Subscriber directed simultaneous multiple signal presentation for
interactive cable television system
    1.
    发明授权
    Subscriber directed simultaneous multiple signal presentation for interactive cable television system 失效
    用户同时针对交互式有线电视系统进行多信号显示

    公开(公告)号:US6064377A

    公开(公告)日:2000-05-16

    申请号:US82211

    申请日:1998-05-20

    摘要: An interactive television information system coupled to a cable television system having a headend for supplying information services and an information service distribution network for delivering information services to subscriber televisions. Each subscriber television is associated with a home interface controller. The home interface controllers receive the television information signals and include a data transceiver for data communications. A subscriber selection device associated with a home interface controller permits subscriber interaction through the data transceiver with an assigned interactive controller from a plurality of interactive controllers. The assigned interactive controller is in communication with the information sources and in television communication with its assigned home interface controller. Selection of an information source nay be made through channel selection of an apparent channel from any of a first group of apparent channels and a second group of apparent channels. Different information services on different apparent channels from the first group of apparent channels are provided to a given home interface controller via the same television information signal as the subscriber changes channel selection from one of the apparent channels in the first group of apparent channels to another apparent channel in the first group of apparent channels. To receive apparent channels from the second group of apparent channels, a home interface controller simply selects the television information signal at its input corresponding to the selected channel.

    摘要翻译: 一种交互式电视信息系统,其耦合到具有用于提供信息服务的前端的有线电视系统和用于向用户电视机传送信息服务的信息服务分配网络。 每个用户电视与家庭接口控制器相关联。 家庭接口控制器接收电视信息信号并且包括用于数据通信的数据收发器。 与家庭接口控制器相关联的用户选择设备允许通过数据收发器与来自多个交互式控制器的分配的交互式控制器的用户交互。 分配的交互控制器与信息源进行通信,并与其分配的家庭接口控制器进行电视通信。 信息源的选择可以通过从第一组明显信道和第二组明显信道中的任何一个的信道选择明细信道来进行。 通过与用户从第一组明显信道中的明显信道中的一个频道选择改变信道选择的相同的电视信息信号,向给定的家庭接口控制器提供来自第一组视频信道的不同视频信道上的不同信息服务, 渠道在第一组明显渠道。 为了从第二组视频通道接收明显的频道,家庭接口控制器简单地在其所选频道的输入端选择电视信息信号。

    Messaging system having multiple number, dual mode phone support
    4.
    发明授权
    Messaging system having multiple number, dual mode phone support 有权
    消息系统具有多个数字,双模式电话支持

    公开(公告)号:US09356907B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-05-31

    申请号:US13441104

    申请日:2012-04-06

    摘要: A social messaging hub provides communication services for a data enabled device having Internet network access capabilities. The social messaging hub communicates with the data enabled device over the Internet or cellular data networks, and interfaces with a message infrastructure including mobile carriers, message aggregators, message exchanges and various specialized social messaging services to enable bi-directional messaging communication. The user is given a registered phone number and unique IP addressable identification which serve as a source and destination identifier of the associated data enabled device. Messages may originate in or be delivered to other users' mobile telephones or in similarly equipped and provisioned IP data enabled devices. An application operating on the IP enabled device determines in conjunction with the social messaging hub a mode of transmission as a function of parameters including device location and destination of a message.

    摘要翻译: 社交消息中心为具有因特网网络访问能力的数据启用设备提供通信服务。 社交消息中心通过因特网或蜂窝数据网络与数据启用设备进行通信,并与包括移动运营商,消息聚合器,消息交换和各种专门的社交消息服务的消息基础设施进行接口以实现双向消息通信。 用户被给予注册的电话号码和唯一的IP可寻址标识,其用作相关联的数据使能设备的源和目的地标识符。 消息可以发起或传送给其他用户的移动电话或类似装备和配置的启用IP数据的设备。 在启用IP的设备上运行的应用程序与社交消息中心一起确定作为包括消息的设备位置和目的地的参数的函数的传输模式。

    Light-admitting heliostat
    5.
    发明授权
    Light-admitting heliostat 有权
    光入射定日镜

    公开(公告)号:US09291371B1

    公开(公告)日:2016-03-22

    申请号:US12891489

    申请日:2010-09-27

    申请人: Gary M. Lauder

    发明人: Gary M. Lauder

    IPC分类号: F24J2/54 F24J2/46

    摘要: A heliostat optimized to be positioned near a skylight or other aperture is disclosed. The heliostat comprises a plurality of reflective elements arranged in a substantially planar array, each element being mounted so as to be rotatable about a longitudinal axis of rotation. A first motor rotates the array about an axis substantially perpendicular to the plane of the array; and a second motor rotates the reflective elements about their respective axes of rotation. A processor provides control signals to operate the first motor as required to orient the array such that the respective axes of rotation of the reflective elements are substantially perpendicular to an azimuth to the sun and to operate the second motor as required to rotate the reflective elements about their respective axes of rotation to position the reflective element to reflect the sun's light to a target area.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种优化以定位在天窗或其他孔附近的定日镜。 定日镜包括以基本上平面的阵列布置的多个反射元件,每个元件被安装成可围绕纵向旋转轴线旋转。 第一电动机围绕基本上垂直于阵列的平面的轴旋转阵列; 并且第二电动机围绕它们各自的旋转轴线旋转反射元件。 处理器提供控制信号以根据需要操作第一电动机以使阵列定向,使得反射元件的相应旋转轴线基本上垂直于太阳的方位角,并且根据需要操作第二电动机以使反射元件围绕 它们各自的旋转轴定位反射元件以将太阳的光反射到目标区域。

    Interactive cable television system with frame grabber
    8.
    发明授权
    Interactive cable television system with frame grabber 有权
    互动有线电视系统,采用帧抓取

    公开(公告)号:US06253238B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-06-26

    申请号:US09203944

    申请日:1998-12-02

    IPC分类号: H04N710

    摘要: In an interactive cable system having at least one processor at a headend in communication with subscribers through an information service distribution network, a frame grabber is provided for grabbing a frame of video and storing the frame in a storage medium. A video frame may be requested from the storage medium in response to control data received from a subscriber selection device, wherein a processor retrieves the video frame from the storage medium, transforms the frame into a television information signal and sends the frame to the subscriber's home interface controller for display on the subscriber's television.

    摘要翻译: 在具有通过信息服务分配网络与用户通信的前端的至少一个处理器的交互式电缆系统中,提供帧抓取器用于抓取视频帧并将帧存储在存储介质中。 响应于从用户选择设备接收的控制数据,可以从存储介质请求视频帧,其中处理器从存储介质检索视频帧,将帧转换成电视信息信号,并将帧发送到用户的家 接口控制器,用于在用户电视机上显示。