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61. 发明申请

US20100122282A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED ADVERTISING IN A VIDEO CONTENT NETWORK 有权
标题翻译：在视频内容网络中增强广告的系统和方法
公开(公告)号：US20100122282A1
公开(公告)日：2010-05-13
申请号：US12267685
申请日：2008-11-10
申请人： Kreig DuBose
发明人： Kreig DuBose
IPC分类号： H04N7/00
CPC分类号： H04N21/812 , H04N7/165 , H04N21/26258 , H04N21/44016 , H04N21/6543
摘要： A video content network having a plurality of program channels is operated, and a target time slot for an enhanced advertisement is identified. At least some of the plurality of program channels have programs scheduled during the target time slot. The target time slot is signaled to a plurality of terminals connected to the video content network. Each of the terminals is viewing a given one of the program channels prior to the signaling. Responsive to the signaling, the programs scheduled during the target time slot are effectively paused at a program time corresponding to a beginning of the time slot, and the enhanced advertisement is caused to be displayed on the terminals. Responsive to an end of the enhanced advertisement, the programs scheduled during the target time slot are resumed at the program time corresponding to the beginning of the time slot. Thus, substantially all viewers of the video content network during the target time slot are exposed to the enhanced advertisement regardless of which of the plurality of program channels the viewers were watching during the target time slot.
摘要翻译：操作具有多个节目频道的视频内容网络，并且识别用于增强广告的目标时隙。多个节目频道中的至少一些节目频道具有在目标时隙期间被安排的节目。目标时隙被发信号通知连接到视频内容网络的多个终端。在信令之前，每个终端正在查看给定的一个节目信道。响应于信令，在对应于时隙的开始的程序时间期间，在目标时隙期间调度的程序被有效地暂停，并且增强的广告被显示在终端上。响应于增强广告的结束，在对应于时隙的开始的程序时间恢复在目标时隙期间调度的节目。因此，无论在目标时隙期间观看者正在观看的多个节目频道中的哪一个是什么，目标时隙内的视频内容网络的基本上所有的观众都暴露于增强的广告。

62. 发明授权

US07706252B2 System and method for locating faults in a hybrid fiber coax (HFC) cable network 有权
标题翻译：在混合光纤同轴电缆（HFC）电缆网络中定位故障的系统和方法
公开(公告)号：US07706252B2
公开(公告)日：2010-04-27
申请号：US11186215
申请日：2005-07-21
申请人： Bruce L. Catter , Scott C. Saunders , Ennis McCaffrey
发明人： Bruce L. Catter , Scott C. Saunders , Ennis McCaffrey
IPC分类号： H04N7/173 , H04J3/16 , G01R31/08
CPC分类号： H04L12/2801 , H04N7/17309 , H04N17/004 , H04N21/2402 , H04N21/6118 , H04N21/6168
摘要： A fault location system (FLS) for a hybrid fiber coax (HFC) cable network. The FLS comprises an interactive map, a datastore, an object generator, and a display server. The datastore receives identifying information and status information of customer premises equipment (CPE) units connected to the HFC cable network. The object generator associates the identifying information and the status of CPE units with an object and further associates graphical attributes with the object. The display server graphically displays the object on the interactive map at location coordinates indicative of the street address, and graphically displays the object according to its graphical attributes. When used with a processor, the FLS applies algorithms to non-responsive CPE units selected from the interactive map to identify possible common sources of a fault.
摘要翻译：用于混合光纤同轴电缆（HFC）电缆网络的故障定位系统（FLS）。 FLS包括交互式地图，数据存储区，对象生成器和显示服务器。数据存储区接收连接到HFC电缆网络的客户端设备（CPE）单元的识别信息和状态信息。对象生成器将识别信息和CPE单元的状态与对象相关联，并进一步将图形属性与对象相关联。显示服务器以指示街道地址的位置坐标图形地显示交互式地图上的对象，并且根据图形属性图形地显示该对象。当与处理器一起使用时，FLS将算法应用于从交互式地图中选择的非响应CPE单元，以识别可能的常见故障源。

