Patent · US Expired

Apparatus and methods for broadcast monitoring

US7055166B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 27, 1999
Grant dateMay 30, 2006
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Expiry dateJan 27, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N7/088
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed herein are systems and methods for editing the content of a broadcast programming signal to provide a proprietary program signal that has been tailored to the preferences of an individual monitoring the broadcast programming signal. Accordingly, the systems and methods of the invention offer computer-integrated television monitoring.

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