Method and apparatus for providing on-demand access of stored content at a receiver in a digital broadcast system
US6876835B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 25, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 5, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 16, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04H60/37
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A receiver in a digital broadcast system is provided for storing broadcast content files for on-demand playback purposes. The content files are transmitted in a partitioned format. Users can select which content files are to be captured in a memory device following reception. The receiver is operable to monitor the reception of content file segments and, when a selected on-demand content file has been completely received, to generate an alert message to notify a user that the content is available for retrieval from the memory device and playback via an output device.
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