Abstract: A storage system is disclosed. The storage system may include a first storage device and a second storage device. A receiver may receive an encoded stream. A splitter may identify a first chunk of data in the encoded stream and a second chunk of data in the encoded stream. A distributor may store the first chunk of data on the first storage device and the second chunk of data on the second storage device.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus for automatic signal detection in a radio-frequency (RF) environment are disclosed. At least one node device is in a fixed nodal network. The at least one node device is operable to measure and learn the RF environment in a predetermined period based on statistical learning techniques, thereby creating learning data. The at least one node device is operable to create a spectrum map based on the learning data. The at least one node device is operable to calculate a power distribution by frequency of the RF environment in real time or near real time, including a first derivative and a second derivative of fast Fourier transform (FFT) data of the RF environment. The at least one node device is operable to identify at least one signal based on the first derivative and the second derivative of FFT data.

Abstract: An electronic device may include a camera and a processor operatively connected to the camera, wherein the processor may be configured to: acquire video data through the camera; receive first audio data through a first audio input device; perform a connection configuration of a second audio input device as the device receiving audio data is switched from the first audio input device to the second audio input device; calculate a gap time on the basis of a time consumed for completing the connection configuration of the second audio input device; generate silent data on the basis of the calculated gap time; receive second audio data from the second audio input device; and synchronize the video data, the first audio data, the silent data, and the second audio data. Various other embodiments are possible.

Abstract: A method, system, and readable storage medium for monitoring welding camera, the method comprises: determining that a device to be welded is in a welding process, and acquiring a set of images of the device to be welded; obtaining a sharpness change rate according to the set of images by utilizing an image resolution algorithm; and inputting the sharpness change rate into a sharpness stress mapping model to obtain a stress change of the device to be welded.

Abstract: A method of generating a time-lapse video includes: identifying an image storage mode; obtaining a first image; based on identifying that the image storage mode is an emphasis mode for emphasizing one or more images, obtaining a first time difference between the first image and a stored image, and a first feature value indicating a first amount of change between the first image and the stored image; for each respective image of a first plurality of images of a first image group stored in a memory, identifying a second image from among the first plurality of images, based on a second time difference and a second feature value; generating a second image group by removing the second image from the first image group and adding the first image to the first image group; and generating the time-lapse video by using a second plurality of images of the second image group.

Abstract: Examples disclosed herein may involve a computing system that is operable to (i) receive a first sequence of images captured by a monocular camera associated with a vehicle during a given period of operation and a second sequence of image pairs captured by a stereo camera associated with the vehicle during the given period of operation, (ii) derive, from the first sequence of images captured by the monocular camera, a first track for a given agent that comprises a first sequence of position information for the given agent, (iii) derive, from the second sequence of image pairs captured by the stereo camera, a second track for the given agent that comprises a second sequence of position information for the given agent, and (iv) determine a trajectory for the given agent based on the first and second tracks for the given agent.

Abstract: A recording device comprising at least one memory and at least one processor which function as: a setting unit configured to set a scene number; a communication unit configured to perform transmission and reception of a scene number to share the scene number with at least one other recording device; and a recording unit configured to record a file of recording data with a file name including a scene number at a start of recording the recording data and a scene number at an end of recording the recording data.

Abstract: A message display method and apparatus that can display a first message in an editing state; determine, in response to a selection operation on a candidate user account, a user account selected from the candidate user account as a participant user account of the first message; and display, after editing of the first message is completed, the first message including a first participant tag, the first participant tag being in a posted state, and the first participant tag being used for indicating that an object corresponding to the participant user account is a participant of message content of the first message.

Abstract: Systems and methods that enable implementation of content aware file management labeling. Techniques disclosed enable real-time analysis of a data file so that associations between the data file and applicable file management label(s) can be automatically suggested and/or made while a user is working in the data file. A user may deploy an application on a client device to edit a data file. While the user is actively editing the data file, the application may transmit modification data to a content analysis service which analyzes the modification data to determine whether the modifications result in a file management label becoming applicable to the data file. Ultimately, the content analysis service may transmit a verdict to the client device to cause the application to display a labeling suggestion to the user and/or to automatically apply a label to the data file while it is being worked on by the user.

