Patent ID: 8942742
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: H04B,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of transmitting a media program information, comprising the steps of: receiving a channel coded data comprising the media program information; generating a first signal having the channel coded data and periodic synchronization information, the first signal for transmitting the media program information for reception by a remote receiver station disposed in a coverage area of a first secondary transmitter and a second secondary transmitter; transmitting the first signal from a master transmitter; receiving the first signal in the first secondary transmitter; receiving the first signal in the second secondary transmitter; transmitting a first retransmitted signal having the media program information from the first secondary transmitter; and transmitting a second retransmitted signal having the media program information from the second secondary transmitter; wherein the first retransmitted signal is temporally offset from the second retransmitted signal by an amount determined at least in part according to the periodic synchronization information and a common time reference; and wherein the periodic synchronization information comprises a plurality of data fields and the step of generating the first signal comprises the steps of: