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20080209488 | Network-Extensible Reconfigurable Media Appliance - Extensible reconfigurable media appliance for security and entertainment captures images digitally for storage. Digital effects and filters are applied to incoming video stream on-the-fly or to video data stored in memory. Digital effects and filters are dynamically stored, modified, updated or deleted, providing extensible reconfigurable effects studio. Digital media appliance communicates wirelessly with other media appliances, computers, security systems, video storage, email, chat, cellular services or PDAs to provide seamless integration of captured video stream. | 08-28-2008 |
20080216137 | Triggering Enhanced Content - A receiver for an enhanced television system in which video data defining a video stream, enhanced content data defining items of enhanced content, and trigger messages for triggering the play-out of the enhanced content are transmitted to receivers over a data network, the receiver comprising an enhanced content decoder for receiving and playing out enhanced content, and the enhanced content decoder including a cache for caching enhanced content data received from the network; and a play-out controller for controlling the play-out of enhanced content, the play-out controller being arranged to receive trigger messages over the network and on receiving a trigger message that indicates an item of enhanced content for which enhanced content data is stored in the cache and that is to be played out, to play out that item of enhanced content data at a time indicated by the trigger message, and on receiving a trigger message that includes a definition of enhanced content, to play out the enhanced content defined in the trigger message at a time indicated by the trigger message. | 09-04-2008 |
20080216138 | TELEVISION CONVERTER DEVICE INCLUDING AN INTERNET PROTOCOL INTERFACE - A television converter device is provided which includes a channel selector and an Internet Protocol (IP) interface. The channel selector is configured to receive multiple channels of television programming from at least one of a satellite, cable, and over-the-air broadcasting source, select one of the channels from the multiple channels, and deliver the selected channel to at least one television (TV). The IP interface is configured to receive television programming over an IP connection, and to deliver the television programming received over the IP connection to the at least one TV. | 09-04-2008 |
20080222689 | System to filter and multicast personal video content - In an embodiment, an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) Set Top Box (STB) receives information regarding a personal channel on an IPTV system and information regarding a plurality of viewer IPTV STBs associated with the personal channel. The IPTV STB further receives personal video content, and filters the personal video content. The IPTV STB multicasts the filtered personal video content through a network to a plurality of viewer IPTV STBs. | 09-11-2008 |
20080222690 | TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING BROADCAST INFORMATION - A terminal displays a broadcast program from a first provider, and displays one or more identifiers from additional broadcast providers. Upon selection of one of the identifiers of the additional providers, additional information of broadcasts from the additional provider is also displayed thereby enabling a user to decide whether to continue to display the broadcast program from the first provider or to display a broadcast program from the additional provider. | 09-11-2008 |
20080229376 | COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM FOR BROADCAST INFORMATION CAPTURE AND ACCESS FOR DATA MINING PURPOSES - A system to enable comprehensive capture of broadcast media information comprising video, audio and text content. The system includes a plurality of antennas to receive a plurality of channels in one location, a channel splitter to split the plurality of channels, a plurality of receivers, each to receive and decode either one channel or a group of channels simultaneously. The system also includes a storage network to archive the previously received broadcast media information content within the plurality of channels and a common Web browser to provide “on the spot” retrieving of airing statistics related to broadcast media information content, such that live analysis of the broadcast media information content of the plurality of channels is enabled. | 09-18-2008 |
20080235745 | System and method to provide video communication with a service provider - Methods and systems for providing a video link are provided. A method may include receiving a request to establish a first video link to a healthcare service provider. The method may also include selecting a first healthcare service provider from at least two healthcare service providers and establishing the first video link to the first healthcare service provider. | 09-25-2008 |
20080244671 | NOTIFICATION FOR INTERACTIVE CONTENT - A system may provide a video program or information associated with the video program on a video display device, and provide an interactive content icon on the video display device. The interactive content icon may indicate that interactive content is available for the video program. | 10-02-2008 |
20080244672 | Co-ordinated on-line video viewing - In a method of co-ordinated on-line data file viewing, a user selects an on-line video or other data file, selects a companion viewer, and views the on-line file simultaneously with the selected companion viewer. | 10-02-2008 |
20080263610 | SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRONIC CONTENT ASSETS OVER COMMUNICATION MEDIA HAVING DIFFERING CHARACTERISTICS - The Electronic Content Asset Publication System operates as an overlay application on the native multi-media communication network to receive individual subscriber requests for a selected electronic content asset and deliver that asset to the requesting subscriber. This system acquires, stores, publishes, distributes, accesses and processes electronic content on demand and delivers this content in the format of the subscriber's communication device over a selected multi-media communications infrastructure. This system provides access to specific subscriber-initiated electronic content assets that are of interest to the subscriber. The electronic content assets comprise individual multi-media streams, multi-media files or streams of multi-media files, initiated and published by individual subscribers rather than the mass media distributed by conventional content sources. | 10-23-2008 |
20080271100 | Method Using A Set-Top Box And Communicating Between A Remote Data Network And A Wireless Communication Network - Disclosed are methods and systems for connecting a set-top box (STB) to the Internet over existing and future wireless networks, combining television with wireless Internet access. A conventional television is used in combination with a STB that has a wireless or wired keyboard, a power supply, and audio/visual connections for connecting the STB to the television. In an embodiment, a wireless telephone is placed in a docking station on top of the STB, providing the user with both data (when docked) and voice capabilities (when being used simply for telephone calls). CDMA, CDPD, or other wireless technologies may used for connection to the Internet. | 10-30-2008 |
20080282302 | Open API video system and method of making and using same - A video player unit, system and method, and a video hierarchy. Included are at least one memory device, a plurality of communication access points for receiving at least one program play, an open application programming interface associated with the at least one memory device, wherein a plurality of applications correspondent to the open application programming interface allow a user to manipulate metadata associated with ones of the programs plays, wherein the metadata relates to interframe interactivity with detailed aspects of the ones of the program plays, and at least one correlation engine in communication with the open application programming interface, wherein the at least one correlation engine provides for correlation among at least for the interframes of the program play to ones of the interframes of other ones of the program plays. | 11-13-2008 |
20080295141 | PERSONALIZED TV APPARATUS | 11-27-2008 |
20080301743 | Access to Associated Content - A network ( | 12-04-2008 |
20080301744 | Method and Apparatus for Locating Content in an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) System - A set top box includes a front-end (e.g., a network interface) for receiving programming content over a broadband communication network and a processor operatively associated with the front-end. The set top box also includes a resolver operatively associated with the processor for determining a network-level multicast address corresponding to a domain name of a virtual channel on which the broadcast programming is available. | 12-04-2008 |
20080301745 | System and method of delivering video content - A system and method of delivering video content is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, the method includes storing video data packets of an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) channel at an access switch/router system that communicates with an IPTV access network. The method also includes receiving data at the access switch/router system indicating a selection of the IPTV channel from a set-top box device via the IPTV access network. Further, the method includes sending copies of the stored video data packets of the IPTV channel to the set-top box device via the IPTV access network. | 12-04-2008 |
20080313687 | System and method for just in time streaming of digital programs for network recording and relaying over internet protocol network - A settop box for streaming a television program to a network device through a network includes a central processing unit, a network interface device, a direct memory access engine, a buffer, and a memory for storing computer-executable instructions. The stored instructions cause the direct memory access engine to route time-ordered digital media data packets encoding the television program into the buffer, cause the central processing unit to add a network header to the digital media data packets, and cause the network interface device to relay the digital media data packets to a network device through the network, wherein the packets are relayed substantially without latency and with a time-ordering based on the same time-ordering of the packets in the buffer. | 12-18-2008 |
20080313688 | BROADCAST RECEIVING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING THE SAME ACCORDING TO CONFIGURATION SETTING VALUES RECEIVED FROM OUTSIDE - A broadcast receiving apparatus and a configuration method thereof are provided in which the broadcast receiving apparatus can be configured according to configuration setting values received from outside. The broadcast receiving apparatus is configured according to configuration setting values of the broadcast receiving apparatus, which are received from outside. | 12-18-2008 |
20090007204 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING BROADCASTING VIDEO PROGRAM - A method and a system for proving a broadcasting video program with the internet are provided. The broadcasting video program provision system includes a first data server, a second data server and a portal site. By the first data server, first broadcasting video program signals broadcast in a first area are received and converted into first stream data. By the second data server, second broadcasting video program signals broadcast in a second area are received and converted into second stream data, wherein the first area and the second area are covered by different broadcasting services. In response to an instruction issued from the user's host through the internet, the portal site transmits the first stream data or the second stream data to the user's host through the internet. | 01-01-2009 |
20090007205 | USER TERMINAL AND PROXY SERVER OF INTERNET PROTOCOL TELEVISION (IPTV) SYSTEM, AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - A user terminal and proxy server of an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV), and an operating method thereof are provided. A user terminal of an IPTV system includes a channel information input unit which receives channel information as an input, a channel management unit which transmits the input channel information to a proxy server, and receives from the proxy server a content information that corresponds to the channel information, and a content playback unit which replays a content using the received content information. As a result, viewers can use IPTV contents as easily as they use general TVs. | 01-01-2009 |
20090007206 | COMMON MEDIA CONSUMPTION ACROSS MULTIPLE MEDIA PROCESSING SYSTEMS VIA SINGLE USER CONTROL - A system and method for the management of common consumption of media in a media exchange network is disclosed. Various embodiments of the present invention provide for control by a first user at a first location in a media exchange network of the simultaneous consumption of media content by other users at other locations in the media exchange network. The media content consumed may comprise audio, still pictures, video, and data. The first user may consume the media content simultaneous with the consumption of the other users, and the media content may be stored at the location of the first user, or at other locations in the media exchange network. | 01-01-2009 |
20090013362 | System and Method of Delivering Video Content - A system and method of delivering video content is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, the method includes receiving channel selection data from a set-top box device via an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) access network. The channel selection data indicates a selection of an IPTV channel. The method also includes sending a rapid channel change (RCC) request to a distribution switch/router system via a subscriber virtual local area network (VLAN) associated with the set-top box device after receiving the channel selection data. The RCC request indicates the selected IPTV channel. | 01-08-2009 |
20090013363 | BROADCAST SYSTEM AND BROADCAST RECEPTION METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREOF - A broadcast playback method includes receiving a first format of a broadcast stream transmitted by a broadcast station over a first radio network, playing the first format of the broadcast stream through demodulation and decoding processes, receiving a second format of the broadcast stream over a second radio network when the first radio network is unavailable, and playing the second format of the broadcast stream. | 01-08-2009 |
20090013364 | Digital broadcasting system and method for processing data - A broadcasting system and a method for processing data are disclosed. The broadcasting system receives a broadcasting signal including program table information including contents redistribution information, contents edition information and contents protection information and so on. The broadcasting system extracts the received information and stores the contents included in the broadcasting signal, outputs the contents to the outside, or outputs information of the contents in accordance with the extracted information. | 01-08-2009 |
20090019507 | SYSTEM FOR PRESENTING MEDIA SERVICES - A system for presenting media services is disclosed. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a portal having a controller element to detect an installation of an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) media receiver in an IPTV media system and adapt at least a portion of the portal according to the installation. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 01-15-2009 |
20090031379 | Method and system for providing a broadcast program and associated web content - There is provided a method for use by a processing device for providing a broadcast program and Web content associated with the broadcast program. According to one embodiment, the method includes selecting a broadcast channel and receiving a broadcast program on the broadcast channel. The broadcast program can be, for example, a movie or a television show. The method further includes determining a Web site associated with the broadcast channel. In one embodiment, the Web site can be a dynamic Web site hosted by a channel link server. The method further includes receiving Web content associated with the broadcast program from the Web site. In one embodiment, the Web content is synchronized with the broadcast program based on a program schedule. The method further includes providing the Web content and the broadcast program to an output display contemporaneously. | 01-29-2009 |
20090044238 | VIDEO PLAYBACK APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROVIDING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD AND PROGRAM - A video playback apparatus for playing back a recorded program video which is connected with an ECG server for providing information related to a program through a communication network includes a designation information transmitting portion to transmit designation information designating a program containing a specific recorded program video to the ECG server, a related information receiving portion to receive a related information associated with the designated program, which is selected from related information each containing an ECG scenario related to each program video constituting a program and a scheduled time of each program video and stored in association with the program, from the ECG server, and a display/playback control portion to control display of the ECG scenario related to the specific program video in synchronization with playback of the specific program video based on the scheduled time of the program video. | 02-12-2009 |
20090044239 | Broadcasting receiver and a method of determining an operation mode of broadcasting receiver - A broadcasting receiver and a method of determining an operation mode of broadcasting receiver are disclosed. A host device transmits the resource information including A-mode resource information. And a POD receives the resource information and determining an operation mode based on the received resource information and operation mode setting information. The broadcasting receiver can protect content data received from all the transfer protocols including the wired/wireless network and the IP protocol, using the conditional access provided from the conventional cable card. The broadcasting receiver determines whether the host supports the A-mode and determines a method for receiving broadcast data, such that the operation mode of the broadcasting receiver can be properly established according to the determined result. | 02-12-2009 |
20090049493 | SYSTEM FOR DELIVERING MEDIA CONTENT - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a slave Set-Top Box (STB) receiver having a controller adapted to transmit a request for presentation to a master STB receiver to present one or more media content items stored in the master media STB receiver, select one among the one or more media content items presented by the master STB receiver, transmit to the master STB receiver a request for transmission of a select one of the one or more media content items, and receive from the master STB receiver the requested media content item in a progressive download format so that a portion of the requested media content item can be presented by the slave STB receiver while the remainder of the requested media content item is transmitted. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 02-19-2009 |
20090049494 | DEVICE, METHOD AND SYSTEM OF REGISTERING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION MODULES - Some demonstrative embodiments include devices, systems and/or methods of registering wireless video communication modules. A method of registering wireless video modules may include, for example, transmitting a first registration message from a first wireless video communication module to a second wireless video communication module, wherein the first registration message includes first information identifying the first module to the second wireless video communication module; receiving at the first module a second registration message from the second wireless video communication module, wherein the second registration message includes second information identifying the second module to the first wireless video communication module; and based on the first and second registration messages, registering the first video communication module at the second wireless video communication module and the second video communication module at the first wireless video communication module. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 02-19-2009 |
20090064251 | System and Method for Troubleshooting a Set Top Box - A method for troubleshooting a set top box is disclosed and can include receiving a trouble ticket from a set top box and initiating a self test at the set top box. The method can also include receiving test results from the set top box and analyzing the test results to isolate a problem. | 03-05-2009 |
20090070839 | SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTING ENCODING RATES BETWEEN COMMUNICATION DEVICES - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a first communication device having a controller adapted to determine whether a second communication device is operating within or remote to a local area network of the first communication device, determine an encoding rate according to said determination, and transmit to the second communication device streamed media content according to said encoding rate. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 03-12-2009 |
20090077603 | Mobile terminal - A mobile terminal pre-stores address information of other terminals to be notification destinations of program information related to a television broadcast. During reception and display of the television broadcast, when a notification request for the program information related to the television broadcast being received is input, the mobile terminal generates notification data including the program information relating to the television broadcast while maintaining the reception and the display processing of the television broadcast, reads the address information of other terminals to be the notification destinations from the storage unit to transmit the generated notification data to other terminals on the basis of the read address information. | 03-19-2009 |
20090083815 | GENERATING SYNCHRONIZED INTERACTIVE LINK MAPS LINKING TRACKED VIDEO OBJECTS TO OTHER MULTIMEDIA CONTENT IN REAL-TIME - The method, system and computer program product generate online interactive maps linking tracked objects (in a live or pre-recorded video sequence) to multimedia content in real time. Specifically, an object tracking and link generation (OTLG) utility allows a user to access multimedia content by clicking on moving (or still) objects within the frames of a video (or image) sequence. The OTLG utility identifies and stores a clear image(s) of an object or of multiple objects to be tracked and initiates a mechanism to track the identified objects over a sequence of video or image frames. The OTLG utility utilizes the results of the tracking mechanism to generate, for each video frame, an interactive map frame with interactive links placed in the map frame at a location corresponding to the object's tracked location in each video frame. | 03-26-2009 |
20090094654 | Television Channel Display Device and Method Thereof - An Internet Protocol television system includes a set-top box that receives requests to display video streams being transmitted to a household. In response to the request, the set-top box provides a list of the video streams to a display device. The list includes options to terminate transmission of one or more of the streams. This allows a user to determine which video streams should be transmitted when bandwidth limitations are reached. | 04-09-2009 |
20090094655 | WEB TELEVISION HAVING A TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION BUS INTERCONNECTING A TELEVISION CONTROLLER AND AN INTERNET MODULE - A web television includes a display, a tuner, an internet module, and a PIP module. The tuner is arranged to select television video for display on the display and to select television audio for display by a speaker of the web television. The internet module is arranged to supply internet video for display on the display and to supply internet audio for display by the speaker of the web television, and the internet video and audio are derived from internet communications between the web television and internet content providers. The PIP module is arranged to provide a PIP area within a main area of the display. The internet video and the television video may be swapped between the PIP area and the main area of the display, and the speaker of the web television may be swapped between the internet audio and the television audio. | 04-09-2009 |
20090100485 | WEB TELEVISION THAT SWAPS TELEVISION VIDEO AND INTERNET VIDEO IN A PIP AREA - A web television includes a display, a tuner, an internet module, and a PIP module. The tuner is arranged to select television video for display on the display and to select television audio for display by a speaker of the web television. The internet module is arranged to supply internet video for display on the display and to supply internet audio for display by the speaker of the web television, and the internet video and audio are derived from internet communications between the web television and internet content providers. The PIP module is arranged to provide a PIP area within a main area of the display. The internet video and the television video may be swapped between the PIP area and the main area of the display, and the speaker of the web television may be swapped between the internet audio and the television audio. | 04-16-2009 |
20090100486 | WEB TELEVISION HAVING A TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION BUS INTERCONNECTING A TELEVISION CONTROLLER AND AN INTERNET MODULE - A web television includes a display, a tuner, an internet module, and a PIP module. The tuner is arranged to select television video for display on the display and to select television audio for display by a speaker of the web television. The internet module is arranged to supply internet video for display on the display and to supply internet audio for display by the speaker of the web television, and the internet video and audio are derived from internet communications between the web television and internet content providers. The PIP module is arranged to provide a PIP area within a main area of the display. The internet video and the television video may be swapped between the PIP area and the main area of the display, and the speaker of the web television may be swapped between the internet audio and the television audio. | 04-16-2009 |
20090106804 | DETECTING AND PROCESSING CORRUPTED VIDEO RECORDINGS - Embodiments of the invention include a method that comprises recording broadcasted television content and determining if one or more segments of the content is corrupted. The method can also present a notification if the content is corrupted, where the notification can include indicia such as a pop-up window, an icon or symbol in a program guide screen or program recorded content screen, and/or an indicator on the DVR unit. The method can also acquire uncorrupted content to replace one or more segments of the corrupted content. | 04-23-2009 |
20090106805 | Providing a Blade Center With Additional Video Output Capability Via a Backup Blade Center Management Module - A blade center is provided with an additional video output system which includes additional video output capabilities to allow a user to point to another blade within the blade center to work locally on a blade that does not include media tray access. The local access is granted via a control (e.g., a button) on the control panel of the blades or a control on the chassis or management module that allows the user to specify which blade to use for the second video output connection to a KVM console or direct host connect. This video output system advantageously allows more than one blade to be interactively utilized in a graphic environment at any time. Other blades executing local applications can be accessed and/or modified while another blade is accessing the media tray for installations and using one of the video output controls. | 04-23-2009 |
20090106806 | Broadcast receiver and system information processing method - A broadcast receiver and a system information processing method are disclosed. The broadcast receiver includes a receiver for receiving entitlement management message (EMM) transfer information including information for reception of an EMM over a cable, a network interface for transmitting and receiving data over Internet, and a controller for parsing the received EMM transfer information to determine whether the EMM is applied, and, when the EMM is applied, identifying a transfer method included in the EMM transfer information and controlling the EMM reception through at least one of the receiver and network interface based on the identified transfer method. | 04-23-2009 |
20090113501 | Distribution Apparatus and Playback Apparatus - A distribution apparatus has an input section | 04-30-2009 |
20090113502 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING VALUE-ADDED SERVICE IN INTERNET PROTOCOL TV SYSTEM - The invention discloses a method for providing value-added services in an IPTV system, wherein a value added service or a value added service directory is associated with the content provided by IPTV, and a user terminal initiates a request for the value-added service according to the association information. Based on the number of associated value-added services, a value-added service may correspond to a selection ID of the user terminal, may exist in a value-added service root directory associated with the corresponding content, or may exist in a category set in the form of a multi-level directory and the user terminal requests to obtain the link information of the actual value-added service by selecting the directory level by level. The invention also provides an IPTV system, and an IPTV application system and an IPTV user terminal applicable to the IPTV system. The invention allows end users to obtain value-added service information associated with IPTV audio/video programs in real time when using these programs, and thus realizes good interactions between users and played contents. | 04-30-2009 |
20090125955 | METHODS, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS, AND VIRTUAL SERVERS FOR A VIRTUAL COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENT - Methods, computer program products, and virtual servers for providing virtual service are provided. A user of a virtual service is authenticated. An input is received that identifies another user in which to operatively connect for virtual service. Permission is requested to operatively connect to the other user. The user is operatively connected to the other user, in response to receiving an acceptance to operatively connect from the other user. Acquired information is transmitted and received between the user and the other user, while broadcast content is being received by the user and the other user. The acquired information and the broadcast content may be displayed together on a television. | 05-14-2009 |
20090125956 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UTILIZING AN AUDIBLY CODED SIGNAL TO CONDUCT COMMERCE OVER THE INTERNET - A method and apparatus for utilizing a coded audio/video signal to conduct commerce over the Internet. Broadcast information is broadcast from a remote location on a secondary network containing video over the secondary network to a location thereon proximate the location of the user PC. Unique information is encoded in the broadcast information representative of a location on the primary network of the remote node. The broadcast information is received and displayed on a video display at the location on the secondary network proximate the user PC. The user PC is connected to the remote node utilizing the unique information, and in accordance thereto, in response to receiving the unique information encoded within the broadcast information broadcast over the secondary network. The user is prompted to interface with the user PC by displaying a video image on the video display at approximately the same time as broadcast of the unique information over the secondary network in association with the broadcast information. | 05-14-2009 |
20090138927 | WEB TELEVISION HAVING A TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION BUS INTERCONNECTING A TELEVISION CONTROLLER AND AN INTERNET MODULE - A web television includes a display, a tuner, an internet module, and a PIP module. The tuner is arranged to select television video for display on the display and to select television audio for display by a speaker of the web television. The internet module is arranged to supply internet video for display on the display and to supply internet audio for display by the speaker of the web television, and the internet video and audio are derived from internet communications between the web television and internet content providers. The PIP module is arranged to provide a PIP area within a main area of the display. The internet video and the television video may be swapped between the PIP area and the main area of the display, and the speaker of the web television may be swapped between the internet audio and the television audio. | 05-28-2009 |
20090138928 | MEDIA PROCESSING SYSTEM BASED ON SATELLITE SET TOP BOX PLATFORM WITH TELEPHONY DOWNSTREAM AND UPSTREAM DATA PATHS - Systems and methods that provide satellite-based media processing are described. In one embodiment, a system that exchanges media may include, for example, a communications device that may be coupled to a network and to an antenna. The communications device may provide two-way communications with the network and may provide one-way communications with the antenna. The communications may receive media content from the antenna and/or the network. The communications device may send the media content to the network | 05-28-2009 |
20090138929 | MOBILE EQUIPMENT HAVING TELEVISION FUNCTION, METHOD OF STORING INFORMATION OF TELEVISION PROGRAM, AND PROGRAM OF STORING THE SAME - A mobile equipment having television function is capable of recording a television program being watched and of rendering the recorded television program to be watched later, even if an Web browser or an application program is started. The mobile equipment having television function includes a tuner control section ( | 05-28-2009 |
20090138930 | Media Search Engine For A Personal Media Network - A system providing search functionality supporting the exchange and consumption of media is disclosed. The searching of media on storage belonging to any of a pre-defined group of users of a personal media network is provided. In addition, media stored on designated servers may also be included in a search. The media stored may include audio, still images, video, and data. A user may search the stored media using a number of criteria including the time period of the media, the type of device, and the type of media. The system also provides support for the search of one or more media peripherals, which may be searched when the media peripherals are communicatively coupled to the system. | 05-28-2009 |
20090144788 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACCESSING CONTENT FOR PRESENTATION VIA A SET-TOP BOX - An approach is provided for presenting, via a set-top box, a first media content to a user. The user is prompted with an option to experience a second media content relating to the first media content. The set-top box presents the second media content to the user upon selection of the option by the user. | 06-04-2009 |
20090144789 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER PRODUCTS FOR STORAGE OF MUSIC VIA IPTV - Systems, methods, and computer products for storage of music via Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) are disclosed herein. Exemplary embodiments include a network-based method for audio storage. The method includes receiving a request to store audio data, retrieving the audio data through an Internet Protocol television (IPTV) network, and storing the audio data in an audio repository in communication with the IPTV network. | 06-04-2009 |
20090144790 | Broadcast receiver and method for receiving adaptive broadcast signal - A broadcast receiver and method for receiving an adaptive broadcast signal are disclosed. The present invention includes a network interface unit transmitting/receiving an IP packet via a network, a display unit displaying a broadcast signal included in the IP packet, a control unit controlling an available service information list including size information of a program broadcasted from a service provider to be displayed, the available service information list included in the IP packet, the control unit selecting a target bitrate from the size information included in the available service information list, the control unit controlling the selected target bitrate to be sent to the service provider, and a service control manager controlling a reception of the program having the sent target bitrate. | 06-04-2009 |
20090150951 | ENHANCED CAPTIONING DATA FOR USE WITH MULTIMEDIA CONTENT - An enhanced captioning module suitable for use in a multimedia reception and display system includes an interface to receive a set of multimedia elements representative of at least a portion of multimedia content, a detection unit to determine a type of at least a portion of the multimedia elements and to assert a trigger signal when the multimedia element has a selected type, and a hash unit to generate a hash value corresponding to the “triggering” multimedia element. The module may further include a message unit to generate an enhanced captioning message that is deliverable to an enhanced captioning database. The enhanced captioning message may include information indicative of the hash value and the enhanced captioning database may include enhanced captioning data corresponding to the multimedia content. The enhanced captioning database may be configured to be indexed by the hash value. | 06-11-2009 |
20090150952 | Video apparatus with web processing function and method for web display - A video apparatus with webpage processing function is provided. The present invention comprises a TV signal receiver module, a network connection module, an video processing module, and a display module. The network connection module is used for connecting to the Internet via a network point to capture a web frame. The video processing module is used for receiving a web frame through the network connection module and for receiving a TV frame through the TV signal receiver module, and then outputs the web frame or TV frame to a display module when the network connection module connects to the Internet. | 06-11-2009 |
20090158368 | CONFIGURING TELEVISION BROADCAST SIGNALS - A system and methods for configuring a television signal SourceType received by one or more tuners. Each of the tuners in the system are initially identified. The signal type is detected, and based on the signal type, a recorder thread is populated with compatible scanners. A weighted scanning order is established within each recorder thread. In one embodiment, the weighted scanning order is based in part on the region where the tuners receive a signal. Once the recorder threads are established, the tuners are scanned in parallel. Based on the scanning results, the television signal SourceType for each tuner is reported. | 06-18-2009 |
20090158369 | System and Method to Display Media Content and an Interactive Display - A method of displaying an interactive display at a set top box (STB) device is disclosed. The method includes receiving a media content stream. The media content stream includes a first content segment and a second content segment, where the second content segment is received at the STB device after the first content segment. The method also includes displaying a first interactive display, where the first interactive display includes at least one field to receive user input. The method also includes displaying a second interactive display after displaying the first interactive display but before displaying the second content segment. The method also includes performing a user-designated transition with respect to the second content segment based on a user input received via the second interactive display. | 06-18-2009 |
20090158370 | Set-Top Box-Based TV Streaming and Redirecting - A method for redirecting video content includes receiving a video signal at the set-top box and decoding the video signal to produce unrendered video data. The unrendered video data is encoded and provided to the remote device via a wide area network. By encoding unrendered, rather than rendered, video data for transmission to the remote device, the need for an encoding device external to the set-top box is obviated. | 06-18-2009 |
20090158371 | System and Method for Communicating Among Multicast Transceivers - A group identifier can be used to assign blocks of addresses to the various groups of transmitters and receivers communicating on a single wired LAN. For example, a form-based control (e.g., a text entry box, a radio button, a drop-down box, a list box or a combo box) can be provided in a form controlled by a web server internal to the transmitter. The form enables a configuring user to specify to which of multiple (e.g., 4) groups a transmitter and its receivers (e.g., specified by MAC address) are going to belong. The transmitter thereafter can select its own IP address (based on the group number) and the known range of IP addresses available for its receivers. Once the IP addresses have been assigned to the transmitter and receivers, the transmitter can send (1) control data to the receivers at their receiver-specific IP addresses and (2) AV data to their multicast address. | 06-18-2009 |
20090158372 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING BROADCAST SERVICE INFORMATION IN CABLE NETWORK - Disclosed are a method and apparatus for providing broadcast service information in a cable network. A data transmitting method of the broadcast service information providing apparatus includes receiving IPTV broadcast contents, configuring broadcast service information on the IPTV broadcast contents, assigning a virtual channel to the broadcast service information; and transmitting, to a terminal, the broadcast service information to which the virtual channel is assigned. A data receiving method of a terminal includes receiving broadcast service information to which a virtual channel is assigned, displaying configuration information of the virtual channel, selecting the virtual channel, and decoding the broadcast service information assigned to the selected virtual channel to display the decoded information. | 06-18-2009 |
20090165066 | RF/IP Virtual Channel Mapping for a Digital Video Reciever - Various embodiments of systems, methods, and computer programs for implementing radio frequency (RF) and Internet Protocol (IP) virtual channel maps (VCM) in an integrated RF/IP digital video receiver (DVR) are provided. One embodiment comprises a method for managing virtual channel information in an integrated RF/IP digital video receiver. One such method comprises: receiving a data set associated with at least one IP transport stream; determining at least one virtual channel number (VCN) and at least one corresponding delivery parameter associated with the IP transport stream; and associating the VCN with the delivery parameter in a virtual channel map (VCM). | 06-25-2009 |
20090165067 | Device Method and System for Providing a Media Stream - There is provided a method device and system for providing packetized streaming media content (e.g. audio, video and multimedia) to an IP based media presentation appliance (e.g. set-top box). According to some embodiments of the present invention, there may be provided a media stream generator adapted to generate or otherwise derive from a source media a second media stream including more key frames (e.g. MPEG I-Frames) than present in the source media stream. | 06-25-2009 |
20090165068 | NETWORK VIDEO SYSTEM FOR A TELEVISION TO BROADCAST A COMPUTER NETWORK VIDEO PROGRAM - A network video system for a television to broadcast a computer network video program includes a peer-to-peer (P2P) video service platform, a computer, a network video decoder, and a television. The P2P video service platform further includes at least a video server, at least a commercial server, and a plurality of peers. The computer forms a P2P network connection with the P2P video service platform so as to download at least one video stream from the video server or the peers and at least one commercial stream from the commercial server. The network video decoder forms a local network connection with the computer so as to receive the video streams and the commercial streams downloaded to the computer. The television is coupled electrically with the network video decoder to display the video streams and the commercial streams received by the network video decoder. | 06-25-2009 |
20090165069 | TRANSFER OF INFORMATION FROM AN INFORMATION NODE TO A BROADCAST PROGRAMMING RECEIVER - A method is provided for transferring information from an information node to a broadcast programming receiver, such as, for example, a satellite or cable set-top box receiving broadcast programming. The information node is coupled with the broadcast programming receiver by way of a communication network, and is configured to receive the information. A command issued from the broadcast programming receiver to the information node indicates a condition under which the information is to be transferred to the broadcast programming receiver. In response to the command, the portion of the information indicated by the condition is transferred to the broadcast programming receiver. | 06-25-2009 |
20090172757 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOTE SET-TOP BOX MANAGEMENT - An approach is provided for remotely controlling set-top boxes. A command is received from a computing device for controlling a plurality of set-top boxes. The set-top boxes are configured according to the received command. | 07-02-2009 |
20090172758 | DISTRIBUTED TV ACCESS SYSTEM - Distributed navigation of broadcast signals is provided through an on-line application connected through a second network connection. A customer receives the broadcast signals through a first network connection, and navigates the broadcast TV content through an on-line application by a browser connected through a second network connection. The present on-line application provides flexible and re-configurable content services, which will need to be customized once for each service provider, but will render consistently on a variety of PC and non-PC client devices. Further, the present on-line application can provide targeted advertising by maintaining an advertising profile for each viewer, determined in part by recording data about the navigating of the content of the broadcast signals, and by recording a plurality of selections of the viewer transmitted to the on-line application. The on-line capability further provides ease for roaming access. | 07-02-2009 |
