Interactive video distribution systems inventions 01/07

20070022434 - Broadcasting signal receiving device and method for executing data broadcasting application of the same: A broadcast signal receiving device includes a profile management module that manages user profile information indicating whether to execute a data broadcasting application received via a channel, an application filtering module that filters data composing a data broadcasting application from data signals of broadcast signals, and an application management module... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070022435 - Image processing apparatus and method in digital broadcasting receiver: In an image processing apparatus and method, a digital broadcasting receiver enables electronic program guide (EPG) information data and digital broadcasting image data not to visually overlap each other when digital broadcasting image data of a channel, including caption information, is processed. The image processor of the digital broadcasting receiver... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell

20070022436 - Method for displaying broadcast program information and video processing apparatus using the same: The present invention relates to an apparatus and method of displaying broadcast program information. The apparatus includes a display that displays channel distinguishing information and broadcast time information with regard to a plurality of programs; an input unit that allows a user to select the displayed broadcast time information on... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070022437 - Methods and apparatus for providing content and services coordinated with television content: Methods and apparatus for providing content and services to an Internet-enabled device in synchronization with media content presented on a television, radio or other separate device are described. In various embodiments, information suitable for identifying the media content being presented on a television or radio is detected by an audio... Agent: Straub & Pokotylo

20070022439 - Display apparatus for automatically classifying recorded programs and method thereof: A display device for automatically classifying programs and the method thereof is disclosed. The present invention includes a display device for automatically classifying a program to be stored comprising a decoder for decoding transport streams of the program to be stored and retrieving a rating information of the program to... Agent: Fleshner & Kim, LLP

20070022438 - System and methods for perfoming online purchase of delivery of service to a handheld device: A handheld electronic device for use at a venue hosting a live sporting event, having a receiver for receiving a wireless RF transmission conveying a plurality of video streams derived from video cameras filming the live sporting event, a display and a user interface for selecting a video stream among... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070022440 - Program recommendation via dynamic category creation: A method for generating recommendations. The method including: entering a newly created preference category (211a) as feedback for generating a recommendation; generating preference information corresponding to the newly created preference category (211a); and generating the recommendation based at least in part on the generated preference information.... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070022441 - Bandwidth signalling: The invention relates to bandwidth signalling in a multicarrier wireless telecommunication system. The information is transferred in the band itself (bold carriers) and contains information of the size (f2-f1) and location (f1, f2) of the band (I). The information is repeated in a number of carriers (bold) through out the... Agent: Ericsson Inc.

20070022442 - Dispatch system to remote devices: A method and system for presenting promotional content to a user of a communication device involves receiving information from a communication device, where the information relates to the communication device, and identifying a result relating to the information that is capable of being presented in a plurality of formats on... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070022443 - Interactive communication apparatus and system: An apparatus and method for communicating with remote devices found on broadband networks is provided. One embodiment of the present invention obtains information characterizing the status of a device on the broadband network, and may also obtain information relating to communication parameters within the network. In addition, information that may... Agent: Pulse-link, Inc.

20070022444 - Software definable transceiver apparatus and method: A software definable transceiver capable of digitally synthesizing, transmitting and receiving a modulated, composite cable television signal is provided. This embodiment of the present invention provides a software definable cable television signal synthesizer capable of digitally synthesizing cable television signals for both analog and digital modulations. The software definable system... Agent: Pulse-link, Inc.

