With Advance Audio (e.g., Surround Or 5.1, Etc.) Patents (Class 386/339)
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Patent number: 11275552Abstract: A display device is provided to adjust sound balance between an internal speaker of the display device and an external speaker connected with the display device such that a user effectively feels a 3D sound effect. The display device includes a display, an audio output unit configured to output a sound, a wireless communication unit connected with at least one external speaker, and a controller configured to adjust speaker balance between the sound output from the audio output unit and a sound output from the external speaker.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2020Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Taeyoung Kim, Sijin Kim, Eunjung Lee, Minjae Kim
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Patent number: 10834515Abstract: A television and a home cinema device work together in various embodiments to render an audio signal including at least a left channel, a right channel and a center channel. The left and right channels are rendered by left and right speakers coupled to the home cinema device, while the center channel is rendered by the left and right speakers of the television. The television can receive the audio signal, decode and render the center channel and send the audio, possibly reencoded left and right channels, to the home cinema device. The television can also send the audio to the home cinema device the returns the, possibly reencoded, center channel for rendering on the television. Alternatively, the home cinema device can receive the audio signal and provide the possibly reencoded center channel to the television. In an alternative, the center channel can be rendered by a soundbar coupled to the television.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2019Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: INTERDIGITAL CE PATENT HOLDINGS, SASInventors: Rolf Guldener, Anton Werner Keller
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Patent number: 10560794Abstract: A television and a home cinema device work together in various embodiments to render an audio signal including at least a left channel, a right channel and a center channel. The left and right channels are rendered by left and right speakers coupled to the home cinema device, while the center channel is rendered by the left and right speakers of the television. The television can receive the audio signal, decode and render the center channel and send the audio, possibly reencoded left and right channels, to the home cinema device. The television can also send the audio to the home cinema device the returns the, possibly reencoded, center channel for rendering on the television. Alternatively, the home cinema device can receive the audio signal and provide the possibly reencoded center channel to the television. In an alternative, the center channel can be rendered by a soundbar coupled to the television.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2018Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: INTERDIGITAL CE PATENT HOLDINGSInventors: Rolf Guldener, Anton Werner Keller
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Patent number: 8989552Abstract: At a master device are registered one or more other devices associated with one or more audio channels for recording at least one acoustic signal from one or more sound sources. The at least one acoustic signal is recorded using at least one of the master device and one or more other devices, and the at least one recorded acoustic signal is either collected by at least one of the master device and the one or more other devices, or transmitted to another entity by at least one of the master device and the one or more other devices. In the examples the registration assigns audio and/or video channels to different microphones of the different devices. In one embodiment these different recordings are mixed at the master device and in another they are mixed at a web server into a multi-channel audio/sound (or audio-video) file.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2012Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventor: Benedict Slotte
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Patent number: 8984569Abstract: Systems, devices and methods are provided to support multiple audio tracks in an adaptive media stream. Segments of the adaptive stream are encoded so that the player is able to locate and request a specific one of the available audio tracks using byte range requests or the like. Audio content can be removed from video segments, or at least moved to the end of the segments so that a byte range request obtains just the video content when the default audio is not desired. The audio content can be obtained from a separate audio segment. Indeed, multiple audio tracks can be packaged into a common audio segment so that byte range requests can obtain just the particular audio track desired.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.Inventor: Mark B. Hurst
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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: 8948575Abstract: A time code signal is transmitted. An audio input is provided. An audio signal is received through the audio input. A first time code signal is generated. A value of the first time code signal is displayed on a display. A data stream including the audio signal with the first time code signal superimposed on the audio signal is generated. The data stream is transmitted to a first external device. An interruptible feedback signal is transmitted to the first external device or a second external device. A talkback signal is transmitted between a second external device and a third external device. A second time code signal is received from a second external device and the first time code signal is synchronized with the second time code signal. An interface is provided for noting the value of the first time code signal.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2012Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Inventors: Reginald Webb, Laurie Webb
