Size Change Patents (Class 348/581)
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Patent number: 8963960Abstract: A system and method for performing content aware cropping/expansion may be applied to resize an image or to resize a selected object therein. An image object may be selected using an approximate bounding box of the object. The system may receive input indicating a lowest priority edge or corner of the image or object to be resized (e.g., using a drag operation). Respective energy values for some pixels of the image and/or of the object to be resized may be weighted based on their distance from the lowest priority edge/corner and/or on a cropping or expansion graph, and relative costs may be determined for seams of the image dependent on the energy values. Low cost seams may be removed or replicated in different portions of the image and/or the object to modify the image. The selected object may be resized using interpolated scaling and patched over the modified image.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2009Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Adobe Systems IncorporatedInventor: Anant Gilra
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Publication number: 20150015789Abstract: A method and an electronic device for rendering a selected portion in a video displayed in a higher resolution in a pull-based streaming are provided. The electronic device, when a user selects a portion of the video at a first resolution, identifies display coordinates associated with the video played at the first resolution. The identified display coordinates associated with the video are scaled to a second resolution of a frame of the video. Once the display coordinates are scaled in accordance to the second resolution of the video, the electronic device identifies at least one tile associated with the selected portion in the second resolution. After identifying the tile associated with the selected portion, the electronic device receives a video stream of the selected portion of the video and renders the selected portion on the electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2014Publication date: January 15, 2015Inventors: Ravindra GUNTUR, Mahesh Krishnananda PRABHU, Vidhu Bennie THOLATH, Vishwanath Madapura GANGARAJU
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Publication number: 20150009286Abstract: There are provided an image processing device, image processing method, image processing program, image capture device, and image display device that prevent increase of computational complexity in image enlargement while mitigating degradation in image quality. An image input unit inputs a planar image signal containing signal values of pixels arranged on a plane and depth information including depth values corresponding to the pixels. An interpolation unit calculates a signal value for an interpolation coordinate between pixels on the plane by interpolating between the signal values of adjacent pixels which are present within a predetermined range from the interpolation coordinate. A weight decision unit determines a weighting factor for use in the interpolation based on the depth value of a reference pixel that is closest to the interpolation coordinate and the depth value of an adjacent pixel.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2013Publication date: January 8, 2015Inventors: Keisuke Omori, Kei Tokui, Nao Shibuhisa
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Patent number: 8917956Abstract: A method of enhancing spatial resolution of an image. An image is accessed. The image comprises a set of confident pixels and an unconfident pixel positioned adjacent to each confident pixel of the set of confident pixels. The set of confident pixels comprises four or fewer pixels and corresponds to a plurality of known depth values, the unconfident pixel comprises an unknown depth value. A best depth hypothesis for the unconfident pixel is determined using a filter module in which the plurality of known depth values are used as depth hypotheses. The unconfident pixel is updated as a confident pixel using the best depth hypothesis.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2009Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Qingxiong Yang, Kar-Han Tan
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Patent number: 8908093Abstract: The intended display aspect-ratio for video is determined automatically by analyzing an image to identify image blocks resulting from prior block-based processing of the video; comparing horizontal and vertical dimensions of those image blocks with horizontal and vertical dimensions of the image, with black border regions excluded as necessary; and determining from that comparison a display aspect ratio for the video.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2013Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: Snell LimitedInventors: Michael James Knee, Maurice Snell
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Patent number: 8891016Abstract: A reframing application crops a sub-part of a video source, based on its content. The reframing application involves a visual attention model that produces a saliency map, and a dedicated reframing algorithm that extrapolates a cropping window based on that saliency map. After cropping, only the reframed portion of each video image remains visible. A method for processing images of a video sequence comprises steps of determining parameters of the video sequence, parameters of a previously decoded subsequence of the video sequence and user settings, determining a portion to be cropped according to the determined parameters, and cropping in a reframing step the determined portion for being displayed. An advantage of the invention is that an advanced automatic solution is provided for tuning automatically the reframing parameters, based on the content of a video.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2013Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: Thomson LicensingInventors: Christel Chamaret, Fabrice Urban, Christophe Chevance
