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Decorative Jeweled Wheel Cover
An improved wheel is provided wherein decorative items such as gem stones are embedded in either the wheel surface, a special mounting section attached to the wheel surface, or to a spoke strap that wraps around each spoke and positions embedded gem stones on the outside surface of the spoke.
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| 20130055333 | Storing and Reading Multiplexed Content A method for displaying content stored in a block of multiplexed content, the multiplexed content including a plurality of instances of content where each instance of content includes an associated content identifier, the method including receiving, at a content receive... | 02/28/2013 |
| 20130051758 | System and Method for Memory Jumping Within Stored Instances of Content Content receivers may simultaneously record multiple instances of content for multiple programming channels based on content provider instructions. Systems and methods utilize the content receivers to perform memory jumping operations within files having the simultaneou... | 02/28/2013 |
| 20130051555 | Storing Multiple Instances of Content Content receivers may simultaneously record multiple instances of content for multiple programming channels based on content provider instructions. Systems and methods utilize the content receivers to record these multiple instances from at least a single transponder. I... | 02/28/2013 |
| 20120302220 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR RESOLVING RECORDING CONFLICTS OF A DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER Apparatus and methods are provided which facilitate the resolution of recording conflicts of a digital video recorder (DVR). A DVR identifies a recording conflict between a first recording timer associated with a first television program and a second recording timer ass... | 11/29/2012 |
| 20120301108 | VIDEO STREAM INDEX GENERATION AT A VIDEO CONTENT TRANSMITTER A method of generating and using indexing information for video content is presented. In the method, an index stream for a video stream is generated at a video content transmitter. The video stream includes video frames, and the index stream includes an index for each o... | 11/29/2012 |
| 20120280924 | COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE WITH EXTENDABLE SCREEN Described herein are apparatuses and mechanisms for providing an extendable screen in a portable communications device. A portable communications device may be provided with a multi-part screen, a portion of which may be extended to provide an expanded viewing display s... | 11/08/2012 |
| 20120208449 | BROADCAST COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING USERS WITH INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITIH A GEOGRAPHICAL AREA A method is presented for providing information associated with a geographical area to users of broadcast communication receivers. The information, as well as an indication of the geographical area associated with the information, are transmitted to, and received by, ea... | 08/16/2012 |
| 20120199643 | Enabling Interactive Activities for Content Utilizing Matrix Codes An electronic device may generate a matrix code that includes information for performing an interactive activity related to content, combine the matrix code with the content, and transmit the combination of the matrix code and the content to a display device. Subsequent... | 08/09/2012 |
| 20120159537 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PRESENTING SUBSTITUTE CONTENT IN AN AUDIO/VIDEO STREAM USING TEXT DATA Various embodiments of apparatus and/or methods are described for skipping, filtering and/or replacing content from an audio/video stream using text data associated with the audio/video stream. The text data is processed using location information that references a segm... | 06/21/2012 |
| 20120137318 | Tracking User Interaction from a Receiving Device Measuring and tracking user interaction with a television receiver, such as a set top box or cable box. The television receiver may create and display a matrix code that includes temporal information, user identification information, geographic information, and/or a use... | 05/31/2012 |
| 20120011537 | Method and Apparatus for Parental Control Television converter devices in accordance with present invention determine whether the programming is to be blocked or not, then inserts an appropriate V-code into the vertical blanking interval (VBI) of the programming before delivering the programming to one or more ... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20110207395 | Broadcast Communication System and Method for Providing Users with Information Associated with a Geographical Area A method is presented for providing information associated with a geographical area to users of broadcast communication receivers. The information, as well as an indication of the geographical area associated with the information, are transmitted to, and received by, ea... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110197251 | RECORDING EXTENSION OF DELAYED MEDIA CONTENT Presented herein is a method of extending a recording in a media content receiver of a media event that is delayed. In the method, a recording of media content is begun at an expected start time for the media event based on a recording timer, wherein the recording timer... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110090408 | REMOTE CONTROL MACRO INSTRUCTION OPERATION A remote control and method of programming a remote control for controlling components in an entertainment system are disclosed. The remote control may operate in multiple modes including a limited mode that prevents the remote control from sending predetermined command... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110090055 | PROGRAMMING OF REMOTE CONTROL OPERATIONAL MODES A remote control and method of programming a remote control for controlling components in an entertainment system are disclosed. The remote control may operate in multiple modes including a limited mode that prevents the remote control from sending predetermined command... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110083147 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SIMPLIFIED REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION OF COMPONENTS A remote control and method of programming a remote control for controlling components in an entertainment system are disclosed. The remote control may operate in multiple modes including a limited mode that prevents the remote control from sending predetermined command... | 04/07/2011 |
