EP 1273175 A4 20030108 - COMPRESSED DIGITAL-DATA SEAMLESS VIDEO SWITCHING SYSTEM
Title (en)
COMPRESSED DIGITAL-DATA SEAMLESS VIDEO SWITCHING SYSTEM
Title (de)
VERMITTLUNGSSYSTEM FÜR NAHTLOS KOMPRIMIERTE DIGITALE VIDEODATEN
Title (fr)
SYSTEME DE COMMUTATION VIDEO SANS SOLUTION DE CONTINUITE POUR DONNEES NUMERIQUES COMPRIMEES
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 9826864 W 19981216
- US 15406998 A 19980916
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO0016544A2] An interactive cable television system is disclosed which utilizes a standard cable television distribution network for simultaneously providing a plurality of viewers with an interactive television program comprising a plurality of signals related in time and content. Video signals are transmitted in a digital format, more than one signal being multiplexed onto a data stream on a single channel. The video signals may be compressed for efficiency. A receiver, in conjunction with a signal selector, selects a particular NTSC channel for playback, then selects a particular video signal from the data stream, and decompresses the video signal for playback. Seamless switching between video signals on different channels is provided. An alternative embodiment is disclosed wherein the various signals which comprise the interactive program are switched at the head end rather than at the receiver. The multiple choice control unit selects a desired signal by relaying the multiple choice selections of the user through a relay box back to a remotely located switching station. The switching station routes the correct video signal down the appropriate cable channel for the particular user.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
H04N 5/00 (2011.01); H04N 5/44 (2011.01); H04N 5/455 (2006.01); H04N 7/10 (2006.01); H04N 7/24 (2011.01); H04N 5/445 (2011.01); H04N 5/45 (2011.01); H04N 5/46 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP KR)
H04N 5/45 (2013.01 - KR); H04N 5/46 (2013.01 - KR); H04N 7/104 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/233 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/23424 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/235 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/2365 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/2668 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/426 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/4263 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/4305 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/4316 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/4331 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/4347 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/435 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/4383 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/439 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/44016 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/4532 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/458 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/6587 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/812 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 5/45 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 5/46 (2013.01 - EP)
Citation (search report)
- [A] WO 9617492 A2 19960606 - PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV [NL], et al
- [A] WO 9745965 A1 19971204 - SARNOFF CORP [US]
- [A] WO 9729458 A1 19970814 - ACTV INC [US], et al
- [A] WO 9637075 A1 19961121 - ACTV INC [US]
- [A] WEE S J ET AL: "SPLICING MPEG VIDEO STREAMS IN THE COMPRESSED DOMAIN", IEEE WORKSHOP ON MULTIMEDIA SIGNAL PROCESSING. PROCEEDINGS OF SIGNAL PROCESSING SOCIETY WORKSHOP ON MULTIMEDIA SIGNAL PROCESSING, XX, XX, 23 June 1997 (1997-06-23), pages 225 - 230, XP000957700
- [PA] HURST N ET AL: "MPEG SPLICING: A NEW STANDARD FOR TELEVISION - SMPTE 312M", SMPTE JOURNAL, SMPTE INC. SCARSDALE, N.Y, US, vol. 107, no. 11, November 1998 (1998-11-01), pages 978 - 988, XP000804761, ISSN: 0036-1682
- See references of WO 0016544A2
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)
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DOCDB simple family (application)
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