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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8085347 | Image forming apparatus and control method thereof A technology is provided that suppresses a noise that an image forming apparatus makes in the course of an operation thereof from interfering with a user who is watching television. When a printer 203 receives a print command, the printer 203 performs ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8009967 | Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program An information processing apparatus includes a reservation unit reserving predetermined processing for a broadcast program, the predetermined processing being started in accordance with conditions corresponding to program information concerning the broadcast program... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7821573 | Time setting system, imaging device, video-device, and time setting method An imaging device outputs video data with an image signal obtained from imaging an object, records video data onto a record medium, reproduces video data therefrom, outputs first time information from a clock section, communicates with another device through a first... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7808554 | Automatic and interactive configuration and control of a video system The present invention involves inserting a sequence of computer-like commands into a video signal stream (230) and which contain data processing instructions (401; 457; 500) and video test patterns (407; 452) in order to automate the integration... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7787050 | Method and system for downloading and storing interactive device content using the horizontal overscan portion of a video signal A method and system for decoding and storing encoded control data delivered via the horizontal overscan area of a video signal. An interactive device performs behavior defined by control data encoded into a video signal that can be broadcast or played-back from vide... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7538819 | Adaptive video image information processing system Video image information is received in a signal including conditional access information. The conditional access information is associated with one of a plurality of picture resolution formats for recording, reproducing and displaying the video image information. Th... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7477320 | Method and system for downloading and storing interactive device content using the horizontal overscan portion of a video signal A method and system for decoding and storing encoded control data delivered via the horizontal overscan area of a video signal. An interactive device such as a toy performs behavior defined by control data that can be encoded into a video signal. The toy is equipped... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7446816 | Image forming apparatus capable of forming image for broadcasting program at proper timing A data broadcasting receiving terminal receives a data broadcasting signal from a broadcasting station to detect print-out data and a control signal associated with print-out from the data broadcasting signal. The data broadcasting receiving terminal, at a time poin... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7433488 | Information recording medium drive device, information processing apparatus, data replay control system, data replay control method, and computer program A content, restored in an information processing apparatus, for replaying a content, such as a personal computer, is fed back to a drive device. The drive device detects an electronic watermark from the transferred restored content, and controls content outputting f... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7415430 | Broadcast response system A broadcast response system provides, e.g., a radio broadcast listener with the ability to obtain media content such as music or speech while listening to the radio. The user can respond to items in the radio broadcast such as advertisements, fund raising drives, or... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7395031 | Mobile device and method for receiving and processing program-accompanying data Mobile device (3) and method for receiving and processing program-accompanying digital data, which are transmitted by a radio transmitter (1), for example a DAB transmitter, and of which at least certain comprise location parameters. The mobile device ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7379199 | Print controlling apparatus and print controlling method This invention relates to a producer of content who associates information for print control with the content such as a picture, before delivery. Specifically, a digital broadcast receiving device receives this content delivery, and the content is decoded by a data ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7373218 | Image distribution system An information distribution system capable of presenting an image photographed by a moving body, such as a robot or vehicle, selected by a user. The information distribution system includes moving bodies, local managers, and a global manager. When a user requests a ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7370016 | Music distribution systems Music is blanket transmitted (for example, via satellite downlink transmission) to each customer's user station where selected music files are recorded. Customers preselect from a list of available music in advance using an interactive screen selector, and pay only ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7362381 | Device interoperability utilizing bit-mapped on-screen display menus Interoperability for exchanging on-screen display menus and associated control between common consumer electronic (CE) devices is provided. This interoperability is based on the IEEE 1394 serial bus for the physical and link layers and makes use of AV/C or CAL as th... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359437 | Encoding method and system for reducing inter-symbol interference effects in transmission over a serial link A communication system including a transmitter, a receiver, and a serial link, in which encoded data (e.g., encoded video data and encoded auxiliary data) are transmitted from the transmitter to the receiver. The serial link can but need not be a TMDS or TMDS-like l... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359619 | Transmitting signals to cause replays to be recorded at a plurality of receivers A video stream may include portions that are stored while other portions are being displayed. In one embodiment, a portion of the video stream may be stored in digital storage media at one instance while in the next instance another portion of the stream is being re... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7360232 | System and method to subscribe to channel URL addresses and to provide non-programming-related URL addresses in an interactive video casting system A remote device is capable to receive network address information, such as uniform resource locator (URL) addresses, and other supplemental content that are available along with television signal. A set top box coupled to a television receives the network address in... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7342612 | System and method for controlling an electronic device A communication and control system includes a command device for generating a command signal and an input device for generating a data signal. A first device of the system receives the command and data signals to generate a transmission signal. A second device of th... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7342613 | Method and system for inserting closed captions in video A closed captioning configuration system is described. The system receives parameters of a digital video presentation and computes closed captioning parameters to drive a closed captions encoder, creating closed captions which are compatible with the presentation. I... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7343024 | Embedding data in material The present invention relates to embedding data in material. Material means one or more of video material, audio material and data material. Video material in this context may be still images or moving images. There is provided an apparatus comprising a transformer ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7342966 | MPEG table structure A MPEG table data structure includes a data portion and a header. The header includes an action identifier field, and the action identifier field relates to data that identifies an action to be carried by a receiver/decoder receiving the MPEG table data structure. | 03/11/2008 |
| 7340154 | Television set embedded with DVD player A television set include a DVD-IC 20 for outputting a composite signal a containing subtitle information and closed caption information, a TV-IC 10 for outputting an OSD signal b based on the closed caption information identified in the composite signa... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7340616 | Power management of storage units in a storage array Provided is a method, system, an program for power management of storage units in a storage array. A power profile is accessed for a storage array including a plurality of storage units, wherein each storage unit is enabled to operate in one of a plurality of power ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7339954 | Multiplexing digital broadcast method that can establish a technique which can perfectly obtain a multiplexing digital broadcast data A multiplexing digital broadcast system includes a receiving terminal; and a broadcasting station. The receiving terminal includes: a receiving side recording device demodulating a specification digital data selectively specified from a multiplexing digital data tra... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7340762 | Method and apparatus for broadcasting, viewing, reserving and/or delayed viewing of digital television programs Methods and apparatus are provided for a digital television service where a Preview Program is transmitted along with associated Broadcast Scheduling Information (BSI) so that a viewer can easily reserve an associated Main Program for later viewing and/or recording.... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337455 | Method, apparatus, and program for evolving algorithms for detecting content in information streams A method for optimizing the performance of an algorithm for detecting predetermined content in a media information stream, and a program and apparatus that operate in accordance with the method. The algorithm is a function of a set of parameters. The method comprise... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7337462 | System and method for providing timing data for programming events A video production facility system may produce closed caption data that includes text data and timing data. The system may receive script data for a video program. The system may then determine identifiers for individual programming events that make up the program. ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7336318 | Synthetic insertion of clear codes during video program changes An apparatus and method for facilitating program changes. The apparatus and method include a controller for detecting a change program request and for outputting change event data when a change event is detected. A non-active video information replacement module is ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7327402 | Video displayer facilitating channels and video/audio input settings A video displayer that facilitates resetting of channel and external input settings includes a tuner configured to select a broadcast signal; an external signal input unit configured to receive an external signal; a signal processing unit configured to process one o... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327885 | Method for detecting short term unusual events in videos A method detects short term, unusual events in a video. First, features are extracted features from the audio and the video portions of the video. Segments of the video are labeled according to the features. A global sliding window is applied to the labeled segments... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7324159 | Method and device communicating a command Disclosed are a method, a controlling device (110), a controllable device (130) and an arrangement (100) for communicating a command from the controlling device (110) to the controllable device (130). A watermark is generated compr... | 01/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7303471 | Method and system for transferring data to an electronic toy or other electronic device A method for transferring data from a display device to an electronic device includes displaying a visual pattern on the display device. The visual pattern represents the data being transferred. In the electronic device, the visual pattern is received and processed ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7295578 | Method and apparatus for synchronizing auxiliary data and video data transmitted over a TMDS-like link A communication system including a transmitter, a receiver, and a TMDS-like link, in which video data and auxiliary data are transmitted from the transmitter to the receiver, or in which video data are transmitted over the link from the transmitter to the receiver a... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7296282 | Interactive optical cards and other hand-held devices with increased connectivity A system for deriving benefits from the reception and processing of composite video signals by a hand-held device, such as a smart card. Video signals are modulated with auxiliary data creating composite video signals. The composite video signals are then transmitte... | 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 |
| 7283566 | Method and circuit for generating time stamp data from an embedded-clock audio data stream and a video clock In preferred embodiments, a system including a transmitter, a receiver, and a serial link, in which the transmitter is configured to transmit video data, embedded-clock auxiliary data (or auxiliary data derived from embedded-clock auxiliary data), and a video clock ... | 10/16/2007 |
