Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
725136000 | Interactive data transmitted in video signal band (e.g., VBI or HBI data) | 27 |
20080209498 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECORDING DIGITAL PROGRAMS AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION BY USING THE SAME METHOD - A method and apparatus for recording digital program by transforming program supplementary information into graphic data are provided. The apparatus includes a supplementary information analyzer, a graphic data generator and a disk generator. The supplementary information analyzer extracts program supplementary information from a digital program signal and analyzes the program supplementary information. The graphic data generator transforms the program supplementary information outputted from the supplementary analyzing unit into graphic data, and a disk generator records the digital program signal and the graphic data generated from the graphic data generator in a disk. | 08-28-2008 |
20080235752 | Multimedia Presentation Resumption within an Environment of Multiple Presentation Systems - With at least one implementation described herein, one or more viewers are able to watch the same source multimedia content at multiple locations within an environment (e.g., a household). With at least one implementation described herein, a viewer is able to resume watching such content at a new location (or “locus”) from the point that she bookmarked the content at an original location. This abstract itself is not intended to limit the scope of this patent. The scope of the present invention is pointed out in the appending claims. | 09-25-2008 |
20080256591 | Virtual webcam and method thereof - A virtual webcam applied in a computer includes a user interface application module for exchanging information between a computer and a user, so that a user can set parameter and format of a video signal source, select a special effect for a video signal, and select an output parameter and a format of a virtual webcam; a data processing module for processing special effects for the video signals transmitted from different signal sources and transmitting the video signals to the virtual webcam driver module; and a virtual webcam driver module for outputting the video signals according to the output format of a general webcam, so as to enable the outputted video signals to be used by a chatting tool and then shared by an opposite party over the Internet through the chatting tool. | 10-16-2008 |
20080263620 | Script Synchronization Using Fingerprints Determined From a Content Stream - A content stream ( | 10-23-2008 |
20080320546 | SNAPSHOT RECOGNITION FOR TV - A system may include logic to provide a video program to a video display, logic to provide interactive content to indicate that a snapshot of the video program can be captured, and snapshot capturing logic to capture a video frame of the video program. | 12-25-2008 |
20080320547 | EVENT MANAGEMENT MECHANISM FOR ATHLETE RECRUITING ARCHITECTURE - An athlete recruiting architecture is disclosed. The athlete recruiting system allows a recruiting entity, such as a school, to search for and find athletes that satisfy recruiting entity-specified criteria. The athlete recruiting system also allows motion videos to be associated with athletes. These motion videos may be uploaded or streamed to interested recruiting entities over a communication network. The athlete recruiting system provides a video indexing mechanism that allows athletes and recruiting entities to generate and store indices to motion videos. The athlete recruiting system provides hit tracking mechanisms for notifying athletes about recruiting entities that have taken actions that indicate that the recruiting entities are interested in the athlete. As a result, athletes are encouraged to initiate contact with interested recruiting entities. This promotes the formation of relationships between athletes and recruiting entities while adhering to rules imposed on the recruiting process. | 12-25-2008 |
20090049502 | Facilitating communications among message recipients - A system, method, computer program product, and carrier are described for obtaining an indication of a first device receiving a message portion during a time interval in which a second device received the message portion and signaling a decision whether to facilitate a signal transfer at least between the first device and the second device. | 02-19-2009 |
20090119739 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DOWNLOADING AND STORING INTERACTIVE DEVICE CONTENT USING THE HORIZONTAL OVERSCAN PORTION OF A VIDEO SIGNAL - A method and system for decoding and storing encoded control data delivered via the horizontal overscan area of a video signal. An interactive device performs behavior defined by control data encoded into a video signal that can be broadcast or played-back from video tape. The interactive device is equipped with a non-volatile memory that permits the control data to be stored for performance subsequent to, or during, the transmission session. The control data is delivered as a series of control data words that include genus codes identifying the interactive device to which the data word is directed. During a transmission session, control data words will be repeated, so that an interactive device receives several control data words with the same sequence number. Based on the relative gradings, the interactive device will replace previously received control data words of lower quality than subsequently received data words having the same sequence number. | 05-07-2009 |
20090300703 | Communicating Ancillary Information Associated With A Plurality Of Audio/Video Programs - A system includes a receiver and a communication interface. The receiver is adapted to tune to an audio/video portion over a transport medium. The communication interface is adapted to receive announcement data associated with the tuned audio/video content directed to a first addressable location and to receive a special announcement directed to the first addressable location. The special announcement indicates availability of the announcement data associated with the tuned audio/video program, and the announcement data is associated with the tuned audio/video content and indicates enhancement data is being transmitted. The controller is adapted to redirect the announcement data to a second addressable location other than the first addressable location in response to the special announcement. | 12-03-2009 |
20100162343 | PROVIDING DYNAMIC INFORMATION REGARDING A VIDEO PROGRAM - A device, connected to a video display device, may receive a media stream that includes a video signal associated with a video program and program meta-data associated with the video program. The device may parse the media stream to extract the program meta-data, identify a keyword based on the program meta-data, obtain information from a search performed using the keyword, create a snippet of information from the obtained information, and present the snippet and the video program to the video display device, where the snippet and the video program are concurrently presented on the video display device. | 06-24-2010 |
