Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
725051000 | Having link to external information resource (e.g., online resource) | 74 |
20080271082 | USER CONTROLLED MULTIMEDIA TELEVISION BROADCAST ON SINGLE CHANNEL - A system and method for the user controlled television broadcast system packaging a live, simultaneous, multiple feed telecast and pre-determined multimedia content over a single channel with viewer manipulation components and methods to protect and generate commercial content are disclosed. | 10-30-2008 |
20080276283 | Internet television program guide system - An Internet television program guide system is provided that allows a user at a multimedia system to access information related to television programs over an Internet communications link. The user can view television program guide listings and related video stills and video clips. The user can perform database searches on the program guide listings (e.g., to search for a particular type of television program). If desired, the user can select an option that directs the multimedia system to tune directly to a television channel for a selected program or to a related television program guide or movie guide service on a television channel. The user can order pay-per-view events using the system. | 11-06-2008 |
20080282292 | RECEIVING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Partial data related to information data is received, image data corresponding to the received partial data is generated by sequentially processing the received partial data, and the generated image data is output to a display unit. Before output of the image data corresponding to the partial data to the display unit is completed, reception of the information data is started. Then, image data corresponding to the information data is generated by processing the received information data, and image data to be displayed on said display unit is switched to the image data corresponding to the information data from the image data corresponding to the partial data after the reception of the information data is started. | 11-13-2008 |
20090013354 | SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME, AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME - A signal processing apparatus is provided. The signal processing apparatus includes: a memory unit in which a plurality of channels and Internet addresses corresponding to the channels are stored; a network connecting unit which is connectable to the Internet; and a control unit which controls the network connecting unit to connect to an Internet address corresponding to a channel selected by a user and to receive content provided from the connected Internet address. | 01-08-2009 |
20090089840 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTERACTIVE PROGRAMMING USING CAPTIONING - A method and system for the creation of interactive programming using captions. A caption and program information extractor monitors a broadcast media signal having captions and program information encoded in the broadcast media signal. The captions and program information are extracted and stored in a content database. A moderator accesses the content database to retrieve captions and for a program specified by the program information. The moderator uses the services of a moderator server to generate interactive programming from the captions and the moderator's own comments. The interactive programming is transmitted to a plurality of viewers who interact with the interactive programming by entering viewer comments. The viewer comments are received by the moderator along with additional captions and new interactive programming is generated using the viewer comments, additional captions, and additional moderator commentary. | 04-02-2009 |
20090172739 | User Interface for Interactive Television Systems - An interactive television system transmits and displays a television program having an associated channel. The system also transmits and displays an interactive television mode indicator if the displayed television program supports an interactive television mode. The interactive television mode is activated in response to a request from a viewer of the television program to activate the interactive television mode. The system updates a channel status list to indicate that the television program is being viewed in the interactive television mode. The system is also able to handle requests for activating an online television mode. When changing channels, the channel status list is used to restore a previously activated interactive television mode or online television mode for a particular television channel. Two different indicators may be transmitted and displayed to indicate whether the television program supports an interactive television mode and/or an online television mode. | 07-02-2009 |
20090178082 | METHOD AND SERVER SIDE AND TERMINAL FOR FINDING INTERACTIVE ELECTRIC SERVICE GUIDE - A method and a service side and a terminal for finding an interactive electrical service guide. Said method comprises: the server side down-issuing the information corresponding to the finding interactive ESG service to the terminal through the broadcast channel, and the terminal acquires the information for finding the interactive ESG service in the broadcast channel. Said server side comprises a sending module of the related information for finding interactive ESG service and a down-issue module for the ESG supplier list. The terminal comprises a receiving module of the related information for finding the interactive ESG service and a receiving module for the ESG supplier list. | 07-09-2009 |
20090193468 | TRACKING AND PROVIDING AVAILABILITY STATUS OF PERSONAL BI-DIRECTIONAL SERVICES - The present invention provides methods and systems for accessing services in a television system. In one embodiment, a DHCT presents a subscriber an EPG presentation containing a plurality of selectable bi-directional services that are purchasable for a period of time and rendered to a buying subscriber on an individualized basis as offered by the cable television system. The subscriber navigates an EPG menu presentation with an input device such as a remote control device and selects a purchasable service by choosing the visual representation that corresponds to the desired service. The DHCT receives the user input, translates the selected command into an executable program call that queries service availability and, if the service is available, initiates the selected bi-directional audiovisual service on a personalized session. | 07-30-2009 |
20090210909 | Internet Media Via an Electronic Programming Guide - A set top box includes a processor configured to provide an electronic programming guide to available television programming, and list content available from the Internet within the electronic programming guide. | 08-20-2009 |
20090249402 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPRODUCING CONTENTS BASED ON ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDE - Provided are a method of and an apparatus for reproducing contents based on an Electronic Program Guide (EPG), the method including receiving a plurality of EPGs which are provided by a plurality of content providers, receiving a first EPG generated by a third party using the plurality of EPGs, generating a second EPG using at least one of a list of contents stored in an external storage device, a list of contents retrieved through the Internet, the plurality of EPGs, and the first EPG, and generating the contents based on the second EPG. | 10-01-2009 |
