Interactive video distribution systems inventions 04/06

20060090179 - System and method for embedding supplemental information into a digital stream of a work of content: An apparatus includes a processor and a memory. The memory has a supplemental information module stored therein. The processor is in communication with the memory, and the processor is adapted to receive a given work of multimedia content and implement the supplemental information module to generate a supplemental information record,...

20060090181 - Method and apparatus for pre-processing service information in open cable system: A method and apparatus for pre-processing service information (SI) in digital cable broadcasting are provided. A digital cable broadcast receiver includes a point-of-deployment (POD) module which provides service information (SI) data transmitted by a head end to a demultiplexer, the demultiplexer which extracts one or more section tables required for...

20060090180 - Use of screensaver to mask epg data capture: A method for masking an electronic program guide data capture in a set-top box, comprising the steps of (A) determining whether the set-top box is active or inactive based on the frequency of user input, (B) if the set-top box is inactive, activating a screensaver, and (C) capturing the electronic...

20060090182 - Method and system for multimedia advertising: Method and system for multimedia advertising. The multimedia advertising including video and content information. The advertisements being accessible for viewing the video and content information associated therewith....

20060090183 - Method and apparatus for a search-enabled remote control device: A search-enabled remote control device to facilitate viewers' ability to search through programming and/or content options and view results. In one embodiment, a viewer is able to use a traditional remote control interface to navigate through menus or selections and to display search results on screen. In another embodiment, a...

20060090184 - System and method for presenting information: System and method for presenting information. In one embodiment, viewers watching behavior and/or searching habits may be tracked and used to develop a viewer profile. This view profile may then be used to target advertisements, information and/or future programming options to the viewer. Commercial items may also be targeted to...

20060090185 - System and method for providing time-based content: System and method for providing time-based content. In one embodiment, time-based offers are presented to viewers of broadcast content, and may be presented on the same display device being used to display broadcast programming. In another embodiment, time-based offers are commercial offers inviting the viewer to purchase goods or services...

20060090186 - Programming content capturing and processing system and method: A method and system is provided for processing a program stream for interactive viewing, wherein the program stream includes programming content relating to a program having a plurality of program segments. The program stream is received and divided into at least one block comprising an expanse of the program stream....

20060090188 - Remote control system and appliance for use in the remote control system: An appliance according to the present invention is operative under instructions from a plurality of control units, which includes a first control unit and a second control unit. The first control unit outputs a first control signal to the appliance to instruct the appliance to perform a predetermined operation. The...

20060090187 - Rtsp-based multimedia control method: A method for controlling multimedia based on RTSP is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: a) confirming a state of a multimedia terminal when a user of the multimedia terminal selects a multimedia play; b) generating a PLAY message of requesting selected media data based on the result of...

20060090189 - Device for receiving a signal containing text information that can be used for programming the reception: In a device (1) for receiving a signal (S) that can be received via a selectable reception channel, which signal (S) represents visually presentable video information (VI) and text information (TI) contained in the visually presentable video information (VI), firstly, reception stage (12) is provided, which is designed for the...

20060090190 - Multi-channel broadcasting receiver and method for realizing power-saving mode therefor: A multi-channel broadcasting receiver (e.g., a set-top box or STB) and a method for realizing a power-saving mode thereof are provided. The STB includes: an analog broadcasting processor for receiving and outputting an analog broadcast signal; a digital broadcasting processor for receiving and outputting a digital broadcast signal; a broadcasting...

20060090191 - Controller device to be connected to tuner device via ieee 1394 serial bus: When a STB having a tuner device is connected to a DTV for the first time, the DTV creates a channel information DB for the STB based on a channel information DB for the DTV itself. After that, when the STB performs a channel selection operation based on a command...

20060085812 - Method for monitoring television usage: Disclosed is a method for monitoring usage of a programmable video recording device that records television program segments selected by on-screen graphics. In the method, an on-screen graphic associated with selecting a television program segment is intercepted. The selected television program segment is recognized using the intercepted on-screen graphic, and...

20060085813 - Real time location system and method: A system and method is disclosed for tracking in real time the location of a person, animal, or other object in a community having a cable infrastructure. The system may include at least one identification tag, at least one stationary reader adapted to track the identification tag, and a controlling...

