Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
386054000 | Audio signal | 18 |
20080199146 | STREAM REPRODUCTION APPARATUS AND STREAM REPRODUCTION METHOD - In order to accurately reproduce an operation performed by a user when debugging a data stream reproduction apparatus, a stream reproduction method according to the present invention obtains, during reproduction processing carried out by a reproduction apparatus with respect to a data stream, each time an instruction relating to the reproduction processing is input by a user, timing information indicating a timing of the reproduction processing carried out by the reproduction apparatus with respect to the data stream, and records the timing information in association with a content of the instruction, as an instruction log. The recording further includes recording, as the content of the instruction, a duration during which the instruction has lasted. | 08-21-2008 |
20080253736 | Interconnected multimedia systems with synchronized playback - One or more digital audio systems, such as a digital audio workstation, and one or more digital video systems, such as a video server, are interconnected by a computer network. A communication protocol among the systems using the computer network enables the systems to play back in synchronization. The communication protocol defines several states for connections between systems. In particular, two systems may be disconnected, connected and unlinked or connected and linked. Each system transitions through defined state changes that are caused by a sequence of commands in the communication protocol, called a play start sequence, to initiate synchronized playback. The play start sequence can be initiated by any of the linked systems. The communication protocol includes a mechanism for distributing a running time clock from the digital audio system for synchronizing with the digital video system when the digital audio system and digital video system are not both synchronized by the same video reference signal. | 10-16-2008 |
20090041422 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING VIDEO COMPOSITING IN AN INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM - An interactive video compositing device includes a chroma-key mixer, video switcher and control circuitry. The chroma-key mixer generates a composite image by combining a real-time image, such as one captured by a video recorder, with a prerecorded video image, such as a movie. The composite image includes the modified real-time image superimposed, or overlaid, onto the prerecorded image. The video switcher automatically selects either the composite image or the prerecorded image to be output to a display. The control circuitry controls the video switcher and other outputted signals based on data file information that corresponds to content of the prerecorded image or media. For example, the data files may contain information relating to the presence (or absence) of a particular character in a movie scene, thus allowing for the output and display, at appropriate times, of the real-time composite image instead of the prerecorded image. | 02-12-2009 |
20090067808 | Recording Apparatus and Method, and Recording Medium - A recording apparatus dubs content recorded in a recording medium loaded into a different apparatus connected to the recording apparatus. The apparatus includes a database storing information in which the medium and identifiers are associated with each other, the identifiers specifying already dubbed scenes among scenes that are unit data items, a media-type determining unit that determines whether the medium in the different apparatus is a predetermined type of recording medium in which the content can be recorded in a form in which a unique identifier is added to each of the scenes forming the content, and a dubbing range setting unit that sets a dubbing range by using, as a new scene to be dubbed, a scene different from the already dubbed scenes on the basis of the information when it is determined that the medium in the different apparatus is the predetermined type of recording medium. | 03-12-2009 |
20090136201 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus includes: a display control unit for displaying a story board on a display device, the story board displaying a plurality of representative images corresponding to a plurality of image clips in a reproduction order and displaying an audio lane showing a plurality of audio clips in a reproduction order in parallel to the plurality of representative images; and a change unit for changing a reproduction order of the plurality of image clips and audio clips by using the story board displayed on the display device, wherein the display control unit displays a border of the audio clip on the audio lane at one of a first predetermined position and a second predetermined position corresponding respectively to a left end and a right end of each of the plurality of representative images. | 05-28-2009 |
20090238536 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPLACEMENT OF AUDIO DATA IN RECORDED AUDIO/VIDEO STREAM - A method for replacing audio data within a recorded audio/video stream is presented. In the method, a first audio/video stream including audio data, video data, and supplemental data is stored. Location information is received which references the supplemental data to identify a location within the first audio/video stream. The location information is received in a data file separately from the first audio/video stream. Also received is an audio data segment. At least a portion of the audio data of the first audio/video stream is replaced at the identified location with the audio data segment to produce a second audio/video stream. At least a portion of the second audio/video stream is then transferred for presentation. | 09-24-2009 |
20100008640 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACQUIRING AND EDITING AUDIO DATA AND VIDEO DATA - There is provided a system for acquiring video data and audio data. In an exemplary embodiment, the system comprises a camera that is adapted to acquire video data suitable for recording on a tangible medium, the video data being representative of an image of a subject taken at an azimuth value relative to the subject, a microphone that is adapted to acquire audio data that corresponds to the video data on the tangible medium, the microphone being adapted to acquire the audio data from the azimuth value relative to the subject, and a compass that is adapted to provide data corresponding to the azimuth data, the azimuth data being stored along with the corresponding video data and audio data on the tangible medium. | 01-14-2010 |
20100008641 | Electronic apparatus, video content editing method, and program - An electronic apparatus includes a first input unit to input an image signal and a first audio signal that constitute a first video content, a second input unit to input a second audio signal different from the first audio signal, a first calculation unit to detect a face image area in which a face of a person is included from the image signal input, and calculate a face evaluation value evaluating a certainty of the face image area detected, a second calculation unit to detect a voice of the person from the first audio signal input, and calculate a voice evaluation value evaluating a volume of the voice, a setting unit to set first and second weighting factors for each image signal, and a generation unit to generate a third audio signal, and generate a second video content constituted of the third audio signal and the image signal. | 01-14-2010 |
