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7334251 Management of television advertising  
A method for providing television advertising includes receiving user input for selecting an advertising parameter and providing a user with an advertisement corresponding to the advertising...
7310810 Broadcasting apparatus and method, receiving apparatus and method, and medium  
To compensate a failure in downloading of music piece data. For example, when a viewer instructs purchase of a music pieceC to an IRD at a timing t 0 during the sixth transmission of music piece...
7310809 Scalable pay-by-time technique for secure multicast distribution of streaming content  
A method for receiving information content from an information distribution system, wherein the information content is divided into a plurality of content portions, the method comprising:...
7293279 Advanced set top terminal having a program pause feature with voice-to-text conversion  
A system for automatically pausing a video program in response to detection of the occurrence of a audio communications event or triggering event. In response to an incoming phone call, message,...
7274712 System and method of operating the system that responds to channel change requests without causing macro-blocking  
A router stores a value that indicates the maximum number of channels that can be output to a group, and the number of channels that are output to the group. When a member of the group indicates a...
7269854 Transaction system for transporting media files from content provider sources to home entertainment devices  
A system and method for enabling a user to request and download selected media files from distributed content provider sites via the Internet. The system includes a plurality of user sites each...
7263275 System and method of manipulating a system time clock in an audio/video decoding system  
Systems and methods that manipulate a system time clock in an audio decoding system and/or a video decoding system are disclosed. In one example, the method may include the steps of selecting a...
7257132 Receiver set, information apparatus and receiving system  
For providing a receiving contract service being convenient or friendly to both the broadcast service providers and the viewers, and in particular, for providing a digital broadcast receiver set,...
7243364 Interactive entertainment network system and method for customizing operation thereof according to viewer preferences  
An interactive entertainment network system has a video-on-demand (VOD) application which allows viewers to create their own customized lists of preferred video content programs, such as movies,...
7237251 Method and apparatus for using delay time during switching events to display previously stored information elements  
During the several seconds of delay time that it takes for a digital set top box (“STB”) that is connected to a television or other display device to switch channels and display the next target...
7222336 Method of compiling bytecode to native code  
A method of compiling byte code into native code disclosed together with a server ( 100 ) and a receiving terminal ( 101 ) for the same. The method comprises the steps of transmitting byte code...
7219366 System and method for providing video services  
Set top boxes are provided with access to full EIT data streams without having to off-tune from one transport to another. If off-tuning is required, however, a locking mechanism substantially...
7216170 Systems and methods to reference resources in a television-based entertainment system  
The described implementations provide for referencing locally and remotely deployed resources in a television-based entertainment system. The entertainment system includes a content provider or...
7177911 System and method for discovery and remote control of computers  
A system and method for enabling computers associated with a communications network to remotely locate each other and establish a master-slave relationship.
7174384 Method for delivering large amounts of data with interactivity in an on-demand system  
A method and system for delivering data over a network to a large number of clients, which may be suitable for building large-scale Video-on-Demand (VOD) systems. In current VOD systems, the client...
7170546 Television system distributing a dynamically varying number of concurrent video presentations over a single television channel  
A system for providing, in a television system, the combination, transmission, and reception of multiple video presentations over a single channel of a television distribution system. Presentations...
7146632 Interactive information aggregator for an interactive television system  
An interactive information aggregator is provided for off-broadcast access to trigger information, which can include interactive television triggers, accompanying content and data, network...
7134136 Transmit device and method thereof, record/play device and method thereof as well as recording system and media  
A transmit device and method, a record/play device and method, a record system as well as a media allowing selection of the ideal record media by the receiver. The EPG data generator of a transmit...
7124431 Transmit device and method thereof, record/play device and method thereof as well as recording system and media  
A transmit device and method, a record/play device and method, a record system as well as a media allowing selection of the ideal record media by the receiver. The EPG data generator of a transmit...
7124432 Transmit device and method thereof, record/play device and method thereof as well as recording system and media  
A transmit device and method, a record/play device and method, a record system as well as a media allowing selection of the ideal record media by the receiver. The EPG data generator of a transmit...
7120922 Time-adaptive control of television viewing functionality  
A method for providing television functionality includes defining a time period, associating a user preference with the time period, providing a first result in accordance with the user preference...
7120925 System and method for displaying editorial content through television navigation controls and electronic program guides  
A system and method for presenting advanced editorial content items to subscribers in a distribution network. The method comprises presenting an electronic program guide comprised of data...
7117524 Transmit device and method thereof, record/play device and method thereof as well as recording system and media  
A transmit device and method, a record/play device and method, a record system as well as a media allowing selection of the ideal record media by the receiver. The EPG data generator of a transmit...
7100188 Method and apparatus for controlling time-scale modification during multi-media broadcasts  
One embodiment of the present invention is a method for presenting broadcast information that comprises steps of: (a) receiving broadcast information; (b) receiving guidance information relating to...
