Information Updating Patents (Class 725/50)
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Patent number: 8627375Abstract: An apparatus, method and data structure for generating at least one table in a broadcast environment, are provided. The apparatus includes a generator to generate an event information table (EIT) and an extended text table (ETT). The ETT has program guide information for an n-hour span and has a transmission interval. The ETT has a transmission interval and program description information according to the EIT. The transmission interval of the EIT is shorter than the transmission interval of the ETT.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2012Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Mark T. Corl
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Patent number: 8621522Abstract: An apparatus, method and data structure for generating at least one table in a broadcast environment, are provided. The apparatus includes a generator to generate an event information table (EIT) and an extended text table (ETT). The ETT has program guide information for an n-hour span and has a transmission interval. The ETT has a transmission interval and program description information according to the EIT. The transmission interval of the EIT is shorter than the transmission interval of the ETT.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2012Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Mark T. Corl
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Patent number: 8621520Abstract: Methods and systems enable application content for use by an application running on a receiver device to be broadcast by a mobile multimedia broadcast network for energy-efficient reception and use by receiver devices. Information about application content that will be broadcast is broadcast in application metadata messages. Receiver devices may receive such application metadata messages in a broadcast receiver client which passes the information to the application. The application may inform the broadcast receiver client of particular application content or filtering attributes to use in selecting application content to be received. The broadcast receiver client receives the indicated application content at the designated broadcast time and passes the received content to the application for processing. In an embodiment the application is a Mobile Billboard Advertising (MobAd) application, the application metadata includes attributes about ad content and the broadcast application content includes ad content.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2010Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Charles N. Lo, Donald W. Gillies, Mark G. Staskauskas
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Patent number: 8621541Abstract: Maintaining a file specifying a “donut” of dynamic, hierarchical, shared user-profile information. The donut contains a user profile or acts as a key to a data repository containing it, and it specifies user-profile information such as user characteristics, viewing preferences, hobbies, and spending habits. The donut is accessed by browser programs, associated web server programs, and other applications for use in routing content to the user associated with the donut.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2011Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: OpenTV, Inc.Inventors: Craig Ullman, Jeffrey M. Harrington, Michael R. Abato, Carl R. Duda
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Patent number: 8620988Abstract: A system and method for processing syndication information for a mobile device that includes: identifying a plurality of syndication servers to which a user of the mobile device subscribes; polling, at a first predetermined interval, the plurality of syndication servers to determine if syndication information on each the syndication server has been updated; if the syndication information has been updated, requesting and receiving updated syndication information; adapting the updated syndication information into a predetermined format, and sending the adapted syndication information to the mobile device. The sending of the adapted syndication information may also be performed at a predetermined interval. The predetermined format preferably uses less data and requires less processing than the original format.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2005Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Research In Motion LimitedInventors: Mark Sohm, Jennifer Emery, Michael Clewley
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Patent number: 8615157Abstract: A data storage system allows a subscriber to store data at the time the subscriber experiences the date with an indication, such as a press of a button or a voice command. The indication causes a request to obtain and store the data to be issued. For example, the subscriber can store music while listening to it, store or request movies while viewing them, or store movie soundtracks while viewing movies. The entire music file can be stored, for example, in a vehicle in which the subscriber is traveling. For some environments, such as storage in a cellular telephone, a portion of the music is stored in a format compatible for that environment, such as cellular telephone ring tone format. When the indication is received, a determination is made as to which music is required, generally by determining the time of the indication. The music heard by the listener is then downloaded for storage in accordance with the subscriber's request.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2005Date of Patent: December 24, 2013Inventors: David C. Isaacson, Diana L. Fitzgerald
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Patent number: 8610834Abstract: A system and method for effectively implementing a charging base for a remote control includes a television device that is controlled by the remote control over a wireless RC-TV communications link. The charging base recharges a battery of the remote control when the remote control is docked to the charging base. In addition, the remote control may be docked to the charging base for bi-directionally communicating with the television and other external entities over a wireless base-TV communications link. Furthermore, various compatible peripheral devices may also recharge their batteries and bi-directionally communicate with the television and the external entities over the base-TV communications link while the peripheral devices are docked to the charging base.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2007Date of Patent: December 17, 2013Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Robert Hardacker, Christopher Read, Brant Candelore
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Patent number: 8607275Abstract: A system having a client, a host server, a sponsor server, and a video server, which are all interconnected via the Internet and which operate seamlessly together in order to provide video content to an end user at the client and allow the end user at the client to purchase products and/or services from the sponsor that are featured in the video content provided by the video server. As the user views video content on his or her computer, images associated with segments of the content are periodically provided in conjunction with the video content. Each image contains an image map, which defines areas in the image. Each defined area is associated with a product which is displayed in that area of the image. Each defined area is also associated with an anchored hyperlink which links to web content from a sponsor server. The web content includes product information for that particular product featured in that area of the image.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2010Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: kenxus, LLCInventors: Jeff Haber, Kristin Haber
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Patent number: 8607262Abstract: A method of providing popularity ratings to users includes monitoring experiences of users with programs, generating popularity ratings associated with the programs in response to the monitoring, and communicating at least one of the popularity ratings as at least one of the users experiences at least one of the programs.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2006Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of AmericaInventor: Bryan S. Hallberg
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Patent number: 8607277Abstract: A data modeling method for modeling data for an electronic program guide (EPG) at a broadcast headend is described.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2010Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Cisco Technology Inc.Inventors: David White, Ian Bastable, Martin Gold
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Patent number: 8601513Abstract: A system and method for commanding a controlled device. An intelligent navigation server detects a transition from a current state of a remote control device. A context for transition is also determined. The current state, the new current state and the context are evaluated to select a set of commands appropriate to the context and the new current state. The selected commands determine behavior options for the controlled device. The set of selected commands are sent to the remote control device. Text and/or graphical data appropriate to the new current state may also be sent to the remote control device. The remote control device may generate display data based on the selected commands to provide one or more soft buttons linked to one or more of the selected commands. The remote control device may also display the text and/or graphical data.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2013Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: Time Warner Cable, Inc.Inventors: Jay Thomas, Hugh Josephs, David Kimble, Patrick J. Donoghue
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Patent number: 8601512Abstract: Content download technology, in which a network-based video scheduled to be played at a particular time is identified, and multiple sources from which the network-based video is available for downloading are identified. An initial source from which to download the network-based video is selected from among the multiple sources, and a first process to download the network-based video from the initial source is initiated. Progress of the download of the network-based video is monitored. When an estimated amount of time remaining for the download of the network-based video from the initial source to complete does not enable viewing of the network-based video at the particular time without interruption, an alternative source from which to download at least a portion of the network-based video is selected from among the multiple sources, and a second process to download at least the portion the network-based video from the alternative source is initiated.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2013Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: PurpleComm Inc.Inventors: Jack H. Chang, William H. Sheu, Sherman Tuan
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Patent number: 8601526Abstract: A system comprises television equipment and a number of portable electronic devices. The television equipment includes a large display and control circuitry. The control circuitry receives media content and media guidance data for display on the display. The control circuitry also includes communication components for communicating with the portable electronic devices. The portable electronic devices are operable for displaying video and communicating with the television equipment.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2008Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: United Video Properties, Inc.Inventors: Akitaka Nishimura, Akio Yoshimoto
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Patent number: 8595766Abstract: An operating method of an image display apparatus includes displaying a screen on a display and displaying a thumbnail image screen in response to a command to display an input image list. The thumbnail-image list includes a plurality of groups of thumbnail images that respectively correspond to a plurality of input image signals on the display. Each thumbnail-image group includes one or more thumbnail images that represent different points of time in a corresponding input image signal.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2009Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Yong Ki Ahn, Jae Kyung Lee, Kun Sik Lee, Gyu Seung Kim
