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Interactive Video Distribution Systems > User-requested Video Program System > Vcr-like Function > > By Use Of Memory At Receiver By Use Of Memory At ReceiverBy Use Of Memory At Receiver 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 - 20070250874 - System and method of indexing video content A system and method of indexing video content is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, the method includes receiving a set index command at a set-top box device during transmission of video content from the set-top box device to a display device coupled to the set-top box device. The method also ... 09/27/07 - 20070226766 - Progress bar with multiple portions A method and system for providing information about recorded media content having a beginning and end time. A progress bar including a first portion is displayed on a display device. The first portion graphically represents the duration of the recorded media content and has a first color. The progress bar ... 09/20/07 - 20070220566 - Method and system of distributing media content and generating playlists Method and system of distributing content and generating playlists to facilitate playback and distribution of the content. The method and system permitting a user to select multiple pieces of content for inclusion within a playlist and thereafter facilitating distribution of the specified content to the user for playback according to ... 08/16/07 - 20070192809 - Method and system for distribution of media including a gigablock A gigablock is disclosed. The gigablock comprises a plurality of memory devices. The plurality of memory devices are coupled in a parallel fashion to receive high and/or secure bandwidth data. ... 07/19/07 - 20070169157 - Computer controlled display implementation for displaying ancillary content during interruption of the primary display content A computer controlled display system for displaying selected primary visual content to a viewer, and provides a system for displaying content ancillary to the primary visual content to the viewer which comprises enabling a viewer to display selected primary visual content having implementation for interrupting the display of the primary ... 07/05/07 - 20070157266 - Interactive media guidance system having multiple devices An interactive media guidance application implemented on a user equipment device may allow a user to create a group of user equipment devices that may be located in different homes or home networks. The interactive media guidance application may allow the user to add user equipment devices located in the ... 05/31/07 - 20070124780 - Digital multimedia playback method and apparatus A digital multimedia playback method and apparatus is provided, in which a user interface is used for allowing a user to conveniently play various multimedia contents. The digital multimedia playback method includes navigating contents stored in an external device connected to a digital multimedia playback apparatus through a communication line ... 04/19/07 - 20070089146 - Playback apparatus, program, and playback method A BD-ROM playback apparatus simultaneously executes reproduction of a title including an AVClip and executes an application. The BD-ROM playback apparatus includes a BD-J module (35) executing an application, a playback control engine (32) for playing the AVClip belonging to one title, and a module manager (34) for controlling branching ... 04/05/07 - 20070079342 - Systems and methods for managing local storage of on-demand content On-demand systems and methods are provided to manage locally-stored on-demand content. A user's equipment controls the deletion of and/or access to on-demand content from a local storage device based on constraining criteria that may include rental conditions, dynamic factors, and keys. ... 04/05/07 - 20070079341 - Dvd multi-room playback after headend conversation DVD multi-room playback after headend conversation. The DVD content is saved to a hard drive of a primary device in a networked multi-room system. While the content is being saved to the hard drive, the headend is contacted to secure permissions, pay royalties, etc. for the copyrighted material. The movie ... 03/15/07 - 20070061853 - Content processing apparatus and content processing method for digest information based on input of content user Value-added information is created based-on favorite information of a content user. The content is processed according to the generated value-added information. Favorite data indicating operations, such as fast-forward, pause, and rewind operations, performed while the content is being played back, and personal user information, such as the age group, the ... 12/28/06 - 20060294558 - Presentation of information relating to programming A system that includes a content distribution facility coupled to at least one client device for presenting programming via a presentation device having a screen. The system displays on the screen first content having an associated characteristic. In response to an event other than user selection of a program, the ... 12/28/06 - 20060294557 - Presentation of information relating to change of a programming state A system coupled to a presentation device, such as, for example, a television or audio speaker. The system receives a selection of a program for presentation to a user of the system. The system provides information, including, for example, a sound or displayed icon, to indicate to the user that, ... 