公开(公告)号：US20040205510A1

公开(公告)日：2004-10-14

申请号：US10112614

申请日：2002-03-29

申请人： SONY CORPORATION & SONY ELECTRONICS INC.

发明人： Hawley K. Rising III

IPC分类号： G06F017/24

CPC分类号： G06F17/30899

摘要： A system and method for augmenting digital material with MPEG-7 content descriptions to enhance searching and selection of the digital material. Pursuant to the collection of content information about the digital material, either through receipt or content characterization, a set of MPEG-7 descriptor schemes and descriptors are created for constituent elements of the content. The MPEG-7 descriptions are structured as META tags, including predetermined opening and closing delimiters, which are inserted within the header field of the digital material. The MPEG-7 content description data may contain multiple content levels describing levels of associated embedded content. By way of example, use of MPEG-7 content descriptions within a web site (or internet transaction session) can improve the speed and accuracy of content selection.

摘要翻译： 一种用于使用MPEG-7内容描述来增强数字材料以增强数字材料的搜索和选择的系统和方法。 根据收集关于数字资料的内容信息，通过收据或内容表征，为内容的组成元素创建一组MPEG-7描述符方案和描述符。 MPEG-7描述被构造为META标签，包括预定的打开和关闭分隔符，其被插入到数字材料的标题字段内。 MPEG-7内容描述数据可以包含描述相关嵌入内容的级别的多个内容级别。 作为示例，在网站（或互联网交易会话）中使用MPEG-7内容描述可以提高内容选择的速度和准确性。

公开(公告)号：US20030046437A1

公开(公告)日：2003-03-06

申请号：US10045213

申请日：2001-10-23

申请人： Sony Corporation & Sony Electronics Inc.

发明人： Edward B. Eytchison ,  Simon Gibbs

IPC分类号： G06F015/16

CPC分类号： H04L12/2803 ,  H04L12/2812 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L67/04 ,  H04L69/08 ,  H04L69/329

摘要： A network architecture for a network of electronic devices includes a device layer having a plurality of electronic devices interconnected using a network backbone, wherein the plurality of electronic devices each operate using a device native communication protocol. The architecture also includes a device abstraction layer (DAL) which communicates with each of the devices using the device native communication protocols and also presents a unified communication interface to a content abstraction program interface. The content abstraction program interface communicates with the device layer through the unified communication interface of the DAL and includes a set of content services for controlling content on the network. In one embodiment the content abstraction program interface includes a content location system (CLS), a content change notification system (CCNS), and a content engagement system (CES).

摘要翻译： 用于电子设备网络的网络架构包括具有使用网络主干互连的多个电子设备的设备层，其中所述多个电子设备各自使用设备本地通信协议进行操作。 该架构还包括使用设备本地通信协议与每个设备通信的设备抽象层（DAL），并且还向内容抽象程序接口呈现统一的通信接口。 内容抽象程序接口通过DAL的统一通信接口与设备层通信，并且包括一组用于控制网络内容的内容服务。 在一个实施例中，内容抽象程序接口包括内容定位系统（CLS），内容改变通知系统（CCNS）和内容参与系统（CES）。

公开(公告)号：US20020184179A1

公开(公告)日：2002-12-05

申请号：US09805534

申请日：2001-03-13

申请人： Sony Corporation/Sony Electronics Inc.

发明人： Brian M. Siegel ,  Gregory D. Gudorf

IPC分类号： G06F007/00

CPC分类号： G06Q10/10 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  Y10S707/99931

摘要： A method and system of associating product codes with product characteristics, and using those product codes to send and receive information about those characteristics to destinations on a network when the values of those characteristics change.

摘要翻译： 将产品代码与产品特征相关联的方法和系统，并且当这些特征的值发生变化时，使用这些产品代码将这些特征的信息发送到网络上的目的地。

公开(公告)号：US20020054079A1

公开(公告)日：2002-05-09

申请号：US09745846

申请日：2000-12-21

申请人： Sony Corporation/Sony Electronics Inc.