20070022447 - System and methods for enhancing the experience of spectators attending a live sporting event, with automated video stream switching functions: A handheld electronic device for use at a venue hosting a live sporting event, having a receiver for receiving a wireless RF transmission conveying a plurality of video streams derived from video cameras filming the live sporting event, a display and a user interface for selecting a video stream among... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070022446 - System and methods for enhancing the experience of spectators attending a live sporting event, with location information handling capability: A handheld electronic device for use at a venue hosting a live sporting event, having a receiver for receiving a wireless RF transmission conveying a plurality of video streams derived from video cameras filming the live sporting event, a display and a user interface for selecting a video stream among... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070022445 - System and methods for enhancing the experience of spectators attending a live sporting event, with user interface programming capability: A handheld electronic device for use at a venue hosting a live sporting event, having a receiver for receiving a wireless RF transmission conveying a plurality of video streams derived from video cameras filming the live sporting event, a display and a user interface for selecting a video stream among... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070022449 - Apparatus and system for delivering audio/video content to a remote receiver: A system for communicating content streams (e.g., voice, video, data) between a content server connected to a network and a remote electronic device. In one implementation, the network is a power-line communication (PLC) network and the remote device is configured for ultra-wide band connectivity with an interface module. The interface... Agent: O'banion & Ritchey LLP/ Sony Electronics, Inc.

20070022448 - System for controlling display and operation of simultaneous transmissions of at least two media: A system for controlling display and operation of simultaneous transmissions of at least two media includes an entertainment unit capable of transmitting at least two media simultaneously. A wireless interface device is used to select a first and second media from the at least two media. A display device in... Agent: Daimlerchrysler Intellectual Capital Corporation Cims 483-02-19

20070022451 - Broadcasting receiving/transmitting device, wireless a/v system and control method of wireless a/v system: A broadcasting receiving/transmitting device for encoding a broadcasting signal in an encoding format and transmitting it to an external device by wireless transmission is provided which includes a broadcasting signal processor for encoding the broadcasting signal according to the encoding format and outputting it, a wireless module for transmitting the... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070022450 - Image processing apparatus and control method thereof: A control method of an image processing apparatus including a user input part and a display unit displaying an image according to a received broadcasting signal, includes determining whether broadcasting information is requested through operating the user input part; displaying a sub-channel image corresponding to at least one or more... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070022454 - Apparatus for receiving digital multimedia broadcasting channels: Disclosed is a digital broadcast receiver including a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB) module for receiving digital broadcastings of multiple channels; an output unit for outputting voice and image signals of the digital broadcastings; and a controller for controlling the DMB module to receive the digital broadcastings while successively and automatically... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070022453 - Broadcast receiver and method of interface thereof: A broadcast receiver and method of an interface thereof are disclosed, by which data transmission is efficiently achieved between a host and a cable card through an extended channel. The present invention includes a cable card transmitting an operational mode and a host receiving and setting the operational mode from... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP Song K. Jung

20070022452 - Broadcast system and method therefor: A sorting section in a restoration section sorts out a packet for an intended service from a transport stream received according to the control of a reception control section. The sorted out packet is provided to an output section and restored to NTSC signals. An audiovisual output section (such as... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070022455 - Image display device, image display method and image display system: An image processing unit 103 detects motion information of an image photographed by an image sensor 102 and sends the motion information to a control unit 14. The control unit 104 generates an angle control signal according to the motion information of the image and sends the angle control signal... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070022456 - Method and apparatus for surveillance using an image server: Methods and apparatus for an image server surveillance system provide for as control and coordination of cameras that may be widely deployed, analyzing data from multiple cameras, making data available in such a way that it can be efficiently transmitted over a network and can be easily displayed to potentially... Agent: Quine Intellectual Property Law Group, P.C.

20070022457 - Method and system for analyzing cable television signal leak information: A method involves identifying a leak location in a cable television system using a detection system, calculating a distance between the leak location and a plurality of shapes or points contained in map data to identify the nearest shape or point, and providing a piece of information corresponding to the... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20070022458 - Cable receiver: A cable receiver is disclosed that comprises a multimedia channel unit to receive a multimedia signal, and a multimedia processor to process the multimedia signal. The cable receiver further comprises a cable modem to perform data communication with an information provider that provides appendix information about the multimedia signal and... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070022459 - Method and apparatus for boundary-based network operation: Methods and apparatus for enforcing physical or logical boundaries, and targeting specific subscribers or groups of subscribers with particular content, within a network. In an exemplary embodiment, the network comprises a cable network operating according to a broadcast switched architecture (BSA), with a BSA server and a plurality of subscriber... Agent: Gazdzinski & Associates

