CA2155363A1 - Broadcast video burst transmission cyclic distribution apparatus and method - Google Patents

Broadcast video burst transmission cyclic distribution apparatus and method

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CA2155363A1
CA2155363A1 CA002155363A CA2155363A CA2155363A1 CA 2155363 A1 CA2155363 A1 CA 2155363A1 CA 002155363 A CA002155363 A CA 002155363A CA 2155363 A CA2155363 A CA 2155363A CA 2155363 A1 CA2155363 A1 CA 2155363A1
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programs
ordered
burst
burst transmission
subscriber
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Eric Hall Walters
Richard A. Lang
Earl I. Mincer
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Burst com Inc
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INSTANT VIDEO TECHNOLOGIES Inc
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N7/00—Television systems
    • H04N7/16—Analogue secrecy systems; Analogue subscription systems
    • H04N7/167—Systems rendering the television signal unintelligible and subsequently intelligible
    • 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

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Time-Division Multiplex Systems (AREA)
  • Two-Way Televisions, Distribution Of Moving Picture Or The Like (AREA)

Abstract

An apparatus and method for broadcast burst transmission of compressed audio/video programs from a stored library to a multiplicity of subscibers.
The stored programs are burst transmitted repeatedly in a predetermined sequence of entire programs or segments thereof to a receiver at each subscriber's location. Each receiver is operative for accessing the predetermined broadcast schedule, inputting a subscriber's order for one or more programs, monitoring the broadcast burst transmissions for the one or more ordered programs, receiving the one or more ordered programs in a burst time period corresponding to the time period of the burst transmission, and storing the one or more ordered programs. The subscriber then enjoys full VCR-like control over playback at his convenience of the ordered, stored programs, that are then decompressed by the receiver for viewing in real time.
CA002155363A 1995-08-03 1995-08-03 Broadcast video burst transmission cyclic distribution apparatus and method Expired - Fee Related CA2155363C (en)

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CA2155363C CA2155363C (en) 2002-04-30

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