Patents
Patents for H04N 21 - Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television, vod [video on demand] (56,445)
07/2001
07/05/2001WO2000077683A3 Method for real time protocol media recording
07/05/2001US20010007147 Method and apparatus for selecting a version of an entertainment program based on user preferences
07/05/2001US20010007105 Intelligent device having background caching of web pages within a digital television system and method of same
07/05/2001US20010006525 System, method and apparatus for data transmission
07/05/2001US20010006404 Combined terrestrial wave/cable broadcast receiver and program information processing method therefor
07/04/2001EP1113647A2 Simplified IP service control
07/04/2001EP1113608A2 Methods and apparatus for accessing synchronized broadcast data
07/04/2001EP1113606A2 Method of disseminating broadcast information
07/04/2001EP1113440A2 Method and apparatus for accessing content on a storage medium
07/04/2001EP1112659A1 Adaptive rate control for insertion of data packets into a bitstream
07/04/2001EP1112642A2 Method and apparatus for controlling communication within a computer network
07/04/2001EP0741944B1 Cable television billing method
07/04/2001CN1302507A Apparatus and method for web-casting over broadcast TV network
07/04/2001CN1302506A Reduction scanning and channel change latency reduction in an ATSC Television receiver
07/03/2001US6256785 Method and system for providing interactive look-and-feel in a digital broadcast via an X-Y protocol
07/03/2001US6256736 Secured signal modification and verification with privacy control
07/03/2001US6256390 Device having a digital interface and a network system using such a device and a copy protection method
07/03/2001US6256357 Communication system
07/03/2001US6256071 Methods and apparatus for recording video files and for generating a table listing the recorded files and links to additional information
07/03/2001US6256019 Methods of using a controller for controlling multi-user access to the functionality of consumer devices
07/03/2001US6255961 Two-way communications between a remote control unit and one or more devices in an audio/visual environment
07/03/2001CA2186918C Method and apparatus for reducing data delay within a multi-channel shared-circuit data processing environment
06/2001
06/28/2001WO2001047283A1 Video compression for multicast environments using spatial scalability and simulcast coding
06/28/2001WO2001047273A1 Intelligent system and methods of recommending media content items based on user preferences
06/28/2001WO2001047263A1 Commercial deleter
06/28/2001WO2001047257A1 Intelligent system and methods of recommending media content items based on user preferences
06/28/2001WO2001047254A2 Television control system
06/28/2001WO2001047250A2 Selection between an in-band and an out-of-band channel for downloading code to a set top box
06/28/2001WO2001047249A2 Broadcast program recording overrun and underrun scheduling system
06/28/2001WO2001047238A2 Distributed, interactive television program guide; system and method
06/28/2001WO2001047130A1 Programming a universal remote control device
06/28/2001WO2001046956A2 Method and system pertaining to the location of digital encoding information
06/28/2001WO2001046929A2 Universal remote control method and apparatus
06/28/2001WO2001046869A2 Systems and methods for coordinating interactive and passive advertisement and merchandising opportunities
06/28/2001WO2001046818A1 Personal video channel system
06/28/2001WO2001046057A1 Information distribution system for use in an elevator
06/28/2001WO2000078033A3 Automated retirement of interactive applications using retirement instructions for events and program states
06/28/2001US20010005906 Set-top electronics and network interface unit arrangement
06/28/2001US20010005903 Method and apparatus for displaying differences in the characteristics of multiple versions of an entertainment program
06/28/2001US20010005902 Reprogrammable subscriber terminal
06/28/2001US20010005901 Security device managed access to information
06/28/2001US20010005447 Data multiplexer, data multiplexing method, data recording medium, data recorder, data demultiplexer and data demultiplexing method
06/28/2001US20010005443 Video tape recorder with a function of controlling a character display
06/28/2001US20010005197 Remotely controlling electronic devices
06/28/2001CA2395030A1 Television control system
06/27/2001EP1111932A2 Information processing apparatus, information processing method and recording medium
06/27/2001EP1111926A2 Multimode interactive television chat
06/27/2001EP1111922A2 Providing multiple levels of interactive television service using triggers and trigger filters
