Content arrangement - Interactive video distribution systems patents
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Apparatus and Method for Managing Media Content
US 08732755 B2, May 20, 2014, Scott White et al. / AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP (Atlanta, US)
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, comprising instructions which,…
Broadcast Receiving Apparatus to Provide External Devices With a List of Recorded Files, Method for Providing Recorded File, and System Using the Same
US 08650593 B2, Feb. 11, 2014, Seung-seop Shim et al. / Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Suwon-si, KR)
A broadcast receiving apparatus, comprising:…
Client-Server Based Interactive Television Guide With Server Recording
US 08776126 B2, July 8, 2014, Michael D. Ellis et al. / United Video Properties, Inc. (Tulsa, US)
A method for providing users at one or more user equipment devices with access…
Contextual Navigational Control for Digital Television
US 08819734 B2, Aug. 26, 2014, John Carney et al. / TVWorks, LLC (Philadelphia, US)
An apparatus comprising:…
Data Structure and Methods for Providing an Interactive Program Guide
US 08739218 B2, May 27, 2014, Jeremy S. Edmonds et al. / Comcast IP Holdings I, LLC (Wilmington, US)
A method comprising:…
Display Control Device, Display Control Method, and Program
US 08484682 B2, July 9, 2013, Miwako Fujiki et al. / Sony Corporation JP
A display control device comprising:…
Displaying Advertising in an Electronic Program Guide
US 08490134 B2, July 16, 2013, George Gerba et al. / Cumnor Technologies LLC (Wilmington, US)
A method comprising:…
Facilitating Access to Content Provided From Multiple Providers
US 08584165 B1, Nov. 12, 2013, Jordan M. Hay et al. / IMDb.com, Inc. (Seattle, US)
A non-transitory computer-readable medium embodying a program executable…
Favorites Mosaic
US 08683519 B2, March 25, 2014, Mary McCarthy et al. / AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, US)
A set-top box, comprising:…
Feature-Based Video Suggestions
US 08683521 B1, March 25, 2014, Ullas Gargi et al. / Google Inc. (Mountain View, US)
A method for suggesting videos to a viewer of a given video, comprising:…
Image Display Apparatus and Method for Operating the Same
US 08572653 B2, Oct. 29, 2013, Jongseok Kim et al. / LG Electronics Inc. (Seoul, KR)
A method of controlling a display on a multifunctional display device,…
Information Providing System, Receiving Device, Information Providing Device, Information Providing Method and Program
US 08683520 B2, March 25, 2014, Tetsuo Maruyama et al. / Sony Corporation (Tokyo, JP)
A receiving device connected with an information providing device for providing…
Interactive Media Guide With Media Guidance Interface
US 08732756 B2, May 20, 2014, Michael D. Ellis et al. / United Video Properties, Inc. (Santa Clara, US)
A method for presenting media to a user, the method comprising:…
Media Content Catalog Service
US 08555317 B2, Oct. 8, 2013, Liang Ge et al. / Microsoft Corporation (Redmond, US)
A computerized method executable by a processor of a catalog service…
Method and Apparatus for Efficient, Entertaining Information Delivery
US 08875185 B2, Oct. 28, 2014, Dwight Marcus / NTech Properties, Inc. (Oxnard, US)
A method of providing video programming to a user, comprising the steps of:…
Method and Apparatus for Presenting Media Content
US 08719867 B2, May 6, 2014, Charles Scott et al. / AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP (Atlanta, US)
A media device, comprising:…
Method and Apparatus for Scheduling Broadcast Information
US 08689260 B1, April 1, 2014, Jonathan K. Tash / ARRIS Enterprises, Inc. (Suwanee, US)
A computer-implemented method for delivering objects to one or more receiver…
Method and Apparatus to Enable Sending Personal Data via a Network
US 08671427 B1, March 11, 2014, Eric O. Bodnar / Verisign, Inc. (Reston, US)
A computer-implemented method for displaying personal data comprising:…
Method and System for Selective Initial Television Channel Display
US 08789104 B2, July 22, 2014, Nathaniel J. Thurston et al. / Comcast IP Holdings I, LLC (Philadelphia, US)
A method comprising:…
Method and System for Video Collection Management, Invalid Video Replacement and Continuous Video Replay
US 08869205 B2, Oct. 21, 2014, Shun-Min Hsu et al. / Industrial Technology Research Institute (Hsinchu, TW)
A method for continuous video replay, comprising:…
Method for Providing Program Image Information in Digital Broadcasting Receiving Device
US 08631435 B2, Jan. 14, 2014, Tae Hyung Kim / Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd KR
A method for providing program image information in a digital broadcasting…
Method for Providing Program Information in a Hierarchical Manner and Interactive Program Guide System Implementing the Method
US 08522278 B2, Aug. 27, 2013, Eduard Zaslavsky et al. / JLB Ventures LLC (Washington, US)
A method comprising:…
Methods and Apparatus for Delivering Content From a Television Channel
US 08789105 B2, July 22, 2014, Vasily B. Filippov et al. / MobiWorldMedia (Hackensack, US)
A method of delivering content of a television channel, the method comprising:…
Non-Grid Television Guide
US 08745664 B2, June 3, 2014, Mark Schwesinger et al. / Microsoft Corporation (Redmond, US)
A method for displaying an electronic program guide, comprising the steps of:…
Presenting Content
US 08819735 B2, Aug. 26, 2014, Pete Rai et al. / Cisco Technology Inc. (San Jose, US)
A method of presenting content to a viewer, said method comprising:…
Previously Aired Episode Retrieval Based on Series DVR Scheduling
US 08726313 B2, May 13, 2014, Sameer Vasant Gavade et al. / Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, US)
A method, comprising:…
Program Guide Generation Apparatus, Program Guide Generation Method, and Program Guide Generation Program
US 08839296 B2, Sept. 16, 2014, Masaaki Makino / JVC Kenwood Corporation (Yokohama-shi, JP)
A program guide generation apparatus comprising:…
Program Guide Interface Systems and Methods
US 08782704 B2, July 15, 2014, Donald H. Relyea et al. / Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, US)
A method comprising:…
Social Broadcasting Platform
US 08490133 B1, July 16, 2013, Scott Strain et al. / Jelli, Inc. (San Mateo, US)
A social broadcasting server, comprising:…
System and Method for Displaying and Navigating a Graphical Two-Dimensional Array of a Plurality of Available Channels
US 08656429 B2, Feb. 18, 2014, Hsi-Heng Sean Yang / Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (Irvine, US)
A system for displaying and navigating a graphical two-dimensional array…
Patentorg has 33 documents under Content Arrangement Patents.
