At Transmitter Patents (Class 348/636)
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Patent number: 8970710Abstract: A method and apparatus for measuring the quality of a video is provided. The method comprises: generating a frame loss pattern of the video by indicating whether each frame in the video is lost or successfully transmitted; and evaluating the quality of the video as a function of the generated t came loss pattern.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2010Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Thomson LicensingInventors: Xiao Dong Gu, De Bing Liu, Zhi Bo Chen
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Patent number: 8953041Abstract: An Engineer's View (EV) wireless video system for powered and unpowered model railroad engines is disclosed. The invention uses commercially available wireless spy cameras, powered by a custom power supply circuit which is compatible with either DC or DCC track systems. The present invention is compatible with all commercial model railroad gauge diesel engines including HO and N Gauge or may be factory installed. The EV system demonstrates a remarkably stable and realistic image of a model railroad layout. Moreover, the present invention may also provide a stable source of power to the engine where stalling could occur at points of track defects.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2012Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Inventors: Richard Johnson Bartlett, Sr., William Travis Bartlett
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Patent number: 8953099Abstract: A display apparatus which is controllable by a remote control apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes: a communicator which communicates with the remote control apparatus, a storage which stores user interface (UI) screen information which is mapped to each application executable in the display apparatus, and a controller which, if a first application is executed based on a user command, controls a transmission of UI screen information corresponding to the first application from among the UI screen information stored in the storage to the remote control apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2013Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jong-won Kwak
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Patent number: 8908107Abstract: A remote control system includes a remote control device and an electronic device. The remote control device includes an input element, a wireless transmitter to transmit an absolute coordinate signal and a motion signal and a control unit electrically connected to the input element and the wireless transmitter. The electronic device includes a wireless receiver and a display screen. The wireless receiver receives the absolute coordinate signal and the motion signal, and displays the absolute coordinate signal at the display screen via a cursor. When the electronic device does not receive the motion signal, the absolute coordinate signal is not operated on an application program of the electronic device. When the electronic device receives the motion signal, the absolute coordinate signal is operated on the application program.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2013Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.Inventor: Cheng-Shen Wu
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Patent number: 8908106Abstract: A mobile device stores a TV application for serving as a remote control capable of controlling a TV receiver. The mobile device starts the process of starting the TV application and transmits, to the TV receiver, control signals to turn on the TV receiver before the TV application has been started. More particularly, the mobile device transmits the control signals to turn on the TV receiver while performing the process of starting the TV application. When the mobile device has started the TV application and then the TV receiver has been turned on in normal mode, a user can control the TV receiver by using the mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2012Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.Inventor: Masaki Mori
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Patent number: 8885108Abstract: A TV control device, for an external TV device includes a storage unit storing a user identification code and user setting data corresponding to the user identification code, and a wireless communication unit transmitting a control signal to the external TV device according to the user identification code and the user setting data, wherein the external TV device determines a TV setting of the external TV device according to the user identification code and the user setting data when the external TV device receives the control signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2012Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Hannstar Display Corp.Inventors: Yi-Ming Pai, Chin-Sheng Lee, Yu-Tsung Hsu
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Patent number: 8878994Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a first receiver, a screen transmitter, a second receiver and a controller. The first receiver receives first information associated with a display function of an external device. The screen transmitter generates an operation screen for operating the apparatus based on the first information, and transmits a video signal of the generated operation screen to the external device. The second receiver receives second information associated with content of an operation on the operation screen from the external device. The controller controls operation of the apparatus based on the second information.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2013Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Takahiro Arai, Eita Shuto
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Patent number: 8875175Abstract: A digital video viewing system including methods for user selection of video advertisement content and time of display of video advertisements during a live video content stream. The digital video viewing system includes modules for receiving, evaluating and transmitting data within the digital video viewing system and to Internet protocol content providers. Also shown are methods for recording and re-playing live internet protocol content in conjunction with the video advertisement display methods.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2013Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Network Entertainment International LLCInventors: Charles McCoy, True Xiong, Stewart Stremler
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Patent number: 8860888Abstract: Methods and systems are described for enabling display system power saving during the operation of display devices. An integrated circuit package includes input interface circuitry configured to receive an audio-video data stream having a video signal and timing information and timing extraction circuitry that can identify blanking patterns for the video signal. The package includes timing control circuitry configured to implement a power saving process during the blanking periods of the video signal. The invention further includes methods that support the operation of power saving processes.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2010Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: STMicroelectronics, Inc.Inventors: Osamu Kobayashi, Gyo Un Choi
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Patent number: 8842223Abstract: The present technology relates to a transmitter apparatus, an information processing method, a program, and a transmitter system capable of easily transmitting a wideband signal. The transmitter apparatus includes: a first acquisition unit that obtains first transmission control information; a second acquisition unit that obtains second transmission control information similar to information input to another transmitter apparatus; and a generating unit that processes transmission target data based on a parameter contained in the first transmission control information and generates data including the processed transmission target data and the second transmission control information. The present technology can be applied to a transmitter apparatus that transmits a DVB-C2 signal.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2012Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Hiroo Takahashi, Lachlan Bruce Michael, Takashi Yokokawa, Naoki Yoshimochi, Takahiro Okada
