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7603103 |
Banded billing and associated invoice generation for communication service
An improved billing system for communication service is disclosed. A printed and/or online invoice will be generated for a subscriber's account and will be structured to include a visual gauge that...
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7562049 |
Payment system and method for data broadcasted from a remote location to vehicles
The present invention is directed to a payment system and method for chargeable data that is broadcasted from a remote location. The payment system and method includes a Web site, the remote...
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7546617 |
Credit based media presentation
A method for monitoring and controlling the presentation of electronic media according to a credit-based scheme. “Debit-bearing” media may include video, audio, interactive software, etc....
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7539860 |
Single use user IDS
An access verifier may act as an intermediary to allow users to receive single use user IDs while protecting their anonymity. The access verifier has some relationship with the user that allows the...
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7519681 |
Systems, methods, and media for discovering remote user interface applications over a network
Systems, methods, and media for a client device discovering remote user interface applications over a network are disclosed. Embodiments may include a remote user interface client of the client...
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7496941 |
Stored program pay-per-play
A stored program pay-per-play system includes a high-capacity storage medium facilitating compilation of video, audio or other programs at a subscriber's site. While the recording of such programs...
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7484656 |
Apparatus, system, and method for correlating a cost of media service to advertising exposure
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for correlating a cost of receiving media to a user's exposure to advertising. A media display system including a media recorder detects and reports...
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7448057 |
Audiovisual reproduction system
Audiovisual reproduction system comprising a central unit managing a sound control circuit, and a telecommunications modem connected to a distribution network controlled by a host server, through a...
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7366495 |
Prepaid reservation-based rating system
A billing system comprising servers, routers, and processors programmed to provide reservation based prepaid billing is disclosed. The billing system is also programmed to concurrently process...
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7346917 |
Trusted transactional set-top box
A set top box (STB) includes a trusted transactional cache and associated transactional protocol and enables e-commerce transactions to be securely committed to a remote server extremely quickly...
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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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7231650 |
Method of geographically and financially expanding the business potential and commercial fall-out of local live event performances such as rock and musical concerts and the like
A novel method of geographically and financially expanding the business potential and commercial fall-out of local live event performances, such as local rock or other music concerts and the like,...
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7134134 |
Electronic program guide hardware card
An electronic program guide (EPG) hardware card is disclosed. The card is insertable into a television tuning device having EPG capability. A non-volatile memory, such as flash memory, is situated...
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7134131 |
Digital broadcast program billing
A method and a system for selecting and ordering broadcast programs uses an electronic program guide that may be broadcast to subscribers or posted on an Internet web site. The system allows...
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7080042 |
Method of and a system for distributing digital contents
In a digital content distribution method to distribute digital contents via a network, distribution of a digital content is instructed according to a distribution schedule, the digital content is...
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7058607 |
Contents distribution method and system
The object of the present invention is to provide contents distribution method and system which can readily distribute digital contents, can prevent unfairness such as copying and falsifying...
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7051350 |
Method of operating an apparatus intended to permit access to services
Certain providers, notably of television programs, subsidize the receivers and want to avoid that these apparatuses can also be used for the services offered by other providers. On the other hand,...
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7003789 |
Television commerce payments
A method, system, and computer readable code for extending payment protocols to include information related to the television context of commercial activity between a consumer using a television...
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6892387 |
System and method for compensating viewer for viewing of designated channel with reduction of telephone charges
Disclosed is a system for compensating a viewer for viewing of a designated channel with reduction of telephone charges. The system comprises a signal input port to which image signals from a...
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6836764 |
Tiered interest rate revolving credit system and method
A method and a system for operating a revolving credit program utilizing a table of tiered interest rates in which one of the interest rates is applied as a finance charge to a remaining...
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6810525 |
Impulse pay per use method and system for data and multimedia services
A method and system are provided for impulse purchasing of services over a communication network, such as a cable or satellite television network. Such services can include games or information...
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6802077 |
Method for a pay-per-view referral
A method for a PPV referral that provides to a subscriber the time, date, and channel of the next showing of a PPV event if the subscriber tries to purchase the PPV event after the purchase window...
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6738752 |
Information distributing apparatus and information distributing method, information receiving apparatus and information receiving met
An information distributing apparatus and method wherein value standards of content information to be distributed to a user exhibit different usage values distinguished by a trait of the content...
