Abstract: A method for scanning a frequency band for producing a service plan. The method parallelises the scanning by dividing the analysis into two steps: an exploration step for the purpose of detecting channels or frequencies carrying services; and an analysis step for extracting detected channels from program information in order to supply a service plan. Each of the steps is performed by multiple task instances. These tasks share the band to be explored and synchronise, for one same step, via semaphores and, for an inter-step communication, according to a producer/consumer principle.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a multi-mode wireless power transmission method and a device for the same. A wireless power transmitter for supporting a plurality of wireless power transmission modes, according to one embodiment of the present invention, can comprise: a first transmitter for transmitting a first power signal corresponding to a first wireless power transmission mode; a second transmitter for transmitting a second power signal corresponding to a second wireless power transmission mode; and a first power cutoff circuit coupled to the first transmitter so as to block the incoming second power signal and allow the first power signal to pass therethrough. Therefore, the present invention can minimize power consumption in the wireless power transmitter supporting the plurality of wireless power transmission modes, and can maximize power transmission efficiency.

Abstract: On a circuit board, a metal thin film is formed on a surface 101 of a board body. A linear slit is formed in a metal thin film, so that the metal thin film is separated into a first region and a second region with the slit interposed therebetween. The circuit board 1 includes a heat generation source (for example, an IC) arranged in the first region and an element arranged in the second region. A current flows through the element in a direction parallel to the slit.

Abstract: A control device, a method of controlling the same, and an integrated control system are provided. The method includes in response to a setting command being input, registering a setting state of at least one device connected to the control device at a time point when the setting command is input as a preferred setting state of the at least one device, and, in response to an execution command being input, transmitting a control command to the at least one device based on the registered preferred setting state.

Abstract: Technology for a repeater is disclosed. The repeater can include a first multiband filter. The repeater can include a second multiband filter. The repeater can include one or more first-direction signal paths communicatively coupled between the first multiband filter and the second multi-band filter. At least one of the one or more first-direction signal paths can be configured to amplify and filter signals in two or more spectrally adjacent bands. The repeater can include one or more second-direction signal paths communicatively coupled between the first multiband filter and the second multi-band filter. At least one of the one or more second-direction signal paths can be configured to amplify and filter signals in two or more spectrally adjacent bands.

Abstract: An organic light emitting (OLED) display panel, a driving method thereof, and a display apparatus are provided. The OLED display panel comprises a display region including N number of pixel rows and a non-display region including a light-emitting driver circuit and a scanning driver circuit. The display region includes a first display region including N1 number of pixel rows and a second display region including N2 number of pixel rows, where N1, N2, and N are positive integers, and N1+N2=N. A pixel row in the second display region has a smaller number of pixels than a pixel row in the first display region. The light-emitting driver circuit is configured to, in scanning time S for each frame, supply a light-emitting control signal having n number of light-emitting cycles to each pixel row in the display region, where n is a positive integer.

Abstract: A method of providing a broadcast service, the method includes generating service data for a broadcast service and Service Layer Signaling (SLS) for signaling the broadcast service; generating a signaling table having information used for indicating a transport session carrying the SLS for the broadcast service; and transmitting the service data, the SLS and the signaling table via a broadcast network, wherein the SLS includes a Service-based Transport Session Instance Description (S-TSID) and a Media Presentation Description (MPD), wherein the S-TSID includes information for indicating transport sessions carrying service components and content items for the broadcast service, the MPD includes a period element having an event stream element, the event stream element includes a plurality of event elements, and each of the event elements includes an event ID for an event and timing information for indicating start time of the event.

Abstract: Wide band quadrature signal generation includes a frequency synthesizer generating a LO or 2×LO signal, a polyphase filter coupled to receive the LO signal and generate first in-phase and quadrature LO signals, a 2:1 frequency divider coupled to receive the 2×LO signal and generate second in-phase and quadrature LO signals, and a LO signal selector for selecting either the first or second in-phase LO signals as an output in-phase LO signal and either the first or second quadrature LO signals as an output quadrature LO signal based on an output frequency. In some embodiments, when the output frequency is above a threshold, the first in-phase and quadrature LO signals are selected as the output in-phase and quadrature LO signals and when the output frequency is at or below the threshold, the second in-phase and quadrature LO signals are selected as the output in-phase and quadrature LO signals.

