Receiver (e.g., Set-top Box) Patents (Class 725/139)
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Patent number: 8631447Abstract: A digital television (DTV) signal for use in a DTV receiver includes an extended text table (ETT) which includes a header and a message body. The header includes a table identification extension field which serves to establish uniqueness of the ETT, and the message includes an extended text message (ETM). If the ETT is an event ETT, the table ID extension field includes an event identification which specifies an identification number of an event associated with the ETT. On the other hand, if the ETT is a channel ETT, the table identification extension field includes a source identification which specifies a programming source of a virtual channel associated with the ETT. A section-filtering unit included in the DTV receiver is able to use table identification extension fields of a plurality of ETTs for section-filtering a pertinent event or channel ETT from the ETTs.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2013Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jin Pil Kim, Kyung Mee Lee
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Patent number: 8631446Abstract: A digital television (DTV) signal for use in a DTV receiver includes an extended text table (ETT) which includes a header and a message body. The header includes a table identification extension field which serves to establish uniqueness of the ETT, and the message includes an extended text message (ETM). If the ETT is an event ETT, the table ID extension field includes an event identification which specifies an identification number of an event associated with the ETT. On the other hand, if the ETT is a channel ETT, the table identification extension field includes a source identification which specifies a programming source of a virtual channel associated with the ETT. A section-filtering unit included in the DTV receiver is able to use table identification extension fields of a plurality of ETTs for section-filtering a pertinent event or channel ETT from the ETTs.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2013Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jin Pil Kim, Kyung Mee Lee
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Patent number: 8631442Abstract: A digital television (DTV) signal for use in a DTV receiver includes an extended text table (ETT) which includes a header and a message body. The header includes a table identification extension field which serves to establish uniqueness of the ETT, and the message includes an extended text message (ETM). If the ETT is an event ETT, the table ID extension field includes an event identification which specifies an identification number of an event associated with the ETT. On the other hand, if the ETT is a channel ETT, the table identification extension field includes a source identification which specifies a programming source of a virtual channel associated with the ETT. A section-filtering unit included in the DTV receiver is able to use table identification extension fields of a plurality of ETTs for section-filtering a pertinent event or channel ETT from the ETTs.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jin Pil Kim, Kyung Mee Lee
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Patent number: 8631445Abstract: A digital television (DTV) signal for use in a DTV receiver includes an extended text table (ETT) which includes a header and a message body. The header includes a table identification extension field which serves to establish uniqueness of the ETT, and the message includes an extended text message (ETM). If the ETT is an event ETT, the table ID extension field includes an event identification which specifies an identification number of an event associated with the ETT. On the other hand, if the ETT is a channel ETT, the table identification extension field includes a source identification which specifies a programming source of a virtual channel associated with the ETT. A section-filtering unit included in the DTV receiver is able to use table identification extension fields of a plurality of ETTs for section-filtering a pertinent event or channel ETT from the ETTs.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2013Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jin Pil Kim, Kyung Mee Lee
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Patent number: 8631443Abstract: A digital television (DTV) signal for use in a DTV receiver includes an extended text table (ETT) which includes a header and a message body. The header includes a table identification extension field which serves to establish uniqueness of the ETT, and the message includes an extended text message (ETM). If the ETT is an event ETT, the table ID extension field includes an event identification which specifies an identification number of an event associated with the ETT. On the other hand, if the ETT is a channel ETT, the table identification extension field includes a source identification which specifies a programming source of a virtual channel associated with the ETT. A section-filtering unit included in the DTV receiver is able to use table identification extension fields of a plurality of ETTs for section-filtering a pertinent event or channel ETT from the ETTs.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jin Pil Kim, Kyung Mee Lee
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Patent number: 8631444Abstract: A digital television (DTV) signal for use in a DTV receiver includes an extended text table (ETT) which includes a header and a message body. The header includes a table identification extension field which serves to establish uniqueness of the ETT, and the message includes an extended text message (ETM). If the ETT is an event ETT, the table ID extension field includes an event identification which specifies an identification number of an event associated with the ETT. On the other hand, if the ETT is a channel ETT, the table identification extension field includes a source identification which specifies a programming source of a virtual channel associated with the ETT. A section-filtering unit included in the DTV receiver is able to use table identification extension fields of a plurality of ETTs for section-filtering a pertinent event or channel ETT from the ETTs.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2013Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jin Pil Kim, Kyung Mee Lee
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Patent number: 8627400Abstract: A moving image reproducing apparatus that does not inform the occurrence of any high light scene when high light scenes occur respectively in the images displayed in a main picture and a sub picture, and a control method of the moving image reproducing apparatus are provided. It can be determined whether the image displayed in the main picture is the high light scene or not when the image displayed in the sub picture is the high light scene, by detecting the high light scenes displayed respectively in the main picture and the sub picture. If the image displayed in the main picture is also the high light scene when the image displayed in the sub picture becomes the high light scene, then the control of not informing a viewer of the occurrence of the high light scene of the image displayed in the sub picture is performed.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2008Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Shiki Takabayashi
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Patent number: 8627399Abstract: A computer-readable medium is disclosed and includes processor-readable instructions executable by a processor to perform a method. The method includes sending a request for television content from a first device that is not equipped with a television tuner to a second device that is equipped with at least one television tuner via a wireless local area network (WLAN). The method also includes receiving the television content at the first device directly from the second device via the WLAN. The television content is received at the second device via the at least one television tuner. Further, the method includes outputting the television content at the first device.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2008Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LPInventors: Scott White, James L. Cansler, Ian C. Schmehl
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Patent number: 8621542Abstract: A digital media distribution device that includes an encoder, a decoder coupled to the encoder, and a transcoder coupled to the decoder. The encoder is configured to encode input data that is received by the digital media distribution device into a first data format. The decoder is configured to decode output data to be output by the digital media distribution device. The transcoder is configured to convert the encoded input data from the first data format into a second data format. The digital media distribution device is configured to be coupled to a computer network.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2004Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Paul Klamer, Ken Long, Arjun Ramamurthy
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Patent number: 8621508Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for creating and distributing programming content carried by a digital streaming media to be a plurality of remote nodes located over a large geographic area to create customized broadcast quality programming at the remote nodes. At the remote nodes, a multi-window screen display simultaneously shows different programming including national programming and local programming content. The remote nodes utilize a remote channel origination device to assemble the customized programming at the remote location that can be controlled from a central location. An encapsulated IP and IP encryption system is used to transport the digital streaming media to the appropriate remote nodes. Also disclosed is a graphical user interface (“GUI”) providing a software control interface for creating and editing shows or programs that can be aired or played on a remote display device having a multi-window display.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2004Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Xialan Chi Ltd., LLCInventors: Lynn T. Rowe, John A. Heinen, Peter A. Ernst, Gary H. Olson
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Patent number: 8621509Abstract: A method for operating an image display apparatus is discussed. The method according to an embodiment includes reproducing content, storing at least part of the reproduced content, upon receipt of a content save command, displaying a content object representing the stored content, displaying objects representing other users or electronic devices of a connected network or a network linked to the connected network, and transmitting, when the content object is dragged and dropped on an object selected from among the objects representing other users or electronic devices, the stored content to a selected user or electronic device represented by the selected object. The content is at least one of a broadcast image, an external input image, an audio file, a still image, a connected Web page, or a text file.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2010Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Youngho Jeong, Eunhee Ha, Myongwon Suh, Dohyung Park
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Patent number: 8615780Abstract: An Internet protocol low noise block downconverter (IP LNB) assembly, which is within a satellite reception assembly, may be operable to determine location information and/or time information of the IP LNB assembly. The IP LNB assembly may provide services based on the determined location information and/or the determined time information of the IP LNB assembly. The location information and/or the time information of the IP LNB assembly may be determined via a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) module in the IP LNB assembly. The IP LNB assembly may communicate the determined location information and/or the determined time information to a wireless communication device for determining location information of the wireless communication device. The IP LNB assembly may determine location information of a wireless source device based on a signal received from the wireless source device, the determined location information and the determined time information of the IP LNB assembly.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2012Date of Patent: December 24, 2013Inventors: Curtis Ling, Timothy Gallagher, Glenn Chang
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Patent number: 8613037Abstract: Various embodiments of the invention provide methods and systems for managing the reception and/or recording of video content on a wireless digital video recorder. In certain embodiments, the wireless digital video recorder comprises a wireless phone with video reception and video recording capabilities. One set of embodiments provides a reception manager for managing the reception of video content by the wireless digital video recorder. Merely by way of example, embodiments of the present invention may provide for monitoring of the signal strength of broadcast video content, and certain embodiments may provide for receiving and displaying information concerning video content available to the wireless digital video recorder. Other embodiments of the present invention may provide for the management of recording and/or storing video content on the wireless digital video recorder e.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2005Date of Patent: December 17, 2013Assignee: Qwest Communications International Inc.Inventor: Steven M. Casey
