s) interfacing with the gateway(s). Using guide data it receives from the cloud, the gateway produces and delivers to the CPE one or more “simple views” of the guide data, including a video stream, still image, or simple HTML or other renderable formats. As the end user interacts with the CPE, the user receives a series of the simple views, allowing the rich experience that is typically given by EPG rendered directly by the CPE. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142744 | TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, a transmission apparatus including, a control information generator for generating channel select control information indicative of configuration information for transmission, the configuration information comprising content included in a first video signal transmitted via a different transmission path than a second video signal, and a multiplexer that multiplexes the second video signal and the channel select control information, the second video signal obtained based at least in part on a base video signal, the second video signal corresponding to the channel select control information. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142745 | MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TO PREDICT SIGNAL STRENGTH AND BIT RATE - The present invention relates to a system and method for adjusting bit rate streaming during live video recording while traveling in a moving vehicle on public right-of-ways. The embodiments of the present invention relates to a system and method for gathering and analyzing dynamically and continuously cellular strength and bit loss while traveling from point A to point B. The result of the predictive bit rate is to adjust the video streaming throughput to best match the predictive bit rate and maximize the quality of the video stream. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142746 | METHOD OF ENCRYPTING, STREAMING, AND DISPLAYING VIDEO CONTENT USING SELECTIVE ENCRYPTION - Video may be provided at a display unit using an encrypted transport stream of a content file. During normal play operation, a plurality of transport stream packets of the encrypted transport stream may be received, where a packetized elementary stream of video frame packets including independently coded and dependently coded video frame packets is multiplexed onto the encrypted transport stream. Payloads of transport stream packets including data of independently coded video frame packets may be selectively decrypted without decrypting payloads of transport stream packets not including data of independently coded video frame packets. The independently and dependently coded video frame packets from the payloads of the transport stream packets may be decoded using the selectively decrypted payloads of the transport stream packets, and the decoded video frame packets of the independently and dependently coded video frame packets may be provided for display. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142747 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INSERTING CONTENTS INTO VIDEO PRESENTATIONS - The present invention provides a salience-based media manipulation method and system for inserting contents into video presentations. The method includes establishing an advertisement-element pool containing a plurality of advertisement elements provided for insertion; obtaining an input video presenting at least one scenes and containing a plurality of original frames; and performing shot grouping and primary scene analysis on the input video to acquire scenes with static background and limited camera motion. The method also includes detecting white-space candidates in the acquired scenes for inserting at least one advertisement element and adjusting alignment between the white-space candidates and the at least one advertisement element. The adjusted alignment increases a salience gain of the advertisement elements and limit salience change of the scenes without insertion. The method further includes generating an output video by inserting the advertisement elements into the white-space candidates according to the adjusted alignment between the white-space candidates and the advertisement elements. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142748 | RECEIVING DEVICE, RECEIVING METHOD, PROVIDING DEVICE, PROVIDING METHOD, PROGRAMS, AND BROADCASTING SYSTEM - This technique relates to a receiving device, a receiving method, a providing device, a providing method, a program and a broadcasting system that can notify the receiving side of control information such as the timing to synchronize an application program with progress of a show without using a television broadcast signal. When the application control type written in the application control descriptor is 3, the receiving device acquires application control data from a server, and, for example, acquires and starts a new information service application in accordance with the segment data forming the application control data. When an external device is designated as the command destination device, the receiving device generates a command for the external device, and outputs the command to the external device. In accordance with the command from the receiving device, the external device, for example, acquires and starts the new information service application. This disclosure can be applied in a case where the receiving device is controlled from the broadcasting side. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142749 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO ASSIST SYNCHRONIZATION OF DISTRIBUTED PLAY OUT OF CONTENT - A method for synchronizing content undergoing play out at first and second stations commences by comparing audio within content undergoing play out on the first station to the audio within content undergoing play out on the second station to determine if a latency exists between the first and second stations. If such a latency exists, then at least one of a pause or jump operations is performed in connection with content playing out by at least one of the first and second stations for an interval corresponding to an interval by which one station leads the other station to bring the two stations into substantial synchronism | 2016-05-19 |
