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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8184260 | Non-linear, digital dailies A method includes storing at least a partial parallelization of at least two of an audio data processing, a video data processing, a synchronized processing of audio and video data from the audio data processing and video data processing, and output processing of th... | 05/22/2012 |
| 7362899 | Methods for estimating the position and shape of lips and for estimating the position of teeth in a sequence of digital images of a human face Features of a mouth in a current image of a sequence of digital images of a human face may be estimated by deriving a deformable mouth model template in an iterative process. The process may include minimizing an energy function receiving iteration-dependent argumen... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7340096 | Method for identification of tokens in video sequences A method for identifying of tokens in a video sequence is described. First, the video sequence is scanned for boundaries between consecutive parts of the sequence where the appearance of the tokens is expected. After that step, candidate regions are pre-selected and... | 03/04/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7315811 | System and method for accented modification of a language model A system and method for a speech recognition technology that allows language models for a particular language to be customized through the addition of alternate pronunciations that are specific to the accent of the dictator, for a subset of the words in the language... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7283197 | Apparatus and method for synchronizing an audio signal with a film A device for synchronizing an audio signal with a film comprising frames having imprinted time codes. A detector detects the imprinted time code for the sequence of frames to obtain a detected sequence of time codes. A time code generator generates a sequence of syn... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281152 | Processor, control device for a processor, clock frequency determining method and source voltage controlling method of a processor A processor includes a clock signal generator generating clock signals; an operational processing part performing data processing which is divided into a plurality of execution units, in accordance with the clock signals; a storage storing data used when each execut... | 10/09/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7236226 | Method for generating a slide show with audio analysis With the method for generating a slide show in harmony with music, the user is able to compose an attractive and interesting slide show by a convenient and simple method. The steps of the method comprises: analyzing audio data to obtain reference points, wherein the... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7236225 | Synchronization device A synchronization device for providing an optical synchronization signal in computer controlled picture recordings of a motion picture camera is provided. The synchronization device includes a signaling device for generating an optical synchronization signal, whereb... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7225158 | Image commercial transactions system and method An image commercial transactions system and method that implement sales according to the purpose of the seller is disclosed. An e-commerce system sells a picture and a handling condition specific to the picture, both being recorded on a predetermined recording mediu... | 05/29/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7209882 | System and method for triphone-based unit selection for visual speech synthesis A system and method for generating a video sequence having mouth movements synchronized with speech sounds are disclosed. The system utilizes a database of n-phones as the smallest selectable unit, wherein n is larger than 1 and preferably 3. The system calculates a... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7194195 | Software based digital video recorder device A system and method for converting information stored on a magnetic medium to DVD format. A tape transport mechanism may sample information stored on a magnetic medium at a selected rate where the selected rate is correlated to an available buffer size in a data pro... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7181636 | Method of ensuring synchronous presentation of additional data with audio data recorded on a rewritable recording medium A recording medium and a method and apparatus for managing data are provided. The method includes recording additional data in a data file separate from a file containing main data and recording navigation information that links the main data and the additional data... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7137710 | Projection system A method for presenting secondary information to a video-viewing audience comprises projecting video images onto a screen and projecting invisible light signals encoded to represent secondary information associated with said video images onto the screen concurrently... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7120168 | System and method for effectively performing an audio/video synchronization procedure A system and method for effectively performing an audio/video synchronization procedure in a receiver device may preferably include a demultiplexer configured to recover elementary bitstreams from a multiplexed bitstream. The demultiplexer may also preferably extrac... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7085259 | Animated audio messaging A method for providing an animated audio message includes wirelessly receiving indicia of an audio message and an image, and animating the image in association with the audio message to produce an animated audio message. A system for providing animated audio message... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7085057 | Direct-write system and method for roll-to-roll manufacturing of reflective gratings A reflective grating for precision location measurement. In one embodiment, the reflective grating has a non-reflective substrate and a non-reflective adhesion layer disposed on the substrate layer. A reflective surface layer is disposed on the adhesion layer. In an... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7030930 | System for digitized audio stream synchronization and method thereof A system and methods are provided for presenting processed audio data and processed video data to corresponding outputs in a synchronized manner. Video and audio data from a multimedia stream are received by a processing system. The video data is processed through a... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7012650 | Start/stop audio encoder apparatus and method for synchronizing digital audio and video signals The invention uses digital signal processing (DSP) techniques to synchronize an audio encoding process with a video synchronization signal. Namely, the encoder parameters of a DSP microchip are preset according to characteristics of an audio frame. A buffer temporar... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6968290 | Electrochemical machining tool assembly and method of monitoring electrochemical machining An electrochemical machining tool assembly includes first and second tools that are spaced apart from one another so that a workpiece can be located therebetween. The assembly also includes a first ultrasonic transducer mounted in the first tool and a second ultraso... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6928233 | Signal processing method and video signal processor for detecting and analyzing a pattern reflecting the semantics of the content of a signal The video signal processor 10 includes a scene detector 16 which uses features extracted for visual segments and/or audio segments resulted from segmentation of an input stream of video data, and a criterion for measurement of similarity between visual... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6831729 | Apparatus and method of using same for synchronizing film with sound The present invention concerns a clapper device and method for synchronizing the auditory and visual elements in motion picture film production. The device has a standard clapper, a means of receiving timecode from an audio recorder (by wireless transmission or by c... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6829017 | Specifying a point of origin of a sound for audio effects using displayed visual information from a motion picture Displaying visual information from a motion picture in a visual field within a designated extent of a related aural field supports editing of a spatial audio effect for the motion picture. The extent of a related aural field also is displayed. Information specifying... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6778252 | Film language A method for modifying an audio visual recording originally produced with an original audio track of an original speaker, using a second audio dub track of a second speaker, comprising analyzing the original audio track to convert it into a continuous time coded fac... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6639649 | Synchronization of music and images in a camera with audio capabilities A portable electronic image displayer and audio player, including: a digital memory for storing digital images; a digital memory for storing an audio recording; a display for displaying stored digital images; a music analyzer for analyzing the stored audi... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6621552 | Film camera with data recordation A film camera is disclosed which is equipped with a device for recording synchronizing data, for use in automated post processing, wherein, for example, timing data is exposed onto the film by means of an optical display element activated by an activator ... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6417910 | System and method for dynamically synchronizing an integral digital soundtrack with a sequence of images in motion picture media In a system and method for dynamically synchronizing a digital soundtrack with a moving picture in motion picture media, the system includes a device for presenting the motion picture media, wherein the motion picture media further includes an analog soun... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6101591 | Method and system for selectively independently or simultaneously updating multiple system time clocks in an MPEG system Method, system and computer program product are provided for selectively separately updating multiple system time clocks or synchronously updating the multiple system time clocks (STCs). Separate or simultaneous updating of the system time clocks is attai... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5991003 | Synchronous control apparatus A synchronous control device having a memory 101 for storing block data blocked in terms of a pre-set data amount, a clock generating circuit 102 for generating input side clocks which are based on a data rate to be synchronized, and a memory control unit... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5877842 | Digital Dailies A system to create, for screening purposes, an adjustable, pre-selectable synchronous relationship between motion picture film segments and their matching audio files, by transferring the audio to a digital format, storing the audio files on a portable or... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5808722 | Apparatus for extending and reproducing video and audio data and a video and audio synchronization controller A motion-pictures and audio synchronization controller for extending and reproducing compressed motion-pictures and audio multiplexed data and outputting motion-pictures synchronously with audio comprises a selector for adjusting time between a system clo... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5790236 | Movie processing system This invention discloses an apparatus for apparatus for conducting a comparison of a plurality of versions of a movie which differ at least in their audio channels and for generating an editing list for an output movie on the basis of the comparison, the ... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5740294 | Optical sound head combined with a sound film projector An optical sound head (L), comprising a red laser diode (11) and a inspection window (90), allowing easy functional inspection, but also simple adjustment during manufacture. The laser diode (11) and all optical (10) and electronic (20) assemblies to be a... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5594513 | System for motion picture film previewing In a motion picture film/audio recording system where a camera produces a motion picture film, a corresponding video signal, and associates with both the motion picture film and video signal a first time code signal providing a correspondence standard bet... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5563751 | Longitudinal bending interface for thick film magnetic recording A magnetic read/write head suspension assembly for achieving high magnetic head compliance with at least one edge track of the MOF layer of relatively stiff photographic filmstrips particularly during photofinishing operations. The filmstrip has an emulsi... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5521922 | Data demultiplexer A data demultiplexer for separating multiplex data including at least coded video data, coded audio data, timing data indicative of a video decoding start time, timing data indicative of an audio decoding start time, and timing data indicative of a system... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5506639 | Method and apparatus for editing motion picture film and synchronized sound Method and apparatus for applying encoded data on the balance stripe of sound track, the data for providing information for editing an associated film without recording the data on the film. The present invention teaches an apparatus for applying code for... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5479351 | Time-keeping system and method for synchronizing independent recordings of a live performance in post-recording editing A GPS receiver comprises a data output port for communicating time code information formatted according to standards published by the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineer (SMPTE). Such time code information is input to independent sound, film... | 12/26/1995 |
