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公开(公告)号:US08781298B2
公开(公告)日:2014-07-15
申请号:US13253913
申请日:2011-10-05
申请人: James M. Barton , Kevin P. Smith , David Chamberlin , Howard Look
发明人: James M. Barton , Kevin P. Smith , David Chamberlin , Howard Look
IPC分类号: H04N9/80 , H04N5/92 , H04H20/14 , H04H60/29 , H04N7/10 , H04N7/025 , G06F3/00 , G06F13/00 , H04N5/445
CPC分类号: H04N9/79 , G11B27/034 , G11B27/105 , G11B27/28 , G11B27/322 , H04N5/445 , H04N5/44543 , H04N5/76 , H04N5/775 , H04N5/781 , H04N5/782 , H04N5/783 , H04N5/85 , H04N7/088 , H04N7/165 , H04N9/7921 , H04N9/8042 , H04N9/8063 , H04N9/8205 , H04N9/8233 , H04N21/235 , H04N21/4147 , H04N21/4305 , H04N21/4325 , H04N21/435 , H04N21/44016 , H04N21/4532 , H04N21/454 , H04N21/458 , H04N21/47214 , H04N21/4884 , H04N21/6543 , H04N21/6587 , H04N21/812 , H04N21/84 , H04N21/8455 , H04N21/8456
摘要: A closed caption tagging system provides a mechanism for inserting tags into an audio or video television broadcast stream prior to or at the time of transmission. The tags contain command and control information that the receiver translates and acts upon. The receiver receives the broadcast stream and detects and processes the tags within the broadcast stream which is stored on a storage device that resides on the receiver. Program material from the broadcast stream is played back to the viewer from the storage device. Tags indicate the start and end points of a program segment. Program segments such as commercials are automatically replaced by the receiver with new program segments that are selected based on various criteria.
摘要翻译: 闭路字幕标签系统提供了在传输之前或传输时将标签插入到音频或视频电视广播流中的机制。 标签包含接收器翻译和操作的命令和控制信息。 接收机接收广播流,并检测并处理存储在位于接收机上的存储设备上的广播流内的标签。 来自广播流的节目素材从存储装置播放给观众。 标签表示程序段的起点和终点。 节目片段(如广告片段)将被接收者自动替换,并根据各种标准选择新节目片段。
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公开(公告)号:US08453193B2
公开(公告)日:2013-05-28
申请号:US12572023
申请日:2009-10-01
申请人: James M. Barton , Kevin Smith , David Chamberlin , Howard Look
发明人: James M. Barton , Kevin Smith , David Chamberlin , Howard Look
IPC分类号: H04N5/765
CPC分类号: H04N9/79 , G11B27/034 , G11B27/105 , G11B27/28 , G11B27/322 , H04N5/445 , H04N5/44543 , H04N5/76 , H04N5/775 , H04N5/781 , H04N5/782 , H04N5/783 , H04N5/85 , H04N7/088 , H04N7/165 , H04N9/7921 , H04N9/8042 , H04N9/8063 , H04N9/8205 , H04N9/8233 , H04N21/235 , H04N21/4147 , H04N21/4305 , H04N21/4325 , H04N21/435 , H04N21/44016 , H04N21/4532 , H04N21/454 , H04N21/458 , H04N21/47214 , H04N21/4884 , H04N21/6543 , H04N21/6587 , H04N21/812 , H04N21/84 , H04N21/8455 , H04N21/8456
摘要: A method for displaying a webpage is described. The method involves receiving a broadcast stream including a program, playing the program in the broadcast stream to a viewer, displaying an icon to the viewer and receiving viewer input in response to display of the icon, pausing the playing of the program in response to receiving the viewer input, displaying a web page to the viewer in response to receiving the viewer input, and resuming the playing of the program.
