What is claimed is:
1. For use in a multimedia analysis system capable of analyzing content of multimedia signals, an apparatus for creating a multimedia table of contents of videotaped material, said apparatus comprising:
a multimedia table of contents controller capable of receiving video signals, audio signals, and text signals of said videotaped material;
wherein said multimedia table of contents controller is capable of combining portions of said video signals, audio signals, and text signals of said videotaped material to create a table of contents of said videotaped material.
2. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein said multimedia table of contents controller is capable of creating said table of contents of said videotaped material by selecting a video segment that relates to an element of said videotaped material, and by adding said video segment to said table of contents of said videotaped material.
3. The apparatus as claimed in claim 2 wherein said multimedia table of contents controller comprises:
a controller capable of executing computer software instructions contained within a memory unit coupled to said controller to create said table of contents of said videotaped material by segmenting a video signal of said videotaped material into elements using a coarse table of contents segmentation application, and by locating video boundaries of said elements of said videotaped material using a coarse boundary detection application.
4. The apparatus as claimed in claim 3 wherein said controller is capable of executing computer software instructions contained within a memory unit coupled to said controller to create said table of contents of said videotaped material by segmenting a video signal of said videotaped material into elements using a fine table of contents segmentation application, and by locating video boundaries of said elements of said videotaped material using a fine boundary detection application.
5. The apparatus as claimed in claim 3 wherein said controller further comprises:
an index module capable of linking elements of said videotaped material selected for said table of contents, and capable of linking said elements with combinations of audio, visual, and transcript cues.
6. The apparatus as claimed in claim 5 wherein said controller further comprises:
a retrieval module capable of retrieving a table of contents stored in said memory unit and causing said table of contents to be displayed in response to a user request.
7. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein said multimedia table of contents controller is capable of combining portions of said video signals, audio signals, and text signals of said videotaped material to create a multimedia index of said videotaped material.
8. The apparatus as claimed in claim 7 wherein said multimedia index of said videotaped material comprises one of: a specialized topical multimedia index, a multimedia bibliography, and a multimedia glossary.
9. A multimedia analysis system capable of analyzing content of multimedia signals, said multimedia analysis system comprising an apparatus for creating a multimedia table of contents of videotaped material, said apparatus comprising:
a multimedia table of contents controller capable of receiving video signals, audio signals, and text signals of said videotaped material;
wherein said multimedia table of contents controller is capable of combining portions of said video signals, audio signals, and text signals of said videotaped material to create a table of contents of said videotaped material.
10. The multimedia analysis system as claimed in claim 9 wherein said multimedia table of contents controller is capable of creating said table of contents of said videotaped material by selecting a video segment that relates to an element of said videotaped material, and by adding said video segment to said table of contents of said videotaped material.
11. The multimedia analysis system as claimed in claim 10 wherein said multimedia table of contents controller comprises:
a controller capable of executing computer software instructions contained within a memory unit coupled to said controller to create said table of contents of said videotaped material by segmenting a video signal of said videotaped material into elements using a coarse table of contents segmentation application, and by locating video boundaries of said elements of said videotaped material using a coarse boundary detection application.
12. The multimedia analysis system as claimed in claim 11 wherein said controller is capable of executing computer software instructions contained within a memory unit coupled to said controller to create said table of contents of said videotaped material by segmenting a video signal of said videotaped material into elements using a fine table of contents segmentation application, and by locating video boundaries of said elements of said videotaped material using a fine boundary detection application.
13. The multimedia analysis system as claimed in claim 11 wherein said controller further comprises:
an index module capable of linking elements of said videotaped material selected for said table of contents, and capable of linking said elements with combinations of audio, visual, and transcript cues.
14. The multimedia analysis system as claimed in claim 13 wherein said controller further comprises:
a retrieval module capable of retrieving a table of contents stored in said memory unit and causing said table of contents to be displayed in response to a user request.
15. The multimedia analysis system as claimed in claim 9 wherein said multimedia table of contents controller is capable of combining portions of said video signals, audio signals, and text signals of said videotaped material to create a multimedia index of said videotaped material.
16. The multimedia analysis system as claimed in claim 15 wherein said multimedia index of said videotaped material comprises one of: a specialized topical multimedia index, a multimedia bibliography, and a multimedia glossary.
17. For use in a multimedia analysis system capable of analyzing content of multimedia signals, a method for creating a multimedia table of contents of videotaped material, said method comprising the steps of:
receiving in a multimedia table of contents controller video signals, audio signals, and text signals of said videotaped material; and
combining portions of said video signals, audio signals, and text signals of said videotaped material in said multimedia table of contents controller to create said multimedia table of contents.
