Disclosed is an image processing method and apparatus. The image processing method includes obtaining visual information related to an object in an image, generating valid data from the image based on the visual information, and transmitting the valid data.

A scalable dual mode monitoring system according to the present invention is configured to communicate using RF communication channels wherever possible for better range and less battery power consumption. When the system uses 2.4 GHz FHSS RF technology, the system coverage could reach a range of 250 meters line of sight; standby current goes down significantly as compared to that of solely using Wi-Fi communication channel; time to get video streaming is reduced when compared to systems that solely use Wi-Fi communication channel because RF communication channels allow for better and faster synchronization; system set-up via RF link is easy without pairing or any setup and requires simply plug and play when using RJ45 cable connecting to router from the hub.

A scalable dual mode monitoring system according to the present invention is configured to communicate using RF communication channels wherever possible for better range and less battery power consumption. When the system uses 2.4 GHz FHSS RF technology, the system coverage could reach a range of 250 meters line of sight; standby current goes down significantly as compared to that of solely using Wi-Fi communication channel; time to get video streaming is reduced when compared to systems that solely use Wi-Fi communication channel because RF communication channels allow for better and faster synchronization; system set-up via RF link is easy without pairing or any setup and requires simply plug and play when using RJ45 cable connecting to router from the hub.

A cable television apparatus is applied to an input coaxial cable and an output coaxial cable to transmit a cable television signal. The cable television apparatus includes an improved choke, an input side, an output side, an input capacitor and an output capacitor. The improved choke is electrically connected to the input coaxial cable, the output coaxial cable, the input side, the output side, the input capacitor and the output capacitor. The improved choke includes a conductive wire and a ferrite core. One side of the conductive wire is electrically connected to the input side and one side of the input capacitor. The other side of the conductive wire is electrically connected to the output side and one side of the output capacitor. The ferrite core covers one part of the conductive wire. Moreover, the ferrite core is a high saturation current ferrite core.

A cable television apparatus is applied to an input coaxial cable and an output coaxial cable to transmit a cable television signal. The cable television apparatus includes an improved choke, an input side, an output side, an input capacitor and an output capacitor. The improved choke is electrically connected to the input coaxial cable, the output coaxial cable, the input side, the output side, the input capacitor and the output capacitor. The improved choke includes a conductive wire and a ferrite core. One side of the conductive wire is electrically connected to the input side and one side of the input capacitor. The other side of the conductive wire is electrically connected to the output side and one side of the output capacitor. The ferrite core covers one part of the conductive wire. Moreover, the ferrite core is a high saturation current ferrite core.

A handheld-device imaging and collection apparatus, associated techniques and systems are described. An example apparatus may include a first container and a second container attached to each other. The first container includes a top panel arranged to enable acquiring a clear view of an inside of the first container, and one or more mirrors arranged facing inside of the first container, such that an image captured by a camera through the top panel captures reflections, in the one or more mirrors, of an handheld-device placed inside the first container. The second container includes a collection chamber configured to store the handheld-device.

A handheld-device imaging and collection apparatus, associated techniques and systems are described. An example apparatus may include a first container and a second container attached to each other. The first container includes a top panel arranged to enable acquiring a clear view of an inside of the first container, and one or more mirrors arranged facing inside of the first container, such that an image captured by a camera through the top panel captures reflections, in the one or more mirrors, of an handheld-device placed inside the first container. The second container includes a collection chamber configured to store the handheld-device.

According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for front-end clipping reduction is provided. The embodiment may include capturing input, including at least one visual input and at least one audio input. The embodiment may also include modeling data regarding visual cues based on a visual input from the at least one visual input. The embodiment may further include marking one or more timestamps which, in light of the modeled data, correspond to speech in the at least one audio input. The embodiment may also include transmitting an audio input from within the at least one audio input corresponding to the one or more marked timestamps.

According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for front-end clipping reduction is provided. The embodiment may include capturing input, including at least one visual input and at least one audio input. The embodiment may also include modeling data regarding visual cues based on a visual input from the at least one visual input. The embodiment may further include marking one or more timestamps which, in light of the modeled data, correspond to speech in the at least one audio input. The embodiment may also include transmitting an audio input from within the at least one audio input corresponding to the one or more marked timestamps.

Systems and methods for packet payload mapping for robust transmission of data are described. For example, methods may include receiving, using a network interface, packets that each respectively include a primary frame and one or more preceding frames from the sequence of frames of data that are separated from the primary frame in the sequence of frames by a respective multiple of a stride parameter; storing the frames of the packets in a buffer with entries that each hold the primary frame and the one or more preceding frames of a packet; reading a first frame from the buffer as the primary frame from one of the entries; determining that a packet with a primary frame that is a next frame in the sequence has been lost; and, responsive to the determination, reading the next frame from the buffer as a preceding frame from one of the entries.