REGISTER now for FREE 
|
FREE patent keyword monitoring and additional FREE benefits. REGISTER now for FREE
|
|
|
Interactive Video Distribution Systems > User-requested Video Program System > Vcr-like Function > Receiver (e.g., Set-top Box) Receiver (e.g., Set-top Box)Receiver (e.g., Set-top Box) 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 - 20070266413 - Method and system for supplementing television programming with e-mailed magazines An interactive television system and method for generating video programming combined with triggers and then, in turn, for viewing that video programming as the triggers present information associated with the triggers. When triggered by the viewer, the remote control will generate a request using a user interface coupled to at ... 11/08/07 - 20070261090 - Interactive television application distribution, control, and communication system and methods Apparatus and methods for implementing the distribution of multiple content-related (e.g., interactive television or “iTV”) applications to geographically separated information receivers of differing capabilities. In one embodiment, the (iTV) application is independently selected, loaded, and executed by each of the information receivers. The invention advantageously provides for control of the ... 11/08/07 - 20070261089 - System to provide set top box configuration for content on demand A content on demand system includes logic to compose set top box configuration information into an audio and/or video stream format, and to communicate the configuration information to a plurality of set top boxes. ... 09/13/07 - 20070214484 - Digital video broadcast transition method and device A digital video broadcast transition method and device allows a streaming digital video program to be transferred from one broadcast receiver to another across digital video broadcast formats. Initially, a first digital video broadcast receiver is receiving a first program (210). If a second digital video broadcast receiver capable of ... 08/30/07 - 20070204315 - Method for compensating for gain ripple and group delay characteristics of filter and receiving circuit embodying the same Embodiments of methods and apparatuses can compensate gain ripple and/or group delay characteristics of at least one filter, a receiving circuit embodying a filter, or a communication system having a wireless terminal embodying the receiving circuit. ... 07/19/07 - 20070169160 - Image display device and reservation recording method thereof A reservation recording method is provided. According to the method, a broadcasting program is received, and a recording command for the broadcasting program is inputted. Next, an EPG is explored in response to the recording command and whether rebroadcasting is scheduled in the EPG is checked. After that, when the ... 07/05/07 - 20070157271 - Digital broadcasting receiving apparatus and operation control method A portable terminal 1 comprises a judgment section 23 which judges whether or not digital broadcasting corresponding to an interactive service is received, and a control section 24 which enables an operation section 10 corresponding to the interactive service, in case that transmission of data corresponding to the interactive service ... 07/05/07 - 20070157270 - Receiving apparatus using non-volatile memory and method of operating the same A mobile receiving unit (28) may be coupled to an antenna (26) for receiving various information. A tuner (64) receives the information such as program guide data from the antenna and provides it to controller (60). Controller (60) may be coupled to a non-volatile memory (74). The non-volatile memory (74) ... 07/05/07 - 20070157269 - Detector for digital television signal A DTV signal detector detects DTV signals received by a receiver on a selected DTV channel in a Digital Television System. The DTV detector includes a first DTV signal detector that detects a first characteristic of the received DTV signals, and a second DTV signal detector that detects at least ... 06/28/07 - 20070150926 - System and method for receiving internet protocol television service A system and method for receiving an internet protocol television (IPTV) service. An IPTV service to digital media server (DMS) service conversion device (IPTV2DMS) requests to acquire IPTV media information for an IPTV subscriber to select and requests to acquire IPTV media flow selected by the subscriber according to the ... 06/14/07 - 20070136773 - Systems and methods for providing television services using implicit content to indicate the availability of additional content A system for providing content includes a first receiver for receiving television content, the television content having associated therewith an implicit indicator that additional content is available, at least one processor for presenting for display the television content, and a second receiver for receiving a response to the implicit indicator, ... 06/07/07 - 20070130598 - Digital satellite broadcasting set-top box, and home network control system employing the same Provided is a digital satellite broadcasting set-top box and a home network control system employing the same. The set-top box includes: a satellite signal receiving unit for receiving a satellite signal including a home network control signal for controlling the household appliances through a satellite broadcasting network from a remote ... 05/24/07 - 20070118867 - Digital television signal, digital television receiver, and method of processing digital television signal A digital television (DTV) signal for use in a digital television (DTV) receiver includes an extended text table (ETT) for data services. The ETT includes a header and a message body. The header includes a table identification (ID) extension field which serves to establish uniqueness of the ETT, and the ... 05/03/07 - 20070101380 - Consolidated content apparatus A consolidated content apparatus comprises a local area network including a plurality of communication ports adapted to connect to a plurality of communication mediums, wherein at least one of the ports is a television tuner port. A television receiver is coupled to the television port and configured to receive a ... 04/26/07 - 20070094695 - Video audio display device According to one embodiment, there is provided a video audio display device including: a receiving section that receives a broadcast program to output an audio signal and an video signal, the broadcast program including rating information; a speaker unit that receives the audio signal and generates a sound according to ... 04/12/07 - 20070083904 - Audio/video output adjusting system and method of the same The invention discloses an audio/video output adjusting system including a decoder, a memory unit, a parser and a processor. The decoder is used for decoding an inputted audio/video sequence as a digital sequence. The memory unit is used for storing a look-up table. The parser is used for receiving the ... 