Patent · US Expired

Interactive broadband multimedia system

US5877755A · kind A · utility

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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 22, 1996
Grant dateMar 2, 1999
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Expiry dateAug 22, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/8166
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for facilitating interactive television is disclosed. The method for facilitating interactive television comprises the following steps: accessing an interactive program; executing said interactive program; and providing an end user with a set of coded instructions which may be transmitted upstream.

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