Global Patent Index - EP 1153509 A1

EP 1153509 A1 20011114 - SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING THE TUNING OF THE ENTRY CHANNEL OF A TELEVISION DEVICE

Title (en)

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING THE TUNING OF THE ENTRY CHANNEL OF A TELEVISION DEVICE

Title (de)

SYSTEME UND VERFAHREN ZUM KONTROLLIEREN DER ZUGANGSKANALABSTIMMUNG EINER FERNSEHVORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

SYSTEMES ET PROCEDES PERMETTANT DE COMMANDER LE REGLAGE DU CANAL D'ENTREE D'UN TELEVISEUR

Publication

EP 1153509 A1 20011114 (EN)

Application

EP 00914653 A 20000217

Priority

  • US 0004377 W 20000217
  • US 12064799 P 19990217

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0049802A1] A television system controls the channel to which a particular viewer's television device is tuned each time the viewer first turns on the television device. The system provides for an "Entry Channel" to be identified to the viewer's television device. The identified Entry Channel can be sent to the viewer's television device through a television signal, radio signal or any other communication method, or can be determined by the television system.

IPC 1-7

H04N 5/50; H04N 5/44

IPC 8 full level

H04N 5/44 (2011.01); H04N 5/50 (2006.01); H04N 5/445 (2011.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H04N 5/44 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 5/50 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/4383 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/44222 (2013.01 - EP US); H04N 21/4532 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/4667 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0049802A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0049802 A1 20000824; WO 0049802 A9 20020620; AU 3601400 A 20000904; CA 2363010 A1 20000824; CN 1343419 A 20020403; EP 1153509 A1 20011114; JP 2003519449 A 20030617

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0004377 W 20000217; AU 3601400 A 20000217; CA 2363010 A 20000217; CN 00805061 A 20000217; EP 00914653 A 20000217; JP 2000600425 A 20000217