Patents Examined by Paulos Natnael
  • Patent number: 8405782
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a television that includes: a power circuit; a tuner for receiving television broadcasting signals; a display for displaying an image according to image signals based on the television broadcasting signals; a speaker for outputting a sound according to audio signals based on the television broadcasting signals; a connecting terminal for connecting to a player device that is capable of playing a media file; a connection detecting unit for detecting that the player device is connected to the connecting terminal; a charging unit for charging a battery of the player device in case the player device is connected to the connecting terminal; and a charge preventing unit for preventing the charging unit from charging the battery according to a user's operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takehiro Onomatsu, Yoshihiro Yamanishi
  • Patent number: 8363110
    Abstract: A system and method for addressing audiovisual equipment issues are disclosed. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a display device having a housing component at least partially defining an interior space. In some cases, a memory may be fixed within the interior space, and the memory may be storing a first set of display parameters and a second set of display parameters. The system may also include a diagnostic tool located within the interior space. The tool may be operable to assist a user in resolving a display-related issue by engaging in a diagnostic routine that includes a communicative interaction with a remotely located network node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: Andrew G. Habas, Timothy Abels
  • Patent number: 8350969
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus is provided and includes a first IC having an internal configuration section, a nonvolatile memory, and an interface section. The electronic apparatus also includes a second IC having a signal processing section, and a correction-data supplying section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Toshihisa Hyakudai, Mitsuru Ikeda, Norihiro Murayama, Kazuya Nakamura, Masatomo Miyashita, Kohei Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 8345171
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for changing digital broadcast channels. In one implementation, upon receiving a request for switching to a new channel in a digital broadcast receiving device, the device switches from a power saving mode, in which the device processes time-slices only for the currently selected broadcast channel, to a channel changing mode, in which broadcast data is buffered for more than one broadcast channels in anticipation of channel surfing. In another implementation, the user's perception of the channel change delay is mitigated by displaying channel information about the newly selected channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Frazier Watson, Gary Todd Masilko
  • Patent number: 8345168
    Abstract: A display apparatus coupled with a video processing apparatus including: an input unit which inputs a video signal scanned by one of the plurality of scanning methods and a scanning method data detected based on said video signal from said video processing apparatus, a display which displays said video signal inputted by said input unit, a controller which controls as said display displays said video signal based on said scanning method data inputted by said input unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Hitachi Consumer Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoru Takashimizu, Kenji Katsumata, Yuji Yamamoto, Satoshi Iimuro, Takanori Eda, Shuko Sei
  • Patent number: 8334933
    Abstract: A television operation method whereby a desired content screen can be shown on a TV receiver by controlling operation on the display of a remote terminal. When the TV display of the TV receiver shows a received program screen and the remote display of the remote terminal shows another received program screen, if the screen shown on the remote display is transferred to the TV display, a reception remote control screen to enable channel selection appears on the remote display. If buttons are operated so as to show a related web screen on the remote display and transfer the related web screen to the TV display, a web remote control screen for control of a cursor on the related web screen appears on the remote display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi Consumer Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yujin Tsukada, Takeshi Hoshino, Isshu Nakajima, Tatsuya Tokunaga, Kazumi Matsumoto, Takashi Yoshimaru
  • Patent number: 8330861
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display apparatus, including: an image processing part which processes an image signal; a display part which displays an image corresponding to the image signal; a storing part which stores a control program and update information related to the control program; a communication part which performs a data communication with a portable apparatus that is assessable to an upgrade server; and a controller which controls the image processing part to display the image corresponding to the image signal based on the control program, and controls the communication part to transmit the upgrade information related to the control program stored in the storing part to the upgrade server through the portable apparatus, and to receive an upgraded control program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sang-Jun Lee
  • Patent number: 8330870
