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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8176506 | Predictive content presentation A system may automatically send a request for a list of programs over a network, obtain, in response to the request, a user profile that includes a list of programs that a viewer has accessed, send information identifying at least one of the programs over the networ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8166497 | Methods and apparatus to collect media monitoring information Example methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to collect metering information associated with media presented media presentation devices are disclosed. A disclosed example system for collecting metering information includes a media meter to generate media ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8151291 | Methods and apparatus to meter content exposure using closed caption information Methods and apparatus to meter content exposure using closed caption information are disclosed. An example method comprises developing a keyword database of terms based on program guide descriptive of programs for a given time period, generating one or more values r... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8131708 | Methods and systems for monitoring and tracking videos on the internet Method and system for discovering and identifying a video object. The method includes crawling at least one predetermined website, discovering at least one video link at the predetermined website, processing information associated with a first database for storing o... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8103546 | Advertising content delivery Programming media and advertising media may be presented in a manner that approximates or equals a target ratio. In one implementation, a total temporal length of one or more programming media segments is accessed after the user has selected the programming media se... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8065697 | Methods and apparatus to determine audience viewing of recorded programs Methods and apparatus to determine audience viewing of recorded programs are disclosed. An example method disclosed herein comprises displaying a previously recorded program on a display, determining a possible original broadcast time corresponding to the previously... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8046787 | Method and system for the storage, viewing management, and delivery of targeted advertising A method for managing television advertisements. The method includes determining if a subscriber has reached a minimum level of advertisement viewing and curtailing the service level of the subscriber if the subscriber does not maintain the minimum level of advertis... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8028312 | Information processing apparatus and content registration method, and program The present invention registers a content so that its composition can be easily recognized, and promotes the reduction of a load in playing processing on the registered content, and improves convenience of users. Also, it evaluates the value of production of a conte... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8020179 | Methods and apparatus to adaptively select sensor(s) to gather audience measurement data based on a variable system factor and a quantity of data collectible by the sensors Methods and apparatus to adaptively gather audience information data are disclosed. The disclosed methods and apparatus monitor system factor(s) and select one or more sensors from a plurality of sensors positioned to gather audience measurement data based on the mo... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8006258 | Methods and apparatus for media source identification and time shifted media consumption measurements Methods and apparatus for media source identification and time shifted media consumption measurements are disclosed. A disclosed method identifies a time shift associated with one of a plurality of media sources local to a media delivery device by generating a libra... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7958523 | Method and system for protecting cable television subscriber-specific information allowing limited subset access A television program ratings method and system includes transferring information associated with households from a cable provider to a ratings provider such that the ratings provider has access to information associated with sampled households and lacks access to in... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7945924 | Detecting distribution of multimedia content A system and method is disclosed for detecting distribution of multimedia content. The volume level of data traffic is monitored for a plurality of users to select any users with high-bandwidth usage. The time of day and the day of the week may be considered when de... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7908616 | Measuring audience viewership of online live broadcast Method and apparatus for measuring an audience viewership of an online live broadcast are provided. Code information included in live broadcast data is received from the encoding server or the media server, transmission information of the live broadcast data to the ... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7861256 | Broadcast receiver and method and apparatus for computing viewing/listening information A broadcast receiver includes a controller that detects a reception log of a receiving unit and that records the reception log in a reception log memory. The reception log includes at least the reception channel, reception start time, and reception end time. Periodi... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7853967 | Multimedia service system based on user history Disclosed is a user history based multimedia service system, wherein user history data include a multimedia consumption type and/or consumption behavior of the user. The consumption type data includes a start time or end time of the multimedia content consumption (i... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7818761 | Signal processing apparatus and methods A unified system of programming communication. The system encompasses the prior art (television, radio, broadcast hardcopy, computer communications, etc.) and new user specific mass media. Within the unified system, parallel processing computer systems, each having ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7805738 | Signal processing apparatus and methods A unified system of programming communication. The system encompasses the prior art (television, radio, broadcast hardcopy, computer communications, etc.) and new user specific mass media. Within the unified system, parallel processing computer systems, each having ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7793316 | Methods and apparatus to adaptively select sensor(s) to gather audience measurement data based on a variable system factor and a quantity of data collectable by the sensors Methods and apparatus to adaptively gather audience information data are disclosed. The disclosed methods and apparatus monitor system factor(s) and select one or more sensors from a plurality of sensors positioned to gather audience measurement data based on the mo... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7765563 | User interaction feedback system A viewer response method for use with an interactive telecommunications system. The viewer response method includes accumulating a user interaction history of a user of the system, the user interaction history including user interaction information associated with a... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7716696 | Television receiver, information processing method and program A television receiver includes: broadcast wave receiving means for receiving a broadcast wave; obtaining means for obtaining information for specifying a program being a common program of programs received in accordance with first program information related to a re... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7712113 | Multimedia service system based on user history Disclosed is a user history based multimedia service system, wherein user history data include a multimedia consumption type and/or consumption behavior of the user. The consumption type data includes a start time or end time of the multimedia content consumption (i... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7653920 | Method and system for protecting cable television subscriber-specific information allowing limited subset access A television program ratings method and system includes transferring information associated with households from a cable provider to a ratings provider such that the ratings provider has access to information associated with sampled households and lacks access to in... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7647604 | Methods and apparatus for media source identification and time shifted media consumption measurements Methods and apparatus for media source identification and time shifted media consumption measurements are disclosed. A disclosed method identifies a media source by generating first signature information based on media presented via a media delivery device and compa... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7644423 | System and method for generating media consumption statistics Techniques are described for generating statistics that reflect the consumption of media resources, such as television program resources. The techniques involve polling a group of devices identified in a random sample list or a custom sample list to collect event da... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7644422 | Interactive service device metering systems A metering system meters usage of on-line and off-line services by way of interactive service devices. Interactive service devices may include personal computers and non-personal-computers. Non-personal-computers may include network computers, gaming devices, Intern... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7614064 | Determining program boundaries through viewing behavior Program boundaries are determined through viewing behavior. More specifically, edge and/or commercial boundaries of programs may be determined by monitoring viewing behavior of different video segments using forward and backward correlations between video segments. ... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7603682 | Digest video browsing based on collaborative information A computer implemented method determines interest in video portions. A media stream including frames, and a composite rating counter including interest levels are retrieved. Each interest level corresponds to a frame. When viewed at normal playback rate, interest le... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7584483 | Content-exhibition control apparatus and method A hard-disk recorder receives a broadcasting content distributed from a satellite broadcasting service system and records it. The satellite broadcasting service system generates degree-of-exposure control data for the broadcasting content, and sends it to the hard-d... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7568207 | Cable drop monitor with upstream signalling A time slot is provided for each terminal unit or cable drop of a signal distribution system in a repeated sequence to communicate detected conditions “upstream”. The time slots are defined in accordance with a time base responsive to broadcast time signals. An ... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7509662 | Method and apparatus for generation of a preferred broadcasted programs list A second set of broadcasted programs is added to a first set of broadcasted programs. The second set of broadcasted programs includes broadcasted programs viewed by a viewer for a period of time at least equal to a first threshold. A third set of broadcasted program... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7500256 | Viewing terminal, viewing authorization system, method for authorizing viewing, remote education method, and recorded medium An audiovisual terminal, an audiovisual authentication system, a method of authenticating audiovisual education, a remote education method, and a recording medium readable with the audiovisual terminal, all suitable for authenticating the actual viewing of education... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7478414 | Method and apparatus for alerting a television viewers to the programs other viewers are watching Described are methods and apparatus that allow viewers to access timely data showing what other viewers are watching at (or near) a given moment. Thus, for example, a viewer could tune in, find out which ten programs currently being broadcast are most popular, and t... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7448058 | Method for enabling a television user to control operation of application programs on a programmable television controller A television user selectively configures one or more control options pertaining to usage monitoring, and a compliance means ensures that the operation of application programs on the television user's programmable television controller is compliant with the selective... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7444655 | Anonymous aggregated data collection An anonymous aggregated data collection system aggregates media access information in an anonymous data collection component without associating the media access information with any one particular client device. The anonymous data collection component further preve... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7441260 | Television program recommender with automatic identification of changing viewer preferences A television program recommender is disclosed that automatically identifies changes in viewing preferences. Once changing viewing preferences are identified, the disclosed television programming recommender can (i) adapt the generated television program recommendati... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7434242 | Multiple content supplier video asset scheduling An apparatus and method for allocating management functions within an interactive information distribution system between service providers and content providers whereby content providers lease respective portions of available resources within the service provider a... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7421723 | Detection of media links in broadcast signals A detection apparatus includes a tuner tuned to the program and a meter coupled to the tuner and arranged to detect content ancillary information from the program tuned by the tuner. The content ancillary information may be a media link, closed captioning informatio... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7415191 | Reproduction device and reproduction method Reproducing characteristics of an audio sound are controlled by an audio controller 8 and reproducing characteristics of a video image are controlled by a video controller 11. Whether or not a viewpoint of the user is directed to a display 13 si... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7412648 | Keyword creation method and its apparatus A keyword creation method and its apparatus to simply create keywords in user's retrieving a desired item of information from a vast amount of information. The habitual situation characteristics and the degree of typical liking tendency of a user are calculated on t... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7395544 | Regulating the quality of a broadcast based on monitored viewing behavior information Systems and methods for utilizing a back channel as a feedback system to regulate the quality of broadcast. A signal source transmits a signal corresponding to the broadcast to one or more home entertainment systems. The displaying, recording or utilization of the b... | 07/01/2008 |
