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6944878 Method and apparatus for selecting a satellite signal  
A method and apparatus for ensuring a correct satellite signal connection. Specifically, a user selects a satellite signal via an integrated receiver/decoder (IRD) from at least one satellite, and...
6941574 Interactive television system and method having on-demand web-like navigational capabilities for displaying requested hyperlinked web-like still images associated with television content  
A system and method for displaying still video images related to video content in an interactive broadcast television system. The system and method of the present invention may also be used for...
6934966 System for capturing resources in broadcast and data communication in unification mode  
A system is provided that can easily capture the same broadcast stream from an arbitrary application. An interface between application and a reception route selection mechanism describes in a...
6922844 Method and apparatus for distinguishing program guides according to originating network  
A system and method for providing program guide information to subscribers is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method is applied to a broadcasting system having a plurality of service networks,...
6898801 Transmission apparatus and method, receiving apparatus and method, and distribution medium  
In order to reduce the amount of data to be transmitted by a transmission apparatus, the transmission apparatus transmits control sub-information to a receiving apparatus separately from video data...
6779195 Signal processing apparatus and signal receiving apparatus  
The MPEG2TS packet S 3 as the digital broadcast data is obtained from the ECC decoder. The NIT detecting circuit detects NIT from this packet S 3 , changes the transmitting frequency information...
6771184 Data devices  
A system for gauging, measuring or recording data. The system includes a detection mechanism external of a premises which is connected to transmit data to a device within the premises for...
6772434 Device and method for the integrated presentation of a secondary service as a part of a primary service  
A method and apparatus for providing an integrated presentation of existing media program services and secondary media program services is described. The method comprises the steps of receiving and...
6751801 Aircraft in-flight entertainment system having enhanced antenna steering and associated methods  
An aircraft in-flight entertainment system includes a satellite TV receiver, at least one video display connected to the receiver, and a multi-beam antenna on the aircraft for receiving signals...
6751803 Signal distribution circuit  
Received digital CATV signals are branched by a directional coupler into signals flowing in a through direction and signals flowing in a branch direction. The signals output from the directional...
6738979 Satellite broadcast receiver which is not influenced by unnecessary signal components  
A receiver at least comprising: a BS tuner; a demodulating unit; a control unit; a modulating unit; a CATV signal converting unit; and a digital-to-analog converting unit, the control unit, the...
6711261 Enhancing concealment in the presence of fine mistuning for various TV scrambling techniques  
An improved method and apparatus for maintaining concealment for a scrambled signal when frequency pre-emphasis is used to defeat the scrambling. The pre-emphasis may be synthesized with high pass...
6711379 Digital broadcasting system and terminal therefor  
The terminal device is equipped with a location judgment database which stores setting data indicating the relationships between the location of the self device and the corresponding object to be...
6698020 Techniques for intelligent video ad insertion  
A system and method for selecting and inserting advertisements into a video programming feed at the household level. An advertisement insertion device in a home entertainment system receives a...
6691311 Digital signal receiving apparatus and receiving method  
A digital signal receiving apparatus for receiving a digital broadcast signal having a first information table and a second information table is disclosed, the first information table representing...
6674731 Transmission and reception of TCP/IP data over a wireless communication channel  
Transmission of TCP/IP data over a satellite link from a hub station to a plurality of remote units. The data, transmitted over the satellite link, uses the digital video broadcast (DVB) protocol....
6643495 Communication system and device for use with both a broadband distribution network and a telephone network  
In a communication system a communication device ( 2 ) is present for receiving a wideband broadcast signal from a head-end. For providing a return channel to enable interactive TV services, a GSM...
6634027 Communications circuitry for combining terrestrial and satellite signals  
Communications circuitry comprising integration circuitry coupled to interface circuitry. The integration circuitry is configured to convert at least a portion of a terrestrial signal into a...
6600897 Satellite-broadcasting receiving converter with a plurality of output terminals  
A satellite-broadcasting receiving converter includes a plurality of output terminals each of which is connected to an external receiver, to each of which a selection control voltage in which a...
6600730 System for distribution of satellite signals from separate multiple satellites on a single cable line  
A system for distributing separate multiple satellite communication services signals to receivers at a local earth site on a single cable line. A dual satellite antenna receives the signals from...
6598233 Channel control apparatus of digital television and method thereof  
The present invention is capable of reducing a time required for channel switching, and selecting or searching a user request channel quickly by storing a packet identifiers of a video and an audio...
6578203 Audio/video signal distribution system for head mounted displays  
A video/audio system includes an interface device that receives a plurality of audio and video signals from a plurality of sources. The interface device combines these signals into various...
6526576 Program guide for DBS and cable TV  
In A direct broadcast satellite (DBS) systems, local over the air channels are not included in the satellite signal or in the program guide provided by conventional direct broadcast satellite...
6526575 System and method for distributing and broadcasting multimedia  
Multimedia distribution and broadcast systems and related processes are provided for transmitting multimedia contents and control information from a central uplink facility to a remote downlink via...
6516467 System with enhanced display of digital video  
An entertainment system has a personal computer as the heart of the system with a large screen VGA quality monitor as the display of choice. The system has digital satellite broadcast reception,...
6501511 Broadcasting program displaying device for receiving and displaying a program video and property information  
A method of displaying program-related information while the user views a program video mainly and a broadcasting program displaying device to implement the method without making the user's...
6496983 System providing data quality display of digital video  
An entertainment system has a personal computer as the heart of the system with a large screen VGA quality monitor as the display of choice. The system has digital satellite broadcast reception,...
6487723 Multicast downloading of software and data modules and their compatibility requirements  
A system for downloading different versions of software or data modules into a plurality of terminals having different compatibility interfaces includes an authoring component for generating the...
6487391 Method and apparatus for selectively receiving a satellite broadcast signal or a cable television signal  
The present invention provides an improved receiver capable of receiving either a satellite broadcast signal or a cable TV signal associated with a TV. The inventive receiver comprises a first BPF...
6481010 TV planner for DSS  
An integrated DSS/WebTV receiver is communicatively connected to an Internet service provider, a DSS service provider, and (optionally) a local broadcast station to provide a display of DSS...
6473900 Device for broadcasting digital information via satellite from a plurality of earth stations  
In the device: at least one set of links sends packet formated digital information to the satellite, on at least two different frequencies; at least one satellite-borne module receives,...
6466554 Satellite data distribution method and system using a mobile communication system  
A satellite data distribution method and system in which a subscriber can receive a data distribution service via a mobile communication system. The satellite data distribution system includes a...
6467093 Method and apparatus for receiving digital broadcasts  
In a digital broadcast receiving apparatus, digital broadcast signals provided by a digital broadcast method are supplied to various types of external units and are effectively utilized. In the...
6430233 Single-LNB satellite data receiver  
A satellite data receiver, a satellite data receiver controller, a method, an article of manufacture, and a propagated signal, which process polarization information from another satellite data...
6430359 Apparatus and method using compressed codes for television program record scheduling  
Encoded video recorder/player timer preprogramming information listed in a television calendar allows a timer preprogramming feature on a video cassette recorder VCR to be programmed using a...
6430358 Universal remote including apparatus using compressed codes for video recorder control  
Encoded video recorder/player timer preprogramming information listed in a television calendar allows a timer preprogramming feature on a video cassette recorder VCR to be programmed using a...
6407776 Broadcasting program displaying system and program displaying device for receiving and displaying a program video and property information  
A method of displaying program-related information while the user views a program video mainly and a broadcasting program displaying device to implement the method without making the user's...
6396544 Database navigation system for a home entertainment system  
An entertainment system has a personal computer as the heart of the system with a large screen VGA quality monitor as the display of choice. The system has digital satellite broadcast reception,...
6384869 Channel scan function and method of displaying scanned channels  
A method and structure is capable of scanning through available programs on a display screen and selectively displaying the most recently scanned programs in a spiral formation on the display...
6381745 Signal distribution system  
A system for distributing signals, in which a distribution module is coupled to each of a plurality of outlets by respective first and second cables. Each of the first and second cables is...
6366712 Apparatus and method for combining two separate RF signals on a single optical fiber with monitoring and alarm capabilities  
Apparatus for combining an RF signal at one frequency band and carried by a selected nominal wavelength of light with a RF signal at a different and separate frequency band and carried by another...
6343379 Receiver and program updating method  
A receiver, such as that used in broadcasting, is provided with a simplified structure for storing and updating the receiver's control program and for preventing a loss of the control program...
6310661 Method of broadcasting controlling data streams and apparatus for receiving the same  
A method of broadcasting controlling data streams and remote receiving apparatus for using the same are disclosed. A viewer-channel-to-broadcast channel (VCBC) map is employed to map one or more...
6292232 Receiving apparatus  
A receiver invention includes an antenna circuit unit having a high-frequency amplifier circuit connected to a reception antenna, a receiving circuit having a channel selection key, and a coaxial...
6292624 System and method for selection/deselection of timer recording  
The present invention relates to a home entertainment system and method for selectively recording or purchasing a show broadcast for receipt by the home entertainment system to perform selective...
6275989 Interactive television system and method for displaying web-like stills with hyperlinks  
A system and method for displaying still video images related to video content in an interactive broadcast television system. The system and method of the present invention may also be used for...
6271886 Information transmitting unit and the method, information receiving unit and the method, and medium for the same  
The contents authoring unit classifies a program information into any one of the "information effective only in viewing", the information effective only in recording/reproducing, and the...
6263506 Data transmission and reception device and system, data transmission method and parameter setting method for data reception device  
A data transmitting method comprising the steps of generating parameter setting data for various items of hardware, embedding the parameter setting data into a control code and transmitting that...
6243142 Method and apparatus for displaying time and program status in an electronic program guide  
A method and apparatus for displaying graphic images to indicate a status of programs in an electronic program guide are provided. A multiple channel broadcasting system generates an electronic...
6240551 Satellite broadcast video picture improving apparatus and method  
An apparatus, method and system for transmitting a video signal and picture correction information therefor via a satelite or like transmission system. Mechanisms for, receiving a transmitted video...
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