Television Transmitter Circuitry Patents (Class 348/723)
  • Patent number: 11882320
    Abstract: A transmission device including circuitry is provided. The circuitry is configured to apply photoelectric conversion characteristics to high dynamic range video data to obtain transmission video data. The circuitry is configured to transmit a container including a video stream obtained by encoding the transmission video data. The circuitry is configured to insert type information to designate the type of conversion characteristics corresponding to the applied photoelectric conversion characteristics for photoelectric conversion of the transmission video data into a layer of the video stream and/or a layer of the container. The type of the conversion characteristics designated by the type information is determined regardless of luminance of a display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ikuo Tsukagoshi
  • Patent number: 11729455
    Abstract: A digital broadcast receiving apparatus executing a function with a higher added value can include: a broadcast receiving unit configured to receive broadcasting data of broadcasting program contents and location information from a broadcast transmission path, a reference destination for obtaining data related to the broadcasting data being described in the location information; a communication unit configured to receive communication data of the program contents from the reference destination described in the location information via a communication line; a recording/reproducing unit configured to record and reproduce the broadcasting data of the broadcasting program contents received by the broadcast receiving unit; an outputting unit configured to output the broadcasting data of the broadcasting program contents reproduced from the recording/reproducing unit to external equipment; and a server function unit for external equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Yoshizawa, Takuya Shimizu, Yasunobu Hashimoto, Mitsunobu Watanabe, Nobuo Masuoka, Masayuki Hirabayashi
  • Patent number: 11356741
    Abstract: An image display apparatus and an operating method thereof are provided. The image display apparatus may be connected to an image processing device and include a memory storing one or more instructions, and a processor configured to execute the one or more instructions stored in the memory to: create a table including physical address information of each of at least one source device connected to the image processing device and device identification information corresponding to the physical address information; display a user interface including the device identification information included in the table; and change to an input mode of a source device corresponding to device identification information selected in response to a user input to select device identification information, based on the physical address information corresponding to the selected device identification information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Pyoungyun Kim
  • Patent number: 11297379
    Abstract: Programmable media interfaces, methods and systems for programming a plurality of displays in a multiple display environment are described herein. The media interfaces, methods and systems include processors configured to program a sequence of broadcast content to the plurality of display devices, control pre-set or pre-programmed sequencing of the broadcast of the future content at times, and select particular displays in the plurality of displays to display portions of the broadcast content at the pre-set or pre-programmed times for future playing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: InterDigital Madison Patent Holdings, SAS
    Inventor: Robert Andrew Rhodes
  • Patent number: 11100901
    Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for controlling rendering of layers, and a terminal. The method includes the following. Layer attribute information of a current layer rendered by an application is obtained, where the current layer has a specified type. A target frame rate of rendering is determined according to the layer attribute information of the current layer. The application is controlled to render, according to the target frame rate of rendering, a layer to-be-rendered of the specified type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Deliang Peng, Yongpeng Yi, Shengjun Gou, Xiaori Yuan, Gaoting Gan, Zhiyong Zheng, Hai Yang
  • Patent number: 10979021
    Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a method of operating an RF system includes generating a first RF signal having a first frequency; filtering the generated first RF signal to form a first filtered transmitted signal; producing a first coupled signal and a first transmitted signal from the first filtered transmitted signal; transmitting the first transmitted signal; transmitting a second RF signal having a second frequency; bandpass filtering the first coupled signal to form a first tunable bandpass filtered signal; and measuring a parameter of the first tunable bandpass filtered signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
    Inventors: Peter Pfann, Stefan Helmut Schmalzl, Ruediger Bauder, Hans-Joerg Timme
  • Patent number: 10834471
