System for phase-locking a clock to a digital audio signal embedded in a digital video signal
What is claimed is: 1. A method for phase-locking a clock to a digital audio signal embedded within a digital video signal comprising the steps of: generating a first reference frequency signal from d... Read More
Inventors: Hoffman, Gilbert A.; Zink, Scott;, Assignee: Tektronix, Inc. (Beaverton, OR) |
Method of transmitting teltext pages including an index table with a code for selecting particular and common extension pages to enhance basic pages
I claim: 1. A method of transmitting teletext pages including a plurality of basic pages and an extension page for enhancing said basic pages, characterized in that the method comprises the step of tr... Read More
Inventors: Van Gestel, Henricus A. W.;, Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation (New York, NY) |
Audio signal section apparatus
OF THE EMBODIMENT Referring to prior art FIG. 1, a controller 100 receives user-entered control signals from a local keyboard 105 and from an infrared (IR) receiver 110. IR receiver 110 receives and ... Read More
Inventors: Bell, Issac M.; Sendelweck, Gene K.;, Assignee: Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc. (Indianapolis, IN) |
Lower overhead method for data transmission using ATM and SCDMA over hybrid fiber coax cable plant
Although a large part of this disclosure deals with the complexity of the physical layer for performing synchronous code division multiple access in at least to upstream direction thereby enabling the... Read More
Inventors: Fuhrmann, Amir Michael; Rakib, Selim Shlomo; Azenkot, Yehuda;, Assignee: Terayon Communication Systems, Inc. () |
Remote accessible programming
The above objects are achieved in a remote record and retrieve system that permits a mobile user quick access to broadcast programs from remote locations. A user on a local computing device connects t... Read More
Inventors: Mizutani, Kenji;, Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
Porous metallic material having high specific surface area, method of producing the same, porous metallic plate material and electrode for alkaline secondary battery
What is claimed is: 1. A porous metallic material with a high specific surface area comprising a skeleton in a three-dimensional network structure which is composed entirely of a sintered metal powder... Read More
Inventors: Hoshino, Kouji; Mayuzumi, Yoshitaka; Kohno, Tohru; Komada, Norikazu;, Assignee: Mitsubishi Materials Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
Method for triangle subdivision in computer graphics texture mapping to eliminate artifacts in high perspective polygons
The present invention relates to rendering three-dimensional graphics images on a computer controlled display system and more particularly to a system and method that eliminates artifacts created when... Read More
Inventors: Einkauf, Mark Alan;, Assignee: S3 Incorporated (Santa Clara, CA) |
Interactive television graphics interface
I claim: 1. An interactive television graphics apparatus comprising: video input means for receiving a background video signal, said background video signal including at least one graphics control sig... Read More
Inventors: Berman, John L.;, Assignee: |
Video-telephone answering set that stores a single picture of video message information
We claim: 1. A video-telephone answering set (BA) to be situated at a subscriber's location, comprising: a receiving means (DM) for receiving a first number of signals comprising at least a first vide... Read More
Inventors: Kopp, Dieter; Muller, Detlef;, Assignee: Alcatel N.V. (Rijsuiyk, NL) |
Digital television broadcasting system
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an exemplary arrangement of a digital TV broadcasting system in accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the invention. The present inven... Read More
Inventors: Kawaguchi, Toru; Tsukidate, Ryota; Takeuchi, Yoshiyasu;, Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (Osaka, JP) |
Telecasting service for providing video programs on demand with an interactive interface for facilitating viewer selection of video programs
It is an object of this invention to provide a demand telecasting service which allows a viewer to select a video program from a plurality of available programs, and which telecasts the selected progr... Read More
Inventors: Billock, John K.; Cuttner, Craig D.; Dowdell, Kevin C.; Flanagan, Elizabeth B.; Granger, James E.; Hsu, Henry C.; Martin, Robert I. M.; May, Robert; Peck, Nicolas; Pontecorvo, Michael S.; Probst, Bruce E.; Rosenberg, Marc D.; Smul, Debra R.; Wilkinson, De, Assignee: Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P. (New York, NY) |
System and method for VDSL real time response to video programming
What is claimed is: 1. A system for upstream signaling to allow real-time end user response to an external program service provider in a VDSL-based communication network, the system comprising: a netw... Read More
Inventors: Brodigan, Donald L.;, Assignee: Qwest Communications International Inc. (Denver, CO) |
Information providing method which enables data communication costs to be reduced, and information providing system for implementing the method
It is an objective of the present invention to overcome the problems of the prior art set out hereinabove, by providing an information providing method and an information providing system for implemen... Read More
Inventors: Tomioka, Yutaka; Kato, Fumiyuki; Tanaka, Nobuaki; Soma, Kenji; Shikatani, Yukio; Kushiki, Yoshiaki;, Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (Osaka, JP) |
Communication system for providing a transport entity with mutually related objects
OF THE INVENTION In the communication system according to FIG. 1, a broadcast server 2 is coupled to a broadcast network 4. To the broadcast network 4, terminals 6, 8 and 10 are connected. The input ... Read More
Inventors: Pereboom, Graham;, Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Eindhoven, NL) |
Method and apparatus for controlling connections between devices
Referring to the figures, exemplary embodiments of the invention will now be described. The exemplary embodiments are provided to illustrate the invention and should not be construed as limiting the ... Read More
Inventors: Takano, Hiroshi; Kobayashi, Satoshi; Suzuki, Kazuhiro; Sato, Makoto; Kimura, Yuji;, Assignee: Sony Corporation (Tokyo, JP); Sony Electronics Inc. (Park Ridge, NJ) |
Graphical method of inputing time values
In the present invention, a user can enter time information by direct use of a mouse or other pointing device. Time information is displayed using a graphical representation of an analog clock with th... Read More
Inventors: Fleming, Steve S.;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
Method and system for viewing graphic images in a data processing system
It is therefore one object of the present invention to provide an improved data processing system. It is another object of the present invention to provide an improved method and system for manipulati... Read More
Inventors: Gibson, Kevin P.;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
Method and system for manipulating data through a graphic user interface within a data processing system
It is therefore one object of the present invention to provide an improved data processing system. It is another object of the present invention to provide an improved method and system for in manipul... Read More
Inventors: Blades, Jerry A.;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
Data broadcast receiving apparatus with screen display state control
It is hence an object of the invention to process the data broadcast signal, and two pieces of main information from other transmission line efficiently according to the purpose, in a data broadcast r... Read More
Inventors: Maeda, Takjo; Henmi, Hidemi; Kandaka, Isao;, Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (Osaka, JP) |
Versatile time division multiple access slot assignment unit
The present invention is a versatile time division multiple access ("TDMA") slot allocation unit. In one embodiment, the versatile TDMA slot allocation unit includes a slot counter configured to provi... Read More
Inventors: Loukianov, Dmitrii;, Assignee: Intel Corporation (Santa Clara, CA) |
Method and apparatus for backhaul of telecommunications signaling protocols over packet-switching networks
There exists a need for a scalable telecommunications network that backhauls signaling data to a media gateway controller from gateways (signaling gateway or media gateway). There is also need for a b... Read More
Inventors: Berg, Diane M.; Auerbach, David; Morneault, Kenneth Alfred;, Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (San Jose, CA) |
Image processing system
According to our invention, a sub-band analysis method for electronic image processing includes determining the amount of quantizing noise which would be just imperceptible in respect to one or more o... Read More
Inventors: Pappas, Thrasyvoulos N.; Safranek, Robert J.; Seshadri, Nambirajan; Johnston, James D.; Neuhoff, David L.;, Assignee: AT&T Bell Laboratories (Murray Hill, NJ) |
Image compression encoding and decoding method and apparatus therefor
Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide an image compression coding method and apparatus therefor which, using a multilevel compression method, more compactly compresses lower l... Read More
Inventors: Kim, Yong-Kyu; Liu, Tianmin; Jaffe, Steven T.; Strolle, Christopher H.;, Assignee: SamSung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Kyungki-do, KR) |
Television sound signal processor
What is claimed is: 1. In a video signal processing system including a section for processing an IF signal containing a modulated sound carrier and a modulated video carrier, apparatus comprising a su... Read More
Inventors: Tamer, Gregory G.; Hollinden, David E.;, Assignee: RCA Corporation (Princeton, NJ) |
Apparatus for incorporating digital signals with a standard TV signal
The present invention includes apparatus for removing video signal from at least a portion of the vestigial sideband of a television signal and inserting a digital sound signal therein.... Read More
Inventors: Jonnalagadda, Krishnamurthy;, Assignee: General Electric Company (Princeton, NJ) |
Structure and method for supporting a flexible substrate
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view of the present invention structure to support a flexible substrate LCD during fabrication. The structure 100 comprises a first ri... Read More
Inventors: Nishiki, Hirohiko;, Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc. (Camas, WA) |
Television receiver control box that contains a card reader mounted directly to a motherboard
The present invention is a television receiver control box which has a motherboard located within an inner cavity of a box housing. Mounted directly to the motherboard is a card reader which can read ... Read More
Inventors: Ozaki, Arthur H.;, Assignee: Sony Corporation (Tokyo, JP); Sony Electronics, Inc. (Park Ridge, NJ) |
Composite powdered metal component
OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS OF THE PRESENT INVENTION With reference first to FIG. 4, a component 19 constructed in accordance with the method of the present invention is thereshown. For illustrative pur... Read More
Inventors: Scott, Norman William;, Assignee: ICM/Krebsoge (Livonia, MI) |
Facsimile apparatus
The present invention has been made in consideration of the above situation, and has as its object to provide a facsimile apparatus capable of performing ECM communication time which is shorter than t... Read More
Inventors: Ueno, Yasuhide;, Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
Help service function control device added to a multi-channel monitor of a personal computer
The present invention provides a help service function control device which is added to a multi-sync(or multi-mode )channel monitor of a personal compute The content of "Help Service" is shown through... Read More
Inventors: Lin, Yi-Jen;, Assignee: Tatung Co., Ltd. (Taipei, TW) |
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