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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2007
Kuo-hui Liu, San Ramon, CA (US);
Yongdong Zhao, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Kuo-Hui Liu, San Ramon, CA (US);
Yongdong Zhao, Pleasanton, CA (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A system and method of delivering video content is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, the method includes storing video data packets of an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) channel at an access switch/router system that communicates with an IPTV access network. The method also includes receiving data at the access switch/router system indicating a selection of the IPTV channel from a set-top box device via the IPTV access network. Further, the method includes sending copies of the stored video data packets of the IPTV channel to the set-top box device via the IPTV access network.