Television – Special applications – Manufacturing
Patent
1995-12-06
1999-02-16
Grant, Chris
Television
Special applications
Manufacturing
455 2, 455 62, 348 10, H04N 716
Patent
active
058725881
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for content coding of Audio-Visual materials is presented. The content coding can then be decoded by a home station where the content coding is collected and processed. The content codes are utilized by the subscribers home station to collect information on the subscribers selection of AVM streams and record information on which AVMs have been presented to the subscriber. An audio-video material distribution system is described for supplying AVM streams to home station via a local distribution network. The home stations decode the content coding from the AVM streams and collect the encoded content codes. The collected content codes are then sent to collection centers for processing. The encoded information may also utilized to provide management of an upstream channel between the home stations and the video distribution node.
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Aras Caglan M.
Griffin Luther B.
Lai Fuyung
Stagg Arthur James
Sy Kian-Bon Kho
Flynn John D.
Grant Chris
International Business Machines - Corporation
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