Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
725067000 | Transmitter | 27 |
20080216127 | LIVE VIDEO MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - The present invention discloses a mosaic video channel and a system for generating the mosaic video channel. A mosaic video channel in accordance with the present invention is displayed on a monitor with a plurality of individual video feeds being presented at a given time, and comprises a plurality of video cells presenting at least video information, each video cell associated with one of the plurality of individual video feeds, a cursor, which can be moved between the plurality of video cells, for selecting at least one characteristic associated with a selected video cell, and a receiver, coupled to the monitor and receiving the mosaic video channel, wherein the mosaic channel is changed via a controller which initiates a logo wipe across the mosaic video channel. | 09-04-2008 |
20080271090 | Device, system, network and method for acquiring content - A system, device, network and method for acquiring content that is first transmitted via satellite and received by a satellite receiver such as, for example, a satellite radio receiver. The received content may be listened to (for audio content) upon receipt by the satellite radio receiver, yet may be acquired at some later time. Alternatively, the content may be acquired in real-time—that is, at or proximate to the time during which the content is listened to (again, using audio content as an example). To acquire the content at a later time, the listener captures a part of the signal which carries the content and which is received by the satellite radio receiver. The captured part of the signal may then be transmitted to a content provider that, in turn, transmits a copy of the content identified by the part of the signal to the listener. | 10-30-2008 |
20090007190 | System and method for inserting sync bytes into transport packets - The disclosed embodiments relate to a system and method for inserting sync bytes into a video transport stream. More specifically, there is provided a method comprising determining a parsing procedure supported by a first set top box, appending a first transport packet to comply with the parsing procedure of the first set top box, and transmitting the first transport packet to the first set top box. | 01-01-2009 |
20090070823 | Method and System for Monitoring and Switching Between a Primary and Diverse Site in a Satellite Communication System - A system and method for generating an output signal includes a diverse site, a communication network and a primary site in communication with the diverse site through the communication network. A transport processing system at the primary site communicates a first signal to the diverse site through the communication network. The diverse site generates a first diverse modulator signal at a first diverse modulator and a second diverse modulator signal at a second diverse modulator. The diverse site having a switch coupled to the first diverse modulator and the second diverse modulator and generating a switch output signal corresponding to the first diverse modulator signal and the second diverse modulator signal. The primary site monitors first diverse modulator signal and the second diverse modulator signal and controls the switch in response thereto. | 03-12-2009 |
20090070824 | Method and System for Monitoring and Switching Between Primary and Back-up Uplink Signal Processing Circuits in a Satellite Communication System - A system and method includes a first uplink signal processing circuit, a second uplink signal processing circuit and an IP network communicating the plurality of channel signals to the first uplink signal processing circuit to form a first output signal. A monitoring system monitors the first uplink signal processing circuit and generates a monitoring signal. The monitoring system redirects the channel signals to the second uplink signal processing circuit to form a second plurality of output signal signals. | 03-12-2009 |
20090113490 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING AND CONTROLLING A LOCAL COLLECTION FACILITY FROM A REMOTE FACILITY THROUGH AN IP NETWORK - A method and system of collecting local television signals includes a local collection facility a plurality of primary receiver circuit modules comprising a first receiver circuit module. The first receiver circuit module receives and demodulates the first channel signal and forms an IP signal. A remote facility is spaced apart from the local collection facility and communicates with the local collection facility through an IP backhaul. A primary decoder within the remote facility is in communication with the IP backhaul and forms a decoded signal from the IP signal. A primary encoder within the remote facility in communication with the primary decoder forms a first encoded signal from the decoded signal. A multiplexer in the remote facility multiplexes the first encoded signal into a multiplexed signal. The multiplexed signal may provide an output signal used for uplinking or other type of distribution. | 04-30-2009 |
20090113491 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF RETRIEVING LOST CONTENT SEGMENTS OF PRIOR BROADCASTED PROGRAMMING AT A USER DEVICE FROM A SERVICE PROVIDER - A method and system includes a user device storing content in a memory, determining a lost content segment exists, generating a request for the lost content segment; communicating the request for the lost content to a service provider, receiving the lost segment and storing the lost content segment in the memory. The system may also include a service provider storing the content therein. The service provider communicates the lost content segment to the user device through a network in response to the request. | 04-30-2009 |
20100154010 | ADDRESSING DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING SATELLITE TELEVISION SIGNAL - An addressing device for transmitting satellite TV signal is electrically connected with a satellite down-converter and at least one STB installed at a subscriber end. When the subscriber activates the STB for playing satellite TV channel programs, the satellite down-converter receives satellite signals provide by a satellite system end and processes the satellite signals to generate baseband satellite TV signal for input into the addressing device. Next, the addressing device receives GPS signal indicating the position where it is installed and then addresses the GPS signal, further executing digital security processes to converting the area address into an address signal having the same transmission frequency as that of the baseband satellite TV signal. Finally, the address signal is mixed with the baseband satellite TV signal for output to the STB. | 06-17-2010 |
20100263001 | OPTICAL-TO-MILLIMETER WAVE CONVERSION - A method of converting a modulated optical signal to an encoded electrical signal is provided. The method utilizes a device comprising an electrooptic sideband generator, an optical filter, and an optical/electrical converter. Initially, the modulated optical signal, which carries encoded optical data, is directed to an optical input of the electrooptic sideband generator. The electrooptic sideband generator is driven to generate frequency sidebands about a carrier frequency of the input optical signal. The optical filter is utilized to discriminate between the frequency sidebands and the carrier frequency and combine sidebands-of-interest to yield at least one frequency-converted optical signal comprising a millimeter wave modulation frequency. The frequency converted optical signal carries the encoded optical data and the modulation frequency is a function of the spacing of the sidebands-of-interest. The frequency-converted optical signal is directed to the optical/electrical converter where it is converted to an encoded electrical signal. Additional embodiments are disclosed and claimed. | 10-14-2010 |
20110072471 | Method of broadcasting digital data - The present invention relates to a method of broadcasting a digital content in a unidirectional data transmission network comprising a transmitter system and a plurality of receivers, the digital content including primary data sent in variable amounts and thereby freeing bandwidth temporarily, in which method an additional digital content is transmitted from the transmitter system to at least one receiver using at least the temporarily freed bandwidth and said content is stored locally in at least one receiver. | 03-24-2011 |
20110154412 | Maximizing Power and Spectral Efficiencies for Layered and Conventional Modulations - Methods and apparatuses for maximizing power and spectral efficiencies in a wireless communication system are disclosed. The invention is particularly useful for layered modulation applications because power levels for such applications are relatively high. A layered modulation signal comprises an upper and a lower layer signal that interfere with each other within the same frequency band such that the upper layer signal can be demodulated directly from the layered modulation signal, and the lower layer signal can be demodulated after subtracting the first layer signal from the layered modulation signal. The invention applies one or more of the following four signal schemes in a communication signal including varying the symbol rate (rather than the code rate), reducing or eliminating the guard band, reducing excess signal bandwidth and employing layered modulation within the guard band of the legacy signal. | 06-23-2011 |
20110231881 | DIRECT BROADCAST SIGNAL DISTRIBUTION METHODS - A direct broadcast system having a high altitude communication device that transmits broadcast signals, which are received by an antenna, is provided. The system includes an outdoor unit (ODU) electrically coupled to the antenna. The ODU includes a low noise block converter (LNB) that receives and amplifies the broadcast signals. An ODU receiver is electrically coupled to the ODU and selects a desired frequency of the broadcast signals. Integrated receiver and decoders (IRD(s) are electrically coupled to the ODU receiver via a single distribution cable. The IRD(s) convert the broadcast signals into IRD output signals. Methods of performing the same are also provided, herein, including a transport select method and a service select method for receiving the broadcast signals. A direct broadcast system installation method and wireless communication between the ODU and the IRD(s) are also provided. | 09-22-2011 |
20110258669 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-CARRIER MULTIPLEXING - A transmitter is provided for use with a first input signal and a second input signal. The transmitter includes a first modulating portion, a second modulating portion and a multiplexing portion. The first modulating portion can output a first plurality of code blocks based on the first input signal, wherein each of the first plurality of code blocks has a first sequence number associated therewith and is modulated with a first modulation scheme. The second modulating portion can output a second plurality of code blocks based on the second input signal, wherein each of the second plurality of code blocks has a second sequence number associated therewith and is modulated with a second modulation scheme, and wherein the second modulation scheme is different than the first modulation scheme. The multiplexing portion can a third plurality of code blocks based on the first plurality of code blocks, the second plurality of code blocks and planning code block. The planning code block associates each of the third plurality of code blocks with a respective one of the first plurality of code blocks and the second plurality of code blocks. | 10-20-2011 |
