Interactive video distribution systems inventions 12/08

20080320508 - Methods and apparatus to monitor media content on a consumer network: Example methods and apparatus to monitor media content on a consumer network as described herein. An example metering system includes a metering device to monitor the consumption of media content at a consumer location and a universal plug and play (UPnP) compatible metering helper to collect audience measurement data from... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

20080320509 - Quantitative assessment of marketing strategies: Systems and methods allow business and marketing professionals to quantitatively measure the success of distributed marketing information and the quality of the sales opportunity at any given phase in the sales process.... Agent: Goodwin Procter LLP Patent Administrator

20080320511 - High-speed programs review: High-speed programs review is described. In embodiment(s), a television client device can initiate a high-speed review of a group of programs that have been recorded together. A content distributor may record a group of television programs that have been previously broadcast for a particular television channel, and then maintain the... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20080320510 - Sharing viewing statistics: A content recommendation system and methodology is provided in which various demographic information and viewing information is obtained from multiple viewers and recommendations of video content to view are provided to a viewer based on the viewer's demographic profile and the viewing preferences of other viewers with the same or... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20080320512 - Systems and methods for providing interactive advertisements through media player skin: An advertisement delivery technology for advertisers to place advertisements within a frame that wraps around media players embedded in web pages (the media player skin) is disclosed. Advertisers develop advertisements suited to be served into media player skin and avail the advertisements on an online advertisement platform. Video publishers integrate... Agent: Fenwick & West LLP

20080320513 - Dynamic channel surfing guide and customized television home page: The disclosure relates to an enhanced system and methodology of navigating video sources to determine video content to potentially view. Available video sources, such as individual television channels, not currently being viewed are monitored and analyzed, such as to determine if an advertisement is currently being presented. As a result... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20080320514 - Mobile tv system and method with fast channel change: To reduce latency during channel change, when a user changes the TV channel on a mobile TV device such as a wireless phone, the device leaves the power save mode and enters, for a limited timeout period, a Hilly energized mode in which the receiver and front end logic of... Agent: Rogitz & Associates

20080320515 - Self-organizing media content: Self-organizing media content is described. In embodiment(s), a self-organizing map can be applied to metadata that corresponds to television media content. A media content array of television media content choices can then be generated based on the mapped metadata where the media content array is organized to include n-dimensions that... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20080320516 - Tailored channel for content consumption: The claimed subject matter relates to an architecture that can establish a tailored and/or personalized content channel. The content channel can be interfaced with one or more devices, and can be configured to serve particular content or types of content as well as to filter particular content or types of... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20080320518 - System and method for a passively-adaptive preferred channel list: Systems and/or methods are disclosed herein to identify a user interacting with a content presentation system, adaptively learn, in a passive manner, a user's pattern of accessing content over time, and globally store the user's identifying and use information. Specifically, systems and/or methods for creating a preferred channel list, including... Agent: Duane Morris LLP (harris Corp.)IPDepartment

20080320520 - System and method for biometric identification using portable interface device for content presentation system: Systems and/or methods are disclosed herein to identify a user interacting with a content presentation system, adaptively learn, in a passive manner, a user's pattern of accessing content over time, and globally store the user's identifying and use information. Specifically, the systems and/or methods may be user to identify a... Agent: Duane Morris LLP (harris Corp.)IPDepartment

20080320517 - System and method for creating and using a smart channel tuner list: Systems and/or methods are disclosed herein to identify a user interacting with a content presentation system, adaptively learn, in a passive manner, a user's pattern of accessing content over time, and globally store the user's identifying and use information. Specifically, disclosed are systems and/or methods for creating a smart channel... Agent: Duane Morris LLP (harris Corp.)IPDepartment

20080320521 - System and method for creating and using a smart electronic programming guide: Systems and/or methods are disclosed herein to identify a user interacting with a content presentation system, adaptively learn, in a passive manner, a user's pattern of accessing content over time, and globally store the user's identifying and use information. Specifically, disclosed are systems and/or methods for creating a smart electronic... Agent: Duane Morris LLP (harris Corp.)IPDepartment

20080320519 - System and method for networking data collection devices for content presentation systems: Systems and/or methods are disclosed herein to identify a user interacting with a content presentation system, adaptively learn, in a passive manner, a user's pattern of accessing content over time, and globally store the user's identifying and use information. Specifically, disclosed are systems and/or methods for sharing user information where... Agent: Duane Morris LLP (harris Corp.)IPDepartment

20080320522 - Systems and methods for automated media programming (amp): Automated media programming (AMP) systems and methods are provided. The systems and methods allow independent users to summit, edit, rate, and watch video content (preferably, although not necessarily, from other users) over a broadcast media channel or network. In one embodiment, among others, the AMP system a topic generator means... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080320523 - Content-progress indicator for an epg: A content-progress indicator for an EPG is described. In an implementation, a user interface (UI) for output by a client and for display by a display device includes a plurality of representation of content items and at least one pictorial representation. Each representation of a content item is selectable by... Agent: Lee & Hayes PLLC