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Patent number: 8605639Abstract: To facilitate selection of broadcast data which was multiplexed on broadcast programs and was broadcast. A mobile terminal device has a digital broadcast receiving means for receiving broadcast data which was multiplexed on broadcast programs and was broadcast further has a controlling means for setting the mobile terminal device to a state so as to utilize the usable data when selecting, then instructing execution of viewing history data linked with usable data by an operating means.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2006Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Kyocera CorporationInventor: Takashi Endoh
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Patent number: 8607296Abstract: A unified system of programming communication. The system encompasses the prior art (television, radio, broadcast hardcopy, computer communications, etc.) and new user specific mass media. Within the unified system, parallel processing computer systems, each having an input (e.g., 77) controlling a plurality of computers (e.g., 205), generate and output user information at receiver stations. Under broadcast control, local computers (73, 205), combine user information selectively into prior art communications to exhibit personalized mass media programming at video monitors (202), speakers (263), printers (221), etc. At intermediate transmission stations (e.g., cable television stations), signals in network broadcasts and from local inputs (74, 77, 97, 98) cause control processors (71) and computers (73) to selectively automate connection and operation of receivers (53), recorder/players (76), computers (73), generators (82), strippers (81), etc.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 1995Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Personalized Media Communications LLCInventors: John Christopher Harvey, James William Cuddihy
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Patent number: 8601528Abstract: A unified system of programming communication. The system encompasses the prior art (television, radio, broadcast hardcopy, computer communications, etc.) and new user specific mass media. Within the unified system, parallel processing computer systems, each having an input (e.g., 77) controlling a plurality of computers (e.g., 205), generate and output user information at receiver stations. Under broadcast control, local computers (73, 205), combine user information selectively into prior art communications to exhibit personalized mass media programming at video monitors (202), speakers (263), printers (221), etc. At intermediate transmission stations (e.g., cable television stations), signals in network broadcasts and from local inputs (74, 77, 97, 98) cause control processors (71) and computers (73) to selectively automate connection and operation of receivers (53), recorder/players (76), computers (73), generators (82), strippers (81), etc.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 1995Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: Personalized Media Communications, L.L.C.Inventors: John Christopher Harvey, James William Cuddihy
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Patent number: 8595760Abstract: A data structure, method and computer program product are provided. In one embodiment, an advertising slot located within content is identified. In addition, an advertisement is presented utilizing the advertising slot based on at least one identifier associated with the content. In another embodiment, an advertising slot is inserted into content. Further, at least one identifier associated with the content is generated for being used in presenting an advertisement utilizing the advertising slot. In yet another embodiment, an advertising slot associated with content is identified. Moreover, an advertisement is correlated with the advertising slot utilizing at least one identifier associated with the content.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2006Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: Amdocs Software Systems LimitedInventor: Gurvinder Singh
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Patent number: 8595775Abstract: A system and method of accessing digital video broadcasts within an information handling system is disclosed. In one form, a digital video broadcast processing system can include a digital video broadcast receiver module operable to process a first digital video broadcast data received within a multiple channel digital video broadcast signal and to output the first digital video broadcast data to an interconnect bus of a computer system. The digital video broadcast processing system can also include a communication interface operable to be removeably coupled to an interconnect bus interface of the computer system. The communication interface can be operable to communicate the first digital video broadcast data, including an interconnect dependent data format, from the digital video broadcast receiver module to a digital video processing application of the computer system.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2011Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: Dell Products, LPInventors: Alan E. Sicher, Shree Dandekar, Subramanian Jayaram, James Clardy, Sowmya Swaminathan
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Patent number: 8590000Abstract: Various embodiments of the invention provide methods and systems for receiving and recording video content on a wireless phone. Merely by way of example, one set of embodiments provides a wireless phone with the capability to receive a broadcast video signal and to decode, digitize and record the broadcast video signal. In other embodiments, the wireless phone has the capability to receive broadcast video signals and/or video signals streamed over a network and to record these signals. In still further embodiments, the wireless phone may receive video content transmitted over a wireless network and may format and/or encode the video content and record the video content. In some embodiments the wireless phone comprises a video player for playing video content.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2005Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: Qwest Communications International Inc.Inventor: Steven M. Casey
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Patent number: 8582578Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a local resource manager server that receives a request to distribute media content, and provides signaling information to a global resource manager server. The global resource manager server can determine a media configuration of a network element based on the signaling information and a media capability of a recipient media processor. The signaling information can be provided to the local resource manager server to enable an initiating media processor to present the media content at the recipient media processor over a virtual private network.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2012Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventor: Troy Meuninck
