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Method and apparatus for transmitting and downloading setup information

  • US 6,583,825 B1
  • Filed: 08/09/1996
  • Issued: 06/24/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/07/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An apparatus for processing data embedded in a television transmission, said television transmission comprising a plurality of television channels, and wherein the data is transmitted on one of the television channels, the data comprising a plurality of channel maps, each channel map having a channel map identifier associated therewith, comprising:

  • a tuner for tuning a television channel of the television transmission, said tuner having a control input for tuning the television channel; and

    a microcontroller having an output coupled to the control input of the tuner for causing the tuner to tune the television channel having the data, said microcontroller comprising means for selecting one of the channel map identifiers based on a user inputted zip code, and means for extracting from the television channel having the data one of the channel maps corresponding to the selected channel map identifier.

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