EP1097579A1 - Datenbank zum gebrauch in einem verfahren und vorrichtung zur darstellung von fernsehprogrammen und dazugehörigem text - Google Patents

Datenbank zum gebrauch in einem verfahren und vorrichtung zur darstellung von fernsehprogrammen und dazugehörigem text

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EP1097579A1
EP1097579A1 EP99927417A EP99927417A EP1097579A1 EP 1097579 A1 EP1097579 A1 EP 1097579A1 EP 99927417 A EP99927417 A EP 99927417A EP 99927417 A EP99927417 A EP 99927417A EP 1097579 A1 EP1097579 A1 EP 1097579A1
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Prior art keywords
channel
program
data
show
information
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English (en)
French (fr)
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EP1097579A4 (de
Inventor
Henry C. Yuen
Roy J. Mankovitz
Daniel S. Kwoh
Elsie Y. Leung
Peter Christopher Schoaff
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Index Systems LLC
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Index Systems LLC
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Publication of EP1097579A1 publication Critical patent/EP1097579A1/de
Publication of EP1097579A4 publication Critical patent/EP1097579A4/de
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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
    • H04N21/83—Generation or processing of protective or descriptive data associated with content; Content structuring
    • H04N21/84—Generation or processing of descriptive data, e.g. content descriptors
    • 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
    • H04N21/433—Content storage operation, e.g. storage operation in response to a pause request, caching operations
    • H04N21/4332—Content storage operation, e.g. storage operation in response to a pause request, caching operations by placing content in organized collections, e.g. local EPG data repository
    • 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
    • H04N21/435—Processing of additional data, e.g. decrypting of additional data, reconstructing software from modules extracted from the transport stream
    • 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
    • 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
    • H04N21/482—End-user interface for program selection
    • 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
    • H04N7/0884—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 for the transmission of additional display-information, e.g. menu for programme or channel selection
    • 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
    • H04N7/0887—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 for the transmission of programme or channel identifying signals

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Human Computer Interaction (AREA)
  • Databases & Information Systems (AREA)
  • Television Systems (AREA)
  • Two-Way Televisions, Distribution Of Moving Picture Or The Like (AREA)
EP99927417A 1998-06-09 1999-06-09 Datenbank zum gebrauch in einem verfahren und vorrichtung zur darstellung von fernsehprogrammen und dazugehörigem text Withdrawn EP1097579A4 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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US8867198P 1998-06-09 1998-06-09
US88671P 1998-06-09
PCT/US1999/013065 WO1999065242A1 (en) 1998-06-09 1999-06-09 Database for use in method and apparatus for displaying television programs and related text

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EP1097579A1 true EP1097579A1 (de) 2001-05-09
EP1097579A4 EP1097579A4 (de) 2004-05-26

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Country Status (6)

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EP (1) EP1097579A4 (de)
JP (1) JP2002518900A (de)
CN (1) CN1314046A (de)
AU (1) AU4432399A (de)
CA (1) CA2334626A1 (de)
WO (1) WO1999065242A1 (de)

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AU4432399A (en) 1999-12-30
JP2002518900A (ja) 2002-06-25
EP1097579A4 (de) 2004-05-26
WO1999065242A1 (en) 1999-12-16
CA2334626A1 (en) 1999-12-16
CN1314046A (zh) 2001-09-19

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