US Patent No: 5,600,364

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Network controller for cable television delivery systems

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Abstract

A novel network controller for use with a digital cable headend capable of monitoring and controlling set top terminals in a television program delivery system is described. The invention relates to methods and apparatus for a network controller that manages a configuration of set top terminals in a program delivery system. The invention is particularly useful in program delivery systems with hundreds of channels of programming, a menu driven program selection system, and a program control information signal that carries data and identifies available program choices. Specifically, the invention modifies a program control information signal at the cable headend before the modified signal is transmitted to each set top terminal. This signal is used with polling methods to receive upstream data from the set top terminals. The invention initiates such upstream data retrieval, gathers all data received and compiles viewer demographics information and programs watched information. The invention processes this data and information to generate packages of advertisements, as well as account and billing reports, targeted towards each set top terminal. The invention uses upstream data reception hardware, databases and processing hardware and software to accomplish these functions.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
COMCAST IP HOLDINGS I, LLCPHILADELPHIA, PA163

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bonner, Alfred E Bethesda, MD 43 4107
Hendricks, John S Potomac, MD 90 5484

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PACIFIC PAY VIDEO LIMITED (1)
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PICKER INTERNATIONAL, INC. (1)
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SASKTEL (1)
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TECHNOLOGY RIGHTS LICENSING COMPANY, LLC (1)
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VISCORP (1)
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5,343,239 Transaction based interactive television system 306 1991

Patent Citation Ranking

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Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC. (73)
6,157,413 Interactive special events video signal navigation system 95 1995
6,064,376 Adjustable program guide display system 79 1997
6,604,240 Interactive television program guide system with operator showcase 53 1997
6,564,379 Program guide system with flip and browse advertisements 72 1998
6,661,468 Electronic television program guide schedule system and method 29 1998
6,396,546 Electronic television program guide schedule system and method 36 1998
6,665,869 Program guide application interface system 59 1998
6,742,183 Systems and methods for advertising television networks, channels, and programs 34 1998
6,072,460 Systems and methods for presenting a television program guide 24 1999
6,588,013 Promotional material distribution system with automatic updating of promotional material selection algorithms 60 1999
7,603,684 Program guide system with video-on-demand browsing 12 1999
6,563,515 Program guide system with video window browsing 98 1999
6,342,926 Interactive special events video signal navigation system 22 1999
7,051,360 Interactive television program guide with selectable languages 21 1999
6,526,577 Enhanced interactive program guide 114 1999
6,865,746 Electronic program guide with related-program search feature 84 1999
6,542,169 Systems and methods for presenting an interactive user interface 9 2000
6,922,843 Interactive television program guide system with multiple account parental control 38 2000
8,255,961 Systems and methods for caching data in media-on-demand systems 0 2001
6,606,128 Interactive special events video signal navigation system 22 2001
8,156,528 Personal video recorder systems and methods 0 2002
7,039,935 Program guide system with flip and browse advertisements 26 2002
6,799,326 Interactive television program guide system with local advertisements 70 2002
7,398,541 Electronic television program guide schedule system and method 11 2003
7,047,547 Electronic television program guide schedule system and method 16 2003
7,493,646 Interactive television systems with digital video recording and adjustable reminders 6 2003
7,385,586 Systems and methods for presenting an interactive user interface 1 2003
7,814,421 Program guide system with video window browsing 1 2003
8,296,802 Interactive program guide systems and processes 0 2003
7,624,410 Program guide application interface system 1 2003
7,984,468 Systems and methods for providing program suggestions in an interactive television program guide 3 2003
7,503,055 Systems and methods for advertising television networks, channels, and programs 6 2004
7,493,643 Program guide system with video-on-demand browsing 3 2004
7,254,823 Apparatus and method for constrained selection of favorite channels 5 2004
7,634,786 Interactive television program guide system for determining user values for demographic categories 5 2004
8,046,801 Interactive television program guide with remote access 11 2004
7,287,267 Program guide system with advertisements 11 2004
8,006,263 Interactive television program guide with remote access 1 2005
7,603,685 Program guide system with combination category search 16 2005
7,487,527 Interactive television program guide with selectable languages 3 2006
8,010,979 Electronic program guide using markup language 2 2006
7,890,490 Systems and methods for providing advanced information searching in an interactive media guidance application 3 2006
8,209,424 Systems and methods for providing remote access to interactive media guidance applications 0 2006
8,087,047 Systems and methods for providing remote access to interactive media guidance applications 1 2007
7,913,278 Interactive television program guide with remote access 5 2007
7,571,453 Apparatus and method for constrained selection of favorite channels 2 2007
8,392,948 Interactive program guide systems and processes 0 2007
8,087,050 Client-server electronic program guide 0 2007
7,827,582 Program guide system with video-on-demand browsing 5 2007
7,774,812 Interactive television program guide system with pay program package promotion 4 2007
8,327,403 Systems and methods for providing remote program ordering on a user device via a web server 0 2007
8,107,977 Cross-platform messaging 0 2007
8,146,117 Program guide system with real-time data sources 0 2008
7,930,719 Interactive television program guide with selectable languages 0 2008
7,779,445 Interactive television systems with digital video recording and adjustable reminders 14 2009
8,352,978 Systems and methods for advertising television networks, channels, and programs 0 2009
7,779,440 Apparatus and method for constrained selection of favorite channels 0 2009
7,873,973 Program guide system with combination category search 0 2009
8,301,632 Systems and methods for providing advanced information searching in an interactive media guidance application 0 2009
8,359,616 Systems and methods for automatically generating advertisements using a media guidance application 0 2009
8,161,071 Systems and methods for audio asset storage and management 0 2009
8,117,564 Systems and methods for generating a media guidance application with multiple perspective views 0 2009
7,805,742 Program guide application interface system 1 2009
8,291,461 Systems and methods for managing the distribution of on-demand media 0 2009
8,255,952 Interactive television system with programming-related links 0 2010
8,281,345 Personal video recorder systems and methods 0 2010
8,370,884 Interactive television systems with digital video recording and adjustable reminders 0 2010
8,024,763 Interactive television program guide system with pay program package promotion 0 2010
7,971,222 Interactive television systems with digital video recording and adjustable reminders 7 2010
7,937,727 Apparatus and method for constrained selection of favorite channels 0 2010
8,161,514 Program guide system with video-on-demand browsing 0 2010
8,397,259 Program guide system with advertisements 0 2010
8,381,248 Program guide system with combination category search 0 2011
 
