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| 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 |
| 20120030703 | Systems, Methods and Apparatus For Transmitting Weather Information in a Television Distribution Network Described herein are techniques for transmitting alert information in association with television programming in a transport stream. The alert information may be transmitted to a plurality of television receivers for which the message may be applicable to at least a por... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20110271306 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PROVIDE CONTENT ON DEMAND IN CONTENT BROADCAST SYSTEMS Methods and apparatus to provide content on demand in content broadcast systems are disclosed. An example method comprises receiving a first portion of a program via broadcast signal and receiving a second portion of the program via an Internet protocol (IP) based signa... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110247041 | RECEPTION DEVICE A reception device includes a first input terminal receiving a first television broadcast signal of a first frequency band or a mixed wave of the first television broadcast signal and a second television broadcast signal of a second frequency band; a second input termin... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110197228 | Digital Over-The-Air Entertainment And Information A system of distributing electronic content includes a satellite and a network operations center uplinking electronic content to the satellite. The electronic content may contain advertising and various other information including television, movies, and music. An over-... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110131614 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING DATA FROM A RADIOCOMMUNICATION NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE TO USER EQUIPMENT AND EQUIPMENT FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD Within a radio communication network infrastructure transmitting data organized into a sequence of symbols to a receiving device over a plurality of radio links, data to be transmitted is encoded according to an error correction coding scheme in order to produce a set o... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110102675 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PRESENTING CONTENT SELECTION MENUS A content output device identifies a set of content including both high definition content and standard definition content. The content output device determines whether an associated presentation device is capable of presenting high definition content. The content outpu... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110055863 | METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR DELIVERY OF DATA TO AN END USER A method for delivery of data to an end user, wherein the method comprises the steps of hosting at a first location a first receiver, specific to the first location, receiving data on said first receiver, forwarding data from the first receiver to a processor, for proce... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110030010 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING PREDEFINED CATEGORY-BASED CHANNEL LISTS Various embodiments facilitate generation, distribution, and presentation of category-based predefined channel lists. In one embodiment, an electronic program guide (“EPG”) manager is provided for execution on a receiving device, such as a set-top box. The EPG manag... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110030015 | ENCLOSED ANTENNA SYSTEM FOR RECEIVING BROADCASTS FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES The present disclosure is directed to enclosed antenna systems for receiving multiple different broadcast types. In one aspect of the disclosure, the enclosed antenna system comprises an enclosure including a satellite television antenna assembly, an off-air television ... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110016496 | AUTOMATIC USER BAND ASSIGNMENT IN A SATELLITE SIGNAL DISTRIBUTION ENVIRONMENT A communications system and method involving a set top box (STB) and a channel stacking switch (CSS). The STB comprises a communications interface configured to issue a request for a user band, the request identifying the STB and further configured to receive a message ... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110004893 | DEVICES AND TECHNIQUES FOR DETERMINING AND FACILITATING AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTION OF MEDIA CONTENT A module for use in connection with a media content set-top box is described. The module may include a communications node configured to interface with the media content set-top box that receives media content, a receiver and/or transceiver and control logic. The contro... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100325669 | BAND CONVERTER AND SATELLITE TELEVISION SYSTEM THEREOF A band converter consists of a band-pass filter, a band-stop filter, a first power distributor, a local oscillator, a mixer, a switch circuit, a high-pass filter, a second power distributor, and a low-pass filter. The band-pass filter and the band-stop filter respective... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100319034 | SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR PRESENTING SOCIAL NETWORKING EVENTS VIA A TELEVISION RECEIVER Systems and methods provide for presenting updates or events from a social networking website or other community to a viewer on a television. Information describing the event occurring at a social networking community is received at the television receiver. Television i... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100257567 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TARGETED MARKETING TO A PORTABLE MEDIA PLAYER DEVICE OWNER A method and system includes a central location and a first set top box 28A in communication with the central location having a first interface 32. A second set top box 28B in communication with the central location 100 has a second interface... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100229206 | SPACE SHIFTING OVER FORWARD SATELLITE COMMUNICATION CHANNELS A method for providing content from a first node to a second node using a satellite communications system includes receiving side information at a subscriber terminal in the satellite communications system. The side information may be transmitted from a gateway to the s... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100189028 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BROADCASTING DIGITAL SERVICES Method and system for broadcasting digital services comprising a plurality of receiver sets located in several regions and at least one broadcasting facility which rebroadcasts several services with region-specific contents in a single transport stream (TS) consisting o... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100180299 | System and Method for Receiving Broadcast Content on a Mobile Platform During International Travel A vehicle information system for passenger vehicles, such as automobiles and aircraft, and methods for manufacturing and using same. The vehicle information system includes a multi-regional antenna subsystem and a multi-regional receiver system for receiving viewing con... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100169937 | WIRELESS AD HOC NETWORKING FOR SET TOP BOXES Enhancements are disclosed for wireless ad hoc networking tailored for set top box communications. Video selected with a set top box may be transmitted over a wireless network. Backchannel communication from a set top box may be communicated over a wireless network.... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100146560 | Data Transmission from a Set-Top Box A method for transmitting data between two devices, such as a set-top box and a mobile device. The user of the mobile device may view the transmitted data as it is received by the mobile device. The data may be transmitted via UMTS. Additionally, the user may be allowed... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100146561 | METHOD, TERMINAL AND SERVER FOR FINDING VISITED SERVICE PROVIDER A method for finding a visited Service Provider (SP) disclosed herein includes: after accessing a network, a terminal obtains current network information; and obtains the visited SP information through the home SP information preset on the terminal and the current netwo... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100131968 | Account-Specific Encryption Key One embodiment takes the form of a method and apparatus for creating a customer-specific encryption key for encrypting digital information. The encryption key may be based on a customer number and may be associated with several devices such that the devices may encrypt ... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100131990 | Virtual IPTV-VOD system with remote satellite reception of satellite delivered VOD content and method of providing the same A virtual system and method is provided for delivery of Video-On-Demand content. The system comprises one or more communications satellites, i.e., domestic and/or international, positioned and adapted for receiving and relaying packet data communications encapsulating a... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100095330 | SATELLITE RECEIVER SYSTEM WITH RECHARGEABLE BATTERY AND ANTENNA SOLAR CELL A satellite receiving system is constructed including an antenna, a solar cell, and a set-top box receiver. The set-top box receiver includes a rechargeable battery electrically coupled to the solar cell, and a main power supply. The solar cell is configured to charge t... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100079680 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONFIGURATION OF A REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE A remote control device establishes a bi-directional communication with a television receiver and uploads a set of remote control codes associated with a target component selected by the user. One method includes storing, within a television receiver, a set of remote co... | 04/01/2010 |
| 20100064326 | Band Rejection Filter Capable of Reducing Harmonics and Related Satellite Signal Receiver A band rejection filter capable of reducing harmonics includes a first signal end, a second signal end, a high pass filter coupled between the first signal end and the second signal end for performing high pass filtering on signals transmitted between the first signal e... | 03/11/2010 |
| 20100037271 | System and Method for Receiving a Picture-in-Picture Display via an Internet Connection in a Satellite Television System A method for receiving a picture-in-picture display via an Internet connection in a satellite television system. A first video stream associated with linear television content is received from a satellite dish. A second video stream is received over an Internet protocol... | 02/11/2010 |
| 20100023972 | WIDEBAND DIRECT-TO-HOME BROADCASTING SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AND METHOD The present invention relates to one- or two-way Direct-To-Home (DTH) satellite communications systems which broadcast high bit rate wideband television and multimedia content to user terminals located within a desired coverage area and, more specifically, a single or m... | 01/28/2010 |
| 20090300684 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF MARKING AND RECORDING CONTENT OF INTEREST IN A BROADCAST STREAM A system and method for marking and recording content includes a network operation center receiving an incoming programming stream, monitoring the incoming programming stream, generating descriptive data corresponding to the programming stream, combining the descriptive... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090293085 | Remote fed advertising system for point-of-sale Advertising content is received over a channel and displayed on the same terminal that displays the point of sale information.... | 11/26/2009 |
| 20090282431 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SINGLE CHIP SATELLITE SET-TOP BOX SYSTEM A system for an integrated set-top box may include a single integrated circuit chip (SICC). The SICC may include a first satellite receiver demodulator, at least a second satellite receiver demodulator and at least one processor, all integrated within the SICC. The at l... | 11/12/2009 |
| 20090278992 | System and method for selecting a signal input The disclosed embodiments relate to a system and method for selecting a signal input. More specifically, there is provided a receiver comprising an Ethernet input, a video input, and a selection device coupled to the Ethernet input and the video input and configured to ... | 11/12/2009 |
| 20090276800 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF CHANGING A RECEIVER BETWEEN A HIGH DEFINITION AND STANDARD DEFINITION MODE A system and method for controlling a receiving unit to switch services includes a network operation center communicating a service signal to the receiving unit and an evaluate signal to the receiving unit. The receiving unit changes a service of the receiving unit in r... | 11/05/2009 |
| 20090276810 | RECEIVER UNIT CHANGING BETWEEN A HIGH DEFINITION MODE AND STANDARD MODE AND METHOD THEREFOR A system and method of switching services in a receiver unit includes a verifier module in the receiver unit receiving a service signal and middleware within the receiving unit receiving an evaluate signal and enabling the verifier to determine a service change from the... | 11/05/2009 |
| 20090249407 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING DATA OVER A VOICE CHANNEL OF A WIRELESS TELEPHONE NETWORK The various embodiments described herein generally provide apparatus, systems and methods which facilitate the transmission of data between a client device and a remote device over a wireless telephone network. More particularly, data from a client device is modulated i... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090235315 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDIRECTING A RECEIVING DEVICE IN THE EVENT OF A PROGRAMMING BLACKOUT A receiving device and method for operating the same includes a tuner tuned to a first channel having a first program, a memory storing program guide data therein and a controller in communication with the tuner and the memory. The controller determines the first channe... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090172748 | Drift Compensator for a Tuning Device An apparatus coupled to, or integrated with, a tuner. This apparatus, which may be referred to herein as a “compensator,” may operate to adjust a frequency of the tuner to counteract drift or error that may cause the tuner to erroneously tune to an inaccurate or und... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090165057 | CONCURRENT PROGRAM CONTENT PROCESSING APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Various embodiments concurrently process program content corresponding to multiple concurrently communicated programs. One embodiment provides a program content transporter that receives via a content stream selector a multiplexed signal that contains a plurality of pro... | 06/25/2009 |
| 20090165058 | TRANSFER OF DATA RELATED TO BROADCAST PROGRAMMING OVER A COMMUNICATION NETWORK A broadcast programming receiver is provided which includes a broadcast programming interface, a memory, a communication network interface, and output circuitry. The broadcast programming interface is configured to receive broadcast programming, while the output circuit... | 06/25/2009 |
| 20090158359 | VEHICULAR AUDIO/VISUAL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME A vehicular audio/visual system that receives a transmitted electric wave of video or sound, and that outputs the electric wave by switching to an output mode corresponding to user's instruction from among output modes corresponding to multiple types of media includes: ... | 06/18/2009 |
