Patents Issued in January 28, 2014
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Patent number: 8639055Abstract: A method for calculating an image quality metric for evaluating the quality of a digital image including the steps of denoising the data of the image, identifying edges in the denoised data, determining an edge profile of the edges, determining a grayscale angle for each identified edge in the edge profile that is associated with the edge, and calculating the image quality metric based on a weighted average of the grayscale angles for all the edges.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2013Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: Weilin Hou, Alan D. Weidemann
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Patent number: 8639056Abstract: A method according to the invention enhances contrast of an image by accessing an original image, and establishing, assigning, or initializing pixel values and pixel coordinates of pixels of the image. Then, a Laplacian pyramid having an integral number of levels is generated for the image. A contrast boost pyramid is generated and applied to the Laplacian pyramid to obtain a modified Laplacian pyramid wherein values in the levels of the Laplacian pyramid are enhanced. An enhanced image is then constructed from the modified Laplacian pyramid.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2010Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Thomson LicensingInventors: Jiefu Zhai, Joan Llach
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Patent number: 8639057Abstract: A system and method that reduce or eliminate the compression artifact of step-contouring in a piece of content having a gradient are provided because many types of compression algorithms introduce a step-contoured artifact for images and video with slow gradients. An artifact removal unit detects the start and end of a step contour, determines a gradient of the step contour and increments a pixel in certain regions to restore the gradient.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2012Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: The Modern Video CompanyInventors: Anurag Mendhekar, Sunil Sanghavi
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Patent number: 8639058Abstract: The present invention pertains to a method of generating a normalized digital image of an iris of an eye for the purpose of creating an iris code for identification of vertebrates, including humans, the method comprising the steps of: capturing one or more digital images of the eye with a camera; constructing a plurality of imaginary outer iris boundaries in the one or more digital images, based on a known dimension of the outer iris boundary of the eye of a given species of vertebrates; and using said imaginary boundaries for transforming the one or more digital images into a plurality of normalized iris image that are insensitive to variations in a dimension of a pupil of the eye.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2011Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: SRI InternationalInventors: James Russell Bergen, Oleg Naroditsky
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Patent number: 8639059Abstract: The present invention discloses methods for lossless shearing and/or rotation of two-dimensional (2D) data, including digital images, with minute discrete angular increments, carried out only by permutations in the Fourier frequency domain, by exploiting the natural shear occurring as a result of computing a single one-dimensional discrete Fourier transform (DFT) of 2D arrays. Rotations in general, especially for oblong arrays, occur on elliptical paths. Circular rotation, by an angle of arctan(1/width), is achieved on square arrays. When each dimension is multiple of a smaller N, the rotation/shear angle can be increased to arctan(2N/width). Rotation steps can be repeated in long, animation-like series, with neither loss nor degradation of the Fourier content; so much so that tracing the steps back does restore the original data with remarkable precision.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2010Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Inventor: Andrew Batrac
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Patent number: 8639060Abstract: Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method for temporally aligning a plurality of cardiac image sequences. The method includes performing a locally linear embedding algorithm on a first set of cardiac image sequences and on a second set of cardiac image sequences. A graphical representation is created for the first set of cardiac image sequences and the second set of cardiac image sequences. A determination is made whether the first set of cardiac image sequences and the second set of cardiac image sequences were generated from a similar point of view. If a similar point of view is found, the first graphical representation and the second graphical representation are aligned using a minimization function. If a similar point of view is not found, the graphs are aligned with a template and then aligned with each other using the minimization function.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2012Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Shuo Li, Prakash Mahesh, Dave Roeder, Richard Rankin
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Patent number: 8639061Abstract: An image adjusting method is adapted to an image adjusting circuit. The image adjusting method includes following steps. An image signal is received and up-sampled to generate a first up-sampled image signal and a second up-sampled image signal. The first up-sampled image signal includes interpolated pixels and original pixels. Values of the interpolated pixels and the original pixels are detected, and a weight value is outputted according to the detection result. Whether the values of the interpolated pixels are adjusted or not is determined based on the detection result. According to the weight value, the second up-sampled image signal and the adjusted first up-sampled image signal are mixed to output a mixed image signal. An image adjusting circuit is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2011Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Wei-Chi Su, Chih-Chia Kuo