63. 发明授权

US07698606B2 Methods and apparatus for event logging in an information network 有权
标题翻译：信息网络中事件记录的方法和装置
公开(公告)号：US07698606B2
公开(公告)日：2010-04-13
申请号：US11897742
申请日：2007-08-31
申请人： Patrick Ladd , George W. Sarosi
发明人： Patrick Ladd , George W. Sarosi
IPC分类号： G06F11/00
CPC分类号： H04L67/16 , G06F11/2268 , G06F11/3476 , G06F11/3495 , H04L41/06 , H04L41/50 , H04L43/0876 , H04N17/00 , Y10T477/688
摘要： Methods and apparatus for logging, analysis, and reporting of events such as reboots in a client device (e.g., consumer premises equipment in a cable network) using applications. In one aspect, an improved event logging and monitoring system is provided within the device with which the application(s) can interface to record event or error data. In one exemplary embodiment, the client device comprises a digital set-top box having Java-enabled middleware adapted to implement the various functional aspects of the event logging system, which registers to receive event notifications (including resource exhaustion data) from other applications running on the device. The network operator can also optionally control the operation of the logging system remotely via a network agent. Improved client device and network configurations, as well as methods of operating these systems, are also disclosed.
摘要翻译：使用应用程序记录，分析和报告客户端设备（例如，有线网络中的消费者场所设备）中的重新启动的事件的方法和装置。在一个方面，在设备内提供改进的事件记录和监视系统，应用程序可以与该应用程序接口来记录事件或错误数据。在一个示例性实施例中，客户端设备包括具有启用Java的中间件的数字机顶盒，该中间件适于实现事件记录系统的各种功能方面，其注册以从其他运行的应用程序接收事件通知（包括资源耗尽数据）装置。网络运营商还可以通过网络代理远程控制日志记录系统的操作。还公开了改进的客户端设备和网络配置以及操作这些系统的方法。

64. 发明授权

US07694323B2 Technique for providing security measures for communications device connectable to a communications network 有权
标题翻译：为连接到通信网络的通信设备提供安全措施的技术
公开(公告)号：US07694323B2
公开(公告)日：2010-04-06
申请号：US10755810
申请日：2004-01-12
申请人： Michael L. LaJoie , James J. Braun
发明人： Michael L. LaJoie , James J. Braun
IPC分类号： H04N7/173 , H04N7/16 , H04N7/18
CPC分类号： H04N21/443 , H04N7/165 , H04N7/17318 , H04N21/2402 , H04N21/25816 , H04N21/25833 , H04N21/4181 , H04N21/42684 , H04N21/44209 , H04N21/6118 , H04N21/658 , H04N21/6582
摘要： A user may purchase in a retail outlet a host device for receiving cable services. The cable operator needs to provide a point-of-deployment (POD) module for insertion into the host device to realize out-of-band communications, and provide conditional access to premium subscription channels. Security measures are implemented to detect removal of the host device from its connection to a broadband communications system. If its removal is unauthorized, the service area in which the host device is located may be identified when it is reconnected to the system. In addition, a transmission device in the host device may be activated to transmit detectable signals to help recover the host device.
摘要翻译：用户可以在零售商店购买用于接收有线服务的主机设备。电缆运营商需要提供一个部署点（POD）模块，用于插入主机设备，以实现带外通信，并提供有条件的访问高级订阅频道。执行安全措施以检测主机设备从与宽带通信系统的连接中的移除。如果其删除是未经授权的，那么主机设备所在的服务区域在重新连接到系统时可能被识别。此外，可以激活主机设备中的传输设备来发送可检测信号以帮助恢复主机设备。

65. 发明授权

US07693171B2 Methods and apparatus for efficient IP multicasting in a content-based network 有权
标题翻译：基于内容的网络中高效IP组播的方法和装置
公开(公告)号：US07693171B2
公开(公告)日：2010-04-06
申请号：US11325107
申请日：2006-01-03
申请人： Kenneth Gould
发明人： Kenneth Gould
IPC分类号： H04H20/10 , H04H20/28
CPC分类号： H04L65/4076 , H04J3/245 , H04L5/0037 , H04L12/1859 , H04L12/1881
摘要： Methods and apparatus for assigning physical channels in a content-based network. In an exemplary embodiment, the network comprises a cable television network having a plurality of cable modems, and the physical channels are assigned to the cable modems based at least in part on any multicast transmissions that may exist on the system. When two cable modems are receiving the same multicast transmission, the invention causes tuning of one or more of the cable modems to the same physical channel in order to limit the total number multicast transmissions on the network. Multicast transmissions typically comprise video or audio information, but other types of information may also be multicast according to the invention. In another embodiment, a multicast transmission list (containing a list of multicast transmissions and the corresponding physical channels) is sent to the set of cable modems. This list is used by the modems (or associated CPE) to manage channel allocation and tuning.
摘要翻译：在基于内容的网络中分配物理信道的方法和装置。在示例性实施例中，网络包括具有多个电缆调制解调器的有线电视网络，并且至少部分地基于系统上可能存在的任何多播传输将物理信道分配给电缆调制解调器。当两个电缆调制解调器正在接收相同的多播传输时，本发明使一个或多个电缆调制解调器调谐到相同的物理信道，以限制网络上的总数多播传输。组播传输通常包括视频或音频信息，但根据本发明，其他类型的信息也可以是多播的。在另一个实施例中，将多播传输列表（包含多播传输和对应的物理信道的列表）发送到该组电缆调制解调器。该列表由调制解调器（或相关CPE）用于管理信道分配和调谐。

