IP Library Granted Patent US 8,929,434
Granted Patent B2
US 8,929,434 · App. 11/866,943 · Granted Jan 6, 2015

Video enhancement internet media experience in converting high definition formats to video formats

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,929,434
App. No.
11/866,943
Granted
Jan 6, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

Image or video from a cell phone is processed to expand the image in a way to display it on a high definition video screen.

Claims (9)

1. A method, comprising: obtaining multiple video frames from a cellular phone; determining areas of motions within the video frames from the cellular phone; based on said areas of motions, separating the video frames into motion areas and background areas; and separating the background areas from the motion areas; and recasting the frame at a higher resolution format by using a computer for expanding the background areas to fill a higher resolution format frame, where the higher resolution format frame has a wider aspect ratio than the video frames from the cellular phone, and the expanding of the background area uses those background areas to fill the wider format aspect ratio, while using motion compensation to reduce distortion in the motion areas, to convert the multiple video frames from the cellular phone from a format intended for a cellular telephone screen to the higher resolution format frame.

2. A method as in claim 1 , wherein said motion areas of the video frames represent areas with motion vectors greater than a specified amount.

3. A method comprising:

using a computer for converting a video from a cellular phone to a size that can be displayed on a high definition display screen greater than 720i, and at an aspect ratio of 16×9, wherein said computer separates background areas from motion areas in the video, and recasts the video at a higher resolution format by expanding background areas to fill a higher resolution format frame, where the higher resolution format frame has a wider aspect ratio than the video from the cellular phone, and the expanding of the background area uses those background areas to fill the wider format aspect ratio.

4. A method as in claim 1 , wherein said recasting recasts the video frames to fill a 16×9 image screen using expansion of the background.

5. A video converting system, comprising:

a processor obtaining multiple video frames from a cellular phone, determining areas of motions within the video frames from the cellular phone, and based on said areas of motion, separating the video frames into motion areas and background areas, said processor separating the background areas from the motion areas, and recasting the video frames at a higher resolution format by expanding the background areas to fill the higher resolution format frame, where the higher resolution format frame has a wider aspect ratio than the video frames from the cellular phone, and the processor expands the background area by using those background areas to fill the wider format aspect ratio, while using motion compensation to reduce distortion in the motion areas, to convert the multiple video frames from the cellular phone from a format intended for a cellular telephone screen to the higher resolution format frame.

6. A system as in claim 5 , wherein said motion areas of the video frames represent areas with motion vectors greater than a specified amount.

7. A system as in claim 5 , wherein said recasting recasts the frame to fill a 16×9 image screen using expansion of the background areas.

Assignments (7)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 8, 2020
From: EPIC TRUST , DATED JUNE 6, 1994
To: PATENTIAL HOLDINGS, INC
Reel/Frame 052349/0823 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 17, 2019
From: CARMICHAEL, CHRISTOPHER; JORDAN, CONNIE; UBIQUITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION
To: EPIC TRUST, DATED JUNE 6, 1004
Reel/Frame 048090/0421 →
NOTICE OF LIEN RE: OEX Recorded Jun 13, 2017
From: UBIQUITY, INC.
To: GERALD NORTH C/O BINDER & MALTER, LLP
Reel/Frame 042803/0864 →
COURT ORDER Recorded Jun 29, 2016
From: UBIQUITY, INC.; UBIQUITY INCORPORATED; UBIQUITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION; UBIQUITY HOLDINGS, INC.
To: TYPENEX CO-INVESTMENT, LLC
Reel/Frame 039207/0730 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 10, 2013
From: BAILEY, KENNETH S; CARMICHAEL, CHRISTOPHER
To: UBIQUITY HOLDINGS
Reel/Frame 030192/0144 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 10, 2013
From: UBIQUITY HOLDINGS
To: UBIQUITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 030192/0146 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 22, 2008
From: CARMICHAEL, CHRISTOPHER
To: UBIQUITY HOLDINGS, INC
Reel/Frame 020425/0683 →