Sisvel Technology S.r.l.

S.i.s.v.el. Societa' Italiana Per Lo Sviluppo Dell'elettronica S.p.a.

Saverio Celia

Giovanni Ballocca

Paolo D'Amato

Pietro Porzio Giusto

Gianluca Previti

Franco Mussino

Roberto Dini

Pietro Belisomi

Paolo D′Amato

Alessio Milanesio

A method for composing electronic mail messages in an electronic mail program or service includes (a) activating a merge function for merging two or more existing messages, including creating an empty merge message; (b) selecting a first message of the two or more existing messages; (c) automatic entry of the contents of at least a part of the text and subject fields of the selected first message into the text and subject fields of the merge message, as well as of at least one of the addresses in the sender's address field ('From:') and the recipients' address fields ('To:', &#x201c;Cc:&#x201d;, &#x201c;Bcc:&#x201d;) of the first message into at least one of the recipients' address fields (&#x201c;To:&#x201d;, &#x201c;Cc:&#x201d;, &#x201c;Bcc:&#x201d;) of the merge message; (d) selecting at least a second one of the two or more existing messages; (e) automatic entry of the contents of at least a part of the text and subject fields of the selected second message into the text and subject fields of the merge message, as well as of at least one of the sender's address (&#x201c;From:&#x201d;) and the recipients' addresses (&#x201c;To:&#x201d;, &#x201c;Cc:&#x201d;, &#x201c;Bcc:&#x201d;) of the at least one second message into at least one of the recipients' address fields of the merge message; (f) automatic entry of any attachments of the first message and at least one second message into the attachments field of the merge message, and (g) storing in a non-volatile manner, discarding, or sending the merge message thus created.

Method and device for composing electronic mail messages starting from existing messages in an electronic mail program

A method for managing a map () stored in a memory () associated with a personal navigation device (), including a command and data entry unit () operable by a user, wherein the map () can be visualized on a display () and includes a road network, the method including the step of combining a first set of data about the road network, stored in the map (), with a second set of data about at least one road not present in the road network or defined as not viable, in particular a new road, wherein the second data can be entered by the user by the command and data entry unit ().

Method for managing a map of a personal navigation device and device thereof

A video stream composed of combined video frames having a first resolution and include in their entirety two contents usable through extraction from the aforesaid video frame: a first content belonging to a video stream (F) at a second resolution lower than the first resolution of the frame; and, in the area of the frame formed by the remaining pixels, at least a second content belonging to an information stream (F) having, in the case where it is also a video stream, a resolution equal to or less than the second resolution, where during the fruition of one of the two video streams it is shown full-screen in its entirety, or in the case of a data information stream, data encoded via a set of pixels, the number of which is less than or equal to the number of pixels left free by the first video stream.

Video stream composed of combined video frames and methods and systems for its generation, transmission, reception and reproduction

Processes (and related devices) for capturing and/or reproducing multimedia contents include, in the capturing stage, the steps of: acquiring a multimedia content in the form of a generally time-variable multimedia stream through video acquisition means and possibly also audio acquisition means; acquiring data related to the capturing conditions of the multimedia content (capture parameters) through dynamic monitoring means for monitoring the conditions; storing values dependent on the generally time-variable capture parameters into predetermined areas of the multimedia file associated with the captured multimedia content in the form of dynamic metadata for acquiring the multimedia content; and/or including, in the reproduction stage, the steps of: reading from a memory at least the multimedia file including at least one multimedia content; reading data related to the capturing conditions of the multimedia content (capture parameters) in the form of at least one dynamic metadatum associated with the multimedia content of the multimedia file, and dynamically modifying the modes of reproduction of the multimedia stream corresponding to the multimedia file according to the values of at least the dynamic metadatum associated with the multimedia content.

Processes and devices for recording and reproducing multimedia contents using dynamic metadata

A method for displaying a video stream according to a format defined by a user, wherein a graphic element is superimposed on the displayed video stream, and wherein the dimensions and/or position of the graphic element are modified as a function of commands received from the user, so as to define a screen area in which a certain portion of the frames of the video stream is displayed. The video stream is then displayed in a format wherein, for each frame, the frame portion defined by the graphic element is displayed with altered dimensions and/or position on the screen.

Method for displaying a video stream according to a customised format

A method for processing a video stream of digital images includes: receiving the video stream which includes at least one composite frame containing a pair of stereoscopic digital images according to a predetermined packing format; receiving metadata which describes the format of the composite frame; generating an output video stream which can be reproduced on a visualization device, wherein the method further includes the steps of determining the area in the composite frame which is occupied by one image of the stereoscopic pair within the composite frame based on the metadata; extracting the image contained in the area from the composite frame, and generating an output frame containing the extracted image.

Method for decoding 2D-compatible stereoscopic video flows

An image capturing apparatus includes a body that can be freely inclined relative to a predetermined reference axis through the effect of a rotation about a certain axis of rotation, an optical sensor device capable of capturing luminous radiation incident thereon and of converting it so that it can be stored into a physical medium in the form of a captured image, wherein the optical sensor device is mechanically coupled to the body of the apparatus in a manner such that it can be made capable of controllably rotating about the axis of rotation, an inclination sensor adapted to detect the angular offset of the optical sensor device with respect to the predetermined reference axis, a motor adapted to rotate the optical sensor device about the axis of rotation when it is made capable of controllably rotating about the axis of rotation by the motor, a processor and controller associated with the inclination sensor and with the motor and adapted to change the inclination of the optical sensor device through the motor depending on the angular offset detected by the inclination sensor with respect to the predetermined reference axis.

Image capturing apparatus with management and correction of inclinations

A method for automatically programming a receiver adapted to receive radio-television signals belonging to a plurality of radio-television networks in at least two different formats includes the steps of: storing into a first table a first plurality of programs of the plurality of radio-television networks receivable by the receiver in a first signal format, associable with a first sorting criterion of the first programs; storing into a second table a second plurality of programs of the plurality of radio-television networks receivable by the receiver in a second signal format, associable with a second sorting criterion of the second programs, including a step of storing into a third table programs stored in the first and second tables based on existing matches between the first and the second sorting criteria.

Method for automatically programming a receiver able to receive radio television signals in at least two different formats and related receiver

A method for ensuring continuity of service of a personal navigation device in the event of insufficient reception of GNSS satellite signals, wherein the user provides the personal navigation device with first data relating to the current position of the device through data input, and wherein the personal navigation device, in order to calculate its own position, uses the first data entered by the user and second data coming from localization tools associated with the portable navigation device and not using GNSS satellite signals.

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