Method of segmenting an access network of a hybrid filter coaxial netword

CATV VIDEO AND DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATIC DISPERSION COMPENSATION

Improved systems and methods for delivering CATV content over a fiber optic network from a transmitter by compensating for optical dispersion over the fiber optic network.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A NETWORK LINK BETWEEN BROADCAST CONTENT AND CONTENT LOCATED ON A COMPUTER NETWORK

The invention relates, in various aspects, to systems and methods for linking content stored on a computer network with content broadcast over a television network. The system includes a database, a trigger mechanism, a communications interface, and a packet generator. The database stores tokens representative of links to the stored content and delivery information representative of at least a duration for delivering the token. The trigger mechanism indicates an instruction to deliver a token over the television network, generating a signal indicating a respective one of the stored tokens and a time for starting the delivery of the respective token. The communications interface has a channel in communication with a television set top box device for transferring the respective token to the television set top box device. The packet generator generates packets within a stream of television content to be broadcast over the television network.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SIGNALING SEGMENT ENCRYPTION AND KEY DERIVATION FOR ADAPTIVE STREAMING

An apparatus for decoding a media stream, wherein the apparatus comprises a memory module, a processor module coupled to the memory module, wherein the memory module contains instructions that when executed by the processor cause the apparatus to perform the following: receive a media stream comprising a segment signaling information and a plurality of segments, wherein the plurality of segments comprises encoded and unencoded segments, wherein the segment signaling information comprises identification of at least two segment groups each comprising at least one segment, identify at least one segment group using the segment signaling information in the media stream, identify at least one segment decoding algorithm for the at least one segment group, identify at least one decoding key for the at least segment group, and decode each encoded segment within the at least segment group using the at least segment decoding algorithm and the at least one decoding key.

Live broadcast processing method and live broadcast processing device for visual networking

Broadband reflective phase cancelling network interface device

The invention refers to a broadband reflective phase cancelling network interface device. The network interface device includes a signal splitter which conducts CATV signals through an active branch circuit, the active branch circuit including an active signal conditioner which modifies characteristics of active branch signals conducted through the active branch circuit, a sensor connected to sense normal, inoperative and abnormally operative conditions, the sensor removing a control signal indicative of inoperative and abnormal operating conditions, a selectable switch connected to the active branch circuit, the selectable switch communicating the CATV signals between the CATV network and the subscriber devices when in an activated position, and the selectable switch passing the signals to a signal reduction path when in a deactivated position, the selectable switch assuming the deactivated position in response to the de-assertion of the control signal, and a phase cancellation circuit ...

TELEVISION MOUNT-TYPE GATEWAY MODULE CAPABLE OF USING A LOCAL AREA NETWORK USING A COAXIAL CABLE WHERE A LOCAL AREA NETWORK IS NOT INSTALLED

PURPOSE: A TV mount-type gateway module is provided to simplify a network configuration by being mounted on a TV. CONSTITUTION: An Ethernet connection unit(110) is connected with a coaxial cable. The coaxial cable transmits a broadcasting signal and a network signal. A network switch(120) selects one network transmitting the network signal in a plurality of internal networks. A network processor(130) controls an operation between a TV and a wire/wireless LAN. An antenna unit(140) transmits the network signal to the TV. An interface unit(150) exchanges information by connecting the TV with the gateway module. COPYRIGHT KIPO 2013 [Reference numerals] (110) Ethernet connection unit; (120) Network switch; (130) Network processor; (140) Antenna unit; (150) Interface unit; (160) Storage unit ...

Data processing device and data processing method

The technology of the present invention relates to: a data processing device by which the processing load on the receiving side can be reduced; and a data processing method. The data processing device generates signaling that includes a Null cell count indicating the number of Null cells, from among cells of a subframe included in a physical layer frame, and processes the signaling in such a way as to be included in the preamble of the physical layer frame, whereby the processing load on the receiving side can be reduced. The present invention can be applied, for example, to data transfer compliant with a broadcast standard such as ATSC 3.0.

GATEWAY MODULE

A gateway module according to the disclosure includes an Ethernet connector for receiving a broadcasting signal and a network signal through a coaxial cable to separate to the broadcasting signal from the network signal, a network switch for selecting at least one from a plurality of internal communication networks to transmit the separated network signal to the selected communication network, and an interface part for receiving and transmitting the separated network signal to a TV, in which the gateway module is mounted on one surface of the TV.

Integrated coax/ethernet distribution system

The present invention provides for eliminating the requirement for cable modems and routers to be installed in CATV system subscriber homes, and/or establishments, by instead including the cable modems and routers in a CATV provider's main distribution line, for sharing amongst a plurality of subscriber homes and/or establishments.

Integrated Laser And Modulator Transmitter For CATV Applications

A cable television (CATV) optical transmitter includes a tunable laser having a phase bias input and a gain bias input. The tunable laser generates an optical beam at an output. A semiconductor optical amplifier includes an electrical bias input and an optical input that is optically coupled to the output of the tunable laser. The semiconductor amplifier amplifies the optical beam generated by the tunable laser. An integrated balanced modulator includes an electrical modulation input that receives analog CATV signals and an optical input that is connected to the output of the semiconductor amplifier. A third order pre-distortion circuit includes an output that is electrically connected to a modulation input of the integrated balanced modulator. The 3rd order pre-distortion circuit generates a signal that, when combined with the analog CATV modulation signal, at least partially cancels third order distortions that are introduced during modulation.

Mitigating Potential Video Traffic Interference

A particular method of mitigating potential video traffic interference includes receiving an alert at a network management system, where the alert indicates detection of a signal in an ultra high frequency (UHF) white space frequency at a video head-end of a video distribution network, where the signal has a potential to interfere with video traffic that has been detected. The method also includes sending data to the video head-end, where the data indicates at least one corrective measure to mitigate interference with the video traffic by the signal.

СПОСОБЫ, УСТРОЙСТВА И КОМПЬЮТЕРНЫЕ ПРОГРАММЫ ДЛЯ УЛУЧШЕНИЯ ОТОБРАЖЕНИЯ ВИЗУАЛИЗАЦИИ ВО ВРЕМЯ ПОТОКОВОЙ ПЕРЕДАЧИ СПЛАНИРОВАННЫХ ПО ВРЕМЕНИ МУЛЬТИМЕДИЙНЫХ ДАННЫХ

Изобретение относится к области вычислительной техники. Технический результат заключается в улучшении качества визуализации во время потоковой передачи спланированных по времени мультимедийных данных. После получения информации о качестве, относящейся к различию качества между участками изображения спланированных по времени мультимедийных данных, передаются по меньшей мере первый и второй элементы данных, принадлежащие по меньшей мере первому и второму участкам изображения, которые будут отображены по меньшей мере частично, соответственно, различие качества между участками изображения, соответствующими первому и второму элементам данных, согласуется с полученной информацией о качестве. 2 н. и 13 з.п. ф-лы, 8 ил.

AN ARRANGEMENT FOR CATV NETWORK SEGMENTATION

A network element of a cable television (CATV) network, said network element comprising one or more amplifier units for amplifying downstream signal transmission for output into one or more output channels; means for obtaining information about active output channels; and means for adjusting bias current of said one or more amplifier units on the basis of the information about the active output channels.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING DIGITAL CONTENT

A system and method for selectively delivering digital content from a mobile device, such as a cell phone, to a display device, such as a Chromecast enabled television in a hotel room. The method includes broadcasting advertisement signals from a plurality of the display devices in different rooms over a first network indicating that the display devices are available to receive digital content. A controller generates a database of the room location of the display devices. Commands are sent from the mobile device to display digital content on the display device over a second network. The controller receives the commands on the second network and identifies the registered room number of the mobile device. The display commands are sent from the controller to the display device on the first network based on the room location of the display device and the room location of the mobile device.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SIGNALING SEGMENT ENCRYPTION AND KEY DERIVATION FOR ADAPTIVE STREAMING

An apparatus for decoding a media stream, wherein the apparatus comprises a memory module, a processor module coupled to the memory module, wherein the memory module contains instructions that when executed by the processor cause the apparatus to perform the following: receive a media stream comprising a segment signaling information and a plurality of segments, wherein the plurality of segments comprises encoded and unencoded segments, wherein the segment signaling information comprises identification of at least two segment groups each comprising at least one segment, identify at least one segment group using the segment signaling information in the media stream, identify at least one segment decoding algorithm for the at least one segment group, identify at least one decoding key for the at least segment group, and decode each encoded segment within the at least segment group using the at least segment decoding algorithm and the at least one decoding key.

CATV VIDEO AND DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEM WITH RF INPUT

Improved systems and methods for delivering CATV content over a fiber optic network from a transmitter.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING NETWORK ACCESS TO ANTENNA FEEDS

A method and system for capturing, storing, and streaming over the air broadcasts based on user requests is disclosed. The system and method utilize subarrays of antenna elements for receiving over the air broadcasts. Processing pipelines are used to demodulate, transcode and index the content transmissions to produce content data that are streamed to users. In this way, the feeds from antennas can be accessed by users over a network connection.

A data processing method and a cable modem terminal system

Live broadcast method, system and related equipment

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A MESH NETWORK OF SATELLITE RECEPTION ASSEMBLIES

A satellite reception assembly that provides satellite television and/or radio service to a customer premises may comprise a wireless interface via which it can communicate with other satellite reception assemblies. Wireless connections between satellite reception assemblies may be utilized for providing satellite content between different satellite customer premises. Wireless connections between satellite reception assemblies may be utilized for offloading traffic from other network connections.

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDIRECTING PORTIONS OF CONTENT TO ALTERNATE COMMUNICATION CHANNELS

Systems and methods for displaying primary content without any overlaid secondary content, and instead transmitting the secondary content to the viewer as a message through another communication channel. For example, a news banner is removed from display on a viewer's television, and the text of the news banner is encapsulated in a message sent to the viewer's primary social media account. In this manner, the viewer may watch the primary content uninterrupted by the secondary content, and is thus presented with fewer distractions and a potentially more enjoyable viewing experience.

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING, MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF AN INTERNET PROTOCOL LNB

An Internet protocol low noise block downconverter (IP LNB) assembly, which is within a satellite dish assembly, may be operable to determine one or more baseline settings of the satellite dish assembly. The IP LNB assembly may monitor, periodically or aperiodically, one or more current settings that may correspond to the determined one or more baseline settings to identify deviations of the one or more current settings from the baseline settings. The results of the monitoring may be communicated to a satellite service provider. The satellite service provider may provide maintenance and/or service management for the satellite dish assembly based on the communicated results of the monitoring. The IP LNB assembly may determine a location setting via a GNSS module and determine an alignment setting via a directional sensor in the IP LNB assembly. The IP LNB assembly may determine a received signal strength based on a RSSI.

Mitigating potential video traffic interference

A method includes detecting, at a video head-end of a video distribution network, a signal populating an ultra high frequency white space frequency. The method includes determining that the ultra high frequency white space frequency is one of a plurality of ultra high frequency white space frequencies with a potential to interfere with video traffic at the video head-end. The method also includes sending an alert from the video head-end to a network management system. The alert indicates the potential of the signal to interfere with video traffic delivered via the video head-end.

System and method for capturing text for an online application

A system and method for entering text within a video game application are described. For example, a system according to one embodiment of the invention comprises: a video game hosting service to execute a video game in response to user input; a client device to communicate with the video game hosting service over a first communication channel, wherein the client device has a first user input device communicatively coupled thereto, and wherein control signals for the video game are generated in response to input from the first user input device and transmitted from the client device to the video game hosting service over the first communication channel, the video game hosting service controlling a video game in response to receipt of the control signals; a display device communicatively coupled to the client device, the display device to display video of the video game.

METHOD OF TRANSPORTING DIGITAL DATA OVER COAXIAL CABLE

There is provided a method of transporting digital data over coaxial cable (20) comprising converting digital signals associated with data into data electrical signals, positioning at least one repeater station (46), along a coaxial cable, restoring digital signals from the data electrical signals at the repeater station, and converting the digital signals back into data electrical signals at the repeater station for onward transmission. Typically a plurality of repeater stations (46) are disposed at spaced-apart intervals along the coaxial cable (20) with each repeater station comprises a receiver and transmitter, the receiver receiving data electrical signals and restoring these into digital signals with the transmitter converting the digital signals back into data electrical signals for onward transmission. The data electrical signals have a frequency of at least 2GHz.

