摘要:
A method, system, and computer program product for providing a decoy identifier, such as an MPEG PID, for a non-encrypted component.. By obscuring the true identifier, an MPEG receiver that can decode 'clear channels' can not locate, and therefore, can not decode and present the true component for the program to a display device. By using the disclosed methodology, computer program product and system a cable television system or other provider of individualized content can broadcast a requested component without needing to encrypt the component.
摘要:
A client device receives a broadcast content signal containing an interactive identifier over a managed network at a client device. The interactive identifier may be a trigger that is included in a header or embedded within the digital video data. The trigger may have a temporal component, wherein the trigger can expire after a certain period of time. In response to identification of the trigger, the client device sends a user request for interactive content over an unmanaged network. For example, the managed network may be a one-way satellite television network, IP -television network or cable television network and the unmanaged network may be the Internet. The client device switches between receiving data from the managed network to receiving data from the unmanaged network.
摘要:
A method and apparatus for compressing and transmitting both video and graphics portions of an interactive program guide (IPG). For an IPG that comprises a graphics portion and at least one video portion, the inventive system separately encodes the video portion and the graphics portion. The video portion is slice-base encoded using a predictive encoder (408), e.g., an MPEG encoder, that produces a bitstream comprising intra-coded picture slices and predictive-coded picture slices. The graphics portion is separately slice-base encoded using a guide encoder (416) to produce encoded slices of the graphics image. The encoded slices of the graphics portion can be stored in a database (418) and recalled as needed for transmission. To transmit an IPG, a transport stream is created containing the intra-coded and predicted picture streams as well as the encoded slices that comprise a graphics image that is to be included in the IPG. The receiver reassembles the components of the IPG into a comprehensive IPG.
摘要:
A client device receives a broadcast content signal containing an interactive identifier over a managed network at a client device. The interactive identifier may be a trigger that is included in a header or embedded within the digital video data. The trigger may have a temporal component, wherein the trigger can expire after a certain period of time. In response to identification of the trigger, the client device sends a user request for interactive content over an unmanaged network. For example, the managed network may be a one-way satellite television network, IP -television network or cable television network and the unmanaged network may be the Internet. The client device switches between receiving data from the managed network to receiving data from the unmanaged network.
摘要:
Messaging protocols for use between components of an interactive program guide (IPG) delivery system. The protocol provides a way to more efficiently utilize the finite bandwidth available for distribution of IPG video sequences. One embodiment comprises messaging protocols for communication between a session manager (702), a transport stream generator (704), and a set top terminal (706). The protocol for communication from the Transport stream generator (704) to the set top terminal (706) specifies content for a demand-cast index table that may be transmitted within a private section of a MPEG transport stream. This includes a list of available demand-cast streams. The protocol for communication from the set top terminal (706) to the session manager (702) includes acquisition, release, and request messages. The protocol for communication from the session manager (702) to the transport stream generator (704) includes stream release, stream request, and reset messages, and the protocol for communication from the transport stream generator (704) to the session manager (702) includes acknowledgements for those messages.
摘要:
A head-end centric system and apparatus for encoding and delivery of realtime and non-realtime content including: a non-realtime content source for providing guide content; a guide encoder (416) for encoding the non-realtime content into encoded non-realtime content; a realtime content source for providing realtime video and audio content; a realtime encoder unit (408) for encoding the realtime video and audio content into encoded realtime video and audio; a remultiplexor for repacketizing the encoded non-realtime content and the encoded realtime video and audio into transport packets; and a re-timestamp unit coupled to the remultiplexer for providing timestamps to be applied to the transport packets in order to synchronize the realtime and non-realtime content therein.
摘要:
This invention relates to heterocyclic inhibitors of the enzyme thrombin, their preparation, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof having general formula (I), wherein X, R2, R3, R4, R6, R7 and R8 are as defined herein. Also, the invention relates to the use of such compounds and compositions as anticoagulants and as agents for the treatment and prophylaxis or thrombotic disorders such as venous thrombosis, pulmonary embolism and arterial thrombosis resulting in acute ischemic events such as myocardial infarction or cerebral infarction.
摘要:
A method, system, and computer program product for providing a decoy identifier, such as an MPEG PID, for a non-encrypted component. By obscuring the true identifier, an MPEG receiver that can decode 'clear channels' can not locate, and therefore, can not decode and present the true component for the program to a display device. By using the disclosed methodology, computer program product and system a cable television system or other provider of individualized content can broadcast a requested component without needing to encrypt the component.