Abstract: An apparatus and method for processing image data are provided. Using the method of the present invention, image data output from an image sensor can be rapidly processes and the necessary amount of buffer memory can be reduced. To this end, first image data of one frame is processed and converted into second image data in an image sensor part. The converted second image data is stored in a plural buffer memory having a plurality of storage areas. The second image data is sequentially read from the plural buffer memory, and then encoded.

Abstract: A video signal processing apparatus includes a non-equidistant section determination circuit, a sample data register, and an interpolation computation circuit. The non-equidistant section determination circuit detects a non-equidistant section having different intervals between plural sample points set for the dynamic range of a video signal to be inputted. The sample data register holds the signal level (correction level) of a video signal after correction for each sample point. The interpolation computation circuit obtains the signal level of the video signal after correction by executing cubic interpolation computation with reference to the correction level. Here, a first section is defined as a section located on a lower signal level side and having intervals of X (X>0) between sample points, and a second section is defined as a section located on a higher level side and having intervals of Y (Y>0, X?Y) between sample points.

Abstract: A method and system for communicating video information over wireless channels is provided. Communicating video information involves receiving a frame of video pixel information, partitioning spatially correlated pixels into different partitions and allocating pixel information from the pixel partitions across one or more of said multiple channels based on channel conditions. The allocated pixel information is transmitted on the one or more multiple channels.

Abstract: There are provided an image processing apparatus and method capable of providing a good image whose overexposure and underexposure are suppressed by holding information about saturation and contrast at the time of performing a dynamic range compression. In the image processing apparatus, a level information calculating circuit calculates the level information of each pixel from R, G and B image signals for each pixel, a gain calculating circuit refers to a gain table based on the level information of each pixel calculated by the level information calculating circuit and calculates a gain by which the R, G and B signals of each pixel are multiplied, and a multiplying circuits multiply the R, G and B signals by the gain.

Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus which comprises a receiver which receives primary image content; a communicator which communicates with at least one supply source which supplies related image content of the primary image content; a signal processor which processes and outputs the primary image content; and a controller which controls the communicator to request the supply source to supply the related image content, and controls the signal processor to process and play the related image content supplied from the supply source in response to the request if a user selects a key to play the related image content of the primary image content while the primary image content received by the receiver is processed by the signal processor.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for detecting and interpolating still pixels. In certain embodiments, the systems and methods establish a still pixel level for each still pixel, and using that still pixel level, provide an interpolation procedure for determining the pixel value of a selected pixel at a frame a distance ? from frame F(t?1). Disclosed embodiments are capable of providing motion compensated interpolation results for a wide variety of circumstances, including cases where the endpoints of the motion vector of a selected pixel to be interpolated vary between substantially still and not still, as well as cases where mixtures of temporal and motion compensation interpolations are necessary. Still pixel candidates may be refined in a process where pixels that may be properly handled by standard motion compensation interpolation techniques are eliminated.

Abstract: Disclosed is an information signal processing apparatus. The information signal processing apparatus includes an adjustment unit by which users each adjust an inputted information signal so that an output of the information signal has a predetermined quality, and a storage unit that stores operation information having a final adjustment value of a series of adjustments carried out by the adjustment unit, and history information relating to a sequence of changes to an adjustment value up to the final adjustment value in a storage medium in association with preference information of the user during the series of adjustments.

Abstract: A riser retention apparatus includes a board. A component connector is mounted to the board. A support frame is coupled to the board adjacent the component connector and extends from the board. A riser guide is located on the support frame and operable to engage a riser and guide a riser connector on the riser toward the component connector. A riser retention member is operable to couple to the support frame to provide a retaining force to a riser in order to retain the riser connector in engagement with the component connector. A riser including a plurality of components coupled to it may be coupled to the component connector and the support frame and riser retention member may be used to support the riser and retain the riser in the component connector.

Abstract: There is provided a display device provided with a display portion, in which pixels having a light-emitting element for self-light-emitting, and a pixel circuit for controlling a current applied to a light-emitting element according to a voltage signal are arranged in a matrix, provided with an average luminance calculation portion calculating an average of luminance of an input video signal, and a light-emitting time setting portion setting a real duty defined every one frame by which light-emitting time for light emitting of the light-emitting element according to a calculated average luminance, wherein the light-emitting time setting portion sets the real duty in such a way that a light-emitting amount defined by a standard duty set beforehand and a maximum luminance among those of a video signal, and a light-emitting amount defined by a real duty to be set and an average luminance become the same as each other.

Abstract: A reproduction apparatus reproduces view data including several tracks within a range of reproduction processing capacity.