20120017247 | CONTENT BROADCASTING - The invention provides a content broadcasting system comprising a communications satellite and a satellite control arrangement for controlling the communications satellite to transmit a satellite broadcast signal. The satellite control arrangement is arranged to control the satellite to transmit the satellite broadcast signal to a first geographical area during a first time interval and to transmit the satellite broadcast signal to a second geographical area during a second time interval. The broadcast signal is not transmitted to the first geographical area during at least the second time interval and the broadcast signal is not transmitted to the second geographical area during at least the first time interval. This enables broadcast content to be provided to a large geographical area, while increasing the radio frequency spectrum efficiency of the system and minimising the continuous power consumption of the satellite required for the broadcast. | 01-19-2012 |
20120278843 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING THE SATELLITE TRANSPONDER USAGE - Systems and methods are operable to receive media content transport channels from multiple transponders. An exemplary embodiment receives a first transport channel, wherein the first transport channel comprises a first portion of a media content event of interest multiplexed together with a first plurality of media content events; receives a second transport channel, wherein the second transport channel comprises a second portion of the media content event of interest multiplexed together with a second plurality of media content events; demultiplexes the first portion of the media content event of interest from the first transport channel; and demultiplexes the second portion of the media content event of interest from the second transport channel. | 11-01-2012 |
20130117789 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RENDERING AND DELIVERING 3-D CONTENT - A device and method are provided for delivering three-dimensional (3-D) content. The device includes a receiving unit configured to receive a first signal containing at least two-dimensional (2-D) content, a processing unit configured to (i) determine an amount of a difference in the content in the first signal to be visualized by a left visual sensor and a right visual sensor, (ii) determine whether the amount of the difference is less than or equal to a predetermined minimum value, and to discard the signal to be visualized by one of the right and left visual sensors when the amount is determined to be less than or equal to the predetermined minimum value, and (iii) generate a second signal containing the 2-D content of the first signal and 3-D content in which the first signal to be visualized by the one of the right and left visual sensor sensors is discarded. | 05-09-2013 |
20140059619 | Video and Digital Multimedia Aggregator Content Coding and Formatting - A video and digital multimedia aggregator includes a content decoder, coder (codec) and formatter. The codec formatter receives coding and formatting requests that characterize input source content and desired output target content. Data conveyed about the source and target content may include parameters such as physical and/or logical addresses, coding and compression parameters, format descriptions, content size, description of auxiliary services, and other metadata elements that may be required for coding and formatting. | 02-27-2014 |
20140059620 | VIDEO BUFFER MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUE - The video data buffering apparatus and associated methods provide audio and video data buffering in a video processing device. Specifically, the system relates to the use of a circular buffer and linked list FIFO employed in a video processing system, wherein video data packets from multiple video streams are stored in a common buffer to compensate for transport packet jitter. The apparatus and methods enable the system to store multiple QAM video stream packets in a common memory buffer. Linked list FIFOS are generated to identify the packets and their location within the common memory buffer. The linked list information is used to transfer the data between the common memory buffer and a modulator. | 02-27-2014 |
20140173668 | FAST BLIND SCAN METHOD INSENSITIVE TO ADJACENT CHANNEL INTERFERENCE - A fast blind scan method first initializes pointers to fetch a block of spectrum and then checks whether the block contains a high spectrum signal and whether the difference between a carrier frequency of the high spectrum signal and a start pointer is greater than a first threshold. When the high spectrum signal is absent or the difference is not greater than the first threshold, it checks whether there is a full band channel in the block. When the full band channel exists, a signal detection and parameter extraction operation is performed and the start pointer is set to be a frequency of a second cross point. Then, it checks whether the difference between the start pointer and an end pointer is greater than a second threshold and, if not, a carrier frequency pointer is set to enable a tuner to fetch a next block. | 06-19-2014 |