摘要翻译: 描述用于显示网页的方法。 该方法包括接收包括程序的广播流,向观众播放广播流中的节目,响应于图标的显示向观看者显示图标并接收观众输入,响应于接收暂停播放节目 观众输入,响应于接收到观众输入而向观看者显示网页,并且恢复播放该节目。
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公开(公告)号:US20100080529A1
公开(公告)日:2010-04-01
申请号:US12572023
申请日:2009-10-01
申请人: James M. Barton , Kevin Smith , David Chamberlin , Howard Look
发明人: James M. Barton , Kevin Smith , David Chamberlin , Howard Look
IPC分类号: H04N5/91
CPC分类号: H04N9/79 , G11B27/034 , G11B27/105 , G11B27/28 , G11B27/322 , H04N5/445 , H04N5/44543 , H04N5/76 , H04N5/775 , H04N5/781 , H04N5/782 , H04N5/783 , H04N5/85 , H04N7/088 , H04N7/165 , H04N9/7921 , H04N9/8042 , H04N9/8063 , H04N9/8205 , H04N9/8233 , H04N21/235 , H04N21/4147 , H04N21/4305 , H04N21/4325 , H04N21/435 , H04N21/44016 , H04N21/4532 , H04N21/454 , H04N21/458 , H04N21/47214 , H04N21/4884 , H04N21/6543 , H04N21/6587 , H04N21/812 , H04N21/84 , H04N21/8455 , H04N21/8456
摘要: A method for displaying a webpage is described. The method involves receiving a broadcast stream including a program, playing the program in the broadcast stream to a viewer, displaying an icon to the viewer and receiving viewer input in response to display of the icon, pausing the playing of the program in response to receiving the viewer input, displaying a web page to the viewer in response to receiving the viewer input, and resuming the playing of the program.
摘要翻译: 描述用于显示网页的方法。 该方法包括接收包括程序的广播流,向观众播放广播流中的节目,响应于图标的显示向观看者显示图标并接收观众输入,响应于接收暂停播放节目 观众输入,响应于接收到观众输入而向观看者显示网页,并且恢复播放该节目。
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公开(公告)号:US08321901B2
公开(公告)日:2012-11-27
申请号:US12806661
申请日:2010-08-17
申请人: Paul Westbrook , Howard Look , James Young , Stephen Lacy , Timothy Davison , James M. Barton
发明人: Paul Westbrook , Howard Look , James Young , Stephen Lacy , Timothy Davison , James M. Barton
CPC分类号: H04N21/6543 , H04N5/76 , H04N5/765 , H04N5/782 , H04N5/91 , H04N7/025 , H04N7/162 , H04N21/2181 , H04N21/2407 , H04N21/4147 , H04N21/4331 , H04N21/4334 , H04N21/4335 , H04N21/44222 , H04N21/4516 , H04N21/4532 , H04N21/458 , H04N21/4622 , H04N21/466 , H04N21/4667 , H04N21/47214 , H04N21/4755 , H04N21/8586
摘要: A system for remotely controlling client recording and storage behavior schedules the recording, storing, and deleting of multimedia content on a client system storage device. The invention accepts as input a prioritized list of program viewing preferences which is compared with a database of program guide objects that indicate when programs of interest are actually broadcast. A schedule of time versus available storage space is generated that is optimal for the viewer's explicit or derived preferred content. The viewer may request that certain content be captured, which results in the highest possible priority for those content. The invention provides objects called a capture requests that are sent by the service to client systems. Capture requests reflect local storage management decisions about how the client system storage is partitioned. Capture requests also allow the service to determine content to be recorded by the client system in the same manner that a viewer requests that certain content are recorded but are more powerful than what a viewer can request. Recording requests for a capture request can preempt viewer requests or be entered at the same or lower priority as a viewer request. Capture requests can adjust all aspects of a recording request and affect the capture request itself. Client system operational functionality are also manipulated by the service using capture requests.
