Digital interactive delivery system for TV/multimedia/internet
    1.
    发明申请
    Digital interactive delivery system for TV/multimedia/internet 审中-公开
    用于电视/多媒体/互联网的数字交互传送系统

    公开(公告)号:US20050028206A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-02-03

    申请号:US10924213

    申请日:2004-08-23

    摘要: A computer software application for end-to-end management of the delivery of IP-configured integrated multimedia signals (e.g., TV, video, Website, etc.), on an interactive basis, to a subscriber device (being a personal computer (PC) and monitor coupled thereto or television/set-top box combination). The system manager comprises an interactive program guide (IPG) component configured for providing to the subscriber an interactive program guide (IPG) permitting selection of the multimedia signals by the subscriber and a subscriber device component associated with the subscriber device and configured for receiving instructions from the subscriber. The subscriber device includes a decoder configured for converting the selected IP multicast format signals into a format for display on PC monitor or television. A PC component is configured for displaying the converted multimedia signals on the PC monitor in the form of a player window and for displaying a remote controller GUI on the monitor, the remote controller GUI being a model of a hand-held remote controller and controllable by the subscriber for controlling the selection of signals from the IPG. The interactive program guide provides drop down box selection and scroll bar GUI features.

    摘要翻译: 用于端到端管理IP配置的集成多媒体信号(例如,电视,视频,网站等)的交互式基础上的用户设备(作为个人计算机(PC) )和监视器耦合到其或电视/机顶盒组合)。 系统管理器包括交互式节目指南(IPG)组件,其被配置为向用户提供允许用户选择多媒体信号的交互式节目指南(IPG)和与用户设备相关联的用户设备组件,并且被配置为从 用户。 订户设备包括被配置为将所选择的IP多播格式信号转换成用于在PC监视器或电视机上显示的格式的解码器。 PC组件被配置为以播放器窗口的形式在PC监视器上显示转换的多媒体信号,并且用于在监视器上显示遥控器GUI,遥控器GUI是手持遥控器的模型,并且可由 用户控制来自IPG的信号的选择。 交互式节目指南提供下拉框选择和滚动条GUI功能。

    Client side pid translation
    2.
    发明申请
    Client side pid translation 有权
    客户端pid翻译

    公开(公告)号:US20070098005A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-05-03

    申请号:US11264132

    申请日:2005-11-02

    IPC分类号: H04J3/16

    摘要: In a system that provides decoding of A/V streams, this invention reduces switching delays between different streams by modifying the Program Identification (PID) values of the Audio and Video data to common PID values that are already known by the decoder. This technique allows the decoder to stay in a run state when switching between A/V streams, thereby reducing channel change times.

    摘要翻译: 在提供A / V流解码的系统中,本发明通过将音频和视频数据的程序识别(PID)值修改为解码器已知的公共PID值来减少不同流之间的切换延迟。 这种技术允许解码器在A / V流之间切换时保持在运行状态,从而减少信道改变时间。

    Milestone synchronization in broadcast multimedia streams
    4.
    发明申请
    Milestone synchronization in broadcast multimedia streams 有权
    广播多媒体流中的里程碑同步

    公开(公告)号:US20060242240A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-10-26

    申请号:US11090308

    申请日:2005-03-28

    IPC分类号: G06F15/16

    摘要: A server at the edge of a broadband network distributes multimedia content streams to clients, while ensuring that the first data delivered to each client is key data (milestones) needed for correctly decoding the stream content. This is obtained by buffering the packets in the incoming stream and transmitting the packets from the buffer in an outgoing stream, starting with the most recent milestone placed in the buffer before a request to join the respective incoming stream is received. As the writing to and reading from the buffer are performed at different rates, the incoming and outgoing streams are eventually synchronized, at which point the client may be switched to receive the incoming stream directly.

    摘要翻译: 宽带网络边缘的服务器将多媒体内容流分发到客户端,同时确保传送给每个客户端的第一个数据是正确解码流内容所需的关键数据(里程碑)。 这是通过缓冲输入流中的数据包,并从输出流中的缓冲区中传送数据包,从接收到相应输入流的请求之前的缓冲区中最新的里程碑开始。 当以不同的速率执行对缓冲器的写入和读取时,输入和输出流最终被同步,在这一点上,客户端可以被直接切换以接收输入流。

    Network based instant replay and time shifted playback
    5.
    发明申请
    Network based instant replay and time shifted playback 审中-公开
    基于网络的即时重播和时移播放

    公开(公告)号:US20070130597A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-06-07

    申请号:US11292345

    申请日:2005-12-02

    IPC分类号: H04N7/173

    摘要: A circular buffer in a video delivery server tracks a second copy of a live video stream to provide instant replay capability. When an end-user initiates the instant replay function, the circular buffer is copied to an instant-replay buffer, from which a replay of the video is sent to the end-user. During replay the end-user can use playback functions such as pause, slow-play, freeze frame, etc. Upon leaving the replay function the end user rejoins the live stream. The circular buffer also enables transmission of delayed copies of the live stream, time-shifted by predetermined intervals, which copies are multicasted to end-users. Upon request, an end-user may join a delayed version of interest. This allows the user to replay interesting content by jumping to a time-delayed version without missing the show and to catch up with real-time during e.g. commercial breaks.

    摘要翻译: 视频传送服务器中的循环缓冲器跟踪实时视频流的第二副本以提供即时重放功能。 当最终用户启动即时重放功能时,循环缓冲区被复制到即时重放缓冲器,从该重放缓冲区将视频的重放发送给最终用户。 在重播期间,终端用户可以使用诸如暂停,慢播,冻结帧等的播放功能。在离开重放功能时,终端用户重新加入直播流。 循环缓冲器还能够传输实时流的延迟副本,以预定间隔进行时移,哪些副本被多播给最终用户。 根据要求,最终用户可以加入感兴趣的延迟版本。 这允许用户通过跳转到时间延迟版本而重播播放有趣的内容,而不丢失节目并且在例如播放期间赶上实时。 商业休息。

    Method and system for accessing programs from multiple triple play service listings
    9.
    发明申请
    Method and system for accessing programs from multiple triple play service listings 审中-公开
    用于从多个三重播放服务列表访问节目的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US20070261085A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-11-08

    申请号:US11418132

    申请日:2006-05-05

    IPC分类号: H04N7/173 G06F3/00 H04N5/445

    摘要: A method for accessing triple play programs provided through a server over a network to a data processing system, the method comprising: receiving respective signals selecting one or more programs from respective program listings for each of one or more triple play services; composing a list of selected programs from the one or more programs; and, displaying the list of selected programs on a display screen of the data processing system, whereby a user may access one or more programs by selecting from the list of selected programs.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于访问通过网络通过服务器提供到数据处理系统的三重播放节目的方法,所述方法包括:从一个或多个节目列表中选择一个或多个节目,从一个或多个三重播放服务中的每一个选择一个或多个节目; 从一个或多个程序中组成选定程序的列表; 以及在所述数据处理系统的显示屏幕上显示所选择的节目的列表,由此用户可以通过从所选节目列表中进行选择来访问一个或多个节目。

    Portable contextual menu for triple play service
    10.
    发明申请
    Portable contextual menu for triple play service 有权
    三重播放服务的便携式上下文菜单

    公开(公告)号:US20070260708A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-11-08

    申请号:US11418134

    申请日:2006-05-05

    IPC分类号: G06F15/16

    摘要: A method for accessing triple play services provided through a server over a network to a portable device, the method comprising: receiving a signal from a user defining respective preference levels for the triple play services; determining a location for the portable device; determining which of the triple play services are available at the location; composing a list of available services at the location, the available services in the list being ordered in accordance with the respective preference levels; and, displaying the list on a display screen of the portable device, whereby the user may access the available services by selecting from the list.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于访问通过网络通过服务器提供给便携式设备的三重播放服务的方法,所述方法包括:从定义用于所述三重播放服务的各个偏好级别的用户接收信号; 确定便携式设备的位置; 确定在该位置可用的三重播放服务中的哪一个; 在该位置组成可用服务的列表,列表中可用的服务按照各自的偏好级别进行排序; 以及在所述便携式设备的显示屏幕上显示所述列表,由此所述用户可以通过从所述列表中进行选择来访问所述可用服务。