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Interactive Video Distribution Systems > Operator Interface > To Facilitate Tuning Or Selection Of Video Signal > Program Reserve Or Reminder System Program Reserve Or Reminder SystemProgram Reserve Or Reminder System 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.10/25/07 - 20070250866 - Electronic apparatus, method and system for collecting broadcast program information, and storage medium Selection of broadcast programs is facilitated by collecting viewer information relating to program information and improving sharing of the viewer information among viewers. The present invention is an electronic apparatus (SBM server) collecting information relating to broadcast programs for a television receiver, etc., a collecting method thereof, a collecting system ... 10/25/07 - 20070250865 - System and method for selectively recording program content from a mosaic display A broadcast recording system for selectively recording broadcast program content from a mosaic display while continuing to display the mosaic display. The system may include the ability to present a categorized mosaic, program guide information for selected program content, and/or audio associated with selected program content. ... 08/09/07 - 20070186249 - Management of television presentation recordings A method for managing television presentation recordings includes determining if a television presentation corresponding to a television presentation listing is scheduled to be recorded, assigning a color to the television presentation listing responsive to determining that the television presentation is scheduled to be recorded, and presenting the television presentation listing ... 08/09/07 - 20070186247 - Processing program content material A method and system to process program content material are described herein. A received data stream includes program content data associated with a particular program and includes index data corresponding to the program content data of the particular program. The index data includes one of a plurality of program format ... 08/02/07 - 20070180473 - Method and apparatus for recording broadcast programs by tracking change of broadcasting time A method for recording broadcasting programs by using EPG (Electronic Program Guide) information in accordance with the present invention creates a scheduled recording item by referring to a guide item of a program chosen as a recording object by the user, determines whether broadcasting time of the created scheduled recording ... 07/19/07 - 20070169149 - System and method for routing media The system and method for streaming media to a viewer and managing the media comprises an enhanced service routing processor (ESRP), a real time switch management system (RTSMS), a name routing processor (NRP), and a managed media switch (MMS). The RTSMS has a reservation system. The ESRP receives media from ... 07/12/07 - 20070162937 - Television schedule system with pop-up action menu and icons The present invention includes an interactive computer system which provides television schedule information and displays an action pop-up listing actions which can be scheduled. In the preferred embodiment, a memory stores a computer program, image data, and received data. This data includes the television schedule information. A processor uses the ... 07/05/07 - 20070157250 - Method and apparatus for recording using multiple program schedule data sources to modify recording schedule A method and apparatus for recording according to a recording schedule for a processing unit. (a) Service information including schedule information for a current show and a next show to be provided in a digital broadcast stream is acquired. (b) A determination is made as to whether there is a ... 07/05/07 - 20070157249 - Systems and methods for episode tracking in an interactive media environment Systems and methods for monitoring a user's viewing progress of media in a series are provided. The user may setup a media profile containing a list of program series to be monitored. The interactive media monitoring application may track the user's viewing progress of programs in the program series on ... 05/10/07 - 20070107015 - Video contents display system, video contents display method, and program for the same A video contents display system has a contents information display section that allows pieces of contents information on a plurality of recorded video contents to be displayed along a time axis on a screen, and a video contents display section that displays the plurality of video contents at a specified ... 04/26/07 - 20070094690 - Media-on-demand reminders The invention can be viewed as a system for providing media information to a user via an interactive media services client device coupled to a programmable media services server device. A method of the preferred embodiment of the present invention includes adding a media title to a media title list ... 04/26/07 - 20070094689 - Program guide and reservation system for network based digital information and entertainment storage and delivery system In a broadband communications system, e.g., a cable system, programming content can be readily reserved and accessed for viewing using interactive program guides in accordance with the invention. Such programming content may include in-progress programs, future programs and previously broadcast programs which are recorded at a headend in the cable ... 04/12/07 - 20070083896 - System to allocate and prioritize recordings The system of the preferred embodiment includes multiple first sensors adapted to detect the state of a designated area, multiple second sensors adapted to detect changes or events within the designated area, multiple recording devices adapted to record information, a processor adapted to allocate recording resources and to prioritize the ... 04/05/07 - 20070079336 - Telephone-controlled tv set and method therefor A telephone-controlled television (TV) set (30) includes: a memory (311) for storing user-defined locking/unlocking information used to control a switch of the TV set between a locking state and a non-locking state; a communication port (312) connected with a telephone network (20), for receiving an incoming call from a telephone ... 