Security model for interactive television applications
    4.
    发明授权
    Security model for interactive television applications 有权
    互动电视应用的安全模式

    公开(公告)号:US6148081A

    公开(公告)日:2000-11-14

    申请号:US196964

    申请日:1998-11-20

    CPC分类号: H04N21/443 H04N7/163

    摘要: A system and method implemented in an interactive television system for restricting or controlling the access rights of interactive television applications and carousels. The system broadcasts modules from a broadcast station to a plurality of receiving stations, which execute applications containing the modules. In one embodiment, the applications utilize a credential consisting of a producer identification number (ID) and an application ID for each of the grantor and grantee applications, an expiration date, a set of permission data, a producer certificate and a signature. An application requesting access and a carousel granting access may be identified by respective producer and application IDs. The credential utilizes public key encryption to ensure the integrity of the credential. The producer and application IDs may be replaced with wildcards so that rights may be granted to a group of producers or applications.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于限制或控制交互式电视应用和转盘的访问权限的交互式电视系统中实现的系统和方法。 系统将模块从广播站广播到多个接收站,这些接收站执行包含模块的应用。 在一个实施例中,应用程序利用由生产者标识号(ID)和每个授权人和受让人应用程序的应用程序ID组成的证书,到期日期,一组许可数据,生产者证书和签名。 请求访问的应用程序和授予访问权限的转盘可以由相应的生产者和应用程序ID来标识。 该凭证利用公钥加密来确保凭证的完整性。 生产者和应用程序ID可以被通配符替换,以便可以向一组生产者或应用程序授予权限。

    System for managing data in a distributed computing system
    5.
    发明申请
    System for managing data in a distributed computing system 有权
    用于在分布式计算系统中管理数据的系统

    公开(公告)号:US20050240631A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-10-27

    申请号:US10829558

    申请日:2004-04-22

    IPC分类号: G06F7/00 H04L12/24

    摘要: A method and mechanism for managing data in a distributed computing system. A television system is configured to convey audio/video/interactive data to receiving devices. Data conveyed to the receiving devices are structured as modules, with a main directory module indicating those modules which make up, or are used by, a particular application. Changes to data being conveyed to receiving devices are initially indicated by conveying delta directory modules to the receiving devices which identify updates to a corresponding main directory module. Changes indicated by a delta directory module are applied to the corresponding main directory module, which in turn may effect changes in the data used by the application. Delta directories may generally only include sufficient information to identify the changes and may be smaller than the corresponding main directory.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于在分布式计算系统中管理数据的方法和机制。 电视系统被配置为将音频/视频/交互数据传送到接收设备。 传送到接收设备的数据被构造为模块,主目录模块指示构成或由特定应用使用的那些模块。 传送到接收设备的数据的更改最初通过将增量目录模块传送到识别对相应主目录模块的更新的接收设备来指示。 由delta目录模块指示的更改将应用​​于相应的主目录模块,从而可能会影响应用程序使用的数据的更改。 增量目录通常只能包含足够的信息来识别变化并且可能小于相应的主目录。

    Push advertising model using multiple digital streams
    6.
    发明授权
    Push advertising model using multiple digital streams 有权
    使用多个数字流推送广告模型

    公开(公告)号:US07788687B1

    公开(公告)日:2010-08-31

    申请号:US10399724

    申请日:2000-10-18

    IPC分类号: H04N7/10 H04N7/025

    摘要: A method and mechanism for selecting and conveying ads in an interactive television system. An ad stream is conveyed concurrently with a broadcast programming stream in an interactive television system. The ad stream includes multiple streams of ads wherein each stream of ads includes multiple ads. An ad selector mechanism detects programming and ad requests. Requests may be indicated by a viewer, a received cue, or by an interactive application. Based on programming and ad selection data, a viewer profile is created which may be used to select targeted ads for display. In response to a detected request, the ad selector mechanism searches the ad stream for an ad to meet the request. An ad is selected according to a viewer profile or a particular viewer action. The selected ad may be used to meet the request by filling an unused avail or by providing further information to a viewer. A particular ad may appear in more than one of the multiple streams and at different start times. Additionally, a particular ad may appear multiple times in a single stream. The multiple appearances of a particular ad offers multiple possible start times for the ad.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于在交互式电视系统中选择和传送广告的方法和机制。 广播流与交互式电视系统中的广播节目流同时传送。 该广告流包括多个广告流,其中每个广告流包括多个广告。 广告选择器机制检测编程和广告请求。 请求可以由观看者,接收到的提示或交互式应用来指示。 基于编程和广告选择数据,创建观众简档,其可以用于选择用于显示的定向广告。 响应于检测到的请求,广告选择器机构搜索广告流中的广告以满足请求。 根据观众简介或特定的观众动作来选择广告。 所选广告可以用于通过填充未使用的可用性或通过向观众提供进一步的信息来满足请求。 特定广告可能会出现在多个流中的多个流中,并可能在不同的开始时间出现。 另外,特定广告可能会在单个流中多次出现。 特定广告的多次出现为广告提供了多个可能的开始时间。

    Utilization of relational metadata in a television system
    7.
    发明授权
    Utilization of relational metadata in a television system 有权
    在电视系统中利用关系元数据

    公开(公告)号:US07950033B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-05-24

    申请号:US09974142

    申请日:2001-10-10

    IPC分类号: H04N5/445

    摘要: A method and mechanism for delivering and processing relational metadata in a television system. A client is configured to receive a broadcast signal and relational metadata which corresponds to received programming. The received relational metadata includes information which identifies two sets of data and a relationship between them. Upon identifying the data indicated by the relational metadata and determining the indicated relationship, the client is configured to perform a predetermined action which corresponds to the received relational metadata and the identified data sets. The receiver includes, or is coupled to, a mass storage device configured to store received relational metadata and programming. Among the actions which may be automatically performed include replacing the first identified data with the second data on the storage device, deleting the first or second data from the storage device, requesting the second data from a remote location, or copying a previously captured portion of a broadcast signal from a temporary buffer to a mass storage device. Further, utilizing the relational metadata, personalized viewing content and experiences may be created by a viewer.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于在电视系统中传送和处理关系元数据的方法和机制。 客户端被配置为接收对应于接收到的节目的广播信号和关系元数据。 所接收的关系元数据包括标识两组数据及其之间的关系的信息。 在识别由关系元数据指示的数据并确定所指示的关系时,客户机被配置为执行对应于所接收的关系元数据和所识别的数据集的预定动作。 接收器包括或耦合到被配置为存储接收的关系元数据和编程的大容量存储设备。 可以自动执行的动作包括用存储装置上的第二数据替换第一识别数据,从存储装置中删除第一或第二数据,从远程位置请求第二数据,或者复制以前捕获的部分 从临时缓冲器到大容量存储设备的广播信号。 此外,利用关系元数据,可以由观看者创建个性化观看内容和体验。