Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080225940 | DIGITAL VIDEO APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF FOR VIDEO PLAYING AND RECORDING - A digital video apparatus and method thereof are disclosed. The digital video apparatus includes: a first decoder, for receiving an input video signal and decoding the input video signal to generate a transformed video signal; a processor, for processing the transformed video signal, and accessing the transformed video signal in a storage device; and a first encoder, for receiving the transformed video signal, encoding the transformed video signal and outputting an encoded transformed video signal. | 09-18-2008 |
20080229373 | DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER, DIGITAL VIDEO SYSTEM, AND VIDEO PLAYBACK METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is a digital recording apparatus, which includes: a storage device; a processing circuit, coupled to the storage device, for receiving a video signal and storing the video signal to the storage device in the form of a plurality of video files, and for generating an index data structure comprising a plurality of entries corresponding to the video files respectively; and a displaying device, coupled to the processing circuit, for displaying a video concept of the video files; wherein the processing circuit searches and compares the index data structure according to a time counting value when displaying the video concept to determine a first video file to be read of the video files and a first location of the first video file. | 09-18-2008 |
20090136204 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTE LIVE PAUSE - A remote live pause method establishes a connection between a client and a server, and transmits a time-shift start command to the server through the connection, a bit-stream of a live media data to the client through the connection according to the time-shift start command, and a time-shift command to the server through the connection to start a trick play function at the client. | 05-28-2009 |
20090171886 | FILE MANAGEMENT METHOD OF A RING BUFFER AND RELATED FILE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS - A file management method of a ring buffer includes translating actual positions of an actual file stored in the ring buffer into virtual positions of a virtual file according to a specific mapping manner, searching the actual positions in the actual file according to the virtual positions, and accessing data at the actual positions of the actual file stored in the ring buffer. | 07-02-2009 |
20090204630 | DIGITAL VIDEO APPARATUS AND RELATED METHOD FOR GENERATING INDEX INFORMATION - A digital video apparatus includes a media receiver, a first storage device, and an index information generating module. The media receiver is used for receiving a media stream. The first storage device is coupled to the media receiver for storing the media stream received by the media receiver. The index information generating module is coupled to the media receiver for sequentially indexing the media stream to generate index information. | 08-13-2009 |
20130229325 | MULTIMEDIA INTERACTION SYSTEM AND RELATED COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT CAPABLE OF BLOCKING MULTIMEDIA INTERACTION COMMANDS THAT AGAINST INTERACTIVE RULES - A multimedia interaction system is disclosed, including: a plurality of member electronic devices; a plurality of deplays respectively arranged on the member electronic devices; a forwarding electronic device configured as a command transmission intermedium between the member electronic devices; and a location detection circuit configured to operably detect respective member electronic device's spatial position and orientation dynamically and to transmit detection results to at least one of the member electronic devices. When an user instructs a source electronic device of the member electronic devices to transmit a target image object toward a target direct, the forwarding electronic device transmits a target command corresponding to the target image object to a candidate electronic device of the member electronic devices to perform corresponding multimedia interaction operations only if a relative position between the candidate electronic and the target direct satisfies a predetermined condition. | 09-05-2013 |
20130229340 | MULTIMEDIA INTERACTION SYSTEM AND RELATED COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT CAPABLE OF AVOIDING UNEXPECTED INTERACTION BEHAVIOR - A multimedia interaction system is disclosed, including: a plurality of member electronic devices; a plurality of displays respectively arranged on the member electronic devices; and a location detection circuit configured to operably detect respective member electronic device's spatial location and orientation dynamically and to transmit detection results to at least one of the member electronic devices. When an user instructs a source electronic device of the member electronic devices to transmit a target image object toward a target direct, the source electronic device transmits a target command corresponding to the target image object to a candidate electronic device of the member electronic devices to perform corresponding multimedia interaction operations only if a relative position between the candidate electronic and the target direct satisfies a predetermined condition. | 09-05-2013 |
20130232223 | CROSS-PLATFORM MULTIMEDIA INTERACTION SYSTEM WITH MULTIPLE DISPLAYS AND DYNAMICALLY-CONFIGURED HIERARCHICAL SERVERS AND RELATED METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A cross-platform multimedia interaction system with dynamically-configured hierarchical servers is disclosed, including: a central relay server (CRS); multiple electronic devices; and multiple displays respectively arranged in the multiple electronic devices. The CRS dynamically assigns one of the multiple electronic devices as a local relay server (LRS) and instructs the LRS to active a websocket server, and the CRS notifies the other electronic devices of a network address of the LRS. When the LRS actives the websocket server, other electronic devices establish one or more network sockets with the LRS. The multiple electronic devices communicate control parameters via the websocket server, generate corresponding images according to received control parameters, and respectively display the resulting images on the multiple displays. | 09-05-2013 |
