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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2008
Trang V. Luu, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Mark T. Takamoto, Pacoima, CA (US);
Jonathan L. Tronson, Sherman Oaks, CA (US);
Gilbert Zaldivar, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Trang V. Luu, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Mark T. Takamoto, Pacoima, CA (US);
Jonathan L. Tronson, Sherman Oaks, CA (US);
Gilbert Zaldivar, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
The DIRECTV Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
A broadcast system and method of changing allocations therein include a plurality of broadcast system components and a broadcast operation channel management system having a database. The broadcast operation channel management system generates a first allocation chart for the broadcast system with a first effective time and communicates at least a portion of the first allocation chart to the plurality of broadcast system components. The plurality of broadcast system components determines a local time and when the local time is equal to or greater than the effective time, operates with the first allocation chart. The broadcast operation channel management system generates a second allocation chart for the broadcast system with a second effective time. The broadcast operation channel management system communicates at least a portion of the second allocation chart to the plurality of broadcast system components. The plurality of broadcast system components operates with the second allocation chart when the local time is equal to or greater than the second effective time.