Game-program distribution system
OwnerKazuyuki Ebiharainventor
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Abstract
A game-program distribution system includes a broadcasting station for transmitting a signal containing first data representative of a television program and second data representative of a game program related to the television program. A receiver operates for receiving the signal transmitted from the broadcasting station, and demodulating the received signal into the first data representative of the television program and the second data representative of the game program. The second data representative of the game program are downloaded from the receiver into a game machine.
Claims19
A game-program distribution system comprising:
- a broadcasting station for transmitting a signal containing first data representative of a television program and second data representative of a game program related to the television program;
- a receiver for receiving the signal transmitted from the broadcasting station, and demodulating the received signal into the first data representative of the television program and the second data representative of the game program;
- a game machine;
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- means for downloading the second data representative of the game program from the receiver into the game machine.
A digital television broadcasting system comprising:
- a broadcasting station for transmitting a signal containing (1) data pieces and (2) index information;
- a receiver for receiving the signal transmitted from the broadcasting station, and demodulating the received signal into the data pieces and the index information;
- first means provided in the receiver for selecting ones from the data pieces in response to the index information and personal information;
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- second means for indicating the data pieces selected by the first means.
A digital television broadcasting system comprising:
- a broadcasting station for transmitting a signal containing data and index information, the data representing an electronic program guide;
- a receiver for receiving the signal transmitted from the broadcasting station, and demodulating the received signal into the data and the index information;
- first means provided in the receiver for selecting television programs from the electronic program guide represented by the data in response to the index information and personal information;
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- second means for indicating the television programs selected by the first means.
A digital television broadcasting system comprising:
- a broadcasting station for transmitting a signal containing data and index information, the data representing electronic advertising bills;
- a receiver for receiving the signal transmitted from the broadcasting station, and demodulating the received signal into the data and the index information;
- first means provided in the receiver for selecting at least one from the electronic advertising bills represented by the data in response to the index information and personal information;
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- second means for indicating the electronic advertising bill selected by the first means.
A digital television broadcasting system comprising:
- a broadcasting station for transmitting a signal containing data pieces;
- a receiver for receiving the signal transmitted from the broadcasting station, and demodulating the received signal into the data pieces;
- first means provided in the receiver for selecting ones from the data pieces in response to key words;
- and
- second means for indicating the data pieces selected by the first means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.