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`PATENT
`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`In re Application of:
`John C. Harvey and James W. Cuddihy:
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`Group Art Unit:
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`Serial No.:
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`08/460,711
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`Examiner:
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`Faile, A.
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`June 2, 1995
`Filed:
`For: SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS
`AND METHODS
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`Attorney Docket:
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`Box: AFTER FINAL
`Commissioner for Patents and Trademarks
`Washington, D.C. 20231
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`PRELIMINARY AMENDMENT UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 1.115
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`Sir:
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`Applicants herewith submit the following Preliminary Amendment.
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`In the Claims:
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`No Claims have been amended. Claims 56-184 have been added. Claims 2-184
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`remain in the application. For the PTO's convenience, claims that remain unchanged are
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`included below in order to allow the Examiner to review all pending claims from this
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`response in their numerical order.
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`(Unchanged) A method of television signal processing at a receiver
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`station, said receiver station having a plurality of processors and a digital switch, said
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`method comprising the steps of:
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`receiving an information transmission containing digital television signals and a
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`message stream;
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`detecting said message stream in said information transmission;
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`inputting a plurality of commands received in said message stream to a control
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`processor;
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`selecting a plurality of said digital television signals contained in said information
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`transmission in response to said commands, said selected plurality of said digital
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`television signals being information segments of said information transmission;
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`controlling said digital switch to communicate each one of said selected plurality
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`of said digital television signals to a signal processor;
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`processing said selected plurality of said digital television signals. to communicate
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`video and audio signals to a television monitor.
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`3.
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`(Unchanged) A method of delivering programming to a video or audio
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`programming storage station, said storage station comprising one or more storage
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`locations capable of storing video or audio programming, a transmission device capable
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`of communicating video or audio programming to or from said one or more storage
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`locations, and a processor capable of controlling at least one of said one or more storage
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`locations to receive, store, or communicate video or audio programming or capable of
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`controlling said transmission device to communicate video or audio programming,
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`comprising the steps of:
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`receiving a signal comprising video or audio programming, said signal
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`comprising video or audio programming containing one of (i) a first intermediate
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`generation set and (ii) at least some of a program instruction set;
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`receiving a first control signal which causes a transmitter station to
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`communicate said signal comprising video or audio programming to a transmitter; and
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`least some of a program instruction set, said one of (i) a first intermediate generation set
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`and (ii) at least some of a program instruction set to be stored at said video or audio
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`programming storage station.
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`4.
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`(Unchanged) A method of delivering programming to a video or audio
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`programming storage station, said storage station comprising one or more storage
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`locations capable of storing video or audio programming, a transmission device capable
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`of communicating video or audio programming to or from said one or more storage
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`locations, and a processor capable of controlling at least one of said one or more storage
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`locations to receive, store, or communicate video or audio programming or capable of
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`controlling said transmission device to communicate video or audio programming, said
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`method comprising the steps of:
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`( 1)
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`receiving a signal comprising first video or audio programming and
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`containing one of (i) a first intermediate generation set and (ii) at least some of a program
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`instruction set; and
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`(2)
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`causing said one of (i) a first intermediate generation set and (ii) at least
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`some of a program instruction set to be communicated to a transmitter at a specific time,
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`thereby to transmit said one of (i) a first intermediate generation set and (ii) at least some
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`of a program instruction set, said one of (i) a first intermediate generation set and (ii) at
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`least some of a program instruction set to be stored at said video or audio programming
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`storage station.
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`(Unchanged) A method of delivering programming at a video or audio
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`programming storage station, said storage station comprising one or more storage
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`locations capable of storing said video or audio programming, a transmission device
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`capable of communicating said video or audio programming to or from said one or more
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`storage locations, and a processor capable of controlling at least one of said one or more
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`storage locations to receive, store, or communicate said video or audio programming or
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`capable of controlling said transmission device to communicate said video or audio
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`programming, comprising the steps of:
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`receiving a signal containing said video or audio programming;
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`communicating said signal containing said video or audio programming to at least
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`one of said one or more storage locations;
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`storing said signal containing said video .or audio programming at said at least one
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`of said one or more storage locations; and
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`storing one of (i) an intermediate generation set and (ii) at least some of a
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`program instruction set at said video or audio programming storage station.
