Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
725112000 | Link transmission (e.g., URL sent to user) | 60 |
20080209490 | Methods in transmission and searching of video information - In a method for transmission of video information between HTTP servers and clients in a shared network resource, particularly Internet, the video information is stored as a video file consisting of packet-divided video streams compression-coded with average bit rates t(c) which cover the clients' expected channel bit rates s. Each packet and the video file are supplied with a header containing information for realizing a bandwidth-scalable video transmission over a suitable version of HTTP. During transmission switching between the video streams takes place on the basis pf an estimation of the channel bit rate s and the information in the packet header, such that the bit rate t(c) is adapted to the client's actual channel bit rate s. In a method for client-executed search and retrieval of video information in a shared network resource, particularly searching of a video frame Fx in a packet-divided video stream, the packets in a video stream are divipacket packet in each group. On basis of given search criteria and search-specific information in the packet headers the packet with the video five Fx is found, such that a pseudo-random search and retrieval are realized with the use of a suitable version of HTTP as transport protocol. | 08-28-2008 |
20080256583 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SHARING VIDEO OVER A NETWORK - A user can create a video segment or employ an existing video segment, and then share it over a computer network. The user provides an indication that one or more particular video segments are to be shared over the network. The video segment(s) is/are then automatically assessed and determined to be compatible with streaming video, or not. If the video segment(s) is/are not compatible with streaming video, it/they are converted to a compatible format automatically. An identifier for the video segment is automatically created and the segment and the identifier are automatically uploaded to a host computer over the network such as the Internet. The video segment and the identifier (optionally with other identifying material such as an identity of the sender, an access authorization for the video, a number of accesses permitted, and a duration for the availability of the video) can be stored at the direction of the host computer. A viewer can be sent an identifier of the video, and can request that the video be served as a streaming video to the viewer's computer. Alternatively, the viewer can be sent a location of the video such as a URL, can be served the video as an embedded portion of a Web page, or can be served the video as a consequence of being sent a link in an e-mail or as an e-mail greeting card. | 10-16-2008 |
20090049495 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CREATING, MANAGING, SENDING AND TRACKING VIDEO PRESENTATIONS WITH EMAILS - The invention includes improvements in the method and apparatus for enabling a video presentation, that is located at a remote location from the email, such a special video server, to be begin playing almost immediately when that email is opened. | 02-19-2009 |
20090100488 | BROADCASTING FOR BROWSING THE WEB - A broadcast system includes a transmitting unit configured for: receiving a web page as input; converting the web page into video image data; and providing a link to the video image data on a basis of a link provided to the web page; an encoder for compressing the video image data; and a receiving unit for receiving the compressed video data; decoding the compressed video data; and directly transmitting the decoded video data to a video display device, without requiring a browser application. | 04-16-2009 |
20090125961 | Method of combining linear content and interactive content compressed together as streaming interactive video - A method comprising combining Internet linear video together with interactive video content into a single video stream that is compressed and transmitted in the form of streaming interactive video through the Internet to a user client device. | 05-14-2009 |
20090193484 | ADAPTIVE SCHEDULING OF STREAMING VIDEO OVER WIRELESS NETWORKS - An adaptive scheduling process is disclosed which dynamically decides which frames need to be transmitted and which ones need to be dropped at any transmission opportunity based on current channel conditions and on characteristics of each video frame. | 07-30-2009 |
20090241155 | Method and Apparatus to Facilitate Automatically Forming an Aggregation of Multiple Different Renderable Content Items - A network element ( | 09-24-2009 |
20090254959 | DISTRIBUTION OF AMBIENCE AND CONTENT - A system for supporting entertainment distribution via at least one network comprises a content provider ( | 10-08-2009 |
20090288128 | DIGITAL BROADCAST RECEPTION APPARATUS, INFORMATION CONTENT PRINTING METHOD IN THE APPARATUS, PRINT APPARATUS COMMUNICATING WITH THE APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A digital television ( | 11-19-2009 |
20100011400 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EXTENDING DOCSIS CABLE MODEM SERVICE OVER WIRELESS LINKS - An apparatus and method are presented to allow the extension of a DOCSIS cable modem service over a wireless link. According to the invention a wireless hub transceiver is connected to a distribution coax cable of a DOCSIS based system. The downstream data are transferred over a wireless link to a remote subscriber radio frequency (RF) unit connected to a cable modem that provides the downstream data to the subscriber. Similarly, upstream data are sent from the subscriber cable modem over the wireless link to the wireless hub transceiver where such data are inserted back to the distribution coax cable. | 01-14-2010 |
