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1. 发明授权

US5317391A Method and apparatus for providing message information to subscribers in a cable television system 失效
标题翻译：用于向有线电视系统中的用户提供消息信息的方法和装置
公开(公告)号：US5317391A
公开(公告)日：1994-05-31
申请号：US799987
申请日：1991-11-29
申请人： Robert O. Banker , Kinney C. Bacon , Julius B. Bagley
发明人： Robert O. Banker , Kinney C. Bacon , Julius B. Bagley
IPC分类号： H04N7/16 , H04N21/4786 , H04N21/4788 , H04N7/08 , H04H1/02
CPC分类号： H04N21/4786 , H04N21/4788 , H04N7/165
摘要： A subscriber terminal apparatus for a television in an in-band subscription television system is provided. The subscriber terminal includes a receiver for receiving a television signal including video, audio, ana data information. A selector selects a channel of the television signal. A memory stores a plurality of barker screens providing messages regarding one or more channels of the television signal. An on-screen display control circuit controls the display of the barker screens on the television. A processor retrieving a barker screen from the memory supplies the retrieved screen to the on-screen display control circuit if the barker screen provides a message regarding a selected channel. Barker screen information may also be obtained from a dedicated data channel or a six megahertz video barker channel.
摘要翻译：提供了一种用于带内订阅电视系统中的电视用户终端装置。用户终端包括用于接收包括视频，音频，数据信息的电视信号的接收机。选择器选择电视信号的频道。存储器存储多个屏幕屏幕，其提供关于电视信号的一个或多个频道的消息。屏幕显示控制电路控制电视上的屏幕屏幕的显示。如果分条屏幕提供关于所选择的频道的消息，则从存储器检索分条屏幕的处理器将检索到的屏幕提供给屏幕显示控制电路。巴克屏幕信息也可以从专用数据通道或6兆赫视频录音通道获得。

2. 发明授权

US5477262A Method and apparatus for providing an on-screen user interface for a subscription television terminal 失效
标题翻译：用于为订阅电视终端提供屏幕上用户界面的方法和装置
公开(公告)号：US5477262A
公开(公告)日：1995-12-19
申请号：US800836
申请日：1991-11-29
申请人： Robert O. Banker , Kinney C. Bacon , Julius B. Bagley
发明人： Robert O. Banker , Kinney C. Bacon , Julius B. Bagley
IPC分类号： H04N5/445 , H04N7/16 , H04N21/47 , H04N21/472 , H04N21/482 , H04N7/10
CPC分类号： H04N21/47 , H04N21/47214 , H04N21/482 , H04N5/44543 , H04N7/16
摘要： Apparatus for providing a user friendly interface to a subscription television terminal comprises a key pad arranged into a plurality of key groupings and an on-screen display controller for generating a plurality of screens for display on an associated television receiver. Five such key groupings are segregated from one another and comprise function keys, initialization keys, channel keys, audio keys and digit keys. The digit keys may be most conveniently arranged in a two dimensional matrix corresponding to a key pad of a conventional tone dialing telephone. Each of the other key groupings may be arranged linearly and differentiated by the use of color or boxes. A method of initializing the cable television terminal comprises the steps of generating a display of a menu structure, actuating the movement of a cursor in one direction through choices presented by a menu by use of a cursor key, and actuating a selection of a menu choice via actuation of a select key. For example, a sleep timer may be implemented in a subscription television terminal for turning off power to an associated television set after a predetermined period of time. Parental control of received channels can be established such that only those having knowledge of a particular code may view the parentally controlled channel. Other features of a terminal in accorance with the invention include messaging, establishing a favorite channel list, pay-per-view, program timing, and terminal control.
摘要翻译：用于向订阅电视终端提供用户友好界面的设备包括布置成多个密钥分组的键盘和用于生成用于在相关联的电视接收机上显示的多个屏幕的屏幕显示控制器。五个这样的密钥分组彼此隔离，包括功能键，初始化键，通道键，音频键和数字键。数字键可以最方便地布置在与常规音调拨号电话的键盘相对应的二维矩阵中。每个其他键组可以线性排列，并通过使用颜色或框来区分。一种初始化有线电视终端的方法包括以下步骤：产生菜单结构的显示，通过使用光标键，通过菜单所呈现的选择来促使光标在一个方向上的移动，以及启动菜单选择的选择通过选择键的启动。例如，睡眠定时器可以在订阅电视终端中实现，用于在预定时间段之后关闭相关电视机的电力。可以建立所接收的信道的家长控制，使得仅具有特定代码的知识的人可以查看父母控制的信道。根据本发明的终端的其他特征包括消息传递，建立喜好频道列表，按次付费，节目定时和终端控制。

3. 发明授权

US5247364A Method and apparatus for tuning data channels in a subscription television system having in-band data transmissions 失效
标题翻译：用于在具有带内数据传输的订阅电视系统中调谐数据通道的方法和装置
公开(公告)号：US5247364A
公开(公告)日：1993-09-21
申请号：US800241
申请日：1991-11-29
申请人： Robert O. Banker , Kinney C. Bacon , Julius B. Bagley
发明人： Robert O. Banker , Kinney C. Bacon , Julius B. Bagley
IPC分类号： H04N7/16
CPC分类号： H04N7/165
摘要： A subscriber terminal apparatus for a television in an in-band subscription television system is provided. The subscriber terminal is adapted to receive a television signal including video, audio, and data information. A tuner of the subscriber terminal tunes channels of the television signal and an on-screen display control circuit selectively provides a display of characters on the television. A tuner control tunes the tuner to a channel having in-band data when the display of characters is provided on the television.
摘要翻译：提供了一种用于带内订阅电视系统中的电视用户终端装置。用户终端适于接收包括视频，音频和数据信息的电视信号。用户终端的调谐器调谐电视信号的频道，并且屏上显示控制电路有选择地在电视上提供字符的显示。当在电视机上提供字符显示时，调谐器控制器将调谐器调谐到具有带内数据的频道。

4. 发明授权

US5301028A Method and apparatus for displaying channel identification information 失效
标题翻译：用于显示频道识别信息的方法和装置
公开(公告)号：US5301028A
公开(公告)日：1994-04-05
申请号：US800002
申请日：1991-11-29
申请人： Robert O. Banker , Kinney C. Bacon , Julius B. Bagley
发明人： Robert O. Banker , Kinney C. Bacon , Julius B. Bagley
IPC分类号： H04N5/445 , H04N5/50 , H04N7/081 , H04N7/088 , H04N21/41 , H04N21/472 , H04N21/485 , H04N21/488
CPC分类号： H04N7/081 , H04N21/4312 , H04N21/482 , H04N21/8133 , H04N5/445 , H04N7/0884 , H04N21/4104 , H04N21/472 , H04N21/485 , H04N21/488 , H04N5/50
摘要： A subscriber terminal includes a receiver for receiving a television signal including video, audio, and data information. A channel of the television signal may be selected for display on the television. A memory stores channel identification information such as channel identifiers. The channel identifiers include at least one display character. A processor establishes a relationship between channel identification information and channel numbers associated with channels of the television signal. An on-screen display control circuit controls the display of character information on the television and has the capability of overlaying the channel number and the channel identification information on the video portion of a selected channel displayed on the television for a predetermined period of time. Program identification information such as program titles may also be displayed. Alternatively or additionally, the channel identification information may be displayed on a display such an LED display of a subscriber terminal.
摘要翻译：用户终端包括用于接收包括视频，音频和数据信息的电视信号的接收机。可以选择电视信号的频道以在电视机上显示。存储器存储诸如频道标识符的频道标识信息。信道标识符包括至少一个显示字符。处理器建立信道识别信息和与电视信号的信道相关联的信道号之间的关系。屏幕显示控制电路控制电视上的字符信息的显示，并且具有将频道号和频道识别信息叠加在电视机上显示的所选频道的视频部分达预定时间段的能力。还可以显示诸如节目标题的节目识别信息。或者或另外，信道标识信息可以显示在用户终端的诸如LED显示器的显示器上。

