CPC Definition - Subclass H04H
This place covers:
- arrangements for broadcast or for distribution combined with broadcast;
- arrangements specially adapted for receiving broadcast information;
- arrangements for broadcast applications with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time; broadcast-related systems.
This place does not cover:
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Transmission in general |
In this place, the following terms or expressions are used with the meaning indicated:
Broadcast | simultaneous distribution of identical signals to plural receiving stations. The term "broadcast" does not include distribution to receiving stations which is controlled by requests or responses from the receiving stations |
Broadcast information | all kinds of information distributed by broadcast systems, e.g. broadcast programme |
Broadcast-related information | information required by services provided via broadcast systems, other than broadcast information |
Broadcast time | a time when particular broadcast information exists and is available |
Broadcast channel | a channel via which broadcast information is distributed, e.g. carrier waves, time slots, cables or wireless broadcast service areas |
Broadcast space | either a set of broadcast channels in which particular broadcast information exists and is available or a geographical area determined by the set of broadcast channels |
Broadcast space-time | space-time determined by broadcast space and broadcast time in which particular broadcast information exists and is available |
Broadcast system | a system which consists of transmitter, transponder and receiver for broadcast |
Broadcast-related system | a system which is directly affected by generation, broadcast, reception or use of broadcast information |
Broadcast service | a service provided by a broadcast system, i.e. distribution service of broadcast information |
Broadcast-related service | a service directly provided by broadcast-related systems |
"A with a direct linkage to B" | "A directly affects B" or "A is directly affected by B" |
In patent documents, the following abbreviations are often used:
CATV | Community Antenna Television |
EPG | Electronic Programme Guide |
FPU | Field Pickup Unit |
MATV | Master Antenna Television |
MP3 | MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 |
URL | Uniform Resource Locator |
This place covers:
- arrangements for broadcast distribution;
- combinations of broadcast distribution arrangements, or combinations of broadcast and non-broadcast distribution arrangements.
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Arrangements for a relay specially adapted for broadcast distribution or broadcast programme.
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The system which substitutes or switches distributed information in real-time at the time of broadcast distribution or of distribution combined with broadcast.
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Monitoring of a broadcast-related system |
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The system which monitors whether a scheduled broadcast programme has been broadcast or not.
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The arrangements in which the same information is distributed by plural distribution systems.
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The system which broadcasts the same information by the plural broadcast systems.
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The system which broadcasts the same information by broadcast system and non-broadcast system, e.g. mobile communication network.
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Arrangements for selecting a distribution system from two or more broadcast systems and/or distribution systems combined with broadcast.
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Multiplex communication specially adapted for broadcast distribution.
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The system which requires multiple channels to broadcast plural portions of information simultaneously.
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The arrangement for managing resources, e.g. transmission bandwidth, for a broadcast distribution or for a distribution combined with broadcast distribution.
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
A receiving circuit or a component specially adapted for broadcast | |
A transmitting circuit in general |
This place covers:
A circuit or a component for broadcast distribution specially adapted for broadcast characterised by a use, a transmission system or broadcast information.
The technical subject covered by this group could also be classified to one of the groups (H04H 20/53- H04H 20/86) to clarify specialty of a use, a transmission system or broadcast information.
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The broadcast system specially adapted to a special purpose or broadcast system used in a special situation.
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Arrangements for broadcast adapted for vehicular traffic information.
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Arrangements for broadcast within specific areas.
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The system wherein a technical aspect of a broadcast transmission system strongly affects to its broadcast service.
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
The system wherein a technical aspect of a non-broadcast transmission system, i.e. a transmission system other than for broadcast, strongly affects its broadcast service or broadcast-related service |
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Arrangements in which CATV downlink channels are used as a broadcast transmission path.
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Telephonic communication in general |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Power line communication in general |
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Arrangements for broadcast distribution of explicitly distinguishable and striking information which plays a very important role to specify a technical subject.
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Arrangements for broadcast characterised by broadcast information which is stereophony.
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The arrangement for broadcast distribution of information which has a special data format (a format which is not used in an ordinary broadcast specification).
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Only broadcast-specific receivers.