20140189754 | ADAPTIVE MULTICAST DELIVERY OF MEDIA STREAMS - Various systems, methods and devices adaptively manage the multicast delivery of multiple media programs. Each of the media programs is encoded into multiple media streams, each stream having a different bitrate, frame rate, resolution or other encoding parameter. A computer receives feedback about the delivery of the multiple streams and automatically adapts the number of streams available for at least one of the multiple media programs in response to the received feedback. This allows resources to be applied to those multicast streams having the greatest user demand. | 07-03-2014 |
20140196097 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SYNCHRONIZATION FOR DVB-S2 FRAME AND ITS ASSOCIATED FRAME STRUCTURE - A communication system using the DVB-S2 standard, and its associated frame structure, comprises at least two users Ui, characterized in that the super-frame ST | 07-10-2014 |
20140325569 | Systems and Methods for Positioning a Satellite Uplink Device - A computer-implemented method is provided in which a satellite uplink device is positioned to distribute an event. Data is collected from one or more automatic sensor device associated with the satellite uplink device. An optimal position of the satellite uplink device is calculated based on at least the data collected from the one or more sensor devices. The location of one or more satellites in orbit is determined and one or more satellites are selected as a preferred satellite. The satellite uplink device is automatically positioned in the calculated optimal position to connect with the preferred satellite without user intervention. However, a user at a remote location may communicate instructions to change the position the satellite uplink device. User instructions are converted into one or more actuator commands and are wirelessly transmitted to the satellite uplink device for changing its position. | 10-30-2014 |
20140337896 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DATA RATE CONTROLLER FOR A CODE BLOCK MULTIPLEXING SCHEME - A receiver is used with third code blocks based on first code blocks, second code blocks, and a planning code block. The first code blocks are associated with a first sequence number and modulated with a first modulation scheme. The second code blocks are associated with a second sequence number and modulated with a second modulation scheme. The planning code block associates the third code blocks with the first code blocks and the second code blocks. The receiver includes a de-multiplexing portion, which includes a code block selector and a look up table, that outputs a de-multiplexed signal based on the third code blocks. The code block selector selects a code block from the third code blocks to output as the de-multiplexed signal based on entries in the look up table. The receiver also includes a recovery portion that outputs received code blocks based on the de-multiplexed signal. | 11-13-2014 |
20160080828 | Method for generating and transferring at least one data stream - A method for generating a stream from first and second data streams received, the data streams comprising frames, each frame containing a synchronization packet, a signaling packet giving information on the structure of the data stream and packets referred to as baseband frames. The method comprises the steps of aligning the two data streams received by putting in phase the synchronization packets or the signaling packets of the frames of each data stream, identifying, in one of the data streams received, baseband packets identifying packets of a first type, and inserting, in each frame of the first stream received, baseband packets of the frame of the second stream the synchronization packet of which is aligned with the synchronization packet of the frame of the first stream. | 03-17-2016 |
20160150254 | Secure Combined Interoperable Multiplexing - Systems and methods for combining a plurality of transport streams into a single transport stream for transmission to, e.g., a single frequency network via a satellite. Embodiments provide receiving a plurality of original, e.g., MPEG-compliant, data streams, where each original data stream has its own timing information, combining the plurality of original data streams into a single combined data stream which is also, e.g., MPEG compliant, modulating the single combined data stream for uplink to a satellite, receiving a downlink transmission from the satellite, where the downlink transmission includes the single combined data stream, de-combining the single combined data stream into the plurality of original data streams, and passing respective original data steams to, e.g., one or more DVB-T modulators for broadcast into a single frequency network. | 05-26-2016 |
20160192028 | TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEPTION METHOD, TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, AND RECEPTION APPARATUS - A transmission method includes: generating one or more frames for content transfer, each of the frames containing one or more second transfer units, each of the second transfer units being placed at a head within each of the frames and containing one or more first transfer units, each of the first transfer units containing one or more Internet Protocol (IP) packets, each of the first transfer units positioned at a head within each of the frames containing reference clock information indicating time used for reproduction of the content that uses the IP packets in a reception apparatus; and transmitting the one or more frames by broadcast. | 06-30-2016 |
20160205441 | TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEPTION METHOD, TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, AND RECEPTION APPARATUS | 07-14-2016 |