公开(公告)号：US20060070095A1

公开(公告)日：2006-03-30

申请号：US10538101

申请日：2003-12-04

申请人： Philip Newton ,  Declan Kelly

发明人： Philip Newton ,  Declan Kelly

IPC分类号： H04N7/16 ,  H04H9/00

CPC分类号： H04N21/4433 ,  H04H60/13 ,  H04H60/15 ,  H04H60/16 ,  H04H60/21 ,  H04N5/783 ,  H04N7/163 ,  H04N7/165 ,  H04N21/235 ,  H04N21/2543 ,  H04N21/435 ,  H04N21/4383 ,  H04N21/440281 ,  H04N21/443 ,  H04N21/458 ,  H04N21/4882 ,  H04N21/6543 ,  H04N21/812 ,  H04N21/8166

摘要： An apparatus (270) and method is disclosed for preventing a viewer from switching from a channel when an advertisement is being displayed on the channel. The apparatus (270) and method comprises an advertisement controller (270) in a video playback device (150) that (1) prevents a viewer of a direct (non-recorded) broadcast from switching channels when an advertisement is displayed, and (2) prevents a viewer of a recorded program from fast forwarding the recorded program in order to skip past advertisements that were recorded with the program. A viewer may either watch the advertisements or pay a fee in order to be able to change channels or fast forward when the advertisements are being displayed.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于在通道上显示广告时防止观众从频道切换的装置（270）和方法。 所述装置（270）和方法包括在视频播放装置（150）中的广告控制器（270），其中（1）在显示广告时防止直接（非记录）广播的观众切换频道，以及（2 ）防止记录节目的观众快速转发所记录的节目，以便跳过用节目记录的广告。 观众可以观看广告或支付费用，以便能够在广告被显示时改变频道或快进。

公开(公告)号：US20060053469A1

公开(公告)日：2006-03-09

申请号：US10541051

申请日：2003-12-05

申请人： Philip Newton ,  Declan Kelly ,  Jingwei Tan ,  Jun Shi ,  Liang Gan

发明人： Philip Newton ,  Declan Kelly ,  Jingwei Tan ,  Jun Shi ,  Liang Gan

IPC分类号： H04N7/16

CPC分类号： H04N21/4433 ,  H04H20/16 ,  H04L65/4076 ,  H04N5/76 ,  H04N7/163 ,  H04N21/235 ,  H04N21/4331 ,  H04N21/4334 ,  H04N21/4345 ,  H04N21/4348 ,  H04N21/435 ,  H04N21/6433 ,  H04N21/6547 ,  H04N21/8166 ,  H04N21/8352 ,  H04N21/8545

摘要： A method (1) of transmitting interactive television, whereby interactive television applications are transmitted inside application-modules. These modules are transmitted in a broadcast stream. Recording systems cannot decide which modules are to be recorded. Therefore storage related information of said modules is signalled in the broadcast stream. Module identification information related is implemented in the Application Information Table (AIT) and/or in the Download Information Indication (DII) message. Thus information is included in the broadcast stream concerning categories stating whether application modules are mandatory, optional or forbidden to record. Alternatively properties of a module are chosen from Code/Data/Both and/or Fixed/Variable. Recording systems use this information do decide if application modules are to be recorded or disregarded. Alternatively, application module identification information is transmitted in said broadcast stream. A module identification number is used to avoid multiple recordings. Application modules having the same category are preferably grouped together.

摘要翻译： 一种发送交互式电视的方法（1），由此在应用模块内传输交互式电视应用。 这些模块以广播流传输。 记录系统无法决定要记录的模块。 因此，所述模块的存储相关信息在广播流中被通知。 相关的模块识别信息在应用信息表（AIT）和/或下载信息指示（DII）消息中实现。 因此，关于涉及应用模块是强制性的，可选的或被禁止记录的类别的广播流中包括信息。 或者，代码/数据/两者和/或固定/变量都选择模块的属性。 记录系统使用这些信息确定应用程序模块是要被记录还是被忽略。 或者，在所述广播流中发送应用模块识别信息。 模块识别号用于避免多次录音。 具有相同类别的应用模块优选地被分组在一起。

公开(公告)号：US20060013085A1

公开(公告)日：2006-01-19

申请号：US10536237

申请日：2003-11-04

申请人： Declan Kelly ,  Jingwei Tan ,  Johannis Blacquiere

发明人： Declan Kelly ,  Jingwei Tan ,  Johannis Blacquiere

IPC分类号： G11B19/02

CPC分类号： G11B27/19 ,  G11B7/00736 ,  G11B19/04 ,  G11B20/18 ,  G11B27/22 ,  G11B27/3063 ,  G11B27/36 ,  G11B2220/216 ,  G11B2220/2541 ,  G11B2220/2562

摘要： The present invention relates to a method of recovering blocks of data recorded on an optical record carrier in case of a power failure affecting a recording and reproducing device. Said device comprises means for writing a recording indication information on the optical record carrier to indicate that a recording has started, said recording indication information including a recording start address, and means for overwriting the recording indication information at a recording end. After a power failure, if a recording indication information is written on the optical record carrier, then the recording and reproducing device is able to determine that a recording has not ended properly. In these conditions, said device is able to parse the recorded data, starting from the recording start address, in order to find the end of the improperly ended recording.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及在影响记录和再现设备的电源故障的情况下恢复记录在光学记录载体上的数据块的方法。 所述设备包括用于在光学记录载体上写入记录指示信息以指示记录开始的装置，所述记录指示信息包括记录开始地址，以及用于在记录端重写记录指示信息的装置。 在电源故障之后，如果在光学记录载体上写入记录指示信息，则记录和再现装置能够确定记录没有正确结束。 在这些条件下，所述设备能够从记录开始地址开始解析记录的数据，以便找到不正确结束的记录的结束。

公开(公告)号：US20060010476A1

公开(公告)日：2006-01-12

申请号：US10535481

申请日：2003-10-29

申请人： Declan Kelly ,  Philip Newton

发明人： Declan Kelly ,  Philip Newton

IPC分类号： H04N7/173

CPC分类号： H04N21/4394 ,  H04N7/17318 ,  H04N21/4316 ,  H04N21/4425 ,  H04N21/4433 ,  H04N21/47202 ,  H04N21/47211 ,  H04N21/4786 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/812

摘要： A first content is received and presented to a user on a television (TV) platform (16). A second content is also received and presented concurrently to the user. In an interactive TV platform (16), a user selects the second content. In one aspect, the first content is advertising content (40) and the second content is information content (46), electronic mail content (42), downloadable file content (44), or program content (32, 34, 36, 38). In another aspect, the first content is program content (32, 34, 36, 38) and the second content is one of information content (46), electronic mail content (42), advertising content (40), and downloadable file content (44).

摘要翻译： 在电视（TV）平台（16）上接收并呈现给用户的第一内容。 第二内容也被接收并并发给用户。 在交互式电视平台（16）中，用户选择第二内容。 一方面，第一内容是广告内容（40），第二内容是信息内容（46），电子邮件内容（42），可下载文件内容（44）或节目内容（32,34,36,38） 。 另一方面，第一内容是节目内容（32,34,36,38），第二内容是信息内容（46），电子邮件内容（42），广告内容（40）和可下载文件内容（ 44）。

公开(公告)号：US20050204401A1

公开(公告)日：2005-09-15

申请号：US10515682

申请日：2003-05-27

申请人： Declan Kelly ,  Josef Van Gassel

发明人： Declan Kelly ,  Josef Van Gassel

IPC分类号： H04N5/00 ,  H04N7/16

CPC分类号： H04N21/42646 ,  H04N21/4348 ,  H04N21/4437 ,  H04N21/472

摘要： A transmission system includes at least one receiver 60 and a transmitter 10, 20, 30 for transmitting a title to the receiver. The transmitter also transmits interactive features that enable a user to interact with the title. Thee features interact with the title through a DVD virtual machine. The receiver 60 receives the transmitted title and transmitted interactive features. A controller 250 of the receiver 60 implements the DVD virtual machine to enable execution of the received features in the receiver.

摘要翻译： 传输系统包括至少一个接收机60和用于向接收机发送标题的发射机10,20,30。 发射机还传输交互功能，使用户能够与标题进行交互。 您的功能通过DVD虚拟机与标题进行交互。 接收机60接收发送的标题和发送的交互特征。 接收器60的控制器250实现DVD虚拟机，以便能够执行接收机中接收到的特征。

公开(公告)号：US20080097949A1

公开(公告)日：2008-04-24

申请号：US11719957

申请日：2005-11-28

申请人： Declan Kelly ,  Xiaowei Shi

发明人： Declan Kelly ,  Xiaowei Shi

IPC分类号： G06N7/02 ,  G06N5/00

CPC分类号： H04N21/4662 ,  H04N7/163 ,  H04N21/44204 ,  H04N21/44222 ,  H04N21/4668 ,  H04N21/8456

摘要： The present invention provides a method for estimating a user's interest degree in a playing program, the method includes the steps of: monitoring the user's behavior on the program including at least two segments, and each of them correspond to different time weight; determining the length and the time weight of the segment played corresponding to the user's behavior; and acquiring the user's interest degree in the program according to the length and the time weight of segment played.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种用于在播放节目中估计用户兴趣度的方法，该方法包括以下步骤：监视用户对节目的行为，包括至少两个片段，并且它们中的每一个对应于不同的时间权重; 确定与用户行为相对应的片段的长度和时间权重; 并且根据播放的片段的长度和时间权重获取节目中用户的兴趣度。

公开(公告)号：US20070209049A1

公开(公告)日：2007-09-06

申请号：US10596770

申请日：2004-12-21

申请人： Declan Kelly ,  Philip Newton

发明人： Declan Kelly ,  Philip Newton

IPC分类号： H04N7/16

CPC分类号： H04N21/84 ,  H04N21/25891 ,  H04N21/2665 ,  H04N21/278 ,  H04N21/4828 ,  H04N21/632

摘要： There is provided a communication network (10) operable to search for programme content. The network (10) is distinguished in that it comprises: (a) a plurality of mutually interconnected network nodes (100, 110) susceptible to storing programme data content and at least one of electronic programme guides (EPG) and associated meta-data thereat; (b) at least one user-operable node (20) coupled to the network (10), the at least one user-operable node (20) including user-interfacing means (30, 50) for receiving instructions from a user (60) and presenting results to the user (60). The network (10) is arranged such that: (c) the plurality of network nodes (100) and/or the at least one user-operable node (20) are operable to access electronic programme guide (EPG) data and/or associated metadata providing a record of at least previous programme data content communicated within the network (10); (d) the network (10) is operable to present one or more electronic programme guides (EPG) to the user (60) for generating therefrom a search request susceptible to utilizing meta-data associated with the one or more electronic programme guides (EPG) for use in identifying corresponding data content available in the network (10); and (e) the at least one user-operable node (20) is operable to receive data content thereat corresponding to the search request.

摘要翻译： 提供了可操作以搜索节目内容的通信网络（10）。 网络（10）的特征在于它包括：（a）容易存储节目数据内容的多个相互互连的网络节点（100,110），以及电子节目指南（EPG）和相关联的元数据中的至少一个 ; （b）至少一个耦合到所述网络（10）的用户可操作节点（20），所述至少一个用户可操作节点（20）包括用户接口装置（30,50），用于从用户（60）接收指令 ）并将结果呈现给用户（60）。 网络（10）被布置为：（c）多个网络节点（100）和/或至少一个用户可操作节点（20）可操作以访问电子节目指南（EPG）数据和/或相关联 提供至少在所述网络（10）内传送的先前节目数据内容的记录的元数据; （d）网络（10）可操作以向用户（60）呈现一个或多个电子节目指南（EPG），用于从其生成易于利用与一个或多个电子节目指南（EPG）相关联的元数据的搜索请求 ），用于识别网络（10）中可用的相应数据内容; 和（e）所述至少一个用户可操作节点（20）可操作以在其上接收对应于所述搜索请求的数据内容。

公开(公告)号：US20070133953A1

公开(公告)日：2007-06-14

申请号：US10572847

申请日：2004-09-01

申请人： Wilhelmus Franciscus Fontijn ,  Johan Sebastiaan Van Gageldonk ,  Johannis Blacquiere ,  Declan Kelly

发明人： Wilhelmus Franciscus Fontijn ,  Johan Sebastiaan Van Gageldonk ,  Johannis Blacquiere ,  Declan Kelly

IPC分类号： H04N5/00

CPC分类号： H04N21/4147 ,  G06F11/1451 ,  G11B20/00086 ,  G11B20/10009 ,  G11B20/18 ,  H04N5/781 ,  H04N5/85 ,  H04N5/9201 ,  H04N21/42646 ,  H04N21/42661 ,  H04N21/4334 ,  H04N21/4335 ,  H04N21/4667

