45th week of 2017 patent applcation highlights part 63 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20170324953 | MOVING PICTURE CODING METHOD, MOVING PICTURE DECODING METHOD, MOVING PICTURE CODING APPARATUS, MOVING PICTURE DECODING APPARATUS, AND MOVING PICTURE CODING AND DECODING APPARATUS - A moving picture coding method includes: performing context adaptive binary arithmetic coding in which a variable probability value is used, on first information among multiple types of sample adaptive offset (SAO) information used for SAO that is a process of assigning an offset value to a pixel value of a pixel included in an image generated by coding the input image; and continuously performing bypass arithmetic coding in which a fixed probability value is used, on second information and third information among the multiple types of the SAO information, wherein the coded second and third information are placed after the coded first information in the bit stream. | 2017-11-09 |
20170324954 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing device includes a buffer for receiving encoded image data, and a processor to execute instructions that cause the processor to: decode the encoded image data from the buffer to generate quantized transform coefficient data; inversely quantize the quantized transform coefficient data using a 32×32 quantization matrix to generate predicted error data, the 32×32 quantization matrix includes a duplicate of at least one of two elements adjacent to each other from an 8×8 quantization matrix; and combine the predicted error data with a predicted image to generate decoded image data. | 2017-11-09 |
20170324955 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING COLOR DIFFERENCE COMPONENT QUANTIZATION PARAMETER AND DEVICE USING THE METHOD - Disclosed are a method for determining a color difference component quantization parameter and a device using the method. Method for decoding an image can comprise the steps of: decoding a color difference component quantization parameter offset on the basis of size information of a transform unit; and calculating a color difference component quantization parameter index on the basis of the decoded color difference component quantization parameter offset. Therefore, the present invention enables effective quantization by applying different color difference component quantization parameters according to the size of the transform unit when executing the quantization. | 2017-11-09 |
20170324956 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING OF VIDEO USING DEPTH INFORMATION - Provided is a method for encoding an image using a depth information that includes selecting a current coding unit (CU); verifying an object information of the current CU from an object information obtained from a depth image; and verifying whether or not the current CU is composed of a single object based on the object information, and predicting a division structure of the current CU according to whether or not the current CU is composed of a single object. | 2017-11-09 |
20170324957 | IMAGE QUANTIZATION PARAMETER ENCODING METHOD AND IMAGE QUANTIZATION PARAMETER DECODING METHOD - Disclosed are image quantization parameter decoding method and systems for decoding a quantization parameter for a video decoding process that is based on context-based adaptive binary arithmetic coding. In one embodiment, an image quantization parameter decoding method includes binary-arithmetic-decoding a first bin indicating whether or not a delta quantization parameter is significant, other bins, which are subsequent to the first bin, indicating an absolute value of the delta quantization parameter, and a sign bin, which is subsequent to the other bins, indicating whether the delta quantization parameter is positive or negative. The method further includes generating a delta quantization parameter by de-binarizing the first bin, the other bins and the sign bin. The method further includes generating a re-constructed quantization parameter by adding a predicted quantization parameter to the delta quantization parameter. The binary-arithmetic-decoding is performed using contexts for the first bin and the other bins, and using no context for the sign bin. | 2017-11-09 |
20170324958 | GENERATING CUSTOM QUANTIZATION TABLES FOR JPEG COMPRESSION BASED ON IMAGE CONTENT - Methods and systems for compressing images include generating custom quantization tables for quantizing frequency information associated with an image. Specifically, one or more embodiments determine acceptable error percentages during compression of a digital image based on content of the digital image. For example, the acceptable error percentages are defined by compression error thresholds that limit how much error a quantizer in a quantization table can introduce during compression of the digital image. One or more embodiments generate the custom quantization table by determining quantizer values that produce compression errors that meet the compression error thresholds. One or more embodiments compress the digital image using the custom quantization table. | 2017-11-09 |
20170324959 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING/DECODING A HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE PICTURE INTO A CODED BITSTREAM - A method and an apparatus for coding at least one high dynamic range picture into a coded bitstream, and corresponding decoding method and apparatus are disclosed. The encoding method includes selecting a predetermined post-processing color correction function b | 2017-11-09 |
20170324960 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ENTROPY CODING/DECODING - The present invention relates to an entropy decoding method which includes: generating context related to a bin that forms a codeword of a syntax element; and performing arithmetic decoding of the bin based on the context. | 2017-11-09 |
20170324961 | METHOD FOR PREDICTING DEPTH MAP CODING DISTORTION OF TWO-DIMENSIONAL FREE VIEWPOINT VIDEO - Disclosed is a method for predicting depth map coding distortion of a two-dimensional free viewpoint video, including: inputting sequences of texture maps and depth maps of two or more viewpoint stereoscopic videos; synthesizing a texture map of a first intermediate viewpoint of a current to-be-coded viewpoint and a first adjacent viewpoint, and synthesizing a texture map of a second intermediate viewpoint of the current to-be-coded viewpoint and a second adjacent viewpoint by using a view synthesis algorithm; recording a synthetic characteristic of each pixel according to the texture map and generating a distortion prediction weight; and calculating to obtain total distortion according to the synthetic characteristic and the distortion prediction weight. | 2017-11-09 |
20170324962 | SIGNALLING OF FILTERING INFORMATION - A video decoder is configured to, for a group of video blocks of the video data, determine a number of merged groups for a plurality of classes is equal to one merged group; receive a first flag indicating that filter coefficient information for at least one merged group is not coded in the video data; receive for the one merged group, a second flag, wherein a first value for the second flag indicates that filter coefficient information mapped to the one merged group is coded in the video data, and wherein a second value for the second flag indicates that the filter coefficient information mapped to the one merged group is all zero values; determine the second flag is equal to the second value; and determine one or more filters from the set of filters using the all zero values. | 2017-11-09 |
20170324963 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES OF ENCODING/DECODING INTRA PREDICTION MODE USING CANDIDATE INTRA PREDICTION MODES - A method and an apparatus of encoding/decoding intra prediction mode using a plurality of candidate intra prediction modes are disclosed. The method includes deriving three candidate intra prediction modes about a current block and deriving an intra prediction mode of the current block. | 2017-11-09 |
20170324964 | IMPLEMENTATION DESIGN FOR HYBRID TRANSFORM CODING SCHEME - A method and system may identify a video data block using a video codec and apply a transform kernel of a butterfly asymmetric discrete sine transform (ADST) to the video data block in a pipeline. | 2017-11-09 |
20170324965 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZED DELTA ENCODING - Methods and systems are provided for image processing. A plurality of correlation parameters representing degrees of correlation between two or more images of a plurality of images may be produced. An optimized correlation dependency graph may be produced according to the plurality of correlation parameters. The plurality of images may then be delta encoded according to the optimized correlation dependency graph. For example, the optimized correlation dependency graph may be used for performing a correlation encoding operation. The plurality of correlation parameters may be produced, for example, in accordance with one or more correlation metrics associated with the correlation encoding operation. | 2017-11-09 |
20170324966 | ARRANGEMENTS AND METHODS THEREOF FOR PROCESSING VIDEO - A method performed by a video encoder for encoding a current picture belonging to a temporal level identified by a temporal_id. The method includes determining a Reference Picture Set (RPS) for the current picture indicating reference pictures that are kept in a decoded picture buffer (DPB) when decoding the current picture, and when the current picture is a temporal switching point. The method further comprises operating to ensure that the RPS of the current picture includes no picture having a temporal_id greater than or equal to the temporal_id of the current picture. | 2017-11-09 |
20170324967 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING BITSTREAM DECODING AND ASSOCIATED BITSTREAM DECODING CIRCUIT - A method for controlling bitstream decoding is provided. The bitstream includes a plurality of frames. The method includes: generating a performance indicator according to a decoding time of at least one previous frame; generating a dropping decision according to the performance indicator, wherein the dropping decision indicates whether it is needed to drop a frame; and determining whether to drop a current frame according to the dropping decision. | 2017-11-09 |
20170324968 | VIDEO CODEC AND MOTION ESTIMATION METHOD - The invention provides a video codec. In one embodiment, the video codec is coupled to an outer memory storing a reference frame, and comprises an interface circuit, an in-chip memory, a motion estimation circuit, and a controller. The interface circuit obtains in-chip data from the reference frame stored in the outer memory. The in-chip memory stores the in-chip data. The motion estimation circuit retrieves search window data from the in-chip data with a search window, and performs a motion estimation process on a current macroblock according to the search-window data. The controller shifts the location of the search window when the current macroblock is shifted, marks a macroblock shifted out from the search window as an empty macroblock, and controls the interface circuit to obtain an updated macroblock for replacing the empty macroblock in the in-chip memory from the reference frame stored in the outer memory. | 2017-11-09 |
20170324969 | CONTENT INITIALIZATION FOR ENHANCEMENT LAYER CODING - A system for decoding a video bitstream includes receiving a frame of the video that includes at least one slice and at least one tile and where each of the at least one slice and the at least one tile are not all aligned with one another. | 2017-11-09 |
20170324970 | IMAGE ENCODING APPARATUS, METHOD OF IMAGE ENCODING, AND RECORDING MEDIUM, IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS, METHOD OF IMAGE DECODING, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Encoded data is decoded based on tile data division information, tile data position information, block line data division information, and block line data position information. The tile data division information indicates whether the encoded data is composed of tile data items that serve as encoded data items of tiles. The tile data position information indicates positions of the tile data items. The block line data division information indicates whether each tile data item is composed of first block line data and second block line data. The first block line data serves as encoded data of a first block line that is a set of blocks arranged linearly. The second block line data serves as encoded data of a second block line next to the first block line. The block line data position information indicates a position of the second block line data. | 2017-11-09 |
20170324971 | RENDER-ORIENTATION INFORMATION IN VIDEO BITSTREAM - Disclosed are techniques for creating, coding, decoding, and using, rotation information related to one or more coded pictures in non-normative parts of a coded video bitstream. | 2017-11-09 |
20170324972 | METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING A VIDEO SIGNAL - The present invention relates to a video signal decoding method for adding an intra prediction mode as a sub-macroblock type to prediction of a macroblock in coding a video signal. Some implementations may include obtaining a macroblock type, when a macroblock includes the intra prediction coded sub-macroblock and the inter prediction coded sub-macroblock based on the macroblock type, obtaining prediction mode flag information indicating whether the sub-macroblock is the intra prediction coded or the inter prediction coded, and obtaining a prediction value of the sub-macroblock. Accordingly, implementations disclosed herein may raise coding efficiency of video signal by adding an intra prediction mode as a sub-macroblock type in predicting a macroblock. | 2017-11-09 |
20170324973 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF VIDEO CODING WITH A MULTI-PASS PREDICTION MODE DECISION PIPELINE - Techniques related to video coding with a multi-pass prediction mode decision pipeline. | 2017-11-09 |
20170324974 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - An image processing apparatus and an image processing method thereof are provided. A shared storage unit of a motion estimation and motion compensation apparatus captures frame data of a storage unit through a bus. A motion vector estimation unit and a motion compensation unit capture image data for executing a motion vector estimation operation and a motion compensation operation from the sharing storage unit. | 2017-11-09 |
20170324975 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING/DECODING IMAGES USING A MOTION VECTOR OF A PREVIOUS BLOCK AS A MOTION VECTOR FOR THE CURRENT BLOCK - An encoding method and apparatus and a decoding method and apparatus for determining a motion vector of a current block based on a motion vector of at least one previously-encoded or previously-decoded block are provided. The decoding method includes: decoding information regarding a prediction direction from among a first direction, a second direction, and bi-directions, and information regarding pixel values of the current block; determining the prediction direction in which the current block is to be predicted, based on the decoded information regarding the prediction direction, and determining a motion vector for predicting the current block in the determined prediction direction; and restoring the current block, based on the determined motion vector and the decoded information regarding the pixel values, wherein the first direction is a direction from a current picture to a previous picture, and the second direction is a direction from the current picture to a subsequent picture. | 2017-11-09 |
20170324976 | MOTION VECTOR CALCULATION METHOD - When a block (MB | 2017-11-09 |
20170324977 | EFFICIENT ROUNDING FOR DEBLOCKING - The present disclosure relates to deblocking filtering which is applicable to smoothing the block boundaries in an image or video coding and decoding. In particular, the deblocking filtering is either strong or weak, wherein the clipping is performed differently in the strong filtering and the weak filtering. | 2017-11-09 |
20170324978 | MOTION VECTOR CODING USING DYNAMIC REFERENCE MOTION VECTORS - Techniques are described to code motion vectors using reference motion vectors to reduce the amount of bits needed. One method includes determining, for a current block of the video bitstream, a reference motion vector from a varying number of candidate reference motion vectors, wherein the reference motion vector is associated with a reference block and includes a predicted portion and a residual portion; selecting a probability context model for the current block by evaluating the residual portion of the reference motion vector with one or more thresholds; and entropy decoding, for the current block using a processor, a motion vector residual associated with the current block using the probability context model. | 2017-11-09 |
20170324979 | METHODS FOR RDO (RATE-DISTORTION OPTIMIZATION) BASED ON FIT-CURVES AND APPARATUSES USING THE SAME - A method for RDO (Rate-Distortion Optimization) based on fit-curves contains at least the following steps: calculating a first fit-curve and a second fit-curve according to information regarding a first frame; carrying information regarding a second frame into the first and second fit-curves to calculate fit distortions and fit bit counts; calculating costs according to the fit distortions and the fit bit counts; determining the best block-division mode for the second frame according to the costs; and dividing the second frame into blocks according to the best block-division mode and encoding the second frame. | 2017-11-09 |
20170324980 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UNIFIED ERROR CONCEALMENT FRAMEWORK - A method and apparatus of processing multimedia data comprising a first section received in error are disclosed. The method comprises obtaining error distribution information corresponding to the first section. The method further comprises applying one of a plurality of error recovery schemes to the first section of the multimedia data based on the error distribution information. | 2017-11-09 |
20170324981 | METHOD FOR DECODING A VIDEO BITSTREAM - A method for decoding a video bitstream comprising: (a) receiving a base bitstream; (b) receiving a plurality of enhancement bitstreams;(c) receiving a data structure related to said base bitstream and said plurality of enhancement bitstreams; (d) wherein said data structure includes syntax elements conditioned on vps_base_layer_internal_flag indicating whether said base bitstream is provided together with said enhancement bitstreams being equal to 1 or provided externally to said enhancement bitstreams being equal to 0; (e) wherein said data structure includes first syntax elements related to maximum vps decoder picture buffering minus | 2017-11-09 |
20170324982 | IMAGE CODING METHOD, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, IMAGE CODING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS - An image coding method includes selecting two or more transform components from among a plurality of transform components that include a translation component and non-translation components, the two or more transform components serving as reference information that represents a reference destination of a current block; coding selection information that identifies the two or more transform components that have been selected from among the plurality of transform components; and coding the reference information of the current block by using reference information of a coded block different from the current block. | 2017-11-09 |
20170324983 | Compressing and Decompressing Image Data Using Compacted Region Transforms - There is a method of compressing image data comprising a set of image values each representing a position in image-value space so as to define an occupied region thereof. The method comprises selectively applying a series of compression transforms to subsets of the image data items to generate a transformed set of image data items occupying a compacted region of value space. The method further comprises identifying a set of one or more reference data items that quantizes the compacted region in value space. For each image data item in the set of image data items, a sequence of decompression transforms from a fixed set of decompression transforms is identified that generates an approximation of that image data item when applied to a selected one of the one or more reference data items. Each image data item in the set of image data items is encoded as a representation of the identified sequence of decompression transforms for that image data item. The encoded image data items, set of reference data items and the fixed set of decompression transforms are stored as compressed image data. | 2017-11-09 |
20170324984 | SEGMENTATION METHOD AND METHOD FOR SIGNALING SEGMENTATION OF A CODING TREE UNIT - A method for encoding at least one image, including subdividing the image into a plurality of blocks and subdividing at least one current block into a first portion and a second portion. The first portion has a rectangular or square shape and the second portion complements the first portion in the current block. The second portion has a geometric shape with m sides, wherein m>4. Then the first and second portions are encoded. | 2017-11-09 |
20170324985 | System, Device and Method for Transrating File Based Assets - A video transrater, and a transrater system and method. The transrater system and method may select an optimal bit rate from among a plurality of available bit rates in order to obtain a particular video quality and/or format. | 2017-11-09 |
20170324986 | TIME OFFSET DATA REQUEST HANDLING - The described technology is directed towards obtaining and returning time offset data instead of current data in response to a data request. The time offset data may be limited to privileged clients only, and only provided thereto when desired, using a time offset value set by the client, for example. For example, a privileged user may request time offset data corresponding to a future time so as to preview how the data may be presented at a future time. Time offset data may be used by a system entity to fill a cache, e.g., as secondary cached data that may be used once primary cached data expires. | 2017-11-09 |
20170324987 | Time-Sensitive Content Update - In one embodiment, a method includes determining available media content from one or more content sources and providing at least a portion of the available media content for display in a programming guide on a display device of a user. The programming guide includes a plurality of entries each associated with one of the available media content. The method further includes determining that an update action button should be displayed on the display device, providing the update action button for display on the display device when it is determined that the update action button should be displayed, and updating the programming guide in response to a user selection of the update action button. The update action button is operable to cause the social-networking system to update the programming guide. | 2017-11-09 |
20170324988 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING CONTENT - It provides a method for transmitting content, wherein at an intermediate device, e.g. the gateway, that connects a content server and at least two rendering devices, comprising steps of receiving a request for a content destined to the content server from a first rendering device; establishing a first connection between the first rendering device and the intermediate device and a second connection between the intermediate device and the content server; sending data of the content received via the second convection to the first rendering device via the first connection; receiving a request for the content destined to the content server from a second rendering device; establishing a third connection between the intermediate device and the second rendering device; and using the second connection to receive data of the content and sending the data to the second rendering device via the third connection. | 2017-11-09 |
20170324989 | DIGITAL CONTENTS RECEIVER, DIGITAL CONTENTS RECEIVING METHOD AND DIGITAL CONTENTS TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING METHOD - In a digital contents receiver for receiving transmitted digital contents, the digital contents include at least component information indicating an element which constitutes a program of the contents. When the component information indicates that the received digital contents are a 3D component, it is determined whether a display part corresponds to display of the 3D component. If the display part corresponds to display of the 3D component, the received digital contents are displayed in 3D. | 2017-11-09 |
20170324990 | FILTERING WIND NOISES IN VIDEO CONTENT - Implementations disclose filtering wind noises in video content. A method includes receiving video content comprising an audio component and a video component, detecting, by a processing device, occurrence of a wind noise artifact in a segment of the audio component, identifying duration of the wind noise artifact and intensity of the wind noise artifact, selecting, by the processing device, a wind noise replacement operation based on the identified duration and intensity of the wind noise artifact, and applying, by the processing device, the selected wind noise replacement operation to the segment of the audio component to remove the wind noise artifact from the segment. | 2017-11-09 |
20170324991 | CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The Controlled Environment Media And Communication System delivers communications services to residents of controlled facilities using a common network architecture. Some of the communications capabilities of the Controlled Environment Media And Communication System include media distribution, video visitation, intra-facility messaging, and other such communications services. | 2017-11-09 |
20170324992 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING ELECTRONIC DEVICE SUPPORTING ENHANCED DATA PROCESSING, APPARATUS AND TERMINAL SUPPORTING THE SAME - A system for operating an electronic device supporting enhanced data processing is provided. The system includes a plurality of electronic devices supporting playback of content; and a managing device delivering content whose data is processed by a certain electronic device among the plurality of electronic devices to a preset electronic device when playback of the content in the certain electronic device is requested. | 2017-11-09 |
20170324993 | VIDEO PROCESSING SYSTEM, TRANSMISSION DEVICE, AND VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD - A video processing system includes: a transmission device including an audio signal generator configured to generate, as an audio signal, a control signal controlling operation of a light source in accordance with the video signal, a combined signal generator configured to generate a combined signal based on the video signal and the audio signal, and a transmitter configured to transmit the combined signal to the video output device via a predetermined interface capable of simultaneously transmitting an audio signal and a video signal; and a video output device including a receiver configured to receive the combined signal, a separator configured to separate the received combined signal into the video signal and the audio signal, a convertor configured to convert the audio signal into the control signal, and a controller configured to control operation of the light source based on the converted control signal. | 2017-11-09 |
20170324994 | HDMI MATRIX IP TRANSCEIVER - Embodiments of the invention comprise an electronic device comprising a single unit configurable as a transmitter or a receiver IP extension unit through the use of an integrated AV matrix/switcher IC circuit and IP media processor. The AV matrix/switcher IC controls a flow of the HDMI signals to and from an IP media processor and allows one or more sources to be selected as an input to the IP media processor or received content from the IP media processor to be routed through an input of the AV matrix/switcher IC to one or more AV outputs of the AV matrix/switcher IC. | 2017-11-09 |
20170324995 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING AND PROVIDING PROGRAM GUIDES AND CONTENT - Systems and methods for identifying, assembling, and publishing content are described. A content item, such as a video, having a first time length, is identified by a system to be included in a program scheduled for a first time period. The video may be hosted on a third party system. A first span of time within the first program is allocated for the video, wherein the first span of time is longer than the first time length. The system determines, prior to or at the first time period, a time difference between a current length of the video and the first span of time. At least partly in response to determining that the video has a time length shorter than the first span of time, the system selects supplemental content based at least in part of the determined time difference to be streamed to user terminals over a data network within the first time period. | 2017-11-09 |
20170324996 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RANKING AND PROVIDING RELATED MEDIA CONTENT BASED ON SIGNALS - Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can detect a trigger to generate a set of media content items associated with at least one of a particular media content item or a user viewing the particular media content item. A plurality of content generators can be utilized to generate a plurality of subsets of media content items. Each of the plurality of content generators can identify a respective subset out of the plurality of subsets of media content items based on at least one of information associated with the particular media content item or information associated with the user viewing the particular media content item. At least some media content items in at least some of the plurality of subsets of media content items can be ranked based on respective information associated with each media content item. | 2017-11-09 |
20170324997 | VIDEO DISPLAY SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, PORTABLE TERMINAL DEVICE, AND PROGRAM - A video display system is a video display system which includes an information processing device and a portable terminal device. The information processing device includes: a reception unit configured to receive video contents; a conversion unit configured to convert video contents received by the reception unit into video data to be transmitted to the portable terminal device; a transmission unit configured to transmit video data obtained through a conversion by the conversion unit to the portable terminal device using a wireless communication via a public network. The portable terminal device includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire video data transmitted from the information processing device using a wireless communication via a public network; and a terminal transmission unit configured to transmit video data acquired by the acquisition unit to a display device using a wireless communication. | 2017-11-09 |
20170324998 | METHOD FOR PLAYING VIDEO, CLIENT, AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM - Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method for playing a video and a client. The method includes: detecting a video switching operation when a first video is currently being played at a first playback progress; pausing playback of the first video in response to the detected video switching operation; obtaining the first playback progress of the first video; determining a second playback progress of a second video according to the first playback progress, the second video being a video that is different from the first video; and playing the second video according to the second playback progress. The embodiments of the present disclosure also disclose a computer storage medium. | 2017-11-09 |
20170324999 | Television Program Switching Method and Apparatus - A television program switching method and apparatus, relate to the field of communications network technologies and applicable to television program switching, thereby resolving a problem of cumbersome user operations of viewing television program information. The method includes a program selection instruction entered by a user is received when an electronic program guide (EPG) screen is displayed on a mobile terminal, where the program selection instruction includes a program identifier, and the EPG screen includes at least two program identifiers and first program information corresponding to each program identifier, the EPG is searched for program frequency information corresponding to the program identifier according to the program identifier, and the program frequency information is sent to a to-be-controlled television. | 2017-11-09 |
20170325000 | TRANSMISSION DEVICE, TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEPTION DEVICE, AND RECEPTION METHOD - A technique capable of allowing a reception side to easily select components is provided. A transport stream in which a first transport packet including predetermined components and a second transport packet including signaling information related to the predetermined components are time-division multiplexed is transmitted via a predetermined transport path. Component selection information is inserted in the second transport packet. The component selection information includes information on a selective layer in which static selection is performed, information on a composite layer in which composition is performed, and information on an adaptive layer in which dynamic switching is performed, and these layers being arranged in that order from top to bottom. The acquisition destination information of a component which is a target of adaptive switching among the components selectable in the adaptive layer is information that designates specific information location of a metafile having data stream acquisition information for adaptive streaming. | 2017-11-09 |
20170325001 | CONTROL CIRCUIT OF MULTIMEDIA DEVICE AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - A data processing method of a multimedia device is disclosed. The multimedia device pauses playback of multimedia data in response to a pause signal. The method includes: buffering the multimedia data before the pause signal is received to obtain prerecorded multimedia data; writing the prerecorded multimedia data into a storage unit in response to the pause signal; reading the prerecorded multimedia data from the storage unit in response to a playback signal; and playing the prerecorded multimedia data. | 2017-11-09 |
20170325002 | Method and System for Power Management in a Frequency Division Multiplexed Network - A network device may receive a signal from a headend, wherein a bandwidth of the received signal spans from a low frequency to a high frequency and encompasses a plurality of sub-bands. The network device may determine, based on communication with the headend, whether one of more of the sub-bands residing above a threshold frequency are available for carrying downstream data from the headend to the circuitry. The network device may digitize the signal using an ADC operating at a sampling frequency. The sampling frequency may be configured based on a result of the determining. When the sub-band(s) are available for carrying downstream data from the headend to the network device, the sampling frequency may be set to a relatively high frequency. When the sub-band(s) are not available for carrying downstream data from the headend to the network device, the sampling frequency may be set to a relatively low frequency. | 2017-11-09 |
20170325003 | A VIDEO SIGNAL CAPTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADVERTISING - A video signal caption system is described, which includes a receiver for receiving video signals, and a computer configured to process, at least, caption data included with the video signals, including storing a plurality of caption information corresponding to portions of the caption data in a database, detecting when received video signals contain one or more portions of caption data which correspond to caption information stored in the database, and communicating that a detection has been made. | 2017-11-09 |
20170325004 | FORWARDING VIDEO CONTENT - The invention relates to a method for implementing forwarding in playback of video content, in which the video content is associated with commercials, the method comprising: determining a set of commercials that are skipped in forwarding the video content; and applying a function to determine the playback of the set of commercials when the forwarded video content is played, wherein the function is programmable. | 2017-11-09 |
20170325005 | DYNAMIC VIDEO ADVERTISEMENT REPLACEMENT - A system and method includes an automatic content recognition (ACR) headend to perform ACR recognition on a video stream that is also being streamed to a smart TV, to detect timing of an upcoming ad spot to be delivered within the video stream. An addressable TV (ATV) engine can be in communication with the ACR head end and to: determine, from data of an ad campaign, whether a first ad to be delivered to the ad spot is off target for the ad spot; notify the ad replacer client to replace the first ad with an addressable ad when the first ad is off target for the ad spot; and provide, to the ad replacer client, criteria with which to constrain an ad request to obtain a second ad that is on target for the ad spot. | 2017-11-09 |
20170325006 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CREATION, DISTRIBUTION, ASSEMBLY AND VERIFICATION OF MEDIA - A method and apparatus for creation, distribution, assembly and verification of media, including one embodiment, media is transmitted to a receiver where the receiver assembles the media into programming. In another embodiment, media is transmitted to the receiver from a plurality of sources. In a further embodiment, a source of media performs a tagging operation to associate sets of tags with elements of the stream of media. In various embodiments, different combinations of look-and-feel, content and other tags are associated with the media stream. In an additional embodiment, tagging of the media stream is performed at the receiver. A user at the receiver may also provide data about the user to the receiver. In yet another embodiment, the receiver uses the tags to assemble the media into a program. In still further embodiments of the invention, various Royalty Only Aggregate Revenues or “ROAR” models and apparatus are disclosed. | 2017-11-09 |
20170325007 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING AUDIOVISUAL MEDIA ITEMS - The various embodiments described herein include methods and systems for providing audiovisual media items. In one aspect, a method performed at a client device includes: (1) receiving one or more natural language inputs from a user; (2) identifying audio files by extracting one or more commands from the natural language inputs; (3) receiving one or more second natural language inputs from the user; (4) identifying visual media files by extracting one or more commands from the second natural language inputs; (5) obtaining a request to generate the media item, the media item corresponding to the visual media files and the audio files; and (6) in response to obtaining the request, sending, to a server system, a creation request to create the media item, the creation request including information identifying the audio files and the visual media files. | 2017-11-09 |
20170325008 | WEARABLE APPARATUS FOR MEASUREMENTS OF A USER'S PHYSIOLOGICAL CONTEXT - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide techniques and configurations for an apparatus for opportunistic measurements of a user's physiological context, such as evaporation rate. In one instance, an apparatus may include a chamber with a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The chamber may be disposed with the first side in proximity to or in contact with a surface (e.g., body of the user). The first side may include a first opening to allow evaporation from the surface to enter the chamber. The chamber may include a second opening to allow the evaporation to exit the chamber. The chamber may further include first and second sensors (e.g., humidity sensors) disposed inside the chamber, to detect the evaporation from the surface. The apparatus may be configured to measure the evaporation based on evaporation readings provided by the sensors. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. | 2017-11-09 |
20170325009 | Distributed Control For Large Photonic Switches - Large photonic switches can establish optical paths between a large number of inputs and outputs. A distributed control architecture may be used in order to quickly establish the optical paths in large photonic switches. The distributed control architecture may provide a hierarchical control by grouping together endpoints, determining switching requirements between the groups and determining switching requirements within the groups. | 2017-11-09 |
20170325010 | Amplifier Structure - An amplifier structure contains an amplifier, and the amplifier includes: a body and a cover rotatably connected with one end of the body. The body includes an inner housing fence defined on the body relative to the cover and configured to house a plurality of charging holders for accommodating multiple wireless microphones respectively. The amplifier further includes an accommodation chamber formed in the inner housing fence. When a power source supplies power to the amplifier via an electric wire, the plurality of charging holders charges the power to the multiple wireless microphones individually. | 2017-11-09 |
20170325011 | WATERPROOF SOUND-PERMEABLE MEMBRANE, WATERPROOF SOUND-PERMEABLE MEMBER, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The waterproof sound-permeable membrane of the present disclosure is a waterproof sound-permeable membrane adapted to permit passage of sound and prevent ingress of water. The air permeability of the waterproof sound-permeable membrane, as expressed by Gurley number, is 20 seconds/100 mL or more. The water entry pressure of the waterproof sound-permeable membrane is 500 kPa or more. When a tensile strength at break of the waterproof sound-permeable membrane in a MD direction is denoted by T1 and a tensile strength at break of the waterproof sound-permeable membrane in a TD direction orthogonal to the MD direction is denoted by T2, a strength ratio (T1/T2) is in a range of 0.5 to 2.0. | 2017-11-09 |
20170325012 | DEVICE FOR DETECTING ACOUSTIC WAVES - A device for detecting acoustic waves may include a housing having a housing wall with an inner surface, and an acoustic wave sensor provided at least partially inside the housing and configured to detect acoustic waves. The inner surface of the housing wall is made in at least half of its entire area of a thermally insulating material. | 2017-11-09 |
20170325013 | DEVICE FOR DETECTING ACOUSTIC WAVES - A device for detecting acoustic waves may include a housing having a housing wall with an inner surface, and an acoustic wave sensor provided at least partially inside the housing and configured to detect acoustic waves. The inner surface of the housing wall is made in at least half of its entire area of a thermally insulating material. | 2017-11-09 |
20170325014 | DUAL AUDIO EARPHONE - A dual audio earphone contains: an enclosure and a speaker unit. The enclosure includes a first chamber in which the speaker unit is housed, between a sound output end of the speaker unit and the enclosure is defined a cavity, the enclosure also includes a sound hole, and the speaker unit includes a holder, a dynamic speaker, a piezoelectric speaker, and a circuit unit. The holder has a bottom, a peripheral fence surrounding the bottom so as to form a second chamber, and an opening. The piezoelectric speaker is housed in the opening, and between the piezoelectric speaker and the sound hole is defined the cavity. The dynamic speaker is accommodated in the second chamber and is located between the piezoelectric speaker and the bottom, and the circuit unit is arranged outside the holder and is electrically connected with the dynamic speaker and the piezoelectric speaker. | 2017-11-09 |
20170325015 | Sound System with Ear Device with Improved Fit and Sound - A system for audio content delivery to an in-the-ear device from a local computing device. Also, a system for audio content delivery to an in-the-ear device from a content delivery network. The in-the-ear device is sized and shaped such that it universally and ergonomically fits into the human ear without slipping out and provides the user with a comfortable fit. The in-the-ear device is secured in the user's ear taking advantage of the natural curvature of the human to provide support and shift the center of gravity from outside the ear to further inside the pinna to prevent the device from slipping out while retaining a high level of comfort. | 2017-11-09 |
20170325016 | METHOD, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND WIRELESS EARPHONE OF CHOOSING MASTER WIRELESS EARPHONE IN WIRELESS EARPHONE SET - A method, an electronic apparatus and a wireless earphone of choosing a master wireless earphone in a wireless earphone set are provided. The method is adapted to the electronic apparatus pairing with the wireless earphone set. The method includes: transmitting first testing signals to a first wireless earphone in the wireless earphone set, and receiving first acknowledgment signals; transmitting second testing signals to a second wireless earphone in the wireless earphone set, and receiving second acknowledgment signals; determining whether a first ratio of the first acknowledgment signals to the first testing signals is higher than a second ratio of the second acknowledgment signals to the second testing signals; if yes, choosing the first wireless earphone as a master earphone, and setting the second wireless earphone as a slave wireless earphone; if no, choosing the second wireless earphone as the master earphone, and setting the first wireless earphone as the slave wireless earphone. | 2017-11-09 |
20170325017 | ELECTRICAL SPEAKER ASSEMBLY - An electrical speaker assembly has a speaker element and two caps. The speaker element has two sides. The caps are attached respectively to the two sides of the speaker element, and each cap has a resonance space between the cap and a corresponding one of the sides of the speaker element, wherein one of the caps has a wire notch defined in the cap. | 2017-11-09 |
20170325018 | ACOUSTIC BAFFLE - The present disclosure relates to an acoustic baffle ( | 2017-11-09 |
20170325019 | WAVEGUIDE FOR A HEIGHT CHANNEL IN A SPEAKER - One embodiment provides a speaker device comprising a first housing including a first top surface comprising a first opening, a first recessed mounting surface spaced below the first opening, and a first recessed sidewall extending upwardly from the first recessed mounting surface to the first opening to form a first waveguide. The speaker device further comprises a first upward-facing driver mounted into the first recessed mounting surface. The first waveguide shapes propagation of acoustic energy generated by the first upward-facing driver to project the acoustic energy out of the speaker device in an upwardly inclined direction. | 2017-11-09 |
20170325020 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A SELF-STEERING BEAMFORMER - A system and method for generating a self-steering beamformer is provided. Embodiments may include receiving, at one or more microphones, a first audio signal and adapting one or more blocking filters based upon, at least in part, the first audio signal. Embodiments may also include generating, using the one or more blocking filters, one or more noise reference signals. Embodiments may further include providing the one or more noise reference signals to an adaptive interference canceller to reduce a beamformer output power level. | 2017-11-09 |
20170325021 | DIRECTIVITY CONTROL APPARATUS, DIRECTIVITY CONTROL METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM AND DIRECTIVITY CONTROL SYSTEM - A directivity control method is provided for controlling a directivity of a sound collected by a first sound collector including a plurality of microphones. The directivity control method includes: forming a directivity of the sound in a direction toward a monitoring target corresponding to a first designated position in an image displayed on a display; obtaining information on a second designated position in the image displayed on the display, designated in accordance with a movement of the monitoring target, and changing the directivity of the sound toward the monitoring target corresponding to the second designated position by referring to the information on the second designated position. | 2017-11-09 |
20170325022 | DUTY-CYCLING MICROPHONE/SENSOR FOR ACOUSTIC ANALYSIS - A duty-cycled acoustic sensor saves power, for example, by operating for relatively short periods of time in a repetitive manner. A sensor bias current provides operating power to the sensor. An output analog signal from the sensor carries the information induced by the sensor upon the bias signal. Capacitive coupling is employed to remove direct DC voltage from the output analog signal to generate an analog input signal for acoustic analysis. A capacitor for capacitive coupling is pre-charged to reduce the charging time of the capacitor as the sensor is being powered up. After the capacitor is sufficiently precharged, acoustic analysis is performed on the analog input signal. The sensor is powered down by substantially blocking current flow through the sensor, which saves power. Results of the acoustic analysis can be used, for example, to control parameters of the duty-cycling of the acoustic sensor. | 2017-11-09 |
20170325023 | MULTI-MICROPHONE NEURAL NETWORK FOR SOUND RECOGNITION - A neural network is provided for recognition and enhancement of multi-channel sound signals received by multiple microphones, which need not be aligned in a linear array in a given environment. Directions and distances of sound sources may also be detected by the neural network without the need for a beamformer connected to the microphones. The neural network may be trained by knowledge gained from free-field array impulse responses obtained in an anechoic chamber, array impulse responses that model simulated environments of different reverberation times, and array impulse responses obtained in actual environments. | 2017-11-09 |
20170325024 | SPEAKER PROTECTION FROM OVEREXCURSION - In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a controller configured to be coupled to an audio transducer, may be further configured to receive an audio input signal, calculate a displacement compensation signal in a displacement domain of the audio transducer based on the audio input signal, convert the displacement compensation signal from the displacement domain into a voltage compensation signal in a voltage domain, and apply the voltage compensation signal to the audio input signal, or a derivative thereof, to minimize overexcursion of the audio transducer. | 2017-11-09 |
20170325025 | MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICE, AN ARRAY OF MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES, A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICE, AND A METHOD OF OPERATING A MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICE - Aspects of a microelectromechanical device, an array of microelectromechanical devices, a method of manufacturing a microelectromechanical device, and a method of operating a microelectromechanical device, are discussed herein. The microelectromechanical device may include: a substrate; a diaphragm mechanically coupled to the substrate, the diaphragm comprising a stressed region to buckle the diaphragm into one of two geometrically stable positions; an actuator mechanically coupled to the diaphragm, the actuator comprising a piezoelectric layer over the diaphragm; a controller configured to provide an electrical control signal in response to a digital sound input; wherein the actuator is configured to receive the electrical control signal to exert a mechanical piezoelectric force on the diaphragm via the piezoelectric layer to move the diaphragm to create a sound wave. | 2017-11-09 |
20170325026 | SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present disclosure relates to a signal processing device, a signal processing method, and a program that allows for generating an input signal suitable for a multi-way speaker. A band dividing unit divides an audio signal into signals in a plurality of bands corresponding to respective bands of a plurality of speaker units of the multi-way speaker. A filter processing unit performs wave front synthesis filter processing on each of the audio signals in the respective bands having been divided into. The audio signal in each of the bands after the wave front synthesis filter processing is supplied to the speaker unit of the corresponding band in the multi-way speaker. The present disclosure is applicable, for example, to a signal processing device or other devices. | 2017-11-09 |
20170325027 | 3D FIVE-CHANNEL STEREO EARPHONE - A 3D five-channel stereo earphone, comprising: a rear housing, a frame installed on the, rear housing, a loudspeaker mounted at a bottom of the frame, a front housing installed on the rear housing; the frame and loudspeaker being sealed and installed in a cavity between the rear housing and the front housing; the front housing having an output; the frame including several mutually isolated output channels connected to the output; the output channels having input holes disposed at the bottom of the frames and on the same horizontal plane; the output channels having output holes disposed on an upper surface of the frame, and the vertical distances between the output holes and the output are different; the headphone enables the optimum sound effects, acoustic quality, stimulated 3D sound effects and the 5.1-channel stereo sound, without adding any electronic circuits or applications. | 2017-11-09 |
20170325028 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OUTPUTTING AUDIO SIGNAL ON BASIS OF LOCATION INFORMATION OF SPEAKER - Provided is a method of processing an audio signal, the method performed by a device and including dividing the audio signal into a main signal and a background signal; obtaining position information about a main speaker and an auxiliary speaker; mixing the main signal and the background signal, based on the position information; and outputting the mixed main signal and the mixed background signal to the main speaker and the auxiliary speaker, respectively. | 2017-11-09 |
20170325029 | AUDIO ENHANCEMENT - A signal processing module is configured to receive left and right channels of stereo input audio data and generate first and second channels of output audio data for first and second loudspeakers where the first and second loudspeakers have different frequency responses to one another. The signal processing module comprises an impulse emphasis block configured to emphasise impulsive sounds in the received audio in at least one of the first and second channels of output audio data. | 2017-11-09 |
20170325030 | MICROMECHANICAL PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATORS FOR IMPLEMENTING LARGE FORCES AND DEFLECTIONS - A MEMS includes a diaphragm, a stroke structure coupled to the diaphragm, and at least two piezoelectric actuators coupled to a plurality of mutually spaced-apart contact points of the stroke structure via a plurality of mutually spaced-apart connecting elements, the at least two piezoelectric actuators being configured to cause a stroke movement of the stroke structure so as to deflect the diaphragm. | 2017-11-09 |
20170325031 | SPEAKER APPARATUS - A sound conversion efficiency is improved, and a sound quality is improved. Included are an oscillating element that is expanded and contracted in response to a drive signal, two oscillating bodies that are positioned on opposite sides across the oscillating elements, have end faces arranged respectively in contact with both ends of the oscillating element in an expanding and contracting direction, and are oscillated by expansion and contraction of the oscillating element, and an urging spring that urges the two oscillating bodies and press the end faces against both the ends, respectively. Thus, the oscillating element is expanded and contracted, and the oscillating bodies are oscillated with the end faces of the oscillating bodies urged by the urging spring being in contact with both the ends of the oscillating element in the expanding and contracting direction of the oscillating element. As a result, the sound conversion efficiency can be improved, and the sound quality can be improved. | 2017-11-09 |
20170325032 | SOUND COLLECTION EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR DETECTING THE OPERATION STATUS OF SOUND COLLECTION EQUIPMENT - A sound collection equipment is disclosed. The sound collection equipment includes a speaker, a microphone and a processing unit. The speaker is used for generating a test sound. The microphone is used for receiving the test sound. The processing unit is electrically connected to the microphone and the processing unit. The processing unit is used for determining if the energy of the test sound exceeds a predetermined energy value and judging that the sound collection equipment is in a usage state when the test sound does not exceed the predetermined energy value. | 2017-11-09 |
20170325033 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEARING DEVICE, HEARING DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A method operates a hearing device, in which an adaptation to the hearing device by a hearing device wearer is determined. An ambient situation is detected, and a value is assigned to the ambient situation. The value is used as a degree of adaptation. A hearing device includes a microphone for detecting the ambient situation and a hearing device system includes a hearing device, as well as the use of a hearing device and a computer program product. | 2017-11-09 |
20170325034 | Incus Short Process Attachment for Implantable Float Transducer - A middle ear prosthesis coupling member is described that includes a transducer coupling element adapted for coupling to a mechanical signal transducer, and an ossicle fastener coupled to the transducer coupling element and adapted for secure attachment to the short process of the incus ossicle of a patient middle ear. The ossicle fastener includes parallel separated first and second fastener clips. Each fastener clip has two opposing bendable legs adapted for forming an interior region for receiving the short process of the incus ossicle and a relieved opening between opposing leg ends displaceably providing access for the incus ossicle to the interior region. The fastener clips securely enclose the short process of the incus ossicle within the interior region. The first fastener clip is adapted for exerting a force to pull the ossicle fastener toward the short process of the incus ossicle. The second fastener clip is adapted for holding the ossicle fastener in place over lateral movement on the short process of the incus ossicle only and without substantially exerting a force to pull the ossicle fastener toward the short process of the incus ossicle. | 2017-11-09 |
20170325035 | ELECTROMAGNETIC TRANSDUCER WITH SPECIFIC INTERNAL GEOMETRY - A device, including an electromagnetic transducer including a bobbin having a space therein, a connection apparatus in fixed relationship to the bobbin configured to transfer vibrational energy directly or indirectly at least one of to or from the electromagnetic transducer, and a passage from the space to the connection apparatus. | 2017-11-09 |
20170325036 | HEARING DEVICE - A hearing device including a device body to be worn behind the ear of a user. The hearing device includes an amplifier module and a receiver module, an ear canal plug adapted to be worn into the ear canal of the user, and a receiver including an electro-acoustical converter having an acoustical output. The amplifier module and receiver module are detachably attached to each other along the longitudinal extension of the device body. | 2017-11-09 |
20170325037 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING USER LOCATION-BASED MULTI-ZONE MEDIA - A system and method for providing user location-based multi-zone media. As a non-limiting example, various aspects of this disclosure provide a system and method that flexibly presents media content (e.g., audio content) to a user as the user moves throughout a premises. As a non-limiting example, various aspects of this disclosure provide a system and method that flexibly presents media content (e.g., audio content) to a user as the user moves throughout a premises. | 2017-11-09 |
20170325038 | AUDIO DEVICE ARRAYS IN CONVERTIBLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES - One embodiment provides an apparatus, including: a device housing; a sensor disposed within the device housing; a plurality of audio devices disposed within the device housing; a processor operatively coupled to the plurality of audio devices; and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to: activate a first set of the plurality of audio devices; detect, using the sensor, a use mode; and change, using the processor, to a second active set of the plurality of audio devices based on the use mode. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2017-11-09 |
20170325039 | TACTILE SOUND DEVICE HAVING ACTIVE FEEDBACK SYSTEM - A tactile sound device includes a transducer to convert an electrical signal into motion. One or membranes are coupled to the transducer and are adapted to transfer vibrations from the transducer to a user's body. A first sensor monitors the vibrations of the transducer. One or more circuits generate the electrical signal based on a signal received from the first sensor that monitors the vibrations of the transducer. | 2017-11-09 |
20170325040 | EAR MODEL UNIT, ARTIFICIAL HEAD, AND MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND METHOD USING SAID EAR MODEL UNIT AND ARTIFICIAL HEAD - A measurement device and measurement method for evaluating an acoustic device that allows a sound to be transmitted via vibration transmission by being held by a human ear includes an ear model unit having an ear model modeled after a human ear and an artificial external ear canal unit continuous with the ear model. The ear model unit is formed from rubber, a same material as an auricle model conforming to IEC 60318-7 or IEC 60268-7, or a material having a Shore hardness of from 30 to 60. The ear model is provided with an auricle or a hole which holds the acoustic device. A microphone is configured to measure an air-conducted component generated within an artificial ear canal of the artificial ear canal unit by vibration transmitted to the ear model unit from the acoustic device held by the auricle or the hole. | 2017-11-09 |
20170325041 | Method and System for Surround Sound Processing in a Headset - An audio headset may receive a plurality of audio signals corresponding to plurality of surround sound channels. The headset may determine, via its audio processing circuitry, context and content of the audio signals. The audio processing circuitry may process the audio signals to generate a pair of stereo signals carrying one or more virtual surround channels, wherein the processing comprises automatically controlling, based on the context and the content of the audio signals, a simulated acoustic environment of the virtual surround channels. | 2017-11-09 |
20170325042 | AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CROSSTALK REDUCTION OF AN AUDIO SIGNAL - The disclosure relates to an audio signal processing apparatus for filtering a left channel input audio signal (L) and a right channel input audio signal (R), a left channel output audio signal (X | 2017-11-09 |
20170325043 | IMMERSIVE AUDIO REPRODUCTION SYSTEMS - Systems and methods can provide an elevated, virtual loudspeaker source in a three-dimensional soundfield using loudspeakers in a horizontal plane. In an example, a processor circuit can receive at least one height audio signal that includes information intended for reproduction using a loudspeaker that is elevated relative to a listener, and optionally offset from the listener's facing direction by a specified azimuth angle. A first virtual height filter can be selected for use based on the specified azimuth angle virtualized audio signal can be generated by applying the first virtual height filter to the at least one height audio signal. When the virtualized audio signal is reproduced using one or more loudspeakers in the horizontal plane, the virtualized audio signal can be perceived by the listener as originating from an elevated loudspeaker source that corresponds to the azimuth angle. | 2017-11-09 |
20170325044 | AUDIO REPRODUCTION SYSTEM COMPRISING SPEAKER MODULES AND CONTROL MODULE - A system comprises multiple speakers and a control unit. The speakers and the control unit are arranged to locate one another and to determine distances and preferably locations relative to one another, for example based on signal power measurements. Also a user position may be determined via a device close to the user, like a telephone or a watch. This information is used for processing audio data for rendering for optimal user experience. Based on locations of speakers relative to the user, dedicated functionality may be assigned to a speaker. The audio data to be reproduced may be processed and at least parts thereof may be assigned to a speaker, depending on the assigned functionality. Speaker modules may be added and assigned a functionality on the go. Capability for processing of audio and position data may be performed by any of a user device, speaker module or dedicated control module. | 2017-11-09 |
20170325045 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING AUDIO SIGNAL TO PERFORM BINAURAL RENDERING - Disclosed is an audio signal processing device for performing binaural rendering on an input audio signal. The audio signal processing device includes a reception unit configured to receive the input audio signal, a binaural renderer configured to generate a 2-channel audio by performing binaural rendering on the input audio signal, and an output unit configured to output the 2-channel audio. The binaural renderer performs binaural rendering on the input audio signal based on a distance from a listener to a sound source corresponding to the input audio signal and a size of an object simulated by the sound source. | 2017-11-09 |
20170325046 | Method for Processing Sound Signal and Terminal Device - A method includes: receiving, by using channels located in different positions of a terminal device, at least three signals emit by a same sound source; determining, according to three signals in the at least three signals, a signal delay difference between every two of the three signals; determining, according to the signal delay difference, the position of the sound source relative to the terminal device; and when the sound source is located in front of the terminal device, performing orientation enhancement processing on a target signal in the at least three signals, and obtaining a first output signal and a second output signal of the terminal device according to a result of the orientation enhancement processing, where the orientation enhancement processing is used to increase a degree of discrimination between a front characteristic frequency band and a rear characteristic frequency band of the target signal. | 2017-11-09 |
20170325047 | IOT MANAGEMENT DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT CONDITION MODIFICATION MODE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME - The present description relates to an IoT management device for carrying out a condition modification mode and a method for controlling same, the IoT management device which can modify a preset condition by means of a reference to data related to the IoT device. An IoT management device, according to the present description, comprises a communication unit for transmitting and receiving data to and from one or more sub-IoT devices (hereinafter, referred to as “sub-devices”) connected to a communication network; and a control unit for receiving from the communication unit data, which comprises time information and is related to the usage or state of the sub-devices, and for performing a preset operation when in a condition (hereinafter, referred to as “a point of condition satisfaction”) in which data (hereinafter, referred to as “first data”), connected to a preset condition, among the data satisfies the condition, wherein the control unit can carry out a condition modification mode for asking a user whether or not the condition is to be modified into a condition to which added is data (hereinafter, referred to as “second data”) not connected to the condition among data having time information before the point of condition satisfaction. | 2017-11-09 |
20170325048 | LOW BANDWIDTH MACHINE TYPE COMMUNICATION IN A LONG TERM EVOLUTION NETWORK - The present invention provides a method and system for enabling machine type communication in a long term evolution (LTE) network environment. In one embodiment, a Physical (PHY) layer of a LTE protocol stack maps data bits in resource elements of a logical channel to resource elements of a physical channel. The PHY layer identifies the data bits intended for legacy devices but mapped to a first set of resource elements of machine type communication (MTC) devices and the data bits intended for the MTC device but mapped to the second set of resource elements of the legacy devices. Accordingly, the PHY layer remaps the data bits intended for the legacy devices to the second set of resource elements and the data bits intended for the MTC devices to the first set of resource elements prior to transmission. | 2017-11-09 |
20170325049 | SYSTEM INFORMATION SCHEDULING IN MACHINE TYPE COMMUNICATION - The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for receiving system information in a wireless communication system including a receiver that receives system information configuration information and receives system information in predetermined subframes of a radio interface, and a controller that determines the predetermined subframes according to the received system information configuration information and controls the receiver to receive the system information in the predetermined subframes, wherein the system information configuration information includes a subframe scheduling field with a plurality of bits, each bit being associated with a subframe and representing whether or not system information is to be received in that subframe. The present disclosure further relates to a corresponding apparatus for transmitting system information and to the respective receiving and transmitting methods. | 2017-11-09 |
20170325050 | CORE NETWORK SELECTION FUNCTION IN A RADIO ACCESS NETWORK FOR MACHINE-TO-MACHINE (M2M) COMMUNICATIONS - Control plane devices are selected by an access point for establishment of end-to-end control plane for a user equipment (UE) coupled to (or requesting to couple to) the access point. In one aspect, the selection is based on data extracted during the setup and/or registration messages communicated between the access point and UE during attachment of the UE to the access point and/or an internal derived mapping of the control pane devices to the access point. In one example, a control plane device pool is segregated to and different sets of control plane devices are selected and utilized to handle traffic associated with different services to improve scaling and flexibility. | 2017-11-09 |
20170325051 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - This wireless communication terminal is provided with: a short-range wireless communication unit; a data storage unit; a data synchronization unit that synchronizes data by using short-range wireless communications to transmit/receive to/from another wireless communication terminal data that is stored in the data storage unit; and an activation control unit that, at the same time as an activation target structure that is provided to the other wireless communication terminal is activated, activates an activation target structure that includes at least the data synchronization unit and causes the activation target structure to operate so as to synchronize data. | 2017-11-09 |
20170325052 | Method and Apparatus for Protecting a Miner - An apparatus for protecting a miner from injury by a machine in a mine includes an explosion-proof housing. The apparatus includes a proximity sensing portion disposed in the explosion-proof housing having a magnetic field source which produces a magnetic field that is used to sense a location of the miner relative to the machine. The apparatus includes a wireless communication portion disposed in the explosion-proof housing through which the magnetic field produced by the magnetic field source is changed remotely and wirelessly from outside the explosion-proof housing. A method for protecting a miner from injury by a machine. A system for protecting a miner from injury by a machine in a mine. | 2017-11-09 |