AN ARRANGEMENT FOR CATV NETWORK

A network element (200) of a cable television (CATV) network, comprising an input (204) for upstream signal transmission; at least two diplex filters (210, 212, 214) configured to be connected to said input (204), a first diplex filter (210) comprising a bandpass filter for a first upstream frequency band and a second diplex filter (212) comprising a bandpass filter for a second upstream frequency band; a switch (208) for connecting one of said at least two diplex filters to said input; wherein the network element is configured to be remotely controlled by a headend of the CATV network for selecting the diplex filter.

AUTOMATIC USER BAND ASSIGNMENT IN A SATELLITE SIGNAL DISTRIBUTION ENVIRONMENT

A communications system and method involving a set top box (STB) and a channel stacking switch (CSS). The STB comprises a communications interface configured to issue a request for a user band, the request identifying the STB and further configured to receive a message identifying an assigned user band; and a tuning element configured to tune to the assigned user band in response to receipt of the message. The CSS comprises a communications interface configured to receive the request for a user band identifying the STB; a memory; and a processing entity configured to access the memory to identify a particular user band that is available for the STB and to assign the particular user band to the STB; wherein the communications interface is further configured to issue to the STB a message identifying the particular user band assigned to the STB.

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SYNCHRONIZED MAPPING OF DATA PACKETS IN AN ATSC DATA STREAM

Mapping data packets of a first data stream into data fields of a second data stream at several transmitters is provided by generating a first data stream with first data packets containing data associated with stationary receivers and second data packets containing data associated with mobile receivers in a head-end, where second data packets at the start of a group of consecutively transmitted second data packets contain placeholders into which signaling information is filled. A first data stream is transmitted from the head-end to each transmitter. Each transmitter extracts signaling information from the second data packets indicating in which data slot and in which data sub-frame of a received data frame the second data packet is transferred. Each transmitter inserts synchronization data in a specific data packet in each data slot containing second data packets. The first and second data packets are mapped consecutively into the second data stream.

A METHOD OF TARGETED AD INSERTION USING HTTP LIVE STREAMING PROTOCOL

A content delivery system and method (600) that receives a request for a content stream that includes splice points. The method receives (640) a playlist that includes an ordered list of media segment files that represent the content stream, and splice point tags, where generation of the media segment files aligns segment boundaries with the splice points in the content stream, and where each splice point tag is in a location in the playlist that corresponds to the position of one of the splice points in the content stream. The method identifies (645) an insertion position in the playlist based on the location of the splice point tags, selects (650) an advertisement segment, inserts (655) the advertisement segment at the insertion position to create a modified playlist, removes (660) the splice point tags from the modified playlist, and sends (665) the modified playlist to the video display device.

An Arrangement for CATV Network Segmentation

A network element of a cable television (CATV) network, said network element comprising one or more amplifier units for amplifying downstream signal transmission for output into one or more output channels; means for obtaining information about active output channels; and means for adjusting bias current of said one or more amplifier units on the basis of the information about the active output channels.

CATV VIDEO AND DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEM WITH HYBRID INPUT

Improved systems and methods for delivering CATV content over a fiber optic network from a transmitter.

SYSTEM AND METHOD OF INTERNET GROUP MANAGEMENT FOR MULTICAST PUSH IN PASSIVE ACCESS NETWORKS

Disclosed is an Internet group management system of a push-type multicast in a passive access network, and a method thereof. The Internet group management system of a push-type multicast supporting Internet group management with respect to a packet stream simultaneously being transmitted to a subscriber accessing the same node via a passive access network where at least one subscriber accesses a single node, the system including an input packet classifying unit to sort a multimedia contents packet corresponding to an IPTV contents transmission packet from the packet stream, and a program managing unit to construct a broadcasting program table having information of the sorted multimedia contents packet, to determine, based on the constructed broadcasting program table, a reception condition of a requested program that is requested by a user, and to output a multimedia contents packet corresponding to the requested program.

Method and apparatus for content protection and billing for mobile delivery of satellite content

A satellite dish assembly may comprise a reflector, feed horn, receive module, and wireless module. The reflector and feed horn may be operable to receive satellite signals. The receive module may be operable to recover content from the received satellite signals. The wireless module may be operable to communicate the content directly to a mobile device via a wireless connection between the mobile device and the system. The wireless module may be operable to communicate directly with a service provider network via a wireless connection between the satellite dish assembly and the service provider network. The communications with the service provider network may be to obtain security information for descrambling and/or decrypting the content and/or for providing billing information.

Method of segmenting an access network of a hybrid filter coaxial netword

Segmenting an access network of a hybrid fibre coaxial network, comprising: receiving optical signals 28 at a main node; converting 70 the optical signals into digital signals 72, associated with data, and electrical signals 74, associated with a broadcast spectrum; converting 80 the digital signal into electrical signal in a frequency range 82 different from a frequency range of the broadcast spectrum electrical signals 94; producing combined 84 electrical signal 90 with separate, non-overlapping frequency bands for data and broadcast spectrum signals, the frequency band associated with the data electrical signals extending up to at least 2GHz; conveying the combined signal along a signal coaxial cable (to a plurality of subsidiary nodes). The digital signal may comprise Ethernet signals, and may be converted by Ethernet Over Coax (EOC). The broadcast spectrum electrical signals may comprise CATV signals. The frequencies associated with the first Narrowcast band within the broadcast spectrum ...

Image transmission device, image transmission method, image transmission program, image recognition and authentication system, and image reception device

Method of transporting digital data over coaxial cable

Universal multiple-band digital transmitter module for CATV upstream and downstream

System and method for capturing text for an online application

A video game hosting service 210 comprising a server executing a video game; a first client device 205 to communicate with the video game hosting service over a first communication channel; and a module which automatically establishes a second communication channel, separate and independent from the first, with a second client device 3215 on detection of a text entry event during the game. The module queries a database of active video game applications to determine a user account associated with the user of the first client device to enable transmission of text generated at the second device. A graphical user interface is configured for receiving the text within the video game application. Optionally, the service may use a text capturing application programming interface 3202 which interfaces between the second client device and the video game application 3201 and receives text data through the second communication channel, and transmits it to the game application on the server.

System and method for capturing text for an online application

Receiving device, reception method, transmitting device, and transmission method

The present technique pertains to a receiving device, a reception method, a transmitting device, and a transmission method with which it is possible to effectively utilize a frequency band and realize a high transmission rate in channel bonding. The receiving device receives a plurality of divided streams obtained by distributing the BB frames of a BB stream that is a stream of BB frames into a plurality of data slices, and when the plurality of divided streams are transmitted in non-adjacent frequency bands, reconstructs the original BB stream on the basis of reconstruction information that is included in transmission control information and used for reconstructing the original BB stream from the plurality of divided streams transmitted in non-adjacent frequency bands. The present technique can be applied, for example, to channel bonding such as PLP bundling.

METHOD AND EQUIPMENT FOR GENERATING AN OVERALL FLUX OF ORIGIN, RESPECTIVELY AN OVERALL FLOW CHANGES, TO BE BROADCAST BY A SCATTERING SITE, RESPECTIVELY A SITE REBROADCAST

L'invention concerne un procédé de génération d'un flux global d'origine destiné à être distribué à au moins un site de diffusion comprenant un modulateur et un émetteur émettant un signal radiofréquence sur une première fréquence, mettant en œuvre les étapes suivantes : obtention (31) d'au moins un flux de transport comprenant au moins un paquet de transport, obtention (32), à partir d'au moins un paramètre de modulation dudit site de diffusion, d'au moins un instant de départ d'une trame de modulation destinée à être émise par ledit site de diffusion, - insertion (33) d'au moins un paquet d'information de modulation dans ledit au moins un flux de transport, à une position déterminée à partir dudit au moins un instant de départ, - génération (34) dudit flux global d'origine.

Controlled isolation splitter apparatus and methods

Apparatus and methods for controlled splitting and isolation of signals in a radio frequency network. In one embodiment, the network comprises a cable television network, and the apparatus comprises a signal splitter having controlled isolation loss at its output ports in at least one frequency band, thereby enabling communications between terminal devices at the subscriber premises that would otherwise be isolated by high losses typical of prior art splitters. The splitter apparatus can also be utilized with a filter/reflector circuit that advantageously provides maximal downstream frequency spectrum bandwidth while suitably reflecting the aforementioned communications to maintain them within the subscriber-side network without interference.

Aeronautical band leakage assessment in high split HFC plant

Propagating a leakage test signal at a frequency receivable by traditional leakage test systems while supporting enhanced upstream peak data rates. At an input of an amplifier of a device, a portion of the leakage test signal is tapped to create a tapped signal, which comprises both the leakage test signal and all other downstream signals and channels sent from a head-end to a set of customer premises equipment (CPE) via the device. The tapped signal is introduced to a filter that passes the leakage test signal and attenuates all other radio frequency (RF) signals to create a filtered leakage test signal. The filtered leakage test signal is amplified and coupled to a low-pass side of a high-split diplex filter to propagate onto a transmission medium coupled to the HFC plant receivable by a traditional leakage test system. The device may be a high-split RF amplifier or a high-split node.

PACKET BASED MEDIA DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH COMMUNITY CHANNEL MANAGER

A packet based media delivery system ( 201 ) has a media store for media assets, and a channel manager enabling packet based delivery of the media assets through broadcast channels and/or on-demand channels to end users ( 204 ). According to the invention, the packet based media delivery system ( 201 ) further has a community media store ( 203 ) for end user originating media assets, and a community channel manager ( 202 ) enabling end users ( 204 ) to create a community channel. The community channel has a number of linked end users, and enables packet based delivery of the user originating media assets to the linked end users only.

Techniques for utilization of spare bandwidth

A packet encapsulator includes a filter module that identifies one or more carousel packets from a plurality of received packets. These one or more carousel packets are then stored in a packet buffer. The packet encapsulator also includes a channel queue for enqueuing packets for transmission across a broadcast transmission medium. For instance, the channel queue also receives the forwarding packets from the filter module. The channel queue also receives the one or more carousel packets from the packet buffer when at least a predetermined amount of available bandwidth exists in the broadcast transmission medium. The broadcast transmission medium may be a digital broadcast network such as a DVB handheld (DVB-H) network or a DVB terrestrial (DVB-T) network. Alternatively, the broadcast transmission medium may be a cable network.

Display controller for reducing display noise and system including the same

A display controller for reducing display noise includes a memory configured to store frame data including M-lines of data, where M is an integer of at least 2; a data size controller configured to variably adjust a size of data transmitted to the display device; and a display driving circuit configured to read data corresponding to the data size from the memory and transmit the data to the display device.

System and method for efficient upstream transmission using suppression

A system and method suited for improved overall data transmission having a hardware-based transceiver configured for transmitting upstream data with suppressed data packets. In TCP sessions between devices, a server seeks an acknowledgement that the downstream data transmission has been received by a client. Some data packets sent upstream may contain only TCP acknowledgement data and therefore may be combined with other purely TCP acknowledgement data packets in order to reduce the impact of the TCP acknowledgement packets on the overall upstream data throughput. In addition, this results in increased TCP performance in the downstream transmission direction as well because the algorithm enables replacing earlier arriving ACK packets with later arriving ACK packets which allows the device to send all TCP ACK information known to the suppressor at the earliest possible time.

Image transmission device, image transmission method, image transmission program, image recognition and authentication system, and image reception device

Method and piece of equipment for generating an original whole data stream and a modified whole data stream intended to be broadcast by a broadcasting site and a rebroadcasting site, respectively

The invention relates to a method for generating an original whole data stream intended to be distributed to at least one broadcasting site comprising a modulator and a transmitter transmitting a radiofrequency signal at a first frequency, implementing the following steps: - obtaining (31) at least one transport stream comprising at least one transport packet; - obtaining (32), on the basis of at least one modulation parameter of said broadcasting site, at least one start time of a modulation frame intended to be transmitted by said broadcasting site; - inserting (33) at least one modulation data packet into said at least one transport stream, at a position defined based on said at least one start time; and - generating (34) said original whole data stream.

DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD

The technology of the present invention relates to: a data processing device by which the processing load on the receiving side can be reduced; and a data processing method. The data processing device generates signaling that includes a Null cell count indicating the number of Null cells, from among cells of a subframe included in a physical layer frame, and processes the signaling in such a way as to be included in the preamble of the physical layer frame, whereby the processing load on the receiving side can be reduced. The present invention can be applied, for example, to data transfer compliant with a broadcast standard such as ATSC 3Ø ...

Public network and internal network interaction mechanism adaptive method and system

Efficient assignment of program copies in a network digital video recorder

A remote storage digital video recorder (RS-DVR) system receives a media content file that is stored in a storage architecture of the RS-DVR system. The same stored media content file is assigned to multiple subscribers such that each of the multiple subscribers shares a common identifier that references a single common physical copy of the same stored media content file in the storage architecture of the RS-DVR system.

Method of transporting digital data over coaxial cable

Transporting digital data 72 over coaxial cable 90 comprising converting 80 digital signals 72 associated with data into data electrical signals 82 having a frequency extending up to at least 2GHz and transmitting the data electrical signals 82 over coaxial cable 90. Electrical signals may be bidirectional, conveying data upstream and downstream, where upstream and downstream signals are arranged in separate, non-overlapping frequency bands. The upstream band may have a lower frequency than the downstream band. The digital signal may comprise Ethernet signals, and may be converted by Ethernet Over Coax (EOC).

Methods, devices, and computer programs for improving rendering display during streaming of timed media data

Systems and methods for processing and transmitting image signals over mobile phone telephony networks

System and method for providing network access to antenna feeds

A method and system for capturing, storing, and streaming over the air broadcasts based on user requests is disclosed. The system and method utilize subarrays of antenna elements for receiving over the air broadcasts. Processing pipelines are used to demodulate, transcode and index the content transmissions to produce content data that are streamed to users. In this way, the feeds from antennas can be accessed by users over a network connection.

METHOD OF TRANSPORTING DIGITAL DATA OVER COAXIAL CABLE

There is provided a method of transporting digital data over coaxial cable comprising converting digital signals associated with data into data electrical signals having a frequency extending up to at least 2GHz and transmitting the electrical signals over coaxial cable (20). The data electrical signals can comprise upstream and downstream signals arranged in separate non-overlapping frequency bands, with the upstream band having a lower frequency than the downstream band.

METHOD OF SEGMENTING AN ACCESS NETWORK OF A HYBRID FIBER COAXIAL NETWORK

There is provided a method of segmenting an access network of a hybrid fiber coaxial network, the method comprising receiving optical signals at a main node (30) converting the optical signals into digital signals (50) associated with data and electrical signals (52) associated with a broadcast spectrum, converting the digital signals (50) into electrical signals (67) in a frequency range differing from a frequency range of the broadcast spectrum electrical signals (56), producing a combined electrical signal with separate frequency bands for data and broadcast spectrum signals, and conveying the combined signal along a coaxial cable (20) to a plurality of subsidiary nodes. Frequencies associated with a first Narrowcast band (66) within the broadcast electrical spectrum signal are replaced with frequencies associated with a second Narrowcast band (84).

Method for realizing interaction with all-station network of television station based on interface service of media cloud Platform-as-a-Service layer

METHOD AND EQUIPMENT FOR GENERATING AN OVERALL FLUX OF ORIGIN, RESPECTIVELY AN OVERALL FLOW CHANGES, TO BE BROADCAST BY A SCATTERING SITE, RESPECTIVELY A SITE REBROADCAST

L'invention concerne un procédé de génération d'un flux global d'origine destiné à être distribué à au moins un site de diffusion comprenant un modulateur et un émetteur émettant un signal radiofréquence sur une première fréquence, mettant en œuvre les étapes suivantes : - obtention (31) d'au moins un flux de transport comprenant au moins un paquet de transport, - obtention (32), à partir d'au moins un paramètre de modulation dudit site de diffusion, d'au moins un instant de départ d'une trame de modulation destinée à être émise par ledit site de diffusion, - insertion (33) d'au moins un paquet d'information de modulation dans ledit au moins un flux de transport, à une position déterminée à partir dudit au moins un instant de départ, génération (34) dudit flux global d'origine.

INTERNET PROTOCOL TELEVISION (IPTV) ON-DEMAND METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM

The embodiments of present invention provide an Internet Protocol television (IPTV) on-demand method, device and system. The method comprises the following steps: receiving an on-demand request transmitted by a mobile communication terminal from a short message gateway; transmitting the on-demand request to an IPTV Media Entertainment Management (IPTV-MEM) middleware to trigger the IPTV-MEM to authenticate the on-demand request; if the authentification is passed, receiving a fee payment request regarding to the mobile communication terminal, in which the fee payment request is sent by the IPTV-MEN; transmitting the fee payment request to a billing device through the short message gateway; receiving a fee payment response corresponding to the fee payment request from the short message gateway, in which the fee payment response is sent by the billing device; if the fee payment is successful, notifying the IPTV-MEN to push, according to the on-demand request, an on-demand media stream to a ...

System and method for signaling segment encryption and key derivation for adaptive streaming

An apparatus for decoding a media stream, wherein the apparatus comprises a memory module, a processor module coupled to the memory module, wherein the memory module contains instructions that when executed by the processor cause the apparatus to perform the following: receive a media stream comprising a segment signaling information and a plurality of segments, wherein the plurality of segments comprises encoded and unencoded segments, wherein the segment signaling information comprises identification of at least two segment groups each comprising at least one segment, identify at least one segment group using the segment signaling information in the media stream, identify at least one segment decoding algorithm for the at least one segment group, identify at least one decoding key for the at least segment group, and decode each encoded segment within the at least segment group using the at least segment decoding algorithm and the at least one decoding key.

Methods and systems for concurrently transmitting object data by way of parallel network interfaces

A first communication device communicatively coupled with a second communication device by way of a first network interface and by way of a second network interface parallel to the first network interface prepares object data in accordance with a data partitioning protocol for transmission to the second communication device. The first communication device transmits the prepared object data to the second communication device at an overall data transfer rate that is at least as great as a sum of first and second data transfer rates associated, respectively, with the first and second network interfaces by concurrently transmitting first and second portions of the prepared object data by way of the first and second network interfaces and at the first and second data transfer rates, respectively. Corresponding methods and devices for receiving concurrently transmitted object data by way of parallel network interfaces are also disclosed.

Wireless access point with digital television capabilities

In some embodiments a wireless access point receives digital television content. The digital television content is transmitted in a wireless manner over a wireless network of the wireless access point. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AN INTERNET PROTOCOL LNB SUPPORTING POSITIONING

An Internet protocol low noise block downconverter (IP LNB), which may be within a satellite reception assembly, may be operable to determine location information and time information of the IP LNB, and may communicate the determined location information and the corresponding time information to a wireless communication device communicatively coupled to the IP LNB. The communicated location information may be configured to enable the wireless communication device to determine its location based on the determined location information and the corresponding time information. The IP LNB may determine the location information and/or the time information of the IP LNB based on global navigation satellite system (GNSS) signals, which may be received via the satellite reception assembly and may be processed via the IP LNB. The IP LNB may provide services based on the determined location information and/or the determined time information of the IP LNB.

Bildübermittlungsvorrichtung, Bildübermittlungsverfahren, Bildübermittlungsprogramm, Bilderkennungs- und authentifizierungssystem und Bildempfangsvorrichtung

Eine Bildübermittlungsvorrichtung umfasst eine Bildeingabeeinheit, die mehrere kontinuierliche Bilder annimmt, eine Datenmengenreduktionseinheit, die eine Datenmenge der mehreren Bilder reduziert, die in die Bildeingabeeinheit eingegeben sind, und ein datenmengenreduziertes Bild erzeugt, und eine Übermittlungseinheit, die das datenmengenreduzierte Bild an eine Bildempfangsvorrichtung übermittelt, die einen Erkennungs-/Authentifizierungsprozess hinsichtlich des datenreduzierten Bildes vornimmt. Die Datenmengenreduktionseinheit reduziert die Datenmenge der mehreren Bilder durch ein Reduktionsverfahren entsprechend dem Erkennungs-/Authentifizierungsprozess, der in der Bildempfangsvorrichtung vorgenommen wird.

Universal multiple-band digital transmitter module for CATV upstream and downstream

A digital transmitter includes a generic adaptable reconfigurable digital transmitter module; and a reversibly removable module operationally coupled to the generic adaptable reconfigurable digital transmitter module. Configuring a generic adaptable reconfigurable digital receiver having a programmable signal conditioner includes specifying a number of output RF channels; specifying an RF bandwidth of an output channel; and selecting a digital to analog sampling rate of a digital to analog convertor of the programmable signal conditioner as a function of the RF bandwidth of the output channel using a processor/demux of the generic adaptable reconfigurable digital receiver.

Method of transporting digital data over coaxial cable

There is provided a method of transporting digital data over coaxial cable 20 comprising converting digital signals associated with data into data electrical signals, positioning at least one repeater station 46 along a coaxial cable, restoring digital signals from the data electrical signals at the repeater station, and converting the digital signals back into data electrical signals at the repeater station for onward transmission. There may be a plurality of repeater stations disposed at spaced-apart intervals along the coaxial cable. Each repeater station may comprise a receiver and transmitter, the receiver receiving data electrical signals and restoring these into digital signals with the transmitter converting the digital signals back into data electrical signals for onward transmission. The data electrical signals may have a frequency of at least 2GHz. The invention may reduce costs in installing extra signal transmission cables in a Hybrid Fiber Coax (HFC) network.

System and method for delivering digital content

Delivering audio and/or visual digital content from a mobile device 22, such as a cell phone, to one of a plurality of display devices 16 via a device controller 24. Each display device may be in a hotel room 14 and may be Chromecast(RTM) enabled via a Chromecast(RTM) device 18; and the mobile device may be that of a guest 20. Each display device broadcasts a signal over a first WiFi(RTM) network to the controller indicating that the display devices are available to receive digital content; and the controller generates a database identifying each display device that is available and its location, such as hotel room number. The mobile device sends display commands across a second WiFi(RTM) network to the controller to display the digital content on one of the plurality of display devices. The controller identifies a location of the mobile device, such as a room number, and, based on the locations of the display device and mobile device, sends the display commands to the selected one of the ...

Electro-optical apparatus and methods for upstream alignment of cable communication systems

An HFC cable communications system includes an optical node having an upstream optical transmitter, coupled to an RF hardline cable plant via an upstream RF port and one or more RF attenuators. Upstream RF signals constituting an upstream channel plan for the hardline plant serve as input signals to the upstream optical transmitter, which outputs a modulated optical carrier. The upstream optical transmitter's dynamic range and operating point (e.g., input composite power or power spectral density) are based on an information transfer characteristic (e.g., noise power ratio) and a representative value for a target criterion (e.g., carrier-to-noise ratio) for the upstream channel plan to facilitate sufficiently error-free transmission of upstream information from subscribers. A value of the RF attenuator(s) is particularly selected to adjust the RF power applied to the upstream optical transmitter and thereby prevent the transmitter's output from causing excessive distortion and possible ...

System and method for delivering digital content

Receiving device, reception method, transmitting device, and transmission method

The present technique pertains to a receiving device, a reception method, a transmitting device, and a transmission method with which it is possible to effectively utilize a frequency band and realize a high transmission rate in channel bonding. The receiving device receives a plurality of divided streams obtained by distributing the BB frames of a BB stream that is a stream of BB frames into a plurality of data slices, and when the plurality of divided streams are transmitted in non-adjacent frequency bands, reconstructs the original BB stream on the basis of reconstruction information that is included in transmission control information and used for reconstructing the original BB stream from the plurality of divided streams transmitted in non-adjacent frequency bands. The present technique can be applied, for example, to channel bonding such as PLP bundling.

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD

This technology relates to an information processing device and an information processing method for enabling load distribution of streamed traffic using a broadcasting network. This information processing device processes incoming content requests transmitted from a plurality of receiving devices, and is configured to be capable of load-distributing streamed traffic by dynamically switching between replying by communication and replying by broadcasting, as a reply pathway of a response to a request, on the basis of first identification information for identifying a broadcast area that can be received by a receiving device and second identification information for identifying content, said first and second identification information being included in the request. This technology is applicable to dedicated servers (switching servers) disposed on a back end side of a server, for example.

A METHOD OF TARGETED AD INSERTION USING HTTP LIVE STREAMING PROTOCOL

A content delivery system and method (600) that receives a request for a content stream that includes splice points. The method receives (640) a playlist that includes an ordered list of media segment files that represent the content stream, and splice point tags, where generation of the media segment files aligns segment boundaries with the splice points in the content stream, and where each splice point tag is in a location in the playlist that corresponds to the position of one of the splice points in the content stream. The method identifies (645) an insertion position in the playlist based on the location of the splice point tags, selects (650) an advertisement segment, inserts (655) the advertisement segment at the insertion position to create a modified playlist, removes (660) the splice point tags from the modified playlist, and sends (665) the modified playlist to the video display device.

