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US20090293087 |
BACKWARDS COMPATIBLE REAL-TIME PROGRAM GUIDE CAPACITY INCREASE
A system and method for transmitting program guide information describing a second set of programs to subscribers is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method is implemented in a network...
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US20090289874 |
IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS OF WHICH DISPLAY IS DISPOSED ON BORDER AREA AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD THEREOF
An image display apparatus and an image display method are disclosed. The image display apparatus includes a first display unit which displays a main image, and a second display unit which is...
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US20090282436 |
METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR DIRECTING RECIPIENTS OF VIDEO CONTENT ITEMS TO INTERESTING VIDEO CONTENT ITEMS
A method of directing a recipient of video content items employing a mobile device to at least one video content item of interest to the recipient comprises: storing a plurality of predetermined...
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US20090276806 |
Systems and Methods for Identifying Content
A set top box includes a processor. The processor is configured to provide an electronic programming guide including a listing of channels, and to identify a plurality of shows matching a user...
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US20090274448 |
Recording apparatus, recording status detection method, program delivery and recording system, and program
A recording apparatus includes: a guide information obtaining section to obtain guide information of a program scheduled to be delivered; a series information obtaining section to obtain series...
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US20090271823 |
METHOD AND APPARATUS TO PROVIDE BROADCASTING PROGRAM INFORMATION ON SCREEN OF BROADCAST RECEIVER
Disclosed is a method of providing broadcasting program information, the method including obtaining electronic program guide (EPG) information, extracting first program information from the...
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US20090268960 |
IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD
An image display device includes:an image input unit configured to input an image; a content categorizer configured to determine a content category of the image; a database configured to store...
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US20090265739 |
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CHANNEL SELECTION IN A DIGITAL BROADCAST RECEPTION TERMINAL
The present invention discloses a system and method for channel selection in a digital broadcast reception terminal. The system tunes to different frequencies and generates visual clips...
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US20090263098 |
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEGMENTING RECORDED NEWS PROGRAM ACCORDING TO TOPICS
Provided are a method and apparatus for segmenting a recorded news program according to topics. The method and apparatus compare web bulletins, segmented according to topics and posted, with moving...
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US20090260033 |
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING IPTV SERVICE
Systems, apparatuses, and methods for implementing IPTV service are disclosed according to the present invention. In particular, a user equipment initiates an IPTV service request to an IPTV...
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US20090260032 |
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISCOVERING STREAMING SERVICES, AND SERVICE DISCOVERY APPARATUS
The present disclosure provides a method and system for discovering streaming services, and a service discovery apparatus. The method includes steps as follows: The IMS network side generates...
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US20090260031 |
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPRODUCING CONTENT
A content reproducing method and apparatus that can provide an Internet protocol television (IPTV) based on electronic program guide (EPG) data. The content reproducing method includes detecting...
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US20090254941 |
LINEUP DETECTION
The technology is a system and method for selecting a television lineup. The available television lineups capable of being viewed on a digital device are identified. One of the tuner positions is...
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US20090253415 |
METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR AGGREGATION OF GUIDE AND FREQUENCY MAP INFORMATION FOR MULTIPLE FREQUENCY NETWORKS USING UPPER-LEVEL SINGLE FREQUENCY NETWORK
Implementations relate to methods and apparatus for the aggregation of guide and frequency map information for multiple frequency networks (MFNs) using an upper-level single frequency network...
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US20090249402 |
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPRODUCING CONTENTS BASED ON ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDE
Provided are a method of and an apparatus for reproducing contents based on an Electronic Program Guide (EPG), the method including receiving a plurality of EPGs which are provided by a plurality...
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US20090249399 |
PROGRAM GUIDE NAVIGATION
Systems and methods that provide a first electronic program guide (EPG) screen having a plurality of channel identifiers, program information, and an icon corresponding to increasing scroll speed,...
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US20090249396 |
METHOD OF SHARING CHANNEL INFORMATION AND RELATED DEVICE
To provide convenience to usage of an electronic program guide, known as EPG, the present invention provides a method of sharing channel information for a client device coupled to a server...
