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Apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images; computer monitors, television monitors, field monitors; mounts and protectors for monitors; electric cables; electrical adaptors; monitor sleeves; monitor screen protectors; power adaptors; power cords; batteries; parts and fittings for the aforesaid; camera control software; downloadable camera control software; software and downloadable software allowing the control of cameras; camera control software and downloadable camera control software allowing the capture, control, arrangement, viewing and editing of film photography, digital images and photographs; software and downloadable software for processing film photography, digital images and photographs. Online retail store services for apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images, monitors, mounts and protectors for monitors, cables, adaptors, monitor sleeves, monitor screen protectors, power adaptors, power cords, batteries, parts and fitting for the aforesaid, and camera control software.
An adapter, for use with items such as cameras and camera accessories, the adapter having a lower portion and an upper portion, the lower portion comprising means adapted to receive and engage with a clamp stud of an item to be connected to the adapter, the upper portion comprising a platform assembly comprising means adapted to attach to another item above the adapter, wherein the lower portion comprises a stud catch mechanism, and wherein the stud catch mechanism is adapted to be connected to the said clamp stud when the stud catch mechanism is in an engaged state and to be not connected to the said clamp stud when the stud catch mechanism is in a disengaged state, the stud catch mechanism having one or more stud catch plates adapted to be moveable into and away from the recess of the clamp stud in use, the stud catch mechanism further comprising one or more stud release levers adapted to move the one or more stud catch plates axially towards and away from the said clamp stud in use, the lower portion having a lower engagement surface having a flat portion and a convex portion, the flat portion having an aperture suitable for receiving a clamp stud; an attachment comprising a main body from which a clamp stud upstands substantially vertically, the main body further comprising an aperture formed in its underside, the aperture being adapted to engage a screw-threaded bolt of an item to be connected to the attachment from below the attachment, wherein the clamp stud has a recess adapted to accept one or more stud catch plates of an item to be connected above the attachment.
A releasable connection arrangement, suitable for releasably connecting two items, wherein a base portion comprises a clamp stud and a head portion comprises a stud catch mechanism, and wherein the clamp stud and stud catch mechanism are adapted to be connected to one another when the stud catch mechanism is in an engaged state and to be not connected to one another when the stud catch mechanism is in a disengaged state, the stud catch mechanism providing a substantially frictional connection between the stud catch mechanism and the stud catch when the stud catch mechanism is in the engaged state, the stud catch mechanism comprising a stud catch plate adapted to be moveable axially and a stud release lever adapted to move the stud catch plate axially towards and away from the clamp stud in use, so that the stud catch plate can engage and disengage the clamp stud in use, and wherein the base portion and head portion each further comprise engagement surfaces shaped to correspond with one another, the engagement surface of the base portion comprising a substantially flat region and a concave region and the engagement surface of the head portion comprising a substantially flat region and a convex region, and wherein the head portion further comprises an adjustment mechanism adapted to adjust the connection between the head portion and the base portion when the base and head portions are connected to one another, and wherein the head portion further comprises a platform assembly located away from the engagement surface, the platform assembly comprising means for attaching to another item.
System, device, and method for transmitting a video via a User Datagram Protocol (UDP) over Internet Protocol (IP) communication link. A method includes: generating by a video encoder a set of N packets of compressed data per each frame of the video, wherein N is a natural number; and upon generation of each set of N packets for a specific frame of that video, immediately performing the transmitting of the set of N packets that corresponds to a single encoded video frame, via that UDP over IP communication link, without waiting for encoding or packetization of any other video frame of that video. Each packet of that video frame includes at least: a Coarse video data packet-portion, and a Fine video data packet-portion, and optionally also a Header packet-portion that includes sub-frames mapping information.
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A voice controlled studio apparatus comprising a presenter interface unit and a producer interface unit, the presenter interface unit and the producer interface unit each adapted to generate commands and each unit comprising a voice input device, the apparatus further comprising a data processing unit adapted to receive commands from the presenter interface and the producer interface, process the commands, parse them to ascertain whether the actions meet at least one pre-determined criterion and then subsequently effect one or more actions based on the commands and the or each pre-determined criterion, and wherein the data processing unit is adapted to prioritise the effecting of actions so that commands generated by the producer interface unit can override the effecting of commands generated by the presenter interface unit, the apparatus further comprising a teleprompt unit adapted to provide a display adapted to be visible by a presenter and adapted to receive actions from a data processing unit and vary the display according to the said actions.
A head assembly for a tripod comprising a head portion and a bowl portion releasably connectable to one another, the bowl portion having a clamp stud and the head portion having a stud catch mechanism, wherein the stud catch mechanism is adapted to be releasably connectable to the clamp stud, and wherein the head assembly further comprises an adjustment mechanism adapted to adjust the connection between the head portion and the bowl portion when the head portion and bowl portion are connected to one another.
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A wireless video transmission system includes: a coarse compression module to compress a video sub-frame and to generate coarse data of the video sub-frame: a coarse decompression module to generate a coarse sub-frame from the coarse data; an error frame extractor to generate an error sub-frame from the coarse sub-frame and from the video sub-frame; a refinement data encoder to generate a set of transform coefficients from the error sub-frame, and to select a subset of transform coefficients from the set of transform coefficients according to an end-of-block (EOB) indication in the coarse data; and a data combining and modulation module to combine and transmit the coarse data and a refinement data including the subset of transform coefficients.
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Method and system of performing inter-frame prediction in video compression
Systems, devices, and methods of performing inter-frame prediction in video compression. A method includes: partitioning a video frame into superblocks, each superblock includes a plurality of macroblocks; determining an upper boundary on attributes that are associated with residual blocks of the plurality of macroblocks, based on pre-defined constraints on the total number of bits allocated for motion vector descriptions in a superblock; for each macroblock in a superblock, determining a partition size and a motion vector resolution which yield, for all macroblocks in the superblock, a motion vector description and a corresponding residual with attributes less than or equal to the upper boundary.
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Retail store services and online retail store services featuring high definition wireless video streaming devices, encoding and decoding apparatus, camera-top streaming high definition video encoding devices, low-power video decoding devices, no latency streaming devices and related software; retail store services and online retail store services featuring software for monitoring and controlling video devices and apparatus; retail store services and online retail store services featuring camera equipment, namely, handles, mounting brackets, audio adapters, power adapters and handheld rigs; retail store services and online retail store services featuring monitors, apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images, mounts and protectors for monitors, cables, adaptors, monitor sleeves, monitor screen protectors, power adaptors, power cords, batteries, parts and fittings for the aforesaid Technical support services, namely, providing technical advice relating to high-definition wireless video streaming devices, encoding and decoding apparatus, monitoring and controlling video devices and apparatus, camera equipment, monitors, and computer software related to all the aforesaid; technical support services, namely, providing technical advice relating to mounts and protectors for monitors, cables, adaptors, monitor sleeves, monitor screen protectors, power adaptors, power cords and batteries
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Retail store services and online retail store services featuring high definition wireless video streaming devices, encoding and decoding apparatus, camera-top streaming high definition video encoding devices, low-power video decoding devices, no latency streaming devices and related software; retail store services and online retail store services featuring software for monitoring and controlling video devices and apparatus; retail store services and online retail store services featuring camera equipment, namely, handles, mounting brackets, audio adapters, power adapters and handheld rigs; retail store services and online retail store services featuring monitors, apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images, mounts and protectors for monitors, cables, adaptors, monitor sleeves, monitor screen protectors, power adaptors, power cords, batteries, parts and fittings for the aforesaid Technical support services, namely, providing technical advice relating to high-definition wireless video streaming devices, encoding and decoding apparatus, monitoring and controlling video devices and apparatus, camera equipment, monitors, and computer software related to all the aforesaid; technical support services, namely, providing technical advice relating to mounts and protectors for monitors, cables, adaptors, monitor sleeves, monitor screen protectors, power adaptors, power cords and batteries
A leg spreader (10) for a tripod comprising at least two portions (12, 14) selectably moveable with respect to one another along an axis; a first portion comprising a latch (16) and a second portion comprising an engagement region (18); the latch being releasably engageable with the engagement region, the latch being moveable by an actuator (20) between an engaged position in which the portions are substantially non-moveable with respect of one another and a disengaged position in which the portions are moveable with respect to one another; wherein the latch is biased towards the engaged position.
