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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2011
Fanghua Liu, Shanghai, CN;
Jan Erik Lindquist, Alvsjo, SE;
Yanming Xia, Beijing, CN;
Jinyang Xie, Shanghai, CN;
Michael Zhang, Beijing, CN;
Fanghua Liu, Shanghai, CN;
Jan Erik Lindquist, Alvsjo, SE;
Yanming Xia, Beijing, CN;
Jinyang Xie, Shanghai, CN;
Michael Zhang, Beijing, CN;
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
It is presented a hybrid media receiver capable of receiving broadcast media content using a first broadcast media network and a second broadcast media network, wherein the first broadcast media network complies with Internet Protocol Television, IPTV. The hybrid media receiver comprises: a content type receiver arranged to receive a first content type identifier and a second content type identifier, corresponding to the first broadcast media network and the second broadcast media network, respectively; and a channel data obtainer arranged to obtain, using the first content type identifier, a first list of scheduled media channels available to the hybrid media receiver over the first broadcast media network; and to obtain, using the second content type identifier, a second list of scheduled media channels available to the hybrid media receiver over the second broadcast media network. A corresponding middleware server, methods, computer programs and computer program products are also presented.