Basic Receiver With Additional Function Patents (Class 348/553)
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Patent number: 8711285Abstract: Disclosed is a television (1) that outputs a content supplied from a source apparatus, which television includes an address acquiring section (301) that acquires a logical address from the source apparatus, a device type acquiring section (302) that acquires a device type from the source apparatus, and a UI section (305) that identifies which kind of apparatus the source apparatus is, based on a combination of the logical address and the device type.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2011Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tatsuya Yoshida, Tomohiro Nagano, Kenichi Kimura, Tadamichi Atsumi, Taisuke Hara, Shuji Daioku, Kyohichiroh Sawachika, Koji Osaki, Ryutaro Mashiko, Toru Ueda
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Patent number: 8704957Abstract: The present invention discloses an apparatus a television apparatus capable of showing, on a screen, a menu screen and an input switching screen instead of an image display screen, while being capable of changing setting data through a remote controller operation, comprising: an operation history recording unit configured to record operation instructions to the television apparatus as the items of an operation history; and a unit for returning from erroneous operation configured to be started up by the panic key mounted on the remote controller and perform a return movement from erroneous operations so as to return the setting of the television apparatus to the state corresponding to the item of the operation history recorded before the panic key operation by the operation history recording unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2007Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hitoshi Tachikawa
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Patent number: 8698962Abstract: A content processing device includes an input section, a memory section, a selection section and an output section. The input section is configured to receive content having a video signal and a plurality of audio signals with different audio types. The memory section is configured to store selection information indicative of a predetermined audio type, and order information indicative of a preset order of a plurality of audio types. The selection section is configured to select one of the audio signals based on the selection information and the order information. The output section is configured to output the video signal and the one of the audio signals that was selected by the selection section.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2010Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tatsuo Miyagawa, Seiji Miyabe, Hirokazu Suzu
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Patent number: 8698900Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for concurrently displaying on a display device, a selected main presentation and graphical shapes representative of button presses on a remote control. In one embodiment, the graphical shapes and the selected main presentation are displayed in two separate regions on the display screen. In another embodiment, the graphical shapes are overlaid on the selected main presentation. In yet another embodiment, the graphical shapes and the selected main presentation are displayed in a picture-in-picture format.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2012Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.Inventor: Simon Tang
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Detection method and detection device and multimedia device for high-definition multimedia interface
Patent number: 8694696Abstract: A detection method for detecting connection statuses of a plurality of HDMI ports in an HDMI-compatible multimedia device includes receiving a plurality of electric information of the plurality of HDMI ports, and determining connection conditions of the plurality of HDMI ports.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2010Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: Wistron CorporationInventor: Wen-Tse Huang -
Publication number: 20140092305Abstract: A circuit for detection of an HDMI source device to an HDMI sink device through an HDMI sink connector without regard for the activity state of the HDMI source device has a pull-up resistor connecting a DC power source to the DDC/CEC ground node. The node is readable as a binary signal to indicate the presence of a source device to the HDMI sink connector, where the node exhibits a logic low signal when either the node is grounded by the DDC/CEC GROUND pin connection to a source device or when a switching device is switched on. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2013Publication date: April 3, 2014Applicants: SONY ELECTRONICS INC., SONY CORPORATIONInventors: PAUL DOYLE, EIJI KONO, TETSUYA NOMURA, PETER RAE SHINTANI
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Patent number: 8687012Abstract: An example of a game apparatus includes a CPU, and in a mode of examining a flower based on an imaged image, the CPU activates two outward cameras to thereby display an imaging screen on a stereoscopic LCD and a lower LCD. In the center of an upper screen displayed on the stereoscopic LCD, a designation image for adjusting a position and a size of an object to be imaged is displayed. Also, on the upper screen, a through image imaged by the outward camera is displayed, and the designation image is displayed in front of the through image. At this time, the designation image is displayed in a complementary color of a color of the through image.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2012Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Satoshi Kira, Shinya Saito, Ken-ichi Minegishi, Takamitsu Tsuji, Naoshi Suzue
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Patent number: 8687128Abstract: The disclosure is directed to systems and methods of navigating previously viewed channels. In a particular embodiment, a method may include maintaining a channel list in a memory, the channel list comprising multiple previously viewed channels. The method may also include receiving a first signal to select a first selected channel in the channel list. The method may also include tuning a channel tuner to the first selected channel.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2007Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Charles Stahulak, Bruce Barnes, Dolores J. Mallian, Nikhil Marathe
