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Interactive video/telephone transmission system

  • US 4,071,697 A
  • Filed: 10/18/1976
  • Issued: 01/31/1978
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/18/1976
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An interactive purchasing system comprising a transmitting station providing a general transmission of signals adapted to be received by a plurality of television receivers at viewing stations via a given channel thereof, said signals representing information relating to associated merchandise, telephone coupling means at said viewing stations adapted to cooperate with a telephone in information transfer relation with respect to a selected one of a plurality of stores, means at each viewing station for indicating the selection of merchandise to be purchased, and means operable in response to indicating said selection serving to a request to purchase the selected merchandise, the last named means serving via said telephone to place a call to a store relating to the selected merchandise.

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