506 results about "Multi stream" patented technology

In a closed-loop wireless communication system, a codebook-based feedback mechanism is provided to enable non-unitary precoding for multi-stream transmission, where in each stream is optimized with suitable transmission power allocation and AMC. The codebook-based feedback mechanism uses a precoding codebook having a power allocation matrix which is constrained to specify that beamforming always applies full power to a predetermined beam. With this constraint, a one-bit power allocation feedback index may be used to switch between beamforming and spatial multiplexing.

A multi-user MIMO downlink beamforming system with limited feedback (200) is provided to enable preceding for multi-stream transmission, where a channel codeword (ui) and one or more channel quality indicator values (CQIA, CQIB) are computed at the user equipment (201.i) on the basis of maximizing a predetermined SINR performance metric (ρi) which estimates the receive signal-to-noise-ratio (SINR) at the user equipment (201.i). The computed codeword (ui) and CQI values (or differential values related thereto) are quantized and fed back to help the base station (210) which applies a correction to the appropriate CQI value in the course of designing the transmit beamforming vectors w and determining the appropriate modulation and coding level to be used for downlink data transmission.

Systems and methods for selecting reception of video streams in an adaptive fashion, for example, from a multi-stream video source. In one implementation, reception of the video streams may be dynamically switched such that optimal bandwidth is selected in adaptive fashion using a set of video parameters, such as the size or dimensions of the viewing window, and / or a set of system and network parameters, to ascertain the optimal stream selection.

An interleaving method and apparatus is disclosed for an in-band on-channel (IBOC) digital audio broadcasting (DAB) system. The disclosed interleaver method and apparatus utilize a convolutional interleaver having a row size equal to one OFDM symbol and a time span of arbitrary size. A structured memory block is utilized in the de-interleaver at the receiver having a row size of one OFDM symbol (the number of active sub-carriers in the applicable sub-band of the IBOC system). The self-synchronizing nature of the present invention permits a receiver in an OFDM-based IBOC system to sort the scrambled blocks and descramble the received symbols according to its own frame count, without regard to the frame count of the transmitter. The disclosed interleaver method and apparatus does not require interleaver synchronization between the transmitter and receiver. In one implementation, separate convolutional encoders and convolutional interleavers are applied to each sub-band in a multi-stream structure to provide independent error spreading for each sub-band.

Update data to a non-volatile memory may be recorded in at least two interleaving streams such as either into an update block or a scratch pad block depending on a predetermined condition. The scratch pad block is used to buffered update data that are ultimately destined for the update block. Synchronization information about the order recording of updates among the streams is saved with at least one of the streams. This will allow the most recently written version of data that may exist on multiple memory blocks to be identified. In one embodiment, the synchronization information is saved in a first block and is a write pointer that points to the next recording location in a second block. In another embodiment, the synchronization information is a time stamp.

An end station for a videoconference / multimedia conference is disclosed, where the end station requests, receives and displays multiple video streams. Call control messages request video streams with specified video policies. A static policy specifies a constant source video stream, e.g., a participant. A dynamic policy dynamically maps various source streams to a requested stream and shows, for example, the current speaker, or a round robin of participants. A network access device, e.g., a media switch or a video composition system, mediates between the multi-stream end station and the core conference system. Multi-stream endpoints need not handle the complexity of directly receiving video according to a potentially wide variety of call control protocols, formats, and bit-rates. Multi-stream endpoints decentralize compositing video streams, which increases functional flexibility and reduces the need for centralized equipment.

In a memory that is programmable page by page and each page having multiple sectors that are once-programmable, even if successive writes are sequential, the data recorded to an update block may be fragmented and non-sequential. Instead of recording update data to an update block, the data is being recorded in at least two interleaving streams. When a full page of data is available, it is recorded to the update block. Otherwise, it is temporarily recorded to the scratch pad block until a full page of data becomes available to be transferred to the update block. Preferably, a pipeline operation allows the recording to the update block to be set up as soon as the host write command indicates a full page could be written. If the actual write data is incomplete due to interruptions, the setup will be canceled and recording is made to the scratch pad block instead.

