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7627890 |
Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing content synchronization or control among one or more devices
Exemplary embodiments include a system for providing content including: a controller in operable communication with a first display device and a second display device that provides first...
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7627879 |
Interactive optical cards and other hand-held devices with increased connectivity
A system for deriving benefits from the reception and processing of composite video signals by a hand-held device, such as a smart card. Video signals are modulated with auxiliary data creating...
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7607149 |
System and method for merging interactive television data with closed caption data
A method and apparatus for delivering interactive television (ITV) data by using the same TV scan line that also carries closed caption data. The ITV data is inserted into the scan line with CC...
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7606471 |
Video language filtering based on user profile
The invention relates to video player devices intended to play a video content DSC including audio tracks forming a disc audio languages list DAL and/or subtitles forming a disc subtitle languages...
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7606255 |
Selectively receiving broadcast data according to one of multiple data configurations
A client device selectively receives broadcast data according to any one of multiple data configurations. A broadcast data server enables broadcast of multiple data configurations by maintaining...
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7599984 |
Method of exchanging user messages among interactive disk players
A method of exchanging user messages among interactive disk players through an external server is disclosed. The external server receives a user message from a first interactive disk player and...
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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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7587748 |
Method and apparatus for retrieving data from a broadcast signal
A broadcast signal is received that includes a data identifier that identifies data associated with the broadcast signal. The broadcast signal also includes the data associated with the broadcast...
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7577978 |
System for converting TV content to interactive TV game program operated with a standard remote control and TV set-top box
A system for converting TV content to an interactive TV game program uses viewer input pointing to “hot spot” objects in TV programs to enter answers in the game program. Viewers can point to...
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7577974 |
Movies channel
The present invention provides a movie channel to a user on a mobile device. Movie based content associated with a movie channel is automatically delivered and stored on a mobile electronic device...
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7568214 |
Providing multiple levels of interactive television service using triggers and trigger filters
An interactive television system includes “connected” receiver units capable of establishing bi-directional connections to remote information stores, such as Web servers, and “disconnected”...
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7567254 |
Parallel texture synthesis having controllable jitter
A method and system for synthesizing texture using upsampled pixel coordinates and a multi-resolution approach. The parallel texture synthesis technique, while based on a neighborhood matching...
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7565681 |
System and method for the broadcast dissemination of time-ordered data
A stream of time-ordered data, such as a movie, is divided into multiple fragments of equal length, which are repetitively transmitted at different respective repetition rates. The fragments are...
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7562228 |
Forensic for fingerprint detection in multimedia
The subject matter includes systems, engines, methods, and schemata for embedding spread-spectrum fingerprints in multimedia content: a first fingerprint to identify a recipient of the multimedia...
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7552456 |
Interactive optical cards and other hand-held devices with increased connectivity
A system for deriving benefits from the reception and processing of composite video signals by a hand-held device, such as a smart card. Video signals are modulated with auxiliary data creating...
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7546626 |
Information providing system, information processing apparatus, and method
A data providing system is capable of providing metadata or supplementary data generated in a predetermined area to a different area. Metadata related to broadcast programs are transmitted from a...
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7540009 |
Use tagging in television programs for scene filtering and alerts
A method and system for using tagging in programming such as television programming, movie DVDs and streaming video, and establishing personalized tag alerts for objectionable programming. The...
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7536705 |
System and method for interactive distribution of selectable presentations
A data storage, multiplexing, and distribution method is provided for use in a digital data distribution system. The system provides simultaneous transmission of a plurality of uniquely identified,...
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7526786 |
Content programmer control of video and data display using associated data
An interactive video system is disclosed that processes a video data stream and an associated data stream corresponding to the video data stream. The interactive video system displays a video image...
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7500260 |
Motion video indexing mechanism for athlete recruiting architecture
An athlete recruiting architecture is disclosed. The athlete recruiting system allows a recruiting entity, such as a school, to search for and find athletes that satisfy recruiting entity-specified...
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7493648 |
Data transmission device, data receiving device, data transmitting method, data receiving method, recording device, playback device, recording method, and playback method
A data transmission device transmits a data broadcast using a narrow unused broadcasting band in a digital broadcast, and to record the data broadcast, which has been received, on a receiving side...
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7487527 |
Interactive television program guide with selectable languages
An interactive television program guide is provided. The interactive television program guide provides a user with the opportunity to select a language for playing television programming and...
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7448063 |
Digital interactive system for providing full interactivity with live programming events
The present invention relates to an interactive digital system enabling viewers full and active participation in experiencing a live broadcast event. Particularly, the presentation of the live...
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7444665 |
Interactive television system
An interactive television system is described.
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7434245 |
Electronic program guide system using images of reduced size to identify respective programs
A technique for transmitting and receiving an electronic program guide which identifies programs that are to be transmitted. Electronic program guide (EPG) data includes image data representing...
