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1. 发明授权

US08863190B1 Method and apparatus for providing targeted advertisements 有权
标题翻译：用于提供目标广告的方法和装置
公开(公告)号：US08863190B1
公开(公告)日：2014-10-14
申请号：US13170283
申请日：2011-06-28
申请人： Donald F. Gordon , Sadik Bayrakeri , Edward A. Ludvig , John P. Comito
发明人： Donald F. Gordon , Sadik Bayrakeri , Edward A. Ludvig , John P. Comito
IPC分类号： G06F13/00
CPC分类号： G06Q30/02 , G06Q30/0225 , G06Q30/0255 , G06Q30/0264 , G06Q30/0269
摘要： Techniques to deliver targeted advertisements and multimedia contents to viewers. Various types of advertisements are encoded and transmitted. The advertisements may be targeted for different coverage areas (e.g., national and local levels) and may further include various categories (e.g., kids, sports, business, and so on). At the terminal, one or more advertisements may be selected for display based on various selection schemes. The particular advertisement to be selected for display at a terminal may be based on the terminal's assigned profile or user interaction at the terminal. The profile may be assigned based on the last program viewed at the terminal, a particular filter icon selected at the terminal, the observed television viewing habits of the viewer at the terminal, and so on. The techniques may also be advantageously used for delivery of other multimedia contents and for other applications.
摘要翻译：向观众提供有针对性的广告和多媒体内容的技术。各种类型的广告被编码和传输。广告可以针对不同的覆盖区域（例如，国家和地方级别），并且还可以包括各种类别（例如，孩子，运动，商业等）。在终端，可以基于各种选择方案来选择一个或多个广告来进行显示。要选择用于在终端显示的特定广告可以基于终端在终端处分配的简档或用户交互。该配置文件可以基于在终端处观看的最后节目，在终端处选择的特定过滤器图标，观看者在终端处观看的观看习惯等来分配。这些技术还可以有利地用于传送其他多媒体内容和其他应用。

2. 发明授权

US07996459B2 Video-switched delivery of media content using an established media-delivery infrastructure 有权
标题翻译：使用已建立的媒体传送基础设施的媒体内容的视频交换传送
公开(公告)号：US07996459B2
公开(公告)日：2011-08-09
申请号：US11469425
申请日：2006-08-31
申请人： Edward A. Ludvig , John P. Comito
发明人： Edward A. Ludvig , John P. Comito
IPC分类号： G06F15/16
CPC分类号： H04L65/4084 , H04L69/14 , H04N21/2385 , H04N21/6118 , H04N21/631 , H04N21/64322 , H04N21/6543
摘要： A strategy is described for delivering media content to clients using a combination of switched media technology and established broadcast delivery technology (such as HFC technology). The strategy is advantageous because it provides the benefits of switched media environment without requiring significant revision to the established delivery infrastructure. The strategy includes a first version in which channels are not shared among clients, and a second version in which channels may be shared among clients which are accessing the same media content.
摘要翻译：描述了一种策略，用于使用交换媒体技术和已建立的广播传送技术（例如HFC技术）的组合将客户端传送媒体内容。该策略是有利的，因为它提供了切换媒体环境的优势，而不需要对已建立的传送基础设施进行大量修改。该策略包括其中不在客户端之间共享频道的第一版本，以及在访问相同媒体内容的客户端之间可以共享频道的第二版本。

