IP Library Granted Patent US 7,212,251
Granted Patent B2
US 7,212,251 · App. 09/729,989 · Granted May 1, 2007

Broadcasting system of data broadcast in television broadcasting

Assignee: NHK Service Center, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 7,212,251
App. No.
09/729,989
Granted
May 1, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

To present a broadcasting system of data broadcast capable of changing the screen display in a receiver, by displaying selectively the broadcast contents of plural channels on a receiving screen of digital satellite broadcasting of one channel, and selecting desired broadcast contents from plural on-air channels by viewer's local command operation. It is realized by broadcasting a reception screen 1 and a program Pr for controlling the sound suited to this screen 1 to a receiver Tv by using data broadcasting band in television broadcasting, and also broadcasting images of one channel of program and broadcast contents of plural programs used in data broadcast in the sound broadcasting band usually in combination to the receiver Tv, and, at the receiver Tv, selecting one desired program from the combined image and sound mixed signals of plural programs by the program Pr already received, and displaying on the screen 1 of the receiver Tv and delivering the sound of this screen.

Claims (11)

1. A method of television broadcasting comprising the steps of:

providing plural entertainment programs for broadcast to a receiver, each entertainment program having image signals and sound signals;

mixing the sound signals of the plural entertainment programs using a computer executable code;

broadcasting the image signals and mixed sound signals for the plurality of entertainment programs on one channel of a first broadcasting band to the receiver;

broadcasting the computer executable program in a second broadcasting band which is different from the first broadcasting band to the receiver;

selecting one of the plurality of entertainment programs for display at the receiver;

using the computer executable program to provide the sound corresponding to the selected one of the plural entertainment programs.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the computer executable program is broadcast in advance of the image and mixed sound signals.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the broadcasted image and mixed sound signals are digital signals.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the broadcasted image and mixed sound signals are encoded in MPEG format.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the first broadcast band is the streaming band and the second broadcast band is the data broadcast band.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 6, 2000
From: NAKADA, KENTARO; KOBAYASHI, MASANAO; TOMOMITSU, AKIRA
To: NHK SERVICE CENTER, INC.
Reel/Frame 011355/0638 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 11-371520 · Dec 27, 1999 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20010005236A1 · Jun 28, 2001