APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR BROADCAST MONITORING
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1. A system for providing a modified program signal from a broadcast programming signal, comprising:
- means for receiving a broadcast programming signal;
a random access buffer memory coupled to said receiver for persistently storing a representation of said broadcast programming signal as a stored broadcast programming signal;
a communication system for receiving marking signals from another communication system, wherein each of the marking signal includes information specifying a location of a corresponding program segment of said broadcast programming signal;
an input device operable for generating an instruction for selecting a specified one of said marking signals; and
a processor coupled to the input device and the random access buffer memory for selectively jumping to and delivering a program segment within said stored broadcast programming signal stored in said random access buffer memory that corresponds to said specified one of said marking signals.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for editing the content of a broadcast programming signal to provide a proprietary program signal that has been tailored to the preferences of an individual monitoring the broadcast programming signal. Accordingly, the systems and methods of the invention offer computer-integrated television monitoring.
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18 Claims
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1. A system for providing a modified program signal from a broadcast programming signal, comprising:
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means for receiving a broadcast programming signal; a random access buffer memory coupled to said receiver for persistently storing a representation of said broadcast programming signal as a stored broadcast programming signal; a communication system for receiving marking signals from another communication system, wherein each of the marking signal includes information specifying a location of a corresponding program segment of said broadcast programming signal; an input device operable for generating an instruction for selecting a specified one of said marking signals; and a processor coupled to the input device and the random access buffer memory for selectively jumping to and delivering a program segment within said stored broadcast programming signal stored in said random access buffer memory that corresponds to said specified one of said marking signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for generating a proprietary program signal, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a broadcast programming signal at an editing station; generating a marking signal at said editing station representative of information for modifying said broadcast programming signal; transmitting said marking signal from said editing station to a first set of user devices; generating a viewing log signal at said user devices based on use of the first broadcast programming signal and marking signal at the user devices; transmitting said viewing log signal from said user devices to said editing station; generating a second marking signal at said editing station representative of information for modifying the broadcast programming signal based on the viewing log signals; and transmitting said second marking signal from said editing station to a second set of user devices for modifying said the broadcast programming signal. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of generating a proprietary program signal, comprising the steps of:
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generating a marking signal representative of information for modifying a broadcast programming signal; transmitting said marking signal to a remote location; generating computer-readable data representative of a menu of program segments, wherein each of said program segments corresponds to a particular marking signal; and transmitting said computer-readable data to said remote location;
whereby a viewer at said remote location may select a marking signal for modifying said broadcast programming signal based on said computer-readable data. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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