04/05/07 - 20070079335 - Generating an alert signal for use with digital video recorders The description herein describes generating an alert signal for use with digital video recorders. In a described implementation, a method for generating an alert includes receiving a first information from a services provider and generating an alert signal. In the implementation, the first information is associated with a customer and ... 04/05/07 - 20070079334 - Methods and systems for resolving scheduling conflicts in a video recorder Systems and methods are used to automatically resolve a conflict between a plurality of time periods of programs to be recorded in a video recorder. An input is received from a user of a plurality of programs to be recorded. It is determined whether time periods during which the plurality ... 03/22/07 - 20070067805 - Access to internet data through a television system A television system provides access to Internet data simultaneously with a displayed television program. Data units including data address sites available through a networked computer system such as the Internet are embedded in a television signal along with a television program. Information representing the data address site, such as an ... 03/22/07 - 20070067804 - Device for recording a broadcasted programme The device according invention has a programme memory wherein fragments of a broadcasted programme are temporarily stored, and is able to share programme fragments with similar devices in order to recompose the broadcasted programme at a time-shifted moment. By integrating devices according to the invention in network nodes, like for ... 03/01/07 - 20070050819 - Broadcast receiver and method of control thereof According to one embodiment, when a recording process of transferring, via an output buffer, received broadcast contents over a network and recording them on external recording equipment and an acquisition process of acquiring, via an input buffer, AV contents obtained from external equipment over the network are carried out concurrently, ... 03/01/07 - 20070050818 - Remote dvr manager A system and method for programming a digital video recorder (DVR) over a scheduling network. Program schedule information is provided to a user of a DVR via the scheduling network. A program selection is received from the scheduling client associated with a subscriber via the scheduling network. State information indicative ... 02/08/07 - 20070033617 - Redirecting broadcast signals for recording programming A method, system, communications device and computer program product for redirecting broadcast signals for recording programming may include detecting occurrence of a predetermined condition or event. The method, system, communications device and computer program product may also include transmitting a message to redirect the broadcast signals for recording the programming ... 02/08/07 - 20070033616 - Ascertaining show priority for recording of tv shows depending upon their viewed status A recommending system which performs compression on recommended shows based on recommender scores. If a show is highly recommended, the show will not be compressed. If, however, a show is not recommended as highly it will be compressed before storing the show. This provides more storage capacity. The compression rate ... 11/09/06 - 20060253870 - Reserved recording of broadcast programs A system and method of reserved recording of a broadcast program includes: a set-top box storing broadcast program information and setting up reserved recording of the broadcast program in response to a reserved recording request; and a wireless transceiver receiving the broadcast program information from the set-top box and displaying ... 08/17/06 - 20060184970 - Digital televisions and electronic devices with program alert function, and methods thereof A digital TV comprises a processor, a communication unit, an output unit, a memory, and a clock. The communication unit receives an electronic program guide (EPG) with program titles corresponding to showtimes. The memory stores selected information corresponding to a selected program title in the EPG data. When the clock ... 08/17/06 - 20060184969 - On-vehicle recording/reproduction device, recording/reproduction device, recording/reproduction system, and recording/reproduction method An in-vehicle recording/reproduction device (121) records in a recording device a program which the user starts watching, and reads and reproduces the data when watching is permitted, such as, for example, when a vehicle is stopped. The in-vehicle recording/reproduction device (121) transmits recording information about recording, such as a program, ... 08/03/06 - 20060174280 - Computer system and method for storing tv signals therein A computer comprises: a central processing unit (CPU) driving an operating system (OS); a television (TV) receiver part for receiving external television signals; a storage unit for storing the television signals therein; a reserve-recording set-up part for setting up reserve-recording conditions for the television signals; a record-controlling part for storing ... 08/03/06 - 20060174279 - System and method for managing television tuners A method for managing a first television tuner and a second television tuner is provided. The method includes detecting when a channel request is received at the first television coupled to the first television tuner and detecting whether a recording is scheduled for the first television tuner. Thereafter, a user ... 07/27/06 - 20060168625 - Intelligent recording of a scheduled program One embodiment of the invention is a technique to stop recording a program intelligently. Stopping recording a program is delayed from a scheduled stop recording time. A transition between the program and a commercial is detected after the scheduled stop recording time. Recording the program is stopped at the detected ... 07/20/06 - 20060161956 - Systems and methods for transfering television-related settings and preferences A method for transferring DHCT settings includes receiving by a first digital home communication terminal (DHCT) a request for transmitting a DHCT setting from the first DHCT to a second DHCT, and transmitting the DHCT setting from the first DHCT to the second DHCT. Systems and other methods for transferring ... 07/20/06 - 20060161955 - Linking of interactive television recording to applications A method and computer-readable medium of handling recording of interactive television, such as MHP, wherein interactive television applications may initiate recording of interactive television content. The interactive television is tagged with information linking the content to the application that made the recording for access control purposes. In this way applications ... 