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20100015846 | High-speed cable assembly with protective member - A cable assembly ( | 01-21-2010 |
20110255832 | Integrated and sealed opto-electronic device assembly - An opto-electronic device assembly adapted for mounted on a mother board includes a case and opto-electronic devices. The case has multiple cavities opening forwards and downwards. Each opto-electronic device includes an optical engine module and an electrical socket. The optical engine module includes an optical engine, an optical transmission interface and an electrical transmission interface with electrical pads. The electrical socket has a plurality of terminals with one ends contacting with PCB and another opposite ends contacting with the electrical pads. Each electrical transmission interface is removeably assembled in the electrical sockets to complete electrical connection between the substrate and the mother board. The opto-electrical devices are received in the cavities in a condition that the optical transmission interfaces exposes to a front open of the case. | 10-20-2011 |
20120045935 | SHIELDED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An electrical connector includes a shielding cage, an insulative housing disposed within the shielding cage, at least two rows of terminals secured in the insulative housing and a metal sheet embedded in the insulative housing and disposed between the rows of terminals. An insulative housing defines a mating face and a mounting face perpendicular to the mating face. The metal sheet extends from the mating face to the mounting face and comprises at least one tail extending beyond the mounting face. | 02-23-2012 |
20130196544 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH MULTIPLE DETECT MECHANISM THEREOF - An electrical connector, adapted for mounting to a mother board and mating with a plug, includes an insulative housing with a mating tongue forwardly extending therefrom, a plurality of contacts disposed in the housing with contacting sections exposed on the mating tongue and a metallic shell covering the housing. The metallic shell defines a mating cavity surrounding the mating tongue and has a plurality of spring tangs extending into the mating cavity. A detect member is assembled to a bottom of the electrical connector, and includes a printed circuit board with some dome switches under corresponding spring tang and some additional detection pins electrically connecting the dome switches. When the plug is inserted, the spring tangs will deflect downwardly and activate the dome switch. | 08-01-2013 |
20130210251 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH MULTIPLE DETECT MECHANISM THEREOF - A receptacle connector includes an insulative housing defining a base with a mating tongue. A plurality of contacts are disposed in the housing with contacting sections exposed on the mating tongue. A metallic shell is assembled to the housing and defines a mating cavity into which the mating tongue extends. A plurality of spring tangs are formed on the shell and extend into the mating cavity for retainable abutment against the inserted plug. A dome switch is located outside of the shell and intimately confronts the corresponding spring tang so as to be activated when the corresponding spring tang is outwardly deflected by the inserted plug. An addition detect pin is electrically connected to the dome switch when the dome switch is activated to verify whether the plug is inserted in the mating cavity or to identify whether a high power is required. | 08-15-2013 |
20130266274 | OPTO-ELECTRONIC DEVICE ASSEMBLY - An object of the present invention is to provide a new modular SLC (Surface Laminar Circuit) interconnect system for replacing the traditional ceramic substrate implanted with 56 Duece modules, the interconnect system includes an organizer for accurately positioning the connector assemblies, and a plurality of fully populated connector housings defining a pitch same as that defined by the Duece modules. Each connector housing defines two receiving slots to receive two SLC modules which are further commonly held by a heat sink above. Each SLC module is equipped with a plurality of micro-controllers, a plurality of OE glass lenses, a plurality of IC chips, and a molded lens and fiber able assembly. | 10-10-2013 |
20130273767 | PLUG CONNECTOR WITH MIS-INSERT FEATURES AND CORRESPONDING RECEPTACLE CONNECTOR THEREWITH - A plug connector ( | 10-17-2013 |
20130273784 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An electrical connector ( | 10-17-2013 |
20130316566 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH ENHANCED BLIND MATING FEATURES - An electrical connector assembly comprises a first connector unit and a second connector. The first connector unit comprises a first connector having an insulative housing with a plurality of contacts mounted thereon. A printed circuit board, on which the first connector is seated, defines a pair of mounting sections at opposite ends thereof and locate adjacent to the first connector. An insulative cover is attached to a first surface of the printed circuit board which is opposite to the first connector. The insulative cover forms a pair of guiding posts retained in said mounting sections and a pair of stand-off sections located at opposite ends thereof for supporting the first connector during the mating process. A metallic cover is attached to the insulative cover. The second connector defines a pair of guiding apertures at opposite ends thereof for receiving said guiding posts. | 11-28-2013 |
