13th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 61 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160094795 | IMAGE PICKUP CIRCUIT - An image pickup circuit including a plurality of circuit blocks. Each of the plurality of circuit blocks includes a plurality of comparing elements, a single counter, and a plurality of storage units. Each of the comparing elements compares a pixel signal supplied through a vertical signal line connected to vertically aligned pixels in a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, and a slope signal whose voltage is changed from an initial voltage at a constant slope. The counter counts an elapsed time since a voltage of the slope signal starts to change from the initial voltage. Each of the storage units stores a count value obtained by the counter in accordance with a comparison result of the comparator, the count value corresponding to an elapsed time until the voltage of the slope signal is changed from the initial voltage to a voltage coinciding with the pixel signal. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094796 | SENSOR ARCHITECTURE USING FRAME-BASED AND EVENT-BASED HYBRID SCHEME - A hybrid camera sensor offers efficient image sensing by periodically evaluating pixels at a certain frame rate and disregarding values of pixels that have changed less than a threshold amount. Because only a fraction of pixels in the camera sensor may change values from frame to frame, this can result in faster readout times, which can optionally enable increased frame rates. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094797 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CAPTURING IMAGES - An electronic device is provided including an image sensor that includes a pixel array, and a processor configured to control operations of: obtaining an image data set; processing the image data set to identify a first portion of the pixel array that is associated with a first subject and a second portion of the pixel array; and capturing an image by operating the first portion of the pixel array in accordance with a first exposure setting value and operating the second portion of the pixel array in accordance with a second exposure setting value. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094798 | IMAGING DETECTOR - Asilicon imaging detector tile ( | 2016-03-31 |
20160094799 | IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A resolving power is enhanced two-dimensionally without reducing a pixel size. For this purpose, when the direction of travel of a flying object is taken as a row direction and the direction orthogonal to the row direction is taken as a column direction, a plurality of sensor units each including a plurality of linear array sensors extending in the column direction are provided in the row direction, and the sensor units are arranged deviated by a preset block interval in the row direction relative to the sensor units adjacent to each other, as well as arranged deviated by a preset shift interval in the column direction. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094800 | FEATURE COMPUTATION IN A SENSOR ELEMENT ARRAY - Techniques describe computing computer vision (CV) features based on sensor readings from a sensor and detecting macro-features based on the CV features. The sensor may include a sensor element array that includes a plurality of sensor elements. The sensor may also include in-pixel circuitry coupled to the sensor elements, peripheral circuitry and/or a dedicated microprocessor coupled to the sensor element array. The in-pixel circuitry, the peripheral circuitry or the dedicated microprocessor may include computation structures configured to perform analog or digital operations representative of a multi-pixel computation for a sensor element (or block of sensor elements), based on sensor readings generated by neighboring sensor elements in proximity to the sensor element, and to generate CV features. The dedicated microprocessor may process the CV features and detect macro-features. Furthermore, in certain embodiments, the dedicated microprocessor may be coupled to a second microprocessor through a wired or wireless interface. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094801 | Time-Lapse Video Capture With Optimal Image Stabilization - Traditionally, time-lapse videos are constructed from images captured at time intervals called “temporal points of interests” or “temporal POIs.” Disclosed herein are systems and methods of constructing improved, motion-stabilized time-lapse videos using temporal points of interest and image similarity comparisons. According to some embodiments, a “burst” of images may be captured, centered around the aforementioned temporal points of interest. Then, each burst sequence of images may be analyzed, e.g., by performing an image similarity comparison between each image in the burst sequence and the image selected at the previous temporal point of interest. Selecting the image from a given burst that is most similar to the previous selected image, while minimizing the amount of motion with the previous selected image, allows the system to improve the quality of the resultant time-lapse video by discarding “outlier” or other undesirable images captured in the burst sequence and motion stabilizing the selected image. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094802 | RECEIVER-SIDE MARKING OF CONTENT FOR UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION - The secure selection of at least one uniquely visually rendered media content stream(s) by a receiver of streams may allow enhanced fingerprinting of broadcast media content. The stream(s) may be visually rendered, and fingerprint marks inserted, using the preprocessing techniques of explicit insertion, implicit insertion, and object modification. In particular, multiple media content streams of the same event and signaling information may be received by a receiver. Each media content stream of the multiple of the media content streams may include a unique rendering of the media content stream. The receiver may be associated with a unique identifier (ID). At least one media content stream of the multiple media content streams may be selected using the receiver. The selected at least one media content stream of the multiple media content streams may be provided to a display. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094803 | CONTENT ADAPTIVE TELECINE AND INTERLACE REVERSER - Techniques related to processing a mixed content video stream to generate progressive video for encoding and/or display are discussed. Such techniques may include determining conversion techniques for various portions of the mixed content video stream and converting the portions based on the determined techniques. The conversion of true interlaced video include content adaptive interlace reversal and the conversion of pseudo-interlaced telecine converted video may include adaptive telecine pattern reversal. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094804 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USING MESH CONTROL FOR VIDEO CONFERENCING BRIDGES AND CASCADING CONFERENCES - A videoconferencing system allows a distributed group of separately addressable multipoint controller signaling layer and multipoint controller application layer units to be logically combined for the purpose of managing a videoconference with a plurality of endpoints. In some embodiments, a primary multipoint controller signaling layer unit may identify other multipoint controller signaling layer units and multipoint controller application layer units to handle requests for joining an ongoing videoconferencing session, routing such requests to the other multipoint controller signaling layer units and multipoint controller application layer units as needed. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094805 | Surveillance Video Playback Method, Device, and System - The surveillance video playback method includes receiving, by a video surveillance management device, a surveillance video browsing request from a client device, and performing, according to the request, authentication on a user that sends the surveillance video browsing request using the client device; if the user that sends the surveillance video browsing request has permission to view collected data, sending a first link address corresponding to the user request to the client device; and sending video data and the collected data to the client device according to a data request that carries the first link address and is returned by the client device, so that the client device can superimpose the collected data on the video data and then play them. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094806 | External Recognition Apparatus and Excavation Machine Using External Recognition Apparatus - An external recognition apparatus and an excavation machine using the external recognition apparatus, the external recognition apparatus including: a three-dimensional distance measurement device configured to acquire distance information in a three-dimensional space in a predetermined, region which is under a hydraulic shovel and which includes a region to be excavated by the hydraulic shovel; a plane surface estimation unit configured to estimate a plane surface in the predetermined region based on the distance information; and an excavation object region recognition unit configured to recognize the region to be excavated in the predetermined region based on the plane surface and the distance information. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094807 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus that processes an image includes an image processor configured to: acquire a photographic image from a camera photographing a region near a host vehicle; derive a trace line showing a moving trace of a path on which the host vehicle has moved previously; derive a prediction line showing a predicted moving path of the host vehicle; generate a support image by superimposing the trace line and the prediction line on the photographic image when a wheel of the host vehicle is turned; and output the support image to a display apparatus that displays the support image. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094808 | ALL-ROUND VIEW MONITORING SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A view monitoring system for a vehicle, comprising four pairs of cameras, a processing unit, a visual display unit, an obstacle detection unit and a signaling unit. The four pairs of cameras may be positioned on a front, rear, and sides of the vehicle and detect images of the same number of areas near the vehicle. The processing unit may be configured to provide a single overall image of the surroundings of the vehicle in response to the images. The visual display unit may display the overall image. The obstacle detection unit may detect obstacles in the overall image. The signaling unit may signal the detected obstacles to the driver. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094809 | TOURING CAM CONTROL - A video recording system for a moving automotive vehicle is provided. The video recording system includes a camera system for recording front, rear, and lateral views from a moving automotive vehicle. A primary display system is provided which is accessible to the operator of the vehicle. A primary camera control system accessible to the vehicle operator is provided to modify views of the camera system. A secondary display system is provided which is accessible to a passenger of the vehicle. A secondary camera control system is also provided which is accessible to the passenger of the vehicle to modify views of the camera system. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094810 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES THROUGH NETWORKED CAMERAS - An approach for implementing a network of cameras for providing one or more services in a neighborhood is provided. The approach includes creating a network of cameras, wherein the cameras are associated with one or more users participating in the network. The approach also includes stitching one or more images, one or more videos, or a combination thereof captured by the cameras to generate a composite image, a composite video, or a combination thereof. The approach also includes providing access to the composite image, the composite video, the network, or a combination thereof to the one or more users. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094811 | MONITORING SMART DEVICES ON A WIRELESS MESH COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A surveillance system and method with at least one wireless input capture device ICD(s) and a corresponding digital input recorder (DIR) and/or another ICD, including the steps of providing the base system; at least one user accessing the DIR via user interface either directly or remotely; the DIR and/or ICD searching for signal from the ICD(s) and establishing communication with them, and the system providing for input capture and data transmission prioritization, thereby providing a secure surveillance system having wireless communication for monitoring a target environment with prioritization capabilities. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094812 | Method And System For Mobile Surveillance And Mobile Infant Surveillance Platform - A method and system for mobile surveillance and a mobile infant surveillance platform are disclosed. The system includes a monitoring objective localization module, configured to acquire audio signal and obtain location information of the monitoring objective through the audio signal; a control unit, configured to generate a moving command for controlling the moving of a surveillance platform based on the location information of the monitoring objective; and a driving device, configured to drive the surveillance platform to move, based on the moving command. The present disclosure can implement mobile surveillance by driving a surveillance platform, which significantly improves the surveillance efficiency and has a high agility. In addition, the system can locate a monitoring objective through an audio signal that when the monitoring objective cannot be detected by a camera, infrared sensor or other device, the monitoring objective can be also accurately located, to provide a guideline for a surveillance platform to find the monitoring objective. The present disclosure thus can widely used in infant monitoring, handicapped monitoring and other fields. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094813 | CAMERA BASED APPARATUS FOR SAFEGUARDING A MACHINE - An apparatus for safeguarding a machine having a machine part performing a working movement, has a light source, a camera unit and a control unit. The light source and camera unit are attached to the machine part so as to concurrently move together with the machine part. The camera unit has an objective body with an optical lens element, an electronic image sensor arranged on a component support, an aperture stop, and a coupling part having a one-piece body by means of which the objective body and the component support are joined in a defined relative position to one another. The one-piece body fixedly rests on the component support thereby holding the aperture stop at a defined position relative to the electronic image sensor without individual adjustment. The control unit is designed to stop the working movement of the machine part depending on a signal produced by the camera unit. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094814 | LOW-POWER ALWAYS-ON FACE DETECTION, TRACKING, RECOGNITION AND/OR ANALYSIS USING EVENTS-BASED VISION SENSOR - Techniques disclosed herein utilize a vision sensor that integrates a special-purpose camera with dedicated computer vision (CV) computation hardware and a dedicated low-power microprocessor for the purposes of detecting, tracking, recognizing, and/or analyzing subjects, objects, and scenes in the view of the camera. The vision sensor processes the information retrieved from the camera using the included low-power microprocessor and sends “events” (or indications that one or more reference occurrences have occurred, and, possibly, associated data) for the main processor only when needed or as defined and configured by the application. This allows the general-purpose microprocessor (which is typically relatively high-speed and high-power to support a variety of applications) to stay in a low-power (e.g., sleep mode) most of the time as conventional, while becoming active only when events are received from the vision sensor. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094815 | REMOTE INTERACTIVE IDENTITY VERIFICATION OF LODGING GUESTS - A method for using a doorbell to remotely identify a visitor, comprising the use of a doorbell apparatus that comprises a speaker, a microphone, a camera, and a button with an audible response to a visitors input, further using the doorbell to detect the visitor while the visitor is located outside of a secured lodging, and within a detectable range of the doorbell, further using the doorbell to take a video of the visitor while the visitor accepts lodging terms, recording the video to validate that the visitor accepted the lodging terms and sending the video of the visitor from the doorbell to a remote computing device for displaying images of the visitor on the remote computing device for the purposes of verifying the identity of the visitor and then enabling the visitor to control the lock in response to the identity verification | 2016-03-31 |
20160094816 | Communication and Monitoring System - An audio-video communication system comprises a wireless exterior module located proximate an entrance, a computerized controller running a software application, and a remote peripheral device. The wireless exterior module includes a proximity sensor for detecting a person at the entrance, a video camera for recording an image of the person at the entrance, a microphone for recording the person at the entrance, a speaker for playing audio to the person at the entrance, a transmitter for communicating sounds and images of the person at the entrance, and a receiver for receiving communications at the wireless exterior module. The computerized controller is disposed in wireless electronic communication with the wireless exterior module via the transmitter and the receiver of the wireless exterior module. The remote peripheral device is configured to electronically communicate with the computerized controller for viewing an image from the video camera communicated from the wireless exterior module. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094817 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing device includes a processor including hardware. The processor is configured to implement an image acquisition process that acquires an image captured by an image sensor that includes a first-color filter having first transmittance characteristics, a second-color filter having second transmittance characteristics, and a third-color filter having third transmittance characteristics, and a correction process that multiplies a pixel value that corresponds to a second color by a first coefficient to calculate a component value that corresponds to the overlapping region of the first transmittance characteristics and the third transmittance characteristics, and corrects a pixel value that corresponds to a first color, the pixel value that corresponds to the second color, and a pixel value that corresponds to a third color based on the component value that corresponds to the overlapping region. The second color is longer in wavelength than the first color and shorter in wavelength than the third color. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094818 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - An image display apparatus includes: a light source unit that emits a light beam; a modulator that modulates an intensity of the light beam that is emitted from the light source unit; and an optical scanner that conducts spatial scanning with the light beam that is modulated by the modulator. The modulator includes a distribution unit that distributes a light beam that is incident to the modulator into a plurality of light beams, and a modulation unit that independently modulates the intensity of the light beams which are distributed in the distribution unit. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094819 | OPTICAL DEVICE AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An optical device includes: an optical section that includes a light-incident surface on which light is incident; a moving section that supports the optical section; a shaft section that swingably supports the moving section around a swing axis; a permanent magnet that is provided in the moving section; an air core coil that is provided so as to face the moving section, and generates an electric field acting on the permanent magnet; and a coil holding member that is provided on a side opposite to the permanent magnet of the air core coil, and holds the air core coil, wherein the coil holding member includes a window section, and wherein an edge section of the air core coil is viewable through the window section. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094820 | System for balancing the brightness of 2D and 3D cinema presentation - Disclosed is a system for balancing brightness in cinema presentation. The brightness between 2D and 3D mode in cinema presentation may be substantially maintained without a substantial change in projector lamp current when switching between the two presentation modes. A dimmer can be engaged which allows the light in at least one path to be attenuated during 2D operation. The dimmer can be activated in any number of ways, including, but not limited to, mechanically, electromechanically, or electro-optically, any combination thereof, and so forth. The dimmer may be inserted in one light path and may be physically removed from the light path during 3D operation in order to maximize 3D efficiency. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094821 | PROJECTION TYPE IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - An image display apparatus betters adjustment precision in the multi-projection in which two projection images are combined so that the images partially overlap each other. A display apparatus configuring an image projection system configured to project an image by combining on a screen a plurality of projection images so that the images partially overlap each other, includes a transformation unit configured to perform a geometrical transformation on a projection image, and a setting unit configured to set a parameter of the transformation by the transformation unit based on a relation between a position of an overlap region in a projection image obtained before the transformation by the transformation unit is performed, and a position of the overlap region in the projection image obtained after the transformation is performed, wherein an amount or value of the transformation is changed according to the position of a vertex of the overlap region. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094822 | IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An imaging device includes an optical filter, an image sensor, a multi-band estimation section, and a processor including hardware. The optical filter divides the pupil of an imaging optics into a first pupil and a second pupil that differs in wavelength passband from the first pupil. The image sensor includes a first-color filter that has first transmittance characteristics, a second-color filter that has second transmittance characteristics, and a third-color filter that has third transmittance characteristics. The processor is configured to implement a multi-band estimation process that estimates component values that respectively correspond to first to fourth bands based on pixel values that respectively correspond to first to third colors that form an image captured by the image sensor, the first to fourth bands being set based on the wavelength passbands of the first pupil and the second pupil, and the first to third transmittance characteristics. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094823 | YUV SIGNAL GENERATION FOR HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE VIDEO CONTENT - An encoder may include a luma transform, a transformer, and a chroma transform. The luma transform may determine a linear luminance value based upon a plurality of primary color values of a pixel. The transformer may generate a transformed luminance value based upon the linear luminance value and a plurality of transformed color values based upon corresponding more than one of the primary color values of the pixel. The chroma transform may determine a plurality of chroma values based upon corresponding plurality of transformed color values and the transformed luminance value of the pixel. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094824 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The embodiments of the present application provide an image processing method, an image processing apparatus and an electronic device. The image processing apparatus includes: a shoot scene determination portion configured to determine a shoot scene of an image; an image analysis portion configured to analyze the image to determine a degree of influence of the shoot scene on the shoot quality of the image; and an image processing portion configured to perform a correction processing of the image according to the degree of influence. Through the embodiments of the present application, a correction processing of the image can be performed according to the degree of influence of the shoot scene on the shoot quality of the image, so as to reduce and even eliminate the degree of influence, thus improving the shoot quality of the image. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094825 | METHOD FOR SELECTING METERING MODE AND IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE THEREOF - A method for selecting metering mode and an image capturing device thereof are provided. The method includes: obtaining a first exposure compensation value, a first white balance compensation value and a first focus distance corresponding to a first image; determining whether a first color temperature corresponding to the first white balance compensation value is greater than a predetermined color temperature; if yes, determining whether an ambient brightness corresponding to the first exposure compensation value is greater than a predetermined brightness, and if yes, setting a metering mode to be an average metering mode, while if not, setting the metering mode to be a center-weighted average metering mode; and if not, determining whether the first focus distance is greater than a predetermined focus distance, and if yes, setting the metering mode to be the center-weighted average metering mode, while if not, setting the metering mode to be the spot metering mode. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094826 | ANALOG IMAGE ALIGNMENT - An image processor includes an analog correlator for providing correlation information among a pair of stereo images. The image processor includes an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), an analog correlator, and a digital processor. The ADC generates digital data corresponding to analog data of a plurality of images, the digital data being stored to a memory. The analog correlator circuit calculates correlation information among the plurality of images based on the analog data. The digital processor processes the digital data based on the correlation information to provide alignment of the images. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094827 | HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING DEVICES USING HYBRID VECTOR AND TENSOR PROCESSING - Methods and systems obtain data representative of a scene across spectral bands using a compressive-sensing-based hyperspectral imaging system comprising optical elements. These methods and systems sample two modes of a three-dimensional tensor corresponding to a hyperspectral representation of the scene using sampling matrices, one for each of the two modes, to generate a modified three-dimensional tensor. After sampling the two modes, such methods and systems sample a third mode of the modified three-dimensional tensor using a third sampling matrix to generate a further modified three-dimensional tensor. Then, the methods and systems reconstruct hyperspectral data from the further modified three-dimensional tensor using the sampling matrices and the third sampling matrix. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094828 | CROSSTALK CANCELLATION IN 3D DISPLAYS - Image processing is performed to facilitate subtractive crosstalk cancellation in 3D images. In a global embodiment, pixel values are compressed to provide sufficient foot room for subtractive crosstalk cancellation. For video images the degree of compression may vary from frame to frame. Temporal filtering may be applied to reduce flicker. In a local embodiment luminance is added to and/or compression is performed in local areas to facilitate more complete subtractive crosstalk cancellation. The amount or added luminance or compression may be matched to the requirements of the local areas. Added luminance and/or compression may be made to vary smoothly in time and smoothly in space. Displays and other apparatus may be constructed to perform methods for partial or complete crosstalk cancellation. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094829 | Method And Apparatus For Downscaling Depth Data For View Plus Depth Data Compression - A method, apparatus, and computer program product are disclosed for compression of a 2D-plus-depth representation based on spatial downsampling of an initial depth map. By utilizing the color image accompanying the initial depth map, it is possible to infer structural information that refines and reconstructs the initial depth map out of a heavily subsampled version of the depth map. In the process, no indexing of the exact positions of the subsampled depth values is needed, which leads to very efficient compression. An example method causes segmentation of the color image into a set of super-pixel segments, and causes downsampling of the initial depth map based on the set of super-pixel segments. The method subsequently causes generation and storage of a compressed representation based on the segmented color image and the downsampled depth map. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also provided. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094830 | System and Methods for Shape Measurement Using Dual Frequency Fringe Patterns - A method obtains the shape of a target by projecting and recording images of dual frequency fringe patterns. Locations in each projector image plane are encoded into the patterns and projected onto die target while images are recorded. The resulting images show the patterns superimposed onto the target. The images are decoded to recover relative phase values for the patterns primary and dual frequencies. The relative phases are unwrapped into absolute phases and converted back to projector image plane locations. The relation between camera pixels and decoded projector locations is saved as a correspondence image representing the measured shape of the target. Correspondence images with a geometric triangulation method create a 3D model of the target. Dual frequency hinge patterns have a low frequency embedded into a high frequency sinusoidal, both frequencies are recovered in closed form by the decoding method, thus, enabling direct phase unwrapping. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094831 | MIRROR MICROMECHANICAL STRUCTURE AND RELATED MANUFACTURING PROCESS - A mirror micromechanical structure has a mobile mass carrying a mirror element. The mass is drivable in rotation for reflecting an incident light beam with a desired angular range. The mobile mass is suspended above a cavity obtained in a supporting body. The cavity is shaped so that the supporting body does not hinder the reflected light beam within the desired angular range. In particular, the cavity extends as far as a first side edge wall of the supporting body of the mirror micromechanical structure. The cavity is open towards, and in communication with, the outside of the mirror micromechanical structure at the first side edge wall. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094832 | UNAUTHORIZED VIEWER DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for detecting and responding to an intruding camera. The system includes an electronic media display device having a screen configured to display content, a sensor, and a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to obtain information from the sensor, analyze the information to determine a presence of a camera, and edit any displayed content in response to the presence of the camera. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094833 | DEVICE FOR USE IN IDENTIFYING OR AUTHENTICATING A SUBJECT - A device for use in identifying or authenticating a subject positioned in an acquisition volume on the basis of at least one biometric characteristic of the subject, the device including in succession, in offset manner along a camera placement axis: a first camera; a second camera; and a third camera; the optical axes of the first and second cameras forming between them an angle strictly less than 10°, and the optical axis of the third camera intersecting the optical axes of the first and second cameras, the optical axes of the first and second cameras each forming an angle less than or equal to 5° relative to a normal axis perpendicular to the camera placement axis. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094834 | IMAGING DEVICE WITH 4-LENS TIME-OF-FLIGHT PIXELS & INTERLEAVED READOUT THEREOF - Ranging devices, systems, and methods are provided. In embodiments, a device includes a casing with four openings and an array with depth pixels. The depth pixels are arranged in four quadrants, so that pixels in each of the quadrants receive light through one of the four openings. The depth pixels may generate samples in response to the received light. For a certain frame, a controller reads out samples from each of the quadrants before completing reading out the samples of any one of the quadrants. In some embodiments, reading out is performed by using interleaved rolling shutter for the rows. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094835 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREON AN IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - An image processing device including means for: inputting two parallax images composed of images of first and second viewpoint directions; generating first and second smoothed images by applying, respectively to the images of the first and second viewpoint directions, a smoothing filter in a direction joining the first and second viewpoints; generating a reference image formed by a value based on a product of values of the first and second smoothed images; generating gain distribution data by dividing a value of the reference image by the value of the first smoothed image; performing gain correction of each pixel on the image of the first viewpoint direction, based on the gain distribution data; and outputting the gain corrected image of the first viewpoint direction as a parallax image, the smoothing filter having a filter diameter approximately equal to a parallax amount between the images of the first and second viewpoint directions. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094836 | 3-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAYING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DRIVING 3-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAYING APPARATUS - A 3-dimensional displaying apparatus includes an image displaying panel having a plurality of pixels and a backlight panel spaced apart from one surface of the image displaying panel. The backlight panel includes a first line source set having a plurality of line sources arranged at regular intervals and a second line source set having line sources arranged spaced apart from the respective line sources of the first line source set by a predetermined interval. The first line source set and the second line source set are driven alternately. Thus, in a case where a horizontal location of an observer varies, the change of brightness of image information and the crosstalk between adjacent visual fields are minimized, and pseudo-stereoscopic vision is prevented. Also, the irregularity of brightness distribution in a visual field may be solved | 2016-03-31 |
20160094837 | DISTRIBUTED STEREOSCOPIC RENDERING FOR STEREOSCOPIC PROJECTON AND DISPLAY - A method of generating stereoscopic images includes receiving a call from an application programming interface (API) via at least one communication channel of a network, intercepting the call, via the network, transmitting the call to at least one remote computing device, modulating the call to match a user's head position and direction, generating left and right perspective views, rendering outputs of the left and right perspective views, and forwarding the outputs, via the network, to a graphics processing unit. The left and right perspective views are displayed on display hardware, such as power walls and/or 3D caves and/or wearable stereoscopic display devices. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094838 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a display device includes a switching liquid crystal unit, a display, and a controller. The switching liquid crystal unit includes optical elements switching an aperture pattern including an aperture portion and a light-shielding portion. The display overlaps the switching liquid crystal unit and displays parallax images including right and left eye images. The controller acquires positional information relating to a position of a viewer, and controls a position of the aperture pattern. The controller switches the aperture pattern from a first aperture pattern to a second aperture pattern so that a right eye always views the right eye image and a left eye always views the left eye image, and starts the switching before the viewer moves to an optimal switching position where a luminance viewed from the first aperture pattern is substantially equal to a luminance viewed from the second aperture patterns. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094839 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device displays a plurality of display elements having respective densities that continuously change in a first direction (an X direction), in such an arrangement that the display elements constitute a pointer needle and the densities continuously change in a second direction (a Y direction) intersecting the first direction, thereby displaying the pointer needle on a display section. This provides a display device with improved stereoscopic vision of the pointer needle. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094840 | CALIBRATION TARGET FOR VIDEO PROCESSING - An apparatus is disclosed which may serve as a target for calibrating a camera. The apparatus includes a hollow body having an interior surface, an exterior surface and at least one window formed in the hollow body through which the interior surface is visible. A plurality of distinguishable fiducial markers are arranged in a predetermined pattern along the interior and exterior surface of the hollow body. The fiducial markers can be distinguishable such that, for any given image of the target captured by a camera, there is only one position, rotation, distortion value, and focal length for the camera of interest. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094841 | 3D Test Chart, Adjusting Arrangement, Forming Method and Adjusting Method Thereof - A 3D test chart, an adjusting arrangement, a forming method, and an adjusting method thereof are disclosed. The 3D test chart provides a plurality of test patterns arranged at different depths. When testing a photographic arrangement, the photographic arrangement is only required to move for one time or even does not need to be moved, so as to obtain an image containing information of different depths, so that the testing and adjusting process of the photographic arrangement can be easily achieved. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094842 | DETECTION SYSTEM AND DETECTION METHOD OF MULTIMEDIA INTERFACE - The present invention discloses a detection system of multimedia interface and a detection method thereof The detection method of multimedia interface is applied to detect a first electronic device and comprises the following steps of: outputting a verification signal comprising a verification pattern by the first electronic device; receiving the verification signal and converting the verification signal into a verification pattern signal by a signal converting device; receiving the verification pattern signal by a second electronic device and transmitting the verification pattern signal in a multimedia interface format from a multimedia interface output terminal of the second electronic device to the multimedia interface input terminal of the first electronic device; and displaying the verification pattern by a display screen of the first electronic device. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094843 | FREQUENCY-DOMAIN DENOISING - Encoding and decoding using frequency-domain denoising are provided. Encoding and decoding using frequency-domain denoising may include identifying a current source block from a current source frame from a source video stream, generating a predicted block for the current source block, generating a source transform block by transforming the current source block into the frequency domain, generating a predicted transform block by transforming the predicted block into the frequency domain, generating a denoised transform block based on the source transform block and the predicted transform block, generating a denoised block by inverse transforming the denoised transform block, generating a residual block based on a difference between the denoised block and the predicted block, generating an encoded block by encoding the residual block, and outputting or storing the encoded block. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094844 | MOVING PICTURE CODING METHOD, AND MOVING PICTURE DECODING METHOD - A moving picture coding apparatus for performing inter-picture predictive coding for pictures constituting a moving picture is provided with a coding unit for performing predictive error coding for image data; a decoding unit for performing predictive error decoding for an output from the coding unit; a reference picture memory for holding output data from the decoding unit; and a motion vector detection unit for detecting motion vectors on the basis of the decoded image data stored in the memory. When coding a B picture as a target picture, information indicating whether or not the target picture should be used as a reference picture when coding another picture is added as header information. Therefore, in a decoding apparatus for decoding a bit stream Bs outputted from the moving picture coding apparatus, management of a memory for holding the reference picture can be facilitated on the basis of the header information. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094845 | VIDEO-ENCODING METHOD AND VIDEO-ENCODING APPARATUS USING PREDICTION UNITS BASED ON ENCODING UNITS DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH A TREE STRUCTURE, AND VIDEO-DECODING METHOD AND VIDEO-DECODING APPARATUS USING PREDICTION UNITS BASED ON ENCODING UNITS DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH A TREE STRUCTURE - Provided are a method and apparatus for encoding a video and a method and apparatus for decoding a video. The encoding method includes: splitting a picture of the video into one or more maximum coding units; encoding the picture based on coding units according to depths which are obtained based on a partition type determined according to the depths of the coding units according to depths, determining coding units according to coded depths with respect to each of the coding units according to depths, and thus determining coding units having a tree structure; and outputting data that is encoded based on the partition type and the coding units having the tree structure, information about the coded depths and an encoding mode, and coding unit structure information indicating a size and a variable depth of a coding unit. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094846 | PICTURE QUALITY ORIENTED RATE CONTROL FOR LOW-LATENCY STREAMING APPLICATIONS - A derived quantization parameter for a section of a currently encoding picture of a plurality of pictures is incremented to produce an updated quantization parameter when the derived quantization parameter is less than a minimum quantization parameter for the currently encoding picture. The section is then encoded using the updated quantization parameter. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094847 | COUPLING SAMPLE METADATA WITH MEDIA SAMPLES - Innovations in the area of sample metadata processing can help a media playback tool avoid loss of synchronization between sample metadata and media samples. For example, a media playback tool identifies encoded data and sample metadata for a current media sample, then couples the sample metadata with the current media sample. The media playback tool provides the sample metadata and encoded data for the current media sample to a media decoder, which maintains the coupling between at least one element of the sample metadata and the current media sample during at least one stage of decoding, even when the current media sample is dropped, delayed, split, or repeated. For example, the media playback tool can determine whether to drop the current media sample and, if the current media sample is dropped, also drop the sample metadata that is coupled with the current media sample. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094848 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ILLUMINATION AND COLOR COMPENSATION FOR MULTI-VIEW VIDEO CODING - There are provided a method and apparatus for illumination and color compensation for multi-view video coding. A video encoder includes an encoder for encoding a picture by enabling color compensation of at least one color component in a prediction of the picture based upon a correlation factor relating to color data between the picture and another picture. The picture and the other picture have different view points and both corresponding to multi-view content for a same or similar scene. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094849 | THERMAL THROTTLING OF WiDi VIDEO STREAM RESOLUTION - Methods and apparatus relating to thermal throttling of WiDi (Wireless Display) video stream resolution are described. In an embodiment, logic generates one or more signals to cause a processor to a change the resolution and/or frame rate of a video stream in response to input from one or more sensors and one or more values. The one or more signals can also cause wireless display logic to modify a compression level of the video stream received from the processor prior to transmission of a compressed version of the video stream to a display device. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094850 | IMAGE CODING METHOD OF CODING A BITSTREAM TO GENERATE A CODING BLOCK USING AN OFFSET PROCESS - An image coding method includes: generating a predicted block; calculating a residual block; calculating quantized coefficients by performing transform and quantization on the residual block; calculating a coded residual block by performing inverse quantization and inverse transform on the quantized coefficients; generating a temporary coded block; determining whether or not an offset process is required, to generate first flag information indicating a result of the determination; executing the offset process on the temporary coded block when it is determined that the offset process is required; and performing variable-length coding on the quantized coefficients and the first flag information. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094851 | PARSING DEPENDENCY REDUCTION FOR PALETTE INDEX CODING - In an example, a method of processing video data includes determining an input parameter for a truncated binary code that represents a palette index for a pixel of a block of video data based on a number of indices in a palette for the block. The method also includes coding a prefix of the truncated binary code, and determining a palette coding mode for the pixel from a first palette coding mode and a second palette coding mode based only on the prefix of the truncated binary code. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094852 | EXPLICIT SIGNALING OF ESCAPE SAMPLE POSITIONS IN PALETTE CODING MODE FOR VIDEO CODING - A method of decoding video data, the method comprising receiving a run-length sequence indicative of a binary vector, the binary vector comprising indications of locations of escape samples in a block of video data encoded using a palette-based coding mode, decoding the run-length sequence to obtain the binary vector, and decoding the block of video data using the binary vector. The method of claim | 2016-03-31 |
20160094853 | SINGLE LOOP DECODING BASED INTER LAYER PREDICTION - Methods, systems, and instrumentalities are described to implement single loop decoding, A video decoding device (VDD) may receive a video bitstream, which may include one or more bitstreams (e.g., base layer bitstream, enhanced layer bitstream, etc.) The VDD may generate a hybrid inter-layer reference (H-ILR) picture. The H-ILR picture may be generated based on one or more inputs including, for example, a first layer motion information, a processed (e.g., upsampled) first layer residue signal, a second layer texture information, etc. The first layer motion information may be derived from a compressed first layer motion field or an uncompressed first layer motion field. An H-ILR block of the H-ILR picture may be reconstructed by deriving motion information of the H-ILR block from one or more neighboring H-ILR blocks in the H-ILR picture, for example, when the neighboring blocks are inter-coded. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094854 | PROCESSING PARAMETERS FOR OPERATIONS ON BLOCKS WHILE DECODING IMAGES - To decode encoded video using a computer with a central processing unit and a graphics processing unit as a coprocessor, parameters applied to blocks of intermediate image data are transferred from the central processing unit to the graphics processing unit. When the operation being performed applies to a small portion of the blocks of intermediate image data, then the central processing unit can transfer to the graphics processing unit the parameters for only those blocks to which the operation applies. In particular, the central processing unit can transfer a set of parameters for a limited number of blocks of intermediate image data, with an indication of the block to which each set of parameters applies, which both can improve speed of operation and can reduce power consumption. | 2016-03-31 |
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. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094856 | MOVING PICTURE CODING METHOD, AND MOVING PICTURE DECODING METHOD - A moving picture coding apparatus for performing inter-picture predictive coding for pictures constituting a moving picture is provided with a coding unit for performing predictive error coding for image data; a decoding unit for performing predictive error decoding for an output from the coding unit; a reference picture memory for holding output data from the decoding unit; and a motion vector detection unit for detecting motion vectors on the basis of the decoded image data stored in the memory. When coding a B picture as a target picture, information indicating whether or not the target picture should be used as a reference picture when coding another picture is added as header information. Therefore, in a decoding apparatus for decoding a bit stream Bs outputted from the moving picture coding apparatus, management of a memory for holding the reference picture can be facilitated on the basis of the header information. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094857 | MOTION COMPENSATION METHOD, PICTURE CODING METHOD AND PICTURE DECODING METHOD - A picture coding apparatus includes a motion vector estimation unit and a motion compensation unit. The motion vector estimation unit selects one method for deriving a motion vector of a block to be motion-compensated, depending on a motion vector of a block located in a corner of a decoded macroblock from among a group of blocks that compose the decoded macroblock corresponding to the current macroblock to be coded and determines the motion vector derived by the selected method for derivation to be a candidate of the motion vector of the current macroblock to be coded. The motion compensation unit generates a predictive image of the block to be motion-compensated based on the estimated motion vector. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094858 | MOTION COMPENSATION METHOD, PICTURE CODING METHOD AND PICTURE DECODING METHOD - A picture coding apparatus includes a motion vector estimation unit and a motion compensation unit. The motion vector estimation unit selects one method for deriving a motion vector of a block to be motion-compensated, depending on a motion vector of a block located in a corner of a decoded macroblock from among a group of blocks that compose the decoded macroblock corresponding to the current macroblock to be coded and determines the motion vector derived by the selected method for derivation to be a candidate of the motion vector of the current macroblock to be coded. The motion compensation unit generates a predictive image of the block to be motion-compensated based on the estimated motion vector. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094859 | Directed Interpolation and Data Post-Processing - An encoding device evaluates a plurality of processing and/or post-processing algorithms and/or methods to be applied to a video stream, and signals a selected method, algorithm, class or category of methods/algorithms either in an encoded bitstream or as side information related to the encoded bitstream. A decoding device or post-processor utilizes the signaled algorithm or selects an algorithm/method based on the signaled method or algorithm. The selection is based, for example, on availability of the algorithm/method at the decoder/post-processor and/or cost of implementation. The video stream may comprise, for example, downsampled multiplexed stereoscopic images and the selected algorithm may include any of upconversion and/or error correction techniques that contribute to a restoration of the downsampled images. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094860 | IMAGE ENCODING DEVICE, IMAGE ENCODING METHOD, IMAGE DECODING DEVICE, AND IMAGE DECODING METHOD - An image encoding device includes an encoder that encodes a first field of a specific frame as an intra picture which is predicted by using only an ultra prediction, and that encodes the first field of the above-described specific frame, a second field of the above-described specific frame, a picture whose encoding order is later than that of the first field of the above-described specific frame later and whose display order is earlier than that of the first field, and another picture whose encoding order and also display order are later than those of the first field of the above-described specific frame in order of those pictures, and a multiplexer that multiplexes information showing that the first field of the above-described specific frame is a picture, in a bitstream, at which decoding can be started into the above-described bitstream. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094861 | Method and System for Video Error Correction - In real-time video applications, where unreliable networks are commonplace, corrupted video packets can affect adversely the visual quality. In this patent application, we present an improved method and system for video error correction based on maximum likelihood. Rather than discarding corrupted video packets, the method estimates the likeliest syntactically valid video slice content based on these packets. We present two embodiments, which permits solving the problem at the slice-level, and a simplified solution operating at the syntax element-level. The performance of the method is evaluated using the H.264 baseline profile. Unlike existing video error concealment methods, we correct errors in the bitstream instead of reconstructing missing pixels. Simulation results show that the proposed method yields improved visual quality, and is also computationally simpler than existing state-of-the-art error concealment methods. A corresponding system for video error correction is also provided. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094862 | TIME SERIES DATA ENCODING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM, AND TIME SERIES DATA RE-ENCODING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A time series data encoding apparatus includes a time series data encoding means | 2016-03-31 |
20160094863 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMERCIAL DETECTION IN DIGITAL MEDIA ENVIRONMENTS - In accordance with an embodiment, described herein is a system and method for providing commercial (advertisement) detection in digital media environments. A media stream, for example, a video stream of television shows or movies, can be analyzed either in advance or in realtime, to determine commercial segments or blocks within the media stream, and to distinguish them from (non-commercial) content segments or blocks. In accordance with an embodiment, frame features, black spaces, cue points, or other segment or block information can be used to improve the accuracy and precision with which commercials are identified. Particular commercials can be identified, together with information as to the location of those commercials within the media stream. In accordance with an embodiment, the media streams can be used within an on-demand cloud-based media environment, which allows a user to select within a plurality of media channels, or to locate or skip particular commercials. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094864 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTI-EXPERIENCE TRANSLATION OF MEDIA CONTENT WITH SENSOR SHARING - A method and apparatus incorporates teachings of the present disclosure and may include, for example, a method including detecting at least one of a plurality of sensor data sources for capturing sensory data from a physical environment of the source device, receiving from the at least one of the plurality of sensor data sources sensory information representing the sensory data from the physical environment of the source device, identifying a plurality of characteristics of the physical environment of the source device from the received sensory information, sending to a second device media content and the sensory information representing the plurality of characteristics of the physical environment of the source device. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094865 | METHOD FOR MANAGING CHANNEL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREFOR - An electronic device and method thereof are provided. The electronic device includes a display; and a processor configured to control the display, wherein the processor is further configured to identify a condition for updating a channel, compare the condition for updating the channel to a predetermined condition, determine whether to update the channel based on a result of the comparison, and control the display to display information relating to updating the channel. The method includes identifying a condition for updating a channel; comparing the condition for updating the channel to a predetermined condition; determining whether to update the channel based on a result of the comparison; and displaying information relating to updating the channel. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094866 | USER INTERACTION ANALYSIS MODULE - An interaction analysis module may collect data about user interactions with video content in a real-time video exploration (RVE) system, analyze the collected data to determine correlations between users or groups of users and particular video content, and provide the analysis data to one or more systems, for example to the RVE system or to an online merchant. The RVE system may dynamically render and stream new video content targeted at particular users or groups based at least in part on the analysis data. Network-based computation resources and services may be leveraged by the RVE system to enable interactive exploration of video content by the users, as well as the real-time rendering and streaming of the new video content. Entities such as online merchants may target information such as advertising or recommendations to particular users or groups based at least in part on the analysis information. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094867 | SCHEDULE TEMPLATE FOR A DIGITAL DISPLAY - A method includes generating, by a server, an inventory corresponding to a plurality of time slots. The method also includes receiving data corresponding to a plurality of inventory bookings associated with the inventory. A subset of time slots that are assigned to a digital display of a plurality of networked digital displays may be identified by the server based on the data corresponding to the plurality of bookings. Media content that is assigned to each slot of the subset of time slots is identified by the server. The method may further include generating, based on slot criteria corresponding to the subset of time slots, a schedule template that defines a rotation loop. The media content is displayable on the digital display at times defined by the display rotation loop. The schedule template is transmitted to the digital display via a network. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094868 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC SELECTION OF CHANNEL LINE UP, SET TOP BOX (STB) IR CODES, AND PAY TV OPERATOR FOR TELEVISIONS CONTROLLING AN STB - A method includes automatically identifying a multi-channel video programming distributor (MVPD) using an electronic device and automatically determining infrared (IR) codes for a set top box (STB) device connected to the electronic device. The STB device receives information from the MPVD. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094869 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH MEDIA CONTENT - Systems and methods are provided for providing information associated with media contents are provided. The method comprises broadcasting a communication address associated with a playing device configured to play the media contents, the broadcasted communication address enables a user terminal device to communicate with the playing device; receiving, from the user terminal device, a request to acquire information associated with the media contents; determining an identifier associated with the information; and transmitting the identifier to the user terminal device. The identifier enables the user terminal device to acquire the information. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094870 | MULTIMEDIA NETWORK SYSTEM WITH CONTENT IMPORTATION, CONTENT EXPORTATION, AND INTEGRATED CONTENT MANAGEMENT - This system provides wired and/or wireless access throughout a multimedia network built on a distributed architecture which can be transparent to the user. This multimedia network includes content which is imported or generated within the network. The system allows for the content provider to determine the license status of content and update the license status of content which was previously provided by that provider. The external content can be accessed in real time or downloaded and stored within the system for later access at the convenience of the user. The usage of some content is controlled by the use of encryption and other protection methods. The system allows for storage of live video by storing the digitized video and allowing the user to control how, when and where the content is viewed. The system makes available multiple multimedia services to all users in the network or connected via the internet. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094871 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING A VIDEO SIGNAL FROM A TRANSMITTER TO A RECEIVER AND READING AND WRITING EDID - The present invention relates to system and method of reading and rewriting EDID in a video transmission system includes a transmitter transmitting a video signal and a receiver receiving the video signal that the transmitter transmitted which are connected to each other through digital interface, the method includes a reading step where the transmitter reads the EDID of the receiver through the digital interface; a first transmitting step where the transmitter transmit the video signal to the receiver on the basis of the EDID which the transmitter read; a second transmitting step where the receiver transmits a first message related to the EDID of the receiver; and a third transmitting step where the receiver transmits a second message related to the EDID of the receiver; wherein the transmitter, which received the first message from the receiver, does not read the EDID of the receiver until the second message is received. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094872 | CONTENT DISTRIBUTION - Embodiments relate to content distribution from a settop box in which audio/visual data is distributed to one or more than one user equipment by an eNB by emulating at least one of the LTE M2 and M3 interfaces. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094873 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR WATCHING HIGH-DEFINITION CABLE TV PROGRAMS - A method for watching high-definition cable TV programs includes: a blue-tooth learning remote controller learning remote-controller controlling instructions of a high-definition cable TV set top box, and uploading the learned instructions to a smart terminal such that the smart terminal controls the high-definition cable TV set top box; the smart terminal controlling the high-definition cable TV set top box to choose high-definition cable TV programs; the high-definition cable TV set top box outputting a HDMI signal; the smart TV dongle receiving the HDMI signal, and outputting the HDMI signal to a high-definition TV; the smart TV dongle performing an encoding and a packing on the HDMI signal and then transmitting the packed signal to the smart terminal by using a wireless manner; and the smart terminal performing a de-packing and a decoding on the received signal and then playing the decoded signal on the smart terminal. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094874 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING USER DEVICES - Methods and systems are described herein for a media guidance application that authorizes a user device to receive commands from selected users and does not authorize the user device to accept commands from non-selected users. Moreover, the media guidance application may authorize the user device to accept commands from a first user based on how other users interact with the first user. For example, if the actions of other users indicate that the first user is the leader of the group of users (or should otherwise be the one controlling the user device), the media guidance application may authorize the user device to accept commands from the first user based on the actions. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094875 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRESENTING USER SELECTED SCENES - Systems and methods are described herein for presenting user selected scenes. A media guidance application may generate for display a listing for a media asset, wherein a play length of the media asset includes a non-selectable play length portion and a selectable play length portion. The media guidance application may generate for display a first scene option corresponding to a first scene and a second scene option corresponding to a second scene. The media guidance application may receive a user selection of the first or second scene option and incorporate the selected scene into the selectable play length portion of the media asset. The media guidance application may generate for display the media asset with the selected scene incorporated into the selectable play length portion. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094876 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO SELECTIVELY REPORT MEDIA DETECTIONS IN REAL-TIME - Methods and apparatus to selectively report media detections in real-time are disclosed. An example apparatus includes memory to store a media identifier corresponding to media designated for real-time reporting; a detector to obtain media identifying information from a presentation generated by a media presentation device at a presentation time; and a reporter to, when (1) the obtained media identifying information corresponds to the stored media identifier and (2) the presentation time indicates that the presentation is live, convey a detection indication to a collection facility without delay, and when (1) the obtained media identifying information does not correspond to the stored media identifier or (2) the presentation time indicates that the presentation is not live, designate the detection indication for a delayed conveyance to the collection facility. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094877 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO VERIFY AND/OR CORRECT MEDIA LINEUP INFORMATION - Systems and methods to verify and/or correct media lineup information are disclosed. An example method includes comparing signature data representative of media to recurring segment reference signatures in a signature database. The recurring segment reference signatures are representative of segments of media recurring in multiple different episodes of a same media series. The example method further includes, when the signature data matches one of the recurring segment reference signatures, generating identifying information for the media indicating the media as corresponding to an episode of the media series. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094878 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING METADATA LOG FOR VIDEO DATA - Various aspects of a device and a method for generating metadata logs for video data are disclosed herein. The video data is played back and one or more control signals are received from one or more electronic devices, while the video data is being played back. One or more metadata logs to be associated with the playback of the video data are generated based on the received one or more control signals. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094879 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTING CONTENT IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system for receiving decoded satellite signals, obtaining media channels from the decoded satellite signals, selecting a portion of the media channels for distribution to a plurality of media processors, encoding the portion of the media channels selected according to a satellite distribution protocol, such as a protocol that facilitates satellite switching, to generate satellite encoded content, formatting the satellite encoded content according to a transport protocol to generate formatted content, and providing the formatted content for distribution to the plurality of media processors via a communication network, such as a single wire communication network or other network. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094880 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PRESENTING CONTENT TO A USER BASED ON THE MOVEMENT OF THE USER - Methods and systems are described herein for a media guidance application that selects media content for consumption by a user while the user is moving from one location to another. For example, the media guidance application may present advertisements or recommend content to a user that is contextually relevant to the destination of the user. Additionally or alternatively, the advertisements or recommended content may be selected based on the potential destinations of the user, how quickly a user is traveling, a direction the user is traveling, etc. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094881 | Methods and Systems for Facilitating Media Service Personalization by way of a Capacitive Sensing Remote Control Device - In an exemplary method, a media service personalization system determines a first frequency response pattern based on frequency responses to a plurality of alternating current signal frequencies output to at least one external electrode of a remote control device, correlates the first frequency response pattern to a first personalized mode of operation, and directs a media service access device to operate in accordance with the first personalized mode of operation. In certain examples, the media service personalization system directs a frequency response determination facility of the remote control device to output the plurality of alternating current signal frequencies to the at least one external electrode of the remote control device and measure the frequency responses to the plurality of alternating current signal frequencies. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094882 | TERMINAL, VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A terminal, a vehicle having the same, and a method of controlling the same are provided. The terminal includes a display unit, a first communication unit that is configured to receive basic image information, and a second communication unit that configured to receive additional image information. A controller is configured to combine the basic image information and the additional image information, and display an image on the display unit based on the combined image information when resolution supported in the display unit is greater than resolution of the basic image information. A broadcasting image of high resolution is provided to the user since the resolution of the DMB of the terminal is increased by receiving the additional image information to improve the resolution via a wireless communication network of a predetermined band or greater. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094883 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ENABLING PRESENCE-BASED AND USE-BASED SERVICES - Apparatus and methods for enabling presence-based and/or use-based services. In one embodiment, a presence database and an evaluation entity collect information relating to a device's location and activity. The presence database collects location-based data to build anonymized user profiles; estimates a physical location of the device; and provides targeted content to the device. The user profiles are stored at e.g., a user premises, or at a headend network or elsewhere within the “cloud”. Additionally, in one variant, signals are collected from “smart” appliances (in a home or other premises) to create personal, shared, and family environmental settings which are instantiated when a user enters the premises. Methods and apparatus to collect browsing behavior across desktop and mobile devices on third party sites (including web browsing, social networking, and e-commerce) which are represented by the managed network are also provided. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094884 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING TRAILERS AND EFFECTS - A trailer mode for a media service is provided. The trailer mode may provide trailers for content available on the media service platform ( | 2016-03-31 |
