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Космические корабли и станции, автоматические КА и методы их проектирования, бортовые комплексы управления, системы и средства жизнеобеспечения, особенности технологии производства ракетно-космических систем

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05-01-2012 дата публикации

Projection lens module of pico projector

Номер: US20120002171A1
Автор: David Tsai, Shin-Gwo Shiue
Принадлежит: Cordic Tech Co Ltd

The projection lens module contains a number of lenses, a stop, a PBS (polarizing beam splitter), and a LCoS (liquid crystal on silicon) panel. The lenses, from outside towards inside, contains a negative first lens, a positive second lens attached to the negative first lens, a negative third lens, a positive fourth lens forming a doublet structure with the negative third lens, and a positive fifth lens. The stop is positioned between the positive second lens and the negative third lens. The PBS is positioned between the positive fifth lens and the LCoS panel, and the positive fifth lens has an area larger than that of the LCoS panel. The LCoS panel is positioned behind the PBS. The projection module is able to overcome the size issue of the projection lens module, to enhance image resolution and to reduce image distortion.

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05-01-2012 дата публикации

Image processing apparatus, method and recording medium

Номер: US20120002897A1
Автор: Akira Hamada
Принадлежит: Casio Computer Co Ltd

A filter coefficient calculating unit 81 sets as a filter window a range, which contains plural coordinates including an attention coordinate “p” in an initial alpha map, and uses a pixel value Ip at a coordinate of an original image corresponding to a coordinate “p” in the filter window and a pixel value Iq at a coordinate of the original image corresponding to a coordinate “q” in the filter window to calculate a filter coefficient Kq at the coordinate “q” on a coordinate to coordinate basis in the filter window. That is, a filter coefficient set is created, which consists of filter coefficients calculated on a coordinate to coordinate basis in the filter window. A weighted-average filtering unit 83 uses the filter coefficient set to apply a weighted-average filtering operation on each pixel value in the filter window.

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14-07-2021 дата публикации

Видеостена с распределенным контроллером

Номер: RU0000205445U1

Полезная модель относится к технике связи, а именно к области цифровой обработки и обмена информацией управления, и может быть использована в качестве аппаратно-программного комплекса, способного работать в системах видео-конференц-связи (ВКС), использующих видеостены (Video Wall). Техническим результатом является расширение функциональных возможностей видеостены путем применения в ее составе распределенного контроллера. Предложена видеостена, включающая несколько смежных дисплеев, причем поверхности отображения соседних дисплеев образуют непрерывную или квазинепрерывную поверхность отображения видеостены. Видеостена содержит распределенный контроллер, включающий блок захвата цифрового потока, на вход которого поступает внешний видеосигнал, причем выход блока захвата цифрового потока связан через блок кодирования видеопотока с блоком сопряжения с IP сетью, который соединен с первым и вторым блоками управления, связанными соответственно с первым и вторым блоками памяти, при этом первый блок управления связан через блок декодирования цифрового потока с блоком трансляции цифрового потока, выход которого соединен со входом поверхности отображения видеостены. 1 ил. РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ (19) RU (11) (13) 205 445 U1 (51) МПК H04N 5/74 (2006.01) H04N 7/15 (2006.01) H04N 21/434 (2011.01) G09G 5/397 (2006.01) ФЕДЕРАЛЬНАЯ СЛУЖБА ПО ИНТЕЛЛЕКТУАЛЬНОЙ СОБСТВЕННОСТИ (12) ОПИСАНИЕ ПОЛЕЗНОЙ МОДЕЛИ К ПАТЕНТУ (52) СПК H04N 5/74 (2021.05); H04N 5/7408 (2021.05); H04N 5/7416 (2021.05); H04N 2005/7433 (2021.05); H04N 7/15 (2021.05); H04N 7/152 (2021.05) (21)(22) Заявка: 2021107194, 18.03.2021 18.03.2021 Дата регистрации: 14.07.2021 (45) Опубликовано: 14.07.2021 Бюл. № 20 2 0 5 4 4 5 R U (54) Видеостена с распределенным контроллером (57) Реферат: Полезная модель относится к технике связи, а именно к области цифровой обработки и обмена информацией управления, и может быть использована в качестве аппаратнопрограммного комплекса, способного работать в системах видео-конференц-связи (ВКС), ...

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12-01-2012 дата публикации

Method for photo editing and mobile terminal using this method

Номер: US20120007890A1
Принадлежит: LG ELECTRONICS INC

Disclosed is an image data processing method, and more particularly, to a method for photo editing and a terminal using the same method. The method of photo editing in a mobile terminal may include discernibly displaying a plurality of similar pictures with a reference picture and a compared picture, receiving an edit command for the displayed reference picture, applying the received edit command similarly to the compared picture, and displaying the execution result of the edit command for the reference picture and the compared picture at the same time.

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19-01-2012 дата публикации

Image processing device, image processing method and image processing program

Номер: US20120014619A1
Автор: Hiroaki Tobita
Принадлежит: Sony Corp

An image processing device is provided where it is possible to determine a reproduction form of preview moving images in an expression form which does not currently exist which is determining the reproduction form of the preview moving images using a comic which are elements of the base moving images in two dimensions by arranges panel images of base moving images in a comic region and determining the reproduction form of the preview moving images according to the comic panels arranged in the comic region, and it is possible to impress expressiveness.

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19-01-2012 дата публикации

Program, information storage medium, image processing device, image processing method, and data structure

Номер: US20120014658A1
Автор: Tatsuya Suzuki
Принадлежит: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc

To provide a program, an information storage medium, an image processing device, an image processing method, and a data structure capable of collaboration between replay data and a motion picture produced by an image capturing unit during a period corresponding to the replay data. A replay data obtaining unit obtains replay data for reproducing the status of execution of a program. A captured motion picture obtaining unit obtains a captured motion picture that is produced by the image capturing unit during an image capturing period including at least a part of a reproduction period in which the status of execution of the program is reproduced based on replay data. A data holding unit holds replay data and a captured motion picture so as to be correlated to each other.

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26-01-2012 дата публикации

Image capturing device, image capturing method, program, and integrated circuit

Номер: US20120019685A1
Принадлежит: Panasonic Corp

A camcorder ( 100 ), which is an example of image capturing devices, includes the following units. An imaging unit ( 110 ) captures moving pictures. An attribute information generation unit ( 120 ) generates attribute information indicating features of the moving pictures captured by the imaging unit ( 110 ). An evaluation unit ( 130 ) applies the attribute information generated by the attribute information generation unit ( 120 ) to a predetermined criterion, so as to calculate an evaluation value of the moving pictures for each predetermined time width. A still picture extraction unit ( 140 ) extracts a still picture from moving pictures in a predetermined time width, when the evaluation value calculated by the evaluation unit ( 130 ) for the predetermined time width exceeds an evaluation threshold value. A threshold value change unit ( 150 ) changes the evaluation threshold value based on at least one of person information and a composition change amount which are included in the attribute information. The person information is used for specifying a person captured in the moving pictures, and the composition change amount is an amount of change in image compositions between the moving pictures.

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26-01-2012 дата публикации

Recording successive frames of raw sensor data depicting a moving scene

Номер: US20120019694A1
Автор: Siu-Kei Tin
Принадлежит: Canon Inc

The recording of successive frames of raw sensor data depicting a moving scene is provided. The raw sensor data comprises pixel data for an image sensor having pixels arranged in correspondence to a mosaic of plural different colors in a color filter array. A first sampling mosaic pattern for sampling the pixel data at a first resolution is designated. A second sampling mosaic pattern for sampling the pixel data at a second resolution which is lower than the first resolution is designated. One of the first or the second sampling mosaic patterns is selected for a frame by applying a predetermined rule. Pixel data of the frame is sampled using the selected sampling mosaic pattern. The sampled pixel data for the frame is recorded onto a recording medium.

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26-01-2012 дата публикации

Method for operating image display apparatus

Номер: US20120019721A1
Принадлежит: LG ELECTRONICS INC

A multifunctional display device displays a first area containing a program received through a channel, a second area containing card objects, and a third area containing additional information of a downloadable applications selected in association with one of the card objects.

