Interactive video distribution systems inventions 01/06

20060020958 - Apparatus and method for robust classification of audio signals, and method for establishing and operating an audio-signal database, as well as computer program: An apparatus for producing a fingerprint signal from an audio signal includes a means for calculating energy values for frequency bands of segments of the audio signal which are successive in time, so as to obtain, from the audio signal, a sequence of vectors of energy values, a means for...

20060020959 - Apparatus and method of video decoding and outputting: A video decoding and outputting apparatus includes: (a) a receiving means for receiving a digital broadcast; (b) a restoring means for restoring video data and information related to the video data from the digital broadcast received by the receiving means; (c) a viewing restriction information extracting means for extracting viewing...

20060020960 - System, method, and apparatus for secure sharing of multimedia content across several electronic devices: Disclosed herein is a secure, media exchange network and a method of securely exchanging media between electronic devices across the network. In an embodiment according to the present invention, media may be securely and simultaneously exchanged between friends, family members, business associates, government entities, military entities, law enforcement entities, and...

20060020961 - Method and related system for high efficiency advertising detection: In the video signals provided by broadcasting media, advertising sections are inserted between normal programs, thus causing interruption. An end portion of the normal program will be repeated before an advertising section ends. The invention determines the continuity of two adjacent frames, to search for frame discontinuity to find out...

20060020963 - Technique for making rewards available for an audience tuned to a broadcast: A technique for enabling access to supplementary materials related to a program that is broadcast to a plurality of audience members. A programming signal is obtained to be used for performing the program. A supplementary material ID signal is obtained that uniquely identifies particular program-related supplementary material from among a...

20060020962 - Time-based graphical user interface for multimedia content: A graphical user interface (“GUI”) for a content management system is provided, such as to present information associated with various forms of multimedia content. In some situations, the GUI includes information presented simultaneously using at least first and second time scales, such as to provide relatively detailed information for content...

20060020964 - Emergency alert message data structure, emergency alert message signaling method, and cable broadcasting system: An emergency alert message data structure, an emergency alert message signaling method, and a cable broadcasting system using the same are disclosed. The data structure includes a scroll rate field representing a scroll rate of an emergency alert text to be scrolled across a portion of a video screen. The...

20060020965 - Dynamic selection and scheduling of radio frequency communications: A manager for playing of broadcast specific information is disclosed. The manager for playing of broadcast specific information includes a managing node that is at least partially resident at a radio broadcast point, wherein the managing node includes a plurality of inputs for receipt of the broadcast specific information from...

20060020967 - Dynamic selection and interposition of multimedia files in real-time communications: An apparatus and related methods for interfacing with a communication network and interactively interposing a multimedia file output during an electronic communication between a plurality of communication network communicators are provided. The apparatus includes a menu generation module that generates a menu listing at least one available multimedia file that...

20060020968 - Method for commercialization and advertising using a personal media player: Methods for disseminating a portable, pre-configured, self-contained media player with non-removable, non-rerecordable digital content is provided. By binding the content to a portable and inexpensive media player, enhanced dissemination of the content, whether in audio and/or video form, to consumers can be achieved. Due to the portability and “instant-on” capability...

20060020966 - Program guide with integrated progress bar: A method and system for providing information about media content being broadcast on a channel during a number of time segments. A graphical user interface including a single channel program guide and a progress bar is displayed on the viewing screen of a display device. The single channel program guide...

20060020969 - Electronic apparatus, display controlling method for electronic apparatus and graphical user interface: A graphical user interface is disclosed which achieves an easy search for a desired item upon scrolling. Plural first icons representing first items of a high hierarchy are arrayed along a direction of a display screen, and plural second icons representing second items of a low hierarchy which belong to...

20060020970 - Electronic apparatus, display controlling method for electronic apparatus and graphical user interface: A graphical user interface is disclosed which achieves an easy search for a desired item upon scrolling. A plurality of representation images individually representing different selection object items are displayed in an array along one direction of a display screen. A noticed representation image selected from among the representation images...

20060020971 - Multi channel program guide with integrated progress bars: In one of many possible embodiments, the present invention provides a method and system for providing information about media content being broadcast on multiple channels during a number of time segments. The media content includes a plurality of media content instances. A program guide for multiple channels is displayed showing...

20060020972 - Data broadcasting receiver power management: Systems and methods for data broadcasting and power management techniques for data broadcast receiving devices are disclosed. A data broadcast receiving device receives a broadcast schedule from a data broadcast server and correlates the broadcast schedule with profile information in the data broadcast receiving device to determine a schedule for...

20060020973 - Method and system for presenting personalized television program recommendation to viewers: A novel electronic program guide (EPG) based method and system provides viewer/user groups with an improved program recommendation feature for predicting programs that are likely to be of interest....

20060020974 - Programming interface for configuring a television settop terminal: A software interface (26) is provided to enable television settop middleware (14) and operating system (OS) software (16) to control and interact with core settop system software (20) in a subscriber television terminal to facilitate the provision of desirable digital television services, including service acquisition (e.g., acquisition of a pay-per-view...

20060020975 - System and method for propagating satellite tv-band, cable tv-band, and data signals over an optical network: An optical network can include a data service hub, a laser transceiver node, and a subscriber optical interface. The data service hub can comprise a satellite antenna and a RF receiver for receiving satellite TV-band electrical signals. These electrical signals can be converted into the optical domain and then propagated...

20060020978 - Digital television broadcast signal receiver: A digital television broadcast signal receiver connected to a multi-directional antenna carries out in advance automatic scanning for each channel to determine and store the strength of a signal received in each of multiple receiving directions of the antenna, a best receiving direction, and a maximum value of the received...

20060020976 - Television broadcast signal receiving system: In a TV broadcast signal receiving system, setting up of a multi-directional antenna and a TV broadcast signal receiver is made simple and easy. The multi-directional antenna identifies a standard direction used as a standard for receiving a TV broadcast signal, at least latitude and longitude of a location of...

20060020977 - Television broadcast signal receiving system: In a TV broadcast signal receiving system capable for connecting a plurality of TV broadcast signal receivers to a single multi-directional antenna without using modular cables, each TV broadcast signal receiver outputs a control signal with apparatus identifying information including an antenna control signal, apparatus ID and priority level thereof...

20060020979 - Tv signal processing module having a multiple-deck minipci sockets: A TV signal processing module includes a TV module, an internal transformer, and an external cable. The TV module is used for processing a TV signal. The internal transformer connected to the TV module is used for delivering the TV signal to the TV module. The internal transformer includes a...

20060020980 - Wireless digital audio and video transmission device: A wireless digital audio and video transmission device includes a multimedia video device employed as an AV signal generator, and at least one display device. The multimedia video device includes a wireless transmission module, a video compression module, a lock code module and an antenna device. The wireless transmission module...

20060020981 - Wireless tv system and control method thereof: A wireless TV system includes a base station including a wireless signal processor to process a predetermined video signal into a wireless signal, and a transmitter to transmit the wireless signal from the wireless signal processor; and a wireless TV comprising a receiver to receive the wireless signal from the...

20060020982 - Video on demand system with automated disablement of random-access functionality: The present invention provides a method for an interactive media services system to provide media to a user through an interactive media services client device. The client device is coupled to a programmable media services server device. The method includes the step of implementing an interactive media guide. Additionally, the...

20060020983 - Data transfer using existing communication systems: Data transfer system of the present invention examines existing communication methods for unused bandwidth. Data signals are inserted into communication signal when unused bandwidth is found. The resulting signal is still used for prior art communication without sacrificing quality. These data transfer methods provide an alternative high-bandwidth data path to...

20060020984 - Method, apparatus, and computer program product for improving video-on-demand content delivery in regional networks: A method, apparatus, and computer program product are disclosed for improving video-on-demand (VOD) content delivery in regional networks. A VOD server is coupled to a global VOD network. The global VOD network is coupled to multiple different regional VOD networks. Multiple different clients are coupled to each one of the...

