VIDEO DISPLAY SYSTEM

• US 3,746,780 A
• Filed: 02/25/1971
• Issued: 07/17/1973
• Est. Priority Date: 02/25/1971
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Kenneth J. Stetten, Rollin P. Mayer
• Original Assignee: Kenneth J. Stetten, Rollin P. Mayer
• Inventors: Stetten, Kenneth J., Mayer, Rollin P.
• Primary Examiner(s): Britton, Howard W.
• Application Number:
  US05/118,904
• Time in Patent Office: 873 Days
• Field of Search: 178/6.6A,6.6DD,6.7R,DIG.13,DIG.23 340/324A 179/2TV
• US Class Current: 386/239
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00098 via a television channel, e.g. for a series of still pictures with or without sound
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2007/1739 the upstream communication being transmitted via a separate link, e.g. telephone line
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

A video information transfer and display system having a plurality of video display devices and apparatus to select for display at particular display devices, on the basis of identification data incorporated within the video signals, predetermined video display information from sequential video signals also received at many other display sites. Video recorders are adapted to record selected portions of commercial television-type video signals and maintain the image displayed on associated television receivers.

Claims

1. A video information transfer system comprising video display means, means to receive signals for display by said video display means, means to identify particular portions of said received signals, means to record signals received by said signal receiving means, means activating said recording means during receipt of said identified signal portions, said activated recording means then recording the identified portion of the received video signals, and means utilizing said recorded portion to maintain on said video display the information contained within said identified signal portion, said identification means comprising at least first and second portions, said second portions serving to control functions associated with particular ones of said video display means, one of said first portions of the identification means comprising a primary identification means and an associated keying means, means for retaining said keying means for comparison with subsequently sent second portions, and means activating said controlled function upon receipt of a second portion corresponding to said retained keying means.

2. A video information transfer system comprising video display means, means to receive signals for display by said video display means, means to identify particular portions of said received signals, means to record signals received by said signal receiving means, means activating said recording meAns during receipt of said identified signal portions, said activated recording means then recording the identified portion of the received video signals, means utilizing said recorded portion to maintain on said video display the information contained within said identified signal portion, means associated with at least one identification means for originating and sending a user-originated video display to a video recording means, means responsive to said identification means for initiating the sending of at least a part of the video frame from said user-originated means, and means for routing said user-originated video frame to any required intermediate and final video recording means.