Datacast bandwidth in wireless broadcast system
First Claim
1. A datacast transmission network comprising:
- a network datacast center including a content database, a channel distribution server coupled to the content database, and first and second ancillary data channel servers coupled to the channel distribution server;
a first wireless transmission facility coupled to receive a first primary program from a first media studio and a second primary program from a second media studio, and to receive a first ancillary program from the first ancillary data channel server, wherein the first transmission facility transmits a first wireless signal including the first and second primary programs and the first ancillary program; and
a second wireless transmission facility coupled to receive a third primary program from a third media studio and a fourth primary program from a fourth media studio, and to receive a second ancillary program from the second ancillary data channel server, wherein the second transmission facility transmits, contemporaneously with the first wireless signal, a second wireless signal including the third and fourth primary programs and the second ancillary program.
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Abstract
A network datacast system includes a plurality of transmission facilities. Each transmission facility receives primary programs from one or more media studios. Each transmission facility also receives ancillary data programs from a network datacast center. Each transmission facility broadcasts a wireless signal that includes a primary channel and at least one ancillary data channel. The transmission facilities contemporaneously transmit the ancillary programs on the ancillary data channels. A network datacast receiver contemporaneously receives the wireless signals and extracts the datacast programs from each datacast signal. The extracted datacast programs are stored in the receiver for subsequent output to the user.
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23 Claims
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1. A datacast transmission network comprising:
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a network datacast center including a content database, a channel distribution server coupled to the content database, and first and second ancillary data channel servers coupled to the channel distribution server;
a first wireless transmission facility coupled to receive a first primary program from a first media studio and a second primary program from a second media studio, and to receive a first ancillary program from the first ancillary data channel server, wherein the first transmission facility transmits a first wireless signal including the first and second primary programs and the first ancillary program; and
a second wireless transmission facility coupled to receive a third primary program from a third media studio and a fourth primary program from a fourth media studio, and to receive a second ancillary program from the second ancillary data channel server, wherein the second transmission facility transmits, contemporaneously with the first wireless signal, a second wireless signal including the third and fourth primary programs and the second ancillary program. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A datacast transmission network comprising:
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a network datacast center including a content database, a channel distribution server coupled to the content database, and first and second ancillary data channel servers coupled to the channel distribution server;
a first wireless transmission facility coupled to receive a first primary program from a first media studio and to receive a first ancillary program from the first ancillary data channel server, wherein the first transmission facility transmits a first wireless signal including the first primary program and the first ancillary program; and
a second wireless transmission facility coupled to receive a second primary program from a second media studio and to receive a second ancillary program from the second ancillary data channel server, wherein the second transmission facility transmits, contemporaneously with the first wireless signal, a second wireless signal including the second primary program and the second ancillary program. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A datacast receiver comprising:
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a wireless signal tuning unit, the tuning unit being adapted to contemporaneously receive a first wireless signal including a first ancillary data channel and a second wireless signal including a second ancillary data channel;
a digital signal processor coupled to receive from the tuning unit a first ancillary program extracted from the first ancillary data channel and a second ancillary program from the second ancillary data channel;
a microcontroller coupled to the digital signal processor;
a user control interface coupled to the microcontroller;
a content storage unit coupled to the microcontroller; and
an output unit coupled to the microcontroller. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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14. A method of transmitting data, comprising the acts of:
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providing first and second ancillary programs in a database;
accessing the first and second ancillary programs;
passing the accessed first ancillary program to a first transmission facility and the accessed second ancillary program to a second transmission facility; and
using the first transmission facility to transmit the first ancillary program in a first wireless ancillary data channel and contemporaneously using the second transmission facility to transmit the second ancillary program in a second wireless ancillary data channel.
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19. A method of receiving data, comprising the acts of:
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tuning to a first wireless ancillary data channel and contemporaneously tuning to a second wireless ancillary data channel;
extracting a first ancillary program from the first ancillary data channel and contemporaneously extracting a second ancillary data program from the second datacast channel; and
storing the first and second ancillary programs in a content storage positioned in a receiver.
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