Method and system for parsing purchase information from web pages
    3.
    发明授权
    Method and system for parsing purchase information from web pages 有权
    从网页解析购买信息的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US07222090B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-05-22

    申请号:US10136537

    申请日:2002-05-01

    IPC分类号: G06Q30/00 G06F7/00 G06F17/30

    摘要: A method for parsing purchase information from code in a Web page. The method includes detecting at least one known product keyword and at least one product data string following that product keyword and being associated with that product keyword. The product data string can be a descriptor for the product keyword for one product in the purchase. The method also includes detecting at least one known transaction keyword and at least one transaction data string following that transaction keyword and being associated with that transaction keyword, the transaction data string being a descriptor for the transaction keyword. The data type of the descriptors can be checked to determine if they are of the same type as the corresponding product or transaction keyword. These processes can be repeated for all of the data strings in the HTML page, and this detected purchase information can be placed into an organized form.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于从网页中的代码解析购买信息的方法。 该方法包括检测至少一个已知产品关键字和跟随该产品关键字并与该产品关键字相关联的至少一个产品数据串。 产品数据字符串可以是购买时一个产品的产品关键字的描述符。 该方法还包括检测至少一个已知交易关键字和跟随该交易关键字并与该交易关键字相关联的至少一个交易数据串,交易数据串是交易关键字的描述符。 可以检查描述符的数据类型,以确定它们是否与相应的产品或交易关键字具有相同的类型。 可以对HTML页面中的所有数据字符串重复这些处理,并且可以将该检测到的购买信息放入有组织的形式。

    Messaging protocol for interactive delivery system
    5.
    发明授权
    Messaging protocol for interactive delivery system 有权
    交互式传送系统的消息传递协议

    公开(公告)号:US07146628B1

    公开(公告)日:2006-12-05

    申请号:US09708809

    申请日:2000-11-08

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

    摘要: Efficient messaging techniques that facilitate interactive program guide (IPG) delivery and allow a terminal to specifically designate requested items of information from a server. The IPG can be provided via a number of IPG pages, with each page including a number of defined regions. In one method, selection for a particular region of a particular page is received at a terminal and a determination is made whether the selected region is currently received. If the answer is no, a request for the selected region is generated and sent to a server. The request can conform to a particular message format that includes a number of fields, e.g., a region ID field that identifies the selected region, a subtype field that identifies a particular type, a time slot field that identifies a specific time slot, and a page offset field that identifies a specific page from among many.

    摘要翻译: 促进交互式节目指南(IPG)传送并允许终端从服务器专门指定所请求的信息项的有效消息传递技术。 IPG可以通过许多IPG页面提供,每个页面包括多个定义的区域。 在一种方法中,在终端处接收特定页面的特定区域的选择,并且确定当前是否接收到所选择的区域。 如果答案为否,则生成对所选区域的请求并将其发送到服务器。 该请求可以符合包括多个字段的特定消息格式,例如,标识所选择的区域的区域ID字段,标识特定类型的子类型字段,标识特定时隙的时隙字段,以及 页面偏移字段,用于标识特定页面。

    Rate generator in a video on demand system having multiple constant bit rate data

    公开(公告)号:US07142567B1

    公开(公告)日:2006-11-28

    申请号:US09459237

    申请日:1999-12-10

    IPC分类号: H04J3/06

    摘要: A rate generator for generating a plurality of different frequencies that represent video requests in a video on demand (VOD) system. The rate generator comprises a plurality of parallel groups, each group comprising a phase accumulator module having a plurality of phase accumulators, a phase increment model having a plurality of phase increment registers, and an adder, coupled to the phase accumulator module and the phase increment module. The adder sums the phase increment value from the phase from the phase increment module and the output of the phase accumulator module and provides the value back to the phase accumulator module. When the sum reaches a pre-determined value, the adder resets and generates a pulse at a frequency dependent on the phase increment and the sampling frequency. In addition, a method for deriving the rate generator architecture is also provided.