3. 发明授权

US06904610B1 Server-centric customized interactive program guide in an interactive television environment 有权
标题翻译：以交互式电视环境为中心的以服务器为中心的定制互动节目指南
公开(公告)号：US06904610B1
公开(公告)日：2005-06-07
申请号：US09605522
申请日：2000-06-27
申请人： Sadik Bayrakeri , Donald F. Gordon , John P. Comito , Edward A. Ludvig , Harold P. Yocom , Jeremy S. Edmonds , Eugene Gershtein
发明人： Sadik Bayrakeri , Donald F. Gordon , John P. Comito , Edward A. Ludvig , Harold P. Yocom , Jeremy S. Edmonds , Eugene Gershtein
IPC分类号： G06T9/00 , H04H60/72 , H04N5/232 , H04N5/445 , H04N7/24 , H04N7/26 , H04N7/46 , H04N21/47 , G06F3/00 , G06F13/00
CPC分类号： H04N21/4312 , H04N5/232 , H04N5/44543 , H04N5/44591 , H04N5/45 , H04N7/165 , H04N7/17318 , H04N19/00 , H04N19/577 , H04N21/23424 , H04N21/23608 , H04N21/23614 , H04N21/2365 , H04N21/278 , H04N21/4143 , H04N21/4314 , H04N21/4344 , H04N21/4347 , H04N21/4348 , H04N21/4384 , H04N21/44016 , H04N21/4532 , H04N21/482 , H04N21/4821 , H04N21/4828 , H04N21/6547 , H04N21/8146 , H04N21/84
摘要： Techniques to create, generate, and deliver customized interactive program guide (custom-IPG). In one method, selections indicative of a set of channels to be included in the custom-IPG are received. In response, one or more custom-IPG screens having included therein the set of selected channels are rendered at a head end. The custom-IPG screens can be formed as subsets of the regular IPG screens, or as new screens. The rendered custom-IPG screens are provided from the head end to a set top terminal upon receiving a viewer request for the custom-IPG. Command indicative of a particular location at which to overlay the custom-IPG screens may also be received. In this case, the custom-IPG screens are re-rendered at the indicated location. The custom-IPG screens can be overlaid on a video sequence provided on a particular channel, which can be the channel currently being viewed, the channel used to carry regular program guide, or a channel that is independent of the channels used to carry regular programming and program guide. For example, either the custom or regular IPG can be provided on the program guide channel, depending on the viewer's selection.
摘要翻译：创建，生成和交付定制交互式节目指南（custom-IPG）的技术。在一种方法中，接收指示要包括在定制IPG中的一组信道的选择。作为响应，在其中包括所选择的通道集合的一个或多个定制IPG屏幕在头端呈现。定制IPG屏幕可以形成为常规IPG屏幕的子集，或作为新屏幕。渲染的定制IPG屏幕在接收到定制IPG的查看器请求时从头端到机顶终端提供。还可以接收指示覆盖定制IPG屏幕的特定位置的命令。在这种情况下，自定义IPG屏幕将在指定位置重新渲染。定制IPG屏幕可以覆盖在特定信道上提供的视频序列上，该视频序列可以是当前正在观看的信道，用于携带常规节目指南的信道，或独立于用于携带常规节目的信道的信道和节目指南。例如，根据观众的选择，可以在节目指南频道上提供自定义或常规IPG。

4. 发明授权

US06754271B1 Temporal slice persistence method and apparatus for delivery of interactive program guide 有权
标题翻译：时间片持久性方法和装置交付节目指南
公开(公告)号：US06754271B1
公开(公告)日：2004-06-22
申请号：US09686739
申请日：2000-10-10
申请人： Donald F. Gordon , Sadik Bayrakeri , Jeremy S Edmonds , John P. Comito
发明人： Donald F. Gordon , Sadik Bayrakeri , Jeremy S Edmonds , John P. Comito
IPC分类号： H04N712
CPC分类号： H04N21/4347 , H04N5/4401 , H04N5/44543 , H04N5/44591 , H04N5/45 , H04N7/165 , H04N7/17336 , H04N19/577 , H04N21/23424 , H04N21/234318 , H04N21/235 , H04N21/23608 , H04N21/23614 , H04N21/2365 , H04N21/26216 , H04N21/26283 , H04N21/4316 , H04N21/4348 , H04N21/435 , H04N21/4351 , H04N21/44016 , H04N21/47 , H04N21/47205 , H04N21/482 , H04N21/6405 , H04N21/6408 , H04N21/658 , H04N21/812 , H04N21/8146 , H04N21/816 , H04N21/84
摘要： Techniques to efficiently deliver interactive program guide (IPG) to a number of terminals. Each IPG page can be decomposed into a guide portion that is specific to each IPG page and a background portion that is common for all IPG pages. The background portion can be further decomposed into a time-varying video portion and other static portions. In one method for regenerating a selected IPG page, packets with a first PID for a first sequence of pictures having included therein one or more slices defined for at least a time-varying portion (e.g., the video portion) retrieved and decoded. Packets with a second PID for a second sequence of pictures having included therein one or more slices defined for at least a portion specific to the selected IPG page (e.g., the guide portion) are also retrieved and decoded. The second sequence can be coded with one I, P, or B picture for each GOP, and can be combined as and replaces an I, P, or B picture, respectively, in the first sequence or the last picture in the GOP. The second sequence can also be coded as a one-picture GOP that can replace a B-picture, or be inserted between pair of pictures, in the first sequence.
摘要翻译：有效地向多个终端提供交互式节目指南（IPG）的技术。每个IPG页面都可以分解为特定于每个IPG页面的引导部分和对于所有IPG页面是常见的背景部分。背景部分可以进一步分解成时变视频部分和其它静态部分。在用于再生所选择的IPG页面的一种方法中，具有用于第一图像序列的第一PID的分组具有其中包括为至少一个时变部分（例如，视频部分）定义的一个或多个切片），其被检索和解码。还包括具有用于第二序列图像的第二PID的分组，其中包括为针对所选择的IPG页面（例如，引导部分）特定的至少一部分而定义的一个或多个切片，并且被解码。第二序列可以用每个GOP的一个I，P或B图像进行编码，并且可以分别组合在GOP中的第一序列或最后一个图像中的I，P或B图像。第二序列也可以被编码为可以在第一序列中替换B图像或插入在图像对之间的单画面GOP。

