Circuit arrangement for derivation of a signal dependent on the change direction of the incoming signal level
OF THE INVENTION The figures drawing shows essential parts of a radio receiver 1, especially those parts required to explain the function of the circuit arrangement according to the present invention... Read More
Inventors: Herrmann, Matthias; Vogt, Lothar; Kaesser, Juergen;, Assignee: Blaupunkt-Werke GmbH (Hildesheim, DE) |
Encoder apparatus and decoder apparatus for a television signal having embedded viewer access control data
The present invention comprises an apparatus for embedding viewer access control data within a television signal. The television signal includes a sequence of television programs. Means are provided f... Read More
Inventors: Ming, Fong; Tsang, Ngai-Ming;, Assignee: Vtech Communications, Ltd. (Tai Po, HK) |
Receiver monitoring system with local encoding
In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, an audience measurement system meters tuning of a receiver which receives a plurality of program signals transmitted over a plurality of channel... Read More
Inventors: Massetti, Enrico; Straub, Kenneth L.;, Assignee: Nielsen Media Research, Inc. (New York, NY) |
Apparatus for controlling utilization of software added to a portable communication device
What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus at a fixed portion of a communication system for authorizing utilization of software in a portable portion of the communication system, the apparatus comprising: a ... Read More
Inventors: Deluca, Michael J.; Kraul, Doug; Davis, Walter L.;, Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Schaumburg, IL) |
Control system for combined digital video signal receiver and recording/reproducing apparatus
An object of the present invention is to provide a simplified control system for controlling multiple apparatuses in a video receiving system. More specifically, it is an object of the present inventi... Read More
Inventors: Fukushima, Shinichi; Goto, Koichi; Tsukamoto, Junichi;, Assignee: Sony Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
Audio signal processing method and related device with block order switching
The present invention offers a method for processing the analog audio signal and a signal processing unit for suppressing the noise which is likely to occur as a result of scrambling, and preventing d... Read More
Inventors: Murakami, Takashi;, Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (Osaka, JP) |
Controlling video or image presentation according to encoded content classification information within the video or image data
What is claimed is: 1. A controller for controlling displaying on a display means of received video or image data which has been encoded with invisible digital watermarks integrated within the receive... Read More
Inventors: Chapman, Sydney George; Jones, Julian Hamilton;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
Receiving apparatus and display control method
An object of the present invention is therefore to provide a user interface that a user can use more easily in purchasing a program. According to the invention, there is provided a receiving apparatus... Read More
Inventors: Ohkura, Yukiko; Kohno, Tetsuya;, Assignee: Sony Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
System for processing programs and program content rating information derived from multiple broadcast sources
A system processes packetized program information, from different broadcast sources, containing programs and program specific information including associated content rating data. A program specific p... Read More
Inventors: Schneidewend, Daniel Richard;, Assignee: Thomson Licensing S.A. (Boulogne-Cedex, FR) |
Apparatus and method for processing a program guide in a digital video system
OF THE DRAWING In the subject system, the information necessary to select a given television program is not fixedly-programmed into each receiver but is rather is down-loaded from the satellite conti... Read More
Inventors: Chaney, John W.; Beyers, Jr., Bill W.; Johnson, Michael W.; Hailey, James E.; Bridgewater, Kevin E.; Deiss, Michael S.; Horton, Raymond S.;, Assignee: Thomson Licensing S.A. (Boulogne-Billancourt, FR) |
Software updating and distribution
The present invention overcomes the disadvantages of the prior art by providing a new analytical paradigm and system for implementing the paradigm for updating and distributing software on a computer ... Read More
Inventors: Frye, Russell;, Assignee: |
Electronic program guide using markup language
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 that has program guide display scre... Read More
Inventors: Lemmons, Thomas R.; Zaring, Jon C.;, Assignee: United Video Properties, Inc. (Tulsa, OK) |
Video pedestal network
The invention provides a network architecture for distributing digital data to subscriber units wherein selection from among multiple digital services is accomplished by transmitting a tuning command ... Read More
Inventors: Rao, R. Padmanabha; Siccardo, Paolo L.; Levesque, Gilbert; Elsbach, Martin D.;, Assignee: Irdeto Access, Inc. (San Diego, CA) |
Module manager for interactive television system
One of the advantages of designing software applications in a modular fashion is the ability to share modules between applications. The advantages of modularity may include conserving the limited amou... Read More
Inventors: Goodman, Andrew; Menand, Jean Rene;, Assignee: OpenTV, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) |
Access to applications of an electronic processing device solely based on geographic location
OF THE INVENTION Referring to the Drawing, wherein like numbers denote like parts throughout the several views, FIG. 1 shows a high-level block diagram of an electronic processing device 100, consist... Read More
Inventors: Bates, Cary Lee; Nelson, Eric John; Santosuosso, John Matthew;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
Text editing device
What is claimed is: 1. A text editing device comprising input means for inputting character data, representing means for representing characters in response to the inputted data, and input position de... Read More
