Patents Examined by Heather Jones
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Patent number: 9049492Abstract: A portable terminal wherein the amount of processing and power consumption when performing repair is reduced and video data can be reliably repaired, and video data repair method and program of the same. The portable terminal is provided with a video data repairer that repairs video data in which video is poor by replacing it with a portion of video data acquired from an external source, said video data repairer saving, without deleting at the time of repairing, all of partial video data necessary to decode subsequent video data continuing after the video data to be repaired, and performing control so that only the portion of the video data that is repaired is re-encoded.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2009Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICAInventors: Masaki Takahashi, Toshio Oka, Ryo Yokoyama, Satoshi Senga
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Patent number: 9047395Abstract: An endoscope apparatus has an LCD which displays an endoscopic image, and an operation section. The endoscope apparatus stores an endoscopic image in a storage destination folder which is set as a storage destination for the endoscopic image from a plurality of folders which are created in a storage device in advance, displays information indicating the storage destination folder in a state in which the endoscopic image is displayed in the display section, and changes the storage destination folder in response to an operation of the operation section.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2012Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Saichi Sato
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Patent number: 9042704Abstract: A reproduction apparatus comprises a reproduction unit configured to reproduce image data from a recording medium; a detection unit configured to detect users; and a generation unit configured to generate, for each of a plurality of users, management information for distinguishing a portion that has been reproduced and a portion that has not been reproduced in the image data recorded in the recording medium.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2012Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Shogo Ueno
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Patent number: 9036984Abstract: A data recording and reproducing apparatus supporting multi-path recording reproduction, and an information storage medium on which multi-path data is recorded. The information storage medium includes at least one clip that is a recording unit containing presentation data for respective paths, wherein presentation data in a selected path is continuously reproduced without changing paths, and additional path information regarding a block of the path is recorded separately from the presentation data. Accordingly, it is possible to more effectively use a recording space and reduce the frequency of jumping to clips, thereby effectively reading the multi-path presentation data from the information storage medium.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2004Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Man-seok Kang, Seong-jin Moon, Kil-soo Jung
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Patent number: 9036982Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a recording unit configured to record a moving image signal in a recording medium, a setting unit configured to set a threshold based on a remaining recording capacity of the recording medium, and a control unit configured to control the recording unit to start recording the moving image signal, into a first moving image file in the recording medium, according to a recording instruction, wherein the control unit is configured to control the recording unit to divide the moving image signal into at least a second moving image file in the recording medium in the case that a size of the first moving image file has reached the threshold during recording of the moving image signal according to the recording instruction, and is configured to control the recording unit to delete the moving image file recorded first, from among the plurality of moving image files recorded after the recording instruction, if the remaining recording capacity of the recording medium is determined to have ruType: GrantFiled: December 14, 2010Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Shuichi Hosokawa
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Patent number: 9031383Abstract: Motion picture project management system for reviewers, coordinators and artists. Artists utilize image analysis and image enhancement and computer graphics processing for example to convert two-dimensional images into three-dimensional images or otherwise create or alter motion pictures. Enables the efficient management of projects related to motion pictures to enable enterprises to manage assets, control costs, predict budgets and profit margins, reduce archival storage and otherwise provide displays tailored to specific roles to increase worker efficiency.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2012Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Legend3D, Inc.Inventors: Jared Sandrew, Anthony Lopez, Timothy Tranquill, Craig Cesareo
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Patent number: 9025936Abstract: A video processing apparatus is provided. The video processing apparatus includes: an inputter inputting video signals of a plurality of systems, and a processor generating processed video signals by performing switching on the video signals of two or more systems input into the inputter. Further, the video processing apparatus includes: a time code generator generating a time code, and a time code adder adding the time code to the input video signals and the generated video signals respectively, outputs the video signals with the time code to be recorded in a recording medium.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2007Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Sasaki, Hiroo Takagi, Toru Iwama, Naomi Egashira
