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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7573529 | System and method for performing interlaced-to-progressive conversion using interframe motion data An apparatus is described comprising: a decode unit which receives an encoded interlaced video signal including encoded interframe motion compensation data, and responsively transmits a decoded interlaced video signal and associated interframe motion compensation da... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7487459 | System and method for focused navigation using option type filters A sequence of cards representing filters is displayed along a first axis of a user interface with a single card being displayed in a focus area. The card in the focus area defines a selected object type filter, which is applied to another sequence of available optio... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7466640 | Method and apparatus for extracting digital data from a medium A computer-implemented method and apparatus for extracting digital data from a medium. Digital audio extraction techniques are implemented with additional features that improve the quality of the resulting audio playback files. In one embodiment of the invention, a ... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7463737 | System and method for conditional access key encryption A system for processing multimedia channels is described comprising: transmitting decryption keys for decrypting the multimedia channels, the keys encrypted in both a first encryption format and a second encryption format; the keys encrypted in the first encryption ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7440523 | Apparatus and method for decode arbitration in a multi-stream multimedia system An apparatus and method are described for mapping a plurality of multimedia streams (e.g., received from a set of satellite transponders) across a lesser plurality of decoders. In one embodiment, arbitration logic allocates the multimedia streams to divide the decod... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7434246 | Systems and methods for automatic personalizing of channel favorites in a set top box A set top box for use in interactive television systems includes a generation engine and a display engine. The generation engine automatically stores channel favorites in a channel favorites table. The generation engine may include cumulative viewing time for each c... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7428023 | Remote control device with integrated display screen for controlling a digital video recorder A remote control for a digital video recorder includes an integrated display screen configured to display a list of programs. The list may be an EPG, a list of programs to be recorded, or a list of recorded programs. A user can navigate through the list to select a ... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7391808 | System and method for upgrading processing capabilities of a media center Video data encoded according to new compression standards may be processed by an existing client terminal using an adaptive module that transcodes the video data into a format compatible with the processing capabilities of the client terminal. Further, the adaptive ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7386129 | System and method for multimedia content simulcast A computer-implemented method is described for processing multimedia channels comprising: encrypting a first group of multimedia channels using a first type of encryption to produce a first group of encrypted multimedia channels; encrypting the first group of multim... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7382838 | Frequency drift compensation across multiple broadband signals in a digital receiver system A system and method are described for providing drift compensation for a multimedia receiver which processes multimedia streams from a plurality of satellite transponders and/or cable/broadcast carriers. In one embodiment, the average drift amount for all multimedia... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7380260 | Focused navigation interface for a PC media center and extension device Within a personal computer media center, a user interface module generates graphical commands representing a user interface. A network interface then sends the graphical commands via a home network to a media center extension, where a display interface renders the g... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7350157 | Filtering by broadcast or recording quality within an electronic program guide A memory associates a media quality indicator with each media program in a set of media programs. A filter selects from the set those media programs having at least a specified media quality. A display interface displays a list of the selected media programs in an e... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7340761 | System and method for delivering radio programs and related schedule information An Internet-enabled television system provides an electronic program guide for the radio (radio EPG) depicting radio programs available via the Internet. The radio EPG displays the programming available for a plurality of radio stations and time slots. The radio EPG... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7320137 | Method and system for distributing personalized editions of media programs using bookmarks An editing device accesses a media program and a user of the editing device designates points of interest within the media program. Bookmarks are generated for the designated points of interest. The bookmarks are transmitted via a network from the editing device to ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7320134 | System and method for cable operator control over enhanced programming A system and method are described for allowing cable operators to actively block, pass through, modify, append, filter, or replace triggers corresponding to various forms of enhanced content being transmitted across a cable system. Accordingly, cable operators may o... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7313802 | Method and system to provide deals and promotions via an interactive video casting system A viewer of an interactive video casting system can be presented with promotions having purchase offers or offers of credits toward future purchases. These promotions can be provided by correlating a program being viewed with user profile information and product inf... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7310355 | Apparatus and method for powering a network device A system is described comprising: a first node coupled to a second node by a communications network, the first node and second node communicating digital and/or analog signals over the communications network; the first node comprising a power output selector module ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7302696 | System and method to provide an interactive coupon channel a video casting network A system and method to provide an interactive coupon channel via a video casting network. A viewer can tune to the coupon channel to search for coupons by keyword or category. The coupon channel can also be accessed through another channel, such as a shopping channe... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7272657 | System and method for displaying video streams ranked by user-specified criteria A plurality of video streams are simultaneously displayed on a terminal coupled to a network. The video streams are ranked according to a set of ranking criteria and displayed in accordance with the ranking. Highly ranked video streams may be displayed in prominent ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7266835 | Method and apparatus for secure transactions in an interactive television ticker A user can perform secure transactions via an interactive television ticker. While viewing an advertisement scrolling in the ticker, the user can select that advertisement to initiate an on-line transaction. That resulting transaction can be performed within the tic... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7266832 | Advertisement swapping using an aggregator for an interactive television system An aggregator is provided in connection with advertisement swapping. The aggregator can be implemented in an interactive television system so as to perform real-time aggregation of trigger information for advertisement swapping through cooperation with content provi... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7263362 | System and method for deploying multi-function access points in a data network An apparatus is described comprising: telephony circuitry electrically coupled to a telephone network, the telephony circuitry to transmit and receive telephone signals over the local telephone network; a first network controller electrically coupled to the telephon... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7251255 | System and method for allocating resources across a plurality of distributed nodes A system is described comprising: an originating node having system resources to be utilized to deliver multimedia content and/or data to a plurality of multimedia devices; and a resource allocation module to allocate the system resources to each of the multimedia d... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7251294 | System and method for concurrently demodulating and decoding multiple data streams An architecture and method are disclosed for concurrently processing multimedia data from several satellite transponders or satellite carriers. In one embodiment, a combination of a fast Fourier transform, a complex multiplication, and an inverse fast Fourier transf... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7245817 | Multimedia transfer system A multimedia transfer apparatus is described comprising: a plurality of media readers; one or more encoder modules, configured to encode data read by the media readers in a specified encoding format; and a data communication interface configured to copy the encoded ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7243123 | Video call routing with presence determination A request to establish video communication with a recipient associated with multiple communication devices is received. The recipient is identified using information contained within the request. A set of communication devices associated with the recipient is determ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7237252 | Method and apparatus to invoke a shopping ticker A shopping ticker can be invoked when the viewer presses a BUY button on a remote control while a television program is being shown. The television program, which can be a commercial, may not necessarily have an interactive commerce opportunity originally associated... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7236204 | System and method for rendering graphics and video on a display A method for properly rendering various types of graphical and video content is disclosed comprising: determining whether a display on which the content is to be displayed is a progressive or an interlaced display; for a progressive display, de-interlacing any inter... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7206399 | Failsafe configuration for alternative network telephony A failsafe configuration for alternative network telephony is disclosed. An indication as to whether an alternative network telephony call processing system is available to process calls from an associated piece of telephone equipment is received automatically and t... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7203952 | Passive program completion status indicator for an electronic program guide A line indicating the current time is displayed across at least a portion of an electronic program guide (EPG). The line is perpendicular to the time axis of the EPG and bisects at least one program element of the EPG into an elapsed portion and a remaining portion,... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200859 | Apparatus and method for intelligent multimedia compression and distribution A method and apparatus for storing uncompressed and compressed multimedia content on a storage device, the uncompressed content is stored in an interim buffer of the storage device. Compression of uncompressed content stored in the interim buffer is done as a backgr... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197715 | System and method to provide customized graphical user interfaces via an interactive video casting network A graphical user interface (GUI) for an interactive video casting network can be provided that is capable of being customized per element or as a scene of one channel or universally on all channels. For example, a user can select a desired appearance (e.g., a skin o... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7197234 | System and method for processing subpicture data A method is described for rendering subpicture images comprising: reading a subpicture image from a digital versatile disk (“DVD”); identifying regions within the subpicture image for which α is below a specified threshold value; and rendering on a video screen... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7194511 | System and method to manage participant input for an interactive show Participant input for an interactive show, such as input submitted by the show's viewers or listeners, is managed. The received participant input is stored in a server. Software or other techniques/tools processes the participant input stored in the server to sort, ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7194754 | Method and system to defer transactions conducted via interactive television A viewer can initiate and then defer a transaction conducted via an interactive television system. The transaction can involve obtaining information or ordering goods or services available from a network, such as the Internet, that is accessible via the interactive ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7167531 | System and method for shared decoding using a data replay scheme A system and method are described in which a decoder decodes data from a plurality of data streams. In one embodiment, the decoder is restored to the state it was in the last time it processed data from each data stream by re-decoding data stored in a replay buffer ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7165264 | Client-side tool for splitting or truncating text strings for interactive television A tool usable in an interactive television environment comprises a module having code to analyze a dynamic text string and to determine where to split or truncate the text string, at spaces, for each row and/or into substrings for each page. The module takes onto ac... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7162728 | System and method to provide audio enhancements and preferences for interactive television Audio enhancements can be provided for a shopping channel of an interactive television system. The audio enhancements allow a viewer of the shopping channel to customize the audio portion of the shopping experience, as well as providing the viewer with instructional... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7161887 | Method and apparatus for extracting digital data from a medium A computer-implemented method and apparatus for extracting digital data from a medium. Digital audio extraction techniques are implemented with additional features that improve the quality of the resulting audio playback files. In one embodiment of the invention, a ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7161994 | System and method for shared decoding An apparatus is described comprising: a decoder which decodes a plurality of data streams, the decoder having a state associated with each of the data streams; and state restoration logic to restore the decoder's state upon switching from decoding one data stream to... | 01/09/2007 |
