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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8174619 | Reception apparatus and method of controlling image output by reception apparatus Disclosed herein is a reception apparatus including: a signal reception section configured to receive a video signal transmitted via a transmission path; an image display section configured to process the video signal to display an image; a timing information acquis... | 05/08/2012 |
| 7595981 | Notebook computer and module of electronic device combinable with the same A notebook computer includes a housing, a CPU, a memory, a display, a storage device, a detachable battery pack and a keyboard module. The notebook computer is characterized in that the housing includes a predefined space and a connection interface disposed in the p... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7583322 | Television and adjustment method for the same A pedestal level of each of the R-Y and B-Y signals (color-difference signals) in a horizontal synchronization time T1 of a horizontal synchronizing signal is detected, and a pedestal level adjustment value for adjustment of the pedestal level of each of the ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7511766 | Video signal processing device and method for processing gradation step In a horizontal-direction processing section, a comparing circuit sequentially compares pixel values of two adjacent pixels in a video image. A detecting circuit detects a horizontal flat region in which a difference between the pixel values compared by the comparin... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7508454 | Digital television conditional access methods and apparatus for simultaneously handling multiple television programs A digital television receiving system having a security mechanism which simultaneously handles two or more separate television program signals is described. The system includes a plurality of digital television receiver mechanisms for receiving a plurality of separa... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7502075 | Video processing subsystem architecture A video processing apparatus includes a plurality of processing modules, each performing an image processing function, and a central memory interface. The central memory interface accepts read and write memory the said plurality of processing modules and issues burs... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7440702 | Method for transmitting digital image signal, digital image transmitting device, digital image sending device and digital image receiver A multiplexer of a transmission section generates a clock signal by multiplying a reference clock signal of a digital image signal by a predetermined number âKâ. A parallel digital image signal is converted into a serial digital signal on the basis of the clock ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7366397 | V-Chip data processing for decoder with personal video recording functionality Systems and method for processing v-chip data for an MPEG-2 decoder with personal video recording functionality are provided. In one example, a system that processes V-Chip data with personal video recording functionality may include a data transport engine and a vi... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360076 | Security association data cache and structure A cryptographic processing system includes a cipher circuit and hash circuit. An input control unit and output control unit work together to process data packets in a pipelined manner wherein the data packets move through the processing system in a single-pass. The ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359469 | Signal delaying device and method for dynamic delaying of a digitally sampled signal A signal delaying device (1) for the dynamic delaying of a digitally sampled input signal comprises a memory element (2) and a series-connected interpolation element (3). According to the invention, a register (30), which can be connected... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7352826 | Analog delay circuit An analog delay circuit to impart a group delay to an analog input signal is described. The analog delay circuit may comprise a capacitor to impart at least a portion of the group delay to the analog output signal and a buffer circuit coupled between the capacitor a... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7349552 | Connected audio and other media objects Media objects are transformed into active, connected objects via identifiers embedded into them or their containers. In the context of a user's playback experience, a decoding process extracts the identifier from a media object and possibly additional context inform... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349027 | Scan converter The scan converter comprises first and second memories 3, 7, a frame memory 5; having a write period and a read period, a video data input circuit 2 for writing data at a first transfer rate into the memory 3, a video data output circuit ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7339993 | Methods for transforming streaming video data A method for forming an output stream of data includes determining an output resolution for the output stream of data, determining an output frame rate for the output stream of data, determining an output color depth for the output stream of data, retrieving a first... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7339628 | Method and apparatus to improve decoding of composite video signals Video decoder systems in which both the analog-to-digital converter and the composite decoder are driven by the stable sample clock, such as a crystal source. The outputs of the composite decoder are provided to a source rate converter, having an output that is prov... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7336702 | Jitter detecting apparatus and phase locked loop using the detected jitter A jitter detecting circuit and a phase locked loop using the detected jitter are provided. A jitter detecting circuit detecting a jitter value of a signal which is converted into a digital signal from an analog signal input, wherein the jitter value detecting circui... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7333667 | Image encoding apparatus and image encoding method In an image encoding apparatus, pattern image cut-out means cuts out partial regions of an image of image data and generates pattern images. At the same time, the pattern image cut-out means outputs position information that is representative of positions on the ima... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7334078 | Method and system for handling streaming information One aspect of the present invention leads to a method of handling streaming information. The method includes receiving the streaming information and analyzing the streaming information to locate one or more points of interest in the streaming information. An index o... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7318079 | Method and device for filtering a video signal A method and device operable per the method for high-pass filtering an input signal having a sequence of signal values to provide a high-pass filtered output signal having a sequence of filtered signal values. The method includes selecting a first signal value of th... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7315294 | Deinterleaving transpose circuits in digital display systems The present invention provides a method and apparatus of converting a stream of pixel data in space and time into a stream of bitplane data. In particular, the present invention converts the pixel data stream according to a predetermined output format. The apparatus... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7315324 | Motion clutter suppression for image-subtracting cameras Embodiments of the present invention relate to systems and methods for minimizing motion clutter in image-generation devices. Temporally-interleaved image-subtraction reduces the magnitude of motion clutter and has no adverse effect on the desired ambient-light canc... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7304671 | Imaging apparatus and method for lowering resolution power of an image and modifying the frame period An image pickup device picks up an image. An image signal in association with the image is filtered in a time axis direction using a digital low-pass filter to generate an image signal having a reduced dynamic resolution power, which is equivalent to an image signal... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7295726 | Gimbal-less micro-electro-mechanical-system tip-tilt and tip-tilt-piston actuators and a method for forming the same Fully monolithic gimbal-less micro-electro-mechanical-system (MEMS) devices with large static optical beam deflection and fabrications methods are disclosed. The devices can achieve high speed of operation for both axes. Actuators are connected to a device, or devic... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7292235 | Controller driver and display apparatus using the same A control driver includes a display memory control section which generates a first process control signal when image data includes only first image data which has a pixel size equal to or smaller than that of a display section, and generates a second process control... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7289159 | Video generation and capture techniques Method and arrangement for capturing and automatically formatting video signals in both synchronized and deflection driven forms in which a single real-time capture module is provided including three input channels for receiving the video signals, three analog to di... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7283722 | Apparatus and method for reproducing video signals as they are recorded Video signals received on TV channels are recorded and reproduced with time-division compression and decompression to and from a storage medium to allow the video signals to be reproduced while the signals are being recorded. A channel-switching signal is generated ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7283157 | Automatic level control (ALC) for video signals Disclosed are methods and systems for automatic level control (ALC) in a video signal processing system. The new ALC of the invention takes into account the gain applied to the video signal, such as that provided by an associated automatic gain control (AGC). Method... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7277133 | Adjusting pixel clock A pixel clock frequency is adjusted in response to periodically monitoring the relative positions between a video signal to be displayed and a video signal captured. Image shear of the display signal may be avoided quickly. Adjustments are made to the color burst si... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7272295 | Commercial skip and chapter delineation feature on recordable media A method and apparatus for controlling an MPEG video media recording device to automatically identify and selectively skip segments of a video signal, such as commercial advertisements, during a recording session. During an MPEG video data recording session the syst... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7272678 | DSP bus monitoring apparatus and method A bus monitor is provided as a tool for developing, debugging and testing a system having an embedded processor. The bus monitor resides within the same chip or module as the processor, which allows connection to internal processor buses not accessible from external... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7272670 | Integrated multimedia system An integrated multimedia system has a multimedia processor disposed in an integrated circuit. A processor is disposed within the multimedia processor which controls the operation of the multimedia processor. A data transfer switch is disposed within the multimedia p... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7268831 | Method and apparatus for isolating IIC bus noise from a tuner in a television receiver A method and apparatus for isolating a noise intolerant device, e.g., a phase-lock loop of a tuner within a television receiver, from source of noise. In one embodiment, the apparatus isolates a phase-lock loop integrated circuit (IC) from the bus, by providing an i... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7266703 | Single-pass cryptographic processor and method A cryptographic processing system includes a cipher circuit and hash circuit. An input control unit and output control unit work together to process data packets in a pipelined manner wherein the data packets move through the processing system in a single-pass. The ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7262815 | Harmonic mixer based television tuner and method of processing a received RF signal A first local oscillator operating at a first frequency provides a first reference signal and a second reference signal. The second reference signal is the first reference signal phase shifted by 90 degrees. A first harmonic mixer has inputs coupled to a received RF... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7257308 | Converting time-shift buffering for personal video recording into permanent recordings A media content recording system in a subscriber television system includes a memory for storing logic, a buffer space for buffering a plurality of media content instances, and a processor configured with the logic to designate as permanent a media content instance ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7256838 | Video signal processing method for digital video decoder A video signal processing apparatus which is provided for a digital video decoder and can automatically and properly adjust a fluctuation of the number of sampling data of digital composite video signals includes: an adjusting circuit which performs a partial adding... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7249255 | Apparatus and method for a hash processing system using multiple hash storage areas A hash processing system and method for reducing the number of clock cycles required to implement the SHA1 and MD5 hash algorithms by using a common hash memory having multiple storage areas each coupled to one of two or more hash channels. The system further provid... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7242988 | Adaptive pattern recognition based controller apparatus and method and human-factored interface therefore The need for a more-readily usable interface for programmable devices is widely recognized. The present invention relates to programmable sequencing devices, or, more particularly, the remote controls for consumer electronic devices. The present invention provides a... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7231136 | Video signal recording and reproducing apparatus The video signal recording and reproducing apparatus of the invention includes: a receiving section for receiving a television signal; an image compression section for compressing an amount of information per unit time of the received continuous video signal; a writ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7228004 | Method for sharpening a digital image A method of sharpening a digital image having image pixels values includes the steps of: determining a Dmin value, representing a value corresponding to a minimum possible exposure for a system that produced the digital image; for each pixel value in the ... | 06/05/2007 |
