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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8171512 | Host device having notice function for setting environment and setting environment method thereof A host device having a notice function for setting environment and a setting environment method thereof are disclosed. The host device includes a download unit which downloads and stores an application provided from a broadcasting station, a control unit which execu... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8156521 | Receiver A receiver has a tuner for receiving a TV broadcast program and a modem for receiving an e-mail. Also, the receiver outputs a message if there exists any unopened e-mail. In addition, the receiver has a camera for sending a videophone image. A viewer in front of the... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8132204 | System and method for enhanced video selection and categorization using metadata Systems and methods for presenting video asset information to a viewer to assist the view in selecting a video asset for viewing is described. The video assets can be available from a plurality of different video asset sources, such as VOD (video on demand), PVR (pe... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8082566 | Input based function preview apparatuses, systems, and methods An exemplary system includes a processing subsystem. The system further includes at least one sensing facility and a control facility within an input device configured to communicate with the processing subsystem. The sensing facility is configured to detect a first... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8078500 | Security enhancements using fixed unique system identifiers for executing a transaction A method and system are disclosed for enhancing the security of transactions executed using a fixed unique system identifier. By the method of one such security enhancement the fixed unique system identifier is validated by a receiving server system according to a m... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8056098 | Lineup detection The technology is a system and method for selecting a television lineup. The available television lineups capable of being viewed on a digital device are identified. One of the tuner positions is selected and the television channel designated in each available telev... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8046790 | Media projector system for preventing the display of on-screen display information A system comprising a media player configured to play media content, a projector operatively coupled to the media player, and a control unit operatively coupled to the media player and the projector is provided. The control unit is configured to detect an on-screen ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8042132 | System and method for construction, delivery and display of iTV content iTV content is created and deployed using a server component adapted to allow content developers to create applications according to an authoring specification that describes a framework for same; a transport component configured to optimize and deliver the applicat... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8006262 | Graphic user interfaces for purchasable and recordable media (PRM) downloads A recordable media content purchasing system comprising a memory, and a processor configured with the memory to download recordable media content at one of a plurality of various download times for purchase of the recordable media content. ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7930717 | Graphic user interfaces for purchasable and recordable media (PRM) downloads A recordable media content purchasing system comprising a memory, and a processor configured with the memory to download recordable media content at one of a plurality of various download times for purchase of the recordable media content. ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7913278 | Interactive television program guide with remote access An interactive television program guide with remote access is provided. The interactive television program guide is implemented on interactive television program guide equipment. A remote program guide access device is connected to the interactive television program... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7890849 | Concurrent presentation of media and related content lists The concurrent presentation technique provides information about content related to a source media currently being presented to a user in a fashion that allows the user to keep viewing the source media while either interactively or non-interactively perusing a list ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7886320 | Television display device and method of operating a television system A television display device for use with a television display for displaying television services, an input for providing at least one command to the television display device and a broadcast stream containing a stream of key files including data representing respect... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7882520 | Broadcast program recording overrun and underrun scheduling system A broadcast program recording overrun and underrun scheduling system provides a system for adjusting the start and end times of a broadcast program's recording schedule that has a predetermined start and end broadcast time. An on screen program guide is displayed to... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7877768 | Smart broadcast program recording padding and scheduling system A smart broadcast program recording padding and scheduling system provides a system for adjusting the start and end times of a broadcast program's recording schedule that has a predetermined start and end broadcast time and resolving any conflicts arising from confl... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7865919 | Proxy for video on demand server control A video on demand system includes a head-end coupled through a proxy server to plural client terminals. The proxy server performs (or cooperates with another component in performing) various functions, including user interface definition, security, system administra... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7861262 | Method and system for controlling a personalized video recorder with a set-top box One embodiment of the present invention enables a personalized video recorder (PVR) to reliably record automatically a pay-per-view show that it receives from a set-top box. Specifically, a PVR is communicatively coupled to a set-top box thereby enabling the set-top... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7860804 | Methods, systems and storage medium for providing content notification based on user communities A method of notifying consumers of available content in a content distribution system. The method includes determining the existence of a content event related to content. The content event is associated with a community. A consumer who is a member of the community ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7849478 | Television signal reception apparatus and method, and broadcast reception apparatus and method It is the objective of the present invention to easily change between an image display application and the viewing of a program for a digital television, and to improve the usability of the television for operating an image display application. The display change li... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7805741 | Systems and methods for networking digital video recorders A digital video recording system is provided that comprises a plurality of digital video recorders in communication with a digital video recorder proxy system. Each of the plurality of digital video recorders is connected to a network and the digital video recorders... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7797711 | Graphical user interface for a device having multiple input and output nodes A graphical user interface (GUI) is described. The GUI includes first GUI elements that provide a visual representation of the nodes of an audio/video device. In response to user input, a signal is caused to be routed between nodes by manipulating circuitry within t... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7784073 | Information storage medium including device-aspect-ratio information, method and apparatus therefor An information storage medium includes video data and a markup document to play back the video data in an interactive mode. The markup document includes device-aspect-ratio information which is referred to for displaying of the markup document. ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7735102 | System and method for focused navigation within a user interface A sequence of cards is stored that graphically represents available options within an information system. In addition, supplemental information related to at least one card may be obtained. In response to a single user action, the sequence of cards is successively d... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7721308 | Synchronization aspects of interactive multimedia presentation management Playing an interactive multimedia presentation involves pre-rendering a media object at certain times based on a frame rate of the interactive content, a frame rate of the video content (which may include video, audio, data, or any combination thereof), and a play s... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7690014 | Information processing apparatus An information processing apparatus with improved operatability in which the user is capable of watching a television program and connecting to the Internet. An index panel shows channel buttons operated to select a desired program, a first site button provides acce... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7676823 | User interface methods and apparatus for roaming access to subscription services A subscriber or other user is provided with access to a subscription service of a signal distribution system at a roaming location remote from a home location of the user. The subscription service comprises a plurality of selectable channels available to the user at... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7669213 | Dynamic identification of other viewers of a television program to an online viewer Informing a viewer of a television program of the identity of other online identities that represent users concurrently viewing that same television program includes determining dynamically a first television program to which a television viewing device associated w... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7653925 | Techniques for receiving information during multimedia presentations and communicating the information Techniques for receiving information during multimedia presentations and for communicating the received information to one or more information access devices. A presentation recorder adapter receives information during a multimedia presentation and communicates the ... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7533398 | Automatic selection of encoding parameters for transmission of media objects A system, method and computer program product for automatic selection of encoding parameters for transmission of media objects is provided. The method and computer program product involve the automatic selection of media encoding parameters based on editorial and te... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7512962 | Multichannel display data generating apparatus, medium, and informational set A multichannel display data generating apparatus for generating data for displaying AV data on a multiscreen has a plurality of screens for displaying AV data of a plurality of channels, said apparatus comprising: input means for i... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7454774 | Self-service multiple-director remote production and programme broadcasting server device and television network A server device for self-service multiple-directing remote production and program broadcasting on a channel of at least a television network (TV1, TV2) includes an apparatus for input connection to at least a first digital data transmission network ( | 11/18/2008 |
| 7437749 | Interactive subscription television terminal A system for providing interactive services in a subscription television system includes a system controller for controlling the interactive services, a video signal source for transmitting a video signal and a subscriber terminal for receiving a downstream transact... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7433833 | Information service method for purchasing utilizing a remote control Program data and information associated with at least a consumer commodity that appears in a program of the program data are synchronously transmitted. The program data and the information associated therewith are received. The received program data is reproduced. T... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7426467 | System and method for supporting interactive user interface operations and storage medium There is provided a system for supporting interactive operations for inputting user commands to a household electric apparatus such as a television set/monitor and information apparatuses. According to the system for supporting interactive operations applying an ani... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7424678 | Audiovisual information management system with advertising A method of using a system with at least one of audio, image, and a video, comprising a plurality of frames comprising the steps of providing a usage preferences description includes at least one of a browsing preferences description, a search preferences descriptio... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7424677 | Audiovisual information management system with usage preferences A method of using a system with at least one of audio, image, and a video comprises a plurality of frames comprising the steps of providing a usage preferences description where the usage preference description includes at least one of a browsing preferences descrip... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7420956 | Distributed storage and aggregation of multimedia information via a broadband access gateway A system and method for the aggregation of multimedia information storage via a broadband access gateway is disclosed. Information about storage resources accessible to a broadband access gateway may be collected and used in selecting storage capacity used for stori... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7406255 | Information processing apparatus A system controller displays all setup items on a setup screen, at the time of a setup mode in which a setup button 18a of a remote controller is depressed, in case that it is judged that a disc is not loaded on a tray of an apparatus itself, and, in c... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7400752 | Video overlay system for surgical apparatus An improved computer based surgical video overlay system that allows relevant surgical data from a surgical apparatus to be combined as a graphic image with the video image of a surgical procedure in which the data from the surgical apparatus is sent wireless to the... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7395514 | System and method for accessing, manipulating and viewing internet and non-internet related information and for controlling networked devices A system and method are disclosed for accessing, generating, presenting and manipulating Internet and non-Internet related information, data and content, including information netcast over the Internet. The system is also capable of controlling operatively connected... | 07/01/2008 |