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26-01-2012 дата публикации

Coding method, decoding method, coding apparatus, decoding apparatus, program, and integrated circuit

Номер: US20120020414A1
Принадлежит: Chong Soon Lim, Takahiro Nishi, Youji Shibahara

A coding method includes: defining an access unit; and coding each of the pictures included in the access unit, for each access unit. The defining includes: determining a unit of coding for determining whether the pictures included in the access unit are to be uniformly coded on a per-field basis or on a per-frame basis; and determining a field type for determining whether the pictures are to be uniformly coded as top fields or bottom fields when it is determined that the pictures included in the access unit are to be coded on a per-field basis. In the coding, each of the pictures is coded for each access unit in a format determined in the determining of a unit of coding and in the determining of a field type.

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26-01-2012 дата публикации

Automatic verification system for video playback apparatus

Номер: US20120020575A1
Принадлежит: Panasonic Corp

An automatic verification system for a video playback apparatus includes: a continuous-shoot recording/storage section configured to capture a video output of the video playback apparatus continuously and store a plurality of captured images; an image comparison section configured to compare one of the plurality of stored images with one of a plurality of reference images prepared in advance; and a continuous-shoot determination control section configured to send the plurality of stored images to the image comparison section one by one and control the image comparison section.

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26-01-2012 дата публикации

Method for detecting program overlapping portion and audio/video recording device using the same

Номер: US20120020642A1
Автор: Masaki Toyokura
Принадлежит: Panasonic Corp

A data recorder records (n−1)th episode data and n-th episode data of a drama series, where n is an integer of two ore more. An audio decoder generates respective audio data of these episodes. An overlapping portion determiner extracts and compares a tail portion of the audio data of the (n−1)th episode and a head portion of the audio data of the n-th episode to detect an overlapping portion, and records an overlapping time between the (n−1)th and n-th episodes to an overlapping time storage. A recorded data editor deletes a portion of the (n−1)th episode data corresponding to the overlapping time recorded in the overlapping time storage, from a tail end of the (n−1)th episode data, and records the resulting (n−1)th episode data as (n−1)th episode edited data to the data recorder.

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02-02-2012 дата публикации

Electronic system communicating with image sensor

Номер: US20120026342A1
Принадлежит: O2Micro Inc

A system includes a serial input/output (I/O) interface, a second I/O interface and a controller. The controller is coupled to an image sensor by the serial I/O interface and is coupled to a signal processor of a computer by the second I/O interface and can transfer image data input acquired by the image sensor to the signal processor. The signal processor can process the image data input.

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02-02-2012 дата публикации

Methods and systems for control of multiple multimedia tuners

Номер: US20120027374A1
Автор: Harry Ira Lipkind
Принадлежит: Individual

A system and method for signal virtualization, such as television signals. Signal source components such as television tuners supply television signals to be converted to computer-readable signals. Recording modules receive the converted computer-readable signals for implementation as data signals. A host server receives the data signals for serving to one or more frontend session components. A storage component of the host server (e.g., a hard disk) optionally stores one or more of the data signals in respective data files corresponding to respective video programs. A playback module receives the data signals from the host server and implements the data signals as television signals to be displayed on a television monitor component.

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02-02-2012 дата публикации

Playback apparatus and program content transmitting and receiving system

Номер: US20120027377A1
Принадлежит: Sony Corp

Program content is easily selected on a playback apparatus having a plurality of program content recording locations. A video recording management server ( 11 ) manages program IDs, the video recording condition of program content on a television apparatus ( 10 ), and recording location information indicating on which server each program content is recorded, in association with each other as program management information. The television apparatus ( 10 ) displays an electronic program guide ( 100 ) in which past and future programs are displayed integrally, and displays a video recording complete mark (RM) for programs previously recorded on a user content server ( 13 ). On the other hand, when an instruction to play back program content is made in the electronic program guide ( 100 ), the television apparatus ( 10 ) receives the program content from a server designated from the video recording management server ( 11 ) to perform streaming playback. Thus, the television apparatus ( 100 ) can perform video recording and playback of program content desired by the user by means of the electronic program guide ( 100 ), without making the user specify a program content recording location.

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09-02-2012 дата публикации

Display Control Device, Display Control Method, and Program

Номер: US20120033933A1
Автор: Hirotaka Suzuki
Принадлежит: Sony Corp

The present invention relates to a display control device, a display method, and a program, whereby a new thumbnail method can be provided. A clustering unit 611 subjects each frame of a content to clustering into any cluster of a plurality of clusters, and a scene classifying unit 612 classifies, regarding each of a plurality of clusters, a frame belonging to a cluster into a scene that is a group of one or more frames that temporally continue. A thumbnail creating unit 613 creates the thumbnail of a scene, and a display control unit 614 displays the thumbnail thereof on a display device 603.

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09-02-2012 дата публикации

Video displaying system and reproducing apparatus

Номер: US20120033934A1
Автор: Nobuaki Kabuto
Принадлежит: Hitachi Consumer Electronics Co Ltd

When reproducing 3D contents, a video signal reproducing apparatus connected to a 3D display device of various 3D display schemes provides a guide display or a guide voice conformed to each of the 3D display schemes. Viewing requirements concerning the 3D display scheme of the 3D display device are transmitted to the video signal reproducing apparatus. When reproducing contents, the video signal reproducing apparatus is configured to conduct suitable guide display or voice guide on the basis of viewing requirements concerning the 3D display scheme.

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09-02-2012 дата публикации

Enhanced navigation system using digital information medium

Номер: US20120033942A1
Принадлежит: Individual

A new navigation function is added to a legacy DVD-Video. A player unit plays back recorded contents, that include video contents or AV contents and ENAV contents associated with contents (menu, chapter) of the video contents, from a DVD-Video disc. The video contents of the DVD disc are played back by a video playback engine. The ENAV contents of the DVD disc are played back by an ENAV engine. The ENAV engine controls playback of the ENAV contents and that of the video contents in combination, connection, and/or synchronism with each other according to the played-back contents of the ENAV contents.

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09-02-2012 дата публикации

Systems and methods for updating information in real time for use in a media guidance application

Номер: US20120033943A1
Принадлежит: Rovi Technologies Corp

Systems and methods are provided for updating a media guidance application with real-time media information for enhancing recording features. In particular, real-time schedule changes, actual and estimated, are provided for updating instructions for a media guidance application operation.

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09-02-2012 дата публикации

Quick Mounting System and Media With Compatibility and Access Control

Номер: US20120033947A1
Автор: Jamal Benbrahim
Принадлежит: Individual

Functionality and control of the media module using a method and apparatus for access and compatibility control is disclosed. The media module interfaces with a camera or other device to store image and audio data from the camera on memory. Access to the media module is controlled by method and system for data encryption or authentication. Encryption or authentication controls access and compatibility with particular camera, camera line, or camera manufacture. The encryption or authentication may also control access to features or functions of the media module. An authentication module comprising an input/output controller, processor and memory processes an authentication request or command to determine if the media module and camera are compatible. The processor may execute software stored on the memory to perform any type of authentication including a hash operation, symmetric key operation, or asymmetric key operation.

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16-02-2012 дата публикации

Display Apparatus, Liquid Crystal Display Apparatus, Drive Method For Display Apparatus, And Television Receiver

Номер: US20120038834A1
Принадлежит: Sharp Corp

In at least one embodiment a ripple, generated in an electric potential of data signal lines even in long-term reversal driving, is reduced and display quality is improved. In at least one example embodiment, the liquid crystal display apparatus of the present invention includes scanning signal lines and data signal lines, in which one scanning pulse is outputted to select one scanning signal line, each of the data signal lines receives data signals whose polarities are reversed per one vertical scanning period while in one horizontal scanning period, one of two data signal lines receives a data signal having a polarity and the other of the two data signal lines receives another data signal having another polarity, the two data signal lines being arranged adjacent to each other, scanning pulses are successively outputted in sets of two, and at a timing in which two scanning pulses fall, two scanning pulses rise.

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16-02-2012 дата публикации

Method and System for Remote Television Replay Control

Номер: US20120039580A1
Принадлежит: DirecTV Group Inc

A method, system, computer medium, and other embodiments for integrating unrelated web hosted services with stand-alone media-based devices are provided. Users can access and control the media-based device conveniently with a web-browser through various portals on the Internet. In one embodiment, users access the media-based device through one or more unrelated web portals, so as to control and to program the media-based device in a single web session, and to see information both stored on the media-based device and originating from third-party online sources of information and services in a single integrated presentation.

