GB2173379A - Method and apparatus for subscription broadcast - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for subscription broadcast

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Publication number
GB2173379A
GB2173379A GB08525575A GB8525575A GB2173379A GB 2173379 A GB2173379 A GB 2173379A GB 08525575 A GB08525575 A GB 08525575A GB 8525575 A GB8525575 A GB 8525575A GB 2173379 A GB2173379 A GB 2173379A
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Prior art keywords
unit
subscriber
program
signals
deciphering
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GB8525575D0 (en
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Jr Thomas Leonard Russell
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AT&T Corp
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American Telephone and Telegraph Co 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]
    • H04N21/20—Servers specifically adapted for the distribution of content, e.g. VOD servers; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/25—Management operations performed by the server for facilitating the content distribution or administrating data related to end-users or client devices, e.g. end-user or client device authentication, learning user preferences for recommending movies
    • H04N21/254—Management at additional data server, e.g. shopping server, rights management server
    • H04N21/2543—Billing, e.g. for subscription services
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M3/00—Automatic or semi-automatic exchanges
    • H04M3/42—Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M3/00—Automatic or semi-automatic exchanges
    • H04M3/42—Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
    • H04M3/487—Arrangements for providing information services, e.g. recorded voice services or time announcements
    • 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
    • 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
    • H04N7/17345—Control of the passage of the selected programme
    • H04N7/17363—Control of the passage of the selected programme at or near the user terminal
    • 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

Abstract

The system (10) provides a way of utilizing announcement distribution service equipment (21) which is presently in use in telecommunications networks (20) for ordering television or other signals (23) on a per program basis. The program signals (23) are enciphered. The receiver (30) is connected to receive a deciphered signal from a subscriber deciphering unit (18) at a subscriber location. The subscriber unit (18) is connected to the telecommunications network (20) by a nondedicated telephone service line (28). In response to an order instruction by the subscriber, the unit (18) automatically calls the appropriate announcement distribution service number for the channel associated with the desired program signals and receives from the service the coded key information (58) necessary for it to decipher the program signal. When the program signal is received by the unit (18), it is accompanied by control signals during retrace intervals which activate deciphering circuitry (G) in the unit. Also disclosed is a method of operation for the system (10) and a subscriber deciphering unit (18) for use in the system (10).
GB08525575A 1984-02-23 1985-01-25 Method and apparatus for subscription broadcast Expired GB2173379B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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US58296684A 1984-02-23 1984-02-23
PCT/US1985/000132 WO1985003830A1 (en) 1984-02-23 1985-01-25 Method and apparatus for subscription broadcast

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GB8525575D0 GB8525575D0 (en) 1985-11-20
GB2173379A true GB2173379A (en) 1986-10-08
GB2173379B GB2173379B (en) 1988-01-20

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BE (1) BE901801A (en)
CA (1) CA1229385A (en)
DE (1) DE3590072T1 (en)
FR (1) FR2560473A1 (en)
GB (1) GB2173379B (en)
NL (1) NL8520023A (en)
SE (1) SE8504939L (en)
WO (1) WO1985003830A1 (en)

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BE901801A (en) 1985-06-17
JPS61501301A (en) 1986-06-26
NL8520023A (en) 1986-01-02
GB2173379B (en) 1988-01-20
WO1985003830A1 (en) 1985-08-29
GB8525575D0 (en) 1985-11-20
DE3590072T1 (en) 1986-05-15
SE8504939D0 (en) 1985-10-21
CA1229385A (en) 1987-11-17
FR2560473A1 (en) 1985-08-30
SE8504939L (en) 1985-10-21

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