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US7191378B2Mar 13, 2007
Method and system for providing low density parity check (LDPC) encoding
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US7075945B2Jul 11, 2006
Dynamic mapping of broadcast resources
DIRECTV GROUP INC105 citations99
US6975837B1Dec 13, 2005
Method and apparatus for reducing interference between terrestrially-based and space-based broadcast systems
DIRECTV GROUP INC171 citations99
US6963622B2Nov 8, 2005
Bit labeling for amplitude phase shift constellation used with low density parity check (LDPC) codes
DIRECTV GROUP INC145 citations99
US6853728B1Feb 8, 2005
Video on demand pay per view services with unmodified conditional access functionality
DIRECTV GROUP INC256 citations99
US6813775B1Nov 2, 2004
Method and apparatus for sharing viewing preferences
DIRECTV GROUP INC285 citations99
US6754906B1Jun 22, 2004
Categorical electronic program guide
DIRECTV GROUP INC137 citations99
US7926078B2Apr 12, 2011
Virtual video on demand using multiple encrypted video segments
DIRECTV GROUP INC60 citations98
US7912219B1Mar 22, 2011
Just in time delivery of entitlement control message (ECMs) and other essential data elements for television programming
DIRECTV GROUP INC80 citations98
US7882518B2Feb 1, 2011
Method and apparatus for transmission, receipt and display of advertisements
DIRECTV GROUP INC53 citations98
US7739711B2Jun 15, 2010
Electronic television program guide with calendar tool
DIRECTV GROUP INC52 citations98
US7673297B1Mar 2, 2010
Automatic software update detection and flexible installer for set-top boxes
DIRECTV GROUP INC127 citations98
US7552458B1Jun 23, 2009
Method and apparatus for transmission receipt and display of advertisements
DIRECTV GROUP INC96 citations98
US7343375B1Mar 11, 2008
Collection and correlation over time of private viewing usage data
DIRECTV GROUP INC56 citations98
US7334181B2Feb 19, 2008
Method and system for providing short block length low density parity check (LDPC) codes
DIRECTV GROUP INC63 citations98
US7254829B1Aug 7, 2007
Method and apparatus for detecting and viewing similar programs within a video system
DIRECTV GROUP INC71 citations98
US7209524B2Apr 24, 2007
Layered modulation for digital signals
DIRECTV GROUP INC78 citations98
US7203311B1Apr 10, 2007
Super encrypted storage and retrieval of media programs in a hard-paired receiver and storage device
DIRECTV GROUP INC65 citations98
US7187949B2Mar 6, 2007
Multiple basestation communication system having adaptive antennas
DIRECTV GROUP INC71 citations98
US7167704B2Jan 23, 2007
Communication system using multiple link terminals for aircraft
DIRECTV GROUP INC63 citations98
US6973663B1Dec 6, 2005
Method and apparatus for detecting and viewing similar programs within a video system
DIRECTV GROUP INC119 citations98
US6971119B1Nov 29, 2005
Method and apparatus for transmission, receipt, caching and display of one-way broadcast programming and data
DIRECTV GROUP INC135 citations98
US6912075B1Jun 28, 2005
Ring architecture for an optical satellite communication network with passive optical routing
DIRECTV GROUP INC72 citations98
US6772434B1Aug 3, 2004
Device and method for the integrated presentation of a secondary service as a part of a primary service
DIRECTV GROUP INC141 citations98
US7861275B1Dec 28, 2010
Multicast data services and broadcast signal markup stream for interactive broadcast systems
DIRECTV GROUP INC60 citations97
US7257418B1Aug 14, 2007
Rapid user acquisition by a ground-based beamformer
DIRECTV GROUP INC59 citations97
US7191461B1Mar 13, 2007
Method and apparatus for adapting program guides to meet subscriber criteria
DIRECTV GROUP INC67 citations97
US7047029B1May 16, 2006
Adaptive transmission system
DIRECTV GROUP INC71 citations97
US7016643B1Mar 21, 2006
Antenna positioning system and method for simultaneous reception of signals from a plurality of satellites
DIRECTV GROUP INC65 citations97
US6993499B2Jan 31, 2006
Pay-TV billing, system activation, and E-commerce using a pay-TV receiver
DIRECTV GROUP INC73 citations97
US6941138B1Sep 6, 2005
Concurrent communications between a user terminal and multiple stratospheric transponder platforms
DIRECTV GROUP INC79 citations97
US6895217B1May 17, 2005
Stratospheric-based communication system for mobile users having adaptive interference rejection
DIRECTV GROUP INC69 citations97
US7334247B1Feb 19, 2008
Method and apparatus for watermarking received television content
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US7283965B1Oct 16, 2007
Delivery and transmission of dolby digital AC-3 over television broadcast
DIRECTV GROUP INC57 citations96
US7197550B2Mar 27, 2007
Automated configuration of a virtual private network
DIRECTV GROUP INC75 citations96
US7146626B1Dec 5, 2006
Method and apparatus for storing and displaying digital objects associated with an electronic television program guide using fuzzy logic
DIRECTV GROUP INC78 citations96
US6975600B1Dec 13, 2005
Multimode transmission system using TDMA
DIRECTV GROUP INC72 citations96
US6785553B2Aug 31, 2004
Position location of multiple transponding platforms and users using two-way ranging as a calibration reference for GPS
DIRECTV GROUP INC56 citations96
US6757546B1Jun 29, 2004
Synchronization method and apparatus for multi-platform communication system
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US7555006B2Jun 30, 2009
Method and system for adaptive transcoding and transrating in a video network
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US7460832B2Dec 2, 2008
Methods and apparatuses for minimizing co-channel interference
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US7379653B2May 27, 2008
Audio-video synchronization for digital systems
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US7366463B1Apr 29, 2008
Military UHF and commercial Geo-mobile system combination for radio signal relay
DIRECTV GROUP INC216 citations95
US7161988B2Jan 9, 2007
Method and apparatus for minimizing co-channel interference
DIRECTV GROUP INC56 citations95
US6961430B1Nov 1, 2005
Method and apparatus for background caching of encrypted programming data for later playback
DIRECTV GROUP INC100 citations95
US6889032B2May 3, 2005
Mobile base station for disseminating information
DIRECTV GROUP INC40 citations95
US6868292B2Mar 15, 2005
Device control via digitally stored program content
DIRECTV GROUP INC361 citations95
US11113333B2Sep 7, 2021
Automated content tag processing for mobile media
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US9967521B2May 8, 2018
Methods and apparatus to provide content on demand in content broadcast systems
DIRECTV GROUP INC30 citations94
US9232279B2Jan 5, 2016
Method and system for using a second screen device to tune a set top box to display content playing on the second screen device
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