AU4012300A - Systems and methods for electronic program guide data services - Google Patents

Systems and methods for electronic program guide data services

Info

Publication number
AU4012300A
AU4012300A AU40123/00A AU4012300A AU4012300A AU 4012300 A AU4012300 A AU 4012300A AU 40123/00 A AU40123/00 A AU 40123/00A AU 4012300 A AU4012300 A AU 4012300A AU 4012300 A AU4012300 A AU 4012300A
Authority
AU
Australia
Prior art keywords
systems
methods
program guide
electronic program
data services
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Abandoned
Application number
AU40123/00A
Inventor
Robert M. Fries
Robert S. T. Gibson
Michael E. Pietraszak
Jonathan A. Wray
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
WebTV Networks Inc
Original Assignee
WebTV Networks Inc
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by WebTV Networks Inc filed Critical WebTV Networks Inc
Priority claimed from PCT/US2000/006983 external-priority patent/WO2000056066A1/en
Publication of AU4012300A publication Critical patent/AU4012300A/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/43—Processing of content or additional data, e.g. demultiplexing additional data from a digital video stream; Elementary client operations, e.g. monitoring of home network or synchronising decoder's clock; Client middleware
    • H04N21/435—Processing of additional data, e.g. decrypting of additional data, reconstructing software from modules extracted from the transport stream
    • H04N21/4355—Processing of additional data, e.g. decrypting of additional data, reconstructing software from modules extracted from the transport stream involving reformatting operations of additional data, e.g. HTML pages on a television screen
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/20—Servers specifically adapted for the distribution of content, e.g. VOD servers; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/25—Management operations performed by the server for facilitating the content distribution or administrating data related to end-users or client devices, e.g. end-user or client device authentication, learning user preferences for recommending movies
    • H04N21/262—Content or additional data distribution scheduling, e.g. sending additional data at off-peak times, updating software modules, calculating the carousel transmission frequency, delaying a video stream transmission, generating play-lists
    • H04N21/26283—Content or additional data distribution scheduling, e.g. sending additional data at off-peak times, updating software modules, calculating the carousel transmission frequency, delaying a video stream transmission, generating play-lists for associating distribution time parameters to content, e.g. to generate electronic program guide data
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/43—Processing of content or additional data, e.g. demultiplexing additional data from a digital video stream; Elementary client operations, e.g. monitoring of home network or synchronising decoder's clock; Client middleware
    • H04N21/433—Content storage operation, e.g. storage operation in response to a pause request, caching operations
    • H04N21/4335—Housekeeping operations, e.g. prioritizing content for deletion because of storage space restrictions
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/43—Processing of content or additional data, e.g. demultiplexing additional data from a digital video stream; Elementary client operations, e.g. monitoring of home network or synchronising decoder's clock; Client middleware
    • H04N21/443—OS processes, e.g. booting an STB, implementing a Java virtual machine in an STB or power management in an STB
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/43—Processing of content or additional data, e.g. demultiplexing additional data from a digital video stream; Elementary client operations, e.g. monitoring of home network or synchronising decoder's clock; Client middleware
    • H04N21/443—OS processes, e.g. booting an STB, implementing a Java virtual machine in an STB or power management in an STB
    • H04N21/4431—OS processes, e.g. booting an STB, implementing a Java virtual machine in an STB or power management in an STB characterized by the use of Application Program Interface [API] libraries
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/45—Management operations performed by the client for facilitating the reception of or the interaction with the content or administrating data related to the end-user or to the client device itself, e.g. learning user preferences for recommending movies, resolving scheduling conflicts
    • H04N21/4508—Management of client data or end-user data
    • H04N21/4532—Management of client data or end-user data involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/45—Management operations performed by the client for facilitating the reception of or the interaction with the content or administrating data related to the end-user or to the client device itself, e.g. learning user preferences for recommending movies, resolving scheduling conflicts
    • H04N21/462—Content or additional data management, e.g. creating a master electronic program guide from data received from the Internet and a Head-end, controlling the complexity of a video stream by scaling the resolution or bit-rate based on the client capabilities
    • H04N21/4622—Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/47—End-user applications
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/47—End-user applications
    • H04N21/478—Supplemental services, e.g. displaying phone caller identification, shopping application
    • H04N21/4782—Web browsing, e.g. WebTV
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/80—Generation or processing of content or additional data by content creator independently of the distribution process; Content per se
    • H04N21/83—Generation or processing of protective or descriptive data associated with content; Content structuring
    • H04N21/84—Generation or processing of descriptive data, e.g. content descriptors