Abstract: A reception apparatus including a decoding apparatus and a demultiplexing apparatus for identifying a packet with clock information. The decoding apparatus receives a transfer frame, which stores second transfer units containing one or more first transfer units obtained by multiplexing contents. A decoder in the decoding apparatus acquires the first transfer units by decoding the transfer frame, and outputs the first transfer units to the demultiplexing apparatus. The demultiplexing apparatus acquires content by demultiplexing the first transfer units. Additionally, a heading first transfer unit positioned at a head within a heading second transfer unit, which is positioned at a head within the transfer frame, contains reference clock information. The decoder generates information for identifying the heading first transfer unit and outputs the information to the demultiplexing apparatus.

Abstract: Provided are an image display apparatus and an operation method thereof.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for monitoring a digital media receiver (including receivers for television or other type of digital media) to determine whether it is necessary for a receiver to re-connect in order to continue receiving a predetermined channel or stream. This invention is useful in digital media monitoring systems and in situations with many receivers connected to the same signal source and predetermined channels defined to be output by each receiver. One embodiment of the invention uses an auditing receiver that constantly scans the upstream channel-map, guide data, service information or system information to determine if the connection parameters required for receiving each predetermined stream have changed. Some examples of connection parameters include packet identifiers (PIDs), radio frequency (RF) channel and uniform resource locator (URL), depending on the type of broadcast and stream.

Abstract: Systems and methods for determining interest levels for sporting events and notifying users when the sporting events' interest levels reach threshold levels. One embodiment is a system that includes a processing engine that receives data associated with sporting events and, based on this data, determines interest levels associated with the sporting events. The system also includes a notification engine is coupled to the processing engine. When the processing engine determines that the interest level associated with a particular sporting event has reached a threshold, the notification engine provides notifications to users indicating that the threshold level has been reached.

Abstract: Disclosed is a reception device configured to acquire second metadata including a flag, the flag indicating whether or not there is a component stream transmitted from a server via the Internet for a service. The reception device is also configured to acquire first metadata based on the second metadata, the first metadata including information related to a component stream for the service transmitted in a broadcast signal using an Internet Protocol (IP) transmission scheme. Finally, the reception device is configured to access the component stream transmitted in the broadcast signal based on the first metadata, and control reproduction of the component stream transmitted in the broadcast signal.

Abstract: An apparatus obtains data comprising magnetic flux density data and an association of the magnetic flux density data to grid points of at least one grid, each grid point representing at least a geographical location. The apparatus applies at least one frequency transform to a representation of the magnetic flux density data and their association to grid points to obtain frequency components. The apparatus provides compressed magnetic flux density data comprising a subset of the obtained frequency components for at least one of storage and transmission. The same apparatus or another apparatus applies at least one inverse frequency transform to the frequency components in order to recover the magnetic flux density data and their association with different grid points and provides the recovered magnetic flux density data and their association with different grid points for supporting a positioning of a mobile device.

Abstract: A circuit breaker for a low-voltage circuit is disclosed. In an embodiment, the circuit breaker includes a current conductor, assigned a measuring transducer for measuring the electrical current of the current conductor; a first filter connected to the measuring transducer; an analog/digital converter connected to the first filter; a second, high-pass filter connected to the analog/digital converter; and a digital integrator, connected to the high-pass filter and configured to determine the electrical current of the current conductor.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a receiving apparatus, a receiving method, and a program which are configured to provide application programs to be executed in response to AV content. The receiving apparatus includes: a receiving block; a trigger acquisition block; an application acquisition block; and a control block. The control block acquires trigger information and, on the basis of a command obtained from the acquired trigger information, acquires a data broadcast application from an application server on the Internet or a data broadcast application transmitted as NRT content of an NRT service using a FLUTE session by referencing an FDT identified by an SMT and an NRT-IT. In accordance with a command obtained from the acquired trigger information, the control block controls an operation of the acquired application program. The present technology is applicable to television receivers configured to receive digital television broadcast signals.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for aggregating media content from multiple sources for viewing on a local display or for placeshifting to a remote display. The aggregation system responds to instructions received from a remote device via the digital network to provide the video output incorporating the media content received from any of the media sources to the locally-connected display. The media aggregation system also simultaneously provides a placeshifted video stream to the remote device via the digital network that incorporates media content received from any of the plurality of media sources selected in response to the instructions received from the remote device.

Abstract: A digital broadcast receiver transmits a request for discovery information to a discovery information server, the request including receiver profile information associated with the current state of the digital broadcast receiver. The server identifies, on the basis of the receiver profile information, additional services that are available over an IP with a digital broadcasting receiver, and transmits discovery information for the additional services to the receiver. Then, the digital broadcast receiver determines a receiver channel number in order to locate the additional service at a channel guide on the basis of the received discovery information and logical channel numbers that are assigned to a plurality of broadcast services by a broadcast provider, and generates a channel guide by including the additional services in the determined receiver channel number and the plurality of broadcast services of the respective receiver channel numbers corresponding to the logical channel numbers.

Abstract: An exemplary method includes a media service system providing a manifest file for use by a media player to perform adaptive bitrate switching in accordance with an adaptive bitrate streaming heuristic, the manifest file including data that associates a first media program provided by an on-demand media service with a first bitrate and a second media program provided by the on-demand media service with a second bitrate; directing the media player to present the first media program; detecting, while the first media program is being presented, a channel change command provided by the user; and directing, in response to the channel change command, the media player to switch from presenting the first media program to presenting the second media program by providing the media player with a command to use the manifest file to switch from the first bitrate to the second bitrate. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method implemented in Access Nodes (ANs) for maintaining synchronization in a radio access network employing a hierarchical synchronization mechanism. One of the methods is implemented in an Access Node (AN) at synchronization level 1 and comprises detecting that an AN at synchronization level 0 is down and initiating a random back-off procedure. The method further comprises determining whether a first synchronization signal generated at another AN at synchronization level 1 is received during the random back-off procedure. If it is determined that no first synchronization signal is received during the random back-off procedure, a second synchronization signal providing a synchronization reference is generated and broadcast upon completion of the random back-off procedure. The method also provides ANs for maintaining synchronization in a radio access network employing a hierarchical synchronization mechanism.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed toward providing a customized over-the-air channel mapping to each content receiver in a geographical area based on crowdsourced mappings of available channels from at least a subset of the content receivers in that geographical area. When a new content receiver is installed in the geographical area, the customized over-the-air channel mapping is provided to the new content receiver and used by the new content receiver as its internal list of available over-the-air channels without performing a scan of its own. At least a portion of the content receivers in the geographical area perform a round-robin-type scan to identify new or missing channels in the geographical area. The customized over-the-air channel mapping is then updated when a new channel or missing channel threshold is reached. And the updated customized over-the-air channel mapping is provided to each content receiver in the geographical area.

Abstract: In accordance with one aspect of the invention, a method of receiving content over a content delivery system is provided. The method includes receiving a user request to initiate a rewind operation on content locally available in a live-off-disk (LOD) buffer. The content is associated with an event received over a content delivery system. If all of the event is not available in the LOD buffer, a message is communicated over the content delivery system to a headend requesting remaining content associated with an unreceived portion of the event. In response to the message, the remaining content is received from the headend over the content delivery system.

Abstract: A method for processing a broadcast signal includes encoding broadcast data for at least one broadcast service; encoding first level signaling information including attribute information regarding the at least one broadcast service; encoding second level signaling information including information for listing the at least one broadcast service; and generating a broadcast signal including the encoded broadcast data, the first level signaling information, and the second level signaling information.

Abstract: A broadcast signal reception method and a reception system are provided. The reception system includes a first processor, a second processor, and a storage medium. The first processor receives and processes a signaling table, the signaling table comprising first signaling information including access information of Non-Real-Time (NRT) service data and second signaling information including media object association information of the NRT service data. The second processor receives the NRT service data and processes a file including the received NRT service data based on the access information and the media object association information processed by the first processor. The storage medium stores the processed file of the NRT service data.

Abstract: Techniques are described for split processing of streaming segments in which processing operations are split between a source component and a decoder component. For example, the source component can perform operations for receiving a streaming segment, demultiplexing the streaming segment to separate a video content bit stream, scanning the video content bit stream to find a location at which decoding can begin (e.g., scanning up to a first decodable I-picture, for which header parameter sets are available for decoding), and send the video content bit stream to the decoder component beginning at the location (e.g., the first decodable I-picture). The decoder component can begin decoding at the identified location (e.g., the first decodable I-picture). The decoder component can also discard subsequent pictures that reference a reference picture not present in the video content bit stream (e.g., when decoding starts with a new streaming segment).

Abstract: RF receive circuitry, which includes a first output impedance matching circuit coupled to a first alpha output of a first alpha LNA, a second output impedance matching circuit coupled to a first beta output of a first beta LNA, and a first dual output RF LNA, is disclosed. The first dual output RF LNA includes the first alpha LNA, the first beta LNA, and a first gate bias control circuit, which is coupled between a first alpha input of the first alpha LNA and ground; is further coupled between a first beta input of the first beta LNA and the ground; is configured to select one of enabled and disabled of the first alpha LNA using an alpha bias signal via the first alpha input; and is further configured to select one of enabled and disabled of the first beta LNA using a beta bias signal via the first beta input.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for aggregating media content from multiple sources for viewing on a local display or for placeshifting to a remote display. The aggregation system responds to instructions received from a remote device via the digital network to provide the video output incorporating the media content received from any of the media sources to the locally-connected display. The media aggregation system also simultaneously provides a placeshifted video stream to the remote device via the digital network that incorporates media content received from any of the plurality of media sources selected in response to the instructions received from the remote device.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application disclose a driving circuit, a driving method, and a display device, and pertain to the field of display. The driving circuit comprises: a gate driving unit for sequentially inputting a gate voltage to gates of pixel cells in each row on a display panel, the display panel being divided into a plurality of regions along a gate scanning direction, each region including at least one row of pixel cells controlled by a gate line; and a control unit for controlling the gate driving unit to input different gate voltages to gates in at least two different regions, and to input the same gate voltage to gates in the same region.

Abstract: To provide a display device in which parasitic capacitance between wirings can be reduced while preventing increase in wiring resistance. To provide a display device with improved display quality. To provide a display device with low power consumption. A pixel of the liquid crystal display device includes a signal line, a scan line intersecting with the signal line, a first electrode projected from the signal line, a second electrode facing the first electrode, and a pixel electrode connected to the second electrode. Part of the scan line has a loop shape, and part of the first electrode is located in a region overlapped with an opening of the scan line. In other words, part of the first electrode is not overlapped with the scan line.

Abstract: A receiving circuit includes: a first receiving terminal for receiving a RF signal; a second receiving terminal for receiving an external oscillating signal generated by an external oscillator; a low-noise amplifier coupled with the first receiving terminal and the second receiving terminal and utilized for generating an output signal; a first switch element positioned between the second receiving terminal and the low-noise amplifier; an in-phase signal processing circuit for generating an in-phase detection signal based on the output signal; an quadrature signal processing circuit for generating an quadrature detection signal based on the output signal; and a calibration circuit for controlling the first switch element and capable of performing an I/Q mismatch calibration operation according to the in-phase detection signal and the quadrature detection signal when the first switch element is turned on.

