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Interactive Video Distribution Systems > Local Video Distribution System > Multiunit Or Multiroom Structure (e.g., Home, Hospital, Hotel, Office Building, School, Etc.) Multiunit Or Multiroom Structure (e.g., Home, Hospital, Hotel, Office Building, School, Etc.)Multiunit Or Multiroom Structure (e.g., Home, Hospital, Hotel, Office Building, School, Etc.) 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.11/15/07 - 20070266409 - Data transmission system and method of transmitting a digital signal from a trigger device to a shifter device without any loss of data A data transmission system is provided. The data transmission system includes a trigger device, a shifter device, and a gateway device. The trigger device sends a trigger signal in response to a first activation signal. The shifter device sends a shifter signal in response to a second activation signal. The ... 11/01/07 - 20070256105 - Entertainment device configured for interactive detection and security vigilant monitoring in communication with a control server Home security detectors configured with the control components of the home comprising interactive detectors enhanced to support location-awareness and home occupant-awareness and functionality. The system includes at least one motion sensor configured with communication devices operatively arranged to transmit information about any motion of occupants in the various sections of ... 10/18/07 - 20070245386 - Apparatus and method for decoding digital image and audio signals An apparatus and method for decoding of encoded signals representing at least image information from a storage medium is claimed. A storage device is configured to receive the storage medium. A decoder is configured receive the compressed encrypted encoded signals from the storage medium, and send the signals to a ... 10/04/07 - 20070234390 - Lodging entertainment system with guest-selected time shifting A lodging entertainment system provides a variety of products and services, including free television, pay-per-view movies, video games, guest services, and guest-selected recording of television programs for time-shifted viewing. Through the use of an interactive program guide, the guest may select programs being aired during the guest's stay at the ... 09/20/07 - 20070220560 - Audio/video transmission system and method An audio/video signal distribution system includes a wall plate transmitter and wall plate receiver, which communication via twisted pair cabling. In a further aspect, a method of distributing an audio/video signal is provided. ... 06/28/07 - 20070150924 - Image display control apparatus, image display system, image display control method, computer program product, sub-display control apparatus for image display system, and image display method In an image display system, the control device (110) of a host computer (100) performs an image displacement process in accordance with a program stored in a USB memory (120). By the image displacement process, a pointer (300), which is an image, is displaced between the main display (140) of ... 05/31/07 - 20070124777 - Control device with language selectivity A control device that interacts with an entertainment system. The entertainment system drives a speaker device. The control device has a user interface that receives a user input identifying an audio selection and a language. At least one module of the control device transmits a control signal adapted to cause ... 04/05/07 - 20070079340 - Multi-room user interface Multi-room user interface is described. In an embodiment, a viewing system includes television-based client devices that each receive a different data stream and render a viewing selection from the data stream. A multi-room user interface displayed at a first television-based client device can display a representation of a viewing selection ... 03/29/07 - 20070074255 - Signal receiver, reception signal managing method, and computer readable medium There is a signal receiver including: a plurality of input terminals configured to receive video signals or audio signals from external devices; a connecting unit configured to connect to a first external device via a network; a control signal sending unit configured to send a control signal for changing a ... 01/11/07 - 20070011707 - Distribution system and method A distribution system and method. The distribution system comprises a computing apparatus and a plurality of projection systems connected to the computing apparatus. The computing apparatus comprises a scheduler software tool and a plurality of audio/video data files stored on a computer readable medium. Each projection system of the plurality ... 12/21/06 - 20060288387 - Broadcast reception system, broadcast receiver, display apparatus and broadcast reception method There is provided a broadcast reception system in which a broadcast receiver receiving broadcasting signals and a display apparatus displaying images corresponding to the broadcasting signal are interconnected via a transmission line. The broadcast receiver includes: first station tuning means for selecting a channel designated by the display apparatus from ... 12/14/06 - 20060282862 - System and method for establishing tv channel A system and method for automatically establishing TV channels, based on time/date/geographic location/location of the TV within the home either entered manually or using a locater system such as GPS. ... 12/07/06 - 20060277580 - Infrared signal distribution and management system and method An apparatus for and method of distributing and reproducing infrared signals within a digital network is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a control unit for digitizing a received infrared signal command from a wireless remote and transmitting the digitized signal over the digital network. The apparatus also-comprises at least one transceiver ... 10/05/06 - 20060225105 - Networked multi-room system ad insertion Networked multi-room system ad insertion. Replacement material can be inserted into a presentation from a tuned source in a networked multi-room system (NMS) with a primary device and at least one remote device. Ad-insertion tags in the presentation correspond with commercial breaks in the presentation. Replacement material, such as new ... 08/31/06 - 20060195871 - Radio signal distrubution device and reception system comprising said device A DVD transport stream including a video and a sub-picture stream shall be transcoded to a broadcasting transport stream. For this a decoding-encoding-chain merging video and sub-picture into a single video bitstream to conserve the information of the sub-pictures although not in the broadcasting format reserved is provided. By performing ... 08/10/06 - 20060179458 - Media center A media center for housing audio-video equipment and displaying a video display includes a cabinet for housing electronic components, a display panel or column, and an adjustable attachment. The display panel defines a cavity for routing wires of the electronic components. The cabinet is movably attached to the display panel ... 06/29/06 - 20060143663 - Television distribution system and processing unit used in said distribution system The invention concerns a system for distribution of television-type (TV) video signals comprising: a first input processing unit (1) including a coaxial input terminal (10), at least a low-current output terminal (11) for twisted wire pairs and processing means (14) for processing the TV signals derived from the coaxial cable ... 