Patents Assigned to UBC MEDIA GROUP PLC
  • Method of constructing and handling requests for data files
    Patent number: 11671192
    Abstract: A method of constructing and handling a request for a desired data file relating to a broadcast segment of a broadcast signal is described. The method comprises receiving an information signal at a receiving device. The information signal comprises at least a data element, and the data element relates to a segment of the broadcast signal. The method also comprises presenting the data element to a user interface of the receiving device, obtaining a user selection of the data element from the user interface, and constructing and transmitting a request for the desired data file relating to the selected data element, the request including an identifier relating to the desired data file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: UBC Media Group PLC
    Inventors: Simon Andrew Cole, Iain Duncumb
  • METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING AND HANDLING REQUESTS FOR DATA FILES
    Publication number: 20100063931
    Abstract: A method of constructing and handling a request for a desired data file relating to a broadcast segment of a broadcast signal is described. The method comprises receiving an information signal at a receiving device. The information signal comprises at least a data element, and the data element relates to a segment of the broadcast signal. The method also comprises presenting the data element to a user interface of the receiving device, obtaining a user selection of the data element from the user interface, and constructing and transmitting a request for the desired data file relating to the selected data element, the request including an identifier relating to the desired data file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2007
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: UBC MEDIA GROUP PLC
    Inventors: Simon Andrew Cole, Iain Duncumb