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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2000
John W. Chaney, Gilroy, CA (US);
Bill W. Beyers, Jr., Carmel, IN (US);
Michael W. Johnson, Indianapolis, IN (US);
James E. Hailey, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Kevin E. Bridgewater, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Michael S. Deiss, Zionsville, IN (US);
Raymond S. Horton, McKinney, TX (US);
John W. Chaney, Gilroy, CA (US);
Bill W. Beyers, Jr., Carmel, IN (US);
Michael W. Johnson, Indianapolis, IN (US);
James E. Hailey, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Kevin E. Bridgewater, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Michael S. Deiss, Zionsville, IN (US);
Raymond S. Horton, McKinney, TX (US);
Thomson Licensing S.A., Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for processing packetized signal having a plurality of channels carrying program information. The packetized signal also includes program guide information that includes channel identifier data. The program guide information comprises a sequence of data blocks including a segment map that includes information about the partitioning of the plurality of channels into segments and map block that includes information relating specific channels of the plurality of channels with respective channel identifier data.