BROADCOM CORPORATION (48)
6,927,783 Graphics display system with anti-aliased text and graphics feature 5 1999
6,744,472 Graphics display system with video synchronization feature 26 1999
6,738,072 Graphics display system with anti-flutter filtering and vertical scaling feature 14 1999
6,700,588 Apparatus and method for blending graphics and video surfaces 34 1999
6,661,427 Graphics display system with video scaler 23 1999
6,630,945 Graphics display system with graphics window control mechanism 11 1999
6,608,630 Graphics display system with line buffer control scheme 8 1999
6,570,579 Graphics display system 60 1999
7,446,774 Video and graphics system with an integrated system bridge controller 4 2000
6,975,324 Video and graphics system with a video transport processor 34 2000
6,853,385 Video, audio and graphics decode, composite and display system 58 2000
6,798,420 Video and graphics system with a single-port RAM 40 2000
6,768,774 Video and graphics system with video scaling 27 2000
6,636,222 Video and graphics system with an MPEG video decoder for concurrent multi-row decoding 57 2000
6,573,905 Video and graphics system with parallel processing of graphics windows 97 2000
6,538,656 Video and graphics system with a data transport processor 131 2000
6,529,935 Graphics display system with unified memory architecture 3 2000
6,819,330 Graphics display System with color look-up table loading mechanism 1 2001
6,781,601 Transport processor 45 2002
6,721,837 Graphics display system with unified memory architecture 7 2002
6,870,538 Video and graphics system with parallel processing of graphics windows 15 2003
7,057,622 Graphics display system with line buffer control scheme 1 2003
7,277,099 Video and graphics system with an MPEG video decoder for concurrent multi-row decoding 6 2003
7,530,027 Graphics display system with graphics window control mechanism 3 2003
7,538,783 Graphics display system with video scaler 2 2003
7,002,602 Apparatus and method for blending graphics and video surfaces 3 2003
7,015,928 Graphics display system with color look-up table loading mechanism 1 2004
6,879,330 Graphics display system with anti-flutter filtering and vertical scaling feature 3 2004
7,991,049 Video and graphics system with video scaling 0 2004
7,227,582 Graphics display system with video synchronization feature 2 2004
7,365,752 Video and graphics system with a single-port RAM 11 2004
8,063,916 Graphics layer reduction for video composition 1 2004
7,110,006 Video, audio and graphics decode, composite and display system 22 2004
7,071,944 Video and graphics system with parallel processing of graphics windows 1 2005
7,098,930 Graphics display system with anti-flutter filtering and vertical scaling feature 5 2005
7,184,058 Graphics display system with anti-aliased text and graphics feature 4 2005
7,667,710 Graphics display system with line buffer control scheme 1 2006
7,659,900 Video and graphics system with parallel processing of graphics windows 2 2006
7,667,715 Video, audio and graphics decode, composite and display system 6 2006
7,310,104 Graphics display system with anti-flutter filtering and vertical scaling feature 4 2006
7,746,354 Graphics display system with anti-aliased text and graphics feature 0 2006
7,545,438 Graphics display system with video synchronization feature 2 2007
7,848,430 Video and graphics system with an MPEG video decoder for concurrent multi-row decoding 6 2007
7,554,553 Graphics display system with anti-flutter filtering and vertical scaling feature 3 2007
7,554,562 Graphics display system with anti-flutter filtering and vertical scaling feature 1 2007
7,920,151 Graphics display system with video scaler 0 2009
8,390,635 Graphics accelerator 0 2010
8,199,154 Low resolution graphics mode support using window descriptors 0 2011
 
SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, LLC (42)
7,975,277 System for providing alternative services 1 2000
7,917,920 System for providing alternative services 0 2000
7,882,524 Navigation paradigm for access to television services 0 2000
7,992,163 Video-on-demand navigational system 3 2000
7,882,516 Video-on-demand navigational system 0 2000
7,962,370 Methods in a media service system for transaction processing 7 2001
8,006,262 Graphic user interfaces for purchasable and recordable media (PRM) downloads 4 2001
7,930,717 Graphic user interfaces for purchasable and recordable media (PRM) downloads 0 2001
7,861,272 Networked subscriber television distribution 8 2001
7,516,470 Locally-updated interactive program guide 12 2002
7,849,486 Networked subscriber television distribution 7 2002
7,908,625 Networked multimedia system 6 2003
8,127,326 Proximity detection using wireless connectivity in a communications system 2 2003
8,020,184 Channel control system for exiting from an interactive program guide 0 2004
7,934,235 Channel control system for exiting from an interactive program guide 0 2004
7,545,935 Networked multimedia overlay system 11 2004
8,094,640 Full duplex wideband communications system for a local coaxial network 2 2004
7,916,709 Full duplex wideband communications system for a local coaxial network 0 2004
7,810,131 Control system with global control stream for controlling a plurality of decoders 0 2005
7,805,750 Storage control system 0 2005
8,046,806 Multiroom point of deployment module 5 2005
8,069,259 Managing removal of media titles from a list 0 2005
7,970,921 Managing removal of media titles from a list 0 2005
8,056,106 Video on demand system with dynamic enablement of random-access functionality 0 2005
8,037,504 Video on demand system with selectable options of configurable random-access control 1 2005
7,934,240 Video on demand system with dynamic enablement of random-access functionality 0 2005
7,934,241 Video on demand system with selectable options of configurable random-access control 0 2005
8,032,914 Systems and methods for dynamically allocating bandwidth in a digital broadband delivery system 1 2008
7,934,242 Systems and methods for dynamically allocating bandwidth in a digital broadband delivery system 0 2008
7,886,325 Systems and methods for dynamically allocating bandwidth in a digital broadband delivery system 0 2008
8,230,470 Full duplex wideband communications system for a local coaxial network 2008
8,006,273 Updating download options for unavailable media content 1 2008
7,966,635 Updating download options for unavailable media content 0 2008
7,903,577 Optimizing data rates for video services to a subscriber 0 2008
8,280,229 DVD playback over multi-room by copying to HDD 0 2008
7,865,925 Optimization of a full duplex wideband communications system 0 2008
7,870,584 Interactive program guide with selectable updating 6 2009
7,992,166 Providing alternative services based on receiver configuration and type of display device 1 2009
7,930,713 Providing alternative services based on receiver configuration and type of display device 0 2009
7,886,319 Providing alternative services based on receiver configuration and type of display device 0 2009
8,191,093 Providing information pertaining to audio-visual and personal bi-directional services 0 2009
7,904,937 Uplink signaling for global decoder control 0 2010
 
