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Digital entertainment terminal with channel mapping

  • US 5,734,589 A
  • Filed: 01/31/1995
  • Issued: 03/31/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/31/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An information distribution system comprising:

  • a communication network carrying broadcast digital broadband channels of audio/video program information in compressed, digital form from at least one video information provider, said communication network cyclically broadcasting on at least one of said digital broadband channels a software control signal corresponding to said at least one video information provider, said software control signal including data for identifying said audio/video program information of said at least one video information provider to a digital entertainment terminal receiving said digital broadband channels and executable code for controlling the digital entertainment terminal; and

    means for broadcasting said digital broadband channels to said digital entertainment terminal.

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