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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8065695 | Systems and methods for increased security during logging in to web site A user at a computing device interacts with a networked site so that the user can log in thereto. The site receives a selection to log in and in response downloads at least one replacing driver for bypassing a corresponding driver operating on the computing device t... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7681213 | Content distribution system, content distribution control apparatus, content distribution control method, content distribution control program and content distribution control program storage medium A content distribution system, content distribution control apparatus, content distribution control method, content distribution control program and content distribution control program storage medium realizes the distribution of content to much more clients. The us... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7584482 | System and method for authenticating transactions A system and method for authenticating document processing transactions wherein the transaction is rejected if the user is not within a selected geographical region. A transaction request is first received representing a request for the completion of a selected tran... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7424307 | Loss of page synchronization Systems and methods for maintaining data stream synchronization are provided. A system comprises one or more radio head interface modules and a call processing software module each adapted to communicate with each other. The call processing software module performs ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7398301 | Method and apparatus for facilitating distributed delivery of content across a computer network One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates receiving content at a client from one or more servers that can potentially provide the content. The client starts by sending a request for the content to a directory server. In response to t... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7386514 | Method and mechanism for vending digital content An Internet Box Office (IBO) system and technique vends digital content via a computer network, such as the Internet. The IBO system comprises a viewing system that cooperates with a Digital Rights Management system and various deployment enhancements within the Int... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7366495 | Prepaid reservation-based rating system A billing system comprising servers, routers, and processors programmed to provide reservation based prepaid billing is disclosed. The billing system is also programmed to concurrently process multiple billing events on a single, prepaid subscriber account. ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7367061 | Systems, methods, and a storage medium for storing and securely transmitting digital media data Systems, methods, and a storage medium for storing and securely transmitting digital media data in a networked system are provided. The method includes determining an amount of memory for storing the digital media data. The method further includes querying a plurali... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7340436 | Communication network charging method and system A method and system for changing subscribers in communications networks. In communications networks, more and more information providers (referred to as content providers) are making available WML/HTML pages (data contents) on their servers which subscribers can req... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7260829 | Terminal with multiple audio and video A novel advanced set top terminal capable of digital decompression, displaying picture-on-picture, outputting multiple video channels, outputting multiple audio signals, outputting multiple audio channels corresponding to a single video channel, and other advanced f... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7184526 | Telephone-based selection, ordering, and billing of digital content delivered via a network A content delivery system for delivering digital multimedia content to a premise appliance of a user comprises an intelligent voice response (IVR) unit which is responsive via a public switched telephone network to a premise telephone of the user. The IVR unit prese... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7185354 | Apparatus and method for confirming data broadcasting The system of the present invention analyzes the content of digital broadcasting, generates an operational procedure for selecting selection items that can be controlled by a remote control, etc., in a prescribed order and instructs a browser to do perform selection... | 02/27/2007 |
| RE39376 | System for accessing amenities through a public telephone network An amenity accessing system is provided that includes an access telephone (10) with a plurality of access keys. The telephone includes a line powered card reader (62) that interfaces with a CPU (60). Information stored in a memory (70) ca... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7110534 | Terminal blocks and methods for making and breaking connections in a telecommunication conductor In embodiments of the present invention, telecommunications terminal blocks are provided for making and breaking connections between a first telecommunications conductor, a second telecommunications conductor and a service wire. The terminal block includes a housing... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7080042 | Method of and a system for distributing digital contents In a digital content distribution method to distribute digital contents via a network, distribution of a digital content is instructed according to a distribution schedule, the digital content is distributed according to the distribution schedule indicated, and a pa... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7072846 | Clusters for rapid artist-audience matching The centerpiece of this invention is clusters. Clusters include taste signatures, which represent the tastes of a cluster. Users are enabled to find clusters that match their tastes, and artists are enabled to find the clusters where the users are who are likely be ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7043231 | System, method and apparatus for polling telecommunications nodes for real-time information A system, method, and apparatus for facilitating information interexchange between a telecommunications network serving a wireless communications device and an information service provider. A Business-to-Business (B2B) engine polls a telecommunications node associat... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7039938 | Selective encryption for video on demand A video on demand (VOD) method, consistent with the invention involves storing multiple selective encrypted VOD content on a VOD server; receiving an order for the VOD content specifying delivery to a target decoder; determining what CA encryption system is associat... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7028088 | System and method for providing statistics for flexible billing in a cable environment A system for providing flexible billing in a cable environment can establish billing practices based on tier level of service, quality of service or the amount of network resources consumed. A plurality of tiers or levels of service can be defined by parameters incl... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6993508 | Method and mechanism for vending digital content An Internet Box Office (IBO) system and technique vends digital content via a computer network, such as the Internet. The IBO system comprises a viewing system that cooperates with a Digital Rights Management system and various deployment enhancements within the Int... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6985586 | Distributed information and storage system The aim of the present invention is to propose a method that allows the reduction of the bandwidth needs in a structure that implements an operating center and a plurality of user units, ensuring the availability for the final user, of a product amongst a vast choic... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6810525 | Impulse pay per use method and system for data and multimedia services A method and system are provided for impulse purchasing of services over a communication network, such as a cable or satellite television network. Such services can include games or information accompanying television programming, home-shopping, e-mail services, str... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6802077 | Method for a pay-per-view referral A method for a PPV referral that provides to a subscriber the time, date, and channel of the next showing of a PPV event if the subscriber tries to purchase the PPV event after the purchase window is closed for the current showing. The subscriber is provided informa... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6240401 | System and method for movie transaction processing A system and method for tracking and processing transactions for such purposes as creating billing record and detecting possible fraudulent activities. The system and method relates to processing transactions associated with viewing movies, e.g. a video c... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6198498 | Dual forward and reverse test points for amplifiers A communication system (100) processes forward signals generated by headend equipment (105) and reverse signals generated by subscriber equipment (135). A communication medium (110, 120), such as fiber optic cable or coaxial cable, couples the headend equ... | 03/06/2001 |
| 5917537 | Level 1 gateway for video dial tone networks In advanced digital networks for providing selective point-to-point communications between subscribers terminals and broadband server equipment operated by a plurality of independent information service providers, routing through the network is controlled... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5798785 | Terminal for suggesting programs offered on a television program delivery system A novel reprogrammable set top terminal for a television program delivery system which suggests programs for viewing is described. The invention relates to methods and apparatus for reprogramming set top terminals, and selecting and displaying programs to... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5712903 | Split intelligent peripheral for broadband and narrowband services An Intelligent Peripheral (IP) is used in combination with both narrowband type services (e.g., voice mail) and broadband type services (e.g., video transmission) and may provide protocol conversion, message translation, speech recognition, message editin... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5701152 | Arrangement for billing interactive communication services Only one or only a few channels are sent at a time from curbside circuitry located in a curbside box, via a link such as either a coaxial or a fiber cable, into a customer's home TV set or personal computer. However, many more than a few channels are deli... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5638426 | Interactive system for a closed cable network A system is provided that enhances the interactivity of multimedia information in a closed cable network such as a hotel system or the like. The system includes a multimedia processing system, a telephone switching system, a video control system, a servic... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5505901 | CATV pay per view interdiction system method and apparatus Off-premises cable television pay per view apparatus is coupled between first and second diplexers of off-premises subscriber service providing equipment. The diplexers separate the transmission path between a headend and a subscriber into downstream or f... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5323448 | System for accessing amenities through a public telephone network An amenity accessing system is provided that includes an access telephone (10) with a plurality of access keys. The telephone includes a line powered card reader (62) that interfaces with a CPU (60). Information stored in a memory (70) can then be output ... | 06/21/1994 |
| 4792848 | Cable television impulse pay per view system A cable television system is disclosed wherein a subscriber can select a program to view at the last minute and pay for only those programs that are viewed. The system includes a plurality of remote taps which are operative to receive the television signa... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4792849 | Digital interactive communication system The present invention relates to a digital interactive communication system accessible to a plurality of subscribers who can select by means of their touch-tone telephones any of a plurality of pre-recorded video presentations representative of products a... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4768087 | Education utility A system for distributing educational information in digital form to a plurality of schools simultaneously transmits the information via a satellite (15) to FM stations (18) which retransmit to schools having receivers for receiving the information and a ... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4686564 | Communication data processing device of cable television system An external control unit for a CATV system has a CPU and a RAM with many kinds of memory maps. Reference data to be stored in the memory maps is transmitted from a central station. When a subscriber requests the tuning of a TV channel for a pay program to... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4361851 | System for remote monitoring and data transmission over non-dedicated telephone lines A system, consisting of a plurality of Remote Monitoring Units and a Central Computer, for automatically monitoring the selection of a Program Source made by a Subscriber. Each Remote Monitoring Unit has a microprocessor, associated Program and Data Memor... | 11/30/1982 |
| 4361903 | Data transmission process in a CATV system In a bidirectional CATV system, terminal devices at individual subscriber locations are arranged in sets, with each terminal device in a set being coupled to an intermediate polling processor which includes means for storing status data as to each of the ... | 11/30/1982 |
| 4323921 | System for transmitting information provided with means for controlling access to the information transmitted A system for transmitting information between an emitting center and receiving stations, comprising: a subscription administration center generating a plurality of subscriber's keys Ci changing randomly at relatively long intervals of the order... | 04/06/1982 |
| 4035838 | Cable distribution system for wide-band message signals A cable-TV system comprises a relay station linked by several HF cables with a distribution center feeding several subscriber stations via two-wire local lines, each HF cable carrying a respective TV program modulated on a common carrier. The distribution... | 07/12/1977 |
