2. Description of the Related Technology The purpose of a data structure is to organiZe
large volumes of information, alloWing the computer to selec tively process the data …

In accordance with aspects of the present invention, a tech nique is implemented to
effectively receive streaming multi media content in digital form, parse and segment the …

(57) ABSTRACT A system for displaying electronic program guide informa tion about a
plurality of video items on a screen, the system including a display module to display a …

Two images are analyzed to compute a set of motion vectors that describes motion between
the first and Second images. A motion vector is computed for each pixel in an image at a …

(57) ABSTRACT A method and system for storing and retrieving spatial data objects from a
spatial database is discussed. The system stores multi-dimensional objects Within the …

Disclosed herein is a method for digital video encoding prediction comprising creating a
constructed reference frame using an encoder and compressing a series of source video …

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Bear, LLP (57) ABSTRACT A method and System for Storing and retrieving Spatial data
objects from a Spatial database is discussed. The System Stores multi-dimensional objects …

In a method of encoding/decoding a video sequence, which is composed of video frames, at
least one video frame is divided into a set of coding blocks, and at least one of the coding …

(57) ABSTRACT A method for indicating siZe, shape and location of a region Within a digital
picture the picture being divided into a set of blocks. A value for at least one siZe parameter …