PL366377A1 - System and method for enabling television commerce simultaneously for multiple channels for multiple merchants - Google Patents

System and method for enabling television commerce simultaneously for multiple channels for multiple merchants

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Publication number
PL366377A1
PL366377A1 PL01366377A PL36637701A PL366377A1 PL 366377 A1 PL366377 A1 PL 366377A1 PL 01366377 A PL01366377 A PL 01366377A PL 36637701 A PL36637701 A PL 36637701A PL 366377 A1 PL366377 A1 PL 366377A1
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Poland
Prior art keywords
merchants
television commerce
multiple channels
enabling television
enabling
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PL01366377A
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Polish (pl)
Inventor
John Link
George A. Graves
Christopher J. Heimark
Thomas A. Brown
Cliff Benham
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Qvc, Inc.
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Publication of PL366377A1 publication Critical patent/PL366377A1/en

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    • H04N21/65—Transmission of management data between client and server
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    • H04N21/858—Linking data to content, e.g. by linking an URL to a video object, by creating a hotspot
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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Computer Security & Cryptography (AREA)
  • Computer Graphics (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Human Computer Interaction (AREA)
  • Two-Way Televisions, Distribution Of Moving Picture Or The Like (AREA)
  • Management, Administration, Business Operations System, And Electronic Commerce (AREA)
  • Television Systems (AREA)
PL01366377A 2000-07-10 2001-07-09 System and method for enabling television commerce simultaneously for multiple channels for multiple merchants PL366377A1 (en)

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US61386200A 2000-07-10 2000-07-10
PCT/US2001/021611 WO2002005568A2 (en) 2000-07-10 2001-07-09 System and method for enabling television commerce simultaneously for multiple channels for multiple merchants

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PL366377A1 true PL366377A1 (en) 2005-01-24

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JP (1) JP2004537179A (en)
CN (1) CN1448025A (en)
AU (1) AU2001271932A1 (en)
CA (1) CA2415482A1 (en)
NO (1) NO20030104D0 (en)
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WO2002005568A2 (en) 2002-01-17
AU2001271932A1 (en) 2002-01-21
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