A spirit level device suitable for use with camera apparatus, the device comprising a capsule filled mostly with liquid and with a relatively small bubble of gas, the capsule having an upper surface which forms a spherical cap and the capsule having at least one marking on the upper surface positioned and sized to correspond to a resting position of the bubble when the device is in a level orientation in two horizontal planes, the device further comprising a side window and at least one reflective surface arranged below the capsule to reflect light incident on the upper surface of the capsule towards the side window.
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A method for long-term reference prediction video compression, includes: dividing a viewing area into a plurality of viewing sections; measuring an elevation and an azimuth of a field of view (fov) in one or more of the viewing sections; determining a storage location of a video frame associated with the field of view based on the measured elevation and azimuth. A long-term reference prediction video compression encoder, includes: a buffer for storing long-term video frames; a detector to measure an elevation and an azimuth of a field of view associated with a video frame; a buffer manager to determine, based on the measured elevation and azimuth, to store data associated with the video frame in the long-term frame buffer.
H04N 19/58 - Motion compensation with long-term prediction, i.e. the reference frame for a current frame not being the temporally closest one
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A head assembly for a tripod comprising a head portion and a bowl portion releasably connectable to one another, the bowl portion having a clamp stud and the head portion having a stud catch mechanism, wherein the stud catch mechanism is adapted to be releasably connectable to the clamp stud, and wherein the head assembly further comprises an adjustment mechanism adapted to adjust the connection between the head portion and the bowl portion when the head portion and bowl portion are connected to one another.
F16M 11/14 - Means for attachment of apparatusMeans allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand allowing pivoting in more than one direction with ball-joint
F16M 11/16 - Details concerning attachment of head-supporting legs, with or without actuation of locking members therefor
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APPARATUS FOR RECORDING, TRANSMISSION OR REPRODUCTION OF SOUND OR IMAGES; COMPUTER MONITORS, TELEVISION MONITORS, TOUCHSCREEN MONITORS, VIDEO MONITORS; FIELD MONITORS FOR CAMERAS; MOUNTS AND SCREEN PROTECTORS FOR PRIVACY, SHADE AND PROTECTION OF COMPUTER MONITORS; MOUNTING DEVICES FOR CAMERAS AND MONITORS; REMOTE VIDEO MONITORING SYSTEM CONSISTING PRIMARILY OF A CAMERA AND VIDEO MONITOR FOR RECORDING AND TRANSMITTING IMAGES TO A REMOTE LOCATION; ELECTRIC CABLES; ELECTRICAL ADAPTORS; COMPUTER MONITOR SLEEVES; COMPUTER MONITOR SCREEN PROTECTORS FOR PROVIDING PRIVACY, SHADE AND PROTECTION; POWER ADAPTORS; POWER CORDS; BATTERIES; CHARGERS FOR BATTERIES, REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR THE AFORESAID
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APPARATUS FOR RECORDING, TRANSMISSION OR REPRODUCTION OF SOUND OR IMAGES; COMPUTER MONITORS, TELEVISION MONITORS, TOUCHSCREEN MONITORS, VIDEO MONITORS; FIELD MONITORS FOR CAMERAS; MOUNTS AND SCREEN PROTECTORS FOR PRIVACY, SHADE AND PROTECTION OF COMPUTER MONITORS; MOUNTING DEVICES FOR CAMERAS AND MONITORS; REMOTE VIDEO MONITORING SYSTEM CONSISTING PRIMARILY OF A CAMERA AND VIDEO MONITOR FOR RECORDING AND TRANSMITTING IMAGES TO A REMOTE LOCATION; ELECTRIC CABLES; ELECTRICAL ADAPTORS; COMPUTER MONITOR SLEEVES; COMPUTER MONITOR SCREEN PROTECTORS FOR PROVIDING PRIVACY, SHADE AND PROTECTION; POWER ADAPTORS; POWER CORDS; BATTERIES; CHARGERS FOR BATTERIES, REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR THE AFORESAID
A leg spreader (10) for a tripod comprising at least two portions (12, 14) selectably moveable with respect to one another along an axis; a first portion comprising a latch (16) and a second portion comprising an engagement region (18); the latch being releasably engageable with the engagement region, the latch being moveable by an actuator (20) between an engaged position in which the portions are substantially non-moveable with respect of one another and a disengaged position in which the portions are moveable with respect to one another; wherein the latch is biased towards the engaged position.
A system for wireless video transmission includes a video compression unit to generate a description of DCT taps, a linear mapper to generate transmission payload from the DCT taps, and a wireless transmitter to map the transmission payload into constellation points, wherein the real part and the imaginary part of each of the constellation points is a monotonic function of some of the DCT taps.
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A method for analog transmission of video from a transmitter using multiple transmit antennas includes transmitting analog video signals through at least two antennas to a receiver, monitoring at the receiver an attribute of the channels between the transmit antennas and an antenna of the receiver, and changing a phase and magnitude of an analog video signal being transmitted through at least one of the at least two antennas responsive to the monitoring. Additionally, a method for analog transmission of video signals using multiple transmit antennas includes space-time coding.
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The system of the present disclosure delivers electrical power from a monitor battery (preferably secured to a monitor) to a camera. The monitor battery is adapted to output a voltage. The monitor is adapted to operate on electrical power at a predetermined voltage. The monitor is in electrical communication with the monitor battery. The camera is adapted to operate on electrical power from a battery and at a predetermined voltage. The camera includes a battery compartment which provides electrical communication between the camera and a battery. A faux battery is configured for electrical communication with the camera through the battery compartment. The faux battery is in electrical communication with the monitor. The faux battery is also in electrical communication with the monitor battery through the monitor. The monitor battery is adapted to output the predetermined battery voltage necessary to operate the camera.
A method of allocating time for uplink communications between a remote control unit and a drone system includes interrupting downlink communications from the drone.
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Computer monitors; Television monitors; Video monitors; Wireless communication device featuring voice, data and image transmission including voice, text and picture messaging, a video and still image camera, also functional to purchase music, games, video and software applications over the air for downloading to the device; Remote video monitoring system consisting primarily of a camera and video monitor for recording and transmitting images to a remote location
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Apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound and images; Mounting devices for cameras and monitors; Television monitors; Touchscreen monitors; Video monitors
A foot having a base portion and a handle, the handle being pivotally attached to the base portion at a first end and including a gripping portion at a second end, said handle further comprising a centrally deployed securing member attached to the gripping portion, the handle being movable between a first position in which the foot is removable from a leg and a second position in which an end of the securing member is secured within a securing recess in the leg portion whereby the foot is secured to the leg.
A spectrum management system to allocate frequencies in a plurality of wireless communication systems in geographical proximity includes a spectrum manager to allocate a pool of frequencies among the wireless communication systems. Each system is allocated a set of frequencies for selecting on which frequency to operate with at least one of the sets of frequencies including more than one frequency, and at least two of the allocated sets different from each other. The system additionally includes a database to store and organize information used by the spectrum manager to perform the allocation.
A tripod leg (3) comprises a lever wherein said lever (13) is arranged on a portion of said leg (3), which in use, does not move in relation to an attached tripod head element (2); characterized in that said lever (13) further comprises an aperture (15) which is sized to cooperate with one or more digits of a user's hand.
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Motors and engines, except for land vehicles; machine coupling and transmission components, except for land vehicles, and parts therefor; Cranes, namely, cranes for use with video camera apparatus, film camera apparatus, studio camera apparatus, and lighting camera apparatus Apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity, namely, lithium-ion cells; batteries and battery chargers, batteries, battery cables and battery chargers for use with photographic equipment; batteries for use with portable devices and apparatus; battery boxes; electric conductors and cables; current rectifiers; batteries to be used to power unmanned aerial vehicles and small hobby-type remote controlled cars; apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images; television monitors; batteries; electric batteries; digital batteries; batteries for lighting; interchangeable battery packs; batteries and alternating current power supplies for use with video equipment; batteries for use with portable devices and apparatus; battery boxes; electric conductors and cables; current rectifiers; batteries to be used to power unmanned aerial vehicles and small hobby-type remote controlled cars; tripods for cameras; tripods for photographic, film, video and TV cameras; pneumatically, hydraulically and electrically adjustable tripods for cameras; stationary and mobile tripods for cameras; camera handles; camera mounts and supports; camera stability accessories, namely, a support arm, vest and sled for film and video cameras to absorb shaking moves while shooting; camera tripods; lens hoods; mounting devices for cameras and monitors; optical glasses; optical lenses; radar apparatus; cameras for military use; cameras for use in broadcasting; keyboards; photography cameras; multipurpose cameras; digital cameras; camera lenses; video cameras; digital video cameras; underwater cameras; cinematographic cameras; robotic cameras; television cameras; lenses for video cameras; lenses for photographic apparatus; photographic lenses; encoding and decoding apparatus; software for monitoring and controlling video devices and apparatus excluding software for use in relation to in-vitro diagnostics; teleprompters; Cameras and camera monitors for use with construction equipment, namely, cranes; power adaptors; power cords; all the foregoing for use in the field of lighting, broadcasting and film productions Portable electric utility lights; lighting accessories kits comprised of electric lighting fixtures and stands for electric lighting fixtures; lighting tripods, namely, a three legged stand used for electric lighting fixtures; lighting controllers Printed matter and publications, namely, training and workshop manuals in the fields of electric light installation, and broadcast video and film production Business management and consulting services in the broadcast, film and pro video industries; association services, namely, providing industry expertise and the streamlining of sales and distribution to a group of industry providers; 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A tripod (1) for mounting a camera or the like is disclosed. The tripod (1) comprises a support (5) having three legs (40) which are moveably mounted at a proximal end about the support (5) and circumferentially equidistant from each other. The legs (40) are moveable between an expanded configuration to support the tripod (1) and a folded configuration when the legs (40) lie adjacent to each other. In order to retain the legs in the folded configuration, at least one leg (40) includes a magnet (11) spaced distally along the leg (40) from the support. Each of the other two legs (40) includes a further magnet (12) or a magnetically attracted portion to magnetically engage the magnet (11) and releasably retain the tripod (1) in the folded configuration.
A tripod (1) for supporting a video camera includes a head element (4) and a plurality of supporting legs (2), whereby each leg (2) is attached at one end to the head element (4). The tripod includes an illumination means (6) which is arranged to illuminate a space beneath said head element (4).
F16M 11/32 - Undercarriages for supports with three or more telescoping legs
F16M 11/14 - Means for attachment of apparatusMeans allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand allowing pivoting in more than one direction with ball-joint
F21V 33/00 - Structural combinations of lighting devices with other articles, not otherwise provided for
G03B 15/03 - Combinations of cameras with lighting apparatusFlash units
A foot having a base portion and a handle, the handle being pivotally attached to the base portion at a first end and including a gripping portion at a second end, said handle further comprising a centrally deployed securing member attached to the gripping portion, the handle being movable between a first position in which the foot is removable from a leg and a second position in which an end of the securing member is secured within a securing recess in the leg portion whereby the foot is secured to the leg.
A focus control device is adapted to adjust a camera lens. The device comprises a rotational input device (1), a variable gear ratio means (10) and a rotational output means so coupled to communicate a first rotational movement applied to said rotational input device to said variable gear ratio means (10) and to communicate a second rotational movement from said variable gear ratio means (10) to said rotational output means. The variable gear ratio means provides a variable adjustment of the angular velocity of said second rotational movement relative to the angular velocity of said first rotational movement.
G02B 7/04 - Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements for lenses with mechanism for focusing or varying magnification
A support (1) for portable electronic apparatus comprises a body (2) having a mainly longitudinal development along a longitudinal axis (X) delimited by a longitudinally opposed first (3) and second edge (4), a first and a second gripping appendage (20, 21) provided on opposite ends of the body (2) and each having a face (20A, 21A), facing the first and the second edge (3, 4) respectively, shaped so as to be coupled with a positive coupling to the respective edge (3, 4), connecting means (23, 24, 25, 27) for connecting the first and second gripping appendages (20, 21) to the body (2) for operation, these means being shaped to allow the first and second appendage (20, 21) to rotate relative to the body (2) about an axis of rotation (Ζ'), wherein the first and second edge (3, 4) are inclined relative to the longitudinal axis (X) at an angle of (a) ≤ 45°, the axis of rotation (Ζ') being perpendicular to the first (3) and second edge (4), so that, by means of the rotation, the first (20) and second gripping appendage (21) can be rotated relative to the body (2) between a compact transport configuration (W), in which the first (20) and second gripping appendage (21) are aligned with the body (2), and an operating configuration (Y), in which the first (20) and second gripping appendage (21) are positioned transversely relative to the body (2).
F16M 11/04 - Means for attachment of apparatusMeans allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand
F16M 13/02 - Other supports for positioning apparatus or articlesMeans for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle
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ORIENTABLE SUPPORT FOR VIDEO-PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUSES
Orientable support (1) for video-photographic apparatus, comprising an articulation device (4) with a first (5) and a second articulation member (6) provided with respective attachment means for being attached respectively to a supporting member (2, 20) of said support (1) and to a video-photographic apparatus, or vice versa, and reciprocally movable in order to orient said video-photographic apparatus with respect to said supporting member (20), said first articulation member comprising an internally hollow shell-shaped body (5) defining a housing cavity (10) for said second articulation member (6), said second articulation member comprising a spherical ball (6) capable of sliding in said housing cavity (10), said ball (6) and said housing cavity (10) being shaped in such a way that a gap (11) is formed therebetween, said gap containing a viscous fluid (V) suitable for regulating the rotations of said ball (6) in said housing cavity (10).
A tripod (1) for mounting a camera or the like is disclosed. The tripod (1) comprises a support (5) having three legs (40) which are moveably mounted at a proximal end about the support (5) and circumferentially equidistant from each other. The legs (40) are moveable between an expanded configuration to support the tripod (1) and a folded configuration when the legs (40) lie adjacent to each other. In order to retain the legs in the folded configuration, at least one leg (40) includes a magnet (11) spaced distally along the leg (40) from the support. Each of the other two legs (40) includes a further magnet (12) or a magnetically attracted portion to magnetically engage the magnet (11) and releasably retain the tripod (1) in the folded configuration.
One embodiment of a transmission device includes: a transmission controller comprising one or more processors, the transmission controller configured to: receive a plurality of trasmitters; receive a live video signal from a video encoder device over a local area network; divide the live video signal into a plurality of live video transmissions; and broadcast the plurality of live video transmissions over a wide area network.
An orientable support head (1) for optical or video-photographic equipment comprises a first articulation element (2) and a second articulation element (3) which can be fixed to a support element and to the equipment, respectively, and which can be mutually moved, the first articulation element (2) comprises a member (10) which is internally hollow and which defines a receiving cavity (11) for the second articulation element (3), with a support element (15) for receiving in abutment the second articulation element (4) and an abutment element (14) for the second articulation element (4), locking means (20) which can be actuated in order to move the second articulation element (4) along a locking axis (X) between a release position (W), in which the second articulation element (4) is free to slide in the cavity (11), and a locking configuration (W), in which the second articulation element (4) is urged against the abutment element (14) and is locked in the cavity (11).
F16M 11/04 - Means for attachment of apparatusMeans allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand
F16M 11/14 - Means for attachment of apparatusMeans allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand allowing pivoting in more than one direction with ball-joint
F16M 11/20 - Undercarriages with or without wheels
An extendable leg (11) for a tripod (10) (for supporting an optical apparatus such as a video camera), the leg being V-shaped and having telescopic side members (15,16) to enable the length of the leg to be varied with hinge means to connect the side members to each other at an apex of the V, means to connect the side members to a head (12) of the tripod which allow the angle of the V to vary with extension and retraction of the leg, and clamping means (50) to clamp the side members at a required length; wherein the leg has a mechanism for controlling the extension and retraction of the side members when the locking means is released whereby the apex of the leg is constrained to move generally linearly in the lengthwise direction of the leg.
A tripod leg (3) comprises a lever wherein said lever (13) is arranged on a portion of said leg (3), which in use, does not move in relation to an attached tripod head element (2); characterised in that said lever (13) further comprises an aperture (15) which is sized to cooperate with one or more digits of a user's hand.
