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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2010
Andrea Basso, Marlboro, NJ (US);
David C. Gibbon, Lincroft, NJ (US);
Behzad Shahraray, Holmdel, NJ (US);
Herani S. Brotman, Colts Neck, NJ (US);
Han Q. Nguyen, Marlboro, NJ (US);
Douglas Nortz, Red Bank, NJ (US);
Steven J. Solomon, Freehold, NJ (US);
David A. Parisi, Dayton, NJ (US);
Sunil Maloo, Edison, NJ (US);
Mark W. Altom, Martinsville, NJ (US);
Andrea Basso, Marlboro, NJ (US);
David C. Gibbon, Lincroft, NJ (US);
Behzad Shahraray, Holmdel, NJ (US);
Herani S. Brotman, Colts Neck, NJ (US);
Han Q. Nguyen, Marlboro, NJ (US);
Douglas Nortz, Red Bank, NJ (US);
Steven J. Solomon, Freehold, NJ (US);
David A. Parisi, Dayton, NJ (US);
Sunil Maloo, Edison, NJ (US);
Mark W. Altom, Martinsville, NJ (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A plurality of multimedia data streams that are being provided via an internet protocol (IP) network is received, wherein each multimedia data stream carries multimedia content. Real-time metadata relating to the plurality of multimedia data streams is generated based on the multimedia content. The metadata is provided in real-time in a metadata stream to a plurality of user devices, via the IP network. The plurality of multimedia data streams may be multicast within the IP network. The metadata may be multicast in real-time in a metadata stream to a plurality of user devices, via the IP network.