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Publication number: 20140333838Abstract: An image processing method for processing an input image is provided. The image processing method includes: performing a plurality of first imaging processing operations on the input image to generate a first image; and performing a plurality of second imaging processing operations on the first image. Each of the first imaging processing operations is along a first direction, and the plurality of first imaging processing operations include a first scaling operation for increasing resolution. Each of the second imaging processing operations is along a second direction different from the first direction, and the plurality of second imaging processing operations include a second scaling operation for increasing resolution.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2014Publication date: November 13, 2014Inventors: Teng-Yi Lin, Wei-Fu Chen, Wei-Jen Lo
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Patent number: 8878997Abstract: A visual display includes at least a first canvas configured to display a first session on the display and a second canvas configured to display a second session on the display. The first session includes first content received from a first content source and the second session includes second content having subject matter associated with the first content. The display includes a user agent configured to determine that the first content of the first session is associated with the second content of the second session and to pair the first and second canvases such that the first content and the second content are synchronized to each other.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2013Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Graham Clift, Brant Candelore, Kazumoto Kondo, Steven Richman, Fred Zustak
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Patent number: 8866973Abstract: A method for zooming a picture on a display without a touchscreen is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: a) displaying a picture and a zoom key on a screen; b) defining a rectangular coordinate system in the picture with an origin at a center of the picture; c) defining the zoom key as a point P (x, y) in the perpendicular coordinate system; d) drawing a line through the point P and a reflection point Q at (?x, ?y); e) defining points Q1 and Q2 on the line beside the point Q, wherein a distance d between the points Q and Q1 is the same as that between the points Q and Q2, and double the distance d is defined as a simulated operating distance; and; and f) creating a zoom event object corresponding to the simulated operating distance.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2013Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: I/O Interconnect Inc.Inventor: Jia-Chi Wang
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Patent number: 8866970Abstract: A method for embedding an image in a video sequence for a mobile terminal. Preferably, the mobile terminal is a tablet or smartphone. The method comprises the steps of choosing an image to be embedded, reading the video sequence, displaying a frame, and determining the presence of an embedding zone in the frame. The embedding zone having been previously identified or deduced according to a predefined algorithm. The method further comprises the step of applying a deformation to the image to be embedded such that the image to be embedded coincides with the form of the embedding zone. The image combining the frame and the image to be embedded is displayed/disposed in place of the embedding zone.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2012Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: PhonitiveInventor: Guillaume Lemoine
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Patent number: 8854553Abstract: Embodiments describe methods, apparatus and systems to provide video display correction to provide an on-axis view at an off-axis angle so that the display surface displays a rectangular video image. For instance, a device may receive a stream of video data to be displayed on a display surface of a display, the video data having a first rectangular aspect ratio to be viewed from an on-axis location with respect to the display surface. The device may also receive a user selection of an off-axis viewing angle with respect to the display surface. The device may then correct the first rectangular aspect ratio to a second, non-rectangular aspect ratio based on the off-axis viewing angle, so that from the off-axis angle, the display surface appears to display a rectangular video image. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2010Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Flex Creations, LLCInventors: Abraham Chavez, Byun Kil Kang
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Publication number: 20140267916Abstract: An automated, computerized method for processing a video is provided. The method includes providing a video file depicting a video, in a computer memory; scale separating the video file to generate a first scale-separated video and a second scale-separated video corresponding to the video; filtering at least one of the first scale-separated video and the second scale-separated video independent of the other of the first scale-separated video and the second scale-separated video to provide at least one independently filtered video; and compressing the at least one independently filtered video to provide at least one compressed video.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Inventor: Casey Arthur Smith
