Media playout system
AssigneeChello Broadband NV
InventorRobert Van Noetsele
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Abstract
A media playout system for playing out media to receiver units, the system comprising: a broadcast data channel; a playout arrangement for broadcasting over the broadcast data channel enhanced content data associated with video data; a distribution unit for receiving the broadcast data and distributing it to the receiver units, and comprising a buffer for storing enhanced content data, and a transmission controller responsive to signalling from the playout arrangement to retrieve enhanced content data from the buffer and make it available to the receiver units.
Claims11
A media playout system for playing out media to receiver units, the system comprising:
- a broadcast data channel;
- a playout arrangement for broadcasting over the broadcast data channel enhanced content data associated with video data;
- a distribution unit for receiving the broadcast data and distributing it to the receiver units, and comprising
- a buffer for storing enhanced content data, and
- a transmission controller responsive to signalling from the playout arrangement to retrieve enhanced content data from the buffer and make it available to the receiver units.
A media playout system as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the receiver units are arranged to cause video data and enhanced content data to be displayed to a user by means of a television.
A media playout system as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the transmission controller is responsive to signalling from the playout arrangement to delete enhanced content data from the buffer of the distribution unit.
A media playout system as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the playout arrangement comprises a media converter for converting enhanced content data into a plurality of formats each capable of being interpreted by a respective type of receiver unit.
A method for playing out media to receiver units, in a media playout system as claimed in any preceding claim, the method comprising:
- broadcasting the enhanced content data from the playout arrangement in advance of a time scheduled for its transmission to the receiver units;
- signalling the distribution unit to make the enhanced content data available to the receiver units at the scheduled time/.
A media playout system substantially as herein described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3 of the accompanying drawings.
A method for playing out media to receiver units, substantially as herein described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3 of the accompanying drawings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.