20160142750 | ARRANGEMENTS AND METHOD THEREOF FOR A CHANNEL CHANGE DURING STREAMING - According to embodiments of the present invention, the user-to-user delay and the zapping delay are reduced by a network element which is configured to provide at least one segment that is of a different length than the actual segment of a media stream and where the segment of a different length comprises data not belonging to the actual segment, wherein the segment of a different length begins with a key frame or contains key frames only. By providing the at least one segment being of a different length than the actual segment, the zapping delay can be reduced, since a key frame will be accessible with a reduced time delay. Further, the user-to-user delay is also reduced since the length of the provided segment is adapted so that subsequent segments of the media stream are sent to the users at substantially the same time. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142751 | LOCALIZATION PROCESS SYSTEM - There is disclosed apparatuses and methods for a localized process system. The apparatuses and methods include a server for authenticating a user login for a localized process system; presenting a user with a project, comprising an asset, wherein the project is a movie, and wherein the asset is created for an original geographical territory; presenting a user with a display to order a localized version of the asset, wherein the localized version of the asset is a version of the asset that is customized for a second geographical territory that is different than the original geographical territory; receiving user input to create subtitles for the localized version of the asset, wherein the user selects himself to enter the subtitles; presenting the user with a display of a timed-text script that displays a time of the asset, and the dialogue of the asset. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142752 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSMITTING SEGMENT-QUALITY UNITS OF A STREAMING VIDEO SESSION - Systems and methods are provided for providing streaming video to a client computer. A system includes a broadcast sender configured to provide a plurality of video segments at each of a plurality of quality levels as segment-quality units. A load balancer is configured to transmit the segment-quality units to one of a plurality of upload servers. The upload servers are configured to update a record of received segment-quality units, and to generate updates for a streaming video manifest corresponding to the streaming video. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142753 | PREVIEW DETERMINATION - In some examples, a method performed under control of a server may include providing a plurality of preview video candidates of video content configured to be displayed on a plurality of end devices; and determining a first predetermined number of preview video candidates from among the plurality of preview video candidates, based at least in part on a first sale probability of the video content, which is associated with respective ones of the plurality of preview video candidates. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142754 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO PERFORM REAL-TIME AUDIENCE ESTIMATION AND COMMERCIAL SELECTION SUITABLE FOR TARGETED ADVERTISING - A targeted advertising system selects an asset (e.g., ad) for a current user of a user equipment device (e.g., a digital set top box in a cable network). The system can first operate in a learning mode to receive user inputs and develop evidence that can characterize multiple users of the user equipment device audience. In a working mode, the system can process current user inputs to match a current user to one of the identified users of that user equipment device audience. Fuzzy logic and/or stochastic filtering may be used to improve development of the user characterizations, as well as matching of the current user to those developed characterizations. In this manner, targeting of assets can be implemented not only based on characteristics of a household but based on a current user within that household. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142755 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESENTING SUPPORT SERVICES - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, system having a controller to receive from a set-top box (STB) a request for assistance, identify a subscriber account associated with the STB, identify from the subscriber account a subscription grade, select one of a plurality of subscriber support services according to the subscriber grade, and establish communications between the STB and the selected subscriber support service. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142756 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINISTIC DATE AND TIME ALIGNMENT OF MEDIA SIGNALS AND GENERATION OF TIME-RELATED LABELS - There is described a method for generating a frame label for a media frame sampled at a media frame rate at a given time-of-day relative to a day-zero reference. The method comprises: obtaining a calendar day at which the media frame is sampled, the calendar day having a day origin; computing a day-origin phase offset at the day origin based on the day-zero reference and on the calendar day; subtracting the day-origin phase offset from the given time-of-day to get a media frame relative offset which is relative to a first frame of the calendar day; computing the frame label from the media frame relative offset and from the media frame rate; and assigning the frame label to the media frame for time-positioning the media frame with respect to other media frames and with respect to a timescale. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142757 | TRANSMITTING METHOD, RECEIVING METHOD, TRANSMITTING DEVICE, AND RECEIVING DEVICE - A transmitting method according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes transmitting a first stream, the first stream including: timing update identification information id | 2016-05-19 |