    Abstract: A device (DC) for controlling the transmission of frames by a master component (OM) or slave component (OE1) of a communication network (RC) capable of bidirectional transmission of non-video data frames, in timeslots defined by a table. This device (DC) is designed, when the so called receiver component (OM) receives, in a time slot having a first duration, a frame of non-video data transmitted by a so-called emitter component (OE1) in a second duration starting at the same time as the first duration and strictly less than said first duration, to trigger a delay of a third duration in the range between the second and first durations, and, when the end of this delay occurs while the frame of non-video data has not been fully received, to order the deletion in the receiver component (OM) of received data of this frame of non-video data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: PSA AUTOMOBILES SA
    Inventors: Antony Boisserie, Julien Poussard, Gregory Cardon
  • Patent number: 10769093
    Abstract: In some implementations a logic device, such as an embedded controller, automatically configures a universal serial bus (USB) Type-C port by connecting the USB Type-C port to appropriate input/output (I/O) signals. For example, the logic device may receive a notification that an external device is connected to a USB Type-C port of a computing device. The logic device may receive data from a port controller over an internal communication bus associated with the USB Type-C port. Based at least in part on the data, the logic device may determine one or more types of signals that the external device is configured to send, receive, or send and receive. The logic device may instruct a cross-point switch to connect the USB Type-C port to one or more signal paths in the computing device to enable the external device to send/receive the one or more types of signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Arnold Thomas Schnell, Lee B. Zaretsky
  • Patent number: 10772041
    Abstract: A beacon signal minimization method and a beacon signal processing system utilizing a changed beacon element periodically receives a beacon signal from an access point and maintains network connectivity in a sleep mode, or only wakes up modules of hardware and software necessary for communication, by comparing whether an information element contained in the beacon signal is different from information stored in advance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Dialog Semiconductor Korea Inc.
    Inventors: Won Man Kim, Chang Hwan Park
  • Patent number: 10721093
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an adapter apparatus includes a first connector conforming to the first standard, a second connector conforming to the second standard, a first transmitter and circuitry. The first transmitter transmits a first signal to a first external apparatus connected via the first connector. The first signal associates with a request to determine whether a first mode is supported by the first external apparatus. The first mode corresponds to a communication mode that conforms to a second standard via the first connector. The circuitry generates a second signal when the first external apparatus does not support the first mode. The second signal is used to make an indication representing that the first external apparatus does not support the first mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Takashi Doi, Nobuaki Suzuki, Hideki Miyasato
  • Patent number: 10397065
    Abstract: A method for real-time monitoring and characterization of network conditions experienced by a client device coupled to a WLAN via at least one access point is presented. One or more primary performance parameters of the WLAN for a given operating interval of the client device uplink to the access point are received. At least one derived performance parameter based on the one or more primary performance parameters is computed. Trends of the primary performance parameter and the derived performance parameter are analyzed to identify occurrence of at least one problem signature. A situational awareness state characterizing the network conditions based on the at least one problem signature is defined. The situational awareness state is further processed to identify the occurrence of at least one transient fault condition in the WLAN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Abdul Jabbar, Matthew Richard Pekarske, Marc Robert Pearlman
  • Patent number: 10389462
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a digital signal processor, including: a signal generation unit, configured to generate a first digital signal and a second digital signal; a first modulation unit, configured to modulate the first digital signal to obtain a third digital signal; a second modulation unit, configured to modulate the second digital signal to obtain a fourth digital signal; a first phase shifting unit, configured to perform phase shifting on the third digital signal, to output the third digital signal and a fifth digital signal; a second phase shifting unit, configured to perform phase shifting on the fourth digital signal, to output the fourth digital signal and a sixth digital signal; an adder, configured to calculate a sum of the third digital signal and the fourth digital signal, to obtain a seventh digital signal; and a subtractor, configured to subtract the sixth digital signal from the fifth digital signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Liang Zhang, Tianjian Zuo, Enbo Zhou
