Patents
Patents for H04N 21 - Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television, vod [video on demand] (56,445)
09/2004
09/09/2004US20040177190 Graphics display system with unified memory architecture
09/09/2004US20040175109 Digital motion picture decoding apparatus and digital motion picture decoding method
09/09/2004US20040174912 Multiplexing video decoding apparatus and method
09/09/2004US20040174901 Method and apparatus for incorporating an appliance unit into a computer system
09/09/2004US20040174875 Method for real time protocol media recording
09/09/2004US20040174431 Device for interacting with real-time streams of content
09/08/2004EP1455533A1 Information processing apparatus and data transfer method for use in the same
09/08/2004EP1455532A2 Transaction based interactive television system
09/08/2004EP1454493A2 Method of rights management for streaming media
09/08/2004EP1454489A1 Protocol for controlling the mode of accessing data transmitted in point-to-point or point-to-multipoint mode
09/08/2004EP1454485A1 Method and apparatus for transmitting osd information to a remote display device
09/08/2004EP1454484A1 Video recording system and method for a plurality of individual users and categories of users
09/08/2004EP1454418A1 Transport stream to program stream conversion
09/08/2004EP1454275A2 System and method for providing targeted programming outside of the home
09/08/2004EP1454249A1 System and method for delivering data streams of multiple data types at different priority levels
09/08/2004EP1454246A1 Synchronous media playback and messaging system
09/08/2004EP1454219A1 Forensic digital watermarking with variable orientation and protocols
09/08/2004EP1454211A2 Graphic user interface alternate download options for unavailable prm content
09/08/2004EP1224803B1 Identifying ancillary information associated with an audio/video program
09/08/2004EP1010321B1 Programme generation
09/08/2004EP0976248B1 System for automatically forming a program guide from information derived from multiple sources
09/08/2004CN1528093A Multi-rate transcoder for digital streams
09/08/2004CN1528090A Method and system for remote diagnostics
09/08/2004CN1527609A Digital motion image decoding device and decoding method
09/08/2004CN1527604A Electronic programme system having advertisement information in pull zone
09/08/2004CN1527602A Face information transmitting system
09/08/2004CN1166205C 图象传输装置和图象传输方法 Image transfer means and the image transmission method
09/08/2004CN1166202C Dynamic extraction of feature from compressed digital video signals by video reproducing system
09/08/2004CN1166201C Method and apparatus for preventing disruption in set-top terminal function due to download of updated programming or data to set-top terminal
09/08/2004CN1166198C System and method for transmitting data on return path of cable television system
09/08/2004CN1166197C Method and apparatus for collecting and providing viewer feedback to broadcast
09/08/2004CN1166195C Method and apparatus for still image capture
09/08/2004CN1166192C Data frame generating method and receiver
09/08/2004CN1166191C Method for transmitting & receiving coded data and transmitter and receiver
09/08/2004CN1166190C Apparatus for processing received data flow and processing method
09/08/2004CN1166183C Digital television (DTV) including smart electronic program guide (EPG) and operating methods
09/08/2004CN1166182C Soft scrolling method of selective caption display
09/08/2004CN1166179C Decoding to digital data containing performance specific information
09/08/2004CN1166178C 节目引导提供装置 Program guide providing device
09/08/2004CN1166143C Method and apparatus for media data transmission
09/08/2004CN1166142C Method and apparatus for media data transmission
09/08/2004CN1166092C Terminal apparatus for digital broadcasting service, its controlling method and broadcaster
09/07/2004US6789196 Communication controlling method, communication controlling system and communication controlling apparatus
09/07/2004US6789106 Selective capture and storage of A/V objects in an interactive multimedia system
09/07/2004US6788710 Auxiliary data insertion in a transport datastream
09/07/2004US6788604 Apparatus and method for determining the erasability of data in a memory
09/07/2004US6788352 Television based on operating system and method of displaying an initial screen thereof
09/07/2004US6788350 Apparatus and method for implementing a unified clock recovery system
09/02/2004WO2004075536A1 Reception device and setting method thereof
09/02/2004WO2004075511A1 Method for tracking the size of a multicast audience
