DE69521602T2 - Abrechnungsmethode für kabelfernsehen - Google Patents

Abrechnungsmethode für kabelfernsehen

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DE69521602T2
DE69521602T2 DE69521602T DE69521602T DE69521602T2 DE 69521602 T2 DE69521602 T2 DE 69521602T2 DE 69521602 T DE69521602 T DE 69521602T DE 69521602 T DE69521602 T DE 69521602T DE 69521602 T2 DE69521602 T2 DE 69521602T2
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DE69521602D1 (de
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Andrew Egendorf
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DATACRAFT CORP
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DATACRAFT CORP
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04NPICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N7/00Television systems
    • H04N7/16Analogue secrecy systems; Analogue subscription systems
    • H04N7/162Authorising the user terminal, e.g. by paying; Registering the use of a subscription channel, e.g. billing
    • H04N7/165Centralised control of user terminal ; Registering at central
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04NPICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/20Servers specifically adapted for the distribution of content, e.g. VOD servers; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/25Management 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
    • H04N21/254Management at additional data server, e.g. shopping server, rights management server
    • H04N21/2543Billing, e.g. for subscription services
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04NPICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/41Structure of client; Structure of client peripherals
    • H04N21/422Input-only peripherals, i.e. input devices connected to specially adapted client devices, e.g. global positioning system [GPS]
    • H04N21/42203Input-only peripherals, i.e. input devices connected to specially adapted client devices, e.g. global positioning system [GPS] sound input device, e.g. microphone
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04NPICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/47End-user applications
    • H04N21/472End-user interface for requesting content, additional data or services; End-user interface for interacting with content, e.g. for content reservation or setting reminders, for requesting event notification, for manipulating displayed content
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04NPICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/60Network structure or processes for video distribution between server and client or between remote clients; Control signalling between clients, server and network components; Transmission of management data between server and client, e.g. sending from server to client commands for recording incoming content stream; Communication details between server and client 
    • H04N21/61Network physical structure; Signal processing
    • H04N21/6106Network physical structure; Signal processing specially adapted to the downstream path of the transmission network
    • H04N21/6118Network physical structure; Signal processing specially adapted to the downstream path of the transmission network involving cable transmission, e.g. using a cable modem
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04NPICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/60Network structure or processes for video distribution between server and client or between remote clients; Control signalling between clients, server and network components; Transmission of management data between server and client, e.g. sending from server to client commands for recording incoming content stream; Communication details between server and client 
    • H04N21/61Network physical structure; Signal processing
    • H04N21/6156Network physical structure; Signal processing specially adapted to the upstream path of the transmission network
    • H04N21/6168Network physical structure; Signal processing specially adapted to the upstream path of the transmission network involving cable transmission, e.g. using a cable modem
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04NPICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/60Network structure or processes for video distribution between server and client or between remote clients; Control signalling between clients, server and network components; Transmission of management data between server and client, e.g. sending from server to client commands for recording incoming content stream; Communication details between server and client 
    • H04N21/65Transmission of management data between client and server
    • H04N21/658Transmission by the client directed to the server
    • H04N21/6581Reference data, e.g. a movie identifier for ordering a movie or a product identifier in a home shopping application
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04NPICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/60Network structure or processes for video distribution between server and client or between remote clients; Control signalling between clients, server and network components; Transmission of management data between server and client, e.g. sending from server to client commands for recording incoming content stream; Communication details between server and client 
    • H04N21/65Transmission of management data between client and server
    • H04N21/658Transmission by the client directed to the server
    • H04N21/6587Control parameters, e.g. trick play commands, viewpoint selection
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04NPICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N7/00Television systems
    • H04N7/16Analogue secrecy systems; Analogue subscription systems
    • H04N7/173Analogue secrecy systems; Analogue subscription systems with two-way working, e.g. subscriber sending a programme selection signal
    • H04N7/17309Transmission or handling of upstream communications
DE69521602T 1994-01-25 1995-01-17 Abrechnungsmethode für kabelfernsehen Expired - Fee Related DE69521602T2 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US08187256 US5446489C1 (en) 1994-01-25 1994-01-25 Cable television billing method
PCT/US1995/000744 WO1995020293A1 (en) 1994-01-25 1995-01-17 Cable television billing method

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DE69521602D1 DE69521602D1 (de) 2001-08-09
DE69521602T2 true DE69521602T2 (de) 2001-10-25

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US (1) US5446489C1 (de)
EP (1) EP0741944B1 (de)
JP (1) JP3526306B2 (de)
AT (1) ATE202885T1 (de)
AU (1) AU687167B2 (de)
BR (1) BR9502739A (de)
CA (1) CA2179812C (de)
DE (1) DE69521602T2 (de)
DK (1) DK0741944T3 (de)
FI (1) FI114525B (de)
MX (1) MX9602974A (de)
WO (1) WO1995020293A1 (de)

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WO1995020293A1 (en) 1995-07-27
US5446489C1 (en) 2001-06-26
EP0741944B1 (de) 2001-07-04
EP0741944A4 (de) 1997-03-19
MX9602974A (es) 1997-03-29
JP3526306B2 (ja) 2004-05-10
FI114525B (fi) 2004-10-29
FI962941A (fi) 1996-09-20
EP0741944A1 (de) 1996-11-13
FI962941A0 (fi) 1996-07-23
DE69521602D1 (de) 2001-08-09
ATE202885T1 (de) 2001-07-15
JPH10504686A (ja) 1998-05-06
CA2179812A1 (en) 1995-07-27
AU1684095A (en) 1995-08-08
DK0741944T3 (da) 2001-09-17
US5446489A (en) 1995-08-29
BR9502739A (pt) 1996-01-02
CA2179812C (en) 2001-06-05
AU687167B2 (en) 1998-02-19

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Representative=s name: PATENTANWAELTE JANY & MOMMER PARTNERSCHAFT, 76137 K

8339 Ceased/non-payment of the annual fee