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Thomson Licensing S.a.

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Interdigital Madison Patent Holdings

Gary Robert Gutknecht

Gregory William Cook

Barry Jay Weber

Keith Robert Broerman

Thomas Edward Horlander

Scott Allan Kendall

Steven Charles Rhoads

Daniel Richard Schneidewend

Mark Allen McCleary

Mark Ryan Mayernick

Robert Vincent Krakora

Phillip Aaron Junkersfeld

Aaron Michael Smith

David Lee Ryan

Arnaud Gwenael Mouiche

Mark Allen Mc Cleary

Files associated with the operation of gateway and client devices in a network may be downloaded with minimal operator intervention. Accordingly, a method includes receiving data including a first file, a first authentication element, and a second authentication element, the first authentication element being unique to a client device associated with the gateway device. The method also includes determining if the second authentication element is valid for the gateway device and storing the first authentication element and the second file for the client device if the second authentication element is valid for the gateway device. An apparatus includes a receiver that receives data, a processor that determines if the second authentication element is valid for the gateway device, and a memory that stores the first authentication element and a portion of the data for the client device if the second authentication element is valid for the gateway device.

Method and apparatus for software downloads in a network

Methods and apparatuses provide load balanced signal distribution to client devices in a network, such as a digital home network. According to an exemplary embodiment, one of the methods includes the steps of receiving a request from a client device for downloading video from one of a plurality of video sources, receiving respective load indicators from first and second video receiving devices capable of receiving the plurality of video sources, selecting one of the first and second video receiving devices according to the load indicators, and instructing the selected video receiving device to transmit the video from the one of the plurality of video sources using an address known by the client device.

Methods and apparatuses for providing load balanced signal distribution

The disclosed embodiments relate to a system and method for compensating for a satellite gateway failure. There is provided a system comprising a first satellite gateway, and a second satellite gateway () coupled to the first satellite gateway and configured to automatically redistribute transponders assigned to the first satellite gateway to create a new transponder allocation if the first satellite gateway fails.

System and method for compensating for a satellite gateway failure

The disclosed embodiments relate to a system and method for grouping program identifiers into multimast groups. More specifically, there is provided a method comprising receiving a request for satellite services from a requester device, wherein the request includes at least one program identifier, creating a second group of program identifiers, comparing the requested program identifier with a first group of previously requested program identifiers stored on a satellite service providing device, and moving the matching program identifier from the first group of program identifiers to the second group of program identifiers if the requested program identifier matches one of the program identifiers in the first group of program identifiers, wherein a multicast of the second group of program identifiers is adapted to be shared by the requester device and another device.

System and method for grouping program identifiers into multicast groups

The disclosed embodiments relate to a system and method for selecting a multicast IP address. More specifically, there is provided a method comprising selecting a first IP address from a plurality of IP addresses, hashing the first IP address to create a first hash value corresponding to the first IP address, determining whether the first hash value corresponds to a second IP address that is in use, and allocating the first IP address if the first hash value does not correspond to the second IP address that is in use.

System and method for selecting a multicast IP address

A method and a system for performing trick mode features in a personal video recorder without introducing a channel change delay during normal viewing. The method includes the steps of recording a video source signal and concurrently bypassing the video source signal to a display device, without experiencing any buffering delay associated with the recording step. During trick mode operation the bypassing step can be automatically terminated and a recorded version of the video source signal can be substituted and sent to the display. The bypassing step further can include substituting, without any buffering delay, an alternate video source signal in response to a user selection of an alternate video source signal channel. A user notification can be generated to acknowledge receipt of a trick mode command. The user notification can be terminated once the step of substituting the recorded version of the video source signal has been completed.

Live picture presentation while digital video recording

A method and apparatus for parameter borrowing for network address translator (NAT) configuration by receiving, at a first dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) device, a DHCP lease request from a client, determining, from the DHCP lease request, first communication parameters of the client, and enabling the determined first communication parameters to be used by a second DHCP device, the determined first communication parameters adapted for use in upstream DHCP lease requests by the second DHCP device.

Method and apparatus for parameter borrowing for network address translator configuration

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Noblesville, IN, United States of America

Gary Robert Gutknecht