04/12/07 - 20070083903 - Audio/video system for a notebook computer An audio/video system for use in a notebook computer. The notebook computer with the audio/video system, without loading any operating system, can operate for users to watch television or video, as well as writing these programs to a storage device, such as a recordable compact disk. In one embodiment, circuits ... 04/05/07 - 20070079344 - Personal video recorder and method of transmitting broadcast signal to external multimedia apparatus from the same A personal video recorder and method of transmitting a broadcast signal to an external multimedia apparatus from the same are disclosed, by which various application environments can be provided by establishing a multimedia support environment in transmitting broadcast data or reproducing a broadcast signal by a multimedia device in a ... 04/05/07 - 20070079343 - Information processor and information processing method A digital broadcast receiving/recording/reproducing device records and reproduces input streams in and on a recording/reproducing device, simultaneously records two streams, and reproduces one stream while reproducing the other recorded stream at the same time, thereby the streams can be viewed. The digital broadcast receiving/recording/reproducing device of the present invention extracts ... 03/29/07 - 20070074256 - Apparatus for receiving cable tv broadcasting program, and multiplexer and de-multiplexer thereof Provided are an apparatus for receiving cable broadcasting programs and a multiplexer and a de-multiplexer thereof for reducing data amount processed in a Cable CARD and for correcting synchronization of descrambled data stream. The apparatus includes: a multiplexing unit for filtering a broadcasting stream to select only programs selected by ... 03/22/07 - 20070067817 - Topology based proximity validation for broadcast content A system and method of controlling redistribution of broadcast content within a personal area network using TSID-DMA mapping to localize devices, wherein some location-aware devices have the capability to derive region identifiers whereas other location agnostic devices localize themselves by adopting the DMA of the first broadcast content received. Rules ... 03/22/07 - 20070067816 - Fast service scan for digital television receivers A fast service scan is provided for recovering programming services in a received digital data transmission, such as a digital television transmission. A receiver (100) stores frequency data (104) for different transmission standards, as well as a country or region setting (105) based on the location of the receiver. The ... 03/15/07 - 20070061855 - Content display control apparatus and content display control method A interface unit, which while displaying a current content, receives input of reference information specifying a target content that will be switched to and viewed from the current content. A content sequence creation unit creates a content sequence in which one or more intermediate contents, which have been identified as ... 03/08/07 - 20070056003 - Information processing device, information processing method, and information processing program An information-processing apparatus 1 renders it easy for a user of a terminal apparatus 2 to review the information about the contents broadcast by broadcast stations other than the broadcast station from which the apparatus 2 is receiving signals. In the apparatus 1, a broadcast-station information storing means 14 stores ... 02/22/07 - 20070044129 - Digital cable tv receiver, diagnostic method for the digital cable tv receiver, and data structure of dvi status report A host includes a plurality of Digital Visual Interface (DVI) ports. A controller is configured to receive a single DVI diagnostic request from a source external to the host, wherein the controller is further configured to collect DVI status information associated with each of the plurality of DVI ports in ... 02/15/07 - 20070039029 - Television broadcast receiver Disclosed is a television broadcast receiver including: a reception member to receive a television broadcast signal with added time information; an acquirement member to acquire broadcast program information; program information storage member to store the broadcast program information; a time information storage member to store the time information; judgment member ... 02/08/07 - 20070033624 - Apparatus for outputting received broadcast signal and method of the same An apparatus for outputting received broadcast signals may include a tuner unit that receives broadcast signals through at least one tuner, a distribution unit that distributes the received broadcast signals according to broadcasting systems, a control unit that extracts at least one of video signals, audio signals and data signals ... 02/01/07 - 20070028276 - Method and apparatus for receiving digital broadcasts In a digital broadcast receiving apparatus, digital broadcast signals provided by a digital broadcast method are supplied to various types of external units and are effectively utilized. In the above apparatus, a descrambler descrambles a transport stream output from a front end unit and supplies it to a digital interface ... 01/25/07 - 20070022454 - Apparatus for receiving digital multimedia broadcasting channels Disclosed is a digital broadcast receiver including a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB) module for receiving digital broadcastings of multiple channels; an output unit for outputting voice and image signals of the digital broadcastings; and a controller for controlling the DMB module to receive the digital broadcastings while successively and automatically ... 01/25/07 - 20070022453 - Broadcast receiver and method of interface thereof A broadcast receiver and method of an interface thereof are disclosed, by which data transmission is efficiently achieved between a host and a cable card through an extended channel. The present invention includes a cable card transmitting an operational mode and a host receiving and setting the operational mode from ... 01/25/07 - 20070022452 - Broadcast system and method therefor A sorting section in a restoration section sorts out a packet for an intended service from a transport stream received according to the control of a reception control section. The sorted out packet is provided to an output section and restored to NTSC signals. An audiovisual output section (such as ... 01/18/07 - 20070016934 - Broadcast receiving apparatus and server To provide a broadcast receiving apparatus which enables an enjoyment of a meticulous service when changing subscription contract details for a paid broadcast, even though a two-direction communication function is not furnished. A broadcast receiving apparatus includes: a broadcast receiver which receives limit broadcast data of a broadcast related to ... 01/04/07 - 20070006273 - Time-adaptive control of television viewing functionality A method for providing television functionality includes defining a time period, associating a user preference with the time period, providing a first result in accordance with the user preference if a request for television functionality is received during the defined time period, and providing a second result if the request ... 