20130316581 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING TERMINAL PORTIONS IN SPECIFIC ARRANGEMENT AND A GROUNDING PLATE FOR EXCELLENT HIGH-FREQUENCY CHARACTERISTICS - A first connector includes a first insulative housing defining opposite first and second mating faces, a set of first upper contacts arranged upon the first mating face, a set of first lower contacts including a first lower differential pairs, a second lower differential pairs and a lower grounding contact, and a first grounding plate. The contacting sections and the first grounding arm are arranged upon the second mating face, and the first terminal portions of the first lower differential pairs are arranged in a first row, and the second terminal portions of the second lower differential pairs and the tail section of the lower grounding contact are arranged in a second row for excellent high-frequency characteristics. | 11-28-2013 |
20140113481 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH IMPROVED MATING MEMBER HAVING ANTI-MISMATING PORTION FOR PREVENTING INCORRECT INSERTION - An electrical connector includes a first insulative housing defining a base member and a mating member extending forwardly from the base member in a mating direction, and a plurality of first contacts retained in the first housing. The mating member defines opposite first and second mating faces in a vertical direction perpendicular to said mating direction, and a receiving portion recessed towards the first mating face from the second mating face thereof. The receiving portion cooperates with a corresponding portion of a mating connector for preventing incorrect insertion of the electrical connector. | 04-24-2014 |
20140120778 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH DETECT PINS - An electrical connector comprises an insulative housing, a metallic shell surround the insulative housing, a plurality of contacts and two detect pin retained to the insulative housing. The insulative housing is formed with a base and a tongue extending forwardly from the base. The shell and the insulative housing define a receiving cavity therebetween. The two detect pins are fastened to two opposite ends of the insulative housing, respectively, each has a detecting portion located in the receiving cavity, and the detecting portions of the two detect pins are disposed offset along a front-to-back direction for being selectively pushed by the mating plug. One of the contacts is formed with a wing contacting with the first detecting portion. The electrical connector can detect insertions of different mating plugs via the detect pins. | 05-01-2014 |
20140133809 | INTEGRATED AND SEALED OPTO-ELECTRONIC DEVICE ASSEMBLY - An opto-electronic device includes an optical engine module and an electrical socket. The optical engine module includes an optical engine, an optical transmission interface for coupling with an optical device and an electrical transmission interface, the electrical transmission interface having electrical pads. The electrical socket includes a plurality of BGA terminals, each terminal having a module-connecting end and a board-connecting end. The electrical transmission interface is removeably assembled in the electrical socket and the electrical pads contact the module-connecting ends of the electrical socket. | 05-15-2014 |
20140187086 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH SHIELDING PLATE THEREOF - An electrical connector includes a metallic shell defining a mating cavity opening forwards, a terminal module assembly received in the metallic shell, and a shielding plate being located between an upper surface and a lower surface of the terminal module assembly. The terminal module assembly defines a front region exposed in the mating cavity to function as a mating tongue. The terminal module assembly defines an insulator associated with a plurality of contacts with corresponding contacting sections exposed upon opposite upper and lower faces of the mating tongue, the contacts are categorized with differential pairs and grounding contacts. The shielding plate defines a main plate and grounding fingers split from the main plate to directly touch with corresponding grounding contacts. The shielding plate is embedded with the terminal module assembly and the grounding fingers of the shielding plate are fixed with the insulator of the terminal assembly. | 07-03-2014 |
20140194005 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH SHIELDINGTHEREOF - An electrical connector for mating with a plug and mounting to a printed circuit board, includes an insulative housing with a forwardly extending mating tongue thereof. A terminal module includes an insulator associated with a plurality of contacts commonly assembled into the housing. Those contacts are categorized with the differential pairs, the grounding contacts and the power contacts while each of the contacts includes a front contacting section exposed upon the mating tongue, a middle retention section retained to the insulator, and a rear tail section extending out of the housing. A metallic shielding/reinforcement plate associated with the terminal module is assembled into the housing, and includes a front region inserted into the mating tongue, a middle region with a spring tang to mechanically and electrically connected to the selected grounding contact, and a rear tail section extending out of the housing. | 07-10-2014 |