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Patent number: 8584180Abstract: A system and method for resource sharing are provided. The method includes storing an electronic programming guide (EPG) application and an EPG, determining when local memory of a local video device lacks capacity to download additional time of the EPG, and communicating with another device to transmit a resource request to the other device to download the additional time of the EPG to storage in the other device. The method also includes processing for display monitoring data that indicates remaining storage space in the storage of the other device, querying the other device to determine what programming is being viewed, and processing controls included in the EPG application that enable access to the storage of the other device to interact with the EPG stored on the other device through the local video device to schedule a programming event at the local video device.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2012Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: James H. Gray, Scott Russell Swix, P. Thomas Watson
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Patent number: 8584190Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and method for transmitting and receiving broadcasting data and supplementary data. The method includes: generating broadcasting data and supplementary data for a plurality of predetermined 3D broadcasting services to be provided to users; multiplexing the generated broadcasting data for broadcasting channels respectively allocated to the plurality of predetermined 3D broadcasting services, and multiplexing the generated supplementary data for one commonly broadcasting channel commonly allocated to the plurality of predetermined 3D broadcasting services; encoding the multiplexed supplementary data corresponding to a conditional access system; and transmitting the encoded supplementary data to the one common broadcasting channel, and transmitting the multiplexed broadcasting data to the allocated broadcasting channels.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2011Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Bong-Ho Lee, Hyun Lee, Gwang-Soon Lee, Yong-Hoon Lee, Namho Hur, Kwanghee Jung, Soo-In Lee
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Patent number: 8584188Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosed invention include a system and a method for displaying, among other things, call status information associated with one or more communication devices on a television. In one embodiment, an integrated set top box is disclosed that includes a memory component for storing computer executable instructions; a data storage unit for storing data associated with at least one monitored communication device; a communication interface in communication with a cable head end for receiving communication data associated with the monitored communication device and television media content; a decoder for decoding the television media content; and a processing unit for executing the computer executable instructions to generate a user interface using the communication data to depict a call status associated with the monitored communication device on a television couple to the set top box.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2009Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignee: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLCInventor: Shekhar Gupta
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Patent number: 8577953Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for session continuity in multimedia services. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a multimedia services system has a plurality of service centers each capable of offering one or more multimedia services to an end user, and a controller for managing operations of the service centers. The controller can be programmed to monitor the end user's use of multimedia services from said service centers, detect a change in use by the end user, and offer the end user a multimedia service adapted to the change in use.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2005Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LPInventors: Mark Roche, Lalitha Suryanarayana, Sreenivasa Gorti, Philip C. Cunetto, J. Bradley Bridges
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Patent number: 8570446Abstract: Various embodiments are described herein for a universal television receiver that is capable of processing television channel signals broadcast according to a variety of analog and digital broadcast standards. Analog processing includes using coarse filtering with pass bands that are wide enough to accommodate frequency shifts in a desired television channel signal and analog circuitry variability and digital processing includes tracking a carrier frequency of the desired television channel signal to generate and apply a frequency shift feedback signal to compensate for frequency shifts in the carrier frequency.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2008Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Inventors: Chris Ouslis, Steve Selby, Lance Greggain, Vyacheslav Shyshkin, Larry Silver
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Patent number: 8566856Abstract: A video stream measurement method and system. The method includes receiving by a computing system, a video stream comprising plurality of timestamps located at specified intervals of the video stream. The computing system broadcasts the video stream for a user and decodes a first time stamp broadcasted during a first time period. The computing system monitors a user interaction function performed by the user and associated with the video stream. The computing system generates and transmits a report comprising a description associated with the user interaction function. The computing system receives an analysis associated with the report.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2009Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Jeffrey David Amsterdam, Stephen Carl Hammer, Christopher Eythan Holladay, Brian Marshall O'Connell
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Patent number: 8559635Abstract: A unified system of programming communication. The system encompasses the prior art (television, radio, broadcast hardcopy, computer communications, etc.) and new user specific mass media. Within the unified system, parallel processing computer systems, each having an input (e.g., 77) controlling a plurality of computers (e.g., 205), generate and output user information at receiver stations. Under broadcast control, local computers (73, 205), combine user information selectively into prior art communications to exhibit personalized mass media programming at video monitors (202), speakers (263), printers (221), etc. At intermediate transmission stations (e.g., cable television stations), signals in network broadcasts and from local inputs (74, 77, 97, 98) cause control processors (71) and computers (73) to selectively automate connection and operation of receivers (53), recorder/players (76), computers (73), generators (82), strippers (81), etc.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 1995Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: Personalized Media Communications, L.L.C.Inventors: John Christopher Harvey, James William Cuddihy
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Patent number: 8561115Abstract: There is provided a stream transmitter for generating and transmitting a digest stream that is a single stream into which digests, each having a predetermined time length, cut out from the respective plurality of video contents stored in a contents storage are combined. This configuration allows a user to view the digest stream, which collects the digests of the respective contents, and select a desirable program by viewing each digest.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2005Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Takehiro Hattori, Kouichi Matsumura, Ken Suzuki, Shinya Teshima
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Patent number: 8559795Abstract: A method of digital television recording including receiving a content item at a first Personal Video Recorder (PVR), determining whether to transfer the content item based, at least in part, on at least one of the following currentness of the content item, a user preference, and a user profile, and transferring the content item from the first PVR to a mobile PVR only upon a positive result of the determining. Related methods and apparatus are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2005Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: Cisco Technology Inc.Inventors: Reuven Wachtfogel, Shabtai Atlow
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Patent number: 8555307Abstract: A virtual channel table for broadcasting protocol and a method for broadcasting by using the virtual channel table includes identification information identifying and permitting discrimination of active and inactive channels contained in the virtual channel table. At a receiver, the virtual channel table transmitted from the transmitting side is parsed, thereby determining whether the current received channel is an active or inactive channel.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jin Pil Kim, C. Gomer Thomas
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Patent number: 8549562Abstract: A digital television (DTV) signal for use in a DTV receiver includes an extended text table (ETT) which includes a header and a message body. The header includes a table identification extension field which serves to establish uniqueness of the ETT, and the message includes an extended text message (ETM). If the ETT is an event ETT, the table ID extension field includes an event identification which specifies an identification number of an event associated with the ETT. On the other hand, if the ETT is a channel ETT, the table identification extension field includes a source identification which specifies a programming source of a virtual channel associated with the ETT. A section-filtering unit included in the DTV receiver is able to use table identification extension fields of a plurality of ETTs for section-filtering a pertinent event or channel ETT from the ETTs.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jin Pil Kim, Kyung Mee Lee
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Patent number: 8549102Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing bookmark information of a media server through a network based on the UPnP AV standard is disclosed. If a request for bookmarking a content item is made, a bookmark item is created and the created bookmark item is linked to the content item by adding the ID of the created bookmark item to the property information of the content item and recording the ID of the content item to be bookmarked in the created bookmark item.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2010Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Sung Joon Ahn, Chang Hyun Kim
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Patent number: 8549566Abstract: A method of receiving and processing a Non-Real Time (NRT) service and a broadcast receiver are disclosed herein. A method of processing an NRT service in a broadcast receiver includes receiving and processing a signaling information table including detail information of each content in the NRT service and indication information indicating whether the content is available on internet, acquiring internet access information of each file belonging to content available on the internet through File Delivery Table (FDT) of File Delivery over Unidirection Transport (FLUTE) based on the indication information, and downloading files belonging to the content by accessing the internet based on the acquired internet access information.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2009Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jong Yeul Suh, Gomer Thomas, Jae Hyung Song, Jin Pil Kim, Ho Taek Hong, Joon Hui Lee
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Patent number: 8549560Abstract: A method according to the present disclosure comprises displaying a program in a first format on a first television channel to a user and automatically displaying a message to the user indicating that the program is available in a second format on a second television channel. The message may be displayed on the first television channel while the program in the first format is being displayed. Additionally, the automatic displaying of the message may be unprompted by the user. In certain embodiments, the user may be provided the option to purchase the program in the second format if the second format is not within the user's subscription.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2009Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLCInventors: Shekhar Gupta, Michael Aaron Roberts, Krishnakumar K. Bhaskarankutty Nair
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Patent number: 8544041Abstract: A virtual channel table for broadcasting protocol and a method for broadcasting by using the virtual channel table includes identification information identifying and permitting discrimination of active and inactive channels contained in the virtual channel table. At a receiver, the virtual channel table transmitted from the transmitting side is parsed, thereby determining whether the current received channel is an active or inactive channel.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: September 24, 2013Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jin Pil Kim, C. Gomer Thomas
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Patent number: 8539542Abstract: A system and method for managing multiple live video broadcasts via a public data network on a single viewing channel is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2009Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: WHDC LLCInventors: Sam Elhag, Kevin E. Kalajan
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Patent number: 8539521Abstract: A virtual channel table for broadcasting protocol and a method for broadcasting by using the virtual channel table includes identification information identifying and permitting discrimination of active and inactive channels contained in the virtual channel table. At a receiver, the virtual channel table transmitted from the transmitting side is parsed, thereby determining whether the current received channel is an active or inactive channel.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jin Pil Kim, C. Gomer Thomas
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Patent number: 8539537Abstract: A method for connecting a media player to a remote server is provided. The method comprises processing a request for connecting to an remote server while reproducing data recorded on an enhanced navigation medium, processing connection information recorded on the enhanced navigation medium to determine whether connection to the remote server is permitted, and requesting connection to the remote server, if connection to the remote server is permitted in accordance with the connection information.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2003Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Ki Won Kim, Jea Yong Yoo, Woo Seong Yoon
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Patent number: 8533769Abstract: A digital broadcast receiver includes an affiliated station storage unit that stores affiliated station information in which broadcasting stations are associated with information identifying affiliated stations of the broadcasting stations and reception service areas to which the affiliated stations broadcast, and a switching history storage unit that stores switching history information in which each reception service area is associated with information identifying other reception service areas; when the signal of the program being viewed/listened to becomes currently unreceivable, a tuning control unit identifies, from the switching history information, another reception service area to which switching was performed from the reception service area to which the broadcasting station broadcasting the program being viewed/listened to is broadcasting, determines an affiliated station in the identified other reception service area that is an affiliated station of the broadcasting station broadcasting the programType: GrantFiled: November 8, 2010Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Kazuya Takaki, Keiichi Shirasuka
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Patent number: 8533768Abstract: Techniques are afforded for providing syndication feed content on a television STB with limited decoder capability. A request is initiated for syndication feed content from a networked content source through the STB. The syndication feed content is obtained through a proxy device in communication with the networked content source. When the syndication feed content is in a first format usable by the STB, the proxy device passes the syndication feed content in the first format to the STB. When the syndication feed content is in a second format unusable by the STB, the syndication feed content is first converted from the second format to the first format usable by the STB and then the syndication feed content is passed, in the first format, to the STB.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2009Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLCInventor: Albert Straub
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Patent number: 8533754Abstract: A method, device and/or system for operating or causing a video player embedded into a web page to play a video is disclosed. Embed code is placed into the web page. When the web page is loaded into a web browser, player code is loaded and optionally customized to display one or more videos that can be selected for playback with the player code. When an end user selects the video using the player code, any ad and/or analytics module associated with the video are retrieved. The functionality of the ad and/or analytics module is integrated into the player code to allow tracking of analytics and inserting advertising into the video.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2011Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: Limelight Networks, Inc.Inventor: Paul Cho
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Patent number: 8522285Abstract: A digital television (DTV) signal for use in a DTV receiver includes an extended text table (ETT) which includes a header and a message body. The header includes a table identification extension field which serves to establish uniqueness of the ETT, and the message includes an extended text message (ETM). If the ETT is an event ETT, the table ID extension field includes an event identification which specifies an identification number of an event associated with the ETT. On the other hand, if the ETT is a channel ETT, the table identification extension field includes a source identification which specifies a programming source of a virtual channel associated with the ETT. A section-filtering unit included in the DTV receiver is able to use table identification extension fields of a plurality of ETTs for section-filtering a pertinent event or channel ETT from the ETTs.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jin Pil Kim, Kyung Mee Lee
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Patent number: 8522286Abstract: A digital television (DTV) signal for use in a DTV receiver includes an extended text table (ETT) which includes a header and a message body. The header includes a table identification extension field which serves to establish uniqueness of the ETT, and the message includes an extended text message (ETM). If the ETT is an event ETT, the table ID extension field includes an event identification which specifies an identification number of an event associated with the ETT. On the other hand, if the ETT is a channel ETT, the table identification extension field includes a source identification which specifies a programming source of a virtual channel associated with the ETT. A section-filtering unit included in the DTV receiver is able to use table identification extension fields of a plurality of ETTs for section-filtering a pertinent event or channel ETT from the ETTs.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jin Pil Kim, Kyung Mae Lee
