Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Broadcast media content to subscriber group
- Patent Title (中): 向用户组广播媒体内容
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Application No.: US13834512Application Date: 2013-03-15
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Publication No.: US09215569B2Publication Date: 2015-12-15
- Inventor: Lalit R. Kotecha , Yee Sin Chan , Patricia R. Chang , Mingxing S. Li
- Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. , Cellco Partnership
- Applicant Address: US NJ Basking Ridge US NJ Basking Ridge
- Assignee: Cellco Partnership,Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
- Current Assignee: Cellco Partnership,Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NJ Basking Ridge US NJ Basking Ridge
- Main IPC: H04W4/06
- IPC: H04W4/06 ; H04W4/24 ; H04M15/06 ; H04M15/00 ; H04W28/02 ; H04L12/851
Abstract:
A system includes a network device receives a request for media content from a plurality of user devices and transmits the media content in accordance with at least one of a unicast mode and a broadcast mode. A content monitoring device counts a number of requests for the media content received at the network device and selects the mode of the network device based on the number of requests received. A method includes receiving a request for media content from a plurality of user devices, counting a number of requests for media content received at the network device, selecting at least one of a unicast mode and a broadcast mode of the network device based on the number of requests received at the network device, and transmitting the media content in accordance with the selected mode.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140269437A1 BROADCAST MEDIA CONTENT TO SUBSCRIBER GROUP Public/Granted day:2014-09-18
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