01/04/07 - 20070006272 - Information processing device, information processing method, and information processing program A data-processing apparatus 1 that can provide information related to broadcast contents, whether it is receiving broadcast signals or not. In the data-processing apparatus 1, the setting means 13 sets the frequencies of broadcast signals the apparatus 1 can receive in the area where it is used, and allocates the ... 12/28/06 - 20060294560 - Cable broadcasting system, cable broadcasting transmitting apparatus, cable broadcasting receiver, open cable broadcasting receiver and cable card A cable broadcasting system is provided which includes a cable broadcasting transmitting apparatus and a cable broadcasting receiving apparatus which are connected to a cable network. The cable broadcasting transmitting apparatus includes a broadcasting signal generator, a sensitivity adjusting signal generator which generates a sensitivity adjusting control signal and a ... 12/28/06 - 20060294559 - System and method to provide a unified video signal for diverse receiving platforms A system and method are disclosed for providing a unified video data stream for diverse receiving platforms. In some embodiments, the unified data stream can provide video data to multiple receiving devices with diverse video data input requirements. The communication system can include a digitizer that converts an analog video ... 12/21/06 - 20060288393 - Method and apparatus for receiving digital broadcasting A method and an apparatus are provided for receiving digital broadcasting in an apparatus for receiving digital broadcasting under a state in which at least two local broadcasting stations are prepared to provide digital broadcasting, the local broadcasting stations use a second frequency band, and a wide broadcasting station covering ... 12/14/06 - 20060282865 - Receiving apparatus and method Upon reproducing a TV program, it is a common practice to display video data sent from a broadcast station as it is, and the display pattern (layout) is not effectively changed (e.g., an object in video data is erased, or the object size is changed). A program ID from additional ... 11/30/06 - 20060271984 - Television receiver Disclosed is a television receiver comprising: a receiving section to receive a broadcast signal associated with predetermined broadcasting; a video display section to display received video based on the broadcast signal received by the receiving section in a predetermined display region; a judgment region setting section to set a judgment ... 11/30/06 - 20060271983 - Data processing device and data processing method A data processor according to the present invention plays back video and audio from a data stream including video data and audio data, each of which is provided with time information representing its presentation time. The processor includes: a stream acquiring section for acquiring a first data stream and a ... 11/30/06 - 20060271982 - Data requesting and transmitting devices and processes The present invention concerns a data requesting device enabling flexible obtaining of data, notably AV (Audio/Video) data, with possibly limited required resources in terms of processing, memory and storing, included from a remote server through a WAN. The requesting device of the invention may notably allow to pause and retrieve ... 11/16/06 - 20060259932 - Data broadcast receiver, and apparatus and method for displaying data broadcast contents in the data broadcast receiver A data broadcast receiver, and an apparatus and method of displaying data broadcast contents in the data broadcast receiver, where the method includes: receiving application contents for a data broadcast; obtaining system information of the data broadcast receiver; reconstructing the application contents on the basis of the system information; and ... 11/16/06 - 20060259931 - Reproduction device, information setting method, and information setting program A setting information transmission means 1c transmits setting information (area information) concerning broadcast reception of a reproducing apparatus 1 itself and set by a user, to an external device. List information corresponding to the setting information and including broadcast station names, broadcast station identification information, and frequencies of broadcast stations ... 11/02/06 - 20060248561 - Data broadcast playback control device, data broadcast playback control method data broadcast playback control program, and recording medium recording program thereon During reception of data broadcast, the control information is created by a control information creator for storage into a first storage. During normal reproduction of the data content stored in the first storage, the data content of the data broadcast being reproduced and the control information are stored in a ... 10/26/06 - 20060242674 - Methods and apparatus to broadcast advanced television system committee video in switched digital video systems Methods and apparatus are disclosed to broadcast advanced television system committee (ATSC) video in switched digital video (SDV) systems. An example SDV broadcast method includes de-multiplexing at least one program stream from at least one of a plurality of multiple program transport streams (MPTSs), and connecting at least one program ... 10/19/06 - 20060236356 - Broadcast receiver device, broadcast receiving set, and channel switching method When a digital broadcast is currently extracted and a switching direction instruction is accepted, determination is made as to which of a CH number (analog number) next to a currently extracted channel in the switching direction according to the order indicated in an analog CH map and a CH number ... 10/19/06 - 20060236355 - Video device and control method thereof A video device for determining whether a digital broadcasting channel through a point of deployment (POD) is reproduced, includes a memory; a communicator to communicate with the POD; a controller which stores a first copy control information (CCI) value with respect to a first digital broadcasting channel in the memory, ... 10/19/06 - 20060236354 - Wireless audio for entertainment systems A system comprises a first transceiver that wirelessly receives content. A set top box communicates with the first transceiver, separates the content into audio signals and video signals and outputs the audio signals to the first transceiver and the video signals to a display. The first transceiver wirelessly transmits the ... 10/05/06 - 20060225109 - Power-saving channel scanning for multi-channel broadcasting A power-saving channel scanning system and a method thereof for multi-channel broadcasting stops the scanning operation of a digital tuner installed in a broadcast receiving device (Set-Top Box (STB)) and switches to a power-saving mode when a cable is cut off or no signal is received in a multi-channel broadcasting ... 