TERMINAL AUTHORIZATION METHOD

摘要

A terminal apparatus for use in a cable television system which provides a plurality of channels capable of being tuned for display at a television receiver is provided. The apparatus includes a memory for storing data for generating a plurality of predetermined character screens and for storing deauthorization data. a character generator for generating character screens from the stored character screen data at the television receiver, a deauthorization mechanical responsive to the deauthorization data in the memory means for deauthorizing selected ones ot the plurality of channels, and a controller for controlling the memory and the character generator. and for composing at least one predetermined character screen for display at rhe television receiver in accordance with rhe deauthorization of a channel by the deauthorization mechanism.