67 results about "Character generator" patented technology

An integrated, fully automated video production system provides a video director with total control over all of the video production devices used to produce and broadcast a show. Such devices include, but are not limited to, cameras, robotic pan / tilt heads, video tape players and recorders (VTRs), video servers and virtual recorders, character generators, still stores, digital video disk players (DVDs), audio mixers, digital video effects (DVE), video switchers, and teleprompting systems. The video production system provides an automation capability that allows the video director to pre-produce a show, review the show in advance of “air time,” and then, with a touch of a button, produce the live show. In one embodiment, the invention provides a video production system having a processing unit in communication with one or more of the video production devices. The processing unit also records the show or elements from the show following its production. The show or elements can be recalled for subsequent broadcasts. An Internet interface supports live or on-demand requests for content from the video production. In an embodiment, an online user selects specific. elements and reorganizes the elements to personalize a broadcast. The processing unit receives and executes the online request to continuously stream or download the content to the user. In an embodiment, various supporting features enhance and extend the content of the video production, such as real time polling, hyperlinks to related web sites, video captions, and the like.

A character generator and its method are suitably applied to such a video title generator for adding title images to a video program. Specifically, the character generator according to the present invention analyzes the form of characters inputted by an operator through a keyboard, and generates a polygon model matching the inputted characters so that the inputted characters look a three-dimensional image. The generated polygon model is subjected to rendering processing and displayed on a computer display. The polygon model displayed on the display can be changed in real time by using three-dimensional parameter and so on, for a shadow or perspective, which is set by the operator on the GUI screen. Thereby, the three-dimensional character generated by transforming the inputted character into the three-dimensional form can be generated with simple constructions and operations and in real time.

Triggers for interactive television display are incorporated into a video stream in coordination with graphics associated with the triggers. Graphic sources such as channels (16, 18) of a character generator (21) supply graphics associated with the triggers to graphic signal inputs (26, 28) of a switch. When a channel supplies a graphic, a message denoting the associated trigger and associating the trigger with the channel is forwarded to a gateway computer (60). The gateway computer monitors connections between graphic signal inputs (26, 28) and the video output (32) of the switch, and forwards triggers associated with a particular channel to an inserter (40) only if such channel is connected to output (32).

A method and apparatus for generating a group of non-repetitive, difficult-to-guess character sets is disclosed. The method includes (a) generating a request for a character set by a client of a character-generating server, (b) sending the request to the character-generating server, (c) generating a pseudo random number required by the character generator; (d) sending the pseudo random number to the character generator; (e) generating a character for the character set by the character generator, (f) sending the character set along with a related key to the client; (g) sending the character set along with the related key to a target server, (h) sending related key to the character-generating server by the target server; (i) re-creating the character set from the related key by the target server; and (j) sending the character set along with the related key to the target server.

An integrated, fully automated video production system that provides a video director with total control over all of the video production devices used in producing a show. Such devices include, but are not limited to, cameras, robotic pan / tilt heads, video tape players and recorders (VTRs), video servers and virtual recorders, character generators, still stores, digital video disk players (DVDs), audio mixers, digital video effects (DVE), video switchers, and teleprompting systems. The video production system provides an automation capability that allows the video director to pre-produce a show, review the show in advance of “air time,” and then, with a touch of a button, produce the live show. In one embodiment, the invention provides a video production system having a processing unit in communication with one or more of the video production devices mentioned above. The processing unit displays on a monitor graphical controls for controlling the variety of video production devices that it is in communication with. A video director uses a keyboard and mouse that are interfaced with the processing unit to activate the graphical controls, and thereby remotely control the video production devices from one location. The processing unit also enables the video director to automate the production of a show. According to one embodiment, the video director pre-produces the show, defines a set of video production commands or instructions (hereafter “transition macro”) to be executed by the processing unit, and then, by activating a control button displayed by the processing unit, the video director instructs the processing unit to execute the transition macro. Each video production command in a transition macro directs the processing unit to transmit in series and / or parallel one or more control commands to one or more of the video production devices when required.

A digital camera as one example of an imaging device includes an image sensor, and by utilizing this, an optical image of an object scene is repeatedly captured. A partial object scene image belonging to a zoom area of the object scene image produced by the image sensor is subjected to zoom processing by a zooming circuit, and the obtained zoomed object image is displayed on a monitor screen of an LCD by an LCD driver. A CPU detects a facial image from the produced object scene image through a face detecting circuit, calculates the position of the detected facial image with respect to the zoom area, and displays the position information indicating the calculated position on a mini-screen within the monitor screen by controlling a character generator and the LCD driver.