12/28/06 - 20060294556 - Method for multimedia processing in a computer system and related device A computer system includes a multimedia processing unit and an access device. The access device is used for loading a video signal of a storage medium. When the computer system is powered off and a multimedia mode is entered, the multimedia processing unit detects whether the storage medium is connected ... 12/21/06 - 20060288391 - Method to measure the perceived quality of streaming media A method and system of analyzing the perceived quality of streaming media that includes transmitting at least one data packet from a stream sender to a stream receiver via a network connection; analyzing the data packets at the stream receiver, where the stream receiver determines whether there are data packets ... 12/21/06 - 20060288390 - Video viewing system and method An outgoing video stream is produced in a plurality of video modes, including a live play mode in which an input task (20) is coupled to a decoding task (22), a pause mode in which the input task (20) is coupled to a recording task (24), and a time-shift mode ... 12/14/06 - 20060282864 - File format method and apparatus for use in digital distribution system A method of distributing media content and associated media information as a media package in a file format embodied as a data structure. A method of presenting media content such as Audio or Video including segmenting the media content into sections and storing data and information about the sections as ... 12/07/06 - 20060277582 - System and associated terminal, method and computer program product for directional channel browsing of broadcast content A system for providing broadcast content includes at least one content source for broadcasting content, and at least one terminal. The terminal can receive and consume content for a selected channel x, which is one in a set of ordered channels of broadcast content. The terminal can also change channels ... 11/30/06 - 20060271979 - Method and apparatus for controlling time-scale modification during multi-media broadcasts One embodiment of the present invention is a method for broadcasting information to a client device, which device utilizes presentation rates to present information at various presentation rates, and which method includes: (a) broadcasting information; and (b) broadcasting guidance information used to determine presentation rates for use by the client ... 11/30/06 - 20060271978 - Electronic apparatus, image control method and image control program An electronic apparatus includes: a communication unit that receives a stream of video data transmitted through a computer network; a buffer unit that sequentially accumulating the video data received by the communication unit as input data and sequentially outputs the accumulated video data; a video processing unit that records and ... 11/02/06 - 20060248560 - Video recording/playback apparatus Video recording/playback apparatuses has the problem that specified thumbnail images are not displayed while specifying unwanted portions so that contents cannot be checked while specifying those sections. A video recording/playback apparatus of the present invention including a section specifier unit that specifies a desired section of video data recorded on ... 10/26/06 - 20060242673 - Content processing apparatus and content processing method for digest information based on input of a content user Value-added information is created based on favorite information of a content user. The content is processed according to the generated value-added information. Favorite data indicating operations, such as fast-forward, pause, and rewind operations, performed while the content is being played back, and personal user information, such as the age group, ... 10/19/06 - 20060236352 - Synchronized media experience A synchronized media experience is described. A media server identifies a group of two or more remote media entertainment systems through which user-controlled play of media content may be presented. The server generates and transmits one or more synchronization commands to the remote media entertainment systems to synchronize presentation of ... 09/28/06 - 20060218603 - Av transmission system A time lag generated during device operation is reduced at a low cost in an AV system for transmitting streaming data of videos and audios from a server device to output it from a client device. The AV transmission system includes the server device for transmitting video and audio data, ... 09/21/06 - 20060212915 - Method and apparatus for storing an interactive television program A method and device for storing an interactive television program for playback at a later point in time, wherein said interactive television program comprises at least one interactive television application. The applications are transmitted inside modules (11, 12) through a data carousel (2) within a transport stream (20). The method ... 09/07/06 - 20060200847 - Control apparatus and control method A control apparatus for controlling an event in accordance with the playback of playback data includes a playback processor performing playback processing on the playback data, an acquisition unit acquiring playback section information associated with the playback data to specify a target playback section of the playback data, an end ... 09/07/06 - 20060200846 - Method and system for pvr software buffer management to support software passage Methods and systems for a personal video recorder (PVR) software buffer management to support the software passage are disclosed. A first plurality of receive buffer descriptors may be allocated for recording at least one received packet in at least a portion of a shared memory. The received packet may be ... 