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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2016
Applicant:
Comcast Cable Communications, Llc, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Inventor:
Sanjay Dorairaj, Mt. Laurel, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 67/16 (2013.01); H04L 67/1002 (2013.01); H04L 67/42 (2013.01);
Abstract
This disclosure relates to methods and systems for delivering content such as enhanced television applications over a network. In one exemplary method, a request for a content item is received. The request is added to a request queue. Each application requested is then identified and then the exemplary method waits for the occurrence of a predetermined event. Upon the occurrence of a predetermined event, the exemplary method provides for sending a single instance of each content item, regardless of the number of requests for each such content item.