Methods and Apparatus for Service Acquisition in a Broadcast System
First Claim
1. A method for service acquisition in a broadcast system, the method comprising:
- detecting whether a loss of service has occurred; and
initiating at least one acquisition attempt during an aggressive acquisition phase if a loss of service has occurred, wherein a backoff time interval between successive acquisition attempts is constant or increased, and wherein the aggressive acquisition phase ends when service acquisition is achieved or a selected number of acquisition attempts have been performed.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for service acquisition in a broadcast system. In an aspect, a method includes detecting whether a loss of service has occurred, and initiating acquisition attempts during an aggressive acquisition phase if a loss of service has occurred, wherein a backoff time interval between successive acquisition attempts is constant or increased, and wherein the aggressive acquisition phase ends when service acquisition is achieved or a selected number of acquisition attempts have been performed. An apparatus includes interface logic configured to detect whether a loss of service has occurred, and processing logic configured to initiate acquisition attempts during an aggressive acquisition phase if a loss of service has occurred, wherein a backoff time interval between successive acquisition attempts is constant or increased, and wherein the aggressive acquisition phase ends when service acquisition is achieved or a selected number of acquisition attempts have been performed.
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1. A method for service acquisition in a broadcast system, the method comprising:
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detecting whether a loss of service has occurred; and initiating at least one acquisition attempt during an aggressive acquisition phase if a loss of service has occurred, wherein a backoff time interval between successive acquisition attempts is constant or increased, and wherein the aggressive acquisition phase ends when service acquisition is achieved or a selected number of acquisition attempts have been performed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus for service acquisition in a broadcast system, the apparatus comprising:
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interface logic configured to detect whether a loss of service has occurred; and processing logic configured to initiate at least one acquisition attempt during an aggressive acquisition phase if a loss of service has occurred, wherein a backoff time interval between successive acquisition attempts is constant or increased, and wherein the aggressive acquisition phase ends when service acquisition is achieved or a selected number of acquisition attempts have been performed. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An apparatus for service acquisition in a broadcast system, the apparatus comprising:
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means for detecting whether a loss of service has occurred; and means for initiating at least one acquisition attempt during an aggressive acquisition phase if a loss of service has occurred, wherein a backoff time interval between successive acquisition attempts is constant or increased, and wherein the aggressive acquisition phase ends when service acquisition is achieved or a selected number of acquisition attempts have been performed. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A computer program product for service acquisition in a broadcast system, the computer program product comprising:
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a machine-readable medium comprising; a first set of codes for causing a computer to detect whether a loss of service has occurred; and a second set of codes for causing the computer to initiate at least one acquisition attempt during an aggressive acquisition phase if a loss of service has occurred, wherein a backoff time interval between successive acquisition attempts is constant or increased, and wherein the aggressive acquisition phase ends when service acquisition is achieved or a selected number of acquisition attempts have been performed. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. At least one integrated circuit configured for service acquisition in a broadcast system, the at least one integrated circuit comprising:
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a first module configured to detect whether a loss of service has occurred; and a second module configured to initiate at least one acquisition attempt during an aggressive acquisition phase if a loss of service has occurred, wherein a backoff time interval between successive acquisition attempts is constant or increased, and wherein the aggressive acquisition phase ends when service acquisition is achieved or a selected number of acquisition attempts have been performed. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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