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Patent number: 8836757Abstract: A 3D-image providing device comprises: an index selection unit for selecting at least one index frame set from 3D-image data including plural frame sets; and a thumbnail generation unit for obtaining left and right images for the selected index frame set and generating a thumbnail frame set based on the obtained left and right images, wherein the frames included in the thumbnail frame set satisfy conditions that the sizes and resolution thereof are respectively small and low compared to the frames included in the index frame set. Accordingly, the 3D-image providing device generates 3D-thumbnails from the left and right images of the 3D-image data to provide 3D images considered when moving to a user-desirable reproduction time point. Also, the 3D-image supply device merges the 3D-thumbnails with 3D-broadcasting images or 3D-contents and displays the merged image. Consequently, the image providing device minimizes viewer confusion when perceiving 3D-images and increases user satisfaction.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2010Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Jun-Duk Jang
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Patent number: 8830395Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for upscaling a digital image. A digital image to be upscaled is accessed, where the digital image comprises a plurality of pixel values. A first half pixel value is computed for a first point in the digital image based on a plurality of pixel values of the digital image surrounding the first point and an activity level. A second half pixel value is computed for a second point in the digital image, and an interpolated pixel of an upscaled version of the digital image is determined using a plurality of the pixel values, the first half pixel value, and the second half pixel value.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2013Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Marvell World Trade Ltd.Inventors: Yun Gong, Dam Le Quang
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Patent number: 8830402Abstract: An image processing circuit and a method thereof are provided herein. The image processing circuit has a first scaling circuit, one or more line buffers, a first sharpness circuit, a second scaling circuit, and a second sharpness circuit. The first scaling circuit enlarges an input image along a first direction to generate a first enlarged image. The one or more line buffers temporarily store the pixel values of a plurality of pixel rows of the first enlarged image. The first sharpness circuit vertically sharpens the first enlarged image to generate a first sharpened image. The second scaling circuit enlarges the first sharpened image along a second direction to generate a second enlarged image. The second sharpness circuit horizontally sharpens the second enlarged image to generate a second sharpened image. Accordingly, it is possible to use the one or more line buffers having shorter data lengths to perform the vertical sharpening.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2013Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Teng-Yi Lin, Wei-Fu Chen, Wei-Jen Lo
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Patent number: 8830275Abstract: A hardware-implemented function evaluator performs mathematical calculations at high speeds to generate data values in place of an LUT. The disclosed embodiments can generate a small number of output values from a large number of input values. The calculations can use functions that are monotonically increasing such as, for example, square root, power curves, and trigonometric functions.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2007Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Michael Francis Higgins
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Patent number: 8817111Abstract: This invention provides a calibration system and method for multi-unit display systems without a need for switching the system input resolution/configuration of the display system while calibrating. This serves to avoid carrying out a re-synchronization step. As such, this system and method allows for increases speed and reduced likelihood of failure. This system and method also corrects the display system by providing an arrangement that employs a minimum of required changes so as to avoid any changes that can consequently affect the output image of the display system. Calibration of the system of display units occurs free of any changes to the input resolution and this resolution is maintained in a manner that resists change unless specifically required. Moreover, this system and method enables a resolution for the overall system that differs from the sum of the input resolutions of the discrete, individual display units in the collection.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2013Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: Scalable Display Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Dennis Miaw, Rajeev J. Surati, Kevin Amaratunga, Samson J. Timoner, Tyler M. Johnson
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Patent number: 8817191Abstract: According to one embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes: an enlarged-image generation module configured to generate enlarged image information that is enlarged with a predetermined magnification ratio from input image information; a depth characteristic calculator configured to calculate, from the input image information, a depth characteristic amount indicating a change level of depth of field for each a plurality of areas comprised in the input image information; and a generation module configured to compose image information comprising a predetermined high-frequency component onto the enlarged image information, based on the depth characteristic amount calculated by the depth characteristic calculator to generate output image information.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2013Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Yukie Takahashi, Kei Imada
