Thomson Consumer Electronics Inc.

Deutsche Thomson-brandt Gmbh

Telefunken Fernseh Und Rundfunk Gmbh

Gerhard Eitz

Sandor Gyarmati

Werner Bruckner

Gerhard Moll

A method of error-free, simple programming of a data decoder for the purpose of recording desired data programs is achieved when a data guide table, generated at the transmitter end, for programming the recording, and a data status table for signaling the data programs currently running are evaluated. In addition to date, time, broadcasting company, identifying number and length of the files, the data guide table contains information on the hardware and software configurations, which is required for receiving, for decoding and for outputting the desired data program, and further information for automatically reloading software possibly missing at the receiver end. In this way, it is possible as early as during programming of a data program to carry out a check of the system configuration required at the receiver end and to output an error message or warning to the user if his own system is not suitable for receiving, decoding or outputting the desired data program. Furthermore, possible errors can be pointed out and, if necessary, a similar data program which is matched to the system configuration at the receiver end can, if appropriate, be loaded automatically, or a missing data program can be reloaded.

Method for playing back data signals in television or sound radio

Method for processing teletext data transmitted in a television signal

A data stream is separated from a television signal during the reception of data transmitted in the television signal. The data associated with a given page are collected. The pages thus assembled are temporarily stored. One or more separated pages with lists are transmitted and processed by the decoder at the receiver. Images and image sequences, if necessary, together with a text page, are displayed and sounds are reproduced using circuitry, such as the image and sound decoders, respectively, that already exist in a receiver compatible with digital signal transmission. A given separate page, referred to as the text-image-sound link table, contains addressing information and corresponding codes for image and/or sound data which are in the data stream. The separate page also contains search words and the text page numbers associated with the search words. When a specifically highlighted search word is selected by the user in a selected text page, a selection process is initialized. In the selection process, the user selected search word and the associated addressing information are obtained in the separate page under the page number of the selected text page. Based on the selected addressing information, the corresponding image and sound data are retrieved and reproduced in accordance with the code.

Method for decoding image/sound data contained inteletext data of a

In order to achieve a greater degree of security in the decoder for the control frame of teletext pages, the control frame is initially selected and decoded from the data stream by means of a bit by bit comparison with a frame word. Thereby, the following steps are carried out in dependence on the number of coincidences occurring during the bit by bit comparison with the frame word:

Method for processing teletext data present in a television signal

Method for transmitting periodically repeated teletext data in a

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