    Abstract: A method for improving image contrast for a display apparatus obtains a frame of image data having one or more code values for each pixel in the frame of image data, analyzes the frame of image data to identify a distribution of dark regions therein. The method further adjusts at least one of the one or more code values for the frame of image data according to the distribution of dark regions in the frame of image data and attenuates a brightness level available for the image frame according to the distribution of dark regions in the frame of image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Michael A. Marcus, John A. Agostinelli, James G. Phalen, Marek W. Kowarz
  • Patent number: 8325281
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for receivers of digital broadband broadcast signals to determine a time of delivery and a version of a particular signaling table. The receiver is able to determine whether an update of the signaling table is needed based on factors such as whether the update applies (e.g., a DVB-H specific change for a mobile terminal in a DVB-H network). The receiver may power down while awaiting delivery of the signaling table (or utilize the radio for other purposes), powering back up in time to receive the signaling table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Jani Vare, Kari S Virtanen, Jarno Kallio, Arto Hamara
  • Patent number: 8325272
    Abstract: It is an object to prevent the image quality deterioration of a moving image likely to include a plurality of the same consecutive images such as 2-3 or 2-2 pulldown video due to the motion-compensated frame rate conversion (FRC) processing. An image displaying device is provided with an FRC portion (10) for converting the number of frames in an input image signal by interpolating an image signal to which a motion compensation processing has been given between the frames in the input image signal, a pulldown detecting portion (14) for detecting whether the input image signal is an image signal to which pulldown conversion has been performed, and a controlling portion (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takeshi Mori, Seiji Kohashikawa, Hiroyuki Furukawa, Masafumi Ueno, Kenichiroh Yamamoto, Takashi Yoshii
  • Patent number: 8319899
    Abstract: A front-end circuit according to the present invention includes a VCO which oscillates a local signal, a mixer which converts an RF signal Frf into a baseband signal, a DC offset cancel circuit which detects a DC offset contained in the baseband signal and then eliminates the DC offset, and a local frequency control circuit which controls a frequency of the local signal. In a case where the RF signal is an analog television signal, the local frequency control circuit controls the frequency of the local signal so that a frequency of the baseband signal differs from each frequency spectrum of a luminance signal contained in a video signal which is generated by demodulating the baseband signal. This makes it possible to provide the front-end circuit which can prevent video distortion caused when a frequency spectrum is eliminated from the luminance signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Mutsumi Hamaguchi, Tsuyoshi Itaya
  • Patent number: 8319893
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a video display device has a connection unit configured to connect to a plurality of external instruments via a network, a receiving unit configured to receive, from the plurality of external instrument connected to the video display device via the connection unit, standard compatibility information indicating that the external instrument meets the mutual controllability standards, a display unit configured to display video information output by one of the plurality of external instruments and a selection unit configured to select one of the plurality of external instruments, corresponded to information based on the standard compatibility information, connected to the connection unit as an output source of video information to be displayed on the display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Takahiro Kimura
  • Patent number: 8319894
    Abstract: A display apparatus, equipped with a common input terminal inputting different video signals, can discriminate the type of an input video signal entered from the common input terminal. The display apparatus includes an input terminal inputting different video signals. A synchronizing signal separation unit separates a synchronizing signal from a video signal entered from the input terminal. A frequency measurement unit measures a frequency of the synchronizing signal. An input signal discrimination unit discriminates the video signal entered from the input terminal based on a type of the synchronizing signal separated by the synchronizing signal separation unit and a measurement result obtained by the frequency measurement unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masahiro Funada
  • Patent number: 8314891
    Abstract: A digital broadcast receiving system and a method for controlling the same are disclosed. The method includes the steps of receiving a broadcast signal having mobile service data and main service data multiplexed therein, extracting transmission parameter channel (TPC) signaling information and fast information channel (FIC) signaling information from a data group within the received mobile service data, wherein the FIC signaling information includes a current/next (C/N) indicator, and wherein the TPC signaling information includes FIC version information, and detecting ensemble configuration information of a current MH frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Chul Soo Lee, In Hwan Choi, Jae Hyung Song, Sung Ryong Hong
  • Patent number: 8314894
