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Systems and methods for computer enhanced broadcast monitoring

Patent 5892536 Issued on April 6, 1999. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject October 3, 2016. 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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Inventors

Assignee

Application

No. 723641 filed on 10/03/1996

US Classes:

725/34, Specific to individual user or household725/32, PROGRAM, MESSAGE, OR COMMERCIAL INSERTION OR SUBSTITUTION725/86, USER-REQUESTED VIDEO PROGRAM SYSTEM725/87, Video-on-demand725/105VIDEO DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM WITH UPSTREAM COMMUNICATION

Examiners

Primary: Ramirez, Ellis B.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Class

G06F 017/00

Abstract

Disclosed herein are systems and methods for editing the content of a broadcast programming signal to provide a proprietary program signal that has been tailored to the preferences of an individual monitoring the broadcast programming signal. Accordingly, the systems and methods of the invention offer computer-integrated television monitoring.

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