Television system distributing a dynamically varying number of concurrent video presentations over a single television channel
The present invention provides a television system which increases the capacity of television channels by exploiting the fact that certain presentations do not require the full image capacity of a ded... Read More
Inventors: Pocock, Michael; Lodberg, Allan; Coumans, Peter;, Assignee: Liberate Technologies, Inc. (San Carlos, CA) |
Webcam-based interface for initiating two-way video communication and providing access to cached video
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention solves the foregoing problems and disadvantages with a webcam-based interface for initiating two-way video communication. In one embodiment, a termi... Read More
Inventors: Allen, Paul G.;, Assignee: Digeo, Inc. (Kirkland, WA) |
Apparatus for decoding video signals encoded in different formats
In accordance with the present invention it is recognized that a signal processing network can advantageously accommodate multiple decoding functions in the context of a digital television signal proc... Read More
Inventors: Stewart, John S.;, Assignee: Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc. (Indianapolis, IN) |
Digital television (HDTV) and analog television (NTSC) broadcast systems combined for simultaneous broadcast
As stated above, the present invention has application to many broadcast systems where two channels of substantially different RF signals are broadcast from different antennas, fed by a common transmi... Read More
Inventors: Vaughan, Thomas J.;, Assignee: |
Information-signal recording apparatus and recording mode inquiring/specifying method
It is an object of the present invention to control the audio recording mode of a VTR with a configuration described above when used in a communication system as a piece of equipment from other pieces... Read More
Inventors: Sato, Makoto; Kawamura, Harumi;, Assignee: Sony Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
Device control with topology map in a digital network
Accordingly, in one embodiment, a topology map for a digital system is generated and displayed on a display device to indicate the various components which make up the system. The various components a... Read More
Inventors: Iwamura, Ryuichi;, Assignee: Sony Corporation (Tokyo, JP); Sony Electronics, Inc. (Park Ridge, NJ) |
Signal selector
In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a DBS receiving system which overcomes the aforedescribed inability of two-output voltage IRDs to select satellite signals hav... Read More
Inventors: Eastman, Jon M.;, Assignee: Hughes Electronics Corporation (El Segundo, CA) |
Peripheral software download of a broadcast receiver
The present invention relates to a system and method for downloading update data to a peripheral device connected to a broadcast receiver such as an integrated receiver decoder (IRD). The update data ... Read More
Inventors: Saib, Joseph;, Assignee: Sony Corporation (Tokyo, JP); Sony Electronics, Inc. (Park Ridge, NJ) |
Display signal processing device having a controllable LED display
The term "display signal" as used herein generically refers to any signal displayed on an LED and includes a television signal such as an NTSC signal and an HDTV signal, and any other non-television s... Read More
Inventors: Taira, Hiroyuki; Yamaguchi, Kazuya;, Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (Osaka, JP) |
Multisystem television which is usable as a monitor of a personal computer and a method thereof
It is an object of the present invention to provide a multisystem TV which can be used as a PC monitor and enable viewing of the NTSC broadcasting, DBS broadcasting and HDTV broadcasting. Additional o... Read More
Inventors: Lee, Kab-Keun;, Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Suwon, KR) |
Digital audio/video system and method integrates the operations of several digital devices into one simplified system
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve at least the problems and disadvantages of the related art. An object of the present invention is to optimize the integration of a digital A... Read More
Inventors: Choi, Seung-Jong; Kim, Jin-Kyeong; Lyu, Hwa-Young;, Assignee: LG Electronics Inc. (Seoul, KR) |
NTSC interference rejection filter
One aspect of the present invention is to provide a system and method which enables the removal of unwanted signal components, such as NTSC co-channel interference components, from composite channel i... Read More
Inventors: Liu, Tian-Min; Tan, Loke Kun; Jaffe, Steven T.; Hawley, Robert A.;, Assignee: Broadcom Corporation (Irvine, CA) |
Receiver for analog and digital television signals
What is claimed is: 1. A receiver comprising: a tuner for converting input signals to IF signals, the input signals including information in either one of an analog signal format and a digital signal ... Read More
Inventors: Balaban, Alvin Reuben; Low, Michael Louie; Fox, Edward Coley;, Assignee: Sarnoff Corporation (Princeton, NJ) |
Image processing apparatus and method for reproducing at least an image from a digital data sequence
The present invention has been made to solve the aforementioned problems and to provide a function of reproducing information which pertains to a main image or which is desired occasionally, even if i... Read More
Inventors: Ito, Masamichi; Takahashi, Koji;, Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
Single-LNB satellite data receiver
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention eliminates the cost and inconvenience of upgrading a single-LNB and installing a second coaxial cable from the ODU to indoor equipment. As such, it ... Read More
Inventors: Dillon, Douglas M.; Hammons, Jr., A. Roger; Sun, Feng-Wen;, Assignee: Hughes Electronics Corporation (El Segundo, CA) |
