IP Library Granted Patent US 8,373,616
Granted Patent B2
US 8,373,616 · App. 12/043,583 · Granted Feb 12, 2013

Locating and displaying method upon a specific video region of a computer screen

Inventors: Kuo-Lung Chang (Junghe, TW); Hsing-Yung Wang (Junghe, TW)
Assignee: Awind Inc.
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,373,616
App. No.
12/043,583
Granted
Feb 12, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A locating and displaying method upon a specific video region of a computer screen comprises the steps of: capturing a plurality of computer screens during a predetermined time period; comparing one computer screen with the following computer screen to locate a plurality of screen differences, in which every single screen difference includes at least one different region; judging a respective position of every individual different region of each screen difference so as to locate an object window containing the different region; determine one object window as a video region by comparing a size or an appearance time of the object window; capturing a film of the video region; forwarding the film to a distant displayer; and then the displayer broadcasting the film on a display.

Claims (11)

1. A locating and displaying method upon a specific video region of a computer screen, comprising the steps of:

a. capturing a plurality of computer screens Si's during a predetermined time period (T);

b. comparing one of said computer screens Si and a following one of said computer screens Si+1 so as to locate a plurality of screen differences Di's, in which every single one of said screen differences Di's includes at least one different region Ri;

c. locating a target screen difference Dm from the Di's, in which said at least one different region Ri of the Dm covers each of said at least one Ri of each said Di;

d. locating the largest (in area) different region Rv among said at least one different region Ri of the Dm and defining the Rv as a video region;

e. capturing a film of said video region;

f. forwarding the film to a distant displayer; and

g. the displayer broadcasting the film on a display.

2. The locating and displaying method upon a specific video region of a computer screen according to claim 1 , wherein said step e is performed by firstly capturing a plurality of screens in said video region and then compressing the screens into said film.

3. The locating and displaying method upon a specific video region of a computer screen according to claim 1 , wherein said step f is to form a streaming server inside said computer to broadcast a broadcasting message to said displayer, in which the broadcasting message is used to initiate a connection between said displayer and the streaming server for further forwarding said film to said displayer.

4. The locating and displaying method upon a specific video region of a computer screen according to claim 2 , wherein said step g is performed by firstly said displayer decoding said film and then forwarding said film to a display for further playing.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 1, 2017
From: AWIND INC.
To: BARCO LIMITED
Reel/Frame 044011/0279 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 6, 2008
From: CHANG, KUO-LUNG; WANG, HSING-YUNG
To: AWIND INC.
Reel/Frame 020611/0582 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 96135034 A · Sep 20, 2007 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20090079663A1 · Mar 26, 2009