20080320524 - Information selection apparatus and information selection method: Of one embodiment, an information selection screen including a plurality of selection areas is divided into a predetermined number of groups each having an identical number of selection areas. One group is selected from the divided groups by use of selection keys arranged to correspond in position to the groups.... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080320525 - Audio stream management for television content: Audio stream management techniques are described. In an implementation, a unique representation is generated by a client for each of a plurality of audio streams associated with television content received at the client. Each of the unique representations is displayed in a user interface at the client to be selectable... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20080320528 - Method of controlling and apparatus of receiving mobile service data: The present invention relates to a digital broadcasting system, when transmitting mobile service data. In order to do so, the present invention performs additional encoding on the mobile service data and outputs the additionally encoded data. Accordingly, robustness is provided to the mobile service data, thereby enabling the mobile service... Agent: Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Waimey

20080320527 - Method, signal and apparatus for managing the transmission and receipt of broadcast channel information: The present invention provides a method for transmitting broadcast channel information as part of a broadcast channel signal having one or more transmission intervals, where each transmission interval includes a plurality of transmissions, and one or more of the transmissions are active frames in which broadcast channel information is transmitted.... Agent: Motorola Inc

20080320526 - Video-communication in mobile networks: A video-communication service in a mobile communication network using a packet-switched connection, in which a monitoring of a radio channel portion is performed at the mobile stations of the users involved in the communication. Parameters of the video communication (e.g. the coding rate) are adjusted based on a result of... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080320529 - Satellite transmission channel detection method and reception device using the method: The invention reduces the time needed for an automatic channel search on a device receiving channels of different widths. The invention proposes a channel detection method which carries out a first scan of the frequency range in order to locate all the carrier frequencies. The measurements are saved. Then an... Agent: Joseph J. Laks Thomson Licensing LLC

20080320530 - Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for delivering video on demand content: Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for delivering video on demand media content. The methods comprise receiving a selection of media content for viewing on demand; receiving an input specifying delayed viewing; determining that the media content is to commence before expiration of a predetermined time interval; determining whether or... Agent: At&t Legal Department Attn: Patent Docketing

20080320531 - Systems and methods for third-party aggregated video ratings: A computer implemented method for providing a third-party video content rating unit to a client device, is disclosed. A web browser running on the client device requests video content from an affiliate video content server. The media player running on the client device receives a data stream of the video... Agent: Baker & Mckenzie LLP Patent Department

20080320532 - Multi-moving picture searching service providing system and method: Disclosed is a multi picture searching service providing system. The multi picture searching service providing system includes a head end transmitting a multi moving picture including plural moving pictures, moving picture-related data for each of the moving pictures, and multi moving picture configuration information for each of the moving pictures,... Agent: The Nath Law Group

20080320533 - Content download system and method, content providing apparatus and method, content receiving apparatus and method, and program therefor: A content download system includes a content providing apparatus providing content and a content receiving apparatus receiving the content from the content providing apparatus via a network. The content receiving apparatus includes an operation input unit, a downloader obtaining download control data and downloading encrypted content and play control data,... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080320534 - Method for creating a subscriber cable channel and set-top box for use therewith: Media content is received from at least one external device that is coupled to a set-top box. Subscriber channel content is generated based on the media content. The subscriber channel content is transferred to a cable network to produce a subscriber cable channel.... Agent: Garlick Harrison & Markison

20080320535 - Ip-enabled terminal for combined video-based entertainment and communication services: An IP-enabled terminal for combined video-based entertainment and communication services is provided. Hardware and software components are integrated into one terminal to support video-based communication and entertainment services.... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLP

20080320536 - System and method for providing personalized datat broadcasting service, user terminal and method for using personalized data broadcasting service, and data broadcasting application structure therefor: Provided is a system and method for providing a personalized data broadcasting service, a user terminal and method for using a personalized data broadcasting service, and a data broadcasting application structure therefor, to provide a desired broadcasting service to a viewer anytime and anywhere by using diverse terminals. The user... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080320537 - System and method for reducing channel change time: Presented herein are system(s) and method(s) for reducing channel change time. In one embodiment, there is presented a method for transmitting data. The method comprises receiving a request for video data from a client; transmitting a transaction header to the client, said transaction header comprising media metadata; and transmitting compressed... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080320539 - Data transmission apparatus and data transmission method: According to one embodiment, a data transmission apparatus classifies a plurality of electronic devices into a plurality of groups in accordance with functions of the electronic devices, and generates list information indicative of a list of structures of the groups. Each of the groups includes a combination of an electronic... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20080320540 - Methods and apparatus for bandwidth recovery in a network: Methods and apparatus for recovery and/or utilization of bandwidth within a network. In one embodiment, the network comprises a switched architecture (e.g., broadcast switched) content-delivery network such as a cable television network. Reclamation, overflow, and/or triage logical processes are selectively applied in order to more efficiently manage bandwidth utilization within... Agent: Gazdzinski & Associates

20080320538 - Methods and systems for transmitting and accessing video data: In embodiments of the present invention improved methods and systems are described for transmitting and accessing video data. The methods and systems may include capturing and streaming live video data from any point at any time in real time. The capturing and streaming of the video data may be done... Agent: Strategic Patents P.C..

20080320541 - Method and apparatus for locating network impairments: A system for locating an impairment in a coaxial cable network comprises an encoder, an impairment detector, and a decoder. The encoder couples to the network at a predetermined encoding point, upstream of the impairment. The encoder automatically encodes an identification code on a signal originating downstream of the encoding... Agent: Lawrence P. Trapani, Esq.

