41st week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 66 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150288929 | PROJECTION APPARATUS AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS FOR MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - The projection apparatus is used for a measurement system and projects a projection light onto an object. An image capturing apparatus performs, through an imaging optical system, image capturing of the object onto which the projection light is projected. The projection apparatus includes a projection optical system satisfying a condition of |EXP0−EXP1|/BL≦0.0015. EXP0 represents an exit pupil position of the projection optical system, EXP1 represents an actual exit pupil position of the projection optical system for a light ray of a maximum field angle in a measurable range for the object through the imaging optical system, and BL represents a base length between the projection optical system and the imaging optical system. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288930 | NETWORK SECURITY SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a network security system including: a spatial information collector configured to acquire, from a manager input terminal, spatial information; a device position receiver configured to receive, from the manager terminal, at least one device installation position with respect to the spatial information and storing the at least one device installation position; a device recommender configured to provide a candidate device list corresponding to the at least one device installation position; a device determiner configured to receive a signal for selecting at least one device from the candidate device list, and determine a model of the at least one selected device to be installed at the at least one device installation position; and a device setter configured to set a setting of the at least one selected device. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288931 | AUTOMATIC AUDIO LEVEL ADJUSTMENT FOR VIDEO VENDING MACHINES - A method for retrofitting a vending machine with a video communications device includes securing a video communications device with a mounting feature of the video communications device removably coupled with a mounting location on a vending machine. The video communications device includes a video communications module for real-time interactions with a ticket office. The video communications module includes a display, a camera, a speaker, and a microphone. The video communications device includes a video communication device communications interface. The method includes electronically coupling the video communications device with a power supply of the vending machine and communicatively coupling the video communications device with the vending machine such that functions of the vending machine are controllable using the video communications device. The method includes communicatively coupling the video communications device with the ticket office for real-time video communications with the ticket office. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288932 | REMOTE EXPERT MODE INVOCATION - A method for retrofitting a vending machine with a video communications device includes securing a video communications device with a mounting feature of the video communications device removably coupled with a mounting location on a vending machine. The video communications device includes a video communications module for real-time interactions with a ticket office. The video communications module includes a display, a camera, a speaker, and a microphone. The video communications device includes a video communication device communications interface. The method includes electronically coupling the video communications device with a power supply of the vending machine and communicatively coupling the video communications device with the vending machine such that functions of the vending machine are controllable using the video communications device. The method includes communicatively coupling the video communications device with the ticket office for real-time video communications with the ticket office. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288933 | METHOD OF PROVIDING A DIGITALLY REPRESENTED VISUAL INSTRUCTION FROM A SPECIALIST TO A USER IN NEED OF SAID VISUAL INSTRUCTION, AND A SYSTEM THEREFOR - The present invention provides a method of providing a digitally represented visual instruction from a specialist ( | 2015-10-08 |
20150288934 | VIDEO SURVEILLANCE PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SELF-SERVICE EQUIPMENT - A video surveillance processing method for a self-service device is provided, which includes: detecting whether there is any person in a self-service area, triggering a video surveillance system of the self-service device to record surveillance video and storing the surveillance video recorded by the video surveillance system of the self-service device in a case that a person is detected in the self-service area, and stopping, by the video surveillance system of the self-service device, recording surveillance video in a case that no person is detected in the self-service area. Hence, in a case that no person is in the self-service area, the video surveillance system of the self-service device dose not record surveillance video, and in a case that a person is detected in the self-service area, the video surveillance system of the self-service device is triggered to record surveillance video. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288935 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A defective pixel of an imaging device is detected. An output pixel value of the defective pixel is corrected to generate an output image. An imaging device, and a signal processing unit for analyzing an output signal from the imaging device and detecting a defective pixel are included. The imaging device receives incident light via, for example, a microlens placed in front of a pixel, inputs the same subject light on a local area basis including a plurality of pixels of the imaging device, and acquires an image signal lower than a pixel resolving power corresponding to the pixel density of the imaging device. The signal processing unit compares the pixel values of the same color pixels included in a local area on a local area basis including a cluster of the plurality of pixels of the imaging device, detects the defective pixel based on the comparison result, and corrects and outputs a pixel value of a pixel determined to be a defective pixel. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288936 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING FOCUS OF PROJECTOR OF PORTABLE TERMINAL - Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for controlling the focus of a projector of a portable terminal when the projector is operated. The method includes projecting screen data by enabling an auto-focusing operation of the projector; capturing the projected screen data through the camera, and detecting a change of a value of the captured screen through a sensor; and when the change of the value is greater than a preset threshold value, temporarily stopping the auto-focusing operation of the projector and projecting the screen data. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288937 | PROJECTION DEVICE - A projection device is provided. The projection device includes a first laser source, a second laser source, a beam combiner, and an imaging unit. The first laser source emits a first light beam. The second laser source emits a second light beam. The beam combiner is made of a birefringent material and has a light receiving surface. The first and second light beams enter the light receiving surface. The first and second light beams are combined into a combined light beam after passing through the beam combiner. The imaging unit processes the combined light beam to generate a projection image. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288938 | STRUCTURED LIGHT GENERATION AND PROCESSING ON A MOBILE DEVICE - A system comprising: a handheld mobile device comprising: a projector unit configured to project an image; a camera; and a prism configured to reflect the image projected by the projector such that the camera can capture the projected image. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288939 | COLOR CORRECTION DEVICES AND METHODS - A color correction device for an image sensor is provided. The image sensor is divided into regions. The color correction device includes a quantum efficiency (QE) measurement circuit, an addressing circuit, and a correction circuit. The QE measurement circuit generates a color signal according to a sensing signal from each pixel of the image sensor. The addressing circuit receives the color signal corresponding to each pixel, obtains a location of each pixel on the image sensor, and averages all of the color signals corresponding to the pixels whose locations are disposed in one of the regions to obtain an average color signal. The correction circuit receives the average color signal to obtain a color correction matrix of the one of the regions and corrects the color signals of the pixels whose locations are in the one of the regions by the color correction matrix. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288940 | PIXEL ARRAY WITH CLEAR AND COLOR PIXELS EXHIBITING IMPROVED BLOOMING PERFORMANCE - This disclosure provides pixel arrays made up of a clear pixel and a color pixel. The color pixel includes a first photo-detecting element and a color pixel access transistor to selectively couple the first photo-detecting element to a first charge-storage node. The clear pixel includes a second photo-detecting element and a clear pixel access transistor to selectively couple the second photo-detecting element to a second charge-storage node. The color pixel access transistor transfers a first charge per unit time between the first photo-detecting element and the first charge-storage node. The clear pixel access transistor transfers a second charge per unit time between the clear pixel access transistor and the second charge-storage node. The first charge per unit time is less than the second charge per unit time to mitigate blooming. In other embodiments, the clear pixel includes an excess-charge transfer path that couples the clear pixel to a DC supply node to mitigate blooming. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288941 | CONVERTING AN IMAGE FROM A DUAL-BAND SENSOR TO A VISIBLE COLOR IMAGE - One embodiment describes a method for converting a dual-band image to a visible color image. The method includes converting the dual-band image to data in a placeholder image in a placeholder color space. The placeholder color space employs a wavelet-based image fusion technique while mimicking the oppositional color processing technique of the human visual system. The placeholder image is further mapped into visible color space, generating the visible color image. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288942 | BROADCAST MODULE FOR A DIGITAL CAMERA - A broadcast module for a modular video camera is disclosed. The broadcast module is configured to generate a plurality of data streams formatted for broadcast purposes. Each data stream can represent a reduced-resolution representation of the video data captured with the video camera or each data stream can represent a fraction of a full-resolution portion of the video data captured with video camera. The broadcast module can apply color processing to a raw digital video stream to enable real-time previews on one or more monitors of captured video data. The broadcast module can also apply color processing to a raw digital video stream to enable storage of processed video data. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288943 | DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICE AND VEHICLE PROVIDED THEREWITH - A distance measuring device reduces an amount of calculations required to generate a parallax image. The distance measuring device that generates the parallax image to measure a distance includes image sensors each capturing an image, an edge image extractor that extracts an edge image in accordance with the image, the edge image including pixel values each containing identification information used to identify an edge caused by a brightness variation from light to dark or an edge caused by a brightness variation from dark to light, a binarized edge image generator that generates a binarized edge image in accordance with the identification information of the edge image, a parallax image generator that generates the parallax image from the binarized edge image, and a distance image calculator that calculates a distance image from the parallax image. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288944 | HEAD MOUNTED SYSTEM AND METHOD TO COMPUTE AND RENDER A STREAM OF DIGITAL IMAGES USING A HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY - The invention relates to a head mounted system ( | 2015-10-08 |
20150288945 | GENERARTING 3D IMAGES USING MULTIRESOLUTION CAMERA CLUSTERS - Techniques for generating 3D images using multi-resolution camera clusters are described. In one example embodiment, the method includes, disposing a multi-resolution camera set including a central camera, having a first resolution, and multiple camera clusters, having one or more resolutions that are different from the first resolution, that are positioned substantially surrounding the central camera. Images are then captured using the camera set. A high resolution depth map is then computed using a hierarchical approach on the captured images. The 3D image of the captured image is then generated using the computed high resolution depth map. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288946 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD TO ADJUST DISPARITY INFORMATION OF AN IMAGE USING A VISUAL ATTENTION MAP OF THE IMAGE - Provided is an image processing apparatus. A region of interest (ROI) configuration unit may generate a visual attention map according to a visual attention of a human in correspondence to an input three dimensional (3D) image. A disparity adjustment unit may adjust disparity information, included in the input 3D image, using the visual attention map. Using the disparity information adjusted result, a 3D image having a decreased visual fatigue may be generated and be displayed. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288947 | POSITION AND LOCATION DETECTION OF OBJECTS - A method for position and location determination of objects, particularly uncooperative objects. A 3D sensor delivers data of the target object, which are compared with target object data stored in a model database and are used both for an initial position and location estimation and for a subsequent more accurate position and location estimation of the target object. The 3D sensor, preferably a LIDAR, delivers the data relating to a sensor coordinate system in the form of a 3D point cloud, which is converted to a depth image in which each pixel receives a gray value, which corresponds to a depth within a cuboid surrounding the target object. The method for initial position and location estimation is based on 2D template matching By using depth data, three of six degrees of freedom can be eliminated, resulting in a robust and fast method for initial position and location estimation. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288948 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NIGHT VISION OBJECT DETECTION AND DRIVER ASSISTANCE - A stereo vision system includes a first camera sensor and a second camera sensor. The first camera sensor is configured to sense first reflected energy and generate first sensor signals based on the sensed first reflected energy. The second camera sensor is configured to sense second reflected energy and generate second sensor signals based on the sensed second reflected energy. The stereo vision system further includes a processor configured to receive the first sensor signals from the first camera sensor and configured to receive the second sensor signals from the second camera sensor. The processor is configured to perform stereo matching based on the first sensor signals and the second sensor signals. The first camera sensor is configured to sense reflected energy that is infrared radiation. The second camera sensor is configured to sense reflected energy that is infrared radiation. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288949 | IMAGE GENERATING APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE GENERATING METHOD - An imaging apparatus includes a primary imaging section, a secondary imaging section configured to output a secondary image signal that has an angle of view wider than or equal to that of the primary image and a resolution higher than or equal to that of the primary image, an angle-of-view adjusting unit configured to generate a cutout image signal from the secondary image signal based on the primary image signal, an interpolation pixel generating unit configured to generate an interpolation pixel, a parallax information generating unit configured to generate parallax information based on the primary image signal whose resolution is increased using the interpolation pixel and the cutout image signal, and an image generating unit configured to, based on the parallax information, generate a new image signal from the primary image signal whose resolution is increased. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288950 | CAMERA IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - System and method to (1) directly capture data-volume-reduced or compressed color images or video image frames by a camera system compared to those from conventional color camera systems with the same image resolution, and (2) retrieve uncompressed color images or video image frames for display, visualization, or other image/video processing at the end user side. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288951 | AUTOMATED CAMERA CALIBRATION METHODS AND SYSTEMS - Methods and systems are disclosed for calibrating a camera using a calibration target apparatus that contains at least one fiducial marking on a planar surface. The set of all planar markings on the apparatus are distinguishable. Parameters of the camera are inferred from at least one image of the calibration target apparatus. In some embodiments, pixel coordinates of identified fiducial markings in an image are used with geometric knowledge of the apparatus to calculate camera parameters. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288952 | CALIBRATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING A DENTAL CAMERA - The invention relates to a method and a calibration device for calibrating a dental camera ( | 2015-10-08 |
20150288953 | Stereo Image Processing Device and Stereo Image Processing Method - To provide a stereo image processing device and a stereo image processing method that can suppress a decrease in the determination accuracy of parallax for an identical object due to mixture of noise and the like, the device includes a pair of imaging units | 2015-10-08 |
