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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2007
David N. Schlacht, Riverdale, NY (US);
Deanna R. Kidd, Long Beach, CA (US);
Hanno Basse, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Raynold M. Kahn, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Steven Kasakitis, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
David N. Schlacht, Riverdale, NY (US);
Deanna R. Kidd, Long Beach, CA (US);
Hanno Basse, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Raynold M. Kahn, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Steven Kasakitis, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
The DIRECTV Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
A communication systemincludes a group of user devicesand a content delivery networkin communication with the group of user devices. The content deliver networkselects a plurality user devices from the group of user devices, divides the content into a crucial portion and a non-crucial portions. The content delivery networkcommunicates the non-crucial portions to the plurality of user devices and communicates the crucial portion to the plurality of user devices separately from the non-crucial portions and at each of the plurality of user devices. The plurality of user devicesassembles the crucial portion and the non-crucial portions to form the content.