DISSEMINATING PROGRAM CONTENT VIA ALTERNATIVE NETWORKS

DISSEMINATING PROGRAM CONTENT VIA ALTERNATIVE NETWORKS

A system is provided for coordinating the presentation of program content received from a first network and a second network independent from the first network. The system uses heartbeat messages typically transmitted along communication paths to monitor the operation of the communications paths to...

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Hauptverfasser: ELSTERMANN ERIK J, CASTELOES MICHAEL A
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRICITY
PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
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Zusammenfassung:A system is provided for coordinating the presentation of program content received from a first network and a second network independent from the first network. The system uses heartbeat messages typically transmitted along communication paths to monitor the operation of the communications paths to transmit information necessary for stream switching to alternate programming or alternate sources of the same programming.