Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for reducing mosquito noise and blockiness in an image frame of a video signal. A border of a pixel block is determined, and if the region surrounded by the border is determined to be associated with mosquito noise or blockiness, then the mosquito noise or blockiness, respectively, is reduced in the region only.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a method of automatically enabling or disabling backlight of an electronic device based on a predetermined time, which is implemented in the electronic device including a memory having an established backlight control database containing a predetermined enabled and disabled time of backlight respectively. In response to a user pressing a key of the keypad as determined by the electronic device, the electronic device is able to automatically read and inquire the predetermined enabled or disabled time of backlight, and activate or deactivate the keypad backlight immediately when a predetermined condition (i.e., the predetermined enabled or disabled time of backlight) has been reached.

Abstract: A digital filter includes a plurality of connected component digital filters. Control signal generation circuitry is configured to receive a tap output signal from each of at least some of the component digital filters and to process the received tap output signals to generate a control signal to output from the control signal circuitry. Output processing circuitry is configured to process an output of one of the plurality of component digital filters, based on the control signal generated by the control signal circuitry, to generate an output of the digital filter. The processing of the received tap output signals by the control signal generation circuitry may be, for example, programmably configurable.

Abstract: Frequency content motion detection is performed by decomposing a raw field luminance data in to a number of frequency content sub-bands, detecting motion using the raw field luminance data in parallel with the decomposing, generating a motion correction value by multiplying absolute values of the sub-bands by weighting factors, and applying the motion correction value to detected motion.

Abstract: A focusing method for a moving object that involves using a gray histogram and a histogram projection drawing to analyze the serial images taken by a photographic instrument, taking a pattern from the images of the serial images, comparing every image of the serial images by means of pattern matching, and eventually generating a new pattern. Given the patterns and the updated patterns that are in sequential order, discrepancies between a pattern and an updated pattern can be found by comparison so as to acquire the information about the dynamic movement of the moving object.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for distinguishing false motion from true motion, in a video signal that is received by a television set. The video signal is received at the television set. The video signal includes a luma component and a chroma component. A motion detection operation is performed for each of the chroma component and the luma component in several frequency regions of the received video signal. Each frequency region has a unique, adjustable threshold value for distinguishing false motion from true motion, that is dynamically adjustable based on the incoming video signal, and as a result the motion detection accuracy is improved and image artifacts are minimized in an image that is described by the video signal and is to be displayed on the television set.

Abstract: A system and method of monitoring moving objects. Once an object appears, the system of the invention automatically decides whether the object requires monitoring. If the answer is affirmative, the system starts to monitor the object continuously. The method involves using a large number of monitors, and it differentiates between a monitor's angle of monitoring and the monitor's overlapping angle of monitoring. If an object lies within the range of the monitor's angle of monitoring, the object is monitored with a single monitor. However, once the object is in the overlapping angle of monitoring, the object is monitored by two monitors simultaneously.

Abstract: A configurable real time data processor arranged to provide a data stream to a display unit having an associated set of display attributes. A number of ports each of which is configured to receive an input data stream, an adaptive image converter unit coupled to at least one of the ports suitable for converting a corresponding input data stream to a corresponding converted data stream having associated converted data stream attributes, an image compositor unit arranged to combine the converted data streams to form a composited data stream, an image enhancer unit arranged to enhance the composited data stream to form an enhanced data stream, and a display unit interface arranged process the enhanced data stream suitable for display on the display unit.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a method of automatically enabling or disabling backlight of an electronic device based on a predetermined time, which is implemented in the electronic device including a memory having an established backlight control database containing a predetermined enabled and disabled time of backlight respectively. In response to a user pressing a key of the keypad as determined by the electronic device, the electronic device is able to automatically read and inquire the predetermined enabled or disabled time of backlight, and activate or deactivate the keypad backlight immediately when a predetermined condition (i.e., the predetermined enabled or disabled time of backlight) has been reached.

