TW201509172A - Media encoding using changed regions - Google Patents

Abstract

A method and system for media encoding using changed regions. The method includes detecting the changed regions and a static portion of a desktop of a computing device. The amount of changed regions may be determined. The changed regions may be encoded in response to the amount of changed regions.

Description

Use media encoding for changing regions

The invention as a whole relates to media coding. More specifically, the present invention relates to media coding using varying regions.

Various uses of the computing device include when one portion of the display is stationary and the other portion of the display is active. For example, wireless display (WiDi) is a technology by which the desktop of an electronic device is wirelessly presented on a remote display. For example, a tablet device can send all of the images on its desktop to the television that it is intended to present. The general use of WiDi can include online video playback on web browsers and video chats. Each of these uses involves the display portion being static, while other portions of the display can be dedicated to video encoding on a web browser or video chat. In other examples, participating in a video conference includes the display portion being static, and another portion of the display dedicated to presenting images of other video conference participants. In any event, the use of WiDi and video conferencing may consume relatively large amounts of power, such as being generally encoded, decoded, and processed to present images from the display.

100‧‧‧Web browser

102‧‧‧Scope

110‧‧‧Desktop

200‧‧‧ computing device

202‧‧‧Central Processing Unit

204‧‧‧ memory device

206‧‧‧Graphic Processing Unit

208‧‧‧ busbar

210‧‧‧ Engine

212‧‧‧ engine

214‧‧‧ camera

216‧‧‧ microphone

218‧‧‧Input/output device interface

220‧‧‧Input/output devices

222‧‧‧Display interface

224‧‧‧ display device

226‧‧‧Graphics driver

228‧‧‧Media Driver

230‧‧‧WiFi driver

232‧‧‧Storage/storage

234‧‧‧Media application

236‧‧‧Stream Manager

238‧‧‧Intermediary software

240‧‧‧WiDi App

242‧‧‧Remote adapter

244‧‧‧Network Interface Controller

246‧‧‧Network

248‧‧‧Graphic Processing Unit

250‧‧‧Synthesis Engine

252‧‧‧Remote device

252‧‧‧Box (display)

300‧‧‧WiDi Architecture

302‧‧‧ Hardware

304‧‧‧ hardware synthesizer

306‧‧‧Desktop Synthesis Engine

308‧‧‧Decoder

310‧‧‧Video Processor

312‧‧‧Synthesizer

314‧‧‧Encoder

316‧‧‧Multiplexer

318‧‧‧Transporter

402‧‧‧Customer device

404‧‧‧Remote device

406‧‧‧Compressed video

408‧‧‧Box (decoding)

410‧‧‧Video surface

412‧‧‧Box (code)

414‧‧‧buffer

416‧‧‧Box (transmission)

420‧‧‧Box (video processing)

422‧‧‧Desktop surface

424‧‧‧Desktop surface, video surface

500‧‧‧ method

502‧‧‧ square

504‧‧‧

506‧‧‧ square

700‧‧‧Physical, non-transitory computer readable media

702‧‧‧ processor

704‧‧‧Computer Bus

706‧‧‧Management module

708‧‧‧Code Module

710‧‧‧Transmission module

712‧‧‧Decoding module

714‧‧‧Synthesis module

800‧‧‧example system

802‧‧‧ platform

804‧‧‧ display

806‧‧‧Content service device

808‧‧‧Content conveying device

810‧‧‧Navigation controller

812‧‧‧ chipsets

814‧‧‧Graphics Subsystem

816‧‧‧Application

818‧‧‧ radio

820‧‧‧User interface

902‧‧‧ Shell

904‧‧‧ display

906‧‧‧Input/output devices

908‧‧‧Antenna

910‧‧‧Navigation features

1A is a schematic diagram of media encoding in a web browser according to an embodiment; FIG. 1B is a schematic diagram of media encoding of a video conference according to an embodiment; FIG. 2 is a computing device that can be used to provide media encoding using varying regions according to an embodiment. Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of a WiDi architecture that can be used to provide media encoding using varying regions, in accordance with an embodiment; Figure 4 is a block diagram of a program flow using variable region media encoding in accordance with an embodiment; Figure 5 is in accordance with an embodiment FIG. 6A is a flowchart showing a program using a variable area media encoding method according to an embodiment; FIG. 6B is a flowchart showing a program using a variable area media encoding method according to an embodiment. Figure 7 is a block diagram showing a physical, non-transitory computer readable medium using a varying area for media coded storage code in accordance with an embodiment; Figure 8 is a block diagram of an example system for implementing shared physical memory; Figure; and Figure 9 is a schematic diagram of a small package technology device, and the system of Figure 8 can The same numbers are used throughout the disclosure and drawings to refer to similar components and features. The numbers in the 100 series refer to the features originally obtained in Fig. 1; the numbers in the 200 series refer to the features originally obtained in Fig. 2; and so on.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION AND EMBODIMENTS

As discussed above, WiDi is a technology by which images on a computing device display are wirelessly presented on a remote display. A computing device display can be referred to as a desktop, and can include many images and applications at different locations on the desktop. Conventional WiDi is implemented by encoding the entire desktop content, wirelessly transmitting the encoded desktop to another device, and then decoding and processing the entire desktop to present the desktop on another display, such as a television or computer display. Using WiDi technology to process the entire desktop consumes a lot of power. In addition, processing the entire desktop using traditional WiDi technology consumes a lot of graphics processing unit (GPU) time and most of the network bandwidth. Similarly, a video conference can be presented on a computing device by decoding, encoding, and processing a stream of data consisting of the entire desktop. Processing the entire desktop of a video conference consumes a lot of GPU time and most of the network bandwidth. GPU bottlenecks and insufficient network bandwidth can cause delays in rendering desktops during video conferencing or WiDi session. Thus, the embodiments described herein relate to media coding using varying regions. The dynamic content of the media can be sent to a display for presentation with varying zone location values.