发明人： J. Francis Russel

IPC分类号： G09G005/00

CPC分类号： G11B27/34 ,  G06Q20/12 ,  G06Q20/123 ,  G06Q20/1235 ,  G11B27/034 ,  G11B2220/20 ,  G11B2220/218 ,  G11B2220/2545 ,  G11B2220/41

摘要： A method of creating a downloadable and printable reproduction of the graphical content that accompanies published digital audio recordings. Data from an archive containing digital graphical content corresponding to a digital audio recording is downloaded and converted by software into an accurate printable reproduction of the graphical content that accompanies commercially available digital audio recordings.

摘要翻译： 一种创建伴随公布的数字音频记录的图形内容的可下载和可打印的再现的方法。 来自包含与数字音频记录相对应的数字图形内容的存档的数据被软件下载并转换成伴随市售数字音频记录的图形内容的准确的可打印再现。

公开(公告)号：US20020046203A1

公开(公告)日：2002-04-18

申请号：US09888231

申请日：2001-06-22

申请人： The Sony Corporation/Sony Electronics Inc.

发明人： Brian Siegel ,  Philip Michael Abram ,  Marc Beckwitt ,  Gregory D. Gudorf ,  Kazuaki Iso ,  Brian Raymond ,  Christopher M. Tobin

IPC分类号： G06F007/00

CPC分类号： G06F16/9535

摘要： A method is disclosed for providing an evaluation of a plurality of information sites to a user over a packet-switched network when the user submits a search request through a user interface device in communication with the packet-switched network. The method begins by acquiring a search result, responsive to the search request, which includes network addresses for the plurality of information sites. Next, a plurality of individuals are selected who were previously in communication with at least one of the information sites over the packet-switched network and who meet at least one predefined criterion selected by the user. A plurality of evaluations of at least one of the information sites is retrieved from a database, which are provided by the plurality of individuals. Finally, a rating based on the evaluations is forwarded to the user over the packet-switched network.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于当用户通过与分组交换网络通信的用户界面设备提交搜索请求时通过分组交换网络向用户提供对多个信息站点的评估的方法。 该方法开始于响应于包括多个信息站点的网络地址的搜索请求获取搜索结果。 接下来，选择先前通过分组交换网络与至少一个信息站点通信并且满足用户选择的至少一个预定标准的多个个人。 从数据库中检索至少一个信息站点的多个评估，数据库由多个个人提供。 最后，基于评估的评级通过分组交换网络转发给用户。

公开(公告)号：US20040145680A1

公开(公告)日：2004-07-29

申请号：US10690429

申请日：2003-10-21

申请人： Sony Corporation/Sony Electronics Inc.

发明人： William G. Bennett

IPC分类号： H04N005/50

CPC分类号： H04N5/44513 ,  H04N17/004 ,  H04N17/04 ,  H04N21/4345 ,  H04N21/4383 ,  H04N21/44209 ,  H04N21/488

摘要： A method for displaying a status to a television viewer provides detailed information to a viewer. According to the method, signal strength of a received RF signal is evaluated, and an RF signal strength indicator value is created. The RF signal strength indicator value can be a qualitative indicator, such as strong, good, normal, weak, or absent. The RF signal indicator value can also be a qualitative value. A transport signal is also evaluated and a transport signal validity indicator value is then created. A quantitative value could be obtained based on the bit error rate, for example. Additionally, received parsing information is evaluated and a parsing validity indicator value is created. As with the transport signal, the received parsing information can be evaluated to obtain a qualitative indicator, such as valid or invalid. The RF signal strength indicator value, the transport signal validity indicator value and the parsing validity indicator value are displayed automatically if television programming is not being displayed or detected when programming a channel map or under control of a user. So, if the programming fails to display or be detected, these status values are displayed in place of a blank screen.

