Bandwidth reservation apparatus, bandwidth reservation method, communication apparatus, and communication system
    23.
    发明授权
    Bandwidth reservation apparatus, bandwidth reservation method, communication apparatus, and communication system 有权
    带宽预约装置,带宽预留方法,通信装置和通信系统

    公开(公告)号:US08908629B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-12-09

    申请号:US13811558

    申请日:2011-06-06

    申请人: Tetsuro Shida

    发明人: Tetsuro Shida

    摘要: A bandwidth reservation apparatus and bandwidth reservation method that enable a communication apparatus to quickly begin and stably carry out a data transmission, and a communication apparatus and communication system including the bandwidth reservation apparatus. The bandwidth reservation apparatus includes: a transmit data buffer unit; a bit rate reporting unit; a first reserved bandwidth quantity calculating unit that calculates a first reserved bandwidth quantity required for the transmission on the communication network; a second reserved bandwidth quantity calculating unit that calculates a second reserved bandwidth quantity that is additionally acquired so as to compensate for a shortage of transmission bandwidth that occurs during an interval from a time when the bit rate of the transmit data changes until the first reserved bandwidth quantity can be reserved; and a bandwidth reservation control unit that reserves a combined reserved bandwidth quantity obtained by combining the first and second reserved bandwidth quantities.

    摘要翻译: 能够使通信装置快速开始并稳定地执行数据传输的带宽预留装置和带宽预约方法,以及包括带宽预留装置的通信装置和通信系统。 带宽预留装置包括:发送数据缓冲单元; 比特率报告单位; 第一保留带宽量计算单元,计算通信网络上的传输所需的第一保留带宽量; 第二保留带宽量计算单元,计算另外获取的第二保留带宽量,以补偿从发送数据的比特率变化到第一保留带宽的时间间隔内发生的传输带宽的不足 数量可以保留; 以及带宽预约控制单元,其保留通过组合所述第一和第二保留带宽量获得的组合预留带宽量。

    LOCALLY STORED CONTENT PREVIEWS: REPRESENTATIVE OF PROGRAMMING CONTENT IN AN ELECTRONIC PROGRAMMING GUIDE THROUGH A GRAPHIC IMAGE ACCESSED FROM THE HARD DRIVE OF A SET TOP BOX
    25.
    发明申请
    LOCALLY STORED CONTENT PREVIEWS: REPRESENTATIVE OF PROGRAMMING CONTENT IN AN ELECTRONIC PROGRAMMING GUIDE THROUGH A GRAPHIC IMAGE ACCESSED FROM THE HARD DRIVE OF A SET TOP BOX 审中-公开
    本地存储内容预览:电子编程指南中编程内容的代表,通过从顶部盒子的硬盘驱动器访问的图形图像

    公开(公告)号:US20140047481A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-02-13

    申请号:US14055487

    申请日:2013-10-16

    IPC分类号: H04N21/482

    摘要: An integrated DSS/WebTV receiver is communicatively connected to an Internet service provider, a DSS service provider, and (optionally) a local broadcast station to provide a display of DSS programs, Internet web sites, and local broadcast channels in a seamless fashion. The DSS/WebTV receiver downloads graphic images, corresponding to DSS programs, from a DSS communication medium or the Internet into a local memory. The graphic images are periodically updated by the DSS service provider or Internet service provider. The DSS/WebTV receiver generates a graphical user interface (GUI), displayed on a television screen, for facilitating a user's navigation through the DSS, Internet, and local broadcast data. The GUI includes a selectable DSS program listing that displays DSS programs that are currently being broadcast or that will be broadcasted in the future. If a user selects a currently broadcasted program, the DSS/WebTV receiver displays the selected program on the television. If the user selects a program that is broadcasted in the future, the DSS/WebTV receiver displays a downloaded graphic image, corresponding to the selected program, on the television. The graphic image may be the selected program's name or logo, still shots from the selected program, short video clips related to the selected program, or advertisements related to the selected program.

    摘要翻译: 集成的DSS / WebTV接收器通信地连接到因特网服务提供商,DSS服务提供商和(可选地)本地广播站,以无缝方式提供DSS节目,互联网网站和本地广播频道的显示。 DSS / WebTV接收机从DSS通信介质或Internet下载与DSS程序相对应的图形图像到本地存储器。 图形图像由DSS服务提供商或Internet服务提供商定期更新。 DSS / WebTV接收器产生显示在电视屏幕上的图形用户界面(GUI),以便于用户通过DSS,因特网和本地广播数据的导航。 GUI包括可选的DSS程序列表,其显示当前正在广播或将来将被广播的DSS节目。 如果用户选择当前广播的节目,则DSS / WebTV接收机在电视机上显示所选择的节目。 如果用户选择将来广播的节目,则DSS / WebTV接收机在电视机上显示对应于所选节目的下载的图形图像。 图形图像可以是所选程序的名称或标志,仍然从所选程序拍摄,与所选程序相关的短视频剪辑,或与所选程序相关的广告。