The use of varying regions is an image rendering technique in which the desktop is divided into regions. As used herein, a region refers to the extent of a desktop of any size or shape. For example, the area can be in the shape of a rectangle. Zones are available from the desktop in various intervals. When the region is compared with the previous region, when one or more pixels in the region have changed, the region may be a changed region, the previous region is the same size and shape as the region, and the region is located at the same position on the desktop. When the area is a rectangle and the rectangle contains any varying pixels, it is called a new Rectangle. In an embodiment, each change region can be written to a buffer for composition and presentation with a static portion of the desktop.

In an embodiment, a change in a predetermined number of pixels may represent a varying area. A variation pixel is a variation in any pixel value including, but not limited to, address, brightness, color, and any combination thereof. The predetermined number of pixels may be a threshold for determining a change region. The threshold can be any number of pixels. For example, the threshold may represent that ten or more pixels in the region should be changed to make this region a varying region. Therefore, if the area changes by less than ten percent of the pixels, this area may not be considered a changed area. In this manner, when the number of changed pixels in the changed region is greater than a predetermined threshold, the changed region can be detected. For example, in an application that displays high-quality graphics, the threshold can be lower, such as high-quality playback. When performing high-definition playback, the threshold can be selected in such a way that high-quality playback can be achieved when playing with variable area encoding. Moreover, in embodiments that contemplate power savings, the threshold can be set in a manner that allows the device to conserve power when playing with variable area encoding.

1A is a schematic diagram of media encoding in a web browser 100 in accordance with an embodiment. The web browser 100 includes a range 102 that presents a video selected by the user. Range 102 can be a single area or range 102 can include many of the areas described above. When the range 102 is playing a video selected by the user, the remaining components of the web browser 100 are generally fixed. Thus, when range 102 changes due to media playback, the links to other videos in range 104 are generally maintained. Still further, when the media is played in range 102, the objects in range 106 below range 102 remain unchanged. Media playback as used herein refers to any dynamic content, such as an online video broadcast or video conferencing image. Moreover, similar to range 102, the remaining components of web browser 100 may constitute a single area or a plurality of areas of web browser 100. In an embodiment, the regions may comprise consecutive pixels or non-contiguous pixels.

In general, media playback on a computing device includes a range that is specific to media playback, such as range 102, so the range varies over time and is dynamic. For example, a video chat application uses a computing device's camera and microphone to enable a local user to talk to a remote user. The range of images or videos presented to the remote user to the local user is constantly changing in response to the various locations of the remote user. The rest of the display is typically static, and the rest of the display can include the background of the computing device as well as other portions of the video chat application. In other instances, the presentation application can connect one or more users to an electronic newsletter. During the electronic briefing, one or more users may interact with the slides presented during the presentation. The range in which the image of the slide is rendered is constantly changing, while the rest of the display Divided into static.

1B is a schematic diagram of media encoding of a desktop 110 of a video conference in accordance with an embodiment. Desktop 110 includes a range 112 of files, slides, images, and videos that are presented during a video conference. Range 112 can be a single area or range 112 can include many areas. The remaining components of the desktop 110 are generally fixed when the range 112 changes in response to information displayed during the video conference. For example, the image of component symbol 114 is typically static during a video conference shown in range 112. The remaining components of the desktop 110 may form a single area or a plurality of areas of the desktop 110.

In the following description and claims, the words "coupled" and "connected" and their derivatives may be used. It should be understood that these terms should not be used as synonyms for each other. More specifically, in a particular embodiment, "connected" can be used to indicate that two or more elements are in direct physical or electrical contact with each other. "coupled" may mean that two or more elements are in direct physical or electrical contact. However, "coupled" may also mean that two or more elements are not in direct contact with each other, but still operate or interact with each other.

Certain embodiments may be implemented in one or a combination of hardware, firmware, and software. Certain embodiments may also be implemented as instructions stored on a machine readable medium, the instructions being readable or executable by a computing platform to perform the operations described herein. Machine readable media contains any mechanism for storing or transmitting information in a machine readable form such as a computer. For example, the machine readable medium can include read only memory (ROM); random access memory (RAM); disk storage media; optical storage media; A memory device; or an electrical, optical, acoustic, or other form of propagation signal, such as a carrier wave, an infrared signal, a digital signal, or an interface for transmitting and/or receiving signals, and the like.

Embodiments are embodiments or examples. Reference to the "embodiment", "an embodiment", "some embodiments", "various embodiments", or "other embodiments" in the specification means specific features and structures of the combined embodiments described with respect to the embodiments. Or a feature, which is included in at least some embodiments of the invention, but is not necessarily included in all embodiments. The various aspects of the "embodiment", "an embodiment" or "another embodiment" do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment. Elements or aspects from the embodiments can be combined with elements or aspects of another embodiment.

All of the components, features, structures, characteristics, and the like described and described herein are not necessarily included in the specific embodiments. For example, if the specification states that a component, feature, structure, or characteristic "may/might" or "can/could" is included, that is, a particular component, feature, structure, or characteristic does not necessarily need to be included. If the specification or patent application mentions "a" or "an" element, it does not mean that there is only one element. If the specification or the scope of the patent application refers to "an additional" element, it does not exclude the one or more additional elements.

It should be noted that while certain embodiments have been described with reference to specific embodiments, other embodiments are possible in accordance with certain embodiments. In addition, the arrangement and/or order of the circuit elements or other features described in the drawings and/or described herein are not necessarily in the particular manner depicted or described. According to some embodiments, many other settings are available can.

In each of the systems shown in the figures, in some cases the elements may have the same element symbols or different element symbols to suggest that the elements represented may be different and/or similar. However, the elements may be elastically of different embodiments and may cooperate with some or all of the systems shown or described herein. The various elements shown in the figures may be the same or different. What is referred to as the first component and what is referred to as the second component is arbitrary.

2 is a block diagram of a computing device 200 that can be used to provide media encoding using varying regions, in accordance with an embodiment. The computing device 200 can be, for example, a notebook computer, a desktop computer, a tablet computer, a mobile device, a server, a mobile phone, and the like. Computing device 200 can include a central processing unit (CPU) 202 configured to execute stored instructions, and a memory device 204 that stores instructions executable by CPU 202. CPU 202 can be any number of single core processors, multi-core processors, computing clusters, or other configurations. Moreover, computing device 200 can include more than one CPU 202. The instructions executed by the CPU 202 can be used to implement media encoding using the changed region. Memory device 204 can include random access memory (RAM), read only memory (ROM), flash memory, or any other suitable memory system. For example, memory device 204 can include dynamic random access memory (DRAM).

Computing device 200 can also include a graphics processing unit (GPU) 206. As shown, CPU 202 can be coupled to GPU 206 via bus 208. GPU 206 may be configured to perform any number of graphics operations in computing device 200. For example, GPU 206 can be configured to render or manipulate Graphic images, graphical frames, videos, etc. to be displayed to the user of computing device 200. GPU 206 may also include one or more engines, such as engine 210 and engine 212. The engine is a component of the GPU that can be used to process data sent to the GPU in parallel. Although only two GPU engines are shown, the GPU can contain any number of engines. In an embodiment, engine 210 or engine 212 is a synthesis engine that can be used to synthesize the dynamic range of the desktop with the static portion of the desktop during a video conference or WiDi.

Computing device 200 can also include one or more cameras 214. Camera 214 can be used to capture video and images for a variety of purposes, such as video conferencing and video chat applications. In addition, computing device 200 includes a microphone 216 that can be used to capture sound for a variety of purposes, such as video conferencing and video chat applications. CPU 202 may be coupled to other input/output (I/O) components via bus bar 208 using I/O device interface 218, which is configured to connect computing device 200 to one or more I/O devices 220 . The I/O device 220 can include, for example, a keyboard and an indicator device, wherein the indicator device can include a touch panel or a touch screen or the like. Camera 214, microphone 216, and I/O device 220 may be built-in components of computing device 200 or may be externally coupled to computing device 200.

The CPU 202 can also be coupled to the display interface 222 via the bus 208, and the display interface 222 is configured to connect the computing device 200 to the display device 224. Display device 224 can include a display screen that is a built-in component of computing device 200. Display device 224 can also include a computer display, television or projector, and the like that are externally coupled to computing device 200, and the like.

The memory device 204 includes one or more drivers. drive The program causes a hardware or application to communicate with the operating system, application or other hardware of computing device 200. As used herein, communication capabilities include any technique that converts data from one format to another, or facilitates the processing or conversion of data between hardware or software components. For example, computing device 200 can include graphics driver 226, media driver 228, and WiFi driver 230. The graphics driver 226 enables the GPU to communicate with the operating system and various applications, and the media driver 228 enables the media application to communicate with the operating system and various applications. The WiFi driver 230, which is responsible for wirelessly transmitting to or from the computing device 200, causes the operating system to communicate with the hardware and applications.

Computing device 200 can also include a reservoir 232. The storage 232 is a physical memory such as a hard disk, a CD player, a flash drive, a disk array, or any combination thereof. The storage 232 can also include a remote storage hard drive. The storage may also include one or more media applications 234. The media application 234 includes, but is not limited to, a video playback application, a video chat application, a video conferencing application, and a newsletter application. In an example, media driver 228 can include a timer for detecting any change regions from media application 234 for a time interval. Moreover, in an example, media application 234 can be polled at various time intervals by media driver 228 to detect any changed regions from media application 234. Moreover, in the example, when the change region is detected at various time intervals, the change region is pushed to the media driver 228 through the media application 234. When detecting a change area at various time intervals, The changed area can also be pulled from the media application 234 via the media driver 228.

Media playback from media application 234 can be sent to stream manager 236 along with other content of the desktop. Stream manager 236 manages the encoding, decoding, and composition of the desktop. In an embodiment, the stream manager 226 can obtain a position value for each of the varying regions.

The storage 232 can also include an intermediary software 238 and a WiDi application 240. The mediation software 238 can be used to encode the change region and calculate the location value of the change region. The WiDi application can prepare the code change region and its position value to be wirelessly transmitted to the remote adapter 242. The distal adapter can be completely separated from the computing device 200. In an embodiment, the distal adapter 242 is another computing device. Network interface controller (NIC) 244 can be configured to connect computing device 200 to network 246. Network 246 can be a wired network, a wireless network, or a cellular network. Network 246 can be any wide area network (WAN), any local area network (LAN) or the Internet, and the like. For example, network 246 can be a 3GPP LTE network or a WiFi network. In an embodiment, the remote adapter 242 can acquire the code change region from the computing device 200 using the NIC 244 and the network 246.

The remote adapter 242 can include a GPU 248. GPU 248 can include a composition engine 250. In an embodiment, the composition engine 250 may use the varying region position values to synthesize the varying regions and static portions. The static section contains the extent of the desktop without the changed area. The resultant varying regions and static portions can be presented on the remote device 252. In an embodiment, the distal adapter 242 and the distal device 252 are the same components.

The block diagram of FIG. 2 is not intended to represent that computing device 200 includes all of the components shown in FIG. 2. Further, computing device 200 may include any number of additional components not shown in FIG. 2, depending on the implementation details.

