TV program distribution system and TV broadcast signal receiving device for receiving a pay TV program distributed from the system
    1.
    发明授权
    TV program distribution system and TV broadcast signal receiving device for receiving a pay TV program distributed from the system 失效
    电视节目分配系统和电视广播信号接收装置,用于接收从系统分发的付费电视节目

    公开(公告)号:US07555767B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-06-30

    申请号:US11125150

    申请日:2005-05-10

    摘要: A TV program distribution system comprises: a TV broadcast signal distribution device for distributing a scrambled pay TV program provided by a TV program provider; an auction management device for managing selling, by auction, of the viewing right of the pay TV program; an account management device for charging winning bidders of the pay TV program determined by the auction; and a conditional access management device for managing conditional access information to make it possible for each STB of each winning bidder of the pay TV program to descramble the scrambled pay TV program.The TV program distribute system sells the pay TV program by auction, limiting the number of STBs allowed to access the pay TV program, so that the TV program distribution system makes it possible for the TV program provider to collect fees of the pay TV program according to market value of the pay TV program.

    摘要翻译: 一种电视节目分配系统,包括:电视广播信号分配装置,用于分配由电视节目提供者提供的加扰付费电视节目; 拍卖管理装置,用于通过拍卖来管理付费电视节目的观看权; 用于收取由拍卖确定的付费电视节目的获胜投标者的帐户管理装置; 以及条件访问管理装置,用于管理条件访问信息,以使付费电视节目的每个中标人的每个STB能够解扰加扰付费电视节目。 电视节目分配系统通过拍卖出售付费电视节目,限制允许访问付费电视节目的STB数量,使得电视节目分发系统使电视节目提供商可以根据 付费电视节目的市值。

    Digital television broadcast signal receiver
    2.
    发明授权
    Digital television broadcast signal receiver 失效
    数字电视广播信号接收机

    公开(公告)号:US07509665B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-03-24

    申请号:US11116382

    申请日:2005-04-28

    IPC分类号: H04N7/20

    摘要: In a digital TV broadcast signal receiver connected to a multi-directional antenna called smart antenna and receivable not only digital TV broadcast signals but also analogue TV broadcast signals, an optimum signal receiving direction of an analogue TV broadcast signal of an optional channel can be decided with reducing affect of ghost due to reflection of the TV broadcast signal by such as a high-rise building, or the like. An NTSC decoder takes a still image data from an analogue TV broadcast signal in each signal receiving direction of the multi-directional antenna, and performs an A/D conversion processing and a JPEG compression processing to the image data. A controller decides a direction, in which a complexity, such as bit rate of the image data is the smallest, as an optimum signal receiving direction of the channel.

    摘要翻译: 在连接到称为智能天线的多向天线并且不仅可接收数字电视广播信号而且可接收模拟TV广播信号的数字电视广播信号接收机中,可以决定可选频道的模拟TV广播信号的最佳信号接收方向 由于诸如高层建筑物等的电视广播信号的反射而影响鬼影响。 NTSC解码器在多方向天线的每个信号接收方向上从模拟TV广播信号获取静止图像数据,并对图像数据进行A / D转换处理和JPEG压缩处理。 控制器决定诸如图像数据的比特率的复杂度最小的方向作为信道的最佳信号接收方向。

    Digital recording device capable of converting and recording resolution of image data of digital television broadcast and recording method therefor
    3.
    发明授权
    Digital recording device capable of converting and recording resolution of image data of digital television broadcast and recording method therefor 有权
    能够转换和记录数字电视广播的图像数据的分辨率的数字记录装置及其记录方法

    公开(公告)号:US07409146B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-08-05

    申请号:US10365356

    申请日:2003-02-12

    IPC分类号: H04N5/91 H04N7/01

    摘要: In a digital recording device, image data recorded in a recording portion has its resolution decreased to be recorded in the recording portion when it is determined that the digital recording device is not being used. In other words, when it is determined that a power switch is turned off, a system portion allows an MPEG decoder to convert a bit stream of a program data at high definition recorded in a hard disk drive to image data at low resolution and allows an MPEG encoder to convert the converted image data at low resolution to a bit stream to be stored in the hard disk drive.

    摘要翻译: 在数字记录装置中,当确定数字记录装置未被使用时,记录在记录部分中的图像数据具有降低的分辨率以被记录在记录部分中。 换句话说,当确定电源开关被关闭时,系统部分允许MPEG解码器将记录在硬盘驱动器中的高清晰度的节目数据的位流以低分辨率转换为图像数据,并允许 MPEG编码器将转换后的图像数据以低分辨率转换为存储在硬盘驱动器中的位流。

    Digital television broadcast signal receiver
    4.
    发明申请
    Digital television broadcast signal receiver 失效
    数字电视广播信号接收机

    公开(公告)号:US20050246750A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-11-03

    申请号:US11116382

    申请日:2005-04-28

    摘要: In a digital TV broadcast signal receiver connected to a multi-directional antenna called smart antenna and receivable not only digital TV broadcast signals but also analogue TV broadcast signals, an optimum signal receiving direction of an analogue TV broadcast signal of an optional channel can be decided with reducing affect of ghost due to reflection of the TV broadcast signal by such as a high-rise building, or the like. An NTSC decoder takes a still image data from an analogue TV broadcast signal in each signal receiving direction of the multi-directional antenna, and performs an A/D conversion processing and a JPEG compression processing to the image data. A controller decides a direction, in which a complexity, such as bit rate of the image data is the smallest, as an optimum signal receiving direction of the channel.

