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7617515 |
Method and apparatus for managing resources in a multimedia system
A method and apparatus for managing resources within a multimedia system includes processing that begins by receiving a client request for a multimedia system service from one of a plurality of...
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7617508 |
Methods and systems for collaborative capture of television viewer generated clickstreams
Methods and systems provide clickstream captures at both local and remote components by receiving user commands generated by the viewer locally where at least some of those commands are then sent...
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7614073 |
Digital headend and full service network for distribution video and audio programming
A digital headend architecture and full service network are provided to selectively demodulate and decode a variety of digital and analog feeds into baseband signals or pass digital programming...
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7614066 |
Use of multiple embedded messages in program signal streams
A method of generating a program signal stream comprises creating a sequence of serial programs that include a first event and a second, later occurring event and inserting a plurality of messages...
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7610608 |
Digital broadcast system in passive optical network
Provided is a digital broadcast system that receives digital broadcast services on a passive optical network (PON). The data separator separates a signal input thereinto from the outside into an...
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7594254 |
System and method for transmitting files from a sender to a receiver in a television distribution network
A system and method for transmitting files from a sender to a receiver in a television distribution system, for example, a cable television distribution network, is provided. The files are...
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7594247 |
Method and apparatus for preparing and transmitting electronic program information and apparatus for producing electronic program guide from the electronic program information
General electronic program information described on a general level and individual electronic program information described on an individual level are prepared according to electronic program...
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7590994 |
Interactive entertainment and information system using television set-top box
An interactive entertainment and information system using a television set-top box, wherein pages of information are periodically provided to the set-top box for user interaction therewith. The...
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7584498 |
Method and apparatus for enhanced cable modem operation
A channel search algorithm is provided for application at a receiving end of a data transmission channel. In the operation of the data transmission channel, information is transmitted by modulation...
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7584497 |
Strategies for scheduling bandwidth-consuming media events
Scheduling functionality is described for resolving conflicts in the schedules of respective client devices, where the schedules are used to govern the recordation of media programs by the...
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7584490 |
System and method for delivering statistically scheduled advertisements
A system and method for scheduling advertisements in a television service network environment. An ad scheduler prepares an ad insertion schedule based on channel change statistical information and...
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7577337 |
Audio/video data recording/reproducing device and method, and audio/video data reproducing device and method
An audio/video data recording/reproducing device is provided that allows all video and audio signals, which can be displayed by a display of the audio/video data recording/reproducing device...
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7574721 |
Apparatus and method to generate and access broadcast information
The system enables listeners and viewers of a broadcast to access additional information associated with a broadcast. Listeners and viewers utilize a user device to connect to a database containing...
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7574371 |
Medical diagnosis management system
A computerized medical diagnosis management system includes a central computer system comprising a data processor; at least one data interface operatively coupled to the data processor and...
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7571250 |
Method and apparatus for distributing messages
A procedure identifies multiple messages to distribute via a cable television network. The procedure determines first performance data associated with a downstream subnetwork and determines second...
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7568215 |
Information distribution system
An object of the invention is to variously edit an image recorded in an image recording/viewing system in an image distribution system enabling a recorded image to be viewed using a mobile...
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7567671 |
Encryption method and apparatus for use in digital distribution system
A method to securely distribute media content such as Audio or Video with associated media information as part of a media package, in a media distribution system. The media content is encrypted and...
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7562375 |
Fast channel change
In an exemplary server implementation, a server is configured to retain at least one independent frame for each video channel of multiple video channels that are being distributed using multicast...
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7555006 |
Method and system for adaptive transcoding and transrating in a video network
A video server adaptively selects an appropriate video encoding standard and an appropriate video encoding rate for encoding video content to be downloaded to one or more video client devices over...
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7543067 |
Flexible secure network data transfer and messaging
The present invention is directed to the use of a messaging component for sharing a common network communication channel by a plurality of threads of execution. The messaging component receiving a...
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7530086 |
Media program timing and identity delivery method and system
A method and system for delivering program timing, structure, and identity information in media streams. Cues are utilized to indicate an event (e.g., a start or stop time of a program or program...
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7506356 |
Skimming continuous multimedia content
A program distribution system includes a plurality of set-top boxes that receive broadcast programming and segmentation data from content and information providers. The segmentation information...
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7490345 |
Upstream only linecard with front end multiplexer for CMTS
One or more upstream line cards each include a digital or analog multiplexer front end circuit for a Cable Modem Termination System. Each upstream line card has only upstream receivers and allows a...
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7487533 |
Digital television translator with PSIP update
A digital television translator includes a digital television receiver for receiving a first digital television signal at a first frequency and generating a digital transport stream from the first...
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7474621 |
Broadcast system
A broadcast system BS includes a broadcast apparatus 1 and a reception apparatus 2 . The broadcast apparatus 1 first receives and stores therein a proxy request PR including at least an...
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7454398 |
Support for object search
A fact repository supports searches of facts relevant to search queries comprising keywords and phrases. The repository responds to requests from object requesters by sending a feed containing...
