AU1998895A - Video signal blocking apparatus and method - Google Patents

Video signal blocking apparatus and method

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Publication number
AU1998895A
AU1998895A AU19988/95A AU1998895A AU1998895A AU 1998895 A AU1998895 A AU 1998895A AU 19988/95 A AU19988/95 A AU 19988/95A AU 1998895 A AU1998895 A AU 1998895A AU 1998895 A AU1998895 A AU 1998895A
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Australia
Prior art keywords
video signal
signal blocking
blocking apparatus
video
signal
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Abandoned
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AU19988/95A
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Eric K Albert
Stephen J Connoley
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SPRUCE RUN TECHNOLOGIES Inc
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SPRUCE RUN TECHNOLOGIES Inc
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Publication of AU1998895A publication Critical patent/AU1998895A/en
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N7/00—Television systems
    • H04N7/10—Adaptations for transmission by electrical cable
    • H04N7/102—Circuits therefor, e.g. noise reducers, equalisers, amplifiers
    • 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
    • H04N21/454—Content or additional data filtering, e.g. blocking advertisements
    • H04N21/4542—Blocking scenes or portions of the received content, e.g. censoring scenes
    • 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
    • H04N21/475—End-user interface for inputting end-user data, e.g. personal identification number [PIN], preference data
    • H04N21/4755—End-user interface for inputting end-user data, e.g. personal identification number [PIN], preference data for defining user preferences, e.g. favourite actors or genre
    • 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
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N5/00—Details of television systems
    • H04N5/44—Receiver circuitry for the reception of television signals according to analogue transmission standards
AU19988/95A 1994-03-15 1995-03-15 Video signal blocking apparatus and method Abandoned AU1998895A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US21334294A 1994-03-15 1994-03-15
US213342 1994-03-15
PCT/US1995/003217 WO1995025402A1 (en) 1994-03-15 1995-03-15 Video signal blocking apparatus and method

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AU1998895A true AU1998895A (en) 1995-10-03

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AU19988/95A Abandoned AU1998895A (en) 1994-03-15 1995-03-15 Video signal blocking apparatus and method

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AU (1) AU1998895A (en)
WO (1) WO1995025402A1 (en)

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US20050155052A1 (en) * 2002-10-04 2005-07-14 Barbara Ostrowska Parental control for a networked multiroom system

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