Patents Assigned to CableSoft Corporation
  • Television browsing system with transmitted and received keys and associated information
    Patent number: 5977962
    Abstract: A home-based television system has a set top box that receives from a cable operator television programs for broadcast on many channels. The set top box also receives additional information for display and an application. In response to user input, the application filters data in a first data stream, uses the filtered data to identify data in a second data stream, and causes the thus-identified data to be displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Assignee: CableSoft Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph W. Chapman, Palma J. Cicchetti, Peter H. Fischman, Elias Israel, Hubert C. Mandeville, IV, Andrew Tannenbaum