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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2006
Gagan Arora, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Prasad V. R. Panchangam, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Gagan Arora, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Prasad V. R. Panchangam, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A hybrid system is described which allows an Internet Protocol (IP) set-top box to receive broadcast media content from a broadcast delivery infrastructure and on-demand media content from an IP delivery infrastructure. The broadcast delivery infrastructure can generate a quadrature amplitude modulated (QAM) signal, while the IP delivery infrastructure can generate an IP-based signal. The system uses a format converter to convert the QAM signal into a rights-protected signal expressed in an IP-compatible format. The format converter can be implemented as an OpenCable Unidirectional Receiver (OCUR) device.
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