  • Patent number: 10231017
    Abstract: Successful communication required between external devices is achieved. A content data processing unit is connected to an external device through a first line. A communication unit is connected to the external device through a second line. The content data processing unit represents, for example, a content data transmitting unit that transmits content data to the external device, or a content data receiving unit that receives the content data from the external device. The communication unit transmits an inquiry signal to the external device through the second line in a state in which the first line is unavailable. For example, in a case where the interface unit is in a standby state, it is possible to inquire a required item to the external device while the state is maintained. Since it is possible to decrease power consumption of the external device as much as possible, it is possible to contribute to saving of energy of the external device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiko Tao, Takehiko Saito
  • Patent number: 10187092
    Abstract: In a digital transmitter, a digital RF signal generation unit executes digital modulation on I and Q signals to convert the I and Q signal into first and second digital RF signals, respectively, with a bit rate which is twice a carrier frequency. A retiming unit delays the first digital RF signal according to a clock signal with a frequency which is 4n times (n is an integer) the carrier frequency to output the delayed first digital RF signal and delays the phase of the second digital RF signal by 90 degrees with respect to an output of the first digital RF signal to output the delayed second digital RF signal. First and second amplifiers amplify the first and second digital RF signals output by the retiming unit, respectively. A combiner combines the amplified first and second digital RF signals to generate one signal sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaaki Tanio, Shinichi Hori, Tomoyuki Yamase
  • Patent number: 10178352
    Abstract: Techniques to provide a micro-broadcast of an event are described. Video data streams of a live event at a venue may be captured in one or more wireless camera devices. The data streams may be sent to one of a network of wireless access points where they are relayed to a control center. A computer system in the control center may select one of the video data streams to be broadcast as a micro-broadcast. The selected video data stream may then be formatted for the micro-broadcast before a micro-broadcast transmitter broadcasts the formatted selected video data stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: CBS Interactive Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Goldfeder, Stephen Martin Milton
  • Patent number: 9992043
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to data communication systems and methods. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention provide techniques for transceivers to quickly identify FEC mode used in data communication. A transmitting transceiver embeds FEC mode information in a designated field of an alignment marker. The receiving transceiver acknowledges the receipt of the FEC mode information and processes the incoming data accordingly. There are other embodiments as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: INPHI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Arun Tiruvur, Sudeep Bhoja
  • Patent number: 9961398
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and device for switching video streams. The method comprises: acquiring video streams of a video in response to receiving a playback request for the video sent by a terminal, the video streams comprising: a video stream with a first group of pictures (GOP) frame number and a video stream with a second GOP frame number; sending the video stream with the first GOP frame number to the terminal, searching for a third key frame in the video stream with the first GOP frame number, and extracting a decoding time stamp (DTS) of the third key frame; searching the video stream with the second GOP frame number for a frame having an identical DTS; determining whether the frame is a fourth key frame in response to finding the frame having the identical DTS; and sending the video stream with the second GOP frame number to the terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: BEIJING BAIDU NETCOM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yongxing Li, Huifeng Shen, Jun Ge, Jingbo Huang, Xu Li
  • Patent number: 9929820
    Abstract: A device providing an emergency alert service via a mobile broadcasting according to one embodiment of the present invention includes an RS frame encoder configured to generate an RS frame, which is a 2nd dimensional data frame, in a manner of performing an RS (Reed-Solomon)-CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check) encoding on an ensemble comprising a mobile data for a mobile broadcasting service and a service signaling channel containing an access information on the mobile broadcasting service, an RS frame divider configured to divide the generated RS frame into a plurality of RS frame portions, a signaling encoder configured to generate a signaling data comprising a TPC (Transmission Parameter Channel) for signaling a transmission parameter of the mobile broadcasting and a FIC (Fast Information Channel) containing a connection information between the ensemble and the broadcasting service, a data group formatter configured to generate a data group containing a part of the signaling data and the RS frame portion, and a