Abstract: A system for preparing a digital video stream for zooming by a content consumer system, including a video frame processor to prepare a plurality of video frames of the digital video stream, a zoom location processor to prepare a plurality of zoom location indicators in the digital video stream, each of the zoom location indicators including an element indicative of a least one horizontal position and at least one vertical position in the video frames, and a stream processor to temporally synchronize the zoom location indicators and the video frames in the digital video stream, such that the video frames are available to be zoomed by the content consumer system based on the zoom location indicators during playback of the digital video steam. Related apparatus and methods are also described.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a broadcasting reception device includes a tuner section which selects and outputs a television broadcasting signal, a demodulating section which demodulates the broadcasting signal from the tuner section so as to output a video signal, a display section which displays a video according to the video signal from the demodulating section on a screen, and a signal processing section which, when a determination is made that a predetermined condition is satisfied, processes the video signal and supplies it to the display section so that the video signal is displayed on the display section by dot-by-dot.

Abstract: A multiplexer of a transmission section generates a clock signal by multiplying a reference clock signal of a digital image signal by a predetermined number ‘K’. A parallel digital image signal is converted into a serial digital signal on the basis of the clock signal, and the serial digital signal is converted into an optical signal in an optical transmission section for transmitting. A demultiplexer extracts a reception clock signal from a serial digital reception signal which is converted into an electric signal in an optical reception section of a reception section, the serial digital reception signal is converted into a parallel signal and a signal corresponding to the parallel digital image signal on the basis of the reception clock signal, and a clock signal corresponding to the reference clock signal is recovered by multiplying the reception clock signal by ‘1/K’.

Abstract: Systems and a methods for providing interactive interpretation of a data stream having a temporal element. Specifically, the ability to interpret an input stream to provide a different video output whereby the input is modified by a second temporal stream so as to provide for an interpreted output which is time dependent.

Abstract: A first clamping unit clamps a base voltage of an input image signal to a predetermined reference voltage. A sampling-and-holding unit samples and holds the image signal after clamping or a reference signal that becomes the base voltage of the image signal. An amplifying unit amplifies the image signal sampled and held by the sampling-and-holding unit. An analog-to-digital converting unit converts the image signal after amplification into a digital image signal. A second clamping unit clamps the reference signal to a predetermined voltage.

Abstract: An apparatus of processing an image based on an image signal relative to a video contains display-size-changing-and-deciding device that detects a motion vector of on object based on the image signal and decides a display size of the image based on the detected motion vector, and display-size-setting device that sets the display size of an image to be displayed to the display size decided by the display-size-changing-and-deciding device.

Abstract: Various embodiments are described herein for a universal television receiver that is capable of processing television channel signals, that are transmitted according to a variety of broadcast standards, to provide video and audio information for a desired television channel signal. The processing includes producing a coarse channel signal that includes a desired television channel signal and then applying resampling techniques to adjust a normalized bandwidth of the desired television channel signal to generally correspond to the normalized passband of a main filter that is used for each of the broadcast standards.

Abstract: A signal processing apparatus capable of efficiently processing bitstream in a small circuit scale includes an input buffer in which a bitstream is stored, a first processor which generates a program for processing a signal B corresponding to a signal A by taking out the signal A from the bitstream stored in the input buffer and by using at least one related signal included in the signal A, the related signal being related to the signal B; and a second processor which acquires the program generated by the first processor and executes the acquired program to process the signal B corresponding to the signal A.

Abstract: The invention provides a processing system, comprising a video signal processing unit for processing a video signal, the video signal processing entailing a video signal processing delay, and video delay control for controlling said video signal processing unit in dependence on a maximum allowed value for the video signal processing delay. The invention also provides an audio-video signal source, comprising an output for sending a video signal to a video signal processing unit, and an output for communicating to the video signal processing unit a maximum allowed value for a video signal processing delay entailed by video signal processing in the video signal processing unit.

Abstract: A method and system for performing response-time compensation on video pixel data includes an output coupled to a timing controller for, the timing controller providing response time pixel data to a video display screen or panel. The system including a video signal processing module to determine pixel data indicative of how to excite respective video pixels in a video frame. The system including an interface for outputting substantially concurrently, the current-frame pixel data relating to a pixel at a particular location in the current video frame and prior-frame pixel data relating to the pixel at the particular location in the prior video frame relative to the current video frame. The current-frame pixel data and the prior-frame pixel data can be interlaced in the output signal. The prior-frame pixel data can be compressed in the output signal. The output can include multiple channels and the current-frame pixel data and the prior-frame pixel data can be output over separate channels.

