Patent ID: 7065780
Filing Date: 2006-06-20
Classification: H04H,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for emulating a publishing server in a broadcast network, the method comprising: receiving a request for a resource from an application program, wherein the application program executes on a television receiver; receiving a broadcast signal via a broadcast path, the broadcast signal including data that identifies resources which are available via the broadcast, wherein the broadcast signal comprises a carousel of modules, and wherein the data that identifies resources which are available via the broadcast path comprises an index that maps one or more identified resources to a corresponding broadcast carousel; accessing the data in response to receiving the request, and searching the accessed data to determine whether the requested resource is available via the broadcast path; initiating retrieval of the resource via the broadcast path, in response to determining the resource is available via the broadcast path; and conveying a request for the resource via a point-to-point path, in response to determining the resource is not available via the broadcast path.