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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8443414 | Information processing apparatus and method for controlling a TV receiver According to one embodiment, there is provided an information processing apparatus connectable to a TV receiver via a digital image interface, including: a display device; a plurality of image output terminals including a digital image output terminal associated wit... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8402501 | Method and apparatus for programming a remote control using broadcast data A set top box 22 includes a communication module 102 receiving a remote control configuration database having a remote control associated therewith. The set top box 22 further includes a display control module 116 forming a screen display... | 03/19/2013 |
| 8347345 | Television terminal modem The invention relates to apparatus and methods for a television terminal with a modem. The television terminal may be a set top terminal for use with a cable television program delivery system. The modem may be integral to the terminal or may be provided as a hardwa... | 01/01/2013 |
| 8341685 | Methods, systems and computer program products for providing internet protocol television communication services A method of providing communications services to customer premise equipment (CPE) coupled to a television. The method includes operating a network element as a communications terminal server, the network element being part of a communications network. The network el... | 12/25/2012 |
| 8276183 | Television terminal data storage The invention relates to apparatus and methods for a television terminal with data storage. The television terminal may be a set top terminal for use with a cable television program delivery system. The data storage may be integral to the terminal or may be provided... | 09/25/2012 |
| 8250621 | Broadcasting receiver and method for upgrading firmware A broadcasting receiver and a method for upgrading firmware of a cable card are disclosed. When firmware upgrading of the cable card is completed and a reset request is transmitted from the cable card to a host, if an application which is being executed is affected ... | 08/21/2012 |
| 8245265 | Method and apparatus for converting digital content metadata and network system using the same A method and apparatus for converting digital content metadata received external to a network into digital content metadata peculiar to the network and a network system using the same. Particularly, the present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for con... | 08/14/2012 |
| 8074252 | Communication system, data processing device, data processing method, data providing device, data providing method, and program This invention relates to a communication system, a data processing apparatus, a data processing method, a data providing apparatus, a data providing method, and a program for offering services to users in response to their requests. Executable buttons representing ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8060911 | Apparatus, medium, and method for displaying download status of data An apparatus, medium, and method for displaying the downloading progress of data on an auxiliary display window when software is downloaded into a digital broadcast receiver (e.g., a set-top box). The apparatus for displaying the downloading progress of data include... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8046816 | Digital broadcast receiver and upgrading method thereof A digital broadcast receiver and an upgrading method thereof that can achieve an upgrade stabilization. The digital broadcast receiver includes a tuner to receive broadcast data of a selected channel, a demultiplexer to separate new middleware data and information d... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8042144 | Interactive medium and method for managing additional data thereof The present invention relates to an interactive medium and a method for managing additional contents synchronously outputted with audio/video (A/V) data in an interactive digital versatile disk (I-DVD). A player in which an interactive disk is seated accesses a serv... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8015589 | Distributed presentation software for multiple instantiations in home network One and only instance of a video service model component (for example, an electronic program guide (EPG) model description) is executed in a home network gateway, with multiple instantiations of a view/controller module associated with the model module being generat... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7966637 | Hardware module for adding functionality to television A modular interface allows new functionalities to be added to a television receiver. A module can be added to the television receiver through the interface that will enable additional functionalities on the television. The interface allows copy protection of digital... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7917936 | Digital broadcasting receiving apparatus and method for upgrading software thereof A digital broadcasting receiving apparatus and a method for upgrading software thereof are provided. The digital broadcasting receiving apparatus includes a memory interface unit which supports an interface with an external memory device; a platform unit which reque... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7908295 | Extending data records for dynamic data and selective acceptance based on hardware profile A system, method and data structure for processing basic client application data types to add thereto extension types and priority levels adapted for use by each of a plurality of set top box classes. ... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7877778 | Information processing system, information processing method, receiving apparatus, receiving method, data generating unit, data generating method, and program An information processing system includes a receiving apparatus receiving a broadcast signal; and a data generating unit creating notice information relating to download for update data multiplexed with the broadcast signal for transmission and updating software in ... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7873981 | Methods, systems and computer program products for providing internet protocol television set up A method of providing set up services to customer premise equipment (CPE), the CPE coupled to an internet protocol television (IPTV) network. The method includes operating a network element as a set up terminal server, the network element being part of a communicati... | 01/18/2011 |