Abstract: In an interlaced image processing method for processing fields generated by interlacing and including a plurality of rows of scan signals, the method includes: performing horizontal line detection on a current field so as to determine which of the rows of the scan signals is a horizontal line; according to the horizontal line detection result of the current field and a horizontal line detection result of a previous field, adjusting position of the horizontal line in the current field so as to approach position of a corresponding horizontal line in the previous field; and according to the result of position adjustment, re-sampling the current field. An interlaced image processing apparatus for implementing the method is also disclosed.

Abstract: A digital cable broadcast receiver and a method for automatically processing caption data of various standards and types, is disclosed. The digital broadcast receiver includes: a demultiplexer for dividing a received broadcast stream into video data, audio data, supplementary information; a controller for determining whether caption data included in the video data is digital caption data or analog caption data on the basis of caption information included in the supplementary information, and outputting a control signal according to a result of the determining; a digital caption decoder for extracting and decoding digital caption data from the video data according to the control signal; and an analog caption decoder for extracting and decoding analog caption data from the video data according to the control signal.

Abstract: A video processing system is configured to receive training video samples from a plurality of video sensing devices. The training video samples are sets of pair video samples. These pair video samples can include both substantially similar subject matter and different subject matter. In the first step, there is a patch pool sampled from videos, and the system select patches with more saliency. The saliency is represented by the conditional probability density function of the similar subject and the conditional probability of the different subject. During the testing phase, the system applies the selected patches from the training phase, and returns the matched subjects.

Abstract: An image determination apparatus includes a frequency band signal detecting unit, an average value calculating unit, a relative value calculating unit, and an image determination unit. The frequency band signal detecting unit detects signals belonging to a plurality of frequency bands, from an image signal. The average value calculating calculates average values for respective ones of the signals belonging to the plurality of frequency bands detected by the frequency band signal detecting unit. Each of the average values is a characteristic value equivalent to an amplitude. The relative value calculating unit calculates a relative value of one of the average values to another of the average values, among the average values calculated for respective ones of the plurality of frequency bands. The image determination unit for determining an image based on the relative value calculated by the relative value calculating unit. The image determined is subject to image-processing.

Abstract: A signal detection method is provided. The signal detection method for an electronic device having a plurality of terminals to receive signals from a plurality of sources corresponding to the terminals, includes the following steps: providing a sequence index for each terminal; providing a plurality of weighting numbers for the electronic device; comparing the sequence indexes of the terminals to determine a terminal detection sequence when the electronic device is turned on or the signal source changes; detecting the terminals according the detection sequence; adding one of the weighting number to the sequence index of the terminal with signal traffic. The detection sequence begins at the terminal with the largest sequence index and ends at the terminal with the smallest sequence index.

Abstract: A system for, and method of, improving video image sharpness and a continuous-light-emitting video display system employing the system or the method. In one embodiment, the system for improving video image sharpness includes: (1) a sub-frame generator configured to receive a frame of a video image and generate plural sub-frames therefrom and (2) a spatial filter, associated with the sub-frame generator and configured to cause the plural sub-frames to be spatially filtered with respect to one another based on a display sequence thereof.

Abstract: A method of deserializing signals output from a master can include generating an indication signal based on occurrence of a first signal pattern input via a data line during a first period and occurrence of a second signal pattern input via a clock line during the first period and enabling a deserializer in response to the indication signal and deserializing serialized video data input via the data line during a second period following the first period, in response to a clock signal input via the clock line during the second period. Related circuits are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method of detecting a caption of a video, the method including: detecting a caption candidate area of a predetermined frame of an inputted video; verifying a caption area from the caption candidate area by performing a Support Vector Machine (SVM) scanning for the caption candidate area; detecting a text area from the caption area; and recognizing predetermined text information from the text area.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a first frame image acquisition unit that acquires a plurality of first frame images constituting a moving image, a second frame image insertion section that generates a second frame image and inserts the second frame image including a white image between successive ones of the plurality of acquired first frame images, and a frame image output unit that outputs the plurality of first frame images with the second frame images inserted therebetween,

Abstract: A signal processing system is provided, which includes a first converter for converting first information in to second information, a superimposer for superimposing on the second information control information corresponding to any missing information lost from the first information due to its conversion by the first converter. Furthermore, the signal processing system includes a transmitter for transmitting the second information, a receiver for receiving the second information transmitted from the transmitter, and an extractor for extracting the control information from the second information. The signal processing system also includes a second converter for converting the second information in to third information based on the control information extracted by the extractor, and an output portion for outputting the third information.

