公开(公告)号：US20060242240A1

公开(公告)日：2006-10-26

申请号：US11090308

申请日：2005-03-28

申请人： Alistair Parker ,  Jeff Furlong ,  Gino Dion ,  Sean Higgins ,  Richard Bettelheim ,  Christian Boven

发明人： Alistair Parker ,  Jeff Furlong ,  Gino Dion ,  Sean Higgins ,  Richard Bettelheim ,  Christian Boven

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04N21/6581 ,  H04N7/17318 ,  H04N21/23406 ,  H04N21/2362 ,  H04N21/4384 ,  H04N21/6405 ,  H04N21/6408 ,  H04N21/8455

摘要： A server at the edge of a broadband network distributes multimedia content streams to clients, while ensuring that the first data delivered to each client is key data (milestones) needed for correctly decoding the stream content. This is obtained by buffering the packets in the incoming stream and transmitting the packets from the buffer in an outgoing stream, starting with the most recent milestone placed in the buffer before a request to join the respective incoming stream is received. As the writing to and reading from the buffer are performed at different rates, the incoming and outgoing streams are eventually synchronized, at which point the client may be switched to receive the incoming stream directly.

摘要翻译： 宽带网络边缘的服务器将多媒体内容流分发到客户端，同时确保传送给每个客户端的第一个数据是正确解码流内容所需的关键数据（里程碑）。 这是通过缓冲输入流中的数据包，并从输出流中的缓冲区中传送数据包，从接收到相应输入流的请求之前的缓冲区中最新的里程碑开始。 当以不同的速率执行对缓冲器的写入和读取时，输入和输出流最终被同步，在这一点上，客户端可以被直接切换以接收输入流。

公开(公告)号：US09094638B2

公开(公告)日：2015-07-28

申请号：US11418134

申请日：2006-05-05

申请人： Robert J. Beaton ,  Jeff Furlong ,  Alistair John Parker

发明人： Robert J. Beaton ,  Jeff Furlong ,  Alistair John Parker

IPC分类号： G06F15/16 ,  H04W24/00 ,  H04N7/16 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04N21/262 ,  H04N21/2665 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/414 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/4227 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/462 ,  H04N21/478 ,  H04N21/643 ,  H04N21/658

CPC分类号： H04N5/445 ,  H04N21/25841 ,  H04N21/25891 ,  H04N21/26291 ,  H04N21/2665 ,  H04N21/4131 ,  H04N21/41407 ,  H04N21/42202 ,  H04N21/4227 ,  H04N21/4524 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/478 ,  H04N21/64322 ,  H04N21/6582

摘要： A method for accessing triple play services provided through a server over a network to a portable device, the method comprising: receiving a signal from a user defining respective preference levels for the triple play services; determining a location for the portable device; determining which of the triple play services are available at the location; composing a list of available services at the location, the available services in the list being ordered in accordance with the respective preference levels; and, displaying the list on a display screen of the portable device, whereby the user may access the available services by selecting from the list.

摘要翻译： 一种用于访问通过网络通过服务器提供给便携式设备的三重播放服务的方法，所述方法包括：从定义用于所述三重播放服务的各个偏好级别的用户接收信号; 确定便携式设备的位置; 确定在该位置可用的三重播放服务中的哪一个; 在该位置组成可用服务的列表，列表中可用的服务按照各自的偏好级别进行排序; 以及在所述便携式设备的显示屏幕上显示所述列表，由此所述用户可以通过从所述列表中进行选择来访问所述可用服务。

公开(公告)号：US07644425B2

公开(公告)日：2010-01-05

申请号：US11385735

申请日：2006-03-22

申请人： Alistair John Parker ,  Jeff Furlong ,  Gino Louis Dion ,  Sean Gordon Higgins ,  David Cecil Robinson

发明人： Alistair John Parker ,  Jeff Furlong ,  Gino Louis Dion ,  Sean Gordon Higgins ,  David Cecil Robinson

IPC分类号： G06F13/00 ,  G06F3/00 ,  H04N5/445

CPC分类号： H04N7/163 ,  H04N5/45 ,  H04N21/23418 ,  H04N21/23424 ,  H04N21/234336 ,  H04N21/4316 ,  H04N21/44016 ,  H04N21/8153 ,  H04N21/8549

摘要： The PIP system enables display of a mosaic of favorite channels in a Picture-in-Picture (PIP) format to a subscriber terminal. Picture-in-Picture support is efficiently provided by sending only I-Frames of the secondary video channel to the end-user. That is, any unnecessary packets (null, B-P frames, audio, etc.) in the secondary video channel are stripped away. This method uses very little bandwidth and is STB agnostic.