3 is a schematic diagram of a WiDi architecture 300 that can be used to provide media coding using varying regions, in accordance with an embodiment. Similar component symbols are as depicted in Figure 2. The WiDi architecture 300 includes hardware 302 that supports media encoding using varying regions. Hardware may include, but is not limited to, CPU 202 and GPU 206 (FIG. 2). The graphics driver 226 enables the hardware to communicate with other hardware and various applications. Hardware synthesizer 304 or desktop composition engine 306, or any combination thereof, can determine which desktop areas have changed. In an embodiment, the hardware synthesizer 304 can be a hardware synthesizer of a hardware abstraction layer (HAL) in the Android operating system of the Open Handset Alliance. Further, in an embodiment, the desktop composition engine 306 can be a desktop composition manager or a desktop window manager of a Microsoft Windows operating system. Moreover, in an embodiment, various hardware such as a fixed function unit, a video encoder, or a scene change detecting hardware unit can be used to determine the changed area.

Therefore, the hardware synthesizer 304, the desktop composition engine 306, the fixed function unit, the video encoder, or the scene change detection hardware unit can be used to acquire the changed area. In an embodiment, the current area of the desktop can be compared to the area previously acquired from the desktop. The area can be obtained by push, pull, poll, or can be streamed from WiDi at scheduled intervals as described above. The manager 236 sends to the hardware synthesizer 304, the desktop composition engine 306, the fixed function unit, the video encoder or the scene change detection hardware unit. If there is a change between the current area of the desktop and the same area previously transmitted from the WiDi stream manager 236, the area has changed. In an embodiment, the region may also be compared to a predetermined threshold of varying pixels. If the pixel value that has been changed is greater than a predetermined threshold, the region can be regarded as a change region. In response to detecting the change region, the hardware synthesizer 304, the desktop composition engine 306, the fixed function unit, the video encoder, or the scene change detection hardware unit may transmit the change region position value to the stream manager 236.

The WiDi Stream Manager 236 manages the composition and encoding performed by the mediation software 238. In an embodiment, the WiDi Stream Manager communicates with the mediation software 238 to obtain image information for the changed region, which may include pixels to be encoded. The image information corresponding to the change region position value of the change region is acquired by one or more hardware synthesizers 304, desktop synthesis engine 306, fixed function unit, video encoder, scene change detection hardware unit, or any combination thereof. In an embodiment, the image information of the varying area forms a video surface. As used herein, a video surface is used to present a dynamic portion of a display of video or other media on a desktop.

The mediation software 238 can obtain image information on the desktop from the media application 234 via the WiDi stream manager 236. For example, the media application 234 can compress video playback according to a video standard such as Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) or H.264. The MPEG and H.264 video standards process video through frame-by-frame and compress video using various encoding algorithms. Mediation software 238 can use decoding The device 308 decodes.

The mediation software 238 can also include a video processor 310 that processes video in accordance with the instructions of the WiDi stream manager 236. Video processing can include enhancing the decoded video by scaling the video or changing the color space of the video. For example, a video can be scaled from playing a higher resolution to playing a lower resolution. In an embodiment, the media application 234 is a video conferencing application, and the mediation software 238 includes a synthesizer 312 that synthesizes the static portion of the desktop with the dynamic portion received from the video conferencing application. The synthesized dynamic portion and static portion can be presented on a computing device such as computing device 200 (Fig. 2).

The mediation software 238 can encode the changed region using the encoder 314. In an embodiment, the mediation software 238 includes a multiplexer 316 that combines image material with audio material. The mediation software 238 can also prepare the change zone for transmission to the remote adapter in block 318 using the transmitter 318. The WiFi driver 230 enables the hardware using the mediation software 238 and the WiDi application 240, such as the NIC 244 (FIG. 2), to transmit the code change region along with its changed region location value.

4 is a block diagram 400 showing a data stream encoded using a varying region medium, in accordance with an embodiment. Client device 402 contains a stream of data that can be generated using a computing device such as computing device 200 (FIG. 2), while remote device 404 contains a device that can be used with remote adapter 242 or remote device 252 (FIG. 2). Data stream. In an embodiment, media encoding using varying regions occurs using a computing device that does not use WiDi.

Compressed video 406 can be from, for example, media application 234 (figure 2) Obtained in the media coding application. The compressed video can be decoded at block 408. As described above, the compressed video can be decoded using the mediation software 228 (Fig. 2). The decoded video may include both a video surface and a background surface from the media encoding. As mentioned above, the video surface is the dynamic portion of the desktop that changes over time. Conversely, the desktop surface is a static part of the desktop that remains fixed over time. The video surface 410 can be obtained by extracting a varying region from the mediation software 238 of FIG. 3 as described above.

Video surface 410 may be encoded at block 412. In an embodiment, the encoded video surface is sent to buffer 414 and then transmitted to remote device 404 at block 416. The remote device can decode the video surface at block 418. Video surface 410 may be processed along with static desktop surface 422 at block 420. Video processing may include, but is not limited to, scaling, rotation, and de-noising of the video. The static desktop surface 422 contains an area that is not old and new and has been pre-transmitted to the remote device 404. At block 424, video surface 410 and static desktop surface 422 can be composited into an image. The media code can be sent to display 252 to be presented on the display.

5 is a flow diagram of a program for displaying a media encoding method 500 using a varying region, in accordance with an embodiment. In various embodiments, method 500 can be performed on a computing device, such as computing device 200. In other embodiments, method 500 can be performed using the WiDi architecture of WiDi architecture 400 as discussed above with respect to FIG.

