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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8079050 | System and method for performing initial setup of a device via remote control A method for configuring a device using a remote control, includes transmitting a signal from the remote control to a configuration proxy requesting configuration status of the device; waiting for a predetermined period of time for a response from the configuration ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8079051 | Wireless streaming media systems, devices and methods A system includes one or more transmitter devices constructed and adapted to transmit wireless streaming media, the transmitter device connected to at least one video source, wherein the transmitter device is further constructed and adapted to automatically detect a... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7992177 | Point-to-multipoint high definition multimedia transmitter and receiver A high definition video transmitter and receiver are disclosed. The transmitter provides high definition video to a one-point receiver or to multipoint receivers. The transmission network is asynchronous and the receiver re-synchronizes the video. The transmission c... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7954127 | Direct broadcast signal distribution methods A direct broadcast system having a high altitude communication device that transmits broadcast signals, which are received by an antenna, is provided. The system includes an outdoor unit (ODU) electrically coupled to the antenna. The ODU includes a low noise block c... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7917931 | Apparatus and method for extending DOCSIS cable modem service over wireless links An apparatus and method are presented to allow the extension of a DOCSIS cable modem service over a wireless link. According to the invention a wireless hub transceiver is connected to a distribution coax cable of a DOCSIS based system. The downstream data are trans... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7840983 | Method and apparatus for wireless digital audio/video playback for computers A computer-based digital wireless audio and video system for consumer audio, home theater and recording studio applications is disclosed. The system distributes synchronized 2-channel stereo and multi-channel home theater video and audio digital signals via wireless... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7827581 | Wireless multimedia system A customer premises installation has a wireless multimedia center (WMC) for reception from one or more signal sources and for distribution of segments of signals from signal sources through the wireless multimedia center to a plurality of end units, in which the sig... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7784076 | Sender-side bandwidth estimation for video transmission with receiver packet buffer A method of adaptively encoding video in response to an estimation of bandwidth over a transmission channel, where bandwidth estimation uses feedback packets from a receiver acknowledging receipt of video packets transmitted during an interval when the transmitted p... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7779443 | Wireless communication system and method using a wireless channel Wireless communication system and wireless communication method using a wireless channel. A transmitting device changes one of a data bitrate of a video signal and an actual transmission rate of the video signal based on a determination of a maximum transmission thr... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7739712 | Apparatus and system for delivering audio/video content to a remote receiver A system for communicating content streams (e.g., voice, video, data) between a content server connected to a network and a remote electronic device. In one implementation, the network is a power-line communication (PLC) network and the remote device is configured f... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7725912 | Method for implementing a remote display system with transcoding An apparatus and method for effectively implementing a wireless television system may include a communications processor and a transmitter device that combine at least one of a local-area network interface, a wide-area network interface, and one or more television d... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7676824 | Method for the processing of remote control signals within a home audiovisual network, corresponding signal, devices and computer program Processing signals from a remote control device within a home audiovisual network comprising a plurality of nodes for interconnecting a plurality of terminals, wherein, within the network, at least two types of remote-control signals are used, including first type r... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7640565 | Ever-decreasing network QOS requirements for stored video streaming in a mobile wireless interworking environment A method for downloading and displaying a video program using a mobile terminal that includes a first radio access network having a first data transfer rate and a second radio access network having a second data transfer rate faster than the first data transfer rate... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7617513 | Wireless streaming media systems, devices and methods A system includes one or more transmitter devices constructed and adapted to transmit wireless streaming media, the transmitter device connected to at least one video source, wherein the transmitter device is further constructed and adapted to automatically detect a... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7596798 | Apparatus and method for extending DOCSIS cable modem service over wireless links An apparatus and method are presented to allow the extension of a DOCSIS cable modem service over a wireless link. According to the invention a wireless hub transceiver is connected to a distribution coax cable of a DOCSIS based system. The downstream data are trans... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7584494 | Cable to wireless conversion system for in-home video distribution A system is provided for distributing video signals by wireless transmission to a remote TV. The system includes a base transmitter, a remote receiver and a handheld remote control. The base transmitter has a TV tuner for selecting a channel from a cable TV signal, ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7565674 | Wireless data-transferring apparatus A wireless data-transferring apparatus performs wireless communication with an information-processing terminal. The data-transferring apparatus includes a unit for receiving broadcast program data, a unit for compression-encoding the broadcast program data received ... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7562379 | Method and system for wireless digital multimedia presentation A system for sending multimedia data between a first High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) component and a second HDMI component that is engaged with a displayer of multimedia data includes a first Digital Visual Interface (DVI) component receiving HDCP-encryp... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7484235 | Television reception system, channel selection apparatus and display apparatus A television reception system is disclosed by which a television broadcasting program can be enjoyed at any place in a home without being influenced by connection to an antenna cable or a communication circuit and which can be connected to a network such as the Inte... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7412547 | Apparatus, system, and method for distributed processing with a peripheral input/output channel based device An apparatus, system and method of distributed processing are disclosed. The apparatus, system, and method communicate a software process from a driver device through a peripheral input/output channel to a processing device. The driver device and the processing devi... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7401350 | Local area information terminal device Mobile terminals capable of transmitting and receiving HTML data etc. are prepared for actualizing simple bidirectional communications specified in a local area, and some broadcasting channels are prepared for ensuring the communications between the mobile terminals... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7394985 | Wavelength access server (WAS) architecture A wavelength access server (WAS) architecture provides aggregation of traffic streams of diverse data communication protocols as well as provision of wavelength resources in an optical transport network. The WAS provides functions such as service traffic adaptation,... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7394777 | Method and apparatus for base station transmitting broadcast multicast service(s) on traffic channel In accordance with the teachings of the present invention, a method and apparatus of performing traffic mode broadcast multicast is implemented by leveraging the existing traffic channel structure and infrastructure. In one embodiment, a method and apparatus is pres... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7369838 | Intra-premises wireless broadband service using lumped and distributed wireless radiation from cable source input A premises, connected to receive broadband service(s) and also connected to a cable system, is provided with a broadband interface which connects to in-premises cabling which is coupled to consumer receivers such as a television sets, PDAs, laptops. Connected to the... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366203 | Passive optical network and ultrawide band adapter The disclosure relates generally to a system including a passive optical network element and a first ultra wideband adapter coupled to the passive optical network element. The first ultra wideband adapter is coupled via a data communication line to a second ultra wi... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363002 | Method using a set-top box communicating between a remote data network and a wireless communication network Disclosed are methods and systems for connecting a set-top box (STB) to the Internet over existing and future wireless networks, combining television with wireless Internet access. A conventional television is used in combination with a STB that has a wireless or wi... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7363388 | Method and system for direct server synchronization with a computing device A method and system for direct server synchronization with a computing device is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises synchronizing directly a handheld device and an enterprise server, which comprises retrieving a record extraction sequence from the se... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7360000 | Information transmitting/receiving system, information transmitting apparatus, information receiving apparatus, and information transmitting/receiving method An information transmitting/receiving system is disclosed which includes a base station apparatus and a monitor apparatus, the system being arranged to let the base station apparatus offer more content information to the monitor apparatus than before. On receiving a... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7343141 | Concurrent content capturing radio systems and methods An enhanced radio system is disclosed that provides for the capture and playback of one or more radio stations. The user may tune to a station, or scan through stations, rewind to hear what was missed (even while the system is turned off), and fast-forward through u... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7342488 | System and method for providing home awareness A system and method for providing home awareness are disclosed. In one embodiment, a sensor is associated with a household amenity. In response to the occurrence of an event, a wireless signal is transmitted to a monitoring unit which, in turn, superimposes a text m... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7340763 | Internet browsing from a television A system for automatically using internet information which is contained within a commercial on an entertainment medium e.g. television. The system determines information indicative of the web address. This can be done automatically by optical character recognition ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7336925 | Graphical indication of a proximately located device A system for displaying a graphical indication of a proximately located device is disclosed. When a mobile terminal (e.g., a mobile telephone) equipped with short-range communications (e.g., Bluetooth or wi-fi) as well as conventional long-range communications capab... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7336928 | System and method for generating a list of devices in physical proximity of a terminal This invention relates to generating a list of devices in physical proximity of each other and utilizing said list, for example, for sharing of content between a plurality of mobile devices applying individual media items such as address book entries, calendar entri... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7317930 | Wireless transmission/reception system A wireless transmission/reception system is provided which can use a limited frequency band most effectively and operates flexibly. A receiver (wireless receiver) has a transmission processing unit for transmitting a control signal, which defines a wireless frequenc... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7313811 | Optical conversion device A residential gateway (RG) for distributing video, data and telephony services to multiple devices within a residence is disclosed. The RG receives signals from a telecommunications network, converts the signals to formats compatible with the multiple devices, and t... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7310807 | System and method for local video distribution A system and method are disclosed for facilitating local video distribution. A method incorporating teachings of the present disclosure may include linking a plurality of users with associated carrier frequencies. The associated frequencies may be given approximatel... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7305691 | System and method for providing targeted programming outside of the home A system and method for providing targeted programming to a user outside of the user's home. The method of receiving at least one of a user identification and a user profile, selecting a program based at least in part on the at least one of the user identification a... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7305357 | Method and system for providing and controlling delivery of content on-demand over a cable television network and a data network A system and method for delivering content on-demand by way of a cable network are disclosed. Provision of such content is controlled over a data network. Advantageously, a user interface at a conventional computing device may be used to order content and to control... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7304689 | Single chip tuner for multi receiver applications Tuners are adapted to accept a received signal input and provide both a desired tuner output and the received signal as an output. Accordingly, a single tuner circuit, preferably an integrated circuit, may be cascaded to provide a multiple tuner configuration. Any n... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7302239 | Wireless receiving device A wireless receiving device of the present invention is so arranged that (i) a high-frequency circuit section is provided on a front surface of a printed board and (ii) a digital video signal processing section and a wireless LAN digital signal processing section ar... | 11/27/2007 |
