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7620390 |
Establishing a call session during an advertisement time period
To communicate between terminal devices, a time period of overlap between a first time slot of first advertisement content provided to a first terminal device and a second time slot of second...
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7614066 |
Use of multiple embedded messages in program signal streams
A method of generating a program signal stream comprises creating a sequence of serial programs that include a first event and a second, later occurring event and inserting a plurality of messages...
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7613630 |
System and method for editing existing footage to generate and distribute advertising content to retail locations
A system and method for displaying content at a business establishment. The system includes a local network in communication with a content delivery system. The local network includes an electronic...
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7610601 |
Apparatus and method for automatically recording content, and recording medium and program thereof
An automatic recording apparatus for content includes a preference operation history managing unit operable to generate history information of an operation relating to a preference for a content...
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7603686 |
Information processing method and apparatus and recording medium
An information processing apparatus in which television channel setting processing and provider setting processing can be completed expeditiously. The information processing apparatus has the...
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7600250 |
Communicating ancillary information associated with a plurality of audio/video programs
A system includes a receiver and a communication interface. The receiver is adapted to tune to an audio/video portion over a transport medium. The communication interface is adapted to receive...
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7600239 |
Method of automatic execution receiving station
A method and system are provided which allow for automatic execution of applications on a receiving station ( 109 ). As applications may provide their own interface, this interferes with the...
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7590993 |
Method and apparatus for gathering programs watched data
A processor in a television program delivery system receives programs watched information from terminals in a television delivery system. The processor arranges the programs watched information in...
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7587747 |
Telepresence method and apparatus for simultaneous use by multiple active/passive users
A telepresence server is for connection to a telecommunications network for providing access to a reality engine for a plurality of passive users. The reality engine can be controlled by an active...
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7584491 |
System and method for managing interactive programming and advertisements in interactive broadcast systems
A system and method for managing interactive program and commercial content includes an interactive enabling device which is coupled for receiving a broadcast stream containing interactive program...
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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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7577976 |
Support server, support method, and program for determining providing route of content
A support server receives via a communication network, facility condition information provided by a content providing terminal that provides a content, showing the condition of the facility where a...
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7568210 |
Method and apparatus for locally targeting virtual objects within a terminal
A method and an apparatus are used to target virtual objects to subscribers in a television delivery system. Programs are selected and virtual object locations are defined in the selected programs....
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7559073 |
Identifying ancillary information associated with an audio/video program
A system communicates video information including television content associated with a plurality of channels and ancillary information. Information may be transmitted with the ancillary information...
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7555012 |
Method and apparatus for programming blackout and retune
A method for blackout and retune distribution including receiving a first wide area multiplexed feed, the first wide area multiplexed feed comprising a blacked out feed; and generating a...
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7546619 |
Voting and headend insertion model for targeting content in a broadcast network
A system and method is provided for use in connection with delivering content that is targeted to users of a broadcast network. In order to select content that is targeted to users of the broadcast...
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7546378 |
Server-side stream switching
Server-side stream switching is disclosed. In one embodiment, a system includes a server and a client. The server is capable of sending data within a first and a second stream via packets with a...
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7519265 |
Method and apparatus for making archival copies of audiovisual recordings
Recorded audiovisual programs are aggregated for archival storage on another storage medium, such as a DVD. As related programs are temporarily recorded on a DVR, the lengths of the programs are...
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7516472 |
Using broadcast television as a portal for video on demand solicitation
Systems and methods are described for using broadcast television systems as an implicit portal for solicitation of video on demand programs. A viewing device is monitored for the occurrence of a...
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7505924 |
Service subscription service business
A service subscription service business is a service provided to individuals and businesses that finds a lowest-cost provider or providers for subscription products and services as well as for...
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7487526 |
Method for object retransmission without a continuous network connection in a digital media distributor system
The present invention provides a method for object retransmission in an asynchronous environment without a continuous network connection in a digital media distributor (DMD) system. The method...
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7487525 |
***WITHDRAWN PATENT AS PER THE LATEST USPTO WITHDRAWN LIST***
Method and apparatus for gathering programs watched data
A processor in a television program delivery system receives programs watched information from terminals in a television delivery system. The processor arranges the programs watched information in...
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7478417 |
Broadcast system and method for browsing the web
The present invention provides a method and apparatus to browse the Web without using a web browser. The application server in a transmitting unit converts a web page transmitted from the Internet...
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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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7451467 |
Content/service handling and delivery
An enhanced playback method including receiving real time content from source links connected to a sources, simultaneously storing the real time content as stored content using a fault tolerant and...
