Abstract: The present disclosure provides for systems and methods for targeted mass inoculation. A transmission system for targeted mass inoculation may comprise a first pathogen, wherein first pathogen may comprise a vaccination for an infectious disease. The transmission system may comprise a host that receives the first pathogen. The transmission system may comprise a vector that receives a second pathogen from the host. The second pathogen may inoculate a secondary host when the secondary host receives the second pathogen from the vector. The vector may comprise a mechanical device. When the vector comprises a mechanical device, the vector may comprise a computing device. The computing device may identify a suitable secondary host. The computing device may comprise an algorithm for secondary host recognition and differentiation. The computing device may retain a database comprising indicators of which secondary host candidates have already received the pathogen.

Abstract: A system is provided for distributing television program guide data from a main facility to set-top boxes or similar receivers via local television systems. Program guide data is placed in a number of selectively configurable queues. The configuration of the queues is determined by queue configuration data that may be supplied by the operator of the main facility. The operator can readily reconfigure the queues by altering the queue configuration data. Program guide data from the queues may be distributed to the receivers using multiple feed generators, each of which distributes program guide data to receivers with different addresses. The feed generators determine which receivers are busy processing recently transmitted data, so that data may be directed toward receivers that are not currently busy.

Abstract: A system and method for localizing an aggregated electronic program guide (EPG) schedule covering a plurality of service environments includes an information filter located at the subscriber's set-top box conditioned to recognize which schedule information is relevant to the viewer's service environment. Only schedule information corresponding to the viewer's own service environment is stored in the EPG's schedule database. The result is an electronic program schedule that is tailored to the viewer's specific service environment without the use of costly equipment on the transmission side of the program schedule feed.