Television receiver
A television receiver according to the present invention, comprises: a first receiving means for receiving a digital television broadcast signal; a video output means for outputting a video image in r... Read More
Inventors: Nonomura, Takaya; Awano, Kiyoshi; Shiono, Tadashi; Hama, Yoshinori; Wakisaka, Masako;, Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (Moriguchi, JP) |
First baseman's mitt
In the development of gloves, several key elements are utilized in the design. First, on the dorsal side of the glove, the motion zones are determined by the center axis of rotation of the individual ... Read More
Inventors: Kleinert, James M.;, Assignee: Hillerich & Bradsby Co. (Louisville, KY) |
Method to support general enclosure wiring when associating SES data with physical devices on a fiber channel loop with soft addresses
Accordingly, the present invention directed to a system and method for supporting general enclosure wiring when associating data with physical devices. In one embodiment of the invention, a method and... Read More
Inventors: Lynn, James A.; Mereddy, Pramodh K.;, Assignee: LSI Logic Corporation (Milpitas, CA) |
Closed-caption scrolling method and apparatus suitable for syllable characters
It is an object of the present invention to solve the problems involved in the prior art, and to provide a method of scrolling a closed-caption especially including syllable characters. It is another ... Read More
Inventors: Bae, Jum-Han; Yang, Jin-Hwa; Suh, Moon-Hwan;, Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Suwon, JP) |
Virtual channel table for a broadcast protocol and method of broadcasting and receiving broadcast signals using the same
Accordingly, the present invention is directed to a virtual channel table that substantially obviates one or more of the problems due to limitations and disadvantages of the related art. An object of ... Read More
Inventors: Kim, Jin Pil; Thomas, C. Gomer;, Assignee: LG Electronics Inc. (Seoul, KR) |
Edition system
I claim: 1. An edition system comprising a main recording and reproducing apparatus and a computer, wherein: said main recording and reproducing apparatus comprising (a) record means for recording sou... Read More
Inventors: Kanda, Takeshi;, Assignee: Sony Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
Program guide system for recording television programs
This and other objects of the invention are accomplished in accordance with the principles of the present invention by providing an interactive program guide system in which programs may be selected f... Read More
Inventors: Knudson, Edward B.; Ellis, Michael D.; Thomas, William L.; Davis, Bruce L.;, Assignee: United Video Properties, Inc. (Tulsa, OK) |
Television program recording with user preference determination
In a principal aspect, the present invention determines viewing preferences of a user by monitoring programs viewed by the user and causes recording of programs corresponding to the user's preferences... Read More
Inventors: Ismail, Labeeb K.; Gogoi, Amar N.; Stupak, Yuri;, Assignee: Metabyte, Inc. (Cupertino, CA) |
Document data structure and method for integrating broadcast television with web pages
A method and system are described for incorporating broadcast television into-Web pages. In accordance with the invention, broadcast TV can be embedded into Web pages using, for example, a "tv:" URI i... Read More
Inventors: Zigmond, Daniel J.; Anderson, David R.; Blackketter, Dean J.;, Assignee: WebTV Networks, Inc. (Mountain View, CA) |
Apparatus and method for controlling viewing of video signals
The present invention has been provided to solve the problems of conventional methods. An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for controlling viewing of a video signa... Read More
Inventors: Kim, Do Hyun; Kang, Myeong Joon;, Assignee: LG Electronics Inc. (Seoul, KR) |
Digital video transport error handling in cell based communications systems
The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for handling errors in a digital video transport system. Packets which arrive over an Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) cell based network an... Read More
Inventors: Mao, Weidong;, Assignee: Next Level Communications (Rohnert Park, CA) |
Disposable patient face mask
What is claimed is: 1. For patient preparation to provide protection against light emissions from a selected one of a laser, a bonding light and a bleaching light used in a dental procedure, an improv... Read More
Inventors: Zegarelli, Peter J.; Steinberg, Mitchell;, Assignee: |
Method of and an apparatus for controlling a web server, a web server control program, and a storage medium on which the web server control program is stored
When a user requests video data related to information on a page of a WEB server, the video data is distributed from the WEB server in the conventional method. However, it is difficult to obtain in a ... Read More
Inventors: Igawa, Masaru; Takiyasu, Yoshihiro;, Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Scrambling of analogue electrical signals
In a first aspect the invention provides a method of scrambling an analogue electrical input signal having a certain frequency spectrum. The signal is divided into segments and said segments are re-or... Read More
Inventors: Parker, Michael A.;, Assignee: British Broadcasting Corporation (London, GB) |
Video scramble system and equipment
A first scramble system according to the present invention is characterized in that two kinds of horizontal scanning lines are transmitted in a combined form, wherein one type is a horizontal scanning... Read More
Inventors: Hashimoto, Takashi;, Assignee: Pioneer Electronic Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
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