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Databases & Information Systems (AREA)
  • Software Systems (AREA)
  • Library & Information Science (AREA)
  • Two-Way Televisions, Distribution Of Moving Picture Or The Like (AREA)
AU40123/00A 1999-03-18 2000-03-17 Systems and methods for electronic program guide data services Abandoned AU4012300A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US12506299P 1999-03-18 1999-03-18
US60125062 1999-03-18
USNOTGIVEN 1999-12-23
PCT/US2000/006983 WO2000056066A1 (en) 1999-03-18 2000-03-17 Systems and methods for electronic program guide data services

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
AU4012300A true AU4012300A (en) 2000-10-04

Family

ID=22418027

Family Applications (2)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
AU40123/00A Abandoned AU4012300A (en) 1999-03-18 2000-03-17 Systems and methods for electronic program guide data services
AU37586/00A Abandoned AU3758600A (en) 1999-03-18 2000-03-17 Application program interfaces for electronic program guide data services

Family Applications After (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
AU37586/00A Abandoned AU3758600A (en) 1999-03-18 2000-03-17 Application program interfaces for electronic program guide data services

Country Status (3)

Country Link
EP (1) EP1166551A1 (en)
AU (2) AU4012300A (en)
WO (1) WO2000056067A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
KR20020062961A (en) * 1999-12-10 2002-07-31 유나이티드 비디오 프로퍼티즈, 인크. Features for use with advanced set-top applications on interactive television systems
AUPR122800A0 (en) * 2000-11-06 2000-11-30 Bucceri Technologies Pty Ltd Improvement in snow making machine
US20030196206A1 (en) 2002-04-15 2003-10-16 Shusman Chad W. Method and apparatus for internet-based interactive programming
US20040210947A1 (en) 2003-04-15 2004-10-21 Shusman Chad W. Method and apparatus for interactive video on demand
US7600246B2 (en) * 2002-04-17 2009-10-06 Microsoft Corporation Method and apparatus for analyzing program data
US9083538B2 (en) 2004-04-21 2015-07-14 Qualcomm Incorporated Methods and apparatus for creation and transport of multimedia content flows to a distribution network
US7912457B2 (en) 2004-04-21 2011-03-22 Qualcomm Incorporated Methods and apparatus for creation and transport of multimedia content flows
US20050251580A1 (en) * 2004-05-10 2005-11-10 Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. System and method for efficiently implementing processed data structures in an electronic network
US8544043B2 (en) 2004-07-21 2013-09-24 Qualcomm Incorporated Methods and apparatus for providing content information to content servers

Family Cites Families (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5778406A (en) * 1995-06-30 1998-07-07 Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc. Apparatus for delivering CPU independent data for little and big endian machines
US5635989A (en) * 1996-02-13 1997-06-03 Hughes Electronics Method and apparatus for sorting and searching a television program guide
US5801787A (en) * 1996-06-14 1998-09-01 Starsight Telecast, Inc. Television schedule system and method of operation for multiple program occurrences

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
WO2000056067A1 (en) 2000-09-21
AU3758600A (en) 2000-10-04
EP1166551A1 (en) 2002-01-02

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
AU5318500A (en) System and method for electronic data delivery
AU2025999A (en) System for combining electronic program guide data
AU4606401A (en) Electronic payroll system and method
AU2898899A (en) Mobile data suite and method
AU4644800A (en) Data structure and methods for providing an interactive program guide
AU2002220204A1 (en) Electronic payment system and method
AU4352600A (en) Improved data structure and methods for providing an interactive program guide
AU4513501A (en) Electronic offer method and system
AU2001265910A1 (en) Data processing system and method
AU2001220597A1 (en) Electronic transaction systems and methods therefor
AU3109200A (en) Systems and methods for organizing data
AU2001247791A1 (en) System and method for managing user-specific data
AU5245201A (en) System and method for highly secure data communications
AU2001238581A1 (en) Methods and systems for providing transaction data
AU2001281122A1 (en) System and method for aligning data
AU2002239946A1 (en) Pre-paid electronic access system and method
AU2865900A (en) Data broadcasting system and method
AU2001229666A1 (en) Method and system for extensible data processing
AU5178200A (en) Token based data processing systems and methods
AU2001257605A1 (en) System and method for dynamically managing electronic business process
AU1663000A (en) Method and system for performing electronic auctions
AU5974700A (en) Device for processing data and corresponding method
AU2001277890A1 (en) Systems and methods for secured electronic transactions
AU2616501A (en) System and method for secure electronic transactions
AU3007100A (en) Methods and apparatuses for electronic bidding systems

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
MK6 Application lapsed section 142(2)(f)/reg. 8.3(3) - pct applic. not entering national phase