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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2008
Applicants:
Shmuel Shaffer, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Zeeshan Rahman Khan, Fremont, CA (US);
Inventors:
Shmuel Shaffer, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Zeeshan Rahman Khan, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 17/02 (2006.01); H04N 21/61 (2011.01); H04N 21/2381 (2011.01); H04N 21/414 (2011.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/647 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/6131 (2013.01); H04N 21/2381 (2013.01); H04N 21/41407 (2013.01); H04N 21/4524 (2013.01); H04N 21/64707 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus to provide access to video streams associated with communication channels in a communication network are described. The method may comprise monitoring selection of a communication channel by a user of a mobile communication device, identifying at least one video feed associated with the selected channel, and providing access to the mobile communication device to the selected at least one video feed. Providing access may comprise associating the selected video stream with the mobile communication device.