Patents
Patents for H04N 21 - Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television, vod [video on demand] (56,445)
01/2002
01/23/2002EP1013081B1 A system for forming and processing text data for use in program specific information for broadcast
01/23/2002EP0850543B1 Digital Recording and Replay Apparatus and Decoder
01/23/2002EP0787391B1 Conditional access system
01/23/2002EP0716795B1 Apparatus and method for an on demand data delivery system for the preview, selection, retrieval and reproduction at a remote location of previously recorded or programmed material
01/23/2002EP0500680B1 Cable television decoder to television accessory interfacing
01/23/2002CN1332938A Method and apparatus for displaying colored audio/visual program
01/23/2002CN1332937A Method and apparatus for collecting and providing viewer feedback to broadcast
01/23/2002CN1332936A Purchasing upgraded media feature for transmission
01/23/2002CN1332926A System and method for customizing program guide information to includes reminder item or local identifier
01/23/2002CN1332551A System and method for providing requested video service in environment of radio network
01/22/2002US6341375 Video on demand DVD system
01/22/2002US6341374 Television schedule system and method of operation for multiple program occurrences
01/22/2002US6341198 System for byte packing multiple data channels in an MPEG/DVD system
01/22/2002US6341168 Method and apparatus for detecting and displaying a representative image of a shot of short duration in a moving image
01/22/2002US6340997 Worldwide television tuning system with object-based tuning control modules
01/22/2002US6340992 Automatic detection of letterbox and subtitles in video
01/22/2002US6340987 Method and apparatus for masking latency in an interactive television network
01/22/2002US6340971 Method and device for keyframe-based video displaying using a video cursor frame in a multikeyframe screen
01/17/2002WO2002005558A1 Multimedia communication terminal
01/17/2002WO2002005557A2 Systems and methods for characterizing television preferences over a wireless network
01/17/2002WO2002005089A1 Delivering multimedia descriptions
01/17/2002WO2001048715A3 Apparatus, and associated method, for remotely effectuating a transaction service
01/17/2002WO2001046929A3 Universal remote control method and apparatus
01/17/2002WO2001041399A3 Method for providing streaming media data in a network-based environment
01/17/2002US20020007493 Providing enhanced content with broadcast video
01/17/2002US20020007492 System and method for detecting and correcting a defective transmission channel in an interactive information distribution system
01/17/2002US20020007490 Audio/video and data signal redistribution system
01/17/2002US20020007485 Television service enhancements
01/17/2002US20020007417 Modular storage server architecture with dynamic data management
01/17/2002US20020006273 High-density recording medium having data format acceptable to a digital television and a data reproducing apparatus thereof
01/17/2002US20020005910 Novel cursor control system
01/16/2002EP1173023A2 Multiplex dependend video compression
01/16/2002EP1173022A2 Apparatus for demultiplexing of transport stream
01/16/2002EP1173018A2 Architecture and method for providing interactive broadband products and services using existing telephone plant
01/16/2002EP1171840A2 Electronic book alternative delivery systems
01/16/2002EP0997036B1 A system for forming and processing program specific information containing text data for terrestrial, cable or satellite broadcast
01/16/2002CN1331890A Method and appts. for selecting from multiple versions of television program
01/16/2002CN1331889A Method and appts. for customized rendering of commercials
01/16/2002CN1331886A Method and system for providing link to programs in program guide
01/16/2002CN1331517A Integrated transmitting/receiving radio frequency device
01/15/2002US6339842 Digital television with subscriber conference overlay
01/15/2002US6339658 Error resilient still image packetization method and packet structure
01/10/2002WO2002003706A1 Method and apparatus for placing virtual objects
01/10/2002WO2002003704A1 System and method for fault tolerant stream splitting
01/10/2002WO2002003693A1 Advanced set top terminal having a video call feature
01/10/2002WO2002003683A2 Advanced set top terminal having a program pause feature with voice-to-text conversion
01/10/2002WO2002003682A2 Video memory manager for use in a video recorder and method of operation
01/10/2002WO2002003677A2 A system having a promotion module to entice a viewer to watch premium content
01/10/2002WO2002003676A2 System for displaying an integrated portal screen
01/10/2002WO2002003671A1 User profile with weighted premium content
01/10/2002WO2002003646A2 Selecting attribute based content for server applications
01/10/2002WO2002003277A1 Information posting system, information posting method, electronic commerce system, electronic commerce method
01/10/2002WO2001058145A3 Adaptive tv program recommender
01/10/2002WO2001056225A3 System server for channel-based internet network
01/10/2002WO2001055879A8 A system and method for determining optimal server in a distributed network for serving content streams
01/10/2002WO2001022364A3 Dynamic scalable multi-media content streaming
01/10/2002US20020004906 Secure streaming of digital audio/visual content
01/10/2002US20020004838 Data transmission method and apparatus
01/10/2002US20020004748 Information providing system, information providing method, and record medium having recorded information providing program
01/10/2002US20020004711 Control device and control method
01/10/2002US20020003884 Authentication and/or authorization launch
01/10/2002US20020003883 Method and apparatus for controlling contents utilization, and a computer product
01/10/2002US20020003881 Secure information distribution system utilizing information segment scrambling
01/10/2002US20020003845 Apparatus and method of multiple decoding
01/10/2002US20020003840 Header-estimating moving picture receiving apparatus and output apparatus
01/10/2002US20020003806 Allocating access across shared communications medium to user classes
01/10/2002US20020003799 Data transmission device and data transmission method
01/10/2002US20020003576 Video camera apparatus
01/10/2002US20020003575 Digital video system using networked cameras
01/10/2002DE10030856A1 Image data transfer method in client-server computer system, involves unpacking and extracting data sets using clipping and/or shift routine of browser and extracting structure information
01/10/2002CA2762272A1 Advanced set top terminal having a video call feature
01/10/2002CA2415053A1 Advanced set top terminal having a program pause feature with voice-to-text conversion
01/10/2002CA2413072A1 System for displaying an integrated portal screen
01/09/2002EP1170944A2 Image and data display method and apparatus
01/09/2002EP1169862A1 Data format for a streaming information receiver
01/09/2002EP1169861A1 Data broadcast system
01/09/2002EP1169859A1 Method and apparatus for the display of selected images at selected times using an autonomous distribution system
01/09/2002EP1169853A1 Decimation method for providing pig windows
01/09/2002EP1169710A1 Streaming information appliance with buffer read and write synchronization
01/09/2002CN1330471A Automatic accounting type information output system
01/09/2002CN1330470A Information transmission device, terminal device, information centre, recording media and information transmission method
01/09/2002CN1330275A Protecting screen for high constract projection television
01/08/2002USRE37501 Apparatus and method for displaying caption broadcast and teletext on the screen of a double-wide television
01/08/2002US6337947 Method and apparatus for customized editing of video and/or audio signals
01/08/2002US6337719 Apparatus for receiving signals during power-off (stand-by) mode
01/08/2002US6337718 TV controlling method having adjust mode reset function
01/08/2002CA2063517C Cable subscriber control device using shared jamming modules
01/03/2002WO2002001875A1 Cable drop monitor with upstream signalling
01/03/2002WO2002001869A1 Receiving storage device, transmission device, broadcasting system, receiving storage method, transmission method, broadcasting method, program, and medium
01/03/2002WO2002001867A1 Set-top box connectable to a digital video recorder via an auxiliary interface
01/03/2002WO2002001853A2 Automatic identification of a set-top box user to a network
01/03/2002WO2002001782A2 Bandwidth scaling of a compressed video stream
01/03/2002WO2002001478A1 Method and device for wireless transmission and processing of psychophysiological data
01/03/2002WO2002001420A1 System and method for transmitting and displaying interactive tv content
01/03/2002WO2001067743A3 Business model for leasing storage space on a digital recorder
01/03/2002WO2001056266A3 Method and apparatus for encoder-based distribution of live video and other streaming content
01/03/2002WO2001050758A3 Method and system for transmitting, storing and displaying coupon data using the horizontal overscan portion of a video signal
01/03/2002WO2001047249A3 Broadcast program recording overrun and underrun scheduling system
01/03/2002WO2001043442A3 Method and apparatus for two-way internet access over network a catv with channel tracking
01/03/2002WO2001035296A8 Managing content choices