Abstract: A workpiece shift apparatus includes a bottom plate (30), a middle plate (50) slidably attached on the bottom plate, and a top plate (80) slidably attached on the middle plate and defining cutouts (86). A first pushing means is installed on the bottom plate and includes a first piston cylinder (32), a first piston rod (34), and a first handspike (38). The combined middle plate and top plate is moveable in a first direction by the first pushing means actuating the first handspike to push the middle plate. A second pushing means is installed on the middle plate and includes a second piston cylinder (56), a second piston rod (58), a third piston cylinder (70), a third piston rod (72), and a second handspike (73). The top plate is moveable in a second direction by the second pushing means actuating the second handspike sequentially inserted into the cutouts.

Abstract: A system and method of monitoring moving objects. Once an object appears, the system of the invention automatically decides whether the object requires monitoring. If the answer is affirmative, the system starts to monitor the object continuously. The method involves using a large number of monitors, and it differentiates between a monitor's angle of monitoring and the monitor's overlapping angle of monitoring. If an object lies within the range of the monitor's angle of monitoring, the object is monitored with a single monitor. However, once the object is in the overlapping angle of monitoring, the object is monitored by two monitors simultaneously.

Abstract: A focusing method for a moving object that involves using a gray histogram and a histogram projection drawing to analyze the serial images taken by a photographic instrument, taking a pattern from the images of the serial images, comparing every image of the serial images by means of pattern matching, and eventually generating a new pattern. Given the patterns and the updated patterns that are in sequential order, discrepancies between a pattern and an updated pattern can be found by comparison so as to acquire the information about the dynamic movement of the moving object.

Abstract: A real-time situation report system and method are disclosed herein. Through a network environment, a server host on one end and a mobile electronic networking device on another end are connected. Situation messages are transmitted to users using a transfer protocol. With the operation of the system and method, users can know of what is happening from a moving or fixed terminal.

Abstract: An interlaced television signal is derived from an interlaced 625 line, nominally 50 Hz field rate television signal, the derived television signal having perceived reduced line structure and reduced flicker. The field rate and the number of lines of the derived television signal are increased with respect to the field rate and the number of lines of the original television signal, such that perceived flicker and line structure in the derived television signal is reduced. The increase in the field rate and the increase in the number of lines in the derived television signal results in a horizontal scanning rate that does not substantially exceed twice the horizontal scanning rate of the original television signal while minimizing undesirable motion artifacts.

Abstract: A workpiece shift apparatus includes a bottom plate (30), a middle plate (50) slidably attached on the bottom plate, and a top plate (80) slidably attached on the middle plate and defining cutouts (86). A first pushing means is installed on the bottom plate and includes a first piston cylinder (32), a first piston rod (34), and a first handspike (38). The combined middle plate and top plate is moveable in a first direction by the first pushing means actuating the first handspike to push the middle plate. A second pushing means is installed on the middle plate and includes a second piston cylinder (56), a second piston rod (58), a third piston cylinder (70), a third piston rod (72), and a second handspike (73). The top plate is moveable in a second direction by the second pushing means actuating the second handspike sequentially inserted into the cutouts.

Abstract: A convectional 2-1 interlaced (nominally 50 Hz field rate or nominally 60 Hz field rate) television signal is converted to a form suitable for display on a progressively-scanned variable-frame-rate high-resolution computer-type monitor. First, a succession of progressively-scanned video frames is derived from the interlaced television signal and each frame is repeated at least twice in succession When the interlaced television sign is derived from a motion picture source, the progressively scanned frames are derived by merging opposite polarity fields derived from tho same motion picture frame. For other sources, other interlace-to-progressive scan techniques, such as line duplication or line interpolation, are employed. The sequences of repeated progressively-scanned frames are written into a two frame memory at rate derived from the timing of the progressively-scanned video frames and are read out at a rate derived from the timing of the monitor's frame rate.