摘要:
A method and system for analyzing and marking a film include determining color conditions which define colors compatible with a proposed mark, retrieving a number of consecutive frames to be marked, and determining potential marking areas within an image of each frame of the film. The color components associated with each potential marking area are analyzed to generate color values, and the color values of each of the potential marking areas are compared with the respective color conditions for determining ideal marking areas. Actual marking locations in the film are determined from the determined ideal marking areas.
摘要:
A system and apparatus for delivering ancillary information related to a resource request, such as advertisements, to a resource requester via a gateway device. The invention describes the components of the gateway device receiving a request from a resource requester (210) and the gateway device referencing the request for ancillary information (240), either internally or externally via a database. Additional elements to the invention include the gateway device receiving information representing the requested resource, from a resource provider, and ancillary information related to the resource (250), and the transmission by the gateway device of ancillary information and the resource to the resource requester (260).
摘要:
A system and method for watermarking a projected image from a digital cinema projector includes a projector having a plurality of watermark image files associated therewith. A scripting mechanism is configured to determine when and where the watermark image files are displayed during the presentation. The watermark image files include a combination of null and non-null watermark images unique to a given projector and rendered in accordance with the scripting mechanism during a rendering of a digital presentation such that the watermark images and their temporal placement identifies the projector rendering the presentation.
摘要:
A system and method for marking, coding and tracking a film print in an efficient, adaptive and customized manner for providing unique and robust identification of each individual film print and for facilitating accurate tracking of the origin of a pirated copy is described herein. A film print to be marked is calibrated and provided in computer-readable form for input to a prescreening device. The calibrated film print is reviewed and ideal locations on each frame of the film print are chosen for applying a mark. A unique coding scheme is generated for each desired print. If a pirate copy is found, all marks are located and a matching serial number (e.g., coding scheme) is determined for the pirated copy based on marks found in the pirate copy when compared to a database storing film print mark information generated during the marking and coding process.
摘要:
The present invention provides a method, apparatus and system of content creation, content post processing, new image capture and image composition whereby alternate images or video content may be selectively integrated into an original video in real time. In the present invention, sufficient metadata is created at the time of the creation of the original video content to both describe objects/areas in the original video that are available for integration of alternate images/video and to provide a means of controlling the alternate video capture and processing to fit the alternate image/video into the areas in the original video defined as available for integration of alternate image/video. The result is a mechanism whereby personal/alternate video/images may be integrated with existing video content, such as in one embodiment, music videos (e.g., video Karaoke), games, broadcast video, DVD videos, and the like, in real time.
摘要:
A system and method for acquiring geometic information from images includes a modulated light source configured to provide light energy at a rate unperceivable by the human eye. A camera is configured to acquire images at a rate at which a differential pair of images is obtained such that one of the pair of images includes light from the light source and the other image of the pair does not include light from the light source. A comparison module is configured to compare the differential pair of images to create a depth map for three-dimension model creation.
摘要:
A method for distributing video programs in a multiple dwelling unit from a receiver device associated with the unit to a plurality of client devices located in the multiple dwelling unit, including: receiving a plurality of video programs associated with a plurality of television channels from a signal source; receiving a request for a particular video program associated with a particular television channel from a selected one of the plurality of client devices; confirming that an account associated with the selected client device is authorized to receive the particular video program on the particular television channel; descrambling the particular video program using account data associated with the selected client device in response to the confirmation; scrambling the descrambled particular video program using a local key associated with the selected client device and transmitting the re-scrambled video program to the selected client device; and maintaining account data associated with each of the client devices in the receiver and transmitting updated account data to the signal source.
摘要:
An upstream distribution point of a video distribution system adjusts programming to replace content that is not selected. In particular, an upstream distribution point of a cable broadcast system receives tuning data representing the currently tuned, or selected, program from one or more set-top boxes via Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) signaling. The up-stream distribution point collects the tuning data from the one, or more, set-top boxes and replaces at least one of those programs not selected with alternative programming or content.
摘要:
A minimal level of interoperability for exchanging audio/video (A/V) content and associated control between common consumer electronic (CE) devices is defined. This interoperability is based on the IEEE 1394 serial bus for the physical and link layers and makes use of AV/C or CAL as the control language. This invention provides for reducing the number of remote controls that the user might need by allowing remote control commands to always be received by a controlling device (e.g., digital television) and then routed to the appropriate peripheral device (e.g. digital VCR) after translation into a universal format.
摘要:
A method and system for analyzing and marking a film include determining color conditions which define colors compatible with a proposed mark, retrieving a number of consecutive frames to be marked, and determining potential marking areas within an image of each frame of the film. The color components associated with each potential marking area are analyzed to generate color values, and the color values of each of the potential marking areas are compared with the respective color conditions for determining ideal marking areas. Actual marking locations in the film are determined from the determined ideal marking areas.