20090193482 | System and Method of Scheduling Recording of Media Content - A method at a set-top box. The method includes receiving a signal including media content. The method also includes determining a signal quality metric of the first signal. The method also includes scheduling recording of the media content via a second signal after determining that the signal quality metric of the first signal is below a specified threshold. | 07-30-2009 |
20090193483 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING METADATA OF CONTENT, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LIMITING CONTENT USAGE AUTHORITY - Provided are a method and apparatus for limiting a content usage authority scope of a client by using metadata in an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) service. The method performed by a metadata server adds control information to the metadata and transmits the metadata, wherein the content usage authority scope of the client is defined in the control information. The client of a user limits a content control operation according to a user input by using the control information extracted from the metadata. | 07-30-2009 |
20090199254 | MANAGING MEDIA CONTENT FOR A PERSONAL TELEVISION CHANNEL - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a media processor having a controller to categorize media content of a subscriber according to one or more image features, and present at least a portion of the categorized media content in a personal television channel procured by the subscriber from a service provider of a media communication system. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 08-06-2009 |
20090241153 | OPEN CABLE APPLICATION PLATFORM SET-TOP BOX (STB) PERSONAL PROFILES AND COMMUNICATIONS APPLICATIONS - Utilization of stored of personalized information and communication preferences in a profile in a STB in a structured format or via cookies allows at least a combination of feature rich telephony applications, with the personalized data stored in STBs facilitating feature rich communications sessions. Providing advanced multimedia communications applications using personalized data resident in STBs could allow an entity to provide, for example, many previously unavailable services, and therefore provide considerable new business potential. The personal information stored in the STB can convey many exemplary benefits, such as communication preferences, alternate contact modalities, payment preferences, priority preferences, trusted contacts, personal information, as well as multimedia messaging, etc. The integration of the personal information with the intelligent personal agent also enhances the user experience. | 09-24-2009 |
20090241154 | Method of processing data in internet protocol television receiver and internet protocol television receiver - A method of processing data in an IPTV receiver and such an IPTV receiver are disclosed. The method includes receiving location information necessary to acquire a content corresponding to a content reference identifier (CRID) by using the CRID, requesting an Internet protocol multimedia subsystem Gateway (IG) to transmit a session description protocol (SDP) file of the content, wherein the content is identified by the CRID and an instance metadata identifier (IMI), receiving the requested SDP file from the IG, and controlling a session setup for processing the content by using the received location information and the received SDP file. | 09-24-2009 |
20090249416 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESENTING SUPPORT SERVICES - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, system having a controller to receive from a set-top box (STB) a request for assistance, identify a subscriber account associated with the STB, identify from the subscriber account a subscription grade, select one of a plurality of subscriber support services according to the subscriber grade, and establish communications between the STB and the selected subscriber support service. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 10-01-2009 |
20090271837 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING BROADCAST CONTENTS IN INTERNET BROADCAST SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for providing content in a broadcast system is provided. Upon receipt of a request for synchronization from a mobile terminal, a set-top box creates a recommended content list based on user information received from the mobile terminal and delivers the recommended content list to the mobile terminal. The set-top box receives from the mobile terminal a content list, selected from the recommended content list and included in a Personal Information Management System (PIMS) updated using the recommended content list. The set-top box determines whether a user of the mobile terminal intends to view content from the received content list at a start time of the content. Upon receipt of view acceptance information from the mobile terminal, the set-top box sends a request for the content to a service provider at the start time, receives the requested content from the service provider, and provides the received content to the mobile terminal. | 10-29-2009 |
20090282448 | SET TOP BOX AND PARAMETER SETTING METHOD - A set top box communicates with a plurality of configuration servers for obtaining setting parameters from the configuration servers. The set top box includes a configuration server list cache, a selecting module, an obtaining module, and a setting module. The configuration server list cache stores a list of internet protocol (IP) addresses of the plurality of configuration servers onto a memory system of the set top box. The selecting module selects one IP address from the list of the IP addresses. The obtaining module sends a parameter setting request to one configuration server corresponding to the selected IP address and obtaining a parameter setting message from said configuration server, wherein the one configuration server is selected from the plurality of configuration severs. The setting module sets the set top box according to the parameter setting message. A parameter setting method is also provided. | 11-12-2009 |
20090282449 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTERFACING CONTENT BETWEEN DEVICES - A communication interface device and method for operating the same includes a communication module receiving a request for a content list from a first user device and a list module generating a content list. The communication module communicates the content list device to the first user device and receives a content selection from the user device. A control module initiates a transfer of content corresponding to the content selection from a content storage device. The communication module receives the content at the communication interface device from the content storage device and communicates the content to the first user device. | 11-12-2009 |
20090282450 | Web television having a two-way communication bus interconnecting a television controller and an internet module - A web television includes a display, a tuner, an internet module, and a PIP module. The tuner is arranged to select television video for display on the display and to select television audio for display by a speaker of the web television. The internet module is arranged to supply internet video for display on the display and to supply internet audio for display by the speaker of the web television, and the internet video and audio are derived from internet communications between the web television and internet content providers. The PIP module is arranged to provide a PIP area within a main area of the display. The internet video and the television video may be swapped between the PIP area and the main area of the display, and the speaker of the web television may be swapped between the internet audio and the television audio. | 11-12-2009 |
20090288125 | PACKET TRANSMITTING APPARATUS - To provide a packet transmitting apparatus which transmits a content protected with a content protection technique such as DTCP in the form of packets which are widely used, such as IP packets, and which is capable of providing diverse EPG information. Metadata of an A/V stream is utilized to control the output mode, encryption mode, and/or addition of an encryption information header of contents such as video, audio, and data contained in the stream ( | 11-19-2009 |
20090288126 | Display Device Detection Of and Response to an Idle Mode of a Remote Sender Device - A method, system and apparatus provide for detection by a display device of an idle mode of a remote sender device. Information received from a remote sender device by a display device is monitored during a normal operating mode of operation of the display device to determine whether the remote sender device is not providing primary content for display by the display device, such as might occur during a sleep or idle mode of the remote sender device. If the display device determines that primary content is not being provided by the remote sender device, then the display device acquires alternate content that may be displayed. | 11-19-2009 |
20090288127 | BROADCAST SEEDING FOR PEER-TO-PEER NETWORKS - The distribution of content over a peer to peer (P2P) network can be improved by utilizing at least one broadcast of the content in order to quickly seed the P2P network. When content is first to be distributed across the network, a broadcast can be scheduled that each peer device with broadcast receiving capability and within range of the broadcast is able to receive. As soon as a peer device receives at least a portion of the broadcast content, that peer can begin redistributing the content across the P2P network. Any errors or missing portions of the received broadcast content can be corrected by requesting a copy of the missing or incorrect portion from another peer on the P2P network. | 11-19-2009 |
20090300696 | Receiving Apparatus, Display Control Method, and Program - A receiving apparatus includes: a receiving means for receiving broadcasted broadcast content and information relating thereto; an acquisition means for acquiring network content and information relating thereto from a predetermined server via a network; and a start-up controlling means for starting up, in a non-display state, a browser which provides a frame display of the broadcast content and the information relating to the broadcast content and also provides a frame display of the network content and the information relating to the network content, and maintaining the start-up condition of the browser, regardless of whether the receiving apparatus is in a broadcast content mode in which at least one of the broadcast content or the information relating to the broadcast content is displayed, or in a network content mode in which at least one of the network content or the information relating to the network content is displayed. | 12-03-2009 |
20090307736 | METHOD AND BROWSER FOR PROVIDING IPTV TO MULTIPLE IMS USERS - A method and terminal for providing Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) and other communication services to a group of users, such as a family, using an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) network. A group private user identity is associated with a group public user identity and with a plurality of individual public user identities, each of which is associated with a different user in the group. Utilizing the group private User ID and the group public User ID, a browser registers a group subscription with the IMS network. When an individual user enters an identifier such as a PIN, the individual is then registered with the IMS network, while maintaining the group registration with the IMS network and the IPTV network. Individual users can be changed without having to restart the browser. | 12-10-2009 |
20090307737 | WEB TELEVISION HAVING A TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION BUS INTERCONNECTING A TELEVISION CONTROLLER AND INTERNET MODULE - A web television includes a display, a tuner, an internet module, and a PIP module. The tuner is arranged to select television video for display on the display and to select television audio for display by a speaker of the web television. The internet module is arranged to supply internet video for display on the display and to supply internet audio for display by the speaker of the web television, and the internet video and audio are derived from internet communications between the web television and internet content providers. The PIP module is arranged to provide a PIP area within a main area of the display. The internet video and the television video may be swapped between the PIP area and the main area of the display, and the speaker of the web television may be swapped between the internet audio and the television audio. | 12-10-2009 |
20090307738 | Web television having a two-way communication bus interconnecting a television controller and an internet module - A web television includes a display, a tuner, an internet module, and a PIP module. The tuner is arranged to select television video for display on the display and to select television audio for display by a speaker of the web television. The internet module is arranged to supply internet video for display on the display and to supply internet audio for display by the speaker of the web television, and the internet video and audio are derived from internet communications between the web television and internet content providers. The PIP module is arranged to provide a PIP area within a main area of the display. The internet video and the television video may be swapped between the PIP area and the main area of the display, and the speaker of the web television may be swapped between the internet audio and the television audio. | 12-10-2009 |
20090313670 | TELEVISION RECEIVER PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Provided is a television receiver including a multiscreen function and a web browser function and capable of performing web browser page transition without requiring manual operation of a viewer. The television receiver can perform a multiscreen display, i.e., simultaneously displaying input video data received from a plurality of video sources and a web page associated with the input video data acquired by the web browser from an external web site via communication means on single display means. The television receiver includes browser processing means for specifying an active screen (such as a screen specified by a viewer, a screen in which the video source has been changed, and a screen corresponding to input video data for which audio is output) from the screens in the multiscreen display, acquiring associated information from the input video data corresponding to the active screen, and performing multiscreen display of the web page corresponding to the associated information acquired by the web browser. | 12-17-2009 |
20090313671 | WEB TELEVISION HAVING A TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION BUS INTERCONNECTING A TELEVISION CONTROLLER AND AN INTERNET MODULE - A web television includes a display, a tuner, an internet module, and a PIP module. The tuner is arranged to select television video for display on the display and to select television audio for display by a speaker of the web television. The internet module is arranged to supply internet video for display on the display and to supply internet audio for display by the speaker of the web television, and the internet video and audio are derived from internet communications between the web television and internet content providers. The PIP module is arranged to provide a PIP area within a main area of the display. The internet video and the television video may be swapped between the PIP area and the main area of the display, and the speaker of the web television may be swapped between the internet audio and the television audio. | 12-17-2009 |
20090320083 | Personal Media Viewer - A media viewer includes a housing having a monocular configuration having forward and rearward ends and defining an interior space. The forward end includes a lens through which a user may look into the interior space. A rear wall of the housing encloses the housing. A display is mounted upon an intermediate wall within the interior space and may be viewed by a user through the lens. An electronics area is defined between the intermediate and rear walls of the housing. A battery, central processing unit, and data storage devices are positioned within the electronics housing and are interconnect to one another and to the display. Interactive control buttons are positioned on an external surface of the housing such that programming from the data storage devices may be reviewed, selected, and viewed on the display. Content may be downloaded from subscriber websites onto the storage devices. | 12-24-2009 |
20090328120 | ARRANGEMENT FOR CONNECTIVITY WITHIN AN ADVANCED MULTIMEDIA CONTENT FRAMEWORK - Arrangements and methods are provided that allow integration of connected online services within a high-definition interactive framework, and in particular within an advanced content interactivity layer. In this way, the online services may enjoy enhanced features on an advanced content media device. For example, content running on an advanced content media device may be configured to detect an online service's feature and may thus present the user with additional features that interact with the online service. An advanced content media device may detect another user's advanced content media device through a network, and in particular a media service on the network, allowing chat and synchronized playback of content. Advanced content media devices may vary, but may include, e.g., a multimedia player, a media center, a game console, a personal computer, and so on. | 12-31-2009 |
20090328121 | Television Receiver, Method of Controlling the Receiver, and Network Construction Device - According to one embodiment, the present invention is designed to automatically determine the language of the content distributed when connecting to the Web server so as to agree with the language configured at the initial setup. The present invention has following elements. An initial setup module maintains initial setup information that indicates at least a menu language. A setup information association process module which determines a language request signal to request a language the same as the menu language indicated in the initial setup information. And a network control module which accesses the World Wide Web while transmitting the language request signal to determine a browser language. | 12-31-2009 |
20100005500 | METHOD FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY MANAGING HIGH-SPEED DATA AND VIDEO STREAMS IN A SINGLE MAC PROCESSING ENVIRONMENT - A packet data flow processor applies a first level of Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) processing to packet flows that are not from trusted sources, and applies a second level of DOCSIS processing, simpler than the first level, to packet flows from the trusted sources. | 01-07-2010 |
20100023984 | Identifying Events in Addressable Video Stream for Generation of Summary Video Stream - In one embodiment, a method comprises identifying, by a device, an addressable media stream selected for presentation by a user; identifying, by the device, a user input that is input by the user during presentation of the addressable media stream to the user, the user input identified relative to an identified position within the addressable media stream; defining by the device a media clip from the addressable media stream based on determining the user input demonstrates a favorable affinity by the user toward the identified position, the defining including the device selecting a media clip start position within the addressable media stream and that precedes the identified position, and the device selecting a media clip end position that follows the identified position; and creating by the device a summary media clip of the addressable media stream that includes at least the media clip. | 01-28-2010 |
20100023985 | Host device, a point of deployment (POD), and a method of identifying an operation mode - A host device, a point of deployment (POD), and a method for recognizing an operation mode are disclosed. The host device interfaces with a point of deployment (POD), and includes an interface unit and a controller. The interface unit includes CD | 01-28-2010 |
20100023986 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A DATA MALL - A system and method for providing content providers with network distribution nodes for distributing content to subscribers of a communications service provider may include maintaining multiple network nodes by the communications service provider, where the network nodes may be in communication with the Internet and be configured to enable subscribers of the communications service provider to access and download content without the content having to be communicated over the Internet. Multiple respective content service providers may be enabled to store content at the network nodes for subscribers local to each respective network node to download the content. Multiple customer databases configured to store information associated with subscribers of the communications service provider may be operated. Limited access to the information stored in the customer databases may be provided to prevent the respective content providers from accessing personal information of the subscribers. | 01-28-2010 |
20100023987 | IPTV DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method for broadcasting content as IPTV may include receiving broadcast feed content. The broadcast feed content may be converted into a first data format for broadcasting to set-top boxes. The broadcast feed content may be converted into a second data format for broadcasting to mobile devices. The converted broadcast feed content may be broadcast to set-top boxes and mobile devices in the first and second data formats, respectively. | 01-28-2010 |
20100031302 | STREAM DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, STREAM RECEIVING DEVICE, AND STREAM REPRODUCTION METHOD - According to one embodiment, a stream distribution system includes a distribution server that distributes content via streaming through a network, and a stream receiving device that receives the content from the distribution server. The distribution server includes a data distributor that distributes stream data of the content in response to a transmission request from the stream receiving device together with low bit-rate specific reproduction data. The specific reproduction data is tagged with a timestamp equivalent to that of the stream data and generated from the stream data. The stream receiving device includes a reproducer that switches reproduction output between the stream data and the specific reproduction data received from the distribution server while establishing reproduction synchronization between the stream data and the specific reproduction data based on the timestamp. | 02-04-2010 |
20100037276 | OPERATING METHOD OF INTERNET PROTOCOL TELEVISION INCLUDING STORAGE UNIT AND INTERNET PROTOCOL TELEVISION ENABLING OF THE METHOD - An Internet Protocol (IP) television (TV) and an operating method thereof are disclosed. The operating method includes storing first content data in a storage medium of the IP TV after receiving and decoding the first content data, detecting information of second content data stored in the storage medium if it is determined that a storage space of the storage medium to store the first content data is deficient, comparing the detected information of the second content data with information of third content data provided from a content server, and deleting the second content data from the storage medium if the information of the second content data is the same as the information of the third content data as a result of the comparison. | 02-11-2010 |
20100037277 | Apparatus and Methods for TV Social Applications - A system for implementing a content-centered chat room operates to display messages received from one or more invitees of a subscriber on the subscriber's TV as program content is displayed on the subscriber's TV. The subscriber and the invitees all watch television, either a common TV program or different TV programs. Participants may be located in the same or in several different locations, and if the invitee-participants are also subscribers, the chat room may also appear on their TV screens. A subscriber invites friends to participate in the chat session for a specific TV program using the set top box (STB) of his television to send invitations, and a dedicated subscriber server coordinates notification of the invitees and directs their message-comments to a chat session displayed with the program content. In one embodiment, participants or the participants who are not also subscribers of the TVChat service or whose televisions are otherwise not chat-enabled, may receive other participants' chat messages by mobile phone. | 02-11-2010 |
20100037278 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING BROADCASTING INFORMATION - An apparatus and method for transmitting and receiving broadcasting information transmission in a Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) system are provided. The method for transmitting broadcasting information includes dividing a Program Specific Information (PSI) and/or Service Information (SI) table received from an upper layer into a plurality of sections, generating section numbers with respect to the sections, channel-coding and interleaving the sections, generating a Transport Stream (TS) packet including at least one section, section information and channel coding information, and multiplexing the TS packet together with a data TS packet. | 02-11-2010 |
20100043040 | INTERACTIVE VIEWING OF SPORTS VIDEO - A primary video stream of a sporting event may be provided via the Internet. In addition, at least one secondary video stream of the sporting event may be provided via the Internet. Moreover, metadata corresponding to the primary video stream and the at least one secondary video stream may be provided via the Internet. The primary video stream, the at least one secondary video stream, and the metadata may be utilized to provide interactive viewing of the sporting event. | 02-18-2010 |
20100058414 | METHODS, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS, AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING BROADBAND TELEVISION SERVICE - Methods, computer program products and apparatus for providing broadband television service (BTS) are provided. The method includes receiving a channel selection at a receiver located at a service location. The channel selection is correlated to an Internet address. Data is requested from the Internet address. The request is made to a digital subscriber line (DSL) network via a modem. Video data packets containing live streaming video content are received from the Internet address in response to the requesting. The video data packets are received from the DSL network via the modem. The video data packets are assembled into video signals for display on a television and the video signals are transmitted to the television. | 03-04-2010 |
20100058415 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATION WITH A SET-TOP BOX - A method and system for communication with a set-top box is disclosed. An embodiment is disclosed that receives security information and the security information has identification information for a user assigned to a set-top box, services a request to create a notification preference for the set-top box in response to successful entry of security information, establishes the notification preference for the set-top box and the notification preference has a rule for providing information in a notification on media content available to be received by the set-top box, sends the notification to the recipient in accordance with a notification preference, receives a communication for the set-top box from a user device and the communication comprises a partial command for a set-top box, interprets the partial command in view of the notification, and sends a command to the set-top box based on the partial command and the notification. | 03-04-2010 |
20100058416 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A WEB-BASED CONTENT FEED FOR A SET-TOP BOX - A method and system for providing a web-based content feed for a set-top box is disclosed. An embodiment is disclosed that receives a web-based content feed at a set-top box, receives a television broadcast at the set-top box and the television broadcast has audio and visual content for one or more television programs, identifies a television program from the one or more television programs related to a portion of the web-based content feed, determines if the portion of the web-based content feed is selected for display at a time that coincides with a broadcast time for the television program, and associates a television content identifier with the portion of the web-based content feed and the television content identifier allows for retrieval of the television program in the television broadcast, and retrieves the television content identifier in response to a request to link to the television program within the web-based content feed. Another embodiment is disclosed that receives a web-based content feed with a link to a television program, transmits the web-based content feed for display, receives an indication that the link has been selected, and sends a request to receive the audio and visual content for the television program at the set-top box. | 03-04-2010 |
20100058417 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A SOCIAL NOTIFICATION FOR A SET-TOP BOX - A method and system for providing a social notification for a set-top box is disclosed. An embodiment is disclosed that determines media content received by a set-top box and the media content selected for display by a first member of a social network, determines a social notification preference associated with a second member of the social network and the social notification preference has a social notification rule to monitor the media content received by the set-top box and sends a social notification to a recipient based on the social notification preference. Another embodiment is disclosed that determines media content received by a set-top box and the media content selected for display by a first member of a social network, determines a social notification preference associated with a second member of a social network and the social notification rule comprises at least one descriptor of media content, queries a database for usage information for the first member of the social network in accordance with the social notification rule, and sends a social notification to a recipient based on the social notification preference. | 03-04-2010 |
20100058418 | TELEVISION RECEIVING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND DISPLAY METHOD - According to one embodiment, a television receiving apparatus is connected to a server apparatus connected to a plurality of information processing apparatuses, each information processing apparatus includes a first application that is configured to input inputting information to a user who belongs to a group created by the server apparatus and that is configured to output outputting information created by the server apparatus in accordance with the inputting information. The television receiving apparatus includes: a channel transmitting unit configured to transmit channel information that identifies channels to be watched; an output information receiving unit configured to receive the outputting information from the server apparatus for the inputting information inputted by a user of the television receiving apparatus using the first application for transmitting to another user in the group in accordance with the channel information; and a second application configured to display the received outputting information. | 03-04-2010 |
20100064332 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRESENTING MEDIA CONTENT OBTAINED FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES - Systems and methods integrate media content provided by any number of different sources for presentation on a television or other external display. A network interface to a digital network and a display interface to the external display is provided. A processor is configured to receive the media content from each of the different sources via the network interface in a first format, to convert the media content a displayable format different from the first format for display on the external device, and to provide the media content in the displayable format to the display interface for presentation on the external display. | 03-11-2010 |
20100064333 | Communication system and method - A media appliance and corresponding method, the media appliance comprising a video signal source such as a TV receiver, and signal processing apparatus for generating a corresponding sequence of frames for output to a screen. The appliance comprises a client application programmed to capture one of the frames and use the captured frame to generate an image to represent a user in relation to bidirectional communications over a packet-based network. | 03-11-2010 |
20100064334 | Communication system and method - A method of transmitting video data comprising: establishing a bidirectional video channel between a first terminal and a second terminal in a packet-based communication network; beginning a live, face-to-face video call over the established channel by generating first video data from a video camera of the first terminal, transmitting the first video data to the second terminal for display on a screen of the second terminal, receiving second video data generated from a video camera of the second terminal, and displaying the second video data on a screen of the first terminal; generating third video data at the first terminal from a source other than the video camera of the first terminal; receiving a user selection at the first terminal; and in response to the user selection, transmitting the third video data to the second user over the established channel of the packet-based communication network. | 03-11-2010 |
20100064335 | VIRTUAL SET-TOP BOX - A virtual set-top box (vSTB) for executing a middleware component, designed originally for use with the physical STB, including emulating hardware capabilities of the physical STB to process IPTV content received over a connection for presenting the IPTV content on a display of the electronic device. | 03-11-2010 |
20100064336 | METHOD AND NETWORK DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTING IPTV STREAMING SERVICE IN IMS - A method, a network device, and a terminal device for implementing an IPTV streaming service in an IMS are provided. The method for implementing the IPTV streaming service includes: receiving IPTV streaming service switching request information, where the IPTV streaming service switching request information is carried in a SIP signaling; determining information of a program that needs to be switched and information of a target terminal device according to the switching request information; and setting up a connection with the target terminal device through the SIP signaling, and sending IPTV media streams of the program to be switched onto the target terminal device through the connection. The provided method, network device, and terminal device implement switching of an IPTV streaming service. | 03-11-2010 |
20100071014 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTING MEDIA CONTENT - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a set-top box operating from an interactive television (iTV) communication system having a controller to receive from the iTV communication system media content with metadata, record the media content, detect in the metadata a description of the media content correlating with one or more preferences in a preference profile, present at a media presentation device a first prompt requesting an acceptance or rejection of the media content, present at the media presentation device a second prompt requesting a selection of one or more communication devices to direct in whole or in part the media content thereto, detect the selection of at least one of the one or more communication devices, and transmit in whole or in part the media content to the at least one communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 03-18-2010 |
20100071015 | APPARATUS FOR VIDEO AND AUDIO REPRODUCTION - According to an embodiment, displays a message displaying area is able to utilized as a messenger function and a schedule displaying area is able to utilized as a scheduler function in a display device of a television function part based on control information and setting information analyzed by an advanced function control module in a remote control part in accordance with a clock time managed by a clock module when a commercial power is connected with an image processing module, a display, a audio processing module, a audio reproducer, and a graphic processing module through a power supply. | 03-18-2010 |
20100083329 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTING AND CONFIGURING INTERNET CONTENT FOR BYPASS ENCAPSULATION WITHIN A BYPASS ARCHITECTURE - An apparatus, method and system for delivering Internet content within a system that includes an encapsulation database and a last-hop router as part of a bypass architecture, such as a bypass architecture that transmits IP content from a source to a downstream modulator, such as an EQAM modulator, in a manner that bypasses the system's Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS). The encapsulation database, which typically is controlled by the MSO, but also is in operable communication with the last-hop router and CMTS, is configured to store encapsulation identification information, which is used to identify which portions of the IP content receive bypass encapsulation. The encapsulation database also can include the QoS settings for such identified portions of IP content. The encapsulation database allows the MSO to provide QoS settings for select portions of IP content, such as videos from internet video providers with whom the MSO has made special arrangements. | 04-01-2010 |
20100095337 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACCESSING MEDIA CONTENT VIA THE INTERNET - A media storage and access system and methodology including a set-top box which receives and processes a plurality of signal sources and makes programming available locally through connected devices or via a data network such as a LAN, WAN, or the Internet. The system also integrates a multimedia storage system that allows programming content to be digitally stored. The system utilizes an integrated digital storage system and operating software to allow users to view a broadcast program (e.g., television, radio, etc.) with the option of instantly reviewing previous segments within the program. In addition, the system allows the user to store selected media programming while the user is simultaneously watching or reviewing another program. The system also allows stored media assets to be accessed locally via a media device connected to the unit or remotely via the Internet. | 04-15-2010 |
20100100916 | PRESENTATION OF AN AVATAR IN ASSOCIATION WITH A MERCHANT SYSTEM - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, an avatar engine having a controller to retrieve a user profile, cause a presentation device to present a user an avatar having characteristics that correlate to the user profile, detect one or more responses of the user, identify from the one or more responses a need to communicate with a merchant system, establish a communication session with the merchant system, receive a notification from the merchant system of a merchant avatar engine, establish communication with the merchant avatar engine, adapt the characteristics of the avatar at least in part according to instructions supplied by the merchant avatar engine, and cause the presentation device to present the user the adapted avatar. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 04-22-2010 |
20100100917 | MOBILE TV SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZING THE RENDERING OF STREAMING SERVICES THEREOF - An Internet Protocol (IP)-based mobile TV system and a method for synchronizing the rendering of a streaming service are provided. In the IP-based mobile TV system, a plurality of mobile terminals receives a streaming service from network equipment, along with both a sequence of Network Time Protocol (NTP) time stamps corresponding to the streaming service and a synchronization clock. Each mobile terminal recovers an NTP reference clock for rendering the received streaming service according to both the synchronization clock and a synchronization time difference value, and then renders the received streaming service according to both the recovered NTP reference clock and the received NTP time stamps. Accordingly, the plurality of mobile terminals in the IP-based mobile TV system is able to render the received streaming service synchronously. | 04-22-2010 |
20100115569 | MULTIMEDIA INFORMATION RECEIVING APPARATUS - A multimedia information receiving apparatus receives multimedia information which is transmitted by a broadcast system and receives multimedia information which is simultaneously transmitted by another transmission system such as IP communications, and generates one received information by selecting elements having a few errors from elements of demodulated broadcast system information and elements of demodulated other transmission system information and then arranging the selected elements. | 05-06-2010 |
20100115570 | Methods and Devices For Providing Dedicated Bandwidth On-Demand - A media converter that includes a QAM modulator converts and maps packets within RF frequencies to 802.1q VLAN identifications (ID). Use of the media converter solves content delivery, bandwidth capacity issues and simplifies head end design. | 05-06-2010 |
20100115571 | INFORMATION DEVICE - A device for obtaining, storing and displaying information from a remote server, the device has a modem for establishing communication sessions with the remote server. A memory coupled to the modem stores the obtained information, and a display is coupled to the memory for displaying the stored information. The device automatically and periodically communicates with the remote server for obtaining the information. | 05-06-2010 |
20100131998 | Multimedia Frame Capture - A method of communicating image capture commands is provided. The method includes receiving a user command to capture an image. The image to be captured is incorporated in multimedia content delivered by a multimedia distribution system via a network to an end-user device. The method further includes sending an image-capture command to the multimedia distribution system via the network in response to receiving the user command. | 05-27-2010 |
20100138886 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING THE ZAPPING TIME - The present invention concerns a system and a method for zapping in a video receiver and in a video server. The zapping method comprises, in a video receiver, the reception steps of a zapping command to a new program, registration for the reception of a first stream comprising the new programme and a second stream comprising the same programme as the first stream, the second stream being suitable to be processed more rapidly than the first stream by the receiver, reception of the first stream and of the second stream, the second stream being received delayed in respect of the first stream memorization of the first stream during a longer period than the memorization of the second stream, display of the second stream, then display of the first stream in the continuity of the second stream. | 06-03-2010 |
20100138887 | TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEPTION APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - On a reception side, display processing and the like is easily performed in synchronization with content data. A cam coder transmits reproduction content data to a television set through a TMDS line of an HDMI cable. The cam coder transmits processing information used to perform the display processing in synchronization with the reproduction content data to the television set through a bidirectional communication path included in the cable before the reproduction content data is transmitted. Index information is added to the processing information for each unit of processing. Index information corresponding to the index information added to the processing information is added to the reproduction content data at a timing when the processing information of each unit of processing is processed. The television set superposes information on a shooting location, a date and time, and the like on an image in accordance with the processing information corresponding to the index information at a timing when the index information is added to the received content data. | 06-03-2010 |
20100138888 | Receiver and Receiving Method - According to one embodiment, a receiver is connected via a communication network to a broadcast server that transmits a plurality of programs broadcast via the Internet. The receiver includes a storage module, a receiving module, a connection processor, a display module, and a determination module. The storage module stores channels of the programs. The receiving module receives input specifying a first program, from among the programs, to be viewed. The connection processor receives the first program or a second program that is automatically transmitted from the broadcast server from among the programs. The display module displays the first program or the second program. The determination module determines whether the display module displays the first program, and, when determining that the display module displays the first program, stores the channel of the first program in the storage module. | 06-03-2010 |
20100146572 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING AUDIO SIGNALS RECEIVED BY A COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a communication device having a controller to receive a media program signal from a set-top box (STB), monitor ambient sound, and suppress a portion of the ambient sound according to the media program signal. The media program signal can correspond to a media program presentable at least audibly by the STB. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 06-10-2010 |
20100146573 | MULTI-REPRESENTATION MEDIA EVENT HANDOFF - A system and method provides transition continuity for an event across a plurality of media representation device types. The system and method allow identification information for a media event such as a sports game, talk show, music, video, etc. to be handed-off between various media presentation devices such as radios, broadcast televisions, cable television set top boxes, an internet connected computer, satellite receivers, and multimedia cellular phones. A multi-representation media event hand-off method includes receiving ( | 06-10-2010 |