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Patent number: 8817188Abstract: Systems and methods for automatic adjustment of text in a video are described. At least one embodiment includes a system for automatic adjustment of text in a video on a display comprising a ratio detector configured to detect an original aspect ratio of the video, an edge locator configured to identify edges of the video based on the original aspect ratio detected, wherein regions between the edges of the video and edges of the display define unused regions, a size assessment module configured to determine size of the text, wherein the size assessment module determines the size of the text by examining at least one of light portions within the text and a bounding rectangle which surrounds the text. The system further comprises a text adjuster configured to move the text to the unused region above or below the video, wherein the text adjuster further aligns the text to at least one of the edges of the video and the edges of the display device.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2007Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: Cyberlink CorpInventors: Chen-Yan Yang, Yu Chung Lee
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Patent number: 8797460Abstract: A reception apparatus includes: a reception unit configured to receive a broadcast stream at least including a data stream for data broadcasting; a first style selector configured to select a display style for each of data broadcast content acquired from the broadcast stream received by the reception unit; a second style selector configured to select, when the data broadcast content corresponding to the style selected by the first style selector corresponds to a plurality of display styles, one display style out of the plurality of display styles; and a display unit configured to display the data broadcast content corresponding to the style selected by the first style selector or the second style selector.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2012Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Naohisa Kitazato, Yoshiharu Dewa, Izumi Hatakeyama, Masayuki Obayashi
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Patent number: 8792052Abstract: The frame rate of a pause frame of a moving image is detected. The number of frame images of the moving image to be used in a process of increasing the resolution of a low-resolution image is determined such that a larger number of frame images is set for a higher detected frame rate. In a super-resolution process, a high-resolution image is generated using the determined number of continuous frame images including the pause frame of the moving image. This makes it possible to appropriately determine the number of frames to be referred to in the super-resolution process in accordance with the frame rate of a moving image when generating a high-resolution image from the frames of a low-resolution moving image.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2010Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Toru Koike
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Patent number: 8786638Abstract: The invention provides a method for processing a digital image in an image file and an electronic device having a function of displaying the digital image stored in the image file. The method is suitable for displaying the digital image on an electronic device including a storage unit and an image processing unit, and includes the following steps: storing a digital image file in the storage unit of the electronic device; analyzing the digital image file to obtain an image matrix of the digital image and a plurality of matrix elements of the image matrix; and generating a first size-reduced image through the image processing unit, where the first size-reduced image corresponds to a first size-reduced image matrix, which includes some of the matrix elements, said some matrix elements being not next to one another in the image matrix.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2012Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignees: Inventec Appliances (Pudong) Corporation, Inventec Appliances Corp., Inventec Appliances (Jiangning) CorporationInventor: Ren-Ping Cao
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Patent number: 8786673Abstract: A method implemented in a computing system for converting two-dimensional (2D) video to three-dimensional (3D) format comprises sampling the 2D video, wherein the sampling is performed non-linearly in one or more directions. The method further comprises determining depth information of one or more objects within the 2D video based on sampling information and transforming the 2D video to a 3D-compatible format according to the sampling and the depth information.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2011Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Cyberlink Corp.Inventors: Chih-Yu Cheng, Ho Chao Huang, Wei-Hsin Tseng
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Patent number: 8780272Abstract: Techniques and tools for high accuracy position calculation for picture resizing in applications such as spatially-scalable video coding and decoding are described. In one aspect, resampling of a video picture is performed according to a resampling scale factor. The resampling comprises computation of a sample value at a position i,j in a resampled array. The computation includes computing a derived horizontal or vertical sub-sample position x or y in a manner that involves approximating a value in part by multiplying a 2n value by an inverse (approximate or exact) of the upsampling scale factor. The approximating can be a rounding or some other kind of approximating, such as a ceiling or floor function that approximates to a nearby integer. The sample value is interpolated using a filter.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2013Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventor: Gary J. Sullivan
