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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 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 method and system for operating different broadcast system components with different portions of a database includes a method of configuring a broadcast system comprising generating an allocation chart for a broadcast system, communicating a first portion of the allocation chart to a first broadcast system component, operating the first broadcast system component with the first portion of the allocation chart, communicating a second portion of the allocation chart to a second broadcast system component, said first portion different than the second portion, and operating the second broadcast system component with the second portion of the allocation chart. In a further aspect of the disclosure, a broadcast system includes a first broadcast system component, a second broadcast system component and a broadcast operation channel management system generating an allocation chart for the broadcast system. The broadcast operation management channel communicates a first portion of the allocation chart to a first broadcast system component. The first broadcast system component operates with the first portion of the allocation chart. The broadcast operation channel management system communicates a second portion of the allocation chart to the second broadcast system component. The first portion is different than the second portion. The second broadcast system component operates with the second portion of the allocation chart.