摘要： The invention relates to a content item recorder (101) comprising storage means (109) for storing a plurality of content items. The content item recorder (101) may be a Personal Video Recorder comprising a hard disk. The content item recorder (109) comprises a back-up processor (115) generating reduced reference information associated with the plurality of content items; and a memory interface (117) for storing the reduced reference information to a back-up memory (119) separate from the storage means (109). The reduced reference information may be reduced user profile information of reference information allowing external copies of content items to be identified from external sources which may specifically be part of a peer-to-peer network. The reduced reference information may automatically be stored on recordable DVD disks when a content item is stored thereon. Following a hard disk malfunction or replacement, hard disk information may be restored in response to the reduced reference information.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种内容项目记录器（101），包括用于存储多个内容项目的存储装置（109）。 内容项目记录器（101）可以是包括硬盘的个人视频记录器。 内容项目记录器（109）包括产生与多个内容项目相关联的缩减参考信息的备份处理器（115） 以及用于将缩减的参考信息存储到与存储装置（109）分离的备用存储器（119）的存储器接口（117）。 减少的参考信息可以减少参考信息的用户简档信息，允许从可以具体地成为对等网络的一部分的外部源识别内容项的外部副本。 当存储内容项时，缩小的参考信息可以自动存储在可记录的DVD盘上。 在硬盘故障或更换之后，响应于减少的参考信息可以恢复硬盘信息。

公开(公告)号：US20070113245A1

公开(公告)日：2007-05-17

申请号：US10538631

申请日：2003-12-03

申请人： Jingwei Tan ,  Declan Kelly ,  Liang Gan ,  Jun Shi

发明人： Jingwei Tan ,  Declan Kelly ,  Liang Gan ,  Jun Shi

IPC分类号： H04N5/445

CPC分类号： H04N21/4435 ,  G11B27/034 ,  G11B27/329 ,  H04N5/85 ,  H04N9/8233 ,  H04N21/4334 ,  H04N21/4782 ,  H04N21/8173

摘要： A method (49, 55) of handling fonts in a recorder or a playback-recorder for interactive television. Fonts are stored on a recordable storage medium (220), wherein the fonts are part of a downloaded interactive television application. When recording, the downloaded fonts are stored separate from the application, preferably in a font library on the recordable storage medium, which preferably is a removable medium, preferably an optical storage medium. Each font is only stored in one copy, even when a plurality of applications on the storage medium need that font for running. When playing back the application from the storage medium, indicating information is provided on which fonts form the storage medium in the font library are required for playback of said application from said storage medium. Thus multiple storage of fonts is prevented, minimising needed storage space on the storage medium.

摘要翻译： 在记录器中处理字体的方法（49,55）或用于交互式电视的回放记录器。 字体存储在可记录存储介质（220）上，其中字体是下载的交互式电视应用的一部分。 当记录时，下载的字体与应用程序分离存储，优选地在可记录存储介质上的字体库中存储，优选地是可移动介质，优选地是光学存储介质。 每个字体仅存储在一个副本中，即使当存储介质上的多个应用程序需要运行的字体时。 当从存储介质回放应用程序时，提供了从所述存储介质再现所述应用程序所需要的字体库中形成存储介质的字体的信息。 因此，防止了字体的多个存储，从而最小化存储介质上的所需存储空间。

公开(公告)号：US20070011470A1

公开(公告)日：2007-01-11

申请号：US10596605

申请日：2004-11-29

申请人： Johannis Blacquiere ,  Jozef Van Gassel ,  Declan Kelly

发明人： Johannis Blacquiere ,  Jozef Van Gassel ,  Declan Kelly

IPC分类号： G06F1/00

CPC分类号： G06F1/325 ,  G06F1/3203

摘要： Portable devices for rendering multimedia data objects are widely known; mainly for reproducing audio, but also for reproducing video. These devices are powered by battery, which is known to have a limited amount of energy available. This carries the risk that no energy is available any more, while a multimedia data object that is rendered, is not rendered in full this leaves a user unsatisfied. Therefore, the amount of energy of the battery is checked and when a multimedia data object selected to be rendered can be rendered in full, it is rendered. When it cannot be rendered in full, it is not rendered. In an embodiment according to the invention, this check is made for a group of selected multimedia data objects.

摘要翻译： 用于渲染多媒体数据对象的便携式设备是众所周知的; 主要用于再现音频，也用于再现视频。 这些设备由电池供电，已知其具有有限的可用能量。 这带来了没有能量可用的风险，而呈现的多媒体数据对象没有完全呈现，这使得用户不满意。 因此，检查电池的能量，并且当选择被渲染的多媒体数据对象可以被完全呈现时，就被渲染。 当它不能完整呈现时，它不会呈现。 在根据本发明的实施例中，对一组所选择的多媒体数据对象进行该检查。