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7610392 Computer system and method for transmitting user status information  
A computer system enabling mutual exchange of information between users and digital content, in a manner corresponding to each individual disk, comprises a plurality of computers each capable of...
7590992 Universal methods and device for hand-held promotional opportunities  
A method and system for auxiliary data detection. Data is received on a hand-held device from a display of a signal on a monitor. The signal is visually displayed on the monitor at a frequency. A...
7539860 Single use user IDS  
An access verifier may act as an intermediary to allow users to receive single use user IDs while protecting their anonymity. The access verifier has some relationship with the user that allows the...
7492897 Conditional access system for broadcast digital television  
A method for managing access to scrambled broadcast or transmitted events received from a variety of service providers (including broadcast television networks, cable television networks, digital...
7447783 Computer system and method for transmitting user status information  
A computer system enabling mutual exchange of information between users and digital content, in a manner corresponding to each individual disk, comprises a plurality of computers each capable of...
7394834 Common interface controller and method of descrambling transport stream channels  
A common interface controller and a method of descrambling channels of first and second transport streams using a conditional access module for descrambling channels of a transport stream as...
7386869 Broadcast and reception systems, and receiver/decoder and remote controller therefor  
A receiver/decoder for use in a digital satellite radio or television system includes a decoder and means to accommodate a credit or bank card carrying a microprocessor, and means to interact with...
7366918 Configuring and managing resources on a multi-purpose integrated circuit card using a personal computer  
The systems and methods provide for configuring and managing resources on a multi-purpose IC card. In one aspect, a user interface (UI) for an application is presented on a display device. A user...
7366495 Prepaid reservation-based rating system  
A billing system comprising servers, routers, and processors programmed to provide reservation based prepaid billing is disclosed. The billing system is also programmed to concurrently process...
7340758 Method and device for routing of specific data, particularly receiving rights, in a pay-TV terminal  
A method and device for relaying specific data, especially receiving rights, to a pay television terminal. The data originating from a transmitter is transmitted to the pay television terminal via...
7337259 Smart card virtual hub  
A smart card virtual hub combines an ISO7816 compliant smart card reader interface with a USB hub that provides one or more attachment points for connection of devices to the USB bus, thereby...
7171565 Method and system for producing wise cards  
A method (and system) for preventing counterfeiting and cloning of smart cards, includes providing a smart card with a cryptographic structure for authorizing the smart card which can not be...
RE39376 System for accessing amenities through a public telephone network  
An amenity accessing system is provided that includes an access telephone ( 10 ) with a plurality of access keys. The telephone includes a line powered card reader ( 62 ) that interfaces with a CPU...
7134134 Electronic program guide hardware card  
An electronic program guide (EPG) hardware card is disclosed. The card is insertable into a television tuning device having EPG capability. A non-volatile memory, such as flash memory, is situated...
7047558 Secure terminal provided with a smart card reader designed to communicate with a server via an internet network  
The invention concerns an architecture of a terminal ( 5 ) allowing communications between a smart card ( 8 ) and a web server ( 4 ), via an internet network (RI). The terminal ( 5 ) is equipped...
7003789 Television commerce payments  
A method, system, and computer readable code for extending payment protocols to include information related to the television context of commercial activity between a consumer using a television...
6970068 Apparatus and associated method for limiting access of information transferred between an electronic security device and a host device  
A device for sensing unauthorized use of an electronic security device has a host device and a detector with a loop antenna associated with the port that receives the electronic security device,...
6951029 Security device managed access to information  
In an information delivery system, a security device (SD) manages an access to information (INF). The security device (SD) is capable of providing a pointer (PO) which indicates a location (LO)...
6948090 Method and apparatus for network identification  
A processing unit, for example a computer server, that is connectable to a data communications network, has a device reader for reading a supplied network identity from a portable storage device...
6753758 System and method for switching voltage  
A device and method for providing varying bias voltages to a security device in a cable set-top terminal, comprising a receiving unit in the security device for receiving replaceable conditional...
6424947 Distributed IRD system  
A subscriber unit in a television system including an integrated receiver and decoder (IRD) including a first smart card reader which is operative to accept a first smart card, and a remote control...
6405369 Smart card chaining in pay television systems  
A pay television system including a pay television network and a subscriber unit which receives pay television transmissions via the pay television network and displays the pay television...
6330021 Interactive television reception console  
This interactive television receiver console comprises a television receiver connected by a televised program reception channel to a televised program distributor implementing transactional...
6275991 IR transmitter with integral magnetic-stripe ATM type credit card reader and method therefor  
A television remote control unit including an IR (infra-red) transmitter with integral magnetic stripe ATM type credit card reader and method therefor for transmitting IR signals to a remote...
