Patent ID: 7752650
Filing Date: 2010-07-06
Classification: G01R,G06Q,H04H,H04K,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of television signal processing at a receiver station, said receiver station having a plurality of processors and a digital switch, said method comprising the steps of: receiving an information transmission including digital television signals and a message stream; detecting said message stream in said information transmission; programming a control processor to control said digital switch on the basis of information included in said message stream; inputting a plurality of commands received in said message stream to a said control processor; selecting a plurality of said digital television signals included in said information transmission in response to said commands, said selected plurality of said digital television signals being information segments of said information transmission; controlling said digital switch to communicate each one of said selected plurality of said digital television signals to a signal processor; and processing said selected plurality of said digital television signals to communicate video and audio signals to a television monitor.