DE69727073D1 - Fernbedienung mit benutzerprofil für mehrere benutzer - Google Patents

Fernbedienung mit benutzerprofil für mehrere benutzer

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DE69727073D1
DE69727073D1 DE69727073T DE69727073T DE69727073D1 DE 69727073 D1 DE69727073 D1 DE 69727073D1 DE 69727073 T DE69727073 T DE 69727073T DE 69727073 T DE69727073 T DE 69727073T DE 69727073 D1 DE69727073 D1 DE 69727073D1
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remote control
control device
user
data
user profile
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A Nickum
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Gateway Inc
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Gateway Inc
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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
    • H04N21/441—Acquiring end-user identification, e.g. using personal code sent by the remote control or by inserting a card
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04B—TRANSMISSION
    • H04B1/00—Details of transmission systems, not covered by a single one of groups H04B3/00 - H04B13/00; Details of transmission systems not characterised by the medium used for transmission
    • H04B1/06—Receivers
    • H04B1/16—Circuits
    • H04B1/20—Circuits for coupling gramophone pick-up, recorder output, or microphone to receiver
    • H04B1/202—Circuits for coupling gramophone pick-up, recorder output, or microphone to receiver by remote control
    • 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
    • H04N21/4508—Management of client data or end-user data
    • H04N21/4532—Management of client data or end-user data involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences
    • 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
    • H04N21/454—Content or additional data filtering, e.g. blocking advertisements
    • 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
    • H04N21/475—End-user interface for inputting end-user data, e.g. personal identification number [PIN], preference data
    • H04N21/4751—End-user interface for inputting end-user data, e.g. personal identification number [PIN], preference data for defining user accounts, e.g. accounts for children
    • 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
    • H04N7/163—Authorising the user terminal, e.g. by paying; Registering the use of a subscription channel, e.g. billing by receiver means only

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Databases & Information Systems (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • Computer Security & Cryptography (AREA)
  • Child & Adolescent Psychology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Human Computer Interaction (AREA)
  • Details Of Television Systems (AREA)
  • Selective Calling Equipment (AREA)
  • Transmitters (AREA)
  • Percussion Or Vibration Massage (AREA)
  • Two-Way Televisions, Distribution Of Moving Picture Or The Like (AREA)
DE69727073T 1996-11-05 1997-10-29 Fernbedienung mit benutzerprofil für mehrere benutzer Expired - Lifetime DE69727073T3 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US743232 1996-11-05
US08/743,232 US6359661B1 (en) 1996-11-05 1996-11-05 Multiple user profile remote control
PCT/US1997/019776 WO1998020678A1 (en) 1996-11-05 1997-10-29 Multiple user profile remote control

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DE69727073D1 true DE69727073D1 (de) 2004-02-05
DE69727073T2 DE69727073T2 (de) 2004-06-09
DE69727073T3 DE69727073T3 (de) 2009-12-24

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DE69727073T Expired - Lifetime DE69727073T3 (de) 1996-11-05 1997-10-29 Fernbedienung mit benutzerprofil für mehrere benutzer

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US (1) US6359661B1 (de)
EP (1) EP0937359B2 (de)
JP (1) JP2001506069A (de)
AT (1) ATE257302T1 (de)
AU (1) AU5196098A (de)
CA (1) CA2271058A1 (de)
DE (1) DE69727073T3 (de)
WO (1) WO1998020678A1 (de)

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