BANDWIDTH MANAGEMENT ON A HYBRID POINT TO POINT BROADCAST - Patent 1175782

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EP 1 175 782 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	30.01.2002 Bulletin 2002/05

(21)	Application number: 00921847.0

(22)	Date of filing: 06.04.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: H04N 7/173

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0009/276

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0062/547 (19.10.2000 Gazette 2000/42)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

09.04.1999 US 289035

(71)	Applicant: Opentv, Inc.
	Mountain View, CA 94043-4005 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	DUREAU, Vincent Palo Alto, CA 94306 (US)

(74)	Representative: Freeman, Jacqueline Carol
	W.P. THOMPSON & CO. Celcon House 289-293 High Holborn London WC1V 7HU London WC1V 7HU (GB)

(54)	BANDWIDTH MANAGEMENT ON A HYBRID POINT TO POINT BROADCAST