Patent ID: 8544048
Filing Date: 2013-09-24
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for receiving audio and visual programming content, comprising at a client receiver: receiving a transmission schedule for a plurality of content, selectively capturing, in accordance with the transmission schedule and the at least one preference of one or more users associated with the client receiver, a first content and a second content from the plurality of content, wherein the first content is received via a broadcast transmission, and the second content is received by a unicast transmission, wherein the first content and the second content correspond to different programs; wherein the transmission schedule is created using a cost function represented by wherein S represents a schedule, Cost(Schedule S) represents the cost assigned to the schedule, covers a plurality of audiovisual contents scheduled for broadcast transmission in schedule S, covers a plurality of audiovisual contents scheduled only for unicast transmission, “i” represents an asset, D(i) represents the fractional demand for an audiovisual content, B(i) represents the cost of broadcast of the audiovisual content, U(i) represents the cost of unicast distribution of the audiovisual content, t(i,S) represents the time that the audiovisual content is scheduled for broadcast transmission by the schedule, tU(i) represents the target time at which the audiovisual content should be broadcasted, and tau(i) represents a time constant.