Communication method between stations
US6219100A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 16, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 17, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 16, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/435
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method is disclosed for communication between a plurality of stations. The method includes selecting a master station, which becomes responsible for building and broadcasting at least one service information table (such as the tables defined in MPEG or DVB), and communicates with the (N-1) to the other stations, known as slave stations, in a limited number of situations corresponding to modifications of the content of the tables and according to a specific table management, where the master station is always in one of three states that are either a waiting state, or a building state, or a transferring state, and specific communication rules for the slave stations and the master station.
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