Abstract: According to an image coding method according to embodiments of the present document, information related to in-loop filtering may be efficiently signaled, and repetitive procedures for signaling subpicture-related information may be reduced.

Abstract: An entry device includes an entry port, a filter connected to the entry port, a plurality of first output ports, and a plurality of second output ports. A first path extends from the entry port, through the filter, to the first output ports. The first path is configured to pass cable television (CATV) signals therethrough and to prevent at least a portion of multimedia over coax alliance (MoCA) signals from passing therethrough. A second path extends from the entry port, through the filter, to the second output ports. The second path is configured to prevent at least a portion of the CATV signals and at least a portion of the MoCA signals from passing therethrough. A third path extends from the first output ports, through the filter, to the second output ports. The third path is configured to pass the MoCA signals therethrough and to prevent at least a portion of the CATV signals from passing therethrough.

Abstract: According to examples, a system for generating and delivering enhanced content utilizing remote rendering and data streaming is described. The system may include a processor and a memory storing instructions. The processor, when executing the instructions, may cause the system to transmit a selected engagement content item for transmission to a user device and receive an indication of interest relating to the selected engagement content item. The processor, when executing the instructions, may then select, based on the received indication of interest, an enhanced content item, process the enhanced to content item to generate a stream of content data associated with the enhanced content item and transmit the stream of content data associated with the enhanced content item to the user device.

Abstract: In accordance with some implementations of the disclosed subject matter, mechanisms for determining channel information are provided. In some implementations, a method for providing media guidance is provided, the method comprising: associating with a local area network; detecting at least one media device on the local area network; determining device information associated with the at least one media device on the local area network; determining, without user intervention, television provider information based on the device information; determining location information of the at least one media device; determining channel information based on the determined television provider information and the determined location information; and causing media guidance information to be presented that includes at least a portion of the determined channel information.

Abstract: A method and device for encapsulating media data into a media file and parsing a media file. The method comprising according to one of its aspects: including, in the media file, a first track comprising media samples, each media sample contains a set of one or more NAL units; including, in the media file, a second track comprising an extractor, the extractor is a structure referencing a data entity in a media sample contained in the first track; and including, in the extractor, a copy mode attribute that identifies, in the media sample, the referenced data entity relatively to one or more NAL units contained in the media sample.

Abstract: Systems and methods to support switching of virtual cores.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to automate the recording of media for signature creation. Reference signature requests are received from an employee or user. The reference signature request is distributed to automated capture tool circuitry, which plays the relevant media for a meter and provides a status update. When a signature is created, a status update indicates whether it is considered to be a reference signature. Prioritization circuitry assigns and updates a priority for each of the requests according to the priority of other requests, the status updates, and a priority rule set. Reference signature requests with the highest priority are assigned to automated capture tool circuitry for completion before lower priority requests.

Abstract: Systems and methods relating to presenting media content are disclosed. According to an example method, media data comprising a first media content segment is received. The first media content segment comprises first audio data received via the first user device and first video data received via the first user device, and is encoded according to a first set of encoding parameters. A fault is detected in the first media content segment. Detecting the fault comprises determining a quality value of the first media content segment, and determining whether the quality value exceeds a threshold. A second media content segment is received. The second media content segment comprises second audio data and second video data, and is encoded according to a second set of encoding parameters. The first media content segment is replaced with the second media content segment in the media data.

Abstract: An electronic device and method for delivering content to legacy MPEG quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) set-top boxes (STBs) identifies a QAM channel from a bank of QAM modulator channels of the electronic device that has spare capacity to transmit a MPEG/QAM program stream for a program N, and a unique MPEG program number corresponding to the program N, joins an IP multicast from a broadband network that includes the program N, and sets up QAM modulation to send the program N on a target frequency corresponding to the identified QAM channel, transmits the target frequency to the STBs, and transmits the MPEG/QAM program stream for the program N to the STBs on the target frequency corresponding to the identified QAM channel.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for generating videos with characters indicating regions of images are provided. For example, an image containing a first region may be received. At least one characteristic of a character may be obtained. A script containing a first segment of the script may be received. The first segment of the script may be related to the first region of the image. The at least one characteristic of a character and the script may be used to generate a video of the character presenting the script and at least part of the image, where the character visually indicates the first region of the image while presenting the first segment of the script.

Abstract: An image decoding method according to the present document comprises the steps of: updating an intra-prediction mode of a chroma block on the basis of an intra-prediction mode of a luma block corresponding to the chroma block on the basis of the intra-prediction mode of the chroma block being a cross-component linear model (CCLM) mode; and determining a LFNST set including LFNST matrixes on the basis of the updated intra-prediction mode, wherein the updated intra-prediction mode is derived as an intra-prediction mode corresponding to a specific position in the luma block, and the updated intra-prediction mode is updated as an intra-DC mode on the basis of the intra-prediction mode, that corresponds to the specific position, being an intra-block copy (IBC) mode.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a data transmission method and apparatus, and belongs to the field of Internet technology. The method includes: determining whether a to-be-sent video data packet exists each time a preset data sending cycle is reached; if the to-be-sent video data packet does not exist, selecting at least one video data packet, a number of times the at least one video data packet has been sent satisfying a preset sending-times condition and total data volume of the at least one video data packet satisfying a preset expected data-volume condition, from sent video data packets based on a number of times each of the sent video data packets has been sent, and determining a filling data packet according to selected video data packet; and sending the filling data packet to a receiving terminal.

