Interactive video distribution systems inventions 12/07

20070300249 - In-band data recognition and synchronization system: A method and apparatus for recognizing and synchronizing to in-band data at a multimedia device is provided. A content stream includes in-band data. The in-band data is processed and in-band data pattern data associated with the content stream are created. Metadata are attached to the event identification data. The event... Agent: Hickman Palermo Truong & Becker, LLP

20070300250 - Method and apparatus for creating and viewing customized multimedia segments: A system for creating and viewing customized multimedia segments allows a user to create event identification data from in-band data in a program stream. The in-band data is processed and compiled into event identification data associated with the content stream. The event identification data identifies patterns or sequences of in-band... Agent: Hickman Palermo Truong & Becker, LLP

20070300251 - Method for playing interactive shows in interactive system: A method and system are provided to determine whether or not an interactive show shall be interrupted and switched to a next show by a predetermined rule with regard to a ballot of viewers at terminals in an interactive system.... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20070300252 - User interface methods and apparatus for roaming access to subscription services: A subscriber or other user is provided with access to a subscription service of a signal distribution system at a roaming location remote from a home location of the user. The subscription service comprises a plurality of selectable channels available to the user at the home location. In one aspect... Agent: Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP

20070300253 - Selecting equipment for audio-visual content: A data separating device separates video data, audio data, and metadata from a multiplexed broadcasting signal. A metadata extracting device extracts program preview property information and original program property information from the metadata. A program preview extracting device extracts a program preview content of an original program preview at least... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070300256 - Techniques to manage an electronic program guide: Techniques to manage an electronic program guide may be described. An apparatus may include a display to display an electronic program guide comprising a dynamic scaling grid. The apparatus may also include a media processing device coupled to the display. The media processing device may comprise a processor and an... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20070300259 - Systems and methods to support multiple program guides in a home network: The present invention is directed towards enabling systems and methods for customizing and providing multiple interactive program guides (IPGs) for each member in a household. Once determined which member(s) is in the room watching television, the associated customized IPG is displayed. If there are multiple members in the room watching... Agent: Scientific-atlanta, Inc. Intellectual Property Department

20070300260 - Method, system, device and computer program product for generating and distributing media diary podcasts: A method, device and computer program product are provided for enabling a user to semi-automatically create a media diary or media blog associated with one or more media items consumed by the user during a given period of time. A method, apparatus, system and computer program product are further provided... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070300261 - Method and apparatus for advertisement placement in a user dialog on a set-top box: Methods and apparatuses for presenting targeted advertisements to DVR users are described. After a DVR has finished playing a recorded television program, or in response to other specified events, the DVR presents a screen which comprises a “save or delete” menu. In addition to the “save” and “delete” options, the... Agent: Hickman Palermo Truong & Becker, LLP

20070300262 - Method of managing storage of broadcast program and television receiver using the same: A method of managing the storage of a broadcast program in a television receiver having a personal video recorder enables a more efficient use of the storage capacity of a personal video recorder (PVR) provided to the television receiver. The method includes steps of registering the stored broadcast program for... Agent: Ked & Associates, LLP

20070300264 - Interactive music and video delivery method and system: Methods and apparatuses for providing enhanced advertising media are described herein. In particular, interactive music and music videos can be provided to a viewer of a television (TV) upon the request of the viewer. Additionally, the viewer can choose which music and/or music videos he/she would like to view at... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20070300263 - Method and apparatus for advertisement placement in a user dialog on a set-top box: Methods and apparatuses for presenting targeted advertisements to DVR users are described. After a DVR has finished playing a recorded television program, or in response to other specified events, the DVR presents a screen which comprises a “save or delete” menu. In addition to the “save” and “delete” options, the... Agent: Hickman Palermo Truong & Becker, LLP

20070300265 - User behavior adapted electronic service guide update: Provided are apparatuses and methods for transmitting and receiving information corresponding to a program or service such as Electronic Service Guide information. In one example, a user device, such as a mobile terminal, monitors usage of the user device and creates a statistical model for determining a probability of usage... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070300267 - Method and apparatus to facilitate multimedia transfer: An electronic device is configured to facilitate the transfer of customized multimedia content. A controller encapsulates multimedia payload using data stored in memory and transfers the encapsulated multimedia content to a remote device over a communications interface. The data may include one or more user-selected start positions for the multimedia... Agent: Coats & Bennett/sony Ericsson

