52nd week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 72 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160381368 | WIRELESS DISPLAY ADAPTATIONS AND OPTIMIZATIONS BASED ON UNFILTERED AND REGIONAL FEEDBACK - Systems and methods may provide for receiving unfiltered feedback information from a network interface component of a wireless display pipeline and receiving display region-specific information from a region update component of the wireless display pipeline. Additionally, a coding policy associated with wireless display content may be adjusted based on the unfiltered feedback information and the display region-specific information. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381369 | IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, DECODING APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD, AND DISPLAY CONTROL SYSTEM - An image capturing system includes a photoelectric conversion unit, a charge holding unit, a multiple sampling information setting unit, a multiple sampling unit, a conversion unit, and an image reconstruction unit. The photoelectric conversion unit converts optical signals received by a plurality of pixels to electric signals. The charge holding unit stores the electric signals and holds the electric signals as charge signals. The multiple sampling information setting unit sets multiple sampling information used for a multiple sampling process. The multiple sampling information includes first multiple sampling information and second multiple sampling information. The multiple sampling unit performs the multiple sampling process using the multiple sampling information and the charge signals so as to output signals. The conversion unit converts the output signals to digital signals. The image reconstruction unit generates reconstructed images using the digital signals and the multiple sampling information, and outputs the reconstructed images. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381370 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOW BANDWIDTH DISPLAY INFORMATION TRANSPORT - A digital video transmission system that operates with three different video rendering paths. A first rendering path operates by receiving display requests and rendering bit-mapped graphics in a local screen buffer. The display information in that local screen buffer is then encoded and transmitted to a remote display system that recreates the content of that local screen buffer in a video buffer of remote display system. A second rendering path operates by receiving encoded video stream requests that can be decoded by the remote display system. Such encoded video streams are sent to the remote display system with minimal addition transport encoding. The third rendering path handles encoded video streams that cannot be handled natively by the remote display system. Such video streams may be either transcoded before transmission or decoded and stored within the local screen buffer. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381371 | Image Processing Apparatus and Method - The present disclosure relates to an image processing apparatus and a method therefor capable of reducing the amount of memory required for intra-frame prediction. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381372 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING VIDEO DECODING - Exemplary embodiments relate to a method and system for video decoding by enabling optimal picture buffer management. The method comprises checking, by an application module, one or more picture buffers in a Decoder Reference Buffer (DRB) register and a Decoder Display Buffer (DDB) register received from a video decoder module, initiating at least one action based on a status of the one or more picture buffers, providing, by the application module to a video decoder module, information on at least one of the one or more picture buffers that is free, selecting, by the video decoder module, a picture buffer based on the information of the at least one of the one more picture buffers received from the application module, decoding a bit stream by using the selected picture buffer, and storing output video data from the decoding into the selected picture buffer. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381373 | REFERENCE PICTURE LIST CONSTRUCTION IN INTRA BLOCK COPY MODE - An apparatus configured to construct a reference picture list includes a memory and one or more processors in communication with the memory. The memory is configured to store one or more reference pictures. The one or more processors are configured to determine (i) a first number representative of a total number of reference pictures available for prediction in at least one of inter mode or intra block copy mode and (ii) a second number representative of a total number of reference pictures to be included in the reference picture list, and in response to a determination that the second number is greater than or equal to the first number, refrain from replacing a reference picture in the reference picture list with a current picture to be predicted. The one or more processors may encode or decode the current picture based on the reference picture list. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381374 | VIDEO ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS - Disclosed are a video encoding/decoding method and apparatus including a plurality of views. The video decoding method including the plurality of views comprises the steps of: inducing basic combination motion candidates for a current Prediction Unit (PU) to configure a combination motion candidate list; inducing expanded combination motion candidates for the current PU when the current PU corresponds to a depth information map or a dependent view; and adding the expanded combination motion candidates to the combination motion candidate list. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381375 | IMAGE CODING/DECODING METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM - The present application discloses an image coding/decoding method, device, and system, where an encoder performs singular vector decomposition on a prediction block corresponding to a to-be-coded image block, to obtain eigenvector matrices U and V of the prediction block; and performs coding processing on residual data according to the eigenvector matrices U and V of the prediction block, where the residual data is a difference between a pixel value of the to-be-coded image block and a pixel value of the corresponding prediction block. This can reduce identifier load of a coded bit stream. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381376 | APPARATUS FOR DECODING A MOVING PICTURE - Provided is an apparatus for decoding a moving picture. When the current block is coded in intra prediction and a size of the transform block is larger than a predetermined size, a plurality of sub-blocks are restored by applying a first scan pattern determined according to the intra prediction mode of the current block on the quantization coefficient sequence, and the quantized transform block is restored by applying a second scan pattern determined according to the intra prediction mode of the current block on the plurality of sub-blocks. The first scan pattern for restoring the plurality of sub-blocks from the quantization coefficient sequence is the same as the second scan pattern for restoring the quantized transform block from the plurality of sub-blocks. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381377 | APPARATUS FOR DECODING A MOVING PICTURE - Provided is an apparatus for decoding a moving picture. When the current block is coded in intra prediction and a size of the transform block is larger than a predetermined size, a plurality of sub-blocks are restored by applying a first scan pattern determined according to the intra prediction mode of the current block on the quantization coefficient sequence, and the quantized transform block is restored by applying a second scan pattern determined according to the intra prediction mode of the current block on the plurality of sub-blocks. The first scan pattern for restoring the plurality of sub-blocks from the quantization coefficient sequence is the same as the second scan pattern for restoring the quantized transform block from the plurality of sub-blocks. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381378 | APPARATUS FOR DECODING A MOVING PICTURE - Provided is an apparatus for decoding a moving picture. When the current block is coded in intra prediction and a size of the transform block is larger than a predetermined size, a plurality of sub-blocks are restored by applying a first scan pattern determined according to the intra prediction mode of the current block on the quantization coefficient sequence, and the quantized transform block is restored by applying a second scan pattern determined according to the intra prediction mode of the current block on the plurality of sub-blocks. The first scan pattern for restoring the plurality of sub-blocks from the quantization coefficient sequence is the same as the second scan pattern for restoring the quantized transform block from the plurality of sub-blocks. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381379 | APPARATUS FOR ENCODING A MOVING PICTURE - Provided is an apparatus for encoding a moving picture. When the current block is coded in intra prediction and a size of the transform block is larger than 4×4, the quantized transform coefficients of the quantized transform block are divided into a plurality of sub-blocks. The plurality of sub-blocks are scanned according to a first scan pattern determined by the intra prediction mode of the current block and the quantized transform coefficients of each sub-block are scanned according to a second scan pattern determined by the intra prediction mode of the current block. The first scan pattern for scanning the plurality of sub-blocks is the same as the second scan pattern for scanning the quantized transform coefficients of each sub-block. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381380 | APPARATUS FOR ENCODING A MOVING PICTURE - Provided is an apparatus for encoding a moving picture. When the current block is coded in intra prediction and a size of the transform block is larger than 4×4, the quantized transform coefficients of the quantized transform block are divided into a plurality of sub-blocks. The plurality of sub-blocks are scanned according to a first scan pattern determined by the intra prediction mode of the current block and the quantized transform coefficients of each sub-block are scanned according to a second scan pattern determined by the intra prediction mode of the current block. The first scan pattern for scanning the plurality of sub-blocks is the same as the second scan pattern for scanning the quantized transform coefficients of each sub-block. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381381 | APPARATUS FOR ENCODING A MOVING PICTURE - Provided is an apparatus for encoding a moving picture. When the current block is coded in intra prediction and a size of the transform block is larger than 4×4, the quantized transform coefficients of the quantized transform block are divided into a plurality of sub-blocks. The plurality of sub-blocks are scanned according to a first scan pattern determined by the intra prediction mode of the current block and the quantized transform coefficients of each sub-block are scanned according to a second scan pattern determined by the intra prediction mode of the current block. The first scan pattern for scanning the plurality of sub-blocks is the same as the second scan pattern for scanning the quantized transform coefficients of each sub-block. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381382 | APPARATUS FOR ENCODING A MOVING PICTURE - Provided is an apparatus for encoding a moving picture. When the current block is coded in intra prediction and a size of the transform block is larger than 4×4, the quantized transform coefficients of the quantized transform block are divided into a plurality of sub-blocks. The plurality of sub-blocks are scanned according to a first scan pattern determined by the intra prediction mode of the current block and the quantized transform coefficients of each sub-block are scanned according to a second scan pattern determined by the intra prediction mode of the current block. The first scan pattern for scanning the plurality of sub-blocks is the same as the second scan pattern for scanning the quantized transform coefficients of each sub-block. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381383 | APPARATUS FOR DECODING A MOVING PICTURE - Provided is an apparatus for decoding a moving picture. When the current block is coded in intra prediction and a size of the transform block is larger than a predetermined size, a plurality of sub-blocks are restored by applying a first scan pattern determined according to the intra prediction mode of the current block on the quantization coefficient sequence, and the quantized transform block is restored by applying a second scan pattern determined according to the intra prediction mode of the current block on the plurality of sub-blocks. The first scan pattern for restoring the plurality of sub-blocks from the quantization coefficient sequence is the same as the second scan pattern for restoring the quantized transform block from the plurality of sub-blocks. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381384 | 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 includes: coding a first flag indicating whether or not temporal motion vector prediction is used; when the first flag indicates that the temporal motion vector prediction is used: coding a first parameter for calculating the temporal predictive motion vector; wherein when the first flag indicates that the temporal motion vector prediction is not used, the first parameter is not coded. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381385 | A METHOD, AN APPARATUS AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR VIDEO CODING AND DECODING - There are disclosed various methods, apparatuses and computer program products for video encoding and decoding. In some embodiments information on bit-depth of a reference block of an image on a first layer and bit-depth of a current block of an image on a second layer is obtained. The obtained information is used to select one or more resampling filter parameters for filtering at least a part of a reference layer image to be used in inter-layer prediction. There are also disclosed corresponding methods, apparatuses and computer program products for video encoding and decoding. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381386 | Parallel Intra-Prediction - Digital pictures may be encoded and decoded in a way that optimizes parallelization. Selected sections of a digital picture in a first list are encoded independently of encoding any of their neighbor sections. Sections in a second list located to the right of corresponding sections in the first list are encoded using at most the section to their immediate left. Sections in a third list located to the right of a corresponding section in the second list and immediately below a corresponding section in the first list are encoded using at most the sections to the immediate left, immediately above and immediately to its above-right. All other sections of the picture may be encoded in a normal manner. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381387 | METHOD FOR PREDICTIVE CODING OF DEPTH MAPS AND A DEPTH MAP ENCODER - A method for predictive encoding of a depth map, comprising the steps of: receiving a depth map; dividing the depth map to blocks; performing quad-tree decomposition of the depth map to sub-blocks; approximating each of the sub-blocks by a plane, the plane being associated with three plane points (p | 2016-12-29 |
20160381388 | IMAGE CODING DEVICE, IMAGE DECODING DEVICE, IMAGE CODING METHOD AND IMAGE DECODING METHOD - A generation circuit generates first palette information from a decoded image of a first block used for predicting second palette information of a second block in a coding target image when the first block has not received palette coding. A storage circuit stores the first palette information. A coding circuit performs prediction coding on the second palette information by using the first palette information so as to generate coded palette information. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381389 | 3D-HEVC depth video information hiding method based on single-depth intra mode - The present invention disclosed a 3D-HEVC depth video information hiding method based on single-depth intra mode, which comprises information embedment part and information extraction part. During information embedment, if the pixels in the candidate list are equal using the encrypt information to modulate the index of the pixel and completes the embedment. If the pixels are different, judging the neighboring CU of the CU whose depth is 2 or 3 and modulating the index of the pixel to complete embedment of the hidden information. The advantage of the present invention is high security, low calculation complexity and small influence on data rate. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381390 | SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR DISOCLUDED REGION CODING IN A MULTIVIEW VIDEO DATA STREAM - A method for disoccluded region coding in multiview video data stream by an entropy encoder, the method comprising the steps of: coding a block of a base view; storing state and estimated probabilities in contexts models of the entropy encoder in a context storage module with a reference identifying the block of the base view; repeating the aforementioned steps of coding and storing for every block of the base view of the multiview video data stream; starting coding of a disoccluded region and dividing, into blocks, disoccluded area of a side view associated with the base view; determining, for neighboring blocks, of currently coded block, that have not been in the disoccluded area, a corresponding block in the base view, using a block correspondence database; when such a correspondence is determined, reading a previously stored state and estimated probabilities in context models of the entropy encoder for the corresponding block; copying all coding modes from the corresponding block to the neighboring block; applying state and estimated probabilities in context models to the entropy encoder of the block that is adjacent to the currently processed block; encoding, by the entropy encoder, the selected block of the side view; and repeating steps (e) to (i) for all blocks of the side view associated with the base view processed in steps (a) to (b). | 2016-12-29 |
20160381391 | HYBRID VIDEO CODING SUPPORTING INTERMEDIATE VIEW SYNTHESIS - Hybrid video decoder supporting intermediate view synthesis of an intermediate view video from a first- and a second-view video which are predictively coded into a multi-view data signal with frames of the second-view video being spatially subdivided into sub-regions and the multi-view data signal having a prediction mode is provided, having: an extractor configured to respectively extract, from the multi-view data signal, for sub-regions of the frames of the second-view video, a disparity vector and a prediction residual; a predictive reconstructor configured to reconstruct the sub-regions of the frames of the second-view video, by generating a prediction from a reconstructed version of a portion of frames of the first-view video using the disparity vectors and a prediction residual for the respective sub-regions; and an intermediate view synthesizer configured to reconstruct first portions of the intermediate view video. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381392 | HYBRID VIDEO CODING SUPPORTING INTERMEDIATE VIEW SYNTHESIS - Hybrid video decoder supporting intermediate view synthesis of an intermediate view video from a first- and a second-view video which are predictively coded into a multi-view data signal with frames of the second-view video being spatially subdivided into sub-regions and the multi-view data signal having a prediction mode is provided, having: an extractor configured to respectively extract, from the multi-view data signal, for sub-regions of the frames of the second-view video, a disparity vector and a prediction residual; a predictive reconstructor configured to reconstruct the sub-regions of the frames of the second-view video, by generating a prediction from a reconstructed version of a portion of frames of the first-view video using the disparity vectors and a prediction residual for the respective sub-regions; and an intermediate view synthesizer configured to reconstruct first portions of the intermediate view video. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381393 | IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS, IMAGE DECODING METHOD - A layer incapable of being decoded on a bit stream which is generated through a bit stream extraction process from a bit stream including a prescribed layer set and which only includes a layer set made up of a subset of the prescribed layer set, occurs. An aspect of the present disclosure specifies a bit stream constraint pertaining to a parameter set, and a bit stream extraction process. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381394 | Video Data Encoding and Decoding Methods and Apparatuses - Video data encoding and decoding methods and apparatuses which include determining a to-be-encoded information group in a to-be-encoded video sequence, generating a primary information group corresponding to the to-be-encoded information group, wherein the primary information group comprises a first data information, indication information that indicates whether the to-be-encoded information group is the primary information group or a redundant information group, and location information of the primary information group, generating the redundant information group corresponding to the to-be-encoded information group, wherein the redundant information group comprises a second data information, location information of the redundant information group, indication information that indicates whether the to-be-encoded information group is the primary information group or the redundant information group, and location relationship information of the redundant information group and the primary information group, and encoding the primary information group and the redundant information group into a bitstream. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381395 | Method of Reducing a Blocking Artifact When Coding Moving Picture - A method of coding a moving picture is provided that reduces blocking artifacts. The method can include defining a plurality of defining pixels S | 2016-12-29 |
20160381396 | DYNAMIC INSERTION OF SYNCHRONIZATION PREDICTED VIDEO FRAMES - A video bitstream can be encoded and sent over a computer network to a decoding computer system. The bitstream can follow a regular prediction structure when an encoding computer system is not notified of lost data from the bitstream. A notification of lost data in the bitstream can be received. The lost data can include at least a portion of a reference frame of the bitstream. In response, a synchronization predicted frame can be dynamically encoded with a prediction that references one or more other previously-sent frames in the bitstream and that does not reference the lost data. The synchronization predicted frame can be inserted in the bitstream in a position where the regular prediction structure would have dictated inserting a different predicted frame with a prediction that would have referenced the lost data according to the regular prediction structure. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381397 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD TO FACILITATE LIVE VIDEO STREAMING - Systems and methods for generating a master video stream from at least two live video streams are provided in this disclosure. The systems include a combination component that combines the live video streams to generate the master video stream. In one aspect, the live video streams can be copies of the same recording that are multicast from different locations according to User Datagram Protocol. The live video streams suffer different errors, such as stream corruption or stream error, due to the transmission. The combination component eliminates the errors in the live video streams due to transmission and creates a substantially error-free master video stream. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381398 | GENERATING AND TRANSMITTING METADATA FOR VIRTUAL REALITY - A user equipment (UE) includes a receiver, display, and processor. The receiver is configured to receive a data stream including a plurality of frames. The data stream includes a region of interest in a key frame of the plurality of frames. The display is configured to display a portion of a frame of the plurality of frames. The processor is configured to perform an action to focus a current view of the UE to the region of interest in the key frame. Each frame of the plurality of frames includes a plurality of images stitched together to form a stitched image. The stitched image for at least one frame of the plurality of frames includes at least one high dynamic range (HDR) image and at least one standard dynamic range (SDR) image. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381399 | AUDIOVISUAL CONTENT ITEM DATA STREAMS - A transmitting apparatus generates an audiovisual content item data stream (e.g. transport stream) comprising a plurality of individual audiovisual data streams with audiovisual components for the content item. A generator ( | 2016-12-29 |
20160381400 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING BROADCAST SIGNAL FOR PROVIDING TRICK PLAY SERVICE IN DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a method and device for transmitting and receiving a broadcast signal for providing trick play in a digital broadcasting system. A broadcast signal transmission method, according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: generating a video stream by encoding video data, wherein the video stream comprises PVR assist information for performing trick play of the video data; generating signaling information; multiplexing the video stream and the signaling information into one broadcast stream; generating a broadcast signal comprising the multiplexed broadcast stream; and transmitting the generated broadcast signal. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381401 | DETERMINING NATIVE RESOLUTIONS OF VIDEO SEQUENCES - In one embodiment of the present invention, a native resolution analyzer generates a log-magnitude spectrum that elucidates sampling operations that have been performed on a scene. In operation, the native resolution analyzer performs a transform operation of a color component associated with a frame included in the scene to generate a frame spectrum. The native resolution analyzer then normalizes the magnitudes associated with the frame spectrum and logarithmically scales the normalized magnitudes to create a log-magnitude frame spectrum. This two dimensional log-magnitude frame spectrum serves as a frequency signature for the frame. More specifically, patterns in the log-magnitude spectrum reflect re-sampling operations, such as a down-sampling and subsequent up-sampling, that may have been performed on the frame. By analyzing the log-magnitude spectrum, discrepancies between the display resolution of the scene and the lowest resolution with which the scene has been processed may be detected in an automated fashion. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381402 | DIGITAL BROADCASTING RECEIVER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a method of processing broadcast data in a broadcast transmitter includes: encoding the broadcast data for broadcast service; encoding signaling information for signaling the broadcast data; assigning the encoded broadcast data and the encoded signaling information into a signal frame; and transmitting a broadcast signal including the signal frame. The broadcast signal further includes a signaling table having access information of the broadcast data. The signaling table includes service id information for identifying the broadcast service and component information for indicating a number of components in the broadcast service. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381403 | DEVICE CONTROL IN BACKUP MEDIA-BROADCAST SYSTEM - In one aspect, an example method may be used in connection with a system including a first media-broadcast system (MBS) and a second MBS, wherein the first MBS includes a first automation-system and a first device, wherein the first automation-system transmits, to the first device, a first instruction configured to control operation of the first device, and wherein the second MBS includes a second automation-system and a second device. The method incudes: receiving, by a computing device, from the first automation-system, the first instruction; and responsive to receiving the first instruction, transmitting, by the computing device, to the second automation-system, a second instruction configured to cause the second automation-system to transmit to the second device, the first instruction, thereby controlling operation of the second device. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381404 | DEVICE CONTROL IN BACKUP MEDIA-BROADCAST SYSTEM - In one aspect, an example method may be used in connection with a system including a first media-broadcast system (MBS) and a second MBS, wherein the first MBS includes a first automation-system and a first device, and wherein the second MBS includes a second automation-system and a second device. The method includes: receiving, by the second automation-system, first output generated by the first automation-system to control operation of the first device; using, by the second automation-system, the received first-output to control operation of the second device; receiving, by the second automation-system, a traffic schedule; using, by the second automation-system, the received traffic schedule to generate second output; determining, by the second automation system, that a trigger event occurred; and responsive to determining that the trigger event occurred, switching, by the second automation-system, from using the received first-output to using the generated second-output, to control operation of the second device. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381405 | TECHNOLOGIES FOR SELECTIVE CONTENT LICENSING AND SECURE PLAYBACK - Technologies for selectively licensing segments of source content are described. In some embodiments the technologies enable a user of a client device to select, license, and use one or more segments of source content, without the need to obtain a license to the source content as a whole. Systems, methods, and computer readable media utilizing such technologies are also described. In some embodiments, the technologies can enable digital rights management or other restrictions imposed on a content segment to be enforced, even when the content segment is incorporated into diverse content such as a content mashup. The technologies may also enable independent tracking of information regarding the use and/or payback of content segments, even when such segments are included in diverse content. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381406 | AUTHENTICATED CONTENT DISCOVERY - Embodiments are disclosed herein that relate to facilitating the discovery of authenticated content from a variety of sources. One embodiment provides a method comprising receiving a plurality of authentication tokens from the media presentation device, where each of the plurality of authentication tokens represents an established authenticated relationship between a user and a corresponding content source. The method further comprises receiving a request from the media presentation device for an electronic programming guide and sending the electronic programming guide to the media presentation device, where the electronic programming guide comprises a listing of content from a plurality of content sources corresponding to the plurality of authentication tokens. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381407 | MEDIA CONTENT INGESTION - A content ingestion system and method allows a single pitch of media content and associated metadata to be provided by a content provider and processed into appropriate packages for different content distribution services or delivery platforms. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381408 | CUSTOMIZED MEDIA STREAMS - A method includes receiving, at a server, first information provided by a user that identifies a set of people to be monitored. The method includes accessing, at the server, second information associated with a plurality of media streams including a broadcast media stream and a non-broadcast media stream. The second information identifies particular people associated with individual media streams of the plurality of media streams. The method includes generating, at the server, a customized media stream based on a comparison of the first information and the second information. The customized media stream includes media content related to the set of people, where the media content includes at least a portion of the non-broadcast media stream. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381409 | SYSTEM FOR MEDIA PROGRAM MANAGEMENT - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a communication device having a controller to capture an image, and transmit the image to a system. The system can be operable to determine that the image corresponds to a media program, identify metadata associated with the media program, and transmit the metadata to a set-top box operable to display program information according to the metadata. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381410 | Mutimedia and Multichannel Information System - The invention relates to a multimedia and multichannel information system for an interactive distribution of at least one real-time video input of a live event taking place in an auditorium. The system comprises a central unit and a plurality of remote units located in the auditorium. At least one of the plurality of remote units is connected to the central unit by means of a bi-directional transmission network for interactive communications between the remote units and the central unit, the at least one remote unit is provided with at least an interface and with audio/video, data and graphic accelerators disposed on a multimedia microprocessor housed in the remote units. The at least one remote unit is equipped with a touch screen display and is configured to display the at least one real-time video input of the live event taking place in the auditorium. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381411 | ADJUSTING MEDIA AVAILABILITY VIA A CONTENT CONSUMPTION ACTIVITY DASHBOARD - Systems and methods are described for enabling a user to bias the type of media content made available to a user account through a localized content dashboard. In one implementation, a method for adjusting media content availability associated with a user account configured to receive media content from a server system over a network, includes displaying on a content playback system a localized content dashboard, including: a summary of attributes of media content accessed by the user account, where the summary of the attributes is based on metadata associated with the accessed media content; and controls for biasing the attributes of media content delivered to the user account. The content playback system receives data corresponding to user input actuating one of the controls; and in response to receiving the data, transmits over the network to the server system data associated with the media content attribute biased by the user input. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381412 | USER CENTRIC ADAPTATION OF VEHICLE ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM USER INTERFACES - A vehicle entertainment system includes a video display unit and a user interface (UI) control processor. The UI control processor is configured to receive passenger attributes sensed from the passenger operating the video display unit, generate a passenger metric that characterizes the passenger based on the attribute, and control a UI of the video display unit based on the passenger metric. The passenger metric may be a passenger demographic metric determined based on facial features of the passenger. The passenger demographic metric may be a passenger emotion metric, a passenger attentiveness metric, a passenger UI operational effectiveness metric, a passenger biometric feature metric, etc. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381413 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF TRANSMITTING MEDIA DATA RELATED INFORMATION IN MULTIMEDIA TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - A method for transmitting media data-related information at a transmitting entity in a multimedia transmission system including at least one intermediate node is provided. The method includes generating information of traffic, which corresponds to at least one media data configuring a multimedia service, for each valid time period, and transmitting the media data-related information comprising the information of traffic to a receiving entity through the at least one intermediate node. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381414 | POWER SAVING AUDIO-VIDEO PLAYBACK - A communications device, a communications system, a method, and a computer readable storage device having a non-transitory computer program stored thereon, are disclosed. All of these are directed to reducing power consumption associated with processing of audio-video (AV) content, such as streaming video. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381415 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR STIMULATING SENSES OF USERS OF A MEDIA GUIDANCE APPLICATION - Methods and systems for a media guidance application that may stimulate the senses of users. The media guidance application may determine a preferred biometric state associated with a media asset, determine a current biometric measurement of a user, cross-reference the preferred biometric state in a database to determine a difference in sensory stimulation between the current biometric state of the user and the preferred biometric state, and cause the user to be stimulated to account for the difference. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381416 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING PERSONALIZED CONTENT - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, receiving reaction information from one or more sensors located at a second location that is representative of a reaction by a second user at the second location to the presentation of the personalized content, analyzing the reaction information to determine a response based at least in part on trait information associated with different first users, selecting a second portion of the recorded segments based on a comparison of the determined response with a context identified for each of received recorded segments, and adjusting personalized content to include the selected second portion of the recorded segments. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381417 | INTELLIGENT RECORDING OF FAVORITE VIDEO CONTENT USING A VIDEO SERVICES RECEIVER - A video services receiver and related operating methods are presented here. The video services receiver is configured to maintain a database that indicates a viewing pattern for a user of the video services receiver. The video services receiver is configured to detect a condition that is inconsistent with the maintained viewing pattern for the user. In response to the detection of an inconsistent condition, the video services receiver records a designated program event included in the viewing pattern for the user, wherein the recording addresses the detected condition. In some scenarios, the receiver buffers the designated program event to allow the user to view the entirety of the buffered program event. In other scenarios, the receiver records the designated program event and sends a notification to the user when the receiver determines that the user is absent or is not viewing any programming from the receiver. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381418 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING VIEWER INTEREST IN CONTENT AND ADVERTISEMENTS - A method for assessing viewer interest in content and advertisements may include receiving an indication regarding a content playback mode change (e.g., a change from a skip or fast-forward mode to a pause or rewind mode) occurring during playing of a media content segment such as a television program or movie. The method then proceeds to associate the playback mode change with a sub-segment of the television program, such as an advertisement or commercial, and a level of interest of a user in the advertisement or commercial is determined based on the associated content playback mode change. An item, such as an advertisement or promotional offer can be selected to be presented to the user based on the determined level of interest of the user in the advertisement or commercial. Systems for assessing viewer interest in content and advertisements include devices and components configured to perform or enable such methods. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381419 | SEGMENTATION OF A VIDEO BASED ON USER ENGAGEMENT IN RESPECTIVE SEGMENTS OF THE VIDEO - Systems and methods for segmenting a video based on user engagement in respective segments of the video are presented. In one or more aspects, a system is provided that includes an engagement component configured to receive information regarding respective engagement of a plurality of users in connection with respective segments of a video. The system further includes an analysis component configured to analyze the information and calculate user engagement scores for the respective video segments, wherein the user engagement scores reflect level of the plurality of users' interest regarding the respective video segments, and an identification component configured to identify a subset of the video segments associated with relatively higher user engagement scores in comparison to other video segments. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381420 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC FORMATTING OF IMAGES FOR MEDIA ASSETS BASED ON PREVALANCE - Control circuitry may identify an image corresponding to a media asset, where the image comprises a plurality of portions, and where each portion of the plurality of portions comprises a respective entity. The image identified by control circuitry may include several portions, where each portion includes a respective entity. Control circuitry may determine an identity of each respective entity in each respective portion of the plurality of portions. Control circuitry may then access a database to determine a level of prevalence of each identity in the media asset. Based on these identifications, control circuitry may determine which respective entity corresponds to a highest level of prevalence (e.g., with respect to the other entities), and may generate for display a respective portion comprising the respective entity that corresponds to the highest level of prevalence. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381421 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A USER-DEFINED EXPERIENCE - In one embodiment, a method is provided. The method includes using a processor to receive pre-defined rules related to one or more desired characteristics of available digital content. The pre-defined rules indicate user preferences for receiving the available digital content with a personal computing device. The method further includes using a processor to determine current operating conditions corresponding to the pre-defined rules and to identify the one or more desired characteristics of available digital content based on the pre-defined rules and the current operating conditions. The method also includes using a processor to identify a data channel from one or more data channels. The identified data channel is configured to receive the available digital content from a content delivery system based on the pre-defined rules and the current operating conditions. The method also includes using the processor to receive digital content with the personal computing device via the identified data channel, where the received digital content includes the one or more desired characteristics. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381422 | USER-SELECTED MEDIA CONTENT BLOCKING - Presented herein is a method of blocking user-selected media content, such as, for example, audio and/or video content. In the method, at least one media content stream is presented to a user, wherein the at least one media content stream includes multiple showings of an identifiable contiguous segment of media content. One example of such a segment may be a commercial or advertisement. While presenting a current showing of the segment of media content to the user, a command is received from a user to block the segment of media content from presentation to the user. In response to receiving the command, information identifying the segment of media content is generated. The at least one media content stream is analyzed using the information to detect subsequent showings of the segment of media content. Presentation of at least one of the subsequent showings of the segment of media content is prevented when detected in the at least one media content stream. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381423 | Video Presentation Device - A video presentation device is disclosed. The video presentation device comprises an electronic module including a microcontroller and a memory adapted for storing digital content, a communication link adapted to communicatively couple the electronic module with a host server, to receive multimedia digital content from the host server upon command from the host server, and a video display for playing the multimedia digital content upon command of the electronic module. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381424 | ENABLING COMMUNICATION CONNECTIONS RELATED TO RECEIVED CONTENT - A content receiver determines that a communication connection recipient identifier is associated with content received from a content provider. An associated communication device is identified by the content receiver. The content receiver then signals the communication device to initiate a communication connections utilizing the communication identifier. In some implementations, the content receiver may provide a user with a notification and may signal the communication device after receiving a responses to the notification. In one or more implementations, the communication connection recipient identifiers may be telephone numbers, the communication devices may be telecommunication devices, and the communication connections may be telephone connections. The content receiver may determine that a communication connection recipient identifier is associated with content based on analysis of metadata that accompanies or that otherwise corresponds to the received content or by audio and/or image recognition performed on the content. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381425 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SIGNAL IN MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM - A method of operating a transmitting apparatus in a multimedia system is provided. The method includes transmitting a data unit of a multimedia service including event information related to an event, wherein the event includes notification to an application, the notification indicating that an action is to be taken. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381426 | Television Display - Display features of an interactive user interface for a TV environment allow a user to interact with objects and/or information within a display space. In an embodiment, an interactive user interface is provided for a television display, having a display space including a data content region and a video data display region, wherein the data content region includes a plurality of user selectable entities each representing a viewable content item, wherein at least one viewable content item is part of a group of viewable content items, and wherein in response to a user command to perform recording of a selected viewable content item, a menu is displayed to the user including an option to record only the selected viewable content item and an option to record the group of viewable content items. The group of viewable content items is recorded in response to a user command to select the option to record the group of viewable content items. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381427 | BROADCASTER TOOLS FOR INTERACTIVE SHOPPING INTERFACES - Disclosed are various embodiments of broadcaster tools configured to manage interactive shopping interfaces presented in connection with a live video stream. A sequence of items scheduled to be featured within a live video stream is obtained. A user interface that facilitates editing the sequence of items is rendered. An edit to the sequence of items is received via the user interface. Item information transmitted to clients consuming the live video stream is modified based at least in part on the edit. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381428 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACQUIRING, CATEGORIZING AND DELIVERING MEDIA IN INTERACTIVE MEDIA GUIDANCE APPLICATIONS - Systems and methods are discussed for providing guidance for Internet-delivered media. In some embodiments, information on available media on the Internet is gathered. The information is associated with existing media guidance data. The associations enable a media guidance application to identify relevant online media and to display listings in a user-friendly way. A user interface for an online media guidance application is also provided. The user interface allows a user to narrow down the large amount of Internet-delivered media in a systematic way according to criteria that interests a user. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381429 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING ENHANCED ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDE WITH PERSONALIZED SELECTION OF BROADCAST CONTENT USING AFFINITIES DATA AND USER PREFERENCES - Apparatuses and methods are provided to inform a user of a broadcast stream, which has multiple, concurrently received channels of program content, about recommendations of a subset of the content currently playing across the available channels or to be played within a selected future time period. The subset of content is selected based on user preferences and system data (e.g., program topic and channel affinities among the broadcast content and channels) to recommend a more diverse subset of content than would be discovered if only user preferences were employed to make the selection of recommended content. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381430 | Method and Apparatus for Band Separation for Multiband Communication Systems - Aspects of a method and apparatus for band separation for multiband communication systems are provided. One or more circuits for use in a transceiver may comprise a triplexer and a leakage processing module. The triplexer may comprise a first port, a Multimedia Over Coaxial Alliance (MoCA) port, a television upstream port, and a television downstream port. The leakage processing module may comprise a television downstream input port, a cable television downstream output port, a MoCA port, and a cable television upstream port. The leakage processing module may be operable to (1) process a MoCA signal to generate a first compensation signal; (2) process a cable upstream signal to generate a second compensation signal; (3) process a filtered signal based at least in part on the first and second compensation signals; and (4) output the processed filtered signal via the cable television downstream output port of said leakage processing module. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381431 | MULTICAST VIDEO PROGRAM SWITCHING ARCHITECTURE - Multicast video program switching architecture. In one embodiment, a user makes a request for service. A controller determines whether the channel is currently broadcast. When the channel is currently broadcast, redirect the user to an address of the channel. When the channel is not currently broadcast, query a storage apparatus to find a currently broadcast channel that has no current viewership, send, a request to a multicast network address translation (MNAT) router comprising a multicast address of the currently broadcast channel and an identifier of the requested channel to modify MNAT settings on the MNAT router and redirect the user to the multicast address, the multicast address associated with the requested channel. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381432 | Advertisement Detection System And Method Based On Fingerprints - The present invention relates to an advertisement detection system based on fingerprints, and provides an advertisement detection systems based on fingerprints, including a content stream storage unit for storing broadcast content in real time, a section selection unit for selecting a reference section and a test section from broadcast content stored by the content stream storage unit, a fingerprint extraction unit for extracting fingerprints from the reference section and the test section selected by the section selection unit using one or more methods, a fingerprint matching unit for comparing the fingerprints from the test section and the reference section, extracted by the fingerprint extraction unit, with each other and then performing matching between the fingerprints, an advertisement section determination unit for determining advertisement segments from the test section based on results of the matching performed by the fingerprint matching. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381433 | INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION DEVICE, INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information distribution device of the present disclosure includes: an analysis unit configured to extract a keyword and a reproduction time of the keyword from a text related to content; an advertisement DB (Data Base) configured to store advertisement information in association to one of a plurality of advertisement categories; a determination unit configured to determine a category, from the plurality of advertisement categories, for the keyword; a generation unit configured to extract, from the advertisement DB, advertisement information corresponding to the category determined by the determination unit and configured to generate information content in conjunction with the content such that the extracted advertisement information is reproduced at the reproduction time; and an output unit configured to output the information content. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381434 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AND ACTING ON EASTER EGGS HIDDEN IN MEDIA ASSETS - Control circuitry may identify a media object in a frame of a media asset. Control circuitry may determine a frequency at which the media object occurs in other frames associated with the media asset. Control circuitry may compare the frequency to a threshold, and may determine, based on the comparing, that the frequency equals or exceeds the threshold. Based on determining that the frequency equals or exceeds the threshold, control circuitry may perform a search of a source external to a source of the media asset, where the search comprises searching for an indication that the media object comprises an Easter egg. Control circuitry may determine whether, based on the performing of the search, the indication was found, and, based on determining that the indication was found, execute a function relating to the Easter egg. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381435 | ANNOTATION OF METADATA THROUGH CAPTURE INFRASTRUCTURE - A method, apparatus and system annotation of meta-data through a capture infrastructure are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of a client device includes applying an automatic content recognition algorithm to determine a content identifier of an audio-visual data. The client device then associates the content identifier with an advertisement data based on a semantic correlation between a meta-data of the advertisement provided by a content provider and/or the content identifier. A capture infrastructure annotates the audio-visual data with a brand name and/or a product name by comparing entries in the master database with a closed captioning data of the audio-visual data and/or through an application of an optical character recognition algorithm in the audio-visual data. The content identifier may involve a music identification, an object identification, a facial identification, and/or a voice identification. A minimal functionality including accessing a tuner and/or a stream decoder that identifies a channel and/or a content may be found in the networked media device. The networked media device may produce an audio fingerprint and/or a video fingerprint that is communicated with the capture infrastructure. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381436 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTO CONTENT RECOGNITION - System and method for automatically recognizing media contents comprise steps of capturing media content from the Internet and/or devices, extracting fingerprints from captured contents and transferring to the backend servers for identification, and backend servers processing the fingerprints and replying with identified result. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381437 | LIBRARY STREAMING OF ADAPTED INTERACTIVE MEDIA CONTENT - A data processing, computer-implemented method for library streaming of adapted interactive media content. The method includes receiving a first video content that has one or more video data files. The first video content is segmented into a plurality of time-coded sections, and each time-coded section corresponds to a section video data file that plays a key concept of the first video content. The method includes using multiple templates for multiple locations in a sequence of section video data files that are being configured for streaming, each one of the templates defining transition content layout for each one of a specific location in the sequence of section video data files. The method automatically loads transition data into each of templates for each specific one of the multiple locations in the sequence of the section video data files to generate transition content prior to or as streaming occurs. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381438 | Method and Apparatus to Dynamically Control How Often Temperature Readings are Received - A control circuit dynamically controls how often temperature readings are received from a communication device such as an RFID tag having an integral temperature sensor. The communication device can be disposed to monitor an internal temperature of, for example, a delivery container. By one approach the control circuit dynamically controls how often the temperature readings are received as a function, at least in part, of local conditions for the delivery container. By one approach the aforementioned local conditions pertain to the contents of the delivery container. Examples in these regards include a temperature-based state of the contents, a volume-based metric of the contents, and mass-based metrics of the contents. By another approach, in lieu of the foregoing or in combination therewith, the aforementioned local conditions can pertain to ambient conditions as regards the delivery container. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381439 | INDOOR ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, INDOOR ENVIRONMENT CONTROL SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An indoor environment management apparatus includes a receiver, a display controller, an operation receiver, and a control unit. The receiver is configured to receive a measurement result from a measurement device that measures data concerning an indoor environment. The display controller is configured to display, in an operation terminal of a user, an indoor environment map in which the measurement result received by the receiver is displayed on a floor plan of an indoor space. The operation receiver is configured to receive a user operation with respect to a control device that adjusts the indoor environment from the operation terminal. The control unit is configured to generate control information by which the indoor environment is changed depending on the user operation, and output the generated control information to the control device. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381440 | MOBILE MONITORING PROCESS WITH GAS SENSING TECHNOLOGY - A system and method for mobile monitoring is provided. The system may include a mobile communications unit and a plurality of global positioning system “GPS” enabled sensors each configured to wirelessly transmit geographic data, liquid level data, and gas sensing data to the mobile communications unit. The system may further include a database configured to store a location associated with the mobile communication unit, the database further configured to receive the geographic data and liquid level data from the plurality of GPS enabled sensors, the database also configured to store baseline site survey data corresponding to the locations associated with the mobile communications unit. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381441 | OPTICAL TRANSMISSION DEVICE, OPTICAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, AND OPTICAL TRANSMISSION METHOD - An optical transmission device includes: a wavelength filter configured to allow passage of an optical signal having a band; a monitor configured to monitor a wavelength of the optical signal; and a controller configured to detect, based on a monitoring result of the monitor, a change in the wavelength of the optical signal, to predict, based on the detected result, a direction of the change in the wavelength of the optical signal, and to expand a passband of the wavelength filter in the direction of the change. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381442 | OPTICAL INTERCONNECT FOR SWITCH APPLICATIONS - A switch module includes a switch integrated circuit (IC), a silicon photonics chips, and a planar lightwave circuits (PLCs). | 2016-12-29 |
20160381443 | Routing Methods for Dual Plane Switch Architectures - A method and apparatus for routing signals through a photonic switch are provided. Optical Signal-to-Noise Ratio (OSNR) requirements for signals to be concurrently routed through the switch are determined, and incoming signal routing requests are blocked when routing same would violate OSNR requirements. Blocking may occur when a maximum allowed number M of lightpaths of same wavelength would be exceeded by admitting the request. Otherwise, signals are routed along a lightpath which satisfies the OSNR requirements. Cell Extinction Ratio in conjunction with OSNR requirements can be used to determine M. Switching cells can potentially accommodate multiple lightpaths of different wavelengths, but regular switching cells may be inhibited from accommodating multiple lightpaths of same wavelength. Routing solutions which maximize both cell sharing and cell packing may be sought. Routes that violate crosstalk limitation conditions are inhibited. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381444 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PACKETIZED VIDEO OVER AN OPTICAL NETWORK - System and method for distributing IP video are described. One embodiment is a method for distributing IP video comprising transmitting an optical data stream in a designated optical band to an optical network terminal (“ONT”), wherein the optical data stream comprises a broadcast IP video signal provided as a packetized video overlay; converting the optical data stream to an electrical data stream at the ONT; and transmitting the electrical data stream to a subscriber. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381445 | EXTERNAL ATTACHMENTS FOR SPEAKERS IN SEATS - The technology described in this document is embodied in a speaker grill configured to be attached to a speaker system disposed in a portion of a vehicle seat. The speaker grill includes a base that includes perforations to allow acoustic energy from the speakers to pass through the grill, a sidewall extending from the base such that the sidewall and the base define a cavity, and a structural feature configured to allow the speaker grill to be to be attached to a substantially rigid portion of the vehicle seat. The speaker grill is attached in an acoustic path of the speaker system, and is removable from the substantially rigid portion of the vehicle seat following attachment. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381446 | AUDIO SPEAKER WITH A VOICE COIL ASSEMBLY AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SPEAKER - A speaker includes a frame, a magnetic circuit and a deflectable diaphragm. The frame supports the magnetic circuit and the deflectable diaphragm. The magnetic circuit includes a yoke, permanent magnet, top plate and a voice coil former. The voice coil former includes a voice coil wrapped around a lower portion of the perimeter. In an embodiment, an inner wall of T-Yoke forms a through hole along the height of the T-Yoke. A lead wire fixture is positioned at least partially within the through hole. The lead wire fixture includes a cable that is spliced or stripped into one or more lead wires that electrically couples with the voice coil. In an embodiment, the cable, the lead wire fixture, and the lead wires are pre-assembled or integrated into a component. This integration helps to reduce the height and width of the speaker and helps to create a more compact speaker. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381447 | Ear Bud Holder - An ear bud holder that includes a lanyard, a clasp and first and second ear bud retainers. The lanyard has first and second sections with first and second ends and the clasp has first and second members. The first and second ends are attached to the first and second members, respectively. The clasp has a closed position, in which the first and second members are connected to each other, and an open position, in which the first and second members are detached. The first and second ear bud retainers are connected to the second ends of the first and second sections and include an adjustable loop adapted for securing an ear bud. After the ear buds are secured in the adjustable loops, the two members are connected behind the user's neck to prevent the ear buds from being lost and to conveniently keep them nearby when temporarily removed by the user. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381448 | EARPHONE ASSEMBLIES WITH MAGNETS FOR ANCHORING TO A USER - Earphone assemblies with magnets are provided to anchor the assemblies to a user during use. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381449 | EARPHONE WITH CHANNEL FOR CORD MANAGEMENT - An earphone includes a housing arranged to receive a speaker, the housing having a front portion arranged to be inserted in a user's ear and a rear portion arranged to remain outside the user's ear. The rear portion has a channel formed therein which is sized to receive an earphone cord and secure it therein. The earphone may also include an earphone plug having a plug housing with a channel formed therein or a cord joint having a joint housing with a channel formed therein. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381450 | CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION WHILE USING HEADPHONES - Various systems and methods for providing contextual information to a user while the user is wearing headphones are described herein. A system for providing contextual information while wearing headphones comprises an event detector module to detect an event external and proximate to a user device, the user device communicatively coupled to headphones worn by a user, the headphones producing sound at a first volume; a notification decision module to determine whether to notify the user of the event; and a notification module to notify the user of the event based on the determination. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381451 | HEADPHONES WITH INTERACTIVE DISPLAY - A novel headphone system includes a first speaker assembly, a second speaker assembly, and an interactive visual display system. The interactive visual display system includes a display operative to output visual contents according to interaction with a user. In a more particular embodiment, the headphone system includes an external device interface that enables a user to interact with the contents displayed from the screen via an external device or via the Internet. In another embodiment, the interactive visual display system is removable from the rest of the headphone system and can optionally be installed in another compatible non-headphone device. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381452 | Stand-alone headphones with digital music player - Stand-alone headphones with a digital music player provide a complete, internalized digital music playing system with a micro-SD card slot, two LCD visual displays, and an internal memory device for the storage of audio files. A microphone and voice recognition software enable the headphones to be controlled by voice commands. A separate volume control is provided for each headphone. A Universal Service Bus (USB) port enables transfer of audio files between the memory device and any external device, as well as recharging the battery. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381453 | NECK-WEARABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITH MICROPHONE ARRAY - A wearable electronic device includes a neck-wearable housing, generally U-shaped, with an electrical connector; two in-ear earphones; two cords, with one end connected to one of the earphones and the other end connected to the connector. The two cords are mechanically connected to the housing. Points of connection of the cords to the housing are close to each other and form a dorsal node, and the two cords are mechanically connected to each other in their portions between the in-ear earphones and the dorsal node to form a suboccipital node. A microphone is placed in the housing on a front (chest) side of the user. A microphone is placed in the dorsal and/or in the suboccipital node. The microphones are used for determination of correlated and non-correlated components of audio signals. The correlated components are treated as a noise signal and the non-correlated components are a target signal. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381454 | Ear Defender With Concha Simulator - A hearing protection system with talk-through having a pair of rigid earcups enclosing a microphone, amplifier and speaker. A concha simulator, having a volume simulating that of the concha of a human ear, is acoustically coupled to the microphone, and also to the outside through an opening in the earcup. By coupling the microphone to the concha simulator, instead of directly to the outside, the acoustic response of the talk-through more accurately represents the hearing of a user. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381455 | INDEPENDENTLY CHARGE PUMPS FOR DIFFERENTIAL MICROPHONE - Systems and methods of generating independent adjustable bias voltages for a differential microphone. The microphone system includes a positive adjustable charge pump, a positive sense capacitor, a negative adjustable charge pump, a negative sense-capacitor, and a differential amplifier. The positive adjustable charge pump is configured to generate a positive bias voltage. The positive sense-capacitor is configured to generate a positive sense voltage based on acoustic pressure from a first direction and the positive bias voltage. The negative adjustable charge pump is configured to generate a negative bias voltage. The negative sense-capacitor is configured to generate a negative sense voltage based on the acoustic pressure from the first direction and the negative bias voltage. The differential amplifier is configured to receive the positive and negative sense voltages. The differential amplifier is also configured to generate a differential voltage based on the positive and negative sense voltages. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381456 | MICROPHONE WITH INTERNAL PARAMETER CALIBRATION - In one embodiment, the invention is a microphone system for adjusting the final output sensitivity of a microphone. The system includes transducers that output transducer signals. The system also includes bias circuits providing bias signals to the transducers, as well as amplifiers to receive the transducer signals and output amplified signals. The amplified signals are summed by a summer, which outputs a summed signal. A controller receives the summed signal, and is configured to obtain a desired microphone output characteristic and calculate adjustment amounts based on the characteristic. The controller modifies signals from the transducers based on the adjustment amounts. The controller then outputs a microphone signal based on the summed signal. In another embodiment, the invention provides a method for adjusting the final output sensitivity of a microphone. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381457 | SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - A signal processing system includes microphone units connected in series and a host device connected to one of the microphone units. Each of the microphone units has a microphone, a temporary storage memory, and a processing section for processing the sound picked up by the microphone. The host device has a non-volatile memory in which a sound signal processing program for the microphone units is stored. The host device transmits the sound signal processing program read from the non-volatile memory to each of the microphone units. Each of the microphone units temporarily stores the sound signal processing program in the temporary storage memory. The processing section performs a process corresponding to the sound signal processing program temporarily stored in the temporary storage memory and transmits the processed sound to the host device. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381458 | BALANCE ADJUSTMENT CONTROL METHOD FOR SOUND/ILLUMINATION DEVICES - A balance adjustment control method for sound/illumination devices comprises: allowing, by the control terminal, basic data, in which multiple pieces of sample sound data for the sound devices or human voices or sample illumination data for each illumination device are stored, to be input, the basic data including at least one piece of information among size information, open information, device information, and audience information of the performance area; extracting at least one piece of sample sound data or sample illumination data; performing at least one scheme by the control terminal; and performing at least one scheme by the control terminal, among a scheme of generating a sound balance adjustment signal for each of the sound output devices by comparing the input sound data and the sample sound data, and then transmitting the generated signal to the control device. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381459 | TECHNOLOGIES FOR LOCALIZED AUDIO ENHANCEMENT OF A THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO - Technologies for localized audio enhancement of a three-dimensional video include capturing a three-dimensional video including depth data using a three-dimensional camera of a mobile computing device and receiving a three-dimensional audio associated with the three-dimensional video using a microphone array. A user may enhance localized audio by selecting a region of the three-dimensional image from the three-dimensional video. In response, the mobile computing device generates an audio component of the three-dimensional audio corresponding to the selected region based on depth data associated with the selected region. A user may subsequently enhance the audio component by, for example, increasing the volume of the audio component or increasing the clarity of the audio component. In this way, a user may focus the audio playback on a selected portion of the three-dimensional video, which improves the user's ability to listen and understand an individual, group of individuals, or region captured in the three-dimensional video. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381460 | NOVEL DIAPHRAGM AND A HEADPHONE DRIVER MADE THEREWITH - A novel diaphragm and a headphone driver made therewith, which comprises diaphragm substrate and diamond-like carbon coating plated on the diaphragm substrate; the amorphous diamond-like carbon coating (ADLC) being made of non-crystalline diamond material, the amorphous diamond-like carbon coating (ADLC) defining a mixture of sp3-structure diamond and sp2-structure graphite carbon which can effectively enhance the details, clarity and fidelity of music based on the high hardness, excellent heat conductivity as well as treble vibration frequency up to 70 KHz, so as to satisfy the requirements of high-end market consumers. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381461 | Acoustic Driver Tensioner - An acoustic driver may have one or more flexible membranes that are configured to a predetermined tension. A flexible driver membrane can be positioned to continuously span a rigid frame. The rigid frame may have at least one suspension feature continuously applying force on the flexible driver membrane. A suspension feature can be a cantilever or enclosed spring each defined by a channel. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381462 | Speaker - A speaker is disclosed in the present disclosure. The speaker includes a vibration system including a vibrating diaphragm and a flat voice coil for driving the vibrating diaphragm; a magnetic circuit system including a first permanent magnet and a second permanent magnet, which are separated with opposite magnetic poles thereof facing each other; a magnetic gap formed between the first permanent magnet and the second permanent magnet for partially receiving the flat voice coil; and a housing for accommodating the vibrational system and the magnetic circuit system. Two magnetic poles of the first permanent magnet and two magnetic poles of the second permanent magnet are close to each other respectively, N-pole of the first permanent magnet is separated from and faces S-pole of the second permanent magnet, while S-pole of the first permanent magnet is separated from and faces N-pole of the second permanent magnet. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381463 | Speaker - A speaker includes a vibration system including a vibrating diaphragm and a flat voice coil for driving the vibrating diaphragm; a magnetic circuit system including a first magnet group, a second magnet group and a third magnet group, lined up in turn along the vibration direction of the vibration system; and a housing for accommodating the vibrational system and the magnetic circuit system. The first magnet group includes a first magnet and the second magnet with opposite magnetic poles thereof faced each other. The second magnet group includes a third magnet and a fourth magnet with N-pole of the third magnet close to S-pole of the fourth magnet. The third magnet group includes a fifth magnet and a sixth magnet with opposite magnetic poles thereof faced each other. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381464 | TWO PORT SPEAKER ACOUSTIC MODULATOR - A two-port air pump speaker that includes at least two active, phase-modulated, bi-directional shutters and an ultrasonic pumping chamber having at least two ports; a first port facing towards the listener, the forward port, and a second port facing another direction, the backward port which may be behind an acoustic baffle or inside a speaker enclosure. A two-port speaker with two active steering shutters can create continuous bi-directional airflow which leads to low distortion reproduction of low audio frequencies. The same improved design can be used also for other applications where acoustic modulation is required, especially in ultrasonic frequencies. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381465 | OFFSET CALIBRATION IN A MULTIPLE MEMBRANE MICROPHONE - A multi-membrane microphone including an audio processing circuit is disclosed. The membranes are configured to output to a plurality of amplifiers a plurality of sensing signals in response to sound. The amplifiers in turn create amplified signals by amplifying the sensing signals and introduce a plurality of offsets into the amplified signals, respectively. The audio processing circuit includes a controller that sequentially measures the offset for each amplifier a corresponding membrane is inactive and stores the offset. The controller also compensates each amplified signal by the corresponding offset during operation of the multi-membrane microphone. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381466 | MEMS Microphone - A MEMS microphone is disclosed in the present disclosure. The MEMS microphone includes a first circuit board; a second circuit board keeping a distance from the first circuit board; a frame located between the first circuit board and the second circuit board for forming a cavity cooperatively with the first circuit board and the second circuit board, the frame including a plated-through-hole; an ASIC chip located in the cavity; and an MEMS chip having a back cavity. The first circuit board is electrically connected with the second circuit board by the plated-through-hole. The frame includes a conductive layer and an insulating layer, and the conductive layer is located between an inner surface of the frame and the insulating layer. | 2016-12-29 |
20160381467 | HEARING AID COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND HEARING AID COMMUNICATION METHOD THEREOF - A hearing aid communication system and a hearing aid communication method thereof are disclosed. The hearing aid communication method includes the steps of: determining whether a sound-providing apparatus is providing a sound signal; when the sound-providing apparatus is providing a sound signal, establishing a connection with a hearing aid; receiving the sound signal from the sound-providing apparatus for transmission to the hearing aid; and when the sound-providing apparatus stops providing the sound signal, breaking the connection with the hearing aid. | 2016-12-29 |