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US20090313092 |
Method and Apparatus for Collecting and Providing Viewer Feedback to a Broadcast
The present invention provides an improved method and apparatus to collect and provide viewer feedback to broadcasts. According to one aspect of the present invention, a rating is generated for a... |
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US20060212914 |
Audio and video transmission and receiving system
A system of distributing video and/or audio information employs digital signal processing to achieve high rates of data compression. The compressed and encoded audio and/or video information is... |
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US20070022438 |
System and Methods for Perfoming Online Purchase of Delivery of Service to a Handheld Device
A handheld electronic device for use at a venue hosting a live sporting event, having a receiver for receiving a wireless RF transmission conveying a plurality of video streams derived from video... |
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US20070157262 |
METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MAINTAIN AUDIENCE PRIVACY WHILE DETERMINING VIEWING OF VIDEO-ON-DEMAND PROGRAMS
Methods and apparatus to maintain audience privacy while determining viewing of video-on-demand programs are disclosed. An example method for monitoring a displayed VOD program disclosed herein... |
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US20080178230 |
VIDEO SHARING PLATFORM PROVIDING FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SHARING AND DISTRIBUTED DOWNLOADS OF VIDEOS
A method for use in providing content includes hosting a network site on a computer network, displaying on the network site links to one or more videos, and displaying on the network site at least... |
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US20050160465 |
Interactive television system with automatic switching from broadcast media to streaming media
An interactive television system is provided in which a user may perform playback control functions while watching a broadcast television program. When the user requests such a function, a... |
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US20090150944 |
CONTENT PROVIDING/OBTAINING SYSTEM
A content providing apparatus previously receives customer identification information and content identification information as customer reservation information via a terminal device, and sends... |
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US20060037056 |
Integrated radio recorder and A/V telecommunication device
An A/V telecommunication device may include a network connection, a telecommunications processor connected to the network connection and a video processor connected to the network connection. An... |
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US20070277205 |
System and method for distributing video data
In a first embodiment a method for distributing video data from an originating device in a communication network is disclosed including storing metadata at the originating device describing the... |
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US20070094691 |
Method and apparatus for on-demand content transmission and control over networks
Methods and apparatus for delivering content over network infrastructure are disclosed. In one embodiment, the network comprises a content-based (e.g., cable) network coupled to a radio or other... |
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US20060031882 |
Systems, methods, and devices for customizing content-access lists
Systems, methods, and computer program products describe customizing the presentation of a content-access list based on subscriber-specific information, such as historic viewing preferences and... |
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US20070169158 |
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREATING AND APPLYING DYNAMIC MEDIA SPECIFICATION CREATOR AND APPLICATOR
Systems and methods have been developed for manipulating media assets in a networked computing environment where processing power, bandwidth and/or storage capacity may be limited. More... |
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US20070130583 |
Multiple VOD Vendor Support on Client
A content distribution system receives data describing media content available from one or more vendors. The content distribution system generates data that describes an offer and associates the... |
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US20060271973 |
VIDEO PROMOTIONAL AND ADVERTISING SYSTEMS FOR VIDEO ON DEMAND SYSTEM
The present invention provides a method for an interactive media services system to provide a plurality of promotional media to a user through an interactive media services client device coupled... |
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US20050125823 |
Promotional philosophy for a video-on-demand-related interactive display within an interactive television application
Systems and methods for providing an interactive display having indicators of video-on-demand programs are described. The systems and methods select indicators for inclusion in the interactive... |
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US20050086695 |
Digital media presentation system
A digital media presentation system suitable for use in providing digital signage or similar types of advertising. A video display system is used as an example of a digital media presentation... |
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US20060190974 |
Home network system and method for transmitting contents thereof
Disclosed are a home network system and a contents transmission method for a home network system, wherein the home network system includes: a Video On Demand (VOD) server for providing a VOD... |
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US20050166245 |
Method and device for transmitting scalable video bitstream
Provided are a method and device for transmitting a scalable video stream suitable for a user's request by processing a scalable bitstream according to the user's request. The device includes a... |
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US20090044235 |
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ON-LINE CONTENT ACQUISITION AND DISTRIBUTION
A method and system for capturing and distributing electronic media content over a communications network. One or more subscribers capture media about a specific event with the use of a media... |
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US20070157263 |
CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
A content management system which increases the degree of freedom with which a broadcast station can manage content. In the content management system, a client terminal apparatus includes: a... |
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US20070130585 |
Virtual Store Management Method and System for Operating an Interactive Audio/Video Entertainment System According to Viewers Tastes and Preferences
This invention confers to an interactive audio/video entertainment system providing video-on-demand (VOD) services the abilities to automatically adapt to viewers tastes and preferences and... |
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US20060271974 |
Multi-tiered content management system
A video on demand (VOD) system (100) for use in a distributed network environment. The distributed network environment contains a number of geographic networks (400A-400N) that are divided into a... |
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US20060218571 |
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ALLOWING VIEWERS TO PURCHASE PROGRAM PRODUCTS
To allow viewers to easily purchase products shown in entertainment programs, the viewers call an operator terminal. The operator terminal is networked to a central controller, which is also... |
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US20060179463 |
Remote surveillance
At a remote location, audio-visual data is received and processed to produce processed audio-visual data. The processed audio-visual data is communicated to a central location using a programmable... |
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US20060085825 |
Controlling content presentation
A content management (CM) system is provided to centrally control operation of one or more connected devices by issuing control requests and/or data requests. In some situations the connected... |
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US20060085824 |
Method and appartus for management of video on demand client device
Method and apparatus for enhancing user experience in a VOD system by providing a facility to remotely control a client device is disclosed. In one exemplary embodiment, a method to synchronize... |
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US20050183120 |
Multi-user personalized digital multimedia distribution methods and systems
A media distribution technique employs a multi-user server positioned at the terminal end of a broadcast media network. The server receives broadcast media signals and selectively captures a... |
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US20050177853 |
System and Methodology for Distributed Delivery of Online Content in Response to Client Selections from an Online Catalog
A system and methodology for distributed delivery of online content in response to client selections from an online catalog is described. In one embodiment, for example, a system of the present... |
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US20050144643 |
Data transmission method and apparatus
The invention relates to a method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving video data arranged in data frames forming a data stream. Each frame has assigned a priority level. Once a data frame... |
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US20050125838 |
Control mechanisms for enhanced features for streaming video on demand systems
The present invention discloses a method and system for the provision of enhanced features in streamed video on demand (SVOD) over a network. |
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US20080072264 |
Distribution of content on a network
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a system and method for improved distribution of content on a communication network. The system and method are adapted to receive a video request... |
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US20060271964 |
Availability and expiration reminders for rentable media
The invention can be viewed as a system for providing media information to a user via an interactive media services client device coupled to a programmable media services server device. A method... |
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US20060184977 |
Method and apparatus for broadcast communications
An interactive broadcasting system is arranged to receive and respond to user inputs in relation to broadcast material. A scheduler (1200) polls continuously for new user inputs and adjusts its... |
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US20050097613 |
Interactive personal service provider
The proposed invention is an apparatus and method that enables video communication through a studio that is placed in a public location whereby a studio user records a performance, presentation,... |
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US20050086696 |
Methods for enabling near video-on-demand and video-on-request services using digital video recorders
A near video-on-demand (VOD) service enabled using a digital video recorder (DVR) for the simultaneous storage and playback of multimedia data. A DVR is connected over a network to a multimedia... |
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US20070130594 |
Method and system for distributing content using podcasting
A system is provided for streaming content to individual subscribers using podcasting technology. Each subscriber to the system is assigned a unique URL number that he uses to obtain content from... |
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US20060101499 |
Method and system for secure sharing, gifting, and purchasing of content on television and mobile devices
A method and system are provided for secure sharing and purchasing of content on television and mobile devices, where a user, while viewing or listening to content can, with a simple interface,... |
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US20060031916 |
Management and non-linear presentation of broadcasted or streamed multimedia content
Methods and systems for presenting enhanced previously recorded broadcasted or streamed content are provided. Example embodiments provide an Enhanced Content Display System “ECDS,” which supports... |
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US20050097596 |
Re-encrypted delivery of video-on-demand content
A method of storage and distribution of video-on-demand content consistent with certain embodiments involves receiving a request from a subscriber terminal to transfer the selection of video... |
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US20080216131 |
SHARING A STREAMING VIDEO
A video segment can be shared over a computer network by first receiving the video segment at a receiving computer on the network. The receiving computer assures that the video segment is in a... |
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US20080022328 |
Method and system for providing interactive virtual tablecloth
A method and system for providing an interactive virtual tablecloth. A server transmits various types of content, and a projector projects images corresponding to the transmitted content onto a... |
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US20060123451 |
Enhanced content in an on-demand environment
A system, method and computer program product for providing enhanced interactive content about programming services in, e.g., a video on demand (VOD), subscription VOD, personal video recorder... |
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US20060031892 |
Prevention of advertisement skipping
A method for delivering digital media includes transmitting a stream of the digital media to be played by a client at a predefined play speed, the stream comprising main content and, in... |
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US20050144642 |
Systems and methods for communicating with customers in the hospitality industry
An interactive customer computer system for a hospitality facility includes a Web client, a property management system server, an event management server, a facility services server, an... |
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US20080046935 |
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING PROGRAM GUIDE INFORMATION
A system and method for displaying program guide information from multiple sources, including second level information, in response to a first request for program guide information. |
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US20070055999 |
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INITIATING, CONTROLLING AND MANAGING A CONTENT-ON-DEMAND SESSION VIA PHONE, MOBILE COMMUNICATION OR INTERNET BASED SERVICES
A system and method providing end-user with an alternative way to initiate and control Content-On-Demand and Video-On-Demand sessions other than by using the dedicated equipment supplied by the... |
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US20070022451 |
Broadcasting receiving/transmitting device, wireless A/V system and control method of wireless A/V system
A broadcasting receiving/transmitting device for encoding a broadcasting signal in an encoding format and transmitting it to an external device by wireless transmission is provided which includes... |
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US20060143669 |
Fast channel switching for digital TV
A method for digital video distribution includes transmitting a multicast stream over a network. Upon receiving, at a time subsequent to a first anchor point and prior to a second anchor point in... |
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US20050125832 |
Method and apparatus for cost effective central transcoding of video streams in a video on demand system
A communications system (10) for processing video signals in a video-on-demand service employs centralized transcoding in a way that a relatively small amount of transcoding equipment (15) is... |
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US20050010950 |
System and method for automatically generating a composite video-on-demand content
Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for the automatic creation, and subsequent presentation as a passive viewing experience, of a composite VOD clip created based upon one or... |