Interactive video distribution systems – Operator interface – To facilitate tuning or selection of video signal
Reexamination Certificate
2007-03-23
2011-12-06
Koenig, Andrew (Department: 2423)
Interactive video distribution systems
Operator interface
To facilitate tuning or selection of video signal
C725S040000, C725S053000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08074242
ABSTRACT:
An information supply apparatus for providing broadcasting contents summary information for the input of specified conditions of a program desired to view by an information utilization apparatus, the storage of the summary playback information representing the summary content of the broadcasting contents information and additional screen information, the extraction of a specific summary playback information and additional screen information according to the specified condition information sent from the information utilization apparatus, distribution to the information utilization apparatus by the information supply apparatus. The information utilization apparatus creates the summary based on the distributed information and replays the same. The information utilization apparatus transmits the viewing results information showing that the summary has been played back to the information supply apparatus and the information supply apparatus collects this viewing results information, and creates the statistics of the viewing results information.
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Nagashima Toshimichi
Takashima Yukinari
Totsuka Keiichi
Frommer William S.
Frommer & Lawrence & Haug LLP
Koenig Andrew
Presson Thomas F.
Sony Corporation
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