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1. 发明授权

US06922844B1 Method and apparatus for distinguishing program guides according to originating network 有权
标题翻译：根据原始网络区分节目指南的方法和装置
公开(公告)号：US06922844B1
公开(公告)日：2005-07-26
申请号：US09677565
申请日：2000-10-02
申请人： Robert G. Arsenault , Stephen P. Dulac , Tam T. Leminh , Laura J. O'Donnell
发明人： Robert G. Arsenault , Stephen P. Dulac , Tam T. Leminh , Laura J. O'Donnell
IPC分类号： G06F3/00 , G06F13/00 , H04N5/445 , H04N7/16
CPC分类号： H04N21/4622 , H04N7/163 , H04N21/6143 , H04N21/84
摘要： A system and method for providing program guide information to subscribers is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method is applied to a broadcasting system having a plurality of service networks, each broadcasting a set of programs and program guide information describing at least a portion of the set of programs. The method comprises the steps of determining a receiver station configuration; receiving a first program guide information at the receiver station, the first program guide information comprising a default transmitting network identifier value uniquely identifying the service network transmitting the first program guide information; and generating a first program guide from the first program guide information and presenting the first program guide, according to a comparison between the determined receiving station configuration and the default transmitting network identifier. The preferred embodiment can also be described by a receiver for receiving the first program guide information and selectably providing the program guide information depending on a relationship between the default transmitter identifier value and a value representing the receiver station configuration.
摘要翻译：公开了一种向用户提供节目指南信息的系统和方法。在一个实施例中，该方法被应用于具有多个服务网络的广播系统，每个广播系统广播一组节目和描述节目集的至少一部分的节目指南信息。该方法包括确定接收机站配置的步骤; 在所述接收站处接收第一节目指南信息，所述第一节目指南信息包括唯一地标识发送所述第一节目指南信息的所述服务网络的默认发送网络标识符值; 以及根据确定的接收站配置和默认发送网络标识符之间的比较，从第一节目指南信息生成第一节目指南并呈现第一节目指南。优选实施例还可以由用于接收第一节目指南信息的接收机来描述，并且根据默认发射机标识符值和表示接收机站配置的值之间的关系可选地提供节目指南信息。

2. 发明授权

US07661119B1 Method and apparatus for providing non-resident program guide information to a media subscriber 有权
标题翻译：向媒体订户提供非居民节目指南信息的方法和装置
公开(公告)号：US07661119B1
公开(公告)日：2010-02-09
申请号：US09677691
申请日：2000-10-02
申请人： Robert G. Arsenault , Stephen P. Dulac , Tam T. Leminh , Laura J. O'Donnell
发明人： Robert G. Arsenault , Stephen P. Dulac , Tam T. Leminh , Laura J. O'Donnell
IPC分类号： H04N5/445
CPC分类号： H04N21/435 , H04N7/20 , H04N21/235 , H04N21/2355 , H04N21/23617 , H04N21/2665 , H04N21/482 , H04N21/6143 , H04N21/84
摘要： A system and method for providing program guide information to subscribers is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method is applied to a satellite broadcasting system having a first satellite broadcasting a first signal having a first set of program material and first program guide information describing at least a portion of said set of program material, and a second satellite broadcasting a second signal having a second set of program material and second program guide information describing at least a portion of said second set of program material, wherein the first broadcast signal and the second broadcast signal each include service channels uniquely described by a service channel identifier. The method comprises the steps of mapping at least a portion of the first program guide information to a first service channel of the first broadcast signal; mapping at least a portion of the second program guide information to a second service channel of the first broadcast signal, wherein the second service channel is logically offset from the first service channel; and transmitting the first signal to the subscriber.
摘要翻译：公开了一种向用户提供节目指南信息的系统和方法。在一个实施例中，该方法被应用于具有第一卫星广播具有第一节目素材集合的第一信号的卫星广播系统和描述所述节目素材集合的至少一部分的第一节目指南信息，以及第二卫星广播具有第二组节目素材的第二信号和描述所述第二组节目素材的至少一部分的第二节目指南信息，其中第一广播信号和第二广播信号各自包括由服务信道标识符唯一描述的服务信道。该方法包括以下步骤：将第一节目指南信息的至少一部分映射到第一广播信号的第一服务信道; 将所述第二节目指南信息的至少一部分映射到所述第一广播信号的第二服务信道，其中所述第二服务信道在逻辑上偏离所述第一服务信道; 并向用户发送第一信号。