20100021127 | DATA CONTROL APPARATUS, DATA BACKUP APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A data control apparatus includes: a separating unit for separating material data included in original video and audio files into a used portion and an unused portion, based on editing information indicating the used portion of the material data in the video and audio files, and generating first data including only the used portion and second data including only the unused portion; a connection information generation unit for generating connection information associating information about positions of the first data and the second data in the original video and audio files with information about positions of the first data and the second data on an external recording medium; and a formatting unit for arranging the first data, the second data, the connection information, and the editing information in a predetermined order, and outputting, as backup data, the first data, the second data, the connection information, and the editing information. | 01-28-2010 |
20100046908 | VIDEO EDITING SYSTEM - According to the present invention, a change point between a content portion and a non-content portion is located by finding an audio gap in given audio data. As a parameter for locating the content/non-content change point, global_gain of the AAC standard is used. Then, the content/non-content change point can be located without decoding audio data. | 02-25-2010 |
20100054694 | COMBINED VISUAL AND AUDITORY PROCESSING - A computer-implemented method includes segmenting a plurality of video frames of a sequence of video frames into a first portion that includes a selected visual object represented in the video frame and a second portion that includes a background represented in the video frame. The selected visual object is selected by using a selection envelope. | 03-04-2010 |
20100111490 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, EFFECT PROGRAM, AND CONTENT CORRECTION PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a capture module which acquires video data and audio data output from a first module to a second module, a time stamp module which respectively adds time information to the video data and audio data acquired by the capture module, an effect module which performs correction processing of at least one of the video data and audio data acquired by the capture module, and a synchronization output module which synchronizes and outputs the video data and audio data at least one of which has undergone the correction processing by the effect module to the second module based on the time information added by the time stamp module. | 05-06-2010 |
20100183280 | CREATING A NEW VIDEO PRODUCTION BY INTERCUTTING BETWEEN MULTIPLE VIDEO CLIPS - A method is proposed in which multiple video clips are temporally-aligned based on the content of their audio tracks, and then edited to create a new video production incorporating material from two or more of those video clips. | 07-22-2010 |
20100215333 | IMAGE AUDIO REPRODUCTION SYSTEM, AV AMPLIFICATION DEVICE AND PROGRAM - The present invention has a function for an image audio reproduction system so that an AV amplification device and other reproduction apparatuses which are connected via HDMI cables are not automatically powered off even when an image signal has not been inputted to an image signal display apparatus. The image audio reproduction system according to the present invention basically includes an image signal display apparatus ( | 08-26-2010 |
20100226620 | Method For Incorporating A Soundtrack Into An Edited Video-With-Audio Recording And An Audio Tag - There is provided a method for incorporating a soundtrack into an edited video-with-audio recording using a video recording apparatus. The method includes recording the video-with-audio for subsequent playback. Subsequently, at least one soundtrack is incorporated as an audio tag, the at least one soundtrack being selected from a plurality of soundtracks generated from a soundtrack creator dependent on conditions such as, for example, parameters of content of the recorded video-with-audio, user-defined characteristics for the at least one soundtrack, or a combination of both of the aforementioned conditions. Content of the video-with-audio incorporated with the selected soundtrack is reviewed. The user may edit the content of video-with-audio incorporated with the selected soundtrack by removing image frames of the video-with-audio; and rectify the selected soundtrack using the soundtrack creator such that the edited video-with-audio has a fluent soundtrack similar to the selected soundtrack. The edited video-with-audio is thus enhanced in relation to aural effects in a desired manner by the user. In another aspect, there is provided an audio tag used to generate a soundtrack in a video-with-audio using a soundtrack creator. | 09-09-2010 |
20100232758 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INBAND VARIABLE MEDIA MATURITY FILTERING - An embodiment of a method for filtering a digital media file includes receiving a selection of a first maturity level, and receiving a media content rating table including at least one media rating entry. Each media rating entry includes a location indicator indicating a predetermined portion of the digital media file and a maturity rating indicator corresponding to a maturity rating of the predetermined portion. The method further includes receiving the digital media file, and modifying at least one predetermined portion of the digital media file if the indicated maturity rating of the at least one predetermined portion is greater than the selected first maturity level to produce a first modified digital media file. | 09-16-2010 |
20100239223 | METHOD FOR GENERATING A SOUND SERIES OF PHOTOGRAPHS AND APPARATUS FOR THE GENERATING AND REPRODUCING SUCH SOUND SERIES - The present invention relates to a method for creation of a sound series of photographs. A sound series is produced by a camera and is audible to the user of the device. At various instants of the sound series, the user takes photographs to and the device records the instant when the photograph was taken. A table is created associating each photograph with the instant of the sequence when it was taken. The sound sequence terminates then ending the series of photograph takes. Then, the photographs are assembled to form a single panoramic image, a part of the panoramic image is then displayed by an animation. The panoramic image thus created, the sound sequence and the table are assembled to form a panoramic sound image. During the reproduction of the panoramic sound image, each photograph is displayed at the instant associated by the table. | 09-23-2010 |
20100278505 | MULTI-MEDIA DATA EDITING SYSTEM, METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SAME - The present disclosure provides a multi-media data editing system for editing a multi-media data. The multi-media data editing system includes a sample memory and a processor. The sample memory stores a plurality of undesired voice samples. The processor includes a voice obtaining module, a voice comparing module, and a voice editing module. The voice obtaining module is configured for obtaining an audio data from the multi-media data. The voice comparing module is configured for comparing the obtained audio data with the plurality of undesired voice samples looking for a match. The voice editing module is configured for editing the audio data during the audio data matched with undesired voice samples. The present disclosure also provides a multi-media data editing method. And the present disclosure provides an electronic device using the multi-media data editing system. | 11-04-2010 |