Patents
Patents for H04N 21 - Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television, vod [video on demand] (56,445)
03/2004
03/18/2004US20040053638 Computer network constructing method and computer network
03/18/2004US20040052371 Content providing apparatus and content providing method
03/18/2004US20040052229 System for efficient recovery of Node-B buffered data following MAC layer reset
03/18/2004US20040051812 Method of collecting data using an embedded media player page
03/18/2004US20040051108 Group lll nitride emitting devices with gallium-free layers
03/18/2004DE10339793A1 Video transmission system for motor vehicles has a unit to generate video data linked to a ring network of multiple units and a branch network
03/17/2004EP1398970A1 INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM, BROADCAST RECEPTION APPARATUS, AND SERVER APPARATUS
03/17/2004EP1398969A1 Video distributing system and video distributing method
03/17/2004EP1398968A2 Apparatus and method for providing information related to advertising content
03/17/2004EP1398962A1 Information processing apparatus
03/17/2004EP1398961A1 Information transfer apparatus and method, information processing apparatus and method, and information processing system
03/17/2004EP1397919A1 Method for implementing mpeg-21 ipmp
03/17/2004EP1397918A2 Splicing of digital video transport streams
03/17/2004EP1397914A2 Method and apparatus for time shifting of broadcast content that has synchronized web content
03/17/2004EP1397913A1 Automated input in an interactive television system
03/17/2004EP1397880A1 Joint timing recovery and equalization for an n-antennae system
03/17/2004EP1249131B1 Video compression for multicast environments using spatial scalability and simulcast coding
03/17/2004EP0976023B1 A hierarchical menu graphical user interface
03/17/2004EP0756790B1 Asynchronous control signal generating apparatus
03/17/2004CN1483287A System for interactive TV
03/17/2004CN1483285A Delivering video over an atm/dsl network using a multi-layered video coding system
03/17/2004CN1483280A Dedicated channel for displaying programs
03/17/2004CN1483279A System and method for compiling user media list
03/17/2004CN1483278A Contents directory service system
03/17/2004CN1483263A Initial free charge preview of multimedia multicast content
03/17/2004CN1483258A Access control enhancements, network access unit and service provider server for delivery of video and other services
03/17/2004CN1483177A Computer-readable information storage medium where content data is stored and content charging system
03/17/2004CN1483176A Content data encoding system and content registering system
03/17/2004CN1482801A Digital data recording/reproducing apparatus and method with means for adding arrival time to a data packet
03/16/2004US6708157 System for controlling the distribution and use of digital works using digital tickets
03/16/2004US6707986 Image signal, decoding method, decoding apparatus, data storage medium, and computer program implementing a display cycle identifier
03/16/2004US6707947 Frame switcher and method of switching, digital camera, and monitoring system
03/16/2004US6707944 Computational graceful degradation method using priority information in multiple objects case
03/16/2004US6707504 Caption display method of digital television
03/16/2004CA2395354C Information distribution system for use in an elevator
03/11/2004WO2004021707A1 Diligent control of preview of stored contents
03/11/2004WO2003090470A3 Methods and systems for preventing start code emulation at non-byte aligned and/or bit-shifted locations
03/11/2004WO2003039130A3 A method and apparatus for transmitting non-vod services
03/11/2004US20040049793 Multimedia presentation latency minimization
03/11/2004US20040049791 System and method for switching signals over twisted-pair wires
03/11/2004US20040049789 Method and apparatus for interfacing various audiovisual devices with a digital data network
03/11/2004US20040049787 Intelligent electronic program guide
03/11/2004US20040049783 Interactive program guide systems and processes
03/11/2004US20040049681 Time stamping and time stamp validity verification system, method and device in a digital broadcasting environment
03/11/2004US20040049554 Content providing apparatus, content providing method, stream content reproduction program, and recording medium containing the stream content reproduction program
03/11/2004US20040047598 Recording medium, method and apparatus for providing management information
03/11/2004US20040047287 Method and apparatus for location dependent software applications
03/11/2004US20040047208 Apparatus and method for storing a movie within a movie
03/10/2004EP1396860A2 Recording/reproduction apparatus and methods, input/output apparatus and methods, storage apparatus, transmission apparatus, and information processing apparatus and methods
