Interactive video distribution systems inventions 09/09

20090241141 - Display apparatus and control method thereof: A display apparatus and a control method thereof are provided. The apparatus includes a display unit, a signal processing unit, a mode setting unit which sets an environmental mode to one of an exhibition mode and a general mode, and a control unit which determines whether the set environmental mode... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090241142 - Real-time insertion and reporting of media content: A method can include receiving a plurality of unperfected logs via a network, storing the plurality of unperfected logs in a database based on the anticipated broadcast schedule, transmitting at least one unperfected log by the electronic hub, receiving an inquiry into one or more spots in the available inventory,... Agent: Andrews Kurth LLP

20090241143 - Method and system for providing set-top box remote access functions in a browser extension: A method and a system for providing remote set-top box access functions in an Internet browser extension is disclosed. Web page content of a currently viewed web page is compared to an entertainment content database. The web page content is determined to be associated with entertainment content in the entertainment... Agent: At&t Legal Department - Lna Attn: Patent Docketing

20090241144 - Interactive television system with one-touch recording and conflict detection features: A full service television system and method are provided. The system comprises a cable headend, at least one fiber transport, at least one distribution hub, at least one hybrid fiber coax plant, and a plurality of set-top terminals. The system delivers television programs, advanced cable services, and online services. Programs... Agent: Jones Day

20090241145 - System and method for providing an interactive program guide having date and time toolbars: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a system and method for receiving a request for TV programming schedule information via an interactive programming guide, obtaining the TV programming schedule information associated with a period of time, displaying one or more program icons having the TV programming schedule information... Agent: Verizon Patent Management Group

20090241146 - Three-dimensional electronic programming guide providing apparatus and method: An electronic programming guide (EPG) providing apparatus and method, in which an EPG is configured as a 3D form to facilitate a search for broadcasting program information included in the EPG. The EPG providing apparatus includes an EPG screen configuring unit and a control unit. The EPG screen configuring unit... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090241147 - Method of transmitting link-adaptive transmission of data stream in a mobile communication system: A data transmitting method is disclosed. In transmitting A/V data stream in a transmitting device of a wireless network, the present invention includes transmitting the A/V data stream having a first data format to a receiving device, if a quality of a channel for carrying the A/V data stream to... Agent: Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Waimey

20090241148 - System and method for regulating bandwidth in a multicast video transmission system: A video transmitter can adaptively alter its transmission rate to plural receivers which receive video via multicast transmission. While the transmitter is initially in the “no tuning state,” the need for a video tune-up state change can be determined by calculating if the current generated A/V retry transmission rate is... Agent: Davidson Berquist Jackson & Gowdey LLP

20090241149 - Content reproduction system, remote control device, and computer program: A user uses a DMC (remote control device) 10 to deliver content from a DMS (content server) to a first DMR (content reproducing device) 30a and reproduces the content on the DMR 30a for viewing. When the reproduction is paused by an operation on the DMC 10 while viewing the... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20090241150 - Method and system for providing set-top box remote access functions in a browser extension based on advertising metadata: A method and a system for providing remote set-top box access functions in an Internet browser extension based on advertisement metadata is disclosed. A meta-data tag associated with an advertisement embedded on a currently viewed web page is scanned. It is determined that the meta-data tag is related to entertainment... Agent: At&t Legal Department - Lna Attn: Patent Docketing

20090241151 - Systems and methods for remotely controlling a consumer device: Systems and methods allow for the remote control of a personal video recorder (PVR), digital video recorder (PVR), set-top box (STB) or other consumer device that is capable of receiving programming via a high-bandwidth connection. A request is received from the customer for an action to be taken by the... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C. (dish)

20090241152 - Digital broadcast retransmission apparatus and method: A receiver unit demodulates a digital broadcast wave and reproduces an MPEG2 transport stream. When a contents change is detected in the MPEG2 transport stream, a network processor adds identification information to the frame corresponding to the MPEG2 transport stream of the contents change. The MPEG2 transport stream to which... Agent: Fujitsu Patent Center C/o Cpa Global

20090241154 - Method of processing data in internet protocol television receiver and internet protocol television receiver: A method of processing data in an IPTV receiver and such an IPTV receiver are disclosed. The method includes receiving location information necessary to acquire a content corresponding to a content reference identifier (CRID) by using the CRID, requesting an Internet protocol multimedia subsystem Gateway (IG) to transmit a session... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20090241153 - Open cable application platform set-top box (stb) personal profiles and communications applications: Utilization of stored of personalized information and communication preferences in a profile in a STB in a structured format or via cookies allows at least a combination of feature rich telephony applications, with the personalized data stored in STBs facilitating feature rich communications sessions. Providing advanced multimedia communications applications using... Agent: Sheridan Ross P.C.

