Method and apparatus for generating data structures for a hyperlinked television broadcast
    2.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for generating data structures for a hyperlinked television broadcast 有权
    用于生成超链接电视广播的数据结构的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07117517B1

    公开(公告)日:2006-10-03

    申请号:US09697775

    申请日:2000-10-26

    IPC分类号: H04N5/445 H04N7/173

    摘要: A system and method of adding hyperlinked information to a television broadcast. The broadcast material is analyzed and one or more regions within a frame are identified. Additional information can be associated with a region, and can be transmitted in encoded form, using timing information to identify the frame with which the information is associated. The system comprising a video source and an encoder that produces a transport stream in communication with the video source, an annotation source, a data packet stream generator that produces encoded annotation data packets in communication with the annotation source and the encoder, and a multiplexer system in communication with the encoder and the data packet stream generator. The encoder provides timestamp information to the data packet stream generator and the data packet stream generator synchronizes annotation data from the annotation source with a video signal from the video source in response to the timestamp information. The multiplexer generates a digital broadcast signal that includes an augmented transport stream from the transport stream and the encoded data packets. A receiver displays the annotation information associated with the video signal in response to a viewer request on a frame by frame basis. A viewer can respond interactively to the material, including performing commercial transactions, by using a backchannel that is provided for interactive communication.

    摘要翻译: 将超链接信息添加到电视广播的系统和方法。 分析广播资料并识别一帧内的一个或多个区域。 附加信息可以与区域相关联,并且可以使用定时信息以编码形式发送以识别信息与之相关联的帧。 该系统包括视频源和编码器,其产生与视频源通信的传输流,注释源,产生与注释源和编码器通信的编码注释数据分组的数据分组流生成器,以及多路复用器系统 与编码器和数据分组流生成器通信。 编码器向数据分组流生成器提供时间戳信息,并且数据分组流生成器响应于时间戳信息,将来自注释源的注释数据与来自视频源的视频信号同步。 复用器产生包括来自传输流和编码数据分组的增强传输流的数字广播信号。 响应于逐帧的观看者请求,接收器显示与视频信号相关联的注释信息。 观众可以通过使用为交互式通信提供的反向信道来交互地响应材料,包括执行商业交易。

    Method and apparatus for receiving a hyperlinked television broadcast
    3.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for receiving a hyperlinked television broadcast 有权
    用于接收超链接的电视广播的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US07120924B1

    公开(公告)日:2006-10-10

    申请号:US09715944

    申请日:2000-11-17

    IPC分类号: H04N5/445 H04N7/173

    摘要: A system and method of receiving information hyperlinked to a television broadcast. The broadcast material is analyzed and one or more regions within a frame are identified. Additional information can be associated with a region, and can be transmitted in encoded form, using timing information to identify the frame with which the information is associated. The system comprising a video source and an encoder that produces a transport stream in communication with the video source, an annotation source, a data packet stream generator that produces encoded annotation data packets in communication with the annotation source and the encoder, and a multiplexer system in communication with the encoder and the data packet stream generator. The encoder provides timestamp information to the data packet stream generator and the data packet stream generator synchronizes annotation data from the annotation source with a video signal from the video source in response to the timestamp information. The multiplexer generates a digital broadcast signal that includes an augmented transport stream from the transport stream and the encoded data packets. A receiver displays the annotation information associated with the video signal in response to a viewer request on a frame by frame basis. A viewer can respond interactively to the material, including performing commercial transactions, by using a backchannel that is provided for interactive communication.

    摘要翻译: 一种接收超链接到电视广播的信息的系统和方法。 分析广播资料并识别一帧内的一个或多个区域。 附加信息可以与区域相关联,并且可以使用定时信息以编码形式发送以识别信息与之相关联的帧。 该系统包括视频源和编码器,其产生与视频源通信的传输流,注释源,产生与注释源和编码器通信的编码注释数据分组的数据分组流生成器,以及多路复用器系统 与编码器和数据分组流生成器通信。 编码器向数据分组流生成器提供时间戳信息,并且数据分组流生成器响应于时间戳信息,将来自注释源的注释数据与来自视频源的视频信号同步。 复用器产生包括来自传输流和编码数据分组的增强传输流的数字广播信号。 响应于逐帧的观看者请求,接收器显示与视频信号相关联的注释信息。 观众可以通过使用为交互式通信提供的反向信道来交互地响应材料,包括执行商业交易。

    Method and apparatus for interaction with hyperlinks in a television broadcast
    4.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for interaction with hyperlinks in a television broadcast 有权
    用于与电视广播中的超链接相互作用的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US07343617B1

    公开(公告)日:2008-03-11

    申请号:US09695900

    申请日:2000-10-25

    IPC分类号: G06F3/00 G06F13/00 H04N5/445

    摘要: A system and method of adding hyperlinked information to a television broadcast in which an interactive content icon is used. The broadcast material is analyzed and one or more regions within a frame are identified. Additional information can be associated with a region, and can be transmitted in encoded form, using timing information to identify the frame with which the information is associated. The system comprising a video source and an encoder that produces a transport stream in communication with the video source, an annotation source, a data packet stream generator that produces encoded annotation data packets in communication with the annotation source and the encoder, and a multiplexer system in communication with the encoder and the data packet stream generator. The encoder provides timestamp information to the data packet stream generator and the data packet stream generator synchronizes annotation data from the annotation source with a video signal from the video source in response to the timestamp information. The multiplexer generates a digital broadcast signal that includes an augmented transport stream from the transport stream and the encoded data packets. A receiver displays the annotation information associated with the video signal in response to a viewer request on a frame by frame basis. A viewer can respond interactively to the material, including performing commercial transactions, by using a backchannel that is provided for interactive communication. The interactive content icon can be used to inform a viewer of the presence of hyperlinked information, for teaching the viewer how to use the system, and for informing the viewer about the hyperlinked information.

    摘要翻译: 将超链接信息添加到使用交互式内容图标的电视广播中的系统和方法。 分析广播资料并识别一帧内的一个或多个区域。 附加信息可以与区域相关联,并且可以使用定时信息以编码形式发送以识别信息与之相关联的帧。 该系统包括视频源和编码器,其产生与视频源通信的传输流,注释源,产生与注释源和编码器通信的编码注释数据分组的数据分组流生成器,以及多路复用器系统 与编码器和数据分组流生成器通信。 编码器向数据分组流生成器提供时间戳信息,并且数据分组流生成器响应于时间戳信息,将来自注释源的注释数据与来自视频源的视频信号同步。 复用器产生包括来自传输流和编码数据分组的增强传输流的数字广播信号。 响应于逐帧的观看者请求,接收器显示与视频信号相关联的注释信息。 观众可以通过使用为交互式通信提供的反向信道来交互地响应材料,包括执行商业交易。 交互式内容图标可以用于向观看者通知超链接信息的存​​在,用于教导观众如何使用系统,以及向观众通知超链接信息。

    Method and apparatus for hyperlinking in a television broadcast
    5.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for hyperlinking in a television broadcast 有权
    在电视广播中超链接的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US07367042B1

    公开(公告)日:2008-04-29

    申请号:US09694079

    申请日:2000-10-20

    IPC分类号: H04N7/173 H04N5/445

    摘要: A system and method of adding hyperlinked information to a television broadcast. The broadcast material is analyzed and one or more regions within a frame are identified. Additional information can be associated with a region, and can be transmitted in encoded form, using timing information to identify the frame with which the information is associated. The system comprising a video source and an encoder that produces a transport stream in communication with the video source, an annotation source, a data packet stream generator that produces encoded annotation data packets in communication with the annotation source and the encoder, and a multiplexer system in communication with the encoder and the data packet stream generator. The encoder provides timestamp information to the data packet stream generator and the data packet stream generator synchronizes annotation data from the annotation source with a video signal from the video source in response to the timestamp information. The multiplexer generates a digital broadcast signal that includes an augmented transport stream from the transport stream and the encoded data packets. A receiver displays the annotation information associated with the video signal in response to a viewer request on a frame by frame basis. A viewer can respond interactively to the material, including performing commercial transactions, by using a backchannel that is provided for interactive communication.

    摘要翻译: 将超链接信息添加到电视广播的系统和方法。 分析广播资料并识别一帧内的一个或多个区域。 附加信息可以与区域相关联,并且可以使用定时信息以编码形式发送以识别信息与之相关联的帧。 该系统包括视频源和编码器,其产生与视频源通信的传输流,注释源,产生与注释源和编码器通信的编码注释数据分组的数据分组流生成器,以及多路复用器系统 与编码器和数据分组流生成器通信。 编码器向数据分组流生成器提供时间戳信息,并且数据分组流生成器响应于时间戳信息,将来自注释源的注释数据与来自视频源的视频信号同步。 复用器产生包括来自传输流和编码数据分组的增强传输流的数字广播信号。 响应于逐帧的观看者请求,接收器显示与视频信号相关联的注释信息。 观众可以通过使用为交互式通信提供的反向信道来交互地响应材料,包括执行商业交易。

    Synchronization and automation in an ITV environment
    6.
    发明授权
    Synchronization and automation in an ITV environment 有权
    ITV环境中的同步和自动化

    公开(公告)号:US08505058B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-08-06

    申请号:US13180756

    申请日:2011-07-12

    IPC分类号: H04N7/173 H04N7/16 H04N7/00

    摘要: A synchronization mechanism embeds synchronization triggers into a television signal or stream at regular intervals. The triggers include an accurate representation of the time in which the triggers were embedded. A receiving device decodes the triggers and synchronizes its internal timer based on the triggers. In this regard, the receiving device obtains a reference time from the internal timer and computes an offset between the reference time and the trigger time. The computed offset is then applied to the reference time. With the receipt of each new trigger, the application compares the trigger time to a new reference time with the most recently computed offset value applied. If there is any variance between these two values, the application creates a new smoothed offset.

    摘要翻译: 同步机制将同步触发以规则的间隔嵌入电视信号或流中。 触发器包括准确表示触发器被嵌入的时间。 接收设备根据触发器解码触发并同步其内部定时器。 在这方面,接收装置从内部定时器获取参考时间,并计算参考时间和触发时间之间的偏移。 然后将计算的偏移量应用于参考时间。 随着每个新触发器的接收,应用程序将触发时间与新的参考时间进行比较,并应用最近计算的偏移值。 如果这两个值之间有差异,应用程序将创建一个新的平滑偏移。

    Methods for outlining and filling regions in multi-dimensional arrays
    7.
    发明授权
    Methods for outlining and filling regions in multi-dimensional arrays 有权
    在多维阵列中概括和填充区域的方法

    公开(公告)号:US06879720B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-04-12

    申请号:US10820949

    申请日:2004-04-08

    摘要: A system and method of adding hyperlinked information to a television broadcast. The broadcast material is analyzed and one or more regions within a frame are identified. Additional information can be associated with a region, and can be transmitted in encoded form, using timing information to identify the frame with which the information is associated. The system comprising a video source and an encoder that produces a transport stream in communication with the video source, an annotation source, a data packet stream generator that produces encoded annotation data packets in communication with the annotation source and the encoder, and a multiplexer system in communication with the encoder and the data packet stream generator. The encoder provides timestamp information to the data packet stream generator and the data packet stream generator synchronizes annotation data from the annotation source with a video signal from the video source in response to the timestamp information. The multiplexer generates a digital broadcast signal that includes an augmented transport stream from the transport stream and the encoded data packets. A receiver displays the annotation information associated with the video signal in response to a viewer request on a frame by frame basis. A viewer can respond interactively to the material, including performing commercial transactions, by using a backchannel that is provided for interactive communication.

    摘要翻译: 将超链接信息添加到电视广播的系统和方法。 分析广播资料并识别一帧内的一个或多个区域。 附加信息可以与区域相关联,并且可以使用定时信息以编码形式发送以识别信息与之相关联的帧。 该系统包括视频源和编码器,其产生与视频源通信的传输流,注释源,产生与注释源和编码器通信的编码注释数据分组的数据分组流生成器,以及多路复用器系统 与编码器和数据分组流生成器通信。 编码器向数据分组流生成器提供时间戳信息,并且数据分组流生成器响应于时间戳信息,将来自注释源的注释数据与来自视频源的视频信号同步。 复用器产生包括来自传输流和编码数据分组的增强传输流的数字广播信号。 响应于逐帧的观看者请求,接收器显示与视频信号相关联的注释信息。 观众可以通过使用为交互式通信提供的反向信道来交互地响应材料,包括执行商业交易。

    Methods for outlining and filling regions in multi-dimensional arrays
    8.
    发明授权
    Methods for outlining and filling regions in multi-dimensional arrays 有权
    在多维阵列中概括和填充区域的方法

    公开(公告)号:US06816628B1

    公开(公告)日:2004-11-09

    申请号:US09697774

    申请日:2000-10-26

    IPC分类号: G06K936

    摘要: A system and method of adding hyperlinked information to a television broadcast. The broadcast material is analyzed and one or more regions within a frame are identified. Additional information can be associated with a region, and can be transmitted in encoded form, using timing information to identify the frame with which the information is associated. The system comprising a video source and an encoder that produces a transport stream in communication with the video source, an annotation source, a data packet stream generator that produces encoded annotation data packets in communication with the annotation source and the encoder, and a multiplexer system in communication with the encoder and the data packet stream generator. The encoder provides timestamp information to the data packet stream generator and the data packet stream generator synchronizes annotation data from the annotation source with a video signal from the video source in response to the timestamp information. The multiplexer generates a digital broadcast signal that includes an augmented transport stream from the transport stream and the encoded data packets. A receiver displays the annotation information associated with the video signal in response to a viewer request on a frame by frame basis. A viewer can respond interactively to the material, including performing commercial transactions, by using a backchannel that is provided for interactive communication.

    摘要翻译: 将超链接信息添加到电视广播的系统和方法。 分析广播资料并识别一帧内的一个或多个区域。 附加信息可以与区域相关联,并且可以使用定时信息以编码形式发送以识别信息与之相关联的帧。 该系统包括视频源和编码器,其产生与视频源通信的传输流,注释源,产生与注释源和编码器通信的编码注释数据分组的数据分组流生成器,以及多路复用器系统 与编码器和数据分组流生成器通信。 编码器向数据分组流生成器提供时间戳信息,并且数据分组流生成器响应于时间戳信息,将来自注释源的注释数据与来自视频源的视频信号同步。 复用器产生包括来自传输流和编码数据分组的增强传输流的数字广播信号。 响应于逐帧的观看者请求,接收器显示与视频信号相关联的注释信息。 观众可以通过使用为交互式通信提供的反向信道来交互地响应材料,包括执行商业交易。

    SYNCHRONIZATION AND AUTOMATION IN AN ITV ENVIRONMENT
    9.
    发明申请
    SYNCHRONIZATION AND AUTOMATION IN AN ITV ENVIRONMENT 有权
    ITV环境中的同步和自动化

    公开(公告)号:US20110271318A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-11-03

    申请号:US13180756

    申请日:2011-07-12

    IPC分类号: H04N21/43

    摘要: A synchronization mechanism embeds synchronization triggers into a television signal or stream at regular intervals. The triggers include an accurate representation of the time in which the triggers were embedded. A receiving device decodes the triggers and synchronizes its internal timer based on the triggers. In this regard, the receiving device obtains a reference time from the internal timer and computes an offset between the reference time and the trigger time. The computed offset is then applied to the reference time. With the receipt of each new trigger, the application compares the trigger time to a new reference time with the most recently computed offset value applied. If there is any variance between these two values, the application creates a new smoothed offset.

    摘要翻译: 同步机制将同步触发以规则的间隔嵌入电视信号或流中。 触发器包括准确表示触发器被嵌入的时间。 接收设备根据触发器解码触发并同步其内部定时器。 在这方面,接收装置从内部定时器获取参考时间,并计算参考时间和触发时间之间的偏移。 然后将计算的偏移量应用于参考时间。 随着每个新触发器的接收,应用程序将触发时间与新的参考时间进行比较,并应用最近计算的偏移值。 如果这两个值之间有差异,应用程序将创建一个新的平滑偏移。

    Synchronization and automation in an ITV environment
    10.
    发明授权
    Synchronization and automation in an ITV environment 有权
    ITV环境中的同步和自动化

    公开(公告)号:US08010986B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-08-30

    申请号:US11051405

    申请日:2005-02-04

    IPC分类号: H04N7/173 H04N7/16 H04N7/00

    摘要: A synchronization mechanism embeds synchronization triggers into a television signal or stream at regular intervals. The triggers include an accurate representation of the time in which the triggers were embedded. A receiving device decodes the triggers and synchronizes its internal timer based on the triggers. In this regard, the receiving device obtains a reference time from the internal timer and computes an offset between the reference time and the trigger time. The computed offset is then applied to the reference time. With the receipt of each new trigger, the application compares the trigger time to a new reference time with the most recently computed offset value applied. If there is any variance between these two values, the application creates a new smoothed offset.

    摘要翻译: 同步机制将同步触发以规则的间隔嵌入电视信号或流中。 触发器包括准确表示触发器被嵌入的时间。 接收设备根据触发器解码触发并同步其内部定时器。 在这方面,接收装置从内部定时器获取参考时间,并计算参考时间和触发时间之间的偏移。 然后将计算的偏移量应用于参考时间。 随着每个新触发器的接收,应用程序将触发时间与新的参考时间进行比较,并应用最近计算的偏移值。 如果这两个值之间有差异,应用程序将创建一个新的平滑偏移。