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Patent number: 8775932Abstract: A guided natural language interface, a method for guiding a user in specifying a color problem with a document image, and a set of templates for use in the interface and method are provided. The interface includes computer readable memory which stores a set of issue description templates, each template being configured for guiding a user in formulating a problem statement characterizing, in natural language, a problem related to color identified in an input document. A natural rendering engine receives information input by a user and/or information input from an associated problem detector, and instantiates one of the templates in response thereto. The natural language rendering engine is configured for presenting the problem statement to the user as it is refined and communicating information based on the refined problem statement to an associated problem corrector.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2009Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Frederic Roulland, Jutta K. Willamowski, David B. Martin
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Patent number: 8773469Abstract: A video multiviewer system may include a plurality of video scalers operating in parallel for generating initially scaled video streams by performing video scaling in at least one dimension on a plurality of video input streams. The video multiviewer system may also include at least one video cross-point switcher coupled downstream from the video scalers, and a processing unit coupled downstream from the video cross-point switcher for generating additionally scaled video streams by performing additional video scaling on the initially scaled video stream. The video scalers and the processing unit may communicate through the video cross-point switcher using a serial digital interface.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2008Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Imagine Communications Corp.Inventors: Marcin Andrzej Komorowski, Cristian Camer, Anthony Singh
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Patent number: 8760587Abstract: A remote control device is operative to enable and facilitate user control of video systems that are operative to provide one or more three-dimensional (3D) viewing effects. According to an exemplary embodiment, the remote control device includes a user input terminal having an input element operative to receive user inputs to adjust at least one of a volume setting and a channel setting of a video system, and further operative to receive user inputs to adjust a three-dimensional (3-D) viewing effect of the video system. A transmitter is operative to transmit control signals to the video system in response to the user inputs.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2010Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Thomson LicensingInventors: Dong Tian, Peng Yin, Wang Lin Lai, Zhenyu Wu, Chad Andrew Lefevre
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Patent number: 8760464Abstract: Some embodiments provide a program that provides a graphical user interface (GUI). The GUI includes a display area for displaying an image that includes several pixels. The GUI includes a selectable masking tool for displaying in the display area an adjustable closed curve to identify a region in the image to apply a color correction operation. The selectable masking tool includes a selectable control for modifying the adjustable closed curve through a range of elliptical shapes that ranges from a pure ellipse to an approximate rectangle. The GUI includes a selectable GUI item for applying the color correction operation based on the selectable masking tool.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2011Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Andrew Bryant, Daniel Pettigrew, Olivier Fedkiw
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Patent number: 8760578Abstract: Assessing a visual quality characteristic includes accessing and processing at least a first image or video signal and a second image or video signal and processing the accessed images or video signals. Based at least in part on processing the accessed images or video signals, a difference is measured between the processed at least first and second images or video signals. The visual quality characteristic relates to a magnitude of the measured difference between the processed at least first and second images or video signals. The at least first and second images or video signals include a high or visual dynamic range and/or a wide color gamut. The visual quality characteristic is assessed based, at least in part, on the measured difference.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2011Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationInventor: Zhen Li
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Patent number: 8736765Abstract: A video production switcher comprises a number of mix effects (M/E) units and a controller. The latter comprises a control layer that controls the M/Es to provide video outputs through projection devices that give the appearance of displaying one unified pixel space canvas.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2006Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: GVBB Holdings S.A.R.L.Inventors: David Alan Casper, Ralph Andrew Silberstein, Donald Johnson Childers, Jr.
