System and method for data insertion (commercials) in client generic data-on-demand broadcast transmissions
First Claim
1. A computer implemented universal broadcast method comprising the acts of:
- broadcasting content to a plurality of clients on a first channel;
broadcasting at least one data file to said plurality of clients on a second channel, wherein said at least one data file has not been selected for viewing by said clients; and
wherein said at least one data file is configurable to be displayed in conjunction with said content.
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Abstract
A computer implemented universal set-top-box (STB) method for receiving a plurality of data files including at least one DOD data file and at least one non-DOD data file comprising the acts of: receiving at least one DOD data file in a non-client specific manner such that the DOD data file may be viewed nearly on demand; receiving at least one non-DOD data file; providing the EPG data to the user of the universal STB; receiving user input from the user of the universal STB requesting access to the first data file; providing access to the first data file to the user; displaying at least a portion of the DOD data file to the user; and displaying at least a portion of the non-DOD data file to the user.
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50 Claims
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1. A computer implemented universal broadcast method comprising the acts of:
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broadcasting content to a plurality of clients on a first channel;
broadcasting at least one data file to said plurality of clients on a second channel, wherein said at least one data file has not been selected for viewing by said clients; and
wherein said at least one data file is configurable to be displayed in conjunction with said content.
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2. A computer implemented universal broadcast method comprising the acts of:
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broadcasting data to a plurality of clients on a first channel;
broadcasting at least one advertisement to said plurality of clients on a second channel; and
wherein said at least one advertisement is configurable to be displayed in conjunction with said data. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4)
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5. A computer implemented universal broadcast method comprising the acts of:
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broadcasting client generic data-on-demand data (DOD) to a plurality of clients via a transmission medium, wherein transmission of said on-demand data (DOD) requires an amount of transmission bandwidth that is independent of the number of said plurality of clients; and
broadcasting at least one non-DOD data file to said plurality of clients via said transmission medium;
wherein said DOD data is configurable to be displayed to a user; and
wherein said at least one non-DOD data file is configurable to be displayed in conjunction with said DOD data file. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer implemented universal set-top-box (STB) method for receiving a plurality of data files including at least one DOD data file and at least one non-DOD data file comprising the acts of:
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receiving at least one DOD data file in a non-client specific manner such that said DOD data file may be viewed nearly on demand;
receiving at least one non-DOD data file;
providing EPG data to said user of said universal STB;
receiving user input from said user of said universal STB requesting access to said first data file;
providing access to said first data file to said user;
displaying at least a portion of said DOD data file to said user; and
displaying at least a portion of said non-DOD data file to said user. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A set top box (STB) apparatus for accessing at least one data-on-demand (DOD) data file broadcast over a wide area network as a sequence of data blocks, comprising;
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an input device for receiving a file request from a user selecting at least one of the DOD broadcast data files;
a processor for initiating an authorized file retrieval process to retrieve at least one DOD data block of said sequence of data blocks during a first time interval; and
a display device for displaying a first portion of said DOD data file after said first time interval, wherein said display device is further operative for displaying at least a portion of said non-DOD data file in conjunction with said DOD data file. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50)
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