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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 1988
Filed:
Jun. 24, 1985
Applicant:
Inventor:
Takashi Kamitake, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ; H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
380 20 ; 358 84 ; 380 14 ; 455-2 ; 455 12 ;
Abstract
Broadcasting stations send programs to subscribers via satellite scrambled signals. A subscriber inserts an IC card into a meter rate charging decoder to view/listen chargeable programs. Program codes are written in the IC card to determine fees to be paid to each station.