Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for permission control in a social media platform. An exemplary system receives a social media profile of a user, encrypts/anonymizes the profile using asymmetrical encryption, then asks the user for permission before sharing any aspect of the user's profile with other entities. As the user engages with social media content on the social media platform, options are provided to the user which grant the user the opportunity to share specific portions of their profile with other entities, which sharing is done using a private key exclusive to the user.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for permission control in a social media platform. An exemplary system receives a social media profile of a user, encrypts/anonymizes the profile using asymmetrical encryption, then asks the user for permission before sharing any aspect of the user's profile with other entities. As the user engages with social media content on the social media platform, options are provided to the user which grant the user the opportunity to share specific portions of their profile with other entities, which sharing is done using a private key exclusive to the user.

Abstract: A television user selectively configures one or more control options pertaining to usage monitoring, and a compliance means ensures that the operation of application programs on the television user's programmable television controller is compliant with the selective configuration of the control options. Compliance strategies include voluntary compliance by application programs and/or application providers, locally-enforced compliance by a TV Control application, application program certification, and application provider registration. A data claim authentication and processing means enables the television user to control or limit the exploitation of user data objects provided to agents of interactive television application programs.

Abstract: A television user selectively configures one or more control options, and a compliance means ensures that the operation of application programs on the television user's programmable television controller will be compliant with the selective configuration of the control options. The control options pertain to the operation of the application programs on the programmable television controller. A variety of compliance strategies include voluntary compliance by application programs and/or application providers, locally-enforced compliance by a TV Control application, application program certification, and application provider registration. Further, a data claim authentication and processing means enables the television user to control or limit the exploitation of user data objects provided to agents of interactive television application programs.

Abstract: A system interactively controlled by a TV viewer remote control transmitter displays current or future programming information superimposed over the normal programming displayed on any channel accessible to the viewer's display screen. Identification signal data are accessed and generated by the computer for durations defined in the identification signal data either automatically or in response to the TV viewer remote. Information signal data are accessed and generated by the computer in response to the TV viewer remote. A signal combiner superimposes the identification signal or the information signal over the viewer usable signal of any selected channel from the tuner. The identification signal may include data defining an icon or textual matter alerting a viewer to the availability of information data.

Abstract: A system interactively controlled by a TV viewer remote control transmitter displays current or future programming information superimposed over the normal programming displayed on any channel accessible to the viewer's display screen. Identification signal data are accessed and generated by the computer for durations defined in the identification signal data either automatically or in response to the TV viewer remote. Information signal data are accessed and generated by the computer in response to the TV viewer remote. A signal combiner superimposes the identification signal or the information signal over the viewer usable signal of any selected channel from the tuner. The identification signal may include data defining an icon or textual matter alerting a viewer to the availability of information data.

Abstract: A system interactively controlled by a TV viewer remote control transmitter displays current or future programming information superimposed over the normal programming displayed on any channel accessible to the viewer's display screen. Identification signal data are accessed and generated by the computer for durations defined in the identification signal data either automatically or in response to the TV viewer remote. Information signal data are accessed and generated by the computer in response to the TV viewer remote. A signal combiner superimposes the identification signal or the information signal over the viewer usable signal of any selected channel from the tuner. The identification signal may include data defining an icon or textual matter alerting a viewer to the availability of information data.

Abstract: A system interactively controlled by a TV viewer remote control transmitter displays current or future programming information superimposed over the normal programming displayed on any channel accessible to the viewer's display screen. Identification signal data are accessed and generated by the computer for durations defined in the identification signal data either automatically or in response to the TV viewer remote. Information signal data are accessed and generated by the computer in response to the TV viewer remote. A signal combiner superimposes the identification signal or the information signal over the viewer usable signal of any selected channel from the tuner. The identification signal may include data defining an icon or textual matter alerting a viewer to the availability of information data.

Abstract: The tap antenna unit includes signal splitting circuitry, coupled to a coaxial cable which is servicing a consumer electronic device, such as a television set, for splitting off a signal from the coaxial cable; a filter coupled to an output of the signal splitting circuitry for selecting a low-level sharp frequency band in the energy spectrum of the coaxial cable; circuitry for demodulating a signal carried by the low-level frequency band; circuitry for modulating the output signal onto a carrier in an unlicensed frequency band; and an output antenna which is coupled to the modulating circuitry and which is capable of transmitting the output modulated signal over a limited transmitting-receiving area.