20090241155 - Method and apparatus to facilitate automatically forming an aggregation of multiple different renderable content items: A network element (400) can receive (101) (from an end user (404) and via a data network (403)) a message as regards an aggregation of multiple different renderable content items. By one approach this message comprises, at least in part, selection criteria as have been selected by the end user.... Agent: Motorola/fetf

20090241156 - Content reproducing device: A portable content reproducing device according to the present invention is characterized in that: in the case where the communication status is good, a low bit rate stream file is recorded in a temporary recording device by using a communication band other than a communication band used for high bit... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090241157 - Content distribution system, band control mediating apparatus, and band control method: A content distribution system according to the present invention, includes a client terminal, a server, a band control mediating unit provided between the client terminal and the server, and configured to relay a reproduction control protocol data of a content data from the client terminal to the server, and a... Agent: Nec Corporation Of America

20090241161 - Method of processing data in internet protocol television receiver and internet protocol television receiver: A method of processing data in an IPTV receiver and such an IPTV receiver are disclosed. The method includes transmitting a request signal for resolution of a content reference identifier (CRID) corresponding to a content, receiving location information including a session description protocol (SDP) file, and a session initiation protocol-uniform... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20090241162 - Method of processing data in internet protocol television receiver and internet protocol television receiver: A method of processing data in an IPTV receiver and such an IPTV receiver are disclosed. The method includes transmitting a request signal for resolution of a content reference identifier (CRID) corresponding to a content, receiving location information including a session initiation protocol-uniform resource identifier (SIP-URI) and a session description... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20090241158 - Open cable application platform set-top box (stb) personal profiles and communications applications: Utilization of stored of personalized information and communication preferences in a profile in a STB in a structured format or via cookies allows at least a combination of feature rich telephony applications, with the personalized data stored in STBs facilitating feature rich communications sessions. Providing advanced multimedia communications applications using... Agent: Sheridan Ross P.C.

20090241159 - Open cable application platform set-top box (stb) personal profiles and communications applications: Utilization of stored of personalized information and communication preferences in a profile in a STB in a structured format or via cookies allows at least a combination of feature rich telephony applications, with the personalized data stored in STBs facilitating feature rich communications sessions. Providing advanced multimedia communications applications using... Agent: Sheridan Ross P.C.

20090241160 - Open cable application platform set-top box (stb) personal profiles and communications applications: Utilization of stored of personalized information and communication preferences in a profile in a STB in a structured format or via cookies allows at least a combination of feature rich telephony applications, with the personalized data stored in STBs facilitating feature rich communications sessions. Providing advanced multimedia communications applications using... Agent: Sheridan Ross P.C.

20090241163 - Broadcast picture display method and a digital broadcast receiver using the same: A broadcast picture display method for a digital broadcast receiver is provided for displaying broadcast data during a channel switching period. The broadcast picture display method for digital broadcast receiver includes setting a switched-service channel in a channel switching period, buffering broadcast data received on the switched-service channel while displaying... Agent: JeffersonIPLaw, LLP

20090235295 - Method and system for managing an interactive video display system: A method for managing an interactive video display system. A plurality of video spots are displayed on the interactive video display system. Data based on interaction with the interactive video display system corresponding to video spots of the plurality of video spots is gathered. The data is stored, wherein the... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090235296 - Television system, broadcast reception device, and operation terminal: A television system transmits information on the user's taste for a program to the user's taste to an operation terminal from a television broadcast reception device, outputs information showing that the program to the user's taste exists to the operation terminal, and transmits selected program information to the television broadcast... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20090235297 - Systems and methods for capturing program attributes: A method for assigning attributes to media content. A media content is first displayed on a television, computer, or other display. A communication created by a user while viewing the media content is then received. The communication is then analyzed, and at least a portion of the communication is linked... Agent: Ropes & Gray LLP

20090235298 - Systems and methods for synchronizing time-shifted media content and related communications: A method for assigning attributes to media content. A media content is first displayed on a television, computer, or other display. A communication created by a user while viewing the media content is then received. The communication is then analyzed, and at least a portion of the communication is linked... Agent: Ropes & Gray LLP

