Global Patent Index - EP 1676436 A4

EP 1676436 A4 20090218 - ADVANCED PERSONAL VIDEO RECORDER PROGRAMMING

Title (en)

ADVANCED PERSONAL VIDEO RECORDER PROGRAMMING

Title (de)

ERWEITERTE PROGRAMMIERUNG EINES PERSÖNLICHEN VIDEORECORDERS

Title (fr)

PROGRAMMATION AVANCEE POUR ENREGISTREURS VIDEO PERSONNELS

Publication

EP 1676436 A4 20090218 (EN)

Application

EP 04817349 A 20041025

Priority

  • US 2004035211 W 20041025
  • US 51389603 P 20031023

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2005040987A2] Methods and systems in which Personal Video Recorders, Video On-Demand systems, Internet media visual data providers are employed to deliver visual content to gain specialized programming slots are described. Exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide ways to use these visual content suppliers to produce screen space that can be used for advertisement, still pictures, interactive games, slide shows, telephony functions or other images while the Personal Video Recorder (or like device) is in a state other than "play." The present invention may be used in conjunction with, for example, televisions, computers, cellular phones and other visual media systems.

IPC 8 full level

H04N 5/91 (2006.01)

IPC 8 main group level

G06F (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H04N 5/76 (2013.01); H04N 5/781 (2013.01); H04N 5/783 (2013.01); H04N 9/8042 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2005040987 A2 20050506; WO 2005040987 A3 20050818; EP 1676436 A2 20060705; EP 1676436 A4 20090218

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2004035211 W 20041025; EP 04817349 A 20041025