An extendable leg (10) for a tripod., the leg (10) comprises two or more leg-stages (11b, 11c), each leg-stage (11b, 11c) moveable axially relative to one or more of the or each other legstages to lengthen or shorten the leg. The leg (10) includes a damp assembly to releasably prevent the relative movement when the leg is at the desired length. The damp assembly includes a leg brake (22a) moveable between a first leg-stage locking position and a second leg-stage release position. In order to control movement of the leg brake (22a) between the first and second positions, an actuation means (16) is provided. A cable (17) is operably connected at a first end to the actuation means (16) and at a second end to the leg brake (22a), such that operation of the actuation means (16) causes the cable (17) to move the leg brake (22a).
A tripod (1) for supporting a video camera is disclosed. The tripod (1) comprises a head element (4) and a plurality of supporting legs (2), whereby each said leg (2) is attached at one end to said head (4). The tripod comprises an illumination means (6), the illumination means (6) being arranged to illuminate a space beneath said head element (4).
F16M 11/14 - Means for attachment of apparatusMeans allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand allowing pivoting in more than one direction with ball-joint
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A focus control device is adapted to adjust a camera lens. The device comprises a rotational input device (1), a variable gear ratio means (10) and a rotational output means so coupled to communicate a first rotational movement applied to said rotational input device to said variable gear ratio means (10) and to communicate a second rotational movement from said variable gear ratio means (10) to said rotational output means. The variable gear ratio means provides a variable adjustment of the angular velocity of said second rotational movement relative to the angular velocity of said first rotational movement.
a), said handle (32, 42) being slidable with respect to said shaft (31, 41) so as to be displaceable along said longitudinal axis (A, B) between a working configuration (W), wherein said handle (32, 42) is positioned for controlling the rotation said at least one body (3, 4, 5) about said rotation axis (X, Y, Z) and a non-working configuration (W′) of minimum size, wherein said handle (32, 42) is in a position close to said at least one body (3, 4, 5).
F16M 11/10 - Means for attachment of apparatusMeans allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand allowing pivoting around a horizontal axis
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F16M 11/04 - Means for attachment of apparatusMeans allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand
F16M 11/12 - Means for attachment of apparatusMeans allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand allowing pivoting in more than one direction
A support head for video photographic apparatus, comprises: an attachment element (3) for the video photographic apparatus (4), at least one articulated joint (10a; 10b; 10c) formed between a first joint element (11; 12; 13) and a second joint element (12; 13; 14) designed to rotate the attachment element relative to a base about an axis of rotation (X; Y; Z) of the head, an operating lever (22; 32; 42) associated with the second joint element to rotate the second joint element relative to the first joint element, wherein the operating lever is pivoted on the second joint element and can be oscillated to disengage a second gear element from a first gear element and allow the first and the second joint elements to rotate freely.
F16M 11/10 - Means for attachment of apparatusMeans allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand allowing pivoting around a horizontal axis
F16M 11/18 - Heads with mechanism for moving the apparatus relatively to the stand
F16M 11/20 - Undercarriages with or without wheels
F16M 13/00 - Other supports for positioning apparatus or articlesMeans for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles
F16H 1/16 - Toothed gearings for conveying rotary motion without gears having orbital motion involving only two intermeshing members with non-parallel axes comprising worm and worm-wheel
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High definition video streaming devices in the nature of digital media streaming devices; encoding and decoding apparatus; camera-top streaming high definition video encoding devices; low-power video decoding devices; no latency streaming devices in the nature of digital media streaming devices; wireless video devices, namely, video encoding and decoding devices; electronic transmitters for streaming digital media, computer hardware and software, namely, digital media streaming devices and software for enabling streaming of digital media; video editing and production devices, namely, digital video recorders and software for editing images, sound and video; software for monitoring and controlling video devices and apparatus; desktop and mobile streaming applications, namely, computer software for streaming digital media; apparatus for the streaming of digital video over a local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), wireless networks, peer to peer networks, computer to computer or the Internet Online retail store services for high definition video streaming devices, encoding and decoding apparatus, camera-top streaming high definition video encoding devices, low-power video decoding devices, no latency streaming devices, wireless video devices, transmitters for streaming purposes, computer software and hardware, namely, streaming devices and streaming related software, video editing and production devices and related software, software for monitoring and controlling video devices and apparatus, desktop and mobile streaming applications, namely, computer software for streaming digital media, apparatus for the streaming of video over a local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), wireless networks, peer to peer networks, computer to computer or the Internet
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Apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images; computer monitors, television monitors, field monitors; mounts and protectors for computer monitors; electric cables; electrical adaptors; computer monitor sleeves; computer monitor screen protectors; power adaptors; power cords; batteries; parts and fitting for the aforesaid Online retail store services for apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images, monitors, mounts and protectors for monitors, cables, adaptors, monitor sleeves, monitor screen protectors, power adaptors, power cords, batteries, parts and fitting for the aforesaid
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System for mounting video/photographic equipment on a support head
A system (1) for mounting video/photographic equipment (2) on a support head (3), the system comprising a mounting plate (4) which can be fixed to a lower part of the equipment and a seat (20) which is formed in a body (21) of the head and which can house the plate so that the plate can slide along a longitudinal axis (X). A hook (30) is provided on the head and is arranged to pivot between a first, seat-closing, position in which the plate is retained in the seat and a second, seat-opening, position in which the plate is free to enter or leave the seat along an insertion axis (Z) substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction (X). The head further comprises locking means for locking the plate inside the seat (20) in a desired position on the longitudinal axis, which comprise a pin (35) which is fixed to the hook and can be translated relative thereto, and which is adapted to bear on the body of the head in order to urge the hook into the first position against the plate. The pin (35) comprises an operating appendage (36) projecting from the hook and operable to pivot the hook from the first to the second position.
F16M 13/08 - Other supports for positioning apparatus or articlesMeans for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles also serviceable for other purposes, e.g. to be used as spade, chair, ski-stick for use as a walking-cane
F16M 11/04 - Means for attachment of apparatusMeans allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand
F16M 11/10 - Means for attachment of apparatusMeans allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand allowing pivoting around a horizontal axis
A support (1) for video-photographic apparatus (1) comprises a cross-member (2) which defines a hole (5), a column (6) having a shaft (21) which is slidable in the hole (5) along a longitudinal axis(Z), a plate (7) which is provided with an engaging device (8) for engaging a piece of video-photographic apparatus with that plate (7) and a sleeve (10) which is internally hollow,which extends along a longitudinal axis (Z) and which is capable of receiving an engaging portion (23) of the column (6), the plate (7) further comprising a locking device (13, 18, 25, 26, 10c) which can be removed in order to fix the engaging portion (23) of the column (6) to the sleeve (10).
A camera support apparatus for supporting a video camera comprises a drive train device (1), a first inductive position sensor (23), (14) attached to a rotational output device (11) of the drive train device (10), and a second inductive position sensor (2), (3) attached to a rotational input device (4) which is operably connected to the drive train device (1), whereby the inductance sensed by the first position sensor (23), (14) is indicative of the rotational displacement of the rotational output device (11) and the inductance sensed by the second position sensor (2), (3) is indicative of the rotational displacement of the rotational input device (4).
F16M 11/10 - Means for attachment of apparatusMeans allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand allowing pivoting around a horizontal axis
F16M 11/18 - Heads with mechanism for moving the apparatus relatively to the stand
F16M 11/20 - Undercarriages with or without wheels
B66F 11/04 - Lifting devices specially adapted for particular uses not otherwise provided for for movable platforms or cabins, e.g. on vehicles, permitting workmen to place themselves in any desired position for carrying out required operations
A method includes, in an encoder, dividing an image into blocks, and producing respective compressed descriptions of the blocks. First data, which contains at least some of the compressed descriptions, is generated such that a compressed description of each block within the first data is accessible irrespective of the compressed descriptions of the other blocks. Second data, which contains at least a portion of the compressed descriptions or of the blocks and has a better error resilience than the first data, is also generated. The first and second data are stored in a memory. At a decoder, the first and second data are read from the memory, and the image is reconstructed from the read first and second data.
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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 19/18 - 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 19/39 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using hierarchical techniques, e.g. scalability involving multiple description coding [MDC], i.e. with separate layers being structured as independently decodable descriptions of input picture data
H04N 19/625 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using transform coding using discrete cosine transform [DCT]
H04N 19/66 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using error resilience involving data partitioning, i.e. separation of data into packets or partitions according to importance
Certain embodiments disclosed herein provide systems and/or methods in which digital video data from a wireless audio/video receiver system is written directly into memory of a computing device for storage or manipulation in order to save time delay, cost and/or size. Therefore, certain embodiments allow for storage and/or editing of video content without requiring conversion to a standard video interface by a device separate from the wireless receiver.
