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Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2021

Filed:

Oct. 23, 2017
Applicant:

At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p., Atlanta, GA (US);

Inventor:

Orestis Manthoulis, Sausalito, CA (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/6405 (2011.01); H04N 21/218 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/6408 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/6405 (2013.01); H04N 21/2181 (2013.01); H04N 21/47202 (2013.01); H04N 21/6408 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system comprises a storage and a processor. The storage is for storing a plurality of Internet protocol multicast video streams, each associated with a live television program content. The processor is in communication with the storage, and the processor is configured to receive the Internet protocol multicast video streams. The processor is also configured to receive a request for a previously transmitted portion of one of the Internet protocol multicast video streams from customer premises equipment in response to the customer premises customer requiring the previously transmitted portion for display. The processor is also configured to begin transmission of the previously transmitted portion as an Internet protocol unicast video stream to the customer premises equipment for immediate display.


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