Patent ID: 9729934
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: H04H,H04N

Claim:
1. A method of configuring a broadcast system comprising: generating an allocation chart for a broadcast system, said allocation chart comprising an effective time, a revision identifier, a broadcast bit rate associated with each channel, a viewer channel identifier and a service channel identifier; displaying the effective time, the revision identifier, the broadcast bit rate, the viewer channel identifier and the service channel identifier at an operator terminal of the broadcast system; changing at least one of the effective time, the revision identifier, the broadcast bit rate, a view channel identifier and a service channel identifier at the operator terminal; generating a first request for a first portion of the allocation chart from a first broadcast system component; communicating the first portion of the allocation chart less than the allocation chart to the first broadcast system component in response to the first request, said first broadcast system component used for communicating content to a user device; configuring the first broadcast system component to broadcast using the first portion of the allocation chart after the effective time; generating a second request for a second portion of the allocation chart different than the first portion and with a second effective time; communicating the second portion of the allocation chart to the second broadcast system component in response to the second request, said second broadcast system component used for communicating content to the user device; configuring the second broadcast system component to broadcast using the second portion of the allocation chart after the second effective time; generating a program guide, different than the allocation chart at the broadcast system; communicating the program guide without communicating the allocation chart to the user device; and displaying the program guide at the user device.