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Patent number: 8681233Abstract: Images stored in a camera are edited using a television. Television remote control output signals are received at the camera. The television remote control output signals are converted to camera image editing commands. An image stored in a memory associated with the camera is edited based upon the camera image editing commands. The edited image is output to the television. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2013Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Bradley James Thorson
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Patent number: 8675136Abstract: An image display apparatus is provided which includes an image display unit for displaying a still image or a moving image, an imaging unit for capturing an image in a direction in which the image display unit is displaying the still image or the moving image, a detecting unit for detecting a light emitting unit of a remote controlling device included in the image captured by the imaging unit, and detecting a movement amount of the light emitting unit within the captured image, the remote controlling device controlled by a user, and a control unit for controlling a movement amount of a pointer displayed on the image display unit, depending on the movement amount of the light emitting unit detected by the detecting unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2009Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Kazuyoshi Suzuki, Shiro Omori
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Publication number: 20140063346Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for building and reconfiguring audiovisual equipment in a video production system. A wiring cradle may be installed in the video production system and one or more electrical or optical connections may be established between the wiring cradle and another element of the video production system. Electrical connections may be established through the wiring cradle between a video processing component mounted in the wiring cradle and at least one other component of the video production system according to an interconnection configuration for the video production system. The wiring cradle physically secures the wiring cradle to a rack or enclosure. Electrical connection may be established by automatically connecting inputs or outputs based on an interconnection configuration maintained in non-volatile storage provided in the wiring cradle.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2013Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: GVBB HOLDINGS S.A.R.L.Inventors: Evert Marinus VAN DER KUIJL, Paulus Wilhelmus Marinus Gijsbertus DE BRESSER, Petrus Cornelis Adrianus Maria VISSERS
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Patent number: 8659703Abstract: The size of characters presented on a display of an audio video display device (AVDD) such as a TV is changed based on a distance from the AVDD at which a viewer is sensed as being located.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2012Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Brant Candelore
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Patent number: 8654261Abstract: A video and audio processing device comprises: a switching unit that switches a video input and output pathway at least between “analog video input terminal—analog video output terminal” and “specific-standard digital input terminal—specific-standard digital output terminal”; an input determining unit that determines whether the specific-standard digital data is fed into the specific-standard digital input terminal; and a pathway determining unit that determines whether the video input and output pathway is “analog video input terminal—analog video output terminal”. The receiving unit produces only the audio data from the specific-standard digital data, when the specific-standard digital data is fed into the specific-standard digital input terminal while the video input and output pathway is “analog video input terminal—analog video output terminal”.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2010Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: Onkyo CorporationInventor: Kazuya Kurokawa
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Patent number: 8655031Abstract: Apparatus for identifying video content includes a scene detector to detect a plurality of consecutive scenes in the video content. The video content may include a video program and an advertisement contained within the video program. A signature generator determines a scene change signature for each of the plurality of consecutive scenes. A content identifier provides the plurality of scene change signatures to a comparator that compares the plurality of scene change signatures to a database having a plurality of video content items to identify the video program. The database includes an ordered plurality of previously determined scene change signatures for each item of video content in the database. The content identifier receives an identification of the video content from the comparator. The content identifier may further receive information related to a position of the plurality of scene change signatures within the ordered plurality of previously determined scene change signatures.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2007Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.Inventors: Chris Read, Robert Hardacker, Brant Candelore
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Patent number: 8654252Abstract: There is provided an electronic device and an information processing program, which may provide a user with information about functions of the electronic device without stress to the user. The electronic device includes: a holding section holding plural pieces of function-introductory information each concerning a plurality of functions of the electronic device; a determination section selecting one out of the plural pieces of function-introductory information, and determining the selected piece of function-introductory information as transmission information to be transmitted to an external display device; and an output section outputting the transmission information.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2011Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Yuki Sugiue