66. 发明申请

US20100058402A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TAILORED VIDEO-ON-DEMAND CATALOGS 审中-公开
标题翻译：定制视频目录的系统和方法
公开(公告)号：US20100058402A1
公开(公告)日：2010-03-04
申请号：US12200322
申请日：2008-08-28
申请人： Charles Hasek
发明人： Charles Hasek
IPC分类号： H04N7/173
CPC分类号： H04N7/17318 , H04N21/25883 , H04N21/25891 , H04N21/26283 , H04N21/812
摘要： A video-on-demand server, having a plurality of audiovisual assets stored in association therewith, and an application server module, are interconnected with a first group of consumer premises equipment associated with a first group of subscribers and a second group of consumer premises equipment associated with a second group of subscribers, different than the first group of subscribers, via a video content network. The application server module, the first group of consumer premises equipment, and the second group of consumer premises equipment are cooperatively configured to prepare a first video-on-demand catalog comprising a first group of the audiovisual assets and a second video-on-demand catalog comprising a second group of the audiovisual assets, different than the first group of the audiovisual assets. The application server module, the first group of consumer premises equipment, and the second group of consumer premises equipment are further cooperatively configured to make the first video-on-demand catalog available to the first group of subscribers and to make the second video-on-demand catalog available to the second group of subscribers.
摘要翻译：具有与其相关联地存储的多个视听资产的视频点播服务器和应用服务器模块与与第一组订户相关联的第一组消费者处所设备和第二组消费者驻地设备互连通过视频内容网络与不同于第一组订户的第二组订户相关联。协作地配置应用服务器模块，第一组消费者驻地设备和第二组消费场所设备，以准备第一视频点播目录，其包括第一组视听资产和第二视频点播目录包括第二组视听资产，不同于第一组视听资产。所述应用服务器模块，所述第一组消费者场所设备和所述第二组消费者场所设备进一步协作配置，以使所述第一视频点播目录可用于所述第一组订户，并且使所述第二视频点播 -demand目录可用于第二组订户。

67. 发明授权

US07599300B2 Cable modem analysis system and method therefor for an HFC cable network 有权
标题翻译：电缆调制解调器分析系统及其方法为HFC电缆网络
公开(公告)号：US07599300B2
公开(公告)日：2009-10-06
申请号：US11215869
申请日：2005-08-31
申请人： William H. Berger , Todd P. Bowen
发明人： William H. Berger , Todd P. Bowen
IPC分类号： H04L12/26
CPC分类号： H04L41/06 , H04L12/2801 , H04L41/0253 , H04L41/0806
摘要： A modem checker diagnostic toolkit comprises a modem checker client and a modem analysis server. The modem checker client comprises a modem query interface to communicate with the modem analysis server to acquire information indicative of the operational status of a modem and to display the information graphically. A user requests data relating to a particular modem by entering the MAC address of the modem into a query field. The modem checker client interacts with the modem analysis server to acquire information relating to the subscriber associated with the modem MAC address, the services authorized for the modem, and data indicative of the status and performance of the modem. In addition, the modem analysis server interacts with the modem operating system to retrieve modem performance data from modem logs. The modem checker client further provides a link that directs the modem analysis server for remotely resetting the modem regardless of its current status.
摘要翻译：调制解调器检查器诊断工具包包括调制解调器检查客户端和调制解调器分析服务器。调制解调器检查客户机包括调制解调器查询接口，用于与调制解调器分析服务器通信以获取指示调制解调器的操作状态的信息并以图形方式显示信息。用户通过将调制解调器的MAC地址输入到查询字段中来请求与特定调制解调器有关的数据。调制解调器检查客户端与调制解调器分析服务器交互以获取与调制解调器MAC地址相关联的订户，授权调制解调器的服务以及指示调制解调器的状态和性能的数据的信息。此外，调制解调器分析服务器与调制解调器操作系统交互以从调制解调器日志中检索调制解调器性能数据。调制解调器检查客户端还提供一个链接，指导调制解调器分析服务器远程重置调制解调器，而不管其当前状态如何。

