KR920002538B1 - 텔레비죤 시청자 습관 감시 시스템의 원격 유니트 - Google Patents
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- 한 중앙국과, 다수의 시청자 위치에 있고 텔레비죤 방송 수상기에 연결되는 다수의 원격 유니트들을 포함한 가입 시청자들의 습관을 감시하기 위한 시스템에 있어서, 텔레비죤 방송 신호를 수신하는 수신 수단과 채널 고정 위치에서 그 위치와 관련된 텔레비죤 방송 수상기가 채널 선택기에서의 뒤이은 어떤 변환에도 불구하고 현재 선택된 채널에 고정되도록 상기 수신 수단에 결합되어 있으며, 채널 고정 및 비고정 위치에서 동작가능한 채널 고정 스위치와 채널 선택기를 가진 시청자 제어 수단과 마이크로 프로세서와 : 상기 마이크로 프로세서용 프로그램정보 및 데이타를 기억하는 메모리 수단과 : 일시 정보를 발생시키는 시간 수단과 : 상기 마이크로 프로세서가 채널 선택기의 변화와 채널 고정 스위치의 상태를 감시하여 그 결과를 일시 정보와 함께 상기 메모리 수단에 기억시키도록 상기 마이크로 프로세서를 통해 텔레비죤 방송 수상기에 상기 시청자 제어 수단을 결합하는 결합수단과 : 마이크로 프로세서의 제어로 그 마이크로 프로세서에 결합되며, 비전용 전화 회로망을 연결하는 모댐과 : 각각의 원격 유니트에 대해 독특한 식별 신호를 설정하되, 그러한 식별 신호가 각각의 원격 유니트에 대해 특유의 미리 선택된 내부 호출시간에 대응되도록 그 식별신호를 설정하는 레지스터 수단을 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 텔레비죤 시청자 습관 감시 시스템의 원격유니트.
- 제1항에 있어서, 상기 수신 수단은 유선 변환기를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 텔레비죤 시청자 습관 감시 시스템의 원격 유니트.
- 제1항에 있어서, 상기 메모리 수단은 채널 대체 테이블을 포함하며, 이 채널 대체 테이블의 내용은 상기한 중앙국에서 원격 유니트까지의 독특한 내부 호출시간의 통신도중에 로우드되며, 상기 마이크로 프로세서에 의해 제어되는 채널 선택은 시청자가 수동으로 선택한 채널에 관계없이 상기 채널 대체 테이블에 따라 미리 선택된 시간에 대체 채널 선택을 행하게 하는 것을 특징으로 하는 텔레비죤 시청자 습관 감시 시스템의 원격 유니트.
- 제3항에 있어서, 상기 채널 선택 대체 테이블은 대체 채널 선택용의 미리 선택된 일시 정보를 포함하고, 마이크로 프로세서는 미리 선택된 일시 정보에 따라 대체 채널 선택을 행하는 것을 특징으로 하는 텔레비죤 시청자 습관 감시 시스템의 원격 유니트.
- 제3항에 있어서, 텔레비죤 방송 신호내에 포함된 제어 신호를 검출하기 위해 텔레비죤 방송 신호를 수신하기 위한 수신 수단에 결합되는 제어 신호 검출기를 추가로 포함하고, 상기 대체 채널 선택은 텔레비죤 방송 신호에 대한 제어 신호 발생에 따라서 미리 선택된 시간에 이뤄지는 것을 특징으로 하는 텔레비죤 시청자 습관 감시 시스템의 원격 유니트.
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