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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8023798 | Recording apparatus, mobile receiver apparatus and data management method A recording apparatus receives, with respect to an identical program, high image quality digital broadcasting data and low image quality digital broadcasting data, records the high image quality program data and the low image quality program data in a recording medi... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7444165 | Method and system for providing broadcast services through a cellular and/or wireless network to a plurality of mobile devices via service provider integration A method and system for communicating information via a plurality of different networks may comprise circuitry in a mobile terminal that receives broadcast information via a VHF/UHF broadcast communication path and simultaneously receives in the mobile terminal, cel... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7430438 | Method and system for mobile receiver antenna architecture for US band cellular and broadcasting services A method for an antenna architecture that handles US band cellular and broadcast channels may be provided. The method may comprise receiving at a first radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) integrated within a mobile terminal, first signals via a first antenna, ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7421244 | Method and system for mobile receiver antenna architecture for handling various digital video broadcast channels A method for an antenna architecture may comprise receiving at a first radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) integrated within a mobile terminal, first signals via at least a first antenna, where the first signals may comprise signals within a 2100 MHz band. Sec... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7367039 | System and method for evaluating callback functionality in a satellite television network A combination of new hardware at the subscriber site, hardware and services at the satellite broadcasting center and new installation procedures provide a cost-effective approach for verifying “callback” functionality. The required test and monitoring hardware m... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7327989 | Dual channel two-way satellite communication The present invention relates to a system, device and method for two-way satellite communication using a dual channel communication configuration to make better use of limited bandwidth. The two channels include a dedicated Unicast channel for each remote VSAT termi... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7295145 | Selective-sampling receiver A receiver that selectively samples a received signal in order to suppress an interference component of the signal while recovering a desired component. The selective sampling may be accomplished by low cost, low complex analog or digital circuitry. The receiver inc... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7293276 | Interactive television program guide for recording enhanced video content Interactive television systems and methods are provided for enhancing program guide content using recording and alert features for video related to promotions, advertisements, and other selectable displays presented in an interactive television application such as a... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7289125 | Graphics device clustering with PCI-express A bridge associated with a broadcast aperture facilitates the transfer of rendering commands and data between a processor and multiple graphics devices. The bridge receives data written by the processor to the broadcast aperture and forwards it to multiple graphics ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7145862 | Method and apparatus for transmission and reception of data To address the need for reducing pilot overhead, a method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving data is provided herein. A communication system having a transmitter (100) that utilizes adaptive modulation and coding (AMC) and utilizes lower-order modul... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7139595 | Transit vehicle wireless transmission broadcast system A transit vehicle wireless transmission broadcast system for wirelessly transmitting multimedia content from one transit vehicle to another transit vehicle for broadcast of the multimedia content to passengers traveling in the transit vehicles. Each transit vehicle ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7133441 | High speed access system over copper cable plant A system for transporting a high speed data stream over a plurality of relatively low bandwidth unshielded twisted copper pairs within the local loop plant or in any environment having a plurality of copper lines, such as on campuses, within large buildings, etc. Th... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7124425 | Audio/video system and method utilizing a head mounted apparatus with noise attenuation A head mounted display in a video/audio system includes a display device, a head mount, noise reduction devices, and a speaker. The display device is coupled to the head mount and produces visual images based on received video signals. The head mount is mounted on t... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7123940 | Wireless communication system including omni-directional transmitter and directional receiver A wireless communication system includes a transmitting antenna, a transmitter, a directional receiving antenna, a receiver, and a communication interface. The transmitter transmits first wireless signals via a transmitting antenna. A directional receiving antenna h... | 10/17/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7107322 | Master operating software system A Master Operating Software System stored and/or run on a remote portion of a Split Personal Computer System, or a Multiple Computer System, such that remote users can operate such Master Operating Software System. In one preferred embodiment, the split personal com... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7099425 | Adjustment circuit and method for tuning of a clock signal An integrated circuit and a method for tuning an internal clock signal with respect to data that is to be emitted includes an adjustment circuit with a compensating circuit for synchronizing the internal clock signal with respect to the data that is to be emitted. S... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7099665 | Apparatus and method for providing satellite link status notification A system and method for informing users of a possible disruption in a communications link established between users traveling on a mobile platform and a fixed base station. In one preferred form, the invention enables a user on a mobile platform to log on to access ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7072365 | System and method for multiplexing broadband signals A frequency agile cable modem termination system which is configured to receive cable TV or other broadband signals on a frequency allocated basis. Cable TV headend may receive cable TV modem or other signals via optical/electrical converters and other links, and ro... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7054417 | Advanced call screening appliance According to the invention, a network interface device for processing a telephone call is disclosed. The network interface device includes a first and second communication interfaces, a telephone switch and a controller. The first communication interface is coupled ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7054376 | High data rate ethernet transport facility over digital subscriber lines A facility transport system for transporting high speed Ethernet data over digital subscriber lines. The system, referred to as 100BaseS, is capable of transmitting 100 Mbps Ethernet over existing copper infrastructure up to distances of approximately 400 meters. Th... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7051355 | Receiving apparatus, receiving method, and providing medium In a step S1, when the user executes a tuning operation (a service-number input operation) on an input section, the information is output to a control section. In a step S3, the control section determines whether the service number selected in the step... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7047555 | In-building CATV system, down-converter, up-converter and amplifier In order to correctly perform frequency conversion without using a pilot signal from an external system in a CATV system in which an upward signal is converted to a high frequency in-building upward signal using an up-converter and the in-building upward signal is c... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7016362 | System for and method of implementing wireless neighborhood area networks A communications system that receives information (e.g., TCP/IP-compatible audio, video, and data applications) from a high-speed wide-area network (e.g., an existing cable, DSL, or satellite network) and communicates at least a portion of the information to a wirel... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7002994 | Multi-channel audio distribution for aircraft passenger entertainment and information systems A method of distributing audio channels to passengers of an aircraft includes digitally encoding a multiplicity of audio channels into a corresponding multiplicity of digital audio channels. Different groups of the digital audio channels are combined into sub-channe... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7002898 | Asymmetrical transport of data A system is described which provides bidirectional transport of data at different data rates for each direction over a shared medium. In one embodiment, the different data rates are accomplished using different modulation techniques. For example, in the downstream d... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6999945 | Multiple customer and multiple location PC service provider system The present invention contemplates a system whereby a service provider can service a large number of customers (millions) and connect them to their rented PC from millions of locations around the world. Many customers (10 to 100 thousand) can be connected simultaneo... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6978476 | Device and method of determining location of signal ingress The present invention comprises a device which may be attached to a cable ground block (62) such that the level and type for signal emitted through the upstream flow of the signal, from a residence or business (59), may be determined along with the loc... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6973670 | In-building CATV system, down-converter, up-converter and amplifier In an in-building CATV system in which an upward signal is frequency-converted to an in-building upward signal using an up-converter at a terminal side and the frequency-converted in-building upward signal is outputted to an external system after frequency-convertin... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6965902 | Method and apparatus for managing functions A method and apparatus for managing functions (e.g., that express business rules) to allow calling functions, maintaining functions, and providing of an execution framework for functions. In one embodiment, there are a number of functions to be maintained. An object... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6959448 | Radio VOD system A radio VOD (Video-On-Demand) system is disclosed. A server provides a video file and an audio file, and a server manager manages the server so as to transmit a video file and an audio file at the user's request. An exchange converts the video file and the audio fil... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6934514 | System for transmitting digital signals with FM signals A system for transmitting digital signals in the same band and on the same channel with FM signals is disclosed. The design of the system according to the present invention includes a coupler, which may be a +3 dB hybrid quadrature coupler, and circularly polarized ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6738979 | Satellite broadcast receiver which is not influenced by unnecessary signal components A receiver at least comprising: a BS tuner; a demodulating unit; a control unit; a modulating unit; a CATV signal converting unit; and a digital-to-analog converting unit, the control unit, the digital-to-analog converting unit controlled by a control signal from th... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6634027 | Communications circuitry for combining terrestrial and satellite signals Communications circuitry comprising integration circuitry coupled to interface circuitry. The integration circuitry is configured to convert at least a portion of a terrestrial signal into a satellite channel frequency and to combine the converted terrest... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6526580 | Broadband data broadcasting service A broadband data broadcast system that allows rich multimedia content to be delivered to a plurality of subscribers is disclosed. The broadband data broadcast system operates by multiplexing a plurality of rich multimedia digital information streams toget... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6470498 | Personal computer system, compact disk and method for interactively viewing the earth Abstract of the Disclosure A method of interactively viewing the Earth including the steps of: selecting satellite viewpointd of a region of the Earth; reading prestored imaged of the region of the Earth from the satellite viewpointd; displaying the prest... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6415439 | Protocol for a wireless control system Wireless communication protocol for enabling unidirectional communications in a simplex environment, or bidirectional communications in a duplex environment, between a controller and one or more controlled devices. The controller transmits video data and ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6356737 | Terrestrial communication system using satellite transmission techniques A terrestrial communication system, facilitating audio, video, data, and any other type of communication within a local geographical area, and with an extremely large number of communication channels being made available simultaneously at a very low cost.... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6175717 | Global mobile video communications system A mobile can transmit and receive broadcast quality video signals while in motion. The system includes a power generator and a microwave subsystem coupled to said power generator. The microwave subsystem transmits first local microwave signals modulated w... | 01/16/2001 |
| 5978650 | System and method for transmitting data A transmission system (10). The transmission system communicates data to a number of subscribers (14a, 14b). The transmission system includes a transceiver (12) that has a number of highly directional antennas (28). A number of digital repeaters (16a, 16b... | 11/02/1999 |
