Patent ID: 11943517
Assignee: INTERDIGITAL MADISON PATENT HOLDINGS, SAS
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 17:
18. A system, comprising:
a media server including:
a first receiver for:
receiving, from a network operator, first guide information comprising tuning information associated with a plurality of media items;
receiving from a content publishing service, second guide information associated with at least a media item of the plurality of media items;
transmitting, to a media client device connected to a network, third guide information based on the first guide information and the second guide information; and
receiving a request to access a broadcast of a selected media item, wherein the media item is selected from the plurality of media items using the third guide information;

a processor for determining broadcast parameters for tuning to the broadcast of the selected media item and a command string representative of the broadcast parameters, wherein the broadcast parameters include a broadcast frequency and a virtual channel number; and
a first transmitter for transmitting the command string, and

a media client device to access the broadcast of the selected media item, including:
a second receiver for receiving, from the media server, the third guide information;
a second transmitter for transmitting the request to access the broadcast of the selected media item to the media server, wherein the media item is selected from the plurality of media items using the third guide information;
the second receiver being further configured for receiving from the media server the command string; and
a decoder for decoding the command string to determine the broadcast parameters associated with the broadcast of the selected media item, wherein a tuner of the media client device can be controlled to tune to a television channel corresponding to the determined broadcast parameters represented in the command string to access the broadcast of the selected media item.