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`6.
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`(Unchanged) The method of claim 2, further comprising the step of
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`programming said control processor to control said digital switch on the basis of
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`information contained in said message stream.
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`7.
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`(Unchanged) The method of claim 2, wherein said television signals
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`include part of a television program, said method further comprising the steps of:
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`generating a balance of said television program; and synchronizing delivery of
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`said received part of a television program and said generated balance of said television
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`program at one of a television monitor and a television storage device.
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`8.
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`(Unchanged) The method of claim 7, wherein a memory is operatively
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`connected to said one of a television monitor and a television storage device, said
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`generated balance of said television program includes a receiver specific datum, and said
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`step of synchronizing comprises storing said receiver specific datum in said memory and
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`clearing at least some of said memory.
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`9.
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`(Unchanged) The method of claim 7, wherein a memory is operatively
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`connected to said one of a television monitor and a television storage device, and said
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`step of synchronizing comprises setting a visible background color at some or all of said
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`memory and producing a combined or sequential presentation of said received part of a
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`television program and said visible background color.
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`10.
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`(Unchanged) The method of claim 9, further comprising the step of
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`detecting one or more processor instructions in said information transmission which
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`operate to generate said balance or synchronize said presentation.
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`(Unchanged) The method of claim 7, further comprising the steps of:
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`detecting one or more instruct signals in said information transmission;
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`communicating said one or more instruct signals to at least one of said plurality of
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`processors; and
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`to said one or more instruct signals.
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`(Unchanged) The method of claim 11, wherein said digital switch
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`communicates said one or more instruct signals to said at least one processor.
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`13.
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`(Unchanged) The method of claim 11, wherein said control processor
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`communicates said one or more instruct signals to said at least one processor.
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`14.
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`(Unchanged) The method of claim 2, wherein said control processor
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`controls a first central processor to generate video and a second central processor to
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`output a video signal, said method further comprising the steps of:
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`detecting code in said information transmission; and
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`controlling one of said signal processor, said tirst centrai processor, and said
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`second central processor based on said code.
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`15.
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`(Unchanged) The method of claim 14, wherein said code controls said
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`control processor, said method further comprising the step of communicating at least one
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`processor instruction to said one of said signal processor, said first central processor, and
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`said second central processor in accordance with said code.
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`16.
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`(Unchanged) The method of claim 14, wherein said code programs said
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`control processor to respond to said commands, said method further comprising the step
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`of controlling one of said signal processor and said digital switch in accordance with said
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`code.
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`(Unchanged) The method of claim 16, wherein said method further
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`comprises the step of controlling said digital switch to select or output said digital
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`television signals in response to said commands.
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`18.
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`(Unchanged) The method of claim 17, further comprising the step of
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`controlling said digital switch to output said digital television signals to said signal
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`processor.
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`19.
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`(Unchanged) The method of claim 16, wherein said method further
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`comprises the step of controlling said signal processor to receive, select, or process said
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`digital television signals or communicate said video and audio signals in response to said
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`commands.
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`20.
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`(Unchanged) The method of claim i 9, further comprising the step of
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`controlling said signal processor to output selected audio to a speaker in response to said
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`commands.
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`21.
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`(Unchanged) The method of claim 19, wherein one of said commands and
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`said digital television signals is contained in a code portion of said information
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`transmission and said receiver station includes a portion receiver, said method further
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`comprising the step of:
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`controlling said portion receiver to receive said code portion.
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`(Unchanged) The method of claim 21, further comprising the step of
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`controlling said portion receive to receive an expanded or contracted code portion based
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`on said commands.
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`23.
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`(Unchanged) The method of claim 16, further comprising the step of
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`storing or communicating to a remote station information evidencing detection of said
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`commands or communication of said digital television signals.
