Abstract: A surveillance method periodically detects an image of the area, identifies and tracks each moving object in a succession of the detected images, detects radio frequency emissions from the area and correlates an identified object with a detected radio frequency emission. The method detects events in the tracking of the moving object. The method stores corresponding data optionally including image data in non-volatile memory upon detection of a combination of an event and a corresponding radio frequency emission. The method triggers an alarm such as an audible alarm, a visual alarm, an email, a short text message or a telephone call detection of a combination of an event and a corresponding radio frequency emission.

Abstract: A method of image/video compression by analysis of variability of block DCT coefficients in a strip of (macro)blocks to decide on treatment of the blocks in the strip as either encoding each block or approximation of all blocks in the strip by the corresponding strip of (macro)blocks of a prior image.

Abstract: Deblur digital camera image captured in low-light, long-integration-time conditions by deconvolution based on motion estimation from preceding and following reference images. Alternatively, capture multiple short-integration-time images and fuse after motion estimation and alignment.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention include systems and methods for load balancing audio/video streams to maximize the number of video frames that are actually rendered on a target device, thus giving the user of the target device a higher quality playback experience. Some embodiments are directed to transcoding an audio/video stream into a format that allows additional decoding time on a target device for more complex video sections of the stream. Additional decoding time is gained by duplicating lower complexity video frames in the video stream that precede the complex video sections and temporally expanding the audio stream by a small percentage around each of these load-balanced windows in the video stream. Other embodiments are directed to identifying the more complex video sections in real-time as the stream is being decoded on a target device, and temporally expanding the audio stream to allow more decoding time for these complex sections.

Abstract: A location system for locating a parked vehicle, a method for providing a location of a parked vehicle and a personal wireless device including the location system or method. In one embodiment, the personal wireless device includes (1) a positioning system, (2) a user interface and (3) a parked vehicle location system coupled to the positioning system and the user interface. The parked vehicle location system includes (3A) a parking determiner configured to automatically ascertain and store at least one parking event of a vehicle associated with the personal wireless device and (3B) a parking event retriever, coupled to the parking determiner, configured to present the at least one stored parking event.

Abstract: An automated teller machine (ATM), a personal wireless device (PWD) and methods of transferring funds therebetween. In one embodiment, the ATM includes (1) a user interface configured to receive direct input from a user, (2) a personal wireless device (PWD) authenticator associated with the user interface and configured to authenticate a PWD based on a unique identification code contained therein and (3) an order transmitter associated with the PWD authenticator and configured to employ the direct input to transmit an electronic funds transfer order to the PWD.

Abstract: Various apparatus and methods permit data to be associated with location information pertaining to the location at which the data was created or last updated. In accordance with various methods, data associated with location information can be used in various ways such as searching and archiving the data based on location, associating the data with locations on a digital map at which the data was created, modified, or last viewed, and the like.

Abstract: A system and method for context-based notification of a received transmission. Some illustrative embodiments may be an electronic communication system comprising a radio frequency (RF) receiver, location logic, a central processing unit (CPU), a notification device, and notification software. The RF receiver is adapted to receiver RF transmissions, the location logic is adapted to determine a current location of the electronic communication system, and the notification device is adapted to signal a user that a transmission has been received. The notification software executes on the CPU and causes the CPU to determine whether to activate the notification devices based on the current location of the mobile electronic communication system.

Abstract: A system for, and method of, placing an inbound wireless call in context and a wireless communication device incorporating the system or the method. In one embodiment, the system includes: (1) a calling party identifier resident within a wireless communication device and configured to make an identification of a calling party associated with the inbound wireless call and (2) a user data retriever resident within the wireless communication device and configured to respond to the identification by retrieving user data associated with the calling party from a database and displaying the user data on a display of the wireless communication device.

Abstract: A method comprising accessing an electronic application on a handheld device to determine a time and a location of an upcoming event. The method also comprises determining factors affecting travel time and using said factors to determine an amount of travel time for a user to timely arrive at the upcoming event. The method further comprises providing an alert to the user based on said amount of travel time.

Abstract: An access point (210) equipped with a storage medium (220) and configured to buffer video streams (315, 320) can efficiently manage the amount of bandwidth consumed by wireless video clients (140) accessing the same video at the same access point, thereby reducing the impact on service to coexistent wireless users (130) of that access point.

Abstract: A device for audio and video playback is operable to receive a digital video signal input or an analog video signal such as a National Television System Committee-standard (NTSC) video signal input through an input connector port of the device. The device may also receive an audio signal input through an audio input connector port. The audio and video playback device includes a storage device for storing audio and video signals in Moving Picture Experts Group-standard (MPEG) format. The audio and video playback device also includes output connector ports operable to provide audio output and video output. A central processing unit in the device receives audio and video input signals from the input connector ports, compresses the audio and video input signals into MPEG format and can store the MPEG-format signals in the storage device. The processor is also operable to retrieve and decompress stored audio and video signals from the storage device and provide output signals to output connector ports.

Abstract: A method of image/video compression by analysis of variability of block DCT coefficients in a strip of (macro)blocks to decide on treatment as either encoding or approximation by the corresponding strip of (macro)blocks of a prior image.