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Publication number: 20130312034Abstract: An apparatus, method and data structure for generating at least one table in a broadcast environment, are provided. The apparatus includes a generator to generate an event information table (EIT) and an extended text table (ETT). The ETT has program guide information for an n-hour span and has a transmission interval. The ETT has a transmission interval and program description information according to the EIT. The transmission interval of the EIT is shorter than the transmission interval of the ETT.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2013Publication date: November 21, 2013Inventor: Mark T. Corl
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Patent number: 8589979Abstract: A digital television translator includes a digital television receiver for receiving a first digital television signal at a first frequency and generating a digital transport stream from the first digital television signal. The digital transport stream can include original Program and System Information (PSIP) data having RX channel data that is indicative of the first frequency, the first major channel number, and/or the first minor channel number. The digital television translator also includes a PSIP update module for updating the original PSIP data in the digital transport stream by replacing the RX channel data with TX channel data. The TX data is indicative of a second frequency, a second major channel number, and/or a second minor channel number.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2011Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Inventor: Steve Kuh
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Patent number: 8589978Abstract: An interactive television system is provided that supports newsgroup features. An interactive television application, such as an interactive television program guide, may be used to allow a user to view and post newsgroup messages to one or more newsgroup servers. The newsgroup servers may be located at a television distribution facility. The newsgroup servers may be Usenet servers accessed via the Internet. The user may use the newsgroup feature while watching television programming or while otherwise viewing other content provided by the interactive television application. Cross-referencing may be used to allow the user to access content related to a particular subject matter. Parental control features may be used to limit access to certain newsgroups. Newsgroup messages may contain links to other content made available through the interactive television application.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2009Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: United Video Properties, Inc.Inventor: Michael D. Ellis
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Patent number: 8588582Abstract: A data storage system allows a subscriber to store data at the time the subscriber experiences the date with an indication, such as a press of a button or a voice command. The indication causes a request to obtain and store the data to be issued. For example, the subscriber can store music while listening to it, store movies while viewing them, or store movie soundtracks while viewing movies. The entire music file can be stored, for example, in a vehicle in which the subscriber is traveling. For some environments, such as storage in a cellular telephone, a portion of the music is stored in a format compatible for that environment, such as cellular telephone ring tone format. When the indication is received, a determination is made as to which music is required, generally by determining the time of the indication. The music heard by the listener is then downloaded for storage in accordance with the subscriber's request.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2003Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Inventors: Diana Lynn Fitzgerald, David Charles Isaacson
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Patent number: 8589971Abstract: An external event interactive television ticker is provided. The ticker is rendered on a display screen that also shows a video program, and presents ticker content when a pre-defined external event has occurred. The ticker remains rendered until the event ceases or until the viewer terminates the ticker display. The ticker is interactive in that the viewer can perform various interactive operations with the ticker, including interacting with the ticker to obtain additional information related to an external event item presented by the ticker or to take an action associated with the external event item.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2002Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises, Inc.Inventor: John Kellum
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Patent number: 8584168Abstract: An apparatus automatically recommends content. A preference operation history managing unit generates history information of an operation relating to a preference for a content according to a plurality of operations relating to a preference for the content and explanation information relating to the content and using preference value parameters for each kind of these operations. A preference information managing unit generates and renews preference information including preference values in which a given preference value is based on a combination of a given keyword and a preference value for that keyword. A content recommending unit calculates a preference degree for the content according to the preference information and the explanation information with respect to the content and recommends at least a portion of the content according to the preference degree.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2009Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Hitoshi Kimura, Kensuke Ohnuma, Hidetoshi Ichioka
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Patent number: 8584163Abstract: An integrated DSS/WebTV receiver is communicatively connected to an Internet service provider, a DSS service provider, and (optionally) a local broadcast station to provide a display of DSS programs, Internet web sites, and local broadcast channels in a seamless fashion. The DSS/WebTV receiver downloads graphic images, corresponding to DSS programs, from a DSS communication medium or the Internet into a local memory. The graphic images are periodically updated by the DSS service provider or Internet service provider. The DSS/WebTV receiver generates a graphical user interface (GUI), displayed on a television screen, for facilitating a user's navigation through the DSS, Internet, and local broadcast data. The GUI includes a selectable DSS program listing that displays DSS programs that are currently being broadcast or that will be broadcasted in the future. If a user selects a currently broadcasted program, the DSS/WebTV receiver displays the selected program on the television.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2012Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignees: Sony Corporation, SDI Development Inc.Inventors: Andy Proehl, Kimberly Ventura
