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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7962944 | Providing multimedia on demand in a near on demand environment A method for providing multimedia presentations on demand in a near on demand environment. The method comprises providing beginning segments for pre-recording by subscribers. Each beginning segment corresponds to ones of a plurality of multimedia presentations and e... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7941825 | Efficient NVOD service method for various client environments and apparatus there-for An efficient near video on demand (NVOD) service for various client environments is provided. The NVOD service method for transmitting video data including moving pictures to a plurality of clients in a network includes identifying a relative network bandwidth “m... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7926080 | Trick mode support for VOD with long intra-frame intervals A video-on-demand system encodes multiple video streams from media content, such that the video streams have staggered intra-frame intervals. When a client device requests a video stream, the video-on-demand system selects one of the multiple video streams based on ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7900233 | Process and system for displaying video programs on demand The invention concerns a process and a system for displaying on demand video programs from broadcast NVOD programs. The process comprises the steps of recording in advance a beginning sequence of each NVOD programs from said network system, during a period of time a... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7636934 | Fast start-up for digital video streams Described herein is a technology facilitating the presentation of digital video streams. An implementation, described herein, reduces the effective start-up delay in the presentation of the first frames of the video content that occurs when a system tunes into a vid... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7614072 | Method for serving multimedia data on demand using dynamic channel and apparatus thereof A method of transmitting multimedia data on demand by using a dynamic channel and apparatus thereof are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes i) continuously transmitting the multimedia data from beginning to end via a first static channel at a first sta... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7603689 | Fast start-up for digital video streams Described herein is a technology facilitating the presentation of digital video streams. An implementation, described herein, reduces the effective start-up delay in the presentation of the first frames of the video content that occurs when a system tunes into a vid... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7587737 | Fast start-up for digital video streams Described herein is a technology facilitating the presentation of digital video streams. An implementation, described herein, reduces the effective start-up delay in the presentation of the first frames of the video content that occurs when a system tunes into a vid... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7584495 | Redundant stream alignment in IP datacasting over DVB-H A real-time program transmission system and method may receive a signal from a content source, and generate two different data streams. One stream may be of a higher quality than the other. The two streams may then be inserted into time slice frames, such that a sin... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7574728 | System for delivering data over a network A method and system for delivering data over a network to a large number of clients, which may be suitable for building large-scale Video-on-Demand (VOD) systems. In current VOD systems, the client may suffer from a long latency before starting to receive requested ... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7530090 | System for transmitting programs to client terminals A system (100) has a collection of programs on a central storage device (112). The system (100) supplies a particular program to a plurality of client terminals (104, 106) in a near-video-on-demand fashion using a redundant broadcast sche... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7440999 | Imprint client statistical filtering A method, system, API and computer product for adapting reverse data channel (RDC) utilization by selectively restricting the reporting of statistics data from client devices using a client-side filter adapted in response to configuration data from a file or other s... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7398543 | Method for broadcasting multimedia signals towards a plurality of terminals The invention regards a method for broadcasting multimedia signals towards a plurality of terminals as a data flow comprising successive packets, being organised into sessions, a session comprising a set of packets forming a whole, at least some of said sessions bei... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7386621 | Efficient and reliable transmission via a hybrid broadcast-point-to-point system In wireless networks, data objects are typically transferred from a data distributor to a data recipient by reliable point-to-point communication between the distributor and the recipient. However, the time to transfer data by point-to-point communication can become... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7373652 | Server-centric search function in an interactive program guide Techniques for searching a program guide database. In accordance with a method, one or more search criteria (e.g., keywords) are received and a request for a search is then sent, along with the search criteria, to a head end of an information distribution system. In... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7343616 | Information retrieval method and apparatus Based on a user's own basic selection tastes, the priority order of the information is determined, so that an information retrieval method and the apparatus which can retrieve the information desired by the user easily among from a huge amount of programs can be rea... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7324555 | Streaming while fetching broadband video objects using heterogeneous and dynamic optimized segmentation size An video data object distribution system for transfer of video data objects includes a network of digital data file servers. The network of digital data file servers communicate with a client system to transfer video data objects. A scheduling apparatus schedules th... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7308003 | System and method for re-multiplexing multiple video streams A multimedia packet re-multiplexer system having a plurality of multimedia sources, each multimedia source sending incoming multimedia packets, each packet having a header which includes a packet identifier (PID) to determine the packet type. The system includes an ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7302419 | Dynamic operator identification system and methods A system and method for dynamically determining the demographic identity of an individual operating a set-top box, is disclosed which may include monitoring set top-box events for a plurality of set-top boxes, correlating set-top box events with demographic characte... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7271949 | Multi-wavelength light source and wavelength division multiplexing system using the same A multi-wavelength light source includes an amplifier for generating light over a wide wavelength range; and, an optical fiber grating including a plurality of gratings formed on an optical fiber in in parallel with each other, thereby dividing the light inputted fr... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7262573 | Medical tele-robotic system with a head worn device A robot system that includes a robot and a remote station. The remote station includes a head worn device worn on the head of a user. The head worn device senses movement of the user's head and generates corresponding input signals. The input signals are processed i... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260311 | Apparatus, method, program and recording medium for program recording and reproducing In recording and reproducing a program contents, a first difference between a desired playback start time and a time corresponding to a desired recorded video position of said program is calculated, then a second difference between the desired start time of the prog... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7260785 | Method and system for object retransmission without a continuous network connection in a digital media distribution system The present invention provides a method and system for object retransmission in an asynchronous environment without a continuous network connection in a digital media distributor (DMD) system. The method and system include receiving objects in a receiver from a cent... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7257132 | Receiver set, information apparatus and receiving system For providing a receiving contract service being convenient or friendly to both the broadcast service providers and the viewers, and in particular, for providing a digital broadcast receiver set, an information apparatus and a digital broadcasting receiving system, ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7246367 | Synchronized service provision in a communications network The invention relates to the synchronized playback of video and/or audio recordings in terminals of a communications network. A server stores recordings including timing markers, each of which indicates an internal position within the recording. The system comprises... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7243364 | Interactive entertainment network system and method for customizing operation thereof according to viewer preferences An interactive entertainment network system has a video-on-demand (VOD) application which allows viewers to create their own customized lists of preferred video content programs, such as movies, games, TV shows, and so forth. Viewers are permitted to select criteria... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7236941 | Event invalidation method The invention concerns a computerized method of invalidating set-top box events. The method may include monitoring set-top box events, storing the set-top box events in a first array, calculating a first trend in the first array of set-top box events, invalidating t... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7237254 | Seamless switching between different playback speeds of time-scale modified data streams In a network environment, multimedia content is streamed from a server computer to a client computer via the network. A user of the client computer can alter the speed at which the multimedia content is played; either speeding up or slowing down the playback. The cl... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7209186 | Image processing apparatus and image processing method for high speed real-time processing The present invention provides an image processing apparatus and an image processing method. The image processing apparatus includes: a first to a fourth writing FIFO unit and a first to a fourth reading FIFO unit (hereinafter referred to as “FIFO units”) for te... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7200859 | Apparatus and method for intelligent multimedia compression and distribution A method and apparatus for storing uncompressed and compressed multimedia content on a storage device, the uncompressed content is stored in an interim buffer of the storage device. Compression of uncompressed content stored in the interim buffer is done as a backgr... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7194421 | Content attribute impact invalidation method The invention concerns a method of determining the effect of content attributes on content ratings. The method may include obtaining content attributes, recording set-top box events as content is experienced without knowing individual-specific demographic informatio... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7194754 | Method and system to defer transactions conducted via interactive television A viewer can initiate and then defer a transaction conducted via an interactive television system. The transaction can involve obtaining information or ordering goods or services available from a network, such as the Internet, that is accessible via the interactive ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7185352 | Method and apparatus for combining broadcast schedules and content on a digital broadcast-enabled client platform A service provider broadcast system and method are described. The method includes acquiring network service information regarding broadcast service content to be broadcast by a broadcast service system over a predetermined period. Using the network service informati... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7178106 | Presentation of media content from multiple media sources A media services interface for use in a readable medium playback device enables synchronization of disparate media playback, network directed playback of media, media playback control via displayed html/javascript file, logging of consumer identifier, media identifi... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7174384 | Method for delivering large amounts of data with interactivity in an on-demand system A method and system for delivering data over a network to a large number of clients, which may be suitable for building large-scale Video-on-Demand (VOD) systems. In current VOD systems, the client may suffer from a long latency before starting to receive requested ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168086 | Proxy for video on demand server control A video on demand system includes a head-end coupled through a proxy server to plural client terminals. The proxy server performs (or cooperates with another component in performing) various functions, including user interface definition, security, system administra... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7165265 | Broadcast reception apparatus for obtaining and storing high-use-possibility reproduction programs beforehand The program-for-cache determining unit 107 counts the number of contents (a corresponding contents number) that are to use reproduction programs, for each reproduction program transmitted over each channel during the current service period and onward up to th... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7158538 | Transmitting apparatus, transmitting method, receiving apparatus, receiving method, and transmitting and receiving system The present invention provides a transmitting apparatus, a transmitting method, a receiving apparatus, a receiving method, and a transmitting and receiving system that allow the maximum waiting time for the beginning of a content to be shortened in a near-on-demand ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155674 | Accessing television services A television system allows viewers to access a number of different groups of television content, or “service aggregates.” A portal interface for each group provides a direct means for the viewer to navigate between members of a service aggregate, without necessa... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7155735 | System and method for the broadcast dissemination of time-ordered data A stream of time-ordered data, such as a movie, is divided into multiple fragments of equal length, which are repetitively transmitted at different respective repetition rates. The fragments are reordered for transmission so that those which occur near the beginning... | 12/26/2006 |
