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8185923 System and method for selecting advertisements  
A method for displaying interactive advertisements on a television having a controller connected thereto and configured for receiving input from a viewer of the television is disclosed. The...
RE43394 Apparatus for connecting TV and computer  
An apparatus for connecting a computer and a TV is disclosed. The apparatus according to the present invention includes a TV coding unit for encoding various control signals such as a TV signal,...
8181218 Advanced set top terminal having a video call feature  
A set top terminal equipped with a camera and microphone includes the capability to send and receive video calls through a cable television delivery system or other communications networks. In...
8166514 Hardware module for adding functionality to television using mechanical and wireless links  
A set-box (SBB) is advanced into a receptacle on the rear of a TV to add functionality to the TV. Digital video information is conveyed from the SBB to the TV using respective HDMI connectors on...
8151315 Hybrid audio/video entertainment system  
A television entertainment system that combines the visual imagery of television entertainment and transmission with the audio of radio entertainment and transmission to create a new synthesis...
8151307 Operation reproducing method, operation reproducing apparatus and system  
Operation history information in which information on an operation using multiple devices on a network performed in another system is recorded is acquired from the other system, and it is...
8146132 Device registration using a wireless home entertainment hub  
A method of managing a power state of devices in a home entertainment system using a wireless home entertainment hub comprises obtaining a registration of a plurality of devices, where the...
8146122 Receiving apparatus  
A receiving apparatus includes a receiving unit configured to receive television broadcasting to generate an output signal, a signal processing unit configured to generate image data of a broadcast...
8132215 Apparatus for receiving broadcast signal  
A broadcast signal receiving apparatus, which is capable of simultaneously processing a plurality of transport streams in an appropriate manner, is comprised of: a pre-processing unit 1202 that...
8117328 System and method for automatically recovering from failed network connections in streaming media scenarios  
Automatically recovering from broken network connections in streaming media scenarios. Server software executing on the server communicates with client software executing on the client during the...
8116453 Gaming console-specific user authentication  
Systems, methods, and computer program products are provided for user authentication required for conducting online financial institution transactions. The disclosed embodiments leverage the...
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)...
8081865 AV data recording apparatus and method, recording media recorded by the same, AV data reproducing apparatus and method, and AV data recording and reproducing apparatus and method  
To provide an AV data recording and reproducing apparatus capable of easily carrying out real-time recording and reproducing via a 1394 interface, and method thereof. Input time information...
8082573 Broadcast receiving device and method of controlling a broadcast receiving device with controller for updating a panel element in a display  
A controller (1) and target devices (2, 3) are connected via a network. The controller (1) displays an operation panel for controlling the target device (2) at a display device (10) based on...
8079053 System and method of deferring multimedia content delivery  
Systems and methods of deferred multimedia content delivery are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method is disclosed that includes receiving a request from a first customer premises equipment (CPE)...
8079051 Wireless streaming media systems, devices and methods  
A system includes one or more transmitter devices constructed and adapted to transmit wireless streaming media, the transmitter device connected to at least one video source, wherein the...
8074254 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...
8073304 Portable recorded television viewer  
An approach to recording of television programming for later viewing makes use of a small and relatively inexpensive handheld portable viewer. One or more television programs are loaded into the...
8074245 Program reservation system and program reserving method  
In a receiving device, a receiver receives extended program information. A user selects a program to be reserved by a selection operation using an operation input unit. An extended reservation...
8069466 Advanced digital TV system  
A system for displaying electronic program guide information about a plurality of video items on a screen, the system including a display module to display a plurality of pages layering into the...
8056111 Audiovisual (AV) device and control method thereof  
According to one embodiment, video image and audio signals are transmitted to a plurality of electronic devices each having at least one of a video image display function and an audio reproducing...
8051458 System and method for dynamic channel management of a television based on media center set-top box tuner availability  
A method and system for dynamic channel management of a television based on media center set-top box tuner availability. The method includes determining a last channel a television was tuned to...
8037509 Signal processing system and method, signal processing apparatus and method, recording medium, and program  
According to one aspect of the invention, when an algorithm bay is connected to a signal processing apparatus according to a first connection mode, a selector of the algorithm bay selects and sets...
8032918 Application gadgets  
Application gadget techniques are described. In an implementation, a remote control device includes a display device and one or more modules. The one or more modules are configured to initiate one...
8032919 Method and apparatus for receiving digital broadcasts  
In a digital broadcast receiving apparatus, digital broadcast signals provided by a digital broadcast method are supplied to various types of external units and are effectively utilized. In the...
8031169 Automated system and method for high-frequency signal attenuation compensation  
Disclosed is a high-frequency boost circuitry for use with a computer management system. Detection circuitry at the receiving end of a video signal measures the amplitudes of various frequency...
8032915 Digital television with subscriber conference overlay  
Digital television system overlays subscriber two-way communication during broadcast program delivery to create virtual audience community. Individual or group billing and advertisement is...
8028322 Method and apparatus for network content download and recording  
Methods and apparatus for providing content to users of a network that can be selectively recorded via the user's equipment. In an exemplary embodiment, the network comprises a hybrid fiber coax...
8024764 Method and apparatus for processing multimedia signals  
A method and apparatus for processing multimedia signals is disclosed. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, an adjunct device coupled between a...
8015590 Integrated multimedia signal processing system using centralized processing of signals  
Integrated processing of multimedia signals can eliminate unnecessary signal processors and converters without losing the functionality of typical home entertainment system components. The...
7992184 Hardware module for adding functionality to television using mechanical and wireless links  
A set-box (SBB) is advanced into a receptacle on the rear of a TV to add functionality to the TV. Digital video information is conveyed from the SBB to the TV using respective HDMI connectors on...
7992187 System and method of dual-screen interactive digital television  
Disclosed is a system and method of dual-screen interactive digital television (IDTV), which is implemented by applying modality-independent remote console technology. The system has two ends,...
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...
7962011 Controlling substantially constant buffer capacity for personal video recording with consistent user interface of available disk space  
A system manages the allocation and storage of media content instance files in a hard disk of a storage device of a media client device in a subscriber television system. In one embodiment among...
7962090 Method and apparatus for satellite digital audio  
A method and apparatus are provided for a first controlled device, such as a wireless local transmitter that accepts a plurality of digital audio signals and corresponding program information...
7954133 Digital living network alliance (DLNA) enabled portable electronic devices, DLNA management consoles and related methods of operating DLNA enabled portable electronic devices  
Digital living network alliance (DLNA) enabled portable electronic devices are provided that include a DLNA device circuit and a DLNA management console circuit. The DLNA device circuit is...
7949341 Method and system for mobile receiver antenna architecture for world band cellular and broadcasting services  
A method for an antenna architecture that handles World band cellular and broadcast channels may be provided. The method may comprise receiving at a first radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC)...
7950037 Wireless entertainment system  
A wireless entertainment system includes a delivery station, a wireless telephone network, and a receiver. Entertainment, such as a motion picture, is ordered by a customer through a wireless...
7948949 Content-based handover method and system  
A handover of a wireless communication device is performed between a first wireless band and a second wireless band when a detected feature occurs within a content stream being communicated with...
7937741 Platform noise estimation and mitigation  
A method and apparatus for platform noise estimation and mitigation are provided. An embodiment of a method for mitigating noise may include receiving a data signal in a system platform, where the...
7937742 Broadcasting receiving apparatus and control method for receiving audio/video signals and additional audio signal for outputting to an external device  
A broadcasting receiving apparatus includes: a signal receiving unit which receives a first signal and a second signal different from the first signal; a signal processing unit which processes the...
7934245 Audio and/or video signal transmission system, transmitting apparatus and receiving apparatus thereof  
In order to accurately display information on the format of different signals from respective different signal source apparatuses as an image, the output signals of analog signal sources are...
7924701 Data transmitting and receiving method and broadcasting receiver  
A data transmitting and receiving method and a broadcasting receiver are disclosed. A CABLECARD transmits a new flow request message for requesting a connection of a data transmitting and receiving...
7912194 System and method for providing caller ID service in a multi-region cable network  
A system and method for providing caller ID in a multi-region cable network. Caller identifying (CID) information of an incoming VoIP call is provided to a digital telephone subscriber through a...
7908388 Multicast address to packet identifier mapping for broadcast systems  
A mapping method for simplifying broadcast systems, such as Digital Video Broadcast Terrestrial (DVB-T). Broadcast address information is mapped to the Packet Identifier (PID) field of a Motion...
7904928 Content delivery system, content delivery apparatus, content recording and reproduction apparatus and content recording and reproduction method, and computer program  
The invention relates to properly protecting broadcast contents stored on a receiver side from copying without permission and illegal use in server type broadcasting. According to the invention,...
7904939 Methods, systems, and products for automated control of devices  
Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for automated control of devices. A tag is received with Electronic Programming Guide data, and the tag includes control data. The tag is stripped from...
7900236 Method and apparatus for modulating a video signal with data  
A system for transmitting auxiliary data within a modulated video signal from a broadcast source to a hand-held device with a slot, the system comprising the broadcast source comprises means for...
7886333 In-vehicle recording/reproduction device, recording/reproduction device, recording/reproduction system, and recording/reproduction method  
An in-vehicle recording/reproduction device (121) records in a recording device a program which the user starts watching, and reads and reproduces the data when watching is permitted, such as, for...
7886329 Universal methods and device for hand-held promotional opportunities  
A method and system for auxiliary data detection. Data is received on a hand-held device from a display of a signal on a monitor. The signal is visually displayed on the monitor at a frequency. A...
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