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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8056109 | System and method for transmitting broadcast contents over DLNA network The present invention relates to a system and method for retransmitting high definition contents broadcasted on a plurality of channels to IP-supported devices such as a digital media player (DMP), a mobile phone, personal computer (PC), etc. which are connected thr... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7987491 | Method and apparatus for browsing using alternative linkbases Systems and methods for navigating hypermedia using multiple coordinated input/output device sets. Disclosed systems and methods allow a user and/or an author to control what resources are presented on which device sets (whether they are integrated or not), and prov... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7984471 | Method and device for the transmission of data in a television system The invention concerns a method for transmitting binary data in a video transmission system. The method comprises the steps of providing ATVEF announcements on a first predefined IP multicast address; providing ATVEF trigger and/or content transmission on a first ra... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7984472 | System and method for enhancing recorded radio or television programs with information on the world wide web The present invention is directed to a system, method and computer program for enabling a user (an auditor or a viewer) to access complementary information related to one or a plurality of sequences or topics of interest in a recorded program previously broadcast on... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7954131 | Premises gateway apparatus and methods for use in a content-based network Apparatus and methods for premises gateway functions that integrate or unify functions typically distributed across multiple devices within a content-based network. In one embodiment, the out-of-band (OOB) signaling functionality normally provided in each of a set-t... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7950041 | Broadcasting for browsing the web A broadcast system includes a transmitting unit configured for: receiving a web page as input; converting the web page into video image data; and providing a link to the video image data on a basis of a link provided to the web page; an encoder for compressing the v... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7926082 | Television receiver and method for counting the number of accesses from the receiver A name and a URL of a specific link destination are stored in a specific link destination information storing section. A microcomputer changes a process to be performed on a link destination depending on whether or not a link destination targeted for the process is ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7870592 | Method for interactive video content programming The present invention is directed to a system and method for interacting with video by displaying one or more interface links associated with video content being displayed, pausing the video content when an interface link is interacted with, allowing the user to vie... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7831992 | Method and apparatus for forwarding television channel video image snapshots to an auxiliary display device A method of processing television content metadata in a communications system. The system includes a consumer device (e.g., a set-top box and/or television) in communication with an auxiliary display device (e.g., webpad). A broadcast television channel video image ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7805747 | Method and system for providing interactive look-and-feel in a digital broadcast via an X-Y protocol A system for providing an interactive look-and-feel in a digital video broadcast via an X-Y protocol is provided. At a head-end, video information is digitized and associated with private data, such as event identifications, X-Y coordinates, link event identificatio... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7634798 | System and method for enhanced broadcasting and interactive television An enhanced interactive television broadcast is disclosed wherein an audio/video broadcast is viewed on a first display system, and an “enhancement” to the broadcast is simultaneously viewed or experienced on a second, separate display system. The “enhancement... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7590998 | Television system having internet web browsing capability A television system for providing standard television programming and Internet browsing includes a television set for viewing digital and/or analog programming and includes a memory storage device and an integral embedded web browser for displaying data received fro... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7536705 | System and method for interactive distribution of selectable presentations A data storage, multiplexing, and distribution method is provided for use in a digital data distribution system. The system provides simultaneous transmission of a plurality of uniquely identified, independent data streams within an assigned channel bandwidth of loc... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7506355 | Tracking end-user content viewing and navigation Systems, apparatus, and methods to track end-user content viewing and navigation in a distributed computing environment are described. In one aspect, a document for communication to a data warehouse is generated during transcoding of Web content. The document includ... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7478417 | Broadcast system and method for browsing the web The present invention provides a method and apparatus to browse the Web without using a web browser. The application server in a transmitting unit converts a web page transmitted from the Internet into video data and provides links to the video data on the basis of ... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7444665 | Interactive television system An interactive television system is described. ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7436792 | For-fee distribution of consumer-selected content items between different satellite radio service providers According to the invention, a subscriber to a first satellite radio service can be provided with an option to receive, over their current receiver unit, supplemental content, such as a particular show or channel, which is otherwise only available within a relevant j... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7437751 | Pausing television programming in response to selection of hypertext link A time sequential signal comprising audiovisual content and hyperlinks is received and displayed on a display device by the systems of the invention in a time sequential manner. The display of the time sequential signal is paused whenever a displayed hyperlink is se... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7426331 | Method and system for programming recordings through SMS-CB transmission and programming terminal equipment The method for programming recordings is applied to a recorder device containing a videogram medium and connected to a programming terminal equipment unit located in an area covered by one or more radio cells of a cellular radiotelephony network. The terminal equipm... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7421513 | URI pointer system and method for the carriage of MPEG-4 data in an ATSC MPEG-2 transport stream file system A URI pointer system and method are provided for the referencing of MPEG-4 data resources carried in an American ATSC MPEG-2 TSFS. The method comprises: receiving an MPEG-2 TS, with a packetized ATSC TSFS; locating a URI in the TS; in response to the URI, accessing ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7412533 | Providing a presentation on a network having a plurality of synchronized media types A presentation system is disclosed for synchronizing a performance of a plurality of presentation content portions at a network node, wherein, e.g., when two such content portions are to be presented concurrently at the network node, at least one is delayed until th... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7409446 | Information-provision method and information-provision device for structuralized documents stored in different devices connected to a network The object of the present invention is to provide a method and device for using network and computer resources effectively. Resources are spread out on network 3. Spread abroad herein are: structuralized documents d1, d2 on server 1a | 08/05/2008 |
| 7409700 | System and method for enhanced broadcasting and interactive An enhanced interactive television broadcast is disclosed wherein an audio/video broadcast is viewed on a first display system, and an “enhancement” to the broadcast is simultaneously viewed or experienced on a second, separate display system. The “enhancement... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406661 | Graphical user interface and method and electronic device for navigating in the graphical user interface A method, graphical user interface and electronic device for forming guiding lines in a graphical user interface of an electronic device comprising at least a display and a navigating device, wherein a potion of the virtual desktop area of the graphical user interfa... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7406704 | Virtual channel system for web appliance, including interactive television A virtual channel system for a web appliance includes an interactive television having a virtual channel memory disposed therein. The virtual channel memory includes data associated with at least one consumer selectable virtual channel. The data is an updatable Web ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7404200 | System for processing and decoding MPEG compatible data and internet information A video decoder system operates in different configurations to request and acquire information using one or more communication links and different communication protocols. A method for acquiring information requested by a User via a program guide selection involves ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7392312 | Method for utilizing visual cue in conjunction with web access The use of a visual indicia or cue facilitates computer based access of a network by a consumer witnessing a presentation. A visual indicia or cue is provided during the presentation indicative of a relationship between the visual indicia or cue in the presence of a... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7386875 | Freezing live video frames with interactive links An embodiment of the present invention allows a user to maintain the display of a video frame containing one or more interactive links while also maintaining access to the links. Thus allowing the user to select and examine any desired links at his own pace. For one... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7369058 | Remote control electronic display system A remotely controlled electronic display sign which operates with a plasma display and which provides for humidity and heat control and the like allowing the sign to be used in various environments. The sign is essentially self-contained and includes those component... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367042 | Method and apparatus for hyperlinking in a television broadcast A system and method of adding hyperlinked information to a television broadcast. The broadcast material is analyzed and one or more regions within a frame are identified. Additional information can be associated with a region, and can be transmitted in encoded form,... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363646 | Video on demand methods and systems An entertainment head-end provides broadcast programming, video-on-demand services, and HTML-based interactive programming through a distribution network to client terminals in subscribers' homes. A number of different features are provided, including novel user int... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7360232 | System and method to subscribe to channel URL addresses and to provide non-programming-related URL addresses in an interactive video casting system A remote device is capable to receive network address information, such as uniform resource locator (URL) addresses, and other supplemental content that are available along with television signal. A set top box coupled to a television receives the network address in... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356712 | Method of dynamically assigning network access priorities A method of dynamically assigning network access privileges is disclosed to define a privilege parameter table according to the access request command. A corresponding weighted parameter is assigned according to the privilege parameter table. Through a sorting mecha... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356566 | Selective mirrored site accesses from a communication A method, system, and program for selective mirrored site access from a communication are provided. When composing a communication, multiple mirrored site addresses are embedded with a target site address. The sender may request to enter the mirrored site addresses ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356830 | Method and apparatus for linking a video segment to another segment or information source A given video segment is configured to include links to one or more other video segments or information sources. The given video segment is processed in a video processing system to determine an association between an object, entity, characterization or other featur... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350157 | Filtering by broadcast or recording quality within an electronic program guide A memory associates a media quality indicator with each media program in a set of media programs. A filter selects from the set those media programs having at least a specified media quality. A display interface displays a list of the selected media programs in an e... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349552 | Connected audio and other media objects Media objects are transformed into active, connected objects via identifiers embedded into them or their containers. In the context of a user's playback experience, a decoding process extracts the identifier from a media object and possibly additional context inform... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7346920 | System, method and article of manufacture for a common cross platform framework for development of DVD-Video content integrated with ROM content A method for providing enhanced content for play across multiple play platforms employs steps of delivering media content to a client device; delivering HTML content to a client device, the HTML content being accessible and usable by a plurality of client device pla... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343617 | Method and apparatus for interaction with hyperlinks in a television broadcast A system and method of adding hyperlinked information to a television broadcast in which an interactive content icon is used. The broadcast material is analyzed and one or more regions within a frame are identified. Additional information can be associated with a re... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7340763 | Internet browsing from a television A system for automatically using internet information which is contained within a commercial on an entertainment medium e.g. television. The system determines information indicative of the web address. This can be done automatically by optical character recognition ... | 03/04/2008 |
