SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIGITAL PROGRAM INSERTION WITHIN SCRAMBLED CONTENT

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12637259

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Systems and methods for digital program insertion. Entitlement control messages (ECMs) may be sent over an out-of-band communication channel to a client device such that the ECMs are received proximate in time to splice points where, e.g., advertising is inserted into a scrambled program or when the scrambled program is to resume at the end of the ad or program insertion. The ECMs may be communicated over the out-of-band channel having a timing such that the client device can process the ECMs, extract a control word and begin descrambling of the scrambled program to provide near seamless splices. In some implementations, out-of-band bandwidth is conserved as the ECMs are sent a splice time, rather than continuously.

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CISCO TECHNOLOGY INC170 WEST TASMAN DRIVE SAN JOSE CA 95134-1706

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Bacon, Kinney Chapman Lawrenceville, US 4 32
Stalker, Altan John Lawrenceville, US 3 31

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