20100186061 | DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING FOR INTERACTIVE VIDEO - Processing interactive software supporting video, including a first computer configured to execute an interactive process and display a video stream response, where the interactive process responds to an external input by generating a control signal and sending the control signal, a remote console configured to receive the control signal and send the video stream response where the video stream response is computed by the remote console, and a hardware interface configured to convert the control signal from a first format to a second format and to convert the video stream response from the second format to the first format where the first computer sends the control signal and receives the video stream response in the first format and where the remote console receives the control signal and sends the video stream response in the second format. | 07-22-2010 |
20100235876 | CONTENT PROVISION SYSTEM, CONTENT GENERATION APPARATUS, CONTENT REPRODUCTION APPARATUS, AND CONTENT GENERATION METHOD - A content provision system provides a content reproduction apparatus with content including main information which is at least either of video information and audio information generated by a content generation apparatus. The content generation apparatus generates a bodily sensation element by applying numeric conversion to characteristics of a bodily sensation given to a user, generates instruction information to reproduce the bodily sensation element in synchronism with reproduction of the main information, generates bodily sensation information by adding the instruction information to the bodily sensation element, and generates content including the bodily sensation information by adding the bodily sensation information to the main information. The content reproduction apparatus separates the main information and the bodily sensation information from the content, reproduces the main information, separates the bodily sensation element and the instruction information from the bodily sensation, and reproduces bodily sensation element based on the instruction information. | 09-16-2010 |
20110209191 | DEVICE FOR PRESENTING INTERACTIVE CONTENT - Where multiple client devices are synchronized to multiple, asynchronous instances of a time-based media presentation such as live and time-shifted views of a television broadcast, interactive content can be delivered to each one of the various devices at a particular time (or “time offset”) within the presentation independent of when each instance of the time-based media presentation is viewed. | 08-25-2011 |
20150020146 | VIRTUAL CHANNEL DECLARATIVE SCRIPT BINDING - A method consistent with certain implementations involves receiving a triggerable declarative object (TDO) at a digital television receiver device that carries out a programmed script upon execution; the programmed script including a parameter discovery function that determines an operational parameter of the television receiver device and further includes a programmed function; initiating the execution of the TDO in order to initiate execution of the script on a processor of the television receiver device; running the script on the processor of the television receiver device in order to discover the operational parameter and in order to carry out the programmed function; and where the programmed function is conditional upon the discovered operational parameter of the television receiver. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract. | 01-15-2015 |
725137000 | Teletext | 13 |
20090055884 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO PROCESS CUSTOMIZED RECORDING CONTENTS - A method and apparatus to process customized recording contents includes generating customized replay control information at a time of recording contents. The method also includes extracting broadcasting-associated additional information from a broadcasting stream, extracting user interaction information by matching the extracted additional information with one or more viewing preferences of a user, selectively parsing the broadcasting stream according to the user interaction information to generate stream parsing information, and generating replay control information corresponding to the broadcasting stream based on the user interaction information and stream parsing information. | 02-26-2009 |
20090133092 | Methods and Apparatus for Filtering Content in a Video Stream Using Text Data - Various embodiments of apparatus and/or methods are described for skipping and/or filtering content from a video stream using text data associated with the video stream. The text data is parsed using metadata to identify portions of the video stream to skip during presentation, and/or to identify portions of the video stream to present to a user. The portions of the video stream that are to be skipped are filtered from the video stream, and the filtered video stream is presented to a user. | 05-21-2009 |
20090133093 | Methods and Apparatus for Generating Metadata Utilized to Filter Content from a Video Stream Using Text Data - Various embodiments of apparatus, systems and/or methods are described for generating metadata utilized by a DVR to filter content from a video stream. A video stream is reviewed to identify portions the video stream to skip during presentation of the video stream. Text data associated with the video stream is parsed to identify a string in the text data that identifies boundaries of the portions of the video stream that are to be skipped during presentation by the DVR. The string is provided to the DVR, and the DVR utilizes the string to skip the portion of the video stream during presentation of the video stream by the DVR. | 05-21-2009 |
20090307741 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DIVIDING AN AUDIO/VIDEO STREAM INTO MULTIPLE SEGMENTS USING TEXT DATA - Various embodiments of apparatus and/or methods are described for identifying multiple segments of content in a recorded audio/video stream. Thus, an audio/video stream may be segmented into various logical chapters, scenes or other sections and the like. The segments of the audio/video stream may then be selectably viewed by a user. A DVR presents the selected segments and automatically skips over the undesignated segment of the audio/video stream. | 12-10-2009 |
