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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110307912 | CARD-BASED AND INDEPENDENT SERVER-BASED BILLING AND AUTHORIZATION SYSTEM IN A MEDIA EXCHANGE NETWORK A system for communicating multimedia information in a communication network includes at least a first communication device deployed in a first geographic location and coupled to the communication network, and a card carrying information related to one or more user-defi... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110271294 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING BROADCAST AUDIO/VIDEO WORKS AND FOR ENABLING A CONSUMER TO PURCHASE THE RECEIVED AUDIO/VDEO WORKS A system and method for purchasing broadcast audio and/or video (audio/video) works. According to one embodiment, the system includes a data stream processor that receives a broadcast audio/video data stream and produces from the broadcast audio/video data stream a firs... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110247026 | Apparatus, system and method for audio-visual content viewing using advertisement credit An alternative system and method for charging to provide audio visual services typically made available by providers, namely DVR services, rDVR services, on-demand services, broadcast and switch video television services, and pay-per-view services, for example. A custom... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20100122274 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISTRIBUTING AND REDEEMING CREDITS ON A BROADCAST SYSTEM Methods and systems enable receiver devices to receive electronic coupons from mobile TV broadcast service providers. Coupon templates may be broadcasted to mobile devices. Coupon templates may be used to communicate with coupon managers to receive digitally signed coup... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100011387 | METHOD FOR VALIDATING ACCESS TO A PRODUCT BY MEANS OF A SECURITY MODULE A method for validating access to a product by a security module associated with a user unit unidirectionally connected to a managing center MC transmitting management messages being generated following the receipt of a request for an access right to the product, said m... | 01/14/2010 |
| 20090300668 | OPEN CABLE APPLICATION PLATFORM (OCAP) AND SET-TOP BOX (STB)-BASED BILL NOTIFICATION AND PAYMENT APPLICATION One exemplary aspect is advanced multimedia communications via OCAP using customer specific profiles resident in the STB for bill management. Aspects of the invention also relate to managing payment preferences, auto payment of bills or invoices, managing bill notificat... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090254930 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISTRIBUTING AND REDEEMING CREDITS ON A BROADCAST SYSTEM Methods and systems enable receiving on mobile devices credits, tokens or coupons from mobile TV broadcast service providers. Credits may be delivered via direct unicast messages such as SMS or e-mail, or via broadcast provisioning messages. Subscription response messag... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090178069 | INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER CALLBACK FOR SATELLITE SYSTEMS A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and a memory structure for delivering purchase information comprising storing purchase information for a purchase of a user in a set top box. The set top box (STB) is configured to receive and display the broadcast signals th... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090083777 | ACCOUNTING FOR VIEWING AND RECORDING OF PROGRAMS A method/system for accounting for viewing/recording of programs via a client device may include: generating an account associated with a client device, the account including a balance; monitoring viewing/recording of programs via the client device; and deducting from t... | 03/26/2009 |
| 20080275942 | User Defined Internet Jukebox Kiosks Set Top Box A system such as an Internet Juke Box, Kiosk, or Set Top Box connected to the network which is database driven and tied to an on line internet site where local artist and musicians can create a profile which will allow them to upload their media, being images, music and... | 11/06/2008 |
| 20080256567 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PACKAGED PROGRAMMING TO ELECTRONIC MEDIA PLAYERS The present invention relates to providing packaged programming for use on electronic media players. In particular the present invention relates to providing entertainment programming packaged together with advertising, in downloadable form, for use on electronic media ... | 10/16/2008 |
| 20080072246 | METHOD AND ACCESS DEVICE FOR GENERATING IP BROADBAND VIDEO SERVICE BILL Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method and an access device for generating an Internet Protocol (IP) broadband video service bill, the method includes: returning, by an access device, authorization information indicating whether the user is allowed to wa... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20070277197 | Copy protection arrangement In certain embodiments, a method for generating fees using a receiving device, involves distributing censored video from a distributor video to a receiving device; and uncensoring the censored video using the receiving device upon payment of a fee. The receiving device ... | 11/29/2007 |
| 20070022441 | Bandwidth signalling The invention relates to bandwidth signalling in a multicarrier wireless telecommunication system. The information is transferred in the band itself (bold carriers) and contains information of the size (f2-f1) and location (f1, f2) of the ban... | 01/25/2007 |
| 20060259937 | Interactive entertainment and information system using television set-top box An interactive entertainment and information system using a television set-top box, wherein pages of information are periodically provided to the set-top box for user interaction therewith. The pages include associated meta-data defining active locations on each page. W... | 11/16/2006 |
| 20060236354 | Wireless audio for entertainment systems A system comprises a first transceiver that wirelessly receives content. A set top box communicates with the first transceiver, separates the content into audio signals and video signals and outputs the audio signals to the first transceiver and the video signals to a d... | 10/19/2006 |
| 20060195802 | Screensaver display method and information processing system There are provided a screensaver displaying method and an information processing system in which characters arbitrarily selected or input by a user can be displayed with a simple operation during starting of a screensaver in the screensaver started at a time when an IC ... | 08/31/2006 |
| 20060190970 | Security enhanced tiered subscription broadcast system A broadcast system is disclosed that allows a broadcaster to provide multiple levels of subscription services. Subscribers have the option of listening to fewer (or no) commercials if they pay a higher fee, or listening to more commercials if they pay a lower (or no) fe... | 08/24/2006 |
| 20060053436 | Wireless back channel for satellite television system The present invention solves the above problems by attaching a cellular phone receiver to the set-top-box. This cellular phone receiver has a modem to transmit data between the subscriber's box and a cellular network. The cellular network may relay the data to the pay-t... | 03/09/2006 |
| 20060048178 | Interface for controlling service actions at a set top box from a remote control A method is provided for controlling service actions at a set top box. When the method is executed, a first graphical user interface is displayed. The first graphical user interface includes a first set of soft keys. An arrangement of the first set of soft keys correspo... | 03/02/2006 |
| 20060037037 | System and method for providing virtual video on demand A set top box, comprises storage storing the lead portion of one or more objects prior to receiving a request for consumption of one of the one or more objects; a user interface for receiving a request for consumption of the requested object; a communication interface f... | 02/16/2006 |
| 20050160448 | Smartcard uart for minimizing processor demands in a conditional access system A smart card UART which includes a memory capable of storing a 5 byte command string along with error data. Inclusion of a memory in the UART allows the smart card to store serial communications commands received from a serial interface until the smart card processor is... | 07/21/2005 |
