AU4494999A - System and controller for control and distribution of audio and video signals - Google Patents

System and controller for control and distribution of audio and video signals

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Publication number
AU4494999A
AU4494999A AU44949/99A AU4494999A AU4494999A AU 4494999 A AU4494999 A AU 4494999A AU 44949/99 A AU44949/99 A AU 44949/99A AU 4494999 A AU4494999 A AU 4494999A AU 4494999 A AU4494999 A AU 4494999A
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AU
Australia
Prior art keywords
audio
distribution
controller
control
video signals
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.)
Abandoned
Application number
AU44949/99A
Other languages
English (en)
Inventor
Graham C. Bradley
Oliver Cruder
Dennis E. Johns
Shane D. Newton
Alan Simpson
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Sasktel
Original Assignee
Sasktel
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Filing date
Publication date
Priority claimed from CA002261009A external-priority patent/CA2261009A1/fr
Application filed by Sasktel filed Critical Sasktel
Publication of AU4494999A publication Critical patent/AU4494999A/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • 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
    • H04N21/4623—Processing of entitlement messages, e.g. ECM [Entitlement Control Message] or EMM [Entitlement Management Message]
    • 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
    • H04N21/21—Server components or server architectures
    • H04N21/214—Specialised server platform, e.g. server located in an airplane, hotel, hospital
    • H04N21/2143—Specialised server platform, e.g. server located in an airplane, hotel, hospital located in a single building, e.g. hotel, hospital or museum
    • 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
    • H04N21/47211—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 pay-per-view content
    • 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]
    • H04N21/60—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 
    • H04N21/63—Control signaling related to video distribution between client, server and network components; Network processes for video distribution between server and clients or between remote clients, e.g. transmitting basic layer and enhancement layers over different transmission paths, setting up a peer-to-peer communication via Internet between remote STB's; Communication protocols; Addressing
    • H04N21/633—Control signals issued by server directed to the network components or client
    • H04N21/6332—Control signals issued by server directed to the network components or client directed to client
    • H04N21/6334—Control signals issued by server directed to the network components or client directed to client for authorisation, e.g. by transmitting a key
    • H04N21/63345—Control signals issued by server directed to the network components or client directed to client for authorisation, e.g. by transmitting a key by transmitting keys
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N7/00—Television systems
    • H04N7/16—Analogue secrecy systems; Analogue subscription systems
    • H04N7/162—Authorising the user terminal, e.g. by paying; Registering the use of a subscription channel, e.g. billing
    • H04N7/165—Centralised control of user terminal ; Registering at central
    • 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
    • H04N7/17354—Control of the passage of the selected programme in an intermediate station common to a plurality of user terminals

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Databases & Information Systems (AREA)
  • Computer Security & Cryptography (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • Human Computer Interaction (AREA)
  • Telephonic Communication Services (AREA)
  • Two-Way Televisions, Distribution Of Moving Picture Or The Like (AREA)
AU44949/99A 1999-02-03 1999-07-07 System and controller for control and distribution of audio and video signals Abandoned AU4494999A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
CA002261009A CA2261009A1 (fr) 1999-02-03 1999-02-03 Systeme et controleur pour la commande et la distribution de signaux audio et video
CA2261009 1999-02-03
US09/290,901 US6574798B1 (en) 1999-02-03 1999-04-12 System and controller for control and distribution of audio and video signals
US09290901 1999-04-12
PCT/CA1999/000614 WO2000046993A1 (fr) 1999-02-03 1999-07-07 Systeme et controleur pour la commande et repartition des signaux audio et video

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
AU4494999A true AU4494999A (en) 2000-08-25

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
AU44949/99A Abandoned AU4494999A (en) 1999-02-03 1999-07-07 System and controller for control and distribution of audio and video signals

Country Status (3)

Country Link
AU (1) AU4494999A (fr)
GB (1) GB2361823B (fr)
WO (1) WO2000046993A1 (fr)

Families Citing this family (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
RU2279188C2 (ru) * 2000-11-13 2006-06-27 Награкард Са Способ побуждения пользователя заменить устаревшее устройство на новое
FR2816795B1 (fr) * 2000-11-14 2005-08-26 Laurent Terence Andre Tucherer Ordinateur plat domestique et ses moyens de controle d'affichage sur televiseur et installation collective de television
KR20040042337A (ko) * 2002-11-14 2004-05-20 주식회사 씨에스이 중앙 제어식 유료화 텔레비전 제공서비스 시스템

Family Cites Families (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5046093A (en) * 1989-09-05 1991-09-03 General Instrument Corporation CATV subscriber apparatus with intelligent remote control
US5570415A (en) * 1991-08-29 1996-10-29 Sasktel Video programming and storage control using the telephone network
FR2726920B1 (fr) * 1994-11-15 1997-01-24 Stephane Lepine Systeme de gestion informatisee de television
US5812928A (en) * 1995-04-12 1998-09-22 Watson Technologies Cable television control apparatus and method with channel access controller at node of network including channel filtering system

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Publication number Publication date
WO2000046993A1 (fr) 2000-08-10
GB2361823B (en) 2003-11-26
GB2361823A (en) 2001-10-31
GB0118089D0 (en) 2001-09-19

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Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
MK6 Application lapsed section 142(2)(f)/reg. 8.3(3) - pct applic. not entering national phase