Multiple user profile remote control
Access to television programming is controlled using a remote control device. Programming control circuitry, in one embodiment, is incorporated in the remote control device. This allows programming ac... Read More
Inventors: Nickum, Larry A.;, Assignee: Gateway, Inc. (N. Sioux City, SD) |
Method and apparatus for providing subsidiary data synchronous to primary content data
According to one embodiment of the present invention, primary content data is received from an external source and subsidiary data is obtained which corresponds to the primary data, wherein the subsid... Read More
Inventors: Watts, E. Michael; Williams, Christopher D.; Goldschmidt Iki, Jean M.; Shah-Nazaroff, Anthony A.; Hackson, David N.;, Assignee: Intel Corporation (Santa Clara, CA) |
CATV trunk amplifier, upward signal amplifier, and bi-directional CATV system
One object of the present invention, in a bi-directional CATV system, not only transmitting a downward signal and an upward L signal, with a frequency lower than the frequency of the downward signal, ... Read More
Inventors: Sugiura, Toshihiro; Goto, Hironori;, Assignee: Masprodenkoh Kabushikikaisha (Nisshin, JP) |
VCR webification
The present invention addresses the problems identified above and provides an apparatus, method and service model which simplify conventional methods for schedule recordings of television programs and... Read More
Inventors: Hesselink, Lambertus; Rizal, Dharmarus; van Beurden, Joep;, Assignee: Senvid, Inc. (Cupertino, CA) |
Stateful packet forwarding in a firewall cluster
FIG. 1 shows a system on which the firewall method may be applied. An enterprise includes an internal network 30, such as a wide area network (WAN), 30 having computer terminals 40, such as personal ... Read More
Inventors: Cheng, Lebin; Horowitz, Samuel D.; Jemes, Brian L.;, Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (Houston, TX) |
Serial data receiving device
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a serial data receiving device which is capable of identifying the data correctly even though the received data contains some degrees of e... Read More
Inventors: Fukui, Yoshimitsu;, Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Osaka, JP) |
Slot reception synchronization circuit
What is claimed is: 1. A time slot reception synchronization circuit for detecting a unique word which is included in one time slot data and for receiving the one time slot data in synchronism with sa... Read More
Inventors: Nakajima, Akira;, Assignee: NEC Corporation (JP) |
Method and apparatus for multiplexing complete MPEG transport streams from multiple sources using a PLL coupled to both the PCR and the transport encoder clock
The present invention is a method and apparatus for splicing transport streams from multiple sources without violating the clock slew rates specified for a receiver. The method locks both the transpor... Read More
Inventors: Lyons, Paul W.;, Assignee: Sarnoff Corporation (Princeton, NJ) |
System and method for searching patterns in real-time over a shared media
It is an object of the present invention to provide a system and method for performing real-time search of a bit pattern over a shared media supporting multiple simultaneous data streams each associat... Read More
Inventors: Brunheroto, Jose R.; Laemen, Frans; Nogima, Julio; Schaffa, Frank A.; Anzick, William J.;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
Method and system for accessing packetized elementary stream data
OF THE DRAWINGS In a specific embodiment of the present invention a method for storing data is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a first transport packet of a plurality of transport packets, ... Read More
Inventors: Kovacevic, Branko; Kechichian, Kevork;, Assignee: ATI Technologies, Inc. (Markham, CA) |
Interactive television program guide system with pay program package promotion
This and other objects of the invention are accomplished in accordance with the principles of the present invention by providing a system that allows a user to select a pay program for purchase from a... Read More
Inventors: Knudson, Edward B.; Ellis, Michael D.; Thomas, William L.; Davis, Bruce L.;, Assignee: United Video Properties, Inc. (Tulsa, OK) |
Digital coupons for pay televisions
In accordance with the present invention, an apparatus and method are presented for allowing users of services such as pay television to obtain credits when viewing particular programs. The invention ... Read More
Inventors: Candelore, Brant;, Assignee: General Instrument Corporation (Horsham, PA) |
Method and apparatus for automatically accessing web pages based on television programming information
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows a generalized block diagram of a Web/television hybrid network at 10 in accordance with the present invention, the network including a Web television client ... Read More
Inventors: Wu, Bo; Xu, Guohong;, Assignee: Enreach Technology, Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) |
System for filtering content from videos
This and other objects of the invention are accomplished in accordance with the principles of the present invention by providing a filtering system in which certain potentially objectionable events in... Read More
Inventors: Ford, K. Harlan;, Assignee: United Video Properties, Inc. (Tulsa, OK) |
Method and apparatus for automatically identifying and selectively altering segments of a television broadcast signal in real-time
In accordance with the invention, a method and apparatus, intended to be marketed under the mark Sound!Off.TM., is provided for identifying selected segments of a broadcast signal in real-time for the... Read More
Inventors: Iggulden, Jerry;, Assignee: |
Method and apparatus for information labeling and control
Referring now to FIG. 1, an exemplary information labeling and control apparatus adapted for television viewing will be described. It should be understood that application of the present invention is... Read More
Inventors: Block, Robert S.; Bramwell, Jonathan;, Assignee: Block; Robert S. (Marina del Ray, CA) |
System and method for establishing TV channel
A system for automatically establishing virtual TV channels based on a geographic location of a TV, a location of a TV with respect to a dwelling, and/or a date or time includes a TV and a processor c... Read More
Inventors: Dew, Aaron; Gudorf, Greg; Creed, Anthony Lionel; Chang, Matthew; Hausch, William;, Assignee: Sony Corporation (Tokyo, JP) Sony Electronics Inc. (Park Ridge, NJ) |
Method and apparatus for controlling time-scale modification during multi-media broadcasts
FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of embodiment 1000 of the present invention which provides substantially continuous playback of an audio or audio-visual work received from a source having non-determinis... Read More
Inventors: Hejna, Jr., Donald J.;, Assignee: Enounce, Inc. (Palo Alto, CA) |
Unified presentation of programming from different physical sources
The invention includes steps of gathering programming data for a plurality of different program environments, in a variety of different data formats, and integrating this data into a single database h... Read More
Inventors: Byrne, David S.; McDowell, Sean;, Assignee: Microsoft Corporation (Redmond, WA) |
Good quality video for the internet at very low bandwidth
What is claimed is: 1. A method for processing digitized video material comprising the steps of: a. capturing a video sequence having a first start-time and a first end-time to provide plurality of di... Read More
Inventors: Galton, Brian Neil;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
Delayed decision recording device
What is claimed is: 1. Apparatus for recording program material from a source of program material from a beginning, after the beginning of the program material has passed, comprising: a. a recording d... Read More
Inventors: Tognazzini, Bruce;, Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Mountain View, CA) |
System for generating, distributing and receiving an interactive user interface
The invention is an information distribution system comprising a head end wherein a user interface is generated as a digital bitstream, a distribution network for transmitting the user interface to vi... Read More
Inventors: Gordon, Donald F.; Ludvig, Edward A.; Osborn, Nathan W.; Edmonds, Jeremy S.; Bayrakeri, Sadik;, Assignee: Sedna Patent Services, LLC (Philadelphia, PA) |
MPEG transport stream remultiplexer
OF THE INVENTION FIG. 2 shows a remultiplexer 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown, the remultiplexer 100 has a main board 130, an I-bus 120 and one or more data link mod... Read More
Inventors: Magee, Mark; Johnson, Brian; Lookabaugh, Tom; Daines, Nolan;, Assignee: Divicom, Inc. (Milpitas, CA) |
MPEG transport stream remultiplexer
OF THE INVENTION FIG. 2 shows a remultiplexer 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown, the remultiplexer 100 has a main board 130, an I-bus 120 and one or more data link mod... Read More
Inventors: Magee, Mark; Johnson, Brian; Lookabaugh, Tom; Daines, Nolan;, Assignee: Divicon, Inc. (Milpitas, CA) |
Remultiplexer for video program bearing transport streams with program clock reference time stamp adjustment
OF THE INVENTION For sake of clarity, the description of the invention is divided into sections. Remultiplexer Environment and Overview FIG. 1 shows a basic remultiplexing environment 10 according to... Read More
Inventors: Slattery, William; Gratacap, Regis;, Assignee: SkyStream Corporation (Mountain View, CA) |
Apparatus and method for multiplexing with small buffer depth
It is known that the delay introduced by a multiplexing system increases when buffer sizes or depth increases. Therefore, a multiplexing method that introduces minimum delay is desirable. According to... Read More
Inventors: Tiernan, James C.; Achour, Maha;, Assignee: Tiernan Communications, Inc. (San Diego, CA) |
Adaptive rate control for insertion of data into arbitrary bit rate data streams
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for adaptive control of the rate of data insertion into an outgoing bit stream, based on the available capacity for insertion into the bit stream... Read More
Inventors: Pinder, Howard G.; Kelly, Andrew O.;, Assignee: Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. (Lawrenceville, GA) |
Brandwidth optimization of video program bearing transport streams
These and other objects are achieved according to the present invention. An illustrative application of the invention is the remultiplexing one or more MPEG-2 compliant transport streams (TSs). TSs ar... Read More
Inventors: Robinett, Robert; Gratacap, Regis;, Assignee: SkyStream Networks Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) |
Method and system for emulating and HTTP server through a broadcast carousel
OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Interactive Television Architecture Interactive television provides a way to transmit interactive content to a television. Interactive television systems can provide text, au... Read More
Inventors: Barbier, Emmanuel; Delpuch, Alain;, Assignee: OpenTV, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) |
Display control apparatus and method and display apparatus
The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned problems, and has as its object to provide a display control method and apparatus, and a display apparatus, which can approp... Read More
Inventors: Suga, Kazumi; Shibamiya, Yoshikazu; Nakajima, Tatsuya; Inoue, Kenji; Sawada, Masayuki;, Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
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