公开(公告)号：EP3395078A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-31

申请号：EP16809336.7

申请日：2016-12-06

申请人： Thomson Licensing

发明人： WEBER, Michael ,  GLAESER, Frank ,  JACHALSKY, Joern

IPC分类号： H04N21/262 ,  H04N21/2187 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/47 ,  H04N21/45

CPC分类号： H04N21/4823 ,  H04N21/2187 ,  H04N21/26258 ,  H04N21/44222 ,  H04N21/47202 ,  H04N21/482

摘要： If multiple persons are together and want to jointly consume media, i.e. there is a single presentation of a media title and all persons are jointly watching and/or listening, then there is a problem that the media titles which shall be presented are distributed among a plurality of media devices (10, 20,..., 70) cloud storages (100, 200, 300) or streaming services. To solve such problem there is the idea to assign the media player functionality to one media device (10, 70) which is responsible for the media playback/presentation. This device can receive presentation requests from other media devices which are configured to be media source devices (20, 30) in the joint media consumption session. If a presentation request is accepted by the media player device (10, 70), the suggested title will be added to a common playlist. The title will be streamed from the media source device (20, 30) to the media player device (10, 70) during playback.

公开(公告)号：EP1695490B1

公开(公告)日：2013-03-13

申请号：EP04803707.1

申请日：2004-12-10

申请人： Thomson Licensing

发明人： WEBER, Michael

IPC分类号： H04L12/28

CPC分类号： H04L12/2805 ,  H04L12/2838 ,  H04L2012/2849

公开(公告)号：EP2220814A1

公开(公告)日：2010-08-25

申请号：EP08847686.6

申请日：2008-11-04

申请人： Thomson Licensing

发明人： HÜTTER, Ingo ,  WEBER, Michael

IPC分类号： H04L12/24 ,  H04L12/56 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04L29/12

CPC分类号： H04L41/12 ,  H04L69/28

摘要： The invention relates to a method for managing network components in a network comprising a request subnet with request network components and a select subnet with select network components as well as to a network component, wherein the requesting network component out of the request network components of the request subnet transmits a registration request to a selected network component out of the select network components of the select subnet and, based on the registration request, the selected network component transmits information concerning the configuration of the select subnet at the time of registration request to the requesting network component, wherein, based on the registration request, the selected network component transmits further information concerning the configuration of the select subnet to the requesting network component at a later point in time which is chronologically following the registration request.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种用于管理网络中的网络组件的方法，包括具有请求网络组件的请求子网以及具有选择网络组件的选择子网以及网络组件，其中，请求网络组件 请求子网从选择子网的选择网络组件中向所选网络组件发送注册请求，并且基于注册请求，所选择的网络组件在注册请求时发送关于选择子网的配置的信息到 其中，基于注册请求，所选择的网络组件在随后的时间点将更新关于选择子网的配置的信息发送到请求网络组件，时间顺序是在注册请求之后。

公开(公告)号：EP2087735A2

公开(公告)日：2009-08-12

申请号：EP07822822.8

申请日：2007-11-22

申请人： Thomson Licensing

发明人： HUETTER, Ingo ,  WEBER, Michael

IPC分类号： H04N7/26

CPC分类号： H04N19/86 ,  H04N19/117 ,  H04N19/137 ,  H04N19/146

摘要： A method for recovering a display picture sequence from a coded digital video signal with a variable data rate comprises the steps of decoding the coded digital video signal in order to obtain an intermediate picture sequence (S2), detecting the data rate of the coded digital video signal (S3), and a quantity representative of the amount of motion in the pictures of the intermediate picture sequence (S5, S6), and filtering the intermediate picture sequence (S8) in order to obtain the display picture sequence, wherein a filtering characteristic of the filtering step is defined (S7) on the basis of the detected data rate and the detected motion quantity.

