Providing timing information over a data link
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1. A system comprising:
- a content platform including,a content engine to broadcast content having a first processor and a first memory;
a display device to display the content; and
a transmitter device to transmit a synchronization signal, wherein the synchronization signal includes a transmitter identification and a timing parameter; and
a user device including a receiver device to receive the synchronization signal, to utilize the transmitter identification to determine the identity of the content platform with respect to one or more other content platforms, and to utilize the timing parameter to synchronize with the content engine such that a synchronization signal from the content platform is received and a synchronization signal from the one or more other content platforms is disregarded to minimize interference due to synchronization information being transmitted from multiple sources.
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Abstract
Systems and methods may involve minimizing interference when synchronization information is being transmitted from multiple sources. This may include receiving a trigger signal wherein the trigger signal includes a timing parameter to be used by a user device to synchronize with a content platform, and transmitting a synchronization signal having a transmitter identification and the timing parameter.
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1. A system comprising:
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a content platform including, a content engine to broadcast content having a first processor and a first memory; a display device to display the content; and a transmitter device to transmit a synchronization signal, wherein the synchronization signal includes a transmitter identification and a timing parameter; and a user device including a receiver device to receive the synchronization signal, to utilize the transmitter identification to determine the identity of the content platform with respect to one or more other content platforms, and to utilize the timing parameter to synchronize with the content engine such that a synchronization signal from the content platform is received and a synchronization signal from the one or more other content platforms is disregarded to minimize interference due to synchronization information being transmitted from multiple sources. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus comprising:
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a transmitter device storage component to store a transmitter identification of a content platform; a number generator to generate a number generator number; a counter to count a counter number; a transmitter device compare component to compare the number generator number and the counter number; and a transmitter to transmit a synchronization signal for the content platform to a user device such that the synchronization signal for the content platform is received and a synchronization signal for one or more other content platforms is disregarded to minimize interference due to synchronization information being transmitted from multiple sources. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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receiving a trigger signal, wherein the trigger signal includes a timing parameter to be used by a user device to synchronize with a content platform; generating a number generator number; counting a counter number; comparing the number generator number and the counter number; and transmitting a synchronization signal including a transmitter identification and the timing parameter to determine the identity of the content platform with respect to one or more other content platforms such that a synchronization signal for the content platform is received and a synchronization signal for one or more other content platforms is disregarded to minimize interference due to synchronization information being transmitted from multiple sources. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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