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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20090304292 | ENCODING AND DECODING METHODS, DEVICES IMPLEMENTING SAID METHODS AND BITSTREAM The invention relates to a method for encoding a plurality of non overlapping blocks in a picture. The method comprises the steps of:
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| 20090304270 | REDUCING CONTOURS IN DIGITAL IMAGES One or more implementations access a digital image containing one or more bands. Adjacent bands of the one or more bands have a difference in color resulting in a contour between the adjacent bands. The one or more implementations apply an algorithm to at least a portio... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090304117 | CONCATENATED CODING/DECODING IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS A method and apparatus for improving performance in communication systems is provided. In one implementation received encoded data is decoded using an inner rateless decoder to produce a series of decoded rateless outputs. The series of decoded rateless outputs is combi... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090304080 | METHOD FOR CODING AN IMAGE SEQUENCE The method comprises the steps for the:
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| 20090304079 | Frame or field mode coding method The method comprises the following steps: calculation of the spatial activity of each macroblock and of the temporal activity between the macroblocks constituting a group of macroblocks in field mode, calculati... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090304068 | Method and Apparatus for Decoupling Frame Number and/or Picture Order Count (POC) for Multi-View Video Encoding and Decoding There is disclosed and described a decoder and decoding method for decoding at least one picture corresponding to at least one of at least two views of multi-view video content from a bitstream, wherein in the bitstream at least one of coding order information and outpu... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090303999 | Method And Device For Transmitting Data Packets In order to simplify the management of packets to be transmitted, we implement:
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| 20090303902 | Multicast mesh routing protocol A method for a node to select a route to join a multicast group in a wireless mesh network, including establishing the route between the node and the multicast group using media access control addresses is described. A method for determining a multicast group leader of ... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090303870 | METHOD FOR RESTORING A SERVICE BOOKING SYSTEM IN A NETWORK AFTER FAILURE The invention relates to a method for of restoring a service reservation booking system in a network after a failure, that comprises a first step of invalidating at least a portion of the bookings which cannot be seen anymore by said service booking system due to-said f... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090303445 | PROJECTION IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING TWO MODULATION STAGES, INCLUDING ONE APERATURE MODULATION STAGE Method for illuminating the surface of an object by using a source beam, in which:
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| 20090303395 | Apparatus and method for distributing an input signal to multiple tuners An apparatus is capable of distributing an input signal to multiple tuners within a dwelling unit using an architecture that is advantageous in terms of layout and expandability. According to an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus includes an amplifier operative to rece... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090303247 | Method and System for Color Correction Using Thre-Dimensional Information A system and method for the color correction of an image using three-dimensional, geometrical information of the capture environment of the image includes determining geometrical properties of at least a portion of the image and modifying a look of at least the portion ... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090303128 | Optically Reconfigurable Multi-Element Device The invention relates to an optically reconfigurable multi-element device. An optical matrix formed by a set of optical elements, such as elements of OLED type, makes it possible to actuate a matrix of photoconductive elements, which will allow connection to be made bet... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090302755 | Light-emitting panel for illuminainting or displaying images provided with a composite trasnparent upper electrode At least one of the upper electrodes of the panel is common to a plurality of diodes and comprises a first conducting layer and a second conducting layer, with a transparent insulating buffer layer interposed between these two conducting layers and which is pierced by w... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090302741 | Organic Light Emitting Diode Having a Resonant Optical Cavity and an Extractor Serving as a Spatial Light Filter According to the invention, the extractor is a reflection concentrator. The entry section of the extractor has a larger area than its exit section. The reflecting side walls of the extractor have a suitable shape so that it makes an angle called the cut-off angle θ 12/10/2009 | |
| 20090300693 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR DYNAMIC GROUPING AND CONTENT DISTRIBUTION In one embodiment of the present invention, a system for dynamic content distribution and grouping includes a server for providing a plurality of content channels, at least one tuning/decoding means for receiving/decoding at least one of the plurality of content channel... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090300185 | Reception of Audio-Visual Content Addressed to Several Devices The present invention relates to a method for receiving audiovisual programs sent by a server to at least two reception devices. Initially, a first user requests a document from the server that establishes a unicast stream to download said document. Then, a second user ... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090296984 | System and Method for Three-Dimensional Object Reconstruction from Two-Dimensional Images A system and method for three-dimensional (3D) acquisition and modeling of a scene using two-dimensional (2D) images are provided. The system and method provides for acquiring first and second images of a scene, applying a smoothing function to the first image to make f... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090296921 | Method And Device For Transmitting Data Packets In order in particular to allow a synchronization on data packets, the method comprises:
