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Claim 2

In a CATV television system which includes line synchronizing signals a CATV station having a program signal receivinG antenna and means in connection with said antenna to receive and deliver television program signals broadcast from an originating station and sensed by said antenna, wherein the program signals sensed by said antenna include color translatable signal components with exclusion of the color receiver color translation producing signal, and which system includes a CATV subscriber-receivingreceiver and includes a non-accessible wire line extending between the CATV station and such subscriber-receiving-receiver constituted to deliver the so-received color component signals from the CATV station to such subscriber-receiving-receiver; that improvement which includes means to deliver color receiver color translation producing signals to such subscriber-receivingreceiver in synchronism with the line synchronizing signals of the color translatable video signal components which are received by the CATV subscriber-receiving-receiver.

Claim 3

A CATV system as defined in claim 1; wherein the means to deliver the color receiver color translation producing signals to the subscriber-receiving-receiver include color translation producing signal generating means, together with means to synchronize such color translation producing signals with the line synchronizing signals of the color translatable video signal components, and synchronizing-signal transmitting connections between such color translation producing signals generating means and the wire line means which delivers the color translatable signal components to the subscriber-receiving-receiver.

Claim 4

A CATV system as defined in claim 2; wherein said connections between the color translation producing signal generating means and the wire line means, includes induction means in connection with the wire line means.

Claim 5

A CATV system as defined in claim 2; wherein the color translation producing signal generating means is located in proximity to the subscription receiving-receiver, together with means to deliver such so-generated color translation producing signals to such receiver.

Claim 6

A CATV system as defined in claim 4; wherein the means to deliver the so-generated color translation producing signals to the receiver, includes pre-pay or subscription means.

Claim 7

A CATV system as defined in claim 2; wherein the color translation producing signal generating means is located in proximity to the CATV station, together with a non-accessible wire line connection between such color translation producing signal generating means and the subscriber-receiving-receiver.

Claim 8

A CATV system as defined in claim 6; wherein the non-accessible wire line connection includes pre-pay or subscription means.

Claim 9

A CATV system as defined in claim 2; wherein the color translation producing signal generating means is located at the originating program emitting station, and wherein the means to deliver the color translation producing signals to the subscriber-receiving-receiver, includes non-accessible wire line means extending between the originating program station and the subscriber-receiving-receiver.

Claim 10

A CATV system as defined in claim 8; wherein the non-accessible wire line means which extends between the originating program station and the subscriber-receiving-receiver includes a wire line extending between the originating program station and the CATV station, and includes a wire line extending between the CATV station and the subscriber-receiving-receiver.

Claim 11

A CATV system as defined in claim 1; wherein the color translation producing signal comprises a burst signal.

Claim 12

In a CATV television system which includes line synchronizing signals a CATV station having a signal receiving antenna and means in connection with said antenna to receive and deliver the television program signals broadcast from an originating station and sensed by said antenna, wherein the sensed program signals received by said antenna include luminance component signals, line synchronizing signals, and chrominance excluding color burst signals, and which System includes a CATV subscriber-receiving-receiver and includes a non-accessible wire line extending between the CATV station and such subscriber-receiving-receiver constituted to deliver the so-received luminance component signals, the line synchronizing signals, and the chrominance signals, from the CATV station to such subscriber-receiving-receiver; that improvement which includes means to generate color burst signals in synchronism with the line synchronizing signals and to deliver such so-generated color burst signals into the receiver in synchronous relation to the line synchronizing signals.

Claim 13

In a CATV television system which includes line synchronizing signals a CATV station having a signal receiving antenna and means in connection with said antenna to receive and deliver the television program signals broadcast from an originating station and sensed by said antenna, wherein the sensed program signals received by said antenna include luminance component signals, line synchronizing signals, and chrominance excluding color burst signals, and which System includes a CATV subscriber-receiving-receiver and includes a non-accessible wire line extending between the CATV station and such subscriber-receiving-receiver constituted to deliver the so-received luminance component signals, the line synchronizing signals, and the chrominance signals, from the CATV station to such subscriber-receiving-receiver; that improvement which includes means to generate color burst signals in synchronism with the line synchronizing signals and to deliver such so-generated color burst signals into the receiver in synchronous relation to the line synchronizing signals.

Claim 14

A CATV system as defined in claim 11; wherein the means to deliver the color burst signals into the receiver, includes operator controlled means to cause delivery or non-delivery of the color burst signals into the receiver, selectively.

Claim 15

A CATV system as defined in claim 12; wherein the means to cause delivery or non-delivery of the color burst signals into the receiver, includes operator controlled pay or subscription means.

Claim 16

In a CATV system which includes a CATV station having a signal receiving antenna and means in connection with said antenna to receive and deliver the television signals broadcast from an originating station and sensed by said antenna, wherein the so-sensed program signals alone, received by said antenna include color video signals receivable and translatable in a color receiver as a monochrome picture rendition, and which system includes a CATV subscriber-receiving-receiver and includes a non-accessible wire line extending between the CATV station and such subscriber-receiving-receiver constituted to deliver such program signals to such receiver, with production of a picture raster in monochrome by said receiver; that improvement which includes means to deliver a supplemental color burst signal to the receiver, constituted to cause the receiver to produce the picture raster in color rendition.

Claim 17

In a CATV system which includes a CATV station having a signal receiving antenna and means in connection with said antenna to receive and deliver the television signals broadcast from an originating station and sensed by said antenna, wherein the so-sensed program signals alone, received by said antenna include color video signals receivable and translatable in a color receiver as a monochrome picture rendition, and which system includes a CATV subscriber-receiving-receiver and includes a non-accessible wire line extending between the CATV station and such subscriber-receiving-receiver constituted to deliver such program signals to such receiver, with production of a picture raster in monochrome by said receiver; that improvement which includes means to deliver a supplemental color burst signal to the receiver, constituted to cause the receiver to produce the picture raster in color rendition.

Claim 18

A CATV system as defined in claim 14; wherein the broadcast and antenna received signals include luminance signals and chrominance signals and line synchronizing signals of a color television program, and wherein the supplemental signal delivered to such subscriber-receiving-receiver comprises a color burst signal in synchronism with the line synchronizing signals delivered to such subscriber-receiving-receiver.