Patents by Inventor Yonatan Silver
Yonatan Silver has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 8397255Abstract: A digital television recording method comprising: broadcasting a television program associated with a broadcaster set of parameters enabling access to a first set of predetermined portions of the program; operating an agent for determining whether to record the program and for associating with the program, upon recording of the program, an agent set of parameters enabling access to a second set of predetermined portions of the program; storing the program together with the broadcaster set of parameters and the agent set of parameters to generate an addressable program; retrieving at least a portion of the addressable program; displaying the at least a portion of the addressable program to a user; receiving from the user a user set of parameters enabling access to a third set of predetermined portions of the addressable program; editing the addressable program to include the user set of parameters enabling access to the third set of predetermined portions of the addressable program thereby generating an editedType: GrantFiled: November 14, 2006Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignee: NDS LimitedInventors: Reuven Wachtfogel, David Richardson, Shlomo Kipnis, Jonathan Maissel, Yossef Tsuria, Yonatan Silver
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Patent number: 7997985Abstract: An interactive multi-channel game method is described. The method includes providing a first representation of a game element associated with a first channel of a multi-channel system, replacing the first representation with a second representation of the game element associated with a second channel of the multi-channel system, providing a clue associated with the second channel, and receiving a user input representing a user's response to the clue. Related apparatus and methods are also described.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2007Date of Patent: August 16, 2011Assignee: NDS LimitedInventors: Yonatan Silver, Carmi Bogot, Shabtai Atlow
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Publication number: 20080212949Abstract: A digital television recording method comprising: broadcasting a television program associated with a broadcaster set of parameters enabling access to a first set of predetermined portions of the program; operating an agent for determining whether to record the program and for associating with the program, upon recording of the program, an agent set of parameters enabling access to a second set of predetermined portions of the program; storing the program together with the broadcaster set of parameters and the agent set of parameters to generate an addressable program; retrieving at least a portion of the addressable program; displaying the at least a portion of the addressable program to a user; receiving from the user a user set of parameters enabling access to a third set of predetermined portions of the addressable program; editing the addressable program to include the user set of parameters enabling access to the third set of predetermined portions of the addressable program thereby generating an editedType: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2008Publication date: September 4, 2008Applicant: NDS LimitedInventors: Reuven Wachtfogel, David Richardson, Sholomo Kipnis, Jonathan Maissel, Yossef Tsuria, Yonatan Silver
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Publication number: 20080076555Abstract: An interactive multi-channel game method is described. The method includes providing a first representation of a game element associated with a first channel of a multi-channel system, replacing the first representation with a second representation of the game element associated with a second channel of the multi-channel system, providing a clue associated with the second channel, and receiving a user input representing a user's response to the clue. Related apparatus and methods are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2007Publication date: March 27, 2008Applicant: NDS LimitedInventors: Yonatan Silver, Carmi Bogot, Shabtai Atlow
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Patent number: 7306522Abstract: An interactive multi-channel game method is described. The method includes providing a first representation of a game element associated with a first channel of a multi-channel system, replacing the first representation with a second representation of the game element associated with a second channel of the multi-channel system, providing a clue associated with the second channel, and receiving a user input representing a user's response to the clue. Related apparatus and methods are also described.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2003Date of Patent: December 11, 2007Assignee: NDS LimitedInventors: Yonatan Silver, Carmi Bogot, Shabtai Atlow
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Publication number: 20070240186Abstract: A method and system for enabling a user to select programs in a personal video recorder environment, the method comprising enabling the user to select a program subject category, providing in response to user selection of a program subject category, for subsequent user selection, programs within said selected program subject category, at least one of selected and organized in accordance with past user viewing, and subsequently enabling the user to select among said programs. Related methods and apparatus are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2007Publication date: October 11, 2007Applicant: NDS LimitedInventors: Yonatan Silver, Avidan Lamdan, Boaz Rahat
