Statistical multiplexer for recording video
The invention is directed to a statistical multiplexing apparatus for permanently recording a plurality of video signals on a video generator, such as a video server, so that video programs represente... Read More
Inventors: Yang, Chao-Kung;, Assignee: Hughes Electronics Corporation (El Segundo, CA) |
Video transmission device and its method
In view of the foregoing, an object of this invention is to provide a video transmission device and its method capable of transmitting a plurality of video data associated with one program without a c... Read More
Inventors: Obikane, Nobuhisa;, Assignee: Sony Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
Priority-based statistical multiplexer-hub
FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of an exemplary system in accordance with the present invention. The system of FIG. 2 comprises a N:K concentrator (or statistical multiplexer) 210 and a standard K:1 mul... Read More
Inventors: Krishnamoorthy, Ashok V.; Nuss, Martin C.;, Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc. (Murray Hill, NJ) |
System and method for persistence vector based rate assignment
In a system or method according to an embodiment of the invention, a resource is shared among a set of users. Each user has a usage rate selected from a set of available rates, and each user's use of ... Read More
Inventors: Karmi, Gadi; Grob, Matthew Stuart; Bender, Paul E.;, Assignee: Qualcomm Incorporated (San Diego, CA) |
Optional verification of interactive television content
The invention comprises a system and method for controlling verification of interactive television content which may include both trusted and non-trusted information. Trusted content may include infor... Read More
Inventors: Dureau, Vincent;, Assignee: OpenTV, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) |
Media pipeline with multichannel video processing and playback
The present invention will be more completely understood through the following detailed description which should be read in conjunction with the attached drawing in which similar reference numbers in... Read More
Inventors: Kurtze, Jeffrey; Cacciatore, Ray; Zawojski, Peter; Peters, Eric C.; Walsh, Jr., John;, Assignee: Avid Technology, Inc. (Tewksbury, MA) |
Receiving apparatus and receiving method
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an improvement without enlarging the structure of the apparatus or raising the production cost thereof, wherein a detection is performed a... Read More
Inventors: Hayashi, Toshihide; Morisawa, Akiko;, Assignee: Sony Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
Television receiving set having text displaying feature
As described above, currently, some television receiving sets are provided with the feature of splitting the screen into two or more than two sections to display different programs transmitted through... Read More
Inventors: Abe, Hirotoshi; Narita, Michiru;, Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Kawasak, JP) |
System for removing color bleed in a television image adapted for digital printing
According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of modifying image data, the image data comprising a luminance signal and a chrominance signal for each of a series of pixe... Read More
Inventors: Harrington, Steven J.;, Assignee: Xerox Corporation (Stamford, CT) |
Multi-channel infrared cableless communication system
In view of the present state of the art, it is a primary object of the present invention to provide a system for cablelessly communicating a plurality of audio channels from a transmitter to one or mo... Read More
Inventors: Austin, Lawrence C.;, Assignee: Corporation of the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day (Salt Lake City, UT) |
System for translation of source language data into multiple target language data including means to prevent premature termination of processing
An object of the present invention is to provide a multi-language conversion process for converting keywords recited in the data processing program to corresponding data of the designated language, th... Read More
Inventors: Nagashima, Hironobu;, Assignee: Fujitsu Limited (Kawasaki, JP) |
Math engine for generating font gradients
The present invention overcomes the disadvantages and limitations of the prior art by providing a interpolation engine that is capable of generating gradient signals on a real time basis so that a pul... Read More
Inventors: Simpson, Ron C.;, Assignee: Display Laboratories, Inc. (Boulder, CO) |
Broadcasting satellite communication system with improved answer signal transmission
Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to reduce the cost of a satellite communication system employing an ARQ system. Additional objects and advantages of the invention will be set forth... Read More
Inventors: Tanabe, Naoto;, Assignee: Fujitsu Limited (Kawasaki, JP) |
Arrangement for determining link latency for maintaining flow control in full-duplex networks
There is a need for an arrangement that determines when to initiate flow control by a network element, taking into account the latency of a link, i.e., the round-trip delay of a point-to-point full-du... Read More
Inventors: Mangin, James; Kadambi, Jayant; Kalkunte, Mohan; Merchant, Shashank C.;, Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) |
Information providing apparatus and method, display controlling apparatus and method, information providing system, as well as transmission medium
It is an object of the present invention to provide an information providing apparatus and method, a display controlling apparatus and method, an information providing system and a transmission medium... Read More
Inventors: Terakado, Tomoko; Hanai, Tomoyuki; Nishina, Yasutomo; Kaihoko, Toshiya;, Assignee: Sony Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
Method and apparatus for designating a preferred source to avoid duplicative programming services
In accordance with the present invention, IPG data including global data which describes programming broadcast by satellite, and region-specific data which describes programming offered by local CATV ... Read More
Inventors: Eyer, Mark K.; Guo, Zicheng;, Assignee: General Instrument Corporation (Horsham, PA) |
Versatile boot method for a microcontroller's application software
The present invention is a versatile method for reprogramming a microcontroller's application software. The method of the present invention has a space in application memory reserved for pre-boot data... Read More
Inventors: Duff, Brentt Curtus;, Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc. (Troy, MI) |
Controlled-access broadcast signal receiving system
An object of the present invention is to provide a system for the transfer between a broadcaster and a user of a limited reproduction right in transmitted data. Another object of the present invention... Read More
Inventors: Tsukamoto, Junichi; Goto, Koichi; Fukushima, Shinichi;, Assignee: Sony Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
Secure execution of program instructions provided by network interactions with processor
According to the invention, a particularly configurable microprocessor is used for processing computer programs which are selectively operable on that particular processor. The microprocessor includes... Read More
Inventors: Folmsbee, Alan;, Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Palo Alto, CA) |
Copy prevention apparatus and method in digital broadcasting receiving system
To solve the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a copy prevention apparatus and method for protecting stored information in a storage medium from being illegally dupli... Read More
Inventors: Yim, Myung-Sik;, Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Kyungki-do, KR) |
Program guide display controller at user terminal of television broadcasting system
An object of the present invention is to provide a program guide display controller at a user terminal of a television broadcasting system which makes it easy to select a program suiting the taste of ... Read More
Inventors: Otsuki, Masako; Kondo, Takahiro; Hama, Yoshinori; Tsunoda, Hiroshi; Hara, Nobuhiro;, Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (JP) |
Thermal printing recording apparatus having a light-receiving heating element
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a novel thermal printing recording apparatus which can perform printing at a resolution as high as not less than 600 DPI (Dot Per Inch) an... Read More
Inventors: Akutsu, Eiichi;, Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Network navigator with enhanced navigational abilities
The present invention is directed toward a navigator having enhanced navigational abilities such as cursor-navigation and hierarchical object seeking abilities. The present invention can provide two t... Read More
Inventors: Marrin, Christopher F.; Carey, Richard; Myers, Robert K.;, Assignee: Silicon Graphics, Inc. (Mountain View, CA) |
Merging multi-source information in a television system
In the preferred embodiment, the present invention is directed to coordinating input signals and program information, and more particularly to (1) coordinating television schedule guide information re... Read More
Inventors: Klosterman, Brian Lee;, Assignee: StarSight Telecast, Inc. (Fremont, CA) |
Fly-through computer aided design method and apparatus
According to the present invention, certain techniques are employed to simplify the image during a fly-through procedure so that a high frame rate can be retained during fly-through. A number of simpl... Read More
Inventors: Dehmlow, James; Gass, John; Evans, Lynne M.; Daw, Craig;, Assignee: Resolution Technologies, Inc. (Bellevue, WA) |
Determining view point on objects automatically in three-dimensional workspace from other environmental objects in a three-dimensional workspace
Before setting forth the present invention, we should establish some basic characteristics of the virtual three-dimensional environment as described in the above-referenced patents and applications. I... Read More
Inventors: Bardon, Didier Daniel Claude; Berry, Richard Edmond;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
Universal remote TV mouse
A universal remote control device is modified to include circuitry for communicating with a remote beacon to enable the universal remote to provide a mouse-function in conjunction with a display scree... Read More
Inventors: Curran, Kenneth J.; Dick, David J.;, Assignee: Ken Curran & Associates (Newbury Park, CA) |
Image and video processing with chrominance attenuation
The system of FIG. 1 communicates a picture from a camera 11 to a display 31 over a communication channel 20. The picture is illustratively a sequence of video frames. However, the invention also app... Read More
Inventors: Dumitras, Adriana; Haskell, Barin Geoffry;, Assignee: AT & T Corp (New York, NY) |
IC card
An IC card according to an aspect of the present invention comprises: a substrate for mounting ICs; a frame for housing the substrate, the frame comprising an open-side portion and a closed-side porti... Read More
Inventors: Uenaka, Takeshi; Maeda, Hajime; Ikeda, Yasumori; Tachikawa, Toru; Onoda, Shigeo;, Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
Security device, including a memory and/or a microcomputer for data processing machines
The objects of the invention are attained by using a peripheral, as a basis for the security device, which is not incorporated inside a processing machine but contrarily is externally connected, and w... Read More
Inventors: Ugon, Michel;, Assignee: Bull CP8 (Trapps, FR) |
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