20060085814 - Digital content reproduction device and digital content use control method: In a content reproduction apparatus according to the present invention, for example, a content usage time indicating a usage permitted time of content is set for the content, and a content reproduction management unit 811 manages a usage state and a rewind limit position of the content. Here, the rewind...

20060085816 - Method and apparatus to control playback in a download-and-view video on demand system: Rules concerning whether or not to insert advertisement and/or allow trick mode capabilities during playback of locally stored content downloaded from a content provider's or a VOD service providers server are communicated to the client device and may be specified by a variety of mechanisms including a Web-page based tool...

20060085817 - Multi-media device having function of backing up broadcasting contents in home network environment and method of backing up the broadcasting contents: A multimedia device having a function of backing up received broadcasting contents in a home network environment and a method of backing up the broadcasting contents. The multimedia device includes a local storage unit for storing received broadcasting contents, and a storage controlling unit for controlling storage of the broadcasting...

20060085815 - Multimedia advertising marketplace: A method for matching advertisements with broadcasts includes: receiving at least one characteristic of an advertisement into a pool of available advertisements; searching the pool of available advertisements for a broadcasting match to the at least one characteristic; and signaling that the advertisement matches the at least one characteristic. Another...

20060085818 - Introducing new content items in a community-based recommendation system: The invention relates to a method of operating with content items, generating of a user preference profile, and introducing new content items in a community-based recommendation system. A virtual user terminal (115) determines a new user preference profile when detecting the availability of a new content item. The virtual user...

20060085819 - Method and apparatus for content metadata search: A virtual dictionary contains keywords extracted from metadata describing multimedia content. A virtual keyboard of alphanumeric characters is configured for display on a display device such that as a character is selected from the virtual keyboard using navigation and selection controls associated with a set-top appliance only those alphanumeric characters...

20060085820 - Method for inserting data into a timer for a video recording device: A method for inserting additional data into a recurring timer of a video recording device extracts additional data received together with the video signal, e.g. in line 21 of the vertical blanking interval, detects if said extracted data contain specific information to be displayed in a list of timers, extracts...

20060085821 - Transaction system for transporting media files from content provider sources to home entertainment devices: A system and method for enabling a user to request and download selected media files from distributed content provider sites via the Internet. The system includes a plurality of user sites each including a player/receiver housed in an enclosure having a simple user interface, a plurality of content provider sites,...

20060085822 - Tv server cluster system: The present invention provides a television (TV) server cluster system including a plurality of TV servers. A TV server is negotiated from these TV servers to be a cluster server. Any end user can issue channel requirements or channel switching requirements to the cluster server through the Internet system. Then,...

20060085823 - Media communications method and apparatus: A method of outputting multimedia content such as a video clip on a plurality of user devices (11, 12, 13) allows users of their devices to view the video clip in substantially time synchronised manner. Devices (10,11,12) communicate with each other to exchange control signals over a telecommunications network via...

20060085825 - Controlling content presentation: A content management (CM) system is provided to centrally control operation of one or more connected devices by issuing control requests and/or data requests. In some situations the connected device(s) include devices that control presentation of television programming-related content, such as digital video recorder (“DVR”) devices and media center devices,...

20060085824 - Method and appartus for management of video on demand client device: Method and apparatus for enhancing user experience in a VOD system by providing a facility to remotely control a client device is disclosed. In one exemplary embodiment, a method to synchronize in-band and out-of-band settings of the client device is provided. In another embodiment, a method to perform synchronization of...

20060085826 - Aggregated program guide for download and view video on demand service: An aggregated program guide contains entries of programs available for downloading and viewing including details such as network location of the programs and download status. The guide further contains information about viewing rights and is made available for download from a network server different from content servers on which the...

20060085827 - Entertainment content preprocessing: A method of preprocessing video entertainment content consistent with certain embodiments involves encoding the video entertainment content using a digital video encoding process to produce encoded digital video content; determining an amount of bandwidth consumed by the encoded digital video content; determining that an amount of bandwidth available in a...

20060085828 - Speeding up channel change: A method and apparatus is described to reduce delay when changing channels in a television environment. The method may comprise receiving a plurality of television channels from a remote content provider wherein each channel includes channel information required to display the channel. At least one channel of the plurality of...