10/05/06 - 20060225108 - System and method for interactivity between mobile stations and a television device A system and method for communicating between a television device and one or more mobile stations are provided. The television device can obtain a map identifying the location of the one or more mobile stations, which can be displayed on a television. The television device can also be used to ... 10/05/06 - 20060225107 - System for running applications in a resource-constrained set-top box environment A system is described that is specifically adapted for use in a resource-constrained set-top box environment. The system uses an interpreter-based common language runtime (CLR) that is specifically configured for use in the set-top box environment. The system also includes a unique application manager and UIpane manager that are specifically ... 09/28/06 - 20060218607 - System and method for trick play of highly compressed video data A system for providing trickplay functionality—such as pause, instant replay, rewind, fast forward, etc—for very highly compressed video/audio data stream. Depending on the trickplay functionality, the system configures the duration of playback before a jump, the decoding speed required, the number of pictures to display per second, and the distance ... 08/31/06 - 20060195874 - Transmission/reception integrated radio-frequency apparatus There is provided a highly reliable transmission/reception integrated radio-frequency apparatus which can achieve a high communication quality in a cable modem. A reception RF signal is input to a reception system block via an input/output terminal, converted to an intermediate-frequency signal, and output from a terminal. An output terminal of ... 08/31/06 - 20060195873 - Mechanism for sharing control of a tuner amongst multiple video consuming entities Automated sharing of control of a single tuner amongst multiple video consuming entities. One of the video consuming entities is assigned to be primary, thereby allowing seamless control over the channel tuned by the tuner. Another of the video consuming entities is assigned to be secondary, which prohibits the seamless ... 08/24/06 - 20060190977 - Upgrading software of set-top box In an apparatus and method to upgrade software of a set-top box, when a malfunction renders it impossible to receive software upgrade data through System Information (SI), the data is received through Program Specific Information (PSI). Accordingly, it is not only possible to upgrade the software when a malfunction occurs, ... 08/17/06 - 20060184987 - Intelligent dma in a mobile multimedia processor supporting multiple display formats Methods and systems for processing video data are disclosed herein and may include determining a first video format associated with video data to be displayed on a first video display communicatively coupled to a single mobile multiple media processor that supports a plurality of display formats. The single mobile multiple ... 08/17/06 - 20060184986 - Multimedia device Multimedia device, suitable for reproducing or recording multimedia data, having a means for connection to an external display apparatus, where the multimedia device has at least one combined input and display means which is set up for displaying a graphical user interface or for reproducing multimedia data. ... 08/10/06 - 20060179465 - Handling feature availability in a broadcast The present invention relates to a method, for a receiver adapted for receiving broadcasted signal from a broadcaster, of handling the execution of a first independent feature, where at least a part of the feature data needed to execute said first independent feature is comprised in said broadcaster signal together ... 08/03/06 - 20060174301 - Video clip display device A video clip display device is provided capable of providing a viewer with a method of comfortably using a video clip irrespectively of a video clip generation method or distribution method. To achieve this, the video clip display device displays a video clip of a program on a display unit ... 08/03/06 - 20060174300 - Updating compressed read-only memory file system (cramfs) images Systems and methods for CRAMFS file system differencing and updating are provided that include portion-level differencing and block-level updating of blocks of an original image. The differencing and updating split CRAMFS images into portions using CRAMFS file system structure information and block information and perform dependency analysis using hint/list files ... 08/03/06 - 20060174299 - Antenna unit equipped with a tuner portion An antenna unit equipped with a satellite radio tuner and a tuner-unequipped head unit are connected to each other through a serial bus cable. Equipped in the antenna unit, the satellite radio tuner has a tuner portion, a digital demodulating portion, an interface portion, and a CPU. The interface portion ... 08/03/06 - 20060174298 - Apparatus and related method for sharing address and data pins of a cryptocard module and external memory A digital television (DTV) system has a front-end circuit comprising a DTV demodulator and a back-end circuit. The back-end circuit includes a DTV demultiplexer, a cryptocard module controller, and an external memory controller. The DTV system also includes an external memory coupled to the back-end circuit, an address bus and ... 08/03/06 - 20060174297 - Electronic handheld audio/video receiver and listening/viewing device A handheld device in connection with an audio/video system receives and processes video and/or audio signals and displays images to a user or produces sound audible to user. The handheld device may provide for capturing and storing images or continuous video. The handheld also may provide for enhanced viewing of ... 07/27/06 - 20060168633 - Broadcasting terminal and viewing method A multimedia terminal comprises a receiver adapted to receive a multimedia signal from a network transmitter, the multimedia signal including a transmitter identifier corresponding to the network transmitter. The multimedia terminal also comprises a processor operatively coupled to the receiver, adapted to evaluate the transmitter identifier included in the multimedia ... 07/13/06 - 20060156359 - Stream reception device In a stream reception device, before the user operates an input section (15), a control section (12) uses locational information of each of n number of selected stream transmission stations (2) to generate and send a distribution request (R), which is data for requesting distribution of a stream (ST) stored ... 07/06/06 - 20060150226 - Television receiver for digital signals with offset tuning provisions The method of demodulation in an STB comprising a tuner including a local oscillator, a demodulator situated downstream of the tuner and a digital telephone base. In case of interference with the digital telephone base, the frequency of the local oscillator of the tuner is shifted by one or more ... 