20060020987 - Broadcast receiver: When a new reception channel is to be added and set, a controller sequentially changes the reception direction for the directivity of a smart antenna and confirms the reception of a broadcast wave in each of the directions. When confirmation of the reception in all the directions has been completed,...

20060020988 - Digital television broadcast signal receiver: In multi-directional antennas connected to a digital TV broadcast signal receiver, when a receiving channel is selected, if an antenna is set to the same direction as a previously stored direction, and signals cannot be received, the previously stored direction data is deleted, and if the best receiving direction is...

20060020985 - Portable device for watching tv programs: A portable device for watching TV programs includes a receiving module, a decoding module, an encoding module, a storing module, and a displaying module. Video/audio signals received by the receiving module are decoded by the decoding module and transformed to images and sounds by the displaying module, and/or the decoded...

20060020986 - Television broadcast receiver: A TV receiver comprises: a tuner connected to a unidirectional antenna or a smart antenna; a reception control unit for outputting, to the tuner, a channel control signal to command a channel, and outputting, to the smart antenna, a receiving direction control signal to command a receiving direction; and an...

20060020989 - Method for distributing a video split up in spatial pieces: The invention proposes a video distribution method for distributing a video divided into a plurality of spatial pieces encoded separately as independent video streams. For example such a decomposition of a video may be obtained by using the MPEG-4 standard. The distribution method of the invention comprises:—a step of transmitting...

20060020990 - System and method for selectively providing video of travel destinations: A system enables selection of live, pre-recorded and locally synchronized video of desirable travel destinations worldwide. The system includes a viewer control module and a display monitor such as a television, a plurality of video cameras aimed at scenic sites of interest, a networked computer communicatively coupled to the video...

20060020991 - Communication apparatus and communication method: A hybrid terminal of a mobile phone and a digital broadcast receiver allows calling on the mobile phone while at the same time receiving a digital broadcast itself even in the event of receiving a call while at the same time receiving the digital broadcast. Upon receiving a call while...

20060020992 - Weather/disaster alert system using a data network: An alert receiver includes a discriminator, which receives encoded signals from a network. The encoded signals report an event from an information source coupled to the network, wherein the discriminator compares the encoded signals, which include codes designating geographic locations, to codes associated with specific localities to determine whether to...

20060020993 - Advanced set top terminal having a call management feature: A system and method providing a call management system adapted for use within a content delivery system....

20060020994 - Television signal transmission of interlinked data and navigation information for use by a chaser program: Methods are provided for transmitting and navigating interlinked data using an interactive programming system. Pages of interlinked data are encoded at a network node, and data navigation information is generated for each page of the interlinked data. This data is then stored at the node. A user at a subscriber...

20060020995 - Fast channel change in digital media systems: A system for processing digital media streams includes a headend, a network, at least one set top box (STB), and at least one receiving device. The headend may be configured to generate the digital media streams. The network may be in communication with the headend and configured to receive the...

20060020996 - Digital television broadcast signal receiver: In a multi-directional antenna that is connected to a digital TV broadcast signal receiver, an RF amplifier in which its transmission gains are controlled is installed on the front of a tuner, a BER (BIT ERROR RATE) threshold is set as a reception determination standard to assess received images, and...

20060020997 - Broadcasting receiver: When setting reception channels, channel information and the direction information of a smart antenna are erased from a memory, and thereafter, the broadcast of a predetermined channel is automatically received while the direction of the directivity of the smart antenna is being switched in all directions. From among all the...

20060020998 - Media projector system: A system comprising a media player configured to play media content, a projector operatively coupled to the media player, and a control unit operatively coupled to the media player and the projector is provided. The control unit is configured to detect an on-screen display condition associated with the media player,...