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Patent number: 8654263Abstract: A broadcast receiving apparatus to minimize standby power and a method thereof. The broadcast receiving apparatus includes a sensor to detect variation in an inputted alternating current (AC) voltage and outputting a direct current (DC) voltage corresponding to the detection result, and a controller to detect variation in currents based on a digital voltage corresponding to the DC voltage and to determine the on/off state of an external apparatus, connected to the broadcast receiving apparatus, according to the detection result of the controller. Therefore, it is possible to determine whether the external apparatus is switched on or off according to a variation in power supplied to the external apparatus, to cut off a power supplied to the external apparatus based on the determination result, and to selectively control a power supplied to components of the broadcast receiving apparatus based on power saving data.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2007Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Dong-hyun Chang
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Patent number: 8648965Abstract: An image signal processor and a method for processing an image signal thereof are disclosed. When the image signal processor executes an automatic chroma gain control (ACC), the image signal processor adjusts a variable rate of ACC gain according to a size of an input color signal to reduce a time for processing the ACC. Even if a difference between the size of the input color signal and the size of a reference color signal is large, the ACC is rapidly processed. As a result, transient phenomenon disappears from a screen.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2008Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hye-joung Park
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Patent number: 8643784Abstract: In response to an operation such as power-on or power-off, channel change and sound volume change, a television set combined with a personal computer automatically makes e-mail with information in a predetermined format indicative of the operation attached. The e-mail is automatically sent to another television set to inform the other television set of operation of the own television set. On the other hand, the e-mail can be sent to a rating company for audience share survey. The television set automatically reads the received e-mail and attachment to change the indication of display. The television set has storage of the received information for analysis of an abnormality. Abnormality can be also sensed through abnormal act on the remote controller apt to be taken by a person in panic or off the truck. The television set refuses information from unknown address for blocking an attack of a stranger.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2012Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: NL Giken IncorporatedInventors: Masahide Tanaka, Tohru Matsui
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Patent number: 8634025Abstract: A device for rapidly instituting an active mode of a digital-television enabled system, the system including a first, volatile memory configured to load and store software instructions, includes: an input configured to receive first digital audio and video information; a first output configured to convey second audio and information toward a display regarding the first audio and video information; at least one second output configured to convey commands to, and receive information from, the first memory; and a processor configured to perform functions in accordance with software instructions stored in first and second memories and to cause the first memory to load software instructions for provision to the processor such that first instructions for processing at least one of the first audio information and the first video information are loaded and stored by the first memory with a higher priority than second instructions for performing other functionality.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2011Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignees: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., ATI Technologies ULCInventors: Kwok P. Hui, Ilya Klebanov
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Patent number: 8634029Abstract: The present invention includes an apparatus for distributing a received modulated RF signal to a plurality of tuners including a diplexer device. The diplexer device includes a plurality of filter circuits adapted to direct respective portions of the received modulated RF the signal to respective tuner devices. In an illustrated embodiment, the tuner devices supply tuned signals to a picture in picture display device. Also disclosed is a method of receiving a modulated ready of frequency signal and routing portions of the received signal to respective tuner devices using filter devices in a diplexer or multiplexer configuration.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2006Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: Thomson LicensingInventor: Michael Anthony Pugel
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Patent number: 8629938Abstract: A system is disclosed for controlling operation of an electronic device, such as a TV. The system includes a first sensor located at or near the electronic device and a second sensor spaced apart from the first sensor, wherein the first and second sensors are configured to detect motion of a user within an operating zone associated with the electronic device. A processor is coupled to the electronic device and the first and second sensors, the processor being configured to input a signal from the first and second sensors. Memory is coupled to the processor, the memory comprising a sensing algorithm configured to process the input signal from the first and second sensors and determine the location of the user with respect to the operating zone. The processor is configured to send a control command to the electronic device based on an output of the sensing algorithm.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2009Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics, Inc.Inventor: Ling Jun Wong
