Method and apparatus for reducing and restoring the effectiveness of a commercial skip system

    公开(公告)号:US10129605B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-13

    申请号:US15372956

    申请日:2016-12-08

    摘要: A method and apparatus is disclosed which reduces or removes the effectiveness of commercial skip systems such as presently found in VCRs, PVRs, etc. which are designed to delete commercials from signal material upon playback of a previously recorded version of the signal material. In an embodiment, the effectiveness of the commercial skip system is reduced or removed by adding a flat field of selected signal level to active line portions of video lines of the signal material. Other embodiments modify the normal fade to black signal indicative of a commercial to provide a fade to non-black signal. In further embodiments, a fade to non-black signal is inserted in an overseas area of the signal picture. Still further embodiments modify audio signals or selected signals in the horizontal blanking interval which may be used in commercial skip systems to detect the presence of commercials.

    METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR RENDERING USER INTERFACES AND DISPLAY INFORMATION ON REMOTE CLIENT DEVICES
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    发明申请
    METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR RENDERING USER INTERFACES AND DISPLAY INFORMATION ON REMOTE CLIENT DEVICES 审中-公开
    提供用户界面的方法和设备以及远程客户端设备的显示信息

    公开(公告)号:US20140201636A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-07-17

    申请号:US14051619

    申请日:2013-10-11

    IPC分类号: G06F3/0484 G06F3/0488

    摘要: A user interface is implemented on a client device remote from a host device. The host device operates an application program that implements a user interface, such as an electronic programming guide or a guide for a personal video recorder, that permits a user to control at least one target device. The host device transfers to the client device an identification of at least one scene. In general, a scene defines an abstract layout for at least one screen display of the user interface. The client device generates at least one screen display for the scene based on its interpretation of the scene. The client device then displays the screen as an implementation of the user interface. Thereafter, a user initiates, using the client device, an operation to control the target device. In response, the target device performs the operation. The host device may also display information at a client device For example, the host device may transmit information about a media currently playing at the client device.

    摘要翻译: 在远离主机设备的客户端设备上实现用户界面。 主机设备操作一个应用程序,该应用程序实现用户界面,例如电子节目指南或用于个人录像机的指南,其允许用户控制至少一个目标设备。 主机设备向客户端设备传送至少一个场景的标识。 通常,场景定义用于用户界面的至少一个屏幕显示的抽象布局。 客户端设备根据场景的解释为场景生成至少一个屏幕显示。 然后,客户端设备将屏幕显示为用户界面的实现。 此后,用户使用客户端设备发起控制目标设备的操作。 作为响应,目标设备执行操作。 主机设备还可以在客户端设备处显示信息。例如,主机设备可以发送关于当前正在客户端设备播放的媒体的信息。