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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7904928 | Content delivery system, content delivery apparatus, content recording and reproduction apparatus and content recording and reproduction method, and computer program The invention relates to properly protecting broadcast contents stored on a receiver side from copying without permission and illegal use in server type broadcasting. According to the invention, contents are sent from a broadcast sending side in a state in which cop... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7793324 | 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... | 09/07/2010 |
| 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 |
| 7401349 | Satellite television system ground station having wideband multi-channel LNB converter/transmitter architecture utilizing a frequency stabilized common oscillator A satellite television ground system, particularly for a make or break satellite television signal system, includes an outdoor unit and an indoor unit that are in communication with each other via a single coaxial cable and an optional separate single conductor for ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7340212 | Method and system for delivery of location-specific data using digital satellite broadcast A method and system for location-specific delivery of digital satellite broadcast data comprising determining a current service location, selecting a satellite radio band based on the determination, monitoring the selected satellite radio band for a data package, an... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7269785 | Digital manipulation of video in digital video player According to the invention, a technique for operating a digital versatile disk (DVD) system is disclosed. First digital information is read from a DVD player. The first digital information is decompressed to create second digital information that is stored. In order... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7124425 | Audio/video system and method utilizing a head mounted apparatus with noise attenuation A head mounted display in a video/audio system includes a display device, a head mount, noise reduction devices, and a speaker. The display device is coupled to the head mount and produces visual images based on received video signals. The head mount is mounted on t... | 10/17/2006 |
| 6954795 | Transmission/reception system and method for data broadcast, and transmission apparatus for data broadcast A transmission/reception system for data broadcast comprising: a transmission apparatus transmitting audiovisual stream data for a series of plural programs and plural data broadcasting contents relating to programs, which are multiplexed to each other, and a receiv... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6944878 | Method and apparatus for selecting a satellite signal A method and apparatus for ensuring a correct satellite signal connection. Specifically, a user selects a satellite signal via an integrated receiver/decoder (IRD) from at least one satellite, and the IRD sends a command signal to a selector switch to acquire and lo... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6772434 | Device and method for the integrated presentation of a secondary service as a part of a primary service A method and apparatus for providing an integrated presentation of existing media program services and secondary media program services is described. The method comprises the steps of receiving and displaying an electronic program guide comprising channels and progr... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6711410 | Broadcast communication method, mobile communication system and mobile station using the broadcast communication method A broadcast communication method for a plurality of mobile stations belonging to a group in a mobile communication system is provided, in which a base station network in the mobile communication system sends information on broadcast communication to the plurality of... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6574794 | System and satellite payload architecture for interactive data distribution services A satellite payload architecture for interactive data distribution and broadcasting services preferably for use in the emerging EHF (20-60 GHz) frequency bands. The system allows many individual service-program providers to transmit their service-program ... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6570913 | Method and apparatus for selecting optimum frequency for upstream data transmission in a network system utilizing cable modems Provided are methods and apparatuses for quickly and efficiently locating a frequency band for upstream transmission of data in a data communications network system utilizing cable modems. In a preferred embodiment, a cable modem termination system (CMTS)... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6466554 | Satellite data distribution method and system using a mobile communication system A satellite data distribution method and system in which a subscriber can receive a data distribution service via a mobile communication system. The satellite data distribution system includes a mobile communication system having at least one base station... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6446261 | Set top device for targeted electronic insertion of indicia into video A method of anonymous targeted insertion of indicia into video broadcasts. Individual televisions or other video reception devices are associated with set-top boxes that monitor the usage and viewing habits of the television set or other video reception d... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6377981 | Modular digital data communication cyberstation and cyberserver A broadcast and interactive data distribution system that distributes broadcast and interactive data transmitted by way of a geostationary satellite, and optionally by way of a cable system, to personal computers. The system comprises a modular digital da... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6356737 | Terrestrial communication system using satellite transmission techniques A terrestrial communication system, facilitating audio, video, data, and any other type of communication within a local geographical area, and with an extremely large number of communication channels being made available simultaneously at a very low cost.... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6347215 | Information distribution and processing system An information distribution and processing system contains a remote site, a sender and a plurality of processing units. The remote site contains a first set of digital data and one or more communication channel for receiving a request from the processing ... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6340987 | Method and apparatus for masking latency in an interactive television network A method and apparatus for masking latency in an interactive television network. One embodiment of the invention initially receives a command pertaining to an interactive selection from a viewer. The invention then determines if latency is associated with... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6310661 | Method of broadcasting controlling data streams and apparatus for receiving the same A method of broadcasting controlling data streams and remote receiving apparatus for using the same are disclosed. A viewer-channel-to-broadcast channel (VCBC) map is employed to map one or more controlling data streams to one or more channels. The VCBC m... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6175362 | TV graphical user interface providing selection among various lists of TV channels A TV graphical user interface (GUI) in a satellite TV system enables users to create customized lists of TV channels. Everyday, favorite and theme lists may be generated to respectively combine TV channels being watched regularly, favorite TV channels and... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6111568 | Personal computer system, compact disk, and method for interactively viewing the earth A method of interactively viewing the Earth including the steps of: selecting satellite viewpoint of a region of the Earth; reading prestored image of the region of the Earth from the satellite viewpoint; displaying the prestored image; selecting prestore... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5903621 | Integrated communication system A transmission and receiving system, includes a transmit interface unit, a transmit signal processing unit, a transmit signal converting unit and a microwave transmitting unit all a first location. The system further includes a microwave receiving unit, a... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5886733 | Method and apparatus for successive refinement of broadcasted video frames An apparatus for successive refinement of video frames, and methods of operating the same result in reduced latency for downloading the video frames. The apparatus for transmitting video frames comprises a plurality of video frames encoded to provide a pl... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5740214 | Integrated communication system A portable, integrated transmission system and portable, integrated receiving system; system, includes a transmit interface unit, a transmit signal processing unit, a transmit signal converting unit and a microwave transmitting unit all a first location. ... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5706048 | Wireless digital data access system and method A communication system includes a high data capacity microwave link in the millimeter band. A defined frequency band is segmented allowing for direct video transmission in a first segment while at the same time achieving full duplex operation within a sec... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5592511 | Digital customized audio products with user created data and associated distribution and production system A system for creation of user-selected customized audio products, defined as a plurality of songs from different recording artists recorded on a single compact disc (CD) or digital audio tape (DAT) cassette, at record store/distributor locations utilizing... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5586121 | Asymmetric hybrid access system and method An asymmetric network communication system for use in a client-server environment having independent forward and return channels operating at different speeds and/or under different protocols on the same or different communication media to provide efficie... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5414773 | CATV systems A CATV system including a CATV network, a multiplicity of subscriber units, apparatus for transmitting over said CATV network encrypted information individually addressed to a subscriber unit and apparatus associated with each of said multiplicity of subs... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5073930 | Method and system for receiving and distributing satellite transmitted television signals A television distribution system includes a frequency agile satellite transponder down converter operating in the satellite block converted frequency range, typically 950-1450 MHz, along with an IF stage incorporating bandpass filtering and a frquency agi... | 12/17/1991 |
| 4945410 | Satellite communications system for medical related images A satellite communications system for transmitting medical related images from one or more remote satellite locations to a central headquarters and then sending back diagnostic analysis from the central headquaters to the one or more remote satellite loca... | 07/31/1990 |