20100154014 | NETWORKED-ENABLED MASS STORAGE DONGLE WITH NETWORKED MEDIA CONTENT AGGREGATION - Embodiments of a network-enabled mass storage dongle with networked media content aggregation are discussed. Embodiments provide for a dongle in a consumption mode is inserted into one or more source devices, where the one or more source devices are part of a network and store content to be aggregated for accessing on equipment. In embodiments the equipment has no intrinsic networking capabilities. The dongle allows a user to select one or more directory structures on each of the one or more source devices to be included in the aggregated content. The dongle then creates a file share for each of the selected directory structures. The dongle in an aggregation mode is inserted into the equipment and automatically connects to the network. The dongle aggregates content in the created file shares to present the aggregated content as a single mass storage device to the equipment. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 06-17-2010 |
20100154015 | METADATA SEARCH APPARATUS AND METHOD USING SPEECH RECOGNITION, AND IPTV RECEIVING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A metadata search apparatus using speech recognition includes a metadata processor for processing contents metadata to obtain allomorph of target vocabulary required for speech recognition and search; a metadata storage unit for storing the contents metadata; a speech recognizer for performing speech recognition on speech data uttered by a user by searching the allomorph of the target vocabulary; a query language processor for extracting a keyword from the vocabulary speech-recognized by the speech recognizer; and a search processor for searching the metadata storage unit to extract the contents metadata corresponding to the keyword. An IPTV receiving apparatus employs the metadata search apparatus to provide IPTV services through the functions of speech recognition. | 06-17-2010 |
20100162335 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A NETWORK-CONNECTED DEVICE IN ONE PEER NETWORK FROM AN INFRARED DEVICE CONNECTED TO ANOTHER PEER NETWORK USING TCP/IP AND INFRARED SIGNALS - An apparatus and a method for controlling a network-connected device in one peer network from an infrared (IR) device connected to another peer network is disclosed. Regardless of underlying communication protocols used in peer networks, the IR device in a peer network can request a transfer of data or control to a networked device in another peer network. Communication compatibility among the two peer networks are maintained by utilizing a set-top box in each peer network configured to communicate with another set-top box using a transport control protocol (TCP), which may be different from underlying protocols (e.g. X.25, IrDA) between the set-top box and locally connected devices to the set-top box. The set-top box may utilize an intelligent routing scheme based on a packet header and/or payload content examination to route the transfer of data to a “most-appropriate” electronic device connected to the set-top box. | 06-24-2010 |
20100169944 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SET-TOP BOX RECORDING - Embodiments of the present invention disclose an integrated set-top box for recording a voice communication and/or a voicemail. In one embodiment, the integrated set-top box automatically detects communications associated with a monitored communication line and records and stores the voice communications in a data storage unit of the integrated set-top box. In another embodiment, the integrated set-top box may provide voicemail capabilities in addition to other features. | 07-01-2010 |
20100169945 | Virtual Control Device - A method for controlling multiple devices using a virtual device that may be displayed on a screen. The method may include providing the information for the virtual device from a set-top box to the screen. The method may also include using a control device to scroll around the virtual device and make a selection fro the options provided by the virtual device. Additionally, the buttons on the control device may not correspond to the functionality associated with the virtual buttons on the virtual device. | 07-01-2010 |
20100175099 | IPTV receiver and method for controlling an application in the IPTV receiver - An IPTV and a method for controlling a video widget in the IPTV are disclosed. Herein, a method for providing a video widget application includes playing-back a video content within an IP packet, executing a video widget application, and selecting a specific area of the video content being played-back, and outputting an object guide including an object list included in the selected specific area. The method also includes selecting at least one object from the object guide, selecting a video filter to be applied to the at least one selected object from the video Widget application, and applying the selected video filter to the at least one selected object. | 07-08-2010 |
20100180313 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATIONS - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a set-top-box (STB) having a controller to operate the STB coupled to an interactive television network as an audio visual answering machine using a digital video recorder forming a part of the STB, use at least one camera coupled to the STB to capture video, use at least one microphone coupled to the STB to capture audio, present video from at least a calling party on a television set coupled to the STB, and present audio from at least the calling party on speakers coupled to the STB. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 07-15-2010 |
20100180314 | IPTV receiver and an method of managing video functionality and video quality on a screen in the IPTV receiver - An IPTV receiver and a method for managing video functionality and video quality on a screen in the IPTV receiver are disclosed. Herein, a method includes downloading a widget application from a server, executing the downloaded widget application at a browser, requesting a video test stream through the executed widget application to the server and managing the video functionality and the video quality on the screen using the video test stream. | 07-15-2010 |
20100186057 | WEB-BASED PERSONAL VIDEO RECORDER (PVR)-TYPE SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE - A web-based subscription service PVR system. An Internet server maintains, for each subscriber, the subscriber's aggregated content including digital rights management (DRM) rules for each piece of content as defined by the content provider. Pointers to requested content are provided. | 07-22-2010 |
20100186058 | Method of processing non-real time service and broadcast receiver - A method of receiving and processing a Non-Real Time (NRT) service and a broadcast receiver are disclosed herein. A method of processing a Non-Real Time (NRT) service in a broadcast receiver includes receiving a first signaling information table including signaling information of the NRT service and a second signaling information table including announcement information of the NRT service, detecting a duplicate of the signaling information included in the first signaling information table and a duplicate of the announcement information included in the second signaling information table, acquiring the signaling information after processing the first signaling information table if the signaling information included in the first signaling information table is not a duplicate and acquiring the announcement information after processing the second signaling information table if the announcement information included in the second signaling information table is not a duplicate, and receiving and processing NRT service data based on the acquired signaling information and announcement information. | 07-22-2010 |
20100186059 | Method of processing non-real time service and broadcast receiver - A method of receiving and processing a Non-Real Time (NRT) service and a broadcast receiver are disclosed herein. A method of processing an NRT service in a broadcast receiver includes receiving and processing a signaling information table including detail information of each content in the NRT service and indication information indicating whether the content is available on internet, acquiring internet access information of each file belonging to content available on the internet through File Delivery Table (FDT) of File Delivery over Unidirection Transport (FLUTE) based on the indication information, and downloading files belonging to the content by accessing the internet based on the acquired internet access information. | 07-22-2010 |
20100192191 | ALERT MESSAGING IN A TELEVISION SYSTEM - A television system in which a telephone network is used for transmitting to a television receiver from a computer messages in the form of packets of information represented visually as pages. The television receiver is provided with control means for transmitting responses via the telephone network and for selecting a page, and the packets of information are stored by the computer in the form of information blocks each including a first information packet representing the message of a corresponding page and a second information packet representing data relating to the same page. The information blocks further include a third information packet to be received by the computer from a remote terminal via the telephone network and to instruct the computer to make such a transmittal that the data are represented visually at the television receiver as information added to the messages in a chosen subfield of the page. In a preferred embodiment, the computer is provided with a physical security monitoring system and arranged to make the transmittal dependent on local events detected by this system. | 07-29-2010 |
20100205643 | NETWORK ARCHITECTURE AND METHOD FOR APPLICATION DEPLOYMENT - An application server that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, web interface for receiving a client request from a web server operating within an interactive TV network and application logic operatively coupled to the web interface for executing source code and generating HTML code according to the client request where the application logic is operatively coupled to a database that serves as a repository for executable source code, images and user information indexed according to the client request where the application logic receives the executed source code from the database and supplies the HTML code to the web server by way of the web interface and where the web server submits to a client device that generated the client request the HTML code for rendering a presentation at the client device. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 08-12-2010 |
20100235875 | IPTV Devices and Methods Adapted for Such Devices - Methods and apparatus for enabling upgrading of a television (TV) device that is connectable to an internet protocol TV (IPTV) system including an operator system and a TV manufacturer system are described. The upgrading is based on a token object and verifies a requested upgrading of the TV device. A token object is generated at the TV manufacturer system in response to receiving a request for upgrading from the TV device, and delivered to the TV device, thus enabling the TV device to complete the requested upgrading process due to possessing a valid token. A TV device, an operator system, and a TV manufacturer system adapted to execute the suggested methods are also provided. | 09-16-2010 |
20100242077 | TV search - A device consistent with certain embodiments has a television receiver and an Internet Protocol television (IPTV) receiver. A decoder decodes television programming from either of the television receiver or the IPTV receiver. A programmed processor(s) retrieves metadata relating to television programming, IPTV content, any installed Widgets, and the television (TV) receiver device's function, all of which are considered search targets. The programmed processor stores tags from the metadata in a database and associates the tags with their targets. A search engine searches the database for tags in response to a search query and to retrieve the associated target on command. The control processor executes the target by either tuning to the target's program content or by launching or resuming a Widget or TV device function. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract. | 09-23-2010 |
20100251315 | BROADCAST RECEIVING DEVICE - It is an object to provide a broadcast receiving device capable of shortening the time from turning-on until display of an IP broadcast. A broadcast receiving device | 09-30-2010 |
20100263007 | Method and Apparatus for Increasing Quality of IPTV Transmission - In a home network for Internet protocol (IP) television (IPTV), a controller of an IPTV-set-top box (STB) acquires and analyzes of an operation of the home network and data packets in the network. In a home gateway (HG), the statistics are received, and the packets are decoded, and then encodes into data packets, repair packets and according to the statistics to decrease packet loss. That is, the encoded packets have additional error correction codes. | 10-14-2010 |
20100263008 | WATERMARKED MEDIA CONTENT IN IPTV OR iTV NETWORKS - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a server having a controller to manage a library of pointers to altered media content, and enable a network element of an interactive media network to access additional media content responsive to detecting a selection of the watermark at the network element. The altered media content is created by embedding a watermark in media content presentable at the network element. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 10-14-2010 |
20100263009 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRESENTING DYNAMIC MEDIA CONTENT - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a set-top-box (STB) comprising a controller to analyze media content provided by a media content provider, wherein the media content is scheduled content with limited temporal accessibility, select at least a portion of the media content and at least one recipient media device to receive the portion of the media content, the selection of the portion of the media content being based on the analysis of the media content, transmit the portion of the media content to a DVR, wherein the DVR stores the portion of the media content, and transmit a metadata pointer associated with the portion of the media content stored in the DVR to a server, wherein a request to accept the portion of the media content is received by the at least one recipient media device via the server, and wherein the portion of the media content is retrieved from the DVR by the server based on the metadata pointer when the at least one recipient media device accepts the request. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 10-14-2010 |
20100263010 | METHOD FOR SETTING CHANNELS AND BROADCAST RECEIVING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A method for setting channels and a broadcast receiving apparatus using the same are provided. In the method, a channel is set by a broadcast receiving apparatus so as to correspond to at least one of an IP address and a domain name. Accordingly, a user can set IP addresses and domain names as channels on the broadcast receiving apparatus. | 10-14-2010 |
20100263011 | METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING VIDEO AND SOUND DATA DIRECTLY BETWEEN DISTINCT DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDERS - A method for transferring video and sound data between distinct networks through digital video recorders is provided comprising the steps of recording video and sound data by a first digital video recorder in a first network, sending the video and sound data from the first digital video recorder in the first network through a communications network to a second digital video recorder in a second network and receiving the video and sound data by a second digital video recorder in the second network. | 10-14-2010 |
20100269145 | ACCESSING RADIO CONTENT FROM A NON-RADIO SOURCE - Systems and methods are provided for accessing broadcast media items and segments from non-broadcast sources. In response to detecting that a user has not finished listening to a broadcast segment (e.g., a radio segment), an electronic device can automatically identify and access an alternate, non-broadcast source for the same broadcast segment (e.g., a corresponding podcast episode). Using the electronic device, a user can play back the segment from the non-broadcast source, starting playback at the last position of the broadcast segment when the user stopped listening to the broadcast. In some embodiments, the electronic device can update library counts (e.g., play counts and new/not new tags) based on media items and segments played back as part of a media broadcast. | 10-21-2010 |
20100269146 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING VIRTUAL CONTENT OVER A NETWORK - Methods and apparatus for selecting, purchasing and delivering content to users of a network so that the user has “virtual” ownership of and access to the content, thereby obviating the need for physical media (e.g., DVDs or CDs). In an exemplary embodiment, the network comprises a hybrid fiber coax (HFC) network, and on-demand (OD) sessions or broadcast modes are used to deliver the virtual content stored at the head-end (or hub site) to the requesting owner. The purchased content is associated with one or more users when stored, thereby providing the owner(s) unlimited access thereto, without the costs and effort associated with renting/purchasing and maintaining DVDs. The content may also comprise new release content, which would otherwise not be available over the network at that time but for the purchase and delivery mechanisms of the invention. Various other complementary features for enhancing the user's virtual ownership experience are also disclosed. | 10-21-2010 |
20100306811 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NAVIGATING AND PLAYING BACK MEDIA CONTENT - An approach is provided for navigating media content by specifying a time to start playback of the media content. | 12-02-2010 |
20100313231 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program that enable easy information acquisition. | 12-09-2010 |
20100313232 | INTEGRATED SATELLITE-TV BROADBAND WIRELESS SYSTEM - Systems and methods for combining a satellite broadcast system with a wireless system are described. The system comprises a satellite receive antenna and a wireless system device coupled thereto, the wireless system device comprising a wireless network antenna, a wireless radio system coupled to the antenna, a networking bridge coupled to the radio system, and a coaxial networking bridge for coupling a satellite signal on the satellite broadcast system with a wireless signal on the wireless network, wherein the coaxial network bridge enables a device to receive the satellite signal and the wireless signal. | 12-09-2010 |
20100319043 | INTERACTIVE TELEVISION ARCHITECTURE - A set top box that is placed in communication with a television is described herein and includes a receiver component that receives viewer-generated data from a portable electronic device, wherein the viewer-generated data is provided by a viewer responsive to display of interactive television content viewed by the viewer on the television. The set top box also includes a transmission component that transmits the viewer-generated data to a data repository managed by a third party service provider and a display component that causes interactive data pertaining to the viewer-generated data to be overlaid on the television content viewed by the viewer on the television. | 12-16-2010 |
20100333159 | METHOD OF PRESENTING MULTIMEDIA CONTENTS OF MULTIPLE MULTIMEDIA CHANNELS BY NETWORKING AND RELATED ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM THEREOF - An electronic apparatus includes a tuner, a network interface, and a controller. The tuner is implemented for tuning in one of a plurality of multimedia channels to derive a first multimedia content from a selected multimedia channel. The network interface is implemented for receiving a second multimedia content from a computer network coupled to the network interface, wherein the second multimedia content is derived from at least one of the multimedia channels. The controller is coupled to the tuner and the network interface, and is implemented for controlling operations of the tuner and the network interface, and controlling an output device to present the first multimedia content and the second multimedia content. | 12-30-2010 |
20110004910 | Non-real time services - In certain embodiments, a digital television receiving method that receives non-real time (NRT) content involves receiving a transport stream containing an Internet Protocol (IP) stream of packets containing non-real time content, NRT service metadata and NRT content metadata; at a demultiplexer, demultiplexing the IP stream of packets to produce: NRT content that is stored in the electronic storage medium, NRT service metadata, and NRT content metadata; parsing the NRT metadata to produce NRT service metadata, and NRT content metadata; and where the NRT content metadata contains a signal that indicates that an update is available indicating whether or not a referenced content item will be updated periodically. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract. | 01-06-2011 |
20110016501 | DATA RECEIVING METHOD AND DEVICE FOR APPLICATIONS PROVIDING AN IPTV COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE - A method and apparatus for receiving an application for providing an Internet protocol television (IPTV) communication service. The method includes: acquiring IP address information for initiating an IPTV service provider discovery at an entry point for searching for a service provider; receiving information regarding an IPTV service provider from an IPTV service provider discovery entity apparatus by using the IP address information; and acquiring information regarding the application for providing the IPTV communication service based on the information regarding the IPTV service provider. | 01-20-2011 |
20110023074 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING ANTENNA CONFIGURATION - Various embodiments facilitate antenna peaking, such as by assisting a user in configuring the position and/or orientation of an antenna to improve the quality of a received signal. In one embodiment, an antenna peaking system (“APS”) is provided. The APS includes a receiving device, such as a set-top box, and an antenna peaking assistant. The receiving device determines strength of a signal received by an antenna, and transmits information about the determined signal strength to the antenna peaking assistant. The antenna peaking assistant wirelessly receives the transmitted information, and presents an indication of the signal strength. This abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an abstract, and it is submitted with the intention that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 01-27-2011 |
20110030023 | INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER CALLBACK FOR SATELLITE SYSTEMS - A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and a memory structure for delivering purchase information comprising storing purchase information for a purchase of a user in a set top box. The set top box (STB) is configured to receive and display the broadcast signals through a tuner onto a display device. The STB establishes a connection to the Internet through a user initiated action (e.g., when the user accesses the Internet using the STB). A new transmission control/Internet protocol (TCP/IP) connection is obtained using the established user-initiated Internet connection without the user requesting the connection. A secure electronic connection is established with a server through the new TCP/IP connection. The purchase information is then transmitted from the STB through the secure electronic connection to the server. | 02-03-2011 |
20110035780 | IPTV Session Management - A session management involves registering at least one IPTV application ( | 02-10-2011 |
20110047584 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SWITCHING SUBSCRIBER CONTENT - Embodiments of the present invention provide that a content provider itself provide subscription content to a device of a second type, rather than to a device of a first type. For example, the device of the second type may be a mobile telephone or the like, whilst the device of the first type may be a set—top box. By providing the content itself the content provider can keep track as to when it is providing content to the device of the second type, and further, in some embodiments, take action to prevent reproduction of the content at the device of the first type, such that whilst the user is viewing the subscriber content on the device of the second type, another user is not able to view the same content on the device of the first type. In order to provide such an arrangement, the content provider is preferably provided with suitable content encoding and streaming server apparatus, which is able to encode the content in a format appropriate for transmission to the device of the second type (such as, for example, transmission to a mobile device. | 02-24-2011 |
20110055883 | METHOD FOR ACTIVE SWITCHING OF CONTENT IN AN IPTV-BASED PLAYLIST - A system and method for switching between content streams in a playlist makes use of a bookmarking and state information saving process to allow an intermediate node in an IPTV network to offer an enhanced user experience. By bookmarking a user position in a content stream before switching to a second content stream, the method and system allow the user to resume viewing the first content stream at a later point over the same user-side channel and at the bookmarked location. This can also provide the user with improved channel switching speeds. | 03-03-2011 |
20110055884 | System and Method for Mapping Potential Internet Protocol Television Interference - A method is disclosed for determining a mitigation strategy to limit a potential source of interference on an Internet Protocol television (IPTV) system. A new user installation request is received at a server in the IPTV system. A first geographical location of a customer premises associated with the new user installation request is received. A second geographical location of an amplitude modulation broadcasting facility is received. The first geographical location and the second geographical location are plotted. A first distance between the first geographical location and the second geographical location is determined. A first signal transmission power rating for the amplitude modulation broadcasting facility is retrieved. A first mitigation strategy to limit a first interference of the amplitude modulation broadcasting facility on an IPTV signal provided to the first geographical location when the first distance is less than the first threshold distance is determined. | 03-03-2011 |
20110061085 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING CONTENT - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a set-top-box (STB) having a controller to join a multicast group having an associated multicast address, wherein the multicast address is associated with a first content type of a plurality of content types, access encoded content associated with the first content type from the multicast address, wherein the encoded content is transmitted by at least one source associated with the multicast group to the multicast address, decode the accessed encoded content, and display the decoded content on a channel mapped to the multicast address. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 03-10-2011 |
20110061086 | Apparatus and Method for Multimedia Data Reception, Processing, Routing, Storage, and Access Using a Web / Cloud-Computing Synchronization of Personal Multimedia Data - An apparatus and a method for multimedia data handling to a web or cloud-computing service are disclosed. A set-top box can generate a pre-encoded stream of digitized data after receiving a raw incoming multimedia signal or after receiving a pre-processed, decoded, decompressed, and/or decrypted incoming multimedia signal from a service provider-specific signal receiver. The set-top box can also generate streams of encoded multimedia data from the pre-encoded stream of digitized data and segmentize the streams of encoded multimedia data into individually-viewable segments for uploading to the web or cloud-computing service, wherein a size of each segment varies based on a current connection bandwidth availability and/or a workload on the set-top box. By automatically segmentizing the streams of encoded multimedia data into individually-viewable segments for the web or cloud-computing service, a user can start viewing the currently-uploading multimedia data faster than a conventional single stream upload. | 03-10-2011 |
20110067077 | System and Method of Analyzing Internet Protocol Television Content Credits Information - An Internet Protocol television (IPTV) system is disclosed. The system includes a selector module that is adapted to select a content item based upon metadata information associated with the content item and send the content item to a first set-top box. The content is recorded and video information associated with the content item is analyzed using a video interpretation algorithm, and credits information associated with the content item is obtained from the set-top-box. | 03-17-2011 |
20110067078 | System and Method of Proactively Recording to a Digital Video Recorder for Data Analysis - An Internet Protocol television (IPTV) system includes a selector module adapted to select content items based upon metadata information associated with the content items, send the content items to a respective set-top box, direct each respective set-top box to record the content item and analyze content information associated with the content item to create an index of the content information, and receive from the set-top boxes the indices of the content information. A method includes selecting a content item based upon metadata information associated with the content item, sending the content item to a set-top box on an IPTV network, directing the set-top box to record the content item, and directing the set-top box to analyze content information associated with the content item to create an index of the content information in response to recording the content item. | 03-17-2011 |
20110067079 | System and Method of Analyzing Internet Protocol Television Content for Closed-Captioning Information - An Internet Protocol television (IPTV) system includes a selector module that selects a content item and sends a stream of the content item to a set-top box. The set-top box analyzes content information associated with the content item using a speech interpretation algorithm or a text interpretation algorithm to create an index of the content information and determines to record the content item based upon the index of the content information. A method includes sending a content item from an IPTV network to a set-top box, directing the set-top box to analyze content information associated with the content item using a speech interpretation algorithm or a text interpretation algorithm, and directing the set-top box to record the content item based upon the analysis of the content information. | 03-17-2011 |
20110067080 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING MEDIA CONTENT PRESENTATION - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a gateway including a controller adapted to transmit media content to a group of set top boxes that are associated with a premises and that each have a presentation device connected thereto where the presentation devices are in proximity to each other, receive a plurality of streams of the media content from a media server where the streams are of the same media content, and apply a delay compensation to delivery of the plurality of streams to one or more set top boxes of the group of set top boxes to synchronize presentation of the media content at each of the presentation devices, where the delay compensation is based on a transmission delay and a receipt delay, where the transmission delay is between each of the group of set top boxes and the gateway, and where the receipt delay is between the gateway and the media server. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 03-17-2011 |
20110067081 | Switching Between Delivery Methods In An IPTV Communication Network - A method and apparatus for switching from a first IPTV channel arranged to be delivered to a plurality of nodes, such as a broadcast or a unicast, to a second unicast IPTV channel. The first IPTV channel is received at an IPTV receiving node, such as a User Equipment. If it is determined that the first IPTV channel is no longer available, then an IPTV content provider capable of providing the same IPTV channel in a unicast as the first IPTV channel is identified. A message is then sent to an IPTV AS, the message including an instruction to switch to a unicast IPTV channel and an address for the identified IPTV content provider node. The IPTV receiving node then receives the IPTV channel unicast. | 03-17-2011 |
20110072478 | BANDWIDTH REPORTING FOR TELEVISIONS - Techniques for reporting bandwidth in televisions include displaying bandwidth information for receiving one or more instances of the content and receiving a selection of a given instance of the content in response to the displayed bandwidth information. In addition, the techniques include receiving bandwidth usage history for one or more networks and displaying the bandwidth usage history. | 03-24-2011 |
20110072479 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REPORTING A POSITION OF A VIDEO DEVICE AND NETWORK VIDEO TRANSMITTER THEREOF - A system and method for reporting the position of a video device is provided. The system includes a network video transmitter and a network video client. The network video transmitter is configured for capturing a series of video frames and transmitting the video frames via a network. The network video transmitter includes a geographical coordinate detecting device for detecting geographical coordinate information corresponding to the network video transmitter. The network video client is configured for receiving the video frames via the network, wherein the geographical coordinate information corresponding to the network video transmitter is transmitted to the network video client. Accordingly, the system and method is capable of providing the geographical coordinate information corresponding to a video frame captured by the network video transmitter. | 03-24-2011 |
20110072480 | Method and Apparatus for Forwarding Television Channel Video Image Snapshots to an Auxiliary Display Device - A method of processing television content metadata in a communications system. The system includes a consumer device (e.g., a set-top box and/or television) in communication with an auxiliary display device (e.g., webpad). A broadcast television channel video image signal and the metadata are received by the consumer device. A single video image frame of the broadcast television channel video image signal is captured when a predefined indicator is detected in the metadata. The metadata is modified by changing the predefined indicator to an image identifier associated with the single video image frame. The single video image frame is converted to a well-known format, and the consumer device sends the modified metadata and the converted single video image frame to the auxiliary display device for display thereon. | 03-24-2011 |
20110078754 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEDIA DETECTION AND REPLACEMENT - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a server having a controller configured to receive a selection from a computing device during presentation of a media program comprising at least one of audio content and textual content associated with the audio content, wherein the selection identifies media content of interest, receive a selection from the computing device identifying replacement content for the media program, detect whether the media program contains the identified media content of interest, and replace the identified media content of interest with the replacement content if the identified media content of interest is detected in the media program. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 03-31-2011 |
20110088073 | USER-CONFIGURED BACKGROUND CHANNELS IN INTERNET-PROTOCOL TELEVISION - A method and system for implementing background channels includes storing configuration information for a user of a multimedia content distribution network (MCDN). The MCDN user may receive and view a selected channel at an MCDN client. When an exception condition occurs, an indication of a background channel may be displayed to the MCDN user. The configuration information may include user content preferences for matching to metadata in multimedia content to generate the exception condition, as well as an identifier for a desired background channel. | 04-14-2011 |
20110088074 | Multimedia Content Distribution Management - A method of managing distribution of multimedia content is disclosed. The method includes receiving multimedia content from a communications network at a communications gateway associated with a customer premises. The communications gateway encodes the multimedia content based on a heartbeat signal that is superimposed on an alternating current (AC) electrical power signal associated with an electrical wiring system of the customer premises. The communications gateway wirelessly transmits the encoded multimedia content. | 04-14-2011 |
20110093909 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING MEDIA CONTENT - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a computing device having a controller to transmit a client program having a graphical user interface (GUI) to a media device operating in an interactive television (iTV) network, wherein the client program presents an overlay that superimposes onto media content received by the media device and enables the media device to associate a user-generated comment with the media content received at the media device, receive at least one of a plurality of user-generated comments and media content in a temporal vicinity of the plurality of user-generated comments via the client program, receive a request to transmit to a recipient device a portion of the plurality of user-generated comments or the media content in the temporal vicinity of the plurality of user-generated comments, and transmit to the recipient device one of the portion or one or more links to the portion. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 04-21-2011 |
20110107384 | Data broadcasting system, data broadcasting server and data broadcasting program storage medium - A data broadcasting system includes a user device and a data broadcasting server. The user device includes a network connection section that provides a request to transmit link information, accompanied by its own model information. The data broadcasting server includes a content performance determination section that obtains content display performance upon receipt of the model information. The data broadcasting server further includes a secondary link information transmission section that adds, to the link information, information indicating whether the content indicated by this link information is a content requiring content display performance exceeding the content display performance of the user device, and transmits the link information to the user device. | 05-05-2011 |
20110113458 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCT TUTORIALS - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a set-top-box (STB) having a controller to present media content supplied by a content provider operating in an interactive television (iTV) network, wherein the media content comprises a tutorial for one of a product and a service, the tutorial comprising steps for utilizing one of the product and the service, access via a graphical user interface (GUI) a client program, wherein the client program presents an overlay that superimposes onto the media content, receive a user-generated comment, wherein the user-generated comment is associated with the media content by the client program, transmit the user-generated comment to a third party for analyzing the user-generated comment and determining parameters for evaluating at least one of the product and service tutorial, wherein replacement media content is generated by the third party based on the determined parameters. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 05-12-2011 |
20110113459 | System and Method for Internet Protocol Television Network Status Notifications - A method of running a network status module in a set-top box device is disclosed. A loss of a portion of a signal in an Internet Protocol television network is detected. When interference of the signal is cause over a connection between the set-top box device and the residential gateway, a first icon to indicate a first failure in a connection between the set-top box device and a residential gateway on a display device is displayed. When the interference of the signal is over the wide area network of the Internet Protocol television network, a second icon to indicate a second failure in a wide area network of an Internet Protocol television network is displayed. | 05-12-2011 |
20110113460 | Media Processing System Based on Satellite Set Top Box Platform with Telephony Downstream and Upstream Data Paths - Systems and methods that provide satellite-based media processing are described. In one embodiment, a system that exchanges media may include, for example, a communications device that may be coupled to a network and to an antenna. The communications device may provide two-way communications with the network and may provide one-way communications with the antenna. The communications may receive media content from the antenna and/or the network. The communications device may send the media content to the network | 05-12-2011 |
20110119722 | Method and System for Providing Complete Internet Anywhere with Partial Server Processing - A method and/or system are described for providing complete Internet anywhere with partial server processing in which a request may be sent from a set-top-box (STB) to a server communicatively coupled with the STB to process a portion of a web page that is unsupported by a web browser running on the STB. The STB may receive a data stream from the server, wherein the server generates the data stream by processing the unsupported portion of the web page. The web page may be composited in the web browser based on the received data stream. The server may be located in a server computing cloud or may be a local server. The unsupported portion of the web page may comprise a binary plug-in. A supported portion of the web page may be rendered before or concurrently with the overlaying of the data stream during compositing. | 05-19-2011 |
20110119723 | Method and System for Reducing Latency for Interactive Content for Complete Internet Anywhere - A method and/or system are described in which a server communicatively coupled with a set-top-box (STB) may predict a location of a pointer on a web browser running on the STB. The server may render the pointer based on the predicted pointer location. The server may send the rendered pointer to the STB, wherein the STB may composite a web page on the web browser based on the rendered pointer. The server may be synchronized with the STB based on event information received by the server from the STB such as, for example, keystroke events, click event, or other like event. The prediction of the pointer location may be based on actual pointer location information provided by the STB. A predetermined number of pointer locations may be predicted based on an actual pointer location and/or on a latency of a connection between the server and the STB. | 05-19-2011 |
20110119724 | Proxy Functionality - The present invention relates to methods and arrangement for an IPTV Set Top Box to access content from an external domain outside the IPTV service provider's domain, which method is characterized by steps of retrieving and converting required content from the external domain into a format that is accessible via the IPTV Set Top Box. | 05-19-2011 |
20110126251 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE EXCHANGE AND STORAGE OF SET-TOP BOX DATA - A system and method for updating viewing status between a set-top box and one or more social networks. User preferences are set for communicating a viewing status between the set-top box and one or more social networks. A determination of media content viewed by a user is made by a user utilizing the set-top box. The viewing status of the user is posted in response to the user preferences and the determined media content. | 05-26-2011 |
20110131623 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING MOBILE CONTENTS USING SETTOP BOX ON IPTV NETWORK AND METHOD THEREOF - A settop box based on an IPTV according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a home network interface communicating with one or more mobile terminals; a terminal profile manager acquiring and managing a terminal profile from a mobile terminal connected through the home network interface; a contents converter converting contents received from an external contents server through an external network to mobile contents suitable for the corresponding mobile terminal on the basis of the acquired terminal profile; a contents storage storing the contents converted by the contents converter; and a transmitting/receiving controller performing a processing operation to extract the mobile contents stored in the contents storage and transmit the extracted mobile contents to the mobile terminal through the home network interface in accordance with a request from a user. | 06-02-2011 |
20110145874 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING VOICE COMMUNICATIONS - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a server having a controller to receive a call request from a set top box that is remote from the server where the call request identifies a telephone number that is presented from video content presented by the set top box where the telephone number is detected based on a combination of image pattern recognition and speech recognition and where the telephone number is associated with a marketing entity, establish a voice communication with a first telephone device associated with the set top box, and establish the voice communication with a second telephone device associated with the telephone number and the marketing entity if the first telephone device accepts the voice communication. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 06-16-2011 |
20110145875 | MOBILE SET-TOP BOX AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INTERNET PROTOCOL TELEVISION SERVICE USING THE SAME - Provided is a mobile set-top box. In the mobile set-top box, a demultiplexer processor separates first metadata from a transport stream corresponding to a broadcasting stream of which a destination is the mobile set-top box, and separates second metadata being transmitted via another channel, among a plurality of transport streams. A metadata processor unifies the first metadata and the second metadata and the image data transcoder processor transcodes image data included in the transport stream of the broadcasting stream into image data decodable by a user terminal. The metadata unified by the metadata processor and the transcoded image data are multiplexed by the multiplexer and then are transmitted to the user terminal. The mobile set-top box provides an Internet protocol television (IPTV) service to portable terminals of passengers boarding in a moving transportation means such as a bus, a train, and a ship. | 06-16-2011 |