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Patent number: 8730405Abstract: In order to display selected content as desired by a viewer by performing an easy operation without interrupting current viewing, a display apparatus includes a reception unit for receiving from a remote controller for transmitting an operation instruction to the display apparatus operation information including the amount of operation of a selection member which is detected at the time of selecting content and identification information identifying selected content, a determination unit for determining an output attribute of the selected content identified using the identification information based on the amount of operation, an output image generation unit for generating an output image of the selected content based on the output attribute determined by the determination unit, and a display control unit for displaying the output image generated by the output image generation unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2008Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Yoshio Nishioka
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Publication number: 20140125867Abstract: A method of performing automatic interactive area of visibility video zooming for low light environments is provided. The method includes defining a first set of candidate frame perimeters comprising a subset of one or more frames of recorded video based upon a cropping threshold for cropping the one or more frames; determining a first brightness value within the first set of candidate frame perimeters for the one or more frames; in response to the first brightness value being above a minimum brightness threshold, not displaying all content outside of the first set of candidate frame perimeters; in response to the first brightness value being at or below the minimum brightness threshold, defining a second set of candidate frame perimeters which comprise a subset of the first set of candidate frame perimeters, and determining a second brightness value within the second set of candidate frame perimeters.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2012Publication date: May 8, 2014Applicant: Nokia CorporationInventors: Igor Danilo Diego Curcio, Sujeet S. Mate
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Publication number: 20140111694Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2013Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Brant Candelore
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Patent number: 8682101Abstract: A multi-purpose scaler utilizes a vertical scaler module and a moveable horizontal scaler module to resample a video signal either vertically or horizontally according to a selected scaling ratio. The moveable horizontal scaler module resides in one of two slots within the multi-purpose scaler architecture to provide either horizontal reduction or horizontal expansion as desired. The multi-purpose scaler is arranged to scale the video using non-linear 3 zone scaling in both the vertical and horizontal direction when selected. The multi-purpose scaler is arranged to provide vertical keystone correction and vertical height distortion correction when the video is presented through a projector at a non-zero tilt angle. The multi-purpose scaler is also arranged to provide interlacing and de-interlacing of the video frames as necessary.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2012Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.Inventors: Shilpi Sahu, Sanjay Garg, Nikhil Balram
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Publication number: 20140063350Abstract: According to one embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes: an enlarged-image generation module configured to generate enlarged image information that is enlarged with a predetermined magnification ratio from input image information; a depth characteristic calculator configured to calculate, from the input image information, a depth characteristic amount indicating a change level of depth of field for each a plurality of areas comprised in the input image information; and a generation module configured to compose image information comprising a predetermined high-frequency component onto the enlarged image information, based on the depth characteristic amount calculated by the depth characteristic calculator to generate output image information.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2013Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Yukie TAKAHASHI, Kei IMDA
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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: 8649634Abstract: A device and a method for image zooming are provided, in which two FIFO buffer units and a read/write control unit are added between a data storage unit and an image zooming unit. The read/write control unit respectively controls two FIFO buffer units to obtain and output the gray values of the pixels on the two adjacent channels to the image zooming unit in parallel. Then, the image zooming unit calculates gray values of pixels to be inserted between the two adjacent channels to finish interpolation. The image zooming unit need not read the gray values of the pixels on the two adjacent channels in the zooming direction from the data storage unit in series and in turn, but instead, may simultaneously read the gray values of the pixels on the two adjacent channels to pixels to be inserted from the two FIFO buffer units in parallel.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2010Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: Infovision Optoelectronics (Kunshan) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wei Zhang, Bingyu Si, Chi-Tien Lee
