GB2280977B - A remote control system for at least selecting television channels - Google Patents

A remote control system for at least selecting television channels

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Publication number
GB2280977B
GB2280977B GB9421169A GB9421169A GB2280977B GB 2280977 B GB2280977 B GB 2280977B GB 9421169 A GB9421169 A GB 9421169A GB 9421169 A GB9421169 A GB 9421169A GB 2280977 B GB2280977 B GB 2280977B
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Prior art keywords
control system
remote control
television channels
selecting television
selecting
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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.)
Expired - Lifetime
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GB9421169A
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GB2280977A (en
GB9421169D0 (en
Inventor
Michel Dufresne
Maurice Milot
Pierre Garneau
Jean-Paul Brassard
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Groupe Videotron Ltd
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Groupe Videotron Ltd
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Priority claimed from CA002041210A external-priority patent/CA2041210C/en
Application filed by Groupe Videotron Ltd filed Critical Groupe Videotron Ltd
Publication of GB9421169D0 publication Critical patent/GB9421169D0/en
Publication of GB2280977A publication Critical patent/GB2280977A/en
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Classifications

    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04H—BROADCAST COMMUNICATION
    • H04H60/00—Arrangements for broadcast applications with a direct linking to broadcast information or broadcast space-time; Broadcast-related systems
    • H04H60/35—Arrangements for identifying or recognising characteristics with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time, e.g. for identifying broadcast stations or for identifying users
    • H04H60/45—Arrangements for identifying or recognising characteristics with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time, e.g. for identifying broadcast stations or for identifying users for identifying users
    • 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
    • H04N21/81—Monomedia components thereof
    • H04N21/812—Monomedia components thereof involving advertisement data
    • 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
GB9421169A 1991-04-25 1991-09-04 A remote control system for at least selecting television channels Expired - Lifetime GB2280977B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
CA002041210A CA2041210C (en) 1991-04-25 1991-04-25 Television audience data gathering
GB9118869A GB2255214B (en) 1991-04-25 1991-09-04 Television audience data gathering

Publications (3)

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GB9421169D0 GB9421169D0 (en) 1994-12-07
GB2280977A GB2280977A (en) 1995-02-15
GB2280977B true GB2280977B (en) 1995-07-05

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US7174305B2 (en) 2001-01-23 2007-02-06 Opentv, Inc. Method and system for scheduling online targeted content delivery
KR20030010167A (en) * 2001-07-25 2003-02-05 (주) 젠터닷컴 System and method for surveying user's broadcasting program viewing

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EP0144085A2 (en) * 1983-12-08 1985-06-12 Control Data Corporation Television and market research data collection system and method

Patent Citations (1)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0144085A2 (en) * 1983-12-08 1985-06-12 Control Data Corporation Television and market research data collection system and method

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
USRE44685E1 (en) 1994-04-28 2013-12-31 Opentv, Inc. Apparatus for transmitting and receiving executable applications as for a multimedia system, and method and system to order an item using a distributed computing system
US7702752B2 (en) 1996-02-21 2010-04-20 Disney Enterprises, Inc. Method and apparatus for redirection of server external hyper-link references
US8117286B2 (en) 1996-02-21 2012-02-14 Disney Enterprises, Inc. Method and apparatus for redirection of server external hyper-link references

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GB9421169D0 (en) 1994-12-07

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