Inventors: Sasaki, Ryoichi;, Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Aichi, JP) |
Navigation system
The present invention provides system for serving information, comprising: routing means; one or more storage medium units connected to the routing means and for storing information data; navigation m... Read More
Inventors: De Vos, Johan; Barraud, Claude;, Assignee: Sony Europa B.V. (Badhoevedorp, NL) |
Compatible transmission and reception of operational signals to be processed by a receiver
It is an object of the invention to provide a method of transmitting operational signals, such that receivers having different capabilities perform different operations. To this end, the method in acc... Read More
Inventors: Van Gestel, Henricus A. W.;, Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation (New York, NY) |
Broadband communication network with low power addressable tap system for controlling subscriber access
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Turning now to the figures, wherein like reference numerals represent like elements in all of the several views, FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary cable television distribut... Read More
Inventors: James, Lewis Gregory; Page, John Douglas;, Assignee: Diversified Control, Inc. (Orchard Park, NY) |
Cooling system for cooling a solid-state imaging device
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a cooling system for cooling a solid-state imaging device, having a simple construction and capable of efficiently cooling the solid-st... Read More
Inventors: Kiga, Kazuyoshi;, Assignee: Sony Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
Light beam communication method and system for linking a camera and a computer
Viewed from one aspect, the present invention provides a method for light beam communication linking an automated camera having a light beam auto-focus system, the light beam auto-focus system adapted... Read More
Inventors: Mauro, Edward C.; Anagnostopoulos, Constantine N.;, Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company (Rochester, NY) |
Picture codec and teleconference terminal equipment
It is therefore another object of the present invention to provide a desktop type teleconference equipment which is small in size and which is easily portable. In order to accomplish the objects, acco... Read More
Inventors: Shibata, Yoji; Takizawa, Masaaki; Matsushima, Hitoshi; Yoshikawa, Hiroshi; Yoshida, Atsuo; Ebihara, Toru; Furuya, Jun; Maruyama, Yukinobu; Yamada, Takehiko;, Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Voice activated camera preset selection system and method of operation
In accordance with the present invention, a voice activated camera preset selection system and method of operation are provided that substantially eliminate or reduce disadvantages and problems associ... Read More
Inventors: Maeng, Joonyoul;, Assignee: VTEL Corporation (Austin, TX) |
Electronic still video camera with direct personal computer (PC) compatible digital format output
It is the object of this invention to provide an improved electronic still camera with operator selectable picture compression in one of a plurality of operator selectable digital data formats recorda... Read More
Inventors: Roberts, Marc K.; Chikosky, Matthew A.; Speasl, Jerry A.;, Assignee: St. Clair Intellectual Property Consultants, Inc. (Grosse Pointe, MI) |
Apparatus and method for videocommunicating having programmable architecture permitting data revisions
The present invention is directed to a videophone apparatus and method for communicating video and audio data, and operating data revisions, over a communications channel. According to one example emb... Read More
Inventors: Voois, Paul A.; Martin, Bryan R.; Bednarz, Phil; Barraclough, Keith; Joe, Truman;, Assignee: 8.times.8, Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) |
Imaging apparatus having autofocus function
Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide an imaging apparatus having an autofocus function which enables accurate focusing of an intended subject by dividing a focus area into a ... Read More
Inventors: Sugimoto, Kazuhiko; Kikuchi, Kenichi;, Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (Osaka, JP) |
System for automatically controlling the tuning of television receiver receiving channels
The present invention concerns a video receiving device (A) that includes a circuit for receiving first video signals from a remote transmitter, a circuit for receiving second video signals from anoth... Read More
Inventors: Nguyen, Jino; Maetz, Yves;, Assignee: Thomson multimedia S.A. (Coubervoie, FR) |
Method and apparatus for providing subscription-on-demand services for an interactive information distribution system
The disadvantages heretofore associated with the prior art are overcome by the present invention of a method and apparatus for providing subscription-on-demand (SOD) services for a interactive informa... Read More
Inventors: Gordon, Donald F.; La Rocca, Tobie;, Assignee: DIVA Systems Corporation (Redwood City, CA) |
Hybrid amplifier-regenerator for optimizing cable network transmissions
It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved hybrid amplifier and regenerator (HAR) device, an improved digital regenerator, an improved communication network, a method for carrying... Read More
Inventors: McAlear, James Allan;, Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited (St. Laurent, CA) |
Video mail system capable of transferring large quantities of data without hampering other data transmissions
An object of the present invention is to provide a data transfer system which is permitted to transfer large quantities of data without hampering data transmissions of hitherto network applications (i... Read More
Inventors: Hashimoto, Shinichi; Kimura, Yuuji; Nonomura, Itaru; Yamada, Takahiro; Fujisaki, Kazuhiro; Tanaka, Kazuaki;, Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
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