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Interactive Video Distribution Systems > Use Surveying Or Monitoring (e.g., Program Or Channel Watched) > By Passively Monitoring Receiver Operation By Passively Monitoring Receiver OperationBy Passively Monitoring Receiver Operation patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.11/08/07 - 20070261072 - Asset delivery reporting in a broadcast network A system and method is provided for use in connection with delivering content that is targeted to users of a broadcast network. In order to select content that is targeted to users of the broadcast network, signals are received from a plurality of customer premise equipment devices (CPEs) of the ... 10/25/07 - 20070250848 - Linking and browsing media on television Techniques for linking and browsing media on a television (TV) are provided. A selected program, which is associated with a channel of the TV, is detected and additional content, which is associated with that channel and/or the selected program, is dynamically acquired from one or more external sources. The additional ... 10/11/07 - 20070240181 - Subscriber characterization system with filters A subscriber characterization system with filters in which the subscriber's selections are monitored, including monitoring of the time duration programming is watched, the volume at which the programming is listened to, and any available information regarding the type of programming, including category and sub-category of the programming. The raw subscriber ... 10/11/07 - 20070240180 - Amalgamation of user data for geographical trending The present invention comprises a viewership rating system presented on a monitor. A system in accordance with the present invention comprises a plurality of broadcast programs, each broadcast program in the plurality of broadcast programs given a rating, the rating based on a current viewership of the plurality of broadcast ... 10/11/07 - 20070240179 - Smart channel-surfer system The invention provides means and method for monitoring a viewer's television use and ranking the channels in order of preference, and then initiating a channel surfing sequence by channel based on order of preference. An apparatus according to the invention comprises a television set, a tuner, a remote control, a ... 09/27/07 - 20070226760 - Audio data receipt/exposure measurement with code monitoring and signature extraction Systems and methods are provided for gathering audience measurement data relating to receipt of and/or exposure to audio data by an audience member. Audio data is monitored to detect a monitoring code. Based on detection of the monitoring code, a signature characterizing the audio data is extracted. ... 09/20/07 - 20070220540 - Methods and systems for facilitating the provision of opinions to a shopper from a panel of peers In accordance with one or more embodiments, a system determines an image, selects a panel of participants, and outputs the image to each of the participants of the panel of participants. The image may be an image of a garment a shopper is considering purchasing, an image of the shopper ... 08/09/07 - 20070186229 - Methods and apparatus for identifying viewing information associated with a digital media device Methods and apparatus for identifying viewing information associated with a digital media device are disclosed. In an example method, data conveyed via a data bus communicatively coupled to a processor and a data storage device associated with the digital media device is monitored. Event information associated with the digital media ... 08/09/07 - 20070186228 - Methods and apparatus to determine audience viewing of video-on-demand programs Methods and apparatus to determine audience viewing of video-on-demand programs are disclosed. An example method disclosed herein comprises creating a reference database corresponding to a set of VOD programs, determining whether a VOD program is selected at a subscriber site, extracting at least one identifier from a signal carrying the ... 07/12/07 - 20070162923 - Television audience measurement system and method This invention refers to a system and a method of television audience measurements in real time through analysis of the content transmitted by the television broadcasting stations. The system hereby proposed includes a medium of detection of change of tuning state (2) of a television set (1), a means of ... 06/21/07 - 20070143776 - Viewer data collection in a multi-room network Viewer data collection in a multi-room system. A TV viewing log is created for each user or each device in a multi-room system. The log can be used to limit or monitor the amount of television watched in the household. The log allows more accurate viewer data collection to be ... 03/15/07 - 20070061832 - Method of providing viewing history information in a digital broadcast receiving terminal A method of providing viewing history information in a digital broadcast receiving terminal is provided. Viewing history information of digital programs received on a plurality of broadcast channels and output to a user is generated and stored. Upon receipt of a request for outputting the viewing history information from the ... 10/05/06 - 20060225088 - Generation of implicit tv recommender via shows image content A system and method for providing recommendation according to the preferences of the user based on the user's past viewing history. The system keeps track of the program image contents watched by a user to generate a user's preference. Then, a plurality of recommendations based on the viewer's viewing habit ... 09/28/06 - 20060218573 - Television program highlight tagging An improved audio-visual playback system which identifies and displays only high-interest segments of a program, according to peaks or thresholds of positive and negative user interaction events from a multitude of other users of the program. A personal video recorder which receives a history of positive user interaction events such ... 08/24/06 - 20060190960 - System and method for incorporating video analytics in a monitoring network A system and method for incorporating video analytics data in a monitoring network are provided. A processing server obtains video analytics device data from one or more monitoring devices. The processing server processes and stores the video analytics device data according to one or more unique identifiers. Utilizing decision logic, ... 07/13/06 - 20060156327 - Method for tracking time spent interacting with different remote controlled media devices A method, universal remote controller (URC), and computer program product that enables the tracking, recording, and reporting of the amount of time spent interacting with different media devices with the URC. The URC is enhanced with additional hardware and software components that provide the associated functionality of tracking the time ... 03/16/06 - 20060059505 - Tuning apparatus and television receiver provided with the same The invention provides a tuning apparatus capable of automatically setting a tuning operation efficiently with a simple construction, and a television receiver provided with the same. The microcomputer includes a CPU that performs an operation processing necessary for the control, a channel table that stores selected channel values for one ... 12/15/05 - 20050278731 - System and method of anonymous settop event collection and processing in a multimedia network A system and method is provided for event data collection and processing in a multimedia network. The server can include an event collection manager that receives messages containing event data from plural settop devices. Upon message receipt, the event collection manager accesses a database to identify a data aggregation group ... 10/20/05 - 20050235307 - System and method for multimedia viewership surveying Disclosed herein is a method and system for multimedia viewership surveying of an end-user's set-top-box (STB) The multimedia information may be received from at least one satellite via a satellite receiver. The satellite receiver may convey the multimedia information to a service provider location. At the service provider location, a ... 10/13/05 - 20050229203 - System and method for dynamic channel management of a television based on media center set-top box tuner availability A method and system for dynamic channel management of a television based on media center set-top box tuner availability. The method includes determining a last channel a television was tuned to prior to being turned off. Then it is determined whether the last channel is a radio frequency remodulated (RF-remodulated) ... 07/07/05 - 20050149965 - Selective media storage based on user profiles and preferences In an embodiment, a method includes receiving a signal having a number of frames into a device coupled to a display. The method also includes retrieving a past viewing profile for a user of the device and at least one cue regarding viewing preferences provided by the user. Additionally, the ... 06/09/05 - 20050125819 - Broadcast receiving apparatus, control method and program therefor A parent/child television system include an antenna 1, a parent device A100, a child device B200 capable of wireless communication with the parent device A100, and a remote control 33. When a broadcasting is viewed in the child device B200 utilizing a digital tuner B12 of the parent device A100, ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |