DE69028944D1 - Fernsehsystem zur interaktiven Verteilung von wählbaren Videovorstellungen - Google Patents

Fernsehsystem zur interaktiven Verteilung von wählbaren Videovorstellungen

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DE69028944D1
DE69028944D1 DE69028944T DE69028944T DE69028944D1 DE 69028944 D1 DE69028944 D1 DE 69028944D1 DE 69028944 T DE69028944 T DE 69028944T DE 69028944 T DE69028944 T DE 69028944T DE 69028944 D1 DE69028944 D1 DE 69028944D1
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video presentations
selectable video
interactive distribution
interactive
distribution
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Terrence H Pocock
Rick Mcnorgan
Peter Coumans
Allan Lodberg
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Cableshare Inc
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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
    • H04N7/173—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
    • H04N1/00—Scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission; Details thereof
    • H04N1/00095—Systems or arrangements for the transmission of the picture signal
    • H04N1/00098—Systems or arrangements for the transmission of the picture signal via a television channel, e.g. for a series of still pictures with or without sound
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N1/00—Scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission; Details thereof
    • H04N1/21—Intermediate information storage
    • H04N1/2166—Intermediate information storage for mass storage, e.g. in document filing systems
    • H04N1/2179—Interfaces allowing access to a plurality of users, e.g. connection to electronic image libraries
    • 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
    • H04N7/17318—Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N2201/00—Indexing scheme relating to scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, and to details thereof
    • H04N2201/32—Circuits or arrangements for control or supervision between transmitter and receiver or between image input and image output device, e.g. between a still-image camera and its memory or between a still-image camera and a printer device
    • H04N2201/3201—Display, printing, storage or transmission of additional information, e.g. ID code, date and time or title
    • H04N2201/3261—Display, printing, storage or transmission of additional information, e.g. ID code, date and time or title of multimedia information, e.g. a sound signal
    • H04N2201/3264—Display, printing, storage or transmission of additional information, e.g. ID code, date and time or title of multimedia information, e.g. a sound signal of sound signals

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Library & Information Science (AREA)
  • Two-Way Televisions, Distribution Of Moving Picture Or The Like (AREA)
  • Management, Administration, Business Operations System, And Electronic Commerce (AREA)
  • Television Signal Processing For Recording (AREA)
DE69028944T 1989-05-05 1990-04-28 Fernsehsystem zur interaktiven Verteilung von wählbaren Videovorstellungen Expired - Fee Related DE69028944T2 (de)

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US07/347,732 US5014125A (en) 1989-05-05 1989-05-05 Television system for the interactive distribution of selectable video presentations

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DE69028944D1 true DE69028944D1 (de) 1996-11-28
DE69028944T2 DE69028944T2 (de) 1997-04-03

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US (1) US5014125A (de)
EP (1) EP0396062B1 (de)
JP (1) JP3221674B2 (de)
CA (1) CA2015912C (de)
DE (1) DE69028944T2 (de)

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