Patent ID: 7330635
Filing Date: 2008-02-12
Classification: H04H,H04N

Abstract:
1. A store and forward broadcast service system comprising an information transmitter for transmitting information and receiving/storage apparatus for receiving and storing information, wherein said receiving/storage apparatus manages storage regions exclusively available to a specific storage channel and information transmitted as the storage channel is stored into the exclusive storage regions in said receiving/storage apparatus, wherein the capacity of the exclusive storage regions is specified per storage channel and that the exclusive storage regions matching the storage capacity specified for the storage channel are exclusively assigned to the storage channel in said receiving/storage apparatus, wherein said information transmitter transmits service configuration information describing at least storage capacity to be reserved in said receiving/storage apparatus, software necessary for use of storage channels, contract information concerning use of storage channels, encryption information for decoding information that is encrypted and transmitted, delivery schedule information for receiving information, entry information specifying the initial operation of selection of storage channels, or information for receiving such information, and wherein said receiving/storage apparatus uses service configuration information to install storage channels.