20080320543 - Digital rights management for multiple devices with and methods for use therewith: Media content is received for a plurality of devices based on a user selection. The media content includes digital rights for the plurality of devices. The media content is transferred to at least one of the plurality of devices in accordance with the digital rights.... Agent: Garlick Harrison & Markison

20080320544 - Hardware-implemented video broadcasting receiver: A hardware-implemented video broadcasting receiver is described. The hardware-implemented video broadcasting receiver includes a radio frequency (RF) tuner, a demodulator connected to the RF tuner, link layer logic connected to the demodulator, and a power manager connected to the RF tuner, the demodulator and the link layer logic. The power... Agent: Fiala & Weaver, P.l.l.c. C/o Intellevate

20080320542 - Method and apparatus for programming a remote control using broadcast data: A set top box 22 includes a communication module 102 receiving a remote control configuration database having a remote control associated therewith. The set top box 22 further includes a display control module 116 forming a screen display in response to the remote control configuration database. An interface 110 forms... Agent: The Directv Group, Inc. Patent Docket Administration

20080320545 - System and method for providing audio-visual programming with alternative content: A system for presenting audio-video programming with alternative content comprises a first input port for receiving a first signal containing at least one audio-video program, the at least one audio-video program having at least one default component associated therewith and a second input port for receiving a selected alternative content... Agent: Patti, Hewitt & Arezina LLC

20080320547 - Event management mechanism for athlete recruiting architecture: An athlete recruiting architecture is disclosed. The athlete recruiting system allows a recruiting entity, such as a school, to search for and find athletes that satisfy recruiting entity-specified criteria. The athlete recruiting system also allows motion videos to be associated with athletes. These motion videos may be uploaded or streamed... Agent: Hickman Palermo Truong & Becker, LLP

20080320546 - Snapshot recognition for tv: A system may include logic to provide a video program to a video display, logic to provide interactive content to indicate that a snapshot of the video program can be captured, and snapshot capturing logic to capture a video frame of the video program.... Agent: Verizon Patent Management Group

20080313664 - Method to record, save, and send otherwise non-recordable and copyrighted material: An apparatus in one example has: at least one media source operatively coupled to a controller, the controller selecting at least one media event from the at least one media source; the controller operatively coupled to a telecommunications system having at least one application server; a storage associated with the... Agent: Patti , Hewitt & Arezina LLC

20080313665 - Product, method and system for dynamically tuning a television set during activation: The invention discloses a product, method and system for dynamically tuning the “default” television (TV) channel displayed during activation of a television set, which can be individually programmed by the viewer (i.e., the “default” or current choice) or automatically selected by determining the TV station(s) and/or program(s) that are most... Agent: Lee Law, PLLC IBM Customer Number

20080313666 - Method and system for controlling access to media content distributed within a premises: A method and system for controlling access to media content distributed within a premises is described. One embodiment of the system receives, at the premises, digital content and associated rating information; decodes the digital content to produce decoded content, the decoded content including a particular program from the digital content;... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20080313668 - Abbreviated advertisement substitution during fast forward or skip command: A system and method for substituting a shorter message, comprising sound, picture or both, for a longer advertisement or the like. The message may to communicate to the viewer that there is a message of a particular type being passed by or may simply provide a shorter message. The shorter... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - Fox Entertainment Group

20080313667 - Television broadcast receiving apparatus, television broadcast reproducing method, and television broadcast reproducing program: In order to effectively use a commercial message period in the television broadcast being reproduced, a television broadcast receiver includes a receiving and reproducing portion to receive television broadcast and to reproduce a video, a CM detecting portion to detect a commercial message included in the television broadcast, a main... Agent: Mots Law, PLLC

20080313670 - Method and system to combine broadcast television and internet television: Provided is a method and system for receiving and displaying video from both an Internet and a broadcast video source. Also provided is a frame controller for receiving video data from an Internet video stream and from a cable broadcast video stream, the frame controller further in communication with a... Agent: Perry M. Fonseca & Associates, P.C.

20080313669 - Targeted advertisement insertion with interface device assisted switching: Advertisements or other types of targeted information are delivered to a set-top box or other user interface device of signal distribution system. In one aspect of the invention, a detection server of the system detects at least one cue associated with a first media stream, and generates timing information from... Agent: Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP

20080313673 - Continuous selection graphs: Continuous selection graphs are described. In embodiment(s), a continuous selection graph can be displayed that includes a similarity continuum to indicate media content that is progressively similar. The continuous selection graph can also include an axis of identifying criteria for the media content by which to associate the media content... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20080313672 - Electronic program guide (epg) search: Techniques are described to perform electronic program guide (EPG) search. In an implementation, electronic program guide (EPG) data is searched that describes television content and has a plurality of categories. Results of the search are output in an EPG and arranged according to one or more of the categories.... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20080313671 - Maintaining accurate channel line-up by persistently monitoring availability of accessible channels: A channel updater. The channel updater maintains an accurate channel line-up by automatically testing accessible channels to determine if those channels are available for viewing. Available channels are added to the channel line-up, and unavailable channels are subtracted from the channel line-up. The updater persistently retests the channels so that... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20080313674 - User interface for fast channel browsing: A user interface with software tensing may be described. An apparatus may include a user interface module to display a channel lineup representing what is currently being offered by one or more channels. Each of the channels has one or more identifiers including at least a visual data identifier. The... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, LLC

