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1.

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD

      
Document Number 03228003
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-09-14
Open to Public Date 2023-04-06
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Tsukuba, Takeshi

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an image processing apparatus and method that enable a specification of a bitstream to correspond to a profile more reliably.In a case where a predetermined condition is satisfied, a moving image as an encoding target is encoded with a picture type of all pictures set as an I- picture. Furthermore, a bitstream of a moving image as a decoding target is decoded, and it is checked whether the picture type of all pictures of the moving image is the I-picture in the bitstream in a case where a predetermined condition is satisfied. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, or the like.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 19/70 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals characterised by syntax aspects related to video coding, e.g. related to compression standards

2.

COMMUNICATION CONTROL DEVICE, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Document Number 03224576
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-07-01
Open to Public Date 2023-03-02
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Furuichi, Sho
  • Kuriki, Hiroto

Abstract

To enhance spectrum use efficiency of a communication device while appropriately protecting a beam pattern allowable for a protection target from radio wave interference by the communication device. A communication control device of the present disclosure includes a processing unit configured to: detect a first communication device capable of transmitting a signal in a target period on the basis of setting information defining a period in which a plurality of communication devices is capable of transmitting the signal; and determine a beam pattern allowable for the first communication device in the target period on the basis of an interference amount given to a protection target by the first communication device.

IPC Classes  ?

3.

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD

      
Document Number 03220187
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-05-24
Open to Public Date 2023-01-12
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kuma, Satoru
  • Kato, Tsuyoshi
  • Hayashi, Kao
  • Nakagami, Ohji

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to information processing device and method capable of suppressing reduction in encoding efficiency.At least some of internal vertices which arevertices of a mesh representing an object having a three- dimensional structure and positioned other than the boundary of a patch of a geometry are deleted, vertexconnection information indicating the vertices of themesh and connections between the vertices is generated, and the vertex connection information is encoded. Furthermore, coded data of vertex connection information indicating boundary vertices which are vertices of a mesh representing an object having a three-dimensional structure and positioned at least at the boundary of a patch of a geometry and connections between the boundary vertices is decoded, and the vertices positioned in the patch and the connections between the vertices are reconstructed using the vertex connection information obtained by decoding the coded data and a geometry image in which the patch is arranged on a two-dimensional plane. The present disclosure may be applied to, for example, an information processing apparatus, an electronic device, an information processing method, a program or the like.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 19/597 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using predictive coding specially adapted for multi-view video sequence encoding
  • H04N 19/46 - Embedding additional information in the video signal during the compression process

4.

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM

      
Document Number 03190763
Status Pending
Filing Date 2021-09-24
Open to Public Date 2022-04-14
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Hatanaka, Mitsuyuki
  • Chinen, Toru

Abstract

The present technique relates to an information processing device and method and a program that can reproduce contents on the basis of the intention of a contents producer. The information processing device acquires listener position information, position information on a first reference viewpoint, object position information on a first object at the first reference viewpoint, position information on a second referenceviewpoint, object position information on the first object at the second reference viewpoint, and object position information on a second object, and calculates position information on the first object at the viewpoint of a listener on the basis of the listener position information, the position information on the first reference viewpoint, the object position information at the first reference viewpoint, the position information on the second reference viewpoint, and the object position information at the second reference viewpoint. The present technique can be applied to an information processing device.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04S 7/00 - Indicating arrangements; Control arrangements, e.g. balance control

5.

COMMUNICATION CONTROL DEVICE, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD

      
Document Number 03189184
Status Pending
Filing Date 2021-09-13
Open to Public Date 2022-03-31
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Furuichi, Sho

Abstract

Even when a coexistence manager is implemented in a communication control device that permits a secondary use communication service in a primary communication service, hindrance of the functions of the communication control device is to be prevented. A reception unit receives, from the secondary use communication device that provides the secondary communication service that is a communication service using at least a part of a frequency band used by the primary communication service, a request for using the frequency band, including information of a secondary use communication device group including the secondary use communication device. A first determination unit generatesa first response according to a result of a judgment related to the use of the frequency band in the received request. Based on the judgment result, a second determination unit generates a second response including the information regarding the use in the secondary usecommunication device group. A transmission unit transmits the generated first response and second response to the secondary use communication device.

IPC Classes  ?

6.

COMMUNICATION CONTROL DEVICE, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Document Number 03168928
Status Pending
Filing Date 2021-03-03
Open to Public Date 2021-09-30
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Furuichi, Sho

Abstract

A change in a frequency band to be utilized to another frequency band without the necessity of newly getting a permission for utilization of the frequency band again is made possible. A communication control device according to the present disclosure includes: a first transmission unit that transmits recommendation information that recommends a second frequency band as a change destination of a first frequency band utilized by a communication device permitted with a permission identifier to utilize the first frequency band; a reception unit that receives request information that requests a change in a frequency band utilization of which is permitted with the permission identifier from the first frequency band to the second frequency band; and a second transmission unit that in a case where the request information includes the permission identifier, transmits permission information that permits a change in the frequency band utilization of which is permitted with the permission identifier from the first frequency band to the second frequency band.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 16/14 - Spectrum sharing arrangements
  • H04W 52/24 - TPC being performed according to specific parameters using SIR [Signal to Interference Ratio] or other wireless path parameters

7.

COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE

      
Document Number 03168040
Status Pending
Filing Date 2021-03-03
Open to Public Date 2021-09-23
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Furuichi, Sho

Abstract

Provided is a device that executes a process of guaranteeing protection for a protection system in a case where a communication device itself, such as an access point, that executes wireless communication determines a frequency or the like used for the wireless communication. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a communication system includes a pluralityof communication devices configured to execute wirelesscommunication using a frequency of a specific frequency band; and an information processing device configured to record information regarding interference of the plurality of communication devices with a protection system in the specific frequency band. The communication device executes single interference estimation on the protection system before executing the wireless communication to estimate interference of the wireless communication with the protection system. In addition, the communication device executes the wireless communication in a case where a sum of aggregated interference of the plurality of communication deviceswith the protection system before executing the singleinterference estimation obtained from the information and interference estimated by executing the single interference estimation does not exceed a limit value of interference with the protection system.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 16/04 - Traffic adaptive resource partitioning
  • H04W 16/14 - Spectrum sharing arrangements
  • H04W 28/16 - Central resource management; Negotiation of resources or communication parameters, e.g. negotiating bandwidth or QoS [Quality of Service]
  • H04W 48/16 - Discovering; Processing access restriction or access information

8.

ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM

      
Document Number 03165630
Status Pending
Filing Date 2021-02-08
Open to Public Date 2021-08-19
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Cui, Tao

Abstract

Disclosed are an electronic device and method for wireless communication, and a computer-readable storage medium. The electronic device for wireless communication comprises a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to: perform repeated transmission of at least some transmission blocks from among first to (repK)th transmission blocks starting from an nth time domain position when a base station that is due to provide services for an electronic device performs repeated transmission of the first to (repK)thtransmission blocks and when it is detected that the nth time domain position is available when the first n-1 consecutive time domain positions from among predetermined consecutive time domain positions configured by the base station and used for repeated transmission are not available; and determine, on the basis of a first redundancy version mode received from the base station, a redundancy version number corresponding to each transmitted transmission block, wherein repK is the first number of repeated transmissions received from the base station, and n is an integer greater than or equal to one and less than or equal to repK.

9.

CHANNEL ALLOCATION APPARATUS, CHANNEL ALLOCATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM

      
Document Number 03163786
Status Pending
Filing Date 2021-01-29
Open to Public Date 2021-08-19
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Furuichi, Sho

Abstract

Provided is an apparatus or the like that allocates a channel in a case where any channel in a specific frequency band is allocated to an identical user in a plurality of areas. A channel allocation apparatus according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a classification unit and an allocation unit. The classification unit classifies a plurality of areas into one or more first sets on the basis of a relationship among the plurality of areas in which the specific frequency band is available and the number of channels of the specific frequency band used by a user ofthe specific frequency band in each of the plurality of areas. The allocation unit determines, for each of the first sets, a channel to be allocated to the user in each area included in the first sets.

IPC Classes  ?

10.

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM

      
Document Number 03163166
Status Pending
Filing Date 2020-12-25
Open to Public Date 2021-07-15
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Hatanaka, Mitsuyuki
  • Chinen, Toru

Abstract

To realize content reproduction based on an intention of a content creator. [Solving Means] An information processing apparatus includes: a listener position information acquisition unit that acquires listener position information of a viewpoint of a listener; a reference viewpoint information acquisition unit that acquires position information of a first reference viewpoint and object position information of an object at the first reference viewpoint, and position information of a second reference viewpoint and object position information of the objectat the second reference viewpoint; and an object position calculation unit that calculates position information of the object at the viewpoint of the listener on the basis of the listener position information, the position information of the first reference viewpoint and the object position information at the first reference viewpoint, and the position information of the second reference viewpoint and the object position information at the second reference viewpoint. The present technology can be applied to content reproduction systems.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04S 7/00 - Indicating arrangements; Control arrangements, e.g. balance control

11.

IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD

      
Document Number 03149873
Status Pending
Filing Date 2020-09-04
Open to Public Date 2021-03-11
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Tsukuba, Takeshi

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to image processing devices and methods capable of curbing loss of information due to coding and decoding.Inverse quantization is performed on a quantization coefficient using aquantization parameter depending on whether a transform skip is to be applied,inverse coefficient transformation is performed on a transform coefficient generated by inverse quantization to generate a predicted residual that is a residual between an image and a predicted image of the image when the transform skip is not to be applied, and the inverse coefficient transformation is skipped when the transform skip is to be applied. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, an image processing device, an image coding device, an image decoding device, a transmission device, a reception device, a transmission/reception device,an information processing device, an imaging device, a reproduction device, anelectronic apparatus, an image processing method, an information processing method, or the like.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 19/126 - Quantisation - Details of normalisation or weighting functions, e.g. normalisation matrices or variable uniform quantisers
  • H04N 19/157 - Assigned coding mode, i.e. the coding mode being predefined or preselected to be further used for selection of another element or parameter
  • H04N 19/176 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a block, e.g. a macroblock

12.

IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD

      
Document Number 03118410
Status Pending
Filing Date 2019-10-18
Open to Public Date 2020-05-07
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Ikeda, Masaru

Abstract

This technology relates to an image processing device and an image processing method which make it possible to provide various DFs. A reduced second luminance filter obtained by reducing the filter characteristic of a second luminance filter having higher filter strength than a first luminance filter, or a reduced first luminance filter obtained by reducing the filter characteristic of the first luminance filter is applied, as a second color difference filter having higher filter strength than a first color difference filter, to a pixel of a color difference component located in the neighborhood of a block boundary of a decoded image. This technology is applicable, for example, to image coding and decoding.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 19/82 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals - Details of filtering operations specially adapted for video compression, e.g. for pixel interpolation involving filtering within a prediction loop
  • H04N 19/86 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using pre-processing or post-processing specially adapted for video compression involving reduction of coding artifacts, e.g. of blockiness

13.

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD

      
Document Number 03115203
Status Pending
Filing Date 2019-09-18
Open to Public Date 2020-04-09
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Nakagami, Ohji
  • Yano, Koji
  • Kuma, Satoru
  • Kato, Tsuyoshi
  • Yasuda, Hiroyuki

Abstract

The present disclosure pertains to an image processing device and method which make it possible to suppress a load increase when generating a point cloud from a mesh. The present disclosure generates point cloud data by positioning points at the intersecting points between a mesh surface and a vector having location coordinates which correspond to the specified resolution as a point of origin. For example, the present disclosure performs an intersection determination between the mesh surface and the vector, and when determined that intersection occurs, calculates the coordinates of said intersecting point. For example, the present disclosure is applicable to an image processing device, electronic device, image processing method or program.

IPC Classes  ?

14.

IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD

      
Document Number 03115213
Status Pending
Filing Date 2019-09-18
Open to Public Date 2020-04-09
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Nakagami, Ohji
  • Yano, Koji
  • Kuma, Satoru
  • Kato, Tsuyoshi

Abstract

The present disclosure pertains to an image processing device and method which make it possible to suppress a load increase when encoding/decoding point cloud attribute information. The present disclosure encodes point cloud attribute information by using a context which corresponds to the weight value of an orthogonal transformation which takes a three-dimensional structure into account and is performed on point cloud location information. In addition, the present disclosure decodes the encoded point cloud attribute information data by using a context which corresponds to the weight value of an orthogonal transformation which takes a three-dimensional structure into account and is performed on point cloud location information. For example, the present disclosure is applicable to an image processing device, electronic device, image processing method or program.

IPC Classes  ?

15.

COMMUNICATION NETWORK, METHOD, NETWORK EQUIPMENT AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE

      
Document Number 03114317
Status Pending
Filing Date 2019-09-20
Open to Public Date 2020-04-02
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Wakabayashi, Hideji

Abstract

A communication network for providing a distributed ledger has at least one node configured to provide a distributed ledger function to other nodes.

