Patents by Inventor Moshe Kranc
Moshe Kranc 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: 8732750Abstract: This invention discloses a method for displaying advertisements transmitted to a user unit, the method includes receiving, at the user unit, at least one advertisement tagged with a delay tag indicating whether display of the at least one advertisement can be delayed and only if the delay tag allows delaying display of the at least one advertisement, storing the at least one advertisement at the user unit, retrieving the at least one advertisement and displaying the at least one advertisement. A billing system for reporting a commercial broadcast to a multiplicity of users is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2010Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Reuven Wachtfogel, Jonathan Maissel, Moshe Kranc, David Richardson, Ezra Darshan, Ron Katz, Yossi Tsuria, Sam Michelson, Mika Krause, Steve Epstein, Moshe Shlissel, Doron Handelman, Shlomo Kipnis, Chaim Shen-Orr
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Publication number: 20110093884Abstract: This invention discloses a method for displaying advertisements transmitted to a user unit, the method includes receiving, at the user unit, at least one advertisement tagged with a delay tag indicating whether display of the at least one advertisement can be delayed and only if the delay tag allows delaying display of the at least one advertisement, storing the at least one advertisement at the user unit, retrieving the at least one advertisement and displaying the at least one advertisement. A billing system for reporting a commercial broadcast to a multiplicity of users is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2010Publication date: April 21, 2011Inventors: Reuven WACHTFOGEL, Jonathan Maissel, Moshe Kranc, David Richardson, Ezra Darshan, Ron Katz, Yossi Tsuria, Sam Michelson, Mika Krause, Steve Epstein, Moshe Shlissel, Doron Handelman, Shlomo Kipnis, Chaim Shen-Orr
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Patent number: 7882519Abstract: This invention discloses a method for displaying advertisements transmitted to a user unit, the method includes receiving, at the user unit, at least one advertisement tagged with a delay tag indicating whether display of the at least one advertisement can be delayed and only if the delay tag allows delaying display of the at least one advertisement, storing the at least one advertisement at the user unit, retrieving the at least one advertisement and displaying the at least one advertisement. A billing system for reporting a commercial broadcast to a multiplicity of users is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2009Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignee: NDS LimitedInventors: Reuven Wachtfogel, Jonathan Maissel, Moshe Kranc, David Richardson, Ezra Darshan, Ron Katz, Yossi Tsuria, Sam Michelson, Mika Krause, Steve Epstein, Moshe Shlissel, Doron Handelman, Shlomo Kipnis, Chaim Shen-Orr
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Publication number: 20100070993Abstract: This invention discloses a method for displaying advertisements transmitted to a user unit, the method includes receiving, at the user unit, at least one advertisement tagged with a delay tag indicating whether display of the at least one advertisement can be delayed and only if the delay tag allows delaying display of the at least one advertisement, storing the at least one advertisement at the user unit, retrieving the at least one advertisement and displaying the at least one advertisement. A billing system for reporting a commercial broadcast to a multiplicity of users is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2009Publication date: March 18, 2010Inventors: Reuven Wachtfogel, Jonathan Maissel, Moshe Kranc, David Richardson, Ezra Darshan, Ron Katz, Yossi Tsuria, Sam Michelson, Mika Krause, Steve Epstein, Moshe Shlissel, Doron Handelman, Shlomo Kipnis, Chaim Shen-Orr
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Patent number: 7647609Abstract: This invention discloses a method for displaying advertisements transmitted to a user unit, the method includes receiving, at the user unit, at least one advertisement tagged with a delay tag indicating whether display of the at least one advertisement can be delayed and only if the delay tag allows delaying display of the at least one advertisement, storing the at least one advertisement at the user unit, retrieving the at least one advertisement and displaying the at least one advertisement. A billing system for reporting a commercial broadcast to a multiplicity of users is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2008Date of Patent: January 12, 2010Assignee: NDS LimitedInventors: Reuven Wachtfogel, Jonathan Maissel, Moshe Kranc, David Richardson, Ezra Darshan, Ron Katz, Yossi Tsuria, Sam Michelson, Mika Krause, Steve Epstein, Moshe Shlissel, Doron Handelman, Shlomo Kipnis, Chaim Shen-Orr
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Publication number: 20090106787Abstract: A subscriber unit for use in a television system including a television network and transmitting apparatus for transmitting program schedule information, the subscriber unit including a receiving unit for receiving the program schedule information from said television network, an icon-based guide generator for producing a program guide including an icon-based hierarchical program guide including the program schedule information, and display apparatus for displaying the program guide, the icon-based hierarchical program guide including a plurality of hierarchically-arranged screens each including at least one icon. Related apparatus and methods are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2008Publication date: April 23, 2009Applicant: NDS LimitedInventors: Jonathan Maissel, Amir Eilat, Yossef Tsuria, Moshe Kranc, Yishai Sered, Gershon Bar-On, Shabtai Atlow, David Zviel