5. 发明授权

US5319709A System for broadband descrambling of sync suppressed television signals 失效
标题翻译：用于同步抑制电视信号的宽带解扰系统
公开(公告)号：US5319709A
公开(公告)日：1994-06-07
申请号：US715080
申请日：1991-06-13
申请人： James E. Raiser , Julius B. Bagley , Michael T. Hayashi , Michael P. Harney , James O. Farmer , Kinney C. Bacon , Alex M. Cook, Jr.
发明人： James E. Raiser , Julius B. Bagley , Michael T. Hayashi , Michael P. Harney , James O. Farmer , Kinney C. Bacon , Alex M. Cook, Jr.
IPC分类号： H04N7/171 , H04N7/167
CPC分类号： H04N7/1713
摘要： A television system having sync suppression scrambling and descrambling which includes in band and out of band signaling methods. The in band signaling method modulates the IF sound carrier of a premium video channel with timing and data pulses while the out of band signaling method modulates the previously modulated IF sound on a separate carrier onto a separate out of band data carrier. The in band signaling method uses a descrambler which tunes a channel before demodulating the timing and data pulses from the sound carrier while the out of band signaling method tunes a selected data carrier to demodulate the timing and data pulses. In both methods, the timing pulses are used to restore the levels of the synchronization pulses in the sync suppressed video signal, and thus descramble the signal, while the data pulses are used for addressable messaging to the descrambler including authorization. The out of band descrambler provides broadband sync restoration for a particular channel and thus does not need a broadband tuner for the video signal.
摘要翻译：具有同步抑制加扰和解扰的电视系统，其包括频带和带外信令方法。带内信令方法利用定时和数据脉冲调制高级视频信道的IF声音载波，而带外信令方法将单独载波上的先前调制的IF声音调制到单独的带外数据载体上。带内信令方法使用解扰器，其在解调来自声载波的定时和数据脉冲之前调谐信道，而带外信令方法调谐所选择的数据载波以解调定时和数据脉冲。在两种方法中，定时脉冲用于恢复同步抑制的视频信号中的同步脉冲的电平，并且因此使信号解扰，同时数据脉冲用于包括授权的解扰器的可寻址消息传递。带外解扰器为特定信道提供宽带同步恢复，因此不需要用于视频信号的宽带调谐器。

6. 发明授权

US08120924B2 Reprogrammable subscriber terminal 有权
标题翻译：可编程用户终端
公开(公告)号：US08120924B2
公开(公告)日：2012-02-21
申请号：US11758271
申请日：2007-06-05
申请人： Kinney C. Bacon , R. Thomas Haman , David B. Lett , Robert O. Banker , Michael P. Harney
发明人： Kinney C. Bacon , R. Thomas Haman , David B. Lett , Robert O. Banker , Michael P. Harney
IPC分类号： H05K7/00
CPC分类号： H04N7/1675 , G06F8/60 , H04N5/44 , H04N5/445 , H04N5/44504 , H04N5/44543 , H04N5/45 , H04N5/60 , H04N7/025 , H04N7/03 , H04N7/06 , H04N7/08 , H04N7/088 , H04N7/163 , H04N7/165 , H04N7/173 , H04N21/4181 , H04N21/4184 , H04N21/4432 , H04N21/4435 , H04N21/4586 , H04N21/47202 , H04N21/4884 , H04N21/6547 , H04N21/8166
摘要： A reprogrammable subscriber terminal of a subscription television service which can have the control program code of its control processor modified by downloading new program code from the headend. The control processor stores a boot program in an internal read only memory. Upon start up and resets, the boot program determines whether the control program should be changed from a command sent from the headend. The command, termed a parameters transactions, includes the number of expected download program code transactions required to complete the control code modification, the memory space areas where the code is to be loaded, and the channel over which the download program code transactions are to be transmitted. The channel is tuned and when the boot program receives all the download program code transactions accurately and stores them, the boot program will cause the control program to be restarted at a selected address of the new or modified control program code which has been downloaded. The boot program may download code to different configurations of subscriber terminals including those with Flash EPROM or extended memories from plug-in expansion modules.
摘要翻译：订阅电视服务的可重新编程用户终端，其可以通过从头端下载新的节目代码来修改其控制处理器的控制程序代码。控制处理器将引导程序存储在内部只读存储器中。启动和复位时，引导程序确定是否应该从头端发送的命令更改控制程序。称为参数事务的命令包括完成控制代码修改所需的预期下载程序代码事务的数量，要加载代码的存储空间区域以及下载程序代码事务的通道传输。通道被调谐，并且当引导程序准确地接收到所有的下载程序代码事务并存储它们时，引导程序将使控制程序在已被下载的新的或修改的控制程序代码的选定地址处重新启动。引导程序可以将代码下载到不同配置的用户终端，包括具有来自插件扩展模块的闪存EPROM或扩展存储器的那些。

