EP 0140593 A3 19860430 - MUSIC DELIVERY SYSTEM
Title (en)
MUSIC DELIVERY SYSTEM
Publication
Application
Priority
US 53857383 A 19831003
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0140593A2] A music delivery system permitting a subscriber to select from among a plurality of available music selections, particular selections that the subscriber wishes to hear at any time. The plurality of music selections are "played" at a central "jukebox" facility (110). They are frequency multiplexed onto one or more communication channels (114) that are typically used to carry video information, such as a cable television channel. The video channel information is distributed to individual subscribers either via unused channels of a cable television system, by direct broadcast at commercial television frequencies, by direct satellite transmission to a subscriber, or by some other means. A subscriber uses a converter box to demultiplex and thereby select a desired musical selection for demodulation. Demodulation can take place in the subscriber's television or in some other apparatus. Music selections are selected in a similar fashion to the manner in which particular channels of a cable television system are selected for video viewing. Each music selection is on an audio sub-channel of a video channel. The music on the sub-channels is continuously played in such a way that any specific selection can be chosen at any time.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G06Q 30/00 (2006.01); H04H 1/00 (2006.01); H04H 1/04 (2006.01); H04H 20/28 (2008.01); H04H 20/38 (2008.01); H04H 20/77 (2008.01); H04H 20/79 (2008.01); H04N 7/16 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
H04H 20/28 (2013.01); H04H 20/79 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [X] GB 870064 A 19610614 - RANK ORGANISATION LTD
- [A] DE 2403005 A1 19750724 - HAUNI WERKE KOERBER & CO KG
- [A] US 4395734 A 19830726 - RYPKEMA JOUKE N
- [A] FR 2297463 A1 19760806 - VILLETTE CLAUDE [FR]
- [A] EP 0082077 A1 19830622 - GREMILLET JACQUES
- [X] PATENTS ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, vol. 7, no. 21 (E-55) [1166], 27th January 1983; & JP-A-57 176 883 (MASPRO DENKO K.K.) 30-10-1982
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0140593 A2 19850508; EP 0140593 A3 19860430; EP 0140593 B1 19901219; AT E59252 T1 19910115; CA 1227865 A 19871006; DE 3483772 D1 19910131; JP S60157348 A 19850817
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 84306723 A 19841002; AT 84306723 T 19841002; CA 464236 A 19840928; DE 3483772 T 19841002; JP 20650584 A 19841003