31st week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 77 |
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20220248040 | VIDEO DATA PROCESSING - A video data processing method is provided. In the method, video features of a target video are acquired. The video features include background features and key part region features. An expected quality of a key part of the target video is acquired. The expected quality of the key part corresponds to an image quality of the key part in a transcoded target video after the target video is transcoded. A background prediction transcoding parameter of the target video is determined based on the background features and an expected quality of a background. The expected quality of the background corresponds to an overall image quality of the transcoded target video. A target transcoding parameter prediction value is determined based on the background features, the key part region features, and the background prediction transcoding parameter. The target video is transcoded according to the target transcoding parameter prediction value. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248041 | Pixel Block Encoder - In an embodiment, a method involves temporarily storing, by each of multiple slots of a ring buffer, a pixel block of multiple pixels blocks of an image until the pixel block is encoded, performing, by multiple processor units connected in series, different encoding operations in an encoding pipeline, each processor unit configured to selectively access the pixel block from a slot of the multiple slots to determine characteristics of the accessed pixel block, wherein the multiple processing units are configured to sequentially obtain access to a slot of the multiple slots and concurrently process the pixel blocks stored in different ones of the multiple slots, and selectively accessing and encoding, by an encoder unit, the pixel block stored in a slot of the multiple slots based on the characteristics of the pixel block determined by the multiple processing units. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248042 | VIDEO-ENCODING METHOD, VIDEO-DECODING METHOD, AND APPARATUS IMPLEMENTING SAME - The present invention relates to an inter-layer prediction method and to an apparatus implementing the method. The method may comprise the steps of generating a first block constituted by the value obtained by up-sampling the reconstruction value of a reference block of a reference layer corresponding to the current block; generating a second block constituted by a prediction value derived from intra-prediction mode of the current block; and generating a prediction block of the current block by combining sample values of the first block and the second block. Thus, intra-prediction on the current layer can be performed using the intra-prediction mode information of another layer. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248043 | DECODING DEVICE AND ENCODING DEVICE - According to an embodiment, a decoding device includes an acquiring unit configured to acquire first format information, encoded data, and first filter information, the first format information indicating a resolution of a color-difference component of the encoded data; a decoding unit configured to decode the encoded data to obtain a decoded image; and a converting unit configured to convert a color-difference format of the decoded image represented by a first color-difference format by using a filter identified by the filter information. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248044 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF HARMONIZING TRIANGULAR MERGE MODE WITH WEIGHTED PREDICTION - The present disclosure relates to moving picture processing, and in particular to cases where non-rectangular partitioning modes are used for the inter-prediction in a combination with weighted prediction (WP) for coding fades. Non-rectangular modes refer to those inter-prediction modes, in which case a current block is partitioned/sliced in a non-rectangular way (slices). Such modes may be triangular (TMP) or geometric (GEO) prediction. The aim of the invention is to harmonize non-rectangular partitioning modes with WP by way of disabling TMP/GEO when WP is applied. This may be accomplished by checking whether all reference pictures for a current slice are disabled, and if this is the case to disable the slice-level WP for non-rectangular prediction units. Whether the reference pictures are disabled may be determined based on conditions applied on set values, for example, of luma/chroma flags, which refer to the reference pictures. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248045 | REFERENCE PICTURE RE-SAMPLING - Predictive coding techniques may include resampling of reference pictures, where various coding parameters are determined based on the resolution(s) or pixel format(s) of the prediction references. In a first aspect, lists of weights for use in weighted prediction are based on the resolution(s) of prediction references. In a second aspect, resampling filter parameters are selected based on the resolutions of prediction references. In a third aspect, deblocking filter parameters are based on the resolution(s) of prediction references. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248046 | Setting Selection Values for Motion Estimation Vectors Based on Remote Motion Vectors of Interpolated Frames - A motion estimation technique finds first and second candidate bi-directional motion vectors for a first region of an interpolated frame of video content by performing double ended vector motion estimation on the first region. One of these candidate bi-directional motion vectors is selected, and used to identify a remote region of the interpolated frame. This remote region is located at an off-set location from the first region, and is found based on an endpoint of the selected candidate bi-directional motion vector. A remote motion vector for the remote region of the interpolated frame is obtained, and one or more properties of this remote motion vector are used to bias a selection between the first and second candidate vectors. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248047 | MODEL-BASED MOTION VECTOR DIFFERENCE DERIVATION AND TEMPLATE MATCHING PREDICTION FOR VIDEO CODING - An example device for decoding video data includes a memory configured to store video data; and one or more processors configured to: decode data representing an initial motion vector for a current block of the video data, the initial motion vector having integer-motion vector difference (MVD) precision; determine a search range around a reference area identified by the initial motion vector in a reference picture; perform a template matching search process in the search range to identify a best matching region; determine error values for neighboring pixels to the best matching region; use the error values for the neighboring pixels to perform a model-based fractional-pixel motion vector refinement to derive motion vector difference values; apply at least one of the motion vector difference values to the initial motion vector to determine a refined motion vector for the current block; and decode the current block using the refined motion vector. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248048 | RADIO FREQUENCY ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present disclosure relates to a motion vector prediction method, a video coding method, and related apparatuses and devices. The motion vector prediction method includes: acquiring a candidate list of a current coding block in a preset prediction mode, where the candidate list includes a plurality of candidate motion vectors; performing a motion search of the plurality of candidate motion vectors in the candidate list to obtain an initial optimal motion vector of the current coding block in the preset prediction mode; performing motion compensation on the initial optimal motion vector by using each of a first preset number of pixel accuracies, to determine a final optimal motion vector of the current coding block, where the preset prediction mode comprises any one of a plurality of prediction modes, and pixel accuracies used in any one of the prediction modes are identical. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248049 | IMAGE CODING METHOD, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, IMAGE CODING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS - An image coding method includes: deriving a candidate for a motion vector predictor from a co-located motion vector; adding the candidate to a list; selecting the motion vector predictor from the list; and coding a current block and coding a current motion vector, wherein the deriving includes: deriving the candidate by a first derivation scheme in the case of determining that each of a current reference picture and a co-located reference picture is a long-term reference picture; and deriving the candidate by a second derivation scheme in the case of determining that each of the current reference picture and the co-located reference picture is a short-term reference picture. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248050 | BIT-WIDTH CONTROL FOR BI-DIRECTIONAL OPTICAL FLOW - A method for controlling bit-width for bi-directional optical flow (BDOF) for video coding includes acquiring, for a current picture, a first reference picture and a second reference picture, the second reference picture being different than the first reference picture, where the first reference picture is displayed before the current picture and the second reference picture is displayed after the current picture. A motion refinement of a coding unit (CU) is calculated by minimizing a difference between a first prediction L | 2022-08-04 |
20220248051 | PREDICTION IMAGE GENERATION DEVICE, MOVING IMAGE DECODING DEVICE, AND MOVING IMAGE CODING DEVICE - Coding efficiency is improved. A motion compensation filter unit acts on a motion vector applied image obtained by acting a motion vector on a reference image. The motion compensation filter unit causes filter coefficients mcFilter[i][k] designated by a phase i and a filter coefficient position k to act on the motion vector applied image. The filter coefficients mcFilter[i][k] includes filter coefficients calculated by using filter coefficients mcFilter[p][k] (p≠i) and filter coefficients mcFilter[q][k] (q≠i). | 2022-08-04 |