20090235299 - Ims-enabled control channel for iptv: An IMS-enabled control channel for an IPTV service is provided by receiving at a Serving Call/State Control Function (S-CSCF) a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) REGISTER message, the SIP REGISTER message identifying the originating user, receiving at the originating user a response from the S-CSCF indicating that the originating user has... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090235300 - Content transmission device, program, parental level determination method, and content transmission system: A content transmission device that is connected to a plurality of external devices including a reproduction device reproducing content data, including a transmitting section transmitting content data to the reproduction device, a detecting section detecting the state of each of the plurality of external devices, a parental level determining section... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20090235301 - Method and apparatus for programming blackout and retune: A method for blackout and retune distribution including receiving a first wide area multiplexed feed, the first wide area multiplexed feed comprising a blacked out feed; and generating a requantized local service feed from a local replacement plus retune service feed, the local replacement plus retune service feed having a... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20090235302 - Information processing apparatus, content reproduction apparatus, information providing apparatus, device control apparatus, cooperative processing system, and program: In a cooperative processing system for performing cooperative process between a portable terminal and a television terminal through a service server and a device control server, content and content information separately managed by a content server connected to the television terminal and the service server are searched based on a... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20090235303 - Encrypted content and decryption key providing system: Not only is it possible to let the viewers watch information that an information provider wants watched by the viewers in a reliable manner, but it is also possible to provide the viewers with information that the information provider desires. A content providing server 1 appends an encryption key ID... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20090235304 - Method and system for wireless digital multimedia presentation: A system for sending multimedia data between a first High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) component and a second HDMI component that is engaged with a displayer of multimedia data includes a first Digital Visual Interface (DVI) component receiving HDCP-encrypted multimedia data from the first HDMI component over a wire. A... Agent: Rogitz & Associates

20090235305 - Apparatus and method for interfacing different emergency alert systems: An apparatus provides an emergency alert function that interfaces different types of emergency alert systems. According to an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus includes a tuner for tuning an emergency alert signal indicating an emergency event, and a processor for determining an originator of the emergency alert signal. The processor processes... Agent: Thomson Licensing LLC

20090235306 - Apparatus and method for receiving emergency alert signals: An apparatus such as a television signal receiver (20) provides an emergency alert function. According to an exemplary embodiment, the television signal receiver (20) includes a first tuner (23) for tuning a first channel when the television signal receiver (20) is in an on mode. A second tuner (25) is... Agent: Thomson Licensing LLC

20090235308 - Method of content substitution: A method of substituting a primary content (110) being transmitted on a primary channel (100) with a secondary content (220), characterized by said secondary content being a summary of a program (210) being currently transmitted on a secondary channel (200). Preferably the method comprises substitution of the secondary content (220)... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090235307 - System and method for compensating users for advertising data in a community of end users: A computer readable medium is disclosed, containing instructions useful in performing a method for sending advertising data, the method comprising measuring user-to-user connectivity between users within a community of users; determining a plurality of highly connected users (HCUs) based on the user-to-user connectivity; and sending advertising data to selected HCUs... Agent: At&t Legal Department - Roebuck Attn: Patent Docketing

20090235309 - Methods and devices for presenting an interactive media guidance application: Methods and devices for presenting an interactive media guidance application are provided in accordance with various embodiments. In some embodiments, methods for presenting an interactive media guidance application are provided, the methods comprising: accessing guide listings from storage, wherein at least a portion of the guide listings have corresponding channel... Agent: Ropes & Gray LLP

20090235310 - Method and apparatus for displaying electronic program guide of recorded transport stream file: A method and apparatus for displaying an EPG of a recorded TS file. The method and apparatus enables a user to recognize in advance digital broadcasting content (i.e., broadcasting programs) recorded using the EPG of the recorded TS file by accumulatively storing EPG information of the corresponding broadcasting content when... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090235311 - System and method for dynamically transmitting program system information from television network to stations using information embedded in an hdtv signal: A system for dynamically transmitting recent program system information from a television network to an affiliate station using information embedded in an HDTV signal includes a program data server configured to provide current program system information protocol (PSIP) data, a network video programming source configured to provide network video programming,... Agent: Disney Enterprises, Inc C/o Smith Frohwein Tempel Greenlee Blaha LLC

20090235312 - Targeted content with broadcast material: User end communication apparatus for managing broadcast channel input within a user end environment, comprises: a channel probe for obtaining channel context data from a stream at least passing through said user end communication apparatus; a keyword/key concept extractor for extracting channel keywords from the channel context data; and a... Agent: Martin D. Moynihan D/b/a Prtsi, Inc.

20090235313 - Information providing apparatus, broadcast receiving terminal, information providing system, information providing method and program: There is provided an information providing apparatus that can be connected to a broadcast receiving terminal that displays electronic contents guide (ECG) information including attribute information expressing contents of a program, including an ECG information storage part that stores ECG information, a viewer EID processing part that processes viewer emotional... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20090235314 - Television broadcast receiving apparatus and control method therefor: To provide a television broadcast receiving apparatus capable of receiving image data of a program at a scheduled time and a control method for controlling the apparatus, the broadcast time period of a program broadcasted via a broadcast wave is acquired and stored in a storing unit. If the already-acquired... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20090235315 - Method and apparatus for redirecting a receiving device in the event of a programming blackout: A receiving device and method for operating the same includes a tuner tuned to a first channel having a first program, a memory storing program guide data therein and a controller in communication with the tuner and the memory. The controller determines the first channel is a blacked out channel,... Agent: The Directv Group, Inc. Patent Docket Administration

20090235316 - System and apparatus for cascading and redistributing hdtv signals: Redistribution of multimedia signals or the like within a service area is performed by identifying one or more pieces of white space in the VHF/UHF spectrum, selecting a carrier frequency for each piece of white space spectrum, parsing the signal into a like number of components and modulating each component... Agent: Kramer & Amado, P.C.

