ES8800468A1 - Un sistema para determinar los habitos de vision de una casa que tenga una grabadora de video y un receptor de television - Google Patents

Un sistema para determinar los habitos de vision de una casa que tenga una grabadora de video y un receptor de television

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ES8800468A1
ES8800468A1 ES555624A ES555624A ES8800468A1 ES 8800468 A1 ES8800468 A1 ES 8800468A1 ES 555624 A ES555624 A ES 555624A ES 555624 A ES555624 A ES 555624A ES 8800468 A1 ES8800468 A1 ES 8800468A1
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TNC US Holdings Inc
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AC Nielsen Co
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
    • G06V—IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING
    • G06V20/00—Scenes; Scene-specific elements
    • G06V20/40—Scenes; Scene-specific elements in video content
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B27/00—Editing; Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Monitoring; Measuring tape travel
    • G11B27/10—Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Measuring tape travel
    • G11B27/19—Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Measuring tape travel by using information detectable on the record carrier
    • G11B27/28—Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Measuring tape travel by using information detectable on the record carrier by using information signals recorded by the same method as the main recording
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04H—BROADCAST COMMUNICATION
    • H04H60/00—Arrangements for broadcast applications with a direct linking to broadcast information or broadcast space-time; Broadcast-related systems
    • H04H60/35—Arrangements for identifying or recognising characteristics with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time, e.g. for identifying broadcast stations or for identifying users
    • H04H60/37—Arrangements for identifying or recognising characteristics with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time, e.g. for identifying broadcast stations or for identifying users for identifying segments of broadcast information, e.g. scenes or extracting programme ID
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04H—BROADCAST COMMUNICATION
    • H04H60/00—Arrangements for broadcast applications with a direct linking to broadcast information or broadcast space-time; Broadcast-related systems
    • H04H60/56—Arrangements characterised by components specially adapted for monitoring, identification or recognition covered by groups H04H60/29-H04H60/54
    • H04H60/59—Arrangements characterised by components specially adapted for monitoring, identification or recognition covered by groups H04H60/29-H04H60/54 of video
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B2220/00—Record carriers by type
    • G11B2220/90—Tape-like record carriers

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Testing, Inspecting, Measuring Of Stereoscopic Televisions And Televisions (AREA)
  • Television Signal Processing For Recording (AREA)
  • Two-Way Televisions, Distribution Of Moving Picture Or The Like (AREA)
  • Circuits Of Receivers In General (AREA)
  • Management, Administration, Business Operations System, And Electronic Commerce (AREA)
  • Radar Systems Or Details Thereof (AREA)
  • Devices For Executing Special Programs (AREA)

Abstract

SISTEMA PARA IDENTIFICAR LOS PROGRAMAS CONTEMPLADOS EN UN RECEPTOR DE TELEVISION. SE COMPONE DE: UNA UNIDAD DOMESTICA DE SISTEMA (10) CON UN RECEPTOR DE TELEVISION (12); UNA GRABADORA DE CASSETTE O VIDEO (14); UNA RED DE CONMUTACION (20) UN CIRCUITO DE PROCESO DE VIDEO (22), UN CIRCUITO DE CONMUTACION DE VIDEO (24), UN CONVERTIDOR ANALOGICO-DIGITAL (25), UN CIRCUITO DE EXTRACCION DE SIGNATURAS (28), UN REGISTRO DE DATOS (30) Y UN RELOJ (32), UNA UNIDAD DE OFICINA (40) CON UN CIRCUITO DE COMUNICACION DE DATOS (42), UNA PLURALIDAD DE LINEAS TELEFONICAS (40), EN BASE DE DATOS (46), UN ORDENADOR CENTRAL (48) DE EXTRACCION DE SEÑALES (48), UN CIRCUITO DE EXTRACCION DE SEÑALES DE REFERENCIA (50) Y UN CIRCUITO DE EXTRACCION DE SIGNATURAS DE REFERENCIA (54).
ES555624A 1984-04-26 1986-06-02 Un sistema para determinar los habitos de vision de una casa que tenga una grabadora de video y un receptor de television Expired ES8800468A1 (es)

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US06/604,367 US4697209A (en) 1984-04-26 1984-04-26 Methods and apparatus for automatically identifying programs viewed or recorded

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ES8800468A1 true ES8800468A1 (es) 1987-11-01
ES555624A0 ES555624A0 (es) 1987-11-01

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ES542578A Expired ES8700531A1 (es) 1984-04-26 1985-04-25 Un sistema para identificar material de programas.
ES555624A Expired ES8800468A1 (es) 1984-04-26 1986-06-02 Un sistema para determinar los habitos de vision de una casa que tenga una grabadora de video y un receptor de television
ES555623A Expired ES8802095A1 (es) 1984-04-26 1986-06-02 Un sistema para determinar los habitos de vision de una casa que tenga una grabadora de video
ES555622A Expired ES8708110A1 (es) 1984-04-26 1986-06-02 Un sistema para identificar los programas contemplados en un receptor de television
ES555621A Expired ES8800813A1 (es) 1984-04-26 1986-06-02 Un sistema para identificar senales

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ES542578A Expired ES8700531A1 (es) 1984-04-26 1985-04-25 Un sistema para identificar material de programas.

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ES555623A Expired ES8802095A1 (es) 1984-04-26 1986-06-02 Un sistema para determinar los habitos de vision de una casa que tenga una grabadora de video
ES555622A Expired ES8708110A1 (es) 1984-04-26 1986-06-02 Un sistema para identificar los programas contemplados en un receptor de television
ES555621A Expired ES8800813A1 (es) 1984-04-26 1986-06-02 Un sistema para identificar senales

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US (1) US4697209A (es)
EP (2) EP0161512B1 (es)
JP (1) JPS60236331A (es)
AT (1) ATE44849T1 (es)
BR (2) BR8501964A (es)
CA (1) CA1279124C (es)
DE (1) DE3571733D1 (es)
ES (5) ES8700531A1 (es)

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