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| 386353000 | VIDEO PROCESSING FOR REPRODUCING (E.G., DECODING, ETC.) | 80 |
| 20130051776 | SEARCH TOOL - A method of selecting a starting image at which to start displaying an image stream comprises the iterative steps of displaying a plurality of candidate images from within the image stream for selection by a user of the closest candidate image, and displaying a plurality of candidate images from within a time range of the image stream close to the candidate image selected by the user in response to the first step. This allows very fast and effective selection of a starting image. It can be used to quickly skip advertisement break within a recorded television program. | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130071096 | Video Server and Controlling Method for Video Server - According to one embodiment, a video server reads a first type of video signal for one screen from a memory address related to a screen based on a clock pulse if first information in order to read the first type of video signal from the memory device with the first predetermined time interval and the clock pulse are received, and reads a second type of video signal for integral multiple screens from the playback controller in order to read the second type of video signal from the memory device with a changing point of the clock pulse level if the second information from the playback controller in order to read the second type of video signal from the memory device with the first predetermined time interval and the clock pulse are received. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130058634 | METHOD FOR TRANSCODING AND PLAYING BACK VIDEO FILES BASED ON GRID TECHNOLOGY IN DEVICES HAVING LIMITED COMPUTING POWER - The present disclosure relates to the production of an application for transcoding video files for devices having limited computing power by means of using a grid computing platform. The platform offers storage space for the user (making use of the distributed storage capacity of the GRID platform and its own security mechanisms) where both the original video and the transcoded video will be stored. The solution also provides the device with middleware with GRID capacities in order to achieve complete GRID integration. That means that the transcoding application could either be run directly in the terminal or in the GRID. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20120195576 | RECORDING APPARATUS, REPRODUCTION APPARATUS, AND FILE MANAGEMENT METHOD - A recording apparatus, a reproduction apparatus, and a file management method are disclosed wherein the operability in management of a large number of files recorded on a recording medium using an index file can be improved significantly further than ever. An index file is formed from a series of entries of extract information from a large number of files. Information indicative of a relationship between the files is set to the index file. The index file is used to manage a large number of files and so forth recorded on a recording medium. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20130101275 | Video Memory Having Internal Programmable Scanning Element - A data storage element, which includes an interface module configured to receive at least some image data, and includes video memory configured to store the image data, and also includes a scanning element configured to continuously scan the image data and to internally reorganize the image data stored in the video memory, wherein the image data is continuously scanned and internally reorganized prior to the image data being output from the video memory, and includes a processing unit configured to control the operation of the scanning element, and also includes a reorganizational buffer module configured to temporarily store the image data, and farther includes an output bus configured to output the image data after the image data has been internally reorganized by the scanning element. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130114944 | CHUNCK HEADER INCORPORATING BINARY FLAGS AND CORRELATED VARIABLE-LENGTH FIELDS - Playback and distribution systems and methods for multimedia files are provided. The multimedia files are encoded with flags associated with the content data of the multimedia files. Through the use of the flags, playback of the content is enhanced without significantly increasing the file size of the multimedia file. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130121670 | DEVICE FOR SECURE TRANSMISSION RECORDING AND VISUALIZATION OF AUDIOVISUAL PROGRAMS - Methods and systems are disclosed for distributing video sequences in a coded stream. The methods and systems include analyzing an original coded stream, generating at least one modified coded sub-frame, generating, based upon the analysis, a modified stream and a second stream by replacing an original coded sub-frame by the modified coded sub-frame, so that the modification from the original coded sub-frame results in a visually altered video sequence, transmitting the first and the second generated streams, and reconstructing the original stream using the modified coded sub-frame contained in the second stream. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20120294594 | AUDIO-VIDEO SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD AND AUDIO-VIDEO SYNCHRONIZATION MODULE FOR PERFORMING AUDIO-VIDEO SYNCHRONIZATION BY REFERRING TO INDICATION INFORMATION INDICATIVE OF MOTION MAGNITUDE OF CURRENT VIDEO FRAME - An audio-video synchronization method is provided for synchronizing playback of a video bitstream and playback of an audio bitstream. The video bitstream includes a plurality of video frames. The audio-video synchronization method includes: deriving an indication information and a timing information corresponding to a video current frame from the video bitstream, wherein the indication information is indicative of motion magnitude of the current video frame; and referring to the indication information, the timing information and a system clock to deal with the current video frame for synchronizing playback of the video bitstream and playback of the audio bitstream. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20110222838 | VIDEO PLAYBACK DEVICE AND VIDEO PLAYBACK METHOD - According to an embodiment, a memory creates first packet data and second packet data which are identical to the first packet data, and adds the same serial number to the first packet data and the second packet data. The first packet data is supplied to one port of a decoder through one switch unit, while the second packet data is supplied to the other port of the same decoder through the other switch unit. The decoder checks on the first packet data and the second packet data provided with the same serial number, and thereby monitors whether or not an error occurs in the first packet data and the second packet data. Then, the decoder decodes normal packet data selected from the first packet data and the second packet data, and outputs the decoded data to a video switch. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110222839 | VIDEO CONTENT PLAYBACK APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A decoding control portion of a video content playback apparatus determines, for each of the video contents, whether any delay occurs, based on an amount of delay acquired at the time when the decoding comes to an end relative to a scheduled time concerning the displaying or the decoding of a moving image stream data. The decoding control portion controls a decoding operation executed by a moving image decoding portion so that a video content with no delay is decoded in an ordinary playback mode that decodes the whole input moving image stream data, and a video content with delay is decoded in a slow playback mode that decodes the content by lowering an amount of throughput of decoding processing with per unit time than that of the ordinary playback mode or in a skipping playback mode that decodes only a part of the input moving image stream data. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20120141099 | INFORMATION REPRODUCING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INFORMATION REPRODUCING APPARATUS, CONTENT RECORDING MEDIUM, CONTROL PROGRAM, COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM - The AV data reproducing apparatus includes: (i) a reading section for reading out, from a recording medium, additional function information indicating an additional function correlated with a manipulation input; and (ii) an additional function program executing section for executing the additional function in response to the manipulation input. With this, an operation unique to the content can be carried out by executing the additional function (additional function program) indicated by the additional function information stored in the recording medium together with the AV data. This makes it possible for the AV data reproducing apparatus to carry out an operation other than an operation intrinsically corresponding to a key. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120141098 | CONTENT REPRODUCTION APPARATUS AND CONTENT PROCESSING METHOD THEREFOR - A content reproduction apparatus that adopts a content processing method includes a video processor, a video analyzer, and an audio processor for processing audio data and video data input thereto. The video analyzer analyzes video characteristics of video data such as resolutions, compressive distortions, and real frame rates. The video processor processes video data in accordance with video processing, which is determined based on analyzed video characteristics of video data. The audio processor processes audio data in accordance with audio processing, such as dynamic range compression and/or frequency component extension/enhancement, which is determined based on analyzed video characteristics of video data. Thus, it is possible to reproduce sound in an articulate manner depending on the video quality, which is either professional-level video shooting or nonprofessional-level video shooting. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20100303451 | Contents Reproduction Apparatus - A contents reproduction apparatus (e.g. an AV receiver) is connectable to various sources (e.g. audio/video devices) having audio/video contents which are related to predetermined activities (e.g. Listen, Watch, Play) and predetermined sound field options (e.g. Music, Movie, Entertainment) via a sound field table describing a plurality of sound field modes. The contents reproduction apparatus allows the user to arbitrarily select the source, the activity, and the sound field option, thus determining a desired sound field mode via the sound field table. The desired sound field mode is adopted in the signal processing performed on the output signals (e.g. audio signals) of the selected source. Thus, the user is able to select the optimum sound field mode from among various sound field modes with a simple operation without needing to carry out troublesome and complicated operations. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110110650 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REAL-TIME VIDEO PLAYBACK - The present invention relates in general to real-time video play back techniques. More specifically, various video enhancement processes are performed using dedicated processors or computational threads for specific types of videos. In an embodiment, whether to perform peaking or deblocking processes for a video is determined based on characteristics of video being displayed. Depending on the application, video display architecture based on line-buffer is provided, which helps reduce battery usage. There are other embodiments as well. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20100322598 | Search Algorithms for Using Related Decode and Display Timelines - A sequence of video images represented using multiple related timelines can be searched by identifying a first point on a first timeline associated with the sequence of video images, wherein the sequence of video images is comprised of one or more samples, determining a search range on a second timeline associated with the sequence of video images based on a positive offset and a negative offset associated with the one or more samples, and searching the second timeline based on the determined search range for a second point that corresponds to the identified first point. A display offset can be associated with each of the samples comprising the sequence of video images, wherein one or more of the display offsets can comprise a negative value. Additionally, the search range can be based on a maximum positive display offset and maximum negative display offset associated with the one or more samples. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110081132 | VIDEO PROCESSOR, VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FOR VIDEO PROCESSING, VIDEO PLAYBACK DEVICE - A video processing apparatus acquires audio-visual environment information that indicates an audio-visual environment of a viewer that views video. The audio-visual environment information includes information of a display size of the video that is being viewed, information of brightness around a display apparatus that displays the video, and information of a distance between the viewer and the display apparatus. The video processing apparatus corrects, depending on information indicated by the audio-visual environment information, a basic reduction amount to reduce a quantity of motion of the video that is being played back, and processes the video with use of a corrected reduction amount. In the case where the display size is large, in the case where it is dark around, or in the case where the distance from the viewer to the display apparatus is short, the reduction amount to reduce a motion is set to be large. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110075996 | MEDIA PLAYER AND CONTENT ID DETERMINATION METHOD - A media player according to an embodiment includes: a data retriever configured to retrieve, from data recorded on a medium from which a content is run, data including an address that indicates a recording position on the medium of the content provided by the medium; and an ID determination unit configured to determine an ID for identifying the provided content in accordance with the retrieved data in order to acquire, from an external device that stores information related to the content, the information associated with the ID and related to the provided content, by communicating the ID to the external device. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110211815 | REPRODUCTION DEVICE, REPRODUCTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR STEROSCOPIC REPRODUCTION - In performing stereoscopic view, a shift information memory stores, as a number of pixel lengths, an offset indicating how far in a right direction or a left direction to move coordinates of pixels to realize stereoscopic view. When realizing stereoscopic view, a plane shift engine moves the coordinates of image data in a graphics plane in the right direction or the left direction by the number of pixel lengths indicated by the offset. When a scale of video data targeted for stereoscopic view is changed by a basic graphics plane, a shift distance of pixel coordinates by the plane shift engine is based on a number of pixel lengths obtained by multiplying the offset by a changed scaling factor in the horizontal direction. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110019979 | PLAYBACK APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a capturing apparatus includes a capturing unit configured to capture a moving image video, a storage unit configured to store the moving image video captured by the capturing unit, an operation unit configured to include a plurality of keys used to instruct playback of the moving image video stored in the storage unit, a skip playback unit configured to play back the moving image video while skipping the moving image video at predetermined time intervals every time a predetermined operation is made on the operation unit, and a playback control unit configured to switch the time intervals skipped by the skip playback unit based on the total playback time period of the moving image video. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110026906 | RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING DATA STRUCTURE FOR MANAGING RECORDING AND REPRODUCTION OF MULTIPLE PATH DATA RECORDED THEREON AND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING METHODS AND APPARATUS - A method and apparatus for reproducing video data are discussed. According an embodiment, the apparatus includes a controller configured to receive a request of a path change, the controller configured to control the path change from a current path to the request path among the multiple reproduction paths by identifying path information in an entry point map, the path information associated with an entry point in the video data, and the entry point map having an entry point fine table including fine information of at least one entry point and an entry point coarse table including coarse information of the at least one entry point, the fine information and coarse information identifying a presentation time and an address for the at least one entry point | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110217026 | VIDEO STRUCTURING DEVICE - A video structuring device includes: character string extraction means for determining whether or not a character string is present in a frame image, and if it determines that a character string is present, generating character string position information for the character string present in a character string present frame image in which the character string is present, and outputting the character string position information, frame identifying information for identifying the character string present frame image, and the character string present frame image; video information storage means for storing frame identifying information, character string present frame image and character string position information in an index file all associated with one another; and structure information presentation means for associating character string display in the form of an image which is produced by cutting an area where the character string is present based on the character string present frame image and character string position information stored in the index file and displaying them on display means. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110013888 | INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM AND PLAYBACK DEVICE FOR PLAYING BACK 3D IMAGES - To aim to increase the use efficiency of a screen on which a subtitle is displayed together with a stereoscopic image. A video shift mode is set for each subtitle. When a stereoscopic image is played back, in accordance with the video shift mode of the subtitle, a video plane is shifted upward or downward to perform cropping processing of collecting black frames provided in the upper end and the lower end of the screen in either one of the upper end and the lower end so as to save a display region of the subtitle. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20120099843 | PLAYBACK DEVICE FOR STEREOSCOPIC VIEWING, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, AND PROGRAM - Ocular strain is reduced for the viewer by reducing extreme changes of depth value occurring at stereoscopic scene jumps, dimension switches from 2D to 3D video, and the like. A playback device includes a video plane and a depth value memory for storing depth values of a plurality of stereoscopic video frames. The depth value memory stores the depth values of a plurality of frames, at least including a destination frame, and of a starting frame. When a request to switch from 2D to 3D video or to switch scenes within 3D video is received, switch timing control or destination frame depth value adjustment is performed so as to reduce the occurrence of extreme depth value changes and provide smooth switching. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120207454 | STREAMING SERVICE AND PLAYBACK DEVICE USING SVC SERVER - Disclosed are a streaming service and a playback device using a scalable video coding (SVC) server that provides a 3-screen or n-screen service using an SVC technology. Here, n may be a number greater than 3. A streaming service and terminal playing system using an SVC server may provide a single video content by constructing a single bit stream to have various spatial resolutions and qualities such as a high-definition (HD) level, a standard definition (SD) level, an H.264 level, and the like, and various frame-rates, thereby receiving a bit stream in a receiving terminal, and restoring and playing the bit stream so as to provide an optimal service to a terminal in various network environments and having various characteristics. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120257880 | REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND REPRODUCING METHOD - A reproducing apparatus includes: a storing unit in which data is accumulated; a readout control unit that controls readout of the data from the storing unit; a cache that temporarily stores the data read out by the readout control unit; and a data transmission and reception control unit that reads out the data stored in the cache and outputs the data to an external apparatus on the basis of a data acquisition request input from the external apparatus, wherein the readout control unit reads out the data from the storing unit and outputs the data to the cache while increasing stepwise a size of the data to be read out from the storing unit from a first size, which is a minimum size set in advance, to a second size, which is a maximum size set in advance. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120082440 | CONTENT TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, CONTENT TRANSMISSION METHOD, CONTENT REPRODUCTION APPARATUS, CONTENT REPRODUCTION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND CONTENT DELIVERY SYSTEM - A content transmission apparatus includes: a retaining section adapted to retain a high-definition video image content; a reception section adapted to receive picture frame information transmitted from a content reproduction apparatus; a calculation section adapted to calculate a cutout range based on the received picture frame information; a cutout section adapted to cut out the calculated cutout range from the retained high-definition video image content; and a signaling section adapted to signal an arbitrary picture frame content configured from a result of the cutout to the content reproduction apparatus. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120328268 | System and Method For Providing a Variable Frame Rate and Adaptive Frame Skipping on a Mobile Device - A processor and method are provided for decoding a multimedia file having video and audio data streams that are configured to be played in synchronization. Frames of the video stream are decoded and played with the audio and, to compensate for saturation of the processor usage, two procedures are performed. The first procedure operates at a first periodic interval and slows down the frame rate to reduce processor usage if needed. The second procedure first attempts to speed up the video to catch up to the audio if they are out of sync and if this cannot be done in the next time interval, the decoding of a select number of frames is skipped such that the video and audio data streams are resynchronized. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20110038616 | REPRODUCTION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A REPRODUCTION APPARATUS - Provided is a playback device which enables, when playing back a recording medium having recorded thereon a digital stream and an application program, an execution result of the application to be shared among a plurality of devices. By having a Java application data writing unit | 02-17-2011 |
| 20120269496 | Associating Buffers with Temporal Sequence Presentation Data - Techniques are provided for managing Presentation Time in a digital rendering system for presentation of temporally-ordered data when the digital rendering system includes a Variable Rate Presentation capability. In one embodiment, Presentation Time is converted to Data Time, and Data Time is reported instead of Presentation Time when only one time can be reported. In another embodiment, a predetermined one of Presentation Time and Data Time is returned in response to a request for a Current Time. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20110286722 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DATA COMMUNICATION USING A BODY - A portable device for data communication using a body as a conductor to transmit data to a receiver, the portable device includes a data receiving unit to receive data, a controller unit to control processing of data to be transmitted, a current limiting circuit to limit a current of a signal corresponding to the data to be transmitted to a predetermined value, and transmitting electrodes connected to the current limiting circuit and to contact the body to transmit the signal having the current of predetermined value to the receiver. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110311208 | Portable Multimedia Playback Apparatus - A portable multimedia playback apparatus is provided. The portable multimedia playback apparatus comprises a first video processing unit, a second video processing unit, a third video processing unit, a multiplexer, and a digital-to-analog converter (DAC). The first video processing unit generates a digital video signal. The second video processing unit processes the digital video signal to generate a TV compatible signal. The third video processing unit processes the digital video signal to generate a flat panel compatible signal. The multiplexer selects one of the TV compatible signal and the flat panel compatible signal. The DAC outputs an analog video signal after converting the selected signal. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110311207 | PLAYBACK APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Hierarchically-encoded video image data and audio data associated with a predetermined encoded layer of the hierarchically-encoded video image data are received, and the audio-associated encoded layer with which the audio data is associated is specified from among a plurality of encoded layers of the hierarchically-encoded video image data. Then, the ratio of the field of view of a decoded video image of an encoded layer to be played back to the field of view of a decoded video image of the audio-associated encoded layer is calculated. A prestored audio correction amount is multiplied by the calculated ratio, and the resulting new audio correction amount is used to correct the audio data. | 12-22-2011 |
| 386354000 | Parallel decompression or decoding | 11 |
| 20130071097 | EFFICIENT VIDEO DECODING MIGRATION FOR MULTIPLE GRAPHICS PROCESSOR SYSTEMS - A method for switching decoding and rendering of a digital video stream from a first graphics processing unit (GPU) to a second GPU. The digital video stream is evaluated to determine an amount of time until a next intra-coded frame (I-frame) in the digital video stream. If the amount of time is below a threshold, decoding and rendering of the digital video stream is switched to the second GPU on the next I-frame in the digital video stream and decoding the digital video stream by the first GPU is stopped. If the amount of time is above the threshold, the digital video stream is decoded on both the first GPU and the second GPU, the rendering of the digital video stream is switched to the second GPU, and decoding the digital video stream by the first GPU is stopped. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20110200307 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO FAST FILL MEDIA PLAYERS - Methods and systems are provided to fast fill media players and buffers associated with media players. A bandwidth associated with initial startup of a media player is overloaded to rapidly fill the buffer and initiate the media player. Alternatively, multiple simultaneous data communication sessions are established with a media data source device, and the media data are concurrently received from the simultaneous sessions into the buffer or transferred of out the buffer at startup, thereby decreasing the latency associated with initiating the media player. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110008024 | RECORDING MEDIUM, PLAYBACK DEVICE, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - According to a playback device, a reading unit reads extent blocks from a recording medium. A switching unit extracts a main-view stream and a sub-view stream from the extent blocks. Each stream is stored in a different read buffer. A decoding unit reads and decodes each stream from a corresponding read buffer. A time (t) required for the decoding unit to decode all data blocks in one extent block is greater than or equal to the sum (t | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110044668 | INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM AND INFORMATION RECORDING/PLAYBACK SYSTEM - There are provided an information storage medium capable of real-time recording/playback of digital moving picture information, and a digital information recording/playback system using this medium. In a medium that records/plays back data including video data and control information, the control information (DA | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110044667 | INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM AND INFORMATION RECORDING/PLAYBACK SYSTEM - There are provided an information storage medium capable of real-time recording/playback of digital moving picture information, and a digital information recording/playback system using this medium. In a medium that records/plays back data including video data and control information, the control information (DA | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110211816 | Method and apparatus for synchronized workstation with two-dimensional and three-dimensional outputs - A method and apparatus are disclosed and described for providing a synchronized workstation with two-dimensional and three-dimensional outputs. The apparatus includes a video decoder ( | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110064391 | VIDEO-AUDIO PLAYBACK APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a video-audio playback apparatus includes: a compressed-audio-data decoding portion configured to decode compressed audio data of a program and thereby to generate audio data; an audio data processing portion configured to compare a sound volume of the audio data for an arbitrarily-determined period with a threshold; and a compressed-video-data decoding portion configured to perform first decoding processing on compressed video data for the arbitrarily-determined period synchronized with the audio data for the arbitrarily-determined period when the sound volume of the audio data for the arbitrarily-determined period is equal to or lower than the threshold, the first decoding processing being according to the compressed video data. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110038619 | INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM AND INFORMATION RECORDING/PLAYBACK SYSTEM - There are provided an information storage medium capable of real-time recording/playback of digital moving picture information, and a digital information recording/playback system using this medium. In a medium that records/plays back data including video data and control information, the control information (DA | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110038618 | INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM AND INFORMATION RECORDING/PLAYBACK SYSTEM - There are provided an information storage medium capable of real-time recording/playback of digital moving picture information, and a digital information recording/playback system using this medium. In a medium that records/plays back data including video data and control information, the control information (DA | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110038617 | INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM AND INFORMATION RECORDING/PLAYBACK SYSTEM - There are provided an information storage medium capable of real-time recording/playback of digital moving picture information, and a digital information recording/playback system using this medium. In a medium that records/plays back data including video data and control information, the control information (DA | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110044666 | INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM AND INFORMATION RECORDING/PLAYBACK SYSTEM - There are provided an information storage medium capable of real-time recording/playback of digital moving picture information, and a digital information recording/playback system using this medium. In a medium that records/plays back data including video data and control information, the control information (DA | 02-24-2011 |
| 386355000 | Digital decompression or decoding (e.g., DCT or MJPEG, etc.) | 19 |
| 20120170916 | PLAY BACK APPARATUS, PLAYBACK METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR PLAYING BACK 3D VIDEO - The playback apparatus realizes stereoscopic viewing by overlaying planar or stereoscopic graphics over stereoscopic video in a way that reduces eye strain using following method in abstract: A graphics plane holds therein data composed of graphics data. A shift engine shifts, in a case when a composition unit composites the graphics data with a left-view video frame, coordinates of each of the pixels is shifted in a first horizontal direction, and in a case when the composition unit composites the graphics data with a right-view video frame, coordinates of each of the pixels is shifted in a second horizontal direction that is opposite to the first direction. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20130039638 | METHOD FOR PLAYING BACK THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGES - Method for playing back three-dimensional (3D) images includes inputting an original video file; decoding the original video file for obtaining a plurality of images corresponding to a plurality of frames; dividing each of the plurality of images into a plurality of dissected images according to an input format of the original video file; and merging the dissected images into a playback file. When the original video file is played, the dissected images of the playback file are read and rendered for playing back a corresponding 3D image. When playing back the original video file, the hardware system only performs simple tasks such as reading and rendering the dissected images, and does not require performing complicated tasks such as decoding and dividing images, consequently reducing system resources consumed and increasing playback efficiency. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130089308 | MULTIMEDIA DEVICE FOR REDUCING A LOAD - Provided is a multimedia device. The multimedia device includes a multimedia signal processing apparatus for decoding data input from the outside based on an Operating System (OS) and outputting the decoded data as a first multimedia signal. The multimedia device also includes an Optical Disc Drive (ODD) apparatus for acquiring data from an optical disc, decoding the acquired data, and outputting the decoded data as a second multimedia signal. The multimedia device also includes an output switch for selectively outputting one of the first multimedia signal and the second multimedia signal. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20110206355 | Content reproduction system, content receiving apparatus, sound reproduction apparatus, content reproduction method and program - There is provided an AV system including a sink device including a tuner unit that receives and demodulates broadcast wave content, a buffer unit that stores a stream as a demodulation result, a decoding unit that decodes the stored stream by reading the stream from the buffer unit, an SPDIF transmitting circuit that transmits audio data of a decoding result to a source device, and a sink-side transmitting/receiving circuit capable of transmitting/receiving a clock signal used by the decoding unit for decoding a stream to/from the source device and the source device including an SPDIF receiving circuit that receives the audio data transmitted by the SPDIF transmitting circuit and a source-side transmitting/receiving circuit capable of transmitting/receiving the clock signal used by the decoding unit for decoding the stream to/from the sink device. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110129202 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING BIT STREAM COMPATIBILITY - Systems and methods for determining whether a decoder can playback compressed video identified as being encoded with an operating profile and/or level unsupported by the decoder are shown. Systems and methods are described for playing back video encoded as an elementary bitstream, where the elementary bitstream has a specified encoding profile and satisfies at least one playback condition. A number of embodiments include a decoder that is incapable of playing back video encoded in accordance with the specified encoding profile. In addition, the decoder is configured to locate the specified encoding profile within the elementary bitstream. The decoder is also configured to determine whether the elementary bitstream satisfies the at least one playback condition in response to the location of the specified encoding profile within the elementary bitstream. Furthermore, the decoder is configured to commence playback of the elementary bitstream based upon the determination that the at least one playback condition is satisfied. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20100316362 | Method and apparatus for decoding/encoding a video signal - The method includes receiving a multi-view video stream including a random access picture, which includes a random access slice. The random access slice references only a slice corresponding to a same time and a different view of the random access picture. Type information indicating whether the random access slice is predicted from one or two reference pictures is obtained, and a reference picture list is initialized using view number information and view identification information included in obtained initialization information according to the type information. The initialization information is obtained based on a value indicating decoding order between the plurality of views. The initialized reference picture list is modified based on modification information representing how to assign an inter-view reference index in the initialized reference picture list. A prediction value of a macroblock in the random access picture is determined based on the modified reference picture list, and the macroblock is decoded using the prediction value. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100316361 | Method and apparatus for decoding/encoding a video signal - The method includes receiving a multi-view video stream including a random access picture, which includes a random access slice. The random access slice references only a slice corresponding to a same time and a different view of the random access picture. Type information indicating whether the random access slice is predicted from one or two reference pictures is obtained, and a reference picture list is initialized using view number information and view identification information included in obtained initialization information according to the type information. The initialization information is obtained based on a value indicating decoding order between the plurality of views. The initialized reference picture list is modified based on modification information representing how to assign an inter-view reference index in the initialized reference picture list. A prediction value of a macroblock in the random access picture is determined based on the modified reference picture list, and the macroblock is decoded using the prediction value. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20110033172 | INFORMATION REPRODUCING SYSTEM USING INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM - According to one embodiment, there is provided an information reproducing method. The method includes, from an information storage medium storing stream data having a plurality of advanced packs each including a resource file and an advanced ID to identify the resource file, acquiring respective advanced IDs, identifying respective resource files based on the respective advanced IDs, and reproducing the identified respective resource files. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20120201520 | VIDEO REPRODUCING APPARATUS, VIDEO REPRODUCING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A video reproducing apparatus includes a decoding unit performing decoding of coded video signals of multiple viewpoints, a load detecting unit detecting a process load on the decoding unit, and a control unit controlling the decoding unit in accordance with the detected process load and reducing a load of the decoding from a viewpoint with a low degree of priority. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20100316360 | Method and apparatus for decoding/encoding a video signal - The method includes receiving a multi-view video stream including a random access picture, which includes a random access slice. The random access slice references only a slice corresponding to a same time and a different view of the random access picture. Type information indicating whether the random access slice is predicted from one or two reference pictures is obtained, and a reference picture list is initialized using view number information and view identification information included in obtained initialization information according to the type information. The initialization information is obtained based on a value indicating decoding order between the plurality of views. The initialized reference picture list is modified based on modification information representing how to assign an inter-view reference index in the initialized reference picture list. A prediction value of a macroblock in the random access picture is determined based on the modified reference picture list, and the macroblock is decoded using the prediction value. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20110305442 | METHOD FOR UTILIZING AT LEAST ONE STORAGE SPACE SHARING SCHEME TO MANAGE STORAGE SPACES UTILIZED BY VIDEO PLAYBACK OPERATION AND RELATED VIDEO PLAYBACK APPARATUS THEREOF - An exemplary method for managing a first storage space and a second storage space utilized by a video playback operation includes: during a first time period, accessing the first storage space for data associated with a first processing operation included in the video playback operation, and accessing the second storage space for data associated with a second processing operation included in the video playback operation; and during a second time period, accessing the first storage space and the second storage space for data associated with the first processing operation. The first processing operation is different from the second processing operation. The second storage space is dedicated to buffering data associated with the second processing operation during the first time period. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20120301121 | DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM - The present invention easily realizes synchronization between processor cores in a multicore system. A data processing system receiving a group of data of different kinds from the outside and performing data processes by kinds includes: a plurality of data process control units corresponding to the kinds of the data group and performing data processes on the data group of corresponding kinds; and a memory unit which can be accessed by the data process control units and has a first region storing a value indicating whether the data process by the data process control units can be executed or not. Each of the data process control units updates the value in the first region on completion of preparation for executing the data process of itself and, when the value in the first region becomes a predetermined value, synchronizes start timings of the data processes and executes the data processes. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20120155839 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Provided are an image processing apparatus and an image processing method. The image processing apparatus includes: a video receiver which receives a stream including first- and second-eye images, the first-eye image being a P frame or a B frame; a decoding unit which performs a first decoding of the first- and second-eye images; an encoding unit which encodes the first-decoded first- and second-eye images; and a controller which controls the encoding unit to encode the first-eye image into an I frame, and controls the decoding unit to second decode the encoded the first- and second-eye images at a reverse playing. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120106933 | MOBILE IMAGING APPLICATION, DEVICE ARCHITECTURE, SERVICE PLATFORM ARCHITECTURE AND SERVICES - Systems and methods are provided for compressing and decompressing still image and video image data in mobile devices and monitoring applications. Corresponding mobile device and camera architectures, and service platform architectures for transmitting, storing, editing and transcoding still images and video images over wireless and wired networks and viewing them on display-enabled devices are also provided. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20110091188 | PLAYBACK APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF PLAYBACK APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a control method of a playback apparatus includes performing a first process when second video data is subjected to an image quality enhancement process, the first process includes writing first data of one frame of the decoded video data in an intermediate video surface region of a memory, causing a first processor to perform an image quality enhancement process for the first data in the intermediate video surface region, writing, in the first back buffer region of the memory, second data corresponding to the first data subjected to the image quality enhancement process, and outputting the second data, and performing a second process when the decoded video data is not subjected to the image quality enhancement process, the second process includes writing third data of one frame of the decoded video data in a second back buffer region of the memory, and outputting the third data. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20100290762 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DECIMATION MODE DETERMINATION UTILIZING BLOCK MOTION - A motion image reproduction apparatus that reproduces motion image data from converted motion image data. The motion image reproduction apparatus includes a block expander that receives converted block data included in the converted motion image data and data indicating a conversion mode in which the converted block data was converted and that expands the converted block data based on the data indicating the conversion mode abd a combiner that produces frame data by combining blocks reproduced via the block expansion performed by the block expander. The block expander reproduces the block by performing the block expansion process in a mode corresponding to at least one of a spatial decimation process in a fixed sampling point position mode, a spatial decimation process in a sampling point position shifting mode, and a temporal decimation process, performed in the production of the converted motion image data. The combiner produces the frame data by combining blocks reproduced via the block expansion process. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20120163779 | VIDEO SERVER AND SEAMLESS PLAYBACK METHOD - According to one embodiment, a video server includes a storage unit, an output processing unit, and a decoding processing unit. The storage unit stores first video data items and second video data items. The output processing unit generates first and second data blocks based on the first video data items and the second video data item read from the storage unit, respectively. The output processing unit outputs the first data blocks in fewer frames than usual, and outputs the second data block in vacant frame. The decoding processing unit decodes the first data blocks to generate a first playback signals, and outputs the first playback signals. The decoding processing unit stores the second data blocks. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120170918 | VIDEO PLAYBACK DEVICE, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM AND VIDEO PLAYBACK METHOD - A video playback device includes a part to acquire a first video data at a first frame rate containing frame sequences each including a frame holding information about a background image and information about a moving object image, and second frames each holding information about position of the moving object image; and a generation part to generate, based on the first video data, a second video data to be played back at a second frame rate, the generation part includes a part to compute, with respect to each two contiguous frames in the first video content, position of a virtual moving object image situated in between two moving object images in the two contiguous frames; and a part to create, with respect to each position of the virtual moving object image, a frame image containing the background image and the motion object image placed in the computed position. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120170917 | PLAY BACK APPARATUS, PLAYBACK METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR PLAYING BACK 3D VIDEO - The playback apparatus realizes stereoscopic viewing by overlaying planar or stereoscopic graphics over stereoscopic video in a way that reduces eye strain using following method in abstract: A graphics plane holds therein data composed of graphics data. A shift engine shifts, in a case when a composition unit composites the graphics data with a left-view video frame, coordinates of each of the pixels is shifted in a first horizontal direction, and in a case when the composition unit composites the graphics data with a right-view video frame, coordinates of each of the pixels is shifted in a second horizontal direction that is opposite to the first direction. | 07-05-2012 |
| 386356000 | MPEG decompression or decoding (e.g., MPEG1, MPEG2, inter-frame, etc.) | 12 |
| 20110206356 | METHOD FOR EMBEDDING VIDEO ANNOTATION DATA INTO A CODED VIDEO STREAM AND VIDEO RECORDING DEVICE - The invention concerns a method for embedding video annotation data into a coded video stream. The method comprises the step of—encapsulating said video annotation data into a unit, so-called video annotation unit, of the coded video data stream which format corresponds to at least one format used for sending the associated video data,—inserting an identifiable synchronizing code enabling the identification of said video annotation unit into the video data stream. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110200308 | DIGITAL IMAGE DECODER WITH INTEGRATED CONCURRENT IMAGE PRESCALER - According to some embodiments, encoded information associated with an image is received at a decoder. The encoded information may be decoded at the decoder to generate full-sized first image pixels representing a full-sized version of the image. Moreover, the full-sized pixels may be scaled at the decoder to generate scaled image pixels representing a scaled version of the image. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110013889 | IMPLEMENTING CHANNEL START AND FILE SEEK FOR DECODER - A video bit stream with pictures comprising inter-coded content can be decoded upon receiving a channel start or file seek instruction. Pictures for beginning decoding and display of the bit stream can be selected based at least in part on one or more tuning parameters that set a preference between a latency of beginning to display video and possible defects in the displayed video. In some embodiments, to implement decoding upon a channel start or file seek, one or more types of data are generated for one or more pictures. For example, picture order counts are generated for pictures after a channel start or file seek operation. As another example, a decoder generates a frame number value that triggers re-initialization of a reference picture buffer before decoding after a channel start or file seek operation. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110110651 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING VIDEO AND AUDIO DATA RECEIVED IN DECODING SYSTEM - A method and an apparatus for processing video and audio data received in a decoding system are provided. The method includes the following steps. When a program clock reference (PCR) is unavailable in the system, a system time clock (STC) is recovered by using a presentation time stamp (PTS) of video or audio data, or a linear combination result of the PTS of the video data and the PTS of the audio data. The STC is compared with the PTSs of the currently captured and audio data, and a current data processing mode is determined. A difference between the PTS of the video data and the PTS of the audio data is monitored. An absolute value of the difference is compared with a preset threshold value, and when the absolute value is greater than or equal to the threshold value, an asynchronous play mode is adopted as a system play mode; otherwise, a synchronous play mode is adopted as the system play mode. Through the method and apparatus, synchronization of video signals and audio signals can be achieved when the PCR is unavailable in the decoding system. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110236001 | HIGH-RESOLUTION OPTICAL DISK FOR RECORDING STEREOSCOPIC VIDEO, OPTICAL DISK REPRODUCING DEVICE, AND OPTICAL DISK RECORDING DEVICE - An optical disk for recording stereoscopic videos and high-quality video signals and a system for reproducing the videos and signals from the optical disk are made compatible with the conventional video reproducing system. A reproducing device which is used for reproducing stereoscopic videos and high-quality videos obtains stereoscopic video or high-quality videos by reproducing both first and second interleaved blocks on the optical disk in which first and second video signals are alternately recorded on the left and right sides by dividing the first and second video signals into frame groups of one GOP or more and a reproducing device which is not used for reproducing the stereoscopic videos and high-quality videos obtains ordinary videos by only reproducing either the first or second interleaved block by jumping tracks. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110075997 | DECODING EARLIER FRAMES WITH DTS/PTS BACKWARD EXTRAPOLATION - In one method embodiment, receiving a video stream comprising a first compressed picture without associated time stamp information and a second compressed picture having associated first time stamp information, the second compressed picture following the first compressed picture in transmission order; deriving second time stamp information based on the first time stamp information; and processing the first compressed picture based on the second time stamp information. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20120201521 | Provision of Supplemental Processing Information - Supplemental processing information ( | 08-09-2012 |
| 20110081133 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A FAST CHANNEL CHANGE IN 3D VIDEO - Receiver receives a compressed 3D video comprising a base view video and an enhancement view video. The video receiver determines a random access that occurs at a two-view misaligned base view RAP to start decoding activities on the received compressed 3D video based on a corresponding two-view aligned random access point (RAP). The corresponding two-view aligned RAP is adjacent to the two-view misaligned base view RAP. Pictures in the received compressed 3D video are buffered for the two-view misaligned base view RAP to be decoded staring from the corresponding two-view aligned RAP. One or more pictures in the enhancement view video are interpolated based on the two-view misaligned base view RAP. The video receiver selects a portion of the buffered pictures to be decoded to facilitate a trick mode in personal video recording (PVR) operations for random access at the two-view misaligned RAP. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110255846 | RECORDING MEDIUM, REPRODUCING APPARATUS, AND REPRODUCING METHOD - In a recording medium on which is recorded a multiplexed stream ( | 10-20-2011 |
| 20120207455 | PLAYBACK DEVICE FOR OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM. OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM PLAYBACK METHOD, AND PLAYBACK PROGRAM FOR OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM - To play back an optical disk requiring network connection, a playback device is provided, which has a function by which the network condition is evaluated before playing back a title. The playback device plays back the optical disk including programs connecting through the network to data-supplying sources; the playback device determines whether or not the network circuit is available; and when the network connection is not available depending on a network connection status or its memory amount, the playback device plays back with a non-network-ready mode. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20110103775 | REPRODUCTION DEVICE, RECORDING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND REPRODUCTION METHOD - A BD-ROM contains an AVClip in which a video stream is multiplexed with an interactive graphics stream. The video stream constitutes a moving picture. On the other hand, the graphics stream constitutes menu presentations to be combined with a moving picture. The graphics stream includes a plurality of display sets constituting the menu presentations. Each of the display sets has interactive control information (ICS). Among the display sets belonging to the graphics stream, the interactive control information (ICS) other than the one belonging to the head one include version information (page_version_number) indicating whether or not content of the menu presentation has changed with respect to the previous Display Set. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20120213498 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPOSITION OF SUBTITLES - Embodiments of the invention include a subtitling format encompassing elements of enhanced syntax and semantic to provide improved animation capabilities. The disclosed elements improve subtitle performance without stressing the available subtitle bitrate. This will become essential for authoring content of high-end HDTV subtitles in pre-recorded format, which can be broadcast or stored on high capacity optical media, e.g. the Blue-ray Disc. Embodiments of the invention include abilities for improved authoring possibilities for the content production to animate subtitles. For subtitles that are separate from AV material, a method includes using one or more superimposed subtitle layers, and displaying only a selected part of the transferred subtitles at a time. Further, colors of a selected part of the displayed subtitles may be modified, e.g. highlighted. | 08-23-2012 |
| 386357000 | De-multiplexing | 6 |
| 20100278517 | VIDEO DECODING DEVICE - A video decoding apparatus ( | 11-04-2010 |
| 20110013890 | RECORDING MEDIUM, PLAYBACK DEVICE, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A pair of main-view and sub-view video streams and a graphics stream are recorded on a BD-ROM disc. Metadata is provided in each GOP in the sub-view video stream. The metadata includes offset information. The offset information specifies offset control for a plurality of pictures constituting a GOP. Offset control is to provide a left offset and right offset for the horizontal coordinates in a graphics plane to generate a pair of graphics planes, and to combine them separately with main-view and sub-view video planes. The sub-view video stream is packetized and multiplexed in a transport stream. A header of each TS packet includes a TS priority flag. TS packets containing the metadata have a different value of TS priority flag from TS packets containing sub-view pictures. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110075998 | AV Data reproducing device, method for reproducing AV data, and recording medium for the same - An original stream file and an after-recording data file are managed as different files. In the original stream file, data is made up of sets of partial data (CU) divided in accordance with a predetermined interval. Likewise, in the after-recording data file, data is made up of sets of partial data (CA) divided in accordance with a predetermined interval. These sets of data are recorded onto a disc such that the after-recorded data (CA) is recorded in a region adjacent to a relevant original stream (CU). This allows reproduction and real-time after-recording with the use of a general MPEG-2 PS/TS decoder. Moreover, this allows realization of data recording that causes less interruption of reproduction when non-destructive editing is carried out with respect to an after-recorded result. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20120148218 | RECORDING MEDIUM, PLAYBACK DEVICE, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A recording medium according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a base-view stream and a dependent-view stream. The base-view stream is used for monoscopic video playback. The dependent-view stream is used for stereoscopic video playback in combination with the base-view stream. The recording medium further includes a first file and a second file. The first file refers to the base-view stream in monoscopic video playback, and the second file refers to the base-view stream in stereoscopic video playback. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20110305443 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD, TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND METHOD, AND RECEPTION DEVICE AND METHOD - A device for displaying stereoscopic video images on a screen includes a receiving unit, signal processing unit, and display unit. The receiving unit receives stream data including left-view frames and right-view frames of stereoscopic images. The signal processing unit alternately extracts left-view frames and right-view frames from the stream data. Over one frame period of the stereoscopic video images, the signal processing transmits a pair of a left-view frame and a right-view frame when the control information indicates a 3D playback mode, and transmits only a left-view frame when the control information indicates a 2D playback mode. The display unit displays each frame transmitted from the signal processing unit for a predetermined time on the screen. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20120008924 | RECORDING MEDIUM, PLAYBACK DEVICE, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - On a recording medium, stereoscopic and monoscopic specific areas are located one after another next to a stereoscopic/monoscopic shared area. The stereoscopic/monoscopic shared area is a contiguous area to be accessed both in stereoscopic video playback and monoscopic video playback. The stereoscopic specific area is a contiguous area to be accessed immediately before a long jump occurring in stereoscopic video playback. In both the stereoscopic/monoscopic shared area and the stereoscopic specific area, extents of base-view and dependent-view stream files are arranged in an interleaved manner. The extents on the stereoscopic specific area are next in order after the extents on the stereoscopic/monoscopic shared area. The monoscopic specific area is a contiguous area to be accessed immediately before a long jump occurring in monoscopic video playback. The monoscopic specific area has a copy of the entirety of the extents of the base-view stream file recorded on the stereoscopic specific area. | 01-12-2012 |