公开(公告)号：EP1902569A1

公开(公告)日：2008-03-26

申请号：EP06763494.9

申请日：2006-06-02

申请人： Thomson Licensing

发明人： HÜTTER, Ingo ,  WEBER, Michael

IPC分类号： H04L29/08

CPC分类号： H04L12/2803 ,  H04L12/2807 ,  H04L67/02 ,  H04L67/16 ,  H04L69/40

摘要： The invention relates to the technical field of local data transmission networks, in particular domestic networks. In networks such as these, the network stations log on in connection to the network. On disconnection, the network station which is leaving the network logs off in an appropriate manner. In the situation in which the user disconnects a network station simply by pulling out the network cable from the network, it is physically impossible to transmit the logging-off message. The invention is now concerned with the problem of how reliably an inactive network station can be identified, also taking account of the disconnection of the network station simply by pulling out the network plug. The invention solves the problem by regular transmission of a search request to the stations in the network. If a search request remains unanswered by one network station (53) , an HTTP access (54) is additionally attempted to, for example, the device description of the network station in question, or a control request. The network station is identified as being inactive (56) only if this access/control request also fails. In the case of a UPnP network, the search request is made using the unprotected SSDP protocol, so that the lack of any response to the search request does not in its own right reliably indicate that the network station has logged off . The supposition that the network station which did not respond to the search request is inactive is confirmed by means of the HTTP access, which takes place on an error-protected basis.

公开(公告)号：EP1891793A1

公开(公告)日：2008-02-27

申请号：EP06763078.0

申请日：2006-05-03

申请人： Thomson Licensing

发明人： WEBER, Michael ,  HÜTTER, Ingo

IPC分类号： H04L29/08 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04L12/44

CPC分类号： H04L12/2805 ,  H04L12/2803 ,  H04L12/44 ,  H04L67/02 ,  H04L67/16 ,  H04L69/329 ,  H04L2012/2841 ,  H04L2012/285

摘要： The invention relates to the field of data transmission in a network of distributed stations (12 to 16). One problem, particularly in a UPnP based network, is that the UPnP devices need to be constantly switched on in order to be available in the network. The invention intervenes at this point and describes ways in which unused network stations can be switched off but continue to be identified as devices in the network. If a device which is switched off is needed, it is automatically switched on. This allows a considerable power saving to be achieved in the network. The invention provides for a network connection switching unit (10) to contain 'communication maintenance means' (22 to 26) which maintain the communication for an inactivated network station (15) at least to a restricted extent instead of the inactivated network station (15) . A network station (15) matched thereto is also proposed.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及分布式站的网络中的数据传输领域。 一个问题，特别是在基于UPnP的网络中，UPNP设备需要不间断地打开才能在网络中可用。 本发明在这一点上进行干预，并描述了未使用的网络站可以被关闭但是继续被识别为网络中的设备的方式。 如果需要关闭的设备，则会自动打开。 这允许在网络中实现相当大的功率节省。 本发明提供一种网络连接切换单元，其包含“通信维护装置”，该通信维护装置至少在有限的程度上保持对灭活的网络站的通信，而不是灭活的网络站。 还提出了与其匹配的网络站。

公开(公告)号：EP1695490A1

公开(公告)日：2006-08-30

申请号：EP04803707.1

申请日：2004-12-10

申请人： Thomson Licensing

发明人： WEBER, Michael

IPC分类号： H04L12/28

CPC分类号： H04L12/2805 ,  H04L12/2838 ,  H04L2012/2849

摘要： The invention relates to the technical field of data communication in a network of distributed stations, particularly in a home network. A home network of this type allows AV data streams to be transmitted between network subscriber stations. The aim of the invention is to assist the user of a network of this type when he wishes to start a recording procedure for the audio and/or video data. In line with the invention, a data connection is automatically set up between that data source appliance (11, 16) which has already set up a connection to a data sink appliance (10, 18) or to a user interface appliance (10) and the recording appliance (12, 17). The automatic set-up of a data connection takes place directly after the user interface for the recording appliance (12, 17) has been called up. Alternatively, the automatic set-up of a data connection may take place only specifically after selection of the recording function on the recording appliance (12, 17). The measure assists the implementation of an instant-recording function on the recording appliance (12, 17) in the network.

