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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120131339 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURE BI-DIRECTIONAL COMMUNICATION An aspect of the present invention provides a method of communicating within a system having a first device, a second device, a key distribution device and an interactive service portal device. The method includes: storing a tag within the interactive service portal dev... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120131333 | SERVICE KEY DELIVERY IN A CONDITIONAL ACCESS SYSTEM A method is provided by which a client device obtains authorized access to content delivered over a content delivery network. The method includes receiving an entitlement management message (EMM). The EMM includes at least one cryptographic key and a device registration... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120130900 | System and Method for Trading Unused Digital Rights A device is provided for use with a digital content provider and a content purchaser. The content provider can provide digital content and a first digital key, wherein the digital content has quantified digital rights associated therewith. The device includes a receivin... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120110612 | Method and System for Providing Security within Multiple Set-Top Boxes Assigned for a Single Customer Two or more set-top boxes are installed in a household. A communications link, preferably a physical link, is provided between or among the set-top boxes. One of the boxes is designated as a “master” box while the other box or boxes are “slaves.” The slave box w... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120084416 | ADAPTIVE PROTOCOL/INITIALIZATION TECHNIQUE SELECTION A method for selection of an initialization technique and protocol for a communications device is provided. The method includes, but is not limited to, selecting a primary initialization technique from a set list of initialization techniques, implementing the primary in... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120082243 | Method and Apparatus for Feature Based Video Coding In a video distribution system, a divider (105) to segment an input video stream (302) into partitions for each of a plurality of channels of the video stream is provided. A channel analyzer (306) is coupled to the divider wherein the channel analyz... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120082238 | CODING AND DECODING UTILIZING PICTURE BOUNDARY VARIABILITY IN FLEXIBLE PARTITIONING There is a coding including-preparing coding units based on source pictures. The coding units are associated with largest coding tree units (LCTUs) which are polygons of source pictures. A tree format is utilized in processing the LCTUs into coding units. The preparing ... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120082235 | CODING AND DECODING UTILIZING CONTEXT MODEL SELECTION WITH ADAPTIVE SCAN PATTERN There is a coding. The coding may include preparing video compression data based on source pictures. The preparing may include partitioning the source pictures into coding units and/or generating a transform unit having a transform array. The preparing may also include ... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120082234 | CODING AND DECODING UTILIZING ADAPTIVE CONTEXT MODEL SELECTION WITH ZIGZAG SCAN There is a coding. The coding may include preparing video compression data based on source pictures utilizing a processor. The preparing may include processing a generated transform unit, including generating a significance map having a significance map array with y-x l... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120082227 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING BIT RATE A crawl motion vector is determined based on a speed and direction of the crawling text to be displayed in a text crawl area. A determination whether to re-encode macroblocks in the plurality of pictures is made. The macroblocks in the plurality of pictures that are to ... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120082216 | CODING AND DECODING UTILIZING PICTURE BOUNDARY PADDING IN FLEXIBLE PARTITIONING There is a coding including-preparing coding units based on source pictures. The coding units are associated with largest coding tree units (LCTUs) which are polygons of source pictures. A tree format is utilized in processing the LCTUs into coding units. The preparing ... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120072939 | System and Method for Measuring Audience Reaction to Media Content A system and method of measuring audience reaction to media content includes obtaining images or other information of each individual of the audience as the individual views the content and analyzing the images or other information with software to generate emotional re... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120051734 | STATUS MONITOR TRANSPONDER FOR AN OPTICAL NODE OF A NETWORK A transponder and system for monitoring the status of equipment, such as an optical node, on a network are described. The transponder has an external fiber optic input connection element, an external fiber optic output connection element, an internal receiver connected ... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120051436 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING DELIVERY OF BITS TO A DECODER A method for managing delivery of encoded bits to a decoder is disclosed. In the method, a number of bits associated with a variable system delay is determined. The variable system delay is a time interval between each of a plurality of frames being encoded and decoded ... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120051420 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING A method for encoding data is disclosed. In the method, a current need parameter is calculated for the encoder based on a complexity of video being input to the encoder. A need parameter bias value having a predetermined value is added to the current need parameter. A d... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120042160 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COGNIZANT TRANSPORT LAYER SECURITY (CTLS) A method of authentication and authorization over a communications system is provided. Disclosed herein are systems and methods for creating a cryptographic evidence, called authentication/authorization evidence, AE, when a successful authentication/authorization betwee... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120042091 | METHOD AND APPARATUS RELATED TO VARILABLE DURATION MEDIA SEGMENTS A method and apparatus for an adaptive bit rate system (300) that includes a media segmenter (304). The media segmenter divides a streaming media content into a plurality of variable duration segments wherein a first of the plurality of variable duration s... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120030436 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SYNCHING PORTABLE MEDIA PLAYER CONTENT WITH STORAGE SPACE OPTIMIZATION A device is provided for use with a content provider that is operable to provide content, which includes a plurality of content components. The device includes a communication portion, a memory portion, a parsing portion, a counting portion and a processing portion. The... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20110274176 | PATHWAY INDEXING IN FLEXIBLE PARTITIONING There is a processing of an incoming video signal into a compressed video bitstream. The processing includes determining indexed pathways of blocks in the incoming video signal. The processing also includes determining flexible partitioning of the blocks utilizing parti... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110273534 | Program Guide Graphics and Video in Window for 3DTV Video data is received in 2D or 3D format from different channels as a user scrolls through an electronic guide. The video data may be displayed in a portion of the on screen display along with graphic and text associated with the EPG data. The received video data may b... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20120011571 | Method And Apparatus For Cross DRM Domain Registration A content moving device may provide content to plurality of different user devices using a plurality of different DRM systems. The content moving device provides for registration of the DRM systems associated with the user devices. The content moving device may verify a... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120011266 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A REAL TIME STREAMING PROTOCOL SESSION The present disclosure describes a methods and apparatuses for providing a Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) media streaming session to a target device. In particular, the present disclosure describes methods and apparatuses for using a client to transfer or share a p... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20110321113 | LOCATION-BASED SERVICE GROUP DISCOVERY FOR SWITCHED DIGITAL VIDEO A broadcast system and method that includes a video content network that connects a video server, a discovery server, a switched digital video service, a switched video manager, and a set-top box. The set-top box receives and stores an assigned location identifier, and ... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110321077 | VIEWING IMPRESSION REPORT COLLECTION, STORAGE, AND REPORTBACK OF INSERTED CONTENT WITH DVR PLAYBACK A method and system that computes viewing statistics for a digital video content stream received at a set-top box. The digital video content stream includes a first segment of video content, a second segment of video content, a third segment of video content, a first ti... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110310981 | CARRIAGE SYSTEMS ENCODING OR DECODING JPEG 2000 VIDEO A system configured to decode video data in a packetized elementary stream (PES) including frames of image data. The system includes a processor configured to receive a transport stream including control information associated with the image data including video metadat... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110299582 | Method and Apparatus for Performing Channel Equalization on a MIMO Signal A method is provided for performing channel equalization on a wireless signal. The method includes: (i) formulating an equalizer associated with sub-carriers of the wireless signal, wherein the equalizer is a function of a quantity relating to signal quality (305... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110289592 | DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT WITH IRREGULAR NETWORK ACCESS There is a performing of digital rights management (DRM), operable in an offline mode with respect to a communications network. The performing includes identifying a stored rights object associated with a stored asset. The stored rights object includes reporting duratio... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110258685 | ONLINE SECURE DEVICE PROVISIONING FRAMEWORK A method for updating network-enabled devices with new identity data includes generating a plurality of new identity data records and loading the new identity data records onto an update server. A request is received at the update server for new identity data from at le... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110258572 | Service of Controllable Devices through a Control Point In one embodiment, a method determines a virtual kit identifier for a plurality of devices associated with a plurality of entities. The plurality of devices include a control point device and one or more controllable devices. Device profile information for the plurality... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110258454 | CROSS-DOMAIN IDENTITY MANAGEMENT FOR A WHITELIST-BASED ONLINE SECURE DEVICE PROVISIONING FRAMEWORK A method for managing identifiers associated with network-enabled devices and used in an identity data system provisioning the network-enabled devices with identity data includes receiving a first set data that includes a previously assigned identifier for one or more o... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110258434 | ONLINE SECURE DEVICE PROVISIONING WITH UPDATED OFFLINE IDENTITY DATA GENERATION AND OFFLINE DEVICE BINDING A system for generating new identity data for network-enabled devices includes a whitelist reader configured to extract attributes from a whitelist. The whitelist includes, for each device specified in the whitelist, a previously assigned identifier of the first type. T... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110254917 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTION OF 3D TELEVISION PROGRAM MATERIALS Method, apparatus and computer readable media for receiving a multiprogram program transport service that includes one or more compressed video services and one or more 3D-2D conversion options, generating an uncompressed video signal by performing a decoding portion of... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110246646 | Locating Network Resources for an Entity based on its Digital Certificate A method and apparatus are provided for locating network resources over a communication network. The method includes receiving a digital certificate identifying a first entity and extracting information from at least one predetermined field of the digital certificate. T... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110235991 | MOVING CONTENT BETWEEN SET TOP BOX AND END DEVICES IN HOME A content moving device which enables providing content stored on a first user device, such as a DVR, in a first format and resolution to be provided to a second user device, such as a portable media player (PMP) in a second format and resolution. The content moving dev... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110235801 | SECURE TRANSCODING OF CONTENT A source device determines content rights for encrypted content in the first encoding standard using a first rights data file. The source device creates a second rights data file for transcoded content in the second encoding standard. The source device performs a key ma... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110216164 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONVERTING TWO-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO CONTENT FOR INSERTION INTO THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO CONTENT A method and apparatus is provided that converts video content from a first format type into a second format type so that the video content can be viewed with other video content that has the second video format type. The method includes determining a first format of a ... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110213969 | DYNAMIC CRYPTOGRAPHIC SUBSCRIBER-DEVICE IDENTITY BINDING FOR SUBSCRIBER MOBILITY A method of authentication and authorization over a communication system is provided. The method performs a first authentication of a device based on a set of device identity and credentials. The first authentication includes creation of a first set of keying material. ... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110213957 | LAYERED PROTECTION AND VALIDATION OF IDENTITY DATA DELIVERED ONLINE VIA MULTIPLE INTERMEDIATE CLIENTS A method is provided for securely delivering identity data units over a communications network to a client device. The method includes receiving a selection from a customer identifying a final zipped package to be unpacked. The final zipped package is unpacked to obtain... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110213856 | Network attached DVR storage A host device, which may include a DVR, selects to record content on the host device DVR or in a network attached storage (NAS) unit. The recorded content remains bound to the host device from a DRM perspective when it is recorded on the host DVR and on the remotely loc... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110197077 | SOFTWARE FEATURE AUTHORIZATION THROUGH DELEGATED AGENTS A method enables selected features of a software product residing on an end user electronic device with a license delivered from a licensing provider to a service provider of the end user electronic device. The method includes requesting at least one license to authoriz... | 08/11/2011 |