20090235317 - Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and computer program: A configuration is provided in which a device in a home network receives content from a server outside the home network and plays the content. A home IMS gateway maps an external server outside the home network as a virtual hone network device, and executes a process of receiving a... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090235318 - Method and system for switching media streams in a client system as directed by a control system: A method and system for switching media streams of a video in a client system. The media streams are made available to the client system by a content providing system. A first media stream received from the content providing system is played in a SHOW mode in the client system.... Agent: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts

20090235319 - Video on demand gateway: A video on demand (VOD) gateway allows multiple incompatible and non-interoperable VOD systems to function as a single unified VOD system. A VOD gateway system includes a VOD asset gateway, a VOD session gateway, a VOD transaction gateway and a generic VOD client software program. The generic VOD client software... Agent: Banner & Witcoff , Ltd Attorneys For Client Number 007412

20090235320 - Image processing apparatus, image processing system having the same, and control method thereof: An image processing apparatus with a display unit includes: a communication unit which communicates with a server that stores therein content organization information of a video content; an input unit through which a video signal contained in the video content is input; a processing unit which processes the video content;... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090235321 - Television content from multiple sources: Television content from multiple sources is described. In embodiment(s), a television client device includes an interface to receive television media content in multiple streaming video formats. A television media service implemented in the television client device can process television media content when received in a first streaming video format, and... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20090235322 - Apparatus and method for distributing audio and video content using existing network wiring: An apparatus, system and method are described which allows multimedia signals received from one or more content providers (e.g., cable television providers, Internet content providers, . . . etc) to be received, processed and retransmitted by an originating node to one or more receiving nodes over a local cable network... Agent: Vulcan, Inc. C/o Stoel Rives LLP

20090235323 - Digital broadcast reception device: A digital broadcast reception device includes a reception means which receives a digital broadcast signal upon a physical channel which has been tuned, and an acquisition means which performs acquisition processing. Acquisition processing is processing to acquire information about virtual channels from said digital broadcast signal. Moreover, this digital broadcast... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20090228908 - Portable media device and method for presenting viewing content during travel: A portable media device for use in cooperation with passenger entertainment systems installed in vehicles, such as automobiles and aircraft, and methods for manufacturing and using same. The portable media device is configured to communicate with one or more content sources, which provide viewing content and which may be proximate... Agent: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLPIPProsecution Department

20090228909 - Multimedia system and method thereof: A multimedia system includes a data information receiver, a storage device, and a processing unit. The data information receiver is for receiving data information related to input data received by the multimedia system. The storage device is for storing a first mode state parameter. The processing unit is for automatically... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20090228910 - Method for authenticating the presence of a viewer during a presentation of video content: A method is described for authenticating the presence of a viewer during the presentation of video content, usually commercial content, by encouraging their interaction during the broadcast of said commercial content and verifying the result of their interaction against an expected result. The method uses a receiver/decoder module associated with... Agent: Dla Piper LLP (us) Attn: Patent Group

20090228911 - Tv control arbiter applications: An application for making the shared use of a media system (100), including a television (140), more fun while democratizing the decision making process among the users, and involving the users more closely in the television experience. In one aspect, control of the media system is granted to one of... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090228912 - Systems and methods for advertising television networks, channels, and programs: The present invention allows control of the presentation of advertisements that are associated with television networks, channels, and programs, and enables a single broadcasting of each advertisement associated with a network to be made to numerous television systems in parallel. The presentation of advertisements that are associated with television networks,... Agent: Ropes & Gray LLP

20090228913 - Network system, receiving apparatus, receiving method, recording and reproducing apparatus, recording and reproducing method, program, and recording medium: A network system includes a receiving apparatus for receiving contents, and a recording and reproducing apparatus for recording and reproducing the contents received by the receiving apparatus, the receiving apparatus and the recording and reproducing apparatus being interconnected via a network. The receiving apparatus includes a viewing age limit compliance... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090228914 - Method and system for personalized and localized tv ad delivery: A personalized and localized TV Ad delivery method and system comprise of Ad Center (1), Intelligent Control Module (2), and Display (3) and/or TV (4). Ad Center (1) collects and processes information for ads, ad agencies, advertisers, and TV users. TV user information includes subscriber information associated with a user... Agent: Edwin H Keusey Keusey Tutunjian & Bitetto

20090228916 - Data structure and signaling method for emergency alert message and digital tv receiver: An emergency alert message is included in a cable broadcast signal. The emergency alert message includes major and minor details channel numbers associated with a details channel. A details channel number is configured based on the major details channel number when the minor details channel number is set to a... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20090228917 - Emergency alert message data structure, emergency alert message signaling method, and cable broadcasting system: An emergency alert message data structure, an emergency alert message signaling method, and a cable broadcasting system using the same are disclosed. The data structure includes a scroll rate field representing a scroll rate of an emergency alert text to be scrolled across a portion of a video screen. The... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20090228915 - Method and system for initiating an emergency alert in a broadcast system: A method and system for initiating an emergency alert in a broadcast system includes a broadcast operations channel management system providing a user alert user interface and determining guide channels eligible for an emergency alert. The broadcast operations channel management system sends a trigger to the traffic scheduling system and... Agent: The Directv Group, Inc. Patent Docket Administration

20090228918 - Content recommender: A method for making an online content recommendation. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of: providing a plurality of data source modules having data; providing a plurality of function modules, each function module adapted to be connected to at least one of the plurality of data source modules... Agent: Zilka-kotab, PC

20090228919 - Media playlist management and viewing remote control: According to this invention, a user may capture a media link on any PC and perform this capture function at any physical location, then save the media link in a playlist, and subsequently play the media located at the media link on a TV server. The TV server may be... Agent: Robert Osann, Jr.

20090228920 - Method and apparatus for providing directed advertising based on user preferences: A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and a memory structure for providing advertisements into a streamed media program is disclosed. One embodiment comprises a user computer for accepting user input, the user input directly defining user preferences regarding the presentation of the advertisements in the streamed media program and for... Agent: Gates & Cooper LLP Howard Hughes Center

20090228921 - Content matching information presentation device and presentation method thereof: A content presentation device which the distributor of a video content can present to a viewer the information which the distributor intends, by adding to and changing the information to present at the time of distribution so that the information may match the content of the video content to distribute,... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20090228923 - Method and apparatus for executing application: Provided is a method of executing an application. In the method, an application is received, whether the received application is one of the applications verified as being not altered is determined based on verification information identifying the applications verified as being not altered, and then, the received application is selectively... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090228922 - Methods and devices for presenting an interactive media guidance application: Methods and devices for presenting an interactive media guidance application are provided in accordance with various embodiments. In some embodiments, methods for presenting an interactive media guidance application in a user equipment device are provided, the methods comprising: receiving a video signal; presenting the video signal on a display in... Agent: Ropes & Gray LLP

20090228924 - Asset allocation system and method for allocating satellite resources in a satellite broadcast communication system: A broadcast system and method for allocating its resources includes a broadcast operation channel management system forming a database having broadcast system data from a bit rate allocation for a transponder of a satellite and a guide channel definition. The broadcast operation channel management system generates a user interface that... Agent: The Directv Group, Inc. Patent Docket Administration

20090228925 - Method for configuring broadcast components of a broadcast system including a compression control system: A method and system for configuring broadcast components includes a broadcast operation channel management system (BMS) forming a bit rate allocation chart and a compression control system storing a stream map having a channel lineup. The BMS retrieves the channel line up from the compression control system and modifying the... Agent: The Directv Group, Inc. Patent Docket Administration

20090228926 - System, apparatus, and method for templates offering default settings for typical virtual channels: The system, apparatus and method, of the present application offers the viewer a set of typical virtual channel types based on some predefined or definable category, e.g., news channel, which includes predefined default settings and behavior. These typical virtual channel ‘templates’ make it very easy for a viewer to specify... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090228927 - Apparatus and method for discovering esg bootstrap entry point in cbms system: A method of providing discovery information of an Electronic Service Guide (ESG) bootstrap entry point is provided. The method includes listing at least one piece of ESG bootstrap characteristic information for an ESG bootstrap proper for a status of a terminal, creating a Management Object (MO), which connects the ESG... Agent: JeffersonIPLaw, LLP

20090228928 - Method of receiving broadcast signals and apparatus for receiving broadcast signals: The present invention relates to a method of receiving broadcast signals and an apparatus for receiving broadcast signals. The apparatus includes a receiving unit configured to receive a broadcast signal, a demodulator configured to demodulate the broadcast signal, a demultiplexer configured to demultiplex the broadcast signal, a storage device configured... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20090228929 - Media recording selection system: In a remote booking system allowing a user to select programmes to be recorded on a personal video recorder (PVR) (1) by sending messages from a mobile device (3), the system receives a “natural language” message identifying a programme by information generally available to the user, and attempts to match... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090228931 - Method and system for communicating changes in a broadcast system to other broadcast components: A broadcast system includes a program guide system, a traffic and scheduling system having a traffic and scheduling database having a program schedule therein. The system also includes a broadcast operation channel management system initiating a channel mapping change or channel definition change using the program schedule and communicating a... Agent: The Directv Group, Inc. Patent Docket Administration

