Method of managing auxiliary programs and a corresponding receiver and system
US8015588B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 7, 2005 |
| Grant date | Sep 6, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 28, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/8402
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of managing auxiliary programs broadcast with main programs in a digital data stream, wherein the method is implemented by a receiver, involving receiving several digital data streams including the aforementioned digital data stream, detecting data identifying all the auxiliary programs contained in said digital data stream, extracting all the auxiliary programs identified in the stream, and storing all of the auxiliary programs identified and extracted from the digital data stream, wherein the extraction is followed by analyzing execution commands associated with the extracted auxiliary programs.
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