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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2012
Applicant:
Thomson Licensing, Issy de Moulineaux, FR;
Inventors:
Suresh Vishwanath Leley, Carmel, IN (US);
Thomas Anthony Stahl, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Assignee:
Thomson Licensing, Issy les Moulineaux, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/458 (2011.01); H04N 21/2665 (2011.01); H04N 21/6405 (2011.01); H04N 21/231 (2011.01); H04N 21/2385 (2011.01); H04H 20/62 (2008.01); H04H 60/72 (2008.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01); H04N 21/61 (2011.01); H04N 21/232 (2011.01); H04N 21/262 (2011.01); H04N 21/4363 (2011.01); H04N 21/462 (2011.01); H04H 40/90 (2008.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/458 (2013.01); H04H 20/62 (2013.01); H04H 60/72 (2013.01); H04N 21/231 (2013.01); H04N 21/2323 (2013.01); H04N 21/2385 (2013.01); H04N 21/23109 (2013.01); H04N 21/2665 (2013.01); H04N 21/26208 (2013.01); H04N 21/4363 (2013.01); H04N 21/4508 (2013.01); H04N 21/4622 (2013.01); H04N 21/482 (2013.01); H04N 21/6143 (2013.01); H04N 21/6193 (2013.01); H04N 21/6405 (2013.01); H04H 40/90 (2013.01);
Abstract
Guide acquisition method and apparatus for receiving a satellite broadcast stream containing guide data, encapsulating said broadcast stream containing guide data in a network communication protocol, assigning a multicast address to said broadcast stream containing guide data, transmitting said broadcast stream containing guide data, receiving a request for said guide data wherein said request comprises a satellite network identifier and transmitting a said multicast address in response to said request.