CA2223424C - Television system with downloadable features - Google Patents
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- CA2223424C CA2223424C CA2223424A CA2223424A CA2223424C CA 2223424 C CA2223424 C CA 2223424C CA 2223424 A CA2223424 A CA 2223424A CA 2223424 A CA2223424 A CA 2223424A CA 2223424 C CA2223424 C CA 2223424C
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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
- H04N21/45—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
- H04N21/458—Scheduling content for creating a personalised stream, e.g. by combining a locally stored advertisement with an incoming stream; Updating operations, e.g. for OS modules ; time-related management operations
- H04N21/4586—Content update operation triggered locally, e.g. by comparing the version of software modules in a DVB carousel to the version stored locally
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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]
- H04N21/80—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
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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]
- H04N21/80—Generation or processing of content or additional data by content creator independently of the distribution process; Content per se
- H04N21/85—Assembly of content; Generation of multimedia applications
- H04N21/858—Linking data to content, e.g. by linking an URL to a video object, by creating a hotspot
- H04N21/8586—Linking data to content, e.g. by linking an URL to a video object, by creating a hotspot by using a URL
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
- H04N7/00—Television systems
- H04N7/08—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
- H04N7/087—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
- 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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- 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
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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
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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
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Multimedia (AREA)
- Signal Processing (AREA)
- Business, Economics & Management (AREA)
- Marketing (AREA)
- Computer Security & Cryptography (AREA)
- Databases & Information Systems (AREA)
- Two-Way Televisions, Distribution Of Moving Picture Or The Like (AREA)
- Information Transfer Between Computers (AREA)
- Television Systems (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US48226895A | 1995-06-07 | 1995-06-07 | |
US08/482,268 | 1995-06-07 | ||
PCT/US1996/009657 WO1996041472A1 (en) | 1995-06-07 | 1996-06-06 | Television system with downloadable features |
Publications (2)
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CA2223424A1 CA2223424A1 (en) | 1996-12-19 |
CA2223424C true CA2223424C (en) | 2013-12-03 |
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CA2223424A Expired - Lifetime CA2223424C (en) | 1995-06-07 | 1996-06-06 | Television system with downloadable features |
Country Status (7)
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EP (1) | EP0830785A4 (es) |
JP (1) | JP3965462B2 (es) |
AU (1) | AU714491B2 (es) |
BR (1) | BR9608610A (es) |
CA (1) | CA2223424C (es) |
MX (1) | MX9800004A (es) |
WO (1) | WO1996041472A1 (es) |
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1996
- 1996-06-06 CA CA2223424A patent/CA2223424C/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1996-06-06 EP EP96917270A patent/EP0830785A4/en not_active Ceased
- 1996-06-06 JP JP50193197A patent/JP3965462B2/ja not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1996-06-06 BR BR9608610-6A patent/BR9608610A/pt not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1996-06-06 WO PCT/US1996/009657 patent/WO1996041472A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1996-06-06 AU AU59905/96A patent/AU714491B2/en not_active Expired
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1998
- 1998-01-07 MX MX9800004A patent/MX9800004A/es active IP Right Grant
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Publication number | Publication date |
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MX9800004A (es) | 1998-11-30 |
WO1996041472A1 (en) | 1996-12-19 |
EP0830785A4 (en) | 1999-09-08 |
BR9608610A (pt) | 2000-04-25 |
AU714491B2 (en) | 2000-01-06 |
CA2223424A1 (en) | 1996-12-19 |
JP3965462B2 (ja) | 2007-08-29 |
EP0830785A1 (en) | 1998-03-25 |
JP2001527702A (ja) | 2001-12-25 |
AU5990596A (en) | 1996-12-30 |
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MKEX | Expiry |
Effective date: 20160606 |