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Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015

Filed:

Oct. 14, 2008
Applicants:

Richard W. Citta, Oak Park, IL (US);

Scott Matthew Lopresto, Chicago, IL (US);

David Emery Virag, Noblesville, IN (US);

Barth Alan Canfield, Indianapolis, IN (US);

Inventors:

Richard W. Citta, Oak Park, IL (US);

Scott Matthew Lopresto, Chicago, IL (US);

David Emery Virag, Noblesville, IN (US);

Barth Alan Canfield, Indianapolis, IN (US);

Assignee:

Thomson Licensing, Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/025 (2006.01); H04N 21/435 (2011.01); H04L 1/00 (2006.01); H04L 25/02 (2006.01); H04N 21/235 (2011.01); H04N 21/2365 (2011.01); H04N 21/2381 (2011.01); H04N 21/61 (2011.01); H04N 21/643 (2011.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/435 (2013.01); H04L 1/0041 (2013.01); H04L 1/0045 (2013.01); H04L 1/005 (2013.01); H04L 1/0055 (2013.01); H04L 1/0057 (2013.01); H04L 1/006 (2013.01); H04L 1/0065 (2013.01); H04L 1/0068 (2013.01); H04L 1/0071 (2013.01); H04L 25/0226 (2013.01); H04N 21/235 (2013.01); H04N 21/2353 (2013.01); H04N 21/2365 (2013.01); H04N 21/2381 (2013.01); H04N 21/6131 (2013.01); H04N 21/64315 (2013.01); H04L 65/607 (2013.01);
Abstract

Information is transmitted indicating when a burst mode will take place which intervenes during a regular transmission mode. The information transmitted can also include information indicating how long such a burst mode will be and the contents of the burst mode where such contents can be identified as video, audio, system information, advertisements, or interactive content.


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