    摘要翻译: 在连接到称为智能天线的多向天线并且不仅可接收数字电视广播信号而且可接收模拟TV广播信号的数字电视广播信号接收机中,可以决定可选频道的模拟TV广播信号的最佳信号接收方向 由于诸如高层建筑物等的电视广播信号的反射而影响鬼影响。 NTSC解码器在多方向天线的每个信号接收方向上从模拟TV广播信号获取静止图像数据,并对图像数据进行A / D转换处理和JPEG压缩处理。 控制器决定诸如图像数据的比特率的复杂度最小的方向作为信道的最佳信号接收方向。

    Digital television broadcast signal receiver
    5.
    发明申请
    Digital television broadcast signal receiver 失效
    数字电视广播信号接收机

    公开(公告)号:US20050246744A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-11-03

    申请号:US11116383

    申请日:2005-04-28

    摘要: In a digital TV broadcast signal receiver connected to a multi-directional antenna called smart antenna, having a first number, for example, sixteen of signal receiving directions defined in a technical standard such as EIA-909, a simplified multi-directional antenna having a second number, for example, four or eight signal receiving directions smaller than the first number is connectable. When a multi-directional antenna is connected, an initial processing is performed for confirming a number of signal receiving directions of the multi-directional antenna. When the multi-directional antenna is simplified one, the digital TV broadcast signal receiver treats the signal receiving directions more than two showing substantially the same signal sensing conditions as the same direction. Therefore, a number of times for switching the effective signal receiving direction of the multi-directional antenna can be reduced without switching indistinctive signal receiving directions in practice.

    摘要翻译: 在连接到称为智能天线的多方向天线的数字电视广播信号接收机中,具有第一数量,例如,诸如EIA-909的技术标准中限定的十六个信号接收方向,简化的多方向天线具有 例如,可以连接四个或八个小于第一数字的信号接收方向。 当连接多方向天线时,执行用于确认多方向天线的信号接收方向的数量的初始处理。 当简化多方向天线时,数字电视广播信号接收机处理信号接收方向两个以上,显示与相同方向基本相同的信号感测条件。 因此,实际上可以减少用于切换多方向天线的有效信号接收方向的次数,而不会改变不明显的信号接收方向。

    Digital broadcasting receiver
    6.
    发明授权
    Digital broadcasting receiver 失效
    数字广播接收机

    公开(公告)号:US07757255B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-07-13

    申请号:US11474969

    申请日:2006-06-27

    IPC分类号: H04N7/10

    摘要: A digital broadcasting receiver includes an operating section configured to select a channel, and a video/audio data obtaining section configured to obtain video/audio data on a selected channel from television broadcasting signals. The digital broadcasting receiver also includes a channel table and a designated channel table. The digital broadcasting receiver further includes a channel selecting section configured such that when the channel is selected by the operating section, the channel selecting section determines whether or not the selected channel has been replaced with an alternative channel by a broadcasting station by reference to the two tables. If it is determined that the selected channel has been replaced with the alternative channel, the channel selecting section instructs the video/audio data obtaining section to select the alternative channel instead of the selected channel.

    摘要翻译: 数字广播接收机包括被配置为选择频道的操作部分和被配置为从电视广播信号获得所选频道上的视频/音频数据的视频/音频数据获取部分。 数字广播接收机还包括信道表和指定信道表。 数字广播接收机还包括一个频道选择部分,被配置成当由操作部分选择该频道时,频道选择部分通过参考两者来确定所选频道是否被替换频道被广播电台替代 表。 如果确定所选择的频道已被替换频道替换,则频道选择部分指示视频/音频数据获取部分选择替代频道而不是选择的频道。

    Digital broadcasting receiver
    7.
    发明申请
    Digital broadcasting receiver 失效
    数字广播接收机

    公开(公告)号:US20070250892A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-10-25

    申请号:US11474969

    申请日:2006-06-27

    摘要: A digital broadcasting receiver includes an operating section configured to select a channel, and a video/audio data obtaining section configured to obtain video/audio data on a selected channel from television broadcasting signals. The digital broadcasting receiver also includes a channel table and a designated channel table. The digital broadcasting receiver further includes a channel selecting section configured such that when the channel is selected by the operating section, the channel selecting section determines whether or not the selected channel has been replaced with an alternative channel by a broadcasting station by reference to the two tables. If it is determined that the selected channel has been replaced with the alternative channel, the channel selecting section instructs the video/audio data obtaining section to select the alternative channel instead of the selected channel.

    摘要翻译: 数字广播接收机包括被配置为选择频道的操作部分和被配置为从电视广播信号获得所选频道上的视频/音频数据的视频/音频数据获取部分。 数字广播接收机还包括信道表和指定信道表。 数字广播接收机还包括一个频道选择部分,被配置成当由操作部分选择该频道时,频道选择部分通过参考两者来确定所选频道是否被替换频道被广播电台替代 表。 如果确定所选择的频道已被替换频道替换,则频道选择部分指示视频/音频数据获取部分选择替代频道而不是选择的频道。

    Digital broadcast receiving apparatus
    8.
    发明申请
    Digital broadcast receiving apparatus 审中-公开
    数字广播接收装置

    公开(公告)号:US20070019663A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-01-25

    申请号:US11475201

    申请日:2006-06-27

    IPC分类号: H04J3/16

    摘要: A digital broadcast receiving apparatus is provided with an operating portion, a selected channel table, and a buffer memory. The digital broadcast receiving apparatus is also provided with a packet ID acquisition portion that executes a packet ID acquisition mode when a channel has been selected with the operating portion, and a packet extraction portion that, from before the packet ID acquisition portion acquires a packet ID, stores packets that agrees with a packet ID of the selected channel table in the buffer memory.

    摘要翻译: 数字广播接收装置具有操作部分,选择的频道表和缓冲存储器。 数字广播接收装置还设置有分组ID获取部分,当通过操作部分选择频道时,执行分组ID获取模式,以及分组提取部分,从分组ID获取部分获取分组ID ,将与所选择的频道表的分组ID一致的分组存储在缓冲存储器中。

    Digital television broadcast signal receiver
    9.
    发明申请
    Digital television broadcast signal receiver 失效
    数字电视广播信号接收机

    公开(公告)号:US20050246743A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-11-03

    申请号:US11116381

    申请日:2005-04-28

    CPC分类号: H01Q1/1257 G01S3/18

    摘要: When a multi-directional antenna is connected to a digital TV broadcast signal receiver, the digital TV broadcast signal receiver measures a term suitable for switching or changing an effective signal receiving direction of the multi-directional antenna corresponding to kind or specification of the multi-directional antenna. Control signals are outputted at an interval suitable for switching or changing the effective signal receiving direction of the multi-directional antenna corresponding to the measured term so as to switch the effective signal receiving direction of the multi-directional antenna to an optimum signal receiving direction of a channel chosen by a user. Consequently, it is possible to shorten a term necessary for switching or changing the effective signal receiving direction of the multi-directional antenna to the optimum signal receiving direction of the channel chosen by the user.

    摘要翻译: 当多方向天线连接到数字电视广播信号接收机时,数字电视广播信号接收机测量适合于切换或改变对应于多方向天线的种类或规格的多方向天线的有效信号接收方向的术语, 定向天线。 控制信号以适于切换或改变对应于测量项的多向天线的有效信号接收方向的间隔被输出,以便将多方向天线的有效信号接收方向切换到最佳信号接收方向 由用户选择的频道 因此,可以将用于切换或改变多方向天线的有效信号接收方向所需的术语缩短到由用户选择的信道的最佳信号接收方向。

    Device and method for recording program broadcast signal as digital information
    10.
    发明授权
    Device and method for recording program broadcast signal as digital information 失效
    将节目广播信号记录为数字信息的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07689102B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-03-30

    申请号:US10354384

    申请日:2003-01-30

    IPC分类号: H04N7/00 H04N5/91 H04N7/16

    摘要: In recording contents of received broadcast programs on an HDD, the starting of a new program is detected depending on whether or not there is a change of audience restriction information which is received together with the broadcast programs. Each time a change of the audience restriction information is detected, recording of information about a new program is started. In recording, the received audience restriction information and the title of the program created by a title creating function are recorded by associating them with the recorded content of the program. Accordingly, the operation by the user for creating and allocating respective titles of programs recorded on the HDD that is required after the recording is eliminated. In a displayed list of titles for programs recorded on the HDD, the title of any program under restriction, which is determined based on the audience restriction information recorded by being associated with the title, is not displayed.

    摘要翻译: 在将所接收的广播节目的内容记录在HDD上时,根据是否存在与广播节目一起接收的观众限制信息的改变来检测新节目的开始。 每次检测到观众限制信息的改变时,开始记录关于新节目的信息。 在记录中,通过将所接收的观众限制信息和由标题创建功能创建的节目的标题与记录的节目内容相关联来记录。 因此,消除了用户创建并分配在记录之后所需的在HDD上记录的节目的各个标题的操作。 在显示在HDD上记录的节目的标题列表中,不显示基于通过与标题相关联而记录的观众限制信息而确定的任何限制节目的标题。