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`24.
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`(Unchanged) The method of claim 3, wherein said transmitter station is a
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`remote intermediate transmitter station, said method further comprising the step of
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`transmitting said first control signal.
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`25.
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`(Unchanged) The method of claim 24, further comprising the step of
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`transmitting a second control signal which causes said remote intermediate transmitter
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`station to transmit one of (i) said program instruction set, (ii) a command, and (iii) a
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`second intermediate generation set.
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`26.
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`(Unchanged) The method of claim 25, wherein said one of (i) said
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`program instruction set, (ii) a command, and (iii) a second intermediate generation set is
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`generated in accordance with said first intermediate generation set, said method further
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`comprising the step of transmitting information to serve as a basis for generating said one
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`of (i) said program instruction set, (ii) a command, and (iii) a second intermediate
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`generation set.
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`(Unchanged) The method of claim 26, wherein said information to serve
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`as a basis for generating is one of a formula and an item.
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`(Unchanged) The method of claim 25, wherein said video or audio
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`programming storage station is operatively connected to said transmitter, said method
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`further comprising the step of transmitting one or more third control signals which cause
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`said remote intermediate transmitter station to execute said intermediate generation set
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`before an interval of time during which said one of (i) said program instruction set, (ii) a
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`command, and (iii) a second intermediate generation set is to be generated.
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`29.
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`(Unchanged) The method of claim 24, further comprising the step of
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`transmitting said signal comprising video or audio programming to said remote
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`intermediate transmitter station.
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`30.
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`(Unchanged) The method of claim 3, wherein said signal comprising
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`video or audio programming is received at a signal generator operatively connected to
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`said transmitter, said method further comprising the steps of:
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`receiving a second control signal; and
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`causing said video or audio programming storage station to deliver said
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`intermediate generation set at an output operatively connected to said signal generator in
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`response to said second control signal.
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`31.
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`(Unchanged) The method of claim 30, wherein said transmission device
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`comprises one of ( 1) a matrix switch, (2) a digital switch, and (3) a computer, said one of
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`(1) a matrix switch, (2) a digital switch, and (3) a computer including said output
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`receiving a third control signal; and
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`controlling said transmission device to communicate said one of said signal
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`containing video or audio programming and said intermediate generation (a) to one of
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`said one or more storage locations and (b) from said one of said matrix switch, said
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`digital switch, and said computer in response to said third control signal.
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`32.
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`(Unchanged) The method of claim 4, wherein said signal comprising
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`video or audio programming contains a series or stream of control instructions, said
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`method further comprising the step of storing two or more of said control instructions in a
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`specific order prior to said specific time.
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`33.
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`(Unchanged) The method of claim 4, wherein said signal comprising
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`video and audio programming contains generally applicable video or audio information
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`to serve as a basis for selecting video or audio programming to output at said receiver
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`station, said method further comprising the steps of:
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`generating at least one of a plurality of control instructions which enable said
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`receiver station to select and output said video or audio programming prior to said
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`specific time; and
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`transmitting at least two of said plurality of control instructions in a specific order.
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`34.
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`(Unchanged) The method of claim 33, wherein said plurality of control
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`instructions comprises a message stream, said method further comprising the step of
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`process at least one message of said message stream.
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`(Unchanged) The method of claim 33, wherein said generally applicable
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`information comprises some of one of (i) said program instruction set and (ii) a second
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`intermediate generation set, said method further comprising the step of causing said video
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`or audio programming storage station to store data to serve as a basis for generating a
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`balance of said one of (i) said program instruction set and (2) a second intermediate
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`generation set.
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`36.
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`(Unchanged) The method of claim 33, wherein said generally applicable
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`information includes at least some of a processor instruction, said method further
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`comprising the step of transmitting one of assembly language code and a signal word to
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`be assembled.
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`(Unchanged) The method of claim 36, wherein said at least some of a
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`processor instruction is assembled at said receiver station, said method further comprising
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`the step oftransmitting said one of assembly language code and a signal word to be
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`assembled.
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`38.
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`(Unchanged) The method of claim 33, wherein said generally applicable
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`information includes higher language code and a control signal operates to generate
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`software by completing a module containing said higher language code, said method
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`further comprising the step of receiving and storing instructions which operate to compile
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`or link said module or to complete said higher language code.
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`(Unchanged) The method of claim 34, wherein said generally applicable
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`information includes said first video or audio programming, said method further
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`comprising the steps of:
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`transmitting second video or audio programming to be outputted in a combined or
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`sequential presentation with said first video or audio programming.
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`40.
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`(Unchanged) The method of claim 39, further comprising the step of
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`transmitting a control signal which causes said video or audio programming storage
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`station to store said second video or audio programming.
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`(Unchanged) The method of claim 5, wherein said video or audio
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`programming includes an incomplete programming element, and said one of an
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`intermediate generation set and at least some of a program instruction set operates to
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`complete said incomplete programming element by processing a class of data, said
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`method further comprising the step of receiving a control signal which designates at least
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`one of said incomplete programming element and said class of data.
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`42.
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`(Unchanged) The method of claim 41, wherein said class of data
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`designates programming distributor data, said method further comprising the step of
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`receiving and storing distributor data.
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`(Unchanged) The method of claim 41, wherein said class of data
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`designates subscriber data, said method further comprising the step of receiving and
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`storing subscriber data.
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`(Unchanged) The method of claim 5, wherein said video or audio
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`programming is of a duration, said duration including a series of time intervals of specific
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`relevance, said method further comprising the step of receiving and storing a control
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`signal which contains a series or stream of sequentially transmitted control instructions,
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`each control instruction to generate or output one or more user data.
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`45.
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`(Unchanged) The method of claim 44, wherein said series or stream of
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`sequentially transmitted control instructions is a message stream, said method further
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`comprising the step of receiving and storing instructions which are effective to instruct
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`said processor to process at least one message of said message stream.
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`46.
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`(Unchanged) The method of claim 5, wherein said one of an intermediate
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`generation set and at least some of a program instruction set operates to generate a
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`control signal, said method further comprising the step of receiving and storing generally
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`applicable information of said control signal.
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`(Unchanged) The method of claim 46, wherein said generally applicable
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`information of said control signal is at least some of a processor instruction, said method
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`further comprising the step of receiving and storing one of assembly language code and a
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`signal word to be assembled.
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`(Unchanged) The method of claim 5, wherein in response to a specific
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`control instruction said processor generates a series of user specific data, and a processor
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`interrupt signal is inputted to said processor to enable the communication of one or more
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`specific user specific data to an output device at a specific time, said method further
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`comprising the step of receiving and storing at least some of said specific control
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`instruction and said interrupt signal.
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`49.
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`(Unchanged) The method of claim 48, wherein said interrupt signal is
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`inputted to said processor in response to a first further control instruction and said
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`interrupt signal causes said processor to clear a specific memory location and store a
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`generated user specific datum in the specific memory location to form a subsequent
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`output, said method further comprises the step of receiving and storing said first further
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`control instruction.
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`(Unchanged) The method of claim 49, wherein a second further control
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`instruction causes said processor to cease communicating one or more receiver specific
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`data to said output device and to commence or resume generating said series, said method
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`further comprising the step of receiving and storing said second further control
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`instruction.
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`(Unchanged) The method of claims 5, wherein a control program causes a
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`controller operatively connected to said video or audio storage station to control one or
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`more peripheral devices, said method further comprising the step of receiving and storing
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`said control program.
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`(Unchanged) The method of claim 48, wherein said one or more
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`peripheral devices include one of a matrix switch and a digital switch operatively
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`connected to said video or audio storage station, said method further comprising the step
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`(Unchanged) The method of claim 48, wherein said video or audio
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`programming storage station. comprises one of ( 1) a video or audio tape player and (2) a
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`memory operatively connected to a computer.
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`(Unchanged) The method of claim 48, wherein said signal containing
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`video or audio programming comprises an analog television signal.
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`(Unchanged) The method of claim 48, wherein said signal containing
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`video or audio programming comprises a digital television signal.
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`television receiver having
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`lurality of processors and a digital switch, said method
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`comprising the steps of:
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`receiving an information
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`smission containing a digital television signal and a
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`message stream;
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`detecting said message stream in sru
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`information transmission;
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`inputting at least a portion of said messa
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`stream to a control processor;
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`s lecting control information in said at least a portion of said message stream and
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`communic ting said selected control information to a dedicated register memory;
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`stored function invoking data to information stored at said dedicated
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`said digital switch on the basis of one or more matches;
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`inputting di ttl( signals to said plurality of processors through said digital switch
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`based on said one or m re matches;
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`controlling two o more of said plurality of processors to process different inputs
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`simultaneously; and
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`displaying television
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`said digital
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`television signal
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`based on processing said differe
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`inputs simultaneously.
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`(New Ciaim) A meihod of television or video signal processing at a
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`, said receiver station having a plurality of processors and a digital switch,
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`formation transmission containing digital television or digital
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`video signals;
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`detecting
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`command in said information transmission;
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`inputting said at least o e command to a first of said plurality of processors;
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`selecting said digital televi ·on or digital video signals in response to said at least
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`one command;
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`controlling said digital switch to c
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`unicate said selected digital television or
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`digital video signals to at least a second of sai
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`lurality of processors; and
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`pro~ing said digital television or video signals and communicating video and
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`(New Claim) A method of television or video signal processing at a
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`n, said receiver station having a plurality of processors for generating
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`ital switch, said method comprising the steps of:
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`information transmission containing a digital television or video
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`signal;
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`detecting a first essage stream in said information transmission;
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`commands detected in said first message stream to a
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`control processor;
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`selecting specific process rs in response to said plurality of commands, said
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`selected processors being ones for g nerating signals;
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`controlling said digital switch t communicate at least some of a first message
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`information segment to each selected pro ssor; and
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`generating a plurality of signal types t said selected processors in response to
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`said at least some of a first message informatio segment, said signal types comprising
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`video signals, audio signals, and processor control ignals.
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`(New Claim) A method for one or more transmitter stations to control
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`television or vid
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`signal processing at a receiver station, said receiver station having a
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`d a digital switch, comprising the steps of:
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`formation transmission, said information transmission
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`containing a first message stream;
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`ceiving a first control signal which operates at a transmitter station to
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`communicate said · nformation transmission to a transmitter; and
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`trans
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`itting said first message stream, said first message stream to be
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`received by said recei
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`contained in said first me sage stream are selected and processed to produce video and
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`· cated to a television monitor of said receiver station.
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`(New Claim) A method for one or more transmitter stations to control
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`television or v eo signal processing at a receiver station, said receiver station having a
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`plurality of proce sors for generating signals and a digital switch, comprising the steps of:
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`(1)
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`recei ing an information transmission, said information transmission
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`(2)
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`rst ~ontrol signal which operates at a transmitter station to
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`communicate said inform
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`(3)
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`i first message stream, said first message stream to be
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`received by said receiver station t cause at least some of a first information segment to
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`be communicated to selected ones o aid plurality of processors which generate a
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`plurality of signal types in response to s id at least some of a first information segment,
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`said plurality of signal types comprising v1 eo signals, audio signals, and processor
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`control signals.
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`61.
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`(New
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`laim) A method for one or more transmitter stations to control
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`ocessing at a receiver station, said receiver station having a
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`plurality of processors and a di · al switch, comprising the steps of:
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`(1)
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`transmission containing a first message stream;
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`(2
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`causing a first portion of said information transmission to be
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`d to a transmitter at a specific time; and
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`(3)
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`transmitting said information transmission and said first message stream,
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`said information transmission and said first message stream to be received by said
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`receiver station w
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`rein digital television or digital video signals contained in said first
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`message stream are
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`lected and processed to produce video and audio signals to be
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`communicated to a tel ~ision monitor of said receiver station.
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`62.
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`(New Clai ) A method for one or more transmitter stations to control
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`television or video signal pr cessing at a receiver station, said receiver station having a
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`plurality of processors for gen rating signals and a digital switch, comprising the steps of:
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`(1)
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`ation transmission containing a first message stream
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`and one or more first information
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`(2)
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`causing a first porti
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`communicated to a transmitter at a s
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`(3)
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`transmitting said informa ion transmission and said first message stream,
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`said information transmission and said firs message stream to be received by said
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`receiver station, said first message stream to ause at least some of a first information
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`segment to be communicated to selected ones
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`said plurality of processors which
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`generate a plurality of signal types in response to aid at least some of a first information
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`segment, said plurality of signal types comprising
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`· deo signals, audio signals, and
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`processor control signals.
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`(New Claim) The method of claim 7, wherein said one or more
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`transmitter ations include a signal generator operatively connected to said transmitter,
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`er comprising the steps of:
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`receiving a econd message stream;
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`selecting digit
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`television or digital video signals based on information contained
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`communicating
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`television or digital video signals to said signal
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`generator; and
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`generating at least some o a signal at said specific time, said at least some of a
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`signal containing said digital televisio or digital video signals.
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`\ ~ ~ (New Claim) The method of claim 63, further comprising the step of
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`incorporatin
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`aid d. ital television or digital video signals into one of a software module
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`and a data modul
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`fore communicating said digital television or digital video signals to
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`said signal generator.
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`The method of claim 63, wherein said information
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`transmission con ins said second message stream, said method further comprising the
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`d message stream from said information transmission.
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`66.
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`(New Claim) The method of claim 63, further comprising the step of
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`storing said digital television or video signals at said one or more transmitter stations.
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`(New Claim) The method of claim 63, wherein said second message
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`stream contains p cessor instructions and said one or more transmitter stations include a
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`connected to said signal generator, said method further
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`comprising the step of communic
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`· g said processor instructions to said processor.
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`(New Claim) The method of claim 67, wherein said first processor is a
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`sor ·and said one or more transmitter stations include a digital switch, said
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`method further c
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`communicating said select
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`control information to at least one register memory;
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`invoking data to information stored at said at least one
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`register memory;
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`of one or more matches; and
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`· d one or more transmitter stations on the basis
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`communicating digital signals through sa
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`switch at said one or more
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`transmitter stations based on said one or more matches.
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`69.
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`(New Claim)
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`receiver station
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`includes one or more memories for storing and communicating sa· video and audio
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`signals and said first message stream includes a first command which
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`receiver station to cause said one or more memories to commence or cease
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`communicating at least one of said video and audio signals, said method
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`comprising the step of communicating to said transmitter in said first portion of sa·
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`tion transmission a second command which operates at said receiver station to
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`v~:..-"7· more memories information to serve as a basis for communicating
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`said at least one of sa video and audio signals.
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`70.
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`(New Claim) The method of claim 61, wherein said receiver station
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`includes one or more memories for storing and communicating said video and audio
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`signals and said first message stream includes a command which operates at said receiver
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`station to clear at said one or more memories information or set at least some portion of
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`said one or more memories to a background color, said method further comprising the
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`step of communicating said command to said transmitter in said first portion of said
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`information transmission.
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`71.
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`(New Claim) The method of claim 61, wherein said one or more
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`transmitter stations transmit a plurality of elements which operate at said television
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`monitor to present units of television programming, said method further comprising the
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`step of organizing said plurality of elements to be transmitted in a specific sequence.
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`72.
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`(New Claim) The method of claim 71, wherein said step of causing a first
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`portion of said information transmission to be communicated to a transmitter at a specific
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`time comprises:
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`selecting a first of said plurality of elements; and
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`controlling one or more of a storage device and a switch to communicate said
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`selected first of said plurali

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