    Abstract: In the usage of table projection of a projection type display, depending upon a sitting position of a participant of a conference, the participant views an image projected upon a table as an inversion image turned upside down, resulting in poor visual recognition. In order to improve visual recognition, images are rotated, synthesized and displayed in accordance with the viewing direction of each participant. More specifically, the projection type display is provided with a two-image synthesizing unit for synthesizing two images obtained by processing an input image by two image rotation units for rotating the input image by a first angle and a second angle different from the first angle, into one image on a screen. The projection type display is also provided with an image rotation unit and an image inversion unit for two-image display on a screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi Consumer Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinji Onodera, Tatsuya Ishikawa, Yusuke Mukai, Satomi Morishita
  • Patent number: 8314889
    Abstract: A video processing apparatus including a signal receiving part for receiving a video signal with a main channel and a sub channel; a video processing part for performing a video process for the received video signal; a display for displaying a video based on the processed video signal; and a controller for controlling the signal receiving part and the video processing part to display identification information of the main channel and the sub channel of the received video signal and selection of the main channel or the sub channel by a user, receive channel selection information of the selected main channel or sub channel from the user, and receive and process the video signal corresponding to the channel selection information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung-hwa Moon, Jae-hwan Kim
  • Patent number: 8310598
    Abstract: An apparatus for splitting a signal and a video device using the same are disclosed. The apparatus includes a first splitting unit to split an inputted broadcast signal into a first broadcast signal and a second broadcast signal, and to supply the first broadcast signal to a first broadcast signal processing element, and a second splitting unit to split the second broadcast signal into a third broadcast signal and a fourth broadcast signal, and to supply the third broadcast signal to a second broadcast signal processing element. With this construction, the apparatus can distribute and provide a broadcast signal with a noise figure (NF) lower than that of other broadcast signals, to an element, which requires a broadcast signal with a low noise figure. In addition, the apparatus can split the inputted broadcast signal without using an active element, such as an amplifier or the like, thereby allowing the split broadcast signals to lower the NF thereof and to uniformly maintain a gain thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Byung-ju Kwrk
  • Patent number: 8305490
    Abstract: A de-interlacing system includes a motion adaptive de-interlacer, a horizontal motion estimation device, a horizontal motion compensation device, a vertical motion detection device, a multiplexer, and a film signal detector. The film signal detector receives an input signal and decides whether the input signal is a video stream or a film stream to thereby select an output from the motion adaptive de-interlacer or the horizontal motion estimation and compensation device. Thus, a de-interlacing output has stable and smooth edges when a video stream is inputted, and the motion judder phenomenon is reduced when a film stream is inputted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Sunplus Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuan-Chih Peng, Yen-Lin Chen
  • Patent number: 8305492
    Abstract: Color information decoding on a composite video signal that includes modulated color information for an analog television receiver. A first burst locked oscillator (BLO) operates in a first loop gain, and a second BLO operates in second loop gain and is operatively connected to the first BLO. The first loop gain is higher than the second loop gain. A method includes receiving, in a first burst accumulator, mixed down color information directly from a first phase detector without filtering the mixed down color information, converting the composite video signal to a burst gate signal, accumulating one or more of the burst gate signal, and calculating a frequency offset for the second BLO in the first BLO expedite the calculating of the frequency offset and to compensate for the second BLO operating in the second loop gain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Newport Media, Inc.
    Inventor: Yongru Gu
  • Patent number: 8300146
    Abstract: A display frequency boosting system for increasing image display frequency includes a buffer to receive a first frame, a second frame, and a third frame of image data and store the frames in a form of zero to fifth fields, a motion estimation device to perform a motion estimation on the fields to produce a motion vector, an interpolator connected to the buffer to perform an interpolation on the fields to produce an interpolated field, a motion compensation device to perform a motion compensation according to the motion vector, the fields and the interpolated field to produce sixth and seventh fields, and a controller to control read and write operations of the buffer, wherein each frame is composed of an odd field and an even field, and a fourth frame corresponding to the sixth and the seventh fields locates between the first and second frames in a display time axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Sunplus Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Te-Sung Su