WO2004072935A3 - Apparatus and methods for handling interactive applications in broadcast networks - Google Patents

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WO2004072935A3
WO2004072935A3 PCT/IL2004/000111 IL2004000111W WO2004072935A3 WO 2004072935 A3 WO2004072935 A3 WO 2004072935A3 IL 2004000111 W IL2004000111 W IL 2004000111W WO 2004072935 A3 WO2004072935 A3 WO 2004072935A3
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interactive applications
broadcast networks
pictures
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Ian R Shelton
Michael Costello
Ronnie Dan
Nicholas Thexton
Nicholas Ashton Hall
James Geoffrey Walker
Stuart P Ashby
Neil Cormican
Rahul Chakkara
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Nds Ltd
Ian R Shelton
Michael Costello
Ronnie Dan
Nicholas Thexton
Nicholas Ashton Hall
James Geoffrey Walker
Stuart P Ashby
Neil Cormican
Rahul Chakkara
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Priority claimed from GB0303093A external-priority patent/GB0303093D0/en
Priority claimed from GB0402116A external-priority patent/GB0402116D0/en
Application filed by Nds Ltd, Ian R Shelton, Michael Costello, Ronnie Dan, Nicholas Thexton, Nicholas Ashton Hall, James Geoffrey Walker, Stuart P Ashby, Neil Cormican, Rahul Chakkara filed Critical Nds Ltd
Priority to DE602004032116T priority Critical patent/DE602004032116D1/en
Priority to EP04708005A priority patent/EP1599998B1/en
Priority to AU2004211721A priority patent/AU2004211721B2/en
Priority to AT04708005T priority patent/ATE505029T1/en
Priority to US10/543,765 priority patent/US7752648B2/en
Publication of WO2004072935A2 publication Critical patent/WO2004072935A2/en
Priority to IL169849A priority patent/IL169849A/en
Publication of WO2004072935A3 publication Critical patent/WO2004072935A3/en
Priority to US12/781,007 priority patent/US8370892B2/en

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Abstract

An interactive method includes receiving background video including a multiplicity of video frames, at least one of the multiplicity of video frames include a plurality of sub-pictures, each of the plurality of sub-pictures representing an alternative background (1200), and switching between a first sub-picture of the plurality of sub-pictures and a second sub-picture of the plurality of sub-pictures (1210).
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DE602004032116T DE602004032116D1 (en) 2003-02-11 2004-02-04 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HANDLING INTERACTIVE APPLICATIONS IN BROADCAST NETWORKS
EP04708005A EP1599998B1 (en) 2003-02-11 2004-02-04 Apparatus and methods for handling interactive applications in broadcast networks
AU2004211721A AU2004211721B2 (en) 2003-02-11 2004-02-04 Apparatus and methods for handling interactive applications in broadcast networks
AT04708005T ATE505029T1 (en) 2003-02-11 2004-02-04 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HANDLING INTERACTIVE APPLICATIONS IN BROADCASTING NETWORKS
US10/543,765 US7752648B2 (en) 2003-02-11 2004-02-04 Apparatus and methods for handling interactive applications in broadcast networks
IL169849A IL169849A (en) 2003-02-11 2005-07-24 Apparatus and method for handling interactive applications in broadcast networks
US12/781,007 US8370892B2 (en) 2003-02-11 2010-05-17 Apparatus and methods for handling interactive applications in broadcast networks

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GB0303093.9 2003-02-11
GB0303093A GB0303093D0 (en) 2003-02-11 2003-02-11 Apparatus and methods for transmitting and handling game capabilities in a broadcast network
US45274303P 2003-03-07 2003-03-07
US60/452,743 2003-03-07
GB0402116A GB0402116D0 (en) 2004-01-30 2004-01-30 Apparatus and methods for transmitting and handling game capabilities in a broadcast network
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US54110504P 2004-02-02 2004-02-02
US60/541,105 2004-02-02

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