20110145876 | APPARATUS FOR PURCHASE AND DELIVERY OF ENTITLEMENT, METHOD THEREOF, AND SETTOP BOX IN IPTV BROADCAST SYSTEM - Disclosed is an apparatus for purchase and delivery of entitlement in an IPTV broadcast system according to an embodiment of the present invention that includes: an entitlement purchase environment provider providing a charged broadcast contents list to the purchaser so that the purchaser can select delivery target contents and providing an IPTV broadcasting service subscriber list to the purchaser so that the purchaser can select one or more entitlement delivery target subscribers to which the entitlement for the delivery target contents is delivered; an entitlement generator receiving information on the delivery target contents from the entitlement purchase environment provider, and then generating the entitlement for corresponding broadcast contents; and an entitlement transmitter delivering the entitlement for the delivery target contents to IPTV settop boxes of the entitlement delivery target subscribers on the basis of information on the entitlement delivery target subscribers. | 06-16-2011 |
20110154424 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING VIDEO STREAM - A video stream transmission apparatus is provided. The video stream transmission apparatus may register an information flow path through which an Internet Protocol (IP)-based data packet is received from an IP network based on snooping information that is received through a cable modem termination device from at least one subscriber terminal, may receive the IP-based data packet directly from an information supply device through the registered information flow path, and may transmit the received IP-based data packet to a Hybrid Fiber Coax (HFC)-based cable network. | 06-23-2011 |
20110162023 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING CORRELATED ADVERTISEMENT FOR COMPLETE INTERNET ANYWHERE - A device (e.g., a server) retrieves a web page based on a request from another device, for example, a set-top-box (STB). The server determines advertising content and/or web page content to deliver to the STB. The server renders and/or encodes the advertising content and the web page content and communicates the content to the STB. The content is decoded and/or displayed by the STB. The advertising content may be determined based on television viewing, recording and/or web browsing via the STB. The advertising content may be determined based on location information and/or user information from a service provider the STB and/or from user input. Advertising may be inserted within a splash screen, a plug-in window, and/or an area within the web page. Web page advertising may be replaced, blocked and/or modified based on user information. The determined advertising may be communicated to the STB prior to communicating a plug-in. | 06-30-2011 |
20110162024 | System and method for fast start-up of live multicast streams transmitted over a packet network - A system for multicast streaming of programs over a packet network includes a node having a processor that conditions a video bitstream such that packets containing an I-frame are located near program specific information (PSI) packets, the processor marking a random join point (RJP) in the video bitstream immediately preceding the I-frame and PSI packets, the node outputting the conditioned and marked video bitstream across the packet network. An edge device of the network includes a buffer that caches packets of the conditioned and marked video bitstream video starting at the RJP, and sends the cached packets to a client receiver. | 06-30-2011 |
20110167462 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF SEARCHING FOR AND PRESENTING VIDEO AND AUDIO - The invention relates to systems and methods for providing video segments over a network. In one embodiment, metadata identifying a video segment is received from a first client device and transmitted to a second client device on a platform different than the first client device, via a network. In another embodiment, metadata identifies a key frame of a video file, which may be used to retrieve and/or playback a portion of the video file via the network. In another embodiment, metadata, generated at a plurality of client devices that are linked via the network, are indexed. | 07-07-2011 |
20110179462 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A communication device includes: a wired communication unit configured to communicate with an external device via a wired communication path; a wireless communication unit configured to communicate with the external device via a wireless communication path; and a communication control unit configured to select one of the wired communication unit and the wireless communication unit, and to cause the selected communication unit to communicate with the external device. The communication control unit includes a link information detecting unit configured to detect link information indicating whether the wired communication path is electrically linked up or linked down, and the communication control unit is configured to select the wireless communication unit and cause the wireless communication unit to communicate with the external device when, in a state where the wired communication unit is selected, the link information detecting unit detects a plurality of times that the wired communication path is electrically linked down. | 07-21-2011 |
20110179463 | SELECTION OF A DATA STREAM - In order to assist the selection of a data stream to be played back on a receiver device from a plurality of data streams received by the receiver device, a plurality of data streams are received in a processor unit simultaneously with auxiliary data respectively associated with said data streams. Then, on the basis of the received auxiliary data, information for assisting selection of what is to be displayed for each data stream is determined. Thereafter, the data streams are linked with the respectively determined selection assistance information. These linked data streams are then transmitted to the receiver device. | 07-21-2011 |
20110191813 | USE OF PICTURE-IN-PICTURE STREAM FOR INTERNET PROTOCOL TELEVISION FAST CHANNEL CHANGE - A method and apparatus of controlling an Internet Protocol television (IPTV) channel change to a first multimedia stream of an IPTV channel, where the channel change is initiated by a set top box coupled to the network device is described. A network device receives a request from a set top box for a high-resolution multimedia stream from a device downstream and transmits a low-resolution multimedia stream upstream in place of the high-resolution multimedia stream request. The network device receives the low-resolution multimedia stream and forwards the low-resolution stream to the requesting set top box. The set top receives the low-resolution stream and displays this stream. Furthermore, the network device transmits the high-resolution multimedia stream request and receives the high-resolution multimedia stream. The set top box receives the high-resolution multimedia stream and displays this stream. | 08-04-2011 |
20110197243 | Cable Set-Top Box With Integrated Cable Tuner and MOCA Support - A cable set-top box system with integrated cable tuners and MoCA may implemented on a single integrated circuit, supporting communication over a shared coaxial cable line. The system may include a memory interface shared by DOCSIS and video/audio subsystems. The system may further include an embedded processor in the MoCA subsystem, enabling autonomous operation of the MoCA subsystem and secure flash memory that is not directly accessible by the DOCSIS subsystem. | 08-11-2011 |
20110197244 | DIGITAL BROADCAST RECEIVER AND DIGITAL BROADCAST RECEPTION METHOD - Upon start of processing, a digital broadcast receiver can acquire a CDN configuration information file (XML) after newly connected to a CDN by a user's operation. Next, the digital broadcast receiver acquires a PF configuration information file written in the CDN configuration information. The digital broadcast receiver judges whether there is an IP broadcast or not. If there is an IP broadcast, the digital broadcast receiver connects to a multicast address described in the PF configuration information file (XML), and acquires information on all channels in the PF from a SI dedicated stream (all station SI including no video or audio) (channel scan). The URL of a SNTP is described in the CDN configuration information file. Time information is acquired through the SNTP at the same time as (or at a timing near the timing of, such as immediately before or immediately after) the channel scan. The above processing enables easy time acquisition which is a problem peculiar to an IPTV with which viewing of an IP broadcast is possible. | 08-11-2011 |
20110197245 | DIGITAL BROADCAST RECEIVER AND RECEPTION METHOD - If there is a service provider for which basic registration has already been performed, the processing proceeds to step S | 08-11-2011 |
20110202965 | NETWORK DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SETTING UP AN IPTV SESSION - The present invention concerns a network device and a method at the network device. The network device comprises a connector for connecting to a local network, a server for providing, to a set top box located on the local network, information on a content available and an address in the local network where the content is available from and an IPTV proxy module for matching the content to an IPTV content being accessible from an IPTV server located on a second network, the second network begin connected with the first network with a gateway device, wherein a set top box requesting the content at the address receives an IPTV content from the IPTV server. | 08-18-2011 |
20110209188 | IP Media Streaming Service Delivery - A method of ordering the delivery of a media stream to a client terminal coupled to an IP network is described. The method comprises identifying, at a user terminal (e.g. a mobile device), destination address information for the client terminal. The user terminal is authenticated to an application server of an IP Multimedia Subsystem network, and the destination address information is sent from the user terminal to the application server. The media stream is then sent to the client terminal. This enables the media to be delivered to the client terminal on the basis of the authentication of the user terminal. | 08-25-2011 |
20110219416 | Network Time-Shift Methods and Apparatus - Effects of a network delay in handling messages in time-shifting media information streams are eliminated by either the network side's providing a media stream start time to the client side, which uses the media start time to compute a correct time offset for restarting the media stream after a pause, or by the client side's providing the time of a pause request to the network side, which uses the pause request time to compute the correct time offset and provides the offset to the client side. | 09-08-2011 |
20110219417 | Method and Apparatus For Providing Interactive Television - According to a first aspect of the present invention there is provided a method of providing interactive IP Television to a user terminal | 09-08-2011 |
20110239263 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING NON-REAL TIME CONTENT INCLUDED IN REAL TIME BROADCASTING SIGNAL - A method and apparatus for downloading and storing non-real time content are provided. The apparatus includes a browser driver which drives a browser, and a storage unit. The browser includes a first interface for extracting information about a transmission schedule of non-real time content included in a real time broadcasting signal and transmitting the extracted information to an application, and a second interface for downloading the non-real time content according to a download request from the application based on the transmission schedule. The storage unit stores the non-real time content downloaded by the second interface. | 09-29-2011 |
20110271316 | SET TOP BOX AND METHOD OF ESTABLISHING TV PROGRAM TABLE - A set top box (STB) for establishing a television (TV) program table, and comprises a searching module and a program establishing module. The STB searches a predetermined channel among multiple channels provided by a TV station office server to receive an extensible markup language (XML) file comprising TV program information transmitted by the TV station office server over the predetermined channel. The STB analyzes the XML file to obtain the TV program information and establishes a TV program table according to the TV program information. | 11-03-2011 |
20110289541 | PORTABLE SET-TOP BOX - A portable set-top box includes a network connecting module, an AV receiving module, an information receiving module, a AV display module and a controlling module. The network connecting module is utilized for building up a network connection. The AV receiving module is utilized for receiving an AV signal. The information receiving module is utilized for receiving an information from Internet, local PCs, or machines, including sensor devices and peripherals. The AV display module is coupled to the AV receiving module and the information receiving module, and utilized for driving an external display device to display the information or the AV signal. In addition, the controlling module is coupled to the network connecting module and the information receiving module, and utilized for controlling that the information is transmitted via the network connection. | 11-24-2011 |
20110296483 | DIGITAL BROADCAST RECEIVER - A digital broadcast receiver having a conditional access card exchanges information related to broadcast programs with an information server via the Internet. When the conditional access card generates a tuning command in preparation for an exchange of such related information, a controller in the digital broadcast receiver sends the conditional access card a pseudo confirmation response so that the conditional access card can operate as if the related information were to be transmitted and received by conventional out-of-band signaling. Out-of-band signaling circuits, if present in the digital receiver, are powered off when the related information can be transmitted and received via the Internet. | 12-01-2011 |
20110302619 | BACKUP AND RESTORE OF NETWORK CONFIGURATION DATA USING A REMOTE CONTROLLER DEVICE - Presented here is a method of operating video services receivers in a network that includes a controller device and at least one member device. Also presented is a controller device that facilitates the method. The method obtains network configuration data at a first video services receiver, where the network configuration data is utilized by the first video services receiver to support data communication with the controller device and the at least one member device. The method continues by establishing a data communication link between the first video services receiver and the controller device, and uploading the network configuration data from the first video services receiver to the controller device via the data communication link. The controller device can thereafter be used to download the network configuration data to a second video services receiver. | 12-08-2011 |
20110302620 | MEDIA PROCESSING SYSTEM SUPPORTING ADAPTIVE DIGITAL MEDIA PARAMETERS BASED ON END-USER VIEWING CAPABILITIES - Systems and methods that adapt media content are described. In one embodiment, a system may include, for example, a first communications device and a second communications device. The first communications device may be disposed in a first location and may be operatively coupled to a network. The second communications device may be disposed in a second location and may be operatively coupled to the network. The second communications device may receive a device profile relating to the first communications device, adapt media content based upon the device profile of the first communications device, and send the adapted media content to the first communications device. | 12-08-2011 |
20110307932 | INTEGRATING VIDEO SHARE AND TEXT MESSAGING WITH SET-TOP BOX AND ACCESS POINT - System(s), method(s), and device(s) providing converged wireline and wireless services in part by employing a set-top box (STB) with machine-to-machine (M2M) communication are presented. The STB, associated with an access point, such as a femtocell, can be used to send/receive messages, including video, to/from user equipment (UE) via a core network. A monitoring system includes a sensor component that is triggered under specified conditions, and the STB records events in response to the trigger, where a recorded event can be sent as a message to the UE. The STB or associated remote control can indicate a received message to a user, who can view the message on the STB, remote control, or associated television. A meter component is associated with the STB via the femtocell or other desired connection. The STB can receive and store utility meter readings for validation or dispute by the user. | 12-15-2011 |
20110321107 | System and Method for Interactive Use of Cable Television Devices and Other Devices - Systems, methods, and computer program products are described for sending interactive content from a cable television device to another device such as a mobile device or a computer device. A cable television device receives an input request from a consumer, using a TV remote control, in response, e.g., to an advertisement displayed on a TV. The cable television device transmits the consumer's input request and electronic address (e.g., a telephone number) to a server, which generates content on the server. The server transmits the content to the other device associated with the electronic address. The content may comprise interactive content related to the advertisement displayed on the TV, such as an internet URL or link to content or an item such as a song or software that can be electronically delivered to the device. | 12-29-2011 |
20110321108 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TELEVISION DISPLAY OF WEB FEED CONTENT - A system and method are described that provide television content broadcast system subscribers with convenient access to aggregated web feed content. In one embodiment, a television content broadcast system ( | 12-29-2011 |
20120017252 | Method And System For Providing Location Aware Tracking And Services Via An IP Multimedia Residential Gateway - In an IP multimedia gateway, locations corresponding to communicatively coupled communication devices are determined and transmitted to a service provider device (SPD) that provides services to the communication devices. Communication devices receive location based service profiles from the (SPD) based on the determined locations. Services content from the (SPD) is communicated with the communication devices and/or with the (SPD), based on the profiles. The determined locations are received from communication devices which may be local or remote. A device location map is generated to be displayed by communication devices. The gateway may be integrated in an STB/DTV that displays the determined locations. Content is communicated to communication devices based on their location. The (SPD) may provide content and/or control information for communication device services. Locations are associated with client devices for detecting cloned client devices where determined locations are different than associated locations and/or for restricting services based on location. | 01-19-2012 |
20120023535 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PACKETIZED CONTENT DELIVERY OVER A BANDWIDTH-EFFICIENT NETWORK - Methods and apparatus for providing packetized content to users via a bandwidth-optimized network. In one embodiment, legacy and IPTV streams are carried over the same switched digital infrastructure, and freely intermixed without regard to their encoding or type. A user's selection for IPTV content is transmitted to an IP proxy (such as a gateway apparatus or a headend server), then on to the switched digital server which causes provision of the requested content back to the proxy for formatting. The formatted content is then delivered to the requesting IP-capable device. The entire carrier class program stream is therefore available as IP-encapsulated content to the IP capable devices (and as legacy content to legacy devices) without any significant modifications to the network infrastructure or bandwidth penalty. | 01-26-2012 |
20120023536 | CHANNEL PATH DISPLAY OF A VIDEO NETWORK - A device may receive selection of a channel provided by a video network, determine equipment, of the video network, associated with the selected channel, determine status information of the associated equipment, determine port level details of the associated equipment, combine the associated equipment, the status information, and the port level details into a path for the selected channel, and provide the selected channel path to a user. | 01-26-2012 |
20120023537 | Image Apparatus and Television Set - This image apparatus includes a communication portion connected to a comment information server through a network and a control portion acquiring a plurality of comment data from the comment information server at a time interval of at least a first time and controlling a display portion to display the acquired plurality of comment data while switching the comment data at a second time interval shorter than the first time. | 01-26-2012 |
20120023538 | BROADCASTING RECEIVER, BROADCASTING RECEIVER CONTROL METHOD, BROADCAST STATION IDENTIFYING METHOD, BROADCASTING RECEIVER CONTROL PROGRAM, AND BROADCAST STATION IDENTIFYING PROGRAM - A selected station is identified from the current position and the reception frequency of that selected station (S | 01-26-2012 |
20120036546 | Apparatuses and methods for translating multiple television control protocols at the television side - An apparatus includes a memory, a communications buss coupled to the memory and a processor. The processor is coupled to the communications bus and the processor is programmed to: receive a user command signal, the user command signal is initiated by a user of a television set; pass the user command signal to an external control unit (ECU); receive a television command signal from the ECU in response to the user command signal; translate the television command signal into an IM TV protocol command, wherein a translation protocol is selected for the ECU from n possible translation protocols which are stored in the memory; and transmit the IM TV protocol command to the television. | 02-09-2012 |
20120066733 | Non-real Time Services - In certain embodiments, a digital television receiver method for receiving non-real time (NRT) program content involves receiving a transport stream containing an Internet Protocol (IP) stream of packets containing non-real time program content, NRT service metadata and NRT content metadata; a demultiplexer that demultiplexes the IP stream of packets to produce: NRT program content, NRT service metadata, and NRT content metadata; an NRT metadata parser that produces NRT service metadata and NRT content metadata; and where the NRT service metadata contains an indication whether or not a particular NRT service is to be offered on a subscription basis. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract. | 03-15-2012 |
20120066734 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING DATA CONTENTS - A method of controlling a display device, which includes receiving, via a receiver over the air, a broadcast program including audio and video data; receiving, via the receiver over the Internet, synchronization data including location data of additional contents data providing additional information about the broadcast program; reproducing, via a display of the display device, the received broadcast program including the audio and video data; receiving, via the controller, a selection signal indicating a request for the additional contents data while the broadcast program is being reproduced; extracting, via a controller of the display device, the location data from the received synchronization data; receiving, via the receiver over the Internet, the additional contents data identified by the location data; and displaying the received additional contents data on the display device. | 03-15-2012 |
20120072962 | Set-Top Box-Based TV Streaming and Redirecting - A method for redirecting video content includes receiving a video signal at the set-top box and decoding the video signal to produce unrendered video data. The unrendered video data is encoded and provided to the remote device via a wide area network. By encoding unrendered, rather than rendered, video data for transmission to the remote device, the need for an encoding device external to the set-top box is obviated. | 03-22-2012 |
20120079546 | CATALOG SLICING IN A VIDEO PROVISIONING SYSTEM - A system, associated with a video provisioning system, may receive a hierarchical representation of categories and subcategories associated with a catalog of video assets; and condense the hierarchical representation of categories and subcategories into a file. The system may further transmit the file to a set top box, where transmitting the file allows the set top box to access the hierarchical representation of categories and subcategories without retrieving, from the video provisioning system, additional information associated with the hierarchical representation of categories and subcategories. | 03-29-2012 |
20120084827 | Image Display Apparatus and Sound Output Control Method - According to one embodiment, an image display apparatus including, a communication processing module configured to receive sound and an image over a network, an image processing module configured to output an image signal, a sound processing module configured to output a sound signal, a converting module configured to convert the sound signal output by the sound processing module to an analog signal, and an adjusting module configured to adjust a time difference to be provided to the sound signal input to the converting module by the sound processing module in accordance with the image signal when the image signal output by the image processing module is an image signal input via the communication processing module. | 04-05-2012 |
20120084828 | System and Method for Linking Web Browsing with Television Viewing - A server receives an IP address associated with an account of a TV subscriber using a TV service. The IP address is associated with a set top box employed by the TV subscriber to display TV content provided by the TV service. The IP address is also associated with computers of a household corresponding to the TV subscriber. The computers use web browsers to view Internet content. The server receives information on TV viewing, including the IP address. The server also receives information on web browsing activity in the household associated with the IP address. The information includes the IP address. The server maintains a TV log of the TV viewing and maintains an Internet log of the web browsing activity in the household associated with the IP address. The server associates entries in the TV log with entries in the Internet log(using IP address), and stores the associations. | 04-05-2012 |
20120084829 | CONTENT SUPPLYING APPARATUS, CONTENT SUPPLYING METHOD, CONTENT REPRODUCTION APPARATUS, CONTENT REPRODUCTION METHOD, PROGRAM AND CONTENT VIEWING SYSTEM - Disclosed herein is a content supplying apparatus for supplying a video content to a content reproduction apparatus, including: a production section adapted to produce a video switch command for causing the content reproduction apparatus to execute a process regarding changeover of a video content to be reproduced; a broadcasting section adapted to broadcast a video content, in which the produced video switch command is embedded, through a broadcasting network; and a delivery section adapted to deliver the video content through the Internet. | 04-05-2012 |
20120096503 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING COMPANION SERVICES TO CUSTOMER EQUIPMENT USING AN IP-BASED INFRASTRUCTURE - Disclosed herein are systems and methods for providing companion services to customer premises equipment (CPE) using an IP-based service infrastructure. The infrastructure allows IP-enabled devices such as tablet PCs, smart phones, PDAs, and laptop computers to provide supplementary services to target systems and devices located at customer premises. Target systems and devices (CPE) may be TVs, PCs, set-top boxes, digital video recorders, or other electronics. An embodiment is disclosed which allows a mobile device to provide companion services to a television through a link with a set-top box in a cable TV network using the Internet. | 04-19-2012 |
20120096504 | VALIDATION & FAST CHANNEL CHANGE FOR BROADCAST SYSTEM - A method of enabling transmission of a data service from a content server to a terminal using a data channel in a system in which at least part of the data service is transmitted to the terminal using a broadcast channel, the method including: receiving, using the broadcast channel, first data comprising part of the data service; processing the first data using a signature-generating algorithm to derive first signature data; transmitting the first signature data using the data channel to the content server; validating the first signature data by comparing said first signature data with a signature derived by processing data comprising part of the data service using a corresponding signature-generating algorithm; and enabling the terminal to access the data service using the data channel dependent on validation of the first signature data. | 04-19-2012 |
20120096505 | METHOD OF DISPLAYING INTERNET SIGNAL ON TV - A method of displaying an Internet signal on a TV. Preferably, at least a portion of the Internet signal is selectively displayed by a remote activation control signal. | 04-19-2012 |
20120096506 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING TV BROADCAST SIGNAL AND INTERNET SIGNAL ON TV - A method for displaying a TV broadcast signal and Internet signal on a a TV. Preferably, a Web link image is displayed on the TV, which a user can select to display IP content. | 04-19-2012 |
20120096507 | TV SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING TV BROADCASTS SIGNAL AND INTERNET SIGNAL - A TV system for displaying TV broadcast signal and Internet signal. Preferably, the TV system is configured to simultaneously or selectively display the TV broadcast signal and Internet signal. | 04-19-2012 |
20120102534 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING VIDEO STREAM - A method and device for transmitting and receiving a video stream are provided. The transmitting method includes receiving auxiliary information and one or more video streams, and distributing them as one or more pieces of lane data; transmitting the lane data to a receiving device; and receiving a result value that indicates whether a video processing unit for processing one of the one or more video streams works normally. The receiving method includes receiving one or more pieces of lane data that include auxiliary information and one or more video streams; merging the lane data into one or more video streams; selecting a video processing unit based on the auxiliary information, where one or more video processing units process the video streams; generating a result value for the selected video processing unit that indicates whether the video processing unit works normally; and transmitting the result value to a transmitting device. | 04-26-2012 |
20120102535 | CONTENT STORAGE AND DELIVERY SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHOD AND DEVICE - A system is provided for the storage of content on a network and the delivery of content to subscriber locations. The system includes routers and subscriber set-top boxes in communication with each other and a main content source. Content is delivered over a packet-switching network according to a peer to peer file distribution protocol and is stored in a storage area of the subscriber set-top box, such that each subscriber set-top box is configured to transmit and receive content to and from the main content source and other set-top boxes connected to the network. The set-top boxes may identify a preferred source of content based on various factors, such as geographic distance, Internet Protocol (IP) distance, available bandwidth, integrity of the content, etc. An associated method for accessing content and a set-top box for facilitating the storage and delivery of content are also provided. | 04-26-2012 |
20120110628 | Storage of Adaptive Streamed Content - A method consistent with certain implementations involves receiving adaptively streamed data representing the A/V content from a source. The stream contains a high resolution representation of a first portion of the content and a lower resolution representation of a second portion; storing the stream of data to an electronic storage device; determining that the stored stream of data includes the lower resolution representation of the second portion of the content; changing the lower resolution representation of the second portion of the content to a high resolution representation of the second portion of the content; and producing a high resolution output stream of data representing the A/V content by combining the high resolution representation from the storage device with the high resolution representation of the second portion of the content. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract. | 05-03-2012 |
20120110629 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ENSURING RELIABILITY DURING TRANSMISSION OF TELEVISION DATA IN A TELEVISION SYSTEM BASED ON INTERNET PROTOCOL - A coding/transmitter device ( | 05-03-2012 |
20120110630 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SERVICES TO A USER OF A TV SET - A communication device is provided for enabling a TV viewer to transmit signals towards a service provider. The communication device comprises: a user interface adapted to receive input signal from the TV viewer; a transceiver adapted to communicate wirelessly with a service provider via a remote server; and a TV interface adapted to allow forwarding of signals received from a TV source and of signals received from a service provider, towards a TV device of the TV viewer. Preferably the signals received from both sources are displayed simultaneously within different viewing windows at the screen of the TV device. | 05-03-2012 |
20120137337 | System and Method for Providing Video Content Associated with a Source Image to a Television in a Communication Network - A system and method are provided for processing video content, associated with a source image, for display on a television. The source image, such as a web page, and its associated (e.g., linked) video content are retrieved and separately encoded. The encoded source image and the encoded video content are composited together to form a sequence of encoded video frames, where a frame type of the video content is used to determine a type of a composited frame. For example, if all displayed frames of the video content are MPEG I-frames, then the composited frame also may be an I-frame. However, if any displayed frame of video content is an MPEG P-frame or B-frame, then the composited frame may be a P-frame. | 05-31-2012 |
20120137338 | DECODER VESA MOUNTING ASSEMBLY - A decoder VESA mounting assembly includes a housing that further includes an internal printed circuit board (PCB) mounted in an inverted orientation and where the PCB contains circuitry to receive the audio signal, the video signal, and the control command signals from the network source. The PCB processes and transmits the audio signal, the video signal, and the control command signal to the display device. The housing is compatible with the VESA 100×100 mounting standard. The assembly further includes network connections. The assembly includes power connections. The assembly includes a video out connection. The assembly additionally includes an audio out connection. The assembly includes a control command input connection and output connection. | 05-31-2012 |
20120144443 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXECUTING SOURCE BUFFERING FOR MULTIPLE INDEPENDENT GROUP TRANSMISSION OF REAL-TIME ENCODED SCALABE VIDEO CONTENTS - A system and method for performing source buffering to transmit a real-time encoded scalable video to multiple transmission groups are provided. A streaming system for providing a scalable video bitstream for each multicast group may include an encoder source buffer to receive a scalable video bitstream and to store the received scalable video bitstream, and a plurality of subgroup transmitters, each to receive data of different layers in the stored scalable video bitstream from the encoder source buffer, to packetize the received data, and to transmit the packetized data to a terminal. | 06-07-2012 |
20120151543 | IPTV INTERACTIVE SYSTEM AND DEVICE AND INTERACTIVE METHOD THEREOF - An IPTV interactive system and device and an interactive method thereof are provided. The system includes a user side and a server side. The user side has a digital signal control device and includes: a user side time calibration unit; a display unit, used for playing multimedia information; an operation unit, used for outputting a control signal; and a signal receiving unit, used for receiving the control signal. The server side includes: a server side time calibration unit, used for adjusting a time of the user side to be synchronous with the server side; an application server, used for generating and displaying a widget menu page including multiple operation options; a network server, used for transferring an option of the widget menu page corresponding to the control signal to the user side; and a database, used for storing at least a piece of correlation information corresponding to the multimedia information. | 06-14-2012 |
20120174173 | STATISTICS RETRIEVAL AND DISPLAY SYSTEM - An interactive Web-feed/television broadcast dual display system that enables a user to access any information currently available on the Internet without disrupting a television broadcast he/she may be currently watching. Web-based content is selected at the will of the viewer and is displayed on a desired area of his/her display screen without changing the television channel. That is, the Internet data a user chooses to display is unique and autonomous from the content being displayed via their broadcast television source. In this way, a user has the freedom to search the Internet, preferably in a desired area of the television screen, without affecting the current television broadcast or input source. | 07-05-2012 |
20120174174 | DELIVERY SYSTEM, GATEWAY, DELIVERY METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A delivery system includes a content conversion device including a capability information recording unit that associates and records terminal unit type information included in a content request message with capability information regarding the capability of a terminal to receive hierarchically encoded data; a receiver that receives a stream or file compression-encoded by means of a hierarchical encoding method based on the content request message; an alteration instructing unit that, based on the terminal capability information corresponding to the terminal unit type information included in the content request message, produces extraction information for extracting at least one hierarchically-encoded portion from the received stream or file; a converter that, in accordance with the extraction information, converts stream or file received from the request destination; and a packet transmitter that outputs the converted stream or file. | 07-05-2012 |
20120174175 | Method, Multimedia System and Network Side Device for Recording Program - The present invention provides a method for recording programs, a multimedia system and a network side device. The multimedia system includes a network side device and a plurality of nodes, wherein the network side device is configured to generate a recording task after receiving a recording request, and send in advance the recording task to each node in which a channel specified in the recording task is stored, and the nodes are configured to record a program on the channel specified in the recording task after receiving the recording task, and return recording result information to the network side device. According to the recording method of the present invention, when the recording is failed, inter-node mutual reconstruction and complementary recording can be performed, which greatly decreases the possibility of failure in the recording of the program, and provides the quality of service of more fluent TVOD for users. | 07-05-2012 |
20120174176 | METHOD FOR RECEIVING A BROADCAST SIGNAL AND BROADCAST RECEIVER - A method of receiving a broadcast signal including a Non-Real-Time (NRT) service and a broadcast receiver are disclosed herein. A method of receiving a broadcast signal including an NRT service, the method comprises receiving a broadcast signal including first signaling information and second signaling information, identifying the NRT service based on the first signaling information, parsing the second signaling information to identify an Internet Protocol (IP) address of an NRT service signaling channel, receiving the NRT service signaling channel by accessing the IP address, and downloading a desired NRT service based on the NRT service signaling channel. | 07-05-2012 |
20120180098 | IPTV RECEIVER AND CONTENT-DOWNLOADING METHOD FOR SAME - Disclosed are an IPTV, and a content-downloading method for the IPTV. The content-downloading method of the IPTV, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: accessing an IPTV network and receiving Service Discovery and Selection (SD&S) information containing Open Internet Content Delivery (OICD) service information; parsing the OICD service information to obtain location information of an OICD provider; and accessing the OICD provider via the location information of the OICD provider, wherein said OICD service information contains the location information of the OICD provider which provides network information for downloading content using a peer-to-peer scheme. | 07-12-2012 |
20120180099 | Monitoring Presentation Timestamps - Techniques to monitor presentation timestamps for content are described, which may be used to render content at a client. In an implementation, content is received having timestamps that define expected timing for output of the content at a client. The timestamps may then be monitored and compared to a client clock to determine if the content rendered matches the content expected to be rendered. When a discrepancy is detected, one or more corrective actions may be undertaken to restore output of the content to the timing defined by the timestamps. | 07-12-2012 |
20120185907 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING MULTIMEDIA FRAME IN BROADCAST SYSTEM - An apparatus and a method for transmitting a multimedia frame through a heterogeneous network in a broadcast system supporting a multimedia service based on an interne protocol are provided. The method includes generating header information including a frame identifier distinguishing a multimedia frame and information measuring a quality of a connection service between network layers and end-to-end network capabilities, and combining the header information and multimedia data to configure the multimedia frame. | 07-19-2012 |
20120198508 | MULTIPLE DEVICE IPTV CLOUD-BASED RECORDING AND PLAYBACK - A cloud-based internet protocol television (IPTV) system is described here. In this invention, the cloud acts as a personal video recorder for recording and playback of audio, video, and other content. Communications to and from the cloud are transmitted over IPTV. An allowance for resolution and refresh rate conversion allows for high bandwidth content to be converted into lower bandwidth content. In this way, content stored from a high definition television may be converted to a content stream playable by a smart phone of limited capabilities. By using the cloud as storage, local devices may play only the IPTV streams, without the substantial storage capacities required for high definition video. IPTV-based menus are used to select media for recording and playback. | 08-02-2012 |
20120216234 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACCESSING AN INITIAL PORTION OF A MEDIA CONTENT EVENT - Systems and methods are operable to retrieve a previously broadcast initial portion of a media content event. An exemplary embodiment stores a media content event at a first media device as the media content event is communicated over a broadcast system; receives a request at the first media device from a second media device, wherein the request identifies an initial portion of a media content event that has previously been communicated over a broadcast system; identifies the initial portion of the media content event from the stored media content event; retrieves the identified initial portion of the media content event; and communicates the initial portion of the media content event from the first media device to the second media device. | 08-23-2012 |
20120222078 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHANGING RECEIVED STREAMING CONTENT CHANNELS - An apparatus and method is disclosed in which a buffer receives a first content stream carrying a content channel signal. The first content stream carries the content channel signal at a rate substantially greater than the streaming content playout rate, for initially loading the buffer. The buffer switches its reception of the content channel signal from the first content stream to a second content stream. The second content stream is at a rate substantially the same as the streaming content playout rate. Generally, this switch occurs when some predefined threshold of the content channel signal is buffered. | 08-30-2012 |
20120227076 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SWITCHING BETWEEN A NATIVE APPLICATION AND A SECOND APPLICATION - A system and method for controlling a native application and a second application. The second application may be launched in a mobile device for controlling an IPTV device. The method includes executing the native application that includes a first function to implement a device discovery process and a second function to designate a discovered device as a selected device. The second application is executed according to settings of the native application. For example, the native application may be set as a parent and the second application may be set as a child. The second application and the native application may be synchronized such that second application includes functions for controlling the selected device. Additionally, the native device may transmit information about the selected device to the second application. | 09-06-2012 |
20120227077 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USER DEFINED STREAMS CONTAINING USER-SPECIFIED FRAMES OF MULTI-MEDIA CONTENT - Systems and methods are described that allow a user to mix multiple sources of multimedia content from the Web, such as social network accounts, RSS feeds, and other sources of multi-media content. Each of the sources of content, independent of the format and content, is transformed into a homogeneous content container called a frame, and the frames are organized into a cycling chain of content referred to as a stream. The streams are displayed in real-time on a client device as customized multi-media streams. Users can share frames and/or streams with other users. | 09-06-2012 |
20120227078 | Systems and Methods of Providing Modified Media Content - A method includes receiving a command to provide media content configured to be sent to a display device for display at a particular scan rate. The media content includes audio data and video data. The method includes identifying high priority segments of the media content based on the audio data. The high priority segments are to be displayed by the display device at a presentation rate such that the high priority segments displayed at the presentation rate correspond to the media content displayed at the particular scan rate. The method also includes sending the high priority segments to the display device to provide video content and audio content of the requested media content for display. | 09-06-2012 |
20120233650 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DELIVERING VIDEO CONTENT - A method includes receiving at a set-top box device first video content associated with a requested channel from a first source. The method includes, in response to receiving the first content, requesting second video content associated with the requested channel from a second source. The method includes, in response to receiving the second video content, determining whether at least one data packet associated with the requested channel was not received based on a comparison of first data packets corresponding to the first video content and second data packets corresponding to the second video content. In response to a determination that at least one data packet was not received, sending a retry request to the first source. The retry request includes an overhead bandwidth factor. | 09-13-2012 |
20120233651 | IPTV RECEIVER AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONTENT - Disclosed are an IPTV receiver and a method for providing content for same. The IPTV receiver according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a network interface for transmitting and receiving IP packets, a Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) manager for connecting to a home network via the network interface, and a service delivery manager for controlling transmission and reception of data, wherein the UPnP manager connects to a mobile terminal through the home network and receives a content Identifier (ID) from the mobile terminal through the home network by controlling the network interface, and the service delivery manager receives content using the content ID by controlling the network interface, and wherein the content ID includes address information about a content provider from which the content can be received. In addition, a method for providing content at an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) receiver, the method includes connecting to a mobile terminal through a home network, receiving a content Identifier (ID) from the mobile terminal through the home network, and receiving content using the content ID, wherein the content ID includes address information about a content provider from which the content can be received. | 09-13-2012 |
20120246691 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR VIDEO CONTENT DELIVERY - A set top box computer system for delivering video content is provided. The set top box computer system includes a memory device configured to store channel information including a channel identifier and a video source for each of a plurality of video content channels, a user input interface configured to receive a channel selection, and a processor coupled to the memory device and the user input interface, the processor configured to acquire video content based on a comparison of the channel information and the channel selection, the video content acquired from a corresponding video source located on the Internet, the processor further configured to transmit the video content to a media display device such that the transmitted video content is displayed on the media display device without displaying other content from the corresponding video source. | 09-27-2012 |
20120254928 | Broadcasting Links to Enhanced Content - A computer-implemented method includes receiving, from a secondary computing device, a request for enhanced content for a media program, the request comprising information indicative of a communication channel through which the media program is being displayed on a primary computing device; receiving broadcast information indicative of enhanced content for a plurality of communication channels; extracting, from the broadcast information indicative of enhanced content for the plurality of communication channels, broadcast information indicative of enhanced content for the communication channel through which the media program is being displayed on the primary computing device; obtaining, based on the extracted broadcast information, a link to enhanced content for the media program; and sending, to the secondary computing device, the link to enhanced content for the media program. | 10-04-2012 |
20120254929 | Content Extraction for Television Display - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for a display device that, in response to receiving a network address from a personal computing device, retrieves and presents network based electronic media. In one aspect, a method includes receiving at a user device a first resource referenced by a first resource address, and the first resource includes a second resource address referencing a second resource that is content that is displayed in a content display environment in the first resource page. In response to a selection of the display of the content in the content display environment, the method provide the second resource address to the television device in response to determining that a television device in data communication with the user device has a processing capability to retrieve the content from the second resource address and display the content. | 10-04-2012 |
20120254930 | METHOD AND VIDEO DEVICE FOR ACCESSING INFORMATION - A method and video device are disclosed for accessing information. In an embodiment of the present invention, part of data included in a title, being played, read from a storage medium or extracted from a broadcast signal is extracted and sent to a server over a network, and information corresponding to the part of the data (i.e., information related to the data and complete data of the data) is received from the server and played. Rather than the part of the data, information related to a position of the data, (e.g. a time point at which the playing of the data starts within the title or a radial position or a physical address at which the data is located in the storage medium) may be sent. The data may be data that forms audio, a frame-shaped video clip or a frame-shaped picture included in the title. | 10-04-2012 |
20120260297 | Wireless Control Channel and Back-Channel for Receiver - A method and apparatus for integrating a bi-directional control channel into an entertainment display device to deliver content and exchange control information. The system collects request and response information from the entertainment display device. The system also provides format translation of received and collected content to and from a plurality of formats such as N-PCS technology formats and video display formats in such a manner that the integrated system is independent of broadcasters, satellite, IPTV and cable operators. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract. | 10-11-2012 |
20120266202 | TELEVISION WITH INTERNAL INTERNET VIDEO STREAMING VIDEO BOX - A television set with a television screen for displaying images. A processor is programmed to cause the images to be displayed on the television screen. An internally mounted Internet video streaming receiver box is connected to the processor and routes information from the Internet to the processor. A power supply provides power to the internally mounted Internet video streaming receiver box and the processor. In a preferred embodiment, the internally mounted Internet video streaming receiver box is a Roku® Internet video streaming receiver box. | 10-18-2012 |
20120272281 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING MEDIA DATA, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECEVING MEDIA DATA - An information file pertaining to media data includes reproduction rating information for each of a plurality of segments. The information file is used by a client to determine what segment or segments to request from a server. The server responds to the request by sending the segment or segments to the client. Since the reproduction rating information may be provided for each of the segments, the selection of the segment or segments by the client can take into account a reproduction rating threshold. | 10-25-2012 |
20120284763 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAY OF INFORMATION ON A TELEVISION - An apparatus for a display device includes a controller and an interface coupled to at least one network. The controller determines network states for respective ones of a plurality of services and sets display features for corresponding ones of the services based on the detected network states. The network state of a first service is different from the network state of a second service, a display feature for the first service is set to be different from a display feature of the second service, and the display features for the first and second services are simultaneously displayed on the screen. | 11-08-2012 |
20120284764 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REQUESTING SERVICES BY A MEDIA DEVICE - A media device receives an Internet protocol (ip) address for an information routing device that is communicatively coupled with at least one server associated with at least one service. The media device sends to the information routing device over an Internet connection using the ip address, a request for one or more services from the at least one service. The media device receives the one or more services via one or more tuners. | 11-08-2012 |
20120291081 | TELEVISION WITH IMPROVED GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE - A television set. At least one peripheral electronic device is connected to the television set. The television set includes a processor that is programmed to display images on the television set. The processor is further programmed to connect the peripheral electronic device such that an image is displayed to the viewer so that the viewer can select the peripheral electronic device immediately after turning on the television set. In a preferred embodiment the peripheral electronic device is a Roku® Internet video streaming receiver box. | 11-15-2012 |
20120291082 | MULTIMEDIA FILE PLAYING SYSTEM, METHOD AND SET-TOP BOX - A set-top box is provided. The set-top box includes a network interface, a wireless communication unit, and a processor. The set-top box connects to a network server through the network interface. The set-top box communicates with a portable device. The processor receives a play request signal including at least one keyword from the portable device through the wireless communication unit. Searches the network server to find at least one multimedia file through the network interface according to the at least one keyword included in the play request signal. Downloads the at least one multimedia file found from the network server, and transmits the downloaded portion of the at least one multimedia file to the portable device through the wireless communication unit. | 11-15-2012 |
20120297435 | METHOD FOR SIGNALING BROADCAST VIDEO CONTENT, AND RECORDING METHOD AND DEVICE USING THE SIGNALING - A signaling method of video content and services broadcast by to a multitude of reception devices, the contents being encoded into data packets transmitted in a transport stream associated with a signaling stream is disclosed that comprises an insertion step of a unique identifier associated with each of the video contents or services in the signaling stream; an insertion step of the unique identifier into packets of the transport stream transmitting the video content or service corresponding to the unique identifier. Advantageously, the unique identifier is derived from a characteristic of the content among the title of the video content or service, the date and theoretical continuous broadcast time of the video content or service. A method for recording and a recording device using the signaling is further disclosed. | 11-22-2012 |
20120297436 | Non-Real Time Services - In certain embodiments, a method for receiving non-real time content involves receiving a transport stream containing an Internet Protocol stream of packets containing non-real time content, non-real time service metadata and non-real time content metadata; demultiplexing the Internet Protocol stream of packets to produce: non-real time content, non-real time service metadata, and non-real time content metadata. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract. | 11-22-2012 |
20120304238 | Advanced wireless IPTV set top box - An advanced wireless IP STB is provided with multiple built-in antennas capable of capturing plural downstream transmissions simultaneously on dedicated receivers using different modem technologies without the use of wires to the home. The proposed solution facilitates the advanced wireless IP STB being able to receive multiply sourced data traffic, including, for example, IPTV, digital TV, web TV, radio web, internet chat: written, voice and video, GPS tracking locator signals, media player web support, web based video gaming, You Tube and the like video streaming, TV surveillance, video intercom surveillance, and much more. The advanced wireless IP STB is configured to be able to establish a broadband (internet) session through previously assigned or negotiated channel assignments between one or more modems and plural remote wireless infrastructures widely deployed in a municipality, such as WIMAX, LTE, WCDMA, CDMA 1×, TDSCMA, GSM, GPRS, EDGE, 5G or the like. | 11-29-2012 |
20120311650 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, INFORMATION TERMINAL APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING IMAGES - According to one embodiment, an information terminal device including, a user interface unit configured to input an operating mode in which to activate an object apparatus, a command generation unit configured to refer to a list, thereby to generate a control command associated with the operating mode, and a transmission unit configured to transmit, to the object apparatus, the control command generated by the command generation unit. | 12-06-2012 |
20130007824 | Match-rule based service message transfer method and system - The disclosure provides a match-rule based service message transfer method and system in the IPTV, to address the problems in the IPTV message system of message storing and backlog, low push efficiency and poor usability. In the disclosure, match fields are arranged in a set-top box and a service message to be sent, the service message is sent by means of broadcast or multicast, the set-top box performs matching for the match fields based on the match rule, and filters the message. The disclosure avoids sending a service message by means of unicast, increases the push efficiency and can greatly reduce the storage load of offline messages in a message system. The formed message may be sent according to a single or combined policy which depends on a specific service attribute, thereby greatly facilitating the service operation. | 01-03-2013 |
20130007825 | System and Method of Delivering Video Content - A method includes receiving data from a set-top box device at an access system via an access network, the data indicating a selection of a channel at the set-top box device, the data including a multicast group address. The method also includes sending copies of video data packets of the channel from the access system for storage in a first-in first-out cache associated with the channel. The method further includes automatically connecting the set-top box device to a multicast stream of the selected channel after a particular number of video data packets are sent to the set-top box device from the cache. The particular number of video data packets corresponds to a time period between communicating successive random access point packets of the channel and is less than a capacity of the cache. | 01-03-2013 |
20130007826 | VIRTUAL SET-TOP BOX - A virtual set-top box (vSTB) for executing a middleware component, designed originally for use with the physical STB, including emulating hardware capabilities of the physical STB to process IPTV content received over a connection for presenting the IPTV content on a display of the electronic device. | 01-03-2013 |
20130014192 | Method and System to Provide Interactivity Using an Interactive Channel Bug - A method and system are disclosed to provide interactivity using an interactive channel bug. The interactive channel bug (e.g., an “interactive broadcast channel branding logo”) allows a television user to access a variety of interactive services. The interactive broadcast channel branding logo may be configured to launch a functionality determined by a broadcaster. This functionality may change over time. The form of the interactive broadcast channel branding logo may also change over time in which the availability of new interactive services is indicated. | 01-10-2013 |
20130031590 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING MEDIA CONTENT - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a storage medium including computer instructions to receive sensory information at a media device from a first mobile communication device where the first mobile communication device obtains at least a portion of the sensory information from at least one second mobile communication device in response to a broadcast by the first mobile communication device of a wireless signal representing a notice to obtain the sensory information, where the sensory information is associated with an environment of the first mobile communication device, and where the sensory information comprises images of the environment. The computer instructions can enable generating a plurality of personal content utilizing at least a portion of the sensory information, where each of the plurality of personal content includes some of the images captured at different perspectives. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 01-31-2013 |
20130031591 | Internet Protocol Television - An internet protocol television including a TV main chip, an internet module and a micro control processor. The TV main chip receives a TV signal and an internet signal, and outputs a video signal and an audio signal after processing the received TV signal and the internet signal. The internet module receives processes and outputs the internet signal. The micro control processor receives a command signal and accordingly activates the TV main chip to execute corresponding commands. The micro control processor is able to directly control the receiving, processing and outputting of the internet signal by the internet module without activating the TV main chip. | 01-31-2013 |
20130031592 | SMART SET-TOP BOX AND OPERATION METHOD FOR SMART SERVICE AND DIGITAL TELEVISION SERVICE USING SINGLE OPERATING SYSTEM - A smart set-top box (STB) that provides a smart service and a digital television (DTV) service using a single operating system may be provided. The STB may load applications designed based on an application programming interface (API) of a framework corresponding to the operating system, may load a DTV stack including a DTV service function and a security service function, and may allow communication between at least one of the applications and the DTV stack when the at least one of the applications uses a binder driver included in a kernel of the operating system so as to access the DTV service function included in the DTV stack. | 01-31-2013 |
20130031593 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESENTING CREATIVES - A system for presenting a creative including main video content and one or more panels including one or more interactive elements. The system includes a server arrangement coupled via a communication network for communicating the creative to at least one user display device. The user device includes computing hardware for executing a software product, which enables the user device to interact with a user of the user display device and to communicate with the server arrangement via the communication network. The software product presents a substantially central panel on a display of the display device in which main video content from the server arrangement is presented, and one or more adjacent panels adjacent to the central panel for providing the interactive elements. According to timing cues associated with presentation of the main video content, the software product renders the adjacent panels active with associated content corresponding to the timing cues. | 01-31-2013 |
20130047193 | Systems and Methods of Providing Broadband Services with Dynamic Resource Allocation - Systems and methods for providing broadband services having dynamic resource allocation are described herein. Example embodiments of the systems involve communication of information between one or more of content provider server(s), a backbone data communication network, a telecommunication service provider broadband distribution network, and one or more subscriber interface device(s) that allocate resources upon request in connection with the delivery of a broadband service. Each device along a data communication path between a service requesting subscriber interface device and content provider server may be enabled for and uses the Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP). During operation, a subscriber interface device (including a set top box or cable modem) may communicate an RSVP reservation message to the content provider server via the path causing various devices along the path to dynamically reserve resources (including, without limitation, bandwidth) and set priority information based upon the requirements for and characteristics of a data flow(s) needed for delivery of the broadband service. | 02-21-2013 |
20130055328 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND VIDEO DISPLAY METHOD - A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a first receiver, a display unit, a controller and a processor. The first receiver receives a network packet stream. The controller selectively sends one of a video signal generated by processing the network packet stream and an external video signal to the display unit for displaying the received video signal, according to a control signal. The processor determines whether the network packet stream comprises a display command. The processor sends the control signal to the controller for receiving and sending the video signal of the network packet stream to the display unit, when the network packet stream includes the display command. | 02-28-2013 |
20130055329 | Close-Captioning Uniform Resource Locator Capture System and Method - A particular method includes extracting uniform resource locator data from closed-captioning content using a set-top box. The closed-captioning content is included in a broadcast signal received by the set-top box. The method includes generating a web page using the set-top box. The web page includes a portion of the uniform resource data as one or more selectable links. A check box is associated with each of the one or more selectable links The web page includes a first selectable option to enable each selectable link associated with a checked check box to be added to a uniform resource locator address book. The method also includes sending the web page from the set-top box via a local area network to a device coupled to the set-top box by the local area network in response to a request from the device for the web page. | 02-28-2013 |
20130061278 | Method and System for Implementing Interaction between Set-Top Box (STB) and Home Gateway - The present invention provides a Set-Top Box, a home gateway, and a method and a system for implementing interaction between the Set-Top Box and the home gateway, and the method comprises: the Set-Top Box transmitting a subscription message to the home gateway by means of a UPnP protocol message; the home gateway receiving and parsing the subscription message, combining a subscription response event according to the parsed subscription information, and then transmitting the subscription response event to the Set-Top Box by means of a UPnP protocol message; and the Set-Top Box triggering a corresponding operation according to a subscription response event message, after receiving the subscription response event message. The flexible coordination between the home gateway and the Set-Top Box can be implemented in accordance with the present invention, which can achieve the purposes of automatic diagnosis and automatic adjustment of services, and improve the user experience effectively. | 03-07-2013 |
20130097648 | INTERNET-ENABLED SMART TELEVISION - A smart TV is adapted to establish a wireless local area network, and can use wireless local area network to be communicatively connected with one or more wireless internet device. The smart TV includes at least one tuner, a wireless network module, and a codec. Tuner is used for receiving TV signals, the wireless network module is used for transmitting wireless network signals for establishing wireless local area network, and wireless network module can discriminate between types of wireless internet device. Input end of codec is electrically coupled to tuner, and output end of codec is electrically coupled to wireless network module, in which codec performs an encoding function of the television signals according to type of wireless internet device to generate at least one encoded signal. Wireless network module receives encode signals transmitted from tuner, and transmits encoded signal to the wireless internet device. | 04-18-2013 |
20130111536 | TERMINAL ADAPTER FOR ENABLING NON-IP-ENCAPSULATED VIDEOS TO BE RECEIVED AT SUBSCRIBER PREMISES FOR PLAYBACK ON AN IP DEVICES | 05-02-2013 |
20130111537 | Internet Access Card For Deployment Within A Television | 05-02-2013 |
20130117793 | REAL-TIME TRANSLATION SYSTEM FOR DIGITAL TELEVISIONS AND METHOD THEREOF - A real-time translation system for digital televisions and method thereof. It includes a real-time translation server, an operating unit, and a digital television apparatus including a digital signal receiver, a display device, an Internet-enabled device, an operation signal receiving module, and a processor. The processor is connected to the digital signal receiver, the display device, the Internet-enabled device, and the operation signal receiving module. The processor is used for transferring an original digital text signal to the real-time translation server through the communication network for translation when the operation signal receiving module receives a translation operation signal from the operating unit, receiving a translated digital text signal corresponding to the original digital text signal and returned by the real-time translation server, replacing the original digital text signal with the translated digital text signal, and displaying the translated digital text signal and the digital television signal on the display device. | 05-09-2013 |
20130117794 | MULTIMEDIA CONTENT BROADCAST PROCEDURE - A procedure for broadcasting multimedia digital content to subscribers, in which a first transport stream of digital data is transmitted from a header source ( | 05-09-2013 |
20130117795 | APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING A BROADCAST STREAM INCLUDING AN ONLINE SERVICE IN A CHANNEL LIST AND A METHOD THEREOF - Provided are an apparatus and method for generating a combined channel list including broadcast services and one or more online services. The apparatus includes: a broadcast receiver which receives a broadcast stream comprising a plurality of broadcast services, and a plurality of logical channel numbers (LCNs) for the plurality of broadcast services; a network communicator which communicates with a network; and a processor which generates a channel list, wherein the broadcast receiver receives information indicating a network location through the received broadcast stream, the network communicator connects to the indicated network location to receive online service information including an LCN of an online service receivable by the network communicator, and the processor generates the channel list based on the plurality of LCNs of the plurality of broadcast services and the LCN of the online service. | 05-09-2013 |
20130125188 | MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATION PROCESSING - Disclosed are methods and apparatus for generating or selecting bookmarks for a multimedia presentation. These bookmarks may be encoded with the multimedia presentation into a multimedia container, which may then be transmitted to an end-user device. Also, these bookmarks may be made available to an end-user device over the Internet. Each bookmark may demarcate a content event and may comprise semantic information for that content event. Bookmarks may be generated automatically (e.g., by performing a media-analysis process) reviewed by a human. The end-user device may use the bookmarks to perform a trick play (e.g., semantic trick play) on the multimedia presentation. | 05-16-2013 |
20130125189 | MULTIMEDIA CONTENT BROADCAST PROCEDURE - A procedure to broadcast digital multimedia contents to subscribers, where a first digital data transport stream broadcast to subscribers from a head end (12) via a first telecommunications network other than a telecommunications network based on an Internet IP protocol is received in a customer device ( | 05-16-2013 |
20130145414 | TERMINAL APPARATUS, SERVER APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND LINKING APPLICATION SUPPLY SYSTEM | 06-06-2013 |
20130145415 | LATE ASSIGNMENT OF RECORDED DIGITAL MEDIA CONTENT AT TIME OF PLAYBACK - A remote storage digital video recorder (RS-DVR) system is disclosed. The RS-DVR system includes a network interface to communicate data between the RS-DVR system and a subscriber system via a network, a file system module coupled to the network interface, an ingest agent coupled to the file system module to receive encoded media segments that represent media content files encoded at a plurality of different bitrates; and a storage architecture coupled to the file system to store the encoded media segments, resulting in stored media segments. The RS-DVR carries out a number of functions and operations to service multiple subscribers and associated subscriber systems, such as various storage device management operations, file structure techniques, assignment of recorded media to subscribers, file system indexing, and supporting shared and per-subscriber content rights. | 06-06-2013 |
20130152147 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSOCIATING ADDITIONAL CONTENT WITH BROADBAND CONTENT - Systems and methods for associating additional content with broadband content are provided. A pairing between a customer premise device configured to output broadband content and a customer device may be identified by a service provider system. Information associated with content output by the customer premise device may be received by the service provider system from the customer premise device. Based at least in part upon an evaluation of the received information, the service provider system may identify additional content to be communicated to the customer device. The service provider system may then facilitate communication of the additional content to the customer device. | 06-13-2013 |
20130152148 | PEER TO PEER STREAMING OF DVR BUFFERED PROGRAM DATA - Various embodiments are directed to streaming DVR devices that can communicate over an Internet Protocol (IP) network with other streaming enabled DVR devices. Implementing a peer-to-peer type connection, one streaming enabled DVR device may be able to stream buffered video data to another streaming enable DVR device. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 06-13-2013 |
20130160064 | Distributed System Architecture for Control of a Set Top Box - A distributed system architecture is described for control of a Set Top Box (STB). The architecture employs server software implemented as JSON middleware, and provided on the STB | 06-20-2013 |
20130167186 | VIDEO QUALITY AND AUDIO QUALITY ADJUSTMENT - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a media processor having a controller to allocate between a video and audio quality in an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) presentation and to utilize a resultant bandwidth as a result of allocation to enhance an audio or video quality in the IPTV presentation in response to a user selection among levels of video quality and audio quality. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 06-27-2013 |
20130179931 | PROCESSING, STORING, AND DELIVERING DIGITAL CONTENT - Implementations of the present invention include a Public Cloud, one or more End-Caches and optionally one or more Edge-Caches in computerized architecture that provides digital content, such as entertainment services and/or informational content, to a guest display (i.e., End-Cache connected to in-room TV). Implementations of the present invention also include a Content Distribution Architecture that uses the public Internet to securely broadcast large digital media file(s) simultaneously to all desired locations (e.g., Edge-Caches). Implementations of the present invention further include a Channel Processor that uses a video-input agnostic approach (i.e., composite, sVideo, component, HDMI) to take whatever video signal (i.e., std-def, high-def) and make it better (i.e., all digital, all high-def quality). Implementations of the present invention therefore improve distribution of entertainment to end users, as well as the playback thereof. | 07-11-2013 |
20130185758 | RECEPTION APPARATUS, RECEPTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Disclosed herein is a reception apparatus including: a reception block configured to receive AV content; a definition information acquisition block configured to acquire definition information defining the life cycle of an application program to be executed in linkage with the AV content; an application acquisition block configured to acquire the application program distributed over a network in accordance with the acquired definition information; and a control block configured to control the performance of the acquired application program. | 07-18-2013 |
20130191876 | REPRODUCING DEVICE, REPRODUCING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Disclosed herein is a reproducing device, including: an acquiring portion, a storage control portion and a reproducing portion. The acquiring portion acquires stream data on contents which are streaming-delivered through a network in which a band is changed. The storage control portion controls temporary storage of the stream data thus acquired in an external storage device detachably connected. The reproducing portion reproduces the contents based on the stream data read out from the external storage device. | 07-25-2013 |
20130219444 | RECEIVING APPARATUS AND SUBTITLE PROCESSING METHOD - Provided is a receiving apparatus, including: a program receiving section configured to receive broadcast program data; a program reproduction section configured to reproduce the received program data; a clock functioning as a timer; a subtitle-data obtaining section configured to obtain subtitle data via a network, the subtitle data corresponding to the program data, time to display the subtitle data being previously specified; and a reproduction-time shifting section configured to delay, in a case where the time to display the obtained subtitle data is behind time of the clock, time to reproduce the program data by the program reproduction section for at least a time lag between time to display the subtitle data and time of the clock. | 08-22-2013 |
20130227627 | ELECTRONIC SYSTEM COMPRISING MEANS FOR COMPUTING PERSONALIZATION PARAMETERS OF DATA TO BE REPRODUCED AND MEANS FOR SELECTING DATA TO BE REPRODUCED AS A FUNCTION OF SAID PARAMETERS, ASSOCIATED LOCAL DATA TRANSMISSION NETWORK AND SELECTION METHOD OF DATA TO BE REPRODUCED - This electronic system, comprises: a first electronic device comprising means for reproducing audio and/or video data; a second electronic device comprising means for transmitting data to be reproduced to the first device; and a third electronic device, connected to the second device and comprising a memory to store personal information associated with a user of the third device. The third device comprises means for computing personalization parameters of the data to be reproduced, based on the personal information, and means for transmitting the computed personalization parameters to the second device, without any transmission of the personalization parameters via the Internet network. The second device comprises means for selecting data to be reproduced in relation to the received personalization parameters, the selecting means being connected to the transmission means. | 08-29-2013 |
20130232533 | Television Receiver, Method of Controlling the Receiver, and Network Construction Device - According to one embodiment, a method of controlling an electronic device comprises accessing a world wide web (WWW) server by using information that indicates at least the menu language which is set by an initial setup module of the electronic device, through a connection module of the electronic device that connects the electronic device to the world wide web server. The method further comprises selecting content of one of languages from a set of content of various languages stored in the WWW server, where the one of languages is the same language with that of the display menu, and displaying content delivered from the WWW server. | 09-05-2013 |
20130239162 | Television Receiver, Method of Controlling the Receiver, and Network Construction Device - According to one embodiment, a method of controlling an electric device is described, where the electronic device comprises a tuner, an OSD-controller, a net connection module, and an initial setup module for setting a menu language of the display menu. The method comprises associating setup information to information to be transported to the server. Thereafter, the method comprises accessing the world wide web server through a net connection module by using the information associated with the setup information; selecting content of one of languages from a set of content of various languages stored in the world wide web server, wherein the one of languages is the same language with that of the display menu; and displaying content delivered from the world wide web server. | 09-12-2013 |
20130247120 | LIVE STREAM DETECTION AND NOTIFICATION SERVICE - Systems, apparatus and methods are provided to detect live video data satisfying user specified criteria and consolidate live broadcasting management, analysis of detected video data, and notification of potential viewers. | 09-19-2013 |
20130247121 | INTERACTION METHOD BETWEEN DIGITAL TELEVISION RECEPTION TERMINAL AND MOBILE TERMINAL, TERMINAL AND SYSTEM - An interaction method between a digital television reception terminal and a mobile terminal, the terminal and a system are provided. The method includes the following steps: the mobile terminal acquires a first swinging control instruction of a user by a vector sensor; the mobile terminal transmits the title and the link address information of the current online playing video to the digital television reception terminal, according to said first swinging control instruction; and said digital television reception terminal acquires said playing video to play, according to said title and link address information. By means that the user swings the mobile terminal to initiate a video playing handoff, the invention realizes the video handoff between the mobile terminal and the digital television reception terminal by a convenient operation, and improves experience of the user while being user-friendly. | 09-19-2013 |
20130247122 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND MOBILE TERMINAL FOR SWITCHING WORKING STATE OF MOBILE TERMINAL - A method for switching the working state of a mobile terminal comprises that: the mobile terminal detects the swinging state of a user; when the swinging state matches a predetermined rule, the mobile terminal sends a playing instruction used for the current online playing video to a digital television receiving terminal, and switches the working state to a remote controller state; and the digital television receiving terminal obtains the playing video to play according to the playing instruction. The present invention conveniently switches the mobile terminal to the remote controller for users to use, after the digital television receiving terminal has continued to play the online video being played by the mobile terminal, which is convenient to the users and improves the experience of the users. | 09-19-2013 |
20130254818 | Interactive Content with Enhanced Network Operator Control - A method includes receiving, at a media device, a content signal sent to the media device from a data center via a network. The content signal includes a hot key signal indicating availability of alternate content. The method includes determining, at the media device, that the hot key signal is relevant to content sent by the media device to a display device. The method also includes sending, via the media device to the display device, a hot key associated with the hot key signal to the display device to be displayed with the content. | 09-26-2013 |
20130254819 | BROADCASTING RECEIVER AND METHOD OF INTERFACING RESOURCE INFORMATION BETWEEN A HOST DEVICE AND A POD, SENDING HOST DEVICE RESOURCE INFORMATION AND OBTAINING HOST DEVICE RESOURCE INFORMATION - A broadcasting receiver and method of interfacing resource information between a host device and a POD, sending host device resource information and obtaining host device resource information are disclosed. A POD sends a resource information requesting message. And a host device receives the resource information requesting message and responds with a resource information message including a resource identifier defined in a resource information table which includes information indicating whether the host device supports A-mode. Using a “conditional access” feature provided by a conventional cable security card, content received through any type of transport protocol (including an IP protocol) including a wired/wireless network can be protected and A-mode resource information can be systematically defined together with other-mode IP communication resource and the resource information of different modes can be integrated and transmitted to the host device. | 09-26-2013 |
20130254820 | Methods for Accessing Media Over the Internet - Systems and methods for delivering media over a network are provided. Multiple media assets are stored on a server, as well as a representation for at least one media asset. The representation of a media asset is delivered to a client. A client user request based on selection of a representation is received, and the represented media asset is delivered from the server in response to the client user request. | 09-26-2013 |
20130254821 | Method and System for Providing Complete Internet Anywhere with Partial Server Processing - Methods and systems are described for providing complete Internet anywhere with partial server processing in which a request is sent from a set-top-box (STB) to a server communicatively coupled with the STB to process a portion of a web page that is unsupported by a web browser running on the STB. In one such method, the STB sends to the server an unsupported content request associated with a portion of a web page that is unsupported by a web browser executing on the STB. The STB receives a data stream from the server in response to the unsupported content request. The data stream was generated at the server by processing the unsupported portion of the web page. The STB composites the received data stream with another portion of the web page, that is supported by the web browser, to produce the web page. | 09-26-2013 |
20130263198 | TWO-WAY ASYMMETRIC INTERNET DATA COMMUNICATION USING A BROADCAST TELEVISION SIGNAL - A method, system, and computer program product for bi-directional Internet protocol (IP) data transport through a broadcast TV signal is provided. The method can include establishing a communication path between a customer premise equipment (CPE) device and a router of a headend system, receiving an Internet data request from a computing device of an end user, and communicating the request to the headend system over the communication path, where the communication path can be a separate return path. The method can further include listening for motion picture expert group (MPEG) packets broadcasted from a TV transmission facility in response to the request, extracting IP data packets from the MPEG packets, and returning the extracted IP data packets to the computing device as a response to the Internet data request. | 10-03-2013 |
20130268987 | NON-REAL TIME PUSH SERVICES - In certain embodiments, a method for receiving non-real time push content involves receiving a transport stream containing an Internet Protocol stream of packets containing non-real time content, non-real time service metadata and non-real time content metadata; demultiplexing the Internet Protocol stream of packets to produce: non-real time content, non-real time service metadata, and non-real time content metadata; where the Non-Real Time content metadata includes a Non-Real Time push NRT_Service_Category. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract. | 10-10-2013 |
20130276045 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - In one embodiment, there is provided an electronic device. The electronic device includes: a first receiver configured to receive a broadcast program; a second receiver configured to receive a certain signal from another electronic device; a first detector configured to detect that the second receiver has received the certain signal from said another electronic device; a posting information acquiring module configured to acquire a preset posting information, when the first detector detects that the second receiver has received the certain signal from said another device; and a posting information output module configured to output the preset posting information as posting information of the received broadcast program to a predetermined server. | 10-17-2013 |
