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Broadcast interactive multimedia system

US5797001A · kind A · utility

119Cited by
25References
7Claims
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Filing dateSep 26, 1996
Grant dateAug 18, 1998
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Expiry dateSep 26, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S707/99945
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A procedure for selecting and storing data elements communicated from a common database to users of the database utilizing a communication link between each transmitter and a concomitant receiver accessible by the user. The transmitted information is augmented with attributes which are used at the receiver to select and then store locally only that information of interest to each receiver's user, wherein the attributes and the user selection pattern determine the criteria for storing information locally. Attributes include: utility of each data element in time; interest categories and level of interest for each of the categories determined for the collective users; repeat time to the data element; and a hyperlink to associated data elements.

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