Abstract: The present invention provides a method of and apparatus for operating upon a sequence of video frames by splitting each frame into components, and each component into a plurality of columns. The columns are operated upon in a manner that reduced edge artifacts and compresses the columns by reducing precision in certain higher frequency bands more than other lower frequency bands. The thus operated upon frames can be transmitted, received, and processed at a receiver with low latency and very low memory storage The invention further discusses a novel way of temporal compression using signatures of the sub bands generated for spatial compression. Spatial analysis using wavelets further enables the decoder to format and scale the decoded output to suit an arbitrary display screen. The method provides a practical solution to the problem of compressing, storing, or transmitting of video with ever-increasing spatial and temporal resolutions.

Abstract: The present invention overcomes limitations of conventional synchronous signal transmission systems. The present invention provides apparent low latency synchronous signal transmission between devices, even if the transmission channel has impairments, and, allows for asynchronous transmission of signals between a transmitters and receivers that are located between the devices. Compression is preferably used for reducing the bandwidth of the transmitted data which results in asynchronous transmission of signals between a transmitter and a receiver.

Abstract: A miniaturized planar microstrip balun includes first and second microstrip coupling segments that are considerably shorter than a quarter of a guide wavelength (?g/4). In at least one embodiment, a microstrip balun is provided that does not require the use of lumped circuit elements or short circuit terminations.

Abstract: Device and method for processing of SOAP and/or other protocols that use an envelope or other container for messages to be exchanged over a heterogeneous network. Circuitry may be used for automated and consistent processing of such messages across a variety of different computing devices in a network. A message may be converted from one of several application specific formats to SOAP format by determining whether the message is in the SOAP format or the application specific format; converting elements in the message from the application specific format into the SOAP format; creating an envelope element, header element, body element, header entry and body entry from the elements converted from the message in the application specific format; and sequencing and constructing the message in the SOAP format using the envelope element, the header element, the body element, the header entry and the body entry.