Triggers for interactive television display are incorporated into a video stream in coordination with graphics associated with the triggers. Graphic sources such as channels (16,18) of a character generator (21) supply graphics associated with the triggers to graphic signal inputs (26,28) of a switch. When a channel supplies a graphic, a message denoting the associated trigger and associating the trigger with the channel is forwarded to a gateway computer (60). The gateway computer monitors connections between graphic signal inputs (26,28) and the video output (32) of the switch, and forwards triggers associated with a particular channel to an inserter (40) only if such channel is connected to output (32).

A terminal apparatus for use in a cable television system which provides a plurality of channels capable of being tuned for display at a television receiver is provided. The apparatus includes a memory for storing data for generating a plurality of predetermined character screens and for storing deauthorization data, a character generator for generating character screens from the stored character screen data at the television receiver, a deauthorization mechanism responsive to the deauthorization data in the memory for deauthoring selected ones of the plurality of channels, and a controller for controlling the memory and the character generator, and for composing at least one predetermined character screen for display at the television receiver in accordance with the deauthorization of a channel by the deauthorization mechanism.

An image processing apparatus for reproducing a recorded digital data stream can detect a time information or emergency news object contained in the recorded digital data stream, and inhibit display of the time information or emergency news which is insignificant in reproducing the recorded image. Alternatively, the image processing apparatus displays the object by an icon or the like. Alternatively, the image processing apparatus generates time information by a character generator on the basis of measured time information, replaces time information included in the recorded digital data by the time information generated by the character generator, and reproduces and displays the replaced time information.

An apparatus and method for performing a bring-up simulation to bring up a character are provided. In the apparatus, a sensor measures at least one of an ambient temperature of the mobile terminal, a remaining battery power of the mobile terminal and an amount of vibrations of the mobile terminal, a controller compares the measured value received from the sensor with a predetermined threshold, calculates bonus points and penalty points according to the measured value, and controls the state of a character according to the calculated bonus and penalty points, character generator sets or updates the state of the character according to internal conditions of the mobile terminal, external conditions of the mobile terminal and user interaction with the character via the mobile terminal corresponding to a control signal received from the controller, and a display for displaying the character in accordance with the state and growth stage of the character.

A method is provided of conducting an interaction between a first entity and a second entity. A Universal ID system includes a front end with a transmitter, a receiver coupled to the transmitter and at least one passive filter coupled to the transmitter. The front-end is coupled to at least one of a back-end or a cloud system. Each of the back-end and the cloud system includes: storage; server; a Universal ID character generator device that generates portions of the Universal ID. In response to an interaction between the first entity and a second entity he transmitter transmits a signal for all or a portion of a first entity Universal ID that includes non-permanent IDs and permanent IDs. The Universal ID includes and / or is layered with biometric identifiers of the first entity. The signal includes a plurality of authentications with identifiers. Each of an authentication associated with a different second entity. The first party Universal ID is used with a plurality of electronic devices that each have a different first entity authentication from the Universal ID with each of a different electronic device requiring a first entity authentication to gain access to each of an electronic device of the plurality of electronic devices. The signal provides an authentication of the Universal ID to a second entity and is done passivity where the first entity takes no action for the first entity Universal ID signal to be emitted, and for an interaction to be sensed and acted on by an action, in response to the interaction the second entity creates an action that causes a physical change in a hardware component of a second entity electronic device.

The present invention provides a digital camera (10) which includes an image sensor (12), and by utilizing this, an optical image of an object scene is repeatedly captured. A partial object scene image belonging to a zoom area (E) of the object scene image produced by the image sensor (12) is subjected to zoom processing by a zooming circuit (16), and the obtained zoomed object image is displayed on a monitor screen of an LCD (36) by an LCD driver (34). A CPU (20) detects a facial image (S7, S29) from the produced object scene image through a face detecting circuit (22), and displays the position information indicating the calculated position of the detected facial image with respect to the zoom area (E) on a mini-screen (MS1) within the monitor screen (36s) by controlling a character generator (28) and the LCD driver (34). Hereby, the facial image can be stably transmitted to the zoom area.

The invention provides an ancient Yi nationality text character restoration method of a double discriminator GAN, and the method comprises the steps: constructing a DCGAN network model composed of a Yi nationality text character generator and a Yi nationality text character discriminator, adding a screening discriminator on the basis of the network model, and forming a double discriminator GAN model; through the double discriminator GAN model, acquiring probability distribution of a Yi Yi Yi character image from a multi-source related handwritten Yi Yi Yi, predicting a to-be-restored Yi Yi Yicharacter image through the obtained probability distribution, and completing Yi Yi character restoration according to the predicted image. According to the double discriminator GAN, on the basis of adeep convolutional generative adversarial network, a Yi Yi text screening discriminator is added. Iterative optimization is conducted on a Yi Yi text character generation model through training in two stages and therefore a complete image of a Yi Yi text to be repaired is obtained, and the efficiency of repairing the Yi Yi text characters can be effectively improved.

