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Interactive Video Distribution Systems > Video Distribution System With Upstream Communication > 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.10/25/07 - 20070250892 - Digital broadcasting receiver A digital broadcasting receiver includes an operating section configured to select a channel, and a video/audio data obtaining section configured to obtain video/audio data on a selected channel from television broadcasting signals. The digital broadcasting receiver also includes a channel table and a designated channel table. The digital broadcasting receiver ... 09/20/07 - 20070220577 - Method and media manager client unit for optimising network resources usage A method, system, and media manager client unit are provided for controlling the transmission of a multimedia content from a content provider server to the media manager client unit. When the later receives an indication from a cooperating entity that the multimedia content is no longer used, it issues a ... 07/26/07 - 20070174891 - Digital broadcast receiver This is configured by a periodic signal detecting function unit 21 receiving as input a selected received signal when a channel selecting function unit 12 selects a desired channel and detecting periodic signals (P) appearing at substantially constant timings, a periodicity distribution finding function unit 22 for finding a state ... 07/19/07 - 20070169163 - Information distributing system, information processing terminal device, information center, and information distributing method The invention relates to an information distributing system for distributing data to at least one information processing terminal device from an information center storing data. The information distributing system of the invention is structured such that character data, audio data, and both the character data and the audio data are ... 06/14/07 - 20070136779 - Digital receiver apparatus It includes: an information separating unit 4 for reproducing a stream of demodulation signal S3, and separating it into stream signals S4 on multiplexed respective channels for output; a decoding unit 5 for decoding and outputting the stream signals S4; and a control unit 6 for switching and controlling a ... 06/07/07 - 20070130606 - Method for receiving digital multimedia broadcasting in a weak electromagnetic field region and an apparatus therefor Disclosed is a method for receiving DMB services with a DMB receiving apparatus capable of operating both in first DMB receiving mode and in second DMB receiving mode in a weak electromagnetic field region. The method includes setting the DMB receiving apparatus to the first DMB receiving mode both to ... 06/07/07 - 20070130605 - Digital multimedia player and method of providing digital multimedia broadcasting A digital multimedia player that can receive and provide digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB), and a method of providing DMB in the digital multimedia player, the method including: receiving digital multimedia broadcasting; analyzing a user input signal input through a user interface; and changing a broadcast channel, providing a tool menu, ... 06/07/07 - 20070130604 - Home server having integrated set-top function and controlling method thereof A home server having an integrated set-top function and a controlling method thereof are provided. The home server includes a processor unit, a tuner unit, an open cable broadcast receiving unit, and a set-top core unit. The processor unit receives an IPTV broadcast from an access network, includes control S/W ... 06/07/07 - 20070130603 - Broadcast receiving apparatus, broadcast receiving method, broadcast receiving program, and broadcast receiving circuit The MPEG decoder 118 decodes a video data packet for standard broadcasting to generate video data for standard broadcasting, and detects a decoding error thereof. The MPEG decoder 120 decodes a video data packet for broadcasting under rainfall to generate video data for broadcasting under rainfall. The synthesizing section 126 ... 05/31/07 - 20070124790 - Broadcasting receiver and power supply control method thereof A broadcasting receiver and a power supply control method based on an operation mode are disclosed. Power supply is cut off to a data transmission/reception processing block corresponding to a mode, not determined as the operation mode. Therefore, it is possible to prevent unnecessary power consumption and lengthen the lifetime ... 05/24/07 - 20070118870 - Apparatus and method for managing resources of mobile communication terminal A mobile communication terminal including a resource unit configured to allocate resources so as to execute a first module, and a resource management unit configured to compare a ranking of a second module selected to be executed with respect to a ranking of the first module so as to determine ... 05/17/07 - 20070113258 - Method and system for distributing local programming to areas abroad There is provided an IPTV distribution system and method for distributing programming made available to viewers in a first jurisdiction to subscribers in a second jurisdiction to enable a viewing experience otherwise available only in the first jurisdiction. The programming may include signals broadcast over the air (OTA) in the ... 05/17/07 - 20070113257 - Reception device To provide a reception device for receiving a broadcast wave, selecting any of a commercial stream and a program stream that are modulated in the broadcast wave, and outputting the selected stream. The reception device includes an acceptance unit which accepts a channel operation by a user, and a switch ... 05/10/07 - 20070107035 - System and method for providing television services A system and method are described for providing interactive television services and for switching between television programs, such as to an interactive program session from another program. An interactive server, capable of providing requested interactive video services to a set of subscribers in a given geographic area, is coupled to ... 