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US 10,855,385 B2Granted
System and method for controlling broadcast multimedia using plural wireless network connections
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsRichard Doil Lane, William Robert Gardner
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Abstract
Digital multimedia is broadcast to wireless receivers on a unidirectional wireless broadcast channel, while control data necessary for presentation of the multimedia is provided on a bidirectional, point-to-point wireless link.
Claims33
A wireless client station capable of communicating using at least two communication links, comprising:
- at least one processor configured to receive a digital multimedia stream on a broadcast channel and control data on a bidirectional wireless link, wherein the control data supports provisioning of the digital multimedia stream for authorized access on the broadcast channel;
- wherein the control data enables presentation of the digital multimedia stream on a display and the control data received on the bidirectional wireless link includes at least one key for decrypting the digital multimedia stream, data for decompressing the digital multimedia stream, and at least one application for the presentation of the digital multimedia stream at the wireless client station.
A method of receiving a multimedia stream at a wireless client station capable of communicating using at least two communication links, comprising:
- receiving the multimedia stream on a broadcast channel and control data that supports provisioning of the multimedia stream for authorized access on a bidirectional wireless link at the wireless client station;
- wherein the control data received over the bidirectional wireless link includes at least one key for decrypting the multimedia stream, data for decompressing the multimedia stream, and at least one application for presentation of the multimedia stream at the wireless client station.
An apparatus for receiving a multimedia stream comprising:
- means for receiving the multimedia stream on a broadcast channel and control data that supports provisioning of the multimedia stream for authorized access on a bidirectional wireless link at a wireless client station;
- wherein the control data received over the bidirectional wireless link includes at least one key for decrypting the multimedia stream, data for decompressing the multimedia stream, and at least one application for presentation of the multimedia stream at the apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.