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Patent number: 8625029Abstract: A circuit for detection of an HDMI source device to an HDMI sink device through an HDMI sink connector without regard for the activity state of the HDMI source device has a pull-up resistor having first and second terminals with the first terminal coupled to a DC power source. A switching device is coupled between the pull-up resistor's second terminal and ground at a circuit node. The switching device is switched on to couple the circuit node to ground when power is applied to a control terminal thereof from the HDMI sink connector power pin, and being switched off otherwise. The circuit node is coupled to a DDC/CEC GROUND pin of the HDMI sink connector. The circuit node is readable as a binary signal to indicate the presence of a source device to the HDMI sink connector, wherein the node exhibits a logic low signal when either the node is grounded by the DDC/CEC GROUND pin connection to a source device or when the switching device is switched on.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2007Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.Inventors: Paul Doyle, Eiji Kono, Tetsuya Nomura, Peter Rae Shintani
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Patent number: 8619194Abstract: A television system for providing identification of user television viewing activities, while maintaining the privacy of individual viewers. In selected embodiments, the television system includes a random, unique identification generator that, on a periodic basis, can be used to send targeted advertisements or programming to a user. The user can force the system to re-generate a random identifier and/or purge any tracked data at any time.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2011Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Google Inc.Inventor: Tal Franji
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Patent number: 8610832Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for broadcasting signals. The system includes a supplemental antenna at a first location co-located with a main antenna transmitting a main signal. The supplemental antenna is physically separate from a main antenna at the same location and transmits a supplementary signal adjacent to the main signal which matches or corresponds to a remote signal transmitted from an antenna at a remote location. The system transmits the supplemental signal at sufficient power to overcome interference in a coverage hole of the remote signal caused by the main signal. A supplemental antenna co-located with the main antenna can transmit the supplemental signal. The system can receive a supplemental signal that matches a remote signal, pass the supplemental signal through a same power amplifier and filter as a local main signal, and broadcast via an antenna both the main signal and the supplemental signal.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2009Date of Patent: December 17, 2013Assignee: AT&T Mobility II, LLCInventor: Melvin Frerking
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Patent number: 8613014Abstract: A method and system is contemplated for television displayed messaging. The television displayed messaging may be facilitated with an automated process for selecting an adapter suitable for use in formatting to be displayed messages according to operating requirements of the television. The television displayed messaging may be implemented as a one-way, downstream process such that the television or a user agent associated therewith need not overload upstream communications in order to receive and display messages.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2011Date of Patent: December 17, 2013Assignee: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Deborah S. Fitzgerald, Ike Elliott, Frank Sandoval, Carey Sonsino
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Patent number: 8605222Abstract: A receiver device is provided singly capable of applying demodulator circuits with differing frequency characteristics with respective signals of desired frequencies for the demodulator circuits. The receiver device in accordance with the present invention switches between a mode in which a digital signal having a frequency suitable for various signal processes is supplied to a DA converter and a mode in which a digital signal for which the IF frequency is about 30 MHz to 60 MHz is supplied to the DA converter, by using a switch and a wire.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2009Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takeshi Mitsunaka, Pascal Lore
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Patent number: 8593573Abstract: An application for a television with a headphone dock. The headphone dock provides status to the television as to when a set of headphones are docked (idle) or undocked (in use). The television changes routing of audio signals based upon the status of the headphones.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2009Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: Vizio Inc.Inventors: Pat William Price, Matthew Blake McRae, John Schindler
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Patent number: 8587605Abstract: The present invention provides an image processing device capable of realizing appropriate color expression without requiring a large increase in data amount of image data for displaying a composite screen. A television broadcast receiver (1) includes a synthesis processing section (40) and an OSD processing section (24) for creating an OSD plane C as a composite screen in index color expression by combining an OSD plane U and OSD plane L, which are display screens in the index color expression. By the processing section (40) and the OSD processing section (24), the OSD plane C for attaining a display effect in which the OSD plane U and OSD plane L are superimposed is created.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2010Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hitoshi Yoshitani, Yuji Kamon
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Patent number: 8572656Abstract: A mobile terminal and a method for controlling a broadcast displays information on an interactive service associated with a broadcast program, the information provided prior to displaying the associated broadcast program. The present invention includes a wireless communication unit receiving interactive service information, an input unit selecting an interactive service using the received interactive service information, and a controller scheduling the execution of the selected interactive service.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2008Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Beom Seok Cho, Ki Hoa Nam
