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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2003
Howard G. Pinder, Norcross, GA (US);
Luis A. Rovira, Atlanta, GA (US);
Douglas F. Woodhead, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
William D. Woodward, Jr., Lilburn, GA (US);
Howard G. Pinder, Norcross, GA (US);
Luis A. Rovira, Atlanta, GA (US);
Douglas F. Woodhead, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
William D. Woodward, Jr., Lilburn, GA (US);
Scientific-Atlanta, Inc., Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Abstract
A device in a subscriber television system receives a stream of frames of information, and each frame of information is carried in at least one network packet that is formatted according to a first protocol. Each network packet carries an application packet that is formatted according to a second protocol, which is a protocol for an application. The device includes application awareness that enables the device to selectively modify the application packets.