38th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 115 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140270667 | Glass Buffers - The present disclosure is directed to optical fibers having glass buffers. As such, some embodiments comprise an optical fiber having a core, a cladding, and a glass buffer. For some embodiments, the glass buffer has an index of refraction that is greater than the index of refraction of the cladding. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270668 | REMOVING UNWANTED LIGHT FROM HIGH-POWER OPTICAL SYSTEMS - The present disclosure is directed to removing unabsorbed cladding light in high-power optical systems. Some embodiments comprise a glass block with a refractive index that is greater than a refractive index of a fiber cladding, and a metal housing that is located external to the glass block. The glass block and the metal housing, in combination, removes excess light. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270669 | OPTICAL FIBER SHEET - An optical fiber sheet | 2014-09-18 |
20140270670 | Bandwidth-Maintaining Multimode Optical Fibers - The specification describes multimode optical fibers with specific design parameters, i.e., controlled refractive index design ratios and dimensions, which render the optical fibers largely immune to moderately severe bends. The modal structure in the optical fibers is also largely unaffected by bending, thus leaving the optical fiber bandwidth essentially unimpaired. Bend performance results were established by DMD measurements of fibers wound on mandrels vs. measurements of fibers with no severe bends. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270671 | Confocal and Concave 1D Photonic Crystal Resonant Cavities with Ultra-low Mode Volume - A 1D nanobeam photonic crystal cavity is provided that includes a substrate, where the substrate includes a dielectric medium, and a series of cutout features in the substrate, where each cutout feature includes a first curved surface and a second curved surface, where the first curved surface and the second curved surface form a meniscus shape, where the series of cutout features include an array of sizes of the meniscus shape cutouts, where edges of the meniscus shape and the array of sizes are disposed to form a pair of opposing parabolic dips proximal to a central region of the series of cutout features. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270672 | OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE BODY - An optical waveguide body includes a first layer of optically transmissive material and a second layer of optically transmissive material in contact with the first layer. At least one of the first and second layers is tapered and the first layer has a first index of refraction and the second layer has a second index of refraction less than the first index of refraction and the first and second indices of refraction are both greater than about 1.0. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270673 | CABLE ROLLER - A cable roller for use in positioning a cable relative to a cable tray or relative to a ceiling of a building includes a mounting channel, a support assembly attached thereto which is moveable relative to the mounting channel, and at least one roller attached to the support assembly for allowing the cable to roll thereover. The support assembly can be moved from a closed position to an open position to allow for the easy removal of the cable from the cable roller. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270674 | PRESSURE-BALANCED SUBSEA ENCLOSURE WITH ELASTOMERIC FILL MATERIAL - A pressure-balanced enclosure for subsea use, and in particular for use as a submersible junction box in which subsea cables can be joined. The apparatus maintains a balanced pressure within the termination chamber; it is field installable, testable, and repairable. The termination chamber is not oil-filled; instead, it is substantially filled with a solid particulate fill material which includes a portion of elastomeric material. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270675 | Flexible Switch Pack - A switch pack holds rows and columns of connector plugs and permits collective coupling of the plugs into ports. The switch pack includes a housing having a front face with front openings and a rear face with rear openings. An internal frame forms channels between the front openings and the rear openings, each channel holding a respective connector plug. One or more locking members releasably snap lock to the frame. Each locking member includes at least one blocking edge which extends into a channel and blocks removal of the channel's plug via the rear opening. A release tool for the switch pack includes a first wall with first tabs and a second wall with second tabs, connected to the first wall by a third wall. Each of the first and second tabs protrudes into a channel of the first and second rows of channels to depress a plug latch. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270676 | MODULAR HIGH DENSITY TELECOMMUNICATIONS FRAME AND CHASSIS SYSTEM - A fiber optic telecommunications device includes a frame defining a right vertical support and a left vertical support. A chassis is mounted to the right and left vertical supports, wherein the chassis is configured to pivot about a pivot axis that is defined by one of the right and left vertical supports. A plurality of modules are mounted on the chassis, each of the modules slidable on the chassis along a direction extending between the right and left vertical supports, wherein the chassis is configured to pivot about a plane parallel to the sliding direction of the modules, each module defining fiber optic connection locations. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270677 | ANCHORING CABLES TO RACK WITH SELF-LOCKING CABLE CLAMP ARRANGEMENTS - A self-locking cable clamp arrangement includes a bracket and a flexible tab disposed on the bracket. The bracket has a cable mounting region, a first engagement region, and a support region disposed therebetween. A cable can be clamped to the cable mounting region. The support region defining two members spaced apart sufficient to enable an edge of the panel to extend partially therebetween. The flexible tab can be selectively coupled to the cable mounting region and to the first engagement region. The clamp arrangement mounts to the panel by sliding the bracket downwardly through an open-ended slot defined in the panel until the tab is received within a cutout portion of the panel to secure the bracket to the panel. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270678 | BACK POST FOR OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR - A back post for an optical fiber connector according to the present disclosure is made from a main material mixed with an additive material. The main material is selected from the group consisting of poly ether ether ketone (PEEK), polyimide (PI), polyether imide (PEI) and polyether sulfone (PES) and the additive material is carbon fiber or glass fiber, wherein the content of the main material in the back post is from 50% to 95% by weight. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270679 | DUST COVER DESIGN FOR OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER - A dust cover includes a frame shaped to circumscribe an end of a first connector configured to receive a second connector. The connectors can transmit a signal when coupled. A plurality of segments is rotatably coupled to the frame. The frame includes an opening sized to accommodate the second connector. The segments are operable between an open position and closed position. Each segment includes a flexible material and each segment is positioned around the opening and is coupled to the frame at a pivot point. The segments are shaped to cover the opening in the closed position and to expose at least a portion of the opening in the open position. An actuator is rotatably coupled to each segment. Movement of the actuator in a first direction moves the segments to the open position and movement of the actuator in a second direction moves the segments to a closed position. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270680 | System and Method for Synchronization of Selectably Presentable Media Streams - A system for synchronizing audio and video of selectably presentable multimedia content includes a memory for storing a plurality of selectably presentable multimedia content segments. Each content segment defines a portion of one or more content paths and includes a decision period during which a user may select a subsequent content segment as the content segment is playing. An assembly engine seamlessly assembles a subset of the content segments into one of the content paths, ultimately forming a multimedia presentation. A configuration manager determines an audio file and a video file to be played based on a content segment that is selected to be played immediately following the currently playing content segment. An audio engine processes the audio file for playback, and a video engine synchronizes playback of the video file with the playback of the audio file. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270681 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING AND DECODING HAPTIC INFORMATION IN MULTI-MEDIA FILES - A method for encoding haptic information inside a multi-media file having content includes changing a portion of the content in the multi-media file, and adding the haptic information to the changed portion of the content, the haptic information corresponding to a haptic signal for generating a haptic effect upon playback of the multi-media file. A method for decoding haptic information from inside a multi-media file having content includes locating the haptic information inside the multi-media file, and generating a haptic signal based on the located haptic information during playback of the content of the multi-media file. A method includes receiving a multi-media signal comprising an audio signal and a haptic signal with a receiver of a haptic device, and outputting a haptic effect with a haptic output device of the haptic device based on the haptic signal in the multi-media signal. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270682 | SELF-HEALING VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM - A self-healing video surveillance system is described. The self-healing video surveillance system includes one or more surveillance cameras that are configured to store configuration data of a network video recorder in operable communication with the surveillance cameras. The network video recorder includes configuration data, and a module configured to store the configuration data on the surveillance cameras and/or retrieve configuration data stored on the surveillance cameras. A new network video recorder introduced into the network retrieves the stored configuration data to self-configure with minimal or no human interaction. In embodiments, configuration data is distributed among a plurality of surveillance cameras, and may be stored in encrypted format. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270683 | MEASURING USER ENGAGEMENT OF CONTENT - A system for measuring user engagement of content comprises an electronic device for playing a piece of content, at least one sensor for capturing data relating to environment context and user activity during playback of the piece of content, and an engagement measurement application for measuring user engagement of the piece of content. The engagement measurement application measures user engagement of the piece of content based on data captured by the sensors. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270684 | Apparatus and Method for Playback of Multiple Panoramic Videos with Control Codes - An apparatus and method are provided for viewing panoramic images and videos through the selection of a particular viewing angle and window within that panorama while allowing the viewer to simultaneously implement temporal transport control, and allowing the video to be in a state of pause, play, fast forward, fast rewind, slow forward, slow rewind, or frame-by-frame. A plurality of panoramic video or images from multiple cameras can be synchronized so that as a viewer pauses, rewinds, forwards a video in one panorama, and all panoramas are time synchronized and go through the same states as the panorama being viewed. When the user selects a different panorama for viewing from a different camera, this panorama comes up in the same state as the panorama previously being viewed. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270685 | PERSONAL RECORDING, ILLUMINATING, AND DATA TRANSMITTING APPARATUS - Described is a personal and portable recording, illuminating, and data transmitting device constructed for mounting on or being integral to a wearable support device. The device includes, among other features, a light, audio and video source housing; a light source, such as an adjustable LED scope spotlight; an audio/video recording device, such as a high-definition video camera capable of transmitting live or recorded signals to remote displays or recipients; and an optional infrared light. The device may include a storage device slot for receiving a removable storage device, a wireless network antenna for connecting the recording device to a wireless network, an LED light indicating when the audio/video recording device is actively wirelessly transmitting, and an energy source housing electrically coupled to the light source housing. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270686 | SYSTEM FOR WIRELESS VIDEO AND AUDIO CAPTURING - Certain embodiments disclosed herein provide systems and/or methods in which digital video data from a wireless audio/video receiver system is written directly into a computer's memory for storage or manipulation in order to save time delay, cost and size, instead of converting it back to a standard video format, only to be captured into memory by another device. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270687 | DIGITAL CAMERA WITH WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY - Modular digital camera systems, such as modular digital still and motion cameras are disclosed. Individual modules may be removed from the system and replaced, such as to benefit from upgraded technology, while preserving the remaining modules in the system. The modules may be disassembled and reconstructed to convert the physical form of the camera, such as between still configurations, motion configurations, ENG configurations, DSLR configurations and studio configurations. The modules may be used to add wireless capabilities employing standard wireless protocols to allow a variety of devices to control or communicate with the modular digital camera system. The wireless capabilities may also be used to present a soft interface for camera control to the user, exposing a variety of variables and controls to the user that may otherwise be difficult or impossible to access. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270688 | Personal Video Replay - In one or more embodiments, a camera includes a replay mode which, when selected, the camera automatically captures image data, such as video or still images, and saves the image data to a memory buffer. The size of the memory buffer may be set by the user to determine how much image data is to be collected. If an event occurs that the user wishes to memorialize through video or still images, a record button can be activated which saves the image data from the beginning of the memory buffer and continues recording until the user presses the record button again. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270689 | Camera Non-Touch Switch - Various embodiments provide a wearable camera that can be worn by a user. In one or more embodiments, the wearable camera can include a non-touch switch that can be utilized to access and activate various camera functionality. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270690 | MULTIPLE-RESOLUTION AUDIO AND VIDEO SYSTEMS, METHODS OF PRODUCTION, DELIVERY AND USES THEREOF - A multiple-resolution audio and video system is disclosed that includes: at least one shared network infrastructure; at least one audio file, video file or a combination thereof, wherein each of the at least one audio file, video file or combination thereof has at least one resolution format and wherein one of the at least one resolution format is a studio quality resolution; at least one executable user interface application; and at least one device that accesses the at least one executable user interface application. Methods of using a multiple-resolution audio and video system include: providing at least one shared network infrastructure; providing at least one audio file, video file or a combination thereof, wherein each of the at least one audio file, video file or combination thereof has at least one resolution format and wherein one of the at least one resolution format is a studio quality resolution; providing at least one executable user interface application; and utilizing at least one device to access the at least one executable user interface application. Devices and related software applications are also contemplated herein. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270691 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MODIFYING THE PRESENTATION OF CONTENT - In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, a method for processing an audio/video stream includes providing an audio/video stream including at least one segment of a show and at least one interstitial of the show, receiving location information to identify a video location within the audio/video stream, and processing the audio/video stream to identify boundaries of the at least one segment of the show based on the location information. Further, the method includes outputting the segment of the show for presentation by a display device without outputting the interstitial and outputting the interstitial for presentation by the display device subsequent to outputting the segment of the show. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270692 | STORAGE MEDIUM STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, PANORAMIC VIDEO DISPLAY METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL DATA - An example of an information processing device obtains control data for a panoramic video. The control data includes a time condition and a direction condition. The information processing device displays, on a display device, an image of the panoramic video in a viewing range corresponding to a viewing direction determined based on an input on a predetermined input device. It is determined whether the time condition included in the control data is satisfied for a playback time point of the panoramic video being played on the display device. It is also determined whether the direction condition included in the control data is satisfied for the viewing direction determined based on an input. Based on a determination result for the time condition and the direction condition the information processing device performs a predetermined information process. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270693 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING MOVING IMAGE DATA STORED THEREON, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING MOVING IMAGE REPRODUCTION PROGRAM STORED THEREON, AND MOVING IMAGE REPRODUCTION METHOD - An example of an information processing device displays a moving image on at least one display device. The information processing device first acquires moving image data which includes at least one piece of data of panorama moving image including panorama images each representing an image of a range wider than the range displayed on the display device and also includes at least one piece of data of non-panorama moving image including non-panorama images each representing an image of a range substantially the same as the range displayed on the display device. The information processing device reproduces the at least one piece of data of panorama moving image and the at least one piece of data of non-panorama moving image in an order defined by the moving image data during a time duration from a start to an end of the moving image. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270694 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A communication apparatus includes a communication unit that communicates with an external apparatus via communication lines conforming to HDMI standard, a first detection unit that determines whether a first signal is detected indicating that the communication unit and the external apparatus are connected, a second detection unit that determines whether a second signal is detected indicating that the external apparatus is in a state where the external apparatus displays video data transmitted from the communication unit, and a control unit that controls the communication unit to transmit the video data to the external apparatus if the first signal and the second signal are detected. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270695 | GRAND CENTRAL ARCHITECTURE - A grand central architecture for an all-in-one consumer electronics (CE) media device may include a single IR/RF/Microphone handheld remote control for controlling and/or displaying information for all CE devices of a user(s) in concert with the all-in-one CE media device (e.g., a media player) operative for playback of one or more media formats including but not limited to optical discs, audio and/or video, images, music, files, streaming media content, stored media content, and other content. The all-in-one CE media device does not include internal and/or dedicated power amplifiers to drive speakers or other types of transducers. The all-in-one CE media device may wirelessly communicate RF signals to one or more speakers/transducers that either include their own dedicated internal power amplifiers or are connected with an external power amplifier. The all-in-one CE media device may wirelessly communicate with one or more microphones and/or speakers and apply algorithms for optimizing audio quality. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270696 | MEDIA DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED STORAGE AND CHARGING FOR AN ACCESSORY DEVICE AND A UNIVERSAL REMOTE WITH BI-DIRECTIONAL RF AND UNI-DIRECTIONAL IR - An all-in-one consumer electronics (CE) media device may include a single IR/RF/Microphone handheld remote control for controlling and/or displaying information for all CE devices of a user(s) in concert with the all-in-one CE media device operative for playback of one or more media formats including but not limited to optical discs, audio and/or video, images, music, files, streaming media content, stored media content, and other content. The remote may be docked in the all-in-one CE media device and may have its power source recharged while docked. The remote may communicate with CE devices and/or Legacy devices using bi-directional RF and/or uni-directional IR signals. The all-in-one CE media device may wirelessly communicate RF signals to one or more speakers/transducers that are coupled with their own dedicated amplifiers (e.g., internal and/or external), and may wirelessly communicate with one or more microphones and/or speakers and apply algorithms for optimizing audio quality. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270697 | SYSTEM FOR WIRELESS VIDEO AND AUDIO CAPTURING - Certain embodiments disclosed herein provide systems and/or methods in which digital video data from a wireless audio/video receiver system is written directly into memory of a computing device for storage or manipulation in order to save time delay, cost and/or size. Therefore, certain embodiments allow for storage and/or editing of video content without requiring conversion to a standard video interface by a device separate from the wireless receiver. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270698 | PROXIMITY-BASED CONTROL OF MEDIA DEVICES FOR MEDIA PRESENTATIONS - Embodiments relate generally to electrical/electronic hardware, computer software, wired and wireless network communications, portable, wearable, and stationary media devices. RF transceivers and/or audio system in each media device may be used to wirelessly communicate between media devices and allow configuration and other data to be wirelessly transmitted from one media device to another media device. The proximity detection system may be configured to detect a presence of a user or multiple users and upon detecting presence, access content on a user device, and record the content while also playing back the content on the media device. One or more user devices in proximity of the media device post detection may wirelessly communicate with the media device and the media device may orchestrate handling and/or queuing of content from those devices or from a wirelessly accessible location such as the Cloud, Internet, NAS, Flash memory, or other wireless sources. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270699 | Auto-Summarizing Video Content System and Method - Novel tools and techniques are described for auto-summarizing video and/or audio content. In some embodiments, a summary server might retrieve one or more time codes from a time code database, and might analyze the one or more time codes to determine at least one selected time code among the one or more time codes that exceeds a predetermined number of selections. The one or more time codes might correspond to one or more triggers, which might include user-inputted triggers, triggers associated with actions by a live audience, or broadcaster/distributor/producer-provided triggers (i.e., cue tones). The summary server might determine one or more selected segments of video or audio content corresponding to the at least one selected time code, and might create one or more summary tracks, where each of the one or more summary tracks might comprise each of the one or more selected segments of the video or audio content. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270700 | DISPLAY SYSTEM WITH MEDIA PROCESSING MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A method of operation of a display system includes: receiving a recap request for a source media; generating source content descriptors for the source media with a control unit; extracting a source recap segment from the source media based on correlation of the source content descriptors with a recap theme associated with the recap request; and generating a custom recap with the source recap segment for displaying on a device. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270701 | METHOD ON INDEXING A RECORDABLE EVENT FROM A VIDEO RECORDING AND SEARCHING A DATABASE OF RECORDABLE EVENTS ON A HARD DRIVE OF A COMPUTER FOR A RECORDABLE EVENT - A method of indexing recordable events from a video recording, a first method of searching a video recording for a recordable event on a hard drive of a computer, and a second method of searching a video recording for a recordable event on a hard drive of a computer is provided. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270702 | Systems And Methods For Generating A Video Clip and Associated Closed-Captioning Data - Disclosed herein are systems and methods for generating a video clip and associated closed-captioning (CC) data. An example method involves accessing a first video clip demarcated into frames; accessing CC data demarcated into CC blocks, identifying a starting frame from among the frames; determining a first set of frames that are within a range of the starting frame; determining a first set of CC blocks that correlate to the first set of frames; receiving a selection of a starting position from among the first set of CC blocks; identifying an ending frame among the frames; using the ending frame to identify an ending position; and generating a second video clip and associated CC data, wherein the second video clip includes the frames spanning from the starting frame to the ending frame, and wherein the generated CC data includes the CC blocks spanning from the starting position to the ending position. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270703 | EXPOSING MEDIA PROCESSING FEATURES - An apparatus and a system are described herein. The apparatus includes logic to render a video. The apparatus also includes logic to adjust a feature of a video in response to a power consumption, wherein the logic to adjust a feature of a video is integrated into an operating system of the apparatus. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270704 | SHOW NUMBER OF SECONDS BEFORE PROGRAM RESTART - Provided are methods and apparatus to display a timer that counts down the time remaining in an interstitial of a recorded program stream before a next segment of the program content in the recorded program stream starts. In one embodiment, the interstitial contains at least one advertisement and the timer is displayed when the at least one advertisement is presented on a display device. The timer count is based on the calculated duration of the interstitial in the recorded program stream. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270705 | REFORMATTING MEDIA STREAMS TO INCLUDE AUXILIARY DATA - Reformatting a media stream to include auxiliary data, the method including: receiving the auxiliary data to be inserted into the media stream; determining the amount of data in the auxiliary data; identifying media data in the media stream to be reduced in size; reformatting the media stream to reduce the amount of data in the media data such that the amount of data removed from the media data is at least equal to the amount of data in the auxiliary data while providing minimal impact to the quality of the media data; and adding the auxiliary data to the media stream which maintains a consistent size. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270706 | GENERATING VIDEOS WITH MULTIPLE VIEWPOINTS - Videos of an event may be captured by camera (e.g., camera devices). The videos may be processed to generated virtual videos that provide different viewpoints of the event. The videos and virtual videos may be analyzed to identify panning points in the videos. A user may pause the video at the identified panning points and may be allowed to pan around the event and/or event location during the identified panning points in the videos and/or virtual videos. The pan around view may be provided by a pan around video generated based on the videos and/or the virtual videos. A user may resume viewing one of the videos and/or virtual videos after pausing playback of the pan around video. A user may also pan around an event and/or event location while the videos and/or virtual videos are playing during the panning points. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270707 | Method and System for Detecting and Recognizing Social Interactions In a Video - A system and method for providing a plurality of frames from a video, the video having been taken from a first person's perspective, identifying patterns of attention depicted by living beings appearing in the plurality of frames, identifying social interactions associated with the plurality of frames using the identified patterns of attention over a period of time and using the identified social interactions to affect the subsequent use, storage, presentation, or processing of the plurality of frames. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270708 | VIDEO CLIP SELECTION VIA INTERACTION WITH A HIERARCHIC VIDEO SEGMENTATION - A video segment selection method and system that determines a set of segment boundaries in the video, determines a segment boundary tree from the set of segment boundaries, presents a video timeline that shows a plurality of segment boundaries from a first level of the segment boundary tree, receives a first selection point and a first request to change a zoom factor for an interval of the video timeline around the first selection point, and, in response to the first request to change the zoom factor for the interval of the video timeline around the first selection point, updates the video timeline in the interval around the first selection point to show a plurality of segment boundaries from a second level of the segment boundary tree corresponding to the changed zoom factor. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270709 | REDUCING MEDIA CONTENT SIZE FOR TRANSMISSION OVER A NETWORK - A device receives an indication that a user of the device wishes to share media content with another user. The device identifies a size associated with the media content and an acceptable media content size for successful transmission over a communication network. The size associated with the media content is compared with the acceptable media content size to determine whether the size associated with the media content exceeds the acceptable media content size. Upon determining that the size associated with the media content exceeds the acceptable media content size, the device enables the user of the device to reduce the size of the media content to the acceptable media content size. The user is enabled to graphically determine when the media content is reduced to the acceptable media content size. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270710 | OPTIMIZED AUDIO ENABLED CINEMAGRAPH - Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are provided according to example embodiments in order to create optimized audio enabled cinemagraphs. In the context of a apparatus, the apparatus comprises at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program instructions, the at least one memory and the computer program instructions configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to receive at least two image frames and audio, wherein the duration of the audio is longer than the duration of the at least two image frames; receive a selection of a segment of the at least two image frames; define an output image by looping the selected segment of the at least two image frames; define an output audio from the received audio based at least on a start time and a stop time of the selected segment; and produce an animated image by at least combining the output image and the output audio. A corresponding method and computer program product are also provided. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270711 | GENERATING A CUSTOM EXERCISE VIDEO - System, apparatuses, and methods can provide customized exercise sessions and customized videos corresponding to the exercise session. Recorded video content of a person performing a repetitive exercise can be obtained from multiple cameras. Metadata can identify certain decision points in the video tracks. At decision points, a decision can be made about switching to a different video track, e.g., to obtain a customized video with a specified amount of the repetitive motion. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270712 | ADVANCE NOTIFICATION OF CATCH-UP EVENTS THROUGH BROADCAST METADATA - Systems, methods, devices, and computer products to manage recording resources for programming events of interest are disclosed. A first indication of a first selection of a first programming event to record may be processed, and a recording may be scheduled in a recording schedule. A second indication of a second selection of a second programming event to record may be processed, and available resources to record may be ascertained. A resource conflict may be identified based on event scheduling information for the first and/or second programming event. First and/or second programming metadata may be processed. Availability of alternative viewing options for the first and/or second programming event may be ascertained. The ascertaining may be based on the first and/or second programming metadata. Based on the availability of alternative viewing options, it may be determined whether to maintain or modify the recording schedule, and the recording schedule may be managed accordingly. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270713 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DVR AND NETWORK STORAGE OF LOCALLY RECORDED CONTENT - Methods and apparatus for expanding the storage capacity of one or more DVRs in a household by attaching them to a shared network storage device are described. Recorded content is encrypted in at least some embodiments on a per customer basis rather than on a per DVR basis allowing content to be moved between devices at a customer premise and played back by any of the devices at the customer premise where the content was recorded. Network congestion delays are avoided by allowing a user to specify when content is to be locally available at a DVR and moving the content prior to the specified time, if necessary, to the local storage device in the DVR. DVRs can access, decrypt and display content stored on the network storage device that was recorded by another DVR in the same household. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270714 | METHODS AND APPARATUS THAT FACILITATE CONTROLLING MULTIPLE DEVICES - Methods and apparatus for controlling a home alarm and supporting various control functions including STB recording functions are described. In some embodiments, e.g., where the STB is a DOCSIS capable device, communications between the control panel and STB is through a gateway and/or server which allow the IP based control panel to interact with the STB via a communications network and other devices located external to the customer premise where the control panel is located. In embodiments where the STB supports IP capability, communication between the control panel and STB is via a home network. In some embodiments upon selecting an alarm activation option a user is provided an opportunity to select at least one of: recordings, which are scheduled for deletion, to be preserved, or suggestions for programs for recording. Upon alarm deactivation, a list of new recordings made in user's absence and a missed call log is presented. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270715 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UPDATING TELEVISION RECORDING TIMERS - The present invention allows the user to correctly record every episode of a recurring program by updating the timing of the record for the instances of the recurring program. In addition, the present invention allows the user to record multiple episodes of a television program shown on one or more channels, regardless of when these episodes will play. The present invention also ensures that identical episodes are not recorded. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270716 | USE OF NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION (NFC) TO TRANSFER DVR TIMERS - A mobile device running a mobile application accesses a remote content receiver to request the remote content receiver to retrieve a particular recording timer, and upon receiving the recording timer from the remote content receiver, establishes a radio communication link with a second mobile device and transfers the recording timer to the second mobile device over the established radio communication link. The radio communication link is preferably the Near Field Communication (NFC) link. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270717 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AND MANAGING DIGITAL MEDIA RECORDING - A method of scheduling a digital video recording via a remote device, comprising providing a digital video recorder comprising one or more tuners and a recording database stored on a storage device within the digital video recorder, the recording database being configured to store one or more recording schedules that describe programming events to be recorded by the digital video recorder, receiving a message over a data network connection from a remote device, the message describing instructions to add a new recording schedule about a particular programming event to the recording database, comprising a program identifier, a program name, a program icon URL, a channel identifier, a start time, an end time, a deletion priority, and a recording type, processing the message to add the new recording schedule to the recording database, and transmitting an error message to the remote device when the new recording schedule conflicts with another recording schedule already stored in the recording database. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270718 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIGNAL ENCODING PRODUCING ENCODED SIGNALS OF HIGH FIDELITY AT MINIMAL SIZES - Methods and apparatus for determining encoding parameters of an encoder or a transcoder which yield an encoded signal of optimal measurable properties are disclosed. For a video signal, the encoding parameters may include quantization granularity, a measure of display resolution, and a frame rate. The measurable properties of an encoded signal may include a fidelity index, a relative size, and a relative flow rate. Reference data records quantifying properties of sample signals encoded according to experimental sets of encoding parameters are used to define parameters of conjectured analytical functions characterizing the encoding or transcoding functions. The analytical functions are then used to generate granular tables of estimated measures of encoded-signal properties. A fast search mechanism relies on the granular tables, together with sorted arrangements of the granular tables, to determine, in real-time, preferred encoding parameters for multimedia data streams received at an encoder or a transcoder. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270719 | IMAGE ENCODING DEVICE, PHOTOGRAPHING SYSTEM, PHOTOGRAPHING RECORDING SYSTEM, IMAGE ENCODING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING IMAGE ENCODING CONTROL PROGRAM - An image encoding device includes a degree of importance calculating unit that calculates a degree of importance on each of a plurality of input images which are consecutively input, a degree of importance period calculating unit that calculates a degree of importance period which is a period of the degree of importance, an average degree of importance calculating unit that calculates an average degree of importance which is an average of degrees of importance of times corresponding to a current in each of a plurality of previous degree of importance periods, an image quality control parameter calculating unit that calculates an image quality control parameter based on the average degree of importance, and an image encoding unit that encodes the input image using the image quality control parameter and generates video data. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270720 | Video Trick Mode System - A method for producing an auxiliary video stream arranged for reverse trick mode playback from a video stream including a plurality of uni-directional predicted frames, the method including producing the auxiliary video stream by performing the following steps copying each uni-directional predicted frame included in the video stream into a memory, thereby producing a plurality of copied frames in the memory, replacing each one of the plurality of copied frames with one corresponding supplemental frame, thereby producing a plurality of corresponding supplemental frames, and producing a copy of the video stream arranged in reverse processing order, the producing a copy including replacing each frame which corresponds to one of the plurality of copied frames with the one corresponding supplemental frame from among the plurality of corresponding supplemental frames. Related methods and systems are also described. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270721 | UPSTREAM QUALITY ENHANCEMENT SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR RESOURCE CONSTRAINED CLIENT DEVICES - Methods, apparatuses and program logic in non-transitory media to process video data for quality enhancement. Information is accepted from a resource constrained device, e.g., a wireless portable device related to the quality enhancement and/or environmental quantities such as ambient lighting for the device. The video data is processed to achieve quality enhancement using at least some of the accepted information to generate processed output. The processing of the video data includes processing when or where one or more resources sufficient for the processing are available. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270722 | MEDIA PLAYBACK WORKLOAD SCHEDULER - An apparatus, a computing device, a media playback workload scheduler, and a computer readable medium are described herein. The apparatus includes media playback workload scheduling logic to allocate a plurality of media frames for batch media processing, logic to process the media frames, and logic to render the processed media frames. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270723 | ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC RESONANCE HEATER - An apparatus for heating a liquid includes an electro-acoustic resonator disposed inside a container. The electro-acoustic resonator includes a concave rigid emitter and a substantially hollow receiver spaced closely apart from and mounted in the emitter. The emitter may be configured in the form of a hemisphere, and the receiver in the form of generally spherical bladder containing a free-moving sold mass in a gas. The container may be in the form of a cylinder. During operation, an AC power source is applied to the emitter and the receiver is wired to ground. The resonator generates acoustical energy, heating a liquid (e.g., water) as it flows through the container. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270724 | REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE WITH HOT WATER DISPENSER - A refrigerator is provided, including a cabinet formed with at least one refrigerated compartment and a door pivotally mounted to the cabinet via a hollow hinge to selectively open and close at least a portion of the refrigerated compartment. A water heater is mounted on an exterior surface of the cabinet about the hollow hinge and configured to heat water supplied from the refrigerator. A hot water dispenser is positioned on the door that is configured to dispense hot water supplied from the water heater into a receiver vessel, and a hot water conduit is guided through the hollow hinge and extending from the water heater to the hot water dispenser to supply the hot water from the heater to the dispenser. A method of dispensing hot water is also provided. The method utilizes at least two distinct, user-initiated steps to permit the dispensing of hot water. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270725 | REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE WITH HOT WATER DISPENSER - A refrigerator is provided, including a cabinet formed with at least one refrigerated compartment, and a door pivotally mounted to the cabinet. A vented exhaust conduit is provided at least partially within an interior of the door and defines a pathway in fluid communication with an environment exterior of the cabinet. A water heater includes a heating element located at least partially within the vented exhaust conduit and configured to heat water supplied from the refrigerator, wherein heat generated by said heating element can escape through the pathway of the vented exhaust to said environment exterior of the cabinet. A hot water dispenser is positioned on the door that is configured to dispense hot water supplied from the water heater into a receiver vessel. A method of dispensing hot water is also provided. The method utilizes at least two distinct, user-initiated steps to permit the dispensing of hot water. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270726 | HEAT INSULATED APPARATUS FOR HEATING SMOKABLE MATERIAL - An apparatus configured to heat smokable material to volatilize at least one component of the smokable material, wherein the apparatus comprises a region insulation having a core region which is evacuated to a lower pressure than an exterior of the insulation. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270727 | HEATING CONTROL ARRANGEMENT FOR AN ELECTRONIC SMOKING ARTICLE AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method is provided for controlling heating of an aerosol precursor arrangement of an electronic smoking article. An average power is directed from a power source to a heating device arranged to heat the aerosol precursor arrangement and a heating time period commensurately initiated. The average power corresponds to a selected power set point associated with the power source. An actual power directed to the heating device is determined as a product of a voltage at, and a current through, the heating device. The actual power is compared to the average power, and the average power is adjusted to direct the actual power toward the selected power set point. The actual power is periodically determined and compared to the average power, and the average power adjusted toward the selected power set point, until expiration of the heating time period. An associated apparatus and computer program product are also provided. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270728 | DOMESTIC APPLIANCE COMPRISING AN ACTUATOR - The invention relates to a domestic appliance, such as a steam iron or a coffee making apparatus. Such appliances comprising a housing, a water reservoir, an actuator, for example, plunger pump and a boiler for providing hot water or steam for an appliance. An input of the plunger pump is connected to the water reservoir, an output of the plunger pump is connected to an inlet of the boiler. In operation, the plunger pump is reciprocating at the mains frequency. The operating plunger pumps introduces vibrations which are transmitted to the housing and radiated by the housing to the environment which cause sounds and noise which are not user friendly. In order to reduce the sound and noise the domestic appliance comprises a base frame, an actuator connected to the base frame, the actuator being provided with a drive member and the actuator being arranged for reciprocating movement of the drive member, wherein the domestic appliance further comprises a sub frame and a resilient member, whereby the actuator is mounted on the sub frame and the resilient member is arranged between the sub frame and the base frame for moveably mounting the sub frame at the base frame. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270729 | HEATING ELEMENTS FORMED FROM A SHEET OF A MATERIAL AND INPUTS AND METHODS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ATOMIZERS - The present disclosure relates to an input for production of atomizers and atomizers formed from a sheet of a material, and which may be employed in an aerosol delivery device such as a smoking article. The input may include a carrier and heating elements coupled thereto. The heating elements may include first and second ends and interconnected alternating loops disposed therebetween. The heating elements may be oriented parallel to a longitudinal axis of the carrier, or perpendicular thereto. The heating elements may be coupled to a liquid transport element by bending the interconnected loops at least partially around the liquid transport element. The ends of the heating element may be coupled to heater terminals. A related method for forming atomizers is also provided. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270730 | ATOMIZER FOR AN AEROSOL DELIVERY DEVICE FORMED FROM A CONTINUOUSLY EXTENDING WIRE AND RELATED INPUT, CARTRIDGE, AND METHOD - The present disclosure relates to atomizers for an aerosol delivery device such as a smoking article. The atomizer may include a liquid transport element and a wire continuously extending along a longitudinal length thereof. The wire may define end portions, contact portions, and a heating portion. The wire may be continuously wound about the liquid transport element such that each of the portions of the wire defines coils. A related input, cartridge, and method of forming atomizers also provided. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270731 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT APPARATUS FOR SOLID STATE LIGHT SOURCE ARRAYS - Apparatus for providing pulsed or continuous energy in a process chamber are provided herein. The apparatus may include a process chamber comprising a chamber body, a solid state light source array, having a plurality of solid state light sources disposed on a first substrate, to provide pulsed or continuous energy to the process chamber, and a cooling mechanism including a band pass filter to reduce an amount of reflected light from heating the solid state source array. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270732 | HEATING LAMP ASSEMBLY - Embodiments of heating lamps and heating lamp assemblies are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a heating lamp may include a bulb; a reflector circumscribing the bulb proximate a first end of the bulb; a base coupled to the reflector on a side opposite the bulb; a handle coupled to the base on a side opposite the reflector, wherein the handle comprises a body having a first end coupled to the base and an opposing second end; a first conductor extending from the bulb and through the base and the handle in a direction opposite the bulb; and a second conductor extending from the bulb and through the base and the handle in a direction opposite the bulb. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270733 | HEATING DEVICE FOR THE TEMPERING OF PREFORMS - A heating device for tempering preforms before processing in a stretch blow device. The heating device includes a heating alley with a plurality of infra red emitters, arranged parallel to the longitudinal axis of the tempered preforms. At least one back reflector and/or one filter is assigned to the infra red emitters, whereby the at least one back reflector and/or the at least one filter is segmented. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270734 | LIGHT IRRADIATION TYPE HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS AND HEAT TREATMENT METHOD - Four wafer pins are fixed in a chamber and spaced at intervals of 90 degrees. Four support pins are provided in a wafer pocket of a susceptor and spaced at intervals of 90 degrees. The four wafer pins and the four support pins are disposed concyclically in an alternating manner at intervals of 45 degrees. When halogen lamps irradiate a semiconductor wafer with light to heat the semiconductor wafer, the susceptor is moved upwardly and downwardly, so that the semiconductor wafer is shifted between the wafer pins and the support pins. This eliminates the occurrence of a problem such that the quartz pins which are relatively low in temperature are continuously kept in contact with particular places of the semiconductor wafer to improve the uniformity of the in-plane temperature distribution of the semiconductor wafer. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270735 | HIGH DENSITY SOLID STATE LIGHT SOURCE ARRAY - Apparatus for providing pulsed or continuous energy in a process chamber are provided herein. The apparatus may include: a process chamber body of the semiconductor process chamber; one or more solid state source arrays providing pulsed or continuous energy to the process chamber, wherein each of the one or more solid state source arrays include a substrate having a plurality of solid state light sources disposed on a first surface of the substrate, wherein the plurality of solid state light sources are connected in series and in a recursive pattern on the first surface of the substrate, and a heat sink coupled to a second surface of the substrate configured to remove heat from the substrate; and a power source coupled to the one or more solid state source arrays to electrically power the plurality of solid state sources. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270736 | EDGE RING FOR A THERMAL PROCESSING CHAMBER - Embodiments of the present invention provide an edge ring for supporting a substrate with increased temperature uniformity. More particularly, embodiments of the present invention provide an edge ring having one or more fins formed on an energy receiving surface of the edge ring. The fins may have at least one sloped side relative to a main body of the edge ring. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270737 | BEARING ARRANGEMENT INNER RACE HEATER - A device for heating a bearing race mounted on a shaft including a quartz halogen lamp for heating the bearing race and a reflector for reflecting heat from the quartz halogen lamp towards the bearing race. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270738 | Intravenous Fluid Warming Device - An apparatus and method for warming and maintaining temperature of intravenous fluid, utilizing a heater contained in a cavity of the intravenous bag. The cavity can be configured by special manufacture or by modifying available intravenous bags. The modified intravenous bag may also have insulation material for retaining heat and thermal transfer material for efficiently transferring heat from the heating component to the intravenous fluid. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270739 | PIPE ASSEMBLY AND FLOW ASSURANCE SYSTEM - A pipe assembly comprising an outer pipe in surrounding relation about an inner pipe, wherein the inner pipe is suspended in free inner ends of legs extended in an annular space that is formed between the outer and inner pipes, the legs reaching radially towards the inner pipe from an inner periphery of the outer pipe. At least one of the legs carries in its inner end a support foot that is formed with a recess facing towards the inner pipe. The recess forms a tunnel that is defined through an outer periphery of the inner pipe and opposite tunnel walls that reach from the leg to the inner pipe. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270740 | Heat Transfer Fluid Heating System and Method for a Parabolic Trough Solar Concentrator - Methods and systems for providing an impedance heat transfer fluid heating system in association with a parabolic trough solar concentrator are provided. The system includes an intermediate terminal connector that electrically interconnects a receiver tube of the parabolic trough solar concentrator to a power supply. The intermediate terminal connector can include a pair of plates running parallel to the receiver tube. The system additionally includes a pair of end terminal connectors. Each end terminal connector features a receiver tube plate having an aperture that completely surrounds the receiver tube assembly pipe. The end terminal connectors can additionally include a terminal connector extension that is at an angle to the receiver tube plate. A current return conductor extends between an end terminal connector and the power supply. The current return conductor is supported by the collector frame or structure and/or a receiver tube support structure. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270741 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HEATER VESSEL WALL TEMPERATURE REDUCTION - An apparatus, system, and method for heating fluidic material includes a sleeve positioned within a housing, with at least a portion of at least one heating element passing through the sleeve and an annulus defined by an exterior surface of the sleeve and an interior surface of the housing. A flow restrictor is positioned within the housing to control the flow of fluidic material through the sleeve relative to the flow of fluidic material through the annulus, the fluidic material through the annulus having a higher linear velocity than the flow through the sleeve. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270742 | SOFTBOX - A softbox for being mounted on a light exit of a light source includes support structure extending outwardly and forwardly from the light exit; plural gradually reflective side walls which can be mounted on the support structure; and one or more diffusors arranged between the side walls, wherein the one or more diffusors are, in use, centrally arranged in front of the light exit and inclined in such a manner that a lateral light intensity distribution is more homogeneous at an exit of the softbox, than at an entry of the softbox. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270743 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENABLING POINTING CONTROL OF AN ACTIVELY STABILIZED CAMERA - A method for adjusting a pointing angle of an actively stabilized camera is provided. The camera is housed by an active stabilization system configured to stabilize the camera in accordance with a commanded pointing angle. The active stabilization system comprises a steering member rotatable around one or more of a pan axis, tilt axis, and roll axis of the system. The method comprises: deriving a joint angle measurement of the steering member associated with a rotational movement of the steering member and adjusting the pointing angle of the camera, based on the derived joint angle measurement, in a direction of the rotational movement of the steering member, if the joint angle measurement exceeds the threshold window. If the joint angle measurement is within the threshold window, the pointing angle of the camera is actively stabilized in accordance with the commanded pointing angle. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270744 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CORRECTING CAMERA POINTING ANGLE IN AN ACTIVELY STABILIZED SYSTEM TO COMPENSATE FOR TRANSLATIONAL MOVEMENTS - A active stabilization system and a method for correcting a pointing direction of a camera to compensate for translational movements of the camera are described. The system actively stabilizes a pointing direction of the camera in accordance with a commanded pointing angle. A distance from the camera to a filming target is determined and one or more translational measurements associated with a translational movement of the camera are derived. A correction update is calculated as a function of at least the distance and the one or more translational measurements. The commanded pointing angle of the camera is adjusted based on the correction update to retain the filming target within a field of view of the camera. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270745 | CONTINUOUS FILM AND CAMERA AND METHOD THEREOF - The dual camera allows continuous wireless transmission of image data through radio waves to outside picture processing devices and continuous capture of images on frames of camera film rolls. A radio wave transmission attachment transmits image data though radio waves to outside picture processing devices. Several housing compartments of the dual camera receive camera film rolls. When images are captured on all frames of one camera film roll, a detachable housing compartment door is operable so that the camera film roll may be removed. While the camera film roll is being removed, the dual camera may simultaneously capture images on a remaining camera film roll in a filming position and the radio wave transmission attachment may transmit image data to outside picture processing devices without exposing the camera film roll in the filming position. Alternatively, a cable transmits radio wave image data to outside picture processing devices. An image radio wave converter of the dual camera converts photograph image data into radio wave image data. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270746 | VARIABLE MAGNIFICATION FINDER AND IMAGING APPARATUS - The magnification of the variable magnification finder is switchable, and the finder includes a positive lens group, a negative lens group, and an eyepiece lens group in this order from an object side in a high magnification state. The positive lens group is retracted from an optical path of the variable magnification finder to the outside of the optical path and the negative lens group moves toward the object side when magnification is changed from the high magnification state to a low magnification state. The following conditional formula is satisfied when the focal length of the negative lens group is fN: | 2014-09-18 |
20140270747 | ARTICULATING ARM CAMERA MOUNT - Disclosed is an articulating arm camera mount for mounting an imaging device. The disclosed camera mount comprises a base, one or more arms, and a head that are movably secured to one another and are generally interchangeable with different components and pieces. The disclosed camera mount allows for greater flexibility and creativity in the placement and positioning of an imaging device. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270748 | SHUTTER APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - A shutter apparatus includes a blade member, a blade moving member, a locking member, a cam member, and a restriction member. The cam member moves the locking member from the locking position to the non-locking position so that the blade moving member moves from the closing position to the opening position. The restriction member moves from the non-restriction position to the restriction position after the blade moving member moves from the closing position to the opening position. The cam member moves the locking member in a direction opposite to a direction from the non-locking position to the locking position so that the locking member moves the restriction member from the restriction position to the non-restriction position. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270749 | FREE-SPACE OPTICAL NETWORK WITH AGILE BEAM-BASED PROTECTION SWITCHING - A system includes a network having multiple network nodes each configured for free-space optical communication. Each network node includes one or more apertures through which optical beams are transmitted and received over optical links. The optical links include (i) a traffic link that transports higher-rate traffic between nodes and (ii) an acquisition/tracking link that transports lower-rate signals used to establish and maintain location knowledge of other nodes. Each network node also includes a network processor configured to determine one or more backup paths through the network. Each network node further includes a beam steering unit configured to redirect an optical beam from the traffic link onto the acquisition/tracking link to create a backup traffic link. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270750 | OPTICAL SOURCE MONITORING SYSTEM - An example embodiment includes an optical transmission device. The optical transmission device includes an optical source, a collimator lens, and an optical monitor. The optical source is configured to transmit a channel of light. The collimator lens is configured to reflect a portion of the channel of light. The optical monitor is arranged to receive at least a first portion of the reflected channel of light directly from the collimator lens, and is configured to communicate a gross electrical signal representative of received light including the first portion of the reflected channel of light. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270751 | Passive Optical Loopback - An optical communication device comprises an input/output configured to be coupled to an optical communications line, and a passive optical loopback module coupled to the input and configured to receive optical signals from the input/output, the loopback module being further configured to reflect incoming signals of a test wavelength to the input/output. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270752 | OPTICAL TRANSMITTING DEVICE AND OPTICAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - An optical transmitting device includes: a laser diode to which a first or second driving current is provided; a controller to provide the laser diode with the first driving current to transmit an optical signal and with a plurality of second driving currents, to emit light, different from each other in magnitude during a stop of providing the first driving current; a measuring unit to measure an intensity of the light emitted by the laser diode; a calculator to calculate a threshold current of the laser diode, based on the intensities corresponding to the plurality of second driving currents measured by the measuring unit and magnitudes of the plurality of second driving currents; and a determination unit to determine a precursor of a sudden-death of the laser diode, based on an amount of variation in the threshold current calculated by the calculator during a specific period. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270753 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATING WITH REMOTE EQUIPMENT - An embodiment of the invention comprises a testing device selecting at least one power port for testing. The testing device enables at least one power port to output power, where the power may be used by a corresponding remote device that may be present. The testing device may then determine whether a corresponding remote device may be communicatively coupled to it. After the determination, the power port may be disabled from outputting power. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270754 | METHOD AND RELATED NETWORK ELEMENT PROVIDING DELAY MEASUREMENT IN AN OPTICAL TRANSPORT NETWORK - A delay measurement method of a path (P) or path segment through a transport network and a corresponding network nodes (NE1, NE2) for performing the delay measurement are described, which provide a higher precision and lower jitter. An originating network node (NE1) inserts a delay measurement request signal (REQ) into an overhead subfield of a first data unit and transmits the first data unit over the path (P) or path segment to a far-end network node (NE2) as part of framed transport signals. The far-end network node (NE2), upon detection of the delay measurement request (REQ), inserts a delay measurement reply signal (REP) into on overhead subfield of a second data unit and transmits the second data unit back to the originating network node (NE1) using framed transport signals in reverse direction. The originating network node (NE1) determines a time difference between insertion of the delay measurement request signal (REQ) and receipt of the delay measurement reply signal (REP). The far-end network node (NE2) further determines an insertion time value indicative of a time difference (t1, t2, t3) between receipt of the delay measurement request signal (REQ) and insertion of the delay measurement reply signal (REP) in reverse direction and communicates the insertion time value back to the originating network node (NE1). The originating network node (NE1) then determines a delay value for the path (P) or path segment from the determined response time difference and the received insertion time value. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270755 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR IMPROVED ETHERNET PATH SELECTION USING OPTICAL LEVELS - Methods and apparatuses are provided to employ an enhanced Loss of Signal (ELOS) function in network equipment (NE) such as an Ethernet switch that is coupled to an optical path by a transceiver (e.g., an SFP). Diagnostics such as optical path receive (Rx) level from the transceiver are used by the ELOS function to regenerate LOS status from the transceiver when either LOS or designated low Rx level conditions exist. By generating an enhanced LOS (ELOS) on a designated low Rx level, the ELOS function ensures a failing data path is removed before an undesirable amount of errors occur to enhance Ethernet path selection and improve Carrier Ethernet quality of service. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270756 | MEASUREMENT DEVICE, MEASUREMENT METHOD, TRANSFER DEVICE, AND OPTICAL NETWORK - A measurement device includes a first obtaining unit configured to obtain a first power ratio that indicates a ratio of optical signal power of a first wavelength in a first spectrum at a reception device to optical signal power of a second wavelength different from the first wavelength in the first spectrum; a second obtaining unit configured to obtain a second power ratio that indicates a ratio of optical signal power of the first wavelength in a second spectrum at a transmission device to optical signal power of the second wavelength in the second spectrum; a calculation unit configured to calculate an OSNR of the optical signal at the reception device using the first power ratio obtained by the first obtaining unit and the second power ratio obtained by the second obtaining unit; and an output unit configured to output the OSNR calculated by the calculation unit. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270757 | SYSTEM CONTROL OF REPEATERED OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - The system-level control of a repeatered optical communications system. In a repeatered optical communications system, two terminals are optically coupled via an optical communications span having one or more repeaters. One of the terminals may perform the control by monitoring quality metrics of optical signals received over the communication span. Based on this monitoring, certain adjustments are determined to be performed, and the repeater controllers of the respective optical repeaters are instructed to perform the adjustments. In some case, the optical repeater adjustments cannot be made without impacting the performance of the optical signals traveling in the opposite direction. In that case, the system-level control uses monitored quality metrics from both terminals to determine the adjustments to be made. The system level adjustment may be automated by software or the like thereby making optimization of the optical communications span easier. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270758 | OPTICAL COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND PCB INCLUDING OPTICAL INTERFACE FOR REALIZING CONCURRENT READ AND WRITE OPERATIONS - An optical communication apparatus and printed circuit board (PCB), which include an optical interface for realizing concurrent read and write operations, and a data processing system including a memory module and the PCB are provided. The optical communication apparatus includes an optical interface unit configured to output optical signal of first data and receive optical signal of second data simultaneously, and an optical bus configured to transmit the optical signals between the first optical interface unit and a second optical interface unit, the second optical interface unit being configured to receive the optical signal of the first data and output the optical signal of the second data simultaneously. The optical signal of the first data and the optical signal of the second data have polarizations, respectively, orthogonal to each other. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270759 | ULTRA-HIGH-SPEED OPTICAL TRANSPORT BASED ON ADAPTIVE LDPC-CODED MULTIDIMENSIONAL SPATIAL-SPECTRAL SCHEME AND ORTHOGONAL PROLATE SPHEROIDAL WAVE FUNCTIONS - Systems and methods for transmitting data, including encoding one or more streams of input data using one or more adaptive Low Density Parity Check (LDPC) encoders, wherein the encoders generate one or more signal constellations; modulate one or more signals using hybrid multidimensional coded modulation; apply orthogonal prolate spheroidal wave functions as electrical basis functions; generate one or more spectral band group signals by selecting and combining two or more spectral band groups with center frequencies that are orthogonal to each other; and spectral-mode-multiplex and transmit the one or more adaptive LDPC-coded data streams including the one or more spectral band group signals combined into corresponding spatial modes over a transmission medium. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270760 | Twin Multicast Switch - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for optical switching. An optical switch device includes a first multicast switch unit; and a second multicast switch unit, wherein each of the first and second multicast switch units respectively include: multiple optical input ports; multiple optical switches; multiple optical splitters/combiners; and multiple optical output ports. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270761 | Method and Apparatus for Efficient and Transparent Network Management and Application Coordination for Software Defined Optical Switched Data Center Networks - Application actions are optimized by receiving actions from one or more distributed applications, translating the received actions into one or more network operation primitives, processing the network operation primitives to determine an optimized set of network operation primitives, determining an optimal execution sequence for the optimized set of network operation primitives, and executing the optimized set of network operation primitives based on the optimal execution sequence. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270762 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATA CENTER OPTICAL CONNECTION - A connectivity device permits simplified connections for realizing complex networking topologies using lower cost components. The device can be optically passive, or can have an active aspect to control switching to realize additional topology related features. The device permits cabling to be simplified while reducing cost to permit implementations of complex networking topologies to be realized faster and with greater reliability. The device aids in scaling out a network implementation and can provide connectivity for an arbitrary number of nodes with efficient capacity usage. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270763 | SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR ROUTING DATA - Provided herein are methods and systems for routing data. One embodiment comprises a filter mask and route determination logic. The filter mask is operable to produce a filter value from the data. Then, the route determination logic may determine where the data is to be accepted or rejected based on rules associated with the filter value. Accepted data is prioritized and associated with a particular path in a plurality of paths. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270764 | CONTROL PLANE FOR INTEGRATED SWITCH WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING - A method of controlling optical data flow in a network is provided. The method includes: receiving, by a switch controller, a data flow including a plurality of data packets used for network management and control, the network switch including at least one wavelength tunable optical data transmission interface to a wavelength division multiplexed optical network; transmitting a control signal indicating which wavelengths are in use and which wavelengths are not in use to the network switch over a control link; receiving a return signal generated by an optical filter in the switch, the return signal indicative of an available wavelength for transmission of the data flow to the switch; allocating a data traffic flow to the available wavelength, and communicating the allocation decision to the network switch; and transmitting the data flow to the switch via an optical carrier signal having the available wavelength indicated by the return signal. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270765 | PLUGGABLE OPTICAL HOST AND NETWORK I/O OPTOELECTRONIC MODULE - In an embodiment, a pluggable optical host and network I/O optoelectronic module (hereinafter “module”) includes a first optical-electrical-optical (OEO) converter and a second OEO converter. The first OEO converter is configured to convert N inbound optical signals to M inbound optical signals and includes N network-side optical receivers, first signal processing circuitry communicatively coupled to the N network-side optical receivers, and M host-side optical receivers communicatively coupled to the first signal processing circuitry. The second OEO converter is configured to convert M outbound optical signals to N outbound optical signals and includes M host-side optical receivers, second signal processing circuitry communicatively coupled to the M host-side optical receivers, and N network-side optical receivers communicatively coupled to the second signal processing circuitry. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270766 | Upgradeable Passive Optical Fiber Circuit - Optical equipment for 1G-EPON, 10G-EPON, and CWDM services are joined together using a novel combination of optical power splitters and multiplexers. This combination of splitters and multiplexers can be disposed in a single housing, which reduces the size of the combination and improves performance, since jumpers between multiple, separately packaged, optical components can be avoided. One example of the inventive techniques and circuits disclosed herein is a combiner/separator circuit for combining and separating 1G-EPON and 10G-EPON signals. In the example application detailed herein, where EPON equipment is combined with CWDM equipment, an important advantage of this optical circuit is its ability to provide return wavelength isolation for EPON systems that have separate ports for 1G and 10G services. | 2014-09-18 |