Patents for H04N 7 - Television systems (274,023)
12/2000
12/26/2000US6167090 Motion vector detecting apparatus
12/26/2000US6167089 Reduced cost methods and apparatus for decoding bi-directionally coded image data
12/26/2000US6167088 Method and apparatus for performing adaptive encoding rate control of a video information stream including 3:2 pull-down video information
12/26/2000US6167087 Picture signal encoding method and apparatus and signal recording medium
12/26/2000US6167086 Overhead data processor in a memory efficient image processing system
12/26/2000US6167085 Image data compression
12/26/2000US6167084 Dynamic bit allocation for statistical multiplexing of compressed and uncompressed digital video signals
12/26/2000US6167083 Computer system and process for capture editing and playback of motion video compressed using interframe and intraframe techniques
12/26/2000US6167061 Transmitter, receiver, communication apparatus, communication method and communication system
12/26/2000US6167048 Clock recovery for video communication over ATM network
12/26/2000US6167045 Method and system for receiving data packets in a unidirectional broadcasting system
12/26/2000US6167044 System for information on demand, including multi-casting
12/26/2000US6166857 Optical guide fixture
12/26/2000US6166778 Broadcast receiving apparatus
12/26/2000US6166774 Combining NTSC visual and aural signals with DTV signals
12/26/2000US6166764 Camera and vehicle-surroundings visual-recognition apparatus using the same
12/26/2000US6166763 Video security system
12/26/2000US6166761 Method and apparatus for monitoring a biological sample
12/26/2000US6166760 Ingress noise measuring device in data communication network using CATV network
12/26/2000US6166730 System for interactively distributing information services
12/26/2000US6166729 Remote digital image viewing system and method
12/26/2000US6166728 Display system with programmable display parameters
12/26/2000US6166727 Virtual three dimensional space sharing system for a wide-area network environment
12/26/2000US6166665 Data compression method and apparatus with embedded run-length encoding
12/26/2000US6166664 Efficient data structure for entropy encoding used in a DWT-based high performance image compression
12/26/2000CA2311071A1 Method of generating a clock signal for the upstream channel of a bidirectional point-to-multipoint network
12/26/2000CA2215582C Parallel connected ptc elements
12/26/2000CA2206105C Multi-channel television system with viewer-selectable video and audio
12/22/2000CA2307534A1 Content data judging apparatus
12/21/2000WO2000078054A1 Encoding method of multimedia data and device thereof
12/21/2000WO2000078053A1 Compression encoding method, recorded medium on which compression encoding program is recorded, and imaging device
12/21/2000WO2000078052A2 Optimal video decoder based on mpeg-type standards
12/21/2000WO2000078051A1 Method of transmitting streams of video data, in multi-length frames, at a single average bit rate
12/21/2000WO2000078050A1 Interactive television application system with hand-held application device
12/21/2000WO2000078049A1 Video promotional and advertising systems for video on demand system
12/21/2000WO2000078048A1 Catalog management system for video on demand system
12/21/2000WO2000078047A1 Video on demand system with session and stream control, rental options and bandwidth management
12/21/2000WO2000078046A1 Distributing advertisement over a network
12/21/2000WO2000078045A1 User interface navigational system with parental control for video on demand system
12/21/2000WO2000078044A1 Future program options menu system for interactive program guide
12/21/2000WO2000078043A1 Automatic control of broadcast and execution of interactive applications to maintain synchronous operation with broadcast programs
12/21/2000WO2000078042A2 Phase lock technique for an off-air channel and a cable channel
12/21/2000WO2000078041A1 Program information searching system for interactive program guide
12/21/2000WO2000078040A1 Reduced screen control system for interactive program guide
12/21/2000WO2000078033A2 Automated retirement of interactive applications using retirement instructions for events and program states
12/21/2000WO2000078031A2 Systems and methods for adaptive scheduling and dynamic bandwidth resource allocation management in a digital broadband delivery system
12/21/2000WO2000077999A2 Method and apparatus for dynamic proxy reflecting of streaming content
12/21/2000WO2000077972A1 Configurable encryption/decryption for multiple services support
12/21/2000WO2000077956A1 Method and apparatus of utilizing rf/microwave mixing techniques to select a given band of an optical transmission