7100189 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...
7089577 Process for supplying video-on-demand and other requested programs and services from a headend  
A system for providing video-on-demand service, broadband internet access and other broadband services over T-carrier systems including a pull multiplexer cherrypicker at the head end is disclosed....
7069575 System for interactively distributing information services  
In an interactive information distribution system that utilizes open sessions to provide requested information to users, a method for sharing the use of open sessions between a plurality of set top...
7065781 Data transport streams processing  
The invention which is the subject of this application relates to the ability to utilize a receiver and processing means for received data in the reception of multiple transport streams of data....
7061937 Communication system  
A transmission schedule table of program data to be transmitted from a video server to a client is previously transmitted to a filter unit. The filter unit receives program information concerning a...
7055169 Supporting common interactive television functionality through presentation engine syntax  
A method and mechanism for enabling the creation and/or control of interactive television content using declarative-like directives such as HTML, scripting languages, or other languages. A a...
7039674 Method of changing program of network node remote from network management system  
A program-changing method for a network having at least two nodes that include a first and a second predetermined node, each network node having a program, includes a network management system...
7031681 Broadcast receiver having a function of displaying previously stored image during channel selection  
A broadcast receiver retrieves from a database the image of a program on a user-selected channel which was stored previously at the same time so as to display the image on a display device, in...
7024679 Local near video on demand storage  
The invention relates to delivering a program to an individual business or residence. In one embodiment, a process for pre-storing a portion of a program distributed on a plurality of distribution...
7020891 Internet domain and time index based video email system  
A device is provided that includes a first processor connected to a communications channel device. The communications device is capable of receiving and transmitting information to a...
7010720 Data reception system capable of replacing recording medium  
A reception apparatus records a content distributed from a content distribution apparatus on a hard disk. Following an instruction from a viewer, the reception apparatus reproduces the content. The...
7010802 Programmable pattern match engine  
A communication device such as a cable modem that has a first interface for receiving data from a cable media, and a pattern matching engine that evaluates patterns in the data that is received at...
7006457 Modem front-end apparatus and method  
A method and apparatus for recovering a second transport stream included within a first transport stream and reducing timing anomaly imparted to the second transport stream within the context of a...
7003794 Multicasting transmission of multimedia information  
A multicasting system for reception of multimedia information comprising: a content switch coupled to a multimedia content source and at least one multimedia smart terminal. The multimedia content...
6993787 Providing VCR functionality for data-centered video multicast  
The client application provides VCR functionality in a data-centered video multicast network ( 36 ) through active prefetching of the fragments from broadcast channels. The player ( 10 ) has a user...
6976268 Methods and apparatus for efficiently accessing periodically broadcast data  
The invention relates to methods and apparatus for accessing data that is periodically transmitted by a broadcaster. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, a receiver capable of reception...
6963725 Information communication terminal apparatus  
An information communication terminal apparatus which is capable of performing search processing or preset processing for received services within a short period of time. There is provided an...
6948186 Multi-tasking message extractor  
An apparatus and method for extracting messages from a data stream has multi-tasking capabilities for accommodating a greater number of data streams and for combining data from different streams....
6938269 Video file providing apparatus, video receiving/reproducing apparatus, internet broadcast system, and computer-readable recording medium  
An Internet broadcast system includes a video file providing apparatus and a video receiving/reproducing apparatus that are connected via the Internet. The providing apparatus includes a storing...
6934966 System for capturing resources in broadcast and data communication in unification mode  
A system is provided that can easily capture the same broadcast stream from an arbitrary application. An interface between application and a reception route selection mechanism describes in a...
6920641 Transmit device and method thereof, record/play device and method thereof as well as recording system and media  
A transmit device and method, a record/play device and method, a record system as well as a media allowing selection of the ideal record media by the receiver. The EPG data generator of a transmit...
6907301 Method and system for selecting and controlling devices in a home network  
A method and system for selecting and controlling target devices on a digital home network, in particular a network compliant with IEEE 1394. Various aspects of the process for connecting target...
6898800 Method and apparatus providing process independence within a heterogeneous information distribution system  
A method and apparatus for adapting the delivery of assets and/or content to set top terminals within a heterogeneous information distribution system based on graphics and/or processing capability...
6880171 Browser for use in navigating a body of information, with particular application to browsing information represented by audiovisual data  
The invention facilitates and enhances review of a body of information, such as a set of audio, video and text data or some combination thereof, enabling the body of information to be quickly...
6874161 Utilizing a high bandwidth communications channel for broadcasting network data during off-peak hours  
A method and apparatus for utilizing a high bandwidth communications channel for broadcasting network data during off-peak hours is disclosed. A demodulation unit includes, 1) a standard television...
6829246 System and method for extending the range of xDSL services  
A system and method for extending the distance that xDSL services are able to be provided to subscribers. A DSLAM located at a Central Office is connected to a general-purpose network, such as the...
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