摘要翻译： PIP系统使得能够以画中画（PIP）格式将收藏频道的马赛克显示给用户终端。 通过仅向最终用户发送次要视频频道的I帧，可以有效地提供画中画支持。 也就是说，副视频通道中的任何不必要的分组（空，B-P帧，音频等）被剥离。 该方法使用的带宽非常小，并且STB不可知。

公开(公告)号：US20070130597A1

公开(公告)日：2007-06-07

申请号：US11292345

申请日：2005-12-02

申请人： Alistair Parker ,  Jeff Furlong ,  Gino Dion ,  Sean Higgins

发明人： Alistair Parker ,  Jeff Furlong ,  Gino Dion ,  Sean Higgins

IPC分类号： H04N7/173

CPC分类号： H04L29/06027 ,  H04H20/38 ,  H04H20/82 ,  H04H60/27 ,  H04H2201/33 ,  H04L65/4076 ,  H04L65/4092 ,  H04L65/605 ,  H04N5/76 ,  H04N5/765 ,  H04N5/781 ,  H04N7/17318 ,  H04N9/8042 ,  H04N21/21 ,  H04N21/23 ,  H04N21/23406 ,  H04N21/23439 ,  H04N21/2625 ,  H04N21/6377 ,  H04N21/6408 ,  H04N21/658 ,  H04N21/6587

摘要： A circular buffer in a video delivery server tracks a second copy of a live video stream to provide instant replay capability. When an end-user initiates the instant replay function, the circular buffer is copied to an instant-replay buffer, from which a replay of the video is sent to the end-user. During replay the end-user can use playback functions such as pause, slow-play, freeze frame, etc. Upon leaving the replay function the end user rejoins the live stream. The circular buffer also enables transmission of delayed copies of the live stream, time-shifted by predetermined intervals, which copies are multicasted to end-users. Upon request, an end-user may join a delayed version of interest. This allows the user to replay interesting content by jumping to a time-delayed version without missing the show and to catch up with real-time during e.g. commercial breaks.

摘要翻译： 视频传送服务器中的循环缓冲器跟踪实时视频流的第二副本以提供即时重放功能。 当最终用户启动即时重放功能时，循环缓冲区被复制到即时重放缓冲器，从该重放缓冲区将视频的重放发送给最终用户。 在重播期间，终端用户可以使用诸如暂停，慢播，冻结帧等的播放功能。在离开重放功能时，终端用户重新加入直播流。 循环缓冲器还能够传输实时流的延迟副本，以预定间隔进行时移，哪些副本被多播给最终用户。 根据要求，最终用户可以加入感兴趣的延迟版本。 这允许用户通过跳转到时间延迟版本而重播播放有趣的内容，而不丢失节目并且在例如播放期间赶上实时。 商业休息。

公开(公告)号：US20050028206A1

公开(公告)日：2005-02-03

申请号：US10924213

申请日：2004-08-23

申请人： Allan Cameron ,  Ian Jones ,  Darren Swansburg ,  David Alston ,  Jeff Furlong ,  Sean Higgins

发明人： Allan Cameron ,  Ian Jones ,  Darren Swansburg ,  David Alston ,  Jeff Furlong ,  Sean Higgins

IPC分类号： H04N7/173 ,  H04N5/445 ,  G06F3/00 ,  G06F13/00 ,  H04N7/18

CPC分类号： H04N21/47208 ,  H04N7/17309 ,  H04N21/23439 ,  H04N21/235 ,  H04N21/2543 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04N21/25891 ,  H04N21/2747 ,  H04N21/435 ,  H04N21/4821 ,  H04N21/6405 ,  H04N21/6408

摘要： A computer software application for end-to-end management of the delivery of IP-configured integrated multimedia signals (e.g., TV, video, Website, etc.), on an interactive basis, to a subscriber device (being a personal computer (PC) and monitor coupled thereto or television/set-top box combination). The system manager comprises an interactive program guide (IPG) component configured for providing to the subscriber an interactive program guide (IPG) permitting selection of the multimedia signals by the subscriber and a subscriber device component associated with the subscriber device and configured for receiving instructions from the subscriber. The subscriber device includes a decoder configured for converting the selected IP multicast format signals into a format for display on PC monitor or television. A PC component is configured for displaying the converted multimedia signals on the PC monitor in the form of a player window and for displaying a remote controller GUI on the monitor, the remote controller GUI being a model of a hand-held remote controller and controllable by the subscriber for controlling the selection of signals from the IPG. The interactive program guide provides drop down box selection and scroll bar GUI features.