18. The method as claimed in claim 17 wherein the step of combining portions of said video signals, audio signals, and text signals of said videotaped material in said multimedia table of contents controller to create said multimedia table of contents comprises the steps of:
selecting a video segment that relates to an element of said videotaped material; and
adding said video segment to said table of contents of said videotaped material.
19. The method as claimed in claim 18 further comprising the steps of:
receiving in said multimedia table of contents controller instructions from computer software stored in a memory unit coupled to said multimedia table of contents controller;
executing said instructions in said multimedia table of contents controller to segment a video signal of said videotaped material into elements using a coarse table of contents segmentation application; and
executing said instructions in said multimedia table of contents controller to locate video boundaries of said elements of said videotaped material using a coarse boundary detection application.
20. The method as claimed in claim 19 further comprising the steps of:
executing said instructions in said multimedia table of contents controller to segment a video signal of said videotaped material into elements using a fine table of contents segmentation application; and
executing said instructions in said multimedia table of contents controller to locate video boundaries of said elements of said videotaped material using a fine boundary detection application.
21. The method as claimed in claim 19 further comprising the steps of:
linking elements of said videotaped material selected for said table of contents using an index module; and
linking said elements of said videotaped material with combinations of audio, visual, and transcript cues using said index module.
22. The method as claimed in claim 21 further comprising the steps of:
retrieving a table of contents stored in said memory unit in response to a user request using a retrieval module; and
causing said table of contents to be displayed.
23. The method as claimed in claim 17 further comprising the step of:
combining portions of said video signals, audio signals, and text signals of said videotaped material in said multimedia table of contents controller to create a multimedia index.
24. The method as claimed in claim 23 wherein said multimedia index comprises one of: a specialized multimedia index, a multimedia bibliography, and a multimedia glossary.
25. For use in a multimedia analysis system capable of analyzing content of multimedia signals, computer-executable instructions stored on a computer-readable storage medium for creating a multimedia table of contents of videotaped material, the computer-executable instructions comprising the steps of:
receiving in a multimedia table of contents controller video signals, audio signals, and text signals of said videotaped material; and
combining portions of said video signals, audio signals, and text signals of said videotaped material in said multimedia table of contents controller to create said multimedia table of contents.
26. The computer-executable instructions stored on a computer-readable storage medium as claimed in claim 25 wherein the step of combining portions of said video signals, audio signals, and text signals of said videotaped material in said multimedia table of contents controller to create said multimedia table of contents comprises the steps of:
selecting a video segment that relates to an element of said videotaped material; and
adding said video segment to said table of contents of said videotaped material.
27. The computer-executable instructions stored on a computer-readable storage medium as claimed in claim 26 further comprising the steps of:
receiving in said multimedia table of contents controller instructions from computer software stored in a memory unit coupled to said multimedia table of contents controller;
executing said instructions in said multimedia table of contents controller to segment a video signal of said videotaped material into elements using a coarse table of contents segmentation application; and
executing said instructions in said multimedia table of contents controller to locate video boundaries of said elements of said videotaped material using a coarse boundary detection application.
28. The computer-executable instructions stored on a computer-readable storage medium as claimed in claim 27 further comprising the steps of:
executing said instructions in said multimedia table of contents controller to segment a video signal of said videotaped material into elements using a fine table of contents segmentation application; and
executing said instructions in said multimedia table of contents controller to locate video boundaries of said elements of said videotaped material using a fine boundary detection application.
29. The computer-executable instructions stored on a computer-readable storage medium as claimed in claim 27 further comprising the steps of:
linking elements of said videotaped material selected for said table of contents using an index module; and
linking said elements of said videotaped material with combinations of audio, visual, and transcript cues using said index module.
30. The computer-executable instructions stored on a computer-readable storage medium as claimed in claim 29 further comprising the steps of:
retrieving a table of contents stored in said memory unit in response to a user request using a retrieval module; and
causing said table of contents to be displayed.
31. The computer-executable instructions stored on a computer-readable storage medium as claimed in claim 25 further comprising the step of:
combining portions of said video signals, audio signals, and text signals of said videotaped material in said multimedia table of contents controller to create a multimedia index.
32. The computer-executable instructions stored on a computer-readable storage medium as claimed in claim 31 wherein said multimedia index comprises one of: a specialized multimedia index, a multimedia bibliography, and a multimedia glossary.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method for downlink power adjustment in a base station comprising at least two similar hardware units: a first unit and a second unit, in a communications network when moving a resource from said first unit to said second unit, the method comprising:
configuring said resource,
providing a sample of a power level,
transferring said power sample from said first unit to said second unit, and
controlling the power level on the second unit towards a power value provided as a power level with turned off output power on said second unit.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein said resource is a channel resource.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein said hardware units are transmitter units.