20130276046 | RECEIVING APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING A PLURALITY OF SIGNALS THROUGH DIFFERENT PATHS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING SIGNALS THEREOF - A receiving apparatus is provided. The receiving apparatus includes a first receiver which receives a first signal through a radio frequency (RF) broadcast network, a second receiver which receives a second signal through an internet protocol (IP) communication network, and a signal processor which detects pair type information from at least one of the first signal and the second signal, selects pair information, corresponding to the pair type information, from among the pair information included in the at least one of the first signal and the second signal, and synchronizes the first signal and the second signal with each other according to the selected pair information. Accordingly, different signals are synchronized and output. | 10-17-2013 |
20130283328 | RECEIVING DEVICE, RECEIVING METHOD, PROVIDING DEVICE, PROVIDING METHOD, PROGRAMS, AND BROADCASTING SYSTEM - This technique relates to a receiving device, a receiving method, a providing device, a providing method, a program and a broadcasting system that can notify the receiving side of control information such as the timing to synchronize an application program with progress of a show without using a television broadcast signal. | 10-24-2013 |
20130291041 | METHOD AND MODULE DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING NETWORK ACCESS OF A TELEVISION DEVICE - A method for controlling network access of a television device and a module device thereof are disclosed. The method includes the following steps: inserting a network link tag in a television video, the network link tag recording a network link corresponding to the television video; transmitting the television video to the television device for playing; capturing the network link tag on the television video currently playing on the television device when receiving a network access instruction for acquiring the television video; and analyzing the network link tag to obtain the network link corresponding to the television video. This is very simple and convenient in operation. The network accessing to obtain the content of television video can thus be controlled by one button. | 10-31-2013 |
20130291042 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTENT DELIVERY - A method and system for providing video content on a data network connected device having a display and a device display controller including a player. The method comprises the steps of a data network connected device, accesses a reference file including a plurality of player control parameter values and linking data for one or more content sources. Play control commands are provided to the player based on the play control parameter values. Content data is acquired by the player from one or more content sources via the data network using the linking data, and the content acquired from each source played on the display in accordance with the player control commands. The reference file may be a pre-existing reference file or a reference file created in response to a request to play the video content data. A reference file compiler is provided for generating the reference file. | 10-31-2013 |
20130291043 | METHODS, APPARATUSES AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR MEDIA STREAMING - It is presented a method, executed in a media receiver connected to a media server in parallel via an internet protocol, IP, network and a cable television network. The method comprises the steps of: sending a media setup message to a middleware server, the media setup message comprising a content identifier, IP routing data and cable television routing data; receiving a setup confirmation message from the middleware server, the setup confirmation message comprising a transport indicator indicating which one of the IP network and the cable television network is to be used for media streaming from the media server to the media receiver; and receiving a media stream from the media server using either the IP network or the cable television network, as indicated by the transport indicator. Corresponding media receiver, middleware server, computer programs and computer program products are also presented. | 10-31-2013 |
20130298177 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING CONTENT IN A BROADCAST SYSTEM - A method and an apparatus for transmitting content in a content-transmission system are provided. The apparatus includes a service provider to construct a service using a plurality of pieces of content, and to transmit the service via one or more paths over a heterogeneous network, such that the service may be consumed in a converged environment. | 11-07-2013 |
20130305306 | IPTV Session Management - A session management involves registering at least one IPTV application in a registration table so that the registration table includes at least a respective identifier of the IPTV applications. The IPTV applications are invokable at a set top box and can be so-called embedded applications and/or browser-based applications. An event requiring the invocation of an IPTV application at the set top box is detected and triggers a look-up in the registration table. The registration table is thus used as source to indicate those IPTV applications that are potentially available and can be launched at the set top box. One of the registered applications is launched for the purpose of handling the detected event. | 11-14-2013 |
20130312049 | AUTHORING, ARCHIVING, AND DELIVERING TIME-BASED INTERACTIVE TV CONTENT - A social television system provides for the authoring, archiving, and delivering of interactive social television content. A social television service provider receives the identity of a television show that is being watched on a first display screen. The social television service provider delivers corresponding social television content to a second display screen. The social television content is to be displayed on the second display screen at certain timeframes during the playback of the television show on the first display screen. Various entities may author social television content. The authoring process may be facilitated by obtaining data from web-based data sources. The authoring process may take place via a website hosted by the social television service provider. The authoring process may also take place via a third-party website that is connected to the social television service provider via a software development kit. | 11-21-2013 |
20130318562 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING APPLICATION DATA - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for receiving application data, where the method includes: receiving, by a client, application signaling, where the application signaling includes visibility setting, a receiving condition, and an access path of application data, and visibility of the application data is set to invisible; judging whether the client satisfies the receiving condition of the application data; and if the client satisfies the receiving condition of the application data, receiving the application data according to the access path of the application data. With the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present invention, a demand that an operator directionally sends application data to a specific user can be satisfied, and a defect that directional sending of application data fails to be implemented according to existing HBBTV specifications can be overcome. | 11-28-2013 |
20130318563 | TELEVISION APPARATUS CONNECTED TO MULTIMEDIA TERMINAL APPARATUS AND TELEVISION SYSTEM FOR THE SAME - A television apparatus includes a first connection port for connecting to a multimedia terminal apparatus. The television apparatus receives television signals through a television signal input unit of the television apparatus. A monitor of the television apparatus displays the television signals. Therefore, the television apparatus is used as a conventional television. Moreover, the television apparatus is connected to the multimedia terminal apparatus through the first connection port. A mastership of the television apparatus is transferred from a first central processing unit of the television apparatus to a second central processing unit of the multimedia terminal apparatus when the multimedia terminal apparatus is connected to the television apparatus. The multimedia terminal apparatus is configured to process an operating system of the multimedia terminal apparatus. Therefore, the television apparatus is used as a smart television. | 11-28-2013 |
20130318564 | METHOD OF RECEIVING A BROADCASTING SIGNAL AND RECEIVING SYSTEM FOR RECEIVING A BROADCASTING SIGNAL - A broadcast signal reception method and a reception system are provided. The reception system includes a first processor, a second processor, and a storage medium. The first processor receives and processes a signaling table, the signaling table comprising first signaling information including access information of Non-Real-Time (NRT) service data and second signaling information including media object association information of the NRT service data. The second processor receives the NRT service data and processes a file including the received NRT service data based on the access information and the media object association information processed by the first processor. The storage medium stores the processed file of the NRT service data. | 11-28-2013 |
20130318565 | BROADCASTING RECEIVER AND A METHOD OF DETERMINING AN OPERATION MODE OF BROADCASTING RECEIVER - A broadcasting receiver and a method of determining an operation mode of broadcasting receiver are disclosed. A host device transmits the resource information including A-mode resource information. And a POD receives the resource information and determining an operation mode based on the received resource information and operation mode setting information. The broadcasting receiver can protect content data received from all the transfer protocols including the wired/wireless network and the IP protocol, using the conditional access provided from the conventional cable card. The broadcasting receiver determines whether the host supports the A-mode and determines a method for receiving broadcast data, such that the operation mode of the broadcasting receiver can be properly established according to the determined result. | 11-28-2013 |
20130332975 | METHOD FOR MAPPING SIGNALING INFORMATION TO ANNOUNCEMENT INFORMATION AND BROADCAST RECEIVER - A method of providing a Non-Real-Time (NRT) service includes receiving a file configuring the NRT service, first signaling information, and second signaling information in a state of being IP-packetized and contained in a single ensemble, configuring and displaying a service guide using the first signaling information acquired from the ensemble, acquiring a first content identifier of content selected from the displayed service guide, accessing a FLUTE session using the second signaling information acquired from the ensemble and acquiring a second content identifier matched with the first content identifier from the accessed FLUTE session, and receiving and storing at least one file configuring the content based on the acquired second content identifier. | 12-12-2013 |
20130340017 | SERVER-BASED PROFILE GENERATING AND MANAGEMENT METHODS, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS - A server-based profile generating and managing system, method and apparatus are provided. The system includes a stream capture server which captures a received broadcasting signal stream to generate profile data and transmits the profile data to a web server, the web server which receives the profile data from the stream capture server, updates the profile data in a new version, and transmits the profile data if requested by a broadcasting reception apparatus, and the broadcasting reception apparatus which requests and receives a selected profile data to and from the web server and sets a service program based on the received profile data. | 12-19-2013 |
20130340018 | PERSONALIZED VIDEO CONTENT CONSUMPTION USING SHARED VIDEO DEVICE AND PERSONAL DEVICE - Methods, apparatuses and storage medium associated with personal video content consumption using shared video device and personal device are disclosed herein. In various embodiments, a personal device (PD) method may include registering, by a personal device of a user, with a shared video device (SVD) configured for use by multiple users, or associating the SVD, by the PD, with the PD. The PD method may further include, after the registration or association, cooperating with the SVD, by the PD, to facilitate personalized video consumption by the user. In various embodiments, a SVD method may include similar registering or associating, and cooperating operations, performed by the SVD. In various embodiments, registration, association or cooperation may include facial and/or gesture recognition. Other embodiments may be disclosed or claimed. | 12-19-2013 |
20130340019 | PLAYBACK DEVICE, TELEVISION RECEPTION DEVICE USING THE SAME, PLAYBACK METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A playback device for playing back a program, including a program information acquisition unit configured to acquire program identification information for identifying a program; and a memory unit configured to store an adjustment item setting file for setting an adjustment item related to playback of a program for each program identification information. | 12-19-2013 |
20130347047 | CONTENT REPRODUCTION DEVICE, CONTENT REPRODUCTION SYSTEM, AND CONTENT REPRODUCTION METHOD - A content reproduction device including: an obtaining unit configured to obtain the content including plural segments on a per segment basis from a server through a communication network, each of the segments being assigned with a priority; and a reproduction controlling unit configured to reproduce the content on the per segment basis by displaying the content on a display device on the per segment basis, in which the reproduction controlling unit is configured to control reproduction of a target segment based on an amount of delay and a priority of the target segment, the amount of delay being a difference between a distributable position indicating a position of a latest segment distributable by the server and a first reproduction position in the content that is currently reproduced. | 12-26-2013 |
20140013370 | BROADCASTING RECEIVER AND A METHOD OF DETERMINING AN OPERATION MODE OF BROADCASTING RECEIVER - A broadcasting receiver and a method of determining an operation mode of broadcasting receiver are disclosed. A host device transmits the resource information including A-mode resource information. And a POD receives the resource information and determining an operation mode based on the received resource information and operation mode setting information. The broadcasting receiver can protect content data received from all the transfer protocols including the wired/wireless network and the IP protocol, using the conditional access provided from the conventional cable card. The broadcasting receiver determines whether the host supports the A-mode and determines a method for receiving broadcast data, such that the operation mode of the broadcasting receiver can be properly established according to the determined result. | 01-09-2014 |
20140013371 | SYSTEM FOR ESTABLISHING COMMUNICATIONS WITH A MOBILE DEVICE SERVER - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a computer-readable storage medium operating in a mobile device server having computer instructions to execute a web server application in the mobile device server. The web server application can be operable to cause a media processor to invoke a software application in the mobile device server. The mobile device server can support voice communications over a cellular communication system. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 01-09-2014 |
20140013372 | METHOD FOR REESTABLISHING PRESENTATION OF A PAUSED MEDIA PROGRAM - A method for reestablishing presentation of a paused media program is disclosed. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a Set-Top Box (STB) located in a building can have a controller element that presents a media program to a media device operable only in the building, pauses presentation of the media program responsive to a pause request, generates a departure mark that identifies a presentation point in the media program associated with the pause request, receives a request to resume presentation of the media program from the departure mark at a portable communication device capable of maintaining communications with the STB outside the building, and transmits to the portable communication device a presentation of the media program from the departure mark. Additional embodiments are disclosed. | 01-09-2014 |
20140020038 | RECEIVING DEVICE, RECEIVING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND BROADCASTING SYSTEM - Disclosed herein is a receiving device for receiving AV contents, the receiving device including: an obtaining section configured to obtain a description document described in a program language for displaying contents from a server present on a network connected with the receiving device; a determining section configured to determine whether the obtained the description document is obtained from a first server managed on a broadcaster side broadcasting the AV contents; and a controlling section configured to control execution of the obtained the description document according to a result of determination by the determining section. | 01-16-2014 |
20140020039 | Method, Apparatus, and Terminal Device for Sharing Internet Protocol Television Content - A method, an apparatus and a terminal device can be used for sharing Internet protocol television content. The method includes receiving a request message that is sent by a first terminal and includes a receiving terminal identifier. The request message is used for the instruction of providing a receiving terminal, which corresponds to the receiving terminal identifier, with IPTV content that is being played by a second terminal. The method further includes obtaining identification information of the IPTV content that is being played by the second terminal. The identification information includes a content identifier, a channel identifier, or a multicast address. The method further includes providing, according to the identification information, the receiving terminal with the IPTV content that is being played by the second terminal. | 01-16-2014 |
20140020040 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FAST CHANNEL CHANGE - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and an apparatus for implementing FCC. The method mainly includes: receiving, by a fast channel change FCC server, a plurality of FCC requests concurrently sent by the same user, and obtaining, rates of a plurality of channels corresponding to the plurality of FCC requests; and when the FCC server determines that the rates of the plurality of channels do not belong to the same rate range, respectively performing channel change processing for the plurality of FCC requests. The embodiments of the present invention may be applied to a scenario in which FCC is concurrently performed corresponding to a large picture and a channel corresponding to a small picture of the same user, and ensure that FCC of the channel corresponding to the large picture and FCC of the channel corresponding to the small picture do not interfere with each other. | 01-16-2014 |
20140040965 | RECEIVING DEVICE, RECEIVING METHOD, TRANSMITTING DEVICE, AND TRANSMITTING METHOD - Disclosed herein is a receiving device including: a receiver that receives AV content; a trigger information acquirer that acquires trigger information adapted to identify control information to control operation of an application program run in conjunction with the AV content; a table acquirer that acquires a table in which the control information identified by the trigger information is stored in response to first version information that is included in the trigger information and indicates a version of the table; and a control section that controls the operation of the application program in response to the control information that is identified by the trigger information and is stored in the table. | 02-06-2014 |
20140047490 | DISTRIBUTED TV ACCESS SYSTEM - Distributed navigation of broadcast signals is provided through an on-line application connected through a second network connection. A customer receives the broadcast signals through a first network connection, and navigates the broadcast TV content through an on-line application by a browser connected through a second network connection. The present on-line application provides flexible and re-configurable content services, which will need to be customized once for each service provider, but will render consistently on a variety of PC and non-PC client devices. Further, the present on-line application can provide targeted advertising by maintaining an advertising profile for each viewer, determined in part by recording data about the navigating of the content of the broadcast signals, and by recording a plurality of selections of the viewer transmitted to the on-line application. The on-line capability further provides ease for roaming access. | 02-13-2014 |
20140047491 | IMAGE INFORMATION PROCESSING SERVER - As an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an information terminal comprising: an input/output part for performing input and output with respect to an image storage device for storing image information captured by an imaging terminal; a storage part for associating and storing image identification information for identifying the image information, summary image information that includes less information than the image information, and device identification information for identifying the image storage device; and a display part; wherein the device identification information stored in the storage part is displayed by the display part, the summary image information that is associated with device identification information selected from the device identification information displayed by the display part is displayed by the display part, and the image information associated with the summary image information selected from the summary image information displayed by the display part is displayed by the display part. | 02-13-2014 |
20140053221 | INTELLIGENT TELEVISION - An Intelligent TV can organize content into silos. a silo is a logical representation of a content source for the Intelligent television. Silo can include content applications (e.g., Live TV, VOD, media center, application center, etc.) and/or input sources. The Intelligent TV can receive a designation for a silo through the reception of signals from a remote control or a user interface. Based on the designation, the Intelligent TV can determine the silo desired by the user. Then, the Intelligent TV can transition to the desired silo and provide content from the silo. | 02-20-2014 |
20140053222 | AUTOMATED DLNA SCANNING WITH NOTIFICATION - A Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) subservice module for an intelligent television (TV) is configured to run periodic discovery scans for DLNA devices on a local network. The DLNA subservice module retrieves status data for DLNA devices connected to the network, updates an internal status data for the DLNA device using the retrieved data, and notifying a media scanner module of the Intelligent TV with the updated internal status data. The DLNA subservice module further works with internal provider modules of the Intelligent TV that deals with non-DLNA devices. The media browser includes a plug-in for retrieving metadata from DLNA content servers in addition to non-DLNA devices. The media scanner aggregates unified metadata retrieved from media browser content provider modules that includes data from DLNA devices. | 02-20-2014 |
20140053223 | CONTENT RECEIVER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SUPPLEMENTAL CONTENT IN TRANSLATED AND/OR AUDIO FORM - Systems and methods utilize a content receiver to provide supplemental content, such as news content, personal content and advertising content, to a user. Received data is formatted as supplemental content by the content receiver based on user preference information stored therein, and the formatted supplemental content is transmitted to a content display device. The supplemental content is provided to the user in addition or as an alternative to video content, and may replace or supplement closed captioning content. The supplemental content may be translated into another language and/or converted into audio signals utilizing the content receiver. Systems and methods also utilize a content receiver to translate data such as text data into another language. Text data may, in addition or alternatively, be converted into audio signals utilizing the content receiver. | 02-20-2014 |
20140068690 | BROADCAST CONTENT TO HTTP CLIENT CONVERSION - In embodiments of broadcast content to HTTP client conversion, a client converter ( | 03-06-2014 |
20140068691 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR ACQUIRING COMMENT INFORMATION WHEN WATCHING A PROGRAM - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, a system, and an apparatus for acquiring comment information when watching a program. The method includes: acquiring, by a comments functional entity, comment content sent by the end user on an IPTV program and related information corresponding to the comment content; send the related information corresponding to the comment content to a metadata control functional entity, so as to enable an end user who demands and watches the IPTV program to select and play the comment content corresponding to the IPTV program. In the embodiments of the present invention, in the process of watching a program, a user can synchronously record audio or video content as comment information on the program, and upload the comment content to a network side, so that later other friends when watching the program. | 03-06-2014 |
20140090000 | INTEGRATED BROADCASTING COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVER - Provided is a broadcast communication cooperative reception device which controls the activation of applications associated with sub-channels. A broadcast communication cooperative reception device ( | 03-27-2014 |
20140096173 | METHOD OF PROCESSING NON-REAL TIME SERVICE AND BROADCAST RECEIVER - A method of processing a non-real time service of a broadcast receiver includes receiving a signaling information table including additional information on contents configuring a non-real time service and a content identifier for each content, acquiring the additional information on contents and the content identifier for each content from the signaling information table, storing contents being downloaded through a FLUTE or an internet in a storage medium, based upon the additional information on contents and the content identifier for each content, and displaying a list of recordings including the contents stored in the storage medium. | 04-03-2014 |
20140096174 | VIDEO BRANCHING - A method of displaying a branched chain of IPTV content involves providing a set of metadata that associates the time intervals with one of the plurality of affiliate video streams; playing the first stream of video content on an IPTV compatible player to sequentially reveal the plurality of features of the first stream in their respective time relationships in the first stream via a display driven by the IPTV compatible player device; at the IPTV player, receiving a selection signal during the time interval that selects the video feature being displayed and the IPTV player ceasing to play the first stream of video and beginning playing the associated one of the collection of affiliate data streams. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract. | 04-03-2014 |
20140101710 | CONTENT PROVIDING SCHEME - In one example embodiment, a server includes a data receiving unit configured to receive metadata regarding television content; a data mapping unit configured to generate mapping information to associate web content with the television content based at least in part on the metadata; and an information transmitting unit configured to transmit the mapping information to an end device. | 04-10-2014 |
20140109161 | VIDEO PLAYING DEVICE CAPABLE OF EXTERNAL CONNECTION TO APPLICATION PROCESSOR - A video playing device capable of external connection to an application processor includes a remote controller and a processor. The remote controller includes a first button group having a plurality of buttons for use in operating the video playing device and a second button group having a plurality of buttons for use in operating a portable carrier. The processor processes an external video signals and portable carrier video signals from the portable carrier, sends the signals to a screen, and processes remote control signals corresponding to the first and second button groups. The processor sends to the portable carrier a plurality of signals according to the remote control signals of the second button group. A portion of the signals triggers the application processor of the portable carrier to execute a plurality of App accordingly. | 04-17-2014 |
20140115646 | Integration of Untrusted Applications and Frameworks with a Secure Operating System Environment - A set top box or like device utilizing trusted applications in conjunction with an untrusted software framework. In one implementation, trusted or certified applications are received from a service provider for execution by a software framework of the device. Certification of a trusted application may entail, for example, verifying that the application is executable by the device in a manner consist with the industry standard certification process. The software framework may comprise, for example, an Android framework supported by an underlying Linux operating system environment and isolated in a Linux resource container. A secure access client/server interface may also be provided to support interactions between the software framework and trusted portions of the device. In further embodiments, both trusted applications and a set top box application utilized by the device to perform traditional set top box operations are implemented in at least one version of an Android or like framework. | 04-24-2014 |
20140115647 | MEDIA CONTENT TRANSCEIVING METHOD AND TRANSCEIVING APPARATUS USING SAME - The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for transceiving media content through the Internet. A media transmitting method according to one embodiment of the present invention transmits media content through the Internet, and comprises the steps of: configuring the media content with a plurality of representations; dividing each of the plurality of representations into a plurality of segments; dividing each of the plurality of segments into a plurality of sub-segments; generating a plurality of time reference values corresponding to each of the plurality of sub-segments; and transmitting any one of the representations, wherein the representation being transmitted comprises the plurality of time reference values. According to the one embodiment of the present invention, media content can be seamlessly played back due to switching a bit stream when the state of a network changes. | 04-24-2014 |
20140123198 | BROADCASTING RECEIVING APPARATUS AND METHOD - According to one embodiment, a broadcasting receiving method includes: informing a server storing content data of data related to a display size of a screen and acquiring the content data according to the display size; generating display data obtained by combining the contents data with a moving image, with a display size based on layout information included in the acquired contents data; and performing image processing on the display data for being displayed on the screen to output the display data on which the image processing is performed, wherein when a ratio of a display area of the moving image with respect to the screen is a predetermined value or more based on the display size of the moving image based on the layout information, downscaling an image based on the content data to generate display data obtained by combining the moving image with the downscaled image. | 05-01-2014 |
20140123199 | CONTENT RELAYING SCHEME - In one example embodiment, a system includes an internet protocol television server configured to transmit a first-internet protocol multicast stream of internet protocol television content; a wireless router configured to: receive, from the internet protocol television server, the first-internet protocol multicast stream, convert the first-internet protocol multicast stream into a second-internet protocol unicast stream, and transmit the second-internet protocol unicast stream via a wireless network; and an end device configured to: transmit a request for the internet protocol television content to the wireless router, and receive the second-internet protocol unicast stream from the wireless router. | 05-01-2014 |
20140123200 | DEVICE HOSTING WEB-BASED APPLICATIONS - In at least one example embodiment, there is a device that displays television content on a display. The device may include a web browser engine configured to host a plurality of web-based applications; at least one web socket configured to provide each of the plurality of web-based applications with at least one respective TCP connection; and a service management unit configured to transmit data packets from at least one of the plurality of web-based applications to an external device via the at least one web socket. | 05-01-2014 |
20140137175 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING COMPLETE INTERNET ANYWHERE WITH PARTIAL SERVER PROCESSING - Methods and systems are described for providing complete Internet anywhere with partial server processing in which a request is sent from a set-top-box (STB) to a server communicatively coupled with the STB to process a portion of a web page that is unsupported by a web browser running on the STB. In one such method, the STB sends to the server an unsupported content request associated with a portion of a web page that is unsupported by a web browser executing on the STB. The STB receives a data stream from the server in response to the unsupported content request. The data stream was generated at the server by processing the unsupported portion of the web page. The STB composites the received data stream with another portion of the web page, that is supported by the web browser, to produce the web page. | 05-15-2014 |
20140143820 | Internet-Based Video Delivery System - A system and method for delivering content over the Internet from a content source to a destination is disclosed which includes the use of an overlay network, built on an underlying IP network. Additionally, error correction capability is added to the overlay network to allow the destination to reconstitute packets lost during the transmission over the Internet. In one embodiment, an overlay network is created using a plurality of overlay nodes, which may be geographically distributed. Each respective content source or destination is also a part of the overlay network. Overhead, capable of providing error correction capability, is added to the content flow as it enters the overlay network. As the content flow leaves the overlay network, this overhead is removed from the content flow. In the case of transmission errors across the overlay network, the overhead information is used to reconstitute lost or corrupted packets. | 05-22-2014 |
20140143821 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SETTING CONTROLLED EVENTS FOR NETWORK DEVICES - A method for controlling a device during content playback commences by receiving at the device at least one user-entered command to instruct the device to take at least one action upon the occurrence of an event during content playback. The device will execute the command to take the at least one action upon occurrence of the event during content playback. The action can include providing a notification to another device, such as in the form of a URL. | 05-22-2014 |
20140143822 | SET TOP BOX WITH CAPABILITY TO SUPPORT USER IDENTIFICATION - A method includes receiving a request related to a set top box, the request having a public identifier of the set top box and a user account identifier. The public identifier is accessible by a user associated with the set top box. The method also includes accessing a user record, corresponding to a location, from a database of user records. The method further includes determining, from the user record, a private identifier of the set top box corresponding to the public identifier of the set top box, wherein the private identifier is unique to the set top box among a set of set top boxes associated with the user record and the private identifier is inaccessible by the user and using the private identifier to perform an action related to the set top box in response to the request. | 05-22-2014 |
20140157339 | METHOD, TERMINAL, AND SYSTEM FOR SHARING INFORMATION WITH DIGITAL TELEVISION TERMINAL - The present disclosure discloses a method of sharing information with digital television (“DTV”) terminals and terminal and system for the same, the method comprising: establishing a communication connection between a DTV terminal and a mobile terminal; sending from the DTV terminal to the mobile terminal the DTV terminal's data receiving port information; and sending one or more multimedia files from the mobile terminal to the DTV terminal in accordance with the DTV terminal's data receiving port information. The present disclosure can accomplish information sharing between mobile terminals and DTV terminals, thereby realizing easy and convenient browsing or playback of multimedia files, taking advantage of DTVs' superior multimedia playback effect and avoiding the inconvenience brought about by wired connections. | 06-05-2014 |
20140157340 | MULTIMEDIA CONTENT DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT - A method includes receiving, at a communications gateway associated with a customer premises, multimedia content from a communications network. The method includes superimposing, via the communications gateway, a heartbeat signal on an alternating current electrical power signal associated with an electrical wiring system of the customer premises. The method includes encoding the multimedia content based on the heartbeat signal to produce encoded multimedia content at the communications gateway. The method also includes wirelessly transmitting the encoded multimedia content from the communications gateway to a device. | 06-05-2014 |
20140157341 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO REMOTELY PROGRAM A RECEIVING DEVICE - A web server presents a web page to a user. The web page dynamically presents information corresponding to a digital video recorder (DVR) associated with the user. The web server accepts input information to control the DVR. A delayed-job server accepts input from the web server and stores a job entry corresponding to the input in a message queue. The delayed-job server processes the job entry from the message queue and creates a function request representative of the web server input. An access server accepts the function request from the delayed-job server and bi-directionally communicates messages with the DVR. The access server communicates a response to the function request back to the delayed-job server. The delayed-job server communicates data from the response to the web server, wherein the web server is not blocked while waiting for the response from the delayed-job server. | 06-05-2014 |
20140157342 | RECEPTION DEVICE, TRANSMISSION DEVICE, RECEPTION METHOD, AND TRANSMISSION METHOD - A reception device receives program data transmitted by an outside transmission device, and comprises: an information storage unit storing first information that includes processing capability information for playing back the program data and user preference information relating to a viewing mode for programming; an information reception unit receiving second information that is associated with a program and indicates a condition for determining the viewing mode for programming; a determination unit using the first information stored in the information storage unit and the second information received by the information reception unit to make a determination of the viewing mode for programming associated with the second information; and a decoded output unit decoding and outputting the program data of the program associated with the second information, in the viewing mode determined by the determination unit. | 06-05-2014 |
20140165122 | VIDEO PLAYBACK SYSTEM ALLOWING MULTIPLE MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES TO CONTROL THE SAME VIDEO DECODER AND RELATED COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS - A video playback system includes a content provider server for providing video signals of a first and a second video; a video decoder; a display for displaying video content outputted from the video decoder; a playback control server for controlling the video decoder; a first mobile communication device for transmitting a first selection message to the playback control server via internet at a first time point; and a second mobile communication device for transmitting a second selection message to the playback control server via internet at a second time point. The playback control server utilizes the video decoder to receive video signals of the first video according to the first selection message, and utilizes the video decoder to receive video signals of the second video according to the second selection message after the second time point. | 06-12-2014 |
20140165123 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING DYNAMIC TIME SLICE ENCODING FOR COMPLETE INTERNET ANYWHERE - A server may be used to handle at least some of processing of content retrieved via and/or derived from Internet access operations of a plurality of set-top boxes (STBs). Resource allocation and/or utilization, and/or tasks or applications performed in the server during the processing may be configured based on control data, which may be determined by the server and which may comprise capabilities of links between the server and each of the plurality of STBs, requirements of the tasks, characteristics of the content and/or the Internet access operations, user preferences and/or interactions, and/or content provider preferences. The server may dynamically reconfigure the tasks and/or resources based on monitoring of its operations and/or changes of the control data. Configuring tasks and/or resources may comprise time slicing access to resources that are commonly used during concurrent servicing of at least some of the plurality of STBs by the support server. | 06-12-2014 |
20140165124 | PROVIDING AUDIO SIGNALS USING A NETWORK BACK-CHANNEL - A method for providing audio portions of broadcast television signals is disclosed. A television signal is buffered by a multimedia client. In response to a user request, audio data may be obtained from a service provider and sent back to the multimedia client using a network back-channel. The obtained audio data may be synchronized with a video portion of the television signal and output to an audio device, while the television signal is output to a display device. | 06-12-2014 |
20140181880 | BROADCASTING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTIMEDIA BITSTREAM - A broadcasting system and its associated broadcasting method for multimedia bitstream are provided. The broadcasting system includes a wireless access point, a broadcasting device and a source device. The broadcasting method includes the following steps. A wireless network is provided by the wireless access point. A multimedia bitstream is provided by the source device. A broadcasting command is generated by the source device according to a trigger signal. The broadcasting command is transmitted to the broadcasting device by the source device via the wireless network. A direct communication link is created between the source device and the broadcasting device. In addition, the multimedia bitstream is transmitted to the broadcasting device by the source device via the direct communication link. | 06-26-2014 |
20140181881 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERNET AUDIO/VIDEO DELIVERY - One embodiment of the present invention relates to a system for Internet audio/video delivery. Another embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for Internet audio/video delivery. | 06-26-2014 |
20140189765 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING CONCATENATED TRANSPORT STREAMS FROM ADAPTIVE MEDIA STREAMS - Embodiments of a method executable by an adaptive stream concatenation server to deliver a concatenated transport stream to a video distribution system are provided, as are embodiments of adaptive stream concatenation servers. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving an adaptive media stream containing television programming in an adaptive packet format at the adaptive stream concatenation server via a digital network. The contents of the adaptive media stream are concatenated by the adaptive stream concatenation server to create a concatenated transport stream containing the television programming in a streaming format different from the adaptive packet format and compatible with the video distribution system. The concatenated transport stream containing the television programming is then transmitted in the streaming format to the video distribution system. | 07-03-2014 |
20140189766 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SEEKING WITHIN RECORDED MEDIA STORED ON A SET-TOP BOX - A method of viewing recorded media in accordance with one embodiment includes receiving a media stream from a remotely located media source over a network, storing the media stream on a media storage device, and generating a condensed media file to store a subset of frames of the media stream. Further, the method includes receiving a seek request associated with a specified time within the media stream, determining a first frame within the subset of frames in the condensed media file that is previous to and closest in time to the specified time, and displaying the first frame. | 07-03-2014 |
20140189767 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, TELEVISION RECEIVER, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION SETTING, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A monitor includes: an input receiving section for causing a single setting screen to receive an input of respective communication setting values of an STB and a monitor; and a setting section for setting, for each of the STB and the monitor, a corresponding communication setting value of an inputted plurality of communication setting values. | 07-03-2014 |
20140196102 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING VIDEO SIGNALS FROM AN APPLICATION ON A SERVER OVER AN IP NETWORK TO A CLIENT DEVICE - A method for transmitting a video signal from an application running on a server over an IP network to a client device. The application is drawing its content, in a plurality of sequential drawing events, into a virtual frame buffer. Simultaneously, each drawing event is registered in a list of drawing events and each drawing event is associated with an address (location) of each area that was affected by this drawing event. The list is repetitively checked and if any area have changed since previous periodic check, such area is retrieved, segmented into blocks of standardized size and transmitted, together with its address in a frame, over the IP network to the client. On the client side the encoded blocks are received and combined, using the address data, into frames of an encoded video stream that can be directly fed into an industry standard decoder of client device. | 07-10-2014 |
