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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8165455 | Data processing apparatus and data processing method, and computer program Division editing of a movie stream file picked up for a recording application is executed while conforming to a predetermined standard format. When a stream file is divided at an arbitrary division point, a preceding chapter is created by giving padding in an... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8149334 | PIP processing apparatus and method thereof A PIP (Picture In Picture) processing apparatus processes a main image and a secondary image and includes a scaling circuit, a memory circuit, a first selecting circuit and a processing circuit. The scaling circuit scales down the secondary image to output a scaled-... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8134645 | Combination of recorded program index and EPG A television system has a television viewing mode and a guide mode. The guide mode includes an electronic program guide (EPG), which provides the viewer program information for tuned programs, and a tape index guide (TIG), which provides information for programs rec... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8013938 | Method of audio-visual communication using a television and television using the same A method of audio-visual communication using a television and a television using the same are provided, wherein the broadband network and television technologies are used to achieve services of audio-visual communication over a network, such that a user uses the tel... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7990473 | Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and image processing program An image processing apparatus that can display a predetermined content as a predetermined main screen or predetermined sub-screens includes a displaying unit operable to display a main-content on the main screen and sub-contents on the sub-screens; a detecting unit ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7982806 | Broadcast receiver A broadcast receiver includes a first video signal selector which outputs a video signal of a main-picture; a second video signal selector which outputs a video signal of a sub-picture; a first audio signal selector which outputs an audio signal of the main-picture;... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7948561 | Video playback apparatus and method for controlling the same The video playback apparatus includes: a video data processor for simultaneously and asynchronously reproducing a main-video stream and a sub-video stream, and controlling position- and size-information of a corresponding display window; and a video output controlle... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7911537 | Multichannel video reception apparatus and method for digital broadcasting Provided is a multichannel video reception apparatus of a mobile communication terminal for digital broadcasting. An RF processor receives a broadcast signal of a digital broadcast service via an antenna. A baseband processor processes the received broadcast signal ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7903177 | Broadcast receiver and method for displaying channel information A broadcast receiver and method for displaying channel information, are discussed. According to an embodiment, a method for displaying channel information using a broadcast receiver, includes tuning, by the broadcast receiver, to at least one channel if a channel ed... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7898600 | Apparatus for providing multiple screens and method of dynamically configuring multiple screens An apparatus and method for providing multiple screens is disclosed. The apparatus includes a user/application interface module receiving a PiP service providing mode, and an output module displaying a video component of a service on a main screen if the PiP service... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7889278 | Display apparatus that displays image and sub image and control method thereof The present invention relates to a display apparatus comprising a display part which displays a main image and a sub image thereon, further comprising a user selection part having a menu adjusting button, such as a button; and a processor to adjust a display state o... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7876382 | Television program display apparatus, display control method, program, and storage medium A television program display apparatus displays a small area selected from a plurality of small areas in an enlarged scale on the basis of position information and magnification information of the small area, and displays program information indicating the contents ... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7825989 | Television channel change picture-in-picture circuit and method We describe and claim television channel change picture-in-picture circuit and method. The circuit includes means for displaying a first channel on a primary portion of a screen, means for changing from the first channel to a second channel, and means for displaying... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7773156 | Device and method for displaying PIP on TV Device and method for displaying a PIP on a TV, the method including the steps of (a) generating a PIP if a user selects a PIP mode, generating menus for the generated PIP in a form of an OSD, displaying the generated PIP and PIP menus on the same time, (d) if a use... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7692725 | Television receiver and control program for the television receiver A display controller displays an image of a high resolution output from 13-Segment decoder on a main screen area of a display unit and displays an image of the standard resolution output from a single-Segment decoder on a subsidiary screen area of the display unit. ... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7652722 | Apparatus and method for displaying multiple channels and changing channels in a portable terminal having a television video signal receiving function An apparatus and method for displaying television (TV) video data in a portable terminal having a TV video signal receiving function. The apparatus and method include displaying first video data on a first display unit in a TV mode, displaying a channel list during ... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7649570 | Broadcast receiver and method for displaying channel information A broadcast receiver and a method for displaying channel information are disclosed, in which video signals of each channel are displayed in a multi-PIP mode when a channel list is displayed, so that a user can identify the channel list through video. Therefore, sinc... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7646432 | Multimedia signal matching system and method for performing picture-in-picture function A multimedia signal matching system for performing a picture-in-picture function includes: at least one set-top box including a decoder for decoding multimedia signals in a predetermined reference format and generating a control signal for performing the picture-in-... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7643092 | Broadcast receiving system When a main television is turned on, a power source A, a power source B, and a power source C operate. When the main television is turned off (stand-by state), the power source A and the power source B operate, if the sub-television is turned on, and only the power ... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7580080 | Automatic launch of picture-in-picture during commercials Methods and systems are provided for automatically launching a picture-in-picture (PIP) display on a television screen in response to detecting a commercial break. PIP launch scheme information is stored in a memory and retrieved upon the detection of a commercial b... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7532253 | Television channel change picture-in-picture circuit and method We describe and claim television channel change picture-in-picture circuit and method. The circuit includes means for displaying a first channel on a primary portion of a screen, means for changing from the first channel to a second channel, and means for displaying... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7522218 | Display device and method for controlling the same Display devices and methods for controlling the same are provided, which can display text along with video that satisfy prescribed visual criteria. Accordingly, the text can be more easily seen by a viewer. A method can include a) detecting color information of a te... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7518658 | Receiving apparatus A television broadcast receiving apparatus which displays one of television programs received by two tuners on a main picture screen and displays the other on a child picture screen, where one of audios of a program of the main picture screen and a program of the ch... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7505081 | System and method for preserving external storage device control while in picture-outside-picture (POP) or picture-in-picture (PIP) modes A system and method permits time-shifting or recording for any tuner input, regardless of whether the tuner input is being used for POP (or PIP) or main viewing window. This allows POP (or PIP) video modes and recording to an external recording device to be carried ... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7437124 | Satellite radio receiver that displays information regarding one or more channels that are not currently being listened to A satellite radio receiver includes a display that displays information regarding one or more channels that are not currently being listened to. For a music channel, this information may include the name of the artist, the song title, time left in the song, etc. For... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7430018 | Timesharing of a display screen Since a continuous movie effect is created at 24 frames/second, a TV or a movie screen capable of displaying 48 frames/second can alternate the frames from two different programs, so that the frames of each program will have the rate of 24 frames/second. Two viewers... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7420566 | Apparatus and method for forming event picture in mobile communication terminal Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for forming an event picture in a mobile communication terminal. According to the invention, when there occurs any event such as call reception, alarm or message reception under state that a service picture is displayed on a s... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7420620 | Multi-picture display with a secondary high definition picture window having an adjustable aspect ratio Systems and methods for presenting high definition display signals in secondary windows of a display are disclosed. In one embodiment, the aspect ratio of a high definition content secondary window is adjustable. The high definition content secondary window may be a... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7398051 | Satellite radio receiver that displays information regarding one or more channels that are not currently being listened to A satellite radio receiver includes a display that displays information regarding one or more channels that are not currently being listened to. For a music channel, this information may include the name of the artist, the song title, time left in the song, etc. For... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7375761 | Receiver having motion picture data decoder A receiver includes a motion picture data decoder which decodes motion picture data to obtain decoded motion picture data, a memory which stores the decoded motion picture data, a video processing unit which mixes the decoded motion picture data with first graphics ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373650 | Apparatuses and methods to enable the simultaneous viewing of multiple television channels and electronic program guide content A Digital Home Communication Terminal (DHCT) including a plurality of tuners, each of which can select one of a plurality of transmission channels provided by a Digital Broadband Delivery System (DBDS). The multiple tuners enable the DHCT to tune to a plurality of d... | 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 |
| 7372506 | Method and apparatus to display on-screen display user-guide information about status of external device A method and apparatus to display user-guide on-screen display information about a status of an external device on a display device connected with the external device may include attempting to detect a signal from the external device when the display device is in an... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369157 | Video monitoring system using daisy chain A video monitoring system using daisy chain is disclosed. The video monitoring system can display a multiplexed image consisting of four or more pictures by bypassing video signals captured by a plurality of video cameras through several stages. ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7369823 | Reception apparatus A comparison circuit 13x compares signals from demodulator circuits 11a and 11b and thereby compares the reception condition of the antennas 1a and 1b. The tuner circuit corresponding to the anten... | 05/06/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7359005 | Method and system for component sync detection and alignment In a method and system for component sync detection and alignment, the Y/G channel is used as a master channel from which the vertical and the horizontal syncs are detected by a master sync generator. The master sync generator determines a fast and slow slice level ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7350157 | Filtering by broadcast or recording quality within an electronic program guide A memory associates a media quality indicator with each media program in a set of media programs. A filter selects from the set those media programs having at least a specified media quality. A display interface displays a list of the selected media programs in an e... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349032 | Circuit to resize and enlarge an image signal and resizing and enlargement method for an image signal The invention provides an image processing circuit having a capability of performing a reduction (resizing) process and an enlargement process on horizontal-scanning-line data inputted in synchronization with an input horizontal synchronization signal, and subsequen... | 03/25/2008 |
