Patents
Patents for H04N 21 - Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television, vod [video on demand] (56,445)
03/1999
03/31/1999EP0905932A2 Method and apparatus for receiving and processing digital broadcast signals
03/31/1999EP0905928A1 Game machine system, broadcasting system, data distribution system and its method, and program executing device and its method
03/31/1999EP0905669A2 A method and apparatus for enabling a user to access data network applications from a television system
03/31/1999EP0904585A2 Recording of a digital information signal on a record carrier
03/31/1999EP0870235A4 Apparatus and method for preprocessing computer programs prior to transmission across a network
03/30/1999US5890124 Windowing method for decoding of MPEG audio data
03/30/1999US5889950 Method and apparatus for distribution of broadcast data
03/30/1999US5889949 Processing system with memory arbitrating between memory access requests in a set top box
03/30/1999US5889921 Apparatus for controlling a sum of varying information amount of a video signal and a varying information amount of an audio signal so that the sum is within a predetermined amount of data range
03/30/1999US5889919 Copy protect recording and playback system that enables single authorized recording of protected broadcasts be made
03/25/1999WO1999014953A1 Access system and method for providing interactive access to an information source through a networked distribution system
03/25/1999WO1999014687A2 Continuous media file server and method for scheduling network resources
03/25/1999CA2304228A1 Access system and method for providing interactive access to an information source through a networked distribution system
03/24/1999EP0903698A2 Recording and/or reproducing three-dimensional image data
03/24/1999EP0903041A2 Improvements in or relating to changing the bit rate of a signal
03/24/1999EP0903039A1 Program guide for dbs and cable tv
03/24/1999EP0903038A1 An adaptive decoding system for processing encrypted and non-encrypted video data
03/24/1999EP0903036A1 Processing of digital data and program guide information
03/24/1999EP0903035A1 Packetized data formats for digital data storage media
03/24/1999EP0903034A1 Decoding of digital data including program specific information
03/24/1999EP0902928A1 System for using media content in interactive digital media program
03/24/1999EP0738450B1 Consumer interface for a digital television system
03/24/1999EP0677834B1 Portable liquid crystal display device and method for changing receivable channel of it
03/24/1999EP0627153B1 Hdtv receivers with a circuit for conversion of high resolution data into lower resolution data
03/23/1999US5887130 Information processing apparatus, information processing method, data recording medium, and information processing system
03/23/1999US5887110 Video data playback system using effective scheme for producing coded video data for fast playback mode
03/23/1999US5887061 Compression coding device with scrambling function and expansion reproducing device with descrambling function
03/23/1999US5886995 Dynamic mapping of broadcast resources
03/23/1999US5886752 Spurious free wideband phase and frequency modulator using a direct digital synthesis alias frequency band
03/23/1999US5886733 Method and apparatus for successive refinement of broadcasted video frames
03/23/1999US5886732 Set-top electronics and network interface unit arrangement
03/23/1999US5886697 Method and apparatus for improved graphical user interface having anthropomorphic characters
03/23/1999CA2147908C Circuit for broadband video transmission over unshielded twisted wire pairs
03/23/1999CA2123814C Audio/visual apparatus and remote-controller for the control thereof
03/18/1999WO1999013641A1 Program guide application interface system
03/18/1999WO1998054910A3 Method of switching video sequences and corresponding switching device and decoding system
03/18/1999WO1998052285A3 Digital video transport error handling in cell based communications systems
03/17/1999EP0901718A1 Method and apparatus for splicing compressed information streams
03/16/1999US5884256 Networked stenographic system with real-time speech to text conversion for down-line display and annotation
03/16/1999US5883661 Output switching for load levelling across multiple service areas
03/16/1999US5883621 Device control with topology map in a digital network
03/11/1999WO1999012348A1 Optical disc for recording high resolution and normal image, optical disc player, optical disc recorder, and playback control information generator
03/11/1999WO1999012126A1 Computational graceful degradation method using priority information in multiple objects case
03/11/1999WO1999012091A2 Multiple-screen video adapter with television tuner
03/10/1999EP0901285A1 Device, system, and method for distributing video data
03/10/1999EP0900499A1 Television schedule system with access control
03/10/1999EP0900491A1 A method and apparatus for using network address information to improve the performance of network transactions
03/10/1999CN1210423A Circuits and systems for generating and communicating advanced television signals
03/09/1999US5881245 Method and apparatus for transmitting MPEG data at an adaptive data rate
03/09/1999US5881203 Data recording method and apparatus data record medium and data reproducing method and apparatus
03/09/1999US5880768 Interactive program guide systems and processes
03/04/1999WO1999011066A1 Information transmitting method and television broadcast receiver
03/04/1999WO1999011065A1 Systems and methods for replacing television signals
03/04/1999WO1999011061A1 A method and apparatus for generating and displaying a broadcast system program guide
03/04/1999WO1999011059A1 Receiver, program retrieval method, and receiving method
03/04/1999CA2302031A1 Systems and methods for replacing television signals
03/03/1999EP0899924A2 Apparatus for and method of transmitting data streams representing 3-dimensional virtual space
03/03/1999EP0898838A1 A modem with ip support
03/03/1999EP0898837A2 An access network over a dedicated medium
03/03/1999EP0898833A1 An access network over a shared medium
03/03/1999EP0765501B1 Smart card message transfer without microprocessor intervention
03/03/1999EP0683955A4 Management of channel buffer in video decoders.
