`US008559635B 1
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`c12) United States Patent
`Harvey et al.
`
`(10) Patent No.:
`(45) Date of Patent:
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`US 8,559,635 Bl
`*Oct. 15, 2013
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`(54) SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND
`METHODS
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`(75)
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`Inventors: John Christopher Harvey, New York,
`NY (US); James William Cuddihy,
`New York, NY (US)
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`(73) Assignee: Personalized Media Communications,
`L.L.C., New York, NY (US)
`
`( *) Notice:
`
`Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days.
`
`This patent is subject to a terminal dis(cid:173)
`claimer.
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`(21) Appl. No.: 08/449,413
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`(22) Filed:
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`May24, 1995
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`Related U.S. Application Data
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`(51)
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`Int. Cl.
`H04N7116
`(52) U.S. Cl.
`USPC ............. 380/211; 725/139; 725/136; 725/86;
`725/104
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`(2011.01)
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`(58) Field of Classification Search
`None
`See application file for complete search history.
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`(56)
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`U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
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`33,189 A
`1,927,702 A
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`9/1861 Dougal
`9/1933 Foss
`(Continued)
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`FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
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`AU
`CA
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`4/1976
`481565
`4/1967
`1066931
`(Continued)
`OTHER PUBLICATIONS
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`"Telesoftware-value added teletext" by Hedger pp. 555-566,
`1980. *
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`(Continued)
`
`Primary Examiner- Michael J Moore, Jr.
`(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm- Goodwin Procter LLP
`ABSTRACT
`(57)
`A unified system of programming communication. The sys(cid:173)
`tem encompasses the prior art (television, radio, broadcast
`hardcopy, computer communications, etc.) and new user spe(cid:173)
`cific mass media. Within the unified system, parallel process(cid:173)
`ing computer systems, each having an input (e.g., 77) con(cid:173)
`trolling a plurality of computers (e.g., 205), generate and
`output user information at receiver stations. Under broadcast
`control, local computers (73, 205), combine user information
`selectively into prior art communications to exhibit person(cid:173)
`alized mass media programming at video monitors (202),
`speakers (263), printers (221), etc. At intermediate transmis(cid:173)
`sion stations (e.g., cable television stations), signals in net(cid:173)
`work broadcasts and from local inputs (74, 77, 97, 98) cause
`control processors (71) and computers (73) to selectively
`automate connection and operation of receivers (53),
`recorder/players (76), computers (73), generators (82), strip(cid:173)
`pers (81), etc. At receiver stations, signals in received trans(cid:173)
`missions and from local inputs (225, 218, 22) cause control
`processors (200) and computers (205) to automate connec(cid:173)
`tion and operation of converters (201 ), tuners (215), decryp(cid:173)
`tors (224), recorder/players (217), computers (205), furnaces
`(206), etc. Processors (71, 200) meter and monitor availabil(cid:173)
`ity and usage of programming.
`33 Claims, 22 Drawing Sheets
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`TELEVISION
`TUNER
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`AUDIO
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`VIDEO
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`4
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`202M
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`~V_ID_E_O ---l ( raNnm)
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`205
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