CA2014794A1 - Terminal authorization method - Google Patents

Terminal authorization method

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CA2014794A1
CA2014794A1 CA2014794A CA2014794A CA2014794A1 CA 2014794 A1 CA2014794 A1 CA 2014794A1 CA 2014794 A CA2014794 A CA 2014794A CA 2014794 A CA2014794 A CA 2014794A CA 2014794 A1 CA2014794 A1 CA 2014794A1
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deauthorization
data
character
television receiver
memory
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Lee R. Johnson
Elizabeth A. Smith
Howard L. Myers
Curt M. Kuban
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Scientific Atlanta LLC
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    • H04N7/00—Television systems
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    • H04N7/00—Television systems
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    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/47—End-user applications
    • H04N21/478—Supplemental services, e.g. displaying phone caller identification, shopping application

Abstract

A terminal apparatus for use in a cable television system which provides a plurality of channels capable of being tuned for display at a television receiver is provided. The apparatus includes a memory for storing data for generating a plurality of predetermined character screens and for storing deauthorization data. a character generator for generating character screens from the stored character screen data at the television receiver, a deauthorization mechanical responsive to the deauthorization data in the memory means for deauthorizing selected ones ot the plurality of channels, and a controller for controlling the memory and the character generator. and for composing at least one predetermined character screen for display at rhe television receiver in accordance with rhe deauthorization of a channel by the deauthorization mechanism.
CA002014794A 1989-04-20 1990-04-18 Terminal authorization method Expired - Fee Related CA2014794C (en)

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US07/340,731 US5001554A (en) 1988-12-23 1989-04-20 Terminal authorization method

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