20160142758 | Camera Data Access based on Subscription Status - In embodiments of camera data access based on subscription status, a camera device owned by a user captures and communicates video to a cloud-based service. The cloud-based service receives the video from the camera device, and records and maintains the video as recorded video data. The cloud-based service implements a service application to manage subscription levels that each delineate a level of access to the recorded video data associated with the camera device. The service application can then allow a client device application all access, some access, or no access to the recorded video data based on a subscription level corresponding to the camera device. The subscription levels can include a first subscription level that provides access to the live video captured by the camera device, and at least a second subscription level that provides access to both the live video and the recorded video data. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142759 | Channel Scanning - Methods, systems, and apparatus can provide channel scanning. In various examples, a channel scanning module can instruct scanning of multiple channels within a wideband frequency range by assigning channels to demodulators to attempt to lock onto a signal at the assigned channel. In other examples, a channel scanning module can instruct scanning for downstream channels by assigning channels to multiple narrowband tuners and multiple demodulators to attempt to lock onto a signal on the assigned channel. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142760 | A DIGITAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF PROCESSING SERVICE DATA THEREOF - In the disclosure, various embodiments of a service system, a digital device and a method of processing a service are disclosed. Here, an embodiment of the digital device includes a receiver receiving a broadcast signal which contains a content and signaling information including channel information by tuning a channel, a user interface receiving a request for executing a web browser and a first user action requesting to select a first video included in a first web page through the executed web browser, a controller controlling to execute the web browser, output a first web page including the first video according to the request, output a picture-in-picture (PIP) window reproducing the first video included in the first web page on a screen according to the first user action, and an output unit outputting the web browser outputting the first web page and the PIP window. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142761 | INTUITIVE TIMER - A method for determining a program of interest to a user and setting a timer to automatically record the program of interest. The method can interpret user inputs and watching habits, such as whether or not a user is present, to determine if a program being displayed for a user is a program of interest to the user. Once a program of interest is identified, a timer is set to record the next scheduled broadcast of the program of interest for the user. The user can then be notified, either before or after the timer is activated, that the automatic timer was set to record the program, and the user given the option of whether or not to keep the timer or recording. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142762 | TRANSMISSION DEVICE, TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEPTION DEVICE, RECEPTION METHOD, ENCODING DEVICE, AND ENCODING METHOD - Image data of each of pictures which constitute dynamic image data is classified into a plurality of layers, image data of each of the classified layers is encoded, and a video stream having the encoded image data of the pictures of each of the layers is generated. A container in a predetermined format which includes the generated video stream is transmitted. Decoding timing information, which has been set so that a higher layer has a shorter decoding time interval of the encoded image data of each of the pictures, is added to the encoded image data of the pictures of each of the layers. The operations enable a reception side to perform a favorable decoding process commensurate with its decoding capability. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142763 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR IDENTIFYING PERIPHERAL APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - A method performed at the electronic device for identifying an electronic device and peripheral apparatuses is provided. The method acquires image data regarding emitters of the peripheral apparatuses, determines emitting colors emitted from the emitters based on the acquired image data, and acquires identification information of the peripheral apparatuses mapped with the emitting colors. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142764 | TRANSFER OF DATA RELATED TO BROADCAST PROGRAMMING OVER A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A broadcast programming receiver is provided which includes a broadcast programming interface, a memory, a communication network interface, and output circuitry. The broadcast programming interface is configured to receive broadcast programming, while the output circuitry is configured to transfer the broadcast programming to an output device. The memory is configured to store data related to the broadcast programming. in one embodiment, the communication network interface is configured to receive the data related to the broadcast programming over a communication network from a second broadcast programming receiver and transfer the data to the memory. In another implementation, the communication network interface is configured to receive the data from the memory and send the data over the communication network to a second broadcast programming receiver. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142765 | Set-Top Box with Enhanced Content and System and Method for Use of Same - A set-top box with enhanced content and system and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a wireless transceiver is located within a housing, which also interconnectively includes a television input, television output, a processor, and memory. The set-top box may establish a pairing with a proximate wireless-enabled interactive programmable device having a display. Content, such as the Internet, movies, music, or games, for example, may be imported from the programmable device and reformatted at the set-top box for display on a television via the television output, thereby creating an experience on the television parallel to the experience on the programmable device. Virtual remote control functionality may then be provided by a spoken sequence of words. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142766 | Method And Device For Processing Multimedia Frame And Storage Medium - The disclosure discloses a method and device for processing a multimedia frame and a storage medium. The method includes: judging whether there is a multimedia frame in a buffer queue with a sudden change to a time difference thereof; and playing asynchronously M multimedia frames to be processed in a current processing cycle if there is a multimedia frame in the buffer queue with a sudden change to the time difference thereof, and playing synchronously the M multimedia frames to be processed in the current processing cycle if there is no multimedia frame in the buffer queue with a sudden change to the time difference thereof and the time differences of the M multimedia frames to be processed are below a preset threshold. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142767 | CLIENT DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, SYSTEM AND PROGRAM - [Object] To provide a client apparatus, control method, system and program capable of presenting emotion expression data showing viewing reactions of other users or a user himself or herself. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142768 | CLOSED CAPTION TAGGING SYSTEM - A tagging system provides a mechanism for inserting tags into an audio or video television broadcast stream prior to or at the time of transmission. The tags contain command and control information that the receiver translates and acts upon. The receiver receives the broadcast stream and detects and processes the tags within the broadcast stream which is stored on a storage device that resides on the receiver. Program material from the broadcast stream is played back to the viewer from the storage device. The receiver performs the appropriate actions in response to the tags. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142769 | Method and System for Enhancing User Experience for Remoting Technologies - The disclosure herein describes a client-side system that enhances user experience on a remoting client without consuming additional network bandwidth. During operation, the system receives a sequence of frame updates for a display screen, and determines a sequence of frames corresponding to the frame updates. The system further adaptively applies one or more image enhancing techniques to the sequence of frames based on available network bandwidth, frame refresh rate, or image quality. The image enhancement techniques include predicting a frame based on previously received frames, interpolating a frame based on at least two buffered frames, and reducing appearance of artifacts in a received frame, thereby reducing visual artifacts. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142770 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING BROADCAST CONTENT FROM A BROADCAST STREAM AND AN ALTERNATE LOCATION - According to embodiments of the present invention, a receiver obtains service location information which defines current and next sources from which a data stream can be obtained, and a switching time at which the source of the data stream will be switched from the current source to the next source. Before the switching time, the receiver receives the data stream from the current source, and after the switching time, the receiver receives the data stream from the next source. The next source can be defined in initial service location information, or in updated service location information obtained later. An apparatus and method for providing the service location information are also disclosed. In some embodiments, a broadcast provider and/or the receiver can execute a method to compensate for an IP delay experienced by the receiver. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142771 | COORDINATION OF MULTIPLE DEVICES FOR DELIVERY OF MULTIPLE SERVICES - Methods, systems, and computer readable media may be operable to facilitate the coordination of multiple devices to provide multiple services. A legacy set-top box (STB) configured to provide legacy services may be connected to an enhanced STB that is configured to provide enhanced services. The enhanced STB may include a switch that is configured to switch a content input source between the legacy STB and the enhanced STB. The legacy STB may receive user requests for content, and based on the type of content requested, the legacy STB may output a signal to the enhanced STB directing that the input source be switched according to the type of content requested. A user interface output from the legacy STB may provide a user with one or more menu items for requesting a legacy service or enhanced service. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142772 | SECURING MEDIA CONTENT USING INTERCHANGEABLE ENCRYPTION KEY - An embodiment of a system for securing media content includes a digital media device comprising a memory associated with a secure element. The memory contains a private key and storage for at least one group key. The private key is used to decrypt transmissions from a remote access control system that are encrypted by a corresponding public key. The digital media device further comprises logic configured to respond to a first message received from the remote access control system encrypted by the public key and including a first group key, the logic responding to the first message by decrypting the first group key and storing the first group key in the memory of the secure element. The digital media device further comprises logic configured to decrypt a content key with the first group key. The content key is used to encrypt media content stored on a medium accessible by the digital media device. | 2016-05-19 |
20160142773 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - It is an object of the present invention to allow for appropriate control of how to present content during presentation of the content. An information processing apparatus obtains content identification information. Storage means stores operation logs each of which includes both the time at which an operation to control presentation of content was performed during presentation of the content and details of the operation. The information processing apparatus retrieves operation logs corresponding to the obtained content identification information from the storage means. Based on the retrieved operation logs, a tendency of operation changes is identified. In accordance with the tendency, the information processing apparatus generates control information for controlling how to present content. The control information includes details of control and a timing of the control. The information processing apparatus provides the control information. | 2016-05-19 |