Patents
Patents for H04N 21 - Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television, vod [video on demand] (56,445)
07/1997
07/29/1997US5652627 In a video system
07/29/1997US5652615 Precision broadcast of composite programs including secondary program content such as advertisements
07/29/1997US5652613 Intelligent electronic program guide memory management system and method
07/23/1997CN1155221A Data decoding instrument and method thereof
07/23/1997CN1155207A Method for sending news data with original manuscript and device thereof
07/22/1997US5651010 Simultaneous overlapping broadcasting of digital programs
07/22/1997US5650825 Method and apparatus for sending private data instead of stuffing bits in an MPEG bit stream
07/17/1997WO1997025816A1 Copy protect recording and playback system
07/16/1997EP0784401A2 Digital broadcast receiving terminal apparatus
07/16/1997EP0783818A1 Content programmer control of video and data display using associated data
07/16/1997EP0726016A4 System and method for disk software publishers to control disk distribution
07/16/1997EP0516828B1 Method for providing video programming nearly on demand
07/15/1997US5649029 MPEG audio/video decoder
07/15/1997US5648824 Video control user interface for controlling display of a video
07/15/1997US5648781 Method and apparatus for remotely controlling electrical appliances using a trackball and display
07/13/1997CA2194947A1 Digital broadcast receiving terminal apparatus
07/10/1997WO1997024877A1 Near-video-on-demand digital video distribution system utilizing asymmetric digital subscriber lines (adsl)
07/10/1997WO1997024872A1 Method and device for performing source transitions in a video system which performs entropy encoding
07/10/1997WO1997024674A1 Apparatus and method for preprocessing computer programs prior to transmission across a network
07/09/1997EP0782807A1 Smart-card based access control system with improved security
07/08/1997US5646997 Method and apparatus for embedding authentication information within digital data
07/08/1997US5646942 Simulcast transmission of digital programs to shared antenna receiving systems
07/08/1997US5646686 Methods and apparatus for reducing drift in video decoders
07/08/1997US5646677 Method and apparatus for interactively viewing wide-angle images from terrestrial, space, and underwater viewpoints
07/08/1997US5646676 Scalable interactive multimedia server system for providing on demand data
07/08/1997CA2095316C Reduction of interchannel harmonic distortions in an analog and digital signal multiplex
07/02/1997EP0781490A1 Method and apparatus for frame accurate access of digital audio-visual information
07/02/1997EP0781489A1 Telecasting service for providing video programs on demand with an interactive interface for facilitating viewer selection of video programs
07/02/1997CN1153587A Method and apparatus for processing conditional access program guide as for satellite TV service
07/01/1997US5644714 Video collection and distribution system with interested item notification and download on demand
07/01/1997US5644660 Method and apparatus for efficiently transmitting forced updates in a moving picture codec
07/01/1997US5644364 Media pipeline with multichannel video processing and playback
07/01/1997US5644354 Interactive video system
06/1997
06/26/1997WO1997017798A3 Multimedia communications with system-dependent adaptive delays
06/25/1997EP0781054A2 Method of encoding and decoding for data transmission
06/24/1997US5642437 Data processing system
06/24/1997US5642338 Information recording medium and apparatus and method for recording and reproducing information
06/24/1997US5642171 Method and apparatus for synchronizing audio and video data streams in a multimedia system
06/24/1997US5642153 Consumer interface for a digital television system
06/24/1997US5642152 Method and system for scheduling the transfer of data sequences utilizing an anti-clustering scheduling algorithm
06/19/1997WO1997022201A2 Method and system for transmitting real-time video
06/19/1997WO1996027155A3 Systems and methods for secure transaction management and electronic rights protection
06/19/1997DE19546327A1 Digital data transparent recording and reproduction method
06/18/1997EP0779746A2 Out-of-synchronization recovery method and apparatus of data transmission system
06/18/1997EP0779739A2 Architecture and method for providing interactive broadband products and services using existing telephone plant
06/18/1997EP0779725A2 Method and apparatus for delivering simultaneous constant bit rate compressed video streams at arbitrary bit rates with constrained drift and jitter
06/18/1997EP0779008A2 Transmission of graphic images
06/18/1997CN1152243A Apparatus and method for encoding and decoding digital video data
06/17/1997US5640452 Location-sensitive decryption of an encrypted message
06/17/1997US5640392 Signal receiving apparatus
06/17/1997US5640388 Method and apparatus for removing jitter and correcting timestamps in a packet stream
06/12/1997WO1997021308A1 Method and apparatus for information processing for data transfer network
06/11/1997EP0778710A2 A method and system in data transmission
06/11/1997EP0667016A4 Player bus apparatus and method.