08/17/06 - 20060184984 - Method and system for intelligent indexing of recordable event identifiers A method and a system for intelligent indexing of recordable event identifiers that improve user satisfaction in searching for recordable events or recorded events. Intelligent indexing of recordable event identifiers permits the indexing of recordable event identifiers based on the most likely methods that any of a plurality of users ... 08/17/06 - 20060184983 - Wireless digital video recorder manager Various embodiments of the invention provide methods and systems for managing the reception and/or recording of video content on a wireless digital video recorder. In certain embodiments, the wireless digital video recorder comprises a wireless phone with video reception and video recording capabilities. One set of embodiments provides a reception ... 07/27/06 - 20060168631 - Method and apparatus for displaying content information Methods and apparatus for displaying content information. In one embodiment, content information is presented in a digital video recorder status bar. Such content information may be based on the electronic program guide (EPG) data provided by, for example, the broadcasters themselves. In another embodiment, the content information to be integrated ... 07/27/06 - 20060168630 - System for providing visible messages during pvr trick mode playback A method and system for embedding a message in compressed content comprising at least one key frame and at least one non-key frame, the method comprising embedding a message in the at least one key frame. Related methods and apparatus are also described. ... 07/13/06 - 20060156356 - Terminal apparatus and information reproducing method In the present invention, a content receiving section 107 receives content from a content server 101 by means of broadcasting or communication, and playback by a playback section 109 is switched by a playback control section 108 between stored content stored in a storage section 103 and content received by ... 07/06/06 - 20060150225 - Methods and systems for retaining and displaying pause buffer indicia across channel changes Methods and systems permit a pause buffer to retain its content across one or more channel changes. In addition, various embodiments provide the viewer with a robust browsing experiencing when navigating through content that resides in the pause buffer. For example, in at least some embodiments, the viewer can navigate ... 07/06/06 - 20060150224 - Video streaming A file server (1) in communication with a remote client (e.g. PPC 7, Mobile phone client 5) receives images from a camera (2) or video store (4) as full frame images. A selection and compression programme enable the transmission of bit streams defining a compressed video image for display on ... 06/29/06 - 20060143668 - Device, system and method for pre-caching media content for home entertainment devices and gateways A device, system and method which enables prompt playback/presentation of remotely located content on a target network content device, regardless of the actual location of the content data in the network or Internet is disclosed. The present invention pre-caches of portion of the remotely located content in a target network ... 06/29/06 - 20060143667 - Data processing device A data processor according to the present invention reads and writes data from/on a storage medium. The storage medium has stored thereon a first data stream being represented by a video signal that has been encoded by a first encoding process. The data processor includes: a controller, which acquires first ... 06/29/06 - 20060143666 - Recording medium, reproduction device, program, reproduction method, and recording method Recorded on the recording medium (BD-ROM) is an AV stream that is obtained by multiplexing a video stream and one or more audio streams. MOVIE objects are scenarios showing playback procedures of video data described using playback device-oriented commands. In addition to the MOVIE objects, enhanced-mode scenarios (Java and WebPage ... 05/25/06 - 20060112411 - Content using apparatus, content using method, distribution server apparatus, information distribution method, and recording medium A content using apparatus includes an obtaining unit configured to obtain delimiter information for content data recorded on a recording medium; an accepting unit configured to accept input of an instruction by a user; and a generating unit configured to generate content data from content data subject to processing to ... 04/13/06 - 20060080716 - Method and apparatus for navigating video content Methods and apparatus for navigating video content. Digital markers may be placed at desired locations within recorded or cached video content. In one embodiment, these markers (or bookmarks) may be used to instantly jump to a particular scene or location within a video presentation. Such markers may be manually or ... 04/06/06 - 20060075441 - Method and system for a personal video recorder comprising multiple removable storage/tuner units A personal video recorder (PVR) enables delivery of audio-visual content and associated metadata to storage devices. The PVR is configured to access a plurality of services using a plurality of storage modules. Each storage module is dedicated to a single designated content provider. One or more of the storage modules ... 02/02/06 - 20060026654 - Live content management method, source device, and sink device A live content management method, a source device, and a sink device are provided. The live content management method includes storing live content in a storage unit of a source device if the transmission of the live content from the source device to a sink device is temporarily stopped. The ... 