3. 发明授权

US07191461B1 Method and apparatus for adapting program guides to meet subscriber criteria 有权
标题翻译：用于调整节目指南以满足用户标准的方法和装置
公开(公告)号：US07191461B1
公开(公告)日：2007-03-13
申请号：US09678441
申请日：2000-10-02
申请人： Robert G. Arsenault , Stephen P. Dulac , Tam T. Leminh , Laura J. O'Donnell
发明人： Robert G. Arsenault , Stephen P. Dulac , Tam T. Leminh , Laura J. O'Donnell
IPC分类号： H04N5/455
CPC分类号： H04N21/4345 , H04N21/26283 , H04N21/2668 , H04N21/4524 , H04N21/4532 , H04N21/466 , H04N21/4667 , H04N21/4668
摘要： A system and method for adapting program guides to meet subscriber criteria, and for providing program guide information to selected subscribers based upon subscriber criteria such as the subscriber's location within a market area is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method is applied to a system broadcasting a first signal having service channels, each of which service channels is uniquely described by a service channel identifier. The application of the method provides second program guide information describing a second set of programs only to a subset of the plurality of receiver stations that comply with at least one service criteria. The method comprises the steps of segmenting the programs into at least one service group according to the service criteria, wherein the service group comprises the second set of programs, assembling the second program guide information, and transmitting a first signal having first program guide information to the receiver stations on a first service channel and second program guide information describing the second set of programs to the receiver stations on a second service channel offset from the first service channel. Each of the receiver stations intended to receive the second program guide information stores information identifying the second service channel carrying the second program guide information. This information is used by the receiver station to receive and present the second program guide material to the subscriber.
摘要翻译：公开了一种用于根据用户标准（例如，市场区域内的用户位置）来适应节目指南以满足用户标准以及向选定用户提供节目指南信息的系统和方法。在一个实施例中，该方法应用于广播具有服务信道的第一信号的系统，其中每个服务信道由服务信道标识符唯一描述。该方法的应用提供仅向符合至少一个服务标准的多个接收机站的子集描述第二组程序的第二节目指南信息。该方法包括以下步骤：根据服务标准将节目分割成至少一个服务组，其中服务组包括第二组节目，组合第二节目指南信息，以及发送具有第一节目指南信息的第一信号在第一服务信道上的接收站和第二节目指南信息，其将第二节目指南信息描述在与第一服务信道偏移的第二服务信道上的接收机站。旨在接收第二节目指南信息的每个接收台站存储标识携带第二节目指南信息的第二服务频道的信息。该信息由接收站使用以接收并向用户呈现第二节目指南资料。

4. 发明授权

US07036137B1 Method and apparatus for providing unified program guide information to a media subscriber 失效
标题翻译：用于向媒体订户提供统一节目指南信息的方法和装置
公开(公告)号：US07036137B1
公开(公告)日：2006-04-25
申请号：US09676889
申请日：2000-10-02
申请人： Robert G. Arsenault , Stephen P. Dulac , Tam T. Leminh , Laura J. O'Donnell
发明人： Robert G. Arsenault , Stephen P. Dulac , Tam T. Leminh , Laura J. O'Donnell
IPC分类号： H04N5/445 , H04N7/16
CPC分类号： H04N21/4351 , H04N7/17318 , H04N21/4348 , H04N21/4622
摘要： A system and method for providing program guide information to subscribers is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method is applied to a broadcasting system having a first service network broadcasting a first signal having a first set of programs, a second service network broadcasting a second signal having a second set of programs, and a third service network broadcasting a third signal having a third set of programs, wherein the first signal, the second signal, and the third signal each include service channels uniquely identified by a service channel identifier, a method of providing a unified program guide to a receiver station. The method comprises the steps of merging at least a portion of a first program guide describing at least a portion of the first set of programs with at least a portion of a second program guide describing at least a portion of the second set of programs to produce a unified program guide describing at least a portion of a union of the first set of programs and the second set of programs; mapping at least a portion of the unified program guide to a first service channel of the first signal and the second signal; and mapping the portion of the unified program guide to a second service channel of the third signal, wherein the second service channel is logically offset from the first service channel.
摘要翻译：公开了一种向用户提供节目指南信息的系统和方法。在一个实施例中，该方法被应用于具有广播具有第一组节目的第一信号的第一服务网络的广播系统，具有第二组节目的第二服务网络，以及第三服务网络广播第三信号具有第三组节目，其中第一信号，第二信号和第三信号各自包括由服务信道标识符唯一标识的服务信道，向接收机提供统一节目指南的方法。该方法包括以下步骤：将描述第一组节目的至少一部分的第一节目指南的至少一部分与描述第二组节目的至少一部分的第二节目指南的至少一部分合并以产生描述第一组节目和第二组节目的至少一部分联合的统一节目指南; 将所述统一节目指南的至少一部分映射到所述第一信号和所述第二信号的第一服务信道; 以及将所述统一节目指南的所述部分映射到所述第三信号的第二服务信道，其中所述第二服务信道在逻辑上偏离所述第一服务信道。

5. 发明授权

US08347333B1 Modified electronic program guide 有权
标题翻译：修改电子节目指南
公开(公告)号：US08347333B1
公开(公告)日：2013-01-01
申请号：US10640111
申请日：2003-08-13
申请人： Robert G. Arsenault , Tam T. Leminh
发明人： Robert G. Arsenault , Tam T. Leminh
IPC分类号： G06F3/00 , G06F13/00 , H04N5/445
CPC分类号： H04N21/482 , H04N21/4424 , H04N21/4435
摘要： The present invention enables a broadcaster to vary the time and the descriptive information in a program guide on a per-channel basis. A priority ranking system of the channels allows the preparation of multiple versions of a program guide in order to fit the guide into the memory space allocated in a receiver. When constructing the program guide, the algorithm of the present invention fits the longest title variation allowed while still keeping the total size of the guide product within space constraints supported by the receiver.
摘要翻译：本发明使得广播机构可以在每个频道的基础上改变节目指南中的时间和描述信息。通道的优先级排序系统允许准备多个版本的节目指南，以便将指南适合于分配在接收机中的存储器空间。当构建节目指南时，本发明的算法适合于允许的最长的标题变化，同时仍将导引产品的总大小保持在由接收机支持的空间限制内。

6. 发明申请

US20100100909A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONDITIONALLY PROCESSING, STORING, AND DISPLAYING DIGITAL CHANNEL CONTENT IN A TELEVISION RECEPTION SYSTEM 有权
标题翻译：用于电视接收系统中数字处理，存储和显示数字通道内容的方法和装置
公开(公告)号：US20100100909A1
公开(公告)日：2010-04-22
申请号：US12643736
申请日：2009-12-21
申请人： Robert G. Arsenault , Tam T. Leminh , Craig A. Finseth , Jeffrey A. Brown , Philip E. Hsiao
发明人： Robert G. Arsenault , Tam T. Leminh , Craig A. Finseth , Jeffrey A. Brown , Philip E. Hsiao
IPC分类号： H04N7/20 , G06F13/00
CPC分类号： H04N21/8166 , H04N7/163 , H04N21/2541 , H04N21/435 , H04N21/4405 , H04N21/4623 , H04N21/835
摘要： Content used in creating an electronic program guide and/or channels for a television reception system is delivered to a local receiving device, such as a direct to home satellite receiver, as individual digital objects. Rules (i.e., conditional expressions) may be embedded in the digital objects to allow different actions in different situations. These rules can be used to determine whether an object should be stored, which objects should be included in an electronic program guide, and/or what content should be used to create a particular channel.
摘要翻译：用于创建电子节目指南和/或电视接收系统的频道的内容作为个体数字对象被传送到诸如直接到家庭卫星接收机的本地接收设备。规则（即，条件表达式）可以嵌入在数字对象中以允许在不同情况下的不同动作。这些规则可用于确定是否应存储对象，哪些对象应包含在电子节目指南中，和/或应使用什么内容来创建特定频道。

