SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION BANDWIDTH AND FOR UTILIZING REAL-TIME STATISTICAL WAGERING DATA - Patent 1275256

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EP 1 275 256 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	25.04.2002

(43)	Date of publication:
	15.01.2003 Bulletin 2003/03

(21)	Application number: 01916686.7

(22)	Date of filing: 16.03.2001

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: H04N 7/26

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0108/320

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0107/8405 (18.10.2001 Gazette 2001/42)

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

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Priority:

05.04.2000 US 194857 P
21.08.2000 US 642752

(71)	Applicant: ODS Properties, Inc.
	Los Angeles, California 90064 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	GARAHI, Masood Superior, CO 80027 (US)

(74)	Representative: VOSSIUS & PARTNER
	Siebertstrasse 4 81675 München 81675 München (DE)

(54)	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION BANDWIDTH AND FOR UTILIZING REAL-TIME STATISTICAL WAGERING DATA