20140206233 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING TERMINAL PORTIONS IN SPECIFIC ARRANGEMENT AND A GROUNDING PLATE FOR EXCELLENT HIGH-FREQUENCY CHARACTERISTICS - A receptacle electrical connector includes a metallic shell, an insulating bracket defining a receiving cavity, an upper member including a base portion and a mating portion and a lower insulating member distinct from and assembled with the base portion. The upper member is loaded with upper contacts with contacting portions arranged on an upper surface of the mating portion and a shielding plate is located between the upper and lower surface of the upper member. The lower member is loaded with lower contacts with contacting portions extending beyond a front edge of the lower insulating member and arranged on the lower surface of the mating tongue. The assembled base portion and the lower member is received in the receiving cavity of the insulating bracket and the mating portion extends beyond a front face of the insulating bracket and surrounding by the metallic shell to define a mating cavity thereamong. | 07-24-2014 |
20140248785 | CABLE CONNECTOR WITH IMPROVED GROUNDING PLATE - A cable connector includes an insulative housing including two sidewalls and a mating slot defined between the two sidewalls, and a plurality of terminals received in the insulative housing. The terminals include contacting portions exposed to the mating slot and connecting portions behind a rear end of the insulating housing. The two sidewalls are loaded with a firs row and a second row of the plurality of terminals respectively. The first row includes signal terminals and grounding terminals. A grounding plate is inserted in the insulating housing and between two rows of terminals. The grounding plate defines resilient arms and connecting legs, the resilient arms slant to the first row and touch with the grounding terminals. | 09-04-2014 |
20140273653 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH BI-DETECTING PINS - An electrical connector includes an insulative housing formed with a rear base and a front mating tongue, a metallic shell covering the insulative housing thereby defining a mating cavity, contacts, and a first and a second detecting pin. The mating tongue defines a first and a second face and two lateral sides between the first and second faces. The contacts include contacting portions located on the first face. Each of the first and the second detecting pins forwardly protrude and has a contacting portion located in the mating cavity. The contacting portion of the first detecting pin is located behind that of the second detecting pin in the insertion direction. The contacting portion of the first detecting pin is located along and space from one of the lateral sides, the contacting portion of the second detecting pin is located in the second face of the mating tongue. | 09-18-2014 |
20140315405 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH DTECT PINS - An electrical connector comprises an insulative housing, a metallic shell surround the insulative housing, a plurality of contacts and two detect modules retained to the metallic shell. The insulative housing is formed with a base and a tongue extending forwardly from the base. The shell and the insulative housing define a receiving cavity therebetween. The detect module have a detect pin, respectively, the detect pins extend into the receiving cavity through the shell and electrically connecting with each other via a shell of a mating plug. | 10-23-2014 |
20140341513 | OPTO-ELECTRONIC DEVICE ASSEMBLY - An AOC assembly comprising two printed circuit boards (PCB) ( | 11-20-2014 |
20140349514 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH HEAT-DISSIPATION FEAUTER THEREOF - An electrical connector includes an insulator base having a rear retaining portion and a front tongue portion, a first terminal module with a plurality of first terminals thereof, a second terminal module with a plurality of second terminals thereof and interlocked with the first terminal module, and a shielding shell retained to the insulator base. A heat dissipation metal plate is embedded in the insulator base, and the heat dissipation metal plate provides a contact ear extending out of the insulator base and contacting with the shielding shell for heat dissipating. | 11-27-2014 |
20140357103 | CONNECTOR WITH DIFFERENTLY ARRANGED CONTACT MOUNTING PORTIONS AND CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY HAVE TWO SUCH CONNECTORS BELLY-TO-BELLY MOUNTED TO A CIRCUIT BOARD - A high speed card edge connector ( | 12-04-2014 |
