John P. Lappington - Lawrenceville GA Susan K. Marshall - Greenwood Village CO Wayne Y. Yamamoto - Aurora CO Cameron A. Wilson - Marietta GA Eric C. Berkobin - Woodstock GA Richard S. Simons - Duluth GA
Assignee:
Zing Systems, L.P. - Englewood CO
International Classification:
H04N 708
US Classification:
348 2
Abstract:
A system for providing security on an interactive television system. Two sets of interactive data, with time stamps, are separately sent to a remote location. At the remote location, the time stamps are checked against a remote clock, a time difference being noted for both sets of data. The two time differences are compared to determine if one set of data has been delayed as compared to the other. Non-delayed data can be used to update a game score for an interactive game. After the game is completed, the remote clock is compared to a central clock. The difference between the two clocks are compared to the time difference for non-delayed data to determine whether the entire aggregate of interactive data was delayed.
Interactive Television Security Through Transaction Time Stamping
John P. Lappington - Lawrenceville GA Susan K. Marshall - Greenwood Village CO Wayne Y. Yamamoto - Aurora CO Cameron A. Wilson - Marietta GA Eric C. Berkobin - Woodstock GA Richard S. Simons - Duluth GA
Assignee:
Thomson Multimedia S.A.
International Classification:
H04N 700
US Classification:
348 12
Abstract:
A system for providing security on an interactive television system. Two sets of interactive data, with time stamps, are separately sent to a remote location. At the remote location, the time stamps are checked against a remote clock, a time difference being noted for both sets of data. The two time differences are compared to determine if one set of data has been delayed as compared to the other. Non-delayed data can be used to update a game score for an interactive game. After the game is completed, the remote clock is compared to a central clock. the difference between the two clocks are compared to the time difference for non-delayed data to determine whether the entire aggregate of interactive data was delayed.
Dr. Simons graduated from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1980. He works in Seaford, DE and specializes in Cardiovascular Disease and Internal Medicine. Dr. Simons is affiliated with Nanticoke Memorial Hospital.
John Simons originally founded the company as a dry goods store in Quebec City in 1840. Brothers Peter and Richard Simons are now at the helm. Simons has more than 2,000 employees and offers an extensive range of apparel from moderately priced separates to higher-end offerings from a stable of homeg