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| 20090296826 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO ERROR CORRECTION IN MULTI-VIEW CODED VIDEO There are provided methods and apparatus for video error correction in multi-view coded video. An apparatus includes a decoder for decoding pictures for at least one view corresponding to multi-view video content from a bitstream. The decoder determines whether any of t... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090296735 | Software assisted multicast filtering A method is described including determining if a packet length parameter included in received data matches a first pre-determined value, determining if an address parameter included in received data matches an address of a receiving device, determining if a length param... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090296691 | METHOD FOR MAKING TELEPHONE APPARATUS OPERATIVE WITH MULTIPLE NETWORKS An apparatus having a telephonic communication capability with multiple networks enables users to make telephone calls in a simplified manner. According to an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus includes a memory for storing a first telephone number including an area co... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090296332 | Flat-Screen Display System With Corresponding Sleeves The invention concerns a display system comprising a flat-screen display device and a support for the said display device. The support forms a removable sleeve designed to hold the display device.... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090296211 | Fresnel lens and projection display device using one such lens A Fresnel lens comprises at least one first prism and one second prism. Each prism has a first side and a second side which forms with a main axis an angle greater than that formed by the first side and the main axis. Conventionally, the second side of the first prism c... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090295992 | Method and Apparatus for Audio and Video Synchronization Timestamp Rollover Correction There are provided methods and apparatus for audio and video synchronization timestamp rollover correction. A synchronization apparatus includes a synchronizer for providing synchronization information for synchronizing a video stream with an audio stream during any poi... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090292991 | Building macro elements for production automation control A macro element template is replicated to build a macro element library. A macro element is associated with executable instructions for controlling a plurality of production devices to produce a special effect or segment of a media production. One or more automation con... | 11/26/2009 |
| 20090292774 | Method and Apparatus for Electronic Message Delivery Timely delivery of electronic messages during a presentation is a valuable tool. The embodiments describe a method and apparatus for delivering electronic messages. One method includes creating the electronic message by identifying auxiliary media content associated wit... | 11/26/2009 |
| 20090291655 | Outside unit for satellite reception and method of reception with said unit The invention proposes an LNB using two transposition frequencies chosen on either side of the reception band so as to obtain a transposition of supradyne type and a transposition of infradyne type according to the frequency used. This choice of transposition frequencie... | 11/26/2009 |
| 20090290711 | Method, Apparatus and System for Secure Distribution of Content Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, apparatus and system for the secure distribution of content such as audiovisual content in a way that prevents users from misusing the content and provides a mechanism for tracking pirated material back to the origi... | 11/26/2009 |
| 20090290638 | Simplified transmission method for a stream of signals between a transmitter and an electronic device The present invention essentially relates to a transmission method, via a communications network using a packet data transmission protocol, of a stream of multimedia samples between a transmitter server and at least one decoder receiver intended to restore these data in... | 11/26/2009 |
| 20090290637 | Methods and Apparatus for Adaptive Reference Filtering There are provided methods and apparatus for adaptive reference filtering. An apparatus includes an encoder for encoding at least one picture. The encoder performs adaptive filtering of at least one reference picture to respectively obtain at least one filtered referenc... | 11/26/2009 |
| 20090290602 | Apparatus and method for frequency translation The disclosed embodiments relate to an apparatus and method for performing frequency translation. The apparatus includes a receiver for receiving and digitizing a plurality of first signals, each signal containing channels and for simultaneously recovering a set of sele... | 11/26/2009 |
| 20090290128 | Tiled color filter for a projection system A controllable reflecting device having an array of mirrors that is combined with a tiled color filter such that each micro mirror reflects a single primary color is described. The tiled color filter, in the light path between a light source and the mirror array, images... | 11/26/2009 |
| 20090289802 | Automated Theater Warning Technique An automated theater warning technique makes use of a digital cinema projection system to provide a display of a visual message indicative of an emergency condition. Upon receipt of a trigger generated in response to an emergency condition, the digital cinema projection... | 11/26/2009 |
| 20090288170 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBJECT ORIENTED FINGERPRINTING OF DIGITAL VIDEOS A system and method for object oriented fingerprinting of digital videos and motion pictures are provided. The system and method enables a user to embed various ‘natural objects’ as watermarks that match well with a particular scene in a movie or to modify existing ... | 11/19/2009 |
| 20090287812 | Network Connection Switching Unit and Network Station The invention relates to the field of data transmission in a network of distributed stations. One problem, particularly in a UPnP based network, is that the UPNP devices need to be constantly switched on in order to be available in the network. The invention intervenes ... | 11/19/2009 |
| 20090287326 | AUDIO LEVEL METER A circuit for correcting the output of an audio level meter comprises input means for generating the square or the absolute value of an input signal, a low pass filter having a predetermined attack time and release time, and output means for converting the output signal... | 11/19/2009 |
| 20090286565 | Apparatus and Method for Transmit Power Control Frequency Selection in Wireless Networks A wireless endpoint is a Wireless Regional Area Network (WRAN) endpoint, such as a base station (BS) or customer premise equipment (CPE). The WRAN endpoint performs channel sensing to determine which channels are available for use and begins transmission on an available... | 11/19/2009 |
| 20090285336 | Wideband Out-Of-Band-Receiver The disclosed embodiments relate to a system that processes a received signal. An exemplary embodiment of the system comprises a receiver circuit that is adapted to receive the received signal and separate an out-of-band data signal corresponding to an out-of-band frequ... | 11/19/2009 |
| 20090285299 | Method and Apparatus for Encoding Enhancement Layer Video Data A method for improving the performance of the BLSkip mode in SVC includes the steps of upsampling the motion field of the base layer, interpolating the motion vectors for the intra MBs, interpolating the 8×8 block motion field to a 4×4 block motion field, and generati... | 11/19/2009 |
