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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| RE40664 | Method for display time stamping and synchronization of multiple video object planes A method of encoding a local time base embedded in the compressed data is disclosed. The local time base is encoded in two parts. The first part has a modulo time base that indicates the specific interval in the reference time base and the second part has a time bas... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7379653 | Audio-video synchronization for digital systems The audio-video synchronization process ensures continuity of displayed AV data. To initialize the process, a transport processor determines whether an occupancy criterion of a buffer storing received audio and video frames has been met. If the criterion is met, the... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7356618 | Method and system for synchronizing platform clocks in a distributed wireless platform According to one embodiment of the present invention, a novel method and system are disclosed. In one embodiment, a first node records a first node local time of receiving a wirelessly transmitted packet, the first node local time recorded with a monotonically incre... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7333576 | Digital demodulation device and synchronization detecting method A synchronization error occurs when a DTV signal is distorted on a transmission path and this deteriorates demodulation capability. The digital demodulation device and the synchronization detecting method of the invention can correct the synchronization position whe... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7333150 | Method, system, and program product for eliminating error contribution from production switchers with internal DVEs Measurement of the relative timing between images and associated information, for example video and audio. Image mutual event characteristics are recognized in the images and associated mutual event characteristics are recognized in the associated information. The i... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7327789 | Decoding apparatus, decoding method, decoding program, and decoding program storage medium A decoding apparatus is provided with a decoder for receiving plural bit streams and decoding the respective bit streams to output decoded bit streams, and a decoding state holder for saving and restoring plural states of the decoder. The decoder selects a bit strea... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7301971 | Method and apparatus for continuous synchronization of a plurality of asynchronous data sources An apparatus and method for continuous synchronization of a pair of independently clocked asynchronous data streams (100, 101) consisting of raster data from independent imaging acquisition systems comprises a means for acquiring individual rasters from a fir... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7280738 | Method and system for specifying a selection of content segments stored in different formats A method, system and program product are described for specifying a selection of content segments stored in different formats. The invention involves receiving specification of a plurality of portions of first content stored in a first format, the specification iden... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7257758 | Stumping mechanism An Infiniband device can have an input port operable to receive a packet and to forward the packet to an output port of the device for onward transmission toward an ultimate destination of the packet. The input port can also be operable to examine at least a header ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7212247 | Audio/video system providing variable delay An audio/video system (100) is capable of introducing variable amounts of delay into a signal path so as to properly synchronize two signals, such a video signal and a corresponding audio signal. According to an exemplary embodiment, the audio/video system ( | 05/01/2007 |
| 7152199 | Method and apparatus for delineating data in an FEC-coded Ethernet frame One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates construction of a forward error correction (FEC) coded Ethernet frame. The system generates a number of FEC parity bits for the conventional Ethernet frame and inserts a start sequence before... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7131048 | Apparatus for system decoder and method for error correction of packet data When a non-error-resilient application decoder receives a data stream containing syntax error due to transmission errors, such as packet losses in wireless communication, an application decoder cannot usually continue decoding the stream data anymore. According to t... | 10/31/2006 |
| RE39344 | Method for display time stamping and synchronization of multiple video object planes A method of encoding a local time base embedded in the compressed data is disclosed. The local time base is encoded in two parts. The first part has a modulo time base that indicates the specific interval in the reference time base and the second part has a time bas... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7088398 | Method and apparatus for regenerating a clock for auxiliary data transmitted over a serial link with video data A communication system including a transmitter, a receiver, and a serial link, in which encoded data (e.g., video, audio, and optionally also other auxiliary data) are transmitted from the transmitter to the receiver. The serial link can but need not be a TMDS or TM... | 08/08/2006 |
| RE39115 | Method for display time stamping and synchronization of multiple video object planes A method of encoding a local time base embedded in the compressed data is disclosed. The local time base is encoded in two parts. The first part has a modulo time base that indicates the specific interval in the reference time base and the second part has a time bas... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7058879 | Data transmission system, equipment suitable for such a system and data transmission method A data transmission system is formed by a transmitter (50) for processing useful data for the purpose of forming series of information signals, and a receiver (51) for receiving and processing the transmitted series of information signals. In this syst... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7020384 | Method for creating and recording transport time information for data recorded on a disk A recording medium and a method of recording data on the recording medium are provided. The method of recording data includes recording a transport stream on the recording medium. The transport stream is composed of one or more predetermined units, each predetermine... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7002633 | Synchronous processing system at time of converting specification of moving picture information A main control device, to which instructions for image recording from a dynamic-image terminal are transmitted, gives instructions for accumulation processing of dynamic-image information to a dynamic-image information processing device to transmit instructions for ... | 02/21/2006 |
| RE38923 | Method for display time stamping and synchronization of multiple video object planes A method of encoding a local time base embedded in the compressed data is disclosed. The local time base is encoded in two parts. The first part has a modulo time base that indicates the specific interval in the reference time base and the second part has a time bas... | 12/20/2005 |