20090313657 | System and Method for Scheduling a Remote Recording - A method for scheduling a remote recording includes receiving a selection by a user of a web interface element associated with an Internet protocol television program to be broadcast by a provider. Additionally, determining that the user does not subscribe to the provider of the Internet protocol television program, providing the user with an ability to subscribe to the provider; and scheduling the television program to record. | 12-17-2009 |
20090320073 | Method and Apparatus for Browsing Using Multiple Coordinated Device Sets - Systems and methods for navigating hypermedia using multiple coordinated input/output device sets. Disclosed systems and methods allow a user and/or an author to control what resources are presented on which device sets (whether they are integrated or not), and provide for coordinating browsing activities to enable such a user interface to be employed across multiple independent systems. Disclosed systems and methods also support new and enriched aspects and applications of hypermedia browsing and related business activities. | 12-24-2009 |
20100037264 | User managed internet links from TV - A method of obtaining metadata associated with an element of television programming involves instructing an access device to generate and communicate a signal to a control device suitable for driving a display, wherein the signal contains metadata suitable for rendering on a display device in a visual representation; receiving the signal and storing a representation of the video frame; processing the video frame using OCR to extract enough information to identify an element of television programming content from the video frame; processing the video frame to extract sufficient information to identify an element of television programming content from the video frame; and retrieving metadata associated with the identified element of television programming content from a television programming content source of metadata. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract. | 02-11-2010 |
20100064323 | DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD - The present invention relates to a digital broadcasting system and a processing data method thereof. The present invention includes acquiring a first ensemble providing service guide information for mobile service data from a broadcast signal in which the mobile service data and main service data are multiplexed, acquiring, from the first ensemble, first program table information including information which indicates that the first ensemble provides service guide information for a second ensemble, and decoding the first program table information and acquiring service guide information for mobile service data included in the second ensemble by using the decoded first program table information. | 03-11-2010 |
20100100908 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING MULTIMEDIA SERVICE AND AIDING THE RECEIPT OF MULTIMEDIA SERVICE - The invention provides a new solution for multimedia service guides, so as to aid the user equipment to receive multimedia service. The multimedia service management device notifies a service identifier and a service address of the multimedia service to a network server, and notifies the service identifier of the multimedia service to multimedia service guide device. Multimedia service guide device generates multimedia service guides comprising service identifier. After the user equipment obtains the multimedia service guides, it queries the network server for the service address corresponding to the multimedia service according to the service identifier comprised in the multimedia service guides, and obtains the multimedia service according to the service address. | 04-22-2010 |
20100180307 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTIVELY CONTROLLING THE RECORDING OF PROGRAM MATERIAL USING A PROGRAM GUIDE - In response to the establishment of a communication connection between an appliance capable of effecting a recording of a program and a portable device capable of displaying to a user in a display of the portable device a program guide including a listing for the program the appliance capable of effecting the recording of the program receives data indicative of a request to record the program that is stored in a memory of the portable device via user interaction with the program guide prior to establishment of the communication connection and the appliance capable of effecting the recording of the program then functions to record the program in accordance with the received data indicative of the request to record the program. | 07-15-2010 |
20100242067 | TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROCESSING DATA IN THE TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING SYSTEM - A receiving system and a method for processing data in the receiving system are disclosed. The receiving system includes a receiving unit, a first handler, and a second handler. The receiving unit receives a broadcast signal through a mobile broadcast network. Herein, the broadcast signal includes mobile service data and a first signaling table. And, the first signaling table includes service guide transmission information and service guide bootstrapping information on the mobile service data. The first handler acquires the service guide bootstrapping information based upon the service guide transmission information included in the first signaling table. And, the second handler accesses a service guide by using the acquired service guide bootstrapping information. | 09-23-2010 |
20100251306 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDE - Provided are a method and apparatus for generating an electronic program guide (EPG). A method of generating a personalized EPG includes receiving at least one first EPG of scheduled contents from a content provider, detecting whether there is recording information on each of the scheduled contents, generating a second EPG using the detected recording information on each of the scheduled contents and the at least one first EPG, and transmitting the second EPG to a server. | 09-30-2010 |
20100299707 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING METADATA OF APPLICATION PROVIDING IPTV SERVICE - A method and apparatus for receiving metadata regarding an application providing an internet protocol television (IPTV) service, in which a metadata request message for requesting metadata regarding an application providing at least one IPTV service is generated, the metadata request message is transmitted to a second entity apparatus, and a metadata response message including the metadata regarding the application providing the at least one IPTV service is received from the second entity apparatus, in response to the metadata request message. | 11-25-2010 |
