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Patent US7802275 - Digital television with subscriber conference overlay - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign in<nobr>Advanced Patent Search</nobr>PatentsDigital television system overlays subscriber two-way communication during broadcast program delivery to create virtual audience community. Individual or group billing and advertisement is personalized per DTV receiver program viewing and/or conferencing activity. Subscriber receiver includes camera...http://www.google.com/patents/US7802275?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7802275 - Digital television with subscriber conference overlayAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7802275 B1Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/586,260Publication dateSep 21, 2010Filing dateOct 24, 2006Priority dateJun 10, 1998Fee statusPaidPublication number11586260, 586260, US 7802275 B1, US 7802275B1, US-B1-7802275, US7802275 B1, US7802275B1InventorsDennis S. Fernandez, Irene Y. HuOriginal AssigneeDennis S. FernandezExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (87), Non-Patent Citations (102), Classifications (32), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetDigital television with subscriber conference overlayUS 7802275 B1Abstract Digital television system overlays subscriber two-way communication during broadcast program delivery to create virtual audience community. Individual or group billing and advertisement is personalized per DTV receiver program viewing and/or conferencing activity. Subscriber receiver includes camera and other media I/O device for multi-way video conferencing. Participants may be added or removed dynamically during programming or conferencing.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is a continuation of the U.S. parent patent application corresponding to patent application Ser. No. 10/444,261 filed originally on May 22, 2003 now U.S. Pat. No. 7,221,387, which is a continuation of the U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/026,095 filed on Dec. 21, 2001, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,590,602, which is a divisional of the U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/095,390 filed originally on Jun. 10, 1998, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,339,842.
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