The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Oct. 05, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 02, 1997
Naoki Kigawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Masayuki Miyagawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshimoto Muratsubaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuhiro Akaike, Kanagawa, JP;
Mika Ito, Tokyo, JP;
Yuriko Kishitaka, Saitama, JP;
Yasuhiro Muramatsu, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A reception apparatus for receiving a broadcast signal which is transmitted from a transmitting side and which includes personalized information comprising data representing information about specific programs targeted for a specific viewer. The reception apparatus comprises: an extraction unit for extracting the data representing the information about the specific programs from the broadcast signal received; and a display unit for displaying the information about the specific programs on the basis of the data representing the information about the specific programs.