Abstract: Video coding systems and methods are described using an enhanced motion compensated picture. In exemplary embodiments, an enhanced motion compensated picture is generated by applying at least one high-pass filter to the motion compensated picture and adding the output of the filter to the motion compensated picture. Coefficients of the high-pass filter are selected by comparing the enhanced motion compensated picture to an original picture. The selected coefficients may be quantized and entropy coded into a bit stream. The high-pass filter may be a cross-plane filter, in which a luma component, which may be an enhanced luma component, is high-pass filtered and the output of the filter is added to at least one of the chroma components to generate an enhanced chroma component.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are described including detecting, if any, black border regions surround a received frame of video program content and determining a size of the detected black border regions and if the sum of the determined size of the top and bottom black border regions surrounding the received frame of video program content is greater than a value, copying to a frame buffer, a video decoder buffer having a decoded frame of video program content stored therein and copying a secondary insertion decoder buffer to the frame buffer.

Abstract: A voltage doubler circuit configuration includes a switching regulator having a variable input voltage and a regulated voltage, and a voltage doubler circuit that utilizes the regulated voltage of the switching regulator. The voltage doubler circuit includes an output capacitor that receives an elevated voltage from a voltage doubler capacitor and an electrical clamp that limits the voltage doubler capacitor from exceeding the regulated voltage. The output voltage is twice the regulated voltage minus circuit losses.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a modular ceramic filter element comprising two or more elongate hollow bodies, wherein the elongate hollow bodies are formed to define twist-lock connection means for joining adjacent elongate hollow bodies together.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are disclosed for color space conversion. A video signal associated with a first color space may be received. The first color space may comprise a point. A partition of the first color space that includes the point may be determined. The partition may be associated with a first dimensionality. The point may be converted from the first color space to a second color space using a color space conversion model that corresponds with the partition. The color space conversion model may be associated with a second dimensionality. The second dimensionality may be less than the first dimensionality.

Abstract: An improved method of performing intra prediction for encoding or decoding uses interpolation such that substitute samples are found for samples to be used in the interpolation calculation that lie outside a normal reference range. The substitute samples can be repeated end samples from the bottom of a reference portion to the left of the target block, or right samples of a reference portion above the target block. An encoder can signal to a decoder whether to use intra prediction or interpolation prediction.

Abstract: Methods (900, 1000) and apparatuses (110, 120, 400) are provided for transmitting and receiving a signal. The method (900) of transmitting a signal includes modulating (920) data into a plurality of modulation symbols to generate a signal, the data including time synchronization information including one of a time offset parameter and a frame length parameter selected according to a frame length mode parameter, and transmitting (930) the signal over a communication medium. The method (1000) of receiving a signal includes receiving (1010) a signal over a communication medium, and demodulating (1020) the signal to generate a plurality of demodulated symbols, the demodulated symbols including data, the data including time synchronization information including one of a time offset parameter and a frame length parameter selected according to a frame length mode parameter.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a modular filter element comprising a first elongate hollow body, a second elongate hollow body and connection means for connecting the first elongate hollow body to the second elongate hollow body, wherein the connection means comprises a connection member that extends into a lower wall of the first elongate hollow body and into the upper wall of the second elongate hollow body to provide a gas-tight seal between the first elongate hollow body and the second elongate hollow body.

Abstract: In omnidirectional videos, a straight line in the rendering space may no longer appear as a straight line in the frame to be encoded, due to the projection between the encoding space and the rendering space. To adapt to the geometry of omnidirectional videos, intra prediction is performed along non-straight curves. In particular, references samples in neighboring reconstructed blocks of a current block are copied along non-straight curves to form a predicted block for the current block. The non-straight curves may be computed online based on a single intra prediction directional mode for the current block. The parameters of non-straight curves may be based on the mapping used in forming the omnidirectional videos, and the location/size of the current block. The non-straight curves may be obtained using a look-up table or an analytical function that is dependent on the location and size of the current block.

Abstract: Playback of content is modified by the application of an operation that is determined in response to a received control signal. The operation performed for the content is determined by the time position in the playback of the content where the presence of the time position in different time segments of the content will have different corresponding operations performed.

Abstract: A decoding method including decoding one standard dynamic range (SDR) luminance component and two SDR chrominance components from a bitstream produced by an encoder and color converting the SDR luminance component and the two decoded SDR chrominance components. A dynamic expansion function is applied on the color converted SDR luminance component to obtain a high dynamic range (HDR) luminance component, wherein the dynamic expansion function is the inverse of a dynamic reduction function applied on the HDR luminance component on the encoder's side. A color transfer operation is applied on the color converted SDR chroma components to obtain an HDR chrominance component and an HDR chrominance component in XYZ color space. A color conversion matrix is applied on the HDR luminance component, the HDR chrominance component and the HDR chrominance component to obtain an HDR picture in RGB color space.

