Patents
Patents for H04N 21 - Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television, vod [video on demand] (56,445)
10/2009
10/29/2009US20090271604 Apparatus and method to drive devices
10/29/2009US20090269037 Audiovisual (av) device and control method thereof
10/29/2009US20090269031 Multimedia stream processing system
10/29/2009US20090269024 Multimedia signal processing system
10/28/2009EP2112827A1 Method and apparatus for selecting from multiple versions of a television program
10/28/2009EP2112585A1 Content display device, television receiver, content display method, content display control program, and recording medium
10/28/2009EP2111718A2 Methods and apparatus for supporting content distribution
10/28/2009CN101569190A Adaptive time allocation in a TDMA MAC layer
10/28/2009CN101567012A Contextual WEB page system and method
10/28/2009CN100556127C Receiver and interactive type digital video frequency system
10/28/2009CN100556124C Information processing device and information processing method
10/28/2009CN100556121C Broad cast TV playing and control method and system
10/28/2009CN100556045C Method for tracking the size of a multicast audience
10/27/2009US7610629 Access control apparatus, access control method, and access control program
10/27/2009US7610605 Method and apparatus for conversion and distribution of data utilizing trick-play requests and meta-data information
10/27/2009US7610600 Television reception system, channel selection apparatus and display apparatus
10/27/2009US7610427 Functional module card for transferring digital broadcasting signal using a clock generated based on a synchronous signal extracted from a received data signal
10/27/2009US7610358 System and method for effectively presenting multimedia information materials
10/27/2009US7610301 Program information processing system, program information management server, program information operation terminal, and computer program
10/27/2009US7610013 Wireless audio for entertainment systems
10/27/2009US7609287 Two-way broadcasting system allowing a viewer to produce and send a program
10/24/2009CA2663180A1 Method and recording media for providing a recording service
10/22/2009US20090265478 Method and apparatus for data stream analysis and decoding apparatus
10/21/2009EP2111045A1 Method and apparatus for data stream analysis and decoding apparatus
10/21/2009EP2111041A1 Audio processing device, audio processing method, and program
10/21/2009EP2110732A2 Systems and methods for secure transaction management and electronic rights protection
10/21/2009EP1374574B1 Method for searching of an electronic program guide
10/21/2009CN101563890A Media access control protocol data unit aggregation in a time division multiple access media access control layer
10/21/2009CN101562689A Audio processing device, audio processing method, and program
10/21/2009CN100553323C Demultiplexer and demultiplexing methods for digital broadcasting receiver
10/21/2009CN100553308C Digital motion picture reproduction apparatus
10/20/2009US7607160 Open cable set-top box diagnosing system and method thereof
10/20/2009US7607159 Open cable set-top box diagnosing system and method thereof
10/20/2009US7607156 Bi-directional remote control unit and method of using the same
10/20/2009US7607149 System and method for merging interactive television data with closed caption data
10/20/2009US7607147 Interactive service device metering systems
10/20/2009US7605840 Internet surveillance system and method
10/20/2009CA2318524C Interactive digital radio broadcasting system
10/15/2009US20090260036 Multiple database, user-choice-compiled program and event guide
10/15/2009US20090257735 Coded signal reproduction apparatus
10/15/2009US20090256963 Electronic device, communication system, method of communication, and program
10/14/2009EP1400927B1 Communication apparatus and method
10/14/2009CN101558645A Text-based anti-piracy system and method for digital cinema
10/14/2009CN100551054C System for forming and processing an MPEG compatible datastream incorporating internet information
10/14/2009CN100551053C Recording/output apparatus and recording/output method
10/14/2009CN100551052C Video device having software update function using wireless communication and method for controlling the same
10/14/2009CN100551036C System and method for broadcast-synchronized interactive content interrelated to broadcast content
10/14/2009CN100551031C Method and apparatus for partitioning a plurality of items into groups of similar items in a recommender of such items
10/14/2009CN100551015C Method of managing user key for broadcast encryption
10/14/2009CN100550173C Data recording method and apparatus, data recording medium, and data reproducing method and apparatus
10/14/2009CN100550172C Data recording method and apparatus, data recording medium, and data reproducing method and apparatus
10/14/2009CN100550167C Method and apparatus for controlling copy or reproduction of coding digital data
10/13/2009US7603695 Virtual channel table for a broadcast protocol and method of broadcasting and receiving broadcast signals using the same
10/13/2009US7603692 Open cable set-top box diagnosing system and method thereof
10/13/2009US7603691 Open cable set-top box diagnosing system and method thereof
10/13/2009US7603690 Interactive television program guide system with pay program package promotion
10/13/2009US7603689 Fast start-up for digital video streams
10/13/2009US7603683 Method of and client device for interactive television communication
10/13/2009US7602813 Decoder device
10/13/2009US7602416 Internet surveillance system and method
10/13/2009US7602414 Internet surveillance system and method
10/13/2009CA2337463C Television system with aided user program searching
10/08/2009US20090254950 Home media network
10/08/2009US20090254939 Content delivery system, repeater, terminal device, content delivery method, program and recording medium
10/08/2009US20090254935 Method and apparatus for collecting and providing viewer feedback to a broadcast
10/08/2009US20090252483 Optical disk for high resolution and general video recording, optical disk reproduction apparatus, optical disk recording apparatus, and reproduction control information generation apparatus
10/08/2009US20090252478 Method and apparatus for receiving a digital signal and apparatus for recording and reproducing the digital signal
10/07/2009EP2107810A2 Receiving apparatus and control method thereof
10/07/2009EP2107555A2 Data structure, information processing apparatus, information processing method, transmitting apparatus, transmitting method, multiplexing apparatus, multiplexing method, and program
10/07/2009EP2107477A2 Summarizing reproduction device and summarizing reproduction method
10/07/2009EP1421785B1 Interactive program guide configuration system
10/07/2009CN101552895A Electronic device, communication system, method of communication, and program
10/06/2009US7600250 Communicating ancillary information associated with a plurality of audio/video programs
10/06/2009US7600242 Program detail information display apparatus and method thereof
10/06/2009US7600238 Method for verifying television receiver sets with access control and corresponding receiver set
10/06/2009US7600085 Apparatus and method for determining erasability of data
10/06/2009US7599605 Data recording method and apparatus, data recording medium, and data reproducing method and apparatus
10/06/2009US7599602 Method and apparatus for reproducing data using management data
10/06/2009US7598962 Graphics display system with window descriptors
10/06/2009CA2401715C Browser based command and control home network
10/06/2009CA2350253C Television reception system, channel selection apparatus and display apparatus
10/01/2009US20090249390 Methods and Systems for Forced Advertising
10/01/2009US20090249176 Delivery of navigation data for playback of audio and video content
10/01/2009US20090248182 Audio player using audible prompts for playback selection
10/01/2009US20090245389 Object-Based Audio-Visual Terminal And Bitstream Structure
10/01/2009US20090245348 Method and apparatus for generating information signal to be recorded
10/01/2009US20090244374 Identifying Ancillary Information Associated With An Audio/Video Program
09/2009
09/30/2009EP2105012A1 Systems and methods for creating custom video mosaic pages with local content
09/30/2009EP2104938A1 Apparatus for processing audio and/or video data and method to be run on said apparatus
09/30/2009EP1300016B1 Systems and methods for characterizing television preferences over a wireless network
09/30/2009EP1295472B1 Method for receiving and displaying thematic audio-visual programme sequences, and receiver therefor
09/30/2009EP0862835B1 Method for modifying encoded digital video for improved channel utilization by reduction of coded B-frame data
09/30/2009EP0856226B1 Security device managed access to information
09/30/2009CN101547330A Video signal transmission method and video processing device
09/30/2009CN100546369C Method, apparatus for recording and playing back content data
09/30/2009CN100546365C Copy protection method, CableCARD module and video system of digital cable broadcasting channel
09/29/2009US7596297 Information processing apparatus and method program, and recording medium
09/29/2009CA2499802C Multiple user data storage, retrieval and distribution system
09/29/2009CA2461105C Advanced set top terminal for cable television delivery systems
09/29/2009CA2329183C Method of delivering information over a communication network