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CA 2421326 C · Owner: Chello Media Programming B.V. · Inventors: Van Noetsele, Robert

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A method for transmitting a message in an interactive television system comprising receiving at a receiver unit a video stream including video data and a timing stream indicative of the timing of the video data; receiving at the receiver unit an instruction from a user to transmit a message from the receiver unit and in response to the instruction forming the message so as to include a timing indication based on current data from the timing stream; and transmitting the message from the receiver unit.

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  • Filed March 7, 2003 and granted August 19, 2014. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended March 7, 2023.
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FiledMarch 7, 2003
GrantedAugust 19, 2014
Term endedMarch 7, 2023
Patent numberCA 2421326 C
Classification (IPC)H04N21/47 +2 more

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2004200620082010201220142016201820202022Application filedMarch 7, 2003Patent grantedAug 19, 2014Term endedMarch 7, 2023

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