CA1003557A - Subscription television system - Google Patents

Subscription television system

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Publication number
CA1003557A
CA1003557A CA170,819A CA170819A CA1003557A CA 1003557 A CA1003557 A CA 1003557A CA 170819 A CA170819 A CA 170819A CA 1003557 A CA1003557 A CA 1003557A
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Prior art keywords
television system
subscription television
subscription
television
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Expired
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CA170,819A
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CA170819S (en
Inventor
Keith S. Sorenson
David E. Lewis
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Columbia Pictures Industries Inc
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Columbia Pictures Industries Inc
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04K—SECRET COMMUNICATION; JAMMING OF COMMUNICATION
    • H04K3/00—Jamming of communication; Counter-measures
    • H04K3/80—Jamming or countermeasure characterized by its function
    • H04K3/82—Jamming or countermeasure characterized by its function related to preventing surveillance, interception or detection
    • H04K3/825—Jamming or countermeasure characterized by its function related to preventing surveillance, interception or detection by jamming
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04K—SECRET COMMUNICATION; JAMMING OF COMMUNICATION
    • H04K3/00—Jamming of communication; Counter-measures
    • H04K3/40—Jamming having variable characteristics
    • H04K3/42—Jamming having variable characteristics characterized by the control of the jamming frequency or wavelength
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N7/00—Television systems
    • H04N7/16—Analogue secrecy systems; Analogue subscription systems
    • H04N7/166—Passage/non-passage of the television signal, e.g. jamming, band suppression
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N7/00—Television systems
    • H04N7/16—Analogue secrecy systems; Analogue subscription systems
    • H04N7/173—Analogue secrecy systems; Analogue subscription systems with two-way working, e.g. subscriber sending a programme selection signal
    • H04N7/17345—Control of the passage of the selected programme
    • H04N7/17363—Control of the passage of the selected programme at or near the user terminal
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04K—SECRET COMMUNICATION; JAMMING OF COMMUNICATION
    • H04K2203/00—Jamming of communication; Countermeasures
    • H04K2203/10—Jamming or countermeasure used for a particular application
    • H04K2203/14—Jamming or countermeasure used for a particular application for the transfer of light or images, e.g. for video-surveillance, for television or from a computer screen
CA170,819A 1972-05-12 1973-05-09 Subscription television system Expired CA1003557A (en)

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US252670A US3899633A (en) 1972-05-12 1972-05-12 Subscription television system

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CA1003557A true CA1003557A (en) 1977-01-11

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US (1) US3899633A (en)
AU (1) AU5567973A (en)
CA (1) CA1003557A (en)
GB (1) GB1436715A (en)

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US3899633A (en) 1975-08-12

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Effective date: 19940111