Method and apparatus for transmission, receipt, caching and display of one-way broadcast programming and data
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1. A method of transmitting, receiving, storing and displaying television program data, the method comprising:
- transmitting program data including scheduled program data, program guide data, cache program data comprising broadcast programming of one or more television programs, and a boot object having location information associated with the cache program data and requiring storage of the cache program data;
receiving the program data;
storing the cache program data based on location information stored in the boot object;
selecting a cache television program;
retrieving a portion of the cache program data that corresponds to the selected cache television program; and
generating a display of the selected cache television program for viewing based upon the retrieved portion of cache program data.
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Abstract
The present invention is a method and apparatus for transmitting, receiving, storing and displaying television program data. The method includes transmitting data including scheduled program data, program guide data, and cache program data. The method further includes receiving the transmitted data and storing the cache program data. Once a cache television program is selected, the cache program data corresponding to the selected cache television program is retrieved, and a display of the television program is generated for viewing.
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1. A method of transmitting, receiving, storing and displaying television program data, the method comprising:
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transmitting program data including scheduled program data, program guide data, cache program data comprising broadcast programming of one or more television programs, and a boot object having location information associated with the cache program data and requiring storage of the cache program data; receiving the program data; storing the cache program data based on location information stored in the boot object; selecting a cache television program; retrieving a portion of the cache program data that corresponds to the selected cache television program; and generating a display of the selected cache television program for viewing based upon the retrieved portion of cache program data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 21)
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11. A method to transmit television content and program data, the method comprising:
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organizing program data including scheduled program data, program guide data, and cache program data comprising broadcast programming of one or more television programs into objects; and transmitting the program data and a boot object having a cache program object to identity location information associated with the cache program data and to require storage of the cache program data. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 15, 22)
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16. A method to process television content and program data, the method comprising:
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receiving program data including scheduled program data, program guide data, and cache program data comprising broadcast programming of one or more television programs, and a boot object having location information associated with the cache program data and requiring storage of the cache program data; storing the cache program data based on location information stored in the boot object; selecting a cache television program; retrieving a portion of the cache program data that corresponds to the selected cache television program; and generating a display of the selected cache television program for viewing based upon the retrieved portion of cache program data. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 23)
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