20100050222 | System and method for transporting interactive marks - The present invention concerns a system and a method for synchronizing interactive content with individual video stream. In particular, it concerns a method for generating an interactive mark, comprising, at a generating device, the steps of receiving video packets of a video stream, creating an interactive mark intended to enable an interactive service during a period of the video stream, periodically inserting the interactive mark into Internet Protocol packets, noted IP-based packet, said IP-based packets being synchronized with packets that transport the associated video stream, and sending the IP-based packets. | 02-25-2010 |
20100199321 | METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR STARTING IPTV SERVICE - A method for starting an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) service is provided, which includes the following steps. Before the terminal accesses an IP network, an Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP)-based join request message carrying multicast program channel data is sent via a physical link connection. Then, a media stream of a multicast group which the join request message requests to join in is acquired. A device and a system for starting an IPTV service and an IPTV terminal are also provided. The IPTV service startup speed is accelerated, and the time spent on waiting for the startup of the IPTV services is shortened. | 08-05-2010 |
20100218229 | METHOD FOR DELIVERING NON-ANONYMOUS USER METADATA USING AN SOAP OPERATION IN TV ANYTIME METADATA SERVICE - The present invention relates to a method or an operation for providing a personalized TV-Anytime metadata service. According to the present invention, there is provided a method of transmitting non-anonymous user metadata to a TV-Anytime service agent using a SOAP operation, comprising the steps of a) defining a SOAP operation which transmits user metadata and is capable of identifying transmission of non-anonymous user metadata, b) the service agent identifying a user, c) a client loading user metadata about the identified user on an element of the SOAP operation defined at step a) and transmitting the element with the user metadata to the service agent, and d) the service agent identifying the element of the SOAP operation transmitted at step c) and extracting the user metadata included in the element of the SOAP operation therefrom. | 08-26-2010 |
20100242078 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USE IN A MOBILE/HANDHELD COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - An Advanced Television Systems Committee Digital Television (ATSC DTV) transmitter transmits a digital multiplex that includes a legacy DTV channel and a mobile DTV channel. The mobile DTV channel is conveyed in mobile packets that comprise mobile data and additional mobile training information. A mobile packet comprises 207 bytes wherein 2 bytes are header information, 20 bytes are Reed-Solomon (RS) parity information and 185 bytes convey mobile data and mobile training information. The mobile training information is inserted into mobile packets such that the additional training information appears in contiguous positions after convolutional interleaving. | 09-23-2010 |
20110010746 | SET TOP BOX BROWSER CONTROL VIA A WIRELESS HANDSET - A system and method for providing Internet access via a set top box may include operating, on the set top box, a browser configured to display data associated with a website. A command may be received from a wireless communications device via a communications network. The command may include a network address of the website. In response to receiving the command, the website data may be displayed on a television to which the set top box is in communication. | 01-13-2011 |
20110107385 | Method for interactive video content programming - The present invention is directed to a system and method for interacting with video by displaying one or more interface links associated with video content being displayed, pausing the video content when an interface link is interacted with, allowing the user to view ancillary content the interface link is linked to over a network, and un-pausing the video content after the user elects to continue viewing the video content. In one or more embodiments, the ancillary content may permit e-commerce, display additional video or other images, and/or include links to additional ancillary content. The present invention also includes a method for creating an interactive video. | 05-05-2011 |
20110219419 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BROWSING USING ALTERNATIVE LINKBASES - 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. | 09-08-2011 |
20110258676 | Interactive Video Subscription Player - An interactive video subscription service is disclosed. The interactive video subscription service has a web based application. The web based application has a main transmission source, a secondary transmission source, and at least one tertiary transmission source. The main transmission source, the secondary transmission source and at least one tertiary transmission source has video and audio signals. Wherein the main transmission source is controllable by a broadcaster, and the web based application is viewable by a plurality of subscribers. | 10-20-2011 |