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (28)
8,051,446 Method of creating a semantic video summary using information from secondary sources 0 1999
8,028,314 Audiovisual information management system 2 2000
7,055,168 Method for interpreting and executing user preferences of audiovisual information 31 2000
8,020,183 Audiovisual management system 1 2001
7,647,340 Metadata in JPEG 2000 file format 2 2001
7,499,077 Summarization of football video content 0 2001
7,904,814 System for presenting audio-video content 7 2001
8,214,741 Synchronization of video and data 2002
7,203,620 Summarization of video content 15 2002
7,657,836 Summarization of soccer video content 0 2002
7,657,907 Automatic user profiling 19 2002
7,509,580 Audiovisual information management system with preferences descriptions 4 2004
7,424,677 Audiovisual information management system with usage preferences 9 2004
7,424,678 Audiovisual information management system with advertising 3 2004
7,197,709 Audiovisual information management system with multiple user identifications 1 2004
7,194,687 Audiovisual information management system with user identification 14 2004
7,194,688 Audiovisual information management system with seasons 2 2004
7,181,691 Audiovisual information management system with presentation service 1 2004
7,178,107 Audiovisual information management system with identification prescriptions 8 2004
7,310,589 Processing of video content 9 2004
8,018,491 Summarization of football video content 0 2005
7,639,275 Summarization of football video content 0 2005
8,028,234 Summarization of sumo video content 0 2005
8,356,317 Presence based technology 0 2005
7,594,245 Networked video devices 8 2005
7,793,205 Synchronization of video and data 2 2005
7,653,131 Identification of replay segments 1 2005
8,156,531 Receiving device, server, television receiver, mobile terminal, system, receiving method, information processing program, and storage medium 0 2006
 
PRIME RESEARCH ALLIANCE E., INC., A CORPORATION OF BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS (25)
7,240,355 Subscriber characterization system with filters 8 2000
6,820,277 Advertising management system for digital video streams 90 2000
6,704,930 Advertisement insertion techniques for digital video streams 76 2000
7,500,258 Advertisement subgroups for digital streams 12 2000
6,615,039 Advertisement subgroups for digital streams 91 2000
7,949,565 Privacy-protected advertising system 6 2000
8,151,295 Queue based advertisement scheduling and sales 0 2000
8,180,675 System and method for automatically managing avail inventory data and avail pricing 0 2000
7,039,932 Queue-based head-end advertisement scheduling method and apparatus 34 2000
7,653,923 Scheduling and presenting IPG ads in conjunction with programming ads in a television environment 1 2000
7,328,448 Advertisement distribution system for distributing targeted advertisements in television systems 8 2000
7,331,057 Grouping advertisement subavails 8 2000
7,228,555 System and method for delivering targeted advertisements using multiple presentation streams 13 2000
7,260,823 Profiling and identification of television viewers 44 2001
7,810,114 Advertisement filtering and storage for targeted advertisement systems 7 2005
7,152,237 Delivering targeted advertisements to the set-top-box 10 2005
7,870,576 Targeted advertising through electronic program guide 0 2006
7,584,490 System and method for delivering statistically scheduled advertisements 2 2007
7,690,013 Advertisement monitoring system 7 2007
7,984,466 Advertising management system for digital video streams 0 2007
8,046,798 Profiling and identification of television viewers 2 2007
8,087,045 Grouping advertisement subavails 0 2008
8,042,131 Scheduling and presenting IPG ads in conjunction with programming ads in a television environment of application 0 2009
7,962,934 Advertisement monitoring system 0 2010
8,225,347 Advertisement filtering and storage for targeted advertisement systems 0 2010
 
COMCAST IP HOLDINGS I, LLC (21)
6,738,978 Method and apparatus for targeted advertising 168 1996
6,539,548 Operations center for a television program packaging and delivery system 96 1997
7,269,841 Digital cable headend for cable television delivery system 3 1997
7,590,993 Method and apparatus for gathering programs watched data 9 1998
6,578,201 Multimedia stream incorporating interactive support for multiple types of subscriber terminals 29 1998
7,134,131 Digital broadcast program billing 34 2000
7,669,223 Apparatus and method for packaging programs in a television program delivery system 1 2000
7,168,084 Method and apparatus for targeting virtual objects 9 2000
7,743,330 Method and apparatus for placing virtual objects 11 2000
7,207,053 Method and apparatus for locally targeting virtual objects within a terminal 5 2000
7,793,326 Video and digital multimedia aggregator 16 2001
7,836,481 Set top terminal for generating an interactive electronic program guide for use with television delivery system 3 2001
8,060,905 Television delivery system having interactive electronic program guide 3 2001
7,770,196 Set top terminal for organizing program options available in television delivery system 0 2001
7,721,307 Method and apparatus for targeting of interactive virtual objects 13 2001
7,836,467 Interactive user interface 1 2003
7,913,275 Method and apparatus for switching targeted advertisements at a set top terminal 1 2003
7,568,210 Method and apparatus for locally targeting virtual objects within a terminal 3 2007
7,930,715 Operations center for a television program packaging and delivery system 0 2009
7,865,926 System for interactively distributing information services 0 2009
8,117,635 Method and apparatus for targeting of interactive virtual objects 1 2010
 
INTEL CORPORATION (18)
5,945,988 Method and apparatus for automatically determining and dynamically updating user preferences in an entertainment system 293 1997
7,313,806 Method and apparatus for channel surfing through multiple sources based on user-definable preferences 9 1998
6,671,880 Method and apparatus for customized rendering of commercials 18 1998
7,167,895 Signaling method and apparatus to provide content on demand in a broadcast system 43 2000
7,275,254 Method and apparatus for determining and displaying the service level of a digital television broadcast signal 10 2000
7,185,352 Method and apparatus for combining broadcast schedules and content on a digital broadcast-enabled client platform 13 2001
7,055,165 Method and apparatus for periodically delivering an optimal batch broadcast schedule based on distributed client feedback 20 2001
7,020,893 Method and apparatus for continuously and opportunistically driving an optimal broadcast schedule based on most recent client demand feedback from a distributed set of broadcast clients 17 2001
7,328,455 Apparatus and method for enabling secure content decryption within a set-top box 5 2001
7,363,569 Correcting for data losses with feedback and response 4 2001
7,047,456 Error correction for regional and dynamic factors in communications 5 2001
7,703,118 Delivery of feedback information to scheduling service to determine optimum broadcast times based upon client platform tuner contention 0 2001
7,231,653 Method for delivering transport stream data 3 2001
7,269,775 Correcting for data losses with feedback and response 2 2004
7,962,573 Method and apparatus to determine broadcast content and scheduling in a broadcast system 0 2007
8,209,574 Correcting for data losses with feedback and response 0 2008
8,214,867 Delivery of feedback information to scheduling service to determine optimum broadcast times based upon client platform tuner contention 2010
8,108,542 Method and apparatus to determine broadcast content and scheduling in a broadcast system 1 2010
 
MICROSOFT CORPORATION (17)
7,168,086 Proxy for video on demand server control 4 1998
7,051,351 System and method of inserting advertisements into an information retrieval system display 55 1999
6,374,402 Method and apparatus for installation abstraction in a secure content delivery system 239 1999
7,730,169 Business method and system for serving third party software applications 2 2000
7,673,315 System and method for providing program criteria representing audio and/or visual programming 17 2000
7,383,564 Video on demand methods and systems 6 2001
7,392,532 Interactive video programming methods 11 2003
7,386,874 Video on demand methods and systems 10 2004
7,363,646 Video on demand methods and systems 2 2004
7,913,283 Video on demand methods and systems 0 2004
7,916,631 Load balancing in set top cable box environment 0 2005
7,885,517 Scheduling the recording of television programs 0 2005
7,676,138 Television program pause for interactive sessions 1 2005
7,493,647 Video on demand 6 2005
8,099,758 Policy based composite file system and method 3 2005
7,865,919 Proxy for video on demand server control 0 2005
7,793,325 Video on demand methods and systems 0 2008
 
BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION (16)
6,718,551 Method and system for providing targeted advertisements 228 1999
7,587,323 System and method for developing tailored content 8 2001
7,444,658 Method and system to perform content targeting 16 2001
7,212,979 System and method for identifying desirable subscribers 15 2001
7,086,075 Method and system for managing timed responses to A/V events in television programming 15 2001
7,020,652 System and method for customizing content-access lists 21 2001
8,086,491 Method and system for targeted content distribution using tagged data streams 4 2001
7,617,508 Methods and systems for collaborative capture of television viewer generated clickstreams 7 2003
8,132,202 Methods and systems for providing targeted content 1 2004
7,269,835 Method and system for managing timed responses to A/V events in television programming 11 2005
7,802,276 Systems, methods and products for assessing subscriber content access 1 2005
7,593,858 System and method for identifying desirable subscribers 7 2006
8,219,411 Methods, systems, and products for targeting advertisements 0 2009
8,224,662 Methods, systems, and products for developing tailored content 0 2009
7,934,227 Methods and systems for capturing commands 0 2009
7,945,928 Methods, systems, and products for classifying subscribers 3 2009
 
SONY CORPORATION (13)
6,314,576 Video and audio signal editing and transmitting apparatus and method of same 11 1997
6,169,570 Two-way information transmission system, two-way information method, and subscriber terminal device 9 1997
6,266,813 Digital broadcasting system and digital broadcasting method 16 1999
7,434,245 Electronic program guide system using images of reduced size to identify respective programs 4 1999
8,108,886 Receiving apparatus and receiving method, broadcasting apparatus and broadcasting method, information processing apparatus and information processing method, bidirectional communication system and bidirectional communication method, and providing medium 1 2000
7,124,428 Information providing system, information terminal device, information server device and information providing method 1 2001
7,673,320 Information transmission/reception system and method and information processing method and apparatus for automatic detection of data for commercial messages 0 2001
8,191,090 Communication apparatus, communication system, and method of same 0 2001
8,065,701 Information broadcasting method, information broadcasting system, and receiving apparatus for transmitting data other than program through digital broadcasting 0 2001
8,332,891 Information processing apparatus and method, and program 0 2003
7,913,276 Data-providing system, transmission server, data terminal, apparatus, authoring apparatus and data-providing method 0 2005
8,266,651 Information providing system, information terminal device, information server device and information providing method 0 2005
8,271,388 Image commercial transactions system and method, image transfer system and method, image distribution system and method, display device and method 2006
 