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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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7434245 |
Electronic program guide system using images of reduced size to identify respective programs
A technique for transmitting and receiving an electronic program guide which identifies programs that are to be transmitted. Electronic program guide (EPG) data includes image data representing...
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7380259 |
System and method for integrating weather data into television broadcasts
A system and method are provided for integrating data representing at least one weather parameter prevailing at at least a first geographic location into a television broadcast related to the first...
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7373651 |
Metadata structure for providing access to EPG features from within broadcast advertisements
A data structure stored on computer readable media is presented comprising one or more data tags, each data tag used to provide information regarding a broadcast advertisement. Also provided are...
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7337455 |
Method, apparatus, and program for evolving algorithms for detecting content in information streams
A method for optimizing the performance of an algorithm for detecting predetermined content in a media information stream, and a program and apparatus that operate in accordance with the method....
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7331057 |
Grouping advertisement subavails
Method and system for creating one or more advertising avail sections (subavails) and thereupon aggregating the subavails to form one or more groups of subavails. The advertisement opportunities...
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7328449 |
Data contents processing method and apparatus
The present invention relates to a data contents processing method and apparatus for processing and displaying data contents in relation with a TV program in a DTV having a browser function. The...
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7320135 |
System for serving information in relation to video information broadcasted on electric wave
An information serving system includes a broadcasting station module (TV), user module (RV), and advertising agency module (AD). The broadcasting station module (TV) broadcasts pieces of broadcast...
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7280662 |
Time-shifting data in digital radio system
A satellite-based digital audio radio (SDAR) receiver is configured to temporarily store data that may be transmitted to the SDAR receiver at a time inconvenient to the subscriber. A memory...
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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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7237250 |
Promotion server using video on demand channel
Idle Video-On-Demand (VOD) channel capacity is used to deliver promotional content to selected set-top boxes (STBs) in a cable television network. Commercial segment cues are used to instruct a...
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7231651 |
System and method for insertion and modification of advertisements
Advertisements or commercials are integrated into an entertainment program or display by designating locations or fields in the entertainment program or display into which targeted advertisements...
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7228555 |
System and method for delivering targeted advertisements using multiple presentation streams
A system and method for delivering channels of presentation streams carrying targeted advertisements in a television service network environment. The system includes a generator for generating a...
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7222155 |
Synchronous updating of dynamic interactive applications
An automation server interfaces with broadcast scheduling systems of various types to automatically synchronize the behavior of interactive applications relative to various broadcast programs, such...
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7185353 |
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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7178161 |
Method and apparatus for creating a connection speed detecting movie and rich media player customization on the fly
A master movie and player are created on the fly. The master movie is created based on characteristics of a movie or other asset to be viewed by the player. The player is constructed from a...
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7162728 |
System and method to provide audio enhancements and preferences for interactive television
Audio enhancements can be provided for a shopping channel of an interactive television system. The audio enhancements allow a viewer of the shopping channel to customize the audio portion of the...
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7159231 |
Intermission content
Method and apparatus to provide alternative content during an intermission in a main content experience. The method includes receiving a pause signal and starting a pause interval. When the pause...
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7159230 |
Emergency alert system
A system for inputting conventional emergency alert messages into a digital subscriber television system. The method allows existing emergency alert equipment to interface with the digital system...
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7110714 |
Television commerce system with program identifiers
A commerce control network is provided for obtaining product information and for purchasing products through a two-way interactive broadcast distribution system, such as a cable or satellite...
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7096488 |
Methods and apparatus for facilitating network splicing
The invention provides systems and methods for providing compressed video data from multiple bit streams. The systems and methods apply a two-stage strategy. In the first stage, a conditioning step...
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7075945 |
Dynamic mapping of broadcast resources
In a data communication system such as a high capacity DBS system, dynamic mapping of broadcast resources is provided to exploit occasional redundancy in the program content of two or more input...
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7073187 |
Menu-driven television program access system and method
A menu-driven television program access system and method provide a menu structure that allows subscribers to select and view television programming and other services. The menu structure lists...
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7069208 |
System and method for concealment of data loss in digital audio transmission
A system and method for the concealment of errors resulting from missing or corrupted data in the transmission of audio signals in compressed digital packet formats is disclosed. The system...
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7039933 |
Enhanced TV broadcasting method and system using tags for incorporating local content into a program data stream
A system, method and program product uses tags as markers for incorporating local content in a communications stream, e.g., TV broadcast, cable transmission. A transmitter generates a communication...
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