05/03/07 - 20070101391 - Digital broadcast terminal equipped with broadcast program information roaming function and roaming method using the same A mobile communication terminal equipped with a broadcast program information roaming function and a roaming method for use in the same are disclosed. The mobile communication terminal equipped with a broadcast program information roaming function includes: a Radio Frequency (RF) receiver for receiving information of a metadata interface for broadcast ... 03/29/07 - 20070074262 - Display device, display method, and display control program The present invention provides a display device for retrieving and displaying the list information regarding the broadcast contents in which the list information corresponding to the program broadcast before or after can be displayed without making the complicate key operations. An information server 2 transmits a list of musical compositions ... 03/01/07 - 20070050836 - System and method for evaluating the operational status of a stb in a cable network An STB analysis system comprises an STB checker client and an STB analysis server. The STB checker client comprises an STB query interface to communicate with the STB analysis server to acquire information indicative of the operational status of a STB and to display the information graphically. A user requests ... 02/22/07 - 20070044134 - Television signal-receiving module A television signal-receiving module includes a first slot for disposing a network interface module detachably. The network interface module receives a television signal. The television signal-receiving module further includes a switch electrically connected to the network interface module for switching a transmission route of the television signal, a decoder electrically ... 02/08/07 - 20070033630 - Device, system and method of multi-channel processing Briefly, some embodiments of the invention may include devices, systems and methods of multi-channel processing. For example, a set-top box in accordance with an embodiment of the invention may include a front-end to receive a downstream signal carrying audio/video data representing a first plurality of channels, including one or more ... 12/14/06 - 20060282872 - Component-type video and digital audio extender The present invention relates to a system and method for extending component-type video signals, audio signals and infrared remote signals, and more specifically to a system and method for extending component-type video and digital audio signals over three wire pairs, such as three of the four wire pairs of a ... 11/30/06 - 20060271993 - Information signal transmission system and remote control device for the same An information signal transmission system and a remote control device for such a system for allowing a viewer to continuously watch, for example, in a bedroom a program the viewer has watched in a living room. A recipient of information is detected referring to identification information set in a remote ... 11/23/06 - 20060265731 - Image processing apparatus and image processing method An image processing apparatus includes image data capturing means for capturing a frame of stream image data displayed on a display device in accordance with an input capturing instruction, additional data generating means for generating additional data to be associated with the image data captured by the image data capturing ... 11/16/06 - 20060259940 - Interactive entertainment and information system using television set-top-box An interactive entertainment and information system using a television set-top box, wherein pages of information are periodically provided to the set-top box for user interaction therewith. The pages include associated meta-data defining active locations on each page. When a page is displayed, the user interacts with the active locations on ... 10/12/06 - 20060230426 - Multimedia and audio-visual device A multimedia and audio-visual device is provided with the functions of working as a GPS, and showing MP3 music, digital pictures, and digital television programs. The multimedia and audio-visual device comprises: a main body, a liftable monitor, a power-sourcing device, and a desktop charger. The main body is a rectangular, ... 10/05/06 - 20060225120 - Video system interface kernel A video interface kernel with a defined application program interface includes each of a plurality of core functions for interfacing with video equipment and video processing subsystems. The core functions include such functions as video capture and video output, video recording and playback, and event notification. Optional embodiments include video ... 07/27/06 - 20060168638 - Channel switching Channel switching for a receiver for digital broadcasting includes identifying pilot data from a digital broadcasting signal. The pilot data is stored in a memory. Channel switching is performed at least based on the stored pilot information. ... 07/13/06 - 20060156369 - Reception device and setting method thereof Satellite receiving channel data 810 are described in a network information table (NIT) in a random fashion. Frequencies in the redelivering facility in a community receiving system are arranged in order of increasing frequencies for each of the networks. In a receiver unit, the frequencies 753 of the satellite receiving ... 06/29/06 - 20060143679 - Signal switching device, signal distribution device, display device, and signal transmission system A signal switching device including an interface having a video signal communicating unit, a DDC and an HPD, controlling connected device, or being controlled by connected device. A switcher (2) includes a switch (30) for selecting video signal input, a DDC (26c) for reading information from output destination device, a ... 06/22/06 - 20060136976 - Re-mapping and interleaving transport packets of multiple transport streams for processing by a single transport demultiplexor Techniques are provided for re-mapping and interleaving transport packets of multiple transport streams for processing by a single transport demultiplexor. At least one PID re-map table is employed having re-map values indexed by n possible PID values of transport packets associated with at one transport stream of the multiple transport ... 