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Publication number: 20130298165Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2013Publication date: November 7, 2013Inventors: Jinpil T. Kim, C. Gomer Thomas
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Patent number: 8578420Abstract: A method apparatus for automated display video programming guide information includes filtering programming information using filtering rules to determine viewing events of interest to a user. The method and apparatus further includes displaying on a first screen portion, the viewing events in a chronological order based on a display time for each of the viewing events. The method and apparatus further includes displaying a selector in the first screen portion such that the selector is operative to select one of the viewing events and displaying on a second screen portion, event information relating to a selected one of the plurality viewing events when the selector is proximate to one of the viewing events. The method and apparatus further includes resolving a scheduling conflict between a first viewing event and second viewing event to generate a list of program guide information.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2004Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: ATI Technologies ULCInventor: Stephen Orr
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Patent number: 8578421Abstract: A data modeling method for modeling data for an electronic program guide (EPG) at a broadcast headend is described.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2011Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Cisco Technology Inc.Inventors: David White, Ian Bastable, Martin Gold
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Patent number: 8572649Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes receiving a request associated with a user for media-related programming information, obtaining a plurality of media episode indicators for a time period associated with the request and with the user, and generating code for displaying the plurality of media episode indicators in a calendar associated with the user.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2007Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Richard C. Gossweiler, III, Mehran Sahami, III, Manish G. Patel, John Blackburn, David A. Brown, Neha Gupta, Thomas H. Taylor
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Patent number: 8572645Abstract: A digital broadcast receiver and a method of controlling data for an emergency alert system (EAS) in a digital broadcast receiver are provided. The method includes receiving a digital broadcast signal including an emergency alert table including a uniform resource identifier (URI) descriptor, detecting a URI address included in the URI descriptor, accessing the URI address, receiving additional emergency alert information from the URI address, and performing control to display the additional emergency alert information on a screen of the digital broadcast receiver.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2010Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Kyung Ho Kim, Jin Pil Kim, Joon Hui Lee, Jong Yeul Suh, Hyeong Ho Son
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Patent number: 8572664Abstract: A method of receiving a broadcast signal including a Non-Real-Time (NRT) service and a broadcast receiver are disclosed herein. A method of receiving a broadcast signal including an NRT service, method comprises receiving a broadcast signal including first signaling information and second signaling information, identifying the NRT service based on the first signaling information, identifying an Internet Protocol (IP) address of an NRT service signaling data based on the first signaling information and the second signaling information, receiving the NRT service signaling data by accessing the IP address, and downloading a desired NRT service based on the NRT service signaling data.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2012Date of Patent: October 29, 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: 8572654Abstract: An interactive television program guide system is provided in which the program guide may provide the user with a selectable list of combination categories. Combination categories are composed of multiple simple categories such as sports, news, comedy, movies, children, etc. Program listings are supplied to the program guide. At least some of the program listings are associated with combination categories. A combination category build process may be used to assign combination categories to program listings. The user is able to use the selectable categories list to quickly identify programming of interest.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2013Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: United Video Properties, Inc.Inventors: Edward B. Knudson, Joel G. Hassell, Michael D. Ellis, William L. Thomas
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Patent number: 8566880Abstract: A device for providing a television sequence has a database interface, a search request receiver, a television sequence rendition module and an output interface. The database interface accesses at least one database, using a search request. The search request receiver is formed to control the database interface so as to acquire at least audio content and at least image content separate therefrom via the database interface for the search request. The television sequence rendition module combines the separate audio content and the image content to generate the television sequence based on the audio content and the image content. The output interface outputs the television sequence to a television sequence distributor.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2011Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Angewandten Forschung E.V.Inventors: Peter Dunker, Uwe Kuehhirt, Andreas Haupt, Christian Dittmar, Holger Grossman