06/29/06 - 20060143670 - Electronic device, recording control method and recording medium To provide a technology for stopping recording in an improper state by detecting whether an electronic device is in the process of being carried or not, and so on. Data signals that have been broadcast are received, the data signals are recorded on a storage unit at preset time, a ... 06/15/06 - 20060130103 - Video playback device A video playback device of decoding encoded video data is additionally provided with a compression circuit and a decompression circuit in an existing encoded video decoding circuit. In the compression circuit, a frequency transform circuit transforms played-back video data obtained from the encoded video decoding circuit into frequency coefficient data, ... 06/15/06 - 20060130102 - Media device and method of enhancing use of media device A method of enhancing the use of a media device and a media device are provided. The media device receives a broadcast media stream transmitted by a broadcast system, a service transmitted by a telecommunication system, the service being associated with a broadcast media stream and program guide information relating ... 06/15/06 - 20060130101 - Method and system for mobile receiver antenna architecture for handling various digital video broadcast channels A method for an antenna architecture may comprise receiving at a first radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) integrated within a mobile terminal, first signals via at least a first antenna, where the first signals may comprise signals within a 2100 MHz band. Second signals may be received at a second ... 06/01/06 - 20060117360 - Robust mode staggercasting fast channel change A method and apparatus for staggercasting a plurality of content representative signals includes encoding a first and a corresponding second signal representing each of the plurality of content representative signals. A composite signal is generated comprising the plurality of first and second encoded signals. In the composite signal, each respective ... 05/04/06 - 20060095947 - Digital set-top terminal configured to receive analog signals Systems and methods are disclosed in which analog television channels can be passed through digital set-top terminals. In some embodiments, among others, a switch and a splitter are included in a digital set-top terminal. The splitter is configured to receive a broadcast signal, and direct the broadcast signal to a ... 04/27/06 - 20060090188 - Remote control system and appliance for use in the remote control system An appliance according to the present invention is operative under instructions from a plurality of control units, which includes a first control unit and a second control unit. The first control unit outputs a first control signal to the appliance to instruct the appliance to perform a predetermined operation. The ... 04/27/06 - 20060090187 - Rtsp-based multimedia control method A method for controlling multimedia based on RTSP is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: a) confirming a state of a multimedia terminal when a user of the multimedia terminal selects a multimedia play; b) generating a PLAY message of requesting selected media data based on the result of ... 04/20/06 - 20060085828 - Speeding up channel change A method and apparatus is described to reduce delay when changing channels in a television environment. The method may comprise receiving a plurality of television channels from a remote content provider wherein each channel includes channel information required to display the channel. At least one channel of the plurality of ... 04/13/06 - 20060080718 - System and method for content transmission network selection A content transmission selection system is disclosed. The content transmission selection system receives requests from viewers for specific video content items. Using characteristics of the designated content item, the content transmission selection system determines whether to transmit the content item over a broadcast network or a broadband network. ... 04/13/06 - 20060080717 - Method and apparatus for providing credits through digital television interactive applications Within a digital television environment comprising an operator (34), a distribution network (58), at least one set-top box (32), the set-top box (32) is communicatively associated with at least one viewing device (50), an apparatus and method for using interactive applications within a digital television environment, the apparatus and method ... 04/06/06 - 20060075447 - Tv terminal embedded communication apparatus, and communication method The present invention provides a TV terminal embedded communication apparatus, which has a shape compliant with predetermined existing standard dimensions of a type of TV terminal set on a wall surface, including a TV antenna terminal connectable to a TV antenna terminal of an existing TV terminal connected to a ... 04/06/06 - 20060075446 - Methods and systems for presentation of media obtained from a media stream An implementation, as described herein, facilitates fast start-up of a new media stream while mitigating and in some implementations, avoiding temporal interruption (i.e., “stutter”) of the presentation of that new media stream. At least one implementation, described herein, measures a rate at which a multimedia stream is received at a ... 04/06/06 - 20060075445 - The digital tv tuner regulator platform The Televisional Tledgement Trigger invention is consumer friendly allowing them to distribute content legally, in some cases free for the trigger induced advertising medium provides royalty to the content owners for the users “use” of content. Since the FCC mandates, numerous consumer groups have criticized what the FCC is doing ... 04/06/06 - 20060075444 - Method and apparatus for content selection The invention relates to a system for content selection. A consumer apparatus (101), such as a video recorder, comprises a receiver (103) for receiving content items from a plurality of sources (105, 107, 109, 111). The content items include real-time content items such as TV channels received from broadcast transmitters ... 03/16/06 - 20060059527 - Set top box having tv plaza function and method for applying tv plaza function to the set top box The present invention relates to a set top box having TV plaza function and a method for applying TV plaza function to the set top box. The set top box according to the present invention comprises: a) a signal input interface which receives a TV plaza information signal as well ... 03/09/06 - 20060053458 - Worldwide television tuning system with country code based tuning A worldwide television tuning system is configurable to the television standards and channel frequencies of multiple different countries based on a country's ITU long-distance country code. The tuning system maintains a country code table listing a plurality of countries according to their ITU codes. The tuning system also maintains multiple ... 