43rd week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 80 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150304610 | Conference Television Terminal, Method And Related Device For Automatic Restoring Same - A conference television terminal, method and related device for automatic control recovery thereof are disclosed. In the conference television terminal, a master device is configured to connect the conference television terminal to a conference; a main control device is configured to update configuration information synchronously with the master device when the conference television terminal is in a normal operation process, and to generate and transmit a control command when the master device fails; and a slave device is configured to receive the control command and connect the conference television terminal to the conference according to the control command. Embodiments of the present document enable automatically recovering the conference in a case that the master device of the conference television terminal fails in the process that normal sessions of other terminals are not affected. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304611 | COMMODITY PROMOTION SYSTEM AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM THEREFOR - A commodity promotion system includes output unit that presents a customer with information, commodity presence/absence determination unit that determines presence or absence of the target article on the basis of signal strength information of the RF tag, commodity information storage unit that stores commodity information list in which the tag information of the RF tag, commodity presence/absence information indicating presence or absence of the target article, output unit ID information of the output unit, and output information indicating information to be presented are associated with one another, and commodity pickup determination unit that detects that the target article has changed from a presence state to an absence state, on the basis of a determination result of the presence or absence of the target article and the commodity presence/absence information in the commodity information list and outputs the output information associated with the tag information to the output unit. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304612 | MULTI-SENSOR MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods may be provided for monitoring electrical equipment. A system may include a camera having an ultraviolet light imaging module, an infrared light imaging module, a visible light imaging module, and a processor that combines image data from one or more of the imaging modules. The processor may detect anomalies such as hot spots, corona discharges or failures in the electrical equipment based on the image data. The system may include motion control components that move the camera with respect to the electrical equipment during monitoring operations. The motion control components may include components of a manned or unmanned vehicle that incorporates the camera. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304613 | CAMERA WITH A LENS CONNECTOR - Methods and systems are described for using a video camera. According to at least one embodiment, a camera assembly for recording video footage includes a lens connector with a lens attached to a first end and a camera body connector on a second end. Further, the lens connector has a length that separates the video lens a distance from a camera body when the lens connector is attached to camera body and also housing at least one cable capable of transmitting a video signal recorded by the lens from the lens to the camera body. Also, the camera body has a power module and a communication module to communicate with a remote control unit. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304614 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND TELEVISION DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device | 2015-10-22 |
20150304615 | PROJECTION CONTROL APPARATUS AND PROJECTION CONTROL METHOD - A projection control apparatus, method and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium are disclosed. A projection control apparatus may include a memory storing instructions; and one or more processors configured to process the instructions to: cause a projection apparatus to project an image; detect a user operation; control the projection apparatus to change projection parameters upon detecting a first user operation; and control the one or more processors to change the image without changing the projection parameters upon detecting a second user operation. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304616 | MEASURING APPARATUS AND MEASURING METHOD - Provided is a phase shift amount measuring apparatus and method capable of measuring a phase shift amount and a transmittance of a phase shift mask in one measurement step by using a miniaturized monitor pattern. The phase shift amount and transmittance of the monitor pattern are simultaneously measured using a shearing interferometer. The phase shift amount is obtained from a phase difference of interference light between light passing through the monitor pattern and light passing through a non-pattern area. The transmittance of the monitor pattern is obtained using an amplitude of interference light between light passing through the monitor pattern and light passing through the non-pattern area and an amplitude of interference light between light beams passing through the non-pattern area. The use of common interference images in measuring the phase shift amount and transmittance enables measurement of both the phase shift amount and the transmittance in one measurement operation. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304617 | SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING DISTORTION CORRECTION AND CALIBRATION USING PATTERN PROJECTION, AND METHOD USING THE SAME - Disclosed are a system and method for performing distortion correction and calibration using a pattern projected by a projector. The system for performing distortion correction and calibration includes a projector that projects a pattern, at least one camera that generates a photographed pattern image by photographing an image onto which the pattern is projected, and an image processing device that calculates a calibration parameter by comparing an original pattern image projected by the projector and the photographed pattern image. Thus, it is possible to obtain an accurate depth image by easily utilizing an image for the pattern projected by the projector. In addition, when obtaining the depth image, the calibration parameter for correcting image distortion according to camera lens and a calibration state of cameras may be efficiently obtained using the pattern projected by the projector. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304618 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - A device includes a processor configured to execute a process including extracting a pixel value of each of a plurality of areas of a same color that are arranged at different positions on a color chart that is captured in an image, and specifying by using the extracted pixel values of the areas and arrangement positions of the areas of the same color an area that has a pixel value that corresponds to a function that expresses fluctuation of pixel values according to a position due to non-uniformity of an illumination environment that fluctuates the pixel values at a constant rate in one direction, and correcting a pixel value of a correction target area between the areas of the same color according to the pixel value of the specified area. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304619 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR RECORDING IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - An image processing device provided with: a white balance correcting section multiplying image data by a white balance gain for each color component; a color difference calculating section calculating color difference components of the image data after the white balance correction, for each pixel; and a color difference correcting section setting a color difference correction range wider as the white balance gain is larger, and, when all the color difference components of a processing target pixel are within the set color difference correction range, performing color difference correction processing for reducing the color difference components of the processing target pixel. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304620 | Color Calibration and Use of Multi-LED Flash Modules - Systems, methods, and computer readable media to identify the operating characteristics of a multi-LED flash module for use with a image capture device are described. Flash modules having multiple LEDs have been found to exhibit large module-to-module variation in the light spectrum they emit. It has been determined that such variations make defining a “golden module” impractical. To overcome this and other issues, techniques to characterize the operational behavior of a flash module having multiple LEDs using easily obtained measurements are disclosed. Such characterizations permit the characterization of each flash module to account for the particular lighting capability of its specific LEDs during image capture operations. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304621 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TIME-SHIFTED PROGRAM VIEWING - A system and method for time-shifted viewing of broadcast television programs is disclosed. Simultaneous recording and playback are provided by using buffer storage as the source and destination of compressed or uncompressed digital video/audio programs. Full VCR-like control is provided for all playback within the buffer storage. Playback and control of recorded programs may be initiated by the user at any time after initiation of the broadcast program with simultaneous continuous recording of the ongoing live broadcast. Larger archival storage and removable is also provided for storing and building a library of programs. Viewer playback control data may be stored as part of the program or used as edit points prior to archival. Numerous options are provided for features such as continuous automatic recording in a circular buffer fashion, program archival, editing, Internet interfaces, multiple-channel recording and more. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304622 | IMAGE STORAGE APPARATUS, IMAGE REPRODUCING APPARATUS, MEHOD OF STORING IMAGE, METHOD OF REPRODUCING AN IMAGE, RECORDING MEDIUM AND PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS - An image storage apparatus, an image reproducing apparatus, a method of storing an image, a method of reproducing an image, a storage medium and a photographing apparatus are provided. The image storage apparatus records link information of a contents file within a moving image file and stores the linked moving image file. Accordingly, a user can select the moving image file to be displayed together with the linked contents file on one screen when the user reproduces the moving image file. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304623 | THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF PROCESSING THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGES - A 3D image display device includes a display unit including a display panel and an optical panel located at a front side of the display panel and changing a path of light. A controller is configured to generate a signal for controlling the display unit. The controller includes an image signal processor which generates an input image signal based on image information containing 2D image information and depth information. The image signal processor generates a 3D image signal based on the 2D image information and the depth information. The image signal processor extracts a low-depth area having a small depth and generates a 2D image signal corresponding to the low-depth area. The display unit displays the low-depth area by a 2D image. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304624 | Optimal depth mapping - A method for providing optimal correction to depth mapping between captured and displayed stereoscopic content. The solution is derived in a continuous form that can be implemented through CGI scaling techniques compatible with image rendering techniques. Similar correction can be implemented with variable depth-dependent camera separation and disparity re-mapping. The latter is applicable to correcting existing stereoscopic content. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304625 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing device includes a viewing environmental light information acquirer and a sense-of-depth parameter adjustment amount calculator to adjust a sense-of-depth parameter (i.e., a parameter related to binocular cues and/or monocular cues) according to environmental light in a viewing environment. The viewing environmental light information acquirer is configured to acquire viewing environmental light information that is information related to environmental light in a viewing environment of a display device. The sense-of-depth parameter adjustment amount calculator is configured to calculate an adjustment amount of a sense-of-depth parameter of monocular cues and/or binocular cues used when the display device displays an image represented by image data based on the viewing environmental light information and image auxiliary data. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304626 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM, DISPARITY CONVERSION DEVICE, DISPARITY CONVERSION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - To reduce burden of a viewer at the time of performing stereoscopic display by a stereoscopic display device and to show a stereoscopic image in a natural and comfortable manner. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304627 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR ESTIMATING AT LEAST ONE CROSS-CHANNEL COLOUR MAPPING MODEL FROM AN SET OF TUPLES OF CORRESPONDING COLOURS RELATIVE TO AT LEAST TWO IMAGES - The present invention generally relates to a method and arrangement for estimating said at least one cross-channel colour mapping model from a set of tuples of corresponding colours relative to at least two images. The method is characterised in that it uses processing means for:—selecting at least one intermediate tuple of corresponding colours from the set of tuples of corresponding colours by using at least one channel-wise colour mapping model, and—estimating said at least one cross-channel colour mapping model from said at least one intermediate selected tuple of corresponding colours. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304628 | SIGNALING BIT DEPTH VALUES FOR 3D COLOR PREDICTION FOR COLOR GAMUT SCALABILITY - Techniques are described for performing constrained three-dimensional (3D) color prediction for color gamut scalability in video coding. Color prediction techniques for color gamut scalability may be used by video coders to generate inter-layer reference pictures when a color gamut for a reference layer of video data is different than a color gamut for an enhancement layer of the video data, or when a bit depth of the reference layer is different than a bit depth of the enhancement layer. According to the techniques, a video coder may perform 3D color prediction with constrained bit depths of input and output color components of the 3D lookup table. According to further techniques, in the case of multiple layers, a video coder may perform 3D color prediction with constrained application to reference pictures in only one or more identified reference layers. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304629 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STEREOPHOTOGRAMMETRY - The invention is directed to a stereophotogrammetric system and method for generating 3D images. A stereophotogrammetric unit, having a plurality of cameras, is structured to capture a set of images of an object at different angles. A controller is communicably connected to the stereophotogrammetric unit, and is configured to facilitate the simultaneous triggering of the plurality of cameras through a synchronized trigger signal, such that the cameras will capture respective images of the object at the same time. A processing module is configured to generate 3D image from the set of images captured. The controller may further be configured to facilitate the sequential triggering of a plurality of stereophotogrammetric units, such that the object in motion may be captured at increased frames per second. The processing module may further be configured to link together the plurality of 3D images in sequence to then create a 4D image. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304630 | Depth Map Generation from a Monoscopic Image Based on Combined Depth Cues - A combined depth map is generated for a monoscopic image based on a weighted combination of a color depth map, a spatial depth map, and a motion depth map for the image, each describing the depth of pixels in the image relative to the image plane. The color depth map determines the depth of pixels according to their color, the spatial depth map determines the depth of pixels according to their location in the image, and the motion depth map determines the depth of pixels according to their motion in the image. Each of the depth maps is associated with a weight that is used to generate the weighted combination. The weights are adaptive to account for variation between different monoscopic images. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304631 | Apparatus for Generating Depth Image - An apparatus for generating depth image is provided, the apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure being configured to perform an accurate stereo matching even in a low light level by obtaining RGB images and/or IR images, and using the obtained RGB images and/or IR images to extraction of a depth image. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304632 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing method includes the steps of determining a first unnecessary component contained in each of a plurality of parallax images based on a plurality of pieces of relative difference information of the parallax images, generating a first image by reducing the first unnecessary component from the parallax images, generating a blurred image by adding blur to the first image, creating a mask based on the blurred image and the first image, and determining a second unnecessary component based on the first unnecessary component and the mask. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304633 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing method includes the steps of determining a first unnecessary component included in each of a plurality of parallax images based on a plurality of pieces of relative difference information of the parallax images (S | 2015-10-22 |