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Patent number: 8566876Abstract: In an Internet protocol television network, a set-top box includes a social network interface module and a remote control interface module. The social network interface module receives a first selection of a content item from the remote control interface module, and receives a second selection of a comment from the remote control interface module. The social network interface module also posts the second selection on a social network system.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2009Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LPInventors: Scott Morris, Nicholas P. Hill, Troy C. Meuninck, Virginia S. Ng
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Publication number: 20130276033Abstract: A method for generating a time scheduling of a contents stream distributed to plural terminals. The contents stream is segmented in consecutive segments, each segment defining a corresponding program. The method includes: receiving auxiliary metadata including a planned time scheduling of the content stream which has been set in advance and monitoring at least a portion of a segment of the contents stream to extract corresponding content features therefrom, generating a corresponding fingerprint based on the extracted content features and assessing at least one among an actual start time and an actual end time of such segment based on a comparison between the fingerprint and a reference fingerprint associated with such segment, and updating the planned time scheduling based on the assessed at least one among the actual start time and actual end time to generate a time scheduling synchronized with the contents stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2010Publication date: October 17, 2013Applicant: TELECOM ITALIA S.p.A.Inventors: Gianluca Francini, Nicola Adami, Sergio Benini, Riccardo Leonardi
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Patent number: 8561105Abstract: A global program guide pause function in a broadcast multimedia system including a first main control configured to process multimedia content received from a packet processor, the first main control including an analyzer module for acquiring and analyzing program guide data to determine multiple time-delayed start content, a filtration module for filtering undesired content and enabling desired data streams to be saved in at least one global memory device, and a guide module for creating a program guide comprising only non-filtered programs being offered at time-delayed start times. The guide module is further configured to create multiple listings in the program guide showing a real-time versus a delayed-start time for each non-filtered program. A popular stream packet processor can be provided for saving data content corresponding to popular programs.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2008Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: Thomson LicensingInventors: Mark Alan Schultz, Ronald Douglas Johnson, Matthew Robert Lamb
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Patent number: 8561112Abstract: An apparatus, method and data structure for generating at least one table in a broadcast environment, are provided. The apparatus includes a generator to generate an event information table (EIT) and an extended text table (ETT). The ETT has program guide information for an n-hour span and has a transmission interval. The ETT has a transmission interval and program description information according to the EIT. The transmission interval of the EIT is shorter than the transmission interval of the ETT.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2012Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Mark T. Corl
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Publication number: 20130268972Abstract: A system and method for commanding a controlled device. An intelligent navigation server detects a transition from a current state of a remote control device. A context for transition is also determined. The current state, the new current state and the context are evaluated to select a set of commands appropriate to the context and the new current state. The selected commands determine behavior options for the controlled device. The set of selected commands are sent to the remote control device. Text and/or graphical data appropriate to the new current state may also be sent to the remote control device. The remote control device may generate display data based on the selected commands to provide one or more soft buttons linked to one or more of the selected commands. The remote control device may also display the text and/or graphical data.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2013Publication date: October 10, 2013Inventors: Jay Thomas, Hugh Josephs, David Kimble, Patrick J. Donoghue
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Patent number: 8553151Abstract: A video switcher (10) advantageously affords the capability of executing a video effect following recall that avoids visible artifacts upon transitioning from one effect to another. At the outset, the switcher identifies active elements within the video effect, the comprising those elements that undergo a change during execution of the video effect, as opposed to those that remain inert during effect execution. The switcher then dynamically calculates offset for application to an initial key frame value for the video effect to avoid any change in value to active elements upon initial effect recall. The offset value is applied to each subsequent interpolation of the video effect, thereby creating the desired result of applying only relative changes to the active elements of the video effect.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2005Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignee: GVBB Holdings S.A.R.L.Inventor: Ralph Andrew Silberstein
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Patent number: 8555319Abstract: Service guide transmission/reception methods and apparatuses for providing users with a service guide supporting multiplay service are provided. Service guide delivery information is received at a terminal. Device class grouping information is extracted from the Service guide delivery information. A Service Guide Data Unit (SGDU) having service guide information required for composing a service guide matched to the terminal is received. The service guide composed using the service guide information received by means of the SGDU is displayed.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2009Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., LtdInventors: Jong Hyo Lee, Bo Sun Jung, Sung Oh Hwang, Kook Heui Lee
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Publication number: 20130263184Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for modifying metadata associated with content that is improperly formatted. In one configuration a metadata pre-processor receives metadata from a remote source, determines whether the received metadata is properly formatted, and, if it is not, modifies the metadata based on information received from a second remote source. In one configuration the modified metadata is then used to identify information associated with the content.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2012Publication date: October 3, 2013Applicant: UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC.Inventors: Mark Melnychenko, Paul George Milazzo
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Patent number: 8544043Abstract: Methods and apparatus for maintaining program-guide records comprises the steps of requesting a program-guide index, receiving the program-guide index, and determining whether there exists any new program-guide record based on the received program-guide index. The method further comprises requesting a new program-guide record and receiving the program-guide record. In one aspect, a method for maintaining program-guide records comprises the steps of receiving a program-guide update indication, and determining any new program-guide record based on the received program-guide update indication. The method further comprises requesting an updated program-guide record, receiving the updated program-guide record, and updating the program-guide records.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2005Date of Patent: September 24, 2013Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Nileshkumar J. Parekh, Ravinder Paul (Rob) Chandhok, Michael O'Keefe, An Mei Chen, Gordon Kent Walker
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Patent number: 8544045Abstract: An audio client in a home entertainment system has a detachable remote commander with a display screen. A menu of music available at the server is downloaded to the remote commander from the server over the network and through the client device. The user can easily select a tune he/she wants to listen to using the remote commander. With storage and decoding capability, the commander can be used as a portable audio player.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2005Date of Patent: September 24, 2013Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.Inventor: Ryuichi Iwamura
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Patent number: 8533759Abstract: To provide a program viewing-recording system which executes program viewing or recording without a failure when a program is viewed or recorded using a program list created by a third party. In response to a user operation or an instruction from an application (107), a program information adjustment unit (110) obtains program information included in a program list from a program list management unit (109), compares the program information with broadcast program information held by a broadcast program information management unit (106), and corrects the program information on the basis of terminal setting data. When it is determined that the program information cannot be corrected using the information held by the broadcast program information management unit, the program information adjustment unit sends the program information and the terminal setting data to an external program information correction server (400) and requests the server to correct the program information.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2008Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Yasuhiro Yuki, Emi Tsurukiri
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Patent number: 8528020Abstract: Systems and methods are described that provide favorite channel designation portability from a variety of locations, devices and/or programming service providers.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2008Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Inventors: Cedric DeLaCruz, Timothy Lubecki
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Patent number: 8503447Abstract: A broadcast receiver and a channel information processing method are disclosed. A network interface transmits and receives an Internet Protocol (IP) packet. A controller detects broadcast data included in the IP packet received by the network interface and parses the detected broadcast data to obtain virtual channel information and physical channel information. The channel information is transmitted based on service discovery & selection (SD&S). The virtual channel information is transmitted in a broadcast discovery record and the physical channel information is transmitted in a cable network information record.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2008Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Joon Hui Lee, Sang Hoon Cha, Jae Hyung Song
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Patent number: 8505051Abstract: A method for outputting content information and a display apparatus enabling the same are disclosed. The method for outputting contents information of a display apparatus includes identifying whether predetermined contents are series or single, generating a content information display object according to the result of the identification, and outputting the content information display object in a display screen, wherein a content information display object corresponding to the series contents is different from a content information display object corresponding to the single contents.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2009Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Sae Hun Jang, Ji Hea Kim, Jae Hee Shim, Uni Young Kim, Hyung Nam Lee
