333 results about "Media processor" patented technology

A media content manager residing at a user premises having a tuner coupled to at least one media source operable to selectively receive at least one media stream of at least one type of media content. The media content manager also including a media processor coupled to the tuner and operable to receive the at least one media stream and convert the media stream to a predetermined data format, the at least one media stream comprising metadata. Additionally, the media content manages has a media manager coupled to the media processor and operable to receive the at least one media stream in the predetermined data format and direct the media stream to a selected media player device coupled to the media processor. Furthermore, the media content manager includes a storage device coupled to the media manager and operable to receive and store the at least one media stream in the predetermined data format.

In embodiments, the present invention provides method and system for determining if an existing pass log may be reused. The method may include associating an existing pass log with an encoding profile. The method may further include computing with a processor a signature for the encoding profile and for a target encoding profile. The method may include comparing with the processor at least a portion of the two signatures and based on a result of the comparing, storing in a processor accessible memory at least one of an indication that the pass log file may be used in conjunction with the target encoding profile and an indication that the pass log file cannot be used in conjunction with the target encoding profile.

A media creation system enabling the automatic compilation file by combining a plurality of different media source files. A media processor automatically initiates a search of media files stored in the repository based on the received criteria data and the metadata associated with the file to produce a list of a plurality of different types of media files wherein each respective media files satisfies the criteria. Media processor automatically and randomly selects a first media file in a first data format from the list and at least one other media file in a second data format. A compiler produces a media compilation file for display including the first and the at least one second media file, the at least one second media file being displayed concurrently with the first media file.

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a media processor having a controller to record stereoscopic media content supplied by a multimedia system, receive from a communication device a request for the recorded stereoscopic media content, determine rendering capabilities of the communication device, generate transcoded content by transcoding the recorded stereoscopic media content according to the rendering capabilities of the communication device, and transmit to the communication device the transcoded content. Other embodiments are disclosed and contemplated.

A programmable processing engine and a method of operating the same is described, the processing engine including a customized processor, a flexible processor and a data store commonly sharable between the two processors. The customized processor normally executes a sequence of a plurality of pre-customized routines, usually for which it has been optimized. To provide some flexibility for design changes and optimizations, a controller for monitoring the customized processor during execution of routines is provided to select one of a set of pre-customized processing interruption points and for switching context from the customized processor to the flexible processor at the interruption point. The customized processor can then be switched off and the flexible processor carries out a modified routine. By using sharable a data store, the context switch can be chosen at a time when all relevant data is in the sharable data store. This means that the flexible processor can pick up the modified processing cleanly. After the modified processing the flexible processor writes back new data into the data store and the customized processor can continue processing either where it left off or may skip a certain number of cycles as instructed by the flexible processor, before beginning processing of the new data.

Personal multimedia devices can detect when an incoming video format is different from a native format and make a local decision to convert incoming video formats to a format native to the personal multimedia device. The personal multimedia device may include a media processor that comprises an MPEG decoder / encoder, graphics processors, and a video decoder / encoder. These components increase a frame rate of a received video signal when the frame rate of the received video signal is less than a frame rate of the native video format of the personal multimedia device and decrease the frame rate of the received video signal when the frame rate of the received video signal is greater than the native frame rate of the set-top box. The graphics processor scales a frame resolution of the frames in the received video signal to correspond to the native video format.

A direct memory access system consists of a direct memory access controller establishing a direct memory access data channel and including a first interface for coupling to a memory. A second interface is for coupling to a plurality of nodes. And a processor is coupled to the direct memory access controller and coupled to the second interface, wherein the processor configures the direct memory access data channel to transfer data between a programmably selectable respective one or more of the plurality of nodes and the memory. In some embodiments, the plurality of nodes are a digital signal processor memory and a host processor memory of a multi-media processor platform to be implemented in a wireless multi-media handheld telephone.

