Patents
Patents for H04N 21 - Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television, vod [video on demand] (56,445)
01/2001
01/16/2001US6175356 Remotely controlled computer system
01/11/2001WO2001003427A1 Service navigation systems and methods
01/11/2001WO2001003425A1 Method and apparatus for capturing broadcast epg data for program title display
01/11/2001WO2001003424A1 Digital television system for reducing co-channel interference in 8 mhz channels
01/10/2001EP1067795A2 An apparatus and a method for two-way data communication
01/10/2001EP1067789A1 An optical disc, a recorder, a player, a recording method, and a reproducing method that are all used for the optical disc
01/10/2001EP1067769A2 Method and apparatus for filtering data streams
01/10/2001EP1067721A1 Packet synchronization detector
01/10/2001EP1066722A1 Method and system for broadcast transmission of media objects
01/10/2001EP1066718A1 Method and apparatus implementing random access and time-based functions on a continuous stream of formatted digital data
01/10/2001CN1279563A Technology for displaying complicated symbols
01/09/2001US6173329 Distributed multimedia server device and distributed multimedia server data access method
01/09/2001US6173328 System for transferring multimedia information
01/09/2001US6173326 Broadband communications network services access platform
01/09/2001US6173317 Streaming and displaying a video stream with synchronized annotations over a computer network
01/09/2001US6173271 Television advertising automated billing system
01/09/2001US6172715 Picture-in-picture control method and apparatus for video television system
01/09/2001US6172712 Television with hard disk drive
01/09/2001US6172674 Smart filtering
01/09/2001US6172672 Method and system for providing snapshots from a compressed digital video stream
01/04/2001WO2001001699A1 Television program guide
01/04/2001WO2001001689A1 Method and system for a video-on-demand-related interactive display within an interactive television application
01/04/2001WO2001001686A1 Methods and apparatus for broadcasting interactive advertising using remote advertising templates
01/04/2001WO2001001678A1 System and method for utilizing epg database for modifying advertisements
01/04/2001WO2001001270A1 Interactive television triggers having connected content/disconnected content attribute
01/04/2001WO2001001232A1 Interactive television receiver unit browser that waits to send requests
01/04/2001WO2000054511A3 Error resilient still image packetization method and packet structure
01/04/2001CA2820780A1 Interactive television system with newsgroups
01/04/2001CA2377741A1 System and method for utilizing epg database for modifying advertisements
01/03/2001EP1065880A2 Wireless communication system for transmitting images from an enabled electronic camera to receiver
01/03/2001EP1065869A2 Internet telephone system using CATV and terminal device
01/03/2001EP1064768A2 Internet group broadcast system and method
01/03/2001EP1064754A1 Authentification of data in a digital transmission system
01/03/2001CN1278691A Storage for interactive video-frequency performance
01/02/2001US6170060 Method and apparatus for targeting a digital information playback device
01/02/2001US6169843 Recording and playback of audio-video transport streams
01/02/2001US6169821 Picture coder, picture decoder, and picture transmission system
01/02/2001US6169747 Variable code frame length for multistream applications
01/02/2001US6169728 Apparatus and method for spectrum management in a multipoint communication system
01/02/2001US6169725 Apparatus and method for restoration of internal connections in a home audio/video system
01/02/2001US6169573 Hypervideo system and method with object tracking in a compressed digital video environment
01/02/2001US6169543 System and method for customizing program guide information to include reminder item or local identifier
01/02/2001US6169542 Method of delivering advertising through an interactive video distribution system
01/02/2001US6169541 Method, apparatus and system for integrating television signals with internet access
01/02/2001CA2091816C Digital hdtv data packet format and receiver therefor
01/02/2001CA2024868C Method and apparatus for providing demographically targeted television commercials
12/2000
12/28/2000WO2000079801A1 Multi-channel mpeg video transcoder using multiple programmable processors
12/28/2000WO2000079795A1 Method system and apparatus for encoding object information (including: object location and internet access information) into a video session for display on an advanced television
12/28/2000WO2000079715A1 Method and device for detecting data concerning the viewing of video information and the relaying of this information to a central data processing installation
