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Leader and follower broadcast stations

  • US 7,826,444 B2
  • Filed: 04/13/2007
  • Issued: 11/02/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/13/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus comprising:

  • a plurality of software-controlled broadcast stations, each station configured to operate in a leader mode or a follower mode during a simulcast;

    wherein each station in the follower mode is configured to broadcast the same programs as a station in the leader mode during common program periods, and to selectively broadcast programs that are different from those broadcast by the station in the leader mode during independent program periods,wherein the station in the leader mode sends a breakaway code and a rejoin code to the stations in the follower mode to indicate the start and end, respectively, of an independent program period.

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