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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8171507 | Using network server to establish TV setting TV settings such as brightness can be established by sending from a TV signals from an ambient light sensor to a network server, with the network server establishing settings such as brightness in response for a program being played on the TV. ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8166498 | Security monitoring using a multimedia processing device A system includes a multimedia data interface to receive data representative of one or more multimedia channels and a display interface to a display device, the display interface to provide processed multimedia data. The system further includes a security control mo... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161504 | Systems and methods for memorializing a viewer's viewing experience with captured viewer images Systems and methods of memorializing a viewer's viewing experience are disclosed. An exemplary embodiment presents a program stream to the viewer, detects an occurrence of one of a plurality of event capture triggers, captures at least one image of the viewer in res... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8151292 | System for remote access to media, and reaction and survey data from viewers of the media Embodiments are described that enable remote and interactive access, navigation, and analysis of reactions from viewers to a media instance. The reactions include physiological responses, survey results, verbatim feedback, event-based metadata, and derived statistic... | 04/03/2012 |
| 7954120 | Analysing viewing data to estimate audience participation According to the present invention there is provided a method of analysis of the audience for channels selectable by a channel selector device for presentation on a presentation device, the channel selector device providing data indicating which channels are selecte... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7926073 | Methods and apparatus for indirect illumination in electronic media rating systems Methods and apparatus for indirect illumination in electronic media rating systems are disclosed. A disclosed example method to detect an audience member includes reflecting non-visible light off of a room surface to indirectly illuminate a first portion of the room... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7814509 | Receiving apparatus, receiving method, storage medium, and program A receiving apparatus receives a broadcast program in a manner convenient for users depending on the content of the broadcast program. A tuner selects a broadcast program that matches the preference of users of respective rooms in a building in which the receiving a... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7805739 | Methods and apparatus for indirect illumination in electronic media rating systems Methods and apparatus for indirect illumination in electronic media rating systems are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes reflecting infrared light off of a room ceiling to indirectly illuminate the audience member, receiving reflections of the indirect ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7721305 | Remote TV control system A system and method for controlling the operation of a television using a cable broadcasting network is disclosed. The presence of a viewer in front of the television is sensed, presence information is then transmitted to a cable broadcasting service center via the ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7631324 | Methods and apparatus for indirect illumination in electronic media rating systems Methods and apparatus for indirect illumination in electronic media rating systems are disclosed. A disclosed electronic media rating system comprises an audience image detection system and a non-visible light source to provide indirect illumination of an audience m... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7555766 | Audience response determination An audience response determination apparatus detects the state of an audience and the individual states of the members of the audience to determine the response of the audience to the content of entertainment and the like. Based on the thus determined audience respo... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7500257 | Broadcast content screening system and method Mechanisms for screening broadcast programming are provided. A viewer is configured to receive broadcast programming, to receive commands from a user, to receive commands from an interface coupled to the viewer, to present the received broadcast programming to the u... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7496942 | Broadcast content screening service method A method for screening broadcast programming is provided. A viewer is configured to receive broadcast programming and to present the broadcast programming to a user. An interface is configured to receive user input from a user, the user input comprising at least a c... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7428744 | Method and device for detecting data concerning the viewing of video information and the relaying of this information to a central data processing installation Method, device and system for capturing and processing viewing data, which viewing data relates to the viewing behavior of users when viewing video data. Data about lines of sight of a user relative to the viewed video data are determined by projecting video data di... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7383019 | Field data collection and relay station A field data collection and relay station is equipped to receive sensor data from locations in a region. The station has directional antennas that are focused to transmit and receive energy in and from unique directions. The station establishes a wireless network in... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7359633 | Adding metadata to pictures The invention relates to a method for adding in a device 1, which comprises a camera component 2, metadata to pictures. In order to extend the collection of metadata for such pictures, the method comprises in a first step taking a picture of an object ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7350223 | Multi-media data automatic delivery system A system for delivering contents includes a center system which delivers the contents, a plurality of terminal systems which receive the contents from the center system and displays the contents, and communication lines connecting the center system to the plurality ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7331929 | Method and apparatus for surgical operating room information display gaze detection and user prioritization for control Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a method and system for using gaze detection to improve information display in a healthcare environment. Certain embodiments of a system include an eyewear headset for detecting a location of a user's gaze and a d... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7334250 | User interface for interactive television systems An interactive television system displays a television program having an associated channel. The system also displays an interactive television mode indicator if the displayed television program supports an interactive television mode. The interactive television mod... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7316025 | Method and apparatus for encoding/decoding broadcast or recorded segments and monitoring audience exposure thereto Methods and apparatus for encoding and decoding information in broadcast or recorded segment signals are described. In certain embodiments, an audience monitoring system encodes identification information in the audio signal portion of a broadcast or recorded segmen... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7296287 | Image down-loading apparatus and system, and image down-loading method A switching apparatus of a camera server switches to down-load advertisement for a predetermined period at predetermined intervals while down-loading an image sensed by a camera, in response to a request for the image sensed by the camera. ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7269835 | Method and system for managing timed responses to A/V events in television programming Exemplary embodiments provide an incentive for a viewer to watch and react to audio/video programming. For example, the viewer may be prompted during a program to provide an indicated response to an event within an indicated time period. Thereafter, the indicated re... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7242694 | Use of group poll scheduling for broadband communication systems A group poll mechanism (GPM) that schedules upstream bandwidth for cable modems by pointing a request opportunity normally reserved for a single service flow to more than one service flow. Essentially, instead of using the seldom-used poll requests one per service f... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7209648 | Multimedia recording system and method The present invention is a novel fully interactive multimedia recording system that organizes and catalogues different multimedia data easily and expeditiously using uniform arrays of data packets, thereby achieving improved efficiency of transfer to a memory and st... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7205903 | Interactive and dynamic electronic floor advertising/messaging display Embodiments of the present invention relate to a floor display system comprising a floor covering and an electronic display device associated with the floor covering. The electronic display device is able to display electronically modifiable arbitrary content. The f... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7205891 | Real-time wireless video exposure monitoring system A real-time wireless video exposure monitoring system comprising an exposure monitor, located at a field site, which detects the level of an environmental contaminant and supplies corresponding data via a serial data port to a serial-to-wireless bridge for real-time... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7188307 | Access system A character string is extracted from an image photographed by a camera. It is determined whether or not the extracted character string includes an address on a network. Software for accessing the address runs. Accordingly, a user can easily access a desired address ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7169113 | Portrayal of human information visualization An apparatus and method for displaying viewer reactions to a display object. The display object is divided into a plurality of spatial regions, viewer reactions are collected to an exposure to the display object and correlated with the spatial regions, and the displ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7162231 | Interactive method for electronic equipment An interactive method for electronic equipment is proposed. At least one interactive device is installed in the electronic equipment. Light intensity of an environment surrounding the electronic equipment and a user's operating condition are constantly detected by t... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7150030 | Subscriber characterization system A subscriber characterization system is presented in which the subscriber's selections are monitored, including monitoring of the time duration programming is watched, the volume at which the programming is listened to, and any available information regarding the ty... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7146329 | Privacy compliant multiple dataset correlation and content delivery system and methods An individually targeted content delivery system and methods which allows content to be delivered to at least one set top box while preserving the privacy of the set top box users. The system and methods of the present invention determine one or more user models for... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7136043 | Liquid crystal display for vehicle The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display for a vehicle and, particularly, to a liquid crystal display which adjusts liquid crystal drive voltage based on the temperature of a liquid crystal display panel so that the contrast of the liquid crystal di... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7134130 | Apparatus and method for user-based control of television content An apparatus and method for controlling access to information based on content of the information and user identity. The apparatus includes a video display that displays the information to be viewable by one or more users. A user-recognition input device determines ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7131132 | Automatic access denial A method for limiting access to a device to a particular authorized user. The method includes; obtaining visual data related to the appearance of a user of the device; processing the visual data to determine when the particular authorized user is present; allowing i... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7114171 | Method for controlling an in-flight entertainment system A method for controlling an in-flight entertainment (IFE) system using network protocols, such as TCP/IP, HTTP, or FTP. Control of a plurality of functions, including in-seat and broadcast audio and video, overhead reading light control, and flight attendant call, a... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7086075 | Method and system for managing timed responses to A/V events in television programming A method for providing an incentive for a viewer to watch and react to audio/video programming. The method includes prompting the viewer during a television programming stream to provide an indicated response to an event within an indicated time period, detecting th... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7055167 | Personal video recorder and method enabling a history pull down function for program selection A method of operating a personal video recorder, which is coupled to a display device to selectively present broadcast programs and recorded content to a viewer, maintains a viewing menu in the personal video recorder. The viewing menu includes for a predetermined d... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7046774 | Intercom apparatus An intercom apparatus has a main line connecting intercom master stations in respective residential rooms. Each master station has a terminal unit which is separate from and removable from the master station, so that the terminal unit can be removed according to nee... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6996836 | System and method for routing data messages through a cable transmission system A system and method for isolating data messages received from subscribers in a CATV system are disclosed. The system includes a spectrum parallel router which receives data messages in the return spectrum of a service line at a service site. A switch at the service ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6968565 | Detection of content display observers with prevention of unauthorized access to identification signal The invention enables and/or facilitates the display of personalized content to content observers by content providers (e.g., advertisers) who disseminate content over a network. The invention enables identification of particular content observers at a content displ... | 11/22/2005 |
