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Broadcast channel substitution method and apparatus

Patent 5389964 Issued on February 14, 1995. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject December 30, 2012. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Issued on: 01/20/1976
Inventor: Barnhart

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Issued on: 01/27/1976
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Inventors

Assignee

Application

No. 998494 filed on 12/30/1992

US Classes:

725/34Specific to individual user or household

Examiners

Primary: Kostak, Victor R.
Assistant: Grant, Chris

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Foreign Patent References

  • 0247140 JP 11/13/1986
  • 2052196 GB 01/13/1981

International Class

H04N 007/16

Abstract

Each of a plurality of households includes a channel substitution unit which receives a normal spectrum of television channel signals and at least one substitute channel signal. The substitution unit of each household, upon command from a control arrangement, replaces a channel of the normal television channel spectrum with the substitute channel and distributes the resulting spectrum, comprising the original normal spectrum of television channel signals with one substituted channel, over a distribution medium such as an in-house distribution cable.

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