SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING THE TUNING OF THE ENTRY CHANNEL OF A TELEVISION DEVICE - Patent 1153509

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EP 1 153 509 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	14.11.2001 Bulletin 2001/46

(21)	Application number: 00914653.1

(22)	Date of filing: 17.02.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: H04N 5/50, H04N 5/44

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0004/377

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0049/802 (24.08.2000 Gazette 2000/34)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

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Priority:

17.02.1999 US 120647 P

(71)	Applicant: Index Systems, Inc.
	Tortola, British Virgin Islands (VG)

(72)	Inventor:
	MACRAE, Douglas, B. Weston, MA 02493 (US)

(74)	Representative: Reeve, Anna Elizabeth et al
	Kilburn & Strode,20 Red Lion Street London WC1R 4PJ London WC1R 4PJ (GB)

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