Global Patent Index - EP 0920776 A1

EP 0920776 A1 19990609 - TELEVISION

Title (en)

TELEVISION

Title (de)

FERNSEHEN

Title (fr)

TELEVISION

Publication

EP 0920776 A1 19990609 (EN)

Application

EP 98901440 A 19980212

Priority

  • GB 9703192 A 19970215
  • IB 9800175 W 19980212

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9836568A1] 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 a wide screen signalling (WSS) 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 dependance on the transmitted codes. A system, programme source and receiver are also described.

IPC 1-7

H04N 7/08; H04N 7/16

IPC 8 full level

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

CPC (source: EP KR)

H04N 7/08 (2013.01 - KR); H04N 7/0887 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 7/163 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9836568A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9836568 A1 19980820; CN 1217849 A 19990526; EP 0920776 A1 19990609; GB 9703192 D0 19970402; JP 2000509936 A 20000802; KR 20000064924 A 20001106

DOCDB simple family (application)

IB 9800175 W 19980212; CN 98800139 A 19980212; EP 98901440 A 19980212; GB 9703192 A 19970215; JP 52924398 A 19980212; KR 19980708244 A 19981015