WO2004023785A3 - Method and system for providing a cache guide - Google Patents

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WO2004023785A3
WO2004023785A3 PCT/US2003/027985 US0327985W WO2004023785A3 WO 2004023785 A3 WO2004023785 A3 WO 2004023785A3 US 0327985 W US0327985 W US 0327985W WO 2004023785 A3 WO2004023785 A3 WO 2004023785A3
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Terry Wayne Lockridge
Ting Wang
Robert Eugene Trzybinski
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Thomson Licensing Sa
Terry Wayne Lockridge
Ting Wang
Robert Eugene Trzybinski
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Priority to JP2004534710A priority patent/JP4705781B2/en
Priority to EP03752059A priority patent/EP1540936A4/en
Priority to AU2003270371A priority patent/AU2003270371A1/en
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Abstract

A method and system for providing a cache guide to a client. The cache guide containing a subset of available guide data. The available guide data being locally stored in a Mini-Headend unit (12) and the subset being stored in the cache memory of a remote set-top box (44).
PCT/US2003/027985 2002-09-05 2003-09-05 Method and system for providing a cache guide WO2004023785A2 (en)

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MXPA05002554A MXPA05002554A (en) 2002-09-05 2003-09-05 Method and system for providing a cache guide.
BR0314337-6A BR0314337A (en) 2002-09-05 2003-09-05 Method and system for providing cache tab
JP2004534710A JP4705781B2 (en) 2002-09-05 2003-09-05 Cash guide providing method and system
EP03752059A EP1540936A4 (en) 2002-09-05 2003-09-05 Method and system for providing a cache guide
AU2003270371A AU2003270371A1 (en) 2002-09-05 2003-09-05 Method and system for providing a cache guide

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AU2003270371A8 (en) 2004-03-29
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