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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7926081 | Method and system for forming a countdown clock channel output A system and method includes an automation system and a scheduling system generating a schedule having a countdown time for a countdown clock assembly and communicating the schedule to an automation system. The system also includes a content repository storing promo... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7673319 | Set top terminal for displaying television program menus A method of displaying menus on a screen of a television using a set-top terminal connected to the television is described. The method receives a video signal including video of a plurality of programs transmitted from a source remote from the television and the set... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7607158 | Electronic information item selection for trade and traded item control delivery system The objective of this invention is to provide a solution that enable real, delayed or relayed time trade and delivery of time-tagged electronic information items from/among same or different regions' information content providers (190a, 190b | 10/20/2009 |
| 7437749 | Interactive subscription television terminal A system for providing interactive services in a subscription television system includes a system controller for controlling the interactive services, a video signal source for transmitting a video signal and a subscriber terminal for receiving a downstream transact... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7430752 | Method for evaluating a bonus from authorized playbacks of a recording on a device other than a device used to make the recording In a “Pay per view” system (5), a playback device (1,2,3) of a user of the “Pay per view” system (5) obtains a playback authorization by an authorizing device (4) from a recording carrier (13,14) before playback of a coded ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7395545 | Method and apparatus for providing copy protection using a transmittal mode command A method and system of providing copy protection of video analog and digital signals and the like, wherein the signals are transmitted via a digital delivery network, and may comprise, for example, pay-per-view (PPV) program materials protected by copyrights of resp... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7389522 | Device and method for receiving information and device and method for transmitting information The present invention makes viewers surely view commercial programs. When a commercial program is broadcasted and displayed on a display (7A), a viewer is requested a response. The viewer operates a prescribed key in the ten key (32) of a remote... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7370114 | Software downloading using a television broadcast channel A software distribution architecture having a television broadcast system as its infrastructure. Software from a software repository (1600) is mixed into a television broadcast system and transmitted into one or more selected channels at prescribed dates and ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366899 | Architecture and method of multilayered DRM protection for multimedia service An architecture of multilayered DRM protection structure for multimedia service and the method of forming the same are provided. The architecture comprises a multilayered DRM encryption structure and a DRM decryption structure. The inputted multimedia service is dec... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7356708 | Decryption semiconductor circuit A semiconductor integrated circuit having a plurality of selectable pathways inter-connected to data sources and data destinations; a cryptographic circuit connected to the selectable pathways to selectively receive data from at least one of the data sources, to dec... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7343614 | Program delivery system for VOD A novel network manager for use with a cable television system headend capable of monitoring and managing headend components and set top terminals in a television delivery system. The invention relates to methods and apparatus that manage and coordinate the receptio... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7313805 | Content navigator graphical user interface system and method In a system and method for enabling a user to simultaneously display a set of selectable categories, a set of channels related to a selected category, and individual content associated with a selected channel, of potential interest to the user. The system includes a... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7313806 | Method and apparatus for channel surfing through multiple sources based on user-definable preferences A method and apparatus for channel surfing through multiple sources based on user-definable preferences includes accessing a user-definable preferences list that identifies a plurality of channels from a plurality of different sources. One of the plurality of identi... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7310809 | Scalable pay-by-time technique for secure multicast distribution of streaming content A method for receiving information content from an information distribution system, wherein the information content is divided into a plurality of content portions, the method comprising: subscribing to a multicast group representing at least one content portion; an... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7310810 | Broadcasting apparatus and method, receiving apparatus and method, and medium To compensate a failure in downloading of music piece data. For example, when a viewer instructs purchase of a music pieceC to an IRD at a timing t0 during the sixth transmission of music piece data, the music piece data to be transmitted for the seventh time... | 12/18/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7302224 | Communication system for rebroadcasting electronic content within local area network A system of distributing electronic content has a network operations center generating a broadcast signal having digital electronic content. A communication backbone is coupled to the network operations center. A base station receives the broadcast signal from the b... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7293280 | Skimming continuous multimedia content A program distribution system includes a plurality of set-top boxes that receive broadcast programming and segmentation data from content and information providers. The segmentation information indicates portions of programs that are to be included in skimmed or con... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7284261 | Broadcasting and processing multiple data formats A method broadcasts data. The method includes sending to a receiver scheduling information that includes a scheduled time and broadcasting data at the scheduled time. The scheduling information identifies an encoding format and one or more viewer applications capabl... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7277870 | Digital content distribution using web broadcasting services A method of securely receiving data on a user's system from a web broadcast infrastructure with a plurality of channels. The method comprising receiving promotional metadata from a first web broadcast channel, the promotional metadata related to data available for r... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7278153 | Content propagation in interactive television A process of propagates viewing assets on a system of video storages. The process includes copying a missing portion of a replica of a selected viewing asset onto a target video server. The act of copying is responsive to determining that a priority to propagate the... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7270866 | Piracy-resistant data leasing system and method The present invention discloses the data storage medium enabling subsequent alteration by a user or user's data rendering system in order to enforce the restrictive covenants of the data usage agreement. The present invention also discloses the data rendering system... | 09/18/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7257560 | Cost minimization of services provided by multiple service providers A technique for efficiently and accurately minimizing costs associated with services provided by a plurality of service providers (SPs) that bill for their services based on a tiered cost structure. Target tiers are generated based on the utilization of the SPs' ser... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7248784 | Signal conversion apparatus and method When an input signal is signal-converted and is output, the copyright of a signal to be signal-converted is reliably protected. In an additional information detection/determination section, digital watermark information, CGMS information, etc., which are superposed ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7240359 | Programming distribution system A method is provided for distributing programming. A first set of programs is transmitted in real time according to a schedule of programming. A second set of programs is stored on a server, with at least one of the first set of programs having a counterpart in the ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7239343 | Image distribution method employing both a first network whose bandwidth is not assured and second network whose bandwidth is assured for control and image transmission An image distribution method for distributing an image acquired by a camera on a network includes the steps of receiving control information for the camera from an image reception apparatus via a packet-switched network; and sending an image acquired by the camera t... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7228559 | Programming distribution and notification system A method is provided for distributing programming. A first set of programs is transmitted in real time according to a schedule of programming. A second set of programs is stored on a server, each of which is configured to be played for a user under the user's contro... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7212979 | System and method for identifying desirable subscribers Systems and methods for identifying a desirable subscriber by utilizing past subscriber content choices as well as subscriber is described. In one embodiment of the present invention, a content-access information database and a subscriber attribute database are merg... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7206497 | Electronic program guide subsystem for receiving and processing electronic program guide information from a set-top box An electronic program guide processing device is connectable to a set-top box configured to receive electronic program guide information. The set-top box includes at least one auxiliary interface that supports communication between the electronic program guide proce... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7207055 | Bandwidth allocation for a television program delivery system This invention is a method of allocating bandwidth for a television program delivery system. This method selects specific programs from a plurality of programs, allocates the selected programs to a segment of bandwidth, and continues to allocate the programs until a... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7194758 | Digital broadcast system and its component devices that provide services in accordance with a broadcast watched by viewers A digital broadcast system includes a receiving device, one or more communication devices, and a broadcast station device. The receiving device includes a receiver for receiving a digitally broadcast program; a presentor for presenting the program received by the re... | 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 |
| 7146634 | Digital signal receiver and digital signal display method A digital signal receiver includes a distributed information storage unit having a data storage device for storing broadcast information. A menu frame for the information items stored in the data storage device is reformed as table-of-contents information having the... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7146633 | Digital broadcast receiving device A receiving unit 101 repeatedly receives a transport stream, and a specifying unit 102 specifies a purchase state. A restoring unit 103 generates a first audio-digital (AV) signal and interactive data, and an AV reproducing unit 105 gener... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7143430 | Method and apparatus for remote audiovisual signal recording service A method and apparatus for receiving requests for the remote storage of time schedule media programs from a client over the Internet and the delivery of such media programs in a specified streaming video format to the client is disclosed. The client requests the rec... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7124938 | Enhancing smart card usage for associating media content with households Various enhancements are made to using smart cards that are associated with (or to be associated with) a household. In one embodiment, data that is expected to be of value to a user (e.g., electronic money) is attached to that user's smart card(s), thereby providing... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7127735 | Video-on-demand system and video viewing assisting method A video-on-demand (VOD) system and method which efficiently enables a user to resume viewing of a video program from an interrupted position is disclosed. The present invention allows the user to resume viewing of a video program even if the user requests a resumpti... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7124114 | Method and apparatus for determining digital A/V content distribution terms based on detected piracy levels A distribution server distributes A/V content to a recipient according to terms determined from information stored in a database of prior unauthorized copying attributed to that recipient. The copy distributed to the recipient includes identifications of the content... | 10/17/2006 |
