Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
386232000 | Format conversion (e.g., PAL, NTSC, HD, etc.) | 17 |
20110038596 | VIDEO PROCESSING APPARATUS - Color difference signals of demodulated video are vertically filtered to be converted into 4:2:2 signals before subjected to OSD synthesis, after which those signals are once again vertically filtered as a sort of scaling to obtain the output resolution. As filtering is carried out in two stages, the frequency characteristic deteriorates. A video processor superimposes an OSD video signal on a 4:2:0 format video signal, and includes: a converting section for converting the OSD video signal into YUV signals; an OSD luminance signal scaling section for performing scaling on an OSD luminance signal included in the YUV signals; a luminance signal synthesizing section for synthesizing the scaled OSD luminance signal and the luminance signal of the 4:2:0 format video signal; an OSD color difference signal scaling section for performing scaling on OSD color difference signals included in the YUV signals; and a color difference signal synthesizing section for synthesizing the scaled OSD color difference signals and the color difference components of the 4:2:0 format video signal. | 02-17-2011 |
20110052142 | System and Method for Managing Multiple Independent Graphics Sources in an Information Handling System - An information handling system includes a video processor that provides a first video signal in a first video format; a display that receives a second video signal in a second video format; and another display that receives a third video signal in a third video format. The first, second, and third video formats are all different from each other. The information handling system also includes a mid-stream frame buffer that stores video information from the first, second, and third video signals, and a video selector coupled to the mid-stream frame buffer the video processor and the displays. The video selector converts the First video signal into the second and third video signals and couples the video processor to a selected display. | 03-03-2011 |
20110081127 | SYSTEM AND METHODOLOGY FOR UTILIZING A PORTABLE MEDIA PLAYER CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS - A low-cost portable digital video player receives proprietary compressed data from a source such as a personal video recorder (PVR), and displays the data on an integral display. A rewritable non-volatile memory of the player stores the data and a media decoder of the player transforms and decompresses the data. According to one embodiment the decoder transforms the data to a non-proprietary format, prior to storing the data. According to a second embodiment, the memory stores the data in the proprietary format, and decoder transforms and decompresses the data in response to an instruction from a user input device, and transfers the decoded data to a display. A cradle for the player provides communications to the PVR, a power supply and optionally further storage capacity. | 04-07-2011 |
20110200298 | PLAYBACK APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a playback apparatus includes a graphic unit, a central unit, and a control unit. The graphic unit is configured to generate a video signal to be outputted to a display device. The central unit is configured to decode a coded moving image data, and to execute a program in order to generate a second moving image data to be inputted to the graphic unit based on the decoded moving image data. The control unit is configured to change a frame rate of a moving image data in accordance with a capability of the central unit. | 08-18-2011 |
20110211807 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR UTILIZING A FLASH LED AS A VIDEO INDICATOR LIGHT - A method and an apparatus providing a visual indication of the occurrence of video recording operations on an electronic device. The video recording operations including recording a plurality of frames according to a number of characteristics. The method comprising providing a time interval between the recording of two consecutive frames by modifying at least one of the characteristics of the video recording operations and providing the visual indication of video recording operations during the time interval. | 09-01-2011 |
20110235991 | MOVING CONTENT BETWEEN SET TOP BOX AND END DEVICES IN HOME - A content moving device which enables providing content stored on a first user device, such as a DVR, in a first format and resolution to be provided to a second user device, such as a portable media player (PMP) in a second format and resolution. The content moving device identifies content on the first user device as candidate content which may be desired by the PMP and receives the candidate content from the DVR. The content moving device transcodes the candidate content at times independent of a request from the PMP for the content. The content moving device may provide a list of available transcoded content to the PMP for selection, and provide selected content to the PMP. The content moving device may also provide information relating to any protection schemes of the content provided to the PMP, such as DRM rights and decryption keys. The content moving device performs the often computationally intense and time consuming transcoding of user content to enable the user to move content between different user devices in a convenient manner. | 09-29-2011 |
20140064696 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A communication apparatus notifies existence of content data in a recording medium of an image processing apparatus to an external apparatus according to a request from the external apparatus. When the content data in the recording medium includes the content data having a first format, the communication apparatus notifies existence of the content data having the second format corresponding to the content data having the first format. | 03-06-2014 |
20140099068 | SYSTEM AND METHODOLOGY FOR UTILIZING A PORTABLE MEDIA PLAYER - A low-cost portable digital video player receives proprietary compressed data from a source such as a personal video recorder (PVR), and displays the data on an integral display. A rewritable non-volatile memory of the player stores the data and a media decoder of the player transforms and decompresses the data. According to one embodiment the decoder transforms the data to a non-proprietary format, prior to storing the data. According to a second embodiment, the memory stores the data in the proprietary format, and decoder transforms and decompresses the data in response to an instruction from a user input device, and transfers the decoded data to a display. A cradle for the player provides communications to the PVR, a power supply and optionally further storage capacity. | 04-10-2014 |
20140105568 | RECORDING AND REPRODUCTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A recording and reproduction device includes an image quality information acquisition component, an image quality information selector, and a converter. The image quality information acquisition component acquires, from a portable device that is configured to be connected to the recording and reproduction device and that is configured to reproduce video content, at least one set of image quality information specifying image quality that is compatible with the portable device. The image quality information selector selects image quality information from among the image quality information acquired by the image quality information acquisition component based on an attribute of transfer content selected to be transferred from the recording and reproduction device to the portable device. The converter converts the transfer content into video content such that the video content has image quality specified by the image quality information that has been selected by the image quality information selector. | 04-17-2014 |
20140205264 | VIDEO PLAYING METHOD, TERMINAL AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A video playing method including: retrieving description information associated with a requested video according to a video playing request, wherein the description information includes information describing at least one supported definition of the requested video; and detecting the current network condition, and selecting a definition matching to the current network condition to play the requested video. A video playing apparatus is further provided. By selecting a definition matching to the current network environment to play, the video playing method and apparatus would ensure the fluent playing process and improve the video watching experience of the user. | 07-24-2014 |
20140270697 | SYSTEM FOR WIRELESS VIDEO AND AUDIO CAPTURING - Certain embodiments disclosed herein provide systems and/or methods in which digital video data from a wireless audio/video receiver system is written directly into memory of a computing device for storage or manipulation in order to save time delay, cost and/or size. Therefore, certain embodiments allow for storage and/or editing of video content without requiring conversion to a standard video interface by a device separate from the wireless receiver. | 09-18-2014 |
20150104145 | ANALOG SIGNAL RECORDING SYSTEM - One embodiment of the present invention provides a signal-recording system. During operation, the system receives a wideband multi-channel radio frequency (RF) signal, which includes a plurality of single-channel RF signals modulated at different carrier frequencies. The system down-converts the received wideband multi-channel RF signal to baseband, and records the down-converted signal. | 04-16-2015 |
20160071539 | DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER AND VIDEO RECORDING AND PLAYBACK METHOD THEREOF - A digital video recorder and a video recording and playback method thereof are provided. The digital video recorder includes a first decoding module, a second decoding module, and a video processing module. The first and the second decoding modules decode a video signal into a first image signal and a second image signal. A first command signal is produced when the first image signal is correct, and a second command is produced when the second image signal is correct. The video processing module selectively outputs the first image signal or the second image signal according to the first and the second command. | 03-10-2016 |
20160100218 | METHODS FOR RECEIVING AND SENDING VIDEO TO A HANDHELD DEVICE - In one embodiment, a system includes a processor and logic integrated with and/or executable by the processor, the logic being configured to: receive a request to record a television program; receive the television program; record the television program by storing a representation of the television program; receive a request to send the representation of the television program to a handheld device; reduce a size of the representation of the television program; and send the reduced-size representation of the television program to the handheld device via a network, where the network is selected from the group consisting of: the Internet, a wireless network, a local area network, a cable television network, and a mobile telephony network, and where reducing the size of the representation of the television program is based, at least in part, on an attribute associated with the network and/or the handheld device. | 04-07-2016 |
20160191885 | SOURCE DATA ADAPTATION AND RENDERING - The invention relates to a method for source data adaptation and rendering. The method comprises receiving source data; processing the source data to determine rendering parameters; wherein the processing comprises obtaining processing-free temporal segments either by applying wide angles at periodic intervals to the source data or rendering a predetermined region of the source data; determining content characteristics of a visual frame; and utilizing content characteristics for controlling the obtained processing-free temporal segments; signaling the rendering parameters for playback; and adapting the rendering parameters to render the processing-free temporal segments from the source content. | 06-30-2016 |
20190149793 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECORDING AND STORING VIDEO | 05-16-2019 |
386233000 | Telecine | 1 |
20100329632 | VIDEO PROCESSING APPARATUS AND VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a video processing apparatus includes a decoding module, a detection module, a frame rate calculation module, and a display timing determining module. The decoding module decodes encoded moving image data including processing units each of which includes pictures for a predetermined reproduction time. The detection module detects picture group information of a reproduction target processing unit, the information indicative of the number of pictures and the ratio of progressive frame pictures to interlaced field pictures. The frame rate calculation module calculates a frame rate corresponding to a reproduced processing unit preceding the target unit based on picture group information detected when the preceding unit is decoded, if the target unit includes no timing information indicating display timing of pictures. The display timing determining module determines display timings for the pictures in the target unit based on the frame rate. | 12-30-2010 |