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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7881585 | Multi video device control and expansion method and apparatus A digital video recorder-controller apparatus (DVRC) having a network port for transmitting and receiving digitized video signals and for controlling one or more other DVRCs, and/or digital video recorders (DVRs, e.g., DVRCs operating in slave-mode). A digital video... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7840119 | Methods and apparatus for processing progressive I-slice refreshed MPEG data streams to enable trick play mode features on a display device A display device with personal versatile recorder capabilities is provided which is capable of processing progressive I-slice refreshed MPEG data streams to enable trick play mode features. The display device comprises a receiver for receiving a progressive I-slice ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7835628 | Randomly accessible visual information recording medium and recording method, and reproducing device and reproducing method Access point pictures designated as randomly accessible positions are I pictures or P pictures. Information indicating the decoding sequence (I1, P1, B1, B2, B3, B4, P2, . . . ) of pictures functioning as access point... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7809248 | Randomly accessible visual information recording medium and recording method, and reproducing device and reproducing method Access point pictures designated as randomly accessible positions are I pictures or P pictures. Information indicating the decoding sequence (I1, P1, B1, B2, B3, B4, P2, . . . ) of pictures functioning as access points and attribute information (picture_type) indica... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7809247 | Randomly accessible visual information recording medium and recording method, and reproducing device and reproducing method Access point pictures designated as randomly accessible positions are I pictures or P pictures. Information indicating the decoding sequence (I1, P1, B1, B2, B3, B4, P2, . . . ) of pictures functioning as access point... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7809249 | Randomly accessible visual information recording medium and recording method, and reproducing device and reproducing method Access point pictures designated as randomly accessible positions are I pictures or P pictures. Information indicating the decoding sequence (I1, P1, B1, B2, B3, B4, P2, . . . ) of pictures functioning as access point... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7801417 | Randomly accessible visual information recording medium and recording method, and reproducing device and reproducing method Access point pictures designated as randomly accessible positions are I pictures or P pictures. Information indicating the decoding sequence (I1, P1, B1, B2, B3, B4, P2, . . . ) of pictures functioning as access point... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7801416 | Randomly accessible visual information recording medium and recording method, and reproducing device and reproducing method Access point pictures designated as randomly accessible positions are I pictures or P pictures. Information indicating the decoding sequence (I1, P1, B1, B2, B3, B4, P2, . . . ) of pictures functioning as access point... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7783167 | Randomly accessible visual information recording medium and recording method, and reproducing device and reproducing method Access point pictures designated as randomly accessible positions are I pictures or P pictures. Information indicating the decoding sequence (I1, P1, B1, B2, B3, B4, P2, . . . ) of pictures functioning as access point... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7778526 | System and method for maintaining DVD-subpicture streams upon conversion to higher compressed data format A system and method for generating a file container, the file container having a main structure for sample data and substructures for information data wherein the structures are defined in accordance with a standard of the second format, the standard defining a fixe... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7778527 | Randomly accessible visual information recording medium and recording method, and reproducing device and reproducing method Access point pictures designated as randomly accessible positions are I pictures or P pictures. Information indicating the decoding sequence (I1, P1, B1, B2, B3, B4, P2, . . . ) of pictures functioning as access point... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7769273 | Randomly accessible visual information recording medium and recording method, and reproducing device and reproducing method Access point pictures designated as randomly accessible positions are I pictures or P pictures. Information indicating the decoding sequence (I1, P1, B1, B2, B3, B4, P2, . . . ) of pictures functioning as access point... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7751691 | Reproducing apparatus A reproducing apparatus includes a reproducing unit that reproduces a video data sequence including video data of a plurality of pictures from a recording medium. The video data sequence is encoded by a coding method in which the amount of data per picture changes f... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7747140 | Randomly accessible visual information recording medium and recording method, and reproducing device and reproducing method Access point pictures designated as randomly accessible positions are I pictures or P pictures. Information indicating the decoding sequence (I1, P1, B1, B2, B3, B4, P2, . . . ) of pictures functioning as access point... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7747142 | Randomly accessible visual information recording medium and recording method, and reproducing device and reproducing method Access point pictures designated as randomly accessible positions are I pictures or P pictures. Information indicating the decoding sequence (I1, P1, B1, B2, B3, B4, P2, . . . ) of pictures functioning as access point... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7747138 | Randomly accessible visual information recording medium and recording method, and reproducing device and reproducing method Access point pictures designated as randomly accessible positions are I pictures or P pictures. Information indicating the decoding sequence (I1, P1, B1, B2, B3, B4, P2, . . . ) of pictures functioning as access point... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7747141 | Randomly accessible visual information recording medium and recording method, and reproducing device and reproducing method Access point pictures designated as randomly accessible positions are I pictures or P pictures. Information indicating the decoding sequence (I1, P1, B1, B2, B3, B4, P2, . . . ) of pictures functioning as access point... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7747139 | Randomly accessible visual information recording medium and recording method, and reproducing device and reproducing method Access point pictures designated as randomly accessible positions are I pictures or P pictures. Information indicating the decoding sequence (I1, P1, B1, B2, B3, B4, P2, . . . ) of pictures functioning as access point... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7738779 | Method of processing multiplexed program data using entry points and time units In a data processing apparatus used for a multi-channel digital television broadcasting system, coded streams are recorded on a recording medium in a high efficiency, and can be random-accessed in a high speed. The data processing apparatus is arranged by segmenting... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7734151 | Method for decoding image block Disclosed is a method for decoding an image block. The method comprises a step of decoding an image block of a first layer based on a corresponding block of a second layer encoded with an intra mode, wherein a first area is formed with pixels, which are adjacent to ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7706668 | Video information recording medium which can be accessed at random, recording method, reproduction device, and reproducing method Access point pictures designated as randomly accessible positions are I pictures or P pictures. Information indicating the decoding sequence (I1, P1, B1, B2, B3, B4, P2, . . . ) of pictures functioning as access point... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7702218 | Image recording apparatus and semiconductor device A coding/decoding part performs codes and decodes a given signal in one of a plurality of coding/decoding modes of different bit rates; and a control part sets a predetermined bit rate to be applied by the coding/decoding part in case a given signal is output after ... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7672573 | Shared memory architecture and method in an optical storage and recording system A system includes an integrated encoder comprising an optical storage controller for coupling to an optical storage medium, and a data encoder for coding input data coupled to the optical storage controller, a first external memory coupled to a first memory controll... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7668441 | Image recording and reproducing apparatus capable of re-compressing and re-recording recorded data and a method thereof An image recording and reproducing apparatus for re-compressing and re-recording once stored data, and a method thereof. The image recording and reproducing apparatus comprises an encoder for compressing input digital image data by a first compression rate, thereby ... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7636515 | Apparatus and method for transcoding still image data files into MPEG video data files and digital video player implementing same The CPU breaks a digital still image file down into multiple sub-picture files. Each sub-picture file is treated as an MPEG video frame and is used to construct an MPEG video stream. An MPEG processor then processes the MPEG video stream. The MPEG processor decodes ... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7630614 | Playback of interactive television applications A method and apparatus for controlling the playback of interactive television applications associated with a recorded program when a viewer is using trick play modes of operation is disclosed. When a viewer activates a fast forward operation. All events that the app... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7627232 | Reproduction apparatus, data processing system, reproduction method, program, and storage medium A reproduction apparatus for successively decoding and reproducing a plurality of picture data, comprising a reproduction memory and a decoder for successively decoding the plurality of picture data in an order in accordance with a designated reproduction direction,... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7599607 | Information processing apparatus and method, recording medium, and program In an information processing apparatus, for example, a video tape recorder, a recording section records an input signal on a recording medium. Substantially at the same time, a playback section plays back the input signal from the recording medium to output a playba... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7577337 | Audio/video data recording/reproducing device and method, and audio/video data reproducing device and method An audio/video data recording/reproducing device is provided that allows all video and audio signals, which can be displayed by a display of the audio/video data recording/reproducing device proper, to be output to an exterior through a digital interface. Such audio... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7539399 | Recording apparatus, recording method, and record medium A recording apparatus for recording video data to a record medium is disclosed, that comprises an encoding means for encoding video data in a group structure of a plurality of frames corresponding to a compression-encoding process in a combination of an inter-frame ... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7532808 | Method for coding motion in a video sequence A method of motion-compensated video encoding that enables a video sequence with a global motion component to be encoded in an efficient manner. A video encoder is arranged to assign macroblocks to be coded to specific coding modes including a skip mode, which is us... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7526187 | Processing digital data having variable packet lengths When macro blocks each of which has a variable length are input for one picture, null syncs each of which has a unit length are generated corresponding to the format of the video data to be handled. Corresponding to the length information, an overflow portion of a m... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7496282 | MPEG video recording medium and reproduction apparatus The invention relates to an MPEG video recording medium and a reproduction apparatus for the reconstruction of missing data sequences of a video data stream. Scratches and other defects of the recording medium cause interruptions or disturbances in the data stream r... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7480447 | Pause time recovery and playback speed-up without loss of picture information The invention concerns a method and digital recording device for faster than normal playback of a 24 fps presentation without any loss of program information. A 24 fps playback signal is produced from a storage medium. Subsequently, a pull-down process can be perfor... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7450822 | Video recording apparatus and method, and edit-data forming apparatus, method and program An input video signal is recorded, as a moving picture, in a first storage medium with a first compression technique. The input video signal is further recorded, as a moving picture, in a second storage medium different from the first storage medium in storage forma... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7447420 | Recording apparatus for recording encoded data together with sync data A recording apparatus for encoding an inputted image signal by a plurality of different encoding methods to record it, wherein sync data having a pattern corresponding to a selected one of the plurality of encoding methods is formed, a plurality of sync blocks are f... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7440679 | Recording medium for storing information for still picture, recording and/or reproducing method and apparatus therefor A recording medium for storing information for still pictures, and a recording and/or reproducing method and apparatus therefor. A writeable and rewriteable recording medium stores data for a plurality of still pictures and audio data added thereto in one file or a ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437054 | Apparatus and method for controlling reverse-play for digital video bitstream An apparatus and method of controlling a digital video (MPEG) player for reverse-play. The MPEG player is comprised of an I-frame buffer for storing I-pictures encoded from P-pictures by a video decoder, a B-frame buffer for storing B-pictures, and an I-frame encode... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7433582 | Personal video recording with machine learning for messaging Machine learning for control of a personal video recorder (“PVR”), including providing records of transmissions of messages; identifying a message point in operation of a PVR; selecting, in dependence upon the message point, a message to be transmitted; and dete... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7428372 | Apparatus and a record carrier for, and a method of recording a sequence of video data signals An apparatus for recording a sequence of video data signals on a record carrier includes input structure for receiving video data signals, generating structure for generating characteristic point information signals, processing structure for processing the character... | 09/23/2008 |