20070022460 - Remote access unit and optical network for bidirectional wireless communication using the same: Disclosed is a remote access unit for transmitting and receiving upstream and downstream data in which channels having different transmission scheme are multiplexed, and an optical network for bi-directional wireless communication using same. The remote access unit includes an antenna for receiving the downstream data and wirelessly transmitting same and... Agent: Cha & Reiter, LLC

20070022461 - Auxiliary information processing system: A system and method is provided for switching between various VBI encoding standards of an MPEG2 digital television signal in order to obtain correct and virtually seamless VBI data. The decoded VBI data is then re-encoded into an NTSC video signal (24) for presentation to an NTSC display (26). The... Agent: Thomson Licensing Inc.

20070022462 - Image forming apparatus, storage medium storing program for acquiring time stamp, digital data management system, and method for acquiring time stamp: An image forming apparatus having a network communication function, includes a data input unit which inputs digital data; a data transmission unit which transmits the input digital data to a data management server for management of data; a digest generation unit which generates a digest of the input digital data;... Agent: Gauthier & Connors, LLP

20070022464 - Content presentation 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... Agent: Crockett & Crockett

20070022463 - Playback device and method for providing functionality based on event information retrieved from a playlist: Instead of using events stored in the datastream itself, applications can retrieve event information from the playlist on a record carrier such as DVD and blu-disc. By retrieving the event information from the playlist changes in the event information do not require reprocessing of the data stream. In addition the... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070022465 - System and method for marking digital media content: A system and method for marking digital content are provided. The system and method of the present disclosure enables a user to mark digital audio and/or video content with instructions so that the content can be controlled and/or hyperlinked to additional content including sites on the global computer network, e.g.,... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20070022466 - Automatic adaptation of a video source to a receiver: An electronic system providing a video signal to an output terminal intended to be connected to a receiver having one input impedance out of two input impedances, the electronic system including an adaptable amplifier providing the video signal and capable of operating according to one operation configuration out of two... Agent: Stmicroelectronics Inc. C/o Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, PC

20070016918 - Detecting and tracking advertisements: Audible media among different channels is recorded and analyzed to identify repeated instances of the same media item, either within a channel or from channel to channel, over a span of time. Such media items are identified as possible advertisements. A verification process is performed to determine which of these... Agent: Fenwick & West LLP

20070016920 - Channel-switching in a digital broadcasting system: A channel-switching apparatus and method in a digital broadcasting system omits conditional access control in logical channel-switching in one physical channel from processes that are executed for channel-switching in a digital broadcasting system, thereby reducing channel-switching time.... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell

20070016919 - Method of processing broadcast signal in television receiver and television receiver using the same: A method of processing a broadcast signal in a television receiver and a television receiver using the same are provided, by which contiguous packets of a transport stream can be selectively blocked in reproduction. The television receiver includes a decoder for decoding a broadcast signal constructed as a transport stream... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070016921 - Method and system for peer-to-peer advertising between mobile communication devices: Disclosed are a method and system for peer-to-peer advertising between mobile communication devices. A subsidy program is set up based on a profile of an advertiser having at least one advertising media. A qualified subscriber is identified for the advertiser based on a profile of a subscriber. One or more... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20070016922 - Methods, systems, and computer program products for implementing interactive control of radio and other media: A method for presenting content to a user through a content management device. The method includes receiving at a content management device content from a plurality of content providers. The content management device generates a supplemental programming data from the content providers. The content management device receives guide programming data... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - Bellsouth

20070016923 - Apparatus and method for switching channels in a digital broadcasting system: An apparatus and a method for switching channels in a digital broadcasting system. The apparatus and method of the invention can convert an abridged channel name comprised of alphabetic letters, or a combination of alphabetic letters and Arabic numbers, inputted by a user, into a corresponding channel number and switches... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell

20070016924 - Label creating apparatus and label creating program recorded in computer-readable recording medium: For programs selected as those whose label is to be created, a list of available templates is displayed on a arrangement processing screen 200 together with contents of EPG information acquired from an EPG information DB. The EPG information is displayed on a left screen 210 and the templates list... Agent: Pitney Hardin LLP

20070016925 - Interactive tv application display method and apparatus: A system and method for accurately rendering an interactive TV application is accomplished by adjusting the contents of an on-screen buffer (OSD) to match the native physical characteristics of a target display device, preferably using fonts specific to the display device. Typically the character data is merged with graphics data... Agent: John G. Posa Gifford, Krass, Groh, Sprinkle,

20070016926 - System and method for modifying advertisement responsive to epg information: A system and method for utilizing data stored in an EPG database for modifying advertisement information. In this way, a service provider and/or an advertiser can transmit a single advertisement to all the television stations regardless of their geographic location and other user specific information, and need not re-transmit the... Agent: Fish & NeaveIPGroup Ropes & Gray LLP

20070016928 - Creating media content with selectable components: Generating individualized media content using selectable content from subject matter experts. A knowledge base includes content from various subject matter experts. Methods defined by subject matter experts are associated with media clips. A subset of methods are selected from the knowledge base according to subscriber attributes. The subset of methods... Agent: Workman Nydegger (f/k/a Workman Nydegger & Seeley)

20070016929 - Creating serialized media content: Generating serialized media content for a subscriber. A subscriber has access to a database that includes content from multiple subject matter experts. A subset of content is identified based on the subscriber's attributes. Specific content from the subset of content is then selected and used to generate individualized media content.... Agent: Workman Nydegger (f/k/a Workman Nydegger & Seeley)

20070016930 - Creation and navigation of media content with chaptering elements: Generating navigable media content. A knowledge base stores content from multiple sources including subject matter experts. Specific content is identified from the knowledge base using attributes of a subscriber. The specific content corresponds to media clips that are mixed to generate individualized media content. The media content is then formatted... Agent: Workman Nydegger (f/k/a Workman Nydegger & Seeley)

20070016931 - Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and computer program: Program viewing is provided so that a user can easily search for a program which the user desires to view. An information processing apparatus includes an EPG information recording unit which stores EPG information of programs; a program selection unit which selects programs corresponding to a plurality of different selection... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20070016927 - Method for providing long term program guide data in a video recorder system with access to only short term program guide data: Herein described are at least a method and a system for providing an extended forecast of scheduled video programming information provided by a multimedia provider. The extended forecast processes electronic program data (EPG) provided by the multimedia provider, such that a long term program guide (LTPG) may be developed. The... Agent: Christopher C. Winslade Mcandrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd.

20070016932 - Method and system for creating television programming guide: A household level electronic program guide which provides a PC user with a specific guide of television stations which are available at a location where a cable has been scanned to determine the television channels and stations being broadcast thereon and being provided to the PC.... Agent: Simmons, Perrine, Albright & Ellwood, P.L.C

20070016933 - Rf signal injector: A content delivery system is described that includes a processing unit and a remote device. A signal injector located in proximity to the remote device is coupled to the processing unit via a wired connection. The signal injector collects and filters RF signals from a remote control device and communicates... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20070016934 - Broadcast receiving apparatus and server: To provide a broadcast receiving apparatus which enables an enjoyment of a meticulous service when changing subscription contract details for a paid broadcast, even though a two-direction communication function is not furnished. A broadcast receiving apparatus includes: a broadcast receiver which receives limit broadcast data of a broadcast related to... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070016936 - Broadcast receiving apparatus: To provide a broadcast receiving apparatus which enables an effective use of information appended to a broadcast, even though a two-direction communication function is not furnished. A broadcast receiving apparatus includes: a memory storing ID data which identifies the broadcast receiving apparatus; an appended information receiver which receives appended information... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070016935 - Methods and apparatus for transmitting and receiving television signals: The invention relates to a method of transmitting a series of television programmes and a method of transmitting and receiving a television programme including interactive content, along with associated apparatus. In particular, there is provided a method of broadcasting a series of television programmes, the method comprising repeatedly broadcasting a... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

