Abstract: In a video delivery environment where a channel change in an audio/video receiver starts with a burst delivery of an audio/video stream to the receiver, characteristics of the audio/video stream are determined such as audio-video drift and burst characteristics in terms of duration of excess data delivery. At least one of these characteristics determines an offset to add to an initialization of a decoder clock, so that moving images are shown as early as possible after receipt of the channel change command, to be joined by lip synchronized audio before burst end.

Abstract: Television broadcast standards are continuously improved and new standards are introduced, often with increased resolution. Many users keep their television set that cannot take advantage of the improvements. However, in a case where a higher resolution video signal is available, additional services can be provided to the users of standard resolution television sets. A method for displaying a video comprises steps of enabling a user to define (71) first view settings, applying (72) the first view settings to a first view of a first video scene, determining (73) a first camera corresponding to the first view, storing (74) the first view settings, after a scene change towards a new scene detecting (76) that the new scene corresponds to the first view, and automatically applying (78) the first view settings for displaying the new scene.

Abstract: The invention concerns providing for each media package a plurality of spatial composition datasets defining the initial spatial rendering of the media entities of the media package and for each spatial composition datasets a plurality of temporal composition datasets. The invention may be applied to MMT data.

Abstract: A method and device for rendering a scene including one or more real objects is described. A virtual object is associated with each real object, a virtual object associated with a real object corresponding to a virtual replica of this real object. The virtual replica is used to render a transformation that may be applied to the real object when for example hit by a virtual object, the virtual object then replacing the corresponding real object within the scene. To bring realism to the scene, texture information obtained from image(s) of the real object(s) is used to texture the visible part(s) of the transformed virtual object(s). The texture information is selected in the images by using information on the visibility of the parts of the real object(s) that correspond to the visible parts of the transformed virtual object(s).

Abstract: A method for controlling a rendering time of a second video content stream on a second device to be synchronized with a rendering time of a first video content stream on a first device, said second video content stream being organized in chunks, includes receiving by a control device a request of a chunk of the second video content stream from the second device, receiving by the control device, the packets of the requested chunk, and delivering by the control device the requested chunk to the second device at a delivery time at which said requested chunk should be delivered to the second device so that the rendering time of the second video content stream on the second device is synchronized with the rendering time of the first video content stream on the first device.

Abstract: A method for processing an image of pixels is described. The method includes determining a plurality of features representative of the image, obtaining both information representative of a probability of presence of an object in the image and information representative of a shape of the object by implementing a unique multivariate regression applied to at least a part of the features.

Abstract: A method of handling telephone on-hold music, provided by a second party to a first party on a telephone connection between the first and the second party, includes detecting on-hold music, and providing, while on-hold music is detected, and to the first party, content from a source that is independent from the second party. A length of the most recently received audio signal originating from the second party is continuously stored. When on-hold music is no longer detected, voice information is retrieved from the stored length of the most recently received audio signal, providing, to the first party, content from a source that is independent from the second party is stopped, and the retrieved voice information is reproduced to the first party, wherein a time offset that corresponds to a time period required for detection of on-hold music is present.

Abstract: A terminal for use in a communications network for calling a called party includes a capture buffer for storing a media stream, including a voice command, received from the caller. A session controller in the terminal controls call handling and launches the call from the caller to the called party in accordance with the voice command. Responsive to the session manager, a stream controller will transmit the media stream from the capture buffer to the called party following set up of the call. In this way the called party may identify the caller voice and screen the call. Silence intervals in the media stream are detected and suppressed.

Abstract: It is provided a method for managing stream in home media network having home gateway and a plurality of devices comprising; building converged home media index at a home gateway by synchronizing local media index of each of the devices; receiving by a source device a request from a user to play a media stored on the source device at the first render device; assigning a multicast IP and port for streaming of the media by the source device or the home gateway; sending by the source device hash value of the media, the multicast IP and port, and the streaming ID to the first render device, in addition to source device IP and render device IP to the home gateway; checking the media file's metadata and corresponding management policy stored on the converged home media index; notifying the source device that the steam can be transmitted to the first render device when receiving authentication and authorization from the gateway; sending security keys to the source device and the first render device to encrypt and de

Abstract: A radio frequency identification (RFID) reader identifies in which room among several rooms the RFID reader is more likely to be located. The RFID reader includes a transmitter for transmitting an interrogating radio frequency (RF) signal. It includes a receiver for receiving RF signals generated in corresponding pairs of RFID tags. The RFID tag pairs are attached to corresponding regions of each of the rooms. Each of said RFID tag pair including a first RFID tag and a second RFID tag that are spaced from each other by a distance that is larger or equal to ?/4 and smaller than or equal to ?/2 with respect to a frequency of a responding RF signal originated in the pair of RFID tags. A processor selects a larger RSSI of the RSSI's of the signal pair. The processor determines a corresponding sum of the RSSI's selected from each signal pair associated with each room. The processor evaluates in accordance with determined sums, the location in which said RFID reader is more likely to be located.