07/13/06 - 20060156345 - Digital television apparatus This invention provides a digital television apparatus adapted to exclude channels of broadcast programs, in which the viewer has no interest, from an EPG display and improve EPG usability by providing short scroll capability through the EPG. The digital television apparatus includes a display device, an operating unit by which ... 07/13/06 - 20060156344 - Network recording system and recording device A device that performs a master/slave switching process dynamically changing a device functioning as a master device in a network in consideration of fixed device performances and also variable device states is provided. A device's own device information managing section (15) of a master device (1) manages device's own device ... 06/29/06 - 20060143659 - Tv broadcasting receiving apparatus and receiving method thereof A TV broadcasting receiving apparatus according to the present invention includes a digital broadcasting receiving unit that receives digital TV broadcasting, a first time-extracting unit that extracts first time-information included in the digital TV broadcasting, a second time-extracting unit that extracts second time-information via an electric communication line, an electronic ... 06/29/06 - 20060143658 - Digital video recorder for automatically recording an upcoming program that is being advertised A method and apparatus is provided for recording a program being advertised during a broadcast of another program. The method begins by receiving a user request to record the program being advertised in an advertisement appearing in a broadcast of the other program. The other program is embodied in a ... 06/22/06 - 20060136966 - Digital video recorder for recording missed program episodes and for resolving scheduling conflicts between programs to be recorded A method and apparatus is provided for recording at least one program received over a broadband communications system. The method begins by accessing a database that includes program information that describes with program attributes a plurality of programs available over the broadband communications system. User-defined criteria are received that identify ... 06/08/06 - 20060123449 - Handheld device that integrates personal information management with audio/video control A handheld device (12) integrates personal information scheduler (252) with a program list view (250) selection and operation of a wide variety of media devices. Specifically, the handheld device (12) includes a database containing program content downloaded during the vertical blanking interval (VBI) or from the Internet (174). Viewing the ... 05/11/06 - 20060101493 - Television program recording/reproducing device A television program recording/reproducing device displays a reproduction program selection screen containing a title list image, a cursor image, frame images for initial letter selection and frame images for second letter selection. The title list image displays multiple title images sequentially in alphabetical order. One frame image for initial letter ... 05/11/06 - 20060101492 - Mobile television reminder alert The present invention discloses a reminder system for prospective viewers of broadcast television programmes. Those prospective viewers having access to a mobile phone (14) can send an SMS message via a public telephone network (16) and request a return SMS message be sent to their mobile phone (14) just prior ... 05/11/06 - 20060101491 - Content recording/reproducting apparatus, cntent recording/reproducingmethod, and computer program A video recording and reproducing apparatus can support viewing and reproduction of a recorded video content on the basis of viewing support information provided from another party. The viewing support information includes channel information specifying a program with respect to each broadcast program, comments on a specific scene within the ... 04/20/06 - 20060085820 - Method for inserting data into a timer for a video recording device A method for inserting additional data into a recurring timer of a video recording device extracts additional data received together with the video signal, e.g. in line 21 of the vertical blanking interval, detects if said extracted data contain specific information to be displayed in a list of timers, extracts ... 04/13/06 - 20060080711 - Apparatus and method for performing reserved recording function An apparatus and method for performing a reserved recording function in a broadcast signal recorder. A reserved recording method for use in the broadcast signal recorder capable of recording a received broadcast signal in a recording medium includes the steps of: receiving reserved recording time information and reserved recording channel ... 03/30/06 - 20060070101 - Broadcast receiver A main body of a broadcast receiver can receive a large amount of input information in a short time through a keyboard. The main body can discriminate through which an input operation has been performed a remote controller and the keyboard. The main body comprises a remote-controlled operation receiving unit ... 03/30/06 - 20060070100 - Broadcasting reception system and method for indicating time A digital television broadcasting reception device contained in a broadcasting reception system has a function for receiving selectively digital broadcasting by means of antennas and tuners, and a function for connecting external instruments through a variety of interfaces. A control section controls the whole system. A timer section of an ... 03/16/06 - 20060059522 - Reserve-recording program guiding system and method The invention provides a reserve-recording program guiding system and method for providing a subscriber with a program to be recorded. The system includes a reservation server, an ordering server, a streaming server and a storing apparatus. When been recorded, the program is stored in the storing apparatus, which generates a ... 03/16/06 - 20060059521 - Method and system for integrating schedule management and broadcast program reservation in a terminal having functions of personal schedule management and broadcast program reservation Disclosed are a method and a system for integrating schedule management and broadcast program reservation in a digital broadcasting hybrid terminal having functions of personal schedule management and broadcast program reservation. When a user inputs a schedule or a broadcast program reservation, all stored registrations are searched to inform the ... 