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Method and apparatus for electronic publishing

CA 1203616 A · Owner: Van Valkenburg, George · Inventors: Carlquist, John W.; Van Valkenburg, George

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The present invention provides apparatus and methods for formatting and displaying video information having particular application to electronic publishing systems. A video signal which includes a plurality of fields of video information is inputted into an index generator. Alphanumeric characters which, include unique index numbers are generated and inserted into a portion of one or more fields of the video signal. The index numbers and other characters are generated in response to a clock signal, which in the present embodiment is provided by, synchronization signals extracted from the inputted video signal The index numbers and other characters are advanced decremented, or otherwise …

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  • Granted April 22, 1986. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended April 22, 2003.
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FiledOctober 21, 1983
GrantedApril 22, 1986
Term endedApril 22, 2003
Patent numberCA 1203616 A
Classification (IPC)H04N7/08 +2 more

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1984198619881990199219941996199820002002Application filedOct 21, 1983Patent grantedApril 22, 1986Term endedApril 22, 2003

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