20070300266 - Multimedia transmitter, multimedia receiver, multimedia transmission system, and method for securely transmitting multimedia content over a wireless link: Embodiments of multimedia transmitters, receivers and methods for communicating multimedia content in a wireless network are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. In some embodiments, a checksum is generated by decoding the multimedia content to respond to queries from a multimedia content source within a predetermined... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20070300268 - Method and apparatus for facilitating interactions with a digital video feed: A system that facilitates interactions with a digital video feed. During operation, the system receives the digital video feed, which includes a corresponding content feed, wherein the corresponding content feed is synchronized with the digital video feed, and wherein the corresponding content feed contains information associated with moving objects within... Agent: Intuit, Inc. C/o Park, Vaughan & Fleming LLP

20070300269 - Snippet access systems and methods: In one of many possible embodiments, a system includes a requesting media content processing subsystem and a network entity. The requesting media content processing subsystem is configured to transmit to the network entity a request to access a snippet of a media content instance. The network entity is configured to... Agent: Verizon Patent Management Group

20070300271 - Dynamic triggering of media signal capture: In one embodiment, a method includes associating a dynamic capture parameter with a capture record included in a capture schedule. A capture instruction is defined based on the dynamic capture parameter and the capture record. The capture instruction is configured to cause a multimedia capture device to capture a media... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20070300254 - Announcing the availability of an electronic programming guide to receivers of enhanced television transimssions: A unique session identifier may be utilized to announce the availability of an electronic programming guide to users of an enhanced television distribution system. In some embodiments, the unique session identifier may be utilized in a variety of systems to provide a uniform way of recognizing the availability of an... Agent: Timothy N. Trop Trop, Pruner & Hu, P.C.,

20070300255 - Electronic program guide in a receiver-decoder apparatus: A receiver-decoder apparatus has a video interface to which is connected a module which has a network interface capable of receiving a video signal from a network and which supplies that video signal through the video interface. The receiver-decoder apparatus selectively supplies to a decoder circuit either a broadcast television... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070300257 - Method and apparatus for browsing broadcast programs using dynamic user interface: A method and apparatus for browsing a plurality of broadcast programs are provided. The method includes classifying a plurality of broadcast programs into one or more broadcast program groups with reference to electronic program guide (EPG) information or viewing records of a user regarding the broadcast programs, one-dimensionally arranging the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070300258 - Methods and systems for providing media assets over a network: The invention relates to methods and apparatus for providing media assets over a network. First metadata corresponding to a first video asset is generated. The first metadata includes text describing contents displayed when the first video asset is played and a pointer to a location within a video file that... Agent: Ropes & Gray LLP Patent Docketing 39/41

20070300270 - Data distribution system: An interactive system for obtaining data for diagnostic purposes from a server having access to stores of said data wherein the server supplies the data and software to a data requesting user that enables the user to receive the data progressively so as to decide during the receipt of the... Agent: Martin D. Moynihan Prtsi, Inc.

20070300273 - Interactive television application and content enhancement: Methods and apparatuses for providing interactive applications along with television broadcasts are provided. More specifically, the applications provided to a user may be related to the broadcast or a commercial and the application may be updated automatically in synchronization with the broadcast. Also, the input of the user may determine... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20070300272 - Network camera apparatus and distributing method of video frames: When a request for a transmitting method of video frames of the client apparatus is received in a communicating unit to communicate with said client apparatus, whether the received request for the transmitting method of the video frames is a request for the transmitting method of the video frames for... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070300274 - System and method for integration of high quality video multi-casting service with an interactive communication and information environment using internet protocols: A system and method for multi-casting video content to a user computer. A buffering marker and a display marker are inserted into in a video content program stream. Non-video data is associated with the buffering marker and the display marker and inserted into the video content program stream. The video... Agent: Roberts, Mardula & Wertheim, LLC

20070300275 - Method and system for providing similar broadcasting service in dvb-h system: Disclosed is a method for providing a similar broadcasting service in a DVB-H system. The method includes: configuring and broadcasting Electric Service Guide (ESG) data including service linking information in which a DVB-H transmission server including data and access information about at least one linked service set in a certain... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20070300276 - Broadcasting system and method of processing channel information in broadcasting system: An apparatus and method for processing channel information in a broadcasting system for transmitting/receiving a cable broadcasting signal are disclosed. In particular, each receiver transmits host channel view capacity information containing the length of channel information which can be displayed on a screen to a headend located at a remote... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP Song K. Jung

20070300277 - Data transmission system for home-installed data transmission: Data transmission system for home-installed data transmission, in particular for home networks or the like, within a building (B) is provided, comprising at least one home-installed data source device or home-installed transmitting device (TD), at least one home-installed data sink device or home-installed receiving device (RD), and at least one... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070300278 - Plug and play fiber distribution hub: Methods and apparatus are provided for delivery of telecommunications data over fiber. In one exemplary embodiment, there is provided a fiber distribution hub including a distribution panel mounts, and the distribution panel mounts are configured to receive distribution panels, while the distribution panels are configured for establishing a connection between... Agent: Verizon Data Services, Inc. C/o Christian R. Andersen

20070300279 - Method of providing integrated file list and video apparatus using the same: A method of providing an integrated file list and a video appliance using the same are provided. The video appliance includes a combining unit for combining a video signal to be displayed with desired information, and a control unit for creating an integrated file list enumerated with files stored in... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070300281 - Digital broadcast receving terminal and method of reproducing digital broadcast thereof: A digital broadcast receiving terminal and method of reproducing a digital broadcast thereof are disclosed, by which synchronism between a digital broadcast reproduced by a receiving end and additional information associated with the digital broadcast can be controlled. According to an embodiment, the method includes receiving the digital broadcast and... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070300280 - Interactive method of advertising: Methods and apparatuses for providing enhanced advertising media are described herein. In particular, interactive advertisements may be presented to a user through a display apparatus like a television. The user may be able to navigate the interactive media by selecting triggers and/or utilizing a navigation bar while continuing to view... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20070300282 - Television signal reception apparatus and method, and broadcast reception apparatus and method: It is the objective of the present invention to easily change between an image display application and the viewing of a program for a digital television, and to improve the usability of the television for operating an image display application. The display change list for a (channel) Up/Down key of... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070300283 - Broadcasting system and media player: Broadcasting waves transmitted from a broadcasting device include operation control information for operating peripheral devices on a receiver side in accordance with the contents of a broadcast program in addition to broadcast data about said broadcast program. The receiver outputs the broadcast data to a display device, and transmits an... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070300284 - Method and apparatus for automatic compensation of video signal losses from transmission over conductors: A method and apparatus for automatic compensation of insertion loss in video signals transmitted over conductors is presented. The present invention is particularly applicable to the transmission of video over long lengths of CAT-5 or similar twisted-pair cables. A reference signal having a known form and strength (e.g. a pulse... Agent: The Hecker Law Group

20070294716 - Method, medium, and apparatus detecting real time event in sports video: A method, medium, and apparatus detecting a real time event in a sports video. The method may include testing a confidence of an online model, calculated in a sports video stream, detecting an event by using an offline model in the sports video stream, when the confidence of the online... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070294717 - Methods, systems, and products for conserving bandwidth: Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for conserving bandwidth. A notification is received from a customer's device that indicates media will be recorded/saved to memory. The available bandwidth is compared to required bandwidth to deliver the media to the customer's device. When the required bandwidth exceeds the available bandwidth, then... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - Bellsouth

20070294718 - Parental control apparatus: A first memory stores a first level. A comparator is operable to compare the stored first level with a second level which corresponds to image information. A processor is operable to process the image information. A color controller is operable to control the processor so as to control a color... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20070294719 - Methods and apparatus for providing centralized advertisement insertion: f

20070294721 - System and method of providing supplemental video content related to targeted advertisements in a video stream: A method is provided that includes transmitting a video stream to a set-top box. The video stream may include a targeted advertisement with a user selectable indicator to identify supplemental video content related to the targeted advertisement based on a subscriber profile associated with the set-top box. The method further... Agent: Toler Schaffer, LLP

20070294723 - Method and system for dynamically inserting media into a podcast: A system (160) and method (400) is provided for podcast quoting. The method can include quoting (410) a segment from a media source to produce a quoted segment (399), creating (420) a specification (500) for the quoted segment, and inserting (430) the quoted segment into a podcast (306) in accordance... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070294727 - Method and system for providing esg in a digital video broadcasting system: Disclosed is a method and a system for broadcasting an Electronic Service Guide (ESG) for digital broadcasting, which includes predetermined change information, when important information of the ESG is changed in a digital video broadcasting system. A digital broadcasting apparatus broadcasts an ESG that includes current information data and predetermined... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20070294732 - Method and system for delivering on-demand video in an aircraft: A system for providing on-demand video on an aircraft is described. In various implementations, the system includes a first computer that receives broadcast video content, digital video players distributed within a passenger seating area of the aircraft, and a second computer. The second computer receives the video content from the... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Attn: Patent Docket Dept.

20070294733 - Methods, systems, and computer program products for facilitating content-based selection of long-tail business models and billing: Methods, systems and computer program products for delivering content to customers of a service provider are provided. Upon receiving a request for content from a customer of a service provider, a position of the requested content on a content demand curve is determined. A business model to be associated with... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, P.A.

20070294736 - Method for dynamic information technology infrastructure provisioning: Provisioning and management resources are drawn from an overall pool of resources. Management and managed resources are then dynamically associated on the network to securely perform requested on-demand management functions. Since the managing system controls the networking between the devices that are managed or provisioned, the linkage of resources incurs... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti P.C.

20070294715 - Broadcast data receiver network: The present invention is for a connected network of broadcast data receivers of the type provided to receive data transmitted from a remote location and then processes the data to generate video, audio and/or auxiliary information. The network connection in accordance with the invention allows at least one of the... Agent: Head, Johnson & Kachigian

20070294720 - Promotional placement in media works: A classification method and system for possible content alteration of a media work may include criteria regarding content that is feasible for alteration. Such criteria may be maintained in records that are accessible to an interested party. Some embodiments may include a record of primary authorization rights applicable to a... Agent: Searete LLC Clarence T. Tegreene

20070294722 - Displaying advertisement on user terminal: A method of displaying an independent advertisement while providing a broadcasting service and a user terminal executing the method are disclosed. In one embodiment, the user terminal outputs broadcast data, received from a broadcasting system, during a broadcast program output period, then outputs stored advertisement data received earlier from an... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070294724 - Digital broadcasting receiver having local information notification function and notification method using the same: A Digital Broadcasting receiver and a local information notification method using the same are disclosed. The Digital Broadcasting receiver includes a gap filler information storage unit for storing location coordinates where respective gap fillers for repeating Digital Broadcasting data transmitted from a satellite are installed, a map storage unit for... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20070294725 - Message-to-wap link for content and advertising: A system for enhancing advertising revenue in a mobile communications environment includes a mobile communications device having a display screen and a wireless Internet enabled interface configured to facilitate the display of graphics on the display screen, and a natural language search service configured to receive a query from a... Agent: Daniel M. Gurfinkel

20070294726 - Ipg with dvd ordering facility: An interactive television system for displaying on a screen or monitor at least one user selectable identifier (164) associated with an audio/visual media that is available for delivery via a non-electronic channel. Selection of one of the identified audio/visual media causes an order instruction (181) for the user to be... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070294728 - Method for transmitting an electronic programme guide containing previews and corresponding data stream: The data stream constituting an electronic programme guide EPG containing video and/or audio previews is intended to be downloaded into a digital services decoder for television receiver. It comprises first header data blocks (DD,MC,SD) containing a directory of the data blocks of the stream, a routine intended for the decoder... Agent: Joseph J. Laks, Vice President Thomson Licensing LLC

20070294729 - Methods and apparatus to meter content exposure using closed caption information: Methods and apparatus to meter content exposure using closed caption information are disclosed. An example method comprises developing a keyword database of terms based on program guide descriptive of programs for a given time period, generating one or more values representative of likelihoods that one or more respective media content... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

20070294730 - Customizable on-screen display for data presentation: An outcome prediction system viewed on a monitor. A system in accordance with the present invention comprises a plurality of contests, each contest having at least two outcomes, wherein a screen presented on the monitor allows for selection of one of the at least two outcomes for each of the... Agent: The Directv Group, Inc. Patent Docket Administration

20070294731 - Simultaneous tuning of multiple satellite frequencies: A system and method for receiving services is presented. The system comprises a first splitter having an input, a first output and a slaved output receiving a first signal at the input having a single polarization including a first service and a slaved service, wherein the first signal is directed... Agent: The Directv Group, Inc. Patent Docket Administration

20070294734 - Infrastructure for interactive television applications: Methods and apparatuses for selectively displaying a video program are disclosed. A system for selectively displaying a video program in accordance with the present invention comprises a transmission station, including a server for attaching information to the video program, a plurality of satellites receiving at least an uplink signal which... Agent: The Directv Group, Inc. Patent Docket Administration

20070294735 - Method and a system of realizing the preview of multicast video program in wide-band access network: A method for implementing preview of multicast video program in a broadband access network includes: storing preview qualification of a subscriber in an access layer device; controlling, at the access layer device, the subscriber to preview the video traffic in accordance with the preview qualification. A system for implementing preview... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20070294737 - Internet protocol television (iptv) stream management within a home viewing network: Techniques for Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) stream management within a home viewing network are provided. A plurality of IPTV streams are presented on viewing devices within the home viewing network. Descriptive information is presented with each of the presentations. The descriptive information includes at least a status for each of... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20070294738 - Single chip cable set-top box supporting docsis set-top gateway (dsg) protocol and high definition advanced video codec (hd avc) decode: A single integrated circuit is provided to enable the distribution of voice, video, and/or data services throughout a multimedia distribution network, such as a cable communications network. The single integrated circuit supports both digital and analog television services (e.g., PVR, pay-for-view, EPG, e-commerce, etc.) and computer data services (e.g., telephony,... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20070294739 - Method and system for scanning for a downstream channel in a communication network: A predetermined current frequency is selected for a cable modem or embedded media terminal adapter to evaluate for presence of a CMTS signal. A determination is made whether the current frequency carries signal energy as opposed to just noise. If no signal energy is detected,the current frequency is changed by... Agent: Arris International, Inc