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Patent number: 9020328Abstract: The image processing device includes an image data input unit for receiving data of moving images and still images; an image grouping unit for classifying the moving images and the still images into groups; an image analyzer for analyzing the moving images and the still images classified by group, and obtaining analysis information of the images, and information on relationship between the moving images and the still images; a frame image extractor for extracting frame images from the moving images according to at least one of the analysis information and the relationship information; a layout determining unit for determining a layout of the still images and the frame images according to at least one of the analysis information and the relationship information; and an image arranging unit for arranging the still images and the frame images according to the layout.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2011Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Fujifilm CorporationInventor: Kei Yamaji
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Patent number: 8994784Abstract: A method and apparatus of correcting image distortion using an orthogonal transfer charge-coupled device array is provided. A wide field of view line-scan remote sensing system includes an array of orthogonal transfer charge-coupled devices (OTCCDs) configured to record image data of an optical image of a moving object received from a lens. Further, the system includes a processor coupled to the array of OTCCDS, in which the processor is configured to scan the optical image across the array of OTCCDs; and shift pixel charges along a first axis and a second axis that substantially matches an actual image motion of the moving object while the optical image is being scanned in order to reduce an amount of image distortion across the array of OTCCDs.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2011Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Lockheed Martin CorporationInventors: Richard L. Kendrick, Samuel T. Thurman
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Patent number: 8958688Abstract: Aspects of performing smooth backwards playback in a DVD system are described. The aspects include reconstructing frame data for every frame in a set of frames of an original playback, the set of frames preceding a currently displayed frame. Further included is the utilization of at least seven frame buffers to store frame data during the reconstructing step. The reconstructed frame data is then displayed in reverse order of the original playback for the set of frames.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2001Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: Nvidia CorporationInventors: James Lewis van Welzen, Brian Dennis Falardeau, Jonathan Barton White
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Patent number: 8953931Abstract: A video processing apparatus acquires audio-visual environment information that indicates an audio-visual environment of a viewer that views video. The audio-visual environment information includes information of a display size of the video that is being viewed, information of brightness around a display apparatus that displays the video, and information of a distance between the viewer and the display apparatus. The video processing apparatus corrects, depending on information indicated by the audio-visual environment information, a basic reduction amount to reduce a quantity of motion of the video that is being played back, and processes the video with use of a corrected reduction amount. In the case where the display size is large, in the case where it is dark around, or in the case where the distance from the viewer to the display apparatus is short, the reduction amount to reduce a motion is set to be large.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2010Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of AmericaInventors: Yoshiaki Iwata, Norihiro Matsui
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Patent number: 8953102Abstract: A vehicle entertainment system includes a tablet unit and a cradle. The tablet unit includes a display and a touch screen input device disposed on a front surface, a first electrical connection, a first mounting mechanism, and a wireless receiver. The wireless receiver is configured to receive media data from a wireless network and the touch screen input device is configured to receive input from a user. The cradle is disposed in a headrest in a vehicle and includes a second electrical connection and a second mounting mechanism. The tablet unit is electrically connected to the cradle via the first and second electrical connections, and is physically coupled to the cradle via the first and second mounting mechanisms upon mounting the tablet unit to the cradle.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2011Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: Voxx International CorporationInventors: James R. Tranchina, Patrick M. Lavelle, Raymond Ford
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Patent number: 8891939Abstract: A new approach is proposed that contemplates systems and methods to support video-aware screen capture and compression. More specifically, the video-aware approach first detects whether or when video content is being actively played back on a screen of a hosting device. If the video content is actively being rendered, the approach separates (segments) the screen content into static (non-video) content and video content, The approach then applies video-specific capture and compression methods to the video content of the screen and other suitable compression methods to the non-video content of the screen. The compressed static and video content of the screen are separately and independently transmitted across the network to remote computing devices and are then decompressed and processed to reconstruct screen of its original content for display at the screens of the remote computing devices.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2009Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: Citrix Systems, Inc.Inventors: Albert Alexandrov, Bernd Oliver Christiansen, Brian Green