20080313675 - Channel lineup reorganization based on metadata: A user interface representing a channel lineup reorganization based on metadata may be described. An apparatus may comprise a user interface module to display at least one shorter list of relevant channels from a channel lineup. The at least one shorter list of relevant channels is determined by user input... Agent: Molly A. Mccall Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, LLC

20080313676 - Method and device for sharing personalized services, particularly for interactive television: A method for sharing at least one service, in particular in interactive television service, between a source device and target communication terminal, said method comprising the following steps: receiving generic electronic service guide data, said generic data originating from a digital distribution network; receiving data specific to the user profile,... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080313677 - Channel selection device and method: There is provided a channel selection device receiving a multi-channel video including plural videos and video configuration information on each video from a head end. The channel selection device includes a first screen display unit editing the multi-channel video based on the video configuration information and searching view configuration information... Agent: The Nath Law Group

20080313678 - Method and apparatus for transporting mobile broadcasting service, and method and apparatus for receiving mobile broadcasting service: Methods and apparatuses for transporting and receiving mobile broadcasting services in order to efficiently provide broadcasting services in a mobile communication system are provided. In the method of receiving mobile broadcasting services, a predetermined transport channel is determined by using service configuration information extracted from a service information channel, at... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080313679 - Media content rebroadcast: Media content rebroadcast is described. In embodiment(s), a content distributor broadcasts television media content to client devices, and caches the television media content that is broadcast. A client device can receive the television media content and then request identification data that corresponds to the television media content from the content... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20080313680 - Method of providing an on-demand multimedia service, service platform, program and decoder for implementing said method: The multimedia service on request is provided by multimedia data sources (3) each comprising at least one programe flow and an interactivity information file. The programme flow of a source is converted into a transport flow transmitted towards a user terminal by means of a telecommunication network. The service platform... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20080313682 - Near video-on-demand system, near video-on-demand system control method, and program and recording medium for the same: A near video-on-demand system in which the viewer can pause and then resume the playback of content without problems. In a near video-on-demand system 1A, a stream transmission system 0001 for transmitting content transfers the stream data of content that is divided into a plurality of stages, on a plurality... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080313681 - System and method for failsoft headend operation: A complex, multiple location consumer communication and content delivery system includes a plurality of headend facilities and a central facility including a database. A distributed information technology (IT) architecture involves back office IT infrastructure located at the central facility, and headend IT infrastructure located at each headend facility. Headend IT... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20080313683 - Moving image communication device, moving image communication system and semiconductor integrated circuit used for communication of moving image: A communication processor sets a storage request signal to be effective when it is judged that a packet cannot be transmitted and sets the storage request signal to be ineffective when it is judged that the packet can be transmitted. A data processor makes a buffer memory store encoded data... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080313684 - Determining a transmission order for frames based on bit reversals of sequence numbers: In an embodiment, frames are received in an arrival order. Each of the frames has a target client and a sequence number that represents a relative position of the frame in the arrival order. A transmission order is determined based on bit reversals of the sequence numbers. Then frames are... Agent: Ibm Corporation RochesterIPLaw Dept. 917

20080313685 - Method and system for receiving content over concurrent multichannels: The disclosed systems and methods may save bandwidth by using concurrent multichannels, which are transmitting separate sections of a file in parallel from server to client. The systems and methods may also be applicable to transmitting and receiving multimedia content (video and audio) for Video on Demand applications (VOD) while... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080313686 - Handheld camcorder accessory with pre-programmed wireless internet access for simplified webcasting and handheld camcorder with built-in pre-programmed wireless internet access for simplified webcasting and method of commercially supplying and supporting: A handheld camcorder or camcorder accessory and designated webpage combination is provided, wherein the camcorder records onto a designated medium and the camcorder or camcorder accessory has an integrated wireless transmitter and receiver unit, an integrated web browser, and wherein the camcorder or camcorder accessory is pre-programmed, by default, to... Agent: Blynn L. Shideler The Blk Law Group

20080313688 - Broadcast receiving apparatus and method for configuring the same according to configuration setting values received from outside: A broadcast receiving apparatus and a configuration method thereof are provided in which the broadcast receiving apparatus can be configured according to configuration setting values received from outside. The broadcast receiving apparatus is configured according to configuration setting values of the broadcast receiving apparatus, which are received from outside.... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080313687 - System and method for just in time streaming of digital programs for network recording and relaying over internet protocol network: A settop box for streaming a television program to a network device through a network includes a central processing unit, a network interface device, a direct memory access engine, a buffer, and a memory for storing computer-executable instructions. The stored instructions cause the direct memory access engine to route time-ordered... Agent: Brake Hughes Bellermann LLP C/o Intellevate

20080313690 - Device and method for providing an iptv service: A scheduled channel device for an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) system is provided, said scheduled channel device comprising means adapted to receive a video schedule which is programmed by a user and which identifies video items of at least one source available in said IPTV system that said user desires... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080313689 - Information processor and information processing method: For use by a network service such as video distribution in a network, there is provided a device that starts a device in which videos are accumulated. A network start requesting device generates a start-requesting WOL packet that includes information on functions to be started after the system is started... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080313695 - Broadcast signal receiving apparatus: A broadcast signal receiving apparatus 1 can display channel map information of receivable channels on a screen of a monitor display apparatus when a user desires. The broadcast signal receiving apparatus 1 comprises a channel map information updater (primary controller) 8 that updates the channel map information regularly. The channel... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080313692 - Broadcasting signal receiver and method for transmitting/receiving broadcasting signal: The present invention relates to a digital broadcasting system, when transmitting mobile service data. In order to do so, the present invention performs additional encoding on the mobile service data and outputs the additionally encoded data. Accordingly, robustness is provided to the mobile service data, thereby enabling the mobile service... Agent: Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Waimey