20150093936 | FLIPPABLE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - A receptacle connector mounted to the printed circuit board, includes an insulative housing defining a mating tongue and a metallic shell enclosing the housing to form a mating cavity in which said mating tongue forwardly extends. A complementary plug connector includes a shell with a bull-nose tip. A metallic piece is mounted around a root of the mating tongue and equipped with a plurality of spring tangs to contact the relatively rigid bull-nose tip of the shell of the complementary connector for EMI/RFI protection. | 04-02-2015 |
20150126065 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING A ROTATABLE BUCKLE - An electrical connector assembly ( | 05-07-2015 |
20150132990 | OPTICAL-ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING INPROVED HEAT SINK - An optical-electrical connector ( | 05-14-2015 |
20150234127 | ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL HYBRID CONNECTOR - A mezzanine connector assembly adapted to connecting a top PCB and a bottom PCB. The mezzanine connector assembly includes a floatable upper connector and a lower connector. The upper connector has an electrical connecting device and an optical connecting device. The electrical connecting device includes a conductor having a floatable upper end and a fixed lower end, the optical connecting device having an optical waveguide with one end connected to the upper PCB and a lower end fixed to the housing by a ferrule. The lower connector has a housing, a turning lens received in the housing, and an electrical contact connected to the bottom PCB for mating with the lower end of the conductor of the upper connector, the turning lens defining an upward opening to receive the ferrule of the upper connector, a forward opening for receiving an optical plug. | 08-20-2015 |
20160093985 | HIGH SPEED HIGH DENSITY CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - An electrical connector assembly includes plural wafers and the corresponding shielding plates are alternately stacked with one another. Each wafer includes a conductive housing defining plural slots therein, and plural terminal modules received in the corresponding slots, respectively. Each of the terminal modules includes a pair of differential contacts and an insulative holder retaining the pair of differential contacts. A plurality of cable assemblies correspond to the corresponding wafers. Each cable assemblies includes a plurality of cables each including a pair of differential wires respectively connected to the pair of differential contacts, respectively. | 03-31-2016 |
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20090147762 | TRANSMITTER AND DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD - A method and apparatus for data transmission are provided. Data values of a plurality of channels are transformed into a transmission signal. An enhanced shaping filter is provided to shape a binary stream of only single digits and generate a shaped signal. A weighting unit is coupled to the output of the shaping filter, weighting the shaped signal to effectively generate a quality baseband signal. The binary stream is converted from the data values through spreading and scrambling. A scrambling unit, scrambles the binary stream with scrambling codes. A spreading unit spreads the binary stream at a chip rate before sending the binary to the scrambling unit. | 06-11-2009 |
20090245428 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING COMMUNICATION SIGNAL - Methods and apparatuses process a communication signal to detect a burst packet comprising an access code. The method comprises deriving a differential phase signal indicating differential phases of a first set of the access code in the communication signal, and comparing the differential phase signal with an ideal differential phase signal to calculate a frequency offset value, compensating the differential phase signal by the frequency offset value to generate a compensated differential phase signal, and detecting a burst packet transmitted via the communication signal according to the compensated differential phase signal. | 10-01-2009 |
20100029267 | METHOD FOR CLOCK CALIBRATION - A method for clock calibration is provided. The method comprises receiving discontinuous reception period (DRX period) information from a base station, computing a calibration duration according to the discontinuous reception period and a clock error tolerance of a first clock, and when receiving paging information that informs of possible sent transmissions, calibrating the first clock with a second clock for a period of the calibration duration. | 02-04-2010 |
20100054375 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORWARD AND BACKWARD RECURSIVE COMPUTATION - A system and method is provided for improved and efficient forward and backward recursive computations that may be used, for example, with turbo code decoding applications. The invention performs the forward computations using a full length of a sequence to be decoded and performs the reverse computations using a sliding window over the sequence. | 03-04-2010 |
20120030536 | Initializing Decoding Metrics - A method includes, during a first iteration of a first decoder for decoding convolutionally encoded data elements, determining a first value of a first path metric. The method also includes, during a second iteration of the first decoder, determining a second value of the first path metric by using the first value of the first path metric as an initial value of the first path metric. | 02-02-2012 |
