GB0915886D0 - Communications system, apparatus and method - Google Patents

Communications system, apparatus and method

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Publication number
GB0915886D0
GB0915886D0 GBGB0915886.6A GB0915886A GB0915886D0 GB 0915886 D0 GB0915886 D0 GB 0915886D0 GB 0915886 A GB0915886 A GB 0915886A GB 0915886 D0 GB0915886 D0 GB 0915886D0
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communications system
communications
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MINIWEB TECHNOLOGIES Ltd
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MINIWEB TECHNOLOGIES Ltd
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Priority to GB0915886A priority Critical patent/GB2473810A/en
Publication of GB0915886D0 publication Critical patent/GB0915886D0/en
Priority to GB1012756A priority patent/GB2473911A/en
Priority to GB1012754A priority patent/GB2473909A/en
Priority to GB1012755A priority patent/GB2473910A/en
Priority to GB1012757A priority patent/GB2473912A/en
Priority to PCT/GB2010/051460 priority patent/WO2011030130A1/en
Priority to PCT/GB2010/051464 priority patent/WO2011030134A2/en
Priority to EP10752613.9A priority patent/EP2476252B1/en
Priority to US13/395,641 priority patent/US20130031594A1/en
Priority to PCT/GB2010/051461 priority patent/WO2011030131A1/en
Priority to EP10752608A priority patent/EP2476232A1/en
Priority to ES10752609.7T priority patent/ES2618332T3/en
Priority to EP10752611.3A priority patent/EP2476247B1/en
Priority to US13/395,648 priority patent/US20130018878A1/en
Priority to EP10752614A priority patent/EP2476235A2/en
Priority to EP10752609.7A priority patent/EP2476233B1/en
Priority to EP10752610A priority patent/EP2476234A1/en
Priority to US13/395,647 priority patent/US20130014169A1/en
Priority to PCT/GB2010/051458 priority patent/WO2011030128A1/en
Priority to US13/395,646 priority patent/US8707347B2/en
Priority to ES10752613.9T priority patent/ES2617916T3/en
Priority to US13/395,645 priority patent/US8898715B2/en
Priority to EP10752612A priority patent/EP2476251A1/en
Priority to ES10752611.3T priority patent/ES2629424T3/en
Priority to US13/395,642 priority patent/US20130018995A1/en
Priority to PCT/GB2010/051459 priority patent/WO2011030129A2/en
Priority to US13/395,643 priority patent/US10171881B2/en
Priority to PCT/GB2010/051463 priority patent/WO2011030133A1/en
Priority to PCT/GB2010/051462 priority patent/WO2011030132A1/en
Publication of GB2473810A publication Critical patent/GB2473810A/en
Priority to US14/258,914 priority patent/US20140298389A1/en
Priority to US14/552,940 priority patent/US9918137B2/en
Priority to US15/208,575 priority patent/US11438667B2/en
Priority to US15/790,983 priority patent/US20180302684A1/en
Priority to US15/925,496 priority patent/US20190098364A1/en
Priority to US17/902,762 priority patent/US20220417605A1/en
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    • H04N21/258—Client or end-user data management, e.g. managing client capabilities, user preferences or demographics, processing of multiple end-users preferences to derive collaborative data
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    • 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
    • H04N21/434—Disassembling of a multiplex stream, e.g. demultiplexing audio and video streams, extraction of additional data from a video stream; Remultiplexing of multiplex streams; Extraction or processing of SI; Disassembling of packetised elementary stream
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    • 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
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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Databases & Information Systems (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Human Computer Interaction (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Data Mining & Analysis (AREA)
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  • Business, Economics & Management (AREA)
  • Marketing (AREA)
  • Two-Way Televisions, Distribution Of Moving Picture Or The Like (AREA)
GB0915886A 2009-09-10 2009-09-10 Central store for media presentation configuration data Withdrawn GB2473810A (en)

