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7555767 |
TV program distribution system and TV broadcast signal receiving device for receiving a pay TV program distributed from the system
A TV program distribution system comprises: a TV broadcast signal distribution device for distributing a scrambled pay TV program provided by a TV program provider; an auction management device for...
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7483707 |
Voting campaigns using universal voting card
A method and system for providing a universal voting card (UVC) is disclosed. Generic votes stored in association with a UVC may be used at any time in any combination against voting campaigns that...
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7418496 |
Method and apparatus for survey processing
Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method for improved, real-time survey data processing and analysis. Certain embodiments use distributed computing techniques to...
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7409421 |
Program drawing-up apparatus, program providing system, methods to be used with the same, computer programs to be used with the same and recording medium storing such computer programs
A program drawing-up apparatus can provide information effectively and efficiently. The program drawing-up apparatus ( 2 ) comprises a program control device ( 3 ) and a narration synthesizer...
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7398301 |
Method and apparatus for facilitating distributed delivery of content across a computer network
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates receiving content at a client from one or more servers that can potentially provide the content. The client starts by...
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7389522 |
Device and method for receiving information and device and method for transmitting information
The present invention makes viewers surely view commercial programs. When a commercial program is broadcasted and displayed on a display ( 7 A), a viewer is requested a response. The viewer...
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7366285 |
Multi-modal communications method
A method of collecting information is provided. The method includes sending an interactive text markup programming language script, using a session initiation protocol (SIP) message, to a...
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7313802 |
Method and system to provide deals and promotions via an interactive video casting system
A viewer of an interactive video casting system can be presented with promotions having purchase offers or offers of credits toward future purchases. These promotions can be provided by correlating...
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7296285 |
Multiple item user preference information data structure and method for providing multi-media information
A user preference information data structure which is capable of classifying and setting user's preference information regarding multimedia contents with multiple items to thereby provide users...
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7296284 |
Client terminal for displaying ranked program listings based upon a selected rating source
Disclosed is a client terminal connectable to a video distribution system (VDS) and a display device. The client terminal includes a VDS interface to receive program guide information and program...
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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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7254605 |
Method of modulating the transmission frequency in a real time opinion research network
A computer-implemented transmission scheme is provided to control client-server interchanges within a distributed communications network, such as a real time opinion research system. Interchanges...
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7244180 |
Geography game show
A multi-media geography game show allows real time participation of contestants, live show audience participants and remote TV viewers having Internet connections. Answers to questions related to...
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7240353 |
Functionality recommendation system
Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a system, method and computer instructions for recommending functionality to users of a system with one or more users. In an embodiment, a...
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7212988 |
Test screening of videos
The present invention is directed to methods for facilitating video test screening on an electronic visual communications network. One step is to establish a database for a video test screening...
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7126714 |
Method and apparatus for printing contents carried on broadcast signals
A printing apparatus for printing out contents carried on broadcast signals onto paper, which comprises a receiving unit for receiving the broadcast signals; a detecting unit for detecting...
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7017178 |
Audio program reception terminal for television delivery system
The invention relates to apparatus and methods for upgrading a set top terminal for use with a cable television program delivery system. A hardware upgrade or expansion card is connected to a set...
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6947966 |
System and method for influencing dynamic community shared elements of audio, video, and text programming via a polling system
A system and method for interactively affecting the course of a program or programming content. Viewer purchase electronic tokens which can be used to vote on the sequence of content in a broadcast...
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6937870 |
Wireless interactive transaction system
A method and system for enabling automatic or semi-automatic interactive responses to electronic queries using audio-band coded data as the query medium and wireless data communications as the...
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6807675 |
Apparatus and method for selecting viewers' profile in interactive TV
The interactive multimedia devices is based on network structures involving: a broadcasting network ( 120 ) and a return path network ( 140 ). On the broadcasting network, the interactive data are...
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6778807 |
Method and apparatus for market research using education courses and related information
Methods and apparatus for assessing and linking market research questions to participant's (user's) credentials, where the market research questions are integrated into selected continuing...
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6766524 |
System and method for encouraging viewers to watch television programs
Described are methods and apparatus for encouraging viewers to pay attention to television programs, commercials in particular, by offering viewers some incentive to watch. In one embodiment,...
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6678890 |
Bidirectional transmission/reception system and method and transmission apparatus
A system and a method for bidirectional transmission/reception in which the information aired in e.g., television broadcast can be received with a high probability to permit a sponsor to readily...
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6606745 |
Method and system for communicating advertising and entertainment content and gathering consumer information
An effective, entertaining and rewarding way to advertise. Transforms advertising from something Consumers avoid to a drawing card that attracts the Consumers. Communicates Consumer Rewarded...
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6565442 |
System and method for enhanced online transactions using shopping games
An enhanced system and method for carrying out online transactions and auctions using a “shopping games” mechanism module is disclosed. The shopping games system provides for a mechanism scheme...
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6516464 |
Method and system for detecting audience response audio visual stimuli
A system for testing audiovisual stimuli, such as television series, commercials, etc. from a complex of interactions between stimuli, consumers and environmental factors includes: one or more...
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6513160 |
System and method for promoting viewer interaction in a television system
An interactive television system configured to display an animated character which has an appearance indicative of a viewer's interaction and time spent watching a particular television program. In...
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6466765 |
Portable radio listening status recorder
A portable recorder which is carried by a sample subject for a radio listener rating survey has a display unit and an input unit mounted on the front of a case and a processor built in the case....
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6381744 |
Automated survey kiosk
An automated survey kiosk which is easy to install at a location, does not require access to standard telephone lines, can be easily reprogrammed, has unlimited language capabilities, which permits...
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6317881 |
Method and apparatus for collecting and providing viewer feedback to a broadcast
The present invention provides an improved method and apparatus to collect and provide viewer feedback to broadcasts. According to one aspect of the present invention, a rating is generated for a...
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6266815 |
Programmable entertainment system having back-channel capabilities
A vehicle entertainment control system having back-channel capabilities to provide an interactive feature for capturing, collecting, and storing passenger response data. In one embodiment, the...
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6157809 |
Broadcasting system, broadcast receiving unit, and recording medium used in the broadcasting system
The present invention provides a broadcasting system which includes a broadcasting unit for broadcasting program information, a reception unit for receiving the program information broadcast by the...
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6067107 |
Response capacity management in interactive broadcast systems by periodic reconfiguration of response priorities
A system and method allow for the periodic re-configuring of broadcast receivers to control their storage of responses to interactive applications during a polling period. A broadcast server...
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6037996 |
Data broadcast receiving apparatus with screen display state control
A data broadcast receiving apparatus used in a system is combined with another transmission line such as telephone circuit. By receiving a television broadcast having a data broadcast signal, such...
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6021119 |
Multiple site interactive response system
An interactive response system includes a central control host system and one or more wireless remote systems geographically separated from the host system and interconnected with the host system...
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5970467 |
Accurate market survey collection method
A method for electronically accumulating market survey data from inherently interested Internet users or TV viewers. Various market survey questions can be disseminated to Internet users and TV...
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5946026 |
Multibroadcast receiver
A multibroadcast receiver for pseudo bidirectional communications between a broadcasting station and an audience via ordinary radio wave mass media such as television and radio. The multibroadcast...
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5936661 |
Interactive television game system
An interactive television system includes television transmission apparatus (TTA), a transmission path (TPA) and a plurality of television receivers (TRA-1 to TRA-n). The television receivers...
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5903829 |
RF equalizer module
A module for radio frequency signal circuits includes an electrically conductive housing. Coax connectors are secured to the rear face of the housing. A circuit board is contained within the...
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5886691 |
Display control method for display having buttons representing selectable voting items in which only marks assigned to selected items continue to be displayed upon selection
An interactive display apparatus transmits voting information to a vote receiving center. Prior to voting, all voting items are displayed. A mark or a button is also displayed for each voting item...
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5880789 |
Apparatus for detecting and displaying supplementary program
A teletext/data transmission decoder decodes information on characters and graphics and produces a supplementary program video signal. A proper program video signal arriving by way of a video...
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5880720 |
Television system for providing interactive television programs and server system for constructing the television system
A television system in which two-way television sets communicate with a server via a communication network. Each interactive television includes a program control unit for controlling interactive...
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5872589 |
Interactive TV system for mass media distribution
A TV viewer is presented various offers for products and services displayed on his TV screen. Pre-obtained unique product and service codes are generated by the TV program during the offers. The...
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5726701 |
Method and apparatus for stimulating the responses of a physically-distributed audience
A response metric which indicates the response of an audience member(s) is first generated and transferred to the system which is broadcasting the presentation. The broadcast system uses the...
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5721583 |
Interactive television system for implementing electronic polling or providing user-requested services based on identification of users or of remote control apparatuses which are employed by respective users to communicate with the system
An interactive television system which can provide services such as entertainment programs to users or conduct electronic polls of users, formed of a central computer installation, a plurality of...
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5719619 |
Bidirectional broadcasting method, bidirectional broadcasting system and receiver apparatus for bidirectional broadcast
A bidirectional broadcasting method and system allows, even when an existing telephone voting service is used to respond to a bidirectional broadcast, broadcasting wherein a plurality of questions...
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5694162 |
Method for automatically changing broadcast programs based on audience response
A method for automatically changing programs broadcasted by a broadcast unit based on audience response. Responses from individuals comprising the audience are received and the program is...
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5663757 |
Software controlled multi-mode interactive TV systems
A wide range interactive two way communication video system operable nation-wide over satellite links has comprehensive local data processing stations for network subscribers that give a wide range...
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5640192 |
Interactive viewer response system
An interactive television system in which the television program and a computer program are integrated to provide a viewer-friendly environment in which the viewer can participate on a real time...
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5606726 |
Receiving unit for a two-way broadcasting system
In two-way broadcasting, the broadcasting side broadcasts a broadcast signal multiplexed with information for identifying a no-ringing response function of the destination. When the destination has...
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