System and a method for transmitting and receiving a program with improved efficiency
US8091112B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 28, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jan 3, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 21, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/4334
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of transmitting programs from a source of programs to a user location divides a program into a plurality of program streams, wherein each program stream represents a temporal segment of the program. The method adds identification data to the plurality of program streams and multiplexes the plurality of program streams comprising the identification data into a transport stream. The transport stream is transmitted to a user location. The program represented by the plurality of program streams is transmitted in a reduced amount of time. The amount of time decreases with the number of program streams used.
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