Abstract: A video and graphics system has an input for receiving compressed video data and an input for receiving graphics data. The compressed video data may include HDTV video and/or SDTV video, and may be included in compressed data streams such as an MPEG-2 Transport stream. The video and graphics system also includes a video decoder for processing the compressed video data to generate a video for displaying, a display engine for processing the graphics data to generate graphics for displaying, and an overlaying system for compositing the video and the graphics to generate an output video. The display engine includes a memory used during conversion of a graphics format from a first format to a second format to be in a format compatible with a video format The memory may be implemented in a single-port SRAM configured to simulate a dual-port SRAM. The system may be integrated on an integrated circuit chip.

Abstract: An apparatus for integrating video and power transmission signals that comprises a front pane, a back panel, a power indicator, an unshielded twisted pair (UTP)-based video signal converting circuit, a power supply circuit, a UTP I/O terminal, a BNC coaxial cable-based video output terminal, and a power input terminal, said apparatus connecting to a plurality of video cameras, each having an independent UTP I/O terminal. Such cameras can transmit video and receive power signals through individual UTP cables, said apparatus receiving a first signal and filtering noises of said first signal to output a second signal via a BNC-coaxial-cable-based video output terminal to a digital video server, thereby integrating all monitoring and power transmission signals in said apparatus to effectively lower procurement costs and reduce the amount of space required for installation.

Abstract: A set of customizing operations for digital content is determined in accordance with network condition of a current network communication channel between a content server and one or more receiving devices, wherein the digital content is provided by the content server for transport to the receiving device and includes multiple frames of digital video data. The set of customizing operations specify multiple sequences or paths of customized video data in accordance with available video frame rates, and a customized video data sequence is selected from among the specified multiple sequences of customized video data in accordance with estimated received video quality and network condition for each receiving device.

Abstract: A video signal processing method applied for a TV system is disclosed. In this method, the received video signal is processed by a video decoding process, and then the decoded video signal is processed by a de-interlacing process. A still or corresponsively still image signal is generated and blended with the de-interlaced video signal to generate a blended signal which is displayed to make sure the OSD information can always be shown at the top layer of the screen of the LCD panel.

Abstract: An image signal processing apparatus includes a clamp circuit that clamps an image signal having a horizontal synchronization signal, an optical black level period representing an optical black level, and an effective signal period representing an image signal for one horizontal line so as to clamp a value offset from the image signal on the basis of a first reference value during the optical black level period and to clamp the image signal on the basis of a second reference value different from the first reference value during the effective signal period, and a level computation circuit that determines the second reference value on the basis of a signal level clamped during the optical black level period.

Abstract: Video decoder systems in which both the analog-to-digital converter and the composite decoder are driven by the stable sample clock, such as a crystal source. The outputs of the composite decoder are provided to a source rate converter, having an output that is provided to a digital output formatter. The digital output formatter is driven by the output clock, which may be locked to the source clock if desired. The output clock is developed by a clock generator which may be one of several different types, including a fractional N synthesizer, a direct digital synthesizer or a puncture clock.

Abstract: An image signal processing apparatus, an image display, and an image display method that enable detecting a black band region included in an input image signal in a shorter time and realizes a more viewable image are provided. The image signal processing apparatus includes a black band detecting means for detecting in a unit frame period a black band region included in an input image signal, a calculating means for calculating a scaling ratio of the input image signal while maintaining an aspect ratio thereof based on a detection result from the black band detecting means, and a scaling means for scaling the input image signal up or down based on the ratio obtained by the calculating means.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products are provided for presenting at least one reference line on an electronic viewfinder. The system generally comprises an image capturing device and an electronic display; both operatively coupled to a processor. The processor may be configured to receive image data from the image capturing means and display that data on the electronic display so that the electronic display operates as an electronic viewfinder. The processor can be configured to also display one or more reference lines overlaying the image displayed on the viewfinder. The reference lines may be alterable by the user so that the user can better use the reference lines to help the user properly position the image capturing device when the user is capturing or preparing to capture an image.

Abstract: A control driver includes a display memory control section which generates a first process control signal when image data includes only first image data which has a pixel size equal to or smaller than that of a display section, and generates a second process control signal when the image data includes first image data and second image data and the first image data has a pixel size equal to that of the display section, and a display memory section which stores upper and lower portions of the first image data as first and second portions of display data in response to the first process control signal, and stores the upper portion of the first image data and an upper portion of the second image data as the first and second portions of the display data in response to the second process control signal. The display data is displayed on the display section.

