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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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7626960 |
Use of signaling for auto-configuration of modulators and repeaters
The present invention provides methods and apparatuses for configuring a modulator in a digital broadcast system using service information that is also broadcast to wireless terminals. In an...
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7614067 |
Content reproduction apparatus and reproduction method
A content reproduction apparatus functioning to (a) reproduce broadcast program content (“BC”), being image, sound, and other data, that has been received, (b) store commercial content...
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7610586 |
Resource manager for clients in an information distribution system
A method for processing a resource allocation request associated with an application running at a set top box, by identifying all resources required to complete the resource allocation request and...
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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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7603694 |
Virtual channel table data structure, transport stream discrimination method, and digital broadcast receiver
The present invention provides a virtual channel table (VCT) data structure, transport stream discrimination method, and digital broadcast receiver, by which streams transferred within a channel...
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7603682 |
Digest video browsing based on collaborative information
A computer implemented method determines interest in video portions. A media stream including frames, and a composite rating counter including interest levels are retrieved. Each interest level...
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7594248 |
Method for identifying extender text table of electronic program guide in digital TV
A digital television (DTV) receiver and a decoding method, are discussed. According to an embodiment, the DTV receiver includes: a receiving unit for receiving a digital broadcasting signal...
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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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7577982 |
Apparatus and method for encoding and decoding broadcast data in a digital broadcasting system
An apparatus and method for changing a channel in a digital broadcasting system are provided. The apparatus includes: a digital broadcast server for transmitting a multiplexed stream obtained by...
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7559079 |
Realtime service system using the interactive data communication and method thereof
The present invention relates to a real-time service system and method using an interactive data communication for implementing a high quality real time interactive service of a DVD class for...
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7555196 |
Methods and systems for synchronizing timecodes when sending indices to client devices
Methods and systems for indexing programs are described. In accordance with one embodiment, program data associated with a program recorded on a first entertainment system is processed sufficient...
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7538621 |
Broadband integrated tuner
A broadband integrated receiver for receiving input signals and outputting composite video and audio signals is disclosed. The receiver employs an up-conversion mixer and a down-conversion mixer in...
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7532729 |
Method for testing an appliance comprising an audio port, and a respective appliance
The appliance comprises an audio port, which is usable as an interface for testing of the appliance. In a preferred embodiment, the appliance comprises stereo output ports, one port for a reception...
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7523145 |
System for managing data in a distributed computing system
A method and mechanism for managing data in a distributed computing system. A television system is configured to convey audio/video/interactive data to receiving devices. Data conveyed to the...
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7516471 |
Detector for digital television signal
A DTV signal detector detects DTV signals received by a receiver on a selected DTV channel in a Digital Television System. The DTV detector includes a first DTV signal detector that detects a first...
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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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7493644 |
Method, apparatus, and system for video fast forward functionality in a mobile phone
This present invention includes a method and an apparatus for receiving motion video, a method and a system for transmitting motion video, and software to implement the methods and to program the...
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7471511 |
Method and apparatus for docking a mobile information handling system
A mobile information handling system (IHS) docking apparatus includes a base having a display device. An IHS docking connector is located on the base. A mobile IHS may be secured to the base and...
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7469306 |
Method for communicating with first and second device that includes reference to metadata wherein third device modifies the metadata based on specific operations by first device
A method and structure manage a database. A first device that includes data is coupled to a second device that includes metadata relating to the data. The second device is removed from the first...
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7461396 |
System and method for providing a secure environment for performing conditional access functions for a set top box
A system and method are provided for decrypting a selected program. The system and method can receive at least one authorization message and at least one control message associated with a selected...
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7448064 |
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...
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7437749 |
Interactive subscription television terminal
A system for providing interactive services in a subscription television system includes a system controller for controlling the interactive services, a video signal source for transmitting a video...
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7404200 |
System for processing and decoding MPEG compatible data and internet information
A video decoder system operates in different configurations to request and acquire information using one or more communication links and different communication protocols. A method for acquiring...
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7401348 |
Television tuning device screen saver advertising
Television tuning device screen saver advertising is disclosed. The television tuning device that is connectable to the Internet. While the user has his or her device connected to the Internet,...
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7389523 |
Method and system for inserting a new channel into a list of preferred channels
A first set of channels is provided. The first set of channels is selected based on a predetermined criteria related to a viewing preference of a viewer. A first channel not selected based on the...
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7383567 |
Method and system for creating a subset of programming channels
The invention concerns a method ( 200 ) and system ( 100 ) for creating a subset of channels with programming from a plurality of channels and can include the steps of: receiving ( 210 ) a...
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7383563 |
Automatic channel switching
A system allows a user to select prompts during the viewing of video transmission on a first channel about events that may have occurred in the course of a transmission on a second channel. The...
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7380263 |
Apparatus and method for use in television channel mapping
A method, apparatus, and system are provided for use in performing a limited channel mapping. In some embodiments a method can select an input of a plurality of inputs, select a single modulation...
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7379548 |
Virtual smart card device, method and system
A system and a method for secure transmission of protected content to a subscriber, without requiring a smart card or other renewable security element to be in physical proximity of the recipient...
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7336925 |
Graphical indication of a proximately located device
A system for displaying a graphical indication of a proximately located device is disclosed. When a mobile terminal (e.g., a mobile telephone) equipped with short-range communications (e.g.,...
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7334248 |
Conditional access filter as for a packet video signal inverse transport system
A method and an apparatus for processing a packetized transport stream that determines whether a sequence of transport packets are received in a proper sequence and whether an error is present in a...
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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...
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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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7305698 |
Data communication system, data transmitting apparatus, and data receiving apparatus
A transmitting apparatus for an interactive communication system using a broadcast wave, which includes a first storage unit, a second storage unit, and a transmitting unit. The first storage unit...
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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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7293277 |
Remote control unit for intelligent digital audiovisual reproduction systems
The invention relates to a remote control unit for intelligent digital audiovisual reproduction systems, comprising storage means, payment means, a sound control circuit, display means and a metal...
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7269842 |
Time shifting enhanced television triggers
Enhanced television broadcasts including triggers with expires attributes may be utilized in a variety of situations where the expires attribute may adversely affect the utilization of the trigger....
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7263714 |
Providing content interruptions
Content which users may wish to receive may be distributed with interrupting content such that the use of the content on the user's receiver may be interrupted and replaced with the interrupting...
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7263713 |
Television signal distributor apparatus, receiver apparatus, television signal transmission system and method
In a television signal transmission system, CS broadcasting signals received via a master antenna are converted into intermediate frequency signals in an LNB (Low Noise Block Down Converter). The...
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7260714 |
System and method for authenticating wireless component
A wireless component is authenticated to an in-home wireless entertainment system server by simultaneously or near-simultaneously holding down buttons on the component and server and transmitting a...
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7246365 |
Method for identifying extender text table of electronic program guide in digital TV
A method for identifying extender text tables of an electronic program guide in a DTV is disclosed. In the present invention, the extender text tables are identified by processing an ETT section in...
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7243362 |
System and method for inserting advertising content in broadcast programming
A system for inserting viewer-specific advertising content comprises a viewer device. The viewer device identifies viewer characteristics regarding the viewer. Upon receipt of advertising content,...
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7228454 |
Method and apparatus of processing data according to data types
A method of and apparatus for processing data according to data types. The data processing method is performed by a slave processor and a main processor, wherein the slave processor stores and...
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7228413 |
Data transmitting/receiving method and its receiver
A data transmitting/receiving method for charging the reception of pay data in units of a reception or in units of a group to which receivers belong with a high degree of freedom and its receiver....
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7225457 |
Information supply apparatus, information utilization apparatus, information manipulation apparatus, information supply system, information supply method, information utilization method and recording medium
Apparatus and method for facilitating selection of viewable programs by allowing a user to recognize recorded program contents in a relatively short period of time. The apparatus and method...
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7219367 |
Backup communication modes
Systems and methods for implementing a communication mode for a communication terminal are provided. An embodiment of a method for implementing a communication mode includes receiving a first type...
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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...
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7209942 |
Information providing method and apparatus, and information reception apparatus
By moving image analysis, acoustic/speech analysis, or text analysis for multimedia information in a database, feature data representing the type of information is acquired, and the feature data is...
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7207056 |
Remote task scheduling for a set top box
Systems and methods for remotely scheduling tasks that are transmitted to a set top box and implemented on the set top box. A task service includes a website that provides program guide data to...
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