CA2225317A1 - Interactive communication system - Google Patents

Interactive communication system

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Publication number
CA2225317A1
CA2225317A1 CA002225317A CA2225317A CA2225317A1 CA 2225317 A1 CA2225317 A1 CA 2225317A1 CA 002225317 A CA002225317 A CA 002225317A CA 2225317 A CA2225317 A CA 2225317A CA 2225317 A1 CA2225317 A1 CA 2225317A1
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Prior art keywords
central controller
access
processor
remote unit
control data
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CA002225317A
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French (fr)
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CA2225317C (en
Inventor
Matthew Edward Tims
David Robert Weston
Richard Andrew Kydd
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Two Way Media Ltd
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Two Way TV Ltd
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Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/20—Servers specifically adapted for the distribution of content, e.g. VOD servers; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/25—Management operations performed by the server for facilitating the content distribution or administrating data related to end-users or client devices, e.g. end-user or client device authentication, learning user preferences for recommending movies
    • H04N21/254—Management at additional data server, e.g. shopping server, rights management server
    • H04N21/2543—Billing, e.g. for subscription services
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N7/00—Television systems
    • H04N7/16—Analogue secrecy systems; Analogue subscription systems
    • H04N7/173—Analogue secrecy systems; Analogue subscription systems with two-way working, e.g. subscriber sending a programme selection signal
    • H04N7/17309—Transmission or handling of upstream communications
    • H04N7/17318—Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N7/00—Television systems
    • H04N7/16—Analogue secrecy systems; Analogue subscription systems
    • H04N7/173—Analogue secrecy systems; Analogue subscription systems with two-way working, e.g. subscriber sending a programme selection signal
    • H04N7/17345—Control of the passage of the selected programme
    • H04N7/17363—Control of the passage of the selected programme at or near the user terminal

Abstract

An interactive communication system comprises a central controller; and at least one remote unit connected in use to a display device, the central controller generating signals in accordance with a service function, access to all or part of which is restricted. The signals are supplied to the remote unit(s) for display on the display device. The or each remote unit includes a processor, responsive to signals from the central controller, and selectively connectable to the central controller to transmit information back to the central controller. The or each remote unit further comprises an input device and a control memory connected to the processor, the input device allowing a user to enter information, and the control memory storing access control data. The processor is responsive to the access control data to allow a user to gain access to the restricted part of the service function, and periodically supplies data to the central controller related to said access. The central controller can generate signals which are supplied to the remote units) to modify the access control data. The processor is adapted to modify the access control data in the control memory to allow additional access, independently of the central controller.
CA002225317A 1997-02-07 1998-01-30 Interactive communication system Expired - Fee Related CA2225317C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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GB9702537.3 1997-02-07
GBGB9702537.3A GB9702537D0 (en) 1997-02-07 1997-02-07 Interactive communication system

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CA2225317A1 true CA2225317A1 (en) 1998-08-07
CA2225317C CA2225317C (en) 2007-01-09

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US (1) US6151626A (en)
EP (1) EP0858225B1 (en)
JP (1) JP4220587B2 (en)
AT (1) ATE221293T1 (en)
AU (1) AU725943B2 (en)
CA (1) CA2225317C (en)
DE (1) DE69806654T2 (en)
ES (1) ES2181124T3 (en)
GB (1) GB9702537D0 (en)
NZ (1) NZ329639A (en)
PT (1) PT858225E (en)

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EP0858225A1 (en) 1998-08-12
JP4220587B2 (en) 2009-02-04
AU5276498A (en) 1998-08-13
ATE221293T1 (en) 2002-08-15
NZ329639A (en) 1998-09-24
JPH11122202A (en) 1999-04-30
GB9702537D0 (en) 1997-03-26
ES2181124T3 (en) 2003-02-16
CA2225317C (en) 2007-01-09
PT858225E (en) 2002-12-31
US6151626A (en) 2000-11-21
DE69806654D1 (en) 2002-08-29
AU725943B2 (en) 2000-10-26
EP0858225B1 (en) 2002-07-24

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