Patents
Patents for H04N 21 - Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television, vod [video on demand] (56,445)
08/2001
08/14/2001US6275989 Interactive television system and method for displaying web-like stills with hyperlinks
08/14/2001US6275554 Digital symbol timing recovery network
08/14/2001US6275537 Audio and video multiplexed transmission system
08/14/2001US6275536 Implementation architectures of a multi-channel MPEG video transcoder using multiple programmable processors
08/14/2001US6275531 Scalable video coding method and apparatus
08/14/2001US6275529 Method of and apparatus for transmitting news data with script
08/14/2001US6275507 Transport demultiplexor for an MPEG-2 compliant data stream
08/14/2001US6275471 Method for reliable real-time multimedia streaming
08/11/2001CA2298358A1 Method and apparatus for the display of selected images at selected times
08/09/2001WO2001058163A2 System for distributed media network and meta data server
08/09/2001WO2001058161A1 Broadcasting program guide device and electronic program guide system
08/09/2001WO2001058158A2 Methods and systems for forced advertising
08/09/2001WO2001058156A1 Advertisement response system
08/09/2001WO2001058154A2 Systems and methods for providing promotions with recorded programs
08/09/2001WO2001058151A2 Displaying enhanced content information on a remote control unit
08/09/2001WO2001058150A2 Displaying complementary content sources in a web-based tv system
08/09/2001WO2001058145A2 Adaptive tv program recommender
08/09/2001WO2001058121A1 Method and apparatus for conducting long distance telephone calls in association with an advertisement system
08/09/2001WO2001057815A2 Web site access by manual entry of a character string into a software interface
08/09/2001WO2001057765A1 Integrated system for providing financial services including internet tv capabilities
08/09/2001WO2001057714A2 Method and apparatus for allowing a remote site to interact with an intermediate database to facilitate access to the remote site
08/09/2001WO2001057688A1 Portable high speed internet access device
08/09/2001US20010013132 Frequency converter for cable television transmitter with simplified configuation
08/09/2001US20010013131 Computerized advertisement broadcasting system
08/09/2001US20010013128 Data reception/playback method, data reception/playback apparatus, data transmission method, and data transmission apparatus
08/09/2001US20010013126 Interactive program guide systems and processes
08/09/2001US20010013125 Method and apparatus for providing on-demand electronic advertising
08/09/2001US20010013124 Systems and methods for replacing television signals
08/09/2001US20010013123 Customized program creation by splicing server based video, audio, or graphical segments
08/09/2001US20010013021 Apparatus for data copyright management system
08/09/2001US20010012442 Data recording and reproducing apparatus and data recording and reproducing method
08/09/2001US20010012439 User interface for television schedule system
08/09/2001US20010012365 Method, encoding apparatus and decoding apparatus for protecting a data stream using encryption or for decoding a protected data stream using decryption
08/09/2001US20010012303 Method and system to deliver targeted advertisement and targeted content in broadcast system
08/09/2001US20010012297 Router for which a logical network address which is not unique to the router is the gateway address in default routing table entries
08/09/2001US20010012292 Router for use with a link that has a set of concurrent channels
08/09/2001US20010012051 Method for transmitting image data and communication terminal
08/09/2001US20010012024 Web channel guide graphical interface system and method
08/09/2001US20010011996 Control device, control method, electric apparatus, control method of an electric apparatus, electric apparatus system, control method of an electric apparatus system, and transmission medium
08/09/2001US20010011991 Network browsing remote controller with rotary selecting unit
08/09/2001CA2399973A1 Systems and methods for providing promotions with recorded programs
08/08/2001EP1122970A2 Digital content downloading system using networks
08/08/2001EP1121802A1 Html electronic program guide for an mpeg digital tv system
08/08/2001CN1307779A TV graphical user interface having cursor position indicator
08/07/2001US6272680 Video display initiated by internet module of web TV
08/07/2001US6272566 System for maintaining proper buffering within video play list
08/07/2001US6272546 Method of and apparatus for managing resource allocation and bandwidth overflow in a cooperative, distributed computing environment
