DE3278901D1 - Information distribution system - Google Patents

Information distribution system

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DE3278901D1
DE3278901D1 DE8282901948T DE3278901T DE3278901D1 DE 3278901 D1 DE3278901 D1 DE 3278901D1 DE 8282901948 T DE8282901948 T DE 8282901948T DE 3278901 T DE3278901 T DE 3278901T DE 3278901 D1 DE3278901 D1 DE 3278901D1
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distribution system
information distribution
information
distribution
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Douglas A Pinnow
Gary E Miller
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Times Fiber Communications Inc
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Times Fiber Communications Inc
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N7/00—Television systems
    • H04N7/22—Adaptations for optical transmission
    • 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
    • H04N7/17354—Control of the passage of the selected programme in an intermediate station common to a plurality of user terminals
DE8282901948T 1981-05-14 1982-05-13 Information distribution system Expired DE3278901D1 (en)

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US26355281A 1981-05-14 1981-05-14
US06/373,110 US4491983A (en) 1981-05-14 1982-04-29 Information distribution system
PCT/US1982/000641 WO1982004170A1 (en) 1981-05-14 1982-05-13 Information distribution system

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DE3278901D1 true DE3278901D1 (en) 1988-09-15

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US (1) US4491983A (de)
EP (1) EP0078843B1 (de)
JP (1) JPS58500736A (de)
CA (1) CA1201484A (de)
DE (1) DE3278901D1 (de)
WO (1) WO1982004170A1 (de)

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WO1982004170A1 (en) 1982-11-25
US4491983A (en) 1985-01-01
CA1201484A (en) 1986-03-04
EP0078843B1 (de) 1988-08-10
JPS58500736A (ja) 1983-05-06
EP0078843A1 (de) 1983-05-18

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