20150358181 | CHANNEL ESTIMATION METHOD AND ASSOCIATED DEVICE FOR ESTIMATING DATA CHANNEL OF DATA RESOURCE ELEMENT OF PHYSICAL RESOURCE BLOCK FOR OFDM SYSTEM - A channel estimation method estimates a data channel of a data resource element of a physical resource block in a time-frequency domain. The method includes: utilizing a detection circuit to perform a first physical resource block bundling detection in a first direction of the time-frequency domain to detect if at least one neighboring physical resource block is allowed to be bundled with the physical resource block, and accordingly generating a first physical resource block bundling detection result; determining a physical resource block processing range according to at least the first physical resource block bundling detection result, wherein at least the physical resource block is included in the physical resource block processing range; obtaining a plurality of pilot channels for pilot resource elements in the physical resource block processing range; and estimating the data channel of the data resource element according to the pilot channels. | 12-10-2015 |
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20090083453 | ASYNCHRONOUS/SYNCHRONOUS KVMP SWITCH FOR CONSOLE DEVICES AND PERIPHERAL DEVICES - A signal switch for sharing a video monitor, a plurality of console devices compliant with an industry standard and one or more than one peripheral device in any of a plurality of computer systems, is provided. A KVM switch allows all the computers connected to the switch to share any USB peripheral devices, and which can switch the KVM channels and peripheral channels to a common computer or to different computers either asynchronously or synchronously without interruption of data flow to that peripheral when the switch is changed. In another embodiment the KVM switch allows a keyboard and a mouse of a user console to separately control two different computers. In another embodiment, the KVM switch is connected to the computers via computer connection modules and connected to a user console and peripheral devices via a console connection module. | 03-26-2009 |
20130068915 | DETACHABLE MOUNTING SYSTEMS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A detachable mounting system for securing an electronic device is provided. The system includes a first mounting body coupled with the electronic device, and the first mounting body includes a magnetic mounting piece. The system also includes a second mounting body capable of being coupled with a supporting base or surface, and the second mounting body includes a first end coupled to the first mounting body and a second end coupled with the supporting base or surface, with at least one of the first and second end enabling at least one of relative horizontal, vertical, pivoting, swiveling, and rotating movements of the electronic device relative to the supporting base or surface. The system also includes a magnetic securing device detachably coupled between the first mounting body and the second first end of the second mounting body through the magnetic force between the magnetic mounting piece and the magnetic securing device. | 03-21-2013 |
20130220841 | PROTECTIVE CASING PROVIDING IMPACT ABSORPTION AND WATER RESISTANCE FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A water-resistant casing for a portable electronic device is provided. The water-resistant casing may include a front cover. The front cover may include a water-resistant film enabling a user operation of the portable electronic device through the water-resistant film, and an impact-absorbing seal to provide water resistance and impact absorption. The water-resistant casing may also include a back cover coupled to the front cover. The back cover may include a material that is at least water-resistant or impact-absorbing. The water-resistant casing may further include a sealing structure to provide a water-resistant seal, and a latching mechanism for enclosing the water-resistant casing. The water-resistant casing may further include at least one mounting point and at least one impact-absorbing structure for providing additional impact absorption. | 08-29-2013 |
20140262847 | CASE STRUCTURES FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A water-resistant casing for a portable electronic device is provided. The water-resistant casing may include a bottom cover. The bottom cover may include a first water-sealing structure coupled to the bottom cover and configured to provide water resistance. The water-resistant casing may also include at least one frame configured to be detachably coupled to the bottom cover. The at least one frame may include a second water-sealing structure configured to correspond to the first water-sealing structure. The water-resistant casing may further include a water-resistant film coupled to the at least one frame, and configured to enable a user to operate the portable electronic device through the water-resistant film. The water-resistant casing may further include an impact-absorbing seal configured to provide water resistance and impact absorption. The water-resistant casing may further include a mounting structure configured to enable mounting of the portable electronic device to another object. | 09-18-2014 |
20150237750 | DETACHABLE MOUNTING SYSTEMS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A detachable mounting system for securing an electronic device includes a protective housing for mounting to the electronic device. The protective housing includes a mounting piece. The system also includes a base capable of being coupled with a supporting surface and includes a securing device detachably coupled between the protective housing and the first end of the base for securing the protective housing. The system further includes a security alarm capable of detecting at least one of an attachment or detachment of the mounting piece to or from the securing device and a communication device configured to communicate to the security alarm a signal reflecting at least one of the attachment and the detachment. | 08-20-2015 |
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20130083837 | Multi-mode error concealment, recovery and resilience coding - Multi-mode error concealment, recovery and resilience coding. Adaptation of a number of coding units (CUs) employed in accordance with video coding may be made as a function of error. As a number of errors increases, the respective number of CUs may correspondingly increase (e.g., which may be made in accompaniment with a reduction of CU size). As a number of errors decreases, the respective number of CUs may correspondingly decrease (e.g., which may be made in accompaniment with an increase of CU size). Such errors may be associated with a type of source providing a video signal, a type of error resilience coding employed, communication link and/or channel conditions, a remote error characteristic (e.g., such as associated with a source device and/or destination device), a local error characteristic (e.g., such as associated with operations and/or processing within a given device), and/or any other type of consideration. | 04-04-2013 |
20130083839 | Video coding tree sub-block splitting - Video coding tree sub-block splitting. A parser and treeblock splitter is implemented for adaptive partitioning of treeblocks (TBs) into various respective sub-treeblocks (STBs). Such adaptation may be tailored for effectuating parallel processing in accordance with video decoding. Different respective decoding engines may each individually and respectively also perform further partitioning of the STBs into sub-STBs as well. Such adaptation of respective STB size and/or sub-STB size may be made based on local and/or remote consideration(s). For example, adaptation may be made based upon communication link and/or channel conditions, a remote characteristic (e.g., associated with a source device and/or destination device), a local characteristic (e.g., associated with operations and/or processing performed locally within a given device), and/or any other type of consideration. Different respective portions of a video signal may be processed using different respective sized STBs/sub-STBs (and different respective engines may also employ different respective sized STBs/sub-STBs). | 04-04-2013 |
20130083840 | Advance encode processing based on raw video data - Advance encode processing based on raw video data. Adaptive processing of a video signal may be made by making one or more decisions and/or directing one or more encoding steps based upon characteristic(s) associated with the video signal in raw form (e.g., before the video signal undergoing any processing in accordance with generating an output video bitstream). Characteristic(s) associated with the video signal (raw form) may be used to drive intra-prediction angular mode selection, including making a preliminary/coarse angular mode selection (e.g., which may be refined and/or modified based upon partial and/or full processing of the video signal). Characteristic(s) associated with the video signal (raw form) may be used to drive intra-prediction/inter-prediction operational mode selection (or intra-prediction/inter-prediction/neither operational mode selection). An integrated and/or embedded video decoder within a video encoding device may be provisioned to assist in adaptation of one or more of the video encoding operations. | 04-04-2013 |
20130083841 | Video coding infrastructure using adaptive prediction complexity reduction - Video coding infrastructure using adaptive prediction complexity reduction. One or more subsets associated with one or more frames or pictures of the video signal may be adaptively selected and used for motion vector calculation (e.g., such as in accordance with inter-prediction). For example, a picture or frame of the video signal may be partitioned into a number of respective regions. Any one or more, but typically fewer than all, of the respective regions may be appropriately selected, and stored, based on any one or more considerations for use in motion vector calculation (e.g., inter-prediction). A sub-sampled or down-sampled picture or frame [or alternatively, a sub-sampled or down-sampled version of one or more respective regions of a picture or frame] (e.g., the sub-sampling or down-sampling ratio which may be adaptively determined based on any one or more considerations) may be stored for use in motion vector calculation (e.g., inter-prediction). | 04-04-2013 |
