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    Method and apparatus for gathering programs watched data
    36.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for gathering programs watched data 失效

    公开(公告)号：US07487525B1

    公开(公告)日：2009-02-03

    申请号：US09124043

    申请日：1998-07-29

    申请人： John S. Hendricks ,  Alfred E. Bonner

    发明人： John S. Hendricks ,  Alfred E. Bonner

    IPC分类号： H04N7/10 ,  H04N7/025

    摘要： A processor in a television program delivery system receives programs watched information from terminals in a television delivery system. The processor arranges the programs watched information in a database or programs watched matrix so that the frequency of programs watched may be determined. The programs watched matrix may consist of time slots and program categories. The processor determines a program count for programs or program categories. The program count may then be used to send programming to the terminals. The terminals may provide the programs watched information in response to a cyclic polling message generated by the processor or by using a random access routine. The programs watched information may be provided over a cable or a telephone line.

    Digital cable headend for cable television delivery system
    37.
    发明授权
    Digital cable headend for cable television delivery system 失效
    有线电视传送系统的数字电缆前端

    公开(公告)号：US07269841B1

    公开(公告)日：2007-09-11

    申请号：US08958088

    申请日：1997-10-27

    申请人： John S. Hendricks ,  Alfred E. Bonner ,  John P. Lappington ,  Richard E. Wunderlich

    发明人： John S. Hendricks ,  Alfred E. Bonner ,  John P. Lappington ,  Richard E. Wunderlich

    IPC分类号： H04N7/173

    CPC分类号： H04N21/238 ,  H04N21/2221 ,  H04N21/236 ,  H04N21/2385

    摘要： Several cable headend configurations that utilize digital technology are disclosed. The present invention provides greater capability and flexibility than existing cable headends. Specifically, a modular design for a cable headend and a combiner component for cable headends are disclosed. The invention is particularly useful in cable television program delivery systems transponding large numbers of digitally compressed program signals. The combiner disclosed allows cherry-picking of programs from transponded signals.

    摘要翻译： 公开了利用数字技术的几种电缆头端配置。 本发明提供比现有电缆头端更大的能力和灵活性。 具体地，公开了用于电缆头端的电缆头端和组合器部件的模块化设计。 本发明在对大量数字压缩程序信号进行转发的有线电视节目传送系统中特别有用。 所公开的组合器允许从转发信号中挑选程序。

    Digital broadcast program billing
    38.
    发明授权
    Digital broadcast program billing 有权
    数字广播节目收费

    公开(公告)号：US07134131B1

    公开(公告)日：2006-11-07

    申请号：US09556875

    申请日：2000-04-18

    申请人： John S. Hendricks ,  Alfred E. Bonner ,  John S. McCoskey ,  Michael L. Asmussen

    发明人： John S. Hendricks ,  Alfred E. Bonner ,  John S. McCoskey ,  Michael L. Asmussen

    IPC分类号： H04N7/16 ,  H04N7/173

    CPC分类号： H04N7/17318 ,  H04N5/4401 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N21/2221 ,  H04N21/242 ,  H04N21/2543 ,  H04N21/25875 ,  H04N21/25891 ,  H04N21/2665 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/4825 ,  H04N21/6125 ,  H04N21/63345 ,  H04N21/6582

    摘要： A method and a system for selecting and ordering broadcast programs uses an electronic program guide that may be broadcast to subscribers or posted on an Internet web site. The system allows national broadcasters to provide one or more channels of pay-per-view or subscription programming and to establish a mechanism for billing subscribers who access the programs. Subscribers may access the Internet and send a program request to a web site. An authorization is then forwarded to a billing center and to a local broadcaster. The billing center debits the subscriber's account, or prepares a bill. The local broadcaster sends the authorization to the subscriber. The authorization includes a program code and a terminal identifier that permit the subscriber's television or set top terminal to decrypt and display the program.

    摘要翻译： 用于选择和排序广播节目的方法和系统使用可以广播给订阅者或张贴在因特网网站上的电子节目指南。 该系统允许国家广播公司提供一个或多个按次付费视频或订阅节目的频道，并建立一个用于对访问节目的用户进行计费的机制。 用户可以访问互联网并向网站发送节目请求。 然后将授权转发到计费中心和本地广播公司。 计费中心借记订户的帐户，或者准备账单。 本地广播公司向用户发送授权。 授权包括一个程序代码和一个允许用户的电视或机顶终端解密和显示该程序的终端标识符。