System and method for providing a plurality of programming services in a television system
US6792616B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 1, 1998 |
| Grant date | Sep 14, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 1, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/4782
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method of providing for displaying a full service cable television system. The cable television system is adapted to provide a plurality of different user services. Accordingly, the system and method are designed to allow a user to access services in an efficient memory conserving fashion. Using a plurality of data tables, a cable television system is able to access a plurality of different services including cable channels, interactive program guides, pay per view activation, video on demand and interactive online services such as world wide web browsing and E-mail via their home television set.
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