At block 502, the change region and the static portion of the desktop are detected. As discussed herein, the varying regions can be detected by hardware synthesizer 304 or desktop synthesis engine 306 (FIG. 3). In an embodiment, the change zone Domains can be detected using a media driver. Again, as discussed above, the varying regions can be old and new intersecting rectangles. At block 504, the number of varying regions can be determined. The number of change zones can represent a threshold. In an embodiment, if the number of changed regions exceeds a critical value, the entire display should be synthesized and presented. At block 506, the changed region of each frame is encoded. In an embodiment, each change region and corresponding change region value is sent to a synthesis engine, and the encoded change region can then be decoded. The change region can be synthesized with its static region position value using its change region position value. The composition engine can be placed on the remote adapter or the synthesis engine can be a component of the computing device that detects the changing region. Moreover, in an embodiment, one or more of the changed regions and their varying region location values may be sent to another computing device using a network such as the Internet.

6A and 6B are program flow diagrams of a method 600 of displaying media encoding using varying regions, in accordance with an embodiment. In various embodiments, method 600 can be performed on a computing device, such as computing device 200. In other embodiments, method 600 can be performed using the WiDi architecture of WiDi architecture 400 as discussed above with respect to FIG.

The method 600 begins with a block 602 of determining if there is any change region. In an embodiment, the changed region may be detected in a media encoded video surface or a media encoded desktop surface. If there is no change zone, then the program flow stays at block 602 until a change zone is detected. When a changed region in the video surface or desktop surface occurs, program flow continues to block 604.

At block 604, it is determined if more than n regions are old and new. The value of n can be predetermined and represents the threshold value of the varying region. If more than n areas are old and new, it means that the user has resized the window or closed the media application. In the case where more than n regions are new and old, the entire display should be synthesized and presented. Moreover, if more than n regions are old and new, the program flow continues to block 606. If less than n regions are old and new, the program flow continues to block 610.

At block 606, the entire desktop is synthesized. In an embodiment, the changed area of the desktop is detected by examining the background buffer. The background buffer can contain image information associated with the static portion. The changed area of the desktop along with the changed area location can be sent to the remote adapter. When the number of changed change regions is greater than the threshold number n, the entire desktop can be synthesized. At block 608, the entire desktop is encoded using an inner coded frame (I-frame) or a predictive coded frame (P-frame). When the desktop is encoded using an I-frame, each individual frame is fully specified in the encoding. Therefore, the I-frame transmits the entire image information without using data from the previous frame. Each I-frame can be viewed as a complete still image of the media code. When the desktop is encoded using a P-frame, the changes between the current frame and the previous frame are encoded. When the frame is encoded, the unchanging pixels of the image are not encoded and the frame relies on some image information from the previous frame.

At block 610, a change region position value is calculated for each change region. At block 612, it is determined whether the position value of each change region of the current frame is the same as the value of the region position from the previous frame. If the position value of the change region of the current frame matches the position value of the region in the previous frame, the change region of the current frame can be encoded using either the I-frame or the P-frame. In this case, when each change area has a previous In the previous area of the same location in the frame, either the I-frame or the P-frame can be used to encode the changed area of the current frame. As a result, the previous frame contains image information for each region at each location. Therefore, the current change region of the frame is fully specifiable, as when the code from the I-frame or the changed region of the current frame can rely on the image information from the previous frame and can use the P-frame. coding.

Therefore, when the position value of the change region of the current frame matches the position value of the region in the previous frame, the code can be completely specified using one or more I-frames, or the code uses one or more P- The frame relies on information from previous frames. However, if the position value of any change region does not match the position value of any previous frame, the change region of the current frame will be encoded using one or more I-frames, as the previous frame does not contain. Corresponding to the image information of each area of the current frame. Therefore, if the position value calculated for the change region of the current frame is the same as the position value calculated for the region of the previous frame, the program flow continues to use the I-frame or P in the changed region of the frame as discussed above. Block 608 to encode the frame. If the location value calculated for the change region is not the same as the previous change region, then program flow continues to block 614.

At block 614, the changed region of the frame is encoded using an I-frame. At block 616, it is determined if each frame of the changed region has been encoded. If each frame of the changed region is not encoded, then program flow returns to block 612. If each frame of the changed region has been encoded, then program flow continues to block 618.

At block 618, the encoded frame is associated with the associated audio. Hehe. At block 620, the encoded frame, associated audio, and change zone position values are transmitted to the remote adapter. In an embodiment, the encoded frame can be encrypted. For example, a DVD may include security features that encrypt media encoding prior to transmission. The video encoding from the DVD is encrypted prior to transmission, otherwise the transmission may fail. At block 622, the encoded frame and audio as discussed above are decoded. In an embodiment, the encoded frame is decrypted. At block 624, it is determined if there is a change region in the decoded frame. The change area can be detected by the presence of the change position value of the change area. If there is a change region, then program flow continues to block 626. If there is no change zone, then program flow continues to block 628.

At block 626, the encoded frame is synthesized with the static desktop using the changed region position values as discussed above. At block 628, the encoded frame and static desktop can be rendered on the remote device.

The program flow diagrams of Figures 5 and 6 are not intended to be merely representative of the method 500 and method 600, and the blocks will be executed in any particular order, or all blocks will be included in each case. Further, any number of additional blocks may be included in method 500 and method 600 in accordance with the details of a particular implementation.

7 is a block diagram showing a physical, non-transitory computer readable medium 700 that stores code encoded using media of a changed region, in accordance with an embodiment. The physical, non-transitory computer readable medium 700 can be accessed via the computer bus 704 via the processor 702. Moreover, the physical, non-transitory computer readable medium 700 can include code configured to direct the processor 702 to perform the methods described herein.

The various software components discussed herein may be stored in one or more physical, non-transitory computer readable media 700 as shown in FIG. For example, the management module 706 can be configured to detect changed regions in the media encoding. Encoding module 708 can be configured to encode a varying region. Further, the transmission module 710 can be configured to transmit the change region and its change region location to the remote adapter. The decoding module 712 can be configured to decode the changed regions. The synthesis module 714 can be configured to synthesize the change region with the static portion using the change region position value.

