Sony Broadcast & Professional Research Laboratories

About: Sony Broadcast & Professional Research Laboratories is a company organization based out in Taipei, Taiwan. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Signal & Layer (electronics). The organization has 38708 authors who have published 63864 publications receiving 865637 citations.

Power-line communication based surveillance system

Abstract: A surveillance system configured for communicating with video cameras and other devices connected over a power-line communication network, such as within a residence, or alternatively a commercial building. The system may be manufactured and installed at low cost without the need to route individual cables to each surveillance video camera or device. Bandwidth within the power-line communication network is preferably dynamically allocated to device streams by a server in response to predetermined and event-driven priorities. By way of example, remote communication is supported for allowing remote access to surveillance data and control of the surveillance system. The system may be implemented as a standalone unit or integrated within existing forms of electronics equipment, such as consumer electronics equipment including a television set, a set-top box, or other forms of video-enabled equipment that is adapted for performing power-line network communication.

Information Processing Apparatus and Information Processing Method

Abstract: The present invention provides an information processing apparatus capable of displaying a plurality of elements at a display unit by being superimposed and selecting an arbitrary element rapidly and easily among the plurality of elements by the user and an information processing method The information processing apparatus includes an input reception unit to which signals are input from a first operation unit and a second operation unit, and a display control unit by which a plurality of first elements and a plurality of second elements are displayed by being superimposed The first elements are arranged to be selectable or movable in accordance with the input of the first operation unit on a virtual first layer and the second elements are arranged to be selectable or movable in accordance with the input of the second operation unit on a virtual second layer which differs from the first layer

A Novel Resistance Memory with High Scalability and Nanosecond Switching

Abstract: We report a novel nonvolatile dual-layered electrolytic resistance memory composed of a conductive Cu ion activated layer and a thin insulator for the first time An ON/OFF mechanism of this new type memory is postulated as follows: Cu ions pierce through the insulator layer by applied electric field, the ions form a Cu conductive bridge in the insulator layer, and this bridge dissolves back to the ion activated layer when the field is reversed The 4 kbit memory array with 1T-1R cell structure was fabricated based on 180 nm CMOS process Set/reset pulses were 5 ns, 110 muA and 1 ns, 125 muA, respectively Those conditions provide large set/reset resistance ratio of over 2 orders of magnitude and satisfactory retention Essential characteristics for high capacity memories including superb scalability down to 20 nmphi, sufficient endurance up to 107 cycles and preliminary data for 4-level memory are also presented These characteristics promise the memory being the next generation high capacity nonvolatile memory even before the scaling limitation of flash memories is encountered

Background image with a continuously rotating and functional 3D icon

Abstract: A graphical user interface displays a three-dimensional icon with a background image. The 3D icon is selectable by a user to carry out a corresponding function. The icon is continuously rotated and having a shadow. A graphical user interface also displays a first menu image on a display for an operating system on a computer. The first menu image includes a taskbar image which carries button images selectable by the user to carry out a function. The GUI also displays a second menu image on the display for a navigator software which is running under the operating system. The navigator software provides a quasi-operating system environment. The GUI displays the taskbar image in the second menu image whereby the user can carry out functions of the operating system from within the quasi-operating system environment provided by the navigator software. Three visual walls are arranged on the GUI as if the user is standing inside a three-dimensional cube and open to the sky. Clicking once either on the side walls moves the contents of the side wall to the center, in effect rotating the cube. When a wall is centered, the user can activate any function in the wall by clicking on a button. Buttons displayed in the side wall may be immediately activated by double clicking so the user does not have to center the side wall.