Context aware transmission management method
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1. A method for selecting optimized transmission in a television distribution network, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving information relating to data to be transmitted to at least one set-top box, said information comprising metadata related to said data to be transmitted and an identification of said at least one set-top box;
building a list of available transmission paths for the said set-top box;
and selecting an optimal transmission path based on said list and said metadata; and
, transmitting the data to the set-top box using said selected transmission path.
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Abstract
The present invention comes to simplify and optimize the management of data transmission to set-top boxes for interactive and addressable applications. The result is achieved by abstraction of the transmission process (40) for the application and addition of meta-data (20) to each message/stream using the invention, enabling automatic routing of the data (50) through the most suitable transmission path in real-time (70).
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1. A method for selecting optimized transmission in a television distribution network, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving information relating to data to be transmitted to at least one set-top box, said information comprising metadata related to said data to be transmitted and an identification of said at least one set-top box;
building a list of available transmission paths for the said set-top box;
and selecting an optimal transmission path based on said list and said metadata; and
,transmitting the data to the set-top box using said selected transmission path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for selecting optimized transmission in a television distribution network having a headend and a plurality of set-top boxes, the apparatus comprises:
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a list creator, adapted to create a list of available transmission paths from the headend to a specified set-top box, or a group of specified set-top boxes; and
,a data route selector, adapted to automatically select the best applicable transmission path from said list for transmitting based on a policy applied to the combination of at least a data type to be transmitted and said list. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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