| RE38875 | Method for display time stamping and synchronization of multiple video objects planes A method of encoding a local time base embedded in the compressed data is disclosed. The local time base is encoded in two parts. The first part has a modulo time base that indicates the specific interval in the reference time base and the second part has a time bas... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6959020 | Error detection in receiving multiplex signals A method in reception of a multiplex signal, comprising one or more data units, and at least one framing data block in each multiplex signal. The method comprises: searching for said framing data block from a received multiplex signal; demultiplexing said one or mor... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6952453 | Method for formatting a data flow by coding based on the sequence objects of animated images For object-based coding of moving image sequences for video objects, signaling information indicating whether the video object is to be decoded for playback or displayed is always transmitted regardless of the external form of a video object. In contrast with option... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6950144 | Apparatus and method of controlling image display An apparatus and a method of controlling image display in an image display apparatus having a panel and wherein an image output is synchronized to a frame synchronization signal of an input signal. The method includes determining whether or not an input synchronizat... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6947060 | Image forming apparatus, electron beam apparatus, modulation circuit, and image-forming apparatus driving method An image forming apparatus which performs pulsewidth modulation with a pulsewidth set by counting a clock. Especially, for grayscale level correction by setting the frequency of the clock, the periodic clock is counted, and an output pattern is changed in accordance... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6928608 | Apparatus and method for accelerating cyclic redundancy check calculations An apparatus and a method for accelerating Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) calculations. The apparatus includes a CRC circuit and an accelerator for accelerating the computation of the CRC code so that the CRC code is outputted immediately after the last bit of the in... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6922213 | Transport stream decoder and digital broadcasting receiving device using the same In a transport stream decoder, a plurality of synchronization establishment circuits receive a plurality of different transport streams and a plurality of input clocks corresponding thereto, to establish synchronization between the transport streams and the input cl... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6885680 | Method for synchronizing to a data stream In accordance with a specific aspect of the present invention, a compressed video stream, such as an MPEG-2 video stream, is received by a transport demultiplexor, synchronized, parsed into separate packet types, and written to buffer locations external the demultip... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6744473 | Editing and switching of video and associated audio signals To maintain lip-sync when a video signal has been edited or switched at a video frame boundary, the associated audio signal is advanced or retarded to the closest audio frame boundary. Any error introduced by this constraint is accumulated and carried forward to dir... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6741290 | Processing coded video A method of processing coded video, for example by inserting generated frames, or adjusting values in timing fields, or adjusting the time at which it is output, to adjust the timing of output of decoded video from a decoder receiving the coded video is disclosed, t... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6717989 | Video decoding apparatus and method for a shared display memory system The video decoding apparatus and method includes providing a storage pointer command over a bus for a video decoder, wherein the storage pointer command contains index data associated with compressed video data. The index data represents, for example, a buffer stora... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6697121 | Synchronous decoding method for AV packets A synchronous decoding method for AV packets that solves the problem of asynchronous AV signals resulting from the decoding restoration of an AV packet-type bitstream. No large PTS memory is needed as an index table for a video buffer with the method. One... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6654956 | Method, apparatus and computer program product for synchronizing presentation of digital video data with serving of digital video data The present invention provides a method for matching the rate of presentation of digital video data at a receiver/client with the rate the server is serving the data without the need of a voltage control oscillator or other hardware. An embodiment of the ... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6633339 | Method and device for seamless-decoding video stream including streams having different frame rates A decoding apparatus (VDA) for decoding a mixed video stream (STv) of a plurality of streams (interlace scheme, progressive scheme) of different frame rates in predetermined decode timing (Vmc) for seamless playback, the apparatus including a stream analy... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6452974 | Synchronization of related audio and video streams A method and apparatus for synchronizing audio and video streams in a video conferencing system is provided. During a video conferencing session, audio and video streams are transmitted from one processing system to a remote processing system, where they ... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6396850 | Method for cascading detachable conditional access modules, circuit for inserting a predetermined sequence and circuit for detecting the said sequence in order to implement the method The present invention concerns a method for cascading detachable conditional access modules as well as a circuit for inserting a predetermined sequence and a circuit for detecting the sequence. Each module receives a data stream formed of packets of fixed... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6313879 | Synchronization method and decoder When short MPEG2 data transfer streams, such as those used for commercials, are sequentially distributed within a short period of time, a decoder method synchronizes the transfer and prevents accumulation of data in a buffer and data losses. The synchroni... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6269122 | Synchronization of related audio and video streams A method and apparatus for synchronizing audio and video streams in a video conferencing system is provided. During a video conferencing session, audio and video streams are transmitted from one processing system to a remote processing system, where they ... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6249319 | Method and apparatus for finding a correct synchronization point within a data stream A method in a data processing system for locating a correct synchronization point in a data stream containing a plurality of video data packets and a plurality of audio data packets. A data stream is monitored for an audio synchronization factor within an... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6081299 | Methods and systems for encoding real time multimedia data Methods and systems are provided for generating a real time multimedia data stream with accurate time stamps for decoding. Time stamps are provided which compensate for a difference between a video frame rate corresponding to a video frame within the real... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6075576 | Method for display time stamping and synchronization of multiple video object planes A method of encoding a local time base embedded in the compressed data is disclosed. The local time base is encoded in two parts. The first part has a modulo time base that indicates the specific interval in the reference time base and the second part has... | 06/13/2000 |
