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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2000
Stefan Ridderheim, Sundsvall, SE;
Atma Heerah, Cambridge, GB;
Stefan Ridderheim, Sundsvall, SE;
Atma Heerah, Cambridge, GB;
Pinnacle Systems, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A system, apparatus, and method for local insertion of analog or digital material into a television broadcast signal. A central insertion control unit controls the insertion of additional material while a remote insertion control unit locally controls the insertion of the additional material. The central insertion control unit contains a processor, storage media, and an encoder for encoding control and information signals into a broadcast signal. The control signal contains a cue signal for information about play lists, and an action signal for triggering insertion of the additional material. The control signal is encoded into a line of the vertical blanking interval. Once the control is detected by the remote insertion control unit the additional material is played and broadcast.