20140201795 | Methods, a Client and a Server for Handling an MPEG Transport Stream - A method for re-transmitting missing packets in an improved manner in association with transmitting an MPEG transport stream between a client and a server of a communication network is provided. New type of customized control packets are introduced which are periodically embedded into the transport stream at the server from which the MPEG transport stream is distributed, wherein each of the embedded control packets is provided with package identification data. A client receiving the MPEG transport stream, including the embedded customized control packets, will, on the basis of the package identification data obtained from a customized control packet be able to identify each of n packets which were inserted by the server into the transport stream subsequent to the respective customized control packet. | 07-17-2014 |
20140201796 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING BROADCAST SERVICE, METHOD FOR RECEIVING BROADCAST SERVICE, AND APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING BROADCAST SERVICE - Provided is a method of a receiver to receive a broadcast service. The method includes: receiving a content; obtaining information on an adjunct service of the broadcast service from the content; transmitting a trigger request according to the information on the adjunct service; receiving at least one trigger in response to the request; and performing a trigger action on a trigger target object at a trigger time on the basis of the received at least one trigger, wherein the received at least one trigger is located in a specific time segment. | 07-17-2014 |
20140208375 | DISTRIBUTED NON-REAL-TIME CONTENT - A method is provided for a reception apparatus to access non-real-time (NRT) content. The method includes receiving, by the reception apparatus, a selection of the NRT content included in a digital television broadcast signal broadcast by a content source. The reception apparatus determines whether the selected NRT content is stored in a memory of the reception apparatus. When the selected NRT content is determined not to be stored in the memory, the reception apparatus determines whether the selected NRT content can be downloaded from an external device that is accessible via a communication network. When the selected NRT content is determined to be downloadable from an external device that is accessible via the communication network, the reception apparatus downloads the selected NRT content from the external device. | 07-24-2014 |
20140208376 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATIONS - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a set-top-box (STB) having a controller to operate the STB coupled to an interactive television network as an audio visual answering machine using a digital video recorder forming a part of the STB, use at least one camera coupled to the STB to capture video, use at least one microphone coupled to the STB to capture audio, present video from at least a calling party on a television set coupled to the STB, and present audio from at least the calling party on speakers coupled to the STB. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 07-24-2014 |
20140208377 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING NON-REAL TIME SERVICE AND BROADCAST RECEIVER - A method of processing a non-real time service of a broadcast receiver includes receiving a signaling information table including additional information on contents configuring a non-real time service and a content identifier for each content, acquiring the additional information on contents and the content identifier for each content from the signaling information table, storing contents being downloaded through a FLUTE or an internet in a storage medium, based upon the additional information on contents and the content identifier for each content, and displaying a list of recordings including the contents stored in the storage medium. | 07-24-2014 |
20140237530 | METHODS, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS, AND VIRTUAL SERVERS FOR A VIRTUAL COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENT - Implementation of a virtual service includes connecting a set top box (STB) of a first user to a STB of a second user and a STB of a third user, providing a first video of the first and second users to corresponding STBs, and providing a second video of the first and third users to corresponding STBs. The virtual service also includes displaying the first video on a device of the first user and a device of the second user simultaneously with broadcast content. The virtual service further includes displaying the second video on the device of the first user and on a device of the third user simultaneously with the broadcast content. The displaying is implemented such that the second user and the third user are unaware of the mutual connection to the set top box of the first user. | 08-21-2014 |
20140237531 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND SERVER APPARATUS - Object To improve a quality of a service that uses an application that uses a broadcast resource. | 08-21-2014 |
20140245368 | SMART RECEIVER FOR MASHUP SERVICE BASED ON CONVERGENCE AND RECEIVING METHOD THEREOF - A smart receiver for a mashup services based on convergence includes a hardware platform which receives a digital broadcast and supports an added service, a smart receiver hardware module which supports a multimedia function of the hardware platform and a mashup service, and a smart receiver software module which supports the multimedia function and the mashup service so that a digital broadcast is received in real time via a broadcast tuner. A software module and a UX (user experience design), both of which enable access to a CDN (contents delivery network) server for a massive data mashup service, are provided in order to overcome a problem with the related art, i.e. an existing system including a smart TV and an IP STB (Internet protocol set-top box) cannot directly support a mashup service, so that a user can use the mashup service at any time. | 08-28-2014 |
20140250477 | DIGITAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A digital display device and a method for controlling the same are disclosed. The method of controlling a digital display device connected to at least one network and at least one memory includes receiving content (e.g., a TV program, etc.) over the at least one network, calculating memory capacity of an internal or external memory, storing the received content (e.g., a TV program, etc.) in the internal or external memory according to the calculated result, accessing the internal or external memory if a specific channel is selected, extracting the content (e.g., a TV program, etc.) stored in the accessed internal or external memory, and outputting video data and audio data corresponding to the extracted content (e.g., a TV program, etc.). | 09-04-2014 |
20140250478 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING A WEB SERVICE IN AN NRT SERVICE AND A BROADCAST RECEIVER - A method of processing a web service in a Non-Real Time (NRT) service and the broadcast receiver are disclosed herein. A method of providing an NRT service in a broadcasting receiver may include receiving first signaling information, identifying whether a service type of an NRT service is a web service based upon the first signaling information, identifying a web page type and a web page version of the NRT service and browsing the NRT service. The method may further include connecting a service signaling channel, parsing the received first signaling information, determining whether the NRT service is supported in the broadcasting receiver and consuming the web contents of the NRT service. The NRT service may include at least one of a fixed NRT service and a mobile NRT service. The first signaling information may be a data casting description table (DDT) if the NRT service is the fixed NRT service. The first signaling information may be a service map table (SMT) if the NRT service is the mobile NRT service. The DDT may include a first field identifying the NRT service and a second field identifying a type of the NRT service. The type of the web service may include at least one of a web document of text HTML and a web document of CE-HTML. The third field and the fourth field may be valid if the type of the received service is the web service based upon the second field. | 09-04-2014 |
20140250479 | METHOD FOR RECEIVING BROADCAST SERVICE AND RECEPTION DEVICE THEREOF - A broadcast service receiving method of a broadcast receiving device provided. The method includes: receiving a trigger including location information of a bookmark target object; extracting the location information of the bookmark target object from the trigger; receiving bookmark target object related information including bookmark signaling data by using the location information of the bookmark target object; extracting the bookmark signaling data from the bookmark target object related information; when the bookmark signaling data is extracted, displaying that a bookmark target object is able to be bookmarked; when a user input for bookmarking the bookmark target object is received, saving the location information of the bookmark target object; and displaying location information of a saved bookmark target object at a predetermined time. | 09-04-2014 |
20140250480 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING VIDEO STREAMS - A system, computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method for obtaining video streams is presented. A device-agnostic request to obtain a video stream is received from an application executing on a client device, the device-agnostic request including a universal resource identifier (URI) for the video stream, the URI including a type of the video stream and at least one of a name of the video stream and device-specific parameters for the video stream. The URI is analyzed to identify a media device from which the video stream is available. A device-specific library for the media device is identified. A device-specific request corresponding to the device-agnostic request is executed to obtain the video stream, the device-specific request including the URI. The video stream is received from the media device responsive to executing the device-specific request. The video stream is provided to the application. | 09-04-2014 |
20140259083 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE IN ENHANCING THE DISPLAY OF MULTIMEDIA CONTENT - Some embodiments provide methods of displaying content comprising: receiving, through a user agent of a web browser application implemented on a television, web content comprising an option defined within the web content to cause the retrieval and playback of additional multimedia content; activating a first canvas and displaying the web content in the first canvas; detecting an activation of the option; retrieving the additional multimedia content; intercepting the additional multimedia content and preventing the additional multimedia content from being displayed within the first canvas; activating a second canvas; and playing back, on the television and in response to the detection of the activation of the option, the additional multimedia content within the second canvas while the web content continues to be displayed within the first canvas such that both the first canvas and the second canvas are active and displayed simultaneously. | 09-11-2014 |
20140282779 | TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDED SOCIAL NETWORKING SERVICE - A social network service for use by a television service provider is disclosed. The social network service allows a subscriber to connect and interact with other subscribers based on program ratings or other criteria. The social network service may comprise correlating program ratings of different subscribers of the social network service in order to suggest possible subscribers to join a first subscriber's social network. The social network service may allow for a subscriber or the television service provider to moderate the social network. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282780 | ENHANCED BROADCAST TELEVISION FOR PORTABLE DEVICES - An enhanced manner of providing broadcast television to portable devices is disclosed, including tuner assistance, improvements in recording and datacasting content, and assisting users in obtaining the optimum experience from their set-up. A small form factor, low cost accessory product such as a WiFi dongle with one or more tuners can be used to provide the single function of delivering content to portable devices. The content can be sourced from broadcast (e.g. ATSC/DVB-T, etc.) and can be in the form of live (linear) television or datacast (on demand) programming. No Internet connection is required. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282781 | METHODS FOR PROCESSING AND FOR END USER MANAGEMENT OF INTERACTIVE CONTENT AND DEVICES THEREOF - A method, non-transitory computer readable medium and device that manage interactive content include initiating at least one widget application. A list of available interactive content previously received and stored from a broadcast stream is received based on the initiated widget application. An item of interactive content is selected from the received list of available interactive content. The selected item of interactive content is received and provided. Another method, non-transitory computer readable medium and device that processes interactive content includes obtaining interactive content from one or more content providers. One of one or more content types for the obtained interactive content is identified and metadata associated with the identified content type is identified. The obtained interactive content is transformed into a standard format based on the identified content type and the metadata associated with the obtained interactive content. The transformed interactive content is transmitted with a broadcast stream. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282782 | BROADCASTING METHOD AND BROADCAST SIGNAL RECEIVING APPARATUS - A broadcasting method and a broadcast signal receiving apparatus is provided wherein auxiliary information, such as video and audio data for supplementing broadcast information presented through a broadcasting network in an interlocked manner can be watched and listened to by the viewer. Broadcast information received from a broadcasting network is temporarily stored in a storage means of a broadcast signal receiving apparatus and a recording medium for storing auxiliary information used as a supplement to the broadcast information is mounted on the broadcast signal receiving apparatus. The broadcast information and the auxiliary information are then played back in an interlocked manner with a predetermined timing. As a result, a function to present information which cannot be accommodated in a broadcast frame and a parental function can be implemented. | 09-18-2014 |
20140289786 | Set Top Box Browser Control Via a Wireless Handset - A system and method for providing Internet access via a set top box may include operating, on the set top box, a browser configured to display data associated with a website. A command may be received from a wireless communications device via a communications network. The command may include a network address of the website. In response to receiving the command, the website data may be displayed on a television to which the set top box is in communication. | 09-25-2014 |
20140298393 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus includes: a display unit; a signal processor which is configured to process an image signal to be displayed as an image on the display unit; a communicator which is configured to communicate with an external network; and a controller which is configured to perform an initial setup service provide a user with a plurality of setup stages for adjusting a plurality of functions of the display apparatus, deduce an installation region of the display apparatus based on network information when the network information for the communicator to communicate with the external network is setup in execution of the initial setup service, and automatically perform at least part of the setup stages based on information on the deduced installation region. | 10-02-2014 |
20140298394 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - There is provided an image processing device including a content acquiring unit configured to simultaneously acquire a plurality of content items distributed through a network, and a bandwidth deciding unit configured to decide a band allocated to each content item acquired by the content acquiring unit, using a ratio for each content item with respect to a bandwidth to be used by all the plurality of content items acquired simultaneously. | 10-02-2014 |
20140304754 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPUTER SOFTWARE FOR LIVE VIDEO/AUDIO BROADCASTING - One embodiment of the present invention is directed to a system for live video/audio broadcasting (e.g., game broadcasting). Another embodiment of the present invention is directed to a method for live video/audio broadcasting (e.g., game broadcasting). Another embodiment of the present invention is directed to computer software for live video/audio broadcasting (e.g., game broadcasting). | 10-09-2014 |
20140304755 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISCOVERING INTERNET PROTOCOL TELEVISION SERVICE (IPTV) PROVIDER AND IPTV SERVICE BY USING SESSION INITIATION PROTOCOL - Provided are a method and apparatus by which a first entity receives information about one or more Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) service providers or information about one or more IPTV services from a second entity by using a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) message. | 10-09-2014 |
20140310759 | TERMINAL DEVICE, SERVER DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND COLLABORATIVE APPLICATION SUPPLY SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates to a terminal device, a server device, an information processing method, a program, and a linked application supplying system, which are capable of executing an application in conjunction with progress of content being viewed at a user's home. | 10-16-2014 |
20140325575 | Advanced Wireless IPTV Set Top Box - An advanced wireless IP STB is provided with multiple built-in antennas capable of capturing plural downstream transmissions simultaneously on dedicated receivers using different modem technologies without the use of wires to the home. The proposed solution facilitates the advanced wireless IP STB being able to receive multiply sourced data traffic, including, for example, IPTV, digital TV, web TV, radio web, internet chat: written, voice and video, GPS tracking locator signals, media player web support, web based video gaming, You Tube and the like video streaming, TV surveillance, video intercom surveillance, and much more. The advanced wireless IP STB is configured to be able to establish a broadband (internet) session through previously assigned or negotiated channel assignments between one or more modems and plural remote wireless infrastructures widely deployed in a municipality, such as WIMAX, LTE, WCDMA, CDMA 1×, TDSCMA, GSM, GPRS, EDGE, 5G or the like. | 10-30-2014 |
20140325576 | Advanced Wireless IPTV Set Top Box - An advanced wireless IP STB is provided with multiple built-in antennas capable of capturing plural downstream transmissions simultaneously on dedicated receivers using different modem technologies without the use of wires to the home. The proposed solution facilitates the advanced wireless IP STB being able to receive multiply sourced data traffic, including, for example, IPTV, digital TV, web TV, radio web, internet chat: written, voice and video, GPS tracking locator signals, media player web support, web based video gaming, You Tube and the like video streaming, TV surveillance, video intercom surveillance, and much more. The advanced wireless IP STB is configured to be able to establish a broadband (internet) session through previously assigned or negotiated channel assignments between one or more modems and plural remote wireless infrastructures widely deployed in a municipality, such as WIMAX, LTE, WCDMA, CDMA 1x, TDSCMA, GSM, GPRS, EDGE, 5G or the like. | 10-30-2014 |
20140331267 | Advanced Wireless IPTV Set Top Box - An advanced wireless IP STB is provided with multiple built-in antennas capable of capturing plural downstream transmissions simultaneously on dedicated receivers using different modem technologies without the use of wires to the home. The proposed solution facilitates the advanced wireless IP STB being able to receive multiply sourced data traffic, including, for example, IPTV, digital TV, web TV, radio web, internet chat: written, voice and video, GPS tracking locator signals, media player web support, web based video gaming, You Tube and the like video streaming, TV surveillance, video intercom surveillance, and much more. The advanced wireless IP STB is configured to be able to establish a broadband (internet) session through previously assigned or negotiated channel assignments between one or more modems and plural remote wireless infrastructures widely deployed in a municipality, such as WIMAX, LTE, WCDMA, CDMA 1x, TDSCMA, GSM, GPRS, EDGE, 5G or the like. | 11-06-2014 |
20140337907 | 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. | 11-13-2014 |
20140337908 | SYSTEM FOR RETRIEVAL OF EXECUTABLE APPLICATIONS - A system for retrieval of executable applications, comprising: a broadcast tele-vision receiver apparatus; and a server; wherein the broadcast television receiver apparatus includes a communication unit having an interface for bidirectional communication with a network and adapted to determine channel information from a currently decoded channel carried in a broadcast television signal, the channel information identifying the currently decoded channel, the communication unit being further adapted to send the channel information to a server over the network, and to receive application information from the server, the application information describing a set of applications which are available for execution, and to receive executable code components for the set of applications corresponding to the application information, and wherein the broadcast television receiver apparatus further includes a data processor adapted to execute the application whilst the channel is decoded; and wherein the server is adapted to receive the channel information over the network, to determine the application information by analyzing the channel information, and to send the application information to the communication unit. | 11-13-2014 |
20140344876 | SMART TOUCH SET-TOP BOX DEVICE AND SMART MULTIMEDIA PLAYING SYSTEM - A smart touch set-top box device comprises a touch screen, a LCD, a microprocessor, a television signal processing unit, a speaker, a wireless communication unit and an Ethernet communication unit, wherein the touch screen is arranged on the front end of said LCD for detecting the touch location of a user and transmitting a touch sensing signal to said microprocessor, the microprocessor is used for converting said touch sensing signal to operational order, controlling said television signal processing unit to communicatively connect with external device by driving said wireless communication unit or Ethernet communication unit, thereby realizing the synchronously play of audio and video signal on multi-screens. A smart network multimedia playing system sends wireless signal by mobile terminal to control the operation of said set-top box, thereby realizing the synchronously play of audio and video data on the own device of the set-top box and external television. | 11-20-2014 |
20140344877 | RECEPTION DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND RECEPTION METHOD - A reception device includes an access control unit configured to determine whether access to the application programming interface is permitted based on a determination according to the type stored in the application storage unit to correspond to the application identification information set in the call instruction. In addition, the reception device includes a web server unit configured to receive the call instruction from the browser unit, inquire of the access control unit about whether access to the application programming interface is permitted, and control the call instruction according to a result of a determination which is made by the access control unit in response to the inquiry. | 11-20-2014 |
20140351873 | METHOD OF PROCESSING NON-REAL TIME SERVICE AND BROADCAST RECEIVER - A method of processing a non-real time service of a broadcast receiver includes receiving a signaling information table including additional information on contents configuring a non-real time service and a content identifier for each content, acquiring the additional information on contents and the content identifier for each content from the signaling information table, storing contents being downloaded through a FLUTE or an internet in a storage medium, based upon the additional information on contents and the content identifier for each content, and displaying a list of recordings including the contents stored in the storage medium. | 11-27-2014 |
20140359685 | VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD, TELEVISION DONGLE, CONTROL TERMINAL, AND SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present invention relate to a video processing method, a television dongle, and a control terminal. The method includes: receiving, by a television dongle, video information downloaded from the Internet; when a playing terminal needs to play the video information in a muted manner, decoding the video information, decomposing the decoded video information into video data and audio data, sending the decomposed video data to the playing terminal; and sending the decomposed audio data to a control terminal, so that the control terminal plays the audio data. Therefore, the present invention implements a function for a user to watch the picture of a video by using a playing terminal, for example, a television, and listen to the sound of the video by using a control terminal, for example, a smartphone, and reduces the cost for the user to watch video information in a muted manner. | 12-04-2014 |
20140359686 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING INTERACTIVE SERVICES - It is provided a method for providing an interactive service. At the side of a device among a plurality of devices, each being assigned one of two types, the method comprises the steps of receiving a first request associated with the interactive service requesting for responses associated with the interactive service, wherein the first request includes conditional information associated with the devices; and in response to an input from a user, if said device is of a first type, sending the response; and if said device is of a second type, sending the response only if the device meets the conditional information included in the first request. | 12-04-2014 |
20140359687 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REPRODUCING FIRST REPRODUCTION DATA AND AT LEAST SECOND REPRODUCTION DATA, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A system for reproducing first reproduction data and for reproducing second reproduction data includes: a first reproduction device, configured for reproducing the first reproduction data; and a second reproduction device, configured for reproducing the second reproduction data. The system is configured such that the first reproduction data is transmitted to the first reproduction device via a first logical communication channel and the second reproduction data is transmitted to the second reproduction device via a second logical communication channel. The second logical communication channel is different from the first logical communication channel. The system is configured such that the first reproduction data is identified using pattern recognition, and determination of the second reproduction data is based on the identification of the first reproduction data. | 12-04-2014 |
20140359688 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRIGGER MANAGEMENT IN AN INTERACTIVE TELEVISION ENVIRONMENT - A trigger manager and related processes and systems for managing triggers for a plurality of subscribing set-top boxes in an interactive television environment are provided. In response to receipt of a configuration update request originating from a specific set-top box, the trigger manager accesses a database of subscribing set-top box profiles associating subscribing set-top boxes with respective sets of triggers. The database is processed based on the configuration update request to identify a profile associated with the specific set-top box from which the configuration update request originated. Trigger update information associated with the identified profile is transmitted over a network to the specific set-top box from which the configuration update request originated. In response to receipt at the specific set-top box of the trigger update information, the set of current triggers in the memory unit is updated at least in part based on the information received. | 12-04-2014 |
20140366074 | LOCATION BASED DETERMINATION OF RELATED CONTENT - In a method for determining other content related to location information of program content displayed on a device, one or more processors receive one or more portions of a first content displayed on a first device. One or more processors determine location information of the one or more portions. One or more processors determine a second content based, at least in part, on the location information. One or more processors cause the determined second content to be displayed. | 12-11-2014 |
20140373082 | OUTPUT SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD OF OUTPUT SYSTEM, CONTROL PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A display system ( | 12-18-2014 |
20140380388 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING A BROADCASTING SERVICE, METHOD FOR RECEIVING A BROADCAST SERVICE, AND APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING A BROADCAST SERVICE - A method for receiving a broadcasting service according to the present invention comprises the steps of: receiving service signaling data for receiving a object; receiving network property information related to the object if the object that is to be received exists; determining whether the object is received according to network connection status of an apparatus for receiving a broadcast and the received network property information; receiving the object based on the service signaling data; receiving a first packetized stream; extracting a trigger including a trigger action and trigger time from a payload of the first packetized stream; and performing the trigger action in response to the object at the predetermined time using the trigger time based on the network property information. | 12-25-2014 |
20140380389 | ACOUSTIC SIGNALLING TO SWITCH FROM INFRASTRUCTURE COMMUNICATION MODE TO AD HOC COMMUNICATION MODE - A system includes a first computerized device configured for communicating in an infrastructure mode and an ad hoc mode and a second computerized device configured for communicating at least in the ad hoc mode. A first computerized device operating in infrastructure mode prompts the user of the first computerized device to switch to ad hoc mode in order to communicate with the second computerized device. | 12-25-2014 |
20140380390 | METHOD OF RECEIVING A BROADCASTING SIGNAL AND RECEIVING SYSTEM FOR RECEIVING A BROADCASTING SIGNAL - A broadcast signal reception method and a reception system are provided. The reception system includes a first processor, a second processor, and a storage medium. The first processor receives and processes a signaling table, the signaling table comprising first signaling information including access information of Non-Real-Time (NRT) service data and second signaling information including media object association information of the NRT service data. The second processor receives the NRT service data and processes a file including the received NRT service data based on the access information and the media object association information processed by the first processor. The storage medium stores the processed file of the NRT service data. | 12-25-2014 |
20150020132 | CLOUD COMPUTING SYSTEM AND METHOD UTILIZING UNUSED RESOURCES OF NON-DEDICATED DEVICES - In accordance with a method a plurality of subscriber systems are provided, the systems being coupled via a Wide Area Network (WAN) and comprising a first subscriber system. The first subscriber system has processing and non-volatile storage and is suitably programmed for providing a subscriber service to a first subscriber. The first system is disposed in an unsecured location, which is associated with the first subscriber. Subsequently, the subscriber service is provided to the first subscriber. Separately, a task is provided to the first subscriber system via the WAN and is executed on the first subscriber system. An activity record for the execution of the task is logged, based on an amount of at least one of the processing and the non-volatile storage consumed on the first subscriber system during execution of the task. | 01-15-2015 |
20150026744 | DISPLAY SYSTEM, DISPLAY APPARATUS, DISPLAY METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A display system includes an acquisition unit that acquires recorded data of a broadcasted content and posted information which is posted on a Web page in association with the content; and a display control unit that controls a display unit to display posting result information which indicates a posting result for the posted information posted in association with the content. It is possible that the display control unit displays, as the posting result information, a posting result for the posted information posted in association with the content, based on posting correspondence relationship information in which temporal information according to a time at which the content was broadcasted is associated with posting timing of the posted information posted for the content. | 01-22-2015 |
20150026745 | System And Method For Effectively Performing A Remote Control Configuration Procedure - A system and method for effectively performing a remote control configuration procedure includes a settop box that receives electronic programming from a program source and a television that is configured to reproduce the electronic programming. A remote control device controls various functionalities of the television over an RC-TV communications link. The remote control configuration procedure is coordinated by the television and a configuration server to allow the remote control device to also control various functionalities of the settop box over an RC-STB communication link. The television and the configuration server support a user-friendly interactive procedure to automatically determine and provide certain settop-box control information for adding appropriate settop-box control functions to the remote control device during the remote control configuration procedure. | 01-22-2015 |
20150033275 | CONTROLLING DEVICES IN ENTERTAINMENT ENVIRONMENT - Embodiments for controlling one or more external audio-visual devices are provided. In one example, a method comprises receiving a device command and determining an intent of the device command. The intent includes an action and an external device to perform the action. The method further comprises selecting a selected protocol for communicating the device command to the external device, where the selected protocol is selected from a plurality of supported protocols, and communicating the device command to the external device according to the selected protocol. | 01-29-2015 |
20150040172 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCING NETWORK RELIABILITY AND/OR ENABLING PHASED DEPLOYMENT OF VIDEO SERVICES - Methods and apparatus for automatically transitioning program delivery/reception between alternative sources, e.g., from a non-IP channel to an IP video source or between two alternative IP sources are described. The transition maybe triggered by a detected problem with the delivery via the non-IP channel or because of scheduled service. The transition may be in response to a command sent to a device or because the receiving device detects a problem with one of the content sources triggering an automatic switch to the alternative content source. In at least some embodiments the different content sources corresponding to different coding methods, e.g., with MPEG-2 encoded and packetized content being delivered by a non-IP content delivery channel and MPEG-4 being delivered using unicast IP content delivery techniques. The methods facilitate deployment of new services with IP content delivery being deployed initially on a regional basis with non-IP content delivery gradually being rolled out. | 02-05-2015 |
20150046962 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING PHYSICALLY SEPARATED NETWORK COMPUTERS IN ONE MONITOR AND SECURITY SYSTEM USING THE SAME. - Disclosed is a method of controlling physically separated network computers in one monitor and a security system using the same in that a video information of two computers having physically separated networks is displayed on one monitor and controlled by means of a cursor, thereby reducing a video information throughput and implementing fast network switching. | 02-12-2015 |
20150046963 | MECHANISM TO DIVERT AN IP FLOW OVER A NON-IP TRANSPORT - Data between a client and a server is pinned through a receiving interworking unit and a transmitting interworking unit connected via a non-IP based communications path. The receiving interworking unit and transmitting interworking unit convert received data between IP and a non-IP based communications protocols. The transmitting interworking unit receives IP data for the client from the server. The data is converted and transmitted via the non-IP based communications link to the receiving interworking unit, which converts the data back into an IP format and forwards the converted data on to the client. One segment of the path between server and client transports the data in a non-IP format. Neither IP client nor the server are aware of the non IP segment and no change in their IP network mode of operation is required. | 02-12-2015 |
20150052570 | BROADCAST SERVICE RECEIVING METHOD AND BROADCAST SERVICE RECEIVING APPARATUS - Provided is a broadcast service receiving method of a broadcast receiving device. The method includes: receiving an video stream among a content transmitted as a broadcast service; generating a request message for at least one of signalling information on the broadcast service and signalling information on an adjunct service of the broadcast service on the basis of part of the received video stream; transmitting the generated request message to a server through an internet network; receiving a response message corresponding to the request message from the server; obtaining at least one of the broadcast service corresponding to the video stream and the adjunct service of the broadcast service on the basis of the received response message; and providing the obtained broadcast service and adjunct service, wherein the request message comprises first query information for specifying a request time interval and second query information for specifying at least one signalling table to be requested. | 02-19-2015 |
20150058906 | RECEPTION APPARATUS, RECEPTION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - Disclosed herein is a reception apparatus including: a reception portion configured to receive audio video content; a trigger extraction portion configured to extract trigger information for operating an application program transmitted along with the audio video content and executed in interlocked relation to the audio video content; a table acquisition portion configured to acquire a correspondence table for associating the trigger information with commands for controlling the operation of the application program; a command determination portion configured such that, based on the acquired correspondence table, the command determination portion determines the commands associated with the extracted trigger information; and a control portion configured to control the operation of the application program in response to the determined commands. | 02-26-2015 |
20150067748 | METHOD FOR RELAYING CONTENTS IN CONTENTS REPRODUCING DEVICE - The present invention is related to a method for relaying contents in a contents reproducing device. In one embodiment, reproducibility of content is determined, and in case reproduction of the content is not possible, existence of the content reproducible in a second device is notified, where link information about a device to be connected to receive the content can be provided together. In another embodiment, reproducibility of content is determined; in case reproduction of the content is not possible, one or more second devices connected wired or wirelessly is notified of existence of the content reproducible in the corresponding second device; and if a request for reproducing the content is received from the one or more second devices, while providing information about a second device which has sent the reproduction request to a server providing the content, the server can be requested to provide the content to the second device. | 03-05-2015 |
20150067749 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING EXTENDED TV DATA - There is provided a data stream for receipt by a receiving device. The data stream comprises at least one program stream; and an extended data descriptor. The extended data descriptor comprises extended data for an auxiliary device, the extended data relating to a particular program stream and defining information to be output by the auxiliary device when the particular program stream is output by the receiving device. | 03-05-2015 |
20150074735 | Method and Apparatus for Rendering Video Content Including Secondary Digital Content - A system and method for rendering video content that includes a first reception module for receiving secondary digital content from the Internet, a second reception module for receiving a primary video stream, a decoding module for decoding the primary video stream received through the second reception module, a rendering module to render digital video content in an overlay above the primary video stream by using the secondary digital content, an encoding module to encode digital video content that has been rendered by the rendering module into a video format for display on an output screen, and a controller module for decoding an input signal from a controller device to control a display of the transparent layer on the output screen. The digital video content in the overlay may be encoded as a transparent layer above the primary video stream. | 03-12-2015 |
20150074736 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-STANDARD BROWSER FOR DIGITAL DEVICES - The present invention provides a method of rendering a thin client application in a network device, for parsing the internet data so as convert the internet data into a common data format which can be rendered in set-top box using any type of middleware. The invention would be equipped to handle any type of application and also would be cost-efficient to be developed in a middleware layer of a network device like set-top box. | 03-12-2015 |
20150074737 | MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATION THROUGH AN EXTENDED CONNECTIVITY APPARATUS CONFIGURED VIA NEAR-FIELD COMMUNICATION (NFC) - Device-descriptive data of a multimedia device are obtained by a remote control through a near-field communication (NFC) data exchange. The device-descriptive data of the multimedia device are received by an extended connectivity device through its wireless communication interface. A wireless link is established between the extended connectivity device and the multimedia device using connection parameters in the device-descriptive data. Multimedia data are transmitted to or received from the multimedia device over the wireless link established in accordance with the connection parameters received in the device-descriptive data. | 03-12-2015 |
20150089559 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING DISPLAY OF WEB-BASED CONTENT ON PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICES - The present disclosure provides a method and system for managing display of web-based content on one or more portable communication devices. The method and system include a content acquisition module configured to acquire the web-based content from one or more web-based sources, a device detection module configured to determine a plurality of configuration parameters for each of the one or more portable communication devices, and a transformation module configured to transform the web-based content for each of the one or more portable communication devices based on the determined plurality of configuration parameters for each of the one or more portable communication devices. Each of the one more portable communication devices sends a request to the one or more web-based sources to access web-based content. | 03-26-2015 |
20150095962 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, SERVER FOR SYNCHRONIZING CONTENTS, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SERVER - A method of operating a server for synchronizing contents includes receiving content identification information of image contents being reproduced by a plurality of image display apparatuses, obtaining reproduction time information of the image contents by comparing the content identification information with previously stored contents information, setting a synchronization reference time to synchronize reproduction of the image contents based on the reproduction time information, and transmitting a set synchronization reference time to the plurality of image display apparatuses. | 04-02-2015 |
20150100996 | PRACTICAL DELIVERY OF HIGH QUALITY VIDEO USING DYNAMIC ADAPTIVE HYPERTEXT TRANSPORT PROTOCOL (HTTP) STREAMING (DASH) WITHOUT USING HTTP IN A BROADCAST NETWORK - A method for content delivery using dynamic adaptive hypertext transport protocol (HTTP) streaming (DASH) without using HTTP. The method includes receiving a media presentation description (MPD) file and one or more DASH segments by a client device. Information in the MPD file is used to filter the one or more DASH segments. The filtered DASH segments are stored in a segments buffer. Particular DASH segments are requested from the segments buffer by the client device based on the information. | 04-09-2015 |