20150304634 | MAPPING AND TRACKING SYSTEM - LK-SURF, Robust Kalman Filter, HAR-SLAM, and Landmark Promotion SLAM methods are disclosed. LK-SURF is an image processing technique that combines Lucas-Kanade feature tracking with Speeded-Up Robust Features to perform spatial and temporal tracking using stereo images to produce 3D features can be tracked and identified. The Robust Kalman Filter is an extension of the Kalman Filter algorithm that improves the ability to remove erroneous observations using Principal Component Analysis and the X84 outlier rejection rule. Hierarchical Active Ripple SLAM is a new SLAM architecture that breaks the traditional state space of SLAM into a chain of smaller state spaces, allowing multiple tracked objects, multiple sensors, and multiple updates to occur in linear time with linear storage with respect to the number of tracked objects, landmarks, and estimated object locations. In Landmark Promotion SLAM, only reliable mapped landmarks are promoted through various layers of SLAM to generate larger maps. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304635 | Stereoscopic depth mapping - Provided is a method and apparatus for linear depth mapping. Linear depth mapping includes using algorithms to correct the distorted depth mapping of stereoscopic capture and display systems. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304636 | METHODS FOR END-USER PARALLAX ADJUSTMENT - A thermal imaging system having visible light and infrared camera modules can perform various methods for reducing parallax errors between captured visible light and infrared images. The system can perform a first calibration method, which can be manual or automatic, and can receive subsequent parallax refinement adjustments via a user interface. The parallax refinement adjustments may be stored in memory for future use. Systems can include an add-on lens capable of interfacing with the infrared camera module for producing modified infrared images. The system can perform methods to reduce parallax between modified infrared and visible light images, and can receive subsequent parallax refinement adjustments to further reduce parallax between the modified infrared and visible light images. The add-on lens parallax refinement data can be stored in memory of the camera memory of the lens for future use in parallax correction. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304637 | POLARIZATION INDEPENDENT OPTICAL SHUTTER USING CHOLESTERIC LIQUID CRYSTALS AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE ACQUISITION APPARATUS EMPLOYING THE SAME - Example embodiments relate to an optical shutter including a first polarization filter having a nanopore-cholesteric liquid crystal layer, which includes a cholesteric liquid crystal matrix and a plurality of liquid crystal nanopores embedded in the cholesteric liquid crystal matrix, and having a reflective wavelength band that varies according to electrical control, and a second polarization filter that is parallel to the first polarization filter, includes a nanopore-cholesteric liquid crystal layer, which includes a cholesteric liquid crystal matrix and a plurality of liquid crystal nanopores embedded in the cholesteric liquid crystal matrix, and has a reflective wavelength band that varies according to electrical control. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304638 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OBTAINING 3D IMAGE - The present invention provides an apparatus and a method for obtaining a 3D image. The apparatus for obtaining the 3D image, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises a light transmitting portion for emitting infrared ray (IR) structured light onto a recognized object; a light receiving portion comprising an RGB-IR sensor for receiving infrared rays and visible light reflected from the recognized object; a processor for obtaining 3D image information including depth information and a visible light image of the recognized object by using each of the infrared rays and the visible light, which are received by the light receiving portion; and a lighting portion for controlling a lighting cycle of the infrared ray (IR) structured light. Also, the present invention further comprises an image recovery portion for recovering a 3D image of the recognized object by using the 3D image information which is obtained by the processor, and a display portion for providing the recovered 3D image on a visual screen. The present invention, by means of the method and the apparatus, for obtaining the 3D image, can adaptively respond to the brightness of ambient light so as to eliminate interference by the RGB-IR sensor. As a result, more accurate 3D images can be obtained regardless of time or place of image capturing, such as night, day, a dark space, or a bright space. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304639 | LENTICULAR PRINT THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICING THE SAME - The invention provides a lenticular lens type three-dimensional image display device and a method of fabricating the device without a need for a clear plastic substrate transposed between the image and lenticular lenses. The device can be obtained by directly printing curable coatings onto the image, making them particularly well suited for volume production. The combination the image printing and application of curable coatings process can be joined together to conduct the single pass-process. The single pass-process allows for flexibility of the printing only selective areas of the substrate. Moreover, this process allows the device to be recyclable. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304640 | Managing 3D Edge Effects On Autostereoscopic Displays - 3D images may be represented by a sequence of received pairs of LE and RE frames. It is determined whether a frame comprising a floating window exists in a pair of LE and RE frames in the sequence of pairs of LE and RE frames. If so, depth information for one or more pixels in a plurality of pixels in a portion of the frame covered by the floating window is determined. Such depth information may be generated based on depth information extracted from one or more frames in one or more pairs of LE and RE frames in the sequence of pairs of LE and RE frames that are either previous or subsequent to the pair of LE and RE frames. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304641 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY METHOD - In a display control circuit ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150304642 | MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a first body and a second body detachably attached to each other; a first light source on the first body so as to provide light to the second body; a first filming unit, on the second body, for forming a first hologram by means of light supplied from the first light source. Thus more diverse holographic images can be produced by replacing the first body. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304643 | FAST-ACTING LOW VOLTAGE LIQUID CRYSTAL STEREO GLASSES - The invention relates to the field of optoelectronics and display technology and can be used in high speed stereoscopic glasses when working with any type of 3D display, designed to operate with active stereo glasses with standard (60-160 Hz), high (hundreds of Hz) and ultrahigh (several kilohertz) frame rate. According to the invention in optical shutters of high-speed stereo glasses a layer of the helix-free ferroelectric liquid crystal (FLC) with optimized physical parameters is used. The technical result is an increase of the optical contrast of FLC shutters, reducing the amplitude of the control voltage. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304644 | 3-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - Provided is a 3D image display apparatus, which configures a light path such that light sources radiated from at least two projection optical systems pass through any one point (or nodal point) formed before the imaging position and forms a viewing zone having at least two viewing points at each observation position. Thereby, fixing a ratio of a degree of overlap (crosstalk) between neighbor viewing zones according to each depth sense (or observation distance) behind the imaging position, establishing a 3D viewing environment suitable for an observer, and enabling the observer to view a multi-view and super multi-view image. In addition, by merging the adjacent viewing points within one viewing zone, it is possible to minimize an area in which the viewing zones are overlapped and uniformize the intensity of light representing an image. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304645 | Enhancing the Coupled Zone of a Stereoscopic Display - Systems and methods for enhancement of a coupled zone of a 3D stereoscopic display. The method may include determining a size and a shape of a coupled zone of a 3D stereoscopic display. The coupled zone may include a physical volume specified by the user's visual depth of field with respect to screen position of the 3D stereoscopic display and the user's point of view. Content may be displayed at a first position with a virtual 3D space and the first position may correspond to a position within the coupled zone. It may be determined that the content is not contained in the coupled zone or is within a specified distance from a boundary of the coupled zone and, in response, display of the content may be adjusted such that the content has a second position in the virtual 3D space that corresponds to another position within the coupled zone. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304646 | Three-Dimensional Display - The invention pertains to the display devices and can be used for displaying three-dimensional objects and scenes, particularly, in navigation, machine-aided drafting and engineering systems, for visualization of tomographic information and during complex operations in medicine, during modeling of three-dimensional problems in science and technology, in computer simulators and games, advertising, entertainment etc. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304647 | stereoscopic viewing apparatus and display synchronization - A stereoscopic viewing apparatus ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150304648 | Ensuring Imaging Subsystem Integrity in Camera Based Safety Systems - A method for testing an imaging subsystem of a system-on-a-chip (SOC) is provided that includes executing imaging subsystem test software instructions periodically on a processor of the SOC, receiving reference image data in the imaging subsystem responsive to the executing of the test software instructions, performing image signal processing on the reference image data by the imaging subsystem to generate processed reference image data, and using the processed reference image data by the test software instructions to verify whether or not the imaging subsystem is operating correctly. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304649 | DEVICE FOR MONITORING A VEHICLE ENVIRONMENT - A device for monitoring the vehicle environment includes: a first sensor for sensing the vehicle environment, the first sensor featuring a first sensing region; a second sensor for sensing the vehicle environment; and an evaluation unit. The second sensor for sensing the vehicle environment is situated within the first sensing region, and a diagnosis of the second sensor is achieved with the aid of the evaluation unit. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304650 | DETERMINATION METHOD AND DETERMINATION APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus includes an acquiring unit and a determining unit. For example, the acquiring unit acquires an imaging image captured by a camera mounted on a vehicle and registers the acquired imaging image in drive recorder information. When a vanishing point is detected from the imaging image, the determining unit determines that the imaging direction of the imaging device is normal such that the front of the vehicle is normally imaged. When the vanishing point is not detected from the acquired the imaging image, the determining unit determines that the imaging direction of the imaging device is abnormal such that the front of the vehicle is not normally imaged. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304651 | METHOD OF DETECTING TILT OF IMAGE CAPTURING DIRECTION AND APPARATUS OF DETECTING TILT OF IMAGE CAPTURING DIRECTION - An image processing device includes an acquisition unit, an extraction unit, and a detection unit. The acquisition unit acquires image data for each of frame numbers from a drive recorder or the like. The extraction unit extracts a plurality of straight lines from the image data on the basis of drive recorder information. The detection unit detects a tilt of an image capturing direction of a camera according to a magnitude of an angle between a vertical axis direction of the image data and the extracted plurality of lines. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304652 | DEVICE ORIENTATION CORRECTION METHOD FOR PANORAMA IMAGES - The invention relates to a method, comprising: providing orientation measurement data of a gyroscope and accelerometer for a device, performing a sensor fusion algorithm for provided orientation measurement data for determining a sensor-based estimate of orientation of the device, and performing a correction step, wherein an viewfinder image matching algorithm is performed for aligning viewfinder frames captured by a camera sensor of the device for determining an error of sensor-based estimate of orientation of the device. The invention further relates to an apparatus and a computer program product that perform the method. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304653 | MAPPING ELECTRICAL CROSSTALK IN PIXELATED SENSOR ARRAYS - The effects of inter pixel capacitance in a pixilated array may be measured by first resetting all pixels in the array to a first voltage, where a first image is read out, followed by resetting only a subset of pixels in the array to a second voltage, where a second image is read out, where the difference in the first and second images provide information about the inter pixel capacitance. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304654 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR OBJECTIVE EVALUATION OF IMAGE QUALITY OF DIGITAL IMAGE MEDIA - Provided is a video quality assessment system for digital TV. The video quality assessment system includes a video quality test signal insertion device which inserts a test signal for testing video quality into a predetermined area of a transient effect area (TEA) of each frame of a source video and a video quality measurement device which detects the test signal from a predetermined area of the video signal recovered after reception and outputs the test signal. Preferably, an insertion position of the test signal is one line or two or more lines of the TEA area which are located in a lower end portion of the video, and the test signal is configured with multi-bursts including a large number of frequencies which are in a range of DC to ½ of a sampling frequency. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304655 | TIMESTAMP IN PERFORMANCE BENCHMARK - A method is provided for a computer to measure performance. The method includes capturing frames of at least a portion of a video on the computer and detecting timestamps on the captured frames, and determining a frame rate of the video playback based on the timestamps. Each timestamp includes data elements of first and second colors that are spaced apart from each other and set against a background of a third color so adjacent data elements are separated by areas of the third color. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304656 | METHOD FOR PREDICTING A BLOCK OF PIXELS FROM AT LEAST ONE PATCH - The present invention generally relates to a method for predicting a block of pixels from at least one patch comprising a block of pixels and a causal neighborhood around this block of pixels. The method comprises the following steps:
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20150304657 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD - An image processing device and method capable of suppressing block noise. A β LUT_input calculation unit and a clipping unit calculate β LUT_input that is a value input to an existing β generation unit and an extended β generation unit. When the value of β LUT_input qp from the clipping unit is equal to or less than 51, the existing β generation unit calculates β using the LUT defined in the HEVC method and supplies the calculated β to a filtering determination unit. When the value of β LUT_input qp from the clipping unit is larger than 51, the extended β generation unit calculates extended β and supplies the calculated β to the filtering determination unit. The device can be applied to an image processing device, for example. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304658 | Quantization Control for Variable Bit Depth - The quantization parameter QP is well-known in digital video compression as an indication of picture quality. Digital symbols representing a moving image are quantized with a quantizing step that is a function QSN of the quantization parameter QP, which function QSN has been normalized to the most significant bit of the bit depth of the digital symbols. As a result, the effect of a given QP is essentially independent of bit depth a particular QP value has a standard effect on image quality, regardless of bit depth. The invention is useful, for example, in encoding and decoding at different bit depths, to generate compatible, bitstreams having different bit depths, and to allow different bit depths for different components of a video signal by compressing each with the same fidelity (i.e., the same QP). | 2015-10-22 |