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Patent number: 8942537Abstract: A content reproduction apparatus that adopts a content processing method includes a video processor, a video analyzer, and an audio processor for processing audio data and video data input thereto. The video analyzer analyzes video characteristics of video data such as resolutions, compressive distortions, and real frame rates. The video processor processes video data in accordance with video processing, which is determined based on analyzed video characteristics of video data. The audio processor processes audio data in accordance with audio processing, such as dynamic range compression and/or frequency component extension/enhancement, which is determined based on analyzed video characteristics of video data. Thus, it is possible to reproduce sound in an articulate manner depending on the video quality, which is either professional-level video shooting or nonprofessional-level video shooting.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2013Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Assignee: Yamaha CorporationInventor: Ryotaro Aoki
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Patent number: 8867887Abstract: An audio data capturing device captures packetized multimedia data transmitted through a transmission path from a stage unit, and converts the packetized multimedia data to original audio data. A storage section stores the data. An audio data delivery section packetizes audio data stored in the storage section and transmits it to the mixer through the transmission path. A path switching control section performs switching-control among the stage unit, the mixer, the audio data capturing section and the audio data delivery section.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2012Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Roland CorporationInventor: Yoshio Kamijo
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Patent number: 8768144Abstract: A video image reproducing apparatus reads out sub-content information related to sub-content to be reproduced, from a recording medium, obtains attribute information indicative of the features of the sub-content, on the basis of the sub-content information, and controls each reproduction procedure of the main content and the sub-content on the basis of the attribute information, so that the main content and the sub-content are reproduced in coordination with the features of the sub-content.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2012Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Kotaro Kitajima
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Patent number: 8712210Abstract: A content reproduction apparatus that adopts a content processing method includes a video processor, a video analyzer, and an audio processor for processing audio data and video data input thereto. The video analyzer analyzes video characteristics of video data such as resolutions, compressive distortions, and real frame rates. The video processor processes video data in accordance with video processing, which is determined based on analyzed video characteristics of video data. The audio processor processes audio data in accordance with audio processing, such as dynamic range compression and/or frequency component extension/enhancement, which is determined based on analyzed video characteristics of video data. Thus, it is possible to reproduce sound in an articulate manner depending on the video quality, which is either professional-level video shooting or nonprofessional-level video shooting.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2011Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Yamaha CorporationInventor: Ryotaro Aoki
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Publication number: 20140050454Abstract: At a master device are registered one or more other devices associated with one or more audio channels for recording at least one acoustic signal from one or more sound sources. The at least one acoustic signal is recorded using at least one of the master device and one or more other devices, and the at least one recorded acoustic signal is either collected by at least one of the master device and the one or more other devices, or transmitted to another entity by at least one of the master device and the one or more other devices. In the examples the registration assigns audio and/or video channels to different microphones of the different devices. In one embodiment these different recordings are mixed at the master device and in another they are mixed at a web server into a multi-channel audio/sound (or audio-video) file.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2012Publication date: February 20, 2014Inventor: Benedict SLOTTE
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Patent number: 8620134Abstract: Upon receipt of an MPEG stream, a time information converter modifies the PTSs of the audio data in the stream so that the timing for outputting the audio sound is delayed by the amount of time that is required for the processing of the video signal to be performed in a video signal processor while keeping the PTSs of the video data in the stream unchanged.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2006Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: NEC Viewtechnology, Ltd.Inventors: Kazuyuki Koyanagi, Tomohiro Mihara
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Patent number: 8615154Abstract: A video-audio processing method includes acquiring encoded audio data, decoding the acquired encoded audio data and thereby creating audio data; causing an audio output unit to output the created audio data, capturing a video image of an object in synchronization with an output of the audio data by the audio output unit and thereby creating first video data, encoding the created first video data and thereby creating first encoded video data, holding the first encoded video data, and multiplexing the encoded audio data and the first encoded video data and thereby creating a first stream.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2011Date of Patent: December 24, 2013Assignee: JVC KENWOOD CorporationInventor: Yoshiko Hozumi
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Patent number: 8613025Abstract: One of a plurality of video channels is selected for viewing. A specific one of a plurality of video channels is bookmarked. An object representing said bookmarked channel is displayed. A displayed object is selected to select the bookmarked channel.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2008Date of Patent: December 17, 2013Assignee: TP Vision Holding B.VInventors: Venkatasubramanian Narayanan, Padma Lakshmi Anoop Kulkarni, Sajid Saiyed, Vijayan Venkataraman, Sanjay Bhat
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Patent number: 8588947Abstract: An apparatus for processing an audio signal and method thereof are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2009Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Hyen-O Oh, Yang Won Jung
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Patent number: 8548306Abstract: An audio and video recording and reproduction apparatus includes an audio signal switch section for outputting one of a first audio signal having a first volume level and a second audio signal having a second volume level by a switching operation; and a mute section for muting the first audio signal which is output from the audio signal switch section when the audio signal switch section switches the second audio signal to the first audio signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2011Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Yasuhiro Ogata, Hiroji Takebayashi, Atsushi Hashimoto
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Patent number: 8494339Abstract: A method of generating a file at a header metadata creator apparatus, the method including: generating, at the header metadata creator apparatus, a file, the file including: a file header, a file body, and a file footer, wherein the file header includes at least KLV encoded header metadata, the KLV encoded header metadata including at least a universal label, length data and variable length data, the variable length data including a plurality of KLV encoded metadata sets, each one of the KLV encoded metadata sets includes a predetermined universal label, essence length data and a plurality of KLV encoded metadata items, and each KLV encoded metadata item includes at least an item universal label, variable item length data and item value data.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2009Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: Sony United Kingdom LimitedInventor: James Hedley Wilkinson
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Patent number: 8326130Abstract: A video image reproducing apparatus reads out sub-content information related to sub-content to be reproduced, from a recording medium, obtains attribute information indicative of the features of the sub-content, on the basis of the sub-content information, and controls each reproduction procedure of the main content and the sub-content on the basis of the attribute information, so that the main content and the sub-content are reproduced in coordination with the features of the sub-content.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2007Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Kotaro Kitajima
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Patent number: 8301018Abstract: An audio/video synchronous playback device includes a first synchronization section for repeating or skipping a first video data sequence in units of a video frame interval thereof to synchronize the first video data sequence with an audio data sequence, and a second synchronization section for repeating or skipping a second video data sequence in units of a video frame or video field interval thereof to synchronize the second video data sequence with the audio data sequence. A first video data sequence output and a second video data sequence output having different frame frequencies are separately synchronized with one channel of audio data sequence output with their respective precisions.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2008Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventor: Hideaki Shibata
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Patent number: 8238725Abstract: Systems and methods that provide personal video recording trick modes are provided. In one example, a method that provides a trick mode in a personal video recording system may include the steps of receiving a transport stream; storing data from the transport stream in a data storage; generating index table using the data from the transport stream; receiving a trick mode command; and accessing, based on the trick mode command, particular data in the data storage using the index table.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2002Date of Patent: August 7, 2012Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Jason Demas, Marcus Kellerman, Sandeep Bhatia, Srinivasa Mogathala Prabhakara Reddy, Sherman Chen, Vijayananand Aralaguppe, Girish Raghunath Hulamani, Pramod Chandraiah, Ghanashayam Bailwal
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Patent number: 8233780Abstract: A reproducing apparatus and method includes a reproducing unit to reproduce mainstream data and sub audio data separately added in the mainstream data, wherein the reproducing unit comprises a counter used in reproducing the sub audio data. Accordingly, it is possible to more naturally reproduce still image data, such as a browsable slide show, to which sub audio data is additionally included, thus preventing an interruption in reproduction of the sub audio data even during a forward or reverse play.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2006Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kil-soo Jung, Seong-jin Moon
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Patent number: 8122468Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and computer readable-media for dynamically constructing audio in a video program. The method includes extracting video metadata from a video program displayed on a playback device to a viewer, extracting component metadata from a plurality of audio components stored in a media object library, extracting viewer preferences from a viewer profile, receiving synchronization information about the video program, identifying a segment of the video program susceptible to inserting an audio component based on extracted video metadata, component metadata, and viewer preferences, transmitting the audio component to the playback device and a set of instructions detailing how to insert the audio component in real time in the segment of the video program, and constructing audio in the video program at the playback device using the audio component and the set of instructions.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2008Date of Patent: February 21, 2012Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Lee Begeja, David C. Gibbon, Paul Van Vleck
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Patent number: 8045840Abstract: A video-audio recording and reproducing apparatus (101) has a built-in stereo microphone (21a, 21b) and an external microphone connection terminal (32). The external microphone connection terminal (32) is connected to a binaural microphone (3) to be attached to the ears of a photographer (300). When the binaural microphone (3) is used to collect ambient sounds, an audio signal to be recorded on a recording medium is switched from an audio signal from the built-in stereo microphone (21a, 21b) to a binaural audio signal from the binaural microphone (3). The photographer (300) puts the binaural microphone (3 (31a, 31b)) on his or her ears and collects ambient sounds around the photographer (300) including a sound emanating from an object. The object is photographed with a camera unit (11). The recording medium records the binaural audio signal, a photographed video signal, and a binaural flag signal.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2005Date of Patent: October 25, 2011Assignee: Victor Company of Japan, LimitedInventors: Hisako Murata, Takuma Suzuki, Sadahiro Yasura, Miki Haneishi, Katsumi Hasegawa, Naoko Aizaki, Yoshihisa Fujinami, Masami Takeda, Takayuki Sugahara
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Patent number: 7995898Abstract: An audio relay apparatus and an audio relay method can relay audio data without being restricted by the reception capacity for receiving audio signals of a downstream audio output apparatus. An AV amp according to the present invention converts the format of the DVD audio data it receives from a DVD player, which is an upstream audio output apparatus, so as to make it match the audio reception capacity of a TV, which is a downstream audio output apparatus and transmits the obtained transformed audio data to the TV. Thus, it can transmit audio signals from the DVD player to the TV regardless of the audio reception capacity of the TV.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2006Date of Patent: August 9, 2011Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Takashi Sasaki, Haruyuki Miura, Kenichi Saito
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Patent number: 7983529Abstract: There is provided a method for indicating whether a program is capable of being fully recorded in a remaining storage space on a storage device. An on screen display device is configured as a grid having a first axis and a second axis. The first axis is for identifying the programming selections and the second axis is for identifying the respective broadcast times of the programming selections. Any of the programming selections currently capable of being fully recorded in the remaining storage space on the storage device are identified on the grid using a first distinctive visual identifier. Any of the programming selections that are currently incapable of being fully recorded in the remaining storage space on the storage device are identified on the grid using a second distinctive visual identifier.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2004Date of Patent: July 19, 2011Assignee: Thomson LicensingInventors: Mark Gilmore Mears, Eric Stephen Carlsgaard
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Patent number: 7962003Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a video-audio reproducing apparatus including: an audio processing unit configured to apply a sound field effect to an audio of a content, the audio having an audio mode; an audio mode detecting unit configured to detect the audio mode of the audio; and a switching unit in configured to invalidate the sound field effect applied by the audio processing unit when the audio mode is a dual-mono broadcasting mode in which the audio includes a main audio and a sub audio.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2009Date of Patent: June 14, 2011Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventor: Go Tomita
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Patent number: 7941037Abstract: A system and method are provided for time scaling playback of digital audio signals with associated digital video signals. Initially, the digital video signals and the digital audio signals are received. Next, the digital audio signals are processed for the time scaling thereof while substantially preserving the frequency pitch of the digital audio signals. The processed audio signals are then encoded. Such encoded audio signals are then outputted for accelerated playback with the associated digital video signals.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2002Date of Patent: May 10, 2011Assignee: NVIDIA CorporationInventor: Mark A. Pereira