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Decorative Jeweled Wheel Cover
An improved wheel is provided wherein decorative items such as gem stones are embedded in either the wheel surface, a special mounting section attached to the wheel surface, or to a spoke strap that wraps around each spoke and positions embedded gem stones on the outside surface of the spoke.
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120047541 | CONTENT MEDIATION SERVER, CONTENT PLAYBACK DEVICE, AND CONTENT PLAYBACK SYSTEM A content mediation server 5 includes means that collectively registers a video content in each of a plurality of content providing servers 2 in response to receiving an upload request from a content registration device 3; a storage means that store... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120023528 | STATE-BASED RECOVERY SYSTEM A method including receiving a request from another device to provide television content; sending a response that includes the television content; storing state information associated with the television content, wherein the state information includes an identifier of t... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20110271310 | Mobile High-definition Studio An HD content acquisition and distribution system includes a central distributor disposed to encode and serve HD content and a plurality of modular packaged content acquisition equipment disposed to be deployed at a live event and in at least partial communication with ... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110271309 | Session Life-Cycle Quality-of-Experience Orchestration for VOD Flows in Wireless Broadband Networks A network system includes a connectivity services network (CSN), a plurality of access service network gateways, a plurality of base stations, an orchestration device, executing a lifecycle quality-of-experience model for video-on-demand flows, receiving content from th... | 11/03/2011 |
| 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 |
| 20110145581 | MEDIA PLAYBACK ACROSS DEVICES A method may include displaying media items via a network, wherein the network includes a mobile device, a personal computer, and a set-top box connected to a television. A first communication session may be established with the personal computer via the network. A medi... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110126225 | TV, TEXT/WEB FEED AND ADVERTISMENT AGGREGATION SYSTEM A system for aggregating TV content, with text or web feed content and advertisements, including processors that receive EPG (electronic program guide) information from an EPG server, a DGM (digital rights management) server in communication with the processors for comm... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110055347 | Real-Time and Secured Picture/Video Upload via a Content Delivery Network A content delivery network includes an overlay network having a plurality of cache servers. Each cache server configured to receive a request from a personal content server to register with the content delivery network, receive a request from a mobile capture device to ... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20100333149 | DELIVERY OF PRE-STATISTICALLY MULTIPLEXED STREAMS IN A VOD SYSTEM Methods and apparatus are provided for delivering a plurality of video on demand (VOD) streams to customers. Video streams are received from a VOD server. The received streams are statistically multiplexed to transrate them and to optimize their video bandwidth. The sta... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100313215 | VIDEO AND DIGITAL MULTIMEDIA AGGREGATOR The present invention utilizes an aggregator for searching, packaging and delivering content. The aggregator processes requests, searches, provides search results and acquires content. The aggregator, operating in a communications network, includes a request and results... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100269140 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING BROADCAST PROGRAM AND BROADCAST RECEIVING APPARATUS USING THE SAME A method for providing a broadcast program and a broadcast receiving apparatus using the same are provided. The method for providing a broadcast program includes providing an electronic program guide (EPG); and receiving and providing an internet protocol (IP) TV broadc... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100260468 | MULTI-USER REMOTE VIDEO EDITING Methods and systems for remote video editing include a source media file on a storage device and an input for receiving video editing commands, over a low-bandwidth network, pertaining to the source media file. A virtual representation of the source media file includes ... | 10/14/2010 |
| 20100263002 | DISTRIBUTION OF MODIFIED OR SELECTIVELY CHOSEN MEDIA ON A PROCURED CHANNEL A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a media processor having a controller to receive and alter media from a procured channel in an Internet Protocol television (IPTV) network, create a library of metadata pointers to ... | 10/14/2010 |
| 20100217613 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING CHARITABLE CONTENT AND RELATED FUNCTIONS Methods and apparatus for providing charitable content or features to a plurality of users in a content-based network. In one embodiment, charitable content is stored and retrieved by a server upon user request in an on-demand fashion. The user is also provided with the... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100192188 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LINKING MEDIA CONTENT Systems and methods are described for presenting a plurality of media clips to a viewer using a media player device. A first media clip is displayed on the media player, and an indicator corresponding to a second media clip is provided during playback of the first media... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100146567 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING MEDIA CONTENT A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a server having a controller to access multiple media content in response to a request to record the multiple media content from a first communication device, adjust a format of at ... | 06/10/2010 |
| 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 |
| 20100131993 | Method and apparatus for the efficient generation, storage and delivery of multiple versions of a video Multiple versions of a video such as a movie are generated, stored and delivered to a user by generating and storing a single “master” version of the video in combination with one or more lists of editing information (“edit lists”) which are used to modify the ... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100115565 | CONTENT AND CM DELIVERY SYSTEM AND CONTENT INFORMATION SERVER In a content delivery system comprising a content information server, a content delivery server, and a terminal information server all located within a communications carrier network, the content information server obtains location information of a content requesting te... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100098063 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING MULTIPLE ACTIVE SESSIONS ON A PER USER BASIS A method and apparatus for establishing multiple application sessions, such as video, audio, voice, and data sessions, and displaying them on a video display device such as a television are disclosed. These sessions can be independent of each other or the user can reque... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100077438 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING MEDIA CONTENT A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a server having a controller to receive a request for media content from a set top box of an Internet Protocol Television System, perform a search of one or more storage devices ass... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20090328085 | SYSTEM FOR UP-SELLING CONTENT DURING PERIODS OF LIKELY VIEWER DISINTEREST A system for up-selling content during periods of likely viewer disinterest may include a content delivery network configured to provide media content and at least one choice of alternative content, a content viewing device, and a content processing device for interfaci... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090320077 | Method and apparatus for on-demand content transmission and control over networks Methods and apparatus for delivering content over network infrastructure are disclosed. In one embodiment, the network comprises a content-based (e.g., cable) network coupled to a radio or other service provider network, and a portion of the infrastructure comprises tha... | 12/24/2009 |
| 20090320068 | Communicating Video Content A method is disclosed that includes receiving a selection of a channel at a set-top box device. In response to the selection of the channel, a still image associated with a program being transmitted via the selected channel is displayed at a display device. The method f... | 12/24/2009 |
| 20090290012 | METHODS FOR PROVIDING VIDEO CONTENT AND ASSOCIATED SERVICE DEVICES, SYSTEMS THEREOF A method for providing video content in a video conference includes sending, by a conference terminal, a video content access request to a video conference system, controlling a VOD proxy server to obtain video streams from a streaming media application system and provi... | 11/26/2009 |
| 20090282443 | STREAMING METHOD AND APPARATUS USING KEY FRAME Provided is a streaming method and apparatus using key frames, the streaming method including: receiving from a key frame providing server a key frame table including metadata regarding a plurality of key frames of content based on a request of a client device; receivin... | 11/12/2009 |
| 20090241150 | Method and System for Providing Set-Top Box Remote Access Functions in a Browser Extension Based on Advertising Metadata A method and a system for providing remote set-top box access functions in an Internet browser extension based on advertisement metadata is disclosed. A meta-data tag associated with an advertisement embedded on a currently viewed web page is scanned. It is determined t... | 09/24/2009 |
| 20090222865 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING MEDIA FILES BASED ON CONTRACTS There is disclosed a media file distribution system and method. An asset management and delivery system and method for the distribution of digital files and data is provided. There are two major functions, with sub-functions within each. The system first serves as a ful... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090217328 | Method of Sending a Command to a Digital Data Flow Server and Apparatus Used to Implement Said Method The invention relates to a method of sending commands to a VOD server, e.g. using RTSP, which is local to the client, said commands comprising a reference to the relative current position. The current relative position is maintained by the receiver on the basis of PTS r... | 08/27/2009 |
| 20090202221 | Support for Interactive Playback Devices for Performance Aware Peer-to-Peer Content-on Demand Service A method and apparatus are described comprising detecting a playback operation, determining a target playback point for the playback operation and detecting a sub-clip type into which the target playback point falls. The method and apparatus also receive a streamed lead... | 08/13/2009 |
| 20090199249 | SECONDARY VIDEO SUPPLEMENTS DURING VOD SERVICES A method for providing media to a user via an interactive media services client device coupled to a programmable media services server device includes receiving user input requesting on-screen comments to be provided with a media presentation and providing the user with... | 08/06/2009 |
| 20090183211 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ENABLING IMS TERMINALS TO ACCESS EXISTING IPTV SERVICES A system and method for enabling IP multimedia sub-system (IMS) terminals to access existing IPTV services, and methods for enabling the IMS terminals to access the VoD and LTV services of the existing IPTV system are disclosed. The system adds a service gateway for com... | 07/16/2009 |
| 20090178091 | CONTENTS DISTRIBUTION METHOD AND RECEIVING DEVICE The playback of contents in the course of progressive download is stopped depending on the information of the contents and network environments. Also, contents in the course of the playback of progressive download cannot be fast forwarded. When progressive download is i... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090172753 | Method and Apparatus to Facilitate Providing On-Demand Access to Internet Media Content with Other Televised Content An audio-visual content service provider (200) processor (201) receives (102) an end user (203) selection of at least one particular Internet media content channel via an audio-visual content service provider-end user interface. The audio-vis... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090172754 | IMAGE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, SERVER AND CLIENT TERMINAL In an image distribution system which distributes an electronically recorded image to a client terminal through a server, when a high-resolution image of a desired image requested from the client terminal is produced using a single image or plural images recorded in an ... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090158362 | Method and apparatus for provisioning media assets at edge locations for distribution to subscribers in a hierarchical on-demand media delivery system An on-demand system is provided that includes a plurality of content storage nodes each having a content server on which reside media assets available to subscribers upon request. The system also includes at least one edge node in communication with the plurality of con... | 06/18/2009 |
| 20090144786 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR PROVIDING MEDIA CHANNEL SERVICES Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing media channel services are disclosed. A method includes provisioning an Internet-Protocol (IP)-enabled media channel in response to a request to create a media channel account, which includes creating an acco... | 06/04/2009 |
| 20090125951 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A PERSONAL VIDEO INBOX CHANNEL A method of aggregating video content receives video content data related to video content, evaluates and aggregates this information, and subsequently forwards the aggregated information to a viewing client where it can be viewed by a user. In one embodiment, the video... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20090106801 | CONTENT PROCESSING DEVICE AND CONTENT PROCESSING METHOD Even when the content recording and transmitting device receives requests from content receiving and reproducing devices, the content processing device including a device contention resolving manager for resolving a device contention can resolve a contention between the... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20090106802 | Methods and systems for streaming from a distributed storage system Methods and systems for streaming from a distributed storage system. One method comprising the steps of receiving a content to be streamed or progressively downloaded; striping the content into small content fragments; distributing the content fragments to storage-and-c... | 04/23/2009 |