20220248052 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING VIDEO SIGNAL - A method for decoding an image according to the present invention comprises the steps of: deriving an intra prediction mode of a current block; and changing the intra prediction mode to a wide angle intra prediction mode when the intra prediction mode is less than or equal to a threshold value and the current block is a non-square having a width greater than a height. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248053 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POINT CLOUD COMPRESSION - Aspects of the disclosure provide methods, apparatuses, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium for point cloud coding. In a method, when parallel octree coding is enabled for occupancy codes of nodes in an octree partitioning structure of the point cloud, syntax information of the point cloud is decoded from a coded bitstream and a bitstream offset of an octree depth is determined. The syntax information indicates a bitstream length of the octree depth at which the parallel octree coding is enabled. Parallel decoding is performed on the occupancy codes of the nodes of the octree depth based on the bitstream offset and the bitstream length of the octree depth. Further, the point cloud is reconstructed based on the occupancy codes of the nodes. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248054 | ARITHMETIC CODING INFORMATION FOR PARALLEL OCTREE CODING - Aspects of the disclosure include a method for point cloud coding. In the method, whether decoding of occupancy codes of nodes in a range of octree partition depths in an octree partitioning structure of a point cloud reaches a minimum octree partition depth at which parallel decoding is enabled is determined. Arithmetic coding information for decoding the occupancy codes of the nodes in the minimum octree partition depth is stored based on the decoding of the occupancy codes of the nodes in the range of octree partition depths reaching the minimum octree partition depth. The parallel decoding is performed on occupancy codes of the nodes in each of the at least one remaining octree partitions depth based on the stored arithmetic coding information. The point cloud is reconstructed based on the occupancy codes of the nodes in the range of octree partition depths in the octree partitioning structure. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248055 | TRANSFORM-BASED IMAGE CODING METHOD AND DEVICE THEREFOR - An image decoding method according to the present document comprises the steps of: updating an intra-prediction mode of a chroma block on the basis of an intra-prediction mode of a luma block corresponding to the chroma block on the basis of the intra-prediction mode of the chroma block being a cross-component linear model (CCLM) mode; and determining a LFNST set including LFNST matrixes on the basis of the updated intra-prediction mode, wherein the updated intra-prediction mode is derived as an intra-prediction mode corresponding to a specific position in the luma block, and the updated intra-prediction mode is updated as an intra-DC mode on the basis of the intra-prediction mode, that corresponds to the specific position, being an intra-block copy (IBC) mode. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248056 | METHOD FOR PERFORMING TRANSFORM INDEX CODING ON BASIS OF INTRA PREDICTION MODE, AND DEVICE THEREFOR - The present disclosure, in a method of decoding a video signal, provides a method including checking whether a transform skip is applied to a current block; acquiring a transform index indicating transform types applied to a horizontal direction and a vertical direction of the current block from among a plurality of predefined transform types from the video signal when the transform skip is not applied to the current block; and performing an inverse primary transform on the current block using the transform types indicated by the transform index, wherein the transform types applied to the horizontal direction and the vertical direction of the current block are determined from among transform types defined according to an intra prediction mode of the current block based on the transform index. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248057 | ENCODER AND METHOD OF ENCODING A SEQUENCE OF FRAMES - In encoding a sequence of frames, a linear transform, such as, for example a wavelet transform, is applied to the sequences of frames on a frame-by-frame basis. At least one portion of a linearly transformed frame thus obtained is encoded in the inter mode on the basis of a differential representation of the linearly transformed frame. The differential representation corresponds with a difference between, on the one hand, the portion of the linearly transformed frame and, on the other hand, a representation of a corresponding portion of at least one other linearly transformed frame. Data compression is then applied to the differential representation of the portion of the linearly transformed frame. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248058 | ENCODER, DECODER, ENCODING METHOD, AND DECODING METHOD - An encoder determines, based on a width and a height of a block, whether or not to disable a prediction mode in which the block is split along a partitioning line defined by a distance and an angle and then prediction is performed; and encodes the block with the prediction mode disabled or not disabled according to a result of the determination on whether or not to disable the prediction mode. Here, the distance is the shortest distance between the center of the block and the partitioning line, and the angle is an angle representing a direction from the center of the block toward the partitioning line in the shortest distance. The encoder determines to disable the prediction mode when (i) a width-to-height ratio is at least 8 or (ii) a height-to-width ratio is at least 8. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248059 | ENCODER, DECODER, ENCODING METHOD, AND DECODING METHOD - An encoder determines, based on a width and a height of a block, whether or not to disable a prediction mode in which the block is split along a partitioning line defined by a distance and an angle and then prediction is performed; and encodes the block with the prediction mode disabled or not disabled according to a result of the determination on whether or not to disable the prediction mode. Here, the distance is the shortest distance between the center of the block and the partitioning line, and the angle is an angle representing a direction from the center of the block toward the partitioning line in the shortest distance. The encoder determines to disable the prediction mode when (i) a width-to-height ratio is at least 8 or (ii) a height-to-width ratio is at least 8. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248060 | EXTENSION OF HEADER VALUES IN VIDEO AND IMAGE CODING UNITS - A method of decoding an encoded image includes obtaining a layer identification, Layer ID, indicator from a first field of a header for a network abstraction layer, NAL, unit of the encoded image, determining whether the Layer ID indicator is less than a start value, in response to determining that the Layer ID indicator is not less than the start value, determining the Layer ID value based on the Layer ID indicator and based on an extension value provided in a second field of the header, and decoding the NAL unit based on the Layer ID value. Related decoders, encoding methods, encoders and computer program products are disclosed. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248061 | HIGH LEVEL SYNTAX FOR VIDEO CODING TOOLS - A method of video processing are described. The method includes determining, for a conversion between a video region of a picture of a video and a coded representation of the video, enablement status of a coding tool used to represent the video region in the coded representation; and performing the conversion according to the determination; wherein a first flag is included in a picture header to indicate the enablement status of the coding tool for the picture. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248062 | Interpolation filter for an inter prediction apparatus and method for video coding - An apparatus for inter prediction of a sample value of a current full-integer pixel of a plurality of pixels associated with a current block of a current frame of a video signal is disclosed. The apparatus is configured to: determine a motion vector of the current full-integer pixel based on a motion compensation model; determine for the current full-integer pixel a corresponding sub-integer pixel in a reference frame; determine positions of a set of corresponding filter support pixels in the reference frame; obtain a respective sample value of the corresponding sub-integer pixel of the current full-integer pixel and the corresponding filter support pixels in the reference frame by applying a bilinear interpolation; and determine the inter predicted sample value of the current full-integer pixel. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248063 | CROSS-COMPONENT ADAPTIVE LOOP FILTERING IN VIDEO CODING - An example method of video processing includes making a determination, for a conversion between a current video block of a video and a bitstream representation of the video, whether a cross-component adaptive loop filtering tool is enabled for the current video block based on a color property of the video. The method also includes performing the conversion according to the determination. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248064 | SIGNALING FOR ILLUMINATION COMPENSATION - A video coder that implements illumination compensation is provided. The video coder receives a first block of pixels in a first video picture to be coded as a current block, wherein the current block is associated with a motion vector that references a second block of pixels in a second video picture as a reference block. The video coder performs inter-prediction for the current block by using the motion vector to generate a set of motion-compensated pixels for the current block. The video coder modifies the set of motion-compensated pixels of the current block by applying a linear model that is computed based on neighboring samples of the reference block and of the current block. The neighboring samples are identified based on a position of the current block within a larger block. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248065 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES FOR PROCESSING VIDEO - Systems, methods, and apparatuses are described for processing video. Video content comprising a plurality of frames may be received. One or more of luminance pixel data associated with a frame of the plurality of frames and chrominance pixel data associated with the frame may be determined. A viewing parameter associated with playback of the video content may be determined. A contrast sensitivity function (CSF) may be determined based on the frame, the one or more of the luminance pixel data and the chrominance pixel data, and the viewing parameter. A filtered frame may be determined based on the CSF and by applying a filter to a spatial frequency band associated with the frame. The filtered frame may be caused to be output. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248066 | Live Broadcast Interaction Method, Apparatus, Device and Storage Medium - Live broadcast interaction method, apparatus, device, and storage medium are provided. The method is applied in a live broadcast cooperative server connected to multiple live broadcast ends and multiple live broadcast service providers, and includes: receiving a live broadcast request sent by a first live broadcast end; providing a list of one or more connectable second live broadcast ends to the first live broadcast end; receiving a confirmation result from the first live broadcast end or a second live broadcast end; receiving original live broadcast data of the first live broadcast end and at least one second live broadcast end according to the confirmation result; processing the original live broadcast data to generate final live broadcast data; and sending the final live broadcast data to one or more live broadcast service providers. A connection across live broadcast service providers can be realized, and the scalability of live broadcast is improved. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248067 | METHOD AND SYSTEMS FOR CREATING VIEWING IMPRESSIONS DURING TRICK PLAY OPERATIONS - Some aspects of the disclosure relate to a system and methods for creating a viewing impression that can comprise selecting a video frame from a content item based on interest or value in the video frame. Another version of the content, such as a trick file, can be created by inserting one or more copies of the video frame, for example, adjacent to one another. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248068 | CONTENT MANAGEMENT IN OVER-THE-TOP SERVICES - Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining an ad play list for an Over-The-Top video stream requested by an end user device based on a price and/or a category of a creative derived from auctions with multiple Supply-Side Platform servers. The ad play list can be determined for the ad pod according to business rules, which can include a yield policy based on increasing revenue for a publisher of the video stream, and/or which can include a competitive separation policy enforced based on the category for bid responses. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248069 | ADAPTIVE VIDEO SLEW RATE FOR VIDEO DELIVERY - Systems and methods for adaptively adjusting a slew rate of a dejitter buffer in a remote device in a distributed access architecture. The slew rate may be adjusted based on measurements of a fullness state of a buffer made over time. The measurements may be used to calculate a frequency offset value between the rate at which data leaves the buffer relative to the rate at which data enters the buffer and/or used to calculate a current working depth of the buffer. The adaptive slew rate adjustments may be based on the frequency offset value and/or the current working depth. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248070 | CONTENT TRANSMISSION METHOD AND CONTENT PLAYBACK METHOD - Provided is a method for transmitting a broadcasting content and a line content, the broadcasting content and the line content being synchronously displayed, the method including: generating a line parity packet from a plurality of line data packets in each of which the line content is stored; transmitting the line data packet and the line parity packet through a communication line; and transmitting a plurality of broadcasting data packets in each of which the broadcasting content is stored, from a base station using a broadcasting wave, a transfer clock time of the broadcasting content being delayed by a predetermined time compared with a transfer clock time of the line content. At this point, video quality can be improved when the real-time broadcasting program content and the real-time line content are simultaneously displayed. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248071 | Configuration of Playback Device Audio Settings - Example techniques describe may facilitate a playback device applying a determined audio setting. An example implementation involves a first playback device receiving, over an unsecure network, a message indicating that a second playback device is available to join a playback network, wherein the first playback device is connected to the playback network. Based on a pre-existing configuration table, the first playback device determines an audio setting corresponding to a playback configuration for the second playback device, the playback configuration including the second playback device playing back audio synchronously with the first playback device in the playback network. The first playback device transmits, to the second playback device, one or more messages instructing the second playback device to apply the determined audio setting upon joining the playback network. Applying the determined audio setting includes forming the playback configuration with the first playback device to play back audio synchronously. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248072 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO TEMPORARILY GRANT ACCESS TO A DIGITAL GATEWAY - Systems and methods are provided for temporarily granting access to a digital gateway. One example method includes receiving a request for temporary access to the digital gateway. A temporary access token is generated at a server. The temporary access token is assigned to a user. Access to the digital gateway is granted via the temporary access token. The temporary access token is automatically expired after a pre-set period. Access to the digital gateway is revoked once the temporary access token has expired. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248073 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTENT CURATION - Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, modifying a user profile associated with a user associated with a content service to generate an updated user profile according to consumption of media content by the user and user feedback information associated with the consumption of the media content, determining a user context according to information associated with user device, where the user context includes current activity of the user, modifying a set of media content according to the user context that is determined to generate an updated set of media content, where a type of media content is eliminated from the set of media content in the updated set of media content according to the user context, and presenting the updated set of content at a presentation device of the user via a personal media channel of the user associated with the content service. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248074 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING VIDEO, SEARCH, AND CLOUD APPLICATIONS - The disclosed computer-implemented method may include a process for monitoring and improving end-to-end video quality based on scaled and/or interpolated perceptual quality scores across various video views. The method may also include a process for improving search experience for user expectations. Additionally, the method may include a process for providing hardware virtualization and simulation for server hosting. Furthermore, the method may include a process for filtering network traffic in a hosting environment. The method may additionally include a process for testing applications in a hosting environment. The method may further include a process for supporting multi-touch applications. The method may also include a process for optimized graphics rendering. Various other related methods and systems are also disclosed. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248075 | Content-Modification System with Supplemental Content Stitching Feature - In one aspect, a method includes receiving from a content-presentation device a request for first supplemental content for presentation during first content-modification operation, and transmitting to the content-presentation device a link to a set of content items in a playlist including the first supplemental content. A request may be received from the content-presentation device for second supplemental content for presentation during a second content-modification operation. A determination may be made that the second content-modification operation is scheduled immediately after the first content-modification operation. Responsive to the determination, the playlist may be modified to include the second supplemental content positioned immediately after the first supplemental content. The link may be configured for retrieving the first and second supplemental content by the content-presentation device, and for performance of the first content-modification operation and the second content-modification operation immediately after performance of the first content-modification operation. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248076 | EXTENDED RECORDING TIME APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - An embodiment for recording a channel that is communicating a program of interest identifies a selected program for recording as a program of interest based upon a characteristic of the selected program, the characteristic of the selected program corresponding to at least one characteristic associated with the program of interest; records an advance period corresponding to a period before a beginning of the program of interest, and records a following period corresponding to a period after a conclusion of the program of interest. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248077 | VIDEO PROJECTION METHOD, APPARATUS AND DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An electronic device plays a target video in a first page of a first application (APP). The device detects a screen projection triggering event when a playing progress of the target video in the first page reaches a first progress, In response to the detecting, the device causes the target video to project onto a target screen projection device so that the target video continues to be played in a second page of the target screen projection device from the first progress. In response to detecting a screen projection stopping triggering event when a playing progress of the target video in the target screen projection device reaches a second progress, the electronic device continues to play the target video in the first page of the first APP of the electronic device from the second progress. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248078 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRESENTATION MANAGEMENT OF MEDIA CONTENT - Systems and methods are operable to control presentation of an erotica-related media content event. An exemplary embodiment is a media device that receives information from a user sensor that is configured to sense a physical characteristic of a user viewing the erotica-related media content event, and automatically changes presentation of the erotica-related media content event based on the received information corresponding to the sensed physical characteristic of the viewing user. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248079 | CONTENT-MODIFICATION SYSTEM WITH TESTING AND REPORTING FEATURE - In one aspect, a method is disclosed. The method includes identifying, by a content-presentation device, an upcoming content modification opportunity on an identified channel, where the identified upcoming content modification opportunity relates to a modifiable content-segment. The method also includes receiving, by the content-presentation device, the modifiable content-segment. The method further includes performing, by the content-presentation device, a set of operations to prepare the content-presentation device to perform a content-modification operation in connection with the identified upcoming content modification opportunity on the identified channel. The method additionally includes receiving, by the content-presentation device, an instruction to operate in a test mode. The method also includes responsive to receiving the instruction, outputting, by the content-presentation device, for presentation the modifiable content-segment without a modification that relates to supplemental content. The method further includes transmitting, by the content-presentation device, reporting data related to the performed set of operations. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248080 | SYNCHRONIZATION OF MULTI-VIEWER EVENTS CONTAINING SOCIALLY ANNOTATED AUDIOVISUAL CONTENT - A system that includes a content distributor, a content synchronization server, and a plurality of viewer computer devices. The content distributor provides original content to the viewer computer devices, where each viewer computer device independently obtains the original content from the content distributor. The viewer computer devices present the original content to viewers. One of the viewer computer devices is set as a host device to control playback of the original content. In response to the host device manipulating the controls of the playback, synchronization information is provided to the other viewer computer devices to mimic the playback on the host device. The viewer computer devices can also generate viewer-reaction content of the viewers during presentation of the original content. The viewer computer devices provide the viewer-reaction content to the content synchronization server to provide to other viewer computer devices. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248081 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZING AUDIO CONTENT ON A MOBILE DEVICE TO A SEPARATE VISUAL DISPLAY SYSTEM - A system and method of synchronizing a slave audio content configured for playback on a mobile device to a master audio content or master visual content configured for playing on a separate visual display system are provided for the purpose of enhancing an audience member's audio and visual experience in a public audio-visual show. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248082 | INTERACTIVE SMART MEDIA DEVICE - An apparatus, method, and computer-readable recording medium act upon a voice input and replay a portion of streaming media data. The smart media device has a controller, a display, a buffer for maintaining a portion of streaming media data, a speaker, a microphone, a non-transitory memory storing a program, and a communication interface configured to establish communication connections with a remote server. The smart media device receives streaming media data for output to the display and speaker from the remote server, stores a portion of the streaming media data within the buffer, receives a voice command via the input microphone while media content is output to the display and speaker, generates a data representation of dialog contained within the buffer, and outputs the data representation of dialog to the display. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248083 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO PLAYING - A method for video playing includes: obtaining a target video file and a target audio file associated with a target video; determining first audio information, second audio information and image information included in the target video file, wherein the first audio information is audio information associated with the image information; playing the target video according to the first audio information, the image information and the target audio file. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248084 | Media Channel Identification with Multi-Match Detection and Disambiguation Based on Single-Match - Disclosed herein are methods and systems to help disambiguate channel identification in a scenario where fingerprint data of media content matches multiple reference fingerprints corresponding respectively with multiple different channels. Upon detecting such a multi-match, a server or other entity will perform disambiguation based on a determination that a segment of the fingerprint data matches a reference fingerprint corresponding with just a single channel, such as a reference fingerprint representing commercial or news programming content specific to just the single channel. The server or other entity will thereby determine the channel on which the media content being rendered by the media presentation device is arriving, so as to facilitate taking channel-specific action. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248085 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING MISSED PORTIONS OF MEDIA ASSETS TO INTERESTED VIEWERS - Systems and methods are described herein for efficiently “catching-up” a user that is interested in a media asset when that user has missed a portion of the media asset while consuming the media asset together with other people. The system may detect that multiple people are consuming a media asset and may determine, based on a respective profile of each person, whether that person is interested in the media asset. When the system detects that the user is disregarding the media asset, the missed portion of the media asset is stored if the user is interested in the media asset, and is not stored if the user is not interested in the media asset. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248086 | PREPARING MOBILE MEDIA CONTENT - A mobile device includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores instructions executable by the processor such that the processor is programmed to identify, based on user data a reference time. The processor is further programmed to send, via a human-machine interface included in the mobile device, a message to a user to input a user request to download a media content item prior to the reference time. The processor is further programmed to receive the user request to download the media content item and download the media content item from a media device. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248087 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DETECT AND RECTIFY FALSE SET TOP BOX TUNING DATA - Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to rectify false set top box tuning data. Disclosed examples methods include identifying, by executing an instruction with a processor, in the return path data, first tuning data corresponding to a first group of set top boxes, the first group of set top boxes classified as associated with machine events, determining, by executing an instruction with a processor, a ratio between first tuning events in the return path data and second tuning events in the return path data, the first tuning events attributed to the first group of the set top boxes, the second tuning events attributed to a second group of the set top boxes classified at not associated with machine events, and in response to the ratio satisfying a threshold during a time interval, removing second tuning data associated with the time interval from the first tuning data. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248088 | DIGITAL MEDIA SYSTEM - A digital media system is configured to support any one or more of multiple features with respect to virtual-reality content. Examples of such features include directional picture-in-picture (PIP) windows based on viewing direction, directional audio based on viewing direction, user recommendations based on anomalous viewing times of certain visual features in video content, dynamic adjustment of time-to-live (TTL) durations prior to requesting deletion of video files uploaded to a content distribution network, dynamic adjustment of durations of video files to upload based on network capacity, dynamic adjustment of quantities of video files per set to upload based on network capacity, dynamic resizing of top-depicting or bottom-depicting regions within the picture areas of sets of video files, dynamic resizing of the picture areas themselves within sets of video files, or any suitable combination thereof. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248089 | SELECTIVE STREAMING BASED ON DYNAMIC PARENTAL RATING OF CONTENT - Systems and methods are described to selectively stream content based on parental control ratings. A particular frame of a live broadcast of a media asset that is to be transmitted to a first device is identified, and it is determined whether the particular frame of the media asset depicts content associated with a parental control rating. In response to such determination, the particular frame and metadata associated with the particular frame that indicates that the particular frame depicts content associated with the parental control rating may be transmitted to the first device, where the transmittal of the metadata causes the first device to perform an action related to display of the particular frame based on comparing the parental control rating with a local parental control setting. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248090 | SELECTIVE STREAMING BASED ON DYNAMIC PARENTAL RATING OF CONTENT - Systems and methods are described to selectively stream content based on parental control ratings. At a client device, a manifest identifying sequential segments of a media asset and versions of a particular segment of the sequential segments may be received, and a graphical user interface may be generated for display to simultaneously depict a respective portion of each respective version of the particular segment and respective selectable options associated with each respective version of the particular segment. A selection of a first option may be received that is associated with a first version of the particular segment, and during playing of the media asset, in response to determining that the particular segment is the next segment to be played, the first version of the particular segment may be requested from the server. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248091 | SENSITIVITY ASSESSMENT FOR MEDIA PRODUCTION USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE - An automatic flagging of sensitive portions of a digital dataset for media production includes receiving the digital dataset comprising at least one of audio data, video data, or audio-video data for producing at least one media program. A processor identifies sensitive portions of the digital dataset likely to be in one or more defined content classifications, based at least in part on comparing unclassified portions of the digital dataset with classified portions of the prior media production using an algorithm, and generates a plurality of sensitivity tags each signifying a sensitivity assessment for a corresponding one of the sensitive portions. The processor may save the plurality of sensitivity tags each correlated to its corresponding one of the sensitive portions in a computer memory for use by a media production or localization team. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248092 | VIDEO DISPLAY SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE, VIDEO DISPLAY METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing device includes: an acquisitioner configured to acquire a video to be displayed from image data that is transmitted to a video display device; a storage configured to store the acquired video; a transmitter configured to transmit the image data to the video display device; a receiver configured to receive a display completion notification transmitted from the video display device in response to the video having been displayed; and a display configured to read the video corresponding to the display completion notification received by the receiver from the storage and display the video. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248093 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCING AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT VIA A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, capturing first monitoring information associated with an audience that is viewing a presentation, determining an actual audience engagement level by performing pattern recognition on the first monitoring information, comparing the actual audience engagement level with an expected audience engagement level to generate an engagement score for the presentation, and transmitting, to a device, a haptic feedback according to the engagement score during the presenting of the presentation. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248094 | RECOMMENDATION DEVICE - An information distribution server includes a status estimation unit that derives an expected value of the number of distributions of content in each status in each time period, a score derivation unit that derives a probability score of the content for each time period and for each status, a distribution target determination unit that extracts a combination of a time period, status, and content in which the probability score is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold value, and determines content relevant to the combination as a distribution target, and a distribution unit that distributes the distribution target on the basis of information indicated by the combination extracted by the distribution target determination unit. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248095 | Real-Time Recommendations for Altering Content Output - According to some aspects described herein, content and service providers in a media delivery network may provide improved recommendations and/or personalize a user's experience based on the real-time activity of that user as well as other users. In this way, ever increasing amounts of content may be optimally managed in a way that provides users with the improved and/or personalized experience. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248096 | AUTOMATIC TRAILER DETECTION IN MULTIMEDIA CONTENT - The disclosed computer-implemented method may include accessing media segments that correspond to respective media items. At least one of the media segments may be divided into discrete video shots. The method may also include matching the discrete video shots in the media segments to corresponding video shots in the corresponding media items according to various matching factors. The method may further include generating a relative similarity score between the matched video shots in the media segments and the corresponding video shots in the media items, and training a machine learning model to automatically identify video shots in the media items according to the generated relative similarity score between matched video shots. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248097 | CONTENT RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method is disclosed for providing one or more content item recommendations, comprising opening a content recommendation session for a selected user; retrieving at least some user data for the selected user from a first storage resource; obtaining content information concerning content available from one or more content sources; using the user data and the content information to generate at least one content item recommendation for the user; and providing the content item recommendation to the user, wherein the user data for the selected user is stored at substantially contiguous physical locations at the first storage resource. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248098 | Information Processing Apparatus, Information Processing Method, Program And Information Processing System - An information processing apparatus receives a user selection of content to be reproduced by an external device connected to the information processing apparatus. A request to reproduce the user selected content is sent to the external device. Information indicating whether the external device has started reproducing the selected content is received from the external device. In response to the external device having started reproduction of the selected content, a thumbnail image is reproduced that corresponds to the content being reproduced by the external device. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248099 | MULTI-VIDEO CAPTURE SYSTEM - Systems and methods provide for capturing, at a first computing device associated with a first user, a first video stream, and presenting, by the first computing device, and indication that a second computing device associated with a second user is located within a predetermined distance of the first computing device. The systems and methods further providing for receiving, by the first computing device, a request to access a second video stream being captured on the second computing device and displaying, by the first computing device, the second video stream being captured on the second computing device, on a display of the first computing device. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248100 | ON-DEMAND LIVE MEDIA CONTENT STREAMING - Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method comprising receiving an initial request for content from a first user; sending one or more subsequent requests to other user(s), such as those at or near a location associated with the live content; receiving replies from the other users; presenting options to and receiving a selection from the first user; sending a confirmation request to a selected user; and receiving, by the first user, the live content from the selected user. In some embodiments, the method includes charging first user a fee for requesting and/or receiving the live content; and paying a fee to the selected user. The second fee may be specified by the selected user. In any case, the users need not know each other. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248101 | USER INTERFACES FOR INDICATING AND/OR CONTROLLING CONTENT ITEM PLAYBACK FORMATS - In some embodiments, an electronic device facilitates selection of a format for the playback of content. In some embodiments, while displaying, via a display generation component, a content playback user interface for a first content item that is playing at the electronic device, wherein the electronic device is playing the first content item in a first format, in accordance with a determination that the first content item is available in a second format, different from the first format, and that a currently-active output device for playing the first content item is compatible with the second format, the electronic device displays, in the content playback user interface, a selectable option that is selectable to initiate a process to switch from playing the first content item in the first format to playing the first content item in the second format. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248102 | SUBTITLE BORDER-CROSSING PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method, an apparatus and an electronic device for processing a subtitle beyond scope are provided. In the method, size information of a display device of a terminal is acquired, where the size information indicates a size of the display device. A secure zone is established according to the size information, where the secure zone has a size less than or equal to the size of the display device. A video frame is selected from video images in response to playing the video images by the terminal. A composite frame is generated using parts of the video frame that are beyond the secure zone. It is judged whether the composite frame contains text. It is determined that a subtitle in the video images is beyond scope if the composite frame contains text. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248103 | DEVICE, METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR COMPUTER AND SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTING CONTENT BASED ON THE QUALITY OF EXPERIENCE - A method for distributing, by a content distribution device and by a communication network, at least one audiovisual service to a user terminal associated with a network user point. The method including the steps of: transmitting, to said network user point, at least a first service and a second service, said second service comprising an audiovisual service intended for the fruition while it is transmitted to the network user point; determining a reception performance index relating to said network user point based on telemetry data; determining a maximum transmission rate for said first service based on said reception performance index; in which transmitting comprises transmitting, by said content distribution device, said first service at a transmission rate not higher than said maximum bitrate. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248104 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACCELERATED VIDEO STARTUP - Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, identifying unselected video content items and preconfiguring playback views for unselected video content items. During a warm-up phase, access to the unselected video content items is precoordinated individually with a separate video player, manifests and license/key are retrieved in anticipation for possible selection for playback. Subsequent selection of one of the unselected video content items initiates playback responsive to selection without repeating any of the preconfiguring, preauthorizing or fetching. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248105 | VIDEO OPTIMIZATION PROXY SYSTEM AND METHOD - Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a machine-readable storage medium, including executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations that include assuming control of a video content transfer between a video server and a video client for HTTP traffic responsive to determining the HTTP traffic is for video content, generating a video transfer rate selection and a video transfer resolution selection for a requested video chunk of a time slot of the video content, generating an optimized manifest file for the requested video chunk, and publishing the optimized manifest file to the video client, wherein the video client request the requested video chunk from the video server based on the optimized manifest. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248106 | RECEIVER AND RECEPTION METHOD FOR RECEIVING PAYLOAD DATA AND EMERGENCY INFORMATION - A transmitter for transmitting payload data and emergency information using data symbols in a single-carrier or multi-carrier broadcast system comprises a modulator configured to modulate one or more transmission symbols with signaling data for use in detecting and recovering the payload data at a receiver and to modulate one or more transmission symbols with the payload data. An emergency information receiver receives emergency information carrying information of an actual emergency. An emergency information embedder embeds emergency information into one or more transmission symbols, wherein the emergency information is embedded within a predetermined time period after its reception by using a resource used for carrying signaling data and/or payload data if no emergency information shall be transmitted. A transmission unit transmits the transmission symbols. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248107 | METHOD, APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR SOUND EFFECT PROCESSING DURING LIVE STREAMING - Provided in example embodiments are a method, apparatus, electronic device, and storage medium for data processing. The method can include obtaining live broadcast streaming data for live broadcast streaming media and determining status information of the live broadcast streaming media based on the live broadcast streaming data; determining sound effect data based on the status information of the live broadcast streaming media; and incorporating the sound effect data in the live broadcast streaming data to obtain target live broadcast streaming data, the target live broadcast streaming data for transmitting to a target user. The invention facilitates an operation of a presenter. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248108 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR THUMBNAIL GENERATION - Apparatus and methods for thumbnail generation. In one embodiment, a thumbnail stream is generated where one or more bits are assigned to key frames and minimizes the number of bits assigned to delta frames. Each key frame may be used to extract a still image for use in thumbnails during trick mode operation (e.g., fast forward, rewind, pause, or random seek operation). When the encoded video file is given to a Just in Time Packager (JITP), the JITP extracts the image files (via the key frames). Information regarding how to reference these files is stored in generated manifest file and may be reformatted by the JITP to fit the needs of the current product. In a variant, the JITP reformats the image files extracted from the encoded video for operation on a number of devices. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248109 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TARGETED BRAND CAMPAIGNING - Aspects of the invention are directed towards a system, platform and a method for targeted brand campaigning One or more embodiments of the invention describe the method comprising steps of determining one or more content hooks based on one or more preferences and behavior of a user while using the platform. The method also comprising steps of enabling the one or more content hooks with an executable link and directing the executable link to an advertisement playlist. The advertisement playlist comprises one or more descriptor videos and influencer videos curated for the user based on one or more parameters. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248110 | ACKNOWLEDGMENT-BASED FLEXIBLE FEC SELECTION - An optical network unit (ONU) includes a transmitter and receiver to optically communicate with an optical line terminal (OLT) of a passive optical network. The ONU is configured to send an acknowledgment message to the OLT in response to a burst-profile message unicast by the OLT. The acknowledgement message indicates unsupported forward error correction (FEC) code in response to the burst-profile message identifying an FEC code for upstream transmission and the ONU not supporting the FEC code for upstream transmission to the OLT. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248111 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ONU ACTIVATION - An apparatus, for use by an Optical Network Unit, performs receiving, from an Optical Line Terminal, a broadcast message including code set information indicating a first code set selected from a plurality of error correction code sets; determining whether the first code set is comprised in a group of code sets supported by the Optical Network Unit, wherein, the group of code sets includes at least one code set of the plurality of error correction code sets; and encoding an upstream transmission with the first code set, in case the first code set is included in the group of code sets. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248112 | INVISIBLE MICROPHONE ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE - A microphone assembly for a vehicle headliner includes a housing arranged to be received within a substrate layer of the headliner and having an upper portion and a lower portion. A circuit board is mounted in the upper portion and has a microphone element coupled thereto. An insert bracket includes a base and a shaft member extending upwardly therefrom, the base having a plurality of apertures aligned with the shaft member, wherein the shaft member engages the lower portion to connect the insert bracket to the housing. A sealing gasket having at least one channel defining an air path extending therethrough is arranged to be received within the shaft member and extend between the base and the upper portion, providing acoustic sealing between the insert bracket and the housing such that the air path directs sound from a cabin of the vehicle through the apertures to the microphone element. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248113 | SPEAKER GRILLE FOR VEHICLE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A speaker grille for a vehicle includes a steel plate, an adhesive layer formed on the steel plate, and a metal sheet layer formed on the adhesive layer. The speaker grille is configured such that the steel plate, the adhesive layer, and the metal sheet layer are stacked in sequence. The speaker grille has a plurality of holes formed through the speaker grille, and the holes may be formed by punching. A method of method for manufacturing the speaker grille can include a step of manufacturing a stack by forming the adhesive layer on the steel plate and forming the metal sheet layer on the adhesive layer; and a step of forming the plurality of holes through the stack by perforating the stack. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248114 | BUILDING MATERIAL - A building material facing a first space includes a structure which is in a plate form and includes at least one opening; a first loudspeaker disposed in a second space across the structure from the first space, in a position opposite to a corresponding one of the at least one opening; and a three-dimensional netlike structure disposed between the structure and the first loudspeaker and configured with a fibrous member three-dimensionally intertwined. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248115 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND SPEAKER UNIT - A display device comprises a display, a rear side member, and a plurality of speaker units. The speaker units each have a speaker main body having first and second surfaces that are attachable to the rear side member and are parallel to each other and a side surface that connects the first surface and the second surface, and at least one sound emitting portion displaced from a center of the side surface on the side surface. When the speaker main body is inverted from a first state in which the first surface is fixed to the rear side member to a second state in which the second surface is fixed to the rear side member, the at least one sound emitting portion in the first state and the at least one sound emitting portion in the second state are arranged to be symmetrical with respect to an axis of inversion. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248116 | PASSIVE AUTO-ORIENTING LOUDSPEAKER ASSEMBLY - An auto-orienting loudspeaker assembly for a vehicle seat includes a housing arranged to be received within a rear side of the vehicle seat, an enclosure rotatably mounted to the housing, the enclosure having a nonuniform weight distribution, and a loudspeaker disposed within the enclosure and having an initial orientation. A change in an angular position of the vehicle seat results in a passive rotation of the enclosure with respect to the housing to substantially maintain the initial orientation of the loudspeaker as the angular position of the vehicle seat changes. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248117 | LOW PROFILE ACOUSTIC CHAMBERS FOR HEADSET AUDIO SYSTEMS - This application discloses and describes a variety of systems, methods, and devices directed to headset audio systems having acoustic chambers. Acoustic chambers of the inventive subject matter can be implemented such that the backside of a speaker diaphragm projects sound waves into an acoustic chamber. Because acoustic chambers are formed to create fixed volumes of space, this minimizes impact of those sound waves projected from the back of a speaker diaphragm that could otherwise affect sound reproduction. This new inventive audio system actually differentiates from the way diaphragms are attached which conventional speaker driver assembly doesn't, to accomplish the invention the way fixing magnets and other parts for magnetic delivering are invented to eliminate or integrated, such as frame or bracket is cancelled, chambers now use to fix magnetic parts. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248118 | EYEWEAR ACCOMMODATING HEADSET - A headset may comprise at least one ear cup and an ear cup shaper configurable into at least two configurations. When the ear cup shaper is configured in a first of the configurations, the ear cup is shaped to contact the temple of a wearer of the headset. When the adjustable ear cup shaper is configured in a second of the configurations, the ear cup is shaped to accommodate the temple piece of a pair of eyeglasses of a wearer of the headset. The ear cup may comprise a filler material such as foam, and the adjustable ear cup shaper when configured in the second of the configurations may create a depression in the foam. The adjustable ear cup shaper may comprise a strap and/or a plunger. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248119 | SOUND PRIVACY PROTECTION DEVICE - A sound privacy protection device is provided, including: a wearable structure configured to be worn at an ear; and a mount structure connected to the wearable structure, where the mount structure is provided with at least one sound generating unit; the mount structure is provided with at least one front vent for guiding the sound generating unit; and an acoustic outlet end of the front vent is arranged close to an ear canal entrance point (EEP). According to the present invention, the front vent and the reverse vent are both arranged on the mount structure, and the front vent and the reverse vent are positioned at the set points through the wearable structure, such that the sound waves of the reverse vent and the front vent cancel each other out in the afar sound fields, thereby achieving the purpose of sound elimination, preventing the surroundings from hearing the sound emitted by the device and protecting privacy. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248120 | SOUND OUTPUT DEVICE AND ATTACHMENT AID MEMBER - A sound output device includes: a device main frame in which at least a speaker is disposed; and an attachment aid member that is joined to the device main frame. In the sound output device, the attachment aid member includes an annular support portion at least a part of which is inserted into a cavum concha, and the support portion includes a contact portion that comes into contact with a part of an ear in the cavum concha while being elastically deformed. With this arrangement, the contact portion of the support portion inserted into the cavum concha comes into contact with a part of the ear in the cavum concha while being elastically deformed. Accordingly, it is possible to attach the sound output device to the ear, using the attachment aid member, regardless of the size and the shape of the ear. Thus, user-friendliness of the sound output device can be increased, and a state in which the sound output device is stably attached to the ear can be secured. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248121 | ACOUSTIC REFLEX DETECTION - A system and method for automatically and dynamically controlling the output (e.g., volume) of an audio headphone device is disclosed, which includes detecting the invocation of the acoustic reflex with an audio headphone device. The disclosed system can measure the response of the tympanic membrane and middle ear to various SPL and frequencies. That information may be used for automated or customized warning or limiting levels either within the headphone, or at the audio playback device. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248122 | TASK ASSIGNING METHOD AND TASK ASSIGNING DEVICE - A task assigning method of adaptively assigning at least one operation task is applied for a task assigning device including a first electronic device and a second electronic device communicated with each other in a wireless manner. The task assigning method includes acquiring a first detection parameter of the first electronic device, and adjusting a task transmission rate from the first electronic device to the second electronic device in accordance with the first detection parameter. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248123 | WIRELESS EARPHONE SERIAL PORT CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, WIRELESS EARPHONE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Disclosed are a method and a device for controlling a serial interface of a wireless earphone, a wireless earphone, and a computer readable storage medium. The method includes: disabling a serial interface function of the wireless earphone in a case that a first predetermined condition is met, where the first predetermined condition includes that the wireless earphone is outside a charging case, or the wireless earphone is in the charging case and a lid of the charging case is closed; and enabling the serial interface function of the wireless earphone in a case that a second predetermined condition is met, where the second predetermined condition includes that the wireless earphone is in the charging case and the lid of the charging case is open. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248124 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CALIBRATING A STRUCTURE-BORNE SOUND-SENSITIVE ACCELERATION SENSOR AND METHOD FOR CORRECTING THE MEASURING SIGNALS OF A STRUCTURE-BORNE SOUND-SENSITIVE ACCELERATION SIGNAL - A method for calibrating a structure-borne sound-sensitive acceleration sensor with the aid of at least one microphone. For this purpose, the acceleration sensor is situated in an intended position on the body of a user. Furthermore, at least one acceleration sensor signal and at least one microphone signal are detected, the at least one acceleration sensor signal and the at least one microphone signal being synchronized and having been caused by a vocalization of the user. A frequency analysis of the acceleration sensor signal and a frequency analysis of the microphone signal are carried out. A frequency-dependent correction function for correcting the transmission function of the acceleration sensor is ascertained on the basis of the frequency analyses of the acceleration sensor signal and the microphone signal. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248125 | HEADSET WITH MAJOR AND MINOR ADJUSTMENTS - A method and system for a headset with major and minor adjustments, where the headset comprises a headband, a headband endcap at each end of the headband, a headband slide coupled to each headband endcap, and ear cups operatively coupled to the headband slides. A major adjustment of the headset may include actuating a headband slide in a vertical direction. The ear cups may be operatively coupled to the headband slides utilizing ball detents that may hold the position of the ear cups with respect to the headband slides. The ball detents may comprise a portion of a ball on the headband slide and holes in the ear cup or may comprise a portion of a ball in the ear cup and holes in the headband slide. Each headband slide may be coupled to a headband endcap via a headband pivot. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248126 | SOUND OUTPUT DEVICE - The present invention includes: a housing that includes an arrangement case in which an internal space is formed, and a sound guide tube in which a sound conduction space is formed; a feedback microphone to which an external sound is input; a first speaker unit that outputs a sound; and a second speaker unit that outputs a sound in an output band different from an output band of the sound output from the first speaker unit. The housing has inside a first space and a second space, the feedback microphone and the first speaker unit are arranged in the first space, the second speaker unit is arranged in the second space, and an equalizer that partitions the first space and the second space is disposed between the first speaker unit and the second speaker unit. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248127 | ACOUSTIC DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - Disclosed by the present invention is an acoustic device, comprising a sound generating unit. A first sealed cavity is formed at the rear side of a vibrating diaphragm of the sound generating unit, a mounting hole is provided on a cavity wall of the first sealed cavity, and a flexible deformation part is provided on the mounting hole. A second sealed cavity is formed at the outer side of the first sealed cavity, and the second sealed cavity encloses the sound wave generated during deformation of the flexible deformation part therein. The mounting hole is located on the first wall, and a groove is provided on the first wall at the periphery of the mounting hole towards the first sealed cavity. The flexible deformation part is fixed on the bottom of the groove, and a through groove is further provided on the first wall. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248128 | MICROPHONE MODULE PART STRUCTURE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SMART DEVICE AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SMART DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a microphone module structure for an artificial intelligence smart device. According to the present invention, internally/externally generated noises, vibrations, impacts, or sounds output from a speaker are prevented from being transmitted to a microphone, whereby the voice recognition rate of an AI speaker, an AI soundbar, or various voice recognition devices can be significantly improved, and thus various smart devices can be effectively controlled via voice. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248129 | SOUND DIFFUSER AND DIFFUSION METHOD - A sound diffuser includes a first annular control member, a second annular control member, and a third annular control member. The first annular control member includes a first communication hole and an annular inclined plate that surrounds the first communication hole and is inclined relative to an axial direction of the first communication hole. The second annular control member includes a second communication hole and an annular inclined plate that surrounds the second communication hole, houses the first annular control member therein, and is inclined relative to an axial direction of the second communication hole. The third annular control member has a plurality of third communication holes and surrounds the second annular control member. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248130 | COAXIALLY OPPOSED SPEAKER PAIR - Various embodiments of the present application are directed to a loudspeaker assembly including both a woofer and a tweeter co-axially aligned where the woofer is inverted relative to the tweeter. In such a configuration, the woofer and tweeter fire in opposing directions along the common axis. Aspects of the present disclosure are also directed to thermal management and magnetic decoupling to facilitate compact assembly of the speaker pair. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248131 | SOUND ACQUISITION APPARATUS AND SOUND ACQUISITION METHOD - The audio acquisition apparatus includes: a three-dimensional position acquisition unit configured to acquire a three-dimensional position of an object present in a predetermined region; a three-dimensional position tracking unit configured to track, when a sound emitting body is present in the predetermined area, a three-dimensional position of the sound emitting body; a sound pickup unit configured to pick up a sound emitted from the sound emitting body; a communication unit configured to supply the sound picked up by the sound pickup unit to an external apparatus and receive information supplied from the external apparatus; and a sound pickup control unit configured to three-dimensionally follow a sound pickup direction of the sound acquired through the sound pickup unit in accordance with the tracking executed by the three-dimensional position tracking unit. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248132 | MICROPHONE UNIT - A microphone unit including a tubular case having an opened top and an opened bottom, a waterproof film made of metal that has a thickness of 0.01 mm or more and 0.05 mm or less, a hardness of 100 HV or more, a proof stress of 70 N/mm | 2022-08-04 |
20220248133 | SOUND-OUTPUT DEVICE - The present application discloses a sound-output device, a vibration speaker configured to generate a bone-conducted sound wave; and an air-conducted speaker configured to generate an air-conducted sound wave. The vibration speaker is coupled to the air-conducted speaker through a mechanical structure; and the bone-conducted sound wave is input to the air-conducted speaker at least in part as an input signal. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248134 | CONTROLLING AUDIO OF AN INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM - Controlling audio of an information handling system (IHS), including calculating a first configuration of speakers of a IHS based on a first location of the user of the IHS with respect to the IHS, the first configuration including a first frequency associated with a first speaker, and a second frequency associated with a second speaker; identifying a change in location of the user from the first location with respect to the IHS, and in response: determining whether the user is within a field of view of a camera of the IHS, and in response, determining a second location of a mobile computing device associated with the user with respect to the IHS; calculating a second configuration the speakers of the IHS based on the second location of the user, the second configuration including the second frequency associated with the first speaker, and the first frequency associated with the second speaker. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248135 | BINAURAL BEAMFORMING MICROPHONE ARRAY - A binaural beamformer comprising two beamforming filters may be communicatively coupled to a microphone array to generates two beamforming outputs, one for the left ear and the other for the right ear. The beamforming filters may be configured in such a way that they are orthogonal to each other to make white noise components in the binaural outputs substantially uncorrelated and desired signal components in the binaural outputs highly correlated. As a result, the human auditory system may better separate the desired signal from white noise and intelligibility of the desired signal may be improved. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248136 | MICROPHONE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to microphones and electronic devices having the same. The microphone may include a housing for receiving sound signals, at least two transducers for vibrating to generate electrical signals in response to the sound signals, and a processing circuit for processing the electrical signals. Each of the at least two transducers may provide a distinctive resonance peak to the microphone. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248137 | CONCEPT FOR MODIFYING A LOUDSPEAKER SIGNAL FOR PREVENTING DIAPHRAGM OVER-DEFLECTION - A concept for modifying a loudspeaker signal to prevent diaphragm over-deflection, in which a diaphragm deflection signal is predicted block by block, in overlapping time blocks, on the basis of the loudspeaker signal, so as to obtain one diaphragm deflection signal block per time block, is made more efficient. In accordance with an embodiment, a temporal evaluation position is determined at which then an attenuation factor is calculated from the current diaphragm deflection signal block, with the application of which a modified current diaphragm deflection signal block is obtained, and then a modified loudspeaker signal is synthesized on the basis of the modified current diaphragm deflection signal block. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248138 | Display Device - The display device is provided which includes a signal processing unit that processes an image signal and a sound signal, a plate-like panel unit that displays an image according to the image signal, and a vibration unit that is deployed on the rear face side of the panel unit and causes the panel unit to vibrate in response to the sound signal. The vibration unit includes a plurality of vibrators, and the signal processing unit outputs the sound signal not only to a sound output vibrator that is a vibrator of an output target of the sound signal from among the plurality of vibrators but also to a dispersion sound output vibrator that is a vibrator of a dispersion target of the sound signal. The present technology can be applied, for example, to a television receiver. | 2022-08-04 |
20220248139 | AUTOMATICALLY ALLOCATING AUDIO PORTIONS TO PLAYBACK DEVICES - Techniques for allocating audio data between a first playback device and a second playback device are disclosed. The audio data comprises a plurality of audio portions and the method comprises: detecting a trigger associated with the first playback device; responsive to detecting the trigger: retrieving configuration information related to the first playback device and the second playback device; and automatically updating an allocation of the audio portions for reproduction by at least one of the first playback device and the second playback device based on the configuration information. | 2022-08-04 |