7. 发明申请

US20090193458A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMISSION, RECEIPT AND DISPLAY OF ADVERTISEMENTS 有权
标题翻译：用于传播，接收和显示广告的方法和装置
公开(公告)号：US20090193458A1
公开(公告)日：2009-07-30
申请号：US12418409
申请日：2009-04-03
申请人： Craig A. Finseth , Philip E. Hsiao , Jeffrey A. Brown , Robert G. Arsenault , Tam T. Leminh
发明人： Craig A. Finseth , Philip E. Hsiao , Jeffrey A. Brown , Robert G. Arsenault , Tam T. Leminh
IPC分类号： H04N7/025 , H04N5/445
CPC分类号： H04N21/44222 , G06Q30/0225 , G06Q30/0241 , H04N5/44543 , H04N7/162 , H04N21/4316 , H04N21/4532 , H04N21/478 , H04N21/812
摘要： An apparatus for the intelligent display of advertisements to a television services user includes a transmitter, a receiver and a display on which an electronic television program guide, television programs, and advertisements are displayed. Advertising and electronic program guide data are transmitted to a receiver used by one or more television service users. The electronic program guide data includes information characterizing television programs listed in an electronic program guide. Similarly, the advertising data includes advertisements and information characterizing the transmitted advertisements. A selection history contains information characterizing those programs selected by a user for viewing. Received advertisements are displayed to the user based upon a comparison between the information characterizing each of the plurality of advertisements and the information in the selection history.
摘要翻译：用于向电视服务用户进行广告的智能显示的装置包括发射器，接收器和显示器，在其上显示电子电视节目指南，电视节目和广告。广告和电子节目指南数据被发送到由一个或多个电视服务用户使用的接收机。电子节目指南数据包括表征电子节目指南中列出的电视节目的信息。类似地，广告数据包括表征所发送的广告的广告和信息。选择历史包含表征用户选择的用于观看的那些节目的信息。基于表征多个广告中的每一个的信息与选择历史中的信息之间的比较，向用户显示接收到的广告。

8. 发明授权

US06658661B1 Carousel bit mask system and method 有权
标题翻译：转盘位掩模系统及方法
公开(公告)号：US06658661B1
公开(公告)日：2003-12-02
申请号：US09515184
申请日：2000-02-29
申请人： Robert G. Arsenault , Craig A. Finseth , Kenneth D. Seibert , Tam T. Leminh
发明人： Robert G. Arsenault , Craig A. Finseth , Kenneth D. Seibert , Tam T. Leminh
IPC分类号： H04N5445
CPC分类号： H04H40/90 , H04H20/16 , H04H60/25 , H04H60/27 , H04H60/72 , H04N5/4401 , H04N5/445 , H04N5/76 , H04N7/173 , H04N21/25891 , H04N21/4147 , H04N21/44204 , H04N21/4821 , H04N21/6582 , H04N21/812 , H04N21/84
摘要： In a broadcast system such as a direct-to-home satellite system, program guide information for different time periods is transmitted on different carousels (e.g., one for 0-6 hours from current time, one for 6-24 hours, one for 24-72 hours, etc.) and broadcast on all transponders. Guide information for time periods in the near future is transmitted more frequently (i.e., less information per carousel) than guide information for later time periods. The receiving IRD sets a bit mask to indicate which carousel or carousels it requires and downloads them in serial or parallel. Updated information is never missed because it is given a bit pattern that is never screened by the mask. Further, the IRD can download the program guide information in the background (i.e., while displaying video) because it does not need to tune to a different transponder.
摘要翻译：在诸如直接到家庭卫星系统的广播系统中，不同时段的节目指南信息在不同的轮播上传送（例如，从当前时间开始的0-6小时中，一个用于6-24小时，一个用于24个 -72小时等），并在所有转发器上广播。相对于稍后时间段的指导信息，在不久的将来的时间段的指导信息被更频繁地发送（即，每个转盘的信息较少）。接收IRD设置一个掩码，以指示它需要哪个转盘或转盘，并以串行或并行方式下载它们。更新的信息永远不会错过，因为它被赋予一个从未被掩码屏蔽的位图。此外，IRD可以在背景中下载节目指南信息（即，在显示视频的同时），因为它不需要调谐到不同的应答器。