A method and apparatus for enlarging an output display includes a message hook application capable of receiving a magnification event indicator, wherein the magnification event indicator includes a magnification factor. The method and apparatus further includes a character generator coupled to the message hook application wherein the character generator receives a text call from the message hook application. The character generator thereupon generates a magnified character set including a plurality of characters enlarged by the magnification factor. A display driver is coupled to the message hook application and the character generator, wherein the display driver receives the character set at the magnified font size and caches the character set. A direct draw surface is coupled to the display driver such that the direct draw surface receive one or more of the characters enlarged by the magnification factor.

A character generator is formed by a microcomputer and has a structure in which character structure information including radical structure information representing a kind and a position / size of a radical of kanji or like characters and each stroke information other than the radical is stored for each character code and for each typeface in a ROM. Each stroke information of the radical based on the radical structure information is stored for each typeface in the ROM. and contour information corresponding to the stroke information is stored for each typeface in the ROM. A CPU sequentially reads and positions the stroke information such as the radical corresponding to the typeface, and assigns the contour information to generate a character pattern. Consequently, a data capacity can be reduced to generate, according to the kind of the typeface, a character pattern of high quality which takes a stroke shape of the radical and a balance thereof into consideration.

The invention relates to a plant remote-control meridian, wherein it comprises remove control excite controller and excite terminal; the controller comprises excite wave shape character generator, interface circuit, wireless data emitter, wireless data receiver, control circuit, and analogue wave shape generator; the excite wave shape character generator via interface circuit is connected to the wireless data emitter; the wireless data receiver via control circuit is connected to the analogue wave shape generator; the output of analogue wave shape generator via wire is connected to the excite terminal; the excite terminal is conductor. The invention can remotely control the excitation of electric needle, without approaching object, while it can adjust the wave shape and strength, to generate excite signal with multi frequencies and multi amplitudes, and record and represent present wave shape.

A method and apparatus for enlarging an output display includes a message hook application capable of receiving a magnification event indicator, wherein the magnification event indicator includes a magnification factor. The method and apparatus further includes a character generator coupled to the message hook application wherein the character generator receives a text call from the message hook application. The character generator thereupon generates a magnified character set including a plurality of characters enlarged by the magnification factor. A display driver is coupled to the message hook application and the character generator, wherein the display driver receives the character set at the magnified font size and caches the character set. A direct draw surface is coupled to the display driver such that the direct draw surface receive one or more of the characters enlarged by the magnification factor.

A digital camera includes an inclination sensor for detecting an inclination in a rotating direction around an optical axis. When a shutter button is half-depressed, a character signal corresponding to a detection result of the inclination sensor is generated by a character generator, and a character based on the character signal is displayed on a monitor. When the shutter button is full-depressed, an image photographed in response to the full depressing and detection result information of the inclination sensor at a time of the full depressing are recorded onto a memory card. An image reproduced from the memory card is displayed in a manner corresponding to the detection result information relating to the image.

The invention relates to the technical field of a virtual studio system, and particularly relates to an intelligent virtual studio system. The intelligent virtual studio system comprises an SDI video switching device, an image matting and synthesizing device, a nonlinear server, an SDI monitor, a streaming media server, a storage array, a central processing unit, a time delay unit, a camera tracking system, a virtual camera control device, a graphic computer, a background video, a premonitor, a character generator, an internet and a user television. According to the intelligent virtual studio system disclosed by the invention, shooting and image pickup are carried out by utilizing a foreground camera and a camera; after the SDI video switching device and the central processing unit carry out processing, sound effect rendering is carried out by the time delay unit; the virtual camera control device further carries out processing on an obtained image; after the graphic computer carries out graphic arrangement, the image is overlapped with various sceneries together by the image matting and synthesizing device so as to form a miraculous artistic effect; the storage array is used for storing video data; and the streaming media server is matched with the internet to implement remote viewing on a virtual studio. The intelligent virtual studio system disclosed by the invention is simple in structure, implements intelligent control, is higher in user experience, and has great creativity.

A phase-coupled clock signal generator comprises a start-stop oscillator (1) to which a control signal is applied. The clock frequency is dependent on an adjusting value (F). For adjusting and monitoring the clock frequency, the clock signal generator is provided with a counter (2). This counter counts the number of received clock pulses during a predetermined period and generates a corresponding counting value (C). A control circuit (3) compares the counting value (C) with a reference value and adapts the adjusting value (F). Such a clock signal generator is suitable for On Screen Display applications in a television receiver.