STARSIGHT TELECAST, INC. (12)
6,453,471 Electronic programming guide with movie preview 62 1997
6,002,394 Systems and methods for linking television viewers with advertisers and broadcasters 470 1997
6,323,911 System and method for using television schedule information 156 1997
7,487,529 Electronic program guide system with advertising messages in pop-ups 20 1998
6,505,348 Multiple interactive electronic program guide system and methods 193 1999
7,421,724 Systems and methods for displaying information regions in an interactive electronic program guide 13 2002
7,493,641 Method and system for displaying advertisements in an electronic program guide 11 2003
7,480,929 Method and system for displaying advertisements in an electronic program guide 13 2003
7,552,459 Information system 3 2003
8,205,232 Interactive computer system for providing television schedule information 0 2004
8,181,200 Method and system for displaying advertising, video, and program schedule listing 0 2007
8,112,776 Interactive computer system for providing television schedule information 0 2007
 
TIVO INC. (12)
5,872,588 Method and apparatus for monitoring audio-visual materials presented to a subscriber 258 1995
7,889,964 Closed caption tagging system 7 2000
7,779,437 Method for enhancing digital video recorder television advertising viewership 4 2000
7,558,472 Multimedia signal processing system 14 2001
8,380,041 Transportable digital video recorder system 0 2002
8,036,514 Closed caption tagging system 0 2005
7,986,868 Scheduling the recording of a program via an advertisement in the broadcast stream 0 2005
8,176,512 Method for enhancing digital video recorder television advertising viewership 0 2005
7,934,170 Method and apparatus for displaying branded video tags 1 2005
8,380,049 Playback of audio/video content with control codes 0 2007
7,668,435 Multimedia signal processing system 4 2008
8,438,596 Automatic contact information transmission system 0 2009
 
OPENTV, INC. (11)
5,819,034 Apparatus for transmitting and receiving executable applications as for a multimedia system 93 1994
5,848,352 Compact graphical interactive information system 154 1995
6,530,082 Configurable monitoring of program viewership and usage of interactive applications 111 1998
5,969,715 Compact graphical interactive information system 70 1998
7,079,176 Digital interactive system for providing full interactivity with live programming events 78 2000
7,757,265 System and method for local meta data insertion 1 2001
7,305,691 System and method for providing targeted programming outside of the home 28 2001
7,448,063 Digital interactive system for providing full interactivity with live programming events 34 2002
7,075,899 System and method for providing private in-band data to digital set-top boxes in a broadcast environment 6 2002
7,409,437 Enhanced video programming system and method for incorporating and displaying retrieved integrated Internet information segments 9 2002
7,930,716 Techniques for reinsertion of local market advertising in digital video from a bypass source 0 2002
 
PINPOINT INCORPORATED (10)
5,758,257 System and method for scheduling broadcast of and access to video programs and other data using customer profiles 748 1994
5,835,087 System for generation of object profiles for a system for customized electronic identification of desirable objects 790 1995
5,754,938 Pseudonymous server for system for customized electronic identification of desirable objects 584 1995
6,088,722 System and method for scheduling broadcast of and access to video programs and other data using customer profiles 374 1997
6,020,883 System and method for scheduling broadcast of and access to video programs and other data using customer profiles 288 1998
7,630,986 Secure data interchange 136 2000
7,483,871 Customized electronic newspapers and advertisements 36 2002
8,056,100 System and method for providing access to data using customer profiles 1 2005
7,853,600 System and method for providing access to video programs and other data using customer profiles 8 2005
8,171,032 Providing customized electronic information 1 2008
 
INDEX SYSTEMS, INC. (9)
6,177,931 Systems and methods for displaying and recording control interface with television programs, video, advertising information and program scheduling information 885 1998
7,003,792 Smart agent based on habit, statistical inference and psycho-demographic profiling 89 1999
7,814,511 Systems and methods for digitizing video related to products 3 2003
8,156,529 System and method for preprogrammed purchasing of television offered products 0 2003
7,328,450 Method and system for displaying targeted advertisements in an electronic program guide 33 2003
8,265,458 System and method for generating video taping reminders 0 2004
7,941,818 System and method for utilizing EPG database for modifying advertisements 0 2007
8,272,011 Method and system for displaying advertisements between schedule listings 2010
8,321,896 Systems and methods for capturing and storing a product-related video frame 2010
 
COX COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (7)
6,314,572 Method and apparatus for providing subscription-on-demand services, dependent services and contingent services for an interactive information distribution system 106 1999
8,347,345 Television terminal modem 0 1999
8,276,183 Television terminal data storage 1 1999
7,735,106 Method for providing subscription-on-demand services 1 2001
7,571,451 Method and apparatus for performing session based conditional access 0 2003
8,255,956 System and method for delivery of short-time duration video segments 0 2006
8,001,560 Method for providing subscripton-on-demand services 0 2010
 
INVIDI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (7)
8,108,895 Content selection based on signaling from customer premises equipment in a broadcast network 3 2006
7,730,509 Asset delivery reporting in a broadcast network 12 2006
8,065,703 Reporting of user equipment selected content delivery 0 2006
7,698,236 Fuzzy logic based viewer identification for targeted asset delivery system 11 2007
8,272,009 System and method for inserting media based on keyword search 2007
7,849,477 Asset targeting system for limited resource environments 2 2008
8,146,126 Request for information related to broadcast network content 0 2009
 
THOMSON LICENSING (7)
6,588,018 Method for automating updating of configuration/status information in master control switcher 1 1999
8,302,127 System and method for personalized TV 0 2001
8,046,797 System, method, and software application for targeted advertising via behavioral model clustering, and preference programming based on behavioral model clusters 6 2002
8,352,984 System and method for generating and managing user preference information for scheduled and stored television programs 0 2002
8,087,051 Database management system and method for electronic program guide and television channel lineup organization 0 2002
8,351,765 Television program recording with user preference determination 0 2002
8,351,763 Television program recording with user preference determination 0 2002
 
