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    DIGITAL BROADCAST PROGRAM ORDERING
    4.
    发明申请
    DIGITAL BROADCAST PROGRAM ORDERING 审中-公开
    数字广播程序订购

    公开(公告)号：US20090031335A1

    公开(公告)日：2009-01-29

    申请号：US12243228

    申请日：2008-10-01

    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

    CPC分类号： H04N21/42684 ,  H04N7/163 ,  H04N7/17318 ,  H04N21/2543 ,  H04N21/458 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/63345 ,  H04N21/812

    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机构提供一个或多个按次付费或订阅节目的频道，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。

    Method and apparatus for providing broadcast data services
    8.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for providing broadcast data services 失效
    提供广播数据业务的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号：US09009773B1

    公开(公告)日：2015-04-14

    申请号：US09106859

    申请日：1998-06-30

    申请人： John S. Hendricks ,  Alfred E. Bonner ,  Richard E. Wunderlich ,  Eric C. Berkobin

    发明人： John S. Hendricks ,  Alfred E. Bonner ,  Richard E. Wunderlich ,  Eric C. Berkobin

    IPC分类号： H04N7/173 ,  H04N21/41

    CPC分类号： H04N21/4104 ,  H04N21/4183 ,  H04N21/4184 ,  H04N21/4755 ,  H04N21/488

    摘要： A novel advanced set top terminal capable of digital decompression, menu generation, interactivity and other advanced functional capabilities for use in a television program delivery system (200) is described. The invention relates to methods and apparatus for upgrading existing set top terminals (220) to provide menu generation capability and advanced functional capabilities. The invention is particularly useful in television program delivery systems (200) with hundreds of channels of programming, providing (i) menu driven program selection through the addition of an upgrade module (300) or menu generation card and (ii) advanced functional capabilities using a set of hardware upgrades (e.g., 130) and/or an expansion card. Specifically, the invention is an upgradeable system that supports advanced set top functionality through the use of internal software, hardware upgrades, an upgrade module and/or expansion cards. The upgraded hardware generally includes a microprocessor, various input/output ports (e.g., 308), processing circuitry (e.g., 108) and memory (e.g., 116). The invention results in an upgraded set top terminal that supports: menu generation; picture-on-picture displays; program catalog services; interactive services; telephone caller identification; digital audio reception; VCR control; HDTV reception; and backyard satellite system interoperability, among other features and capabilities.

    摘要翻译： 描述了能够在电视节目传送系统（200）中使用的数字解压缩，菜单生成，交互性和其它高级功能能力的新型高级机顶盒终端。 本发明涉及用于升级现有机顶终端（220）以提供菜单生成能力和高级功能能力的方法和装置。 本发明在具有数百个编程通道的电视节目传送系统（200）中特别有用，提供（i）通过添加升级模块（300）或菜单生成卡的菜单驱动的节目选择和（ii）使用 一组硬件升级（例如，130）和/或扩展卡。 具体来说，本发明是通过使用内部软件，硬件升级，升级模块和/或扩展卡来支持高级机顶盒功能的可升级系统。 升级的硬件通常包括微处理器，各种输入/输出端口（例如，308），处理电路（例如，108）和存储器（例如，116）。 本发明导致升级机顶终端支持：菜单生成; 画中画显示; 程序目录服务; 互动服务; 电话来电识别; 数字音频接收; 录像机控制; 高清电视接收; 和后院卫星系统的互操作性等功能和功能。