摘要翻译： 用于向电视观看者显示状态的方法向观众提供详细信息。 根据该方法，对接收到的RF信号的信号强度进行评价，生成RF信号强度指标值。 RF信号强度指标值可以是定性指标，如强，好，正常，弱或不存在。 RF信号指标值也可以是定性值。 还评估传输信号，然后创建传输信号有效性指示符值。 例如，可以基于比特错误率获得定量值。 另外，评估接收到的解析信息，并创建解析有效性指示符值。 与传输信号一样，可以评估接收到的解析信息以获得诸如有效或无效的定性指示符。 如果在编程频道图或用户控制下未显示或检测到电视节目，则自动显示RF信号强度指示符值，传输信号有效性指示符值和解析有效性指示符值。 因此，如果编程无法显示或被检测到，则显示这些状态值代替空白屏幕。

公开(公告)号：US20040145595A1

公开(公告)日：2004-07-29

申请号：US10690428

申请日：2003-10-21

申请人： Sony Corporation/Sony Electronics Inc.

发明人： William G. Bennett

IPC分类号： G09G005/00

CPC分类号： H04N7/0122 ,  G09G5/00 ,  G09G2340/0407 ,  G09G2340/0442

摘要： A video scaler optimizes the display properties of an image so that as little image is lost as possible while occupying as much of the screen as possible. By so doing, a high definition image can be made larger without losing all of edges of the picture. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for displaying a 16:9 aspect ratio image on a 4:3 aspect ratio screen provides that the image is proportionally increased so that approximately 13% of the image is lost at the sides while approximately only 13% of the screen is unused at the top and bottom. Similarly, a method for displaying a 4:3 aspect ratio image on a 16:9 aspect ratio screen provides that the image is proportionally increased so that approximately 13% of the image is lost at the top and bottom while approximately only 13% of the screen is unused at the sides. According to yet another aspect of the present invention, the viewer can control the scaling ratio of the image so that the percentage of lost image varies from zero to its maximum, e.g., 25% for a 4:3 aspect ratio image and a 16:9 aspect ratio screen.

摘要翻译： 视频缩放器优化图像的显示属性，以便在尽可能多地占用屏幕的同时尽可能少地丢失图像。 通过这样做，可以使高分辨率图像变大而不会损失图像的所有边缘。 根据本发明的一个方面，用于在4:3宽高比屏幕上显示16:9宽高比图像的方法提供了图像成比例地增加，使得大约13％的图像在侧面丢失，而大约 只有13％的屏幕在顶部和底部未使用。 类似地，用于在16:9宽高比屏幕上显示4:3宽高比图像的方法提供图像按比例增加，使得图像的大约13％在顶部和底部丢失，而大约只有13％ 屏幕在侧面未使用。 根据本发明的另一方面，观看者可以控制图像的缩放比例，使得丢失图像的百分比从零变为最大，例如对于4：3高宽比图像而言为25％，而16： 9宽高比屏幕。

公开(公告)号：US20040039861A1

公开(公告)日：2004-02-26

申请号：US10649096

申请日：2003-08-26

申请人： SONY Corporation & Sony Electronics, Inc.

发明人： Harold Aaron Ludtke

IPC分类号： G06F013/00

CPC分类号： G06F9/44521

摘要： A method of providing and enabling a dynamic and scaleable system architecture for a computer system is disclosed. The method is executed on a computer system having a processor, a computer readable memory, and an adapter for receiving a module that will add functionality to the computer system. The processor is coupled to the computer readable memory and to the adapter. The method is implemented on the computer system by storing program instructions on memory and executing them via the processor in conjunction with other components of the computer system. The method comprises several steps, starting with a first step of detecting the availability of a new function. Next, an input interface specification and an output interface specification for the new function is received by the computer system. In the next step, it is determined whether a first available function has an output interface specification that is compatible with the input interface specification for the new function, and whether a second available function has an input interface specification that is compatible with the output interface specification for the new function. The new function is then selectively enabled if the interface specifications are compatible.

