Patent · US Expired

Process for promotion of pay television broadcasts, and device for use of the process

US5199067A · kind A · utility

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17Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 10, 1990
Grant dateMar 30, 1993
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 10, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/2543
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The process of the invention concerns pay television networks with reinforced scrambling. To attract potential subscribers, the invention consists in cyclically transmitting non-scrambled images for brief periods, so that the type of program can be seen.

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