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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2016
At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p., Atlanta, GA (US);
Christopher Baldwin, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Bruce Barnes, Pingree Grove, IL (US);
Wayne Robert Heinmiller, Elgin, IL (US);
Patrick Kenny, Barrington, IL (US);
Dolores J. Mallian, St. Charles, IL (US);
AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed example methods to distribute communication of a data stream include assigning, at a first device, a group code to identify a group of devices to be included in a stream splitting session to distribute the communication of the data stream, the group of devices including the first device. Disclosed example methods also include transmitting the group code from the first device to a second device included in the group of devices. Disclosed example methods further include transmitting a first request including the group code and an identifier of a source of the data stream to a distribution system to establish the stream splitting session, and receiving, at the first device, a first portion of the data stream in response to the first request.