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Crispy Chip Sandwich and Process of Producing a Sandwich Product
A food product comprising a multilayer cookie or snack having outer layers formed from a crispy type edible food product such as a potato chip or corn chip, etc. with an intermediate marshmallow layer being in contact with the inner surface of each crispy chip and one or more filler substances.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8189681 | Displaying multiple compressed video streams on display devices A method and display system for displaying compressed video streams from a plurality of video sources. The display system comprises an input module for decompressing a compressed video stream in an intermediate data format, an intermediate module for receiving the v... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8189679 | Content receiving apparatus, method of controlling video-audio output timing and content providing system The present invention can reliably adjust the lip-sync between an video and audio at a decoder side, without making the viewer feel strangeness. In this invention, the encoded video frames to which video time-stamps VTS are attached and the encoded audio fram... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8189682 | Decoding system and method for error correction with side information and correlation updater A decoding system generates a predicted image, receives error correcting information encoding an original image, and uses the predicted image and the error correcting information to carry out a multi-stage decoding process that reconstructs the original image by cor... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8189680 | Picture encoding method and picture decoding method A picture encoding method of the present invention is a picture encoding method of predictively encoding an input picture with reference to pictures stored in a picture buffer, decoding the encoded input picture, judging whether or not the decoded picture is a pictu... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8179976 | Control of video decoder for reverse playback operation A video decoder includes a mode of operation for reverse playback that includes dividing a sequence of coded video data into groups of pictures (GOPs) and further subdividing the groups of pictures into a plurality of spans. GOPs extend in coding order from a first ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179977 | Method of apparatus for processing a signal The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for processing a signal. An object of the present invention devised to solve the problem lies on a method and apparatus for processing a signal, which allows a signal having optimized signal transmission effici... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179978 | MPEG field data-driven display A system and method that support display of video fields using related data encoded in data structures. Each data structure is associated with one video field and contains all the information associated with the display of the video field. The data structure is enco... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8170116 | Reference picture marking in scalable video encoding and decoding A device, an encoding method, and a decoding method enable a separate marking of base representations and enhanced representations of key access units to save memory or to allow a better scalable video coding optimization. The encoding method of a sequence of origin... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170115 | Media processing method and media processing program A media processing method for performing media processing by causing a processor to execute plural program modules, including: a first step of controlling input/output of media data, determining at least one call time, and calling a second program module in a second... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170117 | Digital broadcast receiving apparatus, digital broadcast receiving method, and storage medium Intra-frame prediction coding data of a channel that the viewer is not viewing is stored. When the viewer has switched channels to be viewed, the stored intra-frame prediction coding data is output during a period before intra-frame prediction coding data of the new... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8165219 | Memory word array organization and prediction combination for memory access Described systems and methods allow a reduction in the memory bandwidth required in video coding (decoding/encoding) applications. According to a first aspect, the data assigned to each memory word is chosen to correspond to a 2D subarray of a larger array such as a... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165220 | Method and apparatus for implementing reduced memory mode for high-definition television A method and apparatus are provided for implementing an enhanced reduced memory mode (RMM) of decoding HDTV MPEG-2 video stream. In one instance, the RMM mode is adaptively enabled with up/down conversion by using the picture-type information. In another instance, t... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8160432 | Information recording medium, and apparatus and method for recording information to information recording medium An information recording medium achieves high speed conversion of a signal input externally from MPEG-TS to MPEG-PS complying with the DVD standard. An apparatus and a method are used to record information to the information recording medium. A constrained format wh... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160155 | Apparatus for encoding and decoding header data in picture signal transmission A picture decoding method and apparatus for decoding a bit stream, the bit stream being compatible with MPEG 1 moving picture video standard. The method includes receiving, via an input terminal, from the bit stream that includes extension data added in a header of ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160154 | Encoding and decoding methods and systems Methods and systems enable uncompressed source data, corresponding to previously-compressed data, to be manipulated or otherwise modified, prior to being rendered by a rendering application. For example, audio data can be modified to include additional audio content... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160153 | Hypothetical reference decoder with low start-up delays for compressed image and video In one aspect, a method for encoding pictures is provided. The method is applied to each picture in a sequence of pictures, and the method comprises the steps of assigning a pre-decoder buffer removal time to the picture; selecting, for the picture, a number of bits... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160152 | Moving image decoding apparatus and moving image coding apparatus A data storage unit (103) stores an image frame in which an image frame which consists of coded data having a data loss or error received by a receiving unit (100) and complementary coded data which is received by receiving unit at a later time are rea... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8155205 | Dynamic decoder switch A method provides for dynamic changes in a software video player. The method includes learning of a dynamic change from an input pin of a decoder filter, recording states of the decoder filter and a renderer filter, stopping the decoder and the renderer filters with... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8155207 | Processing and managing pictures at the concatenation of two video streams Systems and methods that receives a video stream in a transport stream, the first video stream comprising a plurality of compressed pictures, and that receives information in the video stream, wherein the information includes plural data fields, the received informa... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8155208 | Adaptive weighting of reference pictures in video decoding A video decoder, encoder, and corresponding methods for processing video signal data for an image block and a particular reference picture index to predict the image block are disclosed that utilize adaptive weighting of reference pictures to enhance video compressi... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8155210 | Apparatus for encoding and decoding header data in picture signal transmission A picture decoding method and apparatus for decoding a bit stream, the bit stream being compatible with MPEG 1 moving picture video standard. The method includes receiving, via an input terminal, from the bit stream that includes extension data added in a header of ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8155206 | Picture encoding method and picture decoding method A picture encoding method of the present invention is a picture encoding method of predictively encoding an input picture with reference to pictures stored in a picture buffer, decoding the encoded input picture, judging whether or not the decoded picture is a pictu... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8155209 | Apparatus for encoding and decoding header data in picture signal transmission A picture decoding method and apparatus for decoding a bit stream, the bit stream being compatible with MPEG 1 moving picture video standard. The method includes receiving, via an input terminal, from a bit stream that includes extension data added in a header of a ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8149924 | Adaptive weighting of reference pictures in video decoding A video decoder, encoder, and corresponding methods for processing video signal data for an image block and a particular reference picture index to predict the image block are disclosed that utilize adaptive weighting of reference pictures to enhance video compressi... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8149923 | Image decoding method, image coding method, image decoding apparatus, and image coding apparatus To provide an image decoding method allowing decoding of a multiview video even when no prefix NAL units are used. The image decoding method includes: parsing NAL units of a base view; decoding an image of the base view; parsing MVC extension parameters of a non-bas... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8149922 | Device and method for merging different video codec A video unified codec device and corresponding video method. The unified codec device includes parsing and decoding functional units (PD FUs) extracting and grouping context information, control signals, and data in bit streams inputted according to different syntax... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8144787 | Adaptive weighting of reference pictures in video decoding A video decoder, encoder, and corresponding methods for processing video signal data for an image block and a particular reference picture index to predict the image block are disclosed that utilize adaptive weighting of reference pictures to enhance video compressi... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8144785 | Adaptive weighting of reference pictures in video decoding A video decoder, encoder, and corresponding methods for processing video signal data for an image block and a particular reference picture index to predict the image block are disclosed that utilize adaptive weighting of reference pictures to enhance video compressi... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8144786 | Adaptive weighting of reference pictures in video decoding A video decoder, encoder, and corresponding methods for processing video signal data for an image block and a particular reference picture index to predict the image block are disclosed that utilize adaptive weighting of reference pictures to enhance video compressi... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8135073 | Enhancing video images depending on prior image enhancements A video stream containing encoded frame-based video information includes a first frame and a second frame. The encoding of the second frame depends on the encoding of the first frame. The encoding includes motion vectors indicating differences in positions between r... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8135074 | Storage and read of memory areas and information for decoding Provided herein is a decoding apparatus including: a pixel group information storage section configured to include memory areas each of which stores, as pixel group information, information concerning a corresponding pixel group and is referred to with a horizontal ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8121196 | Method and apparatus for multi-threaded video decoding A method and an apparatus for performing multi-threaded video decoding are disclosed. The method takes use of a multi-threaded scheme to process an encoded picture stream on a picture by picture basis. In the method, multiple threads are used for performing video de... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8121197 | Video encoding and decoding using parallel processors A method is disclosed for the decoding and encoding of a block-based video bit-stream such as MPEG2, H.264-AVC, VC1, or VP6 using a system containing one or more high speed sequential processors, a homogenous array of software configurable general purpose parallel p... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8116380 | Signaling for field ordering and field/frame display repetition A decoder processes a first bitstream element (e.g., a pull-down flag) in a first syntax layer (e.g., sequence layer or entry point layer) above frame layer in a bitstream for a video sequence, the bitstream comprising encoded source video having a source type (e.g.... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8116381 | Digital broadcasting system and data processing method in digital broadcasting system A receiving system and a data processing method for receiving and processing mobile service data are disclosed. The receiving system comprises a demodulating unit, a block decoder, a controller, and an RS frame decoder. The demodulating unit receives a broadcast sig... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8107538 | Moving image distribution system and moving image distribution server A moving image distribution system is capable of making phase adjustment of video data and audio data while preventing the cost of a display apparatus from increasing, by adjusting time information with a moving image distribution server. The moving image distributi... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8107537 | Picture layer rate control for video encoding A one-pass picture-layer rate control (RC) method and system for controlling a video encoder: The bit allocation and determination of quantization parameter (QP) in this rate control method and system are based on a Rate-Quantization (R-Q) scale model. The R-Q model... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8098738 | Predictive encoding and data decoding control to decode fewest possible pictures A shortest cut duration is a minimum required period between an edit point set on a stream of pictures such as an MPEG stream and the next edit point set on the stream. Restrictions are made on the shortest cut duration lenient in editing the stream. A controller de... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8098737 | Robust multi-tuner/multi-channel audio/video rendering on a single-chip high-definition digital multimedia receiver A method and apparatus for providing a single-chip digital multimedia receiver for multi-channel/multi-tuner rendering comprising receiving multiple independently encoded input streams on a system-on-a-chip, and independently locking each video output to a correspon... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8098739 | Decoding circuit Input bits having a predetermined number of bits are divided into a plurality of bits by a bit dividing apparatus. Several of the divided bits are input into a recording apparatus, and are converted into address information. The data subjected to variable length dec... | 01/17/2012 |
