Interactive special events video signal navigation system
    4.
    发明公开
    Interactive special events video signal navigation system 失效
    Interaktives Videosignalnavigationssystemfürbesondere Ereignisse

    公开(公告)号:EP1608177A2

    公开(公告)日:2005-12-21

    申请号:EP05077077.5

    申请日:1996-11-19

    IPC分类号: H04N7/16 H04N7/173

    摘要: A system interactively controlled by a TV viewer remote control transmitter displays current or future programming information superimposed over the normal programming displayed on any channel accessible to the viewer's display screen. Identification signal data are accessed and generated by the computer for durations defined in the identification signal data either automatically or in response to the TV viewer remote. Information signal data are accessed and generated by the computer in response to the TV viewer remote. A signal combiner superimposes the identification signal or the information signal over the viewer usable signal of any selected channel from the tuner. The identification signal may include data defining an icon or textual matter alerting a viewer to the availability of information data. The information signal may include program descriptive data, schedule data, pricing data and/or payment authorization and recording prompt data and the like sequenced for interactive control of the computer by the viewer. The identification signal may be specially dedicated to a normal programming information channel so that the viewer can interact with respect to specific programs identified without changing from the programming information channel. Thus, the viewer is able to receive an automatic alert to availability of current and future programming and to elect to interactively exercise a variety of options with respect to such current and future programming without interruption of presently viewed programming.

    摘要翻译: 由TV观看者遥控发射器交互地控制的系统显示叠加在观看者显示屏可访问的任何频道上显示的正常节目上的当前或未来节目信息。 识别信号数据由计算机自动地或响应于电视观众遥控器而在识别信号数据中定义的持续时间被访问和生成。 信息信号数据由计算机响应于电视观看者远程访问和生成。 信号组合器将识别信号或信息信号叠加在来自调谐器的任何所选频道的观看者可用信号上。 识别信号可以包括定义图标或文本物质的数据,以向观众指示信息数据的可用性。 信息信号可以包括节目描述数据,日程表数据,定价数据和/或支付授权以及用于观看者对计算机的交互控制的排序的记录提示数据等。 识别信号可以专门用于正常编程信息信道,使得观看者可以相对于所识别的特定节目进行交互而不改变节目信息频道。 因此,观众能够接收关于当前和未来节目的可用性的自动警报,并且选择相对于这样的当前和未来节目来交互地行使各种选项,而不中断当前观看的节目。

    Multimediales system
    5.
    发明公开
    Multimediales system 审中-公开
    多功能系统

    公开(公告)号:EP1408690A2

    公开(公告)日:2004-04-14

    申请号:EP03027432.8

    申请日:1999-02-10

    IPC分类号: H04N7/16 H04N7/167

    摘要: Ein multimediales System umfaßt eine Anzeigeeinrichtung (50), eine Basisstation, die eine Empfangseinrichtung für multimediale Sendungen beinhaltet und mit der Anzeigeeinrichtung (50) verbunden ist, und eine drahtlose Fernbedieneinrichtung (40). Die Basisstation (10) umfaßt wenigstens einen Common Interface (CI) PC (Personal Computer) Kartenanschluß mit zugehöriger Hardware- und Softwarefunktionalität und wenigstens ein Kommunikationsmodul (20; 81; 83) im PC-Karten-Format. Sowohl das Kommunikationsmodul (20; 81; 83) als auch die Fernbedieneinrichtung (40) weisen eine Sende/Empfangseinheit (22 bzw. 43) für eine drahtlose bidirektionale Kommunikation zwischen der Fernbedieneinrichtung (40) und dem Kommunikationsmodul (20; 81; 83) auf.