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Publication number: 20080127251Abstract: This invention discloses a method for displaying advertisements transmitted to a user unit, the method includes receiving, at the user unit, at least one advertisement tagged with a delay tag indicating whether display of the at least one advertisement can be delayed and only if the delay tag allows delaying display of the at least one advertisement, storing the at least one advertisement at the user unit, retrieving the at least one advertisement and displaying the at least one advertisement. A billing system for reporting a commercial broadcast to a multiplicity of users is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 2, 2008Publication date: May 29, 2008Inventors: Reuven Wachtfogel, Jonathan Maissel, Moshe Kranc, David Richardson, Ezra Darshan, Ron Katz, Yossi Tsuria, Sam Michelson, Mika Krause, Steve Epstein, Moshe Shlissel, Doron Handelman, Shlomo Kipnis, Chaim Shen-Orr
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Publication number: 20080109842Abstract: This invention discloses a method for displaying advertisements transmitted to a user unit, the method includes receiving, at the user unit, at least one advertisement tagged with a delay tag indicating whether display of the at least one advertisement can be delayed and only if the delay tag allows delaying display of the at least one advertisement, storing the at least one advertisement at the user unit, retrieving the at least one advertisement and displaying the at least one advertisement. A billing system for reporting a commercial broadcast to a multiplicity of users is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 2, 2008Publication date: May 8, 2008Inventors: Reuven Wachtfogel, Johathan Maissel, Moshe Kranc, David Richardson, Ezra Darshan, Ron Katz, Yossi Tsuria, Sam Michelson, Mika Krause, Steve Epstein, Moshe Shlissel, Doron Handelman, Shlomo Kipnis, Chaim Shen- Orr
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Patent number: 7340760Abstract: This invention discloses a method for displaying advertisements transmitted to a user unit, the method includes receiving, at the user unit, at least one advertisement tagged with a delay tag indicating whether display of the at least one advertisement can be delayed and only if the delay tag allows delaying display of the at least one advertisement, storing the at least one advertisement at the user unit, retrieving the at least one advertisement and displaying the at least one advertisement. A billing system for reporting a commercial broadcast to a multiplicity of users is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2001Date of Patent: March 4, 2008Assignee: NDS LimitedInventors: Reuven Wachtfogel, Jonathan Maissel, Moshe Kranc, David Richardson, Ezra Darshan, Ron Katz, Yossi Tsuria, Sam Michelson, Mika Krause, Steve Epstein, Moshe Shlissel, Doron Handelman, Shlomo Kipnis, Chaim Shen-Orr
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Publication number: 20040049787Abstract: A subscriber unit for use in a television system including a television network and transmitting apparatus for transmitting program schedule information, the subscriber unit including a receiving unit for receiving the program schedule information from said television network, an icon-based guide generator for producing a program guide including an icon-based hierarchical program guide including the program schedule information, and display apparatus for displaying the program guide, the icon-based hierarchical program guide including a plurality of hierarchically-arranged screens each including at least one icon. Related apparatus and methods are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2003Publication date: March 11, 2004Applicant: NDS LIMITEDInventors: Jonathan Maissel, Amir Eilat, Yossef Tsuria, Moshe Kranc, Yishai Sered, Gershon Bar-On, Shabtai Atlow, David Zviel
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Patent number: 6637029Abstract: A subscriber unit for use in a television system including a television network and transmitting apparatus for transmitting program schedule information, the subscriber unit including a receiving unit for receiving the program schedule information, a profile storage unit for storing at least one viewer preference profile of at least one television viewer, an intelligent agent for customizing the program schedule information based, at least in part, on the viewer preference profile, to produce a program guide including customized program schedule information, and display apparatus for displaying the program guide.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 1999Date of Patent: October 21, 2003Assignee: NDS LimitedInventors: Jonathan Maissel, Amir Eilat, Yossef Tsuria, Moshe Kranc, Yishai Sered, Gershon Bar-On, Shabtai Atlow, David Zviel
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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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Publication number: 20020138831Abstract: This invention discloses a method for displaying advertisements transmitted to a user unit, the method includes receiving, at the user unit, at least one advertisement tagged with a delay tag indicating whether display of the at least one advertisement can be delayed and only if the delay tag allows delaying display of the at least one advertisement, storing the at least one advertisement at the user unit, retrieving the at least one advertisement and displaying the at least one advertisement. A billing system for reporting a commercial broadcast to a multiplicity of users is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2001Publication date: September 26, 2002Inventors: Reuven Wachtfogel, Jonathan Maissel, Moshe Kranc, David Richardson, Ezra Darshan, Ron Katz, Yossi Tsuria, Sam Michelson, Mika Krause, Steve Epstein, Moshe Shlissel, Doron Handelman, Shlomo Kipnis, Chaim Shen-Orr