03/09/06 - 20060053457 - Module, system and method for processing digital signals The invention relates to a digital signal-processing module (2) which can be connected to a host (1) for receiving at least one input transport stream of encoded digital data in a pre-determined compression format. The inventive module comprises means of decoding the digital signals contained in the input transport stream. ... 03/02/06 - 20060048197 - Method and device for band translation A band translation method and device for selecting two or more desired frequency bands of data and bandstacking the two or more desired frequency bands of data into a single output. ... 02/09/06 - 20060031898 - Methods and systems for independently controlling the presentation speed of digital video frames and digital audio samples A digital receiver contains a local video clock that controls the video presentation speed and a local audio clock that controls the audio presentation speed separately and independently of the video presentation speed. To control the video presentation speed, a comparator compares a program clock reference in a video packet ... 02/09/06 - 20060031897 - Digital video caller identification on an a/v telecommunication device A method of caller identification on an A/V telecommunication device having a network connection, a telecommunications processor connected to the network connection and a video processor connected to the network connection may be performed by receiving caller identification information with an incoming call, retrieving an image file associated with the ... 02/09/06 - 20060031896 - Integrated digital jukebox and a/v telecommunication device An A/V telecommunication device including a network connection; a telecommunications processor connected to the network connection; a video processor connected to the network connection may include a digital jukebox communicably connected to the network. ... 02/09/06 - 20060031895 - Digital cable tv receiver, diagnosis method for the same, and data structure of hdmi status report A digital cable TV receiver includes a POD module and a host device. The host device includes a controller and a HDMI port linked to a first peripheral device. When the controller receives a diagnostic request for HDMI status from the POD module, it generates a HDMI status report and ... 02/09/06 - 20060031894 - Method and device for band translation A band translation method and device for selecting two or more desired frequency bands of data and bandstacking the two or more desired frequency bands of data into a single output. ... 02/09/06 - 20060031893 - File path identification and display The invention relates to a television having an improved file path identification and display system and method. The improved file path identification and method maintains two sets of data strings that refer to the same operation objects. One set of strings is for the user interface display. The other set ... 02/02/06 - 20060026657 - Highly integrated single chip set-top box A highly integrated set-top box is implemented on a single semiconductor substrate. For instance, an analog RF tuner is implemented on the same substrate with a digital receiver, and audio-video back-end circuits. The single chip set-top box can be used for satellite, cable, internet, or terrestrial TV applications, or other ... 02/02/06 - 20060026656 - Video/audio player with remote-control unit A video/audio player includes a main body, a lid, and a remote-control unit. The main body includes a first recessed portion. The lid is pivotally connected to the main body. The remote-control unit is detachably received in the first recessed portion. ... 01/26/06 - 20060020988 - Digital television broadcast signal receiver In multi-directional antennas connected to a digital TV broadcast signal receiver, when a receiving channel is selected, if an antenna is set to the same direction as a previously stored direction, and signals cannot be received, the previously stored direction data is deleted, and if the best receiving direction is ... 01/26/06 - 20060020987 - Broadcast receiver When a new reception channel is to be added and set, a controller sequentially changes the reception direction for the directivity of a smart antenna and confirms the reception of a broadcast wave in each of the directions. When confirmation of the reception in all the directions has been completed, ... 01/26/06 - 20060020986 - Television broadcast receiver A TV receiver comprises: a tuner connected to a unidirectional antenna or a smart antenna; a reception control unit for outputting, to the tuner, a channel control signal to command a channel, and outputting, to the smart antenna, a receiving direction control signal to command a receiving direction; and an ... 01/26/06 - 20060020985 - Portable device for watching tv programs A portable device for watching TV programs includes a receiving module, a decoding module, an encoding module, a storing module, and a displaying module. Video/audio signals received by the receiving module are decoded by the decoding module and transformed to images and sounds by the displaying module, and/or the decoded ... 01/19/06 - 20060015913 - Utilizing service information in digital video broadcasting Apparatus and methods for utilizing service information (SI) in digital video broadcasting (DVB), such as for Internet related actions. ... 12/29/05 - 20050289625 - Television broadcast receiver A television receiver is connected to a multi-directional antenna having multiple receiving directions for receiving a television signal by making one receiving direction active, and comprises a clock, a tuner, a memory for storing a receiving direction table having content containing channel numbers and a best receiving direction, and a ... 12/29/05 - 20050289624 - Method and apparatus for reducing the power consumption of a digital set-top box in standby mode A method and apparatus for reducing power consumption of a digital set-top box (STB) during a standby mode are provided. The method includes the steps of receiving a multimedia signal, the multimedia signal having an audio signal and a video signal, demultiplexing the multimedia signal into the audio signal and ... 12/29/05 - 20050289623 - Bulk tuning of frequency-modulated video signals A video processing engine terminates frequency-modulated video signals transported over the so-called third mile (the network segment from the head-end to the access network) for delivery to an end user. In various network architectures, these signals are received at a central office (CO), for the telephone companies; at a fiber ... 12/29/05 - 20050289622 - Method for providing interactive television programming A method for creating original, interactive television programming is described. In one embodiment, a Short Messaging System (SMS) gateway is used to route text messages from a user's wireless device through a wireless carrier to a server, and from that server, the SMS data is converted to a graphical format, ... 