公开(公告)号：US4816904A

公开(公告)日：1989-03-28

申请号：US036861

申请日：1987-04-10

申请人： William J. McKenna ,  Kenneth W. Silvers ,  Rand B. Nickerson ,  Russell J. Welsh ,  Harold R. Walker ,  Joseph A. Cullity ,  Bohdan Stryzak

发明人： William J. McKenna ,  Kenneth W. Silvers ,  Rand B. Nickerson ,  Russell J. Welsh ,  Harold R. Walker ,  Joseph A. Cullity ,  Bohdan Stryzak

IPC分类号： G06Q30/02 ,  H04H1/00 ,  H04H60/32 ,  H04H60/43 ,  H04H60/45 ,  H04H60/94 ,  H04M11/00 ,  H04M11/08 ,  H04N7/173 ,  H04H9/00

CPC分类号： H04N7/17327 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  H04H60/32 ,  H04H60/43 ,  H04H60/45 ,  H04M11/002 ,  H04M11/085 ,  H04N21/25891 ,  H04N21/44222 ,  H04N21/812 ,  H04H2201/30 ,  H04H60/94 ,  H04N2007/17381 ,  H04N2007/1739

摘要： A data gathering system includes a plurality of remote units which are controlled from a central location. Each of the remote units is attached to a television receiver which is generally but not necessarily attached to a cable system. Each of the remote units can function to determine which of several TV modes is in use as well as to store TV channel selector data, data from an optical input device, and/or data input by viewers representative of the composition of the viewing audience. The data is stored for either later collection by a portable data collector, or for direct transmission via telephone to the central location. A video message for a TV viewer, such as a survey, may be transmitted from the central location and stored at the remote units, for later display on the TV receiver associated with the remote units. Substitution of alternate programming information may also be achieved by the central control point on selected of the remote units.

摘要翻译： 数据采集​​系统包括从中心位置控制的多个远程单元。 每个远程单元附接到电视接收机，电视接收机通常但不一定附接到电缆系统。 每个远程单元可以用于确定正在使用的几种TV模式中的哪一种以及存储TV频道选择器数据，来自光学输入设备的数据和/或由观看者输入的数据，其代表观看者的构图。 数据存储在便携式数据采集器的后期收集中，或通过电话直接传输到中央位置。 用于诸如调查的电视观看者的视频消息可以从中央位置发送并存储在远程单元处，以便稍后在与远程单元相关联的电视接收机上显示。 替代节目信息的替代也可以通过所选择的远程单元上的中央控制点来实现。

公开(公告)号：US4546382A

公开(公告)日：1985-10-08

申请号：US559459

申请日：1983-12-08

申请人： William J. McKenna ,  Kenneth W. Silvers ,  Rand B. Nickerson ,  Russell J. Welsh ,  Harold R. Walker ,  Joseph A. Cullity ,  Bohdan Stryzak

发明人： William J. McKenna ,  Kenneth W. Silvers ,  Rand B. Nickerson ,  Russell J. Welsh ,  Harold R. Walker ,  Joseph A. Cullity ,  Bohdan Stryzak

IPC分类号： G06Q30/02 ,  H04H1/00 ,  H04H60/32 ,  H04H60/43 ,  H04H60/94 ,  H04M11/00 ,  H04M11/08 ,  H04N7/173 ,  H04N17/00 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N7/02

CPC分类号： H04N7/17327 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  H04H60/32 ,  H04H60/33 ,  H04H60/40 ,  H04H60/43 ,  H04H60/94 ,  H04M11/002 ,  H04M11/085 ,  H04N21/25891 ,  H04N21/44222 ,  H04N21/812 ,  H04N2007/17381 ,  H04N2007/1739 ,  Y10S379/902 ,  Y10S379/91

摘要： A data gathering system includes a plurality of remote units which are controlled from a central location. Each of the remote units is attached to a television receiver which is generally but not necessarily attached to a cable system. Each of the remote units functions to determine which of several TV modes is in use as well as to store TV channel selector data and data from an optical input device. All this data is stored for later transmission by each of the remote units to a central data collecting point. A video message for a TV viewer, such as a survey, may be transmitted from the central location and stored at the remote units, for later display on the TV receiver associated with the remote units. Substitution of alternate programming information may also be achieved by the central control point on selected of the remote units.

摘要翻译： 数据采集​​系统包括从中心位置控制的多个远程单元。 每个远程单元附接到电视接收机，电视接收机通常但不一定附接到电缆系统。 每个远程单元用于确定几种TV模式中的哪一种正在使用以及从光输入设备存储TV频道选择器数据和数据。 所有这些数据被存储以供稍后由每个远程单元传输到中央数据收集点。 用于诸如调查的电视观看者的视频消息可以从中央位置发送并存储在远程单元处，以便稍后在与远程单元相关联的电视接收机上显示。 替代节目信息的替代也可以通过所选择的远程单元上的中央控制点来实现。

公开(公告)号：US4658290A

公开(公告)日：1987-04-14

申请号：US658378

申请日：1984-10-05

申请人： William J. McKenna ,  Kenneth W. Silvers ,  Rand B. Nickerson ,  Russell J. Welsh ,  Harold R. Walker ,  Joseph A. Cullity ,  Bohdan Stryzak

发明人： William J. McKenna ,  Kenneth W. Silvers ,  Rand B. Nickerson ,  Russell J. Welsh ,  Harold R. Walker ,  Joseph A. Cullity ,  Bohdan Stryzak

IPC分类号： G06Q30/02 ,  H04H1/00 ,  H04H60/32 ,  H04H60/43 ,  H04H60/45 ,  H04M11/00 ,  H04N7/173 ,  H04H9/00

CPC分类号： H04N7/17327 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  H04H60/32 ,  H04H60/43 ,  H04H60/45 ,  H04M11/002 ,  H04N21/25891 ,  H04N21/44222 ,  H04N21/812 ,  H04N2007/1739

摘要： A data gathering system includes a plurality of remote units which are controlled from a central location. Each of the remote units is attached to a television receiver which is generally but not necessarily attached to a cable system. Each of the remote units can function to determine which of several TV modes is in use as well as to store TV channel selector data, data from an optical input device, and/or data input by viewers representative of the composition of the viewing audience. The data is stored for either later collection by a portable data collector, or for direct transmission to the central location. A video message for a TV viewer, such as a survey, may be transmitted from the central location and stored at the remote units, for later display on the TV receiver associated with the remote units. Substitution of alternate programming information may also be achieved by the central control point on selected of the remote units.

摘要翻译： 数据采集​​系统包括从中心位置控制的多个远程单元。 每个远程单元附接到电视接收机，电视接收机通常但不一定附接到电缆系统。 每个远程单元可以用于确定正在使用的几种TV模式中的哪一种以及存储TV频道选择器数据，来自光学输入设备的数据和/或由观看者输入的数据，其代表观看者的构图。 数据存储在便携式数据采集器的后期采集中，或直接传输到中央位置。 用于诸如调查的电视观看者的视频消息可以从中央位置发送并存储在远程单元处，以便稍后在与远程单元相关联的电视接收机上显示。 替代节目信息的替代也可以通过所选择的远程单元上的中央控制点来实现。

公开(公告)号：US4974085A

公开(公告)日：1990-11-27

申请号：US346442

申请日：1989-05-02

申请人： Harry D. Campbell ,  Kenneth W. Silvers ,  Chang J. Kim

发明人： Harry D. Campbell ,  Kenneth W. Silvers ,  Chang J. Kim

IPC分类号： H04N5/765

CPC分类号： H04N5/765

摘要： A received television signal (such as a television commercial) is substituted out in favor of a local recorded signal on a record containing the substitute signal. A detector detects a command signal indicative of a broadcast program signal to be substituted out. An RF switch is operable to selectively supply the broadcast program signal or the substitute signal to the television receiver. A signal matching circuit is responsive to the broadcast program signal and the substitute signal to match the levels of both the audio and video portions of the substitute signal to the program signal.

摘要翻译： 接收到的电视信号（诸如电视广告）被替换为支持包含替代信号的记录上的本地记录信号。 检测器检测到指示要被替换的广播节目信号的命令信号。 RF开关可操作以选择性地将广播节目信号或替代信号提供给电视接收机。 信号匹配电路响应于广播节目​​信号和替代信号，将替代信号的音频和视频部分的电平与节目信号相匹配。