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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2015
At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p., Atlanta, GA (US);
Todd Andrew Fryer, Liberty, MO (US);
Nicholas Nicas, Blue Springs, MO (US);
Douglas Medina, Grain Valley, MO (US);
AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a plurality of packetizers, a buffer, and an interface. The plurality of packetizers includes a first packetizer and a second packetizer. Each of the plurality of packetizers is configured to receive media content from a corresponding media source. The buffer is coupled to the plurality of packetizers and is configured to concurrently receive first content from the first packetizers and second content from the second packetizers. The interface is configured to provide the first content from the buffer to a display device and to provide the second content from the buffer to the display device responsive to a media selection request received from the display device.