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US 2003/0115294 A1Published application
Selective access digital data broadcast system
OwnerKhoi Hoanginventor
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A client generic uni-directional digital data file download system and method including a method of transmitting non-data-on-demand (non-DOD) data files to a large number of customers comprising the acts of: parsing at least one non-DOD data file into a sequence of data blocks, the sequence being composed of a first plurality of data blocks containing digital data; repeatedly transmitting the sequence of data blocks in a non-client specific manner such that a user receiving the first plurality of data blocks may view at least a portion of the at least one non-DOD data file. Additionally, the present invention includes transmitting an electronic program guide (EPG) to the plurality of users, wherein the user may select a desired data file using the electronic program guide. In accordance with one embodiment each non-DOD data file is allocated an associated bandwidth, wherein the data files are repeatedly transmitted on a corresponding allocated bandwidth.
A method of transmitting a plurality of non-data-on-demand (non-DOD) data files to a large number of customers comprising the acts of:
The method of claim 17 wherein said STB is operative to provide said billing information to a service provider.
A method of downloading non-DOD data files broadcast periodically, using an intelligent STB comprising:
An apparatus for retrieving non-DOD data files broadcast repetitively over at least a first time interval and a second time interval comprising:
An apparatus for retrieving non-DOD data files broadcast repetitively over at least a first time interval and a second time interval comprising:
A broadcast server apparatus for transmitting a large number of client generic non-DOD data files to a large number of recipients over a wide area network comprising;
A method of downloading non-DOD data files broadcast in a uni-directional manner, using an intelligent STB comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.