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Audio and video transmission and receiving system

US6002720A · kind A · utility

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116References
11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 10, 1996
Grant dateDec 14, 1999
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Expiry dateApr 10, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04H60/37
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system of distributing video and/or audio information employs digital signal processing to achieve high rates of data compression. The compressed and encoded audio and/or video information is sent over standard telephone, cable or satellite broadcast channels to a receiver specified by a subscriber of the service, preferably in less than real time, for later playback and optional recording on standard audio and/or video tape.

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