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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181199 | Method for displaying internet television information of broadcasting receiver and broadcasting receiver enabling the method The present invention relates to a method for, when a broadcasting receiver outputs a broadcast program, determining whether the same program is present in a program list of an Internet television (TV) provided by an Internet server, and performing a notification fu... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176515 | Browser for use in navigating a body of information, with particular application to browsing information represented by audiovisual data A system and method for review of news content (audio, video and/or textual news content), such that an overview of the news content can be quickly ascertained and flexibility in the manner in which it is presented are provided. News programs (e.g. television news p... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8170403 | Video data reproduction apparatus A video data reproduction apparatus includes a selecting portion that selects a notification image associated in advance with a prescribed instruction when there is input of the prescribed instruction from a user while video data is being output, a generating portio... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170914 | Inventory control system for digital signage network having a plurality of screen zones associated with a plurality of displays An inventory control system for a digital signage network is provided that uses a denormalized relational database to maintain a record of each of a plurality of screen zones for displays of the network. An inventory column in the database may be used to track sched... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8156525 | Information-processing system, information-processing device, and information-processing method In an information-processing system shown in FIG. 1, a server (106) for delivering remote-operation control information in accordance with an audio/video instrument (110) and an information-processing apparatus (103) with a remote-operati... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8156524 | Content preference calculation method and content reception apparatus A content preference degree calculating method and system that calculates preference degrees of viewers to contents such as broadcast programs in conformity with the actual viewing pattern. In a preference degree calculating unit, the value of a function which is ba... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8127330 | Display device and method of managing list of channel information in video display device A display device and method of managing a list of channel information in a video display device are provided. The display device includes the steps of displaying a first window including a first list of pre-selected channel and/or program information, storing at lea... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8104060 | Information transmitting method and television broadcast receiver The address information for reading the detailed information of a computer server which provides the detailed information of distribution information displayed on a predetermined display screen together with a single program or plural programs is transmitted with ea... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8099751 | Apparatus and method for displaying digital multimedia broadcasting service An apparatus and method for displaying a digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) service, which is capable of always displaying a dynamic label service (DLS) of a digital audio broadcasting (DAB) signal in a ticker form in a digital multimedia broadcasting receiver. A... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8051449 | Portable information terminal apparatus, information processing method, computer-program storage medium, and computer-program The present invention relates to a portable information terminal apparatus for additionally displaying information about other programs broadcast in the same time slot as a user-selected program. A TV program recording preset program under control of an I/O control ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8046795 | Method and system for directing the generation of a video media event in a generation system based on a media event protocol file such that the video media event remains visible at a predetermined location in a second web page while a user navigates from a first web page to the second web page which does not refer to the video media event A system and method for controlling a media generation system where a media event may be selected via a stateless software module, the system receiving a media event protocol file corresponding to the selected media event. The media generation system generates the m... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7962936 | Program guide displaying method, apparatus and computer program To display a program guide for making an efficient search for a desired program, there are provided a program guide displaying method and apparatus, and a computer program which controls a computer to carry out the program guide displaying method. The program guide ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7954124 | System and method for simultaneously displaying video programming and instant messaging Instant messaging (IM) and TV programming are displayed simultaneously on a TV screen. An instant messaging window on the screen displays posted messages and identifies the TV program (if any) being currently viewed by each user posting messages. An icon accompanyin... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7917927 | Method for selecting a program displayed in an advertisement in an application software program A video processing apparatus may be controlled in response to selecting an advertisement displayed in connection with a productivity or communication application software program being operated on a video processing apparatus. The advertisement includes control info... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7904923 | Applications registry for a television environment An applications registry provides a repository of television-based applications. The registry stores information about television-based applications registered, and allows users to view information regarding the registered television-based applications through one o... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7870583 | Digital broadcast receiver and broadcast data display method for simultaneous display of multi-channel visual images A digital broadcast receiver and broadcast data display method enabling simultaneous display of multi-channel visual images are disclosed. The broadcast data display method includes receiving digital broadcast data on a plurality of channels; simultaneously outputti... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7797712 | Information system A system and method for displaying an electronic program schedule guide is provided. The system has areas for displaying program schedule information. In addition, the system also has areas that may be used for advertising programs, products or services. In another ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7748016 | Electronic program guide displayed simultaneously with television programming A system for displaying an electronic program guide (EPG) to a viewer. The system includes displaying one or more data slices representative of broadcast programming to a viewer. In response to input from the viewer, the displayed number of data slices is increased,... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7694321 | Program guide processing A system and method for providing two modes of operation for a program guide and a video display depending on the position of a highlight or cursor. When the cursor or highlight is moved to a channel name/number grid, the video display will display program content o... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7661117 | Displaying full screen streaming media advertising In response to an advertising event signal, rendering of an active media stream is automatically paused. A new window is opened and forced to full screen size. Advertising is presented in the new window. Some window controls may be disabled such that the advertising... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7644426 | Method for implementing help function in digital TV receiver A method for implementing a help function in a digital television receiver is disclosed, wherein main help items including titles of external elements such as a rear panel and a front panel are displayed on a screen if a user pushes a help button of a remote control... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7620966 | Digital broadcasting receiver capable of changing the ratio of the display areas and assigning priority to the display areas Both a received program video and an electronic program guide can be simultaneously displayed in one screen of a monitor by a scaler/OSD circuit, and a user can change the ratio of the display areas of the program video and the electronic program guide to a desired ... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7594243 | System and method for grazing television channels from an electronic program guide A television system comprises an electronic program guide (EPG) including a picture-in-picture (PIP) window and means for returning to a last channel viewed full screen (LCF) in a television viewing mode prior to entering the guide mode. The EPG displays a program l... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7562376 | Information processing apparatus, information processing method, broadcast system, storage medium, and computer program An information processing apparatus has the capability of making a registration for timer-controlled automatic viewing/recording not only in units of programs but also in units of sub-programs. The information processing apparatus includes a display control unit for... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7543320 | Television schedule system and method of operation for multiple program occurrences An improved television guide system. According to one embodiment of the invention, television guide information is provided that includes multiple occurrences of a single show. The guide system of the present invention allows the user to identify a show and, thereaf... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7530087 | System for displaying programming guide information A method is provided for displaying programming information. A video comprising a plurality of frames is displayed on a portion of a display. A first panel is displayed in response to a first signal from a user interface. The first panel is displayed on another port... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7451469 | Electronic program guide displayed simultaneously with television programming A system for displaying an electronic program guide (EPG) to a viewer. The system includes displaying one or more data slices representative of broadcast programming to a viewer. In response to input from the viewer, the displayed number of data slices is increased,... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7434245 | Electronic program guide system using images of reduced size to identify respective programs A technique for transmitting and receiving an electronic program guide which identifies programs that are to be transmitted. Electronic program guide (EPG) data includes image data representing images of reduced, less than normal, size to identify respective program... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7433833 | Information service method for purchasing utilizing a remote control Program data and information associated with at least a consumer commodity that appears in a program of the program data are synchronously transmitted. The program data and the information associated therewith are received. The received program data is reproduced. T... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7421724 | Systems and methods for displaying information regions in an interactive electronic program guide A system and method for displaying an electronic program schedule guide is provided. The system has areas for displaying program schedule information. In addition, the system also has areas that may be used for advertising programs, products or services. In another ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7398478 | Controlled non-proportional scaling display An adjustment is made to the size of an original graphic data object in a substantially rectangular original screen to obtain a target graphic data object on a substantially rectangular target screen having a different aspect ratio than that of the original screen. ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7395514 | System and method for accessing, manipulating and viewing internet and non-internet related information and for controlling networked devices A system and method are disclosed for accessing, generating, presenting and manipulating Internet and non-Internet related information, data and content, including information netcast over the Internet. The system is also capable of controlling operatively connected... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7370026 | Method and apparatus for providing personalized supplemental programming A method and apparatus for providing personalized supplemental programming is provided. In one embodiment, the invention can include searching text for a keyword, the text associated with primary programming to be provided to an element of an entertainment system, a... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7363591 | Electronic programming guide system and method The present invention is directed to a method and system for use in customizing, organizing and presenting digital information for selection and interaction by end users. The present invention conveys multiple pieces of information to a user in a multi-dimensional m... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7363645 | Interactive electronic program guide for use with television delivery system An interactive electronic program guide is disclosed for use with a television delivery system. The guide is generated by a set top terminal that receives a television signal from an operations center and extracts from the signal individual programs for display on a... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7353462 | Graphical user interface for accessing data A graphical user interface for accessing data can display hierarchical information in an efficient organized layout that users may easily navigate. In one embodiment, subject headings are contained within cells that form a column. Information related to the subject ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7349975 | Simulcast web page delivery A multimedia broadcast system provides program schedule information simulcast as a Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML) data stream including commands and displayable, selectable indicia associated with the commands, along with programs for display. A set top box is ad... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7334260 | Information processing apparatus and method, and recording medium on which a program for executing the information processing is recorded An agent server registers a request information for purchasing from an authorized member in a request information data base by way of the Internet. The request information stored in the request information data base is searched by an authorized shop, and the shop se... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328450 | Method and system for displaying targeted advertisements in an electronic program guide The present invention is an improvement over previous Electronic Programming Guides (“EPG”) in that it provides, among other things: Improved viewer interaction capabilities with the EPG; improved viewer control of video recording of future-scheduled programming... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322038 | Program guide system for recording television programs An interactive program guide system is provided. The system facilitates recording of programs selected from the program guide. The system handles the recording and viewing of pay programs, parentally-controlled programs, consecutive programs on different television ... | 01/22/2008 |