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Patent number: 8564723Abstract: A communication system may includes a source device to output video contents and a sink device to input the video contents, connected to the source device using a control transmission channel and a video transmission channel through which data is transmitted. The source device may include a first control data I/O unit, a first video data output unit, a video data retention unit, a contents list retention unit, an index image data retention unit and a first control unit. The sink device may include a second control data I/O unit, a second video data input unit, a video processing unit, and a second control unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2007Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Yasuhisa Nakajima
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Patent number: 8560012Abstract: The communication device can easily serve as an extended user interface such as a remote controller of a target apparatus without causing any complicated operations to a user. The communication device includes the following units. An apparatus information obtainment unit (203) obtains apparatus information from an apparatus. A position information obtainment unit (206) obtains position information of the communication device (102). An operation information obtainment unit (212) obtains operation information based on the apparatus information. A storage unit (213) stores the position information as apparatus position information indicating as a position of the apparatus, in association with the operation information. A direction sensor unit (207) detects direction of the communication device (102). A directional space calculation unit (208) calculates a directional space of the communication device (102).Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2010Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Toshiaki Ohnishi, Masaru Yamaoka, Mitsuaki Oshima, Michihiro Matsumoto, Tomoaki Ohira, Shohji Ohtsubo, Tsutomu Mukai, Yosuke Matsushita, Hironori Nakae, Kazunori Yamada
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Patent number: 8553156Abstract: A signal transmitting circuit includes a HDMI signal transmitting unit adapted to output a HDMI signal, a VGA signal transmitting unit adapted to output a VGA signal, a VGA signal processing unit, and a transmitting control unit. The VGA signal processing unit is connected to the VGA signal transmitting unit. The VGA signal processing unit is adapted to receive the VGA signal from the VGA signal transmitting unit, and include a detection signal into the VGA signal to form a combination signal. A transmitting control unit is connected to the VGA signal processing unit and the HDMI signal transmitting unit. The transmitting control unit is adapted to receive the combination signal and the VGA signal, to distinguish the combination signal and the VGA signal, and to output the combination signal and the VGA signal to the appropriate receivers.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2011Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mao-Shun Hsi, Yau-Shi Hwang, Chih-Hao Chang, Chung-Chih Chou, Po-Nien Wang
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Patent number: 8542320Abstract: A television set. The television set includes a display, a gesture detector, a transceiver, a processor, and a memory component. The display is operable to render images. The gesture detector is operable to detect gesture interactions, e.g., initiation of gesture control operation. The transceiver is operable to communicate with an electronic device that is separate from the television set. The processor is operable to cause the transceiver to send a request message to the electronic device. The request message is a request to receive a graphical user interface (GUI) of the electronic device for rendering on the display. The transceiver receives the GUI of the electronic device responsive to the request message. The processor generates a command message responsive to gesture interaction with the GUI of the electronic device. The command message is operable to control an operation of the electronic device and is transmitted to the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2010Date of Patent: September 24, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Alexander Berestov, Hans Masli
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Patent number: 8520014Abstract: An information handling system includes a host processing system and a remote processing system. The host processing system includes a display, a host processor, and a video multiplexer that receives a video signal from the host processor and outputs the video signal to the display. The remote processing module is coupled to the host processing system and includes a remote processor configured to output a second video signal, and an interface between the host processing system and the remote processing system. The interface includes a video output channel configured to provide the second video signal to the video multiplexer. The video multiplexer is further configured to receive the second video signal and to output the second video signal to the display during a reduced operating state of the host processing system.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2012Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: Dell Products, LPInventors: James R. Utz, Andrew T. Sultenfuss, David C. Loadman
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Patent number: 8508663Abstract: An electronic device has a plurality of wired-connection terminals, a selection portion that selects one of the plurality of wired-connection terminals for input of source data, and a transmission portion that wiredly transmits a command requesting a shift to a normal-operation mode to another electronic device having a power-save mode after switching of input by selection by the selection portion. The plurality of wired-connection terminals are all of an identical type for wired connection to another electronic device having a power-save mode.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2009Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yutaka Kitamori, Takafumi Hayashi, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Takahiro Shigetomi