A method for communication includes providing an item of media content for streaming in a plurality of versions having different, respective bit rates. The media content is streamed from a server to a client by transmitting a first version of the item over a network at a first bit rate from the server to the client via a server buffer associated with the server and monitoring a fill level of the server buffer while streaming the media content. The server switches to transmitting a second version of the item at a second bit rate, different from the first bit rate, to the client in response to a change in the fill level of the server buffer.

In a closed-loop wireless communication system, a codebook-based feedback mechanism is provided to enable non-unitary precoding for multi-stream transmission, where in each stream is optimized with suitable transmission power allocation and AMC. The codebook-based feedback mechanism uses a precoding codebook having a power allocation matrix which is constrained to specify that beamforming always applies full power to a predetermined beam. With this constraint, a one-bit power allocation feedback index may be used to switch between beamforming and spatial multiplexing.

A system for multi-stream security processing and distributing digital media streams includes a headend, a network, and at least one receiver. The headend is generally configured to generate encrypted digital media streams. The network may be coupled to the headend and configured to receive the encrypted digital media streams. The at least one receiver may be coupled to the network and configured to receive the encrypted digital media streams and present a decrypted version of the encrypted digital media streams. At least one of the headend and the at least one receiver include a security processor that may be configured to provide at least one of simultaneous multiple encryption and simultaneous multiple decryption processing of the digital media streams.

The underlying invention generally relates to the field of mobile computing in a networking environment with distributed multimedia applications and technologies. More specifically, it is directed to the concept of the End-to-End Negotiation Protocol (E2ENP) phases, which enable a pre-negotiation (802, 804, 805), fast negotiation (806) and a fast, dynamic renegotiation (808) of the end-to-end quality and capabilities for telecommunication sessions (102), for multiple configurations of two or a multiplicity of end peers and / or intermediate components in a consistent, reliable, and incremental way by enabling the mobile users' applications to efficiently and timely react to QoS violations. In this context, the invention proposes a model for defining user profiles and terminal capability information in such a way that hierarchical QoS contract specifications (1108), e.g. compelling correlations (804) across different sets of QoS contracts (1108) for related media streams (206), can be enforced and used for deriving negotiable information. As a reference implementation of this concept, this invention proposes a novel usage of the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP, 910) standardized by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) in conjunction with extensions of the Session Description Protocol Next Generation (SDPng, 912) specification based on the Extensible Markup Language (XML) in order to implement concepts of the End-to-End QoS Negotiation Protocol (E2ENP, 908).

The present invention relates to a merging network for multiple data streams comprising a pipelined butterfly network. The pipelined butterfly network comprises an input network for receiving a plurality of data streams of mutually constant widths, each data stream having logically related data bits carried on contiguous signal lines, a butterfly network containing suitably interconnected register and multiplexer means for rearranging the received data streams into a time-multiplexed constant-width output data stream, the output data stream having a width equal to or greater than the sum of the widths of the input data streams, and an output network for providing the output data stream interleaved to an output bus.

The invention is a process and device for exchanging heat energy between three or more streams in a microchannel heat exchanger which can be integrated with a microchannel reactor to form an integrated microchannel processing unit. The invention enables the combining of a plurality of integrated microchannel devices to provide the benefits of large-scale operation. In particular, the microchannel heat exchanger of the present invention enables flexible heat transfer between multiple streams and total heat transfer rates of about 1 Watt or more per core unit volume expressed as W / cc.

Robust microfluidic mixing devices mix multiple fluid streams passively, without the use of moving parts. In one embodiment, these devices contain microfluidic channels that are formed in various layers of a three-dimensional structure. Mixing may be accomplished with various manipulations of fluid flow paths and / or contacts between fluid streams. In various embodiments, structures such as channel overlaps, slits, converging / diverging regions, turns, and / or apertures may be designed into a mixing device. Mixing devices may be rapidly constructed and prototyped using a stencil construction method in which channels are cut through the entire thickness of a material layer, although other construction methods including surface micromachining techniques may be used.