H04N 21/436 - Interfacing a local distribution network, e.g. communicating with another STB or inside the home
H04N 21/4402 - Processing of video elementary streams, e.g. splicing a video clip retrieved from local storage with an incoming video stream or rendering scenes according to encoded video stream scene graphs involving reformatting operations of video signals for household redistribution, storage or real-time display
G06F 15/16 - Combinations of two or more digital computers each having at least an arithmetic unit, a program unit and a register, e.g. for a simultaneous processing of several programs
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IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO EXTENDIBLE LEGS FOR TRIPODS
An extendable leg (11) for a tripod (10) (for supporting an optical apparatus such as a video camera), the leg being V-shaped and having telescopic side members (15,16) to enable the length of the leg to be varied with hinge means to connect the side members to each other at an apex of the V, means to connect the side members to a head (12) of the tripod which allow the angle of the V to vary with extension and retraction of the leg, and clamping means (50) to clamp the side members at a required length; wherein the leg has a mechanism for controlling the extension and retraction of the side members when the locking means is released whereby the apex of the leg is constrained to move generally linearly in the lengthwise direction of the leg.
Support head (1) for video-photographic equipment comprising a base (2) intended to be fixed to a support structure, at least one body (3, 4, 5) rotating with respect to said base (2) so as to rotate about a respective rotation axis (X, Y, Z) defined on said head (1), a telescopic activation device (30, 40, 50) of said at least one body (3, 4, 5) for rotating said body with respect to said rotation axis (X, Y, Z) comprising a shaft (31, 41) extending along a longitudinal axis (A, B) fixed at a first end thereof (31a, 41a) to said at least one body (3, 4, 5) and a handle (32, 42) associated with a second end (31b, 41b) of said shaft (31, 41) longitudinally opposite to said first end (31a, 41a), said handle (32, 42) being slidable with respect to said shaft (31, 41) so as to be displaceable along said longitudinal axis (A, B) between a working configuration (W), in which said handle (32, 42) is positioned for controlling the rotation of said at least one body (3, 4, 5) about said rotation axis (X, Y, Z) and a non-working configuration (W) of minimum size, in which said handle (32, 42) is in a position close to said at least one body (3, 4, 5), wherein said handle (32, 42) is provided with a friction element (36, 37) interposed between said shaft (31, 41) and said handle (32, 42) and arranged to friction the sliding of said shaft (31, 41) with respect to said handle (32, 42).
A support tripod (1) for video-photographic equipment, comprising a spider (2), a column (8) provided with hooking means (9) for a piece of video-photographic equipment slidable along a sliding axis (Z) inside an aperture (7) defined by said spider (2), a plurality of legs (4) hinged at a hinging end (4a) to said spider (2) to open/close the tripod (1), each leg (4) being provided with an adjusting device (30) in order to adjust the angular position of the leg (4) up to a maximum opening angle (al, a2) and provided with translation means (40) cooperating with corresponding translation counter-means (41) defined on the leg (4) to translate the adjusting head (31) along the longitudinal axis (Y) relative to the leg (4), to vary the length of the leg (4) and the interference between the hinging end (4a) and the spider (2) to allow variation of the maximum opening angle (al, a2) of the leg (4).
A stand (20) for video-photographic apparatuses comprises a support member (2), a support plate (3) which is fixed to the member (2) and which is intended to receive a video-photographic apparatus and which is provided with hooking means (4) for hooking the video-photographic apparatus to the support plate (3), a level indicator (5) which is suitable for indicating the positioning of the apparatus with respect to a horizontal plane and which is provided with fixing means (6) which are arranged for cooperating with corresponding fixing counter-means (7), the fixing counter-means (7) brovided on the plate (3) in order to fix the level indicator (5) to the plate (3), wherein the fixing means (6) and the fixing counter-means (7) are configured in such a manner that the level indicator (5) can be fixed in at least two different positions on the plate (3), the positions being suitably spaced apart from each other.
A tripod for supporting video/photographic equipment comprises: a spider (2) on which are articulated a plurality of legs (3); a column (5) engaged in the spider and slidable in a first direction (X) between a retracted position, in which a supporting surface of the photographic equipment is close to the spider, and an extended position, in which the supporting surface (7) is remote from the spider; and an auxiliary positioning element (10) associated with the spider and comprising a seat (12) provided to house the column (5) in engaged manner in such a way as to be able to slide in a second direction (Y), which differs from the first direction (X). The seat (12) is provided on a sleeve (11) engaged in the spider (2) in such a way as to be able to slide in the first direction (X), between a non-operational position in which the seat (12) is concealed inside the spider and an operating position in which the seat (12) projects out from the spider to permit the column to slide in the second direction (Y).
An apparatus and method including a transmitter to generate a wireless transmission corresponding to video information is disclosed. The transmitter includes an encoder to generate at least one symbol coordinate representing a first component of a data value characterizing a portion of the video information, where the at least one symbol coordinate corresponds to a point in a constellation of possible symbol points; and the encoder is further adapted to use a second component of the data value to adjust at the one symbol coordinate.
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 19/60 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using transform coding
H04N 11/04 - Colour television systems using pulse code modulation
58.
Circuit, device, method and system for transmitting video data between a video source and a video sink
A method, circuit and system for transmission, receiving and processing of video data between a video source transceiver and a video sink transceiver. Video data or information to be transmitted, which instructs an image processor associated with a video sink to modify a previously video frame into a current frame. A Delta Frame may include one or more Grid Based Predicted Error (“GBPE”) Values. The GBPE may be generated by source-side image processing logic using processes or techniques similar to those described in the MPEG and/or H.264 Standards, with the exception that the prediction error values may be calculated relative to a noisy predicted frame (e.g. based on an analog reception of a base frame) which has been grid quantized based on video sink transceiver SNR (e.g. substantially each pixel value in the predicted frame is rounded off up or down to a value on some grid).
A support head (1) for video-photographic equipment comprising a base (2), a first body (5) rotating with respect to the base so as to oscillate about a first axis of rotation (X) of the head, and a first lever (10) extending from the first body along a longitudinal axis (A) and comprising a first end (12a) housed in a seat (13) obtained in the first body and a second end (12b) spaced from the first body. The first lever (10) may oscillate with respect to the first body about an axis of oscillation (P), passing through the first end (12a) and incident with the longitudinal axis (A), between an operating position in which the first lever is designed to control the oscillation of the first body about the first axis of rotation and a non-operating position of minimum encumbrance of the support head.
F16M 11/08 - Means for attachment of apparatusMeans allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand allowing pivoting around a vertical axis
F16M 11/10 - Means for attachment of apparatusMeans allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand allowing pivoting around a horizontal axis
A system (1) for mounting video/photographic equipment (2) on a support head (3), the system comprising a mounting plate (4) which can be fixed to a lower part of the equipment and a seat (20) which is formed in a body (21) of the head and which can house the plate so that the plate can slide along a longitudinal axis (X). A hook (30) is provided on the head and is arranged to pivot between a first, seat-closing, position in which the plate is retained in the seat and a second, seat-opening, position in which the plate is free to enter or leave the seat along an insertion axis (Z) substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction (X). The head further comprises locking means for locking the plate inside the seat (20) in a desired position on the longitudinal axis, which comprise a pin (35) which is fixed to the hook and can be translated relative thereto, and which is adapted to bear on the body of the head in order to urge the hook into the first position against the plate. The pin (35) comprises an operating appendage (36) projecting from the hook and operable to pivot the hook from the first to the second position.
A camera support apparatus for supporting a video camera comprises a drive train device (1), a first inductive position sensor (23), (14) attached to a rotational output device (11) of the drive train device (10), and a second inductive position sensor (2), (3) attached to a rotational input device (4) which is operably connected to the drive train device (1), whereby the inductance sensed by the first position sensor (23), (14) is indicative of the rotational displacement of the rotational output device (11) and the inductance sensed by the second position sensor (2), (3) is indicative of the rotational displacement of the rotational input device (4).
