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...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8176517 | Automatic display of new program information during current program viewing A method and apparatus for automatic display of next or future television program information when tuned to a television channel. Acquired or received program information for a television program to be shown next or later on the currently tuned television channel is... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8170398 | Information recording and reproducing device having recording reservation function After judgment that timer reservation has been set, upon judgment that a channel, a scheduled broadcast date, broadcast start time, and broadcast end time included in the EPG information respectively agree with a channel, a recording reservation date, recording star... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8146121 | Systems and methods for processing program content and information in a video broadcast Embodiments of the present invention significantly decrease the processing requirements as well as the cost of digital television receivers. In an embodiment, processing requirements of both hardware and software components in digital television receivers are lowere... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141116 | Time management apparatus and time management method According to one embodiment, a content playback apparatus includes a read module which reads information that is recorded in a recording medium, a clock module which is managed such that tampering is prevented, and a control module which controls the read module and... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8122471 | Method and apparatus for transmitting and downloading setup information Multiple channel maps are embedded in a television transmission and the appropriate-channel corresponding to the particular television service used by the viewer is downloaded for use with the television receiver. Each channel map is accompanied by a channel map ide... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8112775 | IPTV receiver and method of providing channel details information An IPTV receiver and a method of providing channel details information are provided. A network interface transmits and receives an IP packet through a network. An IP network stack checks a destination of the received IP packet and classifies the IP packet according ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8108898 | Content and application download based on a home network system configuration profile A system and method is provided for identifying, accessing, and managing service applications for use with associated consumer electronic devices in a home network system. A client side process, executed by a client computing system in the home network system, opera... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8104062 | Information providing apparatus and method, display controlling apparatus and method, information providing system, as well as transmission medium The invention provides an information providing apparatus and method by which the amount of data to be transmitted when data of a program table composed of characters and images or the like are to be transmitted is reduced and it is made possible to cope with a chan... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8064751 | Appliance-guided edit-operations in advanced digital video recording systems The invention comprises an application for recording and the playback of MPEG-2 transport-streams transmitted via DVB-systems with optical discs. Apart from audio- and video-signals, additional information (which describe the content of the DVB-multiplex) will also ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8065704 | Method, server, terminal, and system for updating modified electronic service guide data A method for updating an electronic service guide (ESG) that includes sending version information of the ESG currently maintained by the server along with ESG data to a terminal. When the server receives an ESG request carrying second version information from the te... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8032909 | Watermarking and electronic program guides Electronic program guide (EPG) information is updated based on watermark data conveyed with video. Such systems permit EPGs to be updated automatically to reflect changes to program scheduling caused by sporting events running long, late breaking news, etc. In one a... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8028316 | Broadcasting system, broadcasting station apparatus, receiving device, and broadcasting method A receiving device receives a plurality of first and second program information. The first program information is information relating to each of broadcasting scheduled programs within a predetermined time period from the date of transmission of a broadcasting signa... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8015582 | Channels and services display The availability of a new information service is publicized by displaying an icon in an EPG when the presence of a new information service is detected. A list of new services is then displayed responsive to a user command. When one of the new services is displayed i... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8015581 | Resource data configuration for media content access systems and methods In one of many possible implementations, a system includes a content delivery subsystem providing online resource data and programming data associated with media content. The system further includes a content processing subsystem configured to communicate with the c... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8001569 | Identifying ancillary information associated with an audio/video program A system communicates video information including television content associated with a plurality of channels and ancillary information. Information may be transmitted with the ancillary information that is indicative of the type of content included in the ancillary ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7995903 | Data recording and reproducing apparatus and data recording and reproducing method A recording and reproducing module records a signal (broadcast program) based on a first compression method to a recording medium, and during a period of time during which recording is not performed, reproduces the signal based on the first compression method, which... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7992171 | System and method for controlled viral distribution of digital content in a social network A controlled content distribution system (CCDS) employs a peer-level application into which a content producer can import digital content (e.g., video, audio, graphic, image, text, code files, etc.) The content producer identifies distribution parameters including a... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7984469 | Digital television translator with PSIP update A digital television translator includes a digital television receiver for receiving a first digital television signal at a first frequency and generating a digital transport stream from the first digital television signal. The digital transport stream can include o... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7971218 | Distribution of real-time entertainment scheduling data A method, system, and software for distributing entertainment scheduling data (e.g., television scheduling data, movie scheduling data, etc.) to end users. Entertainment scheduling data updates are entered into an editorial database and then used to rapidly update a... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7941820 | Method and apparatus for updating program guide information of digital TV A method of processing program guide information is provided. The method includes receiving one or more program guide informations contained in service information of a stream provided by a digital television broadcasting system, comparing the received program guide... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7882525 | Data collection for a comprehensive program guide Data collection for a comprehensive program guide is described. In embodiment(s), a content distributor communicates media content to client devices via an IP-based network. The client devices also receive off-air media content along with off-air program guide data ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7882526 | Program information retrieval system, broadcast receiving apparatus, program information retrieval apparatus, program information retrieval method, and computer program A program information retrieval system in which a broadcast receiving terminal and a resolver server are connected through a communication network includes a local storing unit that stores a program information, a taste-information acquiring unit that acquires taste... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7865922 | Low-power broadcast receiver Broadcast receivers operate in a power-saving standby mode while retaining the ability to receive broadcast program, software, and firmware updates. The most power hungry circuits are deprived of power in the standby mode using a wake-up switch controlled by an upda... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7849483 | Guide system and method of operation A system and method for displaying a simplified electronic program schedule guide on a user's television monitor is provided. In one embodiment, the program schedule guide is abbreviated to include only the programs currently available for viewing on a subset of the... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7844989 | Method and broadcasting receiver for displaying the receiving status of broadcasting program information A broadcasting program information displaying method and broadcasting receiver are provided. The broadcasting program information displaying method includes checking whether broadcasting program information to be displayed on a screen is completely received when a u... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7827576 | Announcing the availability of an electronic programming guide to receivers of enhanced television transmissions A unique session identifier may be utilized to announce the availability of an electronic programming guide to users of an enhanced television distribution system. In some embodiments, the unique session identifier may be utilized in a variety of systems to provide ... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7788691 | Terrestrial digital TV broadcast signal receiver In a terrestrial digital TV broadcast signal receiver capable of EPG (Electric Program Guide) display, EPG data are updated in a time as smaller as possible while a use does not watch any TV program, so that the EPG can be displayed in real time just after switching... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7784074 | Digital broadcast receiving terminal When a station whose information has been kept stored in memory is again receivable a digital broadcasting receiver terminal can select the station immediately based on station selection information, without making a channel scanning in search for the station again.... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7779442 | Information distribution system This invention relates to an information delivery system and method, an information transmission apparatus and method, and an information receiving apparatus and method for delivering a digital multi-channel service signal through a satellite and a cable network. A ... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7770196 | Set top terminal for organizing program options available in television delivery system A set top terminal is disclosed for creating a favorites menu of television programs available for viewing, based on a user's preferences. The terminal receives a television signal from an operations center, extracts individual programs from the signal, and sends on... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7761893 | Digital television translator with PSIP update A digital television translator includes a digital television receiver for receiving a first digital television signal at a first frequency and generating a digital transport stream from the first digital television signal. The digital transport stream can include o... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7757255 | Digital broadcasting receiver A digital broadcasting receiver includes an operating section configured to select a channel, and a video/audio data obtaining section configured to obtain video/audio data on a selected channel from television broadcasting signals. The digital broadcasting receiver... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7752643 | Information access system, information distribution device, information access device, information distribution method, and information access method An information search system is provided. The information search system is capable of searching a target content based on meta information provided by a broadcast station, in which a reception device makes an inquiry toward a directory service server based on a meta... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7707606 | Content and application download based on a home network system configuration profile A system and method is provided for identifying, accessing, and managing service applications for use with associated consumer electronic devices in a home network system. A client side process, executed by a client computing system in the home network system, opera... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7698722 | Method and receiver for managing the consistency of service lists in digital television The present invention consists of a method for managing the consistency of service lists broadcasted by a digital television network, the service lists containing parameters corresponding to each broadcasted services and being received in a television receiver and s... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7669218 | Provision of electronic mail services via a cable services network Methods and systems are provided for accessing electronic mail services via a cable services network. A cable television services customer/user may access electronic mail services through a cable television services provider by providing access credentials via an in... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7661120 | Automated transport stream apparatus and method A mapping processor is configured to receive a current PAT from the input data stream, and to compare input program numbers in the current PAT to known program numbers in the stored format table. If the input program numbers in the current PAT are the same as the in... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7657908 | Television broadcast receiver Disclosed is a television broadcast receiver including: a reception member to receive a television broadcast signal with added time information; an acquirement member to acquire broadcast program information; program information storage member to store the broadcast... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7631333 | Digital broadcast receiving apparatus Provided is a digital broadcast receiving apparatus that enables real-time viewing of information about a program of a current channel and a next program to be broadcast, and that can deal with a change in program, if any. In this digital broadcast receiving apparat... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7627883 | Interactive entertainment and information system using television set-top box An interactive entertainment and information system using a television set-top box, wherein pages of information are periodically provided to the set-top box for user interaction therewith. The pages include associated meta-data defining active locations on each pag... | 12/01/2009 |