5. 发明授权

US08443387B2 Method and apparatus for delivering and displaying information for a multi-layer user interface 有权
公开(公告)号：US08443387B2
公开(公告)日：2013-05-14
申请号：US11762868
申请日：2007-06-14
申请人： Donald F. Gordon , Sadik Bayrakeri , John P. Comito
发明人： Donald F. Gordon , Sadik Bayrakeri , John P. Comito
IPC分类号： G06F3/00 , G06F13/00 , H04N5/445
CPC分类号： H04N21/845 , H04N5/4401 , H04N5/44543 , H04N5/44582 , H04N5/45 , H04N21/234 , H04N21/25883 , H04N21/25891 , H04N21/262 , H04N21/42204 , H04N21/4307 , H04N21/4314 , H04N21/4316 , H04N21/44222 , H04N21/47 , H04N21/482 , H04N21/4821 , H04N21/6581
摘要： Techniques for transmitting multiple “slices” of information for a particular location of a user interface, which can be used to present more information to a viewer for a limited-size viewing area. Multiple slices can be associated with a particular slice location of a user interface. In a first slice delivery and presentation scheme, multiple slices for a particular location of an interactive program guide (IPG) page are transmitted from the head-end at different times, and the slices can be appropriately time stamped for presentation at the designated times. In a second scheme, multiple slices are concurrently transmitted for a particular location of an IPG page, and one of the multiple slices can be selected for processing and display. In a third scheme, one slice is transmitted for each slice location, and additional slices can be transmitted for a particular location upon receiving a request from the terminal.

6. 发明授权

US07992172B1 Method and systems for multicast using multiple transport streams 有权
标题翻译：使用多个传输流的组播方法和系统
公开(公告)号：US07992172B1
公开(公告)日：2011-08-02
申请号：US09679210
申请日：2000-10-04
申请人： Donald F. Gordon , Brian Feinberg , Eugene Gershtein , Sadik Bayrakeri , John P. Comito , Edward A. Ludvig
发明人： Donald F. Gordon , Brian Feinberg , Eugene Gershtein , Sadik Bayrakeri , John P. Comito , Edward A. Ludvig
IPC分类号： H04N7/16
CPC分类号： H04N21/26283 , H04N5/45 , H04N7/0806 , H04N7/163 , H04N7/165 , H04N19/577 , H04N21/236 , H04N21/2385 , H04N21/2402 , H04N21/2408 , H04N21/482 , H04N21/6547
摘要： A system for delivering interactive program guide (IPG) includes a number of encoding units, at least one transport stream generator, and a session manager. The encoding units encode a number of IPG pages and generate a number of (e.g., guide, video, audio, and data) streams, with each stream being assigned a respective packet identifier (PID). Each transport stream generator receives and multiplexes selected ones of the streams from one or more encoding units into one or more transport streams. The session manager directs each transport stream generator to generate one or more transport streams based on usage. The system may further include a bandwidth manager that monitors usage and reports the usage to the session manager. The encoding units can be operated to encode only once each IPG page to be transmitted. Each transport stream generator can be operated to provide differentiated IPG for the neighborhood being served by the transport stream generator. The number of transport streams generated by each transport stream generator can be dynamically adjusted based on demands from the neighborhood being served by the transport stream generator. Each transport stream generator can be directed to generate an additional transport stream if usage exceeds the capacity of the currently transmitted transport streams.
摘要翻译：用于提供交互式节目指南（IPG）的系统包括多个编码单元，至少一个传输流发生器和会话管理器。编码单元对多个IPG页面进行编码，并生成多个（例如，引导，视频，音频和数据）流，每个流被分配相应的分组标识符（PID）。每个传输流生成器从一个或多个编码单元接收并复用选定的一个流到一个或多个传输流中。会话管理器指示每个传输流生成器基于使用来生成一个或多个传输流。该系统还可以包括带宽管理器，其监视使用情况并向会话管理器报告使用情况。编码单元可以被操作以仅对要发送的每个IPG页面进行编码。每个传输流发生器可以被操作以为由传输流发生器服务的邻域提供差异IPG。可以基于由传输流发生器服务的邻域的需求来动态地调整由每个传输流发生器生成的传输流的数量。如果使用超过当前传输的传输流的容量，则每个传输流生成器可以被引导以生成附加传输流。

