Patents
Patents for H04N 21 - Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television, vod [video on demand] (56,445)
12/2001
12/12/2001EP1162840A2 Advertising delivery method
12/12/2001EP1162828A2 Method and apparatus for implementing seamless playback of continuous media feeds
12/12/2001EP1162806A2 Simultaneous viewing and/or listening to a plurality of transmitted multimedia streams through a centralized processing space
12/12/2001EP1161836A2 Method and apparatus for cross-connection of video signals
12/12/2001EP0856227B1 Electronic television program guide schedule system and method with data feed access
12/12/2001CN1326641A Interactive television system and method for converting non-textual information to textual information by remote server
12/12/2001CN1326299A TV signal distributor device, receiver device, transmitting system and method
12/12/2001CN1326298A Data transmitting, processing method and device, data recording and playing back method and device
12/12/2001CN1326161A Electronic program guide searching method and system
12/11/2001US6330719 Interactive television receiver unit browser that waits to send requests
12/11/2001US6330718 Consumption distance based customized rendering of entertainment programming
12/11/2001US6330606 Method and apparatus for dispatching document requests in a proxy
12/11/2001US6330595 Enhanced video programming system and method for incorporating and displaying retrieved integrated internet information segments
12/11/2001US6330285 Video clock and framing signal extraction by transport stream “snooping”
12/11/2001US6330038 Video sharpness control device and method
12/11/2001US6330036 Digital video receiving apparatus
12/11/2001CA2279696C Video reproducing apparatus with adjusted media change times
12/11/2001CA2223162C Electronic program guide schedule localization system and method
12/09/2001CA2349914A1 Advertising delivery method
12/08/2001CA2344595A1 System and method for simultaneous viewing and/or listening to a plurality of transmitted multimedia streams through a centralized processing space
12/06/2001WO2001093586A2 Access control processor
12/06/2001WO2001093585A1 Universal digital broadcast system and methods
12/06/2001WO2001093584A1 Data processing system and method, communication system and method, and charging device and method
12/06/2001WO2001093581A2 Authentication and/or authorization launch
12/06/2001WO2001093580A2 Authentication and authorization epochs
12/06/2001WO2001093579A1 Method for dealing with missing or untimely synchronization signals in digital communications systems
12/06/2001WO2001093577A2 Authorization using ciphertext tokens
12/06/2001WO2001093576A1 Method and apparatus for recording streaming video data upon selection of alternative subject matter
12/06/2001WO2001093575A1 Digital video recorder connectable to a set-top box through digital interface
12/06/2001WO2001093473A2 Systems and methods for distributing information through broadcast media
12/06/2001WO2001093190A2 Aiming indicia for a bar code
12/06/2001WO2001093060A1 Systems and methods for providing video-on-demand services for broadcasting systems
12/06/2001WO2001092901A1 Spectrum management method for a cable data system
12/06/2001WO2001091869A2 Providing advertising with video games
12/06/2001WO2001056270A3 Broadcast pause and resume for enhanced television
12/06/2001WO2001039381A3 Digital headend and full service network for distribution of video and audio programming
12/06/2001US20010049820 Method for enhancing digital video recorder television advertising viewership
12/06/2001US20010049819 Communication system
12/06/2001US20010049740 Method and system for providing multimedia information on demand over wide area networks
12/06/2001US20010048803 Encoded stream generating apparatus and method, data transmission system and method, and editing system and method
12/06/2001US20010048768 Method for computational graceful degradation in an audiovisual compression system
12/06/2001US20010048752 Electronic-program-guide retrieval method and electronic-program-guide retrieval system
12/06/2001US20010048685 System and method for providing multimedia service using a mobile communication terminal
12/06/2001CA2404611A1 Systems and methods for providing video-on-demand services for broadcasting systems
12/06/2001CA2379128A1 Authentication and/or authorization launch
12/06/2001CA2377729A1 Access control processor
12/06/2001CA2377679A1 Authorization using ciphertext tokens
12/06/2001CA2377678A1 Authentication and authorization epochs
12/05/2001EP1161105A1 System and method for providing multimedia service using a mobile communication terminal
12/05/2001EP1161098A2 Signal detection method and apparatus
12/05/2001EP1161092A2 Electronic-program-guide retrieval method and system
12/05/2001EP1161091A1 An optical disc, a recorder, a player, a recording method, and a reproducing method that are all used for the optical disc
12/05/2001EP1161087A2 Receiving apparatus that receives and accumulates broadcast contents and makes contents available according to user requests
12/05/2001EP1160991A1 Method for reducing power consumption in a digital broadcast receiving apparatus
12/05/2001EP0903038B1 Adaptive method for outputting encrypted video input data in either its encrypted format or decrypted
12/05/2001CN1325592A Method and apparatus for using digital televisions as remote personal computer displays
12/04/2001US6327709 Method and apparatus for filtering interference and nonlinear distortions
12/04/2001US6327421 Multiple speed fast forward/rewind compressed video delivery system
12/04/2001US6327418 Method and apparatus implementing random access and time-based functions on a continuous stream of formatted digital data
12/04/2001US6327275 Remultiplexing variable rate bitstreams using a delay buffer and rate estimation
12/04/2001US6326984 Method and apparatus for storing and displaying video image data in a video graphics system
12/04/2001US6326982 Method and apparatus for automatically accessing web pages based on television programming information
11/2001
11/29/2001WO2001091466A2 Dynamically shifting control word
11/29/2001WO2001091460A2 Method and apparatus to adaptively program a recording device
11/29/2001WO2001091458A2 Interactive television application with watch lists
11/29/2001WO2001090957A1 Allocating access across shared communications medium
11/29/2001WO2001067757A3 Audio/video and data signal redistribution system
11/29/2001WO2001041437A3 Consumer access systems and methods for providing same
11/29/2001US20010047419 Managing apparatus and method
11/29/2001US20010047377 System for distributed media network and meta data server
11/29/2001US20010046297 Distribution result verification method for information distribution system
11/29/2001US20010046263 Video encoding apparatus that adjusts code amount by skipping encoding of image data
11/29/2001DE10108764A1 Verfahren zum Liefern von Werbeinformationen und System zum Bewerten der Wirksamkeit der Werbung Method of providing advertising information and system for evaluating the effectiveness of advertising
11/29/2001CA2407005A1 Interactive television application with watch lists
11/28/2001EP1158790A2 Device and method for the integrated presentation of a secondary service as a part of a primary service
11/28/2001EP1158784A2 Image processing apparatus and method, and recording medium
11/28/2001EP1158782A2 Recording schedule reservation system
11/28/2001EP1157552A1 Session oriented settop communication using dynamic, synchronized routing
11/28/2001EP1157548A1 Method and device for providing two different types of service in a menu
11/28/2001EP1157546A1 A preferred service management system for a multimedia video decoder
11/28/2001EP0873649B1 Method and apparatus for navigating an on-screen program guide
11/28/2001EP0827668B1 Improvements in receivers for television signals
11/28/2001CN1324544A Receiving terminal, method for controlling the same, and recorded medium on which program is recorded
11/28/2001CN1324461A 无缝、可扩缩的分布式媒体服务器 Seamless, scalable distributed media servers
11/28/2001CN1324185A Method and device for dynamically modifying digital video image
11/28/2001CN1324183A Recording dispatching appointment system for recording dispatching of broadcast programmes appointment by using network
11/28/2001CN1324182A Intelligent selection and automatic record method of TV signal
11/27/2001US6324694 Method and apparatus for providing subsidiary data synchronous to primary content data
11/27/2001US6324512 System and method for allowing family members to access TV contents and program media recorder over telephone or internet
11/27/2001US6324267 Two-tiered authorization and authentication for a cable data delivery system
11/27/2001US6324217 Method and apparatus for producing an information stream having still images
11/27/2001US6323909 Method and apparatus for transmitting high definition television programming using a digital satellite system transport and MPEG-2 packetized elementary streams (PES)
11/27/2001US6323906 Image processing apparatus
11/27/2001US6323793 HFC return path system using digital conversion and transport
11/22/2001WO2001089228A1 Flag controlled video concealing method
11/22/2001WO2001089224A2 Apparatus and method for improved device interoperability
11/22/2001WO2001089217A1 Method of delivering advertising through an interactive video distribution system
11/22/2001WO2001089216A1 Method and apparatus for controlling transmission of advertisement
11/22/2001US20010044851 System and method for reducing the resources required to deliver streaming media
11/22/2001US20010043795 Video data recorder for recording predefined format shows