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Patent number: 8648966Abstract: A terminal including a communication unit configured to receive a broadcasting signal, a display unit configured to display a broadcast content included in the received broadcasting signal and to display at least one widget application, and a control unit configured to determine if the received broadcasting signal includes a caption related to the broadcast content, to determine if the caption is to be displayed at a position that will overlap with at least a portion of the displayed widget application when the caption is included in the broadcasting signal, and to move a position of the widget application on the display unit if the caption is determined to be displayed at the position that will overlap with said at least the portion of the displayed widget application.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2009Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Ju Hwan Lee, Hui Won Park, Sung Joon Ahn, Hang Dong Seong
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Publication number: 20140036154Abstract: An image processing method of an image processing apparatus and image processing apparatus are provided. The method includes receiving streaming image data, decoding the received streaming image data to generate a plurality of consecutive frames, detecting a resolution-changed frame among the plurality of generated consecutive frames, and scaling the plurality of generated consecutive frames using a preset scaling factor. The scaling includes changing the preset scaling factor to a scaling factor corresponding to a resolution of the detected resolution-changed frame just before the detected resolution-changed frame is scaled.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2013Publication date: February 6, 2014Inventor: Sang-min LEE
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Publication number: 20140028919Abstract: An image processing circuit and a method thereof are provided herein. The image processing circuit has a first scaling circuit, one or more line buffers, a first sharpness circuit, a second scaling circuit, and a second sharpness circuit. The first scaling circuit enlarges an input image along a first direction to generate a first enlarged image. The one or more line buffers temporarily store the pixel values of a plurality of pixel rows of the first enlarged image. The first sharpness circuit vertically sharpens the first enlarged image to generate a first sharpened image. The second scaling circuit enlarges the first sharpened image along a second direction to generate a second enlarged image. The second sharpness circuit horizontally sharpens the second enlarged image to generate a second sharpened image. Accordingly, it is possible to use the one or more line buffers having shorter data lengths to perform the vertical sharpening.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2013Publication date: January 30, 2014Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Teng-Yi Lin, Wei-Fu Chen, Wei-Jen Lo
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Patent number: 8619189Abstract: An image processing apparatus, which converts a frame rate by dividing an input frame into sub-frames and outputting the sub-frames, includes a minimum value filter unit, a low-pass filter processing unit, a generation unit, and a switching unit. In an input frame, the minimum value filter unit selects a maximum value of minimum values from the minimum values of pixel values in each horizontal line in a predetermined area including peripheral pixels of a processing target pixel, and performs pre-processing to replace the processing target pixel with the maximum value. The low-pass filter processing unit performs low-pass filter processing on the pre-processed input frame and generates a first sub-frame. The generation unit generates a second sub-frame from the first sub-frame and the input frame. The switching unit switches the first sub-frame and the second sub-frame at predetermined timing and outputs a sub-frame.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2010Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yasushi Ito, Eisaku Tatsumi, Kazuya Kitada
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Patent number: 8611698Abstract: The invention relates to a method for reframing an image according to at least one predefined reframing method to obtain a reframed image for which the format ratio is equal to a target format ratio. The method comprises the following steps for: analyzing the image, selecting the predefined reframing method in a set of at least two reframing methods according to the result of the analysis step, and reframing said image using the selected reframing method. The invention also relates to a device for reframing an image.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2010Date of Patent: December 17, 2013Assignee: Thomson LicensingInventors: Christelle Chamaret, Olivier Le Meur, Clement Rousseau
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Patent number: 8587726Abstract: Provided are a digital video rescaling system, a method of rescaling video images, and a chip comprising a computer executable medium embedded therein computer executable instructions for rescaling video images.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2009Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignees: STMicroelectronics Asia Pacific Pte., Ltd., STMicroelectronics SAInventors: Yong Huang, Lucas Hui, Haiyun Wang, Fritz Lebowsky
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Patent number: 8587731Abstract: The present invention provides a projection display device configured to solve a caption dropout problem. CPU 3 determines a correction amount required to correct an image signal for distortion. Scaler 4 corrects the image signal for distortion based on the correction amount. Caption signal processing circuit 5 adjusts the display content of a caption signal based on the correction amount in such a manner that the entire caption indicated by the caption signal is displayed. Display image generation circuit 6 synthesizes the caption signal with the display content thereof adjusted by caption signal processing circuit 5, with the image signal corrected by scaler 4. Projection section 7 projects the synthesized image signal.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2008Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: NEC Display Solutions, Ltd.Inventor: Mitsuru Takahashi
