Broadcast video burst transmission cyclic distribution method
First Claim
1. A broadcast video burst transmission cyclic distribution method comprising:
- providing on-line storage means for storing a predetermined number of audio/video programs and for permitting access to said audio/video programs for burst transmission thereof;
providing burst transmission means coupled to said on-line storage means for accessing said audio/video programs stored in said on-line storage means in a predetermined sequence and for burst transmitting said audio/video programs to a multiplicity of subscriber locations in said predetermined sequence in which they are accessed from said on-line storage means, said burst transmission means being further operative for repeatedly burst transmitting the predetermined sequence of audio/video programs accessed from said on-line storage means; and
providing receiving means at each subscriber location, each of said receiving means being coupled to said burst transmission means and operative for receiving the audio/video programs stored in said on-line storage means and burst transmitted in said predetermined sequence by said burst transmission means and for selectively storing one or more of the audio/video programs for real-time playback by the subscriber.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for broadcast burst transmission of compressed audio/video programs from a stored library to a multiplicity of subscribers. The stored programs are burst transmitted repeatedly in a predetermined sequence of entire programs or segments thereof to a receiver at each subscriber'"'"'s location. Each receiver is operative for accessing the predetermined broadcast schedule, Inputting a subscriber'"'"'s order for one or more programs, monitoring the broadcast burst transmissions for the one or more ordered programs, receiving the one or more ordered programs in a burst time period corresponding to the time period of the burst transmission, and storing the one or more ordered programs. The subscriber then enjoys full VCR-like control over playback at his convenience of the ordered, stored programs, that are then decompressed by the receiver for viewing in real time.
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63 Claims
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1. A broadcast video burst transmission cyclic distribution method comprising:
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providing on-line storage means for storing a predetermined number of audio/video programs and for permitting access to said audio/video programs for burst transmission thereof; providing burst transmission means coupled to said on-line storage means for accessing said audio/video programs stored in said on-line storage means in a predetermined sequence and for burst transmitting said audio/video programs to a multiplicity of subscriber locations in said predetermined sequence in which they are accessed from said on-line storage means, said burst transmission means being further operative for repeatedly burst transmitting the predetermined sequence of audio/video programs accessed from said on-line storage means; and providing receiving means at each subscriber location, each of said receiving means being coupled to said burst transmission means and operative for receiving the audio/video programs stored in said on-line storage means and burst transmitted in said predetermined sequence by said burst transmission means and for selectively storing one or more of the audio/video programs for real-time playback by the subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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14. A broadcast video burst transmission cyclic distribution method comprising:
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providing on-line storage means for storing a predetermined number of audio/video programs, each of said audio/video programs being stored as a plurality of program segments, said on-line storage means being operative for providing access to said audio/video programs for burst transmission thereof; providing burst transmission means coupled to said on-line storage means for accessing said audio/video program segments stored in said on-line storage means in a predetermined sequence and for burst transmitting said audio/video program segments to a multiplicity of subscriber locations in said predetermined sequence in which they are accessed from said on-line storage means, said burst transmission means being further operative for repeatedly burst transmitting the predetermined sequence of audio/video program segments accessed from said on-line storage means; and providing receiving means at each subscriber location, each of said receiving means being coupled to said burst transmission means and operative for receiving the audio/video program segments stored in said on-line storage means and burst transmitted in said predetermined sequence by said burst transmission means and for selectively storing one or more of the audio/video program segments for playback by the subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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62. A broadcast video burst transmission cyclic distribution method comprising the steps of:
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storing a predetermined number of audio/video programs for burst transmission thereof; accessing, in a predetermined sequence, said stored audio/video programs for burst transmission thereof; repeatedly burst transmitting said accessed audio/video programs to a multiplicity of subscriber locations; and receiving and selectively storing at one or more subscriber locations one or more of the repeatedly burst transmitted audio/video programs for real-time playback by a subscriber.
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63. A broadcast video burst transmission cyclic distribution method comprising the steps of:
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storing a predetermined number of audio/video programs for burst transmission thereof, each of said audio/video programs being stored as a plurality of program segments; accessing, in a predetermined sequence, said stored audio/video program segments for burst transmission thereof; repeatedly burst transmitting said accessed audio/video program segments to a multiplicity of subscriber locations; and receiving and selectively storing at one or more subscriber locations one or more of the repeatedly burst transmitted audio/video program segments for real-time playback by a subscriber.
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