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DK1312209T3
DK1312209T3 DK01968190.7T DK01968190T DK1312209T3 DK 1312209 T3 DK1312209 T3 DK 1312209T3 DK 01968190 T DK01968190 T DK 01968190T DK 1312209 T3 DK1312209 T3 DK 1312209T3
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1. Fremgangsmåde til styring af vist video- og dataindhold under brug af en fjernstyringsindretning (10, 20, 22, 24), som samvirker med en set-top-boks (16, 34) til at tilvejebringe indhold baseret på identiteten af en aktuel bruger af fjernstyringen (10, 20, 22, 24), hvilken fremgangsmåde omfatter: - etablering af en identifikation af den aktuelle bruger ved: modtagelse af den aktuelle brugers anerkendelsesdata i fjernstyringsindretningen, tjekning i fjernstyringsindretningen, hvorvidt anerkendelsesdataene er gyldige, hvis anerkendelsesdataene er gyldige, bestemmelse og lagring af en aktuel bruger-ID, som er relateret til de modtagne anerkendelsesdata, i en hukommelse i fjernstyringsindretningen, hvis anerkendelsesdataene ikke er gyldige, lagring af en standardbru-ger-ID i fjernstyringsindretningens hukommelse, - generering ved hjælp af fjernstyringen et outputsignal (26, 28, 30), som kombinerer bruger-ID’en og en styresekvens til set-top-boksen (16, 34), - kommunikering af outputsignalet til set-top-boksen (16, 34), - tildeling af præference- og profildata svarende til den aktuelle bruger til en aktuel brugerdatabase (33) i set-top-boksen (16, 34), - styring af et output fra set-top-boksen (16, 34) ved at styre videoindhold baseret på præference- og profildataene i den aktuelle brugerdatabase (33).
2. Fremgangsmåde ifølge krav 1, hvorved identifikationssekvenskoden (ID) bestemmes ved indføring af en ID-kode i fjernstyringsindretningens tastatur efter at fjernstyringsindretningens log-on-knap er blevet aktiveret.
3. Fremgangsmåde ifølge krav 1, hvorved identifikationssekvenskoden (ID) bestemmes via en fysisk attributgenkendelsesteknik udvalgt blandt en fingeraftryksskanner, et stemmegenkendelseskredsløb, en nethindeskanningsindretning, en luftgenkendelsesindretning eller en indretning, som genkender ansigter.
4. Fremgangsmåde ifølge krav 2 eller 3, hvorved den omfatter trinnet lagring af den aktuelle brugers identifikation i en hukommelse (63) i fjernstyringsindretningen og trin angående tømning af den aktuelle brugers identifikationshukommelse, når log-off-funktionen aktiveres.
5. Fremgangsmåde ifølge krav 1, hvorved under styretrinnet outputtet er et interaktivt output.
6. Fremgangsmåde ifølge krav 1 eller 5, hvorved profildataene er empirisk udledt fra fjernstyreindretningens (10, 20, 22, 24) anvendelsesmønstre ved den aktuelle bruger.
7. Fremgangsmåde ifølge krav 1 eller 5, hvorved videoindholdet er præmarkeret for at indikere videostrømmens indhold, før det er input til set-top-boksen (16, 34).
8. Fremgangsmåde ifølge krav 1 eller 5, hvorved de nævnte mærker er dannet i realtid ved hjælp af videogenkendelsesteknikker, som anvender nøgleord.
9. Fremgangsmåde ifølge krav 1 eller 5, hvorved mærkerne er dannet i realtid ved hjælp af genkendelsesteknikker ved brug af nøglebilleder.
10. Fremgangsmåde ifølge krav 1 eller 4, hvorved mærkerne er dannet i realtid ved hjælp af genkendelsesteknikker ved brug af nøglelyde.
11. Fremgangsmåde ifølge krav 1 til 5, og som yderligere omfatter: - styring af et samvirkende output af set-top-boksen (16, 34) ved at styre videoindholdet baseret på præference- og profildata i den aktuelle brugerdatabase (33), og - hvorved styringen håndteres ved sammenligning af mærker placeret i en videostrøm, og som indikerer videostrømmens indhold for præference- og profildataene.
2. Fremgangsmåde ifølge krav 2, hvorved fremgangsmåden er indrettet til at ilvejebringe selektiv programmering baseret på den aktuelle brugers identitet i len individuelle fjernstyring (10, 20, 22, 24), og hvorved i styringstrinnet outputtet ;r videooutput.
3. Fremgangsmåde ifølge krav 2, hvorved fremgangsmåden er indrettet til at ilvejebringe indhold baseret på identiteten af den aktuelle bruger i den aktuelle jernstyring (10, 20, 22, 24), og hvorved i styretrinnet outputtet er et interaktivt >utput.
4. Fremgangsmåde ifølge krav 7, hvorved styretrinnet også omfatter sammen-gnende mærker, som er placeret i videostrømmen, og som indikerer videostrøm-nens indhold for præference- og profildataene.
5. Fremgangsmåde ifølge krav 11 til 14, hvorved videoindholdet er præmarke-et til at indikere videostrømmens indhold, før det er input til set-top-boksen (16, S4).
6. Fremgangsmåde ifølge krav 11 til 14, hvorved mærkerne er dannet i realtid red hjælp af videogenkendelsesteknikker ved brug af nøgleord.
7. Fremgangsmåde ifølge krav 11 til 14, hvorved mærkerne er dannet i realtid red hjælp af videogenkendelsesteknikker ved brug af nøglebilleder.
8. Fremgangsmåde ifølge krav 11 til 14, hvorved mærkerne er dannet i realtid red hjælp af videogenkendelsesteknikker ved brug af nøglelyde.
19. Fremgangsmåde ifølge krav 1, og som yderligere omfatter: - styring af et output fra set-top-boksen ved at sammenligne mærker placeret i en videostrøm, som indikerer videostrømmens indhold overfor præference-og profildataene i den aktuelle brugerdatabase (33).
20. System til styring af vist video- og dataindhold ved brug af en individualiseret fjernstyringsindretning (10, 20, 22, 24), som samvirker med en set-top-boks (16, 34) til at tilvejebringe indhold baseret på identiteten af fjernstyringens (10, 20, 22, 24) aktuelle bruger, hvilket system omfatter: - en ID-inputindretning i fjernstyringen (10, 20, 22, 24) til at bestemme den aktuelle brugers identitet, idet fjernstyringsindretningen omfatter midler til at tjekke, hvorvidt genkendelsesdata, som er indført i ID-inputindretningen, er gyldige eller ej, og midler til at bestemme og lagre en bruger-ID, relateret til de modtagne genkendelsesdata, i en hukommelse i fjernstyringsindretningen, hvilken bruger-ID er afhængige af, hvorvidt genkendelsesdataene er gyldige eller ej, - et kommunikationslink imellem den individualiserede fjernstyring (10, 20, 22, 24) og set-top-boksen (16, 34) til transmission af et outputsignal, som kombinerer bruger-ID’en og en styresekvens til set-top-boksen (16, 34), - set-top-boksen (16, 34), som tildeler præference- og profildata svarende til den aktuelle bruger til en aktuel brugerdatabase (33) i set-top-boksen (16, 34), og som styrer et output ved at styre videoindholdet.
21. System ifølge krav 20, hvorved fjernstyringsindretningens (10, 20, 22, 24) ID-input er en fingeraftryksskanner, et lydgenkendelseskredsløb, en nethindeskanningsindretning, en dufteindretning eller en indretning, som genkender ansigter.
22. System ifølge krav 20, hvorved fjernstyringsindretningens (10, 20, 22, 24) ID-inputindretning er et tastatur, som anvendes til at indføre en ID-kode, som bestemmer identifikationssekvenskoden (ID).
23. System ifølge krav 20, hvorved videoindholdet er præmarkeret til at indikere videostrømmens indhold.
24. System ifølge krav 20, hvorved de nævnte mærker er dannet i realtid ved hjælp af videogenkendelsesteknikker, som anvender nøgleord.
25. System ifølge krav 20, hvorved mærkerne er dannet i realtid ved hjælp af genkendelsesteknikker, som anvender nøglebilleder.
26. System ifølge krav 20, hvorved mærkerne er dannet i realtid ved hjælp af genkendelsesteknikker, som anvender nøglelyde.
27. System ifølge krav 20 til 26, hvorved styringen af set-top-boksens (16, 34) interaktive output ved styring af videoindholdet er baseret på sammenligning af mærker placeret i en videostrøm, som indikerer videostrømmens indhold over for præference- og profildata i den aktuelle brugerdatabase (33).
28. System ifølge krav 27, hvorved systemet tilvejebringer selektiv programmering baseret på identiteten af den aktuelle bruger af fjernstyringsindretningen (10, 20, 22, 24), idet set-top-boksen (16, 34) styrer videooutputtet ved at styre videoindholdet baseret på præference- og profildataene i den aktuelle brugerdatabase (33).
29. System ifølge krav 27, hvorved systemet tilvejebringer indhold baseret på identiteten af den aktuelle bruger af den individuelle fjernstyring (10, 20, 22, 24), idet set-top-boksen (16, 34) også tildeler præference- og profildata svarende til den aktuelle bruger til en aktuel brugerdatabase (33) i set-top-boksen (16, 34), og styrer interaktivt output ved at styre videoindholdet baseret på præference- og profildataene i den aktuelle brugerdatabase (33).
30. System ifølge krav 27, hvorved set-top-boksen (16, 34) yderligere styrer videooutputtet ved at styre videoindholdet baseret på sammenligning af mærker placeret i videostrømmen, og som indikerer videostrømmens indhold over for præference- og profildataene i den aktuelle brugerdatabase (33).
31. System ifølge krav 20, hvorved systemet tilvejebringer indhold baseret på identiteten af den aktuelle bruger af den individuelle fjernstyring (10, 20, 22, 24), hvilken set-top-boks (16, 34) tildeler præference- og profildata svarende til den aktuelle bruger til en aktuel brugerdatabase (33) i set-top-boksen (16, 34), og styrer interaktivt output ved at styre videoindholdet baseret på præference- og profildataene i den aktuelle brugerdatabase (33), og styrer interaktivt output ved at styre videoindholdet baseret på sammenligning af mærker placeret i videostrømmen, og som indikerer videostrømmens indhold over for præference- og profildataene i den aktuelle brugerdatabase (33).
32. System ifølge krav 20, og som yderligere omfatter: - set-top-boksen, som tildeler præference- og profildata svarende til den aktuelle bruger til en aktuel brugerdatabase i set-top-boksen, og som styrer et interaktivt output ved at styre videoindholdet baseret på præference- og profildataene i den aktuelle brugerdatabase (33), og som styrer det interaktive output ved at styre videoindholdet baseret på sammenligning af mærker placeret i en videostrøm, der indikerer videostrømmens indhold over for præference- og profildataene i den aktuelle brugerdatabase (33).
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