Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for manipulating a media player based on the environment in which content is consumed. For example, a user listening to a radio broadcast or some other ambient sound hears a song begin to play. Recognizing the song, the user wishes to watch an associated music video. A smartphone is used to record a portion of the ambient sound using an application configured according to certain disclosed embodiments. The observed audio is compared with one or more archived audio segments, each of which is associated with corresponding video content. If a match is found between the observed audio segment and an archived audio segment, video content corresponding to the matched archived audio segment is played back via a media player installed on the device. The playback is synchronized with the ambient sound. This allows the user to enjoy both the ambient audio and corresponding video content.

Abstract: Provided are a mounting member which may be fixed to a substrate with a simple structure without using a solder, and easily mount the substrate to another member having a simple structure, while maintaining stable fixation to the substrate, a display device including the mounting member, and a television receiver including the display device. The mounting member includes a first abutting plate part formed in a square flat shape, a side abutting plate part connected to the first abutting plate part at a right angle, and a second abutting plate part connected to the side abutting plate part at a right angle. The mounting member is mounted so as to pinch a portion of an edge part of the substrate. The other member abuts the first abutting plate part, and a screw is inserted into a screw insertion hole of the other member, the screw insertion hole of the first abutting plate part, and the screw insertion hole of the substrate, and screwed to a female thread such that the substrate is mounted to the other member.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to systems and methods for displaying of thumbnails of content to be played after viewing of a video advertisement.

Abstract: A reception apparatus for receiving transmitted AV (Audio/Video) content includes: an extraction section configured to extract trigger information associated with control of an application program transmitted with the AV content to be executed in cooperation with the AV content; and a control section configured to control processing associated with the application program in accordance with a command indicated by the extracted trigger information, wherein the application program in an active status started up in accordance with the command indicated by the extracted trigger information executes at least one of processing of generating view status information indicative of a user view status and processing of uploading the view status information to a predetermined server.

Abstract: A controlling device is automatically configured to issue a communication directly to a first controllable appliance to control a functional operation of the first controllable appliance in the event that the first controllable appliance is determined to be unresponsive to a command communication transmitted to the first controllable appliance via a digital communications link or to issue a communication to a second controllable appliance to control the functional operation of the first controllable appliance via a digital communications link in the event that first controllable appliance is determined to be responsive to a command communication transmitted to the first controllable appliance via a digital communications link.

Abstract: The technology disclosed relates to scoring user experience of video frames displayed on a mobile or other video display device. In particular, it relates to capture alignment and test stimulus isolation techniques that compensate for artifacts in the capture mechanism. The technology disclosed includes methods and systems for analyzing both downlink and uplink quality for mobile or other video display device cameras capturing and transmitting video frames including teleconference video display. Particular aspects of the technology disclosed are described in the claims, specification and drawings.

Abstract: Disclosed is a three-dimensional image display device, in particular, a three-dimensional image display device using a glassless mode. The three-dimensional image display device includes a data panel for displaying an image including a left eye image and a right eye image, a light supplier disposed at a first side of the data panel, the light supplier locally radiating light to enable a left eye image and a right eye image displayed on the data panel to be seen by a left eye and a right eye of a user, respectively, a lens array including a plurality of lenses disposed at a second side being opposite to the first side of the data panel, the lens array determining a passage such that the image supplied by the light supplier is transferred to the user, and a gap layer disposed between the data panel and the light supplier.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed herein to classify audio. An example method includes determining a first count of volume events having a first period of time associated with the audio. The example method also includes determining a second count of volume events having a second period of time associated with the audio. The example method also includes classifying the audio based on the first count and the second count.

Abstract: An image is sharpened without generating, in frequency domain exceeding frequency component in horizontal and vertical direction, frequency component caused by sharpening carried out in horizontal and vertical direction in overlapping manner.

Abstract: An image display apparatus, a method of driving the image display apparatus, and a computer readable recording medium are disclosed. The image display apparatus includes at least one operation executor configured to perform a random operation, a communication interface configured to request resource sharing to the peripheral device and to receive a result of the request in order to share resource of the peripheral device, and a controller configured to control the communication interface for the request and the reception and to control the operation executor to perform the operation according to the received result.

