Global Patent Index - EP 0864225 A1

EP 0864225 A1 19980916 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISABLING SOUND AND/OR VISUAL DISPLAY

Title (en)

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISABLING SOUND AND/OR VISUAL DISPLAY

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR ABSCHALTUNG EINER AKUSTISCHEN UND/ODER VISUELLEN ANZEIGE

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF PERMETTANT D'INVALIDER LE SON ET/OU L'AFFICHAGE VISUEL

Publication

EP 0864225 A1 19980916 (EN)

Application

EP 97939124 A 19970919

Priority

  • GB 9619878 A 19960924
  • IB 9701132 W 19970919

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9814009A1] A method of controlling the viewing of television programmes according to their content involves sending codes using an auxiliary data channel which indicate the level of sexual, violent, distressing, etc. content. These codes are assembled into an extension packet of a teletext signal and detected at a receiver. The receiver is programmed by entering corresponding codes which indicate allowable or forbidden content and cause the display to be blanked and the sound to be muted in dependence on the transmitted codes. A system, programme source and receiver are also described.

IPC 1-7

H04N 7/08

IPC 8 full level

H04N 5/44 (2011.01); H04N 7/025 (2006.01); H04N 7/03 (2006.01); H04N 7/035 (2006.01); H04N 7/088 (2006.01); H04N 7/16 (2011.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

H04N 5/44 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 7/08 (2013.01 - KR); H04N 7/0887 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 7/163 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/4396 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/4532 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/454 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/4542 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9814009A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR GB IT NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9814009 A1 19980402; CN 1119022 C 20030820; CN 1208533 A 19990217; EP 0864225 A1 19980916; GB 9619878 D0 19961106; JP 2000501591 A 20000208; KR 19990071555 A 19990927

DOCDB simple family (application)

IB 9701132 W 19970919; CN 97191708 A 19970919; EP 97939124 A 19970919; GB 9619878 A 19960924; JP 51545198 A 19970919; KR 19980703829 A 19980522