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US20090249395 |
Application Gadgets
Application gadget techniques are described. In an implementation, a remote control device includes a display device and one or more modules. The one or more modules are configured to initiate one...
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US20090249394 |
MINI EPG INTERFACE FOR ON-DEMAND AND OTHER CONTENT DATA
A method and system are disclosed for providing an on-demand mini EPG interface displayed over underlying content. The underlying content may for example be broadcast content. The on-demand mini...
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US20090249393 |
Advanced Digital TV System
A system for displaying electronic program guide information about a plurality of video items on a screen, the system including a display module to display a plurality of pages layering into the...
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US20090241144 |
INTERACTIVE TELEVISION SYSTEM WITH ONE-TOUCH RECORDING AND CONFLICT DETECTION FEATURES
A full service television system and method are provided. The system comprises a cable headend, at least one fiber transport, at least one distribution hub, at least one hybrid fiber coax plant,...
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US20090235311 |
System And Method For Dynamically Transmitting Program System Information From Television Network To Stations Using Information Embedded In An HDTV Signal
A system for dynamically transmitting recent program system information from a television network to an affiliate station using information embedded in an HDTV signal includes a program data server...
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US20090235309 |
METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PRESENTING AN INTERACTIVE MEDIA GUIDANCE APPLICATION
Methods and devices for presenting an interactive media guidance application are provided in accordance with various embodiments. In some embodiments, methods for presenting an interactive media...
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US20090228926 |
SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR TEMPLATES OFFERING DEFAULT SETTINGS FOR TYPICAL VIRTUAL CHANNELS
The system, apparatus and method, of the present application offers the viewer a set of typical virtual channel types based on some predefined or definable category, e.g., news channel, which...
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US20090228925 |
METHOD FOR CONFIGURING BROADCAST COMPONENTS OF A BROADCAST SYSTEM INCLUDING A COMPRESSION CONTROL SYSTEM
A method and system for configuring broadcast components includes a broadcast operation channel management system (BMS) forming a bit rate allocation chart and a compression control system storing...
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US20090228924 |
ASSET ALLOCATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALLOCATING SATELLITE RESOURCES IN A SATELLITE BROADCAST COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
A broadcast system and method for allocating its resources includes a broadcast operation channel management system forming a database having broadcast system data from a bit rate allocation for a...
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US20090228912 |
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADVERTISING TELEVISION NETWORKS, CHANNELS, AND PROGRAMS
The present invention allows control of the presentation of advertisements that are associated with television networks, channels, and programs, and enables a single broadcasting of each...
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US20090222856 |
Virtual channel table for a broadcast protocol and method of broadcasting and receiving broadcast signals using the same
A virtual channel table for broadcasting protocol and a method for broadcasting by using the virtual channel table includes identification information identifying and permitting discrimination of...
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US20090222855 |
Method and apparatuses for hierarchical transmission/reception in digital broadcast
In accordance with various aspects of the invention, there is being provided a method and apparatus for transmitting, and a method and apparatus for receiving a digital broadcast signal including a...
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US20090219450 |
Virtual channel table for a broadcast protocol and method of broadcasting and receiving broadcast signals using the same
A virtual channel table for broadcasting protocol and a method for broadcasting by using the virtual channel table includes identification information identifying and permitting discrimination of...
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US20090219443 |
VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND DIGITAL TELEVISION BROADCAST RECEIVER CONTROLLING METHOD
According to an embodiment, an apparatus has a receiving module which receives a broadcast signal and obtains a receiving signal, a demodulating and signal processing module which demodulates and...
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US20090217322 |
Method and System for Customizing Metadata in TV Network
A method for customizing metadata in a content delivery network, said method comprising: (a) storing customized metadata for a program, said customized metadata being inputted by a user; (b)...
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US20090210904 |
Control Of Multimedia Content Delivery
Disclosed herein is a computer implemented method and system for controlling delivery of multimedia content. A multimedia control console is provided to console operator for controlling the...
