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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8443411 | System and method to distribute video-on-demand content Method, system and computer-readable medium to distribute VOD content are disclosed. A method of displaying video content includes accessing an association table for video-on-demand (VOD) content. The association table includes a first segment entry associated with ... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8302141 | Digital broadcasting system and method of processing data A digital broadcasting system and a method of processing data are disclosed. Herein, additional encoding is performed on mobile service data, which are then transmitted, thereby providing robustness in the processed mobile service data, so that the mobile service da... | 10/30/2012 |
| 8225359 | Apparatus and method for providing information in conjunction with media content An apparatus and method for providing information in conjunction with media content, including a receiver, wherein the receiver receives at least one of a transmission of media content and a broadcast of media content, wherein the media content includes at least one... | 07/17/2012 |
| 8214869 | Systems and methods for managing a status change of a multimedia asset in multimedia delivery systems Systems and methods are disclosed which detect a change in the status of a multimedia asset in a multimedia delivery system, and take steps to make the multimedia asset available after the status change. The multimedia asset can then be locally recorded on the user'... | 07/03/2012 |
| 8156531 | Receiving device, server, television receiver, mobile terminal, system, receiving method, information processing program, and storage medium A receiving device receives broadcast, information, etc. in response to a user selection by manipulation, in order to present the broadcast, information, etc. to the user. The device includes a channel set managing section (30) which collectively handles mult... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8117243 | Dynamic transactional instantiation of system configuration using a virtual file system layer A virtual configuration system, comprising a virtualization engine and a configuration engine, for the dynamic instantiation of configuration files is disclosed. A mechanism is disclosed that allows for transactional updates to a repository of configuration settings... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8108901 | Managing access to high definition content A system and method for managing access to high definition (HD) content includes a master customer premises equipment (CPE) device enabled for prioritizing conflicting requests for HD content based on predefined priority settings associated with a plurality of clien... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8060910 | Set top box apparatus having a radio frequency antenna and an associated method Systems, methods and devices are provided for enabling a wireless television network at a subscriber location in a subscriber television network, such as a cable or satellite television network. In general, a set top box apparatus is provided having a receiver confi... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8037507 | Video/audio output apparatus and video/audio output method A video/audio output apparatus comprises a control unit adapted to perform screen management of output video, and generate positional relationship information for each input video data; an extraction unit adapted to generate partial image data from the each input vi... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7966636 | Multi-video receiving method and apparatus A method and apparatus is disclosed for receiving a plurality of video signals using a single video signal transmitted using a point-to-multipoint connection; the plurality of video signals originate from various locations of an event. Information received using a r... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7958533 | Customer self service in interactive TV environment for TV programming packages Method and system for enabling users to perform self-service operations in interactive TV environments. In one embodiment, the method enables users to select and activate programming packages via a set-top box, thereby eliminating the need for the users to have to c... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7890987 | Method and apparatus for improved acquisition and monitoring of event information table sections A method for acquiring and storing schedule event information from a cyclical broadcast in an interactive television system comprising a Head end (20), transmission media (32) and a client device such as a set top box (28) and display TV (26 | 02/15/2011 |
| 7853981 | Multimedia streaming service system and method A multimedia streaming service system is provided that includes a VOD server to sequentially transmit a header (moov) and media data (mdat) of MP4 contents in a TCP packet and a client to transmit a streaming service request signal in HTTP to the VOD server. The cli... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7822789 | System and method of providing performance data A method of providing performance data is disclosed that includes receiving a performance data request at a set-top box device from customer premises equipment. The performance data request identifies a first performance data measurement and the first performance da... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7823180 | Content distribution method, content obtaining device and method, and program An information processing apparatus, including a communication unit that communicates with an external apparatus. The apparatus also includes a reproduction unit that reproduces content data. Additionally, the apparatus includes a control unit that controls the comm... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7757260 | Method of multi-tasking in mobile terminal Apparatus and method for multi-tasking in mobile terminal having multimedia processor for video-on-demand (VOD) services that identifies port of each data received during use of VOD service and processes data to enable user to implement any other network application... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7703119 | Customer self service in interactive TV environment for TV programming packages Method and system for enabling users to perform self-service operations in interactive TV environments. In one embodiment, the method enables users to select and activate programming packages via a set-top box, thereby eliminating the need for the users to have to c... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7574727 | Intelligent digital audiovisual playback system Payment-based audiovisual playback system characterized by comprising a microprocessor device associated with a payment device primarily including means for storing, inter alia, in digital format the visual and sound information to be used. The system is associated ... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7559079 | Realtime service system using the interactive data communication and method thereof The present invention relates to a real-time service system and method using an interactive data communication for implementing a high quality real time interactive service of a DVD class for various contents with by means of smooth interactive communication between... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7523479 | Dynamically changing communication modes Systems and methods for implementing a communication mode for a communication terminal are provided. An embodiment of a method for implementing a communication mode includes receiving a plurality of messages from a remotely located network control system and impleme... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7464397 | Streaming content receiving apparatus and playback apparatus with stopping of reception of second streaming data during period in which first streaming program is selected A receiving apparatus includes a receiver that receives a signal for playing back a program, a storage device that stores the signal received by the receiver, and a controller that, during a period in which a first program is selected, starts control for starting re... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7436914 | Methods and apparatus for providing television signals A method for providing television signals is disclosed including the steps of: receiving signals utilizing a first antenna and a second antenna; generating a first signal quality indicator corresponding to signals from the first antenna; generating a second signal q... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7424279 | Method for enhancing in real-time the playback of an audio broadcast signal A method is provided for enhancing in real-time the playback of a broadcast data signal. The method comprises the steps of: (a) receiving a broadcast data signal at a player device; (b) storing the broadcast data signal on the player device; (c) generating an output... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7424534 | Common media consumption across multiple media processing systems via single user control A system and method for the management of common consumption of media in a media exchange network is disclosed. Various embodiments of the present invention provide for control by a first user at a first location in a media exchange network of the simultaneous consu... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7424731 | Home digital audiovisual information recording and playback system A digital home audiovisual Information recording and playback apparatus includes a microprocessor associated, through a digital interface, with a display, through another interface with sound playback structure and through a telecommunications interface with structu... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7423982 | Adaptive communication modes Systems and methods for implementing a communication mode for a communication terminal are provided. An embodiment of a method for implementing a communication mode includes receiving a message from a remotely located network control system and implementing one of a... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7424535 | Management of multimedia display content in a media exchange network A system and method for managing multimedia display content in a communication network is disclosed. An embodiment of the present invention may support the selection, scheduling, and delivery of media from a set top box at a first location to a multimedia display at... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7412209 | Shifted channel characteristics for mitigating co-channel interference Methods and apparatuses for minimizing co-channel interference in communications systems are disclosed. A method in accordance with the present invention comprises shifting a characteristic of the first signal with respect to a like characteristic of the second sign... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7409146 | Digital recording device capable of converting and recording resolution of image data of digital television broadcast and recording method therefor In a digital recording device, image data recorded in a recording portion has its resolution decreased to be recorded in the recording portion when it is determined that the digital recording device is not being used. In other words, when it is determined that a pow... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406248 | Digital image retrieval and storage The present invention relates to the retrieval and storage of image data captured using a digital image acquisition device such as a still camera, a video camera or a scanning device, and of image data stored on removable storage media such as compact flash, smart a... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7386273 | Receiving apparatus A decision portion decides whether a tuner can receive real-time broadcast content delivered from a server apparatus. If the real-time broadcast content can be received, a control portion controls the tuner so that it may receive the delivered real-time broadcast co... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7386871 | Program guide system with real-time data sources A program guide system is provided in which an interactive television program guide that is implemented at least partially on user television equipment receives program listings data and real-time data such as sports scores, news data, and the like. The real-time da... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7383209 | System and method for automatic access of a remote computer over a network A system and method for using identification codes found on ordinary articles of commerce to access remote computers on a network. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a computer is provided having a database that relates Uniform Product Code (“UPCâ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7379548 | Virtual smart card device, method and system A system and a method for secure transmission of protected content to a subscriber, without requiring a smart card or other renewable security element to be in physical proximity of the recipient module of the subscriber, such as a set-top box for example. Therefore... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7376476 | Methods for changing time intervals of the occurrence of audio information from local and remote sites A method of processing audio information for broadcast to an audience can include changing first audio information from occurring in a first time interval to occurring in a second time interval to provide time-changed audio information. The time-changed audio inform... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7352864 | Display device A display device comprises a nonvolatile memory for storing an amount of adjustment obtained in a blanking adjustment most recently performed for a particular video signal, means for judging whether or not the particular video signal is inputted, means for masking a... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341191 | Internet-based system for enabling information-related transactions over the internet A novel transaction-enabling method and system are disclosed, wherein a transaction-enabling Java-Applet is embedded within an HTML-encoded document stored in an HTTP server at predetermined URL. When a code symbol (e.g., magstripe or bar code) encoded with the URL ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7343141 | Concurrent content capturing radio systems and methods An enhanced radio system is disclosed that provides for the capture and playback of one or more radio stations. The user may tune to a station, or scan through stations, rewind to hear what was missed (even while the system is turned off), and fast-forward through u... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7334251 | Management of television advertising A method for providing television advertising includes receiving user input for selecting an advertising parameter and providing a user with an advertisement corresponding to the advertising parameter. ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7333833 | Low-noise block controller within a set-top box A low-noise block (LNB) control device within a set-top box is disclosed. The LNB control device is capable of controlling modulation of an alternating waveform on a direct current (DC) voltage from a DC power supply to an LNB amplifier. The LNB control device inclu... | 02/19/2008 |
