Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
725117000 | Communications interface | 30 |
20080201755 | BROADCAST RECEIVING SYSTEM - The present invention provides a broadcast receiving system capable of receiving programs with a secondary viewing terminal device(s) even when a primary viewing terminal device is not turned on, and detecting a secondary viewing terminal device(s) used in an unauthorized manner. When device authentication between the secondary viewing terminal device and the primary viewing terminal device is established through a communication line, viewing is allowed for the secondary viewing terminal device. When the device authentication is not established, viewing is controlled for the secondary viewing terminal device based on viewing restriction information generated by the center device based on the power status of the primary viewing terminal device. | 08-21-2008 |
20080209492 | DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD, DATA RECEPTION PROCESSING METHOD, EVENT-DRIVEN TYPE FILE CREATING APPARATUS, EVENT-DRIVEN TYPE FILE READING APPARATUS, DATA STORING METHOD, DATA PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM RECORDING MEDIUM, TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEIVING METHOD, AND APPARATUSES FOR THE SAME - Disclosed is a data transmission method for transmitting: data consisting of at least one of character data, image data, and voice data; an event descriptor describing an event for triggering the processing of the data; a condition descriptor describing a condition (including no condition) for the processing of the data; and a data processing descriptor describing a specific processing method for the data. | 08-28-2008 |
20080282309 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING CONTENT THROUGH BIDIRECTIONAL COMMUNICATION NETWORK - Provided are a method and apparatus for providing content. The apparatus includes a content acquisition information storage unit to store content acquisition information that is identified by a content identifier for content acquired through a bidirectional communication network and necessary to acquire the content by communication with a server that provides the content, a controller to allocate reduction information to the content acquisition information, and to search for the content acquisition information corresponding to the inputted reduction information when reduction information of the content is input, and a communicator to acquire the content from the server using the content acquisition information. Accordingly, a user can acquire Internet content through a communication network by selecting reduction information allocated to the Internet content. | 11-13-2008 |
20090070843 | VIDEO SERVER FOR VIDEO DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A video server for distributing a digitized video content includes a unit for determining whether or not a video content requested from a terminal is stored in the video server, a unit for issuing a transmission request to another server for transmitting the video thereto in accordance with the HTTP protocol when the video content requested from the terminal is not stored in the video server, and a unit for receiving the video content transmitted from the other video server in accordance with the HTTP protocol, and transmitting the video content to the terminal in accordance with IP multicast or HTTP protocol. | 03-12-2009 |
20090119732 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DIRECT SAMPLED DIGITAL AND ANALOG DEMODULATOR TV RECEIVER WITH BACKWARDS COMPATIBILITY - A second coaxial-connector may be added to a TV receiver that directly samples digital or analog format TV signals, which may be received via a first coaxial-connector. The second coaxial-connector may enable backwards compatibility with one of plurality of available consumer audiovisual devices, wherein Audio/Video (A/V) analog and/or digital modulation format feeds from the consumer audiovisual device may be inputted directly into the TV receiver via the second coaxial-connector. The A/V feed from the consumer audiovisual devices may be demodulated via a common demodulator for similarly modulated TV signals in the TV receiver. Filtering and/or amplification of the local A/V feed may be performed via dedicate components; however, analog-to-digital conversion of the local A/V feed may either be performed via the dedicated converter or via a common-path converter. The local A/V feed may also be demodulated directly, via a dedicated demodulator. | 05-07-2009 |
20090119733 | COMMUNICATION ERROR MESSAGE FOR TV INTERNET ADAPTER - A communication error message is displayed on a TV when an error is noted on a control data link between the TV and an Internet adapter module connected thereto. | 05-07-2009 |
20090158377 | Method And System For Utilizing A Single Connection For Efficient Delivery Of Power And Multimedia Information - Aspects of a method and system for utilizing a single connection for efficient delivery of power and multimedia information are provided. In this regard, power supplied and/or received over a network link may be controlled based on multimedia content communicated over the network link. The multimedia content may be converted to and/or from Ethernet frames for communication over the network link utilizing audio video bridging. The multimedia content may be raw video or may be formatted according to, for example, HDMI or DisplayPort specifications. The power supplied may be controlled by selecting one of a plurality of power classes. The selection of power class may be based on resolution of the multimedia content, whether the multimedia comprises audio and/or video, and/or based on latency targets. | 06-18-2009 |