20060085829 - Broadcast content delivery systems and methods: In an implementation of broadcast content delivery, content is broadcast to television-based client devices via a broadcast communication link. The content can be generated for display to include a user-selectable control to initiate a request for additional content that includes broadcast content and/or on-demand content. A content provider receives the...

20060085830 - Method and apparatus for content provisioning in a video on demand system: Information regarding new programs available for viewing within a video-on-demand (VOD) service is added to a program guide used by subscribers for downloading and viewing such programs through a user interface configured for use by content providers. In one embodiment, the content itself and metadata describing it are passed to...

20060085831 - System and method for vision-based security: A system and method for arming and disarming a network camera, limiting the number of e-mails sent by the network camera to a user, enabling the network camera to initiate phone calls, transmitting and/or recording video and audio, connecting the network camera to other detection devices, activating a siren, and...

20060085832 - Method and system for real-time notification and disposition of voice services in a cable services network: A method and system are provided for providing real-time notification and disposition of voice services in a cable television services system. A voice services application server enables communications between one or more telecommunications sources and subscriber set-top boxes in the cable television services system. The voice services application server, in...

20060085833 - Open cable digital broadcasting system having multiple dsg channel and method for acquiring home dsg channel in the same system: An open cable digital broadcasting system having a multiple data over cable service interface specifications set-top box gateway (DSG) channel and a method for acquiring a home DSG channel in a digital broadcasting system are provided. The method includes: a first step of searching for a downstream channel to a...

20060085834 - System and method for transmitting multi-channel signals: The present invention disclosed a system and method for transmitting multi-channel signals. With this system and method, each user can watch all available DTV channels without an exclusive antenna and tuner. The UDP port numbers are applied as the virtual channels to be selected by users, and decreasing the number...

20060085835 - Network-accessible control of one or more media devices: A content management (CM) system is provided to centrally control operation of one or more connected devices by issuing control requests and/or data requests. In some situations the connected device(s) include devices that control presentation of television programming-related content, such as digital video recorder (“DVR”) devices and media center devices,...

20060080699 - Inter-application control to improve the performance of playback of stored interactive-tv applications: A method and apparatus for improving the performance of the running of a stored interactive application on a de-coding apparatus is disclosed. The recorded program which is associated with the stored interactive application is run, wherein the program and interactive application are stored in a storage device. The running of...

20060080700 - Incentive rewards obtainable by a targeted audience tuned to a broadcast: A technique for providing a reward as an incentive for a monitored person to be an audience member of at least one program being performed by reproduction equipment. A programming signal is provided for broadcasting the program with a programming signal source. The programming signal is encoded with discrete code...

20060080701 - Television serving system capable of sending video/audio signals to terminals: A television serving system capable of sending video/audio signals to terminals is provided. The television serving system includes a parent television connecting to a video/audio signal broadcasting device and receiving at least one video/audio signal outputted from the video/audio signal broadcasting device, a child television, and a signal transmission interface...

20060080702 - Systems and methods for delivering content over a network: A content delivery system that uses a graphical user interface to introduce users to and allow them to select from available content. A game delivery system that uses game players, such as emulators, to execute software written to run on a plurality of game platforms. The systems include a scalable,...

20060080703 - Content storage method and system: A content storage method and system for use in a content distribution network are provided. A personal file locker is established on the network for a user. A content-storage-request database is established. The database tracks requests by the user for placing video programs into the user's file locker for personal...

20060080704 - Method and system for transmitting a video message to television set: Data are transmitted to a television receiver by creating audiovisual stimuli and a video message that convey these stimuli, has an identifier of its recipient, and is in the form of a stream of digital data. The stream of digital data is converted into an analogue signal which is compatible...

20060080705 - Broadcast receiver, video signal output apparatus and broadcast receiving method: A broadcast receiver comprising a screen for displaying an operation panel, a light receiving unit for receiving operation information transmitted from a remote controller having a first cursor key composed of a plurality of cursor buttons respectively corresponding to different directions within the screen, and a second cursor key composed...

20060080707 - Channel selection in a multimedia system: A method for a client module to provide a channel selection request in a multimedia system begins by receiving an input signal from a client. The method continues by interpreting the input signal to determine type of signal. The method continues, when the type of signal is control information, by...

20060080706 - Video processing apparatus which can respond to non-native remote commands and method of operation thereof: A recorder, method, device, and interpretation apparatus for executing code commands. The invention is a device which functions in response to code commands comprising: means to execute a function in response to a code command having a format for the device; and means to execute the function in response to...

20060080708 - Electronic program guide and method of display: According to one embodiment, a digital television receiver comprises an on-screen display (OSD) generator, a controller and a processor. Operating in combination with the OSD generator, the controller is adapted to produce an electronic program guide displaying programs. The electronic program guide includes a display window in a first display...

20060080709 - Method for registering and displaying digital multimedia broadcasting channels in a mobile terminal with a function for receiving digital multimedia broadcasting: A method is provided for registering and displaying digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) channels in a mobile terminal capable of receiving DMB. A selection of DMB mode is detected and electronic program guide (EPG) information is received. The received EPG information is analyzed and the analyzed received EPG information is divided...

20060080710 - (internet multimedia) taylor made tv channel navigation system: Web TV Channel Navigation System will be set up using an alphanumeric system. C101 would be a church site and F101 would be a favorite site. The remote control would have letters and numbers for easy navigation to the internet site. This will be used for TV viewing and streaming...

20060080711 - Apparatus and method for performing reserved recording function: An apparatus and method for performing a reserved recording function in a broadcast signal recorder. A reserved recording method for use in the broadcast signal recorder capable of recording a received broadcast signal in a recording medium includes the steps of: receiving reserved recording time information and reserved recording channel...

20060080712 - Television tuner: Disclosed is a television tuner which receives television signals using a smart antenna. It includes an auto-scan unit which makes a channel storing section store receiving channel numbers and receiving directions for a plurality of receiving channels automatically. It also has a channel change unit whereby a receiving direction in...

20060080713 - Television set: A control unit responds to an operating command from a remote controller received by a light receiving unit to switch the subject of display on an image display unit to image information applied to an input terminal and sends the image information over a network via a communication I/F to...

20060080714 - Apparatus and method for facilitating connection of an electronic device with an audiovisual system: An electronic device such as a notebook computer is configured to facilitate connection of the device with an audiovisual system such as a home theater system by the inclusion of an output port (a DIN connector having at least five electrical contacts) that outputs S-Video-compatible video, digital audio, and, in...

20060080715 - Apparatus and method for processing vod data in a mobile terminal: Apparatus and method are provided for processing video on demand (VOD) video data in a mobile terminal capable of receiving a VOD service. An input window for VOD video data to be adjusted is displayed in preset frame rate (FR) adjust mode for adjusting an FR of the VOD video...

20060080716 - Method and apparatus for navigating video content: Methods and apparatus for navigating video content. Digital markers may be placed at desired locations within recorded or cached video content. In one embodiment, these markers (or bookmarks) may be used to instantly jump to a particular scene or location within a video presentation. Such markers may be manually or...

20060080717 - Method and apparatus for providing credits through digital television interactive applications: Within a digital television environment comprising an operator (34), a distribution network (58), at least one set-top box (32), the set-top box (32) is communicatively associated with at least one viewing device (50), an apparatus and method for using interactive applications within a digital television environment, the apparatus and method...

20060080718 - System and method for content transmission network selection: A content transmission selection system is disclosed. The content transmission selection system receives requests from viewers for specific video content items. Using characteristics of the designated content item, the content transmission selection system determines whether to transmit the content item over a broadcast network or a broadband network....

20060080719 - Image archiving apparatus and method of controlling same: A image archiving apparatus is connected to a digital still camera and acquires the serial ID and product ID of the camera. The image archiving apparatus reads image files from the camera. If a camera folder corresponding to the connected camera has been generated, the read image files are stored...

20060080720 - System, method and program for identifying web information related to subjects in a program broadcast: System, method and program for obtaining WWW information of interest to a user. The WWW information is related to a subject in a television, radio or other type of program which is broadcast. Before the program is broadcast, a plurality of documents are stored in a user device. Each of...

20060080721 - Television system: A television system comprising: one or more television sets, each with an associated local control unit; and a head end unit to which each local control unit is connected, the head end unit providing content for display on each television set; wherein each local control unit includes a channel map...

