公开(公告)号：US20060221234A1

公开(公告)日：2006-10-05

申请号：US10554327

申请日：2004-05-04

申请人： Mark Mears ,  Chad Lefevre ,  Aaron Dinwiddie ,  Eric Carlsgaard ,  Joseph Forler

发明人： Mark Mears ,  Chad Lefevre ,  Aaron Dinwiddie ,  Eric Carlsgaard ,  Joseph Forler

IPC分类号： H03L7/00

CPC分类号： H04N5/4403 ,  G08C17/00 ,  H04L12/2803 ,  H04L12/282 ,  H04L2012/2849 ,  H04N5/4401 ,  H04N5/765 ,  H04N5/775 ,  H04N5/85 ,  H04N7/163 ,  H04N21/4135 ,  H04N21/42204 ,  H04N21/436 ,  H04N21/43632 ,  H04N2005/4439

摘要： An apparatus such as a television signal receiver controls an external device such as a digital recording/reproduction device via a digital data bus by remapping keys on a user input device. According to an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus includes an input/output terminal operative to enable signal transfer between the television signal receiver and an external device via a digital data bus. A processor is operative to detect a first command signal of a first control protocol from a user input device, and to detect one of first and second modes of the television signal receiver. The processor detects the first mode in response to making a connection between the television signal receiver and the external device via the digital data bus, and detects the second mode in response to terminating the connection between the television signal receiver and the external device via the digital data bus. The processor enables the input/output terminal to output a second command signal of a second control protocol to the external device via the digital data bus responsive to the first command signal if the first mode is detected. The processor enables a function of the television signal receiver responsive to the first command signal without enabling output of the second command signal to the external device if the second mode is detected.

公开(公告)号：US20060038923A1

公开(公告)日：2006-02-23

申请号：US10512329

申请日：2003-04-21

申请人： Aaron Dinwiddie

发明人： Aaron Dinwiddie

IPC分类号： H04N5/50

CPC分类号： H04N5/44513 ,  H04N5/4401 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N5/50 ,  H04N21/4345 ,  H04N21/4383 ,  H04N21/44209 ,  H04N21/4425 ,  H04N21/4882

摘要： In a digital television signal receiver, upon a signal disturbance of a digital television signal, system state information, with regard to the nature of the signal disturbance of the particular digital television channel is preferably automatically provided to a user as on-screen display representation or graphic thereof. The digital television signal receiver may further provide intervention options for user-guided recovery of the digital television signal that are preferably automatically provided as on-screen menu options.

摘要翻译： 在数字电视信号接收机中，在数字电视信号的信号干扰时，关于特定数字电视频道的信号干扰的性质的系统状态信息优选地作为屏幕显示表示被自动地提供给用户，或者 图形。 数字电视信号接收机可进一步提供用于数字电视信号的用户引导恢复的干预选择，其优选地自动提供为屏幕菜单选项。

公开(公告)号：US20060204208A1

公开(公告)日：2006-09-14

申请号：US10555359

申请日：2004-05-05

申请人： Mark Mears ,  Chad Lefevre ,  Benoit Menez ,  Joseph Forler ,  Aaron Dinwiddie ,  Eric Carlsgaard

发明人： Mark Mears ,  Chad Lefevre ,  Benoit Menez ,  Joseph Forler ,  Aaron Dinwiddie ,  Eric Carlsgaard

IPC分类号： H04N5/91

CPC分类号： H04N21/4135 ,  H04N5/775 ,  H04N5/781 ,  H04N5/783 ,  H04N5/85 ,  H04N21/4312 ,  H04N21/4314 ,  H04N21/43615 ,  H04N21/43632 ,  H04N21/440281 ,  H04N21/44227

摘要： A method for selective control of a device for recording output from a viewing apparatus includes sending output for recording from a viewing apparatus to a recording device selected automatically by the viewing apparatus, responsive to the viewing apparatus being enabled for automatically selecting the recording device; and maintaining recording the output to a recording device designated by the viewing apparatus, responsive to the viewing apparatus being disabled from automatically selecting a recording device.

摘要翻译： 用于选择性地控制用于从观看设备记录输出的设备的方法包括：响应于所述观看设备能够自动选择所述记录设备，将从观看设备发送的用于记录的输出发送到由观看设备自动选择的记录设备; 以及保持将所述输出记录到由所述观看装置指定的记录装置，响应于所述观看装置被禁用以自动选择记录装置。

公开(公告)号：US20060130105A1

公开(公告)日：2006-06-15

申请号：US10512327

申请日：2003-04-21

申请人： Carlton Simmons Jr ,  Richard Zemer ,  Mark Mears ,  Chad Lefevre ,  Aaron Dinwiddie

发明人： Carlton Simmons Jr ,  Richard Zemer ,  Mark Mears ,  Chad Lefevre ,  Aaron Dinwiddie

IPC分类号： H04N7/173

CPC分类号： H04N5/68 ,  G09G2320/043 ,  G09G2320/046 ,  G09G2330/022 ,  H04N3/20 ,  H04N5/57 ,  H04N9/31 ,  H04N21/4782

摘要： An apparatus and method for controlling a video signal processing apparatus having a browser feature to protect a display device associated with the apparatus against the premature aging effects of screen burn due to an idle display when the browser feature is activated. The method includes the steps of detecting a first user input to a video apparatus, determining whether the first user input activates a browser feature of the video apparatus, and controlling the operation of the apparatus to reduce the screen burn. The operation can include setting a display parameter for the video apparatus to a first predetermined level responsive to determining that the first user input activates the browser feature, or determining an idle time and inactivating the browser feature if the idle time exceeds a predetermined period of time.

公开(公告)号：US20060090093A1

公开(公告)日：2006-04-27

申请号：US10512314

申请日：2003-04-17

申请人： Kirby Goedde ,  Angelea Burnett ,  Kevin Grimes ,  Aaron Dinwiddie ,  Michael Begala

发明人： Kirby Goedde ,  Angelea Burnett ,  Kevin Grimes ,  Aaron Dinwiddie ,  Michael Begala

IPC分类号： G06F11/00

CPC分类号： H04L12/2807 ,  G06F11/2294 ,  H04L12/2803 ,  H04L12/2814 ,  H04N17/04

摘要： An electronic apparatus includes an Ethernet interface for connecting the apparatus to a network; means for assigning an IP address to the apparatus for use by the apparatus to initiate communication with a TCP/IP server in the network having means for diagnosing and/or aligning the electronic appliance; and means for executing commands from the TCP/IP server and for reporting status to the TCP/IP server. The commands are selected from the group consisting of maintenance commands, diagnostic commands, software update commands, and alignment commands.

摘要翻译： 电子设备包括用于将设备连接到网络的以太网接口; 用于将IP地址分配给所述装置以供所述装置发起与所述网络中的TCP / IP服务器的通信的装置，其具有用于诊断和/或对准所述电子设备的装置; 以及用于从TCP / IP服务器执行命令以及向TCP / IP服务器报告状态的装置。 这些命令从维护命令，诊断命令，软件更新命令和对齐命令组成。

公开(公告)号：US20070076122A1

公开(公告)日：2007-04-05

申请号：US10581152

申请日：2004-12-08

申请人： Khelan Modi ,  Joseph Forter ,  Charu Aneja ,  Aaron Dinwiddie

发明人： Khelan Modi ,  Joseph Forter ,  Charu Aneja ,  Aaron Dinwiddie

IPC分类号： H04N7/08 ,  H04N11/00

CPC分类号： H04N5/44543 ,  H04N5/4401 ,  H04N5/44508 ,  H04N7/0885 ,  H04N9/8205 ,  H04N21/235 ,  H04N21/435 ,  H04N21/4884

摘要： A digital television signal receiver (20) processes a digital television signal and auxiliary information contained in the digital television signal regardless of whether the auxiliary information is analog auxiliary information (36) or digital auxiliary information (34) and produces a television display signal (44) suitable for displaying the processed auxiliary information. In the case of the auxiliary information being closed caption information, the digital television signal receiver extracts and processes digital closed captioning information according to standard EIA-708 or extracts and processes analog closed caption information according to standard EIA-608. The television signal processing receiver thus allows the user the option of selecting a fallback method of obtaining captioning for a digital program signal if the digital program signal does not include digital closed captioning. Thus, if a digital television signal does not include digital closed caption information, the digital television signal receiver automatically processes any analog auxiliary information and provides a television signal having closed caption information suitable for display.

摘要翻译： 无论辅助信息是模拟辅助信息（36）还是数字辅助信息（34），数字电视信号接收器（20）处理包含在数字电视信号中的数字电视信号和辅助信息，并产生电视显示信号（44 ）适用于显示已处理的辅助信息。 在辅助信息是隐藏字幕信息的情况下，数字电视信号接收机根据标准EIA-708提取和处理数字隐藏字幕信息，或者根据标准EIA-608提取和处理模拟隐藏字幕信息。 因此，如果数字节目信号不包括数字闭路字幕，则电视信号处理接收器因此允许用户选择为数字节目信号获得字幕的回退方法。 因此，如果数字电视信号不包括数字隐藏字幕信息，则数字电视信号接收机自动处理任何模拟辅助信息，并提供具有适于显示的隐藏字幕信息的电视信号。

公开(公告)号：US20060055780A1

公开(公告)日：2006-03-16

申请号：US10512320

申请日：2003-04-17

申请人： Richard Zemer ,  Mark Mears ,  Chad Lefevre ,  Aaron Dinwiddie ,  Joseph Forler

发明人： Richard Zemer ,  Mark Mears ,  Chad Lefevre ,  Aaron Dinwiddie ,  Joseph Forler

IPC分类号： G06F17/00 ,  H04N3/20

CPC分类号： H04N3/20 ,  G06F17/30884 ,  G09G2320/043 ,  G09G2320/046 ,  G09G2330/022 ,  H04N21/478

摘要： Screen burn on televisions having Internet browser capability is avoided by removing the conventional static icons such as toolbars and buttons from the default browser and replacing their functions with keyboard keys. The invention is especially useful in projection televisions and with keyboards which have keys assigned to browser functions. Favorite URLs can be mapped to a favorite key by holding down the favorite key while a favorite web page is displayed.

摘要翻译： 通过从默认浏览器中删除常规的静态图标（如工具栏和按钮）以及用键盘键替换功能，可以避免具有互联网浏览器功能的电视机上的屏幕刻录。 本发明在投影电视机和具有分配给浏览器功能的键盘的键盘中特别有用。 喜欢的网址可以通过在显示喜爱的网页时按住喜爱的键来映射到收藏夹。

公开(公告)号：US20060033843A1

公开(公告)日：2006-02-16

申请号：US11230248

申请日：2005-09-19

申请人： Scott Klopfenstein ,  Aaron Dinwiddie ,  Daniel Schneidewend

发明人： Scott Klopfenstein ,  Aaron Dinwiddie ,  Daniel Schneidewend

IPC分类号： H04N5/50

CPC分类号： H04N5/50 ,  H04N21/4314 ,  H04N21/4345 ,  H04N21/4383 ,  H04N21/44209 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N21/488

摘要： An HDTV receiver coupled to a terrestrial antenna displays real-time signal strength of terrestrial digital television signals. A graphical user interface preferably displays various data relating to all terrestrial television signals in a scrollable grid format. The grid is displayed within an active video display of a selected television signal from the grid. Audio for the selected channel is also active. A list of all channels tuned or selected is maintained to aid in searching. Channel lists are updated during certain channel searches.

摘要翻译： 耦合到地面天线的HDTV接收机显示地面数字电视信号的实时信号强度。 图形用户界面优选以可滚动网格格式显示与所有地面电视信号有关的各种数据。 网格显示在来自网格的所选电视信号的有效视频显示中。 所选频道的音频也处于活动状态。 调整或选择的所有通道的列表被维护以帮助搜索。 频道列表在某些频道搜索期间更新。

公开(公告)号：US20050169601A1

公开(公告)日：2005-08-04

申请号：US10512370

申请日：2003-04-15

申请人： Mark Mears ,  Aaron Dinwiddie ,  Joseph Forler

发明人： Mark Mears ,  Aaron Dinwiddie ,  Joseph Forler

IPC分类号： H04N5/91 ,  H04N5/44 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N5/76 ,  H04N5/775 ,  H04N5/781 ,  H04N5/782 ,  H04N5/92 ,  H04N9/31

CPC分类号： H04N7/0122 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N5/45 ,  H04N5/775 ,  H04N5/782 ,  H04N9/31 ,  H04N21/440263 ,  H04N21/44222 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/47 ,  H04N21/47214 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N21/4882 ,  H04N2005/4423

摘要： A method for controlling a recording function of a video apparatus improves recording quality by preventing certain display functions of the apparatus from adversely affecting the resultant recording. A problem may arise in certain video signal processing apparatuses when the user selects a recording function after selecting a particular user-activated display function because the user-activated display function may result in the recording of the video signal in an undesired format, for example a different aspect ratio, or zoom mode. According to an exemplary embodiment, the present invention overcomes this problem by providing a method that includes the steps of detecting activation of a recording function of a video apparatus, and turning off a user-activated display function of the video apparatus responsive to the detection.

摘要翻译： 用于控制视频设备的记录功能的方法通过防止装置的某些显示功能对所得到的记录产生不利影响来提高记录质量。 当用户选择特定用户激活的显示功能之后用户选择记录功能时，某些视频信号处理设备可能会出现问题，因为用户激活的显示功能可能导致以不期望的格式记录视频信号，例如 不同的宽高比或缩放模式。 根据示例性实施例，本发明通过提供一种方法来克服这个问题，该方法包括以下步骤：响应于检测来检测视频设备的记录功能的激活，以及关闭视频设备的用户激活的显示功能。