section 1 - World Intellectual Property Organization

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14 Sep/sep 2000 PCT Gazette - Section I - Gazette du PCT 13421
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(54) AN UPCONVERTER FOR A TELEVI-
SION SIGNAL HEADEND DISTRIBU-
TION CENTER HANDLING ANALOG
AND DIGITAL SIGNALS AND ME-
THOD OF MAKING AND USING THE
SAME
CONVERTISSEUR ELEVEUR DE FRE-
QUENCE POUR CENTRE DE DISTRI-
BUTION DE RESEAUX DE SIGNAUX
DE TELEVISION TRAITANT DES SI-
GNAUX ANALOGIQUES ET NUME-
RIQUES, ET SON PROCEDE DE FA-
BRICATION
(71) GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORPORA-
TION [US/US]; 101 Tournament Drive,
Horsham, PA 19044 (US).
(72) GROFF, Donald, E.; 2113 Rebecca Drive,
Hatfield, PA 19440 (US). McGREGOR,
Martin, F., Jr.; 7 Todd Court, Cherry Hill,
NJ 08003 (US).
(74) NICHOLS, Steven, L.; Rader Fishman &
Grauer PLLC, Lion Building, 1233 20th
Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20036 (US).
(81) AL AM AT AU AZ BA BB BG BR BY CA
CH CN CU CZ DE DK EE ES FI GB GD
GE GH GM HR HU ID IL IN IS JP KE KG
KP KR KZ LC LK LR LS LT LU LV MD
MG MK MN MW MX NO NZ PL PT RO
RU SD SE SG SI SK SL TJ TM TR TT UA
UG UZ VN YU ZW; AP (GH GM KE LS
MW SD SL SZ TZ UG ZW); EA (AM AZ
BY KG KZ MD RU TJ TM); EP (AT BE
CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LU
MC NL PT SE); OA (BF BJ CF CG CI CM
GA GN GW ML MR NE SN TD TG).
(51) 7 H04N 7/14, H04M 1/725
(11) WO 00/54502 (13) A1
(21) PCT/EP00/01344
(22) 18 Feb/fév 2000 (18.02.2000)
(25) en (26) en
(30) 09/264,058 8 Mar/mar 1999
(08.03.1999)
US
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(54) SPEAKERPHONE IS ALSO MODULE
FOR VIDEO CONFERENCING SYS-
TEM
TELEPHONE A HAUT–PARLEUR
SERVANT EGALEMENT DE MODULE
POUR SYSTEME DE VIDEOCONFE-
RENCE
(71) KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRO-
NICS N.V. [NL/NL]; Groenewoudseweg 1,
NL–5621 BA Eindhoven (NL).
(72) PELLICCI, Norberto; Prof. Holstlaan 6,
NL–5656 AA Eindhoven (NL). YANG,
Weizhong; Prof. Holstlaan 6, NL–5656 AA
Eindhoven (NL). ASH, Daniel, A.; Prof.
Holstlaan 6, NL–5656 AA Eindhoven (NL).
(74) DEGUELLE, Wilhelmus, H., G.; Internationaal
Octrooibureau B.V., Prof Holstlaan 6,
NL–5656 AA Eindhoven (NL).
(81) AU BR CN JP; EP (AT BE CH CY DE DK
ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LU MC NL PT SE).
(51) 7 H04N 7/173
(11) WO 00/54503 (13) A1
(21) PCT/JP00/01472
(22) 10 Mar/mar 2000 (10.03.2000)
(25) ja (26) ja
(30) 11/64416 11 Mar/mar 1999
(11.03.1999)
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(54) INFORMATION RECEIVER AND
INFORMATION
THOD
RECEIVING ME-
RECEPTEUR D’INFORMATION
ET PROCEDE DE RECEPTION
D’INFORMATION
(71) SONY CORPORATION [JP/JP]; 7–35, Kitashinagawa
6–chome, Shinagawa–ku, Tokyo
141–0001 (JP).
(for all designated States except / pour tous
les États désignés sauf US)
(72, 75) NAGUMO, Fumio [JP/JP]; Sony
Corporation, 7–35, Kitashinagawa 6–chome,
Shinagawa–ku, Tokyo 141–0001 (JP).
(74) TANABE, Shigemoto; Green–Fantasia
Building, 5th floor, 11–11–508, Jingumae
1–chome, Shibuya–ku, Tokyo 150–0001
(JP).