This invention discloses a fix point divider, which comprises character generator, absolute generator, judger, difference generator and product generator. This invention also discloses one method of the fix point computation, which comprises the following steps: getting divider and divided absolute value to get product character for memory according to divider and divided; judging whether the divided value is larger or equal to divider absolute; if yes, then computing divided value highest valid bit and that of divider to get the different; getting the divided and divider product according to product bit, absolute value, otherwise output as zero.

The invention provides a method for drawing a time-sharing tendency chart and a character generator, solving the problem that the conventional drawing method cannot meet the requirement on instantaneity. The method comprises the following steps: sampling discrete data by using the character generator; carrying out curve fitting on the sampled data by utilizing the character generator so as to draw the time-sharing tendency chart; and replacing a preset template primitive by the drawn time-sharing tendency chart so as to generate a graphic play primitive. The drawing completed by the character generator can be played together with subtitle, so the real time property of using the character generator to draw the chart is higher than that of computer drawing. Furthermore, for the graph drawn by the character generator, the definition of the graph displayed on a television picture is higher than that of the computer drawing.

Provided is an on-screen display apparatus capable of increasing the kinds of displayable characters without increasing video RAM areas. The on-screen display apparatus includes: a character generator ROM 400 having n (n is an integer of 3 or over) sets of areas; a flag storage section 600 for outputting an area designation flag for designating a desired number of desired areas among the n-sets of the areas of the character generator ROM 400; a display character setting section 100 for writing a desired character code to a prescribed address on a video RAM 200; and a display control section 300 for reading the character code from the video RAM 200, reading font data corresponding to the read character code from an area denoted from an area designation flag outputted from the flat storage section 600 among the areas of the character generator ROM 400, and using the font data to output an on-screen output signal.

CPU writes display character codes corresponding to a liquid crystal display position to display RAM to cause any desired character to be read from character generator ROM and to be displayed. There are provided a scroll display line designation register for designating a desired display line to be scrolled and a scroll dot quantity register for designating the scroll quantity in pixels. A scroll register supplies, to a segment shift register, character data which is delayed by the designated number of dots with respect to the character data on the designated display line and causes the display line to be displayed.

The invention relates to a character generator with the financial data caption making and playing function, in particular to a caption display system and method capable of achieving the financial data caption making and playing function. The system comprises a client, a server and a caption playing unit. Due to the arrangement of the system, a user can fully take part in caption making and correcting work through the Internet, rich caption elements on the Internet can be flexibly called so that the financial data caption making and playing function can be achieved, and a large amount of similar caption work is prevented from being repeatedly carried out.

An improved format is disclosed for storing a randomized data block in a storage device. The data block format includes a data field, an identifier (ID) field for storing an identifier that identifies data stored in the data field, and a randomizer seed field for storing a randomizer seed. An error check character generator generates an ID field error check character utilizing said identifier. The randomizer seed includes the ID field error check character.

The invention discloses a synchronous manufacturing method and a synchronous manufacturing system of character generator timing materials, mainly relating to the field of broadcast television programming and broadcasting. The method comprises the following steps that: 1) a broadcast control system generates a program list file; 2) the broadcast control system extracts an attribute list of general materials in the program list file, and generates a material timing program list according to a timing material list; 3) the broadcast control system carries out format packaging on the material timing program list file according to a protocol format, and the broadcast control system transmits the packaged material timing program list to a character generator; and the character generator receives the material timing program list; 4) the character generator analyzes the file according to the protocol format so as to restore the material timing program list file; and 5) the character generator generates a subtitle file according to the material timing program list file; and the system comprises a broadcast control unit, a material attribute program list generating unit, a protocol packaging unit, a protocol analyzing unit and a character generator unit. Therefore, the material generality attribute of the program list file in the broadcast control system is extracted; a common timing subtitle is endowed according to the requirements on a material attribute subtitle; and moreover a uniform material timing list is generated so as to generate the subtitle file, so that the uniform subtitle editing process on materials of same attribute is solved; and the subtitle files of such kind are generated and processed uniformly.

The invention relates to a synchronous advertising and promotion video broadcasting system of a stadium guardrail screen. The synchronous advertising and promotion video broadcasting system comprises an editing unit, an audio / video control unit and a display unit, wherein wireless connection modules are arranged on the editing unit, the audio / video control unit and the display unit. The editing unit comprises an editing machine and a broadcasting machine in wireless connection with the editing machine. The audio / video control unit comprises a video cassette recorder, a DVD player, a stadium broadcaster, a video player, a receiver, a character generator, an audio / video control console, a counter, a score indicator and a recorder, wherein the recorder is provided with a finale alarm apparatus. The display unit comprises multiple display PC and multiple video windows corresponding to the display PC in a one-to-one mode. The synchronous advertising and promotion video broadcasting system is simple in structure and lower in operation and maintenance cost.