Leader and follower broadcast stations
US7826444B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 13, 2007 |
| Grant date | Nov 2, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 6, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04H20/18
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus includes a plurality of software-controlled broadcast stations, each station capable of operating in a leader mode or a follower mode during a simulcast. Each station in the follower mode is configured to broadcast the same programs as a station in the leader mode during common program periods, and to selectively broadcast programs that are different from those broadcast by the station in the leader mode during independent program periods.
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