9. 发明授权

US5886995A Dynamic mapping of broadcast resources 失效
公开(公告)号：US5886995A
公开(公告)日：1999-03-23
申请号：US708524
申请日：1996-09-05
申请人： Robert G. Arsenault , Tam T. Leminh , Thomas H. James
发明人： Robert G. Arsenault , Tam T. Leminh , Thomas H. James
IPC分类号： H04H20/00 , H04H20/02 , H04H20/42 , H04H20/74 , H04N7/16 , H04N7/20 , H04N21/235 , H04N21/2362 , H04N21/2368 , H04N21/2385 , H04N21/262 , H04N21/2662 , H04N21/434 , H04N21/61 , H04J3/16 , H04H1/00
CPC分类号： H04H20/42 , H04B7/18523 , H04H20/28 , H04H20/51 , H04H20/74 , H04H40/90 , H04N21/2362 , H04N21/2385 , H04N21/262 , H04N21/26216 , H04N21/2662 , H04N21/434 , H04N21/6143 , H04N7/165 , H04H20/78
摘要： In a data communication system such as a high capacity DBS system, dynamic mapping of broadcast resources is provided to exploit occasional redundancy in the program content of two or more input data streams, freeing at least one broadcast resource to carry alternate bitstreams, such as additional programs or existing programs at higher quality. Transmission maps defining the correspondence between input data streams and broadcast resources, and reception maps defining the correspondence between broadcast resources and output data streams, are updated as needed to dynamically modify broadcast resource mapping to increase effective utilization of available bandwidth. Beneficial n:n-y:m mapping in a high capacity consumer DBS entertainment system is provided. Apparatus and methods for efficiently generating, maintaining and updating allocation maps with reduced overhead requirements, are disclosed.

10. 发明授权

US09131125B2 Method and apparatus for redirecting a receiving device in the event of a programming blackout 有权
标题翻译：在编程停电的情况下重定向接收设备的方法和装置
公开(公告)号：US09131125B2
公开(公告)日：2015-09-08
申请号：US12047406
申请日：2008-03-13
申请人： Jeffrey L. Sharkey , Tam T. Leminh , Alistair E. Jeffs , Robert G. Arsenault , Huy Q. Tran , Tommi J. Iten , David Eric Shanks , Eric J. Bennett
发明人： Jeffrey L. Sharkey , Tam T. Leminh , Alistair E. Jeffs , Robert G. Arsenault , Huy Q. Tran , Tommi J. Iten , David Eric Shanks , Eric J. Bennett
IPC分类号： H04N7/16 , H04N7/10 , H04N7/20 , H04N21/4627 , H04N5/44 , H04N21/422 , H04N21/434 , H04N21/438 , H04N21/45 , H04N21/462 , H04N21/4623 , H04N21/488 , H04N21/61 , H04N21/84 , H04N21/414 , H04N21/418
CPC分类号： H04N7/20 , H04N5/4401 , H04N21/41422 , H04N21/4181 , H04N21/42202 , H04N21/4345 , H04N21/4383 , H04N21/4524 , H04N21/4622 , H04N21/4623 , H04N21/4627 , H04N21/4882 , H04N21/6112 , H04N21/6143 , H04N21/84
摘要： A receiving device and method for operating the same includes a tuner tuned to a first channel having a first program, a memory storing program guide data therein and a controller in communication with the tuner and the memory. The controller determines the first channel is a blacked out channel, searches the program data in the memory for a second program equivalent to the first program, determines a second channel associated with the second program and tunes the tuner device to the second channel.
摘要翻译：接收装置及其操作方法包括调谐到具有第一程序的第一通道的调谐器，存储程序指南数据的存储器和与调谐器和存储器通信的控制器。控制器确定第一通道是黑化通道，搜索存储器中的程序数据用于与第一程序相当的第二程序，确定与第二程序相关联的第二通道，并将调谐器设备调谐到第二通道。

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