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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8161507 | Channel switching in a digital broadcasting system A channel-switching apparatus and method in a digital broadcasting system omits conditional access control in logical channel-switching in one physical channel from processes that are executed for channel-switching in a digital broadcasting system, thereby reducing ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8151303 | Television device and method of identifying consecutive programmes A television device for receiving and storing an electronic programme guide, the electronic programme guide including a plurality of programme entries for respective television programmes, each programme entry having a title field including title data for the title ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8132224 | Transmitting and receiving multimedia SMIL documents An apparatus and method for transmitting and receiving multimedia broadcasting in order to provide multimedia broadcasting services and interactive broadcasting services are provided. An apparatus for receiving multimedia broadcasting includes a reference clock rece... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8127325 | Log processing to determine impression values using reliable durations Set top box logs are received from a television provider and processed to identify channel tunes and channel tune times. The channel tunes and channel tune times of the log data can be compared to expected air times of television advertisements on channels, and an i... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122475 | Remote control for video media servers Systems and methods are described for remote control of a media server computer from a controller device, typically a laptop computer, where remote operation of the media server, including the selection of videos and other digital media may be performed from the con... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8091104 | Method and apparatus for storing broadcast program A method and apparatus for storing a broadcast program are provided. The apparatus includes: a signal processing unit which generates an audio/video (A/V) file, an application file, and a first electronic program guide (EPG) file by appropriately processing a plural... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8091101 | Channel tune dwell time log processing Reporting data related to content processing devices, e.g., television devices, are processed to identify channel tunes and corresponding tune times of the content processing devices. Automatically generated channel tunes based on the corresponding tune times are id... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8082571 | Methods, apparatus, and program products to close interaction loops for social tv One aspect of the disclosed technology determines at least one content extent within an experiential data stream respective to at least one commentary clip, extracts at least one portion of said experiential data stream responsive to the at least one content extent,... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8079056 | Synchronizing a media center on a correct channel A media center and an audio visual (AV) unit may be remotely synchronized on the same remodulation channel. A system may include a media center connected to an audio visual (AV) unit; and a remote control unit to activate the media center. The remote control unit ma... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8074251 | Limited social TV apparatus One aspect of the disclosed technology is a limited social television system that provides a light-weight process that allows multiple audience members to close the loop of interaction and create a compelling feeling of “shared experience” on the part of the res... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8069461 | On-screen program guide with interactive programming recommendations A subscriber to a video service generally has available to them an on-screen program guide. The program guide lists programming (e.g., TV shows) that are available to the subscriber for a certain upcoming time period. The programming guide may sort the listings by c... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8069459 | Method, apparatus and computer-readable medium for promoting television programs A method, which comprises: receiving from a provider of a first content stream an indication of a promotional time slot to be rendered available on the first content stream; accessing a program schedule indicative of television programs scheduled to begin airing on ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8065703 | Reporting of user equipment selected content delivery A system and method is provided for use in connection with delivering content that is targeted to users of a broadcast network. In order to select content that is targeted to users of the broadcast network, signals are received from a plurality of customer premise e... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8060904 | Dynamic load based ad insertion A system and method are provided for dynamically adjusting advertisement (“ad”) time for a multicast channel. In one embodiment, a variable ad insertion function operates to receive one or more multicasts of media content from a core distribution network, insert... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8060907 | Content card based user interface An apparatus and method capable of selecting and providing content while reducing the load on a user are provided. A controlled device is determined based on content identification information. Control information corresponding to the determined controlled device is... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8056106 | Video on demand system with dynamic enablement of random-access functionality The present invention provides a method for an interactive media services system to provide media to a user through an interactive media services client device. The client device is coupled to a programmable media services server device. The method includes the step... | 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 |
| 8046787 | Method and system for the storage, viewing management, and delivery of targeted advertising A method for managing television advertisements. The method includes determining if a subscriber has reached a minimum level of advertisement viewing and curtailing the service level of the subscriber if the subscriber does not maintain the minimum level of advertis... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8042144 | Interactive medium and method for managing additional data thereof The present invention relates to an interactive medium and a method for managing additional contents synchronously outputted with audio/video (A/V) data in an interactive digital versatile disk (I-DVD). A player in which an interactive disk is seated accesses a serv... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8037504 | Video on demand system with selectable options of configurable random-access control The present invention provides a method for an interactive media services system to provide media to a user through an interactive media services client device. The client device is coupled to a programmable media services server device. The method includes the step... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8037506 | Movie studio-based network distribution system and method Digital content files containing entertainment media such as movies, TV shows, and the like are distributed from at least one content source primarily responsible for the original creation of the media to subscribers over a network system. The content source is conn... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8020102 | System and method of adjusting audiovisual content to improve hearing A system for adjusting audiovisual content having a server including a receiver for receiving a first content from a media source, a first circuitry configured to generate a second content based on the first content, the second content having multiple audio channels... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8018534 | Television card with remote control module The television card with remote control module includes a 34 mm express card type TV card, a TV card remote control, and a connecting structure. The 34 mm express card type TV card has a TV card long side and a TV card short side, and a length of the TV card short s... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8010984 | Redirection of streaming content Redirection of streaming content is described. In an implementation, a method includes receiving a request at a client from another client, wherein the request is to redirect on-demand content being streamed from a head end to the other client and includes a bookmar... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8010976 | Card-based and independent server-based billing and authorization system in a media exchange network Systems and methods of billing and authentication of a communication device in a communication network are provided. In one embodiment, the system may comprise, for example, at least one communication device, a communication network, information content, and a card.... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8006267 | Method of constructing information on associate meanings between segments of multimedia stream and method of browsing video using the same Disclosed are a method of constructing information on associate meanings between segments of a multimedia stream, which can describe the cause/effect or abstract/detail relationship between segments of the video streams to efficiently browse the video stream and a m... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8006275 | Network playback of video programming after customer premises service interruption In an exemplary broadband video distribution network, an edge interface device at the customer premises detects a condition relating to an interruption of video service, e.g. a power outage at the premises. The interface device notifies the network, to allow identif... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8006269 | Broadcasting receiving apparatus, method for controlling broadcasting receiving apparatus, broadcasting receiving apparatus controlling program, and computer-readable recording medium An information communication terminal apparatus allows a broadcasting signal transmitting side and a secondary service provider to provide a television service in consideration of a user's desired way of viewing. This is attained as follows. That is, a television re... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8001579 | Downstream output level and/or output level tilt compensation device between CATV distribution system and CATV user A downstream bandwidth output level and/or output level tilt compensation device that can be inserted into a signal transmission line of a CATV system on a premise of a user. The device includes a tuner that identifies low and high band signal channels, and a channe... | 08/16/2011 |
| 8001576 | Information providing system, information processing apparatus and information processing method for transmitting sound and image data Disclosed is an information providing system which comprises: an information providing apparatus with elements for receiving a TV program, generating image data and sound data representing a received TV program, and transmitting the image data and sound data; and an... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7996875 | Adaptive timeshift service An adaptive timeshift service is described. In embodiment(s), television content can be distributed from a live content server to television client devices, and the television content that is distributed from the live content server can be recorded at a timeshift se... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7992165 | Insertion of digital media An example embodiment of the present invention provides a process for inserting a source media stream into a target media stream. The process opens and reads into memory structural information from a target media stream. The process then opens and reads into memory ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7984470 | Digital television signal, digital television receiver, and method of processing digital television signal A digital television (DTV) signal for use in a DTV receiver includes an extended text table (ETT) which includes a header and a message body. The header includes a table identification extension field which serves to establish uniqueness of the ETT, and the message ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7971216 | Method of displaying broadcast channel information and broadcast receiver implementing the same A method of displaying broadcast channel information on a broadcast terminal. The method includes touching a pointer at a first position on a touch screen of the broadcast terminal and then dragging the pointer to a second position on the touch screen, and displayin... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7966632 | Visual presentation of video recommendations A system, method and various user interfaces enable visually browsing multiple groups of video recommendations. A group of video recommendations includes a central video and a set of related videos displayed at its corresponding display distance from the central vid... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7966638 | Interactive media display across devices A computer-implemented method includes identifying a computer-based portable program module, automatically altering code in the portable program module to permit display of the module on a television-based display so that the displayed module has a substantially sim... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7962941 | Apparatus and method for providing channel list of digital broadcasting in mobile terminal A method and apparatus for changing a broadcasting channel list provided in a digital broadcasting service by a user are provided. The method of providing a channel list of digital broadcasting in a mobile terminal includes providing a setting screen of the channel ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7962936 | Program guide displaying method, apparatus and computer program To display a program guide for making an efficient search for a desired program, there are provided a program guide displaying method and apparatus, and a computer program which controls a computer to carry out the program guide displaying method. The program guide ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7958535 | URI pointer system and method for the carriage of MPEG-4 data in an MPEG-2 transport stream A uniform resource indicator (URI) pointer system and method are provided for retrieving MPEG-4 data pointers in an MPEG-2 TS. The method comprises: receiving an MPEG-2 TS; locating a URI in the TS; in response to the URI, accessing an address; in response to access... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7954120 | Analysing viewing data to estimate audience participation According to the present invention there is provided a method of analysis of the audience for channels selectable by a channel selector device for presentation on a presentation device, the channel selector device providing data indicating which channels are selecte... | 05/31/2011 |
