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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 1991
Filed:
Apr. 01, 1988
Gregory S Durden, Jonesboro, GA (US);
Ray T Haman, Jr, Duluth, GA (US);
Scott L Hamilton, Duluth, GA (US);
Richard B Frederick, Doraville, GA (US);
David J Naddor, Doraville, GA (US);
Randolph J Schaubs, Stone Mountain, GA (US);
Scientific Atlanta, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
An impulse pay-per-view system wherein a number of downloadable transactions may be utilized to effect increased control and diversity is disclosed. A preview time/free transaction permits a system subscriber to view portions of a pay-per-view event without purchasing the event. A security transaction sent while a pay-per-view event is active may be used to prevent a subscriber from receiving events which have not been purchased. A telephone number transaction may include a special character representing an instruction to pause between the dialing of selected digits. A viewer statistic transaction may be use dot instruct a subscriber to record the channel he is viewing. Finally, a subscriber may pre-buy pay-preview events in order to facilitate VCR recording of the events while he is asleep or away from home.