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  • Control of a system for processing a stream of information based on information content
    Patent number: 6005603
    Abstract: A segment announcing system is disclosed that contains one or more segment announcement receivers that receive one or more announcements over a network connection and/or other communication connection. The announcements contain content information about the content of broadcast information being broadcast, e.g., to a television. The segment announcement receivers have one or more control outputs to perform a function, typically to control the segment announcement receivers during processing of information called a content stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1999
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Robert Alan Flavin