20080313694 - Cable communication apparatus and cable communication method: A STB 1 of this CATV system includes a diplexer 11, a signal level adjusting unit 30, a splitter 12, a tuner 2, a demodulating unit 3, a memory 17, and a CPU 19. The CPU 19 finds a correct reception level of a downstream signal by arithmetically operating a... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20080313691 - Premises gateway apparatus and methods for use in a content-based network: Apparatus and methods for premises gateway functions that integrate or unify functions typically distributed across multiple devices within a content-based network. In one embodiment, the out-of-band (OOB) signaling functionality normally provided in each of a set-top-box (STB) and digital video recorder (DVR) are unified into a common OOB (e.g., DOCSIS)... Agent: Robert F. Gazdzinski Suite 375

20080313693 - Set top box, digital broadcast viewing system, and method of controlling digital broadcast viewing system: A set top box in combination with an analog TV 1, forming a digital broadcast viewing system includes: a digital tuner unit (5) for digital broadcast reception; output terminals (8) and (9) for externally outputting a signal based on an output signal of the digital tuner unit 5; and a... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080313696 - Thermal pad controlled equalizer: A thermal pad controlled equalizer that adjusts the slope and gain of an amplifier in response to changes in ambient temperature, effectively simulating automatic gain control. The equalizer has a slope pad and a gain pad. The slope pad increases the attenuation of the signal in response to increases in... Agent: SocalIPLaw Group LLP

20080313697 - Apparatus and methods of enhancing radio programming: Apparatus and methods enhancing radio programming include receiving a broadcast radio transmission at a communication device. The broadcast radio transmission includes primary content and supplemental content having a relationship to the primary content. Further, the primary content includes a first audio data, while the supplemental content includes audio data. Additionally,... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20080307451 - Remote controller and audiovisual content access control: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a remote controller for controlling audiovisual apparatus to playback protected audiovisual content. In the embodiment, the controller comprises means for receiving access information associated with the protected audiovisual content, generator means for generating playback data, using received access information, and transmitter means for... Agent: Bainwood Huang & Associates LLC

20080307453 - Systems and methods for dynamic bit/bandwidth allocation: Embodiments of the present invention include systems and methods enabling the send or “push” side of a cable transmission to dynamically obtain additional and/or temporary capacity. Bits and/or bandwidth of transmitted content is restricted by the service provider allowing gaps in the capacity to be filled with value-added content such... Agent: Ip Patent Docketing K&l Gates LLP

20080307452 - Terminal and method for outputting information: A terminal and method for outputting information are provided. The method includes the terminal performing a broadcast-related operation, outputting information having an output amount while performing the broadcast-related operation and subsequently outputting an amount of the information that was not output during the broadcast related operation when the broadcast-related operation... Agent: Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Waimey

20080307454 - Systems and methods for inserting ads during playback of video media: The solution of the ad delivery platform described herein provides for the marketing and monetizing of media assets via the delivery of advertisement with on-demand video. The ad platform optimizes the delivery of ads by controlling the insertion frequency and format of the ad delivered with video streams. The ad... Agent: Yahoo! Inc. C/o Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20080307457 - Channel switching method and method and apparatus for implementing the method: A channel-switching method and apparatus are provided. The channel-switching method includes switching from a first channel to a second channel, outputting a partial video corresponding to the second channel on a screen while main data of the second channel is being buffered to be output, and outputting the main data... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080307458 - Multichannel display method and system for a digital broadcast-enabled mobile terminal: A multichannel picture display method and system for a digital broadcast-enabled terminal is provided for receiving multiple service channels and displaying broadcast data of the multiple service channels simultaneously in response to a channel navigation request. A method for outputting broadcast data in a terminal according to the present invention... Agent: JeffersonIPLaw, LLP

20080307455 - System for providing and handling still video pictures: An interactive television method is disclosed. The method includes receiving, via a broadcast carousel, a photo feed comprising a plurality of still video pictures, sequentially displaying the plurality of still video pictures on a display, enabling a first user to select at least one still video picture from the photo... Agent: Husch Blackwell Sanders, LLP Welsh & Katz

20080307456 - Systems and methods for searching forr and for displaying media content: Systems and methods are provided for searching and for displaying media content on a display device, such as a television. A user may search for media content while viewing their display device. Further, a user may search multiple sources while viewing their display device to find media content to download,... Agent: Brett Bornsen Duft Bornsen & Fishman, LLP

20080307459 - Modular remote control and user interfaces: Techniques are described to customize the functional capabilities of a remote control device with one or more modular hardware components. In an implementation, a modular hardware component coupled to a remote control device is identified. A user interface is configured according to the identified modular hardware component and/or the functional... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20080307460 - Program guide system with real-time data sources: A program guide system is provided in which an interactive television program guide that is implemented at least partially on user television equipment receives program listings data and real-time data such as sports scores, news data, and the like. The real-time data may be stored in a database maintained by... Agent: Ropes & Gray LLP