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sejin Oh, Jeongwoo Kim, Minsung Kwak
  • Patent number: 9832506
    Abstract: An AV signal transmission and receiving system capable of appropriately receiving an AV signal includes a source apparatus and a sink apparatus connected to the source apparatus via an HDMI (registered trademark) cable. The sink apparatus includes: an AV signal receiving unit which receives an AV signal via the HDMI cable; a memory which holds the EDID; a rewriting unit which rewrites the EDID; an HPD control unit which controls output of an HPD signal; and a determining unit which: determines whether the AV signal which has been received is an HDMI signal conforming to an HDMI standard or a digital visual interface (DVI) signal; and when the determining unit determines that the AV signal is a DVI signal, instructs the rewriting unit to rewrite the EDID and instructs the HPD control unit to output the HPD signal indicating that reading of the EDID which has been rewritten is possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masayuki Kozuka, Naoshi Usuki, Toshiroh Nishio, Satoshi Takahashi, Takahiro Nishi
  • Patent number: 9819991
    Abstract: A device is described. The device includes a data interface connector, an application processor, and interface circuitry. The application processor can receive signals via an antenna. The interface circuitry can be coupled between the application processor and the data interface connector. The data interface circuitry can determine a change in a signal property of one of the signals, the change being caused by an impedance mismatch between the data interface connector and a media consumption device. The data interface circuitry can also send the application processor a signal property setting corresponding with the change. The application processor can adjust the signal property of a subsequent one of the signals, in response to the signal property setting from the interface circuitry, to obtain an adjusted signal. The application processor can also send the adjusted signal to the media consumption device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jagan Vaidyanathan Rajagopalan, Akshay Mohan, Mudit Sunilkumar Khasgiwala, Duck Ho Bae
  • Patent number: 9774892
    Abstract: A server resource provides notification to subscribers in a respective network environment that the content is available for retrieval at a particular bit rate (e.g., a promotional bit rate) or particular level of quality (e.g., promotional level of quality) amongst multiple levels of quality for a limited duration of time. For example, an especially high level of quality (or bit rate) of the content may be available only for the limited duration of time. After making the especially high level of quality of content available for retrieval during a promotional period, the content may be subsequently available for retrieval only at lower levels of quality. Accordingly, one or more configurations as discussed herein include changing the ability to access content encoded at different levels of quality over time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC
    Inventors: Wilfred Jaime Miles, James S. Manchester
  • Patent number: 9762953
    Abstract: Provided is an operating method of a TV for allocating a dynamic channel for content transmitted from an outside. The method includes: receiving a first content from the outside; generating a dynamic channel for the first content; displaying a channel change guide according to the first content reception; entering the dynamic channel according to a first channel change input; displaying a playback screen of the first content according to the dynamic channel entry; and exiting from the dynamic channel according to a second channel change input, wherein the dynamic channel is formed of a channel that is the closest to a recent broadcast channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Jaekyung Lee
  • Patent number: 9762360
    Abstract: In transmitter apparatus for a digital television broadcasting system, internet-protocol (IP) packets of digital television information are subjected to multilevel coding (MLC) before being Gray-mapped to quadrature-amplitude-modulation (QAM) constellations. The constituent codes of the MLC comprise respective low-density parity-check (LDPC) inner coding. Preferably, the LDPC inner coding is LDPC convolutional coding. The QAM constellations are used in coded orthogonal frequency-division modulation (COFDM) of plural carrier waves up-converted to a radio-frequency broadcast television channel. In receiver apparatus for the digital television broadcasting system the results of de-mapping QAM constellations recovered from demodulating the COFDM carrier waves are de-interleaved, and the LDPC constituent codes of the MLC are independently decoded in parallel with decoding results time-interleaved to recover the IP packets of digital television information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Inventor: Allen LeRoy Limberg
  • Patent number: 9743382