02/23/06 - 20060041911 - Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program An information processing apparatus includes a reservation unit reserving predetermined processing for a broadcast program, the predetermined processing being started in accordance with conditions corresponding to program information concerning the broadcast program; a processing unit starting the processing, reserved by the reservation unit, for the broadcast program in accordance with ... 02/23/06 - 20060041910 - Information processing system, recording apparatus, communication apparatus, information processing method, and program In a DVR recording apparatus, a program and EPG data are received, and the EPG data and a reservation list, which relates to a reservation status of program recording, are stored. In addition, reserved recording, for recording a program in accordance with the reservation list, is carried out. Further, in ... 02/23/06 - 20060041909 - Information recording apparatus and method, and computer program product An information recording apparatus is provided with: a reserving device for specifying a channel, a recording start time point, and a recording end time point of a regular broadcast program which is regularly broadcasted (i.e. every week, every day, every month, or the like), to thereby reserve the regular broadcast ... 02/16/06 - 20060037048 - Cycling of recording states for program selections during video recording conflict resolution The present invention generally relates to conflict management resolution. Typically systems for resolving conflicts between television programs with coinciding broadcast schedules use preferences, a confusing and limited display, or a combination thereof. The present invention, on thee other hand, provides for determining time spans or time slices, that indicate the ... 02/16/06 - 20060037047 - Video recording conflict management and user interface The present invention generally relates to conflict management resolution. Typically systems for resolving conflicts between television programs with coinciding broadcast schedules use preferences, a confusing and limited display, or a combination thereof. The present invention, on thee other hand, provides for determining time spans or time slices, that indicate the ... 02/09/06 - 20060031883 - Interactive television program guide with remote access An interactive television program guide with remote access is provided. The interactive television program guide is implemented on interactive television program guide equipment. A remote program guide access device is connected to the interactive television program guide equipment by a remote access link to provide a user with remote access ... 02/02/06 - 20060026648 - A display controlling apparatus, method, and computer program A data-related information acquiring device acquires data related information having a distribution information. The distribution is related to the distribution of data. A data identification device identifies first data of which first distribution time extends or contracts on the basis of the data related information and second data of which ... 12/29/05 - 20050289603 - Interactive television system An interactive television system is described. ... 12/29/05 - 20050289602 - Interactive television system An interactive television system is described. ... 12/15/05 - 20050278747 - Closed caption tagging system A closed caption tagging system provides a mechanism for inserting tags into an audio or video television broadcast stream prior to or at the time of transmission. The receiver receives the broadcast stream and detects and processes the tags within the broadcast stream which is stored on a storage device ... 12/15/05 - 20050278746 - System and method for providing a digital watermark A method for capturing a broadcast is disclosed. The method for capturing a broadcast includes detecting an approximate start time of the broadcast, wherein said detecting includes monitoring for a broadcast trigger, identifying the broadcast and a timed length thereof, such that, based on the timed length and the approximate ... 12/08/05 - 20050273819 - Series recording using an interactive television program guide An interactive television program guide system with program series reminder and recording capabilities is provided. The system allows a user to set a reminder or schedule a recording for a single episode or for each episode of a program series. In addition, other options may be provided that allow the ... 11/24/05 - 20050262534 - System and method for providing scheduled live off disk recording for dvr devices The present invention is a system and method for providing scheduled live off disk recording for DVR devices. Characteristics describing selected content scheduled to be broadcast on a first channel is programmed into the DVR device 204 for recording onto the temporary buffer 208. Once the selected content is received ... 11/10/05 - 20050251831 - User interface for television schedule system Screen (10) for a user interface of a television schedule system and process consists of an array (24) of irregular cells (26), which vary in length, corresponding to different television program lengths of one half hour to one-and-one half hours or more. The array is arranged as three columns (28) ... 11/10/05 - 20050251830 - Method of solving a conflict The present invention relates to a method of solving a conflict, the method comprising the steps of selecting (210) a program item and specifying at least one intended operation for said program item, determining (230) whether or not said operation can be performed without a conflict with at least one ... 10/27/05 - 20050240968 - Series recording options using an interactive television program guide An interactive television program guide system with program series reminder and recording capabilities is provided. The system allows a user to set a reminder or schedule a recording for a single episode or for each episode of a program series. In addition, other options may be provided that allow the ... 10/20/05 - 20050235323 - Interactive television program guide with simultaneous watch and record capabilities An interactive television program guide system is provided in which a user may use the program guide to watch one program while simultaneously recording another program without interrupting the recording or viewing process. This interactive television program guide system also allows a user the to utilize all or some of ... 