20060020999 - Connecting infrared (ir) controllable devices to digital networks: Systems and methods are presented for connecting IR-controllable devices to digital networks. One embodiment, among others, includes an apparatus comprising digital-signal-receive logic and convert logic. The digital-signal-receive logic is configured to receive a digital signal. The convert logic is configured to convert the digital signal into an infrared (IR) command...

20060015888 - Method of searching for clip differences in recorded video data of a surveillance system: A method of searching for clip differences in recorded video data of a surveillance system. The method includes the following steps. First, a plurality of first clips are displayed simultaneously on a display. Each first clip displays the same scene but a different time period of the recorded video data....

20060015889 - Method of notifying a user of payment information for a pay program and a broadcast receiver for performing the same: A method of notifying a user of payment information for a pay program in a broadcast receiver is provided. The broadcast receiver includes a broadcast reception unit, which receives a broadcast signal of the pay program, a smart card, which comprises subscriber information, a conditional reception module, which compares authentication...

20060015891 - Television audience reporting system and method: Disclosed is a television audience reporting system, and related method. The television audience reporting system includes a plurality of audience monitoring devices, a database server, and an internet server. The plurality of audience monitoring devices are located at a respective plurality of viewing locations for providing real-time program viewing information...

20060015890 - Video check system and method: There are provided a video viewing system and method thereof which are capable of easily grasping the usage status of a plurality of video groups. An on-air broadcast video, edited video, and raw material video are stored in a video storage unit 106, and mutual correlations obtained from a series...

20060015892 - Method and system for user-aware video display: The present invention relates to a method and system for displaying a video signal in dependence on a user interaction. The system comprises a display for receiving the video signal, at least one transmitter for transmitting location signals, and at least three transceivers for receiving the location signals from the...

20060015893 - Method and apparatus for providing electronic coupons: Electronic coupons are provided for items comprising products and services. The coupon information is received along with broadcasts of associated television programs. Selected coupon modes alert a viewer when coupon information is available for an item. The viewer alert comprises displayed marks superimposed over the broadcast of the television program....

20060015894 - Electronic apparatus: An electronic apparatus has a communicating function and a privacy mode that prohibits access to and display of data and/or folders with respect to which a secret setting has been made. A storage part stores first contents, and second contents of the data and/or the folders with respect to which...

20060015895 - Method and system for avoiding undesirable portions of a recorded audiovisual program: A method and system for avoiding undesirable portions of a recorded audiovisual program includes generating a data set indicating portions of the audiovisual program avoided by previous viewers and automatically avoiding those portions of the audiovisual program during subsequent replay using the data set....

20060015896 - Selective commercial broadcasting: A system and method for selectively broadcasting commercials wherein a control device receives at least one input from a viewer regarding her preferred commercials and then either selects commercials using the input as at least one selection criterion or passes the input onto a computer system which selects commercials using...

20060015897 - Apparatus for displaying data broadcasting contents and method thereof: A method and apparatus for displaying data broadcasting contents, are provided. The method according to an embodiment includes determining if there is a change in data broadcasting contents, and notifying a user of the change if the determining step determines that there is a change in the data broadcasting contents....

20060015898 - Data structure and signaling method for emergency alert message and digital tv receiver: An emergency alert message is included in a cable broadcast signal. The emergency alert message includes major and minor details channel numbers associated with a details channel. A details channel number is configured based on the major details channel number when the minor details channel number is set to a...

20060015899 - Method for modifying a list of itmes selected by a user, notably a play list of an audio and/or video apparatus, and audio and/or video apparatus allowing play lists: A method for modifying a play list in an audio and/or video apparatus is proposed. This methods notably comprises the steps of: displaying available tracks in a first area, displaying the current play list in a second are, determining a track to be considered depending on a first user action,...

20060015900 - Interactive television system: An interactive television system is described....

20060015901 - Method and apparatus for preserving, enlarging and supplementing image content displayed in a graphical user interface: An enlargement feature of a graphical user interface (GUI) is disclosed. When a portion of a digital image displayed in the GUI is selected for enlargement, an enlarged version of the selected portion is displayed adjacent to the remaining portion of the original image that was not selected for enlargement....