01/26/06 - 20060020982 - Video on demand system with automated disablement of random-access functionality The present invention provides a method for an interactive media services system to provide media to a user through an interactive media services client device. The client device is coupled to a programmable media services server device. The method includes the step of implementing an interactive media guide. Additionally, the ... 01/05/06 - 20060005223 - Method of recording and playing video at optimized resolution A method of recording and playing video at an optimized resolution is disclosed. By automatic detection of the resolutions of a display device and an original video, the method determines an optimized resolution for recording and playing video. By this method can satisfy the highest playing requirements of the display ... 12/29/05 - 20050289617 - Personal versatile recorder and method of implementing and using same A personal versatile recorder can be connected to, or integrated in, a cable television set-top terminal. The personal versatile recorder includes a central processing unit and a hard drive for mass data storage. Preferably, the personal versatile recorder has a tuner or tuners for receiving one or more transport streams ... 12/29/05 - 20050289616 - Information processor, method thereof, program for executing the method, recording medium storing the program and information storage A storing-reproducing unit 200 recognizes a free space of a contents storage area by a storage-area-administrating device, sets a recording timing duration based on the recognized free space of the contents storage area, and selects a schedule information of a contents to be recorded from recording schedule list information. Hence, ... 12/15/05 - 20050278759 - Method and system for electronic capture of user-selected segments of a broadcast data signal A personal video recorder (PVR) includes a “bookmark” feature with which a user can specify and capture segments of an audiovisual program, for example, a television broadcast, that contain information or content that the user wishes to record for later access. A dedicated button on the PVR or a remote ... 12/15/05 - 20050278758 - Data network, user terminal and method for providing recommendations The invention relates to an ad-hoc peer to peer network for providing recommendations. User terminals (100, 103) of the data network comprise a local database (115) with community reference information. A processor (111) determines if a communication with a second user terminal (103) is possible and if so, communication is ... 12/08/05 - 20050273826 - Information playback method In response to a request for read of image information from a recording medium on which non-multiplexed voice information and image information have been recorded, for example, whether or not a sufficient amount of voice information to prevent occurrence of underflow has been stored in a buffer memory is first ... 11/10/05 - 20050251836 - 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 - 20050229220 - System and method for interactive video services A method, comprising the steps of storing a full-length video program, storing a short form program, wherein the short form program is an edited version of the full-length video program, storing searchable parameters for the full-length video program and the short form program, receiving a search request from a user, ... 09/22/05 - 20050210520 - Training, inference and user interface for guiding the caching of media content on local stores The present invention is related to a system and method of caching data employing probabilistic predictive techniques. The system and method has particular application to multimedia systems for providing local storage of a subset of available viewing selections by assigning a value to a selection and retaining selections in the ... 09/22/05 - 20050210519 - Data recording/reproducing system, storage device, and file access method An audio/video storage device using a hard disk speeds up the start of reproduction of an audio/video file and reduces power consumption and a noise level. A data recording/reproducing system of the present invention has a hard-disk drive and a flash memory device. When an audio/video file is recorded, the ... 09/15/05 - 20050204395 - Computer system for storage of remote video signals and the method thereof A computer system for storage of remote video signals and the method thereof is disclosed. A first operating system and a second operating system with lower consumption of system resources are installed in a computer system. Users operate the computer system to receive remote video signals and save them in ... 09/08/05 - 20050198681 - Playout buffer management to minimize startup delay A method of playout buffer management includes delivering AV data to a destination device at a rate greater than the rate at which the destination device consumes data; rendering of AV data upon receipt of a first AV data packet while simultaneously filling a playout buffer; and flushing the playout ... 06/23/05 - 20050138666 - Data reproducing system and data streaming system A data reproducing system includes: a receiver that receives streaming data via a network; a buffering device that buffers the received data; a reproducing unit that reproduces the data by reading the data from the buffering device; and a controller that controls a reproducing speed of the reproducing unit in ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |