IMPROVED ELECTRONIC TELEVISION PROGRAM GUIDE SCHEDULE SYSTEM AND METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20110276995A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-11-10

    申请号:US13185940

    申请日:2011-07-19

    IPC分类号: H04N21/482

    摘要: An electronic program schedule system which includes a receiver for receiving broadcast, satellite or cablecast television programs for a plurality of television channels and a tuner for tuning a television receiver to a selected one of the plurality of channels. A data processor receives and stores in a memory television program schedule information for a plurality of television programs to appear on the plurality of television channels. A user control apparatus, such as a remote controller, is utilized by a viewer to choose user control commands and transmit signals in response to the data processor which receives the signals in response to user control commands. A television receiver is used to display the television programs and television program schedule information. A video display generator receives video control commands from the data processor and program schedule information from the memory and displays a portion of the program schedule information in overlaying relationship with a television program appearing on a television channel in at least one mode of operation of the television programming guide. The data processor controls the video display generator with video control commands, issued in response to the user control commands, to display program schedule information for any chosen one of the plurality of television programs in overlaying relationship with at least one television program then appearing on any chosen one of the plurality of channels on the television receiver.

    ELECTRONIC TELEVISION PROGRAM GUIDE SCHEDULE SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH SCAN FEATURE
    52.
    发明申请
    ELECTRONIC TELEVISION PROGRAM GUIDE SCHEDULE SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH SCAN FEATURE 有权
    电子电视节目指南系统及其扫描方法

    公开(公告)号:US20100180302A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-07-15

    申请号:US12632047

    申请日:2009-12-07

    IPC分类号: H04N5/445

    摘要: An electronic program schedule system which utilizes a receiver for receiving broadcast, satellite or cablecast television programs for a plurality of television channels and a tuner for tuning a television receiver to a selected one of the plurality of channels. A data processor receives and stores in a memory television program schedule information for a plurality of television programs to appear on the plurality of television channels. A user control apparatus, such as a remote controller, is utilized by a viewer to choose user control commands and transmit signals in response to the data processor which receives the signals in response to user control commands. A television receiver is used to display the television programs and television program schedule information. A video display generator receives video control commands from the data processor and program schedule information from the memory and displays a portion of the program schedule information in overlaying relationship with a television program appearing on a television channel in at least one mode of operation of the television programming guide. The data processor controls the video display generator with video control commands, issued in response to the user control commands, to display program schedule information for any chosen one of the plurality of television programs in overlaying relationship with at least one television program then appearing on any chosen one of the plurality of channels on the television receiver. The system includes a scan feature to permit the user to scan program schedule listings for multiple programs in any of the operational modes of the system with the issuance of a single user control command.

    摘要翻译: 一种电子节目安排系统,其利用接收机来接收用于多个电视频道的广播,卫星或有线电视节目,以及调谐器,用于将电视接收机调谐到所述多个频道中的所选频道。 数据处理器接收并存储用于多个电视节目的存储器电视节目安排信息以出现在多个电视频道上。 观众使用诸如遥控器的用户控制装置,以响应于接收到响应于用户控制命令的信号的数据处理器选择用户控制命令和发送信号。 电视接收机用于显示电视节目和电视节目安排信息。 视频显示生成器从数据处理器接收视频控制命令和来自存储器的节目安排信息,并以电视频道的至少一种操作模式,以与电视频道上出现的电视节目重叠的关系显示节目安排信息的一部分 编程指南。 数据处理器控制视频显示生成器,其具有响应于用户控制命令发布的视频控制命令,以与至少一个电视节目重叠关系显示多个电视节目中的任何一个电视节目的节目安排信息,然后出现在任何 在电视接收机上选择多个频道之一。 该系统包括扫描功能,以允许用户在发出单个用户控制命令的情况下扫描系统的任何操作模式中的多个程序的程序调度表。

    Methods and Systems Useful in Linking From Objects to Remote Resources
    54.
    发明申请
    Methods and Systems Useful in Linking From Objects to Remote Resources 有权
    从对象链接到远程资源的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US20070208805A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-09-06

    申请号:US11735292

    申请日:2007-04-13

    IPC分类号: G06F15/16 G06F17/30 G06F3/00

    摘要: An identifier corresponding to an object is used in establishing links to related electronic resources. The identifier can be obtained by decoding a watermark, performing a hashing algorithm on content data, reading a bar code, etc. The object can be physical (e.g., a magazine page) or electronic (e.g., music or image data). Suitable devices useful with this technology include cell phones, PDAs, and the like, which may include sensors for capturing object data. The associated electronic resource can be a web site from which information, image/audio content, etc., is provided. A variety of other features and arrangements are also detailed.

    摘要翻译: 与对象相对应的标识符用于建立与相关电子资源的链接。 标识符可以通过解码水印,对内容数据执行散列算法,读取条形码等来获得。该对象可以是物理的(例如,杂志页面)或电子的(例如,音乐或图像数据)。 适用于该技术的适用装置包括手机,PDA等,其可以包括用于捕获对象数据的传感器。 相关联的电子资源可以是提供信息,图像/音频内容等的网站。 还详细介绍了各种其他功能和安排。

    Method and System for Internet Access
    56.
    发明申请
    Method and System for Internet Access 有权
    互联网接入方法与系统

    公开(公告)号:US20070117584A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-05-24

    申请号:US11382427

    申请日:2006-05-09

    IPC分类号: H04M1/00

    摘要: Costs associated with accessing the internet from a public terminal are borne by one or more sponsors. The terminal thus sponsored may, in exchange, be limited in the internet domains it is capable of browsing. If a user wishes to browse beyond the sponsored domains, a usage charge may be assessed. In other arrangements, web cards (like pre-paid phone cards) may be sold at retail establishments (or issued by libraries), to permit web browsing from compliant terminals. A variety of other arrangements are also detailed.

    摘要翻译: 从公共终端接入互联网的成本由一个或多个赞助商承担。 因此,如此赞助的终端可能会在能够浏览的互联网域中受到限制。 如果用户希望浏览超出赞助域名,则可以评估使用费用。 在其他安排中,网卡(如预付电话卡)可以在零售店(或由图书馆发行)出售,以允许从兼容终端进行网络浏览。 还详细介绍了各种其他安排。

    Enhanced Input Peripheral
    57.
    发明申请
    Enhanced Input Peripheral 审中-公开
    增强输入外设

    公开(公告)号:US20070109266A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-05-17

    申请号:US11621254

    申请日:2007-01-09

    IPC分类号: G09G5/08

    摘要: A peripheral device for use with a computer system includes a housing adapted to fit within a user's palm, an optical sensor, a lens, circuitry for processing the signals from the sensor and producing corresponding output data, and a wireless link for relaying the output data from the peripheral device to the computer system. The sensor is useful in acquiring optically-encoded multi-bit information for use by the computer system. Another arrangement includes a substrate on which is formed both a 2D array of optical sensing elements, and a steganographic processor coupled to these elements to effect a steganographic operation. A variety of other novel technologies are also detailed.

    摘要翻译: 用于计算机系统的外围设备包括适于装配在用户手掌内的外壳,光学传感器,透镜,用于处理来自传感器的信号并产生相应输出数据的电路以及用于中继输出数据的无线链路 从外围设备到计算机系统。 传感器可用于获取由计算机系统使用的光学编码的多位信息。 另一种布置包括在其上形成光学传感元件的2D阵列的基板和耦合到这些元件的隐写处理器以实现隐写操作。 各种其他新颖的技术也很详细。

    Methods for Determining Corrosion Products on Substrates Using Infrared Imaging
    58.
    发明申请
    Methods for Determining Corrosion Products on Substrates Using Infrared Imaging 有权
    使用红外成像测定基板上的腐蚀产物的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20070020762A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-01-25

    申请号:US11535025

    申请日:2006-09-25

    IPC分类号: G01N31/00

    摘要: Methods for determining corrosion products on a substrate are disclosed. In one embodiment, a non-destructive method for determining an amount of corrosion product on a metallic substrate includes non-destructively determining a value Ia of infrared energy absorbed in a corrosion product on a metallic substrate; and correlating the value Ia of the infrared energy absorbed to an amount of the corrosion product.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于确定基板上的腐蚀产物的方法。 在一个实施例中,用于确定金属基底上的腐蚀产物量的非破坏性方法包括非破坏性地确定在金属基底上的腐蚀产物中吸收的红外能量的值Ia; 并将吸收的红外能量的值Ia与腐蚀产物的量相关联。

    Infrared Imaging for Evaluation of Corrosion Test Coupons
    59.
    发明申请
    Infrared Imaging for Evaluation of Corrosion Test Coupons 有权
    红外成像用于评估腐蚀试验试样

    公开(公告)号:US20060192121A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-08-31

    申请号:US11279309

    申请日:2006-04-11

    IPC分类号: G01J5/02

    摘要: A non-destructive method is provided for determining amount and distribution of a corrosion product on a metallic substrate. A value of infrared energy reflected from the metallic substrate without corrosion is determined. A value of infrared energy reflected from the metallic substrate with the corrosion product is determined. A value of infrared energy absorbed in the corrosion product is determined, and the value of the infrared energy absorbed in the corrosion product is correlated to an amount of the corrosion product.

    摘要翻译: 提供了用于确定金属基底上的腐蚀产物的量和分布的非破坏性方法。 确定从没有腐蚀的金属基材反射的红外能量的值。 确定从具有腐蚀产物的金属基底反射的红外能量的值。 确定在腐蚀产物中吸收的红外能量的值,并且腐蚀产物中吸收的红外能量的值与腐蚀产物的量相关。

    Electronic television program guide schedule system and method

    公开(公告)号:US07047547B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-05-16

    申请号:US10351737

    申请日:2003-01-24

    IPC分类号: H04N7/16 G06F3/00

    摘要: An electronic program schedule system which includes a receiver for receiving broadcast, satellite or cablecast television programs for a plurality of television channels and a tuner for tuning a television receiver to a selected one of the plurality of channels. A data processor receives and stores in a memory television program schedule information for a plurality of television programs to appear on the plurality of television channels. A user control apparatus, such as a remote controller, is utilized by a viewer to choose user control commands and transmit signals in response to the data processor which receives the signals in response to user control commands. A television receiver is used to display the television programs and television program schedule information. A video display generator receives video control commands from the data processor and program schedule information from the memory and displays a portion of the program schedule information in overlaying relationship with a television program appearing on a television channel in at least one mode of operation of the television programming guide. The data processor controls the video display generator with video control commands, issued in response to the user control commands, to display program schedule information for any chosen one of the plurality of television programs in overlaying relationship with at least one television program then appearing on any chosen one of the plurality of channels on the television receiver.