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- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for providing non-resident program guide information to a media subscriber
- Patent Title (中): 向媒体订户提供非居民节目指南信息的方法和装置
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Application No.: US09677691Application Date: 2000-10-02
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Publication No.: US07661119B1Publication Date: 2010-02-09
- Inventor: Robert G. Arsenault , Stephen P. Dulac , Tam T. Leminh , Laura J. O'Donnell
- Applicant: Robert G. Arsenault , Stephen P. Dulac , Tam T. Leminh , Laura J. O'Donnell
- Applicant Address: US CA El Segundo
- Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
- Current Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA El Segundo
- Main IPC: H04N5/445
- IPC: H04N5/445

Abstract:
A system and method for providing program guide information to subscribers is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method is applied to a satellite broadcasting system having a first satellite broadcasting a first signal having a first set of program material and first program guide information describing at least a portion of said set of program material, and a second satellite broadcasting a second signal having a second set of program material and second program guide information describing at least a portion of said second set of program material, wherein the first broadcast signal and the second broadcast signal each include service channels uniquely described by a service channel identifier. The method comprises the steps of mapping at least a portion of the first program guide information to a first service channel of the first broadcast signal; mapping at least a portion of the second program guide information to a second service channel of the first broadcast signal, wherein the second service channel is logically offset from the first service channel; and transmitting the first signal to the subscriber.
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