06/11/1997CN1151814A Transport processor interface for a digital television system
06/11/1997CN1151813A Data frame structure and synchronization system for digital television signal
06/11/1997CN1151577A Data recording method and apparatus, data record medium and data reproducing method and apparatus
06/11/1997CN1151559A Information supplying device
06/10/1997US5638140 FPLL having AFC filter with limited phase shift
06/10/1997US5638113 Transaction based interactive television system
06/10/1997US5638112 Hybrid analog/digital STB
06/05/1997WO1997020432A1 Home communications terminal having an applications module
06/04/1997EP0777385A2 A method and apparatus for screening audio-visual materials presented to a subscriber
06/04/1997EP0777383A1 Data communication device
06/04/1997CN1151233A Conditional access information arrangement
06/03/1997US5636346 Method and system for selectively targeting advertisements and programming
06/03/1997US5636251 Receiver for a trellis coded digital television signal
06/03/1997US5636209 Modem to support multiple site call conferenced data communications
06/03/1997US5636141 Method and appartus for accumulating and supplying signals
06/03/1997US5635989 Method and apparatus for sorting and searching a television program guide
06/03/1997US5635985 Low cost joint HD/SD television decoder methods and apparatus
06/03/1997US5635979 Dynamically programmable digital entertainment terminal using downloaded software to control broadband data operations
06/03/1997US5635864 Comparator circuit
06/03/1997US5634849 Content-on-demand interactive video method and apparatus
06/03/1997US5634798 Compact disk player-incorporated television receiver having a monitor power control function
05/1997
05/29/1997WO1997019565A2 Set-top electronics and network interface unit
05/29/1997WO1997019562A1 Method and apparatus for increasing channel utilization for digital video transmission
05/29/1997WO1997019561A1 Method and apparatus for multiplexing video programs
05/29/1997WO1997019560A1 Method and apparatus for multiplexing and distributing data with preformatted real-time video
05/29/1997WO1997019559A1 Method and apparatus for modifying encoded digital video for improved channel utilization
05/29/1997WO1997019557A1 Frequency drift correction in subscriber terminals
05/29/1997WO1997019555A1 Interactive special events video signal navigation system
05/29/1997WO1997019538A1 Home multimedia network architecture
05/28/1997EP0776134A2 Error recovery of audio data carried in a packetized data stream
05/28/1997EP0775413A2 Arrangement for decoding digital video signals
05/28/1997CN1150878A System and method for subscriber interactivity in television system
05/28/1997CN1150846A Smart card message transfer without microprocessor intervention
05/27/1997US5633871 Signal processing system
05/27/1997US5633683 Arrangement and method for transmitting and receiving mosaic video signals including sub-pictures for easy selection of a program to be viewed
05/22/1997WO1997018676A1 Method and device for global bitrate control of a plurality of encoders
05/22/1997WO1997018673A1 Method and apparatus for displaying textual or graphic data on the screen of television receivers
05/22/1997WO1997018672A1 Near video on-demand system and televising method of the same
05/22/1997WO1997018651A1 An adaptor card providing conditional access
05/21/1997EP0774709A2 Method of reproducing multimedia data and multimedia data server system
05/20/1997US5631848 Data processing system
05/20/1997US5631742 Apparatus for decoding edited coded data
05/20/1997US5631693 Method and apparatus for providing on demand services in a subscriber system
05/20/1997US5631645 Symbol to byte converter
05/15/1997WO1997017798A2 Multimedia communications with system-dependent adaptive delays
05/14/1997EP0773687A2 Usage management sytem