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Patent number: 8639062Abstract: Image integrity in an archive can be verified using document characteristics. Embodiments of the invention provide a way to verify the integrity of a stored document image by determining document characteristics, which can also be embedded in the image file. Before allowing access to the image file by an application, the characteristics data from an image analysis can be compared to either or both of, characteristics information otherwise stored, or embedded characteristics data. The embedded data can optionally be encrypted. In example embodiments the data can include a result of an optical character recognition of contents of the document, a length of data describing the image, a percentage of a specified color of pixels in the image, or a checksum. Example embedding techniques can include those making use of a tagged image file format (TIFF) header, a steganographic watermark, or an image artifact.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2007Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Bank of America CorporationInventors: Matthew A. Calman, Lisa Gibson, Lowell R. Huff, James G. Ronca
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Patent number: 8639063Abstract: An information processing system stores image files formed by an image forming apparatus in a desired storage position in an information processing terminal through simple operations. The information processing terminal, in accordance with an instruction to incorporate an image file, sends to the image forming apparatus information that includes at least identification information by which to identify a storage destination for the image file, a file name for the data file corresponding to a selected icon and storage position information that indicates the storage position in a folder of a directory in the storage destination in which the data file is to be stored. The image forming apparatus registers the information, and causes a selection key for the registered information to be displayed. A new selection key is created for information to be displayed when new settings information is registered based on the information sent from the information processing terminal.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2010Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Inventors: Yoshiyuki Tamai, Masami Yamada, Yoshiki Tokimoto, Kimie Mishima
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Patent number: 8639064Abstract: The refractive index of the at least one photonic structure having two separate photonic bands is modulated, so that light supplied to the at least one photonic structure and initially in one of the two photonic bands of the traveling along a forward direction in the at least one photonic structure is converted to light in a second one of the photonic bands, and light in the one photonic band traveling along a backward direction opposite to the forward direction in the at least one photonic structure is not converted and remains in the one photonic band, achieving non-reciprocity.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2009Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityInventors: Zongfu Yu, Shanhui Fan
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Patent number: 8639065Abstract: The system includes a light-transmitting medium positioned on a base. The light-transmitting medium included a ridge and a slab region. The ridge extends upward from the slab region and defines a portion of a waveguide on the base. The waveguide is configured to guide a light signal through the device. The device also includes an avalanche effect light sensor positioned on the base and configured to detect the presence of the light signal. The light sensor includes a light-absorbing medium positioned on the ridge of the light-transmitting medium such that the light signal is coupled from the light-transmitting medium into the light-absorbing medium. The light-transmitting includes a charge layer located at an interface of the light-transmitting medium and the light-absorbing medium. A multiplication region is formed in the slab regions of the light-transmitting medium such that the multiplication region receives charge carriers from the charge layer during the operation of the light sensor.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2010Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Kotura, Inc.Inventors: Ning-Ning Feng, Shirong Liao, Dawei Zheng, Dazeng Feng
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Patent number: 8639066Abstract: A fiber gas sensor including a core fiber comprising at least one Bragg grating region, a fiber cladding in contact with the core fiber along an entire length of the core fiber, and a sensing matrix structure disposed upon the outer surface of the fiber cladding along a portion of the length of the fiber cladding and surrounding the fiber Bragg grating region. The sensing matrix structure comprising a bonding layer disposed on the outer surface of the fiber cladding layer, a nano-structured trampoline matrix layer disposed on the outer surface of the bonding layer and a capping layer disposed on the outer surface of the matrix layer. The thermally modulated response amplitude of the fiber gas sensor is found to linearly depend upon the gas molecular weight, and can be directly used to determine heat specific capacity ratio of Cp/Cv.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2011Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventor: Hua Xia
