Patents
Patents for H04N 21 - Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television, vod [video on demand] (56,445)
04/2000
04/05/2000CN1249621A Prepay broadcast system with enhanced secret measure to prevent illegal watching downloaded program
04/05/2000CN1249620A Inverted signal transmission apparatus in service system using cable TV network
04/05/2000CN1249593A Communication control method, system and equipment
04/04/2000US6047374 Method and apparatus for embedding authentication information within digital data
04/04/2000US6047317 System and method for enabling a user to rapidly access images in cyclically transmitted image streams
04/04/2000US6047121 Method and apparatus for controlling a display monitor in a PC/TV convergence system
04/04/2000US6047086 Image information encoding/decoding system
04/04/2000US6046971 Apparatus for insertion of information into existing information record
04/04/2000US6046780 Broadcasting facility management system and method
04/04/2000US6046778 Apparatus for generating sub-picture units for subtitles and storage medium storing sub-picture unit generation program
04/04/2000US6046760 Set top board for video on demand service and a computer system mounting the same
04/04/2000CA2196407C Smart-card based access control system with improved security
04/04/2000CA2174988C Data transmission protocol method and apparatus
03/2000
03/30/2000WO2000018137A1 Frame-level rate control for video compression
03/30/2000WO2000017789A1 Customized upgrading of internet-enabled devices based on user-profile
03/30/2000WO2000002380A3 Interactive television program guide system with local advertisements
03/29/2000CN1249094A Apparatus for reproduction of encoded signal
03/29/2000CN1249041A Techniques for defining, using and manipulating rights management data structures
03/29/2000CN1248862A Channel information transmission method and receiving device
03/28/2000USRE36633 Synchronous residual time stamp for timing recovery in a broadband network
03/28/2000US6044397 System and method for generation and interfacing of bitstreams representing MPEG-coded audiovisual objects
03/28/2000US6044396 Method and apparatus for utilizing the available bit rate in a constrained variable bit rate channel
03/28/2000US6044175 Image information encoding/decoding system
03/28/2000US6044124 Delta sigma PLL with low jitter
03/28/2000US6044090 Method and apparatus for channel management in a communication system
03/28/2000US6044089 System and method for scaleable audio transmission over a network
03/28/2000US6044083 Synchronous code division multiple access communication system
03/28/2000US6043814 Method of displaying display mode using OSD
03/28/2000CA2168641C Image information encoding/decoding system
03/28/2000CA2166387C System for multiplexed transmission of compressed video and auxiliary data
03/23/2000WO2000016560A1 Adaptive rate control for insertion of data packets into a bitstream
03/23/2000WO2000016555A1 Data transmitting/receiving method and its receiver
03/23/2000WO2000016548A1 Electronic program guide with digital storage
03/23/2000WO2000016518A2 Method and apparatus for controlling communication within a computer network
03/23/2000WO2000016336A1 Method and apparatus for editing a broadcast program
03/23/2000WO2000016217A1 Maintaining access to a video stack after an application crash
03/23/2000WO2000016204A1 System for capturing and processing data streams upon availability of a process buffer
03/23/2000CA2810355A1 Electronic program guide with digital storage
03/23/2000CA2344422A1 Method and apparatus for editing a broadcast program
03/23/2000CA2344420A1 Maintaining access to a video stack after an application crash
03/23/2000CA2339629A1 Electronic program guide with digital storage
03/22/2000EP0987904A2 Method and apparatus for adaptive synchronization of digital video and audio playback
03/22/2000EP0987854A1 Apparatus for reproduction of encoded signal
03/22/2000EP0987847A2 Communication network for the distribution of television broadcast signals in a first frequency range and for the transmission of telephone signals in a second frequency range
03/22/2000EP0986915A1 Transmission of mpeg-2 encoded video in atm networks
03/22/2000EP0986909A1 System and method for recording pay tv programs
03/22/2000EP0986907A1 Method and apparatus for splicing compressed information signals
03/22/2000EP0986904A1 System and method for processing audio-only programs in a television receiver
03/22/2000EP0986903A1 System and method for sorting program guide information
03/22/2000EP0986902A1 System and method for changing program guide format
03/22/2000EP0820673A4 Networked video downloading servers with customized services