- Billing in Video Distribution System 8
- Data Stored Locally 2
- Data Stored at Intermediate Point 3
- Payment Method or Scheme 7
- Card Reader 1
- Having Variable Cost or Free Preview Period 2
- Use Surveying or Monitoring 34
- Monitoring Physical Reaction or Presence of Viewer 25
- With Entry of User Identification 3
- By Passive Determination and Measurement 21
- Manual Entry 12
- By Passively Monitoring Receiver Operation 68
- By Detecting Local Oscillator or IF Signal 1
- By Polling 1
- By Use of Audio Signal 16
- By Use of Pattern Recognition or Signature 22
- By Data Encoded in Video Signal 8
- Combined With Detecting VCR Operation 4
- Commercial or Program Airing Verification System 14
- System for Awarding Coupon, Token, or Credit 19
- Interactive Opinion Polling 12
- Access Control or Blocking 60
- By Mechanical Lock 1
- Of Specific Channel 8
- Of Specific Program 29
- Time Dependent 6
- Access via PIN or Password 9
- With Encryption or Scrambling of Video Signal 31
- Program, Message, or Commercial Insertion or Substitution 156
- Emergency Warning 13
- Specific to Individual User or Household 105
- Based on Demographics or Geographical Area 28
- Insertion of Local Commercial or Local Program at Headend or Network Affiliate 26
- Operator Interface 47
- To Facilitate Tuning or Selection of Video Signal 69
- Electronic Program Guide 79
- For Displaying Additional Information 64
- Video Still or Clip 27
- Commercial or Advertisement 18
- With Separate Window, Panel, or Screen 31
- Based on Genre, Theme, or Category 39
- Based on Personal Preference, Profile, or Viewing History 89
- User Customization of Display Content 18
- Combined From Plural Information Providers 24
- Combined at Local Receiver 14
- Information Updating 35
- Having Link to External Information Resource 26
- Navigational Feature 24
- Searching 30
- Transmission Scheme 45
- Provided on Recordable Medium 1
- Channel Guide 11
- Program Reserve or Reminder System 37
- Selecting From Multiple Inputs or Sources 7
- Interactive Product Selection 19
- Interactive Program Selection 32
- Cellular Video Distribution System 62
- Satellite Video Distribution System 17
- Return Path 1
- Transmitter 4
- Receiver 11
- For Digital Signal 3
- For Providing Signals to Plural Subsequent Receivers 10
- Antenna Initialization, Calibration, or Aiming 5
- Terrestrial Microwave Video Distribution System 1
- Local Video Distribution System 10
- Vehicle 12
- Airplane 10
- Seat-Back Terminal 6
- Multiunit or Multiroom Structure 23
- Using Existing Power Network 2
- Coordinating Diverse Devices 36
- Using Wireless Link 25
- Local Server or Headend 16
- Having Additional Amenity 4
- Receiver 6
- User-Requested Video Program System 23
- Video-On-Demand 29
- VCR-like Function 19
- By Use of Memory at Receiver 7
- With Particular Transmission Scheme 12
- Server or Headend 18
- Mass Storage 8
- Control Process 56
- Buffering and Switching 23
- Channel or Bandwidth Allocation 33
- In Accordance With Server or Network Congestion 10
- Scheduling 18
- Transmission Network 5
- Using Telephone Network 4
- Receiver 9
- Near Video-On-Demand System 3
- Pay-Per-View 1
- Video Distribution System With Upstream Communication 35
- Telephony via Television Distribution Network 8
- Remote Testing of Cable System 27
- Alarm System Using Television Network 1
- Having Link to External Network 36
- Connection to External Network at Receiver 51
- Cable Modem 20
- Link Transmission 14
- Conveyed in Video Image 8
- Server or Headend 17
- Data Storage or Retrieval 30
- Control Process 49
- Communications Interface 6
- Transmission Network 36
- Having Significant Intermediate Network Unit 7
- With Two-Way Connection From Unit to Receiver 10
- Return Path 4
- Return Path via Telephone Network 1
- Noise in Return Path 3
- Ingress Noise 4
- Detail of Use of Two-Way Spectrum 2
- Network Component 20
- Hybrid Fiber-Coax Network 2
- Receiver 28
- Programmable or Upgradeable 21
- With Diverse Device 49
- Having Particular Storage Feature 17
- Video Distribution System With Local Interaction 25
- Interactive Data Transmitted in Video Signal Band 16
- Teletext 7
- Headend 1
- Receiver 13
- Programmable or Upgradeable 2
- With Diverse Device 18
- Having Particular Storage Feature 10
- Video Distribution System Components 6
- Headend 2
- Data Storage or Retrieval 3
- Control Process 8
- Transmission Network 3
- Network Component 4
- Power Signal Over Network 2
- Receiver 20
- Programmable or Upgradeable 11
- With Diverse Device 9