Patents
Patents for H04N 21 - Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television, vod [video on demand] (56,445)
06/2003
06/05/2003WO2003047210A1 Data format recognition for networks providing device interoperability
06/05/2003WO2003047191A1 System and method for providing conditional access to digital content
06/05/2003WO2003047089A1 Alternate timing signal for a vestigial sideband modulator
06/05/2003WO2003046761A2 System and method for retrieving information related to targeted subjects
06/05/2003WO2003046693A2 Passive cmts redundancy
06/05/2003WO2003039152A3 System and method for itv data automation via a broadcast traffic and scheduling system
06/05/2003WO2003032599A3 Digital content catering system
06/05/2003WO2003021940A3 Implementation of mandatory segments in multimedia content
06/05/2003WO2003015404A3 Automatic commercial skipping service
06/05/2003WO2003009583A3 Method and apparatus for providing a user interface
06/05/2003WO2002091745A3 Evening planner
06/05/2003WO2002089006A3 Electronic document with an automatically updated portion
06/05/2003WO2002080530A3 System for parental control in video programs based on multimedia content information
06/05/2003WO2002080170A3 Method and system for providing bus encryption based on cryptographic key exchange
06/05/2003US20030106072 Multimedia storage and control system
06/05/2003US20030106071 Method of using AV devices and AV device system
06/05/2003US20030106069 Buffer system for controlled and timely delivery of MPEG-2 data services
06/05/2003US20030106067 Integrated internet protocol (IP) gateway services in an RF cable network
06/05/2003US20030106066 Gateway apparatus and information distribution system
06/05/2003US20030106065 Information distribution system, program guide server, and distribution data selection chart server
06/05/2003US20030106064 Application management and interface for cluster control of time shift buffer
06/05/2003US20030106063 Method and systems for scalable representation of multimedia data for progressive asynchronous transmission
06/05/2003US20030106061 Efficiently identifying television stations in a user friendly environment
06/05/2003US20030106059 Transmission of menus to a receiver
06/05/2003US20030106058 Media recommender which presents the user with rationale for the recommendation
06/05/2003US20030106057 Television navigation program guide
06/05/2003US20030105918 Disk driver cluster management of time shift buffer with file allocation table structure
06/05/2003US20030105880 Distributed processing, storage, and transmision of multimedia information
06/05/2003US20030105834 Systems and method for providing video-on-demand services for broadcasting systems
06/05/2003US20030105794 Systems for sensing similarity in monitored broadcast content streams and methods of operating the same
06/05/2003US20030105721 Systems and methods for secure transaction management and electronic rights protection
06/05/2003US20030105679 Point of sale terminal arrangement using television set-top box
06/05/2003US20030105604 Real-time streaming media measurement system and method
06/05/2003US20030103644 System and method for directed advertising
06/05/2003US20030103627 Method and apparatus for providing parental control
06/05/2003US20030103571 Combined MPEG-4 FGS and modulation algorithm for wireless video transmission
06/05/2003US20030103524 Multimedia information providing method and apparatus
06/05/2003US20030103523 System and method for equal perceptual relevance packetization of data for multimedia delivery
06/05/2003US20030103243 Transmission system
06/05/2003US20030103168 Remote control
06/05/2003US20030103074 Methods for multimedia content repurposing
06/05/2003US20030102190 Information distribution system for use in an elevator
06/05/2003CA2479677A1 Security system for digital cinema
06/05/2003CA2468199A1 Passive cmts redundancy
06/04/2003EP1317143A1 Recording of broadcasting enhancement services
06/04/2003EP1316221A1 Multiple content supplier video asset scheduling
06/04/2003EP1316212A2 System and method for providing recording function when program information is unavailable or incomplete
06/04/2003EP1316209A2 Video interaction
06/04/2003EP1316036A1 System for acquiring goods and/or services
06/04/2003EP1038298A4 Integrated circuit with flag register for block selection of nonvolatile cells for bulk operations
06/04/2003EP0796538B1 System and method for scheduling broadcast of and access to video programs and other data using customer profiles
