SIMULTANEOUS ACCESS TO MEDIA IN A MEDIA DELIVERY SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A home communication terminal (HCT) comprising:
- a processor configured to retrieve and execute instructions from a memory device, the instructions comprising;
logic configured to generate a request designating desired media content to be simultaneously transmitted to the HCT from a remote media server;
logic configured to receive an indication of an allocation of the desired media content among a plurality of physical channels on respective logical channels; and
logic configured, based on the allocation of the desired media content, to cause the HCT to tune to one of the plurality of physical channels and filter a plurality of logical channels carrying the desired media content from the tuned physical channel.
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Abstract
An embodiment of a cable television system includes a media content source configured to transmit media content to a plurality of home communication terminals (HCTs) over a plurality of physical channels over a shared communication medium. Each physical channel carries the media content on a plurality of logical channels. The system further includes a media allocation server configured to receive requests from the plurality of HCTs, each of the requests from a respective HCT designating desired media content to be simultaneously received at the respective HCT and allocating at least a portion of the desired media content among a plurality of physical channels on respective logical channels.
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1. A home communication terminal (HCT) comprising:
a processor configured to retrieve and execute instructions from a memory device, the instructions comprising; logic configured to generate a request designating desired media content to be simultaneously transmitted to the HCT from a remote media server; logic configured to receive an indication of an allocation of the desired media content among a plurality of physical channels on respective logical channels; and logic configured, based on the allocation of the desired media content, to cause the HCT to tune to one of the plurality of physical channels and filter a plurality of logical channels carrying the desired media content from the tuned physical channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for providing a home communication terminal (HCT) with simultaneous access to media comprising:
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generating a request designating desired media content to be simultaneously transmitted to the HCT from a remote media server; receiving an indication of an allocation of the desired media content among a plurality of physical channels on respective logical channels; tuning, based on the allocation of the desired media content, the HCT to one of the plurality of physical channels; and filtering a plurality of logical channels carrying the desired media content from the tuned physical channel. - View Dependent Claims (10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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11. A cable television system comprising:
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a media content source configured to transmit media content to a plurality of home communication terminals (HCTs) on a plurality of physical channels over a shared communication medium, each physical channel carrying a portion of the media content on respective logical channels; and a media allocation server configured to; receive requests from the plurality of HCTs, each of the requests from a respective HCT designating desired media content to be simultaneously received at the respective HCT; and allocate at least a portion of the desired media content among a plurality of physical channels on a plurality of logical channels.
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