IPC Classes  ?

16.

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD

      
Document Number 03114741
Status Pending
Filing Date 2019-09-13
Open to Public Date 2020-04-02
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kimura, Ryota
  • Furuichi, Sho

Abstract

This information processing device comprises an acquisition unit (441) for acquiring information pertaining to a second wireless system that performs wireless communication using a radio wave of the frequency band used by a first wireless system, a determination unit (442) for determining a communication parameter of the second wireless system on the basis of the information pertaining to the second wireless system as acquired by the acquisition unit (441), and a notification unit (443) for issuing a notification about the communication parameter determined by the determination unit (442) to other information processing devices.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 16/14 - Spectrum sharing arrangements
  • H04W 92/22 - Interfaces between hierarchically similar devices between access point controllers

17.

COMMUNICATION CONTROL DEVICE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

      
Document Number 03110301
Status Pending
Filing Date 2019-08-19
Open to Public Date 2020-03-12
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Furuichi, Sho

Abstract

A communication control device (40) comprises: an acquisition unit (441) for acquiring a frequency use permission request in accordance with a prescribed method from a plurality of second wireless systems that perform wireless communication by using radio waves in a frequency band used by a first wireless system; a classification unit (442) for grouping the plurality of second wireless systems into a plurality of groups depending on the method of the frequency use permission request; and a calculating unit (443) for calculating communication parameters of the second wireless system for each of the groups.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 16/14 - Spectrum sharing arrangements
  • H04W 4/08 - User group management
  • H04W 52/24 - TPC being performed according to specific parameters using SIR [Signal to Interference Ratio] or other wireless path parameters

18.

COMMUNICATION CONTROL DEVICE, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE

      
Document Number 03110140
Status Pending
Filing Date 2019-08-21
Open to Public Date 2020-03-05
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Furuichi, Sho

Abstract

This communication control device (40) is provided with an acquisition unit (441) which acquires information about the retention of radio resources by a second wireless system that communicates wirelessly using radio waves in a frequency band used by a first wireless system, and a determination unit which, on the basis of the information about the retention of radio resources, makes a determination about assignment of an interference margin to the second wireless system.

IPC Classes  ?

19.

BASE STATION, USER EQUIPMENT, CIRCUITRY, MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AND METHOD

      
Document Number 03107542
Status Pending
Filing Date 2019-07-22
Open to Public Date 2020-01-30
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Wong, Shin Horng
  • Beale, Martin Warwick
  • Shimezawa, Kazuyuki
  • Awad, Yassin Aden

Abstract

A base station for a mobile telecommunications system has circuitry configured to communicate with at least one user equipment, wherein the circuitry is further configured to: indicate use of a first set of uplink channel transmission parameters and a second set of uplink channel transmission parameter for use the at least one user equipment for a data transmission.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 72/23 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal

20.

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD

      
Document Number 03106233
Status Pending
Filing Date 2019-06-27
Open to Public Date 2020-01-16
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yano, Koji
  • Kato, Tsuyoshi
  • Kuma, Satoru
  • Nakagami, Ohji

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an image processing device and method allowing suppression of an increase in processing time for filter processing executed on point cloud data. Filter processing is performed using a representative value for point cloud data for each of local areas into which a three dimensional space is divided, a two-dimensional plane image on which the point cloud data subjected to the filter processing is projected is encoded, and a bit stream is generated. The present disclosure is applicable to, for example, an information processing device, an image processing device, electronic equipment, an information processing method, a program, or the like.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 19/117 - Filters, e.g. for pre-processing or post-processing
  • H04N 19/597 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using predictive coding specially adapted for multi-view video sequence encoding
  • H04N 19/80 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals - Details of filtering operations specially adapted for video compression, e.g. for pixel interpolation
  • H04N 19/85 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using pre-processing or post-processing specially adapted for video compression
  • G06T 5/10 - Image enhancement or restoration by non-spatial domain filtering
  • G06T 9/00 - Image coding
  • H04N 1/41 - Bandwidth or redundancy reduction

21.

COMMUNICATION CONTROL DEVICE, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM

      
Document Number 03102058
Status Pending
Filing Date 2019-03-22
Open to Public Date 2019-12-05
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Furuichi, Sho

Abstract

[Problem] To provide a communication control device that enables communication devices to appropriately exchange, according to the situation, a surplus interference margin that is not distributed to the communication devices. [Solution] Provided is a communication control device including: an acquisition unit that acquires parameters for calculating the coverage of one or more second radio systems sharing some or all of frequencies allocated to a first radio system; and a control unit that calculates the coverage of the second radio system on the basis of the parameters acquired by the acquisition unit and of a predetermined reception power reference value, then generates information indicating whether a segmented geographic area is included in the coverage, and then records a reception power level from the second radio system in the geographic area where the information satisfies a predetermined condition.

IPC Classes  ?

22.

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD

      
Document Number 03094427
Status Pending
Filing Date 2019-01-23
Open to Public Date 2019-10-03
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Kimura, Tomoya

Abstract

[Problem] To achieve an optimal action in accordance with a change of an objective. [Solution] Provided is an information processing device comprising an action value calculation part for calculating an action value for determining a behavior of an action part, wherein, on the basis of a plurality of first action values learned on the basis of different rewards and an acquired objective change factor, the action value calculation part calculates a second action value to be inputted into the action part. Provided is an information processing device comprising a feedback part for, on the basis of a result of the action of an action part which carries out a dynamic behavior based on a plurality of action values learned on the basis of different rewards, determining an excess or deficiency with regard to the plurality of action values, and controlling an information notification relating to said excess or deficiency.

IPC Classes  ?

23.

IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD

      
Document Number 03094608
Status Pending
Filing Date 2019-03-07
Open to Public Date 2019-10-03
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Tsukuba, Takeshi

Abstract

[Problem] To provide a structure which efficiently generates a quantization matrix or exhibits improved signaling. [Solution] To provide an image processing device equipped with: a decoding unit for decoding scaling list data and generating a first quantization matrix of a first size; and a generation unit for generating a second quantization matrix for a transformation block of a second size to which high-frequency component zeroing is applied, by referring only to a partial matrix of the first quantization matrix generated by the decoding unit; and an inverse quantization unit for inversely quantizing a quantization-transformation coefficient of the transformation block of the second size, by using the second quantization matrix generated by the generation unit.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 19/70 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals characterised by syntax aspects related to video coding, e.g. related to compression standards
  • H04N 19/126 - Quantisation - Details of normalisation or weighting functions, e.g. normalisation matrices or variable uniform quantisers
  • H04N 19/132 - Sampling, masking or truncation of coding units, e.g. adaptive resampling, frame skipping, frame interpolation or high-frequency transform coefficient masking
  • H04N 19/136 - Incoming video signal characteristics or properties
  • H04N 19/18 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being a set of transform coefficients
  • H04N 19/463 - Embedding additional information in the video signal during the compression process by compressing encoding parameters before transmission
  • H04N 19/61 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using transform coding in combination with predictive coding

24.

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD

      
Document Number 03094818
Status Pending
Filing Date 2018-12-20
Open to Public Date 2019-10-03
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Ikeda, Masaru

Abstract

[PROBLEM] To provide an image processing device and an image processing method. [SOLUTION] An image processing device comprising: a decoding unit which decodes an encoded stream and generates a decoded image; a determining unit which determines whether or not a deblocking filter for color difference components of the decoded image needs to be applied to a block boundary of the decoded image on the basis of the boundary strength calculated using color difference parameters related to color differences; and a filtering unit which applies the deblocking filter to the color difference components of pixels positioned in the vicinity of the block boundary on the basis of the results determining whether or not the deblocking filter needs to be applied.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 19/117 - Filters, e.g. for pre-processing or post-processing
  • H04N 19/157 - Assigned coding mode, i.e. the coding mode being predefined or preselected to be further used for selection of another element or parameter
  • H04N 19/176 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a block, e.g. a macroblock
  • H04N 19/186 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being a colour or a chrominance component
  • H04N 19/82 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals - Details of filtering operations specially adapted for video compression, e.g. for pixel interpolation involving filtering within a prediction loop
  • H04N 19/86 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using pre-processing or post-processing specially adapted for video compression involving reduction of coding artifacts, e.g. of blockiness

25.

RECEIVING DEVICE, RECEIVING METHOD, SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD

      
Document Number 03094045
Status Pending
Filing Date 2019-03-08
Open to Public Date 2019-09-26
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Kitahara, Jun

Abstract

The present technology relates to a receiving device, a receiving method, a signal processing device, and a signal processing method which enable urgent warning information to be more appropriately presented. Provided is a receiving device provided with: a receiving unit which receives a broadcast signal; and a processing unit which processes the received broadcast signal, wherein the receiving unit instructs the processing unit on standby to be activated on the basis of urgent warning activation information included in the received broadcast signal. When receiving the instruction of activation from the receiving unit, the processor controls the presentation of the urgent warning information on the basis of signaling including the urgent warning information obtained from the received broadcast signal and reception setting information on a reception setting of the urgent warning information set by a user. The present technology can be applied to a television receiver, for example.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 21/442 - Monitoring of processes or resources, e.g. detecting the failure of a recording device, monitoring the downstream bandwidth, the number of times a movie has been viewed or the storage space available from the internal hard disk
  • H04H 20/59 - Arrangements specially adapted for specific applications, e.g. for traffic information or for mobile receivers for emergency or urgency
  • H04H 40/18 - Arrangements characterised by circuits or components specially adapted for receiving
  • H04N 21/488 - Data services, e.g. news ticker
  • G08B 21/00 - Alarms responsive to a single specified undesired or abnormal condition and not otherwise provided for
  • G08B 27/00 - Alarm systems in which the alarm condition is signalled from a central station to a plurality of substations
  • H04B 1/16 - Circuits

26.

ELECTRONIC DEVICE, SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND CONTROL METHOD

      
Document Number 03093732
Status Pending
Filing Date 2019-03-11
Open to Public Date 2019-09-19
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Sun, Chen
  • Guo, Xin

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an electronic device, a spectrum management method, and a control method. According to one embodiment, an electronic device used for spectrum management comprises a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to acquire the interference relationships between radio access nodes managed by a first level spectrum management device, said radio access nodes comprising radio access nodes managed respectively by different second level spectrum management devices. The processing circuit is further configured to allocate, based on the acquired interference relationships, multiplex spectrum resources to radio access nodes that do not interfere with each other, and orthogonal spectrum resources to radio access nodes that do interfere with each other.

IPC Classes  ?

27.

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD

      
Document Number 03087980
Status Pending
Filing Date 2019-01-07
Open to Public Date 2019-07-25
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Nakagami, Ohji
  • Yano, Koji
  • Kuma, Satoru
  • Kato, Tsuyoshi

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an image processing device and method which make it possible to suppress a reduction in quality resulting from a two-dimensional projection of 3D data. Data for every position included in 3D data representing a three-dimensional structure are projected onto two-dimensional planes in a plurality of layers. Further, data for every position in 3D data projected onto two-dimensional planes in a number of layers indicated by layer number information are projected into a three-dimensional space. The present disclosure is applicable, for example, to information processing devices, image processing devices, electronic equipment, information processing methods and programs.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06T 9/00 - Image coding
  • H04N 19/597 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using predictive coding specially adapted for multi-view video sequence encoding
  • G06T 15/00 - 3D [Three Dimensional] image rendering

28.

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM

      
Document Number 03085906
Status Pending
Filing Date 2018-09-25
Open to Public Date 2019-07-04
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ida, Kentaro
  • Kusakabe, Yuri
  • Ikeda, Takuya

Abstract

[Problem] There has been a desire for a technology that would enable identification of an input device with lower costs. [Solution] Provided is an information processing device comprising: a light emission control part for performing control such that a first light emission command is output to a first input device when first identification information is received from the first input device; and a processing part for binding the first identification information with first light emission position information upon acquisition of the first light emission position information, said first light emission position information indicating the position at which light has been emitted by a first light emission part in the first input device.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 3/03 - Arrangements for converting the position or the displacement of a member into a coded form
  • G06F 3/042 - Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means by opto-electronic means

29.

WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE

      
Document Number 03085225
Status Pending
Filing Date 2018-12-14
Open to Public Date 2019-06-27
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Sun, Chen
  • Guo, Xin

Abstract

Disclosed are a wireless communication method and a wireless communication device. Provided is a resource management device, comprising one or a plurality of processors, said processor or processors being configured to: obtain interference information from another resource management device, said interference information comprising mutual interference between a plurality of managed systems managed by the resource management device, and interference of a plurality of managed systems by one or a plurality of non-managed systems not managed by the resource management device; determine a communication resource for each managed system on the basis of the obtained interference information; and notify a corresponding managed system of the determined communication resource.

IPC Classes  ?

30.

QR CODES FOR GUIDED SERVICE AUTHORIZATION

      
Document Number 03083256
Status Pending
Filing Date 2018-11-28
Open to Public Date 2019-06-06
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Eyer, Mark

Abstract

A reception apparatus includes receiver and processing circuitry. The receiver circuitry receives a broadcast stream that includes a television service selected by a user. The processing circuitry receives a user selection of the television service included in the broadcast stream and determines whether the selected television service is a digital rights management (DRM) protected service. When the selected television service is determined to be the DRM protected service, the processing circuitry outputs a quick response (QR) code for display, monitors the received broadcast stream for a DRM license that is associated with the unique identifier of the reception apparatus, acquires the DRM license that is associated with the unique identifier of the reception apparatus from the received broadcast stream, and decrypts at least one media component of the selected television service using the acquired DRM license.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 21/00 - Security arrangements for protecting computers, components thereof, programs or data against unauthorised activity
  • G06Q 99/00 - Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
  • H04N 7/173 - Analogue secrecy systems; Analogue subscription systems with two-way working, e.g. subscriber sending a programme selection signal

31.

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD

      
Document Number 03082756
Status Pending
Filing Date 2018-11-12
Open to Public Date 2019-05-31
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Tsukuba, Takeshi

Abstract

The present invention relates to an image processing device and a method that make it possible to minimize increases in the memory capacity required for an orthogonal transformation and an inverse orthogonal transformation. A partial matrix constituting part of a transformation matrix is used to derive said transformation matrix, the derived transformation matrix is used to perform an orthogonal transformation of the predicted residual of an image, the predicted residual is subjected to an orthogonal transformation and coefficient data thus obtained is encrypted, and a bit stream is generated. The present invention can be applied, for example, to an image processing device, an image encoding device, an image decoding device, or the like.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 19/60 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using transform coding
  • H04N 19/12 - Selection from among a plurality of transforms or standards, e.g. selection between discrete cosine transform [DCT] and sub-band transform or selection between H.263 and H.264
  • H04N 19/426 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals - characterised by implementation details or hardware specially adapted for video compression or decompression, e.g. dedicated software implementation characterised by memory arrangements using memory downsizing methods
  • H04N 19/70 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals characterised by syntax aspects related to video coding, e.g. related to compression standards

32.

METHODS, INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE

      
Document Number 03082506
Status Pending
Filing Date 2018-11-15
Open to Public Date 2019-05-23
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Beale, Martin Warwick
  • Wong, Shin Horng

Abstract

A method is performed by a wireless communications device of transmitting measurement reports to an infrastructure equipment. The method comprises receiving signals transmitted by the infrastructure equipment, measuring a characteristic associated with the received signals, and selecting an index value from one of a plurality of index values. Each of the index values represents a range of values of the characteristic for which communications parameters of a transmitter in the infrastructure equipment and a receiver in the communication device should have to achieve an acceptable communications performance for values of the characteristic within the range of values of the characteristic. The selected index value represents the communications parameters of the transmitter and the receiver which will satisfy the acceptable communications performance over a range of values of the characteristic including the measured value of the characteristic. The method further comprises, subject to the selected index value, transmitting the selected index value to the infrastructure equipment. Furthermore, a separation between the range of values of the characteristic for communications parameters achieving an acceptable performance corresponding to at least two of the plurality of indexes is not equal to a separation between the range of values of the characteristic for communications parameters achieving an acceptable performance corresponding to two others of the plurality of indexes.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 24/10 - Scheduling measurement reports
  • H04W 24/04 - Arrangements for maintaining operational condition
  • H04B 17/309 - Measuring or estimating channel quality parameters
  • H04B 17/336 - Signal-to-interference ratio [SIR] or carrier-to-interference ratio [CIR]

33.

TRANSMISSION DEVICE, TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEPTION DEVICE, AND RECEPTION METHOD

      
Document Number 03080307
Status Pending
Filing Date 2018-10-17
Open to Public Date 2019-05-09
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Tsukagoshi, Ikuo

Abstract

An inverse blending process is appropriately and easily performed on a receiving side in a case of transmission of blended moving image data. Information indicating blending rates and information indicating blending target pictures are inserted into encoded image data associated with pictures of blended images in a case of transmission of blended moving image data. In addition, information indicating blending rates and information indicating blending target pictures in correspondence with image data associated with pictures of blended images are also transmitted in a case of transmission of blended moving image data by a digital interface. An inverse blending process can be appropriately and easily performed on a receiving side on the basis of the information indicating the blending rates and the information indicating the blending target pictures.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 19/70 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals characterised by syntax aspects related to video coding, e.g. related to compression standards
  • H04N 21/2343 - Processing of video elementary streams, e.g. splicing of video streams or manipulating MPEG-4 scene graphs involving reformatting operations of video signals for distribution or compliance with end-user requests or end-user device requirements
  • H04N 19/172 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a picture, frame or field
  • H04N 19/31 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using hierarchical techniques, e.g. scalability in the temporal domain
  • H04N 19/587 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using predictive coding involving temporal sub-sampling or interpolation, e.g. decimation or subsequent interpolation of pictures in a video sequence
  • H04N 19/85 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using pre-processing or post-processing specially adapted for video compression

34.

FERTILE OVUM QUALITY EVALUATION METHOD, FERTILE OVUM QUALITY EVALUATION SYSTEM, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS

      
Document Number 03079383
Status Pending
Filing Date 2018-10-15
Open to Public Date 2019-05-02
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Iwata, Mina
  • Shinoda, Masataka

Abstract

There is provided a computer system for evaluating the quality of a fertile ovum. The computer system includes computer processing circuitry configured to receive a plurality of images of a fertile ovum captured in time-series by an imaging apparatus, provide as input to at least one learned model, the plurality of images of the fertile ovum or information based on the plurality of images of the fertile ovum, wherein the at least one learned model has been trained to output, based at least in part, on the plurality of images, fertile ovum analysis information describing characteristics of the fertile ovum used to evaluate a quality of fertile ovum, and provide evaluation support information based, at least in part, on the fertile ovum analysis information, wherein the evaluation support information enables a quality evaluator to interact with the web dashboard to modify at least some of the evaluation support information.

IPC Classes  ?

35.

IMAGE DATA ENCODING AND DECODING

      
Document Number 03080084
Status Pending
Filing Date 2018-10-24
Open to Public Date 2019-05-02
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Keating, Stephen Mark
  • Sharman, Karl James
  • Philippe, Magali Kimlee Miri

Abstract

An image encoding apparatus comprises a selector configured to select, from a set of candidate prediction operations each defining at least a prediction direction, a prediction operation for prediction of samples of a current region of a current image, the current region comprising an array of two or more rows and two or more columns of samples; an intra-image predictor configured to derive predicted samples of the current region with respect to one or more of a group of reference samples of the same image in dependence upon a prediction direction, defined by the selected prediction operation, between a current sample to be predicted and a reference position amongst the reference samples;in which, for at least some of the candidate prediction operations, the group of reference samples comprises two or more parallel linear arrays of reference samples disposed at different respective separations from the current region;a detector configured to detect whether samples corresponding to any of the two or more parallel linear arrays of reference samples are unavailable for use in prediction of samples of the current region and, if any of the two or more parallel linear arrays of reference samples are unavailable, to inhibit selection, by the selector, of a candidate prediction operation dependent upon the unavailable reference samples.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 19/593 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using predictive coding involving spatial prediction techniques
  • H04N 19/11 - Selection of coding mode or of prediction mode among a plurality of spatial predictive coding modes
  • H04N 19/176 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a block, e.g. a macroblock

36.

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD

      
Document Number 03044660
Status In Force
Filing Date 2018-06-29
Open to Public Date 2019-04-04
Grant Date 2020-06-09
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Hiroi, Toshiyuki
  • Nakamura, Akira
  • Yamamoto, Makiko
  • Ikegaya, Ryoji

Abstract

[Problem] To further reduce processing burden relating to an inner product operation and to secure a quantization granularity of a weight coefficient. [Solution] Provided is an information processing device provided with a product-sum operation circuit for executing a product-sum operation on the basis of a plurality of input values and a plurality of weight coefficients which respectively correspond to the input values and are quantized by a power expression. Exponents of the quantized weight coefficients are expressed by fractions having a predetermined divisor as the denominator, and the product-sum operation circuit performs a product-sum operation using different adding multipliers on the basis of the remainder determined from the divisor.

IPC Classes  ?

37.

ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Document Number 03074322
Status Pending
Filing Date 2018-09-26
Open to Public Date 2019-04-04
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Liu, Wendong
  • Wang, Zhaocheng
  • Cao, Jianfei

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an electronic device and a communication method. An electronic device for a first communication device side including: processing circuitry configured to: determine, based on priori information, a transmitting order for a plurality of transmitting beams of the first communication device in beam sweeping to be performed on a communication from the first communication device to a second communication device; and control to use the plurality of transmitting beams in the beam sweeping according to the determined transmitting order.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04B 7/0408 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas using two or more beams, i.e. beam diversity

38.

ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

      
Document Number 03076268
Status Pending
Filing Date 2018-09-14
Open to Public Date 2019-03-28
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Zhang, Yuan
  • Lu, Pen-Shun
  • Zhang, Wenbo

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an electronic apparatus, a method and a computer-readable storage medium for a wireless communication system. The electronic apparatus for a wireless communication system according to the present disclosure comprises: a processing circuit, configured to generate resource allocation information according to interference conditions encountered by user equipment (UE), wherein a current altitude of the UE is higher than an altitude threshold, and sending the resource allocation information to base station equipment of other cells apart from neighboring cells of a current serving cell of the UE, so as to configure information sending resources for the base station equipment of the other cells. The electronic device, method and computer-readable storage medium of the present disclosure are capable of reducing information interference generated in a wireless communication system of an unmanned aerial vehicle device.

39.

IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD

      
Document Number 03075641
Status Pending
Filing Date 2018-08-31
Open to Public Date 2019-03-21
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Tsukuba, Takeshi

Abstract

The present invention relates to an image processing device and method that allow a decrease in encoding efficiency to be suppressed. Linear prediction is used to predict chrominance component pixel values from pixel values of a luminance component reference image, in which pixel locations have been modified using a filter that was selected on the basis of information relating to chrominance component pixel locations and information relating to color format. A chrominance component prediction image is generated, and this generated prediction image is used to decode a chrominance component of encoded data in which an image has been encoded. The present invention can, for example, be applied to an image processing device, an image encoding device, or an image decoding device.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 19/80 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals - Details of filtering operations specially adapted for video compression, e.g. for pixel interpolation
  • H04N 19/11 - Selection of coding mode or of prediction mode among a plurality of spatial predictive coding modes
  • H04N 19/117 - Filters, e.g. for pre-processing or post-processing
  • H04N 19/136 - Incoming video signal characteristics or properties
  • H04N 19/186 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being a colour or a chrominance component
  • H04N 19/70 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals characterised by syntax aspects related to video coding, e.g. related to compression standards

40.

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD

      
Document Number 03075249
Status Pending
Filing Date 2018-08-31
Open to Public Date 2019-03-21
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Yamagishi, Yasuaki

Abstract

This technology relates to an information processing device and an information processing method which can improve the convenience of a voice AI assistance service used in linkage with content. By providing a first information processing device comprising an insertion unit that inserts, into a content audio stream, a token relating to the use of a voice AI assistance service linked to the content, and a second information processing device comprising a detection unit that detects the inserted token from the content audio stream, the present invention can improve the convenience of the voice AI assistance service used in linkage with the content. This technology is applicable, for example, to a system linked to a voice AI assistance service.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G10L 15/28 - Constructional details of speech recognition systems
  • H04H 20/28 - Arrangements for simultaneous broadcast of plural pieces of information
  • G10L 19/018 - Audio watermarking, i.e. embedding inaudible data in the audio signal
  • G06F 3/16 - Sound input; Sound output
  • G10L 15/00 - Speech recognition

41.

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS

      
Document Number 03075250
Status Pending
Filing Date 2018-08-30
Open to Public Date 2019-03-21
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Furuichi, Sho

Abstract

This disclosure relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, a program, and a wireless communication device which make it possible to more accurately detect the presence of a signal of a primary system. With information relating to the frequency occupation situation of a secondary system that shares a frequency or frequency band assigned to a primary system at least as teacher information, and sensing data collected by a sensor unit for sensing a radio wave environment as student information, a learning unit learns frequency usage statistical information from the secondary system. A detection unit performs detection processing on the basis of the frequency usage statistical information from the secondary system acquired by learning by the learning unit, and if the presence of a signal of the primary system is detected, detection notification or a radio wave stop command is given to other wireless communication devices that use the frequency of the secondary system. This technology is applicable, for example, to a wireless communication device that uses the secondary system.

IPC Classes  ?

42.

