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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181197 | System and method for voting on popular video intervals A system and method is provided for identifying popular intervals in online hosted videos. To determine popular intervals associated with a video, a plurality of votes for one or more intervals of the video are collected and organized into a plurality of groups. Eac... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8132200 | Intra-video ratings A system and method is provided for receiving and displaying voting data with respect to online hosted videos. Viewers vote on portions within various videos stored in an online video hosting website. Voting data can represent different types of votes, such as unipo... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8001562 | Scene information extraction method, and scene extraction method and apparatus An apparatus includes unit acquiring comment information items related to video content, each of the comment information items including a comment, and a start time and an end time of the comment, unit dividing the comment into words by morpheme analysis for each of... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7975276 | Content providing system and method, content providing apparatus and method, content receiver and method, recording medium, and program The invention relates to a content providing system and method, a content providing apparatus and method, a content receiver and method, a recording medium, and a program that make it possible to provide viewers with transaction contents at low cost. Plural broadcas... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7934229 | Generating options for repairing a computer infected with malicious software A security module interfaces with a set of infection repair modules. Each repair module can perform a specific repair of an infection. Some of the repair modules utilize context information about the computer, such as the availability of a non-infected backup file. ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7926074 | Broadcast data receiver system A broadcast data receiver system is provided and a method of operating the system. The system includes a first broadcast data receiver (BDR) (2) located at a first location, typically in a premises. The BDR (2) receives video, audio and/or auxiliary di... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7913271 | Broadcast program processing apparatus, computer system, broadcast program evaluation system, and computer program A broadcast program processing apparatus that enables a user to acquire evaluation data provided by others who have already watched a broadcast program when the user intends to play back the recorded broadcast program. A broadcast program receiving apparatus records... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7818762 | System and method for gathering information from users of mobile audiovisual broadcast content A method of interactive broadcasting may include broadcasting audiovisual content for receipt by mobile electronic devices that are present within a communication range of a wireless access point. An information submission mechanism may be made available to the mobi... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7418496 | Method and apparatus for survey processing Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method for improved, real-time survey data processing and analysis. Certain embodiments use distributed computing techniques to perform statistical calculations for survey data, such as general purpos... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7409421 | Program drawing-up apparatus, program providing system, methods to be used with the same, computer programs to be used with the same and recording medium storing such computer programs A program drawing-up apparatus can provide information effectively and efficiently. The program drawing-up apparatus (2) comprises a program control device (3) and a narration synthesizer device (4). The program control device (3) has a d... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7398301 | Method and apparatus for facilitating distributed delivery of content across a computer network One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates receiving content at a client from one or more servers that can potentially provide the content. The client starts by sending a request for the content to a directory server. In response to t... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7389522 | Device and method for receiving information and device and method for transmitting information The present invention makes viewers surely view commercial programs. When a commercial program is broadcasted and displayed on a display (7A), a viewer is requested a response. The viewer operates a prescribed key in the ten key (32) of a remote... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7370048 | File storage method and apparatus A method for storing data in a data storage area of a computer that utilizes hashing functions to avoid collision of data records. A first hash function attempts to place a new data record in a home address in the data table. If a data record already exists in that ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366285 | Multi-modal communications method A method of collecting information is provided. The method includes sending an interactive text markup programming language script, using a session initiation protocol (SIP) message, to a communications device. The interactive script includes a first query and a sec... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360231 | System for obtaining data regarding customer use of interactive television A system and method for obtaining data regarding customer use of interactive television, where application servers residing at a broadcast center include application programs that provide customers with a graphical user interface. Customers may retrieve the applicat... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7349552 | Connected audio and other media objects Media objects are transformed into active, connected objects via identifiers embedded into them or their containers. In the context of a user's playback experience, a decoding process extracts the identifier from a media object and possibly additional context inform... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349668 | Systems and methods for embedding commercial information into broadcast media There are disclosed systems, methods and processes for the distribution of information, typically digital information that is distributed actively, through broadcast media such as television and radio, displays, such as signage, etc., or passively, through displays ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7313802 | Method and system to provide deals and promotions via an interactive video casting system A viewer of an interactive video casting system can be presented with promotions having purchase offers or offers of credits toward future purchases. These promotions can be provided by correlating a program being viewed with user profile information and product inf... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7302696 | System and method to provide an interactive coupon channel a video casting network A system and method to provide an interactive coupon channel via a video casting network. A viewer can tune to the coupon channel to search for coupons by keyword or category. The coupon channel can also be accessed through another channel, such as a shopping channe... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7302419 | Dynamic operator identification system and methods A system and method for dynamically determining the demographic identity of an individual operating a set-top box, is disclosed which may include monitoring set top-box events for a plurality of set-top boxes, correlating set-top box events with demographic characte... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7296284 | Client terminal for displaying ranked program listings based upon a selected rating source Disclosed is a client terminal connectable to a video distribution system (VDS) and a display device. The client terminal includes a VDS interface to receive program guide information and program rating data from the VDS, a display interface to display a program gui... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7296282 | Interactive optical cards and other hand-held devices with increased connectivity A system for deriving benefits from the reception and processing of composite video signals by a hand-held device, such as a smart card. Video signals are modulated with auxiliary data creating composite video signals. The composite video signals are then transmitte... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7296285 | Multiple item user preference information data structure and method for providing multi-media information A user preference information data structure which is capable of classifying and setting user's preference information regarding multimedia contents with multiple items to thereby provide users with user's request-based whole or partial multi-media information, and ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7293277 | Remote control unit for intelligent digital audiovisual reproduction systems The invention relates to a remote control unit for intelligent digital audiovisual reproduction systems, comprising storage means, payment means, a sound control circuit, display means and a metal chassis wherein said remote control unit comprises a distant radio fr... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7286498 | Validation method and data structures for wireless communications A response monitoring apparatus using a remote including an electrical circuit including a user activated input, a transmitter, and a receiver, where the electrical circuit is adapted to detect operation of the user activated input and temporarily activates the rece... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284064 | Method and apparatus to determine broadcast content and scheduling in a broadcast system A broadcast system, method and apparatus providing content on demand. In one embodiment, the disclosed broadcast system includes a server that broadcasts meta-data to a plurality of clients. The meta-data describes a plurality of data files that are to be broadcast ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7277010 | Monitoring apparatus and method Monitoring apparatus and method including a processor, associated with a web site and capable of providing audio and video, which receives audio information recorded or obtained at a vehicle or premises. The processor, located remote from the vehicle or premises, re... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7277671 | Wireless response system and method A wireless response system includes a base unit and a plurality of handheld response units communicating with the base unit over a wireless communication link. The base unit sends polling commands to the response units over the wireless communication. The response u... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7269835 | Method and system for managing timed responses to A/V events in television programming Exemplary embodiments provide an incentive for a viewer to watch and react to audio/video programming. For example, the viewer may be prompted during a program to provide an indicated response to an event within an indicated time period. Thereafter, the indicated re... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7260823 | Profiling and identification of television viewers Profiling a television viewer by monitoring and processing, locally at a television viewing environment, the viewer's interactivity (e.g., via a remote control unit) with the television viewing environment. Generating one or more profiles for each viewer based on on... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7257611 | Distributed nonstop architecture for an event processing system Methods and architectures for implementing a fault tolerant real time event processing system are provided. The system includes at least one satellite and at least one primary data center. The system remains operational when the primary data center is unavailable to... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7254605 | Method of modulating the transmission frequency in a real time opinion research network A computer-implemented transmission scheme is provided to control client-server interchanges within a distributed communications network, such as a real time opinion research system. Interchanges include transmitting media streams between one or more clients to a se... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7251632 | Machine dependent login for on-line value-bearing item system An on-line VBI printing system that includes one or more cryptographic modules and a central database. The cryptographic modules are capable of implementing a variety of required security standards. A client system provides a user friendly GUI for facilitating the i... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7244180 | Geography game show A multi-media geography game show allows real time participation of contestants, live show audience participants and remote TV viewers having Internet connections. Answers to questions related to geography provided within an allotted time period qualify participants... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7240353 | Functionality recommendation system Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a system, method and computer instructions for recommending functionality to users of a system with one or more users. In an embodiment, a functionality recommendation system includes a usage tracking module for t... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7237252 | Method and apparatus to invoke a shopping ticker A shopping ticker can be invoked when the viewer presses a BUY button on a remote control while a television program is being shown. The television program, which can be a commercial, may not necessarily have an interactive commerce opportunity originally associated... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7236941 | Event invalidation method The invention concerns a computerized method of invalidating set-top box events. The method may include monitoring set-top box events, storing the set-top box events in a first array, calculating a first trend in the first array of set-top box events, invalidating t... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7225456 | Gateway screen for interactive television A gateway screen for interactive television includes a television content panel and an internet content panel. The gateway screen is displayed by an interactive television (ITV), e.g., when the ITV is turned on. The gateway screen allows a user to quickly and easily... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7225457 | Information supply apparatus, information utilization apparatus, information manipulation apparatus, information supply system, information supply method, information utilization method and recording medium Apparatus and method for facilitating selection of viewable programs by allowing a user to recognize recorded program contents in a relatively short period of time. The apparatus and method provides to a user broadcasting contents summary information obtained by sum... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222155 | Synchronous updating of dynamic interactive applications An automation server interfaces with broadcast scheduling systems of various types to automatically synchronize the behavior of interactive applications relative to various broadcast programs, such as television shows and commercials, so as to maintain the appropria... | 05/22/2007 |
