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US20100313232 INTEGRATED SATELLITE-TV BROADBAND WIRELESS SYSTEM  
Systems and methods for combining a satellite broadcast system with a wireless system are described. The system comprises a satellite receive antenna and a wireless system device coupled thereto,...
US20130117778 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TEMPORAL CORRELATION OF CONTENT-SPECIFIC METADATA WITH CONTENT OBTAINED FROM DISPARATE SOURCES  
A method of correlating content-specific metadata to a point of interest in primary video content includes generating a series of content-specific temporal markers spaced throughout the play time...
US20130152124 CONTROLLING AD DELIVERY FOR VIDEO ON-DEMAND  
Various embodiments related to delivery of advertising content for video on-demand are disclosed. One example embodiment comprises receiving a set of VOD metadata including a first configuration of...
US20110145856 CONTROLLING AD DELIVERY FOR VIDEO ON-DEMAND  
Various embodiments related to delivery of advertising content for video on-demand are disclosed. One example embodiment comprises receiving a set of VOD metadata including a first configuration of...
US20100333152 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTENT DISTRIBUTION TO AND PLAYOUT WITH A DIGITAL CINEMA SYSTEM  
The present principles relate to a technique for distributing content destined to be played out on digital cinema systems. The content is preferably distributed compact, but...
US20110154391 METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR AN EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM FOR AUDIO ANNOUNCEMENT  
A method is disclosed for distributing emergency alert audio data, the method including but not limited to receiving emergency alert message (EAM) data at an encoder/decoder in an internet protocol...
US20120079515 Method and System for Identification of Distributed Broadcast Content  
A method and system of performing high-throughput identifications of broadcast content is provided. A device can send a content identification query, which includes a sample of content being...
US20070261072 Asset delivery reporting in a broadcast network  
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...
US20120079538 Systems and Methods for Filtering Access to Content During Selected Time Periods  
Provided herein are techniques for controlling access to content during specified time periods. A time period and content filtering parameter specify access to controlled access to content. An...
US20110107365 System and method for managing program assets  
A method of operating a communications system storing assets for later transmission, is disclosed. The assets have respective expiration dates beyond which a right to transmit expires. The method...
US20060294538 Inserting advertising content into video programming  
A system and a method for inserting content into a video. A portion of the video is received from a content provider, and data identifying insertion locations in the video is stored. Information...
US20110289538 RATINGS AND QUALITY MEASUREMENTS FOR DIGITAL BROADCAST VIEWERS  
In one system embodiment, a first receive-and-process (RP) system and a second RP system, the first and second RP systems each configured to receive a first broadcast stream corresponding to a...
US20120284744 Automated playlist generation  
A method and system for generating playlist includes retrieving a plurality of multimedia content from a multimedia database in response to a selection received from a user and generating a...
US20120272274 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DOWNLOADING FILES  
A method and apparatus are provided for downloading a file which are applied in a mobile multimedia broadcast system. The method includes: a client displaying broadcast information to a user for...
US20120011558 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRESENTING MEDIA VIA A SET-TOP BOX  
An approach is provided for presenting media via a set-top box. A set-top box detects a wireless device according to a predetermined communication protocol. A communication channel is established...
US20080066113 Measurement of video quality at customer premises  
A video signal is provided to a set top box. An instruction to record a specified portion of the video signal, thereby creating a video sample, is provided to the set top box. The video sample is...
US20120284745 APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING COMMERCIAL PRESENTATION  
Systems and methods of providing different commercial viewing options for a media content event are disclosed. An example media device receives a user selection identifying one of a plurality of...
US20100037273 INTERACTIVE VIDEO PRESENTATION  
A system in accordance with the invention includes an interactive video system that creates immersive multimedia experiences through responsive physical interaction and audience participation. The...
US20110314495 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO SELECT TARGETED ADVERTISING  
Systems and methods to select targeted advertising for display are disclosed. An example method to select targeted advertising for display includes identifying an advertisement corresponding to the...
US20090110088 System and Method for Providing a Versatile RF and Analog Front-End for Wireless and Wired Networks  
Embodiments related to analog front-ends for wireless and wired are described and depicted.
US20090254931 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF INTERACTIVE PRODUCTION MARKETING  
A viewer of broadcast media requests or receives programming content including advertising over the Internet. The production system manipulates the programming content including the advertising...
US20110085077 CONTENT REPRODUCTION DEVICE  
A content reproduction device has a television broadcast reception function and an Internet connection function, and includes a detection unit and a reproduction-output switching unit. The...
US20120030724 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING HACKED MODEMS  
A system, method, and computer program product are provided for detecting hacked modems in a cable network system. A cable Internet service provider can provide the disclosed heuristic to determine...
US20110055876 Universal Entertainment Unification System  
A system for the unification of a plurality of entertainment devices such as televisions, gaming consoles, computers, or radios. The present invention introduces a system that involves a plurality...
US20110126229 Managing Under-Filled Spot Blocks  
Changes to spot blocks to be broadcast via terrestrial stations can cause paid spots to be removed from corresponding spot blocks on a streaming station. If the streaming station has other spot...
US20050273825 Media converter with detachable media player  
A device for converting multimedia into a digital form includes a main housing having disposed therein a plurality of media readers. Each media reader may have coupled thereto a codec for...
US20110113465 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING SET-TOP BOX IN DOWNLOAD CONDITIONAL ACCESS SYSTEM  
A set-top box identification method and system for identifying the set-top box which is currently connected to a Downloadable Conditional Access System (DCAS) based on set-top box manufacturer...