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Publication number: 20130219449Abstract: A redirection device for remote streaming media reroutes media content sent to the receiving device, typically located in the home of the subscriber, to the subscriber's mobile device such as a laptop or smartphone. Remote media streaming provides media recipients with capabilities for out-of-home (OOH) viewing for remotely rendering media content from a subscriber based receiving device to a personal electronic device. The remote streaming redirects media that has already been received by the subscription based receiving device, such that the redirection device forwards a rendering signal including the requested content to the rendering device based on the reported location. The redirected media stream therefore emanates from the redirection device as an independent transmission of content already received by the receiving device, and not as a separate transmission of media content from the content provider.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2012Publication date: August 22, 2013Inventors: Ranga Muvavarirwa, Noah Paci, John H. Ipson, IV, Ethan Lawrence Wolf
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Patent number: 8514330Abstract: A communication apparatus includes a first determination unit that determines whether an external apparatus can transmit device information of the external apparatus to the communication apparatus, a device information acquisition unit that acquires the device information from the external apparatus even when the first determination unit determines that the external apparatus cannot transmit device information of the external apparatus to the communication apparatus, a second determination unit that determines whether the device information acquired from the external apparatus is correct, and a communication unit that transmits video data corresponding to the device information to the external apparatus if the second determination unit determines that the device information is correct even when the first determination unit determines that the external apparatus cannot transmit device information of the external apparatus to the communication apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2009Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Isao Abe, Tatsuya Kimoto
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Patent number: 8516526Abstract: A digital television (DTV) signal for use in a DTV receiver includes an extended text table (ETT) which includes a header and a message body. The header includes a table identification extension field which serves to establish uniqueness of the ETT, and the message includes an extended text message (ETM). If the ETT is an event ETT, the table ID extension field includes an event identification which specifies an identification number of an event associated with the ETT. On the other hand, if the ETT is a channel ETT, the table identification extension field includes a source identification which specifies a programming source of a virtual channel associated with the ETT. A section-filtering unit included in the DTV receiver is able to use table identification extension fields of a plurality of ETTs for section-filtering a pertinent event or channel ETT from the ETTs.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jin Pil Kim, Kyung Mee Lee
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Patent number: 8505055Abstract: A computing device receives from a user, a request to simultaneously record two or more programs from a content server onto the computing device and initiates a streaming video session between the computing device and a video client. The computing device provides, to the video client, recording parameters for one of the programs and then receives, via the streaming video session, a video stream from the video client. The video stream includes the one of the programs from the content server based on the recording parameters that is then recorded by the computing device.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2009Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Benny Devassykutty, Enrique Ruiz Velasco
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Patent number: 8499327Abstract: A set top terminal is provided that includes a receiver having at least one tuner for receiving programming content over a content delivery system and a processor operatively associated with the receiver. The set top terminal also includes a switched digital video (SDV) application module operatively associated with the processor. The SDV application module is configured to perform an autodiscovery process by tuning to prescribed autodiscovery frequencies received by the tuner while the SDV application module is being initialized.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2007Date of Patent: July 30, 2013Assignee: General Instrument CorporationInventors: Joe Derham, Don Ahrens, Scott Sellers
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Patent number: 8499319Abstract: Disclosed is an image processing apparatus including: an image processing unit which processes and displays a broadcasting signal; a user input unit through which a user inputs a key selection signal; and a controller which performs a switch to a favorite channel or performs a certain function in association with the favorite channel if an input time of the key selection signal is equal to or longer than a predetermined time. With this, a viewer can more directly and conveniently search favorite channels.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2009Date of Patent: July 30, 2013Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Tae-hyung Lee
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Patent number: 8499329Abstract: A power saving device is described that is disposed in use between a further device and a mains power supply for supplying power to the further device. The power saving device includes: a communications channel input connected in operation to a communications channel output of the further device. The communications channel input is operable to receive control instructions from the further device. The power saving device also includes: a switch for disconnecting the further device from the mains power supply in response to the control instructions received from the further device; and an internal power source operable to provide power to the power saving device.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2008Date of Patent: July 30, 2013Assignee: Cisco Technology Inc.Inventors: Ian Bastable, Bijal Shah, Peter Yaxley