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Patent number: 8639067Abstract: The fabrication of an optical wiring board is performed in the following manner: A core member 13 for a mirror 22 is pattern-formed on a clad layer 11, and simultaneously, using the core member 13, each alignment mark pattern 14 is formed at any position on the clad layer 11. Further, with positioning in reference to each alignment mark 14, the core pattern 13 is subjected to physical cutting to form a bevel part and a concave part 23. Then, a metallic reflective film 18 is coated on the surface of the bevel part. Thereafter, with positioning in reference to each alignment mark 14, an optical wiring core pattern 20 is formed on the clad layer 11 adjacently to the mirror 22.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2009Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Hitachi Chemical Company, Ltd.Inventor: Yasunobu Matsuoka
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Patent number: 8639068Abstract: An optical transmission module has an optical transmission path in which optical transmission is performed between a first circuit board and a second circuit board disposed opposite the first circuit board. The optical transmission path has a folded structure having a bending radius. A circumferential portion drawn by the bending radius is provided substantially perpendicular to board surfaces of the first circuit board and the second circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2010Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Hayami Hosokawa, Naru Yasuda, Kentaro Hamana
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Patent number: 8639069Abstract: A wavelength-selective optical switch for switching arbitrary wavelengths between optical fibers in mesh networks, using interference filters for separating optical wavelengths, and two-dimensional arrays of micromirrors for switching. Broadband switch inputs and outputs are provided for adding and dropping arbitrary wavelengths at each node of the network. A two-stage multiplexer and two-stage demultiplexer are provided to simplify the free-space demultiplexer and multiplexer. Mechanisms are provided that allows full non-blocking functionality in the presence of finite yield of the micromirror arrays.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2004Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Calient Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Roger Jonathan Helkey, John Edward Bowers, Xuezhe Zheng, David Welsh, Robert Anderson, Olivier Jerphagnon
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Patent number: 8639070Abstract: An optical assembly for a wavelength-division-multiplexing (WDM) transmitter or receiver that lends itself to cost-effective production-line manufacturing. In one embodiment, the fiber optic assembly has a vernier-type arrayed waveguide grating (AWG) with five optical ports at one side and fourteen optical ports at another side. Ten of the fourteen ports are optically coupled to ten photo-detectors or lasers. A selected one of the five ports is optically coupled to an external optical fiber. The coupling optics and the mounting hardware for the AWG are designed to accommodate, with few relatively straightforward adjustments performed on the production line, any configuration of the AWG in which any consecutive ten of the fourteen ports are optically coupled to the ten photo-detectors or lasers.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2010Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Alcatel LucentInventors: David T. Neilson, Nagesh R. Basavanhally, Mark P. Earnshaw
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Patent number: 8639071Abstract: An apparatus for forming laser radiation. The apparatus can form the laser radiation such that the laser radiation can enter an optical fiber. The apparatus contains a first lens device for deflection and/or imaging or collimation of the laser radiation with respect to a first direction, and a second lens device for deflection and/or imaging or collimation of the laser radiation with respect to a second direction. The first and the second lens devices are provided in or on a component.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2010Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: LIMO PatentverwaltungGmbH & Co. KGInventors: Lutz Aschke, Andreas Bayer, Udo Fornahl, Jens Meinschien, Thomas Mitra
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Patent number: 8639072Abstract: There is provided a wearable display comprising a light source emitting light of a first wavelength; a first SBG device having a front side and a rear side; first and second transparent plates sandwiching said SBG device; independently switchable transparent electrode elements applied to the opposing surfaces of said transparent plates, a means for spatio-temporally modulating light from the light source to provide image light and a means for coupling the image light into the light guide formed by the two transparent plates and the SBG device. The SBG device comprises a multiplicity of selectively switchable grating regions. The SBG device diffracts image into the pupil of an eye.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2011Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Inventors: Milan Momcilo Popovich, Jonathan David Waldern
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Patent number: 8639073Abstract: An optical coupling assembly for coupling light from an optical fiber including an angled tip into a planar waveguide via a waveguide coupling element is provided. In one embodiment, the optical fiber extends along the planar waveguide with the angled tip positioned such that light propagating in the optical fiber is coupled by the waveguide coupling element to propagate in the planar waveguide in counter propagation with respect to a fiber propagation direction. In another embodiment, the optical fiber includes a tapered peripheral portion tapering toward the angled tip and is disposed over the planar waveguide with the tapered peripheral portion extending therealong such that light propagating in the optical fiber is coupled to propagate in the planar waveguide with either forward or counter propagation. Embodiments of the present invention may be part of various photonic integrated circuits and may be manufactured more easily than known optical coupling assemblies.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2012Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Teraxion Inc.Inventors: Francois Pelletier, Guillaume Robidoux, Yves Painchaud