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23-02-2012 дата публикации

Imaging apparatus, method of controlling imaging apparatus, and program

Номер: US20120044399A1
Принадлежит: Sony Corp

An apparatus includes: an element that receives subject light from a subject to generate image data; a section that generates a recording image to be recorded on a recording medium from the image data when a first mode is set; a section that generates a second display image, which allows display of a live-view image, from the image data when a second mode is set, and that generates a first display image, which allows display of an image identical to the recording image, from the image data when the first mode is set; a section that sequentially displays the first display image or the second display image; a section that detects a specific state of the apparatus that obstructs recording of an imaging object onto the recording image; and a section that controls switching between the first mode and the second mode on the basis of the detection results.

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01-03-2012 дата публикации

System and Method of Scheduling an Event Related to an Advertisement

Номер: US20120054804A1
Принадлежит: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I LP

A method includes transmitting media content to a set-top box. The media content includes an advertisement having a selectable reminder indicator related to an event. The method further includes receiving an input selection related to the selectable reminder indicator from the set-top box, sending a first menu to the set-top box including at least one option to schedule a reminder associated with the event, and sending a second menu to the set-top box in response to receiving a selection of the at least one option. The second menu includes a device menu including an option to specify a device order in which to send the reminder to a plurality of devices.

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08-03-2012 дата публикации

K rate fast-forwarding and backwarding mechanism for digital videos

Номер: US20120057854A1

A K rate fast-forwarding and backwarding mechanism for digital videos comprises a video including a plurality of Group of Pictures (GOP). Each GOP has an I frame and plural P frames. The video defines a plurality of rounds at the time that the video plays at a rate. Each round contains at least one GOP. The number of the GOP included in the round is decided in accordance with a group of classified rules composed of at least one classified rule. Thereby, a group of playing rules composed of at least one playing rule is adopted to play. Thus, a complete VCR function is achieved, which concurrently attains a smooth playing operation.

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15-03-2012 дата публикации

Entry points for 3d trickplay

Номер: US20120063742A1
Принадлежит: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV

Providing entry points for 3D video data is described. An entry point unit ( 18 ) generates an entry point table by defining entry points in an incoming 3D video data stream and storing entry point addresses giving the location of the defined entry points. The video data stream comprises a multitude of sub-streams, which multitude encodes one stream of 3D video data and comprises at least one 2D sub-stream that independently encodes a 2D version of the 3D video data and at least one auxiliary sub-stream that dependently encodes part of the 3D video data. The entry points include main entry points in the 2D sub-stream and auxiliary entry points in the auxiliary sub-stream for enabling 3D trickplay of the 3D video data by retrieving and decoding nonadjacent fragments of the 2D sub-stream and retrieving and dependently decoding corresponding fragments of the auxiliary sub-stream.

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22-03-2012 дата публикации

Receivers for television signals

Номер: US20120070130A1
Принадлежит: British Sky Broadcasting Ltd

A television signals receiver for receives and stores television signals encoded at a variable data rate. Time information is generated based on the time of receipt of the signals that defines the duration of the television signals when output in decompressed form at a substantially constant data rate. The received signals are then written to a file on a hard disk 13 in received order together with the time information. The time information of signals stored in the file is monitored and old signals are deleted from the file such that the file stores signals corresponding to a predetermined period of time.

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22-03-2012 дата публикации

Dsl video service with memory manager

Номер: US20120070131A1
Автор: Bruce E. Stuckman
Принадлежит: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I LP

A digital video recorder (DVR) has a memory manager to determine a particular date and a particular video program in a download schedule for which the DVR will reach a low memory condition based on the download schedule and an amount of unoccupied memory space in the DVR. The DVR outputs a display signal to indicate the particular date and the particular video program.

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22-03-2012 дата публикации

Interactive media system and method for presenting pause-time content

Номер: US20120072956A1
Принадлежит: United Video Properties Inc

Interactive media systems and methods are provided for substituting pause-time content in place of media that has been paused. The user may pause media such as real-time media, video-on-demand media, near video-on-demand, or recorded media. If the user pauses real-time media or near video-on-demand media, the interactive media application may store the media. The interactive media application may also provide the user with the ability to rewind, resume play of, and fast-forward the media. The pause-time content may be audio or video media and may be an advertisement, trivia, program summaries or any other suitable pause-time content. The interactive media application may provide customized pause-time content specific to the user or specific to the media paused by using media data associated with the media. The interactive media application may also prevent the user from accessing features (e.g., fast-forward) of the system.

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29-03-2012 дата публикации

System and method of storing and retrieving associated information with a digital image

Номер: US20120079051A1
Автор: Leigh M. Rothschild
Принадлежит: ARIEL INVENTIONS LLC

A method and apparatus for associating metadata with an image are disclosed. The metadata associated with the image includes communication options for communicating with a party associated with the image. The communication options may include email, Short Message Service (SMS), blog, social media, video conference, Internet chat, etc. The communication options are displayed in response to selection of the image. Communication with the party associated with the image is initiated using at least one of the communication options.

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29-03-2012 дата публикации

Method and System for Configuring a Sequence of Positions of a Camera

Номер: US20120079406A1
Принадлежит: Pelco Inc

A method of configuring a camera to view a sequence of positions comprising the steps of displaying a graphical user interface, displaying a plurality of thumbnails on the graphical user interface with the plurality of thumbnails having associated respective positions of the camera and the respective thumbnails in the plurality of thumbnails providing the field of view of the camera in the respective positions, providing a workspace on the graphical user interface, enabling a user to drag and drop thumbnails to the workspace, and creating a tour for the camera based on the thumbnails in the workspace.

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05-04-2012 дата публикации

Moving image capture apparatus and moving image capture method

Номер: US20120081565A1
Автор: Yuya Fujiwara
Принадлежит: Canon Inc

A moving image capture apparatus generates a data file to record, on a recording medium, an image signal output from an imaging unit, extracts character information from the image signal to be recorded on the recording medium, sets a parameter value used for selection as a file name according to a characteristic of appearance of the character information, calculates an evaluation value from the set parameter value, and sets character information based on the calculated evaluation value as a file name of the image signal. Furthermore, the moving image capture apparatus generates a thumbnail of the file based on an image signal from which character information for which the calculated evaluation value is relatively large has been extracted.

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05-04-2012 дата публикации

Image editing apparatus, image editing method, and image editing program

Номер: US20120082437A1
Принадлежит: Panasonic Corp

The present invention provides an image editing apparatus which decreases a CPU load required for previewing a group of finished images used for continuous presentation, such as a photo movie, and reduces a processing time. The image editing apparatus includes an image obtaining unit obtaining material images; a converting unit carrying out conversion on an image, included in the material images, of which load required for playback is greater than a predetermined load reference, the conversion additionally creating a proxy image corresponding to the image and having a smaller load required for the playback; and a preview playback unit playing back, as a preview, the proxy image and material images which are included in the material images and are other than the image corresponding to the proxy image in a predetermined order.

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12-04-2012 дата публикации

Image processing unit, image processing method, and image processing program

Номер: US20120086829A1
Автор: Daisuke Hohjoh
Принадлежит: Ricoh Co Ltd

An image processing unit includes a memory unit, a comparative image generator to generate a comparative image from a non-reference image, an image divider to divide a reference image, a non-reference image, and a comparative image into image blocks of a predetermined size, a motion data calculator to calculate motion data between the reference image and comparative image, an average calculator to calculate an average of pixel output values for each image block of the reference image and the comparative image, a threshold determiner to determine a threshold for synthesis determination according to the average of pixel output values of an image block of the reference image, a synthesis determiner to determine whether or not the image blocks of the reference image and of the non-reference image are suitable for synthesis, and a ratio determiner to determine a synthesis ratio of the image blocks determined as suitable for synthesis.

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03-05-2012 дата публикации

Image capturing systems and methods utilizing customizable look management

Номер: US20120105678A1
Автор: John S. Haikin
Принадлежит: Canon Inc

An image capturing apparatus that includes an image capture unit, an interface unit, a processing unit, and a display unit, wherein the image capture unit captures an image, the memory unit stores the image, the interface unit loads one or more look transforms into the image capturing apparatus, the processing unit converts color signals of the image from values of the image capturing apparatus into an output rendering space using a device-independent color space, automatically applies the look transform(s) to the image, and generates a rendered image, which is then displayed by the display unit.

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03-05-2012 дата публикации

Electronic Apparatus and Image Processing Method

Номер: US20120106917A1
Принадлежит: Individual

According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes an anniversary setting module, an image setting module, an image extraction module, and an image extraction module. The anniversary setting module sets an input date to be an anniversary. The image setting module associates one still image of a plurality of still images with the anniversary, the associated still image being designated by a user. The image extraction module extracts still images from the plurality of still images when a present date is within a predetermined time period including the anniversary, the extracted still images being relevant to the associated still image. The image display module displays a moving picture using the associated still image and the extracted still images.

