Signal processing apparatus and methods
First Claim
1. A method of controlling a receiver station, said receiver station including a receiver, a memory operatively connected to said receiver, and at least one control processor operatively connected to said memory, said method comprising the steps of:
- receiving, at said receiver, an information transmission including processor instructions and a television program;
performing an error correction routine by a process of checking and correcting said information transmission;
programming said receiver station to perform a failure handling routine in accordance with said processor instructions of said information transmission;
passing information contained in said television program to said memory;
discerning a failure evidencing of at least one of an incomplete and an incorrect television program unit by processing said information passed to said memory corrected in said error correction routine that causes an incompletion operation functionality of the control processor;
executing said failure handling routine in consequence on said step of discerning a failure, said failure handling routine including;
generating and storing operation failure evidencing information of said receiver station, clearing said memory, andrestoring operation functionality of said at least one control processor based on and in accordance to said stored information, andinstructing said at least one control processor to commence waiting to receive subsequent processor instructions received in said information transmission;
wherein said method controls said receiver station.
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Abstract
A unified system of programming communication. The system encompasses the prior art (television, radio, broadcast hardcopy, computer communications, etc.) and new user specific mass media. Within the unified system, parallel processing computer systems, each having an input (e.g., 77) controlling a plurality of computers (e.g., 205), generate and output user information at receiver stations. Under broadcast control, local computers (73, 205), combine user information selectively into prior art communications to exhibit personalized mass media programming at video monitors (202), speakers (263), printers (221), etc. At intermediate transmission stations (e.g., cable television stations), signals in network broadcasts and from local inputs (74, 77, 97, 98) cause control processors (71) and computers (73) to selectively automate connection and operation of receivers (53), recorder/players (76), computers (73), generators (82), strippers (81), etc. At receiver stations, signals in received transmissions and from local inputs (225, 218, 22) cause control processors (200) and computers (205) to automate connection and operation of converters (201), tuners (215), decryptors (224), recorder/players (217), computers (205), furnaces (206), etc. Processors (71, 200) meter and monitor availability and usage of programming.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of controlling a receiver station, said receiver station including a receiver, a memory operatively connected to said receiver, and at least one control processor operatively connected to said memory, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving, at said receiver, an information transmission including processor instructions and a television program; performing an error correction routine by a process of checking and correcting said information transmission; programming said receiver station to perform a failure handling routine in accordance with said processor instructions of said information transmission; passing information contained in said television program to said memory; discerning a failure evidencing of at least one of an incomplete and an incorrect television program unit by processing said information passed to said memory corrected in said error correction routine that causes an incompletion operation functionality of the control processor; executing said failure handling routine in consequence on said step of discerning a failure, said failure handling routine including; generating and storing operation failure evidencing information of said receiver station, clearing said memory, and restoring operation functionality of said at least one control processor based on and in accordance to said stored information, and instructing said at least one control processor to commence waiting to receive subsequent processor instructions received in said information transmission; wherein said method controls said receiver station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of controlling a receiver station, said receiver station including a receiver, a memory operatively connected to said receiver, and at least one processor
operatively connected to said memory, said method comprising the steps of: -
receiving, at said receiver station, an information transmission including processor instructions and a mass medium programming including audio programming; performing an error correction routine by checking and correcting processing of at least a portion of said information transmission; programming said receiver station to perform a failure handling routine in accordance with said processor instructions of said information transmission; passing information contained in said mass medium programming to said memory discerning a failure evidencing at least one of incomplete and an incorrect mass medium programming unit in said memory by processing said information passed to said memory corrected in said error correction routine that causes an incompletion operation functionality of the at least one processor; and executing a failure handling routine in consequence of said step of discerning a failure, said failure handling routine including; generating and storing operation failure evidencing information of said receiver station, clearing said memory, and restoring operation functionality of said at least one processor based on and in accordance to said stored information, and instructing said at least one processor to commence waiting to receive subsequent processor instructions received in said information transmission; wherein said method controls said receiver station. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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