20060015904 - Method and apparatus for creation, distribution, assembly and verification of media: A method and apparatus for creation, distribution, assembly and verification of media, including one embodiment, media is transmitted to a receiver where the receiver assembles the media into programming. In another embodiment, media is transmitted to the receiver from a plurality of sources. In a further embodiment, a source of...

20060015903 - Navigation aids for television user interface: Various menu and cursor arrow navigation aids are disclosed for television systems....

20060015902 - Viewing history recording method and viewing history use method: In electric appliances (11) such as a digital TV and the like, a device agent (20) records viewing-and-listening date and time, a media type identifier and a content identifier in a group as viewing-and-listening history data. In server system (12), a user agent (30) receives viewing-and-listening history data from the...

20060015905 - Wireless communication system having program upgrade function and method thereof: A wireless communication system having a program upgrade function and a method thereof. The wireless communication system includes a transmitter to download a common upgrade program and a transmitter side upgrade program from a memory card which stores the common upgrade program, the transmitter side upgrade program and a receiver...

20060015906 - Internet television program guide system: An Internet television program guide system is provided that allows a user at a multimedia system to access information related to television programs over an Internet communications link. The user can view television program guide listings and related video stills and video clips. The user can perform database searches on...

20060015907 - Broadcast program information display apparatus and broadcast program information display method: A broadcast program information display apparatus comprises a receiver which receives program information of channels, a display device which displays program information in a certain time zone on one channel, and a selector which switches displayed program information to program information in the same time zone or in a close...

20060015908 - Multiple services within a channel-identification in a device: The invention provides supplemental content related to a service on a receiver device. The supplemental content related to the service is indicted to a user on the receiver device and may be accessed by the user. The receiver device receives and displays the information concerning availability of the supplemental content...

20060015910 - Broadcast receiver: When a channel of a digital TV broadcasting is selected, a direction information of the channel, which is stored in a channel setting table, is set in a smart antenna and then, in a case of a signal absence state of a broadcasting signal or when a reduction of receiving...

20060015909 - Broadcasting receiver: An antenna direction allocation screen is displayed on a television connected to a broadcasting receiver. On this screen, a user allocates direction numbers “0 to 15” indicating each directivity direction of a smart antenna that is assumed in a broadcasting receiver to each direction number “(0) to (15)” that the...

20060015911 - Content display optimizer: The present disclosure provides a technique for controlling the presentation of content in a venue to provide an optimal presentation, as well as one or more standard and or user defined presentations. The present disclosure includes optimal setup data along with content to permit devices operating according to the present...

20060015912 - Information processing system, information processing apparatus and method, recording medium, and program: An information processing apparatus and method is disclosed which navigation information conforming to the interest and the liking of a user can be produced readily. The information processing apparatus includes a first reception section for receiving a broadcast program transmitted from a broadcast station and including information relating to the...

20060015913 - Utilizing service information in digital video broadcasting: Apparatus and methods for utilizing service information (SI) in digital video broadcasting (DVB), such as for Internet related actions....

20060015914 - Recording method and apparatus capable of time shifting in a plurality of channels: A multi-channel recording method and a multi-channel recording apparatus capable of time-shifting in plurality of channels are provided. The multi-channel recording method includes: selecting a channel among a plurality of time-shift channels; decoding and displaying a transport stream of the selected channel while storing transport streams broadcast on the plurality...

20060015916 - Emergency alert message data structure, emergency alert message processing method and broadcast receiver: An emergency alert message data structure, an emergency alert message processing method and a broadcast receiver are disclosed. When a state of emergency where a channel change to an emergency broadcast channel is required occurs, a transmitting stage includes information regarding the emergency broadcast channel and emergency alert contents in...

20060015915 - Emergency alert signaling method, data structure for emergency alert message, and cable tv receiver: A cable broadcast signal includes an emergency alert message to be used by a cable TV system. The emergency alert message includes an alert priority and one or more alert region information sets which define one or more regions affected by the emergency alert message, respectively. Each region information includes...

