Patents
Patents for H04N 21 - Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television, vod [video on demand] (56,445)
09/2010
09/02/2010WO2010097940A1 Content server device, content distribution method, and content distribution program
09/02/2010US20100223645 Method and apparatus for channel surfing through multiple sources based on user-definable preferences
09/02/2010US20100223642 Program guide system with real-time data sources
09/02/2010US20100223640 Systems and methods for coordinating interactive and passive advertisement and merchandising opportunities
09/02/2010US20100223639 Systems and methods for coordinating interactive and passive advertisement and merchandising opportunities
09/02/2010US20100220976 Systems and methods for reducing cut-offs in program recording
09/02/2010US20100220109 Television device
09/01/2010EP2224742A1 Information processing device, information processing method, display control device, display control method, and program
09/01/2010EP2224733A1 Auto switch-on TV broadcast receiver unit and method
09/01/2010EP2223524A1 Method for conditioning and controlling the access to hierarchical coding content, and processor and transmitter for said method
09/01/2010EP2223503A1 Apparatus and method for simulcast over a variable bandwidth channel
09/01/2010CN1922805B Optical transporting apparatus, optical transmission system, optical transporting method, and optical transmission method
08/2010
08/31/2010US7788697 Digital broadcast receiver apparatus, digital broadcast receiving method and program
08/31/2010US7788696 Inferring information about media stream objects
08/31/2010US7788182 Method for loaning digital works
08/31/2010US7787054 VSB reception system with enhanced signal detection for processing supplemental data
08/31/2010US7787053 VSB reception system with enhanced signal detection for processing supplemental data
08/26/2010US20100218229 Method for delivering non-anonymous user metadata using an soap operation in tv anytime metadata service
08/26/2010US20100218211 Video interaction with a mobile device and a video device
08/26/2010US20100218024 Input device and method, information processing system, and program
08/26/2010US20100215341 Systems and methods for reducing cut-offs in program recording
08/26/2010US20100214489 Auto-broadcasting tv unit and method
08/25/2010EP2222002A2 Viewer presence detection
08/25/2010CN101815187A Video synthesizing apparatus and program
08/25/2010CN101815186A Video synthesizing apparatus and program
08/25/2010CN101815182A Input device and method, information processing system, and program
08/25/2010CN101431663B Twin-engine rotation method for VOD system
08/25/2010CN101083742B Communication system, communication method, video output apparatus and video input apparatus
08/24/2010US7784081 Television program guide with a digital storage device and a secondary storage device
08/24/2010US7783774 Audiovisual distribution system for playing an audiovisual piece among a plurality of audiovisual devices connected to a central server through a network
08/24/2010US7783700 Server apparatus, screen sharing method and computer readable medium
08/24/2010US7783153 Method and apparatus for reproducing multimedia data
08/24/2010US7782938 Methods for reduced cost insertion of video subwindows into compressed video
08/24/2010US7782404 VSB reception system with enhanced signal detection for processing supplemental data
08/24/2010CA2463097C Mechanism for implementing network discovery in a cable network
08/19/2010US20100212027 System and method for rendering content associated with a digital work
08/19/2010US20100212024 Digital video system using networked cameras
08/19/2010US20100211818 Audiovisual distribution system for playing an audiovisual piece among a plurality of audiovisual devices connected to a central server through a network
08/19/2010US20100208890 Content distribution apparatus, content use apparatus, content distribution system, content distribution method and program
08/19/2010DE102009046945A1 Optimale Energienutzung beim Codieren von Datenströmen Optimum energy consumption in encoding data streams
08/18/2010EP2219132A1 Reproducing apparatus, mobile communication apparatus, management server, and content delivering system
08/18/2010EP2219129A1 Content distribution apparatus, content use apparatus, content distribution system, content distribution method and program
08/18/2010EP2218254A1 Method, apparatus and system for anti-piracy protection and verification
08/18/2010EP2218251A1 Remote control unit for a personalized video programming system
08/18/2010EP2218039A1 System and method for compressing video based on detected intraframe motion
08/18/2010EP2218038A1 System and method for compressing video based on detected data rate of a communication channel
08/18/2010EP2218037A1 System and method for compressing video by adjusting tile size based on detected intraframe motion or scene complexity
08/18/2010EP2218016A1 Video compression system and method for reducing the effects of packet loss over a communication channel
08/18/2010EP1334578B1 Method and system for locating a mobile device
08/18/2010EP1256225B1 System for distributed media network and meta data server
08/18/2010CN1941916B Method and system for synchronous packet data streams
08/18/2010CN101808207A Video synthesis device and program
08/18/2010CN101808185A Digital broadcasting receiver
08/18/2010CN101808184A Digital broadcasting receiver
08/18/2010CN101807238A Content distribution apparatus, content use apparatus, content distribution system, content distribution method and program
08/18/2010CN101080925B Apparatus and method for demultiplexing in a digital broadcasting receiver
08/17/2010US7779448 Virtual channel table for a broadcast protocol and method of broadcasting and receiving broadcast signals using the same
08/17/2010US7779447 Virtual channel table for a broadcast protocol and method of broadcasting and receiving broadcast signals using the same
08/17/2010US7779441 Electronic program guide including live network multimedia broadcast channels
08/17/2010US7779437 Method for enhancing digital video recorder television advertising viewership
08/17/2010US7779181 Disk driver cluster management of time shift buffer with file allocation table structure
08/17/2010US7778925 Audio and video digital content delivery
08/17/2010US7778554 System and method for transmitting data on return path of a cable television system
08/17/2010US7778515 System and method for linking DVD text to recommended viewing
08/17/2010US7778418 System and method for copy protection for digital signals
08/17/2010US7777753 Electronic system and method for selectively allowing access to a shared memory
08/17/2010US7777692 Multi-screen video reproducing system
08/17/2010CA2354351C An encryption apparatus and method for synchronizing multiple encryption keys with a data stream
08/12/2010US20100205646 Method and Apparatus for Selecting Among Multiple Tuners
08/12/2010US20100205166 Internet radio and broadcast method
08/12/2010US20100202398 System for efficient recovery of node-b buffered data following mac layer reset
08/11/2010EP2216788A1 Video processing device, video processing method, and program
08/11/2010EP2216787A1 Video processing device, video processing method, and program
08/11/2010EP1252767B1 Methods and systems for forced advertising
08/11/2010CN1950777B Integrity protection of streamed content
08/11/2010CN1917636B Moving image distribution system and moving image distribution server
08/10/2010USRE41481 Method and apparatus of composing menu for users
08/10/2010USRE41480 Video display apparatus with on-screen display pivoting function
08/10/2010US7774812 Interactive television program guide system with pay program package promotion
08/10/2010US7774807 Source detection apparatus and method for audience measurement
08/10/2010US7774705 Interactive design process for creating stand-alone visual representations for media objects
08/10/2010US7773939 Broadcast response system
08/10/2010US7773860 Video data recorder with personal channels
08/10/2010US7773636 Information processing apparatus and method
08/10/2010US7773093 Method and apparatus for associating the color of an object with an event
08/10/2010CA2410583C A system to deliver encrypted access control information
08/05/2010US20100199298 Data reading method, and a video transmitter and a video receiver using the same
08/05/2010US20100198929 Client Messaging in Multicast Networks
08/05/2010US20100198380 Methods and apparatus for identifying a digital audio signal
08/05/2010US20100194892 Video processing device, video processing method, and program
08/05/2010US20100194891 Video processing device, video processing method, and program
08/05/2010CA2840707A1 Transmitting/receiving system and method of processing data in the transmitting/receiving system
08/04/2010EP2214412A2 Delivery of information over a communication channel
08/04/2010EP2214400A1 Signal transmission device and signal transmission method
08/04/2010EP2213089A1 Data connector for an electronics device
08/04/2010EP2213052A2 Digital multimedia network with parameter join mechanism
08/04/2010EP2213024A2 Synchronization of haptic effect data in a media transport stream
08/04/2010EP2212757A2 A device, method and system for media packet distribution
08/04/2010CN1822545B Method of controlling communication between a head-end system and a plurality of client systems
08/04/2010CN1633810B Method for controlling the billing of a broadcast service by units of time