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7451474 |
Set top network protocol
A method of and apparatus for efficiently communicating between a provider of video on demand services and a cable television subscriber. The communication is implemented using a message protocol...
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7448061 |
Frame synchronization in an ethernet NTP time-keeping digital cinema playback system
In a digital cinema network of NTP-timekeeping devices in which one of the devices decodes video information, the scheduling of future instructions takes into account the differences between the...
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7444663 |
Menuing system for controlling content delivery within a video distribution system
A menuing system for a video distribution system provides an interactive display to allow a user to select and control the delivery of program material. A central host computer processes initial...
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7428503 |
Methods and systems for providing product and services upgrades and work order status in a cable services network
Methods and systems are provided for allowing a cable services customer to efficiently order desired products and services through an automated self-provisioning process provided through an...
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7421729 |
Generation and insertion of indicators using an address signal applied to a database
Disclosed is a system for inserting indicators, such as tags and markers, in a video stream. The tags and markers can be inserted automatically using a database, or manually using an operator input...
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7392312 |
Method for utilizing visual cue in conjunction with web access
The use of a visual indicia or cue facilitates computer based access of a network by a consumer witnessing a presentation. A visual indicia or cue is provided during the presentation indicative of...
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7388884 |
Cable modem system and method for specialized data transfer
A cable modem system and method is provided for the transfer and processing of data in accordance with specialized data transfer protocols while utilizing conventional cable modem termination...
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7386879 |
Broadcast network with interactive services
In an interactive broadcast system signals transmitted by a service provider ( 30 ) are passed via a gateway ( 12 ) to a subscriber terminal ( 2 ). In order to gain access to services, the...
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7386873 |
System and method for provisioning a single physical drop to accomodate multiple devices
A method and system for allowing a plurality of devices at a physical drop to receive access to video and/or data services from a plurality of video/data service providers in a digital broadband...
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7380266 |
Transmission method and apparatus for optical fiber television network
A method and apparatus by which television service is provided to the home via a two-way fiber optic link. The television set transmits to the central office the channel or channels being watched....
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7373653 |
Channel merging method for VOD system
A channel merging method for a VOD system, said method comprises the steps of: in response to requests from a plurality of clients for a video program, establishing a root channel (S 1 ) and at...
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7370342 |
Method and apparatus for delivery of targeted video programming
A system residing preferably in a television set-top box monitors the television watching habits of one or more viewers and creates one or more profiles for each viewers descriptive of various...
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7369743 |
Enhanced personal video recorder
The present invention is directed to a system, software system and method for effectively managing multimedia broadcast presentations. Effective multimedia broadcast data management offers users...
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7359332 |
Enhanced DOCSIS upstream channel changes
Enhanced DOCSIS upstream channel changes. A CMTS directs channel changing of a CM, sometimes between upstream data bursts. Logical channels, part of a single frequency channel, may be used, and the...
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7352952 |
System and method for improved video editing
There is provided herein an invention that utilizes a themed template which is designed to assist novice video editors quickly compose a complete video work which memorializes a particular familiar...
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7350223 |
Multi-media data automatic delivery system
A system for delivering contents includes a center system which delivers the contents, a plurality of terminal systems which receive the contents from the center system and displays the contents,...
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7343618 |
Video content transmitting system and method
A video content transmitting system is provided in which a video content transmitting server among a plurality of servers is automatically determined as to which server can establish a network...
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7340764 |
Data transmission system
A transmission control unit ( 12 ) of a transmitting station ( 10 ) specifies usable plural transmission paths ( 20 ). A data supply unit ( 11 ) transfers movie contents file encoded by MPEG 4 to...
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7337457 |
Apparatus and method for providing and obtaining product information through a broadcast signal
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for providing and obtaining product information through a broadcast signal. In this present invention, information identifying a product...
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7328448 |
Advertisement distribution system for distributing targeted advertisements in television systems
Providing refreshed advertisements to subscriber equipment 210 , such as a set-top box. A “client” application runs on the subscriber equipment 210 and includes a queue 404 for storing...
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7313810 |
Multimedia information transmission and distribution system
A communication system having programmable, addressable receivers that receive, store, process, and send digital and conventional video, audio and control signals for use in, among other things, a...
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7308697 |
Systems and methods for multimedia messaging in a cable or satellite subscriber system
The present invention comprises customizable, multimedia messaging over a subscriber television system, such as a cable or satellite system, utilizing a service independent framework. The present...
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7299487 |
Control program, for a co-processor in a video-on-demand system, which uses transmission control lists to send video data packets with respective subgroups of internet protocol headers
A control program for a co-processor in a video-on-demand system directs the co-processor to perform the steps of: a) obtain a transmission control list, from an external source, which identifies a...
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7299486 |
Control program, for a supervisor processor in a video-on-demand system, which builds subgroups of internet protocol headers and transmission control lists
A control program for a supervisor processor in a video-on-demand system directs the supervisor processor to perform the steps of: a) transfer a group of video data packets, from an externally...
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