Abstract: Systems, software, and computer implemented methods can be used to present stylized text snippets with search results received from a search query. A search query is received and at least one web-addressable document responsive to the search query is identified. At least a portion of the text associated with the at least one responsive document and including at least a portion of the search term is retrieved. Further, style information associated with the retrieved portion of text is also retrieved. The style information is then applied to the associated portion of text to create a stylized portion of text associated with the at least one responsive document. A set of search query results including a listing of responsive documents and, for at least one of those documents, a stylized portion of text, is presented.

Abstract: This application provides a data management system, method, terminal, and medium based on hybrid storage. The data management system includes: a first file system mount module, to mount at least one user-mode file system; a second file system mount module, to mount at least two independent back-end file systems based on the user-mode file system for storing hot data and cold data respectively; a data label module, to label the hot or cold attribute of the data in a user data request; a file system selection module, to store the data in the corresponding back-end file system and/or take the data out from the corresponding back-end file system according to the hot or cold attribute of the data.

Abstract: A method of video processing includes determining, for a conversion between a current block of a video and a coded representation of the video, that a resolution of a current picture containing the current block and a reference picture used for the conversion are different, and performing the conversion based on the determining such that predicted values of a group of samples of the current block are generated using a horizontal or a vertical interpolation filter.

Abstract: An imaging system includes a camera unit and a control unit. A control signal transmission circuit of the control unit is configured to set a bias potential of a signal line to one of two or more different potentials at a timing that is set on the basis of a first video synchronization signal so as to output a control signal indicating an imaging condition of an image sensor to the signal line. A signal-processing circuit of the camera unit is configured to receive the control signal and determine the imaging condition from the control signal by determining the bias potential at a timing that is set on the basis of a second video synchronization signal.

Abstract: A method of video processing includes determining, for a conversion between a current block of a video and a coded representation of the video, that a resolution of a current picture containing the current block and a reference picture used for the conversion are different, and performing the conversion based on the determining such that predicted values of a group of samples of the current block are generated using a horizontal or a vertical interpolation filter.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus includes an image pickup unit that obtains video, an audio input unit that collects sound and a control unit that controls recording of the video based on a wake word and a control word included in the sound collected by the audio input unit. In a case where the control word that gives an instruction to stop recording the video is included in the sound, the control unit stops recording the video and records video data before a start time of the wake word as a video file.

Abstract: A method of operating a printer separates the image data content of a sheet in a print job into multiple color separations. The first color separation printed on the sheet includes at least two fiducials printed in the least perceptible color of ink in the printer. The at least two fiducials are used to identify the process direction and skew of the printed sheet before the remaining color separations are printed on the sheet with the first color separation.

Abstract: Embodiments include a modular video recording system. The system includes a first module for supporting a primary input to be recorded. The system may include combinations of modules for supporting different combinations of recording inputs from video and audio sources for recording the received inputs in different combinations.

Abstract: An MPEG media transport (MMT) apparatus and method for processing stereoscopic video data are provided. The MMT apparatus includes an asset file generator configured to generate a single asset file that contains an entire or part of the stereoscopic video data; and a signaling message generator configured to generate a signaling message for delivery or consumption of the stereoscopic video data. At least one of the generated single asset file and the generated signaling message contains stereoscopic video information related to the stereoscopic video data.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide a method and apparatus for displaying objects. In the method, video frames that contain objects of predefined types are detected in pieces of video data to be displayed in a first display region. If such video frames are detected, the objects of the predefined types are extracted from the detected video frames. The extracted objects are then displayed in sub-regions of a second display region that is different from the first display region, with each object being displayed in one of the sub-regions. In this way, the objects that a user is interested in can be extracted from a video, and displayed in a way to be viewed with ease.

Abstract: Embodiments include a modular video recording system. The system includes a first module for supporting a primary input to be recorded. The system may include combinations of modules for supporting different combinations of recording inputs from video and audio sources for recording the received inputs in different combinations.

Abstract: A method of transporting media data includes, by a file-based protocol sending unit of a source device, receiving a stream of data comprising Segments of media data from a segmenter of the source device that forms the Segments, each of the Segments comprising a respective individually retrievable file associated with a unique uniform resource locator (URL), determining locations of media delivery events (MDEs) in the stream of media data, wherein the MDEs include data for at least a portion of one of the Segments, determining one or more transmission time requirements for the MDEs representing times at which the MDEs are to be sent to a client device, and providing the MDEs and data representing the transmission time requirements to a physical layer sending unit of the source device according to available delivery slots for the physical layer sending unit.