03/10/2004EP1396166A1 A method for enabling a subscriber entity to actively communicate in a communication network
03/10/2004EP1396147A1 Background commercial end detector and notifier
03/10/2004EP1396146A1 Dynamic interface method and system for displaying reduced-scale broadcasts
03/10/2004EP1396112A2 Method and apparatus to send feedback from clients to a server in a content distribution broadcast system
03/10/2004EP1395950A2 Apparatus and method for watermarking a digital image
03/10/2004EP1395912A2 Methods, apparatus, and systems for storing, retrieving and playing multimedia data
03/10/2004EP1243139B1 Method for flow scheduling
03/10/2004CN1141843C digital camcorder apparatus with MPEG-2 compatible video compression
03/09/2004US6704931 Method and apparatus for displaying television program recommendations
03/09/2004US6704813 System for storing streaming information in a circular buffer by using padding block containing non-streaming information to fill a partition of the buffer
03/09/2004US6704784 Information processing apparatus and method, information processing system and program providing medium
03/09/2004US6704776 Selecting attribute based content for server applications
03/09/2004US6704372 Digital implementation of multi-channel demodulators
03/09/2004US6704362 Resource scalable decoding
03/09/2004US6702585 Interactive communication system for communicating video game and karaoke software
03/09/2004US6701846 Holographic stereogram print order receiving system and a method thereof
03/04/2004WO2003055197A3 Prediction-based adaptative control of television viewing functionality
03/04/2004WO2003055081A3 Broadcast and broadband transmission network selection
03/04/2004WO2003052638A3 An interface and system for managing multimedia content and related information
03/04/2004WO2003051031A3 Method and apparatus for planarization of a material by growing and removing a sacrificial film
03/04/2004WO2003043322A3 Remote re-creation of data in a television system
03/04/2004WO2003028382A3 Video capture device and method of sending high quality video over a low data rate link
03/04/2004WO2003024085A3 Method and system for providing an audio/video in-route entertainment system
03/04/2004WO2003003164A3 Bandwidth allocation and pricing system for downloadable media content
03/04/2004WO2002091743A3 Encoding and decoding methods for secure scalable streaming and related systems
03/04/2004WO2002062054A9 Initial viewing period for authorization of multimedia content
03/04/2004US20040045040 Method of sizing an embedded media player page
03/04/2004US20040045039 Host apparatus for simulating two way connectivity for one way data streams
03/04/2004US20040045034 Video program broadcasting apparatus, method, and program
03/04/2004US20040045031 Automatic identification of a set-top box user to a network
03/04/2004US20040045029 Apparatus, system and method for multicasting digital data, and program for implementing multicast delivery
03/04/2004US20040045025 System and method for utilizing EPG database for modifying advertisements
03/04/2004US20040045024 Systems and methods for presenting an interactive user interface
03/04/2004US20040045021 Use-related billing for pay TV
03/04/2004US20040042553 Delay reduction for transmission and processing of video data
03/03/2004EP1395057A1 Method for pre-caching content to enable true vod systems from nvod or stream limited vod system
03/03/2004EP1393570A1 Recording of interactive applications
03/03/2004EP1393569A1 Video content analysis method and system leveraging data-compression parameters
03/03/2004EP1393565A2 Evening planner
03/03/2004EP1393564A2 Method and system for remote diagnostics
03/03/2004EP1393563A1 Simultaneous digital television streams with conditional access
03/03/2004EP1393562A1 Robust data transmission using broadcast digital television signals
03/03/2004EP1393560A1 System and method for retrieving and storing multimedia data
03/03/2004EP1393554A1 Enhanced epg to find program start and end segments
03/03/2004EP1393294A1 Remote control having a touch pad for highlighting preselected p arts of a displayed slide
03/03/2004EP1116383A4 Method and apparatus for using digital televisions as remote personal computer displays
03/03/2004EP0808064B1 Apparatus, system and method for information processing for data transfer network
03/03/2004EP0730380B1 Data output device and data output method
03/03/2004CN1479999A Picture coding method, picture decoding method and apparatus thereof
03/02/2004US6701527 Television schedule system and method of operation for multiple program occurrences
03/02/2004US6701526 Method and apparatus for capturing broadcast EPG data for program title display