41st week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 29 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140301357 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ALLOCATING A PLURALITY OF DATA SYMBOLS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, a method for transmitting an uplink signal includes transmitting the uplink signal including a block of data symbols. The block of data symbols are mapped to at least two sets of subcarrier blocks. Each data symbol of the block of data symbols is mapped to one of subcarriers of the at least two sets of subcarrier blocks. The at least two sets of subcarrier blocks are not contiguous in frequency. The block of data symbols are mapped in sequence starting with a first data symbol to the at least two sets of subcarrier blocks and in increasing order of subcarrier index. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301358 | Code Generating Apparatus, Reference Signal Generating Apparatus, and Methods Thereof - A code generating apparatus, demodulation reference signal generating apparatus, and methods thereof. The demodulation reference signal generator includes generating a non-correlation sequence for RS of a first resource block; spreading spectrums of elements in the non-correlation sequence for RS to be mapped to a first frequency resource of the first resource block, by using a first group of codes; second spreading spectrums of elements in the non-correlation sequence for RS to be mapped to a second frequency resource of the first resource block, by using a second group of Codes; the first and second frequency resources are adjacent frequency resources in frequency resource elements used for RS transmission in the first resource block, and the first and second groups of Codes are mirrors in column to each other; and mapping the spectrum-spread elements to the first and second frequency resources, respectively. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301359 | METHOD FOR SETTING STARTING POSITION OF DATA CHANNEL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND DEVICE USING METHOD - Provided are a method for setting a starting position in a time domain of a data channel in a wireless communication system and a device using the method therof. The method comprises the steps of: receiving position information notifying the position at which data channels start in a plurality of subframes; receiving a control channel in a first downlink subframe; and receiving at least one data channel scheduled by the control channel in the plurality of the downlink subframes, wherein the position at which the data channel starts in the plurality of the downlink subframes is determined on the basis of the position information. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301360 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION IN HETEROGENEOUS NETWORKS - Systems, methods, and apparatuses for data and/or control offloading and handover in heterogeneous wireless communication networks are provided. Data and/or control packets can be offloaded to a coordinating base station while a user equipment (UE) remains associated with its serving cell. The packets are still transferred between the serving base station and the core network, and the offloaded data and/or control packets are forwarded from the serving base station to the coordinating base station for transmission to the UE. Furthermore, during a handover process, the serving base station and coordinating base station may independently schedule and send a handover command to the UE to reduce the radio link failure rate. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301361 | COMMUNICATING AN INDICATION RELATING TO IN-DEVICE COEXISTENCE INTERFERENCE - A user equipment (UE) sends, to a wireless access network node, an indication for indicating whether a transmission component causing in-device coexistence (IDC) interference in the UE is active or inactive. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301362 | DELIVERY OF PROTOCOL DATA UNITS - Delivery of protocol data units or other suitable data or information units in various communication systems can be enhanced by appropriate methods and devices. For example, in-sequence delivery of protocol data units received in parallel from several lower-layer acknowledged-mode protocol entities may benefit from timers and/or forwarding status reports. A method can include observing a gap in a sequence of protocol data units received from a plurality of lower-layer protocol entities providing data transfer. The method can also include starting a timer upon the gap observation. The method can further include preventing the gap from blocking delivery of service data units to a higher layer, when the timer expires. The method can additionally include detecting a forwarding-status report. The method can also include immediately proceeding with data delivery to higher layer, containing the gaps because of the lack of forwarding at handover. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301363 | ACCESS POINT FOR SURVEILLANCE OF ANOMALOUS DEVICES - An access point switches between an access point mode and a surveillance mode. In the access point mode, the access point provides network access for end stations using a BSSID (Basic Service Set Identifier) while in the access point mode. In surveillance mode, the access point scans one or more channels of the wireless network to identify one or more anomalous devices. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301364 | METHOD FOR SUPPORTING SIPTO - The present application discloses a method for supporting SIPTO. The method includes, when a target base station is in a local home network, the target base station sends an identity of the local home network to which the target base station belongs to an MME. The method also includes that the MME determines whether a UE has moved out of the local home network to which the source base station belongs according to the local home network id of the source base station and the local home network id of the target base station. By applying this application, the MME is capable of determining whether the UE has moved out of the local belongs network to which the source base station belongs accurately, therefore a bearer disconnection process can be correctly triggered, resources can be timely released or an SGW can be accurately selected. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301365 | INTER-DOMAIN CONTEXT TRANSFER USING CONTEXT TRANSFER MANAGERS - A method and apparatus for improved context transfer in heterogeneous networks is presented. Context information is collected from source entities in a first access network by a context transfer manager and transmitted to a context transfer manager of a second access network which forwards the context information to target entities therein. In one of the context transfer managers at least a part of the context information is translated from a format supported in the first access network to another format supported in the second access network. The method may be carried out proactively preceding a handover or reactively following a handover. In one embodiment, context transfer within one access domain is performed directly between access routers, whereas context transfer between different access domains is performed via the context managers. In another embodiment, beacons from access points are counted in order to determine candidates for a pending handover. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301366 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ACCESSING AND OBTAINING USER EQUIPMENT CONTEXT AND USER EQUIPMENT IDENTITY - A method and device for accessing and obtaining user equipment (UE) context and UE identity are provided. The method for access includes: when a UE accesses a System Architecture Evolution (SAE) network, judging, by a network node, whether a Globally Unique Mobility Management Entity Identifier (GUMMED carried by the UE or a Mobility Management Entity Group Identity (MMEGI) in the GUMMEI is allocated or mapped by the SAE network; if the GUMMEI or MMEGI is allocated by the SAE network, selecting, by the network node, a Mobility Management Entity (MME) according to the GUMMEIA network device includes an identity attribute obtaining module and a network resource node allocation module. Therefore, the access of the UE is achieved. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301367 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING DATA DURING CELL HANDOVER IN LTE SYSTEM - A method and UE for processing data during cell handover in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) system are provided. The method includes: receiving, by User Equipment (UE), a Sequence Number (SN) of a Packet Data Convergence Protocol-Service Data Unit | 2014-10-09 |