7. 发明申请

US20100146554A1 Temporal Slice Persistence Method and Apparatus for Delivery of Interactive Program Guide 有权
标题翻译：时间切片持久性方法和装置交付计划指南
公开(公告)号：US20100146554A1
公开(公告)日：2010-06-10
申请号：US12708696
申请日：2010-02-19
申请人： Donald F. Gordon , Sadik Bayrakeri , Jeremy S. Edmonds , John P. Comito
发明人： Donald F. Gordon , Sadik Bayrakeri , Jeremy S. Edmonds , John P. Comito
IPC分类号： H04L12/66 , H04N5/445
CPC分类号： H04N21/4347 , H04N5/4401 , H04N5/44543 , H04N5/44591 , H04N5/45 , H04N7/165 , H04N7/17336 , H04N19/577 , H04N21/23424 , H04N21/234318 , H04N21/235 , H04N21/23608 , H04N21/23614 , H04N21/2365 , H04N21/26216 , H04N21/26283 , H04N21/4316 , H04N21/4348 , H04N21/435 , H04N21/4351 , H04N21/44016 , H04N21/47 , H04N21/47205 , H04N21/482 , H04N21/6405 , H04N21/6408 , H04N21/658 , H04N21/812 , H04N21/8146 , H04N21/816 , H04N21/84
摘要： Techniques to efficiently deliver interactive program guide (IPG) to a number of terminals. Each IPG page can be decomposed into a guide portion that is specific to each IPG page and a background portion that is common for all IPG pages. The background portion can be further decomposed into a time-varying video portion and other static portions. One method includes receiving a viewer selection for imagery, where the imagery includes at least one intracoded slice and at least one predictively coded slice, and each of the intracoded and predictively codes slices are associated with respective bitstreams. Packets from the at least one bitstream corresponding to the at least one intracoded slice of the selected imagery are extracted, and packets from the at least one bitstream corresponding to the at least one predictively coded slice of the selected imagery are also extracted. The payload portions of the extracted packets are then arranged to form the selected imagery.
摘要翻译：有效地向多个终端提供交互式节目指南（IPG）的技术。每个IPG页面都可以分解为特定于每个IPG页面的引导部分和对于所有IPG页面是常见的背景部分。背景部分可以进一步分解成时变视频部分和其它静态部分。一种方法包括接收用于图像的观看者选择，其中图像包括至少一个内部编码的片和至少一个预测编码的片，并且每个内插编码和预测编码片与相应的比特流相关联。提取来自对应于所选图像的至少一个内部编码切片的至少一个比特流的分组，并且还提取对应于所选图像的至少一个预测编码切片的至少一个比特流的分组。然后将提取的分组的有效载荷部分布置成形成所选择的图像。

8. 发明授权

US07646812B2 Special predictive picture encoding using color key in source content 失效
标题翻译：在源内容中使用颜色键的特殊预测图像编码
公开(公告)号：US07646812B2
公开(公告)日：2010-01-12
申请号：US11098023
申请日：2005-04-01
申请人： Edward A. Ludvig , Jack T. Lee , John P. Comito
发明人： Edward A. Ludvig , Jack T. Lee , John P. Comito
IPC分类号： H04B1/66
CPC分类号： H04N19/132 , H04N7/17336 , H04N7/52 , H04N19/136 , H04N19/17 , H04N19/61 , H04N21/2221 , H04N21/23439 , H04N21/236 , H04N21/4316 , H04N21/47202 , H04N21/4722 , H04N21/8153
摘要： Encoding functionality is described for producing encoded intra (I) pictures and predictive (P) pictures for consumption by an application running on a set-top box. The encoding functionality includes a pre-processing module which marks regions that should not be updated with a predetermined color code. An encoding module receives the output of the pre-processing module, and, in the event that the output contains the predetermined color code, produces a predictive (P) picture. In the predictive (P) picture, the encoding module produces macroblocks having zero motion vector and zero difference (or skipped macroblocks) corresponding to regions that were marked by the pre-processing module with the predetermined color code. The encoding module produces intra macroblocks for other regions of the picture (corresponding to update regions).
摘要翻译：描述了用于产生编码的帧内（I）图像和预测（P）图像以供运行在机顶盒上的应用程序消耗的编码功能。编码功能包括预处理模块，其标记不应用预定颜色代码更新的区域。编码模块接收预处理模块的输出，并且在输出包含预定颜色代码的情况下，产生预测（P）图像。在预测（P）图像中，编码模块产生具有零运动矢量和零差（或跳过的宏块）的宏块，对应于由预处理模块用预定颜色代码标记的区域。编码模块为图像的其他区域（对应于更新区域）产生帧内宏块。

9. 发明授权

US07505519B2 Method and apparatus for compressing video sequences 有权
标题翻译：用于压缩视频序列的方法和装置
公开(公告)号：US07505519B2
公开(公告)日：2009-03-17
申请号：US10655410
申请日：2003-09-04
申请人： Donald F. Gordon , Sadik Bayrakeri , Joseph R. Wild , Jeremy S. Edmonds , Edward A. Ludvig , John P. Comito , Eugene Gershtein
发明人： Donald F. Gordon , Sadik Bayrakeri , Joseph R. Wild , Jeremy S. Edmonds , Edward A. Ludvig , John P. Comito , Eugene Gershtein
IPC分类号： H04N7/12 , G06F3/00
CPC分类号： H04N21/4347 , H04N5/44543 , H04N5/44591 , H04N5/45 , H04N7/163 , H04N7/165 , H04N19/577 , H04N21/23424 , H04N21/23608 , H04N21/23614 , H04N21/2365 , H04N21/4314 , H04N21/4344 , H04N21/4348 , H04N21/44016 , H04N21/4532 , H04N21/482 , H04N21/4821 , H04N21/6547 , H04N21/812 , H04N21/84
摘要： A method and apparatus for compressing a plurality of video sequences, where each sequence has information that is common with other video sequences. The invention ensemble encodes the video sequences into an MPEG compliant transport stream using less predicted frame information than separately encoding each video sequence. One illustrative application of the invention is efficiently encoding and transmitting a user interface such as a program guide, interactive program guide, electronic program guide, navigator and the like. The user interface is illustratively embodied in an interactive program guide (IPG).
摘要翻译：一种用于压缩多个视频序列的方法和装置，其中每个序列具有与其他视频序列相同的信息。本发明使用比单独编码每个视频序列更少的预测帧信息将视频序列编码为MPEG兼容传输流。本发明的一个示例性应用是有效地编码和发送诸如节目指南，交互节目指南，电子节目指南，导航者等的用户界面。用户界面示意性地体现在交互式节目指南（IPG）中。

10. 发明授权

US07146628B1 Messaging protocol for interactive delivery system 有权
标题翻译：交互式传送系统的消息传递协议
公开(公告)号：US07146628B1
公开(公告)日：2006-12-05
申请号：US09708809
申请日：2000-11-08
申请人： Donald F. Gordon , Jeremy S. Edmonds , John P. Comito , Sadik Bayrakeri
发明人： Donald F. Gordon , Jeremy S. Edmonds , John P. Comito , Sadik Bayrakeri
IPC分类号： G06F3/00 , G06F13/00 , H04N5/445
CPC分类号： H04N5/44543 , H04N7/17318 , H04N21/235 , H04N21/23617 , H04N21/435 , H04N21/4622 , H04N21/478 , H04N21/6118 , H04N21/6168 , H04N21/6405 , H04N21/6581 , H04N21/84
摘要： Efficient messaging techniques that facilitate interactive program guide (IPG) delivery and allow a terminal to specifically designate requested items of information from a server. The IPG can be provided via a number of IPG pages, with each page including a number of defined regions. In one method, selection for a particular region of a particular page is received at a terminal and a determination is made whether the selected region is currently received. If the answer is no, a request for the selected region is generated and sent to a server. The request can conform to a particular message format that includes a number of fields, e.g., a region ID field that identifies the selected region, a subtype field that identifies a particular type, a time slot field that identifies a specific time slot, and a page offset field that identifies a specific page from among many.
摘要翻译：促进交互式节目指南（IPG）传送并允许终端从服务器专门指定所请求的信息项的有效消息传递技术。 IPG可以通过许多IPG页面提供，每个页面包括多个定义的区域。在一种方法中，在终端处接收特定页面的特定区域的选择，并且确定当前是否接收到所选择的区域。如果答案为否，则生成对所选区域的请求并将其发送到服务器。该请求可以符合包括多个字段的特定消息格式，例如，标识所选择的区域的区域ID字段，标识特定类型的子类型字段，标识特定时隙的时隙字段，以及页面偏移字段，用于标识特定页面。

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