Device and method to improve integrated presentation of existing radio services and advanced multimedia services
First Claim
1. A method of receiving regional media programs transmitted by regional media providers, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a signal in a receiver disposed in one of a plurality of local broadcast regions within a national broadcast region, wherein the signal includes national media programs intended for reception in the national broadcast region and regional media programs intended for reception only in the local broadcast region;
determining the local broadcast region; and
providing only the regional media programs intended for reception in the determined local broadcast region.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing an integrated presentation of existing media program services and secondary media program services is described. The method comprises the steps of accepting a election of a secondary media program transmitted on a secondary media program channel; accessing a mapping to determine a primary media program channel associated with the selected secondary media program channel; commanding a first tuner module to receive conditional access information associated with the primary media program channel from the primary service provider; evaluating the conditional access information to determine if a second tuner is authorized to receive the secondary media program channel; and commanding a second tuner module to receive the secondary media program if the second tuner is authorized to receive the secondary media program channel.
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1. A method of receiving regional media programs transmitted by regional media providers, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a signal in a receiver disposed in one of a plurality of local broadcast regions within a national broadcast region, wherein the signal includes national media programs intended for reception in the national broadcast region and regional media programs intended for reception only in the local broadcast region;
determining the local broadcast region; and
providing only the regional media programs intended for reception in the determined local broadcast region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A receiver for receiving regional media programs in one of a plurality of local broadcast regions within a national broadcast region, comprising:
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a first tuner module for receiving a first signal from a satellite, wherein the first signal comprises national media programs intended for reception in the national broadcast region and regional media programs intended for reception only in the local broadcast region;
a second tuner module for receiving a second signal from a repeater serving the local broadcast region, the second signal comprising a regional media program and a local broadcast ID;
a location module, for determining the local broadcast region; and
a controller module, for providing only the regional media programs intended for reception in the determined local broadcast region. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A terrestrial repeater, comprising:
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a repeater receiver, disposable in one of a plurality of local broadcast regions within a national broadcast region, the repeater receiver for receiving a signal including national media programs intended for reception in the national broadcast region and regional media programs intended for reception only in the local broadcast region;
a processor communicatively coupled to the repeater receiver, for adding a local broadcast ID to the regional media programs; and
a repeater transmitter, communicatively coupled to the repeater receiver and the processor, for transmitting the regional media programs and the local broadcast ID to receivers disposed in the local broadcast region. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A system for integrating presentation of national media programs and regional media programs transmitted by regional media providers, comprising:
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a satellite transmitter, for transmitting a first signal including a plurality of national media programs and regional media programs; and
a terrestrial repeater, for receiving the first signal from the satellite transmitter and for adding a local broadcast ID to the received regional media programs, and for transmitting a second signal having the local broadcast ID and the national and regional media programs to receivers in a local broadcast region - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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