20080307461 - Program search device: The present invention provides a program search device that searches for programs by a keyword search and handles the programs found by the search by classifying the programs into special programs and regular programs. The program search device is a program search device that searches for broadcast programs corresponding to... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20080307462 - Systems and methods for searching and for displaying media content: Systems and methods are provided for searching and for displaying media content on a display device, such as a television. A user may search for media content while viewing their display device. Further, a user may search multiple sources while viewing their display device to find media content to download,... Agent: Brett Bornsen Duft Bornsen & Fishman, LLP

20080307463 - Systems and methods for searching and for displaying media content: Systems and methods are provided for searching and for displaying media content on a display device, such as a television. A user may search for media content while viewing their display device. Further, a user may search multiple sources while viewing their display device to find media content to download,... Agent: Brett Bornsen Duft Bornsen & Fishman, LLP

20080307464 - Channel filter for a content player: A channel-selection filter. The channel-selection filter helps a user navigate to a desired channel. In particular, the channel-selection filter presents a filtered channel list to the user when the user issues one or more channel-filtering commands. The filtered channel list narrows a list of all available channels to those channels... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20080307466 - System and method for continuous broadcast service from non-geostationary orbits: A method, apparatus for providing at least near continuous broadcast services to one or more terrestrial receiver stations is disclosed. The system comprises a plurality of satellites, each satellite in an inclined, elliptical geosynchronous orbit, each satellite providing a portion of the at least near continuous broadcast service to the... Agent: The Directv Group, Inc. Patent Docket Administration

20080307465 - System of satellite signal down conversion and reception and signal transmission method thereof: A system of satellite signal down conversion and reception comprises a low noise block down converter and a plurality of receivers. The low noise block down converter simultaneously and periodically sends a reference timing command to the plurality of receivers. Each of the plurality of receivers calibrates its timing based... Agent: Wpat, PC Intellectual Property Attorneys

20080307467 - Method of transmitting/receiving broadcasting signal and receiver: A method of transmitting/receiving a broadcasting signal and a receiver are disclosed. According to the present invention, one broadcast service can be provided by a plurality of video streams. The receiver receives broadcasting information including a main service, which includes a service trigger information of a supplementary service. So the... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20080307468 - On-demand service system, on-demand data collection system and method for providing on-demand service: The present invention discloses an on-demand service system, including: a human-computer interaction center, a decision center, a program publishing system and a media file database; wherein the human-computer interaction center is adapted to collect on-demand service requests in a preset period of time; the decision center is adapted to identify... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20080307469 - System and method for content transmission network selection: A content transmission selection system is disclosed. The content transmission selection system receives requests from viewers for specific video content items. Using characteristics of the designated content item, the content transmission selection system determines whether to transmit the content item over a broadcast network or a broadband network.... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20080307470 - Control method for an information processing device: A count value of a clock for reproduction is stamped in a receive packet of a program A from a tuner as a first time stamp, and a first operation for synchronously reproducing the receive packet is switched to a second operation for synchronously recording the receive packet based on... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080307471 - Digital broadcasting system and method for seamlessly providing broadcasting contents: Disclosed is a digital broadcasting system and method for seamlessly providing digital broadcasting contents to a digital broadcasting terminal in a digital broadcasting mode. According to the digital broadcasting system and method, the area in which the digital broadcasting terminal can receive digital broadcasting contents can be expanded. Moreover, a... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20080307472 - Moving image viewing apparatus: A moving image viewing apparatus or system automatically records on memory all available broadcast programs simultaneously on air even if power switch off. A list of the broadcast programs simultaneously on air is displayed for selection with the power switch on. The system retrieves the selected broadcast program from the... Agent: Masahide Tanaka

20080307474 - Connectivity for consumer electronics products: There is provided a method for use by a consumer electronics product (CEP) for communicating information with a CEP service provider. The method comprises providing a request by a CEP device to a CEP local communication device for a local area connection; detecting a local-area-enabled communication device by the CEP... Agent: Farjami & Farjami LLP

20080307473 - Virtual worlds pay-per-view: A pay per view program is provided in a virtual world such that users can share the experience of viewing the same pay per view program simultaneously through a virtual world interface. By providing pay per view programs in a virtual world, users of the virtual world can be exposed... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080307475 - Sharing a streaming video: A video segment can be shared over a computer network by first receiving the video segment at a receiving computer on the network. The receiving computer assures that the video segment is in a streaming video format, and creates at least one identification tag for the video segment. The receiving... Agent: Strategic Patents P.C..