A content-provider entity provides content to media channels established in respect of a network communication session. The content-provider entity has a transport subsystem for establishing media channel connections to a session transport mechanism in accordance with channel type and connection details received by the entity. The content-provider entity also has a media subsystem providing a respective media handler of appropriate type for each media channel connection established by the transport subsystem. Each media handler is responsible for delivering media content of its associated type from a media source to the corresponding channel connection. A delivery controller of the media subsystem controls the selection and delivery of media content through the media handlers in dependence on context data supplied to the content-provider entity.

A business contact center for interfacing customers with a business is described. The business contact center includes a plurality of media handlers and a conference controller. Each of the plurality of media handlers includes a corresponding control link. Each of the plurality of media handlers is configurable via the corresponding control link to define a plurality of media services including at least one of; routing media between selected media endpoints, recording media from a selectable media source, and playing selectable media to a selected media endpoint. The conference controller is coupled with each of the plurality of media handlers via the corresponding control link. The conference controller is responsive to a customer contact to configure via the corresponding control link an available one of the plurality of media handlers to define selected ones of the media services, media sources and media endpoints for handling the customer contact.

A media processor for performing audio, video, and system layer tasks on a fully programmable single-chip integrated processor chip. The present invention performs video compression / decompression, audio compression / decompression, video input and output scaling, video input and output processing for enhancement, and system layer functions. The media processor is a single IC semiconductor chip that is coupled to one or more memory chips, audio front-end chip, and optional I / O interface chips. The media processor is compromised of the following integrated on a single IC semiconductor: Video processor with a SIMD vector engine, audio processor, stream processor, system (host) processor, and video scalers, LUTs and hardware blender.

A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining identified impressions that are detected from consumption data collected from a group of media processors where the identified impressions represent viewing of selected content and where the consumption data indicates channel tuning events at the group of media processors including changing of channels, applying a ridge regression analysis to the identified impressions to determine a predicted number of target impressions per advertisement slot, and generating a media plan based on a ratio of an advertisement slot cost to the predicted number of target impressions per advertisement slot. Other embodiments are disclosed.

A method for efficient and fast implementation of context-based adaptive binary arithmetic encoding in H.264 / AVC video encoders is disclosed. The H.264 / AVC video standard supports two entropy coding mechanisms. These include Context Adaptive Binary Arithmetic Coding (CABAC) and Context Adaptive Variable Length Coding (CAVLC). The entropy coding efficiency of CABAC exceeds that of CAVLC by a clear margin. The method further provides techniques that make the implementation of CABAC on digital signal processors (DSPs) and other processing devices significantly faster. In one aspect, the method increases decoupling between the binarization process and the arithmetic encoding process from bit level to single or multiple syntax element(s) level. The binarized data is provided to the arithmetic encoding engine in bulk, thereby significantly reducing the overhead due to procedure calls. In another aspect, a CABAC arithmetic encoding engine format is provided which decreases data writing overhead and better exploits parallelism in the encoding process. This aspect is particularly advantageous to, for example, very long instruction word (VLIW) DSPs and media processors. In yet another aspect, the method discloses efficient CABAC binarization schemes for syntax elements.

An integrated circuit for processing a media stream, including an RF input interface, an RF receiver unit configured for receiving an RF media stream from the RF input interface and extracting the media stream from the RF media stream, an input interface unit configured for receiving the media stream from a content source, a plurality of processing units, a switch, operatively connected to the RF receiver unit, to the input interface unit, and to each of the processing units, the switch configured to allow more than one of the operatively connected units to simultaneously receive the media stream, thereby allowing simultaneous processing of the media stream by the processing units, and an output interface, operatively connected to the switch, configured for outputting the simultaneously processed media stream. Related apparatus and methods are also described.