20110265135 | SHARING A STREAMING VIDEO - A video segment can be shared over a computer network by first receiving the video segment at a receiving computer on the network. The receiving computer assures that the video segment is in a streaming video format, and creates at least one identification tag for the video segment. The receiving computer also stores the video segment, and communicates the identification tag to another computer on the network. Upon subsequent receipt of that identification tag, the receiving computer streams the video segment to a destination computer on the network. | 10-27-2011 |
20110265136 | SHARING A STREAMING VIDEO - A video segment can be shared over a computer network by first receiving the video segment at a receiving computer on the network. The receiving computer assures that the video segment is in a streaming video format, and creates at least one identification tag for the video segment. The receiving computer also stores the video segment, and communicates the identification tag to another computer on the network. Upon subsequent receipt of that identification tag, the receiving computer streams the video segment to a destination computer on the network. | 10-27-2011 |
20110307933 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING SERVER SIDE PUSH MECHANISMS FOR INTERNET PROTOCOL TELEVISION (IPTV) UPDATES - Systems and methods provide for transmitting updates in an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) environment towards a client. The method includes: maintaining the updates in a data hierarchy of updates; receiving a first message identifying a client; retrieving information associated with the client; determining which updates are relevant to the client by matching the information associated with the client to the data hierarchy of updates; and transmitting a second message toward the client with information associated with the determined updates. | 12-15-2011 |
20110321109 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERACTIVE VIDEO CONTENT PROGRAMMING - The present invention is directed to a system and method for interacting with video by displaying one or more interface links associated with video content being displayed, pausing the video content when an interface link is interacted with, allowing the user to view ancillary content the interface link is linked to over a network, and un-pausing the video content after the user elects to continue viewing the video content. In one or more embodiments, the ancillary content may permit e-commerce, display additional video or other images, and/or include links to additional ancillary content. The present invention also includes a method for creating an interactive video. | 12-29-2011 |
20120210380 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING RECORDED RADIO OR TELEVISION PROGRAMS WITH INFORMATION ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB - The present invention is directed to a system, method and computer program for enabling a user ( | 08-16-2012 |
20120240175 | CONTENT RECEIVING APPARATUS, DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTENT RECEPTION METHOD - According to one exemplary embodiment, a content receiving apparatus includes: a first receiver which receives a first identifier of first content from a first external apparatus; a generator which employs the first identifier to generate a second identifier of second content that corresponds to the first content but has different quality from the first content; a transmitter which transmits a content request including the second identifier to a second external apparatus different from the first external apparatus; and a second receiver which receives data of the second content transmitted from the second external apparatus in response to the content request. | 09-20-2012 |
20120254931 | Content Extraction for Television Display - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for a display device that, in response to receiving a network address from a personal computing device, retrieves and presents network based electronic media. In one aspect, a method includes receiving at a user device a first resource referenced by a first resource address, and the first resource includes a second resource address referencing a second resource that is content that is displayed in a content display environment in the first resource page. In response to a selection of the display of the content in the content display environment, the method provide the second resource address to the television device in response to determining that a television device in data communication with the user device has a processing capability to retrieve the content from the second resource address and display the content. | 10-04-2012 |
20120254932 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERACTIVE VIDEO CONTENT PROGRAMMING - The present invention is directed to a system and method for interacting with video by displaying one or more interface links associated with video content being displayed, pausing the video content when an interface link is interacted with, allowing the user to view ancillary content the interface link is linked to over a network, and un-pausing the video content after the user elects to continue viewing the video content. In one or more embodiments, the ancillary content may permit e-commerce, display additional video or other images, and/or include links to additional ancillary content. The present invention also includes a method for creating an interactive video. | 10-04-2012 |