| RE42026 | Television system module with remote control code determination A video recorder, adapted for use in conjunction with a remotely controllable unit associated with television recording and/or viewing, contains a remote-control signal transmitter to transmit control codes to the associated unit, and means to analyze the operation ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7853982 | Method for managing applications related to data broadcasting, class/interface structure for controlling the same, and broadcast receiver for controlling the class/interface structure A method for managing the applications related to data broadcasting, a class/interface structure for controlling the same, and a broadcasting receiver for controlling the class/interface receiver can prevent data broadcast-associated application from conflicting wit... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7823183 | Methods, systems and computer program products for providing internet protocol television communication services A method of providing communications services to customer premise equipment (CPE) coupled to a television. The method includes operating a network element as a communications terminal server, the network element being part of a communications network. The network el... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7810128 | Information management system and method, center processing apparatus and method, program and recording medium used therewith, and information processing apparatus and method, and program and recording medium used therewith An information processing apparatus, including a user-information analyzing unit which analyzes user information and calculates a variation in parameter. A procedure selecting unit classifies, based on the calculated amount, the user into a predetermined group, and ... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7774820 | Settop cable television control device and method including bootloader software and code version table for maintaining and updating settop receiver operating system software A cable television settop receiver and method includes a software component and a frequency acquisition method for determining the ability of the operating system/control program in the settop receiver to operate the settop receiver. The software component, referred... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7757263 | Front-end device of set-top box for two-way communication The device includes a cable interface module having a diplexer that outputs a first signal input from a first connector part connected to a cable television network to a third connector part and outputs a second signal input from a second connector part to a first c... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7716713 | Method and device for controlling the point of time of the operation of an application in digital data broadcasting A digital broadcast system includes a digital broadcasting device which transmits service data together with a broadcast program, wherein the service data includes an application which allows a digital broadcasting receiver to perform a particular operation and info... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7640570 | Remote task scheduling for a set top box Systems and methods for remotely scheduling tasks that are transmitted to a set top box and implemented on the set top box. A task service includes a website that provides program guide data to users. From the program guide data, a user selects a task. The website g... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7627889 | Remotely accessing and programming a set top box Systems and methods for remotely programming a set top box and for remotely scheduling an event on a set top box. A set top box includes a server that allows an access device to access the set top box over an always on connection between the set top box and a networ... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7577981 | Updating embedded firmware in a video system An electronic device (18). The device comprises an analog (16) interface for receiving an analog waveform. The device also comprises an image screen (20) and circuitry (42) for at times displaying an image on the image screen in response ... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7571457 | Advanced set top terminal with electronic mailbox for cable television delivery systems A novel advanced set top terminal having electronic mail capable of digital decompression, menu generation, interactivity, and other advanced functional capabilities for use in a television program delivery system (200) is described. The invention relates to ... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7571456 | Downloading apparatus and method therof for digital broadcast receiver A downloading apparatus and method for a digital broadcast receiver which updates a control program of an associated microcontroller with a control program received in a broadcast signal. The downloading apparatus examines the control program prior to initializing t... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7565678 | Methods and devices for discouraging unauthorized modifications to set top boxes and to gateways Methods and devices are disclosed for discouraging unauthorized modifications to set top boxes and gateways. Resource information is received that describing the number of disk drives and/or the capacity of each disk drive. A processor communicates with a database t... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7536708 | System and method for context-based searching and control of an integrated communications center A context-based search system (3800) for control of a digital personal media stream manager (102), for example, to control the programming of a video recording device (114). Such a system may be maintained by a service provider and can identify ... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7436811 | Multicasting data method in a radio communication system The present invention provides a method for receiving broadcast data in a system where broadcast data is transmitted on a plurality of frequencies. A user device monitors (302) a first frequency (108) for broadcast data to be transmitted on the first f... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7430753 | Method to enable cooperative processing and resource sharing between set-top boxes, personal computers, and local devices A system and method enables a set-top box to share the processing, communications, and storage resources of another local device, such as a personal computer, other set-top box, or an electronic appliance. The set-top box is interconnected with the other local devic... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7406706 | Method and system for devices efficiently sharing information regarding the content of a digital television bit-stream A method and system for efficiently allowing a controller device to receive information from a tuner device regarding the content of a digital television bit-stream. The present invention first receives a digital television bit-stream at a tuner device. The digital ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7386871 | Program guide system with real-time data sources A program guide system is provided in which an interactive television program guide that is implemented at least partially on user television equipment receives program listings data and real-time data such as sports scores, news data, and the like. The real-time da... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7376751 | Automatic identification of a set-top box user to a network Methods, apparatus, and computer-readable media are disclosed for enabling a user of data services over a network to automatically register for such services by plugging in a set-top box, such as an advanced set-top box, or other IP clients such as a Web pad, and en... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373589 | 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... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373656 | Automatic configuration for portable devices The present invention relates to a portable device configured to interact with any number of host computing devices. In operation, the portable device will initially appear to a host computing device as a known device type. The host computing device will be configur... | 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 |
| 7367043 | System and method for generating metadata for programming events Metadata for a programming event may be generated by receiving descriptive information and timing information for the programming event and analyzing this information to determine category goodness of fit scores for the programming event corresponding to categories ... | 04/29/2008 |
