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Method and apparatus for injecting information assets into a content stream

US6996098B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 10, 1999
Grant dateFeb 7, 2006
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Expiry dateAug 15, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04H20/10
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for transport encoded asset data and content data, multiplexing the transport encoded content data with a plurality of NULL transport packets to provide “place holder” for the asset data transport packets, and replacing the NULL transport packets with asset data transport packets prior to transmitting the multiplexed transport stream to a set top box.

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