摘要翻译: 用于远程控制客户端记录和存储行为的系统在客户端系统存储设备上调度多媒体内容的记录,存储和删除。 本发明接受作为输入的节目观看偏好的优先列表,其与指示感兴趣的节目实际上被广播的节目指南对象的数据库进行比较。 生成时间与可用存储空间的时间表,对于观看者的显式或派生的优选内容是最佳的。 观众可以请求捕获某些内容,这导致那些内容的最高可能的优先级。 本发明提供了被称为由服务发送给客户端系统的捕获请求的对象。 捕获请求反映了关于客户端系统存储分区的本地存储管理决策。 捕获请求还允许服务以与观众请求某些内容被记录但是比观看者可以请求更强大的相同的方式确定由客户端系统记录的内容。 拍摄请求的记录请求可以抢占查看器请求或以与查看器请求相同或较低的优先级输入。 捕获请求可以调整记录请求的所有方面并影响捕获请求本身。 客户端系统的操作功能也由服务使用捕获请求来操纵。
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公开(公告)号:US07779446B2
公开(公告)日:2010-08-17
申请号:US12360102
申请日:2010-03-29
申请人: Paul Westbrook , Howard Look , James Young , Stephen Lacy , Timothy Davison , James M. Barton
发明人: Paul Westbrook , Howard Look , James Young , Stephen Lacy , Timothy Davison , James M. Barton
CPC分类号: H04N21/6543 , H04N5/76 , H04N5/765 , H04N5/782 , H04N5/91 , H04N7/025 , H04N7/162 , H04N21/2181 , H04N21/2407 , H04N21/4147 , H04N21/4331 , H04N21/4334 , H04N21/4335 , H04N21/44222 , H04N21/4516 , H04N21/4532 , H04N21/458 , H04N21/4622 , H04N21/466 , H04N21/4667 , H04N21/47214 , H04N21/4755 , H04N21/8586
摘要: A system for remotely controlling client recording and storage behavior schedules the recording, storing, and deleting of multimedia content on a client system storage device. The invention accepts as input a prioritized list of program viewing preferences which is compared with a database of program guide objects that indicate when programs of interest are actually broadcast. A schedule of time versus available storage space is generated that is optimal for the viewer's explicit or derived preferred content. The viewer may request that certain content be captured, which results in the highest possible priority for those content. The invention provides objects called a capture requests that are sent by the service to client systems. Capture requests reflect local storage management decisions about how the client system storage is partitioned. Capture requests also allow the service to determine content to be recorded by the client system in the same manner that a viewer requests that certain content are recorded but are more powerful than what a viewer can request. Recording requests for a capture request can preempt viewer requests or be entered at the same or lower priority as a viewer request. Capture requests can adjust all aspects of a recording request and affect the capture request itself. Client system operational functionality are also manipulated by the service using capture requests.
摘要翻译: 用于远程控制客户端记录和存储行为的系统在客户端系统存储设备上调度多媒体内容的记录,存储和删除。 本发明接受作为输入的节目观看偏好的优先列表,其与指示感兴趣的节目实际上被广播的节目指南对象的数据库进行比较。 生成时间与可用存储空间的时间表,对于观看者的显式或派生的优选内容是最佳的。 观众可以请求捕获某些内容,这导致那些内容的最高可能的优先级。 本发明提供了被称为由服务发送给客户端系统的捕获请求的对象。 捕获请求反映了关于客户端系统存储分区的本地存储管理决策。 捕获请求还允许服务以与观众请求某些内容被记录但是比观看者可以请求更强大的相同的方式确定由客户端系统记录的内容。 拍摄请求的记录请求可以抢占查看器请求或以与查看器请求相同或较低的优先级输入。 捕获请求可以调整记录请求的所有方面并影响捕获请求本身。 客户端系统的操作功能也由服务使用捕获请求来操纵。
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公开(公告)号:US20090178098A1
公开(公告)日:2009-07-09
申请号:US12360102
申请日:2009-01-26
申请人: Paul Westbrook , Howard Look , James Young , Stephen Lacy , Timothy Davison , James M. Barton
发明人: Paul Westbrook , Howard Look , James Young , Stephen Lacy , Timothy Davison , James M. Barton
CPC分类号: H04N21/6543 , H04N5/76 , H04N5/765 , H04N5/782 , H04N5/91 , H04N7/025 , H04N7/162 , H04N21/2181 , H04N21/2407 , H04N21/4147 , H04N21/4331 , H04N21/4334 , H04N21/4335 , H04N21/44222 , H04N21/4516 , H04N21/4532 , H04N21/458 , H04N21/4622 , H04N21/466 , H04N21/4667 , H04N21/47214 , H04N21/4755 , H04N21/8586
摘要: A system for remotely controlling client recording and storage behavior schedules the recording, storing, and deleting of multimedia content on a client system storage device. The invention accepts as input a prioritized list of program viewing preferences which is compared with a database of program guide objects that indicate when programs of interest are actually broadcast. A schedule of time versus available storage space is generated that is optimal for the viewer's explicit or derived preferred content. The viewer may request that certain content be captured, which results in the highest possible priority for those content. The invention provides objects called a capture requests that are sent by the service to client systems. Capture requests reflect local storage management decisions about how the client system storage is partitioned. Capture requests also allow the service to determine content to be recorded by the client system in the same manner that a viewer requests that certain content are recorded but are more powerful than what a viewer can request. Recording requests for a capture request can preempt viewer requests or be entered at the same or lower priority as a viewer request. Capture requests can adjust all aspects of a recording request and affect the capture request itself. Client system operational functionality are also manipulated by the service using capture requests.
