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7614073 Digital headend and full service network for distribution video and audio programming  
A digital headend architecture and full service network are provided to selectively demodulate and decode a variety of digital and analog feeds into baseband signals or pass digital programming...
7614066 Use of multiple embedded messages in program signal streams  
A method of generating a program signal stream comprises creating a sequence of serial programs that include a first event and a second, later occurring event and inserting a plurality of messages...
7613705 Initial filter criteria (IFC) database with class of service (COS)  
Systems, methodologies, media, and other embodiments associated with provisioning an internet protocol (IP) multimedia sub-system (IMS) are described. One exemplary system embodiment includes logic...
7609664 Method and system for broadcasting/multicasting in a communication network  
A method for providing a Broadcast/Multicast Service (BCMCS) content in a communication network ( 102 ) for managing the BCMCS content in the communication network is disclosed. The method includes...
7584490 System and method for delivering statistically scheduled advertisements  
A system and method for scheduling advertisements in a television service network environment. An ad scheduler prepares an ad insertion schedule based on channel change statistical information and...
7583704 Synchronizing separated upstream and downstream channels of cable modem termination systems  
Methods and devices are provided for allowing upstream and downstream cable modem termination systems to be located in different physical locations. According to some embodiments of the invention,...
7577129 Supporting multiple logical channels in a physical interface  
A supervisory communications system (such as, a headend cable modem termination system) manages communications with a plurality of remote communications devices (such as, a cable modem). The...
7574725 Multimedia marketing and distribution system  
A central server having a computer readable storage media for storing multimedia material, such as motion pictures and television programming, in digital format is connected to a communications...
RE40750 RF circuit module and chassis including amplifier  
An amplifier module for radio frequency signal circuits includes an electrically conductive housing. Two coax connectors are electrically linked to an amplifier circuit contained within the module....
7533404 Apparatus and method for merging MPEG streams in a headend system  
A headend system includes an apparatus. The apparatus comprises receives a plurality of separate MPEG input streams; merges the plurality of separate input streams, and outputs a merged stream that...
7500258 Advertisement subgroups for digital streams  
A targeted advertising system based on subgroups. Different subgroups are formed based one or more subscriber characteristics, and different targeted advertisements transmitted to the different...
7490345 Upstream only linecard with front end multiplexer for CMTS  
One or more upstream line cards each include a digital or analog multiplexer front end circuit for a Cable Modem Termination System. Each upstream line card has only upstream receivers and allows a...
7474624 Method and apparatus for reducing delay jitter  
Elastic buffering takes place within a head end terminal ( 200 ). An elastic buffer ( 206 ) has the effect of shifting time at its output frame-of-reference backward by a fixed amount to compensate...
7451467 Content/service handling and delivery  
An enhanced playback method including receiving real time content from source links connected to a sources, simultaneously storing the real time content as stored content using a fault tolerant and...
7434242 Multiple content supplier video asset scheduling  
An apparatus and method for allocating management functions within an interactive information distribution system between service providers and content providers whereby content providers lease...
7403547 Method and system for synchronizing separated edge QAM devices located remotely from a CMTS  
The clocks of one or more edgeQAM devices are synchronized with a master clock at the remotely located CMTS. A master clock signal may be transmitted via a dedicated gigabit Ethernet link....
7382729 Video transmission of layered coded data  
A video transmission system, a video transmitting apparatus, a video receiving apparatus, and a video transmission method whereby, when a plurality of terminals whose characteristics differ receive...
7379548 Virtual smart card device, method and system  
A system and a method for secure transmission of protected content to a subscriber, without requiring a smart card or other renewable security element to be in physical proximity of the recipient...
7373653 Channel merging method for VOD system  
A channel merging method for a VOD system, said method comprises the steps of: in response to requests from a plurality of clients for a video program, establishing a root channel (S 1 ) and at...
7367043 System and method for generating metadata for programming events  
Metadata for a programming event may be generated by receiving descriptive information and timing information for the programming event and analyzing this information to determine category goodness...
7339945 System and method for partitioning streaming data coded with fine granularity scalability of use in a cable network  
System and method for partitioning data on a SCDMA cable network use methods of creating data streams to transmit to a head end. Further, the data streams transmitted to the head end are coded with...
7337462 System and method for providing timing data for programming events  
A video production facility system may produce closed caption data that includes text data and timing data. The system may receive script data for a video program. The system may then determine...
7310810 Broadcasting apparatus and method, receiving apparatus and method, and medium  
To compensate a failure in downloading of music piece data. For example, when a viewer instructs purchase of a music pieceC to an IRD at a timing t 0 during the sixth transmission of music piece...
7299487 Control program, for a co-processor in a video-on-demand system, which uses transmission control lists to send video data packets with respective subgroups of internet protocol headers  
A control program for a co-processor in a video-on-demand system directs the co-processor to perform the steps of: a) obtain a transmission control list, from an external source, which identifies a...
7278153 Content propagation in interactive television  
A process of propagates viewing assets on a system of video storages. The process includes copying a missing portion of a replica of a selected viewing asset onto a target video server. The act of...
7275256 System and method for providing an interactive, visual complement to an audio program  
A system and method for providing an interactive, visual complement to one or more audio programs. In one aspect, the system comprises an audio subsystem for generating an audio signal...
7263713 Television signal distributor apparatus, receiver apparatus, television signal transmission system and method  
In a television signal transmission system, CS broadcasting signals received via a master antenna are converted into intermediate frequency signals in an LNB (Low Noise Block Down Converter). The...
7254826 Broadcast apparatus and reception apparatus that enable additional data to be used without a waiting time when one program changes to another  
A broadcast apparatus broadcasts broadcast data. In the broadcast apparatus, an acquiring unit acquires broadcast data and a reproduction time period in which the broadcast data is to be reproduced...
7237250 Promotion server using video on demand channel  
Idle Video-On-Demand (VOD) channel capacity is used to deliver promotional content to selected set-top boxes (STBs) in a cable television network. Commercial segment cues are used to instruct a...
7231655 Technique for reverse transport of data in a hybrid fiber coax cable system  
In a hybrid fiber coax (HFC) cable system, data is communicated upstream from user terminals to a headend of the system to realize various interactive services. The user terminals generate analog...
7207057 System and method for collaborative, peer-to-peer creation, management & synchronous, multi-platform distribution of profile-specified media objects  
In a television programming management system, contributors access television programming functionality of legacy systems using a web-based interface provided by a network operations center. The...
7194756 Systems and methods for provisioning a host device for enhanced services in a cable system  
Flexible systems and methods are disclosed that may be used for provisioning, configuring, and controlling a host embodied in a cable set top box or other digital device attached to a digital...
7194753 System and method for efficiently tuning to channels of a variety of different broadcast types  
A tuning system is described that is capable of receiving a number of different broadcast types such as analog or digital satellite, cable, Internet, and terrestrial airwave broadcasts. The tuning...
7170546 Television system distributing a dynamically varying number of concurrent video presentations over a single television channel  
A system for providing, in a television system, the combination, transmission, and reception of multiple video presentations over a single channel of a television distribution system. Presentations...
7143132 Distributing files from a single server to multiple clients via cyclical multicasting  
A method and system are disclosed for reliably distributing file data from a single server to multiple client computers using a cyclical multicast approach. By “cyclical,” it is meant that data...
7096487 Apparatus and method for combining realtime and non-realtime encoded content  
Methods for slice-based encoding of program guides and user interfaces. The program guides include multiple video streams for picture-in-picture and other applications. A method for encoding the...
7076793 Program guide information producing apparatus and related program guide information collecting/transmitting system  
A program guide information producing apparatus outputs self-produced program guide information and other broadcaster's program guide information. In the program guide information producing...
7065779 Technique for synchronizing multiple access controllers at the head end of an access network  
A technique is described which may be used to synchronize a plurality of different access controllers which control a plurality of distinct ports at the Head End of an access network. In the...
7047553 Method and apparatus for decreasing cable installation time and cable installation faults  
A method and apparatus for decreasing cable installation times and cable installation faults is disclosed. The back panel of the CTMS has a light source, for example an LED associated with each...
7039930 Television advertising automated billing system  
Advertising is marked with a code in a way which makes it difficult to fool the system. The advertising is marked with a code at the time the advertising is produced. Then, when the advertising is...
7020888 System and method for providing an omnimedia package  
Disclosed is a system that permits a variable number of disparate streams of data to be packaged together as content into a single distinct program referred to as an omnimedia package. A framework...
7003793 System for providing video-on-demand services in wireless network environment and method therefor  
A system for providing video-on-demand (VOD) services and Internet services in a wireless network environment. A VOD terminal displays predetermined video information. A wireless telecommunications...
6988245 System and method for providing videomarks for a video program  
A system and method is disclosed comprising a videomark controller and videomark computer software for creating videomarks for a video program. When a user desires to mark an event in a video...
6965593 High bandwidth broadcast system having localized multicast access to broadcast content  
A method and arrangement is provided for the multicasting of streaming digital content to a plurality of Internet users. Streaming digital audio, video or other digital data content that is to be...
6940874 Method for reducing interference from initializing network devices in a data-over-cable system  
Methods for reducing interference from initializing network devices in a data-over-cable system. The method includes aligning Initial Maintenance intervals for multiple upstream channels of the...
6898801 Transmission apparatus and method, receiving apparatus and method, and distribution medium  
In order to reduce the amount of data to be transmitted by a transmission apparatus, the transmission apparatus transmits control sub-information to a receiving apparatus separately from video data...
6857132 Head end multiplexer to select and transmit video-on-demand and other requested programs and services  
A system for providing video-on-demand service, broadband internet access and other broadband services over T-carrier systems including a pull multiplexer cherrypicker at the head end is disclosed....
6792615 Encapsulated, streaming media automation and distribution system  
Disclosed are systems and methods for creating and distributing programming content carried by a digital streaming media to be a plurality of remote nodes located over a large geographic area to...
6791995 Multichannel, multimode DOCSIS headend receiver  
A multichannel, mixed mode cable modem termination system receiver capable of receiving multiple channels of digital data transmitted on one or more hybrid fiber coaxial cable systems, each the...
6782553 Apparatus and method for transporting information about broadcast programs  
A program information transport apparatus comprises a update unit for accepting a request for a change in either one of program information and transmission control information stored in a memory,...
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