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7546464 |
Network access terminal, network system, method of network system, storage medium, and program code
When image data in which a digital watermark is embedded accesses a server, particularly, a Web server, via a network, the server is appropriately selected and accessed via the network in...
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7490348 |
Wireless network having multiple communication allowances
Multiple levels of wireless network resource granting. A user who has an authorized key, e.g., an encryption key or a key indicating that they have paid for service, gets a first, better level of...
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7486793 |
Invoicing management method of a service transmitted per time unit
The objective of the present invention is to propose an accounting method of the consumption of transmitted services per time unit to a decoder in a system implementing a content encrypted by...
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7475414 |
Broadcasting service system and delay broadcasting method in broadcasting service using the broadcasting service system
A broadcasting service system and a delay broadcasting method in broadcasting service using the broadcasting service system, any of audiovisual systems is connected to a broadcasting set when any...
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7464392 |
Viewing limit controls
A system for controlling the viewing of programs at a user location having one or more viewing devices. The system comprises a viewing control system, which is adapted to count a number of viewings...
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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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7411868 |
Estimation of time within untrusted time device disconnected from trusted time device
Upon connecting to a trusted device, an untrusted device: (a) acquires a trusted current time; (b) stores an elapsed time; (c) determines an estimated current time; and, (d) stores a time...
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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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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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7337458 |
Content recommendation device with user feedback
A content recommendation device is provided, including a selection engine selects content items from a content item pool and generates a selection list including the selected content items, wherein...
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7295252 |
Control apparatus of audio-visual display apparatus and the control method
A control apparatus of an audio-visual display apparatus is provided, wherein only one remote control unit in a plurality of remote control units has a control right for controlling the...
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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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7249176 |
Managing user access of distributed resources on application servers
A method and system to manage user access to resources and computing tasks on servers located on a network. The preferred embodiments of this system would enable a resource provider to manager user...
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7243364 |
Interactive entertainment network system and method for customizing operation thereof according to viewer preferences
An interactive entertainment network system has a video-on-demand (VOD) application which allows viewers to create their own customized lists of preferred video content programs, such as movies,...
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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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7206892 |
Method for managing recorded streams in a rewritable recording medium
The present invention relates to a method for managing playlists of a rewritable recording medium in order to prevent unlimited playback or illegal edition of television broadcast programs or...
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7154380 |
Power distribution and timing device
A power distribution and timing device (PDTD) for controlling power supply to controlled device(s). This invention includes: an outlet; an alarm clock; a backup battery; a keyboard; a tamper...
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7137025 |
Key controlling system, key controlling apparatus, information encrypting apparatus, information decrypting apparatus and storage media for storing programs
A key managing system including information transmitting apparatus which transmits a date and time when secrecy protection is ended to a key controlling apparatus. The key controlling apparatus...
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7131133 |
Access control method and information utilization apparatus
The encoded contents of a piece of delivered information is accompanied by an applicable time data indicating a specific time period for authorizing a particular mode of utilization. When a request...
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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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7058965 |
Multiplexing structures for delivery of interactive program guide
Multiplexing structures presented overcome problems and disadvantages in the delivery of an interactive program guide. An apparatus for forming a multiplexed transport stream to deliver an...
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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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7051353 |
Program guide display controller and television receiver
A program-guide-display controlling apparatus for displaying a plurality of program guides on a display unit in a matrix form by using one of the ordinate and the abscissa as a channel number axis...
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7010720 |
Data reception system capable of replacing recording medium
A reception apparatus records a content distributed from a content distribution apparatus on a hard disk. Following an instruction from a viewer, the reception apparatus reproduces the content. The...
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6983481 |
Apparatus and method for blocking television commercials with a content interrogation program
An apparatus and method is disclosed for blocking specific television commercials from the viewer's television based upon the characteristics of the television commercial and replacing the...
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6983480 |
Method for authorizing limited programming distribution
A method and system are provided for distributing programming. A first set of program segments is transmitted according to a schedule of programming. A second set of program segments is stored on a...
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6973662 |
Method for providing programming distribution
A method and apparatus are provided for distributing programming. A first set of program segments is transmitted according to a schedule of programming. A second set of program segments is stored...
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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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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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6735777 |
Method for controlling program guide for displaying broadcast program title
A method for controlling a program guide by which a viewer can easily identify the title of a program currently being broadcast among program titles of the respective channels to select the channel...
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6604239 |
System and method for virtual television program rating
A method and a system for combining at least two sources of television program rating information, including at least one source obtained through user input into an electronic interface, to provide...
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6591420 |
Remote control system for audio and video content
A program distribution system is disclosed for the simultaneous release of a program at a plurality of locations. The locations may include local broadcasters, or even individual devices. A program...
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6588012 |
Combination terminal unit
A combination terminal unit includes at least: inputting device for inputting a retrieval item and an option item; line connecting means capable of establishing a line connection to any of a...
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6571344 |
Method and apparatus for authenticating time-sensitive interactive communications
A method and apparatus are disclosed for calculating and validating the differential time between the broadcasting of an event and the time at which a user responds. The event may include, for...
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6505348 |
Multiple interactive electronic program guide system and methods
A multiple Interactive Program Guide (IPG) system provides different television programming and different IPGs to several different users respectively. A single set-top box is capable of providing...
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6415438 |
Trigger having a time attribute
An interactive television trigger has a time attribute value that indicates a future time when the trigger is to be executed. In many situations, the trigger is sent to the receiver unit prior to...
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6069647 |
Conditional access and content security method
A system featuring an interface unit connected to a programmable unit is described. The interface unit is capable of containing a time-sensitive key. The programmable unit is allowed to receive...
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6052119 |
Image displaying device with time control function
The present invention relates to an image displaying device which can control the usage of the image displaying device according to some predetermined time-related events. The image displaying...
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5973683 |
Dynamic regulation of television viewing content based on viewer profile and viewing history
A user friendly method for regulating the media environment of a television viewer by controlling content displayed on the television. The method controls content in response to a viewer's profile,...
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5828402 |
Method and apparatus for selectively blocking audio and video signals
A method and apparatus block the reception of television programming which meets specified criteria. Data packets describing television programming are broadcast with the television signal. The...
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5654746 |
Secure authorization and control method and apparatus for a game delivery service
A communications system for the delivery of digital data programs to a remote location includes a transmitter for transmitting a signal having the digital data programs and a communications...
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5632681 |
Universal electronic video game renting/distributing system
A video game cartridge that can be plugged into a video game machine to enable a user to request and play a video game for a predetermined number of video frames. The cartridge has a receiver for...
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5610653 |
Method and system for automatically tracking a zoomed video image
A video method and system for automatically tracking a viewer defined target within a viewer defined window of a video image as the target moves within the video image by selecting a target within...
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5550575 |
Viewer discretion television program control system
A viewer discretion television program control system including devices and methods for controlling access to television viewing, especially by children. It includes provision for storing...
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5548345 |
Video viewing censoring supervision system
A TV/video viewing supervision system that enables a supervisor, typically a parent controlling children's viewing, to selectably preprogram the hours, programs and/or channels of television, VCR,...
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5465113 |
Programmable channel regulating cable television controller
The programmable cable controller in accordance with the invention is adapted to accept a time limit and a time period which are input by a viewer. A channel timer is provided to track the display...
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5382983 |
Apparatus and method for total parental control of television use
An apparatus for parental control of television use by excluding or including selected programs, channels, and/or times. The apparatus includes a command controller comprising a microprocessor, a...
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5331353 |
Device for limiting the amount of time an electrical appliance such as a television may be used
An electronic control device is connected in the power supply line to an electrical appliance to limit the amount of time the appliance can be used. In the illustrated embodiments, the invention...
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5231661 |
Television viewing control device and method
A device and method for controlling television usage by children or other users. The owner (e.g. parent) of the device establishes user access codes for authorizing multiple users and bestows a...
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