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Mouse device with a built-in printer
A mouse device for use as an input device of a computer is provided that includes a housing in which recording paper is loadable, and a printer unit provided within the housing for printing on the recording paper print information received from the computer.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8161518 | Contents distribution system and distribution server and display terminal of contents distribution system In a contents distribution system for distributing contents from a distribution server to a display terminal through a transmission path, the distribution server detects a region in which a character is displayed from an image of video contents, generates an image o... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8151316 | Synchronizing visual cues to multimedia presentation A spatial marker specified in extensible mark-up language (XML) for use in connection with an XML-based synchronized multimedia presentation. The spatial marker specifies a visual cue for a multimedia element in the presentation, together with the visual appearance ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8146130 | In-band data recognition and synchronization system A method and apparatus for recognizing and synchronizing to in-band data at a multimedia device is provided. A content stream includes in-band data. The in-band data is processed and in-band data pattern data associated with the content stream are created. Metadata ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8132223 | Display of enhanced content A method for controlling presentation of items of enhanced content in an interactive television system comprising at least one distribution unit and a plurality of decoder units arranged to store items of enhanced content and cause them to be presented to a user on ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8112782 | Signal processing apparatus and methods A unified system of programming communication. The system encompasses the prior art (television, radio, broadcast hardcopy, computer communications, etc.) and new user specific mass media. Within the unified system, parallel processing computer systems, each having ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8091112 | System and a method for transmitting and receiving a program with improved efficiency A method of transmitting programs from a source of programs to a user location divides a program into a plurality of program streams, wherein each program stream represents a temporal segment of the program. The method adds identification data to the plurality of pr... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8060526 | Method for providing requested fields by getData operation in TV-Anytime metadata service Disclosed is a method or an operation for providing a personalized TV-Anytime metadata service. According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing a table field element using a get_Data operation in the TV-Anytime metadata s... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8055676 | Method for providing requested fields by getData operation in TV-anytime metadata service Disclosed is a method or an operation for providing a personalized TV-Anytime metadata service. According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing a table field element using a get_Data operation in the TV-Anytime metadata s... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8051457 | Method for delivering non-anonymous user metadata using an soap operation in TV anytime metadata service The present invention relates to a method or an operation for providing a personalized TV-Anytime metadata service. According to the present invention, there is provided a method of transmitting non-anonymous user metadata to a TV-Anytime service agent using a SOAP ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8046818 | System and method for the broadcast dissemination of time-ordered data A stream of time-ordered data, such as a movie, is divided into multiple fragments of equal length, which are repetitively transmitted at different respective repetition rates. The fragments are reordered for transmission so that those which occur near the beginning... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7996878 | System and method for generating coded video sequences from still media The invention provides a system and method that transforms a set of still/motion media (i.e., a series of related or unrelated still frames, web-pages rendered as images, or video clips) or other multimedia, into a video stream that is suitable for delivery over a d... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7984476 | Reusable application software for generating interactive television applications The invention is an efficient computerized method for generating generic scenes for interactive satellite television applications, comprising the steps of maintaining a database of individual scene resources of different types, and obtaining a list of scenes compris... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7979886 | Container format for multimedia presentations In a method for transmitting a multimedia presentation comprising a number of media objects: the media objects are organized in a multimedia container or container format; identifiers referring to the media objects are organized in the same container; and an identif... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7937740 | Method and apparatus for interactive programming using captioning A method and system for the creation of interactive programming using captions. A caption and program information extractor monitors a broadcast media signal having captions and program information encoded in the broadcast media signal. The captions and program info... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7917529 | Method for providing requested fields by getData operation in TV-Anytime metadata service Disclosed is a method or an operation for providing a personalized TV-Anytime metadata service. According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing a table field element using a get_Data operation in the TV-Anytime metadata s... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7913286 | System and method for describing presentation and behavior information in an ITV application An ITV application definition language (ADL) used to generate ITV applications for different types of target platforms and devices. The ADL provides a plurality of core data structure types upon which one or more data structures may be built. Data structures storing... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7899705 | Method, apparatus and system for providing access to product data VISUAL IMAGE MARKETING (VIM) is a system whereby the visual image on a film or television program is utilized to market that specific product. In VIM, film\television is combined with computer technology to provide real-time or delayed access to product data. Viewer... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7856650 | Signal processing apparatus and methods A unified system of programming communication. The system encompasses the prior art (television, radio, broadcast hardcopy, computer communications, etc.) and new user specific mass media. Within the unified system, parallel processing computer systems, each having ... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7836480 | Signal processing apparatus and methods A unified system of programming communication. The system encompasses the prior art (television, radio, broadcast hardcopy, computer communications, etc.) and new user specific mass media. Within the unified system, parallel processing computer systems, each having ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7835920 | Director interface for production automation control A director control interface is provided to extract production information from a newsroom information management system and populate a production control system. The director control interface enables the director to build a show, but mitigate errors and check for ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7818776 | Signal processing apparatus and methods A unified system of programming communication. The system encompasses the prior art (television, radio, broadcast hardcopy, computer communications, etc.) and new user specific mass media. Within the unified system, parallel processing computer systems, each having ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7725917 | Method for delivering non-anonymous user metadata using an soap operation in TV anytime metadata service The present invention relates to a method or an operation for providing a personalized TV-Anytime metadata service. According to the present invention, there is provided a method of transmitting non-anonymous user metadata to a TV-Anytime service agent using a SOAP ... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7661121 | In-band data recognition and synchronization system A method and apparatus for recognizing and synchronizing to in-band data at a multimedia device is provided. A content stream includes in-band data. The in-band data is processed and in-band data pattern data associated with the content stream are created. Metadata ... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7565680 | Advanced set top terminal having a video call feature A set top terminal equipped with a camera and microphone includes the capability to send and receive video calls through a cable television delivery system or other communications networks. In response to detection of the occurrence of a video call event or triggeri... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7565681 | System and method for the broadcast dissemination of time-ordered data A stream of time-ordered data, such as a movie, is divided into multiple fragments of equal length, which are repetitively transmitted at different respective repetition rates. The fragments are reordered for transmission so that those which occur near the beginning... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7526790 | Virtual audio arena effect for live TV presentations: system, methods and program products Audio sensors are located in different parts of an arena and are connected to a server by a wireless or wire connection. The sensors are equipped for reception and transmission of audio sounds for selected locations in the arena. The server provides a frequency divi... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7444593 | Disk space management and clip remainder during edit operations The method of storing a time based stream of information to generate a presentation is provided for in which a processing system is used. The methods provide for deleting a selected time based stream of information from the storage medium. In one embodiment, a proce... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7412533 | Providing a presentation on a network having a plurality of synchronized media types A presentation system is disclosed for synchronizing a performance of a plurality of presentation content portions at a network node, wherein, e.g., when two such content portions are to be presented concurrently at the network node, at least one is delayed until th... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7406703 | Apparatus and method for injecting synchronized stream data in digital broadcasting environment An apparatus and method for injecting synchronized stream data into a Motion Picture Experts Group 2 (MPEG-2) video/audio transport stream for a digital data broadcasting service. The apparatus and method for injecting synchronized stream data calculate the injectio... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7392532 | Interactive video programming methods An entertainment head-end provides broadcast programming, video-on-demand services, and HTML-based interactive programming through a distribution network to client terminals in subscribers' homes. A number of different features are provided, including novel user int... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7382796 | System and method for seamless switching through buffering A method of preparing data streams to facilitate seamless switching between such streams by a switching device to produce an output data stream without any switching artifacts. Bi-directional switching between any plurality of data streams is supported. The data str... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7380258 | Systems and methods for controlling and managing programming content and portions thereof This document discloses systems and methods for enabling viewers to control and manage the presentation of programs based on specified types of rating categories and content attributes that the viewer desires not to be presented. The invention provides program data ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7373591 | Binary format for MPEG-7 instances An encoding and a decoding method for transmitting and storing description element(s) of an XML-like document which is an instance of an XML-like schema. ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373416 | Method and system for constraining server usage in a distributed network A “velvet rope” mechanism that enables customers of a shared distributed network (such as a content delivery network) needing to control their costs to control the amount of traffic that is served via the shared network. A given server in the distributed network... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7370283 | Systems and methods for populating a ticker using multiple data transmission modes Content to be presented on a ticker of a communication device is conveyed by being transmitted using one or more transmission modes that are intelligently selected according to various criteria. The mode is chosen from among a plurality of transmission modes availab... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367030 | Method and apparatus for signaling transmission code set in data broadcasting A client receiving a data stream via broadcasting is provided. The client includes a receiver which receives an object carousal that comprises data and a broadcast inter ORB protocol (BIOP) message, a processor which retrieves a transmission code set information fro... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7367031 | Method and apparatus for signaling transmission code set in data broadcasting A server supporting structures of objects represented in various languages in a broadcast data stream is provided. The server includes a generator which generates an object carousal that comprises data and a broadcast inter ORB protocol (BIOP) message; a processor w... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363295 | Techniques for inline searching in an instant messenger environment Techniques for performing inline searches in an instant messaging environment are provided. A user can implement a web search in an instant messaging window by entering a search query. A search query can be preceded by a predefined search trigger to identify the ass... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7363511 | Method for processing audiovisual information in an electronic device, a system, and an electronic device A method for processing audiovisual information in an electronic device comprises at least one control block for controlling the operation of the electronic device, and a memory. The audiovisual information is encrypted. The control block is provided with a protecte... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7360000 | Information transmitting/receiving system, information transmitting apparatus, information receiving apparatus, and information transmitting/receiving method An information transmitting/receiving system is disclosed which includes a base station apparatus and a monitor apparatus, the system being arranged to let the base station apparatus offer more content information to the monitor apparatus than before. On receiving a... | 04/15/2008 |
