公开(公告)号：US06904610B1

公开(公告)日：2005-06-07

申请号：US09605522

申请日：2000-06-27

申请人： Sadik Bayrakeri ,  Donald F. Gordon ,  John P. Comito ,  Edward A. Ludvig ,  Harold P. Yocom ,  Jeremy S. Edmonds ,  Eugene Gershtein

发明人： Sadik Bayrakeri ,  Donald F. Gordon ,  John P. Comito ,  Edward A. Ludvig ,  Harold P. Yocom ,  Jeremy S. Edmonds ,  Eugene Gershtein

IPC分类号： G06T9/00 ,  H04H60/72 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N7/24 ,  H04N7/26 ,  H04N7/46 ,  H04N21/47 ,  G06F3/00 ,  G06F13/00

CPC分类号： H04N21/4312 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N5/44591 ,  H04N5/45 ,  H04N7/165 ,  H04N7/17318 ,  H04N19/00 ,  H04N19/577 ,  H04N21/23424 ,  H04N21/23608 ,  H04N21/23614 ,  H04N21/2365 ,  H04N21/278 ,  H04N21/4143 ,  H04N21/4314 ,  H04N21/4344 ,  H04N21/4347 ,  H04N21/4348 ,  H04N21/4384 ,  H04N21/44016 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/4821 ,  H04N21/4828 ,  H04N21/6547 ,  H04N21/8146 ,  H04N21/84

摘要： Techniques to create, generate, and deliver customized interactive program guide (custom-IPG). In one method, selections indicative of a set of channels to be included in the custom-IPG are received. In response, one or more custom-IPG screens having included therein the set of selected channels are rendered at a head end. The custom-IPG screens can be formed as subsets of the regular IPG screens, or as new screens. The rendered custom-IPG screens are provided from the head end to a set top terminal upon receiving a viewer request for the custom-IPG. Command indicative of a particular location at which to overlay the custom-IPG screens may also be received. In this case, the custom-IPG screens are re-rendered at the indicated location. The custom-IPG screens can be overlaid on a video sequence provided on a particular channel, which can be the channel currently being viewed, the channel used to carry regular program guide, or a channel that is independent of the channels used to carry regular programming and program guide. For example, either the custom or regular IPG can be provided on the program guide channel, depending on the viewer's selection.

摘要翻译： 创建，生成和交付定制交互式节目指南（custom-IPG）的技术。 在一种方法中，接收指示要包括在定制IPG中的一组信道的选择。 作为响应，在其中包括所选择的通道集合的一个或多个定制IPG屏幕在头端呈现。 定制IPG屏幕可以形成为常规IPG屏幕的子集，或作为新屏幕。 渲染的定制IPG屏幕在接收到定制IPG的查看器请求时从头端到机顶终端提供。 还可以接收指示覆盖定制IPG屏幕的特定位置的命令。 在这种情况下，自定义IPG屏幕将在指定位置重新渲染。 定制IPG屏幕可以覆盖在特定信道上提供的视频序列上，该视频序列可以是当前正在观看的信道，用于携带常规节目指南的信道，或独立于用于携带常规节目的信道的信道 和节目指南。 例如，根据观众的选择，可以在节目指南频道上提供自定义或常规IPG。

公开(公告)号：US08578419B2

公开(公告)日：2013-11-05

申请号：US11059055

申请日：2005-02-16

申请人： Sadik Bayrakeri ,  Donald F. Gordon ,  John P. Comito ,  Edward A. Ludvig ,  Harold P. Yocom ,  Jeremy S. Edmonds ,  Eugene Gershtein

发明人： Sadik Bayrakeri ,  Donald F. Gordon ,  John P. Comito ,  Edward A. Ludvig ,  Harold P. Yocom ,  Jeremy S. Edmonds ,  Eugene Gershtein

IPC分类号： G06F3/00 ,  G06F13/00 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N7/173

