A control strategy is provided for dynamically encoding multiple streams of video data in parallel for multiplexing onto a constant bit rate channel. The control strategy is a single pass strategy which allows individual encode bit rates to be dynamically adjusted for each video data stream based on part in relative complexity of the multiple streams of video data, as well as fullness of compresse...

A method for video navigation. Specifically, one embodiment of the present invention discloses a method of video presentation whereby multiple users can each view and navigate cropped windows of a live-captured or stored video sequence in compressed form. A video sequence is captured from a stationary camera. An uncompressed version and compressed version following a compression format are capture...

A video source device and a video repeater device cooperatively authenticates said video repeater apparatus to said video source device. In one embodiment, the authentication is performed using an identical authentication process a video sink device would authenticate itself to the video source device. The video repeater device augment the identical process identifying itself as a repeater device....

A system is described that comprises a medical device on which is installed a version of software and a software agent communicatively coupled to the medical device without regard to the version of software installed on the medical device. An example of the medical device includes a defibrillator. The software agent may reside in a personal digital assistant and can be operated to communicate with...

Methods and systems are provided for synchronizing various time-stamped data streams. The data streams can be synchronized to another data stream or to a point of reference such as a reference clock. In one embodiment, synchronization processing takes place in association with a filter graph comprising multiple filters. The filter graph is configured to process multiple timestamped data streams fo...

The present invention is a programmable integrated circuit that can be used to handle different communication specifications. In one embodiment, the integrated circuit contains at least two physical layer modules, a media independent interface and a media access control module. The physical layer modules are preferably fixed logic components embedded in programmable logic fabric. In another embodi...

An integrated circuit having a DRAM array connected to a power supply is tested for excessive current draw by selectively applying voltage to a single wordline or bitline, measuring current drawn, comparing the result with a reference number representing acceptable leakage, and replacing columns of the array having excessive leakage, thereby identifying and repairing latent defects that may become...

A graphical user interface for a network of content devices that includes two or more graphical representations of two or more respective content devices that are coupled to a content device network. Graphical representations of two or more content streams between the graphical representations of content devices have graphical indicia, and two or more content display windows are provided to displa...

A method, system, software and signal wherein a subset of program information for related programs is maintained with program information for a given program. The program information for the given program, including the subset of program information for related programs, can be maintained in an electronic program guide (EPG). A system can use the information in the EPG to schedule and perform prog...

The present invention discloses a multi-function television. In accordance with the present invention, the cable/radio broadcasting signal and the auxiliary image and audio signals inputted to the television are converted into the digital image data and audio data, encoded and stored according to the user's selection. The stored digital image data and audio data are outputted in form of the analog...

There is used at least one probe array obtained by arraying particles having various probes, respectively, fixed thereon (probe particles) in a definite order in a holder. A plurality of capillaries or grooves packed with various kinds, respectively, of probe particles are arrayed in parallel, and one of particles contained in each capillary or groove is injected into another capillary or groove t...

A home networking architecture and a physical layer protocol is configured such that a communication device in the home can access a home network over any one of the available transmissio ns media, i.e. in-house telephone wiring or electrical wiring, or a wireless network. The proposed networking architectu re utilizes a bridging concept of combining multiple LANs residing on the different physica...

A method and a system for treating seawater to facilitate secondary recovery of petroleum from a location below a body of saline water by flooding a permeable stratum with the treated water. The system utilizes a spirally-wound cross flow semipermeable membrane cartridge incorporating a three layer membrane arrangement preferably having nanofiltration characteristics which facilitates treatment of...

This invention discloses improvements on previous inventions for catalytic conversion of coal and steam to methane. The disclosed improvements permit conversion of petroleum residua or heavy crude petroleum to methane and carbon dioxide such that nearly all of the heating value of the converted hydrocarbons is recovered as heating value of the product methane. The liquid feed is distributed over a...

An apparatus for producing a stable, high pressure plasma column with long length, and high axial uniformity. Rotating a gas-filled tube about an horizontal axis creates a vortex with minimal, or no shear flow. Such a vortex provides a stable equilibrium for a central column of high temperature gas and plasma when, for a given rotation speed, the centrifugal force dominates over the gravitational ...

Universal remote control device database is updated through television video blanking interval (TV VBI) or sub-picture signal processing. As relayed through TV receiver, remote control database(s) is placed in VBI or sub-picture of video signal of specialized program. Data is decoded by VBI slicer or controller (e.g., MPEG decoder), then extracted and stored temporarily in memory. Upon request, da...

An external index detection unit ( 105 ) receives an image sensed by a camera ( 100 ), and detects an external index set in a real scene. A tachometer ( 110 ) measures the rotational velocities of two rear wheels of a vehicle. A vehicle measurement unit ( 120 ) measures the position and azimuth of the vehicle on the basis of the image coordinate position of the external index and the rotational ve...

Device comprising: matrices of reflecting elements which can be electrically driven, and means for deconstructing a beam of polychromatic light and means for reconstructing complementary reflected beams, comprising two dichroic filters with a gradient where, for at least one of these filters, the direction of the gradient HOG, H'OG' makes an angle of inclination of non-zero gradient delta, delta' ...

An effects processor for an effects module. The effects processor comprises a RISC processor, a DSP for fast integer multiplication and a small memory. The processor uses VARK language and a lookup table of VARK scripts to apply a variety of effects to images stored outside the effects module. The effects processor includes a serial bus interface which communicates with the Serial Bus of a compact...

A system is disclosed for routing data cells from at least one of a plurality of source port processors to at least one destination port processor. Such a system contemplates each cell comprising a plurality of cell frame portions. In a preferred embodiment of the system of the present invention, each cell generated by the at least one source port processor is separated into its constituent frame ...