GEMSTAR DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (6)
6,239,794 Method and system for simultaneously displaying a television program and information about the program 100 1995
6,028,599 Database for use in method and apparatus for displaying television programs and related text 74 1996
6,477,705 Method and apparatus for transmitting, storing, and processing electronic program guide data for on-screen display 60 1996
6,756,997 Systems and methods for displaying and recording control interface with television programs, video, advertising information and program scheduling information 182 2000
7,996,864 Method and apparatus for displaying television programs and related text 0 2003
8,336,071 System and method for modifying advertisement responsive to EPG information 1 2010
 
HITACHI, LTD. (6)
6,021,231 Video retrieval method and apparatus 21 1997
6,192,151 Video retrieval method and apparatus 7 1999
6,424,744 Video retrieval method and apparatus 4 2001
6,567,550 Video retrieval method and apparatus 5 2002
6,766,057 Video retrieval method and apparatus 2 2003
7,203,366 Video retrieval method and apparatus 3 2004
 
SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC. (6)
5,734,822 Apparatus and method for preprocessing computer programs prior to transmission across a network 38 1995
6,792,616 System and method for providing a plurality of programming services in a television system 41 1998
6,738,982 Method and system for uniform resource identification and access to television services 37 2000
7,487,532 Optimization of a full duplex wideband communications system 22 2004
7,721,318 Uplink signaling for global decoder control 0 2005
7,876,998 DVD playback over multi-room by copying to HDD 6 2005
 
FERNANDEZ, DENNIS S. (5)
6,339,842 Digital television with subscriber conference overlay 64 1998
7,221,387 Digital television with subscriber conference overlay 7 2003
7,917,937 Digital television with subscriber conference overlay 1 2006
7,900,235 Digital television with subscriber conference overlay 0 2009
8,032,915 Digital television with subscriber conference overlay 0 2009
 
GOOGLE INC. (5)
5,812,929 Bidirectional cable television system, cable television distributing device and processing terminal device 14 1996
7,039,599 Method and apparatus for automatic placement of advertising 152 1998
7,930,207 Method of delivery, targeting, and measuring advertising over networks 2 2004
7,844,488 Method of delivery, targeting, and measuring advertising over networks 15 2004
7,827,062 Method of delivery, targeting, and measuring advertising over networks 7 2004
 
NETWORK COMPUTERS, INC. (5)
6,604,242 Combining television broadcast and personalized/interactive information 42 1998
6,577,351 Anti-aliasing television signals for display 4 1998
6,400,371 Television signal chrominance adjustment 4 1998
6,381,741 Secure data downloading, recovery and upgrading 57 1998
6,513,116 Security information acquisition 19 1998
 
TVWORKS, LLC (5)
6,668,278 Information retrieval system using an internet multiplexer to focus user selection 20 1999
8,296,792 Method and system to provide interactivity using an interactive channel bug 0 2001
8,046,792 Multi-channel audio enhancement for television 0 2002
7,072,948 Information retrieval system using an internet multiplexer to focus user selection 1 2003
8,433,898 Trust information delivery scheme for certificate validation 0 2011
 
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. (4)
7,934,232 Navigation paradigm for access to television services 15 2000
8,161,388 Interactive discovery of display device characteristics 0 2004
8,189,472 Optimizing bandwidth utilization to a subscriber premises 0 2005
7,961,643 Optimizing data rates for video services to a subscriber 7 2008
 
ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C. (4)
8,165,450 Methods and apparatus for filtering content in a video stream using text data 0 2007
8,165,451 Methods and apparatus for displaying information regarding interstitials of a video stream 0 2007
8,156,520 Methods and apparatus for presenting substitute content in an audio/video stream using text data 2 2008
8,437,617 Method and apparatus for modifying the presentation of content 0 2009
 
IRDETO ACCESS, INC. (4)
5,940,738 Video pedestal network 115 1995
6,738,983 Video pedestal network 31 1997
6,594,826 Video pedestal network 36 1997
7,278,152 Video pedestal network 5 1998
 
QUALCOMM INCORPORATED (4)
6,731,295 Graphics display system with window descriptors 6 1999
6,661,422 Video and graphics system with MPEG specific data transfer commands 52 2000
7,256,790 Video and graphics system with MPEG specific data transfer commands 16 2003
7,598,962 Graphics display system with window descriptors 0 2004
 
RPX CORPORATION (4)
5,913,040 Method and apparatus for transmitting and displaying information between a remote network and a local computer 454 1995
5,835,717 System and method for saving state information in an interactive television system 27 1995
6,457,177 Dual port interactive media system 16 1999
6,317,789 Method and apparatus for transmitting and displaying information between a remote network and a local computer 69 1999
 
BENEFICIAL INNOVATIONS, INC. (3)
7,496,943 Network system for presenting advertising 58 2000
6,712,702 Method and system for playing games on a network 118 2001
8,065,702 Network advertising and game playing 0 2009
 
NOKIA SIEMENS NETWORKS GMBH & CO. KG (3)
6,101,535 Process for selecting and requesting multimedia services 9 1998
7,363,643 Real-time audience monitoring, content rating, and content enhancing 16 2001
8,006,259 Real-time audience monitoring, content rating, and content enhancing 1 2007
 
SOFTRICITY, INC. (3)
7,690,039 Method and apparatus for content protection in a secure content delivery system 0 2004
7,707,641 Method and apparatus for secure content delivery over broadband access networks 1 2006
7,797,372 Serving software applications from servers for client computers 0 2008
 
TWO WAY MEDIA LIMITED (3)
7,266,686 Multicasting method and apparatus 17 2002
7,080,153 Multicasting method and apparatus 16 2004
7,600,120 System for delivering media 16 2006
 
APTIV DIGITAL, INC. (2)
7,853,120 Video recorder having user extended and automatically extended time slots 1 2004
8,176,516 Video recorder having user extended and automatically extended time slots 0 2009
 