20090228930 - Method and system for operating broadcast system components with different portions of an allocation database: A method and system for operating different broadcast system components with different portions of a database includes a method of configuring a broadcast system comprising generating an allocation chart for a broadcast system, communicating a first portion of the allocation chart to a first broadcast system component, operating the first... Agent: The Directv Group, Inc. Patent Docket Administration

20090228932 - Method for swapping channel assignments in a broadcast system: A method of swapping channels in a broadcast system includes a broadcast operation channel management system receiving broadcast operation channel swap data for a first station and a second station. The channel swap data comprises an effective date, a first station identifier and a first position and a second station... Agent: The Directv Group, Inc. Patent Docket Administration

20090228933 - System, method and computer readable medium for providing redundancy in a media delivery system: In a digital video system, high availability distribution is provided using spare modules such as an integrated receiver decoder, multimedia transcoder and streaming module in support of the primary modules. The primary modules multicast status messages which are monitored by the spare modules. When failure of a primary module is... Agent: Rg And Associates

20090228934 - Method and system for changing allocation charts in a satellite broadcasting system: A broadcast system and method of changing allocations therein include a plurality of broadcast system components and a broadcast operation channel management system having a database. The broadcast operation channel management system generates a first allocation chart for the broadcast system with a first effective time and communicates at least... Agent: The Directv Group, Inc. Patent Docket Administration

20090228935 - Energy and multimedia data transport network and rail: The present invention relates to an energy and multimedia data transport network and rail notably intended for embedded multimedia equipment on board aircraft. The network is connected with at least one data server and at least one energy supply box. The network includes: one or more energy and data transport... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20090228936 - Real-time hd tv/video ip streaming to a game console: Program code enabling the streaming of HD content in real-time to a game console is stored on a storage medium remote from the game console. The game console executes software that facilitates transfer of the program code from the remote storage medium to the game console. The program code ensures... Agent: Lee & Hayes, PLLC

20090228937 - System for matching fans with presentations and monetizing presenting venues: A service for pairing individuals with venues includes an internet-connected server, software executing from a data repository associated with the server, an interactive interface provided by the software, enabling individuals to input information and access services, and information stored in the data repository regarding at least identity of venues, being... Agent: Central Coast Patent Agency, Inc

20090228938 - System and method of sharing media content: A method of sharing media content is disclosed. A request is received at a network-connected media recorder to send a recording including media content to one or more users. At least one subscriber in the one or more users is identified, where the at least one subscriber is authorized to... Agent: At & T Legal Department - Toler Attn: Patent Docketing

20090228939 - Time-shift tv service establishment method and time-shift tv media function entity: A time-shift TV (TsTV) service establishment method and a TsTV media function (MF) entity are configured to realize TsTV services in an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) network. The method includes the following steps. The TsTV MF entity receives a media negotiation including content delivery channel information and content control channel... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090228940 - Method and apparatus for managing telephone communications: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a set top box having a controller to receive a call from a communication device, present notice of receipt of the call on a display device coupled to the set top box, provide a message to the... Agent: At&t Legal Department - As Attn: Patent Docketing

20090228941 - Video system and a method of using the video system: A test system can include a test controller, a source system, and a measurement system. The source system can provide a test video clip or test packetized data stream that is injected into a broadcast portion of a service provider's access network at a point similar where other broadcast content... Agent: At&t Legal Department - Lnap Attn: Patent Docketing

20090228942 - System and a method for managing audiovisual programs in a telecommunications network: This system (20, 40, 50, 60) manages audiovisual programs (CH1, CH2) in a telecommunications network, each program being broadcast by a source (30) to receivers (10) that are subscribed to a broadcast group. It includes: means (60) for interpreting a sequence of audiovisual programs programmed by a user of a... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Attn: Patent Docket Dept.

20090228943 - System and method for delivery of personalized mosaic multimedia content over a cable data network: An apparatus for providing a mosaic view in a cable Internet Protocol (IP) network is provided including a mosaic server, disposed at a cable head end, configured for receiving standard streams and mosaic streams over a cable network and selecting desired mosaic streams for forming a personalized mosaic view. A... Agent: Thomson Licensing LLC

20090228946 - Streaming interactive video client apparatus: An apparatus is described comprising a Power-over-Ethernet interface, a High-Definition Media Interface (HDMI), a Bluetooth interface, a means for decompressing low-latency streaming interactive video and audio from an Internet-based hosting service and outputting the decompressed audio and video through HDMI, and a means for transmitting to the Internet-based hosting service... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20090228944 - System and method for chat load management in a network chat environment: A system and method is provided for managing the chat load in a chat room operating in a network chat environment. A chat controller (120) manages a chat room that provides an exchange of information in the form of a plurality of chat lines between a plurality of chat clients... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090228945 - Systems, methods, and computer products for internet protocol television media connect: Systems, methods and computer program products for Internet Protocol Television media connect are provided. Exemplary embodiments include a content management method, including searching for locations of local audio/video assets available on a local area network, aggregating the locations of the local audio/video assets on a device on the local area... Agent: At&t Legal Department - Cc Attn: Patent Docketing