Abstract: A media application is disclosed. The media application provides a playback of a media item that includes a video portion and an audio portion. The media application stops the playback of the video portion of the media item while continuing to provide the audio portion of the media item. The media application resumes the playback of the video portion of the media item in synchronization with the audio portion being provided.

Abstract: A video encoding device includes: pixel bit length increasing means for increasing a pixel bit length of an input image based on pixel bit length increase information; transform means for transforming output data of the pixel bit length increasing means; entropy encoding means for entropy-encoding output data of the transform means; non-compression encoding means for non-compression-encoding input data; multiplexed data selection means for selecting output data of the entropy encoding means or output data of the non-compression encoding means; and multiplexing means for multiplexing the pixel bit length increase information in a bitstream, wherein a pixel bit length of an image corresponding to the output data of the entropy encoding means and a pixel bit length of an image corresponding to the output data of the non-compression encoding means are different from each other.

Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present application, a mobile terminal displays, on a screen, an input screen for receiving additional information to be associated with an image, and receives additional information. The mobile terminal transmits the input additional information to a camcorder, according to a transfer instruction. While neither recording nor reproduction is performed, the camcorder associates the additional information from the mobile terminal, with a last recorded image when the last recorded image is not evaluated, and with a next image to be recorded when the last recorded image has been evaluated.

Abstract: An interactive television system is provided in which an interactive television application is used to support network-based or local personal video recorder capabilities. A user may use this application to view lists of program listings. The user may select a program listing of interest. The interactive television application may allow the user to set a reminder for the selected program at the scheduled broadcast time. This application may also allow the user to set a reminder for the selected program at a later time at which the program is not scheduled to be broadcast. The user may be provided with a reminder at this later time. In response, the user may direct the network-based or local personal video recorder to play back the program or may defer the reminder again. The interactive television application may collect information on program usage and popularity to determine how long to retain certain programming.

Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a controller to update a profile of preferences and recordings maintained at a central server when a user modifies preferences and recordings at a customer premises at a digital video recorder (DVR) or set top box (STB) with respect to a video on demand system via a link through the Internet and when a user modifies preferences and recordings with a video on demand system within a vehicle. The controller can also enable downloading audio-visual information synchronized with the video on demand system via a first wireless communication system to the vehicle in response to requests sent using a second wireless communication system. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A mobile electronic device and a related method of processing video information are presented herein. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, the method of processing video information captures video data with a source device, and determines that a segment of video content conveyed by the video data does not satisfy predetermined video quality criteria. In response to the determination, the method initiates corrective action to disregard the segment of video content.

Abstract: An animation analyzer is configured to receive an animation sequence and to identify a subsample of the frames that are to be rendered. A rendering engine is configured to render the subsample of the frames. The rendering engine is further configured to identify the frames that have not been rendered and to generate in-betweens for the frames that have not been rendered. The rendering engine is further configured to assemble the subsample of frames and the in-betweens into a video sequence depicting the animation sequence.

Abstract: An image sensor includes a control circuit and pixels. Each pixel includes: a photosensitive area, a substantially rectangular storage area adjacent to the photosensitive area, and a read area. First and second insulated vertical electrodes electrically connected to each other are positioned opposite each other and delimit the storage area. The first electrode extends between the storage area and the photosensitive area. The second electrode includes a bent extension opposite a first end of the first electrode, with the storage area emerging onto the photosensitive area on the side of the first end. The control circuit operates to apply a first voltage to the first and second electrodes to perform a charge transfer, and a second voltage to block said transfer.

Abstract: With a video compression device configured to compress one pixel per cycle, a predictive pixel generation unit generates predictive pixel values of a plurality of predictive modes defined assuming local decode pixels read from predetermined positions of a line memory as upper reference pixels and an input original image pixel positioned on the left side of a pixel to be compressed as a left reference pixel for the pixel to be compressed. A predictive mode determination unit calculates a predictive error in a unit based on differential values between the pixel value to be compressed and the predictive pixel value, and selects a minimum predictive mode. A DPCM unit generates a minimum differential value between the minimum predictive pixel value and the pixel to be compressed assuming local decode pixels as upper reference pixels and a local decode pixel value one cycle before as a left reference pixel.

Abstract: Apparatus for generation of playable media from structured data, comprises a structured data reading unit for reading in of content of a first structure, a transformation unit for transforming said content into a second structure, said transformation comprising incorporating media play instructions, and a rendering unit for rendering content from the second structure using said media play instructions to generate playable media from the content.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for creating a smart network of control devices includes a master control device and a plurality of programmable control devices; the master control device having a wireless transmission unit and each of the plurality of programmable control devices having a wireless communication unit being configured for wireless communication between the master control device and the programmable control devices. The master control device is positioned within close proximity to one or more of the plurality of programmable control devices in order to send a configuration signal that is used to add the one or more programmable control devices to the network of control devices; a unique identifier being allocated to each of the programmable control devices added to the network of control devices. In the same way, one or more of the programmable control devices can be removed from network of control devices.

Abstract: User device information, identifying a first plurality of devices associated with a first user, is stored. A first device of the first plurality of devices is identified as being active. Data pertaining to an interaction session, within which the first user is participating, is provided to the first device based on the determination that the first device is active.

Abstract: Integrated processing of multimedia signals can eliminate unnecessary signal processors and converters without losing the functionality of typical home entertainment system components. The integrated system includes a main player that captures and processes signals digitally, a dummy display, and a dummy speaker. The dummy display may only have a display panel and a panel driver. The dummy speaker may only have a driving unit and no crossover logic. The main player may have a PC architecture and process all signals digitally for outputting signals tailored for the display device and the individual driving units of the dummy speaker. The integrated system may generate parameters for optimizing display of a video source. These parameters can be shared among users over a network connection.

Abstract: A recording device that improves the stability of an operation of recording data in a recording medium is provided. Recording device includes mounting unit, protective cover, open/close detecting unit, buffer, and recording controller. The recording controller performs a control of storing data into the buffer, reading, from the buffer, the data stored in the buffer, and recording the data into the recording medium. When the open/close detecting unit detects that the protective cover is opened, the recording controller performs a control of continuing the operation of storing data into the buffer, and yet stopping the operation of reading, from the buffer, the data stored in the buffer and recording the data into the recording medium.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of dynamically creating a video composition including the steps: a) recording a first real-world event as a first video clip using a video composition creation program residing on a portable device in response to a first user record input, the portable device comprising a camera lens, a processor, a memory device, and a display device that displays an image of the first real-world event perceived by the camera lens during the recording of the first real-world event; and b) selecting a transition using the video composition creation program in response to a user transition selection input, the video composition creation program automatically combining the first video clip and the selected transition to create the video composition; and c) the video composition creation program saving the video composition on the memory device as a single file in response to a user save input.

Abstract: There are provided methods and apparatus for film grain SEI message insertion for bit-accurate simulation in a video system. A method for simulating film grain in an ordered sequence includes the steps of providing film grain supplemental information corresponding to a plurality of intra coded pictures, and providing additional film grain supplemental information corresponding to inter coded pictures between consecutive intra coded pictures, in decode order. The inter coded pictures are selected based upon display order.

Abstract: An image playback device, which may be part of an electronic camera, reads out recorded information that has been recorded on a recording medium. A time period discriminator receives the recorded information read out by the image playback device and discriminates periods of time during which recorded information agrees with certain pre-set conditions. Moving-picture image information contained in the recorded information is played back and displayed in accordance with results of the discrimination.

Abstract: At least one trickplay source file is generated from original media content. Trickplay view files for rendering particular trickplay view rates are then generated from the trickplay source file.

Abstract: Systems and methods for allocating media assets to a plurality of transport streams in a mixed service system to allow simultaneous receipt of at least two media assets using a single stream selector are provided. The mix-service content delivery system comprises a content delivery server comprising control circuitry. At a first time, the first instance of the at least two media assets may be allocated to different transport streams. A user request to simultaneously receive the at least two media assets may be received. A viewing history based on the user request may be generated during a predetermined time period. At a second time after the first time, the control circuitry may allocate a second instance of the at least two media assets to a same transport stream of the plurality of transport streams. The allocations may be determined based on the generated viewing history.

Abstract: A video stream may include portions that are stored while other portions are being displayed. In one embodiment, a portion of the video stream may be stored in digital storage media at one instance while in the next instance another portion of the stream is being read out of the storage media.

Abstract: A process control system user display provides a display image containing control system information. The system may include a digital recording module including an image capture module for making a real-time digital recording of at least a portion of the display image, the image capture module buffering a terminal portion of the real-time digital recording. A storage module may store at least a portion of the real-time digital recording. A real-time digital recording may contain at least a portion of the display image, wherein, at any particular time, the real-time digital recording includes information from the control system for a predetermined duration proximate the particular time, and at least a portion of the real-time digital recording may be stored. A desired portion of the digital recording may be played back, optionally with process control system event and/or continuous history.