20130007827 | RECEIVING A BROADCAST STREAM - An apparatus and method for receiving a broadcast stream is provided. The apparatus is configured to receive key information and additional information through the broadcast stream, select one of a plurality of predetermined functions based on the additional information, and perform the selected function in response to a control signal identified by the key information. The additional information may include link information such as a URL or telephone number, and the function may be selected based on a type of the link information. In some embodiments, the link information may be extracted from audio-visual data of a selected programme, using optical character recognition. The apparatus may connect to a secondary device to transmit information to the secondary device, and may receive information relating to the selected programme from the secondary device. | 01-03-2013 |
20130067526 | Method and Apparatus for Browsing Using Alternative Linkbases - 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. | 03-14-2013 |
20130139211 | Linking and Browsing Media on Television - Techniques for linking and browsing media on a television (TV) are provided. A selected program, which is associated with a channel of the TV, is detected and additional content, which is associated with that channel and/or the selected program, is dynamically acquired from one or more external sources. The additional content is formatted as links and simultaneously presented within a display of the TV along with the selected program that continues to play on the TV. Furthermore, activation of any link results in the additional content being dynamically acquired and presented within the display. | 05-30-2013 |
20130198791 | E-BOOK-BASED ON-LINE BROADCASTING STUDY SYSTEM AND METHOD - Provided is an on-line broadcasting study system and method that provides e-book content of a mobile terminal and educational broadcasting content of a smart TV in an associated manner. The mobile terminal processes and outputs e-book content including association information indicating association with specific broadcasting content received from an educational content server, and transmits a broadcasting content transmission request selected according to a user input signal for selecting broadcasting content associated with e-book content, to the smart TV. The smart TV transmits the broadcasting content transmission request of the mobile terminal to a broadcasting content server, and receives and outputs broadcasting content searched for and acquired by the broadcasting content server by using the association information according to the broadcasting content transmission request. | 08-01-2013 |
20130254822 | System for Creating and Displaying a Media Program Stream - A system and method of displaying a sequence of media clips on a webpage rendered by a browser operating on a user's computer such that each media clip is automatically displayed after the previous clip is completed, where the sequence is controlled and determined at a remote location from the user's computer and the display of the sequence on the user's computer occurs without any ongoing interaction with the browser by the user. | 09-26-2013 |
20130340021 | NON-REAL TIME PUSH SERVICES - In certain embodiments, a transmitter transmits an output packet stream containing non-real time program content, a FLUTE file description table (FDT), NRT service metadata and NRT content metadata. A multiplexer is configured to multiplex the IP packet stream to contain: NRT program content, the FLUTE FDT, NRT service metadata, and NRT program content metadata. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract. | 12-19-2013 |
20140013374 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING DIGITAL SERVICE SIGNALS - An apparatus for processing digital service signals includes a receiving module configured to receive contents having watermarks, where the watermarks are inserted in audio or video frames of the contents, the watermarks carry channel information related to the contents, and content information having URL information for additional data of the contents. An extracting module is configured to extract the watermarks from the audio or video frames, and an obtaining module is configured to obtain the additional data over an IP(Internet Protocol) network using the extracted watermarks. | 01-09-2014 |
20140013375 | Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over Hypertext Transfer Protocol Client Behavior Framework and Implementation of Session Management - An apparatus comprises a receiver configured to receive a request for a Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over Hypertext Transfer Protocol (DASH) media presentation description (MPD), a processor coupled to the receiver and configured to create the MPD, wherein the MPD comprises a mechanism for specifying a client's behavior, and wherein the mechanism conditions the client's ability to download content on the client's ability to support a feature, and a transmitter coupled to the processor and configured to transmit the MPD. A method comprises receiving a request for a Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over Hypertext Transfer Protocol (DASH) media presentation description (MPD), and transmitting the MPD, wherein the MPD comprises a mechanism for specifying a client's behavior, and wherein the mechanism conditions the client's ability to download content on the client's ability to support a feature. | 01-09-2014 |
20140026175 | ONLINE VIDEO DISTRIBUTION - Online video can now be supplied with hyperlinks that are associated with and move with objects in the video. However, online video players tend not to report an accurate frame number, and this results in poor synchronisation of the movement of the hyperlink and the object. We propose that a subset of the pixels in the frame be used to encode a numeric frame identifier. | 01-23-2014 |