12/21/2000WO2000077741A1 Method and system for compressing image data, with wavelet transform and quadtree coding, for telecommunication
12/21/2000WO2000077678A1 Method and system for an advanced television system allowing objects within an encoded video session to be interactively selected and processed
12/21/2000WO2000077664A2 Methods, apparatus, and systems for storing, retrieving and playing multimedia data
12/21/2000WO2000077625A1 Data-processing arrangement comprising a plurality of processing and memory circuits
12/21/2000WO2000077555A1 Method and apparatus for using non-coherent optical bundles for image transmission
12/21/2000WO2000077537A1 Method and apparatus for determining sound source
12/21/2000WO2000076391A1 An optical system
12/21/2000WO2000050927A3 Optical device
12/21/2000WO2000036540A8 Information and entertainment programming broadcast system and device
12/21/2000WO2000033565A3 Video on demand methods and systems
12/21/2000WO2000014947A3 Image communication apparatus
12/21/2000DE19932020C1 Commercial break end and/or program beginning signalisation method for television broadcasting uses telephone link between monitoring centre and subscriber for operation of subscriber signal source
12/21/2000DE19927206A1 Door with spy hole device, has cameras connected to screen on opposite side of door
12/21/2000DE19925584A1 Verfahren zur Fahrwegvisualisierung und Vorrichtung A method for visualizing a driving path and device
12/21/2000DE19908082A1 Lokales ringförmiges Netzwerk Local annular network
12/21/2000CA2377571A1 Automatic control of broadcast and execution of interactive applications to maintain synchronous operation with broadcast programs
12/21/2000CA2376936A1 Interactive television application system with hand-held application device
12/21/2000CA2376678A1 Reduced screen control system for interactive program guide
12/21/2000CA2375773A1 Method and apparatus of utilizing rf/microwave mixing techniques to select a given band of an optical transmission
12/21/2000CA2373386A1 Automated retirement of interactive applications using retirement instructions for events and program states
12/20/2000EP1061766A2 Data striping based switching system
12/20/2000EP1061750A2 Picture compression process, especially of the MPEG2 type
12/20/2000EP1061749A1 Moving picture coder and moving picture decoder
12/20/2000EP1061748A2 Video object segmentation using active contour modelling with global relaxation
12/20/2000EP1061747A1 Method and apparatus for block motion estimation
12/20/2000EP1061746A1 Channel decoder for a digital broadcast receiver
12/20/2000EP1061745A2 MPEG stream switching process.
12/20/2000EP1061744A2 Controlling access to a data stream
12/20/2000EP1061743A1 Method and system for distributing information
12/20/2000EP1061742A2 Apparatus and method for providing computer network information on a video channel
12/20/2000EP1061741A1 Universal cabling system for a building or a plurality of users, components of the system and corresponding method
12/20/2000EP1061740A1 Method to generate an information signal
12/20/2000EP1061739A2 The storage of interactive video programming
12/20/2000EP1061738A2 Digital broadcasting system and digital video recording/reproducing apparatus
12/20/2000EP1061737A1 Process and device for switching digital television programmes
12/20/2000EP1061735A2 Imaging apparatus having a multi port memory
12/20/2000EP1061702A2 Data transmitting apparatus, data receiving apparatus and data transmission control apparatus
12/20/2000EP1061666A1 Method to influence the transmission of information signals in an interactive communication network
12/20/2000EP1061522A2 Recording apparatus
12/20/2000EP1061503A2 Error detection and error concealment for encoded speech data
12/20/2000EP1061456A2 A conversion apparatus for converting an HTML document to an MHEG document
12/20/2000EP1060619A1 Data communication system
12/20/2000EP1060617A1 Program guide system with monitoring of advertisement usage and user activities
12/20/2000EP1060613A1 Method and system for searching through descriptive data in the av/c protocol
12/20/2000EP1060584A1 A method and apparatus for displaying an electronic program guide
12/20/2000EP1060470A1 Method and apparatus for distributed, agile calculation of beamforming time delays and apodization values
12/20/2000EP1059864A1 Mounting bracket for a camera base
12/20/2000EP0896774A4 Tv with url reception for internet access
12/20/2000EP0832532A4 Videophone interactive mailbox facility system and method of processing information
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