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Patent number: 8639074Abstract: The present invention relates to devices which operate on gradient optical forces, in particular, nanoscale mechanical devices which are actuable by gradient optical forces. Such a device comprises a waveguide and a dielectric body, with at least a portion of the waveguide separated from the dielectric body at a distance which permits evanescent coupling of an optical mode within the waveguide to the dielectric body. This results in an optical force which acts on the waveguide and which can be exploited in a variety of devices on a nano scale, including all-optical switches, photonic transistors, tuneable couplers, optical attenuators and tuneable phase shifters. The waveguide can also comprise a gap such that two cantilever bridges are formed.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2009Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Yale UniversityInventors: Hongxing Tang, Mo Li, Wolfram Pernice, Chi Xiong
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Patent number: 8639075Abstract: A communication cable can comprise optical fibers protected by an armor, such as a corrugated metallic tube. An outer jacket can cover the armor to provide environmental protection. A net located between the outer jacket and the armor can comprise openings, with the outer jacket extending into the openings, towards the armor. The net can be wrapped, formed, or woven around the armor, for example. The net can aid a craftsperson in separating the outer jacket from the corrugated metal tube, for example in connection with servicing the cable. The openings can control coupling between the outer jacket and the armor, for example providing a desired level of friction, bonding, adhesion, adherence, fusion, and/or contact between the outer jacket and the armor.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2011Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Superior Essex Communications LPInventor: Julie Anne Burnett
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Patent number: 8639076Abstract: A fiber optic cable is provided with a plurality of buffer tubes each with one or more optical fibers, a plurality of strength members and a jacket. The fibers within the cable meet maximum attenuation of substantially 0.07 db increase when decreasing from ?23° C. to ?60° C.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2010Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: NexansInventors: David Keller, Paul Kroushl, Randie Yoder, Dan Rouse
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Patent number: 8639077Abstract: The present invention provides a colored coated optical fiber which hardly has an increase in transmission loss even when immersed in water. A colored coated optical fiber according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a glass optical fiber, a primary coating layer covering the glass optical fiber, a secondary coating layer covering the primary coating layer, and a colored layer covering the secondary coating layer. A ratio of a thermal expansion coefficient of a laminate including the secondary coating layer and the colored layer covering the secondary coating layer to that of the secondary coating layer is 0.98 or more and 1.03 or less. A ratio of a glass transition temperature based on a dynamic viscoelasticity within a temperature range from ?100° C. to 150° C. of the laminate to that of the secondary coating layer is 0.96 or more and 1.03 or less.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2013Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroki Tanaka, Yasuo Nakajima, Kouji Mochizuki, Yoshihiro Arashitani
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Patent number: 8639078Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing an optical fiber that is inserted into an insertion portion of an endoscope and guides light, wherein inside an upright fiber drawing furnace, inside a hollow clad tube including a clad glass having a viscosity ?1 of 5.0<Log ?1<7.0 at a temperature at which a viscosity ?2 of a core glass becomes Log ?2=3.5, the core glass in a fluidized state runs down by gravity, whereby the core glass and the clad glass are integrated.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2013Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Olympus CorporationInventors: Makoto Tanabe, Hiroki Takagi
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Patent number: 8639079Abstract: A multimode optical fiber includes a central core surrounded by an outer cladding. The central core has a graded-index profile with respect to the outer cladding and an outer radius r1 of between about 22 microns and 28 microns. The optical fiber also includes an inner cladding positioned between the central core and the outer cladding, and a depressed trench positioned between the inner cladding and the outer cladding. The multimode optical fiber exhibits reduced bending losses.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2012Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Draka Comteq, B.V.Inventors: Denis Molin, Marianne Bigot-Astruc, Pierre Sillard, Franciscus Johannes Achten