20070294740 - Real-time audience monitoring, content rating, and content enhancing: A method, system, and computer-readable medium for collecting usage information in real-time for a computing device receiving digital content for presentation, such as to enable various types of real-time content modifications or content-related service enhancements. In some situations, real-time information is collected about Set-Top Boxes that allow viewers to receive... Agent: Michael N. Haynes

20070294741 - Broadcasting method and broadcast signal receiving apparatus: A broadcasting method and a broadcast signal receiving apparatus is provided wherein auxiliary information, such as video and audio data for supplementing broadcast information presented through a broadcasting network in an interlocked manner can be watched and listened to by the viewer. Broadcast information received from a broadcasting network is... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20070294742 - Video scrambling: Included are systems and methods for providing sub-divided video. At least one embodiment of a method includes dividing a video stream into sub-regions, each of the sub-regions being configured to provide motion video for display, determining positions of the sub-regions, rearranging at least one of the sub-regions from the determined... Agent: Scientific-atlanta, Inc. Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley

20070288955 - Web information processing apparatus and web information processing method, and information processing apparatus and information processing apparatus control method: A web information processing apparatus (100) displays a screen for designating a program to be associated with a web page and registered if, for example, a registration request is input from a user when the web page is being displayed. Then, information specifying the designated program and information specifying the... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070288957 - Method and system for controlling an electronic program guide: A system and method for controlling an electronic program guide utilizes a remote control device and a television to realize the program field selection of the electronic program table, wherein the electronic program table includes a plurality of time-interval program tables, each having a plurality of the program fields. The... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070288960 - Receiving apparatus: The present invention provides an easy-to-search program guide having efficient display contents of program information when receiving digital broadcasting from plural transmission media. A program information extracting unit extracts program information for channels receivable from a first and a second transmission media, and stores the extracted program information of individual... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070288961 - Channel selection based on program content attributes: Methods and apparatus determine program content attribute(s) of channels or programs received by an audio/video receiver. Program content attributes are determined by extracting attribute tagging data transmitted on a channel, by looking up previously stored attributes for a channel in a program content attribute table, and/or by identifying content through... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20070288962 - Generation and selection of entertainment programming channels: A method, apparatus, and computer program product for generating and displaying programming channel lists. Programming channel lists are generated and displayed according to criteria such as total number of viewers watching the programming channel.... Agent: Ibm Corp (ya) C/o Yee & Associates PC

20070288966 - Method and system for personalized media players: A method and a system for managing and utilizing personalized media preferences. The method includes establishing a plurality of user preferences, the preferences specifying at least one media type and at least one preferred programming content. The method also includes storing the user preferences on a portable storage device, and... Agent: Shivani Kaul, Esq. Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels LLP

20070288963 - Method of recommending related programs: Method and system of recommending program without individually compiling subscribe profile information. The method and system being suitable for recommending television programs, movies, and any other media, including but not limited to advertisements and music.... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070288965 - Recommended program information providing method and apparatus: An apparatus stores history information of user in first memory, history information including viewing results corresponding to broadcast programs broadcast in the past, each viewing result indicating whether user views or not corresponding one of broadcast programs, stores, in second memory, preference model describing causal relationship between viewing results of... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070288964 - Video recorder: According to one embodiment, there is provided a video recorder including: a program information acquisition section that acquires program information; a storage that stores a program viewing history and a recording history; a recommended program determination section that determines a recommended program based on the program information, the program viewing... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070288967 - Method and system for downloading content to a content downloader: A content downloader system including a display for displaying a user interface enabling a user to select content to be downloaded and initiate downloading; a set-top-box coupled to the display for providing the user interface and for receiving an indication of the content to be downloaded; and a content downloader... Agent: Wagner, Murabito & Hao LLP

20070288969 - Interactive game system using game data encoded within a video signal: An interactive game system includes a specially prepared DVD game disk with video images such as of a game show, and game data and instructions encoded within the VBI data on the disk. A game control unit receives all of the video signals recorded on from the DVD including both... Agent: Intellectual Property Law Office Of Joel Voelzke