摘要翻译： 用于端到端管理IP配置的集成多媒体信号（例如，电视，视频，网站等）的交互式基础上的用户设备（作为个人计算机（PC） ）和监视器耦合到其或电视/机顶盒组合）。 系统管理器包括交互式节目指南（IPG）组件，其被配置为向用户提供允许用户选择多媒体信号的交互式节目指南（IPG）和与用户设备相关联的用户设备组件，并且被配置为从 用户。 订户设备包括被配置为将所选择的IP多播格式信号转换成用于在PC监视器或电视机上显示的格式的解码器。 PC组件被配置为以播放器窗口的形式在PC监视器上显示转换的多媒体信号，并且用于在监视器上显示遥控器GUI，遥控器GUI是手持遥控器的模型，并且可由 用户控制来自IPG的信号的选择。 交互式节目指南提供下拉框选择和滚动条GUI功能。

公开(公告)号：US09030968B2

公开(公告)日：2015-05-12

申请号：US11453875

申请日：2006-06-16

申请人： Jeff Furlong ,  Robert J. Beaton

发明人： Jeff Furlong ,  Robert J. Beaton

IPC分类号： H04N7/00 ,  H04L12/28

CPC分类号： H04L12/2803 ,  H04L12/2838 ,  H04L2012/2849

摘要： The invention relates to a system and method for controlling an aspect of a communication session. The method processes the session through a subscriber terminal that also controls a separate a video signal. The method comprises: analyzing call data for the session to determine whether a calling party can initiate the session with a called party; if the calling party is allowed to initiate the session, sending information about the session to the terminal; generating a GUI session from the information for a video monitor connected to the terminal; allowing further processing of the session through the terminal through the GUI session; if a command is received to further process the session, providing a message to the network to process the command; and if a command is received to change an aspect of the video signal, providing an appropriate message to the terminal to process the command.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种用于控制通信会话的方面的系统和方法。 该方法通过也控制分离的视频信号的用户终端处理会话。 该方法包括：分析会话的呼叫数据，以确定主叫方是否可以发起与被叫方的会话; 如果允许主叫方发起会话，则向终端发送关于该会话的信息; 从连接到终端的视频监视器的信息生成GUI会话; 允许通过GUI会话通过终端进一步处理会话; 如果接收到命令以进一步处理会话，则向网络提供消息以处理命令; 并且如果接收到命令以改变视频信号的一个方面，则向终端提供适当的消息以处理该命令。

公开(公告)号：US07805479B2

公开(公告)日：2010-09-28

申请号：US11277758

申请日：2006-03-28

申请人： Michael Andrew Moshier ,  Jeff Furlong

发明人： Michael Andrew Moshier ,  Jeff Furlong

IPC分类号： G06F7/72

CPC分类号： G06F7/728 ,  G06F7/5324 ,  G06F2207/3884

摘要： Montgomery multiplication can be computed quickly by using carry save adders and parallel multipliers. We present an enhanced technique for very fast Montgomery multiplication that can be used for RSA calculations. This invention utilizes a scalable bit word implementation, suitable for very large bit encryptions. Such designs can be deployed on mid-level FPGAs that have dedicated multiplier logic, on ASICs, or on custom circuits. To our knowledge, our technique yields some of the fastest RSA encryption times to be reported, having area requirements similar to related work. Such circuits can be ideal for increased security in sensitive communication fields.

摘要翻译： 可以通过使用进位保存加法器和并行乘法器快速计算蒙哥马利乘数。 我们提出了一种增强的技术，用于非常快速的Montgomery乘法，可用于RSA计算。 本发明利用适用于非常大的位加密的可扩展位字实现。 这样的设计可以部署在具有专用乘法器逻辑，ASIC或定制电路的中级FPGA上。 据我们所知，我们的技术产生了一些要报告的最快的RSA加密时间，具有与相关工作类似的面积要求。 这样的电路可以是敏感通信领域增加安全性的理想选择。

公开(公告)号：US20060235800A1

公开(公告)日：2006-10-19

申请号：US11107957

申请日：2005-04-18

申请人： Jeff Furlong ,  Robert Cookson

发明人： Jeff Furlong ,  Robert Cookson

IPC分类号： G06F17/60

CPC分类号： H04L63/10 ,  G06F21/105 ,  H04L2463/101 ,  H04N21/2541 ,  H04N21/25816 ,  H04N21/6334 ,  H04N21/6543 ,  H04N21/8355

