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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2007
Applicant:
David K. Broberg, Lafayette, CO (US);
Inventor:
David K. Broberg, Lafayette, CO (US);
Assignee:
Cable Television Laboratories, Inc., Louisville, CO (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04H 60/33 (2008.01); H04N 7/173 (2011.01); H04N 7/16 (2011.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/2801 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and system for supporting media services on devices lacking capabilities to execute reverse transmission communicates necessary to request and/or locate the services. The method and system may be suitable for use with switched broadcast television (SBT) system having unidirectional digital cable products (UDCPs) which are unable to execute reverse transmission communicates necessary to support SBT.