06/04/2003CN1422497A Method and apparatus for selective updating of a user profile
06/04/2003CN1422495A System and method for improved audience measuring
06/04/2003CN1110947C Picture-in-picture control method and equipment for TV video system
06/04/2003CN1110810C Method for decoding video data in DVD player
06/03/2003US6574796 Fast and reliable data carrier detection by a cable modem in a cable television plant
06/03/2003US6574795 Reliable communication of data by supplementing a unidirectional communications protocol
06/03/2003US6574793 System and method for displaying advertisements
06/03/2003US6574765 Code image data output apparatus and method
06/03/2003US6574692 Apparatus and method of data processing through serial bus
06/03/2003US6573942 Buffer system for controlled and timely delivery of MPEG-2F data services
06/03/2003US6573941 Low bit rate compression format conversion for improved resolution
06/03/2003US6573907 Network distribution and management of interactive video and multi-media containers
05/2003
05/30/2003WO2003045061A1 Method and apparatus for dynamic provisioning of ip-based services in a dvb network
05/30/2003WO2003044835A2 Viewing limit controls
05/30/2003WO2003044727A1 Video surveillance system employing video primitives
05/30/2003WO2003044667A1 Atm video caching system for efficient bandwidth usage for video on demand applications
05/30/2003WO2003015393A3 Providing content and applicatons via carousel transmission to thin-client interactive television terminals
05/30/2003WO2003013154A3 Method and apparatus for customized selection of audion channels
05/30/2003WO2003013034A3 Antenna for wireless home network has ui functionality
05/30/2003WO2002104023A3 Conditional access for functional units
05/30/2003WO2002041545A9 Wireless clock synchronization
05/30/2003WO2001024052A3 Linking to video information
05/30/2003CA2465954A1 Video surveillance system employing video primitives
05/29/2003US20030101463 Passive CMTS redundancy
05/29/2003US20030101460 Video-on-demand system and method to reduce network bandwidth used thereby
05/29/2003US20030101457 Systems and methods for distributing, duplicating and viewing movies, including customer-specific identification in the title sequence thereof
05/29/2003US20030101456 Broadcasting program viewing method using electronic program guide and system thereof
05/29/2003US20030101452 Program switching device and method
05/29/2003US20030101451 System, method, and software application for targeted advertising via behavioral model clustering, and preference programming based on behavioral model clusters
05/29/2003US20030101449 System and method for behavioral model clustering in television usage, targeted advertising via model clustering, and preference programming based on behavioral model clusters
05/29/2003US20030101230 System and method for effectively presenting multimedia information materials
05/29/2003US20030101104 System and method for retrieving information related to targeted subjects
05/29/2003US20030101100 Information service method, data terminal unit, data transmitting and receiving apparatus, and data trasmitting apparatus
05/29/2003US20030099355 Security system for digital cinema
05/29/2003US20030099317 Alternate timing signal for a vestigial sideband modulator
05/29/2003US20030099298 Technique to enable efficient adaptive streaming and transcoding of video and other signals
05/29/2003US20030099297 Transport stream to program stream conversion
05/29/2003US20030099011 Optical transmission/reception system for various video signals
05/29/2003US20030098869 Real time interactive video system
05/28/2003EP1315375A2 Video segment targeting using remotely issued instructions as well as local and behavior information
05/28/2003EP1315368A2 Methods and apparatus for generating multiple network streams from a large scale memory buffer
05/28/2003EP1315091A2 Data communication apparatus with a cache server for streaming data
05/28/2003EP1314321A2 Dynamic personalized content selection for a media server
05/28/2003EP1314317A2 Time shifting enhanced television triggers
05/28/2003EP1314316A2 System for interactive television
05/28/2003EP1314312A1 Digital watermarking for multimedia data
05/28/2003EP1314295A2 Method for controlling remote storage devices
05/28/2003CN1421101A Mobile multimedia terminal for DVB-T and large and small cell communication
05/28/2003CN1421096A Recording arrangement for error-tolerant recording of information signal