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Publication number: 20070067800Abstract: A digital television recording method comprising: broadcasting a television program associated with a broadcaster set of parameters enabling access to a first set of predetermined portions of the program; operating an agent for determining whether to record the program and for associating with the program, upon recording of the program, an agent set of parameters enabling access to a second set of predetermined portions of the program; storing the program together with the broadcaster set of parameters and the agent set of parameters to generate an addressable program; retrieving at least a portion of the addressable program; displaying the at least a portion of the addressable program to a user, receiving from the user a user set of parameters enabling access to a third set of predetermined portions of the addressable program; editing the addressable program to include the user set of parameters enabling access to the third set of predetermined portions of the addressable program thereby generating an editedType: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2006Publication date: March 22, 2007Applicant: NDS LimitedInventors: Reuven Wachtfogel, David Richardson, S.hlomo Kipnis, Jonathan Maissel, Yossef Tsuria, Yonatan Silver
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Patent number: 7149309Abstract: An access control method for use with a broadcast communication network is described. The access control method includes the steps of receiving an encoded program at a subscriber unit via the broadcast communication network, and preventing decoding of the encoded program at the subscriber unit for at least one preselected time period, preselected in accordance with a preference of a user of the subscriber unit. Alternatively, the encoded program received at the subscriber unit may be decoded for at least one preselected time period, preselected in accordance with a preference of the user of the subscriber unit. Related methods and apparatus are also described.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 1999Date of Patent: December 12, 2006Assignee: NDS Ltd.Inventor: Yonatan Silver
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Patent number: 7013293Abstract: A portable transaction device including transaction apparatus operative to participate in a monetary transaction, authorization apparatus operative to authorize the transaction apparatus to operate based on stored authorization parameters, and control apparatus operative to store the stored authorization parameters based on user input. The stored authorization parameters include at least one of the following: an identity of a user, a time period, and a distance. Related apparatus and methods are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2000Date of Patent: March 14, 2006Assignee: NDS LimitedInventors: Shlomo Kipnis, Yonatan Silver
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Publication number: 20050273830Abstract: An anticipatory processing system is described. The anticipatory processing system includes a controller generating a prediction of an event determining program material to be displayed, and an audiovideo (A/V) processor controlled by the controller for preparing a digital stream for use in response to the prediction of the of the event. Related apparatus and methods are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2003Publication date: December 8, 2005Applicant: NDS LIMITEDInventors: Yonatan Silver, Ezra Darshan
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Publication number: 20050026690Abstract: An interactive multi-channel game method is described. The method includes providing a first representation of a game element associated with a first channel of a multi-channel system, replacing the first representation with a second representation of the game element associated with a second channel of the multi-channel system, providing a clue associated with the second channel, and receiving a user input representing a user's response to the clue. Related apparatus and methods are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2003Publication date: February 3, 2005Inventors: Yonatan Silver, Carmi Bogot, Shabtai Atlow
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Publication number: 20030088872Abstract: In a digital television recording method, programs are selected for recording based on analysis of program schedule information, user preferences, and the priority of previously recorded programs if there is insufficient memory.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2002Publication date: May 8, 2003Applicant: NDS LimitedInventors: Jonathan Maissel, Yossef Tsuria, Reuven Wachtfogel, David Richardson, Shlomo Kipnis, Yonatan Silver, Amir Eilat, Moshe Kranc, Yishai Sered, Gershon Bar-On, Shabtai Atlow
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Patent number: 6424947Abstract: A subscriber unit in a television system including an integrated receiver and decoder (IRD) including a first smart card reader which is operative to accept a first smart card, and a remote control including a second smart card reader which is operative to accept a second smart card. The first smart card and the second smart card, when inserted in the corresponding first and second smart card readers respectively, are operative to communicate with each other in wireless communication over a wireless communication link to control access to services.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 1998Date of Patent: July 23, 2002Assignee: NDS LimitedInventors: Yossef Tsuria, Yonatan Silver