20080307477 - Systems and methods for server-side filtering: Some embodiments of the invention are directed to, among other things, systems, computer readable media, methods and any other means for requesting information from a server. In some embodiments, a client generates a URL request that is provided to the server. The URL request includes a format identifier that is... Agent: Ropes & Gray LLP

20080307476 - Url access method and mobile terminal thereof: A method, mobile terminal and computer program product for automatically accessing a specific URL, and a mobile terminal thereof. The method comprises outputting a broadcasting screen by receiving a broadcasting signal; when the broadcasting screen is not displayed, automatically accessing a preset specific URL; displaying a broadcasting list including one... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080307478 - Method of transmitting/receiving broadcasting signal and receiver: A method of transmitting/receiving a broadcasting signal and a receiver are disclosed. According to the present invention, one broadcast service can be provided by a plurality of video streams. The receiver receives broadcasting information including a first service, which includes a service trigger information of a replacement service for the... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20080307479 - Bandwidth-efficient deployment of video-on-demand assets in an iptv network: An IPTV network and a method are described herein that seamlessly integrate a multicast-based file transfer mechanism with unicast IPTV middleware to enable the efficient transfer of VOD assets from a Super Headend Office (SHO) to one or more Video Hub Offices (VHOs).... Agent: Law Office Of William J. Tucker

20080307480 - Network system, message processing method, service server, direct access management server, network home appliance, and computer program: A network system includes a terminal apparatus, a network home appliance, a service server that provides the terminal apparatus with a service for controlling the network home appliance through a network, and a direct access management server that performs exchange of information necessary for directly accessing the network home appliance... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080307481 - Method and system for managing content in a network: A method and a system for managing content in a network are disclosed. The network includes a content server (104). The method includes receiving (304) the base content of the content. The base content includes information that is independent of a user profile. Further, the method includes modifying (306) the... Agent: Motorola, Inc. Law Department

20080307483 - Information processing device, video playback method, program, and video playback system: A video playback system includes a video distribution server and at least one information processing device. The video distribution server includes a video distribution portion that performs streaming distribution of a video stream, an alternative video distribution portion that distributes an alternative video, and a control information distribution portion that... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug LLP

20080307482 - System and method of accessing multicast digital video broadcasts: A system and method of accessing and recording digital video broadcasts is disclosed. In one form, a method can include receiving a multicast digital video broadcast (DVB) signal and demodulating the multicast DVB signal to access a plurality of DVB data streams. The method can include initiating a processing the... Agent: Larson Newman Abel Polansky & White, LLP

20080307484 - System and method of enabling digital video broadcast access within an information handling system: A system and method of enabling digital video broadcast access within an information handling system is disclosed. In one form, a method of enabling access to digital video broadcasts can include enabling use of a digital video broadcast (DVB) service access module within an information handling system. The method can... Agent: Larson Newman Abel Polansky & White, LLP

20080307485 - Automatic extension of recording using in-band and out-of-band data sources: Multiple data inputs, to a recording device, including out-of-band data, are used in order to dynamically adjust the start and end times for recordings. These data inputs may include published program schedules, electronic program guide data, real-time data feeds, in-band data markers, and real-time services. In advance of and during... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20080301727 - Intelligent targeting of tags in a broadcast network: A system and associated methodology are disclosed for targeting tags in a broadcast network. The tags may be associated with an ad or programming. In one implementation, the tags to be delivered at a user equipment device are selected at the user equipment device, for example, based on location or... Agent: Marsh, Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP

20080301730 - Method and device for tv channel search: A TV channel search method and device is provided, wherein the method comprises (a) snatching screenshots of real time video signals of frequencies to generate snatched screenshots; (b) establishing and storing correspondence relationship of the snatched screenshots and frequencies; (c) providing the snatched screenshots for user selection and obtaining a... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20080301729 - Remote control for devices with connectivity to a server delivery platform: The present invention relates to a remote control (107; 201; 301) for controlling at least one device (101, 102, 103; 302) with connectivity to a service delivery network (105, 106). The remote control (107; 201; 301) comprising one or more displays (202) for showing display items which are indicative for... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080301728 - User interface for the image processing apparatus: An image processing apparatus is provided. The image processing apparatus includes a receiver which receives a broadcasting signal of a program corresponding to at least one of a plurality of categories; a UI generator which generates a UI having at least one of a plurality of attributes and capable of... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080301731 - Data processing apparatus and data processing method: A data processing apparatus for generating a screen image includes an obtaining section (75) operable to obtain externally data for generating a screen image, a first data storage section (80) operable to store the obtained data, a determination section (30) operable to determine whether a request for power on or... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20080301732 - Systems and methods for personalizing an interactive media guidance application: Systems and methods are provided for the personalization of an interactive media guidance application based on recording-related actions performed by at least one of a first user equipment device and a second user equipment device in a media network. For example, a central data system is used to receive information... Agent: Ropes & Gray LLP

20080301733 - Method and system for displaying advertisements between schedule listings: In one embodiment, the invention is a system and method for simultaneously displaying advertisements with an electronic program guide (EPG). The system displays television schedule information in rows of schedule information items including the time and channel for at least a portion of the displayed television schedule information items. An... Agent: Ropes & Gray LLP

20080301734 - Method and user interface for accessing media assets over a network: Improved systems and methods to navigate, browse, search and/or playback digital media assets (e.g., media items) hosted on a media server are disclosed. One embodiment pertains to a user interface arrangement, such as a hierarchical menu system, that facilitates navigation, browsing and playing of media items remotely stored on a... Agent: Technology & Innovation Law Group, PC

20080301735 - User interface screen magnifying glass effect: An electronic program guide (EPG) having a magnifying glass effect to enlarge the font size of a portion of the television program data presented in a grid format. The magnifying glass effect options are selected by the user. The magnifying glass effect can be stationary on the screen and have... Agent: Wm. Brook Lafferty Scientific-atlanta, Inc.