A direct memory access system consists of a direct memory access controller establishing a direct memory access data channel and including a first interface for coupling to a memory. A second interface is for coupling to a plurality of nodes. And a processor is coupled to the direct memory access controller and coupled to the second interface, wherein the processor configures the direct memory access data channel to transfer data between a programmably selectable respective one or more of the plurality of nodes and the memory. In some embodiments, the plurality of nodes are a digital signal processor memory and a host processor memory of a multi-media processor platform to be implemented in a wireless multi-media handheld telephone.

A system that incorporates the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device to perform operations including determining, a first playback latency of a streaming media signal at a first media processor and a second playback latency of the same signal at a second media processor. A coordinated time is determined according to a target latency not less than a greater of the first and second playback latencies. A first buffer, when adjusted by a first buffer value, causes an in-content reference to be encountered at the coordinated time during playback by the first media processor. Likewise, a second buffer, when adjusted by a second buffer value, causes the in-content reference to be encountered at the coordinated time during playback by the second media processor. The suitably adjusted buffers allow playback of the streaming media to be synchronized between the first and second media processors. Other embodiments are disclosed.

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a media processor having a controller to transmit to a media source a request to access media content of a personal television (TV) channel composed by a subscriber of a media communication system, transmit to the media source a communication identifier, and receive from the media source media content in the personal TV channel adapted according to the communication identifier. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining a content context of a first segment of content being presented by a media processor at a display to an audience, determining an expected audience reaction according to the content context of the first segment, receiving sensor data captured from a sensor device in proximity to the audience where the sensor data is indicative of a sensed audience reaction to the first segment of the content, comparing the sensed audience reaction with the expected audience reaction to determine a level of interest in the first segment, and adjusting a second segment of the content according to the level of interest to generate an adjusted second segment displayable at the display. Other embodiments are disclosed.

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a portable wireless High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) accessory for a wireless communication system, including: an HDMI processor which receives an audio / video encrypted signal and sends out an audio / video stream; a wireless HDMI module which receives the audio / video stream from the HDMI processor and transmits the audio / video stream wirelessly; a housing assembly for carrying the HDMI processor and the wireless HDMI module; and a coupling member which is operative to be coupled to a media processor via a port. Other embodiments are disclosed.

The invention relates to a video auto-focusing system based on an embedded media processor. The system comprises a video collection module, an image acquisition and processing module, a focusing search module and a focusing execution module, wherein the acquisition and processing module is used to perform noise processing to the obtained original video image data and extract Y-component in the data, wherein the induction area selection algorithm based on region segmentation is adopted to extract focus area, the Tenengrad function based on Sobel gradient operator is adopted to calculate definition; the focusing search module is used to determine the moving direction of the camera lens and calculate the required step length (mov_step = step*level) of the lens; the position corresponding to the maximum definition value is used as focus position; and the focusing execution module is used to transmit control signals to a stepping motor used for driving the lens so as to adjust the position of the lens, according to the determined moving direction and step length of the lens in the focusing search module. By using the video auto-focusing system, the focusing accuracy and stability can be effectively increased, and the smoothness is improved.

A method and an apparatus for determining a dependency relationship between graphics commands based on availability of graphics hardware resources to perform graphics processing operations according to the dependency relationship are described. The graphics commands may be received from graphics APIs (application programming interfaces) for rendering a graphics object. A graphics driver may transmit a portion or all of the received graphics commands to a graphics processing unit (GPU) or a media processor based on the determined dependency relationship between the graphics commands.

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a server including a controller to receive audio signals and content identification information from a media processor, generate text representing a voice message based on the audio signals, determine an identity of media content based on the content identification information, generate an enhanced message having text and additional content where the additional content is obtained by the controller based on the identity of the media content, and transmit the enhanced message to the media processor for presentation on the display device, where the enhanced message is accessible by one or more communication devices that are associated with a social network and remote from the media processor. Other embodiments are disclosed.

A method and system of regulating the computation load of an MPEG decoder in a video processing system are provided. The video processing system processes the header information of a compressed video data stream including a plurality of macroblocks with a motion vector associated therewith. Then, the computation load of each functional block of the MPEG decoder is adjusted according to predetermined criteria; thus, substantial computational overhead is desirably avoided.

