Presentation player

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1987-08-20

1989-05-09

George, Keith E.

Facsimile and static presentation processing

Static presentation processing

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358146, H04N 710

Patent

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048293725

ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to a presentation player which is utilized in a digital, interactive communication system accessible to a plurality of subscribers who can select any of a plurality of pre-recorded video/audio presentations for viewing on their television sets. The presentation player includes a converter which is tuned to a channel for monitoring a digital stream of information including digital packets representative of the video/audio presentations selected by subscribers. These digital packets of information include an address assigned to the particular requesting subscriber. In accordance with this addressing information, a controller distributes the digital packet of information to one of a plurality of subscriber servers housed within the presentation player. The subscriber server receiving the uniquely addressed digital packets converts the packet into an NTSC-compatible analog formatted video/audio presentation for transmission to the requesting subscriber.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4450477 (1984-05-01), Lovett
patent: 4450481 (1984-05-01), Dickinson
patent: 4680629 (1987-07-01), Fukushima et al.
patent: 4734764 (1988-03-01), Pocock et al.
patent: 4757371 (1988-07-01), Nozawa et al.

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