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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7440036 | Television receiver that produces a contracted image Even when a user is by the immediate side of a screen of a large screen television receiver such as a plasma TV receiver, the user can view an image displayed on the screen entirely by contracting the image to be displayed, and power consumption of the television re... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7324161 | Display apparatus and control method thereof A display apparatus having a display main body including a screen and a rear cover formed with an accommodation space between the screen and the rear cover, and a supporting part supporting the display main body, further comprising: a display processor receiving dat... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7321371 | Data conversion device The data conversion device of the present invention includes: a coding section for replacing (i) one or more components constituting the display data of each pixel and other one or more components constituting display data of a pixel existing around that pixel on a ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7286764 | Reconfigurable modulator-based optical add-and-drop multiplexer An optical add and drop multiplexer system comprising a first module for providing a first signal; a second module for providing a second signal; and a modulator for receiving a channel of the first signal at a first location, the first location configured to actuat... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7280162 | Apparatus for assisting video compression in a computer system One embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus that facilitates compression of video data in a computer system by performing the time-consuming task of computing the difference between successive frames of video data. Thus, one embodiment of the prese... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275188 | Method and apparatus for burn-in of semiconductor devices A method and apparatus for burn-in of semiconductor devices is disclosed. A semiconductor device that includes built-in self test circuitry is coupled to a socket on a burn-in board. The burn in board and the semiconductor device are heated. Burn-in instructions can... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7268823 | Method and system for the automatic collection and conditioning of closed caption text originating from multiple geographic locations, and resulting databases produced thereby There is provided a system for the automatic collection and conditioning of closed caption texts originating from multiple geographic locations, comprising: (1) at least one remote capture client means having a tuner to receive one or more television signals, a deco... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7268833 | Display control method A display control method includes the steps of: dividing a screen into a first display region, on which a first broadcast signal is displayed, and a second display region having a plurality of sub screens, on which a second broadcast signal is displayed, in which th... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7260829 | Terminal with multiple audio and video A novel advanced set top terminal capable of digital decompression, displaying picture-on-picture, outputting multiple video channels, outputting multiple audio signals, outputting multiple audio channels corresponding to a single video channel, and other advanced f... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7233367 | Display apparatus and control method of picture thereof An apparatus for and a method of continuously adjusting a brightness and a contrast of a video display. An analog video signal is converted to provide digital luminance (Y) signals and amplitudes of the digital Y signals are adjusted based on determining whether the... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7222307 | Multipurpose navigation keys for an electronic imaging device A method and apparatus for a portable electronic imaging device, comprising a display screen for displaying objects including any combination of digital still images, video clips, menu items, and icons; and a navigation controller comprising navigation keys for allo... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7176981 | Selectively overlaying a user interface atop a video signal Overlaying visual interface information atop a video signal without obscuring desired features of the video signal. The video signal may contain one or more pre-selected features, such as text. Two or more display sections equally divide the video signal, and any pr... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7177081 | High contrast grating light valve type device A grating light valve has with a plurality of spaced reflective ribbons are spatially arranged over a substrate with reflective surfaces. The grating light valve is configured to optimized the conditions for constructive and destructive interference with an incident... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7148930 | Selectively overlaying a user interface atop a video signal Overlaying visual interface information atop a video signal without obscuring desired features of the video signal. The video signal may contain one or more pre-selected features, such as text. Two or more display sections equally divide the video signal, and any pr... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7133051 | Full scale video with overlaid graphical user interface and scaled image The present disclosure relates to displaying full scale images with overlaid similar scaled images and a graphical user device in a display of a client device. The client device receives video streams of the full scale images and scaled images. The video streams are... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7119849 | Multi-screen synthesis apparatus, method of controlling the apparatus, and program for controlling the apparatus There is provided a multi-screen synthesis apparatus that can execute display of video data and update of an OSD image without causing a user to feel a visual sense of incongruity, and reduce system costs. Periodic video source data and a periodic OSD image data are... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7115031 | Game system displaying a game world on a common display and an individual display A game system includes a plurality of game machines each of which has an LCD. A game world in which a plurality of characters individually operated by the plurality of game machines appear is displayed on a CRT as a common display and on the LCD as an individual dis... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7106384 | Method and device for simultaneously representing at least a first and a second sequence of pictures in an overall picture The invention relates to a method and a device for simultaneously representing at least a first and a second sequence of pictures (M, S) in an overall picture. The inventive method is characterised in that picture data belonging to a picture of the first sequence of... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7093170 | Coding apparatus and decoding apparatus for transmission/storage of information An output coding apparatus includes a coder for coding an inputted bitstream to an error correction and/or detection code composed of information bits and check bits; and a bitstream assembling section for assembling an outputted bitstream by inserting a synchroniza... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7082144 | Communication system using a multiplex signal carrying an auxiliary signal In a transmitting node (3) in a transmission system, a plurality of source signals are multiplexed by a multiplexer (34) into a multiplex signal. The multiplex signal is transmitted to a receiving node (5) where it is demultiplexed in the source... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7068372 | MEMS interferometer-based reconfigurable optical add-and-drop multiplexor The interferometer comprises a beam splitter, a mirror and a phase modulator. The beam splitter splits a signal into a first portion and a second portion. The mirror reflects the first portion. The first portion includes an optical path length, which is fixed. The p... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7061544 | Digital television receiver for receiving a digital television broadcast signal and simultaneously displaying a video picture and information contained therein A digital television receiver includes a CS receive circuit (12). This CS receive circuit receives a digital television broadcast signal. The digital television broadcast signal contains video data from which first video data is created as well as EPG data fr... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7057819 | High contrast tilting ribbon blazed grating The light modulator includes elongated elements and a support structure coupled to the elongated elements. Each element includes one or more lengthwise slits within an active optical area, and a light reflective planar surface with the light reflective planar surfac... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7054515 | Diffractive light modulator-based dynamic equalizer with integrated spectral monitor An integrated device of the present invention comprises free-space optics, a bi-directional multiplexor/de-multiplexor, a diffractive light modulator, a beam splitter, an optical performance monitor, and a controller. The free-space optics collimate, transform and i... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7049164 | Microelectronic mechanical system and methods The current invention provides for encapsulated release structures, intermediates thereof and methods for their fabrication. The multi-layer structure has a capping layer, that preferably comprises silicon oxide and/or silicon nitride, and which is formed over an et... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7051247 | Coding system and decoding system In a coding system wherein an error correction/detect-ion coding is combined with a synchronization recovering technique using a synchronization code, the problems of a pseudo synchronization and a step out due to error detect-ion are solved. There is provided a cod... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7051248 | Coding apparatus and decoding apparatus for transmission/storage of information An output coding apparatus includes a coder for coding an inputted bitstream to an error correction and/or detection code composed of information bits and check bits; and a bitstream assembling section for assembling an outputted bitstream by inserting a synchroniza... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7042473 | Method and system for displaying markup language based pages on handheld devices A method and system for displaying an markup language based Web page on a handheld device having a relatively small display is disclosed. The method includes loading a Web page designed for viewing in, for example, SVGA resolution. The page is stored in a virtual me... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7042611 | Pre-deflected bias ribbons A modulator for and a method of modulating an incident beam of light including means for supporting a plurality of active elements and a plurality of bias elements, each active and bias element including a light reflective planar surface with the light reflective pl... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7030934 | Video system for combining multiple video signals on a single display A video system and method for combining multiple video signals on a single display is provided. The video system includes a video processor to process a second video signal and generate a processed video signal. The processed video signal has the same resolution and... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7032137 | Coding system and decoding system In a coding system wherein an error correction/detect-ion coding is combined with a synchronization recovering technique using a synchronization code, the problems of a pseudo synchronization and a step out due to error detect-ion are solved. There is provided a cod... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7027202 | Silicon substrate as a light modulator sacrificial layer An optical MEM device is fabricated with a patterned device layer formed on a silicon wafer. Preferably, the patterned device layer is patterned with plurality of ribbons and/or access trenches. The central portion of the ribbon is released from the silicon wafer us... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7015974 | OSD (on screen display) object display method and apparatus An OSD object display apparatus and a method therefor are provided, wherein an OSD source transmits OSD display data to a display apparatus by giving each peculiar ID in at least more than one OSD object unit, said display apparatus stores at least more than one rec... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7009657 | Method and system for the automatic collection and conditioning of closed caption text originating from multiple geographic locations There is provided a system for the automatic collection and conditioning of closed caption texts originating from multiple geographic locations, comprising: (1) at least one remote capture client means having a tuner to receive one or more television signals, a deco... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6996174 | MPEG video decoder with integrated scaling and display functions A digital video decoder system, method and article of manufacture are provided having integrated scaling capabilities for presentation of video in full size or a predetermined reduced size, while at the same time allowing for reduced external memory requirements for... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6995809 | Automatic channel memory device In a broadcasting signal processor, an automatic channel memory device for determining whether a broadcasting signal is present in a channel tuned according to user's selection, and for automatically memorizing the tuned channel if a broadcasting signal is present i... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6987545 | Apparatus for assisting video compression in a computer system One embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus that facilitates compression of video data in a computer system by performing the time-consuming task of computing the difference between successive frames of video data. This frees the often-overburdened... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6980256 | Instant replay of digital video optimized using non MPEG frame tags A method and device for providing instant replay in an MPEG video decoder. The method and device provides non-MPEG frame tags for correlation of the frames in the decompressed domain to the frames in the compressed domain. ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6980254 | Image interpolation system and image interpolation method An image interpolation system for interpolating gaps between lines forming an image, includes: generating virtual interpolation data of inter-lines between the lines of an input image, based on the input image line data; and interpolating pixels between the input im... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6977690 | Data reproduction apparatus and data reproduction method A data reproduction apparatus is adapted to receive a first piece of caption information including a first piece of control information for displaying a caption on the screen of a television receiving set and a second piece of caption information including a second ... | 12/20/2005 |
