Global Patent Index - EP 1186160 A2

EP 1186160 A2 20020313 - SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADAPTIVE SCHEDULING AND DYNAMIC BANDWIDTH RESOURCE ALLOCATION MANAGEMENT IN A DIGITAL BROADBAND DELIVERY SYSTEM

Title (en)

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADAPTIVE SCHEDULING AND DYNAMIC BANDWIDTH RESOURCE ALLOCATION MANAGEMENT IN A DIGITAL BROADBAND DELIVERY SYSTEM

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN FÜR ABLAUFPLANSCHEMA UND VERWALTUNG VON DYNAMISCHER BANDBREITENBETRIEBSMITTELZUWEISUNG IN EINEM DIGITALEM BREITBANDÜBERMITTLUNGSSYSTEM

Title (fr)

SYSTEMES ET PROCEDES D'ORDONNANCEMENT ADAPTATIF ET GESTION DYNAMIQUE DE L'ATTRIBUTION DES RESSOURCES DE LARGEUR DE BANDE DANS UN SYSTEME NUMERIQUE DE DISTRIBUTION A LARGE BANDE

Publication

EP 1186160 A2 20020313 (EN)

Application

EP 00938251 A 20000609

Priority

  • US 0015952 W 20000609
  • US 13875699 P 19990611
  • US 17030299 P 19991213

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0078049A1] The present invention provides a method for an interactive media services system to provide a plurality of promotional media to a user through an interactive media services client device coupled to a programmable media services server device. The method includes the step of implementing an interactive media guide and implementing the client device to present the interactive media guide to said user. A system operator of the programmable media services server device is provided with an interface to the programmable media services server that includes control options within the interface to allow said system operator to command which of the plurality of promotional media is displayed in specific areas of said interactive media guide.

IPC 1-7

H04N 1/00

IPC 8 full level

H04N 5/44 (2011.01); H04N 7/16 (2011.01); H04N 7/173 (2011.01); H04N 5/445 (2011.01); H04N 5/45 (2011.01); H04N 17/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H04N 7/163 (2013.01); H04N 7/17318 (2013.01); H04N 7/17336 (2013.01); H04N 21/25891 (2013.01); H04N 21/262 (2013.01); H04N 21/426 (2013.01); H04N 21/4312 (2013.01); H04N 21/4314 (2013.01); H04N 21/435 (2013.01); H04N 21/4622 (2013.01); H04N 21/47202 (2013.01); H04N 21/4753 (2013.01); H04N 21/4782 (2013.01); H04N 21/482 (2013.01); H04N 21/4882 (2013.01); H04N 21/8166 (2013.01); H04N 21/8549 (2013.01); H04N 5/45 (2013.01); H04N 17/04 (2013.01); H04N 21/47 (2013.01); H04N 21/485 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0078031A2

Citation (examination)

  • EP 0673159 A1 19950920 - IBM [US]
  • US 5629732 A 19970513 - MOSKOWITZ ALAN S [US], et al
  • LITTLE T D C ET AL: "PROSPECTS FOR INTERACTIVE VIDEO-ON-DEMAND", IEEE MULTIMEDIA, IEEE SERVICE CENTER, NEW YORK, NY, US, vol. 1, no. 3, 21 September 1994 (1994-09-21), pages 14 - 24, XP000476885, ISSN: 1070-986X
  • PETIT G H ET AL: "Bandwidth resource optimization in video-on-demand network architectures", COMMUNITY NETWORKING INTEGRATED MULTIMEDIA SERVICES TO THE HOME, 1994. , PROCEEDINGS OF THE 1ST INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA 13-14 JULY 1994, NEW YORK, NY, USA,IEEE, 13 July 1994 (1994-07-13), pages 91 - 97, XP010124402, ISBN: 978-0-7803-2076-5

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0078049 A1 20001221; BR 0011483 A 20020319; BR 0011484 A 20020319; BR 0011486 A 20020521; CA 2376550 A1 20001221; CA 2376550 C 20080805; CA 2376556 A1 20001221; CA 2376556 C 20100330; DE 60042594 D1 20090903; EP 1186160 A2 20020313; EP 1186172 A1 20020313; EP 1186172 B1 20090722; EP 1188316 A1 20020320; EP 2538690 A2 20121226; EP 2538690 A3 20131120; WO 0078031 A2 20001221; WO 0078031 A3 20010419; WO 0078045 A1 20001221; WO 0078047 A1 20001221; WO 0078048 A1 20001221

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0016031 W 20000609; BR 0011483 A 20000609; BR 0011484 A 20000609; BR 0011486 A 20000609; CA 2376550 A 20000609; CA 2376556 A 20000609; DE 60042594 T 20000609; EP 00938251 A 20000609; EP 00939759 A 20000609; EP 00942743 A 20000609; EP 12175453 A 20000609; US 0015843 W 20000609; US 0015952 W 20000609; US 0015963 W 20000609; US 0016000 W 20000609