Priority Applications (35)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0915886A GB2473810A (en) 2009-09-10 2009-09-10 Central store for media presentation configuration data
GB1012756A GB2473911A (en) 2009-09-10 2010-07-29 Content item receiver with advertisement replacement facility
GB1012754A GB2473909A (en) 2009-09-10 2010-07-29 Programme option presentation
GB1012755A GB2473910A (en) 2009-09-10 2010-07-29 Backup for user invoked interruptions
GB1012757A GB2473912A (en) 2009-09-10 2010-07-29 User-driven transition or skip between content items
PCT/GB2010/051462 WO2011030132A1 (en) 2009-09-10 2010-09-03 Content item receiver module and method
EP10752610A EP2476234A1 (en) 2009-09-10 2010-09-03 Communications system, apparatus and method
ES10752613.9T ES2617916T3 (en) 2009-09-10 2010-09-03 Content element receiver method and module
EP10752613.9A EP2476252B1 (en) 2009-09-10 2010-09-03 Content item receiver module and method
US13/395,641 US20130031594A1 (en) 2009-09-10 2010-09-03 Module and method
PCT/GB2010/051461 WO2011030131A1 (en) 2009-09-10 2010-09-03 Backup module and method
EP10752608A EP2476232A1 (en) 2009-09-10 2010-09-03 Communications system, apparatus and method
ES10752609.7T ES2618332T3 (en) 2009-09-10 2010-09-03 Module and procedure
EP10752611.3A EP2476247B1 (en) 2009-09-10 2010-09-03 Backup module and method
US13/395,648 US20130018878A1 (en) 2009-09-10 2010-09-03 Communications system, apparatus and method
EP10752614A EP2476235A2 (en) 2009-09-10 2010-09-03 Communications system, apparatus and method
EP10752609.7A EP2476233B1 (en) 2009-09-10 2010-09-03 Module and method
PCT/GB2010/051460 WO2011030130A1 (en) 2009-09-10 2010-09-03 Communications system, apparatus and method
US13/395,647 US20130014169A1 (en) 2009-09-10 2010-09-03 Communications system, apparatus and method
PCT/GB2010/051458 WO2011030128A1 (en) 2009-09-10 2010-09-03 Communications system, apparatus and method
US13/395,646 US8707347B2 (en) 2009-09-10 2010-09-03 Content item receiver module and method
PCT/GB2010/051464 WO2011030134A2 (en) 2009-09-10 2010-09-03 Communications system, apparatus and method
US13/395,645 US8898715B2 (en) 2009-09-10 2010-09-03 Content item receiver module and method
EP10752612A EP2476251A1 (en) 2009-09-10 2010-09-03 Content item receiver module and method
ES10752611.3T ES2629424T3 (en) 2009-09-10 2010-09-03 Module and backup procedure
US13/395,642 US20130018995A1 (en) 2009-09-10 2010-09-03 Communications system, apparatus and method
PCT/GB2010/051459 WO2011030129A2 (en) 2009-09-10 2010-09-03 Module and method
US13/395,643 US10171881B2 (en) 2009-09-10 2010-09-03 Backup module and method
PCT/GB2010/051463 WO2011030133A1 (en) 2009-09-10 2010-09-03 Content item receiver module and method
US14/258,914 US20140298389A1 (en) 2009-09-10 2014-04-22 Content Item Receiver Module and Method
US14/552,940 US9918137B2 (en) 2009-09-10 2014-11-25 Content item receiver module and method
US15/208,575 US11438667B2 (en) 2009-09-10 2016-07-12 Communications system, apparatus and method
US15/790,983 US20180302684A1 (en) 2009-09-10 2017-10-23 Content Item Receiver Module and Method
US15/925,496 US20190098364A1 (en) 2009-09-10 2018-03-19 Communications system, apparatus and method
US17/902,762 US20220417605A1 (en) 2009-09-10 2022-09-02 Communications system, apparatus and method

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0915886A GB2473810A (en) 2009-09-10 2009-09-10 Central store for media presentation configuration data

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