45th week of 2020 patent applcation highlights part 66 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20200351463 | FRACTIONAL-READOUT OVERSAMPLED IMAGE SENSOR - Signals representative of total photocharge integrated within respective image-sensor pixels are read out of the pixels after a first exposure interval that constitutes a first fraction of a frame interval. Signals in excess of a threshold level are read out of the pixels after an ensuing second exposure interval that constitutes a second fraction of the frame interval, leaving residual photocharge within the pixels. After a third exposure interval that constitutes a third fraction of the frame interval, signals representative of a combination of at least the residual photocharge and photocharge integrated within the pixels during the third exposure interval are read out of the pixels. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351464 | IMAGE SENSOR - An image sensor comprising one or more processors and/or circuitry which functions as: a plurality of pixels each of which detects photons incident during a predetermined exposure period, counts a number of the photons, and outputs a first count value; a calculator that calculates a second count value per unit time based on the exposure period and the first count value; and a corrector that acquires a correction coefficient based on the second count value and corrects a detection error of the first count value using the correction coefficient, wherein the corrector acquires a larger value as the correction coefficient in a case where the second count value is a first value than in a case where the second count value is a second value which is smaller than the first value. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351465 | AUDIO DEVICE FOR HDMI - An apparatus, method and system for connecting High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) devices. A loopback device connects between a first source device and a sink device on a first connection; a second source device connects to the sink device on a second connection. The loopback device manages the first connection, passes transition-minimized differential signaling (TMDS) or fixed-rate link (FRL) signals through to the sink device, and outputs audio received from the sink device on the audio return channel (ARC) or enhanced audio return channel (eARC). In this manner, audio that originates from any source device may be output without requiring a direct connection to the loopback device. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351466 | Low Power Framework for Controlling Image Sensor Mode in a Mobile Image Capture Device - The present disclosure provides an image capture, curation, and editing system that includes a resource-efficient mobile image capture device that continuously captures images. In particular, the present disclosure provides low power frameworks for controlling image sensor mode in a mobile image capture device. On example low power frame work includes a scene analyzer that analyzes a scene depicted by a first image and, based at least in part on such analysis, causes an image sensor control signal to be provided to an image sensor to adjust at least one of the frame rate and the resolution of the image sensor. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351467 | VIDEO RECORDING METHOD AND VIDEO RECORDING TERMINAL - Provided in the present disclosure are a video recording method and a video recording terminal, the method including: recording a video in response to receipt of a record instruction, pausing the recording in response to receipt of a pause instruction, so as to generate a first video file; continuing to display a dynamic image which is being captured by an image sensor in real time, and displaying a last frame image of the first video file subjected to transparency processing on the dynamic image in a superimposition manner; continuing to record the video in response to receipt of a continue-to-record instruction, stopping the recording in response to receipt of a stop instruction, so as to generate a second video file; and splicing the first video file and the second video file into a target video file. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351468 | IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD CAPABLE OF PROCESSING MULTIPLE IMAGING FORMATS - An digital imaging system and method that is provided that is capable of receiving and processing multiple types of image formats. Thus, the system is capable of receiving image signals from multiple types of image sources, such as medical imaging devices, that may each use different image formats, and converting the image format of the received image signals to the image formats required by one or more predetermined devices, such as an image recording device and a display. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351469 | BROADCAST SIGNAL FRAME GENERATION APPARATUS AND BROADCAST SIGNAL FRAME GENERATION METHOD USING LAYERED DIVISION MULTIPLEXING - An apparatus and method for broadcast signal frame using layered division multiplexing are disclosed. An apparatus for generating broadcast signal frame according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a combiner configured to generate a multiplexed signal by combining a core layer signal and an enhanced layer signal at different power levels; a power normalizer configured to reduce the power of the multiplexed signal to a power level corresponding to the core layer signal; a time interleaver configured to generate a time-interleaved signal by performing interleaving that is applied to both the core layer signal and the enhanced layer signal; and a frame builder configured to generate a broadcast signal frame including a preamble for signaling, size information of Physical Layer Pipes (PLPs) and time interleaver information shared by the core layer signal and the enhanced layer signal. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351470 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING ISOLATION IN A HOME NETWORK - Disclosed is a CATV signal distribution system including an attenuator circuit configured to couple a high-pass node of a first signal separation device to a high-pass node of a second signal separation device, conduct signals within a predetermined high frequency band between first and second subscriber devices, control attenuation of signals within the predetermined high frequency band, control a level of attenuation of the signals within the predetermined high frequency band between the first and second subscriber devices passing from the high-pass node of the first signal separation device to the high-pass node of the second signal separation device and passing from the high-pass node of the second signal separation device to the high-pass node of the first signal separation device, adjust a frequency response tilt of the signals within the predetermined high frequency band communicated between the first subscriber devices and the second in subscriber devices. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351471 | METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR A VIDEO CALL BASED ON A VIRTUAL IMAGE - An objective of the present application is to provide a method and a device for a video call based on a virtual image. Compared with the prior art, the present application obtains first video information, and replaces a video portrait in the first video information with a virtual image, to determine second video information containing the virtual image. In this way, pleasure of communication can be increased and communication effect can be improved by using the virtual image in the video call, and thereby use experience of a user is enhanced and enriched. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351472 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COORDINATED COLLECTION OF STREET-LEVEL IMAGE DATA - The disclosed computer-implemented method may include (i) identifying, by a server computer system, a provider computing device for use in capturing street-level image data, where the provider computing device controls a camera positioned to capture street-level imagery outside the vehicle, (ii) determining, by the server computer system, a configuration that controls use of the provider computing device to provide street-level image data captured by the camera to the server computer system, (iii) sending, by the server computer system, the configuration to the computing device, and (iv) receiving, from the computing device, street-level image data captured by the computing device using the camera responsive to the configuration. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351473 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND DISTANCE MEASURING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An imaging apparatus in an embodiment includes lens optical systems each including a lens whose surface closest to the target object is shaped to be convex toward the target object, imaging regions which respectively face the lens optical systems and output a photoelectrically converted signal corresponding to an amount of light transmitting the lens optical systems and received by the imaging regions, and a light-transmissive cover which covers an exposed portion of the lens of each of the lens optical systems and a portion between the lens of one of the lens optical systems and the lens of another one of the lens optical systems adjacent to the one of the lens optical systems, the cover having a curved portion which is convex toward the target object. The optical axes of the lens optical systems are parallel to each other. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351474 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR MAILBOX SECURITY - The system and apparatus of the disclosure includes a receptacle, referred to herein as a mailbox, and a camera system for detecting and recording movement in and about the receptacle. Detected movement can include the activities of persons depositing or retrieving items from the mailbox, both authorized and unauthorized. Recorded information can include audio and video, and recorded information can be record in discrete clips or continuous streaming with time/date stamping. The camera system can additionally report activity to a remote device, such as computer, server system or a mobile device, including a cell phone, for review. Reporting can be in real time, or stored in a memory device for later review. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351475 | MOBILE ROBOT, REMOTE TERMINAL, CONTROL PROGRAM FOR MOBILE ROBOT, CONTROL PROGRAM FOR REMOTE TERMINAL, CONTROL SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD FOR MOBILE ROBOT, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR REMOTE TERMINAL - A mobile robot including an image pickup unit, further includes an accumulation unit configured to accumulate imaging data taken in the past, a reception unit configured to receive designation of a spatial area from a remote terminal, and a processing unit configured, when it is possible to shoot the spatial area received by the reception unit by the image pickup unit, to perform shooting and transmit obtained imaging data to the remote terminal, and when the shooting is impossible, to transmit imaging data including an image of the spatial area accumulated in the accumulation unit to the remote terminal and start a moving process in order to shoot the spatial area by the image pickup unit. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351476 | DOORBELL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The disclosure includes a doorbell system having a doorbell, a doorbell housing, a visitor detection system, and a chime. The visitor detection system can be coupled to the doorbell housing and can include at least one of a camera and a motion detector. The doorbell can also comprise a first low-energy transceiver and a first high-energy transceiver that can be coupled to the doorbell housing. The first and second low-energy transceivers and the first and second high-energy transceivers can be configured to transmit data. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351477 | LOCK SYSTEM INCLUDING AUTOMATION NOTIFICATION AND SURVEILLANCE INTEGRATION - The present disclosure provides a lock system including automated notification and surveillance integration. In the lock system of the present disclosure, when any of the locks included in the lock system are locked or unlocked, a notification or communication signal is sent to at least one other device. The at least one other device may be a receiver, smart phone, smart watch, laptop, desktop, and/or an Internet connected or Internet of Things (IoT) device. In one aspect, the at least one other device is an image capturing device that captures one or more images of the lock that has been locked or unlocked and the surrounding area the lock is disposed in responsive to the notification or communication signal sent. The lock system of the present disclosure is configured for use with electronic locks, mechanical locks, and/or hybrid electronic-mechanical locks. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351478 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND MOBILE DEVICE - To automatically select a video of a location matching a hobby or a taste of a passenger, and display the video in a vehicle interior. A display control device includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire passenger information of a mobile object; a specification unit configured to specify a location suitable for a hobby or a taste of a passenger on the basis of the passenger information; and a control unit configured to control a video displayed in the mobile object on the basis of the specified location. For example, the acquisition unit acquires at least one of an image accumulated in the information terminal or history information of processing executed by the information terminal, as the passenger information, and the specification unit specifies the location on the basis of an analysis result of the image or the history information. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351479 | OPTICAL ENGINE MODULE AND PROJECTION APPARATUS - An optical engine module disposed on a transmission path of an illumination beam is provided. The optical engine module includes a light homogenizing element, an optical lens assembly, a first reflective element, and a light valve. The light homogenizing element is configured to enable the illumination beam to pass through. The optical lens assembly is disposed on the transmission path of the illumination beam and constituted of at least three lenses having refractive power. The first reflective element is disposed on the transmission path of the illumination beam. The light valve is disposed on the transmission path of the illumination beam and configured to convert the illumination beam into an image beam, wherein the illumination beam is sequentially transmitted from the light homogenizing element to the optical lens assembly and the first reflective element, and is reflected to the light valve by the first reflective element. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351480 | PROJECTION DEVICE AND ILLUMINATION SYSTEM THEREOF - A projection device includes an illumination system, a light valve, and a projection lens. The illumination system includes a light source, a lens array, a condenser lens, and a wavelength conversion element. The light source is for providing a light beam. The lens array and the condenser lens are disposed on a transmission path of a light beam. The condenser lens is for receiving the light beam passing through the lens array and converting the light beam into a condenser light beam. The wavelength conversion element is for receiving the condenser light beam and converting at least a portion thereof into a converted light beam. The projection device and the illumination system provided by the invention can effectively improve the conversion efficiency of the wavelength conversion element and prevent the wavelength conversion element from damage, and effectively project the converted light beam generated by the wavelength conversion element. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351481 | IMAGE SYNTHESIZING DEVICE AND IMAGE SYNTHESIZING METHOD - A synthesized image seen looking down from above the vehicle is compiled by connecting the multiple of overhead images, whereby an existence of a three-dimensional object in the vehicle periphery is determined, a correction value is calculated so as to reduce a difference in luminance and coloring in a luminance and coloring correction reference region in which neighboring overhead images overlap, luminance and coloring correction is carried out using the correction value when an amount of change in the luminance and coloring information formed of the correction is less than a predetermined value, and the images wherein luminance and coloring has been corrected are synthesized by connecting into one image, whereby a beautiful display image with a continuous, smooth joint can be obtained. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351482 | TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, TRANSMITTING METHOD, RECEIVING APPARATUS, AND RECEIVING METHOD - The luminance atmosphere that the creator intends is excellently reproduced on the receiving end. The transmission video data is obtained by applying a predetermined opto-electrical transfer function to the input video data. The transmission video data is transmitted together with the luminance conversion acceptable range information about a set region in the screen. For example, a transmitting unit transmits a video stream obtained by encoding the transmission video data while inserting the luminance conversion acceptable range information into a layer of the video stream. The receiving end obtains display video data by applying an electro-optical transfer function corresponding to the predetermined opto-electrical transfer function to the transmission video data, and performing a luminance conversion process in each of the set regions independently in accordance with the luminance conversion acceptable range information. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351483 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - A three-dimensional (3D) display apparatus is provided. The 3D display apparatus includes a display panel configured to output pixel values that respectively correspond to a preset number of viewpoints, and an optical layer that is provided in front of or behind the display panel and that is configured to adjust directions of rays output from the display panel or to provide light to the display panel so that the rays diverge. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351484 | APPARATUS, A METHOD AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR VOLUMETRIC VIDEO - There are disclosed various methods, apparatuses and computer program products for volumetric video encoding and decoding. In some embodiments of a method for encoding, one or more patches comprising information of a three-dimensional scene are obtained. An attribute parameter set is formed on the basis of visual properties of a surface of an object in the three-dimensional scene. Also an indication that the attribute parameter set relates to visual properties of the surface of the object and an indication on a range for which the attribute parameter set is valid. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351485 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STABILIZING VIEWS OF VIDEOS - A viewing direction may define an angle/visual portion of a spherical video at which a viewing window is directed. A trajectory of viewing direction may include changes in viewing directions for playback of spherical video. Abrupt changes in the viewing directions may result in jerky or shaky views of the spherical video. Changes in the viewing directions may be stabilized to provide stabilized views of the spherical video. Amount of stabilization may be limited by a margin constraint. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351486 | ILLUMINATION-BASED SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTING IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE CONTENT IN A MULTI-USER ENVIRONMENT - An immersive experience system is provided. The immersive experience system has a processor that determines a position of a first head-mounted display. Further, the processor determines a position of a second head-mounted display. The processor also generates a first image for a first immersive experience corresponding to the position of the first head-mounted display. Moreover, the process encodes the first image into a first infrared spectrum illumination having a first wavelength. In addition, the processor generates a second image for a second immersive experience corresponding to the position of the second head-mounted display. Finally, the processor encodes the second image into a second infrared spectrum illumination having a second wavelength. The first wavelength is distinct from the second wavelength. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351487 | INTEGRATED VISION MODULE COMPONENT AND UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE - The present disclosure provides an integrated vision module component. The integrated vision module includes a bracket, a first vision module, and a second vision module. The first vision module and the second vision module are mounted on the bracket. The first vision module includes a first flexible circuit board, and a first image sensor and a second image sensor mounted on the first flexible circuit board. The second vision module includes a second flexible circuit board, and a third image sensor and a fourth image sensor mounted on the second flexible circuit board. The first image sensor and the third image sensor form a first binocular vision sensor. The second image sensor and the fourth image sensor form a second binocular vision sensor. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351488 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL INFORMATION ACQUISITION SYSTEM USING PITCHING PRACTICE, AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING CAMERA PARAMETERS - A three-dimensional information acquisition system using pitching practice, and a method for calculating camera parameters are disclosed. The method by which a server calculates camera parameters in order to obtain three-dimensional information, according to various embodiments of the present invention, can comprise the steps of: receiving, from at least two camera devices, image information of dynamic objects moving at a predetermined speed; confirming location information of each dynamic object, included in the image information, on the basis of the same time in each piece of image information received from each camera device; and calculating camera parameters, which indicate the relationship between the camera devices, by using at least a part of each piece of confirmed location information as a corresponding point. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351489 | SELF-SUPERVISED TRAINING OF A DEPTH ESTIMATION MODEL USING DEPTH HINTS - A method for training a depth estimation model with depth hints is disclosed. For each image pair: for a first image, a depth prediction is determined by the depth estimation model and a depth hint is obtained; the second image is projected onto the first image once to generate a synthetic frame based on the depth prediction and again to generate a hinted synthetic frame based on the depth hint; a primary loss is calculated with the synthetic frame; a hinted loss is calculated with the hinted synthetic frame; and an overall loss is calculated for the image pair based on a per-pixel determination of whether the primary loss or the hinted loss is smaller, wherein if the hinted loss is smaller than the primary loss, then the overall loss includes the primary loss and a supervised depth loss between depth prediction and depth hint. The depth estimation model is trained by minimizing the overall losses for the image pairs. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351490 | HIGH SPEED BINARY COMPRESSIVE LIGHT FIELD PROJECTION SYSTEM - Implementations of a compressive light field projection system are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the compressive light field projection system utilizes a pair of light modulators, such as digital micromirror devices (DMDs), that interact to produce a light field. The light field is then projected via a projection lens onto a screen, which may be an angle expanding projection screen that includes a Fresnel lens for straightening the views of the light field and either a double lenticular array of Keplerian lens pairs or a single lenticular, for increasing the field of view. In addition, compression techniques are disclosed for generating patterns to place on the pair of light modulators so as to reduce the number of frames needed to recreate a light field. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351491 | QUALITY SCALABLE CODING WITH MAPPING DIFFERENT RANGES OF BIT DEPTHS - A more efficient way of addressing different bit-depths, or different bit-depths and chroma sampling format requirements is achieved by using a low bit-depth and/or low-chroma resolution representation for providing a respective base layer data stream representing this low bit-depth and/or low-chroma resolution representation as well as for providing a higher bit-depth and/or higher chroma resolution representation so that a respective prediction residual may be encoded in order to obtain a higher bit-depth and/or higher chroma resolution representation. By this measure, an encoder is enabled to store a base-quality representation of a picture or a video sequence, which can be decoded by any legacy decoder or video decoder, together with an enhancement signal for higher bit-depth and/or reduced chroma sub-sampling, which may be ignored by legacy decoders or video decoders. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351492 | ENCODING METHOD, DECODING METHOD, ENCODING APPARATUS, DECODING APPARATUS, AND ENCODING AND DECODING APPARATUS - To provide an encoding method for reducing deterioration in encoding efficiency when encoding a video/an image by selecting one operation mode out of a number of operation modes. The encoding method includes: extracting one or more features from one or more reconstructed pixel groups; categorizing the one or more reconstructed pixel groups using the extracted one or more features and a first machine learning model; and performing an encoding process on a current block of image samples included in a current picture using a parameter set corresponding to a result of the categorizing, the parameter set being one of a plurality of predefined parameter sets. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351493 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RESTRICTED LONG-DISTANCE MOTION VECTOR PREDICTION - The present disclosure relates to encoding and decoding of video images. Motion vectors are used as predictors for prediction of an image for a current coding unit CU, which is within a current coding tree unit CTU. The motion vectors are taken from a list of motion vector candidates MVCs. The list is generated for the current CU using a pattern of positions of allowed motion vectors, and in dependence on the positions of the pattern relative to the current CU, and on the position of the current CU within the current CTU. From the pattern, a subset of positions is selected and positions are restricted to positions within the current CTU, while other pattern positions not available or not stored in a buffer are excluded. Other excluded pattern positions may be substituted and/or adjusted to as to become available and/or are being stored in the buffer. The substitution and the adjustment of excluded pattern positions may be performed in dependence on the excluded positions relative to the substituted/adjusted positions. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351494 | RESTRICTED OVERLAPPED BLOCK MOTION COMPENSATION - A method of encoding/decoding a picture of a video signal includes selecting a block of the picture for decoding, comparing a motion vector associated with the selected block to a motion vector associated with a neighbouring block that is adjacent the block, and determining whether to use motion vectors associated with the neighbouring block in encoding/decoding of the block based on the comparison of the motion vector associated with the selected block and the motion vector associated with the neighbouring block. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351495 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVEMENTS OF AFFINE PROF - A method of video decoding performed in a video decoder includes receiving a coded video bitstream including a current block that is divided into a plurality of sub-blocks. The method includes performing sub-block based affine motion compensation on the current block to generate a sub-block prediction for each pixel in each sub-block of the current block. The method further includes determining one or more spatial gradients for each sub-block prediction. The method includes performing, for each sub-block prediction, prediction refinement with an optical flow process using the respective determined one or more spatial gradients and at least one constraint included in the coded video bitstream. The method further includes adding, for each sub-block prediction, an output of the respective prediction refinement to the respective sub-block prediction to generate a final prediction for each pixel in each sub-block of the current block. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351496 | Systems and Methods for Encoding Alternative Streams of Video for Use in Adaptive Bitrate Streaming - Systems and methods for encoding alternative streams for use in adaptive bitrate streaming based upon the delay of each stream in accordance with embodiments of the invention are described. One embodiment of the invention includes memory, and a processor configured by a source encoding application to: receive multimedia content, where the multimedia content includes source video data having a primary resolution and a primary sample aspect ratio; and encode the source video data as a set of alternative video streams, where: the alternative video streams have different maximum bitrates; and the alternative video streams are encoded to have an upper bound seek delay that is equal to or less than the upper bound seek delay of streams in the set of alternative video streams that are encoded at a higher maximum bitrate. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351497 | EFFICIENT SUB-PICTURE EXTRACTION - Sub-picture extraction is rendered less complex by providing each slice with start position information which indicates a starting position from which onwards the picture is, along a coding path, encoded into the respective slice, relative to an onset position at which the coding path starts traversing a segment the starting position is located in. Alternatively or additionally, sub-picture extraction processes are treated like choosing one layer out of a multi-layer datastream. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351498 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR DIVIDING CODING UNIT OF VIDEO FRAME - The present disclosure describes a method, an apparatus, and a storage medium for dividing a coding unit of a video frame. The method includes determining, by a device, according to a correspondence relationship between a frame type and a coding unit type, a target coding unit type based on a target frame type of a target frame, the target coding unit type indicating a division depth for dividing the target frame. The method further includes determining, by the device, according to coding unit information of a target coding unit during dividing the target coding unit with the target coding unit type in the target frame, whether the target coding unit meets a target condition, to obtain a target result; and performing, by the device, a division operation corresponding to the target result on the target coding unit. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351499 | IMAGE ENCODING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND IMAGE DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS - Provided is a method of decoding motion information characterized in that information for determining motion-related information includes spatial information and time information, wherein the spatial information indicates a direction of spatial prediction candidates used for sub-units from among spatial prediction candidates located on a left side and an upper side of a current prediction unit, and the time information indicates a reference prediction unit of a previous picture used for prediction of the current prediction unit. Further, an encoding apparatus or a decoding apparatus capable of performing the above described encoding or decoding method may be provided. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351500 | Block Partitioning In Video Coding - A video coding mechanism is disclosed. The mechanism includes selecting a split mechanism to split a coding unit (CU) into sub-CUs for application of one or more transform units (TUs), the selection of the split mechanism based on comparing a CU width to a max TU width and comparing a CU height to a max TU height. The selected split mechanism is applied to the CU to obtain sub-CUs. A residual of one of the sub-CUs is determined. The residual includes a difference between sample values for the sub-CU and prediction samples for the sub-CU. The TUs are applied to transform the residual of the CU based on results of the selected split mechanism. A transformed residual for the CU is encoded into a bitstream. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351501 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING VIDEO SIGNAL - A method for decoding a video according to the present invention may comprise: deriving a spatial merge candidate for a current block, generating a merge candidate list for the current block based on the spatial merge candidate, obtaining motion information for the current block based on the merge candidate list, and performing motion compensation for the current block based on the motion information. Herein, if the current block does not have a pre-defined shape or a size equal to or greater than a pre-defined size, the spatial merge candidate of the current block may be derived based on a block which have the pre-defined shape or a size equal to or greater than the pre-defined size, the block including the current block. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351502 | ADAPTATION OF SCAN ORDER FOR ENTROPY CODING - An apparatus includes a processor that is configured to decode, as a first group, coefficients of a first row and a first column of a transform block using a first zig-zag scan order; and decode at least a subset of remaining coefficients of the transform block using a second scan order. Executable instructions in a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium include instructions to code, as a first group, coefficients of a first row and a first column of the transform block using a first scan order, where the transform block includes the coefficients of the first row, coefficients of the first column, and remaining coefficients; partition the remaining coefficients into a remaining first row and a remaining first column and other coefficients; code the remaining first row and the remaining first column using a second scan order; and code the other coefficients using a third scan order. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351503 | Guaranteed Data Compression - A method of converting 10-bit pixel data (e.g. 10:10:10:2 data) into 8-bit pixel data involves converting the 10-bit values to 7-bits or 8-bits and generating error values for each of the converted values. Two of the 8-bit output channels comprise a combination of a converted 7-bit value and one of the bits from the fourth input channel. A third 8-bit output channel comprises the converted 8-bit value and the fourth 8-bit output channel comprises the error values. In various examples, the bits of the error values may be interleaved when they are packed into the fourth output channel. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351504 | DIFFERENTIAL ADAPTIVE BITRATE STREAMING BASED ON SCENE COMPLEXITY - Devices, computer-readable media, and methods for differential adaptive bitrate streaming based on scene complexity are disclosed. In one example, a method includes inferring, by a processor, a complexity of a scene contained in a first chunk of an adaptive bitrate streaming video, wherein the first chunk is a next chunk of the adaptive bitrate streaming video to be downloaded to an adaptive bitrate streaming video player, and wherein the complexity indicates a relative amount of spatial and temporal information contained in the scene, and selecting, by the processor, a first track from which to download the first chunk, wherein the first track is one of a plurality of tracks containing the first chunk, and wherein each track of the plurality of tracks encoded the first chunk at a different bitrate, and wherein a bitrate of the first track is proportional to the complexity of the scene as inferred. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351505 | INTER PREDICTION MODE-BASED IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - The present invention discloses an inter prediction mode-based image processing method and an apparatus therefor. Specifically, a method for processing an image based on an inter prediction includes: deriving reverse motion information of a current block by using motion information of a block within a reference picture of a current picture; adding the reverse motion information to a motion information candidate list of the current block; deriving motion information of the current block from the motion information selected among motion information candidates added to the motion information candidate list; and generating a prediction block of the current block by using the motion information of the current block, in which the block within the reference picture may be specified by the reverse motion information. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351506 | GRADIENT BASED BOUNDARY FILTERING IN INTRA PREDICTION - After initial intra prediction based on projection along an intra prediction direction, there may exist discontinuities between the predicted block and neighboring blocks. To smooth the block boundary, boundary filtering may be used with intra prediction. In particular, different methods may be used for boundary filtering. The particular filtering method to be used may be selected adaptively based on the intra prediction mode. When gradient-based filtering is selected, the gradient at a reference sample, that is at the same row or column as the current sample, in a reference layer is calculated as the difference between the reference sample and the predicted value for the reference sample using the intra prediction mode. Additional gradient at another reference sample from another reference layer may also be used. Then the initially predicted value for the sample may be adjusted based on the gradient(s) and a decay function. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351507 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DECODING VIDEO BITSTREAM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING VIDEO BITSTREAM, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method and apparatus for decoding a video bitstream, a method and apparatus for generating a video bitstream, storage medium and an electronic device are provided. The method for decoding the video bitstream includes that: a first parameter of a reference position of a slice in a video picture is acquired; a second parameter of the slice is acquired, the second parameter being used for determining a starting position of the slice in the video picture; and a starting position coordinate parameter of the slice in the video picture is calculated according to the first parameter and the second parameter. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351508 | TRANSMISSION BIT-RATE CONTROL IN A VIDEO ENCODER - A video encoder receives a minimum number of bits (MIN) and a maximum number of bits (MAX) to be used to encode a segment of a sequence of image frames, the segment including a set of pictures contained in the sequence of image frames. The video encoder encodes the set of pictures using a total number of bits greater than the minimum number of bits (MIN), and not exceeding the maximum number of bits (MAX). Thus, the transmission bit-rate of the video encoder can be constrained to lie within a maximum and minimum rate. In an embodiment, the constraints are enforced over relatively short time intervals. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351509 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR COMPRESSING IMAGE AND NEURAL NETWORK USING HIDDEN VARIABLE - A method and apparatus for image compression using a latent variable are provided. The multiple components of the latent variable may be sorted in order of importance. Through sorting, when the feature information of only some of the multiple components is used, the quality of a reconstructed image may be improved. In order to generate a latent variable, the components of which are sorted in order of importance, learning may be performed in various manners. Also, less important information may be eliminated from the latent variable, and processing, such as quantization, may be applied to the latent variable. Through elimination and processing, the amount of data for the latent variable may be reduced. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351510 | IMAGE DATA PROCESSING METHOD - Provided is an image data processing method for preventing decrease of a decoding processing capability of an image processing device even if the image processing device is included in a game machine on which many moving pictures having low resolutions are displayed. First, decoding processing is designed (step S | 2020-11-05 |