CPC分类号： H04N21/4312 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N5/44591 ,  H04N5/45 ,  H04N7/165 ,  H04N7/17318 ,  H04N19/00 ,  H04N19/577 ,  H04N21/23424 ,  H04N21/23608 ,  H04N21/23614 ,  H04N21/2365 ,  H04N21/278 ,  H04N21/4143 ,  H04N21/4314 ,  H04N21/4344 ,  H04N21/4347 ,  H04N21/4348 ,  H04N21/4384 ,  H04N21/44016 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/4821 ,  H04N21/4828 ,  H04N21/6547 ,  H04N21/8146 ,  H04N21/84

摘要： Techniques to create, generate, and deliver customized interactive program guide (custom-IPG). In one embodiment, selections indicative of a set of channels to be included in the custom-IPG are received. In response, one or more custom-IPG screens including the set of selected channels are rendered at a headend. Custom-IPG screens can be formed as subsets of the regular IPG screens, or as new screens. The rendered custom-IPG screens are provided from the head end to a set top terminal upon receiving a viewer request for the custom-IPG. Commands indicative of a particular location at which to overlay the custom-IPG screens may also be received, and the custom-IPG screens are re-rendered at the indicated location. Custom-IPG screens can be overlaid on a video sequence provided on a particular channel being viewed, used to carry regular program guide, or a channel independent of the channel used to carry regular programming and program guide.

摘要翻译： 创建，生成和交付定制交互式节目指南（custom-IPG）的技术。 在一个实施例中，接收指示要包括在定制IPG中的一组信道的选择。 作为响应，包括所选择的通道的一个或多个定制IPG屏幕在头端呈现。 自定义IPG屏幕可以形成为常规IPG屏幕的子集，或作为新屏幕。 渲染的定制IPG屏幕在接收到定制IPG的查看器请求时从头端到机顶终端提供。 也可以接收指示覆盖定制IPG屏幕的特定位置的命令，并且在指示的位置重新呈现定制IPG屏幕。 自定义IPG屏幕可以覆盖在正在观看的特定频道上提供的视频序列，用于携带常规节目指南，或独立于用于携带常规节目和节目指南的频道的频道。

公开(公告)号：US07505519B2

公开(公告)日：2009-03-17

申请号：US10655410

申请日：2003-09-04

申请人： Donald F. Gordon ,  Sadik Bayrakeri ,  Joseph R. Wild ,  Jeremy S. Edmonds ,  Edward A. Ludvig ,  John P. Comito ,  Eugene Gershtein

发明人： Donald F. Gordon ,  Sadik Bayrakeri ,  Joseph R. Wild ,  Jeremy S. Edmonds ,  Edward A. Ludvig ,  John P. Comito ,  Eugene Gershtein

IPC分类号： H04N7/12 ,  G06F3/00

CPC分类号： H04N21/4347 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N5/44591 ,  H04N5/45 ,  H04N7/163 ,  H04N7/165 ,  H04N19/577 ,  H04N21/23424 ,  H04N21/23608 ,  H04N21/23614 ,  H04N21/2365 ,  H04N21/4314 ,  H04N21/4344 ,  H04N21/4348 ,  H04N21/44016 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/4821 ,  H04N21/6547 ,  H04N21/812 ,  H04N21/84

摘要： A method and apparatus for compressing a plurality of video sequences, where each sequence has information that is common with other video sequences. The invention ensemble encodes the video sequences into an MPEG compliant transport stream using less predicted frame information than separately encoding each video sequence. One illustrative application of the invention is efficiently encoding and transmitting a user interface such as a program guide, interactive program guide, electronic program guide, navigator and the like. The user interface is illustratively embodied in an interactive program guide (IPG).