Abstract: Provided is an optical fingerprint acquisition apparatus. The fingerprint acquisition apparatus has an improved optical lens unit and can correct distortion of an image caused by a light refractor. The optical lens unit includes two cylindrical lenses disposed so that an optical axis of incident light does not coincide with a central axis of the lenses. The optical lens unit corrects an image that is distorted into a rectangle by a light refractor, thereby restoring a square shape. In particular, the fingerprint acquisition apparatus is useful in the simultaneous acquisition of multiple fingerprints as well as the acquisition of a single fingerprint.

Abstract: A receiving device for receiving a satellite broadcast is disclosed which includes a receiver for receiving a sustaining satellite beam and a controller for switching the receiver to receive a high power content beam in response to a determination that the high power content beam can be received by the receiving device. A communication satellite can transmit the high power content beam to different geographical areas at different times. The sustaining beam allows the receiving device to remain synchronized with the communication satellite when the high power content beam is directed elsewhere. The sustaining beam may be a lower power beam. The determination that the high power content beam can be received may be performed based on information in the sustaining beam.

Abstract: A wireless terminal may include: a communication unit that transmits/receives information; a recognition unit that recognizes whether a wireless terminal having transmitted the information is an opposite attribute wireless terminal based on the information received in the communication unit, when a wireless terminal having an attribute opposite to an attribute of its own terminal between the video transmission attribute and the video reception attribute is defined as the opposite attribute wireless terminal and a wireless terminal having the instruction attribute is defined as an instruction attribute wireless terminal; and a communication control unit that controls the communication unit to transmit information on a wireless terminal recognized as the opposite attribute wireless terminal to the instruction attribute wireless terminal when the recognition unit recognizes that the wireless terminal having transmitted the information is the opposite attribute wireless terminal.

Abstract: A lighting apparatus for a vacuum apparatus that allows light to enter the inside of the vacuum apparatus through an observation window and makes it possible to see the inside of the vacuum apparatus through the observation window by illuminating the inside of the vacuum apparatus includes a coupling adapter that is removably coupled to the observation window via a coupling unit, an opening that is formed in a central part of the coupling adapter and allows the inside of the vacuum apparatus to be seen through the observation window, and a plurality of LEDs (light-emitting diodes) that are placed in the coupling adapter and face the observation window. The lighting apparatus is attached to the observation window for seeing the inside of the vacuum apparatus and illuminates the inside of the vacuum apparatus.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a background model update method for image process. The accuracy of distinguishing a foreground image from the background model can be improved by adjusting the background model update level according to image variations such as brightness variation, motion variation, color variation, etc.

Abstract: Provided are an image generation apparatus, three-dimensional image display apparatus, image generation method and non-transitory computer readable medium.

Abstract: An optical video measurement system for comparing a manufactured part against a representation of the manufactured part. The measurement platform system includes an optical video system for capturing images of the manufactured part. The optical video system includes a camera configured to capture one or more images of the manufactured part. The camera is configured to cooperate with one of several interchangeable lens assemblies for providing optics for the camera. The camera is configured to receive and retain one of the several interchangeable lens assemblies by way of a bayonet mount, wherein each of the interchangeable lens assemblies includes a male side configured to be received within a female side of the camera. The video measurement system further includes a mounting assembly configured to receive and retain a portion of each of the interchangeable lens assemblies and maintain alignment of each of the interchangeable lens assemblies with the camera.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus, method and computer-readable medium that generates a plurality of movement trace tracks based on stored position information, generates a content track based on acquired content information, generates a track list by combining the plurality of movement trace tracks and the content track, and outputs the track list.

Abstract: A digital video viewing system including methods for user selection of video advertisement content and time of display of video advertisements during a live video content stream. The digital video viewing system includes modules for receiving, evaluating and transmitting data within the digital video viewing system and to internet protocol content providers. Also shown are methods for recording and re-playing live internet protocol content in conjunction with the video advertisement display methods.

Abstract: Selected properties of a microplate comprising a plurality of sample wells are obtained by repetitively performing focusing functions to determine sequentially a well surface z-position and then a plate bottom z-position for a corresponding current x-y position based on an intensity indicative of a best focus of the well surface and the plate bottom respectively. The well surface z-position and the plate bottom z-position corresponding to each of the plurality of x-y positions are determined by repeating the steps of positioning the objective lens, performing the focusing function to determine the well surface z-position, and performing the focusing function for the plate bottom z-position. The well surface z-positions and the plate bottom z-positions at the plurality of x-y positions are used to generate data to determine the selected properties of the microplate.