12/29/05 - 20050289621 - Power management apparatus, systems, and methods An apparatus and a system, as well as a method and article, may operate to adjust the rate of a clock to be coupled to a processor, such as a video stream processor, according to a previously communicated data rate associated with a data stream selected from a number of ... 12/29/05 - 20050289620 - Method and apparatus for generating an application data signal The invention relates to a system for generating an application data signal from content signals having embedded application data The content signal may be an MPEG 2 encoded TV signal. A storage device (111) comprises a receiver (115) which receives the content signal from an external source. An extraction processor ... 12/22/05 - 20050283812 - Multi-functional multimedia playing device A multi-functional multimedia playing device is proposed, which is designed for use to provide a variety of multimedia functions, including a digital photo display function, a video playback function, an audio playback function, and a video/audio recording function, all on a single unit of device, for the user to browse ... 12/15/05 - 20050278765 - Digital television broadcast signal receiver The digital TV broadcast signal receiver continuously scans all the receiving directions of a multi-directional antenna for each channel (S1), and demodulates received digital TV broadcast signals so as to detect BER values (S2), and also stores the detected BER values in a memory (S3). It further detects a minimum-error ... 12/15/05 - 20050278764 - Home entertainment apparatus and method A home entertainment system or home theatre includes an audio/visual program source with a stereo or surround sound system. An apparatus and method according to the present invention adds supplemental audio content to live or pre-recorded events, such as football games, baseball games, and other sporting events in a spontaneous ... 12/15/05 - 20050278763 - Efficient routing of real-time multimedia information A system for efficient routing of real-time multimedia information is provided. The system efficiently routes messages containing real-time multimedia information by configuring and using multi-control unit connectors (“connectors”), which are special-purpose components optimized to route messages. A computing device may use multiple connectors to dynamically create connections with resources of ... 12/08/05 - 20050273829 - Digital multimedia broadcasting receiver and channel display method using the same A digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) receiver and a channel display method using the same, and more particularly, a digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) receiver that allows a user to easily identify channels of a broadcast signal including a plurality of programs for a carrier frequency, and a channel display method using ... 11/24/05 - 20050262541 - Reception device, station selection method, and stream distribution system When an input is switched to another input during monitoring of stream data and the input is returned to the stream data again, the stream data can be easily reproduced from a position just before it is switched to another input. When the input is switched to a DTV broadcast ... 11/10/05 - 20050251839 - Dual tuner A dual tuner is described that includes a rectangular parallelepiped casing having four side plates, partitions for dividing inside of the casing into a plurality of areas, a coaxial connector fitted to one side plate of the casing, and a circuit board mounted in the casing. Both a data tuner ... 11/03/05 - 20050246750 - Digital television broadcast signal receiver In a digital TV broadcast signal receiver connected to a multi-directional antenna called smart antenna and receivable not only digital TV broadcast signals but also analogue TV broadcast signals, an optimum signal receiving direction of an analogue TV broadcast signal of an optional channel can be decided with reducing affect ... 11/03/05 - 20050246749 - Digital broadcast receiving device and method This invention relates to a digital broadcast receiver device capable of performing excellent reproduction equivalent to recording sessions in the case of receiving digital broadcast by handheld terminals or mobile/movable bodies, such as land vehicles, and then recording it in a storage device for reproduction. For example, when recording hierarchically ... 10/27/05 - 20050240975 - Apparatus for processing time information and method of the same Provided are an apparatus for processing time information and a method of the same for automatically establishing a present time according to a country/region in a broadcast signal receiving device using time difference data obtained independently of received broadcasting signals. The apparatus includes a demodulation unit demodulating standard time data ... 10/27/05 - 20050240974 - Processing terminal, receiving terminal and received data processing system An IC card (processing terminal) divides a process into process blocks, and holds a time period required for processing each process block. A receiver (receiving terminal) notifies the IC card of a time period which can be spent for processing non-real-time process data when causing the IC card to perform ... 10/27/05 - 20050240973 - Device for receiving video signals and a method of controlling one such device The invention relates to a device for receiving video signals comprising a first decoding chain, a second decoding chain, a video encoder and a selection means which is used selectively to connect the first decoding chain or the second decoding chain to the video encoder. The invention also relates to ... 10/20/05 - 20050235331 - Apparatus and method for switching between an interactive mode and a television program mode An apparatus and method for displaying at least two modes comprising an interactive application mode and a television program mode on a display device. In one aspect the apparatus comprises: a television program signal receiver; an interactive application signal receiver; means for switching between said television program mode and said ... 10/13/05 - 20050229224 - Information processing device and information processing system Heretofore, a received broadcast program is only displayed just as it is, and therefore it is not possible to change the broadcast program itself in response to each user's preference. In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information ... 10/13/05 - 20050229223 - Personal digital assistant apparatus A personal digital assistant (PDA) apparatus and a recording and reproduction apparatus improved in convenience in use by reflecting the viewing situation in the PDA into the recording and reproduction apparatus are provided. The PDA includes a reception unit for perceiving a broadcast signal including program information, a communication unit ... 