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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20090193255 | Method and apparatus for determining and using the sampling frequency for decoding watermark information embedded in a received signal sampled with an original sampling frequency at encoder side Many watermarking systems make use of correlation for calculating a detection metric, which means that reference patterns are generated at encoder side and are embedded inside the audio or video signal, dependent on the message to be embedded. The same reference pattern... | 07/30/2009 |
| 20090175595 | Method and device for calculating the salience of an audio video document The invention relates to a method for determining the salience map of an audio video document. The method comprises the steps for:
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| 20090161018 | Video picture display method to reduce the effects of blurring and double contours and device implementing this method The present invention relates to a video picture display method that aims to reduce the effects of blurring and multiple contours when the picture display frequency is doubled. According to the invention, for each source video picture, a video level dissymmetry is creat... | 06/25/2009 |
| 20090064268 | Remote Management Method of a Distant Device, and Corresponding Video Device The invention concerns a remote management method enabling a distant remote management server to manage at least a distant device. In order to have a simple and reliable management, it comprises a transmission step of a CWMP command requesting a configuration of the tra... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20090063863 | Secure authenticated channel A protocol (i.e. method) and corresponding apparatuses for calculating a session key. Two peers with knowledge of a common Diffie-Hellman permanent key, Kperm, and the identity and public key of the other peer. A first peer chooses a first ephemeral private k... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20090060267 | SALIENCE ESTIMATION FOR OBJECT-BASED VISUAL ATTENTION MODEL The present invention provides a salience estimation method for object-based visual attention model. The method comprises steps of segmenting the image into a plurality of objects to be estimated, extracting feature maps for each segmented object, calculating the salien... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20090059936 | Process for manging resource address requests and associated gateway device The invention concerns a gateway device comprising means for connection to a first device and means for connection to a second device for obtaining a network address as a function of a network resource identifier provided by the second device, and means for providing a ... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20090059865 | Seamless Handover Method and System The present invention provides a communication system for performing the seamless handover of a mobile station between at least a first wireless access point and a second wireless access point within wireless LAN. The mobile station is in the coverage of at least the fi... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20090059737 | Method for storing files on a storage medium, storage medium, and video recording apparatus using the method In a storage medium, an address space is defined which is divided into a first area and a second area. According to the invention, at least one file is stored on the medium which is split into small data packets and large data packets. All small data packets are stored ... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20090059091 | Bi-Modal Switching for Controlling Digital Tv Applications on Video Devices A portable digital television (DTV) comprises a processor, a channel and volume changing button arrangement, and a navigational button arrangement. Either or both button arrangements can be used in at least a bi-modal operation. In a first mode of operation, the button ... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20090059089 | Method for station sorting and storage in a television or radio set In a method for sorting and storing stations in a television or radio broadcasting set, the received stations are firstly represented in an arbitrary order in a matrixlike list or table on a display device. An input field into which a user inputs a program location numb... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20090059010 | Method and apparatus for evaluating performance for a video broadcast and/or multicast There are provided methods and apparatus for measuring a received quality of at least one of a video multicast and a video broadcast for a plurality of users. A method includes receiving (225) data from the plurality of users regarding the received quality, and i... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20090058875 | Digital Light Processing Display Device The invention relates to a display device using the DLP (Digital Light Processing) technology. This invention is in the field of digital cinema and content protection, where camcorder acquisition followed by immediate illegal distribution creates important revenue losse... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20090058397 | Apparatus for Verifying a Low Noise Block Output Voltage The present invention relates to system diagnostic circuitry for antenna systems with active antenna components. More specifically, the present invention discloses an apparatus comprising a connection between an antenna and a power supply conducting a first DC voltage, ... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20090056284 | Storage Case Media Clip A case for holding a DVD or other device may include a flexible clip arm for, e.g., retaining printed information about the DVD, holding the DVD, and/or locking one or more DVDs in place. An apparatus includes a body configured to retain a first disc. The apparatus furt... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20090055868 | System for collating data from multiple sources to form a composite program guide for display A video decoder system collates program guide information acquired from a variety of local and remote sources. Program guide information is received from a first source and a selectable program guide menu icon is displayed. A category of program guide information items ... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20090055705 | Decoding of Raptor Codes There are provided a method and apparatus for decoding Raptor code. The apparatus includes a decoder for decoding a sequence of packets representative of a sequence of encoding symbols. The decoder at least partially recovers at least some lost or corrupted packets of t... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20090055463 | Method and System for Controlling and Auditing Content/Service Systems An improved interactive network system is provided that allows the Network Operator to control the transfer of information to and from the network end users, the system preferably using triggers or markers embedded within the programming broadcast to users via the netwo... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20090055403 | Method and System for Controlling and Auditing Content/Service Systems An improved interactive network system is provided that allows the Network Operator to control the transfer of information to and from the network end users, the system preferably using triggers or markers embedded within the programming broadcast to users via the netwo... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20090055189 | Automatic Replacement of Objectionable Audio Content From Audio Signals A method, apparatus and system are provided for the automatic replacement of potentially objectionable audio content from an audio signal in real time. In one embodiment of the present invention, the selective filtering of objectionable audio content from an audio signa... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20090052860 | Method, Apparatus and System for Creating an Edit Manipulation List for Previously Recorded Media Content A method, apparatus and system are provided for creating an Edit Manipulation List for selectively manipulating (e.g., playing back) portions of previously recorded media content. In one embodiment of the present invention, the creation of an Edit Playback List for sele... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20090052728 | Method and device for displaying images The present invention relates to a method and a device for displaying images aimed at combating the copying of images by filming during their display, for example by a camcorder in a cinema hall. It is known to modulate the luminance of the pixels of a pattern around th... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20090052592 | Method and Arrangement for Recovering a Binary DC-Free Code From a Frequency Modulated Signal The invention is related to a method and an arrangement for recovering a binary DC-free code from a frequency-modulated signal, without any analog signal demodulation of the frequency-modulated signal. The invention relates more particularly to an ATIP bi-phase channel ... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20090052588 | Apparatus and Method for Sensing an Atsc Signal in Low Signal-to-Noise Ratio A Wireless Regional Area Network (WRAN) receiver comprises a transceiver for communicating with a wireless network over one of a number of channels, and an Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) signal detector for use in forming a supported channel list comprisin... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20090052543 | Method and Apparatus for Redundant Video Encoding A method and apparatus are provided for redundant video coding. The apparatus includes an encoder for encoding a redundant coded picture corresponding to a source picture by selecting individual blocks in the source picture for inclusion into the redundant coded picture... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20090052539 | Luma and Chroma Encoding Using a Common Predictor There are provided video encoders, video decoders, and corresponding methods. A video encoder for encoding video signal data for an image block includes an encoder for encoding all color components of the video signal data using a common predictor. A video decoder for d... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20090052533 | Luma and Chroma Decoding Using a Common Predictor There are provided video encoders, video decoders, and corresponding methods. A video encoder for encoding video signal data for an image block includes an encoder for encoding all color components of the video signal data using a common predictor. A video decoder for d... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20090052529 | Method and Apparatus for Providing Reduced Resolution Update Mode for Multi-View Video Coding There are provided a method and apparatus for illumination and color compensation for multi-view video coding. A video encoder includes an encoder (100) for encoding a picture by enabling color compensation of at least one color component in prediction of the pic... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20090052527 | Luma-Chroma Coding With One Common or Three Distinct Spatial Predictors There are provided video encoders, video decoders, and corresponding methods. A video encoder for encoding video signal data for an image block includes an encoder for encoding all color components of the video signal data using a common predictor.... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20090052308 | Apparatus for Accessing Storage Media An apparatus for accessing storage media, having an actuator base and an actuator carrier, where for compact design and low material cost, an elastic connection pressing the actuator carrier against the actuator base is a straight piece of spring wire.... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20090051990 | Phase mask for holographic data storage The present invention relates to a phase mask for holographic data storage, and to a method and an apparatus for reading from and/or writing to holographic storage media using such a phase mask. According to the invention, the phase mask ha... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20090051710 | Display Method in an Active Matrix Display Device The present invention relates to a method for displaying an image in an active matrix display device and more particularly in an active matrix OLED (Organic Light Emitting Display) display. The purpose of this invention is to increase the video dynamic range of each col... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20090049460 | Loading mechanism for loading an interchangeable disc-like storage meduim into a housing The invention relates to a loading mechanism for loading an interchangeable disc-like storage medium into a housing, in which a disk drive having a holder for the storage medium and an optical scanning device for the latter are arranged. It achieves the object of provid... | 02/19/2009 |
| 20090049302 | System And Method For Processing Conent For Later Insertion Of Digital Watermark And Other Data A method and system for processing content are described including generating a dummy value, inserting the dummy value into encoded content, selecting a position in the encoded content where the dummy value in the encoded content is to be replaced by a real value, gener... | 02/19/2009 |
| 20090046925 | Method, Apparatus and System for Color Component Registration A method, apparatus and system for image processing include a registration device configured to register component images for at least a block of an image to form a registered image. A quality control device is configured to receive the registered image, examine the reg... | 02/19/2009 |
| 20090046868 | Method and apparatus for controlling a headphone A method for controlling a headphone having a microphone for receiving noise and user signals, the received noise being used to reduce noise at an output of the headphone, includes detecting a signal by the microphone; if the signal has a predefined characteristic, the ... | 02/19/2009 |
| 20090046855 | Method and apparatus for caching access information for faster digital cable tuning A method and apparatus is presented for providing faster tuning of a digital television channel. Specifically, the present invention is directed to a digital television receiver including a tuner, at least one demodulator, a detachable security module such as a point of... | 02/19/2009 |
| 20090041119 | Method and Device for Coding a Video Image The method comprises a coding of a source block according to a coding mode wherein the selection of the coding mode is carried out, for a source block, according to coding error estimations and source block coding cost estimations for the different coding modes tested, ... | 02/12/2009 |
| 20090040064 | Apparatus for Producing an Electric Signal Provided With Luminous Means Characterizing Said Signal The invention relates to a device supplying an electrical signal for which a characteristic, for example, the voltage is adjustable. The device has a connector at one end of a cable to supply this signal to another electrical device. This connector comprises a transmiss... | 02/12/2009 |
| 20090043948 | Method and System for Storing Logical Data Blocks Into Flash-Blocks in Multiple Non-Volatile Memories Which Are Connected to At Least One Common Data I/0 Bus For recording or replaying in real-time digital HDTV signals very fast memories are required. For storage of streaming HD video data NAND flash memory based systems can be used. However, NAND flash memories have a slow write access, and they have unmasked production def... | 02/12/2009 |
