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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| RE41708 | System and method for user-server telecommunication in accordance with performance capabilities of a controller A user terminal exchanges information with a server through a transmission medium. A coupling unit couples the user terminal to the transmission medium in accordance with information from the server. Likewise, the server is controlled in accordance with information ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7444165 | Method and system for providing broadcast services through a cellular and/or wireless network to a plurality of mobile devices via service provider integration A method and system for communicating information via a plurality of different networks may comprise circuitry in a mobile terminal that receives broadcast information via a VHF/UHF broadcast communication path and simultaneously receives in the mobile terminal, cel... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7440702 | Method for transmitting digital image signal, digital image transmitting device, digital image sending device and digital image receiver A multiplexer of a transmission section generates a clock signal by multiplying a reference clock signal of a digital image signal by a predetermined number âKâ. A parallel digital image signal is converted into a serial digital signal on the basis of the clock ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7430438 | Method and system for mobile receiver antenna architecture for US band cellular and broadcasting services A method for an antenna architecture that handles US band cellular and broadcast channels may be provided. The method may comprise receiving at a first radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) integrated within a mobile terminal, first signals via a first antenna, ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7421244 | Method and system for mobile receiver antenna architecture for handling various digital video broadcast channels A method for an antenna architecture may comprise receiving at a first radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) integrated within a mobile terminal, first signals via at least a first antenna, where the first signals may comprise signals within a 2100 MHz band. Sec... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7350223 | Multi-media data automatic delivery system A system for delivering contents includes a center system which delivers the contents, a plurality of terminal systems which receive the contents from the center system and displays the contents, and communication lines connecting the center system to the plurality ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7299487 | Control program, for a co-processor in a video-on-demand system, which uses transmission control lists to send video data packets with respective subgroups of internet protocol headers A control program for a co-processor in a video-on-demand system directs the co-processor to perform the steps of: a) obtain a transmission control list, from an external source, which identifies a group of several video data packets and a respective subgroup of int... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7263666 | Targeted remote GUI for metadata generator A computer-implemented method and system for remotely managing metadata associated with a metadata generator in a broadcast system, are disclosed. The method includes providing a targeted user interface to a current user, and managing remotely the metadata using the... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7257638 | Distributing network applications Systems and methods for distributing applications across a server and one or more nodes in a network. When a node is turned on or booted, a node application is requested from the server and loaded on the node. The node application provides a user interface through w... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7181760 | High availability mechanism in a cable environment A scalable fault tolerant cable headend switching system using modular switching or multiplexing devices. A radio frequency switch connects a series of adjacent cable headend element to a series of output cables. At least one spare cable headend element is connected... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7143177 | 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, when two such content portions are to be presented concurrently at the network node, at least one is delayed until the othe... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7133896 | Providing a presentation on a network A presentation system is disclosed for distributing a performance of a presentation synchronously to a plurality of client nodes on a network such as the Internet. The presentation system distributes presentation content data to a plurality of network server nodes, ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7124176 | Discovering thin-client parameters in an enterprise network environment A thin-client device broadcasts a configuration request message over a network. In response to the configuration request message, the thin-client device receives a configuration response message including a first set of configuration information. The thin-client dev... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7093274 | Apparatus and method for accommodating fast change of digital streaming sources and formats A home video server system includes a source control library and a streaming library. A stream controller is connected between the source control library and the streaming library. Moreover, a plurality of network display terminals can be connected to the streaming ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7017178 | Audio program reception terminal for television delivery system The invention relates to apparatus and methods for upgrading a set top terminal for use with a cable television program delivery system. A hardware upgrade or expansion card is connected to a set top terminal to enhance the functionality of the set top terminal and ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6684403 | System and method for user-server telecommunication in accordance with performance capabilities of a controller A user terminal exchanges information with a server through a transmission medium. A coupling unit couples the user terminal to the transmission medium in accordance with information from the server. Likewise, the server is controlled in accordance with i... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6681394 | Broadcast transmitting apparatus, receiving apparatus, and broadcast transmitting method, receiving method A broadcast transmitting apparatus stores and manages the material for composing a broadcast program as AV data, creates storing control information showing a process control method when storing this AV data in a broadcast receiving apparatus, and storing... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6477707 | Method and system for broadcast transmission of media objects A distributed broadcast system for receiving, processing, scheduling and broadcasting a wide variety of media objects is disclosed. The system comprises: a media object tracking system, a channel editing segment, a broadcast facility, and a plurality of e... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6414720 | Digital broadcasting system using virtual channels A digital broadcasting system capable of causing any of physical channels selected by a broadcaster to be received as one of the channels available to users which is different from the physical channel selected by the broadcaster. For each of programs of ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6198498 | Dual forward and reverse test points for amplifiers A communication system (100) processes forward signals generated by headend equipment (105) and reverse signals generated by subscriber equipment (135). A communication medium (110, 120), such as fiber optic cable or coaxial cable, couples the headend equ... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6195797 | Apparatus and method for providing computer display data from a computer system to a remote display device A method and apparatus are provided for enabling multiple users to concurrently access a PC-based server in a home local area network using conventional TVs as display devices. A client system includes a TV, conventional input devices, such as a keyboard ... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6134419 | Transmodulated broadcast delivery system for use in multiple dwelling units A system for redistributing a broadband audio-visual-data signal to a multiplicity of receiver units within a multiple dwelling unit (MDU) includes a main receiving antenna that receives a broadband video/audio/data signal having a number of individual pr... | 10/17/2000 |
| 5970386 | Transmodulated broadcast delivery system for use in multiple dwelling units A system for redistributing a broadband audio-visual-data signal to a multiplicity of receiver units within a multiple dwelling unit (MDU) includes a main receiving antenna that receives a broadband video/audio/data signal having a number of individual pr... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5881245 | Method and apparatus for transmitting MPEG data at an adaptive data rate A method and device for communicating encoded data (such as MPEG encoded data for example) from a server to a decoder via a buffer. The rate at which the server provides the encoded data are adjusted based on a state of the buffer such that the buffer doe... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5790171 | Video dial tone network synchronization A digital communications system efficiently transports communications data in ATM format from a plurality of information providers to a plurality of users, maximizing transport of the supply of ATM streams to distribution paths in a network. A video tone ... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5768375 | CATV system An image-data-system host computer outputs image data, the protocol of which is not disclosed. The image data outputted from the image-data-system host computer is transmitted via an image-data-system terminal and a video control unit to a data management... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5757416 | System and method for transmitting a plurality of digital services including imaging services A multiplex frame format for transmitting digital data in a data transmission system comprises a PACKETS portion comprising a highly error-protected region and a region having only Reed Solomon encoding as an error protection measure, the PACKETS portion ... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5666151 | Multiple audio and video signal providing apparatus A video signal provider multiplexes digital video signals for four channels and provides a signal the bandwidth of which is limited to 6 MHz by RF-modulation. An analog video signal provider provides another signal the bandwidth of which is limited to 6 M... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5614955 | Compressed digital multi-channel video communications system having one or more auxiliary channels to accomodate high bit rates A compressed digital multi-channel video communications system having at least one auxiliary channel. The other channels are assigned to respective program sources. These channels are prioritized. The auxiliary channel works with the assigned channel whic... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5600365 | Multiple audio and video signal providing apparatus A video signal provider multiplexes digital video signals for four channels and provides a signal the bandwidth of which is limited to 6 MHz by RF-modulation. An analog video signal provider provides another signal the bandwidth of which is limited to 6 M... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5563884 | Reducing multiplex jitter in an ATM/MPEG system An ATM/MPEG system receives individual MPEG programs of different constant bit rates from a plurality of servers. The individual programs are converted into ATM cells which are transmitted along an ATM network at a constant bit rate. The ATM cells are rec... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5452009 | Digital transmission system with data rate optimized for noise in transmission medium A cable transmission system transmits television signals in a family of M-level symbol data constellations. Lower frequency ones of the television signals are transmitted in data constellations of relatively higher values of M and higher frequency ones of... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5450392 | Reduction of interchannel harmonic distortions in an analog and digital signal multiplex A frequency allocation is provided to minimize the effects of amplifier distortion in a mixed analog and digital cable television system. In particular, successive digital channel signals having a bandwidth substantially equal to Ï are separated by a pai... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5231485 | Method and apparatus for transforming between fixed-rate vector quantized data and variable rate vector quantized data A method and apparatus is disclosed wherein fixed rate vector quantized data is transmitted from a first location to a second location via a first medium. The fixed rate vector quantized data is received at the second location and transformed to variable ... | 07/27/1993 |
| 4742513 | Adaptive window multiplexing technique An adaptive window multiplexing technique. A multiplexer is coupled between a single destination and a plurality of data sources. The multiplexer includes control circuitry for sequentially addressing each of the data sources. When a data source has data ... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4586081 | Method and apparatus for secure audio channel transmission in a CATV system A secure audio channel transmission system method and apparatus in which an FM signal is generated on an FM broadcast frequency, such as 107.5 megahertz, divided in frequency by 2 and distributed via a cable television system to subscribers equipped with ... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4400726 | Television signal distribution equipment for a cable network and including a stabilizer A TV distribution equipment includes at least one stabilizer (1) associated with a signal processing circuit (2A) suitable for transmitting TV signals to one channel of a cable TV network. The synchronizing signals in said one channel are subject to inter... | 08/23/1983 |
| 4345273 | Broad band switching system The exemplary embodiment may be used for television (TV) signals and, if desired, also for radio, digital telephone, picture screen text and/or television telephone signals. For the reduction of the circuit-technical outlay of the actual broad band switch... | 08/17/1982 |
| 4251691 | Picture/audio signal transmission system A center-to-end type information service system utilizing the public telephone networks that are fundamental communication media of nation-wide scale is disclosed in which desired information is requested from the terminal side to the center by means of a... | 02/17/1981 |
| 3975585 | Electronic communications system for supplementary video program distribution A one-way cable communications system -- as for a lodging facility, distributes commercial and supplementary video programming from common equipment to spaced subscriber stations located, for example, in each hotel-motel room. Heterodyne converter apparat... | 08/17/1976 |