20100162344 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING SEGMENTS OF CONTENT IN A PRESENTATION STREAM USING SIGNATURE DATA - Described herein are methods and apparatus for the identification of locations in a presentation stream based on metadata associated with the presentation stream. Locations within a presentation stream are identified using signature data associated with the presentation stream. The identified locations within a presentation stream may be utilized to identify boundaries of segments within the presentation stream, such as logical chapters, scenes or other sections of the content. The identified segments of the presentation stream may then be selectably viewed by a user. | 06-24-2010 |
20110162031 | APPARATUS FOR GENERATING MULTI VIDEO - A multi video generation apparatus is provided to transmit partial videos to a multivision. The multi video generation apparatus generates partial videos from a video, and transmits the generated partial videos to displays connected thereto. In the multi video generation apparatus, the number of video transmission modules for transmitting the video to the connected display may be changed according to a content of a multi video to be displayed on the display. Therefore, it is possible to generate more diverse types of multi video which a user desires to display on a multivision. | 06-30-2011 |
20120204218 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RENDERING TEXT ONTO MOVING IMAGE CONTENT - A method for rendering text onto moving image content. The method comprises receiving a request to translate dialog associated with moving image content, transmitting an interface, transmitting a time-stamped transcription, and receiving a translation of the dialog. | 08-09-2012 |
20130042293 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING EXTRA INFORMATION IN DIGITAL BROADCAST CONTENTS AND APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A method for transmitting extra information in digital TV broadcast contents, comprising: retrieving video contents from an electronic apparatus; acquiring the extra information of the electronic apparatus; encoding the video contents into encoded video contents; encoding the extra information into a graphic subtitle or a text subtitle; providing a service information/program specific information table; multiplexing the encoded video and audio contents, the graphic subtitle or the text subtitle, and the service information/program specific information table to generate a transport stream; and transmitting the transport stream. | 02-14-2013 |
20130185760 | STREAMING DISTRIBUTING DEVICE AND METHOD, STREAMING RECEIVING DEVICE AND METHOD, STREAMING SYSTEM, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Disclosed herein is a streaming distributing device including: a content fragment generating section configured to generate a fragment storing data of a content to be distributed by streaming, the fragment being defined by an MP4 file format; and a subtitle fragment generating section configured to generate a fragment storing a TTML (Timed Text Markup Language) document instance relating to a subtitle to be displayed in the content, the fragment being defined by the MP4 file format, wherein the subtitle fragment generating section adds, to header information of the fragment, instance classification distinguishing information for distinguishing whether the TTML document instance stored in the fragment is a TTML document instance specifying a rendering context relating to the subtitle. | 07-18-2013 |
20140047496 | METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING A BROADCAST SIGNAL INCLUDING AN INTERACTIVE BROADCAST SERVICE - A method of processing a broadcast signal including an interactive broadcast service at a transmitter is disclosed. The method comprises generating an parameter table containing metadata about applications and interactive broadcast events targeted to the applications, dividing the parameter table into a plurality of parameter blocks, inserting each of the parameter blocks into each of a plurality of parameter table sections, generating a trigger which is a signaling element to identify signaling and establish timing of playout of the interactive broadcast events, inserting the trigger into a closed caption channel of the broadcast signal, transmitting the broadcast signal including the closed caption channel and a specific channel carrying the plurality of parameter table sections, wherein the trigger includes location information specifying a location of the parameter table in the broadcast signal. | 02-13-2014 |
20140310762 | RECEIVING DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, DISTRIBUTION DEVICE AND DISTRIBUTION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - There is provided a receiving device including a receiving unit configured to receive a stream of a content to be distributed live, an analysis unit configured to analyze fragmented text information corresponding to subtitle data included in the received stream, and a control unit configured to control display of first text information so as to allow the display to be continued when second text information out of the text information is displayed based on a result of the analysis, the second text information being started to be displayed temporally after the first text information is displayed. | 10-16-2014 |
20140351877 | SERVICE USAGE REPORTING DATA TRANSPORT - Methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable storage mediums for providing and/or processing service usage reporting data. The reception apparatus includes a receiver, a parser, and a processor. The receiver receives closed caption service data. The closed caption service data includes closed caption data within a first service block having a service number in the range of 1-6, and the service usage reporting data within a second service block having a different service number in the range of 1-6. The closed caption data includes closed caption text. The parser parses the service usage reporting data within the second service block having the different service number in the range of 1-6. The processor provides service-usage information to a service-usage reporting server (SURS) based on the service usage reporting data. | 11-27-2014 |
20150304730 | STREAMING DISTRIBUTING DEVICE AND METHOD, STREAMING RECEIVING DEVICE AND METHOD, STREAMING SYSTEM, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Disclosed herein is a streaming distributing device including: a content fragment generating section configured to generate a fragment storing data of a content to be distributed by streaming, the fragment being defined by an MP4 file format; and a subtitle fragment generating section configured to generate a fragment storing a TTML (Timed Text Markup Language) document instance relating to a subtitle to be displayed in the content, the fragment being defined by the MP4 file format, wherein the subtitle fragment generating section adds, to header information of the fragment, instance classification distinguishing information for distinguishing whether the TTML document instance stored in the fragment is a TTML document instance specifying a rendering context relating to the subtitle. | 10-22-2015 |