20150100997 | CONTENT SUPPLYING APPARATUS, CONTENT SUPPLYING METHOD, CONTENT REPRODUCTION APPARATUS, CONTENT REPRODUCTION METHOD, PROGRAM AND CONTENT VIEWING SYSTEM - Disclosed herein is a content supplying apparatus for supplying a video content to a content reproduction apparatus, including: a production section adapted to produce a video switch command for causing the content reproduction apparatus to execute a process regarding changeover of a video content to be reproduced; a broadcasting section adapted to broadcast a video content, in which the produced video switch command is embedded, through a broadcasting network; and a delivery section adapted to deliver the video content through the Internet. | 04-09-2015 |
20150106861 | Interactive Intelligent Set-Top Box and Systems and Methods Thereof - An interactive intelligent set-top box electrically connected to a television, the set-top box comprising a control chip, an audio processing chip, a memory, a network interface, a camera electrically connected to the control chip, at least one loudspeaker, at least one microphone wherein the microphone and the loudspeaker electrically connected to the audio processing chip, and a housing containing at least the control chip, audio processing chip, memory, network interface, and camera, wherein the housing is removably couplable to a bracket shaped to removably attach the housing to a television. The network interface is electrically connected to a network by which it receives live video and audio data from at least one remote location. The camera and the microphone capture live video and audio data from the environment local to the interactive set-top box. The control chip and the audio processing chip process the received and captured live video and audio data and output the processed video and audio data through the at least one loudspeaker and the television in real time. | 04-16-2015 |
20150113579 | METHOD OF PROVIDING ASSOCIATED APPLICATION IN ANDROID PLATFORM-BASED RECEIVER - Provided is a method of providing an associated application in an Android platform-based receiver, including (a) obtaining identification information including at least one of current channel information and current program information of a digital broadcast; (b) obtaining and executing an associated Android application associated with the digital broadcast selected from a plurality of Android applications based on an attribute information included in each of the plurality of Android applications and the identification information; and (c) changing a state of the associated Android application based on an event when the event is received. Accordingly, an associated Android application, the life cycle of which is managed while associated with a digital broadcast and which is personalized for a user based on attributes or a pre-designed associated condition, is provided. | 04-23-2015 |
20150113580 | Convergence Terminal and Method for Providing Multi-Service by Convergence Terminal - A convergence terminal, including a set top box unit, a home gateway unit, a main control board and an interconnection backplane, where the main control board establishes a communication connection with each of a multimedia device and an Internet access device, the main control board connects, in a communication manner, to each of the set top box unit and the home gateway unit through the interconnection backplane. In the present invention, an objective of implementing that a television service and an Internet access service are separately provided through a service terminal is achieved, thereby reducing the number of service terminals used by a user for enjoying different services, and also reducing frequent wiring operations of the user on connection wires for inward connection and outward connection. | 04-23-2015 |
20150121443 | METHOD, CONTROL POINT, AND MEDIA RENDERER FOR DISPLAYING PICTURE - An embodiment method includes: acquiring a uniform resource identifier URI of a first picture selected by a user; acquiring a URI of a picture to be buffered in accordance with the URI of the first picture; and sending the URI of the first picture and the URI of the picture to be buffered to a media renderer, so that the media renderer acquires the first picture according to the URI of the first picture, and displays the first picture, and acquires, the picture to be buffered in accordance with the URI of the picture to be buffered, and buffers the picture to be buffered. | 04-30-2015 |
20150128199 | INFORMATION CONCENTRATING CENTER CAPABLE OF MAKING P2P CONNECTIONS WITH REMOTE CLIENT DEVICES - An information concentrating center, is disclosed, wherein the information concentrating center comprises: at least one module for concentrating information from at least one information source; and at least one module coupling to the Internet, for establishing a P2P connection with a remote client device through the Internet, wherein at least one portion of the information is delivered to the remote client device on the P2P connection. | 05-07-2015 |
20150135247 | RECEIVER APPARATUS AND SYNCHRONIZATION PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - [Object] When two image streams to be synchronized and reproduced are separately transmitted by broadcasting and by the Internet, to successfully synchronize and reproduce the two image streams. | 05-14-2015 |
20150143442 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SHARING INTERNET ASSETS OR CONTENT URLS VIA A SECOND DISPLAY DEVICE - A user can share Internet assets or content URLs via a second display device with other Internet content service users. Thus, the other users will be able to view the same content on their own internet protocol televisions (IPTV), as first display devices, without the need to search for the content in the content providing service. When the shared content is URLs, the recipient can even preview the content from the URL on the second display device before sending it to the recipient's internet protocol television (IPTV). | 05-21-2015 |
20150143443 | HIGH QUALITY VIDEO SHARING SYSTEMS - A video sharing method for automatic video recording and for sharing recorded videos, comprising: registering specialized equipment and users; accepting and storing video files and music files; building searchable databases of uploaded video and music files; accepting user requests; selecting a music file; playing video files accompanied with the selected music file; and soliciting and accepting user feedback. A system plays video files at a user's request accompanied with music clips if desired. | 05-21-2015 |
20150150066 | DIGITAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF PROCESSING A SERVICE THEREOF - Various embodiment(s) for a service system, a digital device, and a method of processing a service therefor are disclosed in the present specification. In this case, according to one embodiment of the present invention, a method of processing a service in the digital device includes the steps of downloading and installing one or more STB applications configured to process the service, outputting an icon configured to approach the installed STB applications on a first service board supporting an RF mode, receiving a selection of an STB application icon among the STB applications, and outputting content processed by the selected STB application according to a result of a service authentication and a second service board for the selected STB application. | 05-28-2015 |
20150150067 | System and Method to Manage a Content Stream - A method of managing bandwidth usage at a customer premises includes receiving a content stream at a set-top box device coupled to a display device. The method also includes receiving a power-off command for the display device. Furthermore, the method includes displaying a prompt on the display device, wherein the prompt comprises an instruction to confirm that the display device is active via a confirmation input. The method further includes directing, responsive to the determining that the confirmation input has not been received, a source device to cease sending the content stream to the set-top box. | 05-28-2015 |
20150296259 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND CONTENT PLAYING METHOD THEREOF - An electronic device is provided, which include a control unit configured to play broadcasting content using a first application; and a storage unit configured to store channel information of the broadcasting content, wherein the control unit is further configured to execute a second application to play the broadcasting content according to the stored channel information when the broadcasting content is not normally played by the first application. | 10-15-2015 |
20150304734 | METHOD AND CLIENT APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING AN HTTP ADAPTIVE STREAMING VIDEO - A method for receiving an HTTP adaptive streaming video from a server, said method comprising at a client, operatively connected to said server upon receiving a chunk of said video, determining a current rate of transmission for transmissions from said server to said client; obtaining statistical information pertaining to an expected future rate of transmission, in function of at least said current rate of transmission; deriving a target rate of transmission from said statistical information; and requesting a subsequent chunk of said video in accordance with said target rate of transmission. | 10-22-2015 |
20150312631 | MEDIA BOXES AND RELATED METHODS - Disclosed are exemplary embodiments of digital media boxes and related methods. In an exemplary embodiment, a digital media box includes a receiver that receives, via an antenna, signals including metadata and program content from over-the-air broadcast channels. A top portion of the box includes an antenna mount integral thereto for receiving the antenna. The box also includes a controller that combines metadata received by the media box from metadata sources, the combined metadata including but not limited to at least some of the metadata from the over-the-air broadcast channels. The controller provides a dynamic display, on a display device connectible with the digital media box, of at least some of the combined metadata to describe shows scheduled to be presented on the broadcast. | 10-29-2015 |
20150312648 | MOBILE DEVICE CONTROLLED DYNAMIC ROOM ENVIRONMENT USING A CAST DEVICE - A mobile device analyzes data associated with media handled by a cast device connected to a display device. The mobile device causes control signals to be sent, via the one or more communication interfaces, to one of multiple different devices in a room to change an operational parameter associated with the one of the multiple different devices. | 10-29-2015 |
20150319482 | METHOD FOR MAPPING SIGNALING INFORMATION TO ANNOUNCEMENT INFORMATION AND BROADCAST RECEIVER - A method of providing a Non-Real-Time (NRT) service includes receiving a file configuring the NRT service, first signaling information, and second signaling information in a state of being IP-packetized and contained in a single ensemble, configuring and displaying a service guide using the first signaling information acquired from the ensemble, acquiring a first content identifier of content selected from the displayed service guide, accessing a FLUTE session using the second signaling information acquired from the ensemble and acquiring a second content identifier matched with the first content identifier from the accessed FLUTE session, and receiving and storing at least one file configuring the content based on the acquired second content identifier. | 11-05-2015 |
20150326923 | DIGITAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF PROCESSING SERVICE THEREOF - Embodiment(s) for a service system, a digital device and a method of processing service thereof are disclosed in the present disclosure. In this case, according to one embodiment, a digital device of processing ultra-high definition (UHD) video data includes a receiving unit configured to receive a first signal containing first UHD video data and signaling data for the first UHD video data, a decoder configured to decode the signaling data from the first signal, a user interface unit configured to receive a second signal requesting for converting the first UHD video data to second UHD video data through a remote controller, a controller configured to control a converter to convert the first UHD data to the second UHD data in response to the received second signal, the converter and a display configured to display the converted second UHD video data on a display screen. | 11-12-2015 |
20150326952 | SYSTEM FOR SYNCHRONIZING CONTENT TRANSMITTED TO A DIGITAL TV RECEIVER WITH MULTIPLE PORTABLE DEVICES WITH OR WITHOUT INTERNET ACCESS - The present invention relates to a system that enables television viewers to receive an application or multimedia content in a portable device with a screen during the broadcasting of a television program, received through an interactive digital TV receiver, whether or not this receiver is connected to the Internet. | 11-12-2015 |
20150334437 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UPLOADING 3D VIDEO TO VIDEO WEBSITE BY USER - A system for uploading a 3D video to a video website by a user is characterized by comprising the following modules: a user uploading platform ( | 11-19-2015 |
20150341708 | AUTHORING SYSTEM FOR IPTV NETWORK - In an embodiment, a system and method permit an IPTV subscriber to display on a channel of an IPTV network video data from a subscriber video database. The system may include, in addition to the IPTV network and the subscriber database, an IPTV server and an IPTV set top box. The IPTV set top box is configured to receive commands causing the IPTV set top box to retrieve video data from an IPTV subscriber database, display the video data on an IPTV display unit; and to transmit the video data over an IPTV network to an IPTV server. The IPTV server is configured to transmit the video data from the IPTV server over the IPTV network such that the video data is displayable on a channel of the IPTV network. | 11-26-2015 |
20150350518 | VIDEO IMAGE DISTRIBUTION METHOD - A video image distribution method used in a mobile electronic device is disclosed to include the step of controlling the video camera and starting image capture execution command, the step of temporarily storing original video camera images, the step of enabling the proprietary camera layer to use resource images for the creation of an image processing chain, the step of allocating hardware and software resources and constructing an image processing node Then enabling image processing chain to add source images to multiple processed images for storage, and the step of creating an application user linked service execution command and distributing temporarily stored multiple images to multiple application users. As long as the hardware and software resources permit, the method of the invention can serve multiple application users to meet different needs of different application users for different format settings, achieving optimal results, and facilitating operation of the mobile electronic device. | 12-03-2015 |
20150350711 | REMOTE MEDIA CAPTURE DEVICE ACTIVATION - Remote video capture device activation enables a video capture device to be activated from a server or another client device. In various embodiments, a mobile client may receive an instruction from an entity remote to the mobile client. The mobile client may interpret the instruction into at least a command. The mobile client may retrieve a software event corresponding to the command according to a predefined command to event mapping. The mobile client may further execute an event handler that handles the software event responsive to the command. The event handler may initiate a media capture device of the mobile client to capture a data asset of a crime scene and may further associate the data asset with a case identifier for the crime scene. | 12-03-2015 |
20150350721 | PLL Scan Method for HDTV Products - A system and method for improved channel scanning in an HDTV device queries a database with location data input by the user, receiving an ordered list of potential channels associated with the selected location. The system may scan only those potential channels on the ordered list, storing successfully decoded channels in memory. The system may further divide the ordered list into groups based on the relative signal strength of potential channels. If a potential channel of the lowest relative signal strength group cannot be successfully decoded, the system may indicate that scanning is complete. | 12-03-2015 |
20150350734 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING COMPLETE INTERNET ANYWHERE WITH FULL SERVER ASSISTED PROCESSING - A STB, communicatively coupled to a server, receives a web page request when, for example, a URI, is entered into a web browser running in the STB. In response, the STB sends a processing assistance request to the server for processing the entire web page regardless of processing capability of the STB. The STB receives processed information resources or contents associated with the entire web page from the server. The server retrieves information resources or contents associated with the entire web page from a web server based on the received processing assistance request. The server determines content type such as video and/or graphics of the retrieved information resources or contents for corresponding content processing. The server determines content formats supported by the STB for content encoding. The STB decodes the resulting encoded information resources or contents from the server to render the entire web page in the STB. | 12-03-2015 |
20150358693 | Method and Apparatus for Producing a Video Production at a Remote Location - Method and apparatus for producing a video production remotely, in which a controller is adapted to receive inputs from at least two sources. The controller selects which of the sources provides the source for the production at any given time, and transmits the production to a distribution hub for distributing the production to a plurality of recipients, including at least one storage medium. | 12-10-2015 |
20150373410 | RECEPTION APPARATUS, RECEPTION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - Disclosed herein is a reception apparatus including: a reception portion configured to receive audio video content; a trigger extraction portion configured to extract trigger information for operating an application program transmitted along with the audio video content and executed in interlocked relation to the audio video content; a table acquisition portion configured to acquire a correspondence table for associating the trigger information with commands for controlling the operation of the application program; a command determination portion configured such that, based on the acquired correspondence table, the command determination portion determines the commands associated with the extracted trigger information; and a control portion configured to control the operation of the application program in response to the determined commands. | 12-24-2015 |
20150382060 | SHARING A CONFIGURATION STATE OF A CLIENT DEVICE THAT MEETS A THRESHOLD LEVEL OF QoE - Arrangements described herein can include automatically monitoring, on a first client device receiving multimedia content, a first QoE associated with presenting the multimedia content by the first client device. The arrangements also can include automatically determining a configuration state of the first client device while presenting the multimedia content. The method further includes sharing, by the first client device, with at least a second client device at least a portion of the configuration state of the first client device while presenting the multimedia content, wherein the portion of the configuration state of the first client device is included in a candidate configuration that is a candidate for implementation on the second client device to improve a second QoE associated with presenting the multimedia content, or other multimedia content, by the second client device. | 12-31-2015 |
20150382073 | Method and Device for Providing Video of IPTV Service - Provided are a method and device for providing a video of an Internet Protocol TV or Interactive Personal TV (IPTV) service. The method includes: detecting whether an IPTV service system is accessible for a Set Top Box (STB) or not; and when the IPTV system is detected to be inaccessible for the STB, providing a video for the STB through a Content Delivery Network (CDN) subsystem. By the technical solution, the technical problems that the user cannot enjoy services such as the video service in case of upgrading, server failure or network failure in the related technology are solved, and live video service can still be provided for the user even though the service of the IPTV service system is inaccessible due to upgrading, server failure or network failure. | 12-31-2015 |
20160007070 | Remote Control Processing Method, Device and System - Provided are a remote control processing method, device and system. The method comprises: a mobile terminal acquires the address of an STB which is unable to directly communicate with the mobile terminal; and the mobile terminal sends control information for controlling the STB to a push server, wherein the control information comprises the address, the push server forwards the control information to the STB according to the address, and the STB executes control processing according to the forwarded control information, so that the problem that the mobile terminal is unable to control the STB if the mobile terminal fails to directly communicate with the STB in the related arts is solved, and the effect that the mobile terminal can control the STB even the mobile terminal is unable to directly communicate with the STB is achieved. | 01-07-2016 |
20160021424 | METHOD AND USER NODE FOR RECEPTION OF A TV SERVICE - A method and a user node for enabling reception of a TV service. The user node operates in a first reception mode of receiving the TV service as signals broadcasted over the air and in a second reception mode of receiving the TV service as a media stream over an Internet Protocol Television, IPTV, link The user node monitors quality of the broadcasted signals when receiving the TV service in the first reception mode. The user node switches operation from the first reception mode to the second reception mode responsive to the monitored quality of the broadcasted signals being below a first threshold. Thereafter, the user node receives the TV service over the IPTV link in the second reception mode. The TV service can be properly received and played out with satisfying user experience irrespective of the broadcasted signals over the air not reaching the user node with sufficient quality. | 01-21-2016 |
20160029062 | System and Method for Set-Top Box Recording - Embodiments of the present invention disclose an integrated set-top box for recording a voice communication and/or a voicemail. In one embodiment, the integrated set-top box automatically detects communications associated with a monitored communication line and records and stores the voice communications in a data storage unit of the integrated set-top box. In another embodiment, the integrated set-top box may provide voicemail capabilities in addition to other features. | 01-28-2016 |
20160029064 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING MEDIA CONTENT - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a storage medium including computer instructions to receive sensory information at a media device from a first mobile communication device where the first mobile communication device obtains at least a portion of the sensory information from at least one second mobile communication device in response to a broadcast by the first mobile communication device of a wireless signal representing a notice to obtain the sensory information, where the sensory information is associated with an environment of the first mobile communication device, and where the sensory information comprises images of the environment. The computer instructions can enable generating a plurality of personal content utilizing at least a portion of the sensory information, where each of the plurality of personal content includes some of the images captured at different perspectives. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 01-28-2016 |
20160029093 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SHARING VIDEO INFORMATION - A method for a server to share video information, includes: receiving descriptive information regarding a video from a first user terminal; and sending the descriptive information to a second user terminal, for the second user terminal to play the video according to the descriptive information, wherein a first user of the first user terminal has a preset relationship with a second user of the second user terminal. | 01-28-2016 |
20160037193 | DISTRIBUTION CONTROL SYSTEM AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A distribution control system includes a generating unit configured to generate still image data from content data; a converting unit configured to convert the still image data into video data; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit the video data to a communication terminal. | 02-04-2016 |
20160037199 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING BROADCAST SERVICE IN HYBRID BROADCAST SYSTEM ON BASIS OF CONNECTION OF TERRESTRIAL BROADCAST NETWORK AND INTERNET PROTOCOL NETWORK - The present invention relates to a device for receiving a hybrid broadcast service and a method for transmitting the same. The device for receiving a hybrid broadcast service, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises: a first reception unit for receiving a first broadcast signal transmitted through a first network; a second reception unit for receiving a second broadcast signal transmitted through a second network, wherein the broadcast signal includes a service information table; a signaling information processing unit for extracting the service information table from the broadcast signal, wherein the service information table includes a component identifier descriptor for signaling information for identifying each of a plurality of components constituting one broadcast service, the component identifier descriptor including identification information; and an audio/video processing unit for acquiring the broadcast service including the plurality of components by using the component identification information, and decoding and reproducing the acquired broadcast service. | 02-04-2016 |
20160037208 | METHOD OF PROCESSING NON-REAL TIME SERVICE AND BROADCAST RECEIVER - A method of processing a non-real time service of a broadcast receiver, which receives and processes a service being transmitted in non-real time, and a broadcast receiver are disclosed. Herein, the method of processing a non-real time service of a broadcast receiver includes receiving a signaling information table including additional information on contents configuring a non-real time service and a content identifier for each content, acquiring the additional information on contents and the content identifier for each content from the signaling information table, storing contents being downloaded through a FLUTE or an internet in a storage medium, based upon the additional information on contents and the content identifier for each content, and displaying a list of recordings including the contents stored in the storage medium, wherein a list of recordings screen displaying the list of recordings includes at least one of a content name, a channel name, a date of recording, and a content size. | 02-04-2016 |
20160037235 | IP UNCOMPRESSED VIDEO ENCODER AND DECODER - An IP uncompressed video encoder that converts an IP packet stream of uncompressed video to an IP packet stream of compressed video. A video encoder that produces an IP packetized stream of compressed video from an IP packetized stream of an uncompressed video signal, including: receiving means packetizing, from a network, one or a plurality of IP packetized streams of an uncompressed video signal; retrieving means for retrieving video data from the one or plurality of IP packetized streams of the uncompressed video signal; compressing means for compressing the retrieved video data; and transmitting means configured to IP packetize video compressed by the compressing means to create and transmit a stream of compressed video. | 02-04-2016 |
20160044362 | AUTOMATED DLNA SCANNING WITH NOTIFICATION - A Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) subservice module for an intelligent television (TV) is configured to run periodic discovery scans for DLNA devices on a local network. The DLNA subservice module retrieves status data for DLNA devices connected to the network, updates an internal status data for the DLNA device using the retrieved data, and notifying a media scanner module of the Intelligent TV with the updated internal status data. The DLNA subservice module further works with internal provider modules of the Intelligent TV that deals with non-DLNA devices. The media browser includes a plug-in for retrieving metadata from DLNA content servers in addition to non-DLNA devices. The media scanner aggregates unified metadata retrieved from media browser content provider modules that includes data from DLNA devices. | 02-11-2016 |
20160073152 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATED TO AN ANNOUNCED SERVICE OR CONTENT IN AN NRT SERVICE AND A BROADCAST RECEIVER - A method of processing additional information related to an announced service or content in a Non-Real Time (NRT) service and the broadcast receiver are disclosed herein. A method of providing a Non-Real Time (NRT) service in a broadcasting receiver includes receiving a service map table (SMT) and a first descriptor through a service signaling channel, identifying an image identifier and an image type of an image for an NRT service based upon the first descriptor, receiving the image via a flute session and displaying the image when corresponding service is played, wherein the image is logo or icon data for the NRT service. The method may further include connecting a service signaling channel, parsing the received SMT and the first descriptor, determining whether a service is the NRT service based upon the parsed SMT and storing the received image. | 03-10-2016 |
20160080808 | Media processing system supporting personal network activity indication exchange - A system and method supporting the communication of indication of activity in a communication network are disclosed. An embodiment of the present invention may permit a first user to send an activity indication to a predefined group of other users, to enable members of the group of other users to engage in additional media exchange activities with the first user. The activity indication sent to the other users may comprise information descriptive of the media consumption activity of the first user. A user of an embodiment of the present invention may define a set of conditions in which received activity indications result in a notification of the user. Notification of the user may comprise displaying a graphical image, generating a sound, or lighting an indicator on a set top box. | 03-17-2016 |
20160100220 | TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEPTION METHOD, TRANSMISSION DEVICE, AND RECEPTION DEVICE - According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a transmission method for enabling transmission of content using a broadcast wave and a communication channel includes: transmitting auxiliary information using at least the broadcast wave, the auxiliary information being information for synchronizing content transmission using the broadcast wave and content transmission using the communication channel when the content is transmitted using the broadcast wave and the communication channel, and the auxiliary information causing a reception side to perform the synchronization when the reception side receives the auxiliary information. Therefore, even if timing of starting reception of the content through the communication is delayed, the reception side can play back the content by a combination of the broadcasting and the communication. | 04-07-2016 |
20160105713 | SET-TOP-BOX HAVING A BUILT-IN MASTER NODE THAT PROVIDES AN EXTERNAL INTERFACE FOR COMMUNICATION AND CONTROL IN A POWER-LINE-BASED RESIDENTIAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A set-top-box (STB) provides capability for monitoring and control of power usage and the ability to establish communications. A smart residential service system (SRSS) is provided that uses power line communication (PLC) technology to provide secure in-home LAN communication and also to monitor and provide remote control of connected appliances in the home. An embodiment combines the STB with a master unit (MST) that is used with PLC to meet the requirements of the central device in the SRSS. | 04-14-2016 |
20160105717 | RECEIVING DEVICE, RECEIVING METHOD, TRANSMITTING DEVICE, TRANSMITTING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present disclosure relates to a receiving device, a receiving method, a transmitting device, a transmitting method, and a program through which it is possible to provide an application program simultaneously executed with AV content in hybrid-type broadcast. A control information acquisition unit acquires continuation range information for specifying a range on a time axis in which an operation of an application program simultaneously executed with AV content is able to continue. An application control unit terminates an application program being executed based on the continuation range information. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, a television receiver configured to receive a digital television broadcast signal. | 04-14-2016 |
20160105728 | CONCEPT FOR DETERMINING THE QUALITY OF A MEDIA DATA STREAM WITH VARYING QUALITY-TO-BITRATE - Determining a quality of a media data stream including a sequence of data stream sections which transmit different media sections of a media content at quality-to-bitrate levels that vary across the media content, such as within the context of adaptive streaming, is configured to be more effective by deriving, from each data stream section, an identifier for the respective section, and by looking up, for each data stream section, a parameter set from a look-up table by means of the identifier derived for the respective data stream section, so that it is possible to aggregate the parameter sets and to determine the quality on the basis thereof. | 04-14-2016 |
20160112730 | NODES AND METHODS FOR USE IN HAS CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS - A network node, suited for use in a content delivery system for use in between at least one server node, adapted for delivering a part of content over a network on request, and at least one client node, said network node being adapted for receiving a request for a part of content in one of multiple versions, issued by a client node of said at least one client nodes; determining if it will be capable to transmit said part of content in the requested version upon receipt thereof, if so, requesting and receiving said part of content from said server node and transmitting said part of content to said client node and otherwise informing said client node that it is not capable to transmit said part of content in the requested version. | 04-21-2016 |
20160112756 | CHANNEL SCANNING BASED UPON INTERLEAVER DEPTH - Methods, systems, and computer readable media can be operable to distinguish between data signals and video signals based upon interleaver depths associated with the signals. A CPE device can identify an interleaver depth associated with a signal and can make the determination that the signal is a video signal when the interleaver depth is outside of a predetermined range, the predetermined range being based on interleaver depths that are expected for a data signal. | 04-21-2016 |
20160127756 | BROADCAST TRANSMITTING DEVICE, BROADCAST RECEIVING DEVICE, METHOD FOR OPERATING THE BROADCAST TRANSMITTING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE BROADCAST RECEIVING DEVICE(as amended) - Disclosed is a method for operating a broadcast receiving device. A broadcast receiving unit receives a first broadcast stream including broadcast content via a broadcasting network other than an IP network. An IP transmitting/receiving unit receives media content transmitted via the IP network. A control unit receives media content presentation information for the media content on the basis of the first broadcast stream, and presents the media content on the basis of the media content presentation information. | 05-05-2016 |
20160127798 | CONTENT SUPPLY DEVICE, CONTENT SUPPLY METHOD, PROGRAM, AND CONTENT SUPPLY SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates to a content supply device, a content supply method, a program, and a content supply system, which are capable of extending the DASH and seamlessly switching reception and reproduction of unicast transmission, multicast transmission, or broadcast transmission. A content supply device includes a HTTP transmitting unit that unicast-transmits a segment file of streaming data according to HTTP, an RTP transmitting unit that stores the segment file in an RTP packet without change, and transmits the RTP packet through at least one of multicasting and broadcasting according to RTP, and a metafile generating unit that generates a metafile in which a temporal correspondence relation between the segment file transmitted according to the HTTP and the segment file transmitted according to the RTP is described, and supplies the metafile to a reception side. The present disclosure can be applied to a system that delivers content in a streaming manner. | 05-05-2016 |
20160134901 | CONTENT SUPPLY DEVICE, CONTENT SUPPLY METHOD, PROGRAM, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND CONTENT SUPPLY SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates to a content supply device, a content supply method, a program, a terminal device, and a content supply system that make it possible to receive streaming data from an origin server having the shortest communication distance. According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a content supply device that supplies a plurality of pieces of streaming data that include content of a same subject and differ in attribute, according to an adaptive streaming technique, the content supply device including: a metafile generating unit configured to generate a metafile that is for a reception side to select a supply source of the streaming data and that describes region identification information of the supply source; and a delivering unit configured to deliver the streaming data to the reception side as the supply source via a network, according to a request from the reception side based on the metafile. The present disclosure can be applied to a system in which content is delivered in a streaming manner. | 05-12-2016 |
20160134906 | PACKETIZED CONTENT DELIVERY APPARATUS AND METHODS - Apparatus and methods for managing content delivery in a packetized network. The network provide content to a plurality of clients via a plurality of nodes. A security threat associated with one of the nodes is detected and in response the host uses border gateway protocol to communicate non-forwarding table information informing one or more nodes of the network of the threat. In another variant, communication allows the nodes to take local action to protect themselves. This same local action occurs on the host, allowing it to continue serving content. The host utilizes BGP to dynamically inform nodes of changes in the network traffic delivery rules, such as causing traffic to different clients having different levels of reliability and/or provided on a best-effort basis. The BGP may be utilized to add/remove routes or nodes and to identify and respond to potentially malicious activities, changes in network configuration, and/or delivery requirements. | 05-12-2016 |
20160134927 | RECEPTION DEVICE, RECEPTION METHOD, TRANSMISSION DEVICE, AND TRANSMISSION METHOD - Provided is a reception device, a reception method, a transmission device, and a transmission method, in which a service package unit uses one or a plurality of components and a control signal constituting a specific service among a plurality of services included in the broadcasting wave of digital broadcast by using an IP transmission mode to package in units of a service by using IP an address included in each packet, and performs a predetermined process, thereby being flexibly adaptable to various operation forms in the digital broadcast using the IP transmission mode. The present disclosure is adaptable to, for example, a television set. | 05-12-2016 |
20160134944 | CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - There are described methods and systems for distributing content in a network, in particular a multicast network. One method includes delivering content from a source to a destination in a content delivery network. A request for an item of content is received and a first multicast stream is identified or established, the first multicast stream comprising a first copy of the content. At least one second multicast stream is also identified or established, the second stream comprising a second copy of the content. The second copy of the content is time-shifted by a time, M, from corresponding portions of the first copy of the content. The content is then delivered to the destination using both the first and the second multicast streams. | 05-12-2016 |
20160142770 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING BROADCAST CONTENT FROM A BROADCAST STREAM AND AN ALTERNATE LOCATION - According to embodiments of the present invention, a receiver obtains service location information which defines current and next sources from which a data stream can be obtained, and a switching time at which the source of the data stream will be switched from the current source to the next source. Before the switching time, the receiver receives the data stream from the current source, and after the switching time, the receiver receives the data stream from the next source. The next source can be defined in initial service location information, or in updated service location information obtained later. An apparatus and method for providing the service location information are also disclosed. In some embodiments, a broadcast provider and/or the receiver can execute a method to compensate for an IP delay experienced by the receiver. | 05-19-2016 |
20160142771 | COORDINATION OF MULTIPLE DEVICES FOR DELIVERY OF MULTIPLE SERVICES - Methods, systems, and computer readable media may be operable to facilitate the coordination of multiple devices to provide multiple services. A legacy set-top box (STB) configured to provide legacy services may be connected to an enhanced STB that is configured to provide enhanced services. The enhanced STB may include a switch that is configured to switch a content input source between the legacy STB and the enhanced STB. The legacy STB may receive user requests for content, and based on the type of content requested, the legacy STB may output a signal to the enhanced STB directing that the input source be switched according to the type of content requested. A user interface output from the legacy STB may provide a user with one or more menu items for requesting a legacy service or enhanced service. | 05-19-2016 |
20160173943 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING MEDIA CONTENT AT PREDETERMINED TIMES | 06-16-2016 |
20160173945 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING BROADCAST SIGNAL IN HYBRID BROADCASTING SYSTEM | 06-16-2016 |
20160182978 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FORWARDING TELEVISION CHANNEL VIDEO IMAGE SNAPSHOTS TO AN AUXILIARY DISPLAY DEVICE | 06-23-2016 |
20160191929 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING ADVANCED UHD BROADCASTING CONTENT IN DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a method and a device for transmitting and receiving advanced UHD broadcasting content in a digital broadcasting system. The method for transmitting and receiving advanced UHD broadcasting content, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: encoding data of a base layer; encoding data of one or more enhancement layers; encoding broadcast network program metadata including information on an advanced UHD broadcast program transmitted through a broadcast network, and encoding IP network program metadata including information on an advanced UHD broadcast program transmitted through an IP network; packetizing the encoded data of the base layer and/or the data of a first enhancement layer into a broadcast packet; packetizing the encoded data of a second enhancement layer into an IP packet; transmitting the broadcast packet through the broadcast network; and transmitting the IP packet through the IP network. | 06-30-2016 |
20160191974 | Recording and Publishing Content on Social Media Websites - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for recording and publishing content on social networking websites and other websites include providing an imbedded link on a social networking webpage to media recorder software stored on an external server system, invoking the media recorder software within a displayed instance of the social networking webpage through an application programming interface for the social networking webpage, receiving a video stream defining video captured using the media recorder software at the external video management server system, generating and storing a video file using the received video stream at the external server system, selecting the stored video file for distribution via one or more communication networks, and providing the stored video file for display within displayed instances of webpages hosted on external web server systems. | 06-30-2016 |
20160192001 | COMBINED BROADCAST AND BACKCHANNEL DELIVERY OF STREAMING CONTENT - Streaming content may be delivered through a combination of broadcast and a backchannel. A desired streamlet may be selected from the packet of information and presented with a display. A remainder of a data stream associated with the streamlet may be requested and received from via a backchannel while the desired streamlet is being presented. The remaining data stream may then be presented with the display. | 06-30-2016 |
20160198219 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM | 07-07-2016 |
20160205449 | RECEIVING DEVICE, RECEIVING METHOD, TRANSMITTING DEVICE, AND TRANSMITTING METHOD | 07-14-2016 |
20160255413 | SYSTEM FOR ESTABLISHING COMMUNICATIONS WITH A MOBILE DEVICE SERVER | 09-01-2016 |
20160255417 | TRANSMITTING DEVICE, TRANSMITTING METHOD, RECEIVING DEVICE, AND RECEIVING METHOD | 09-01-2016 |
20160381431 | MULTICAST VIDEO PROGRAM SWITCHING ARCHITECTURE - Multicast video program switching architecture. In one embodiment, a user makes a request for service. A controller determines whether the channel is currently broadcast. When the channel is currently broadcast, redirect the user to an address of the channel. When the channel is not currently broadcast, query a storage apparatus to find a currently broadcast channel that has no current viewership, send, a request to a multicast network address translation (MNAT) router comprising a multicast address of the currently broadcast channel and an identifier of the requested channel to modify MNAT settings on the MNAT router and redirect the user to the multicast address, the multicast address associated with the requested channel. | 12-29-2016 |
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