US20110321079 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTHORIZING ACCESS TO NETWORK SERVICES USING INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM SUBSCRIBER EQUIPMENT  
Systems and methods are described for authorizing access to network service based upon information obtained from a set-top box (STB) or other subscriber equipment associated with the user...
US20070050829 Data transmitter and receiver, data transmitting/receiving system and method, and terminal device  
In order to efficiently transmit captured image data to a server using multiple digital cameras having a communication function, a plurality of digital cameras constitute a group with a master...
US20130074114 DISPLAY METHOD AND OPERATION METHOD BASED ON VCHIP  
A display method based on Vchip includes: displaying a plurality of first ratings in a first level menu; and displaying a plurality of second ratings corresponding to each of the first ratings in a...
US20100319015 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REMOVING ADVERTISING CONTENT FROM TELEVISION OR RADIO CONTENT  
A method and an automated system of identifying and editing commercials are provided. The audio signals of broadcasted television or audio content is received and processed to generate voice print...
US20130024906 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTION, DELIVERY AND DISPLAY OF ITV CONTENT  
iTV content is created and deployed using a server component adapted to allow content developers to create applications according to an authoring specification that describes a framework for same;...
US20110271296 AUTOMATICALLY RECONFIGURABLE MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM WITH INTERCHANGEABLE PERSONALITY ADAPTERS  
A TV-set is equipped with HDMI and USB connections that allow it to display and run audio-video content from a variety of conventional consumer devices. The TV-set is further equipped to provide a...
US20110099588 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IN-FLIGHT RESOURCE MANAGEMENT  
A method for allocating resources to passengers of passenger carrier vehicles is provided where one or more computer systems aboard a passenger carrier vehicle receive a request from a passenger to...
US20110277009 Supporting Functions for Quality-Assured P2P VOD Services  
The present invention relates to a method for controlling downloading of video segments or segmented video stream to a subscriber client unit, and a subscriber client unit adapted to perform said...
US20110010735 Addressable Account Commands  
One embodiment takes the form of an apparatus or method for generating and transmitting distribution system commands addressed by a general identification, such as a customer-specific...
US20120079524 BACK OFFICE SUPPORT FOR A VIDEO PROVISIONING SYSTEM  
A system may receive, from a set top box (STB), a request for a video asset; retrieve a profile, associated with a user of the STB, that identifies a device, associated with the user, that is a...
US20120174150 CONTENT BLACKOUT DETERMINATIONS FOR PLAYBACK OF VIDEO STREAMS ON PORTABLE DEVICES  
Content, such as audio or video content, is streamed to portable devices based on an entitlement determination that includes determining the location of the portable device and whether the content...
US20110191795 Highlights of Premium Multimedia Content  
One embodiment may take the form of method for providing highlights of multimedia content that may be of interest to a user of a television system. The interest of a particular user of the...
US20110023069 System and Method for Creating and Managing an Internet Protocol Television Personal Movie Library  
A system and a method for creating and managing an Internet Protocol television personal movie library are disclosed. An access request for a movie library server and a personal movie library is...
US20110314502 METHOD OF PROVIDING USER-TAILORED ENTERTAINMENT EXPERIENCE AT HOSPITALITY LOCATION AND HOSPITALITY MEDIA SYSTEM THEREOF  
A hospitality media system includes a plurality of entertainment devices installed at a hospitality location and a content selector. The content selector is configured to retrieve a plurality of...
US20110138412 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING ENHANCED CONTENT ASSOCIATED WITH A MEDIA CONTENT INSTANCE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE  
An exemplary method includes presenting, by a media content delivery system, an advertisement for a media content instance that is accessible only at or after a scheduled release time, receiving,...
US20130081077 END-TO-END PROOF OF DISPLAY  
Aspects of the invention are directed to a method and system for end-to-end proof of display. A method for according to an embodiment includes: generating a unique identifier (UID) for a triplet...
US20110023071 Method, System, and Apparatus for Creating Content-on-Demand Service  
A method, a system, and an apparatus for creating a Content-on-Demand (CoD) service are disclosed herein. The method includes receiving a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) service request sent by a...
US20120137320 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STREAMING MULTIMEDIA CONTENT VIA A CELLULAR NETWORK TO MOBILE MULTIMEDIA DEVICES  
A system and method for streaming multimedia content via a cellular network to mobile multimedia devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, an encoded multimedia stream is received by the cellular...
US20100319045 Production of Multimedia Content  
A computer readable medium and method for production of multimedia content are provided. In this regard, one embodiment of such a computer readable medium, among others, can be broadly summarized...
US20110083156 NETWORK STREAMING OF A VIDEO STREAM OVER MULTIPLE COMMUNICATION CHANNELS  
The present disclosure is directed to streaming a video from a sending endpoint to a receiving endpoint. Both of the sending endpoint and the receiving endpoint have multiple communication channels...
US20070130600 NETWORK CAMERA SYSTEM AND NETWORK CAMERA CONTROL PROGRAM  
A network camera system that transmits video captured by a camera to a client via a network include a recording device directly connected thereto or built therein, wherein the client switches...
US20110302598 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTENT FILTERING IN A BROADBAND GATEWAY  
Aspects of a method and system for content filtering in a broadband gateway are provided. In this regard, a broadband gateway may be operable to determine whether to allow access to content based...
US20120102526 System and Method for Merging Network-Based Content with Broadcasted Programming Content  
According to one embodiment of the invention, a method comprising an operation of identifying what programming content is currently being transmitted or is scheduled to be displayed by an...