Patents Assigned to NPB Partners, Ltd.
  • Methods and apparatus for digital advertisement insertion in video programming
    Patent number: 5600366
    Abstract: Digital ad insertion methods and apparatus permit timely and correct switchovers from network programming to local advertising in ways which occur smoothly without a disruption in perception to the viewer. Switchovers occur at packet or frame boundaries and are designed to occur upon detection of idle information from a network source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1997
    Assignee: NPB Partners, Ltd.
    Inventor: Martin A. Schulman