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Patent number: 8505050Abstract: A system and method for providing an electronic program guide for television or radio programs includes presenting listings of present or future programs on-screen, presenting listings of past programs on-screen and indicating whether the past program is available again at a future time. Also, a system and method for handling information controllable from an electronic program guide for television or radio programs comprises receiving information in a user's system, storing the received information in the user's system, displaying access to the stored information by means of a user interface and enabling the user to select one of a plurality of management options for controlling the operation of the stored information through the user interface.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2012Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: United Video Properties, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan P. V. Drazin, Achim H. Kram
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Patent number: 8499321Abstract: An integrated DSS/WebTV receiver is communicatively connected to an Internet service provider, a DSS service provider, and (optionally) a local broadcast station to provide a display of DSS programs, Internet web sites, and local broadcast channels in a seamless fashion. The DSS/WebTV receiver downloads graphic images, corresponding to DSS programs, from a DSS communication medium or the Internet into a local memory. The graphic images are periodically updated by the DSS service provider or Internet service provider. The DSS/WebTV receiver generates a graphical user interface (GUI), displayed on a television screen, for facilitating a user's navigation through the DSS, Internet, and local broadcast data. The GUI includes a selectable DSS program listing that displays DSS programs that are curl being broadcast or that will be broadcasted in the future. If a user selects a currently broadcasted program, the DSS/WebTV receiver displays the selected program on the television.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2005Date of Patent: July 30, 2013Assignees: Sony Corporation, SDI Development Inc.Inventors: Andy Proehl, Kim Mingo
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Patent number: 8495693Abstract: Systems and methods may provide for control of one or more feeds of a multi-feed channel. Such control may implement functions such as pausing, playing, rewinding, fast forwarding, slowing, replaying and zooming. The control may be selectively applied to the feeds so that one, selected ones or all of the feeds are controlled. Thus, implementations may allow a user to selectively interact with video feeds, as well as corresponding audio feeds, while viewing the multi-feed channel.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2008Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: EchoStar Technologies L.L.CInventor: David Christopher St. John-Larkin
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Patent number: 8495677Abstract: A broadcasting receiving apparatus includes: a receiver which receives a broadcasting signal of one of a plurality of broadcasting channels, the broadcasting channels belonging to at least one of a plurality of channel categories; and a controller which deletes a broadcasting channel having the channel category selected by a user from a memory channel group including memory broadcasting channels among the plurality of the broadcasting channels, and controls the receiver to receive a broadcasting signal of one of the broadcasting channels selected by a user from the memory channel group excluding the broadcasting channel.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2008Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyeon-ji Lee, Joon-hwan Kim, Chang-soo Lee
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Patent number: RE44495Abstract: A device for provisioning, retrieving, and using data guide information transmitted in a digital broadcast signal is disclosed. A receiver receives the digital broadcast signal which includes digital television programming packets multiplexed with data packets and thereafter routes the received signal to a demodulator. The demodulator provides a demodulated signal to a detector which identifies data packets contained therein. A processor then determines the types of data in the data packets, as well as the respective channels on which the identified types of data are transmitted. The processor prepares a menu for a display screen enabling a user to select the channel of interest, and enables the user to be connected accordingly.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2010Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Tom L. Sorensen
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Patent number: RE44514Abstract: A device for provisioning, retrieving, and using data guide information transmitted in a digital broadcast signal is disclosed. A receiver receives the digital broadcast signal which includes digital television programming packets multiplexed with data packets and thereafter routes the received signal to a demodulator. The demodulator provides a demodulated signal to a detector which identifies data packets contained therein. A processor then determines the types of data in the data packets, as well as the respective channels on which the identified types of data are transmitted. The processor prepares a menu for a display screen enabling a user to select the channel of interest, and enables the user to be connected accordingly.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2010Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc.Inventor: Tom L. Sorensen
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Patent number: RE44685Abstract: A distributed computer system, as for transmitting and receiving executable multimedia applications, includes a source of a continuous data stream repetitively transfering data representing a distributed computing application and a client computer, receiving the data stream, for extracting the distributed computing application representative data from the data stream, and executing the extracted distributed computing application.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2001Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: OpenTV, Inc.Inventors: Kuriacose Joseph, Ansley Wayne Jessup, Vincent Dureau, Alain Delpuch