20070288971 - Slowing display of digital video: Methods, apparatus, and computer program products are disclosed for slowing display of digital video that include receiving in a video display device a digital video stream for display, identifying by the video display device a digital video clip of the digital video stream, the digital video clip comprising consecutive frames... Agent: Ibm (roc-blf)

20070288950 - System and method for inserting media based on keyword search: A system and method (i.e., utility) is provided for use in connection with delivering content that is targeted to users of a broadcast network. More specifically a utility is provided for inserting targeted content into a broadcast content stream based at least in part on information associated with content of... Agent: Marsh, Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP

20070288951 - Incentives for viewing advertisements: An incentive system for viewing commercials can be used to provide incentives to consumers to view commercials rather than avoiding the commercials through the use of electronic devices. In accordance with one embodiment, the incentive system can reward a consumer to play a commercial that the consumer would not normally... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070288952 - System and method for providing incentive rewards to an audience tuned to a broadcast signal: A technique for offering a reward to an audience member tuned to a broadcast signal which is performed by reproduction equipment, the broadcast signal having commercial content, program content, and commercial content identification codes respectively corresponding to advertisements contained in the commercial content, wherein the audience member captures the commercial... Agent: Cohen Pontani Lieberman & Pavane LLP Suite 1210

20070288953 - System and method for auctioning avails: A system and method is provided for use in connection with auctioning delivery spots (e.g., ad spots) or commercial impressions in a broadcast network. The system provides (1702) information regarding asset delivery spots and receives (1704) bids from asset providers. A winning bidder is determined (1706), and a corresponding asset... Agent: Marsh, Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP

20070288954 - Wallpaper setting apparatus and method for audio channel in digital multimedia broadcasting service: An apparatus and method for providing video data of a video channel as a wallpaper during reception of broadcast data of an audio channel in a digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) environment is disclosed. The method includes receiving a DMB signal from a predetermined broadcasting center, and outputting, during service of... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20070288956 - Method of tuning broadcast channel using virtual channel and broadcast-receiving device for the same: A method of tuning a broadcast channel using a virtual channel is provided. The method includes receiving a channel selection request and, if the requested channel is a virtual channel that includes information on a broadcast channel to be tuned by predetermined time slots, then tuning the broadcast channel according... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070288958 - Interactive program guide system and method: An interactive television program guide system and method is provided. Time separators are displayed within lists of program listings to allow users to more easily view the program listings. On-screen arrows have their display characteristics changed according to user actions. Similar program listings are displayed only once when using search... Agent: Ropes & Gray LLP Patent Docketing 39/361

20070288959 - Single-button remote access to a synthetic channel page of specialized content: A method of displaying multimedia content on a display area of a broadband Internet-enabled television system includes providing a remote control to control contents being displayed on the display area. A television content is displayed on the display area. A first instruction transmitted by the remote control in response to... Agent: Digeo, Inc C/o Stoel Rives LLP

20070288968 - Video and data home networking architectures: Architectures and systems for delivering satellite signals to a receiver are disclosed. A system in accordance with the present invention comprises a gateway, comprising a tuner, a processor, coupled to the tuner, a converter, coupled to the processor, wherein the tuner tunes to a selected satellite signal and forwards information... Agent: The Directv Group, Inc. Patent Docket Administration

20070288974 - Integrated internet camera: An integrated Internet camera includes, as embedded components contained within the camera body and controlled by a microcontroller, at least a network interface device for connecting to the Internet, a transport control device for packetizing according to Internet protocols, a file transfer device for communicating with a destination user directory... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070288976 - Interactive television advertising method: A method of providing advertising from a central database server connected to a global computer network to distributed sites via interactive television. A representative icon is presented to a subscriber on a television screen indicating an advertisement. When a the icon is selected, an advertisement information detail is retrieved from... Agent: Capital Legal Group, LLC

20070288975 - Set top box for convergence and automation system: Process and apparatus for operating an automation system in a Web Service environment includes providing at least one client and at least one device, the at least one client and the at least one device configured with a web services for devices stack protocol, connecting a network comprising at least... Agent: Mcguirewoods, LLP

20070288977 - Signal compression for fiber node: A method, device and network for compressing cable modem data signals and conserving bandwidth within the network. Cable modems transmit upstream data signals to a fiber node which compresses the data signals and transmits the compressed signals upstream to a headend which decompresses the data signals. The fiber node compression... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20070283383 - Digital television receiver and method for processing broadcast signal: A broadcast receiver and a method for processing a broadcast signal including advertisement program information of a PSIP are disclosed. The broadcast receiver analyzes the advertisement program information contained in the broadcast signal, and provides a user with the analyzed result, such that it can provide the user with advertisement... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP Song K. Jung