20070011699 - Providing identification of broadcast transmission pieces: A system for providing identification of a broadcast piece of information transmitted in a broadcast media stream by a broadcast system is provided. A reception server receives and analyzes broadcast piece of information. A recognition server connected to the reception server obtains identification data of the broadcast piece of information... Agent: Hollingsworth & Funk, LLC

20070011700 - System for broadcasting advertisements: A system for broadcasting inter-programme and/or intra-programme advertisements to a viewing or listening audience is disclosed. A given advertisement's target audience profile is matched to an obtained real audience profile to dictate not only that certain advertisements shall be broadcast only between and/or during certain programmes but also that certain... Agent: Workman Nydegger (f/k/a Workman Nydegger & Seeley)

20070011701 - Terrestrial dmb receiver using imaginary channel to receive broadcasting services: A terrestrial DMB receiver using an imaginary channel in a terrestrial DMB system is disclosed. The terrestrial DMB receiver includes: a key input unit for receiving an input from a user; a display unit for providing image output to the user; an imaginary channel storage unit for storing information on... Agent: Cha & Reiter, LLC

20070011702 - Dynamic mosaic extended electronic programming guide for television program selection and display: The present invention teaches a method of creating and presenting a user interface comprising a Dynamic Mosaic Extended Electronic Programming Guide (DMXEPG) using video, audio, special applications, and service dynamic metadata. The system enables television or digital radio service subscribers to select and display of various programs including video, interactive... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Groh, Sprinkle & Citkowski, P.c

20070011704 - Content exchange system: The present invention comprises methods and apparatus for providing more content choices to a user (14) independent of their geography. In one embodiment of the invention, a user (14) utilizes a content terminal (18) to enjoy and audio and/or video content based on a customized set of content preferences (34).... Agent: Thomas N. Giaccherini

20070011703 - Content selection and retrieval system: The present invention comprises methods and apparatus for providing more content choices to consumers (14) independent of their geography. In one embodiment of the invention, a consumer (14) uses a content terminal (18) to enjoy and audio and/or video content based on a customized set of content preferences (36). The... Agent: Giaccherini

20070011705 - Passenger aircraft entertainment system: This invention discloses an entertainment system for providing entertainment to a user thereof, the system including an entertainment source (110), for providing entertainment in a distributable form, entertainment apparatus (110), for distributing the entertainment and a plurality of entertainment delivery units (100), each entertainment delivery unit including receiving apparatus for... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070011706 - Video browsing system and method: A video browsing system and method applied in an electronic device having a display unit for playing video, the system includes a processing unit; an input unit for allowing a user to input a switching instruction and a selecting instruction, and sending the instructions to the processing unit; an intercepting... Agent: Edwards & Angell, LLP

20070011707 - Distribution system and method: A distribution system and method. The distribution system comprises a computing apparatus and a plurality of projection systems connected to the computing apparatus. The computing apparatus comprises a scheduler software tool and a plurality of audio/video data files stored on a computer readable medium. Each projection system of the plurality... Agent: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts

20070011708 - Microwave av radio transmission system: A microwave AV (audio and video) radio transmission system for reduction in cabled transmission, upgraded signal quality and quantity, lowered production cost, and neater appearance includes a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter is connected to a socket of an AV source system. The receiver is connected to a socket... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070011709 - User controlled multi-device media-on-demand system: A method for providing configurable access to media in a media-on-demand system also can include delivering the media to a first client device in a format compatible with the first client device; interrupting the delivery of the media; recording a bookmark specifying a position in the media where the interruption... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070011710 - Interactive news gathering and media production control system: A media production control system with built-in newsgathering and fact-checking tools, able to receive news feeds in multiple formats from many sources, and featuring geographic portability and low cost. The system allows a producer to select and queue individual feeds for broadcast or limited distribution, using either the system's software... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070011711 - Method and apparatus for real-time distributed video analysis: The present invention describes a method and system for the real-time processing of video from multiple cameras using distributed computers using a peer-to-peer network, thus eliminating the need to send all video data to a centralized server for processing. The method and system use a distributed control algorithm to assign... Agent: Patent Docket Administrator Lowenstein Sandler PC