20140040967 | Broadcasting Links to Enhanced Content - A computer-implemented method includes receiving, from a secondary computing device, a request for enhanced content for a media program, the request comprising information indicative of a communication channel through which the media program is being displayed on a primary computing device; receiving broadcast information indicative of enhanced content for a plurality of communication channels; extracting, from the broadcast information indicative of enhanced content for the plurality of communication channels, broadcast information indicative of enhanced content for the communication channel through which the media program is being displayed on the primary computing device; obtaining, based on the extracted broadcast information, a link to enhanced content for the media program; and sending, to the secondary computing device, the link to enhanced content for the media program. | 02-06-2014 |
20140090001 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF AN INTERACTIVE TELEVISION APPLICATION - The present invention provides a method and system for implementation of an interactive television application. Particularly, the invention provides method and system for designing and implementation of synchronized interactive television applications using quick response (QR) code, wherein the quick response (QR) code is used to tag the broadcasted television content. More particularly, the invention provides method and system for decoding the quick response (QR) code at the receiver side to provide a universal resource locator (URL) which hosts augmented services for the content on the interactive television as well as on the secondary communication device. | 03-27-2014 |
20140157343 | WATERMARKED MEDIA CONTENT IN IPTV OR iTV NETWORKS - A method that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may embedding a watermark in media content for presentation at a rendering device using an editor to associate the watermark with one or more metadata pointers that point to additional media content according to an embedded link of the watermark to generate a group of one or more metadata pointers where the watermark includes an embedded link to additional media content used to modify the media content based on a content exchange between the rendering device and a computer. The method may further include storing the group of one or more metadata pointers, where a selection of the watermark invokes access to the altered media content containing the additional media content associated with the watermark, thereby producing the altered media content at the one or more user devices. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 06-05-2014 |
20140215542 | Interactive Video Advertisement in a Mobile Browser - A system and a method are disclosed for presenting an interactive video ad in a mobile web browser that does not support embedded video playback in the browser. The interactive video ad comprises an overlay of transparent frame and visible elements, wherein the visible elements include instructions on performing a gesture to interact with the video ad. The system generates an HTML underlay, which is a web page with embedded link to continue playback of the interactive video ad and one or more interactivity options. The HTML underlay is displayed when the gesture is performed. Interactions with the video ad can be selected from the one or more options presented by the HTML underlay. | 07-31-2014 |
20140282784 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MULTICAST DELIVERY OF CONTENT IN A CONTENT DELIVERY NETWORK - Methods and apparatus for providing persistent multicast delivery of content to devices within a network. In one embodiment, a webserver is provided to determine whether requested content is to be provided via a persistent multicast. If a multicast is not to be provided, the requesting device is instructed to query a unicast server. If a multicast is to be provided, the requesting device is instructed to query an entity for joining the multicast. After joining the multicast, the entity processes and provides the content to the requesting device as a unicast stream. In one variant, a web persistent port which is assigned by the entity to receive the multicast comprises a WebSocket compatible TCP port and the requesting device runs a WebSocket compatible media player. The webserver tracks requests to identify “popular” content to be delivered as a multicast. Content protection schemes and trick mode functions are also provided. | 09-18-2014 |
20140344878 | SYSTEM FOR ESTABLISHING COMMUNICATIONS WITH A MOBILE DEVICE SERVER - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, receiving a message transmitted from a web server application operating in a mobile device and inserting an identifier of a gateway device into the message to produce a modified message. The modified message includes a request to invoke a software application in the mobile device. The modified message is forwarded to a remote server to allow the server to establish communications with a media processor based on the identifier of the gateway device. The media processor invokes the software application in the mobile device based on an address supplied by the web server application allowing the mobile device to execute the software application and to establish media communication services with the media processor responsive to executing the software application. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 11-20-2014 |