68. 发明授权

US07509663B2 Technique for identifying favorite program channels for receiving entertainment programming content over a communications network 有权
标题翻译：用于识别通过通信网络接收娱乐节目内容的喜爱节目频道的技术
公开(公告)号：US07509663B2
公开(公告)日：2009-03-24
申请号：US11057749
申请日：2005-02-14
申请人： Stephen L. Maynard , Joseph M. Hassell , John W. Callahan , Tho T. Autruong , Vitaly Shoykhet , Karla J. Towne
发明人： Stephen L. Maynard , Joseph M. Hassell , John W. Callahan , Tho T. Autruong , Vitaly Shoykhet , Karla J. Towne
IPC分类号： H04H60/33
CPC分类号： H04N21/466 , H04N5/44543 , H04N7/163 , H04N21/4383 , H04N21/44222 , H04N21/4532
摘要： A favorites list of program channels which a cable TV user likely prefers is generated automatically, from which the user may select a program channel to watch. Each program channel in the favorites list is identified based on a measure of the duration in which the program channel is continuously tuned to. In an embodiment, this measure varies nonlinearly with such a duration. The favorites list may further comprise sublists of program channels which may correspond to different periods of a day, week, etc.
摘要翻译：自动生成有线电视用户可能喜欢的节目频道的收藏夹列表，用户可以从中选择要观看的节目频道。基于对节目频道连续调谐到的持续时间的度量来识别收藏夹列表中的每个节目频道。在一个实施例中，该测量随这样的持续时间非线性变化。收藏夹列表还可以包括可以对应于一天，一周等的不同周期的节目频道的子列表。

69. 发明授权

US07260606B1 Attenuation, delay, queuing, and message caching processes for use in e-mail protocols in order to reduce network server loading 有权
标题翻译：用于电子邮件协议的衰减，延迟，排队和消息缓存过程，以减少网络服务器的负载
公开(公告)号：US07260606B1
公开(公告)日：2007-08-21
申请号：US09548308
申请日：2000-04-12
申请人： Jeff Wasilko
发明人： Jeff Wasilko
IPC分类号： G06F13/00
CPC分类号： H04L51/00 , H04L51/24
摘要： Traffic handling load on network servers is moderated by delaying POP checks at proxy servers located across the network. Delay of POP check processing is accomplished by intercepting each POP check packet at a proxy server that is nominally local to where the user is located. The proxy server permits a given user's initial POP check to proceed on through the network to the mail server. Thereafter, though, the proxy server only permits that user's received POP checks to proceed onward only after interjecting a delay in the POP process. Optionally, automatic messages are sent on a daily basis to a user who performs abusively rapid POP checks to inform them that their POP checks are being delayed and/or attenuated and educating them how to modify the configuration of their mail client software.
摘要翻译：通过在网络上的代理服务器上延迟POP检查来缓和网络服务器上的流量处理负担。通过在名义上位于用户所在的代理服务器处截取每个POP检查数据包来完成POP检查处理的延迟。代理服务器允许给定用户的初始POP检查通过网络继续到邮件服务器。此后，代理服务器只允许用户接收的POP检查只有在POP进程中插入延迟之后才能继续进行。可选地，自动消息每天被发送给执行滥用性快速POP检查的用户，以通知他们他们的POP检查被延迟和/或衰减并教育他们如何修改其邮件客户端软件的配置。

70. 发明授权

US10359922B2 Methods and apparatus for display element management in an information network 有权
公开(公告)号：US10359922B2
公开(公告)日：2019-07-23
申请号：US14968476
申请日：2015-12-14
申请人： Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC
发明人： Patrick Ladd , Aaron James Kamienski , George W. Sarosi , Eric B. Miller
IPC分类号： G06F3/0484 , G06F8/70 , G06F9/451 , G06F9/44 , G06F21/10 , H04N21/00 , H04N21/431 , G06F21/60
摘要： Methods and apparatus for managing display elements such as GUI windows in a client device (e.g., consumer premises equipment in a cable network) running multiple related or unrelated applications. In one embodiment, an improved window management entity is provided within the device with which HAVi-compliant application(s) can interface in order to access display elements according to a priority structure or hierarchy. One or more privileged applications are designated and allowed to affect the priority structure, including requesting a new in-focus application to be placed atop the priority structure. The network operator can also optionally control the operation of the window manager remotely via a network agent. Improved client device and network configurations, as well as methods of operating these systems, are also disclosed.

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