Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Updating content libraries by transmitting release data
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Application No.: US14515287Application Date: 2014-10-15
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Publication No.: US09451317B2Publication Date: 2016-09-20
- Inventor: Prasanna Ganesan , Shahriyar Matloub , Tony Miranz , Alain Rossmann
- Applicant: Vudu, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Assignee: Vudu, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Vudu, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Agency: Bryan Cave LLP
- Main IPC: H04N7/173
- IPC: H04N7/173 ; H04N21/433 ; G06F17/30 ; H04N21/2225 ; H04N21/2747 ; H04N21/432 ; H04N21/472 ; H04N21/6543

Abstract:
There are many boxes (e.g., set-top boxes) in a system offering media services to users. Each of the boxes maintains a library with a significant number of titles. Techniques for updating the library in each of these boxes using a transmission infrastructure are described. According to one aspect of the techniques, a service provider is provided with a high bandwidth broadcasting or multicasting capability, a release fragmented into a header and several segments is transmitted to all boxes that are respectively configured to receive a proper release package to update the library. Alternatively, separate release packages may be transmitted via different channels to the boxes, wherein each of the boxes is tuned to a proper channel to receive a proper release package.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150033272A1 Updating Content Libraries By Transmitting Release Data Public/Granted day:2015-01-29
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