USRE43594E1 - Electronic television program guide delivery system using telephone network idle time - Google Patents
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- connections are typically made through the switching system of a telephone exchange and a user's telephone through the medium of a telephone network.
- a loop is formed between the telephone and the exchange's switching system by way of the telephone network, and voice communication is made possible by the transmission of signals around the loop.
- Each user's home is fitted with a home device with a speaker which is connected to the telephone network and which, when the receiver is lifted off the hook, connects the exchange device to the exchange's switching system itself to enable voice communication and, when the receiver is placed on the hook, switches the exchange device to the independent center from which broadcast data is transmitted by way of the telephone network to user's home devices.
- the data input terminal 36 described above is similar to the RS-232 data input terminals, usually referred to as G-Link inputs, provided on television receivers equipped with the Guide Plus program guide system in the U.S. and designed to receive serial program guide data, such as the G-Link connector provided on the Sony Model SLV-M20HF VCR.
- the decoder 34 is designed to convert the analog on-hook data signal on line 16 to a serial digital data signal compatible with the input requirements of the receiver 38 , and to filter out voice/data signals appearing on line 16 in off-hook conditions.
- the program guide data is encrypted using a time-dependent code. It is anticipated that the current time and day information may be provided to the decoder 34 by the phone system 18 using the current methods of transmitting such time data to users receiving caller ID information whenever incoming calls are received.
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