20130232422 | MULTIMEDIA INTERACTION SYSTEM AND RELATED COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT CAPABLE OF FILTERING MULTIMEDIA INTERACTION COMMANDS - A multimedia interaction system is disclosed, including: a plurality of member electronic devices; a plurality of deplays respectively arranged on the member electronic devices; and a location detection circuit configured to operably detect respective member electronic device's spatial position and orientation dynamically and to transmit detection results to at least one of the member electronic devices. When an user instructs a source electronic device of the member electronic devices to transmit a target image object toward a target direct, a candicate electronic device of the member electronic devices would execute a target command corresponding to the target image object to utilize a corresponding display to perform a multimedia operation corresponding to the target image object only if a relative position between the candicate electronic and the target direct satisfies a predetermined condition. | 09-05-2013 |
20130265487 | VIDEO PLAYBACK SYSTEM AND RELATED COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR JOINTLY DISPLAYING VIDEO WITH MULTIPLE SCREENS - A video playback system for jointly displaying video with multiple screens, includes multiple portable communication devices each comprises at least one screen; a location detection circuit for dynamically detecting respective portable communication device's spatial location and orientation; and a multi-screen display controlling server for dynamically generate multiple partitioned videos respectively corresponding to multiple non-overlap image areas of a target video according to detection results of the location detection circuit. The multi-screen display controlling server respectively transmits the multiple partitioned videos to the multiple portable communication devices. The multi-screen display controlling server controls the multiple portable communication devices to respectively display the multiple partitioned videos on the multiple screens to jointly display at least a portion of a visible area of the target video. | 10-10-2013 |
20130265488 | MULTI-SCREEN VIDEO PLAYBACK SYSTEM AND RELATED COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A multi-screen video playback system includes: a video playback device having a main display to playback a target video; a portable communication device having a screen; and a multi-screen display controlling server configured to operably establish a device group relationship between the video playback device and the portable communication device, to transmit the target video to the video playback device via a network, and to transmit an auxiliary video to the portable communication device via the network. The multi-screen display controlling server receives a notice information generated by the video playback device while the video playback device playbacks the target video, and instructs the portable communication device to begin displaying the auxiliary video on the screen according to the notice information. | 10-10-2013 |
20130265492 | MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM, RELEVANT MULTIMEDIA INFORMATION DISPLAY DEVICE AND MULTIMEDIA INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD - A multimedia system includes a multimedia content providing device, a multimedia information providing device, and a multimedia information display device. The multimedia content providing device and the multimedia information providing device respectively provide the multimedia content and the related multimedia information. The multimedia information display device comprises a display device, a wireless communication device, and a signal processing device. The wireless communication device receives the multimedia content and the related multimedia information. The signal processing device configures the display device to display the multimedia content and the related multimedia information synchronously. Moreover, the signal processing device may also configure a multimedia content display device to display the multimedia content and configure the display device of the multimedia information display device to synchronously display the related multimedia information. | 10-10-2013 |
20130266284 | MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM, RELEVANT MULTIMEDIA INFORMATION DISPLAY DEVICE AND MULTIMEDIA INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD - A multimedia system is disclosed, having a multimedia playback device and a multimedia information display device. The multimedia playback device is used to provide the multimedia content received from a multimedia transmission device. The multimedia information display device has a display device, a wireless communication device, and a signal processing device for cooperating with the multimedia playback device. The wireless communication device of the multimedia information display device receives the multimedia information. The signal processing device configures the display device to display the multimedia information pertinent to the multimedia content played on the multimedia playback device. | 10-10-2013 |
20130266285 | VIDEO PLAYBACK SYSTEM FOR ENHANCING DRAMA EFFECT AND RELATED COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A video playback system for enhancing drama effect is disclosed, including: a video playback device having a main display to playback a target video; a first portable communication device having a first screen for displaying a first auxiliary image; and a drama effect enhancing server configured to operably transmit content of the target video to the video playback device via a network and to operably transmit content of the first auxiliary image to the first portable communication device via a network. When the target video playbacked on the main display reaches a first target point of time, the drama effect enhancing server instructs the first portable communication device to utilize the first screen to begin displaying the first auxiliary image. | 10-10-2013 |
20130266286 | MULTI-SCREEN VIDEO PLAYBACK SYSTEM AND RELATED COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DYNAMICALLY GENERATING SCALED VIDEO - A multi-screen video playback system includes: a video playback device having a main display, a portable communication device having a screen, and a multi-screen display controlling server. The multi-screen display controlling server transmits a target video to the video playback device via a network so that the video playback device utilizes the main display to display the target video. While the main display displays the target video, if the multi-screen display controlling server received a selection message corresponding to a position of a partial region of the main display, the multi-screen display controlling server dynamically generates a scaled video corresponding to images displayed on the partial region and transmits the scaled video to the portable communication device via a network so that the portable communication device simultaneously displays the scaled video on the screen. | 10-10-2013 |
20130268857 | MULTIMEDIA CONTENT PROVIDING DEVICE, MULTIMEDIA CONTENT PROVIDING METHOD, AND RELEVANT COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A multimedia providing device includes a communication device, an access link generating device, a play control device, and an information display control device. The communication device receives a multimedia content, a multimedia information, a display time code, and an identification number of a recipient. The access link generating device generates the access link of the multimedia content and transmits it to the recipient. The play control device receives a play instruction corresponding to the multimedia content and configures the multimedia content to be transmitted to a multimedia content display device. The information display control device configures a multimedia information providing device to transmit the multimedia information to a portable information display device according to the display time code and the identification number of the recipient. Therefore, the portable information display device displays the multimedia information when the multimedia content display device displays a predetermined image frame of the multimedia content. | 10-10-2013 |
20130342579 | MULTIMEDIA INTERACTION SYSTEM AND RELATED COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT CAPABLE OF AVOIDING UNEXPECTED INTERACTION BEHAVIOR - A multimedia interaction system includes: multiple electronic devices and a location detection circuit. The location detection circuit dynamically detects respective electronic device's spatial position and orientation. When an user instructs a source electronic device of the multiple electronic devices to transmit a target image object toward a selected direction, the source electronic device decides a target direction according to a location of a first candidate electronic device and the selected direction if a relative position between the first candidate electronic and the selected direction satisfies a first predetermined condition. The source electronic device transmits a target command corresponding to the target image object to a second candidate electronic device to perform corresponding multimedia interaction operations only if a relative position between the second candidate electronic and the target direction satisfies a second predetermined condition. | 12-26-2013 |
20140059134 | MULTIMEDIA DELIVERY SYSTEM AND RELATED COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROVIDING STATISTICAL GRAPH RELATED TO AUXILIARY MULTIMEDIA DATA - A multimedia delivery system includes a target data provider device for transmitting a target multimedia data; an auxiliary data provider device for transmitting an auxiliary multimedia data related to the target multimedia data, and for generating a related data distribution information; a first multimedia playback device for receiving the target multimedia data and the data distribution information, generating a statistical graph according to the data distribution information, playing the target multimedia data, and synchronously displaying at least a portion of the statistical graph; and a second multimedia playback device for receiving the auxiliary multimedia data and synchronously displaying related auxiliary multimedia data while the first multimedia playback device plays the target multimedia data. | 02-27-2014 |
20140059418 | MULTIMEDIA ANNOTATION EDITING SYSTEM AND RELATED METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A multimedia annotation editing system includes: a web server for providing an annotation editing page; and a webpage display device for communicating with the web server via internet, and for receiving and displaying the annotation editing page. If the webpage display device received an annotation template selection command, the webpage display device displays a preview of a target annotation template in an annotation preview area. The webpage display device modifies parameters of the target annotation template according to a user's manipulation and displays a modified preview of the target annotation template in the annotation preview area. The webpage display device transmits modified parameters of the target annotation template to the web server so that the web server generates a multimedia annotation according to the modified parameters of the target annotation template. | 02-27-2014 |
20140169766 | METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR ESTABLISHING PLAYBACK TIMING CORRELATION BETWEEN DIFFERENT CONTENTS TO BE PLAYBACKED - A method and a computer program product for controlling a timing correlation establishing device to establish playback timing correlation between different contents to be playbacked are disclosed. The method includes displaying a main event block corresponding to a main video clip; displaying an auxiliary event block corresponding to an auxiliary video clip; displaying a time marker on a location of a first time point on a timeline according to an editor's manipulation to an input device; and when the time marker is positioned on the location of the first time point, if the editor perform a set of predetermined manipulations to the input device, utilizing a control circuit to establish a first trigger timing data for indicating that an auxiliary display device has to begin playbacking the auxiliary video clip when the main video clip playbacked by a main display device reaches the first time point. | 06-19-2014 |