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03-05-2012 дата публикации

Interface device and data processing method

Номер: US20120106918A1
Принадлежит: Via Technologies Inc

An interface device coupled between a computer system and a display system. The interface device includes a control module. The control module receives data from the computer system, and determines whether to display the data on the display system in a projection mode or in a media rendering mode according to operation signals inputted by a user. In the projection mode, the data includes static pictures. The control module projects the static pictures onto the display system in sequence. In the media rendering mode, the data includes a video stream. The control module controls the video stream to be transmitted from the computer system to the display system and controls the playback of the video stream on the display device. When in the projection mode and when the operation signal indicates that switching to the media rendering mode is required, the media rendering mode is activated in the projection mode.

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03-05-2012 дата публикации

Time-adapted content delivery system and method

Номер: US20120110627A1
Принадлежит: Nbc Universal Inc

A system for coordinated playback of time-shifted content with time-adapted complimentary content is provided. The time-shifted content may be played back from storage media, both local and remote. Time-shifting may occur by independent playback such as from optical discs and other memory devices, as well as from user manipulation of features in a playback system based upon real-time or near real-time content distribution. The content is identified, along with timing information identifying where in the content the playback is occurring. Time-adapted complimentary content may then be selected and transmitted to the playback system. Such time-adapted content may include advertisement, product and service offerings, complimentary information, audio and/or video content, and so forth.

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10-05-2012 дата публикации

Digital photographing apparatus and control method thereof

Номер: US20120113281A1
Автор: Eun-Young Kim
Принадлежит: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

A digital photographing apparatus and a control method thereof are disclosed. The digital photographing apparatus receives a voice, recognizes the received voice, and stores the recognized voice to correspond to a face. In this way, by recognizing the voice while displaying an image, an owner of the voice can be identified and thus a face of a person which is not included in an image being captured can be displayed on a screen.

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10-05-2012 дата публикации

Image pick-up apparatus and control method thereof

Номер: US20120113282A1
Автор: Katsumasa Tanaka
Принадлежит: Canon Inc

The image pick-up apparatus has an image pick-up unit that picks up an image and outputs RAW still image data; a creation unit that creates, when the RAW still image data is picked up, a development parameter that is a parameter used in development processing of the RAW still image data; and a saving unit that saves, in a storage unit, the development parameter created when the RAW still image data is picked up as a first development parameter which can be used in development processing of the RAW still image data, and further saves, in the storage unit, a development parameter created at other time as a second development parameter which can be used in development processing of the RAW still image data, when saving the RAW still image data outputted from the image pick-up unit in the storage unit.

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10-05-2012 дата публикации

Method for aligning different photo streams

Номер: US20120114296A1
Принадлежит: Eastman Kodak Co

A method for organizing individual collections of images or videos captured for the same event by different cameras into a master collection, wherein each individual collection forms a media stream in chronological order. A processor for extracting image features for each image or video of the media stream of each collection; constructing a graph based on the extracted features to link the images or videos from the two media streams; finding on the graph at least a pair of images or videos, each from one of the two media streams, that corresponds to correlated captured content; aligning the remaining images or videos in response to the aligned pair so that the all images or videos from the two media streams are aligned over a common timeline; and producing a master stream in chronological order of the event over a common timeline by merging the aligned individual.

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10-05-2012 дата публикации

Method and system for applying content restrictions to renderers in identified network viewing areas

Номер: US20120117585A1
Принадлежит: ELOY TECHNOLOGY LLC

A media broker includes a communication interface communicatively coupling the media broker to one or more media storage devices and one or more renderers and a controller associated with the communication interface adapted to transmit a request for location information to one or more renderers, receive location information from each of the one or more renderers and determine, based upon the received location information, one or more viewing areas each comprising at least one of the one or more renderers. And then applying the media restrictions assigned to the renderers in those viewing areas, while still allowing media storage devices detected in any viewing area to record media of any rating.

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17-05-2012 дата публикации

Image playback device and display device

Номер: US20120120207A1
Принадлежит: Panasonic Corp

An image playback device includes a playback portion which plays back content data to make a video stereoscopically viewed by means of video data including first and second images for first and second view points, respectively; a setting portion which sets a playback speed for playing back the content data; and an adjuster which adjusts parallax information about parallax between the first and second images in response to the playback speed set by the setting portion.

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24-05-2012 дата публикации

Projection image area detecting device

Номер: US20120127323A1
Принадлежит: Ricoh Co Ltd

A projection image area detecting device includes a projection image area detecting unit configured to detect marker image areas in a photographed image that is obtained by photographing a projection image area including a projection image. The marker image areas include marker images that are used for identifying four corners of the projection image area. The projection image area detecting unit detects the marker image areas by identifying a color included in the marker image areas that continues to change as time passes.

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24-05-2012 дата публикации

Information processing apparatus displaying indices of video contents, information processing method and information processing program

Номер: US20120128318A1
Принадлежит: Kyocera Corp

In order to quicken switching of indices and reduce the time required for display after switching, a mobile phone includes a video content specifying portion to specify at least one video content, an index element generating portion to generate a thumbnail for a video content when accepting a generation instruction and to stop generation of the thumbnail when accepting a cancellation instruction, an index element generation requesting portion, in response to the event that a video content is specified by the video content specifying portion, to output a generation instruction including identification information identifying the specified video content to the index element generating portion, and a cancellation instructing portion to output a cancellation instruction to stop generation of the thumbnail for the already specified video content when a new video content is specified before completion of generation of the thumbnail for the already specified video content.

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31-05-2012 дата публикации

Providing multiple video perspectives of activities through a data network to a remote multimedia server for selective display by remote viewing audiences

Номер: US20120133772A1
Автор: Luis M. Ortiz
Принадлежит: Front Row Technology LLC

Multiple visual perspectives in video of private and public activities including those in public areas such as entertainment venues captured by cameras located near the activities can be transmitted over data networks to a server where video-related data is processed and recorded for selective display by authorized, remote video display devices (e.g., HDTV, set-top boxes, computers, handheld devices) in wired/wireless communication with the server. Users can be registered and authorized to access the server to provide/access video captured by cameras at activities. Wireless handheld devices can selectively retrieve video-related data captured at activities for server storage and subsequent display by video display devices. Captured video/pictures can be organized in a server based on at least one of: activity title, activity time, activity date, activity place, wireless handheld device location at time of video recording, distance from location of interest. Simultaneous display of multiple videos on a display can be synchronized.

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31-05-2012 дата публикации

Image pickup apparatus and reproduction control apparatus

Номер: US20120133791A1
Автор: Haruto Tokuyama
Принадлежит: Sony Corp

Image pickup means is capable of picking up an image at a first frame rate and a second frame rate that is higher than the first frame rate. A highlight scene is detected by detection means. When detecting the highlight scene, image pickup operation is performed at a high speed mode and an image signal at high frame rate (240 fps) is produced for a period of predetermined time. When detecting no highlight scene, image pickup operation is performed at a normal mode and an image signal at normal frame rate (60 fps) is produced. It is possible to save time and labor for performing a switchover operation of a frame rate when imaging a highlight scene. It is also possible to save power consumption and a capacity of a storage medium.

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31-05-2012 дата публикации

Image compression device, image compression method, and image compression program

Номер: US20120134601A1
Принадлежит: Renesas Electronics Corp

A high-frequency integrator acquires a first integrated value by integrating a high-frequency component of first image data. A corrector handles second image data, which is obtained when an image processor subjects the first image data to an image process affecting frequency characteristics, and acquires a second integrated value by correcting the first integrated value acquired by the high-frequency integrator in accordance with a change in the frequency characteristics that is brought about by the image process. An encoder calculates, in accordance with the second integrated value acquired by the corrector, a quantization scale for compressing the second image data acquired by the image processor to a predefined number of bytes at once, and compresses the second image data accordingly.