20150288954 | CONNECTING A PROJECTION-TYPE DISPLAY SYSTEM TO AN OPENING AND CLOSING DEVICE - A projection-type display system includes: a projection-type display apparatus that alternately switches images for the left eye and images for the right eye and projects the images onto an object; and an opening and closing control device that receives a control signal based on the display states of the images projected onto the object by the projection-type display apparatus and controls switching apertures of stereoscopic image viewing glasses corresponding to left and right eyes, wherein the projection-type display apparatus is connected to one end of a LAN cable and the opening and closing control device is connected to the other end of the LAN cable. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288955 | TIME-OF-FLIGHT PHASE-OFFSET CALIBRATION - A method to calibrate an imaging array of a time-of-flight depth camera includes the act of modulating emission from a light source of the camera while synchronously biasing the imaging array. In this method, the modulated emission reflects from a compact reflector positioned a known distance from the camera and passes through an optical diffuser en route to the imaging array. For each pixel of the imaging array, a correction term is stored, which brings the output from that pixel into agreement with the actual distance between the camera and the compact reflector. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288956 | CALIBRATION TARGET FOR VIDEO PROCESSING - An apparatus is disclosed which may serve as a target for calibrating a camera. The apparatus comprises one or more planar surfaces. The apparatus includes at least one fiducial marking on a planar surface. The set of all planar markings on the apparatus are distinguishable. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288957 | DEPTH OF FIELD INDICATION USING FOCUS-PEAKING PICTURE MARKERS - A waveform monitor for generating a modified image from an original image includes a measuring system to select luminance frequency values of the original image that are above a first and a second threshold. A modifier changes selected pixels of the original image that fall above the first and second thresholds. In some embodiments these changed pixels are given a false color as color markers to indicate DOF and areas of sharpest focus of the original image. Methods of modifying images in this manner are also described. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288958 | METHOD FOR GENERATING TEST PATTERNS FOR DETECTING AND QUANTIFYING LOSSES IN VIDEO EQUIPMENT - A method for detecting and quantifying losses in at least one of video and audio equipment, comprising the steps of generating the test pattern; processing the test pattern through video equipment; and displaying the processed test pattern to a display to a viewer. In one embodiment, the test pattern is indicative of video compression losses due to quantization. In another embodiment, the test pattern is indicative of a color transformation mismatch after encoding/decoding with incompatible video transmission standards. In a third embodiment, the test pattern is iso-luminant after a color transformation between a first and second video transmission standard. In a fourth embodiment, the test pattern is indicative of lipsync error. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288959 | HYBRID VIDEO CODING SUPPORTING INTERMEDIATE VIEW SYNTHESIS - Hybrid video decoder supporting intermediate view synthesis of an intermediate view video from a first- and a second-view video which are predictively coded into a multi-view data signal with frames of the second-view video being spatially subdivided into sub-regions and the multi-view data signal having a prediction mode is provided, having: an extractor configured to respectively extract, from the multi-view data signal, for sub-regions of the frames of the second-view video, a disparity vector and a prediction residual; a predictive reconstructor configured to reconstruct the sub-regions of the frames of the second-view video, by generating a prediction from a reconstructed version of a portion of frames of the first-view video using the disparity vectors and a prediction residual for the respective sub-regions; and an intermediate view synthesizer configured to reconstruct first portions of the intermediate view video. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288960 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING/DECODING IMAGE USING VARIABLE SIZED MACROBLOCKS - A method performed by an apparatus of decoding a video in the unit of blocks, includes: decoding information on a block size from a bitstream; determining a maximum block size to be used for decoding an encoded image, based on the information on the block size; and reconstructing an image by decoding the encoded image using the determined maximum block size, wherein the information on the block size includes a first information on a minimum block size and a second information on a difference between the minimum block size and the maximum block size. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288961 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING/DECODING IMAGE USING VARIABLE SIZED MACROBLOCKS - A method performed by an apparatus of encoding a video in the unit of blocks, includes: determining a maximum block size to be used for encoding an image; encoding size information for indicating the determined maximum block size; and encoding the image using the determined maximum block size, wherein the size information includes a first information on a minimum block size, and a second information on a difference between the minimum block size and the determined maximum block size. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288962 | SKIP MACROBLOCK CODING - Various techniques and tools for encoding and decoding (e.g., in a video encoder/decoder) binary information (e.g., skipped macroblock information) are described. In some embodiments, the binary information is arranged in a bit plane, and the bit plane is coded at the picture/frame layer. The encoder and decoder process the binary information and, in some embodiments, switch coding modes. For example, the encoder and decoder use normal, row-skip, column-skip, or differential modes, or other and/or additional modes. In some embodiments, the encoder and decoder define a skipped macroblock as a predicted macroblock whose motion is equal to its causally predicted motion and which has zero residual error. In some embodiments, the encoder and decoder use a raw coding mode to allow for low-latency applications. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288963 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - The present disclosure relates to an image processing apparatus and an image processing method capable of suppressing a deterioration in image quality. The image processing apparatus includes a threshold value setting unit which sets a threshold value for identifying a feature of neighboring pixels of a current block in an intra prediction process in decoding of encoded data where image data are encoded according to a bit depth of the image data and a filtering processing unit which performs a filtering process on the neighboring pixels by using a filter according to the feature of the neighboring pixels identified by using the threshold value set by the threshold value setting unit. The present disclosure may be applied to, for example, an image processing apparatus. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288964 | CONTENT ADAPTIVE IMPAIRMENTS COMPENSATION FILTERING FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY VIDEO CODING - A system and method for quality restoration filtering is described that can be used either in conjunction with video coding, or standalone for postprocessing. It uses wiener filtering approach in conjunction with an efficient codebook representation. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288965 | ADAPTIVE QUANTIZATION FOR VIDEO RATE CONTROL - According to a first aspect of the innovations described herein video encoding, such as game video encoding, is improved with a goal to generate substantially constant video quality and the average target bitrate within a desired tolerance, which improves an overall user experience on video playback. An adaptive solution uses intelligent bias on bit allocation and quantization decisions, locally within a frame and globally across different frames, based on a current quality level and within an allowed bitrate variable tolerance. Bit allocation is increased on high complexity frames and redundant bits are avoided, which might have been wasted for static scenes and low complexity aspects. Statistics can be used from the encoding process. The solution can address similar video coding quality problems for video game recording on a variety of gaming platforms. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288966 | IMAGE CODING AND DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS CONSIDERING HUMAN VISUAL CHARACTERISTICS - An image coding method and apparatus considering human visual characteristics are provided. The image coding method comprises (a) modeling image quality distribution of an input image in units of scenes such that the quality of an image input in units of scenes is gradually lowered from a region of interest to a background region, (b) determining a quantization parameter of each region constituting one scene according to the result of modeling of image quality distribution, (c) quantizing image data in accordance with the quantization parameter, and (d) coding entropy of the quantized image data. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288967 | IMAGE CODING AND DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS CONSIDERING HUMAN VISUAL CHARACTERISTICS - An image coding method and apparatus considering human visual characteristics are provided. The image coding method comprises (a) modeling image quality distribution of an input image in units of scenes such that the quality of an image input in units of scenes is gradually lowered from a region of interest to a background region, (b) determining a quantization parameter of each region constituting one scene according to the result of modeling of image quality distribution, (c) quantizing image data in accordance with the quantization parameter, and (d) coding entropy of the quantized image data. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288968 | MOTION COMPENSATION METHOD, PICTURE CODING METHOD AND PICTURE DECODING METHOD - A picture coding apparatus includes a motion vector estimation unit and a motion compensation unit. The motion vector estimation unit selects one method for deriving a motion vector of a block to be motion-compensated, depending on a motion vector of a block located in a corner of a decoded macroblock from among a group of blocks that compose the decoded macroblock corresponding to the current macroblock to be coded and determines the motion vector derived by the selected method for derivation to be a candidate of the motion vector of the current macroblock to be coded. The motion compensation unit generates a predictive image of the block to be motion-compensated based on the estimated motion vector. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288969 | VIDEO ENCODING/DECODING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A video decoding method, includes: reconstructing a syntax corresponding to at least one of a first block, a second block and a third block, wherein the first block is generated by dividing a frame for decoding, the second block corresponds to a unit of a prediction and is generated by dividing the first block, and the third block corresponds to a unit of transformation and is generated by dividing the first block in a tree structure; and reconstructing a prediction block corresponding to at least one of the first block, the second block and the third block, wherein the second block includes a batch mode flag for indicating whether a batch mode is used. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288970 | VIDEO ENCODING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PARALLEL PROCESSING USING REFERENCE PICTURE INFORMATION, AND VIDEO DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PARALLEL PROCESSING USING REFERENCE PICTURE INFORMATION - Provided is a video encoding method for a parallel process. The video encoding method includes performing an inter prediction and an intra prediction for pictures included in a group of picture (GOP) and determining an encoding order and reference dependency between the pictures included in the GOP, and generating a predetermined data unit including reference relation information generated based on the encoding order and reference dependency between the pictures included in the GOP. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288971 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING/DECODING IMAGE USING VARIABLE-SIZE MACROBLOCKS - A video decoding apparatus using a tree structure, includes: a decoder to decode, from a bitstream, a partition flag indicating whether each block, starting from a block corresponding to an uppermost layer of the tree structure, is divided into four blocks of a lower layer, and thereby identify a block which is not further divided, and decode prediction type information on the identified block from the bitstream; and a reconstructor to reconstruct the identified block by using a prediction mode indicated by the prediction type information, wherein, when a block of a first layer is divided into four blocks of a second layer which is a lower layer of the first layer, the decoder is configured to decode the partition flag for each of the four blocks of the second layer in a predetermined order. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288972 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING/DECODING IMAGE USING VARIABLE-SIZE MACROBLOCKS - A video decoding apparatus for reconstructing residual signals of a current block to be decoded by using a tree structure, includes: a decoder to decode, from a bitstream, prediction type information on the current block to be decoded, and divide, by the tree structure, the current block into one or more subblocks of which information on residual signals is to be reconstructed, by decoding, from the bitstream, a partition flag which indicates whether a block corresponding thereto is divided into blocks of a lower layer in the tree structure, wherein blocks which are not further divided are identified as the subblocks of which information on the residual signals is to be reconstructed; and a reconstructor to reconstruct information on residual signals of each of the subblocks from the bitstream. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288973 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SEARCHING FOR IMAGE - Disclosed is a new method of searching for an image at a high speed based on only coding unit depth information of high efficiency video coding (HEVC), which is a next-generation image coding codec. Unlike an existing method of dividing a frame into | 2015-10-08 |
20150288974 | VIDEO ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING SYSTEMS - Embodiments of the present invention are video acquisition and processing systems. One embodiment of the present invention, video acquisition and processing systems include a sensor, image signal processor, and video compression and decompression components fully integrated in a single integrated circuit. The integrated sensor and image signal processor feature highly parallel transmission of image data to the video compression and decompression component. This highly parallel, pipelined, special-purpose integrated-circuit implementation offers cost-effective video acquisition and image data processing and an extremely large computational bandwidth with relatively low power consumption and low-latency for processing video signals. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288975 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING VIDEO AND METHOD AND APPARTAUS FOR DECODING VIDEO FOR RANDOM ACCESS - A high level syntax of picture for random access is provided. A video decoding method obtains type information of a random access point (RAP) picture from a header of a network adaptive layer (NAL) unit. The type information of the RAP picture may be classified based on whether a leading picture exists and whether a random access decodable leading (RADL) picture exists. It is determined whether the leading picture is decodable based on the type information of the RAP picture and the RAP picture and a decodable leading picture are decoded. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288976 | IMAGE DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS USING SAME - The image decoding method for decoding a bitstream including a plurality of layers, according to the present invention, may comprise: a step of receiving information regarding a video parameter set including information regarding the dimension type for identifying the scalability of the plurality of layers and regarding the length of the dimension ID for identifying the layer to which the dimension type is applied; and a step of parsing the video parameter set in order to identify the information on the scalability contained in the bitstream. Thus, a method for identifying a scalability layer in a bitstream is provided. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288977 | CONFIGURABLE BUFFER ALLOCATION FOR MULTI-FORMAT VIDEO PROCESSING - Systems and methods are described including dynamically configuring a shared buffer to support processing of at least two video read streams associated with different video codec formats. The methods may include determining a buffer write address within the shared buffer in response to a memory request associated with one read stream, and determining a different buffer write address within the shared buffer in response to a memory request associated with the other read stream. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288978 | MOVING PICTURE CODING METHOD AND A MOVING PICTURE DECODING METHOD - A moving picture coding apparatus includes a motion estimation unit ( | 2015-10-08 |
20150288979 | VIDEO FRAME RECONSTRUCTION - Systems and methods may provide for a video encoder that reconstructs a video frame. A number of initial reconstructed macro block lines may be generated by encoding initial reconstructed macro block lines from a first buffer holding a current frame. The initial reconstructed macro block line may be placed in a FIFO buffer sized to hold the initial reconstructed macro block lines. An additional reconstructed macro block line can be generated by encoding the next line in the current frame using at least one reconstructed macro block line in the FIFO buffer. A re constructed macro block line pulled from the tail of the FIFO buffer maybe placed sequentially in a reference buffer. After all the number of lines in the current frame have been processed, the additional reconstructed macro block lines may be pushed onto the head of the FIFO buffer. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288980 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGE ENCODING AND DECODING USING INTRA PREDICTION - Provided are a method and apparatus for intra predicting an image, which generate a prediction value via linear interpolation in horizontal and vertical directions of a current prediction unit. The method includes: generating first and second virtual pixels by using at least one adjacent pixel located upper right and lower left to a current prediction unit; obtaining a first prediction value of a current pixel via linear interpolation using an adjacent left pixel located on the same line as the first virtual pixel and the current pixel; obtaining a second prediction value of the current pixel via linear interpolation using an adjacent upper pixel located on the same column as the second virtual pixel and the current pixel; and obtaining a prediction value of the current pixel by using the first and second prediction values. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288981 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING A MOTION VECTOR, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING/DECODING IMAGE USING SAME - An apparatus for reconstructing a current motion vector of a current block in a current frame by determing a predicted motion vector of the current motion vector, includes: a decoder to reconstruct a differential motion vector and a prediction candidate identification flag by decoding a bitstream; and a motion vector reconstructor to derive one or more motion vector prediction candidates to predict the current motion vector, set the predicted motion vector to a motion vector prediction candidate identified by the prediction candidate identification flag among the one or more motion vector prediction candidates, and reconstruct the current motion vector of the current block by adding the predicted motion vector to the differential motion vector. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288982 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING A MOTION VECTOR, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING/DECODING IMAGE USING SAME - An apparatus of predicting a current motion vector of a current block in a current frame for predictively decoding the current motion vector, the apparatus includes: a prediction candidate selector to select one or more motion vector prediction candidates from among blocks in the current frame and a block in a reference frame other than the current frame to determine a predicted motion vector corresponding to the current motion vector; and a predicted motion vector determiner to determine the predicted motion vector among the one or more motion vector prediction candidates, wherein the prediction candidate selector comprises: means for deriving one or more first motion vector prediction candidates from motion vectors of one or more blocks adjacent to the current block in the current frame, and means for deriving a second motion vector prediction candidate from a motion vector of the block located in the reference frame. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288983 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING VIDEO SIGNAL - The present invention relates to a method for processing a video signal, comprising the step of inducing an inter-view motion vector of a current texture block by considering priorities between inter-view motion vector candidates of the current texture block, wherein the inter-view motion vector candidates include an inter-view motion vector of a spatial neighboring block, an inter-view motion vector of a temporal neighboring block and/or a reference inter-view motion vector, and inter-view inter prediction is performed by using the induced inter-view motion vector. The present invention can increase the accuracy of the inter-view inter prediction by selectively using the inter-view motion vector of a spatial neighboring block, the inter-view motion vector of a temporal neighboring block and/or the reference inter-view motion vector to induce an accurate inter-view motion vector, and can improve coding efficiency by reducing the amount of residual data to be transmitted. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288984 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING A MOTION VECTOR, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING/DECODING IMAGE USING SAME - An apparatus for reconstructing a current motion vector of a current block in a current frame by determining a predicted motion vector of the current motion vector, includes: a differential motion vector decoder to reconstruct a differential motion vector by decoding an encoded differential motion vector included in a bitstream; and a motion vector reconstructor to derive one or more motion vector prediction candidates to predict the current motion vector, set the predicted motion vector to a motion vector prediction candidate determined among the one or more motion vector prediction candidates, and reconstruct the current motion vector of the current block by adding the predicted motion vector to the differential motion vector. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288985 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF CONSTRAINED DISPARITY VECTOR DERIVATION IN 3D VIDEO CODING - A method and apparatus for three-dimensional video encoding or decoding with conditionally constrained disparity vector are disclosed. In one embodiment, a derived DV (disparity vector) for the current texture block is determined and DV constraint is applied or is not applied to the derived DV to obtain a final derived DV. Inter-view predictive encoding or decoding is then applied to the input data utilizing at least one of selected coding tools, wherein a same final derived DV is used by all selected coding tools, and the selected coding tools comprise inter-view residual prediction, view synthesis prediction and inter-view motion parameter prediction. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288986 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An image processing apparatus and a method capable of reducing an amount of codes in encoding or decoding. A type setting unit uses a deblocked pixel value to set a type of a filter which is common between components of Y, Cb, Cr in units of LCUs, and provides the type to a syntax write unit. An offset setting unit uses a deblocked pixel value to set an offset independent for each of components of Y, Cb, Cr in units of LCUs. An SAO control information setting unit provides the offset or a merge flag, which is set by referring to the offset given by the offset setting unit, to the syntax write unit. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, an image processing apparatus. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288987 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING/DECODING IMAGE USING VARIABLE-SIZE MACROBLOCKS - A video encoding apparatus using a tree structure, includes: a splitter to generate a partition flag indicating whether each block, starting from a block corresponding to an uppermost layer of the tree structure, is divided into four blocks of a lower layer; and an encoder to encode, into a bitstream, the partition flag and prediction type information on a block which is not further divided in the tree structure, wherein, when a block of a first layer is divided into four blocks of a second layer which is a lower layer of the first layer, the encoder is configured to encode the partition flag for each of the four blocks of the second layer in a predetermined order. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288988 | VIDEO TRANSMISSION TERMINAL, VIDEO TRANSMISSION METHOD, VIDEO TRANSMISSION PROGRAM, AND VIDEO TRANSFER SYSTEM - To alleviate deterioration in a video associated with the search for access points in a video transfer system for transferring the video in real time. A video transmission terminal of a video transfer system includes a transmission/reception unit that transmits video data to a video receiving device via any of a plurality of access points, and a handover processing unit that scans the plurality of access points to be scanned for handover, the scan being segmented into a plurality of times of scans. The transmission/reception unit is configured not to transmit at least some of frames of the video data to be transmitted during the segmented scan. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288989 | MANAGEMENT OF MULTILINGUAL GRAPHICS FOR TELEVISION BROADCASTING - An apparatus ( | 2015-10-08 |
20150288990 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC BROADCAST - A dynamic broadcast system as well as a terminal and a control device for use in such a dynamic broadcast system are presented. Transmission parameters, transmission times and transmission paths used for broadcasting and providing content, either via a broadcast network or a broadband network to terminals used in the dynamic broadcast system are dynamically controlled. Further, a decision logic is provided that dynamically decides transmission parameters, transmission times and transmission paths used for broadcasting and providing content based on monitoring data carrying information on user specific content usage and/or transmission quality data carrying information on the quality of a transmission link between a broadband server and a terminal and/or of a reception of content broadcast by a broadcast transmitter. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288991 | CREATION OF A MARKED MEDIA MODULE - Disclosed herein are systems and methods for the presentation and marking of media modules. In different aspects, the systems and methods may allow a user to present and consume a media module, particularly a media module containing data that is typically presented in a serial manner such as audio, visual, or video media, and to create a marked media module for quickly and easily returning to a marked point of interest in the media module at a later time or on a different device. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288992 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING MODEL RELEASE FOR MULTIMEDIA DATA - A method for providing multimedia data includes receiving multimedia data, captured by a second user; detecting, from the received multimedia data, at least one model; receiving model identification information for the at least one model; providing an electronic model release for the multimedia data using the model identification information; associating the electronic model release with a model signature; and transmitting the multimedia data and the electronic model release associated with the model signature for a server apparatus, wherein the multimedia data being available for a third user. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288993 | SERVICE METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING MULTI-TRACK VIDEO CONTENTS - Methods and systems for providing multi-track video content includes, receiving a user request for multi-track video, the multi-track video including a plurality of videos, each of the plurality of videos corresponding to a track, each of the plurality of videos being divided into time-based video segments; requesting a first video of the plurality of videos, the first video corresponding to a first track of the multi-track video; receiving first video segments corresponding to the first video; sequentially transferring the first video segments to a player for displaying the sequentially transferred first video segments; receiving second video segments of a second video of the plurality of videos instead of receiving the first video segments, the second video segments corresponding to a second track of the multi-track video; and sequentially transferring the second video segments to the player for displaying the sequentially transferred second video segments. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288994 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR METAMORPHIC CONTENT GENERATION - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a device having a controller programmed to detect an object within an image of a first occurrence of a repetitive portion of a video program. The object is modified based on instructions, resulting in an updated object, and another portion of the image of the repetitive portion is left unmodified, resulting in a first modified repetitive portion of the video program. The object is detected within an image of subsequent instances of the repetitive portion of the video program and modified each time differently from the updated object and from subsequent modifications of the object, while maintaining the another portion of the image unmodified. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288995 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING HYBRID BROADCASTING - A hybrid broadcasting transmitting apparatus generates signaling information including a stream type of a plurality of broadcasting programs and a transmitting network type of the plurality of broadcasting programs, transmits signaling information and a broadcasting stream corresponding to a portion of a plurality of broadcasting programs through the communication network, and transmits signaling information and a broadcasting stream corresponding to the remaining portions of a plurality of broadcasting programs through the broadcasting network. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288996 | Systems and Methods for Encoding and Playing Back Video at Different Frame Rates Using Enhancement Layers - Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of this invention provide for encoding and playing back video at different frame rates using enhancement layers. In a number of embodiments, video is encoded using temporal scalability involving the creation of a base layer at a first frame rate and an enhancement layer including additional frames enabling playback at a second higher frame rate. The second higher frame rate can also be referred to as an enhanced frame rate. In a number of embodiments, the base and enhancement layers are stored in one or more container files that contain metadata describing the enhancement layer. Based on the capabilities of a playback device, it can select the particular frame rate at which to playback encoded video. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288997 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING DYNAMIC CHANNEL AND CONTENT PROVISIONING - An approach for implementing a content provisioning platform for accurate provisioning of one or more dynamic multicast data channels (e.g., eMBMS) for initiating multicast transmission of contents. The approach includes analyzing content usage data to determine content consumption trend data associated with a topic in a service area. The approach also includes selecting a content package based on the topic, the content consumption trend data, or a combination thereof. Additionally, the approach includes provisioning a dynamic multicast data channel for initiating a multicast transmission of the content package to a plurality of devices in the service area. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288998 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSOCIATING ELECTRONIC CONTENT - Systems and methods are provided for identifying and recommending electronic content to consumers. In accordance with an implementation, one or more elements of electronic content are associated to generate video graph data. In an exemplary method, information associated with first and second elements of video content is obtained and decomposed into corresponding first and second segments. A value indicative of an association between the first and second elements of video content is generated when the similarity measure satisfies at least one association rule. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288999 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING MEDIA CONTENT - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a media server and parsing engine, 3 | 2015-10-08 |
20150289000 | Programmatic Buying and Selling of Television Advertising - Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for the programmatic buying and selling television advertisement. An embodiment operates by receiving a request for an available advertising segment inventory meeting one or more criteria. The system transmits to a buyer system available advertising segment inventory meeting the criteria, and receives an offer for the advertising segment including an offer price and a desired date range. The system then performs a comparative analysis of the order with one or more additional received offers for the advertising segment and transmits an offer acceptance notification based on the analysis. | 2015-10-08 |
20150289001 | Digital Signage System - A digital signage system comprising: an interface connectable to at least one media store external to the system, each media store storing one or more media assets deliverable to a viewing device in response to a selection by a viewer associated with the viewing device; a user interface module configured to (i) control a display of a terminal associated with a custom channel producer to display media asset options, (ii) detect selection of a plurality of media assets based on detecting selection of displayed media asset options corresponding to the plurality of media assets, wherein at least one of the selected assets is stored in the media store(s), and (iii) receive display parameters selected by the channel producer; one or more display device; and a controller configured to produce a custom channel comprising the selected assets in dependence on the display parameters, and deliver the channel to the display device(s). | 2015-10-08 |
20150289002 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, SERVER, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, SYSTEM FOR DETECTING INFORMATION ON LOCATION OF CHANNEL INFORMATION, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - Provided are a display apparatus, a method of controlling the same, a server, a method of controlling the same, a system for detecting information on a display location of channel information, and a method of controlling the same. The method of controlling a display apparatus includes: transmitting, to a server, a request for information on a display location of channel information; receiving, from the server, the information on the display location of the channel information in response to the transmitted request; and extracting the channel information from a screen displayed by the display apparatus based on the received information on the display location of the channel information. | 2015-10-08 |
20150289003 | Method and Apparatus for Distributing Media Content Services - A method of distributing a plurality of media content services (S | 2015-10-08 |
20150289004 | METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING THE PROVISIONING OF A FIRST MULTIMEDIA LIVE CONTENT FROM A MOBILE DEVICE TOWARDS A FIXED DEVICE - The present invention relates to a method for transferring the provisioning of a first live content of a plurality of live contents from a mobile device adapted to receive live content, towards a fixed device adapted to receive live content. The mobile device is coupled over a first communications network to the content provider and the fixed device is coupled to the content provider over a second communications network. This method first comprises the step of associating the mobile device with the Fixed device and subsequently exchanging, live content information associated with the first live content received at the mobile device between the mobile device and the fixed device the over the established association, followed by the step of the content provider provisioning the first live content to the fixed device over the second communications network where the first live content is selected by the fixed device based on the live content information associated with said first live content. | 2015-10-08 |
20150289005 | Secure Information Exchange Between Devices Using Location and Unique Codes - Software receives a communication from a smart-television device. The communication includes a device identifier, which is unique, for the smart-television device and a geo-location associated with the smart-television device. The software causes the smart-television device to display a first view that includes a visual icon along with a message identifying a connected-television service. The software receives a request from a mobile device to connect to the connected-television service. The request results in transmission of a geo-position from the mobile device. Upon determining that the geo-position of the smart-television device is proximate to the geo-location of the mobile device, the software causes the mobile device to display a second view that includes the visual icon for the device identifier. The software receives a communication from the mobile device that indicates a match between the visual icons. The software causes the smart-television device to display a user identifier received from the mobile device in a third view. | 2015-10-08 |