20140301368 | Method, Node, and System for Selecting Target Cell - Embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of communications technologies, provide a method, node, and system for selecting a target cell, which are capable of selecting a candidate cell with signal quality meeting a predetermined standard as a target cell for a UE. The method of the present invention includes: transmitting a detection instruction to a candidate cell, where the detection instruction is used to instruct the candidate cell to detect uplink signal quality of a user equipment (UE); receiving a detection result transmitted by the candidate cell, and determining a target cell according to the detection result. The embodiments of the present invention are mainly implemented in a process of UE handover. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301369 | MANAGEMENT METHOD, MANAGEMENT NODE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR PROGRAM - In order to solve the problem that a handover failure rate of a mobile terminal becomes high in a case in which the number of the cells described in the adjacent cell list does not meet a specific condition, for example, a case in which many cells which have a small coverage area are included in the list, a case in which many highly loaded cells are included in the list, or the like, a management method includes a collection step in which information about a cell of a wireless base station is collected from the wireless base station which manages the cell and a list change step in which a list is changed based on the collected information about the cell so that the number of the cells described in the list of the cells adjacent to the wireless base station may meet a specific condition. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301370 | WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK - A wireless communication network comprising a first base station, a second base station and a relay node. The relay node is one of a plurality of types (eg type 1, type 1a or type 1b) present within the network, and the relay node is connected to the first base station. When handover is required, the first base station sends a handover request to the second base station of information pertaining to the handover, including information regarding the relay node's type and/or radio capabilities. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301371 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A mobile communication system capable of continuing communication between a relay device and a base station device if the relay device moves. In a handover process, when it is judged that an establishment cause for RRC connection is attached from an RN, a target eNB judges whether the own device has the DeNB function. In a case of judging that the own device does not have the DeNB function, the target eNB notifies the RN of an RRC connection rejection. When being notified of the RRC connection reject, the RN stops the handover process and then returns to a source eNB. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301372 | COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, BASE STATION, AND USER TERMINAL - A communication control method in a mobile communication system including a first base station and at least one second base station having a smaller coverage area than the first base station, comprises: a step A of transmitting location information indicating a location of the second base station from the first base station; and a step B of transmitting proximity notification information to the first base station from a user terminal connected to the first base station after the user terminal receives the location information, the proximity notification information indicating that the user terminal is in proximity of the second base station and being used for making the user terminal use a different carrier from a carrier used by the second base station. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301373 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SCHEDULING APPLICATION-GENERATED DATA REQUESTS IN DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION (DRX) MODE - The invention provides a technique for managing application-generated data requests within a wireless communication device comprising a baseband component operating in discontinuous reception (DRX) mode. The technique includes the steps of receiving a data request from an application, tagging the data request as a low-priority data request or a high-priority data request in accordance with a manner in which the application is executing, forwarding the tagged data request to the baseband component, determining a next-scheduled active time based on parameters associated with the DRX mode, and causing a scheduling request to be issued at or substantially proximate to the next-scheduled active time. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301374 | Mechanism for Group Polling Without Precise Timing - In a wireless communication network, to reduce the polling overhead it is proposed to poll several stations using the same polling frame. In order to be able to poll more than one station in the same frame, an access point can make use of the locations of stations relative to the access point. The location of each station relative to the access point will cause a different propagation delay for radio communications between the station and the access point. Based on the propagation delays, two or more stations may be grouped together for subsequent transmissions to the access point. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301375 | TIMING ADVANCE METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZED WIFI NETWORK - A wireless communication system timing introduces a timing advance calculation mechanism. The timing advance calculation mechanism allows a communication device in the system to adjust its transmission timing to ensure reliable receipt of its transmissions at a receiver. The timing advance calculation mechanism is based on exchanging two new media access control layer messages between the transmitter and the receiver. The procedure is triggered by the transmitter planning to associate with a network managed by the receiver. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301376 | BROADCAST RECEIVING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING BROADCAST SIGNALS - A broadcast receiving system capable of receiving mobile broadcast data and a method for processing broadcast signals are disclosed. The broadcast receiving system includes a first receiving unit, a second receiving unit, a known sequence detector, a equalizer, and a display unit. The first receiving unit receives a first broadcast signal including first mobile broadcast service data and first main broadcast service data. The second receiving unit receives a second broadcast signal including second mobile broadcast service data and second main broadcast service data. The known sequence detector detects at least one of known data included in the received first broadcast signal and known data included in the received second broadcast signal. The channel equalizer uses the detected known data, thereby channel-equalizing the received first and second mobile broadcast service data corresponding to the detected known data. The display unit provides any one of first video data and second video data included in the channel-equalized first and second mobile broadcast service data to a user. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301377 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - In a wireless communication system based on a time division multiple access method such as cordless telephone systems including a door camera, voice communication is performed in a bi-directional communication by using a paired time slots, and image communication is performed in a uni-directional communication by using both of paired time slots. One of the paired time slots may be used for transmitting a control signal such as an image data resend control signal. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301378 | METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING NEIGHBOR DISCOVERY PROTOCOL IN A WLAN - A method for implementing neighbor discovery protocol in a wireless local area network (WLAN) and an access point (AP). In the method, the AP prestores the logic group of each wireless client associated to the AP, determines the logic group of a neighbor discovery protocol related message when the message is received by the AP, and transmits the neighbor discovery protocol related message to at least one wireless client included in the logic group of the message via a unicast mode, respectively, according to prestored information relating to the logic group of each wireless client associated to the AP. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301379 | WIRELESS RFID NETWORKING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Embodiments of the present invention include a wireless access point that acquires and processes radio frequency identification (RFID) information. The wireless access point may be coupled to a network of RFID readers over a wireless network. The RFID readers may read a plurality of RFID tags and transmit information to one or more readers. The readers may, in turn, transmit the RFID information to a wireless access point. The wireless access point may include a middleware layer for performing a variety of RFID data processing functions. In one embodiment, the wireless RFID reader network may be used to improve positioning of readers and tags, and may include a GPS system or position assisted GPS system at the reader and/or tag level. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301380 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION METHOD, PROGRAM, INFORMATION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Provided is a communication apparatus | 2014-10-09 |