08/07/2001US6272286 Optical disc, a recorder, a player, a recording method, and a reproducing method that are all used for the optical disc
08/07/2001US6272226 Apparatus and method for masking audio signals in a signal distribution system
08/07/2001US6272149 Digital serial data interface
08/02/2001WO2001056291A2 Channel-based internet network
08/02/2001WO2001056284A1 High-speed rf link for a multi-user meeting
08/02/2001WO2001056276A1 Commercial attenuator
08/02/2001WO2001056270A2 Broadcast pause and resume for enhanced television
08/02/2001WO2001056266A2 Method and apparatus for encoder-based distribution of live video and other streaming content
08/02/2001WO2001056252A2 User terminal for channel-based internet network
08/02/2001WO2001056225A2 System server for channel-based internet network
08/02/2001WO2001056220A1 Delivering data packets in an electronic interconnect
08/02/2001WO2001055881A2 Content distribution system to generate content streams and facilitate e-commerce transactions using broadcast content metadata
08/02/2001WO2001055879A1 A system and method for determining optimal server in a distributed network for serving content streams
08/02/2001WO2000033565A9 Video on demand methods and systems
08/02/2001US20010011375 Open cable set-top box diagnosing system and method thereof
08/02/2001US20010011374 Statistical disk scheduling for video servers
08/02/2001US20010011372 Method for identifying extender text table of electronic program guide in digital TV
08/02/2001US20010011310 Method of and apparatus for capturing and processing continuous media-based data streams transmitted over an ieee 1394 serial bus
08/02/2001US20010011299 Apparatus and method for providing information about two-way computer communication services
08/02/2001US20010011284 Method and apparatus for a home network auto-tree builder
08/02/2001US20010010750 Digital motion picture decoding apparatus and digital motion picture decoding method
08/02/2001US20010010682 Method and apparatus for detecting and preventing bandwidth overflow in a statistical multiplexer
08/02/2001US20010010671 Recording medium of stream data, and recording method and playback method of the same
08/02/2001US20010010664 Recording medium of stream data, and recording method and playback method of the same
08/02/2001US20010010541 Integrated network for monitoring remote objects
08/02/2001CA2398373A1 A system and method for determining optimal server in a distributed network for serving content streams
08/01/2001EP1120702A2 Image projection system with remote controller
08/01/2001EP1119983A1 Dual forward and reverse test points for amplifiers
08/01/2001EP1119977A2 Apparatus and method for data partitioning to improve error resilience
08/01/2001EP1119973A1 System and method forperforming fast forward and slow motion speed changes in a video stream based on video content
08/01/2001EP1119971A1 Television audience monitoring system and method employing display of cable converter box
08/01/2001EP1119827A1 Embedding auxiliary data in an information signal
08/01/2001EP1119817A1 Cloning protection scheme for a digital information playback device
08/01/2001EP0903036B1 Processing of digital data and program guide information
07/2001
07/31/2001US6269394 System and method for delivery of video data over a computer network
07/31/2001US6269275 Method and system for customizing and distributing presentations for user sites
07/31/2001US6269216 Intermittently arranged frames for instantaneously shifting among video segments
07/31/2001US6269125 System and method for trellis encoding a digital signal
07/31/2001US6269120 Method of precise buffer management for MPEG video splicing
07/31/2001US6269119 Sound-picture synchronous compression and synchronous reproduction system
07/31/2001US6269107 Device and method for demultiplexing transport stream
07/31/2001US6268849 Internet television program guide system with embedded real-time data
07/31/2001CA2233709C Block coding for digital video transmission
07/26/2001WO2001054413A1 Methods and apparatus for compression of transform data
07/26/2001WO2001054410A2 Flexible content distribution method and apparatus
07/26/2001WO2001054409A1 Visual improvement of video stream transitions
07/26/2001WO2001054104A1 Interactive display
07/26/2001WO2000070840A3 Method for delivery of ip data over mpeg-2 transport networks
07/26/2001US20010010097 Method and apparatus for setting on-timer channel of digital broadcast receiver
07/26/2001US20010010095 Interactive television program guide system with operator showcase
07/26/2001US20010010045 System for controlling the distribution and use of digital works using digital tickets
07/26/2001US20010009570 Wireless music & data transceiver system
07/26/2001US20010009556 Remultiplexing apparatus