GB2361823B - System and controller for control and distribution of audio and video signals - Google Patents

System and controller for control and distribution of audio and video signals

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Publication number
GB2361823B
GB2361823B GB0118089A GB0118089A GB2361823B GB 2361823 B GB2361823 B GB 2361823B GB 0118089 A GB0118089 A GB 0118089A GB 0118089 A GB0118089 A GB 0118089A GB 2361823 B GB2361823 B GB 2361823B
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Prior art keywords
audio
distribution
controller
control
video signals
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GB0118089A
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GB0118089D0 (en
GB2361823A (en
Inventor
Graham Cameron Bradley
Alan Simpson
Shane D Newton
Dennis E Johns
Oliver Cruder
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Sasktel
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Sasktel
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Priority claimed from CA002261009A external-priority patent/CA2261009A1/en
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Publication of GB2361823A publication Critical patent/GB2361823A/en
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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
    • H04N21/45—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
    • H04N21/462—Content or additional data management, e.g. creating a master electronic program guide from data received from the Internet and a Head-end, controlling the complexity of a video stream by scaling the resolution or bit-rate based on the client capabilities
    • H04N21/4623—Processing of entitlement messages, e.g. ECM [Entitlement Control Message] or EMM [Entitlement Management Message]
    • 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
    • H04N21/21—Server components or server architectures
    • H04N21/214—Specialised server platform, e.g. server located in an airplane, hotel, hospital
    • H04N21/2143—Specialised server platform, e.g. server located in an airplane, hotel, hospital located in a single building, e.g. hotel, hospital or museum
    • 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
    • H04N21/472—End-user interface for requesting content, additional data or services; End-user interface for interacting with content, e.g. for content reservation or setting reminders, for requesting event notification, for manipulating displayed content
    • H04N21/47211—End-user interface for requesting content, additional data or services; End-user interface for interacting with content, e.g. for content reservation or setting reminders, for requesting event notification, for manipulating displayed content for requesting pay-per-view content
    • 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]
    • H04N21/60—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 
    • H04N21/63—Control signaling related to video distribution between client, server and network components; Network processes for video distribution between server and clients or between remote clients, e.g. transmitting basic layer and enhancement layers over different transmission paths, setting up a peer-to-peer communication via Internet between remote STB's; Communication protocols; Addressing
    • H04N21/633—Control signals issued by server directed to the network components or client
    • H04N21/6332—Control signals issued by server directed to the network components or client directed to client
    • H04N21/6334—Control signals issued by server directed to the network components or client directed to client for authorisation, e.g. by transmitting a key
    • H04N21/63345—Control signals issued by server directed to the network components or client directed to client for authorisation, e.g. by transmitting a key by transmitting keys
    • 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
    • H04N7/165—Centralised control of user terminal ; Registering at central
    • 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
    • H04N7/17354—Control of the passage of the selected programme in an intermediate station common to a plurality of user terminals

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Databases & Information Systems (AREA)
  • Computer Security & Cryptography (AREA)
  • Human Computer Interaction (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • Telephonic Communication Services (AREA)
  • Two-Way Televisions, Distribution Of Moving Picture Or The Like (AREA)
GB0118089A 1999-02-03 1999-07-07 System and controller for control and distribution of audio and video signals Expired - Fee Related GB2361823B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
CA002261009A CA2261009A1 (en) 1999-02-03 1999-02-03 System and controller for control and distribution of audio and video signals
US09/290,901 US6574798B1 (en) 1999-02-03 1999-04-12 System and controller for control and distribution of audio and video signals
PCT/CA1999/000614 WO2000046993A1 (en) 1999-02-03 1999-07-07 System and controller for control and distribution of audio and video signals

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GB0118089D0 GB0118089D0 (en) 2001-09-19
GB2361823A GB2361823A (en) 2001-10-31
GB2361823B true GB2361823B (en) 2003-11-26

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GB (1) GB2361823B (en)
WO (1) WO2000046993A1 (en)

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Citations (4)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0416455A2 (en) * 1989-09-05 1991-03-13 General Instrument Corporation Of Delaware Catv subscriber apparatus with intelligent remote control
FR2726920A1 (en) * 1994-11-15 1996-05-15 Stephane Lepine Management device for managing connection of multiple pay televisions in hospitals or hotels
WO1996032815A2 (en) * 1995-04-12 1996-10-17 Watson Technologies Cable television control apparatus and method
US5570415A (en) * 1991-08-29 1996-10-29 Sasktel Video programming and storage control using the telephone network

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0416455A2 (en) * 1989-09-05 1991-03-13 General Instrument Corporation Of Delaware Catv subscriber apparatus with intelligent remote control
US5570415A (en) * 1991-08-29 1996-10-29 Sasktel Video programming and storage control using the telephone network
FR2726920A1 (en) * 1994-11-15 1996-05-15 Stephane Lepine Management device for managing connection of multiple pay televisions in hospitals or hotels
WO1996032815A2 (en) * 1995-04-12 1996-10-17 Watson Technologies Cable television control apparatus and method

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GB0118089D0 (en) 2001-09-19
WO2000046993A1 (en) 2000-08-10
GB2361823A (en) 2001-10-31
AU4494999A (en) 2000-08-25

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Effective date: 20040226