7. 发明授权

US06212278B1 Reprogrammable subscriber terminal 失效
公开(公告)号：US06212278B1
公开(公告)日：2001-04-03
申请号：US08480765
申请日：1995-06-07
申请人： Kinney C. Bacon , R. Thomas Haman , David B. Lett , Robert O. Banker , Michael P. Harney
发明人： Kinney C. Bacon , R. Thomas Haman , David B. Lett , Robert O. Banker , Michael P. Harney
IPC分类号： H04N7167
CPC分类号： H04N7/1675 , G06F8/60 , H04N5/44 , H04N5/445 , H04N5/44504 , H04N5/44543 , H04N5/45 , H04N5/60 , H04N7/025 , H04N7/03 , H04N7/06 , H04N7/08 , H04N7/088 , H04N7/163 , H04N7/165 , H04N7/173 , H04N21/4181 , H04N21/4184 , H04N21/4432 , H04N21/4435 , H04N21/4586 , H04N21/47202 , H04N21/4884 , H04N21/6547 , H04N21/8166
摘要： A reprogrammable subscriber terminal of a subscription television service which can have the control program code of its control processor modified by downloading new program code from the headend. The control processor stores a boot program in an internal read only memory. Upon start up and resets, the boot program determines whether the control program should be changed from a command sent from the headend. The command, termed a parameters transactions, includes the number of expected download program code transactions required to complete the control code modification, the memory space areas where the code is to be loaded, and the channel over which the download program code transactions are to be transmitted. The channel is tuned and when the boot program receives all the download program code transactions accurately and stores them, the boot program will cause the control program to be restarted at a selected address of the new or modified control program code which has been downloaded. The boot program may download code to different configurations of subscriber terminals including those with Flash EPROM or extended memories from plug-in expansion modules.

8. 发明授权

US06785817B2 Reprogrammable subscriber terminal 有权
公开(公告)号：US06785817B2
公开(公告)日：2004-08-31
申请号：US10370835
申请日：2003-02-21
申请人： Kinney C. Bacon , R. Thomas Haman , David B. Lett , Robert O. Banker , Michael P. Harney
发明人： Kinney C. Bacon , R. Thomas Haman , David B. Lett , Robert O. Banker , Michael P. Harney
IPC分类号： G06F1130
CPC分类号： H04N7/1675 , G06F8/60 , H04N5/44 , H04N5/445 , H04N5/44504 , H04N5/44543 , H04N5/45 , H04N5/60 , H04N7/025 , H04N7/03 , H04N7/06 , H04N7/08 , H04N7/088 , H04N7/163 , H04N7/165 , H04N7/173 , H04N21/4181 , H04N21/4184 , H04N21/4432 , H04N21/4435 , H04N21/4586 , H04N21/47202 , H04N21/4884 , H04N21/6547 , H04N21/8166
摘要： A reprogrammable subscriber terminal of a subscription television service which can have the control program code of its control processor modified by downloading new program code from the headend. The control processor stores a boot program in an internal read only memory. Upon start up and resets, the boot program determines whether the control program should be changed from a command sent from the headend. The command, termed a parameters transactions, includes the number of expected download program code transactions required to complete the control code modification, the memory space areas where the code is to be loaded, and the channel over which the download program code transactions are to be transmitted. The channel is tuned and when the boot program receives all the download program code transactions accurately and stores them, the boot program will cause the control program to be restarted at a selected address of the new or modified control program code which has been downloaded. The boot program may download code to different configurations of subscriber terminals including those with Flash EPROM or extended memories from plug-in expansion modules.

9. 发明授权

US5440632A Reprogrammable subscriber terminal 失效
公开(公告)号：US5440632A
公开(公告)日：1995-08-08
申请号：US220626
申请日：1994-03-28
申请人： Kinney C. Bacon , R. Thomas Haman , David B. Lett , Robert O. Banker , Michael P. Harney
发明人： Kinney C. Bacon , R. Thomas Haman , David B. Lett , Robert O. Banker , Michael P. Harney
IPC分类号： G06F9/445 , G11C5/00 , H04N5/44 , H04N5/445 , H04N5/45 , H04N5/60 , H04N7/025 , H04N7/03 , H04N7/06 , H04N7/08 , H04N7/088 , H04N7/16 , H04N7/167 , H04N7/173 , H04N21/418 , H04N21/443 , H04N21/458 , H04N21/472 , H04N21/488 , H04N21/6547 , H04N21/81 , H04N7/00
CPC分类号： H04N7/1675 , G06F8/60 , H04N21/4181 , H04N21/4184 , H04N21/4432 , H04N21/4435 , H04N21/4586 , H04N21/47202 , H04N21/6547 , H04N21/8166 , H04N5/445 , H04N5/44504 , H04N5/44543 , H04N7/025 , H04N7/03 , H04N7/06 , H04N7/08 , H04N7/088 , H04N7/163 , H04N7/165 , H04N7/173 , H04N21/4884 , H04N5/44 , H04N5/45 , H04N5/60
摘要： A reprogrammable subscriber terminal of a subscription television service which can have the control program code of its control processor modified by downloading new program code from the headend. The control processor stores a boot program in an internal read only memory. Upon start up and resets, the boot program determines whether the control program should be changed from a command sent from the headend. The command, termed a parameters transactions, includes the number of expected download program code transactions required to complete the control code modification, the memory space areas where the code is to be loaded, and the channel over which the download program code transactions are to be transmitted. The channel is tuned and when the boot program receives all the download program code transactions accurately and stores them, the boot program will cause the control program to be restarted at a selected address of the new or modified control program code which has been downloaded. The boot program may download code to different configurations of subscriber terminals including those with Flash EPROM or extended memories from plug-in expansion modules.

10. 发明授权

US6166728A Display system with programmable display parameters 失效
标题翻译：具有可编程显示参数的显示系统
公开(公告)号：US6166728A
公开(公告)日：2000-12-26
申请号：US072291
申请日：1993-06-07
申请人： R. Thomas Haman , Robert O. Banker , Chamnan Ith , Kinney C. Bacon
发明人： R. Thomas Haman , Robert O. Banker , Chamnan Ith , Kinney C. Bacon
IPC分类号： G06F9/445 , G11C5/00 , H04N5/445 , H04N5/45 , H04N7/025 , H04N7/03 , H04N7/06 , H04N7/08 , H04N7/088 , H04N7/16 , H04N7/167 , H04N7/10
CPC分类号： H04N21/6547 , G06F8/60 , H04N5/44504 , H04N5/44543 , H04N5/45 , H04N7/025 , H04N7/03 , H04N7/06 , H04N7/08 , H04N7/088 , H04N7/163 , H04N7/165 , H04N7/1675 , H04N21/4184 , H04N21/4432 , H04N21/4435 , H04N21/4884 , H04N21/8166
摘要： A display system for providing programmable on-screen displays for a subscriber terminal, includes a control processor and a display processor which generates such displays from stored display information and display attributes. The control processor executes display routines to configure the display processor and to load the display data into a display memory. The display routines, display attributes and display data are programmable and can be varied for optimal use of the display processor. In one implementation, such information can be modified by changing the programming in non-volatile memory of the subscriber terminal, either by switching ROM or Flash EPROM ICs or by a plug in module. Another implementation includes downloading the information with other executable code and data in the read/write portions of the non-volatile memory. A third implementation provides specialized display transactions for the information which, in a preferred embodiment, envisions a high level screen definition language whose commands can be compiled into the formats of the display routines, display attributes and display data.
摘要翻译：一种用于为用户终端提供可编程屏幕显示的显示系统，包括控制处理器和显示处理器，其由存储的显示信息和显示属性产生这样的显示。控制处理器执行显示例程以配置显示处理器并将显示数据加载到显示存储器中。显示程序，显示属性和显示数据是可编程的，并且可以变化以优化显示处理器的使用。在一个实现中，可以通过改变用户终端的非易失性存储器中的编程来通过切换ROM或闪存EPROM IC或插入模块来修改这样的信息。另一实现包括在非易失性存储器的读/写部分中使用其他可执行代码和数据来下载信息。第三个实现为信息提供了专门的显示事务，在优选实施例中，它可以设想高级屏幕定义语言，其命令可以被编译成显示例程，显示属性和显示数据的格式。

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