20060080722 - Buffered waveforms for high speed digital to analog conversion: Apparatus' and methods of supplying digital data to a digital-to-analog coverter (DAC) without using a conventional digital signal processor are provided. The present invention may provide pre-digitized communication waveforms to a DAC according to any desired communication requirement. This Abstract is provided for the sole purpose of complying with the...

20060080723 - System and method for enabling tv and computer to process digital audio/video signal simultaneously: The present invention discloses a system and method for enabling a TV and a computer to process a digital audio/video signal simultaneously, wherein the output path of the received digital audio/video signal is controlled by the TS buffer and the digital audio/video signal is decoded by the digital video decoder...

20060080724 - Zapping agent with improved latency: The present invention relates to a zapping agent that receives a zap signal from a particular user, whereby a new channel is requested. A zapping agent according to the invention caches, as a background task, the last-forwarded GoP of the new channel into memory, and upon receipt of the zap...

20060080725 - Systems and methods for recording digital media content: Methods and systems for automatic recording of digital media content of a main service when a sub-service is accessed are described. The method for recording comprises steps of receiving digital media content of a main service, receiving a sub-service signal indicating a request to access a sub-service, accessing the sub-service,...

20060075421 - Audience analysis: According to the present invention there is provided a method of analysis of the audience for channels selectable by a channel selector device for presentation on a presentation device, the channel selector device providing data indicating which channels are selected and the lengths of time for which selected channels remain...

20060075420 - Strategies for generating media consumption statistics: Techniques are described for generating statistics that reflect the consumption of media resources, such as television program resources. The techniques involve polling a group of devices identified in a random sample list or a custom sample list to collect event data describing the consumption of resources by the devices. Lower-bound...

20060075422 - Apparatus and method performing audio-video sensor fusion for object localization, tracking, and separation: An apparatus for tracking and identifying objects includes an audio likelihood module which determines corresponding audio likelihoods for each of a plurality of sounds received from corresponding different directions, each audio likelihood indicating a likelihood a sound is an object to be tracked; a video likelihood module which receives a...

20060075424 - Import control of content: A method of and device for controlling import of content into a domain comprising a number of devices. The method comprises checking for the presence of a domain watermark in the content, and if the domain watermark is found in the content, refusing import of the content into the domain,...

20060075423 - Method of managing the display of event specifications with conditional access: The object of the invention is a method of managing the display of event specifications with conditional access, particularly to display an electronic program guide for Pay-TV. This aim is reached by a method including the following steps: sending data forming an electronic program guide (EPG) to a decoder (STB),...

20060075426 - Methods and computer program products for taking a secondary action responsive to receipt of an advertisement: A method for programming a secondary device responsive to an advertisement, including: requesting a file and associated content identifier responsive to the advertisement; receiving the advertisement and a supplementary information associated with the advertisement; presenting a user with an option to initiate a request for an activity in response to...

20060075425 - System, method and computer program for content management in conjunction with a file download: A method for advertising in conjunction with a file download including: selecting a content identifier in response to a broadcast, the content identifier associated with the broadcast; initiating a request for a download via the content identifier, the content identifier being mapped to the activity wherein initiating said request includes...

20060075427 - Methods, apparatus, and computer program products for recording media files: An apparatus for recording media files from a portable storage medium, includes a content receiver for receiving a broadcast and a content identifier, the content identifier associated with the broadcast. The apparatus also includes a content storage/player in communication with the content receiver, the content storage/player operable for selecting the...

20060075428 - Minimizing channel change time for ip video: Subscribers to Internet Protocol TV services usually complain about one key characteristic—the additional delay digital video introduces when subscribers change channels, especially when subscribers “channel surf.” The problem is traced to at least three sources of delay in a convention Internet Protocol video deployment system. The channel changing delay can...

20060075429 - Voice control of television-related information: Techniques are described for managing various types of content in various ways, such as based on voice commands or other voice-based control instructions provided by a user. In some situations, at least some of the content being managed includes television programming-related content, which may be managed via the voice controls...

20060075430 - System and method for providing advertisement music: Provided is a system and method for providing a user with a music file or detailed information about music contained in a broadcast advertisement. In the method, a broadcast advertisement including music and a program ID is broadcast at a broadcasting station. A download request signal including the program ID...