20100306803 | RECEIVING DEVICE AND RECEIVING METHOD FOR RECEIVING DIGITAL BROADCAST - A receiving device for receiving digital broadcasting. The receiving device includes a receiving unit to receive broadcasting waves multiplexed with a program and attached data from a broadcasting station; a guide information extracting unit to extract guide information from the received attached data; a Web page acquiring unit to acquire, if the guide information extracted from the attached data is deficient, a Web page provided by a server by establishing a connection with the server specified by the attached data; and a complementation unit to generate further pieces of guide information from the Web page and to complement the guide information with the generated pieces of guide information. | 12-02-2010 |
20100325667 | SYSTEM, SERVER AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION SERVICE RELATED TO BROADCAST CONTENT - The present invention relates to a system and method for providing a supplementary information service related to broadcast content. The system for providing a supplementary information service related to broadcast content being broadcasted to user terminal comprises a Time Information Creating Server for Identifying a start time information of the broadcast content; and a Supplementary Information Service Providing Server for receiving the start time information of the broadcast content from the Time Information Creating Server, calculating elapsed time for a specific scene based on the start time information, and providing a user terminal with an supplementary information corresponding to the scene based on the elapsed time, through a communication network. And the method for providing a supplementary information related to broadcast content being broadcasted to user terminal comprises steps of identifying a start time information of the broadcast content; calculating elapsed time for a specific scene based on the start time information; and providing a user terminal with an supplementary information corresponding to the scene based on the elapsed time, through a communication network. | 12-23-2010 |
20110010741 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING INTERACTIVE VIDEO SERVICE - A method for controlling an interactive video service is provided. The method includes the following steps: receiving a control request sent by a terminal device; obtaining an identifier of a Set Top Box (STB) device corresponding to the terminal device; and controlling a media stream of the STB device corresponding to the identifier of the STB device according to the control request. A system and a device for controlling an interactive video service are also provided. Thus, through the interaction between the terminal device and a Video On Demand (VOD) system, the program guide browsing and on-demand control for the interactive video service are realized for STB users. Therefore, without significantly modifying the broadcast and television network, the problem that some STB users cannot use an interactive video service currently is solved. In addition, the STB users can perform operations such as program guide browsing, on-demand initiating, and on-demand session control on handset devices, so that desirable service experience is achieved. | 01-13-2011 |
20110023065 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING A TELEVISION ELECTRONIC GUIDE - A method and apparatus for providing a packet switched television guide such as an Electronic Program Guide or an Electronic Service Guide to a user. An Application Server receives and stores preferences relating to a packet switched television guide. When the Application Server subsequently receives a new or updated packet switched television guide from a packet switched television Guide Application Server, the Application Server filters elements of the packet switched television guide according to the preferences to remove information not relevant to a user associated with the preferences. The filtered packet switched television guide is then sent to the user. In this way, only relevant information is sent, which can reduce the bandwidth required in sending packet switched television guides, the frequency at which packet switched television guide updates need to be sent, and also the processing required by the user's receiving equipment in filtering out irrelevant information from the packet switched television guide. | 01-27-2011 |
20110030013 | Converting, navigating and displaying video content uploaded from the internet to a digital TV video-on-demand platform - A method of tracking value transactions of on-demand TV program content on a TV services platform of a digital TV services provider includes uploading TV programs with respectively associated metadata for specifying positions of titles of the TV programs in a hierarchically categorized ordering of an electronic program guide, automatically listing the titles on the electronic program guide in their proper positions using their associated metadata, enabling a tracking system to track and collect data on selections of on-demand TV programs for viewing by TV service subscribers, and upon a TV service subscriber selecting a title of a TV program listed on the electronic program guide, enabling the tracking system to save tracking data for a value transaction related to the selection of the TV program for viewing. The tracking data may be used for tracking viewing charges to TV service subscribers, charges for automatic ad insertion, placement charges to providers of on-demand TV programs, provision of value-added services, and maintaining accounts for providers of on-demand TV programs. | 02-03-2011 |
20110061078 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A PLURALITY OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES - An apparatus, a system and a method for controlling an operation of an electronic device is disclosed. The apparatus, system and method obviates the need of a user of a plurality of electronic devices, e.g., a television, digital video disc (DVD) player, VCR, etc, to keep track of and maintain a corresponding plurality of remote control devices. The apparatus, system and method provide a user with a graphic representation of the remote control device for each electronic appliance on a display controllable by a single, easy-to-use, intuitive transmitter. In addition, a memory for storing a widget is positioned within the electronic device or the apparatus. A microprocessor of the apparatus activates the widget and outputs the widget to a display. The widget and associated data is updatable and downloadable from a remote server without the need for the remote control device in which the widget is stored. | 03-10-2011 |
20110088064 | Individual internet video link channel - A system and method for establishing and provisioning a new Internet Video Link (IVL) category under user control and utilizing user requests for locating and including preferred video content. The new IVL category will include video content located on a local device as well as video content retrieved from any interne URL provided by a user. The IVL category is built in the background and contains a category as a directory of video content and channels as sub-directories containing subsets of the video content described by the category. The user may also input keywords for use in searching for preferred video content so as to establish a mix of video content concatenated into a single mix channel for use in viewing only those video content items associated with the keywords supplied by the user. Alternatively, the mix channel may be provisioned by locating and mixing together video content that has similar metadata tags associated with the user preferred video content. The user may also receive recommendations for IVL content from other users that is similar to the content preferred by the user. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract. | 04-14-2011 |
