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8181195 |
Anonymous aggregated data collection
An anonymous aggregated data collection system aggregates media access information in an anonymous data collection component without associating the media access information with any one particular...
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8171507 |
Using network server to establish TV setting
TV settings such as brightness can be established by sending from a TV signals from an ambient light sensor to a network server, with the network server establishing settings such as brightness in...
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8171510 |
Method for using banner advertisements during commercial breaks
Apparatus is provided by which a television viewer can view other images e.g. during commercials or main program. For example, during a commercial, a viewer may channel surf or surf the internet. A...
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8166498 |
Security monitoring using a multimedia processing device
A system includes a multimedia data interface to receive data representative of one or more multimedia channels and a display interface to a display device, the display interface to provide...
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8161504 |
Systems and methods for memorializing a viewer's viewing experience with captured viewer images
Systems and methods of memorializing a viewer's viewing experience are disclosed. An exemplary embodiment presents a program stream to the viewer, detects an occurrence of one of a plurality of...
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8156517 |
Methods and apparatus to enforce a power off state of an audience measurement device during shipping
Methods and apparatus to enforce a power off state of an audience measurement device during shipping of the device are disclosed herein. An example portable audience measurement device includes a...
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8151292 |
System for remote access to media, and reaction and survey data from viewers of the media
Embodiments are described that enable remote and interactive access, navigation, and analysis of reactions from viewers to a media instance. The reactions include physiological responses, survey...
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8115877 |
System and method of adjusting viewing angle for display based on viewer positions and lighting conditions
A method for adjusting a viewing angle of a display, includes determining a location of one or more viewers and determining lighting conditions. Additionally, the method includes calculating an...
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8104066 |
User identification and prioritization using Bluetooth
In certain implementations, a method of automatically changing an attribute defining operation of a television system involves determining that a plurality of short range radio frequency (RF)...
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8091100 |
Prompting of audience member identification
An audience measurement system determines the likelihood that an audience member is in the audience of a receiver during a particular day part. If the audience member is not likely to be in the...
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8091104 |
Method and apparatus for storing broadcast program
A method and apparatus for storing a broadcast program are provided. The apparatus includes: a signal processing unit which generates an audio/video (A/V) file, an application file, and a first...
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8079042 |
Dynamic IPTV group profile creation and management
An IPTV group profile is dynamically generated based on individual IPTV user profiles, whenever a user joins or leaves a shared IPTV session at an IPTV Terminal Function (ITF). The IPTV group...
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8041025 |
Systems and arrangements for controlling modes of audio devices based on user selectable parameters
Methods and arrangements for controlling modes of audio devices according to user selectable features are disclosed. The system can receive a user selection for an alternate mode for audio device....
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8031272 |
System and method of adjusting viewing angle for display
A system and method of adjusting a display and, more particularly, to a system and method of automatically adjusting a viewing angle of a display is provided. The method includes determining a...
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7975283 |
Presence detection in a bandwidth management system
Methods, devices, and computer program products are disclosed for conserving bandwith. If a presence of at least one individual is detected, then a stream of data is delivered to the multimedia...
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7966641 |
User identification using Bluetooth and audio ranging
In certain embodiments, a method of automatically changing an attribute defining operation of a television system involves determining that a short range radio frequency (RF) transceiver device has...
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7954120 |
Analysing viewing data to estimate audience participation
According to the present invention there is provided a method of analysis of the audience for channels selectable by a channel selector device for presentation on a presentation device, the channel...
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7926073 |
Methods and apparatus for indirect illumination in electronic media rating systems
Methods and apparatus for indirect illumination in electronic media rating systems are disclosed. A disclosed example method to detect an audience member includes reflecting non-visible light off...
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7908617 |
Broadcast receiving system responsive to ambient conditions
A broadcast receiving system incorporating an echo canceling means automatically initiates recording of the broadcast and also controls the sound volume by taking into account the viewer's...
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7882514 |
Display device on/off detection methods and apparatus
Display device ON/OFF detection methods and apparatus are disclosed. An example method disclosed herein to determine whether a presentation device is ON or OFF comprises determining a plurality of...
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7865916 |
Audience determination for monetizing displayable content
The present disclosure relates to the measurement of the audience characteristics or demographics which is or can be exposed to displayed interactive content depicted on a screen. The audience can...
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7849477 |
Asset targeting system for limited resource environments
The present invention provides targeted asset system implementations in contexts where there is limited or no ability to use a real-time return channel for communications from user equipment...
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7840130 |
Mesh communication wireless camera system and method
A system includes a camera and a monitoring system that are capable of wireless communication. The camera is operable to send a message to the monitoring system via a plurality of wireless...
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7814509 |
Receiving apparatus, receiving method, storage medium, and program
A receiving apparatus receives a broadcast program in a manner convenient for users depending on the content of the broadcast program. A tuner selects a broadcast program that matches the...
