53rd week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 82 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150382011 | MOTION VECTOR LIST CONSTRUCTING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VIDEO CODING - The present invention discloses a motion vector list constructing method and system for video coding. The motion vector list constructing method for video coding includes: obtaining a motion information candidate list that is based on a spatially neighboring block and a time-domain corresponding block and that is of a current prediction block; obtaining sub motion information candidates that are of multiple sub blocks of the current prediction block and that are based on inter-view corresponding blocks of the multiple sub blocks of the current prediction block; determining availability of the sub motion information candidates of the multiple sub blocks; and updating the motion information candidate list by using one sub motion information candidate of at least one available sub motion information candidate. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382012 | MOTION VECTOR SELECTION FOR VIDEO ENCODING - Various embodiments relating to selecting a motion vector in a hardware encoder are disclosed. In one example, a plurality of candidate predicted motion vectors are selected, and a plurality of motion searches are performed in an image region surrounding each candidate predicted motion vector to produce a plurality of resulting motion vectors, wherein each resulting motion vector has an initial cost score determined using a corresponding candidate predicted motion vector. After an actual predicted motion vector becomes available, the initial cost score of each resulting motion vector is re-scored using the actual predicted motion vector to produce an updated cost score, and video data is encoded using a motion vector selected from the plurality of resulting motion vectors based on the updated cost score of that motion vector. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382013 | METHOD FOR ENCODING AND DECODING VIDEO, AND APPARATUS USING SAME - The present invention relates to a technique for encoding and decoding video data, and more particularly, to a method for performing inter-prediction in an effective manner. The present invention combines an inter-prediction method using an AMVP mode and an inter-prediction method using a merge mode so as to propose a method for using the same candidate. The method for encoding video data proposed by the present invention comprises the following steps: receiving mode information on an inter-prediction method of a current block; determining, on the basis of the received mode information, whether the interprediction method to be applied to the current block is an AMVP mode or a merge mode; and selecting a candidate to derive motion information of the current block, wherein the candidate is selected in a left region, top region and corner region of the current block and in the same position block as the current block, and the AMVP mode and the merge mode are applied on the basis of the selected candidate. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382014 | APPARATUS FOR DECODING MOTION INFORMATION IN MERGE MODE - Disclosed is an apparatus for decoding motion information in merge mode. The apparatus for decoding motion information in merge mode discloses the position of a merge predictor index decoding unit configured to reconstruct a merge predictor index of a current block using a received merge codeword; a spatial merge candidate derivation unit configured to derive spatial merge candidates of the current block; a temporal merge candidate configuration unit configured to derive a temporal merge candidate of the current block; a merge candidate generation unit configured to generate one or more merge candidates when a number of valid merge candidates of the current block is smaller than a predetermined number; a merge predictor selection unit configured to generate a merge candidate list using the merge candidates and to select a merge predictor based on the merge predictor index; and a prediction bock generating unit configured to generate a prediction block of the current block using motion information of the merge predictor. Furthermore, the temporal merge candidate configuration unit is configured to set a reference picture index of the temporal merge candidate as 0. Additionally, a motion vector of the temporal merge candidate is selected among a first merge candidate block and a second merge candidate block based on a position of the current block within a largest coding unit, and the motion vector of the second merge candidate block is selected as the motion vector of the temporal merge candidate if the current block is adjacent to a lower boundary of the largest coding unit. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382015 | IMAGE FRAME INTERPOLATION APPARATUS, DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image frame interpolation apparatus includes a motion vector generator configured to generate a motion vector based on a first image frame and a second image frame; a motion scaler configured to scale the motion vector to thereby generate a scaled motion vector; and a motion compensator including an internal memory, the motion compensator being configured to perform motion compensation based on the scaled motion vector and generate an interpolation frame using the internal memory, the motion scaler being configured to scale the motion vector based on a size of the motion vector and a size of the internal memory. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382016 | Method for Processing Multi-Component Video and Images - A method decodes a picture in a form of a bitstream, wherein the picture includes components, by first receiving the bitstream in a decoder. The decoder includes an intra boundary filtering process. A flag is decoded from the bitstream. Then, the intra boundary filtering process is applied, according to the flag. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382017 | Motion and Quality Adaptive Rolling Intra Refresh - Described herein are techniques related to motion and quality adaptive rolling intra (I) macro-block (MB) that is used to encode a particular image frame. In particular, the rolling I MB configuration may be based upon global motion direction, quantization parameter (QP) value, complexity based roll, and/or QP saturation based roll. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382018 | RECOVERY POINT SEI MESSAGE IN MULTI-LAYER VIDEO CODECS - A device for video encoding multi-layer video data includes a memory configured to store at least a portion of a multi-layer bitstream of video data and one or more processors configured to: encode a first access unit comprising at least a layer and a reference layer of the layer; determine if the first access unit is a recovery point; in response to the first access unit being a recovery point, include in the first access unit, a recovery point SEI message that applies to at least the layer and the reference layer; and generate the first access unit with the SEI message. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382019 | Method and Apparatus of View Synthesis Prediction in 3D Video Coding - A method and apparatus for a three-dimensional encoding or decoding system incorporating view synthesis prediction (VSP) with reduced computational complexity and/or memory access bandwidth are disclosed. The system applies the VSP process to the texture data only and applies non-VSP process to the depth data. Therefore, when a current texture block in a dependent view is coded according to VSP by backward warping the current texture block to the reference picture using an associated depth block and the motion parameter inheritance (MPI) mode is selected for the corresponding depth block in the dependent view, the corresponding depth block in the dependent view is encoded or decoded using non-VSP inter-view prediction based on motion information inherited from the current texture block. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382020 | Method of Inter-View Residual Prediction with Reduced Complexity in Three-Dimensional Video Coding - A method and apparatus for 3D coding to support fast bi-prediction having identical motion in the advanced residual prediction (ARP) are disclosed. Embodiment of the present invention use one or more aligned operations including data clipping and reference picture selection associated with motion vector derivation during residual predictor generation. When ARP mode is enabled, the residual prediction process for uni-prediction and bi-prediction perform same data clipping process and same reference picture selection process effectively. A single clipping operation or two clipping operations can be performed for both uni-prediction and bi-prediction. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382021 | TECHNIQUES FOR PROCESSING A VIDEO FRAME BY A VIDEO ENCODER - Various embodiments are generally directed to an apparatus, method and other techniques for divide a frame comprising pixels into a number of macroblocks, each macroblock comprising a number of pixels within four macroblock boundaries. Various embodiments may also include creating at least two regions having a plurality of macroblocks by dividing the frame along macroblock boundaries and generating wave front groups based on the macroblocks in each region, each wave front group from each region comprising one or more macroblocks to process in parallel. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382022 | BITSTREAM CONFORMANCE CONSTRAINTS IN SCALABLE VIDEO CODING - An apparatus configured to code video information in a bitstream includes a memory and a processor in communication with the memory. The memory is configured to store video information associated with a plurality of video layers in the bitstream, the plurality of video layers in the bitstream divided into a plurality of bitstream partitions, herein each bitstream partition contains at least one of the plurality of video layers. The processor is configured to process a bitstream conformance parameter associated with a first bitstream partition of the plurality of bitstream partitions, wherein the bitstream conformance parameter is applicable to the first bitstream partition but not to another portion of the bitstream not encompassed by the first bitstream partition. The processor may encode or decode the video information in the bitstream. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382023 | BITSTREAM CONFORMANCE CONSTRAINTS IN SCALABLE VIDEO CODING - An apparatus configured to code video information in a bitstream includes a memory and a processor in communication with the memory. The memory is configured to store video information associated with a first layer including a first picture and a second layer including a second picture, the first picture associated with a current access unit (AU). The processor is configured to determine whether the current AU satisfies a first condition associated with the first layer, and based on a determination that the current AU does not satisfy the first condition associated with the first layer, determine whether a difference between a highest picture order count (POC) and a lowest POC of a plurality of pictures in a decoded picture buffer (DPB) is less than a threshold value. The processor may encode or decode the video information in the bitstream. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382024 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SIGNAL - The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method of transmitting and receiving a signal. According to an embodiment of the present invention, provided is a method of transmitting a signal comprising the steps of: encoding ultra high definition (UHD) video data; encoding signaling information containing identification information of UHD service on the basis of the encoded UHD video data; and transmitting the encoded UHD video data in-band (IB) and transmitting the encoded signaling information containing identification information of UHD service out-of-band (OOB). | 2015-12-31 |
20150382025 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROVIDING DEPTH BASED BLOCK PARTITIONING IN HIGH EFFICIENCY VIDEO CODING - Depth based block partitioning in high efficiency video coding is provided by partitioning a video image block into different partitions using a binary segmentation mask. A determination is made whether to filter pixels at a boundary between the partitions. A particular pixel is not filtered in response to each adjacent pixel in vertical and horizontal planes in relation to the particular pixel having a same value. The particular pixel is filtered in response to any adjacent pixel in the vertical and horizontal planes in relation to the particular pixel having a different value than any other adjacent pixel in the vertical and horizontal planes in relation to the particular pixel. Pixels are filtered pursuant to a filtering process in response to a filtering determination. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382026 | Compressive Sense Imaging - Systems and methods for compressive sense imaging are provided. In one aspect, incident light reflecting from an object is received via an aperture array and a sensor and intermediate compressive measurements are generated using compressive sequence matrices that are determined based on the properties of the aperture array and the sensor. The intermediate compressive measurements are further processed to generate compressive measurements representing the compressed image of the object. An uncompressed image of the object is generated from the compressive measurements using a determined reconstruction matrix that is different from the sequence matrices used to acquire the intermediate compressive measurements. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382027 | VEHICLE ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM - A vehicle entertainment system including a server storing media files, and smart monitors. Each smart monitor presents media selections corresponding to the media files and receives an input from passengers for playing a selection. Each smart monitor includes local content storage storing a subset of the media files. A network connects the smart monitors and server. Program logic executed by each smart monitor performs tasks including determining if a media file corresponding to an input is available from a first source, and if available, playing the media file from the first source; if the media file is not available there, determining if the media file required is available from a second source and if available, playing the media file from the second source; and if the media file is not available from the second source, determining if the media file is available from a third source. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382028 | TRANSMITTING A PRIORITIZED AUDIO STREAM ALONG WITH MULTIMEDIA CONTENT - A method includes retrieving multimedia content from a first content source. The multimedia content includes a video stream and a native audio stream. The method includes retrieving a prioritized audio stream from a second content source that is different than the first content source. The method includes synchronizing the multimedia content and the prioritized audio stream by introducing a delay in the prioritized audio stream to generate a synchronized audio stream. The method includes adding the synchronized audio stream to the video stream to form a composite stream. The method also includes initiating a transmission of the composite stream to a media playback device. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382029 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INITIALIZING ALLOCATIONS OF TRANSPORT STREAMS BASED ON HISTORICAL DATA - Systems and methods for allocating media assets to a plurality of transport streams in a mixed service system to allow simultaneous receipt of at least two media assets using a single stream selector are provided. The mix-service content delivery system comprises a content delivery server comprising control circuitry. At a first time, the first instance of the at least two media assets may be allocated to different transport streams. A user request to simultaneously receive the at least two media assets may be received. A viewing history based on the user request may be generated during a predetermined time period. At a second time after the first time, the control circuitry may allocate a second instance of the at least two media assets to a same transport stream of the plurality of transport streams. The allocations may be determined based on the generated viewing history. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382030 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PREDICTIVE DELIVERY OF CONTENT OVER A NETWORK - Methods and apparatus for optimizing bandwidth utilization in a cable network. In one embodiment, the method comprises predicting which content will be requested by a set of users based upon the exhibited viewing habits of those users (and/or others). A server process gathers viewership data comprising a listing of programs requested by users at various times of the day. The server process aggregates the viewership data, identifies patterns within the aggregated data, and extrapolates a schedule of programs likely to be requested. In certain embodiments, the server process additionally gathers the capabilities of each cable device in an associated subnetwork. Based upon these capabilities, and based upon the total bandwidth predicted to remain available in the network over a target broadcast period, the server process may also select an optimal compression scheme and video quality level before broadcasting a certain program. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382031 | NETWORK MEDIA PROGRAM RESTART - A server for network media program restart receives a request from a client device to restart a media program that is configured as being enabled for network media program restart subject to a set of one or more restrictions. Responsive to determining that a currently airing restriction is configured that allows the media program to be played by the client device only when that media program is currently airing in a locale of the client device and will become unavailable for viewing after a predefined amount of time has elapsed after the currently airing media program ends, the server transmits the media program to the client device for playback only responsive to a determination that at the time of the request the media program is currently airing in the locale of the client device and only when the predefined amount of time has not elapsed. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382032 | CACHE EVICTION - A method and apparatus for downloading content within a video-on-demand system is provided herein. During operation a Video Home Office (VHO) will cache a subset of the Video Service Office (VSO) content. When a user requests content that is not stored on the VHO, the VHO will request that content from another VHO or the VSO. In order to reduce the additional network load imposed during item forwarding while attempting to balance the total load on all the links interconnecting the VSO and VHOs, recorded traffic history metrics are used to predict their future or current traffic. A VHO or VSO is chosen for fetching the content that will result in the lowest predicted traffic on the interconnecting links. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382033 | ABR Live to VOD System and Method - The disclosed embodiments include a method, apparatus, and computer program product for simplifying the process of creating a video-on-demand system. For example, in one embodiment, a method for creating a video-on-demand (VOD) system is disclosed that includes dynamically capturing segments of an adaptive bit rate (ABR) live stream of the program at time of broadcasting and storing the captured segments of the ABR live stream of the program as a VOD file. In some cases, a particular bit rate of the program can be selected for playback on a client device, based on the type of the client device. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382034 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REAL-TIME TRANSCODING OF MPEG-DASH ON-DEMAND MEDIA SEGMENTS WHILE IN TRANSIT FROM CONTENT HOST TO DASH CLIENT - A system, method and computer program product for real-time post-processing system that transforms MPEG-DASH on-demand media streams, including a DASH media player device; an intercepting media server device; a MPEG-DASH content origin server device; and a proxy media client device coupled to the DASH media player device and the intercepting media server device and configured to intercept MPEG-DASH HTTP requests from the DASH media player device and forward the intercepted requests to the intercepting media server device instead of the MPEG-DASH content origin server device. The intercepting media server device is configured to act as an HTTP proxy device, and forward the intercepted requests to the MPEG-DASH content origin server, and with each corresponding MPEG-DASH media subsegment acquired perform analysis of the video media content within the subsegment and apply selective transcoding. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382035 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOW JITTER CLOCK RECOVERY IN WIRELESS DISPLAY EXTENSIONS - An approach is provided for determining a program clock reference (PCR) value validity, for avoiding inaccurate variable delay reference (VDR) values, and for avoiding a mismatch in a data packet between a sequence number and a packet number for a wireless display extension. The approach involves determining to generate a data packet carrier having an optional PCR value, a VDR) value, and a validity indicator. The approach may further involve processing the data packet carrier to determine whether the data packet carrier has the optional PCR value. The approach may also involve causing, at least in part, a surrogate PCR value to be generated based, at least in part, on a determined absence of the optional PCR value from the data packet carrier. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382036 | METHOD AND ACCESS DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTING IP BROADBAND VIDEO SERVICE - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method and an access device for implementing an IP broadband video service, the method is executed by an access device, comprising: receiveing by an access device located between a user terminal and a router, a request for demanding a program from the user terminal; determining by the access device that the user terminal has a watching or previewing right for the program; sending by the access device a multicast stream of the program to the user terminal; generating by the access device a billing record comprising the program on demand and information indicating a view duration of the program; and sending by the access device, the billing recording to a video service support system for billing purpose. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382037 | PROVIDING CONTENT TO A PORTABLE DEVICE ACROSS MULTIPLE NETWORK CONNECTIONS - Systems and methods for providing content to a portable device are describe. The systems and methods provide corresponding content to the portable device across different network connections. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382038 | MULTICASTING MULTIVIEW 3D VIDEO - Apparatus, comprising a wireless transceiver to wirelessly communicate with multiple recipients, control logic coupled to the wireless transceiver to determine an amount of available bandwidth for multicasting multiple data streams for the recipients, the control logic to select an encoded data stream including data substreams relating to at least first and second video reference views and corresponding depth data for respective ones of the video reference views to transmit to a recipient via the wireless transceiver on the basis of the determined bandwidth. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382039 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND MEDIA FOR RECOMMENDING COLLABORATORS OF MEDIA CONTENT BASED ON AUTHENTICATED MEDIA CONTENT INPUT - Methods, systems, and media for recommending collaborators of media content based on authenticated media content input are provided. In some implementations, the method comprises: receiving a request from a content creator to initiate presentation of broadcasted media content using a media device, wherein the request invites a plurality of users to participate in the broadcasted media content; determining that a user of the plurality of users has interacted with the broadcasted media content, wherein the user has been permitted to interact with the broadcasted media content in response to providing user authentication information; determining collaborator information associated with the user based on the user authentication information; and automatically causing, without user interaction, the determined collaborator information to be presented to the content creator for associating with the broadcasted media content. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382040 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY DETERMININGDEMOGRAPHICS OF MEDIA ASSETS FOR TARGETINGADVERTISEMENTS - Described herein is a system and method of ad targeting that automatically matches advertisements to media based on the demographic signatures of each. The method and system include calculating a match score between historical buyer demographics and media demographics. Media which is similar to the demographic of the product buyers is targeted for advertising. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382041 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING PERSONALIZED SERVICE IN IPTV - A method for providing a personalized service in an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) includes pairing a mobile terminal with the IPTV. The method also includes receiving personalized data from the paired mobile terminal, and searching the Internet for contents satisfying the received personalized data and providing the searched contents. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382042 | Dynamic Stitching Module and Protocol for Personalized and Targeted Content Streaming - A system for dynamically rendering streaming content is provided. It includes a protocol and a dynamic stitching module to provide a personalized and targeted delivery of play list items responsive to a request made by a player. The protocol inquires the player for user profile information and includes it as part of a request to an adproxy. The inquiry requests the adproxy for recommended content based on the user profile information. The dynamic stitching module, in response to the recommended content from the adproxy then creates a manifest that is specific to the player for rendering a personalized content on the player. The manifest indicates a streaming preference for content fulfillment based on the recommended content via a redirect method or a proxy method. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382043 | VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND METHOD THEREOF - A terminal device acquires a part of an audio-visual content regenerated by a video display apparatus. The terminal device acquires contents information of the audio-visual content based on the part of the audio-visual content. The terminal device acquires the available enhanced service based on the contents information and regenerates the available enhanced service. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382044 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING DOWNLOADING OF SECURITY MODULE FOR BROADCAST SERVICE - A method and device for controlling a download of a broadcast service security module are disclosed. In a method for controlling a download of a security module for a broadcast service in a user terminal connected to a service server and a security server through a network, a loader is downloaded by allowing the user terminal to be connected to the service server. The user terminal is connected to the security server through the loader. A bootloader is downloaded from the security server. A security module is downloaded from the security server by executing the bootloader. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382045 | ACCESSING REMOTE VIDEO DEVICES - A control server receives a local input to control a remote video device and sends an indication of the local input to the remote video device to control, access, or operate the remote video device. Video data indicative of images provided by the remote video device in response to the local input are relayed to the control server by the remote video device or associated components. A plurality of remote video devices can be simultaneously controlled, accessed, or operated. Control code sets for remote video devices are mapped to a local interface control set. Local input is translated to a remote video device command based on such mappings. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382046 | One Click Web Records - A method, system, computer medium, and other embodiments for integrating unrelated web services with stand-alone media-based devices are provided. Users can access and control the media-based device conveniently with a web-browser through various portals on the Internet. In an embodiment directed to a single web session, users program the media-based device by clicking on one or more hyperlinks or hypertexts in the form of advertisements of upcoming broadcasts. The advertisements may be web-hosted or sponsored by web portals. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382047 | INTELLIGENT AUTOMATED ASSISTANT FOR TV USER INTERACTIONS - Systems and processes are disclosed for controlling television user interactions using a virtual assistant. A virtual assistant can interact with a television set-top box to control content shown on a television. Speech input for the virtual assistant can be received from a device with a microphone. User intent can be determined from the speech input, and the virtual assistant can execute tasks according to the user's intent, including causing playback of media on the television. Virtual assistant interactions can be shown on the television in interfaces that expand or contract to occupy a minimal amount of space while conveying desired information. Multiple devices associated with multiple displays can be used to determine user intent from speech input as well as to convey information to users. In some examples, virtual assistant query suggestions can be provided to the user based on media content shown on a display. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382048 | INTELLIGENT REMOTE CONTROL - An intelligent remote control as disclosed herein provides enhanced functionality by providing bi-directional communication with a multimedia handling device such as a set-top box. An intelligent remote control may provide | 2015-12-31 |
20150382049 | RECEIVER DEVICE - There is provided a receiver device including a first input terminal, a second input terminal, a first distribution circuit, a second distribution circuit, a first high-frequency processing unit, and a second high-frequency processing unit. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382050 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZING MEDIA OUTPUT DEVICES CONNECTED ON A NETWORK - A media output device operates to receive audio and/or video data for a content item. The audio and/or video data can be communicated from another device over a network. The output device generates an audio or video output for the content item based on the audio or video data. While receiving the audio or video data, the output device determines an instance of time that is synchronized to an external clock reference. The output device also determines an output correction to perform based at least in part on the synchronized instance of time. The output device adjusts the output to include the output correction. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382051 | TIME SYNCHRONIZING METHOD, TIME CONNECTING SYSTEM, TIME MASTER INSTRUMENT, AND TIME SLAVE INSTRUMENT - A time master instrument includes: a time information transmitting portion that transmits local time information to time slave instruments; a time information response requesting portion that requests that, through unicasting to the time slave instruments, time information be sent back; a time information comparing portion that compares the time information from the time slave instrument and the local time information; and a notifying portion that notifies a user when the time information comparing portion evaluates that there is a discrepancy in time information. A slave instrument includes: a time information setting portion that sets time information transmitted by the time information transmitting portion; a time information acquiring portion that acquires local time information in response to a response request by the time information response requesting portion; and a time information responding portion that sends back, to the time master instrument, time information acquired by the time information acquiring portion. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382052 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING FOR DISPLAY AN INTERACTIVE MEDIA GUIDE BASED ON USER HISTORY - Systems and methods for efficiently loading interactive media guide data based on user history are provided. A plurality of asset descriptions associated with a first media asset is received. A second media asset related to the first media asset is identified. An asset description is selected form the plurality of asset descriptions based on user history of accessing the second media asset. Data for the first media asset is loaded. Data for the first media asset comprises the selected asset description. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382053 | METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to one embodiment, a method includes: accessing program information identifying a broadcast start time and a broadcast time period of each of a plurality of broadcast programs; displaying a first bar of a first length and a first mark on a display based on the program information, the first length corresponding to a first broadcast time period of a first broadcast program; displaying a second bar of a second length and a second mark on the display based on the program information, the second length corresponding to a second broadcast time period of a second broadcast program; and displaying, when the first broadcast time period and the second broadcast time period are different from each other, the first bar and the second bar on the display such that the first length and the second length are different from each other. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382054 | MULTIMEDIA PLAYING CONTROL METHOD, APPARATUS FOR THE SAME AND SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a multimedia playing control method and apparatus and system. The multimedia playing control method includes: obtaining first multimedia content data according to source information of multimedia content data; and transmitting the source information of multimedia content data and all or part of the first multimedia content data. With the embodiments of the present disclosure, multimedia content data that has been buffered to the local is transmitted while transmitting multimedia source information, thereby reducing amount of data needing to be buffered again and the time of waiting for the buffering. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382055 | SET-TOP BOX APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATION - A set-top box apparatus includes at least one input module to receive one or more media content streams, at least one memory device, an Ethernet port, at least one wireless transceiver to access a communications network to enable communication with at least one external media player device, an HDMI connector to provide a communication path to a multimedia presentation device, wherein the set-top box apparatus is configured to process at least one of the received one or more media content streams from the at least one input module into multimedia data, to send the one or more received media content streams to the at least one memory device to be stored, and to convey the multimedia data on the communication path to the multimedia presentation device. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382056 | VIDEO COMPOSITION BY DYNAMIC LINKING - A computer receives one or more media content source locations. The computer determines two or more media content items associated with the one or more received media content source locations. The computer negotiates digital rights associated with the two or more media content items. The computer pre-fetches the two or more media content items from the one or more media content source locations. The computer determines at least one digital characteristic of a first media content item of the two or more media content items does not match at least one digital characteristic of a second media content item of the two or more media content items. The computer resamples the first media content item of the two or more media content items. The computer publishes a composition of the two or more media content items to appear as one linked asset with uniform digital characteristics. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382057 | CONTENT CONSUMPTION MONITORING - Monitoring consumption of media content on a device may include receiving a media content playback event at a content consumption device, generating a content consumption notification message including subscriber information, content consumption device information, media content playback event identifier, and media content information, and transmitting the generated consumption notification message to a content consumption monitoring system. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382058 | Rakestraw advertising, marketing, and promotions business model - A method for creating discounts. In using this method with commercials, ( | 2015-12-31 |