20140380391 | METHOD OF RECEIVING A BROADCASTING SIGNAL AND RECEIVING SYSTEM FOR RECEIVING A BROADCASTING SIGNAL - A broadcast signal reception method and a reception system are provided. The reception system includes a first processor, a second processor, and a storage medium. The first processor receives and processes a signaling table, the signaling table comprising first signaling information including access information of Non-Real-Time (NRT) service data and second signaling information including media object association information of the NRT service data. The second processor receives the NRT service data and processes a file including the received NRT service data based on the access information and the media object association information processed by the first processor. The storage medium stores the processed file of the NRT service data. | 12-25-2014 |
20150026746 | Method and IPTV Server for Enabling Playout of One or More Media Objects - A method and an IPTV server ( | 01-22-2015 |
20150100998 | TV CLIP RECORD AND SHARE - A system and method to share TV programming content that enables recording and sharing of video clips of TV programming, where viewer creates a recording/video clip, which can then be shared via a link of the video clip. | 04-09-2015 |
20150296233 | DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROCESSING DATA IN DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM - A digital broadcast receiver and a control method thereof are provided. The digital broadcast receiver includes a reception unit for receiving a broadcast signal in which mobile service data and main service data are multiplexed, an extractor for extracting transmission parameter channel signaling information and fast information channel signaling information from a data group in the received mobile service data, an acquirer for acquiring a program table describing virtual channel information and a service of an ensemble by using the extracted fast information channel signaling information, the ensemble being a virtual channel group of the received mobile service data, a detector for detecting a descriptor defining Internet access information corresponding to the mobile service data by using the acquired program table, and a controller for controlling the Internet access information of the detected descriptor and the mobile service data to be displayed. | 10-15-2015 |
20150373388 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MULTICAST DELIVERY OF CONTENT IN A CONTENT DELIVERY NETWORK - Methods and apparatus for providing persistent multicast delivery of content to devices within a network. In one embodiment, a webserver is provided to determine whether requested content is to be provided via a persistent multicast. If a multicast is not to be provided, the requesting device is instructed to query a unicast server. If a multicast is to be provided, the requesting device is instructed to query an entity for joining the multicast. After joining the multicast, the entity processes and provides the content to the requesting device as a unicast stream. In one variant, a web persistent port which is assigned by the entity to receive the multicast comprises a Web Socket compatible TCP port and the requesting device runs a WebSocket compatible media player. The webserver tracks requests to identify “popular” content to be delivered as a multicast. Content protection schemes and trick mode functions are also provided. | 12-24-2015 |
20150382080 | SIGNAL TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, SIGNAL TRANSMITTING METHOD, AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SIGNAL - Disclosed are a signal transmitting method, a signal transmitting apparatus, and a system for transmitting and receiving a signal. The signal transmitting method comprises the steps of: discovering a companion device using a multicast mode; receiving and storing device type information from the discovered companion device; receiving an application uniform resource identifier (URI) and storing the application URI to correspond to the device type information; and identifying the device type information of the companion device selected by a user and transmitting to the selected companion device the application URI corresponding to the device type information. | 12-31-2015 |
20160088368 | ELECTRONIC VIDEO PRODUCT SUPPORTING INTERACTIVE INTERCONNECTED SYSTEM - An electronic video product supporting an interactive interconnected system supports transmit-receive of a video information signal of the interactive interconnected system which comprises an electronic reading device and an electronic transmitter-receiver. The video information signal is synthesized by associated data and media information data. The associated data is a preset URI (Uniform Resource Identifier). The electronic transmitter-receiver is provided with an associated data reception circuit, an associated data transmission circuit and a central processing unit (with memory). The associated data reception circuit is equipped with a short-distance signal transmission-reception circuit; and the electronic transmitter-receiver is mainly configured to control transmit-receive of the associated data of the decomposed multimedia information signal, receive the associated data decomposed by the transmission circuit of the electronic reading device, transmit the associated data to an external information data storage center via a remote wireless technology, and quickly call out an associated electronic file. | 03-24-2016 |
20160100231 | LINKING AND BROWSING MEDIA ON TELEVISION - Techniques for linking and browsing media on a television (TV) are provided. A selected program, which is associated with a channel of the TV, is detected and additional content, which is associated with that channel and/or the selected program, is dynamically acquired from one or more external sources. The additional content is formatted as links and simultaneously presented within a display of the TV along with the selected program that continues to play on the TV. Furthermore, activation of any link results in the additional content being dynamically acquired and presented within the display. | 04-07-2016 |
