EP0140593A3 - Music delivery system - Google Patents

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EP0140593A3
EP0140593A3 EP84306723A EP84306723A EP0140593A3 EP 0140593 A3 EP0140593 A3 EP 0140593A3 EP 84306723 A EP84306723 A EP 84306723A EP 84306723 A EP84306723 A EP 84306723A EP 0140593 A3 EP0140593 A3 EP 0140593A3
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Markley Lee Jones
Lee Edwards
John H. Bordelon
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MUSIC LOVERS' JUKEBOX Inc
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04H—BROADCAST COMMUNICATION
    • H04H20/00—Arrangements for broadcast or for distribution combined with broadcast
    • H04H20/65—Arrangements characterised by transmission systems for broadcast
    • H04H20/76—Wired systems
    • H04H20/77—Wired systems using carrier waves
    • H04H20/78—CATV [Community Antenna Television] systems
    • H04H20/79—CATV [Community Antenna Television] systems using downlink of the CATV systems, e.g. audio broadcast via CATV network
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04H—BROADCAST COMMUNICATION
    • H04H20/00—Arrangements for broadcast or for distribution combined with broadcast
    • H04H20/28—Arrangements for simultaneous broadcast of plural pieces of information

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A music delivery system permitting a subscriber to select from among a plurality of available music selections, particular selections that the subscriber wishes to hear at any time. The plurality of music selections are "played" at a central "jukebox" facility (110). They are frequency multiplexed onto one or more communication channels (114) that are typically used to carry video information, such as a cable television channel. The video channel information is distributed to individual subscribers either via unused channels of a cable television system, by direct broadcast at commercial television frequencies, by direct satellite transmission to a subscriber, or by some other means. A subscriber uses a converter box to demultiplex and thereby select a desired musical selection for demodulation. Demodulation can take place in the subscriber's television or in some other apparatus. Music selections are selected in a similar fashion to the manner in which particular channels of a cable television system are selected for video viewing. Each music selection is on an audio sub-channel of a video channel. The music on the sub-channels is continuously played in such a way that any specific selection can be chosen at any time.
EP84306723A 1983-10-03 1984-10-02 Music delivery system Expired - Lifetime EP0140593B1 (en)

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AT84306723T ATE59252T1 (en) 1983-10-03 1984-10-02 MUSIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM.

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US53857383A 1983-10-03 1983-10-03
US538573 1983-10-03

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EP0140593A3 true EP0140593A3 (en) 1986-04-30
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AT (1) ATE59252T1 (en)
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EP0140593A2 (en) 1985-05-08
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