Apparatus and methods for accessing information relating to radio television programs
Patent 5949492 Issued on September 7, 1999. Estimated Expiration Date: 
May 22, 2017. 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.
May 22, 2017. 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.Patent ReferencesMultibroadcast receiver for extracting desired broadcast information based on an identification code Patent #: 5857149 InventorApplicationNo. 849354 filed on 05/22/1997US Classes:348/473, Including additional information455/154.1, With indication of frequency, channel, or selector condition (e.g., tuning aid)455/158.2, With electronic digital indication709/203, Client/server709/217REMOTE DATA ACCESSINGExaminersPrimary: Peeso, Thomas R.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassH04H 001/00AbstractAn apparatus and method for ordering supplemental information about programs playing at a broadcast receiver. The method includes reproducing programs from one of a plurality of stations, recording an identification of a station and a time of a program, entering this information into one of a plurality of terminals, coupling the terminal to a depository and identifying a correspondence between the entered station identification and time and a program in a station log to obtain the desired supplemental information. | |
