公开(公告)号：US08191104B2

公开(公告)日：2012-05-29

申请号：US11542419

申请日：2006-10-03

申请人： Donald F. Gordon ,  Sadik Bayrakeri ,  Jeremy S. Edmonds ,  Yong Ho Son ,  Edward A. Ludvig ,  Mike R Colligan

发明人： Donald F. Gordon ,  Sadik Bayrakeri ,  Jeremy S. Edmonds ,  Yong Ho Son ,  Edward A. Ludvig ,  Mike R Colligan

IPC分类号： H04N7/16

CPC分类号： H04N21/845 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N5/44582 ,  H04N21/234 ,  H04N21/25883 ,  H04N21/25891 ,  H04N21/262 ,  H04N21/4307 ,  H04N21/4314 ,  H04N21/4316 ,  H04N21/44222 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/4821 ,  H04N21/6581

摘要： An apparatus for providing multiple session-based services at a terminal, an exemplary apparatus includes a memory configured to support a plurality of software layers including a service layer communicating with terminal resources via a root layer disposed therebetween; and a processor, for executing instructions associated with a plurality of service layer applications, a root layer application and a control mechanism; each of the service layer applications communicating with terminal resources to provide thereby a respective user interface; wherein the control mechanism selectively causing at least one of the service layer applications to enter an active state, the user interface associated with a service layer application being adapted in response to the service layer application entering the active state.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在终端提供多个基于会话的服务的装置，一种示例性装置包括一个被配置为支持多个软件层的存储器，所述软件层包括经由设置在其间的根层与终端资源通信的服务层; 以及处理器，用于执行与多个服务层应用相关联的指令，根层应用和控制机制; 每个服务层应用程序与终端资源进行通信，从而提供相应的用户界面; 其中所述控制机制选择性地使所述服务层应用中的至少一个进入活动状态，与服务层应用相关联的所述用户界面响应于所述服务层应用进入所述活动状态而被适配。

公开(公告)号：US07117440B2

公开(公告)日：2006-10-03

申请号：US09359562

申请日：1999-07-22

申请人： Donald F. Gordon ,  Edward A. Ludvig ,  Jeremy S. Edmonds ,  Sadik Bayrakeri

发明人： Donald F. Gordon ,  Edward A. Ludvig ,  Jeremy S. Edmonds ,  Sadik Bayrakeri

IPC分类号： G06F3/00

CPC分类号： H04N21/4532 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N5/45 ,  H04N7/163 ,  H04N7/165 ,  H04N7/17318 ,  H04N21/4314 ,  H04N21/4351 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/4821 ,  H04N21/6547 ,  H04N21/8166 ,  H04N21/84

摘要： A method and apparatus for providing an improved interactive menu structure for an on-screen program guide within an interactive information distribution system. The menu structure is generated in service provider equipment and delivered to subscriber equipment as a digital video bitstream. The menu structure enables a viewer to view program schedules in an interactive manner with substantially no latency when switching from one program guide page to another. A mask and reveal technique is used to provide an interactive environment through which a viewer can identify programming, preview programming, launch multi-media programming for viewing, and cause other events within an information distribution system to occur.

摘要翻译： 一种用于为交互式信息分发系统内的屏幕上节目指南提供改进的交互式菜单结构的方法和装置。 菜单结构在服务提供商设备中生成，并作为数字视频比特流传送给用户设备。 菜单结构使得观看者能够以交互的方式查看节目表，在从一个节目指南页切换到另一节目时基本上没有等待时间。 使用掩码和显示技术来提供交互式环境，通过该交互环境，观众可以识别节目，预览节目，启动多媒体节目进行观看，并引起信息分发系统内的其他事件发生。

公开(公告)号：US08739218B2

公开(公告)日：2014-05-27

申请号：US10694658

申请日：2003-10-28

申请人： Donald F. Gordon ,  Edward A. Ludvig ,  Nathan W. Osborn ,  Jeremy S. Edmonds

发明人： Donald F. Gordon ,  Edward A. Ludvig ,  Nathan W. Osborn ,  Jeremy S. Edmonds

IPC分类号： H04N5/445 ,  G06F3/00 ,  H04N7/173 ,  H04N7/15

CPC分类号： H04N21/8133 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N5/45 ,  H04N7/163 ,  H04N7/165 ,  H04N21/4314 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/4821 ,  H04N21/6547 ,  H04N21/84

摘要： A program guide in which a video layer includes a plurality of video objects including title objects, each title object having associated with it a channel and at least one time slot, the video layer being formed in response to a received video stream; and a graphics layer comprising a plurality of graphics objects including title overlay objects, each of the title overlay objects selectively imparting at least a visual de-emphasis to a respective title object in the video layer, the visual de-emphasis being imparted to title objects not being associated with a desired time slot.