公开(公告)号：EP3234751A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-25

申请号：EP15802066.9

申请日：2015-11-27

申请人： Thomson Licensing

发明人： BROCKE, Jens ,  GLAESER, Frank ,  KUBSCH, Stefan ,  LI, Hui ,  PIEPER, Michael ,  WEBER, Michael

IPC分类号： G06F3/0482

CPC分类号： G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/0487 ,  G06F17/30327

摘要： An apparatus (20) and method (10) for rendering a tree structure in a GUI depending on a position of a pointing cursor relative to the rendered tree use the cursor position with respect to the tree to control which tree branches to expand/collapse automatically. They reconfigure the tree view for compact presentation without need for explicit expand/collapse operations. A tree view is generated (11). A cursor position relative to the view is determined (14), consisting of first and second position values according to first and second directions. The branch the cursor position is aligned with according to the first direction is automatically selected as active branch (15). Sub-levels of that branch to be expanded are determined (16), depending on the second position value relative to indentations of the sub-levels, and the tree view is automatically updated by expanding the determined sub-levels of the active branch and collapsing other branches (17).

摘要翻译： 根据指示光标相对于渲染树的位置在GUI中呈现树结构的设备（20）和方法（10）使用相对于树的光标位置来控制自动展开/折叠哪些树分支 。 他们重新配置树形视图以进行紧凑的呈现，而无需进行明确的展开/折叠操作。 生成树视图（11）。 确定相对于视图的光标位置（14），其由根据第一和第二方向的第一和第二位置值组成。 光标位置根据第一方向对齐的分支被自动选择为活动分支（15）。 根据与子级别的缩进相关的第二位置值来确定要扩展的分支的子级（16），并且通过扩展确定的活动分支的子级和收缩来自动更新树视图 其他分支机构（17）。

公开(公告)号：EP1856846B1

公开(公告)日：2012-04-11

申请号：EP06708416.0

申请日：2006-02-21

申请人： Thomson Licensing SA

发明人： WEBER, Michael ,  HÜTTER, Ingo

IPC分类号： H04L12/28 ,  H04L29/06

CPC分类号： H04L12/281 ,  H04L12/2805 ,  H04L67/306 ,  H04L2012/2849 ,  H04L2012/285

摘要： The invention relates to the technical field of home networks. A home network based on the present UPnP standard (Universal Plug and Play) allows data to be interchanged between network subscriber stations. A UPnP standard may have one or more control point devices (11, 12) . To allow profile information such as user profile or network profile to be interchanged, the invention proposes providing a control point device (11, 12) firstly with an expanded device ascertainment service (21) which can be used to find the other control point devices (11, 12) in the network and also with one or more additionally implemented profile services which allow the other control point devices in the network to be notified about change to profile information on a control point device (11, 12) .

公开(公告)号：EP1908218A1

公开(公告)日：2008-04-09

申请号：EP06777577.5

申请日：2006-07-05

申请人： Thomson Licensing

发明人： WEBER, Michael ,  HÜTTER, Ingo

IPC分类号： H04L12/28 ,  H04L29/12

CPC分类号： H04L12/2803 ,  H04L12/2818 ,  H04L12/2834 ,  H04L29/12009 ,  H04L29/12405 ,  H04L29/12594 ,  H04L61/2528 ,  H04L61/30 ,  H04L67/025 ,  H04L2012/2841

摘要： The invention relates to the technical field of data transmission in a network of distributed stations (11 to 14) . One problem particularly with a UPnP-based home network is that although the network-internal communication is based on the IP protocol, the allocated IP addresses are valid only locally and they therefore cannot be accessed via the Internet . This is the starting point of the invention, which proposes that remote access to the network have the network's switching node (10) provide address conversion which is effected using an internally managed table about the devices which are present in the network and their IP addresses. For the remote access, the globally valid IP address of the switching node (10) is used, with an additional information item being additionally provided in the HTTP Get remote access and allowing the address conversion. A suitable additional information item is the converted local IP address of the network station which is to be addressed, in particular. The response to the remote access involves the inverse address conversion, so that the references back to the local area network again contain the globally valid address of the switching node (10) plus the additional information item.