Abstract: An image capture device includes: first and second shooting sections, each of which is configured to shoot an image of a subject; a disparity calculating section configured to generate a depth map based on first and second images that have been shot by the first and second shooting sections, respectively; and an image generating section configured to generate, based on the depth map and the first image, a third image that has as high a resolution as the first image and that forms part of a 3D image. The image generating section is controlled to determine whether or not to generate the third image based on at least one of the states of the first and second images, a zoom power during shooting, and the tilt of the image capture device during shooting.

Abstract: A measuring apparatus for measuring a stereo video format includes an active space measuring circuit and a decision circuit. The active space measuring circuit is utilized for determining a position of an active space of a frame packing to generate an active space measuring result according to pixels values of a plurality of scan lines of the frame packing. The decision circuit is coupled to the active space measuring circuit, and is utilized for determining the stereo video format according to at least the active space measuring result.

Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a recording unit configured to record a moving image signal in a recording medium, a setting unit configured to set a threshold based on a remaining recording capacity of the recording medium, and a control unit configured to control the recording unit to start recording the moving image signal, into a first moving image file in the recording medium, according to a recording instruction, wherein the control unit is configured to control the recording unit to divide the moving image signal into at least a second moving image file in the recording medium in the case that a size of the first moving image file has reached the threshold during recording of the moving image signal according to the recording instruction, and is configured to control the recording unit to delete the moving image file recorded first, from among the plurality of moving image files recorded after the recording instruction, if the remaining recording capacity of the recording medium is determined to have ru

Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing additional information included in a video displayed on a display device using visible light communication (VLC). A data packet including video data and additional information for an object included in the video data is received. The video data is extracted from the data packet, and the video data is decoded. The additional information from the data packet is extracted, and the additional information decoded. The decoded video data is output through the display device, and at the same time, the additional information is transmitted for a particular object included in a video based on a VLC protocol using a light emitting device prepared in the display device. The additional information providing apparatus includes an image sensor module, a display module, a visible light receiving module, an additional information manager and a controller.

Abstract: A multimedia transcoding method and a system for performing the multimedia transcoding are provided. A hadoop-based multimedia transcoding system may include a video and image data collection domain (VIDCD) to collect original encoded media data sets, and to store the collected original encoded media data sets, a hadoop distributed file system (HDFS)-based splitting and merging domain (HbSMD) to split the original encoded media data sets into first blocks, and to automatically distribute the first blocks to a plurality of data nodes of an HDFS, by using the HDFS, and a MapReduce-based transcoding domain (MbTD) to transcode second blocks distributed to the plurality of data nodes, through distributed and parallel processing, using a MapReduce framework.

Abstract: Provided are a communication apparatus and program which improve the operability for a user before and during data communication. The communication apparatus includes a plurality of communication units that establish electric field coupling or magnetic field coupling with a communication device located within a predetermined distance, a storage unit storing control information indicative of predetermined control contents in association with the respective communication units, a control information acquisition section that acquires, from the storage unit, control information associated with that communication unit which has established the electric field coupling or the magnetic field coupling, and a control unit that controls communication of that of the communication units which has established the electric field coupling or the magnetic field coupling by using the control information acquired by the control information acquisition section.

Abstract: A broadcast receiver and a method for processing 3D video data are disclosed. A method for processing video data of a broadcast receiver includes receiving a broadcast signal including a video stream, wherein the video stream includes a plurality of video stream sections having different viewpoints, acquiring viewpoint information indicating corresponding viewpoints of the video stream sections, and outputting an interface indicating a viewpoint of the video stream that is currently displayed according to the viewpoint information.

Abstract: A transmitter (14) of audio, video, or other real-time information reads the information from a persistent store (22) in which the real-time information has been stored in the Real-time-Transport Protocol (“RTP”) format (FIG. 4). A receiver (18) receives the information from the channel (16) through which the transmitter (14) has transmitted it, and the receiver may store the information in a persistent store (24) in RTP format instead of or in addition to playing it by applying it to an appropriate player (20). Parts of this communications circuit may be tested by a tester unit (26) that also employs RTP-format information from a persistent store (22).