Global Patent Index - EP 0903037 A1

EP 0903037 A1 19990324 - TELEVISION

Title (en)

TELEVISION

Title (de)

FERNSEHEN

Title (fr)

TELEVISION

Publication

EP 0903037 A1 19990324 (EN)

Application

EP 98901442 A 19980212

Priority

  • GB 9703194 A 19970215
  • IB 9800177 W 19980212

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9836570A1] An arrangement for the control of viewing of a television programme in which a classification code is transmitted with the video signal, for example in an extension packet of a teletext signal, includes a decoder (23) which detects the received codes and passes them to a microcontroller (27). An authorised user is able to enter codes of permitted programme classifications by means of a remote control unit (28). Codes representing these permitted classifications are stored in a non-volatile memory (29). The received and permitted codes are compared in the microcontroller (27) which inhibits the video (25) and/or audio (32) circuits if the received codes are not permitted codes. An indication means (38) is provided which indicates whether classification codes are being received and detected.

IPC 1-7

H04N 7/08; H04N 7/16

IPC 8 full level

H04N 5/44 (2006.01); H04N 7/08 (2006.01); H04N 7/081 (2006.01); H04N 7/088 (2006.01); H04N 7/16 (2006.01); H04N 5/445 (2011.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

H04N 5/44 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 7/08 (2013.01 - KR); H04N 7/0882 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 7/0887 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 7/163 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/4532 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/4542 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/4753 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/4755 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/84 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/42204 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/4316 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9836570A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9836570 A1 19980820; CN 1217848 A 19990526; EP 0903037 A1 19990324; GB 9703194 D0 19970402; JP 2000516426 A 20001205; KR 20000064923 A 20001106

DOCDB simple family (application)

IB 9800177 W 19980212; CN 98800138 A 19980212; EP 98901442 A 19980212; GB 9703194 A 19970215; JP 52924598 A 19980212; KR 19980708243 A 19981015