Abstract: A system or method selects among multiple tuners to tune a particular channel. A request is received to tune a first channel. In response to this request, a first tuner is assigned to tune the first channel. A request is received to tune a second channel. If the program tuned by the first tuner is not being recorded, the first tuner is assigned to tune the second channel. If the program tuned by the first tuner is being recorded, the second tuner is assigned to tune the second channel.

Abstract: A multi-mixer system comprising a plurality of mixers and a filter module is provided. Each of the mixers is selectively enabled to mix an input signal with a corresponding oscillation signal to generate an output signal at an output node; and the filter module provides different frequency responses for the output signals from at least two of the output nodes of the mixers, wherein the at least two of the output nodes of the mixers are connected to different internal nodes of the filter module.

Abstract: A broadcast signal receiving apparatus, including a multi-layer printed circuit board comprising a transmission line configured to connect with at least one component mounted on the multi-layer printed circuit board, the at least one component being configured to process a broadcast signal received from an outside of the apparatus through a cable, wherein a signal line for receiving the broadcast signal is at least partially provided on an inner layer of the multi-layer printed circuit board.

Abstract: A method of processing an interactive service and an apparatus thereof are disclosed.

Abstract: Raw grayscale image data, representing images to be displayed in successive frames, is used to drive a display having pixels that include a drive transistor and an organic light emitting device by dividing each frame into at least first and second-frames, and supplying each pixel with a drive current that is higher in the first sub-frame than in the second sub-frame for raw grayscale values in a first preselected range, and higher in the second sub-frame than in the first sub-frame for raw grayscale values in a second preselected range. The display may be an active matrix display, such as an AMOLED display.

Abstract: Systems and methods for determining interest levels for sporting events and notifying users when the sporting events' interest levels reach threshold levels. One embodiment is a system that includes a processing engine that receives data associated with sporting events and, based on this data, determines interest levels associated with the sporting events. The system also includes a notification engine is coupled to the processing engine. When the processing engine determines that the interest level associated with a particular sporting event has reached a threshold, the notification engine provides notifications to users indicating that the threshold level has been reached.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a control device and a control target device, and particularly, to a method for transmitting a content list of a control target device and a control device. A method for allowing a control point device to receive a content list from a control target device, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: transmitting a content list request message to the control target device; receiving a response message which includes a fragment of the content list; and displaying the content list based on the fragment, wherein the fragment includes a plurality of content objects corresponding to the number of content objects for one content list fragment.

Abstract: Methods and systems for frequency generation may comprise receiving a satellite signal the satellite signal having a center frequency; determining an amplitude response profile of the satellite signal; and computing the center frequency of the satellite signal based on the amplitude response profile of the received signal; and generating a reference signal at the computed center frequency. A center frequency of each of a plurality of satellite signals may be computed based on the computed center frequency. The determining the amplitude response profile may include: sweeping a tuner above and below a given reference frequency; measuring the received signal strength during the sweeping operation; and determining upper and lower rolloff points of the signal based on the measured signal strength.

Abstract: A consumer electronic device tracks the current channel to which the electronic consumer device is tuned. The consumer electronic device determines an amount of time that the current channel remains unchanged. Based at least in part on this amount of time, the consumer electronic device determines whether the current channel should be stored as a favorite channel. When the consumer electronic device subsequently receives a favorite channel command, the consumer electronic device is caused to tune to the favorite channel that is currently stored in memory. Changing user preferences are thus automatically accommodated without manual intervention, resulting in an effortless user interface.

Abstract: A method for predicting the future operation of a vehicle is disclosed which uses stored data representative of commonly followed routes to predict the future operation of the vehicle for the current trip. By establishing that the route currently being followed is comparable to one of the commonly followed routes, information relating to that “common route” is then used to predict the future operation of the vehicle for the current trip.

