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Process for controlling the communication flow within an interactive network

US6175378A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 15, 1997
Grant dateJan 16, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 15, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N7/17318
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a process for controlling the flow of information exchanged between at least one station for transmitting interactive programs and a plurality of interactive terminals. According to the invention, during each interactive program, each terminal is sent a group of data intended to set up a protocol for establishing interactive communications between said transmission station and said terminals.

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