A method and apparatus generate and process transport packets. A method of processing a transport packet at receiving entity includes identifying, in response to receiving the transport packet, a payload type based on a field indicating the payload type in a packet header for the transport packet. The method also includes identifying, in response to identifying that the payload type is a streaming mode payload type, a delivery data unit type of DU data in the transport packet based on a field indicating the delivery data unit type in a streaming mode payload header for the DU data. Additionally, the method includes processing the DU data according to the identified delivery data unit type.

A method and apparatus generate and process transport packets. A method of processing a transport packet at receiving entity includes identifying, in response to receiving the transport packet, a payload type based on a field indicating the payload type in a packet header for the transport packet. The method also includes identifying, in response to identifying that the payload type is a streaming mode payload type, a delivery data unit type of DU data in the transport packet based on a field indicating the delivery data unit type in a streaming mode payload header for the DU data. Additionally, the method includes processing the DU data according to the identified delivery data unit type.

Systems, methods, and machine-readable media for audio/video recognition and adaptive packet transmission are disclosed. A first content item that includes audio content and video content may be received and processed to detect a set of one or more video characteristics and/or a set of one or more audio characteristics that may be analyzed to identify the first content item as corresponding to a service provider system. The first content item may be transferred for display with an endpoint media device. At least one electronic signal may be received and processed, the at least one electronic signal indicative of execution of at least one operation of a set of one or more operations relating to one or more images of the first content item consequent to the display of the first content with the endpoint media device.

Systems, methods, and machine-readable media for audio/video recognition and adaptive packet transmission are disclosed. A first content item that includes audio content and video content may be received and processed to detect a set of one or more video characteristics and/or a set of one or more audio characteristics that may be analyzed to identify the first content item as corresponding to a service provider system. The first content item may be transferred for display with an endpoint media device. At least one electronic signal may be received and processed, the at least one electronic signal indicative of execution of at least one operation of a set of one or more operations relating to one or more images of the first content item consequent to the display of the first content with the endpoint media device.

An electronic device and method for delivering content to legacy MPEG quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) set-top boxes (STBs) identifies a QAM channel from a bank of QAM modulator channels of the electronic device that has spare capacity to transmit a MPEG/QAM program stream for a program N, and a unique MPEG program number corresponding to the program N, joins an IP multicast from a broadband network that includes the program N, and sets up QAM modulation to send the program N on a target frequency corresponding to the identified QAM channel, transmits the target frequency to the STBs, and transmits the MPEG/QAM program stream for the program N to the STBs on the target frequency corresponding to the identified QAM channel.

An electronic device and method for delivering content to legacy MPEG quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) set-top boxes (STBs) identifies a QAM channel from a bank of QAM modulator channels of the electronic device that has spare capacity to transmit a MPEG/QAM program stream for a program N, and a unique MPEG program number corresponding to the program N, joins an IP multicast from a broadband network that includes the program N, and sets up QAM modulation to send the program N on a target frequency corresponding to the identified QAM channel, transmits the target frequency to the STBs, and transmits the MPEG/QAM program stream for the program N to the STBs on the target frequency corresponding to the identified QAM channel.

Techniques are described for low-latency real-time streaming of media content. For example, streaming media content can be received from a media source, where the streaming media content comprises audio and/or video content. An audio/video stream can be streamed to one or more streaming clients. The audio/video stream is streamed as a sequence of encoded audio and/or video frames, which are independent encoded audio and/or video frames that are not grouped into chunks for streaming. The sequence of encoded audio and/or video frames is streamed to the one or more streaming clients as a one-way stream and without receiving any requests from the one or more streaming clients for subsequent frames or chunks.

Systems and methods for dynamically multiplexing requested linear media channels and network data on forward link traffic streams of a communication link to a craft media delivery system are provided. Furthermore, systems and methods for receiving dynamically multiplexed requested linear media channels and network data on forward link traffic streams of a communication link by a craft media delivery system are also provided.

Systems and methods for dynamically multiplexing requested linear media channels and network data on forward link traffic streams of a communication link to a craft media delivery system are provided. Furthermore, systems and methods for receiving dynamically multiplexed requested linear media channels and network data on forward link traffic streams of a communication link by a craft media delivery system are also provided.

The present invention relates to an apparatus for supporting hybrid broadcasting in a digital broadcasting system. The present invention provides an apparatus for receiving a broadcast content via one or more networks. The apparatus comprises a broadcast network interface for receiving a broadcast stream including a first portion of the broadcast content via a broadcast network; a heterogeneous network interface for receiving a heterogeneous stream including a second portion of the broadcast content via a heterogeneous network; and wherein the broadcast stream further includes timeline reference signaling information containing metadata for synchronizing streams transmitted via the one or more networks, and wherein the timeline reference signaling information includes at least one timeline reference information reconstituting timeline of at least one of the broadcast stream and the heterogeneous stream, a processor for configuring the broadcast content using the broadcast stream and the heterogeneous stream based on the timeline reference signaling information. The present invention is effective in easily synchronizing transport streams transmitted through each of heterogeneous networks.