System of transmission of television programs with variable number of advertisements and method of transmission of television programs
First Claim
1. A system of transmission of television programs with a variable number of advertisements comprising:
- a transmitter, transmitting a television signal including television programs, advertisements and control signals;
a receiving device comprising a signal receiving block, a mass storage block for recording the television signal and its subsequent playback, and a processor block linked to the signal receiving block and the mass storage block, the processor block comprising a signal processing block for decoding and decompressing the television signal and controlling a data stream transfer, a signal reception configuration block for receiving user'"'"'s commands, a mass storage controller for controlling data stream transfer between the processor block and the mass storage block, a marker analysis block for analyzing markers broadcasted on a control channel and sending appropriate commands to the signal processing block and the mass storage block related to playback and recording of the television signal, an AudioNideo block linked to the processor block and generating signal in format acceptable to a television set.
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Abstract
The system of transmission of television programs with a variable number of advertisements comprises a transmitter (161), a receiving device (101) including a processor block (103) and an AudioNideo block (104) linked to the processor block (103) and generating signal in format acceptable to a television set. The transmitter (161) transmits a television signal including television programs, advertisements and control signals. The receiving device (101) additionally includes a signal receiving block (102), a mass storage block (105) for recording the television signal and its subsequent playback and the mass storage block. The processor block (103) comprises a signal processing block (111) for decoding and decompressing the television signal and controlling a data stream transfer, a signal reception configuration block (112) for receiving user'"'"'s commands, a mass storage controller (114) for controlling data stream transfer between the processor block and the mass storage block, a marker analysis block (113) for analyzing markers broadcasted on a control channel and sending appropriate commands to the signal processing block and the mass storage block related to playback and recording of the television signal.
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16 Claims
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1. A system of transmission of television programs with a variable number of advertisements comprising:
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a transmitter, transmitting a television signal including television programs, advertisements and control signals;
a receiving device comprising a signal receiving block, a mass storage block for recording the television signal and its subsequent playback, and a processor block linked to the signal receiving block and the mass storage block, the processor block comprising a signal processing block for decoding and decompressing the television signal and controlling a data stream transfer, a signal reception configuration block for receiving user'"'"'s commands, a mass storage controller for controlling data stream transfer between the processor block and the mass storage block, a marker analysis block for analyzing markers broadcasted on a control channel and sending appropriate commands to the signal processing block and the mass storage block related to playback and recording of the television signal, an AudioNideo block linked to the processor block and generating signal in format acceptable to a television set. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of transmission of television programs with a variable number of advertisements comprising:
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transmitting television programs and advertisements on a primary channel;
transmitting a control signal causing displaying of advertisements;
displaying the advertisements based on the control signal. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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