Patents
Patents for H04N 21 - Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television, vod [video on demand] (56,445)
10/2002
10/31/2002WO2002087180A1 Apparatus and method for decision feedback sequence estimation for reduction of error propagation in a decision feedback equalizer
10/31/2002WO2002087134A2 Interactive streaming media production tool using communication optimization
10/31/2002WO2002087128A1 A network and method for transmitting reverse analog signals by sub-sampling the digital reverse bandwidth
10/31/2002WO2002087125A1 Provision of digital data via multiple broadcasts
10/31/2002WO2002087091A2 Burst-mode digital transmitter
10/31/2002WO2002086852A1 A display system
10/31/2002WO2002086764A1 System for audio-visual media user customization
10/31/2002WO2002086740A2 Portable terminal, overlay output method, and program therefor
10/31/2002WO2002086695A1 Method and system to facilitate selecting programs
10/31/2002WO2002086691A1 Electronic program guide including virtual channels for interactive television
10/31/2002WO2002086680A2 Customized program creation by splicing server based video, audio, or graphical segments
10/31/2002WO2002065764A9 Universal media bar for controlling different types of media
10/31/2002WO2002028108A3 Statistical remultiplexing with bandwidth allocation among different transcoding channels
10/31/2002WO2001058158A9 Methods and systems for forced advertising
10/31/2002WO2001058154A9 Systems and methods for providing promotions with recorded programs
10/31/2002WO2001054409A9 Visual improvement of video stream transitions
10/31/2002US20020162122 Synchronizing services across open cable and packet cable
10/31/2002US20020162121 System and method to subscribe to channel URL addresses and to provide non-programming-related URL addresses in an interactive video casting system
10/31/2002US20020162120 Apparatus and method to provide supplemental content from an interactive television system to a remote device
10/31/2002US20020162117 System and method for broadcast-synchronized interactive content interrelated to broadcast content
10/31/2002US20020162116 VoIP telephony peripheral
10/31/2002US20020162115 System and method for monitoring and recovering the state of user participation in interactive broadcasts
10/31/2002US20020162114 System and method for multicasting packets in a subscriber network
10/31/2002US20020162112 PC-based virtual set-top box for internet-based distribution of video and other data
10/31/2002US20020162111 Data communication system, transmitting device, and communication terminal
10/31/2002US20020162110 Information delivery system, information delivery method, and program for allowing computer to execute that method
10/31/2002US20020162109 Distributed storage on a P2P network architecture
10/31/2002US20020162108 Interactive/ active electronic program/ content guide (IAEPG) with computer enhanced, web-wrapped user interfaces, programablility, and automated search, record, and present
10/31/2002US20020162106 Method and system for information insertion
10/31/2002US20020162105 Modular broadcast receiver system & method
10/31/2002US20020162104 Encrypted media key management
10/31/2002US20020162103 Mixed-media data encoding
10/31/2002US20020161865 Automated network configuration of connected device
10/31/2002US20020161739 Multimedia contents providing system and a method thereof
10/31/2002US20020161634 Electronic document with an automatically updated portion
10/31/2002US20020159653 System and method for the lossless progressive streaming of images over a communication network
10/31/2002US20020159595 Receiving mixed-media data
10/31/2002US20020159592 Content reception terminal and recording medium
10/31/2002US20020159530 Method and apparatus for adaptive bit rate control in an asynchronized encoding system
10/31/2002US20020159525 Effective error recovery method using packet loss rate of networks in realtime video transfer system
10/31/2002US20020159523 Rate control for an MPEG transcoder without a priori knowledge picture type
10/31/2002US20020159522 Digital broadcasting apparatus and method, video data encoding system and method, and broadcasting signal decoding system and method, which use variable bit rate
10/31/2002US20020159520 Communication system in digital television
10/31/2002US20020159485 Receiving apparatus for digital broadcasting signal and receiving/recording/reproducing apparatus thereof
10/31/2002US20020159457 System and method for transporting a compressed video and data bit stream over a communication channel
10/31/2002US20020159035 Projection Display System, Projector and Menu Image Display Method for Same
10/31/2002US20020158991 Wireless moving image and audio transmitting system
10/31/2002US20020158878 Data format for a streaming information appliance
10/31/2002US20020158852 Remote control having a touch pad operable in a pad-to-screen mapping mode for highlighting preselected parts of a slide displayed on a display screen
10/31/2002US20020158781 Coding a data stream
10/31/2002CA2444438A1 System and method for retrieving and storing multimedia data
10/31/2002CA2435476A1 Customized program creation by splicing server based video, audio, or graphical segments
10/30/2002EP1253784A2 Derivation and quantization of robust non-local characteristics for blind watermarking
10/30/2002EP1253777A2 Electronic equipment and electronic equipment control method
10/30/2002EP1253762A1 Process for managing a symmetric key in a communication network and devices for the implementation of this process
10/30/2002EP1253748A2 Automated network configuration of connected devices
10/30/2002EP1253735A2 Extension of functionality of a cable modem
10/30/2002EP1253714A2 Radio frequency interface
10/30/2002EP1252772A1 Methods and apparatus for compression of transform data
10/30/2002EP1252771A1 Method of increasing capabilities of streaming content including video on demand
10/30/2002EP1252770A2 Flexible content distribution method and apparatus
10/30/2002EP1252767A2 Methods and systems for forced advertising
10/30/2002EP1252765A2 Consumer access systems and methods for providing same
10/30/2002EP1252577A1 A system and method for determining optimal server in a distributed network for serving content streams
10/30/2002EP1252559A2 Method of setting parental lock levels based on example content
10/30/2002EP1252085A1 Information distribution system for use in an elevator
10/30/2002EP1157546B1 A preferred service management system for a multimedia video decoder
10/30/2002EP0968603B1 Multiple source keypad channel entry system and method
10/30/2002CN1377555A Integrating broadcast television pause and web browsing
10/30/2002CN1093719C Selective-caption displayed broadcasting and receiving method suitable for syllable characters
10/29/2002US6473903 Method and system for implementing interactive broadcast programs and commercials
10/29/2002US6473901 Method and apparatus of displaying bit stream data, method and apparatus for generating bit stream data, and storage medium
10/29/2002US6473858 Method and apparatus for broadcasting data with access control
10/29/2002US6473137 Method and apparatus for audio-visual cues improving perceived acquisition time
10/29/2002US6473129 Method for parsing event information table
10/29/2002US6473060 Monitor control device and control method thereof
10/29/2002US6473007 Single clock reference for compressed domain processing systems with interspersed transport packets
10/29/2002CA2242626C Dynamic modification of multimedia content
10/26/2002CA2356730A1 Mixed-media data encoding
10/24/2002WO2002085032A2 System and method for inserting video and audio packets into a video transport stream
10/24/2002WO2002085031A1 Dynamic complexity prediction and regulation of mpeg2 decoding in a media processor
10/24/2002WO2002085030A1 System and method for preconditioning analog video signals
10/24/2002WO2002085022A2 Method, system, and display apparatus for encrypted cinema
10/24/2002WO2002085016A1 System and method for network delivery of low bit rate multimedia content
10/24/2002WO2002084965A1 A two stage equalizer for trellis coded systems
10/24/2002WO2002084911A2 Multi-rate transcoder for digital streams
10/24/2002WO2002084598A1 Method and system for streaming media manager
10/24/2002WO2002084502A1 System and method for targeting object oriented audio video content to users
10/24/2002WO2002084454A2 Contextual web page system and method
10/24/2002WO2002069629A3 System and method for simplifying searches in electronic program guide
10/24/2002WO2002069628A3 Method for searching of an electronic program guide
10/24/2002WO2002065318A3 A system and process for creating a virtual stage and presenting enhanced content via the virtual stage
10/24/2002WO2002065252A3 System and method for server-side control of a flash presentation
10/24/2002WO2002043310A3 System and method of providing relevant interactive content to a broadcast display
10/24/2002US20020157115 Wireless communication point of deployment module for use in digital cable compliant devices
10/24/2002US20020157114 Burst-mode digital transmitter
10/24/2002US20020157113 System and method for retrieving and storing multimedia data
10/24/2002US20020157112 Method and apparatus for generating compact transcoding hints metadata
10/24/2002US20020157110 Method and apparatus for enhanced cable modem operation
10/24/2002US20020157109 System and method for interactive television