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Technique for effectively providing program material in a cable television system

  • US 20030056217A1
  • Filed: 09/20/2001
  • Published: 03/20/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/20/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. Apparatus for use in a cable television network for controllably providing a collection of program materials to a group of terminals, at least one terminal in the group being capable of issuing a request for selected program material, the apparatus comprising:

  • an interface for receiving the request;

    a processing element responsive to the received request for determining whether the selected program material is included in the collection of program materials; and

    if it is determined that the selected program material is not included in the collection of program materials, a control element for causing the selected program material to be added to the collection of program materials provided to the group of terminals.

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