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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2023
MK Systems Usa Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Alex Macaulay, Rennes, FR;
Richard Fliam, Wilmington, DE (US);
Joseph Kiok, Wilmington, DE (US);
Timothy Lett, Wilmington, DE (US);
Todd A. Lund, Wilmington, DE (US);
Mark Niebur, Wilmington, DE (US);
MK Systems USA Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are systems, devices and methods for multicasting live content. A multicast server transmits live content data by way of a multicast transmission to gateway devices. A gateway device is configured for: receiving the live content data by way of the multicast transmission; establishing a secured communication session between the gateway device and an associated player device using an intermediary server trusted by the given gateway device and the associated player device, the secured communication session for secure real-time transmission from the given gateway device to the associated player device; and transmitting the live content data to the associated player device by way of a unicast transmission using the secured communication session.