Method, system, and computer program product for providing multi-tiered broadcasting services
First Claim
1. A method for providing multi-tiered broadcasting services to subscribers, comprising the steps of:
- broadcasting primary content over one or more primary content channels;
broadcasting secondary content over one or more secondary-content channels;
enabling reception of a first tier broadcasting service whereby subscribers subscribing to said first tier receive only said primary content; and
enabling reception of a second tier broadcasting service whereby subscribers subscribing to said second tier receive both said primary content and said secondary content.
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Abstract
A secondary satellite radio or broadcast channel is used to broadcast advertisement clips (e.g., audio clips) to a receiver for subsequent decoding and playback. The receiver is configured for different tiers of service, e.g., one that delivers substantially advertising-free content and another that delivers content that includes more significant amounts of advertising. The content delivered to both is the same content; however, for the service tier that includes more advertising, the advertisements broadcast on the secondary channel are interleaved into the content, preferably in such a way that the continuity of the content being delivered is not compromised.
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33 Claims
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1. A method for providing multi-tiered broadcasting services to subscribers, comprising the steps of:
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broadcasting primary content over one or more primary content channels;
broadcasting secondary content over one or more secondary-content channels;
enabling reception of a first tier broadcasting service whereby subscribers subscribing to said first tier receive only said primary content; and
enabling reception of a second tier broadcasting service whereby subscribers subscribing to said second tier receive both said primary content and said secondary content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for providing multi-tiered broadcasting services to subscribers, comprising:
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means for broadcasting primary content over one or more primary content channels;
means for broadcasting secondary content over one or more secondary-content channels;
means for enabling reception of a first tier broadcasting service whereby subscribers subscribing to said first tier receive only said primary content; and
means for enabling reception of a second tier broadcasting service whereby subscribers subscribing to said second tier receive both said primary content and said secondary content. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A computer program product for providing multi-tiered broadcasting services to subscribers, comprising a computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code embodied in the medium, the computer-readable program code comprising:
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computer-readable program code that controls the broadcasting of primary content over one or more primary content channels;
computer-readable program code that controls the broadcasting of secondary content over one or more secondary-content channels;
computer-readable program code that enables reception of a first tier broadcasting service whereby subscribers subscribing to said first tier receive only said primary content; and
computer-readable program code that enables reception of a second tier broadcasting service whereby subscribers subscribing to said second tier receive both said primary content and said secondary content. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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