摘要翻译: 用于远程控制客户端记录和存储行为的系统在客户端系统存储设备上调度多媒体内容的记录,存储和删除。 本发明接受作为输入的节目观看偏好的优先列表,其与指示感兴趣的节目实际上被广播的节目指南对象的数据库进行比较。 生成时间与可用存储空间的时间表,对于观看者的显式或派生的优选内容是最佳的。 观众可以请求捕获某些内容,这导致那些内容的最高可能的优先级。 本发明提供了被称为由服务发送给客户端系统的捕获请求的对象。 捕获请求反映了关于客户端系统存储分区的本地存储管理决策。 捕获请求还允许服务以与观众请求某些内容被记录但是比观看者可以请求更强大的相同的方式确定由客户端系统记录的内容。 拍摄请求的记录请求可以抢占查看器请求或以与查看器请求相同或较低的优先级输入。 捕获请求可以调整记录请求的所有方面并影响捕获请求本身。 客户端系统的操作功能也由服务使用捕获请求来操纵。
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公开(公告)号:US09674577B1
公开(公告)日:2017-06-06
申请号:US10816982
申请日:2004-04-02
申请人: James M. Barton , Brian Beach , Howard Look , Karen Bedard
发明人: James M. Barton , Brian Beach , Howard Look , Karen Bedard
IPC分类号: H04N7/173 , H04N21/47 , H04N21/4335
CPC分类号: H04N21/47 , H04N5/782 , H04N21/4147 , H04N21/4335 , H04N21/4622 , H04N21/4782
摘要: A data storage management and scheduling system schedules the recording, storing, and deleting of television and Web page program material on a client system storage medium. The invention accepts as input a prioritized list of program viewing preferences which is compared with a database of program guide objects which indicate when programs of interest are actually broadcast. A schedule of time versus available storage space is generated that is optimal for the viewer's explicit or derived preferred programs. The preferred programs include television broadcast programs and Universal Resource Locators (URLs). The viewer may request that certain programs be captured, which results in the highest possible priority for those programs, or express preferences using appurtenances provided through the viewer interface. Preferences may additionally be inferred from viewing patterns. The invention correlates an input schedule that tracks the free and occupied time slots for each input source with a space schedule that tracks all currently recorded programs and the programs that have been scheduled to be recorded in the future, to schedule new programs to record and resolve recording conflicts. A program is recorded if at all times between when the recording would be initiated and when it expires, sufficient space is available to hold it. All scheduling conflicts are resolved as early as possible. A background scheduler schedules each preferred program in turn until the list of preferred programs is exhausted or no further opportunity to record is available.
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公开(公告)号:US07543325B2
公开(公告)日:2009-06-02
申请号:US10339700
申请日:2003-01-08
申请人: Paul Westbrook , Howard Look , James Young , Stephen Lacy , Timothy Davison , James M. Barton
发明人: Paul Westbrook , Howard Look , James Young , Stephen Lacy , Timothy Davison , James M. Barton
IPC分类号: H04N7/173
CPC分类号: H04N21/6543 , H04N5/76 , H04N5/765 , H04N5/782 , H04N5/91 , H04N7/025 , H04N7/162 , H04N21/2181 , H04N21/2407 , H04N21/4147 , H04N21/4331 , H04N21/4334 , H04N21/4335 , H04N21/44222 , H04N21/4516 , H04N21/4532 , H04N21/458 , H04N21/4622 , H04N21/466 , H04N21/4667 , H04N21/47214 , H04N21/4755 , H04N21/8586
摘要: A system for remotely controlling client recording and storage behavior schedules the recording, storing, and deleting of multimedia content on a client system storage device. The invention accepts as input a prioritized list of program viewing preferences which is compared with a database of program guide objects that indicate when programs of interest are actually broadcast. A schedule of time versus available storage space is generated that is optimal for the viewer's explicit or derived preferred content. The viewer may request that certain content be captured, which results in the highest possible priority for those content. The invention provides objects called a capture requests that are sent by the service to client systems. Capture requests reflect local storage management decisions about how the client system storage is partitioned. Capture requests also allow the service to determine content to be recorded by the client system in the same manner that a viewer requests that certain content are recorded but are more powerful than what a viewer can request. Recording requests for a capture request can preempt viewer requests or be entered at the same or lower priority as a viewer request. Capture requests can adjust all aspects of a recording request and affect the capture request itself. Client system operational functionality are also manipulated by the service using capture requests.