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31-05-2012 дата публикации

Disc player device

Номер: US20120134647A1
Принадлежит: Panasonic Corp

According to the present invention, provided is a disc player device ( 100 ) that automatically performs a user operation for playing a first play that is a title played before playing of a main part or display of a menu, faster than playing at a normal speed after the power is applied. A signal processing unit ( 15 ) is provided with a menu detection unit ( 17 ) to analyze structure of various data and detect a menu state, a main part detection unit ( 18 ) to detect playing state of a main part from the various data, and a user operation unit ( 19 ) to automatically perform a user operation for playing a title currently being played faster than playing at a normal speed until a menu state is detected by the menu detection unit ( 17 ) or a playing state of a main part is detected by the main part detection unit ( 18 ) when the signal processing unit ( 15 ) determines that a First Playback exists after the power is applied.

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07-06-2012 дата публикации

Variable Bit Video Streams for Adaptive Streaming

Номер: US20120141089A1
Автор: Neil D. Hunt
Принадлежит: Netflix Inc

One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for adapting playback bit rate in a content delivery system based on scene complexity of the video content as well as network conditions and other performance factors. A scene complexity map of the video content indicates the complexity levels of different scenes within the video content. Using the scene complexity map, a content player may download scenes of lower scene complexity levels from video streams encoded to lower bit rates to manage the bandwidth consumed to download the video content and allow for the downloading of scenes of higher complexity levels from video streams encoded to higher bit rates.

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07-06-2012 дата публикации

Information recording medium, device and method for playing back 3d images

Номер: US20120141097A1
Принадлежит: Individual

A recording medium allows random access to be performed in playing back 3D graphics. The recording medium includes a digital stream area where a digital stream including temporally-arranged GOP pairs is recorded, and a map information area where map information is recorded. The map information indicates entry addresses in one to one correspondence with entry times on a time axis of the digital stream, and each entry address shows a beginning of a corresponding GOP pair region in the digital stream area. Each GOP pair includes first-type and second-type GOPs, wherein each first-type GOP is data indicating a plain view picture set to be played back from a corresponding entry time, and each second-type GOP is data to be played back with a corresponding first-type GOP to provide a stereoscopic view. The data indicates a difference between a stereoscopic picture set and the plain view picture set.

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14-06-2012 дата публикации

Data Segment Service

Номер: US20120148215A1
Принадлежит: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS LLC

Aspects of the disclosure relate to the delivery of media content over a network. Specifically, aspects are directed to identification and/or extraction of a selected data such as a video clip from content and providing identifying information to a user to retrieve, view, and/or share the selected video clip. Aspects described herein provide the ability to identify a starting point and stopping point of a video clip on a media gateway device and generate a URL that can be used and/or shared in order to access the selected video clip. The URL may identify a stored media clip, or may contain information from which a video clip can be recreated.

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21-06-2012 дата публикации

Systems and methods for dynamic power management for use with a video display device

Номер: US20120153861A1
Принадлежит: INTERSIL AMERICAS LLC

Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and circuits for use with a system including a light emitting element (e.g., a laser diode or light emitting diode) that is driven by a current produced by a current output digital-to-analog converter (DAC), wherein the light emitting element or the DAC is powered by a supply voltage produced by a voltage supply. In accordance with an embodiment, a measure indicative of a voltage at an output of the DAC is obtained, wherein the voltage at the output of the DAC is indicative of a voltage headroom available for the DAC. The measure indicative of the voltage at the output of the DAC is compared to one or more predetermined references, and the supply voltage is controlled based on the comparison(s).

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21-06-2012 дата публикации

Detector for chemical agents

Номер: US20120154578A1
Автор: Fariborz M. Bzorgi
Принадлежит: BWXT Y 12 LLC

A chemical detection system for detecting chemicals entrained in a sample of ambient fluid. The ambient fluid may be atmospheric air, a process gas, or a liquid such as water. Some embodiments employ a plurality of chemical detection sensors and in some embodiments one or more of the chemical detection sensors have two levels of alarm conditions. A situation indicator is provided to provide alarm indications when the concentration level of chemicals exceeds a threshold amount. In some embodiments the chemical detection system includes a collection device for retaining a sample of chemicals entrained in ambient fluid. A visual imaging device may be provided to produce an electronic visual image of a scene associated with a location of the chemical detection system. Visual image data and detected chemical concentration levels may be recorded in an information storage system.

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21-06-2012 дата публикации

Methods and apparatus for presenting substitute content in an audio/video stream using text data

Номер: US20120159537A1
Принадлежит: ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC

Various embodiments of apparatus and/or methods are described for skipping, filtering and/or replacing content from an audio/video stream using text data associated with the audio/video stream. The text data is processed using location information that references a segment of the text data of the first audio/video stream to identify a location within the first audio/video stream. The location within the first audio/video stream is utilized to identify portions of the audio/video stream that are to be skipped during presentation. The portions of the audio/video stream that are to be skipped are filtered from the audio/video stream, and some of the skipped portions of the audio/video stream are replaced with substitute content. The filtered video stream, including the substitute content, is outputted for presentation to a user.

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21-06-2012 дата публикации

Set top box device, system and method for realizing internet protocol television (iptv) channel recording and playing

Номер: US20120159545A1
Автор: Lei Zhao, Peng Zhou
Принадлежит: ZTE Corp

A set top box apparatus, a system and a method for implementing Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) channel recording and playing are disclosed in the present invention. The set top box apparatus is configured to: store information of channels and playing addresses of the channels downloaded from an Electronic Program Guide (EPG) server; when receiving a channel recording and/or channel switching command of a user, acquiring a corresponding playing address according to a channel selected by the user, and acquiring a media stream of a channel program corresponding to the playing address from a media server for recording or playing; when the user needs to record and play simultaneously in a same procedure, the set top box apparatus switches the recording to be performed in a background, and set the playing to be performed in a foreground. The invention implements a humanized channel recording function.

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28-06-2012 дата публикации

Digital camera with external storage medium detector

Номер: US20120162468A1
Принадлежит: Nikon Corp

A digital camera comprises an imaging device; an internal memory; an attachment device that attaches a storage medium; a medium detector that detects whether the storage medium attached to the attachment device is a storage medium limiting overwrite; and a record control device that controls so as to store image data taken by the imaging device in the storage medium attached to the attachment device. When the medium detector detects that the storage medium attached to the attachment device is the storage medium limiting overwrite, the record control device controls so as to store data management information of the image data recorded in the storage medium limiting overwrite in the internal memory.

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28-06-2012 дата публикации

Content Reproducing Device, Content Reproducing Method, and Computer Readable Medium

Номер: US20120163765A1
Автор: Fumitoshi Mizutani
Принадлежит: Individual

An acquisition unit reads content including at least, (a) an image signal of an image frame defined by first and second directions, (b) first and second sizes showing sizes in the first and second directions, and (c) an aspect ratio of the second direction to the first direction. An inspection unit inspects whether the content includes a display area specification. A determination unit calculates a third size by multiplying the first size by the aspect ratio and determines a display area of the image frame based on an entire range in the first direction and a range of the third size from a predetermined position in the image frame in the second direction, when the display area specification is not included in the content. A controller performs control so that the display area of the image frame is displayed and a part other than the display area is not displayed.

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28-06-2012 дата публикации

Method and apparatus for displaying television programs and related text

Номер: US20120167136A1
Принадлежит: Gemstar Development LLC

A television viewer uses a PIP format for display of program related information such as television program listings from a program schedule data base in the background and moving, real time or stored video clip images of a program selected from the displayed listings in the PIP window. All the text of the background information lies outside the PIP window. In one embodiment, as the viewer selects a particular program from the display of current television program listings by means of a cursor or a code number, the corresponding program automatically appears in the PIP window.

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05-07-2012 дата публикации

System and Method for Digital Content Retrieval

Номер: US20120174167A1
Автор: Eric Walters, Richard Lang
Принадлежит: Tivo Inc

Flexibility with respect to access and enjoyment of time shifted content in a content distribution network is provided, especially with regard to content not present on a DVR. A DVR accesses a network storage device over a network for particular portions of content not available on the DVR and the network storage device provides those missing portions. The user may then rewind and playback not only already locally stored content but also that content provided by the storage device. Content can he provided through faster-than-real-time transmissions such that the content is made available to the DVR prior to it being needed for rewind functionality or playback.

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12-07-2012 дата публикации

Storage device, storage method, and computer- readable storage medium for storing video data

Номер: US20120177346A1
Автор: Yuji Kuriyama
Принадлежит: Casio Computer Co Ltd

A storage device generates low frame rate video data by frame thinning high frame rate video data input. The storage device performs image synthesis on the low frame rate video data and the high frame rate video data, for which video data input has been delayed, into two screens.

