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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185076 | Radio receiver Disclosed herein is a radio receiver including: an oscillator circuit including a phase-locked circuit and a voltage-controlled oscillator circuit; a first frequency divider circuit; a frequency converter circuit; a signal adding circuit; a test signal generating ci... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184711 | Image processing device and image processing method To stop the decline of the quality of image associated with encoding. The present invention multiplies a decoding rescaling factor (RFr) possibly used in the decoding process by only a transformation matrix (D), which is scale change, to calculate a rescaling factor... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184179 | Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program for combining still images An image processing apparatus includes the following elements. An obtaining unit obtains a first still image, a first difficulty level indicating a complexity of the first still image, a second still image, and a second difficulty level indicating a complexity of th... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181216 | Data processing apparatus, data processing method, and data processing system A data processing apparatus that appropriately adjusts the image quality of an image. At a plurality of user terminals, image data transmitted from a broadcasting station is processed based on parameters input by users, and user information including the image data ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180639 | Method for variable resolution and error control in spoken language understanding A method for variable resolution and error control in spoken language understanding (SLU) allows arranging the categories of the SLU into a hierarchy of different levels of specificity. The pre-determined hierarchy is used to identify different types of errors such ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180025 | Methods and apparatus for enforcing caller listening behavior on interactive voice response applications An interactive voice response (IVR) system which allows a caller to barge-in on all prompts, yet still allows the caller to receive important information contained in the prompts. When a caller barges-in on a prompt that contains important information, the IVR syste... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8175408 | Image signal processing apparatus, image pickup apparatus, image signal processing method, and computer program product An image signal processing apparatus for performing signal processing with respect to output from an image pickup device, which includes an image signal correcting unit for receiving an output signal corresponding to each of divided areas of the image pickup device ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175316 | Ear speaker device An ear speaker device includes an electroacoustic transducer including a housing mounted at a predetermined position of listener's head, a speaker unit mounted on one surface in the housing, and positioned away from an entrance of the listener's external acoustic me... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175204 | Receiving device, signal processing method, and program A receiving device includes: a pilot extracting section; a first estimating section; a second estimating section; a third estimating section; a distortion correcting section; and a filter controlling section. ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171213 | Information processing apparatus and method, and program Disclosed herein is an information processing apparatus, including: setting means for setting, a maximum transfer size; calculation means for subtracting a second data amount from a first data amount to calculate a third data amount; boundary determination means for... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170206 | Enciphering apparatus and method, deciphering apparatus and method as well as information processing apparatus and method The invention provides an enciphering apparatus and method, a deciphering apparatus and method and an information processing apparatus and method by which illegal copying can be prevented with certainty. Data enciphered by a 1394 interface of a DVD player is transmi... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170170 | Carrier synchronizing circuit and carrier synchronizing method Disclosed herein is a carrier synchronizing circuit including at least frequency synchronizing means and phase synchronizing means. The phase synchronizing means includes residual frequency error detecting means for detecting a residual frequency error after a frequ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170120 | Information processing apparatus and information processing method An information processing apparatus for encoding a baseband signal, the information processing apparatus includes: a data splitting block; an encoder; a control block; and a splicing block. The data splitting block is configured to acquire the baseband signal before... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170118 | Information processing apparatus, information processing method and recording medium Encoding parameters of picture and higher layers of importance to a number of applications, and encoding parameters of slice and lower layers of no importance to all applications are converted into auxiliary packets inserted respectively into a V-blanking area and a... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8165295 | Data transmission method Encrypted auxiliary information data DYAE/DCAE including no inhibited codes is generated based on auxiliary information data DYA/DCA including no inhibited codes, in an auxiliary data packet having an auxiliary data flag ADF formed of a first combination of a plural... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8164638 | Communication system and method thereof The present invention makes it possible to process at high speed the foreground component image and the background component image of picked up images on a network platform. A client computer 27 outputs information specifying image data desired to separate to... | 04/24/2012 |
| RE43323 | Transmission of random access bursts with at least one message part The present invention proposes communication devices (1, 6) and a method for transmitting and receiving random access bursts in a random access channel of a digital telecommunication system. Thereby, a random access burst comprising a preamble part for acquir... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161508 | Image content and advertisement data providing method, system, and apparatus To provide an image content providing method capable of promoting advertisement effect by dynamically inserting an advertisement image to a distributed image content, an image content reproducing apparatus requests an image content providing apparatus to distribute ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8161086 | Recording device, recording method, computer program, and recording medium There is provided a recording device for generating and coding metadata, the recording device including a metadata describing part for describing the metadata; and a coding part for coding the metadata described in the metadata describing part in a binary format, an... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8161021 | Recording apparatus, reproduction apparatus, and file management method A recording apparatus, a reproduction apparatus, and a file management method are disclosed wherein the operability in management of a large number of files recorded on a recording medium using an index file can be improved significantly further than ever. An index ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160265 | Method and apparatus for enhancing the generation of three-dimensional sound in headphone devices A headphone device includes a first and a second ear piece coupled to an assembly, wherein the assembly facilitates the placement of the first and second ear piece in relation to a user's ears. A motion transducer is coupled to the first or second ear piece, whereby... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160155 | Apparatus for encoding and decoding header data in picture signal transmission A picture decoding method and apparatus for decoding a bit stream, the bit stream being compatible with MPEG 1 moving picture video standard. The method includes receiving, via an input terminal, from the bit stream that includes extension data added in a header of ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160134 | Encoding system and method, decoding system and method, multiplexing apparatus and method, and display system and method The present invention relates to an encoding system for encoding input video data and a multiplexing system for multiplexing a plurality of encoded streams. More particularly, it proposes a system and method that involve describing, in encoded streams, information o... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8159527 | Method of displaying pictures, program for displaying pictures, recording medium holding the program, and display unit At least one picture is shown on a plurality of displays according to the distance from a user to an object. Picture signals are classified based on depth values of pictures, a plurality of displays are chosen based on the classification, and the pictures are shown ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8156532 | Video program creation system, table providing device, terminal device, terminal processing method, program, recording medium A video program production system of efficiently and flexibly producing a video program. For viewing, a composition table providing apparatus provides each terminal with composition table data in which items required for the production of the video program are arran... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8156525 | Information-processing system, information-processing device, and information-processing method In an information-processing system shown in FIG. 1, a server (106) for delivering remote-operation control information in accordance with an audio/video instrument (110) and an information-processing apparatus (103) with a remote-operati... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8156524 | Content preference calculation method and content reception apparatus A content preference degree calculating method and system that calculates preference degrees of viewers to contents such as broadcast programs in conformity with the actual viewing pattern. In a preference degree calculating unit, the value of a function which is ba... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8156014 | Communication service method and communication apparatus thereof for transmitting advertisements in a private communication environment Each user terminal apparatus is connected with a service business enterprise system by a connection business enterprise system in a state that a live image can mutually be transmitted through the service business enterprise system. An user beforehand sets its live i... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8155458 | Image processing apparatus and image processing method, information processing apparatus and information processing method, information recording apparatus and information recording method, information reproducing apparatus and information reproducing method, recording medium and program The present invention can code an I-picture that satisfies a predetermined condition using parameter information. When it is determined at step S1 that a picture type is the I-picture, it is determined at step S2 whether or not the phase of a macro blo... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8155257 | Synchronizing circuit and controlling method thereof Disclosed herein is synchronizing circuit including: a numerically controlled oscillating section; a phase rotating section; a phase error estimating section; a loop filter; and a gain controlling section; wherein the gain controlling section controls the gain so as... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8155223 | Receiving device, receiving method, and program A receiving device includes a pilot signal extractor, an estimator, an interpolator, a distortion corrector, a calculator, and a determiner. ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8155210 | Apparatus for encoding and decoding header data in picture signal transmission A picture decoding method and apparatus for decoding a bit stream, the bit stream being compatible with MPEG 1 moving picture video standard. The method includes receiving, via an input terminal, from the bit stream that includes extension data added in a header of ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8155209 | Apparatus for encoding and decoding header data in picture signal transmission A picture decoding method and apparatus for decoding a bit stream, the bit stream being compatible with MPEG 1 moving picture video standard. The method includes receiving, via an input terminal, from a bit stream that includes extension data added in a header of a ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8154661 | Video device, output switching method for video device, and cable discriminating method A video device comprises: a video signal processor generating a standard definition video signal at least having a composite signal and a high definition component video signal; an outputting unit outputting the standard definition video signal or the high definitio... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8154430 | Digital recording apparatus and method, digital reproduction apparatus and method, and digital data conversion apparatus A digital recording apparatus for recording 1-bit digital audio data of a first sampling frequency on a recording medium in accordance with the recording format of multi-bit PCM data of a second sampling frequency includes a storage section to which input 1-bit digi... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151302 | Broadcasting system and receiving apparatus The broadcast station 1 provides the digital contents to be put on the air with the attributive information of the digital contents thereof. The selective information showing the user's taste is set out in the filter unit 12. The filter unit 12 ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150775 | Computerized transaction bargaining system and method A method and system for automated bargaining in a round by round manner is disclosed. The method and system are capable of multiple rounds. The method and system are used in testing non-equal values in normal rounds for satisfaction of a predetermined criterion. If ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150774 | System and method for providing automated dispute resolution between or among multiple parties A computer executable system and method for dispute resolution which includes the ability to resolve claims between or among multiple parties. ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150773 | Computerized dispute resolution system and method An automated method capable of multiple rounds for settling a dispute among adverse parties which dispute involves monetary values is described together with an automated system for carrying out such method. ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150090 | Headphone and ear pad The present invention provides a headphone with a more comfortable and stable feeling to the user when being worn by the user. The headphone includes a headphone section that has a sound-sending section of a speaker unit arranged at the front surface side thereof, a... | 04/03/2012 |