摘要： An open media platform (OMP) notifies the subscriber terminals (ST) that the services it provides have changed and that the updated licenses should be retrieved. The STs then initiate a request to a license manager for the new licenses that are required. In response, the license manager requests from the OMP authentication/authorization of the ST and the license terms for the appropriate channels. The OMP authenticates the ST and determines the content ID's associated with the licenses that need to be issued. If authentication is successful, the appropriate C-ID's and terms are returned to the license server. When authorization and the license information are received from the OMP, the license manager generates the personalized licenses and delivers them to the originating ST to enable viewing of the protected content.

摘要翻译： 开放媒体平台（OMP）向用户终端（ST）通知其提供的服务已经改变，并且应该检索更新的许可证。 然后，ST向许可证管理器发出所需的新许可证的请求。 作为响应，许可证管理器从ST的OMP认证/授权和相应渠道的许可条款请求。 OMP认证ST，并确定与需要颁发的许可证相关联的内容ID。 如果身份验证成功，则将相应的C-ID和术语返回给许可证服务器。 当从OMP接收到授权和许可证信息时，许可证管理器生成个性化许可证并将其传递给始发ST以使得能够查看受保护的内容。

公开(公告)号：US07324542B2

公开(公告)日：2008-01-29

申请号：US11037122

申请日：2005-01-19

申请人： Jeff Furlong ,  Robert Laughlin Cookson

发明人： Jeff Furlong ,  Robert Laughlin Cookson

IPC分类号： H04J3/26

CPC分类号： H04L12/18 ,  H04L12/1877

摘要： For offering entertainment services by video streaming content to users, a video encoder creates the required .nsc file for each broadcast channel. This .nsc file is retrieved and stored on a server which notifies each set-top box in the field, via a multicast notifier of the availability of the new service. This notifier contains the multicast address and port to where the .nsc files are being streamed. Once the set-top box retrieves this notification, it attempts to join the dedicated multicast stream, download the .nsc files and store them locally in memory on the set-top box. When a user selects a broadcast channel from their lineup, the set-top box will access the local file to obtain the proper information about that particular ASF stream; hence, it will not have to do an HTTP retrieval.

摘要翻译： 为了通过视频流内容向用户提供娱乐服务，视频编码器为每个广播频道创建所需的.nsc文件。 该.nsc文件被检索并存储在服务器上，该服务器通过新服务的可用性的多播通知器通知该字段中的每个机顶盒。 此通知程序包含传播.nsc文件所在的多播地址和端口。 一旦机顶盒检索到此通知，它将尝试加入专用的多播流，下载.nsc文件并将其存储在机顶盒的内存中。 当用户从其阵容中选择广播频道时，机顶盒将访问本地文件以获取关于该特定ASF流的适当信息; 因此，它不需要进行HTTP检索。

公开(公告)号：US20070291736A1

公开(公告)日：2007-12-20

申请号：US11453875

申请日：2006-06-16

申请人： Jeff Furlong ,  Robert J. Beaton

发明人： Jeff Furlong ,  Robert J. Beaton

IPC分类号： H04L12/66 ,  H04L12/56

CPC分类号： H04L12/2803 ,  H04L12/2838 ,  H04L2012/2849

摘要： The invention relates to a system and method for controlling an aspect of a communication session. The method processes the session through a subscriber terminal that also controls a separate a video signal. The method comprises: analysing call data for the session to determine whether a calling party can initiate the session with a called party; if the calling party is allowed to initiate the session, sending information about the session to the terminal; generating a GUI session from the information for a video monitor connected to the terminal; allowing further processing of the session through the terminal through the GUI session; if a command is received to further process the session, providing a message to the network to process the command; and if a command is received to change an aspect of the video signal, providing an appropriate message to the terminal to process the command.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种用于控制通信会话的方面的系统和方法。 该方法通过也控制分离的视频信号的用户终端处理会话。 该方法包括：分析会话的呼叫数据，以确定主叫方是否可以发起与被叫方的会话; 如果允许主叫方发起会话，则向终端发送关于该会话的信息; 从连接到终端的视频监视器的信息生成GUI会话; 允许通过GUI会话通过终端进一步处理会话; 如果接收到命令以进一步处理会话，则向网络提供消息以处理命令; 并且如果接收到命令来改变视频信号的一个方面，则向终端提供适当的消息来处理该命令。