20070011712 - System for multimedia on demand over internet based network: A multimedia on demand system includes a multimedia server configured to connect to an internet-based network and to transmit audio/video programs on demand via said internet-based network. A plurality of customer premises units connected to the internet-based network via a network interface are configured to receive the audio/video programs via... Agent: Greenberg-traurig

20070011714 - Method of access using a television decoder and a decoder adapted to carry out the method: A method of accessing services using a television decoder consists of the following steps. Initially storing a plurality of service locations is provided, so that services can be accessed in a data storage device. Each service location is associated with an internal channel number. The internal channel number corresponds to... Agent: Silber & Fridman

20070011713 - System and method of integrating video content with interactive elements: A client system for integrating interactivity with video including a first window, a second window and an application program. The first window displays video content and the second window displays interactive elements. The application program manages the first and second window to display the interactive elements semi-transparently superimposed over the... Agent: Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP

20070011715 - Instant switching method for a computer-television system: An instant switching method for a computer-television system is described. The computer-TV system is separated into a TV operating module and a computer operating module, individually. An input/output device of the TV operating module is used for both modules of the system. When booting the system, the TV mode is... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, P.C.

20070011717 - Distribution of interactive information content within a plurality of disparate distribution networks: An interactive information platform and method for distribution of interactive information content is shared by a plurality of disparate distribution networks. The interactive information platform includes a plurality of assignable sessions processors that render and encode the information content into a format capable of being decoded by a digital decoder... Agent: Bromberg & Sunstein LLP

20070011718 - Efficient customized media creation through pre-encoding of common elements: A video clip containing certain customizable portions may be mass produced such that each copy of the video clip may be unique relative to the other copies. This customization is effectuated by pre-encoding the common elements and any reusable dynamic elements. Then, as the video clip is produced, the pre-encoded... Agent: Walker Digital Management, LLC

20070011716 - Unified receiver for layered and hierarchical modulation systems: A satellite receiver includes a down converter for providing a received signal and a demodulator having at least two demodulation modes for demodulating the received signal, wherein one demodulation mode is hierarchical demodulation and another demodulation mode is layered demodulation.... Agent: Thomson Licensing Inc.

20070011719 - Methods and apparatus for providing television signals: A method for providing television signals is disclosed including the steps of: receiving signals utilizing a first antenna and a second antenna; generating a first signal quality indicator corresponding to signals from the first antenna; generating a second signal quality indicator corresponding to signals from the second antenna; and selectively... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070011720 - Hdmi transmission systems for delivering image signals and packetized audio and auxiliary data and related hdmi transmission methods: A transmission system is capable of packetizing audio and auxiliary data in compliance with an HDMI standard. The transmission system may include a register set block that may be configured to store video formation information and/or a transmission enable signal; a data packet block that may be configured to generate... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20070006250 - Portable audience measurement architectures and methods for portable audience measurement: Portable audience measurement architectures and methods for portable audience measurement are disclosed. A disclosed system contains a plurality of portable measurement devices configured to collect audience measurement data from media devices, a plurality of data collection servers configured to collect audience measurement data from the plurality of portable measurement devices,... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

