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Digital entertainment terminal providing dynamic execution in video dial tone networks

  • US 5,826,166 A
  • Filed: 07/06/1995
  • Issued: 10/20/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/06/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a digital entertainment terminal adapted to receive broadband information from at least one information provider via a broadband data network, the digital entertainment terminal comprising a first memory for storing a first executable data enabling communication between the digital entertainment terminal and the broadband data network, a second memory for storing second executable data from the at least one information provider, and a user interface for receiving inputs from a user, a method for receiving the broadband data in response to user inputs, comprising the steps of:

  • executing a first portion of said second executable data from said at least one information provider and stored in said second memory in response to a first user input;

    receiving first broadband information from said at least one information provider in response to said first portion executing step; and

    suspending said first portion executing step and executing said first executable data in response to a second user input;

    said method further comprising the steps of receiving second broadband information during said executing of said first executable data, comprising the steps of;

    accessing a connection block descriptor stored in said first memory corresponding to said second broadband information, said connection block descriptor comprising network interface access data and program decoding data;

    supplying said network interface access data to a network interface coupled to said digital entertainment terminal for communication with the broadband data network;

    receiving encoded data from said network interface in response to said supplying step; and

    decoding said encoded data with said program decoding data to obtain said second broadband information.

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