10/13/05 - 20050229222 - Method employing personal multimedia-program recording applications in electronic devices Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for personal multimedia-program recording incorporating a plurality of power-saving states/modes. Disclosed herein is an electronic device adapted to prompt an end-user to provide instructions by selecting options for requesting a particular multimedia-program, recording the multimedia-program, storing the multimedia-program, and initiating playback of the ... 10/13/05 - 20050229221 - System and method for low-delay channel hopping A system and method are provided for low-delay channel changes in a multicast/broadcast of compressed video. The method comprises: receiving a multicast/broadcast with a plurality of compressed video channels; buffering information from a plurality of channels; selecting a channel; and, decoding the selected channel in response to the buffered information. ... 09/08/05 - 20050198683 - Analog and digital broadcasting receiver An analog and digital receiver includes an analog broadcasting receiver section for receiving and reproducing analog broadcasting signals, and a digital broadcasting receiver section for receiving and reproducing digital broadcasting signals, which receiver sections are installed within a single housing. The analog and digital receiver include an analog tuner for ... 09/01/05 - 20050193423 - Analog/digital signal processor and analog/digital signal processing method An analog/digital signal processor outputting analog input signals without eliminating copy protection signals from analog input signals, analog input signals having been subjected to copy protection process such as macrovision without adding complicated processes. The analog/digital signal processor for receiving input signals and outputting received input signals to a predetermined ... 09/01/05 - 20050193422 - Method of distributing content information over a broadcast file system The present invention is suitable for use in a communications system that downloads applications over a broadcast file system (BFS). An application services interface (ASI) provides the BFS an application file including a configuration file and an image file that are stored in a service manager in set-tops. Additionally, the ... 08/25/05 - 20050188410 - Methods and apparatus for switching from a non-module tuning mode to a module tuning mode in a cable television receiver A method and apparatus for switching a cable television receiver from a non-module tuning mode to a module tuning mode is disclosed. To switch from the non-module tuning mode to the module tuning mode, a cable tuning module is detected, module tuning data is acquired, and the cable television receiver ... 08/11/05 - 20050177857 - Method of multi-tasking in mobile terminal Disclosed is an apparatus and method for multi-tasking in a mobile terminal having a multimedia processor for VOD services that identifies a port of each data received during the use of a video-on-demand (VOD) service and processes the data to enable a user to implement any other network application program ... 08/11/05 - 20050177856 - Auxiliary signal synchronization for closed captioning insertion A system, apparatus and/or method included in or embodied as a television signal receiver synchronizes auxiliary data with an auxiliary video output signal for appropriately inserting closed captioning into the auxiliary video signal. In one form, the television signal receiver correlates a main video signal with the auxiliary video signal ... 07/21/05 - 20050160467 - Multimedia telecommunication system with a multipurpose multimedia device A multimedia telecommunication system with a telecommunication service provider (TSP) to broadcast a multimedia composition signal (CS) from a multimedia content provider (MCP) to a user station (US). The multimedia signal comprises several multimedia signal components such as for instance audio signals (AU), video signals (VD), subtitles data (ST) and/or ... 07/14/05 - 20050155074 - Digital television broadcast receiver A digital television broadcast receiver receives a digital television broadcast including a television broadcast program and a data broadcast that in turn includes various items of service information, and displays them on a display thereof. When desired service information are selected in compliance with a display format set command given ... 06/30/05 - 20050144646 - Method and apparatus for a receiver/decoder A method and apparatus relating to a receiver/decoder in a digital television environment, including logical devices (including logical demultiplexer devices) for representing physical and other devices in the receiver/decoder. The method includes the instantiation of devices by the receiver/decoder as required to support functionality thereof. The method further includes the ... 06/16/05 - 20050132413 - Digital television signal translator A tuner of a digital television signal translator tunes to receive an RF digital television signal on a first selected television channel. A demodulator provides a baseband digital television signal from the RF digital television signal to which the tuner is tuned. The baseband television signal includes a data component ... 06/16/05 - 20050132412 - Videoconference system architecture There is provided a videoconference system for a network having at least two client devices. The videoconference system comprises at least one centralized server, and a policy server for specifying one or more policies that govern videoconference sessions between the at least two client devices and for providing the one ... 06/09/05 - 20050125835 - Service/channel installation A broadcast receiver 200 includes a receiver/decoder 210. The receiver 200 receives a broadcast channel selected by a user from a plurality of broadcast channels available in a broadcast network The receiver makes signals broadcast via the selected channel available to the user. User input means 230 enable the user ... 06/09/05 - 20050125834 - Image display apparatus An image display apparatus (400) for displaying a series (102) of consecutive output images (110-114) which are based on a series (100) of consecutive input images (104-108), with the series (100) of consecutive input images (104-108) comprising a first image (108) and a second image (106), is arranged to split ... 06/02/05 - 20050120380 - Portable entertainment apparatus A portable entertainment apparatus capable of communicating with a digital entertainment server is provided. The digital entertainment server is operable to store video content, and the portable entertainment apparatus is operable to store at least part of the video content stored in the digital entertainment server. The portable entertainment apparatus ... 06/02/05 - 20050120379 - System for and method of displaying information A system (100) for displaying information on a display device (104) comprises; receiving means (202) for receiving services; user interface means (220) for making a user selection of a type of information to be displayed on the display device (104); a filter (206) for selecting a data-element of a first ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |