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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8190081 | Broadcast receiver and method of processing data A broadcast receiver and a method of processing data are disclosed. The broadcast receiver includes a signal receiving unit, a transmission parameter detector, a block decoder, a storage unit, and a data manager. The signal receiving unit receives a broadcast signal... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8190082 | Playing digital content from satellite radio media based on taste profiles A portable content-playing device which automatically constructs a virtual channel of content consistent with the tastes of the user of the device, where the content originates from one or more satellites. The portable device contains software for computing similari... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8185041 | Method and system for mobile vehicle content management A method and system for mobile vehicle content management. Content may be received wireless from a plurality of access technologies within a mobile vehicle. The content may be balanced from the plurality of access technologies to select the content from at least one... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8180275 | Computer based multi-channel radio system and user interface A computer based multi-channel radio system (200) can include a computer (214) coupled to a display (215) and having a graphical user interface (500) and a radio receiver (100) coupled to the computer for receiving a plurality of c... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8175515 | DTV terrestrial satellite conversion apparatus A digital television terrestrial satellite conversion apparatus comprising a transformer assembly that houses a matching transformer, and an insulator assembly. A bolt assembly has mounting means to mount the transformer assembly and the insulator assembly onto a sa... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175514 | Method and apparatus for providing preauthorization for a mobile receiving device to access wireless networks A mobile wireless system (10) includes a transmitter such as a satellite (18) that broadcasts wireless signals such as boundaries for wireless networks to a mobile receiving device (22). Mobile receiving device (22) may include an antenna... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8165520 | Satellite broadcast receiving and distribution system The present invention provides for a satellite system that will permit for the transmission of signals of two different frequencies and polarities to be transmitted simultaneously, also the system will accommodate two different polarity commands from two or more dif... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165803 | Broadcast receiver and method of processing data A broadcast receiver and a method of processing data are disclosed. The broadcast receiver includes a receiving unit, a RS frame decoder, a storage unit, and a navigation unit. The receiving unit receives a broadcast signal multiplexed mobile broadcast service data ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8155581 | Method and system for exhibiting media segments A method for exhibiting media segments includes accessing a database including user selection criteria fields associated with media segments and score fields associated with the user selection criteria fields. A directory of media segments is compiled by determining... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8131206 | Account tracking system The present invention is directed to a system and method for identifying and responding to missing or absent receivers. The invention includes determining, at a particular receiver that is a member of a group of receivers, that one member of the group is currently o... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8126391 | 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 ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8121534 | System and method for sending and receiving images via wireless audio channels A system and method for adding images to a wireless audio service. The invention is adapted for use in a system for wirelessly transmitting and receiving an audio data stream and includes an arrangement for providing an image and a mechanism for inserting the image ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8107876 | Method and system for selectively broadcasting media A method and apparatus for broadcasting media events, the method including the steps of providing a sequence of media events in a first server, the sequence of media events including at least one media event of a first type and a plurality of media events of a secon... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8107875 | Placement of gateways near service beams A method and system are presented for operating a multibeam satellite system involving positioning a plurality of service beams associated with a plurality of service beam coverage areas and positioning a feeder beam associated with a feeder beam coverage area. The ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8095064 | Satellite broadcast receiving and distribution system The present invention provides a satellite broadcast receiving and distribution system that will permit for the transmission of vertical and horizontal or left-hand circular and right-hand circular polarization signals simultaneously via a single coaxial cable. The ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8086170 | Satellite signal frequency translation and stacking An outdoor satellite receiving unit (ODU) receives several independent satellite signals, selects two signals with a switch matrix, downconverts the two signals to a bandstacked signal with a high and a low band signal, and outputs the bandstacked signal on the same... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8086171 | Method and system for identification of distributed broadcast content A method and system of performing high-throughput identifications of broadcast content is provided. A device can send a content identification query, which includes a sample of content being broadcast, to a server to request an identity of the content. The server wi... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8081922 | Methods and apparatuses for processing satellite positioning system signals Methods and apparatus are provided for use in devices adapted to receive signals from at least one satellite positioning system (SPS). As part of at least one search for a transmission from a space vehicle (SV) associated with the SPS, the methods and apparatuses ma... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8078095 | Data communication system and data communication method A data communication system and a data communication method are provided. The data communication system comprises a bidirectional cable, an antenna, a receiving and a function circuit block. The bidirectional cable transfers data through a high and a low frequency b... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8055186 | Satellite transmission channel detection method and reception device using the method The invention reduces the time needed for an automatic channel search on a device receiving channels of different widths. The invention proposes a channel detection method which carries out a first scan of the frequency range in order to locate all the carrier frequ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8045916 | System of satellite signal down conversion and reception using a time division multiple access method and signal transmission method thereof A system of satellite signal down conversion and reception comprises a low noise block down converter and a plurality of receivers. The low noise block down converter simultaneously and periodically sends a reference timing command to the plurality of receivers. Eac... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8032073 | Satellite communication with multiple active gateways Methods and apparatus are disclosed to enable a fixed or a mobile ground based slave stations (VSAT: Very Small Aperture Terminal) in a communication network to receive TDM transmissions from and transmit TDMA burst transmissions to one or more ground-based gateway ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8032074 | Method and device for setting connection type of dual tuner The present invention relates to a connection state setting method of a dual tuner and an apparatus. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the method of setting a tuner connection state of n satellites in a digital broadcast receiver having the ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8032075 | Broadcast radio system Each of terminals for use in a regional broadcast radio system includes a measuring unit for measuring an electric field value of a received signal of a specific frequency; a comparing unit for comparing the electric field value of the received signal with a predete... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8027633 | Method and system for single chip satellite set-top box system A system for processing signals is disclosed and may include a single integrated circuit chip. The single integrated circuit chip (SICC) may include one or more processors coupled to a first satellite receiver demodulator and a second satellite receiver demodulator.... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8023883 | Method and apparatus for controlling handoffs in a mobile system A method of operating a mobile device includes determining a location of the mobile device, determining a local market area for the mobile device in response to the location. The method further includes broadcasting a local market signal for a first network in a fir... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8019275 | Band upconverter approach to KA/KU signal distribution Method, apparatuses, and system for selectively stacking systems are disclosed. A system in accordance with the present invention comprises satellite signals broadcast in a first frequency band, that are downconverted to a first intermediate frequency (IF) band of s... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8010040 | Queue depth extended headers for DOCSIS based broadband communication systems A system and method for requesting additional bandwidth in a communications channel between one or more first satellite terminal devices and a second satellite terminal device, are provided. The method includes identifying an available field in a header to be transm... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8005419 | System and method for securely storing and organizing SDARS content with DRM and non-DRM protected media content, and for facilitating obtaining purchased or subscription-based media based on received SDARS content Disclosed are a device and method for securely storing and organizing SDARS content on a portable player. SDARS audio content is stored on a private partition of the device not available to a client PC. Shadow files are stored on a public partition of the device. Th... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8005418 | Vehicle oriented switched antenna system An antenna system is provided having switched directional antennas. The antenna system includes a first antenna for receiving signals within a first directional coverage zone, and a second antenna for receiving signals within a second directional coverage zone. Acco... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7991348 | Triple band combining approach to satellite signal distribution A method, apparatus and system for combining signals in a satellite delivery system are disclosed. A first set of satellite signals are broadcast in a first frequency band, and downconverted to a first Intermediate Frequency (IF) band, and a second set of satellite ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7974571 | Multi-antenna satellite system with wireless interface to vehicle A wireless satellite communication device is provided according to one embodiment of the invention. The wireless satellite communication device may include one or more satellite antennas, one or more local antennas and circuitry. A satellite antenna may be configure... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7970341 | Satellite LNB power supply adaptive load A method of processing an LNB power supply output signal comprising providing an LNB selection signal to select a first of the plurality of LNB signals as the input signal, superimposing a tone onto the LNB selection signal to select a second of the plurality of LNB... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7957692 | Signal receiver circuit and method of implementation Embodiments of the present invention recite an improved signal receiver circuit and a method of implementation. In one embodiment, a first signal pathway of a low-noise block feedhorn comprises a ceramic low-pass filter coupled with a first polarity signal input. In... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7949297 | Method and system for mobile receiver antenna architecture for handling various digital video broadcast channels A method for an antenna architecture for handling various Digital Video Broadcast (DVB) channels may be provided. The method may comprise receiving, at a first circuit, a first signal within a 850 MHz band, a 1900 MHz band and/or a 2100 MHz band, wherein the first c... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7945204 | Targeted satellite radio advertising using mobile network determined location A method and system are provided for determining a location of a satellite radio receiver and directing advertisements to the satellite radio receiver based on its current location. The current location of the satellite radio receiver is determined through communica... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7920823 | System capability discovery for software defined radio Capability checking to examine a computing device's capabilities to determine if the device supports a software defined radio to communicate according to a specific wireless protocol. Applicants have appreciated that as the reliance on software defined radio increas... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7920824 | Storage and playback device and method for using the same A storage and playback device is capable of being detachably coupled to an output device, such as speakers of an automobile. The device includes a wireless transceiver to receive compressed digital content automatically from a computer system via a wireless local ar... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7917080 | Method and apparatus for mitigating interference from terrestrial broadcasts sharing the same channel with satellite broadcasts using an antenna with posterior sidelobes An apparatus for simultaneously receiving a first signal from a non-terrestrial source and a second signal from a terrestrial source on the same or overlapping channels using a receive antenna with posteriorly-directed sidelobes is disclosed. The apparatus comprises... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7917081 | Apparatus and method for vehicle system interface A vehicle system interface, comprising: an antenna for receiving satellite or terrestrial broadcast of digital radio signals; a radio receiver circuit for demodulating and decoding the digital radio signals; a FM audio modulator and transmitter circuit, the FM audio... | 03/29/2011 |