4. The method according to claim 1, wherein said downlink power adjustment compensates for power drift between different units during handover.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein said compensation is achieved by periodically adjusting the power by a step that is proportional in size to an offset between a used power and a reference power.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein each adjustment is executed as a number of smaller adjustments applied over an adjustment period.
7. The method of claim 5, wherein said downlink power adjustment is performs the adjustments on a Radio Link (RL) basis.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein the adjustments are performed synchronously.
9. The method of claim 7, wherein the power adjustment is superimposed on an inner loop power control adjustment if activated.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein the power adjustment tuning is:
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wherein the sum is performed over an adjustment period corresponding to a number of frames equal to a value of an Adjustment Period, Pref is the value of DL Reference Power, PP-CPICH is the power used on a primary Common Pilot Channel, Pinit is a code power of a last slot of a previous adjustment period and r is given by an Adjustment Ratio.
11. The method of claim 1, wherein a power step size of x dB, y power adjustments are performed preferably evenly distributed over an Adjustment Period, where:
y=(\u03a3Pbal)x.
12. The method of claim 1, wherein the sample of power level is obtained from the first unit.
13. The method of claim 1, wherein the sample of power level is preset.
14. The method of claim 1, wherein if the network (RNC) configures power adjustment in a system having several RLs connected to one mobile unit, then configured values of system specific parameters (\u201cAdjustment Period\u201d, \u201cAdjustment Ratio\u201d, \u201cMax Adjustment Step\u201d; \u201cDL Reference Power\u201d) are used to achieve convergence between channel resources when moving of a channel resource is performed.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein a convergence time depends on setting of said parameters, which can be modified by said base station to speed up a convergence time.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein said parameters are reset to original values.
17. The method of claim 1, wherein if the network has not configured power adjustment, said base station itself turns on adjustment, during movement of a resource.
18. The method of claim 17, wherein the power adjustment is turned off after movement of the resource.
19. The method of claim 1, wherein if said base station needs to move a channel resource, it sends an indication to the network (RNC), requesting the RNC to turn on power adjustment on all radio links connected to a mobile unit.
20. A data structure used in a computer generated instruction set for power adjustment method of claim 1, said data structure comprising a pilot field, first and second Dedicated Physical Data Channels (DPDCH) field, Transport Format Combination, and Indicator Transmit Power Control, second DPDCH field being arranged previous in to said pilot field, and wherein a downlink increasedecrease is applied before said pilot field.
21. The data structure of claim 20, wherein a sample is taken at said pilot field before an adjustment period subtracted with a pilot power offset during an adjustment period.
22. In a communications network, a base station comprising at least two hardware units, a first and a second hardware unit, and a controller unit, said base station being arranged to allow handover of recourses between said hardware units, characterised in
that a controller unit is arrange to adjust power between said hardware units, said controller unit comprising a processor unit for configuring said resource, obtaining a sample of a power, transferring said power sample from said first hardware unit or predetermined source to said second hardware unit and means for controlling the power level on said second unit by a power value calculated with turned off output power on said second unit.
23. The base station of claim 22, wherein said network is WCDMA based network.
24. The base station of claim 23, being connected to Radio Network Controller.
25. The base station of claim 22, wherein said hardware units are transmitter units.
26. The base station of claim 23, wherein said resource is a channel resource.
27. The base station of claim 22, wherein said base station transmits into two cells in said network.
28. The base station of claim 22, wherein said handover is under addition of a new cell.
29. The base station of claim 22, further comprising a controller for connecting and disconnecting outputs from said transmitter units to a base station output.
30. An arrangement in a communications network, the network having a base station comprising at least two hardware units, a first and a second hardware unit, and a controller unit, said base station being arranged to allow handover of recourses between said hardware units,
characterised in
that said arrangement, arranged to adjust power between said hardware units comprises a processor unit for configuring said resource, means for obtaining a sample of a power, means for transferring said power sample to said second hardware unit and means for controlling the power level on second unit by a power control value calculated with turned off output power on said second unit.
31. The arrangement of claim 30, wherein said hardware units are transmitter units.
32. The arrangement of claim 30, wherein said resource is a channel resource.
33. The arrangement of claim 30, further comprising means for connecting and disconnecting outputs from said transmitter units to a base station output.