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Patent number: 8639080Abstract: An optical fiber comprising a core region embedded within a cladding. The core region of the optical fiber further comprises multiple sections, each doped with rare earth ions. The sections of the core region may be doped with different rare-earth ions or with different doping concentrations. The sections of the core region may also be made from different types of glass hosts. The optical fiber may further include multiple core regions embedded within the cladding, each core region having multiple sections doped with rare earth ions.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2008Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: AdValue Photonics, Inc.Inventor: Shibin Jiang
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Patent number: 8639081Abstract: A drawer slide having first and second rails interconnected by a center rail. The center rail includes a spool configured to provide half-speed travel of the center rail relative to the travel of the first rail. The drawer slide is configured for use with a drawer assembly having a drawer and a chassis. The drawer assembly further includes a radius limiter secured to the center rail. The radius limiter travels at half-speed relative to the drawer. The radius limiter also automatically rotates relative to the travel of the drawer. The chassis includes sides including threaded backing plates, and mounting brackets. The mounting brackets include tri-lobed holes for receipt of a reciprocally shaped washer and a fastener for mounting the brackets to the chassis sides.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2011Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.Inventors: Kathleen M. Barnes, Justin R. Horton, Thomas C. Tinucci, Thomas L. Barnes
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Patent number: 8639082Abstract: A fiber optic cable assembly includes a connector that has a mating end and a cable end. A fiber optic cable is terminated to the cable end of the connector. A cable director is coupled to the fiber optic cable rearward of the connector. The cable director includes a flexible support sleeve and a clip extending from the support sleeve. The support sleeve includes a raceway that receives the fiber optic cable. The support sleeve has a first end segment and a second end segment. The support sleeve has a first attachment point proximate to the first end segment and a second attachment point proximate to the second end segment. The support sleeve is held in a bent shape when the clip is attached to both the first attachment point and the second attachment point. The support sleeve is configured to be straightened to a loading position in which the raceway is substantially linear when the clip is removed from at least one of the first or second attachment points.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2011Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: Edmund J. Haley, David R. Baechtle, Alexander F. Waardenburg
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Patent number: 8639083Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for recording a video stream on a recording media, e.g. HDD, wherein the video stream has different parental ratings, and to an apparatus for recording a video stream performing such a method.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2009Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Thomson LicensingInventors: Cheng Tao, Kwong Heng Kwok
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Patent number: 8639084Abstract: The present invention relates to method and apparatus of providing supplementary service information for A/V contents written in a recording medium. This method has a recording medium containing Presentation Language data, which have to be included like as in a digital television signal for supplementary service information in accordance with Advanced TV Enhancement Forum or Digital TV Application Software Environment standard, and reproduces, if a disk reproduction is requested, the Presentation Language data as well as requested A/V data and provides them for a connected external device such as a digital television. As a result, various video information and functions provided with Presentation Language data by a recording medium can be realized at a digital television set being able to accept Presentation Language data.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2011Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Kang Soo Seo, Jea Yong Yoo, Byung Jin Kim, Hyung Sun Kim
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Patent number: 8639085Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to enabling a group of users, each at a different location, to view and control synchronized streamed media content. Users may execute trick play commands plays such as pause, rewind, and fast forward so that all users see the same media content including trick play actions. The media content may originate from streaming content servers or from network-DVR servers.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2011Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventor: Rajaram Pejaver
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Patent number: 8639086Abstract: According to example configurations as described herein, a media manager supports functions such as in-line display of video frame information for application of editing commands. Each of multiple frames in the in-line display can be derived from a respective bitmap. The bitmaps associated with the in-line display can be generated and cached during an editing session for easy access. After completion of the editing session and creation of a playback file specifying a media playback experience, a media manager deletes the cached bitmaps. Upon rendering of a video experience as specified by the playback file at a later time, a respective media player converts a format of video data as specified by the playback file into bitmap information again. Playback can include combining multiple frames of static images (as defined by the bitmaps) at different layers to produce a unique viewing experience.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2009Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Adobe Systems IncorporatedInventors: Chris C. Chen, Daniel T. Hai
