Patents
Patents for H04N 21 - Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television, vod [video on demand] (56,445)
08/2002
08/01/2002US20020101442 Audio-video data switching and viewing system
07/2002
07/31/2002EP1227684A2 Encoding of video signals
07/31/2002EP1227682A1 Television apparatus for storage broadcasting, information display, distributing device, and information distributing method
07/31/2002EP1227676A2 Method of selecting among multiply-categorised items
07/31/2002EP1227612A1 Contents recording apparatus, recording medium, contents reproducing apparatus, contents transmission method, transmission medium, and contents reception method
07/31/2002EP1226518A2 Timedependent hyperlink system in videocontent
07/31/2002EP1053642A4 A host apparatus for simulating two way connectivity for one way data streams
07/31/2002EP1033019B1 Protocol for digital data transmission in the form of mpeg-ts elements
07/31/2002CN1361990A 电视节目指南 TV Program Guide
07/31/2002CN1361980A Program guide processing
07/31/2002CN1361975A Programming interface for television settop core system software
07/31/2002CN1361952A HFC return path system using digital conversion and transport
07/31/2002CN1361633A Image transmitting method, image processing method and image processing apparatus
07/31/2002CN1361589A Electrical apparatus of shielding plate and emitting device for filtering electric signal at two two side of shielding plate
07/31/2002CN1361530A Content recording device and media, reproducing device, transmitting method and media, and receiving method
07/30/2002USRE37810 Digital video signal reproducing apparatus with high-speed play mode
07/30/2002US6427238 Module manager for interactive television system
07/30/2002US6427237 Network for distributing multimedia signals over a primary signal distribution path
07/30/2002US6427194 Electronic system and method for display using a decoder and arbiter to selectively allow access to a shared memory
07/30/2002US6427140 Systems and methods for secure transaction management and electronic rights protection
07/30/2002US6426820 Remote control incorporating self-test capability
07/30/2002US6426779 Method and apparatus for providing favorite station and programming information in a multiple station broadcast system
07/30/2002US6426705 Control that enables/disables a user interface
07/30/2002CA2333460C Multimedia time warping system
07/25/2002WO2002058400A2 Client-assisted motion estimation for client-server video communication system
07/25/2002WO2002058391A2 Selectable mode multimedia system
07/25/2002WO2002058387A1 Vsb reception system with enhanced signal detection for processing supplemental data
07/25/2002WO2002057951A2 Portable high speed internet access device
07/25/2002WO2002057934A1 Method of collecting data using an embedded media player page
07/25/2002WO2002057877A2 Uncompressed multimedia data transmission and switching
07/25/2002WO2002057848A2 A method and system providing a digital cinema distribution network having backchannel feedback
07/25/2002WO2002042959A8 Television program recommender with interval-based profiles for determining time-varying conditional probabilities
07/25/2002WO2002035847A3 Apparatus and method for improving the quality of video communication over a packet-based network
07/25/2002WO2002032121A3 Virtual creature displayed on a television
07/25/2002WO2001093580B1 Authentication and authorization epochs
07/25/2002WO2001065732A3 Application of digital processing scheme for enhanced cable television network performance
07/25/2002US20020100063 Video interaction
07/25/2002US20020100062 Content with advertisement information segment
07/25/2002US20020100060 External noise intrusion prevention device, signal amplifier, protector and antenna plug
07/25/2002US20020100059 Systems and methods for establishing and administering sessions in digital cable systems
07/25/2002US20020100056 Distributed broadband cable modem termination system
07/25/2002US20020100055 Method for advertisers to sponsor broadcasts without commercials
07/25/2002US20020100053 Semiconductor processing video monitoring system
07/25/2002US20020100045 System and method for enabling anonymous personalization
07/25/2002US20020100043 Content with advertisement information segment
07/25/2002US20020100039 Media interactivity method and architecture
07/25/2002US20020099968 Method and system for improving clock speed for data and function opcodes between two different clock speeds
07/25/2002US20020099955 Method for securing digital content
07/25/2002US20020099949 Systems and methods for detecting tampering of a computer system by calculating a boot signature
07/25/2002US20020099841 Management of virtual and physical network inventories
07/25/2002US20020099839 Method and storage device for expanding and contracting continuous play media seamlessly
07/25/2002US20020099811 Time managing apparatus for managing time to synchronize with other apparatuses
07/25/2002US20020099709 Method of selecting among multiply-categorized items
07/25/2002US20020099632 Method and system of connecting an internet
07/25/2002US20020099459 Future capture of block matching clip
07/25/2002US20020098852 Methods and apparatus for identifying as set location in communication networks
07/25/2002US20020098240 Compositions comprising modafinil compounds
07/25/2002US20020097989 Optical disc, a recorder, a player, a recording method, and a reproducing method that are all used for the optical disc
07/25/2002US20020097984 Replaying a video segment with changed audio
07/25/2002US20020097979 Content with advertisement information segment
07/25/2002US20020097879 Broadcasting method and broadcast receiver
07/25/2002US20020097872 Method of providing secure content-based user experience enhancement within a content protection architecture
07/25/2002US20020097870 Method and system for tracing an analog copy of a digital work to a unique digital copy and a particular digital player
07/25/2002US20020097801 Method of switching video sequences and corresponding switching device and decoding system
07/25/2002US20020097798 System and method for coding and decoding
07/25/2002US20020097678 Method and apparatus for bandwidth management associated with misbehaving sessions
07/25/2002US20020097265 User interface for collecting viewer ratings of media content and facilitating adaption of content recommenders
07/25/2002US20020097182 Methods and apparatus for identifying asset location in communication networks
07/24/2002EP1225767A2 Method and system for delivering digital content
07/24/2002EP1225766A2 Viewing history system and apparatus
07/24/2002EP1225763A1 Interactive communication techniques
07/24/2002EP1225717A2 Method of broadcasting a broadcast programme where the programme is transmitted with a store command and is stored on a storage medium and is reproduced when a play command is being received, and broadcast receiver using the method
07/24/2002EP1224803A1 Identifying ancillary information associated with an audio/video program
07/24/2002EP1224527A1 Scheduling storage accesses for rate-guaranteed and non-rate-guaranteed requests
07/24/2002EP1059001B1 Method for protecting the audio/visual data across the nrss inte rface
07/24/2002EP0862842B1 Set-top electronics and network interface unit arrangement
07/24/2002EP0756793B1 Complexity determining apparatus for controlling encoding of video signal
07/24/2002CN1088301C Trellis coded modulation system for HDTV
07/23/2002US6425133 Method for configuring cable television converter terminal using multiple channels and arrangement therefor
07/23/2002US6425132 Ingress testing of CATV system utilizing remote selection of CATV node
07/23/2002US6425129 Channel preview with rate dependent channel information
07/23/2002US6425128 Video system with a control device for displaying a menu listing viewing preferences having a high probability of acceptance by a viewer that include weighted premium content
07/23/2002US6425127 Method and system for controlling visual access by a user to broadcast video segments
07/23/2002US6425012 System creating chat network based on a time of each chat access request
07/23/2002US6424789 System and method for performing fast forward and slow motion speed changes in a video stream based on video content
07/23/2002US6424714 Method and apparatus for providing conditional access in connection-oriented interactive networks with a multiplicity of service providers
07/23/2002US6424713 Cryptographic system with concealed work factor
07/23/2002US6424677 Video/audio processing system providing real time program duration alteration
07/23/2002US6424380 Digital broadcast receiving apparatus for displaying still images at high speed
07/23/2002US6424185 NCO based frequency synthesizer with jitter modulation
07/23/2002CA2124000C Transaction based interactive television system
07/18/2002WO2002056595A1 Method and equipment for managing interactions in the mpeg-4 standard
07/18/2002WO2002056592A1 Method for storing encrypted data
07/18/2002WO2002056591A1 Variable spare circuit group size and quantity having multiple active circuits
07/18/2002WO2002056580A1 Contents directory service system
07/18/2002WO2002056579A2 Automatic on-screen display of auxiliary information
07/18/2002WO2002056578A2 Method of disseminating advertisements using an embedded media player page
07/18/2002WO2002056576A2 Methods and apparatus for securely transmitting and processing digital image data
07/18/2002WO2002037839A3 Method and apparatus for automatic generation of query search terms for a program recommender
07/18/2002WO2002028006A3 Method and apparatus for networked information dissemination through secure transcoding