    Service rate change method and apparatus
    7.
    发明申请
    Service rate change method and apparatus 有权
    服务费率变更方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20060253883A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-11-09

    申请号:US11486269

    申请日:2006-07-13

    申请人: Tom Giammaressi

    发明人: Tom Giammaressi

    摘要: A method and apparatus for allocating bandwidth within a bandwidth constrained interactive information distribution system. The system determines if a requested information stream may be provided to a requesting subscriber at an appropriate bandwidth level (i.e., appropriate bitrate providing full quality), a minimal bandwidth level (i.e., a reduced bitrate providing minimally acceptable quality) or not at all. Each information stream and any ancillary streams may be stored twice by the system, once at an appropriate encoded bitrate and once at a minimal encoded bitrate.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于在带宽约束的交互式信息分发系统内分配带宽的方法和装置。 该系统确定所请求的信息流是否可以以适当的带宽水平(即,提供全质量的适当比特率),最小带宽水平(即,提供最低可接受质量的降低比特率)或根本不提供给请求用户。 每个信息流和任何辅助流可以由系统存储两次,一次以适当的编码比特率和一次以最小的编码比特率。

    System and method for delivery of short-time duration video segments
    9.
    发明申请
    System and method for delivery of short-time duration video segments 有权
    提供短时间段视频段的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20060184979A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-08-17

    申请号:US11400691

    申请日:2006-04-07

    摘要: A system and method for efficient delivery of video segments. One embodiment relates to the delivery of short-time duration video segments. The video segments may be delivered as part of a media-rich interactive program guide (IPG) or for some other application. The system and method provides a viewer with access to a video segment starting at its beginning (or any other selectable point within the video segment). Such access may be provided using a server-centric interactive technique. The server-centric technique may involve use of a demand-cast system and method. Demand-cast messaging may occur between a session manager, transport stream generator, and terminal. For example, a video object on a screen may be activated by a viewer using a remote control for a terminal. Activation of the object may cause transmission of a request from the terminal to a session manager for a video segment corresponding to the object. In response to the request, the session manager may initiate a process to accomplish delivery of the video segment from a transport stream generator to the terminal.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于高效传送视频片段的系统和方法。 一个实施例涉及短时间段视频片段的传送。 视频段可以作为媒体丰富的交互式节目指南(IPG)或其他一些应用的一部分来传送。 该系统和方法为观众提供从其开始(或视频片段中的任何其他可选点)开始的视频片段的访问。 可以使用以服务器为中心的交互技术来提供这种访问。 以服务器为中心的技术可能涉及使用需求转换系统和方法。 会话管理器,传输流发生器和终端之间可能发生请求转移消息。 例如,屏幕上的视频对象可以由观看者使用终端的遥控器激活。 对象的激活可能导致从终端向与对象相对应的视频片段的会话管理器发送请求。 响应于该请求,会话管理器可以启动完成从传输流发生器到终端的视频段的传递的过程。

    Method and apparatus for encoding a user interface
    10.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for encoding a user interface 有权
    用于编码用户界面的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US07091968B1

    公开(公告)日:2006-08-15

    申请号:US09359561

    申请日:1999-07-22

    IPC分类号: H04N5/445

    摘要: A method and apparatus for combining video frame sequences with a video display of an interactive program guide (IPG). The apparatus comprises a plurality of compositors that combine background information, video frame sequences and program guide graphics into a single video frame sequence. The sequence is then digitally encoded to form an MPEG-like bitstream. The same background information and informational video is composited with a different program guide graphic to form another video sequence that is also encoded. A plurality of such sequences are produced with each sequence having a different program guide graphic. Each sequence is encoded and then multiplexed into a transport stream such that all the encoded sequences are transmitted to a subscriber's terminal using a single transport stream. As such, the subscriber can transition from one program guide to the next without interruption of the background or video display as the program guide graphic is changed.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于将视频帧序列与交互式节目指南(IPG)的视频显示相结合的方法和装置。 该装置包括将背景信息,视频帧序列和节目指南图形组合成单个视频帧序列的多个合成器。 然后将该序列数字编码以形成MPEG类似比特流。 相同的背景信息和信息视频与不同的节目指南图形合成以形成也被编码的另一视频序列。 产生多个这样的序列,每个序列具有不同的节目指南图形。 每个序列被编码,然后被复用到传输流中,使得所有的编码序列都使用单个传输流传输到用户的终端。 因此,当节目指南图形改变时,用户可以从一个节目指南转换到下一个,而不会中断背景或视频显示。