EP1314316A4 - System for interactive television - Google Patents
System for interactive televisionInfo
- Publication number
- EP1314316A4 EP1314316A4 EP01964367A EP01964367A EP1314316A4 EP 1314316 A4 EP1314316 A4 EP 1314316A4 EP 01964367 A EP01964367 A EP 01964367A EP 01964367 A EP01964367 A EP 01964367A EP 1314316 A4 EP1314316 A4 EP 1314316A4
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- television
- itv
- consumer
- content
- virtual channel
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Ceased
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Classifications
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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
- H04N21/262—Content or additional data distribution scheduling, e.g. sending additional data at off-peak times, updating software modules, calculating the carousel transmission frequency, delaying a video stream transmission, generating play-lists
- H04N21/26291—Content or additional data distribution scheduling, e.g. sending additional data at off-peak times, updating software modules, calculating the carousel transmission frequency, delaying a video stream transmission, generating play-lists for providing content or additional data updates, e.g. updating software modules, stored at the client
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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
- H04N21/23—Processing of content or additional data; Elementary server operations; Server middleware
- H04N21/235—Processing of additional data, e.g. scrambling of additional data or processing content descriptors
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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
- H04N21/25866—Management of end-user data
- H04N21/25891—Management of end-user data being end-user preferences
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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]
- H04N21/40—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
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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]
- H04N21/40—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
- H04N21/462—Content or additional data management, e.g. creating a master electronic program guide from data received from the Internet and a Head-end, controlling the complexity of a video stream by scaling the resolution or bit-rate based on the client capabilities
- H04N21/4622—Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet
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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]
- H04N21/40—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
- H04N21/478—Supplemental services, e.g. displaying phone caller identification, shopping application
- H04N21/4782—Web browsing, e.g. WebTV
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
- H04N7/00—Television systems
- H04N7/08—Systems for the simultaneous or sequential transmission of more than one television signal, e.g. additional information signals, the signals occupying wholly or partially the same frequency band, e.g. by time division
- H04N7/087—Systems for the simultaneous or sequential transmission of more than one television signal, e.g. additional information signals, the signals occupying wholly or partially the same frequency band, e.g. by time division with signal insertion during the vertical blanking interval only
- H04N7/088—Systems for the simultaneous or sequential transmission of more than one television signal, e.g. additional information signals, the signals occupying wholly or partially the same frequency band, e.g. by time division with signal insertion during the vertical blanking interval only the inserted signal being digital
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Multimedia (AREA)
- Signal Processing (AREA)
- Databases & Information Systems (AREA)
- Business, Economics & Management (AREA)
- Marketing (AREA)
- Computer Graphics (AREA)
- Two-Way Televisions, Distribution Of Moving Picture Or The Like (AREA)
- Information Transfer Between Computers (AREA)
Abstract
Description
Claims
Priority Applications (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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EP08019250A EP2028859A1 (en) | 2000-08-28 | 2001-08-21 | System for interactive television |
Applications Claiming Priority (7)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US22846900P | 2000-08-28 | 2000-08-28 | |
US228469P | 2000-08-28 | ||
US839482 | 2001-04-21 | ||
US09/839,482 US7096489B2 (en) | 2000-08-28 | 2001-04-21 | System and method for interactive television |
US840437 | 2001-04-23 | ||
US09/840,437 US7225456B2 (en) | 2001-04-23 | 2001-04-23 | Gateway screen for interactive television |
PCT/US2001/026325 WO2002019689A2 (en) | 2000-08-28 | 2001-08-21 | System for interactive television |
Related Child Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP08019250A Division EP2028859A1 (en) | 2000-08-28 | 2001-08-21 | System for interactive television |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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EP1314316A2 EP1314316A2 (en) | 2003-05-28 |
