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To: Michael Olds who wrote (8963)	6/2/1999 3:11:00 PM
From: DrD	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 17679

To All: I searched the patents listed for Ampex, and discovered the following patent granted "Signal processing apparatus and methods". This was filed ; June 7, 1995 and granted March 23, 1999. Patent# US5887243. This patent appears to be a possible candidate for the streaming video commercials referred to earlier. While it has the same convoluted descriptions (not dissimilar from some of my own issued patents) of most patents, it seems plausible that this could be the one (this assuming the rumor is true). A couple of bumps include: 1) the patent is assigned to Personalized Media Communications, L.L.C., New York, NY. Maybe Ampex has some kind of licensing agreement, or maybe a buyout or another strategic partnership?? 2) Does anyone know anything about that company? In any event, here is the abstract: Abstract: A unified system of programing communication. The system encompasses the prior art (television, radio, broadcast hardcopy, computer communications, etc.) and new user specific mass media. Within the unified system, parallel processing computer systems, each having an input (e.g., 77) controlling a plurality of computers (e.g., 205), generate and output user information at receiver stations. Under broadcast control, local computers (73, 205), combine user information selectively into prior art communications to exhibit personalized mass media programming at video monitors (202), speakers (263), printers (221), etc. At intermediate transmission stations (e.g., cable television stations), signals in network broadcasts and from local inputs (74, 77, 97, 98) cause control processors (71) and computers (73) to selectively automate connection and operation of receivers (53), recorder/players (76), computers (73), generators (82), strippers (81), etc. At receiver stations, signals in received transmissions and from local inputs (225, 218, 22) cause control processors (200) and computers (205) to automate connection and operation of converters (201), tuners (215), decryptors (224), recorder/players (217), computers (205), furnaces (206), etc. Processors (71, 200) meter and monitor availability and usage of programming.... Comments, opinions please. DrD