摘要:
A method of instructing a receiver/decoder to perform an action is described. The method comprises transmitting a command to the receiver/decoder via a broadcast system, the command instructing the receiver/decoder to perform the action. Apparatus for generating a message comprising a command for transmission in a broadcast system, a corresponding receiver/decoder, and a message for tranmission in a broadcast system, the message comprising a command to instruct the receiver/decoder to perform an action, are also described.
摘要:
To provide a device capable of determining a delivery destination of an event automatically without requiring choosing operation of an operator. An event entered through an event input means 4 is given to a delivery destination determining means 6 which in turn determines to which of applications AP1, AP2, ..., APn the given event is to be delivered according to the contents of the event and according to delivery destination determining information stored in a delivery destination determining information storing section, and delivers accordingly. Therefore, the event is delivered to an appropriate application even if the operator does not choose an addressed application.
摘要:
The application describes a method of referencing content in an application. The method comprises, for a content element, creating a reference to the content element and associating that reference with the content element. This enables the content (for example, text or images) to be dissociated from other features related to content; for example, its presentation on the screen. In this way, control over presentation may be achieved separately from control of the content itself. In an example, a Content Provider 402 provides referenced content to an Operator 404. A Programme Provider 400 sends referenced scenarios to the Operator 404. The Operator 404 resolves the reference and sends data for broadcast by the Broadcaster 406.
摘要:
A client for handling a video session includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The memory stores a first video frame that includes first video data, a first video sub-frame comprising second video data that is different from the first video data, and a second video sub-frame comprising third video data. The processor generates a second video frame using the first video frame and the first video sub-frame, wherein the third video data is different from the video data of the second video frame. The processor further generates a third video frame using the second video frame and the second video sub-frame, and displays the first video frame.
摘要:
A personal video on-demand system and method which permits a user to receive available content using at least two tuners (40, 41) and perform one of a plurality of operations on the available content. These operations include recording two or more signals, where one or both may be simultaneously viewed, recording one or more signals and playing back one or more signals, playing back two or more signals, watching one or more signals while recording one or more other signals, viewing two or more signals live, or viewing at least one signal live, while viewing one or more signals in a playback mode. These operations also include selecting an even based on actor, actress, director, etc., alerting a user to an attempt to record a duplicate program, displaying a status of a program from the available content the user is watching, playing paused programming or converting paused programming to recorded programming during a channel change, allowing a user to record an entire program after viewing the program for a period of time, permitting a user to capture a snippet of the available content, permitting a user to rewind recording in an increment for playback of a portion of the available content, enabling a user to jump back from a live broadcast to a last paused video segment.
摘要:
An apparatus for increasing the functionality of a set top converter for use with a program delivery system comprises a circuit card electronically connected to a set top converter. Information and data are passed between the circuit card and the set top converter. The circuit card includes means for generating menus which identify programs and channels, means for sequencing through menus; and means for selecting a program or channel through the generated menus in response to a user command.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a digital broadcasting receiving apparatus for generating a display signal from a received digital broadcasting signal. The apparatus comprises a detection section (29), a storage section (25), and a recording section (28). The detection section (29) detects occurrence of an interrupt event overlapped with the digital broadcasting signal when displayed. The storage section (25) starts storing digital broadcasting signals based on a detection result of this detection section (29). The recording section (28) records information corresponding to a reproduction start position of the digital broadcasting signal stored by this storage section (25).
摘要:
A Hard Disk Recorder (HDR) (3) is arranged to receive signals defining television programmes and television programme schedule data. The HDR receives updated programme schedule data substantially constantly in a dedicated programme schedule data channel. The HDR is arranged to output the programme schedule data for display on a television screen (2). The HDR comprises a hard disk (16) for recording received television programmes. A remote control (28) is provided to select television programmes to be recorded from the displayed programme schedule. Furthermore, the HDR is arranged to receive additional programme schedule information included in each of the received television channels which information is used to control the hard disk to record pre-programmed television programmes according to schedule. The hard disk is operable to record simultaneously two different television programmes received in different channels. Also, the HDR is operable to replay a currently broadcast programme offset in time. The time offset can be overcome by playing back the part of the programme inside the time offset at an increased frame rate. Furthermore, the HDR is arranged to receive transition signals indicating transitions between parts of programmes, such as transitions between advertisements and the 'actual' programmes. The HDR is operable to use these transition signals, for example, to skip between transitions in previously recorded programmes replayed from the hard disk.
摘要:
To easily cope with change in methods of media. A CPU 22 controls a front end 21 including a tuner 41, a demodulator 42, and an error corrector 43 indirectly with a common control command, independent of a zone and a transmission medium. That is, an application program 22A of the CPU 22 creates a control command based on a command set defined in advance, and sends it out to the front end 21 via an interface 22B. The control application 40B of the front end 21 converts the control command transferred via the interface 40A into a data format recognizable for the tuner 41, the demodulator 42, and the error corrector 43, and transfers it to a driver 40C. The driver 40C controls each processing unit based on the control command.
摘要:
EPG services (40) are provided, which enables a device (20) such as a computer, a set top box or the like to collect EPG data from multiple EPG data providers or sources (70). The EPG data is collected at the device (20) by EPG loaders (60). Each EPG loader (61, 62, 63) collects EPG data from a particular source (74, 75, 76). The EPG loaders (60) deliver the EPG data to a writer module (43), which performs scaling and formatting functions to the EPG data. The writer module also stores the scaled and formatted EPG data in a database or other storage (42). The writer module (43) may also be implemented by chaining EPG loaders (60) in a priority scheme. However, EPG loader interaction reduces independence and forces more rigid interface and implementation constraints upon the design of EPG loaders (60). Once stored, applications (22) gain access to the EPG data through a control module (41). The control module (41) provides the accessed EPG data to the applications (22). EPG services (40) function to isolate the operation of the applications (22) from the EPG data sources. Because the EPG data is stored by the writer module (43) and accessed by the control module (41), the applications (22) and EPG data sources (20) can change independently of one another without having an effect on the ability of EPG services (40) to collect and provide access to EPG data.