Abstract: A method using a programmed data processor to operate a cable television system wherein a subscriber can select video information to be displayed on a common channel of the television monitors of all subscribers. The subscriber accesses the data processor by use of a touch tone telephone and selects video information to be broadcast by inputting a digital code using his touch tone telephone. The data processor processes the signal generated, retrieves the video information from memory and places it on queue to be broadcast.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 14, 1986
Date of Patent:
August 2, 1988
Assignee:
Video Jukebox Network
Inventors:
Morris Clark, Kenneth Lawson, James Izatt