20090228947 - System and method for appraising portable media content: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a media processor having a controller to detect a portable media storage device (PMSD), present media content supplied by the PMSD, present a survey to appraise the media content; receive a survey response, and transmit the survey... Agent: At&t Legal Department - As Attn: Patent Docketing

20090228948 - Viewer selection of subtitle position on tv screen: As part of a user interface for controlling the display of subtitles including closed captioning, a viewer is presented with a menu of alternate screen positions for the subtitles from which the viewer can select a preferred position.... Agent: Rogitz & Associates

20090228949 - Digital broadcasting terminal: A terminal (60) in a digital broadcasting system supports a virtual machine (150), such as a Java™ virtual machine, which processes applications in a first code format, such as Java™ byte code. A plug-in (110) is provided which converts applications that are received in a second code format into the... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090222848 - Systems and methods to wirelessly meter audio/visual devices: Example systems and methods to wirelessly meter audio/visual (A/V) devices are disclosed. A disclosed example method receives media content from an A/V source device, embeds a video overlay in the wirelessly received media content, and wirelessly transmits the media content and the video overlay to the wireless A/V device. The... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

20090222849 - Audiovisual censoring: A method, apparatus, and program product are provided for selectively censoring recorded program content while displaying a program. In response to a first input, a first boundary is identified. In response to a second input, a second boundary is identified. The boundaries are associated to form a boundary pair defining... Agent: Steven E. Bach Attorney At Law

20090222850 - Advertisement skip view: Advertisement skip view is described. In embodiment(s), a video stream of recorded media content can be distributed to a media device when requested at the media device to render as television media content for viewing. The recorded media content can include one or more advertisement pods that each include one... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20090222851 - Method, device and computer program product for displaying an advertisement to a user: A method for displaying advertisement to a user, the method includes: receiving, over an out of band channel and by an advertisement fulfillment engine that utilizes interactive capabilities of a user device, information representative of a first thin advertisement; determining, by the advertisement fulfillment engine, to display the first thin... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20090222852 - Reverse 911 using tv: A reverse 911 can be sent to a TV communicating with the Internet. The TV is automatically turned on if it is off, and a viewer can acknowledge the reverse 911 using a TV remote control.... Agent: Rogitz & Associates

20090222853 - Advertisement replacement system: An advertisement replacement system monitors a multimedia stream containing digital television content and advertisements for indicators of objectionable advertisement content. Replacement content is substituted for all or part of an advertisement that has at least one indicator (or a threshold level) of objectionable content. Analysis of stored content may also... Agent: At&t Legal Department - Jw Attn: Patent Docketing

20090222854 - system and method for presenting advertising data during trick play command execution: A computer readable medium is disclosed containing instructions that when executed by a computer perform a method for presenting advertising data, the method including but not limited to receiving a video data stream at an end user device, receiving a video data stream at an end user device; recognizing a... Agent: At&t Legal Department - Roebuck Attn: Patent Docketing

20090222855 - Method and apparatuses for hierarchical transmission/reception in digital broadcast: In accordance with various aspects of the invention, there is being provided a method and apparatus for transmitting, and a method and apparatus for receiving a digital broadcast signal including a hierarchical modulation having a high priority stream and a low priority stream. The content to be received or transmitted... Agent: Harrington & Smith, PC

20090222856 - Virtual channel table for a broadcast protocol and method of broadcasting and receiving broadcast signals using the same: A virtual channel table for broadcasting protocol and a method for broadcasting by using the virtual channel table includes identification information identifying and permitting discrimination of active and inactive channels contained in the virtual channel table. At a receiver, the virtual channel table transmitted from the transmitting side is parsed,... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20090222857 - Content recommendation apparatus and method: A content recommendation apparatus that can recommend contents suitable to user's taste immediately even after introduction of the system even if a TV set is used by unspecified users. Among previously-determined recommendation ranks of contents, the content recommendation apparatus of the present invention lowers the recommendation rank of a VOD... Agent: Brundidge & Stanger, P.C.