12/28/2000WO2000079377A1 Method and apparatus for automatically accessing web pages based on television programming information
12/28/2000WO2000079365A2 Cross-platform framework-independent synchronization abstraction layer
12/27/2000EP1063850A2 Apparatus and method of data processing through serial bus
12/27/2000EP1063846A2 Personal preferred viewing using electronic program guide
12/27/2000EP1062816A1 Method of embedding compressed digital audio signals in a video signal using guard bands
12/27/2000EP1062814A1 Apparatus and method for predictive time stamping of isochronous data packets
12/27/2000EP1062803A1 Interactive selection system for a video decoder modulator channel
12/27/2000EP1062782A2 Method and apparatus for media data transmission
12/26/2000US6167496 Data stream optimization system for video on demand
12/26/2000US6167467 Information reception and recording circuit
12/26/2000US6167188 User interface for television schedule system
12/26/2000US6167089 Reduced cost methods and apparatus for decoding bi-directionally coded image data
12/26/2000US6167084 Dynamic bit allocation for statistical multiplexing of compressed and uncompressed digital video signals
12/26/2000US6166780 Automated language filter
12/26/2000US6166774 Combining NTSC visual and aural signals with DTV signals
12/26/2000US6166772 Method and apparatus for display of interlaced images on non-interlaced display
12/26/2000US6166730 System for interactively distributing information services
12/21/2000WO2000078051A1 Method of transmitting streams of video data, in multi-length frames, at a single average bit rate
12/21/2000WO2000078043A1 Automatic control of broadcast and execution of interactive applications to maintain synchronous operation with broadcast programs
12/21/2000WO2000078033A2 Automated retirement of interactive applications using retirement instructions for events and program states
12/21/2000WO2000078000A2 Method and apparatus for seaming of streaming content
12/21/2000WO2000077683A2 Method for real time protocol media recording
12/21/2000WO2000077664A2 Methods, apparatus, and systems for storing, retrieving and playing multimedia data
12/21/2000WO2000036540A8 Information and entertainment programming broadcast system and device
12/21/2000WO2000033565A3 Video on demand methods and systems
12/21/2000CA2377571A1 Automatic control of broadcast and execution of interactive applications to maintain synchronous operation with broadcast programs
12/21/2000CA2373386A1 Automated retirement of interactive applications using retirement instructions for events and program states
12/20/2000EP1061739A2 The storage of interactive video programming
12/20/2000EP0896774A4 Tv with url reception for internet access
12/20/2000EP0830783B1 Method and apparatus for copy protection for various recording media using a video finger print
12/20/2000EP0726016B1 System and method for disk software publishers to control disk distribution
12/20/2000CN1277783A Data transmitting/receiving method and its receiver
12/20/2000CN1277774A Emulation of streaming over the internet in a broadcast application
12/20/2000CN1277521A Data receiving and transmitting system and its method
12/19/2000US6163842 Method and apparatus for embedding authentication information within digital data
12/19/2000US6163795 Server for notifying items of interest and delivering locally accessed video in a WAN to client stations on demand
12/19/2000US6163644 Method and apparatus for receiving and/or reproducing digital signal
12/19/2000US6163537 Integration of telephone return link using fiber and cable media
12/19/2000US6163345 Method and apparatus for providing station and programming information in a multiple station broadcast system
12/19/2000US6163316 Electronic programming system and method
12/14/2000WO2000076216A1 Networking smart toys
12/14/2000WO2000076212A1 Recording/reproducing device, mpeg video stream recording/reproducing device, and medium
12/14/2000WO2000076135A1 Data transmission method and data transmission device
12/14/2000WO2000075925A1 Method and systems for protecting data using digital signature and watermark
12/14/2000WO2000056057A3 Method and apparatus for cross-connection of video signals
12/14/2000WO2000046988A3 Electronic program guide with support for rich program content
12/14/2000WO2000045561A3 Method and system for distributed queues in a multimedia network with proxies
12/14/2000CA2374104A1 Networking smart toys
12/13/2000EP1059810A2 Method and apparatus for processing video signals having associated access restriction data
12/13/2000EP1059615A2 Transmitter-receiver of three-dimensional skeleton structure motions and method thereof
12/13/2000EP1059003A2 System and method for accepting and integrating entertainment information from entertainment information producers