Abstract: One object of the invention is a display matrix controller configured to drive a display matrix (206, 308) to display frames of a source video signal, the controller comprising an input interface (203, 204) configured to provide for each frame to be displayed a frame difference information, specifying changed pixels, whose values change between a frame to be displayed and a currently displayed frame, a brightness equalizer (210) configured control the display of the frame such as to equalize the level of viewer perception of brightness to a predetermined level for each frame to be displayed depending on the frame difference information, and a matrix driving circuit (205, 307) configured to receive the frame difference information and to drive the display matrix (206, 308) to display the frame to be displayed by redrawing only the changed pixels

Abstract: A method for conflict recognition on DiSEqC protocol, the method comprising the steps of generating a command to be sent to a DiSEqC device; requesting a tuner to send the command to the DiSEqC device; the method further comprises: after the step of generating the command and prior to the step of requesting a tuner to send the command, executing the following steps: sending a ODU_PowerOFF DiSEqC command from the tuner to the DiSEqC device; stopping the tuner in case the ODU_PowerOFF DiSEqC command results in unlocking the tuner; sending a “ODU_Channel_change” DiSEqC command from the tuner in order to request to retune the DiSEqC device to new parameters; assuming lack of conflict in case the tuner is locked according to the requested parameters.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for determining a video frame type, comprising the steps of receiving a video frame and analyzing the contents of consecutive lines of the video frame in frequency domain by detecting a number of LR-type lines (?LR) of the video frame for which the left half of the line is phase-correlated with the right half of the line, detecting an LR mean error (?LR) as a function of the difference between the values of Fourier transform coefficients for the left half of the line and the right half of the line, detecting a number of TB lines (?TB) of a top half of the frame which are phase-correlated with lines of a bottom half of the frame and detecting a TB mean error (?TB) as a function of the difference between the values of Fourier transform coefficients for the lines of the top half of the frame and the lines of the bottom half of the frame.

Abstract: A vehicle bonnet safety assembly, the vehicle comprising: a bonnet; a windscreen; a chassis, to which the bonnet is hingedly joined by means of actuators; the assembly further comprises: an elongated guide fixedly mounted, and supported along its length, on the bottom side of the bonnet; a sliding member provided inside the elongated guide to slide along the length of the elongated guide until it engages a stop coupled to the elongated guide; whereas the sliding member is mounted in the elongated guide such that it is prevented from sliding out and sliding back the elongated guide thereby creating a field of visibility on the road for a driver when the bonnet flips over the windscreen.

Abstract: It is disclosed a video system comprising a video unit (101) and an external device (106) operable by the same user of the video unit (101). The video unit (101) comprises a video receiver (114) for receiving video signals and a decoder (115) operatively connected to the video receiver (114) to decode the received video signals, a control unit (113) configured to generate an interactive interface to be displayed on a first screen and to display one of the received video signals on the first screen, a receiving unit (112) operatively connected to the control unit (113) to receive a selection of the user when the interactive interface is displayed, a data unit (114) operatively connected to said control unit (113) for transmitting data to the external device (106). The external device (106) comprises a connection unit for connecting to an external network (105) and a screen for displaying data retrieved from the external network.

Abstract: A system for processing an RF signal received via a plurality of antenna elements includes a connection arrangement for selecting a sub-set of a given number of RF signals received from the antenna elements as well as a processing arrangement for combining the received RF signals of the selected sub-set into a single RF signal for demodulation. The system includes an RF phasing circuit for producing selective combinations of the received RF signals by applying relative RF phase shift weights to the RF signals that are combined; each combination includes RF signals received from a number of adjacent antenna elements equal to the number of the RF signals in the sub-set to be selected. A radio performance estimator generates for each selective combination of RF signals at least one non-RF radio performance indicator representative of the quality of the RF signals in the combination.

Abstract: One object of the invention is a digital video signal comprising a sequence of frames, wherein each video frame in the sequence differs with respect to the previous frame in the sequence by a number of pixels which is not higher than a predetermined pixels maximum threshold amount.

Abstract: It is disclosed a video processing method for generating a reverse video stream from an original video stream. Coded frames of the original video stream are buffered and decoded, whereby a reverse video stream is generated wherein the decoded frames are organized according to an order which is opposite to the display order of the original video stream. According to the method, a frame to be displayed is selected (602) between frames of the original video stream, selection of the frame being made based on the frames display order of the reverse video stream. The method further provides for checking (702-703) in a list of decoded frames if all reference frames of the original video stream necessary to decode the selected frame have already been decoded and the relative decoded frames are actually buffered.

Abstract: It is disclosed a method for changing channel in a television appliance. Upon reception of a user command to tune on a desired channel (301), the television appliance is tuned on the desired channel (302) and audio and video packets are received. Video and audio packets are buffered in relative buffers, so that audio and video output can be generated by processing the buffered packets. Video output frame rate is increased from a first, slower, frame rate to a predetermined final frame rate. Independently from the frame rate increasing law, video output frame rate is raised to the final frame rate as soon as an audio output can be generated from the buffered video packets which is synchronized to the video output. A television appliance implementing the method is also disclosed.