Aspects of a high reliability system for transporting information across a network via a TCP tunnel are presented. The TCP tunnel may include a plurality of TCP connections that may be logically associated with a single TCP tunnel. At least a portion of the plurality of TCP connections may be associated with each of a plurality of different network interfaces. In a fault tolerant system, at least a current portion of a plurality of messages communicated via an RDMA connection may be transported by a current TCP connection associated with a current network interface located at a current RNIC. In the event of a subsequent failure in the current TCP connection a subsequent portion of the plurality of messages may be communicated via a subsequent TCP connection associated with a different network interface. The different network interface may be located at the current RNIC or at a subsequent RNIC.

Provided are an apparatus for receiving cable broadcasting programs and a multiplexer and a de-multiplexer thereof for reducing data amount processed in a Cable CARD and for correcting synchronization of descrambled data stream. The apparatus includes: a multiplexing unit for filtering a broadcasting stream to select only programs selected by a viewer and multiplexing the selected programs; a conditional-access processing unit for receiving the multiplexed streams and processing the multiplexed streams for conditional access (descrambling); and a de-multiplexing unit for de-multiplexing the multi stream from the conditional-access processing unit and correcting a program clock reference (PCR).

An end station for a videoconference / multimedia conference is disclosed, where the end station requests, receives and displays multiple video streams. Call control messages request video streams with specified video policies. A static policy specifies a constant source video stream, e.g., a participant. A dynamic policy dynamically maps various source streams to a requested stream and shows, for example, the current speaker, or a round robin of participants. A network access device, e.g., a media switch or a video composition system, mediates between the multi-stream end station and the core conference system. Multi-stream endpoints need not handle the complexity of directly receiving video according to a potentially wide variety of call control protocols, formats, and bit-rates. Multi-stream endpoints decentralize compositing video streams, which increases functional flexibility and reduces the need for centralized equipment.

Aspects of a system for transporting information via a communications system may include a processor that enables establishing, from a local remote direct memory access (RDMA) enabled network interface card (RNIC), one or more communication channels, based on the transmission control protocol (TCP), between the local RNIC and at least one remote RNIC via at least one network. The processor may enable establishing at least one RDMA connection between one of a plurality of local RDMA endpoints and at least one remote RDMA endpoint utilizing the one or more communication channels. The processor may further enable communicating messages via the established RDMA connections between one of the plurality of local RDMA endpoints and at least one remote RDMA endpoint independent of whether the messages are in-sequence or out-of-sequence.

Accesses to logical pages of memory are monitored. Each logical page corresponds to a logical memory address and the accesses defining an access pattern. The logical memory addresses are logged in ordered pairs of consecutive logical pages in the access pattern. Upon receipt of a request to write data to a given logical page, a given ordered pair of consecutive logical pages containing the logical memory address of the given logical page as a first logical memory address in the ordered pair of logical memory addresses associated with that consecutive pair is obtained. A first physical memory address mapping to the first logical memory address is identified, and a second logical memory address from that identified consecutive pair. A second physical memory address mapping to the second logical memory address is identified, and the data and the second physical memory address are written to the first physical memory address.

A method for efficiently transmitting several multimedia streams to one or more multimedia receivers is disclosed comprising: defining a minimum acceptable time for rendering a multimedia stream to a user when the user selects a particular stream; defining a packet size for packets containing data for each multimedia stream, the packet size defined based on one or more performance characteristics of mass storage devices on the one or more multimedia receivers; concurrently transmitting the packets for each multimedia stream to the one or more multimedia receivers; continually storing the multimedia streams on the mass storage devices; and playing back the multimedia content from the mass storage devices responsive to a user tuning to a particular multimedia stream when a delay greater than the minimum acceptable time would otherwise result waiting for a next packet containing data for the particular multimedia stream to arrive.

Robust microfluidic mixing devices mix multiple fluid streams passively, without the use of moving parts. In one embodiment, these devices contain microfluidic channels that are formed in various layers of a three-dimensional structure. Mixing may be accomplished with various manipulations of fluid flow paths and / or contacts between fluid streams. In various embodiments, structures such as channel overlaps, slits, converging / diverging regions, turns, and / or apertures may be designed into a mixing device. Mixing devices may be rapidly constructed and prototyped using a stencil construction method in which channels are cut through the entire thickness of a material layer, although other construction methods including surface micromachining techniques may be used.

A multi-stream encryption apparatus and method, and a host device for multi-channel recording of a plurality of fee-based broadcasting services in a Downloadable Conditional Access System (DCAS) are provided.

A method of managing power consumption in a video device capable of displaying encoded multi-stream video is disclosed. Power reduction is achieved by limiting the amount of video and audio decoding and processing performed on at least some of the encoded streams, by taking particular application contexts into account. In a normal power consumption mode, audio / video data from all streams are decoded and digitally processed for output. In response to detecting a reduced power consumption mode, audio / video from at least some of the streams are processed in a modified manner to reduce power consumption.

Systems and methods for the processing of images over bandwidth-limited transmission interfaces, such as processing of high resolution video images over standard analog video interfaces, using multi-stream and / or multi-resolution analog methodology. The disclosed systems and methods may also be implemented to provide video resolutions across standard analog video interfaces in a manner that supports digital capture and imaging techniques obtain useful information from digitally zoomed and enhanced video.

The invention discloses a multi-stream video system, a video monitoring device and a multi-stream video transmission method. The multi-stream video system includes at least one video capturing device and a video monitoring device. Each video capturing device is used for generating a plurality of video streams with different video specifications at the same time. The video monitoring device forms a telecommunication to each of the video capturing devices. When the video monitoring device performs an application operation, the video monitoring device selects and receives at least one video stream from each of the video capturing devices according to a video requirement of the application operation.

A catalytic cracking catalyst and its production are disclosed. The catalyst consists of clay 20 - 80m%, silica sol 5 - 30m%, pseudodiaspore 0 - 30%, faujusite with cell parameters of (2.432 - 2.472nm) 5 - 40%, and balanced of ZSM-5 zeolite, beta zeolite and their mixture, oxide selected from Sb, rare earths, Ti, Mg, Zn, P, Sr or their mixture. It uses silica sol as substrate or silica sol and pseudodiaspore as composite substrate to increase macromolecular cracking ability and to improve wearproof performance. It can be produced by non-continuous process or multi-stream continuous process with easy mass production.

Multiple video streams can be transmitted over a high speed link. A connection with a receiver can be detected by a transmitter. The transmitter can then establish a link with the receiver. Multiple streams of video data can be packed into a transfer unit. The transmitter can then transmit the transfer unit with the multiple stream video data over one or more lanes of the link to the receiver. A high speed communications link between a receiver and a transmitter can transmit data for multiple video streams over a single lane within a data link. The high speed communication link is scalable in bandwidth and video / audio streams transmitted, and backward compatible with other types of video data communication connections. The high speed link may support up to eight video / audio streams simultaneously, thereby enabling full use of data link bandwidth.

In a multiple-input multiple output (MIMO) system, high-rate data transmission is achieved by dividing the original data stream into several parallel data substreams, each of which is transmitted from a corresponding transmit antenna (spatial multiplexing) and received by multiple receive antennas. The number of spatial streams depends on the number of antennas. In a receiver, a search-tree based QR Decomposition-M (QRD-M) algorithm is used. According to the invention, multiple spatial signal streams received from a MIMO channel are pre-ordered based on modulation alphabets of said received spatial signal streams prior to performing a QRD-M detection.

A method for reducing bandwidth used in multiple transmissions on a cellular network includes mapping at least one request of at least one end-device to a unicast channel between server and an intermediary in the network, creating a correlated multicast communication channel between the intermediary and the at least one end-device, and transferring data from the unicast channel to a multicast channel at the intermediary.