Systems, Methods, and Products for Presenting Content
    3.
    发明申请
    Systems, Methods, and Products for Presenting Content 有权
    用于呈现内容的系统,方法和产品

    公开(公告)号:US20080222673A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-09-11

    申请号:US12122853

    申请日:2008-05-19

    IPC分类号: H04N7/16

    摘要: Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for presenting content. Programming content is received having a program and program control data. The program control data may has a default setting followed by a data record comprising a rating value and a content attribute value. Program presentation preferences of a viewer are received that block or modify the program. When, however, the rating value and the content attribute value are missing from the data record, and when the default setting equals or exceeds the program presentation preferences, then modification of the program is not allowed. An instruction to modify the program is, instead, interpreted as another instruction to block the program from presentation.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于呈现内容的方法,系统和产品。 接收具有程序和程序控制数据的编程内容。 程序控制数据可以具有默认设置,随后是包括评级值和内容属性值的数据记录。 接收到阻止或修改程序的观众的节目呈现偏好。 但是,当数据记录中缺少评级值和内容属性值时,如果默认设置等于或超过程序呈现首选项,则不允许对程序进行修改。 相反,修改程序的指令被解释为另一个阻止程序呈现的指令。

    Systems and methods for controlling and managing programming content and portions thereof
    4.
    发明授权
    Systems and methods for controlling and managing programming content and portions thereof 失效
    用于控制和管理节目内容及其部分的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07380258B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-05-27

    申请号:US09751702

    申请日:2000-12-29

    IPC分类号: H04N7/16 H04N5/93 H04K1/00

    摘要: This document discloses systems and methods for enabling viewers to control and manage the presentation of programs based on specified types of rating categories and content attributes that the viewer desires not to be presented. The invention provides program data corresponding to each program. The data contains (1) time-varying information related to the content of discrete portions of the television program and, optionally, (2) corresponding data controlling the presentation of that content. By way of example, the program data includes rating and content attribute values as well as control data indicating to which media component the value applies or instructions corresponding to the ways in which each portion of the program may be disabled, modified, replaced, and/or edited. A set top box or other configured consumer electronics device combines the program data with data input by the user concerning the programming the user desires to disable and the methods therefor. Based on the program data and the viewer's presentation profile, the consumer electronic device controls whether and/or how each applicable portion or component of programming is presented to the viewer.

    摘要翻译: 本文件公开了使观众能够基于指定类型的评级类别和观众希望不被呈现的内容属性来控制和管理节目表现的系统和方法。 本发明提供对应于每个节目的节目数据。 数据包含(1)与电视节目的离散部分的内容相关的时变信息,以及(2)控制该内容呈现的对应数据。 作为示例,程序数据包括评级和内容属性值以及指示该值应用于哪个媒体组件的控制数据或与节目的每个部分可以被禁用,修改,替换和/ 或编辑。 机顶盒或其他配置的消费电子设备将程序数据与用户输入的关于用户期望禁用的编程的数据及其方法相结合。 消费者电子设备基于节目数据和观看者的呈现简档来控制是否和/或如何将每个可应用的节目部分或组件呈现给观看者。

    Methods and systems for controlling consumer electronics external devices via data delivered to a device
    5.
    发明授权
    Methods and systems for controlling consumer electronics external devices via data delivered to a device 有权
    用于通过传送到设备的数据来控制消费电子设备外部设备的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US07140033B1

    公开(公告)日:2006-11-21

    申请号:US09752267

    申请日:2000-12-29

    IPC分类号: H04N3/00 H04N13/00 H04N7/16

    摘要: This document discloses systems and methods for enabling viewers to control and manage programming and to control external consumer electronic devices through the use of a STB or other device. This invention provides command information that is embedded into an EPG signal and transmitted from a headend or transmission facility through a distribution network to the end user. By way of example, the program data includes volume, lighting, internet or environmental tag information for controlling external devices, such as a surround sound entertainment system, home environment system, personal computer, etc. A set top box or other properly configured consumer electronics device either receives data from the external device to effect programming or transmits data to the external device to optimize the viewing experience or to supplement information produced by the EPG.

    摘要翻译: 本文件公开了用于使观众能够通过使用STB或其他设备来控制和管理节目和控制外部消费电子设备的系统和方法。 本发明提供了嵌入到EPG信号中并通过分发网络从头端或传输设备发送到终端用户的命令信息。 作为示例,节目数据包括用于控制诸如环绕声娱乐系统,家庭环境系统,个人计算机等外部设备的音量,照明,互联网或环境标签信息。机顶盒或其他适当配置的消费电子 设备从外部设备接收数据以进行编程或将数据发送到外部设备以优化观看体验或补充由EPG产生的信息。