A television multiplexing and transmission system and method, which is
using certain portions of the standard television channel-bandwidth to
superimpose additional information by phase-modulating said information
using precisely-derived frequency carriers combined with reference
frequencies and injecting said phase modulated electronic signals at
amplitudes below the standard minimum detectable signal without affecting
the simultaneous orderly operation of the same standard television
channels into which the additional information is multiplexed, which
system may be used to simultaneously transmit to a plurality of users
various data in response to their corresponding queries, with particular
applications to CATV systems, comprising a user data unit, a multiplexing
and transmission unit and a alternate frequency unit.