03/03/1999EP0673578B1 Apparatus and method for use in a digital cable headend for cable television delivery system
03/02/1999US5878222 Method and apparatus for controlling video/audio and channel selection for a communication signal based on channel data indicative of channel contents of a signal
03/02/1999US5878186 Audio and video transcription system for manipulating real-time testimony
03/02/1999US5878183 Digital video/audio recording and reproducing apparatus
03/02/1999US5878135 Decoding system for processing encrypted broadcast, cable or satellite video data
03/02/1999US5878134 Secure access systems utilizing more than one IC card
03/02/1999US5877877 Apparatus for remedying errors in head end monitoring block, and control method therefor
03/02/1999US5877812 Method and apparatus for increasing channel utilization for digital video transmission
03/02/1999US5877755 Interactive broadband multimedia system
03/02/1999US5876286 Game apparatus for television and control method thereof
03/02/1999CA2123951C Output-buffer switch for asynchronous transfer mode
02/1999
02/25/1999WO1999009748A1 Digital camcorder apparatus with mpeg-2-compatible video compression
02/25/1999WO1999009747A1 Video transmission apparatus employing intra-frame-only video compression that is mpeg-2 compatible
02/25/1999WO1999009741A1 Channel changer for use in a switched digital video system
02/25/1999WO1999009684A1 Post-compression hidden data transport for video
02/25/1999WO1998053391A3 Spatial browsing approach to multimedia information retrieval
02/24/1999EP0897625A1 System and method for high-speed skew-insensitive multi-channel data transmission
02/24/1999EP0850541B1 Upgradable on-screen display
02/24/1999EP0707772B1 System for multiplexed transmission of compressed video and auxiliary data
02/24/1999CN1209247A Copy protection recording and playback system
02/24/1999CN1042283C Favorite channel selection using extended keypress
02/23/1999US5875007 Motion image (MPEG II) video stream multiplexing system
02/23/1999US5875001 HDTV receiver
02/23/1999US5874992 Cable television data bit path error analyzer
02/23/1999US5874986 Method for communicating audiovisual programs over a communications network
02/23/1999US5874985 Message delivery method for interactive televideo system
02/23/1999US5874906 Data entry system
02/18/1999WO1999008165A1 Automatic configuration mechanism for universal remote
02/17/1999EP0897245A2 MPEG frame processing method and apparatus
02/17/1999EP0896775A1 Information system
02/17/1999EP0896774A1 Tv with url reception for internet access
02/17/1999EP0786122B1 Intelligent digital audiovisual playback system
02/17/1999EP0674824B1 Television program delivery system
02/17/1999EP0673580B1 An operation center for a television program packaging and delivery system
02/17/1999CN1208532A Program reception lexecution apparatus which can start execution of program even when only part of program is received, and program transmitter for it
02/17/1999CN1208531A Method and apparatus for displaying textual or graphic data on the screen of television receivers
02/17/1999CN1208220A Method for decoding video data in DVD player
02/16/1999US5873022 Method of receiving compressed video signals using a latency buffer during pause and resume