TRANSPORT AND ACQUISITION OF DRM-RELATED INFORMATION

      
Document Number 03072448
Status Pending
Filing Date 2018-08-09
Open to Public Date 2019-02-21
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Eyer, Mark
  • Candelore, Brant
  • Hearty, Paul
  • Igarashi, Tatsuya

Abstract

A reception apparatus includes receiver and processing circuitry. The receiving circuitry is configured to receive a broadcast stream. The processing circuitry is configured to extract a service list table (SLT) from the broadcast stream. The SLT includes service information for each of a plurality of services in the broadcast stream. The processing circuitry is configured to determine whether the broadcast stream includes a digital rights management (DRM) service that is supported by the reception apparatus based on service category information in the service information for the plurality of services in the broadcast stream. The processing circuitry is configured to acquire DRM-related information, which is associated with the reception apparatus and delivered in the DRM service, based on a determination that the broadcast stream includes the DRM service that is supported by the reception apparatus.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 21/254 - Management at additional data server, e.g. shopping server or rights management server
  • H04N 21/434 - Disassembling of a multiplex stream, e.g. demultiplexing audio and video streams or extraction of additional data from a video stream; Remultiplexing of multiplex streams; Extraction or processing of SI; Disassembling of packetised elementary stream

43.

TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEPTION APPARATUS, AND RECEPTION METHOD

      
Document Number 03071560
Status In Force
Filing Date 2018-07-27
Open to Public Date 2019-02-14
Grant Date 2024-01-23
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Takahashi, Kazuyuki
  • Ohno, Takeshi

Abstract

The present technology relates to a transmission apparatus, a transmission method, a reception apparatus, and a reception method that make it possible to detect a watermark more easily. The transmission apparatus includes a generation section and a transmission section. The generation section generates watermark information for detecting a watermark. The transmission section transmits a broadcast signal including the watermark and the watermark information. When the transmission apparatus is provided, it enables the reception apparatus at a receiving end to detect the watermark more easily. The present technology is applicable, for example, to a transmission system including the transmission apparatus and the reception apparatus.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 21/235 - Processing of additional data, e.g. scrambling of additional data or processing content descriptors
  • H04H 60/37 - Arrangements for identifying or recognising characteristics with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time, e.g. for identifying broadcast stations or for identifying users for identifying segments of broadcast information, e.g. scenes or extracting programme ID
  • H04H 60/58 - Arrangements characterised by components specially adapted for monitoring, identification or recognition covered by groups or of audio
  • H04H 60/59 - Arrangements characterised by components specially adapted for monitoring, identification or recognition covered by groups or of video
  • H04N 21/435 - Processing of additional data, e.g. decrypting of additional data or reconstructing software from modules extracted from the transport stream
  • H04N 19/467 - Embedding additional information in the video signal during the compression process characterised by the embedded information being invisible, e.g. watermarking
  • H04N 19/70 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals characterised by syntax aspects related to video coding, e.g. related to compression standards

44.

CONTROL DEVICE, WIRELESS DEVICE, METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM

      
Document Number 03071365
Status Pending
Filing Date 2018-05-09
Open to Public Date 2019-02-07
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Furuichi, Sho

Abstract

[Problem to be Solved] To propose a mechanism for secondary use of frequency suitable for a case where a secondary system performs beam forming. [Solution] A control device including: a first acquiring section; a second acquiring section; a determining section; and a notifying section. The first acquiring section acquires first geolocation information of a datum point for interference calculation of a first wireless operation and calculates or acquires an interference acceptable amount at the datum point. The second acquiring section acquires second geolocation information, first antenna information, and first beam pattern information of a wireless device belonging to a second wireless operation that shares a portion or all of a frequency assigned to the first wireless operation. The first beam pattern information indicates a beam pattern usable by the wireless device. The determining section determines information regarding a beam permitted to the wireless device on the basis of these acquired pieces of information. The notifying section notifies the wireless device or a device related to the wireless device of the information regarding the beam permitted to the wireless device.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 16/14 - Spectrum sharing arrangements
  • H04W 16/28 - Cell structures using beam steering
  • H04B 7/0456 - Selection of precoding matrices or codebooks, e.g. using matrices for antenna weighting
  • H04B 7/06 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station

45.

WIRELESS LAN COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND WIRELESS LAN COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Document Number 03070549
Status Pending
Filing Date 2018-05-16
Open to Public Date 2019-01-31
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Sugaya, Shigeru
  • Tanaka, Yusuke

Abstract

[Problem] To enable implementation of more appropriate resending control in a wireless LAN system. [Solution] Provided is a wireless LAN communication device equipped with: a generation unit for generating a data frame in which a data unit for performing coding processing capable of determining the success or failure of decoding, and a data unit for performing resending processing are different; and a sending unit for sending the data frame.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 80/00 - Wireless network protocols or protocol adaptations to wireless operation
  • H04W 84/12 - WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]

46.

TRANSMISSION DEVICE, TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEPTION DEVICE, AND RECEPTION METHOD

      
Document Number 03069106
Status Pending
Filing Date 2018-07-18
Open to Public Date 2019-01-24
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Tsukagoshi, Ikuo

Abstract

The reception side can easily acquire at least function enhancement information inside a codec. Image data of each picture of a base layer is encoded to generate a first encoded stream, and image data of each picture of an enhanced layer is encoded to generate a second encoded stream. The first encoded stream and the second encoded stream are transmitted. Function enhancement information including at least function enhancement information inside a codec is transmitted outside the encoded stream. For example, the function enhancement information further includes function enhancement information outside the codec.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 21/235 - Processing of additional data, e.g. scrambling of additional data or processing content descriptors
  • H04H 20/28 - Arrangements for simultaneous broadcast of plural pieces of information
  • H04H 60/13 - Arrangements for device control affected by the broadcast information
  • H04N 21/434 - Disassembling of a multiplex stream, e.g. demultiplexing audio and video streams or extraction of additional data from a video stream; Remultiplexing of multiplex streams; Extraction or processing of SI; Disassembling of packetised elementary stream
  • H04N 21/84 - Generation or processing of descriptive data, e.g. content descriptors
  • H04N 19/30 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using hierarchical techniques, e.g. scalability
  • H04N 19/85 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using pre-processing or post-processing specially adapted for video compression

47.

COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Document Number 03068199
Status Pending
Filing Date 2018-05-01
Open to Public Date 2019-01-10
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Aio, Kosuke
  • Ma, Yuelin
  • Sugaya, Shigeru

Abstract

Provided are a communication device and a communication method which send and receive wireless packets. The communication device comprises a control unit which designates subcarriers to be set to null tones according to information contained in the packet, and a transmitter unit which generates and wirelessly transmits a multicarrier signal, in which the designated subcarriers are null tones. The control unit designates, in correspondence with the information, the number of and positions of the subcarriers set as null tones, and the position of the subcarriers, and furthermore changes which subcarriers are set as null tones according to the information time variation.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 27/26 - Systems using multi-frequency codes

48.

ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

      
Document Number 03048935
Status Pending
Filing Date 2018-06-15
Open to Public Date 2018-12-27
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Cao, Jianfei

Abstract

The disclosure relates to an electronic device and method for a wireless communication system, and a storage medium. Various embodiments regarding beam management are described. In one embodiment, an electronic device for a base station side in a wireless communication system can comprise a processing circuit system. The processing circuit system can be configured to repeatedly send a synchronous signal to a terminal device by utilising different transmission beams based on a transmission beam configuration, the synchronous signal can indicate transmission beam information used for sending the synchronous signal. The processing circuit system can be configured to acquire feedback from a terminal device, and the feedback can comprise transmission beam information for managing a transmission beam.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path

49.

INFORMATION PROCESSOR, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM

      
Document Number 03064504
Status Pending
Filing Date 2018-03-16
Open to Public Date 2018-12-06
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yamazaki, Satoshi
  • Sugioka, Motoyuki
  • Suzuki, Takeshi
  • Nakagomi, Kazuhiro
  • Miyamoto, Yoshiyuki

Abstract

[Object] It is desired to provide a technique that makes it possible to more efficiently present feedback information from a second user to a first user regarding a playing state of the first user. [Solution] An information processor is provided, which includes an acquisition section that acquires feedback information regarding first generated information generated using a detected result of an event based on sensor information indicating information related to a first user who plays golf, from a terminal of a second user different from the first user; and a transmission control section that controls transmission of the feedback information to a terminal of the first user.

IPC Classes  ?

  • A63B 69/36 - Training appliances or apparatus for special sports for golf
  • H04W 4/12 - Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
  • H04W 4/38 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for collecting sensor information
  • G16Z 99/00 - Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

50.

RECEPTION APPARATUS, RECEPTION METHOD, TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, AND TRANSMISSION METHOD

      
Document Number 03062769
Status Pending
Filing Date 2018-05-02
Open to Public Date 2018-11-22
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Kitahara, Jun

Abstract

: There is provided a reception apparatus including receiver circuitry and processing circuitry. The receiver circuitry is configured to receive a first stream that includes a first broadcast service, time information, and channel information. The first broadcast service provides a first program that is a simulcast of a second program provided by a second broadcast service. Further, the second broadcast service is included in a second stream. The processing circuitry is configured to decode for display one of the first broadcast service provided by the first stream or a second broadcast service provided by the second stream according to a time indicated by the time information included in the first stream.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04H 20/22 - Arrangements for broadcast of identical information via plural broadcast systems
  • H04H 60/40 - Arrangements for identifying or recognising characteristics with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time, e.g. for identifying broadcast stations or for identifying users for identifying broadcast time or space for identifying broadcast time
  • H04N 21/2343 - Processing of video elementary streams, e.g. splicing of video streams or manipulating MPEG-4 scene graphs involving reformatting operations of video signals for distribution or compliance with end-user requests or end-user device requirements

51.

COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE, INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT, WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK AND METHODS

      
Document Number 03061416
Status Pending
Filing Date 2018-04-26
Open to Public Date 2018-11-08
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Sharma, Vivek
  • Martin, Brian Alexander
  • Wakabayashi, Hideji
  • Tsuda, Shinichiro

Abstract

A method is performed in a first infrastructure equipment for a handover of a wireless communications device from the first infrastructure equipment as a source to a second infrastructure equipment as a target. The method comprises maintaining a mapping between a plurality of packet bearers and a data radio bearer for the wireless communications device, each of the plurality of packet bearers being configured to provide a specified quality of service, determining that the wireless communications device should handover from the first infrastructure equipment to the second infrastructure equipment, determining that the second infrastructure equipment does not support the mapping of the plurality of packet bearers to the data radio bearer, and providing an indication of a mapping of the plurality of packet bearers for the second infrastructure equipment after handover to one of a core network equipment and the second infrastructure equipment for configuration of at least one of the radio bearer and the plurality of packet bearers at the second infrastructure equipment after the handover. As a result handover can be performed when the second infrastructure equipment does not support mapping of a plurality of packet bearers to a data radio bearer.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 36/00 - Handoff or reselecting arrangements
  • H04W 36/02 - Buffering or recovering information during reselection

52.

TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEPTION APPARATUS, AND RECEPTION METHOD

      
Document Number 03056751
Status Pending
Filing Date 2018-04-19
Open to Public Date 2018-11-01
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Tsukagoshi, Ikuo

Abstract

There is provided a transmission apparatus including: a processing unit that performs processing of mixing, at a mixing rate independent for each frame, image data in peripheral frames with image data in each frame of first moving image data at a first frame rate and obtains second moving image data at the first frame rate. At least image data in a frame corresponding to a second frame rate that is lower than the first frame rate in the image data in each frame that forms the second moving image data is brought into a state in which the image data is mixed with the image data in the peripheral frames.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 21/2343 - Processing of video elementary streams, e.g. splicing of video streams or manipulating MPEG-4 scene graphs involving reformatting operations of video signals for distribution or compliance with end-user requests or end-user device requirements
  • H04N 21/236 - Assembling of a multiplex stream, e.g. transport stream, by combining a video stream with other content or additional data, e.g. inserting a URL [Uniform Resource Locator ] into a video stream, multiplexing software data into a video stream; Remultiplexing of multiplex streams; Insertion of stuffing bits into the multiplex stream, e.g. to obtain a constant bit-rate; Assembling of a packetised elementary stream

53.

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, RECEPTION DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD

      
Document Number 03027680
Status Pending
Filing Date 2018-04-06
Open to Public Date 2018-10-25
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Igarashi, Tatsuya

Abstract

A reception apparatus, including processing circuitry that is configured to receive a voice command related to content from a user during presentation of the content to the user. The processing circuitry is configured to transmit the voice command to a server system for processing. The processing circuitry is configured to receive a response to the voice command from the server system. The response to the voice command is generated based on the voice command and content information for identifying the content related to the voice command.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G10L 15/22 - Procedures used during a speech recognition process, e.g. man-machine dialog
  • H04N 21/422 - Input-only peripherals, e.g. global positioning system [GPS]
  • H04N 21/462 - Content or additional data management e.g. creating a master electronic program guide from data received from the Internet and a Head-end or controlling the complexity of a video stream by scaling the resolution or bit-rate based on the client capabi
  • H04N 21/472 - End-user interface for requesting content, additional data or services; End-user interface for interacting with content, e.g. for content reservation or setting reminders, for requesting event notification or for manipulating displayed content
  • G10L 15/30 - Distributed recognition, e.g. in client-server systems, for mobile phones or network applications
  • G06F 3/16 - Sound input; Sound output

54.

EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT ANALYSIS SYSTEM, EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT IMAGE ANALYSIS METHOD, NON-TRABSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT ANALYSIS IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE

      
Document Number 03056559
Status Pending
Filing Date 2018-01-26
Open to Public Date 2018-10-04
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Shinoda, Masataka
  • Ohashi, Takeshi
  • Onuma, Tomoya

Abstract

There is provided an embryonic development analysis system, including: processing circuitry configured to: recognize a shape of one or more cells represented in one or more of a plurality of embryonic development images captured in a time series; calculate a time-series change of the shape of the one or more cells based on the recognized shape of the one or more cells in the one or more of the plurality of embryonic development images; and calculate a first feature amount based on the calculated time-series change of the shape.

55.

ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK CONTROL END AND NETWORK NODE

      
Document Number 03056963
Status Pending
Filing Date 2018-03-05
Open to Public Date 2018-10-04
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Dang, Jian
  • Chu, Weiwen
  • Lv, Penshun

Abstract

Provided in the present disclosure are an electronic apparatus and method for a wireless communication network control end, and electronic apparatus and method for a wireless communication network node. The electronic apparatus for a wireless communication network control end comprises a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to: determine how to divide wireless communication transmission resources in a predetermined domain, the divided transmission resources being employed for first-time transmission and re-transmission of a network node, respectively; and generate configuration information containing information of the dividing manner.

56.

ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION

      
Document Number 03056472
Status Pending
Filing Date 2018-03-05
Open to Public Date 2018-09-20
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Chen, Xiao
  • Wu, Liang
  • Dang, Jian
  • Zhang, Zaichen
  • Lv, Pen-Shun

Abstract

Provided are an electronic device and method for wireless communication. The electronic device comprises: a processing circuit configured to: based on the reception of a first signal sent by a remote wireless communication device, selecting one or more candidate wave beams from a pre-determined group of wave beams; and acquiring an optimal wave beam pair based on the one or more candidate wave beams, wherein the optimal wave beam pair is the wave beam pair enabling a channel gain to be the maximum.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04B 7/04 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas

57.

BATTERY AND CONNECTION DEVICE

      
Document Number 03052398
Status Pending
Filing Date 2017-10-05
Open to Public Date 2018-08-16
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Motoyama, Shigeki
  • Mitani, Atsushi
  • Kumagai, Atsuhiro

Abstract

To secure a satisfactory connection state of a connection terminal to an electrode terminal by reducing breakage or damage of a connector, a battery is provided which includes: a casing including a concave portion and a plurality of exterior surfaces including a front surface and a rear surface, and a first side surface and a second side surface; and a connector disposed within the concave portion and including a connection terminal. The concave portion incises an opening defined by a first wall portion and a second wall portion, the opening of the concave portion extends to an outermost edge of the front surface, the connection terminal is offset from the outermost edge of the front surface, the concave portion is wider at the outermost edge of the front surface than at the connection terminal, the plurality of exterior surfaces comprise a top surface and a bottom surface.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01M 50/588 - Means for preventing undesired use or discharge for preventing incorrect connections inside or outside the batteries outside the batteries, e.g. incorrect connections of terminals or busbars
  • H01M 50/244 - Secondary casings; Racks; Suspension devices; Carrying devices; Holders characterised by their mounting method
  • H01M 50/545 - Terminals formed by the casing of the cells

58.

BATTERY AND CONNECTION DEVICE

      
Document Number 03052399
Status Pending
Filing Date 2017-10-05
Open to Public Date 2018-08-16
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Motoyama, Shigeki
  • Kumagai, Atsuhiro
  • Mitani, Atsushi

Abstract

A battery with reduced size is provided, the battery includes: a casing that houses a cell inside; and a terminal part that has connection terminals connected to electrode terminals of a connection apparatus, in which the casing includes a top face and a bottom face positioned on opposite sides in a height direction and two side faces positioned between the top face and the bottom face on opposite sides in a widthwise direction, a notch is formed by a level difference face that is continuous from the side face and a groove forming face that is continuous from the bottom face, and a guided groove that is open to the groove forming face is formed in the casing, and the guided groove is positioned on a further bottom face side than the level difference face.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01M 50/588 - Means for preventing undesired use or discharge for preventing incorrect connections inside or outside the batteries outside the batteries, e.g. incorrect connections of terminals or busbars
  • H01M 50/244 - Secondary casings; Racks; Suspension devices; Carrying devices; Holders characterised by their mounting method
  • H01M 50/545 - Terminals formed by the casing of the cells
  • G03B 17/00 - APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR - Details of cameras or camera bodies; Accessories therefor

59.

BATTERY AND CONNECTION DEVICE

      
Document Number 03052400
Status Pending
Filing Date 2017-10-05
Open to Public Date 2018-08-16
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Motoyama, Shigeki
  • Mitani, Atsushi
  • Kumagai, Atsuhiro
  • Tsuchiya, Yukio
  • Saitoh, Nobutaka

Abstract

The present invention reduces the size of a battery while ensuring high identifiability. The present invention includes: a casing that has a cell accommodated therein; and a terminal portion that has a connection terminal connected to an electrode terminal of a connection device. A functional groove having a prescribed function is formed in the casing such that the length direction thereof matches the direction in which the connection terminal and the electrode terminal connect together. The functional groove is formed by linking, in a continuous manner, a plurality of functional portions having different lengths. There is thus no section for partitioning functional portions between the plurality of functional portions having different lengths, and therefore the size of the functional groove in the direction in which the functional portions are linked corresponds to the total size of the plurality of functional portions. Consequently, it is possible to achieve a battery that is reduced in size while ensuring high functionality.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01M 50/588 - Means for preventing undesired use or discharge for preventing incorrect connections inside or outside the batteries outside the batteries, e.g. incorrect connections of terminals or busbars
  • H01M 50/244 - Secondary casings; Racks; Suspension devices; Carrying devices; Holders characterised by their mounting method
  • H01M 50/545 - Terminals formed by the casing of the cells

60.

TRANSMISSION DEVICE, TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEPTION DEVICE, AND RECEPTION METHOD

      
Document Number 03051660
Status Pending
Filing Date 2018-01-31
Open to Public Date 2018-08-09
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Tsukagoshi, Ikuo

Abstract

The present invention improves encoding efficiency when encoding and transmitting image data of a base layer and an enhancement layer. Image data of each picture of the base layer is encoded to produce a first encoded stream. Image data of each picture of the enhancement layer is encoded to produce a second encoded stream. A container containing these streams is transmitted. When image data of each picture of the enhancement layer is to be encoded, a picture of the base layer can be used as a reference picture, and when a picture of the base layer is used as a reference picture, a reference picture block is subjected to conversion processing to correspond the image data of the base layer to the image data of the enhancement layer, and motion compensation prediction encoding processing is performed.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 19/33 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using hierarchical techniques, e.g. scalability in the spatial domain
  • H04N 21/2662 - Controlling the complexity of the video stream, e.g. by scaling the resolution or bitrate of the video stream based on the client capabilities
  • H04N 21/462 - Content or additional data management e.g. creating a master electronic program guide from data received from the Internet and a Head-end or controlling the complexity of a video stream by scaling the resolution or bit-rate based on the client capabi
  • H04N 19/30 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using hierarchical techniques, e.g. scalability
  • H04N 19/70 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals characterised by syntax aspects related to video coding, e.g. related to compression standards

61.

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD

      
Document Number 03041856
Status Pending
Filing Date 2017-12-15
Open to Public Date 2018-07-05
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Tsukuba, Takeshi

Abstract

The present disclosure pertains to an image processing apparatus and a method that can curb a decrease in encoding efficiency. According to the present invention, inverse orthogonal transformation of a color difference is carried out by using information about the inverse orthogonal transformation of the color difference derived on the basis of information about inverse orthogonal transformation of luminance. For example, information about orthogonal transformation includes an adaptive primary transformation flag indicating whether to apply adaptive primary transformation in which any one of a plurality of different orthogonal transformations is adaptively selected and used as primary transformation in a transformation block to be processed. The present invention can be applied to, for example, an image processing apparatus, an image encoding apparatus, an image decoding apparatus, or the like.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 19/12 - Selection from among a plurality of transforms or standards, e.g. selection between discrete cosine transform [DCT] and sub-band transform or selection between H.263 and H.264
  • H04N 19/157 - Assigned coding mode, i.e. the coding mode being predefined or preselected to be further used for selection of another element or parameter
  • H04N 19/176 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a block, e.g. a macroblock
  • H04N 19/70 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals characterised by syntax aspects related to video coding, e.g. related to compression standards

62.

COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM

      
Document Number 03041769
Status Pending
Filing Date 2017-09-13
Open to Public Date 2018-06-14
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Morioka, Yuichi
  • Aio, Kosuke

Abstract

[Problem] To reduce the frequency of occurrences of frame transmission conflicts. [Solution] This communication device is provided with: a reception unit for receiving a frame transmitted by another terminal; a length information acquisition unit for acquiring, from the received frame, length information about the frame; and a transmission frame determination unit for determining the length of a transmission frame on the basis of the acquired length information.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 52/24 - TPC being performed according to specific parameters using SIR [Signal to Interference Ratio] or other wireless path parameters
  • H04W 28/06 - Optimising, e.g. header compression, information sizing
  • H04W 74/0816 - with collision avoidance

63.

IDENTIFICATION OF SERVICES CONTAINING THE SAME OR EQUIVALENT CONTENT

      
Document Number 03035261
Status Pending
Filing Date 2017-11-08
Open to Public Date 2018-05-24
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Eyer, Mark

Abstract

Identification of services that carry the same or equivalent content. A reception apparatus includes circuitry configured receive first service information for a first service included in a first broadcast stream, and receive second service information for a second service included in a second broadcast stream. The first service is associated with a first virtual channel number and the second service is associated with a second virtual channel number. The circuitry is configured to determine whether the first service included in the first broadcast stream contains the same programming content as a service included in another broadcast stream based on the first service information. The first service information includes an identifier included in the second service information when the first service included in the first broadcast stream contains the same programming content as the second service included in the second broadcast stream.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 21/434 - Disassembling of a multiplex stream, e.g. demultiplexing audio and video streams or extraction of additional data from a video stream; Remultiplexing of multiplex streams; Extraction or processing of SI; Disassembling of packetised elementary stream
  • H04N 21/482 - End-user interface for program selection
  • H04N 21/83 - Generation or processing of protective or descriptive data associated with content; Content structuring

64.

COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Document Number 03040838
Status Pending
Filing Date 2017-08-22
Open to Public Date 2018-05-11
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Aio, Kosuke
  • Ma, Yuelin
  • Morioka, Yuichi

Abstract

Provided are a communication device and a communication method in which a space is reused between adjacent cells. A terminal performing SR transmission using information obtainable from an adjacent cell signal adjusts an SR backoff time by information such as the magnitude of the interference power received by the terminal itself and the distance to an AP and thereby seizes a transmission opportunity while avoiding a packet collision. A terminal having succeeded in SR transmission is subject to a penalty of setting an additional backoff time. Meanwhile, the AP sets, to an STA, a parameter for transmission wait time adjustment that corresponds to the number of units, throughput situation, or the like of subordinate terminals.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 84/12 - WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]

65.

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD

      
Document Number 03040829
Status Pending
Filing Date 2017-10-13
Open to Public Date 2018-05-03
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Yamagishi, Yasuaki

Abstract

This technology relates to an information processing device and an information processing method for enabling load distribution of streamed traffic using a broadcasting network. This information processing device processes incoming content requests transmitted from a plurality of receiving devices, and is configured to be capable of load-distributing streamed traffic by dynamically switching between replying by communication and replying by broadcasting, as a reply pathway of a response to a request, on the basis of first identification information for identifying a broadcast area that can be received by a receiving device and second identification information for identifying content, said first and second identification information being included in the request. This technology is applicable to dedicated servers (switching servers) disposed on a back end side of a server, for example.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 21/2385 - Channel allocation; Bandwidth allocation
  • H04N 21/61 - Network physical structure; Signal processing

66.