06/01/06 - 20060117371 - Method for effectively implementing a multi-room television system A method for effectively implementing a multi-room television system includes a digital base station that processes and combines various program sources to produce a processed stream. A communications processor then responsively transmits the processed stream as a local composite output stream to various wired and wireless display devices for flexible ... 04/13/06 - 20060080724 - Zapping agent with improved latency The present invention relates to a zapping agent that receives a zap signal from a particular user, whereby a new channel is requested. A zapping agent according to the invention caches, as a background task, the last-forwarded GoP of the new channel into memory, and upon receipt of the zap ... 04/13/06 - 20060080723 - System and method for enabling tv and computer to process digital audio/video signal simultaneously The present invention discloses a system and method for enabling a TV and a computer to process a digital audio/video signal simultaneously, wherein the output path of the received digital audio/video signal is controlled by the TS buffer and the digital audio/video signal is decoded by the digital video decoder ... 03/09/06 - 20060053463 - Image processing apparatus and method The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus and method capable of capturing, storing, and replaying incoming image data and outputting currently-incoming image data or the captured image data on a display apparatus such as a monitor and a TV set. ... 02/23/06 - 20060041923 - Hand-held remote personal communicator & controller A personal communications and control system (PCCS) is disclosed. This PCCS includes a set top box communicating streams of signals to a remote control device. The streams of signals include television signals, telephone signals, and control signals, as well as other video, audio, or graphical content. The television signals are ... 01/05/06 - 20060005225 - Multimedia network video device A multimedia network video device includes a CPU, an I/O module connected to the CPU for transmitting data to or from CPU, a video capturing module for capturing video data and transmitting the video data to the CPU for processing, an audio capturing and playing module connected to the CPU ... 12/29/05 - 20050289633 - Cable to wireless conversion system for in-home video distribution A system is provided for distributing video signals by wireless transmission to a remote TV. The system includes a base transmitter, a remote receiver and a handheld remote control. The base transmitter has a TV tuner for selecting a channel from a cable TV signal, an input switch for selecting ... 11/24/05 - 20050262546 - Content supply system, content supply apparatus and method, content playback apparatus and method, and program In a content supply system, content data is supplied from a content supply apparatus to a content playback apparatus via a network. The content playback apparatus includes a request device for requesting a recovery process; an obtaining device for obtaining a start-up file; and a download device for downloading the ... 10/13/05 - 20050229231 - Converter-assisted video encoder A system may include a decoder, an encoder, and a storage device. The decoder may decode encoded video information having a first format into intermediate video information. The decoder may also extract motion vectors from the encoded video information. The encoder may encode the intermediate video information into output video ... 08/18/05 - 20050183134 - Methods and systems for broadcast data services The present invention provides for the collection and delivery of broadcast data. Broadcast data is captured by broadcast data sources from television broadcasts and the captured broadcast data is collected by a broadcast data source miniport. The miniport differentiates the broadcast data to separate the requested broadcast data and to ... 07/14/05 - 20050155082 - Device, system and method for connecting a subscriber device to a wideband distribution network Embodiments of the invention provide a method, device and/or system for connecting at least one subscriber device, e.g., a legacy subscriber device, to a wideband distribution network. The device may include, for example, an up-converter to up-convert a subscriber upstream signal within a subscriber upstream frequency band supported by the ... 07/14/05 - 20050155081 - Remote control device for a set-top box with a two-way transmission function and its controlling method The present invention is in related to a remote control device for a set-top box with a two-way transmission function and its controlling method, the device which comprises a set-top box and a handheld device, the set-top box and the handheld device have a transmitting unit and a receiving unit ... 07/07/05 - 20050149985 - Digital broadcast receiver A microprocessor in a digital broadcast receiver outputs image data displaying a menu in a sub-screen when instructed by a user to display the menu: if received broadcast signals are those of an HD broadcast, and if the image format of a television, to which data are output, is 1080i ... 06/30/05 - 20050144650 - Simultaneous tuning of multiple channels using intermediate frequency sub-sampling Methods and systems for processing a single sub-channel that includes two or more combined channels. Using intermediate frequency sub-sampling, two or more channels from a broad band signal are combined into a single sub-channel for further analog and digital processing. Each of the two or more channels is down converted ... 06/02/05 - 20050120383 - System for saving settings of an audiovisual system A system for saving settings of an audiovisual system includes a first audiovisual device with a setting and a second audiovisual device communicatively coupled to the first audiovisual device, wherein the second audiovisual device is configured to save the setting of the first audiovisual device upon a save event. ... ### FreshPatents.com Support - Terms & Conditions |