GB2173379B - Method and apparatus for subscription broadcast - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for subscription broadcast

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Publication number
GB2173379B
GB2173379B GB08525575A GB8525575A GB2173379B GB 2173379 B GB2173379 B GB 2173379B GB 08525575 A GB08525575 A GB 08525575A GB 8525575 A GB8525575 A GB 8525575A GB 2173379 B GB2173379 B GB 2173379B
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Prior art keywords
subscription broadcast
subscription
broadcast
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Expired
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GB08525575A
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GB2173379A (en
GB8525575D0 (en
Inventor
Jr Thomas Leonard Russell
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AT&T Corp
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American Telephone and Telegraph Co Inc
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Publication of GB8525575D0 publication Critical patent/GB8525575D0/en
Publication of GB2173379A publication Critical patent/GB2173379A/en
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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
    • H04N21/254—Management at additional data server, e.g. shopping server, rights management server
    • H04N21/2543—Billing, e.g. for subscription services
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M3/00—Automatic or semi-automatic exchanges
    • H04M3/42—Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M3/00—Automatic or semi-automatic exchanges
    • H04M3/42—Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
    • H04M3/487—Arrangements for providing information services, e.g. recorded voice services or time announcements
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N7/00—Television systems
    • H04N7/16—Analogue secrecy systems; Analogue subscription systems
    • H04N7/173—Analogue secrecy systems; Analogue subscription systems with two-way working, e.g. subscriber sending a programme selection signal
    • H04N7/17309—Transmission or handling of upstream communications
    • H04N7/17318—Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N7/00—Television systems
    • H04N7/16—Analogue secrecy systems; Analogue subscription systems
    • H04N7/173—Analogue secrecy systems; Analogue subscription systems with two-way working, e.g. subscriber sending a programme selection signal
    • H04N7/17345—Control of the passage of the selected programme
    • H04N7/17363—Control of the passage of the selected programme at or near the user terminal
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N7/00—Television systems
    • H04N7/16—Analogue secrecy systems; Analogue subscription systems
    • H04N7/173—Analogue secrecy systems; Analogue subscription systems with two-way working, e.g. subscriber sending a programme selection signal
    • H04N2007/1739—Analogue secrecy systems; Analogue subscription systems with two-way working, e.g. subscriber sending a programme selection signal the upstream communication being transmitted via a separate link, e.g. telephone line
GB08525575A 1984-02-23 1985-01-25 Method and apparatus for subscription broadcast Expired GB2173379B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US58296684A 1984-02-23 1984-02-23
PCT/US1985/000132 WO1985003830A1 (en) 1984-02-23 1985-01-25 Method and apparatus for subscription broadcast

Publications (3)

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GB8525575D0 GB8525575D0 (en) 1985-11-20
GB2173379A GB2173379A (en) 1986-10-08
GB2173379B true GB2173379B (en) 1988-01-20

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JP (1) JPS61501301A (en)
BE (1) BE901801A (en)
CA (1) CA1229385A (en)
DE (1) DE3590072T1 (en)
FR (1) FR2560473A1 (en)
GB (1) GB2173379B (en)
NL (1) NL8520023A (en)
SE (1) SE8504939D0 (en)
WO (1) WO1985003830A1 (en)

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NL8520023A (en) 1986-01-02
BE901801A (en) 1985-06-17
JPS61501301A (en) 1986-06-26
GB2173379A (en) 1986-10-08
GB8525575D0 (en) 1985-11-20
SE8504939L (en) 1985-10-21
CA1229385A (en) 1987-11-17
WO1985003830A1 (en) 1985-08-29
SE8504939D0 (en) 1985-10-21
FR2560473A1 (en) 1985-08-30
DE3590072T1 (en) 1986-05-15

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