RECEPTION APPARATUS, TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD

      
Document Number 03040448
Status Pending
Filing Date 2017-10-06
Open to Public Date 2018-04-26
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Yamagishi, Yasuaki

Abstract

This technology relates to a reception device, a transmission device, and a data processing method by which it is possible to provide content according to the preferences of an end user. The reception device provides content according to the preferences of an end user by performing processing of question information that indicates questions regarding the preferences of the end user and that are delivered along with content, such processing carried out on the basis of: delivery information that indicates that a service which provides dynamic metadata expressing the preferences of the end user is being delivered; and/or reference information that indicates a referent of an application that generates first response information indicating responses set by the end user in response to the questions. This technology can be applied to a television receiver, for example.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 21/435 - Processing of additional data, e.g. decrypting of additional data or reconstructing software from modules extracted from the transport stream
  • H04H 20/28 - Arrangements for simultaneous broadcast of plural pieces of information
  • H04H 20/93 - Arrangements characterised by special technical features of the broadcast information, e.g. signal form or information format which locates resources of other pieces of information, e.g. URL [Uniform Resource Locator]
  • H04H 60/46 - Arrangements for identifying or recognising characteristics with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time, e.g. for identifying broadcast stations or for identifying users for recognising users' preferences
  • H04H 60/82 - Arrangements characterised by transmission systems other than for broadcast, e.g. the Internet characterised by the transmission system itself the transmission system being the Internet
  • H04N 21/235 - Processing of additional data, e.g. scrambling of additional data or processing content descriptors
  • H04N 21/475 - End-user interface for inputting end-user data, e.g. PIN [Personal Identification Number] or preference data

67.

BLOCKCHAIN-BASED DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT

      
Document Number 03040148
Status In Force
Filing Date 2017-08-15
Open to Public Date 2018-04-26
Grant Date 2023-08-22
Owner
  • SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
  • SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT INC. (USA)
Inventor Diehl, Eric

Abstract

Generating a rights blockchain storing rights of a user, including: receiving an enrollment request and a public key from the user; verifying that the user has a private key corresponding to the public key; generating a user identifier using the public key; and generating and delivering the rights blockchain having a genesis block including the user identifier to the user.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 21/10 - Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material

68.

RECEIVING DEVICE, TRANSMITTING DEVICE, AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD

      
Document Number 03038028
Status Pending
Filing Date 2017-09-20
Open to Public Date 2018-04-12
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Yamagishi, Yasuaki

Abstract

This technology relates to a reception device, a transmission device, and a data processing method which make it possible to more flexibly provide a broadcast service utilizing a wide bandwidth. A reception device becomes able to provide a broadcast service utilizing a wider bandwidth by processing a stream that includes, in transmission information to be transmitted in a higher layer higher than a physical layer, distribution configuration information indicating that a stream of broadcast service is distributed across a predetermined frequency band, and comprises a distribution configuration corresponding to the distribution configuration information. This technology is applicable, for example, to an FW proxy device connected to a network, such as a headend of a home LAN or a cable operator, or a base station of a mobile network.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 21/434 - Disassembling of a multiplex stream, e.g. demultiplexing audio and video streams or extraction of additional data from a video stream; Remultiplexing of multiplex streams; Extraction or processing of SI; Disassembling of packetised elementary stream
  • H04H 20/86 - Arrangements characterised by special technical features of the broadcast information, e.g. signal form or information format

69.

VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND MOVABLE OBJECT

      
Document Number 03037117
Status Pending
Filing Date 2017-09-12
Open to Public Date 2018-03-29
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kaneko, Asako
  • Marukawa, Kazuyuki
  • Shimizu, Itaru
  • Hayamizu, Shinnosuke
  • Yukawa, Yasuhiro

Abstract

This technology pertains to a vehicle control device, vehicle control method, and moving body which are capable of achieving more appropriate operation mode switching. According to a vehicle operation mode switching trigger, at different timings a vehicle control unit switches the operation mode of various driving mechanisms such as the engine or drive motor for driving the vehicle (vehicle travel), the braking device for braking the vehicle, and the steering mechanism for steering the vehicle, on the basis of, for example, the state of the identified driver or the conditions around the vehicle. This technology is applicable, for example, to an ECU for controlling a vehicle which performs automatic driving.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B60W 50/08 - Interaction between the driver and the control system
  • B60W 40/02 - Estimation or calculation of driving parameters for road vehicle drive control systems not related to the control of a particular sub-unit related to ambient conditions
  • B60W 40/08 - Estimation or calculation of driving parameters for road vehicle drive control systems not related to the control of a particular sub-unit related to drivers or passengers
  • G08G 1/16 - Anti-collision systems

70.

TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEPTION APPARATUS, AND RECEPTION METHOD

      
Document Number 03035511
Status Pending
Filing Date 2017-09-01
Open to Public Date 2018-03-22
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Michael, Lachlan Bruce
  • Takahashi, Kazuyuki

Abstract

The present invention relates to a transmission device, a transmission method, a reception device, and a reception method that allow a plurality of multiplexing schemes to be implemented by the same broadcasting system with more flexible operation. This transmission device generates a physical layer frame which is obtained by multiplexing in a predetermined multiplexing scheme, and which includes determination information by which the multiplexing scheme can be determined, and transmits the physical layer frame as a broadcast signal. Meanwhile, the reception device receives the broadcast signal, and determines, on the basis of the determination information included in the physical layer frame obtained from the broadcast signal, the multiplexing scheme of the physical layer frame obtained by multiplexing in the predetermined multiplexing scheme, and processes the physical layer frame. The present invention is applicable to a transmission system that is compatible with the broadcast system of, for example, terrestrial digital television broadcasting.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04H 20/28 - Arrangements for simultaneous broadcast of plural pieces of information
  • H04N 21/236 - Assembling of a multiplex stream, e.g. transport stream, by combining a video stream with other content or additional data, e.g. inserting a URL [Uniform Resource Locator ] into a video stream, multiplexing software data into a video stream; Remultiplexing of multiplex streams; Insertion of stuffing bits into the multiplex stream, e.g. to obtain a constant bit-rate; Assembling of a packetised elementary stream
  • H04J 1/00 - Frequency-division multiplex systems
  • H04J 3/00 - Time-division multiplex systems

71.

WIRELESS DEVICE, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, WIRELESS CONTROL METHOD, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM

      
Document Number 03035156
Status Pending
Filing Date 2017-08-22
Open to Public Date 2018-03-08
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Sugaya, Shigeru
  • Tanaka, Yusuke
  • Morioka, Yuichi

Abstract

There is provided a wireless device configured to perform both multi-user spatial multiplex communication and single user communication with a communication device. The wireless device is configured to set a first waiting time for the single user communication, and count the first waiting time in a period in which a second waiting time for the multi-user spatial multiplex communication is counted. The wireless device then transmits data through the single user communication after the first waiting time expires.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path

72.

DISTRIBUTION DEVICE, DISTRIBUTION METHOD, RECEPTION DEVICE, RECEPTION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

      
Document Number 03034585
Status Pending
Filing Date 2017-08-17
Open to Public Date 2018-03-08
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yamagishi, Yasuaki
  • Takabayashi, Kazuhiko

Abstract

The present feature relates to a delivery device, a delivery method, a receiver, a receiving method, a program, and a content delivery system with which it is possible to signal the region of interest (ROI) identifier of a video delivered by broadcast delivery and/or web delivery. A delivery device that is one aspect of the present feature is provided with a segment file transformation unit for transforming a per-region video stream obtained by imaging an imaging range that is divided into a plurality of regions into a segment file, a delivery unit for supplying the segment file of the per-region video stream to a receiving side by web delivery and/or broadcast delivery, and a notification unit for notifying, when an ROI comprising one or more of the regions is set to the imaging range, the receiving side of an ROI identifier for identifying the belonging ROI as attribute information pertaining to the segment file that corresponds to the regions that constitute the ROI. The present feature can be applied to, for example, streaming delivery using a DASH.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 21/238 - Interfacing the downstream path of the transmission network, e.g. adapting the transmission rate of a video stream to network bandwidth; Processing of multiplex streams
  • H04H 20/24 - Arrangements for distribution of identical information via broadcast system and non-broadcast system
  • H04H 20/28 - Arrangements for simultaneous broadcast of plural pieces of information
  • H04H 20/93 - Arrangements characterised by special technical features of the broadcast information, e.g. signal form or information format which locates resources of other pieces of information, e.g. URL [Uniform Resource Locator]
  • H04H 60/13 - Arrangements for device control affected by the broadcast information
  • H04N 21/438 - Interfacing the downstream path of the transmission network originating from a server, e.g. retrieving MPEG packets from an IP network

73.

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM

      
Document Number 03034586
Status Pending
Filing Date 2017-08-15
Open to Public Date 2018-03-08
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Yamagishi, Yasuaki

Abstract

The present feature relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and an information processing system with which it is possible to distribute a load appropriately when a plurality of proxies are installed. The information processing device is a proxy for receiving a stream of content delivered for each of a plurality of services and transmitting the received stream to a client device connected to a network and functions as a maser proxy to a slave proxy, making it possible to distribute a load appropriately when a plurality of proxies are installed by determining for each proxy an assigned range of a service that conforms to a predetermined policy. The present feature can be applied to, for example, the head end of a home LAN or a cable operator, a FW proxy device connected to a network such as a base station of a mobile network, and the like.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 13/00 - Interconnection of, or transfer of information or other signals between, memories, input/output devices or central processing units
  • H04M 3/00 - Automatic or semi-automatic exchanges

74.

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CLIENT APPARATUS, AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD

      
Document Number 03033735
Status Pending
Filing Date 2017-08-04
Open to Public Date 2018-02-22
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Yamagishi, Yasuaki

Abstract

The present technology relates to an information processing device, a client device, and a data processing method which enable a more flexible service operation using broadcasting and communication. This information processing device enables a more flexible service operation using broadcasting and communication by inserting, with respect to a request of content, identification information for discerning the identity of a source of corresponding content. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a gateway device connected to a network such as a home LAN, or a client device capable of playing content.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 21/437 - Interfacing the upstream path of the transmission network, e.g. for transmitting client requests to a VOD server
  • H04H 60/31 - Arrangements for monitoring the use made of the broadcast services
  • H04H 60/35 - Arrangements for identifying or recognising characteristics with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time, e.g. for identifying broadcast stations or for identifying users
  • H04H 60/76 - Arrangements characterised by transmission systems other than for broadcast, e.g. the Internet
  • H04N 21/4367 - Establishing a secure communication between the client and a peripheral device or smart card
  • H04N 21/462 - Content or additional data management e.g. creating a master electronic program guide from data received from the Internet and a Head-end or controlling the complexity of a video stream by scaling the resolution or bit-rate based on the client capabi

75.

SIGNALING METHODS AND APPARATUS

      
Document Number 03033345
Status Pending
Filing Date 2017-07-27
Open to Public Date 2018-02-22
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Eyer, Mark
  • Fay, Luke

Abstract

A reception apparatus and method for provider signaling. The method includes receiving a portion of a broadcast stream including low level signaling (LLS) information. The LLS information includes a provider count field. The method further includes extracting using circuitry a value of the provider count field. The provider count field identifies the number of different providers that provide LLS information in the portion of the broadcast stream. In addition, the method includes determining the number of providers based on the value of the provider count field and processing the portion of the broadcast stream to extract the LLS information until the LLS information for each of the different providers is extracted based on the determined number of providers.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04H 60/02 - Arrangements for generating broadcast information; Arrangements for generating broadcast-related information with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time; Arrangements for simultaneous generation of broadcast information and broadcast-related information
  • H04H 60/82 - Arrangements characterised by transmission systems other than for broadcast, e.g. the Internet characterised by the transmission system itself the transmission system being the Internet

76.

URLS FOR ACQUIRING OR TRANSMITTING DATA

      
Document Number 03033356
Status Pending
Filing Date 2017-08-10
Open to Public Date 2018-02-22
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Eyer, Mark

Abstract

A method, reception apparatus, and computer-readable medium for communicating with a server to download or upload data. The method includes acquiring a URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) message that includes a DNS (Domain Name System) name registered with the IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority). A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is generated based on the registered DNS name in the acquired URI message and a predetermined domain name. The data is downloaded from, or uploaded to, the server using the generated URL.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 15/173 - Interprocessor communication using an interconnection network, e.g. matrix, shuffle, pyramid, star or snowflake
  • H04N 21/4722 - End-user interface for requesting content, additional data or services; End-user interface for interacting with content, e.g. for content reservation or setting reminders, for requesting event notification or for manipulating displayed content for requesting additional data associated with the content
  • H04L 61/30 - Managing network names, e.g. use of aliases or nicknames
  • H04L 61/4511 - Network directories; Name-to-address mapping using standardised directory access protocols using domain name system [DNS]
  • H04L 65/402 - Support for services or applications wherein the services involve a main real-time session and one or more additional parallel non-real time sessions, e.g. downloading a file in a parallel FTP session, initiating an email or combinational services
  • H04L 67/1095 - Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes
  • H04L 67/146 - Markers for unambiguous identification of a particular session, e.g. session cookie or URL-encoding
  • H04L 12/66 - Arrangements for connecting between networks having differing types of switching systems, e.g. gateways

77.

ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE

      
Document Number 03032018
Status Pending
Filing Date 2017-07-06
Open to Public Date 2018-02-01
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Zhao, Youping
  • Ding, Wei
  • Sun, Chen
  • Guo, Xin

Abstract

Provided are an electronic device and a method for the electronic device. The electronic device comprises a processing circuit, configured to: determine a first set of a high-priority sub-system based on mutual interference between a low-priority sub-system and the high-priority sub-system, wherein the mutual interference between the high-priority sub-system in the first set and at least one low-priority sub-system is higher than a pre-set level; and based on information related to the first set, clustering the high-priority sub-system in the first set.

IPC Classes  ?

78.

COMMUNICATION CONTROL DEVICE, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE, METHOD AND PROGRAM

      
Document Number 03029927
Status Pending
Filing Date 2017-05-23
Open to Public Date 2018-02-01
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Furuichi, Sho

Abstract

[Problem] To provide a communication control device, radio communication device, method and program which make it possible to use information relating to duplex mode to perform coexistence control. [Solution] This communication control device is provided with: an information acquisition unit which acquires information indicating the network to which one or more radio communication devices belong, radio access technical information, information relating to the operable frequency band, information relating to geographic position and/or region, information relating to duplex mode, or, information relating to transmission time interval; a determination unit which uses the aforementioned information to determine the positional relation between coverages of the radio communication devices and, depending on the determined positional relation, selects operation parameters recommended for each of the radio communication devices; and a notification device which notifies said radio communication devices of the selected operation parameters.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 16/14 - Spectrum sharing arrangements
  • H04W 28/06 - Optimising, e.g. header compression, information sizing

79.

RECEIVING DEVICE, TRANSMITTING DEVICE, AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD

      
Document Number 03030391
Status In Force
Filing Date 2017-07-11
Open to Public Date 2018-02-01
Grant Date 2023-08-15
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yamagishi, Yasuaki
  • Igarashi, Tatsuya

Abstract

The present technology relates to a receiving device, a transmitting device, and a data processing method which are capable of more flexibly controlling an application operation accompanying content. Validity period information, which indicates a period in which an application accompanying content is valid, can designate any one among a first mode in which an application operation is controlled according to a period, and a second mode in which the application operation is controlled as intended by an end user, and when the second mode is designated as the valid period information, the application operation is controlled according to an operation of the end user. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a television receiver capable of receiving terrestrial broadcasting.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 21/472 - End-user interface for requesting content, additional data or services; End-user interface for interacting with content, e.g. for content reservation or setting reminders, for requesting event notification or for manipulating displayed content
  • H04H 20/28 - Arrangements for simultaneous broadcast of plural pieces of information
  • H04H 20/91 - Arrangements characterised by special technical features of the broadcast information, e.g. signal form or information format broadcasting computer programmes
  • H04H 60/13 - Arrangements for device control affected by the broadcast information
  • H04N 21/2362 - Generation or processing of SI [Service Information]

80.

COMMUNICATION CONTROL DEVICE, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE, METHOD AND PROGRAM

      
Document Number 03031381
Status Pending
Filing Date 2017-05-30
Open to Public Date 2018-02-01
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Furuichi, Sho

Abstract

[Problem] To provide a network management control device which makes it possible to enable both using information relating to duplex mode to perform coexistence control, and setting up an interface between radio communication devices, a radio communication device, a method and a program. [Solution] This communication control device is provided with: a first information acquisition unit which acquires information indicating the network to which one or more radio communication devices belong, radio access technical information, information relating to the operable frequency band, information relating to geographic position and/or region, information relating to duplex mode, or, information relating to transmission time interval; a first notification unit which notifies a communication control device of the aforementioned information; a second information acquisition unit which acquires recommended operation parameters selected on the basis of the aforementioned information; a generation unit which uses the recommended operation parameters acquired by the second information acquisition unit to generate a list that includes information about the radio communication devices that might come into the vicinity of the aforementioned radio communication device; and a second notification unit which notifies the radio communication device of the aforementioned list and the recommended operation parameters.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 24/02 - Arrangements for optimising operational condition
  • H04W 16/14 - Spectrum sharing arrangements
  • H04W 56/00 - Synchronisation arrangements
  • H04W 92/20 - Interfaces between hierarchically similar devices between access points

81.

RECEIVING DEVICE AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD

      
Document Number 03029975
Status Pending
Filing Date 2017-06-30
Open to Public Date 2018-01-25
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Yamagishi, Yasuaki

Abstract

The present invention realizes a configuration that enables a process of promptly and reliably presenting emergency information to viewers. Middleware of a receiving device for performing output processing of broadcast contents receives an emergency information distribution notification transmitted by a transmission device, and generates emergency information event notification data which includes configuration data of the received emergency information distribution notification. An output data control unit acquires event notification data, and executes acquisition or display processing of emergency information on the basis of the acquired event notification data. For example, in the case of distribution of emergency information superimposed on an image, removal of application presentation content is executed by way of the event notification, and in the case of distribution of signaling emergency information, acquisition and output processing of the emergency information is executed promptly.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 21/488 - Data services, e.g. news ticker
  • H04H 20/59 - Arrangements specially adapted for specific applications, e.g. for traffic information or for mobile receivers for emergency or urgency
  • H04H 60/25 - Arrangements for updating broadcast information or broadcast-related information
  • H04N 21/434 - Disassembling of a multiplex stream, e.g. demultiplexing audio and video streams or extraction of additional data from a video stream; Remultiplexing of multiplex streams; Extraction or processing of SI; Disassembling of packetised elementary stream
  • H04N 21/435 - Processing of additional data, e.g. decrypting of additional data or reconstructing software from modules extracted from the transport stream

82.

IMAGE GENERATION DEVICE, IMAGE GENERATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM

      
Document Number 03029410
Status Pending
Filing Date 2017-06-29
Open to Public Date 2018-01-18
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Oba, Eiji

Abstract

This technology relates to an image generation device, an image generation method, and a program which enable a user's attention to be rapidly called. An integration unit integrates a first image and a second image to generate an integrated image. A superimposition unit superimposes an alert mark on the integrated image to generate a superimposed image if an object in the second image is located on the back side of an object in the first image. This technology is applicable, for example, to a camera monitor system (CMS) that provides an image corresponding to an image viewed through a sideview mirror or a rearview mirror.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 7/18 - Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast
  • G06T 1/00 - General purpose image data processing
  • G06T 5/50 - Image enhancement or restoration by the use of more than one image, e.g. averaging, subtraction

83.

RECEPTION APPARATUS, TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD

      
Document Number 02997250
Status Pending
Filing Date 2017-06-23
Open to Public Date 2018-01-11
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Kitahara, Jun

Abstract

The present technology relates to a receiving device, a transmitting device and a data processing method which enable frequency scanning to be performed at higher speed. The receiving device receives a broadcast wave, performs frequency scanning of the broadcast wave on the basis of provider number information indicating the number of broadcast providers that provide services using the same frequency band, and generates channel selection information for selecting the channel of a service, thereby making it possible for frequency scanning to be performed at higher speed. This technology is applicable, for example, to receivers capable of receiving digital broadcasts.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04H 60/43 - Arrangements for identifying or recognising characteristics with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time, e.g. for identifying broadcast stations or for identifying users for identifying broadcast time or space for identifying broadcast space, i.e. broadcast channels, broadcast stations or broadcast areas for identifying broadcast channels
  • H04N 21/434 - Disassembling of a multiplex stream, e.g. demultiplexing audio and video streams or extraction of additional data from a video stream; Remultiplexing of multiplex streams; Extraction or processing of SI; Disassembling of packetised elementary stream
  • H04N 21/438 - Interfacing the downstream path of the transmission network originating from a server, e.g. retrieving MPEG packets from an IP network
  • H04B 1/04 - Circuits
  • H04B 1/16 - Circuits

84.

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, OBSERVATION SYSTEM, OBSERVATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM

      
Document Number 03026225
Status Pending
Filing Date 2017-05-18
Open to Public Date 2017-12-21
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Aoki, Suguru
  • Ohashi, Takeshi
  • Matsui, Naofumi
  • Onuma, Tomoya

Abstract

An information processing device according to one embodiment of the present art comprises a control unit. The control unit: detects whether there is a change in the state of cells on the basis of an optical image of cells in culture, the optical image being captured at a first imaging interval; and, when the state change is detected, switches the imaging mode from the first imaging interval to a second imaging interval that is shorter than the first imaging interval.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G01N 21/17 - Systems in which incident light is modified in accordance with the properties of the material investigated
  • C12N 5/075 - Oocytes; Oogonia
  • C12N 5/076 - Sperm cells; Spermatogonia
  • C12M 1/34 - Measuring or testing with condition measuring or sensing means, e.g. colony counters
  • G06T 1/00 - General purpose image data processing

85.

TRAINING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DIRECTIONAL TRANSMISSION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION

      
Document Number 03025341
Status In Force
Filing Date 2017-05-26
Open to Public Date 2017-12-14
Grant Date 2021-09-14
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Abdallah, Ramy
  • Sakoda, Kazuyuki

Abstract

A wireless radio communication apparatus and method in which directional transmission, also known as beamforming, training is performed on transmissions between multiple wireless radio communication devices participating in a local network. A sector level sweep (SLS) process uses transmitter sector sweep (TXSS) training, which includes transmitting a sector sweep (SSW) followed by generating sector sweep (SSW) feedback to other nodes in the local network, with optimum transmit sector information being exchanged between nodes. Embodiments include a power save mode, a delayed SSW feedback mode, and an embedded polling and feedback mode.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04B 7/06 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station
  • H04B 7/08 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the receiving station

86.

RECEIVING DEVICE AND RECEIVING METHOD, REPRODUCING DEVICE AND REPRODUCING METHOD, SUPPLY DEVICE AND SUPPLY METHOD, AND PROGRAM

      
Document Number 03026233
Status In Force
Filing Date 2017-05-25
Open to Public Date 2017-12-14
Grant Date 2023-10-17
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Yamagishi, Yasuaki

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a receiving device and a receiving method, a reproducing device and a reproducing method, a supply device and a supply method, and a program, which are capable of acquiring reception availability information indicating a reception state or the like of a stream from a proxy server or the like. The receiving device of the present disclosure includes a receiving unit configured to receive a segment file constituting a stream of content, a reproducing unit configured to acquire and reproduce the received segment file, and a proxy server unit configured to generate supply availability information including a probability at which the segment file can be supplied to the reproducing unit, in which the proxy server unit generates the supply availability information in response to a request for the segment file from the reproducing unit and supplies the segment file received by the receiving unit to the reproducing unit, and the reproducing unit requests the proxy server unit to transmit a segment file to be reproduced next on the basis of the generated supply availability information. The present disclosure can be applied to stream delivery systems.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 21/438 - Interfacing the downstream path of the transmission network originating from a server, e.g. retrieving MPEG packets from an IP network
  • G06F 13/00 - Interconnection of, or transfer of information or other signals between, memories, input/output devices or central processing units

87.

RECEPTION DEVICE, TRANSMISSION DEVICE, AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD

      
Document Number 03026240
Status Pending
Filing Date 2017-05-25
Open to Public Date 2017-12-14
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Dewa, Yoshiharu
  • Igarashi, Tatsuya
  • Yamagishi, Yasuaki

Abstract

The present technology relates to a reception device, a transmission device, and a data processing method for easily controlling operation of an application accompanying content. The reception device receives the content and controls activation of the application accompanying the content on the basis of valid period information indicating a period in which the application is valid, thereby to easily control the operation of the application accompanying the content. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a television receiver or the like capable of receiving terrestrial broadcasting.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 21/458 - Scheduling content for creating a personalised stream, e.g. by combining a locally stored advertisement with an incoming stream; Updating operations, e.g. for OS modules
  • H04H 20/93 - Arrangements characterised by special technical features of the broadcast information, e.g. signal form or information format which locates resources of other pieces of information, e.g. URL [Uniform Resource Locator]
  • H04H 60/13 - Arrangements for device control affected by the broadcast information
  • H04N 21/235 - Processing of additional data, e.g. scrambling of additional data or processing content descriptors
  • H04N 21/262 - Content or additional data distribution scheduling, e.g. sending additional data at off-peak times, updating software modules, calculating the carousel transmission frequency, delaying a video stream transmission or generating play-lists
  • H04N 21/6332 - Control signals issued by server directed to the network components or client directed to client

88.

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR P2P COMMUNICATIONS AND DECENTRALIZED SPATIAL SHARING IN WIRELESS NETWORKS WITH DIRECTIONAL TRANSMISSIONS

      
Document Number 03025342
Status In Force
Filing Date 2017-05-26
Open to Public Date 2017-12-14
Grant Date 2021-02-23
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Abdallah, Ramy
  • Sakoda, Kazuyuki

Abstract

Beamformed directional wireless communications are described that provide for spatial re-use that allows multiple pairs of peer-to-peer (P2P) links to communicate simultaneously over the same channel in the same spatial vicinity, without contention, and independent of centralized control. The spatial re-use improves network throughput by sharing spectrum resource among multiple links. Beamformed training includes obtaining best sector and least sector information by all stations. Prior to performing an independent P2P communication, antenna array sector information is checked, to assure that the sector to be selected is not impinging interference on other P2P interactions, then a request is made to a target station. The target station also refers to its sector information, and if no conflict is found it accepts and acknowledges the request, upon which it receives the P2P communication.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04B 7/06 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station
  • H04B 7/08 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the receiving station

89.

WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Document Number 02993915
Status Pending
Filing Date 2017-03-22
Open to Public Date 2017-12-07
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Morioka, Yuichi
  • Itagaki, Takeshi

Abstract

An electronic device that determines a first parameter corresponding to a length or duration of data to be transmitted by the electronic device; determines whether the first parameter exceeds a predetermined threshold value; controls a wireless interface of the electronic device to transmit a request to send the data when the parameter exceeds the predetermined threshold value; acquires a second parameter related to detection sensitivity or transmission power; and determines, when the first parameter does not exceed the predetermined threshold value, whether to transmit the request to send the data prior to transmitting the data based on the second parameter.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 74/08 - Non-scheduled access, e.g. random access, ALOHA or CSMA [Carrier Sense Multiple Access]
  • H04W 84/12 - WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]

90.

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD

      
Document Number 03019490
Status Pending
Filing Date 2017-03-23
Open to Public Date 2017-11-16
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Tsukuba, Takeshi

Abstract

This disclosure pertains to an image processing device and method which make it possible to minimize a decrease in encoding efficiency. When skipping a primary conversion, which is the conversion processing for a predictive residual, which is the difference between an image and a predictive image thereof, the image processing device and method also skip a secondary conversion, which is the conversion processing of a primary conversion coefficient obtained by subjecting the predictive residual to the primary conversion. This disclosure is applicable, for example, to an image processing device, an image encoding device, an image decoding device, or the like.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 19/12 - Selection from among a plurality of transforms or standards, e.g. selection between discrete cosine transform [DCT] and sub-band transform or selection between H.263 and H.264
  • H04N 19/157 - Assigned coding mode, i.e. the coding mode being predefined or preselected to be further used for selection of another element or parameter
  • H04N 19/176 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a block, e.g. a macroblock
  • H04N 19/61 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using transform coding in combination with predictive coding
  • H04N 19/70 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals characterised by syntax aspects related to video coding, e.g. related to compression standards

91.

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMAGE PROCESSING FOR SUPPRESSING A REDUCTION OF CODING EFFICIENCY

      
Document Number 03022221
Status Pending
Filing Date 2017-04-28
Open to Public Date 2017-11-16
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Tsukuba, Takeshi

Abstract

The present disclosure pertains to an image processing device and method which make it possible to suppress a decrease in encoding efficiency. When skipping a primary conversion, which is the conversion processing for a predictive residual, which is the difference between an image and the predictive image thereof, and skipping a secondary conversion, which is the conversion processing for a primary conversion coefficient obtained by subjecting the predictive residual to the primary conversion, a switch also skips a bandwidth restriction of a secondary conversion coefficient obtained by subjecting the primary conversion coefficient to the secondary conversion. This disclosure is applicable, for example, to an image processing device, an image encoding device, an image decoding device, or the like.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 19/132 - Sampling, masking or truncation of coding units, e.g. adaptive resampling, frame skipping, frame interpolation or high-frequency transform coefficient masking
  • H04N 19/157 - Assigned coding mode, i.e. the coding mode being predefined or preselected to be further used for selection of another element or parameter
  • H04N 19/176 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a block, e.g. a macroblock

92.

ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD

      
Document Number 03023184
Status Pending
Filing Date 2017-04-20
Open to Public Date 2017-11-16
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Guo, Xin

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an electronic apparatus, an information processing device and an information processing method. According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus for a base station side comprises a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to: control a user equipment to acquire, from a base station, reference information about a signal intensity on a specific spectrum resource in a predetermined region; when the user equipment is located in the predetermined region, control the user equipment to sense the signal intensity on the specific spectrum resource; and control the user equipment to adjust, based on the reference information and the sensed signal intensity, a parameter for performing near-distance service communication in the predetermined region, so as to achieve an expected communication performance, wherein the parameter influences the access rate and/or transmission reliability of near-distance service communication.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 4/00 - Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor

93.

RECEPTION APPARATUS AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD

      
Document Number 03022805
Status In Force
Filing Date 2017-04-28
Open to Public Date 2017-11-16
Grant Date 2022-11-01
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yamagishi, Yasuaki
  • Igarashi, Tatsuya

Abstract

The present technology relates to a reception device which makes it possible to reliably play back content, and a data processing method. The reception device receives the content and, on the basis of time correspondence information obtained by associating first time information provided from the content transmitting side with second time information generated on the content receiving side, controls the playback of the content along a time axis corresponding to the first time information associated with the second time information. The present technology may be applied to a television receiver adapted for ATSC3.0, for example.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 21/43 - Processing of content or additional data, e.g. demultiplexing additional data from a digital video stream; Elementary client operations, e.g. monitoring of home network or synchronizing decoder's clock; Client middleware
  • H04H 20/18 - Arrangements for synchronising broadcast or distribution via plural systems
  • H04H 20/28 - Arrangements for simultaneous broadcast of plural pieces of information
  • H04H 60/13 - Arrangements for device control affected by the broadcast information
  • H04N 21/443 - OS processes, e.g. booting an STB, implementing a Java virtual machine in an STB or power management in an STB

94.

COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM

      
Document Number 03013707
Status Pending
Filing Date 2017-02-22
Open to Public Date 2017-10-19
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Sugaya, Shigeru

Abstract

[Problem] To provide a mechanism that can both avoid communication collision and help to prevent the number of accesses to a transmission line from decreasing. [Solution] A communication apparatus is provided with: a processing unit for generating a second frame that has first destination information stored in a first frame for stopping frame transmission of a communication apparatus other than a destination and for determining the destination, the first frame being a response to a communication request, and that causes stopping of the frame transmission due to the first frame to be canceled; and a wireless communication unit for transmitting the second frame. A communication apparatus is provided with: a wireless communication unit for receiving a second frame that has first destination information stored in a first frame for stopping frame transmission of a communication apparatus other than a destination and for determining the destination, the first frame being a response to a communication request, and that causes stopping of the frame transmission due to the first frame to be canceled; and a control unit that controls the frame transmission on the basis of the second frame received by the wireless communication unit.

IPC Classes  ?

95.

ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD APPLIED TO ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND DATA PROCESSING DEVICE

      
Document Number 03018265
Status Pending
Filing Date 2017-03-22
Open to Public Date 2017-10-05
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Xu, Jin
  • Gao, Cheng
  • Liu, Siqi
  • Sun, Chen

Abstract

The present disclosure provides an electronic device, a method applied to an electronic device, and a data processing device. The electronic device comprises: a processing circuit, wherein the processing circuit is configured to allow a cell to implement data transmission by using at least a portion of a time resource corresponding to an unused channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) port, wherein the CSI-RS port is from a CSR-RS configuration different from a CSI-RS configuration of the cell.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 72/044 - Wireless resource allocation based on the type of the allocated resource

96.

ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

      
Document Number 03018259
Status In Force
Filing Date 2017-03-16
Open to Public Date 2017-10-05
Grant Date 2024-04-16
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Hu, Bingshan
  • Sun, Chen

Abstract

The disclosure relates to an electronic device and a wireless communication method in a wireless communication system. According to the disclosure, the electronic device comprises one or more processing circuits. The processing circuit is configured to execute the following operation: configure time mapping information between a downlink subframe carrying uplink scheduling grant signaling and an uplink subframe carrying uplink transmission, comprising physical uplink shared channel PUSCH transmission, scheduled by the uplink scheduling grant signaling, and performed on an unauthorized channel by user equipment in the wireless communication system. By means of the electronic device and the wireless communication method in the disclosure, a time mapping relationship between a downlink subframe carrying uplink scheduling grant signaling and an uplink subframe carrying uplink transmission comprising PUSCH transmission can be determined, thereby realizing effective utilization of an unlicensed channel.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04B 7/04 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas

97.

TRANSMISSION DEVICE, TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEPTION DEVICE, AND RECEPTION METHOD

      
Document Number 03015063
Status Pending
Filing Date 2017-02-27
Open to Public Date 2017-09-14
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Tsukagoshi, Ikuo

Abstract

It is possible to satisfactorily insert predetermined information into a media encoded stream and transmit the stream. Divided portions obtained by dividing the predetermined information are sequentially inserted into a predetermined number of unit portions of the media encoded stream as adding sequential information for reconstruction. In this case, the predetermined information is divided so that a bit rate of the predetermined information falls within a predetermined bit rate. A container with a predetermined format including the media encoded stream to which the predetermined information is inserted is transmitted.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 21/2362 - Generation or processing of SI [Service Information]
  • H04N 21/238 - Interfacing the downstream path of the transmission network, e.g. adapting the transmission rate of a video stream to network bandwidth; Processing of multiplex streams
  • G06F 13/00 - Interconnection of, or transfer of information or other signals between, memories, input/output devices or central processing units

98.

SERVER DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD

      
Document Number 03015064
Status Pending
Filing Date 2017-02-16
Open to Public Date 2017-09-14
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Furuichi, Sho

Abstract

To provide a server device which can effectively apply a network coexistence service to a mobile body whose location can change every moment. [Solution] Provided is a server device including: a control unit configured to provide a plurality of lists in which an available frequency and transmission power of the frequency are described for each predetermined range determined on a basis of a predetermined criterion so that the frequency is not set in an overlapped manner in the same predetermined range, to an external device which uses the frequency.

IPC Classes  ?

99.

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM

      
Document Number 03013424
Status Pending
Filing Date 2016-12-21
Open to Public Date 2017-08-31
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Morioka, Yuichi
  • Sugaya, Shigeru

Abstract

The purpose of the present invention is to equally shorten transmission suppression periods set for other information processing devices so as to eliminate unequal utilization of wireless resources. An information processing device is provided with a control unit. The control unit is configured to perform control for transmitting an inducing frame for causing another communication device to transmit a transmission suppressed period shortening frame for shortening a transmission suppression period. The control unit also performs control for transmitting a transmission suppression period shortening frame on the basis of the inducing frame upon reception of the inducing frame.

IPC Classes  ?

100.

METHODOLOGIES AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING DELAYS WHEN RECEIVING, PROCESSING, OR SWITCHING CONTENT

      
Document Number 03004639
Status Pending
Filing Date 2017-02-08
Open to Public Date 2017-08-24
Owner SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Shintani, Peter
  • Blanchard, Robert

Abstract

Methods and apparatuses are provided for receiving content. The method includes receiving a first service, by a receiver of a reception apparatus, the first service providing first content and first metadata associated with the first content. The first content is encoded in one of a plurality of formats decodable by the reception apparatus. Further, the method includes generating, by circuitry of the reception apparatus, first codec mode information based on the first metadata received with the first content. The first codec mode information indicates the one of the plurality of formats or a codec for decoding the one of the plurality of formats. The generated first codec mode information in association with the first service is stored, by the circuitry, in a table. The table includes codec mode information for a plurality of different services, which includes the first service.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 5/50 - Tuning indicators; Automatic tuning control
  • G06F 3/00 - Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
  • G06F 13/00 - Interconnection of, or transfer of information or other signals between, memories, input/output devices or central processing units
  • G09G 5/00 - Control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators common to cathode-ray tube indicators and other visual indicators
  • H04N 3/14 - Scanning details of television systems; Combination thereof with generation of supply voltages by means not exclusively optical-mechanical by means of electrically scanned solid-state devices
  • H04N 5/00 - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - Details of television systems
  • H04N 5/14 - Picture signal circuitry for video frequency region
  • H04N 5/268 - Signal distribution or switching
  • H04N 5/38 - Transmitter circuitry
  • H04N 5/40 - Modulation circuits
  • H04N 5/44 - Receiver circuitry
  • H04N 5/455 - Demodulation-circuits
  • H04N 5/62 - Intercarrier circuits, i.e. heterodyning sound and vision carriers
  • H04N 7/00 - Television systems
  • H04N 7/025 - Systems for transmission of digital non-picture data, e.g. of text during the active part of a television frame
  • H04N 7/10 - Adaptations for transmission by electrical cable
  • H04N 7/12 - Systems in which the television signal is transmitted via one channel or a plurality of parallel channels, the bandwidth of each channel being less than the bandwidth of the television signal
  • H04N 7/14 - Systems for two-way working
  • H04N 7/173 - Analogue secrecy systems; Analogue subscription systems with two-way working, e.g. subscriber sending a programme selection signal
  • H04N 7/18 - Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast
  • H04N 11/00 - Colour television systems
  • H04N 11/02 - Colour television systems with bandwidth reduction
  • H04N 11/04 - Colour television systems using pulse code modulation
  • H04N 13/00 - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - Details thereof
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