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7805739 |
Methods and apparatus for indirect illumination in electronic media rating systems
Methods and apparatus for indirect illumination in electronic media rating systems are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes reflecting infrared light off of a room ceiling to indirectly...
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7797186 |
Method and system for gathering and recording real-time market survey and other data from radio listeners and television viewers utilizing telephones including wireless cell phones
The invention records real-time radio and television listener data utilizing automated, interactive questions and radio and television broadcast audio segments recorded by telephone, including...
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7779435 |
Methods and apparatus to export tuning data collected in a receiving device
Methods and apparatus to export tuning data collected in a receiving device are disclosed. An example method of collecting audience measurement data comprises collecting tuning data within a...
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7765564 |
Audio based methods and apparatus for detecting a channel change event
Methods and apparatus for detecting a channel change event are disclosed. The disclosed methods and apparatus detect a channel change event by monitoring an audio signal of an information...
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7743395 |
Method and system for user-aware video display
The present invention relates to a method and system for displaying a video signal in dependence on a user interaction. The system comprises a display for receiving the video signal, at least one...
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7721305 |
Remote TV control system
A system and method for controlling the operation of a television using a cable broadcasting network is disclosed. The presence of a viewer in front of the television is sensed, presence...
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7716697 |
Information processing system, information processing apparatus, and method
There is provided a technique which, in the case where the operation has not occurred in a manner as expected by the user, determines from which standpoint the operation was not as expected, and...
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7707603 |
Digital media transfer based on user behavior
A collection of digital media is stored at a source device and transferred to a target device. A subset of the collection may be transferred based on a priority related to a points assigned by a...
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7661116 |
Auction for targeted content
Displaying personalized content to content observers by content providers (e.g., advertisers) who disseminate content over a network is disclosed. In particular, enabling the display of targeted...
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7636456 |
Selectively displaying information based on face detection
A display arrangement comprises an image display device having two or more sets of images for display; a camera directed towards positions adopted by users viewing the display; a face detector for...
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7631324 |
Methods and apparatus for indirect illumination in electronic media rating systems
Methods and apparatus for indirect illumination in electronic media rating systems are disclosed. A disclosed electronic media rating system comprises an audience image detection system and a...
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7627880 |
Contents providing system and method, providing apparatus and method, reproduction apparatus and method, and program
An apparatus and method is disclosed by which contents can be provided in accordance with the preference of a user. A selection control section of a contents providing apparatus selects sub...
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7594244 |
Program recommendation system
A system and a method for program recommendation are described. In order to present a user a recommendation for a choice of audio or video content pieces broadcast consecutively at a plurality of...
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7590941 |
Communication and collaboration system using rich media environments
A system that enables communication and collaboration among individuals using rich media environments. A system according to the present techniques includes a set of rich media environments each...
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7584484 |
Methods and apparatus for collecting media consumption data based on usage information
Methods and apparatus for collecting media consumption data based on usage information of a media delivery device are disclosed. In an example method, media information is received by a portable...
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7555766 |
Audience response determination
An audience response determination apparatus detects the state of an audience and the individual states of the members of the audience to determine the response of the audience to the content of...
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7500257 |
Broadcast content screening system and method
Mechanisms for screening broadcast programming are provided. A viewer is configured to receive broadcast programming, to receive commands from a user, to receive commands from an interface coupled...
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7496942 |
Broadcast content screening service method
A method for screening broadcast programming is provided. A viewer is configured to receive broadcast programming and to present the broadcast programming to a user. An interface is configured to...
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7460827 |
Radio frequency proximity detection and identification system and method
Disclosed herein is a critical band encoding technology (CBET) system having at least one portable people meter (PPM) and a home base station and/or household hub, the CBET system containing a...
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7428744 |
Method and device for detecting data concerning the viewing of video information and the relaying of this information to a central data processing installation
Method, device and system for capturing and processing viewing data, which viewing data relates to the viewing behavior of users when viewing video data. Data about lines of sight of a user...
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7383019 |
Field data collection and relay station
A field data collection and relay station is equipped to receive sensor data from locations in a region. The station has directional antennas that are focused to transmit and receive energy in and...
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7359633 |
Adding metadata to pictures
The invention relates to a method for adding in a device 1, which comprises a camera component 2, metadata to pictures. In order to extend the collection of metadata for such pictures, the method...
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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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7316025 |
Method and apparatus for encoding/decoding broadcast or recorded segments and monitoring audience exposure thereto
Methods and apparatus for encoding and decoding information in broadcast or recorded segment signals are described. In certain embodiments, an audience monitoring system encodes identification...
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7296287 |
Image down-loading apparatus and system, and image down-loading method
A switching apparatus of a camera server switches to down-load advertisement for a predetermined period at predetermined intervals while down-loading an image sensed by a camera, in response to a...
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7269835 |
Method and system for managing timed responses to A/V events in television programming
Exemplary embodiments provide an incentive for a viewer to watch and react to audio/video programming. For example, the viewer may be prompted during a program to provide an indicated response to...
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