20110088065 | Time Shifting Enhanced Television Triggers - Enhanced television broadcasts including triggers with expires attributes may be utilized in a variety of situations where the expires attribute may adversely affect the utilization of the trigger. For example, in situations where the broadcast is recorded, playback may be enabled even after the trigger expiration. Similarly, local affiliates or FNOCs may rebroadcast enhanced television content by adjusting the expires attributes of the original trigger. | 04-14-2011 |
20110099584 | BROADCAST NETWORK PLATFORM SYSTEM - A multimedia administration system with a central media data repository. The system repository contains metadata utilized for various queries including search, channels of distribution and account information. The system organizes and distributes media over an area wide broadcast network. The system uses custom meta tags to selectively update media files and metadata on a scheduled basis automatically without having to manually update this data in the system. The system spiders these meta tags on a scheduled basis to automate the programming of the media content over the broadcast network Platform System. The system also groups, associates, and affiliates various networks into nodes for broadcast over networks. Clients can communicate with users who are watching their videos. The clients can upon demand present content to viewers with more content related to the original video content in the form of another video, web links URLs, PDF literature, and/or voice files. | 04-28-2011 |
20110191807 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND DATA RECEIVING METHOD - In one embodiment, there is provided an electronic device. The device includes: a program-related information receiver configured to receive program-related information provided by broadcast waves; a page data receiver configured to receive data of a Web page at a given time based on text data included in the program-related information; and a storage configured to store the data of the Web page in a storage medium. | 08-04-2011 |
20110276996 | Image Receiver, Television Set and Settop Box - This image receiver includes an image receiving portion, a communication portion connectable to a server providing a service, and a control portion determining whether or not the service provided by the server is available on the basis of at least the state of connection between the communication portion and the server and posting at least the service determined as available to the user. | 11-10-2011 |
20110296464 | CONTENT ALERT UPON AVAILABILITY FOR INTERNET-ENABLED TV - Internet application use and execution in an IPTV system is separated from the television to eliminate the Internet application learning curve and at the same time preserve a viewing experience. | 12-01-2011 |
20110296465 | Making Televisions Connected and Collaborative - A television interface unit (TVIU) allows users to use a client device to select content from internet for watching on a television and to control the presentation of the content on the television. The TVIU sends web-pages from the internet to the client device. The user can select a web page comprising digital content received from the TVIU and indicate to the TVIU to present the same content on a television. The client device can be disconnected from the TVIU to perform other activities and subsequently reconnected to the TVIU to resume control of the content presented on the television. A TVIU can be controlled using multiple client devices and a single client device can control multiple TVIUs. The TVIU can be connected to other TVIUs to synchronize viewing of content on multiple televisions, thereby allowing social interaction based on internet content presented on a television. | 12-01-2011 |
20120066718 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AND OBTAINING PRODUCT INFORMATION THROUGH A BROADCAST SIGNAL - The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for providing and obtaining product information through a broadcast signal. In this present invention, information identifying a product item, which is in a scene to be presented from a broadcast signal, is provided together with a broadcast signal, then a signal receiving terminal stores the product information for a new product item and displays the stored information to a viewer to select one product item while or after watching an interesting broadcast program, and transmits data identifying a selected product item to a predetermined web site and receives web site address for the selected item from that site. As a result, detailed information for the selected item is acquired from a server addressed by the received web site address. | 03-15-2012 |
20120066719 | INTERACTIVE TELEVISION PROGRAM GUIDE WITH REMOTE ACCESS - An interactive television program guide with remote access is provided. The interactive television program guide is implemented on interactive television program guide equipment. A remote program guide access device is connected to the interactive television program guide equipment by a remote access link to provide a user with remote access to program guide functions. An interactive television program guide system based on multiple user television equipment devices in a single household is provided. The system provides a user with an opportunity to adjust program guide settings with a given one of the interactive television program guides. Program guide setting include features related to setting program reminders, profiles, program recording features, messaging features, favorites features, parental control features, program guide set up features (e.g., audio and video and language settings), etc. | 03-15-2012 |
20120066720 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF INTERNET GROUP MANAGEMENT FOR MULTICAST PUSH IN PASSIVE ACCESS NETWORKS - Disclosed is an Internet group management system of a push-type multicast in a passive access network, and a method thereof. The Internet group management system of a push-type multicast supporting Internet group management with respect to a packet stream simultaneously being transmitted to a subscriber accessing the same node via a passive access network where at least one subscriber accesses a single node, the system including an input packet classifying unit to sort a multimedia contents packet corresponding to an IPTV contents transmission packet from the packet stream, and a program managing unit to construct a broadcasting program table having information of the sorted multimedia contents packet, to determine, based on the constructed broadcasting program table, a reception condition of a requested program that is requested by a user, and to output a multimedia contents packet corresponding to the requested program. | 03-15-2012 |
