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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2002
Applicant:
Mark Day, Milton, MA (US);
Inventor:
Mark Day, Milton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/445 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Mechanisms and techniques provide a method for distributing content over a network includes receiving content elements form content sources, queuing the elements for distribution on a transmission channel, and distributing the content elements over the transmission channel to a self-selecting network. distribution of the content elements can be based upon payment information or content characteristics of the content elements. These mechanisms and techniques provide an opportunity for the distribution of content, produced by individual providers, to a wide audience.