Abstract: A method of creating a virtual keyboard is disclosed. The method comprises displaying the virtual keyboard on a touch screen in response to a user input; enabling a user to add a first virtual key to the virtual keyboard to form a first virtual keyboard; and storing in a memory the first virtual keyboard and a signature associated with the first virtual keyboard.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for encoding a color transform. The method includes encoding first parameters representative of video signal characteristics of color output decoded pictures remapped by at least one color transform; and encoding second parameters representative of the at least one color transform.

Abstract: A device of a network configured for implementing a method for distributing available bandwidth of the network amongst ongoing traffic sessions of devices of the network is described. The device includes a communication module, a ranking module, a calculator and a comparator. The communication module collects status messages from devices of the network running at least one traffic session. The ranking module is configured to rank the ongoing traffic sessions according to parameters of devices and traffic sessions retrieved from status messages. The calculator is configured to determine bandwidth to be allocated to each ranked traffic session in function of the available bandwidth, a rank of the ranked traffic sessions and a type of the ranked traffic sessions. The comparator checks whether the determined bandwidth to be allocated to a traffic session of the device is different from zero such that available bandwidth can be distributed amongst ongoing traffic sessions.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and device for quantising the floating value of a pixel of an image by rounding either to a lesser whole number, to a greater whole number, or to the whole number closest to this floating value. The method is characterised in that the selection of rounding this floating value is determined based on a test value.

Abstract: A method and a controller for power state control of a device that is connected to two or more other devices are described. Also described are a method and a controller for configuring the power state control. Power states of related devices among the two or more other devices are monitored. In case all related devices among the two or more other devices are in a low power mode, the device is switched to a low power mode. Alternatively, in case all related devices among the two or more other devices are in a low power mode, the device is switched to a normal power mode. Which of the other devices are related devices is determined in a configuration procedure.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device comprising at least a first RFID module and a second RFID module, each comprising a chip coupled to a wire loop antenna. The first and second RFID modules operate at a first operating frequency into a first frequency band and at a second operating frequency into a second frequency band respectively, the second operating frequency being substantially equal to a multiple k of the first operating frequency, with k?2. The device further comprises a resonant half-wave dipole having a length (L) that is substantially equal to ?/2 where ? is a wavelength associated to the first frequency band. The first module is present in the vicinity of the center of the half-wave dipole and the second module is present at a distance substantially equal to (2*n+1)?/4*k from an end of the half-wave dipole, with n?[0 . . . k?1].

Abstract: A system and method for enabling a user to interact with a social networking structure for an internet website on a video device connected to a network enabled host device is provided. The present disclosure provides for accessing an internet site in response to a user input, the user input initiated while outputting a program to a display, retrieving content from the internet site based on at least one characteristic associated with the program, and outputting the retrieved content in an overlay or user interface on the display simultaneous with the program. The user interface provides the ability to access multiple profiles for determining whose content or message to display, and also includes a rotating carousel message display system, with a current message surrounded above and below by a previous message and a next message in the display queue in a different size or font.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a communication unit that communicates with a tag located within a target region when the communication unit is active within the target region, and a processor configured to monitor an activity within the target region based on status information from the tag received by the communication unit, wherein the activity comprises at least one of opening and closing of a member arranged within the target region.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an antenna for wireless application made from a component of an electronic device, said component being attached to the casing of the electronic device and comprising a conductive part and at least one mounting pin made of conductive material, the conductive part forming the radiating element of the antenna and the mounting pin being connected electrically to a feed line of the antenna and to a ground plane by a shunt.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for determining the shape (St) of an object represented in a current image, a plurality of landmarks being associated with the object. According to the disclosure, the method includes determining a plurality of features (Ft) representative of the current image, and the features being determined from at least a part of the plurality of landmarks. The method further obtains information (St) representative of the shape of the object by using at least one parameter (Pt) representative of an estimation of the pose of the object in the current image, the at least one parameter being obtained by implementing a multivariate regression applied to at least a part of the set of features.