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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8122056 | Interactive aggregation of data on a scatter plot A computer-implemented method, which comprises the following: aggregating a plurality of records in accordance with an aggregation specification, wherein the records are part of a dimensionally-modeled fact collection; graphically representing the records in un-aggr... | 02/21/2012 |
| 7979799 | Image display apparatus and display method for an image display apparatus A computer connectable image display apparatus for presentation is provided. The image display apparatus has a candidate information obtaining unit, a selection screen display unit, a presentation execution instruction unit, and a drawing screen display unit. The ca... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7937382 | Triggers for time-shifted content playback In accordance with one or more aspects, a trigger corresponding to media content is retrieved from a storage device. The trigger includes a time-shift parameter identifying how much playback of the media content can be time-shifted while keeping the trigger valid. A... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7908555 | Remote control having multiple displays for presenting multiple streams of content Methods, devices, and computer program products describe a remote control for consumer electronics devices. The remote control has multiple transceivers simultaneously receiving multiple streams of content, and multiple displays simultaneously presenting the streams... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7546531 | Accessing alternate content A rendering engine that enables access to alternate content determines, based on an accessibility mode, a list of focusable elements associated with a document to be rendered. If the accessibility mode is inactive, the list of focusable elements includes elements th... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7512884 | System and method for switching of media presentation A system and method for switching presentation of media between two or more processes without interruption is described. This system and method can enable a user to enjoy media presented in a process and then switch the presentation of that media to another process ... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7487450 | Computer display system, computer apparatus and display apparatus A personal computer (101) includes a control signal output unit (104) that outputs, to a display device (113), a control signal for switching between a TV format video signal and a computer format video signal while the display device (113 | 02/03/2009 |
| 7441199 | Multimode interactive television chat A user interface device has a graphical user interface that can simultaneously display a combination of television and Internet content in various display modes. The display modes may have different proportions, positioning or other features of the Internet and tele... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7420622 | Image switching apparatus and method of controlling image processing unit thereof A main operation unit (2) is connected to a control unit (4) which controls image processing units (5) to (9), the main control unit (2) includes a setting means for setting the image processing units (5) to (9) to wh... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7394501 | Information display apparatus and display control method An information processing apparatus is disclosed that comprises a display device, first and a second display controllers, and a switch. The first display controller converts an externally input first video signal into a second video signal which can be displayed on ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7392312 | Method for utilizing visual cue in conjunction with web access The use of a visual indicia or cue facilitates computer based access of a network by a consumer witnessing a presentation. A visual indicia or cue is provided during the presentation indicative of a relationship between the visual indicia or cue in the presence of a... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7363644 | System for using a channel and event overlay for invoking channel and event related functions A convergence system suitable for accepting inputs from several television or personal computing sources is disclosed. The sources can be output on a display. The convergence system is controlled by a multi-function controller suitable for providing a set of functio... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7363323 | Text information browsing aid apparatus, digital content creation system, digital content distribution system, and storage medium A digital content distribution system that is suitable to provide digital content readable and output the digital content in a layout viewable for the user is provided. A content distribution terminal includes a user information registration DB that stores user info... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7340682 | Method and system for controlling a complementary user interface on a display surface An alternate display content controller provides a technique for controlling a video display separately from and in addition to the content displayed on the operating system display surface. Where the display is a computer monitor, the alternate display content cont... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7325238 | Interface for determining the source of user input A method, interface, and medium are provided for causing a computer to respond to input based on the source of the input. The computer responds to identical input according to a device that generated the input. The method includes determining information about a rec... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7317956 | Information processing apparatus and display control method for information processing apparatus Every time a display select button is operated, an embedded controller/keyboard controller switches and controls a display select switch to switch between display data (internally processed data) for LCD display that is output from the first display controller, and ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7302693 | Remote control inputs to Java applications A method of delivering input from a device's remote control to a Java™ application uses asynchronous method invocation in a processing device. The input from the remote control is captured in system-specific (native) code and delivered to a Java™ application asy... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7277097 | Method for implementing multiple power-up graphics in a single computer platform, and computer platform and storage medium therefor A method for utilizing software to implement multiple power-up graphics in a single computer platform. The computer platform receives a power-up graphic mode and determined whether the power-up graphic mode is multiple graphic mode or general graphic mode. The compu... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7278152 | Video pedestal network An architecture for distributing digital information to subscriber units wherein selection from among multiple digital services is accomplished by transmitting a tuning command from a subscriber unit to an intermediate interface. The intermediate interface selects t... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7272799 | Virtual machine system and virtual machine control method A user interface function for a virtual machine system based on a server or a PC is provided only by applying software without using SVP or the like. A control virtual machine is provided for controlling a virtual machine control screen which is displayed for defini... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7266588 | Network service system and method including a channel generator Disclosed is a network service system and method. A data server receives contents from a plurality of network web servers that provide the contents, and provides them to a portable terminal via the network. The data server comprises a contents processor for processi... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7266835 | Method and apparatus for secure transactions in an interactive television ticker A user can perform secure transactions via an interactive television ticker. While viewing an advertisement scrolling in the ticker, the user can select that advertisement to initiate an on-line transaction. That resulting transaction can be performed within the tic... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7242438 | Image displayer with facilitated channel setting process An image displayer with a facilitated channel setting process, in which the channels are set based on a pre-stored channel information. The image displayer includes a channel information storing unit for storing the channel information, an OSD (On Screen Display) pr... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7231604 | Individualized content guide A computer and Internet-based system and method for providing television and radio programming information to users, through a multi-tabbed viewing screen, where at least one of the tabs is individualized to a particular viewer's preferences. ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7227590 | Digital TV with operating system and method of driving same A digital TV and a driving method thereof enable a user to view the digital TV without interruption even if the present operating system is in an abnormal state. The digital TV includes a digital TV receiving part for receiving and decoding a broadcasting stream fro... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7224403 | Televised scoreboard or statistics presentation with colors corresponding to players' uniforms A method and apparatus for allowing a television viewer to quickly and easily relate the teams' names and scores to the players are disclosed. The teams' names and scores are presented on a small scoreboard or banner on the television screen, and either the backgrou... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7209179 | Video signal processing apparatus and computer system integrated with the same A video signal processing apparatus and a computer system integrated with the video signal processing apparatus are disclosed. The video signal processing apparatus has a tuner, a video processor, a non-interlaced signal processing unit, a microprocessor, and a comp... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7197708 | Set top to internet device communication and use A method and system for providing Web-based information that is relevant to a program being viewed on a television. A data stream providing a set of Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) is provided along with the program content. The URLs identify Web sites that are rel... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7185282 | Interface device for an integrated television-based broadband home health system An integrated home health system includes a television-based patient station, a first provider station for providing telemedicine or other healthcare services to a patient located at the patient station, a second provider station for providing caregiver services to ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7162697 | System and method for distribution of interactive content to multiple targeted presentation platforms A text based script file describing enhancements is parsed to produce platform dependent enhancement files that may be employed to produce enhancements on a set top box, enhanced television, or computer display. A script file may be of XML format and a parser may be... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7158185 | Method and apparatus for tagging media presentations with subscriber identification information A system that inserts subscriber identification information includes, in a preferred embodiment, a system with a memory for storing subscriber identification information and a processor configured to insert the subscriber identification information into a media pres... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155674 | Accessing television services A television system allows viewers to access a number of different groups of television content, or “service aggregates.” A portal interface for each group provides a direct means for the viewer to navigate between members of a service aggregate, without necessa... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7151572 | Apparatus and method for processing predetermined program data An information-processing device receives and processes predetermined program data. The information-processing device includes an extracting unit for extracting image data and audio data of a program selected by a user, an obtaining unit for obtaining information re... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7140033 | Methods and systems for controlling consumer electronics external devices via data delivered to a device This document discloses systems and methods for enabling viewers to control and manage programming and to control external consumer electronic devices through the use of a STB or other device. This invention provides command information that is embedded into an EPG ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7133867 | Text and attribute searches of data stores that include business objects Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for performing text and attribute searches of data stores that include business objects. A computer-implemented method for searching business objects includes receiving search criteria, providing the search... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7123215 | Glasses type display and controlling method thereof A glasses type display that is connected to an information communication terminal via a wire line or a wireless line, in which the operation by the user is made simple by preventing error operation and the power consumption is decreased by not consuming the unnecess... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7124424 | Method and apparatus for providing interactive program guide (IPG) and video-on-demand (VOD) user interfaces User interfaces for a number of services offered by an information distribution system. In one method, first (e.g., interactive program guide) and second (e.g., video-on-demand) applications are provided to support a first and second user interfaces for first and se... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7099308 | Router for use with a link that has a set of concurrent channels An asymmetrical network is disclosed for coupling customer-premises Internet hosts such as personal computers to the Internet. The head end of a CATV system has a high-bandwidth connection to the Internet. The CATV system supports a plurality of concurrent channels ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7098968 | TV image conversion device for turning computer on or off by means of multimedia remote control The present invention is to provide a TV image conversion device for turning a computer on or off by means of a multimedia remote control. The TV image conversion device is electrically coupled to a computer enabling a user to operate a computer on-off switch on the... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7080394 | System and method for capturing video frames for focused navigation within a user interface A video frame is captured from a television broadcast on each of a plurality of channels. The captured video frames are provided to a display interface, which successively displays the captured video frames within a focus area of a user interface in response to an i... | 07/18/2006 |