20080301736 - Method, system and apparatus for conveying personalized content to a viewer: According to embodiments of the present invention a method, system and apparatus for conveying personalized content to a viewer is provided. A method for conveying personalized content comprises obtaining an indication of viewer-selected content and receiving an indication of a viewing time by which a target receiver device is required... Agent: Fetherstonhaugh - Smart & Biggar

20080301737 - System and method for personalized television viewing triggered by a portable communication device: A portable communication device is equipped with a content and/or channel recommendation function that is configured to provide a user with content recommendations for watching a television program. The portable communication device is used as a remote control to control various aspects of the television. In one embodiment, channel recommendations... Agent: Warren A. Sklar (soer) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20080301738 - Access of stored video from peer devices in a local network: A method that communicates a request from a first device to a proximally located second device for a movie residing in storage associated with the second device, the request communicated over a communications network, responsive to the request, receives the movie from the second device over the communications network, presents... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley Scientific Atlanta, A Cisco Company

20080301739 - Hierarchical user interface for accessing related media assets: Improved systems and methods to navigate, browse, search and/or playback digital media assets (e.g., media items) hosted on a media server are disclosed. One embodiment pertains to a user interface arrangement, such as a hierarchical menu system, that facilitates navigation, browsing and playing of media items remotely stored on a... Agent: Technology & Innovation Law Group, PC

20080301740 - Stored program controlling apparatus and method of controlling stored program: According to one embodiment, a stored program controlling apparatus includes: a program transmitting unit that transmits a program file stored in a first memory to a second memory; and an attribute granting unit that grants a deletion prohibiting attribute to the program file transmitted to the second memory.... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20080301741 - System and method for providing program-related content in a multi-services distribution system: In an embodiment of the present invention, programming content and program-related content (PRC) cues are delivered to a subscriber via an interactive multi-service distribution network. The PRC cues comprise interactive visual elements that may be used to create a PRC object that is selectable by a subscriber. Upon selection of... Agent: Roberts, Mardula & Wertheim, LLC

20080301742 - Time-interleaved simulcast for tune-in reduction: A system and method for providing faster tuning into a chosen program in a time-sliced multicast and/or broadcast transmission environment. Multimedia data of the same source material but of different transmission and presentation characteristics are coded and compressed. According to various embodiments, simulcast streams of a program are time-sliced, placed... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20080301743 - Access to associated content: A network (10) of media processing devices includes a serving device (30) which receives primary media content and at least one rendering device (50, 70). The serving device (30) provides a service to other devices in the network by storing information about which primary content streams have secondary content associated... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080301744 - Method and apparatus for locating content in an internet protocol television (iptv) system: A set top box includes a front-end (e.g., a network interface) for receiving programming content over a broadband communication network and a processor operatively associated with the front-end. The set top box also includes a resolver operatively associated with the processor for determining a network-level multicast address corresponding to a... Agent: Motorola, Inc. Law Department

20080301745 - System and method of delivering video content: A system and method of delivering video content is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, the method includes storing video data packets of an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) channel at an access switch/router system that communicates with an IPTV access network. The method also includes receiving data at the access switch/router... Agent: Toler Law Group

20080301746 - Programming content reconstruction in a content delivery system: Methods and apparatuses for programming content reconstruction in a content delivery system are described. In one embodiment, a method to repair programming content at a receiver controller includes receiving a programming content on the receiver controller from a broadcast transmission; identifying, if present, a portion of the programming content received... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP.

20080301747 - Method and system for media resource scheduling: An IMS-based media resource scheduling method includes: initiating a media resource request by an Application Server (AS) to a media routing functional entity; determining a media server by the media routing functional entity; and routing the media resource request to the determined media server. The disclosure also provides an IMS-based... Agent: Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd (for Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd)

20080301748 - High definition and low power partial functionality communication link: Communication link including a cable containing four pairs of wires, three transmitters to transmit uncompressed video data and audio data over three of the pairs of wires to three receivers, and two transceivers to form a bidirectional multi data type communication link over the fourth pair of wires. An active... Agent: Active Knowledge Ltd.

20080301750 - Networked antenna and transport system unit: A networked antenna transport system unit receiving at least broadcast transmissions is described. In one embodiment, an apparatus for redirecting content includes an antenna element array for receiving content from a broadcast transmission. This antenna element array is coupled to receiver electronics via an amplifier and a switch for processing... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP.

20080301749 - Selection of electronic content and services: A system and method to facilitating selecting or otherwise providing access to electronic content and services. Access to the content and services may be provided in such as a manner as to facilitate access to higher quality forms of the content. The higher quality forms of the content may be... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20080301751 - Receiver: This receiver includes a first storage portion storing program data allowing the user to watch a television broadcast, a second storage portion storing an operating history of a receiver body including at least a television program watch history, and a control portion updating the program data on the basis of... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080301752 - Broadcasting receiving apparatus and control method thereof: A broadcasting receiving apparatus includes: a signal receiving unit which receives a first signal and a second signal different from the first signal; a signal processing unit which processes the first and second signals; a communication unit which communicates with an external device to output a sound; and a controller... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080301753 - Apparatus and method of controlling a consumer product: The apparatus and method of controlling a consumer product includes the step of connecting an input device to the consumer product. Also, an input event of the input device is translated into at least one key code, where the key code is recognized by a middleware of the consumer product.... Agent: Wpat, PC Intellectual Property Attorneys