WO2006137894A3 - A method and system for allocating receiving resources in a gateway server - Google Patents

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WO2006137894A3
WO2006137894A3 PCT/US2005/035225 US2005035225W WO2006137894A3 WO 2006137894 A3 WO2006137894 A3 WO 2006137894A3 US 2005035225 W US2005035225 W US 2005035225W WO 2006137894 A3 WO2006137894 A3 WO 2006137894A3
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gateway server
user terminals
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receiving resources
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Gary Robert Gutknecht
Barry Jay Weber
Andrew Kent Flickner
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Thomson Licensing
Gary Robert Gutknecht
Barry Jay Weber
Andrew Kent Flickner
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Priority to MX2007008251A priority patent/MX2007008251A/en
Priority to EP05858190A priority patent/EP1834480A2/en
Priority to JP2007549356A priority patent/JP4919969B2/en
Priority to KR1020077014991A priority patent/KR101193098B1/en
Priority to BRPI0519579-9A priority patent/BRPI0519579A2/en
Publication of WO2006137894A2 publication Critical patent/WO2006137894A2/en
Publication of WO2006137894A3 publication Critical patent/WO2006137894A3/en
Priority to US11/821,893 priority patent/US20150304229A9/en

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    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/20—Servers specifically adapted for the distribution of content, e.g. VOD servers; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/21—Server components or server architectures
    • H04N21/214—Specialised server platform, e.g. server located in an airplane, hotel, hospital
    • H04N21/2143—Specialised server platform, e.g. server located in an airplane, hotel, hospital located in a single building, e.g. hotel, hospital or museum
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/20—Servers specifically adapted for the distribution of content, e.g. VOD servers; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/23—Processing of content or additional data; Elementary server operations; Server middleware
    • H04N21/238—Interfacing the downstream path of the transmission network, e.g. adapting the transmission rate of a video stream to network bandwidth; Processing of multiplex streams
    • H04N21/2381—Adapting the multiplex stream to a specific network, e.g. an Internet Protocol [IP] network
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/41—Structure of client; Structure of client peripherals
    • H04N21/426—Internal components of the client ; Characteristics thereof
    • H04N21/42607—Internal components of the client ; Characteristics thereof for processing the incoming bitstream
    • H04N21/4263—Internal components of the client ; Characteristics thereof for processing the incoming bitstream involving specific tuning arrangements, e.g. two tuners
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/43—Processing of content or additional data, e.g. demultiplexing additional data from a digital video stream; Elementary client operations, e.g. monitoring of home network or synchronising decoder's clock; Client middleware
    • H04N21/436—Interfacing a local distribution network, e.g. communicating with another STB or one or more peripheral devices inside the home
    • H04N21/43615—Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/43—Processing of content or additional data, e.g. demultiplexing additional data from a digital video stream; Elementary client operations, e.g. monitoring of home network or synchronising decoder's clock; Client middleware
    • H04N21/438—Interfacing the downstream path of the transmission network originating from a server, e.g. retrieving encoded video stream packets from an IP network
    • H04N21/4383—Accessing a communication channel
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/45—Management operations performed by the client for facilitating the reception of or the interaction with the content or administrating data related to the end-user or to the client device itself, e.g. learning user preferences for recommending movies, resolving scheduling conflicts
    • H04N21/4508—Management of client data or end-user data
    • H04N21/4516—Management of client data or end-user data involving client characteristics, e.g. Set-Top-Box type, software version or amount of memory available
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/60—Network structure or processes for video distribution between server and client or between remote clients; Control signalling between clients, server and network components; Transmission of management data between server and client, e.g. sending from server to client commands for recording incoming content stream; Communication details between server and client 
    • H04N21/63—Control signaling related to video distribution between client, server and network components; Network processes for video distribution between server and clients or between remote clients, e.g. transmitting basic layer and enhancement layers over different transmission paths, setting up a peer-to-peer communication via Internet between remote STB's; Communication protocols; Addressing
    • H04N21/64—Addressing
    • H04N21/6405—Multicasting
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    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N7/00—Television systems
    • H04N7/20—Adaptations for transmission via a GHz frequency band, e.g. via satellite

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  • Two-Way Televisions, Distribution Of Moving Picture Or The Like (AREA)
  • Data Exchanges In Wide-Area Networks (AREA)
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Abstract

The disclosed embodiments relate to a method and apparatus for allocating resources in an efficient manner in a gateway service device. The apparatus includes of a gateway server or head end unit (14a, b) connected to a plurality of end user terminals (22a-22n). The gateway server (14a, b) contains a controller (70) for managing the allocation of receiving resources used for providing services to the end user terminals (22a-22n). The method includes receiving a service request (304), comparing the request to services already in use (308) and, if a match is found, providing an updated data stream (314) containing new information regarding the service to the end user terminals (22a-22n).
PCT/US2005/035225 2005-01-05 2005-09-30 A method and system for allocating receiving resources in a gateway server WO2006137894A2 (en)

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CN2005800458292A CN101095349B (en) 2005-01-05 2005-09-30 A method and system for allocating receiving resources in a gateway server
MX2007008251A MX2007008251A (en) 2005-01-05 2005-09-30 A method and system for allocating receiving resources in a gateway server.
EP05858190A EP1834480A2 (en) 2005-01-05 2005-09-30 A method and system for allocating receiving resources in a gateway server
JP2007549356A JP4919969B2 (en) 2005-01-05 2005-09-30 Reception resource allocation method and system in gateway server
KR1020077014991A KR101193098B1 (en) 2005-01-05 2005-09-30 A method and system for allocating receiving resources in a gateway server
BRPI0519579-9A BRPI0519579A2 (en) 2005-01-05 2005-09-30 Method and apparatus for allocating reception resources on a gateway server
US11/821,893 US20150304229A9 (en) 2005-01-05 2007-06-26 Method and system for allocating receiving resources in a gateway server

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