Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090172720 | HANDLING METADATA BASED ON USER BEHAVIOR - A device and method for receiving media data and related metadata are presented. Metadata is updated regularly in order to provide a user with instant accessibility to the media data contained in the received data stream. In order to reduce power consumption for the reception of metadata in cases when a user doesn't use a receiver for consumption of media data, update times for updating metadata are adjusted, so that still a good usability is maintained. | 07-02-2009 |
20100281501 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING SERVICE GUIDE INFORMATION - A system and method for providing Electronic Service Guide (ESG) information to one or more terminals. Sliding time windows are used in a hierarchical fashion in order to prioritize file delivery sessions. In this arrangement, file delivery sessions representing a first interval of the hierarchy are extended to cover a longer interval whenever the interval becomes obsolete, i.e., when the end point of the interval becomes a point in the past before the current time. The end point of the first interval is extended beyond the current time by creating one or more subsequent intervals in the hierarchy. When a session is dropped, a new session is introduced at the end of the hierarchy. Various embodiments also provide a mechanism by which bandwidth can be allocated so that more bandwidth is provided to desired portions of the ESG. | 11-04-2010 |
20110185185 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PARENTAL CONTROL OF WIRELESS BROADCAST CONTENT - A method comprises detecting zapping to or from one or more services; determining whether the zapping includes termination of a password-protected service; and sending a trigger message ( | 07-28-2011 |
20110208814 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A RELEVANT SOCIAL GRAPH - An approach is provided for generating a relevant social graph. A social graph identifying people associated with a user is retrieved. A communication history from a device associated with the user is retrieved. Information regarding a respective occurrence of each identified person in the communication history is determined. A relevant social graph is generated based, at least in part, on the determined occurrence information. | 08-25-2011 |
20140108553 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A RELEVANT SOCIAL GRAPH - An approach is provided for generating a relevant social graph. A social graph identifying people associated with a user is retrieved. A communication history from a device associated with the user is retrieved. Information regarding a respective occurrence of each identified person in the communication history is determined. A relevant social graph is generated based, at least in part, on the determined occurrence information. | 04-17-2014 |
20140329564 | USER INTERFACE APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - An apparatus comprising:
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20140331146 | USER INTERFACE APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - An apparatus comprising:
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20140362257 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING CAMERA MODES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - An apparatus comprising:
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20150062057 | Method and Apparatus for Apparatus Input - A method comprising receiving an indication of a first touch input that is associated with a region of a grip surface of an apparatus, the first touch input comprising a contact input, determining that the first touch input is a setting designation input that designates a setting for adjustment, receiving an indication of a second touch input that is associated with a different region of a grip surface of the apparatus, the second touch input being separate from the first touch input, performing adjustment of a value of the setting based, at least in part, on the second touch input, and receiving an indication of a release input of the first touch input is disclosed. | 03-05-2015 |