| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 725089000 | By use of memory at receiver | 25 |
| 20080235741 | Systems and Methods of providing modified media content - A method and system of providing media content is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, the method includes receiving media content from a content source at a set-top box device. The media content includes video data having a first playback rate and audio data having the first playback rate. The method further includes transforming the audio data via a non-linear transformation to produce modified audio data having a second playback rate, modifying the video data to produce modified video data having the second playback rate, and synchronizing the modified audio data and the modified video data to produce modified media content having the second playback rate. A network-based media content storage device and associated logic to provide adjusted rate audio content are also disclosed. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080263606 | High Quality Means to View the Internet and Dvds - The system and method for displaying Internet-sourced video programming utilizes a computer system to access and receive a video program from a video programming source. A video processor ( | 10-23-2008 |
| 20090144781 | AUDIO-ON-DEMAND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An audio-on-demand communication system provides real-time playback of audio data transferred via telephone lines or other communication links. One or more audio servers include memory banks which store compressed audio data. At the request of a user at a subscriber PC, an audio server transmits the compressed audio data over the communication link to the subscriber PC. The subscriber PC receives and decompresses the transmitted audio data in less than real-time using only the processing power of the CPU within the subscriber PC. According to one aspect of the present invention, high quality audio data compressed according to lossless compression techniques is transmitted together with normal quality audio data. According to another aspect of the present invention, metadata, or extra data, such as text, captions, still images, etc., is transmitted with audio data and is simultaneously displayed with corresponding audio data. The audio-on-demand system also provides a table of contents indicating significant divisions in the audio clip to be played and allows the user immediate access to audio data at the listed divisions. According to a further aspect of the present invention, servers and subscriber PCs are dynamically allocated based upon geographic location to provide the highest possible quality in the communication link. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090249411 | RECEIVING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - In the case where the receiving apparatus 1 obtains, from a content archive, and reproduces a first video content having the same content as a program being broadcast, the difference of the ending time between the first video content being played and the program being broadcast is detected (S | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090282444 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING THE PRESENTATION OF VIDEO - A system and a method to manage the presentation of video to one or more display clients are disclosed herein. The video can be presented in a fast forward presentation mode, a fast reverse presentation mode, and a reverse presentation mode. Additionally, the presentation of the video can be paused and then resumed, or shifted by a certain time or number of frames. In at least one embodiment, a frame index is utilized when changing the presentation rate or the direction of the presentation. The frame index can be used to identify and/or locate certain frames of the video. Once located and/or identified, the order of the frames can be manipulated and/or a subset of the frames can be selected to generate different presentation modes of the video. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20100122304 | Synchronized Media Experience - A synchronized media experience is described. A media server identifies a group of two or more remote media entertainment systems through which user-controlled play of media content may be presented. The server generates and transmits one or more synchronization commands to the remote media entertainment systems to synchronize presentation of a particular media content through the two or more remote media entertainment systems. A control command entered by a user of one of the remote media entertainment systems may be communicated to each of the two or more remote media entertainment systems to enable synchronized, user controlled presentation of the particular media content. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20110131618 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING VOD REQUESTS IN A SYSTEM WITH HIERARCHICAL CONTENT STORES - Methods and apparatus for supporting video on demand requests in a system supporting hierarchical content stores, e.g., program caches, is described. Requested content is requested by a local streaming device from a remote cache when it is not available in a local cache. Content, e.g., I, P and B frames, supplied by the remote cache is tracked and content delivery is initiated prior to receipt of the full program from the remote content store. Trick play content is requested as needed from the remote content store to respond to trick play commands. Frames which are received as part of the trick play content stream are tracked and not included in normal play data subsequently obtained from the remote cache. The storage of the trick play data along with subsequent normal play data results in a full set of the program content being received and stored in a local cache for streaming in response to a VOD request. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110265131 | Recording and Playback of Video Using A Live TV Buffer - Methods and systems for live recording of video on a set-top box of a cable television system include receiving a video signal on a first channel of the set-top box. The set-top box does not include a hard disk drive. Video is displayed on a television corresponding to the video signal. The video signal received on the first channel is recorded in a buffer memory in the set-top box. The display of video on the television is then paused, the video signal being recorded in the buffer memory when the display of video is paused. The display of video on the television is then resumed, the display of the video on the television being resumed from the point at which the display of the video was paused. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110307929 | Method and Apparatus for Content Delivery - A method for recording linear content and delivering it for time-shifted viewing is described. The linear content may be recorded live by the content delivery system in response to user requests. The content delivery system divides the recording into at least two portions, the first portion of sufficient duration to permit real time continuous playback of the recorded content on the customer premises equipment (CPE) if the first portion has previously been transmitted to the CPE and the second has not been transmitted. The content delivery system transmits the first portion to the CPE prior to playback, and the second portion is streamed to the CPE after playback has begun. The playback is under control of the CPE from local storage. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20120042347 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - An information processing device, includes a display portion that displays video content that has been received from a server that stores the video content, a storage portion that stores a playback interruption position for the video content, and a video output portion that, in a case where a video acquisition request is received from another device that will restart playback of the video starting from the playback interruption position, acquires the video content from the server, starting from the playback interruption position, and transmits the acquired video content to the other device. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120174167 | System and Method for Digital Content Retrieval - Flexibility with respect to access and enjoyment of time shifted content in a content distribution network is provided, especially with regard to content not present on a DVR. A DVR accesses a network storage device over a network for particular portions of content not available on the DVR and the network storage device provides those missing portions. The user may then rewind and playback not only already locally stored content but also that content provided by the storage device. Content can he provided through faster-than-real-time transmissions such that the content is made available to the DVR prior to it being needed for rewind functionality or playback. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120284758 | SYSTEM TO ENHANCE TELEVISION VIEWING BY MERGING TELEVISION AND THE INTERNET - A system merges television and the internet in such a way that the two are interactive with one another. The application-based system can bring true entertainment and the power to own a piece of all potential shows and movies to every home. The system will present viewers with the option to purchase objects that are available on any given show in the application's inventory. Viewers will also have the chance to purchase alternate items if the originals are pricy or unavailable. If objects in inventory are not of interest to a viewer at the time, they can view links provided on the system for information purposes. The system is a shopping ground and unique information haven for those who are entertained by movies, television shows, documentaries and the news. The information provided will come from sets of servers and other sites via an application specific to that entertainment. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20130019272 | Method And Apparatus For Employing Stored Content At Receivers To Improve Efficiency Of Broadcast System Bandwidth Use - The invention relates generally to a receiver unit in a digital broadcast system for receiving a broadcast signal comprising content segments and control data, and generating an output signal using the content segments and previously stored content segments. The previously stored content segments are retrieved from a local memory device using the control data and inserted among the received content segments. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130185757 | METHOD FOR GENERATING TIME BASED PREVIEW IMAGE FOR A VIDEO STREAM - Systems and methods for rewinding a video to a point before the video was first viewed. Video transmitted by a media source is cached by a remote server. Upon a trick-play request for the video, the server generates a rewind stream that includes the video that was transmitted by the media source before the user started to view the video. Upon receiving the rewind stream, the user's equipment may cache the rewind stream in a rewind buffer and rewind or play from the rewind buffer. The server may also generate and transmit a forward stream of the video that the media source has not yet transmitted. The user's equipment may cache the forward stream in a forward buffer. To perform trick-play operations with the video, the user's equipment may migrate the playback of the video to the rewind and forward buffers and rewind or fast-forward the video from the buffers. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20140089996 | Method in a Streaming Client For Handling Video Streaming Data, Streaming Client, Computer Programs and Computer Program Products - The invention relates to a method ( | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140123196 | BROADCAST RECEIVING APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A TIME SHIFT FUNCTION, AND METHOD THEREOF - A broadcast receiving apparatus which provides a time shift function and a method thereof are provided. The broadcast receiving apparatus includes: a receiver which receives a broadcast signal; a signal processor which processes the broadcast signal to output broadcast data; a storage which includes a minimum storage area allocated to a time shift function and a recording area allocated to a recording function; and a controller which, in response to the time shift function being executed, sequentially stores broadcast data from the minimum storage area and, in response to the minimum storage area being filled, additionally designates a time shift area up to the recording area to store the broadcast data. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140130110 | Methods And Systems For Content Control - Methods and system for providing content are disclosed. One method can comprise receiving a request for data at a first time, wherein the data comprises a first time duration, determining a buffer size based upon the first time duration, and determining a playback window based upon the determined buffer size and the first time. The method can also comprise synchronizing presentation of content on a plurality of devices. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140165116 | EFFICIENT ASSIGNMENT OF PROGRAM COPIES IN A NETWORK DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER - A remote storage digital video recorder (RS-DVR) system receives a media content file that is stored in a storage architecture of the RS-DVR system. The same stored media content file is assigned to multiple subscribers such that each of the multiple subscribers shares a common identifier that references a single common physical copy of the same stored media content file in the storage architecture of the RS-DVR system. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140282759 | Buffering Content - The disclosure relates generally to buffering and presenting content. Multiple pause buffers may be created and maintained so that users can jump within the content of a channel. If buffered content is not available, the user may be offered similar content that is available as on-demand content, or as other recorded content, for example, stored on a digital video recorder. If a commercial is playing when the new channel is selected, a buffered portion corresponding to an earlier portion of the content may be presented instead of the commercial. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140344872 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EMPLOYING STORED CONTENT AT RECEIVERS TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY OF BROADCAST SYSTEM BANDWIDTH USE - A receiver unit in a digital broadcast system receives a broadcast signal comprising content segments and control data, and generates an output signal using the content segments and previously stored content segments. The previously stored content segments are retrieved from a local memory device using the control data for playback and can be inserted among received content segments. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20150040170 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING MEDIA BETWEEN COMMUNICATION DEVICES - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a display device having a controller to wirelessly receive media; wirelessly receive control signals for presentation of the media from a mobile communication device; and selectively disable control by the display device over presentation of the media on the display device. Additional embodiments are disclosed. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150304722 | 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. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20160044368 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR ACQUIRING PLAYBACK DATA STREAM OF REAL-TIME VIDEO COMMUNICATION - The disclosure provides a method, device and system for acquiring a playback data stream of real-time video communication. The method includes: recoding, with an interval and one or more key frames, a video code stream in an audio-video code stream which is currently outputted in real time by a real-time video communication terminal in a real-time video communication process; and storing the recoded audio-video code stream in a storage device of the real-time video communication terminal. Through the technical solutions provided by the disclosure, network resources can be saved and the cost can be lowered. | 02-11-2016 |
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