The block diagram of Figure 7 is not intended to represent only the physical, non-transitory computer readable medium 700 that should include all of the components shown in Figure 7. Further, the physical, non-transitory computer readable medium 700 can include any number of additional components not shown in FIG. 7, depending on the particular implementation.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram of an example system 800 for implementing shared physical memory. Items similar to the symbology are described in Figures 2, 3 and 4. In some embodiments, system 800 is a media system. In addition, system 800 can be integrated into a personal computer (PC), a laptop computer, an ultra-laptop computer, a tablet, a touch pad, and a portable device. Combination of a portable computer, a handheld computer, a palmtop computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a cellular telephone, a cellular telephone/PDA (combination) Cellular telephone/PDA), TV (television), smart device (for example, smart phone, smart tablet or smart television), mobile internet device (MID) ), a messaging device, a data communication device, and the like.

In various embodiments, system 800 includes a platform 802 coupled to display 804. Platform 802 can receive content from a content device, such as content service device 806 or content delivery device 808, or other similar content source. A navigation controller 810 that includes one or more navigation functions can be used, for example, to interact with platform 802 and/or display 804. Each component will be described in more detail below.

Platform 802 can include any combination of chipset 812, central processing unit (CPU) 202, memory device 204, storage device 232, graphics subsystem 814, application 816, and radio 818. Wafer set 812 can provide interworking between CPU 202, memory device 204, storage device 232, graphics subsystem 814, application 816, and radio 818. For example, wafer set 812 can include a storage adapter (not shown) that can provide interoperability with storage device 232.

The CPU 202 can be implemented as a Complex Instruction Set Computer (CISC) or Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC) processor, an x86 instruction set compatible processor, a multi-core, or any other microprocessor or central processing unit (CPU). In some embodiments, CPU 202 includes a dual core processor, a dual core mobile processor, and the like.

The memory device 204 can be implemented as a volatile memory device such as, but not limited to, random access memory (RAM), dynamic random access memory (DRAM), or static random access memory (SRAM). The storage device 232 can be implemented in a non-volatile memory such as, but not limited to, a disk drive, an optical disk drive, a tape drive, an internal storage device, an additional storage device, a flash memory, a battery backup synchronous dynamic random access memory ( Synchronous DRAM), and/or network accessible storage devices. For example, in some embodiments, when multiple hard disks are included, storage device 232 includes techniques to increase the storage performance of protecting important digital media.

Graphics subsystem 814 can perform processing for displaying, for example, still images or video. For example, graphics subsystem 814 can include a graphics processing unit (GPU), such as GPU 206 (FIG. 2) or a visual processing unit (VPU). An analog or digital interface can be used to communicatively couple graphics subsystem 814 and display 804. For example, the interface can be any high quality multimedia interface (HDMI), DisplayPort, wireless HDMI, and/or wireless high quality compatible technology. Graphics subsystem 814 can be integrated into CPU 202 or chipset 812. Alternatively, graphics subsystem 814 can be a stand-alone card communicatively coupled to chipset 812.

The graphics and/or video processing techniques described herein can be implemented in a variety of hardware architectures. For example, graphics and/or video functionality can be integrated into the chipset 812. Alternatively, a discrete graphics card and/or video processor can be used. As yet another embodiment, the graphics and/or video functions may be implemented by a general purpose processor including a multi-core processor. In further embodiments, this functionality can be implemented in a consumer electronic device.

Radio 818 may include one or more radios capable of transmitting and receiving signals using various suitable wireless communication technologies. This technique can involve communication to one or more wireless networks. The example wireless network includes a wireless local area network (WLAN), a wireless personal area network (WPAN), a wireless metropolitan area network (WMAN), a cellular network, a satellite network, and the like. In the communication of this network, the radio 818 can operate in accordance with one or more applicable standards of any version.

Display 804 can include any television type monitor or display. For example, display 804 can include a computer display screen, a touch screen display, a video monitor, a television, and the like. Display 804 can be digital and/or analog. In one embodiment, display 804 is a holographic display. Also display 804 can be a transparent surface that is capable of receiving a visual projection. This projection can convey various forms of information, images, objects, and so on. For example, this projection can be a visual overlay of an Action Augmented Reality (MAR) application. Platform 802 can display user interface 820 on display 804 under the control of one or more applications 816.

For example, the content service device 806 can be hosted by a national, international, or stand-alone service, and thus can be accessed to the platform 802 via the Internet. Content services device 806 can be coupled to platform 802 and/or display 804. Platform 802 and/or content services device 806 can be coupled to network 246 for communication (e.g., transmission and/or reception) of media information to/from network 246. Content delivery device 808 can be coupled to platform 802 and/or display 804.

The content service device 806 can include capable of transmitting digital information Cable box, PC, internet, phone or internet access. Moreover, content services device 806 can include any other similar device capable of communicating half-duplex or full-duplex between network provider 246 or directly between content provider and platform 802 or display 804. It should be understood that the content can be used for half-duplex and/or full-duplex communication over the network 246 between any component of the system 800 and the content provider. Examples of content may include any media information including, for example, video, music, medical and gaming information, and the like.

Content services device 806 can receive content, such as cable television programming, that includes media information, digital information, or other content. Examples of content providers may include any cable or satellite television or radio or internet content provider, and the like.

In some embodiments, platform 802 receives control signals from navigation controller 810, which includes one or more navigation features. For example, navigation features of navigation controller 810 can be used to interact with user interface 820. The navigation controller 810 can be an indicator device that can be a computer hardware component (specifically a human interface device) that allows a user to input spatial (eg, continuous and multi-dimensional) data to a computer. Many systems, such as the graphical user interface (GUI) and television and monitors, allow users to use physical gestures to control and provide information to a computer or television. Entity gestures include, but are not limited to, facial expressions, facial movements, various body movements, body movements, body language, or any combination thereof. This entity gesture can be recognized and translated into commands or instructions.

The movement of the navigation features of the navigation controller 810 can be transmitted through indicators, cursors, focus rings, or other visual indicators on the display 804. The motion is returned on the display 804. For example, under the control of application 816, navigation features located on navigation controller 810 can be mapped to virtual navigation features displayed on user interface 820. In some embodiments, navigation controller 810 is not necessarily a separate component, but can be integrated into platform 802 and/or display 804.

For example, system 800 can include a driver (not shown) that, when enabled, includes the ability to immediately turn the platform 802 on and off when the user first activates the touch button. Program logic may allow platform 802 to stream content into a media switch or other content service device 806 or content delivery device 808 when the platform is closed. In addition, the chipset 812 can include, for example, hardware and/or software that supports 5.1 surround sound and/or high quality 9.1 surround sound. The driver can include a graphics driver for the integrated graphics platform. In some embodiments, the graphics driver includes a peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) graphics card.

In various embodiments, any one or more of the components shown in system 800 can be integrated. For example, platform 802 and content services device 806 can be integrated; platform 802 and content delivery device 808 can be integrated; or platform 802, content service device 806, and content delivery device 808 can be integrated. In some embodiments, platform 802 and display 804 are integrated units. For example, display 804 and content service device 806 can be integrated, or display 804 and content delivery device 808 can be integrated.

System 800 can be implemented in a wireless system or a wired system. When implemented in a wireless system, system 800 can include a wireless sharing medium Components and interfaces for communication over the body, such as one or more antennas, transmitters, receivers, transceivers, amplifiers, filters, control logic, and the like. An example of a wireless shared medium may include a portion of the wireless spectrum, such as a radio frequency (RF) spectrum. When implemented in a wired system, system 800 can include components and interfaces suitable for communication over wired communication media, such as input/output (I/O) adapters, physical connectors to connect I/O adapters, and corresponding Wired communication media, network interface cards (NICs), disk controllers, video controllers, audio controllers, and more. Examples of wired communication media can include wires, cables, metal wires, printed circuit boards (PCBs), backplanes, switch fabrics, semiconductor materials, twisted pairs, coaxial cables, fiber optics, and the like.

Platform 802 can establish one or more logical or physical channels for information communication. Information can include media information and control information. Media information can refer to any material that represents content that is intended for the user. Content instances may include, for example, material from voice calls, video conferencing, streaming video, email messages, voicemail messages, alphanumeric symbols, graphics, images, video, text, and the like. The information from the voice call can be, for example, voice information, silence period, background noise, soft noise, tone, and the like. Control information can refer to any material that represents a command, instruction, or control word that is designed for an automated system. For example, control information can be used to route media information through the system or to instruct the node to process media information in a predetermined manner. However, this embodiment is not limited to the elements shown or described in FIG.

9 is a schematic diagram of a small package technology device 900 in which system 800 of FIG. 8 can be implemented. A similar component symbol is described in Figure 8. For example, in some embodiments, device 900 can be configured Implemented for a wireless computing enabled mobile computing device. The mobile computing device can be, for example, any device having a processing system and a mobile power source or power supply, such as one or more batteries.

As described above, examples of the mobile computing device may include a personal computer (PC), a laptop computer, an ultra-laptop computer, a tablet, a touch pad. ), portable computer, handheld computer, palmtop computer, personal digital assistant (PDA), cellular telephone, cellular phone/ Combination cellular telephone (PDA), television, smart device (for example, smart phone, smart tablet, or smart television) , a mobile internet device (MID), a messaging device, a data communication device, and the like.

Examples of mobile computing devices may also include a computer that is configured to be worn by a person, such as a wrist computer, a finger computer, a ring computer, a glasses computer, a belt clip computer, a wristband computer, a shoe computer, a clothing computer, or a wearable computer. Other applicable types. For example, a mobile computing device can be implemented as a smart phone capable of executing a computer application and voice communication and/or data communication. Although some embodiments are exemplarily used to use a smart phone as a mobile computing device, it is understood that other implementations Examples can also be implemented using other wireless mobile computing devices.

As shown in FIG. 9, device 900 can include a housing 902, a display 904, an input/output (I/O) device 906, and an antenna 908. Device 900 can also include navigation features 910. Display 904 can include any suitable display unit for displaying information for a mobile computing device. I/O device 906 can include any suitable I/O device for entering information into a mobile computing device. For example, I/O device 906 can include an alphanumeric keyboard, a numeric keypad, a touchpad, input keys, buttons, switches, rocker switches, microphones, speakers, voice recognition devices, software, and the like. Information can also be input to device 900 via a microphone. This information can be digitized by means of a speech recognition device.

Example 1

Media coding methods for using varying regions are described herein. The method includes detecting any changed areas and static parts of the desktop. The change region can be encoded along with its changed region location value and sent to the composition engine. The changed region can be decoded using the changed region position value and synthesized with the static portion.

The change region can be sent to the synthesis engine located on the remote adapter with the change region location value. In addition, the changed area can be encrypted and decrypted. Further, the composition engine may be located on the computing device in which the changing portion and the static portion of the desktop are detected. In an embodiment, the change region can be detected by examining the background buffer, and the change region can be sent to the remote adapter with the change region position.

If the change region position value does not match the previously changed region position value, the code may include the code from the I-frame. Further, if the change region position value matches the previous change region position value, the code may include the code from the I-frame or the P-frame. The method can also include recursively encoding, decoding, and synthesizing multiple varying regions. In addition, media applications use polling, push, pull, or timers to synthesize image information.

Example 2

The computing device is described herein. The computing device includes a central processing unit (CPU) configured to execute stored instructions and storage means for storing instructions. The storage device includes a processor executable code that, when executed by the CPU, is configured to detect any area of the computing device and a static portion of the desktop. The changed area can be encoded. In addition, the change area and its position value can be sent to the composition engine. The changed region can be decoded using the changed region position value and synthesized with the static portion.

The processor executable code can be configured to encrypt and decrypt the changed regions. The synthesis engine can be located at the remote adapter, and the change region can be decoded at the remote adapter. The computing device can be configured to detect the change region by examining the background buffer, and the change region can be sent to the remote adapter with the change region position value. The computing device can also be configured to encode from the I-frame if the change region position value does not match the previously changed region position value. Further, if the change region position value matches the previous change region position value, the computing device can be configured to encode from the I-frame or the P-frame. The computing device can be configured to recursively encode, decode, and synthesize multiple varying regions. In addition, the computing device Can be configured to poll, push, pull, or use a timer to synthesize image information from a media application. The computing device can also include a radio and a display, and the radio and display can be communicatively coupled to at least one central processing unit.

Example 3

At least one non-transitory machine readable medium having stored instructions thereon is described herein. Responding to instructions executed on the computing device to cause the computing device to detect a change region of any computing device and a static portion of the desktop. The changed area can be encoded. The instructions may also cause the computing device to send the changed region and its changed region position value to the composition engine. The changed area can be decoded using the changed area position value and synthesized with the static portion of the desktop.

The change region and its change region position value can be sent to the composition engine, and the composition engine can be located on the far end adapter. The changed area can be decoded at the far end adapter. Further, the changed area is encrypted and decrypted.

It should be understood that the details in the above examples may be used anywhere in one or more embodiments. For example, the optional features of the computing device described above can also be implemented with respect to any of the methods described herein or computer readable media. Furthermore, although flowcharts and/or state diagrams may have been used in the embodiments described herein, the invention is not limited to the drawings or the corresponding description herein. For example, a process does not need to be executed through each depicted block or state or the exact same sequence as depicted and described herein.

The invention is not limited to the specific details set forth herein. Indeed, those of ordinary skill in the art having the benefit of the present invention will understand Many other variations from the above description and drawings are encompassed within the scope of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the invention may be defined by the scope of the following claims and any modifications thereof.

Claims (23)

A media encoding method using a change region includes: detecting a static portion of any change region and a desktop of the computing device; determining the number of changed regions; and encoding the changed region to respond to the number of changed regions. The method of claim 1, comprising: transmitting the change region and the change region position value to a synthesis engine; decoding the change region; and synthesizing the change region with a static portion of the desktop using the change region position value. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the changed regions is detected when the number of changed pixels in the region is greater than a predetermined threshold. The method of claim 1, comprising: transmitting the change region and any change region location value to a synthesis engine, wherein the synthesis engine is located at the remote adapter; and decoding the change region at the remote adapter. The method of claim 1, wherein the synthesis engine is located in the computing device that detects the change region and the static portion of the desktop. The method of claim 1, further comprising: detecting the changed area by checking a background buffer; and transmitting the changed area and any changed area position to the remote adapter. The method of claim 1, wherein the method includes encoding from the I-frame to respond to a change region position value that does not conform to the previously changed region position value. The method of claim 1, wherein the method includes encoding from the I-frame or the P-frame to respond to the change region position value that matches the previously changed region position value. For example, the method of claim 1 includes repeating the detection, determination, and coding change regions. A computing device comprising: a detector configured to detect any change region and a static portion of a desktop; a central processing unit (CPU) configured to execute stored instructions; and a storage device storing instructions, wherein the storage device A processor executable code is included that, when executed by the CPU, is configured to: determine the number of changed regions; and an encoder configured to encode the changed region to reflect the number of changed regions. The computing device of claim 10, wherein when the CPU executes the processor executable code, the configuration is: transmitting the change region and the change region location value to a synthesis engine; decoding the change region; and using the change The region location value synthesizes the changed region with the static portion of the desktop. The computing device of claim 10, wherein each of the changed regions is detected when the number of changed pixels in the region is greater than a predetermined threshold. For example, the computing device of claim 10, wherein The CPU executes the processor executable code, configured to: send the change region and any change region location values to a synthesis engine, wherein the synthesis engine is located on the remote adapter; and decode the Change area. For example, the computing device of claim 10 includes a synthesis engine. The computing device of claim 10, wherein the computing device is configured to: detect the changed region by checking a background buffer; and send the changed region and any changed region position value to the remote adapter. The computing device of claim 10, wherein the computing device is configured to encode from the I-frame in response to a change region position value that does not conform to the previously changed region position value. The computing device of claim 10, wherein the computing device is configured to encode from the I-frame or P-frame in response to the changed region position value that matches the previously changed region position value. The computing device of claim 10, wherein the computing device is configured to repeatedly detect, determine, and encode the changed region. The computing device of claim 10, wherein the computing device is configured to poll, push, pull or use a timer to synthesize image information from the media application. The computing device of claim 10, further comprising a radio and a display, the radio and the display being communicatively coupled to at least one of Central processing unit. At least one machine readable medium having instructions stored therein that cause the computing device to perform the following steps in response to the command being executed by the computing device: detecting any changed regions and static portions of the desktop of the computing device; The number of changed regions; and the number of regions that are encoded to change the region. An at least one machine readable medium as claimed in claim 21, having instructions stored therein that cause the computing device to perform the following steps in response to the instruction being executed by the computing device: transmitting the changed region and the changed region location a value to the composition engine; decoding the change region; and synthesizing the change region with the static portion of the desktop using the change region location value. At least one machine readable medium as claimed in claim 21, wherein each change region is detected when the number of changed pixels in the region is greater than a predetermined threshold.