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US20090210903 |
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRESENTING ELECTRONIC PROGRAMMING GUIDES
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a media processor having a controller to present a graphic user interface (GUI) for customizing an...
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US20090207184 |
Information Presentation Based on Display Screen Orientation
A handheld device presents information on a display screen in alternate formats. The device determines its orientation relative to a device user and selects a format based on that orientation. The...
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US20090204991 |
Systems and Methods for Sorting Programming Search Results
A set top box includes a processor. The processor is configured to identify first and second instances of a show, and retrieve feature information for the first and second instances. The processor...
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US20090199283 |
WIRELESSLY RECEIVING BROADCAST SIGNALS USING INTELLIGENT CARDS
The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for wirelessly receiving broadcast signals using intelligent cards. In some implementations, a service card includes a physical interface,...
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US20090199240 |
Computer System Capable of Instantly Showing Electronic Program Guide and Method for Using the Same
The invention relates to a method for showing an electronic program guide (EPG) on a computer screen. The computer has EPG data, a desktop application and a TV play program. The method includes the...
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US20090199239 |
BROADCAST RECEIVING APPARATUS, BROADCAST RECEIVING METHOD AND BROADCAST RECEIVING SYSTEM
According to one embodiment, a broadcast receiving apparatus is equipped with a server function so as to cause a client terminal to recognize the broadcast receiving apparatus as a server on a...
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US20090199238 |
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDE USAGE
Systems and methods provide information to a user in response to usage of an electronic program guide provided by an appliance coupled to a display. Usage of the electronic program guide is...
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US20090199237 |
System and Method of Recording Television Content
A method of recording television content is disclosed and includes receiving one or more television program search criteria from a set-top box device at a recurrent searching system. The method...
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US20090193462 |
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING ELECTRONIC SERVICE GUIDE IN DIGITAL VIDEO BROADCASTING SYSTEM
Provided is an apparatus and a method for transmitting/receiving Electronic Service Guide (ESG) data in a digital video broadcasting system. The method includes creating ESG data bursts by grouping...
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US20090193461 |
Information processing device and information providing method
The information processing device of the present invention includes: a display portion that displays objects that respectively performed a function assigned in advance by being selected; an...
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US20090187942 |
RECEIVING APPARATUS
An apparatus operable with taking an allowable number of copies information into consideration. Provided is a receiving apparatus including a receiving unit configured to receive programs in a...
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US20090178101 |
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SELECTING AMONG ALTERNATIVE DATA ITEMS
The method of selecting a data item of the invention comprises the steps of receiving a first data item ( 35 ) of a first type, e.g. a short program description, and selecting the first data item (...
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US20090172733 |
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTENT RECORDING AND INDEXING
Methods and systems for content recording and indexing are described. Content may be accessed from a content source. The content may be processed to generate an index of the content. Programming...
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US20090172732 |
Method and Apparatus for Providing a Dynamic Programming Guide Containing Future Times When On-Demand Broadcasting Requests Can be Satisfied
An audio-visual content service provider ( 400 ) processor ( 401 ) receives ( 101 ) at least one on-demand broadcasting request for particular audio-visual content from an end user ( 405 ). The...
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US20090165050 |
Method for controlling a channel and an IPTV receiver
A method for controlling an inactive channel for building a channel map in an internet protocol television (IPTV) receiver and the IPTV receiver thereof are provided. The method includes receiving...
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US20090165049 |
METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PRESENTING AND INTERACTIVE MEDIA GUIDANCE APPLICATION
Methods and devices for presenting an interactive media guidance application are provided. In some embodiments, methods for presenting an interactive media guidance application in a user equipment...
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US20090165048 |
METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PRESENTING GUIDE LISTINGS AND GUIDANCE DATA IN THREE DIMENSIONS IN AN INTERACTIVE MEDIA GUIDANCE APPLICATION
Methods and devices for presenting guide listings and guidance data in three dimensions in an interactive media guidance application are provided. In some embodiments, methods for presenting guide...
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