AREPA.COM, INC. (2)
7,017,188 Method and apparatus for secure content delivery over broadband access networks 79 1999
6,763,370 Method and apparatus for content protection in a secure content delivery system 106 1999
 
AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P. (2)
6,118,976 Asymmetric data communications system 59 1997
6,983,478 Method and system for tracking network use 95 2000
 
BOX WORLDWIDE, L.L.C., THE (2)
5,914,712 Interactive video system 113 1995
6,124,854 Interactive video system 52 1997
 
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC (2)
6,314,573 Method and apparatus for providing subscription-on-demand services for an interactive information distribution system 74 1998
6,305,019 System for interactively distributing information services having a remote video session manager 62 1998
 
COMCAST MO GROUP, INC. (2)
6,889,382 Remote TV control system 22 1999
7,721,305 Remote TV control system 0 2005
 
DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. (2)
7,702,752 Method and apparatus for redirection of server external hyper-link references 4 2005
8,117,286 Method and apparatus for redirection of server external hyper-link references 0 2010
 
FACEBOOK, INC. (2)
6,807,558 Utilization of information "push" technology 130 1998
8,028,092 Inserting advertising content 2 2002
 
FERNANDEZ, DENNIS (2)
7,880,762 Digital television with subscriber conference overlay 0 2008
8,072,480 Digital television with subscriber conference overlay 0 2008
 
INDIVIDUAL NETWORK, LLC (2)
7,124,091 Method and system for ordering an advertising spot over a data network 3 2000
7,117,516 Method and system for providing a customized media list 24 2002
 
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (2)
7,249,366 Control of a system for processing a stream of information based on information content 52 1999
7,003,789 Television commerce payments 5 1999
 
INTERVAL LICENSING LLC (2)
7,778,519 Iterative, maximally probable, batch-mode commercial detection for audiovisual content 2 2005
8,185,923 System and method for selecting advertisements 1 2010
 
MEEVEE, INC. (2)
7,444,660 System and method for generating metadata for video programming events 11 2001
7,367,043 System and method for generating metadata for programming events 23 2001
 
N2 BROADBAND, INC. (2)
7,757,261 Systems and methods for providing flexible provisioning architectures for a host in a cable system 2 2003
7,627,868 Systems and methods for distributing software for a host device in a cable system 1 2003
 
NIELSEN MEDIA RESEARCH, INC. (2)
7,587,728 Methods and apparatus to monitor reception of programs and content by broadcast receivers 5 2006
8,151,291 Methods and apparatus to meter content exposure using closed caption information 0 2007
 
ODS PROPERTIES, INC. (2)
6,735,487 Interactive wagering system with promotions 11 2000
7,264,546 Interactive wagering system with promotions 12 2004
 
QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. (2)
7,152,200 Internet-based database report writer and customer data management system 9 1997
6,411,992 Method and apparatus for broadcasting information over a network 55 1999
 
SCHULTHEISS, CHRISTOPHER J. (2)
6,545,722 Methods and systems for providing television related services via a networked personal computer 47 1998
6,678,004 Methods and systems for providing information to a plurality of set-top boxes via a personal computer using set-top box identifiers 5 1999
 
SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC. (2)
6,771,268 Video skimming system utilizing the vector rank filter 26 2000
7,853,865 Synchronization of video and data 1 2005
 
VULCAN PATENTS LLC (2)
6,968,565 Detection of content display observers with prevention of unauthorized access to identification signal 7 2000
7,661,116 Auction for targeted content 1 2007
 
YAHOO! INC. (2)
6,298,482 System for two-way digital multimedia broadcast and interactive services 152 1997
7,516,092 System and method for performing purchase transactions utilizing a broadcast-based device 1 2007
 
ACTIVEVIDEO NETWORKS, INC. (1)
5,883,661 Output switching for load levelling across multiple service areas 26 1995
 
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (1)
6,859,828 Bi-directional test system for network analysis 7 1997
 
AOL INC. (1)
7,849,160 Methods and systems for collecting data for media files 12 2001
 
APPLE INC. (1)
5,754,939 System for generation of user profiles for a system for customized electronic identification of desirable objects 869 1995
 
ARRIS ENTERPRISES, INC. (1)
8,281,333 Smart carousel 0 2009
 
BLACKARROW, INC. (1)
7,519,273 Content with advertisement information segment 6 2001
 
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA (1)
6,460,056 Method and apparatus for displaying sign language images corresponding to input information 4 1994
 
COGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC. (1)
6,029,045 System and method for inserting local content into programming content 355 1997
 
COMCAST CABLE HOLDINGS, I LLC (1)
8,245,259 Video and digital multimedia aggregator 0 2010
 
CORE WIRELESS LICENSING S.A.R.L (1)
6,918,131 Systems and methods for characterizing television preferences over a wireless network 15 2000
 
CROSS ATLANTIC CAPITAL PARTNERS, INC. (1)
6,519,629 System for creating a community for users with common interests to interact in 111 2001
 
CSC HOLDINGS, LLC (1)
7,716,237 System and associated methods for remotely enabling features 0 2004
 
DENNIS S. FERNANADEZ (1)
7,355,621 Digital television with subscriber conference overlay 5 2005
 
DENNIS S. FERNANDEZ (1)
7,802,275 Digital television with subscriber conference overlay 0 2006
 
DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT (1)
6,188,398 Targeting advertising using web pages with video 92 1999
 
DIRECT SOURCE INTERNATIONAL, LLC (1)
7,394,347 Locking device for electronic equipment 3 2003
 
DISH NETWORK L.L.C. (1)
8,136,140 Methods and apparatus for generating metadata utilized to filter content from a video stream using text data 0 2007
 
ERICSSON TELEVISION INC. (1)
7,958,505 Systems and methods for distributing software for a host device in a cable system 0 2009
 
GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION (1)
5,892,910 CATV communication system for changing first protocol syntax processor which processes data of first format to second protocol syntax processor processes data of second format 50 1995
 
