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7616869 |
Television receiver embedded with disc device and method for setting viewing limitation level thereof
When a viewing limitation level is set from a receiver side, if the setting of the viewing limitation level is selected from a set-up screen, a TV side microcomputer displays an access code screen....
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7580528 |
Secure terminal data loader apparatus and method for a mobile platform
A terminal data loading device on a mobile platform includes a media unit for receiving a transportable media element containing media data and outputting a media signal to a control processor...
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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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7574718 |
Television having program rating function and reporting method thereof
A television having a program rating function according to a set-up value of a program rating set up by a user and a method for controlling the same. The television has: a judgment unit for judging...
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7574513 |
Controllable track-skipping
A method, system, and computer program product allow users to skip and/or to fast-forward through media items such as songs, while limiting the extent to which skipping is allowed in order to...
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7549155 |
Digital television receiver and method of processing rating region table (RRT) including an extended version number field
A digital television signal includes for use in a digital television receiver includes a rating region table carrying rating information for multiple geographical regions. The rating region table...
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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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7530085 |
Method and system for control of broadcast content access
A method for controlling access to content, including preventing access to content that corresponds to a blacked out event, until at least one of a time criterion and payment criterion is met....
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7526784 |
Delivery of navigation data for playback of audio and video content
In accordance with the present invention a filtering process is based on the output side of a multimedia decoder. A navigator, located at a server system, monitors the current play position of...
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7523477 |
Electronic program guide with blackout recording features
An interactive television program guide for supporting programming blackouts is provided. In some embodiments, the interactive television program guide may unschedule the reminding and recording of...
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7506055 |
System and method for filtering of web-based content stored on a proxy cache server
A system and method for filtering of web-based content in a proxy cache server environment provides a local network having a client, a directory server and a proxy cache server that caches...
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7493552 |
Method to display a mark-up document according to a parental level, method and apparatus to reproduce the mark-up document in an interactive mode, and a data storage medium therefor
Provided are a method to display a mark-up document according to a parental level, a method and an apparatus for reproducing AV data in an interactive mode, and a data storage medium. The data...
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7472424 |
Parental controls for entertainment content
Parental controls for entertainment digital media are provided that allow a parent to restrict multiple user's access to entertainment content. One or more updatable rating definition files with...
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7444402 |
Offensive material control method for digital transmissions
The present invention is a method and a system for screening offensive material in a digital transmission. A digital transmission including at least one embedded offensive material code associated...
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7437772 |
Method and system for access control based on content-ratings and client-specified rating allowances
A method and system provides for restricting access to particular network content. In one embodiment, a gateway can receive, from a client device, a content request that includes a rating-allowance...
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7433577 |
Method and apparatus for reproducing television broadcast program digest
An apparatus for reproducing a television broadcast program digest which stores a broadcast signal indicative of contents of at least one television broadcast program and guide data of the at least...
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7421729 |
Generation and insertion of indicators using an address signal applied to a database
Disclosed is a system for inserting indicators, such as tags and markers, in a video stream. The tags and markers can be inserted automatically using a database, or manually using an operator input...
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7401232 |
Content playback apparatus method and program and key management apparatus and system
A key management apparatus which can be used to encrypt/decrypt content data in a content playback device includes a storing unit for storing a secret key, a key information decrypting unit for...
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7398540 |
System and method for tuning channels using a central point of control
Systems and methods for tuning channels within a home entertain system by connecting multiple consumer electronics devices to a central electronics device with an internal tuner. The consumer...
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7380258 |
Systems and methods for controlling and managing programming content and portions thereof
This document discloses systems and methods for enabling viewers to control and manage the presentation of programs based on specified types of rating categories and content attributes that the...
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7376963 |
Broadcasting system, broadcasting apparatus, broadcasting method and receiving apparatus
In each embodiment of this invention, when the precondition information of a broadcast program is cut on the viewer side, the use of the broadcast program is limited. A broadcasting system includes...
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7370343 |
Electronic program guide with blackout features
An interactive television program guide for supporting programming blackouts is provided. In some embodiments, the interactive television program guide may unschedule the reminding and recording of...
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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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7360160 |
System and method for providing substitute content in place of blocked content
A method for blocking content from being presented at a client device including substitution of alternative content. The client device recognizes and evaluates the received tags and blocks content...
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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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7313803 |
Ratings control system with temporary override capability and store-recall feature
A video signal processing system for producing an output signal suitable for coupling to a display device to produce a displayed image, the video processing system having a system which blocks...
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7284275 |
Information playback apparatus method and recording medium
The invention provides an information playback apparatus and method by which enjoyment of a DVD can be restricted with certainty. A disk ID of a DVD video whose enjoyment is to be restricted and a...
