System and method for authorization of segment boundary notifications
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1. A method performed in a digital media receiver, the method comprising:
- registering for notification of segment boundary events associated with a first service provided to the digital media receiver;
while tuned to a second service different than the first service, receiving a first notification of a first segment boundary event, wherein the first segment boundary is conveyed in a message in a transport layer corresponding to the first service and wherein the first segment boundary includes information corresponding to a first transition type from plural types of transitions, wherein the first transition type is contained in a transition type data field, wherein the first transition type corresponds to the type of transition being notified by the first segment boundary notification; and
determining whether the first notification is authorized;
responsive to the determination that the first notification is authorized, processing the first notification; and
receiving a second notification of a second segment boundary event, wherein the second segment boundary is conveyed in a message in the transport layer corresponding to the first service and wherein the second segment boundary includes information corresponding to a second transition type from plural types of transitions, wherein the second transition type is contained in a transition type data field, wherein the second transition type corresponds to a type of transition different that the type of transition notified by the first segment boundary notification.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for processing segment boundary notifications in a digital media receiver are disclosed. One such method includes the step of registering for notification of segment boundary events associated with a first service provided to the digital media receiver. The method further includes receiving a notification of one of the segment boundary events, while tuned to a second service different than the first service; and tuning to the first service responsive to the received notification.
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1. A method performed in a digital media receiver, the method comprising:
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registering for notification of segment boundary events associated with a first service provided to the digital media receiver; while tuned to a second service different than the first service, receiving a first notification of a first segment boundary event, wherein the first segment boundary is conveyed in a message in a transport layer corresponding to the first service and wherein the first segment boundary includes information corresponding to a first transition type from plural types of transitions, wherein the first transition type is contained in a transition type data field, wherein the first transition type corresponds to the type of transition being notified by the first segment boundary notification; and determining whether the first notification is authorized; responsive to the determination that the first notification is authorized, processing the first notification; and receiving a second notification of a second segment boundary event, wherein the second segment boundary is conveyed in a message in the transport layer corresponding to the first service and wherein the second segment boundary includes information corresponding to a second transition type from plural types of transitions, wherein the second transition type is contained in a transition type data field, wherein the second transition type corresponds to a type of transition different that the type of transition notified by the first segment boundary notification. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A digital media receiver comprising:
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logic configured to register for notification of segment boundary events associated with a first service provided to the digital media receiver; logic configured to receive a notification of a first one of the segment boundary events while tuned to a second service different than the first service, wherein the first segment boundary is conveyed in a message in a transport layer corresponding to the first service and wherein the first segment boundary includes information corresponding to a first transition type from plural types of transitions, wherein the first transition type is contained in a transition type data field, wherein the first transition type corresponds to the type of transition being notified by the first segment boundary notification; logic configured to determine whether the notification is authorized; logic configured to process the notification, responsive to the determination that the notification is authorized, wherein the logic configured to process the notification comprises logic configured to tune to the first service; and logic configured to receive a notification of a second one of the segment boundary events while tuned to the second service different than the first service, wherein the second segment boundary is conveyed in the message in a transport layer corresponding to the first service and wherein the second segment boundary includes information corresponding to a second transition type from plural types of transitions different from the first transition type, wherein the second transition type is contained in a transition type data field, wherein the second transition type corresponds to the type of transition being notified by the second segment boundary notification. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A digital media receiver comprising:
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memory; and a processor configured by instructions retrieved from the memory to; receive, during an authorization process, a key associated with segment boundary event notification; register for notification of segment boundary events associated with a first one of the subset of services; receive an encrypted notification of a first one of the segment boundary events while the digital media receiver is tuned to a second one of the subset of services, the second one being different than the first one, wherein the first segment boundary is conveyed in message in a transport layer corresponding to the first one of the subset of services and wherein the first segment boundary includes information corresponding to a first particular transition type from plural types of transitions, wherein the first transition type is contained in a transition type data field, wherein the first transition type corresponds to the type of transition being notified by the segment boundary notification; decrypt the encrypted notification using the received key; process the decrypted notification; and receive an encrypted notification of a second one of the segment boundary events while the digital media receiver is tuned to a second one of the subset of services, the second one being different than the first one, wherein the second segment boundary is conveyed in message in a transport layer corresponding to the first one of the subset of services and wherein the second segment boundary includes information corresponding to a second particular transition type from plural types of transitions different than the first particular transition type, wherein the second transition type is contained in a transition type data field, wherein the second transition type corresponds to the type of transition being notified by the segment boundary notification. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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