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Publication number: 20130300937Abstract: A video comparison apparatus for sports coverage comprises a video input arranged in operation to receive video frames of captured video footage from a video camera having a fixed viewpoint of a scene, the video frames being associated with respective times referenced to a universal clock, a control input arranged in operation to receive event data indicating that an event has occurred, the event being associated with a time referenced to the universal clock, a video processor, and a video compositor; and the video processor is operable to select two or more instances of video footage associated with universal times responsive to the universal times of two or more instances of the event, and the video compositor is operable to superpose onto successive video frames of one instance of selected video footage at least a first part of a corresponding video frame from each of the one or more other selected instances of video footage.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2013Publication date: November 14, 2013Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Michael WILLIAMS, Mark Grinyer
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Patent number: 8577178Abstract: An image processing device includes: a transformation ratio calculation unit which calculates transformation ratio of an image after transformation, the image after transformation being obtained by transforming an original image under predetermined rule; a filter coefficient calculation unit which calculates filter coefficients based on the transformation ratio; and a pixel value calculation unit which calculates the pixel value of each pixel in the image after transformation using the filter coefficients and outputs the pixel value of the image after transformation as image data after transformation.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2009Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Akihiko Tamura
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Patent number: 8570435Abstract: A video processing method and a device thereof are described. The method includes the steps as follows. An input video signal is received, in which a single period of the input video signal has a plurality of first input frames and a plurality of second input frames. The input video signal is processed, so as to generate an output video signal, in which a single period of the output video signal has a plurality of first output frames and a plurality of second output frames, and an amount of the first output frames is the same as an amount of the second output frames. A sum of the amount of the first output frames and the amount of second output frames is an integer multiple of a sum of an amount of the first input frames and an amount of the second input frames.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2009Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.Inventors: Jin-Sheng Gong, Hsieh Chun-Hsing
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Patent number: 8570443Abstract: An image processing circuit and a method thereof are provided herein. The image processing circuit has a first scaling circuit, a plurality of line buffers, a first sharpness circuit, a second scaling circuit, and a second sharpness circuit. The first scaling circuit enlarges an input image along a first direction to generate a first enlarged image. The line buffers temporarily store the pixel values of a plurality of pixel rows of the first enlarged image. The first sharpness circuit vertically sharpens the first enlarged image to generate a first sharpened image. The second scaling circuit enlarges the first sharpened image along a second direction to generate a second enlarged image. The second sharpness circuit horizontally sharpens the second enlarged image to generate a second sharpened image. Accordingly, it is possible to use the line buffers having shorter data lengths to perform the vertical sharpening.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2010Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Teng-Yi Lin, Wei-Fu Chen, Wei-Jen Lo
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Patent number: 8565556Abstract: An image interpolation method obtains an image line pixel value between two adjacent image lines. The method acquires a luminance change of pixels of two image lines and decides a region of two image lines where only one portion similar to a part of the luminance change of one of the image lines exists in the luminance change of the other image line in the vicinity of the image to be interpolated. Then, among pixel sets located at the symmetric positions about the object image to be interpolated with respect to the pixel within the region, the set having the highest similarity is selected. By using the pixel value of the selected set, the pixel value of the pixel to be interpolated is decided.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2008Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: NEC CorporationInventor: Masato Toda
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Patent number: 8525927Abstract: The present invention provides a method for enlarging 4K2K resolution and a 4K2K resolution enlarging system using the method. The method includes (1) providing a 4K2K resolution enlarging system, which includes a TV control terminal and a timing controller that includes a first port module, a FHD/QFHD signal processing module, 3a D/2D signal processing module, a 4K/2K signal resolution enlarging module, and a second port module connected to a source driver IC; (2) receiving the external data signal and carrying out processing of the data signal to provide an output of FHD/QFHD format data signal to the timing controller; (3) the timing controller carrying out panel-related computation with the FHD/QFHD signal processing module and the 3D/2D signal processing module; and (4) the 4K/2K signal resolution enlarging module carrying out enlargement of 4K2K and supplying an enlarged data signal to the source driver IC.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2012Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yuyeh Chen