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Transmitting and receiving media packet streams

  • US 9,979,767 B2
  • Filed: 09/18/2015
  • Issued: 05/22/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/17/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A receiver device for receiving media packet streams from a data network, the receiver device comprising:

  • a data interface to receive media packet streams, the media packet streams containing one or more user selected media channels;

    a processor to extract the user selected media channels from the received media packet streams; and

    a controller configured to receive information on a user selection of media channels advertised on the data network, receive information on the transmission source of the user selected media channels to enable the controller to identify which user selected media channels are transmitted from the same transmission source as a group, and automatically provide instructions to the processor indicating that one or more media packet streams are to be received for a corresponding group and the number of user selected media channels in each media packet stream;

    wherein the receiver is further configured to receive information on whether the user selected media channels can be received statically or dynamically, and if the media channels in said group can be received dynamically, the receiver being configured to transmit a request to the transmission source to create a media packet stream comprising only the media channels included in the group.

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