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Patent number: 8830393Abstract: Spatial or temporal interpolation may be performed upon source video content to create interpolated video content. A video signal including the interpolated video content and non-interpolated video content (e.g. the source video content) may be generated. At least one indicator for distinguishing the non-interpolated video content from the interpolated video content may also be generated. The video signal and indicator(s) may be passed from a video source device to a video sink device. The received indicator(s) may be used to distinguish the non-interpolated video content from the interpolated video content in the received video signal. The non-interpolated video content may be used to “redo” the interpolation or may be recorded to a storage medium.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2008Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: ATI Technologies ULCInventor: David Glen
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Patent number: 8823881Abstract: A control device controls a television. The control device includes a touch module. The control device displays a menu containing a number of soft keys on a screen. The soft keys are activated to control the television to carry out corresponding functions. All positions on the menu are associated with all positions on the touch module correspondingly. As a result, a user can select desired soft keys to carry out corresponding functions by viewing the menu on the television and touching the touch module, rather than viewing the touch module.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2013Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chih-Chun Chang
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Patent number: 8817185Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a reproduction controller and a transmitter. The reproduction controller is configured to reproduce a first type of information of a first content. The first content includes a plurality of types of information. The transmitter is configured to transmit an instruction to reproduce a second type of information of the first content to other electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2013Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventor: Hiroshi Kazawa
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Publication number: 20140176800Abstract: An AV system composed of an HD recorder and a display unit uses a communication interface of the HDMI. An HDMI source of the HD recorder transmits image data (image signal) in the form of differential signals to an HDMI sink of the display unit through three TMDS channels. The HDMI source inserts content identification information for the identification of the type of a content of image data to be transmitted into an AVI InfoFrame packet placed in a blanking period. A control section of the display unit controls operation of a display processing section which carries out a process for displaying for the image data based on the content identification information received by the HDMI sink and a display section for displaying an image.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2014Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Toshihide Hayashi, Masayuki Tsumura, Koki Tsumori, Katsuhiro Shimizu, Ban Kawamura
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Patent number: 8305496Abstract: Disclosed is a scaling process system including a replay apparatus and a video output apparatus which are connected via a HDMI, wherein each of the video output apparatus and the replay apparatus respectively comprises a between-pixel interpolation method table, wherein the video output apparatus including a request signal transmission device to transmit a request signal, a between-pixel interpolation method information receiving device to receive the between-pixel interpolation method information, a determining device to determine which of between-pixel interpolation method information of the replay apparatus or between-pixel interpolation method information of the video output apparatus is more high-performance, a deciding device to decide an apparatus to be used for the scaling process, and a control device to control the apparatus which is decided by the deciding device so as to carry out the scaling process, and wherein the replay apparatus including a request signal receiving device to receive the requeType: GrantFiled: June 17, 2010Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.Inventor: Keiji Wanaka
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Patent number: 8197338Abstract: Systems and methods for suspending wagering game play on wagering game machines are described herein. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a content signal associated with regulated operations. The method can also include determining whether an enable signal is detected. Additionally, if the enable signal is not detected, the method can call for prohibiting performance of the regulated operations.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2007Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Assignee: WMS Gaming Inc.Inventors: Matthew R. Fitzsimons, Steven J. Lee
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Publication number: 20100289945Abstract: Methods and systems are described for enabling display system power saving during the operation of display devices. An integrated circuit package includes input interface circuitry configured to receive an audio-video data stream having a video signal and timing information and timing extraction circuitry that can identify blanking patterns for the video signal. The package includes timing control circuitry configured to implement a power saving process during the blanking periods of the video signal. The invention further includes methods that support the operation of power saving processes.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2010Publication date: November 18, 2010Applicant: STMicroelectronics, Inc.Inventors: Osamu Kobayashi, Gyo Un Choi
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Patent number: 7486336Abstract: An analog-to-digital converting system for converting a composite video signal into a digital signal according to a synchronized clock. The analog-to-digital converting system includes an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), a color burst phase estimator and a phase-locked loop (PLL). The ADC converts the composite video signal to the digital signal according to the synchronized clock, wherein the synchronized clock is synchronized to a frequency of a color burst of a chrominance signal of the composite video signal. The color burst phase estimator, coupled to the ADC, estimates the phase of the color burst carried on the composite video signal. The PLL, coupled to the color burst phase estimator, generates the synchronized clock according to the phase of the color burst estimated by the color burst phase estimator.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2005Date of Patent: February 3, 2009Assignee: MStar Semiconductor, Inc.Inventors: Ke-Chiang Huang, Ta-Chan Kao, Sterling Smith
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Patent number: 6330034Abstract: A microprocessor controlled color phase locked loop is provided which provides flexibility and adaptability for different television standards and sampling rates. Color burst phase error and color burst amplitude information are stored in data registers located at the output of the phase locked loop's low pass filter rather than at the output of the color demodulator.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 1998Date of Patent: December 11, 2001Assignee: Texas Instruments IncorporatedInventors: Karl Renner, Peter Chang