ATE408936T1 - Gerät und verfahren zur bestimmung der quelle eines lokalsignals - Google Patents

Gerät und verfahren zur bestimmung der quelle eines lokalsignals

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ATE408936T1
ATE408936T1 AT97926814T AT97926814T ATE408936T1 AT E408936 T1 ATE408936 T1 AT E408936T1 AT 97926814 T AT97926814 T AT 97926814T AT 97926814 T AT97926814 T AT 97926814T AT E408936 T1 ATE408936 T1 AT E408936T1
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Henry Wheeler
Daozheng Lu
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Nielsen Media Res Inc
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    • H04H60/39—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 broadcast time or space for identifying broadcast space-time
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    • H04N21/235—Processing of additional data, e.g. scrambling of additional data or processing content descriptors
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    • 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
    • H04N21/435—Processing of additional data, e.g. decrypting of additional data, reconstructing software from modules extracted from the transport stream
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    • 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
    • H04N21/442—Monitoring of processes or resources, e.g. detecting the failure of a recording device, monitoring the downstream bandwidth, the number of times a movie has been viewed, the storage space available from the internal hard disk
    • H04N21/44213—Monitoring of end-user related data
    • H04N21/44222—Analytics of user selections, e.g. selection of programs or purchase activity
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    • H04N21/60—Network structure or processes for video distribution between server and client or between remote clients; Control signalling between clients, server and network components; Transmission of management data between server and client, e.g. sending from server to client commands for recording incoming content stream; Communication details between server and client 
    • H04N21/65—Transmission of management data between client and server
    • H04N21/658—Transmission by the client directed to the server
    • H04N21/6582—Data stored in the client, e.g. viewing habits, hardware capabilities, credit card number
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    • 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]
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    • H04N7/00—Television systems
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    • H04N7/173—Analogue secrecy systems; Analogue subscription systems with two-way working, e.g. subscriber sending a programme selection signal
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  • Databases & Information Systems (AREA)
  • Computer Security & Cryptography (AREA)
  • Testing, Inspecting, Measuring Of Stereoscopic Televisions And Televisions (AREA)
  • Circuits Of Receivers In General (AREA)
  • Two-Way Televisions, Distribution Of Moving Picture Or The Like (AREA)
  • Television Systems (AREA)
AT97926814T 1997-01-22 1997-05-27 Gerät und verfahren zur bestimmung der quelle eines lokalsignals ATE408936T1 (de)

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