公开(公告)号：US20030231205A1

公开(公告)日：2003-12-18

申请号：US10409297

申请日：2003-04-07

申请人： Sony Corporation/Sony Electronics, Inc.

发明人： Hisato Shima ,  Atsushi Suzuki ,  Takuya Nishimura

IPC分类号： G09G005/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/04817 ,  G06F3/14 ,  G09G5/391 ,  G09G2370/04 ,  H04N5/4403 ,  H04N5/44504 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N5/45 ,  H04N21/4312 ,  H04N21/4314 ,  H04N21/436 ,  H04N21/4438 ,  H04N21/4821

摘要： Methods for realizing advanced graphical user interface (GUI) in panel subunit. The present invention provides, in one embodiment, a button GUI element descriptor that defines a bitmap to be displayed when a button is out of focus and another bitmap to be displayed when the button is in focus. In another embodiment, the present invention provides a table GUI element descriptor that defines a table-like on screen display to be displayed on the contoller device. Another embodiment of the present invention provides a panel GUI element descriptor that includes a focused identifier attribute indicating a pre-determined element of the on-screen display as default focus. In this way, the target device would be able to control the default focus of the controller device when displaying an on-screen display. In yet another embodiment, the present invention provides a text GUI element descriptor that includes a font style attribute that dictates whether the text GUI element should be displayed as bold, underlined and/or reversed. By using these extended elements in panel subunit, more complicated and advanced GUI, such as an electronic programming guide (EPG) can be achieved.

公开(公告)号：US20040194132A1

公开(公告)日：2004-09-30

申请号：US10403825

申请日：2003-03-31

申请人： Sony Corporation/Sony Electronics Inc.

发明人： Toshiyuki Kawashima ,  Frank L. Medeiros JR.

IPC分类号： H04N007/173 ,  G06F013/00 ,  H04N005/445 ,  G06F003/00 ,  G09G005/02 ,  H04N011/00

CPC分类号： H04N21/43622 ,  H04N5/44513 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N21/4325 ,  H04N21/4402 ,  H04N21/485

摘要： A method and apparatus for optimizing picture quality of a video signal. The method includes displaying a user menu having a plurality of choices of video labels; receiving a choice of video label from the plurality via an input from a user; translating the video label into a label code; receiving at least a first video processing parameter from a look-up table corresponding to the label code; and configuring a video processor according to the first video processing parameter. The apparatus includes a microprocessor; a memory associated with the microprocessor, the memory for storing video parameters associated with video processing; a video input selector coupled to a plurality of video inputs, the video input selector also coupled to the microprocessor to receive a choice of video inputs therefrom; and a video processor connected to the microprocessor for receiving video parameters therefrom, the video processor also coupled to the video input selector to receive a video signal therefrom and to condition the video signal using the video parameters. The invention may be implemented in software, hardware, firmware, microcode, and other such media.

摘要翻译： 一种用于优化视频信号的图像质量的方法和装置。 该方法包括显示具有多个视频标签选择的用户菜单; 通过来自用户的输入从多个接收多个视频标签的选择; 将视频标签翻译成标签代码; 从与所述标签代码对应的查找表中接收至少第一视频处理参数; 以及根据第一视频处理参数配置视频处理器。 该装置包括微处理器; 与微处理器相关联的存储器，用于存储与视频处理相关联的视频参数的存储器; 耦合到多个视频输入的视频输入选择器，所述视频输入选择器还耦合到所述微处理器以从其接收视频输入的选择; 以及连接到微处理器以从其接收视频参数的视频处理器，视频处理器还耦合到视频输入选择器以从其接收视频信号，并使用视频参数来调节视频信号。 本发明可以在软件，硬件，固件，微代码和其他这样的媒体中实现。