20090282451 | Method and means for a multilayer access control - The invention relates to which source of multimedia information a user can and may access through a number of devices like gateways, servers, media controllers and presentation devices like AV systems, remote commanders, cell phones, media players e.g. an IPod and alike. The access is considered to be multilayer access principle through a chain of media devices from the source, via gateways and destination devices up to a personal handheld portable device in front of the user. The access control method to be used in a multiuser and multi domain environment. | 11-12-2009 |
20100083332 | Precise Delivering Of Frames For Video On Demand Streaming - A method and a streaming server for timely delivering of frames/packets to a client. The method includes fetching of stream data from an operating cog in a calendar wheel and by use of the fetched stream data the frame/packet indicated in the operating cog is transmitted from its location in a video storage to the client. The stream data includes information on stream, movie and frame. Optionally also information on packet is provided. | 04-01-2010 |
20100095341 | METHOD OF PROVIDING DIGITAL TV APPLICATION - A method of providing a digital TV application is disclosed. In accordance with the method of the present invention, a transmission time and a loading time of the digital TV application and a limitation on a number and a size of the digital TV application are minimized, providing a personalized digital TV application based on a receiver information or a user information is possible. | 04-15-2010 |
20100095342 | WIRELESS CONTENT TRANSMISSION AND CONTROL - A wireless transmission system is provided. The wireless transmission system can include: (a) a receiver unit capable of being coupled to a display device; and (b) a transmitter unit that sends a wireless signal to the receiver unit, wherein the wireless signal comprises a bandwidth sufficient enough to carry high definition video content. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 04-15-2010 |
20100132000 | MANAGEMENT METHODS OF A VIDEO DEVICE AND CORRESPONDING VIDEO DEVICE - The invention relates to the remote management of a digital terrestrial television device. In order to improve the terrestrial television reception, a control command is transmitted by a distant remote management server through another communication channel, the control command requesting the video device to set at least a digital terrestrial television parameter related to a service list management. | 05-27-2010 |
20100146576 | AUDIO-VIDEO DATA SWITCHING AND VIEWING SYSTEM - A computer system and method providing for viewing and switching of audio-video data. The system comprises: a plurality of audio/video sources containing information referring to an event; a streaming server, streaming the contents of a first audio signal and a first video signal from the audio and video sources to a user; a feed distributor controllably feeding the first audio signal and first video signal to the streaming server; and a user-operated control unit communicating with the feed distributor and controlling operation of the feed distributor, so as to instruct the feed distributor to switch between audio or video. Switching between audio signals occurs without altering the video signals and switching between video signals occurs without altering the audio signals. | 06-10-2010 |
20100242080 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING A MOSAIC IMAGE A RECEIVER FOR THE SELECTION OF AUDIOVISUAL PROGRAMS, RECEIVERS AND RELATED SERVERS - The present invention makes it possible to present a mosaic image to a user of an audiovisual receiver. The method comprises a step for generating a list of at least one audiovisual channel in order to display its content in a mosaic image. Then, the list is transmitted to a server which then transmits visual data associated with each channel in the list. The visual data is aggregated in order to form a mosaic image which is then displayed at the level of the receiver. According to a first embodiment, the mosaic image is produced at the level of the receiver. According to another embodiment, the mosaic image is created at the level of the server before being transmitted. According to a refinement, a channel is graphically highlighted at the level of the mosaic image, the receiver receives either the audio stream or the video stream or both of the highlighted channel. | 09-23-2010 |
20110072483 | Multi-medium system - A multi-medium system includes a multi-medium data provider, a player and a relay device. The multi-medium data provider includes an audio database, a lyric database, a static video database and a dynamic video database. The player includes a driver software unit, a memory unit connected to the driver software unit, an input unit connected to the driver software unit and an output unit connected to the driver software unit. The relay device is used to connect the multi-medium data provider to the player so that the multi-medium data provide provides multi-medium data to the player through the relay device without the need to store the multi-medium data in the relay device. | 03-24-2011 |
20110099599 | METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR THE EFFICIENT TRANSMISSION OF PROGRAM AND SERVICE DATA FOR NATIONAL AND REGIONAL BROADCAST - A method and a device for transmitting a transport stream according to a digital television-transmission standard for stationary and/or mobile receivers with program and service data for a national and a regional broadcast determines the transmission capacity in the transport stream provided in each case for the national and the regional broadcast through a first multiplexer within a centrally positioned headend. The first multiplexer then fills the transport stream with program and service data for national broadcast within the transmission capacity of the transport stream provided for the broadcast and marks the transmission capacity provided within the transport stream for the regional broadcast. Second multiplexers provided in the regional headends and/or in the regional transmitters in each case fill the marked transmission capacity of the transport stream, transmitted in each case from the central headend to several regionally positioned headends and/or regionally positioned transmitters, with program and service data for regional broadcast. | 04-28-2011 |
20110145880 | USER EDITABLE METADATA FOR INTERACTIVE TELEVISION PROGRAMS - Television programming may be annotated with metadata and the metadata may be shared among subscribers. A set-top box may receive, from a server, metadata relating to a television program, the metadata having been created by users of other set-top boxes and at least some elements of the metadata including information describing portions of the television program to which the metadata is relevant. The set-top box may present the metadata during portions of the television program at which the metadata is relevant. | 06-16-2011 |
20110162026 | VIDEO SERVER DEVICE FOR CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION - A video server device provides digitization and networking functions to a CCTV camera. To make installation of a video server device easier, the video server device includes a network connector for carrying first data signals, second data signals, and direct current power, an interface circuit including transformers for splitting the data signals and the power signals and/or traces for carrying the direct current, a DC/DC converter for tapping the direct current power from the transformers and/or the traces of the network connector for generating a first voltage source, and an output power connector for providing the fourth voltage source to the CCTV camera. | 06-30-2011 |
20110162027 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UTILIZING SWITCHED DIGITAL VIDEO (SDV) FOR DELIVERING DYNAMICALLY ENCODED VIDEO CONTENT - A server may be used to handle at least some of processing of content that is based on web access operations initiated in a set-top box (STB), wherein one or more links between the server and the STB that are used to forward multimedia broadcasts are configured to free bandwidth for communicating at least a portion of the processed content to the STB. The bandwidth may be freed based on switched digital video (SDV) and/or dedicated IPTV channels or systems. The broadcast links may be reconfigured based on monitoring of multimedia broadcast access by the STB and/or one or more other STBs. The freed bandwidth in the multimedia broadcast links may be configured for unicast transport of processed content to a specific STB, or may be configured for multicast transport of the processed content to a plurality of STBs. | 06-30-2011 |
20110167465 | Device control apparatus, device control method and computer program - There is provided a device control apparatus including a transmission signal input/output unit for receiving a signal including a control signal for controlling an internal state from another device or outputting the signal to the other device, an application acquisition unit for properly accessing an application server over a network and properly acquiring the application, a display control unit for controlling a display based on the application acquired by the application acquisition unit, and an operation control unit for executing the application acquired by the application acquisition unit and controlling an operation of the other device connected to the transmission signal input/output unit. The operation control unit permits the other device to transmit its status upon initiation of the execution of the application acquired by the application acquisition unit, and prohibits the other device from transmitting the status upon termination of the application execution. | 07-07-2011 |
20110167466 | Method and Apparatus for Interface to Layer 2 of an Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Communication Protocol - A method of communicating with a layer | 07-07-2011 |
20110219421 | ENHANCED VIDEO PROGRAMMING SYSTEM AND METHOD UTILIZING USER-PROFILE INFORMATION - Maintaining a file specifying a “donut” of dynamic, hierarchical, shared user-profile information. The donut contains a user profile or acts as a key to a data repository containing it, and it specifies user-profile information such as user characteristics, viewing preferences, hobbies, and spending habits. The donut is accessed by browser programs, associated web server programs, and other applications for use in routing content to the user associated with the donut. | 09-08-2011 |
