Patents
Patents for H04N 21 - Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television, vod [video on demand] (56,445)
08/2000
08/01/2000CA2190115C Method for dynamically allocating communication channel bandwidth between competing applications
08/01/2000CA2185704C Method, rate controller, and system for preventing overflow and underflow of a decoder buffer
07/2000
07/27/2000WO2000044173A1 Method and apparatus for selecting and displaying multi-media messages
07/27/2000WO2000044172A1 System for providing video on demand
07/27/2000WO2000044170A1 Data processing device and data processing method
07/27/2000WO2000043899A1 Method and apparatus for multiplexing separately-authored metadata for insertion into a video data stream
07/27/2000WO2000004717A9 A conditional access system for broadcast digital television
07/27/2000WO1999037094A9 Small-format subsystem for broadband communication services
07/27/2000DE19901204A1 Verfahren zur Realisierung von Mehrfach-Punktcodes in einer Vermittlungsstelle A process for the realization of multiple point codes in a switching center
07/26/2000EP1021917A1 Method and system for providing a presentation on a network
07/26/2000EP0754388B1 Interactive scroll program guide
07/26/2000CN1261501A 多媒体多路复用方法 Multimedia multiplexing method
07/26/2000CN1261227A Apparatus for image signal transmission
07/25/2000US6094680 System and method for managing distributed resources on networks
07/25/2000US6094457 Statistical multiplexed video encoding using pre-encoding a priori statistics and a priori and a posteriori statistics
07/25/2000US6094224 Moving image coding device
07/25/2000US6094211 TV and data cable system ingress noise blocker
07/25/2000CA2180111C A digital television system channel guide having a limited lifetime
07/20/2000WO2000042781A1 Method for implementing multipoint codes in an exchange
07/20/2000WO2000042512A1 Integration of telephone return link using fiber and cable media
07/20/2000WO2000020976A3 Method and apparatus for synchronous presentation of interactive video and audio transmissions for tv and internet environments
07/19/2000EP1020045A1 System for collecting television program data
07/19/2000EP1019852A1 Hierarchical method and system for object-based audiovisual descriptive tagging of images for information retrieval, editing, and manipulation
07/19/2000EP1019828A1 Television interactive access system using urls
07/19/2000EP1019809A2 Apparatus and method for upgrading a computer system operating system
07/19/2000CN1260667A Time arranying apparatus and performance-searching method of inquiry tools in TV receiver
07/19/2000CN1260666A Time arranging device and performance-searching method of inquiry tools in TV receiver
07/18/2000US6092107 System and method for interfacing MPEG-coded audiovisual objects permitting adaptive control
07/18/2000US6091886 Video viewing responsive to content and time restrictions
07/18/2000US6091883 Method and device for recording and reading on a large-capacity medium
07/18/2000US6091857 System for producing a quantized signal
07/18/2000US6091776 Delay balanced video encoder system
07/18/2000US6091769 Video decoder having an interfacing function for picture synchronization
07/18/2000US6091767 System for improving efficiency of video encoders
07/18/2000US6091742 Bi-directional communications protocol
07/18/2000US6091735 Broadband circuit identification method for controlling service access
07/18/2000US6091457 Method and apparatus for refreshing a display screen of a television system with images representing network application data
07/18/2000US6091455 Statistical multiplexer for recording video
07/18/2000CA2189136C A distance learning system providing individual television participation, audio responses, and memory for every student
07/13/2000WO2000041398A1 Method and apparatus for detecting and preventing bandwidth overflow in a statistical multiplexer
07/13/2000WO2000041390A1 Method and interface for incorporating program information into an electronic message
07/13/2000WO2000041089A1 Appliances with multiple modes of operation
07/13/2000CA2360244A1 Method and apparatus for detecting and preventing bandwidth overflow in a statistical multiplexer
07/13/2000CA2322774A1 Appliances with multiple modes of operation
07/12/2000EP1018836A1 Receiver and transmitter-receiver
07/12/2000EP1018268A1 Interactive graphical user interface for television set-top box
07/12/2000EP1018266A1 Method and system for preventing unauthorized playback of broadcasted digital data streams
07/12/2000EP1018263A1 Interactive television program guide system with pay program package promotion
07/12/2000EP0753235B1 Buffer management in variable bit-rate compression systems
07/12/2000CN1260056A 访问控制系统 Access Control System
07/12/2000CN1259827A Advanced top terminal for cable TV transmission system
07/12/2000CN1259826A Advanced top terminal for cable TV transmission system
07/12/2000CN1259736A Device, method and system for data recording and/or reproducing, and recording medium
07/11/2000US6088722 System and method for scheduling broadcast of and access to video programs and other data using customer profiles
07/11/2000US6088396 Method and apparatus for editing or mixing compressed pictures
07/11/2000US6088393 Video signal processing
07/11/2000US6088360 Dynamic rate control technique for video multiplexer
07/11/2000US6088357 Auxiliary transport assist processor especially for an MPEG-2 compliant decoder
07/06/2000WO2000040016A1 Method of data display for electronic program guides
07/06/2000WO2000040013A1 System and method for customizing program guide information to include reminder item or local identifier
07/06/2000WO2000040007A1 A stream device management system for multimedia clients in a broadcast network architecture
07/06/2000WO2000040005A1 Method and apparatus for operating system downloads in a set-top box environment
07/06/2000WO2000040004A1 Method and apparatus for providing reliable graphic memory operations in a set-top box environment
07/06/2000WO2000039978A2 Internet group broadcast system and method
07/06/2000WO2000039947A2 A broadcast data access system for multimedia clients in a broadcast network architecture
07/06/2000WO2000039724A2 Internet surveillance system and method
07/05/2000EP1017236A2 Transmission managing apparatus, information processing apparatus and information transmitting system
07/05/2000EP1017181A2 Encoding device and decoding device
07/05/2000EP1016273A1 A method and apparatus for generating and displaying a broadcast system program guide
07/05/2000EP1015962A2 Method and apparatus for creating home network macros
07/05/2000EP1015953A2 Improved home network, browser based, command and control
07/05/2000EP1015952A2 Browser based command and control home network
07/05/2000EP0819357A4 Information terminal having reconfigurable memory
07/05/2000EP0815676A4 Single oscillator compressed digital information receiver
07/05/2000EP0803155A4 An adaptor card providing conditional access
07/04/2000USRE36761 Variable transfer rate control coding apparatus
07/04/2000US6085326 Apparatus and method for displaying DPMS mode status using an OSD circuit
07/04/2000US6085267 Method of and apparatus for recording information on record medium, and apparatus for reproducing the same
07/04/2000US6085252 Device, system and method for real-time multimedia streaming
07/04/2000US6085163 Using time-aligned blocks of encoded audio in video/audio applications to facilitate audio switching
07/04/2000US6085019 Apparatus and method for recording and reproducing video data to and from a record medium
07/04/2000US6084910 Statistical multiplexer for video signals
07/04/2000US6084909 Method of encoding a stream of motion picture data
07/04/2000US6084639 Image processing apparatus
07/04/2000US6084631 High-speed digital video serial link
06/2000
06/29/2000WO2000038428A1 A method and apparatus for providing on-demand electronic advertising
06/29/2000WO2000038425A1 System and method for directed advertising
06/29/2000WO2000038421A1 A method and apparatus for providing electronic coupons
06/29/2000WO2000038418A1 Method and system for providing a link to programs in a program guide
06/29/2000WO2000022488B1 Aircraft data management system
06/29/2000WO2000019606A8 Channel selection in digital television background
06/29/2000CA2352976A1 System and method for directed advertising
06/28/2000EP1014730A1 Forward error correction at MPEG-2 transport stream layer
06/28/2000EP1014722A2 Method and apparatus for filtering interference and nonlinear distortions
06/28/2000EP1014701A2 Receiving systems, methods and apparatus for digital broadcasting
06/28/2000EP1013096A1 System for digital data format conversion and bit stream generation
06/28/2000EP1013088A1 Advanced television system
06/28/2000EP1013087A1 Systems and methods for replacing television signals
06/28/2000EP1013082A4 Method and apparatus for creating a television viewer profile
06/28/2000EP1013082A2 Method and apparatus for creating a television viewer profile