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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2011
Brian Bulkowski, Berkeley, CA (US);
Carolyn Wales, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Sam Hsu, Fremont, CA (US);
James Helman, San Carlos, CA (US);
Joseph Decker, San Jose, CA (US);
Brock Wagenaar, Cambridge, MA (US);
Mark Vickers, Belmont, CA (US);
Brian Bulkowski, Berkeley, CA (US);
Carolyn Wales, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Sam Hsu, Fremont, CA (US);
James Helman, San Carlos, CA (US);
Joseph Decker, San Jose, CA (US);
Brock Wagenaar, Cambridge, MA (US);
Mark Vickers, Belmont, CA (US);
TVWorks, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Abstract
The invention provides a method and apparatus that addresses and resolves the issues currently affecting the ability to offer Enhanced TV, in particular, those issues concerning timing and synchronization, interaction with other modules in the STB, and distribution.