Interactive video distribution systems – Use surveying or monitoring
Reexamination Certificate
2008-07-01
2008-07-01
Lonsberry, Hunter B. (Department: 2623)
Interactive video distribution systems
Use surveying or monitoring
C725S095000
Reexamination Certificate
active
09820582
ABSTRACT:
Systems and methods for utilizing a back channel as a feedback system to regulate the quality of broadcast. A signal source transmits a signal corresponding to the broadcast to one or more home entertainment systems. The displaying, recording or utilization of the broadcast is tracked at the individual home entertainment systems. The tracked information is transmitted in either real time or on a deferred basis from home entertainment systems as feedback across a back channel. The quality of the broadcast is regulated and/or optimized as a result of the feedback. As such, the broadcast can be dynamically restructured by modifying the bandwidth of the broadcast, by changing the modulation of the broadcast, by changing the encoding scheme of the broadcast, by varying parameters of the encoding scheme of the broadcast, by redistributing satellite channels to take full advantage of transponders available in a satellite television system, etc. The feedback also informs the operators and broadcasters as to when a disruption can be made on the broadcast so that the effect of the disruption is minimized.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5592470 (1997-01-01), Rudrapatna et al.
patent: 5600573 (1997-02-01), Hendricks et al.
patent: 5608899 (1997-03-01), Li
patent: 5758257 (1998-05-01), Herz et al.
patent: 5805203 (1998-09-01), Horton
patent: 5974299 (1999-10-01), Massetti
patent: 6154463 (2000-11-01), Aggarwal
patent: 6312336 (2001-11-01), Handelman
patent: 6718552 (2004-04-01), Goode
patent: 6754904 (2004-06-01), Cooper
patent: 6772195 (2004-08-01), Hatlelid
patent: 6774926 (2004-08-01), Ellis
patent: 2001/0049620 (2001-12-01), Blasko
patent: 2002/0053077 (2002-05-01), Shah-Nazaroff
patent: 2002/0095676 (2002-07-01), Knee et al.
patent: 2002/0112239 (2002-08-01), Goldman
patent: 2003/0056208 (2003-03-01), Kamada
patent: 2003/0088872 (2003-05-01), Maissel
patent: 2003/0115585 (2003-06-01), Barsness
patent: 2003/0145323 (2003-07-01), Hendricks
patent: 2005/0071882 (2005-03-01), Rodriguez
patent: 2005/0262542 (2005-11-01), DeWeese
patent: 410248020 (1998-09-01), None
patent: WO9945700 (1999-09-01), None
patent: WO0027124 (2000-05-01), None
patent: WO0013416 (2000-09-01), None
U.S. Appl. No. 09/567,474, filed May 8, 2000, Glusker.
Office Action mailed Oct. 5, 2007 cited in related U.S. Appl. No. 09/587,474.
NPL Reference—“Pie Chart” definition from Internet Archive of www.whatis.com (Sep. 2000).
Carpenter J. Wiltse
Goldman Phillip Y.
Wasserman Steven C.
LandOfFree
Regulating the quality of a broadcast based on monitored... does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Regulating the quality of a broadcast based on monitored..., we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Regulating the quality of a broadcast based on monitored... will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3943704