HUGHES ELECTRONICS CORPORATION (1)
5,978,649 Method and apparatus for dynamic conditional channel authorization in a broadcast system 38 1996
 
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE (1)
5,819,286 Video database indexing and query method and system 33 1995
 
INFORMATION BROADCASTING LABORATORIES, INC. (1)
6,546,556 Video clip identification system unusable for commercial cutting 45 1998
 
ITVTRAX, LLC (1)
6,286,140 System and method for measuring and storing information pertaining to television viewer or user behavior 112 1997
 
L.V. PARTNERS L.P. (1)
6,829,782 System for accessing a remote processor on a network 1 2000
 
LG ELECTRONICS INC. (1)
8,327,397 Method for providing information during a channel change in a digital broadcast receiver 0 2005
 
LIBERATE TECHNOLOGIES A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE (1)
5,991,799 Information retrieval system using an internet multiplexer to focus user selection 127 1996
 
LODGENET INTERACTIVE CORPORATION (1)
7,930,721 Method and system for offering interactive controls in a lodging entertainment system 2 2003
 
LOGITECH EUROPE S.A. (1)
8,266,667 Systems and methods for awarding affinity points based upon remote control usage 1 2009
 
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. (1)
5,923,361 Multiple subscriber video-on-demand system 25 1996
 
MUSIC CORPORATION (1)
6,025,869 Video viewing supervision system 102 1996
 
MYDTV, INC. (1)
6,651,253 Interactive system and method for generating metadata for programming events 42 2001
 
NFOCOM TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. (1)
6,266,812 Addressable CATV end-user payment collection management system 1 1999
 
NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC, THE (1)
7,742,737 Methods and apparatus for identifying a digital audio signal 0 2002
 
NL SYSTEMS, LLC (1)
8,239,682 Method and system for digital rights management of documents 0 2005
 
NOKIA CORPORATION (1)
7,889,662 Charging in telecommunications network 0 2001
 
OPEN TV, CORP. (1)
7,243,139 Enhanced video programming system and method for incorporating and displaying retrieved integrated Internet information segments 15 2004
 
RASEBORG COMMUNICATIONS LLC (1)
6,160,988 System and method for managing hardware to control transmission and reception of video broadcasts 28 1996
 
RAVEN INDUSTRIES, INC. (1)
5,999,795 RF GPS long cable driver 10 1997
 
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. (1)
7,216,360 Device management system, management client, controller server, method for managing usage context of device, and recording medium which records the method 7 2001
 
ROVI GUIDES, INC. (1)
8,281,341 Systems and methods for providing media guidance planners 0 2007
 
ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION (1)
8,438,601 Resource management for a networked personal video recording system 0 2003
 
SBC KNOWLEDGE VENTURES, L.P. (1)
7,908,627 System and method to provide a unified video signal for diverse receiving platforms 1 2005
 
SCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. (1)
7,911,483 Graphics display system with window soft horizontal scrolling mechanism 0 1999
 
SEDNA PATENT SERVICES, LLC (1)
7,487,525 Method and apparatus for gathering programs watched data 0 1998
 
SILICON MAGIC CORPORATION (1)
6,651,208 Method and system for multiple column syndrome generation 10 2000
 
SMS PROPERTY GROUP, LLC (1)
7,690,022 Video distribution system for digital and analog subscribers 1 2003
 
SPOT COM, INC. (1)
5,907,321 Method for transmitting and displaying an interchannel interval image in a cable system 18 1996
 
STAR SIGHT (1)
6,263,501 Systems and methods for linking television viewers with advertisers and broadcasters 160 1999
 
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. (1)
5,708,478 Computer system for enabling radio listeners/television watchers to obtain advertising information 126 1996
 
TANDBERG TELEVISION, INC. (1)
7,730,513 Systems and methods for provisioning a host device for enhanced services in a cable system 0 2006
 
THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. (1)
7,773,860 Video data recorder with personal channels 1 2003
 
TIME WARNER CABLE LLC (1)
7,757,251 Technique for providing program guide data through a communications network delivering programming content 1 2003
 
TV GUIDE NETWORKS, INC. (1)
7,185,355 Program guide system with preference profiles 122 1998
 
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION (1)
6,160,570 Digital television system which selects images for display in a video sequence 115 1998
 
UQE LLC (1)
7,636,846 Global conditional access system for broadcast services 5 1998
 
V3 SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (1)
6,133,912 Method of delivering information over a communication network 97 1998
 
VERIMATRIX, INC. (1)
8,191,098 Multi-source bridge content distribution system and method 0 2006
 
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. (1)
6,169,542 Method of delivering advertising through an interactive video distribution system 98 1998
 
VLDL, LLC, C/O JIM LYNCH (1)
7,360,159 System for creating media presentations of computer software application programs 4 2003
 
VXL CAPITOL PARTNERS CORPORATION, LTD. (1)
6,564,381 Automatic digital information and content scheduling and barkering system 11 1998
 
WALKER DIGITAL, LLC (1)
8,402,500 System and method for supplying supplemental audio information for broadcast television programs 0 2008
 
WEBTV NETWORKS, INC. (1)
6,698,020 Techniques for intelligent video ad insertion 376 1998
 
WISTRON CORPORATION (1)
6,983,255 Television commerce payments 0 2004
 
XEROX CORPORATION (1)
6,073,160 Document communications controller 110 1996
 
ZFT CONSULTING LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (1)
7,877,766 Method and system of providing a non-skippable sub-advertisement stream 0 2000
 
OTHER [CHECK PATENT PROFILE FOR ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION] (6)
7,036,139 Method and apparatus for remote control of a distributed television broadcasting system 1 1996
6,209,939 On-site media trailer 20 1999
6,938,268 Video stream sharing 18 1999
8,108,894 Internet-based submission of cable network content 0 2003
8,448,209 System and method for displaying advertisements responsive to EPG information 0 2007
8,443,385 System and method for delivering statistically scheduled advertisements 0 2009