WO2001086948A3 - Electronic content guide renders content resources transparent - Google Patents

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WO2001086948A3
WO2001086948A3 PCT/EP2001/004565 EP0104565W WO0186948A3 WO 2001086948 A3 WO2001086948 A3 WO 2001086948A3 EP 0104565 W EP0104565 W EP 0104565W WO 0186948 A3 WO0186948 A3 WO 0186948A3
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Yevgeniy Shteyn
Rudolf Roth
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Abstract

A data management system on a home network collects data that is descriptive of content information available at various resources on the network. The data is combined in a single menu to enable the user to select from the content, regardless of the resource.
PCT/EP2001/004565 2000-05-11 2001-04-23 Electronic content guide renders content resources transparent WO2001086948A2 (en)

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