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6600520 Command and control architecture for a digital sound  
A command and control architecture for a compressed digital television broadcast studio. The architecture includes provisions for session management, real-time control of studio activities, the use...
6557171 DIGITAL TV BROADCAST SENDING APPARATUS, DIGITAL TV BROADCAST RECEIVING APPARATUS, AND DIGITAL TV BROADCAST SENDING / RECEIVING SYSTEM WHICH FACILITATE PRESELECTION OF TV PROGRAMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING A PROGRAM FOR ACHIEVING A FUNCTION OF THE DIGITAL TV BROADCAST RECEIVING APPARATUS  
A digital broadcast sending/receiving system includes a digital broadcast sending apparatus and a digital broadcast receiving apparatus. The digital broadcast sending apparatus multiplexes the...
6449768 Split linked A/B switch apparatus  
A switch apparatus is used in the transmission of a redundant Cable TV (CTV) signal. The redundant CTV signal can be a symmetric split linked redundant CTV signal or an asymmetric split linked...
6430742 Device for distributing television signals by cable  
A television signal distribution device comprises a plurality of downgoing cables ( 1-4 ) corresponding to signals received from various satellites ( 10-40 ). Signals received by terrestrial...
6414720 Digital broadcasting system using virtual channels  
A digital broadcasting system capable of causing any of physical channels selected by a broadcaster to be received as one of the channels available to users which is different from the physical...
6381746 Scaleable video system having shared control circuits for sending multiple video streams to respective sets of viewers  
A video system is comprised of: a) a single supervisor processor, and multiple co-processors which are selectable in number and are coupled via a bus to the single supervisor processor; b) a...
6378129 Video server content synchronization  
Primary and secondary servers are coupled together for furnishing a backed-up video streaming function for outputting a series of video content presentations to a user group. The primary server...
6378132 Signal capture and distribution system  
A system that relates annotations captured at an event and continuous signal recordings, such as video recordings, of the event in such as way that once the recordings and annotations are...
6374405 Module scheduling with a time interval and ending time  
A system and method implemented in an interactive television system for scheduling delivery of modules of interactive television applications from a broadcast station to a receiving station. In one...
6357045 Apparatus and method for generating a time-multiplexed channel surfing signal at television head-end sites  
A method and apparatus that generates a time-multiplexed channel surfing signal at television head-end sites. The system includes circuitry that receives channel feeds which are analog signals or...
6314571 EPG data collection and delivery system and EPG data collection and delivery device therein  
The program guide data collection and delivery device for collecting and delivering program guide data of a plurality of broadcasting stations respectively broadcasting their own programs collects...
6209129 Passive television program guide system with local information  
A program guide system is provided in which local information may be distributed to a television distribution facility for transmission to user television equipment. The local information contain...
6091823 Transaction processing system utilizing teletext broadcasting system and terminal used in the transaction processing systems  
A transaction processing system includes a broadcasting station broadcasting a television signal and a teletext signal, the teletext signal including service information concerning transactions, a...
6022223 Video/audio data supplying device  
When the input output controller 22 receives request data through the modem 42, the input output controller 22 controls the memory controller 25 to retrieve an AV stream and a BGV stream from the...
5969715 Compact graphical interactive information system  
A method and apparatus allows an information provider to broadcast a graphical interactive information system application to a user even using a low-bandwidth transport such as the VBI. A compact...
5937331 Protocol and system for transmitting triggers from a remote network and for controlling interactive program content at a broadcast station  
A digital broadcast station is configured to turn around and add interactive programming to a television signal originally conveyed by a remote network. The remote network inserts trigger commands...
5931908 Visual object present within live programming as an actionable event for user selection of alternate programming wherein the actionable event is selected by human operator at a head end for distributed data and programming  
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for linking real-time data with audiovisual content to enable a user to make selections, manipulate data, and to execute functions...
5924080 Computerized discount redemption system  
The method of processing merchandise discounts by providing a computerized membership system is disclosed. At least one provider's computer has a database for the storage and retrieval of...
5894320 Multi-channel television system with viewer-selectable video and audio  
A television viewer can select among a choice of available camera angles and audio feeds when viewing a sporting event such as a football game without changing the television channel. Audio, video...
5818441 System and method for simulating two-way connectivity for one way data streams  
A system supplying information associated with a broadcast television program to a consumer such that said consumer perceives the associated data as the result of two way interactivity with...
5781228 Method and system for displaying an interactive program with intervening informational segments  
In association with an interactive television system, a method and system for displaying an interactive program having intervening informational segments. When additional information is available,...
5774672 Data transmission system for distributing video and music data  
In the karaoke system 1, a center 3 is connected to a plurality of karaoke terminals 5 by a coaxial cable 7. The center 3 divides the karaoke song data stored in the memory device 13 over several...
5666293 Downloading operating system software through a broadcast channel  
Set-top terminals utilized in broadband broadcast networks are becoming increasingly intelligent. Upgrading the operation of such terminals periodically requires upgrading the software,...
5649285 Transmission of tuning data of broadcasting transmitters to a receiver to facilitate automated set-up of the receiver based on receivable transmitters in a reception area  
Device and method for transmitting tuning data (transmission frequency, channel number) of broadcasting transmitters to receivers for user-friendly installation of the receivers. To this end, the...
5644354 Interactive video system  
A method of transmitting data for video display in which a composite digital information signal is manipulated to produce an output signal including data code and object code, separately storing...
5590394 Data transmission system for CATV systems with capability to interrupt the repeated transmission of character information blocks to send priority updates  
A data transmission system for sending a plurality of signals from a sender to at least one receiving terminal. The sender comprises a memory for storing the plurality of signals, and a controller...
5585858 Simulcast of interactive signals with a conventional video signal  
A system for simulcasting a fully interactive program with a normal conventional program in the same standard video signal bandwidth. It allows active participation by subscribers who have...
5544161 ATM packet demultiplexer for use in full service network having distributed architecture  
A video distribution network having an architecture that distributes video services over a greater serving area. The broadcast consolidation section receives broadband data from a plurality of...
5539451 Method and apparatus for channel spinning off a channel  
A method and an apparatus for spinning off a channel so as to provide a viewer with a choice of viewing a first program (e.g., the TV program), a second program (e.g., a news brief), or both are...
5526034 Interactive home information system with signal assignment  
An interactive home information system having a node in television communication and data communication with a group of home interface controllers. At each home interface controller, there is a...
5524001 Dynamic cable signal assembly  
The present invention relates to a method of data assembly for distribution of the data via a mass audience distribution system, comprised of storing in a random access memory packets of data which...
5510828 Interactive video display system  
An interactive video display system is disclosed for communicating with local viewers. The system includes a receiver for receiving a modulated signal carrying related audio and video information....
5485221 Subscription television system and terminal for enabling simultaneous display of multiple services  
A headend of a subscription television system includes a video combiner that combines video signals from four separate programs into a composite video signal. The video signals are formatted to...
5469431 Method of and apparatus for channel mapping with relative service identification  
The availability and location of a multiplicity of multiplexed digital information streams, transmitted over one of a multiplicity of channels, are identified by transmitting a Global Channel Map...
5418782 Methods and apparatus for providing virtual service selection in a multi-service communications system  
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for providing virtual service selection in a multi-service communications system wherein the service components of each of a number of basic services are...
5404505 System for scheduling transmission of indexed and requested database tiers on demand at varying repetition rates  
An information broadcasting system provides a large number of subscribers access to a large amount of information using one or more satellite transmission channels. The system can also use cable...
5386240 Encoder/decoder of information upon/from a video signal  
An encoder/decoder can insert and demodulate an information signal without affecting a video signal, the information signal being not analyzed, modified and deleted easily. The non-inverted and...
5359601 Apparatus providing dynamic virtual service selection in a multi-service communications system  
An apparatus providing a dynamic virtual service capability in a multi-service communications system is claimed. A dynamic virtual service comprises an associated group of basic services wherein...
5335277 Signal processing appparatus and methods  
A unified system of programing communication. The system encompasses the prior art (television, radio, broadcast hardcopy, computer communications, etc.) and new user specific mass media. Within...
5323234 Programmable CATV system and terminal unit therefor  
A CATV head end, terminal unit, and system permits time reservation of selected programs by the simple process of entering a program number at the terminal unit. At the head end selected programs...
5282028 Remote control for digital music terminal with synchronized communications  
A remote control system including a hand held remote control unit with an alphanumeric information display, for controlling and communicating with a first controlled device, such as a digital music...
5231494 Selection of compressed television signals from single channel allocation based on viewer characteristics  
A plurality of television signals are transmitted and selectively received on a single television channel allocation. Headend apparatus compresses a set of television signals, such as a main...
4937821 Pipeline information delivery system  
An information delivery system which continuously provides sets of information which can be selected by a user. Digital data is encoded as analog signals which are used to amplitude modulate a...
4876592 System for merchandising and the evaluation of responses to broadcast transmissions  
A system and method for evaluating responses to broadcast programs, such as television programs, for the selling of merchandise includes a modifiable instructional signal modulated onto a voice...
4847699 Method for providing an interactive full motion synched compatible audio/visual television display  
A method for providing a full motion synched compatible audio/visual interactive television display from a plurality of syllable synched compatible audio choices for a common full motion video...
4616263 Video subsystem for a hybrid videotex facility  
A video subsystem for a hybrid teletex facility includes a computer-based video control unit coupled to a general purpose interface bus, such as the IEEE 488, capable of parallel data transfer at...
4264924 Dedicated channel interactive cable television system  
An interactive cable television system, such as a one-way system, in which a plurality of subscribers are simultaneously provided with multi-information television programming and regular...
4264925 Interactive cable television system  
An interactive cable television system, such as a one way system, simultaneously provides both regular television programmings for one or more television reception channels and subscriber...
4052737 Method and apparatus utilizing Baudot code for categorizing and selectively distributing information to a plurality of utilization units  
Disclosed is a method and apparatus for selectively distributing on a multiple channel television system information previously transmitted and received in the Baudot code. The transmitted...
3789131 SELECTIVE CODING SYSTEM FOR SUBSCRIPTION TELEVISION  
A system for coding and decoding television signals in a subscription television system provides means for alternately switching a television signal between channels at a transmitting center and...
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