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6684400 |
Method and apparatus for providing dynamic pricing services for an interactive information distribution system
A method and apparatus for providing subscription-on-demand (SOD) services for a interactive information distribution system, where a consumer may subscribe to packages of on-demand programs for a...
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6658663 |
Business model for leasing storage on a digital recorder
The available amount of storage space of a fixed HDD on a CE device is adjustable via a data network. The consumer can upgrade the device via a third party service that remotely control's the HDD's...
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6637027 |
System and method for controlling access to broadcast services
A multimedia system is described that is capable of presenting multimedia segments including television broadcasts, radio broadcasts, stored video information, stored audio information, and Web...
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6546555 |
System for hypervideo filtering based on end-user payment interest and capability
A system for selling digital video information over a communications network such as the Internet basically includes a filtering server and a service administration system. The filtering server...
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6434746 |
Accounting in an image transmission system based on a transmission mode and an accounting mode based on the transmission mode
There is disclosed an image transmission system for transmitting MPEG data through a transmission path, capable of setting frames for the MPEG data to be transmitted, according to the traffic in...
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6405369 |
Smart card chaining in pay television systems
A pay television system including a pay television network and a subscriber unit which receives pay television transmissions via the pay television network and displays the pay television...
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6314573 |
Method and apparatus for providing subscription-on-demand services for an interactive information distribution system
A method and apparatus for providing subscription-on-demand (SOD) services for a interactive information distribution system, where a consumer may subscribe to packages of on-demand programs for a...
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6286139 |
Internet-based video ordering system and method
A system and method for ordering video content through the Internet. The system includes a customer interface accessible to a customer, at which the customer obtains information about video content...
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6275988 |
Image transmission apparatus, image transmission system, and communication apparatus
An image transmission apparatus for processing hierarchically encoded image information includes an accounting unit for performing accounting processing in correspondence with the resolution of the...
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6266812 |
Addressable CATV end-user payment collection management system
A addressable CATV end-user payment collection management system, which includes a cable TV broadcasting system, the cable TV broadcasting system having a plurality of demodulators, which...
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6240401 |
System and method for movie transaction processing
A system and method for tracking and processing transactions for such purposes as creating billing record and detecting possible fraudulent activities. The system and method relates to processing...
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6185735 |
Method of operating an apparatus intended to permit access to services
Certain providers, notably of television programs, subsidize the receivers and want to avoid that these apparatuses can also be used for the services offered by other providers. On the other hand,...
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5909238 |
Image transmission system with billing based on the kind of MPEG frame transmitted
There is disclosed an image transmission system for transmitting MPEG data through a transmission path, capable of setting frames for the MPEG data to be transmitted, according to the traffic in...
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5901339 |
Pay broadcasting system
A system for the so-called "pay-per-program" is provided for viewing individual program on pay basis without signing a comprehensive contract. In response to a request for viewing a pay program...
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5864610 |
Interactive and information data services telephone billing system
Billing for information and/or interactive services provided to a user over the Internet by an information service provider (ISP) is arranged by the user by placing a virtual billing telephone call...
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5838314 |
Digital video services system with optional interactive advertisement capabilities
An interactive video services system for enabling store and forward distribution of digitized video programming is disclosed. In accordance with a feature of the present invention, encoded and...
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5767869 |
Program setting apparatus for time recorder
A printer 7 mounted on a time recorder 1 is provided with a read sensor 10 including a function for determining whether the inserted card is a program setting card or a time card T, a function for...
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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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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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5438356 |
Accounting system for multimedia communications system
In an accounting system for a multimedia communications system, an additional information storage unit stores additional information to be supplied to subscriber terminals in the multimedia...
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5070400 |
Pay-tv time purchase scheme
A pay television subscriber pays for viewing credits which are transmitted to the subscriber equipment from a central office. Each program is associated with a pulse having a rate corresponding to...
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5034807 |
System for evaluation and rewarding of responses and predictions
A system and method for evaluating responses to broadcast programs, such as television programs, includes an instructional signal modulated onto a signal transmitted concurrently with the...
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5019900 |
Telephone access display system
A method using a programmed data processor to operate a cable television system wherein a subscriber can select video information to be displayed on a common channel of the television monitors of...
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4789863 |
Pay per view entertainment system
In a pay per view entertainment system, prerecorded entertainment such as musical works are distributed to subscribers over a cable network. The subscribers are able to listen to edited versions or...
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