Abstract: An interconnection system is described including a first printed circuit board, the first printed circuit board including a first portion of a filter, the filter used to communicate a signal between the first printed circuit board and a second printed circuit board, and a mechanical structure for coupling the signal between the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board, the second printed circuit board being oriented at an angle with respect to the first printed circuit board.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for estimating cast shadow regions and highlight regions in a scene, said scene being represented by a low dynamic range image, called LDR image, and a high dynamic range, called HDR image, said method comprising the steps of: —computing (S1) a detail map, called LDR detail map, of the LDR image, said LDR detail map associating a detail level to each pixel of the LDR image, —computing (S2) a detail map, called HDR detail map, of the HDR image, said HDR detail map associating a detail level to each pixel of the HDR image, and —detecting (S3) regions of the scene where the detail level in the HDR detail map is greater than the detail level in the LDR detail map, said detected regions corresponding to cast shadow regions or highlights region of the scene.

Abstract: A method for programming an electronic program guide (EPG) grid guide is disclosed herein. The method includes determining EPG metadata from a database, sorting metadata based on a time and a metadata field, determining the metadata field to be displayed, and rendering the EPG grid guide based on the time and the metadata field. A method for programming a set top box (STB) is also disclosed herein. The method includes providing a time of day, receiving a user's viewing preferences, adjusting information based on the user's viewing preferences in at least one application, wherein the user's viewing preferences are a function of the time of day, and transmitting the adjusted information to a display device.

Abstract: Modulated display AR tracking systems and methods include a display configured to transmit first image content, the image content comprising a first image content frame and a second image content frame and a device comprising an image sensor, a processor and a memory. The device identifies the first image content frame and the second image content frame by distinguishing at least one feature of the first image content frame. The device recognizes at least one tracking pattern embedded of the second image content frame and retrieves a graphical element based on the at least one tracking pattern of the second image content frame. The device displays augmented image content including the first image content frame and the graphical element.

Abstract: A method and device of encoding both a HDR picture (IHDR) and a first SDR picture (ISDR1) obtained from said HDR picture, in at least one bitstream (F1, F2, F3, F4). The method comprises: —obtaining (210) a second SDR picture (ISDR2) by tone-mapping the HDR picture (IHDR); —obtaining (230) a color mapping function (CMF) that allows the mapping of the colors of the second SDR picture (ISDR2) onto the colors of a third SDR picture (ISDR3) obtained (220) from the first SDR picture (ISDR1); —encoding (240), in a bitstream, an information (INF) representative of the color mapping function; and —encoding (260), in a bitstream, a fourth SDR picture (ISDR4) obtained (250) from the first SDR picture (ISDR1). The present disclosure further relates to a method and device of decoding.

Abstract: Provided herein is technology relating to cancer treatment and prevention and particularly, but not exclusively, to compositions and methods related to therapies for prostate cancer.

Abstract: The present principles are directed to a parameterized OETF/EOTF for processing images and video. The present principles provide a method for encoding a picture, comprising: applying a parameterized transfer function to a luminance (L) signal of the picture to determine a resulting V(L) transformed signal; encoding the resulting V(L); wherein the parameterized transfer function is adjusted based on a plurality of parameters to model one of a plurality of transfer functions. The present principles also provide for a method for decoding a digital picture, the method comprising: receiving the digital picture; applying a parameterized transfer function to the digital picture to determine a luminance (L) signal of the digital picture, the parameterized transfer function being based on a plurality of parameters; wherein the parameterized transfer function is adjusted based on a plurality of parameters to model one of a plurality of transfer functions.

Abstract: A method for processing a stream of data represented by a plurality of symbols associated with a constellation. The method includes applying a symbol constellation extension projection to at least one of the plurality of symbols, the symbol constellation extension projection having an outward angular region, the outward angular region defined by a value of an angle, and the value of the angle equal to or less than an angular distance between two symbols in the constellation. The value of the angle is based on a constellation and a code rate used for encoding and transmitting the stream of data.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and user interfaces for search query formulation are provided. A graphical representation (610) of a media basis may be provided that includes at least one metadata region (611) representing metadata associated with the media basis. Then, at least one user selection (620) of at least a portion of the graphical representation (610) may be received. Based on the received selection(s) (620), at least one search term may be generated.