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Système et procédé permettant de générer une pluralité d'options d'affichage Download PDF

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WO2009116091A2
WO2009116091A2 PCT/IN2009/000187 IN2009000187W WO2009116091A2 WO 2009116091 A2 WO2009116091 A2 WO 2009116091A2 IN 2009000187 W IN2009000187 W IN 2009000187W WO 2009116091 A2 WO2009116091 A2 WO 2009116091A2
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Rajendra Kumar Khare
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    • 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
    • H04N21/258—Client or end-user data management, e.g. managing client capabilities, user preferences or demographics, processing of multiple end-users preferences to derive collaborative data
    • H04N21/25808—Management of client data
    • H04N21/25841—Management of client data involving the geographical location of the client
    • 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
    • H04N21/266—Channel or content management, e.g. generation and management of keys and entitlement messages in a conditional access system, merging a VOD unicast channel into a multicast channel
    • H04N21/2668—Creating a channel for a dedicated end-user group, e.g. insertion of targeted commercials based on end-user profiles
    • 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
    • H04N21/431—Generation of visual interfaces for content selection or interaction; Content or additional data rendering
    • H04N21/4312—Generation of visual interfaces for content selection or interaction; Content or additional data rendering involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
    • H04N21/4316—Generation of visual interfaces for content selection or interaction; Content or additional data rendering involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations for displaying supplemental content in a region of the screen, e.g. an advertisement in a separate window
    • 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

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  • the present invention relates to a method and system for generating plurality of display options available to an end-user over a cable TV network. More particularly the instant invention relates to generating plurality of display options using a same set of content and displaying the said content to the end-user as different channels. More particularly the instant invention discloses a method and system of segmenting the area of the display screens into plurality of display segments. More particularly the instant invention discloses a method of utilizing the segmented areas to display local, national, regional and user generated content
  • Cable TV typically comprises a plurality of audio/video (A/V) transmissions accumulated for example in a central office of a cable TV service provider.
  • the A/V transmissions may be accumulated in a content server, for example -
  • a content server is an information storage unit adapted to collect, accumulate, package, disseminate, and broadcast multimedia- (A/V) program data/information to clients at various locations remote from the central office.
  • a common central content server may be located in a central office of a service provider.
  • cable TV transmissions are distributed to end-users over cables or wirelessly.
  • the channels may be distributed from a content server located at a local cable TV service provider's location.
  • the service provider's content server is adapted to transmit all of the channels simultaneously on a single shared cable to an end-user location.
  • Clients, end-users and/or customers subscribe to the channels and/or service provided by the content server of the cable TV service provider.
  • a signal distribution unit situated at the cable TV service provider's location.
  • the signal distribution unit may be adapted to receive all channels via at least one satellite signal-receiving unit, subsequently via at least one satellite.
  • Digital encrypted content is uplinked which is received by the cable TV service provider/MSO that decrypts this content.
  • the MSO decrypts plurality of such contents and then either encrypts it again to be decrypted by a set-top-box (STB) or beams it through his (service providers') network on free to air mode.
  • STB set-top-box
  • a television (TV) set and a set-top-box (STB) may be located at the end-user's location to decode and display the channels.
  • the STB provides end-users access to (i.e. decode) only those channels that the end-user subscribes.
  • the end-user may watch generally one channel provided by the cable TV service provider at a given time.
  • the end-user may select a subscribed channel for viewing by controlling the STB causing the STB to decode and send a particular channel to the TV set for display and viewing,
  • a primary object of the present invention is to provide a system and method to generate plurality of display options over a cable TV network.
  • Yet another objective of the instant invention is to utilize the segmented areas to display local, national, regional and user generated localized and customized content.
  • Yet another objective of the instant invention is to create plurality of channels with same national content.
  • the present invention makes it possible for a cable TV system to provide a customized view to the end-user creating plurality of channels having localized and customized multimedia audio-video (A/V) program data/information.
  • A/V multimedia audio-video
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a general display of a channel view available to the end-user in the prior art.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates the channel(s) views i.e. plurality of display options available to the end-user according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention having plurality of multimedia audio/video content.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates a satellite and/or World Wide Web (Internet) transmission/reception system in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG 4. is a block diagram illustrating a video processing system for generating plurality of display options.
  • FIG. 5 is a flow diagram illustrating a method of displaying plurality of display options segmenting the area of display screen into plurality of segments according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • a method and system for generating plurality of display options available to an end-user over a cable TV network segmenting the area of the display screens into plurality of display segments are provided.
  • specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. It will be evident, however, to one skilled in the art that the present invention may be practiced without these specific details.
  • service provider may comprise a cable ⁇ television (TV) service provider, an Internet service provider, a radio service provider, and/or other multimedia-program service providers.
  • TV cable ⁇ television
  • the normal channels as broadcasted and displayed on a television over a cable TV network have one base region 101 displaying the running audio/video visuals relating to entertainment, information, advertising and infotainment.
  • the ticker 102 region displays a running text/visual relating to entertainment, information, advertising and infotainment.
  • the set- top-box transmits a request for the multimedia-program information associated with that channel to the content server located at a proximate (local) service provider location.
  • the content server may initiate transmission of the multimedia-program information associated with the selected channel to the end-user location.
  • the instant invention in one of its preferred embodiments receives a channel broadcast data (hereinafter also referred as national data), adds some localized/customized data, rearranges the localized/customized data and beams it to the end user.
  • the final display according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention to the end-user looks like as illustrated in FIG. 2 wherein display screen comprises at least one base region 201 which displays the national data and at least region A 203, region B 204, and region C 205 which display localized and customized content and at least one ticker region 202 containing running audio/video (A/V) transmissions accumulated for example in a central office of a cable TV service provider
  • A/V running audio/video
  • the content in the local region is transmitted to the server of the MSO/Cable TV service provider where the process of selecting the local/customized content, positioning them into different display regions and merging them with the national content data display takes place.
  • Channel “x” For example a channel “x”, a news channel being broadcasted on a cable TV network.
  • Channel “x” is received by the cable TV service provider /MSO and further beamed in "S-band "with "abc” frequency for display to the end-user.
  • said channel “x” may continue to be beamed in a similar manner and a new frequency is set for the customized/localized channel "y" having plurality of audio/video content.
  • the instant invention proposes to utilize the "push" technology of television channel This would help create display of plurality of channels with same national content.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates a satellite and/or World Wide Web (Internet) transmission/reception system in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention
  • a broadcasting uplinking station 301 transmits multimedia- program information to a satellite 302.
  • the satellite transmission/reception system may comprise a plurality of satellites receivers, wherein each satellite 302 may transmit a plurality of multimedia-program channels to a plurality of satellite receivers.
  • the multimedia-program information for all channels that a cable TV service provider offers may be accumulated and encoded together at a satellite 302 receiver array location for further satellite transmission to a plurality of remotely located respective cable TV service provider (MSO) 303 for further dissemination and distribution to the end-users 305.
  • MSO cable TV service provider
  • An end-user can view a list of audio/video content while sitting in his room and make a request for such elements; a customized and localized element can be created for delivery to the end-user from various sources.
  • MSO 303 in a preferred embodiment of the present invention may receive the multimedia- program transmissions from the data server 304 on World Wide Web (Internet) and transmits multimedia-program transmissions to the end users 305 from the various sources.
  • the end-user can view a list of available TV programs on a website associated with a cable TV station whereby customized audio/video elements can be created for delivery to the end-user that incorporates portions of audio/video elements from one or more TV channels.
  • a data server 304 on the World Wide Web (internet) to provide customized audio/video elements based on one or more multimedia elements in a plurality of display options.
  • each of the plurality of multimedia-program transmissions may comprise a plurality of television channels, a plurality of internet transmissions, etc.
  • the plurality of multimedia-program transmissions may be conveyed to content servers 303 residing at a plurality of cable TV service provider locations.
  • the multimedia-program transmission transmitted through content servers (MSO) 303 may be received at set-top-box (STB). From STB, another media (cable) may connect the STB to the Television (TV) set of the end users 305.
  • the multimedia-program transmission received at an end-user 305 may comprise every channel available for displaying or viewing that a service provider offers.
  • FIG 4. is a block diagram illustrating a audio/video processing system for generating plurality of display options where the system comprises receiving means to receive broadcast data for at least one channel relay having multimedia audio-video (A/V) program data/information 401 , assigning means to assign a relay frequency to said channel 402, receiving means to receive relay frequency data through the data server 401 , accessing means to access the schedule list 403, creating means to create multiple display regions as per said schedule list 404, merging means to merge said multiple display regions to create a new channel 405, assigning means to assign a relay frequency to said channel having multiple display regions 402, relaying means to the channel having multiple display regions 406.
  • A/V multimedia audio-video
  • FIG. 5 depicts a flow diagram illustrating a method of displaying plurality of display options segmenting the area of display screen into plurality of segments according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention
  • a channel may be selected for viewing at an end-user location.
  • the end-user's electronic device may transmit a channel request to the service provider's location (MSO).
  • the channel request may be received at the content server.
  • the content server may process the channel request.
  • Processing the channel request may comprise receiving broadcast data for at least one channel relay having multimedia audio-video (A/V) program data/information 401, assigning a relay frequency to said channel 402, receiving relay frequency data through the data server 403, accessing the schedule list 404, creating multiple display regions as per said schedule list 405, merging said multiple regions to create a new channel 406, assigning a relay frequency to said new channel having multiple display regions 407, relaying the channel having multiple display regions with the localized and customized display content.
  • A/V multimedia audio-video
  • FIG. 5 a method of creating and relaying a custom display option having multiple display regions from a plurality of multimedia elements is illustrated in FIG. 5.
  • the method starts at block 401 , the MSO receives broadcast data for at least one channel relay preferably having national broadcast data being transmitted from the satellite/internet.
  • the MSO assigns a relay frequency to said national broadcast data at block 402 receiving the relay frequency data at block 403.
  • the schedule list is accessed for customized and localized display in multiple regions.
  • the Schedule list may also include definitions and display parameters of selected portion of display elements, such as dimensions of display, positions, resolutions, shapes for displaying multimedia elements, brightness level, sound strings and other display characteristics associated with a display unit.
  • the custom display as a new channel with the customized and localized display content is generated by selection, positioning and merging using the display data from the server, which is assigned a relay frequency at block 407 and relayed to the end user for viewing the content in multiple display region.

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Système et procédé permettant de générer une pluralité d’options d’affichage segmentant la zone d’écran d’affichage en une pluralité de segments, le procédé comprenant les étapes consistant à recevoir des données de diffusion de canal pour au moins un relais de canal ayant des données/informations de programme audio-vidéo (A/V) multimédia; attribuer une fréquence de relais audit canal; recevoir des données de fréquence de relais par le biais du serveur de données; accéder à la liste de programmes; créer plusieurs régions en fonction de ladite liste de programmes; fusionner lesdites régions d’affichage pour créer un nouveau canal; attribuer une fréquence de relais audit nouveau canal ayant plusieurs régions d’affichage; relayer le canal ayant plusieurs régions d’affichage.
PCT/IN2009/000187 2008-03-19 2009-03-19 Système et procédé permettant de générer une pluralité d'options d'affichage WO2009116091A2 (fr)

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