Messaging protocol for interactive delivery system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7146628
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09708809

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Efficient messaging techniques that facilitate interactive program guide (IPG) delivery and allow a terminal to specifically designate requested items of information from a server. The IPG can be provided via a number of IPG pages, with each page including a number of defined regions. In one method, selection for a particular region of a particular page is received at a terminal and a determination is made whether the selected region is currently received. If the answer is no, a request for the selected region is generated and sent to a server. The request can conform to a particular message format that includes a number of fields, e.g., a region ID field that identifies the selected region, a subtype field that identifies a particular type, a time slot field that identifies a specific time slot, and a page offset field that identifies a specific page from among many.

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COX COMMUNICATIONS INC1400 LAKE HEARN DRIVE ATLANTA GA 30319

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bayrakeri, Sadik Foster City, CA 57 2720
Comito, John P Redwood City, CA 42 1599
Edmonds, Jeremy S Redwood City, CA 45 2240
Gordon, Donald F Los Altos, CA 131 5258

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