Abstract: A method for operating a text input interface for a device (100) controllable via a controller (102), the method comprising the steps of displaying (202) a set of imputable characters (SC) arranged along a path (P) having a first portion (P1) and a second portion (P2) and inputted text (IT) between the first portion (P1) and the second portion (P2) of the path, receiving (203) input from a user via the controller (102), the input comprising at least a character shift command and a selection command, selecting (204), within the set of imputable characters (SC), a focused character (FC) in response to the received character shift command by navigating within the set of imputable characters (SC) according to the direction of the character shift command, adding (205) the focused character (FC) to the inputted text (IT) in response to the received selection command, wherein the imputable characters of the set of imputable characters (SC) arranged before the focused character (FC) are displayed (207) in the first p

Abstract: It is disclosed a method for changing channel in a television appliance. Upon reception of a user command to tune on a desired channel (301), the television appliance is tuned on the desired channel (302) and audio and video packets are received. Video and audio packets are buffered in relative buffers, so that audio and video output can be generated by processing the buffered packets. Video output frame rate is increased from a first, slower, frame rate to a predetermined final frame rate. Independently from the frame rate increasing law, video output frame rate is raised to the final frame rate as soon as an audio output can be generated from the buffered video packets which is synchronized to the video output. A television appliance implementing the method is also disclosed.

Abstract: A system and a computer-implemented method for generating a graphical user interface menu comprising the steps of awaiting a first triggering event; displaying a menu, having at least two menu items, in response to the triggering event; focusing on a menu item of the menu; awaiting a second event; inserting a new menu item to the menu as a next menu item to the currently focused menu item, whereas the new menu item has an associated action that allows configuration of a filter of a filtered submenu; displaying the filtered submenu as a submenu of the focused menu item of the menu; allowing navigation to the submenu or the new menu item; selecting a menu item of interest.

Abstract: A method for generating a graphical user interface with a list of elements, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a list (150) of elements; creating a first graphics layer (110) in front of a second graphics layer (120), the first graphics layer (110) comprising a blank area (112) configured to allow visibility of the contents of the lower layers (120) in a final combined picture; configuring the first graphics layer (110) to display the list (150) of elements using a first graphics effect and configuring the second graphics layer (120) to display the list (150) of elements using a second graphics effect different from the first graphics effect; receiving an input for navigating the list (150) of elements; processing the list (150) of elements according to the received input to alter the display of the elements (151-155) simultaneously on the first graphics layer (110) and on the second graphics layer (120).

Abstract: It is disclosed a method for a non-volatile digital data storage optimization for a computing device. A source physical data layout is first generated which comprises computer executable instructions. A bootup test of the computing device with the source physical data layout is then executed and the sequence of access to memory blocks of a non-volatile memory is recorded. A final physical data layout is then obtained by organizing data of the source physical data layout according to the recorded sequence. A mapping table is then generated which maps memory blocks of the source physical data layout to memory blocks of the final physical data layout. The mapping table is stored in a non-volatile memory unit so that the computing device can execute the computer executable instructions of the final physical data layout by retrieving data in data blocks whose physical position is defined by the mapping table.

Abstract: A method for operating a gesture-controlled graphical user interface for a device with a display screen interface (106), the method comprising the steps of receiving (301) an input gesture (G1-G8), via the gesture-controlled input interface (101), generating a signal (303) comprising a graphical object (400) corresponding to the device functionality associated with the received input gesture (G1-G8). The generated graphical object (400) has at least part of its border (401-408) resembling the shape of the received input gesture (G1-G8).

Abstract: A method for generating a graphical user interface object, the method comprising the steps of awaiting a user's gesture input from a gesture input interface; providing information listing at least one gesture type wherein at least two threshold values of at least one parameter are assigned to the given gesture type; verifying whether the input gesture matches a parameterized gesture type; in case the verification confirms that the input gesture matches a parameterized gesture type, extracting the gesture type and the gesture parameter's value from a gesture event notification; identifying an associated action based on the gesture type and parameter; and generating an output signal with a differently configured graphical user interface object content dependent on the gesture type and the gesture parameter.

Abstract: Method for generating an IDR picture slice in an H.264/AVC stream, the method including finding an I-type picture and identifying it as a start picture, modifying and/or adding, in each slice header of the start picture, IDR-specific elements, removing, from each slice header of the start picture, non-IDR-specific elements, removing all reference and non-reference B-slices between the start picture and the next I-picture or P-picture, following the start picture, that is a frame or the first field, in decoding order, of a complementary field pair. Starting from the first picture after the removed slices, for each slice header executing: correcting frame num so that they are valid with reference to the previous picture, correcting references, in the MMCO, as a function of the removed reference B-pictures, correcting references, found in the “Reference picture list reordering” structure, as a function of the removed reference B-pictures and restoring slice encapsulation for modified slices.

Abstract: A method for generating a graphical user interface menu, the method comprising the steps of generating a first and a second transversely extending and intersecting scroll lists wherein each scroll list comprises a plurality of scroll list elements that can be scrolled successively through a focus region positioned at the intersection of the scroll lists, wherein the method further comprises the steps of receiving a request to scroll, among the plurality of scroll list elements, away from the focus region, wherein the request to scroll allows identification which scroll list is to be scrolled; scrolling the identified scroll list elements such that the focus region always comprises a scroll list element of the identified scroll list; whereas in case the request to scroll switches between the first and the second scroll lists respectively, the scroll list element, previously in the focus region, is displayed adjacent the focus region on the scroll list it is associated with.

Abstract: A method for rendering a stereoscopic view, the method comprising the steps of defining a stereoscopic scene view (102) comprising representation of a scene object (112), receiving a left-eye texture (203) and a right-eye texture (206) for the scene object (112) and generating a left-eye scene view (101) comprising the left-eye texture applied to the representation of the scene object and the right-eye scene view (107) comprising a right-eye texture applied to the representation of the scene object. The method further comprises the steps of, prior to generating the left-eye scene view and the right-eye scene view, determining a value of the texture parallax (P1,P2) between the left-eye texture (203) and the right-eye texture (206) and offsetting the left-eye texture (203) and the right-eye texture (206) by a half of the value of the texture parallax (P1, P2) in opposite directions such as to provide an offset left-eye texture (601) and an offset right-eye texture (602) with a texture parallax equal to zero.