03/22/2000EP0764380B1 A two-way multiple access communication system, and a central station and a user station for use in such a system
03/22/2000EP0671102B1 Picture-in-picture tv with insertion of a mean only frame into a full size frame
03/22/2000CN1248360A Transmitter and transmitting method, information editor and editing method, receiver and receiving method, information storage and storing method, and broadcasting system
03/21/2000US6041162 Method for recording video signals by storing digital video data into DCT blocks for a digital VCR
03/21/2000US6041143 Multiresolution compressed image management system and method
03/21/2000US6041068 Method and apparatus for multiplexing and transmitting autonomously/intra coded pictures along with the main or I, P, B pictures/video
03/21/2000US6041067 Device for synchronizing data processing
03/21/2000US6041056 Full service network having distributed architecture
03/21/2000US6040874 Peripheral unit connection status display device of composite video apparatus and methods thereof
03/21/2000US6040872 Communication control device and method for television receiver
03/21/2000US6040851 Small-format subsystem for broadband communication services
03/21/2000US6040829 Personal navigator system
03/16/2000WO2000014963A1 Method and apparatus for using digital televisions as remote personal computer displays
03/16/2000WO2000014953A1 Method and apparatus for processing variable bit rate information in an information distribution system
03/16/2000WO2000014658A1 Cloning protection scheme for a digital information playback device
03/15/2000EP0986215A1 Digital communication system, transmitter, and data selector
03/15/2000EP0985316A2 Automatic installation
03/15/2000EP0985287A1 Audience measurement system for digital television
03/15/2000EP0850538A4 Telecommunications multimedia conferencing system and method
03/15/2000EP0838948B1 Multimedia optical disk, reproducing device, and reproducing method capable of superposing sub-video upon main video in well-balanced state irrespective of position of main video on screen
03/15/2000CN1247668A Television appts. for simultaneous decoding of auxiliary data included in multiple television signals
03/14/2000US6038614 Active volume control with hot key
03/14/2000US6038367 Playing a Video Responsive to a comparison of two sets of Content Preferences
03/14/2000US6038256 Statistical multiplexed video encoding using pre-encoding a priori statistics and a priori and a posteriori statistics
03/14/2000US6038232 MPEG-2 multiplexer for ATM network adaptation
03/14/2000US6038000 Information stream syntax for indicating the presence of a splice point
03/14/2000US6037998 Electronic program guide system and electronic program guide displaying method
03/14/2000US6037994 Sync signal processing device for combined video appliance
03/14/2000US6037981 Method and apparatus for using digital televisions as remote personal computer displays
03/14/2000US6037969 Method and apparatus for blocking out improper television programs
03/09/2000WO2000013419A2 Dynamic bit allocation for statistical multiplexing of compressed and uncompressed digital video signals
03/09/2000CA2843698A1 Television message system
03/09/2000CA2341040A1 Dynamic bit allocation for statistical multiplexing of compressed and uncompressed digital video signals
03/08/2000EP0984626A2 Method of acquiring program guide information, program guide method appropriate for the same, and program guide apparatus
03/08/2000EP0984590A2 Data bus communication
03/08/2000EP0983665A2 Method and apparatus for providing remote site administrators with user hits on mirrored web sites
03/08/2000EP0787405B1 Method of receiving compressed video signals
03/07/2000US6035364 Independent use of bits on an on-chip bus
03/07/2000US6035092 Data reproducing device
03/07/2000US6034967 Adaptive random access protocol and dynamic search tree expansion resolution for multiple station networks
03/07/2000US6034925 Accessing control method for identifying a recording medium in a jukebox
03/07/2000US6034746 System and method for inserting data into a digital audio/video data stream
03/07/2000US6034738 On-screen display timing
03/07/2000US6034732 Digital broadcast receiving terminal apparatus
03/07/2000US6034731 MPEG frame processing method and apparatus
03/07/2000US6034689 Web browser allowing navigation between hypertext objects using remote control
03/02/2000WO2000011871A1 Transaction system for transporting media files from content provider sources to home entertainment devices
03/02/2000WO2000011870A1 Secure information distribution system utilizing information segment scrambling
03/02/2000WO2000011869A1 Client-server electronic program guide