F16M 11/10 - Means for attachment of apparatusMeans allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand allowing pivoting around a horizontal axis
F16M 11/18 - Heads with mechanism for moving the apparatus relatively to the stand
F16M 11/20 - Undercarriages with or without wheels
B66F 11/04 - Lifting devices specially adapted for particular uses not otherwise provided for for movable platforms or cabins, e.g. on vehicles, permitting workmen to place themselves in any desired position for carrying out required operations
63.
Methods circuits devices and systems for transmission and display of video
Disclosed are methods, circuits, devices and associated executable code for facilitating transmission, reception and presentation (e.g. rendering) of video information/signals on a video display unit such as a flat-screen display, a touchscreen and/or a tablet computing platform. There may be provided a video display unit adapted to receive video signals through two or more video signal paths, wherein one of the signal paths (i.e. a first signal path) may be a wired signal path. Another signal path (i.e. a second signal path) may be a wireless signal path. The display unit may be matched or paired to a matched computing platform. The paired matched computing platform may send video signals to the display unit along the wired signal path, e.g. when the display unit is docked with the matched computing platform. The paired matched computing platform may send video signals to the display unit along the wireless signal path, e.g. when the display unit is disconnected from the matched computing platform.
A drive train apparatus (1) adapted for driving a pan and tilt head, which in use is intended to support a payload (for example a video camera), the apparatus includes respective successive drive elements (2, 3, 4) so coupled as to communicate a rotational movement applied at one end of the apparatus (1) from an output of a rotational input device (8) to a rotational output (16) disposed at the other end of the apparatus (1), in a manner whereby the rotational velocity of the rotational movement is reduced across the drive elements (2, 3, 4) thereby converting the torque applied to the input of each drive element (2, 3, 4) into an increased torque at the output of each drive element (2, 3, 4); a first stage one of the drive elements including a belt drive.
F16H 37/00 - Combinations of mechanical gearings, not provided for in groups
F16H 37/02 - Combinations of mechanical gearings, not provided for in groups comprising essentially only toothed or friction gearings
F16M 11/18 - Heads with mechanism for moving the apparatus relatively to the stand
F16M 11/06 - Means for attachment of apparatusMeans allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand allowing pivoting
F16H 7/02 - Gearings for conveying rotary motion by endless flexible members with beltsGearings for conveying rotary motion by endless flexible members with V-belts
F16H 13/02 - Gearing for conveying rotary motion with constant gear ratio by friction between rotary members without members having orbital motion
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Video assist accessories, namely, electronic tools for distributing, calibrating, and viewing digital images on multiple display monitors, but excluding electric cables or wires; professional video monitoring systems comprised of wireless video transmitters and wireless video receivers for use in the motion picture and television industries; accessories for professional video cameras, namely, video monitoring devices and devices for mounting video monitoring devices on professional video cameras, but excluding electric cables or wires; accessories for professional broadcast cameras, namely, video monitoring devices and devices for mounting video monitoring devices on professional video cameras, but excluding electric cables or wires
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Computer hardware for communicating audio, video and data between computers via a global computer network, wide-area computer networks, and peer-to-peer computer networks; Computer hardware for upload, storage, retrieval, download, transmission and delivery of digital content; Computer hardware for wireless content delivery; Decoder software; Integrated circuits, integrated circuit chips, and integrated circuit modules for encoding and decoding digital video; Interoperable communication system designed to provide radio, streaming video
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Methods circuits devices and systems for wireless communication of video information
Disclosed are methods, circuits, devices systems for wireless communication of video information. According to some embodiments, an energy level of one or a group of transmit video block(s) to be transmitted as part of a wireless transmission frame may be adjusted so at to maintain a substantially constant transmission power (e.g. within a range of transmission power levels).
H04N 21/63 - Control signaling between client, server and network componentsNetwork processes for video distribution between server and clients, e.g. transmitting basic layer and enhancement layers over different transmission paths, setting up a peer-to-peer communication via Internet between remote STB'sCommunication protocolsAddressing
Light modification apparatus (10) is disclosed, which comprises a support (20,120) and at least one light modification element (40,50). The support (20,120) and the light modifying element (40,50) are adapted to be detachably mounted to each other by means of one or more magnetically attracting fasteners. Light modification apparatus (10) is disclosed, which comprises a plurality of light modifying elements (40,50), each light modifying element (40,50) including a support frame (42,43,52,53) that is detachably mountable to the support frame (42,43,52,53) of another of the light modifying elements (40,50), such that the light modifying elements (40,50) are detachably mountable to each other, in series.
A panel(10) is disclosed that is both light transmissive and light reflective for use in photographic lighting apparatus. The panel (10) comprises a light transmissive material (20) and a light reflective material (50), which are arranged to provide a distribution of both light transmissive regions and light reflective regions across an operative surface of the panel.
A flashgun mounting bracket (1) is used in association with a collapsible, generally pyramidal softbox (60) having an apical opening (62). The bracket has mounting (s) for one or more flashguns (50) such that, in use, light from said flashguns is directed into the interior of the softbox. The bracket also has a plurality of radially extending arms (43), the distal ends (44) of those arms being adapted for engagement with the softbox at the periphery of the apical opening (63). Flashguns may be mounted on the main body (29) by means of flashgun holders (30) that are adapted to receive the foot of each flashgun. The holders may allow the position and the orientation of the flashgun to be adjusted.
A photographic background paper dispenser (1), the dispenser comprising an elongate housing (10) that is, in use, downwardly open and is adapted to receive a roll of photographic background paper (20), the housing being provided with means (50, 52) for centrally mounting the housing upon an upright support (120).
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SUPPORT HEAD OF THE BALL JOINT TYPE FOR VIDEOPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUSES
A support head (1) of the ball joint type for videophotographic apparatuses comprising : a first element (10) of a ball joint (5) provided with at least one spherical surface portion (11), from which protrudes a stem (15) to which the apparatuses are attachable, a second element (20) of said ball joint (5) configured in such a way that with respect thereto a panoramic axis (Z) of the head (1) is defined, coupled to said at least one spherical surface portion (11) in such a way that the first element (10) is movable with respect to the second element (20) between a first setting position in which the panoramic axis (Z) and a longitudinal axis (W) of the stem (15) are aligned and at least a second setting position in which the aforesaid axes (Z, W) are angularly spaced apart by an angle (A) greater than 90°, a stop (30) suitable for stopping the first element (10) in the second setting position, a travel limiting means (40, 50, 60, 70) selectively movable in order to stop the first element (10) in at least a third setting position, intermediate between the first and the second, in which the panoramic axis (Z) and the longitudinal axis (W) of the stem (15) are angularly spaced from each other by an approximately right angle.
F16M 11/14 - Means for attachment of apparatusMeans allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand allowing pivoting in more than one direction with ball-joint
A shade assembly for a display panel is provided. The shade assembly includes a frame having a plurality of elongate support members. Each support member has a flange on a first end thereof for being receivably engaged in a recess defined in the panel. A cover is slideably received by the plurality of elongate support members for shielding indirect light from the display panel.
An intelligent battery system for powering a mobile workstation includes a mounting block having a first battery interface bracket for the releasable attachment of a first battery, a second battery interface bracket for the releasable attachment of a second battery and a third battery interface bracket for the releasable attachment of a backup battery, and a power control circuit functionally integrated with the mounting block and being capable of detecting a change in status of at least one of the first and second batteries and routing the flow of electrical power from the first, second and backup batteries in dependence thereon.
The invention concerns correcting an error in an estimated pose of a moveable camera. The camera is at least a part of a camera system that generates an output image on the basis of the camera pose. Incremental pose measurements for the camera are taken over time and a pose of the camera using the incremental pose measurements is estimated, the estimated camera pose having an error. A pose correction is determined on the basis of the difference between an absolute pose measurement for the camera and the estimated camera pose. A rate of change in the camera image caused by a change in the camera is monitored. A parameter of the camera system is periodically adjusted based on the incremental pose measurements. The adjustment is further set in order to effect the pose correction so as to correct for the estimated camera pose error and the pose correction is effected at a rate based on the monitored rate of change in the camera image.
