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Method and system for receiving and processing digital content

US8813153B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 14, 2013
Grant dateAug 19, 2014
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Expiry dateMar 23, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/4622
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An intelligent device is configured to receive a DTV signal that includes audio/visual information as well as data signals in a datacast format. The datacast format includes web pages, e.g., in the HTML (hypertext markup language) format of the world wide web. An intelligent filter modifies itself based on user behavior and user preferences in terms of the web pages that a viewer routinely visits. The intelligent filter is then used to identify certain web pages of the pages that are being broadcast and these identified web pages are stored in a cache memory for later use by the viewer. A second tuner can be used to poll multiple channels when updating the cached contents. Cached web pages avoid broadcast latencies (due to periodic updating) and thereby are displayed faster to the viewer.

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