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| 20090263012 | OFFLOADING PROCESSING OF IMAGES FROM A PORTABLE DIGITAL CAMERA - Images are offloaded from a portable camera automatically to a network server at the time the images are taken, transparently to a user of the camera. The server executes processing functions on the images and returns the output of the processing over the network to the camera and/or other user-defined destination device to thereby relieve the camera processor of potentially complex processing chores. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090268060 | System and method for effectively optimizing zoom settings in a digital camera - A system and method for effectively optimizing zoom settings in a digital camera includes a digital zoom module that performs a digital zoom function, and an optical zoom module that controls a lens unit of the digital camera to perform an optical zoom function. A depth of field manager performs a zoom-setting optimization procedure to select optimal zoom values for the optical zoom module and the digital zoom module to thereby optimize image quality characteristics of images captured by the camera device. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090276861 | System and method for effectively performing data restore/migration procedures - A system and method for effectively supporting data transfer procedures includes a source device that registers with an account server to participate in a data backup service. The source device then encrypts and stores user data onto a datacenter. The source device later may request a data transfer task from a vendor. The datacenter responsively transfers the encrypted user data to a vendor server, and an escrow server generates and sends a temporary key to the vendor server. A destination device may then utilize the temporary key to decrypt and securely store the user data onto the destination device. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090300523 | System and method for embedding information in an electronic device - A system and method for embedding information onto an electronic device includes a memory device that is coupled to the electronic device for storing embedded information that the electronic device may then access and utilize. A device user initially utilizes a device ordering system to create a device order that specifically identifies the embedded information. The device order is then utilized during a device manufacturing process to image the memory device with the embedded information before providing the electronic device to the device user. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090304067 | System and method for effectively transferring electronic information - A system and method for effectively transferring electronic information includes a transmitter with an encoder that performs a parity encoding procedure. The encoder creates parity blocks for embedding in transmission packets. The parity blocks may be based upon data segments from one or more of the transmission packets. The system also includes a receiver with a decoder that utilizes the parity blocks for performing a packet validation procedure to identify corrupted packets from among the transmission packets. The decoder also performs a packet reconstruction procedure with selected ones of the data segments and the parity blocks to produce reconstructed data segments for the corrupted packets. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090316577 | PACKET FILTERING BASED ON DYNAMIC USAGE INFORMATION - A receiver of network data dynamically filters packets by packet type from a network device CPU based on usage information, such as time, day, location, and feature (e.g., “video” or “application”) selection. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20090319847 | USING DIFFERENT PHYSICAL INTERFACE TO REQUEST RETRANSMISSION OF PACKET LOST ON UNIDIRECTIONAL INTERFACE - Packets detected to be lost from a unidirectional interface such as an ATSC tuner are requested from the source or a peer using a different physical interface. The packets may be retransmitted for reception over either interface. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20090322910 | SUPER-RESOLUTION DIGITAL ZOOM - When a user selects digital zooming in a camera such as might be included in a wireless telephone or PDA, a series of images are automatically obtained and superimposed using super-resolution techniques to produce an improved digital zoom image transparently to the user. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100002102 | System and method for efficiently performing image processing operations - A system and method for efficiently performing image processing operations includes a camera device that is configured to automatically capture an image sequence of related offset images that correspond to a particular selected photographic target. The camera device then transmits the captured image sequence to an image processing server through an electronic network. The image processing server perform one or more processing-intensive operations upon the received image sequence to thereby produce an enhanced image that may then be transmitted to any appropriate image destination. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100002699 | PACKET TAGGING FOR EFFECTIVE MULTICAST CONTENT DISTRIBUTION - A transmitter of network data sends packets with packet type tags in their headers to indicate to a receiver the data type, content type, or priority type of the packet so that packets that are not required by the host processor can be easily screened by the receiver, relieving the host processor of the processing of packets it does not need. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100004838 | AUTOMATIC SPEED LIMIT ADJUST FOR ROAD CONDITIONS - A mobile computer that can be borne in a vehicle and that can receive position information may adjust a maximum speed limit to account for unfavorable weather or road conditions and cause the vehicle to automatically reduce speed below the adjusted maximum limit. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100011092 | System and method for effectively transmitting content items to electronic devices - A system and method for effectively transmitting content items to electronic devices includes a content server that is configured to access and store various types of content information. A recommendation engine of the content server analyzes network statistics and client profiles to identify appropriate content items for device users of the electronic devices. A transmitter receives the targeted content items from the content server, and responsively provides the content items to the electronic devices by broadcasting the content items over a unidirectional telecommunications link. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100027562 | System and method for effectively transmitting content bursts to electronic devices - A system for supporting a burst transmission procedure includes a burst manager that divides a selected content item into individual content segments. A transmitter then transmits the content segments in a substantially concurrent manner over different corresponding transmission channels. One or more electronic devices receives and stores the transmitted content segments. A content manager of the electronic device performs a reassembly procedure to convert the content segments into the originally-transmitted content item for utilization by a device user. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100058426 | ATSC SIGNAL RECORDER/PROCESSOR - ATSC TV signals are monitored for user-defined search terms and content, including both audio-video and non-audio-video content, is recorded when header tags in the files are determined to match the terms. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100088165 | PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL PLAYBACK UPON TRIGGER EVENT - Promotional content is downloaded from the Internet along with a trigger event defining when the content is to be played. The trigger event may be a time of day, a usage event or pattern, a weather event, or the arrival at a geographic location. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100208711 | System and method for efficiently populating an access point database - A system and method for populating an access point database includes a network of access points that are implemented to transmit access point signals by utilizing a wireless broadcasting procedure. One or more mobile devices are then configured to wirelessly receive and analyze the access point signals to produce access point scan data corresponding to the access points. A location server receives and analyzes the access point scan data to determine specific access point locations for the access points. The location server then utilizes the access point locations to populate the access point database. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100226279 | System and method for effectively populating a mesh network model - A system and method for populating a mesh network model includes peer devices that are configured to transmit peer device signals by utilizing a wireless broadcasting procedure. Mobile devices wirelessly detect the peer device signals to produce wireless scan data corresponding to the peer devices. A location server may then receive the wireless scan data for performing a location estimation calculation procedure with the wireless scan data to thereby determine location coordinates for effectively populating the mesh network model. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20110093521 | System and method for broadcasting content items to client devices in an electronic network - A system and method for supporting content distribution in an electronic network includes a high-power wireless transmitter that broadcasts content items received from a content source to target devices that are configured in a peer-to-peer network. An electronic device may obtain current storage locations of a required one of the content items from a tracking server via a back channel. The electronic device may then generate a content request to at least one of said target devices in the peer-to-peer network for accessing the required one of the content items. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110099065 | System and method for broadcasting advertisements to client devices in an electronic network - A system and method for supporting advertisement distribution in an electronic network includes an ad server that collects statistics for specifically targeting advertisements to device users in the electronic network. A recommendation engine then analyzes the collected statistics to create recommendation lists of ranked advertisement candidates for transmitting to client devices of the device users. A high-power wireless transmitter broadcasts the targeted advertisements to the client devices in a multicast procedure. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110107367 | System and method for broadcasting personal content to client devices in an electronic network - A system and method for supporting personal content distribution in an electronic network includes a source client device that selects and transfers personal content over a back channel. A content server receives and processes the personal content according to specific transmission instructions to thereby generating a corresponding content item. A high-power transmitter then wirelessly broadcasts the content item to one or more target client devices that receive and process the content item to retrieve the personal content. | 05-05-2011 |