A support head for an optical or video-photographic apparatus, comprises a first body (302) traversed by a first axis (Z) of rotation of the apparatus with respect to a base of the head, a second body (303) coupled in a rotary manner to the first body in order to rotate about the first axis, a third body (304) traversed by a second axis (X) of rotation of the apparatus with respect to a base of the head, this second axis being substantially perpendicular to the first axis, and the third body being coupled in a rotary manner to the second body in order to rotate about this second axis, as well as locking means (330) able to lock, by a single movement of a control member (331) which may be carried out directly by a user, both the relative rotation of the first and second bodies (302, 303) about the first axis (Z) and the rotation of the second and third bodies (303, 304) about the second axis (Y). The locking means comprises a tie-rod (350) extended from the control member along the second axis (X) and a slider (355) connected to the tie-rod and interposed between the first body (302) and the second body (303), a surface inclined (353) with respect to both the first and the second axis being defined on the slider and/or the first or the second body, so that when the slider is displaced along the second axis, the slider abuts the first or the second body in correspondence of said inclined surface, so as to displace the first body along the first axis against the second body, to lock the relative rotation of the first body with respect to the second body, and to displace the second body along the second axis against the third body to lock the relative rotation of the second body with respect to the third body.
F16M 11/12 - Means for attachment of apparatusMeans allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand allowing pivoting in more than one direction
F16M 11/14 - Means for attachment of apparatusMeans allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand allowing pivoting in more than one direction with ball-joint
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PAN AND TILT CONTROL SYSTEM WITH INDUCTIVE POWER SUPPLY
A pan and tilt control system that includes a pan and tilt head having an attachment mechanism for selective attachment of an image capture device. The system further includes an inductive coupling device in electrical communication with the pan and tilt head. The coupling device is rotatably secured to the head. The system allows an image capture device attached to the pan and tilt head to be in electrical communication with said inductive coupling device and also be rotated about a first axis in a substantially horizontal plane and about a second axis in a substantially vertical plane.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
Computer hardware for communicating audio, video and data between computers via a global computer network, wide-area computer networks, and peer-to-peer computer networks; Computer hardware for upload, storage, retrieval, download, transmission and delivery of digital content; Computer hardware for wireless content delivery
Disclosed is a method, circuit and system for communicating data. A data value to be transmitted from a data source transmitter or transceiver to a downstream receiver or transceiver may be Shannon mapped, by functionally associated processing/mapping logic, to a point on a shape within a higher dimensional plane. Different portions of the shape, for example branches of a spiral, may be designated by a portion or branch number. Coordinates of the Shannon mapping, or another descriptors, of the Shannon mapped point may be transmitted using analog transmission methods. A set of data values may be Shannon mapped and transmitted to a downstream receiver/transceiver in series. For each set of mapped and transmitted data values, processing logic may calculate a branch ambiguity resolution factor. The branch ambiguity resolution factor for each set of values may be transmitted to the downstream receiver/transceiver before, after or with the data values. Decoding logic associated with the downstream receiver/transceiver may then use the branch ambiguity resolution factor to convert/decode received coordinates associated with the set of values into the data values.
H04B 1/66 - Details of transmission systems, not covered by a single one of groups Details of transmission systems not characterised by the medium used for transmission for reducing bandwidth of signalsDetails of transmission systems, not covered by a single one of groups Details of transmission systems not characterised by the medium used for transmission for improving efficiency of transmission
Some demonstrative embodiments include devices, systems and/or methods of dual-mode wireless communication. Some embodiments include a wireless dual-mode transceiver capable of operating at first and second wireless communication modes during first and second time periods, respectively, wherein at the first communication mode the transceiver is capable of performing wireless-local-area-network communications over a wireless-local-area-network link, and wherein at the second communication mode the transceiver is capable of performing wireless video communications over a wireless video communication link. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
Control or monitoring of a camera system comprising a plurality of electrical or controllable devices, each of which has a respective device-specific protocol is described. A network signal is communicated between a system controller or interface and device controllers or interfaces across a shared communication channel. A common communication protocol, independent from the device-specific protocol is used and the network signal identifies a combination of spatial parameters, each of which represents a spatial position or movement within a respective degree of freedom. The network signal can be used to control the spatial configuration of a controllable device for capture of camera images by the camera system or to determine spatial information based upon the plurality of spatial parameters and a configuration for the electrical devices. Combined control and monitoring is also discussed.
A coupling system and method for removably mounting filters to a photographic camera lens. The coupling system includes a lens coupling element and filter coupling element. The lens coupling element and filter coupling element have magnetically attractive and telescopically aligning portions. The forward end of the filter coupling element operably supports a filter material.
Disclosed is a method, circuit, device and system for conveying media device control signaling over a radio frequency link. A first control signal generated by a first media device may be conveyed to a second media device over a radio frequency data link, where the data link is formed through a first transceiver connected to the first media device and a second transceiver connected to the second media device. According to further embodiments of the present invention, the first transceiver, or circuits functionally associated with the transceiver, may emulate a receipt of media control signal acknowledgement of the second media device and may provide the acknowledgement to the first media device. According to yet further embodiments of the present invention, the second transceiver, or circuits functionally associated with the transceiver, may receive, reconstruct and forward the first control signal to the second media device. Upon the second transceiver receiving an acknowledgment of receipt of the first control from the second media device, the second transceiver may drop the acknowledgement.
G06F 15/16 - Combinations of two or more digital computers each having at least an arithmetic unit, a program unit and a register, e.g. for a simultaneous processing of several programs
H04B 1/38 - Transceivers, i.e. devices in which transmitter and receiver form a structural unit and in which at least one part is used for functions of transmitting and receiving
85.
Method circuit and system for communication channel scanning and selection
Disclosed is a frequency scouting circuit with an adjustable frequency synthesizer. The scouting circuit may be collocated with other radio frequency integrated circuits on the same die. The synthesizer may include a dedicated oscillator, and the synthesizer may be adapted to generate a mixing signal at a given frequency. A channel monitoring circuit block may be adapted to determine availability of a carrier frequency corresponding to the mixing signal frequency, and control logic may be adapted to select the given frequency from a set of possible transmission carrier frequencies for a functionally associated transmitter.
The invention relates to a mid-level spreader (4) for a tripod (1), comprising a base (5) and three spreader arms (6) which are each articulated to the base (5) on a first of their two ends, the base (5) having an adjustable stop (11) against which the first ends of the spreader arms (6) come to rest, each of the spreader arms (6) having a respective control cam (15a) on the first end, said control cam interacting with a respective control surface (11a) on the stop (11) in such a manner that the maximum possible spreader angle (α) of the spreader arms (6) relative to the base (5) can be continuously changed by adjusting the stop (11).
A universal charge module for recharging rechargeable batteries includes a housing, a connector block formed on the housing for receiving a rechargeable battery, the connector block including an attachment mechanism for releasably attaching the rechargeable battery to the housing, and a power control circuit functionally integrated with the housing, the power control circuit being capable of determining operating and charging parameters of the rechargeable battery, wherein the power control circuit controls the recharging of the rechargeable battery in dependence upon the determined operating and charging parameters.
A support head (1; 1'; 1") for video-photographic apparatuses (3) comprises a base (4), a connecting element (2, 7, 47) for said video- photographic apparatus, an articulated joint mechanism (6, 11, 12) interposed between said base (4) and said connecting element (2, 7, 47) for moving said connecting element (2, 7, 47) with respect to said base (4), locking means (20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26; 20", 21", 50, 51) for locking said articulated joint mechanism (6, 11, 12) in order to prevent/permit said movement, control means (32; 32'; 32") for controlling said locking means (20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26; 20", 21", 50, 51) associated with said head that are directly operable manually by a user of said apparatus (3), wherein said control means (32; 32'; 32") extend, in use, towards said apparatus (3) in such a way as to be alongside a handgrip portion (60) thereof.
F16M 11/14 - Means for attachment of apparatusMeans allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand allowing pivoting in more than one direction with ball-joint
G02B 23/16 - HousingsCapsMountingsSupports, e.g. with counterweight
A pan and tilt head for supporting a payload such as a TV, video or motion picture camera comprising a base and a tiltable support including a platform for receiving a payload pivotally mounted on the base to tilt about a horizontal axis to either side of a neutral position in which the platform is generally horizontal. A balancing mechanism for the platform includes an adjustable spring mechanism mounted on the base to enable a pre-load in the spring mechanism to be varied and means coupling the tilting support to the spring mechanism. Adjustable mounting for one end of the spring mechanism includes an upright post mounted on the base and having rotary height adjustment. A manually operable rotary thumb wheel is mounted on the base for rotation about an upright axis.
