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PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 4,591,906Wireless transmission from the television set to the television station
Term ended
Term ended no later than May 27, 2006 · Low confidence
Term endedTerm ended no later than May 27, 2006Low confidence
US 4,755,871Control of rf answer pulses in a TV answer back system
Term ended
Term ended no later than Jul 5, 2008 · Low confidence
Term endedTerm ended no later than Jul 5, 2008Low confidence
US 5,036,389Satellite controlled audience polling system
Term ended
Term ended no later than Jul 30, 2011 · Low confidence
Term endedTerm ended no later than Jul 30, 2011Low confidence
US 5,101,267Wide area real-time T-V audience polling system with local area stations linked by satellite
Term ended
Term ended no later than Mar 31, 2012 · Low confidence
Term endedTerm ended no later than Mar 31, 2012Low confidence
US 5,223,923Cellular repeater stations in a wireless audience response system for satellite communication
Term ended
Term ended no later than Jun 29, 2013 · Low confidence
Term endedTerm ended no later than Jun 29, 2013Low confidence
US 5,257,099Central data processing station for satellite communication with local area audience response station
Term ended
Term ended no later than Oct 26, 2013 · Low confidence
Term endedTerm ended no later than Oct 26, 2013Low confidence
US 5,291,554Shared-price custom video rentals via interactive TV
Term ended
Term ended no later than Mar 1, 2014 · Low confidence
Term endedTerm ended no later than Mar 1, 2014Low confidence
US 5,388,101Interactive nationwide data service communication system for stationary and mobile battery operated subscriber units
Formerly held
Term ended
Term ended no later than Feb 7, 2015 · Low confidence
Term endedTerm ended no later than Feb 7, 2015Low confidence
US 5,392,353Interactive satellite broadcast network
Term ended
Term ended no later than Feb 21, 2015 · Low confidence
Term endedTerm ended no later than Feb 21, 2015Low confidence
US 5,663,757Software controlled multi-mode interactive TV systems
Formerly held
Term ended
Term ended no later than Sep 2, 2017 · Low confidence
Term endedTerm ended no later than Sep 2, 2017Low confidence
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