    Locally stored content previews: representative of programming content in an electronic programming guide through a graphic image accessed from the hard drive of a set top box

    公开(公告)号:US08499321B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-07-30

    申请号:US11121391

    申请日:2005-05-03

    申请人: Andy Proehl Kim Mingo

    发明人: Andy Proehl Kim Mingo

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

    摘要: An integrated DSS/WebTV receiver is communicatively connected to an Internet service provider, a DSS service provider, and (optionally) a local broadcast station to provide a display of DSS programs, Internet web sites, and local broadcast channels in a seamless fashion. The DSS/WebTV receiver downloads graphic images, corresponding to DSS programs, from a DSS communication medium or the Internet into a local memory. The graphic images are periodically updated by the DSS service provider or Internet service provider. The DSS/WebTV receiver generates a graphical user interface (GUI), displayed on a television screen, for facilitating a user's navigation through the DSS, Internet, and local broadcast data. The GUI includes a selectable DSS program listing that displays DSS programs that are curl being broadcast or that will be broadcasted in the future. If a user selects a currently broadcasted program, the DSS/WebTV receiver displays the selected program on the television. If the user selects a program that is broadcasted in the future, the DSS/WebTV receiver displays a downloaded graphic image, corresponding to the selected program, on the television. The graphic image may be the selected program's name or logo, still shots from the selected program, short video clips related to the selected program, or advertisements related to the selected program.

    Automatic Detection of a Cable Trap
    29.
    发明申请
    Automatic Detection of a Cable Trap 有权
    自动检测电缆陷阱

    公开(公告)号:US20130191855A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-07-25

    申请号:US13679918

    申请日:2012-11-16

    申请人: CSC Holdings, LLC

    发明人: Eric Joseph GODAS

    IPC分类号: H04N21/61

    摘要: Firmware is installed in a cable modem, enabling detection of the presence or absence of a cable trap in the feed of a customer location. Such a cable modem includes a trap-detection module and a trap-detection object. The trap-detection module is configured to determine whether a video signal is present at a cable-television frequency. The trap-detection object is configured to store data as to whether the video signal is present. For example, a first piece of data is stored if the video signal is present, indicating absence of a properly functioning cable trap between a cable head-end and the cable modem. A second piece of data is stored if the video signal is absent, indicating presence of a properly functioning cable trap between the cable head-end and the cable modem.

    摘要翻译: 固件安装在电缆调制解调器中,可以检测客户位置的馈送中是否存在电缆陷阱。 这种电缆调制解调器包括陷阱检测模块和陷阱检测对象。 陷阱检测模块被配置为确定视频信号是否以有线电视频率存在。 陷阱检测对象被配置为存储关于视频信号是否存在的数据。 例如,如果存在视频信号,则存储第一条数据,指示在电缆头端和电缆调制解调器之间没有正常工作的电缆陷阱。 如果视频信号不存在,则存储第二条数据,指示在电缆头端和电缆调制解调器之间存在正常工作的电缆陷阱。

    Networked television and method thereof
    30.
    发明授权
    Networked television and method thereof 有权
    网络电视及其方法

    公开(公告)号:US08365218B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-01-29

    申请号:US11166909

    申请日:2005-06-24

    摘要: A television and a method thereof are provided. The television includes a display, a first network interface to a packet-based network, and a decoder operable to process a multimedia data stream received via the first network interface, wherein the television is operable to display video content of the multimedia data stream on the display promptly upon receipt of a user request to power up the television. The method includes receiving a multimedia data stream at a network interface of a television, wherein the network interface is coupled to a packet-based network, processing the multimedia data stream at a decoder of the television to generate video content and providing the video content to a display of the television, wherein the television displays video content of the multimedia data stream promptly upon receipt of a request to power up the television.

    摘要翻译: 提供电视及其方法。 电视机包括显示器,到基于分组的网络的第一网络接口和可操作以处理经由第一网络接口接收的多媒体数据流的解码器,其中电视可操作以在多媒体数据流的视频内容上显示 在接收到用于电视上电的用户请求时立即显示。 该方法包括在电视网络接口处接收多媒体数据流,其中网络接口耦合到基于分组的网络,在电视解码器处理多媒体数据流以产生视频内容并将视频内容提供给 电视的显示器,其中电视机在接收到加电电视的请求时立即显示多媒体数据流的视频内容。