Patents
Patents for H04N 21 - Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television, vod [video on demand] (56,445)
12/2002
12/05/2002US20020184637 System and method for improved multi-stream multimedia transmission and processing
12/05/2002US20020184636 Video recorder scheduling
12/05/2002US20020184635 Setting events for a set-top box using a browser-enabled device
12/05/2002US20020184634 Television rides
12/05/2002US20020184632 Computer peripheral device for web-enhanced media services
12/05/2002US20020184630 Content distribution system, content distribution control apparatus, content distribution control method, content distribution control program and content distribution control program storage medium
12/05/2002US20020184628 Method of transmitting/receiving additional information
12/05/2002US20020184627 Television control interface with electronic guide
12/05/2002US20020184625 Method of data display for electronic program guides (EPGs) on a remote control
12/05/2002US20020184624 Enabling a PC-DTV receiver to share the resource cache with multiple clients
12/05/2002US20020184623 Methods and apparatus for interactive television
12/05/2002US20020184620 Method and an apparatus for an audiovisual monitoring application for children
12/05/2002US20020184506 System and method for multimedia content simulcast
12/05/2002US20020184383 Live mobile camera system with a communication protocol and a server cluster
12/05/2002US20020184314 Method and system for transmitting multicast data signals
12/05/2002US20020184309 Systems and methods for interfacing with a user in instant messaging
12/05/2002US20020184205 Keyword creation method and its apparatus
12/05/2002US20020181936 Combination of VCR index and EPG
12/05/2002US20020181622 Methods and apparatus for efficient and accurate coarse timing synchronization in burst demodulators
12/05/2002US20020181599 Communication system in digital television
12/05/2002US20020181588 Image processing employing picture type conversion
12/05/2002US20020181586 Data processing system and method, communication system and method, and charging device and method
12/05/2002US20020181584 Method and device for controlling the quality of video data
12/05/2002US20020181581 ATSC digital television system
12/05/2002US20020181572 Joint timing recovery and equalization for an N antenna system
12/05/2002US20020180891 System and method for preconditioning analog video signals
12/05/2002US20020180889 Sound bite augmentation
12/05/2002US20020180807 One-touch URL or program selection
12/05/2002US20020180743 Electronic system and method for display using a decoder and arbiter to selectively allow access to a shared memory
12/05/2002US20020180699 OSD (on screen display) multi cursor display method and apparatus
12/05/2002DE10223929A1 Einrichtung zur Bereitstellung der Wahlmöglichkeit für einen Set-Top-Box-Benutzer, nicht abonnierte Programme/Dienste bei der Betrachtung der Informationen des Führers aus einem elektronischen Programmführer zu entfernen Means for providing the option for a set-top box user is not subscribed to remove programs / services when considering the information of the leader of an electronic program guide
12/05/2002CA2448652A1 Methods and apparatus for interactive television
12/04/2002EP1262069A1 Methods and apparatus for banner information digital tv service and receivers therefore
12/04/2002EP1262062A2 A disk scheduling system with reordering of a bounded number of requests
12/04/2002CN1383683A Backward compatible multiple data stream transmission method and system for compressed domain signals
12/04/2002CN1383324A Complex digit broadcasting method able to fully obtained complex digit broadcasting data
12/04/2002CN1383306A Method and appts. for reinforcing operation of cable modem
12/04/2002CN1383296A Method for managing symmetrical secret key in communication network, and device for carrying out such method
12/04/2002CN1383056A Conversion and reproduction method for audio data of portable device
12/03/2002US6490728 Channel information transmitting method and receiving apparatus
12/03/2002US6490727 Distributed termination system for two-way hybrid networks
12/03/2002US6490726 Appliances with the internet access
12/03/2002US6490725 Transmitting notification of new video clips of interest from servers in wide area network
12/03/2002US6490724 Method of analyzing/searching user's viewing habit regarding aerial broadcasting
12/03/2002US6490627 Method and apparatus that provides a scalable media delivery system
12/03/2002US6490550 System and method for IP-based communication transmitting speech and speech-generated text
12/03/2002US6490406 Recording and reproducing an MPEG information signal on/from a record carrier
12/03/2002US6490405 Timestamp modification for seamless branching
12/03/2002US6490250 Elementary stream multiplexer
12/03/2002US6490002 Supplemental data path for supporting on-screen displays from external sources in a monitor/TV receiver using a secondary analog signal path
12/03/2002US6489979 Non-computer interface to a database and digital library
12/03/2002US6488508 Interactive communication system for communicating video game and karaoke software
11/2002
11/30/2002CA2387264A1 Means to provide a settop box user with the option of removing unsubscribed programs/services from an electronic program guide when viewing guide information
11/28/2002WO2002096107A2 Apparatus and method for providing an indication of program(s) and/or activities
11/28/2002WO2002096102A1 Background commercial end detector and notifier
11/28/2002WO2002096101A1 Information transfer apparatus and method, information processing apparatus and method, and information processing system
11/28/2002WO2002096089A2 System and method for multichannel short range media transfer and storage
11/28/2002WO2002096024A2 Initial free preview for multimedia multicast content
11/28/2002WO2002095559A1 System and method for providing foreign language support for a remote control device
11/28/2002WO2002095558A1 System and method for providing a context-sensitive instructional user interface icon in an interactive television system
11/28/2002WO2002067473A3 Broadcast and processing of meta-information associated with content material
11/28/2002US20020178455 Dynamic movement of the control channel for broadband communication devices
11/28/2002US20020178444 Background commercial end detector and notifier
11/28/2002US20020178443 Advertisement distribution system
11/28/2002US20020178442 Interactive television scripting
11/28/2002US20020178440 Method and apparatus for automatically selecting an alternate item based on user behavior
11/28/2002US20020178278 Method and apparatus for providing graphical overlays in a multimedia system
11/28/2002US20020178277 Method and apparatus for multimedia system
11/28/2002US20020178215 Method and apparatus for centralizing application access within a multimedia system
11/28/2002US20020178116 Imaging system, imaging method, image service system and image service method
11/28/2002US20020178058 Method of communicating over an interactive medium
11/28/2002US20020177996 Frequency converter system
11/28/2002US20020176508 Methods and apparatus for decoding and displaying multiple digital images in parallel
11/28/2002US20020176506 Computational resource allocation in an information stream decoder
11/28/2002US20020176018 Variable message format transmission protocol, enabled on cable television networks as a bypass of physical local telephone exchange carrier networks for long distance telecommunications services
11/28/2002US20020175953 Automatic selection of favorite media selections of a user of an media presentation device
11/28/2002US20020175944 System and method for providing a context-sensitive instructional user interface icon in an interactive television system
11/28/2002US20020175930 System and method for providing foreign language support for a remote control device
11/28/2002US20020175924 Image display system capable of displaying images on plurality of image sources and display control method therefor
11/28/2002US20020175917 Method and system for streaming media manager
11/28/2002CA2427181A1 Initial free preview for multimedia multicast content
11/27/2002EP1261215A1 Digital video and audio signal recording and/or reproducing devices
11/27/2002EP1261210A2 Display status modifying apparatus and method
11/27/2002EP1260093A2 Apparatus and method for providing a plurality of interactive program guide initial arrangements
11/27/2002EP1260039A2 Application of digital processing scheme for enhanced cable television network performance
11/27/2002EP1151609B1 Module scheduling with a time interval and ending time
11/27/2002EP0974230B1 Method of downloading of data to an mpeg receiver/decoder
11/27/2002EP0968609B1 Signal generation and broadcasting
11/27/2002CN1382331A Active data hiding for secure electronic media distribution
11/27/2002CN1381993A Mobile method of activ image in video program requesting system
11/27/2002CN1381989A Method and device for controlling displaying of auxiliary video information
11/27/2002CN1381970A Method and system for allocating medium data at different network
11/27/2002CN1095288C Transport processor interface and video recorder/playback apparatus for digital TV. system
11/27/2002CN1095285C Method and apparatus for processing conditional access program guid as for satellite TV. service
11/27/2002CN1095277C Method and device for transmission of menus to receiver
11/26/2002US6487723 Multicast downloading of software and data modules and their compatibility requirements
11/26/2002US6487721 Apparatus and method for digital advertisement insertion in a bitstream
11/26/2002US6487422 Wireless telephone having remote controller function
11/26/2002US6487316 Picture decoder for a picture transmission system
11/26/2002US6487301 Digital authentication with digital and analog documents