Abstract:
The file system framework extends availability of current object carousel data, delivered via broadcast stream, to devices and services associated with a networked computer system. The networked computer system, which can be a home network that includes diverse networked home appliances, is made capable of hosting object carousel data in a seamless fashion. Devices and appliances mount and unmount the networked broadcast file system, just as they would any other data store on the network. Mechanisms are provided to refresh copies of the object carousel data. The data can include data files, streams and events. These data can be communicated to devices and appliances, upon request or as unicast, multicast or broadcast data streams. Events can be communicated across the network to cause selected actions to be initiated automatically.
Abstract:
The file system framework extends availability of current object carousel data, delivered via broadcast stream, to devices and services associated with a networked computer system. The networked computer system, which can be a home network that includes diverse networked home appliances, is made capable of hosting object carousel data in a seamless fashion. Devices and appliances mount and unmount the networked broadcast file system, just as they would any other data store on the network. Mechanisms are provided to refresh copies of the object carousel data. The data can include data files, streams and events. These data can be communicated to devices and appliances, upon request or as unicast, multicast or broadcast data streams. Events can be communicated across the network to cause selected actions to be initiated automatically.
Abstract:
A computer-implemented method is presented that allows a user to receive a work such as a movie at any time and at any location. A first client connects to a server through a network. A work is selected through the first client. Transaction data related to a user's right to receive a work is created and stored. A request is sent to the server to transmit the work. The work is transmitted to either the first or the second clients at any time based upon the user's right to receive the work.
Abstract:
A multimedia authoring system is provided that automatically searches for and retrieves resources which relate to the content of the title being authored (12). The authoring system (12) is configured to access and retrieve such resources (15) from other network devices in a home networking environment as well as other locations outside of the home networking environment (17). For instance, the authoring system may retrieve resources from a broadcast transport stream.
Abstract:
The middleware service interacts with data carousel data objects and acts as a bridge between the data carousel and subscribed control points. The middleware service can serve a variety of objects, including streams, applications, stream events and also enables new applications and services to be deployed on home networks. It connects devices without broadcast channel connectivity to broadcast channel-resident data services.
Abstract:
A multimedia authoring system is provided that automatically searches for and retrieves resources which relate to the content of the title being authored. The authoring system is configured to access and retrieve such resources from other network devices in a home networking environment as well as other locations outside of the home networking environment. For instance, the authoring system may retrieve resources from a broadcast transport stream.
Abstract:
A method for deterring or detecting the unauthorized dissemination or copying of a work is presented. Personal identification data is embedded into a work before the work is sent over a communication link to a receiver. The work is sent over the communication link to the receiver.
Abstract:
The emergency alert service responds to receipt of emergency alert messages by filtering, formatting and routing emergency alert information to a variety of different networked appliances and also to remote devices. In this way, a consistent warning message is disseminated simultaneously over many different warning systems, thus increasing warning effectiveness while simplifying the warning task. The system thus provides a common alerting protocol that is simple but quite robust and capable of exchanging all-hazard emergency alerts and public warnings over all kinds of networks.
Abstract:
A digital cable network architecture and services method includes a cable medium and a plurality of hosts that include a receiver. A policy file store contains policy files having at least one of a service provider section, a consumer section, and a manufacturer section that can be updated by at least one of the service provider, a consumer and a receiver manufacturer, respectively. A service provider that is associated with the policy file store provides digital cable services over the cable medium to the hosts and downloads monitor applications and policy files to the hosts over the cable medium. The MAs use the service provider section, the consumer section, and/or the manufacturer section of the policy file to alter resource contention, alter service provisioning at levels below a channel level, and/or alter fraudulent receiver identification calculations.
Abstract:
An interactive television framework is provided for interfacing with a home networking domain. The interactive television framework includes: a carousel access mechanism that is operable to access object carousel data from a remotely located data carousel; and a carousel proxying agent in data communication with the carousel access mechanism. The carousel proxying agent actively translates object carousel data into home device messages which are defined according to a plug-and-play protocol for transmission in the home networking domain.