AU4966396A - Method and apparatus for controlling a television tuner - Google Patents
Method and apparatus for controlling a television tunerInfo
- Publication number
- AU4966396A AU4966396A AU49663/96A AU4966396A AU4966396A AU 4966396 A AU4966396 A AU 4966396A AU 49663/96 A AU49663/96 A AU 49663/96A AU 4966396 A AU4966396 A AU 4966396A AU 4966396 A AU4966396 A AU 4966396A
- Authority
- AU
- Australia
- Prior art keywords
- controlling
- television tuner
- tuner
- television
- 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
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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]
- H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
- 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
- H04N21/438—Interfacing the downstream path of the transmission network originating from a server, e.g. retrieving MPEG packets from an IP network
- H04N21/4383—Accessing a communication channel
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- H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
- 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
- H04N21/434—Disassembling of a multiplex stream, e.g. demultiplexing audio and video streams, extraction of additional data from a video stream; Remultiplexing of multiplex streams; Extraction or processing of SI; Disassembling of packetised elementary stream
- H04N21/4345—Extraction or processing of SI, e.g. extracting service information from an MPEG stream
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- 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
- H04N21/4508—Management of client data or end-user data
- H04N21/4524—Management of client data or end-user data involving the geographical location of the client
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- H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
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- H04N21/482—End-user interface for program selection
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- H04N5/50—Tuning indicators; Automatic tuning control
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- H04N5/765—Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus
- H04N5/775—Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus between a recording apparatus and a television receiver
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- H04N7/088—Systems for the simultaneous or sequential transmission of more than one television signal, e.g. additional information signals, the signals occupying wholly or partially the same frequency band, e.g. by time division with signal insertion during the vertical blanking interval only the inserted signal being digital
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- 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
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- H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
- H04N21/41—Structure of client; Structure of client peripherals
- H04N21/422—Input-only peripherals, i.e. input devices connected to specially adapted client devices, e.g. global positioning system [GPS]
- H04N21/42204—User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor
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- H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
- 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
- H04N21/431—Generation of visual interfaces for content selection or interaction; Content or additional data rendering
- H04N21/4312—Generation of visual interfaces for content selection or interaction; Content or additional data rendering involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
- H04N21/4316—Generation of visual interfaces for content selection or interaction; Content or additional data rendering involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations for displaying supplemental content in a region of the screen, e.g. an advertisement in a separate window
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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]
- H04N21/40—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
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
- H04N5/00—Details of television systems
- H04N5/44—Receiver circuitry for the reception of television signals according to analogue transmission standards
- H04N5/445—Receiver circuitry for the reception of television signals according to analogue transmission standards for displaying additional information
- H04N5/45—Picture in picture, e.g. displaying simultaneously another television channel in a region of the screen
Applications Claiming Priority (5)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US401008 | 1982-07-22 | ||
US40100895A | 1995-03-08 | 1995-03-08 | |
US40404695A | 1995-03-14 | 1995-03-14 | |
US404046 | 1995-03-14 | ||
PCT/US1996/003238 WO1996027982A1 (en) | 1995-03-08 | 1996-03-08 | Method and apparatus for controlling a television tuner |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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AU4966396A true AU4966396A (en) | 1996-09-23 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
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AU49663/96A Abandoned AU4966396A (en) | 1995-03-08 | 1996-03-08 | Method and apparatus for controlling a television tuner |
Country Status (6)
Country | Link |
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EP (1) | EP0813791A4 (en) |
JP (1) | JPH11501782A (en) |
CN (1) | CN1108054C (en) |
AU (1) | AU4966396A (en) |
CA (1) | CA2214762A1 (en) |
WO (1) | WO1996027982A1 (en) |
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1996
- 1996-03-08 EP EP96906674A patent/EP0813791A4/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1996-03-08 CN CN96193214A patent/CN1108054C/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1996-03-08 AU AU49663/96A patent/AU4966396A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1996-03-08 JP JP8527073A patent/JPH11501782A/en not_active Ceased
- 1996-03-08 WO PCT/US1996/003238 patent/WO1996027982A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1996-03-08 CA CA002214762A patent/CA2214762A1/en not_active Abandoned
Also Published As
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EP0813791A1 (en) | 1997-12-29 |
EP0813791A4 (en) | 1999-01-20 |
WO1996027982A1 (en) | 1996-09-12 |
CA2214762A1 (en) | 1996-09-12 |
CN1186585A (en) | 1998-07-01 |
JPH11501782A (en) | 1999-02-09 |
CN1108054C (en) | 2003-05-07 |
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