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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8174560 | Video camera A video camera can be configured to highly compress video data in a visually lossless manner. The camera can be configured to transform blue and red image data in a manner that enhances the compressibility of the data. The data can then be compressed and stored in t... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8134588 | Secure video teleconferencing room control isolator Method, system, and computer program product example embodiments of the invention are disclosed to provide a secure room control isolator for a multi-network secure video teleconferencing room that meets the DISA and other standard security requirements. An example ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8115800 | Server apparatus and video delivery method An example server apparatus includes a video stream receiver configured to receive a first video stream encoded by a first coding scheme from a video providing apparatus via a network and a video stream generator configured to generate a second video stream obtained... | 02/14/2012 |
| 7830409 | Split screen video in a multimedia communication system A method is described for encoding video. A video sequence is captured at a full frame resolution. Boundaries for an inner region are identified within frames of the video sequence. The video sequence is encoded at the full frame resolution into a bitstream. The bit... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7747585 | Parallel uncompression of a partially compressed database table determines a count of uncompression tasks that satisfies the query A multiprocessing uncompression mechanism takes advantage of existing multiprocessing capability within a database to perform dynamic uncompression of portions of a partially compressed database table that satisfy a query using processes that may be executed in para... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7659920 | System and method for very low frame rate teleconferencing employing image morphing and cropping A real-time low frame-rate video compression system and method that allows the user to perform face-to-face communication through an extremely low bandwidth network. The system and method employs image cropping and morphing to reduce frame rates. At the encoder side... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7619645 | Audio visual media encoding system The present invention relates to a method, system and apparatus for encoding audio visual media signals sourced from preferably a video conference transmission. The technology provided is adapted to receive a video conference transmission from a computer network whe... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7425986 | Conversion apparatus for image data delivery A conversion apparatus is connected to a camera server delivering image information obtained by image sensing to a display operation terminal. When image information is received from the camera server, the conversion apparatus converts the received image information... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7425981 | Video pre-processing A foreground object part is distinguished from a substantially static background part of each videoframe within a video sequence. Each video frame is divided into a number of video blocks each of which comprises one or more pixels. A mask frame is generated in respe... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7369137 | Method for mapping a single decoded content stream to multiple textures in a virtual environment A system includes a computing device to obtain encoded content data corresponding to at least one participant of a virtual reality environment. A memory device stores at least one texture corresponding to the at least one participant. A single decoder decodes the en... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7365871 | Apparatus for capturing, converting and transmitting a visual image signal via a digital transmission system An image capture, conversion, compression, storage and transmission system provides a data signal representing the image in a format and protocol capable of being transmitted over any of a plurality of readily available transmission systems and received by readily a... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362350 | System and process for adding high frame-rate current speaker data to a low frame-rate video A system and process for highlighting the current speaker on an on-going basis in each frame of a low frame-rate video of an event having multiple people in attendance, such as a video teleconference, is presented. In general, this is accomplished by periodically id... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7355623 | System and process for adding high frame-rate current speaker data to a low frame-rate video using audio watermarking techniques A system and process for highlighting the current speaker on an on-going basis in each frame of a low frame-rate video of an event having multiple people in attendance, such as a video teleconference, is presented. In general, this is accomplished by periodically id... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7355624 | Method and apparatus for having video in a two-way radio An apparatus and method for transmitting and receiving an audio signal and/or a video signal with a two-way radio. The two-way radio comprises a transmitter system and a receiver system. The transmitter system is adapted to transmit a digitized video signal and a di... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7352738 | Method and device for transmitting information formed of a speech part and a data part In a communication system for Internet protocol (IP)-based transmission of information formed of a speech part and a data part between interface units with a plurality of ports, the speech part and the data part are transmitted to separate ports of the receiving int... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7346223 | Apparatus and method for filtering image data An image processing apparatus includes a filtering processor that includes a filter and switches between a pre-filtering path and a post-filtering path; a data compressor that compresses image data output from the filtering processor; an image data storage that stor... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7339959 | Signal transmitter and signal receiver A signal transmitter and a signal receiver comprises a time base compression part (101) for compressing an audio signal on a time base to output the compressed signal as a time base compressed audio signal and a multiplexing part (102) for multiplexing... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7336837 | Method and system for coding/decoding of a video bit stream for fine granularity scalability Methods, computer code products and devices for encoding and/or decoding video data in multiple passes, the video data having a multiple components each component including multiple coefficients. The method can starting the next pass of the encoding or decoding proc... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7327381 | Signal transmission system, signal transmitter, and signal receiver A signal transmission system has a signal transmission apparatus including a time-base compression unit for time-base-compressing an audio signal, and a multiplexing unit for time-division-multiplexing a control signal and the time-base-compressed audio signal in a ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7312809 | Method and apparatus for controlling a conference call Provided is a method for controlling a Video Multi-Conference Unit (MCU) using an endpoint device. The MCU intercepts, interprets and acts upon commands sent across the communications network from the endpoint device. The commands may be sent using a user control de... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7274738 | System for improving performance of compression and decompression algorithms in a telecommunication system In a telecommunications system, an arithmetic logic unit (ALU) that receives an input signal. The input signal includes a digital signal representative of an analog signal. The ALU selectively performs compression and decompression on the digital signal. The ALU com... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7265663 | Multimedia racing experience system A multimedia racing experience system is provided including a plurality of input devices, such as cameras, microphones, and telemetry sensors. All input devices communicate with an on-vehicle processing unit for multiplexing the input data into a data stream. The da... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7257538 | Generating animation from visual and audio input A technique for generating an animated character based on visual and audio input from a live subject. Further described is a technique of extracting phonemes to select corresponding visemes to model a set of physical positions of the subject or emotional expression ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7253831 | Video coding using multiple buffers There is provided herein a system for video encoding and decoding that uses short-term and long-term buffers. Reconstruction of each block within an image may be performed with reference to one of the buffers, so that different portions of an image, or different ima... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7245664 | Transmission control method of coded video signals and transmission system A system for transmitting coded digital video signals in a packet form through a signal line and a method of controlling the system. A transmission portion converts the digital video signals to a signal stream as a sequence of a plurality of packets each containing ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7231654 | Remote monitoring method and monitor control server A remote monitoring system which enables the owner and the custodian of a facility to recognize an intrusion from the outside and the owner himself to confirm the details of the intrusion, and which comprises a monitor device (11) for detecting abnormalities ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7224839 | Compression packaged image transmission for telemicroscopy A system and method for visual image compression and transmission offers significant bandwidth conservation while retaining high resolution imaging capability. Videograpic images are decomposed into detail levels, and images are delivered to a remote site display at... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7224381 | Visual telephone system using mobile communication terminal When a call-up is generated, an data type identifying unit of a CPU identifies the type of data type information which is appended as a header to received data as one of sound data, text data, and image and sound data, and displays the type on a display unit compris... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7212549 | Method and system for processing a data stream with data frames In the method and the arrangement for processing a data stream having data packets in a first data stream and data packets in a second data stream, which data packets each have an error identification field, the entire data stream is received by a first layer. The r... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7209577 | Facial feature-localized and global real-time video morphing A method and apparatus for modifying, or morphing, a video image. A video feed is received which include an image of a person's face. A number of facial features are detected from the video feed. One or more of those facial features are selected and modified, with t... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7206016 | Filtering artifacts from multi-threaded video There is provided herein a system for reducing artifacts associated with multi-threaded video coding. The system generates a virtual thread from the multi-threaded data. The virtual thread combines the multi-thread data with estimates of virtual thread data in a man... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7199817 | Methods and systems for networked camera control Methods and systems for providing fluid real-time camera control of at least one camera to at least one network user via a network including the internet. A control pad or area can be provided to camera users via an application or applet that can be calibrated to pr... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7193649 | Image processing device supporting variable data technologies A method for processing image data using a digital camera includes providing a digital camera having a first transformation program as a default program, the first transformation program supporting a first transformation technology. A first communication link is for... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7194109 | Method and system for delivering monitored image signal of subject to be monitored A monitor transmits the monitored image signals which have been obtained by imaging subjects to be monitored corresponding to terminals of image signals from a plurality of image pickup apparatuses to the corresponding terminals, respectively. At the terminals, the ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7176956 | Video enhancement of an avatar A communication system (100) includes two or more communication devices (110, 150) for communicating video including at least one virtual image. An avatar is associated with each communicated image. Change messages are communicated between a transmitti... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7176957 | Local video loopback method for a multi-participant conference system using a back-channel video interface A multi-participant videoconference system incorporating a back-channel connection and a client video mixer is disclosed. The multi-participant videoconference system includes a client component and a server component. The server component provides a composite confe... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7173969 | Moving picture coding apparatus An apparatus for compressing an uncompressed motion picture to generate compressed motion picture data, and also for generating and including rate correction data to be used by another apparatus to change the bit rate of the compressed motion picture data without de... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7174365 | System and method for controlling one or more multipoint control units as one multipoint control unit A video teleconferencing system for controlling multiple multipoint control units (MCU) from a single apparatus. The system utilizes a Virtual MCU (VMCU) (110) to communicate with a plurality of MCUs (135, 140, 145). A user initiates a reserve conferen... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7171025 | Automatic detection and tracking of multiple individuals using multiple cues Automatic detection and tracking of multiple individuals includes receiving a frame of video and/or audio content and identifying a candidate area for a new face region in the frame. One or more hierarchical verification levels are used to verify whether a human fac... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7161623 | Camera control system, camera server, camera client, control method, and storage medium An arrangement is provided in which previously sensed image information is stored, so that information with an angle desired by the user can be searched for and displayed. Image data sensed by a camera device (100) is captured by an image information capture ... | 01/09/2007 |
