System and devices for distributing content in a hierarchical manner
US9232264B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 14, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jan 5, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 15, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04H20/72
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention concerns a transmitting device adapted to send content in bursts in a channel, the channel comprising a plurality of bursts, wherein a burst comprises at least one time slot. The transmitting device comprises first communicating means for receiving content from a first network, second communicating means for sending the content to a second network, the content being successively sent over at least one time slot of the bursts of the channel, time slot means for assigning a channel, and at least one unfilled time slot in the bursts of the channel to at least one second transmitting device located on the second network and signaling means for indicating the channel and the unfilled time slots to the at least one second transmitting device.
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