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Patent number: 8639087Abstract: A moving image editing method uses a recorder apparatus and an editor apparatus. The recorder apparatus records into a recording unit by use of a file format in which index data, which includes the reproduction information of the data of the frames of moving image data, is written after that data of the frames of the moving image data. According to the moving image editing method, while the data of the frames of the moving image data being recorded into the recording unit, the index data related to the data of frames already written in the editor apparatus is transferred from the recorder apparatus to the editor apparatus. The editor apparatus reads, based on the index data, the data of the frames of the writing file so as to perform a real time edition of the moving image data.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2007Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: GVBB Holdings S.A.R.L.Inventors: Yoshihide Fujioka, Takumi Hirose, Toshifumi Egusa, Toshiyuki Tanaka
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Patent number: 8639088Abstract: An end device that collects content playback information of a user may be provided. The end device including: a storage to store content and a table including playback information of the content in a predetermined local storage address; a control unit to retrieve content, selected by the user, from the storage, to load a storage address of the selected content, and to transmit the storage address to a decoder; and the decoder to store the storage address in the table, to change playback information of the selected content, and to decode the selected content based on the storage address.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2009Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Intellectual Discovery Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jun Kyun Choi, Jinhong Yang, Hyojin Park
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Patent number: 8639089Abstract: During video audio recording, key frames are temporarily stored from the video audio stream to be recorded, and metadata is later generated from the temporarily stored key frames. Even if a CPU or system configuration of a relatively low performance is used, metadata generation can be carried out in parallel with the video recording operation.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2010Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Yoshiaki Kusunoki, Masaaki Shimada, Youhei Kitahara
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Patent number: 8639090Abstract: In a recording medium on which is recorded a multiplexed stream (231) including a plurality of first packets (V_main) constituting a first I-picture in a first video stream and a plurality of second packets (V_sub) constituting a second I-picture in a second video stream, information for identifying the first I-picture and information for identifying the second I-picture are recorded on the medium. A recording medium can thereby be obtained that enables the rapid detection, from a small amount of information, of a particular picture included in a stream such as a TS in which multiple content streams are multiplexed.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2011Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Masaaki Shimada, Tomoaki Ryu, Kazuhiko Nakane
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Patent number: 8639091Abstract: An advertisement based bidding scheme enables users of data recording devices to bid on the quantity of advertisements they are willing to observe in exchange for recording quality. According to an exemplary embodiment, a data recording device (11, 21, 31) includes a processor (206) operative to receive and process a user bid indicating a quantity of advertisements the user is willing to observe in exchange for a given level of recording quality. A storage medium (203) is operative to record program data in accordance with the given level of recording quality indicated by the user bid. A decoder (204) is operative to decode and enable playback of the recorded program data including the quantity of advertisements indicated by the user bid.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2002Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Thomson LicensingInventor: Mike Arthur Derrenberger
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Patent number: 8639092Abstract: An apparatus for applying an anti-copy protection signal for use with switchable head recorders, such as Video Hi-Fi recorders, is described. A high frequency pulsed signal is added to an original signal. The pulses interfere with the compensator circuitry such that the switching of the record head cannot adequately be masked on recording of a signal. On playback, the switching of the recording heads can subsequently be heard. In Video Hi-Fi recorders, the effect of the high frequency signals also interferes with the compressor-expander circuits to worsen the sound of the head switching.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2012Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: DCS Copy Protection LimitedInventors: David John Michael Robinson, Baolin Tan
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Patent number: 8639093Abstract: An apparatus for encrypting and recording a broadcasting program includes a packet input unit configured to receive packets of a broadcasting program to be recorded and sequentially output the packets, an encryption selector configured to receive the packets sequentially output from the packet input unit, selectively output the received packets to a first path and to a second path, wherein packets to be encrypted are output to the first path and packets not to be encrypted are output to the second path, an encryption processor configured to encrypt the packets output to the first path based on a predetermined encryption method, and a storing unit configured to store the encrypted packets from the encryption processor or store the packets output to the second path.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2010Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Hyon-Gon Choo, Sang-Kwon Shin, Sangwoo Ahn, Jooyoung Lee, Jeho Nam, Kyeongok Kang, Jin-Woo Hong
