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...that in 1800 ether was first used by partyers as a fun diversion? Sniffing the gas led to hilarious and raucous laughter as people watched each other become more and more intoxicated and silly. Several doctors independently realized the value ether would have to anesthetize surgery patients. Of those who claimed rights to the "discovery," none had a happy ending. One had a seizure and died defending his rights. Another spent his life in an asylum because he had been denied acclaim. A third became addicted to chloroform and, in a New York City jail, he soaked a cloth in the drug, severed an artery and bled to death.
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| 8108393 | Method and apparatus for searching media program databases A method, apparatus, article of manufacture for providing list of a plurality of media programs responsive to a user search query is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises the steps of accepting an general search query from a user computer, identifying a... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8087048 | Television program guide with a digital storage device An interactive television program guide system with digital storage is provided. The program guide gives users the ability to select a program for recording onto the digital storage device. The program guide may then provide the user a list of programs that includes... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8082567 | Methods, systems, and products for customized programming Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for providing programming. An electronic programming guide (EPG) is received. The EPG has events associated with products and a programming grid simultaneously listing a wrapper associated with each product and each produ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8069177 | Information selecting method, information selecting device and so on An information selection method and an information selection apparatus are provided. The information selection method includes continuously selecting arbitrary program information out of a plurality of program information, extracting selection candidate program info... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8046796 | Device for sending-out data in which associated data is multiplexed with main data A table creating unit receives program information and an upper limit bit rate of EPG data, creates a table of EIT [current/next] on the basis of the information and upper limit bit rate, and determines the frequency of transmission of the table in consideration of ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8042133 | Techniques for displaying data based on characteristics of a display device A method of selecting a portion of a block of data for display based on characteristics of a display device. The method comprises several steps. In the first step, a block of Electronic Program Guide (EPG) data is received at a communication device adapted to proces... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8005344 | Enhanced personal video recorder including user play programming The present invention is directed to a system, software system and method for manipulating multimedia broadcast presentations. Manipulating multimedia events offers users increased options in how they experience multimedia presentations. Thus increasing the overall ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8001567 | Media planner A media planner displays descriptors that represent programs that are scheduled for broadcast on tiles according to a layout. The layout arranges the tiles according to a day and a day part based on a scheduled broadcast date and time associated with a program. ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7987483 | Inserting branding elements Techniques are described that permit the flexible introduction of branding elements into or around video rendered by a media player. One or more sets of metadata related to the presentation of branding elements may be collected, and then one or more sets of the meta... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7987482 | Promoted listings Promoted listings are defined in terms of priorities, which may be static, geographically dynamic, or demographically dynamic. The priorities are associated with program data that describes media programs that are scheduled for broadcast or other type of transmissio... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7962937 | Media content catalog service Aggregating media content catalog data from a plurality of content providers. The catalog data is merged according to rules and provided to a user on a scheduled basis or on demand. In an embodiment, the merged catalog data represents an incremental update to previo... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7950034 | Information processing apparatus, information processing method and program for the same An information processing apparatus for providing controls to have contents recorded in a recording medium for recording one or more broadcast programs aired in the past as data displayed on a specified display device, includes: an acquiring section to acquire progr... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7934232 | Navigation paradigm for access to television services The present invention provides a method and system for accessing services in a television system. In one implementation, a DHCT presents a user a menu containing a plurality of selectable link representations corresponding to separate services or applications offere... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7895624 | Interactive media guide with media guidance interface Systems and methods for providing guidance to users for finding media are described. Such systems and methods may be provided in interactive media guides such as program guides, web browsers, or other suitable interactive media guides. ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7882524 | Navigation paradigm for access to television services The present invention provides a method and system for accessing services in a television system. In one implementation, a DHCT presents a user a menu containing a plurality of selectable link representations corresponding to separate services or applications offere... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7877774 | Browsing and retrieval of full broadcast-quality video A method includes steps of indexing a media collection, searching an indexed library and browsing a set of candidate program segments. The step of indexing a media collection creates the indexed library based on a content of the media collection. The step of searchi... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7844987 | Interactive content guide for television programming A navigation interface display system generates a navigation element that organizes television programming data in an easy-to-use manner. The navigation element employs a hierarchical display protocol for a plurality of selection items that represent the various tel... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7802284 | Method for transmitting and receiving audio in Mosaic EPG service Disclosed is a method for transmitting and receiving audio in a Mosaic electronic program guide (EPG) service. A digital broadcast transmitting side mixes stereo audio signals corresponding to each sub-picture within a Mosaic EPG picture and encodes mono audio signa... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7802283 | Linked information system A linked information system employing evolutionary media content links is provided. In another aspect of the present invention, a media content distribution system includes selected media content accessible to remotely located users in an electronic format over a co... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7761892 | Client server based interactive television program guide system with remote server recording An interactive television program guide system is provided. An interactive television program guide provides users with an opportunity to select programs for recording on a remote media server. Programs may also be recorded on a local media server. The program guide... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7757254 | Interactive entertainment system for presenting supplemental interactive content together with continuous video programs An interactive entertainment system enables presentation of supplemental interactive content along side traditional broadcast video programs, such as television shows and movies. The programs are broadcast in a conventional manner. The supplemental content is suppli... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7721309 | System and method for providing channel selection in an electronic programming guide The present invention relates to an entertainment system and method for selectively storing broadcast channels by the entertainment system. To store a broadcast channel, the system first receives programming data associated with the channel. A show associated with t... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7716703 | Daypart guide workflow Advertising templates, and request for corresponding multimedia programs that are available for distribution to third parties during a time period, are transmitted to content providers who respond by sending ad elements corresponding to the advertising templates. Da... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7669214 | Display apparatus for displaying content data, display method, and program A display apparatus has a display unit which displays a list of information on a first program content stored in a storage unit and information on a second program content to be broadcast. In a case in which the first and second program contents are program contents... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7657905 | Receiver, program retrieval method, and receiving method An EPG object of a program A to be broadcast from 19:00 to 20:49 is copied to generate a first clone EPG object and a second clone EPG object. 00 minute is set as the relative start time of the first clone EPG object, and 59 minutes is set as the relative end time. ... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7634789 | System and method for displaying advertising in an interactive program guide An interactive program guide containing schedule data for multiple channels and advertising data is provided to viewers on a screen. The advertising may be related to the programs adjacent thereto in the guide and to time slots displayed on the screen. The advertisi... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7631330 | Inserting branding elements Techniques are described that permit the flexible introduction of branding elements into or around video rendered by a media player. One or more sets of metadata related to the presentation of branding elements may be collected, and then one or more sets of the meta... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7627882 | Categorical electronic program guide The invention is a device for generating a display of an electronic program guide on a screen. Invention is comprised of a receiver which includes a tuner for receiving an input stream of television content and electronic program guide data. The receiver separates t... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7600243 | User interface methods and systems for device-independent media transactions Methods, systems, techniques, and computer-readable media for device-independent media transactions, such as the transaction, acquisition, presentation, and publication of media, are provided. Example embodiments provide a Device Independent Video Transaction System... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7577973 | Client terminal for displaying program guide information associated with different programs within a pop-up A client terminal providing an on-screen program guide that allows a user to easily navigate through program guide information within a pop-up for different programs on a selected channel. A head end provides program guide information (PGI) to the client terminal. T... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7552460 | Modifying an electronic program guide based on viewer statistics Displaying the numbers of viewers who are watching currently-broadcasted television programs on electronic program guides (EPGs) using information gathered via back channels from home entertainment systems. A signal source transmits a television broadcast signal to ... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7543321 | Multiple database, user-choice-compiled program and event guide An electronic programming guide generator utilizes filters to select only programming filtered to display in an electronic programming guide display. ... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7516469 | Universal programming system and method for electronic programming guide An EPG displays programming information in a variety of ways including using 3-D images, alphanumeric text, and video data. A presentation engine allows viewers and/or programmers to select between varying programming worlds. In addition, non-EPG objects, such as in... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7503057 | Client and server system An internet on-demand system for television presents internet content and traditional television programming as part of a single coherent interface. The system includes a server and a client capable of providing a dynamic graphical user interface. The system can dis... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7503056 | Receiver, program retrieval method, and receiving method An EPG object of a program A to be broadcast from 19:00 to 20:49 is copied to generate a first clone EPG object and a second clone EPG object. 00 minute is set as the relative start time of the first clone EPG object, and 59 minutes is set as the relative end time. ... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7500259 | Video signal receiver with daylight savings time transition support At a starting of a summer time, an indication “D.S.T.” is displayed on an EPG screen with a deleted time zone in a different background color from other time zones. The deleted time zone is displayed in a flashed manner, and “D.S.T.START” is indicated at a s... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7493642 | Method of selecting a portion of a block of data for display based on characteristics of a display device A method of selecting a portion of a block of data for display based on characteristics of a display device. The method comprises several steps. In the first step, a block of Electronic Program Guide (EPG) data is received at a communication device adapted to proces... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7493641 | Method and system for displaying advertisements in an electronic program guide A system and method for displaying an electronic program schedule guide is provided. The system has areas for displaying program schedule information. In addition, the system also has areas that may be used for advertising programs, products or services. In another ... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7480929 | Method and system for displaying advertisements in an electronic program guide A system and method for displaying an electronic program schedule guide is provided. The system has areas for displaying program schedule information. In addition, the system also has areas that may be used for advertising programs, products or services. In another ... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7444659 | Post production visual alterations Disclosed is a method and system in which “labels,” comprising supplemental information such as advertising, promotional, or informational elements including interactive elements, may be superimposed post-production into a video stream. This can be done by using... | 10/28/2008 |
