Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
725152000 | Programmable or upgradeable | 20 |
20080235753 | BROADCASTING RECEIVER AND VOLUME CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A broadcasting receiver implements volume control by first software (OCAP application) for volume control obtained from outside or second software (receiver application) for volume control pre-installed. The broadcasting receiver determines whether the first software is obtained or not. When it is determined that the first software is obtained, the broadcasting receiver sends a volume control command which is received by a command receiver to the first software, and otherwise, sends the volume control command to the second software. | 09-25-2008 |
20080263623 | Method and System of Providing Signals - A method and system of supporting operation of customer equipment in systems having at least a portion of their signals being transported according to standards which are not supported by the customer equipment. | 10-23-2008 |
20080271108 | Satellite and cable ready TV display device - A display system includes a display device including a plurality of signal decoders, a video processing module, and an audio processing module, the display device excludes a tuner device, and a signal receiving module including a tuner module and a demodulator module, wherein the signal receiving module is removably connected to the display device. | 10-30-2008 |
20080301753 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A CONSUMER PRODUCT - The apparatus and method of controlling a consumer product includes the step of connecting an input device to the consumer product. Also, an input event of the input device is translated into at least one key code, where the key code is recognized by a middleware of the consumer product. Furthermore, the at least one key code is transmitted to the consumer product. In addition, the at least one key code is executed by an application program of the middleware so as to control the consumer product. | 12-04-2008 |
20080307485 | Automatic extension of recording using in-band and out-of-band data sources - Multiple data inputs, to a recording device, including out-of-band data, are used in order to dynamically adjust the start and end times for recordings. These data inputs may include published program schedules, electronic program guide data, real-time data feeds, in-band data markers, and real-time services. In advance of and during an event recording, the media recorder monitors real-time data and determines whether the event will start early, start late, end early, or run past the initial scheduled duration. The media recorder may seek out other scheduled recordings for potential conflicts. If no conflicts are found, the media recorder automatically extends or contracts the length of the recording. If conflicts are found, the media recorder attempts to resolve the conflicts based upon priority designations, heuristics, or additional user input to determine whether to alter the scheduled recording session, for example, by extending the duration of the recording period or switching the recording function to a another scheduled program. | 12-11-2008 |
20090025055 | SYSTEM FOR REMOTE ACCESS OF SATELLITE MEDIA SERVICES - A system for remote access of satellite communication services is disclosed. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a portal having a controller element to present at a communication device one or more manageable services of a satellite media receiver operating in a satellite communication system. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 01-22-2009 |
20090025056 | METHOD FOR RESTORING PROGRAM AND VIDEO APPARATUS APPLYING THE SAME - A program restore method and a video apparatus using the same are provided. The video apparatus includes a first storage unit which stores backup programs, a second storage unit which stores executing programs, and a main control unit which reads out programs from the first storage unit and stores the read programs in the second storage unit, if a program restore command is received while there is no video being currently replayed by the video apparatus. As a result, a user can restore programs even when a video apparatus does not operate normally, by using a panel key or remote controller provided along with the video apparatus. | 01-22-2009 |
20090044247 | Digital broadcasting receiving apparatus - A digital broadcasting receiving apparatus includes a decision portion for deciding whether or not broadcasting of a received channel is scrambled based on information about scrambling included in a header of a packet of the received channel, and a setting control portion for controlling to set the channel in a channel map to be capable of being selected by the channel up/down key if it is decided that broadcasting is not scrambled, and to set the channel in the channel map to be incapable of being selected by the channel up/down key if it is decided that broadcasting is scrambled. | 02-12-2009 |
20090049507 | DIGITAL BROADCASTING RECEIVER AND DIGITAL BROADCASTING RECEIVING SYSTEM - A digital broadcast receiver includes an operation mode manager that switches an operation mode to a first mode in which a function is implemented by the downloaded application or a second mode in which a function is implemented by the pre-installed application, and a key delivery module that delivers the key code received from the remote control to the downloaded application or the pre-installed application. When the receiver is in the first mode, the key delivery module delivers the received key code to the downloaded application if the received key code is a key code for the first mode, and delivers the received key code to the pre-installed application if the received key code is a key code for the second mode. When the receiver is in the second mode, the key delivery module delivers the received key code to the pre-installed application. | 02-19-2009 |
20090064268 | Remote Management Method of a Distant Device, and Corresponding Video Device - The invention concerns a remote management method enabling a distant remote management server to manage at least a distant device. In order to have a simple and reliable management, it comprises a transmission step of a CWMP command requesting a configuration of the transport and/or dejittering layers. | 03-05-2009 |
20100115576 | FIRMWARE RECOVERY OF WIRELESS DEVICES - One embodiment may take the form of a method and apparatus for remotely providing firmware to a wireless device. The wireless device may be configured to detect when the device's firmware is corrupted or may need updating. The device may then transmit a request for a firmware image on a first wireless communication channel. If the request is answered by an updating device, the wireless device may establish a communication with, and begin receiving the firmware image from, the updating device. Further, the wireless device may verify transmitted data and send an acknowledgment message to the updating device for each transmitted data packet. | 05-06-2010 |