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19-07-2012 дата публикации

Moving image recording apparatus, moving image recording method, and program

Номер: US20120183272A1
Принадлежит: Canon Inc

A moving image recording apparatus includes: a reading unit configured to read at least part of a file allocation table (FAT) from a recording medium, which is attached to an attachment unit and whose files are managed by a FAT file system, onto a storage unit; a recording medium determination unit configured to determine whether the recording medium attached to the attachment unit is a write-once recording medium; a moving image recordable time calculation unit configured to calculate, if the recording medium determination unit determines that the recording medium is a write-once recording medium, moving image recordable time based on the number of free clusters in the FAT read onto the storage unit by the reading unit; and a moving image recordable time display unit configured to display the moving image recordable time calculated by the moving image recordable time calculation unit on a display unit.

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19-07-2012 дата публикации

Post processing video to identify interests based on clustered user interactions

Номер: US20120185889A1
Принадлежит: Yahoo Inc until 2017

Methods and systems for post-processing video to identify interests based on clustered user interactions are provided. A client application program running on a set-top box is provided to enable a user to interactively select a point of interest within video content being played via the set-top box. The selected points of interest of multiple users is aggregated, and clusters of the points of interest are determined. Objects associated with the clusters are determined by analyzing video segments containing the clustered points of interest. Messages related to the objects are created and sent to the relevant users that indicated selection of points of interest which correlate to the objects.

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26-07-2012 дата публикации

Performing wirelss communications in half-duplex and full-duplex modes

Номер: US20120188921A1
Автор: Shinji Hamai
Принадлежит: Panasonic Corp

In a wireless communication system including at least a plurality of wireless communication terminal apparatuses each including first and second wireless communication apparatuses, the first wireless communication apparatus includes first and second wireless communication parts. The first wireless communication part transceives digital data in a half-duplex communication mode via a first wireless communication path, and the second wireless communication part transceives digital data in a full-duplex communication mode via a second wireless communication path. A first control part controls transmission of digital data for the first and second wireless communication parts. The second wireless communication apparatus includes third and fourth wireless communication parts. The first control part controls the first and second wireless communication parts to transmit identical digital data from both of the first and second wireless communication parts when instructing the second wireless communication apparatus to transmit digital data.

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26-07-2012 дата публикации

Imaging apparatus and imaging method for taking moving image

Номер: US20120189263A1
Принадлежит: Casio Computer Co Ltd

An imaging apparatus including: an imaging section that sequentially takes images of an object; a moving image recording section that sequentially records the images of the object as a series of moving image data; an adjuster that adjusts an imaging condition for imaging the object in accordance with a change in state of the object during imaging and recording of the series of moving image data; a switching section that switches between a first recording frame rate and a second recording frame rate that is higher than the first recording frame rate; and an adjustment controller that controls adjustment of the imaging condition made by the adjuster during the recording of the moving image data at the second recording frame rate, when the switching section switches from the first recording frame rate to the second recording frame rate.

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26-07-2012 дата публикации

Imaging apparatus

Номер: US20120189264A1
Принадлежит: Panasonic Corp

An imaging apparatus includes a setting unit and a display controller configured to control the display unit. A plurality of recording modes include a first recording mode which generates heat so that the temperature in the case reaches a predetermined temperature, and a second recording mode which generates heat so that the temperature in the case cannot reach the predetermined temperature. The display controller determines the remaining recording time based on the temperature of a case, and determines whether the set-up recording mode is the first recording mode, and determines, based on a result of the determination, whether to display a remaining recording time which is determined based on the temperature in the case, on the display unit.

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26-07-2012 дата публикации

Picture-based video indexing system

Номер: US20120189268A1
Принадлежит: INMOTION IMAGERY Tech LLC

A video indexing system uses pictures representative of a recorded video program to assist a user in determining the contents of a recorded medium without having to view the program itself. The pictures preferably represent segments of the program which are spaced apart in time, enabling a relatively small number of such pictures to characterize a lengthy program, and are presented in separate windows on the screen of the same device used to display the video program. The pictures may include still or moving imagery. A viewer optionally may select a particular picture with a pointing device, to commence replay of the recorded program from that period in the program, or to recall stored audio information so as to assist in identifying the selection. The picture information may be stored on the same medium as that used to record the video program, or a different medium may be used.

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26-07-2012 дата публикации

Optical disk for high resolution and general video recording, optical disk reproduction apparatus, optical disk recording apparatus, and reproduction control information generation apparatus

Номер: US20120189278A1
Принадлежит: Panasonic Corp

A high resolution video signal is divided by video division means into a main signal and a sub signal, and the main signal and the sub signal are MPEG-encoded. The stream of the main signal and the stream of the sub signal are divided into 1 GPO or more of frames. First interleave blocks each including 1 GOP or more of the stream of the main signal and second interleave blocks each including 1 GOP or more of the stream of the sub signal are recorded on an optical disk. A high resolution reproduction apparatus reproduces both the first and second interleave blocks to obtain a high resolution video output. A non-high quality picture reproduction apparatus reproduces only the first or second interleave blocks to obtain a standard resolution video output.

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02-08-2012 дата публикации

System and method for adaptively controlling the recording of program material using a program guide

Номер: US20120198499A1
Принадлежит: Universal Electronics Inc

A system and method for displaying an electronic program guide (“EPG”), the EPG allowing for the controlling of recording functionality of an appliance and/or playing of media. The displayable EPG includes a listing of playable media from which the user may select a program of interest for recording or playing. The EPG may also include a display of prior recorded media for playing. Options may be presented to allow for a selection of a rendering device on which selected media is to be played.

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16-08-2012 дата публикации

Flat-panel optical projection apparatus

Номер: US20120207434A1
Автор: Timothy Large
Принадлежит: Microsoft Corp

A light guide of the tapered-waveguide type includes an input slab for expanding a projected image between an input end and an output end, and an output slab arranged to receive rays from the said output end, and to emit them at a point on its face that corresponds to the angle at which the ray is received. The input slab and output waveguide are matched so that all rays injected into the input end undergo the same number of reflections before leaving the output surface. With the invention, the input slab is itself tapered slightly towards the output waveguide. This means that input and output waveguides can be made the same length, in the direction of ray travel, and can therefore be folded over each other with no wasted space.

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16-08-2012 дата публикации

Apparatus, method, and medium storing a program, that reduce playback time differences when joining moving images of different formats

Номер: US20120207450A1
Автор: Araki Matsuda
Принадлежит: Canon Inc

Moving image editing device, method, and storage medium storing a program provide a smart rendering scheme to minimize the variation of playback time, even when editing moving image data that does not match the save format. The format of the moving image-data is compared with the save format. The moving image data is converted into the save format. The moving image data is sequentially joined and saved. A portion or the entirety of the moving image data itself is output if the format of the moving image data matches the save format, or the data encoded into the save format after decoding a portion or the entirety of the moving image data is output if the format of the moving image data does not match the save format. The device repeats sequential joining so that the difference in the playback time with the moving image data is minimized.

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16-08-2012 дата публикации

Content item search apparatus and method

Номер: US20120209883A1
Принадлежит: Toshiba Corp

According to one embodiment, a content item search apparatus includes an extraction unit, a storage and a presentation unit. The extraction unit extracts one or more elements corresponding to a search word from one or more content items for each of classes, based on extraction rules indicating expressions to extract the elements indicating character strings required to specify relationships between the search word and the classes. The storage stores, as expression information, the extracted elements and the search word. The presentation unit generates one or more explanatory expressions associated with the search word based on generation rules and the expression information, and presents the explanatory expressions.

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16-08-2012 дата публикации

Recording system, recording method and computer program

Номер: US20120210077A1
Принадлежит: Panasonic Corp

A recording system includes a controller configured to write content data on at least first and second storage media, in parallel with each other. If there is a period in which the content data has failed to be written on the first storage medium but has been written successfully on the second storage medium, the controller finds, on the first storage medium, a storage space, of which the size is equal to or greater than that of partial data that is the content data that has been written successfully on the second storage medium during the period, and writes recovery information on one or more storage media other than the first storage medium. The recovery information includes some pieces of information to identify the first storage medium, to specify the storage space, and to define an area on the second storage medium on which the partial data has been written.