20070006251 - Method for authorizing contents play rights in use of a recording medium: A method for authorizing an off-line image device to play contents in use of a recording medium, including recording an encrypted key on a recording medium; recording contents on the recording medium using the encrypted key; and recording information as to a play right to play the contents recorded on... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070006252 - Open cable set-top box diagnosing system and method thereof: An open cable set-top box diagnosing system in which a point of deployment (POD), separated from a main circuit unit, having a newly defined interface is used to check an operation state of an open cable set-top box, transmits the checked state to a predetermined server, according to which the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070006254 - Open cable set-top box diagnosing system and method thereof: An open cable set-top box diagnosing system in which a point of deployment (POD), separated from a main circuit unit, having a newly defined interface is used to check an operation state of an open cable set-top box, transmits the checked state to a predetermined server, according to which the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070006253 - Partial pre-encryption with network-based packet sorting: Partial pre-encryption with network-based packet sorting. A video-on-demand (VOD) delivery system for delivering encrypted transport streams to incumbent and overlay set-top boxes utilizes a packet picker/duplicator for sorting selected packets from non-selected packets, duplicating the selected packets, and encrypting one of the pair of duplicated selected packets according to an... Agent: Scientific-atlanta, Inc. Intellectual Property Department

20070006255 - Digital media recorder highlight system: A process for displaying a user-selected presentation of video segments from video content may be performed by receiving and recording content and receiving and recording segment data. Selection instructions are received wherein the instructions are associated with segment data. Video segments associated with said selection instructions from said content with... Agent: David Cain

20070006257 - Channel changing in a digital broadcast system: A channel changing apparatus and method in a digital broadcasting system can reduce channel changing time by including a plurality of broadcast programs in one logical channel, and in response to channel changing, selectively displaying a corresponding program in the logical channel.... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell

20070006256 - Digital video processing apparatus and control method thereof: A digital video processing apparatus supporting a directed channel change (DCC) function, includes an image processor that outputs information about a plurality of change candidate channels when the DCC function identifies the plurality of change candidate channels. Thus, the digital video processing apparatus provides an interface image that allows a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070006258 - Receiving apparatus: When, for any channel registered in a channel table, a detecting means detects that no program is being broadcast, a registered channel changing means changes the channel registered in the channel table to a channel for which the detecting means has detected that a program is being broadcast.... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070006259 - Receiving apparatus: When, for any channel registered in a channel table, a detecting means detects that no program is being broadcast, a broadcast suspension setting means turns on a flag associated with that channel that indicates broadcast suspension. Also, a tuning reception prohibiting means prohibits a tuning receiving means from receiving tuning... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070006261 - Broadcast receiving set, broadcast receiver device, channel addition control method, and channel deletion control method: A choice of an EPG map or a channel-selection map is received. An obtainable channel unregistered in the EPG map is extracted from the retrieved EPG obtainable channels. If the EPG map is chosen, a choice of an addition-desired channel is received among the extracted obtainable channels. The received channel... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20070006260 - Method for providing interactive digital broadcasting service in mobile communication terminal: Disclosed is a method for providing an interactive digital broadcasting service in a mobile communication terminal for receiving digital broadcasting. Digital broadcasting signals including URL information of the digital broadcasting are received and outputted, the URL information from the received digital broadcasting signals is detected, a website of the digital... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070006262 - Automatic content presentation: Automatic content presentation is described. In an embodiment, a subscription content on-demand system includes subscription on-demand channels that each provide on-demand content which can be selected for viewing. The system also includes a promotional preview to display preview segments of the on-demand content that is available via a subscription on-demand... Agent: Lee & Hayes PLLC

20070006263 - Electronic device, image-processing device, and image-processing method: An electronic device includes a reception unit configured to receive a television broadcast including a television-program broadcast and a commercial-message broadcast transmitted during the television-program broadcast, a determination unit configured to determine to which of the television-program broadcast and the commercial-message broadcast does the received television broadcast correspond, a recording... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug LLP

20070006265 - Method of providing location guide service using epg data and broadcasting receiver therefor: A method for providing a location guide service for a place related to a broadcasting program by using electronic program guide (EPG) data and a broadcasting receiver for the method are provided. The method includes: decoding EPG data including location information of at least one place related to each broadcasting... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070006266 - System and method for searching and providing contents, and software storage media: A content searching/providing system searching a record content from a randomly accessible memory storing contents and providing the record content to a user is provided. The system comprises: a content classification unit classifying the record contents of the memory in accordance with a predetermined rule; a channel assignment unit assigning... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070006264 - System and method for urgency based resource distribution: A method of organizing media content is disclosed. The method for distributing resources includes a plurality of resources, generated in accordance with consumer-directed attributes of at least two consumers, at least one desired criteria limiting the ones of said plurality of resources available for each of the at least two... Agent: Google / Fenwick

20070006267 - Method and system for allowing viewers to purchase program products: To allow viewers to easily purchase products shown in entertainment programs, the viewers call an operator terminal. The operator terminal is networked to a central controller, which is also networked to remote terminals. Remote terminal operators enter data about props used in programs, copies of which are to be offered... Agent: Walker Digital

20070006268 - Digital media player exposing operational state data: A software based digital media player that provides component interfaces allowing inspection, testing and manipulation of operational state data between the digital media player and a device or devices attached thereto. Providing an opportunity for detailed analysis of such data allows, for example, testing operation of a prototype next-generation device... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070006269 - Cordless multimedia system and image display system: A multimedia system includes a data source for providing a multimedia data; a wireless transmitting module, coupled to the data source, comprising a wireless transmitter for transmitting the multimedia data; a wireless receiving module comprising a wireless receiver for receiving the multimedia data from the wireless transmitter; and a reproducing... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070006270 - Timely recovery for media on demand streaming: For a media on demand (MoD) session where content is streaming from a first content server to a media agent, a server manager operates to minimize or eliminate the impact of a failure affecting the streamed content. The server manager will monitor at least the first content server, and when... Agent: Withrow & Terranova, P.l.l.c.

20070006271 - Techniques for shuffling video information: An apparatus, system, method, and article for shuffling video information are described. The apparatus may include a media processing node to receive video information. The media processing node may include a shuffling module to shuffle the video information according to a shuffle order and a trusted entity programmed based on... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070006272 - Information processing device, information processing method, and information processing program: A data-processing apparatus 1 that can provide information related to broadcast contents, whether it is receiving broadcast signals or not. In the data-processing apparatus 1, the setting means 13 sets the frequencies of broadcast signals the apparatus 1 can receive in the area where it is used, and allocates the... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070006273 - Time-adaptive control of television viewing functionality: A method for providing television functionality includes defining a time period, associating a user preference with the time period, providing a first result in accordance with the user preference if a request for television functionality is received during the defined time period, and providing a second result if the request... Agent: Scientific-atlanta, Inc. Intellectual Property Department

20070006274 - Transmission and reception of session packets: Techniques are provided that indicate the termination of a session. For instance, a final data packet of a transport session (e.g., an ALC session) is transmitted across a transmission medium within a time period. Also within this time period, an end of session (EOS) packet corresponding to the transport session... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan, L.L.P.

20070006275 - Methods and apparatus for monitoring video games: Methods and apparatus for monitoring video games are disclosed. An example method disclosed herein comprises monitoring game content corresponding to a game medium played by a game console, processing the game content to determine a set of metering data, and cross-referencing the set of metering data with a set of... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

20070006276 - Audiovisual playback: A method of playing back audiovisual content together with associated application content, is described, for example using an extended DVD system to play back MHP broadcast content including the inter-active content. The DVD disk includes at least partially an MHP API to enhance the capabilities of a DVD player.... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070006277 - Informational alert messaging for digital home services copyright notice: Systems and methods are provided to implement a number of improvements to the consumption process for television (and other services), including personalization, community viewing, shared presence and context, messaging, access to ratings and recommendations (including community reviews), alerts, etc. A content distribution server manages the delivery of television, messaging, on... Agent: Brown, Raysman, Millstein, Felder & Steiner LLP