Patents
Patents for H04N 21 - Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television, vod [video on demand] (56,445)
07/2002
07/04/2002WO2001063806A3 Method and system for transmission of content description information and connection information in digital broadcast networks
07/04/2002WO2000070867A9 Download system for consumer electronic devices
07/04/2002WO2000068840A9 Architecture and application programming interfaces for java-enabled mpeg-4 (mpeg-j) systems
07/04/2002US20020088007 Digital broadcasting system, digital broadcasting apparatus, and receiver apparatus for digital broadcasts
07/04/2002US20020088002 Transmission of camera image to remote display device
07/04/2002US20020088001 Quote and information system
07/04/2002US20020087999 Scalable filtering table
07/04/2002US20020087992 Method and apparatus for bi-directional data services and live television programming to mobile platforms
07/04/2002US20020087989 Recording arrangement for the error-tolerant recording of an information signal
07/04/2002US20020087988 Interactive TV contextual content surfing using inter-channel hyperlinking: systems, methods & program products
07/04/2002US20020087982 Electronic program guide with rapid time advancement feature
07/04/2002US20020087980 Grouping advertisement subavails
07/04/2002US20020087978 System and method of selective advertising on a TV channel
07/04/2002US20020087977 System and method for broadcasting advertisements
07/04/2002US20020087976 System and method for distributing video with targeted advertising using switched communication networks
07/04/2002US20020087974 System and method of providing relevant interactive content to a broadcast display
07/04/2002US20020087973 Inserting local signals during MPEG channel changes
07/04/2002US20020087972 Squeezable rebroadcast files
07/04/2002US20020087971 Communication protocol for content on demand system with callback time
07/04/2002US20020087969 Interactive TV audience estimation and program rating in real-time using multi level tracking methods, systems and program products
07/04/2002US20020087968 Set-top box with credit card reader and method of activation/authentication
07/04/2002US20020087746 Media manager for controlling autonomous media devices within a network environment and managing the flow and format of data between the devices
07/04/2002US20020087680 Proactive service request management and measurement
07/04/2002US20020087569 Method and system for the automatic generation of multi-lingual synchronized sub-titles for audiovisual data
07/04/2002US20020087403 Statistical metering and filtering of content via pixel-based metadata
07/04/2002US20020086734 Set-top box storage of games for games for game console
07/04/2002US20020085734 Methods and apparatus for securely transmitting and processing digital image data
07/04/2002US20020085714 Contents recording apparatus, recording medium, contents reproducing apparatus, contents transmission method, transmission medium, and contents reception method
07/04/2002US20020085713 Digital media delivery with local cache and streaming tokens
07/04/2002US20020085648 Multi-standard channel decoder for real-time digital broadcast reception
07/04/2002US20020085637 Providing error resilience and concealment for video data
07/04/2002US20020085128 Remote control device with event notifier
07/04/2002US20020085090 Method and apparatus for generation of a preferred broadcasted programs list
07/04/2002US20020085042 User friendly remote system interface with menu highlighting
07/04/2002US20020085031 Method and system for providing a user profile
07/04/2002US20020085024 Interactive video programming methods
07/04/2002US20020085023 Display of ancillary data on local network appliance
07/04/2002US20020084909 Remote control device with smart card capability
07/04/2002CA2432930A1 Data stream control system for selectively storing selected data packets from incoming transport stream
07/03/2002EP1220594A1 Electrical apparatus comprising shield and transmission means with signal filtering across the shield
07/03/2002EP1220543A2 Information processing apparatus, log accumulation control device, contents delivery control device, and contents delivery system using these
07/03/2002EP1220542A1 System and method for distributing video with targeted advertising using switched communication networks
07/03/2002EP1220217A2 Data reproduction system, data recorder and data reader preventing fraudulent usage by monitoring reproducible time limit
07/03/2002EP1220173A1 System and method for the secure distribution of digital content in a sharing network
07/03/2002EP1219111A1 Download system for consumer electronic devices
07/03/2002EP1219069A2 System and method for tuning to an in-band channel and for identification via return-path
07/03/2002EP1218874A1 Method of using buttons associated with a display to access and execute associated functions
07/03/2002EP1218832A1 Allocating access across shared communications medium
07/03/2002EP0756789B1 Complexity determining apparatus
07/03/2002EP0699368B1 An encoder buffer having an effective size which varies automatically with the channel bit-rate
07/03/2002CN1357200A Multi-channel MPEG video transcoder using multiple programmable processors
07/03/2002CN1357199A 数据广播系统 Data broadcasting system
07/03/2002CN1356639A Providing QoS for disk I/O sub-system with both expiration date and priority
07/03/2002CN1087121C Record telephone message/number identifying method and appts. using television set
07/02/2002US6415438 Trigger having a time attribute
07/02/2002US6415437 Method and apparatus for combining video sequences with an interactive program guide
07/02/2002US6415326 Timeline correlation between multiple timeline-altered media streams
07/02/2002US6415257 System for identifying and adapting a TV-user profile by means of speech technology
07/02/2002US6414998 Method and apparatus for inserting an image material
07/02/2002US6414971 System and method for delivering data packets in an electronic interconnect
07/02/2002US6414726 Device for identifying packets of digital data and a receiver for digital television signals equipped with such a device
07/02/2002US6414725 Method and apparatus for synchronized multiple format data storage
07/02/2002US6414720 Digital broadcasting system using virtual channels
07/02/2002CA2155888C Real-time edit control for video program material
06/2002
06/27/2002WO2002051155A1 Webcasting method and system for time-based synchronization ofmultiple, independent media streams
06/27/2002WO2002051153A2 System and method for sending out-of-band service information to a host service
06/27/2002WO2002051152A1 System, method and apparatus for capturing, recording, transmitting and displaying dynamic sessions
06/27/2002WO2002051149A1 Delivering video over an atm/dsl network using a multi-layered video coding system
06/27/2002WO2002051147A1 Methods and apparatus for re-encoding a high definition television signal to create a standard definition television signal
06/27/2002WO2002051141A2 Dedicated channel for displaying programs
06/27/2002WO2002051140A2 Apparatus and method of program classification using observed cues in the transcript information
06/27/2002WO2002051139A2 System and method for providing a multimedia summary of a video program
06/27/2002WO2002051138A2 System and method for accessing a multimedia summary of a video program
06/27/2002WO2002051131A2 Accessing meta information triggers automatic buffering
06/27/2002WO2002051047A2 Method and apparatus for efficiently accessing sequentially broadcast data
06/27/2002WO2002050787A1 Improvements in and relating to the distribution of content
06/27/2002WO2002033956A3 Image printing order receiving system and method
06/27/2002WO2001093580A3 Authentication and authorization epochs
06/27/2002WO2001084501A3 Method for interactive multi-user sustomizable web data retrieval and rendering
06/27/2002WO2001046818A9 Personal video channel system
06/27/2002WO2001045418A9 Hardware filtering of input packet identifiers for an mpeg re-multiplexer
06/27/2002WO2000064170A9 Improved data structure and methods for providing an interactive program guide
06/27/2002US20020083473 System and method for accessing a multimedia summary of a video program
06/27/2002US20020083472 Information providing system, information terminal device, information server device and information providing method
06/27/2002US20020083471 System and method for providing a multimedia summary of a video program
06/27/2002US20020083470 System and method for sending out-of-band service information to a host device
06/27/2002US20020083469 Embedding re-usable object-based product information in audiovisual programs for non-intrusive, viewer driven usage
06/27/2002US20020083463 Method and system for presenting a video stream of a video streaming device
06/27/2002US20020083460 Transmission and receipt of time-converging multi-media streams
06/27/2002US20020083459 Content processing apparatus, content processing method, and storage medium
06/27/2002US20020083456 Method and system for pricing a programming event viewed by subscriber group
06/27/2002US20020083455 Internet downloaded programmable recording device
06/27/2002US20020083454 On-demand method and system for entertaining a user
06/27/2002US20020083453 System and method for selecting language of on-screen displays and audio programs
06/27/2002US20020083452 Method and system for inserting a new channel into a list of preferred channels
06/27/2002US20020083451 User-friendly electronic program guide based on subscriber characterizations
06/27/2002US20020083450 Method and system for content-based broadcasted program selection
06/27/2002US20020083448 Dedicated channel for displaying programs
06/27/2002US20020083447 Television services
06/27/2002US20020083446 Method and apparatus for providing additional information to a selective call device about a broadcast