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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 15, 1997
William George Schmidt, Sun Lakes, AZ (US);
Om Prakash Gupta, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
A transmitting unit (10) transmits a video digital signal. The transmitting unit (10) is the delivery system associated with a source that can provide digital video signals, including but not necessarily limited to a satellite television system, a local television station or a cable television provider. A receiving unit (100) receives the broadcasted signal and demultiplexes the signal into a multicasting segment (52) and a baseline video bitstream (54). A portion of the multicasting segment (52) is stored in memory until such time that it is displayed on a television monitor (110). The baseline video bitstream (54) usually comprises a television show which is displayed on the television monitor (110) unless the multicasting segment (52) (e.g., commercial) is being displayed.