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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2005
Applicants:
David A. Kummer, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
Edmund F. Petruzzelli, Lawrenceville, NJ (US);
Danny J. Minnick, Littleton, CO (US);
Inventors:
David A. Kummer, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
Edmund F. Petruzzelli, Lawrenceville, NJ (US);
Danny J. Minnick, Littleton, CO (US);
Assignee:
EchoStar Satellite, LLC, Englewood, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/16 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Television converter devices in accordance with present invention determine whether the programming is to be blocked or not, then inserts an appropriate V-code into the vertical blanking interval (VBI) of the programming before delivering the programming to one or more V-chip enabled TV where the V-chip blocks the programming as appropriate. Various methods of determining whether the programming is to be blocked are disclosed.