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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2008
Eduardo Barroso, Rowland Heights, CA (US);
Trang V Luu, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Michael R Munsell, Playa del Rey, CA (US);
Dien V Nguyen, Torrance, CA (US);
Xavier D Riley, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Jason Y Shimizu, Torrance, CA (US);
Mark T Takamoto, Pacoima, CA (US);
Gilbert Zaldivar, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Eduardo Barroso, Rowland Heights, CA (US);
Trang V Luu, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Michael R Munsell, Playa del Rey, CA (US);
Dien V Nguyen, Torrance, CA (US);
Xavier D Riley, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Jason Y Shimizu, Torrance, CA (US);
Mark T Takamoto, Pacoima, CA (US);
Gilbert Zaldivar, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
The DIRECTV Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
A broadcast system includes a program guide system, a traffic and scheduling system having a traffic and scheduling database having a program schedule therein. The system also includes a broadcast operation channel management system initiating a channel mapping change or channel definition change using the program schedule and communicating a change notification to a traffic scheduling system from the broadcast operation channel management system, extracting channel data from the channel mapping or channel definition change. The broadcast operation channel management system communicates the channel data to a program guide system.