摘要:
A media system provides improved availability of purchasable recordable media content downloaded from a remote server. The media system preferably includes a memory with logic and a processor configured with the logic to provide a download option to a user. The processor is further configured with the logic to update the download option proximately in time if a change in download resources changes the availability of the download option.
摘要:
Methods and systems for the efficient and non-redundant transmission of a single video program in multiple frame rates, optionally employing a combination of video coding standards, in a way that is backwards-compatible with legacy receivers only supportive of some subsection of frame rates or of some subsection of video coding standards.
摘要:
In one embodiment, a system includes a compositor operable to receive a plurality of source video streams, each containing source images, and to convert each of the source video streams into source slice groups using flexible macroblock ordering (FMO). The compositor is further operable to add pad slice groups to the source slice groups to create a composite image, and reorder the source slice groups and pad slice groups into a single composite output stream. A device receives the single composite output stream and displays the composite image as a rectangular picture that has a size larger than that of any of the source images. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure.
摘要:
In one embodiment, a method dynamically configures a BL bandwidth in a conference based on bandwidth capabilities in the video conferencing network. In one embodiment, the conference may include any combination of endpoints characterized as BL endpoints and SVCL endpoints. The method includes determining one or more bandwidth capabilities for a plurality of endpoints participating in a conference. The bandwidth capabilities for each respective endpoint may be based on its video decoding capability, the maximum bit-rate it can accept, the video encoding capability of the other endpoints, or a bandwidth constraint manifestation in a portion of the network, etc.
摘要:
A method for providing television advertising includes receiving user input for selecting an advertising parameter and providing a user with an advertisement corresponding to the advertising parameter.
摘要:
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 among the plurality of media content instances in the buffer space that is requested by a user for permanent recording.
摘要:
The invention can be viewed as a system for providing media information to a user via an interactive media services client device coupled to a programmable media services server device. A method of the preferred embodiment of the present invention includes adding a media title to a media title list in response to user input.
摘要:
A method, apparatus and system that receives speech commands at a remote control device, digitizes those speech commands, and transmits the digitized speech commands to an electronic device, such as a digital home communication terminal (DCHT). The electronic device interprets the speech commands to allow the remote control operator to control the electronic device.
摘要:
A system and method of providing for displaying a full service cable television system. The cable television system is adapted to provide a plurality of different user services. Accordingly, the system and method are designed to allow a user to access services in an efficient memory conserving fashion. Using a plurality of data tables, a cable television system is able to access a plurality of different services including cable channels, interactive program guides, pay per view activation, video on demand and interactive online services such as world wide web browsing and E-mail via their home television set.
摘要:
Techniques for comparing blocks of pixels in digital image encoding. The techniques apply a pattern of elements containing contiguous pixels to the blocks being compared, and only the pixels in the elements are compared. The pixels are contiguous in the horizontal dimension of the digital image, which ensures that the block matching process is sensitive to small-scale vertical features of the image. A version of the technique which is particularly advantageous for use with DSPs that can process the pixels in a word in parallel uses checkerboard patterns in which each element is a word. Variations on the patterns take into account the fact that the block of pixels being compared may be word-aligned, misaligned by one pixel, misaligned by two pixels, and misaligned by three pixels. Misalignment may be dealt with by not comparing pixels that do not belong to the blocks being compared or by using an aligned pattern which does not completely cover the block and adding elements in the portion covered by the pattern to compensate for the elements that are not covered.