20090222858 - System and method for creating electronic guides based on presence and group membership: A network server comprises a controller that creates and distributes an electronic guide to the members of an affinity group based on the presence statuses of one or more of the group members. The electronic guide identifies the title and location of one or more media files stored in a... Agent: Coats & Bennett, PLLC

20090222859 - Method, apparatus, and computer program product for implementing automatic update of time shift content: A method, apparatus, and computer program product implement automatic update of time shift content. Time sensitive information recorded on a client recording device is automatically updated responsive to updated content becoming available. Updating time sensitive information is enabled by a remote broadcast signal. The remote broadcast signal includes an embedded... Agent: Ibm Corporation RochesterIPLaw Dept 917

20090222860 - Video recording device and reserved video recording method thereof: A video recording device includes a mail transceiving module, a mail analyzing module, and a scheduling module. The mail transceiving module retrieves an E-mail including a title, an identification message, and a video request. The mail analyzing module analyzes the title and the identification message to determine whether the title... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090222861 - System and method for displaying a high impact video test: A method is provided for displaying a video. The method includes providing a display field on a webpage and displaying an article of clothing within the display field. A first link to a first video is also provided on the webpage. When a selection of the first link is received... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20090222862 - Video player, docking station and system for vehicle having wireless video transmission: A multimedia playing device for use in a vehicle. The multimedia playing device is mounted within the dashboard of a vehicle and is able to wirelessly transmit video to various display devices located in the vehicle. The multimedia playing device is able to accommodate any number of multimedia playing devices.... Agent: The Belles Group, P.C.

20090222863 - Wireless video and audio broadcasting device: A broadcasting device includes a video and audio transmitter, several video and audio receivers to wirelessly receive signals from the video and audio transmitter, and a remote control; the video and audio transmitter is connected to a computer/multimedia broadcasting device; the video and audio receivers are each connected to a... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090222864 - Apparatus and method for interactive digital media content requests: A remote user interface transmits a digital media request through a first communication link to a media management control which is coupled by a second communication link to a digital audio-visual playback device for selecting and playing a stored digital media by the playback device. The media management control executes... Agent: Young Basile

20090222865 - System and method for managing media files based on contracts: There is disclosed a media file distribution system and method. An asset management and delivery system and method for the distribution of digital files and data is provided. There are two major functions, with sub-functions within each. The system first serves as a fully automated management system for a company... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20090222866 - Devices and/or methods for switching between program sources: Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a method comprising: determining a second program corresponding to a received first program; recognizing an interruption of the first program; based on a time of the interruption, specifying a time of continuation of the second program; and transmitting the second program to an output unit... Agent: Michael N. Haynes

20090222867 - Broadcast receiving apparatus, video storing apparatus, and multimedia delivering system: An apparatus is provided which supplies cached data in a house which does not require a large-space storage device, is a broadcast receiving apparatus that is connected to a network and that receives multimedia data including at least one of video and audio, from a device installed in a broadcast... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090222868 - Service for providing shared multimedia content: A multimedia content delivery resource suitable for supporting a video on demand service to a plurality of users substantially simultaneously. The multimedia content delivery resource includes a reception interface for receiving a video content item selection signal associated with a primary subscriber; and a subscriber selection signal indicative of a... Agent: At&t Legal Department - Jw Attn: Patent Docketing

20090222869 - Addressing method for transporting data on a telecommunication network, corresponding address structure signal, gateway and computer programme: A method is provided for transforming a first transport level address into a second transport level address: the first address representing at least one digital data broadcasting service from at least one non-meshed broadcasting network and comprising data identifying the at least one digital data broadcasting service; the second address... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20090222870 - Personalized video generation: A personalised video generation system, including: (i) a digital asset manager for storing a video project file marked with references to content groups and content substitution rules; (ii) an editing tool for accessing the file and displaying content of the file grouped based on the groups, and generating an interface... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20090222872 - Method and system for providing different formats of encoded content in a switched digital video (sdv) system: A method, system and devices for delivering a switched digital video (SDV) channel to a network element, such as an end user set-top box, based on the decoding capabilities of the network element. The system determines whether to deliver the SDV channel in a first format, such as MPEG-4, or... Agent: Motorola, Inc. Law Department

20090222871 - Method of transmitting digital services over a network and device implementing the method: Within the context of the broadcasting of DVB services over an IP network, the trend is to separate the signalling information describing the network and the services offered from the services themselves. The signalling is made available to the terminals via XML files available on HTTP servers. In contrast to... Agent: Thomson Licensing LLC

20090222873 - Multimedia channel switching: The invention reduces the user-perceived time of switching multimedia channels in a unicast communications system. This shortening of the switch procedure is obtained by reducing the buffering of the multimedia data in the data buffer of a user terminal. A reduced media buffering results in that multimedia data of the... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090222874 - Method, device and system for session mobility of internet protocol television (iptv) content between end user communication devices: A method, device and system for providing Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) session mobility between end user communication devices, such as between a set-top box and a mobile communication device. IPTV session mobility is provided using a control server configured to manage and facilitate the transfer of the IPTV session in... Agent: Motorola, Inc. Law Department

20090222875 - Distributed tuner allocation and conflict resolution: Systems, methods and computer program products for allocating tuner resources to tuner consumers when a tuner conflict occurs. When the tuner resources of a system or network reside at a central server, the tuners are allocated to requesting consumers according to the priority of the tuner request and the current... Agent: Workman Nydegger/microsoft