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7269747 |
Physical presence determination in a trusted platform
A computer system is presented which provides a trusted platform by which operations can be performed with an increased level trust and confidence. The basis of trust for the computer system is...
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7249366 |
Control of a system for processing a stream of information based on information content
A segment announcing system is disclosed that contains one or more segment announcement receivers that receive one or more announcements over a network connection and/or other communication...
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7228305 |
Rating system for streaming media playback system
Embodiments of the invention include a rating system for media network resources. The rating system includes a database comprising a plurality of addresses to media network resources on a network....
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7222300 |
System and method for automatically authoring video compositions using video cliplets
The present invention includes a system and a method for automatically authoring video compositions from longer units of digitized video (or a source video) by using short segments of video (or...
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7212730 |
System and method for enhanced edit list for recording options
A system and method provides a detailed edit schedule for a user's recording device, such as a digital video recorder. The detailed edit schedule can be provided over a network by the user's DVR...
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7210158 |
Program signal blocking system
An apparatus and a method for preventing a user from bypassing a viewer blocking system using program related information, such as content ratings, included in a program signal. The present...
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7200852 |
Method and apparatus for information labeling and control
A method and apparatus for information labeling and control includes central station equipment which combines a program signal with content labels which separately and continuously identify the...
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7185352 |
Method and apparatus for combining broadcast schedules and content on a digital broadcast-enabled client platform
A service provider broadcast system and method are described. The method includes acquiring network service information regarding broadcast service content to be broadcast by a broadcast service...
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7140033 |
Methods and systems for controlling consumer electronics external devices via data delivered to a device
This document discloses systems and methods for enabling viewers to control and manage programming and to control external consumer electronic devices through the use of a STB or other device. This...
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7114167 |
Content control in a device environment
Devices and methods are disclosed for controlling content within a device environment through interaction among electronic devices of the environment. The device has a transmitter, receiver, memory...
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7100188 |
Method and apparatus for controlling time-scale modification during multi-media broadcasts
One embodiment of the present invention is a method for presenting broadcast information that comprises steps of: (a) receiving broadcast information; (b) receiving guidance information relating to...
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7089576 |
Ratings control system with temporary override capability and conflict resolution feature
Video processing system having a blocking system which prevents viewing or recording of programs which exceed ratings, spending, and/or view time limits set by a supervisor who has entered a...
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7058964 |
Flexible digital cable network architecture
A digital cable network architecture and services method includes a cable medium and a plurality of hosts that include a receiver. A policy file store contains policy files having at least one of a...
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7047547 |
Electronic television program guide schedule system and method
An electronic program schedule system which includes a receiver for receiving broadcast, satellite or cablecast television programs for a plurality of television channels and a tuner for tuning a...
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7043555 |
Techniques for content filtering
Techniques are provided for content filtering. Logic expressions are evaluated to filter content in response to content ratings. The logic expressions include operators that are overloaded and...
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7019204 |
Musical-score-generating information processing apparatus and method
Musical-score-related data set, including musical score information and right-to-use information defining a usable range of the musical score information, is distributed via a network or the like,...
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RE38829 |
Viewing restricting method and viewing restricting apparatus
A method and apparatus for securely restricting the viewing of television programs. When a television program has been received along with rating data associated with a rating of the television...
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6944876 |
“V-chip” preset criteria
Systems, methods and apparatus are provided for allowing a user to supervise personal exposure to a program exhibited by a consumer electronics device, such as a television system. The consumer...
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6922843 |
Interactive television program guide system with multiple account parental control
A system with parental control features is provided. The system may be switched between single account control and multiple account control. Each account may have a program control code and a...
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6889207 |
Content control in a device environment
Devices and methods are disclosed for controlling content within a device environment through interaction among electronic devices of the environment. The device has a transmitter, receiver, memory...
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6851121 |
Method and apparatus for adjusting an embedded portion of a television signal
A method and apparatus for adjusting an embedded portion of a television signal. The embedded portion is adjusted such that a downstream receiver effects no change on a displayed video upon...
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6839090 |
Video reproduction apparatus
A video reproduction apparatus includes a video player 3 which reproduces a video signal, a V-chip signal for restricting a display of a specific image being added to the video signal; a video...
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6819986 |
System and method for collecting vehicle data and diagnosing the vehicle, and method for automatically setting the vehicle convenience apparatus using smartcard
The present invention provides a system and method for collecting vehicle data and diagnosing the vehicle, and method for automatically setting the vehicle convenience apparatus using smartcard so...
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