公开(公告)号：US08595232B1

公开(公告)日：2013-11-26

申请号：US12122364

申请日：2008-05-16

申请人： Houman Azarm ,  Erich Ringewald ,  Michael Yang

发明人： Houman Azarm ,  Erich Ringewald ,  Michael Yang

IPC分类号： G06F7/00 ,  G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F17/30023 ,  G06Q30/0621

摘要： Systems and methods of linking media content information are provided. A particular method of linking media content information includes receiving data including first descriptive information associated with an electronic version of particular media content. The method also includes searching a database, based on the first descriptive information, to identify second descriptive information. The second descriptive information is associated with a physical media product and the physical media product stores the particular media content. Additionally, the method includes storing a data record in memory relating the electronic version of the particular media content to the second descriptive information.

公开(公告)号：US07069571B1

公开(公告)日：2006-06-27

申请号：US09334131

申请日：1999-06-15

申请人： Eric E. Del Sesto ,  James R. Collette ,  Jeffrey W. Yu ,  Charlie McCullough ,  Pat Ransil ,  Bryce S. Catlin ,  Houman Azarm

发明人： Eric E. Del Sesto ,  James R. Collette ,  Jeffrey W. Yu ,  Charlie McCullough ,  Pat Ransil ,  Bryce S. Catlin ,  Houman Azarm

IPC分类号： H04N9/00

CPC分类号： H04N21/435 ,  H04N5/44 ,  H04N5/4401 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N7/17363 ,  H04N21/235 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/4435 ,  H04N21/47 ,  H04N21/6543 ,  H04N21/8545

摘要： A method and apparatus facilitate the retirement of interactive applications in a manner associated with an external event and a program state of the interactive application. A broadcaster transmits an interactive application that includes a plurality of retirement instructions associated with external events and internal program states of the interactive application. A broadcast receiver receives an interactive application, stores the included retirement instructions, and executes the interactive application concurrently with the display of an associated television program. The broadcast receiver monitors the broadcast signal for events indicating that the executing interactive application is no longer appropriate for the current television program. Upon detection of such an event, the broadcast receiver retrieves the stored instructions, and retires the interactive application in a manner appropriate for both the detected external event and the internal program state of the interactive application, according to the stored instructions.

摘要翻译： 方法和装置以与外部事件和交互式应用程序的程序状态相关联的方式促进交互式应用程序的退出。 广播机构发送包括与外部事件相关联的多个退休指令和交互式应用程序的内部程序状态的交互式应用程序。 广播接收机接收交互式应用程序，存储所包含的退休指令，并且与相关电视节目的显示同时执行交互式应用。 广播接收机监视广播信号以表明执行的交互式应用不再适用于当前电视节目的事件。 在检测到这样的事件时，广播接收器根据所存储的指令，以适合于检测到的外部事件和交互式应用程序的内部程序状态的方式检索存储的指令，并且退出交互式应用程序。

公开(公告)号：US06530084B1

公开(公告)日：2003-03-04

申请号：US09431001

申请日：1999-11-01

申请人： Eric E. Del Sesto ,  Charlie McCullough ,  Pat Ransil ,  Houman Azarm

发明人： Eric E. Del Sesto ,  Charlie McCullough ,  Pat Ransil ,  Houman Azarm

IPC分类号： H04N5445

CPC分类号： H04N21/4424 ,  H04N7/088 ,  H04N7/162 ,  H04N21/42204 ,  H04N21/4307 ,  H04N21/4316 ,  H04N21/47 ,  H04N21/47214 ,  H04N21/4722 ,  H04N21/8166

摘要： A method and apparatus facilitate control of interactive application execution through use of defined time periods. A broadcaster transmits a broadcast program, an associated interactive application, and at least one definition of a time period from a set including: a first time period, during which an option to execute the application may be offered to a viewer; a second time period, during which execution of the application may be started; and a third time period, during which the application may be executed. A viewer tunes to a channel associated with the broadcast program and interactive application. A broadcast receiver offers the viewer the option to execute the interactive application, if within the first defined time period. If the user elects to so execute, the broadcast receiver starts said execution, if within the second defined time period. If the interactive application continues to execute at the end of the third defined time period, the broadcast receiver retires the interactive application.

摘要翻译： 一种方法和装置通过使用定义的时间段来促进交互式应用程序执行的控制。 广播机构从一个集合发送广播节目，相关的交互式应用以及时间段的至少一个定义，所述集合包括：第一时间段，在此可以向观众提供执行应用的选项; 第二时间段，其中可以开始执行应用程序; 以及可以执行应用的第三时间段。 观众调谐到与广播节目和交互式应用相关联的频道。 如果在第一定义的时间段内，则广播接收机向观众提供执行交互式应用的选项。 如果用户选择这样执行，则如果在第二定义的时间段内，则广播接收机开始所述执行。 如果交互式应用程序在第三个定义的时间段结束时继续执行，则广播接收者退出交互应用。

公开(公告)号：US07222155B1

公开(公告)日：2007-05-22

申请号：US09843614

申请日：2001-04-25

申请人： Bryan C. Gebhardt ,  Houman Azarm ,  Charles N. McCullough ,  Edward Valdivia

发明人： Bryan C. Gebhardt ,  Houman Azarm ,  Charles N. McCullough ,  Edward Valdivia

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04N7/088 ,  H04L67/20 ,  H04L67/325 ,  H04N21/21 ,  H04N21/23 ,  H04N21/235 ,  H04N21/26233 ,  H04N21/26258 ,  H04N21/6543 ,  H04N21/812 ,  H04N21/8352 ,  H04N21/8545

摘要： An automation server interfaces with broadcast scheduling systems of various types to automatically synchronize the behavior of interactive applications relative to various broadcast programs, such as television shows and commercials, so as to maintain the appropriate interactive application for whatever broadcast program is airing. This allows for television shows which have an associated interactive application, but which are segmented by commercials (which may have their own interactive applications) to have their interactive application displayed while the television show in on, but not during commercials, while maintaining any state information that has been created during execution of the interactive application. The automation server includes multiple channel interfaces, each having a translator and an event manager. The translator translates native control signals from the scheduling system into a fixed set of atomic commands which represent the lifecycle behavior of a broadcast program. The event manager receives these atomic commands and uses them to determine the appropriate state for any interactive application that is associated with the broadcast program. The event manager transmits commands to a broadcast server which directly manages the interactive applications by transmitting code, data, and commands to broadcast receivers that controls the execution of the interactive applications in response to the event manager's commands.

摘要翻译： 自动化服务器与各种类型的广播调度系统接口，以自动同步相对于诸如电视节目和广告之类的各种广播节目的交互式应用的行为，以便为任何广播节目播放保持适当的交互式应用。 这允许具有相关联的交互式应用的电视节目，但是由广告（可能具有自己的交互式应用）进行分割，以在电视节目播放期间显示互动应用，而不是广告期间，同时保持任何状态信息 这是在执行交互式应用程序期间创建的。 自动化服务器包括多个通道接口，每个通道接口具有翻译器和事件管理器。 翻译器将来自调度系统的原生控制信号转换成表示广播节目的生命周期行为的固定的原子命令集。 事件管理器接收这些原子命令，并使用它们来确定与广播程序相关联的任何交互式应用程序的适当状态。 事件管理器向广播服务器发送命令，该广播服务器通过向响应于事件管理器的命令控制交互式应用的执行的广播接收器发送代码，数据和命令来直接管理交互式应用。

公开(公告)号：US20080010342A1

公开(公告)日：2008-01-10

申请号：US11682733

申请日：2007-03-06

申请人： Bryan Gebhardt ,  Houman Azarm ,  Charles McCullough ,  Edgard Valdivia

发明人： Bryan Gebhardt ,  Houman Azarm ,  Charles McCullough ,  Edgard Valdivia

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04N7/088 ,  H04L67/20 ,  H04L67/325 ,  H04N21/21 ,  H04N21/23 ,  H04N21/235 ,  H04N21/26233 ,  H04N21/26258 ,  H04N21/6543 ,  H04N21/812 ,  H04N21/8352 ,  H04N21/8545

摘要： An automation server interfaces with broadcast scheduling systems of various types to s automatically synchronize the behavior of interactive applications relative to various broadcast programs, such as television shows and commercials, so as to maintain the appropriate interactive application for whatever broadcast program is airing. This allows for television shows which have an associated interactive application, but which are segmented by commercials (which may have their own interactive applications) to have their interactive application displayed while the television show in on, but not during commercials, while maintaining any state information that has been created during execution of the interactive application. The automation server includes multiple channel interfaces, each having a translator and an event manager. The translator translates native control signals from the scheduling system into a fixed set of atomic commands which represent the lifecycle behavior of a broadcast program. The event manager receives these atomic commands and uses them to determine the appropriate state for any interactive application that is associated with the broadcast program. The event manager transmits commands to a broadcast server which directly manages the interactive applications by transmitting code, data, and commands to broadcast receivers that controls the execution of the interactive applications in response to the event manager's commands.

摘要翻译： 自动化服务器与各种类型的广播调度系统接口，自动同步相对于诸如电视节目和广告之类的各种广播节目的交互式应用的行为，以便为任何广播节目正在播放而保持适当的交互式应用。 这允许具有相关联的交互式应用的电视节目，但是由广告（可能具有自己的交互式应用）进行分割，以便在电视节目播放期间显示互动应用，而不是广告期间，同时保持任何状态信息 这是在执行交互式应用程序期间创建的。 自动化服务器包括多个通道接口，每个通道接口具有翻译器和事件管理器。 翻译器将来自调度系统的原生控制信号转换成表示广播节目的生命周期行为的固定的原子命令集。 事件管理器接收这些原子命令，并使用它们来确定与广播程序相关联的任何交互式应用程序的适当状态。 事件管理器向广播服务器发送命令，该广播服务器通过向响应于事件管理器的命令控制交互式应用的执行的广播接收器发送代码，数据和命令来直接管理交互式应用。

公开(公告)号：US08201208B2

公开(公告)日：2012-06-12

申请号：US10652850

申请日：2003-08-29

申请人： Alain Delpuch ,  Bryan Gebhardt ,  Houman Azarm ,  Steven Berriatua

发明人： Alain Delpuch ,  Bryan Gebhardt ,  Houman Azarm ,  Steven Berriatua

IPC分类号： H04N7/173

CPC分类号： H04N21/845 ,  H04N7/165 ,  H04N21/2221 ,  H04N21/23106 ,  H04N21/235 ,  H04N21/2355 ,  H04N21/2381 ,  H04N21/2402 ,  H04N21/25833 ,  H04N21/25883 ,  H04N21/26216 ,  H04N21/26266 ,  H04N21/2668 ,  H04N21/8545

摘要： A broadcaster generates programming content and a carousel containing chunks of data defining one or more interactive applications. The programming content and carousel are received by a local gateway which distributes the carousel and content to receivers at end-users via a distribution network. A carousel proxy in the local gateway receives the inbound carousel from the broadcaster and modifies it to produce an outbound carousel suited for the distribution network, receivers, and/or end-users. The modifications performed by the carousel proxy include filtering chunks and/or data within the chunks from the inbound carousel and transforming data within the chunks to customize the interactive applications for the distribution network, receivers, and/or end-users. The carousel proxy also caches chunks in a cache of a local data store. The carousel proxy uses the cached chunks to send the outbound carousel at a rate optimized for the bandwidth available on the distribution network.

摘要翻译： 广播公司生成节目内容和包含定义一个或多个交互式应用的数据块的轮播。 编程内容和传送带由本地网关接收，其通过分发网络将轮播和内容分发给终端用户的接收者。 本地网关中的轮播代理接收来自广播公司的入站转盘，并修改它以产生适合于分发网络，接收机和/或最终用户的出站转盘。 轮播代理执行的修改包括从入站转盘中过滤块和/或块内的数据，并转换块内的数据，以定制分发网络，接收器和/或最终用户的交互式应用程序。 轮播代理还将本地数据存储的缓存中的块高速缓存。 轮播代理使用缓存的块以针对分发网络上可用带宽优化的速率发送出站转盘。

公开(公告)号：US07941564B2

公开(公告)日：2011-05-10

申请号：US11682733

申请日：2007-03-06

申请人： Bryan C. Gebhardt ,  Houman Azarm ,  Charles N. McCullough ,  Edgard S. Valdivia

发明人： Bryan C. Gebhardt ,  Houman Azarm ,  Charles N. McCullough ,  Edgard S. Valdivia

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04N7/088 ,  H04L67/20 ,  H04L67/325 ,  H04N21/21 ,  H04N21/23 ,  H04N21/235 ,  H04N21/26233 ,  H04N21/26258 ,  H04N21/6543 ,  H04N21/812 ,  H04N21/8352 ,  H04N21/8545

摘要： An automation server interfaces with broadcast scheduling systems of various types to automatically synchronize the behavior of interactive applications relative to various broadcast programs, such as television shows and commercials, so as to maintain the appropriate interactive application for whatever broadcast program is airing. This allows for television shows which have an associated interactive application, but which are segmented by commercials (which may have their own interactive applications) to have their interactive application displayed while the television show in on, but not during commercials, while maintaining any state information that has been created during execution of the interactive application. The automation server includes multiple channel interfaces, each having a translator and an event manager. The translator translates native control signals from the scheduling system into a fixed set of atomic commands which represent the lifecycle behavior of a broadcast program. The event manager receives these atomic commands and uses them to determine the appropriate state for any interactive application that is associated with the broadcast program. The event manager transmits commands to a broadcast server which directly manages the interactive applications by transmitting code, data, and commands to broadcast receivers that controls the execution of the interactive applications in response to the event manager's commands.

摘要翻译： 自动化服务器与各种类型的广播调度系统接口，以自动同步相对于诸如电视节目和广告之类的各种广播节目的交互式应用的行为，以便为任何广播节目播放保持适当的交互式应用。 这允许具有相关联的交互式应用的电视节目，但是由广告（可能具有自己的交互式应用）进行分割，以便在电视节目播放期间显示互动应用，而不是广告期间，同时保持任何状态信息 这是在执行交互式应用程序期间创建的。 自动化服务器包括多个通道接口，每个通道接口具有翻译器和事件管理器。 翻译器将来自调度系统的原生控制信号转换成表示广播节目的生命周期行为的固定的原子命令集。 事件管理器接收这些原子命令，并使用它们来确定与广播程序相关联的任何交互式应用程序的适当状态。 事件管理器向广播服务器发送命令，该广播服务器通过向响应于事件管理器的命令控制交互式应用的执行的广播接收器发送代码，数据和命令来直接管理交互式应用。