Global Patent Index - EP 1066720 A1

EP 1066720 A1 20010110 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING AND FILTERING TRANSMITTED PROGRAMS

Title (en)

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING AND FILTERING TRANSMITTED PROGRAMS

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUM EMPFANG UND FILTERN VON ÜBERTRAGENEN PROGRAMMEN

Title (fr)

APPAREIL ET PROCEDE PERMETTANT DE RECEVOIR ET DE FILTRER DES PROGRAMMES TRANSMIS

Publication

EP 1066720 A1 20010110 (EN)

Application

EP 00903596 A 20000120

Priority

  • EP 00903596 A 20000120
  • EP 0000435 W 20000120
  • EP 99200277 A 19990201

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0046990A1] The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for transmitting or receiving programs. Along with the programs, additional data pertaining to the programs is transmitted or received. The additional data comprises a format descriptor and a topic descriptor, which specify respectively a format of a program, for example movie or magazine, and a topic of said program, for example sports or politics. The user is allowed to select programs in accordance with conditions upon the format descriptor and the topic descriptor.

IPC 1-7

H04N 7/088

IPC 8 full level

H04H 1/00 (2006.01); H04H 20/00 (2008.01); H04N 5/445 (2006.01); H04N 7/08 (2006.01); H04N 7/081 (2006.01); H04N 7/088 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

H04N 7/088 (2013.01 - KR); H04N 21/4345 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/454 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/47 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/4828 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/84 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0046990A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0046990 A1 20000810; EP 1066720 A1 20010110; JP 2002536924 A 20021029; KR 100766285 B1 20071011; KR 20010042365 A 20010525

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 0000435 W 20000120; EP 00903596 A 20000120; JP 2000597954 A 20000120; KR 20007010930 A 20000930