10/20/05 - 20050235322 - Interactive television program guide with simultaneous watch and record capabilities An interactive television program guide system is provided in which a user may use the program guide to watch one program while simultaneously recording another program without interrupting the recording or viewing process. This interactive television program guide system also allows a user the to utilize all or some of ... 10/13/05 - 20050229214 - User interface for television schedule system Screen (10) for a user interface of a television schedule system and process consists of an array (24) of irregular cells (26), which vary in length, corresponding to different television program lengths of one half hour to one-and-one half hours or more. The array is arranged as three columns (28) ... 10/13/05 - 20050229213 - Systems and methods for multi-tuner recording An interactive television program guide system is provided. An interactive television program guide provides users with an opportunity to select programs for recording on a remote media server. Programs may also be recorded on a local media server. The program guide provides users with VCR-like control over programs that are ... 10/13/05 - 20050229212 - Satellite television network and real-time method for downloading and verifying a subscriber remote record request Near real time downloading and verifying of a subscriber's remote record request is provided to control a DVR using the existing satellite network. The insertion of the programming request into the continuous broadcast stream enables near real time processing of the request by a subscriber IRD to accommodate same day ... 10/13/05 - 20050229211 - Display control apparatus and method The invention relates to a display control apparatus and method that make it possible to easily recognize detailed information relating to an overlap time slot in an apparatus capable of setting recording reservations for programs whose broadcast time slots overlap with each other. Program-11 that will be broadcast from 11 ... 09/15/05 - 20050204388 - Series reminders and series recording from an interactive television program guide An interactive television program guide system with program series reminder and recording capabilities is provided. The system allows a user to set a reminder or schedule a recording for a single episode or for each episode of a program series. In addition, other options may be provided that allow the ... 09/08/05 - 20050198671 - Transmit device and method thereof, record/play device and method thereof as well as recording system and media A transmit device and method, a record/play device and method, a record system as well as a media allowing selection of the ideal record media by the receiver. The EPG data generator of a transmit device generates an EPG (Electronic Program Guide) showing the scheduled transmission of the program to ... 09/08/05 - 20050198670 - Broadcast receiver having viewing reservation function The present invention provides a broadcast receiver having viewing reservation function which, when a viewer is viewing a different program while a program is reserved for viewing, allows the viewer not only to select and switch a program reserved for viewing according to the viewer's judgment but also to select ... 07/21/05 - 20050160462 - Signal generating method, program, and storing apparatus for automatically storing broadcast programs A signal generating method includes a step of determining broadcast programs to be stored in a storing apparatus during a predetermined time period; a step of determining broadcast programs, from the broadcast programs stored in the storing apparatus, to be deleted during the predetermined time period; and a step of ... 07/14/05 - 20050155066 - Reserved video recording method using internet data The present invention relates to a reserved video recording apparatus using internet data which includes a modem for connecting to an external communication network to thereby transmit and receive data, a video memory which has a memory space corresponding to a pixel of a video text, a RAM DAC for ... 07/14/05 - 20050155065 - Method and network system for timer-recording broadcast program A method and network system for timer-recording a broadcast program, which can store broadcast programs desired by a user and provide the stored broadcast programs to a display device of the user through a network whenever the user desires, is disclosed. The method includes transmitting a request for timer-recording from ... 06/30/05 - 20050144640 - Method and system for recording scheduled programs with an optional backup copy stored in a centrally located storage server farm Improved techniques to record one or more scheduled programs for later viewing are disclosed. Without compromising the quality of a broadcast program being currently delivered in a required bandwidth of a network, a buffer mechanism is provided to accommodate using of the remaining available bandwidth of the network to deliver ... 06/23/05 - 20050138660 - Electronic mail reminder for an internet television program guide An Internet television program guide electronic-mail (e-mail) reminder system is provided. The system allows a user at a multimedia system to order and receive e-mail message reminders of scheduled television events over the Internet. The user can order e-mail reminders after selecting a program from the program listings or by ... 06/23/05 - 20050138659 - Personal video recorders with automated buffering A method and apparatus for predictive buffering in a media recorder, the method comprising the steps of predictively determining at least one program of interest to a user, and buffering a portion of the program. The program is selected using various criteria. The buffering process allows a user to start ... 06/02/05 - 20050120373 - Systems and methods for exporting digital content using an interactive television application The present invention relates to methods and systems for extracting digital content using an interactive television application. The interactive television application may allow the user to record programs on a set-top box. The interactive television application may also allow the user to extract the audio from one of the recorded ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |