Patent ID: 7738409
Filing Date: 2010-06-15
Classification: H04H,H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: receiving a first time slice burst of an elementary stream; setting an alarm elapsed time value for a time elapse counter, wherein the alarm elapsed time value takes into account a delta-t time value and a reception circuitry initialization time, wherein the delta-t time value is extracted from a section header in the first time slice burst, and wherein the delta-t time value specifies time to elapse until a subsequent time slice burst of the elementary stream; deactivating reception circuitry, wherein deactivation is not prior to termination of the first time slice burst; activating the reception circuitry responsive to the alarm elapsed time value being met, wherein the reception circuitry is activated prior to initiation of the subsequent time slice burst of the elementary stream; and receiving the subsequent time slice burst of the elementary stream, wherein the delta-t time value is extracted from media access control address bytes in the section header, wherein multiple time slice channels are handled in parallel, and wherein digital video broadcasting for handhelds is employed.