A system that incorporates the subject disclosure may perform, for example, operations including identifying a presentation of a first media item. From sensing data, a behavior of an audience member and a characteristic of an environment in a vicinity of the audience member are determined. A tuning status is monitored by which the media processor remains tuned to a first media item or tunes away to a second media item. A first correlation value is determined between the characteristic of the first audience member and subject matter of the first media item, and a second correlation value is determined between the characteristic of the first audience member and the characteristic of the environment. Responsive to the second correlation value exceeding the first, a determination is made that the environment, not the subject matter being presented in the first media item, is responsible for the tuning status. Other embodiments are disclosed.

On demand apparatus for use in a printer, printer module, stand-alone media converter, or other media processor includes a print device and a converting system. The print device receives a series of labels, tickets, tags, cards or other media samples and responds to a set of form and content print instructions which direct the print device regarding what and where to print on selected media samples. The converting system includes an applicator which receives the series of media samples from the print device and a series of value-adding elements. The applicator responds to a set of application instructions which direct the applicator to apply a value-adding element to selected media samples. A corresponding method is disclosed.

The present application is directed towards systems and methods for providing video conference services via a single device installed as an Ethernet adapter on a computing device. A device, based around a standard form factor such as a PCI card, with a CPU, operating system, and memory may be installed in a server or other computing device and utilize power from the computing device while operating independently. The device may comprise an audio / video media processor for mixing a plurality of video streams to generate one or more mixed video streams, which may be provided to video conference participants. In some embodiments, the device may select a mixing format or arrangement for the mixed video streams based on the number of participants or identified roles of one or more participants.

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a media processor can have a controller to transmit to a media source a request to access media content of a personal television (TV) channel composed by a subscriber of a media communication system according to one or more graphical user interface (GUI) templates that define a plurality of segments of a presentation area of the personal TV channel and one or more modules that arrange media content of the subscriber in the plurality of segments of a select one of the plurality of GUI templates. Other embodiments are disclosed.

A system that provides rapid detection of modifications to content on a removable storage device. The system includes a removable storage device having a code for indicating that modifications were made to the content on the removable storage device. The system also includes a media processor for reading the code of the removable storage device, comparing the code to a previously stored code in a memory, and mounting a pre-established file system database structure for the removable storage device when the value of the code of the removable storage device equals the value of the previously stored code. More specifically, following power-on, or insertion of the removable storage device into the processing device, the processing device compares the one or more codes read from the removable storage device to the last stored value of the one or more codes in the processing device to determine if the contents of the removable storage device were changed since it was last used by the processing device. If the one or more code values have not changed, the processing device instantly mounts the file system of the removable storage device by using the last cached version of the file system saved in its own internal non-volatile memory or in the removable storage device itself.

A system, method, apparatus, means, and computer program code for selecting a media processor to host a conference is provided. According to some embodiments, a multipoint controller may control or be associated with a plurality of media processors. Different media processors may be implemented in software and operating on different hardware platforms. When a request for a media processor is indicated or received and the multipoint controller needs to select or allocate a media processors to host the conference, the multipoint controller may select one of the media processors to support the new conference based on the media processor's ability to support more additional participants than the other media processors in the plurality of media processors. In some embodiments, the determination of a media processor's ability to support additional participants may be based on the media processor's current number of supported participants in conferences and the media processor's current CPU utilization percentage.

A system, process and computer-readable media that incorporate teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, an interactive application delivering captions of an audio signal, such as a voicemail message or audio received concurrently during a telephone conversation. The application can be a television application, for example, receiving at a media processor associated with equipment of a first party, a textual interpretation of an audio signal of a second party, for example, during an active telephone call between the first party and the second party. A graphical image of the textual interpretation of the audio signal is rendered at the media processor and presented to a display device, such as a television display. Other embodiments are disclosed.