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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2019
At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p., Atlanta, GA (US);
James G. Beattie, Jr., Bergenfield, NJ (US);
Luis Ramos, Columbia, CT (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A system for providing efficient delivery of media content to the masses is disclosed. In particular, the system may include receiving requests for content from a plurality of user devices. The system may then include synchronizing fulfillment timeframes for delivering the content based on a preset time interval. In response to the requests, the system may deliver the content, such as via a satellite network, to a storage device, such as, but not limited to, a digital video recorder, a video-ready-access device equipped with a satellite receiver and antenna, a digital subscriber line access multiplexer equipped with a satellite received and antenna, or any combination thereof, based on the preset time interval. The system may then include causing the storage device to deliver the requested content to the plurality of user devices via a wireless network communicatively linked to the plurality of user devices.