Abstract: A cable assembly having a connector and a cable having a fiber connector, wherein the connector contains a circuit for converting electrical signals to optical signals for transmitting video or high data rate data, and the connector has an interface to connect with the fiber connector of the cable, so that the cable and the connector can be separated for making each of the connector and the cable as a standalone component.

Abstract: An adaptor having a first HDMI interface for connecting with a first external device to receive data therefrom and a second interface for connecting with an HDMI connector of a cable assembly, wherein the cable assembly comprises a cable connected to the HDMI connector and the cable comprises at least one fiber wire, wherein the adaptor comprise at least one processor and a wireless device, wherein the at least one processor is capable of communicating with a second external device via a wireless connection between the wireless device and the second external device to perform operations associated with the transmission of the at least one fiber wire or said data received from first external device.

Abstract: A cable assembly includes a cable and a connector, wherein the connector of the cable assembly includes laser diodes for transmitting optical signals to optical fiber wires of the cable for transferring data received from an external device and a light-emitting diode (LED) for emitting a visible light to a plastic fiber wire of the cable so that a user can use the visible light for different purposes. In addition, the connector of the cable assembly is capable of conforming to a standard HDMI connector or integrated with an earphone.

Abstract: A cable assembly having a connector and a cable having a fiber connector, wherein the connector contains a circuit for converting electrical signals to optical signals for transmitting video or high data rate data, and the connector has an interface to connect with the fiber connector of the cable, so that the cable and the connector can be separated for making each of the connector and the cable as a standalone component.

Abstract: An adaptor having a first HDMI interface for connecting with a first external device to receive data therefrom and a second interface for connecting with an HDMI connector of a cable assembly, wherein the cable assembly comprises a cable connected to the HDMI connector and the cable comprises at least one fiber wire, wherein the adaptor comprise at least one processor and a wireless device, wherein the at least one processor is capable of communicating with a second external device via a wireless connection between the wireless device and the second external device to perform operations associated with the transmission of the at least one fiber wire or said data received from first external device.

Abstract: An adaptor having a first HDMI interface for connecting with a first external device to receive data therefrom and a second interface for connecting with a HDMI connector of a cable assembly, wherein the cable assembly comprises a cable connected to the HDMI connector and the cable comprises at least one fiber wire, wherein the adaptor comprise at least one processor and a wireless device, wherein the at least one processor is capable of communicating with a second external device via a wireless connection between the wireless device and the second external device to perform operations associated with the transmission of the at least one fiber wire or said data received from first external device.

Abstract: An adaptor having a first HDMI interface for connecting with a first external device to receive data therefrom and a second interface for connecting with a HDMI connector of a cable assembly, wherein the cable assembly comprises a cable connected to the HDMI connector and the cable comprises at least one fiber wire, wherein the adaptor comprise at least one processor and a wireless device, wherein the at least one processor is capable of communicating with a second external device via a wireless connection between the wireless device and the second external device to perform operations associated with the transmission of the at least one fiber wire or said data received from first external device.

Abstract: A cable assembly includes a cable and a connector, wherein the connector of the cable assembly includes laser diodes for transmitting optical signals to optical fiber wires of the cable for transferring data received from an external device and a light-emitting diode (LED) for emitting a visible light to a plastic fiber wire of the cable so that a user can use the visible light for different purposes. In addition, the connector of the cable assembly is capable of conforming to a standard HDMI connector or integrated with an earphone.

Abstract: A video playback device, provided in a P2P-based network, comprises a channel pre-cached buffer, for storing a plurality of video blocks corresponding to a number of pre-cached channels; a display interface, for receiving a request for channel browsing from a viewer and executing playback of the video blocks pertaining to a selected channel indicated on the request; and an agent module, for receiving the request for channel browsing from the display interface, obtaining a seed/peer list pertaining to the selected channel indicated on the request, and downloading the video blocks from seed and/or peer nodes based on the seed/peer list; characterized in that the agent module applies an automatic refreshing mechanism for updating the corresponding video blocks to each pre-cached channel by supplying the most updated video blocks in the channel pre-cached buffer.

Abstract: The present invention is to disclose an IP-based hometown TV program delivery system comprising at least one TV program provider for providing a plurality of channels of TV programs; and at least one agency at a server-end for providing a plurality of digital video contents converted from said corresponding TV programs; characterized in that said agency at a server-end distributes said plurality of digital video contents to authorized users at a client-end via a broadcasting network, wherein each authorized users has subscription to said TV programs so as to get permission for watching and receives from said agency said digital video contents converted from said corresponding TV programs via said broadcasting network.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an agency accommodated to an IP-based hometown TV program delivery system comprising at least one TV program provider for providing TV programs and at least one agency. The TV program provider provides the TV programs. The authorized user has a subscription to the TV program provider so as to get a member account for watching the TV programs. The agency at the server-end gets access to the TV programs via the member account for receiving a plurality of the TV programs and converting the TV programs to corresponding digital video contents. In addition, the authorized user at a client-end acquires the authorization from the agency so as to receive the digital video contents distributed by the agency via the broadcasting network.

Abstract: The present invention is to disclose an IP-based video broadcasting system for broadcasting video contents regarding TV programs to customers particularly from Asia regions particular to the Asian regions from Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao, China, Korea, Japan, India, Vietnam, etc. via the internet or intranet. The system comprises a broadcasting apparatus and a plurality of client players, whereby the broadcasting apparatus comprises a timezone-shifting means, a timezone-non-shifting means, a language-selecting means, and a customer-profile means to provide customers with good quality of overseas TV broadcasting services.

Abstract: A video playback device, provided in a P2P-based network, comprises a channel pre-cached buffer, for storing a plurality of video blocks corresponding to a number of pre-cached channels; a display interface, for receiving a request for channel browsing from a viewer and executing playback of the video blocks pertaining to a selected channel indicated on the request; and an agent module, for receiving the request for channel browsing from the display interface, obtaining a seed/peer list pertaining to the selected channel indicated on the request, and downloading the video blocks from seed and/or peer nodes based on the seed/peer list; characterized in that the agent module applies an automatic refreshing mechanism for updating the corresponding video blocks to each pre-cached channel by supplying the most updated video blocks in the channel pre-cached buffer.

Abstract: The present invention is to disclose a peer-to-peer based broadcast system for broadcasting video contents, comprising at least one video head-end means for receiving a plurality of original video contents, said video head-end means comprising a splitter to split each original video content into a plurality of video files for each video file being formed of a group of pictures (GOPs) based on said GOPs' boundaries, and said video head-end means further comprising at least one content repository means for storing said video files corresponding to each of original video contents; at least one relay means for receiving and broadcasting some of said video files (190) from the video head-end means; a plurality of peers for receiving and broadcasting some of said video files; at least one super seed means for receiving said video files from said relay means and/or said peers, and broadcasting said files to some of said peers; at least one network management means for managing connections among said super seed means

Abstract: The present invention is to disclose an IP-based hometown TV program delivery system comprising at least one TV program provider for providing a plurality of channels of TV programs; and at least one agency at a server-end for providing a plurality of digital video contents converted from said corresponding TV programs; characterized in that said agency at a server-end distributes said plurality of digital video contents to authorized users at a client-end via a broadcasting network, wherein each authorized users has subscription to said TV programs so as to get permission for watching and receives from said agency said digital video contents converted from said corresponding TV programs via said broadcasting network.