System and method for insertion of recorded media into a broadcast
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1. A set-top box, comprising:
- A memory storing computer readable instructions that, when executed, cause the set top box to;
receive a broadcast stream, a portion of the broadcast stream having a first priority indicator;
receive media separate from the broadcast stream, the media having a second priority indicator;
determine whether the first priority indicator is greater than the second priority indicator prior to receiving a signal configured to modify the first priority indicator from a first priority to a second priority;
in response to determining that the first priority indicator is greater than the second priority indicator, delay insertion of the separate media into the broadcast stream until the first priority indicator is modified;
receive the signal configured to modify the first priority indicator from the first priority to the second priority;
modify the first priority indicator from the first priority to the second priority in response to receiving the signal;
determine whether the modified first priority indicator is lower than the second priority indicator; and
replace the portion of the broadcast stream with the separate media in response to determining that the modified first priority indicator is lower than the second priority indicator.
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Abstract
A system and method for prioritizing the insertion of recorded media into a broadcast stream according to a comparison of priority indicators in the broadcast stream and in the recorded media insertion. The recorded media insertion may be multi-media in nature.
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1. A set-top box, comprising:
A memory storing computer readable instructions that, when executed, cause the set top box to; receive a broadcast stream, a portion of the broadcast stream having a first priority indicator; receive media separate from the broadcast stream, the media having a second priority indicator; determine whether the first priority indicator is greater than the second priority indicator prior to receiving a signal configured to modify the first priority indicator from a first priority to a second priority; in response to determining that the first priority indicator is greater than the second priority indicator, delay insertion of the separate media into the broadcast stream until the first priority indicator is modified; receive the signal configured to modify the first priority indicator from the first priority to the second priority; modify the first priority indicator from the first priority to the second priority in response to receiving the signal; determine whether the modified first priority indicator is lower than the second priority indicator; and replace the portion of the broadcast stream with the separate media in response to determining that the modified first priority indicator is lower than the second priority indicator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor; and memory storing computer readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to; receive a broadcast stream, a portion of the broadcast stream having a first priority indicator; receive media separate from the broadcast stream, the media having a second priority indicator; determine whether the first priority indicator is greater than the second priority indicator prior to receiving a signal configured to modify the first priority indicator from a first priority to a second priority; in response to determining that the first priority indicator is greater than the second priority indicator, delay insertion of the separate media into the broadcast stream until the first priority indicator is modified; receive the signal configured to modify the first priority indicator from the first priority to the second priority; modify the first priority indicator from the first priority to the second priority in response to receiving the signal; determine whether the modified first priority indicator is lower than the second priority indicator; and replace the portion of the broadcast stream with the separate media in response to determining that the modified first priority indicator is lower than the second priority indicator. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing machine-executable instructions that, when executed, cause an apparatus to:
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receive a broadcast stream, a portion of the broadcast stream having a first priority indicator; receive media separate from the broadcast stream, the media having a second priority indicator; determine whether the first priority indicator is greater than the second priority indicator prior to receiving a signal configured to modify the first priority indicator from a first priority to a second priority; in response to determining that the first priority indicator is greater than the second priority indicator, delay insertion of the separate media into the broadcast stream until the first priority indicator is modified; receive the signal configured to modify the first priority indicator from the first priority to the second priority; modify the first priority indicator from the first priority to the second priority in response to receiving the signal; determine whether the modified first priority indicator is lower than the second priority indicator; and replace the portion of the broadcast stream with the separate media in response to determining that the modified first priority indicator is lower than the second priority indicator. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a content receiving device, a broadcast stream, a portion of the broadcast stream having a first priority indicator; receiving, by the content receiving device, media separate from the broadcast stream, the media having a second priority indicator; determining, by the content receiving device, that the first priority indicator is greater than the second priority indicator prior to receiving a signal configured to modify the first priority indicator from a first priority to a second priority; in response to determining that the first priority indicator is greater than the second priority indicator, delaying, by the content receiving device, insertion of the separate media into the broadcast stream until the first priority indicator is modified; receiving, by the content receiving device, the signal configured to modify the first priority indicator from the first priority to the second priority; modifying, by the content receiving device, the first priority indicator from the first priority to the second priority in response to receiving the signal; determining, by the content receiving device, that the modified first priority indicator is lower than the second priority indicator; and replacing, by the content receiving device, the portion of the broadcast stream with the separate media in response to determining that the modified first priority indicator is lower than the second priority indicator. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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