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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6601107 | Adaptive fuzzy control of data acquisition and broadcasting Efficient assembly and transmission of information to multiple receivers and efficient acquisition of information from multiple sources over a shared communication channel is provided. An adaptive fuzzy control system prioritizes files for broadcast deliv... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6560496 | Method for altering AC-3 data streams using minimum computation Methods and apparatus for broadcasting high quality audio "studio direct" with the same digital information employed in the studio by the video producer with AC-3 digital audio signals for broadcast to individual receiver decoders (IRD) include a method f... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6526173 | Method and system for compression encoding video signals representative of image frames A method and system for compression encoding a video signal representative of a plurality of image frames which include a starting frame, an ending frame, and at least one intermediate frame, provides for identifying key points of at least one object in t... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6522342 | Graphical tuning bar for a multi-program data stream A computer based graphical user interface for facilitating the selection and display of transmitted audio, video and data includes a main menu state with a first multi-segment display having an active video/audio segment and a tuning segment. The active v... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6493873 | Transmodulator with dynamically selectable channels A system for redistributing a broadband audio-visual-data signal to a multiplicity of receiver units within a multiple dwelling unit (MDU) includes a main receiving antenna that receives a broadband video/audio/data signal having a number of individual pr... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6473137 | Method and apparatus for audio-visual cues improving perceived acquisition time A method and apparatus for perceptibly masking acquisition time in a digital broadcast system transmitting programs on multiple channels is incorporated in a receiver for the information signal transmission system. The apparatus and the method generate a ... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6466181 | Multi-satellite antenna mast alignment system An antenna mast for a multi-satellite system includes a base mounted at a lower end of the mast. The base is intended to be mounted to a surface. The antenna mast has a first adjustment mechanism that allows the mast to be adjusted in a y-direction. The a... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6445359 | Low noise block down converter adapter with built-in multi-switch for a satellite dish antenna A low noise block down converter adapter for an antenna includes a Y-shaped housing that is mated to one end of a support bracket, as well as a plurality of low noise block down converters with feed (LNBFs). The adapter incorporates a plurality of ports f... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6441797 | Aggregated distribution of multiple satellite transponder signals from a satellite dish antenna An Out Door Unit (ODU) provides the capability to aggregate signals received from more than one satellite before providing the signals to a multi-switch for selection 0by an integrated decoder-receiver (IRD). The signals from a first satellite are relocat... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6430165 | Method and apparatus for performing satellite selection in a broadcast communication system A method and apparatus for performing satellite selection in a broadcast communication system is provided. In some embodiments, a controlling data stream broadcast on a first satellite over a broadcast channel is utilized to indicate that information sign... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6323909 | Method and apparatus for transmitting high definition television programming using a digital satellite system transport and MPEG-2 packetized elementary streams (PES) A system and method for distributing high definition television (HDTV) and standard definition television (SDTV) signals via satellite is disclosed. At the transmission station an MPEG-2 video encoder compresses a video signal and a digital encoder encode... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6310661 | Method of broadcasting controlling data streams and apparatus for receiving the same A method of broadcasting controlling data streams and remote receiving apparatus for using the same are disclosed. A viewer-channel-to-broadcast channel (VCBC) map is employed to map one or more controlling data streams to one or more channels. The VCBC m... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6310655 | Method and device for displaying widescreen images on conventional aspect ratio display monitors A method and device is described herein for displaying a television picture comprised of several standard aspect ratio images on widescreen and standard aspect ratio video monitors. A widescreen image including several smaller aspect ratio images are asse... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6278717 | Dynamic mapping of broadcast resources In a data communication system such as a high capacity DBS system, dynamic mapping of broadcast resources is provided to exploit occasional redundancy in the program content of two or more input data streams, freeing at least one broadcast resource to car... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6272313 | Method and apparatus for in-line detection of satellite signal lock A method and system for detecting satellite signal lock in a satellite receiver system is disclosed. The system includes a first filter that isolates a noise frequency from the satellite signal, a second filter that isolates a service frequency from the s... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6262780 | Channel selection remote control A remote control unit for efficiently selecting programming/channels is disclosed. The remote control unit is particularly applicable to receiver stations that receive transmitted signals from more than one source on more than one frequency. Movement back... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6259891 | Adapter and method for use in a portable communication signal receiver system A communication signal adapter is connected between a portable satellite signal receiver/decoder and a wireless local area network (LAN) transceiver to enable wireless communication between the portable satellite signal receiver/decoder and a wireless LAN... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6247950 | Secure smart card and tool for removing same According to the present invention there is provided apparatus for removing a card from an opening in an electrical device. The apparatus comprises: a card including a semiconductor chip capable of making electrical connection with a contact in the openin... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6216266 | Remote control signal level meter A method and apparatus for adjusting an antenna to maximize the strength of a program information signal. A first embodiment of the apparatus includes a remote control comprising a user input interface, for accepting at least one user input command and fo... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6216250 | Error encoding method and apparatus for satellite and cable signals A signal distribution system and method distributes an error-encoded satellite communication signal over a cable network to a number of receiver units within a multiple dwelling unit. The system and method receives and decodes the satellite communication ... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6188436 | Video broadcast system with video data shifting An apparatus for temporally shifting video data within a video signal is provided with a video data source for providing a video signal and a signal splitter for generating a first video data stream and a second video data stream, the first video data str... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6184900 | Memory management techniques for large sprite objects A system and method for reducing the amount of decoder memory and the number of transformation calculations used in generating a plurality of frames of a video sequence includes separating the video object into a plurality of blocks, storing those blocks ... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6181747 | Methods and systems for high compression rate encoding and decoding of quasi-stable objects in video and film Methods and systems for encoding a video signal representative of a plurality of image frames which include a starting frame and at least one subsequent frame, include a step of identifying at least one object in the image frames. A plurality of feature p... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6144345 | Variable attenuator for satellite signals For use in or with a satellite receiving system having a receiving element such as low noise amplifier, a selectively variable RF signal attenuator locatable between the satellite and the amplifier comprises an RF radiation shield having at least one sele... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6137920 | Method and system for generating image frame sequences using morphing transformations A method and system are provided for generating an output time sequence of image frames from an input time sequence of image frames. For pairs of consecutive image frames of the input time sequence defining a frame rate less than a predetermined output fr... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6134419 | Transmodulated broadcast delivery system for use in multiple dwelling units A system for redistributing a broadband audio-visual-data signal to a multiplicity of receiver units within a multiple dwelling unit (MDU) includes a main receiving antenna that receives a broadband video/audio/data signal having a number of individual pr... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6108516 | Remote programmer for a satellite television receiver A remote programmer connectable to a satellite television receiver prompts a user to enter commands representing a satellite or local television program to be recorded by a video tape recorder. The remote programmer issues programming commands to the sate... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6097435 | Video system with selectable bit rate reduction A video broadcast system is provided with an apparatus for processing a plurality of program signals corresponding to, for example, movies or other prerecorded programs, to selectively reduce the bandwidth required to transmit or broadcast the program sig... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6091455 | Statistical multiplexer for recording video A statistical multiplexing apparatus for permanently recording a plurality of video signals on a video generator so that video programs represented by the video signals can be repeatedly broadcast is provided with a video analyzer for analyzing a first vi... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088484 | Downloading of personalization layers for symbolically compressed objects A method and apparatus for transferring data signals with personalization layers for symbolically compressed objects comprises a transmitter having an encoder and a receiver having a decoder. The encoder includes a segment selector for identifying signal ... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6084910 | Statistical multiplexer for video signals An apparatus for statistically multiplexing a plurality of video signals is provided with first and second complexity detectors which generate first and second complexity signals which relate to the complexity of first and second video signals, respective... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6078958 | System for allocating available bandwidth of a concentrated media output In a predictive manner, bandwidth requirements for each pre-compressed information frame are sent to a concentrator so that the pre-compressed information and other information is efficiently concentrated without cropping any information. Specifically, th... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6067119 | Hierarchical low latency video compression A method for displaying a video sequence depicting motion of at least one video object by sequential presentation of a plurality of frames includes storing a low resolution representation of the video object, generating and displaying a first frame of the... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6041147 | Content-based indexing of images by coding levels defined as a function of reduced entropy A video image indexing system includes a method for identifying categories in compressed digital data for improved retrieval of video images. An encoder receives a frame and digitizes the image data while a sub-band coder codes each digitized frame at a p... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6037983 | High quality reduced latency transmission of video objects A system and method for transmitting a video object used in generating a plurality of frames of a video sequence over a limited bandwidth channel to reduce latency associated therewith includes separating the video object into a plurality of segments each... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6029044 | Method and apparatus for in-line detection of satellite signal lock A method and system for detecting satellite signal lock in a satellite receiver system is disclosed. The system includes a first filter that isolates a noise frequency from the satellite signal, a second filter that isolates a service frequency from the s... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6005620 | Statistical multiplexer for live and pre-compressed video An apparatus for statistically multiplexing a plurality of video signals is provided with a complexity detector, coupled to receive a pre-compressed video signal, for generating a complexity signal which relates to the complexity of the pre-compressed vid... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5999137 | Integrated antenna system for satellite terrestrial television reception An integrated antenna system for satellite and VHF/UHF reception is provided. The elements of a VHF/UHF antenna are embedded in a satellite antenna. The satellite and VHF/UHF signals are combined and transmitted on a single cable to the receiver. The rece... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5995672 | Method for reducing alpha plane bit mask size A method is provided for reducing the number of data bits required for storage or transmission of the data representing the alpha masks of objects in a single image or frame of a video sequence by jointly encoding overlapping boundaries between two adjace... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5983071 | Video receiver with automatic satellite antenna orientation A video apparatus for receiving broadcast direct-to-home audiovisual program data is provided with a position generator disposed at a position which generates a position signal corresponding to the position, an antenna for receiving broadcast audiovisual ... | 11/09/1999 |