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Receivers in general |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Circuits or components specially adapted for broadcast distribution | |
Receiver circuits in general |
This place covers:
The circuit or component for a broadcast receiver specially adapted for broadcast with characteristic use, transmission system or broadcast information.
The technical subject covered by this group could also be classified to one of the groups (H04H 20/53- H04H 20/86) to clarify specialty of a use, a transmission system or broadcast information.
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The circuit or component for communication specially adapted for receiving broadcast information of stereophony.
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- arrangements for broadcast application which directly affects broadcast information or broadcast space-time;
- arrangements for broadcast application which is directly affected by broadcast information or broadcast space-time;
- broadcast-related system, i.e. other system which is directly affected by generation, broadcast, reception or use of broadcast information.
This place covers:
- arrangements for generating broadcast information;
- arrangements for generating broadcast-related information which directly affects broadcast information or broadcast space-time;
- arrangements for generating broadcast-related information which is directly affected by broadcast information or broadcast space-time;
- arrangements for simultaneous generation of broadcast information and broadcast-related information.
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Arrangements for producing a reverberation or echo sound |
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- arrangements for device control which directly affects broadcast information or broadcast space-time;
- arrangements for device control which is directly affected by broadcast information or broadcast space-time.
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Receivers in general with memory |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Monitoring of the broadcast system itself | |
Monitoring whether a scheduled broadcast programme has been broadcast or not |
This place covers:
- arrangements for identifying or recognising characteristics which directly affects broadcast information or broadcast space-time;
- arrangements for identifying or recognising characteristics which is directly affected by broadcast information or broadcast space-time.
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Arrangements for identifying in which range in space or time a certain portion of broadcast information exists.
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Arrangements for identifying both broadcast time and broadcast space.
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Systems characterised by using EPGs |
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- arrangements for identifying a set of broadcast channels in which particular broadcast information exists and is available or
- arrangements for identifying a geographical area determined by the set of broadcast channels.
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Arrangements for identification of a geographical area as broadcast space.
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Arrangements for identification of a channel set as broadcast space.
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Arrangements for identifying broadcast stations with the aim of identifying broadcast space.
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Technical subjects covered by H04H 60/29 or H04H 60/35 in which a component for monitoring, identification or recognition especially plays an important role.
The technical subject covered by this group could also be classified to one of the groups (H04H 60/29 or H04H 60/35) to clarify the object of monitoring, identification or recognition.
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Speech recognition in general | |
Determination or detection of speech characteristics in general |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Recognising characters or patterns in general |
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Technical subjects which are covered by H04H 60/29 or H04H 60/35, and are more strongly focused on a use of monitoring, identification or recognition outcome than its process, e.g. an integrated system which consists of (1) a broadcast reception subsystem which receives a broadcast music programme, and monitors broadcast time and a broadcast channel to which a user is tuning in, (2) a broadcast related information retrieving subsystem which firstly identifies numbers a user has listened to by looking up a broadcast database with the broadcast time and the broadcast channel, and secondly identifies compact discs which include the numbers by searching a compact disc information database, and (3) a online compact disc sales subsystem for selling the compact discs which include the numbers to the user over the Internet.
The technical subject covered by this group could also be classified to one of the groups (H04H 60/29 or H04H 60/35) to clarify the object of monitoring, identification or recognition.
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Electronic commerce in general |
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Explicitly distinguishable and striking information which plays a very important role to specify a technical subject.
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Systems characterised by EPG mainly focusing on identifying broadcast space-time |
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Special type of meta-information, which is related to broadcast programme, e.g. title, composer or interpreter of broadcast music.
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Transmission systems for broadcast |
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Technical subjects characterised by an entity of transmission or reception.
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Technical subjects covered by group H04H 60/76 wherein characteristics of transmission system not for broadcast, e.g. structure of transmission path or network composition of non-broadcast distribution system, acutely affect the technical subject.
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Mobile communication networks used for the Internet access |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Selective distribution of broadcast; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services using wireless communication network. |
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Telephonic networks used for the Internet access |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Telephonic communication in general |
This place does not cover:
CATV networks used for the Internet access |