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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:
Jul. 28, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2000
Applicants:
Aaron Hal Dinwiddie, Cicero, IN (US);
David Johnston Lynch, Carmel, IN (US);
Inventors:
Aaron Hal Dinwiddie, Cicero, IN (US);
David Johnston Lynch, Carmel, IN (US);
Assignee:
Thomson Licensing, Boulogne Billancourt, FR;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for controlling access to programing that is available from multiple programming sources. One embodiment is an integrated terrestrial and satellite television system having a single password set such that a user can enter a single password to activate both satellite and terrestrial television components of the system.