http://www.freshpatents.com/Interactive-video-distribution-systems-dtnewntc725.php USPTO Class 725 - Interactive video distribution systems en-us Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:13:14 -0700 1000 Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 141 31 http://www.freshpatents.com/index.php?rss=true http://www.freshpatents.com/images/freshpatentsnav_rss.gif http://www.freshpatents.com/Personal-video-recording-with-pools-and-groups-dt20080717ptan20080172688.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:13:14 -0700 Automated personal video recording, including selecting a lender from among one or more lenders, in which the selecting is carried out in dependence upon a deficit amount, the lenders include at least one user having free storage space and at least one pool having free storage space. The method also... http://www.freshpatents.com/Authorable-content-rating-system-dt20080717ptan20080172689.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:13:14 -0700 Techniques for generating customized rating systems for use in a DVR are described. According to one technique, a user submits a rating system definition that comprises two or more different ratings of the user's choosing. The rating system definition is stored. The rating system definition defines a customized ratings system.... http://www.freshpatents.com/Promotion-server-using-streaming-media-channel-dt20080717ptan20080172690.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:13:14 -0700 More particularly, a promotion server determines an asset to be distributed such as a targeted promotion item (e.g., a commercial), and a list of STBs that are to receive it. The promotion server causes the video promotion content to be stored in VOD/streaming media servers located at the head ends.... http://www.freshpatents.com/Broadcast-signal-processing-apparatus-and-control-method-thereof-dt20080717ptan20080172691.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:13:14 -0700 A broadcasting signal processing apparatus includes: a signal receiver which receives a broadcasting signal, the broadcast signal including an application program for providing broadcasting information; a signal processor which processes the broadcasting signal so that a video is displayed based on the broadcasting signal received by the signal receiver; and... http://www.freshpatents.com/Program-distribution-system-and-recording-and-reproduction-device-dt20080717ptan20080172692.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:13:14 -0700 A program distribution system is disclosed. The system includes: a broadcast station; a recording and reproduction device that is capable of recording and reproducing data of program contents coming from the broadcast station by cable or by radio; and a content server that is capable of distributing, over a network,... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-dvb-h-system-and-terminal-for-providing-a-broadcast-image-using-laser-content-dt20080717ptan20080172694.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:13:14 -0700 A terminal can acquire information required for an image configuration by accessing actual Electronic Service Guide (ESG) information using linking information when broadcast providers transmit Lightweight Application Scene Representation (LASeR) content including the linking information related to the LASeR content and the ESG information provided in a Digital Video Broadcasting-Handheld... http://www.freshpatents.com/Representing-television-programs-using-video-objects-dt20080717ptan20080172693.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:13:14 -0700 A video class is a programmatic interface and an abstraction of a receivable audio/video/data feed. A video object can be instantiated and thereafter referenced by computer applications running on the receiving device. The video object properties characterize the video object content source, and the presentation of the content on the... http://www.freshpatents.com/Media-selection-dt20080717ptan20080172695.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:13:14 -0700 Various technologies for selecting media (e.g., television media) are described. A media selection method displays a tool for selecting a category, such as a television genre, to a user. Upon receiving a user selection, the selected category having a number of channels is visually illustrated on a channel selection spectrum... http://www.freshpatents.com/Channel-contract-proposing-apparatus-method-program-and-integrated-circuit-dt20080717ptan20080172696.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:13:14 -0700 A receiving unit 200 receives, from broadcast stations (10, 11), EPG information related to all the programs to be broadcast on a plurality of channels. A program recommendation unit (300) extracts, from the programs indicated in the EPG information, a recommended program, which is estimated to meet the user's preferences,... http://www.freshpatents.com/Program-recording-apparatus-dt20080717ptan20080172697.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:13:14 -0700 A program recording apparatus for recording a program transmitted in a transport stream, includes an information acquisition portion which acquires genre information about the program from each TS packet of transmitted transport stream data, a conversion portion which converts the transport stream data into data in a predetermined format, a... http://www.freshpatents.com/Performing-support-functions-on-a-portable-device-dt20080717ptan20080172698.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:13:14 -0700 Among other things, on a portable device on which one or more AV items received from an external source are performed for a user during performance periods, at least one support function other than performing AV items, including receiving schedule information related to AV items, is performed in a background... http://www.freshpatents.com/Channel-navigation-on-integrated-atsc-tuner-tv-set-dt20080717ptan20080172699.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:13:14 -0700 A method and apparatus are described for allowing a user to select one of an analog signal source and a digital signal source in a signal processing device, wherein the signal processing device compares an analog channel number with a digital channel list, determines based on results of the comparison... http://www.freshpatents.com/System-for-monitoring-direct-broadcast-wireless-signals-dt20080717ptan20080172700.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:13:14 -0700 A system and method for monitoring direct broadcast satellite signals. In a most general embodiment, the invention (10) includes a mechanism (20) for receiving direct broadcast wireless signals encoded in accordance with a DSS transport protocol. The received signals are analyzed with respect to various parameters and an output is... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-of-transmitting-receiving-digital-contents-and-digital-content-reception-system-dt20080717ptan20080172701.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:13:14 -0700 A method of transmitting/receiving digital contents and a digital content reception system are disclosed. In a case of receiving a service including digital contents through the Internet, first channel information for identifying an entry point and second channel information for identifying a service provided by a service server or a... http://www.freshpatents.com/Digital-broadcasting-receiver-and-control-method-thereof-dt20080717ptan20080172702.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:13:14 -0700 A digital broadcasting receiver and a control method thereof. The method includes determining whether it is necessary to display a screen saver image on a display unit connected to the digital broadcasting receiver, and displaying the screen saver image on the display unit when it is necessary to display the... http://www.freshpatents.com/Interactive-audiovisual-editing-system-dt20080717ptan20080172704.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:13:14 -0700 An interactive audiovisual editing system (IAVES) for providing the possibility of customizing and personalizing audiovisual/multimedia (AVMM) data/media comprises a hardware/software component that can respond to users' command inputs and process an AVMM data/media accordingly to the users' intention and display the processed data/media back to them via an AVMM display.... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-and-apparatus-for-transmitting-and-receiving-graphical-data-dt20080717ptan20080172703.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:13:14 -0700 A method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving graphical data are provided. The apparatus for transmitting includes a graphical data generating unit that generates graphical data; an encoder that converts the graphical data into a JPEG 2000 code stream; and a transmitting unit that transmits video streams and the code... http://www.freshpatents.com/Iptv-system-an-application-server-and-a-related-location-agent-dt20080717ptan20080172706.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:13:14 -0700 The IPTV system further comprises a location determination part that is adapted to determine an actual location of the subscriber and a service provisioning determination part that is adapted to determine alternative means for provisioning the IPTV services to the subscriber based on the location of the subscriber. The present invention... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-and-system-for-sharing-video-over-a-network-dt20080717ptan20080172705.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:13:14 -0700 A user can create a video segment or employ an existing video segment, and then share it over a computer network. The user provides an indication that one or more particular video segments are to be shared over the network. The video segment(s) is/are then automatically assessed and determined to... http://www.freshpatents.com/System-and-method-for-synchronizing-video-indexing-between-audio-video-signal-and-data-dt20080717ptan20080172707.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:13:14 -0700 This invention is directed to a transmission system having a broadcast data synchronization and transmission system including a stream unit which detects group of pictures (GOP) positions of a Motion Picture Expert Group (MPEG) stream to be broadcasted on a television, and a shot/scene unit which sets and marks Extendible... http://www.freshpatents.com/Point-to-multipoint-high-definition-multimedia-transmitter-and-receiver-dt20080717ptan20080172708.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:13:14 -0700 A high definition video transmitter and receiver are disclosed. The transmitter provides high definition video to a one-point receiver or to multipoint receivers. The transmission network is asynchronous and the receiver re-synchronizes the video. The transmission can be wired or wireless.... http://www.freshpatents.com/Server-and-method-for-providing-personal-broadcast-content-service-and-user-terminal-apparatus-and-method-for-generating-personal-broadcast-content-dt20080717ptan20080172709.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:13:14 -0700 Provided are an apparatus and method for generating personal broadcast content. A user terminal apparatus includes a broadcast reception unit receiving broadcast content through a broadcast network; a communication unit controlling connection with a server which provides an authoring tool for generating personal broadcast content and metadata required to obtain... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-of-improving-channel-switching-speed-in-digital-television-receiver-and-the-digital-television-receiver-dt20080717ptan20080172710.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:13:14 -0700 generating video and/or audio data by demultiplexing and decoding the outputted transport stream packets. In addition, a digital TV receiver applying the improvement of the channel switching speed is provided. The digital TV receiver includes a tuning and demodulating unit generating transport stream packets by tuning and demodulating a broadcasting... http://www.freshpatents.com/Multimedia-data-transmitting-apparatus-multimedia-data-receiving-apparatus-multimedia-data-transmitting-method-and-multimedia-data-receiving-method-dt20080717ptan20080172712.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:13:14 -0700 The multimedia data transmitting apparatus according to the present invention includes: a message receiving unit which receives a request message including a transmission start requested position and a transmission end requested position; a transmission position adjustment unit which performs at least one of a first adjustment process of adjusting the... http://www.freshpatents.com/Video-audio-transmitter-video-audio-transmission-method-and-recording-medium-in-which-program-for-executing-the-method-is-recorded-dt20080717ptan20080172711.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:13:14 -0700 Disclosed is a video/audio transmitter which frequency-converts a video input signal and an audio input signal into a signal on one channel in a frequency band for a television broadcast and transmits the frequency-converted video input signal and the frequency-converted audio input signal. The video/audio transmitter includes an antenna, an...