47th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 70 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150334340 | CONTENT RECORDING CONTROL METHOD FOR PEERS, AND A DEVICE THEREFOR - A method and apparatus for controlling content recording for a buddy of a management server are provided. The method includes: receiving a recording request message for the buddy according to an external input; determining whether a local recording apparatus of the buddy is in a recording state; and selectively sending a recording start message to a recording apparatus on a network, different from the local recording apparatus of the buddy, according to a result of the determining. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334341 | EXPLOSION PROOF UNDERGROUND MINING RECORDING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING SAME - Methods, systems, and apparatuses are disclosed for an explosion proof recording system for recording an underground mining environment and other hazardous, low or restricted visibility environments. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334342 | OPERATING DEVICE AND OPTICAL DISK PLAYBACK DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an operating device for receiving a selecting operation of a user of an image including a plurality of selection target images includes at least a detection region setting unit. The detection region setting unit sets a detection region for receiving the selection operation to a selection target image for each of the plurality of selection target images based on the information of a specific region. The detection region setting unit sets the detection region such that, for selection target images with specific regions of which are close to each other with an interval less than threshold distance, a region with a width reduced in an approaching direction at least for one of a plurality of close specific regions is set as a detection region of corresponding selection target image, and a region in the approaching direction between set detection regions is set as a non-detection region. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334343 | CONVERTING APPARATUS, CONTENTS CONVERTING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A contents converting apparatus, a contents converting method, and a computer readable recording medium are provided. The contents converting apparatus is for converting contents including a plurality of stream data and stored in a Blu-ray disc. The contents converting apparatus includes a controller configured to receive manifest information of a data structure configuring the contents, and determine stream data to be copied from the Blu-ray disc based on the manifest information. The convents converting apparatus further includes a formatter configured to convert the determined stream data of a first format to new stream data of a second format. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334344 | Virtual Window - Novel tools and techniques are provided for displaying video. In some embodiments, novel tools and techniques might be provided for sensing the presence and/or position of a user in a room, and/or for customizing displayed content (including video call content, media content, and/or the like) based on the sensed presence and/or position of the user. In particular, in some aspects, a user device (which might include, without limitation, a video calling device, an image capture device, a gaming console, etc.) might determine a position of a user relative to a display device in communication with the user device. The user device and/or a control server (in communication with the user device over a network) might adjust an apparent view of video or image(s) displayed on the display device, based at least in part on the determined position of the user relative to the display device. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334345 | VEHICLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A communication system coupled between a law enforcement vehicle and a stopped vehicle that includes an extendable and retractable boom coupling from a control means on the law enforcement vehicle. The boom includes an end sensor positionable relative to a driver side view mirror of the stopped vehicle. The control means being responsive to a sensed signal from the end sensor for controlling the extended and retracted position of the boom. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334346 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY CONNECTING A USER OF A HANDS-FREE INTERCOMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A hands-free intercom may include a user-tracking sensor, a directional microphone, a directional sound emitter, and a communication interface. The user-tracking sensor may determine a location of a user so the directional microphone can measure vocal emissions by the user and the directional sound emitter can deliver audio to the user. The hands-free intercom may include a directional camera to capture video of the user and/or a directional video projector to deliver video to the user. The captured video may be provided to a remote entity and/or the delivered video may be received from the remote entity. The captured video may be used to identify vocal commands, gestures, facial expressions, and/or eye movements from the user. The projected video may be used to provide status information to the user. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334347 | Video SMS Message Sending and Receiving Methods and Apparatuses Thereof, and Handheld Electronic Device - Embodiments of the present invention provide video SMS message sending and receiving methods and apparatuses thereof, and a handheld electronic device. The video SMS message sending method of the present invention includes: acquiring audio/video content, synchronously acquiring graffiti input corresponding to the audio/video content, and combining the audio/video content and the graffiti input into a graffiti video file; sending the graffiti video file as a video SMS message to an SMS message receiver. According to the embodiments of the present invention, a key point in a video SMS message can be emphasized, optimizing a video SMS message display effect | 2015-11-19 |
20150334348 | PRIVACY CAMERA - A privacy camera, such as a light field camera that includes an array of cameras or an RGBZ camera(s)) is used to capture images and display images according to a selected privacy mode. The privacy mode may include a blur background mode and a background replacement mode and can be automatically selected based on the meeting type, participants, location, and device type. A region of interest and/or an object(s) of interest (e.g. one or more persons in a foreground) is determined and the privacy camera is configured to clearly show the region/object of interest and obscure or replace the background according to the selected privacy mode. The displayed image includes the region/object(s) of interest clearly shown (e.g. in focus) and any objects in a background of the combined image shown having a limited depth of field (e.g. blurry/not in focus) and/or the background replaced with another image and/or fill. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334349 | SELECTIVE TELECONFERENCE OR VIDEOCONFERENCE REPLAY FOR FUTURE PARTICIPANTS IN A GIVEN SESSION - A method to provide an audio message or a visual message to at least one participant within a plurality of participants upon joining a live teleconference or a live videoconference is provided. The method may include determining a critical piece of information that needs to be shared with the plurality of participants joining the live teleconference or the live videoconference, wherein the critical piece of information is associated with the live teleconference or the live videoconference. The method may further include recording the critical piece of information as the audio message or the visual message in real-time during the live teleconference or the live videoconference. The method may further include replaying the audio message or the visual message to the at least one participant upon the at least one participant joining the live teleconference or the live videoconference. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334350 | COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A communication management system includes a first terminal and a second terminal. The first terminal and the second terminal are each configured to transmit and receive content data including at least video and audio data captured at a location of each of the first terminal and the second terminal. The first terminal is designated as a content delivery source and content data captured at the location of the first terminal is transmitted to the second terminal. The second terminal is restricted from transmitting content data captured at the location of the second terminal. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334351 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING MULTIPLE BROADCASTERS INDEPENDENTLY USING A SINGLE CONDITIONAL ACCESS SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for brokering the enablement of the communication of encrypted media programs from a plurality of independent broadcasters to a plurality of receivers is disclosed. The system makes use of a pairing key for each provided service, which is differently encrypted by a pairing server and by the broadcaster providing the service. The encrypted versions of the pairing key are decrypted in a first receiver module using information known to the pairing service but not the broadcaster and in a second receiver module using information known to the broadcaster. The pairing key is used to cryptographically bind the first and second receiver modules. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334352 | TELEVISION RECEIVER WITH A TV PHONE FUNCTION - A videophone system includes a processor which selectively sets a television (TV) broadcast program viewing function mode and videophone function mode in response to manual operation of a remote control, a decoder which performs, in the TV program view mode, a TV program-use decode function for decoding a broadcast program signal received from a TV tuner to thereby display it on a display screen while producing audio sounds by loudspeakers and which performs, in the videophone function mode a videophone-use decode function for decoding a videophone signal received from a distant party to thereby display on the screen an image of the distant party using the screen and speakers, and an encoder which performs a videophone-use encode function for encoding a video signal from a camera and a voice signal from a microphone to generate a videophone signal, which is sent to the distant party via a network. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334353 | SENSOR SYNCHRONIZED NETWORKS USING OVERLAPPING SENSOR FIELDS - A method of synchronizing includes providing a sensor network including sensor nodes having object recognition sensors (ORS's) and building automation network nodes. The ORS's have partially overlapping fields of view in a sensed overlap area in the building. Movement of an individual through the sensed overlap area triggers dynamic synchronizing with the first sensor node waking up and sending a first RF request to join a subnet and for a schedule of wakeup times, the first sensor node receiving a response from any sensor node that receives the first request including synchronization information having times the first sensor node should wake up. The second sensor node is activated by the individual's movement and sends a second RF message to join the subnet and for a schedule of wakeup times. The first sensor node receives the second RF message and in response sends the synchronization information to the second sensor node. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334354 | MIRROR ELEMENT FOR VEHICLE - A visor assembly for a vehicle includes a visor element configured to pivotally attach at an interior portion of a vehicle so as to be pivotable between a non-use position, where the visor is disposed along a roof of the vehicle, and a use position, where the visor element is disposed at least partially along a windshield of the vehicle. A vanity mirror reflective element includes a glass mirror substrate and a mirror reflector coating. The vanity mirror reflective element is disposed at the visor element so as to be viewable by a driver of the vehicle when the visor element is pivoted to the use position. The mirror substrate has a rounded perimeter edge that is exposed at the visor element and is viewable by the driver of the vehicle when the visor element is pivotally attached at the interior portion of the vehicle and in the use position. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334355 | SYSTEM FOR ASSET MANAGEMENT - A system for managing devices in a data center includes an equipment rack configured to house the devices, and one or more cameras mounted on the equipment rack. The one or more cameras are configured to capture one or more images of the devices. The system also includes a processor coupled to the one or more cameras configured to receive the one or more images of the devices, identify, from the one or more images, information relating to at least one of the devices, and transmit the information to an external device. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334356 | CAMERA SYSTEM AND METHOD OF TRACKING OBJECT USING THE SAME - Provided is a camera system capable of detecting and tracking an object. The camera system includes: a camera configured to detect at least one object in a surveillance region of which an image is captured by the camera directed in a first direction and generate metadata of the object; and a camera controller configured to control at least one of panning, tilting and zooming of the camera based on the metadata of a target object selected from among the at least one object. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334357 | WAFER LEVEL CAMERA HAVING MOVABLE COLOR FILTER GROUPING - An image capture unit includes an image sensor and a lens structure disposed proximate to the image sensor to focus an image onto the image sensor. A movable color filter grouping is disposed over the lens structure. The movable color filter grouping includes a plurality of N color filters arranged therein such that all light that is incident upon the image sensor through the lens structure is directed through only one of the plurality of N color filters of the movable color filter grouping per each exposure of the image sensor. A positioning device is attached to the movable color filter grouping to reposition the movable color filter grouping such that substantially all of the light that is incident upon the image sensor through the lens structure is directed through a different one of the plurality of N color filters for each successive exposure of the image sensor. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334358 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - The present technology relates to a solid-state imaging apparatus that can provide a compound-eye system solid-state imaging apparatus capable of capturing an image with high image quality regardless of use environments, a method of manufacturing a solid-state imaging apparatus, and an electronic apparatus. The solid-state imaging apparatus includes photoelectric conversion units ( | 2015-11-19 |
20150334359 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing device includes a demosaicing process device, a luminance system image data acquisition device that acquires luminance system image data as image data regarding the luminance, a point image restoration process execution device, an information acquisition device that acquires control information concerning execution of the point image restoration process on the basis of imaging information concerning an imaging condition of a subject, and a point image restoration process control device. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334360 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, AND IMAGING DEVICE - An image processing device includes a signal processing circuit, a chromatic aberration extraction circuit, and a diaphragm control circuit. The signal processing circuit generates image data by signal-processing output data generated by an image sensor in accordance with light passing through a diaphragm and a lens. The chromatic aberration extraction circuit extracts a chromatic aberration from the image data. The diaphragm control circuit changes an f-number of the diaphragm. The diaphragm control circuit sets the f-number of the diaphragm based on the chromatic aberration extracted by the chromatic aberration extraction circuit. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334361 | IMAGE PROJECTOR AND IMAGE PROJECTOR CONTROL METHOD - An image projector includes: a light source to emit light; an image forming element irradiated with the light from the light source and to form an image for projection onto a projection surface; a first controller activated when the image projector is in a waiting state; and a second controller that is not activated when the image projector is in the waiting state. In response to detection of an execution request for executing the image projector in the waiting state at the first controller, the first controller sets a power supply circuit with an initial voltage to start supplying power to the light source, and when the light source is lighted at the initial voltage, activates the second controller. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334362 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROJECTION OF BIM INFORMATION - A system for projecting an image, including layout information, on a surface in a building under construction has a projector mounted on a moveable support for supporting a worker at a work position in the building. The projector projects an image on a surface above the moveable support in response to an image signal defining the image to be projected. The image indicates the location of connectors, anchors, and holes to be affixed to, or cut through, the surface. A system determines the two dimensional position of the projector in the building, and a distance measuring system for determines the distance from the projector to said surface. A processor, responsive to a memory having stored building plan images, provides an image signal to the projector adjusted for the two dimensional location of the projector and for the distance from the projector to the surface. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334363 | METHOD FOR PLAY SYNCHRONIZATION AND DEVICE USING THE SAME - Methods and apparatuses are provided for providing contents. A plurality of contents is reproduced at the first device. The plurality of contents is transmitted from the first device to a second device to reproduce, in the second device, content in synchronization with the first device. Data is received from an external device during the reproducing of the plurality of contents at the first device. The received data is reproduced along with at least one of the plurality of contents being reproduced at the first device. The received data is transmitted from the first device to the second device. The transmitted data is used to enable the second device to reproduce the transmitted data together with the at least one of the plurality of contents. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334364 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING STEREOSCOPIC VIDEO PAIR - The present invention discloses a method to generate a stereoscopic video pair which can be used in the field of multimedia communication. A stereoscopic video pair can be obtained after processing a stereoscopic video sequence by using display auxiliary information. The stereoscopic video pair is displayed on a stereoscopic display D | 2015-11-19 |
20150334365 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - The present invention makes it possible to adaptively convert distribution of disparities or depths of a stereoscopic image according to a visual property of a human related to stereopsis. A stereoscopic image processing apparatus according to the present invention is a stereoscopic image processing apparatus which receives an input stereoscopic image, and converts distribution of disparities or depths of the input stereoscopic image, the apparatus includes a planar region extracting unit ( | 2015-11-19 |
20150334366 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, NON-TRANSITORY TANGIBLE MEDIUM HAVING IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND IMAGE-PICKUP DEVICE - An image processing device includes: a parallax control processing section performing an image processing for modifying a parallax magnitude, on each of a plurality of parallax images obtained through shooting from a plurality of respective view point directions different from one another, with use of shooting information related to a shooting condition for each of the parallax images. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334367 | TECHNIQUES FOR DISPLAYING THREE DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS - Techniques for visual presentation of video objects on a display screen include providing an overflow area around a primary or active video display area. The video objects are selectively displayed in the overflow area to provide a sense of three dimensionality or giving an appearance that the object is spilling out of the display and is present at the display. Operational modes to selectively turn on or off the use of the overflow area may be encoded in video bitstream or may be configured via a user interface. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334368 | AUTO-STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A method of driving an auto-stereoscopic display apparatus includes detecting a position of a user to determine a target visible distance, determining at least one original pixel unit having a first unit width based on the target visible distance, wherein the pixel unit includes a plurality of pixel sets in a row, each pixel set including N pixels, comparing the target visible distance to a predetermined reference visible distance of the auto-stereoscopic display apparatus, and converting the original pixel unit to a compensated pixel unit having a second unit width different from the first unit width to project viewpoint sets through the N pixels to a viewing zone at the target visible distance. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334369 | METHOD OF ENCODING A VIDEO DATA SIGNAL FOR USE WITH A MULTI-VIEW STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention relates to a method of encoding a video data signal for use with a multi-view stereo-scopic display device a method of decoding a video data signal, a video data signal, an encoder of a video data signal for use with a multi-view stereoscopic display device, a decoder of a video data signal, a computer program product comprising instructions for encoding a video data signal and a computer program product comprising instructions for decoding a video data signal. The method of encoding relates to a method of encoding a video data signal for use with a multi-view stereoscopic display device, the method comprising: providing a first image of a scene as seen from an input viewpoint, providing a depth map associated with the first image, providing preference data indicative of the preferred position of the center view for use in view rendering based on the first image and the depth map, the preferred position of the center view relating the input viewpoint to a base-line between a reference left view and a reference right view and generating the video data signal comprising encoded data representing the first image, the depth map and the preference data. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334370 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING HEADER INFORMATION OF STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DATA - A method and apparatus for using header information of stereoscopic image data is provided. The method includes using three-dimensional reproduction period information related to three-dimensionally reproduced stereoscopic image data of image data recorded in a payload region of the stereoscopic image bitstream, in a header region of the stereoscopic image bitstream; recording camera information related to cameras used for obtaining a stereoscopic image, in the header region; recording parallax information between base and additional images of the stereoscopic image in the header region; and recording the image data in the payload region of the stereoscopic image bitstream. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334371 | OPTICAL SAFETY MONITORING WITH SELECTIVE PIXEL ARRAY ANALYSIS - An imaging sensor device includes pixel array processing functions that allow time-of-flight (TOF) analysis to be performed on selected portions of the pixel array, while two-dimensional imaging analysis is performed on the remaining portions of the array, reducing processing load and response time relative to performing TOF analysis for all pixels of the array. The portion of the pixel array designated for TOF analysis can be pre-defined through configuration of the imaging sensor device. Alternatively, the imaging sensor device can dynamically select the portions of the pixel array on which TOF analysis is to be performed based on object detection and classification by the two-dimensional imaging analysis. Embodiments of the imaging sensor device can also implement a number of safety and redundancy functions to achieve a high degree of safety integrity, making the sensor suitable for use in various types of safety monitoring applications. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334372 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING DEPTH IMAGE - A method of generating a depth image includes irradiating an object with a light which is generated from a light source, acquiring a plurality of phase difference signals which have different phase differences from one another, by sensing a reflection light reflected from the object, generating a first depth image based on the plurality of phase difference signals, generating a second depth image based on phase difference signals in which a motion artifact has not occurred, among the plurality of phase difference signals, generating a third depth image by combining the first depth image and the second depth image. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334373 | IMAGE GENERATING APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE GENERATING METHOD - An imaging apparatus includes primary imaging section, secondary imaging section, and image signal processor. The image signal processor is configured to, based on the primary image signal, cut out at least a part from the secondary image signal and generate a cutout image signal; determine whether or not either one of the primary image signal and the secondary image signal has a specific pattern; calculate parallax information based on the primary image signal and the cutout image signal, and correct the parallax information when the either one image signal is determined to have the specific pattern; and generate a new secondary image signal based on the primary image signal and one of the parallax information and the corrected parallax information. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334374 | 3D IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS WITH DEPTH OF FIELD EXTENSION - A 3D imaging apparatus with enhanced depth of field to obtain electronic images of an object for use in generating a 3D digital model of the object. The apparatus includes a housing having mirrors positioned to receive an image from an object external to the housing and provide the image to an image sensor. The optical path between the object and the image sensor includes an aperture element having apertures for providing the image along multiple optical channels with a lens positioned within each of the optical channels. The depth of field of the apparatus includes the housing, allowing placement of the housing directly on the object when obtaining images of it. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334375 | IMAGE PICKUP ELEMENT AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup element includes: light-receiving elements, a pair thereof in a row direction outputting pixel signals forming a pair of captured images that have parallax of an object, a group of light-receiving elements being formed by a central light-receiving element being disposed between the light-receiving elements in the pair; a microlens that refracts light from the object and causes the light-receiving elements to receive the light; a color filter that transmits light in accordance with color and is one of R, G, and B for each pair of light-receiving elements, R/G or B/G alternating in the row direction, and a different color being disposed for the pair and the central light-receiving element; and wiring, between the light-receiving elements in the row direction, that transmits I/O signals of the light-receiving elements. The microlens is a cylindrical lens that extends in the column direction and covers the group of light-receiving elements. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334376 | METHOD OF ACQUIRING DEPTH IMAGE AND IMAGE ACQUIRING APPARATUS USING THEREOF - A method of acquiring a depth image and an image acquiring apparatus. The method of acquiring the depth image includes receiving a plurality of phase images with respect to a subject, the plurality of phase images having phases different from one another, eliminating noise from the plurality of phase images, and acquiring the depth image with respect to the subject utilizing the plurality of phase images from which noise has been eliminated. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334377 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE OUTPUT SYSTEM - A stereoscopic image output system includes a stereoscopic vision output unit, an image database storage unit, and an output control unit. The stereoscopic vision is realized by outputting, from the stereoscopic vision output unit, a left-eye image and a right-eye image with parallax such that the left and right-eye images are visually recognized by the left and right eyes, respectively. Left-eye parallel projection data and right-eye parallel projection data are generated by parallel projection of a three-dimensional model using respective projection angles set for the left eye and right eye so as to produce the parallax therebetween, and stored in the database storage unit as two-dimensional drawing data. The output control unit controls an output range of the left and right-eye images. If the output range for the stereoscopic image changes, moving directions of the left-eye image and the right-eye image are individually determined by the output control unit. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334378 | Hybrid Transparent Auto Stereoscopic Display - A transparent LCD monitor can be layered with a custom optical element that covers a portion of the display surface to create a hybrid solution that is enabled to show 3D content (including both off-screen “pop” in front of the display and an immersive perception of depth behind the display) without the need for any special eyewear while maintaining a high degree of transparency in the unmodified portions of the display. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334379 | DISPLAY UNIT FOR ROTATABLY DISPLAYING AN AUTOSTEREOSCOPIC PRESENTATION - A display unit may include a display screen device to display contents formed by pixels based on image data, a parallax barrier including pixels forming slit parts and mask parts and arranged to display an autostereoscopic presentation in combination with the display screen device, and a sensor to sense a rotation of the display unit about an axis perpendicular to a surface of the display screen device from a reference rotational position. A pixel arrangement of the display screen device and a pixel arrangement of the parallax barrier may be rotated depending on the rotation of the display unit from the reference rotational position. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334380 | STEREO SOURCE IMAGE CALIBRATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus and a method implemented by the image process apparatus generates a vertical disparity map through regression analysis, based on a difference between vertical coordinate values from feature correspondence information of left and right source images. A geometric difference through image warping is calibrated before depth information is restored through depth estimation. Thus, a process of optimizing a camera model may not have to be performed, and occurrence of black areas that may be caused by image rotation may be reduced. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334381 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR JUDGING IN A 3D IMAGING ENVIRONMENT - A method for judging in a 3D environment includes: receiving a first image and a second image of a displayed 3D image, the first image being captured without the aid of 3D glasses, the second image being captured with the 3D glasses arranged in front of an image capturing unit; processing each of the first and second images so as to obtain a respective one of a processed first image and a processed second image; and determining whether a number of enclosed areas contained in the processed first image is equal to a predetermined value, and whether a number of enclosed areas contained in the processed second image is equal to another predetermined value. The 3D environment is normal when results of determinations are affirmative. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334382 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTENT PRESENTATION - It is provided a method for content presentation of a 3D video and a complementary 3D content, wherein the 3D video comprises a left view and a right view and the complementary 3D content comprises a left view and a right view. The complementary 3D content is associated in time with at least a portion of the 3D video, the method comprises the steps of temporally multiplexing the left view and the right view of the portion of the 3D video and the left view and the right view of the complementary 3D content to produce multiplexed data; polarizing the multiplexed data to produce polarized data; presenting the polarized data. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334383 | 3D MODE SELECTION MECHANISM FOR VIDEO PLAYBACK - The invention relates to a signal comprising video information and associated playback information, the video information and associated playback information being organized according to a playback format, the video information comprising a primary video stream for two-dimensional (2D) display, and an additional information stream for enabling three-dimensional (3D) display, wherein that the associated playback information comprises display information indicating the types of display possible. The invention also relates to a method and device for playback of such a signal, the method comprising receiving the video information and the associated playback information, processing the display information to determine that both two-dimensional (2D) display possible and three-dimensional (3D) display are possible for the received video information; determining a playback setting of a playback device indicating whether the video information should be displayed two-dimensional (2D) or three dimensional (3D); and processing for display either the primary video stream or the primary video stream and the additional information stream, in accordance with the playback setting of the playback device. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334384 | PROJECTOR AND CONTROLLING METHOD OF THE SAME - The projector comprises: at least one light source; a light separation unit separating light emitted from the light source into a first and second lights in different wavelength bands; a TIR prism through which the first and second lights pass; an optical modulating element irradiated with and modulating the first and second lights to emit the modulated first and second lights toward the TIR prism; a projection lens expanding and projecting the light which is modulated by the optical modulating element and passes the TIR prism; a rotating prism which is rotatably arranged in the light path between the light separation unit and the TIR prism and emits, from different positions in accordance with rotation, the first and second lights emitted from the light separation unit; and a control unit which, when the image signals representing a first and second images are supplied, causes the optical modulating element to perform modulation according to the image signal of the first image with regard to the area irradiated by the first light and to perform modulation according to the image signal of the second image with regard to the area irradiated by the second light. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334385 | VEHICLE-MOUNTED ENVIRONMENT RECOGNITION DEVICE - A vehicle-mounted environment recognition device includes an imaging unit that acquires an image taken by an imaging device; an image self-diagnosis unit that diagnoses contamination of a lens of the imaging device with respect to the image acquired by the imaging unit; an application execution unit that executes an application selected from a predetermined application group; and a fail determination unit that determines, on the basis of a diagnosis result from the image self-diagnosis unit, whether the lens contamination state is in an endurance range of the application and, if within the endurance range, sets the operation of the application executed by the application execution unit to a suppression mode. If outside the endurance range, contamination removal control is implemented, or a fail determination is made for the application. Contamination removal and fail determination can be implemented utilizing parameter adjustment and hardware, or an image-based self-diagnosis can be conducted. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334386 | AUTOMATIC VIDEO COMPARISON OF THE OUTPUT OF A VIDEO DECODER - The automatic video comparison system for measuring the quality of decoded data described herein provides a method for measuring the quality of decoded data at the level of sub-units of a unit of data, for instance at the level of sub-blocks of a video frame. The system can therefore locate defects that may not otherwise be detected by an automated system that measures quality at the level of the entire frame. Processing encoded media is computationally intensive, thus the automatic video comparison system uses a distributed computing system in order to distribute the computations across many compute resources that are capable of operating in parallel. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334387 | COUNT TABLE MAINTENANCE APPARATUS FOR MAINTAINING COUNT TABLE DURING PROCESSING OF FRAME AND RELATED COUNT TABLE MAINTENANCE METHOD - A count table maintenance apparatus for maintaining a count table referenced to apply a backward adaptation to a probability table. The count table maintenance apparatus includes a count data access interface, at least one buffer, and at least one count data updating circuit. The count data access interface determines a read address and a write address of the storage apparatus. The at least one buffer buffers at least one input count data, wherein the at least one input count data is derived from count data read from the count table according to the read address. The at least one count data updating circuit updates the at least one input count data read from the at least one buffer to generate at least one updated count data, and store the at least one updated count data into the storage apparatus according to the write address. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334388 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO OPTIMIZE VIDEO PERFORMANCE IN WIRELESS-DOCK WITH ULTRA-HIGH DEFINITION DISPLAY - Methods, devices, and computer program products for using raw bitstreams and lossless distributed source coded (DSC) video to optimize video performance in wireless dock with ultra-high definition displays. In one aspect, a method of transmitting a video stream from a transmitting device to a wireless video display is described. The method includes determining a resolution of the wireless video display and a native resolution of a video stream, as well as a connection speed between the transmitting device and the wireless video display. Based on this information, the method selects a video compression format, choosing between raw video, DSC video, and high-efficiency video coded video. The method further transmits the video stream in the selected video compression format from the transmitting device to the wireless video display. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334389 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - There is provided an image processing device including a base layer decoding section configured to decode an encoded stream of a base layer, and to generate a reconstructed image of the base layer, and a prediction control section configured to use the reconstructed image generated by the base layer decoding section, and to control a prediction mode that is selected at generation of a predicted image of an enhancement layer. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334390 | System and Methods for Video and Audio Data Distribution - Data compression and decompression methods for compressing and decompressing data based on an actual or expected throughput (bandwidth) of a system. In one embodiment, a controller tracks and monitors the throughput (data storage and retrieval) of a data compression system and generates control signals to enable/disable different compression algorithms when, e.g., a bottleneck occurs so as to increase the throughput and eliminate the bottleneck. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334391 | REGION-BASED PROCESSING OF PREDICTED PIXELS - A method for decoding a compressed video data sequence containing one or more coded pixel blocks. The compressed video sequence is buffered. Prediction information for each of the coded pixel blocks is reviewed. One or more groups of coded pixel blocks are formed based on the reviewed prediction information such that the coded pixel blocks within a given group have similar prediction dependencies and/or at least do not depend on a reconstructed pixel within a group of received pixel blocks to enable parallel decoding. The formed groups are scheduled for processing and subsequently decoded to produce a decoded video data sequence. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334392 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - Provided is an image processing apparatus including a prediction section that generates a predicted value of a color difference component of a pixel of an image to be decoded by using a function of a value of a corresponding luminance component, a coefficient calculation section that calculates a coefficient of the function used by the prediction section by referencing a pixel around a block to which the pixel belongs, and a controller that controls a ratio of a number of reference pixels used by the coefficient calculation section to a block size of the block. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334393 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPTIMIZING ENCODING/DECODING OF COMPENSATION OFFSETS FOR A SET OF RECONSTRUCTED SAMPLES OF AN IMAGE - The present invention provides a method and a device for coding and decoding at least a part of an image comprising a plurality of samples, each sample comprising at least two components, and the encoded image comprising at least one filtering parameter. The filtering comprises using at least one filtering parameter as a common filtering parameter for filtering both the first component and the second component of a reconstructed sample. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334394 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus includes: a dummy region adding section configured to add a dummy region to an end part of image data; a dividing position determining section configured to randomly determine a dividing position at which the image data is divided into a plurality of pieces of rectangular image data having the same shape; a dividing section configured to divide the image data into the plurality of pieces of rectangular image data based on the dividing position determined by the dividing position determining section; and a compressing section configured to compress the plurality of pieces of rectangular image data obtained through a dividing operation of the dividing section. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334395 | METHOD FOR DUAL PASS RATE CONTROL VIDEO ENCODING - A method of dual-pass rate control video encoding and an encoder are disclosed. Uncompressed input video is received with a video encoder. First pass encoding is performed, and a second pass encoding is performed with the video encoder at a delay relative to the first pass. The first pass encoding detects scene changes within the input video, assigns macroblocks to a pre-determined number of activity classes, and determines a complexity of each picture within the sequence of pictures. Information from the first pass encoding concerning the scene changes, the activity classes, and the complexity are used for rate control determined in second pass encoding for producing and outputting a bit stream of compressed video. During at least one of the first pass and second pass encoding, boundaries of at least some of the GOPs are adjusted to be aligned with the scene changes. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334396 | METHOD FOR ENCODING AND DECODING QUANTIZED MATRIX AND APPARATUS USING SAME - The present invention relates to a method for encoding and decoding a quantized matrix and an apparatus using same, the method for encoding a quantized matrix according to the present invention comprising the steps of: determining a quantization matrix to be used for quantization and quantizing; determining the prediction method used for the quantization of the quantization matrix; and encoding quantization matrix information on the basis of the determined prediction method, wherein the prediction method can be either a prediction method between coefficients in the quantization matrix or a duplicate of the quantization matrix. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334397 | METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING A QUANTIZER IN A MULTIMEDIA COMPRESSION AND ENCODING SYSTEM - Method For Implementing A Quantizer In A Multimedia Compression And Encoding System is disclosed. In the Quantizer system of the present invention, several new quantization ideas are disclosed. In one embodiment, adjacent macroblocks are grouped together into macroblock groups. The macroblock groups are then assigned a common quantizer value. The common quantizer value may be selected based upon how the macroblocks are encoded, the type of macroblocks within the macroblock group (intra-blocks or inter-blocks), the history of the motion vectors associated with the macroblocks in the macroblock group, the residuals of the macroblocks in the macroblock group, and the energy of the macroblocks in the macroblock group. The quantizer value may be adjusted in a manner that is dependent on the current quantizer value. Specifically, if the quantizer value is at the low end of the quantizer scale, then only small adjustments are made. If the quantizer value is at the high end then larger adjustments may be made to the quantizer. Finally, in one embodiment, the quantizer is implemented along with an inverse quantizer for efficient operation. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334398 | CONTENT ADAPTIVE BACKGROUND FOREGROUND SEGMENTATION FOR VIDEO CODING - Techniques related to content adaptive background-foreground segmentation for video coding. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334399 | METHOD FOR ENCODING VIDEO, METHOD FOR DECODING VIDEO, AND APPARATUS USING SAME - The present invention relates to a method for coding a scalable video in a multilayer structure, and a method for encoding a video according to the present invention comprises the steps of: decoding and saving a picture of a reference layer; inducing an interlayer reference picture which is referenced for predicting a current block of a current layer; producing a reference picture list including the interlayer reference picture and a reference picture of the current layer; conducting a prediction on the current block of the current layer with the reference picture list to induce a prediction sample with respect to the current block; inducing a recovery sample with respect to the current block based on the prediction sample and the prediction block with respect to the current block; and transmitting reference information for indicating a picture that can be used for interlayer prediction from the pictures of the reference layer. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334400 | Coding Manner Switching Method, Transmit End, and Receive End - A coding manner switching method is provided. The method includes acquiring, by a transmit end, state information of the transmit end and/or a receive end, where the state information comprises central processing unit (CPU) usage, a network bandwidth, and electricity amount information that are of the transmit end and/or the receive end, and information about media content to be sent by the transmit end; determining whether the state information meets a preset condition, and switching a coding manner of the media content if the state information meets the preset condition; and notifying the receive end of the coding manner of the media content of the transmit end, so that the receive end determines a decoding manner of the media content according to the coding manner of the media content. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334401 | IMAGE ENCODING AND DECODING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus of decoding a video in the unit of blocks, includes: a size setting unit to decode information on a picture size of the video and information on available block sizes from a bitstream, set an initial size of a current block to be decoded to a largest block size determined by the information on the available block sizes, determine a location of the current block within a picture, identify whether the current block is fully located inside the picture, based on the picture size, the size of the current block and the location of the current block, and reset the size of the current block to a smaller size among the available block sizes, when the current block is not fully located inside the picture; and a decoding unit to decode the current block in the reset size. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334402 | IMAGE ENCODING AND DECODING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An method of encoding a video in the unit of blocks, includes: encoding information on a picture size of the video and information on available block sizes; setting an initial size of a current block to be encoded to a largest block size among the available block sizes; determining a location of the current block within a picture; identifying whether the current block is fully located inside the picture, based on the picture size, the size of the current block and the location of the current block; resetting the size of the current block to a smaller size among the available block sizes, when the current block is not fully located inside the picture; and encoding the current block in the reset size. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334403 | STORAGE AND COMPRESSION METHODS FOR ANIMATED IMAGES - The present disclosure is related to a method for creating hardware texture content for display on a display of a computing device. The method includes receiving by a processor the content in an image file format, where the content includes a first frame and a second frame. After receiving the content, the method includes creating by the processor a first hardware file corresponding to the first frame and creating by the processor a second hardware file corresponding to the second frame. After creating the first and second frames, the method further includes determining by the processing element a first delta hardware file corresponding to changes between the first hardware file and the second hardware file. In the method the first hardware file, the second hardware file, and the first delta hardware file include data directly usable by a graphics processing unit. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334404 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO ENCODING FOR EACH SPATIAL SUB-AREA, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO DECODING FOR EACH SPATIAL SUB-AREA - Provided are a video encoding method and a video decoding method according to spatial subdivisions based on splitting a picture into a first tile and a second tile, and splitting a current tile among the first tile and the second tile into at least one slice segment, encoding the first tile and the second tile, independently from each other, and encoding maximum coding units of a current slice segment among the at least one slice segment included in the current tile, with respect to the at least one slice segment included in the current tile. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334405 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR COPYING A BLOCK OF VIDEO SAMPLES - A method of copying a block of samples of a video bitstream, is disclosed. A plurality of adaptation parameters is read from a local memory store. Each adaptation parameter corresponds to a component of a multi-dimensional vector in the video bitstream. Each of the components of the vector is decoded from the video bitstream using the corresponding adaptation parameter. The block of samples is copied from the video bitstream. The spatial location of the block of samples is identified using the decoded components of the vector. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334406 | IMAGE CODING DEVICE, IMAGE DECODING DEVICE, METHODS THEREOF, AND PROGRAMS - An image coding device including: an edge detecting section configured to perform edge detection using an image signal of a reference image for a coding object block; a transform block setting section configured to set transform blocks by dividing the coding object block such that a boundary between the blocks after division does not include an edge on a basis of a result of the edge detection; and a coding processing section configured to generate coded data by performing processing including an orthogonal transform of each of the transform blocks. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334407 | ENCODING AND DERIVING PARAMETERS FOR CODED MULTI-LAYER VIDEO SEQUENCES - A method of deriving parameters required for decoding a current layer of a coded multi-layer video sequence. The method comprises deriving a required parameter from one or more parameters associated with the current or a lower layer of the multiple layers. The invention makes use of an understanding that parameters which are required for decoding a current higher layer of a multi-layer video representation may be derived, i.e., inferred or predicted, from parameters associated with lower layers rather than explicitly signaled in a parameter set associated with the current layer. Also disclosed are a method of encoding parameters associated with such a current layer, corresponding computer program products, a corresponding parameter set decoder, and a corresponding parameter set encoder. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334408 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO ENCODING FOR EACH SPATIAL SUB-AREA, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO DECODING FOR EACH SPATIAL SUB-AREA - Provided are a video encoding method and a video decoding method according to spatial subdivisions based on splitting a picture into a first tile and a second tile, and splitting a current tile among the first tile and the second tile into at least one slice segment, encoding the first tile and the second tile, independently from each other, and encoding maximum coding units of a current slice segment among the at least one slice segment included in the current tile, with respect to the at least one slice segment included in the current tile. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334409 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO ENCODING FOR EACH SPATIAL SUB-AREA, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO DECODING FOR EACH SPATIAL SUB-AREA - Provided are a video encoding method and a video decoding method according to spatial subdivisions based on splitting a picture into a first tile and a second tile, and splitting a current tile among the first tile and the second tile into at least one slice segment, encoding the first tile and the second tile, independently from each other, and encoding maximum coding units of a current slice segment among the at least one slice segment included in the current tile, with respect to the at least one slice segment included in the current tile. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334410 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO ENCODING FOR EACH SPATIAL SUB-AREA, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO DECODING FOR EACH SPATIAL SUB-AREA - Provided are a video encoding method and a video decoding method according to spatial subdivisions based on splitting a picture into a first tile and a second tile, and splitting a current tile among the first tile and the second tile into at least one slice segment, encoding the first tile and the second tile, independently from each other, and encoding maximum coding units of a current slice segment among the at least one slice segment included in the current tile, with respect to the at least one slice segment included in the current tile. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334411 | IMAGE DECODING DEVICE, AND IMAGE ENCODING DEVICE - Included is an inter-layer merge candidate derivation unit | 2015-11-19 |
20150334412 | METHOD OF CODING A FIRST AND A SECOND VERSION OF AN IMAGE INTO A BASE LAYER AND AN ENHANCEMENT LAYER BASED ON A COLOR GAMUT MAPPING MODEL - The method comprises the steps of: —determining, for each color of the second version, corresponding scalar value(s) of one or two variable(s) such that, if said scalar value(s) is applied to the color gamut mapping model, a mapped color is obtained having a minimal distance to the corresponding color of the first version (i.e. enhanced) to the color of second version, —encoding the determined scalar value(s) into an enhancement layer. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334413 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACCESSING DIGITAL DATA - Disclosed are methods and systems for encoding and decoding a container. The container contains one or more accessors for content included in the container. An accessor implements an algorithm for accessing the content. In some aspects, the algorithm may be implemented via intermediate or source code defined in the container. In one aspect, a method of encoding a container includes encoding first content in the container, encoding first accessor data in the container, the first accessor data implementing a platform independent algorithm for accessing first content; and writing the container to a device. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334414 | METHOD OF DECODING MOVING PICTURE - Provided is a method that generates a prediction block of a current prediction unit, and generates a residual block of the current prediction unit. To generate the prediction block, a reference picture index and motion vector difference of the current prediction unit are obtained from a received bit stream, spatial and temporal motion vector candidates are derived to construct a motion vector candidate list. A motion vector predictor is selected and a motion vector of the current prediction unit is restored to generate the prediction block. Therefore, the motion vector encoded effectively using spatial and temporal candidates is correctly recovered and the complexity of a decoder is reduced. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334415 | MOTION DERIVATION AND CODING FOR SCALING VIDEO - A system utilizing motion derivation and coding for scaling video is described. The system may include an electronic device configured to receive a first layer bitstream and a second enhancement layer bitstream corresponding to the first layer bitstream. The electronic device may be configured to derive a motion vector at the second layer representation from the first layer representation. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334416 | VARIABLE CODING RESOLUTION IN VIDEO CODEC - A video codec provides for encoding and decoding pictures of a video sequence at various coded resolutions, such that pictures can be encoded at lower coded resolutions based on bit rate or other constraints while maintaining a consistent display resolution. The video codec employs a coding syntax where a maximum coded resolution is signaled at the sequence level of the syntax hierarchy, whereas a lower coded resolution is signaled at the entry point level for a segment of one or more intra-coded frames and frames predictively encoded based thereon. This allows the use of a separate out-of-loop resampler after the decoder to up-sample the pictures to the display resolution. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334417 | Coding a Sequence of Digital Images - A method is provided for coding a sequence of digital images, wherein the method uses a number of prediction modes for predicting values of pixels in the images based on reconstructed values of pixels in image areas processed previously, where a prediction error between predicted values and the original values of pixels is processed for generating the coded sequence of digital images. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334418 | IMAGE ENCODING METHOD, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, IMAGE ENCODING APPARATUS, IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS, IMAGE ENCODING PROGRAM, AND IMAGE DECODING PROGRAM - An image encoding/decoding apparatus for performing encoding/decoding while predicting an image between different views using a reference image for a view different from a processing target image and a reference depth map which is a depth map for an object of the reference image when a multi-view image including images of a plurality of different views is encoded/decoded includes a reference depth region setting unit configured to set a reference depth region which is a corresponding region on the reference depth map for decoding target regions into which the processing target image is divided, and an inter-view prediction unit configured to generate an inter-view predicted image for the processing target region from the reference image using depth information in the reference depth region as depth information for the processing target region. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334419 | METHOD AND 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. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334420 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING AND DECODING VIDEO - An encoding apparatus (EA | 2015-11-19 |
20150334421 | ROBUST DIGITAL CHANNELS - Various implementations provide one or more of improved programming channel change time and/or overall quality of television reception by using multiple transmission channels. In one particular implementation, a first layer of a picture is encoded using a first level of error protection. The encoded first layer has a first decoding delay. A second layer of the picture is encoded using a second level of error protection. The encoded second layer has a second decoding delay. The second level of error protection is lower than the first level of error protection, and the second decoding delay is longer than the first decoding delay. Other implementations provide a signal or signal structure carrying the encoded first and second layers. Yet further implementations decode the encoded first and second layers. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334422 | Improved Video Compression using Perceptual Modeling - Disclosed are techniques for video stream compression. A motion predicted frame and a current frame of video data are converted from a source color space to a perceptual color space. A delta (Δ) frame is calculated between the current frame and the motion predicted frame. Input color difference values between the current frame and the motion predicted frame are determined and mapped to a normalized output to create a tone mapped color difference image. The tone mapped color difference image and Δ frame are multiplied to obtain a weighted Δ frame. Δ loss is calculated as the difference between the weighted Δ frame and the Δ frame. A variance map of the motion predicted frame is multiplied by the Δ loss to obtain a Δ preservation map. The weighted Δ frame and Δ preservation map are summed to obtain a modified Δ frame which may be transformed, quantized and encoded. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334423 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPTIMIZING ENCODING/DECODING OF COMPENSATION OFFSETS FOR A SET OF RECONSTRUCTED SAMPLES OF AN IMAGE - The present invention provides a method and a device for coding and decoding at least a part of an image comprising a plurality of samples, each sample comprising at least two components, and the encoded image comprising at least one filtering parameter. The filtering comprises using at least one filtering parameter as a common filtering parameter for filtering both the first component and the second component of a reconstructed sample. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334424 | IMAGE CODING DEVICE, IMAGE CODING METHOD, PROGRAM THEREOF, IMAGE DECODING DEVICE, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, AND PROGRAM THEREOF - A linear interpolation filter used for intra-prediction is applied to not only a luminance signal, but also a chrominance signal. A noise like contouring, which may occur in the chrominance signal, is reduced by performing control independently on the chrominance signal. Also, only a square block has been supported in related art. However, a rectangular block is also supported. Accordingly, 4:2:2 can be applied. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334425 | ADAPTIVE CONTEXT INITIALIZATION - Methods of encoding and decoding video are described. The encoder and decoder include a buffer storing at least two context model states, each being the context model state after context-adaptive encoding/decoding of a respective previously-encoded/decoded picture. One of the at least two stored context model states is selected from the buffer and used to initialize the context model for context-adaptively decoding a current picture. The current picture is then context-adaptively entropy encoding/decoded. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334426 | DIFFERENTIATED PSIP TABLE UPDATE INTERVAL TECHNOLOGY - An apparatus, method and data structure for generating at least one table in a broadcast environment, are provided. The apparatus includes a generator to generate an event information table (EIT) and an extended text table (ETT). The ETT has program guide information for an n-hour span and has a transmission interval. The ETT has a transmission interval and program description information according to the EIT. The transmission interval of the EIT is shorter than the transmission interval of the ETT. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334427 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING A SIGNAL ROUTE FOR DELIVERY OF VIDEO-ON-DEMAND TO A SUBSCRIBER TERMINAL - A set top box includes an interface to a narrowcast video system, the interface adapted to receive communications from one or more modulators of a modulator group of the narrowcast video system. The set top further includes a decoder configured to extract a modulator group identifier periodically inserted into communications directed the set top box from the one or more modulators, the modulator group identifier unique to a physical transmission path from a headend of the narrowcast video to the one or more modulators. The set top includes a narrowcast video request interface to the narrowcast video system, the narrowcast video request interface configured to output a request for narrowcast video data including the modulator group identifier. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334428 | Data Distribution Apparatus - Apparatus and a system is provided to allow the distribution of received data to a number of data processing apparatus and to make selected portions of the data available to each of the data processing apparatus in response to a user selection. The network includes the use of first and further data processing components which can be provided as integrated circuits and which therefore do not require the use of conventional electromechanical switching apparatus. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334429 | TUNING EFFICIENCY AND DELIVERY OF CONTENT - In accordance with one configuration, in response to receiving a request from a client device, a server resource tunes to a corresponding channel to retrieve content conveyed on the corresponding channel. While tuning, the server resource obtains a network address of the server resource from which content in the corresponding channel will be available for retrieval by the client device subsequent to the server resource successfully tuning to the corresponding channel and buffering a portion of the content. The server resource forwards the network address to the client device for subsequent retrieval of the content. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334430 | Media Asset Duplication - A content delivery system comprising: a receiving module for receiving a media asset in a received format; a transcoder configured to transcode the asset to provide a predetermined number of transcoded versions of the asset in at least one consumption format; a data store for storing the predetermined number of transcoded versions; a transmitting module coupled to said data store and configured to retrieve one of the predetermined number of transcoded versions from the data store and transmit the retrieved transcoded version to a media consuming device in response to detecting selection of the media asset by a content consumer associated with the device; a media asset duplication module configured, in response to detecting transmission of each transcoded version of the predetermined number of transcoded versions to respective one or more media consuming devices, to create a duplicate of the transcoded version and store the duplicate in the data store. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334431 | Averting Ad Skipping in Adaptive Bit Rate Systems - An adaptive bit rate system uses adaptive streaming to deliver content to client devices capable of adaptive bit rate streaming. Techniques for averting or inhibiting ad skipping by an adaptive bit rate client device that receives media chunks from the adaptive bit rate system may include techniques for both live content and on demand content. Techniques include modifying a buffer size for access to trick plays and/or constructing a manifest file with limited content based on ad breaks. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334432 | SYSTEM FOR PROVISIONING MEDIA SERVICES - A system for monitoring order fulfillment of telecommunication services is disclosed. An apparatus that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a monitoring system having a controller element that submits a correlation ID to a service orchestration system (SOS) that manages one or more order fulfillment systems (OFSs) that collectively fulfill a select one of a plurality of telecommunication service orders according to a plurality of intermediate fulfillment steps, receives from the SOS information associated with the plurality of intermediate fulfillment steps tagged with the correlation ID, records said information according to the correlation ID, and collects correlated fulfillment activity for the plurality of telecommunication service orders from a plurality of iterations of the foregoing steps. Additional embodiments are disclosed. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334433 | Zone Signal Targeting and Analytics - Systems and methods for targeting advertisements to particular zones within a content distribution region are disclosed. One or more zone signals may be generated and distributed by combining media content with a respective advertisement corresponding to each of the zones within the distribution region. In some example cases, the media content may be received from a broadcaster. The systems and methods may further include the capability to determine zone based and/or advertisement based viewing metrics for one or more of the zones within the content distribution region by polling client devices within the one or more zones. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334434 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO IDENTIFY VIDEO CONTENT TYPES - Mediacast video content detection systems and methods that analyze the image content data of mediacast source data flows that include a variety of replaceable video content segments and a variety of non-replaceable video content segments to detect one or more characteristics of the video content segments. Detection regions may be utilized to detect visual elements in the video content segments that provide information regarding one or more properties of the video content segments, such as program type, start times, end times, video content provider, title, and the like. Replacement video content segments may replace video content segments determined to be replaceable. A buffering scheme may be employed to inherently adjust asynchronicity between a broadcast or Webcast and a mediacast. Actual insertion of replacement video content segments may occur upstream of a content consumer device or at the content consumer device. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334435 | Network Video Streaming With Trick Play Based on Separate Trick Play Files - Network services encode multimedia content, such as video, into multiple adaptive bitrate streams of encoded video and a separate trick play stream of encoded video to support trick play features. The trick play stream is encoded at a lower encoding bitrate and frame rate than each of the adaptive bitrate streams. The adaptive bitrate streams and the trick play stream are stored in the network services. During normal content streaming and playback, a client device downloads a selected one of the adaptive bitrate streams from network serviced for playback at the client device. To implement a trick play feature, the client device downloads the trick play stream from the network services for trick play playback. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334436 | DIFFERENTIATED PSIP TABLE UPDATE INTERVAL TECHNOLOGY - An apparatus, method and data structure for generating at least one table in a broadcast environment, are provided. The apparatus includes a generator to generate an event information table (EIT) and an extended text table (ETT). The ETT has program guide information for an n-hour span and has a transmission interval. The ETT has a transmission interval and program description information according to the EIT. The transmission interval of the EIT is shorter than the transmission interval of the ETT. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334437 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UPLOADING 3D VIDEO TO VIDEO WEBSITE BY USER - A system for uploading a 3D video to a video website by a user is characterized by comprising the following modules: a user uploading platform ( | 2015-11-19 |
20150334438 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTENT SHARING - A video content system includes a head end server module and a content-sharing server coupled to a video content network. Also included is a converged premises gateway module coupled to the video content network at a location remote from the head end server module and the content-sharing server. The converged premises gateway module includes a processor and a video content network interface coupled to the processor and the video content network and configured for communication with the head end server module over the video content network. The gateway module also includes a memory module having a predetermined storage location for content to be shared with the content-sharing server and a local area network configured at least for distribution of video content within the remote location. The system further includes an upload module configured to cause the content in the predetermined storage location to be uploaded to the content-sharing server. | 2015-11-19 |
20150334439 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING EVENT MESSAGES RELATED TO SUBSCRIBED VIDEO CHANNELS - A method and an apparatus for receiving and displaying event messages associated with subscribed video channels, in particular television channels received by a set top box, or other television receivers, in a user location. According to the present principles, the user selects one or more channels to be included in a subscription list, which is transmitted to a message server. A second screen device, such as a smartphone, or a tablet, receives and displays event messages associated with television channels on the subscribed list, which are not currently being received, processed and displayed. The event messages may comprise, for example, program descriptions, and comments that are generated by a production company or via social networks. In this manner, a user is able to privately monitor other channels that he may be interested in, without disturbing the viewing by others. | 2015-11-19 |