SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INFORMATION FILTERING

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EP 1 166 554 B8

(12)	CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
	Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15)	Correction information:
	Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48)	Corrigendum issued on:
	22.04.2009 Bulletin 2009/17

(45)	Mention of the grant of the patent:
	25.02.2009 Bulletin 2009/09

(21)	Application number: 99971987.5

(22)	Date of filing: 01.11.1999

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

H04N 7/10^(2006.01)
H04N 7/00^(2006.01)
H04N 7/173^(2006.01)

H04N 7/08^(2006.01)
H04N 7/52^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1999/025730

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2000/028739 (18.05.2000 Gazette 2000/20)

(54)	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INFORMATION FILTERING SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR INFORMATIONS FILTERUNG SYSTEME ET PROCEDE DE FILTRAGE D'INFORMATIONS

(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:

10.11.1998 US 189733

(43)	Date of publication of application:
	02.01.2002 Bulletin 2002/01

(73)	Proprietor: OpenTV, Inc.
	San Francisco, CA 94111-3810 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	FREIMANN, Felix Sunnyvale, CA 94086 (US)

(74)	Representative: Freeman, Jacqueline Carol
	W.P. THOMPSON & CO. 55 Drury Lane London WC2B 5SQ London WC2B 5SQ (GB)

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References cited: :

EP-A- 0 735 776
WO-A-97/28652
US-A- 5 600 378
US-A- 5 909 257
US-A- 5 999 216

EP-A- 0 753 954
US-A- 5 418 782
US-A- 5 864 358
US-A- 5 943 605

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