20110321111 | DYNAMIC LAYOUT OF CONTENT FOR MULTIPLE PROJECTORS - A projection system distributed on a network, the projection system comprising a projection server and at least one projection client. The projection client hosts a projector array of multiple projectors which together project a tiling of an image onto a projection surface. The projection server accepts an incoming request from the projection client via the network, the request providing the projection server with area information for a projection area of the projector array onto the projection surface. The projection server determines a layout for the image by calculations using the area information. Layout information based on the layout is transmitted via the network to the projection client in response to the request, and image data is projected in accordance with the layout information received from the projection server. | 12-29-2011 |
20120131630 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD - A control method for controlling via a network a transmitting apparatus which transmits contents and a receiving apparatus which receives contents is configured to include the steps of acquiring chapter information which indicates scene partition positions of contents from the transmitting apparatus, and transmitting an instruction to the receiving apparatus to cause the receiving apparatus to reproduce the contents from a scene partition position of the contents indicated by the acquired chapter information. | 05-24-2012 |
20130125191 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USING FLAT PANEL DISPLAY - An electronic apparatus and a method for using a flat panel display are provided. The electronic apparatus includes a host and a flat panel display. The host and the flat panel display include a processing unit respectively. The flat panel display further includes a display module and a controlling switch, so that the controlling switch determines whether the flat panel display is connected with the host. When the flat panel display is connected with the host, the display module receives a first video signal transmitted from the host. When the flat panel display is detached from the host, the display module receives a second video signal from the flat panel display. | 05-16-2013 |
20140157346 | METHODS, DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR PEER-TO-PEER VIDEO CONTENT DISTRIBUTION - Methods, apparatuses, and devices for distributing video content in a peer-to-peer network. A video content source outputs video content to a first display device of a plurality of display devices. Each of the plurality of display devices is configured to automatically detect and download video content from one or more others of the plurality of display devices. | 06-05-2014 |
20140331269 | Audio/Video Channel Transbonding In A Network Device - A data communication architecture delivers a wide variety of content, including audio and video content, to consumers. The architecture employs channel bonding to deliver more bandwidth than any single communication channel can carry. The architecture includes intermediate network devices that may receive content and send content using different groups of communication channels. The network device may process content received across a first set of communication channels for transmission across a second set of communication channels different from the first set. Such processing may preserve a program order of the content during delivery to a destination device. | 11-06-2014 |
20150143447 | Cross Layer Coordinated Channel Bonding - Different data communication architectures receive a wide variety of content, including audio and video content, for consumers. The architectures employ channel bonding to deliver more bandwidth than any single communication channel can carry. In some implementations, the communication architectures receive distributed video programming in the form of MPEG2 TS packets, flagged by marker packets. Channel bonding synchronization information may be present in packets defined above the data-link layer or received in fields within data-link layer frames. | 05-21-2015 |
20150312598 | CAMERA SYSTEM, VIDEO SELECTION APPARATUS AND VIDEO SELECTION METHOD - A camera system includes a plurality of camera apparatuses that output respective video data in a packetized format. A relaying apparatus receives the packetized video data from the plurality of camera apparatuses and relays selected selected packetized video data from a particular one of the plurality of camera apparatuses on a frame basis. | 10-29-2015 |
20150312601 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES INCLUDING A STATISTICAL MULTIPLEXER WITH MULTIPLE CHANNEL RATE CONTROL - Examples methods and apparatuses including a statistical multiplexer (statmux) system with multiple channel rate control are described herein. The statmux system includes a rate controller, multiplex control unit and a plurality of encoders. An encoder of the plurality of encoders may be configured to provide a respective encoded bitstream of encoded coding units. The rate controller may buffer respective coding units of at least two of the plurality of channels based on statistical information from the plurality of encoders. The multiplex control unit may adjust multiplexing instructions for multiplexing the plurality of channels based on statistical information from the plurality of encoders, and may provide feedback to the rate controller based on the adjusted multiplexing instructions. The rate controller may provide a quality parameter to the plurality of encoders having a value based on the amount of buffered coding units and the feedback from the multiplex control unit. | 10-29-2015 |