Patents
Patents for H04N 21 - Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television, vod [video on demand] (56,445)
07/2003
07/16/2003CN1430838A Apparatus and method for improved device interoperability
07/16/2003CN1430530A Providing advertising with video games
07/16/2003CN1430418A Aerial level display equipment and method and receiving device
07/16/2003CN1115055C Compression method for armed transmitting coder video signal and video signal coding device
07/16/2003CN1114918C Digital signal processing apparatus
07/15/2003US6594825 Method and apparatus for selecting a version of an entertainment program based on user preferences
07/15/2003US6594439 Encoded stream generating apparatus and method, data transmission system and method, and editing system and method
07/15/2003US6594361 High speed signal processing smart card
07/15/2003US6594316 Method and apparatus for adaptive bit rate control in an asynchronized encoding system
07/15/2003US6594315 Formatting of recompressed data in an MPEG decoder
07/15/2003US6594311 Methods for reduced cost insertion of video subwindows into compressed video
07/15/2003US6594287 Apparatus and method for multiplexing digital data streams to form a composite data stream
07/15/2003US6594239 Transmission managing apparatus, information processing apparatus and information transmitting system
07/15/2003US6593976 Automatic return to input source when user-selected content reappears in input source
07/15/2003US6593973 Method and apparatus for providing information in video transitions
07/15/2003US6593972 Interactive display system
07/15/2003US6593937 Method of and apparatus for handling high bandwidth on-screen-display graphics data over a distributed IEEE 1394 network utilizing an isochronous data transmission format
07/15/2003US6593860 Distributed on-demand media transcoding system and method
07/10/2003WO2003056840A1 Method for broadcasting a content from a source to a terminal, through an ip network, related terminal and signal
07/10/2003WO2003056833A2 Transcoding mpeg bitstreams for adding sub-picture content
07/10/2003WO2003056832A1 Method, apparatus, and program for evolving algorithms for detecting
07/10/2003WO2003056829A1 Information distribution system and method, program realizing the method, and information medium concerning the program
07/10/2003WO2003056828A1 Transparent access of stb mhp digital tv middleware to ip video content
07/10/2003WO2003056825A1 Method and apparatus for access and display of content allowing users to combine multiple profiles
07/10/2003WO2003056824A1 Hierarchical decision fusion of recommender scores
07/10/2003WO2003056822A1 Remote server switching of video streams
07/10/2003WO2003056821A1 System and method for customizing content-access lists
07/10/2003WO2003056820A1 Hybrid fiber optic and coaxial cable network node that contains a cable modem termination system
07/10/2003WO2003056816A1 Sort slider with context intuitive sort keys
07/10/2003WO2003056815A1 Data processing apparatus, data processing method, and data processing system
07/10/2003WO2003056810A1 Remote high resolution photography and video recording using a streaming video as a view-finder
07/10/2003WO2003056805A2 System and method for storing and distributing television viewing patterns from a clearinghouse
07/10/2003WO2003056804A2 Method and system for managing timed responses to a/v events in television programming
07/10/2003WO2003056527A1 Video monitoring and surveillance systems capable of handling asynchronously multiplexed video
07/10/2003WO2003056457A2 Personal adaptive memory system
07/10/2003WO2003034737A3 Propagation of dynamic network information
07/10/2003WO2002023379A3 A method and system for remotely modifying presentations in a multimedia conference
07/10/2003WO2002019622A3 Messaging in multicast networks
07/10/2003US20030131360 Interfacing system for stream source device and display apparatus and interfacing method thereof
07/10/2003US20030131358 System and process for accessing digital data on a video network
07/10/2003US20030131356 Method and apparatus for notification on a broadcast device
07/10/2003US20030131355 Program guide system
07/10/2003US20030131354 Method of providing programming reminders for future television programming events
07/10/2003US20030131353 Method of rights management for streaming media
07/10/2003US20030131352 Controlling television viewing content
07/10/2003US20030131350 Method and apparatus for identifying a digital audio signal
07/10/2003US20030131349 Methods and systems for managing and collecting impulse pay-per-view data in smart card enabled television terminals
07/10/2003US20030131251 System and method for secure distribution and evalution of compressed digital information
07/10/2003US20030131226 Dynamic distributed configuration management system
07/10/2003US20030131126 System for delivering data over a network
07/10/2003US20030131117 Method and apparatus for media data transmission
07/10/2003US20030131087 Method of using billing log activity to determine software update frequency
07/10/2003US20030131076 Media server system having improved asset types for playback of digital media
07/10/2003US20030130979 System and method for customizing content-access lists
07/10/2003US20030130887 Non-deterministic method and system for the optimization of a targeted content delivery
07/10/2003US20030129960 Satellite broadcast receiving converter with lower power consumption
07/10/2003US20030128969 Personal video recorder and method for operating the same
07/10/2003US20030128302 Method and apparatus for selecting among multiple tuners
07/10/2003US20030128296 Video display apparatus with separate display means for textual information
07/10/2003US20030128294 Method and apparatus for synchronizing audio and video data
07/10/2003US20030128293 EPG-conditioned letterbox-to-anamorphic conversion
07/10/2003US20030128292 Information processing apparatus, information processing method and recording medium
07/10/2003CA2470967A1 Hybrid fiber optic and coaxial cable network node that contains a cable modem termination system
07/09/2003EP1326448A2 Video data transmitting/receiving method and video monitor system
07/09/2003EP1326447A1 Cryptographic key distribution system and method for digital video
07/09/2003EP1326446A2 Commercial distribution system, commercial processing apparatus, commercial processing method, and commercial processing program
07/09/2003EP1326441A2 Method and apparatus for generating information signal to be recorded
07/09/2003EP1326355A2 Exploitation of null packets in packetized digital television systems
07/09/2003EP1325637A2 Video processing
07/09/2003EP1325627A2 Systems and methods for building user media lists
07/09/2003EP1325441A1 System for card-based service access
07/09/2003EP1325404A1 Card for service access
07/09/2003EP1325403A1 Card reading device for service access
07/09/2003EP1325398A2 Method and system for managing rights in digital information over a network
07/09/2003CN1428781A Method and equipment for producing recording information signal
07/08/2003US6591423 Gateway power synchronization
07/08/2003US6591421 System and method for automatically detecting and generating electronic program guide entries of future programming
07/08/2003US6591420 Remote control system for audio and video content
07/08/2003US6591292 Method and interface for incorporating program information into an electronic message
07/08/2003US6591059 Optical disk, a recorder, a player, a recording method, and a reproducing method for the optical disk which utilize control information containing copy managing system information and status information
07/08/2003US6591013 Switching between decoded image channels
07/08/2003US6590996 Color adaptive watermarking
07/08/2003US6590979 Method and apparatus for compression compatible video scrambling
07/08/2003US6590618 Method and apparatus for changing the channel or varying the volume level in a television receiver having a double screen mode function
07/08/2003US6590615 Digital video receiving apparatus
07/08/2003US6590602 Digital television with subscriber conference overlay
07/08/2003CA2295148C Multimedia multiplexing method
07/08/2003CA2245573C Method and apparatus for displaying textual or graphic data on the screen of television receivers
07/03/2003WO2003055220A1 Automatic monitoring of host signal quality using embedded data
07/03/2003WO2003055219A2 Method of rights management for streaming media
07/03/2003WO2003055217A1 Electronic buying guide architecture
07/03/2003WO2003055215A1 Method and apparatus for selecting rating limits in a parental control system
07/03/2003WO2003055210A1 Program position user interface for pvr buffer
07/03/2003WO2003055206A1 Method and apparatus for providing a reminder message to a television display
07/03/2003WO2003055205A1 A script-based method for unattended control and feature extensions of a tv or settop box device
07/03/2003WO2003055197A2 Prediction-based adaptative control of television viewing functionality
07/03/2003WO2003055081A2 Broadcast and broadband transmission network selection
07/03/2003WO2003054826A2 Activity-based remote control device
07/03/2003WO2003054740A2 Multimedia authoring system
07/03/2003WO2003054715A1 Cluster filtering