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Publication number: 20130201399Abstract: Disclosed herein is a receiving apparatus, a receiving method, and a program which are configured to provide application programs to be executed in response to AV content. The receiving apparatus includes: a receiving block; a trigger acquisition block; an application acquisition block; and a control block. The control block acquires trigger information and, on the basis of a command obtained from the acquired trigger information, acquires a data broadcast application from an application server on the Internet or a data broadcast application transmitted as NRT content of an NRT service using a FLUTE session by referencing an FDT identified by an SMT and an NRT-IT. In accordance with a command obtained from the acquired trigger information, the control block controls an operation of the acquired application program. The present technology is applicable to television receivers configured to receive digital television broadcast signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2013Publication date: August 8, 2013Applicants: Sony Electronics Inc., Sony CorporationInventors: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
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Publication number: 20130194500Abstract: A display apparatus a control method thereof are provided, the display apparatus includes: a display which displays an image thereon; a first image processor which processes an image signal; a connector which is connectable to an upgrading apparatus that is provided to upgrade the display apparatus; and a first controller which executes a first application program and displays a first image signal corresponding to the execution of the first application program on the display, and when receiving a second image signal, corresponding to an execution of a second application program executed by the upgrading apparatus, from the upgrading apparatus through the connector, controls the display to display the second image signal together with the first image signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2013Publication date: August 1, 2013Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventor: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Publication number: 20130194499Abstract: A storage medium disposed in a television is provided. A code of a television software system is stored in the storage medium. The television software system includes a first application, a second application and an application management module. The first application has a first function library. The second application has a second function library different from the first function library. The application management module manages the first application and the second application according to the first function library and the second function library, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2013Publication date: August 1, 2013Applicant: MStar Semiconductor, Inc.Inventor: MStar Semiconductor, Inc.
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Publication number: 20130194397Abstract: A display apparatus and an apparatus for upgrading the display apparatus are provided. The display apparatus includes a display; an image processor processing an image signal received from an image source; a connector to which an upgrade apparatus is connected to and upgrades hardware or software of the display apparatus. The upgrading apparatus may be mounted to the display apparatus, and an image, user interface, or graphic processing route may be changed in order to upgrade hardware or software processes of the display apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2013Publication date: August 1, 2013Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventor: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Publication number: 20130194501Abstract: A display system is provided. The display system includes a display apparatus which displays an image and comprises a media access control (MAC) device to access a communication network, and a communication interface apparatus which comprises a physical layer device to connect the MAC device of the display apparatus to the communication network. The display apparatus and the communication interface apparatus exchange a signal between the physical layer device and the MAC device through a serial interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2013Publication date: August 1, 2013Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventor: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Patent number: 8497881Abstract: An image processor for combining video data and graphic data is provided. The image processor includes a scaler that is configured to scale compressed graphic data in a horizontal direction using bilinear scaling, to scale a horizontally scaled graphic data in a vertical direction using line copy, and to process a data value of a pixel at a border of a vertically scaled graphic data based on a data value of the compressed graphic data and a data combiner that is configured to combine video data with processed graphic data output from the scaler.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2010Date of Patent: July 30, 2013Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jong Ho Roh, Sung-Jin Cho
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Publication number: 20130169873Abstract: A display apparatus including and a display unit are provided. The display apparatus includes an image processing unit processing an image signal received from an image source according to a preset image processing process in order to display the image on the display unit; a connection unit connected to an upgrade apparatus provided to upgrade the image processing process; a storage unit storing operating time information and displaying the information on the display unit; and a controller displaying a menu image on the display unit, the menu image being provided to adjust at least one preset item associated with quality of the image displayed on the display unit, and transmitting the operating time information on the display unit to the upgrade apparatus to change a set value of the item of the menu image corresponding to the operating time information on the display unit stored in the storage unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2012Publication date: July 4, 2013Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventor: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Publication number: 20130169872Abstract: A display apparatus is provided, including: an image processor which processes an image signal received from an image source according to a preset image processing process and displays an image on a display; an upgrade apparatus which upgrades the image processing process when connected to the display apparatus; a power supply which