UNIVERSAL MULTIPLE-BAND DIGITAL TRANSMITTER MODULE FOR CATV UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM

A digital transmitter includes a generic adaptable reconfigurable digital transmitter module; and a reversibly removable module operationally coupled to the generic adaptable reconfigurable digital transmitter module. Configuring a generic adaptable reconfigurable digital receiver having a programmable signal conditioner includes specifying a number of output RF channels; specifying an RF bandwidth of an output channel; and selecting a digital to analog sampling rate of a digital to analog convertor of the programmable signal conditioner as a function of the RF bandwidth of the output channel using a processor/demux of the generic adaptable reconfigurable digital receiver.

AUTOMATIC USER BAND ASSIGNMENT IN A SATELLITE SIGNAL DISTRIBUTION ENVIRONMENT

A communications system and method involving a set top box (STB) and a channel stacking switch (CSS). The STB comprises a communications interface configured to issue a request for a user band, the request identifying the STB and further configured to receive a message identifying an assigned user band; and a tuning element configured to tune to the assigned user band in response to receipt of the message. The CSS comprises a communications interface configured to receive the request for a user band identifying the STB; a memory; and a processing entity configured to access the memory to identify a particular user band that is available for the STB and to assign the particular user band to the STB; wherein the communications interface is further configured to issue to the STB a message identifying the particular user band assigned to the STB.

METHOD AND APPARATUS TO DETECT A DEMAND FOR AND TO ESTABLISH DEMAND-BASED MULTIMEDIA BROADCAST MULTICAST SERVICE

Techniques are provided for content delivery via on-demand mobile broadcast service. For example, there is provided a method operable by a network entity, such as a Broadcast-Multicast Service Center (BM-SC), that may involve receiving a request for content, and performing predictive analysis of at least one of the requested content or user information to target content to at least two user equipments (UEs) in a coverage area. The method may involve providing at least one of the requested content or the targeted content via an on-demand mobile broadcast service. The targeted content may include at least one of supplemental content related to the requested content or targeted advertising.

SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND OPTICAL FIBER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM

A signal processing method is provided. Under the method, a first digital signal can be obtained by an optical transmitter. The first digital signal is a one-dimensional bipolar digital signal. A spectral compression and filtering can be performed by the optical transmitter on the first digital signal to generate a second digital signal. A frequency shift can be performed by the optical transmitter on the second digital signal such that a center location of a spectrum of the frequency-shifted second digital signal is at a frequency of 0.

Mobile video system

A mobile video system includes a first video source, a second video source, a first video monitor, a second video monitor, an audio signal receiver, and a wireless transmitter. One of the first video source and the second video source generates a first audiovisual signal. One of the first video monitor and the second video monitor receives a video portion of at least one of the first audiovisual signal and the second audiovisual signal. The wireless transmitter transmits an audio portion of one of the first audiovisual signal or the second audiovisual signal to the audio signal receiver. A video portion of the first audiovisual signal or the second audiovisual signal is displayed on the first video monitor, on the second video monitor, or on both the first video monitor and the second video monitor.

Method and system for integrated stacking for handling channel stacking or band stacking

A satellite reception assembly may comprise a housing configured to support receipt and handling of a plurality of satellite signals. The housing may comprise circuitry incorporating integrated stacking architecture for supporting and/or providing channel and/or band stacking whereby particular channels or bands, from multiple satellite signals that are received via the satellite reception assembly, may be combined onto a single output signal that may be communicated from the satellite reception assembly to a gateway device for concurrent distribution thereby to a plurality of client devices serviced by the gateway device.

System and method for simultaneously broadcasting multiple media-components

Disclosed herein is a system and method for simultaneously broadcasting video components (VSs). In one example, a method includes an automation-system (AS) selecting a log entry including (i) a first identifier that maps to a first VC, and (ii) a second identifier that maps to a second VC; a recording-and-playout device (RAPD) retrieving the first VC; the RAPD sending the retrieved first-VC to an encoder; the encoder generating a first transport-stream (TS) having (i) program-identification (PID) data, and (ii) payload data including the sent first-VC; the encoder sending the generated first-TS to a first outbound-broadcast device (OBD); the encoder sending the generated first-TS to a transport-stream splicer; the AS loading the splicer with the second VC; the splicer generating a second TS having (i) the PID data of the generated first-TS, and (ii) payload data including the loaded second-VC; and the splicer sending the generated second-TS to a second OBD.

Digital broadcasting system and method of processing data in the digital broadcasting system

A digital broadcasting system and a data processing method are disclosed. The receiving system of the digital broadcasting system includes a receiving unit, a main service data processor, a mobile service data processor, a controller, and an output controller. The receiving unit receives mobile service data and main service data including the same A/V broadcast signal and receives retransmission channel information. The main service data processor demodulates and error-corrects the received main service data and temporarily stores the processed data. The mobile service data processor demodulates and error-corrects the received mobile service data and temporarily stores the processed data. The controller generates and outputs a control signal based upon the received retransmission channel information and a receiving environment of the receiving system. And, the output controller selects any one of the A/V broadcast signal for the main service and the A/V broadcast signal for the mobile service ...

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING MMTP PACKET

A method for transmitting and receiving an MMT protocol (MMTP) packet by an MPEG media transport (MMT) receiver is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: by an MMT receiver, establishing a network connection with an MMT transmitter such that an MMTP packet can be transmitted and received; generating a first MMT signaling message; converting the generated first MMT signaling message into a first MMTP packet; transmitting the first MMTP packet by means of the established network connection; receiving a second MMTP packet by means of the established network connection; generating a second MMT signaling message by means of the second MMTP packet; receiving a third MMTP packet; and reconstructing MPU data by means of the third MMTP packet and the second MMT signaling message. The step for receiving the third MMTP packet comprises the steps of: establishing a changed network connection on the basis of the second MMT signaling message; and receiving the third MMTP packet by means of the ...

GATEWAY AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A GATEWAY

A satellite reception assembly may include a housing configured to support receipt and handling of a plurality of satellite signals. The housing may include circuitry incorporating integrated stacking architecture for supporting and/or providing channel and/or band stacking whereby particular channels or bands, from multiple satellite signals that are received via the satellite reception assembly, may be combined onto a single output signal that may be communicated from the satellite reception assembly to a gateway device for concurrent distribution thereby to a plurality of client devices serviced by the gateway device.

AN ARRANGEMENT FOR CATV NETWORK SEGMENTATION

System and method for capturing text for an online application

System amd method for capturing text for an online application

CATV VIDEO AND DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATIC DISPERSION COMPENSATION

Improved systems and methods for delivering CATV content over a fiber optic network from a transmitter by compensating for optical dispersion over the fiber optic network.

CATV VIDEO AND DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEM WITH RF INPUT

Improved systems and methods for delivering CATV content over a fiber optic network from a transmitter.

CATV VIDEO AND DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEM WITH HYBRID INPUT

Improved systems and methods for delivering CATV content over a fiber optic network from a transmitter. A transmitter may transmit both analog and digital signals over a transmission network to a node, the signals representing a radio frequency spectrum of CATV content. A receiver in a location remote from the transmitter may receive the analog and digital signals and convert them into their respective RF spectrums, combine the spectrums, and deliver the resulting combined CATV content represented by the signals to a user.

A method and apparatus for transmitting multicast traffic

CATV video and data transmission system with hybrid input

Improved systems and methods for delivering CATV content over a fiber optic network from a transmitter.

Method and system for an internet protocol LNB supporting positioning

An Internet protocol low noise block downconverter (IP LNB) assembly, within a satellite reception assembly, may be operable to determine location information and/or time information of the IP LNB assembly, via a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) module in the IP LNB assembly. The IP LNB assembly may provide services based on the determined location information and/or the determined time information of the IP LNB assembly. The IP LNB assembly may communicate the determined location information and/or the determined time information to a wireless communication device for determining location information of the wireless communication device. The IP LNB assembly may determine location information of a wireless source device, based on the determined location, information and the determined time information of the IP LNB assembly along with a plurality of other location information and a plurality of corresponding other time information associated with a plurality of other IP LNB assemblies ...

DISPLAY CONTROLLER FOR REDUCING DISPLAY NOISE AND SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME

A display controller for reducing display noise includes a memory configured to store frame data including M-lines of data, where M is an integer of at least 2; a data size controller configured to variably adjust a size of data transmitted to the display device; and a display driving circuit configured to read data corresponding to the data size from the memory and transmit the data to the display device.

Method and apparatus for delivery of application services

Systems and processes that incorporate teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving a request for a streaming video application service from a mobile device and, responsive to determining a relationship between a service provider of a wireless access point and a service provider of a cellular network providing the streaming video application service via the cellular services. Responsive to determining that the wireless access point is in a communication range of the mobile device based on a proximity of the wireless access point to the mobile device, a communication session is initiated between the mobile device and the wireless access point. Delivery of the streaming video application service to the mobile device is switched from over the cellular network to over the wireless access point. Other embodiments are disclosed.

METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VIDEO SHARING THROUGH RICH COMMUNICATION SUITE SERVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREFOR

Method and system for live streaming video with dynamic rate adaptation

A live streaming system/method provides cross platform live streaming capabilities to mobile devices. A file format compatible with legacy HTTP infrastructure is used to deliver media over a persistent connection. Legacy client media players can dynamically change the encoded rate of the media delivered over a persistent connection. Standard HTTP servers may be used without modification, leveraging standard media players embedded in mobile devices for seamless media delivery over wireless networks with high bandwidth fluctuations.

Data processing apparatus and method

A data processing apparatus maps input symbols to be communicated onto a predetermined number of carrier signals of an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexed (OFDM) symbol. The data processor includes an interleaver memory which reads-in the predetermined number of data symbols for mapping onto the OFDM carrier signals. The interleaver memory reads-out the data symbols on to the OFDM carriers to effect the mapping, the read-out being in a different order than the read-in, and the order being determined from a set of addresses. The set of addresses are generated from an address generator. The address generator includes a linear feedback shift register and a permutation circuit.

Method for operating image display apparatus

A multifunctional display device displays a first area containing a program received through a channel, a second area containing card objects, and a third area containing additional information of a downloadable applications selected in association with one of the card objects.

Apparatus and methods for packetized content delivery over a bandwidth-efficient network

Methods and apparatus for providing packetized content to users via a bandwidth-optimized network. In one embodiment, legacy and IPTV streams are carried over the same switched digital infrastructure, and freely intermixed without regard to their encoding or type. A user's selection for IPTV content is transmitted to an IP proxy (such as a gateway apparatus or a headend server), then on to the switched digital server which causes provision of the requested content back to the proxy for formatting. The formatted content is then delivered to the requesting IP-capable device. The entire carrier class program stream is therefore available as IP-encapsulated content to the IP capable devices (and as legacy content to legacy devices) without any significant modifications to the network infrastructure or bandwidth penalty.

System and method of package creation that includes audio content and audio advertising

A particular method includes receiving, via an interactive voice response unit, an audio content item during a first call. An indication of an insertion point at which to insert audio advertising in the audio content item is also received. The method further includes receiving via the interactive voice response unit an audio advertisement during a second call. The audio advertisement is automatically inserted into the audio content item at the insertion point to create a package.

Method and System for Remote Television Replay Control

A method, system, computer medium, and other embodiments for integrating unrelated web hosted services with stand-alone media-based devices are provided. Users can access and control the media-based device conveniently with a web-browser through various portals on the Internet. In one embodiment, users access the media-based device through one or more unrelated web portals, so as to control and to program the media-based device in a single web session, and to see information both stored on the media-based device and originating from third-party online sources of information and services in a single integrated presentation.

Content mediation server, content playback device, and content playback system

A content mediation server 5 includes means that collectively registers a video content in each of a plurality of content providing servers 2 in response to receiving an upload request from a content registration device 3 ; a storage means that stores therein registration information to be correlated with the video content, the registration information including a format and a registration-destination of the video content when the specified video content is collectively registered in each of the plurality of content providing servers 2 ; means that refers to the storage means in response to receiving, from a content playback device 4 , a retrieval request for retrieving a video content that is identical to a specified video content, to obtain corresponding registration information; and means that transmits, to the content playback device, the obtained registration information as a retrieval response.

Robust sensing of dvb-t/h transmissions

A method and system is provided for detecting the presence of a DVB (digital video broadcasting) transmission. The method includes receiving an RF (radio frequency) signal in a selected channel ( 1101 ); creating signal samples from the received RF signal ( 1102 ); creating averaged samples from the signal samples, each averaged sample being an average of a predetermined number of signal samples that are separated by a minimum pilot pattern repetition period from one to the next signal sample ( 1103 ); correlating the averaged samples with a reference sequence ( 1104 ); and comparing a correlation result with a threshold correlation value ( 1105 ).

