Patent ID: 7260785

Claim:
A method for object retransmission without a continuous network connection in a digital media distributor system, the method comprising: transmitting a plurality of objects from a central site to each of a plurality of receivers in a zone; receiving a response document from each of the plurality of receivers, each response document being asynchronously transmitted from the respective receiver to the central site and comprising a Content List, each Content List comprising an inventory of objects at the respective receiver; determining which of the plurality of objects to retransmit to each of the plurality of receivers based upon the received response documents; and utilizing the response document received from each of the plurality of receivers to manage the inventory of objects at the respective receiver, wherein utilizing the response document comprises: comparing the Content List received each of the plurality of receivers to an asset inventory list zone, compiling, for each of the plurality of receivers, a Purge List of all objects in the respective Content List that are not in the asset inventory list for the zone, and instructing each of the plurality of receivers to delete objects listed in the respective Purge List.