GB2289782B - Improvements in or relating to television apparatus - Google Patents

Improvements in or relating to television apparatus

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GB2289782B
GB2289782B GB9410404A GB9410404A GB2289782B GB 2289782 B GB2289782 B GB 2289782B GB 9410404 A GB9410404 A GB 9410404A GB 9410404 A GB9410404 A GB 9410404A GB 2289782 B GB2289782 B GB 2289782B
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television apparatus
television
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GB9410404A
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GB9410404D0 (en
GB2289782A (en
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Gareth Bertram Stevens
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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
    • H04N21/442—Monitoring of processes or resources, e.g. detecting the failure of a recording device, monitoring the downstream bandwidth, the number of times a movie has been viewed, the storage space available from the internal hard disk
    • H04N21/44213—Monitoring of end-user related data
    • H04N21/44222—Analytics of user selections, e.g. selection of programs or purchase activity
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B31/00—Arrangements for the associated working of recording or reproducing apparatus with related apparatus
    • 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
    • H04N5/00—Details of television systems
    • H04N5/44—Receiver circuitry for the reception of television signals according to analogue transmission standards
    • H04N5/445—Receiver circuitry for the reception of television signals according to analogue transmission standards for displaying additional information
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N5/00—Details of television systems
    • H04N5/76—Television signal recording
    • H04N5/78—Television signal recording using magnetic recording
    • H04N5/782—Television signal recording using magnetic recording on tape
    • 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
    • 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
    • H04N5/00—Details of television systems
    • H04N5/44—Receiver circuitry for the reception of television signals according to analogue transmission standards
    • H04N5/50—Tuning indicators; Automatic tuning control

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Databases & Information Systems (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Social Psychology (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • Two-Way Televisions, Distribution Of Moving Picture Or The Like (AREA)
GB9410404A 1994-05-23 1994-05-23 Improvements in or relating to television apparatus Expired - Fee Related GB2289782B (en)

Priority Applications (1)

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GB9410404A GB2289782B (en) 1994-05-23 1994-05-23 Improvements in or relating to television apparatus

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GB9410404A GB2289782B (en) 1994-05-23 1994-05-23 Improvements in or relating to television apparatus

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GB9410404D0 GB9410404D0 (en) 1994-07-13
GB2289782A GB2289782A (en) 1995-11-29
GB2289782B true GB2289782B (en) 1998-02-04

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US9021538B2 (en) 1998-07-14 2015-04-28 Rovi Guides, Inc. Client-server based interactive guide with server recording
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GB2105073A (en) * 1981-06-09 1983-03-16 Payview Ltd Transmitting and receiving apparatus for permitting the transmission and reception of multi-tier subscription programmes

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GB2046967A (en) * 1979-04-16 1980-11-19 Yarbrough C J Strachan A F Selectively receiving and/or recording a broadcast
GB2105073A (en) * 1981-06-09 1983-03-16 Payview Ltd Transmitting and receiving apparatus for permitting the transmission and reception of multi-tier subscription programmes

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US8522282B2 (en) 1996-06-14 2013-08-27 Starsight Telecast, Inc. Television schedule system and method of operation for multiple program occurrences
US8955013B2 (en) 1996-06-14 2015-02-10 Rovi Guides, Inc. Television schedule system and method of operation for multiple program occurrences
US9021538B2 (en) 1998-07-14 2015-04-28 Rovi Guides, Inc. Client-server based interactive guide with server recording
US9055318B2 (en) 1998-07-14 2015-06-09 Rovi Guides, Inc. Client-server based interactive guide with server storage
US9055319B2 (en) 1998-07-14 2015-06-09 Rovi Guides, Inc. Interactive guide with recording
US9118948B2 (en) 1998-07-14 2015-08-25 Rovi Guides, Inc. Client-server based interactive guide with server recording
US9154843B2 (en) 1998-07-14 2015-10-06 Rovi Guides, Inc. Client-server based interactive guide with server recording
US9226006B2 (en) 1998-07-14 2015-12-29 Rovi Guides, Inc. Client-server based interactive guide with server recording
US9232254B2 (en) 1998-07-14 2016-01-05 Rovi Guides, Inc. Client-server based interactive television guide with server recording
CN100481893C (en) * 2001-10-26 2009-04-22 皇家飞利浦电子股份有限公司 Automatic viewing history based television control system
US9125169B2 (en) 2011-12-23 2015-09-01 Rovi Guides, Inc. Methods and systems for performing actions based on location-based rules

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732E Amendments to the register in respect of changes of name or changes affecting rights (sect. 32/1977)
PCNP Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee

Effective date: 20100523