Method and apparatus for enhanced file distribution in multicast or broadcast
US8351363B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 6, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jan 8, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 4, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/64322
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a communication system providing broadcast services in which files for broadcast are accessible by the users. Contents of the broadcast files and the file attributes required to process the broadcast files are separately sent. As arranged, receiving the file attributes ahead of the content files allow more efficient download and processing of the broadcast files.
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