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`SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING
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`Inventors: William L. Thomas, Bixby, OK (US);
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`Assignee: United Video Properties, Inc., Los
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`Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this
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`Appl. No.: 09/974,646
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`Cab1eData brochure,
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`“A New Approach To Addressability”
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`Primary Examiner—Hunter B. Lonsberry
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`ABSTRACT
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`Provisional application No. 60/270,351, filed on Feb.
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`A system and method may be provided that allows users to
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