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23-08-2012 дата публикации

Device for and a method of processing a data stream

Номер: US20120213363A1
Принадлежит: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV

A device ( 2300 ) for processing a data stream ( 1800 ), wherein the device ( 2300 ) comprises a splitting unit ( 2305 ) for splitting adjacent frames ( 1902 ) of a partially decrypted data stream ( 1900 ), the partially decrypted data stream ( 1900 ) comprising decrypted frame boundary portions ( 1901 ) between adjacent frames ( 1902 ), at the frame boundary portions ( 1901 ), a replication unit ( 2306 ) for replicating split frames ( 1902 ) a number of times in accordance with a predetermined replication rate and a connecting unit ( 2307 ) for connecting the replicated split frames ( 1902 ).

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30-08-2012 дата публикации

Image recording and playback device, and image recording and playback method

Номер: US20120218425A1
Принадлежит: Individual

An image processing device of the present invention comprises a storage section for storing first image data obtained by imaging in front of the imaging device body or using a telephoto lens, and second image data obtained by imaging behind the imaging device body or using a wide-angle lens; a movement pattern detection section for processing the first image data to detect a movement pattern of the first image represented by the first image data; a movement pattern determination section determining whether or not the movement pattern of the first image is unstable movement; and an image processing section for rewriting a part of the first image data, for which it has been determined by the movement pattern determination section that the movement pattern of the first image is unstable, using the second image data.

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30-08-2012 дата публикации

Receiving apparatus and control method thereof

Номер: US20120218476A1
Автор: Takashi Tokoro
Принадлежит: Canon Inc

There is provided a receiving apparatus. The receiving apparatus comprises, among other things, a transmitting unit that transmits a power-on command that instructs the transmitting apparatus detected by the detecting unit to turn on power when there is no connecting unit whose status signal has been changed from “unable” to “able” as a result of the determination made by the determining unit, the transmitting unit causing the determining unit to perform the determination again after transmitting the power-on command, and a control unit that, when there is a connecting unit whose status signal has been changed from “unable” to “able” as a result of the determination made by the determining unit, controls the selecting unit so as to select the connecting unit.

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30-08-2012 дата публикации

Method for checking audio interface in av system and apparatus using the same

Номер: US20120219158A1
Автор: Si-Hong Park
Принадлежит: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

A method for checking availability of audio interface between a display apparatus and an AV apparatus in an AV system, and an AV apparatus using the same are provided. The checking includes transmitting a command to check an audio interface to a second AV apparatus where an audio from a first AV apparatus is output, and receiving a result of checking the audio interface in response to the command from the second AV apparatus. Therefore, a user can recognize whether or not an audio interface has a problem in an AV system.

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06-09-2012 дата публикации

Apparatus And Methods For Dynamically Optimizing Recording Schedules

Номер: US20120224834A1
Принадлежит: ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC

In embodiments disclosed herein, television recording schedules are automatically adjusted in a digital video recording system. In at least one embodiment, the digital video recording system receives a first request to record a first program at the digital video recording system and a second recording request to record a second program at the digital video recording system. The system determines that there are insufficient resources to fulfill both the first and second recording requests. The system may set an open recording request for at least one of the first and second programs, which seeks additional scheduling data corresponding to at least one of the programs. Subsequent additional data may be received to fulfill the open recording request. In some embodiments, recording requests may be automatically rescheduled to more optimal recording times.

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06-09-2012 дата публикации

Video recording management

Номер: US20120224835A1
Принадлежит: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC

A device may estimate a probability that each video recording, of a group of video recordings, will be played back at the device during a time interval. The group of video recordings may include video recordings stored locally at the device and video recording stored at a remote location. The device may also determine whether to transfer a video recording to the remote location or retrieve a video recording from the remote location based on the estimated probabilities.

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06-09-2012 дата публикации

Method, apparatus and computer program product for standby handling in a streaming media receiver

Номер: US20120226756A1
Принадлежит: Individual

It is presented a method executed in a streaming media receiver, the streaming media receiver comprising native software and web software for executing a web application. The method comprising the steps of: receiving, in an active web application running in the web software, a message indicating that the streaming media receiver is to be put in a passive standby mode; sending, from the active web application, a message to the native software indicating when the active web application is to be reinstated; setting, from the native software, a timer with the time of when the web application is to be reinstated; setting the streaming media receiver in a passive standby mode; receiving, in the native software, a signal that the timer has expired; setting the streaming media receiver in an active standby mode; and sending, from the native software, a message to the web application that the timer has expired.

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13-09-2012 дата публикации

Digital image filtration methods

Номер: US20120229673A1
Автор: Neal Solomon
Принадлежит: Individual

A multi-functional digital imaging system is described that controls and manages digital image filtration processes. The camera CPU and DSP are used to filter digital sensor files using algorithms to correct optical and digital aberrations.

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13-09-2012 дата публикации

Method for reading content on a multimedia device, and associated device

Номер: US20120230648A1
Автор: Pierre Melia
Принадлежит: SAGEMCOM BROADBAND SAS

The invention relates to a method for reading content ( 1 ) on a multimedia device comprising a content reader, the reader also enabling the video display of the content and the navigation within the content, the content containing images I to be displayed during navigation, the method comprising, when the reader receives a navigation command given by a user, the steps in which the reader: positions (S 5 ) the reading within the content on the basis of the received command; reads only the images I and displays (S 6 ) an image I in accordance with the reading position; stops the reading of the content after said image In is displayed and continuously displays said image (S 7 ); calculates the mean time tin for positioning (S 5 ) the reading in the content and for displaying (S 6 ) the image I; waiting for a period t wait that is proportional to the mean time tin before verifying if a navigation command is still given by the user. The invention also relates to a device for implementing the method.

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20-09-2012 дата публикации

Display control device, display control method, and program

Номер: US20120236027A1
Автор: Tetsuji Ogata
Принадлежит: Sony Corp

The present invention relates to a display control device, a display control method, and a program, enabling realization of various playing display using frame images subjected to compositing processing as a motion transition image. A recording medium has recorded therein, as a series of recording frame image data, each of composited image data generated by sequentially performing image compositing processing for each input of frame image data, each of composited image data being enabled of moving image display in which a moving subject image in each frame image data is sequentially placed so as to be arrayed in a predetermined direction, with each recording frame image data being playable. In accordance with operation of an operation input unit such as a touch panel, a frame position to be played is determined out of the series of recording frame image data, and playing of the recording frame image data at the determined frame position is executed. Thus, a scene which the user desires to view out of the motion transition image can be easily viewed.

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20-09-2012 дата публикации

Photography device, photography method, and program

Номер: US20120236163A1
Автор: Tomokazu Teruya
Принадлежит: Panasonic Corp

A photography device can perform a continuous shooting operation. The photography device includes: an image determination unit configured to determine whether determination values of a plurality of determination elements for images input by an image input unit are equal to or higher than determination threshold values of the plurality of determination elements; a continuous shooting stopping control unit configured to stop the continuous shooting operation if the image determination unit determines that the determination values of the determination elements are equal to or higher than the respective determination threshold values; and a determination threshold value correction unit configured to decrease the determination threshold value of the corresponding determination element if the image determination unit determines that the determination value of any of the determination elements is lower than the determination threshold value of the corresponding determination element.

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20-09-2012 дата публикации

Method and system for DVD smooth rewind

Номер: US20120237189A1
Принадлежит: Nvidia Corp

Aspects of performing smooth backwards playback in a DVD system are described. The aspects include reconstructing frame data for every frame in a set of frames of an original playback, the set of frames preceding a currently displayed frame. Further included is the utilization of at least seven frame buffers to store frame data during the reconstructing step. The reconstructed frame data is then displayed in reverse order of the original playback for the set of frames.

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20-09-2012 дата публикации

Systems and methods for managing a status change of a multimedia asset in multimedia delivery systems

Номер: US20120240145A1
Автор: Thomas Day
Принадлежит: Individual

Systems and methods are disclosed which detect a change in the status of a multimedia asset in a multimedia delivery system, and take steps to make the multimedia asset available after the status change. The multimedia asset can then be locally recorded on the user's digital video recorder (DVR) before the status changes. Alternatively, the user can be directed to an equivalent asset, for example, video-on-demand (VOD). The user may also receive a notification, which can be displayed on a TV or computer monitor or send to a remote device, for example to a mobile phone as an email or a short message. The user may be able to purchase the asset and/or initiate recording the asset. The status can be, for example, an expiration date of an asset, or a change of the source or format of an asset.