| 20110040856 | AUTOMATIC RECONFIGURATION DEVICE The present invention provides a method and device that can easily configure an entertainment system automatically or semi-automatically. The reconfiguration of the entertainment system can be achieved by cycling through the possible configurations of the entertainment ... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20100269147 | VIDEO STREAM INDEX GENERATION AT A VIDEO CONTENT TRANSMITTER A method of generating and using indexing information for video content is presented. In the method, an index stream for a video stream is generated at a video content transmitter. The video stream includes video frames, and the index stream includes an index for each o... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100253785 | USER NOTIFICATION OF BROADCAST COMMUNICATION CHANNEL PROBLEMS A method is presented for notifying a user of a broadcast communication channel problem. At a broadcast distribution facility, a problem involving a first broadcast communication channel from the broadcast distribution facility to a broadcast communication receiver asso... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100199303 | BROADCAST COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING USERS WITH INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH A GEOGRAPHICAL AREA A method is presented for providing information associated with a geographical area to users of broadcast communication receivers. The information, as well as an indication of the geographical area associated with the information, are transmitted to, and received by, ea... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100194984 | BROADCAST COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING USERS WITH INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH A GEOGRAPHICAL AREA A method is presented for providing information associated with a geographical area to users of broadcast communication receivers. The information, as well as an indication of the geographical area associated with the information, are transmitted to, and received by, ea... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100169945 | Virtual Control Device A method for controlling multiple devices using a virtual device that may be displayed on a screen. The method may include providing the information for the virtual device from a set-top box to the screen. The method may also include using a control device to scroll aro... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100158484 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FILTERING AND INSERTING CONTENT INTO A PRESENTATION STREAM USING SIGNATURE DATA Described herein are methods and apparatus for the identification of locations in a presentation stream based on metadata associated with the presentation stream. Locations within a presentation stream are identified using signature data associated with the presentation... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100131968 | Account-Specific Encryption Key One embodiment takes the form of a method and apparatus for creating a customer-specific encryption key for encrypting digital information. The encryption key may be based on a customer number and may be associated with several devices such that the devices may encrypt ... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100130141 | Account Tracking System The present invention is directed to a system and method for identifying and responding to missing or absent receivers. The invention includes determining, at a particular receiver that is a member of a group of receivers, that one member of the group is currently or wa... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100094157 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING A USER OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE A method for identifying a user of an electronic device is presented. In the method, for each of a plurality of users, a bioelectrical impedance of the user is measured, a value based on the measurement is generated, and the value is associated with information correspo... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20090300699 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PRESENTING SUBSTITUTE CONTENT IN AN AUDIO/VIDEO STREAM USING TEXT DATA Various embodiments of apparatus and/or methods are described for skipping, filtering and/or replacing content from an audio/video stream using text data associated with the audio/video stream. The text data is processed using location information that references a segm... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20080159538 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURE BROADCAST COMMUNICATION A method for providing a communication device access to a secure broadcast communication is presented. In the method, an encrypted message originating outside the communication device is received into an electronic component of the communication device. The encrypted me... | 07/03/2008 |
| 20060059532 | Method and apparatus for recording a video program for user instruction The present invention is a method and apparatus for providing the user instructional information describing the operation of their television receiving device system. ... | 03/16/2006 |
| 20060051058 | Method and apparatus to display graphically recording timer conflicts The present invention is a method and apparatus for displaying conflicts between two or more recording timers. These conflicts are displayed graphically for the user to resolve. Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the followi... | 03/09/2006 |
| 20050157215 | Method and apparatus for detecting an inactive channel selecting resource in a television converter Methods and Apparatuses are disclosed that allow a television converter device to determine when a channel selector in the device is inactive. ... | 07/21/2005 |
| 20050097607 | Remote setting of recording timers The present invention provides a method and apparatus to have a pay television distributor set timers for the user. The timers record programs either requested by the user or by the pay television distributor. ... | 05/05/2005 |