20120079539 | INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING TELEVISION SCHEDULE INFORMATION - The present invention provides systems and methods for providing television schedule and/or listing information to a viewer, and for allowing the viewer to link, search, select and interact with information in a remote database, e.g., a database on the internet. The television schedule and/or listing information can be displayed on a variety of viewer interfaces, such as televisions screens, computer monitors, PCTV screens and the like. The television schedule and/or listing information may be stored on the viewer's computer, television, PCTV, or a remote server (e.g., a website), or the television schedule and/or listing information may be downloaded from a remote database to the viewer's computer, television or PCTV. | 03-29-2012 |
20120144427 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING INTERNET PROTOCOL TELEVISION SERVICE AND CONTENT SEARCHING METHOD USING THE SAME - An apparatus for controlling an internet protocol television service and a content searching method, enabling a user to easily use EPG and to share contents with other users, are provided. An EPG server of the IPTV service controlling apparatus includes a program creating module configured to create an electronic program guide by use of information about contents and an interface module which is connected to an internet protocol television (IPTV) terminal through a predetermined session, provides the IPTV terminal with the created EPG through the session, receives a keyword from the IPTV terminal through the predetermined session and searches for a content including the key word through web browsing. | 06-07-2012 |
20120151530 | USER INTERFACE PRESENTING ENHANCED VIDEO CONTENT INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH VIDEO PROGRAMS - Providing interactive access to video programming and video content information in a multimedia system. A processing device of the multimedia system receives video content information associated with video programming that is to be broadcast. The video content information includes at least video identification information and video content information. The display device of the multimedia system presents a first interface image that presents the video content information for one of the video programs of the video programming. In response to viewer input, a second interface image is displayed on the display device presenting video content information for another one of the video programs of the video programming or for more detailed information associated with the video program. In this manner, the viewer can conveniently navigate through the video content information and identify information that is useful in selecting a program to watch. | 06-14-2012 |
20120159552 | Method and Device for Implementing Program Recording and Playing and Set-Top Box - The present invention discloses a set-top box and a method and apparatus for implementing program recording and playing in an IPTV system. The method includes: a service system in the IPTV system sends a playing-recording request carrying a recording identifier and request address to set-top box; the set-top box, according to the playing-recording request, judges whether a local device has an interface with playing-recording synchronization capability, and if yes, sets interface parameters according to the recording identifier, defines a media playing object for the playing-recording request, allocates corresponding recording resources and playing resources, downloads and starts to play the program from the network side corresponding to the request address, and synchronously records the program in the background while playing. | 06-21-2012 |
20120167144 | Recognition of Images Within a Video Based on a Stored Representation - One embodiment described herein may take the form of a system or method for detecting an image within a video component of a multimedia presentation on a distribution system. In general, the system or method may analyze one or more frames of a video component of a presentation to detect the presence of an image within the one or more frames that matches or approximates one or more images stored in a searchable database. Once detected, the system or method may compare one or more features of the potentially matching image with the collection of images. If the potential image matches or approximates an image within the searchable database, the system or method may provide a selectable link within the multimedia presentation that links the detected image with associated information concerning the image. Such information may be presented on a display device to the viewer of the presentation. | 06-28-2012 |
20120180092 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION TO TELEVISION - A system and method of displaying messages at a television is described. The method of displaying messages at a television includes: establishing communication over the Internet between a television and a server. A user-generated communication is received at the television from the server. A notification is displayed on the television that the user-generated communication has been received. The user-generated communication is displayed on the television. | 07-12-2012 |
20120185901 | ACCESS TO INTERNET DATA THROUGH A TELEVISION SYSTEM - A television system provides access to Internet data simultaneously with a displayed television program. Data units including data address sites available through a networked computer system such as the Internet are embedded in a television signal along with a television program. Information representing the data address site, such as an icon or descriptive text, is displayed simultaneously with the television program on the television. If the user selects the data address site, a data retrieval terminal in two-way communication with the network and associated with the television establishes a connection with the network and requests the data corresponding to the selected data address site. The retrieved information is then formatted for display. | 07-19-2012 |
20120210362 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PLAYING INTERNET PROTOCOL TELEVISION USING ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device controls a client to play videos using internet protocol television (IPTV). The electronic device includes a display. The display displays a program list that includes a plurality of programs, a play option for activating play of a user selected television program and a browse option for activating display of information of the user selected television program. Videos of the programs are stored in an IPTV server connected to the client. In response to the user selects a television program on the display, the client obtains a video of the selected television program and displays the video on the client. If the user selects the browse option, the client obtains the information of the selected television program. The display of the electronic device displays the information of the selected television program. | 08-16-2012 |
20120210363 | MULTIPLE DATABASE, USER-CHOICE-COMPILED PROGRAM AND EVENT GUIDE - An electronic programming guide generator utilizes filters to select only programming filtered to display in an electronic programming guide display. | 08-16-2012 |
20120210364 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING PERSONALIZED SERVICE IN IPTV - A method for providing a personalized service in an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) includes pairing a mobile terminal with the IPTV. The method also includes receiving personalized data from the paired mobile terminal, and searching the Internet for contents satisfying the received personalized data and providing the searched contents. | 08-16-2012 |
