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7620294 Systems and methods for playing digital video in reverse and fast forward modes  
Replaying a compressed digital video stream in fast-forward and reverse modes at varied playback rates. An index of intercoded frames, those frames not dependant on other frames for generation, is...
7620180 Preparation of content for multiple conditional access methods in video on demand  
A method of processing content in a video on demand (VOD) system consistent with certain embodiments of the invention, wherein the content is identified by a first set of packet identifiers (PIDs),...
7614064 Determining program boundaries through viewing behavior  
Program boundaries are determined through viewing behavior. More specifically, edge and/or commercial boundaries of programs may be determined by monitoring viewing behavior of different video...
7610605 Method and apparatus for conversion and distribution of data utilizing trick-play requests and meta-data information  
A data distribution system includes a server apparatus and a decoding terminal. In the server apparatus, the access unit information of data to be transmitted is read from a data storage unit in...
7603414 System, method and computer program product for collaborative background music among portable communication devices  
A system, method and computer program product for enabling a plurality of users engaged in real-time voice communications over a wireless communications link to collaboratively select one or more...
7593326 Method and apparatus for managing bandwidth requirements for video on demand services  
A method for managing bandwidth for transmitting the content of a video to users requesting the content. The total time duration T of the video is divided into N consecutive sessions. A unicast or...
7570867 Systems and methods for playing digital video in reverse and fast forward modes  
Replaying a compressed digital video stream in fast-forward and reverse modes at varied playback rates. An index of intercoded frames, those frames not dependant on other frames for generation, is...
7551833 Broadcast recording system, recording apparatus, broadcasting apparatus, and recording program for saving storage space of recording medium used for recording contents  
An adding unit of a broadcasting apparatus attaches entry information to a content to be broadcast. The entry information specifies a content that is identical to the content to be broadcast out of...
7539213 Method and device for video data transmission for implementing special modes  
The invention concerns a method comprising a step which consists in comparing a label to a value counted from a transfer clock to define the transfer time on the bus of a packet read on a recording...
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...
7506353 Apparatus and method for speed-change playback of digital TV  
Disclosed is a speed-change playback apparatus of a digital TV which performs better fast forward and backward performances by analyzing a transport stream inputted at the time of a time shift...
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...
7472198 Media file format to support switching between multiple timeline-altered media streams  
Media content is streamed from a server computer to a client computer. A media file format is used to store data for multiple timeline-altered streams that provides support for switching between...
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...
7424731 Home digital audiovisual information recording and playback system  
A digital home audiovisual Information recording and playback apparatus includes a microprocessor associated, through a digital interface, with a display, through another interface with sound...
7420956 Distributed storage and aggregation of multimedia information via a broadband access gateway  
A system and method for the aggregation of multimedia information storage via a broadband access gateway is disclosed. Information about storage resources accessible to a broadband access gateway...
7401351 System and method for video navigation and client side indexing  
A system is provided where a number of representative video snapshots are displayed on a timeline indicating a position to jump to in a video using control buttons, such as fast forward, reverse,...
7379655 Information searching device, information receiver, and methods therefor  
By storing usage history information of a recording medium for recording information, which is obtained by using the recording medium, in storing means 13 , and retrieving information that matches...
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...
7367061 Systems, methods, and a storage medium for storing and securely transmitting digital media data  
Systems, methods, and a storage medium for storing and securely transmitting digital media data in a networked system are provided. The method includes determining an amount of memory for storing...
7343157 Cell phone audio/video in-flight entertainment system  
An airborne cell phone in-flight entertainment (IFE) system uses a cell phone for calls and IFE requests by dialing appropriate numbers. A pico cell receives the calls and the IFE requests. A soft...
7333711 Data distribution apparatus and method, and data distribution system  
A special playback request made by a user is input into a special playback controller. Transmission data to be transmitted to a decoding terminal based on the special playback request and insertion...
7313808 Browsing continuous multimedia content  
A program distribution system includes a plurality of set-top boxes that receive broadcast programming and segmentation data from content and information providers. The segmentation information...
7305695 System for providing video on demand with pause feature  
A system for providing video upon request may transmit encrypted video information to one or more recipients for viewing at a later time. The recipient may make a request to view one of the...
7302160 Audio/video recorder with automatic commercial advancement prevention  
A method for automatically advancing an audio/video signal past undesirable material comprising the steps of (A) detecting possible triggering events during encoding of said audio/video signal, (B)...
7293278 On-demand digital asset management and distribution method and system  
A content distribution network includes a central content management system that acquires digital assets for distribution over the network to on-demand serving locations for on-demand delivery to...
7260827 Manual mode method of testing a video server for a video-on-demand system  
A computer simulates a plurality of control terminals, for a video-on-demand system, by which viewers send VCR-like commands to a video server. This simulation includes displaying a set of buttons,...
7246367 Synchronized service provision in a communications network  
The invention relates to the synchronized playback of video and/or audio recordings in terminals of a communications network. A server stores recordings including timing markers, each of which...
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,...
7240359 Programming distribution system  
A method is provided for distributing programming. A first set of programs is transmitted in real time according to a schedule of programming. A second set of programs is stored on a server, with...
7228559 Programming distribution and notification system  
A method is provided for distributing programming. A first set of programs is transmitted in real time according to a schedule of programming. A second set of programs is stored on a server, each...
7194188 System and method for facilitating fast-forwarding of first-run programs  
A system and method are disclosed for facilitating fast-forwarding by viewers through a first-run program beyond the current broadcast point. In one embodiment, the first-run program is distributed...
7185356 Image processing apparatus and image processing method as well as recording medium  
The invention provides an image processing apparatus and method by which a network can be used efficiently and playback and so forth with a favorable responsibility can be achieved. If a user...
7159233 Method and apparatus for preprocessing and postprocessing content in an interactive information distribution system  
A method and apparatus for preprocessing and preprocessing content in an interactive information distribution system. Content is retrieved from a storage medium and encapsulated in accordance to an...
7155110 Image transmission method  
In an image transmission method of the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, when compressed image data Dv obtained by compressively coding digital image data corresponding to a moving picture is...
7143430 Method and apparatus for remote audiovisual signal recording service  
A method and apparatus for receiving requests for the remote storage of time schedule media programs from a client over the Internet and the delivery of such media programs in a specified streaming...
7127736 Content processing apparatus and content processing method for digest information based on input of a content user  
Value-added information is created based on favorite information of a content user. The content is processed according to the generated value-added information. Favorite data indicating operations,...
7127735 Video-on-demand system and video viewing assisting method  
A video-on-demand (VOD) system and method which efficiently enables a user to resume viewing of a video program from an interrupted position is disclosed. The present invention allows the user to...
7114173 Technique for synchronizing deliveries of information and entertainment in a communications network  
In a broadband communications system, e.g., a cable system, a broadcast program stream is transmitted to broadcast programming content, and the broadcast program stream is recorded in a headend of...
7103906 User controlled multi-device media-on-demand system  
A method for providing configurable access to media in a media-on-demand system also can include delivering the media to a first client device in a format compatible with the first client device;...
7099848 Audio delivery and rendering method and apparatus  
Method and system for audio synthesis of a digital data file representing an assembly of information-bearing sounds in digital form. One or more spaced apart data segments are designated as key...
7089579 System for transporting MPEG video as streaming video in an HTML web page  
An implementation of streaming video in HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) Web pages combines video signals in MPEG digital television format with Internet World Wide Web pages in HTML format....
7072401 Digital TV system with PVR function and method for making stream jump therein  
Digital TV system with a PVR function and method for making a stream jump therein, wherein, upon reception of a stream jump order from a user, searching the storage medium for a target GOP the...
7024678 Method and apparatus for producing demand real-time television  
A demand television system comprising a broadcast encoder and a storage encoder. The broadcast encoder encodes a real-time video frame sequence to form a broadcast bitstream and broadcasts the...
7020892 Time-shifted video signal processing  
A time-shifted video method has a real-time mode during which real-time video frames are delivered for display. In a time-shifted mode, time-shifted video frames are delivered for display. The...
7017173 System enabling user access to secondary content associated with a primary content stream  
The invention comprises a method and apparatus for inserting advertisement and/or other information into an audio-video presentation during the presentation of non-active imagery. More...
6993788 Method and system for manipulating broadcast signals  
A method and system for manipulating a broadcast signal utilizes a sliding-window time range multicast or a buffered storage queue at the headend. Multiple streams are available to the end user,...
6993787 Providing VCR functionality for data-centered video multicast  
The client application provides VCR functionality in a data-centered video multicast network ( 36 ) through active prefetching of the fragments from broadcast channels. The player ( 10 ) has a user...
6993786 Client/server multimedia presentation system  
A method of presenting, at a client terminal, a video program stored in a server linked with the client terminal via transmission path of a limited transmission band width. Each frame of the video...
6973667 Method and system for providing time-shifted delivery of live media programs  
Improved approaches for delivering media programs to viewers (e.g., subscribers) are disclosed. The media programs are typically broadcast in accordance with a schedule. The media program can be...
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