20160094885 | LOCALLY CONTROLLABLE INTERACTIVE GAME SYSTEM AND METHODS OF CREATING THE SAME - Various embodiments facilitate multi-user gaming. In one embodiment, a locally controllable interactive game system is provided to support a plurality of users within a single household. The locally controllable interactive game system includes a host and a plurality of thin clients. The host and the plurality of thin clients allow respective users to play video games independently or together for multi-player video games. The host is coupled to a plurality of video game content providers by a world wide web. In one embodiment, the host consolidates video game content from the plurality of video game content providers. The plurality of thin clients is coupled to the host by a local area network. In one embodiment, each thin client obtains user video game content from the host and utilizes the user video game content to provide a video game to a respective user. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094886 | Data Presentation Method, Terminal, and System - A data presentation method and system is provided. The method includes, when video data is playing, receiving a triggering instruction for pausing or stopping, and acquiring a relative playback time point at which the video data is playing when the triggering instruction is received. The method also includes acquiring at least one piece of advertisement data that includes the relative playback time point and is associated with the video data, and superimposing, on a page of video data corresponding to the relative playback time point, prompt information of the acquired at least one piece of advertisement data. According to the data presentation method provided in the embodiment, to-be-presented advertisement data and video data are separated, which avoids operation complexity caused by synthesizing the advertisement data and the video data. In addition, multiple pieces of advertisement data can be presented at a same moment. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094887 | TV PROGRAM-BASED SHOPPING GUIDE SYSTEM AND TV PROGRAM-BASED SHOPPING GUIDE METHOD - Provided herein are a TV program-based shopping guide system and a TV program-based shopping guide method. The TV program-based shopping guide system includes a detecting module, an expansion module and a recommendation module. The detecting module provides a plurality of key nouns according to program information corresponding to a TV program that a user is watching. The expansion module searches in at least one social network provided with a plurality of web articles according to the key nouns to obtain a plurality of expansion nouns. Each of the expansion nouns corresponds to one of the key nouns. The recommendation module searches in a commodity database according to the key nouns and the expansion nouns to obtain a matched commodity list, and then outputs information related to a plurality of recommended commodities included in the matched commodity list to at least one electronic device. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094888 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRESENTING USER SELECTED SCENES - Systems and methods are described herein for presenting user selected scenes. A media guidance application may generate for display a listing for a media asset, wherein a play length of the media asset includes a non-selectable play length portion and a selectable play length portion. The media guidance application may generate for display a first scene option corresponding to a first scene and a second scene option corresponding to a second scene. The media guidance application may receive a user selection of the first or second scene option and incorporate the selected scene into the selectable play length portion of the media asset. The media guidance application may generate for display the media asset with the selected scene incorporated into the selectable play length portion. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094889 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING WHETHER TO MERGE SEARCH QUERIES BASED ON CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION - The systems and methods discloses herein determine whether to merge search queries used to identify a media asset among a plurality of media assets. A first identifier may be assigned to a first search query from a user. The systems and methods may further determine a plurality of identifiers based on a mapping that associates the first identifier with the plurality of identifiers, wherein each of the plurality of identifiers corresponds to a search query that has previously been merged by the user with the first search query to perform a search. A second identifier may then be assigned to a second search query, and it may be determined whether to merge the first search query and the second search query based on whether the second identifier is among the plurality of identifiers. A search of the plurality of media assets may then be performed based on the determination. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094890 | MoCA gateway splitter - A CATV/MoCA signal distribution system includes a first 2-way hybrid splitter for receiving a CATV input signal and splitting it into first and second CATV output signals, a second 2-way hybrid splitter for receiving the second CATV output signal and splitting it into third and fourth CATV output signals, with the latter being connected to a CATV output port. A first diplex filter is receptive of the first CATV output signal, and MoCA signals for providing electrical isolation therebetween and connecting them to a modem port. A second diplex filter is receptive of the third CATV output signal and MoCA signals for providing electrical isolation therebetween and connecting them to a Gateway port. A resistive splitter is connected between the first and second diplex filters and a plurality of individual MoCA signal ports for providing bidirectional MoCA signal flow therebetween. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094891 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTING CONTENT LOCALLY - Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a content distribution device that receives a signal stream from a satellite including items of media content. The device selectively stores a first subset of the media content items at a storage device, according to a characteristic of a location proximate to the device. The device selectively stores a second subset of the items according to a history of user requests for content transmitted in proximity to the content distribution device. The device receives a request from a consumer device for an item in the first subset or the second subset, retrieves the item, and transmits the item to the consumer device via a wireless access channel. The transmitting is performed according to a short range wireless protocol without utilizing a long range wireless protocol. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094892 | Sharing Video Recording Resources Over a Network - A method of sharing recording capability on a network, the network having a server supporting at least a recording DVR and a receiving DVR, the recording and receiving DVRs being in different households, the method comprising: (a) determining that the receiving DVR is unable to record the content at a certain time; and (b) identifying that the recording DVR is able to provide the receiving DVR with a recording of the content; (c) recording the content on the recording DVR at the certain time; and (d) transmitting the content from the recording DVR to the receiving DVR after the certain time. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094893 | RENDERING ADVERTISEMENTS IN CLIENT DEVICE FOR UNINTERRUPTED MEDIA CONTENT - Disclosed are various embodiments rendering advertisements in a client device in exchange for obtaining uninterrupted media content. A transmission of a first stream of media content for rendering via a media device is initiated, wherein the first stream of media content comprises media with at least one advertisement. A client device is registered with a device management service in response to a request received from the client device. A rendering of at least one advertisement on the client device is initiated. The transmission from the first stream of media content is changed to a second stream of media content for rendering via the media device, wherein the second stream of media content does not include any advertisements. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094894 | DIGITAL CONTENT AUDIENCE MATCHING AND TARGETING SYSTEM AND METHOD - Digital content is indexed and available to be provided to a target audience based upon possible interest. Components and/or sensors detect audience-related data indicative of the target audience, possible audience interest, audience behavior, and other audience-related factors. Components and/or sensors detect device-related data indicative of available devices to which available content may be sent, transmission paths for the content, and related factors. An analysis and matching engine matches the available content to the target audience and one or more of the devices and selects content, devices, and transmission paths for directing the selected content for an enhanced audience experience. | 2016-03-31 |