20120254919 | METHOD FOR ACQUIRING PROGRAM CONTENT AND SET TOP BOX - The present invention discloses a method for acquiring program content and a set top box. The method comprises: an STB acquiring a downloading address corresponding to predetermined program content, wherein the predetermined program content is program content which the STB needs to download; and the STB downloading the predetermined program content according to the downloading address. The present invention solves the problem in related art that no implementation of video on demand service downloading function is provided, achieves active downloading of the STB and improves user experience. | 10-04-2012 |
20120260292 | REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM, TELEVISION, REMOTE CONTROLLER AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A remote control system includes a television and a remote controller. The television includes a first transmitter/receiver acquiring web information; a first display displaying a web page based on the web information; and a controller extracting GUI information indicating GUI parts from the web information and sending the GUI information to the remote controller. The remote controller includes a second transmitter/receiver receiving the GUI information from the television; a second display displaying a GUI screen that arranges the GUI parts of the GUI information; and a detecting unit detecting a selection operation by which one of the GUI parts is selected. The second transmitter/receiver sends input information indicating the selected GUI part to the television. The first transmitter/receiver receives the input information from the remote controller. The controller controls the first display to display a screen corresponding to the selected GUI part of the input information. | 10-11-2012 |
20130031586 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION - A method of providing information is provided. The method includes determining content-related information corresponding to playable content; inserting the content-related information into IDentification (ID) information of a wireless transceiver; and transmitting, after insertion of the content-related information, the ID information to an external source. | 01-31-2013 |
20130036441 | APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR CONTENT RETRIEVAL FOR PRESENTATION IN A TELEVISION BROWSER ENVIRONMENT - The invention concerns a method and an apparatus performing the method. In the method a change to a background download enabled state is detected at a mobile node. The mobile node retrieves at least one content package from a remote node and detects a change to a browsing mode. The mobile node indicates the existence of at least one content package on a display to the user and receiving an indication via a remote control unit of a selection of a content package by the user. In response, the mobile node presents content from at least one file in the content package on the display, receives an indication via the remote control unit of a selection of a hyperlink in the content package and downloads a content item corresponding to the hyperlink. | 02-07-2013 |
20130061268 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR INTEGRATED SEARCHING AND RETRIEVING INTERNET OR DIGITAL CONTENT ACROSS A COMMUNICATION NETWORK FOR A MULTIMEDIA PLATFORM - Systems, methods and devices for searching and retrieving content across a communication network are disclosed. They may include a display, one or more input receivers, and a multimedia processing unit as well as an input device and one or more remote computer servers. Embodiments include receiving configuration information for the multimedia system to search for related content during the display of viewed content using the input receivers and cause the viewed content to be displayed on the one or more display components. Further embodiments identify one or more objects in the viewed content and search one or more information repositories for the related content based on the one or more objects. Additional embodiments access the related content from the one or more information repositories and cause to display the related content on the display of a multimedia system. | 03-07-2013 |
20130104171 | LOCALLY STORED CONTENT PREVIEWS: REPRESENTATIVE OF PROGRAMMING CONTENT IN AN ELECTRONIC PROGRAMMING GUIDE THROUGH A GRAPHIC IMAGE ACCESSED FROM THE HARD DRIVE OF A SET TOP BOX - An integrated DSS/WebTV receiver is communicatively connected to an Internet service provider, a DSS service provider, and (optionally) a local broadcast station to provide a display of DSS programs, Internet web sites, and local broadcast channels in a seamless fashion. The DSS/WebTV receiver downloads graphic images, corresponding to DSS programs, from a DSS communication medium or the Internet into a local memory. The graphic images are periodically updated by the DSS service provider or Internet service provider. The DSS/WebTV receiver generates a graphical user interface (GUI), displayed on a television screen, for facilitating a user's navigation through the DSS, Internet, and local broadcast data. The GUI includes a selectable DSS program listing that displays DSS programs that are currently being broadcast or that will be broadcasted in the future. If a user selects a currently broadcasted program, the DSS/WebTV receiver displays the selected program on the television. If the user selects a program that is broadcasted in the future, the DSS/WebTV receiver displays a downloaded graphic image, corresponding to the selected program, on the television. The graphic image may be the selected program's name or logo, still shots from the selected program, short video clips related to the selected program, or advertisements related to the selected program. | 04-25-2013 |
20130125173 | SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME, AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME - A signal processing apparatus is provided. The signal processing apparatus includes: a memory unit in which a plurality of channels and Internet addresses corresponding to the channels are stored; a network connecting unit which is connectable to the Internet; and a control unit which controls the network connecting unit to connect to an Internet address corresponding to a channel selected by a user and to receive content provided from the connected Internet address. | 05-16-2013 |
20130152135 | NETWORK TV AND METHOD FOR OPERATING NETWORK TV - Provided is a method of operating a network TV. The method includes: displaying a TV-only page of an application selected by a user input; transmitting to a mobile terminal a mobile-only page mutually linked with the TV-only page; and controlling an operation of the application according to a user input transmitted from the mobile terminal. | 06-13-2013 |
20130205343 | Method & Apparatus for an Enhanced Television Viewing Experience - Embodiments of the invention include methods and systems to provide an enhanced television experience via a receiver that can access both broadcast and Internet content and can combine elements from both into a single enhanced display. Broadcast-delivered and Internet-delivered content elements are aligned in context by extending the data in an electronic program guide to include an Internet Universal Resource Locator (“URL”) for each program. The URL is used by the receiver to access the supplemental content on the Internet corresponding to a specific broadcast program. | 08-08-2013 |