Systems and methods for scheduling shared program content videoconferencing

A videoconferencing system provides sharing program content during a videoconferencing session. A graphical user interface (GUI) allows participants to select a program to be shared and participants to share the selected program with. A scheduler communicates with the videoconferencing systems of the participants to tune or configure them to receive the selected shared program content at a scheduled time. The scheduler also communicates with a multipoint control unit (MCU) for initiating a videoconferencing session between the participants. The videoconferencing system combines mixed video streams received from the MCU with the program stream of the selected shared program and displays the combined stream on the display device. The scheduler can be located at a program service provider or at the initiating participant's videoconferencing system.

Mobile device input/output interface expansion device and system having the same

A method and apparatus is disclosed herein for providing an I/O extension for a mobile device. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises: a first interface to the mobile device; a second interface to a cloud; a third interface to a display device; a fourth interface to one or more user input devices; and a controller, coupled to the first, second, third and fourth interfaces, to coordinate information exchange between the mobile device, the cloud and the one or more user input devices to enable display on the display device of data from the mobile device and the cloud, including full-resolution rendered web pages from a full browser running on the mobile device.

Broadcasting receiver and method of interfacing resource information between a host device and a pod, sending host device resource information and obtaining host device resource information

A broadcasting receiver and method of interfacing resource information between a host device and a POD, sending host device resource information and obtaining host device resource information are disclosed. A POD sends a resource information requesting message. And a host device receives the resource information requesting message and responds with a resource information message including a resource identifier defined in a resource information table which includes information indicating whether the host device supports A-mode. Using a “conditional access” feature provided by a conventional cable security card, content received through any type of transport protocol (including an IP protocol) including a wired/wireless network can be protected and A-mode resource information can be systematically defined together with other-mode IP communication resource and the resource information of different modes can be integrated and transmitted to the host device.

Method and apparatus for providing broadcasting service for different types of wireless communication systems

An apparatus for providing identical broadcasting contents to wireless communication access networks using different wireless access technologies includes: a broadcasting service request processing device configured to receive a broadcasting service initiation request from a subscriber terminal and feed back an authentication result regarding a requested service; a subscriber authentication processing interface device configured to perform an authentication function regarding a broadcasting service requested by a subscriber through connection with an external authentication server; a contents broadcasting control device configured to identify a broadcasting service area based on the broadcasting service request of the subscriber terminal, when authentication has been normally finished, and broadcasting contents corresponding to the broadcasting service area and control transmission of the broadcasting contents using address information necessary to deliver the broadcasting contents; and a broadcasting service area configuration information storage device configured to store predetermined broadcasting service area information.

Dsl video service with memory manager

A digital video recorder (DVR) has a memory manager to determine a particular date and a particular video program in a download schedule for which the DVR will reach a low memory condition based on the download schedule and an amount of unoccupied memory space in the DVR. The DVR outputs a display signal to indicate the particular date and the particular video program.

Interactive media system and method for presenting pause-time content

Interactive media systems and methods are provided for substituting pause-time content in place of media that has been paused. The user may pause media such as real-time media, video-on-demand media, near video-on-demand, or recorded media. If the user pauses real-time media or near video-on-demand media, the interactive media application may store the media. The interactive media application may also provide the user with the ability to rewind, resume play of, and fast-forward the media. The pause-time content may be audio or video media and may be an advertisement, trivia, program summaries or any other suitable pause-time content. The interactive media application may provide customized pause-time content specific to the user or specific to the media paused by using media data associated with the media. The interactive media application may also prevent the user from accessing features (e.g., fast-forward) of the system.

Method and apparatus for scalable multimedia broadcast using a multi-carrier communication system

A wireless distribution system is provided where multiple carrier frequencies/channels are used to facilitate transmission of scalable multimedia content. Some carrier frequencies are assigned to carry base layer data for one or more program/content channels and some other carrier frequencies are assigned to carry data for one or more enhancement layers associated with the base layer data of one or more program/content channels. The enhancement layer carrier frequency may be shared among program/content channels transmitted over multiple different base layer carrier frequencies. Different numbers of enhancement layers and their bandwidth may correspond to different refinements of the multimedia content.

Emergency alert data delivery apparatus and methods

Apparatus and methods for efficiently and flexibly providing emergency alert data (e.g., EAS messages) to subscribers of a content-based network, such as for example Internet protocol television (IPTV) subscribers. In one exemplary embodiment, the apparatus includes a server performing real-time receipt and encapsulation of the EAS data (which may comprise audio, video, and/or text), transport of the EAS data to client devices over the network, and use of one or more applications running on the client devices to decode and display/present the EAS data in a manner which effectively guarantees that it will be perceived by the viewer. In one variant, instant messaging (IM) infrastructure is used to authenticate clients and receive and display at least portion of the EAS data via a separate transport process. Server and client-side apparatus adapted for EAS data receipt, decoding and display are also disclosed.

Delivering Content in Multiple Formats

Content may be received at an edge location in one format, but delivered to a terminal on an access network in another format. The received content may be transcoded at the edge location. The transcoded content may be stored, or immediately delivered. The transcoded content may be fragmented prior to storage. Multiple copies of the transcoded content may be maintained in multiple formats. These formats may be aligned with one another such that delivery of the content can include delivering portions of the content in one format and other portions of the content in another format.

Content supplying apparatus, content supplying method, content reproduction apparatus, content reproduction method, program and content viewing system

Disclosed herein is a content supplying apparatus for supplying a video content to a content reproduction apparatus, including: a production section adapted to produce a video switch command for causing the content reproduction apparatus to execute a process regarding changeover of a video content to be reproduced; a broadcasting section adapted to broadcast a video content, in which the produced video switch command is embedded, through a broadcasting network; and a delivery section adapted to deliver the video content through the Internet.

Channel change method, device, and system

A channel change method, device, and system are provided. One channel change method includes: in a channel change process, reassembling Program Specific Information for decoding media data into a Real-time Transport Protocol packet, in which a stream feature of the Real-time Transport Protocol packet is the same as a stream feature of a Real-time Transport Protocol packet carrying the media data; sending the Real-time Transport Protocol packet carrying the Program Specific Information to a terminal apparatus, and subsequently, sending the Real-time Transport Protocol packet carrying the media data to the terminal apparatus.

Hfc cable system with wideband communications pathway and coax domain nodes

System and method to extend the data carrying capacity of a hybrid fiber cable (HFC) network by adding wideband RF signal capability above 1 GHz, and replacing at least some CATV active devices such as amplifiers with a new type of Coax Domain Node (CDN) device that acts to segment the CATV cable portion of the HFC network into a series of smaller domains. The CDN generally filter RF signals from 5-865 MHz, while amplifying and passing RF signals over 1 GHz. Upstream capability is enhanced because the CDN intercept 5-42 MHz upstream signals from each domain and convert to 1 GHz+ signals. Downstream capability is also enhanced because the CDN can take efficiently encoded 1 GHz+ digital data, QAM modulate it, and locally inject into each domain without crosstalk between domains. The system pushes data management and downstream from the head end to the CDN, creating more throughput.

Providing multiple video perspectives of activities through a data network to a remote multimedia server for selective display by remote viewing audiences

Multiple visual perspectives in video of private and public activities including those in public areas such as entertainment venues captured by cameras located near the activities can be transmitted over data networks to a server where video-related data is processed and recorded for selective display by authorized, remote video display devices (e.g., HDTV, set-top boxes, computers, handheld devices) in wired/wireless communication with the server. Users can be registered and authorized to access the server to provide/access video captured by cameras at activities. Wireless handheld devices can selectively retrieve video-related data captured at activities for server storage and subsequent display by video display devices. Captured video/pictures can be organized in a server based on at least one of: activity title, activity time, activity date, activity place, wireless handheld device location at time of video recording, distance from location of interest. Simultaneous display of multiple videos on a display can be synchronized.

Method of targeted ad insertion using http live streaming protocol

A content delivery system and method that receives a request for a content stream that includes splice points. The method receives a playlist that includes an ordered list of media segment files that represent the content stream, and splice point tags, where generation of the media segment files aligns segment boundaries with the splice points in the content stream, and where each splice point tag is in a location in the playlist that corresponds to the position of one of the splice points in the content stream. The method identifies an insertion position in the playlist based on the location of the splice point tags, selects an advertisement segment, inserts the advertisement segment at the insertion position to create a modified playlist, removes the splice point tags from the modified playlist, and sends the modified playlist to the video display device.

Virtual channel table for a broadcast protocol and method of braodcasting and receiving broadcast signals using the same

A virtual channel table for broadcasting protocol and a method for broadcasting by using the virtual channel table includes identification information identifying and permitting discrimination of active and inactive channels contained in the virtual channel table. At a receiver, the virtual channel table transmitted from the transmitting side is parsed, thereby determining whether the current received channel is an active or inactive channel.

Audio-video data switching and viewing system

A computer system and method providing for viewing and switching of audio-video data. The system comprises: a plurality of audio/video sources containing information referring to an event; a streaming server, streaming the contents of a first audio signal and a first video signal from the audio and video sources to a user; a feed distributor controllably feeding the first audio signal and first video signal to the streaming server; and a user-operated control unit communicating with the feed distributor and controlling operation of the feed distributor, so as to instruct the feed distributor to switch between audio or video. Switching between audio signals occurs without altering the video signals and switching between video signals occurs without altering the audio signals.

Methodology for equalizing systemic latencies in television reception in connection with games of skill played in connection with live television programming

A method of and system for handling latency issues encountered in producing real-time entertainment such as games of skill synchronized with live or taped televised events is described herein. There are multiple situations that are dealt with regarding latencies in receiving a television signal with respect to real-time entertainment based on the unfolding games played along with the telecasts. Systemic delays, arbitrarily imposed delays of a broadcast signal and variances in the precise broadcast times of taped television programs have to be equalized so as to provide fair entertainment.

Set top box device, system and method for realizing internet protocol television (iptv) channel recording and playing

A set top box apparatus, a system and a method for implementing Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) channel recording and playing are disclosed in the present invention. The set top box apparatus is configured to: store information of channels and playing addresses of the channels downloaded from an Electronic Program Guide (EPG) server; when receiving a channel recording and/or channel switching command of a user, acquiring a corresponding playing address according to a channel selected by the user, and acquiring a media stream of a channel program corresponding to the playing address from a media server for recording or playing; when the user needs to record and play simultaneously in a same procedure, the set top box apparatus switches the recording to be performed in a background, and set the playing to be performed in a foreground. The invention implements a humanized channel recording function.

Mobile to Hardware Device Linking

Allowing a user of a mobile computing device to link the mobile computing device and its associated network or system to a subject piece of hardware operating via a second network or system is provided. After the mobile computing device is linked to a given hardware device, functional operation of the hardware device and access to accounts associated with the hardware device may be provided to the linked mobile computing device.

Method and system for displaying multimedia services from a server to multiple clients

A method and system for displaying multimedia services from a server to multiple clients is provided. The method includes transmitting control information from the server to one or more clients. The method also includes assigning a channel to the one or more of the clients. The method further includes transmitting display information to the one or more clients, using the channel. The method additionally includes receiving update information from the one or more clients using a back channel. Moreover, the method includes modifying the update information received by the server and transmitting the update information to the one or more clients using a forward channel. The system includes a server and one or more clients.

Portable audio/video playback apparatus

A portable audio/video playback apparatus of the present invention comprises an apparatus main body 1 and a broadcast receiver unit 4 removably attached to the apparatus main body. The apparatus main body 1 includes interfaces 32, 33 for connecting thereto the broadcast receiver unit; an audio processing circuit 22 connected to one interface 32 for processing and feeding an external audio signal to a speaker 24 ; and a video processing circuit 27 connected to the other interface 33 for processing and feeding an external video signal to a display 13 . The broadcast receiver unit 4 includes interfaces 55, 56 connected to the foregoing interfaces 32, 33 and decoders 47, 48 for feeding an audio signal and a video signal included in a received television broadcast signal to the interfaces 55, 56.

Apparatus and method for storing and playing content in a multimedia streaming system

To store and play contents streamed in a multimedia streaming system, an operating method of a server in the multimedia streaming system includes receiving a transmission request for a Media Presentation Description (MPD) file; and transmitting the MPD file including a flag indicating whether it is possible to generate a media file that is playable by a media file player by concatenating transmitted segments.

System and method for zero latency browsing

A system replicates Internet websites on a large number of user computers having browsers. The system includes a gateway platform having a gateway server and a cache. In the broadcast mode, the gateway server periodically or continuously images broadcast data (e.g., popular websites), compresses the website images, and stores the compressed website images in the gateway cache. The gateway server then broadcasts all of the compressed broadcast data to all (millions) of the user computers over a broadcast device (such as a satellite), for subsequent display by the user in the browser. In the unicast mode, the user requests unicast data (e.g., less-popular websites or websites having highly user-customized information) at the browser. The gateway server images that one web page, compresses the unicast data, and transmits the compressed unicast data over the broadcast device substantially in real time to the one requesting user computer.

Determining Mobile Video Quality of Experience and Impact of Video Transcoding

Video data packets transmitted through a wireless network are captured by a network monitoring system. Video data sessions are detected from the video data packets. Key parameters are identified within the video data packets, such as video bit rate, resent or failed video packets, and video session duration. A Quality of Experience (QoE) is determined for some or all users associated with the video sessions based upon the key parameters. A header extension is added to the video data packets by a transcoding system. The header extension includes data associated with original and transcoded video data packets. The network monitoring system monitors the header extension and evaluates the effect of video transcoding upon the overall QoE for users. The monitoring system provides feedback to a transcoding policy engine based upon the effect of transcoding upon QoE.

Method and System for Cellular Network Services and an Intelligent Integrated Broadcast Television Downlink Having Intelligent Service Control With Feedback

In an RF communication system, aspects for cellular network and intelligent integrated broadcast television downlink with intelligent service control with feedback may comprise generating a request in a mobile terminal for media to be delivered to the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal may transmit the request via a cellular service. The mobile terminal may receive the requested media having a specified quality of service via a single integrated cellular and VHF/UHF baseband processing integrated circuit. The received requested media may be received from a cellular broadcast service, the cellular service and/or a VHF/UHF broadcast service. The mobile terminal may negotiate for an acceptable quality of service with a service provider that controls delivery of the media. The media may be delivered via at least one of the cellular broadcast service, the cellular service and the VHF/UHF broadcast service.

Video display method

A method for video playback uses only resources universally supported by a browser (“inline playback”) operating in virtually all handheld media devices. In one case, the method first prepares a video sequence for display by a browser by (a) dividing the video sequence into a silent video stream and an audio stream; (b) extracting from the silent video stream a number of still images, the number of still images corresponding to at least one of a desired output frame rate and a desired output resolution; and (c) combining the still images into a composite image. In one embodiment, the composite image having a number of rows, with each row being formed by the still images created from a fixed duration of the silent video stream. Another method plays the still images of the composite image as a video sequence by (a) loading the composite image to be displayed through a viewport defined the size of one of the still images; (b) selecting one of the still images of the composite image; (c) setting the viewport to display the selected still image; and (d) setting a timer for a specified time period based on a frame rate, such that, upon expiration of the specified time period: (i) selecting a next one of the still images to be displayed in the viewport, unless all still images of the composite image have been selected; and (ii) return to step (c) if not all still images have been selected.

Dormant Background Applications on Mobile Devices

The subject disclosure is directed towards a technology in which a mobile device maintains an application in a dormant state in which the application's process is not terminated and remains in memory, but the application cannot execute code. Further, state and execution context are maintained for the application, allowing the application to be quickly and efficiently resumed into the running state. To prevent the application from executing code while dormant, thread activity is suspended, requests canceled, completed or paused, resources detached, and so forth. Resource usage may be monitored for dormant applications, to remove a misbehaving dormant application process from memory if improperly using resources.

Constrained Execution of Background Application Code on Mobile Devices

The subject disclosure is directed towards a technology by which background application code (e.g., provided by third-party developers) runs on a mobile device in a way that is constrained with respect to resource usage. A resource manager processes a resource reservation request for background code, to determine whether the requested resources meet constraint criteria for that type of background code. If the criteria are met and the resources are available, the resources are reserved, whereby the background code is ensured priority access to its reserved resources. As a result, a properly coded background application that executes within its constraints will not experience glitches or other problems (e.g., unexpected termination) and thereby provide a good user experience.

Method and apparatus for manipulating video content

An apparatus and method for manipulating video content that includes accessing, from a server, a list of one or more Internet Protocol television (IPTV) devices and selecting an IPTV device from the list. The server provides a content list of content that may be played on the selected IPTV device. The secondary device provides a control function and reachability (availability to communicate) of the selected IPTV device is determined by the server. The execution of the control function provided by the secondary device is independent of whether the selected IPTV device is reachable or not.

Synching One or More Matrix Codes to Content Related to a Multimedia Presentation

One embodiment described herein may take the form of a system or method for generating one or more matrix codes that may then be obtained by a reader device, the one or more matrix codes including information that may be utilized to access additional content related to one or more multimedia presentations. For example, the information contained within the one or more matrix codes may include one or more web addresses that, when selected, may link to one or more webpages on the Internet containing information related to the multimedia presentation. In another example, the information contained within the matrix codes may include instructions that may be executed by an electronic device to provide the additional content. The additional content may be displayed a display device associated with the distribution system, on a reader device, or any electronic device that includes a display.

Method, apparatus and system for hierarchically requesting contents in a http streaming system

A method for hierarchically requesting contents in a HTTP streaming system is provided, which includes: receiving a service information obtaining request transmitted from a client; returning a service information obtaining request response comprising media presentation description information comprising URL corresponding to multi-level service content; receiving a service request message being a GET message transmitted from the client, wherein the service request message comprises the URL of the multi-level service content; and returning to the client a service request message response comprising the service content corresponding to the URL of the multi-level service content, so that the contents are searched for directly according to the URL, thereby improving processing efficiency.

Billing with QR Codes

Disclosure is directed to receiving billing information at a television receiver and communicating that billing information to a user's mobile device. The television receiver may create a two-dimensional barcode with billing information and output the two-dimensional barcode for display on a display device. Once displayed on the display device, the two-dimensional barcode may be scanned into a mobile device where the billing information may be used to allow a user to view billing information and/or submit payment information through the mobile device.

Low Noise Amplifier and Method of Input Impedance Control for Terrestrial and Cable Modes

A low noise amplifier (LNA) for use in a receiver circuit includes an adjustable impedance network including an input for receiving a radio frequency signal, a plurality of control inputs, and an output. The LNA further includes a controller coupled to the plurality of control inputs and configured to control an impedance of the adjustable impedance network. The controller controls the adjustable impedance network to provide a relatively low impedance in a terrestrial mode and to provide a relatively high impedance in a cable mode.

Method and apparatus for switching between a native application and a second application

A system and method for controlling a native application and a second application. The second application may be launched in a mobile device for controlling an IPTV device. The method includes executing the native application that includes a first function to implement a device discovery process and a second function to designate a discovered device as a selected device. The second application is executed according to settings of the native application. For example, the native application may be set as a parent and the second application may be set as a child. The second application and the native application may be synchronized such that second application includes functions for controlling the selected device. Additionally, the native device may transmit information about the selected device to the second application.

Apparatus, and associated method, by which to play out media data pursuant to a media data service

An apparatus, and an associated method facilitates play out of media data pursuant to a media data service in which the media data is susceptible to modification during play out. A calculator calculates a value indicative of a buffer level of media data buffered pursuant to play out during performance of the media data service. The calculated value is evaluated. And, the reading of media data is caused to be slowed or stopped if the calculated value indicates an increasing buffer level.

Method and system for a media processor

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a presentation device having a controller that performs operations including enabling a supply of power to a portable battery operated device from a presentation port where the presentation port is a high definition multimedia interface port by trickle charging a rechargeable battery of the portable battery operated device through the presentation port, and receiving from the portable battery operated device an audio-visual signal for presentation at the presentation device through the presentation port. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Apparatus for Insertion of Local Signals into a CATV Output

Apparatus for switching and combining based on external signaling is provided wherein a locally generated modulated carrier (or carriers) is inserted into a CATV system between the cable head end and video decoding/rendering device without requiring unused channels or the loss of any incoming services. An RF switch is controlled by a switch control processor based on knowledge of the video decoding/rendering device current tuning requirements to select between the full spectrum coming from the CATV system the locally generated and inserted channel. Current tuning requirements for the attached video decoding/rendering device may be input to the switch control processor from the video decoding/rendering device itself or from a separate device with knowledge of the current service requirements.

Polymorphic codec system and method

An input module obtains a media signal to be communicated to a destination system, after which an identification module identifies a plurality of segments within the media signal. A codec includes a selection module that automatically selects different compression methods to respectively compress at least two of the segments. The compression methods are automatically selected to produce a highest compression quality for the respective segments according to a set of criteria without exceeding a target data rate. A compression module within the codec then compresses the segments using the automatically-selected compression methods, after which an output module delivers the compressed segments to the destination system with an indication of which compression method was used to compress each segment.

Frame structure of a wireless communication system, and method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving a plurality of data streams through the frame structure

A method and apparatus are provided for transmitting and receiving data through a frame in a wireless communication system, the method including: generating a frame including a preamble section and a data section, the preamble section includes fixed data items and configuration data items, and the data section includes at least one Physical Layer Pipe (PLP); and transmitting the generated frame, wherein the configuration data items related to the at least PLP, the preamble section of the frame is generated according to repetition lengths of the configuration data items.

Methods and systems for re-securing a compromised channel in a satellite signal distribution environment

A method implemented by a set top box that encrypts communications for a channel stacking switch (CS) using a public key of the CSS, the method comprising: obtaining a message from a head end; extracting electronic counter measure (ECM) data from the message; sending the ECM data to the CSS; receiving, in response to the sending, a new public key of the CSS; encrypting communications for the CSS using the new public key of the CSS. Also, a method for implementation by a CSS, comprising: maintaining a private key and a public key; obtaining ECM data sent by a set top box in communication with the CSS; obtaining an identifier of the CSS; formulating a new public key based on the private key, the identifier and the ECM; rendering the new public key available to the set top box.

Wireless Control Channel and Back-Channel for Receiver

A method and apparatus for integrating a bi-directional control channel into an entertainment display device to deliver content and exchange control information. The system collects request and response information from the entertainment display device. The system also provides format translation of received and collected content to and from a plurality of formats such as N-PCS technology formats and video display formats in such a manner that the integrated system is independent of broadcasters, satellite, IPTV and cable operators. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.

Video on demand delivery optimization over combined satellite and wireless broadband networks

Video content may be delivered in a wireless network based on network load information relating to radio interfaces for the wireless network. A method may include receiving a request, from a set-top box, for video content from the set-top box to the wireless network and determining, based on the load information, whether a portion of the wireless network corresponding to the set-top box is in a first state or a second state. The network may further include transmitting the video content when the portion of the network corresponding to the set-top box is in the first state and delaying transmission of the video content when the portion of the network corresponding to the set-top box is in the second state, until the portion of the network corresponding to the set-top box enters the first state.

Network Addressible Loudspeaker and Audio Play

Methods and systems for network addressable loudspeakers and audio play are presented. One or more network addressable loudspeakers are registered at a server. An end user selects a network addressable loudspeaker to output audio, and an audio file is streamed from an audio source to the selected network addressable loudspeaker.

System and method for providing video on demand over a quadrature amplitude modulation network

A system for providing video on demand over a quadrature amplitude modulation network (QAMN) having a television set (TV) connected thereon, comprising a client component associated with the TV, the client component being configured to be connected between the TV and the QAMN to receive input from a user of the TV and transmit the user input over the QAMN, a controller being configured to be connected to the QAMN to receive the user input transmitted over the QAMN by the client component, a management server being configured to be connected to the controller, decode the user input and provide a new interactive user session state to a rendering server, the rendering server being configured to encode a graphical representation of the new interactive user session state in a video format and transmit the encoded graphical representation on the QAMN.

Creation and presentation of selective digital content feeds

Methods and systems for creating and presentation of selective digital content feeds are disclosed. A user can design a selective feed comprised of video feed items, for example. An aggregation system searches two or more Internet services specified by the user to gather feed items. Those feed items are filtered according to a media type, such as video, such that each feed item is a video or has a link to a video. The feed items are gathered for presentment with a user interface that allows playback of the video feed items organized in some way, such as ascending order. For one embodiment, Internet video content is gathered from various sources to provide a consistent interface to the video content without the need to navigate all over the web to manually locate each video item.

Image processing apparatus and control method thereof

An image processing apparatus and control method are provided. The image preprocess apparatus includes an image receiver which receives an analog broadcasting signal; an image processor which converts the analog broadcasting signal into a digital broadcasting signal; and a filtering unit which selectively performs a low pass filtering on the analog broadcasting signal to filter a frequency higher than a preset frequency and transmits the selectively-filtered analog broadcasting signal to the image processor corresponding to a reception of the analog broadcasting signal by air.

System and method for providing conditional access in a satellite television system

A network device may pair with a particular satellite dish by storing a security key uniquely associated with the particular satellite dish. The network device may then receive encrypted data from the particular satellite dish, and decrypt the received encrypted data utilizing the security key. One or more circuits of the network device may be operable to prevent the network device from decrypting data from any satellite dish other than the particular satellite dish. The network device may be operable such that the security key is the only key that the network device can utilize for decrypting signals received via a particular interface and/or from a particular address. One or more circuits collocated with a satellite dish may be operable to encrypt data utilizing a security key stored in the one or more circuits. The security key may be unique to the one or more circuits and/or satellite dish.

Method and system for providing satellite television service to a premises

Methods and systems for providing satellite television service to a premises may comprise receiving satellite television signals utilizing a satellite dish, converting received satellite signals to internet protocol (IP) signals, and wirelessly communicating the IP signals into a premises to which the satellite dish corresponds. The IP signals may, for example, conform to a multimedia over cable alliance (MoCA) standard or a IEEE 802.11x standard. The wirelessly communicating may comprise magnetic coupling. The received satellite signals may, for example, be converted to IP signals utilizing an IP low-noise block downconverter (IP-LNB) which may comprise full-band capture receivers. The wireless communication of the IP signals may, for example, be within a wireless network of the dwelling or may be independent of a wireless network of the dwelling. The wirelessly communicated IP signals may be beam-formed and may be communicated wirelessly over one or more industrial, scientific, and medical (ISM) bands.

System and Method in a Broadband Receiver for Efficiently Receiving and Processing Signals

A system and method in a broadband receiver (e.g., a satellite television receiver) for efficiently receiving and processing signals, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims.

Methods, Systems And Computer Program Products For Providing Internet Protocol Television Diagnostics

A method of providing internet protocol television (IPTV) diagnostics. The method includes receiving customer premise equipment (CPE) information from a diagnostic applications program interface (API) executing in a CPE. The CPE information is stored in a database. An issue is detected with the CPE and the CPE information in the database corresponding to the CPE experiencing the issue is accessed. The issue is resolved in response to the CPE information the database.

Transport stream packet header compression

A demultiplexer 630 routes only one or more transport stream packets with a single packet identifier value to each physical layer pipe. A header compression unit 620 replaces the packet identifier of the transport stream packet with a short packet identifier of one bit length indicating at least whether the transport stream packet is a NULL packet.

Concurrent Communicating of Multimedia Information in a Multistandard Wireless Communication System

Methods and systems for communicating information in a network are disclosed herein and may include receiving, at a mobile terminal, a first media signal via a first downlink communication path. A second media signal may be simultaneously received at the mobile terminal via a second downlink communication path. The first media signal and the second media signal may comprise the same media content. The first media signal received via the first downlink communication path and the second media signal received via the second downlink communication path may be selected in the mobile terminal for processing. The selection may be based on at least one downlink channel condition indicator corresponding to the first media signal or the second media signal.

System and Method for Providing an Adjunct Device in a Content Delivery Network

A cache server receives content and an instruction indicating an event associated with the content that causes a processor to invoke a call out to an adjunct device. The instruction further indicates an operation that the adjunct device is to perform. The cache server detects the event associated with the content, halts a flow of the content in response to detecting the event associated with the content, passes via the call out the content to the adjunct device to perform the operation, receives from the adjunct device a response and resulting data from the operation, and performs an additional operation on the resulting data based on the response from the adjunct device.

Systems and methods for receiving and transferring video information

Devices and methods for receiving, processing and formatting digital video. The devices may include a single semiconductor chip on which is imprinted a radio frequency signal tuner module and a display interface module. The display interface module may be configured to receive programming information from the radio frequency signal tuner module. The display interface module may be configured to communicate the programming information to a digital video recorder. The radio frequency tuner module may include a first radio frequency input channel and a second radio frequency input channel. The radio frequency signal tuner module may include a system oscillator and a phase-locked loop (“PLL”) circuit configured to generate a clock signal. The phase-locked loop circuit may be configured to transmit the signal to the display interface module and to any other suitable modules on the chip.

Receiving apparatus, receiving method, and program

A receiving apparatus includes a receiving unit, a buffer, an I picture detection unit, and a decoding control unit. The receiving unit is configured to receive a digital broadcasting signal including AV streams of a plurality of channels. The buffer is configured to store video stream signals acquired from the received digital broadcasting signal. The I picture detection unit is configured to detect I pictures contained in the stored video stream signals. The decoding control unit is configured to control decoding of the video stream signals in such a manner as to be successively performed in an order of time positions from the video stream signal containing the I picture located in a front position as a relative time position among the I pictures detected for the respective channels.

Dynamic advertisement copy insert

A method of dynamic advertisement insertion is disclosed where an essentially limitless number of non-staged, unbound advertisement advertisements are made available for advertisement insertion. The dynamic advertisement insertion may include the use of stage, bound advertisements so as to permit dynamic insertion of staged and non-staged advertisements.

Virtual channel table for a broadcast protocol and method of broadcasting and receiving broadcast signals using the same

A virtual channel table for broadcasting protocol and a method for broadcasting by using the virtual channel table includes identification information identifying and permitting discrimination of active and inactive channels contained in the virtual channel table. At a receiver, the virtual channel table transmitted from the transmitting side is parsed, thereby determining whether the current received channel is an active or inactive channel.

Displaying network objects in mobile devices based on geolocation

Displaying network content searches on mobile devices involves obtaining results of a network content request via a mobile device. A geolocation of at least one object associated with the results of the network content request is also obtained. A scene is viewed in a camera view of the mobile device. A virtual location is determined in the camera view. The virtual location represents the actual location of the object relative to the scene contained in the camera view. A graphic representing the object is then displayed at the virtual location in the camera view.

Personal access and control of media peripherals on a media exchange network

Methods are disclosed for indirectly monitoring and controlling at least one media peripheral device in a media exchange network by accessing a media management system (MMS) via a first media peripheral (MP) device (e.g., a TV screen) using a user control device (e.g., a remote control). An operation corresponding to a second media peripheral (MP) device (e.g., a digital camera) may be selected via the MMS using the first MP device and the user control device. The operation is then carried out (i.e., performed) by the second MP device. A status of the second MP device may be selected via the MMS using the first MP device and the user control device. The selected status is then displayed on the first MP device.

Information processing system

Information on an event is collected from a video with an announcement of the event, and, when the collected information contains information on an unsettled schedule, the information settled about the schedule is acquired from an external network.

COFDM digital television receivers for iterative-diversity reception

Receivers with capability for iterative-diversity reception of COFDM digital television transmissions of repeated similarly coded data are described. Also described are receivers with capabilities for receiving COFDM digital television transmissions in which earlier transmissions of coded data are later followed by subsequent transmissions of the same data differently coded. The receivers use maximal-ratio code combining techniques for repeated components in the COFDM digital television transmissions. The receivers use turbo decoding techniques for concatenated coding of data in the COFDM digital television transmissions.

Information Processing Apparatus, Information Processing Method and Program

There is provided an information processing apparatus which includes: a live content registration processing section that registers live content which is preset with play time and the playing time of the live content in a play list while connecting the play time to the live content; and an archive content registration processing section that registers archive content and the play time of the archive content in the play list after determining a period of time earlier than the play time of the live content as the play time of the archive content which is playable at given time.

Interleukin-12 P40 Variants with Improved Stability

Modified interleukin-12 (IL-12) p40 polypeptides are disclosed. The modified polypeptides have alterations in the IL-12p40 subunit to eliminate the protease site between positions Lys260 and Arg261. The modified IL-12p40 polypeptides according to the invention have improved stability compared to wild-type mature human IL-12p40 polypeptides.

Method and system for utilizing multiple content delivery networks for distributing content

A system includes a content management system having a first set of business rules for a first content including a first target and a second set of business rules for a second content including a second target. The system also includes a workflow system that receives the first and second targets. The work flow system obtains first content with a first business rule identification and second content with a second business rule identification. The content management system associates the first content with the first set of business rules and associates the second content with the second set of business rules. A processing system processes the first content to form first processed content in response to the first business rules and processes the second content to form second processed content in response to the second business rules. A content repository stores the first and second processed content.

Method and apparatus for receiving multimedia broadcast/multicast service in mobile communication system

An MBMS service reception method and an apparatus are provided for facilitating reception of Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service (MBMS) provided in the Long Term Evolution (LTE) system. The method for receiving MBMS in a radio communication system includes receiving User Service Description (USD) information including time information of the MBMS in a connected mode, determining whether a session of the MBMS has started based on the time information, and receiving, when the MBMS session has started, MBMS data of the MBMS session. The MBMS service reception method and apparatus of the present invention facilitates receiving the MBMS service.

Script-based video rendering

Systems and methods are provided for cross-platform rendering of video content on a user-computing platform that is one type of a plurality of different user-computing platform types. A script is transmitted to the user-computing platform and is interpreted by an application program compiled to operate on any one of the plurality of user-computing platform types. The script is configured to cause the script to be interpreted by the application program operating on the user-computing platform to: decode encoded video data received by the user-computing platform into decoded video data comprising a plurality of frame images; and render the decoded video data by displaying the frame images. Rendering the video data by displaying the frame images comprises alpha-blending at least one pair of frame images together.

Apparatus and methods for reduced switching delays in a content distribution network

Apparatus and methods for providing reduced channel switching delays in a content distribution network. In one embodiment, switching delays are reduced by caching background content at reduced quality and/or resolution. A manager entity is provided which manages which, and how many, background channels are cached. Additionally, the manager entity may classify each device in the network according a status thereof. When a particular device is in one status or mode, background content is cached; however, when the device is in another status or mode, it will no longer require background content caching. The provision of background content and the determination of a status may be based on for example the user or device behavior and patterns, user preferences or favorites, bandwidth availability, time of day, subscription level, type of program, recentness of channel change requests on the device (or associated devices), etc.

Method and system for providing media programming

A method of generating media programming includes the steps of providing by an aggregator to a client a list of feeds; receiving by the aggregator from the client a selection of one of the feeds; receiving by a publisher from the aggregator the feed selection; and providing to the client media programming based on a publisher-initiated feed responsive to the feed selection and including media elements selected and concatenated with the feed responsive to the client information.

Automatically Recording Supplemental Content

A content provider transmits instructions to a content receiver to record multiple instances of content. The instances of content are included in the same frequency band of a broadcast transmitted by the content provider via a first communication link and scrambled utilizing the same control word. The content provider determines to supplement the multiple instances of content and transmits an instruction to record a supplemental instance of content from a second content provider via a second communication link. The content receiver receives the instructions and accordingly receives, descrambles, and stores the multiple instances of content and the supplemental instance of content. In some implementations, the first communication link may be a satellite communication link and the second communication link may be a different type of communication link such as a terrestrial broadcast communication link and/or an Internet protocol communication link.

Method and apparatus for browsing using multiple coordinated device sets

Systems and methods for navigating hypermedia using multiple coordinated input/output device sets. Disclosed systems and methods allow a user and/or an author to control what resources are presented on which device sets (whether they are integrated or not), and provide for coordinating browsing activities to enable such a user interface to be employed across multiple independent systems. Disclosed systems and methods also support new and enriched aspects and applications of hypermedia browsing and related business activities.

Ingress-mitigated cable communication systems and methods having increased upstream capacity for supporting voice and/or data services

Cable communication systems and methods to provide voice and/or data services to subscriber premises in one or more neighborhood nodes via an ingress-mitigated cable plant that conveys upstream information over an upstream path bandwidth. One or more upstream radio frequency (RF) signals have a carrier frequency of between approximately 5 MHz and 19.6 MHz and are modulated using quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) with voice and/or data information constituting at least some of the upstream information. An example RF signal defines a channel having an average channel power, and a highest value for an average noise power between 5 MHz and 19.6 MHz in the upstream path bandwidth of a given neighborhood node, as measured over at least a 24 hour period, is at least 25 decibels (dB) below the average channel power and/or less than 20 decibels (dB) above a noise floor associated with the neighborhood node.

Downstream Device Architecture and Control

Techniques are provided for controlling downstream Converged Cable Access Platform (CCAP) access points. At the CCAP access point having a network interface and a coaxial interface, control plane information is received from a Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS) via the network interface, where the control plane information is designed to configure the CCAP access point to enable communication over the network interface and the coaxial interface. At the CCAP access point, data plane and control plane information is received from the CMTS, and the data plane information transmitted via the coaxial interface to one or more customer termination devices.

Modular headend architecture with downstream multicast

Techniques are provided for enabling multicast traffic for a Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS) Modular Headend Architecture (MHA) system. The techniques allow a single modular CMTS core Media Access Control (MAC) domain to service a plurality of physical layer devices. When combined with an independent control plane, Downstream External physical layer (PHY) Interface (DEPI), and Upstream External physical layer (PHY) Interface (UEPI), a downstream PHY device becomes a completely independent and scalable network element.

Methodology for equalizing systemic latencies in television reception in connection with games of skill played in connection with live television programming

A method of and system for handling latency issues encountered in producing real-time entertainment such as games of skill synchronized with live or taped televised events is described herein. There are multiple situations that are dealt with regarding latencies in receiving a television signal with respect to real-time entertainment based on the unfolding games played along with the telecasts. Systemic delays, arbitrarily imposed delays of a broadcast signal and variances in the precise broadcast times of taped television programs have to be equalized so as to provide fair entertainment.

METHODOLOGY FOR EQUALIZING SYSTEMIC LATENCIES IN TELEVISION RECEPTION IN CONNECTION WITH GAMES OF SKILL PLAYED IN CONNECTION WITH LIVE TELEVISION PROGRAMMING

A method of and system for handling latency issues encountered in producing real-time entertainment such as games of skill synchronized with live or taped televised events is described herein. There are multiple situations that are dealt with regarding latencies in receiving a television signal with respect to real-time entertainment based on the unfolding games played along with the telecasts. Systemic delays, arbitrarily imposed delays of a broadcast signal and variances in the precise broadcast times of taped television programs have to be equalized so as to provide fair entertainment. 19-. (canceled)10. A method of preventing a first set of participants of a game of skill or chance at a live event from having an advantage over a second set of participants of the game of skill or chance watching the live event on television comprising:a. determining a cellular site that serves a set of cellular phones at a venue site;b. determining the set of cellular phones that are utilizing the cellular site of the venue site;c. determining a subset of cellular phones within the set of cellular phones that are located within the venue site; andd. generating separate groups of competitions based on the subset of cellular phones within the set of cellular phones that are located within the venue site.11. The method as claimed in wherein a first group within the separate groups of competitions includes only the first set of participants and a second group within the separate groups of competitions includes only the second set of participants.12. The method as claimed in wherein an application on a server determines the cellular site claim 10 , the set of cellular phones utilizing the cellular site and the subset of cellular phones located within the venue site.13. The method as claimed in wherein an application on each cellular phone within the subset of cellular phones determines if the cellular phone is located within the venue site.1438-. (canceled)39. The method of wherein ...

Networked Television and Method Thereof

A television includes a display, a first network interface to a packet-based network, and a decoder operable to process a multimedia data stream received via the first network interface. The television is operable to display content of the multimedia data stream on the display promptly upon receipt of a user request to power up the television. A method includes receiving a multimedia data stream at a network interface of a television, processing the multimedia data stream to generate content, and providing the video content to a display of the television.

Methodology for equalizing systemic latencies in television reception in connection with games of skill played in connection with live television programming

A method of and system for handling latency issues encountered in producing real-time entertainment such as games of skill synchronized with live or taped televised events is described herein. There are multiple situations that are dealt with regarding latencies in receiving a television signal with respect to real-time entertainment based on the unfolding games played along with the telecasts. Systemic delays, arbitrarily imposed delays of a broadcast signal and variances in the precise broadcast times of taped television programs have to be equalized so as to provide fair entertainment.

Methodology for equalizing systemic latencies in television reception in connection with games of skill played in connection with live television programming

A method of and system for handling latency issues encountered in producing real-time entertainment such as games of skill synchronized with live or taped televised events is described herein. There are multiple situations that are dealt with regarding latencies in receiving a television signal with respect to real-time entertainment based on the unfolding games played along with the telecasts. Systemic delays, arbitrarily imposed delays of a broadcast signal and variances in the precise broadcast times of taped television programs have to be equalized so as to provide fair entertainment.

Single-url content delivery

Systems and methods for providing media with a data network using a single Uniform Resource Locator (URL) are disclosed. These systems and methods may be part of a larger media servicing network that can be used to, among other things, process uploaded media content, provide it for streaming, and collect metric information regarding the streaming. The disclosed systems and methods provide for receiving a URL and providing an index file based, at least in part, on a client identity and requested media file associated with the URL. Embodiments further provide for the use of an advertisement server that can specify advertisement(s) to be shown during the playback of the media file. With every index file created, the advertisement server can update and/or change the advertisement(s) to be shown.

System and Method of Monitoring Blackout Events

Systems and methods of monitoring blackout events are provided. A particular method includes receiving a server blackout event specifying a scheduled blackout of a first media service. The method also includes receiving a client blackout event from at least one set top box affected by the scheduled blackout. The method further includes generating a compliance report indicating whether the set top box complied with the scheduled blackout.

Cable communication systems and methods employing tdma/atdma qam upstream channels below 20 mhz for increased upstream capacity to support voice and/or data services

Cable communication systems and methods to provide voice and/or data services to subscriber premises via a cable plant that conveys upstream information over an upstream path bandwidth, and a cable modem system including one or more demodulation tuners to receive and demodulate one or more upstream radio frequency (RF) signals. An RF signal includes an encoded carrier wave having a carrier frequency of between 5 MHz and 19.6 MHz that is modulated using a Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) protocol or an Advanced Time Division Multiple Access (ATDMA) protocol and quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) with voice and/or data information constituting at least some of the upstream information. A modulation order of the QAM for the first upstream RF signal is at least 32, and at least one demodulation tuner of the cable modem system is configured to receive and demodulate the first upstream RF signal.

System and method for dynamic bearer selection for immersive video collaboration in mobile wireless networks

The disclosure relates to managing the video and audio streams of a video collaboration session in a communication network. Specifically, the streams of the video collaboration session are managed by primitive messages that are sent in-band with the data of the stream. These in-band primitives are then used to modify the wireless bearers or channels that are carrying the streams to a mobile device. The mechanism can dynamically adapt the wireless bearers based on the primitives to ensure characteristics such as Quality of Service and packet loss are within certain parameters while minimizing the resources used to provide the specified service.

Passive multi-port entry adapter and method for preserving downstream catv signal strength within in-home network

A cable television (CATV) entry adapter interfaces to a CATV network and serves as a hub in an in-home network for passively communicating multimedia content or information from the CATV network and between subscriber devices connected to the ports of the CATV entry adapter, using CATV signals in a CATV frequency band and network signals in a different in-home network band.

Iterative mapping methods for ingress mitigation in cable communication systems

Methods for reducing ingress in a neighborhood node of a cable communication system. The node includes a hardline cable plant and multiple subscriber service drops to convey upstream information from multiple subscriber premises over an upstream path bandwidth. A mobile broadcast apparatus equipped with a transmitter is directed along a drive path proximate to the hardline plant, and a test signal having a frequency falling within the upstream path bandwidth is broadcast along the drive path. Respective positions of the broadcast apparatus, and signal amplitudes at the test signal frequency representing test signal ingress in the node due to one or more hardline plant-related and/or subscriber-related faults, are recorded, and a neighborhood node ingress map is generated. Following remediation of one or more faults based on the map, the process is repeated to generate one or more additional iterations of the map to document a progression of ingress mitigation efforts.

SYSTEM TO CARRY MULTIMEDIA DATA OVER WIRELESS ACCESS POINT

This invention can re-direct the source of TV data, and shift the source from the Internet to a new set of source entities. This new entity can be a plurality of TV receivers. All TV data can be taken from a different source by adding, for example, one or multiple DVB receivers to the access point. Whenever the user requests a TV service, the data (e.g. TV program) is taken from that entity and not from the Internet. This reduces the aggregate data volume in the backhaul and the backbone network. There are new entities added to the access point from which a certain kind of data, namely TV, is obtained and forwarded to the user (consumer) with reduced bandwidth needs because of an embedded transcoder and with a local charging system. 1. Access point for carrying multimedia data to a plurality of wireless portable devices or wired devices over wireless access points comprising an transceiver for serving multimedia data to mobile devices and at least one TV receiver for receiving a TV broadcast signal , wherein the access point is arranged to serve multimedia data contained in the TV broadcast signal received by TV receiver to said mobile devices or to said wired devices.2. The access point of claim 1 , wherein the access points include one or multiple receivers for TV broadcast signals supporting one or several of the following protocols and standards: DVB-T/T2/H claim 1 , CMMB claim 1 , DMB-T/H claim 1 ,ISDB claim 1 ,ATSC-T/M/H claim 1 , DVB-S/S2/SH.3. The access point of claim 1 , wherein the access point is arranged to inject the multimedia data contained in the TV broadcast signal into the protocol stack.4. The access point of claim 1 , comprising a transcoder to format the multimedia data contained in the TV broadcast signal according to MPEG2 or MPEG4/H.264/WebM.570. The access point of claim 1 , further comprising a charging unit arranged to report the use of multimedia data from the DVB receiver to an external charging server.6. The access point of claim 1 , ...

Method for receiving a broadcast signal

A method of receiving a broadcast signal including a Non-Real-Time (NRT) service and a broadcast receiver are disclosed herein. A method of receiving a broadcast signal including a Non-Real-Time (NRT) service, the method comprises receiving a broadcast signal including an NRT content and NRT service guide information, the NRT service guide information including a content fragment, identifying a File Delivery over Unidirectional Transport (FLUTE) session delivering the NRT content from the broadcast signal, detecting a first content identification information from a File Description Table (FDT) of the FLUTE session, and detecting a second content identification information of the content fragment matched with the first content identification information.

Television audience targeting online

Users receive a data feed that has information relating to a first media and extracts events from the received data feed. The method generates a profile relating to a first item in the first media, and processes behavior of a first group of users of a second media. The behavior of the first group of users is modeled to generate a scoring function. A system for targeting a user includes a data feed, an event extractor, one or more profiles, a behavior processor, and a model. The data feed has information relating to a first media. The event extractor receives the data feed and extracts particular information based on a second media to generate profile(s). The behavior processor compares the profile to a first group of users of the second media. The model space models user behavior by using the profile.

Synchronizing video and audio over heterogeneous transports

Techniques to synchronize video data and audio data of a video-call over heterogeneous communications transports are disclosed. A transmitting client device adds synchronization indicia for a first communications transport to the video data and synchronization indicia for a second communications transport to the audio data. A receiving client device receives the video and audio data in a buffer, synchronizes the video and audio data, and removes the synchronization indicia for both the video and audio data with a filter. Disclosed techniques to optimize the synchronization include selectively dropping video frames in order to reduce delay, to reduce memory footprint, or to meet quality of service levels as set by a user.

Method and apparatus to detect a demand for and to establish demand-based multimedia broadcast multicast service

Techniques are provided for content delivery via on-demand mobile broadcast service. For example, there is provided a method operable by a network entity, such as a Broadcast-Multicast Service Center (BM-SC), that may involve receiving a request for content, and performing predictive analysis of at least one of the requested content or user information to target content to at least two user equipments (UEs) in a coverage area. The method may involve providing at least one of the requested content or the targeted content via an on-demand mobile broadcast service. The targeted content may include at least one of supplemental content related to the requested content or targeted advertising.

Method and Apparatus for Communicating Electronic Service Guide Information in a Satellite Television System

Aspects of a method and apparatus for communicating electronic service guide information in a satellite television system are provided. A satellite communication system may receive a signal via an interface to a satellite dish, and receive data from a network via a second interface (e.g., an interface to a LAN or a WAN, such as the Internet). The satellite communication system may be operable to channelize the received satellite signal into a plurality of channels, wherein a first channel of the plurality of channels carries electronic service guide (ESG) data. The satellite communication system may select which of the plurality of channels to input to a demodulator based, at least in part, on whether ESG data is available via the second interface. A second channel carrying media data may be input to the demodulator while the ESG data is available via the second interface.

Optimizing streaming of a group of videos

Methods and arrangements for optimizing streaming of a group of videos. Throughput of video streams through a common link to at least two different destinations is permitted. An effective flow rate for each video stream is ascertained, and a playout lead for each video stream is estimated. The playout leads are equalized via dynamically changing the effective flow rates of the video streams.

Optimizing streaming of a group of videos

Methods and arrangements for optimizing streaming of a group of videos. Throughput of video streams through a common link to at least two different destinations is permitted. An effective flow rate for each video stream is ascertained, and a playout lead for each video stream is estimated. The playout leads are equalized via dynamically changing the effective flow rates of the video streams.