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Patent No.:

US 10097291 B1

Date of Patent:

Oct. 09, 2018

Filed:

Jul. 24, 2007

Method and system for distributing content using device-specific content delivery networks

Applicants:

Ranny Q. Sue, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);

Xavier D. Riley, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Inventors:

Ranny Q. Sue, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);

Xavier D. Riley, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Assignee:

The DIRECTV Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);

Attorney:

Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.

Primary Examiner:

Jivka Rabovianski

Int. Cl.

CPC ...

H04N 7/18 (2006.01); H04H 20/42 (2008.01); H04H 20/24 (2008.01); H04H 20/51 (2008.01); H04H 60/21 (2008.01); H04H 60/23 (2008.01); H04H 60/73 (2008.01); H04H 60/91 (2008.01); H04N 7/173 (2011.01); H04N 21/231 (2011.01); H04N 21/236 (2011.01); H04N 21/24 (2011.01); H04N 21/2547 (2011.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04N 21/262 (2011.01); H04N 21/2665 (2011.01); H04H 40/90 (2008.01);

U.S. Cl.

CPC ...

H04H 20/42 (2013.01); H04H 20/24 (2013.01); H04H 20/51 (2013.01); H04H 60/21 (2013.01); H04H 60/23 (2013.01); H04H 60/73 (2013.01); H04H 60/91 (2013.01); H04N 7/17318 (2013.01); H04N 21/236 (2013.01); H04N 21/23106 (2013.01); H04N 21/2407 (2013.01); H04N 21/2547 (2013.01); H04N 21/25891 (2013.01); H04N 21/2665 (2013.01); H04N 21/26283 (2013.01); H04H 40/90 (2013.01);

Abstract

A systemincludes a first content delivery network() for a first type of user device, a second content delivery network() for a second type of user device and a content repositorycommunicating with the first content delivery network() and the second content delivery network(). The first content is in a first format associated with the first content delivery network() and a second content associated with the second content delivery network(). A content management systemgenerates a first content list for the first content delivery networkand generates a second content list for the second content delivery network(). A content distribution systemcommunicates with the content management system and the first content delivery network and the second content delivery network. The content distribution systemtransfers content to the first and second content delivery network from the content repository. The first content delivery network() publishes the content according to a publication start time. The first content delivery network() communicates the first content list to a first user device. The second content delivery network() communicates the second content list to a second user device.

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