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...that two musicians were responsible for the invention of color print film? Fascinated by photography, Leopold Godowsky and Leopold Mannes worked together to produce an easy-to-use, practical color film. They worked full time as music teachers and gave concerts while experimenting during their off hours in Mannes' kitchen. Their success earned them full-time, well-paying jobs at Kodak and their efforts resulted in Kodachrome film, which was introduced in 1935.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8189658 | Video-information encoding method and video-information decoding method A video-information encoding apparatus and decoding apparatus with a guarantee of a fixed processing time. By limiting the amount of data to be input into/output from a CABAC encoding unit and decoding unit on a unit-of-encoding basis, such as one picture, slice, ma... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8189657 | System and method for time optimized encoding The present disclosure is directed towards a system and method for time optimized encoding. Time optimized encoding maximizes the usage of the multiple encode nodes or clusters by parallelizing time-intensive encoding with minimal or no sacrifice of encoding quality... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8189656 | High-fidelity motion summarisation method Disclosed is a method (800) and an apparatus (250) for generating a scaled motion vector for a particular output coding unit, the method comprising determining (802) statistics of motion data from an area-of-interest selecting (804) from ... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8184687 | System and method for generating a mosaic image stream A system and method for generating a mosaic image stream, the method includes: retrieving, at a retrieval rate responsive to an encoding rate of a primary stream, mosaic frame information that comprises a primary frame and multiple secondary frames; generating a mos... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184689 | Method video encoding and decoding preserving cache localities The invention relates to a method for encoding/decoding a video stream including a plurality of images (A, B, C) in a video processing apparatus having a processing unit (11) coupled to a first memory (12), further comprising a second memory (13... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184688 | Digital broadcasting reception apparatus and robust stream decoding method thereof A digital broadcasting reception apparatus and robust stream decoding method thereof. The digital broadcasting reception apparatus includes a robust decoder that decodes a robust stream of a dual transport stream where a normal stream and the robust stream are combi... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184690 | Image processing apparatus and image processing method An image processing apparatus able to encode and decode images by a low cost, small sized circuit configuration, having a temporary storage portion for temporarily storing data, an encoding/decoding processing portion for reading and writing data successively with r... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8179960 | Method and apparatus for performing video coding and decoding with use of virtual reference data A video codec is provided in which virtual reference data (e.g., virtual reference blocks) are advantageously employed by a video coder and decoder to significantly improve coding efficiency as compared to prior art codecs. Specifically, a “virtual reference,” a... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179958 | Device switching system, and sender and distribution destination device When a switching target device receives a media output indication from a sender device, a switch connects with contact B, which causes all image data stored in an extended media buffer to be inputted in a decoder, starting from the first frame (which is an I-frame) ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179961 | Method and apparatus for adapting a default encoding of a digital video signal during a scene change period The frame following a scene cut is usually coded as an I picture. In CBR encoding, the encoder will try to keep the bit rate constant, which will often cause serious picture quality degradation at scene changes. In VBR encoding, more bits will be allocated to the fi... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179959 | Picture control device and method of the same A picture control device configured to convert and output a bit-rate of an input picture data stream having an input bit-rate, includes: a first decoder configured to decode the input picture data stream; an encoder configured to encode the output of the first decod... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8175146 | Display apparatus having data compensating circuit In a data compensating circuit and a display apparatus having the same, a previous compressed data compressed from a previous frame data is previously stored in a memory, a decoder decompresses the previous compressed data from the memory to output a previous decomp... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8170097 | Extension to the AVC standard to support the encoding and storage of high resolution digital still pictures in series with video A codec configured to operate in a sequential mode extends the current AVC standard in order to provide support for coding high resolution still image pictures within the AVC coding of a lower resolution video. The sequential mode codec is configured according to th... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170098 | Opto-electronic video compression system An opto-electonic video compression system is disclosed including a lens element for transmitting light of an image and having one or more lenses, each lens having a predetermined focal length. A sensor array includes a first sensor for receiving focused light from ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170096 | System and method for optimized encoding and transmission of a plurality of substantially similar video fragments A system and method for stitching separately encoded MPEG video fragments, each representing a different rectangular area of the screen together into one single full-screen MPEG encoded video fragment. ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170099 | Unified system for progressive and interlaced video transmission A system and method that support both progressive and interlaced format video transmission and display. The system utilizes de-interlacing techniques to convert input interlaced format video to progressive format video, and compress and vertically scale the progress... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170100 | Video-information encoding method and video-information decoding method A video-information encoding apparatus and decoding apparatus with a guarantee of a fixed processing time. By limiting the amount of data to be input into/output from a CABAC encoding unit and decoding unit on a unit-of-encoding basis, such as one picture, slice, ma... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8165200 | Image processing apparatus and image processing method The invention discloses an image processing apparatus and an image processing method. A server can transmit a first image and a second image. In an embodiment, the apparatus includes a receiving/transmitting unit, a processing unit and a display unit. The receiving/... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165197 | Method and apparatus for video upscaling Upscaling video data for presentation on a relatively high resolution display device is described. Supplemental video data corresponding to video data is accessed and acquired in response to a request to upscale the video data. The video data and the supplemental vi... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165198 | Apparatus and method for performing video decoding processes in parallel An apparatus and a method for performing video decoding processes in parallel are provided. The method is adapted for utilizing a first cluster and a second cluster of a processor to perform the video data decoding process in parallel. The method includes performing... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165199 | Method and apparatus for on-chip voltage controlled oscillator function This invention uses a flying adder frequency synthesis circuit to provide the required frequency adjustments to accommodate the varying encoding density of a MPEG2 video data stream. This invention adjusts the local clock based on the information extracted from the ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165196 | System, method, and apparatus for display manager A system, method, and apparatus for decoding and displaying images utilizing two processors and two memory units. The decode process receives images which are encoded according to a predetermined standard. Included with the encoded images are parameters which facili... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8160133 | Method and apparatus for encoding video streams A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, an encoder having a controller adapted to receive a Digital Video (DV) stream with metadata, retrieve from at least a portion of the metadata a native video format, configure en... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160129 | Image pickup apparatus and image distributing method An image pickup apparatus capable of distributing a picked up image through a network is provided. The image pickup apparatus includes an image pickup unit configured to pick up an image of a predetermined monitoring area and output an image signal thereof; a plural... | 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 |
| 8160131 | Apparatus and method for processing image An image processing apparatus includes a decoding unit configured to decode coded image data; a filtering unit configured to filter the image data; an analog-image output unit configured to convert the image data into analog signals and output the analog signals in ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160130 | System and method for the dynamic resolution change for video encoding The present invention relates to a method, system and computer program product for the predictive encoding of digital video sequences. The objectives of the invention are accomplished by dynamically determining the resolution of a current frame being encoded and out... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160132 | Reducing key picture popping effects in video Techniques and tools are described for reducing key picture popping effects. In some embodiments, an encoding system filters a video picture that is to be encoded as a key picture using intra-picture compression. The filtering reduces detail in the picture relative ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160135 | Video-information encoding method and video-information decoding method A video-information encoding apparatus and decoding apparatus with a guarantee of a fixed processing time. By limiting the amount of data to be input into/output from a CABAC encoding unit and decoding unit on a unit-of-encoding basis, such as one picture, slice, ma... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8155181 | Multilayer-based video encoding method and apparatus thereof A method and apparatus are provided for reducing the inter-layer redundancy of a difference signal obtained from an intra-prediction when coding a video using multi-layer structure supporting intra-prediction. The method includes obtaining a first difference block b... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8155182 | System and method for partial intraframe encoding for wireless multimedia transmission Digital multimedia includes intraframe information and interframe information. In addition to sending separate complete intraframes that are referenced by interframes, some interframes (“hybrid” frames) contain partial intraframe information, so that if a comple... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8155183 | Power-line communication based surveillance system A surveillance system configured for communicating with video cameras and other devices connected over a power-line communication network, such as within a residence, or alternatively a commercial building. The system may be manufactured and installed at low cost wi... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8144763 | Imaging apparatus, imaging system and method thereof To provide a system, apparatus and method of changing frame rate of cameras according to the detector that has sent an alarm signal, in order to optimize utilization of hardware resources. An apparatus for setting a frame rate under which images are captured by a ca... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8144766 | Simple next search position selection for motion estimation iterative search A next position selector for motion estimation iterative search improves the efficiency and quality of the integer-pel motion estimation iterative search by easily and quickly determining the center point of the next search area. By taking a position of the SAD valu... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8144764 | Video coding A method of encoding a video signal representing a sequence of pictures, the method employing both non-temporal prediction and temporal prediction, wherein the method comprises, for each picture that forms a reference picture for the temporal prediction of another p... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8144765 | Apparatus and method for decoding picture data A coding apparatus for hierarchically (layering) coding top field data and bottom field data divided from each of a plurality of picture data composing a moving picture image has a first coding unit (12) configured to encode one field data between two field d... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8139634 | Methods and apparatuses of fast cross motion estimation for video encoding This disclosure is related to a fast motion estimation method for implementing in a video encoder. A particular method includes determining early termination based on the value of a sum of absolute difference (SAD0). The method also includes performing motion... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8139633 | Multi-codec camera system and image acquisition program A multi-codec camera system includes a multi-codec camera that acquires video in the form of multiple compression-rate image data and a determination module that selects image data from the multiple compression-rate image data acquired by the multi-codec camera acco... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8135060 | Picture coding apparatus A picture coding apparatus, optimizing a data amount of coded picture data without entailing an increase in circuit size and/or power consumption, includes a picture input unit obtaining a moving picture signal Vin. Further, the picture coding apparatus includes a b... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8130822 | Methods and systems for conditional transform-domain residual accumulation Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems and methods for managing and combining layers in a multi-layer bitstream. ... | 03/06/2012 |