supplies power of the display apparatus; and a controller which controls the power supply to supply power to the upgrade apparatus through the connector before supplying power to the image processor in response to a determination that the upgrade apparatus is connected to the display apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2012Publication date: July 4, 2013Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventor: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Publication number: 20130169866Abstract: A display apparatus, an external peripheral device connectable thereto and an image displaying method. The display apparatus includes a video receiver which receives a video signal; a display unit which displays an image; and a peripheral device connector which includes a first port to transmit and receive a video signal and a second port to receive a video signal, both of which are connected to the external peripheral device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2012Publication date: July 4, 2013Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventor: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Patent number: 8479249Abstract: A television receiver for content with which genre information is associated includes: a basic picture quality information receiving section which associates, with a single piece of genre information, a plurality of candidates for picture quality information regarding the content with which the genre information is associated, and which receives basic picture quality information indicating which one of the plurality of candidates is based on; a picture quality correction information creating section which receives picture quality correction information for further correcting the picture quality, and which creates, in accordance with the basic picture quality information and the picture quality correction information, information for correcting the picture quality; and a picture processing section which corrects the picture quality and which creates a picture to be displayed by a liquid crystal display device.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2010Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Akira Koike, Kohichi Takaku, Takamasa Shimizu, Masahiko Takiguchi, Akiyoshi Ohya, Atsushi Ogawa, Koichi Hirata, Osamu Fujii
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Publication number: 20130162907Abstract: Disclosed are a display apparatus including a display unit which displays an image thereon; a first image processor which processes an image signal based on a predetermined image processing operation, and displays an image based on the processed image signal; a first central processor which controls the display unit and the first image processor; and a first controller which grants a control right to the first central processor or to an upgrading apparatus, which upgrades the display apparatus, to control the display apparatus when the upgrading apparatus is connected to the display apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2012Publication date: June 27, 2013Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventor: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Patent number: 8451377Abstract: An image display device and a home network system are provided. The image display device transmits a broadcasting signal including at least one of a video data, an audio data, and an additional data according to predetermined transmission conditions. The home network system includes at least one external device connected to the image display unit through a wire or wireless network to output the transmitted broadcasting signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2011Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Jae Kyung Lee
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Patent number: 8451378Abstract: A video device to generate analog video signals to a plurality of display devices comprises a video processing chip, a plurality of video output interface circuits and a plurality of detection circuits. The video processing chip converts input video data into the analog video signals and comprises at least one video decoder and a plurality of analog to digital convertors. The video output interface circuit transmits the analog video signals to the plurality of display devices. The detection circuit detects voltage of horizontal sync signals of the analog video signals to determine connection of the video output interface circuit to the display device, and generates a feedback signal to the video processing chip to control the video decoder and the analog to digital convertor accordingly.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2009Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventor: Ming-Chieh Cheng
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Patent number: 8446528Abstract: A display apparatus transmits a picture acquisition request for getting picture information to an external image apparatus connected through a predetermined interface to the display apparatus from the external image apparatus at predetermined intervals and gets a plurality of pieces of picture information from the external image apparatus to be displayed. The plurality of pictures may be switched at predetermined intervals, for example, to be displayed, so that the plurality of pictures may be displayed in a so-called slide show manner. A plurality of pictures for thumbnail may be produced from the plurality of pieces of picture information and be arranged together to be displayed in one picture screen of a display device.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2008Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Toshiyuki Kurita, Hitoaki Owashi
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Patent number: 8447903Abstract: An electronic device is adapted to be connected to a plurality of peripheral devices, and includes a storage unit and a control circuit. The storage unit records a preset time and a control list. The control list lists at least a selected one of the electronic device and the peripheral devices, and an operation mode therefor. The control circuit detects whether the preset time matches a reference time, and if so, controls operation of the selected one of the electronic device and the peripheral devices according to settings in the control list.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2012Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: Wistron CorporationInventors: Wen-Tse Huang, Po-Hsu Chien