Abstract: Methods and systems for transmitting electronic service guide (ESG) data to a mobile terminal are described. The method for delivery of ESG data comprises steps of receiving ESG data, encapsulating metadata associated with the ESG data to generate a new ESG object, replacing a current ESG object with the new ESG object, transmitting the new ESG object in a carousel, and transmitting a notification of a change in the carousel. Another method for receiving ESG data comprises steps of receiving a notification of a change in a carousel, receiving a new ESG object in the carousel, replacing a current ESG object with the new ESG object, extracting metadata associated with ESG data from the new ESG object, storing the ESG data and metadata, and updating an ESG on a mobile terminal with the ESG data.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods, apparatuses, and systems for delivering protected multi-media content to a receiving device. Protected multi-media content and key information are inserted in a same time slice burst. Multi-media content is processed into content datagrams, in which each content datagram is associated with a corresponding component. Key information may be processed as a keystream with key datagrams or may be included in one or more components. A content datagram may be encrypted with an associated key. A receiving device receives the time slice burst with the content datagrams and the key information. The receiving device subsequently decrypts the content datagrams with the key information. Key datagrams may be associated with a higher priority level than content datagrams. Consequently, a receiving device can process a key datagram in order to extract a key before routing associated content datagrams to a message stack.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods, apparatuses, and systems for delivering protected multi-media content to a receiving device. Portions of protected multi-media content and associated key information are inserted in a same time slice burst. Multi-media content is processed into a plurality of content datagrams, in which each content datagram is associated with a corresponding component. Key information may be processed as a keystream that is logically separate from the components. A content datagram may be encrypted with an associated key. A receiving device receives the time slice burst with the plurality of content datagrams and associated key datagrams of the keystream. The receiving device consequently decrypts the plurality of content datagrams. Also, key information may be processed as key datagrams that are included with at least one component, in which each component comprises an associated plurality of content datagrams.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods, apparatuses, and systems for delivering protected multi-media content to a receiving device. Protected multi-media content and key information are inserted in a same time slice burst. A receiving device receives the time slice burst with the content datagrams and the key information and decrypts the content datagrams with the key information. Key datagrams may be associated with a higher priority level than content datagrams. Consequently, a receiving device can process a key datagram in order to extract a key before routing associated content datagrams to a message stack. A key may be encrypted at one or two levels of encryption. Additionally, a new security plug-in software module may be deployed at a receiving device. The new security plug-in software module is configured as an installation package that is encrypted as a protected message and that is decrypted by the receiving device.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods and apparatuses for configuring a modulator in a digital broadcast system using service information that is also broadcast to wireless terminals. In an embodiment of the invention, the service information is provided by a generator that encapsulates the service information in a transport stream that is received by a cell transmitter. The service information is parsed by each cell transmitter to determine the current modulator parameters. If at least one of the modulation parameters has changed, the associated modulator is reconfigured with the updated modulation parameters. The invention also provides methods and apparatuses for supporting repeaters in the digital broadcast system in order to provide supplementary RF coverage in associated cells. A repeater may retransmit a received radio signal at the same frequency or at a different frequency.

Abstract: In an embodiment of the invention the Network Operator (NO) manages the available bandwidth of the digital broadcast network in time-dependent manner. The NO announces the available bandwidth to the datacast operator (DCO) via an interface for a certain period of time. The interface is a data connection intermediator between the NO and the DCO. A network of computing systems couples the NO with the DCO. Advantageously, the network of computing systems comprises Internet. The DCO, which makes use of the NO's bandwidth for distributing electronic media to end-users, reserves some bandwidth for a certain period of time in accordance with the need, which the DCO obtains from a Content Provider (CP). The content is broadcast to the end-user in accordance with a schedule which is based on the bandwidth availability. Thus, the content is multicast via the digital broadcast network which is maintained by the network operator (NO).

Abstract: Systems and methods wherein a data entity is dispatched as a series of packets, with some of the packets being dispatched in an encrypted manner and others of the packets being dispatched in an unencrypted manner.

Abstract: According to the present invention there is provided a datacast distribution system which allows for the distribution of movies, music, games, application software, and the like using a new or existing terrestrial digital video broadcasting (DVB-T) network or the like.

Abstract: According to the present invention there is provided a datacast distribution system which allows for the distribution of movies, music, games, application software, and the like using a new or existing terrestrial digital video broadcast (DVB-T) network.