Data structures and methods adapted for heterogeneous clients in an information distribution system

Abstract From the Canadian patent

A method includes processing data associated with event and service information to create a base data block and an index table. The base data block has , an array of objects, and each object in the array may have at least one attribute. , The index table also has an array of objects and each object in the index , table , relates to an object in the base data block. The method of processing data may be , performed by a server located at a cable headend. In one embodiment the , present , invention also comprises a storage medium having a representation of a data structure produced by the data processing. In one embodiment a STB may , receive , and utilize the processed data.