20150304659 | CODING METHOD AND CODING APPARATUS - The image decoding method includes: determining a context for use in a current block to be processed, from among a plurality of contexts; and performing arithmetic decoding on a bit sequence corresponding to the current block, using the determined context, 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 “inter_pred_flag”. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304660 | SAMPLING RATE CONVERTER - A position coordinate difference computing unit ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150304661 | IMAGE QUALITY CONTROL TECHNIQUES - A technique for controlling the quality of one or more compressed images. The technique allows, for example, the selection of a target quality metric(s) and the compression of the image(s) such the compressed image(s) meets the metric(s). Alternatively, a target quality metric can be specified, and the image(s) compressed using parameters estimated to achieve the target quality. Optionally, the quality metric can also be made available to, for example, a user on an image processing system. The quality metrics can be, for example, for one or more layers, one or more images and/or one or more image sequences. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304662 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BLOCK PARTITION OF CHROMA SUBSAMPLING FORMATS - A method and apparatus for video data processing for video in YUV422 or YUV 444 formats are disclosed. In one embodiment, for a 2N×2N luma coding unit (CU) in YUV422 format, the transform process partitions residue data corresponding to the 2N×2N luma CU and the N×2N chroma CU into square luma and chroma transform units (TUs). The residue data associated with the luma and the chroma CUs are generated by applying prediction process to the luma CU and the chroma CU. The transform process is independent of prediction block size or prediction mode associated with the prediction process. In another embodiment, the prediction process splits the CU into two prediction blocks. Transform process is applied on the chroma residue data corresponding to the chroma CU to form one or more chroma TUs, wherein the transform process is dependent on CU size and prediction block size, or CU size and prediction mode. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304663 | GAMING MACHINE AND METHOD EMPLOYING VIDEO COMPRESSION - A video compression technique relates to gaming machines which comprise a display to display images; a user interface to receive input from displayed screen images; a memory; and a game controller configured to control display of the images and process input received via the user interface. The game controller is further configured to receive an image sequence comprising a plurality of frames and, for each frame, to divide the frame into a series of blocks; compress each of the blocks using a first compression technique to form a series of compressed blocks; for each compressed block in the frame, identify whether the block is identical to a previous block within the frame and, if so, replace the compressed block with an index to the previous block; for each compressed block in the frame, determine a data difference between the compressed block and a corresponding block in an immediately preceding frame. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304664 | SIGNALING REFERENCE LAYERS FOR 3D COLOR PREDICTION FOR COLOR GAMUT SCALABILITY - Techniques are described for performing constrained three-dimensional (3D) color prediction for color gamut scalability in video coding. Color prediction techniques for color gamut scalability may be used by video coders to generate inter-layer reference pictures when a color gamut for a reference layer of video data is different than a color gamut for an enhancement layer of the video data, or when a bit depth of the reference layer is different than a bit depth of the enhancement layer. According to the techniques, a video coder may perform 3D color prediction with constrained bit depths of input and output color components of the 3D lookup table. According to further techniques, in the case of multiple layers, a video coder may perform 3D color prediction with constrained application to reference pictures in only one or more identified reference layers. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304665 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO CODING AND DECODING - There are disclosed various methods, apparatuses and computer program products for video encoding and decoding. In some embodiments, to indicate a composition of pictures of different time instants, some usability information may be embedded to the video bitstream indicating the intended display behavior when more than one layer is used and associated display behavior using this information. More specifically, the embedded information may indicate how the layers need to be composed in the video bitstream. The information may indicate if the intended display behaviour is to combine (overlay) base layer and enhancement layer decoded pictures. The information may indicate that the base and enhancement layer decoded pictures are allowed to be overlaid. In addition or alternatively, the information may indicate that the enhancement layer picture should not be combined with base layer picture during display. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304666 | CONFORMANCE WINDOW INFORMATION IN MULTI-LAYER CODING - A system and method for coding a picture in a multi-layer bitstream is disclosed. In one aspect, the method includes encoding at least one layer of the multi-layer bitstream in accordance with a first coding scheme. The multi-layer bitstream may comprise a base layer. The method further includes encoding a conformance window flag and at least one position offset for the picture in a Video Parameter Set (VPS) of the base layer. The conformance window flag may indicate that the VPS comprises the at least one position offset. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304667 | EFFICIENT SCALABLE CODING CONCEPT - Scalable coding concepts are described. One aspect improves parallel decoding of inter-dependent layers of a multi-layer video data stream by introducing a long-term syntax element structure for guaranteeing that during a predetermined time period the pictures of the dependent layer are subdivided so that borders of the spatial segments of the pictures of the second layer and the spatial segments of the first layer overlay. Another aspect concerns upsampling from base layer to enhancement layer. Another aspect introduces a long-term syntax element structure allowing the decoder to determine the inter-layer offset for a predetermined time period. Another aspect introduces a type indicator field changing a way a layer indicator field within the NAL unit headers is to be interpreted. Another aspect allows different codecs/standards to be used for the different layers. Another aspect concerns a syntax element structure which indicates the inter-layer offset in units of the base layer blocks. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304668 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CODING IN PATTERN MODE FOR DISPLAY STREAM COMPRESSION (DSC) - A system and method for coding video data in pattern mode for display stream compression (DSC) is disclosed. In one aspect, the method includes determining that a first pattern in a current block of video data is not in a pattern database comprising a plurality of patterns, and adding the first pattern to the pattern database. The first pattern may be associated with a first index identifying a location of the first pattern in the pattern database. The method further includes coding the current block in pattern mode at least in part via signaling (i) the first pattern determined not to be in the pattern database and (ii) the first index identifying the location of the first pattern in the first database. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304669 | TECHNIQUES FOR DESCRIBING TEMPORAL CODING STRUCTURE - The disclosed subject matter describes a new pattern description that can be part of an SEI message or a parameter set, and can be used to describe a temporal picture coding structure and associated bitrates and frame rates. The knowledge of the coding structure can benefit transraters, bitstream extractors, and digital video recorders. Decoders can utilize the coding structure information for example, to decode pictures in parallel, using multiple threads/cores. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304670 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTRA MODE DERIVATION AND CODING IN SCALABLE VIDEO CODING - A method and apparatus of Intra mode coding for a scalable video coding system are disclosed. For a current Intra-coded block in the enhancement layer (EL), predictive coding is applied to the current Intra mode based on the base layer (BL) coding mode associated with the co-located block in the BL and neighboring coding modes associated with neighboring blocks of the current block in the EL. The neighboring blocks of the current block in the EL comprise a left block adjacent to a left side of the current block and a top block adjacent to a top side of the current block. One or more most probable modes (MPMs) can be derived from the neighboring coding modes and the BL coding mode, and the MPMs is then used for predictive coding of the current Intra mode. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304671 | DEVICE FOR SIGNALING A LONG-TERM REFERENCE PICTURE IN A PARAMETER SET - A method for sending a long-term reference picture indicator by an electronic device is described. A long-term reference picture indicator is generated. The long-term reference picture indicator is sent. An absolute Picture Order Count (POC) corresponding to a long-term reference picture is generated. The absolute POC includes a least significant bit (LSB) value. The LSB value of the absolute POC corresponding to a long-term reference picture is sent. A used by current picture flag corresponding to a current picture is generated. The used by current picture flag in at least one parameter set is sent. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304672 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD - The present disclosure relates to image processing devices and methods image processing devices and methods that can reduce noise that is recognized in synchronization with an intraframe appearance cycle. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304673 | DECODING DEVICE, DECODING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present technique relates to a decoding device, a decoding method, and a program which can decode an image in parallel for each of tiles of the image. A parallel decoding unit decodes the image encoded by for example an encoding method called high efficiency video coding (HEVC) in parallel for each tile used for example the encoding method called HEVC. The present technique can be applied to a decoding device for receiving and decoding an encoded stream encoded by for example the encoding method called HEVC, and generates an image. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304674 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING VISUAL QUALITY BY USING NEIGHBORING PIXEL INFORMATION IN FLATNESS CHECK AND/OR APPLYING SMOOTH FUNCTION TO QUANTIZATION PARAMETERS/PIXEL VALUES - An image processing method includes at least following steps: partitioning a picture into a plurality of picture regions, wherein each picture region comprises at least one pixel group row, each pixel group row comprises at least one pixel group, and the picture regions comprise a first picture region and a second picture region horizontally adjacent to each other; and performing flatness check upon a specific pixel group in a pixel group row of the first picture region through using at least one pixel borrowed from the second picture region. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304675 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CODING IN BLOCK PREDICTION MODE FOR DISPLAY STREAM COMPRESSION (DSC) - A system and method for coding a block of video data in block prediction mode for display stream compression (DSC) is disclosed. In one aspect, the method includes determining a candidate block to be used for predicting a current block in a current slice. The candidate block may be within a range of locations defined by one or more block prediction parameters. The method further includes determining, based on the candidate block and the current block, a prediction vector identifying a location of the candidate block with respect to the current block, and coding the current block in block prediction mode at least in part via signaling the prediction vector identifying the location of the candidate block with respect to the current block. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304676 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING VIDEO SIGNALS - According to the present invention, a method for processing video signals is capable of determining an interview motion vector of a current block using an interview motion vector of a neighboring block. To this end, the neighboring blocks of the current block are searched and an interview motion vector candidate list can be generated. According to the present invention, more precise interview motion vector prediction is enabled from among various interview motion vector candidates, and accordingly, coding efficiency can be increased by reducing the amount of transmitted residual data. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304677 | IMAGE ENCODING DEVICE, IMAGE DECODING DEVICE, IMAGE ENCODING METHOD, AND IMAGE DECODING METHOD - An image encoding device include a predicting unit for adaptively determining the size of each motion prediction unit block according to color component signals, and for dividing each motion prediction unit block into motion vector allocation regions to search for a motion vector, and a variable length encoding unit for, when a motion vector is allocated to the whole of each motion prediction unit block, performing encoding in mc_skip mode if the motion vector is equal to an estimated vector and a prediction error signal does not exist, and for, when each motion vector allocation region has a size equal to or larger than a predetermined size and a motion vector is allocated to the whole of each motion vector allocation region, performing encoding in sub_mc_skip mode if the motion vector is equal to an estimated vector and a prediction error signal does not exist. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304678 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD - Provided is an image processing device including a receiving section configured to receive hierarchical image encoded data in which image data that is hierarchized into a plurality of layers is encoded and motion information encoded data in which motion information used in encoding of the image data is encoded, a motion information decoding section configured to decode, when motion information of a peripheral block in a same layer as a current block is unavailable, the motion information encoded data received by the receiving section using motion information of a peripheral block in a different layer from the current block, and a decoding section configured to decode the hierarchical image encoded data received by the receiving section using motion information obtained by the motion information decoding section decoding the motion information encoded data. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304679 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MAPPING MULTIPLE REFERENCE FRAME MOTION ESTIMATION ON MULTI-CORE DSP ARCHITECTURE - System and method of mapping multiple reference frame motion estimation on a multi core digital signal processor is disclosed. The method includes considering at least one motion vector of a plurality of neighbouring macro blocks present in a current frame and a co-located frame to find a best prediction point motion vector set, collecting a best data block among a plurality of data blocks from a plurality of reference frames according to a plurality of sets of motion vectors at a first pipeline stage, transmitting a data searched related to the plurality of sets of motion vectors from the second level of memory to a first level of memory of a second digital signal processor at a second pipeline stage and finding a best motion vector by utilizing a cost based search on the second digital signal processor is performed at third pipeline stage. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304680 | MOTION DETECTION CIRCUIT AND METHOD - A motion detection circuit and a motion detection method are provided. The motion detection circuit includes a motion vector (MV) filtering unit and a MV decision unit. According to a relationship between a MV of a current macro-block (MB) and MVs of spatial neighboring MBs, or according to a relationship between the MV of the current MB and the MV of temporal neighboring MB, the MV filtering unit determines whether to filter the MV of the current MB for obtaining a first filtered information of the current MB. The MV decision unit receives the first filtered information, and determines whether the current MB is a motion MB according to the first filtered information. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304681 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF INTER-VIEW MOTION VECTOR PREDICTION AND DISPARITY VECTOR PREDICTION IN 3D VIDEO CODING - A method and apparatus for deriving inter-view candidate for a block in a picture for three-dimensional video coding are disclosed. Embodiments of the present invention derive the inter-view candidate from an inter-view collocated block in an inter-view picture corresponding to the current block of the current picture, wherein the inter-view picture is an inter-view reference picture and wherein the inter-view reference picture is in a reference picture list of the current block. The derived inter-view candidate is then used for encoding or decoding of the current motion vector or disparity vector of the current block. One aspect of the invention addresses re-use of the motion information of the inter-view collocated block. Another aspect of the invention addresses constrains on the inter-view picture that can be used to derive the inter-view candidate. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304682 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO ESTIMATE MOTION BASED ON RECONSTRUCTED REFERENCE FRAMES AT A VIDEO DECODER - Methods and systems to apply motion estimation (ME) based on reconstructed reference pictures in a B frame or in a P frame at a video decoder. For a P frame, projective ME may be performed to obtain a motion vector (MV) for a current input block. In a B frame, both projective ME and mirror ME may be performed to obtain an MV for the current input block. The ME process can be performed on sub-partitions of the input block, which may reduce the prediction error without increasing the amount of MV information in the bitstream. Decoder-side ME can be applied for the prediction of existing inter frame coding modes, and traditional ME or the decoder-side ME can be adaptively selected to predict a coding mode based on a rate distribution optimization (RDO) criterion. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304683 | INTRAFRAME CODING METHOD, DEVICE AND ENCODER FOR DEPTH IMAGES - The embodiments of the present invention provide an intraframe encoding method, device and encoder for depth images. The method is applied to 3D video encoding or multi-view video encoding. The method includes: in an intraframe encoding mode for depth images, generating a non-all-zero residual and an all-zero residual when a prediction unit is encoded; and performing a rate-distortion optimization selection between the non-all-zero residual and the all-zero residual, as a residual encoding scheme of the prediction unit. The device is applied to 3D video encoding or multi-view video encoding. The device includes: a residual generation unit configured to generate, in an intraframe encoding mode for depth images, a non-all-zero residual and an all-zero residual when a prediction unit is encoded; and a rate-distortion optimization selection unit configured to perform a rate-distortion optimization selection between the non-all-zero residual and the all-zero residual, as a residual encoding scheme of the prediction unit. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304684 | CORRECTION OF OVER-THE-AIR SIGNALS - Correction of errors within over-the-air signaling is contemplated. The error correction may include correcting over-the-air signaling used to facilitate transmitting content, broadcast television, etc. according to error correction data transmitted separately from the over-the-air signaling. A receiver may be configured to process the over-the-air signaling according to the error correction data so as to facilitate the contemplated error correction. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304685 | PERCEPTUAL PREPROCESSING FILTER FOR VIEWING-CONDITIONS-AWARE VIDEO CODING - A perceptual filter may be implemented to filter one or more spatial frequencies from a video signal that are below a contrast sensitivity limit of a viewer of the video signal. The perceptual filter may be configured to adapt one or more perceptual filter parameters on a pixel-basis based on, for example, content, viewing distance, display density, contrast ratio, display luminance, background luminance, and/or age of the viewer. Estimates of DC, amplitude, and contrast sensitivity of a video frame may be performed. A spatial cutoff frequency of the perceptual filter may be mapped to a contrast sensitivity. The perceptual filter may be used as a preprocessing step for a video encoder so as to lower an encoded bitrate. The oblique effect phenomena of the human visual system may be incorporated into the perceptual filter. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304686 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING QUALITY OF COLOR VIDEO STREAMS - A computerized system and method for enhancing video images including preprocessing of the video images to substantially maintain video quality at lower bit rates. Color video images are preprocessed by separating the color images into video components and passing each of the separated video components through corresponding convolution filters thereby creating corresponding separate filtered video components. The filtered video components are recombined into filtered video images and can be de-blocked thereby causing edges of the filtered video image to become crispier. The bit rate can be optimized to reduce distortion caused by the preprocessing and any previous compression. Appropriate inter-frame or intra-frame rates can be selected for target display screen sizes. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304687 | LOW COMPLEX DEBLOCKING FILTER DECISIONS - The present disclosure relates to deblocking filtering, which may be advantageously applied for block-wise encoding and decoding of images or video signals. In particular, the present disclosure relates to an improved memory management in an automated decision on whether to apply or skip deblocking filtering for a block and to selection of the deblocking filter. The decision is performed on the basis of a segmentation of blocks in such a manner that memory usage is optimized. Preferably, the selection of appropriate deblocking filters is improved so as to reduce computational expense. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304688 | VIEWING ANGLE SWITCHING FOR LIVE BROADCASTS AND ON DEMAND VIDEO PLAYBACK - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for viewing angle switching for live broadcasts and on demand video playback. A method includes, in a media server residing in a network of interconnect computers, the media server including a processor and a memory, receiving a plurality of real-time video input streams and an associated session entity from a client device in the network, enabling a producer to select streams from the received plurality of real-time video input stream and assigned angles, recording the selected streams and angles in a media mix container, transcoding the selected streams and angles, and publishing the transcoded selected streams and angles to a content delivery network. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304689 | PUSHING VIDEO TO PANELS AND SENDING METADATA TAG TO CLOUD - Methods and systems are described for storing and accessing video content collected by a home automation system. According to at least one embodiment, an apparatus for accessing video content collected by a home automation system includes a processor, a memory in electronic communication with the processor, and instructions stored in the memory which are executable by a processor to receive metadata about a recorded event from a cloud storage, request video content of the recorded event based on the metadata, and receive at least some of the video content from a controller of the home automation system. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304690 | EMBEDDED APPLIANCE FOR MULTIMEDIA CAPTURE - A multimedia device includes input ports dedicated to receiving a real-time media signal and a processor system dedicated to capturing the real-time media signal. The processor system defines an embedded environment. The input ports and the processor system are integrated into the multimedia capture device. The input ports include an audio input port and at least one of a visual-capture input port or a digital-image input port. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304691 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION RELATED TO CONTENT SUPPORTING BROADCAST SERVICE - A method for providing a broadcast service in a transmitting device is provided. The method includes classifying signaling information for contents provided by the broadcast service, based on a type of the information and a transmission network, and transmitting the classified signaling information. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304692 | ENHANCED FAST-FORWARD AND REWIND VISUAL FEEDBACK FOR HLS CONTENT - A server device may receive a playback request that identifies particular content, a first segment file associated with the particular content, and a playback speed; and generate a playlist based on receiving the playback request. When generating the playlist, the server device may determine one or more second segment files, associated with the particular content, based on the playback speed and the first segment file; determine, based on the playback speed, a sequence in which the first segment file and the one or more second segment files should be played; and generate a list identifying the first segment file and the one or more second segment files. The list may be sorted based on the sequence. The one or more second segment files may be listed subsequent to the first second file. The server device may store or output the playlist. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304693 | APPARATUS FOR TRANSRECEIVING SIGNALS AND METHOD FOR TRANSRECEIVING SIGNALS - The present invention relates to an apparatus for transreceiving signals and a method for transreceiving signals. One embodiment of the present invention provides a method for transmitting signals comprising the steps of: encoding video data; generating signaling information including video configuration metadata information, which can output the encoded video data as a plurality of video sampling formats; and multiplexing the encoded video data and the signaling information and then transmitting the multiplexed video data and the signaling information. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304694 | CLIENT-SERVER BASED INTERACTIVE GUIDE WITH SERVER RECORDING - An interactive television program guide system is provided. An interactive television program guide provides users with an opportunity to select programs for recording on a remote media server. Programs may also be recorded on a local media server. The program guide provides users with VCR-like control over programs that are played back from the media servers and over real-time cached copies of the programs. The program guide also provides users with an opportunity to designate gift recipients for whom programs may be recorded. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304695 | Channel Bonding With Multiple Network Types - Different data communication architectures deliver a wide variety of content, including audio and video content, to consumers. The architectures employ channel bonding to deliver more bandwidth than any single communication channel can carry. In some implementations, different network types may be channel bonded to function as a single logical channel. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304696 | TIME SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD AND SYSTEM - A time synchronization method is provided. Firstly, an update time of a second playing device is calculated according to a first system time of transmitting a first packet from a first playing device and a second system time of receiving the first packet by the second playing device. Then, a first difference value is calculated according to the first system time of transmitting a second packet from the first playing device and the update time corresponding to the reception of the second packet by the second playing device. If plural first difference values are all smaller than a first predetermined value, a second difference value is calculated. If the second difference value is smaller than a second predetermined value, a synchronization time is obtained according to the second difference value and the update time. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304697 | CHANGING BROADCAST WITHOUT INTERRUPTION TO ACTIVE GAMEPLAY - While broadcasting active gameplay of the video game application with a first broadcast configuration, a computer gaming device receives a command to change the broadcast configuration to a second broadcast configuration. Responsive to the command, the computer gaming device begins broadcasting the active gameplay with the second broadcast configuration without interrupting active gameplay or broadcasting of active gameplay. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304698 | Dynamic Interactive Advertisement Insertion - A technology for an advertisement insertion system that is operable to dynamically inserting an advertisement into video content. One or more viable advertisement insertion areas (VAIAs) can be determined in a video content using advertisement criteria. One or more advertisements can be for inserting into the video content. The one or more VAIAs can be determined to insert the one or more selected advertisements into the video content. The one or more advertisements can be inserted at the one or more determined VAIAs into the video content. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304699 | Apparatus and Method for Delivering Media Content - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a mobile communication device, having a controller to capture media content and transmit the media content to a media server with a request for distribution of the media content to one or more targeted recipients according to a user profile associated with the mobile communication device that is stored in the media server, where a format of the media content is adjusted by the media server based at least in part on the user profile. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304700 | VEHICULAR VIDEO PROCESSING DEVICE AND VEHICULAR VIDEO PROCESSING SYSTEM - A vehicular video processing device includes a clock output unit and an output unit. A video signal output from an external video device via a video signal receiving unit and having predetermined format and first bit width is inputted to the vehicular video processing device together with a first clock signal. The clock output unit outputs a second clock signal having a frequency acquired by multiplying first clock signal frequency by a predetermined multiplier factor. The output unit converts the video signal having the first bit width to a video signal having a second bit width smaller than the first bit width according to the multiplier factor, and outputs the converted video signal together with the second clock signal. With above-described device, image processing can be properly performed to a video signal having a format difficult to be directly input or output. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304701 | PLAY CONTROL METHOD AND DEVICE - A play control method including: a TV set device receiving a media play request message sent by a mobile device, wherein the media play request message carries indication information of a media program requested to be played, and the indication information of the media program indicates at least a source of the media program, and the indication information of the media program is stored by the mobile device according to the media program played by the TV set device or another TV set device or received from the TV set device or the another TV set device or another mobile device; and the TV set device playing the media program corresponding to the indication information of the media program in response to the media play request message. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304702 | RECEIVING AUDIO/ VIDEO CONTENT - An audio/video content receiver decoding audio/video signals modulated onto transmission channels as transport streams, at least one transmission channel carrying non-viewing information includes: a tuner arrangement capable of concurrently tuning to two or more transmission channels; a multiplexer configured to generate a composite signal from received audio/video signals of required programs for decoding; a content decoder capable of concurrently decoding two or more audio/video programs from the composite signal; a detector configured to detect whether one or more of the transmission channels tuned by the tuner arrangement are not currently in use for providing a program for decoding; a controller, responsive to detection that a transmission channel is not currently in use, controlling the tuner to tune that channel to a transmission channel carrying a transport stream including non-viewing information; and a non-viewing information decoder decoding the received non-viewing information. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304703 | INTELLIGENT DEVICE, INTELLIGENT DEVICE CONTROL SYSTEM AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION METHOD - The application discloses an intelligent device which is either Smart TV or an intelligent peripheral connected to Smart TV. The intelligent device is used either as server side or as client side. When the intelligent device is used as server side, it includes application interface module and remote processing module. When the intelligent device is used as client side, it includes client service module. The application also discloses an intelligent device control system which includes Smart TV and at least one intelligent peripheral connected to the Smart TV; one device is used as server side, while all other devices are used as client sides. The application makes the programs and/or files of client sides integrate into the server side seamlessly, and allows user use one remote control and aim at one object, therefore operate any program and/or file of each object. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304704 | MEDIA RETURN SYSTEM - A system includes a consumer electronic device adapted to render a media content and a hand-held, portable device having a touch screen display, a transmitter, a receiver, and a processing unit. The processing unit of the hand-held, portable device uses data related to the media content received via the receiver to cause command icons related to rendering of the media content to be defined and displayed in the touch screen display and to cause the transmitter to transmit one or more commands for controlling a functional operation related to rendering of the media content by the consumer electronic device in response to a user interaction with one or more of the command icons caused to displayed in the touch screen display. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304705 | SYNCHRONIZATION OF DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF A MULTIMEDIA CONTENT - This method for synchronizing two versions of a multimedia content, each version comprising a plurality of video frames, comprises steps of:
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20150304706 | BROADCAST RECEIVING APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A broadcast receiving apparatus includes a plurality of tuners which respectively receive a plurality of signals, a user interface which receives a channel zapping command, and a controller which generates a channel list in an arrangement that one or more programs included in adjacent signals among the plurality of signals are processed at different demultiplexers based on reference information for channel grouping and a number of the plurality of tuner, and performs the channel zapping based on the generated channel list in response to reception of a channel zapping command. Accordingly, channel zapping can be quickly performed using a plurality of tuners and channel lists. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304707 | HOME-HUB PRIVATE CLOUD - A method and system to architect a private cloud, called a Home-Hub system, so that a user is given sufficient control over data stored in a Home-Hub system over a home or small-business network. A Home-Hub system comprises a home or office network, and 2 types of devices directly attached to the network: Hub devices and Branch devices. A Hub device is a wireless access point and a storage node. A Hub device is a central node for data exchange in a home network. A Branch device is a terminal, relay or peer node. | 2015-10-22 |
20150304708 | DIGITAL DECODER HAVING A SO-CALLED "PLAYBACK" MODE OF OPERATION AND COMPRISING TWO BUFFER MEMORIES - A digital decoder for television receiver, comprises an input (E) for receiving a digital audio/video signal (SAV), means for demodulating and decoding the input signal into an output signal intended for the television receiver, and a first buffer memory ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150304709 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING VIDEO QUALITY - A method and apparatus are disclosed for predicting subjective quality of a video contained in a bit stream on a packet layer. Header information of the bit-stream is parsed and frame layer information, such as frame type, is estimated. Visible artifact levels are then estimated based on frame layer information. An overall artifact level and quality metric are estimated based on artifact levels for individual frames with other parameters. Specifically, different weighting factors are used for different frame types when estimating the levels of initial visible artifacts and propagated visible artifacts. The number of slices per frame is used as a parameter when estimating the overall artifact level for the video. Moreover, the quality assessment model considers quality loss caused by both coding and channel artifacts. | 2015-10-22 |