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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8108886 | Receiving apparatus and receiving method, broadcasting apparatus and broadcasting method, information processing apparatus and information processing method, bidirectional communication system and bidirectional communication method, and providing medium When the user of a receiving apparatus presses a notice button provided for a remote controller to indicate the preference concerning the person or thing appearing on the screen of the program being viewed, the corresponding signal is transmitted to the receiving se... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8065699 | Providing rating information for an event based on user feedback A method of (and associated system and computer program product for) providing a rating for an event. A user submits feedback data using an interface provided on a user terminal, the feedback data related to the event. A user submitting feedback data may have a memb... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8006259 | Real-time audience monitoring, content rating, and content enhancing A method, system, and computer-readable medium for collecting usage information in real-time for a computing device receiving digital content for presentation, such as to enable various types of real-time content modifications or content-related service enhancements... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7730506 | Method and apparatus for response system A remote response system that utilizes portable response devices that require a user to input a program code and response data, which are transmitted over existing communication systems to a central location for processing. Certain response devices communicate over ... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7617508 | Methods and systems for collaborative capture of television viewer generated clickstreams Methods and systems provide clickstream captures at both local and remote components by receiving user commands generated by the viewer locally where at least some of those commands are then sent to the remote component concurrently relative to when they are generat... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7444313 | Systems and methods for optimizing decision graph collaborative filtering The present invention provides collaborative filtering systems and methods employing default scores of decision graphs/trees to quickly create a top-n prediction list that can efficiently determine a user's interest in items. In one instance of the present invention... | 10/28/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7434243 | Response apparatus method and system A remote response system utilizes portable response devices that receive user input and transmit user input over existing communication systems. Certain response devices communicate over wireless systems such as paging systems, while other response devices communica... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7434246 | Systems and methods for automatic personalizing of channel favorites in a set top box A set top box for use in interactive television systems includes a generation engine and a display engine. The generation engine automatically stores channel favorites in a channel favorites table. The generation engine may include cumulative viewing time for each c... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7379705 | Mobile station randomizing of message transmission timing to mitigate mass message event To mitigate the impact of a mass communication event, such as a mass voting event, on the resources of the mobile wireless communication network, each user's mobile station is adapted to appropriately adjust its timing of the transmission during the mass communicati... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7370073 | Using viewership profiles for targeted promotion deployment A system for generating viewership profiles to facilitate distributing promotions based on the profiles to one or more network devices, such as set top boxes. The system includes a promotion agent associated with each network device which collects viewing activity d... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7370285 | Receiving and reporting page-specific user feedback concerning one or more particular web pages of a website In one embodiment, a method for receiving page-specific user feedback concerning a particular web page of a website includes using a comment icon viewable on the page to solicit one or more page-specific open-ended comments concerning the page from a user. The metho... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366539 | Mobile terminal and method of obtaining web contents through the same A mobile terminal having a function of, while a broadcast channel is established, receiving broadcast through the broadcast channel, includes a memory storing an address or addresses of at least one uniform resource locator (URL) relating to the broadcast channel, a... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363252 | Mobile telephone A portable telephone including a transmission and reception unit, a control unit, a speaker, a display unit, a code reader unit, an operation input section, a microphone and a storage unit. The storage unit includes a telephone number memory, a password-data memory,... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359866 | Systems and methods for promoting customer loyalty on the Internet A method for promoting customer loyalty including recording digital identification data regarding a visitor to sites in a first database including a registration table on a customer loyalty server of unique identifiers of registered visitors and selected data, regis... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7346556 | System and method for performing purchase transactions utilizing a broadcast-based device Disclosed is a system and method for performing purchase transactions utilizing a broadcast-based device. In one embodiment, an online user interface is used to enter a plurality of user preferences that are then used to tailor what purchase options will be availabl... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7339853 | Time stamping events for fractions of a clock cycle Generally, the embodiments are directed to circuits and methods for time stamping an event at a fraction of a clock cycle. A time stamping circuit comprises two or more detection circuits. The detection circuits receive an event-in signal and generate event signals ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7325198 | Calendar-based interfaces for browsing and manipulation of digital images Embodiments of the present invention provide the ability to navigate, view, and manipulate a collection of digital images utilizing a GUI that has the familiar context of a calendar. Graphical objects representative of digital images are displayed within a particula... | 01/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7296285 | Multiple item user preference information data structure and method for providing multi-media information A user preference information data structure which is capable of classifying and setting user's preference information regarding multimedia contents with multiple items to thereby provide users with user's request-based whole or partial multi-media information, and ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7278152 | Video pedestal network An architecture for distributing digital information to subscriber units wherein selection from among multiple digital services is accomplished by transmitting a tuning command from a subscriber unit to an intermediate interface. The intermediate interface selects t... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7277671 | Wireless response system and method A wireless response system includes a base unit and a plurality of handheld response units communicating with the base unit over a wireless communication link. The base unit sends polling commands to the response units over the wireless communication. The response u... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7275090 | Log accumulation device with user accuracy setting means and pseudo-information generating means An information processing apparatus, such as might be associated with an in-home audio or video control device or a home appliance operated by a user, is provided with input allowing the user to set accuracy of a log of device operation history and/or to set a ratio... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7266113 | Method and system for determining network capacity to implement voice over IP communications The method and system allows for predicting the capacity of a data network to have voice over IP communications implemented thereon. Information corresponding to network data transmission traffic is collected. Information corresponding to telephone call traffic on t... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7257546 | System and method for correlating user data from a content provider and user data from an advertising provider that is stored on autonomous systems An autonomous correlation system correlates user data from a content provider and advertising view data from an advertising provider, wherein the user data is present on one autonomous system and the advertising view data is present on another autonomous system dist... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7243105 | Method and apparatus for automatic updating of user profiles Appropriate updates to a respective user profile are inferred from monitored user activity. Such updates are suitable for use with applications programs that customize services based upon data and attributes stored in a user profile. The apparatus is arranged to per... | 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 |
| 7231652 | Adaptive sampling technique for selecting negative examples for artificial intelligence applications Artificial intelligence applications require use of training sets containing positive and negative examples. Negative examples are chosen using distributions of positive examples with respect to a dominant feature in feature space. Negative examples should share or ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7231651 | System and method for insertion and modification of advertisements Advertisements or commercials are integrated into an entertainment program or display by designating locations or fields in the entertainment program or display into which targeted advertisements or commercials may in inserted and/or modified, so that the advertisem... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7225456 | Gateway screen for interactive television A gateway screen for interactive television includes a television content panel and an internet content panel. The gateway screen is displayed by an interactive television (ITV), e.g., when the ITV is turned on. The gateway screen allows a user to quickly and easily... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7212295 | Keyboard for imaging devices A removable and re-attachable keyboard device for interfacing with an imaging device in a position adjacent to a display on the imaging device is presented. The keyboard device docks or otherwise couples the imaging device as opposed to residing on the table or base... | 05/01/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7197472 | Market data acquisition system A system and method for using inverse mathematical principles in the analysis of compatible datasets so that correlations and trends within and between said datasets can be uncovered. The present invention is tailored to the analysis of datasets that are extremely l... | 03/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7194511 | System and method to manage participant input for an interactive show Participant input for an interactive show, such as input submitted by the show's viewers or listeners, is managed. The received participant input is stored in a server. Software or other techniques/tools processes the participant input stored in the server to sort, ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7151540 | Audience attention and response evaluation An automated method of and system for collecting and displaying audience recognition information concerning a video presentation, comprising: displaying a video presentation to a plurality of subjects; inquiring of each of the subjects by computer means whether each... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7139723 | Privacy compliant multiple dataset correlation system A system and method for using inverse mathematical principles in the analysis of compatible datasets so that correlations and trends within and between said datasets can be uncovered. The present invention is tailored to the analysis of datasets that are extremely l... | 11/21/2006 |