摘要翻译： 一种用于压缩多个视频序列的方法和装置，其中每个序列具有与其他视频序列相同的信息。 本发明使用比单独编码每个视频序列更少的预测帧信息将视频序列编码为MPEG兼容传输流。 本发明的一个示例性应用是有效地编码和发送诸如节目指南，交互节目指南，电子节目指南，导航者等的用户界面。 用户界面示意性地体现在交互式节目指南（IPG）中。

公开(公告)号：US06704359B1

公开(公告)日：2004-03-09

申请号：US09602547

申请日：2000-06-21

申请人： Sadik Bayrakeri ,  Donald F. Gordon ,  Edward A. Ludvig ,  John P. Comito ,  Jeremy S. Edmonds ,  Eugene Gershtein

发明人： Sadik Bayrakeri ,  Donald F. Gordon ,  Edward A. Ludvig ,  John P. Comito ,  Jeremy S. Edmonds ,  Eugene Gershtein

IPC分类号： H04B166

CPC分类号： H04N21/4347 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N5/44591 ,  H04N5/45 ,  H04N7/163 ,  H04N7/165 ,  H04N19/00 ,  H04N19/577 ,  H04N21/23424 ,  H04N21/23608 ,  H04N21/23614 ,  H04N21/2365 ,  H04N21/4143 ,  H04N21/4344 ,  H04N21/4348 ,  H04N21/44016 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/4821 ,  H04N21/6547 ,  H04N21/84

摘要： A data structure for representing program data that includes a number of streams. Each stream comprises a group of pictures (GOP) having a first picture and remaining pictures. The data structure includes a first set of one or more elements for representing data for the first pictures in the GOPs, and a second set of one or more elements for representing data for the remaining pictures in the GOPs. At least one element in the first set represents data for the first picture of at least one respective GOP, with each such first picture having been encoded as a reference I picture. Each remaining element (if any) in the first set represents data for the first picture of a respective remaining GOP, with each such remaining first picture having been encoded as either a difference picture or a P picture. Each element in the second set represents data for a particular remaining picture in one of the GOPs, with each such remaining picture having been encoded as either a P or B picture. Each stream is represented by one or more elements in the first set and one or more elements in the second set.

摘要翻译： 一种用于表示包括多个流的程序数据的数据结构。 每个流包括具有第一图像和剩余图像的一组图像（GOP）。 数据结构包括用于表示GOP中的第一图像的数据的一个或多个元素的第一组，以及用于表示GOP中剩余图像的数据的一个或多个元素的第二组。 第一组中的至少一个元素表示至少一个相应GOP的第一图像的数据，其中每个这样的第一图像已被编码为参考I图像。 第一组中的每个剩余元素（如果有的话）表示相应剩余GOP的第一图像的数据，其中每个这样的剩余第一图像已被编码为差分图像或P图像。 第二组中的每个元素表示GOP中的一个中的特定剩余图像的数据，其中每个这样的剩余图像已经被编码为P图像或B图像。 每个流由第一组中的一个或多个元素和第二组中的一个或多个元素表示。

公开(公告)号：US06584153B1

公开(公告)日：2003-06-24

申请号：US09293535

申请日：1999-04-15

申请人： Donald F. Gordon ,  Sadik Bayrakeri ,  Joseph R. Wild ,  Jeremy S. Edmonds ,  Edward A. Ludvig ,  John P. Comito ,  Eugene Gershtein

发明人： Donald F. Gordon ,  Sadik Bayrakeri ,  Joseph R. Wild ,  Jeremy S. Edmonds ,  Edward A. Ludvig ,  John P. Comito ,  Eugene Gershtein

IPC分类号： H04B166

CPC分类号： H04N21/4347 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N5/44591 ,  H04N5/45 ,  H04N7/163 ,  H04N7/165 ,  H04N19/577 ,  H04N21/23412 ,  H04N21/23424 ,  H04N21/23608 ,  H04N21/23614 ,  H04N21/2365 ,  H04N21/4312 ,  H04N21/4314 ,  H04N21/4344 ,  H04N21/4348 ,  H04N21/44016 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/4821 ,  H04N21/6547 ,  H04N21/812 ,  H04N21/84

摘要： A data structure suited to efficiently representing a plurality of image streams including common and non-common portions. Specifically, a plurality of similar group of picture (GOP) data structures representing the corresponding plurality of image streams including common and non-common portions is adapted to provide a first encoded stream comprising only P-picture and B-picture access units of one of the similar GOP data structures, and a corresponding plurality of encoded streams comprising only respective I-picture access units of the similar GOP data structures. In this manner, the redundant P-picture and B-picture access units within the encoded streams are eliminated, thereby greatly reducing the bandwidth or memory resources needed to transmit or store the plurality of image streams.

摘要翻译： 适合于有效地表示包括公共部分和非公共部分的多个图像流的数据结构。 具体地，表示包括公共和非公共部分的对应多个图像流的多个相似组的图像（GOP）数据结构适于提供仅包括P图像和B图像访问单元之一的第一编码流 类似的GOP数据结构，以及仅包括相似GOP数据结构的相应I图像访问单元的对应的多个编码流。 以这种方式，消除了编码流中的冗余P图像和B图像访问单元，从而大大减少了发送或存储多个图像流所需的带宽或存储器资源。

公开(公告)号：US08032906B2

公开(公告)日：2011-10-04

申请号：US10265752

申请日：2002-10-07

申请人： Donald F. Gordon ,  Sadik Bayrakeri ,  Edward A. Ludvig ,  Eugene Gershtein ,  Jeremy S. Edmonds ,  John P. Comito

发明人： Donald F. Gordon ,  Sadik Bayrakeri ,  Edward A. Ludvig ,  Eugene Gershtein ,  Jeremy S. Edmonds ,  John P. Comito

IPC分类号： H04N5/455 ,  H04N11/02

CPC分类号： H04N5/44543 ,  H04N5/4401 ,  H04N5/45 ,  H04N21/23412 ,  H04N21/234318 ,  H04N21/235 ,  H04N21/23608 ,  H04N21/23614 ,  H04N21/2365 ,  H04N21/4316 ,  H04N21/4347 ,  H04N21/4348 ,  H04N21/435 ,  H04N21/4351 ,  H04N21/44012 ,  H04N21/44016 ,  H04N21/47205 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/8146 ,  H04N21/816 ,  H04N21/84

摘要： Methods for slice-based encoding of program guides and user interfaces are disclosed. The program guides include multiple video streams for picture-in-picture and other applications. A method for encoding the program guide includes encoding a first set of slices for each of a plurality of graphics pages; and encoding a second set of slices for each of a plurality of video streams.The user interfaces are multi-functional and may be used for electronic commerce and other applications. A method of generating the user interface includes encoding a set of slices for each of a plurality of objects, each object being characterized by an identity, at least one attribute, and at least one operation. In one embodiment of this method, the plurality of objects include an electronic commerce object, where the electronic commerce object is attributed with a first hyper text markup language (HTML) page.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于程序指南和用户界面的基于片的编码的方法。 节目指南包括用于画中画和其他应用的多个视频流。 用于对节目指南进行编码的方法包括编码多个图形页面中的每一个的第一组片段; 以及为多个视频流中的每一个编码第二组片段。 用户界面是多功能的，可用于电子商务和其他应用。 生成用户界面的方法包括对多个对象中的每个对象的一组片段进行编码，每个对象的特征在于身份，至少一个属性和至少一个操作。 在该方法的一个实施例中，多个对象包括电子商务对象，其中电子商务对象被归因于第一超文本标记语言（HTML）页面。

公开(公告)号：US07810116B2

公开(公告)日：2010-10-05

申请号：US10936183

申请日：2004-09-08

申请人： Donald F. Gordon ,  Sadik Bayrakeri ,  Edward A. Ludvig ,  Eugene Gershtein ,  Jeremy S. Edmonds ,  John P. Comito

发明人： Donald F. Gordon ,  Sadik Bayrakeri ,  Edward A. Ludvig ,  Eugene Gershtein ,  Jeremy S. Edmonds ,  John P. Comito

IPC分类号： H04N5/445

CPC分类号： H04N19/593 ,  H04N5/4401 ,  H04N5/45 ,  H04N21/234318 ,  H04N21/235 ,  H04N21/23608 ,  H04N21/23614 ,  H04N21/2365 ,  H04N21/4316 ,  H04N21/4347 ,  H04N21/4348 ,  H04N21/435 ,  H04N21/4351 ,  H04N21/44016 ,  H04N21/47205 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/8146 ,  H04N21/816 ,  H04N21/84

摘要： A terminal for decoding and presenting encoded realtime and non-realtime interactive program guide (IPG) content including a realtime video portion and a non-realtime guide graphics portion. The terminal includes a demodulator operative to receive and demodulate a modulated signal to provide a transport stream, and a transport demultiplexer coupled to the demodulator and operative to receive and process the transport stream to provide a sequence of transport packets re-timestamped to synchronize encoded realtime content and encoded non-realtime content included therein. At least one video decoder is coupled to the transport demultiplexer and operative to receive and decode the encoded realtime and non-realtime contents to recover the realtime and non-realtime contents for the user interface.

摘要翻译： 一种用于解码和呈现包括实时视频部分和非实时指南图形部分的编码的实时和非实时交互节目指南（IPG）内容的终端。 终端包括解调器，其操作以接收和解调调制信号以提供传输流，以及传输解复用器，其耦合到解调器并且可操作以接收和处理传输流，以提供重新加时间戳的传送分组序列，以同步编码的实时 内容和编码的非实时内容。 至少一个视频解码器被耦合到传输解复用器并且可操作以接收和解码编码的实时和非实时内容，以恢复用户界面的实时和非实时内容。

公开(公告)号：US07433406B2

公开(公告)日：2008-10-07

申请号：US10697623

申请日：2003-10-30

申请人： Sadik Bayrakeri ,  Donald F. Gordon ,  Edward A. Ludvig ,  John P. Comito ,  Jeremy S. Edmonds ,  Eugene Gershtein

发明人： Sadik Bayrakeri ,  Donald F. Gordon ,  Edward A. Ludvig ,  John P. Comito ,  Jeremy S. Edmonds ,  Eugene Gershtein

IPC分类号： H04N7/12

CPC分类号： H04N21/4347 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N5/44591 ,  H04N5/45 ,  H04N7/163 ,  H04N7/165 ,  H04N19/00 ,  H04N19/577 ,  H04N21/23424 ,  H04N21/23608 ,  H04N21/23614 ,  H04N21/2365 ,  H04N21/4143 ,  H04N21/4344 ,  H04N21/4348 ,  H04N21/44016 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/4821 ,  H04N21/6547 ,  H04N21/84

摘要： A data structure for representing program data that includes a number of streams. Each stream comprises a group of pictures (GOP) having a first picture and remaining pictures. The data structure includes a first set of one or more elements for representing data for the first pictures in the GOPs, and a second set of one or more elements for representing data for the remaining pictures in the GOPs. At least one element in the first set represents data for the first picture of at least one respective GOP, with each such first picture having been encoded as a reference I picture. Each remaining element (if any) in the first set represents data for the first picture of a respective remaining GOP, with each such remaining first picture having been encoded as either a difference picture or a P picture. Each element in the second set represents data for a particular remaining picture in one of the GOPs, with each such remaining picture having been encoded as either a P or B picture. Each stream is represented by one or more elements in the first set and one or more elements in the second set.

摘要翻译： 一种用于表示包括多个流的程序数据的数据结构。 每个流包括具有第一图像和剩余图像的一组图像（GOP）。 数据结构包括用于表示GOP中的第一图像的数据的一个或多个元素的第一组，以及用于表示GOP中剩余图像的数据的一个或多个元素的第二组。 第一组中的至少一个元素表示至少一个相应GOP的第一图像的数据，其中每个这样的第一图像已被编码为参考I图像。 第一组中的每个剩余元素（如果有的话）表示相应剩余GOP的第一图像的数据，其中每个这样的剩余第一图像已被编码为差分图像或P图像。 第二组中的每个元素表示GOP中的一个中的特定剩余图像的数据，其中每个这样的剩余图像已经被编码为P图像或B图像。 每个流由第一组中的一个或多个元素和第二组中的一个或多个元素表示。

公开(公告)号：US07127737B1

公开(公告)日：2006-10-24

申请号：US09524854

申请日：2000-03-14

申请人： Sadik Bayrakeri ,  Donald F. Gordon ,  Edward A. Ludvig ,  Eugene Gershtein ,  Jeremy S. Edmonds ,  John P. Comito ,  Alfred Li

发明人： Sadik Bayrakeri ,  Donald F. Gordon ,  Edward A. Ludvig ,  Eugene Gershtein ,  Jeremy S. Edmonds ,  John P. Comito ,  Alfred Li

IPC分类号： H04N5/445 ,  H04N7/173

CPC分类号： H04N7/17309 ,  H04N5/4401 ,  H04N21/235 ,  H04N21/26216 ,  H04N21/26283 ,  H04N21/435 ,  H04N21/47 ,  H04N21/6405 ,  H04N21/6408 ,  H04N21/658 ,  H04N21/84

摘要： Methods for managing delivery of video sequences of an interactive program guide (IPG) over a communications network to a plurality of terminals are provided. In one embodiment, the method pre-allocates a broadcast bandwidth in the communications network for common video sequences to be transmitted by a broadcast technique. The common video sequences are transmitted in the broadcast bandwidth to the plurality of terminals by way of the broadcast technique. A request for a specific video sequence is received from a specific terminal via the communications network. A demandcast bandwidth is allocated in the communications network for the specific video sequence. The specific video sequence is transmitted in the demandcast bandwidth to the specific terminal via the communications network.

摘要翻译： 提供了通过通信网络向多个终端传送交互节目指南（IPG）的视频序列的方法。 在一个实施例中，该方法在通信网络中预先分配要通过广播技术发送的公共视频序列的广播带宽。 公共视频序列通过广播技术以广播带宽发送到多个终端。 通过通信网络从特定终端接收对特定视频序列的请求。 在特定视频序列的通信网络中分配请求播放带宽。 特定视频序列通过通信网络以请求播放带宽发送到特定终端。

公开(公告)号：US06968567B1

公开(公告)日：2005-11-22

申请号：US09466987

申请日：1999-12-10

申请人： Donald F. Gordon ,  Sadik Bayrakeri ,  Edward A. Ludvig ,  Eugene Gershtein ,  Jeremy S. Edmonds ,  John P. Comito

发明人： Donald F. Gordon ,  Sadik Bayrakeri ,  Edward A. Ludvig ,  Eugene Gershtein ,  Jeremy S. Edmonds ,  John P. Comito

IPC分类号： G06F3/00 ,  G06F13/00 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N7/24

CPC分类号： H04N21/235 ,  H04N5/4401 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N5/45 ,  H04N21/23614 ,  H04N21/4348 ,  H04N21/435 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/84

摘要： Techniques presented reduce latencies or delays in the delivery of an interactive program guide. In accordance with a first technique, a method for providing an interactive program guide comprises: providing a plurality of transport streams; providing a group of interactive guide pages within each said transport stream, where the group of interactive guide pages comprise related pages. In accordance with a second technique, a method for providing an interactive program guide comprises: forming a first transport stream including video packets with a first set of packet identifiers; and forming a second transport stream including video packets with a second set of packet identifiers, where the first set of packet identifiers and the second set of packet identifiers include a common packet identifier. In accordance with a third technique, a method for providing an interactive program guide comprises: providing an interactive guide page which may be navigated by a viewer; providing a threshold within the interactive guide page; and if the threshold is crossed during navigation of the page by the viewer, then requesting a next interactive guide page.

摘要翻译： 提供的技术减少了交付节目指南的延迟或延迟。 根据第一技术，用于提供交互式节目指南的方法包括：提供多个传输流; 在每个所述传输流中提供一组互动指南页面，其中该组互动指南页面包括相关页面。 根据第二技术，提供交互式节目指南的方法包括：用第一组分组标识符形成包括视频分组的第一传输流; 以及形成包括具有第二组分组标识符的视频分组的第二传输流，其中所述第一组分组标识符和所述第二组分组标识符包括公共分组标识符。 根据第三技术，提供交互式节目指南的方法包括：提供可由观看者导航的交互式指南页面; 在交互指南页面内提供一个阈值; 并且如果观看者在页面的导航期间越过阈值，则请求下一个交互式指南页面。