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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2012
Colin Paul Bookman, Atlanta, GA (US);
Douglas David Gravino, Roswell, GA (US);
Colin Paul Bookman, Atlanta, GA (US);
Douglas David Gravino, Roswell, GA (US);
Cox Communications, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A localized peer-to-peer (P2P) network of device for streaming content between users. Devices, such as set top boxes, in a network are configured to communicate with each other, and stream content physically located on each set top box to another set top box. Shows that the user has missed a portion of may be watched from the beginning by transferring such content from other devices within the network. Essentially, any one STB becomes part of a collective community of STBs which share and make each other's content available. The P2P STB network according to embodiments described herein also lessens the load on the centrally located video-on-demand servers by allowing users to watch content being delivered from a neighbor's DVR versus from the central source.