Control of a system for processing a stream of information based on information content
US7249366B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 5, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 24, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 5, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/435
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A segment announcing system is disclosed that contains one or more segment announcement receivers that receive one or more announcements over a network connection and/or other communication connection. The announcements contain content information about the content of broadcast information being broadcast, e.g., to a television. The segment announcement receivers have one or more control outputs to perform a function, typically to control the segment announcement receivers during processing of information called a content stream.
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