摘要翻译： 一种节目指南，其中视频层包括包括标题对象的多个视频对象，每个标题对象具有与其相关联的信道和至少一个时隙，所述视频层响应于接收到的视频流而形成; 以及包括多个包括标题重叠对象的图形对象的图形层，每个标题覆盖对象选择性地向视频层中的相应标题对象施加视觉去加重，将视觉去加重赋予标题对象 不与期望的时隙相关联。

公开(公告)号：US20140123189A1

公开(公告)日：2014-05-01

申请号：US13847751

申请日：2013-03-20

申请人： Donald F. Gordon ,  Edward A. Ludvig ,  Nathan W. Osborn ,  Jeremy S. Edmonds

发明人： Donald F. Gordon ,  Edward A. Ludvig ,  Nathan W. Osborn ,  Jeremy S. Edmonds

IPC分类号： H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/81

CPC分类号： H04N21/8133 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N5/45 ,  H04N7/163 ,  H04N7/165 ,  H04N21/4314 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/4821 ,  H04N21/6547 ,  H04N21/84

摘要： A program guide in which a video layer includes a plurality of video objects including title objects, each title object having associated with it a channel and at least one time slot, the video layer being formed in response to a received video stream; and a graphics layer comprising a plurality of graphics objects including title overlay objects, each of the title overlay objects selectively imparting at least a visual de-emphasis to a respective title object in the video layer, the visual de-emphasis being imparted to title objects not being associated with a desired time slot.

摘要翻译： 一种节目指南，其中视频层包括包括标题对象的多个视频对象，每个标题对象具有与其相关联的信道和至少一个时隙，所述视频层响应于接收到的视频流而形成; 以及包括多个包括标题重叠对象的图形对象的图形层，每个标题覆盖对象选择性地向视频层中的相应标题对象施加视觉去加重，将视觉去加重赋予标题对象 不与期望的时隙相关联。

公开(公告)号：US06754905B2

公开(公告)日：2004-06-22

申请号：US09293526

申请日：1999-04-15

申请人： Donald F. Gordon ,  Edward A. Ludvig ,  Nathan W. Osborn ,  Jeremy S. Edmonds

发明人： Donald F. Gordon ,  Edward A. Ludvig ,  Nathan W. Osborn ,  Jeremy S. Edmonds

IPC分类号： G06F300

CPC分类号： H04N21/8133 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N5/45 ,  H04N7/163 ,  H04N7/165 ,  H04N21/4314 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/4821 ,  H04N21/6547 ,  H04N21/84

摘要： A program guide in which a video layer includes a plurality of video objects including title objects, each title object having associated with it a channel and at least one time slot, the video layer being formed in response to a received video stream; and a graphics layer comprising a plurality of graphics objects including title overlay objects, each of the title overlay objects selectively imparting at least a visual de-emphasis to a respective title object in the video layer, the visual de-emphasis being imparted to title objects not being associated with a desired time slot.

摘要翻译： 一种节目指南，其中视频层包括包括标题对象的多个视频对象，每个标题对象具有与其相关联的信道和至少一个时隙，所述视频层响应于接收到的视频流而形成; 以及包括多个包括标题重叠对象的图形对象的图形层，每个标题覆盖对象选择性地向视频层中的相应标题对象施加视觉去加重，将视觉去加重赋予标题对象 不与期望的时隙相关联。

公开(公告)号：US07174084B2

公开(公告)日：2007-02-06

申请号：US09805492

申请日：2001-03-13

申请人： Jeremy S. Edmonds ,  John P. Comito

发明人： Jeremy S. Edmonds ,  John P. Comito

IPC分类号： H04N5/93

CPC分类号： H04N21/42692 ,  H04N5/4401 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N5/45 ,  H04N21/4312 ,  H04N21/4314 ,  H04N21/434 ,  H04N21/4351 ,  H04N21/443 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/6543 ,  H04N21/845

摘要： Techniques to effectuate splicing at sub-picture level. In one aspect, splicing is effectuated via an interrupt generated after each splice has occurred. The interrupt may be generated by either the hardware designated to perform splicing or other peripheral hardware. The interrupt may be provided to a controller, which then performs the necessary processing to effectuate the next splice (e.g., load a new PID value for the next splice into the hardware register). The interrupts required for splicing may be generated in various manners, and typically depends on the specific design of the splicing and/or peripheral hardware. In one simple design, the splicing hardware generates an interrupt after each splice. Other mechanisms may also be used to generate the interrupt. For example, (e.g., scrambled audio) packets may be inserted into a transport stream and used to cause the hardware to generate an interrupt each time the packet is detected.

摘要翻译： 在亚图像级别实现拼接的技术。 在一个方面，通过在每个接头发生后产生的中断来实现拼接。 中断可以由被指定为执行拼接或其他外围硬件的硬件产生。 该中断可以提供给控制器，控制器然后执行必要的处理以实现下一个接合（例如，将下一个接合的新PID值加载到硬件寄存器中）。 拼接所需的中断可以以各种方式产生，并且通常取决于拼接和/或外围硬件的具体设计。 在一个简单的设计中，拼接硬件在每个拼接后产生一个中断。 也可以使用其他机制来产生中断。 例如，（例如，加扰的音频）分组可以被插入到传输流中，并且用于在每次检测到分组时使硬件产生中断。