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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2005
Applicants:
Jay B. Schiller, Denver, CO (US);
Joseph R. Matarese, Portland, OR (US);
Inventors:
Jay B. Schiller, Denver, CO (US);
Joseph R. Matarese, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
ARRIS Enterprises, Inc., Suwanee, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/10 (2006.01); H04N 7/025 (2006.01); H04N 21/2362 (2011.01); H04N 21/845 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01); H04N 21/234 (2011.01); H04N 21/262 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/812 (2013.01); H04N 21/2362 (2013.01); H04N 21/8455 (2013.01); H04N 21/23424 (2013.01); H04N 21/26258 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method may include and/or involve identifying a received signal as an indication that advertising content should be provided, determining ad content to provide in response to the signal, specifying a playlist file as a file to provide the ad content, the playlist file including identifications of multiple digital content files including the ad content, and streaming the multiple content files as a Single Program Transport Stream.