The invention relates to a stop brake for a tripod head (1), particularly for film or television cameras, comprising a substantially cylindrical brake caliper (8, 8', 8''), which has a main body (84, 84', 84'') for insertion into a receiving opening (7) designed in a housing part of the tripod head (1) and a brake block (82) for engaging with a brake disk (11) provided in the tripod head (1), and locking means in order to engage and disengage the brake block (82) with/from the brake disc (11), characterized in that an expanding section is provided in the region of the outer circumference of the main body (84, 84', 84'') of the brake caliper (8, 8', 8'), said section being deflected radially outward in the direction of an inside wall of the receiving opening (7) upon engaging the brake block (82) with the brake disc (11).
F16M 11/12 - Means for attachment of apparatusMeans allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand allowing pivoting in more than one direction
91.
Device, method and system for transmitting video data between a video source and a video sink
Disclosed is a method, circuit and system for transmission of video data between a video source and a video sink. A video source transceiver may include: (1) a video source interface for receiving video data, optionally including one or more video synchronization signals functionally associated video source device; (2) a video source clock sampler for sampling a video clock parameter of received video data; (3) a video data buffer for buffering received video data prior to transmission; and (4) a video transmission circuit including packet size timing logic adapted to generate and transmit to a functionally associated video sink transceiver a value correlated to an expected data packet size based on video data stored in the video buffer. A video sink transceiver may include: (1) a video reception circuit adapted to receive a transmitted data packet, including one or more values generated by the packet size timing logic, and to regenerate a video frame; (2) video sync signal generation logic adapted to regenerate one or more video frame synchronization signals based on the one or more values generated by the video transmission circuit, and (3) a video sink interface for forwarding received video data, including one or more video clock and/or synchronization signals to a functionally associated video sink device.
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 11/02 - Colour television systems with bandwidth reduction
H04N 11/04 - Colour television systems using pulse code modulation
H04L 5/12 - Channels characterised by the type of signal the signals being represented by different phase modulations of a single carrier
H04L 23/02 - Apparatus or local circuits for telegraphic systems other than those covered by groups adapted for orthogonal signalling
H03D 3/24 - Modifications of demodulators to reject or remove amplitude variations by means of locked-in oscillator circuits
H04N 7/173 - Analogue secrecy systemsAnalogue subscription systems with two-way working, e.g. subscriber sending a programme selection signal
G06F 15/16 - Combinations of two or more digital computers each having at least an arithmetic unit, a program unit and a register, e.g. for a simultaneous processing of several programs
H04N 21/4363 - Adapting the video stream to a specific local network, e.g. a Bluetooth® network
H04L 29/06 - Communication control; Communication processing characterised by a protocol
H04L 12/28 - Data switching networks characterised by path configuration, e.g. LAN [Local Area Networks] or WAN [Wide Area Networks]
92.
ATTACHMENT SYSTEM FOR REFLECTORS, SPECIFICALLY FOR REFLECTORS FOR USE IN TELEVISION OR CINEMATOGRAPHY
An attachment system for reflectors, comprises: - a male connecting element (4) positioned either on a reflector (2) or on a support (3) of the reflector, - a female connecting element (5), positioned on the other of the reflector and the support, and including a housing (6) - locking means (10) associated with the female connecting element to engage with and retain the male connecting element in the female connecting element, and including a block (11) which can move, along a transverse direction (Y) with respect to a direction of insertion (X) of the male connecting element into the housing, between a first inoperative position in which the block is outside the housing, and a second operating position in which the block is received in a channel formed in the perimeter of the male connecting element, - safety means (30) which can be operated independently of the locking means, and which can be moved out of and into a safety position in which the movement of the block between the second operating position and the first inoperative position is prevented.
Some demonstrative embodiments include devices, systems and/or methods of wireless video communication. Some embodiments include a wireless video receiver to receive a wireless video transmission including data representing pixels of a video frame and a synchronization signal indicative of a beginning of the video frame, the wireless receiver including a clock generator to generate a pixel clock signal synchronized to the synchronization signal, wherein a clock rate of the pixel clock signal corresponds to a pixel rate of the pixels. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
The disclosure relates to a method of stabilising a recorded or projected image in an optical apparatus supported for damped movement in pan and tilt axes. The method comprises, for each axis, monitoring actual movement of the camera using a dynamic sensor; monitoring intended movement input by the operator across the damper using an opto-electronic transducer and determining at time intervals the difference between the actual and intended apparatus movement which represents unwanted movement and applying a correction to counter the unwanted movement. Movement due to-electronic drift in the dynamic sensor and opto-electronic transducers is determined from the residue of the aggregate of said differences between actual and intended movement over a period of time and is used to predict a value for electronic drift for the next difference between actual and intended movement which is taken into account in the difference.
The disclosure relates to a method of eliminating unwanted movement from a static or moving image which is captured or created in an optical apparatus. The method comprises determining unwanted movement in the image, providing an image control feature which has a zero reference position and a range over which the control can be varied to counter in the moving or static image said unwanted movement and using said control feature to remove said unwanted movement in a static or moving image. Non- zeroing in the image control to said reference position is monitored and a restoration to the image control is applied to bias the control towards the reference position at a rate which is a function of the speed of movement of the image in the optical apparatus to minimise the effect of the restoration correction on the image.
The disclosure relates to a pan and tilt head (12) for an optical apparatus (10) (e.g. a video camera) which captures or creates an image. The head has a base (19) to be mounted on a support structure (11) (e.g. a tripod), and a body (15) is mounted on the base for pan movement and a platform mounted on the body for tilt movement, about a tilt axis to receive the optical apparatus. The head includes damping means for damping both pan and tilt movement and transducer means (17, 20) for measuring tilt movement of the body about said tilt axis and pan movement of the base to provide measures of unwanted pan and tilt movement for correction of the optical apparatus for said unwanted movement.
H04N 5/232 - Devices for controlling television cameras, e.g. remote control
F16M 11/12 - Means for attachment of apparatusMeans allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand allowing pivoting in more than one direction
97.
Method, device and system of reduced peak-to-average-ratio communication
Some embodiments include devices, methods and/or systems of reduced peak-to-average-ratio communication. An apparatus may include a transmitter to transmit a transmission corresponding to an input signal, wherein the transmitter may include a peak-to-average-ratio-reduction transformer to generate a plurality of transformed data components by applying a predefined peak-to-average-ratio-reduction transform scheme to a plurality of fine constellation data components corresponding to the input signal, wherein a peak-to-average-ratio corresponding to the plurality of transformed data components is lower than a peak-to-average-ratio corresponding to the plurality of fine-constellation data components; and a transmission module to generate the transmission based at least on the plurality of transformed data components. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
A monopod support especially for video filming comprises a rod at the longitudinally opposite ends of which are provided a base and an attachment for a video-photographic apparatus, respectively. The rod is rotatable with respect to the base about a substantially longitudinal axis of the rod and at least one shock-absorbing element of the type having a viscous coupling is interposed between the base and the rod in order to damp the vibrations resulting from the rotational movement of the rod with respect to the base about the axis of the rod.
A stand (1) with a column (2) comprises at least one leg (10) movable with respect to the column between an operative position, in which the leg extends from the column to support the stand, and a non-operative position, in which the leg is folded substantially close to the column. The leg is articulated at a first of its ends (11) on a collar (12) axially slidable along the column and is articulated, at its opposite end (14), on a support member (15) for supporting the stand by means of a pair of rods (30) parallel to each other and articulated at the opposed ends on the collar and on the support member so as to form an articulated parallelogram. In addition, resilient means (40) act on the leg or on the collar to facilitate the sliding of the collar along the column towards the non-operative position of the leg.
A panoramic head (1; 80) for photographic and video-photographic equipment includes a first (2), a second (21; 81), and at least a third support member (40), which are articulated in series with one another respectively about a first, a second and at least a third positioning axis (P, T, L), respectively panoramic (P), azimuthal (T), and level (L), so as to be positionable in an adjustable manner about the axes (P, T, L) for the three-dimensional positioning of the optical axis (X) of photographic or video-photographic equipment mounted on the third member (40). At least one of the second (21; 81) and third members (40) comprises an annular support (40; 81) such that the member borne on the annular support (40; 81) is rotatable about the third axis (L).