EP1314316A4 true EP1314316A4 (en) | 2008-03-12 |
Family
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Family Applications (2)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP01964367A Ceased EP1314316A4 (en) | 2000-08-28 | 2001-08-21 | System for interactive television |
EP08019250A Withdrawn EP2028859A1 (en) | 2000-08-28 | 2001-08-21 | System for interactive television |
Family Applications After (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP08019250A Withdrawn EP2028859A1 (en) | 2000-08-28 | 2001-08-21 | System for interactive television |
Country Status (6)
Country | Link |
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EP (2) | EP1314316A4 (en) |
JP (1) | JP4975940B2 (en) |
KR (1) | KR100818445B1 (en) |
CN (1) | CN1483287A (en) |
AU (1) | AU2001285229A1 (en) |
WO (1) | WO2002019689A2 (en) |
Families Citing this family (14)
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US7096489B2 (en) | 2000-08-28 | 2006-08-22 | Sony Corporation | System and method for interactive television |
US7225456B2 (en) | 2001-04-23 | 2007-05-29 | Sony Corporation | Gateway screen for interactive television |
US7406704B2 (en) | 2000-09-08 | 2008-07-29 | Sony Corporation | Virtual channel system for web appliance, including interactive television |
US8095948B2 (en) | 2001-03-09 | 2012-01-10 | Sony Corporation | System and method for billing for interactive television |
KR100441511B1 (en) * | 2002-03-12 | 2004-07-23 | 삼성전자주식회사 | Apparatus and method for receiving teleweb |
US7346552B1 (en) | 2002-04-24 | 2008-03-18 | Cauldron Solutions, Llc | System and method for the enablement of electronic commerce in a content network |
CN101061712B (en) * | 2004-02-04 | 2012-06-13 | Gpi有限公司 | Synchronization and automation in an ITV environment |
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US20060184989A1 (en) * | 2005-02-11 | 2006-08-17 | Biap Systems, Inc. | Interacting with Internet applications via a broadband network on electronic input/output devices |
JP5754082B2 (en) * | 2010-05-26 | 2015-07-22 | 船井電機株式会社 | Video receiver |
JP5603752B2 (en) * | 2010-11-19 | 2014-10-08 | 住友電気工業株式会社 | Video receiving apparatus and program |
US20130055313A1 (en) * | 2011-08-31 | 2013-02-28 | Sony Corporation | Method, computer program, reception apparatus, and information providing apparatus for accessing content from a plurality of content sources |
US9171348B2 (en) * | 2012-01-23 | 2015-10-27 | Google Inc. | Rendering content on computing systems |
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2001
- 2001-08-21 EP EP01964367A patent/EP1314316A4/en not_active Ceased
- 2001-08-21 KR KR1020037002921A patent/KR100818445B1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2001-08-21 JP JP2002523854A patent/JP4975940B2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2001-08-21 WO PCT/US2001/026325 patent/WO2002019689A2/en active Application Filing
- 2001-08-21 CN CNA018177271A patent/CN1483287A/en active Pending
- 2001-08-21 AU AU2001285229A patent/AU2001285229A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2001-08-21 EP EP08019250A patent/EP2028859A1/en not_active Withdrawn
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WO1996025801A1 (en) * | 1995-02-17 | 1996-08-22 | Trustus Pty. Ltd. | Method for partitioning a block of data into subblocks and for storing and communicating such subblocks |
US5895462A (en) * | 1996-02-16 | 1999-04-20 | Nec Corporation | Information service terminal for accessing information from a network based on user channel selections |
WO1998056188A2 (en) * | 1997-06-02 | 1998-12-10 | Sony Electronics Inc. | Displaying internet content and television programming |
US5978828A (en) * | 1997-06-13 | 1999-11-02 | Intel Corporation | URL bookmark update notification of page content or location changes |
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WO2000040026A1 (en) * | 1998-12-23 | 2000-07-06 | Ntl Group Limited | Automatic electronic programme scheduling system |
Non-Patent Citations (2)
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JP2004507984A (en) | 2004-03-11 |
WO2002019689A3 (en) | 2002-04-11 |
AU2001285229A1 (en) | 2002-03-13 |
KR100818445B1 (en) | 2008-04-01 |
EP2028859A1 (en) | 2009-02-25 |
JP4975940B2 (en) | 2012-07-11 |
KR20030034159A (en) | 2003-05-01 |
EP1314316A2 (en) | 2003-05-28 |
WO2002019689A2 (en) | 2002-03-07 |
CN1483287A (en) | 2004-03-17 |
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RIN1 | Information on inventor provided before grant (corrected) |
Inventor name: NIJIMA, MAKOTO C/O SONY ELECTRONICS, INC. Inventor name: KONDO, SHIGEHARU, C/O SONY ELETRONICS, INC. Inventor name: AKIYAMA, TSUTOMU C/O SONY ELETRONICS, INC. |
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Inventor name: NIJIMA, MAKOTO C/O SONY ELECTRONICS, INC. Inventor name: KONDO, SHIGEHARU, C/O SONY ELETRONICS, INC. Inventor name: KITSUKAWA, TADAMASA C/O SONY ELETRONICS, INC. Inventor name: AKIYAMA, TSUTOMU C/O SONY ELETRONICS, INC. |
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