20200351511 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR VIDEO CODING USING VARIOUS TRANSFORM TECHNIQUES - The present invention relates to a method and a device for decoding an image, which improve encoding and decoding efficiency by performing various forms of transform and inverse transform during transform and inverse transform processes of a video coding technique. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351512 | METHOD FOR ENCODING AND DECODING IMAGES, AND DEVICE USING SAME - According to the present invention, an inter-prediction method includes: receiving mode information on the inter-prediction of a current block; decoding the received mode information; and performing inter-prediction using the decoded mode information. According to the present invention, image compression efficiency may be improved. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351513 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENCODING MOTION INFORMATION, AND DECODING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A method of decoding motion information includes: identifying a type of omission motion information not included in a bitstream from among a plurality of pieces of motion information used to decode a current block that is inter predicted; obtaining the omission motion information by using a predetermined method; and decoding the current block based on the plurality of pieces of motion information including the obtained omission motion information. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351514 | MOVING PICTURE CODING METHOD, MOVING PICTURE DECODING METHOD, MOVING PICTURE CODING APPARATUS, MOVING PICTURE DECODING APPARATUS, AND MOVING PICTURE CODING AND DECODING APPARATUS - A moving picture coding method includes: coding, using a motion vector, a current block to be coded; generating a plurality of predictive motion vectors; and coding the motion vector using one of the predictive motion vectors, and when a co-located block included in a coded picture and co-located with the current block has two reference motion vectors and reference directions of the two reference motion vectors are the same, a first prediction vector is generated using a first reference motion vector and a second prediction vector is generated using a second reference motion vector in the generating of a plurality of predictive motion vectors. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351515 | HIGH EFFICIENCY VIDEO CODING DEVICE AND METHOD BASED ON REFERENCE PICTURE TYPE - The present technique relates to an image processing device and method capable of suppressing a decrease in encoding efficiency. The image processing device includes: a predictive vector generating unit that generates a predictive vector of a current parallax vector of a current block used in prediction using correlation in a parallax direction using a reference parallax vector referred when generating a predictive motion vector, when encoding the current parallax vector; and a difference vector generating unit that generates a difference vector between the current parallax vector and the predictive vector generated by the predictive vector generating unit. The present disclosure can be applied to an image processing device. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351516 | Moving Picture Decoding Method and Moving Picture Encoding Method - High-quality video is provided using a small amount of coded bits. The moving picture decoding method performs inter-frame prediction processing. With the aforementioned inter-frame prediction processing, blocks with similar motion vectors from among the motion vectors in multiple blocks that have already been decoded are combined and a combined area is computed. A predicted vector for a target block to be decoded is computed using the motion vector of the aforementioned combined area, and a motion vector for the aforementioned target block is computed based on the aforementioned predicted vector and a difference vector which is included in a coded stream that is input. A predicted image is generated using the aforementioned motion vector, and a difference image which is included in the aforementioned coded stream and the aforementioned predicted image are added to generate a decoded image. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351517 | VIDEO DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS AND VIDEO ENCODING METHOD AND APPARATUS - Provided are a video encoding and decoding method and apparatus for obtaining, in a video encoding and decoding process, motion vector resolution information from a bit stream by using a high-level syntax which is a group of information that is applied to a predefined data unit group; determining a motion vector resolution of a current block included in the predefined data unit group based on the motion vector resolution information; determining a prediction motion vector of the current block to be a motion vector of a candidate block from among at least one candidate block, based on the motion vector resolution of the current block; and determining a motion vector of the current block by using the prediction motion vector of the current block. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351518 | PREDICTION DIRECTION SELECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS IN IMAGE ENCODING, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A prediction direction selection method includes constructing, according to texture consistency of a prediction unit relative to an upper-layer coding unit of the coding unit in which the prediction unit is located, a reference direction corresponding to the prediction unit. The method also includes obtaining, for the coding unit, preliminarily selected direction vectors that are selected from intra-frame directions according to rate-distortion costs. The method next includes determining processed candidate direction vectors by using the reference direction and the preliminarily selected direction vectors. The processed candidate direction vectors are used for selecting a direction corresponding to an optimal cost as a prediction direction for unit prediction performed for the coding unit. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351519 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL DATA ENCODING METHOD, THREE-DIMENSIONAL DATA DECODING METHOD, THREE-DIMENSIONAL DATA ENCODING DEVICE, AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL DATA DECODING DEVICE - A three-dimensional data encoding method includes entropy encoding a bit sequence representing an N-ary tree structure of three-dimensional points included in three-dimensional data, using a coding table selected from coding tables, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 2. The bit sequence includes N-bit information for each of nodes in the N-ary tree structure. The N-bit information includes N pieces of 1-bit information each indicating whether a three-dimensional point is present in a corresponding one of N child nodes of a corresponding one of the nodes. In each of the coding tables, a context is set to each of bits in the N-bit information. In the entropy encoding, each of the bits in the N-bit information is entropy encoded using the context set to the bit in the coding table selected. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351520 | Using border-aligned block functions for image compression - A method for encoding a block of a frame. The method includes receiving the block that is in the spatial domain; selecting, based on a border that crosses the block, a set of basis functions for transforming the block to a transform domain; transforming the block using the set of basis functions to obtain a transform block; encoding, in a compressed bitstream, an indication of the set of basis functions; and encoding, in the compressed bitstream, the transform block. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351521 | METHOD OF DEBLOCKING FOR INTRA BLOCK COPY IN VIDEO CODING - A method and apparatus for applying deblocking filter to block boundaries in a video coding system including an IntraBC (Intra-block copy) mode are disclosed. According to the present invention, for at least one combination of the two neighboring reconstructed blocks including at least one IntraBC coded block in the two neighboring reconstructed blocks, a boundary filter strength equal to one or zero is selected based on coding parameters associated with the two neighboring reconstructed blocks. Deblocking filter is then applied to neighboring samples of the two neighboring reconstructed blocks around the block boundary using the boundary filter strength selected. For example, when the two neighboring reconstructed blocks correspond to one IntraBC coded block and one Inter coded block, the boundary filter strength is set to one. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351522 | ENCODING METHOD, DECODING METHOD, AND APPARATUS - An encoding method, a decoding method, and an apparatus are provided. The encoding method includes: determining X first patches from M first patches in a current frame, where there is a matching relationship between the X first patches and X second patches, the X second patches are included in a previous frame of the current frame, X is less than or equal to M, and both X and M are positive integers; obtaining auxiliary information of the X first patches and auxiliary information of X second patches; obtaining X groups of auxiliary information differences based on the auxiliary information of the X first patches and the auxiliary information of the X second patches; and encoding the X groups of auxiliary information differences. The encoding method improves coding performance by using a correlation between point cloud data of two adjacent frame. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351523 | VIDEO ENCODING AND DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS USING SAME - The present invention relates to video encoding and decoding method and apparatus, and a video encoding method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: entropy-encoding quantized transform information; and transmitting the entropy-encoded information as a bitstream, wherein the bitstream includes information indicating pieces of information to be parallel decoded in byte units. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351524 | COLOR APPEARANCE PRESERVATION IN VIDEO CODECS - A standard dynamic range (SDR) image and a reference backward reshaping mapping are received. The reference backward reshaping mapping comprises a reference luma backward reshaping mapping. A color preservation mapping function is used with inputs generated from the SDR image and the reference backward reshaping mapping to determine luminance increase for SDR luma histogram bins generated based on luma codewords in the SDR image. A modified backward reshaping mapping is generated and comprises a modified luma backward reshaping mapping generated from the reference backward reshaping function based on the luminance increase for the SDR luma histogram bins. The SDR image and the modified backward reshaping mapping are encoded into an SDR video signal. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351525 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A communication apparatus for transmitting a virtual viewpoint video receives a video acquisition request, acquires viewpoint position information indicating a viewpoint position for a virtual viewpoint video from an apparatus that made the acquisition request for the virtual viewpoint video, and transmits a virtual viewpoint video segment corresponding to the viewpoint position information to the apparatus that made the acquisition request for the virtual viewpoint video. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351526 | Pause and Replay of Media Content through Bookmarks on a Server Device - A method, apparatus, and system of pause and replay of media content through bookmarks on a server device are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of a server device includes authenticating a user of a client device, communicating a media content to the client device through a network, processing a pause request of the client device to pause the media content, storing a bookmark location indicating a current playback location of the media content in the client device on the server device, processing a play request of the user to play the media content from the bookmark location (e.g., the play request may be received from a different client device of the user), and communicating the media content from the bookmark location to the user. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351527 | VIRTUAL PROCESSING SERVER, CONTROL METHOD OF VIRTUAL PROCESSING SERVER, CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, AND APPLICATION PROGRAM FOR TERMINAL DEVICE - The present invention provides: a virtual processing server with which comments are randomly posted to the content which has a small number of viewers and comment posts, thereby liven up the content, a control method for a virtual processing server, a content delivery system, and an application program for a terminal device. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351528 | Systems and Methods for Operating a Streaming Service to Provide Community Spaces for Media Content Items - A community space is established for a media content item. Data items are received from contributing account holders. Each data item has metadata including an index time corresponding to a time of relevance of the data item during playback of the media content item. Each data item is separate from the media content item. The data items and their associated metadata are stored within the community space in correlation with the media content item. A streaming request for the media content item is received from a requesting account holder. The media content item is streamed to a device of the requesting account holder in response to the streaming request. At least some of the data items and their associated metadata correlated with the media content item are transmitted from the community space to the requesting account holder in conjunction with streaming the media content item to the requesting account holder. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351529 | TRANSMISSION DEVICE, TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEPTION DEVICE AND RECEPTION METHOD - Convenience is achieved in performing processing depending on decoding capability in a reception side. High-frame-rate ultra-high-definition image data is processed to obtain first image data for acquisition of a base-frame-rate high-definition image, second image data for acquisition of a high-frame-rate high-definition image by being used with the first image data, third image data for acquisition of a base-frame-rate ultra-high-definition image by being used with the first image data, and fourth image data for acquisition of a high-frame-rate ultra-high definition image by being used with the first to third image data. A container is transmitted including a predetermined number of video streams including encoded image data of the first to fourth image data. Information is inserted into the container, the information corresponding to information that is inserted into each of the predetermined number of video streams and associated with image data included in the video streams. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351530 | Systems and Methods for Providing Audio Content During Trick-Play Playback - Systems and methods for providing playback of audio content during a trick-play mode in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. Media content can include audio content and video content. The audio content is divided into segments and the video content includes frames. Synchronization information associates a presentation time of each of the segments of the audio content with a presentation time of one or more frames associated with the images of the video content. When a trick-play mode is requested, the next frame from the video content to present is determined. The synchronization information is used to determine the segments of the audio content associated with the next frame. The determined segments audio content are presented as the frames are displayed in trick-play mode. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351531 | Real-Time Incorporation of User-Generated Content into Third-Party Streams - Systems and methods for real-time incorporation of user-produced content into a broadcast media stream are provided. A media title may be streamed to a producer computing device over a communication network. The producer computing device is associated with a channel for distributing the user-produced content in conjunction with the media title. Produced content may be captured from the producer computing device as the streamed media title is played on the producer computing device. Such captured produced content may be designated for the channel. The media title and the produced content may then be broadcast in real-time over the communication network to one or more subscriber devices subscribed to the channel. The media title and the produced content may be synchronized within the broadcast to reflect when the produced content was captured in relation to the media title as the media title was played on the producer computing device. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351532 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING IMAGE DATA OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE - According to one embodiment of the present invention, an electronic device comprises a wireless communication circuit, a memory, and a processor electrically connected to the wireless communication circuit and the memory, wherein the processor can be configured to acquire a plurality of encoded image frames on the basis of at least a part of image data stored in the memory, compare each data size of the plurality of encoded image frames with a threshold value, and change transmission setting of at least one among the plurality of encoded image frames through the wireless communication circuit on the basis of at least a part of the result of the comparison. Additional various embodiments are possible. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351533 | MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES FOR DETERMINING QUALITY OF USER EXPERIENCE - In various embodiments, a quality of experience (QoE) prediction application computes a visual quality score associated with a stream of encoded video content. The QoE prediction application also determines a rebuffering duration associated with the stream of encoded video content. Subsequently, the QoE prediction application computes an overall QoE score associated with the stream of encoded video content based on the visual quality score, the rebuffering duration, and an exponential QoE model. The exponential QoE model is generated using a plurality of subjective QoE scores and a linear regression model. The overall QoE score indicates a quality level of a user experience when viewing reconstructed video content derived from the stream of encoded video content. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351534 | VIDEO STREAMING CONTROL - Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a media server having a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate sending a datastream to a display device. The datastream may include an identification thereof. Upon receiving the identification from a user, the media server associates the datastream with the user. The media server may send to the user, a listing of the media services to which the user has subscribed. Upon receiving, from the user, a selection of a selected media service, the media server streams the selected media service to the display device over the datastream. The datastream may be controlled with the user for as long as the media server detects the user in a vicinity of the display device. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351535 | PROVIDING A MESSAGE BASED ON A CHANGE IN WATCH TIME - A request from a user to view a video content item may be received, the requesting user being associated with a set of preferences and a context. A group of similar users may be identified based at least one of: one or more preferences in the set of preferences or the context. A first promotional video item corresponding to the video content item may be identified. A first watch time value for a first portion of the group of similar users may be determined based on an amount of time during a period of time that users of the first portion of the group have viewed the video content item after being provided the first promotional video item. A second watch time value for a second portion of the group of similar users may be determined based on an amount of time during the period of time that the users of the second portion of the group have viewed the video content item, the first promotional video item not provided to the users of the second portion of the group. A watch time difference between the first watch time value and the second watch time value may be determined. An activity rate associated with the first promotional video item that was provided to the group of similar users may be determined. A determination of whether to provide the first promotional video item to the user with the video content item may be based on the watch time difference, the activity rate, or the context of the user. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351536 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MIRRORING AND TRANSCODING MEDIA CONTENT - Systems and methods for mirroring and transcoding media content are provided. In some embodiments, media content stored on a user equipment device is mirrored on a remote server, and the mirrored copy is transcoded and provided to other user devices in a media content format that is appropriate for the user devices. By so doing, the present invention not only provides a convenient and easy way for users to backup media content and access the media content from virtually any device, but also reduces the complexity and costs associated with maintaining reliable and consistent access to media content across various user devices. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351537 | CONTENT PROVISIONING SYSTEM AND METHOD - The invention provides a content provisioning system. A mobile device has a mobile device processor. The mobile device mobile device has communication interface connected to the mobile device processor and a first resource device communication interface and under the control of the mobile device processor to receive first content transmitted by the first resource device transmitter The mobile device mobile device has a mobile device output device connected to the mobile device processor and under control of the mobile device processor capable of providing an output that can be sensed by a user. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351538 | METHOD OF REGISTERING CODE SET OF CONTROL TARGET DEVICE USING REMOTE CONTROL - Provided is a method of registering a code set of a control target device using a set top box, the method including receiving a manual setting start request message, which is a message requesting a start of manual setting, from the set top box; selecting one of at least two manufacturers displayed on the control target device and providing information on the selected manufacturer to the set top box; providing a total index corresponding to the selected manufacturer requested by the set top box to the set top box; checking whether the control target device is remotely controlled by transmitting a control code constituting a code set corresponding to an index displayed on the control target device to the control target device; and registering the code set as a code set for remotely controlling the control target device when the control target device is remotely controlled. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351539 | Method and Apparatus for Playing Television Program - A terminal device includes an application layer, an operating system layer, a hardware driver layer, and a hardware layer. The operating system layer includes a hardware abstraction layer, and the hardware layer includes a master chip and a television receiver chip. The hardware abstraction layer is disposed between the hardware driver layer and the player application at the application layer, so that the hardware abstraction layer shields the player application from an interface difference of television receiver chips, and provides a unified interface protocol between the player application and the television receiver chip, to be compatible with and support television receiver chips with different interfaces. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351540 | Set-Top Box with Interactive Features and System and Method for Use of Same - A set-top box with interactive features and system and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment of the set-top box, the set-top box receives various types of set-top box data such as information about display-based interactions with the set-top box, information about a plurality of amenities on a residential property co-located with the set-top box, and information from a proximate wireless-enabled interactive programmable device interacting with the set-top box. The set-top box may render a map view of the property based on obtained map data. The map view may include an interactive graphical representation of the residential property and be annotated with at least a portion of the set-top box data. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351541 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY DISPLAYING VIDEO CONTENT FROM MULTIPLE PROGRAMMING SOURCES - A method for viewing video content includes displaying, within a first display region, first video content from a first content source, and receiving a request to display second video content, wherein the second video content comprises only a portion of video content from a second content source (such as a news ticker or “scroll”). The second video content is then simultaneously displayed within a second display region adjacent to the first display region. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351542 | CATV RETURN BAND SWEEPING USING DATA OVER CABLE SERVICE INTERFACE SPECIFICATION CARRIERS - The existing Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) carriers generated by field test equipment or by the CATV subscriber modems are used to determine the amplitude response of the return band in a CATV system. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351543 | TRACKED VIDEO ZOOMING - Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are disclosed for dynamic picture-in-picture (PIP) by a client. The client may reside on any device. The client may receive video content from a server, and identify an object within the video content using at least one of object recognition or metadata. The metadata may include information that indicates a location of an object within a frame of the video content. The client may receive a selection of the object by a user, and determine positional data of the object across frames of the video content using at least one of object recognition or metadata. The client may display an enlarged and time-delayed version of the object within a PIP window across the frames of the video content. Alternatively or additionally, the location of the PIP window within each frame may be fixed or may be based on the location of the object within each frame. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351544 | METHOD FOR RECOVERING A TARGET FILE OF AN OPERATING SOFTWARE AND DEVICE FOR USE THEREOF - A method is directed to recovering a target file by an audio/video receiving equipment, the audio/video receiving equipment including at least two communication interfaces, including a first communication interface able to receive broadcast data and a second communication interface able to establish a bidirectional dialog with a server. The method makes possible to make data available simultaneously: in the “normal” direction, from the beginning to the end, on an IP interface via a file server (HTTP/FTP/etc.); in the “reverse” direction, from the end to the beginning, on a broadcast interface via a DSM-CC carousel, referred to as a dedicated channel. Thus the audio/video reception equipment can efficiently recover the data by simultaneously using two communication interfaces including at least one unidirectional interface. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351545 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR BYPASSING PREEMPTIONS IN RECORDED MEDIA ASSETS - Methods and systems for transmitting an interruption-free version of a television program for recording on a user equipment device. In one aspect, a system transmits a first stream including a television program to a user equipment device. The system receives an indication that the television program is being recorded on the user equipment device. The system determines whether an interruption is imminent during transmission of the television program. In response to determining that the interruption is imminent, the system generates a second stream including the television program. The second stream does not include the interruption during the transmission of the television program. The system transmits the second stream to the user equipment device along with an instruction to switch recording of the television program from the first stream to the second stream. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351546 | SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - A signal processing device includes an interface, which includes a demodulation processing unit that executes demodulation processing, a processing unit that executes demux processing or the like, and a sync signal line, a valid signal line, a clock signal line, and a data signal line disposed between the demodulation processing unit and the processing unit, that transmits data signals as two-bit parallel transmission. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351547 | NETWORK VIDEO TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER DISPLAY SYSTEM WITH AUTO-ADJUSTABLE POWER AND REMOTE HOST WAKEUP - A display system includes a network video transmitter with a video input, being placed in a minimalist chassis system, and communicatively connected to a power supply of the minimalist chassis system located in a secure area (SA). A network video receiver with a video output is located in a public area (PA), and communicatively connected to a display device. A network cable connects the network video transmitter to the network video receiver. The network cable transmits the video signal from the network video transmitter to the network video receiver and transmits power between the network video transmitter and the network video receiver, and the network cable has power conductors capable of carrying the power. The power supply is configured to provide power to both the network video transmitter and the network video receiver, and no power supply is required in the PA. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351548 | ANALYSIS OF TELEVISION VIEWERSHIP DATA FOR CREATING ELECTRONIC CONTENT SCHEDULES - System and method embodiments are described that enable generation of an electronic content schedule. In a method embodiment, one or more data files including TV viewing data and descriptive data of a plurality of individuals are received. Target audience criteria, target TV content, and criteria for key performance indicators (KPIs) are received. KPIs for a target segment are tracked. Spot watching probabilities for each individual in the target segment are calculated. A plurality of spot packages is generated based on the target TV content. For each spot package, a probabilistic segment is generated based on the spot watching probabilities and a plurality of KPIs are calculated. Scores corresponding to the spot packages are generated based on the plurality of KPIs and based on tracked KPIs of the target segment. The content schedule is generated by selecting a spot package selected from the plurality of spot packages based on the scores. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351549 | Video Quality Assessment Method and Device - A video quality assessment method includes obtaining a video quality assessment parameter of a to-be-assessed video, where the video quality assessment parameter of the to-be-assessed video includes an average packet loss gap of the to-be-assessed video, determining packet loss dispersion of the to-be-assessed video based on the video quality assessment parameter of the to-be-assessed video, and determining quality of the to-be-assessed video based on a packet loss rate of the to-be-assessed video, an average consecutive packet loss length of the to-be-assessed video, the packet loss dispersion of the to-be-assessed video, and attribute information of the to-be-assessed video. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351550 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AND CONSUMING ONLINE MEDIA CONTENT - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for providing online media content. Online audiovisual media to be displayed to a user is provided to a client device. In response to detecting that the user is inattentive relative to the displayed audiovisual media, the provisioning of the audiovisual media and/or the display of the audiovisual media on the client device are automatically paused. In response to detecting that the user's attention has returned to the audiovisual media, a modified version of the audiovisual media is provided to the client device, to be displayed to the user. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351551 | USER INTEREST-BASED ENHANCEMENT OF MEDIA QUALITY - A mechanism is described for facilitating interest-based enhancement in media quality according to one embodiment. A method of embodiments, as described herein, includes receiving eye tracking information from a wearable computing device, where the eye tracking information contains data relating to pupils of eyes of a user having access to the wearable computing device. The method may further include enhancing quality of at least contents of media, if a size of a pupil is determined to have been altered due to the user's interest in the contents, where the media having the enhanced contents is encoded and communicated back to the wearable computing device to be rendered at the wearable computing device. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351552 | TERMINAL DEVICE APPLICATION PROGRAM, TERMINAL DEVICE CONTROL METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND LIVE BROADCAST DISTRIBUTION SERVER PROGRAM - A terminal device application program, a terminal device control method, a terminal device, and a live-broadcast distribution server program that can distribute content such as a questionnaire without delaying the progress of the distribution of a live-broadcast program even When an assistant cannot be provided next to [a distributor] are provided. The application program for the terminal device | 2020-11-05 |
20200351553 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO REDUCE NETWORK BANDWIDTH USAGE FOR VIDEO STREAMING - Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method comprising determining whether a skippable advertisement is being streamed preceding a requested video; responsive to determining that the skippable advertisement is being streamed, initiating a skippable advertisement procedure, wherein the skippable advertisement procedure comprises streaming a first portion of the skippable advertisement without imposing constraints and streaming a second portion of the skippable advertisement imposing constraints; responsive to receiving a request to skip the skippable advertisement, ceasing the streaming the second portion of the skippable advertisement and initiating streaming of the requested video without imposing constraints. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351554 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, CONTENT DISPLAYING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM - A display apparatus includes a display controller that displays, on the basis of a display schedule, content included in distribution data distributed from a content distribution apparatus. The display apparatus determines whether or not content that matches the replacement rule is included in the distribution data. When displaying content included in the distribution data on the basis of the display schedule, if it is determined that content that matches the replacement rule is included in the distribution data, the display apparatus replaces the content with the replacement content and displays the replacement content. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351555 | PERSONALIZED MEDIA GUIDE FOR OFFLINE MEDIA DEVICES - Systems and methods are described for displaying a guide for media content available on a user device. An illustrative method includes retrieving media content guide data for a plurality of channels, identifying a first media content item that is not available for retrieval from a content source, in response to identifying the first media content item, identifying a second media content item that is related to the first media content item and is available for retrieval from the content source, retrieving, from the content source, the second media content item, and generating for display a media content guide interface for the plurality of channels, wherein an identifier of the second media content item is displayed in a timeslot for the first media content item. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351556 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OBTAINING RECORDED MEDIA CONTENT - Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method in which an end user device sends a first request to a digital video recorder (DVR) to receive a media content item, and receives a metadata file including authentication information and a network address of a media content server where the media content item is located. The end user device sends a second request to the media content server to receive the media content item; the second request is sent to the network address and includes the authentication information and an identification of the requested media content item. The end user device receives the media content item from the media content server, responsive to the authentication information and the identification of the media content item sent in the second request. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351557 | COOKING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAKING RECIPE SUGGESTIONS IN REAL TIME - A cooking system and methods are provided. The cooking system includes a cooking appliance and an interactive assembly. The interactive assembly includes a display device that presents various images and information to a user, e.g., suggested recipes. An image capture device of the system can capture one or more images of food items being cooked, and based on the captured images, a controller of the system can classify the food item and can determine one or more parameters indicative of how the food item is or has been cooked by the cooking appliance. Thereafter, a machine-learned model of the controller determines one or more suggested recipes to present to a user based on the classification of the food item and how the food item is prepared. Then, the suggested recipes are presented to a user. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351558 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR RECEIVING RATINGS FROM A THIRD-PARTY SOURCE OF RATINGS - Methods and systems are presented for selecting a preferred source of ratings (e.g., Metacritic.com) and integrating the ratings into the electronic program guide (EPG) such as displaying the ratings alongside program listings. By allowing the user to select the source of ratings, the media guidance application ensures that the ratings provided are meaningful to the user. The media guidance application retrieves the ratings from the source of ratings selected by the user and displays the retrieved ratings in the corresponding program listing so that the user may make an informed decision about his or her television viewing. The media guidance application may also incorporate the retrieved ratings into media guidance functions such as setting reminders, scheduling recordings, or recommending programs. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351559 | DISTRIBUTION DEVICE, DISTRIBUTION METHOD, RECEPTION DEVICE, RECEPTION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - The present technology relates to a distribution device, a distribution method, a reception device, a reception method, a program, and a content distribution system that enable signaling of an ROI identifier of a video distributed by at least one of broadcast distribution or net distribution. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351560 | VIDEO STREAMING PLAYBACK SYSTEM AND METHOD - A video streaming playback system is provided with a video playback module, a tipping module, a reward download button/link display module, and a setup interface for selecting to offer a reward or not offer a reward for a video which a user who is a content creator has uploaded; wherein the reward download button/link display module is configured to, in response to a tip payment process being executed for the video, display an activated reward download button/link on the user interface when the user who is a content creator has selected using the setup interface to offer a reward upon payment of a tip, or has not selected using the setup interface to not offer a reward upon payment of a tip, and not display an activated reward download button/link on the user interface when the user who is a content creator has not selected using the setup interface to offer a reward upon payment of a tip, or has selected using the setup interface to not offer a reward upon payment of a tip. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351561 | INTEGRATED SOCIAL NETWORK AND MEDIA STREAMING PLATFORM - A system, method, and platform are disclosed that may be configured and optimized for capturing or leveraging social interactions related to or associated with viewing of video, such as film media and television, and other streamed content including but not limited to books, podcasts, audio, and the like. Data mined during user interaction with the system may be leveraged for monetary rewards or other benefits. | 2020-11-05 |
20200351562 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-USER DIGITAL INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE - Described herein is a methods and systems for providing a digital interactive experience. Interactive experiences include, but not limited to, synchronized video playback, video and text chat between two or more participants, and interactive live event participation combining synchronized video, text and video chatting. The system comprises persistent and non-persistent components to which a plurality of participants in the interactive experience may connect. | 2020-11-05 |