20150382059 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROGRAM, AND VIDEO OUTPUT SYSTEM - An information processing apparatus in communication with a video output apparatus via a wireless communication network includes a screen display unit outputting a screen on a display apparatus; a screen data acquisition unit acquiring screen data of the screen; a screen data transmission unit transmitting the screen data to the video output apparatus via the wireless communication network; an apparatus capability acquisition unit inquiring about apparatus capability of the video output apparatus and acquiring the apparatus capability from the video output apparatus; and one of a resolution change unit changing a screen resolution of the screen, which is output by the screen display unit, in accordance with the apparatus capability or an acquisition range change unit changing a range, which is acquired by the screen data acquisition unit, in accordance with the apparatus capability into a part of the screen data. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382060 | SHARING A CONFIGURATION STATE OF A CLIENT DEVICE THAT MEETS A THRESHOLD LEVEL OF QoE - Arrangements described herein can include automatically monitoring, on a first client device receiving multimedia content, a first QoE associated with presenting the multimedia content by the first client device. The arrangements also can include automatically determining a configuration state of the first client device while presenting the multimedia content. The method further includes sharing, by the first client device, with at least a second client device at least a portion of the configuration state of the first client device while presenting the multimedia content, wherein the portion of the configuration state of the first client device is included in a candidate configuration that is a candidate for implementation on the second client device to improve a second QoE associated with presenting the multimedia content, or other multimedia content, by the second client device. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382061 | SPOILER MITIGATION METHODS AND SYSTEMS - Methods and systems are provided for mitigating spoilers when placeshifting content. One exemplary method involves identifying a filtering criterion based on a media program available for viewing on a client device via a network, obtaining, via the network, content for presentation on the client device, identifying a portion of the content corresponding to the media program using the filtering criterion, and inhibiting presentation of the identified portion of the content on the client device. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382062 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ORDERING MEDIA CONTENT - Methods and systems are described herein for a media guidance application that manages a queue of media assets from one source when a user has access to a plurality of content sources. More specifically, the media guidance application may update a queue of media assets from one content source based on if, and when, media assets in the queue may be available from other content sources. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382063 | Processing Audio-Video Data to Produce Metadata - A system for processing audio-video metadata for each of multiple portions of AV content to produce an output signal for an individual user, comprises an input for receiving multi-dimensional metadata having M dimensions for each of the portions of AV content and for receiving individual parameters for one or more of the M dimensions for the individual user. An input is arranged to receive general parameters for each of the M dimensions. A processor is arranged to determine a rating value for the individual for each portion of AV content as a function of the multi-dimensional metadata, the individual parameters and the general parameters to produce an output signal, wherein the function includes determining if a confidence value for each individual parameter is above a threshold and an output is arranged to assert the output signal. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382064 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY SETTING UP USER PREFERENCES FOR ENABLING SUBTITLES - Systems and methods for automatically enabling subtitles are provided. A user request to enable subtitles setting is received while the user is viewing a first media asset. A characteristic associated with the first media asset is retrieved. An indication of user preference for subtitles of media assets associated with the retrieved characteristic is automatically stored in response to receiving the user request. The subtitles setting is automatically enabled when the subtitles setting is disabled, based on the stored indication, when a second media asset that is associated with the retrieved characteristic is accessed. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382065 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND RELATED SELECTION DEVICE FOR NAVIGATING IN ULTRA HIGH RESOLUTION VIDEO CONTENT - The present invention relates to a method, system and related devices for navigating in ultra high resolution video content under control of a user navigation command originating from a client device, at least portions of the ultra high resolution video content being transmitted from a server towards said client device, where said method comprises the steps of receiving a user navigation command, said user navigation command indicating a navigation trajectory through said ultra high resolution video content and determining a local video saliency on said navigation selection trajectory by analyzing said ultra high resolution video content on said navigation trajectory through said ultra high resolution video content and
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20150382066 | CONTEXTUAL REMOTE CONTROL INTERFACE - Embodiments of the present invention provide a contextual remote control interface, which is a companion application that allows a user to use a companion device to control experiences generated by an application running on a primary device. Web browsers, games, and streaming media applications are examples of applications running on a primary device that may be controlled using the companion device. Interfaces associated with each of the media applications on the primary device may be displayed on a television or other device coupled to the primary device. A unique set of virtual controls are included in the remote control interface for each application and may be tailored to the current state of the application. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382067 | IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE - When a key for directly transferring from the screen of a “video mode” of tape reproduction to the screen of memory stick reproduction is separately arranged, the ratio of an occupation area of the key on the screen is increased. Therefore, a setting operation is performed such that a stop key ( | 2015-12-31 |
20150382068 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING OBJECTS THAT DESCRIBE MEDIA ASSETS - Methods and systems are described herein for providing objects describing media content. For example, in response to detecting that a particular media listing is not associated with an graphic and/or text content (e.g., box art) describing the particular media listing, a media guidance application may generate a custom graphic and/or text content (e.g., custom box art) for the media listing based on graphic and/or text content of a media listing for a media asset associated with the particular media asset. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382069 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOADING INTERACTIVE MEDIA GUIDE DATA BASED ON USER HISTORY - Systems and methods for efficiently loading interactive media guide data based on user history are provided. A plurality of asset descriptions associated with a first media asset is received. A second media asset related to the first media asset is identified. An asset description is selected form the plurality of asset descriptions based on user history of accessing the second media asset. Data for the first media asset is loaded. Data for the first media asset comprises the selected asset description. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382070 | METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to one embodiment, a method by an electronic device includes: receiving audio data including a voice of a user; performing voice recognition to translate the audio data to text including a first character string corresponding to the voice; determining whether the first character string is registered in conversion information; displaying, when the first character string is registered in the conversion information, a second character string associated with the first character string in the conversion information; receiving, when an instruction is received from the user and when the first character string is not registered in the conversion information, a third character string obtained by editing the first character string; and registering, when the third character string is found in program information, the third character string in the conversion information so as to associate the third character string with the first character string. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382071 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY ENABLING SUBTITLES BASED ON USER ACTIVITY - Systems and methods for automatically enabling subtitles are provided. A user request is received from a user input device to access a first media asset. A type of activity associated with the user is detected in response to receiving the user request. The type of activity is cross-referenced with a database of activity types associated with subtitles stored in a storage device. A subtitles setting is automatically enabled when the subtitles setting is disabled, in response to determining that the type of activity associated with the user is associated with subtitles. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382072 | METHOD OF DISPLAYING IMAGE BY USING REMOTE CONTROLLER AND APPARATUS PERFORMING THE SAME - An image display method is provided. The image display method includes displaying a plurality of images on a screen that includes a plurality of sub-screens, displaying a first indicator indicating a first point located at a boundary of the plurality of the sub-screens, displaying second indicators on a plurality of second points which are different from the first point, receiving an input selecting one of the second indicators, and moving a boundary at which the first point is located, so that the first point is located at a second point corresponding to the selected second indicator. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382073 | Method and Device for Providing Video of IPTV Service - Provided are a method and device for providing a video of an Internet Protocol TV or Interactive Personal TV (IPTV) service. The method includes: detecting whether an IPTV service system is accessible for a Set Top Box (STB) or not; and when the IPTV system is detected to be inaccessible for the STB, providing a video for the STB through a Content Delivery Network (CDN) subsystem. By the technical solution, the technical problems that the user cannot enjoy services such as the video service in case of upgrading, server failure or network failure in the related technology are solved, and live video service can still be provided for the user even though the service of the IPTV service system is inaccessible due to upgrading, server failure or network failure. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382074 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING WIRELESS DIGITAL TELEVISION SERVICE - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a method for receiving one or more wireless digital television signals, wherein each of the one or more wireless digital television signals comprise a plurality of data segments for presenting media content, buffering the plurality of data segments of each of the one or more wireless digital television signals to generate one or more buffered data segments to cause a presentation delay of the media content, and detecting a missing data segment in the one or more buffered data segments. The method can further include transmitting a first request to a cellular communication system to provide the missing data segment, and receiving from the cellular communication system the missing data segment prior to an expiration of the presentation delay to continue a presentation of the media content without interruption. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382075 | MONITORING INDIVIDUAL VIEWING OF TELEVISION EVENTS USING TRACKING PIXELS AND COOKIES - A real-time content identification and tracking system enabling monitoring of television programming consumption specific to an individual television or other viewing device. Metrics collected may include data regarding viewing of specific broadcast media, commercial messages, interactive on-screen information or other programming, as well as locally cached, time-shifted programming. Information about media consumption by such specific television sets or other viewing means may be returned to a commercial client of the system through a trusted third-party intermediary service and, in certain embodiments, encoded tokens may be used to manage the display of certain events as well as to enable robust auditing of each involved party's contractual performance. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382076 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED CAPTURE OF LIVE SPORTING EVENT DATA - A computer-implemented data acquisition method includes obtaining motion data telemetrically from a wireless transmitter mounted on or inside a sporting device that is handled by athletes in an athletic event, and presenting the data to viewers of the sporting event. The data includes motion data that is captured while the sporting device is being used in the athletic event and represents motion of the sporting device captured by one or more motion sensors connected to the wireless transmitter. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382077 | METHOD AND TERMINAL DEVICE FOR ACQUIRING INFORMATION - The present disclosure relates to a method and a terminal device for acquiring information. The method comprises: acquiring associated information of at least one video element in a video, wherein each video element being an image element, a sound element or a clip in the video; and displaying the associated information at a specified time. The problem of inefficient information acquisition is solved, making it possible to display associated information of a video element in a terminal device at a specified time, thus the information acquisition efficiency is improved. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382078 | System and Method for Recognition of Items in Media Data and Delivery of Information Related Thereto - The system and method disclosed herein relate to the establishment of both the location and identity of individual items in pictures or videos. Once the one or more items in the picture/video are identified and matched to images in a reference database, the locations of the items are established and additional information relating to the items is accessed. Collectively, the position data and additional data is merged in the electronic pictures or videos and then provided to a user as a merged data stream. Additional functionality related to those identified items can occur when those identified locations are “pointed to”, “clicked” or otherwise selected (e.g., purchase an item, request information, select another video stream, play a game, share the item, rate, “Like”, and the like). | 2015-12-31 |
20150382079 | REAL-TIME DIGITAL ASSISTANT KNOWLEDGE UPDATES - Systems and processes are disclosed for real-time updating of virtual assistant media knowledge. Virtual assistant knowledge can be updated with timely information associated with playing media (e.g., a sporting event, a television show, or the like). A data feed can be received that includes data relating events to particular times in a media stream. A user request can be received based on speech input, and the user request can be associated with an event in a media stream or show. In response to receiving the request, the media stream can be cued to commence playback at a time in the media stream associated with the event referred to in the request. In another example, a response to the user request can be generated based on the data relating to the events. The response can then be delivered to the user (e.g., spoken aloud, displayed, etc.). | 2015-12-31 |
20150382080 | SIGNAL TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, SIGNAL TRANSMITTING METHOD, AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SIGNAL - Disclosed are a signal transmitting method, a signal transmitting apparatus, and a system for transmitting and receiving a signal. The signal transmitting method comprises the steps of: discovering a companion device using a multicast mode; receiving and storing device type information from the discovered companion device; receiving an application uniform resource identifier (URI) and storing the application URI to correspond to the device type information; and identifying the device type information of the companion device selected by a user and transmitting to the selected companion device the application URI corresponding to the device type information. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382081 | GENERATION OF VIDEO CONTENT - Technology is described for generating video content. Source code associated with an electronic page may be received. The source code may be rendered at a browser rendering engine in order to create rendered content associated with the electronic page. One or more processes may be executed in order to capture a plurality of images of the rendered content, the one or more processes being executed according to a defined offset. The plurality of images may be aggregated in order to create video content. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382082 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERACTIVE TELEVISION PROGRAM - A system and method for an interactive television program is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, the method includes broadcasting a presentation of a selected entrepreneur, where the presentation is to persuade viewers to invest in a particular product or service. In addition the method includes receiving a pledge from a viewer to invest in the particular product or service through an Internet, social media, mobile devices, or any combination thereof, and broadcasting results of the pledges for the particular product or service. The method also includes collecting the pledges, transmitting an investor agreement to each viewer that made a pledge when the selected entrepreneur accepts the pledge, and disbursing the pledges to the selected entrepreneur upon receiving the investor agreement executed by the viewer. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382083 | PICTORIAL SUMMARY FOR VIDEO - Various implementations relate to providing a pictorial summary, also referred to as a comic book or a narrative abstraction. In one particular implementation, a first portion in a video is accessed, and a second portion in the video is accessed. A weight for the first portion is determined, and a weight for the second portion is determined. A first number and a second number are determined. The first number identifies how many pictures from the first portion are to be used in a pictorial summary of the video. The first number is one or more, and is determined based on the weight for the first portion. The second number identifies how many pictures from the second portion are to be used in the pictorial summary of the video. The second number is one or more, and is determined based on the weight for the second portion. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382084 | PATH DETERMINATION OF A SENSOR BASED DETECTION SYSTEM - Provided herein are systems and methods for accessing an information associated with a first sensor of a plurality of sensors, wherein the information associated with the first sensor includes metadata and a sensor reading; accessing an information associated with a second sensor of the plurality of sensors, wherein the information associated with the second sensor includes metadata and a sensor reading; and determining a path of a hazardous condition using the information from the first sensor and the second sensor. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382085 | CONDITION MONITORING DEVICE - A monitoring device for monitoring treatment of the item that includes a sensor for sensing a condition relating to the treatment of the item, a memory arranged to store sensor data, and a communication interface for generating a wireless signal for transmitting the data. The device also includes a detector for detecting a predetermined event relating to the condition. The device is triggered to switch from a low power mode to a high power mode for a finite time period following detection of the predetermined event, and to switch from the high power mode to the low power mode upon expiry of the time period. In the high power mode the device is configured so as to read sensor data at an increased rate in order to gather sensor data or to send a communication signal at an increased rate for establishing a connection for transmitting data. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382086 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING BODY BALANCE OF WEARABLE DEVICE - A wearable device includes a communication unit that wirelessly communicates with a first external device; a motion sensor that senses the user's motion; and a control unit. The wearable device collects a first motion data generated by the user's motion and transmits the first motion data to the first external device, receives a first security level data and a second security level data from the first external device, and receives only the first security level data from the first external device when the wearable device is converted into a non-wearing state from a wearing state. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382087 | INTER-CHANNEL SPECTRAL SHAPING IN OPTICAL RING NETWORKS - A method and system for inter-channel spectral shaping in optical ring networks may involve selectively applying an attenuating notch filter at a spectral boundary between adjacent wavelength slots passed by a wavelength selective switch (WSS). In this manner, instability from net loop gain values exceeding unity may be prevented in the optical ring network. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382088 | EFFICIENT TRANSPORT NETWORK ARCHITECTURE FOR CONTENT DELIVERY NETWORK - A content delivery network (CDN) includes: at least one CDN origin node; and multiple CDN cache nodes connected to the at least one CDN origin node via an optical transport network (OTN). Deliveries and/or routing from the multiple CDN cache nodes to the at least one CDN origin node and/or vice versa is performed below layer 3 of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382089 | DYNAMIC INTELLIGENT BIDIRECTIONAL OPTICAL ACCESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITH OBJECT/INTELLIGENT APPLIANCE-TO-OBJECT/INTELLIGENT APPLIANCE INTERACTION - Reduced Rayleigh backscattering effect enables a longer-reach optical access communication network-thus it eliminates significant costs. Furthermore, a wavelength to an intelligent subscriber subsystem can be dynamically varied for bandwidth on-Demand and service on-Demand. A software module renders intelligence (and context awareness) to a subscriber subsystem and an appliance. An object can sense/measure/collect/aggregate/compare/map and connect/couple/interact (via one or more or all electrical/optical/radio/electro-magnetic/sensor/bio-sensor communication network(s) within and/or to and/or from an object) with another object, an intelligent subscriber subsystem and an intelligent appliance utilizing an Internet protocol version 6 (IPv6) and its subsequent versions. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382090 | COMPACT WIDEBAND BASS AND MIDRANGE HORN-LOADED SPEAKER SYSTEM - The invention is a compact high fidelity sound reproduction system achieving high efficiency, low distortion, wide bandwidth, and extended low frequency reach and which can be used as a sub-bass woofer, bass woofer, mid-bass woofer, and mid-range speaker for residential or commercial large venue applications. The system includes a dynamic driver driven bass horn, a looped resonator duct (ring geometry), which can be folded, and an adjustable feedback duct allowing sound characteristics to be tailored. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382091 | MICROPHONE - There is provided a microphone including: a diaphragm; a support part supporting diaphragm; and a connection part connecting the diaphragm to the support part so that the diaphragm is displaceable, wherein a slit is formed in the connection part, and the slit includes a plurality of slit parts extended in different directions from each other. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382092 | FINE TUNING STRUCTURE FOR HEADPHONES AND HEADPHONE - The present invention relates to the field of headphone technology and provides a fine tuning structure for headphones, configured for tuning an angle between a head band and an audible unit of the headphone, the fine tuning structure includes an upper assembly connected to an end of the head band and a lower assembly connected to the audible unit, the upper assembly and the lower assembly are hinged together, the upper assembly is provided with a limiting step, the lower assembly is movably connected to a limiting part, an end face of the limiting part is provided with a limiting curved surface abutted against the limiting step and configured for limiting an angle of the lower assembly relative to the upper assembly. In the fine tuning structure according to the present invention, the angle between the upper assembly and the lower assembly can be tuned via selecting a different place of the limiting curved surface to abut against the limiting step, so that the angle of the audible unit relative to the head band can be tuned, and the wearing comfort of the headphone can be improved. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382093 | NOISE REDUCING MEMORY FOAM EARBUDS - A noise reducing memory foam earbud comprising of a speaker assembly to receive electrical signals and to convert the electrical signals into audio signals, a housing, an elongated speaker canal tube built into the end of the housing and a memory foam fitted around the elongated speaker canal tube covering the whole body of the elongated speaker canal tube wherein the audio signals generated by the speaker assembly passes through the elongated speaker canal tube without any obstruction and when the noise reducing memory foam earbud is pushed into the ear canal of a user, said memory foam conforms to the irregular shape of ear canal and the noise reducing memory foam earbud gets firmly, securely and comfortably lodged into the ear canal thus reducing ingress of ambient noise into the ear canal and preventing leakage of audio signals generated by the speaker assembly out of the ear canal. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382094 | IN-EAR EARPHONE WITH ARTICULATING NOZZLE AND INTEGRATED BOOT - Intra-canal earphones and methods of manufacturing intra-canal earphones are disclosed. In an embodiment, an intra-canal earphone includes a rigid housing in which a driver is located, a rigid nozzle, and a resilient joint that physically couples the housing with the nozzle and acoustically couples the driver with the nozzle. Other embodiments are also described and claimed. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382095 | WIRELESS SOUND EQUIPMENT - There is disclosed a wireless sound equipment includes a case; a first holder and a second holder provided in both sides of the case, respectively; a first receiver and a second receiver coupled to and decoupled from the first holder and the second holder, respectively; a first winding device gear rotatably mounted in the case, the first winding device comprising a first gear formed in an outer circumference; a second winding device rotatably mounted in the case, the second winding device comprising a second gear formed in an outer circumference to engage with the first gear; a first audio cable connected between the first receiver and the first winding device to be wound around the circumference of the first winding device; and a second audio cable connected between the second receiver and the second winding device to be wound around the circumference of the second winding device. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382096 | HEADPHONES WITH PENDANT AUDIO PROCESSING - Systems and methods for the use of headphones are provided. The systems and methods can offer ease of carrying, comfort, and/or use of headphones, particularly portable headphones that provide for a user adjustment of an audio equalizer setting directly at the headphones for a desired audio data frequency/amplitude profile. Moreover, a combination of the concepts of user-controlled sound dynamics are provided at the headphone device through computerized pendant that is configured to alter sound dynamics directly through it's own software application without needing to control the sound dynamics at the audio source. This allows a user of the headphones to switch between audio devices while maintaining a desired set of sound dynamics in the form of preset or custom audio profiles. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382097 | HEARING DEVICE, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY ENABLING MONITORING MODE WITHIN SAID HEARING DEVICE - Aspects of the invention relate to a hearing device for automatically enabling monitoring within the hearing device including an electronic module arranged for collecting environment data of the hearing device, wherein environment data is based on events in the vicinity of the hearing device, at least one sound reproducing unit arranged for receiving a first audio signal, wherein the electronic module includes a processor arranged to mix the received first audio signal and a monitored ambient sound signal based on the collected environment data. Aspects of the invention also related to a system and a method for automatically enabling monitoring within the hearing device. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382098 | PROXIMITY EAR BUDS FOR EARPHONE LISTENING - A set of earphones for listening to audio including: a first ear bud; a second ear bud; a first proximity sensor on the first ear bud; a second proximity sensor on the second ear bud, wherein the first proximity sensor and second proximity sensor detect placement of each respective ear bud into a user's ear and each proximity sensor activates and deactivates a audio player based upon placement of each ear bud; a first connectivity cord, extending from the first ear bud; and a second connectivity cord, extending from the second ear bud. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382099 | HEADPHONE STRUCTURE FOR ADJUSTING AUDIO FREQUENCIES - A headphone structure for adjusting audio frequencies is provided, which comprises a front housing, a rear housing, a sound-producing unit in the front housing and an elastic ear-contacting body sleeving the front housing. The front housing has at least one slot or recess, and the elastic ear-contacting body sleeves the front housing to form at least one gap. The headphone structure for adjusting audio frequencies of the present invention has better results for the adjustment of bass frequencies. In addition, the headphone structure of the present invention is not complicated and is easy to manufacture. The headphone structure of the present invention can be applied to various types of headphone, such as in-ear headphones and circumaural headphones. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382100 | MASS LOADED EARBUD WITH VENT CHAMBER - Intra-concha earphones are disclosed. In an embodiment, an intra-concha earphone includes a housing having a rear space divided into a back volume, a bass duct, and a vent chamber between a driver and a rear wall. The vent chamber may be acoustically coupled with the back volume through both an acoustic port and the bass duct. Furthermore, the vent chamber may be acoustically coupled with a surrounding environment through a vent port, which may be a sole acoustic opening in the rear wall. Thus, sound emitted by the driver may propagate through the acoustic port and the bass duct to meet in the vent chamber before being discharged through the vent port to the surrounding environment. Other embodiments are also described and claimed. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382101 | Headset With Magnetically Holding Force Between Headband And Microphone Arm - This disclosure provides a headset comprising a first earphone with a first face facing the head of a user wearing the headset, a headband attached at a first end to the first earphone and a microphone arm rotatably attached to the first earphone. The microphone arm can rotate about a first axis essentially perpendicular to the first side, whereby the microphone arm can be rotated into to a rest position, where it extends along the headband. The headband comprises a first magnetic holding element and the microphone arm comprises at a co-operating second magnetic holding element, whereby the microphone arm can be magnetically adhered against the headband in the rest position. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382102 | DYNAMIC MICROPHONE AND METHOD OF FORMING BACK-SIDE AIR CHAMBER - A dynamic microphone which prevents a wall forming a back-side air chamber from having a certain resonance frequency and effectively prevents the generation of standing waves in the back-side air chamber is provided. A dynamic microphone includes a dynamic microphone unit including a diaphragm configured with a voice coil and a magnetic circuit having a magnetic gap provided so as to allow the voice coil to vibrate, a bottomed case which is coupled to the dynamic microphone unit and forms a back-side air chamber communicating with back side of the diaphragm, and an acoustic resistance body which is pressingly attached in the case and composed of metal fiber including a pocket, an open cross sectional area of the pocket gradually decreasing toward the direction remote from the dynamic microphone unit. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382103 | Phi-Based Enclosure for Speaker Systems - A speaker system with an enclosure having a pathway is presented. The speaker system includes an electro-acoustic transducer that generates sounds according to an audio input. The speaker system also includes an enclosure having an interior pathway defined by a wall that is curved substantially as a spiral. The speaker system is configured such that the sound generated by the electro-acoustic transducer travels along at least a portion of the curved pathway before leaving the enclosure. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382104 | AUDIO APPARATUS HAVING DYNAMIC GROUND BREAK RESISTANCE - A method for audio signal processing, where an audio amplifier drives a load through a connector, using 1) an input audio signal, and 2) a signal from a return pin of the connector. Output headroom of the audio amplifier is automatically detected, while the amplifier is driving the load. A variable resistor circuit that is coupled to provide variable resistance between the return pin of the connector and a ground plane, is automatically adjusted, in response to the detected output headroom of the amplifier. Other embodiments are also described and claimed. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382105 | Methods for reducing noise in optical biological sensors - Optical measurement of physiological parameters with wearable devices often includes measuring signals in the presence of significant noise sources. These noise sources include, but are not limited to, noise associated with: variable optical coupling to skin or tissue, variations in tissue optical properties with time due to changes in humidity, temperature, hydration, variations in tissue optical properties between individuals, variable coupling of ambient light sources into detectors, and instrument and detector noise, including electrical noise, radio frequency or magnetic interference, or noise caused by mechanical movement of the detector or its components. The present disclosure includes devices and methods configured to produce representations of the raw data in which noise, broadly defined, is separated from the data of interest. The disclosed devices and methods may include subtracting or calibrating out these noise sources and other spurious fluctuations in wearable devices with optical sensors. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382106 | REAL-TIME COMBINATION OF AMBIENT AUDIO AND A SECONDARY AUDIO SOURCE - A combined ambient sound and secondary audio system comprises at least one microphone for receiving ambient sound, at least one receiver for receiving secondary audio from a secondary audio source not audible in the ambient sound. The system further includes a memory storing one or more sets processing parameters comprising instructions for processing the ambient sound and the secondary audio and a processor coupled to the memory, the microphone, and the receiver configured to generate combined ambient and secondary sound by combining the ambient sound and the secondary audio as directed by a selected set of processing parameters retrieved from the memory. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382107 | ADAPTIVE DETECTOR AND AUTO MODE FOR DYNAMICS PROCESSOR - A dynamic processor for compressing an incoming audio signal is provided. The processor includes an adaptive detector, an adaptive module, and an amplifier. The adaptive detector includes a first adaptive filter and is configured to apply a transfer function to the incoming audio signal to generate a detector output signal. The adaptive module includes a second adaptive filter and is configured to generate a control signal based on the detector output signal. The amplifier is configured to receive the control signal from the adaptive module and to generate a compressed audio signal based on the control signal. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382108 | Speaker Array Apparatus - A speaker array device includes a first speaker array and a second speaker array. The first speaker array has plural first speaker units arranged in a first surface and output a first sound. The second speaker array has plural second speaker units arranged in a second surface that is different from the first surface and output a second sound. When the second speaker array and the first speaker array are installed in a room having a ceiling, the second speaker array is installed in such a manner that a normal direction to the second surface is match with a direction in which the second sound emitted from the second speaker array reaches, only indirectly, through reflection or diffraction, a sound receiving point or that the normal direction to the second surface is match with a direction in which the second sound reaches the sound receiving point with a predetermined sound volume. | 2015-12-31 |
20150382109 | DIGITAL AMPLIFIER, THREE-VALUE SIGNAL OUTPUT METHOD AND SPEAKER - Noise is reduced when three-value output is performed. In a digital amplifier | 2015-12-31 |
20150382110 | Acoustic Transducer and Method for Driving Same - An acoustic transducer and method for driving same. A flat or somewhat curved panel has one or more drive motors at selected locations to generate transverse waves in the panel and concomitant longitudinal acoustic waves in an acoustic medium in which the panel is disposed. It also has attenuation features, such as damping or active wave cancellation motors, at one or more boundaries to substantially attenuate or essentially cancel arriving transverse waves and the reflections they would otherwise produce, thereby creating virtual infinite panel boundaries and reducing or substantially eliminating unwanted modes and wave interference in the panel. A linear motor is provided for driving one or more edges of the panel. | 2015-12-31 |