(81) AU BR CA CN JP KR MX RU US; EP (DE
ES FR GB IT NL).
(51) 7 H04N 7/173
(11) WO 00/54504 (13) A1
(21) PCT/US00/05326
(22) 1 Mar/mar 2000 (01.03.2000)
(25) en (26) en
(30) 09/264,432 8 Mar/mar 1999
(08.03.1999)
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JP
US
(54) SYSTEM AND METHOD OF INSER-
TING ADVERTISEMENTS INTO AN
INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEM
DISPLAY
SYSTEME ET PROCEDE
D’INSERTION DE PUBLICITES
DANS UN AFFICHEUR DOTE D’UN
SYSTEME DE RECUPERATION
D’INFORMATIONS
(71) WEBTV NETWORKS, INC. [US/US];
1065 La Avenida Ave, Mountain View, CA
94025 (US).
(72) GOLDMAN, Phillip, Y.; 400 Fir Lane,
Los Altos, CA 94024 (US). KILLIANEY,
Michael, A.; 1105 Shoal Drive, San Mateo,
CA 94404 (US). ZIGMOND, Daniel, J.;
5020 Tolt River Road, Carnation, WA 98014
(US).
(74) NYDEGGER, Rick, D. et al. / etc.;
Workman, Nydegger & Seeley, 1000 Eagle
Gate Tower, 60 East South Temple, Salt Lake
City, UT 84111 (US).
(81) JP; EP (AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR
GB GR IE IT LU MC NL PT SE).
Published / Publiée :(c)
(51) 7 H04N 7/173
(11) WO 00/54505 (13) A1
(21) PCT/US00/05539
(22) 2 Mar/mar 2000 (02.03.2000)
(25) en (26) en
(30) 09/265,774 10 Mar/mar 1999 US
(10.03.1999)
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(54) SESSION ORIENTED SETTOP COM-
MUNICATION USING DYNAMIC,
SYNCHRONIZED ROUTING
COMMUNICATION PAR DECODEUR
ORIENTEE SESSION UTILISANT UN
ROUTAGE DYNAMIQUE ET SYN-
CHRONISE
(71) GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORPORA-
TION [US/US]; 101 Tournament Drive,
Horsham, PA 19044 (US).
(72) GOFFIN, Glen, Peter, II; 351 Dublin Pike,
Fountainville, PA 18923 (US).
(74) VOLPE, Anthony, S. et al. / etc.; Volpe
and Koenig, P.C., One Penn Center, Suite
400, 1617 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Philadelphia,
PA 19103 (US).
(81) AE AL AM AT AU AZ BA BB BG BR BY
CA CH CN CR CU CZ DE DK DM EE ES
FI GB GD GE GH GM HR HU ID IL IN
IS JP KE KG KP KR KZ LC LK LR LS LT
LU LV MA MD MG MK MN MW MX NO
NZ PL PT RO RU SD SE SG SI SK SL TJ
TM TR TT TZ UA UG UZ VN YU ZA ZW;
AP (GH GM KE LS MW SD SL SZ TZ UG
ZW); EA (AM AZ BY KG KZ MD RU TJ
TM); EP (AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR
GB GR IE IT LU MC NL PT SE); OA (BF
BJ CF CG CI CM GA GN GW ML MR NE
SN TD TG).
(51) 7 H04N 7/173
(11) WO 00/54506
(21) PCT/US00/06074
(13) A1
(22) 8 Mar/mar 2000 (08.03.2000)
(25) en (26) en
(30) 09/265,162 9 Mar/mar 1999
(09.03.1999)
US
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(54) TV MANAGER
GESTIONNAIRE DE SERVICES TELE-
VISUELS
(71) POWERTV, INC. [US/US]; Suite 100,
20833 Steven Creek Blvd., Cupertino,
CA 95014–2154 (US). SCIENTIFIC–
ATLANTA, INC. [US/US]; Kenneth M.
Massaroni, Intellectual Property Department,
One Technology Parkway South, Norcross,
GA 30092 (US).
(72) ASPROMONTE, Bill, J.; 1250 Glen Canyon
Road, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 (US).
STALKER, Altan, J.; 6315 Mayo Drive,
San Jose, CA 95123 (US). JOHNSON, Lee,
R.; 1510 Southern Oaks Cove, Lawrenceville,
GA 30043 (US).