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20080216139 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SHARING VIDEO OVER A NETWORK - A user can create a video segment or employ an existing video segment, and then share it over a computer network. The user provides an indication that one or more particular video segments are to be shared over the network. The video segment(s) is/are then automatically assessed and determined to be compatible with streaming video, or not. If the video segment(s) is/are not compatible with streaming video, it/they are converted to a compatible format automatically. An identifier for the video segment is automatically created and the segment and the identifier are automatically uploaded to a host computer over the network such as the Internet. The video segment and the identifier (optionally with other identifying material such as an identity of the sender, an access authorization for the video, a number of accesses permitted, and a duration for the availability of the video) can be stored at the direction of the host computer. A viewer can be sent an identifier of the video, and can request that the video be served as a streaming video to the viewer's computer. Alternatively, the viewer can be sent a location of the video such as a URL, can be served the video as an embedded portion of a Web page, or can be served the video as a consequence of being sent a link in an e-mail or as an e-mail greeting card. | 09-04-2008 |
20080216140 | SHARING A STREAMING VIDEO - A video segment can be shared over a computer network by first receiving the video segment at a receiving computer on the network. The receiving computer assures that the video segment is in a streaming video format, and creates at least one identification tag for the video segment. The receiving computer also stores the video segment, and communicates the identification tag to another computer on the network. Upon subsequent receipt of that identification tag, the receiving computer streams the video segment to a destination computer on the network. | 09-04-2008 |
20080282303 | DETECTION OF MEDIA LINKS IN BROADCAST SIGNALS - A detection apparatus includes a tuner tuned to the program and a meter coupled to the tuner and arranged to detect content ancillary information from the program tuned by the tuner. The content ancillary information may be a media link, closed captioning information, or the like. The meter may also be arranged to extract a broadcast signature from the program. A comparator compares the broadcast signature to a reference signature selected from a library of reference signatures based upon the content ancillary information. Broadcast signatures from unknown programs may be clustered at least partially on the basis of the content ancillary information. | 11-13-2008 |
20090007207 | HARDWARE-IMPLEMENTED HANDLING OF BACK-TO-BACK AND PARALLEL TIME SLICES IN A VIDEO BROADCASTING RECEIVER - A hardware-implemented video broadcasting receiver is described that is capable handling back-to-back and parallel time slices in an efficient manner, thereby providing improved receiver performance. In one implementation, the hardware-implemented video broadcasting receiver is capable of handling back-to-back time slices of up to 2 Megabits (Mbits) each and, depending upon the MPE-FEC frame size associated with each time slice, up to 8 parallel time slices or up to 4 parallel time slices transmitted back-to-back with 4 other parallel time slices. The hardware-implemented video broadcasting receiver advantageously permits more efficient and flexible use of the available spectrum and increases interoperability with other DVB-H compliant equipment. | 01-01-2009 |
20090205005 | DIGITAL BROADCAST RECEPTION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PROVIDING ADDITIONAL CONTENT - Disclosed is a method of providing additional content in a digital broadcast reception apparatus, the method including receiving a locator of additional content from a broadcast server while a user watches a broadcast program, receiving an instruction to insert the additional content from the broadcast server, receiving and reproducing the additional content from a content providing server designated by the locator, and switching back to the broadcast program. Thus, it is not necessary to allocate a separate channel and/or to switch channels for providing additional content. | 08-13-2009 |
20110055885 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING INTERACTIVE LOOK-AND-FEEL IN A DIGITAL BROADCAST VIA AN X Y PROTOCOL - A system for providing an interactive look-and-feel in a digital video broadcast via an X-Y protocol is provided. At a head-end, video information is digitized and associated with private data, such as event identifications, X-Y coordinates, link event identification and synchronization data. This information is then transmitted to a receiving end and is input into a set-top box. The set-top box receives the broadcast digital signal and includes a member for receiving the broadcast digital signal and generating a playable signal including indicia of the link data. The playable signal is then played on a playing device. The user is provided with a remote control or similar input device for selecting from the indicia. Upon selection of a desired indicia, the user may exercise the predetermined link associated with the selected indicia in order to obtain the desired playable signal. | 03-03-2011 |
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