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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2005

Filed:

Dec. 08, 2000
Applicants:

Jonathan D. Courtney, San Jose, CA (US);

Jesus David Rivas, San Francisco, CA (US);

James Van Loo, Los Altos, CA (US);

Bartley H. Calder, San Jose, CA (US);

Inventors:

Jonathan D. Courtney, San Jose, CA (US);

Jesus David Rivas, San Francisco, CA (US);

James Van Loo, Los Altos, CA (US);

Bartley H. Calder, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

Sun Microsystems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N007/175 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The invention relates to methods and apparatus for accessing data that is periodically transmitted by a broadcaster. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, a receiver capable of reception of data is disclosed. The data is transmitted by a broadcaster in a broadcasting system. The receiver reduces the delay conventionally encountered in accessing periodically transmitted data in a broadcasting system.


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