ENHANCED BROADCAST TELEVISION FOR PORTABLE DEVICES
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1. A computing device comprising:
- one or more processors configured toidentify datacast events to be received via broadcast television signals,automatically select one or more of the datacast events for recording based on preferences of a viewer.
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Abstract
An enhanced manner of datacasting and providing broadcast television to portable devices is disclosed, including tuner assistance, improvements in recording and datacasting content, and assisting users in obtaining the optimum experience from their set-up. A small form factor, low cost accessory product such as a WiFi dongle with one or more tuners can be used to provide the single function of delivering content to portable devices. The content can be sourced from broadcast (e.g. ATSC/DVB-T, etc.) and can be in the form of live (linear) television or download (on demand) programming. No Internet connection is required.
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1. A computing device comprising:
one or more processors configured to identify datacast events to be received via broadcast television signals, automatically select one or more of the datacast events for recording based on preferences of a viewer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method comprising:
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datacasting, by one or more processors, content via broadcast television signals; and datacasting, by one or more processors, an advert via broadcast television signals independently of content to be associated with the advert. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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receiving, by one or more processors, datacast content via broadcast television signals; and receiving, by one or more processors, an advert datacast via broadcast television signals independently of content to be associated with the advert. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computing device comprising:
one or more processors configured to receive via broadcast television signals datacast events associated with a channel in faster than real time, and repackage the received datacast events as a linear channel for display in real time. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A method comprising:
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encapsulating, by one or more processors, content to be datacast as multiple live channels; and datacasting, by one or more processors, the encapsulated content via broadcast television signals.
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20. A method comprising:
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receiving, by one or more processors, encapsulated datacast content via broadcast television signals, the encapsulated datacast content comprising multiple live channels; and decapsulating, by one or more processors, the received encapsulated datacast content to recover the multiple live channels.
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