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"To place a man in a multi-stage rocket and project him into the controlling gravitational field of the moon where the passengers can make scientific observations, perhaps land alive, and then return to earth--all that constitutes a wild dream worthy of Jules Verne. I am bold enough to say that such a man-made voyage will never occur regardless of all future advances."
Lee deForest, American radio pioneer ; 1957
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7411612 | Photographed image composing apparatus and a storage medium storing a photographed image composing program A photographed image composing apparatus includes a CPU and an imaging unit. In this photographed image composing apparatus, an operator photographs an object's face in at least two partial images successively while aligning a predetermined region of the face with a... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7373652 | Server-centric search function in an interactive program guide Techniques for searching a program guide database. In accordance with a method, one or more search criteria (e.g., keywords) are received and a request for a search is then sent, along with the search criteria, to a head end of an information distribution system. In... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367042 | Method and apparatus for hyperlinking in a television broadcast A system and method of adding hyperlinked information to a television broadcast. The broadcast material is analyzed and one or more regions within a frame are identified. Additional information can be associated with a region, and can be transmitted in encoded form,... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365871 | Apparatus for capturing, converting and transmitting a visual image signal via a digital transmission system An image capture, conversion, compression, storage and transmission system provides a data signal representing the image in a format and protocol capable of being transmitted over any of a plurality of readily available transmission systems and received by readily a... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7283570 | Receiving apparatus for digital broadcasting signal and receiving/recording/reproducing apparatus thereof In a digital broadcasting signal receiving/recording/reproducing apparatus, a recorded program can be immediately reproduced without performing complicated operations. Only a desired program and information related to the desired program are separated to be extracte... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7254824 | Encoding optimization techniques for encoding program grid section of server-centric interactive programming guide An interactive program guide (IPG) may include a program grid section and a multimedia section. The program grid section typically contains program information organized in a grid with a time axis and a channel axis. The multimedia section may include video for adve... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7249367 | Method and apparatus for switching between multiple programs by interacting with a hyperlinked television broadcast A system and method of adding hyperlinked information to a television broadcast. The broadcast material is analyzed and one or more regions within a frame are identified. Additional information can be associated with a region, and can be transmitted in encoded form,... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7170546 | Television system distributing a dynamically varying number of concurrent video presentations over a single television channel A system for providing, in a television system, the combination, transmission, and reception of multiple video presentations over a single channel of a television distribution system. Presentations may be concurrently broadcast for viewing by many users, as well as ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7126408 | Method and apparatus for receiving high-speed signals with low latency An apparatus and method for receiving high-speed signals having a wide common-mode range with low input-to-output latency. In one embodiment, the receiver includes an integrator to accumulate charge in accordance with an input signal during an integration time inter... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7127737 | Bandwidth management techniques for delivery of interactive program guide Methods for managing delivery of video sequences of an interactive program guide (IPG) over a communications network to a plurality of terminals are provided. In one embodiment, the method pre-allocates a broadcast bandwidth in the communications network for common ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7123631 | Receiving apparatus for digital broadcasting signal and receiving/recording/reproducing apparatus thereof In a digital broadcasting signal receiving/recording/reproducing apparatus, a recorded program can be immediately reproduced without performing complicated operations. Only a desired program and information related to the desired program are separated to be extracte... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7120924 | Method and apparatus for receiving a hyperlinked television broadcast A system and method of receiving information hyperlinked to a television broadcast. The broadcast material is analyzed and one or more regions within a frame are identified. Additional information can be associated with a region, and can be transmitted in encoded fo... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7117517 | Method and apparatus for generating data structures for a hyperlinked television broadcast A system and method of adding hyperlinked information to a television broadcast. The broadcast material is analyzed and one or more regions within a frame are identified. Additional information can be associated with a region, and can be transmitted in encoded form,... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7096487 | Apparatus and method for combining realtime and non-realtime encoded content Methods for slice-based encoding of program guides and user interfaces. The program guides include multiple video streams for picture-in-picture and other applications. A method for encoding the program guide includes encoding a first set of slices for each of a plu... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7091968 | Method and apparatus for encoding a user interface A method and apparatus for combining video frame sequences with a video display of an interactive program guide (IPG). The apparatus comprises a plurality of compositors that combine background information, video frame sequences and program guide graphics into a sin... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7058965 | Multiplexing structures for delivery of interactive program guide Multiplexing structures presented overcome problems and disadvantages in the delivery of an interactive program guide. An apparatus for forming a multiplexed transport stream to deliver an interactive program guide includes: an encoder and packetizer adapted (i) to ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7023913 | Digital security multimedia sensor A fully digital camera system provides high-resolution still image and streaming video signals via a network to a centralized, server supported security and surveillance system. The digital camera for collects an image from one or more image transducers, compressing... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7012932 | Digital broadcast data receiving apparatus A digital broadcast data receiving apparatus comprises a plurality of broadcast data receiving units for receiving digital broadcast data supplied from a plurality of digital broadcast data sources, respectively and a parallel receiving unit for receiving, from the ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6975308 | Digital picture display frame The present invention provides a picture frame for displaying digital images taken by a digital camera. The invention may be a wall mounted frame or a desk top frame. The invention includes a display, such as an active matrix display for rendering images for viewing... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6968567 | Latency reduction in providing interactive program guide Techniques presented reduce latencies or delays in the delivery of an interactive program guide. In accordance with a first technique, a method for providing an interactive program guide comprises: providing a plurality of transport streams; providing a group of int... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6965262 | Method and apparatus for receiving high speed signals with low latency An apparatus and method for receiving high-speed signals having a wide common-mode range with low input-to-output latency. In one embodiment, the receiver includes an integrator to accumulate charge in accordance with an input signal during an integration time inter... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6956620 | Apparatus for separating a luminance signal and a chrominance signal from an NTSC composite video signal An apparatus for separating luminance and chrominance signals from an NTSC composite video signal includes first through fourth delayers connected to a digital composite video signal in series for delaying input signals each by 1, a first filter for separating a fir... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6934965 | System for generating, distributing and receiving an interactive user interface Method and apparatus for generating, transmitting and receiving a user interface for an interactive information distribution system. The user interface is generated in a head end of the system as a digital bitstream and transmitted to subscriber equipment for displa... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6904610 | Server-centric customized interactive program guide in an interactive television environment Techniques to create, generate, and deliver customized interactive program guide (custom-IPG). In one method, selections indicative of a set of channels to be included in the custom-IPG are received. In response, one or more custom-IPG screens having included therei... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6720998 | Device for managing snap shot in USB camera and method therefor Device and method for managing a snap shot in a USB camera, the device including a camera for taking, and digitizing an image, and providing the image through an end point exclusive for an image, an interface unit for inserting either a frame sync pattern between fr... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6674460 | Television system distributing a dynamically varying number of concurrent video presentations over a single television channel A method and system for providing, in a television system, the combination, transmission, and reception of multiple video presentations over a single channel of a television distribution system. Presentations may be concurrently broadcast for viewing by m... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6584219 | 2D/3D image conversion system A 2D/3D image conversion system includes target phase value calculating means for calculating a target phase value per parallax calculation region based on a dynamic range of a preset target phase value and depth information per given unit area generated ... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6424380 | Digital broadcast receiving apparatus for displaying still images at high speed A digital broadcast receiving apparatus, for receiving a plurality of pieces of compressed still image data repeatedly transmitted from a digital broadcast transmitting apparatus and for outputting a still image selected by a user as a TV signal, fetches ... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6195118 | Time-division still picture television system The present invention provides a time-division still picture television system, by which a frame needed by a receiver can be selected by a simplified arrangement. A natural still picture frame including a reference frame is repeatedly transmitted in a cer... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6005606 | Still picture television system A system, by which a user can select a necessary frame by simplified arrangement using time-division still picture broadcast system. A natural still picture frame including a reference frame is repeatedly transmitted in a given order using the reference f... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6003041 | Method and managing multiple channel maps from multiple input devices in a multimedia system A computer system has a large number of media input sources selectively coupled to a single presentation device. A device database tracks characteristics and connections of the input sources. Multiple, possibly conflicting, channels are assigned to a set ... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5996008 | Method and apparatus for providing still images in a full motion video communication session using the same full motion video communication protocol An apparatus is programmed with a video service for facilitating video communication with another remote apparatus, in accordance with a video communication protocol. The video service includes a still image function with logic for providing a plurality o... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5953046 | Television system with multiple video presentations on a single channel A system for providing, in a television system, the combination, transmission, and reception of multiple video presentations over a single channel of a television distribution system. Presentations may be concurrently broadcast for viewing by many users, ... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5949476 | Television system distributing a dynamically varying number of concurrent video presentations over a single television channel A method and system for providing, in a television system, the combination, transmission, and reception of multiple video presentations over a single channel of a television distribution system. Presentations may be concurrently broadcast for viewing by m... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5870208 | Method and apparatus for printing high quality still picture frames A method and apparatus for printing a hand motion corrected still picture frame to form a clear, high quality image. Even field and odd field data making up a still picture frame are stored in a memory. The stored frame is divided into blocks and a motion... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5724070 | Common digital representation of still images for data transfer with both slow and fast data transfer rates A computer system includes a local non-volatile data storage medium and a visual display device. A still image is stored as a compressed data file in a multi-resolution compression format on the non-volatile data storage medium. The multi-resolution forma... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5689562 | Method for transmitting superimposed image data in a radio frequency communication system The present invention relates to a method for transmitting image data for superimposed images via wireless devices in a radio frequency communication system. The original image is transmitted via a communication channel to a receiving unit. The original i... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5686971 | Still picture generating apparatus and freeze encoder A still picture generating apparatus which can create still pictures without deterioration in the picture quality from MUSE signals having a frame memory 32 for executing motion compensation by moving the position of the stored data by signals MVH and MVV... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5369441 | Reproducing apparatus with simultaneous parallel processing of different image signals A reproducing apparatus with simultaneous parallel processing of different image signals includes a storage device for storing a plurality of image signals supplied sequentially, each of the stored image signals representing a different image. A first str... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5091783 | Still more feature for improved definition television digital processing units, systems, and methods A television receiving system includes a digital unit, which has at least one single-instruction multiple-data processor, especially suitable for television processing. The processor receives data samples fo each horizontal line word-serially, but process... | 02/25/1992 |
