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1. 发明授权

US07464394B1 Music interface for media-rich interactive program guide 有权
标题翻译：媒体丰富的互动节目指南的音乐界面
公开(公告)号：US07464394B1
公开(公告)日：2008-12-09
申请号：US09640966
申请日：2000-08-16
申请人： Donald F. Gordon , Sadik Bayrakeri , Arleen F. Delos Reyes , Robert T. Cala
发明人： Donald F. Gordon , Sadik Bayrakeri , Arleen F. Delos Reyes , Robert T. Cala
IPC分类号： H04N5/445 , G06F13/00 , G06F3/00
CPC分类号： H04N21/4821 , H04N21/23608 , H04N21/4312 , H04N21/4316 , H04N21/4344 , H04N21/6547
摘要： Techniques for providing a music interface in a media-rich interactive program guide. In one implementation, an interactive music interface page includes one or more (e.g., two) display regions, a channel description region, and (possibly) a header region. The display regions, channel description region, and the header region are respectively configurable to display a listing of a number of music channels, information for a particular music channel, and one or more objects (icons) used to identify the music interface page. Each display region can include a particular (stripped) background and can further be configurable to display a video. In constructing the music interface page, a set top terminal (STT) may retrieve graphics for the page. The background and commonly used icons may be pre-loaded to the STT. In case of icon changes, the pre-loaded icons may be periodically or occasionally sent from a head end to the STT. During construction of the music interface page, the STT may overlay pre-generated (bitmap) the text within the stripes of the background to create the listing of music contents. In addition, icons may be overlayed at specific locations in the page.
摘要翻译：在媒体丰富的交互式节目指南中提供音乐界面的技术。在一个实现中，交互式音乐界面页面包括一个或多个（例如，两个）显示区域，频道描述区域和（可能地）标题区域。显示区域，频道描述区域和标题区域分别可配置为显示音乐频道数量，特定音乐频道的信息以及用于标识音乐界面页面的一个或多个对象（图标）的列表。每个显示区域可以包括特定（剥离）背景，并且还可以被配置为显示视频。在构建音乐界面页面时，机顶终端（STT）可以检索页面的图形。背景和常用的图标可以预先加载到STT。在图标更改的情况下，预先加载的图标可以周期性地或偶尔从头端发送到STT。在构建音乐界面页面的过程中，STT可以将背景中的文本预先生成（位图），以创建音乐内容的列表。此外，图标可以覆盖在页面中的特定位置。

2. 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。

3. 发明授权

US07836467B2 Interactive user interface 有权
标题翻译：交互式用户界面
公开(公告)号：US07836467B2
公开(公告)日：2010-11-16
申请号：US10464623
申请日：2003-06-17
申请人： Donald F. Gordon , Edward A. Ludvig , Nathan W. Osborn , Jeremy S. Edmonds , Sadik Bayrakeri
发明人： Donald F. Gordon , Edward A. Ludvig , Nathan W. Osborn , Jeremy S. Edmonds , Sadik Bayrakeri
IPC分类号： H04N5/445
CPC分类号： H04N21/4347 , H04N5/44543 , H04N5/44591 , H04N5/45 , 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 , H04N21/84
摘要： A user interface for an interactive information distribution system comprising a graphics region, a video region and a mask/reveal layer. The user interface is generated in a head end of the system as a digital bitstream and transmitted to subscriber equipment for display. Operation of the user interface is facilitated by functions on both a local level with the subscriber equipment and on a system level within the head end. One embodiment of the user interface is an interactive program guide.
摘要翻译：一种用于交互式信息分发系统的用户界面，包括图形区域，视频区域和掩模/显示层。用户接口在系统的头端生成为数字比特流，并发送到用户设备进行显示。用户界面的操作由本地级别与用户设备的功能以及头端的系统级别来实现。用户界面的一个实施例是交互式节目指南。

4. 发明授权

US06934965B2 System for generating, distributing and receiving an interactive user interface 有权
标题翻译：用于生成，分发和接收交互式用户界面的系统
公开(公告)号：US06934965B2
公开(公告)日：2005-08-23
申请号：US10464617
申请日：2003-06-17
申请人： Donald F. Gordon , Edward A. Ludvig , Nathan W. Osborn , Jeremy S. Edmonds , Sadik Bayrakeri
发明人： Donald F. Gordon , Edward A. Ludvig , Nathan W. Osborn , Jeremy S. Edmonds , Sadik Bayrakeri
IPC分类号： G06F3/153 , G06T9/00 , H04N5/45 , H04N7/025 , H04N7/03 , H04N7/035 , H04N7/26 , H04N7/46 , H04N21/234 , H04N21/236 , H04N21/2365 , H04N21/431 , H04N21/434 , H04N21/44 , H04N21/45 , H04N21/482 , H04N21/6547 , H04N21/84 , H04N5/445
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 , H04N21/84
摘要： Method and apparatus for generating, transmitting and receiving a user interface for an interactive information distribution system. The user interface is generated in a head end of the system as a digital bitstream and transmitted to subscriber equipment for display. Operation of the user interface is facilitated by functions on both a local level within the subscriber equipment and on a system level within the head end. One embodiment of the user interface is an interactive program guide.
摘要翻译：用于生成，发送和接收用于交互式信息分发系统的用户界面的方法和装置。用户接口在系统的头端生成为数字比特流，并发送到用户设备进行显示。用户界面的操作由用户设备内的本地级别和头端的系统级别的功能来实现。用户界面的一个实施例是交互式节目指南。

5. 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。

6. 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。

7. 发明授权

US06651252B1 Method and apparatus for transmitting video and graphics in a compressed form 有权
标题翻译：用于以压缩形式传输视频和图形的方法和装置
公开(公告)号：US06651252B1
公开(公告)日：2003-11-18
申请号：US09428066
申请日：1999-10-27
申请人： Donald F. Gordon , Sadik Bayrakeri , Jeremy S. Edmonds , Edward A. Ludvig , John Comito , Eugene Gershtein
发明人： Donald F. Gordon , Sadik Bayrakeri , Jeremy S. Edmonds , Edward A. Ludvig , John Comito , Eugene Gershtein
IPC分类号： H04N5445
CPC分类号： H04N5/44543 , H04N5/4401 , H04N5/45 , H04N21/23412 , H04N21/234318 , H04N21/235 , H04N21/23608 , H04N21/23614 , H04N21/2365 , H04N21/4316 , H04N21/4347 , H04N21/4348 , H04N21/435 , H04N21/4351 , H04N21/44012 , H04N21/44016 , H04N21/47205 , H04N21/482 , H04N21/8146 , H04N21/816 , H04N21/84
摘要： A method and apparatus for compressing and transmitting both video and graphics portions of an interactive program guide (IPG). For an IPG that comprises a graphics portion and at least one video portion, the inventive system separately encodes the video portion and the graphics portion. The video portion is slice-base encoded using a predictive encoder, e.g., an MPEG encoder, that produces a bitstream comprising intra-coded picture slices and predictive-coded picture slices. The graphics portion is separately slice-base encoded to produce encoded slices of the graphics image. The encoded slices of the graphics portion can be stored in a database and recalled as needed for transmission. To transmit an IPG, a transport stream is created containing the intra-coded and predicted picture streams as well as the encoded slices that comprise a graphics image that is to be included in the IPG. The receiver reassembles the components of the IPG into a comprehensive IPG.
摘要翻译：一种用于压缩和传送交互式节目指南（IPG）的视频和图形部分的方法和装置。对于包括图形部分和至少一个视频部分的IPG，本发明的系统分别对视频部分和图形部分进行编码。视频部分使用预测编码器（例如MPEG编码器）进行片基编码，其产生包含帧内编码图像片段和预测编码图像片段的比特流。图形部分被单独地进行片基编码以产生图形图像的编码片段。图形部分的编码片段可以存储在数据库中，并根据需要调用以进行传输。为了发送IPG，创建包含帧内编码和预测图像流的传输流以及包括要包括在IPG中的图形图像的编码切片。接收器将IPG的组件重新组合成一个综合IPG。

8. 发明授权

US08522277B2 Interactive user interface 有权
标题翻译：交互式用户界面
公开(公告)号：US08522277B2
公开(公告)日：2013-08-27
申请号：US12899797
申请日：2010-10-07
申请人： Donald F. Gordon , Edward A. Ludvig , Nathan W. Osborn , Jeremy S. Edmonds , Sadik Bayrakeri
发明人： Donald F. Gordon , Edward A. Ludvig , Nathan W. Osborn , Jeremy S. Edmonds , Sadik Bayrakeri
IPC分类号： H04N5/445
CPC分类号： H04N21/4347 , H04N5/44543 , H04N5/44591 , H04N5/45 , 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 , H04N21/84
摘要： A user interface for an interactive information distribution system comprising a graphics region, a video region and a mask/reveal layer. The user interface is generated in a head end of the system as a digital bitstream and transmitted to subscriber equipment for display. Operation of the user interface is facilitated by functions on both a local level with the subscriber equipment and on a system level within the head end. One embodiment of the user interface is an interactive program guide.
摘要翻译：一种用于交互式信息分发系统的用户界面，包括图形区域，视频区域和掩模/显示层。用户接口在系统的头端生成为数字比特流，并发送到用户设备进行显示。用户界面的操作由本地级别与用户设备的功能以及头端的系统级别来实现。用户界面的一个实施例是交互式节目指南。

9. 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.

10. 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。

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