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Trigger compaction

  • US 9,936,231 B2
  • Filed: 03/01/2013
  • Issued: 04/03/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/21/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of a reception apparatus for processing one or more event information associated with audio/video (A/V) content, the method comprising:

  • receiving by circuitry of the reception apparatus the A/V content;

    receiving first event information associated with the received A/V content;

    retrieving by the circuitry of the reception apparatus an event data set from a server identified based on the received first event information, the event data set defining a plurality of events associated with a downloadable application that is executed in synchronization with the A/V content and defining, for each of the events, an event identifier and event data corresponding to the respective event; and

    performing by the circuitry of the reception apparatus a look up in the event data set, based on the first event information, to identify the event data of one of the events defined in the event data set;

    determining whether the event data of the one of the events defined in the event data set is of a first type that is processed by an application engine of the reception apparatus or a second type that is processed by the downloadable application; and

    passing the event data of the one of the events defined in the event data set to the downloadable application for processing when the event data of the one of the event defined in the event data set is determined to be of the second type, whereinthe event data for a first one of the events is of the first type and includes a command that causes execution of the downloadable application, andthe event data for a second one of the events is of the second type and includes a parameter to be processed by the downloadable application.

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