Abstract: This invention provides a system including an image capturing apparatus and a distribution apparatus, wherein the image capturing apparatus includes an image capturing unit capturing images of a plurality of resolutions, a dividing unit dividing each of the images into tiles having a preset size, an encoding unit encoding images, and an output unit outputting encoded data to the distribution apparatus, and wherein the distribution apparatus includes a distributing unit distributing, as a video stream, encoded data of a tile requested by a client on a network to the client, and an encode control unit changing a frame interval of intra-frame compression of a tile corresponding to a region of interest requested from a client on a network, in accordance with the number of times of designation of the tile, and setting the changed in the encoding unit.

Abstract: A device for retrieving media includes a memory configured to store media data of a media presentation; and one or more processors implemented in circuitry and configured to: retrieve a manifest file for a media presentation indicating that container parsing of media data of a bitstream can be started at a resync point of a segment of a representation of the media presentation, the resync point being at a position other than a start of the segment and representing a point at which the container parsing of the media data of the bitstream can be started; use the manifest file to form a request to retrieve the media data of the representation starting at the resync point; send the request to initiate retrieval of the media data of the media presentation starting at the resync point; and present the retrieved media data.

Abstract: There is included a method and apparatus comprising computer code configured to cause a processor or processors to perform obtaining an input stream of video data, computing a key based on a floating number in the input stream, predicting a current dependent quantization (DQ) state based on a state predictor and a number of previous keys and a number of previous DQ states, reconstructing the floating number based on the key and the current DQ state, and coding the video based on the reconstructed floating number.

Abstract: Decoding a transform block includes decoding a first group of coefficients of the transform block using a first scan order. The first group includes of first coefficients of a first row along a first edge of the transform block and second coefficients of a first column that is along a second edge of the transform block. The first group is used to determine a second scan order for decoding a second group of coefficients of the transform block. The second group includes remaining coefficients of the transform block and does not include any coefficient of the first group. The second group is decoded using the second scan order.

Abstract: A method of video processing includes determining a classification of samples of a block in a video picture of a video according to a rule, wherein the video picture is divided into multiple regions, and wherein the rule disallows use of neighboring samples of a current sample across one or more boundaries of the multiple regions for the classification. The one or more boundaries of the multiple regions comprises a virtual boundary for an adaptive loop filtering (ALF) process. The method also includes performing a conversion between the block and a bitstream representation of the video by selectively applying the ALF process according to the classification.

Abstract: A digital broadcast receiving device includes a multi-channel tuning device, a first de-multiplexing device, a second de-multiplexing device. The multi-channel tuning device includes a plurality of locking devices, wherein the locking devices are arranged to lock a broadcast signal at a plurality of frequency points, and respectively output a plurality of data streams that correspond to the frequency points. The first de-multiplexing device includes a plurality of first de-multiplexing units, wherein the first de-multiplexing units are respectively associated with one of the locking devices and arranged to respectively buffer data units in the data streams that correspond to specific types. The second de-multiplexing device is coupled to the first de-multiplexing device and includes a plurality of second de-multiplexing units, wherein the second de-multiplexing units are arranged to respectively buffer data units that are buffered by the first de-multiplexing units and correspond to specific channels.

Abstract: The proposed solution aims to describe the functionality, interconnection and application fields of a system that allows the transmission of audio and video between sending and receiving devices, wirelessly to a decoding and playback terminal, eliminating physical cables, their characteristics could vary from model to model and from manufacturer to manufacturer, due to the immense variety of work methods, assembly, hardware, software and the like that could be included or eliminated in order to achieve a stable, synchronous transmission, with minimal losses and that enable the interconnection of as many equipment as necessary.

Abstract: An image encoding apparatus comprises a selector configured to select, from a set of candidate prediction operations each defining at least a prediction direction selected from a set of available prediction directions, a prediction operation for prediction of samples of a current region of a current image, the current region comprising an array of two or more rows and two or more columns of samples; and an intra-image predictor configured to derive predicted samples of the current region with respect to one or more of a group of reference samples of the same image in dependence upon a prediction direction, defined by the selected prediction operation, between a current sample to be predicted and the reference samples; in which for at least some of the candidate prediction operations: the group of reference samples comprises two or more parallel linear arrays of reference samples disposed at different respective separations from the current region, the intra-image predictor being configured to derive the predi