    摘要翻译: 多媒体系统具有多媒体显示设备(50),具有开放接口的基站(10)。 这与可互换访问控制模块和通信模块(20)相关联,通信模块(20)耦合到开放接口并与便携式操作设备配合。 基站可以由与用作显示装置的电视接收机相关联的机顶盒提供。 您的通信模块包含调制解调器,并通过远程控制链路与便携式操作设备进行通信。 访问控制功能由插入在操作装置或通信模块中的芯片卡(47)提供。

    DEVICE FOR ACCESSING CABLE DISTRIBUTION TELEVISION SIGNALS
    6.
    发明公开
    DEVICE FOR ACCESSING CABLE DISTRIBUTION TELEVISION SIGNALS 审中-公开
    设备访问有线电视信号

    公开(公告)号:EP1323309A1

    公开(公告)日:2003-07-02

    申请号:EP01961470.0

    申请日:2001-08-22

    申请人: Tech4Cable Inc.

    IPC分类号: H04N7/173 H04N7/16 H04N7/10

    摘要: The present invention relates to a Device for accessing to CATV distribution signals, making part of a distribution system of CATV signal, which comprises one head end (4), a distribution network (1), local points of access (6), a plug (9) and a TV set receptor. The said device comprises reading and control means (2), pre-paid validation means recognized by CATV network operators, and filter means (3), the reading and control means (2) making the reading of the pre-paid validation means recognized by the CATV operators (10), the recognition of the pre-paid validation means recognized by CATV network operators (10) and the discount of the credits (impulses) and the sending of commands to those filter means (3) that make a security recognition of commands and send the CATV signal to the TV set, this being made according to the features of the pre-paid validation means recognized by the CATV network operators (10) and because the communications for access control of the signal distributed through the CATV network (1) are limited to the connection between the reading and control means (2) and the filter means (3).

    A method and apparatus for screening audio-visual materials presented to a subscriber
    8.
    发明授权
    A method and apparatus for screening audio-visual materials presented to a subscriber 失效
    用于订户屏幕呈现过度的视听材料的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:EP0777385B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-02-06

    申请号:EP96308549.3

    申请日:1996-11-27

    IPC分类号: H04N7/173 H04N7/16

    摘要: A method and apparatus for the automatic access control to multimedia presentations at the receiver in accordance with a viewer selected access mode and access classification data encoded into the multimedia presentation. Screening classification codes (SCCs) are embedded in the Audio Visual Material (AVM) delivered to a subscribers home station. The screening classification codes identify the type of content that follows in the AVM stream. For instance, violent content (video and/or audio) provided to a home station may contain a SCC that indicates violent scenes or violent action is forth coming in the AVM stream. The home station takes the SCC that are encoded and/or embedded in the AVM stream and applies a subscriber selected screening criteria. The screening criteria or suppression criteria are AVM manipulation commands. These AVM manipulation commands can blank the audio and/or video, cause the display of the last acceptable frame, perform obscuration transforms on the AVM stream or otherwise manipulate the audio and/or video portions of the AVM stream. The subscriber associates an AVM manipulation command with each of the available SCCs. The home station applies the subscriber desired manipulation commands to the AVM stream. Information on the subscriber selections are provided to an upstream node for subscriber behavior collection analysis.

    Virtual information selection system
    9.
    发明公开
    Virtual information selection system 失效
    Datus系统zur Auswahl美甲师

    公开(公告)号:EP0878964A1

    公开(公告)日:1998-11-18

    申请号:EP98303806.8

    申请日:1998-05-14

    IPC分类号: H04N7/088

    摘要: A system for receiving and prioritising information sources in accordance with an information consumer's past preferences comprises a headend apparatus (25) for transmitting programs and selective service characteristics related to the programs, a receiver (27) for receiving the programs and related service characteristics, means (53) for storing the service characteristics, means for identifying and learning the preferences of an information consumer, and selection means responsive to the identifying means for prioritising the consumer's choices.

    摘要翻译: 用于根据信息消费者的过去偏好来接收和优先化信息源的系统包括用于发送与节目有关的节目和选择性服务特征的头端装置(25),用于接收节目和相关服务特征的接收机(27) (53),用于识别和学习信息消费者的偏好的装置,以及响应于识别装置选择消费者选择的优先级的选择装置。