09/02/2004US20040172661 Method and apparatus for displaying an image and data related to the image conditioned on used identifier
09/02/2004US20040172658 Home network for ordering and delivery of video on demand, telephone and other digital services
09/02/2004US20040172655 Multi-media data automatic delivery system
09/02/2004US20040172478 Video stream switching
09/02/2004US20040172388 Method and apparatus for providing a user interface
09/02/2004US20040172376 Information processing apparatus, information processing method, content distribution apparatus, content distribution method, and computer program
09/02/2004US20040172326 Display system
09/02/2004US20040170390 Method and apparatus for reproducing data using management data
09/02/2004US20040170389 Recording medium of stream data, and recording method and playback method of the same
09/02/2004US20040170385 Variable rate video playback with synchronized audio
09/02/2004US20040170379 Hierarchical storage scheme and data playback scheme for enabling random access to realtime stream data
09/02/2004US20040170278 Device and method for selectively supplying access to a service encrypted using a control word, and smart card
09/02/2004US20040169660 Graphics display system with color look-up table loading mechanism
09/02/2004DE10297223T5 Verfahren zur Gewährleistung einer Datenbanksicherheit Procedures to ensure database security
09/02/2004CA2514887A1 Method for tracking the size of a multicast audience
09/01/2004EP1453309A1 Display with one or more display windows and placement dependent cursor and function control
09/01/2004EP1452038A2 Method and apparatus for decoding spatially scaled fine granular encoded video signals
09/01/2004EP1452033A2 Real time interactive video system
09/01/2004EP1452031A2 Application management and interface for cluster control of time shift buffer
09/01/2004EP1452025A1 Dividing and managing time shift buffering into program specific segments based on defined durations
09/01/2004EP1452022A2 Security system for digital cinema
09/01/2004EP1452019A1 Utilization of relational metadata in a television system
09/01/2004EP1452017A1 Converting time-shift buffering for personal video recording into permanent recordings
09/01/2004EP1452009A2 Navigation services based on position location using broadcast digital television signals
09/01/2004EP1451982A1 Data structure, method, and system for multimedia communications
09/01/2004EP1451981A1 Method, system, and data structure for multimedia communications
09/01/2004EP1451948A1 Multi-channel broadband content distribution system
09/01/2004EP1451729A2 System and method for retrieving information related to targeted subjects
09/01/2004EP1451704A1 System and method for efficient distribution of multicastable services
09/01/2004EP1451695A1 System, method, and data structure for multimedia communications
09/01/2004EP1451686A1 Disk driver cluster management of time shift buffer with file allocation table structure
09/01/2004EP1451672A1 Rich communication over internet
09/01/2004EP1320787A4 Multi-media enhanced program controlled machine
09/01/2004CN1526235A Electronic program guide for processing content-related information configured using a reference information model
09/01/2004CN1526233A Broadcast program processing apparatus, computer system, broadcast program evaluation system, and computer program
09/01/2004CN1526101A Information content transmission apparatus
09/01/2004CN1525280A Apparatus for turning on or shutting down computer by multimedia remote controller
09/01/2004CN1165049C Content recording device, reproducing device, transmitting method, and receiving method
08/2004
08/31/2004US6785908 Tap device of cable broadcasting system
08/31/2004US6785906 Polling internet module of web TV
08/31/2004US6785817 Reprogrammable subscriber terminal
08/31/2004US6785815 Methods and systems for encoding and protecting data using digital signature and watermarking techniques
08/31/2004US6785716 System and method of channel-based internet network
08/31/2004US6785463 Reproduction apparatus and a reproduction method for video objects received by digital broadcast
08/31/2004US6785331 Predictive encoding and decoding methods of video data
08/31/2004US6785288 High-speed internet access system
08/31/2004US6784945 System and method for providing fast acquire time tuning of multiple signals to present multiple simultaneous images
08/31/2004US6783460 Method and apparatus for coordinating an interactive computer game with a broadcast television program
08/31/2004CA2301680C Post-compression hidden data transport for video
08/26/2004US20040168202 Game-program distribution system