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Patent number: 8861941Abstract: A portable content container is disclosed comprising a decoder for decoding an A/V file into an A/V stream. File directory information identifying one or more A/V files is transmitted to a consumer device. A display command is received from the consumer device to display a selected one of the A/V files on a display device. The selected A/V file is decoded into an A/V stream transmitted to the display device in response to the display command. In an embodiment, the portable content container further comprises local memory for storing A/V files.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2013Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Lambertus Hesselink
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Patent number: 8861924Abstract: A computer-readable medium storing computer executable instructions for: (1) receiving video footage taken by a handheld device; (2) identifying one or more indicia associated with a point of interest within the video footage; (3) using the one or more indicia to retrieve information associated with the point of interest; (4) displaying the information on a display screen associated with the handheld device as the video footage is being displayed on the display screen; and (5) recording a screen capture of the display screen as the display screen is displaying the video footage and information.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2012Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Iquest, Inc.Inventors: Bobby F. Meads, Patrick L. Meere
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Patent number: 8842163Abstract: Objects within two-dimensional (2D) video data are modeled by three-dimensional (3D) models as a function of object type and motion through manually calibrating a 2D image to the three spatial dimensions of a 3D modeling cube. Calibrated 3D locations of an object in motion in the 2D image field of view of a video data input are computed and used to determine a heading direction of the object as a function of the camera calibration and determined movement between the computed 3D locations. The 2D object image is replaced in the video data input with an object-type 3D polygonal model having a projected bounding box that best matches a bounding box of an image blob, the model oriented in the determined heading direction. The bounding box of the replacing model is then scaled to fit the object image blob bounding box, and rendered with extracted image features.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2011Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Ankur Datta, Rogerio S. Feris, Yun Zhai
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Patent number: 8842975Abstract: A method for editing the playback speed of a partial sequence of video and a digital device therefor are disclosed. A video editing method includes providing a timeline interface corresponding to a video sequence, receiving a first user input for specifying a first location on the timeline interface and a second user input for specifying a second location on the timeline interface, setting an editing interval between the first location and the second location of the timeline interface, receiving a third user input with respect to the editing interval, adjusting at least one of the thickness and length of the editing interval in response to the third user input, and editing playback attributes of the partial sequence based on the adjusted thickness and length of the editing interval.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2013Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Eunhyung Cho
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Patent number: 8842172Abstract: The present invention relates to an operation method of shutter glasses based 3D display device, which alternatively supplies left-eye and right-eye frame signals to a liquid crystal panel to drive the liquid crystal panel to respectively form left-eye and right-eye images, which cooperate with illumination of a scanning back light unit and timing control of the shutter glasses to simulate left and right eyes respectively with left-eye and right-eye signals for perception of a 3D image, wherein in a period of a current frame signal, duty time of each of blocks of the back light unit is located between the time when liquid crystal corresponding to the block completely responds after being driven by the current frame signal and the time when the liquid crystal corresponding to the block starts to respond as being driven by a subsequent frame signal.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2011Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chihtsung Kang
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Patent number: 8837900Abstract: Techniques are provided for determining occurrence of an unintended video recording in a device. One or more features of a video recording are analyzed in the video recording device to determine whether at least a portion of the video recording is unintended. If one or more portions are determined to be unintended, one or more actions are initiated in the video recording device.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2010Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventor: Russell P. Sammon
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Patent number: 8836774Abstract: The present invention relates to an operation method of shutter glasses based 3D display device, which alternatively supplies left-eye and right-eye frame signals to a liquid crystal panel to drive the liquid crystal panel, which cooperate with illumination of a scanning back light unit and timing control of the shutter glasses to simulate left and right eyes respectively with left-eye and right-eye signals for perception of a 3D image, wherein in a period of a current frame signal, duty time of each of blocks of the back light unit is located between the time when liquid crystal corresponding to the block completely responds after being driven by the current frame signal and the time when the liquid crystal corresponding to the block starts to respond as being driven by a subsequent frame signal, and the duty time of each of the blocks is divided into duty1, a duty time that precedes completion of response of liquid crystal, and duty2, a duty time that succeeds the completion of response of liquid crystal, lType: GrantFiled: November 26, 2011Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chihtsung Kang