    Abstract: A broadcast receiving system capable of receiving mobile broadcast data and a method for processing broadcast signals are disclosed. The broadcast receiving system includes a first receiving unit, a second receiving unit, a known sequence detector, a equalizer, and a display unit. The first receiving unit receives a first broadcast signal including first mobile broadcast service data and first main broadcast service data. The second receiving unit receives a second broadcast signal including second mobile broadcast service data and second main broadcast service data. The known sequence detector detects at least one of known data included in the received first broadcast signal and known data included in the received second broadcast signal. The channel equalizer uses the detected known data, thereby channel-equalizing the received first and second mobile broadcast service data corresponding to the detected known data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Il Soo Cho, Hyeon Cheol Cho, Jong Sun Park, In Hwan Choi, Hyoung Gon Lee, Won Gyu Song, Seung Man Kim, Jong Moon Kim, Jin Woo Kim, Kook Yeon Kwak, Byoung Gill Kim
  • Patent number: 9684620
    Abstract: A signal relaying circuit includes an input interface arranged for receiving an input signal; a DisplayPort (DP) output interface arranged for outputting a DP-like signal, where the input interface and the DP output interface correspond to different interface standards; and a relaying circuit coupled between the input interface and the DP output interface, arranged for relaying the input signal to the DP output interface according to the characteristics of channels, so as to generate the DP-like signal. A signal receiving circuit, signal relaying method and signal receiving method are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
    Inventors: Chih-Yuan Yang, Shin-Yu Lin, Tzuo-Bo Lin, Chien-Hsun Lu
  • Patent number: 9654237
    Abstract: A method and system for airing broadcast signals is disclosed. Preferably, the system includes a production truck interface panel receiving a broadcast signal. A transmission relay circuit relays the signal from the interface panel to a broadcast network, and preferably including a broadcast signal detection circuit, and a signal processing circuit. The detection circuit determines a signal type of the broadcast signal, and the signal processing circuit processes the determined signal type. The system preferably further includes an operations control station displaying the determined type of broadcast signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventors: David J. Keener, John S. Jones, Peter L. Ward
  • Patent number: 9647799
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to data communication systems and methods. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention provide techniques for transceivers to quickly identify FEC mode used in data communication. A transmitting transceiver embeds FEC mode information in a designated field of an alignment marker. The receiving transceiver acknowledges the receipt of the FEC mode information and processes the incoming data accordingly. There are other embodiments as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: INPHI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Arun Tiruvur, Sudeep Bhoja
  • Patent number: 9571221
    Abstract: A disclosed optical transport system is configured to use hierarchical modulation for better utilization of the available BER margin, e.g., to increase data-transport capacity per carrier wavelength in the system. For example, hierarchical modulation may be used to reduce the number of carrier wavelengths assigned to support a given volume of bidirectional data transport between a set of nodes in an optical backbone network. An embodiment of the disclosed optical transport system can advantageously be constructed by modifying a conventional WDM system, e.g., by adding configurable hierarchical-layer mappers at some of the nodes and modifying some of the ROADMs used therein to enable a drop-and-continue mode of operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventor: Joseph K. Kakande
  • Patent number: 9565386
    Abstract: A transmitting apparatus generates moving image data including first image data and second image data, and generates first time code information corresponding to the first image data and second time code information corresponding to the second image data. The transmitting apparatus transmits, to an external apparatus, the first image data included in the moving image data and the first time code information corresponding to the first image data, and transmits, to the external apparatus, the second image data included in the moving image data and the second time code information corresponding to the second image data. The transmitting apparatus generates recording designation information to be added to one of the first image data and the second image data if the first image data and the second image data are the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Noboru Omori
  • Patent number: 9508312