20130268973 | Sharing Television and Video Programming Through Social Networking - In particular embodiments a social networking system may receive from an external system outside the social-networking system, a request comprising a user identifier associated with a user of the social-networking system, query a social graph for stories generated by one or more connections of the user on the social-networking system, and transmit the stories to the external system. Similarly the social networking system may receive, from an external system outside of the social networking system, a request comprising a user identifier associated with a user of the social networking system, a content identifier, and a action performed by the user on the content identifier, generate a story for the received request, and publish the story to one or more connections of the user on the social networking system. | 10-10-2013 |
20130268974 | ASSOCIATING INFORMATION WITH ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDE ENTRIES - An information processor determines what media content is currently and/or could be displayed on a primary viewing screen. The information processor then mines other sources of information to obtain associated information. This information can then be accessed by a user as raw data and/or further processed by the information processor and then accessed by the user. Typically, the associated information is displayed on a secondary screen. This allows, for example, an electronic programming guide to be enhanced with additional information. | 10-10-2013 |
20130332963 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A TELEVISION CONTROL DEVICE, AND TELEVISION CONTROL DEVICE - A method and system for controlling a television control device, and a television control device are provided. The method includes the following steps: capturing a preset data link tag from the television video data when receiving a data acquisition instruction; wherein, the data link tag records the data link of network resource data corresponding to the television video data; analyzing the data link tag to obtain the data link; accessing network to obtain corresponding network resource data according to the data link. The method and system for controlling a television control device in the present invention are applicable for various television control devices, like a set-top box, a TV box, etc., and enable a user to obtain the television video easily without having to remember the television video content or website in order to search it on the Internet. This is very simple and convenient in operation. | 12-12-2013 |
20140020028 | DYNAMIC HYPERLINKING APPROACH - A method of returning target scenes from a user link request is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: receiving a user link request on a user interface; comparing the received user link request to a plurality of entries in a lookup table; for each entry in the plurality of entries in the lookup table that matches the received user link request, identifying a target scene that corresponds to the matched entry in the lookup table; determining a closest one of the target scenes if multiple entries in the lookup table match the user link request; and transitioning to the closest target scene. | 01-16-2014 |
20140033257 | UTILIZATION OF A REMOTE CONTROL TO DISPLAY MEDIA | 01-30-2014 |
20140173664 | INFORMATION TERMINAL SYSTEM - When a user selects a topic tag included in a posted article on a display of a timeline obtained from an SNS server, an SNS client looks up an information channel related word table registering correspondence between a TV channel and a term related to the TV channel, searches a TV channel registering correspondence with a term and the topic tag, and causes the TV control to receive the searched TV channel and display and output the received program. | 06-19-2014 |
20140173665 | RECEIVING APPARATUS, RECEPTION METHOD, TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present invention relates to a receiving apparatus, a reception method, a transmitting apparatus, a transmission method, and a program that enable data broadcasting content and an application program executed in linkage with the broadcasting content to be started according to priorities. | 06-19-2014 |
20140173666 | INTERNET VIDEO AGGREGATION SYSTEM WITH REMOTE CONTROL - Methods and systems for presentation of content through an interface to provide personalized video feeds to a user. A selective feed is generated by combining a first service feed and a second service feed. A control feed is sent to a second end-user device based on the selective feed and receiving input from a first end-user device. In some embodiments, playback on the second end-user device is controlled by input received from the first end-user device. | 06-19-2014 |
20140208361 | Digital contents receiving apparatus - A television set is capable of receiving both broadcast program from television station and corresponding digital file of the same contents from a server station through internet. The television set keeps information of time limit for the server station to surely provide the file. The television set automatically downloads the file when the time limit comes close or the time limit information is failed to be kept. The television set keeps URL for the moving image program enjoyed upon turning-off of the television set until the next turning-on for instantly enjoying the moving image content provided at the URL. User who turning-on the television set or changing the channel with any program not in mind to feel interest in the program on display by chance can enjoy the program from the beginning by means of downloading corresponding digital file of the same contents through internet by an automatic link. | 07-24-2014 |
20140208362 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MODIFYING ADVERTISEMENT RESPONSIVE TO EPG INFORMATION - A system and method for utilizing data stored in an EPG database for modifying advertisement information. In this way, a service provider and/or an advertiser can transmit a single advertisement to all the television stations regardless of their geographic location and other user specific information, and need not re-transmit the advertisement even if there is a change in the show's program description. When the advertisement is displayed, the correct updated information is retrieved from the EPG database and inserted into the advertisement. | 07-24-2014 |
20140289777 | 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. | 09-25-2014 |
20140351860 | MEDIA SYNCHRONIZATION WITHIN HOME NETWORK USING SET-TOP BOX AS GATEWAY - Techniques disclosed herein include systems and methods for transmitting TV program related content to IP connected devices on a home network, or other local area network. Users can watch television while simultaneously receiving content related to TV programs currently being displayed on a television. TV centric and TV program related content can be transmitted to IP connected devices. Moreover, this TV program related content can be displayed at the same time as a television program is being displayed on a television. As such, the system can provide media synchronization within home network using the set-top box as a gateway for delivering the content. Users can watch TV at home, and at the same time receive TV program related content on a laptop, tablet computer, mobile phone, etc. | 11-27-2014 |