6091823 Transaction processing system utilizing teletext broadcasting system and terminal used in the transaction processing systems  
A transaction processing system includes a broadcasting station broadcasting a television signal and a teletext signal, the teletext signal including service information concerning transactions, a...
6069672 Remote control for a receiver  
A cordless remote control for a receiver, more particularly for a television set, comprising a reader for a data medium, said data medium containing information for the activating the remote...
6020912 Video-on-demand system  
A video-on-demand system comprises a server station and a user station. The server is adapted to transmit a selected television signal with operating data defining a selected one of various...
6011597 Signal receiving apparatus and signal receiving system  
The present invention relates to a signal receiving apparatus and a signal receiving system, including a receive antenna for receiving plural high-frequency signals; first frequency converters each...
5901339 Pay broadcasting system  
A system for the so-called "pay-per-program" is provided for viewing individual program on pay basis without signing a comprehensive contract. In response to a request for viewing a pay program...
5898680 System for providing location-specific data to a user  
An FDMA/TDM satellite-based digital broadcast system is used to provide digital maps and other types of data to users at remote locations. User selection of the desired data is achieved by...
5894589 Interactive image display system  
An interactive image display system includes a user interface to select a portion of a wide-angle image sequence. An image processor processes the portion of the wide-angle image sequence selected...
5880769 Interactive smart card system for integrating the provision of remote and local services  
The present invention includes methods and apparatus for increasing the efficiency of remote service transactions. According to the present invention, a smart card includes optics for receiving...
5838314 Digital video services system with optional interactive advertisement capabilities  
An interactive video services system for enabling store and forward distribution of digitized video programming is disclosed. In accordance with a feature of the present invention, encoded and...
5828845 Interrupt-based system  
An apparatus and method provide an interrupt-based add-on service for use in a service subscription system having a central service provider and at least one subscriber unit. The interrupt-based...
5794115 Pay broadcasting system having a broadcasting station and a charging center  
A system for the so-called "pay-per-program" is provided for viewing individual program on pay basis without signing a comprehensive contract. In response to a request for viewing a pay program...
5625864 Interactive digital video services system with store and forward capabilities  
An interactive video services system for enabling store and forward distribution of digitized video programming is disclosed. In accordance with a feature of the present invention, encoded and...
5603078 Remote control device with credit card reading and transmission capabilities having multiple IR LEDs  
An infrared remote control unit including an integrated card reading device. The unit is used for purchasing products or services offered via a television monitor, such that the unit transfers data...
5602581 Television receiver control box that contains a card reader mounted directly to a motherboard  
A television receiver control box which has a motherboard located within an inner cavity of a box housing. Mounted directly to the motherboard is a card reader which can read a credit card inserted...
5594935 Interactive image display system of wide angle images comprising an accounting system  
An interactive image display system includes a user interface to select a portion of a wide-angle image sequence. An image processor processes the portion of the wide-angle image sequence selected...
5539450 Methods and systems for providing additional service applications in pay television  
A pay television gaming system including a pay television network having a multiplicity of subscriber units each including a television, receiving apparatus for receiving gaming inputs from the...
5537473 Video recorder system  
A video recorder system adapted to receive subscription television services is of the type which controls access to the subscription services by means of a smart card. Where payment is due for each...
5475740 System for accessing and paying for amenities using a telephone  
System for enabling user access to and payment for amenities using a telephone is disclosed, The system includes a telephone for entering billing and amenity identification information connected to...
5319454 CATV system enabling access to premium (pay per view) program events by bar code data entry  
In order to enable viewing of single events without requiring a CATV subscriber to order the event in advance, documents are distributed to subscribers containing cognizable (advertising) data...
5173589 Process for instantaneous confirmation of actions in relation to television programs and device for use of the process  
To allow teleshopping to be performed quickly and reliably via the television network, receivers (3) are equipped with smart card readers (4), and the transmitter (2) sends information which is...
5105268 Community antenna broadcast system having an improved channel selecting system permitting purchase of a selected channel from a plurality of non-purchased channels  
A community antenna broadcasting system comprises a transmitting center for broadcasting programs in physical channels, a transmission path, and one or a plurality of home terminals for receiving...
5007084 Payment Authorization and Information Device  
A Payment Authorization and Information Device for users of credit cards and other forms of credit receives billing information by tape or the like from the provider of the credit cards or from any...
RE32115 Self-service terminal  
A self service terminal for dispensing voice and video information, printed documents, and goods; and for accepting service orders and payments therefor by currency or credit card. The terminal...
4325078 Pay per view television control device  
An apparatus and method for providing limited access to broadcast television programming in a CATV System wherein each television subscriber is provided with a converter for converting broadcast...
3814841 COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITH PREMISES ACCESS MONITORING  
A communication system by which a plurality of substantially simultaneously transmitted different subscription programs may be selectively individually displayed on a common display channel...
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