    Abstract: A mechanism for facilitating dynamic counter synchronization and packetization for data streams being communicated over communication devices is described. In one embodiment, a method includes detecting an audio/video (A/V) data stream being encrypted and/or decrypted using one or more high-bandwidth digital content protection (HDCP) engines, where the A/V data stream is communicated between a source device and a sink device. The method may further include dividing a video stream portion of the A/V data stream into a plurality of frames if the A/V data stream relates to a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI), and synchronizing counter values with indicators within the plurality of frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Lattice Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Ju Hwan Yi, Wooseung Yang, Myung Je Cho, Hoon Choi
  • Patent number: 9462246
    Abstract: A transmission apparatus (synchronized apparatus) transmits HDR image data to a reception apparatus (source apparatus) over a transmission path. At that time, the transmission apparatus transmits information on a transmission method for and/or information on gamma correction for the HDR image data to the reception apparatus over the transmission path. The reception apparatus performs processing (decoding processing, gamma correction processing, and the like) on the received HDR image data, based on the information on the transmission method and/or the information on the gamma correction that are received. For example, the transmission apparatus receives from the reception apparatus the pieces of information on the transmission method and/or the gamma correction that the reception apparatus can support, selects the method that the reception apparatus can support, and thus uses the selected method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Yasuhisa Nakajima
  • Patent number: 9420224
    Abstract: Symbols representing different classes of service are assigned to different modulation schemes so that the most important service (e.g., emergency messaging) can have the most robust performance, the next important service (e.g., audio) can have robust performance and so on including various grades of video (e.g., HDTV, SDTV) becoming available with decent received RF signal power. The separate modulation constellation points can be scaled to fit inside popular square constellation points to aide receiver synchronization. In this way, graceful degradation of service is afforded in the presence of noise in the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Luke Vernor Fay
  • Patent number: 9418618
    Abstract: There is provided a video signal transmission apparatus, a play system and a transmission method. The video signal transmission apparatus comprises: a first interface configured to be connected with a video signal source; a second interface configured to be connected with a display device; a signal receiving unit and a control unit arranged between the first interface and the second interface, the control unit being connected with the display device through the second interface and the signal receiving unit being connected with the video signal source through the first interface. The control unit comprises an acquiring module configured to acquire parameter information of the display device and feed acquired parameter information back to the signal receiving unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE VISION-ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lijie Zhang, Xiao Zhang, Peng Cheng
  • Patent number: 9319092
    Abstract: In a high frequency module, mounting lands for reception signal output side ports of SAW duplexers, respectively, on a top surface of a multilayer body are arranged so as to be superposed on reception side external connection lands on a bottom surface of the multilayer body along the layer direction and the mounting lands are directly connected to the reception side external connection lands via holes. Transmission side external connection lands are located on the bottom surface of the multilayer body. The transmission side external connection lands are connected to mounting lands for transmission signal input side ports on the top surface of the multilayer body via certain inner layer electrodes that do not come close to the via holes of the reception system and the via holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiromichi Kitajima
  • Patent number: 9307180
    Abstract: A digital cable broadcast receiver and a method for automatically processing caption data of various standards and types, is disclosed. The digital broadcast receiver includes: a demultiplexer for dividing a received broadcast stream into video data, audio data, supplementary information; a controller for determining whether caption data included in the video data is digital caption data or analog caption data on the basis of caption information included in the supplementary information, and outputting a control signal according to a result of the determining; a digital caption decoder for extracting and decoding digital caption data from the video data according to the control signal; and an analog caption decoder for extracting and decoding analog caption data from the video data according to the control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Tae Jin Park
  • Patent number: 9305516
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device comprises, as an example, a memory, a receiver, and a transmitter. The memory is configured to store therein first extended display identification data (EDID) and second EDID comprising a different version of the High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) from the first EDID. The receiver is configured to receive a video signal from another electronic device. The transmitter is configured to send the first EDID comprising an identification bit to the another electronic device, the another electronic device being configured to respond to the identification bit when the another electronic device supports the version of the HDMI of the second EDID, and to send the second EDID to the another electronic device when the receiver has received a response corresponding to the identification bit from the another electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Nobuaki Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9270721
    Abstract: A device for retrieving media data includes one or more processors configured to retrieve media data from a first adaptation set including media data of a first type, present media data from the first adaptation set, in response to a request to switch to a second adaptation set including media data of the first type: retrieve media data from the second adaptation set including a switch point of the second adaptation set, and present media data from the second adaptation set after an actual playout time has met or exceeded a playout time for the switch point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Arvind S. Krishna, Lorenz C. Minder, Deviprasad Putchala, Fatih Ulupinar
  • Patent number: 9236964
    Abstract: A device providing an emergency alert service via a mobile broadcasting, includes a data group formatter to generate a data group containing a part of a signaling data and a RS frame portion, and a broadcasting signal generating unit to generate a mobile broadcasting signal containing the data group. The FIC, included in the data group, is transmitted in a form of a plurality of FIC segments. The FIC segment header includes a wake-up identifier field indicating whether a mobile broadcasting receiver performs a wake-up function to automatically turn on a power and to provide the emergency alert message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sejin Oh, Jeongwoo Kim, Minsung Kwak
  • Patent number: 9219556
    Abstract: A device providing an emergency alert service via a mobile broadcasting according to one embodiment of the present invention includes an RS frame encoder configured to generate an RS frame, which is a 2nd dimensional data frame, in a manner of performing an RS (Reed-Solomon)-CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check) encoding on an ensemble comprising a mobile data for a mobile broadcasting service and a service signaling channel containing an access information on the mobile broadcasting service, an RS frame divider configured to divide the generated RS frame into a plurality of RS frame portions, a signaling encoder configured to generate a signaling data comprising a TPC (Transmission Parameter Channel) for signaling a transmission parameter of the mobile broadcasting and a FIC (Fast Information Channel) containing a connection information between the ensemble and the broadcasting service, a data group formatter configured to generate a data group containing a part of the signaling data and the RS frame portion, and a
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sejin Oh, Jeongwoo Kim, Minsung Kwak
  • Patent number: 9210465
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a communication system, a transmitter, a receiver, a communication method, a program, and a communication cable for providing high-speed bidirectional communication while maintaining compatibility. When an HDMI (R) source performs bidirectional IP communication with an HDMI (R) sink using a CEC line and a signal line, a switching control unit controls a switch so that, when data is transmitted, the switch selects a constituent signal forming a differential signal output from a converting unit and, when data is transmitted, the switch selects a constituent signal forming a differential signal output from a receiver. When bidirectional communication is performed using only the CEC line, the switching control unit controls the switch so that the CEC signal output from the HDMI (R) source or the receiver is selected. The present invention is applicable to, for example, HDMI (R).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhisa Nakajima, Hidekazu Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 9191603
    Abstract: A method for automatically programming a receiver adapted to receive radio-television signals belonging to a plurality of radio-television networks in at least two different formats includes the steps of: storing into a first table a first plurality of programs of the plurality of radio-television networks receivable by the receiver in a first signal format, associable with a first sorting criterion of the first programs; storing into a second table a second plurality of programs of the plurality of radio-television networks receivable by the receiver in a second signal format, associable with a second sorting criterion of the second programs, including a step of storing into a third table programs stored in the first and second tables based on existing matches between the first and the second sorting criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Sisvel Technology S.R.L.
