Patent ID: 7610607
Filing Date: 2009-10-27
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of communicating broadcast information, said method comprising: receiving at a first user device a list comprising a plurality of different content selections; sending from said first user device a content selection whose delivery is requested at a present time to a transmission scheduler; after said content selection is sent from said first user device and in response to instructions from said transmission scheduler, creating a first communication link between said first user device and a second user device that is receiving and rendering to a second user broadcast information representing said content selection, wherein said first user device is downstream from said second user device; receiving at said first user device said broadcast information from said second user device via said first communication link to render to a first user; receiving at a third user device said list comprising said plurality of different content selections; sending from said third user device a second content selection whose delivery is requested at a present time to said transmission scheduler; while receiving said broadcast information at said first user device and in response to instructions from said transmission scheduler, creating a second communication link between said third user device and said first user device which is receiving said broadcast information representing said second content selection, wherein said third user device is downstream from said first user device; and retransmitting from said first user device said broadcast information to said third user device to render to a third user via said second communication link.