Patent ID: 7130313

Claim:
A time-slicing digital broadcasting transmitter system comprising: a buffer that receives at least one of digital video content and digital audio content from an information service provider; an encapsulator that receives the buffered content from the buffer and that forms at least one packet header for a current packet of a current burst of packets, wherein the current packet contains a first portion of the buffered content, wherein the at least, one packet header contains time-slice information that includes a time-slice parameter specifying a relationship between the curent packet of the current burst of packets and a subsequent burst of packets that contains a second portion of the buffered content; and a digital video broadcast transmitter that transmits the current burst of packets and the subsequent burst of packets, thereby allowing a digital-video-broadcast receiver to enter a reduced power-consumption state for a duration, which is based at least in part on the time-slice parameter, between receiving the current burst of packets and receiving the subsequent burst of packets.