WO2000064179A1 - Method and system for locating a control channel and data transport stream within the signal received by a set-top box from a cable television system - Google Patents
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Priority Applications (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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EP00922189A EP1181824A1 (en) | 1999-04-21 | 2000-04-14 | Method and system for locating a control channel and data transport stream within the signal received by a set-top box from a cable television system |
CA002371144A CA2371144A1 (en) | 1999-04-21 | 2000-04-14 | Method and system for locating a control channel and data transport stream within the signal received by a set-top box from a cable television system |
AU42415/00A AU4241500A (en) | 1999-04-21 | 2000-04-14 | Method and system for locating a control channel and data transport stream within the signal received by a set-top box from a cable television system |
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US13032899P | 1999-04-21 | 1999-04-21 | |
US60/130,328 | 1999-04-21 | ||
US54444700A | 2000-04-07 | 2000-04-07 | |
US09/544,447 | 2000-04-07 |
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WO2000064179A1 true WO2000064179A1 (en) | 2000-10-26 |
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PCT/US2000/010016 WO2000064179A1 (en) | 1999-04-21 | 2000-04-14 | Method and system for locating a control channel and data transport stream within the signal received by a set-top box from a cable television system |
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EP (1) | EP1181824A1 (en) |
CN (1) | CN1355997A (en) |
AU (1) | AU4241500A (en) |
CA (1) | CA2371144A1 (en) |
TW (1) | TW503662B (en) |
WO (1) | WO2000064179A1 (en) |
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EP1207688A2 (en) * | 2000-11-15 | 2002-05-22 | Pace Micro Technology PLC | Broadcast data receiver |
US7500092B2 (en) | 2003-01-17 | 2009-03-03 | International Business Machines Corporation | Hardware abstraction for set-top box operating systems |
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US5440632A (en) * | 1992-12-02 | 1995-08-08 | Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. | Reprogrammable subscriber terminal |
US5420866A (en) * | 1994-03-29 | 1995-05-30 | Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. | Methods for providing conditional access information to decoders in a packet-based multiplexed communications system |
US5666293A (en) * | 1994-05-27 | 1997-09-09 | Bell Atlantic Network Services, Inc. | Downloading operating system software through a broadcast channel |
US5734589A (en) * | 1995-01-31 | 1998-03-31 | Bell Atlantic Network Services, Inc. | Digital entertainment terminal with channel mapping |
US5852290A (en) * | 1995-08-04 | 1998-12-22 | Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc. | Smart-card based access control system with improved security |
WO1997030549A1 (en) * | 1996-02-14 | 1997-08-21 | Powertv, Inc. | Multicast downloading of software and data modules and their compatibility requirements |
EP0905984A2 (en) * | 1997-09-24 | 1999-03-31 | Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. | System of downloading computer software with broadcasting program |
EP0907285A1 (en) * | 1997-10-03 | 1999-04-07 | CANAL+ Société Anonyme | Downloading data |
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WO2001058146A2 (en) * | 2000-02-04 | 2001-08-09 | Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. | Settop cable television control device and method including bootloader software and code version table for maintaining and updating settop receiver operating system software |
WO2001058146A3 (en) * | 2000-02-04 | 2002-02-21 | Scientific Atlanta | Settop cable television control device and method including bootloader software and code version table for maintaining and updating settop receiver operating system software |
US7069578B1 (en) | 2000-02-04 | 2006-06-27 | Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. | Settop cable television control device and method including bootloader software and code version table for maintaining and updating settop receiver operating system software |
EP1207688A2 (en) * | 2000-11-15 | 2002-05-22 | Pace Micro Technology PLC | Broadcast data receiver |
EP1207688A3 (en) * | 2000-11-15 | 2004-03-03 | Pace Micro Technology PLC | Broadcast data receiver |
US7500092B2 (en) | 2003-01-17 | 2009-03-03 | International Business Machines Corporation | Hardware abstraction for set-top box operating systems |
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