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Patent number: 6393443Abstract: A method for providing computerized word-based referencing including the steps of indicating a target word on a display, thereby causing a computer to identify the target word on the display by employing at least one of a text drawing function and a character recognition function in order to automatically identify at least one entry for the target word in at least one computerized data base based on the target word and additionally based on at least one word appearing in a vicinity thereof on the display to eliminate ambiguity in meaning in the target word; and displaying the at least one entry for the target word from the at least one computerized database on the display.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 1998Date of Patent: May 21, 2002Assignee: Atomica CorporationInventors: Moshe Rubin, Daniel Brief, Asher Szmulewicz, Moshe Matitya, Moshe Kranc, Jeff Schneiderman, Elena Neroslavskaya
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Publication number: 20010042049Abstract: A method for downloading a document via a communications medium operatively associated with a communications interface, the method including receiving the document from the communications medium, placing an information storage smart card in removable operative association with the communications interface, and conditionally transmitting the document from the communications interface to the information storage smart card and storing the document in the information storage smart card. Other related methods and apparatus are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2001Publication date: November 15, 2001Applicant: NEWS DATACOM LTD.Inventors: Arnold Zucker, Gershon Bar-On, David Fink, Moshe Kranc, Perry Smith, Doron Handelman
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Patent number: 6298441Abstract: A method for downloading a document via a communications medium operatively associated with a communications interface, the method including receiving the document from the communications medium, placing an information storage smart card in removable operative association with the communications interface, and conditionally transmitting the document from the communications interface to the information storage smart card and storing the document in the information storage smart card. Other related methods and apparatus are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 1998Date of Patent: October 2, 2001Assignee: News Datacom Ltd.Inventors: Doron Handelman, Moshe Kranc, David Fink, Arnold Zucker, Perry Smith, Gerson Bar-On
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Patent number: 5878134Abstract: A secure access system for controlling access to a plurality of items. The system includes a first IC card reader adapted to receive a first IC card which includes first control information, a second IC card reader adapted to receive a second IC card which includes second control information, and a control integrator receiving the first control information and the second control information and allowing access to a first one of the plurality of items based, at least in part, on both the first control information and said second control information, and to a second one of the plurality of items based, at least in part, on the first control information, without regard to the second control information.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 1997Date of Patent: March 2, 1999Assignee: News Data Com Ltd.Inventors: Doron Handelman, Moshe Kranc, David Fink, Arnold Zucker, Perry Smith, Gerson Bar-On
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Patent number: 5774546Abstract: A data access system is provided including a processor, an IC card reader and writer coupled to the processor and including an IC card receptacle, and an IC card which is insertable into the IC card receptacle and which has a memory which includes video data to be accessed by the processor. The processor includes security level data determining the level of encryption of said video data.In another embodiment of the invention, one IC card with two separate integrated circuits embodied within is provided, each of the separate integrated circuits being separately accessible by an IC card reader and writer.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 1997Date of Patent: June 30, 1998Assignee: News Datacom Ltd.Inventors: Doron Handelman, Moshe Kranc, David Fink, Arnold Zucker, Perry Smith, Gerson Bar-on
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Patent number: 5666412Abstract: A CATV system including a CATV network and apparatus for transmitting over the CATV network information to a multiplicity of subscriber units, each including a CATV decoder and an IC card reader and writer coupled to the CATV decoder, the IC card reader and writer includes two separate IC card receptacles, such that IC cards inserted into the two separate IC card receptacles are separately accessed by the IC card reader and writer.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 1995Date of Patent: September 9, 1997Assignee: News Datacom Ltd.Inventors: Doron Handelman, Moshe Kranc, David Fink, Arnold Zucker, Perry Smith, Gerson Bar-On