Abstract: Method and arrangement for capturing and automatically formatting video signals in both synchronized and deflection driven forms in which a single real-time capture module is provided including three input channels for receiving the video signals, three analog to digital converters for processing the video signals and three dynamic memories. Data from the converters is stored in the three dynamic memories. A line location look-up table is generated during the storage of data which holds the starting address of the stored lines of synchronized video. A video signal is then generated by addressing the line location look-up table.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for isolating a noise intolerant device, e.g., a phase-lock loop of a tuner within a television receiver, from source of noise. In one embodiment, the apparatus isolates a phase-lock loop integrated circuit (IC) from the bus, by providing an isolation buffer that allows the receiver to only pass data to the tuner's phase-lock loop IC when a tune command is issued by a processor. When not being tuned, the IIC lines to the tuner are held HIGH by a buffer until needed again to perform the tuning function. This allows the demodulation circuitry to use a setting for a carrier tracking-loop that optimizes bit error rate performance.

Abstract: Frame memories for delaying an input video signal for one frame respectively are connected in series. A dot interference detecting device detects variation between the input video signal and the delayed signals delayed for different frames of a pixel at the same position on a screen. When a dot interference is detected, a dot eliminating device eliminates the dot interference.

Abstract: A video signal processing apparatus which is provided for a digital video decoder and can automatically and properly adjust a fluctuation of the number of sampling data of digital composite video signals includes: an adjusting circuit which performs a partial adding/deleting process to the video signals so as to correct the fluctuation in number of sampling data constructing the digital composite video signals supplied to the decoder; and a discriminating circuit which compares the number of sampling data of each video signal and the preset reference number of sampling data and outputs an operation signal for the adding/deleting process to the adjusting circuit when a difference between them as a comparison result lies within a predetermined adjusting range.

Abstract: The invention provides a picture signal processor comprising: a sampling circuit that receives picture signals of a plurality of standard colors separated from a video signal and samples the picture signals of the plurality of standard colors in turn repeatedly; and an interpolation filter that receives the sampling values sampled from the plurality of standard colors in the sampling circuit and finds interpolated values at a common reference interpolation time for all the standard colors by subjecting the sampling values to interpolation calculation for each standard color. The use of the interpolated values at the reference interpolation time can reduce the color blur of the color video signal.

Abstract: An A/D conversion apparatus of a digital video system includes an A/D converter for converting an input analog video signal to a digital signal on the basis of a reference voltage value input from the outside and outputting the digital signal; and a reference voltage supplying portion for supplying the A/D converter with a predetermined number of the reference voltage value sequentially and repeatedly during a predetermined time period. Accordingly, since the quantization error can be minimized during the A/D conversion in the digital video system without increasing the number of the quantization bits, the image quality can be improved.

Abstract: In order to generate a risk index of stress symptoms triggered by flashing lights on a scan type video display screen, a video signal processor is provided which operates such as to implement temporal filtering and spatial filtering on a video signal applied thereto every field and detect low temporal frequency components while excluding effects due to high spatial frequencies. A risk index generator receives the low frequency components from the video signal processor and determines the risk index based thereon.

Abstract: A resizing unit resizes a captured image or an inputted image and outputs a resized image. A first conversion unit converts the resized image into an RGB image or an image for a TV monitor. A second conversion unit converts the RGB image or the image for the TV monitor into a plurality of serial data.

Abstract: A 525i (interlace) signal can be converted into a 1050i signal or a 525p (progressive) signal. A calculating circuit generates pixels of an output picture signal with a linear estimation expression of predictive taps received from a tap selecting circuit and a coefficient received from a coefficient memory. The coefficient memory stores coefficients pre-obtained for individual classes. A class is determined by combining a spatial class corresponding to spatial class taps received from a tap selecting circuit and motion class taps received from a tap selecting circuit. A line sequential converting circuit converts a scanning line structure of an output signal of the calculating circuit 34 and obtains an output picture signal. The output picture signal is designated with a conversion method selection signal. Information corresponding to the selection signal is loaded from an information memory bank to the coefficient memory and registers.

Abstract: A plurality of signal processing functions are achieved with the same arithmetic processing circuit by controlling wiring arrangements or signal modulation in accordance with a predetermined arrangement control signal that is output based on circuit arrangement information read from a circuit arrangement information storage unit. Hierarchical parallel processing is realized with small-scale circuit configuration. Further, detection of a predetermined feature and integration of the detection results can be efficiently performed.

Abstract: An arrangement for processing video signals comprises at least one linear filter and at least one non-linear filter with inputs for an input signal and selection means for receiving output signals of the at least one linear and of the at least one non-linear filter and for generating a selected output signal which corresponds to a selected one of the output signals whereby the selection is performed according to a predetermined rank order. The arrangement can be used in various video signal processing applications, especially image restoration or noise reduction, image or pattern recognition, image compression, image enhancement (contour sharpening or softening), image interpolation (up or down sampling), and flicker compensation.