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7415718 |
Receiving and processing vertical blanking interval data
A system and method for receiving, processing, and storing electronic data transmitted in the vertical blanking interval of a video signal. The system provides a flexible mechanism for reading...
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7386875 |
Freezing live video frames with interactive links
An embodiment of the present invention allows a user to maintain the display of a video frame containing one or more interactive links while also maintaining access to the links. Thus allowing the...
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7382729 |
Video transmission of layered coded data
A video transmission system, a video transmitting apparatus, a video receiving apparatus, and a video transmission method whereby, when a plurality of terminals whose characteristics differ receive...
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7367040 |
View restriction method, view restriction setting method, receiver, and device and programs for setting view restriction
A view restriction method surely blocks a program voluntarily designated by a viewer from view. When a restricted program is designated by the viewer (step S 1 ), receiver identification...
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7367030 |
Method and apparatus for signaling transmission code set in data broadcasting
A client receiving a data stream via broadcasting is provided. The client includes a receiver which receives an object carousal that comprises data and a broadcast inter ORB protocol (BIOP)...
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7360234 |
System, method, and computer program product for selective filtering of objectionable content from a program
A system, method, and computer program product is provided for the selective filtering of objectionable content from a program. The selective filtering of objectionable content from a program is...
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7360232 |
System and method to subscribe to channel URL addresses and to provide non-programming-related URL addresses in an interactive video casting system
A remote device is capable to receive network address information, such as uniform resource locator (URL) addresses, and other supplemental content that are available along with television signal....
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7353529 |
Broadcast reception device and method capable of obtaining broadcast time information
During an operation performed to obtain time information of a previously designated channel when an XDS scanning master detects from an interrupt that a user designates his/her favorite channel via...
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7343617 |
Method and apparatus for interaction with hyperlinks in a television broadcast
A system and method of adding hyperlinked information to a television broadcast in which an interactive content icon is used. The broadcast material is analyzed and one or more regions within a...
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7337462 |
System and method for providing timing data for programming events
A video production facility system may produce closed caption data that includes text data and timing data. The system may receive script data for a video program. The system may then determine...
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7320134 |
System and method for cable operator control over enhanced programming
A system and method are described for allowing cable operators to actively block, pass through, modify, append, filter, or replace triggers corresponding to various forms of enhanced content being...
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7308698 |
Television display device and method of operating a television system
A television display device for use with a television display for displaying television services, an input for providing at least one command to the television display device and a broadcast stream...
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7308003 |
System and method for re-multiplexing multiple video streams
A multimedia packet re-multiplexer system having a plurality of multimedia sources, each multimedia source sending incoming multimedia packets, each packet having a header which includes a packet...
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7305699 |
Method and apparatus for generating carousels
An apparatus for generating one or more carousels. A carousel includes a plurality of modules, at least one of which exhibits multiple instances, that are arranged in a module schedule. The...
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7302434 |
Transmission of data items
A system is disclosed for transmitting a plurality of data items from a transmitter to one or more receivers. Each data item (Di) is identified by a unique number (i) within a given range....
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7281260 |
Streaming media publishing system and method
A streaming media publishing system and method for use in delivering streaming media to personal computers. The streaming media publishing system and method preferably delivers streaming media...
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7269843 |
Broadcasting system and media player
Broadcasting waves transmitted from a broadcasting device include operation control information for operating peripheral devices on a receiver side in accordance with the contents of a broadcast...
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7263711 |
Terminating enhanced television broadcasts
An enhanced television broadcast system may enable the transmission and reception of a real-time event when a new program is about to begin. The real-time event may control access to enhancements...
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7249367 |
Method and apparatus for switching between multiple programs by interacting with a hyperlinked television broadcast
A system and method of adding hyperlinked information to a television broadcast. The broadcast material is analyzed and one or more regions within a frame are identified. Additional information can...
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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...
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7210157 |
Apparatus and method of program classification using observed cues in the transcript information
A method for classification of a program includes receiving transcript information associated with the program, identifying at least one cue of a plurality of cues in the transcript information...
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7209943 |
Method and system for efficient file transfer to/from a local traffic system with a DMD system
Aspects for achieving efficient file transfer and traffic management in a digital media distributor system are presented. The aspects include a central site server, at least one local traffic...
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7200857 |
Synchronized video-on-demand supplemental commentary
A method for providing media to a user via an interactive media services client device coupled to a programmable media services server device includes receiving user input requesting on-screen...
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7181759 |
System and method for providing interactivity for end-users over digital broadcast channels
A system and method for allowing an end-user to interact with a system in order to execute an application. Multiple application packets are broadcast to a plurality of end-users, such that the...
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7174562 |
Interactive television triggers having connected content/disconnected content attribute
An interactive television system includes “connected” receiver units capable of establishing bi-directional connections to remote information stores, such as Web servers, and “disconnected”...
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