Patent ID: 9363028
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: H04H,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method of operating a content distribution network having a plurality of users associated therewith, so as to provide content catalog services, the method comprising: providing a plurality of data streams comprising a single Enhanced TV Binary Interchange Format (EBIF) application that is shared between a plurality of different programs; associating the shared EBIF application with a single quadrature amplitude modulated (QAM) channel; forming the shared EBIF application and a single secondary content stream associated to individual ones of the plurality of data streams into a common stream for delivery via the QAM channel; dynamically adjusting an encoding resolution of the secondary content based at least in part on a display resolution at which it is determined the secondary content will be displayed; and delivering the common stream to each of the plurality of users, such that each of the users can access the shared EBIF application and the single secondary content stream.