GB2429386A - Content delivery - Google Patents

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GB2429386A
GB2429386A GB0616882A GB0616882A GB2429386A GB 2429386 A GB2429386 A GB 2429386A GB 0616882 A GB0616882 A GB 0616882A GB 0616882 A GB0616882 A GB 0616882A GB 2429386 A GB2429386 A GB 2429386A
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visual content
audio
content delivery
data
delivering
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Ceri Hughes
David Evans
Chris Bardsley
Mark Combellak
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YES TELEVISION PLC
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L67/00—Network arrangements or protocols for supporting network services or applications
    • H04L67/2866—Architectures; Arrangements
    • H04L67/30—Profiles
    • H04L67/306—User profiles
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L67/00—Network arrangements or protocols for supporting network services or applications
    • H04L67/50—Network services
    • H04L67/60—Scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests, e.g. requests for application data transmissions using the analysis and optimisation of the required network resources
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L69/00—Network arrangements, protocols or services independent of the application payload and not provided for in the other groups of this subclass
    • H04L69/30—Definitions, standards or architectural aspects of layered protocol stacks
    • H04L69/32—Architecture of open systems interconnection [OSI] 7-layer type protocol stacks, e.g. the interfaces between the data link level and the physical level
    • H04L69/322—Intralayer communication protocols among peer entities or protocol data unit [PDU] definitions
    • H04L69/329—Intralayer communication protocols among peer entities or protocol data unit [PDU] definitions in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
    • 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
    • H04N21/472—End-user interface for requesting content, additional data or services; End-user interface for interacting with content, e.g. for content reservation or setting reminders, for requesting event notification, for manipulating displayed content
    • H04N21/4722—End-user interface for requesting content, additional data or services; End-user interface for interacting with content, e.g. for content reservation or setting reminders, for requesting event notification, for manipulating displayed content for requesting additional data associated with the content
    • H04N21/4725—End-user interface for requesting content, additional data or services; End-user interface for interacting with content, e.g. for content reservation or setting reminders, for requesting event notification, for manipulating displayed content for requesting additional data associated with the content using interactive regions of the image, e.g. hot spots
    • 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
    • H04N21/4751—End-user interface for inputting end-user data, e.g. personal identification number [PIN], preference data for defining user accounts, e.g. accounts for children
    • 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
    • H04N21/835—Generation of protective data, e.g. certificates
    • H04N21/8352—Generation of protective data, e.g. certificates involving content or source identification data, e.g. Unique Material Identifier [UMID]
    • 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
    • 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
    • H04L29/06027—
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L65/00—Network arrangements, protocols or services for supporting real-time applications in data packet communication
    • H04L65/1066—Session management
    • H04L65/1101—Session protocols
    • 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

Abstract

An audio-visual content delivery system for delivering audio-visual content to a user terminal, such as a set top box, is disclosed, which comprises an object database for storing data relating to the audio-visual content, and means for accessing the audio-visual content in dependence on the data. Aspects of the invention find particular application in the area of video-on-demand and pay-per-view television systems. Methods of delivering audio-visual content to user terminals and a method of managing user access to a set of data are also described.

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GB 2429386 A continuation (74) Agent and/or Address for Service: Mathys &
Squire Holborn, LONDON, EC1N 2SQ, United Kingdom
GB0616882A 2004-02-26 2005-02-25 Content delivery Withdrawn GB2429386A (en)

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GB0404279A GB2411534A (en) 2004-02-26 2004-02-26 Delivery of audio-visual content to a user terminal
PCT/GB2005/000706 WO2005083971A2 (en) 2004-02-26 2005-02-25 Content delivery

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GB0616882D0 GB0616882D0 (en) 2006-10-04
GB2429386A true GB2429386A (en) 2007-02-21

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GB0616882A Withdrawn GB2429386A (en) 2004-02-26 2005-02-25 Content delivery

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GB2444974B (en) 2006-12-22 2011-12-28 British Sky Broadcasting Ltd Media device and interface
GB2444973A (en) * 2006-12-22 2008-06-25 British Sky Broadcasting Ltd Media demand and playback system

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EP0660609A2 (en) * 1993-12-22 1995-06-28 Digital Equipment Corporation Remote display of an image by transmitting compressed video frames representing background and overlay portions thereof
US5648824A (en) * 1995-03-28 1997-07-15 Microsoft Corporation Video control user interface for controlling display of a video

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EP0660609A2 (en) * 1993-12-22 1995-06-28 Digital Equipment Corporation Remote display of an image by transmitting compressed video frames representing background and overlay portions thereof
US5648824A (en) * 1995-03-28 1997-07-15 Microsoft Corporation Video control user interface for controlling display of a video

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GB0404279D0 (en) 2004-03-31
GB0616882D0 (en) 2006-10-04
WO2005083971A3 (en) 2005-10-20
WO2005083971A2 (en) 2005-09-09
GB2411534A (en) 2005-08-31

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