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GB2168227B - Interactive television distribution system - Google Patents

Interactive television distribution system

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Publication number
GB2168227B
GB2168227B GB08527804A GB8527804A GB2168227B GB 2168227 B GB2168227 B GB 2168227B GB 08527804 A GB08527804 A GB 08527804A GB 8527804 A GB8527804 A GB 8527804A GB 2168227 B GB2168227 B GB 2168227B
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Prior art keywords
distribution system
interactive television
television distribution
interactive
television
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Expired
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GB08527804A
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GB2168227A (en
GB8527804D0 (en
Inventor
Henry Louis Baker
Raymond Scrivens
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Communications Patents Ltd
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Communications Patents Ltd
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Classifications

    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N7/00—Television systems
    • H04N7/025—Systems for the transmission of digital non-picture data, e.g. of text during the active part of a television frame
    • H04N7/03—Subscription systems therefor

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Television Systems (AREA)
GB08527804A 1984-11-22 1985-11-11 Interactive television distribution system Expired GB2168227B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB848429488A GB8429488D0 (en) 1984-11-22 1984-11-22 Interactive television distribution system

Publications (3)

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GB8527804D0 GB8527804D0 (en) 1985-12-18
GB2168227A GB2168227A (en) 1986-06-11
GB2168227B true GB2168227B (en) 1988-05-11

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GB848429488A Pending GB8429488D0 (en) 1984-11-22 1984-11-22 Interactive television distribution system
GB08527804A Expired GB2168227B (en) 1984-11-22 1985-11-11 Interactive television distribution system

Family Applications Before (1)

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GB848429488A Pending GB8429488D0 (en) 1984-11-22 1984-11-22 Interactive television distribution system

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US6181335B1 (en) 1992-12-09 2001-01-30 Discovery Communications, Inc. Card for a set top terminal
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US7269841B1 (en) 1992-12-09 2007-09-11 Sedna Patent Services, Llc Digital cable headend for cable television delivery system
US7336788B1 (en) 1992-12-09 2008-02-26 Discovery Communicatoins Inc. Electronic book secure communication with home subsystem
US7401286B1 (en) 1993-12-02 2008-07-15 Discovery Communications, Inc. Electronic book electronic links
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US7849393B1 (en) 1992-12-09 2010-12-07 Discovery Communications, Inc. Electronic book connection to world watch live
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US7865567B1 (en) 1993-12-02 2011-01-04 Discovery Patent Holdings, Llc Virtual on-demand electronic book
US8073695B1 (en) 1992-12-09 2011-12-06 Adrea, LLC Electronic book with voice emulation features
US8095949B1 (en) 1993-12-02 2012-01-10 Adrea, LLC Electronic book with restricted access features
US9009773B1 (en) 1998-06-30 2015-04-14 Cox Communications, Inc. Method and apparatus for providing broadcast data services
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US7336788B1 (en) 1992-12-09 2008-02-26 Discovery Communicatoins Inc. Electronic book secure communication with home subsystem
US5798785A (en) 1992-12-09 1998-08-25 Discovery Communications, Inc. Terminal for suggesting programs offered on a television program delivery system
US8073695B1 (en) 1992-12-09 2011-12-06 Adrea, LLC Electronic book with voice emulation features
US5986690A (en) 1992-12-09 1999-11-16 Discovery Communications, Inc. Electronic book selection and delivery system
US5990927A (en) 1992-12-09 1999-11-23 Discovery Communications, Inc. Advanced set top terminal for cable television delivery systems
US6052554A (en) 1992-12-09 2000-04-18 Discovery Communications, Inc. Television program delivery system
US6181335B1 (en) 1992-12-09 2001-01-30 Discovery Communications, Inc. Card for a set top terminal
US6408437B1 (en) 1992-12-09 2002-06-18 Discovery Communications, Inc. Reprogrammable terminal for suggesting programs offered on a television program delivery system
US6463585B1 (en) 1992-12-09 2002-10-08 Discovery Communications, Inc. Targeted advertisement using television delivery systems
US8060905B1 (en) 1992-12-09 2011-11-15 Comcast Ip Holdings I, Llc Television delivery system having interactive electronic program guide
US6539548B1 (en) 1992-12-09 2003-03-25 Discovery Communications, Inc. Operations center for a television program packaging and delivery system
US6738978B1 (en) 1992-12-09 2004-05-18 Discovery Communications, Inc. Method and apparatus for targeted advertising
US7017178B1 (en) 1992-12-09 2006-03-21 Sedna Patent Services, Llc Audio program reception terminal for television delivery system
US7073187B1 (en) 1992-12-09 2006-07-04 Sedna Patent Services, Llc Menu-driven television program access system and method
US7207055B1 (en) 1992-12-09 2007-04-17 Sedna Patent Services, Llc Bandwidth allocation for a television program delivery system
US5734853A (en) 1992-12-09 1998-03-31 Discovery Communications, Inc. Set top terminal for cable television delivery systems
US5600573A (en) 1992-12-09 1997-02-04 Discovery Communications, Inc. Operations center with video storage for a television program packaging and delivery system
US6515680B1 (en) 1992-12-09 2003-02-04 Discovery Communications, Inc. Set top terminal for television delivery system
US7509270B1 (en) 1992-12-09 2009-03-24 Discovery Communications, Inc. Electronic Book having electronic commerce features
US7590993B1 (en) 1992-12-09 2009-09-15 Comcast Ip Holdings I, Llc Method and apparatus for gathering programs watched data
US7716349B1 (en) 1992-12-09 2010-05-11 Discovery Communications, Inc. Electronic book library/bookstore system
US7835989B1 (en) 1992-12-09 2010-11-16 Discovery Communications, Inc. Electronic book alternative delivery systems
US7849393B1 (en) 1992-12-09 2010-12-07 Discovery Communications, Inc. Electronic book connection to world watch live
US7865405B2 (en) 1992-12-09 2011-01-04 Discovery Patent Holdings, Llc Electronic book having electronic commerce features
US7865567B1 (en) 1993-12-02 2011-01-04 Discovery Patent Holdings, Llc Virtual on-demand electronic book
US7861166B1 (en) 1993-12-02 2010-12-28 Discovery Patent Holding, Llc Resizing document pages to fit available hardware screens
US7401286B1 (en) 1993-12-02 2008-07-15 Discovery Communications, Inc. Electronic book electronic links
US8095949B1 (en) 1993-12-02 2012-01-10 Adrea, LLC Electronic book with restricted access features
US9053640B1 (en) 1993-12-02 2015-06-09 Adrea, LLC Interactive electronic book
US5826167A (en) 1994-09-12 1998-10-20 Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. Bi-directional cable television system including a UHF filter
US9009773B1 (en) 1998-06-30 2015-04-14 Cox Communications, Inc. Method and apparatus for providing broadcast data services
US8548813B2 (en) 1999-06-25 2013-10-01 Adrea, LLC Electronic book with voice emulation features
US9099097B2 (en) 1999-06-25 2015-08-04 Adrea, LLC Electronic book with voice emulation features

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Publication number Publication date
GB8429488D0 (en) 1985-01-03
GB2168227A (en) 1986-06-11
GB8527804D0 (en) 1985-12-18

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PCNP Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee

Effective date: 19921111