Correction of over-the-air signals
AssigneeCable Television Laboratories, Inc.
InventorsChristopher Donley, Isaac Elliott, Thomas Williams, Belal Hamzeh
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Abstract
Correction of errors within over-the-air signaling is contemplated. The error correction may include correcting over-the-air signaling used to facilitate transmitting content, broadcast television, etc. according to error correction data transmitted separately from the over-the-air signaling. A receiver may be configured to process the over-the-air signaling according to the error correction data so as to facilitate the contemplated error correction.
Claims11
A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions executable with a processor of a server to facilitate correcting reception errors within signals being transmitted from a transmitter to a receiver, the instructions being sufficient to facilitate:
- determining the reception errors to correspond with the receiver being unable to properly display the signals;
- transmitting error correction data to the receiver independently of the transmitter to facilitate correcting the reception errors;
- determining the receiver to be tuned to a first wireless channel of a plurality of wireless channels being broadcasted to the receiver;
- tuning the server to the first wireless channel;
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- transmitting the error correction data from the server to the receiver via the first wireless channel.
A receiver configured to facilitate transmission of wireless signals comprising:
- a first interface configured to continuously receive the wireless signals;
- a second interface configured to continuously receive error correction data transmitted separately from the wireless signals;
- a controller executing instructions stored within a non-transitory computer-readable medium to facilitate correcting errors in the wireless signals according to the error correction data;
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- a buffer sufficient to buffer the error correction data received through the second interface when the error correction data is received at the second interface prior to a portion of the wireless signal correctable therewith being received at the first interface, and wherein the instructions are sufficient to facilitate retrieving the error correction data from the buffer when correcting the errors associated therewith.
A receiver configured to facilitate transmission of wireless signals comprising:
- a first interface configured to continuously receive the wireless signals;
- a second interface configured to continuously receive error correction data transmitted separately from the wireless signals;
- a controller executing instructions stored within a non-transitory computer-readable medium to facilitate correcting errors in the wireless signals according to the error correction data;
- a third interface for facilitating display of the content to a viewer;
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- a buffer sufficient to buffer the wireless signals received through the first interface when received prior to the error correction data associated therewith being received at the second interface, and wherein the instructions are sufficient to facilitate buffering the wireless signals within the buffer for a period of time sufficient to delay display of the content at least until the error correction data associated therewith is received at the second interface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.