06/22/06 - 20060136969 - Ordering promotional materials during motion picture showing A method provides, at an exhibition site, a promotional item. A motion picture is displayed at the exhibition site. At least one audience member is provided an order entry device for recording an order for the promotional item during the motion picture showing. The order is obtained from the order ... 06/01/06 - 20060117354 - Consolidating video-on-demand (vod) services with multi-room personal video recording (mr-pvr) services Various embodiments are described, in which multi-room personal video recording (MR-PVR) services and video-on-demand (VOD) services are integrated to provide a consolidated interface for a viewer to select among VOD services and MR-PVR services, among others. For some embodiments, both MR-PVR and VOD services can be accessed by a viewer ... 05/11/06 - 20060101496 - Targeted messaging for a content distribution network The targeted messaging system provides a mechanism to both identify a business provider of content and uniquely identify the content that is being provided to the consumer on their consumer device. The present targeted messaging system also provides an interactive link for a user interface that implements a common way ... 05/11/06 - 20060101495 - Device evaluation using media access control emulator A simulation system is provided for emulating media access control (MAC) messages that are exchanged between a headend controller and one or more set top boxes. The simulation system can be used to test the low-level functionality of the set top boxes. The system includes a headend simulator that includes ... 05/11/06 - 20060101494 - Method and system for premium channel and pay per view video resell The disclosed embodiments relate to a system and method for providing data in a multiple dwelling facility. The system may comprise a headend unit that receives a data stream that comprises a plurality of programs, and a multiple dwelling unit network that is adapted to receive at least a portion ... 05/04/06 - 20060095939 - Method and apparatus for the separation of data from digital broadcast signals for distribution via a computer network to clients The present invention provides a method, apparatus, and system to separate data from a digital broadcast signal for distribution via a computer network to clients. A data separation device separates digital video information, digital audio information and digital data from a digital broadcast signal. The data separation device can be ... 04/13/06 - 20060080713 - Television set A control unit responds to an operating command from a remote controller received by a light receiving unit to switch the subject of display on an image display unit to image information applied to an input terminal and sends the image information over a network via a communication I/F to ... 03/30/06 - 20060070104 - Video apparatus and video streaming method A video apparatus comprises means for superimposing a graphic on an image, means for coding an output signal of the graphic superimposing means, and means for streaming the output signal of the coding means to an external information processing apparatus via a network. ... 02/23/06 - 20060041914 - Method and system of providing media signals to hotels A method and system of providing media services to a hotel. The method and system include receiving media signals at a hotel from a media provider located remotely from the hotel that represent media services provided to the hotel for in-room usage. The method and system includes storing data relating ... 02/09/06 - 20060031888 - Centralized resource management and un-managed device support The present invention in embodiments provides a centralized resource manager and resources that are responsive to the centralized resource manager in a Home Area Network that may additionally include resources that are not responsive to the centralized resource manager. In embodiments, the centralized resource manager may control and regulate demands ... 02/09/06 - 20060031887 - Centralized resource manager A centralized resource manager for distributed networks manages resources available on the network, such as network bandwidth, CPU allocation, TV tuners, MPEG encoders and decoders, disk bandwidth, and input/output devices. The centralized resource manager also allocates the resources of network clients and a network-associated media server, in response to requests ... 11/17/05 - 20050257238 - In-home receiver system The in-home system comprises a complex main receiver (MR) and at least one standard receiver (AR). The main receiver (MR) receives the broadcast signals (HFIS) from the provider(s) and demodulates and/or decodes and/or descrambles (DEM) the broadcast signals (HFIS). A modulator (MOD) re-modulates the demodulated and/or decoded broadcast signals (MIS) ... 11/10/05 - 20050251834 - Theater for user selected entertainment The present invention relates to a theater for user selected entertainment. The theater comprises a plurality of connected structures each adapted for rent by a user. Each structure includes a media playback device and a media reproduction device so that the user can select media and view such media in ... 10/27/05 - 20050240970 - Guess room interactive television system and method for carrying out the same A system and method for utilizing an interactive television system in a hotel room at a venue to provide a guest at the venue with a tour guide to the venue. The tour guide includes a virtual concierge for use by the guest while staying at the hotel and while ... 09/29/05 - 20050216939 - Video distribution amplifier for upstream data systems A video system includes a video source transmitting an output signal on a transmission line. The output signal has a format such that first portions of the output signal include active video signals and second portions of the output signal lack active video signals. Each of a plurality of video ... 09/15/05 - 20050204391 - Methods and systems for a secure media computing environment Systems and methods for providing secure access to cable data are described. A split hardware and/or software architecture are provided to enable general computer access to safe APIs while protecting privileged APIs and operator content. ... 09/08/05 - 20050198674 - Cinema fiber optic platform An optical fiber-based distribution system for converting color video and stereo audio electrical signals for transmission over the fewest possible number of optical fiber cables and for then re-converting such signals back to electrical format for use at each projection room in a multi-theater complex. The color video signals include ... 07/28/05 - 20050166240 - Display system and control method thereof A display system for controlling a display according to inclinations and preferences of users and a control method thereof are provided. In the display system, a display periodically outputs a request signal and is driven according to at least one response signal received in response to the request signal, and ... 07/28/05 - 20050166239 - Surgery support system In an operation support system 1 according to the present invention, a first operation room 1A, a second operation room 1B, a third operation room 1C, . . . , a conference room 1D, and the like are connected by an IP network via an operation room communication line 8, ... 06/30/05 - 20050144642 - Systems and methods for communicating with customers in the hospitality industry An interactive customer computer system for a hospitality facility includes a Web client, a property management system server, an event management server, a facility services server, an advertisement server, a security server, and a Web server. A customer accesses the customer computer system using the Web client. The Web server ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |