In this paper, we present a speech-driven second screen application for TV program discovery. We give an overview of the application and its architecture. We also present a user study along with a failure analysis. The results from the study are encouraging, and demonstrate our application’s effectiveness in the target domain. We conclude with a discussion of follow-on efforts to further enhanc...

The presence of social networks and computing device in form of secondary screens used in conjunction with television plays a significant role in the shift from traditional television to social television (sTV). In this research, we explore the overall secondary screen usage in terms of four conversation patterns each over different cultural social soundtrack related to different TV shows. We p...

In recent years, companies have increasingly come to recognize the value of design patents to protect their intellectual property (IP). For example, the dispute between Apple and Samsung over smartphone and tablet computers involved several patents, some of which were design patents. The jury in that case awarded Apple more than $1 billion in damages. The jury’s award was notable not only for i...

An automatic and efficient algorithm for removal of intensity flicker is proposed. The novel repair process is founded on the blockbased estimation and restoration algorithm with regard to luminance variation. It is easily realized and controlled to remove most intensity flicker and preserve the wanted effects, like fade in and fade out. key words: image sequence process, intensity flicker, fli...

In this paper, we propose a wide-viewing-angle three-dimensional integral imaging using a curved screen and a curved lens array. Elemental images are projected to the curved screen. Incorporation of the curved screen and the curved lens array instead of a conventional flat display panel and a flat lens array expands the viewing angle remarkably. In addition adopting barriers between a curved le...

This paper presents a critical voltage flicker detection based on a pair of inter-harmonics analysis method. The proposed algorithm can be applied in any crowded human place for human awareness purpose. Moreover, the correlation between pair of inter-harmonics and critical voltage flicker is described in details and the related formulas have been derived as well. According to simulation and exp...

The project is to make an Android appl ication which tr iggers a screen lock wi th a PIN when the device is disconnec ted f rom another B luetooth device. This application wi l l run in the background normally and constantly monitor the Bluetooth connection of the de vice. As soon as it catches a change in Bluetooth connect ivi ty s tate, it wi l l t r igger a lock screen to protect the device.