20060075431 - Apparatus, method, and computer program for processing information: An information processing apparatus includes a selector for selecting removal information concerning contents to be removed, the removal information prepared on a per content basis for the contents to be removed and including a value uniquely determined from data within a data range of whole or part of a content...

20060075432 - Method and system for providing information concerning broadcast contents for a user: A method of providing information concerning broadcast contents to a user wherein the user is connected to a network—mobile radio network, Internet or the like—and is able to receive broadcasting, is characterized in—regarding the possibility of a systematical selection of broadcast contents by the user—that the user sets preferences regarding...

20060075434 - Apparatus and method for processing a program guide in a digital video system: A television system for receiving a plurality of digitally-encoded television programs includes circuitry for selecting a particular digital data transmission channel from a plurality of digital data transmission channels containing a desired digitally-encoded television program in response to a control signal, at least one of the data transmission channels also...

20060075433 - System and method for detecting services which can be provided by at least two different services sources: The system (16) for detecting services which can be provided by at least two different service sources (22, 24, 26, 28) comprises: —means (32, 34, 38, 40) for acquiring information concerning services supplied by at least two sources in at least two different service description formats; —means (38, 40) for...

20060075435 - Method and apparatus for searching for a digital broadcasting program: A method and apparatus for searching for a digital broadcasting program. A user inputs search information to search for a predetermined digital broadcasting program. When the search information is input, at least one digital broadcasting program corresponding to the search information and broadcasting program information thereof are detected from a...

20060075436 - Plug-in television tuner module and method thereof: An overhead device for mobile video applications includes a first coupling for receiving an optional television tuner module, wherein the television tuner module is concealed within an installed overhead device, and a second coupling for coupling a media player to the television tuner module, the media player for processing a...

20060075438 - Device, system, and method for bridging a video signal to a high speed serial port: A device, system, and method for bridging a video signal to a high speed serial bus port are disclosed. The device for bridging a video signal to a high speed serial bus port has an input for accessing the video signal and a capture component, such as a video tuner,...

20060075437 - Remote jack pack: A remote jack pack has a video input jack that receives a video signal, an audio input jack that receives an audio signal, a video output that transfers the video signal to a television, an audio output that transfers the audio signal to the television, and a control output that...

20060075439 - System and method of streaming audio from a common video device: The present invention discloses a system and method for rendering an audio signal over a wireless communication device where the video signal associated with the audio signal is being output to one or more displays in an audio-video system. The audio-video system includes a controller that outputs the video signal...

20060075440 - Trick play of an encrypted video stream: A stream of video data is normally played in forward direction. Units of control word information required to decrypt successive segments of the stream are supplied synchronized to the stream. During reverse mode replay sections of the stream are replayed in reverse order. The units of control word information are...

20060075441 - Method and system for a personal video recorder comprising multiple removable storage/tuner units: A personal video recorder (PVR) enables delivery of audio-visual content and associated metadata to storage devices. The PVR is configured to access a plurality of services using a plurality of storage modules. Each storage module is dedicated to a single designated content provider. One or more of the storage modules...

20060075442 - Apparatus and method for producing video drive-by data corresponding to a geographic location: A system and method of providing video drive-by data is provided to enable a street level view of a neighborhood surrounding a selected geographic location. The system includes a video and data server farm incorporation at least one video storage server that stores video image files containing video drive-by data...

20060075443 - Switching to a broadcast data stream: A user terminal is provided with a program by starting transmission of a media stream representing the first part of the program over a dedicated connection specific to the user terminal at a time selected by the user but at a rate enabling the user terminal to switch seamlessly to...

20060075444 - Method and apparatus for content selection: The invention relates to a system for content selection. A consumer apparatus (101), such as a video recorder, comprises a receiver (103) for receiving content items from a plurality of sources (105, 107, 109, 111). The content items include real-time content items such as TV channels received from broadcast transmitters...

20060075446 - Methods and systems for presentation of media obtained from a media stream: An implementation, as described herein, facilitates fast start-up of a new media stream while mitigating and in some implementations, avoiding temporal interruption (i.e., “stutter”) of the presentation of that new media stream. At least one implementation, described herein, measures a rate at which a multimedia stream is received at a...

20060075445 - The digital tv tuner regulator platform: The Televisional Tledgement Trigger invention is consumer friendly allowing them to distribute content legally, in some cases free for the trigger induced advertising medium provides royalty to the content owners for the users “use” of content. Since the FCC mandates, numerous consumer groups have criticized what the FCC is doing...

20060075447 - Tv terminal embedded communication apparatus, and communication method: The present invention provides a TV terminal embedded communication apparatus, which has a shape compliant with predetermined existing standard dimensions of a type of TV terminal set on a wall surface, including a TV antenna terminal connectable to a TV antenna terminal of an existing TV terminal connected to a...

20060075448 - Mechanical pan, tilt and zoom in a webcam: A system and method for mechanically panning, tilting, and/or zooming a webcam to track a user's face. In one embodiment, such movement is controlled by kernel software in a host to which the webcam sends video data. In this way, a driver in the host kernel handles the face tracking,...

20060075449 - Distributed architecture for digital program insertion in video streams delivered over packet networks: A system and method for digital ad insertion includes a unit to mark a video bitstream with Internet protocol (IP) splice points based on cue tone signals embedded within the video bitstream. The unit outputs a single transport stream (TS) that is sent across a packet-based network. A splicing device...

20060075450 - Systems, devices, and methods for providing high-resolution, live, real-time video signal data and other data using low frequency bandwidth: Devices, systems, and methods for providing data, especially video signal data, to a remote location using low frequency bandwidths is disclosed. Transmission of low frequency bandwidths from a transmitting unit to a receiving unit located up to about 15 miles line-of-sight is possible. Adding one or more bridge antennas between...

20060075455 - Digital rights management and payment for a file download: A method for implementing interactive content-based activities, including: selecting a content identifier in response to a broadcast, the content identifier associated with the broadcast; initiating a request for a download via the content identifier, the content identifier being mapped to the activity wherein initiating the request includes a digital rights...

20060075454 - Method and apparatus for summarizing moving picture of sports game: A method and apparatus for summarizing a moving picture of a sports game, such as a basketball game, based on scores. The method includes detecting score information of each shot of a moving picture of a sports game, calculating a degree of importance of each shot using the detected score...

20060075453 - Method for streaming multimedia content: Streaming multimedia content from a content server to client, user multimedia devices (UMDs) connected to the content server through a network includes the steps of monitoring storage states, of UMDs connected to the network, for preset multimedia content, and automatically transmitting a starting block of the content to any UMD...

20060075457 - Methods and apparatus for banner information digital tv service and receivers therefore: Methods and apparatus for interactive digital television service networks are shown which combine regular programming with commercial Banner Information pursuant to a Service Operator/end user agreement so that the Banner Information is simultaneously displayed with regular programs upon a receiver....

20060075456 - Methods and systems for collaborative capture of television viewer generated clickstreams: Methods and systems provide clickstream captures at both local and remote components by receiving user commands generated by the viewer locally where at least some of those commands are then sent to the remote component concurrently relative to when they are generated by the viewer. Commands may be captured and...

20060075452 - Methods, systems, and computer program products for implementing interactive content-based activities: Exemplary embodiments relate to methods, systems, and computer program products for implementing interactive content-based activities. The method includes selecting a content identifier in response to a broadcast. The content identifier is associated with the broadcast. The method also includes initiating a request for an activity via the content identifier. The...

20060075451 - Systems and methods for providing and processing print-augmented broadcast signals: A process for providing a print-augmented broadcast signal for transmission to one or more convention broadcast receiver includes receiving a broadcast signal comprising (i) standard content for a particular broadcast program and (ii) a non-content portion. Supplemental content which is associated with the standard content of the particular broadcast program...

20060075458 - Method of displaying an interactive content: The invention relates to a method of displaying elements (31, 32, 33, 34) of an interactive content on a screen intended to display data transmitted in a digital television format comprising subtitles, by means of a command interface comprising a plurality of inputs. The elements of the interactive content are...

20060075459 - Data distribution device capable of distributing a content: When a distribution apparatus receives a distribution request packet from a new reception apparatus while distributing contents to a multicast address, the distribution apparatus transmits in return a distribution acceptance packet including the multicast address under the distribution. Then, receiving a packet of contents in multicast form from the distribution...