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Patent number: 8639094Abstract: A system for remote control of live TV capability for TV screens, the system comprising satellite feeds (2003) broadcasting means (2002, 2004), a set top box (2005), a Smart-IB box (2006) capable of sending and receiving data/content, a central server capable of interpreting received data/content from Smart-IB, a communication network having interactive means coupled with world wide web (2008), a display screen (2007) having display means operable to display data/information. A method for remote control of live TV capability for TV screens, the method comprising the steps of receiving a schedule to record and/or relay set top box content, forwarding desired frequency to remote signal inducing means (RSIM), generating infrared (IR) signal, interpreting infrared (IR) signal by set top box, changing audio-video (AV) output as per the schedule list, recording/relaying audio-video (AV) output.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2008Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Inventors: Rajendra Kumar Khare, Ravi Bhat, Abhijit Das, Anant Kansal, Manjit Rath, Saurabh Singh, Tushar Vyas, Sanchit Sanga, Prabhvir Sahmey, Bolin Bolin, Cvl Srinivas, Shivprasanth Shivprasanth, Aparna Sharma, Rajendra Dwivedi, Mohammad Mohammad, Vikas Minda, Bm Gurucharan
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Patent number: 8639095Abstract: A browser in a media editing application enables a user to store a desired set of parameters for a given effect, and thereafter select the stored data and apply it to other media content, without the need to manually set the parameter values each time. In one embodiment, the user can manually save customized or frequently used effects in the browser, for subsequent selection and application to media content. In another embodiment, the browser can include functionality that analyzes previously created and stored projects, to identify repeatedly used effects. If an effect is identified that meets a certain frequency of use threshold, the browser can auto-populate itself with that effect, and its corresponding parameters, for subsequent selection and application to media content by the user.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2012Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Apple, Inc.Inventor: Kenneth Meehan
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Patent number: 8639096Abstract: A system and method of managing a digital video recorder using a user customizable television broadcast list which includes a list of a plurality of user selected television programs being displayed on a website. The television programs on the list are identified based on date and time broadcast information which are retrieved from a storage medium. The list includes television programs only to be broadcast on a particular user selected date. At least one of the user selected television programs from the list is exported to a digital video recorder (DVR) upon the user selecting the at least one user selected television program from the list. The DVR is instructed to automatically record the television programs at a predetermined date and time based on the date and time broadcast information.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2010Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: CBS Interactive Inc.Inventors: Anthony Soohoo, John Russell, Kris Wainscott, Jeff Clark, Carlos Teran
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Patent number: 8639097Abstract: A video recording and playback apparatus includes: an operation information acquisition device for acquiring operation information and user identification information; a user identification device for identifying a user; a preference information generation device for generating preference information about a preference of a user; a operation result information acquisition device for acquiring operation result information obtained as a result of recording scheduling and playback operations etc.; a user point calculation device for calculating a user point; and a preference information priority assignment device for determining a priority of preference information.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2010Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventor: Kanako Ariya
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Patent number: 8639098Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller for controlling data recording to an information recording medium. The controller updates a command storage file storing a command set in response to AV stream data to be recorded on the information recording medium and an index file storing index information and then records the updated command storage file and the updated index file on the information recording medium, the command storage file and the index file being updated and recorded in response to a determination that a predetermined update timing different from the timings of the recording of the AV stream data onto the information recording medium and the editing of the recorded AV stream data is reached.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2007Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Atsushi Mae, Kenichiro Aridome, Yukio Isobe, Naoki Morimoto
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Train-mounted video information distribution and display system and display switching method thereof
Patent number: 8639099Abstract: A train-mounted video information distribution and display system sufficiently increases an advertising effect of advertisement videos that are broadcast in a train. A train-mounted video information distribution and display system includes: a display-program determining unit that extracts one or more pieces of video information from plural pieces of video information and determines a display program to be displayed on a display device; a video-information storing unit that holds video information, and reference information that is necessary to determine a display program; a display-program storage unit that receives a display program which is determined by the display-program determining unit from the video-information storing unit and holds the display program; and a distribution control unit that sequentially reads out display programs stored in the display-program storage unit and distributes the read display programs to the display device.Type: GrantFiled: December 25, 2008Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Kazunari Morimoto, Masao Oki -
Patent number: 8639100Abstract: A digital video recorder stores digital video streams having sequences of encoded frames that are predominantly non-keyframes. The digital video recorder synthesizes keyframes for the digital video stream by decoding the frames in sequence and occasionally capturing the state of the decoder as it decodes the frames. The decoder states are stored in a state index in association with the frames. During playback at normal or accelerated speeds, the digital video recorder is capable of random accelerated access of any frame in the digital video stream. A decoder state associated with the accessed frame is retrieved from the state index and used to begin decoding at or near the accessed frame. The decoder state initializes a playback decoder to the state that enables complete decoding and rendering of the accessed frame without having to decode multiple frames previous to the accessed frame, thereby minimizing time delays in playback.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2007Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventor: Dustin L. Green
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Patent number: 8639101Abstract: A film recorder including a linear diffractive spatial light modulator (LDSLM) and methods of using the same to record a digital image on a strip of photographic film are provided. In one embodiment, the recorder includes: an illuminator including at least one monochromatic light source generating a light beam; a spatial light modulator assembly including at least one linear diffractive spatial light modulator (LDSLM) to receive the light beam from the illuminator and modulate the light beam from the illuminator; a film transport for transporting a photographic film on an imaging plane; and imaging optics disposed in a light path between the LDSLM and the imaging plane to image the light beam simultaneously on a substantially linear portion of the photographic film to record an image on the photographic film. Other embodiments are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2012Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Silicon Light Machines CorporationInventors: Gregory A. Myatt, Alexander P. Payne, Jahja I. Trisnadi, Harold A. Zarem
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Patent number: 8639102Abstract: An image processing method and apparatus for automatically rotating an image and a display unit, and an information storage medium storing image information. The apparatus including a photographing unit which generates image data and a rotation sensing unit which generates rotational information of a rotation state of the photographing unit. When an object is photographed, the rotation information of the image is obtained and stored together, and when the image is displayed, the rotation is analyzed and the image and display unit are automatically rotated. When an image including moving picture information is watched, an image always optimized to be horizontal without additional work by a user can be seen.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Joon-kyu Seo, Kil-su Eo
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Patent number: 8639103Abstract: An imaging apparatus whose posture is easily adjustable is provided. The imaging apparatus is configured to include an inclination detector detecting a degree of inclination of one of the imaging apparatus and an image captured by the imaging apparatus relative to a horizontal direction orthogonal to a direction of gravity; a display unit; a first inclination indicator unit allowing the display unit to display an indicator to indicate the degree of inclination according to a detection result from the inclination detector; a second inclination indicator unit notifying via sound according to a detection result from the inclination detector that the degree of inclination is over a predetermined value; and a selector unit allowing at least one of the first and second inclination indicator units to operate.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2013Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Junichi Shinohara, Koji Yokoyama, Mayu Takano, Hiroshi Morohoshi
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Patent number: 8639104Abstract: An optical lighting device includes a radiation detector, a first light source and a second light source. The radiation detector includes a semiconductor chip and an optical filter, and has a spectral sensitivity distribution. The first light source generates white radiation. The second light source generates monochrome radiation in the visible spectral range, wherein radiation emitted by the first light source and radiation emitted by the second light source are superimposed to yield mixed radiation which includes a wavelength spectrum. The wavelength spectrum of the mixed radiation is adapted to the spectral sensitivity distribution of the radiation detector.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2010Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbHInventors: Michael Brandl, Alexander Wilm