Patents
Patents for H04N 21 - Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television, vod [video on demand] (56,445)
12/2002
12/24/2002US6498628 Motion sensing interface
12/24/2002US6498627 Use of wideband DTV overlay signals for brevity signaling and public safety
12/19/2002WO2002102084A1 Video communication system using model-based coding and prioritization techniques
12/19/2002WO2002102078A1 A method and apparatus for improved acquisition and monitoring of event information table sections
12/19/2002WO2002102076A1 Interactive information aggregator for an interactive television system
12/19/2002WO2002102075A1 Device and method for selectively supplying access to a service encrypted using a control word, and smart card
12/19/2002WO2002102069A1 Parrallel and synchronized display of augmented multimedia information
12/19/2002WO2002102068A1 Multiple information levels in media services menus
12/19/2002WO2002102067A1 Television program selection apparatus and method
12/19/2002WO2002102066A1 A method and apparatus for generating a list of suggested scheduled television programs
12/19/2002WO2002102065A1 Systems and methods for accessing interactive content via synthetic channels
12/19/2002WO2002102054A1 Method and apparatus for wireless image transmission to a projector
12/19/2002WO2002102052A2 Method and apparatus for providing interactive media presentation
12/19/2002WO2002102046A2 A method for enabling the pricing of video-on-demand to be determined by advertisement volume
12/19/2002WO2002102030A2 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROFILING iTV USERS AND FOR PROVIDING SELECTIVE CONTENT DELIVERY
12/19/2002WO2002102014A2 Media server
12/19/2002WO2002101693A1 Systems and methods for automatic personalizing of channel favorites in a set top box
12/19/2002WO2002101648A2 Apparatus and method for watermarking a digital image
12/19/2002WO2002100150A2 Anonymous ordering system
12/19/2002WO2002067537A3 Data streaming system substituting local content for unicasts
12/19/2002WO2001078401A9 Contextual programming
12/19/2002US20020194621 Multimedia interface control for consumer electronics device
12/19/2002US20020194620 Automated input in an interactive television system
12/19/2002US20020194619 System and method for electronic music video download
12/19/2002US20020194616 System and method for provisioning a single physical drop to accomodate multiple devices
12/19/2002US20020194615 System and method for provisioning a single physical broadband drop to accommodate multiple specific devices
12/19/2002US20020194614 Transmission apparatus using catv network
12/19/2002US20020194609 Video client with dynamically allocable video buffer for efficiently streaming video
12/19/2002US20020194607 Method and apparatus for periodically delivering an optimal batch broadcast schedule based on distributed client feedback
12/19/2002US20020194605 Cableran networking over coaxial cables
12/19/2002US20020194604 Interactive television virtual shopping cart
12/19/2002US20020194602 Expert model recommendation method and system
12/19/2002US20020194600 Electronic television program guide schedule system and method with scan feature
12/19/2002US20020194598 Method and apparatus for continuously and opportunistically driving an optimal broadcast schedule based on most recent client demand feedback from a distributed set of broadcast clients
12/19/2002US20020194597 Systems and methods for searching interactive broadcast data
12/19/2002US20020194596 Control of multiple AV-devices by a single master controller using infrared transmitted commands and bus transmitted commands
12/19/2002US20020194595 Aggregation & substitution of user-specified content
12/19/2002US20020194594 Methods and apparatus for broadcasting messages for receipt by specific recipients in a network
12/19/2002US20020194593 Method of substituting content during program breaks
12/19/2002US20020194592 System & apparatus for displaying substitute content
12/19/2002US20020194591 Dynamic interface method and system for displaying reduced-scale broadcasts
12/19/2002US20020194590 System and method for insertion and modification of advertisements
12/19/2002US20020194589 Technique for optimizing the delivery of advertisements and other programming segments by making bandwidth tradeoffs
12/19/2002US20020194588 Commercial deleter
12/19/2002US20020194587 Enhanced communication, monitoring and control system
12/19/2002US20020194586 Method and system and article of manufacture for multi-user profile generation
12/19/2002US20020194585 Methods and apparatus for providing ranking feedback for content in a broadcast system
12/19/2002US20020194356 System and method of downloading music and playing the downloaded music
12/19/2002US20020194309 Multimedia synchronization method and device
12/19/2002US20020194301 Information distribution system
12/19/2002US20020194264 Digital information distribution apparatus and method
12/19/2002US20020194254 Method and system for providing and utilizing total package program with advertisement
12/19/2002US20020194188 Method and apparatus for automatically or electronically addressing data within a file or files
12/19/2002US20020194065 Method for enabling the pricing of video-on-demand to be determined by advertisement volume
12/19/2002US20020193067 Radio frequency interface
12/19/2002US20020191963 Recording medium, recording apparatus and recording method for recording data into recording medium, and reproducing apparatus, and reproducing method for reproducing data from recording medium
12/19/2002US20020191952 Data recording and playback system and method
12/19/2002US20020191950 Apparatus and a method for preventing commercial skipping
12/19/2002US20020191949 Method and apparatus for recording and retrieving audio visual information
12/19/2002US20020191810 Apparatus and method for watermarking a digital image
12/19/2002US20020191116 System and data format for providing seamless stream switching in a digital video recorder
12/19/2002US20020191107 Start/stop audio encoder apparatus and method for synchronizing digital audio and video signals
12/19/2002US20020191094 CCD clock alignment circuit using a frequency locked clock multiplier
12/19/2002US20020191030 Method and system and article of manufacture for display of option recommendations through time-by-score
12/19/2002US20020190876 Distributed on-demand media transcoding system and method
12/19/2002CA2637242A1 Apparatus and method for watermarking a digital image
12/19/2002CA2450021A1 A method and apparatus for improved acquisition and monitoring of event information table sections
12/19/2002CA2449749A1 Method and system for profiling itv users and for providing selective content delivery
12/18/2002EP1267577A2 Systems and methods for searching interactive broadcast data
12/18/2002EP1267505A1 Transmission device, reception device, service determining device, service providing system, and service providing method
12/18/2002EP1266524A2 Optional verification of interactive television content
12/18/2002EP1266522A2 System and method for local meta data insertion
12/18/2002EP1266480A1 Process and streaming server for encrypting a data stream
12/18/2002EP1266336A1 System and process for distribution of information on a communication network
12/18/2002EP1127461A4 Method and apparatus for selecting from multiple versions of a television program
12/18/2002CN1386381A 信号传输系统 A signal transmission system
12/18/2002CN1386377A Method and apparatus for spread spectrum clocking of digital video
12/18/2002CN1386362A Method and system for delivering media services and application over networks
12/18/2002CN1386333A 节目提供系统 Program provides system
12/18/2002CN1386332A Coding a data stream
12/18/2002CN1386329A Coding a data stream
12/18/2002CN1386225A Receiving/storing device, transmission device, baoadcasting system, receiving/storing method, transmission method, baoadcasting method, programme and medium
12/18/2002CN1386018A Vertical sideband transmission system for processing auxiliary transmission data
12/18/2002CN1386017A Vertical sideband transmission system for processing auxiliary transmission data
12/18/2002CN1386015A Realtime audio video regulation method
12/18/2002CN1386012A Method and device for displaying internet content on television set
12/18/2002CN1386008A Light source system for floor cutitng off press-button of power source used in television illumination
12/18/2002CN1096797C System for processing a video signal via series-connected high speed signal processing smart cards
12/18/2002CN1096795C Electronic program guide schedule localization system and method
12/17/2002US6496983 System providing data quality display of digital video
12/17/2002US6496981 System for converting media content for interactive TV use
12/17/2002US6496980 Method of providing replay on demand for streaming digital multimedia
12/17/2002US6496899 Disk scheduling system with bounded request reordering
12/17/2002US6496860 Media manager for controlling autonomous media devices within a network environment and managing the flow and format of data between the devices
12/17/2002US6496856 Video storage and retrieval system
12/17/2002US6496826 File list processing
12/17/2002US6496537 Video decoder with interleaved data processing
12/17/2002US6496217 Video communication system using model-based coding and prioritzation techniques
12/17/2002US6496205 User interface for controlling audio functions in a web browser
12/17/2002US6496122 Image display and remote control system capable of displaying two distinct images