Abstract: The invention relates to the remote management of a digital terrestrial television device. In order to improve the terrestrial television reception, a control command is transmitted by a distant remote management server through another communication channel, the control command requesting the video device to set at least a digital terrestrial television parameter related to a service list management.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for automatically capturing event occurrence data associated with a broadcast channel. A baseline schedule for the broadcast channel is imported that includes an identification of events scheduled to appear on the broadcast channel and scheduled times for those events. A prompt is provided via a graphical user interface for a user to enter a time of actual occurrence of event appearances on the broadcast channel. Indications of times of an appearance and that events did not air on the broadcast channel are received via the prompt. The indications are stored in a computer-readable medium, and a report is provided that identifies events that did appear on the broadcast channel and their time of appearance and events that did not appear on the broadcast channel.

Abstract: A frequency prediction method for determining a plurality of predicted frequencies for an image processing device to receive an image signal is provided. The frequency prediction method includes: receiving a channel switching signal; determining a plurality of prediction results according to the channel switching signal, wherein the prediction results have a priority sequence; and determining the predicted frequencies according to the prediction results and a channel-frequency correspondence table.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for aggregating media content from multiple sources for viewing on a local display or for placeshifting to a remote display. The aggregation system responds to instructions received from a remote device via the digital network to provide the video output incorporating the media content received from any of the media sources to the locally-connected display. The media aggregation system also simultaneously provides a placeshifted video stream to the remote device via the digital network that incorporates media content received from any of the plurality of media sources selected in response to the instructions received from the remote device.

Abstract: Disclosed is a wireless communication system using white spaces and a base station that does not have its own backhaul, starts wireless communications without radiating radio waves of frequencies causing interference with primary users. A BS being in isolation starts a wireless communication with a CPE, connected to the internet, so as to access a database to acquire a list of frequencies available for transmission. The BS uses a predetermined frequency to perform the wireless communication with the CPE, and acquires, via this wireless communication, the list of frequencies available for transmission. Thereafter, the BS performs wireless communications with the CPE and with another CPE on the basis of the acquired list of frequencies available for transmission. The BS can hold, in advance, information of the predetermined frequency for which it has been estimated that the BS will cause no interference with the wireless communications of the primary users.

Abstract: A remotely controlled audio and video recording system (RAVRS) that includes a remote control unit (RCU) and an audio and video recorder (AVR). The AVR, which is located near a speaker's podium, is remotely controlled by an individual operating the RCU. The RAVRS allows the individual to selectively select and “mark” certain passages of a specific lecture for later retrieval.

Abstract: A wide tuning range receiver is provided that includes first and second mixers, and first and second local oscillators. The first mixer can mix an input signal with a signal from the first local oscillator and output a signal having a first intermediate frequency, the second mixer can mix the signal having the first intermediate frequency with a signal from the second local oscillator and output a signal having a second intermediate frequency, and, for each input signal frequency, a relationship between the first and second local oscillators can be fixed.

Abstract: A particular method includes receiving a video stream to be displayed on a display device. The method also includes, during a first time period, sending a low resolution version of the video stream to the display device while recovering a full resolution version of the video stream. The method further includes synchronizing the low resolution version of the video stream with the full resolution version of the video stream. The method also includes, during a second time period after the first time period, switching from sending the low resolution version of the video stream to the display device to sending the full resolution version of the video stream to the display device.

Abstract: A display panel and a driving method for the same are provided. The display panel comprises at least one data line and pixel row units. The pixel row unit comprises a common line, a first pixel, a second pixel, a charge control line, a sharing control line, a fourth switch, a second sharing capacitor, and a switch control line. The charge control line is configured to turn on/off the first and second switches. The sharing control line is configured to turn on/off a third switch. The switch control line is configured to turn on/off a fourth switch.

Abstract: A system and method for use in a cable network to acquire electronic programming guide (EPG) content signals from one or more EPG vendors. The system includes a set-top box (STB) for receiving cable signals and EPG signals from a headend controller so that the STB can output the signals to a media output device for display. A conversion table is provided to each STB for use by the STB in determining source IDs associated with a given channel for each EPG vendor, the source IDs for use in acquiring the EPG content signals.