06/27/2001EP1111916A1 Recording/reproducing device, mpeg video stream recording/reproducing device, and medium
06/27/2001EP1111912A1 A television schedule system
06/27/2001EP1111910A2 Media pipeline with multichannel video processing and playback
06/27/2001EP1111617A2 Method and apparatus for processing data
06/27/2001EP1110401A1 Secure information distribution system utilizing information segment scrambling
06/27/2001EP1110388A1 Video data recorder with personal channels
06/27/2001EP1110387A1 Electronic program guide with digital storage
06/27/2001EP1110386A1 Method and apparatus for capturing broadcast epg data for program title display
06/27/2001EP0830784B1 System for providing closed captioning to an electronic discussion group
06/27/2001EP0821856B1 Merging multi-source information in a television system
06/27/2001CN1301458A Interactive television program guide system for determining user value for demographic categories
06/27/2001CN1301455A Systems and methods for advertising television networks, channels, and programs
06/27/2001CN1301454A Broadcasting method and broadcast receiver
06/27/2001CN1301442A Authentification of data in a digital transmission system
06/27/2001CN1301098A Method and apparatus for emitting broadcasting message to hand equipment
06/26/2001US6253238 Interactive cable television system with frame grabber
06/26/2001US6253237 Personalized time-shifted programming
06/26/2001US6253221 Character display apparatus and method for a digital versatile disc
06/26/2001US6253193 Systems and methods for the secure transaction management and electronic rights protection
06/26/2001US6253025 Image information encoding/decoding system
06/26/2001US6252907 Demultiplexer and transport decorder employing the same
06/26/2001US6252889 Selectable depacketizer architecture
06/26/2001US6252885 CATV communication system, method of communication by the same, and center and terminal devices thereof
06/26/2001US6252873 Method of ensuring a smooth transition between MPEG-2 transport streams
06/26/2001US6252831 Apparatus and method for identifying the information stored on a medium
06/26/2001US6252635 Automatic tuning frequency or channel number installation
06/26/2001US6252634 Method and apparatus for transmitting and downloading setup information
06/26/2001US6252586 Compressed digital-data interactive program system
06/26/2001CA2199360C Method and apparatus for electronic distribution of digital multi-media information
06/21/2001WO2001045425A1 System and method for adaptive decoding of a video signal with coordinated resource allocation
06/21/2001WO2001045419A1 Mpeg re-multiplexer having multiple inputs and multiple outputs
06/21/2001WO2001045418A1 Hardware filtering of input packet identifiers for an mpeg re-multiplexer
06/21/2001WO2001045417A1 Dynamic configuration of input filtering parameters for an mpeg re-multiplexer
06/21/2001WO2001045408A1 Method and apparatus for recommending television programming using decision trees
06/21/2001WO2001045407A1 Video recorder scheduling
06/21/2001WO2001045393A1 Monitoring the degree of action in video transmissions
06/21/2001WO2001045325A2 System and method for tuning to an in-band channel and for identification via return-path
06/21/2001WO2001044905A2 Method of setting parental lock levels based on example content
06/21/2001US20010004310 Handheld computer and data processing system
06/21/2001CA2394923A1 Hardware filtering of input packet identifiers for an mpeg re-multiplexer
06/21/2001CA2394915A1 Mpeg re-multiplexer having multiple inputs and multiple outputs
06/21/2001CA2394883A1 Dynamic configuration of input filtering parameters for an mpeg re-multiplexer
06/20/2001EP1109406A2 Data-providing system, transmission server, data terminal, apparatus, authoring apparatus and data-providing method
06/20/2001EP1108330A2 Dynamic bit allocation for statistical multiplexing of compressed and uncompressed digital video signals
06/20/2001CN1300428A System and method for copy protection for digital signals
06/20/2001CN1300163A Data processing device and method, and recording medium
06/19/2001US6249913 Aircraft data management system
06/19/2001US6249806 Apparatus and method for providing information about two-way computer communication services
06/19/2001US6249547 Methods and apparatus for decoding high definition and standard definition digital video images using a single decoder apparatus
06/19/2001US6249523 Router for which a logical network address which is not unique to the gateway address in default routing table entries
06/19/2001US6249320 System and method for displaying major and minor channel numbers
06/14/2001WO2001043445A2 System and method of transmitting data packets