DE69228258D1 - System und verfahren zur kodierung und überwachung eines fersehprogramms - Google Patents

System und verfahren zur kodierung und überwachung eines fersehprogramms

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DE69228258D1
DE69228258D1 DE69228258T DE69228258T DE69228258D1 DE 69228258 D1 DE69228258 D1 DE 69228258D1 DE 69228258 T DE69228258 T DE 69228258T DE 69228258 T DE69228258 T DE 69228258T DE 69228258 D1 DE69228258 D1 DE 69228258D1
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broadcast station
programs
television
information
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Leonard Keene
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TNC US Holdings Inc
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Nielsen Media Research LLC
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04H—BROADCAST COMMUNICATION
    • H04H20/00—Arrangements for broadcast or for distribution combined with broadcast
    • H04H20/12—Arrangements for observation, testing or troubleshooting
    • H04H20/14—Arrangements for observation, testing or troubleshooting for monitoring programmes
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04H—BROADCAST COMMUNICATION
    • H04H60/00—Arrangements for broadcast applications with a direct linking to broadcast information or broadcast space-time; Broadcast-related systems
    • H04H60/35—Arrangements for identifying or recognising characteristics with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time, e.g. for identifying broadcast stations or for identifying users
    • H04H60/37—Arrangements for identifying or recognising characteristics with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time, e.g. for identifying broadcast stations or for identifying users for identifying segments of broadcast information, e.g. scenes or extracting programme ID
    • H04H60/375—Commercial
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N5/00—Details of television systems
    • H04N5/76—Television signal recording
    • H04N5/91—Television signal processing therefor
    • H04N5/92—Transformation of the television signal for recording, e.g. modulation, frequency changing; Inverse transformation for playback
    • H04N5/9201—Transformation of the television signal for recording, e.g. modulation, frequency changing; Inverse transformation for playback involving the multiplexing of an additional signal and the video signal
    • H04N5/9206—Transformation of the television signal for recording, e.g. modulation, frequency changing; Inverse transformation for playback involving the multiplexing of an additional signal and the video signal the additional signal being a character code signal
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N7/00—Television systems
    • H04N7/08—Systems for the simultaneous or sequential transmission of more than one television signal, e.g. additional information signals, the signals occupying wholly or partially the same frequency band, e.g. by time division
    • H04N7/087—Systems for the simultaneous or sequential transmission of more than one television signal, e.g. additional information signals, the signals occupying wholly or partially the same frequency band, e.g. by time division with signal insertion during the vertical blanking interval only
    • H04N7/088—Systems for the simultaneous or sequential transmission of more than one television signal, e.g. additional information signals, the signals occupying wholly or partially the same frequency band, e.g. by time division with signal insertion during the vertical blanking interval only the inserted signal being digital
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N7/00—Television systems
    • H04N7/08—Systems for the simultaneous or sequential transmission of more than one television signal, e.g. additional information signals, the signals occupying wholly or partially the same frequency band, e.g. by time division
    • H04N7/087—Systems for the simultaneous or sequential transmission of more than one television signal, e.g. additional information signals, the signals occupying wholly or partially the same frequency band, e.g. by time division with signal insertion during the vertical blanking interval only
    • H04N7/088—Systems for the simultaneous or sequential transmission of more than one television signal, e.g. additional information signals, the signals occupying wholly or partially the same frequency band, e.g. by time division with signal insertion during the vertical blanking interval only the inserted signal being digital
    • H04N7/0887—Systems for the simultaneous or sequential transmission of more than one television signal, e.g. additional information signals, the signals occupying wholly or partially the same frequency band, e.g. by time division with signal insertion during the vertical blanking interval only the inserted signal being digital for the transmission of programme or channel identifying signals
DE69228258T 1991-11-22 1992-11-20 System und verfahren zur kodierung und überwachung eines fersehprogramms Expired - Lifetime DE69228258T2 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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US07/796,008 US5450122A (en) 1991-11-22 1991-11-22 In-station television program encoding and monitoring system and method
PCT/US1992/010062 WO1993010630A1 (en) 1991-11-22 1992-11-20 In-station television program encoding and monitoring system and method

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DE69228258D1 true DE69228258D1 (de) 1999-03-04
DE69228258T2 DE69228258T2 (de) 1999-06-02

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EP (1) EP0617871B1 (de)
AT (1) ATE176114T1 (de)
CA (1) CA2123995C (de)
DE (1) DE69228258T2 (de)
ES (1) ES2126607T3 (de)
WO (1) WO1993010630A1 (de)

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WO1993010630A1 (en) 1993-05-27
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EP0617871A1 (de) 1994-10-05
DE69228258T2 (de) 1999-06-02
EP0617871A4 (de) 1994-10-12
ES2126607T3 (es) 1999-04-01
ATE176114T1 (de) 1999-02-15
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