20130083842 | Video coding sub-block sizing based on infrastructure capabilities and current conditions - Video coding sub-block sizing based on infrastructure capabilities and current conditions. Sub-block size, such as employed in accordance with the video processing, maybe adaptively modified based on any of a number of considerations. For example, such adaptation of sub-block size may be made with respect to one or more characteristics associated with streaming media source flow(s) and/or streaming media delivery flow(s) being received by and/or output from a given device including a video processor. For example, such a video processor may be a video decoder implemented within a middling or destination device. Such a video processor may be a video encoder implemented within the middling or source device. Adaptation of sub-block size employed in accordance with video coding may also be effectuated in accordance with feedback or control signaling provided between respective devices. (e.g., from destination or source device to middling device, or from destination device to source device, etc.). | 04-04-2013 |
20140112383 | DECODING VIDEO STREAMS USING DECODERS SUPPORTING A DIFFERENT ENCODING PROFILE - In various embodiments, video streams are decoded using decoders that support a different decoding profile. First processing circuitry is configured to receive a video stream encoded using a first encoding profile, transcode the video stream from the first encoding profile to a second encoding profile, and store the transcoded video stream in an output buffer. Second processing circuitry is configured to receive the transcoded video stream from the output buffer and decode the transcoded video stream according to the second encoding profile. The second processing circuitry may be unable to decode the video stream encoded using the first encoding profile. | 04-24-2014 |
20140169446 | ADAPTIVE DECODING SYSTEM - A method, system, and computer program product for adaptive decoding is provided herein. The method includes the steps of receiving a video bitstream, selecting an initial extraction level, and switching to a lower quality extraction level if a decoding rate is less than a rate at which data extracted from the video bitstream is sent to the decoder. The method further includes the step of switching to a higher quality extraction level if the decoding rate is greater than a rate at which data extracted from the video bitstream is to the decoder. | 06-19-2014 |
20140219332 | Virtual Field Buffer Based Decoding - Aspects of virtual field buffer based decoding are described. In one embodiment, a current picture field is read from a coded picture buffer comprising coded pictures of video, for example. The current picture may be associated with a top or bottom field polarity. According to decoding and picture output orders, the current picture field is assigned to an available field entry of a virtual field buffer, and an available frame index of a virtual frame map is assigned to the current picture field. The assignment of the available frame index to the current picture field is indicated to a decoder that decodes the current picture field with reference to the assigned frame index. According to aspects of the embodiments described herein, rather than determining complimentary picture fields after decoding, the assignment of complimentary picture fields to virtual frame indexes before decoding provides certain efficiencies. | 08-07-2014 |
20160037171 | Multi-mode error concealment, recovery and resilience coding - Multi-mode error concealment, recovery and resilience coding. Adaptation of a number of coding units (CUs) employed in accordance with video coding may be made as a function of error. As a number of errors increases, the respective number of CUs may correspondingly increase (e.g., which may be made in accompaniment with a reduction of CU size). As a number of errors decreases, the respective number of CUs may correspondingly decrease (e.g., which may be made in accompaniment with an increase of CU size). Such errors may be associated with a type of source providing a video signal, a type of error resilience coding employed, communication link and/or channel conditions, a remote error characteristic (e.g., such as associated with a source device and/or destination device), a local error characteristic (e.g., such as associated with operations and/or processing within a given device), and/or any other type of consideration. | 02-04-2016 |
20160094855 | Mode Complexity Based Coding Strategy Selection - A system may receive an input stream for a coding operation. The system may determine available coding modes for the coding operation. The system may include coding selection logic that may determine a coding mode in response to the based on the available selection of coding modes. The coding selection logic may use the selected coding mode to determine a coding strategy. The selection logic may send an indication of the selected coding mode and coding strategy to coding logic to support execution of the coding operation, which may use the selected coding mode and coding strategy. | 03-31-2016 |