20100146581 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SET TOP BOXES AND SET TOP BOX THAT CAN BE CONTROLLED BY SAID METHOD - The aim of the invention is to indicate the availability of an update for an MHP application, which is modified only periodically, to the user of a set top box, whilst helping him or her to decide whether the modified update is actually required and optionally still maintaining the availability of the older update without restrictions. To achieve this, information concerning the scope and/or type of modification in relation to the older version is provided in the transmitted version number for the modified MHP application. The set top box starts the saved older version if special information exists (“launchable with older version” flag) and permits a comparison of the version number with the received version number of the modified MHP application as to whether the modifications of the modified MHP application are of such significance that the modified version must be received and saved in the cache memory. If an update of the cache memory is required, the user of the set top box receives an indication to switch to the narrow-band transponder channel and to receive the modified MHP application. | 06-10-2010 |
20100169946 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONFIGURING DEVICE CONTROL IN A MULTIMEDIA ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM - A method and system for configuring device control in a multimedia entertainment system includes receiving identification data from multimedia devices, retrieving user-supplied device data, and updating configuration data with the identification data and the user-supplied device data. The configuration data identifies each multimedia device in the multimedia entertainment system and provides the control modality to be used to control each multimedia device. A plurality of software control modules may be generated to control functions of each of the multimedia devices based on the configuration data. | 07-01-2010 |
20100180317 | Method and device for controlling the point of time of the operation of an application in digital data broadcasting - A device and method for controlling the operating mode of an application included in service data which is transmitted together with a broadcast program, are disclosed. A digital broadcast system includes a digital broadcasting device which transmits service data together with a broadcast program, wherein the service data includes an application which allows a digital broadcasting receiver to perform a particular operation and information associated with the operating mode of the application. The digital broadcast system also includes a digital broadcasting receiver which receives the service data and executes the application when the operating mode of the application is an initial operating mode, and otherwise, waits until there is a service request by a viewer, and then executes the application. The digital broadcast system for broadcasting additional service data together with broadcast programs can arbitrarily select the point of time at which an application provided to a digital broadcast receiver is executed, during the manufacture of contents, so that various types of interactive services can be provided. | 07-15-2010 |
20100205647 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING A TRANSPORT PROCESSING SYSTEM IN A SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD BROADCAST COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A system and method for a system for communicating with a user device includes a first transport processing system and a second transport processing system. The system also includes a software download manager that monitors a first transport processing system communicating a software image, generates a first announcement for the software image, communicates the first announcement to the user device, determines a failure of the first transport processing system, discontinues the first announcement for the software image in response to the failure and communicating the software image through the second transport processing system. | 08-12-2010 |
20120047549 | SYSTEM FOR ESTABLISHING COMMUNICATIONS WITH A MOBILE DEVICE SERVER - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a computer-readable storage medium operating in a mobile device server having computer instructions to execute a web server application in the mobile device server. The web server application can be operable to cause a media processor to invoke a software application in the mobile device server. The mobile device server can support voice communications over a cellular communication system. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 02-23-2012 |
20130067529 | RECORDABLE DIGITAL TV SET-TOP BOX - A digital TV set-top box includes a casing, a fixing frame, an adapter board, a hard disk drive, and a sliding frame. The casing is provided with an opening, and the fixing frame is arranged with the hard disk drive. Since the sliding frame is smaller than the opening of the casing, the sliding frame can pass through the opening and be slidably arranged between two chutes of the fixing frame, and a connecting head of the hard disk drive can be correspondingly plugged into the adapter board so as to establish an electrical connection. As such, the present invention provides a TV set-top box that the hard disk drive can be assembled therewith or disassembled therefrom easily, so that the hard disk drive of the digital TV set-top box can be maintained or upgraded without the need of removing the whole upper casing of the set-top box. | 03-14-2013 |
20130133022 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PREFERRED MEDIA PROGRAMMING - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, identifying a first user initiating control of a media processor device, determining a startup media program according to one or more startup media preferences associated with the identified first user and one or more characteristics corresponding to the first user initiating control, and transmitting to a display device the startup media program derived from a media stream. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 05-23-2013 |
20140082687 | Method for Presenting Custom Content in Set Top Box and Set Top Box - A method for presenting a custom content in a set top box and a set top box are disclosed. The method includes checking a display cache and a flash memory of a set top box after the set top box is powered on, writing a custom content in the flash memory into the display cache if the display cache and the flash memory of the set top box are checked correct, controlling the custom content written into the display cache to be presented to a user on a video terminal, and, after the custom content written into the display cache is controlled to be presented to the user on the video terminal, checking a hardware device other than the display cache and the flash memory in the set top box, starting an operating system of the set top box, and performing network authentication. | 03-20-2014 |
20160112758 | REMOTE MODE SELECTION FOR A SET-TOP BOX - A system includes a set-top box and a remote device. The remote device receives data representing an event from the set-top box. The remote device determines whether the event has occurred based on the data representing the event and generates a transition command to transition the set-top box from a first operating mode to a second operating mode. Further, the remote device transmits the transition command to the set-top box if the event has occurred. | 04-21-2016 |