    Inventors: Saverio Celia, Giovanni Ballocca
  • Patent number: 9184966
    Abstract: A method of processing data of an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbol, a transmitter and a receiver processing the OFDM symbol are provided. The method performed by the transmitter includes: mapping first data and second data to an OFDM symbol and transmitting a frame including the OFDM symbol. The mapping includes additionally mapping at least a portion of the second data to cells of the OFDM symbol which remain after the first data and the second data are mapped to the OFDM symbol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Se-ho Myung, Hong-sil Jeong, Kyung-joong Kim
  • Patent number: 9118317
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a swing compensation scheme for compensating errors in a transmitter driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Kathy Tian, Harry Muljono
  • Patent number: 9036090
    Abstract: A data transmitting device may include a first data transmitting unit and a second transmitting unit. The second data transmitting unit transmits to an external device video data encoded so as to be DC-free and capable of clock regeneration, via a pair of AC-coupled lines as a transmission path. Accordingly, it is possible to increase the transmission bandwidth of video data while improving signal quality and reducing power consumption. In addition, bi-directional transmission may be allowed which may enable new applications for inter-room transmission and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuaki Toba, Gen Ichimura
  • Publication number: 20150131005
    Abstract: Provided is an image transmission apparatus in digital TV broadcasting, including: a first converter which converts added data, which are to be inserted into an image, into a pixel block; a border extender which adds an extended border area to an image area to extend the image in video data and inserts the converted added data into the extended border area; a video encoder which encodes the video data into which the border extender inserts the added data; a video decoder which decodes the video data encoded by the video encoder; and a second converter which converts the added data which are inserted as a pixel block in the video data decoded by the video decoder into original data. Accordingly, in digital TV broadcasting such as HD TV an UDTV, the added data are inserted into a hidden area, so that it is possible to transmit various types of information including contents and copyright without a deterioration in image quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: KANGWON NATIONAL UNIVERSITY University-Industry Cooperation Foundation
    Inventor: Chan Ho HAN
  • Patent number: 9013635
    Abstract: Methods and systems for encoding and decoding signals using a Multi-input Multi-output Time Encoding Machine (TEM) and Time Decoding Machine are disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventors: Aurel A. Lazar, Eftychios A. Pnevmatikakis
  • Patent number: 9013636
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a communication system, a transmitter, a receiver, a communication method, a program, and a communication cable for providing high-speed bidirectional communication while maintaining compatibility. When an HDMI (R) source performs bidirectional IP communication with an HDMI (R) sink using a CEC line and a signal line, a switching control unit controls a switch so that, when data is transmitted, the switch selects a constituent signal forming a differential signal output from a converting unit and, when data is transmitted, the switch selects a constituent signal forming a differential signal output from a receiver. When bidirectional communication is performed using only the CEC line, the switching control unit controls the switch so that the CEC signal output from the HDMI (R) source or the receiver is selected. The present invention is applicable to, for example, HDMI (R).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhisa Nakajima, Hidekazu Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 9001275
    Abstract: HDMI is a digital audio and video communications protocol commonly used in consumer electronics. HDMI is particularly synonymous with high fidelity audio and video. Even though HDMI is a digital communications protocol, the audio quality can be impaired by analog signal impairments and distortions even if there are no digital decoding errors. In particular, the very process by which the audio is converted from Digital (HDMI) to human audible “Analog Audio” can be prone to errors. This occurs when the Digital to Analog Converter (DAC) clock, which is derived from the HDMI TMDS clock or HDMI source, is “distorted” due to its jitter, resulting in erroneous sampling or outputting of vital audio samples, thereby reducing the audio quality of the experience. The present invention reduces the jitter on the TMDS clock, and hence the audio DAC clock, resulting in lower audio distortion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Inventors: Andrew Joo Kim, David Anthony Stelliga
  • Patent number: 9001276
    Abstract: A method and system for multiplexing of multiple channels of video data through a single analog broadcasting channel is disclosed. The method enables a spatial and temporal multiplexing of videos of each of the multiple channels. The multiplexed content is created as a result of multiplexing that is encoded to generate digital transport stream that is transmitted through analog medium. The system enables a STB receiver to decode each of the videos from the stream. At least one video from the multiple videos is played on the television based on user selection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Tata Consultancy Services Limited
    Inventors: Arpan Pal, Aniruddha Sinha, Arindam Saha, Hiranmay Ghosh, Gautam Shroff
  • Patent number: 8988613
    Abstract: When the wireless communication connection with the display device is established and the ROM stores the display device identifier for uniquely identifying the display device and the setting information so as to be associated with each other, a control unit causes the format of the image to change by the video signal processing unit based on the setting information stored in the ROM and causes the image whose format is changed to be wirelessly transmitted to the wireless communication circuit unit, without performing request for transmission of the setting information to the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventor: Takahisa Endo