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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8099750 | System and method for bypassing an emergency alert break-in for a recorded event Embodiments of the disclosed invention include a system and a method for bypassing an emergency alert break-in for a recorded event. For example, in one embodiment, a set top box is disclosed that includes a memory component for storing computer executable instructi... | 01/17/2012 |
| 7984465 | Broadcasting data converter A relay station comprises an emergency information detection unit for detecting an emergency information broadcasting flag in the digital broadcasting TMCC signal transmitted from the center station; a replacement data creation unit for issuing an instruction for cr... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7913274 | Method for detecting whether an apparatus having an emergency alert function has been relocated An apparatus such as a television signal receiver includes an emergency alert function which, when activated, provides an alert output to notify users of an emergency event. According to an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus includes a tuner operative to tune signa... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7904921 | Method of processing broadcast signal associated with emergency alert system in terrestrial broadcasting and broadcast receiver for the same A broadcast signal associated with an emergency alert system in terrestrial broadcasting, a processing method thereof, and a broadcast receiver for the same are disclosed, by which information on a channel for carrying emergency alert news can be completely prevente... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7895618 | Emergency alert message data structure, emergency alert message signaling method, and cable broadcasting system An emergency alert message data structure, an emergency alert message signaling method, and a cable broadcasting system using the same are disclosed. The data structure includes a scroll rate field representing a scroll rate of an emergency alert text to be scrolled... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7793320 | Method for receiving broadcasting signal and broadcasting receiver A method for receiving a broadcasting signal and a broadcasting signal receiver are disclosed. Even when a cell is changed while an emergency alert is output, the emergency alert can be continuously output using emergency alert table information included in the broa... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7784072 | Apparatus having an emergency alert function with single button control An apparatus such as a television signal receiver, radio or other device provides an emergency alert function. According to an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus includes a tuner for tuning a channel frequency that provides emergency alert signals indicating an eme... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7757249 | Emergency alert signaling method and digital television receiver A terrestrial digital television receiver includes a tuner, a demodulator, a demultiplexer, a decoder, and a controller. The tuner receives a terrestrial television signal having an emergency alert table which contains text representing an emergency alert message. T... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7681215 | Emergency alert signaling method and digital television receiver A digital television receiver includes a tuner receiving a digital television signal including a DCCT, a demodulator demodulating the digital television signal, and a demultiplexer demultiplexing the DCCT from the demodulated signal. The receiver further includes a ... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7681216 | Method of transmitting broadcast signal, method of processing broadcast signal and apparatus for the same A method of processing a broadcast signal relevant to an emergency alert and a broadcast receiver for the same are disclosed, by which information on a channel for carrying an emergency alert broadcast can be prevented from being overlapped with information on other... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7665106 | Emergency alert signaling method and DTV receiver A terrestrial digital television receiver includes a tuner, a microcomputer, and a demodulator. The microcomputer initially determines whether the DTV receiver is on, a power-on or power-off mode. If the DTV receiver is on the power-off mode, the microcomputer, cont... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7587730 | Method of transmitting broadcast signal, method of processing broadcast signal and apparatus for the same A method of processing a broadcast signal relevant to an emergency alert and a broadcast receiver for the same are disclosed, by which information on a channel for carrying an emergency alert broadcast can be prevented from being overlapped with information on other... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7584487 | Method of transmitting broadcast signal, method of processing broadcast signal and apparatus for the same A method of processing a broadcast signal relevant to an emergency alert and a broadcast receiver for the same are disclosed, by which information on a channel for carrying an emergency alert broadcast can be prevented from being overlapped with information on other... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7584485 | Method of transmitting broadcast signal, method of processing broadcast signal and apparatus for the same A method of processing a broadcast signal relevant to an emergency alert and a broadcast receiver for the same are disclosed, by which information on a channel for carrying an emergency alert broadcast can be prevented from being overlapped with information on other... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7584489 | Method of transmitting broadcast signal, method of processing broadcast signal and apparatus for the same A method of processing a broadcast signal relevant to an emergency alert and a broadcast receiver for the same are disclosed, by which information on a channel for carrying an emergency alert broadcast can be prevented from being overlapped with information on other... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7584488 | Method of transmitting broadcast signal, method of processing broadcast signal and apparatus for the same A method of processing a broadcast signal relevant to an emergency alert and a broadcast receiver for the same are disclosed, by which information on a channel for carrying an emergency alert broadcast can be prevented from being overlapped with information on other... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7584486 | Method of transmitting broadcast signal, method of processing broadcast signal and apparatus for the same A method of processing a broadcast signal relevant to an emergency alert and a broadcast receiver for the same are disclosed, by which information on a channel for carrying an emergency alert broadcast can be prevented from being overlapped with information on other... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7577971 | Data structure and signaling method for emergency alert message and digital TV receiver An emergency alert message is included in a cable broadcast signal. The emergency alert message includes major and minor details channel numbers associated with a details channel. A details channel number is configured based on the major details channel number when ... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7506349 | Method and apparatus for processing television system messages received when a device is in a low power mode Methods and apparatus for processing system message data received at an electronic device that is in a low power mode are disclosed. System message data is processed by receiving at least one system message including data for processing by the electronic device whil... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7454773 | Television signal receiver capable of receiving emergency alert signals A television signal processing apparatus is capable of receiving emergency alert signals and providing alert outputs to notify individuals of emergency events. According to one exemplary embodiment, the television signal processing apparatus includes a tuner operati... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7444657 | Event masking for television signal receiver having an emergency alert function A television signal receiver having an emergency alert function provides a masked list of emergency events during a user setup process for the emergency alert function which makes the setup process easier for users, and also ensures that the emergency alert function... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7358855 | Local area warning system (laws) The present invention provides a local area warning system that is designed to alert the public of severe weather and technological alerts. The apparatus consists of red, amber, and blue warning lights and audio speakers that warn the public of the severe conditions... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7340760 | Advertisements in an end-user controlled playback environment This invention discloses a method for displaying advertisements transmitted to a user unit, the method includes receiving, at the user unit, at least one advertisement tagged with a delay tag indicating whether display of the at least one advertisement can be delaye... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7336788 | Electronic book secure communication with home subsystem The invention, an electronic book selection and delivery system, is a new way to distribute books and other textual information to bookstores, libraries and consumers. The primary components of the system are a subsystem for placing text in a video signal format and... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7324003 | Emergency alert message data structure, emergency alert message processing method and broadcast receiver An emergency alert message data structure, an emergency alert message processing method and a broadcast receiver are disclosed. When a state of emergency where a channel change to an emergency broadcast channel is required occurs, a transmitting stage includes infor... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7308697 | Systems and methods for multimedia messaging in a cable or satellite subscriber system The present invention comprises customizable, multimedia messaging over a subscriber television system, such as a cable or satellite system, utilizing a service independent framework. The present invention comprises a multimedia messaging (MMM) server generally loca... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7292604 | Device and method for efficient delivery of redundant national television signals A method and apparatus of broadcasting is provided that has a geographic identifier memory, an overlay memory storing an overlay, a receiver circuit for receiving a broadcast signal and a control circuit. The control circuit displays the overlay on the broadcast sig... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7271826 | Communications installation for aircraft An arrangement for audio, video and/or data communication between a ground station and an aircraft, having at least one communications channel and a monitoring device provided on board the aircraft includes at least one audio, video or flight data recording apparatu... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7260829 | Terminal with multiple audio and video A novel advanced set top terminal capable of digital decompression, displaying picture-on-picture, outputting multiple video channels, outputting multiple audio signals, outputting multiple audio channels corresponding to a single video channel, and other advanced f... | 08/21/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7228557 | Broadcast program information processing apparatus A broadcast program information processing apparatus is provided which is capable of smoothly downloading broadcast program information to a plurality of broadcast program information receiving apparatuses from a data server in which the broadcast program informatio... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7209632 | Digital broadcast recording/viewing support apparatus A receive part demodulates and decodes a digital modulated signal obtained by receiving a digital broadcast to generate a transport stream, and extracts data-broadcast data transmitted over a data channel. An electronic program list generator generates, from program... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7159230 | Emergency alert system A system for inputting conventional emergency alert messages into a digital subscriber television system. The method allows existing emergency alert equipment to interface with the digital system equipment in the headend of a digital subscriber television system. A ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7134088 | Method and system for providing tactical information during crisis situations A computer-based method and system for storing and retrieving tactical information pertaining to a site during crisis situations. The method and system provides a graphical user interface comprising a computer screen display and a selection device wherein a user may... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7114169 | Geographically specific signal communications receiver A geographically specific signal communication receiver in a television receiver that selects one or more messages or warnings that are of interest for display by the television screen from a group that includes other messages or warnings that are not of interest. E... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7110048 | Digital signal transmitter synchronization system Methods, and apparatus for carrying out the methods, are disclosed for synchronizing a plurality of RF transmitters that are supplied with a common digital information signal for carrier modulation and subsequent transmission on a common channel throughout a prescri... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7088910 | Optimizing use of storage space in a video data recording system Systems and methods for optimizing the use and availability of storage space in a video data recording system. An intelligent disk recording and management system selectively assigns tags to determine the manner and/or priority of recording programs onto a storage d... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7054660 | Multimedia broadcasting, broadcast services for cell phone and other users and modified SIM card and related means for enabling such broadcast reception Preferred embodiments enable cell phone users to plug in a novel SIM card and receive a multimedia broadcast of their choice, television, celebrity broadcast calls, newspapers, games, video and the like, without initializing with a service provider. Adapters can pro... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7054612 | Message broadcast to mobile station in wireless network A wireless network that broadcasts a message from a telecommunication system to mobile stations associated with the wireless network is provided. The wireless network includes one or more mobile switching centers, one or more base stations, and one or more mobile st... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7039933 | Enhanced TV broadcasting method and system using tags for incorporating local content into a program data stream A system, method and program product uses tags as markers for incorporating local content in a communications stream, e.g., TV broadcast, cable transmission. A transmitter generates a communication stream including program content for transmission to a receiver. The... | 05/02/2006 |
