METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPERATING BROADCAST SYSTEM COMPONENTS WITH DIFFERENT PORTIONS OF AN ALLOCATION DATABASE

• US 20090228930A1
• Filed: 03/04/2008
• Published: 09/10/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/04/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Zaldivar, Gilbert, Tronson, Jonathan L., Luu, Trang V., Takamoto, Mark T.
• Granted Patent: US 9,729,934 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/63
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/42 Arrangements for resource management
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/74 of satellite networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2385 Channel allocation H04N21/266 takes precedence; Bandwidth allocation H04N21/24 takes precedence ; allocation of channels according to the instantaneous demands of the users in time-division multiplex systems H04J3/1682; admission control, resource allocation in open networks H04L12/5692; arrangements for maintenance or administration in data switching networks involving bandwidth and capacity management H04L41/0896; negotiating bandwidth in wireless networks H04W28/16
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/26216 involving the channel capacity, e.g. network bandwidth admission control, resource allocation in open networks H04L12/5692; flow control in packet networks H04L47/10; establishing a schedule or organising the servicing of application requests taking into account QoS H04L67/61
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6143 involving transmission via a satellite

Abstract

A method and system for operating different broadcast system components with different portions of a database includes a method of configuring a broadcast system comprising generating an allocation chart for a broadcast system, communicating a first portion of the allocation chart to a first broadcast system component, operating the first broadcast system component with the first portion of the allocation chart, communicating a second portion of the allocation chart to a second broadcast system component, said first portion different than the second portion, and operating the second broadcast system component with the second portion of the allocation chart. In a further aspect of the disclosure, a broadcast system includes a first broadcast system component, a second broadcast system component and a broadcast operation channel management system generating an allocation chart for the broadcast system. The broadcast operation management channel communicates a first portion of the allocation chart to a first broadcast system component. The first broadcast system component operates with the first portion of the allocation chart. The broadcast operation channel management system communicates a second portion of the allocation chart to the second broadcast system component. The first portion is different than the second portion. The second broadcast system component operates with the second portion of the allocation chart.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

a method of configuring a broadcast system comprising;

generating an allocation chart for a broadcast system;

communicating a first portion of the allocation chart to a first broadcast system component;

operating the first broadcast system component with the first portion of the allocation chart;

communicating a second portion of the allocation chart to a second broadcast system component, said first portion different than the second portion; and

operating the second broadcast system component with the second portion of the allocation chart.

2. A method as recited in claim 1 further comprising determining a local time, said allocation chart comprising an effective time and when the local time is equal to or greater than the effective time, operating the first broadcast system component with the first portion.

3. A method as recited in claim 1 further comprising determining a local time;

said allocation chart comprising an effective time and when the local time is equal to or greater than the effective time, operating the first broadcast system component with the second portion.

4. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein communicating a first portion of the allocation chart to a first broadcast system component comprises communicating the first portion of the allocation chart to the first broadcast system component using a first data format.

5. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein communicating a second portion of the allocation chart to a second broadcast system component comprises communicating the second portion of the allocation chart to the second broadcast system component using a second data format.

6. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein communicating a first portion of the allocation chart to a first broadcast system component comprises communicating the first portion of the allocation chart to the first broadcast system component from a broadcast operation channel management system.

8. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein prior to communicating a first portion, communicating a first data selection from the first broadcast system component to a broadcast operation channel management system.

9. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein prior to communicating a first portion, communicating a first data format from the first broadcast system component to a broadcast operation channel management system.

10. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein further comprising communicating a second data selection from the first broadcast system component to a broadcast operation channel management system.

11. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein further comprising communicating a second data format from the second broadcast system component to a broadcast operation channel management system.

12. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein further comprising communicating a first data selection from the first broadcast system component to a broadcast operation channel management system and communicating a second data selection from the first broadcast system component to a broadcast operation channel management system, said first data selection different than the second selection.

13. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein communicating the first portion comprises communicating a service channel identifier.

14. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein communicating the first portion comprises communicating a program station.

15. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein communicating the first portion comprises communicating a bit rate allocation.

7. A method as recited in 6 wherein communicating a second portion of the allocation chart to a second broadcast system component comprises communicating the second portion of the allocation chart to the second broadcast system component from the broadcast operation channel management system.

16. A broadcast system comprising:

a first broadcast system component;

a second broadcast system component;

a broadcast operation channel management system generating an allocation chart for the broadcast system, communicating a first portion of the allocation chart to a first broadcast system component;

said first broadcast system component operating with the first portion of the allocation chart;

said broadcast operation channel management system communicating a second portion of the allocation chart to the second broadcast system component, said first portion different than the second portion; and

said second broadcast system component operating with the second portion of the allocation chart.

17. A broadcast system as recited in claim 16 wherein the first broadcast system component communicates a first data selection to the broadcast operation channel management system.

18. A broadcast system as recited in claim 16 wherein the first broadcast system component communicates a first data format to the broadcast operation channel management system.

19. A broadcast system as recited in claim 16 wherein the second broadcast system component communicates a second data selection to the broadcast operation channel management system.

20. A broadcast system as recited in claim 16 wherein the second broadcast system component communicates a second data format to the broadcast operation channel management system.

21. A broadcast system as recited in claim 16 wherein the first broadcast system component comprises a compression control system.

22. A broadcast system as recited in claim 16 wherein the first broadcast system component comprises a traffic and scheduling system.

23. A broadcast system as recited in claim 16 wherein the allocation chart comprises a bit rate allocation chart for a plurality of satellite transponders.