Patent ReferencesMethod and apparatus for providing interactive retrieval of TV still frame images and audio segments Message management system Multimedia bidirectional broadcast system Multipurpose computerized television Patent #: 5192999 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 975824 filed on 11/13/1992US Classes:379/93.08, Transmission scheme (e.g., compression/decompression, transmission rate)725/106, Telephony via television distribution network725/111Cable modemExaminersPrimary: Kuntz, CurtisAssistant: Chan, Jason Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesH04M 011/00H04N 007/00 H04N 007/10 H04N 007/14 AbstractA system and device is provided that enhances the interactivity of multimedia information across a communications network or in combination with other networks including telecommunication and cable broadcasting. The system includes a plurality of multimedia call processing system, an interactive call processing system, and a plurality of interactive multimedia devices (IMDs). This system has the advantage of providing compression and/or transmission algorithms to maximize enhancement of the multimedia information.Other References
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