US20090199242A1 - System and Method for Distributing Video Content via a Packet Based
Network - Google Patents US20090199242A1 - System and Method for Distributing Video …

BACKGROUND 0002 Many people are familiar with the phrase “57 chan nels, and nothing
on.” We live in a time, both with respect to television programming and many other areas, in …

(57) ABSTRACT A computer-implemented method, including receiving, at a computing
device, a request from a user to display descriptors of media programming content for a time …

A computer-implemented method includes receiving information expressing a user's interest
in one or more media programs, obtaining information indicative of popularity for a plurality …

A client device receives a broadcast content signal containing an interactive identifier over a
managed network at a client device. The interactive identifier may be a trigger that is …

BACKGROUND The writer Clive Barnes once noted,“Television is the first truly democratic
culture the first culture available to every body and entirely governed by what the people …

BACKGROUND Many display mechanisms present information in two dimensional grids.
For example, television program guides often show programming schedules as a grid of …

A media presentation and distribution system includes a verification server that handles
dynamic verification of play back of media assets on a client device. The client device …

(57) ABSTRACT A computer-implemented method includes receiving a query at a central
information provider, identifying media-related terms in the query that indicate the query …

A computer-implemented method includes receiving a search request associated with
media-related information, identifying a media-related object responsive to the request, and …