摘要翻译: 用于远程控制客户端记录和存储行为的系统在客户端系统存储设备上调度多媒体内容的记录,存储和删除。 本发明接受作为输入的节目观看偏好的优先列表,其与指示感兴趣的节目实际上被广播的节目指南对象的数据库进行比较。 生成时间与可用存储空间的时间表,对于观看者的显式或派生的优选内容是最佳的。 观众可以请求捕获某些内容,这导致那些内容的最高可能的优先级。 本发明提供了被称为由服务发送给客户端系统的捕获请求的对象。 捕获请求反映了关于客户端系统存储分区的本地存储管理决策。 捕获请求还允许服务以与观众请求某些内容被记录但是比观看者可以请求更强大的相同的方式确定由客户端系统记录的内容。 拍摄请求的记录请求可以抢占查看器请求或以与查看器请求相同或较低的优先级输入。 捕获请求可以调整记录请求的所有方面并影响捕获请求本身。 客户端系统的操作功能也由服务使用捕获请求来操纵。
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公开(公告)号:US06535253B2
公开(公告)日:2003-03-18
申请号:US09790067
申请日:2001-02-21
申请人: James M. Barton , Howard Look
发明人: James M. Barton , Howard Look
IPC分类号: H04N708
CPC分类号: H04N7/025
摘要: An analog video tagging and encoding system. The invention inserts an analog tag frame into the analog video stream such that the luminance values are made to approach zero, i.e., black, allowing a potential tag frame to be quickly identified. Tag information is then encoded as a structured color pattern into the chrominance portions of the frame and contains program start/stop information, program segment identification, or data downloads. The color pattern is chosen such that when it is converted into digital form according to the Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) standard, the digital signal so produced may be easily and minimally parsed to recognize the presence or absence of a tag within a normal frame time period.
摘要翻译: 模拟视频标签和编码系统。 本发明将模拟标签帧插入到模拟视频流中,使得亮度值接近零,即黑色,允许快速识别潜在的标签框。 然后,标签信息被编码为帧的色度部分中的结构化颜色图案,并且包含节目开始/停止信息,节目片段标识或数据下载。 选择颜色图案,使得当根据运动图像专家组(MPEG)标准将其转换成数字形式时,如此产生的数字信号可以容易地和最低限度地被解析以识别正常帧内的标签的存在或不存在 时间段。
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公开(公告)号:US08453180B2
公开(公告)日:2013-05-28
申请号:US11474141
申请日:2006-06-22
申请人: James M. Barton , Howard Look
发明人: James M. Barton , Howard Look
IPC分类号: H04N5/445
CPC分类号: H04N21/4668 , G06F11/2094 , G06F11/2097 , G06F2201/80 , G06F2201/82 , H04H60/27 , H04H60/46 , H04H60/65 , H04N5/76 , H04N5/91 , H04N7/025 , H04N7/088 , H04N7/162 , H04N7/17327 , H04N21/235 , H04N21/251 , H04N21/25891 , H04N21/4147 , H04N21/4331 , H04N21/4334 , H04N21/4335 , H04N21/435 , H04N21/44222 , H04N21/4508 , H04N21/4532 , H04N21/458 , H04N21/466 , H04N21/4662 , H04N21/4667 , H04N21/47214 , H04N21/4755 , H04N21/6582 , H04N21/812
摘要: A client-side multimedia content targeting system schedules the recording, storing, and deleting of multimedia content on a client system storage device. The invention accepts as input a prioritized list of program viewing preferences which is compared with a database of program guide objects that indicate when programs of interest are actually broadcast. The viewer may request that certain content be captured, which results in the highest possible priority for those content. The viewer may also explicitly express preferences using appurtenances provided through the viewer interface. Preferences may additionally be inferred from viewing patterns. The viewer's client system locally retains the viewer's preferences and other personal information that the viewer has entered and is sent targeting information relating to program guide objects by a server. Using the viewer's preferences and personal information, the client system creates a viewer profile, which is used with the targeting information by the client system to record content that is within the viewer profile. The invention's client-based form of targeting can be applied to almost any multimedia situation, including, but not limited to: TV shows, movies, advertisements, product and service offerings, music, radio, audio, etc.
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