20060015917 - Data transmission scheme using channel group and docsis implementation thereof: A novel apparatus for and a method of data transmission whereby an input data stream is distributed over a plurality of physical channels within a logical channel group. Transmission of data over the channel group appears as transmission over a single logical channel having a bandwidth approximately equal to the...

20060015918 - Method for fast reinstallation of deployed docsis devices: After a user device unsuccessfully attempts to establish upstream communication with a central network equipment downstream frequency to which it has tuned, an identifier corresponding to the tuned-to downstream frequency is removed from a cache of the user device. The frequency identifier stored in the cache typically corresponds to a...

20060015919 - System and method for transferring video information: A device, system and method for coding and transferring video information. Embodiments of the present invention may be used in three-dimensional video applications. According to embodiments of the present invention, video streams may be obtained and sub-sampled. The sub-sampled video streams may be combined. The sub-sampled, combined video stream may...

20060015920 - Head end having a low noise converter with channel preselecting frequency multiplexor: A head end (7) comprises a low noise converter (2) for providing signal bands including channels to one or more user units (3). The low noise converter is arranged as a low noise channel converter (2), which includes frequency multiplexing means (6) for multiplexing one or more user pre-selected channels...

20060015921 - Voip drop amplifier: The VOIP drop amplifier connects end user equipment to a broadband system, such as that provided by a cable provider. The amplifier includes a splitter for connecting the cable signal to multiple output connectors, and RF amplifiers compensating for losses in the splitter and other passive components in the amplifier....

20060015922 - Method of processing files for data broadcasting: A method of processing files for data broadcasting is disclosed for shortening an initial preparation period for start of execution of the data broadcasting the execution speed of the data broadcasting, wherein the method comprises the steps of: a demultiplexer separating, files for data broadcasting from received television broadcast signals,...

20060015923 - Collaborative interactive services synchronized with real events: A collaborative interactive service is provided. Event messages are automatically generated and provided to a plurality of user devices via a networked communication environment, based on events of a subset of particular episodes of a plurality of episodes. User messages are received from the user devices via the networked communication...

20060015924 - Human factors-based video compression: Methods, systems and content have been developed for increasing the bandwidth available to a bandwidth-constrained medium for transmitting digital video content. The content that is to be transmitted is compressed in proportion to the desirability of the content. The desirability of the content is determined by obtaining human-factors data indicative...

20060015925 - Sales presentation video on demand system: A system for replaying a sales presentation television program using a video on demand (VOD) or digital video recording (DVR) system. Metadata is created that subdivides the original broadcast into segments, and associates descriptive information with each segment. Playlists that specify an ordered subsequence of the sequence may be selected...

20060015926 - Embedded data signaling: The invention provides main data (MD) which includes embedded data (ED), the data being provided with a main data descriptor (MDD) for signaling a content included in the main data, wherein an embedded data descriptor (EDD) is formed for signaling content included in the embedded data and wherein the embedded...

20060015927 - Motion picture distribution system and related method: A motion picture distribution system, the system including a central computer, an exhibitor computer, a communication channel, and a back channel. The central computer is located at a central site and configured to distribute a digital version of the motion picture. The exhibitor computer is located at an exhibitor location...

20060015928 - Multicast services control system and method: A multicast services control system is provided for Internet protocol television transport. The system includes a service distribution platform, at least one service concentration platform, and at least one set-top box. The service distribution platform has a multicast table. The service distribution platform is configured to receive channels from an...

20060015929 - Usb interface module for tv broadcasting: Apparatus and methods for providing a USB interface module for receiving a TV broadcast for playing on a personal computer (PC), including a Network Interface Module integrated circuit component (NIM) in communication with a first controller through a control bus, the NIM being adapted to receive data that includes a...

20060010464 - Method and apparatus for ranking broadcast programs: Frequencies of viewing of first weekly broadcast programs by a user are detected in connection with past sections of the first weekly broadcast programs. At least one which has the detected viewing frequency greater than a predetermined threshold value is excluded from the first weekly broadcast programs to get second...

20060010465 - Apparatus and method for blocking television commercials with a content interrogation program: An apparatus and method is disclosed for blocking specific television commercials from the viewer's television based upon the characteristics of the television commercial and replacing the commercial with television content located by a content interrogation program. The content interrogation program seeks out television content based upon a user search term...

20060010466 - System and method for inserting advertising content in broadcast programming: A system for inserting viewer-specific advertising content comprises a viewer device. The viewer device identifies viewer characteristics regarding the viewer. Upon receipt of advertising content, the viewer device identifies advertisements matching the viewer characteristics. The viewer device inserts the advertisements matching the viewer characteristics into broadcast content....

20060010467 - Personalized video entertainment system: One or more content sequences are created from a store of video content, which could simply be broadcast content which has been captured and stored at a server within a network. The content sequences are generated according to the viewer's specified, or demonstrated, viewing preferences. The viewer preferences are captured...

20060010468 - Broadcast system: A broadcast system is described for the distribution of audio and/or video data. A graphical user interface is provided, preferably via a dedicated website, on a network, for the selection of instances of the audio and/or video data. Upon selection of such data for play back, the data is streamed...

20060010469 - Interactive television program guide with passive content: A hybrid passive-interactive program guide is generated by combining the features of an interactive program guide with the passive video portion of a passive program guide. The interactive guide may replace passive listings with interactive listings, replace passive features with interactive features, provide supplemental advertisements, or replace passive tagging information...

20060010470 - Data processing apparatus, data processing method and program, and data processing system: The present invention relates to a data processing apparatus, a data processing method and a program, and a data processing system which are configured to provide an EPG as a user interface that further facilitates decision on whether to view or record a program. By aggregating information uploaded from a...

20060010471 - Combining real-time and batch mode logical address links: Systems and methods for displaying Internet content associated with television programming. Content associated with a program included in the television programming is automatically displayed by a set top box. Before the broadcast of a program, listing information or EPG data is stored at the set top box. The listing information...

20060010472 - System, method, and apparatus for creating searchable media files from streamed media: A mobile terminal creates searchable media files through enhancement of the media files using related metadata, whereby media streams and related metadata are received and buffered in response to the user's commands. Search requests may then be issued by the user, in which previously buffered media streams may be recalled...

20060010473 - Digital television broadcast signal receiver: A TV broadcast receiver measures, at least two times, a signal intensity in a maximum receiving direction and a signal intensity in the 180 degree opposite receiving direction among 16 receiving directions of a smart antenna. If the signal intensity in the maximum receiving direction is significantly different from that...

20060010474 - Television broadcast receiver: A television receiver comprises a tuner connected to a unidirectional antenna or a multi-directional antenna, and a microprocessor for controlling a reception process of the television receiver. The microprocessor outputs, to the connected antenna, a receiving direction control signal for commanding a receiving direction, and determines, on the basis of...

20060010475 - High-spectrum radio frequency wireless transmission and control system for audio/video equipment: A kind of high-spectrum radio frequency wireless transmission and control system is disclosed for used on audio/video equipment. By integrating a signal pick-up unit and a high-spectrum radio frequency transmission unit to a signal master source containing individual content source such as a DVD player, there is no longer any...

20060010476 - Method for concurrently presenting multiple content types in a tv platform: A first content is received and presented to a user on a television (TV) platform (16). A second content is also received and presented concurrently to the user. In an interactive TV platform (16), a user selects the second content. In one aspect, the first content is advertising content (40)...

20060010477 - Method and system for providing vod services in a digital cable tv network: A method and system for providing video-on-demand services are provided. The method of providing video-on-demand (VOD) services comprises transmitting service information to a set-top box via an out-of-band channel, receiving location and identification information of the set top box via the out-of-band channel, receiving a VOD service request from the...

20060010478 - Video on demand: An entertainment head-end provides broadcast programming, video-on-demand services, and HTML-based interactive programming through a distribution network to client terminals in subscribers' homes. A number of different features are provided, including novel user interfaces, enhanced video-on-demand controls, a variety of interactive services (personalized news, jukebox, games, celebrity chat), and techniques that...

20060010479 - Internet television broadcast system: The invention relates to the general field of an Internet television broadcast system. In particular, the invention receives local television programming and then serves that programming to subscribers over the Internet. An exemplary embodiment of an Internet television broadcast system comprises a plurality of television receivers for receiving signals from...

20060010480 - System and method for managing content between devices in various domains: A system and method for managing content between different client devices in various domains (such as vehicle, home, and person). The system and method include receiving an input from a user on the first client device to delay the content. After receiving the input, the first client device determines whether...

20060010481 - Multiroom point of deployment module: Systems and methods are disclosed for providing downstream signals to a plurality of receiver networks. A receiver network (i.e., a networked multimedia system) includes a splitter/isolation module (SIM), a primary set-top terminal (STT), and at least one point of deployment module. The point of deployment module communicates with the primary...

20060010482 - Audio/video transmission device: An audio/video transmission includes an encoder, a storage medium, a decoder and a wireless transmission controller. The encoder is used for coding the audio/video signal into an audio/video file. The storage medium is electrically connected to the encoder for storing the audio/video file. The decoder is electrically connected to the...

20060005218 - Dynamic content filtering of broadcast media: One embodiment includes a method that includes receiving broadcast media that is being transmitted by a broadcast service. The method also includes dynamically filtering the broadcast media based on a frame matching between the broadcast media and a filtered content....

20060005219 - Standby television warning system: An apparatus for an emergency alert system integrated in a television receiver. A decoder monitors the tuner output for a coded signal indicating that an emergency message is being broadcast. The decoder turns on the television receiver, if not already on, and adjusts the volume to deliver the emergency message....

20060005220 - Set-top box allowing key command input while displaying animation sequence on osd screen and method of displaying osd data: A set-top box, which allows a user to input a key command in real time while displaying an animation sequence on an on-screen display (OSD) screen, and a method of outputting the OSD data of the set-top box. The set-top box includes a reception module that receives digital broadcast signals,...

20060005221 - Navigation aids for television user interface: Various menu and cursor arrow navigation aids are disclosed for television systems. A removable memory medium can be engaged with the TV to cause the TV to automatically display content as dictated by the medium....

20060005222 - Television broadcast receiving apparatus, system and method having separate display area for displaying an enlarged portion of web page while simultaneously displaying web page at a predetermined aspect ratio: A TV broadcast receiving apparatus has a display panel for displaying TV content at a predetermined aspect ratio. The apparatus also receives web content and displays the web content at the predetermined aspect ratio. In response to a user designation of an information area to be enlarged, the apparatus displays...

20060005223 - Method of recording and playing video at optimized resolution: A method of recording and playing video at an optimized resolution is disclosed. By automatic detection of the resolutions of a display device and an original video, the method determines an optimized resolution for recording and playing video. By this method can satisfy the highest playing requirements of the display...

20060005224 - Technique for cooperative distribution of video content: A technique for cooperative distribution of video content is disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the technique may be realized as a method for cooperative distribution of video content. The method may comprise providing a plurality of content servers at a plurality of network nodes, wherein each of the plurality...

20060005225 - Multimedia network video device: A multimedia network video device includes a CPU, an I/O module connected to the CPU for transmitting data to or from CPU, a video capturing module for capturing video data and transmitting the video data to the CPU for processing, an audio capturing and playing module connected to the CPU...

20060005226 - System and method for synchronization of a portable media player to a user's profile: A system for synchronizing a portable media player for downloading of content to said player and playing the downloaded content on the player including profile synchronizing means associated with the player for synchronizing content downloaded to said player related to the profile of the user of the player....