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27-09-2012 дата публикации

Convertion apparatus and convertion method

Номер: US20120242894A1
Принадлежит: Individual

A conversion apparatus and method is disclosed by which a file including data multiplexed therein can be edited or handled readily while maintaining the compatibility. A standard/independent conversion section converts a file of a standard AV multiplex format wherein video data and audio data are placed in a multiplexed state in a body into a file of an AV independent format wherein video data or audio data are placed collectively in a body. Meanwhile, an independent/standard conversion section converts a file of the AV independent formation into a file of the standard AV multiplex format.

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27-09-2012 дата публикации

Light source apparatus and image display apparatus using the same

Номер: US20120242912A1
Автор: Hiroshi Kitano
Принадлежит: Panasonic Corp

A light source apparatus includes: an excitation light source including a laser light source; a first wheel that is controlled to rotate, and includes, in a part of a surface thereof to be illuminated by excitation light emitted from the excitation light source, a phosphor layer to be excited by the excitation light; a dichroic mirror that guides fluorescence emitted from the phosphor layer of the first wheel and the excitation light to an illumination optical system; and a second wheel that is controlled to rotate, and includes a dichroic filter that transmits light having a desired wavelength component of each of the fluorescence and the excitation light output from the dichroic mirror.

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27-09-2012 дата публикации

Communication control device and communication control method in audio visual device system, and television receiver

Номер: US20120246349A1
Автор: Kazumi Suga
Принадлежит: Canon Inc

A communication control device in an audio visual device system has disconnection detection unit for detecting that an audio visual device is disconnected from the audio visual device system, device detection unit for detecting an audio visual device which has not acquired a logical address according to a device type, and control unit for performing control for causing the audio visual device without a logical address to acquire a logical address, when disconnection of a audio visual device is detected by the disconnection detection unit. With this configuration, in an audio visual device system in which an upper limit is set to the number of logical addresses according to a device type, it is possible to cause an audio visual device which cannot acquire a logical address according to the device type to acquire a logical address when it is made available.

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04-10-2012 дата публикации

System for the rendering of shared digital interfaces relative to each user's point of view

Номер: US20120249591A1
Принадлежит: Qualcomm Inc

A head mounted device provides an immersive virtual or augmented reality experience for viewing data and enabling collaboration among multiple users. Rendering images in a virtual or augmented reality system may include capturing an image and spatial data with a body mounted camera and sensor array, receiving input indicating a first anchor surface, calculating parameters with respect to the body mounted camera and displaying a virtual object such that the virtual object appears anchored to the selected first anchor surface. Further rendering operations may include receiving a second input indicating a second anchor surface within the captured image that is different from the first anchor surface, calculating parameters with respect to the second anchor surface and displaying the virtual object such that the virtual object appears anchored to the selected second anchor surface and moved from the first anchor surface.

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04-10-2012 дата публикации

Image control device, image control system, and digital camera

Номер: US20120249856A1
Принадлежит: Nikon Corp

The invention is provided with: an acquisition unit that acquires, from an external machine, image data as well as time data when an image based on the image data has been displayed on the external machine; a data memory unit that stores, for each unit of the image data, the image data and the time data acquired in the acquisition unit; and a prioritization determination unit that determines, on the basis of the time data, a prioritization of the image data stored in the data memory unit.

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04-10-2012 дата публикации

Image processing apparatus

Номер: US20120249878A1
Принадлежит: Onkyo Corp

An image processing apparatus includes a resolution determining section that determines, for a selected combination of an input terminal and an output terminal, an input set resolution set for an input terminal to be a processing resolution, when an output set resolution of an output terminal is set to “Source”; and ignores the input set resolution set for the input terminal and determines the output set resolution set for the output terminal to be a processing resolution, when the output set resolution of the output terminal is set to other than “Source”.

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04-10-2012 дата публикации

Method, apparatus and system for generating media content

Номер: US20120251082A1
Принадлежит: Sony Corp, Sony Europe Ltd

A method of generating media content is described which comprises capturing still or moving image content items at a capture device and uploading the captured image content items and image content metadata indicating a time of capture of each of the image content items to a network. A playback log indicating playback times of audio content items listened to by the user of the capture device is stored. One or more of the captured image content items is correlated with one or more portions of the playback log based on the time of capture indicated by the metadata relating to the one or more captured content items and the playback times indicated by the playback log. A media output is generated as a collection of a plurality of the captured image content items stored at the network accompanied by audio content related to the portion of the playback log which is correlated with the captured image content items in the collection. In this way, a media output can be generated at a network, such as a cloud network, from user generated image content and commercial audio content which the user who captured the image content was listening to at the time the image content was captured.

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04-10-2012 дата публикации

Trick mode technique for a bandwidth limited channel

Номер: US20120251086A1
Автор: Gregory William Cook
Принадлежит: Individual

A method for transmitting frames of fast trick mode video commences by detecting whether a frame of the fast trick video constitute an I-frame, and if so, then replacing the I frame with a dummy B-frame to maintain a target bandwidth. If the frame of video trick mode data constitutes at least one of a B or P frame, then that frame and the frame(s) predicted by the at least one B or P frame is replaced with a dummy B-frame.

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04-10-2012 дата публикации

Distributed, interactive television program guide; system and method

Номер: US20120254920A1
Автор: Alan Waterman, Brian Beach
Принадлежит: Individual

In an interactive network-based personal video recording system, a user interface is provided that allows viewers to search a database of program guide information according to program title, indexed program attributes such as actor and director, and key word. Viewer interaction is by way of a remote control unit.

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11-10-2012 дата публикации

Image processing apparatus and method, recording medium, and program

Номер: US20120257118A1
Принадлежит: Sony Corp

An image processing apparatus includes: a first conversion unit configured to convert a first type of command out of commands conforming to a first standard into a first command conforming to a second standard; a second conversion unit configured to convert a second type of command out of the commands conforming to the first standard into a command that conforms to the second standard and is different from the first command; and an output unit configured to output the first command and the second command.

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18-10-2012 дата публикации

Microcomputer, system including the same, and data transfer device

Номер: US20120263429A1
Принадлежит: Renesas Electronics Corp

A microcomputer is provided, which can load data of different areas in parallel and transfer the loaded data to a storage circuit. The microcomputer includes a CPU to control a DRIs each of which loads image data of a prescribed area out of image data inputted from a camera and transfers the image data to a memory blocks, and the DRIs each of which transfers image data of respectively different area out of the image data inputted from the camera to the memory blocks. Therefore, it becomes possible to load image data of different areas in parallel and to transfer the loaded image data to the memory blocks.

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25-10-2012 дата публикации

Image processing device, image processing method and program

Номер: US20120269273A1
Принадлежит: Sony Corp

An image processing device is provided that includes an image acquisition unit that obtains video data that includes a plurality of consecutive frames, and also obtains image data that correspond to some of the frames and have a higher spatial resolution than the frames. The image processing device also includes a super resolution processing unit that uses a plurality of the frames to perform super resolution processing on the frames, and that generates super resolution images that correspond to the frames. The image processing device further includes a motion estimation unit that uses the video data to detect a motion vector between the super resolution images and an image generation unit that, based on the super resolution images corresponding to the image data and on the motion vector, generates motion compensated image data that corresponds to the frames.

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01-11-2012 дата публикации

Image apparatus, image display apparatus and image display method

Номер: US20120274780A1
Автор: Katsuya Yamamoto
Принадлежит: Ricoh Co Ltd

An image apparatus, comprising a image capture device that captures an image, a display device that displays the image, a display control block that enlarges and displays a first area, included in a first image, on the display device, a target setting block that sets an object in the first area as a target for tracking and a detecting block that detects a second area, including the object, in a second image which is specified to be displayed next on the display device in place of the first image, the display control block enlarging and displaying the second area on the display device.

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01-11-2012 дата публикации

Recording medium, playback device, system lsi, playback method, glasses, and display device for 3d images

Номер: US20120275765A1
Автор: Tomoki Ogawa, Wataru Ikeda
Принадлежит: Individual

A recording medium in which a left-view video stream and a right-view video stream are recorded in an interleaved transport stream file. The interleaved transport stream file is identified by a combination of (i) an equivalent identification number being equivalent with the file reference information and (ii) a file extension indicating that video streams are stored in the interleaved manner, the equivalent identification number. Among Extents that constitute the interleaved transport stream file, Extents constituting the left-view or right-view video stream are identified as a normal-format transport stream file by a combination of (i) the equivalent identification number being equivalent with the file reference information and (ii) a file extension indicating that video streams are stored in a normal manner.

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