EP1696596A3 - Method and means to estimate the relative ratings a user would give to a set of signals - Google Patents

Method and means to estimate the relative ratings a user would give to a set of signals Download PDF

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EP1696596A3
EP1696596A3 EP06076170A EP06076170A EP1696596A3 EP 1696596 A3 EP1696596 A3 EP 1696596A3 EP 06076170 A EP06076170 A EP 06076170A EP 06076170 A EP06076170 A EP 06076170A EP 1696596 A3 EP1696596 A3 EP 1696596A3
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processor
programmes
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EP1696596A2 (en
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Donald Fisk
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British Telecommunications PLC
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04H—BROADCAST COMMUNICATION
    • H04H20/00—Arrangements for broadcast or for distribution combined with broadcast
    • H04H20/12—Arrangements for observation, testing or troubleshooting
    • H04H20/14—Arrangements for observation, testing or troubleshooting for monitoring programmes
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04H—BROADCAST COMMUNICATION
    • H04H60/00—Arrangements for broadcast applications with a direct linking to broadcast information or broadcast space-time; Broadcast-related systems
    • H04H60/09—Arrangements for device control with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time; Arrangements for control of broadcast-related services
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04H—BROADCAST COMMUNICATION
    • H04H60/00—Arrangements for broadcast applications with a direct linking to broadcast information or broadcast space-time; Broadcast-related systems
    • H04H60/35—Arrangements for identifying or recognising characteristics with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time, e.g. for identifying broadcast stations or for identifying users
    • H04H60/46—Arrangements for identifying or recognising characteristics with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time, e.g. for identifying broadcast stations or for identifying users for recognising users' preferences
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04H—BROADCAST COMMUNICATION
    • H04H60/00—Arrangements for broadcast applications with a direct linking to broadcast information or broadcast space-time; Broadcast-related systems
    • H04H60/61—Arrangements for services using the result of monitoring, identification or recognition covered by groups H04H60/29-H04H60/54
    • H04H60/66—Arrangements for services using the result of monitoring, identification or recognition covered by groups H04H60/29-H04H60/54 for using the result on distributors' side
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04H—BROADCAST COMMUNICATION
    • H04H60/00—Arrangements for broadcast applications with a direct linking to broadcast information or broadcast space-time; Broadcast-related systems
    • H04H60/29—Arrangements for monitoring broadcast services or broadcast-related services
    • H04H60/32—Arrangements for monitoring conditions of receiving stations, e.g. malfunction or breakdown of receiving stations
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04H—BROADCAST COMMUNICATION
    • H04H60/00—Arrangements for broadcast applications with a direct linking to broadcast information or broadcast space-time; Broadcast-related systems
    • H04H60/35—Arrangements for identifying or recognising characteristics with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time, e.g. for identifying broadcast stations or for identifying users
    • H04H60/47—Arrangements for identifying or recognising characteristics with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time, e.g. for identifying broadcast stations or for identifying users for recognising genres
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04H—BROADCAST COMMUNICATION
    • H04H60/00—Arrangements for broadcast applications with a direct linking to broadcast information or broadcast space-time; Broadcast-related systems
    • H04H60/61—Arrangements for services using the result of monitoring, identification or recognition covered by groups H04H60/29-H04H60/54
    • H04H60/65—Arrangements for services using the result of monitoring, identification or recognition covered by groups H04H60/29-H04H60/54 for using the result on users' side

Abstract

A multichoice programme transmission and reception system comprises a plurality of programme sources (1) coupled to a plurality of receivers (11) via a transmission path (3,5,7,9). Further outputs (12) of the sources (1) supply identifications of the programmes they are currently transmitting to a processor (15). The processor (15) includes a database of the ratings users of the receivers (11) have previously given to various programmes and the processor (15) uses these to estimate the order of preference which the user of each receiver (11) has for the programmes currently being transmitted. The processor (15) sends the corresponding order of the sources (1) to a data input (13) of the relevant receiver (11) and the receiver (11) responds by adjusting the mapping between specific actuations of its channel selector and the sources selected by these actuations to accord with the received order of sources, thereby facilitating selection by the user from a large number of available programmes.
EP06076170A 1995-08-09 1996-08-09 Method and means to estimate the relative ratings a user would give to a set of signals Withdrawn EP1696596A3 (en)

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EP95305539 1995-08-09
EP06076170A EP1696596A3 (en) 1995-08-09 1996-08-09 Method and means to estimate the relative ratings a user would give to a set of signals
EP96927136A EP0843921B1 (en) 1995-08-09 1996-08-09 Programme selection means in a programme transmission and reception system

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EP96927136A Division EP0843921B1 (en) 1995-08-09 1996-08-09 Programme selection means in a programme transmission and reception system
EP96927136.0 Division 1997-02-20

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EP1696596A2 EP1696596A2 (en) 2006-08-30
EP1696596A3 true EP1696596A3 (en) 2012-01-04

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EP06076170A Withdrawn EP1696596A3 (en) 1995-08-09 1996-08-09 Method and means to estimate the relative ratings a user would give to a set of signals

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CA (1) CA2228474C (en)
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EP1696596A2 (en) 2006-08-30
CA2228474C (en) 2003-04-08
EP0843921A1 (en) 1998-05-27
ES2274528T3 (en) 2007-05-16
HK1011244A1 (en) 1999-07-09
AU720464B2 (en) 2000-06-01
AU6706796A (en) 1997-03-05
WO1997006613A2 (en) 1997-02-20
WO1997006613A3 (en) 1997-03-13
EP0843921B1 (en) 2006-10-18
DE69636640T2 (en) 2007-08-23
DE69636640D1 (en) 2006-11-30
CA2228474A1 (en) 1997-02-20

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