Broadcast relaying via single-channel transmission
US10439683B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 13, 2018 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 13, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/6112
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods for relaying in broadcast single-frequency networks are disclosed herein. A single-frequency network can be formed in part using transmitters that receive data via a cooperative relay channel instead of a studio-to-transmitter link. In some embodiments, transmitter may use a portion of its transmission time to relay in-band information to the single-frequency network transmitter using time-division multiplexing.
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