20070283380 - Limited social tv apparatus: One aspect of the disclosed technology is a limited social television system that provides a light-weight process that allows multiple audience members to close the loop of interaction and create a compelling feeling of “shared experience” on the part of the response-reviewer.... Agent: Pvf -- Parc C/o Park, Vaughan & Fleming LLP

20070283386 - Local information broadcast system, and broadcast device and broadcast method thereof: In a local information broadcast system according to the present invention, a content distribution center distributes broadcast contents of local information to broadcast devices arranged in a service area via a master station. Each of the broadcast devices receives the distributed contents by a communication unit, stores the contents in... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070283385 - Methods and apparatus to provide media content created for a specific individual via iptv: Methods and apparatus to provide to provide media content created for a specific individual on Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) are disclosed. An example set top box includes an interface coupled to a television to display an identification of a channel on the television. A user control is in communication with... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

20070283387 - Reflector and method for improving transmission speed of video data in a wan-based data collector-server architecture by the same: A reflector and a method for improving transmission speed of video data in WAN-based data collector-server architecture are disclosed. The reflector includes a recorder for storing raw video data transmitted from the data collector, a program for trans code the raw video data into a predetermined format, and storage for... Agent: Sung-feng Hsiao

20070283384 - System and method of providing targeted advertisements: The present disclosure is directed to a system and method of providing targeted advertisements. In a particular embodiment, the method includes receiving video content of television programming at a set-top box device from a video server of an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) system. The method also includes receiving video content... Agent: Toler Schaffer, LLP

20070283389 - Method and system for helping operate a media-playing set: A first exemplary method for helping a user operate a media-playing set using a control device, preferably a handheld remote, includes providing a remote support site from which at least one representative can remotely configure the set and, as the representative remotely makes different entries, highlighting the corresponding entry items... Agent: Kevin L. Russell Chernoff, Vilhauer, Mcclung & Stenzel LLP

20070283391 - Method and system for partitioning television channels in a platform: A method and system for partitioning television channels in a platform. A method involves creating partitions for a platform, associating each of one or more television channels with one of the partitions, determining a current television channel from the one or more television channels to display, and activating the partition... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, LLC

20070283394 - Point of sale video server and method of using same: A server stores video streams and is connected to thin clients through a network connection. Each thin client includes an addressable input to receive the video streams from the server, a decoder to properly decode the stream, and an output to deliver content to a connected video display product in... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070283395 - Communication terminal with sender-specific alert signals: generating and outputting an alert signal comprising a first audio part associated with the terminal and preferably used for all incoming phone calls, and a second audio part associated with the identity data, such that the alert signal provides an indication of who has sent the signal received in the... Agent: Albihns Stockholm Ab

20070283396 - Device with signal generator and signal receiver for providing controlled access to information and/or communication channels: A system and method for communicating between a signal generator and a signal receiver, for providing controlled access to information and/or communication channels, whereby the signal generator and the signal receiver are set to wirelessly transmit and receive a plurality of simultaneously transmitted signals, respectively, and the signal receiver is... Agent: Milde & Hoffberg, LLP

20070283398 - Method and system for compensating viewers of content: A method and system for use in providing content to a viewer that includes providing a service comprising an on demand video service to the viewer wherein the viewer has an option to view video content. The system is configured to compensate the viewer a reward for having viewed the... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery

20070283397 - Passive video caching for edge aggregation devices: Techniques for delivering video on demand (VOD) channel content via streaming from a first edge aggregation device are provided. The first edge aggregation device receives the VOD channel content from a VOD server, and the streaming VOD channel content from the first edge aggregation device can stream down to a... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20070283379 - Audience response system: An audience response system, an audience response keypad detection system and an audience response alert system. The audience response system includes a master unit and a plurality of RF linked keypads. The master unit includes a circuit controller that has a plurality of channel sets each of which includes two... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20070283382 - Personal video recording with machine learning for messaging: Machine learning for control of a personal video recorder (“PVR”), including providing records of transmissions of messages; identifying a message point in operation of a PVR; selecting, in dependence upon the message point, a message to be transmitted; and determining in dependence upon the records of transmissions of messages whether... Agent: Biggers & Ohanian, LLP

20070283381 - System and/or method for distributing media content: The subject matter disclosed herein relates to distribution of media content.... Agent: Berkeley Law And Technology Group, LLP

20070283388 - Ad scheduling systems and methods: In one aspect, the present invention provides systems and methods for facilitating the scheduling of ads across multiple services.... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

20070283390 - Method and apparatus for delivering and displaying information for a multi-layer user interface: Techniques for transmitting multiple “slices” of information for a particular location of a user interface, which can be used to present more information to a viewer for a limited-size viewing area. Multiple slices can be associated with a particular slice location of a user interface. In a first slice delivery... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP/ Sedna Patent Services, LLC

20070283392 - Program selecting system: A program selecting system includes a playback device and a server. During playback of a program, the playback device transmits a program identifier for identifying the program, an evaluation of the program by a viewer, and an attribute of the viewer to the server. The server totalizes evaluations of programs... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20070283393 - Method and apparatus for finding the same or similar shows: A method and apparatus providing for expanded search functionality in an electronic program guide (EPG) for television is described. The expanded search function finds show titles that are the same or similar to the show title of the program data currently displayed by the EPG. The expanded search function also... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070283399 - Channel table processing system and method: An exemplary method of operating an electronic device comprises updating a channel map. The method further comprises prohibiting further updating of the channel map for a predetermined time, and permitting further updating of the channel map after expiration of the predetermined time.... Agent: Fletcher Yoder

20070283400 - Method and apparatus for performing real-time on-line video quality monitoring for digital cable and iptv services: A method and apparatus for performing real-time on-line video quality monitoring for digital cable and IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) services, wherein a problem reporting button is advantageously provided on a (video service provider's) customer's set-top box and/or on a remote control unit therefor. Such a button may be advantageously used... Agent: Lucent Technologies Inc. Docket Administrator - Room 3j216

20070283401 - Method for real-time identification and diagnosis of video network problems for digital cable and iptv service providers: A method for identifying video network problems for digital cable and IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) service providers based on real-time on-line video quality monitoring by customers. A video quality problem reporting button is provided on each customer's set-top box and/or on a remote control unit therefor, which is used by... Agent: Lucent Technologies Inc. Docket Administrator - Room 3j-219

20070283402 - Method for provisioning network service provider application in digital interactive broadcasting environment: There is provided a method for provisioning a network service provider application in a digital interactive broadcasting environment. The method comprises the steps of: A) at a broadcasting headend server, incorporating an application provisioning descriptor including at least an application version information and a location information of the application to... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20070283403 - System and method for organizing group content presentations and group communications during the same: A system and method are provided that allow the presentation of content to multiple users while some or all of the users communicate with one another through a network. In some embodiments, a content item such as a movie is viewed synchronously by multiple users while the users interact through,... Agent: Mayer & Williams PC

20070283405 - Broadcast receiver and method for providing diagnostic information: A host includes a controller configured to receive a request self-diagnostic to the host, wherein the request is for diagnostic information associated with memory allocated for an application. The controller is further configured to collect the requested diagnostic information.... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP Song K. Jung

20070283404 - Method and apparatus for transmitting/receiving encrypted electronic service guide in dvb-h cbms system: Disclosed is a system and method for transmitting/receiving an encrypted Electronic Service Guide (ESG) in a mobile Digital Video Broadcasting-Handheld (DVB-H) Convergence of Broadcast and Mobile Service (CBMS) system. When a terminal performs roaming from a home network to a visited network, the terminal receives an ESG from a neighboring... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20070283406 - Twisted pair to coax adapter for network interface device: An apparatus and method is provided for permitting a service provider technician or subscriber to install a twisted wire pair to coax adapter within a network interface device (NID) at a subscriber premises. The twisted wire pair to coax adapter is configured for snap-in mounting within a NID. The adapter... Agent: Corning Cable Systems LLC

20070283407 - Cable broadcast receiver, method for interfacing in-band channel, and method for processing broadcast signal: A cable broadcast receiver, an in-band channel interface method, and a broadcast signal processing method are disclosed. The method for interfacing an in-band channel includes: requesting a tuning of an in-band channel; receiving data of the in-band channel tuned/demodulated by the request, and specific information indicating the presence or absence... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP Song K. Jung

20070283408 - Digital television receiver and method for processing broadcast signal: A method for processing a broadcast signal including current event information, and a broadcast receiver for processing the same are disclosed so that a user can correctly recognize information of a current broadcast event provided via a specific channel. The broadcast receiver analyzes each-channel current broadcast event information contained in... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP Song K. Jung

20070283409 - Technique for effectively providing and presenting data concerning entertainment program viewing patterns of users through a communications network: A remote processor receives from a terminal over a communications network (e.g., a cable TV network) commands relating to a presentation of programming content (e.g., fast-forward, rewind pause and select), and compiles data concerning the received commands. The data is analyzed to determine users' viewing patterns and preferences. For example,... Agent: Straub & Pokotylo