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Multichannel digital television system

US6839901B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateApr 20, 2000
Grant dateJan 4, 2005
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Expiry dateApr 20, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/4882
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A digital television system including a transmission means for transmitting digital audiovisual information on a plurality of channels and means for introducing in real time an event message concerning a live event broadcast on at least one channel into the datastream of at least one other channel, where the event message includes information regarding the occurrence of an event and the channel on which the event has occurred.

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