System, method and interface for managing content at a set top box
    51.
    发明申请
    System, method and interface for managing content at a set top box 审中-公开
    用于管理机顶盒内容的系统,方法和界面

    公开(公告)号:US20060156372A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-07-13

    申请号:US11034223

    申请日:2005-01-12

    IPC分类号: H04N7/173 H04N7/16

    摘要: A method for managing content at a set top box is provided and includes receiving a request to view content and indicating that the content is available for downloading for a predetermined time period. Further, the method includes downloading the content to a memory device within a set top box and indicating that the downloaded content will remain within the memory device for a predetermined time. A device is also provided and includes a housing, a broadband input connection, a broadband output connection, and a processor. The processor includes a computer readable medium and a computer program that includes instructions to display a graphical user interface at a display device. The graphical user interface comprises a ready list, a queue list, and an action list. The ready list includes a list of movies that are available for viewing at the display device and an expiration date for each movie.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于管理机顶盒内容的方法,包括:接收用于查看内容并指示内容可用于下载预定时间段的请求。 此外,该方法包括将内容下载到机顶盒内的存储设备中,并且指示所下载的内容将在预定时间内保留在存储设备内。 还提供了一种设备,包括外壳,宽带输入连接,宽带输出连接和处理器。 处理器包括计算机可读介质和包括在显示设备上显示图形用户界面的指令的计算机程序。 图形用户界面包括就绪列表,队列列表和动作列表。 就绪列表包括可在显示设备上查看的电影列表以及每个电影的到期日期。

    System and method for recording television content at a set top box
    52.
    发明申请
    System and method for recording television content at a set top box 有权
    在机顶盒上录制电视内容的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20060117374A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-06-01

    申请号:US11001683

    申请日:2004-12-01

    IPC分类号: H04N7/16

    摘要: A method of recording content at a set top box is provided and includes receiving a request to record multiple episodes of a television program. When a copy of a particular episode that has been previously stored in the memory of the set top box is received, a set top box selectively fails to record that particular episode of the television program. Further, the method includes monitoring metadata within an electronic program guide received at the set top box. Using the metadata, a set top box can determine when the particular episode of the television program is to be received and recorded at the set top box.

    摘要翻译: 提供了在机顶盒记录内容的方法,包括接收记录电视节目的多个剧集的请求。 当先前存储在机顶盒的存储器中的特定情节的副本被接收时,机顶盒选择性地不能记录电视节目的特定情节。 此外,该方法包括监视在机顶盒处接收的电子节目指南内的元数据。 使用元数据,机顶盒可以确定何时将在机顶盒接收并记录电视节目的特定情节。

    Foveated image coding system and method for image bandwidth reduction
    57.
    发明授权
    Foveated image coding system and method for image bandwidth reduction 失效
    移动图像编码系统和图像带宽减少的方法

    公开(公告)号:US06252989B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-06-26

    申请号:US08997109

    申请日:1997-12-23

    IPC分类号: G06K936

    摘要: A foveated imaging system, which can be implemented on a general purpose computer and greatly reduces the transmission bandwidth of images has been developed. This system has demonstrated that significant reductions in bandwidth can be achieved while still maintaining access to high detail at any point in an image. The system is implemented with conventional computer, display, and camera hardware. It utilizes novel algorithms for image coding and decoding that are superior both in degree of compression and in perceived image quality and is more flexible and adaptable to different bandwidth requirements and communications applications than previous systems. The system utilizes novel methods of incorporating human perceptual properties into the coding the decoding algorithms providing superior foveation. One version of the system includes a simple, inexpensive, parallel pipeline architecture, which enhances the capability for conventional and foveated data compression. Included are novel applications of foveated imaging in the transmission of pre-recorded video (without eye tracking), and in the use of alternate pointing devices for foveation.

    摘要翻译: 可以在通用计算机上实现的移动成像系统已经开发出大大降低了图像的传输带宽。 该系统已经证明,可以实现带宽的显着降低,同时仍保持对图像中的任何点的高细节访问。 该系统采用传统的计算机,显示器和相机硬件实现。 它利用在压缩程度和感知图像质量方面都优越的图像编码和解码的新颖算法,并且比以前的系统更灵活和适应于不同带宽要求和通信应用。 该系统利用将人感知特性并入编码解码算法的新颖方法,提供优异的移动。 该系统的一个版本包括一个简单,便宜的并行流水线架构,增强了传统和移动数据压缩的能力。 包括移动成像在传输预录视频(无眼睛跟踪)中的新颖应用,以及使用替代指点设备进行移动。