20150020110 | CONTEXTUAL COMMERCE FOR VIEWERS OF VIDEO PROGRAMMING - An apparatus and method for enabling a viewer to watch television in the usual manner, while providing the viewer with an opportunity to indicate interest in products contextually associated with, but not necessarily displayed, in the television programs viewed, are described. Viewer interest might be indicated, for example, by launching a widget from an icon located on the TV video receiver using a handheld remote controller in communication with a set-top box during the program. The program being viewed may then be identified, for example, by the selected channel, the name of the program, the episode, and the time of the selection, or a combination of these indicators. The selections are transmitted by the set-top box to a remote search server, which returns information to the viewer on a portion of the TV video receiver concerning available products contextually related to the program being viewed at the time the widget was launched by the viewer, as well as purchase information. A selected product may as well be purchased through the set-top box in communication with an e-commerce server. Use of a mobile telephone in combination with a TV set-top box for product purchasing is also described. | 01-15-2015 |
20150040164 | Digital contents receiving apparatus - A television set is capable of receiving both broadcast program from television station and corresponding digital file of the same contents from a server station through internet. The television set keeps information of time limit for the server station to surely provide the file. The television set automatically downloads the file when the time limit comes close or the time limit information is failed to be kept. The television set keeps URL for the moving image program enjoyed upon turning-off of the television set until the next turning-on for instantly enjoying the moving image content provided at the URL. User who turning-on the television set or changing the channel with any program not in mind to feel interest in the program on display by chance can enjoy the program from the beginning by means of downloading corresponding digital file of the same contents through internet by an automatic link. | 02-05-2015 |
20150095952 | TELEVISION BROADCAST RECEIVING DEVICE OF GENERATING INFORMATION FOR OBTAINING WEBPAGE INFORMATION, METHOD OF GENERATING ACQUISITION OBJECTIVE INFORMATION, PROGRAM, APPARATUS OF GENERATING ACQUISITION OBJECTIVE INFORMATION, AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING SYSTEM - A television broadcast receiving device includes a program selecting unit that accepts the selection of one of programs in a program list; an extracting unit that extracts a keyword related to the accepted program from the program information; a site information obtaining unit that obtains names and address information of web sites and a rule for generating acquisition objective information for obtaining information of a webpage related to a keyword extracted from one of one or plural web sites; a site name display controller that displays the obtained names of one or plural web sites on a display device; a site name selecting unit that accepts the selection of a name of one web site among the displayed names of the one or plural web sites; and a generating unit that generates acquisition objective information in accordance with the rule. | 04-02-2015 |
20150382041 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING PERSONALIZED SERVICE IN IPTV - A method for providing a personalized service in an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) includes pairing a mobile terminal with the IPTV. The method also includes receiving personalized data from the paired mobile terminal, and searching the Internet for contents satisfying the received personalized data and providing the searched contents. | 12-31-2015 |
20160057502 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING DATA IN AN INTELLIGENT TELEVISION - An intelligent television can store and retrieve data about various functions of the television or associated with user behavior. The stored data streamlines the processes of providing electronic programming guide information, providing search results, providing statistics about content, providing channel information, etc. The unique set of data services in the intelligent television receive, store, manage, and retrieve the data for various of the applications or components. | 02-25-2016 |
20160066022 | LIVE TELEVISION APPLICATION INFORMATION PANEL - An intelligent television and methods for user interaction between the intelligent television and the user are provided. In general, a user is provided with navigation, notification, and setup options which enable one or more functions associated with the intelligent television. The presentation of options is based on input received by the intelligent television. As a user provides input to the intelligent television via a remote control or other input device, the intelligent television is configured to interpret the input and provide interactive functionality in the form of content presented to the display of the intelligent television. | 03-03-2016 |
20160066037 | Digital contents receiving apparatus - A television set is capable of receiving both broadcast program from television station and corresponding digital file of the same contents from a server station through internet. The television set keeps information of time limit for the server station to surely provide the file. The television set automatically downloads the file when the time limit comes close or the time limit information is failed to be kept. The television set keeps URL for the moving image program enjoyed upon turning-off of the television set until the next turning-on for instantly enjoying the moving image content provided at the URL. User who turning-on the television set or changing the channel with any program not in mind to feel interest in the program on display by chance can enjoy the program from the beginning by means of downloading corresponding digital file of the same contents through internet by an automatic link. | 03-03-2016 |
20160134942 | MULTIMEDIA PLAYING SYSTEM, MULTIMEDIA FILE SHARING METHOD AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A multimedia playing system, a multimedia file sharing method and a control method are provided. The multimedia playing system includes multimedia playing devices, a server device and a user device. The server device detects the multimedia playing devices in a peripheral geographic area through the first communication standard, and communicates with the user device through a second communication standard. The server device displays the detected multimedia playing devices, a multimedia playlist and one of a multimedia file and a remote control function or a combination thereof obtained from the user device, and takes the user device as a remote controller of the server device, so as to play or execute one of the multimedia file listed in the multimedia playlist and the remote control function through the detected multimedia playing devices. | 05-12-2016 |