CA2451901C - System for delivering data over a network - Google Patents

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CA2451901C
CA2451901C CA2451901A CA2451901A CA2451901C CA 2451901 C CA2451901 C CA 2451901C CA 2451901 A CA2451901 A CA 2451901A CA 2451901 A CA2451901 A CA 2451901A CA 2451901 C CA2451901 C CA 2451901C
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Kwok-Wai Cheung
Raymond Kwong-Wing Chan
Gin-Man Chan
Wing-Kai Lam
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DINASTech IPR Ltd
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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]
    • H04N21/20—Servers specifically adapted for the distribution of content, e.g. VOD servers; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/23—Processing of content or additional data; Elementary server operations; Server middleware
    • 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
    • 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 
    • H04N21/61—Network physical structure; Signal processing
    • H04N21/6156—Network physical structure; Signal processing specially adapted to the upstream path of the transmission network
    • H04N21/6181—Network physical structure; Signal processing specially adapted to the upstream path of the transmission network involving transmission via a mobile phone network
    • 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 
    • H04N21/65—Transmission of management data between client and server
    • H04N21/658—Transmission by the client directed to the server
    • H04N21/6581—Reference data, e.g. a movie identifier for ordering a movie or a product identifier in a home shopping application
    • 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
    • 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
    • H04N7/17336—Handling of requests in head-ends
    • 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
    • H04N2007/1739—Analogue secrecy systems; Analogue subscription systems with two-way working, e.g. subscriber sending a programme selection signal the upstream communication being transmitted via a separate link, e.g. telephone line

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • Databases & Information Systems (AREA)
  • Human Computer Interaction (AREA)
  • Business, Economics & Management (AREA)
  • Marketing (AREA)
  • Two-Way Televisions, Distribution Of Moving Picture Or The Like (AREA)
  • Information Transfer Between Computers (AREA)
  • Computer And Data Communications (AREA)
  • Data Exchanges In Wide-Area Networks (AREA)
CA2451901A 2001-07-31 2002-07-29 System for delivering data over a network Expired - Fee Related CA2451901C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US09/917,639 2001-07-31
US09/917,639 US7574728B2 (en) 2001-07-31 2001-07-31 System for delivering data over a network
US09/954,041 2001-09-18
US09/954,041 US7200669B2 (en) 2001-07-31 2001-09-18 Method and system for delivering large amounts of data with interactivity in an on-demand system
PCT/CN2002/000527 WO2003013124A2 (en) 2001-07-31 2002-07-29 System for delivering data over a network

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CA2451901A1 CA2451901A1 (en) 2003-02-13
CA2451901C true CA2451901C (en) 2010-02-16

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EP (1) EP1433324A4 (ja)
JP (1) JP2005505957A (ja)
KR (1) KR100639428B1 (ja)
CN (1) CN100477786C (ja)
AU (1) AU2002322988C1 (ja)
CA (1) CA2451901C (ja)
WO (1) WO2003013124A2 (ja)

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JP2005505957A (ja) 2005-02-24
AU2002322988C1 (en) 2008-05-22
WO2003013124A2 (en) 2003-02-13
CN1535536A (zh) 2004-10-06
AU2002322988B2 (en) 2007-11-15
WO2003013124A3 (en) 2003-05-15
EP1433324A4 (en) 2007-04-18
EP1433324A2 (en) 2004-06-30
CA2451901A1 (en) 2003-02-13
CN100477786C (zh) 2009-04-08
KR100639428B1 (ko) 2006-10-30
KR20040041574A (ko) 2004-05-17

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