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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:
Mar. 20, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 18, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
W. Leo Hoarty, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Assignee:
ICTV, Inc., Los Gatos, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/173 ; H04N 7/16 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/173 ; H04N 7/16 ;
Abstract
In an interactive cable system having a plurality of assignable interactive controllers which communicate with subscribers through an information service distribution network, a frame server is provided for interfacing with a plurality of subscribers. A system manager assigns either the frame server or one of the plurality of interactive controllers to subscribers requesting interactive service. The frame server preferably delivers interactive pages which need only be transmitted intermittently, such as still frame images.
Published as:
CA2313161A1; WO9930500A1; EP1038400A1; US6205582B1; JP2001526505A; CA2313161C; DE98961961T1; JP4252727B2;