20140301381 | GENERIC CLIENT FOR COMMUNICATION DEVICES - A wireless communication device can include a processor to operate multiple virtual network interfaces that communicate simultaneously over a common wireless physical interface with different wireless networks. A first virtual network interface can be an infrastructure virtual interface to communicate over a first infrastructure network, and a second virtual network interfaces can be an ad-hoc interface to communicate over a second ad-hoc network. Another virtual network interfaces can be a Station (STA) infrastructure interface to communicate with an Access Point (AP) over a first infrastructure wireless network, and another virtual network interface can be a AP infrastructure interface to communicate with a STA over a second infrastructure wireless network. Another virtual network interface can be a Wireless Distribution System (WDS) interface to allow the AP infrastructure interface to communicate with another Access Point. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301382 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISABLING TRANSMISSION OF A PACKET WITH AGGREGATED DATA FROM MULTIPLE PACKETS HAVING AN ADDRESS FOR A GROUP OF NETWORK DEVICES - A first network device including a first module, a control module, an aggregation module, a format module and an interface. The first module relates multiple addresses of a group of network devices to a first address. The control module determines whether both first packet and second packets have the first address. The aggregation module, in response to determining that the first and second packets have the first address, concatenate the first and second packets to provide aggregated data. The format module adds a header to the aggregated data to generate a third packet for a second network device. The interface, based on whether transmission to the second network device is enabled for the third packet, transmits the third packet to the second network device. The first module disables transmission of the third packet if a timer expires or a leave message is received from the second network device. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301383 | METHOD AND APAPRATUS FOR TRANSMITTING A FRAME IN A WIRELESS LAN SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for transmitting a frame in a wireless LAN system. An access point (AP) receives a single orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol from each of a plurality of stations (STA) and a single-tone request to send (sRTS) frame through a single subcarrier, selects STAs for performing uplink (UL) multiuser (MU)-multiple input multiple output (MIMO) transmission, and transmits to the plurality of STAs a single-tone clear to send (sCTS) frame allocated to the same subcarrier as a subcarrier to which the sRTS frames received from the selected STAs are allocated. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301384 | INTEGRATED AVIONICS SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods are described for synchronizing data in a mobile platform. In one embodiment, a method for synchronizing data in a mobile platform is provided. The method includes: receiving a first synchronization signal at a first remote interface unit from a signal generator; receiving a second synchronization signal at a second remote interface unit from the signal generator; and executing a synchronization state machine of the first and second remote interface units based on the first and second synchronization signals to synchronize outputs of the first and second remote interface units. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301385 | LTE CELL DETECTING APPARATUS IN MULTI-CELL ENVIRONMENT - There is disclosed a Long Term Evolution (LTE) cell detecting apparatus in a multi-cell environment that may efficiently detect an LTE cell even in a multi-cell environment where interference occurs between adjacent cells. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301386 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING AND PLAYING VIDEOS HAVING MULTIPLE TRACKS OF TIMED TEXT OVER A NETWORK - The present invention relates to video provided over one or more networks. Methods and systems for providing, playing, and/or editing video having multiple tracks of timed text are provided in different embodiments of the present invention. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301387 | NETWORK DEVICE MOBILITY - According to one example embodiment, an EID-NOTIFY packet is defined for use with the Location/Identifier Separation Protocol (LISP). A first-hop network element may send EID-NOTIFY responsive to decoding a data packet from a previously undetected host on its subnetwork. A site network element may receive EID-NOTIFY, and send a MAP-REGISTER message to a mapping system. EID-NOTIFY may have substantially the same format as MAP-NOTIFY. This may enable the site network element to be removed more than one hop from the subnetwork. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301388 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO CACHE PACKET STEERING DECISIONS FOR A CLUSTER OF LOAD BALANCERS - The present disclosure is directed towards methods and systems for caching packet steering sessions for steering data packets between intermediary devices of a cluster of intermediary devices intermediary to a client and a plurality of servers. A first intermediary device receives a first data packet and determines, from a hash of a tuple of the first packet, a second intermediary device to which to steer the first packet. The first device stores, to a session for storing packet steering information, the identity of the second device and the tuple. The first device receives a second packet having a corresponding tuple that matches the tuple of the first packet and determines, based on a lookup for the session using the tuple of the second packet, that the second device is the intermediary device to which to steer the second packet. The first device steers the second packet to the second device. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301389 | METHOD AND NODE FOR EMPLOYING NETWORK CONNECTIONS OVER A CONNECTIONLESS TRANSPORT LAYER PROTOCOL - A method of establishing a network connection between two nodes of a communication network via a connectionless transport layer communication protocol is presented. In the method, a plurality of data packets is exchanged between a first node and a second node. Each of the data packets comprises a header and a payload formatted according to the connectionless protocol. The connectionless protocol payload of the data packets includes a separate header comprising a first port indicator for the first node and a second port indicator for the second node. The separate header of at least one of the data packets includes an indication to establish a connection between the first node and the second node. In response to the exchange of data packets, the first and second nodes establish the connection, wherein the first port indicator and the second port indicator are associated with the established connection between the nodes. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301390 | FLEXIBLE ROUTING TABLES FOR A HIGH-RADIX ROUTER - A system and method for routing in a high-radix network. A packet is received and examined to determine if the packet can be routed adaptively. If the packet can be routed adaptively, the packet is routed adaptively, wherein routing adaptively includes selecting a column, computing a column mask, routing the packet to the column; and selecting an output port as a function of the column mask. If the packet can be routed deterministically, routing deterministically, wherein routing deterministically includes accessing a routing table to obtain an output port and routing the packet to the output port from the routing table. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301391 | Method and Apparatus for Exchanging IP Packets Among Network Layer 2 Peers - In one aspect, the teachings herein provide point-to-point communication between all the virtual machines (VMs) belonging to the same tenant in a cloud-based virtual network environment without using any intermediate routing functions, and while providing full virtualization at the L2 and L3 levels. That is, the approach preserves completely isolated address spaces for each tenant at both L2 and L3 levels and supports multiple subnets for each tenant, and thereby allows tenants to define their own virtual networks without requiring the addition of expensive centralized routing and without requiring inter-subnet communications for the same tenant to traverse sub-optimal paths, as happens with software-based routers implemented in one of the VMs belonging to the tenant. Moreover, the methods and apparatuses taught herein provide a distributed solution for communicating between subnets belonging to the same virtual or logical network, thereby avoiding single-point-of-failure issues and offering improved scalability. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301392 | NETWORK DEVICE WITH TUNNEL ESTABLISHMENT CONTROL BASED ON SITE-TYPE ATTRIBUTE RECEIVED FROM OTHER NETWORK DEVICE - In one embodiment, a first network device is configured to receive from a second network device a site-type attribute of the second network device, and to control establishment of a tunnel between the first network device and the second network device based at least in part on the received site-type attribute. The site-type attribute may be received in the first network device as part of a Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) message transmitted by the second network device to the first network device, and may comprise a Multicast Virtual Private Network (MVPN) site-type attribute indicating whether the second network device is a sender site of the MVPN. Controlling establishment of the tunnel between the first network device and the second network device may comprise preventing setup of the tunnel if the received site-type attribute indicates that the second network device is a sender site of the MVPN. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301393 | PREPROCESSING UNIT FOR NETWORK DATA - A preprocessing unit includes a data receiver to receive a data packet containing packet information, application data, and application data information, a relevance checker to determine relevance of the data packet in dependence on the packet information, an output module to output preprocessor output data, and a first controller to control output of preprocessor output data in dependence on the relevance of the data packet. In order to discard redundant data, thereby reducing the load of the memory, bus, and CPU of the computer system, the preprocessing unit further comprises a redundancy checker to determine redundancy of the application data preferably and a second controller to control output of preprocessor output data in dependence on the redundancy of the application data. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301394 | EXACT MATCH HASH LOOKUP DATABASES IN NETWORK SWITCH DEVICES - In a method for forwarding packets in a network device a plurality of hash values is generated based on a lookup key. The plurality of hash values includes at least a first hash value generated using a first hash function, a second hash value generated using a second hash function and a third hash value generated using a third hash function. The third hash function is different from the first hash function and the second hash function. A lookup table is searched using the first hash value and the second hash value to determine an offset for the lookup key. Then, a forwarding table is searched using the third hash value and the offset determined for the lookup key to select a forwarding entry corresponding to the lookup key. The packet is forwarded to one or more ports of the network device based on the selected forwarding entry. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301395 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SYNCHRONIZING MSS AND PMTU IN NCORE AND CLUSTER SYSTEMS - Systems and methods of propagating maximum segment size and path maximum transmission unit of network paths between an intermediary device of a cluster with a plurality of destinations are described. A first core of a node including multiple cores and intermediary to a client and a plurality of servers may receive a response to a packet transmitted to a destination indicating that the packet has a size greater than a MTU of a network path between the node and a destination. The first core identifies the MTU of the network path and determines that the identified MTU is different than an MTU used by the first core. The first core replaces the MTU stored in an entry corresponding to the destination in a PMTU table maintained with the identified MTU. The first core transmits, to other cores of the node, the identified MTU to update each core's PMTU table. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301396 | METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK, METHOD FOR PACKET FORWARDING, AND GATEWAY APPARATUS USING THE METHODS - Disclosed are a method for constructing a virtual private network, a method for packet forwarding, and a gateway apparatus using the methods. A method for constructing a virtual private network, according to an example embodiment of the present invention, may comprise receiving a first tunnel connection request from the lower gateway, and transmitting a permission message for the first tunnel connection request to the lower gateway; transmitting a second tunnel connection request to the upper gateway, and receiving a permission message for the second tunnel connection request from the upper gateway; and generating a second tunnel, and storing information about the second tunnel in a tunnel routing table. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301397 | FLOW IDENTIFICATION METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present invention include a flow identification method, device, and system. In the system for implementing the flow identification method, a switching device acquires an enhanced flow table entry matching tunnel encapsulation, where the enhanced flow table entry matching the tunnel encapsulation includes an identifier of the tunnel encapsulation and a flow-table-field matching the tunnel encapsulation; and the switching device identifies, according to the enhanced flow table entry matching the tunnel encapsulation, a data packet that has undergone tunnel encapsulation processing. By adopting the technical solutions disclosed in the embodiments of the present invention, packet content that has undergone the tunnel encapsulation processing and is in the data packet may be identified. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301398 | SWITCHING ARCHITECTURE WITH PACKET ENCAPSULATION - The invention includes, among other things, a system for passing TDM traffic through a packet switch. In one embodiment, the system includes a packet switch that has a plurality of data ports and is capable of routing FSDU packets between the plurality of data ports. A TDM encapsulation circuit process a TDM data flow that is incoming to the switch. A circuit demultiplexer processes the incoming data flow to buffer data associated with different TDM circuits into different buffer locations. A timer monitors the amount of time available to fill the FSDU, and when the time period reaches the frame boundary, an FSDU generator generates an FSDU that is filled with data associated with the TDM circuits. Header information is added for allowing the packet switch to route the generated FSDU to a port associated with the respective TDM circuit. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301399 | Transmission of Data Within a Communications Network - The invention relates to methods for providing a network element | 2014-10-09 |
20140301400 | TRAIN INFORMATION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND TRAIN INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD - A train information management apparatus includes a first system central device that generates first train control information for a car-mounted device in every predetermined period and a second system central device that generates second train control information starting from the time at which the time obtained by multiplying the predetermined period with 1/2 has elapsed from the time point when the first train control information is transmitted. The first system central device generates a first packet every time the first train control information is generated and alternately transmits a first packet to a first system trunk transmission line and a second system trunk transmission line. The second system central device generates and transmits a second packet almost in the same manner except that the second packet is transmitted to a trunk transmission line on the opposite side of the trunk transmission line to which the first packet was transmitted. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301401 | PROVIDING AGGREGATION LINK GROUPS IN LOGICAL NETWORK DEVICE - A control plane of a logical network device creates a service link aggregation group and adds one port from each member network device to the service link aggregation group. The logical network device includes member network devices and each port connects the logical network device to the same neighbor device. When a port of the logical network device receives a message with an unknown source address, the control plane determines if the receiving port is in any service link aggregation group. After determining the receiving port is in the service link aggregation group, the control plane configures a data plane of the logical network device with mappings between the address and the ports in the service link aggregation group. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301402 | FCoE VN_Port Virtualizer - An FCoE VN_Port virtualizer where VF_Ports are used to connect downstream to host and target VN_Ports and a VN_Port is used to connect upstream to further FCoE VN_Port virtualizers or to an FCF. An alternate embodiment uses an Ethernet Fabric for an additional purpose. The Ethernet Fabric devices all act as FCoE VN_Port virtualizers, so that the Ethernet Fabric itself is considered a virtual FCoE VN_Port virtualizer. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301403 | NODE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PATH SWITCHING CONTROL IN A RING NETWORK - A node device and a method for path switching control in the same are provided that can achieve easier network maintenance, reduced loads on the network, and faster path switching in the event of a failure. A node device includes a storage section for storing a forwarding table (FDB) and a management table (RDB), wherein the forwarding table associates a destination node device of forwarded data with an address of the destination node device on the ring network, wherein the management table associates the destination node device with port information on a port to be used for forwarding data to the destination node device; and a control section for updating an association of the destination node device with the port information in the management table without changing the forwarding table when a transfer path of the forwarded data is changed. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301404 | EXPANDING MEMBER PORTS OF A LINK AGGREGATION GROUP BETWEEN CLUSTERS - According to an example, in a method and an apparatus for expanding member ports of a link aggregation group between clusters, each apparatus in a cluster receives a port joining link aggregation group message sent by a master control board on a master apparatus in the cluster. In response to an apparatus determining that a newly joined port is a port on the apparatus itself and also is the first member port in the link aggregation group of the cluster, the newly joined port is associated with the link aggregation group. By applying the method and the apparatus for expanding member ports of a link aggregation group between clusters in this manner, according to an example, the number of member links in the link aggregation group between clusters is able to be increased, and the robustness of the network interconnection between clusters is also able to be enhanced. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301405 | HIGH SPEED RING/BUS - A data communication bus and method of operation thereof, including a plurality of nodes connected to a respective plurality of media segments. A typical node includes an output port coupled to a media segment that it exclusively controls. And an input port coupled to a media segment that is exclusively controlled by another node of the bus. Each media segment typically includes a plurality of high speed data channels such as electrical transmission lines. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301406 | Method and System for Associating a Device with a Gateway - The present invention concerns a method and system for associating a device with a gateway, said gateway being designed to communicate firstly with the device via a communication network and secondly with another device referred to as the server. The method comprises a step of sending, by the server and to the gateway, of an authorisation so that a device may be associated with this gateway. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301407 | METHOD FOR PERFORMING PROTOCOL TRANSLATION IN A NETWORK SWITCH - A system and method are disclosed for processing a packet. Processing the packet comprises receiving the packet; translating the packet from a first protocol-specific format to a canonical packet format; translating the packet from the canonical packet format to a second protocol-specific format; and forwarding the packet. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301408 | Conversion Device and Communication Network Having a Conversion Device - A conversion device is designed for converting message units of a first communications protocol, which are received by the conversion device on the input side, to container messages of a second communications protocol. A predefined maximal dwell duration in the conversion device is assigned to each message unit. The conversion device is designed for assigning message units with an identical recipient address received on the input side to a container message for the respective recipient address, and to forward the respective container message when the maximal dwell duration of one of the message units assigned to it has expired or a predefined maximal data volume is assigned to the respective container message, induced by the message units assigned to it. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301409 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AVOIDING HIDDEN NODE COLLISIONS IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - Method and apparatus for avoiding hidden node collisions in a communication network. A network communication device includes a packet transmitter. The packet transmitter is configured to subdivide a packet to be transmitted via a communication network into a plurality of segments based on the packet exceeding a predetermined maximum size, and to sequentially transmit the segments via the communication network. The packet transmitter is also configured to construct an acknowledgement packet responsive to reception of each segment of a packet received via the communication network. The acknowledgement packet includes a field indicating whether an additional segment of the packet is to be transmitted via the communication network. The packet transmitter is further configured to transmit the acknowledgement packet via the communication network. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301410 | LIST RANGE OPERATION DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK FRAME - A method begins by generating list range requests. A list range request includes a payload section and a protocol header section. The payload section includes a start slice name field regarding a start slice name of a slice name range; an end slice name field regarding an end slice name of the slice name range; and a maximum response count field regarding a maximum slice name response count. The protocol header includes a payload length field that represents a length of the payload section and an operation code field to indicate the list range request operation. The list range request includes a request to provide a list of slices names corresponding to stored encoded data slices associated with slice names within the slice name range. The method continues by sending the range requests to storage units of the DSN. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301411 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING MOBILE IP SERVICE THROUGH A NETWORK ADDRESS TRANSLATION GATEWAY - Method and apparatus for providing Mobile internet protocol (IP) service through a network address translation gateway. In one example, a gateway between a local area network (LAN) and a wide area network (WAN) is provided. A foreign agent (FA) module is configured to advertise a care-of address (CoA) on the LAN and process registration and mobile IP communication traffic on the LAN and the WAN side of the gateway. A control module is configured to identify the registration and the mobile IP communication traffic on the LAN and the WAN. The control module sends mobile IP traffic to the FA and other traffic to a network address translation (NAT) module. In this manner, network address translation of mobile IP traffic is advantageously omitted. This allows the IP-in-IP tunnels used by mobile IP to pass through the gateway. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301412 | METHOD OF CREATING PREAMBLE, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING FRAME BOUNDARY - A method and apparatus of detecting a frame boundary by using a preamble are provided. The method includes delaying the preamble by a predetermined length of time, wherein the preamble includes an LTF and a code of the (n+1)th one of 2n sync sequences of the LTF is the inverse of a code of the last one of the sync sequences of STF; calculating a correlation value between the preamble and the delayed preamble; and detecting a frame boundary by comparing the correlation value with a threshold correlation value. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301413 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AN ANALOG CROSSBAR ARCHITECTURE - Methods and systems for an analog crossbar may comprise, in a wireless device comprising a receiver path with an analog crossbar: receiving a digital signal comprising a plurality of channels; amplifying the received signal; converting the amplified signal to an analog signal; separating the analog signal into a plurality of separate channels; routing the plurality of separate channels to desired signal paths utilizing the analog crossbar; and converting the routed plurality of separate channels to a plurality of digital signals. The analog crossbar may comprise an array of complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) transistors. The analog crossbar may comprise a plurality of differential pair signal lines, and a plurality of single-ended signal lines. The received signal may be amplified utilizing a low-noise amplifier (LNA), where a gain level of the LNA may be configurable. The analog signal may be separated into separate channels using a channelizer. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301414 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING COHERENT SMITH-PURCELL RADIATION - The invention relates to a device ( | 2014-10-09 |
20140301415 | SURFACE-MICROMACHINED MICRO-MAGNETIC UNDULATOR - Various embodiments of undulators, methods of fabricating undulators, and systems incorporating undulators are described. Certain embodiments provide a compact, electromagnetic undulator. The undulator may comprise a substrate and one or more electromagnets, which may be formed on the substrate. Certain embodiments have a period not greater than about 5 mm. The undulator may be operatively coupled with a particle accelerator to provide a free electron laser system. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301416 | Monolithically Integrated Tunable Semiconductor Laser - A monolithically integrated, tunable semiconductor laser with an optical waveguide, comprising epitaxial layers on a substrate and having first and second reflectors bounding an optical gain section and a non-driven region, wherein at least one of the reflectors is a distributed Bragg reflector section configured to have a tunable reflection spectrum, wherein control electrodes are provided to at least the optical gain section, and the distributed Bragg reflector section, and wherein the non-driven region has a length of at least 100 μm, is without an electrical contact directly contacting onto the epitaxially grown side of the non-driven region, and the non-driven region is without a reflective Bragg grating within the epitaxial layers of the non-driven region. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301417 | Pulsed, Internal Optical Mixer - Pulsed, coherent light is generated by optical mixing which takes place inside the resonator of a pulsed laser oscillator. One of the beams to be mixed is generated by the pulsed laser, and the other by a distinct, external laser oscillator. If the light from the external oscillator is modulated, that modulation will be transferred onto the light generated by the optical mixing. This enables modulated light at an expanded range of wavelengths. Using sum frequency generation, light for sodium excitation, such as for a guide star, can be generated with the optimal modulation of spectral and temporal properties. If the type of optical mixing is difference frequency generation, optical parametric amplifiers with improved efficiency and beam quality are enabled. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301418 | PHOTONIC CRYSTAL CAVITIES AND RELATED DEVICES AND METHODS - Photonic crystal cavities and related devices and methods are described. The described cavities can be used as lasers, photovoltaic sources, and single photon sources. The cavities can be both optically and electrically pumped. A fabrication process of the cavities is also described. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301419 | (Al,Ga,In)N DIODE LASER FABRICATED AT REDUCED TEMPERATURE - A method of fabricating an (Al,Ga,In)N laser diode, comprising depositing one or more III-N layers upon a growth substrate at a first temperature, depositing an indium containing laser core at a second temperature upon layers deposited at a first temperature, and performing all subsequent fabrication steps under conditions that inhibit degradation of the laser core, wherein the conditions are a substantially lower temperature than the second temperature. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301420 | SEMICONDUCTOR LASER - A semiconductor laser includes a semiconductor nanowire of a first conductivity type provided over a substrate, a light emitting layer provided around the semiconductor nanowire and insulated at an upper end and a lower end thereof, a cladding layer of a second conductivity type different from the first conductivity type, the cladding layer being provided at an outer periphery of the light emitting layer, a first electrode electrically coupled to an end portion of the semiconductor nanowire, a second electrode electrically coupled to an outer periphery of the cladding layer, a first reflection mirror provided at a one-end portion side of the semiconductor nanowire, and a second reflection mirror provided at the other end portion side of the semiconductor nanowire. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301421 | Flared Laser Oscillator Waveguide - A broad area semiconductor diode laser device includes a multimode high reflector facet, a partial reflector facet spaced from said multimode high reflector facet, and a flared current injection region extending and widening between the multimode high reflector facet and the partial reflector facet, wherein the ratio of a partial reflector facet width to a high reflector facet width is n:1, where n>1. The broad area semiconductor laser device is a flared laser oscillator waveguide delivering improved beam brightness and beam parameter product over conventional straight waveguide configurations. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301422 | MICROCRYSTAL LASER FOR GENERATING LASER PULSES - A microcrystal laser for generating laser pulses has a laser resonator which has a laser medium arranged between two mirrors; and an arrangement for stabilizing the optical path length is provided. The laser resonator has a saturable absorber medium for pulse generation. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301423 | METHOD FOR OPERATING ARC FURNACE - A material is melted in an arc furnace by a plasma arc produced by at least one electrode. The plasma arc is regulated by one or more additional substances which influence the plasma composition introduced into the plasma, increasing the efficiency and output of the arc furnace. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301424 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY - A method for measuring thermal conductivity of a material contains the now described steps. A heat pulse is applied to a front side of the material. The resulting time-dependent two-dimensional temperature field of the front side of the material is detected using an infrared detector. An isotherm is identified in the temperature field. First and second thermal conductivities of the material in first and second directions of the material are calculated on the basis of the shape of the isotherm and on the basis of first and second temperatures detected at one point of the front side of the material at two points in time. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301425 | Backstrike Detection System for Laser Drilling Thin Materials - In accordance with one aspect of the disclosure, a drill and detection system is disclosed. The system may include a drill and a thermal detector spaced apart from the drill. The drill may be directed in a first direction and the thermal detector may be directed in a second direction opposite the first direction. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301426 | TEMPERATURE ASSESSMENT USING DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF AN INSULATED CONDUCTOR HEATER WITH SELECTED ELECTRICAL INSULATION - A system for assessing one or more temperatures in an opening in a subsurface formation includes an electrical conductor and electrical insulation at least partially surrounding the electrical conductor. The electrical insulation includes magnesium oxide and a ferroelectric material. An electrically conductive sheath at least partially surrounds the electrical insulation. A profile of one or more dielectric properties of the electrical insulation along a length of the electrical insulation is assessed during use to assess a temperature profile with spatial resolution along the length of the electrical insulation. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301427 | DIFFERENTIAL ULTRA-WIDEBAND INDOOR POSITIONING METHOD - The differential ultra-wideband indoor positioning method provides differential positioning to increase the accuracy of ultra-wideband (UWB) based indoor position estimation. Knowledge about common errors can be learned by employment of a reference source, where the difference between its known and estimated position (differential operation in solution domain), or the difference between the known and measured ranges (differential operation in measurement domain), provides invaluable information to be utilized in reducing errors in estimating the position of the target source. Differential operation accuracy reaches far beyond the accuracy of the non-differential setting. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301428 | TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION OF MICROWAVE SIGNALS BROADCAST BY A SATELLITE WITH AN INTERACTIVE RETURN LINK USING A SPREAD SPECTRUM PROTOCOL - A transmission/reception installation for microwave radio signals, including a unit for transmission/reception including a receiver for receiving the electric signals from the conversion of radio signals received via a terrestrial or satellite link, referred to as forward-link signals, a demodulator for demodulating the electric signals using a first modulation/demodulation protocol, a modulator for modulating electric signals using a second modulation/demodulation protocol that is different than the first protocol, the second protocol being a spread-spectrum protocol, the modulator modulating the signals demodulated by the demodulator, and a converter for converting the electric signals modulated using a spread-spectrum protocol into radio signals that can be transmitted via a satellite link. The installation also includes one or more boxes including a modulator for modulating the electric signals using the first modulation/demodulation protocol, and a coaxial cable connecting the unit for transmission/reception to the boxes. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301429 | DATA PROCESSING METHODS PERFORMED BY UMTS-FDD DEVICE - A data processing method performed by a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System Frequency Division Duplexing (UMTS-FDD) device includes at least the following steps: generating a control frame and a data frame, wherein the data frame is spread according to a fixed spreading factor which is not greater than a minimum spreading factor prescribed in a UMTS-FDD Release 99 specification, and the control frame includes a transport format combination indicator (TFCI) data; and transmitting the control frames through an uplink dedicated physical control channel (UL DPCCH) and transmitting the data frames through an uplink dedicated physical data channel (UP DPDCH). | 2014-10-09 |
20140301430 | Code Generating Apparatus, Reference Signal Generating Apparatus, and Methods Thereof - A code generating apparatus, demodulation reference signal generating apparatus, and methods thereof. The demodulation reference signal generator includes generating a non-correlation sequence for RS of a first resource block; spreading spectrums of elements in the non-correlation sequence for RS to be mapped to a first frequency resource of the first resource block, by using a first group of codes; second spreading spectrums of elements in the non-correlation sequence for RS to be mapped to a second frequency resource of the first resource block, by using a second group of Codes; the first and second frequency resources are adjacent frequency resources in frequency resource elements used for RS transmission in the first resource block, and the first and second groups of Codes are mirrors in column to each other; and mapping the spectrum-spread elements to the first and second frequency resources, respectively. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301431 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHANNEL MITIGATION USING PER-TONE SPREADING IN SINGLE CARRIER BLOCK TRANSMISSIONS - A method of per-tone spreading in single carrier block transmissions, includes generating a block of modulated symbols, and performing the per-tone spreading on the block of the modulated symbols. Also, a transmitter configured to perform per-tone spreading in single carrier block transmissions, includes a modulator configured to generate a block of modulated symbols, and a spreader configured to perform the per-tone spreading on the block of the modulated symbols. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301432 | CONTROL DEVICE HAVING A DIGITAL INTERFACE - A control device and a transceiver unit are presented. The control device encompasses at least one microcontroller and a digital interface, the digital interface encompassing a transceiver unit and at least one interface controller, the control device being designed selectably for a first mode in which the at least one interface controller communicates via an interface with the microcontroller, or for a second mode in which the at least one interface controller is integrated into the microcontroller. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301433 | FAR-END CROSSTALK CANCELING METHOD AND DEVICE - A method for remote crosstalk cancellation, includes: the combination transmitting signal is performed a pre-coding of crosstalk cancellation in the manner of self-adapting filtering, the self-adapting changes of the filtering parameters are guided correctly with the influence of the crosstalk component in the received signals which is reflected indirectly by relevant values of the noise statistic reported by the receiver. A corresponding device for remote crosstalk cancellation is provided. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301434 | TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, RECEPTION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, CIRCUIT APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A communication apparatus, method, and system that reduce adverse effects caused by coupling between a transmission apparatus and a reception apparatus. The transmission apparatus includes a monitoring section that monitors an index value for a total amount of bias of a signal level in signals, a symbol identifying section that identifies a target symbol to be changed in a transmission symbol sequence comprising the signals, based on the index value for the total amount of bias of the signal level, a symbol position changing section that changes a position of the target symbol to a position of a signal point serving to reduce the bias of the signal level, and a transmission section that transmits signals included in the changed transmission symbol sequence to a reception apparatus. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301435 | Communications System - A communications system comprising a signal transmission arrangement for outputting a first signal for transmission, a first controller operable to control transmission of the first signal such that the transmitted signal takes a pulsed form including a plurality of first periods in which the first signal is transmitted separated by second periods in which the first signal is not transmitted, a radio signal receiver arrangement including or forming a bandpass filter and arranged to receive a second signal, and a second controller operable such that during a plurality of third periods the second signal is processed by at least part of the radio receiver arrangement, the third periods being separated by fourth periods in which the radio receiver arrangement does not process the second signal, wherein the first and second controllers are synchronised such that the second periods are synchronised with the third periods, at the radio signal receiver arrangement, such that the pulsed signal received by the receiver arrangement is reconstituted in the bandpass filter into a continuous signal, free or substantially free of interference from the first signal. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301436 | CROSS-LAYER ALIGNMENT IN MULTI-LAYER VIDEO CODING - An apparatus for coding video information according to certain aspects includes a memory unit and a video processor in communication with the memory unit. The video processor is configured to identify a first picture included in the first set of pictures, wherein pictures within the first set of pictures having an output position after the output position of the first picture also have a decoding position after the decoding position of the first picture. The video processor is further configured to identify a second picture included in the second set of pictures, wherein pictures within the second set of pictures having an output position after the output position of the second pictures also have a decoding position after the decoding position of the second picture. The video processor is also configured to code the identified first picture and the identified second picture via one syntax element into one access unit. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301437 | PICTURE ALIGNMENTS IN MULTI-LAYER VIDEO CODING - A video encoder generates an encoded video bitstream comprising a plurality of layers. At least one access unit of the encoded video bitstream includes one or more Instantaneous Decoding Refresh (IDR) pictures and one or more non-IDR pictures. The IDR pictures include only slices that are decoded using intra prediction only. The video encoder outputs the encoded video bitstream. A video decoder decodes the encoded video bitstream. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301438 | SAMPLE ADAPTIVE OFFSET SCALING BASED ON BIT-DEPTH - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for sample adaptive offset (SAO) scaling. For example, the apparatus may include a processor configured to determine an offset value for an SAO filter applied to video data to improve reconstruction of signal amplitudes in the video data. The processor may be further configured to determine a first value indicative of a bit depth and a second value indicative of a scale factor for the video data, to provide a scaled offset value based on applying the scale factor to the offset value, and to scale at least one color component of the video data according to the scaled offset value. The processor may also be configured to identify an edge offset category for a scaled group of neighboring pixel values, and to adjust the SAO filter based on the identified edge offset category. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301439 | CROSS-LAYER POC ALIGNMENT FOR MULTI-LAYER BITSTREAMS THAT MAY INCLUDE NON-ALIGNED IRAP PICTURES - In one example, a video coder is configured to code a value for a syntax element indicating whether at least a portion of a picture order count (POC) value of a picture is to be reset to a value of zero, when the value for the syntax element indicates that the portion of the POC value is to be reset to the value of zero, reset at least the portion of the POC value such that the portion of the POC value is equal to zero, and code video data using the reset POC value. Coding video data using the reset POC value may include inter-predicting a block of a subsequent picture relative to the picture, where the block may include a motion parameter that identifies the picture using the reset POC value. The block may be coded using temporal inter-prediction or inter-layer prediction. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301440 | SIGNALING FOR ADDITION OR REMOVAL OF LAYERS IN VIDEO CODING - In one embodiment, a method determines an encoded plurality of layers for a scalable video stream for a video where each of the plurality of layers includes a respective layer parameter setting. An additional layer for the plurality of layers is determined where the additional layer enhances a base layer in the plurality of layers and the respective layer parameter settings for the encoded plurality of layers do not take into account the additional layer. The method then determines an additional layer parameter setting for the additional layer. The additional layer parameter setting specifies a relationship between the additional layer and at least a portion of the plurality of layers where the additional layer parameter setting is used to decode the additional layer and the at least a portion of the plurality of layers. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301441 | NON-ENTROPY ENCODED SET OF PROFILE, TIER, AND LEVEL SYNTAX STRUCTURES - Systems, methods, and devices for coding multilayer video data are disclosed that may include, encoding, decoding, transmitting, or receiving a non-entropy encoded set of profile, tier, and level syntax structures, potentially at a position within a video parameter set (VPS) extension. The systems, methods, and devices may refer to one of the profile, tier, and level syntax structures for each of a plurality of output layer sets. The systems, methods, and devices may encode or decode video data of one of the output layer sets based on information from the profile, tier, and level syntax structure referred to for the output layer set. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301442 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR USING SYNTAX FOR THE CODED_BLOCK_FLAG SYNTAX ELEMENT AND THE CODED_BLOCK_PATTERN SYNTAX ELEMENT FOR THE CAVLC 4:4:4 INTRA, HIGH 4:4:4 INTRA, AND HIGH 4:4:4 PREDICTIVE PROFILES IN MPEG-4 AVC HIGH LEVEL CODING - There are provided methods and apparatus for using syntax for the coded_block_flag syntax element for the CAVLC 4:4:4 Intra, High 4:4:4 Intra, and High 4:4:4 Predictive profiles in MPEG-4 AVC high level coding. An apparatus includes an encoder ( | 2014-10-09 |
20140301443 | IMAGE DECODING METHOD, IMAGE CODING METHOD, IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS, IMAGE CODING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE CODING AND DECODING APPARATUS - The image coding method includes: determining a context for a current block to be processed, from among a plurality of contexts; and performing arithmetic coding on the control parameter for the current block to generate a bitstream corresponding to the current block, wherein in the determining: the context is determined under a condition that control parameters of neighboring blocks of the current block are used, when the signal type is a first type, the neighboring blocks being a left block and an upper block of the current block; and the context is determined under a condition that the control parameter of the upper block is not used, when the signal type is a second type, and the second type is one of “mvd_l0” and “mvd_l1”. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301444 | IMAGE DECODING METHOD, IMAGE CODING METHOD, IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS, IMAGE CODING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE CODING AND DECODING APPARATUS - The image coding method includes: determining a context in a current block in the image, from among a plurality of contexts; and performing arithmetic coding on the control parameter for the current block to generate a bitstream corresponding to the current block, wherein in the determining: the context is determined under a condition that control parameters of neighboring blocks of the current block are used, when the signal type is a first type, the neighboring blocks being a left block and an upper block of the current block; and the context is determined under a condition that the control parameter of the upper block is not used, when the signal type is a second type, and the second type is (i) “merge_flag”, (ii) “ref_idx_l0” or “ref_idx_l1”, (iii) “inter_pred_flag”, (iv) “mvd_l0” or “mvd_l1”, (v) “no_residual_data_flag”, (vi) “intra_chroma_pred_mode”, (vii) “cbf_luma”, and (viii) “cbf_cb” or “cbf_cr”. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301445 | IMAGE DECODING METHOD AND IMAGE CODING METHOD - An image decoding method is an image decoding method of decoding coded image data, including selecting, based on a type of a decoding target signal, an arithmetic decoding method that is used to decode the decoding target signal, from among a plurality of arithmetic decoding methods that include: a first arithmetic decoding method which is performed based on a symbol occurrence probability obtained according to a context, and which involves update of the symbol occurrence probability according to a decoding symbol; and a second arithmetic decoding method which is performed based on a symbol occurrence probability obtained according to a context, and which maintains the symbol occurrence probability that is other than 50%. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301446 | MOTION VECTOR CODING APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR CODING MOTION VECTOR, MOTION VECTOR DECODING APPARATUS, AND METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR DECODING MOTION VECTOR - According to exemplary embodiments of the present invention, references to a motion vector in a neighboring block of an enhancement layer or in a block of a previously coded picture, and a motion vector of a base layer are equally handled. Accordingly, a motion_prediction_flag with identification information can be integrated for further improved coding efficiency. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301447 | METHODS FOR RECONSTRUCTING AN ENCODED VIDEO AT A BIT-DEPTH LOWER THAN AT WHICH IT WAS ENCODED - Methods are provided for reconstructing d-bit samples from coefficients, in an encoded video bit-stream, that had been encoded based on source samples having a bit-depth D, where D>d. A residual process, including inverse-quantization and inverse-transformation processes, is applied to the coefficients to compute (d+1)-bit residual samples. Then a prediction process, including clipping intermediate samples, is applied to the residual samples to compute d-bit reconstructed samples. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301448 | METHODS FOR RECONSTRUCTING AN ENCODED VIDEO AT A BIT-DEPTH LOWER THAN AT WHICH IT WAS ENCODED - Methods are provided for reconstructing d-bit samples from coefficients, in an encoded video bit-stream, that had been encoded based on source samples having a bit-depth D, where D>d. A residual process, including inverse-quantization and inverse-transformation processes, is applied to the coefficients to compute (D+1)-bit residual samples. Then a prediction process, including (i) rounding and/or truncating intermediate samples and (ii) subsequently clipping intermediate samples, is applied to the residual samples to compute d-bit reconstructed samples. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301449 | METHOD OF DERIVING QUANTIZATION PARAMETER - Provided is a method that restores a differential quantization parameter of a current coding unit, generates a quantization parameter predictor of the current coding unit using one or two quantization parameters of a left quantization parameter, an above quantization parameter and a previous quantization parameter and generates a quantization parameter of the current coding unit using the differential quantization parameter and the quantization parameter predictor, wherein a minimum size of quantization unit is adjusted per picture. Therefore, the complexity of the encoding and decoding apparatus is reduced by adjusting the minimum size of the quantization unit. Also, coding efficiency is improved by encoding the quantization parameter using plurality quantization parameters and by signaling the minimum size of the quantization unit per picture. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301450 | INVERSE TRANSFORMATION METHOD FOR CLIPPING DATA OF INVERSE QUANTIZATION, INVERSE TRANSFORMATION DURING VIDEO DECODING STEP, AND DEVICE THEREFOR - Provided are video encoding and video decoding for performing clipping on data during inverse quantization and inverse transformation according to blocks. An inverse transformation method includes: receiving quantized transformation coefficients of a current block; clipping transformation coefficients generated by inverse-quantizing the quantized transformation coefficients to a range of a first maximum value and a first minimum value that are determined based on a size of the current block; clipping intermediate data generated by performing first inverse transformation on the clipped transformation coefficients by using a first inverse transformation matrix to a range of a second maximum value and a second minimum value that are determined based on the size of the current block and in internal bit depth; and performing second inverse transformation on the clipped intermediate data by using a second inverse transformation matrix. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301451 | NAL UNIT TYPE RESTRICTIONS - A system for encoding and/or decoding video that include NAL unit types. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301452 | MARKING PICTURES FOR INTER-LAYER PREDICTION - A method for video coding is described. Signaling of a maximum number of sub-layers for inter-layer prediction is obtained. A sub-layer non-reference picture is also obtained. It is determined whether a value of a temporal identifier of the sub-layer non-reference picture is greater than the maximum number of sub-layers for inter-layer prediction minus 1. The sub-layer non-reference picture is marked as “unused for reference” if the value of the temporal identifier of the sub-layer non-reference picture is greater than the maximum number of sub-layers for inter-layer prediction minus 1. In some cases a sub-layer non-reference picture is also obtained. It is determined whether a value of a temporal identifier of the sub-layer non-reference picture is greater than the maximum number of sub-layers for inter-layer prediction. The sub-layer non-reference picture is marked as “unused for reference” if the value of the temporal identifier of the sub-layer non-reference picture is greater than the maximum number of sub-layers for inter-layer prediction. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301453 | DECODING OF INTER-LAYER REFERENCE PICTURE SET AND REFERENCE PICTURE LIST CONSTRUCTION - A method for video coding is described. Signaling of a maximum number of sub-layers for inter-layer prediction is obtained. A sub-layer non-reference picture is also obtained. It is determined whether a value of a temporal identifier of the sub-layer non-reference picture is greater than the maximum number of sub-layers for inter-layer prediction minus 1. The sub-layer non-reference picture is marked as “unused for reference” if the value of the temporal identifier of the sub-layer non-reference picture is greater than the maximum number of sub-layers for inter-layer prediction minus 1. In some cases a sub-layer non-reference picture is also obtained. It is determined whether a value of a temporal identifier of the sub-layer non-reference picture is greater than the maximum number of sub-layers for inter-layer prediction. The sub-layer non-reference picture is marked as “unused for reference” if the value of the temporal identifier of the sub-layer non-reference picture is greater than the maximum number of sub-layers for inter-layer prediction. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301454 | DEPTH CODING MODES SIGNALING OF DEPTH DATA FOR 3D-HEVC - Techniques are described for encoding and decoding depth data for three-dimensional (3D) video data represented in a multiview plus depth format using depth coding modes that are different than high-efficiency video coding (HEVC) coding modes. Examples of additional depth intra coding modes available in a 3D-HEVC process include at least two of a Depth Modeling Mode (DMM), a Simplified Depth Coding (SDC) mode, and a Chain Coding Mode (CCM). In addition, an example of an additional depth inter coding mode includes an Inter SDC mode. In one example, the techniques include signaling depth intra coding modes used to code depth data for 3D video data in a depth modeling table that is separate from the HEVC syntax. In another example, the techniques of this disclosure include unifying signaling of residual information of depth data for 3D video data across two or more of the depth coding modes. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301455 | ENCODING/DECODING DEVICE AND METHOD USING VIRTUAL VIEW SYNTHESIS AND PREDICTION - The present invention relates to an encoding/decoding device and method using view synthesis and prediction. The encoding device may synthesize images corresponding to the surrounding views of a current view, encode current blocks that are included in the images of the current view, and apply a skip mode and a residual signal encoding technique. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301456 | INTER-LAYER PICTURE SIGNALING AND RELATED PROCESSES - In one implementation, an apparatus is provided for encoding or decoding video information. The apparatus comprises a memory configured to store inter-layer reference pictures associated with a current picture that is being coded. The apparatus further comprises a processor operationally coupled to the memory. In one embodiment, the processor is configured to indicate a number of inter-layer reference pictures to use to predict the current picture using inter-layer prediction. The processor is also configured to indicate which of the inter-layer reference pictures to use to predict the current picture using inter-layer prediction. The processor is also configured to determine an inter-layer reference picture set associated with the current picture using the indication of the number of inter-layer reference pictures and the indication of which of the inter-layer reference pictures to use to predict the current picture using inter-layer prediction. | 2014-10-09 |