20150289006 | MEDIA RECORDING AND PLAYBACK - A media recording device automatically records selected broadcast programmes according to categories specified by the user, without requiring the user to specify in advance which programmes are to be recorded. The recorded programmes are then presented to the user for selection, and the selected programmes may be played back immediately or saved for later playback. Each broadcast programme may be allocated a priority, and the device may decide which programmes to record or delete according to their relative priority. For each broadcast programme, a corresponding visibility period may be specified, during which the programme can be selected for playback and is not deleted. There may be a delay between the broadcast of the programme and the beginning of its visibility period. An expiry time may be specified for each programme, after which the programme is deleted. There may be a delay between the end of the visibility period and the expiry time. | 2015-10-08 |
20150289007 | Tune-In Button - A system and a method are disclosed for selecting a television function on a channel control system through a mobile device. A request to select the television function is received. The request may be generated in response to activating a link or element in an application configured on a computing device. The television function associated with the request is to select a television broadcast channel showing a particular television program. A channel showing the particular television program is determined. An infrared code comprising an instruction to select the television function associated with the determined channel is received. The system and method allow a user to access broadcast television programs from an online interface. | 2015-10-08 |
20150289008 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, TRANSMISSION DEVICE, RECEPTION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND COMMUNICATION CABLE - The present invention relates to a communication system, a transmission device, a reception device, a communication method, a program, and a communication cable, whereby high-speed communication can be executed while maintaining compatibility. In the event that an HDMI® source | 2015-10-08 |
20150289009 | REAL-TIME AUDIO MONITORING OF RADIO AND TV STATIONS - It's a system that monitors, in real time, audio streaming from Am, Fm, and TV stations; it uses hardware and software resources to monitor, “online” and in real time, individually and uninterruptedly, audio streams originating from the stations, detecting the execution of phonograms that are registered in a database; generating information and reports of date/time, phonogram, album, agency/artist, station, city, state and region, with all the data of initial position, final position, and length of the phonogram's identification, individual and group ranking; generates information and ISRC reports (International Standard Recording Code) individually or grouped by artist, composer, or recording label; generating information and reports of station, its geographical location, city, state, and other information. | 2015-10-08 |
20150289010 | PERSISTENT REVIEW BUFFER - A method of content recording and playback is carried out in a receiving device by selecting one of a plurality of digital content streams ( | 2015-10-08 |
20150289011 | BROADCASTING RECEIVING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING BROADCASTING SIGNAL RELATION INFORMATION - A broadcasting receiving apparatus and a method for providing broadcasting signal relation information are provided. The broadcasting receiving apparatus, which accesses a server through a network, includes a broadcasting signal receiver which receives a broadcasting signal; a channel identifier which identifies a change of a channel of the broadcasting signal, generates a fingerprint corresponding to the broadcasting signal of the changed channel, and receives identification information of the changed channel from a matching server based on the generated fingerprint; and a relevant information provider which receives conditional information that indicates a condition for receiving relevant information of the broadcasting signal if the channel is changed, receives the relevant information based on the conditional information and displays the received relevant information. | 2015-10-08 |
20150289012 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED TELEVISION AND DELIVERY OF ENHANCED TELEVISION CONTENT - Provided is an enhanced television system and method including a television display in communication with a broadcast enhancement pathway via a first communication interface of the television display and with a video connection via a second communication interface of the television display. The television display receives and displays uncompressed video data from a digital video stream carried over the video connection from a video source and enhancement data from the broadcast enhancement pathway. The digital video stream includes embedded base programming identification metadata. The television display receives the enhancement data from the broadcast enhancement pathway without the enhancement data passing through the video source; and extracts a base identification tag from the embedded base programming identification metadata. The enhancement data received from the broadcast enhancement pathway associated with the base identification tag is combined with the digital video stream. The enhancement data includes instructions for receiving additional enhancement information. | 2015-10-08 |
20150289013 | SIGNATURE RETRIEVAL AND MATCHING FOR MEDIA MONITORING - Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to perform signature retrieval and matching for media monitoring are disclosed. Example methods disclosed herein can include querying a first table using a first site signature obtained from a monitored site, the first table including hash keys corresponding to respective reference signatures, the first table further including respective qualifier data descriptive of respective ones of the reference signatures, Such example methods can also include querying a second table using first qualifier data obtained from querying the first table using the first site signature, the first qualifier data descriptive of a first reference signature corresponding to a first hash key determined to match the first site signature. Such example methods can further include comparing a first block of site signatures with a portion of a plurality of blocks of reference signatures obtained from querying the second table using the first qualifier data. | 2015-10-08 |
20150289014 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING MEDIA CONTENT BASED ON SEGMENT-BASED ASSIGNMENT OF CONTENT RATINGS - Embodiments of the present invention relate generally to media content, such as content contained within audio works (e.g., songs, audio-books, etc.), audiovisual works (e.g., movies, films, etc.), and textual works, as examples, as well as managing playback of such content, and more specifically to assigning independent content ratings to various segments of an individual work (as opposed to or in addition to a content rating for the individual work as a whole) and managing playback of such work based at least in part on the assigned ratings of the various segments. | 2015-10-08 |
20150289015 | BROADCAST RECEIVING APPARATUS, UPGRADE DEVICE FOR UPGRADING THE APPARATUS, BROADCAST SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND METHODS THEREOF - A broadcast signal processing system includes a broadcast receiving apparatus configured to receive a broadcast signal and detect a clock frequency of a transport stream (TS) included in the broadcast signal, and an upgrade apparatus configured to process the TS using the clock frequency and provide content included in the TS to the broadcast receiving apparatus. The broadcast receiving apparatus is configured to output the content provided from the upgrade apparatus. | 2015-10-08 |
20150289016 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A CUSTOMIZED PROGRAM LINEUP - Systems and methods for delivering content according to a customized program lineup are provided. A content source transmits a plurality of media assets in a first schedule according to scheduled transmission times. A processing device may receive a user input to receive the media assets in a second schedule different from the first schedule. When a request to access the content source is received, the processing device may automatically determine, based on the second schedule, whether the user has requested a different media asset than the originally-scheduled asset at the time of the request. If the user has requested a different media asset, the processing device may automatically receive and provide the different media asset instead of the originally-scheduled asset. | 2015-10-08 |
20150289017 | Networking method and networking device - Provided are a networking method and a networking device. The method is applied to the networking device, and the networking device is connected with at least one service switch and at least one streaming media server respectively. The method includes that a configuration module in the networking device configures networking configuration information of the at least one streaming media server, a control module in the networking device acquires the networking configuration information, and the control module sets a switching module through a setting interface of the switching module on the basis of the networking configuration information. According to the disclosure, the technical problem of complexity in a networking mode in the existing technology can be solved, and unified network management and configuration can be realized. | 2015-10-08 |
20150289018 | SPACE SHIFTING OVER RETURN SATELLITE COMMUNICATION CHANNELS - A method for providing content from a first node to a second node using a satellite communications system includes receiving side information at a gateway in the satellite communications system. The side information may be transmitted from a subscriber terminal to the gateway via a first communication path that includes a satellite link. The method also includes determining at the gateway that the side information is associated with first content available at the first node, and determining at the gateway that second content is available from a source other than the first node. The method also includes generating output content using the second content and the side information. The output content may be substantially the same as the first content. The method also includes providing the output content to the second node via a second communication path that does not include the satellite link. | 2015-10-08 |
20150289019 | PRESENTING LINEAR AND NONLINEAR CONTENT VIA DVR - Embodiments related to the presentation of linear content and non-linear content in an integrated user experience are disclosed. One embodiment provides a method of identifying linear content and non-linear content for presentation via a video recording device. The method includes detecting a trigger to perform a search for content items, and providing, responsive to the trigger, a search request to one or more metadata sources, each metadata source containing locations of one or more of linear content items and non-linear content items available at one or more content sources. The method further includes receiving from each metadata source a search response including metadata associated with available content at one or more of the content sources, and outputting a list of content items identifying one or more linear content items and one or more non-linear content items from one or more metadata sources. | 2015-10-08 |
20150289020 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A NETWORK LINK BETWEEN BROADCAST CONTENT AND CONTENT LOCATED ON A COMPUTER NETWORK - The invention relates, in various aspects, to systems and methods for linking content stored on a computer network with content broadcast over a television network. The system includes a database, a trigger mechanism, a communications interface, and a packet generator. The database stores tokens representative of links to the stored content and delivery information representative of at least a duration for delivering the token. The trigger mechanism indicates an instruction to deliver a token over the television network, generating a signal indicating a respective one of the stored tokens and a time for starting the delivery of the respective token. The communications interface has a channel in communication with a television set top box device for transferring the respective token to the television set top box device. The packet generator generates packets within a stream of television content to be broadcast over the television network. | 2015-10-08 |
20150289021 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING VIEWER OPINION INFORMATION - A system and method for collecting viewer opinion information may be provided. A trigger event relating to an event or program may be registered with a trigger event database, which in turn may initiate a query of the trigger event database and a user database to identify one or more target users that may be interested in the trigger event. The target users may receive a data request including a prompt. Responses to the data request may be received, processed, stored and statistically analyzed. Statistical data may be generated for consumption by one or more target users, general users of the system, the public, or broadcasters of an event or program. | 2015-10-08 |
20150289022 | LIQUID OVERLAY FOR VIDEO CONTENT - Disclosed herein is a method for playing an interactive video on a user device. The method comprises receiving an interactive content file associated with a video to be played by the user device, the interactive content file comprising: one or more interactive tags arranged to be overlaid on the video when the video is played by the user device, wherein the one or more interactive tags have associated information which is accessible by a user when a respective tag is selected via a user interface of the user device; and information defining a location and a time for the tag to be overlaid on the video. The method also comprises receiving the video and combining, at a processor, the video and the one or more interactive tags in accordance with the information defining the location and the time for the tag to be overlaid on the video to produce an interactive video for display, and playing the interactive video for display. A method for creating an interactive content file associated with a video is also disclosed. Corresponding systems and computer program products are also disclosed. | 2015-10-08 |
20150289023 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING WATCH-NOW FUNCTIONALITY IN A MEDIA CONTENT ENVIRONMENT - Described herein are techniques for streaming digital media content, such as music, video, or television content. In accordance with an embodiment, the system includes support for watch-now functionality. A media play logic at a media device controls playback of media content and advertisements as received from a media server, and can be configured for regular media play, or extended media play. Periodically, for example when input is received from a user to skip to a next media option for playback, the user can be prompted to watch an advertisement, in return for extended media play. Upon receiving an election by the user to watch the advertisement in return for extended media play, the media application plays the advertisement, and configures the media play logic for an extended period of advertisement-free media play. | 2015-10-08 |
20150289024 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Provided herein is a display apparatus, a method thereof, a server, a method thereof, and a system including the display apparatus and the server. The display apparatus includes: a display configured to display a screen; and a processor configured to output for display, on the screen, a virtual channel list that includes at least one channel to which web-based service information is mapped, and to output for display, on the screen, a web content obtainable through a web-based service of the at least one channel of the virtual channel list according to a predetermined event. | 2015-10-08 |
20150289025 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING WATCH-NOW FUNCTIONALITY IN A MEDIA CONTENT ENVIRONMENT, INCLUDING SUPPORT FOR SHAKE ACTION - Described herein are techniques for streaming digital media content, such as music, video, or television content. In accordance with an embodiment, the system includes support for watch-now functionality. A media play logic at a media device controls playback of media content and advertisements as received from a media server, and can be configured for regular media play, or extended media play. Periodically, for example when input is received from a user to skip to a next media option for playback, the user can be prompted to watch an advertisement, in return for extended media play. Upon receiving an election by the user to watch the advertisement in return for extended media play, the media application plays the advertisement, and configures the media play logic for an extended period of advertisement-free media play. | 2015-10-08 |
20150289026 | System and Method for Providing Interactive On-Demand Content - A set-top box device includes a network interface module and a client interface module. The network interface module is configured to receive interactive content instructions and an interactive content notification over an Internet protocol data connection, and to receive an associated on-demand content video stream from a television service provider. The network interface module is also configured to connect to a website containing product information for a product associated with the on-demand content video stream. The client interface module is configured to output the on-demand content video stream, to output the interactive content notification concurrently with the on-demand content video stream in response to outputting a portion of the on-demand content video stream and based on the interactive content instructions, and to output the website currently with the on-demand content video stream in response to a selection of the interactive content notification. | 2015-10-08 |
20150289027 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PRESENTING AN INTERACTIVE MEDIA GUIDANCE APPLICATION - Methods and devices for presenting an interactive media guidance application are provided. In some embodiments, methods for presenting an interactive media guidance application in a user equipment device are provided, the methods comprising: determining a location of the user equipment device; determining a destination of the user equipment device; determining an arrival time for the user equipment device to be located at the destination; selecting, as guide listings, listings corresponding to media available at the destination at/after the arrival time; and presenting the guide listings on the user equipment device. | 2015-10-08 |
20150289028 | Temporary Decoder Apparatus and Method - A computer-implemented system and method for streaming video from a server to a client are described. For example, a method according to one embodiment comprises: receiving at the server a request for video content from the client; in response to the request, determining the hardware/software configuration of the client; generating and/or selecting a temporary decoder based on the hardware/software configuration of the client; transmitting the temporary decoder to the client, the client installing the temporary decoder; encoding and streaming the requested video content from the server to the client, the video content being encoded based on the capabilities of the temporary decoder, the video content being decoded by the temporary decoder and rendered on the client; detecting that the client has ended the session with the server; and in response to detecting that the client has ended the session, temporarily disabling and/or removing the temporary decoder from the client. | 2015-10-08 |