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Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015

Filed:

Dec. 15, 2011
Applicants:

Mark D. Carney, Sterling, VA (US);

Dante J. Pacella, Charles Town, WV (US);

Jeffrey A. Jackson, Coppell, TX (US);

Martin William Mckee, Herndon, VA (US);

Inventors:

Mark D. Carney, Sterling, VA (US);

Dante J. Pacella, Charles Town, WV (US);

Jeffrey A. Jackson, Coppell, TX (US);

Martin William Mckee, Herndon, VA (US);

Assignee:

Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/173 (2011.01); H04H 20/42 (2008.01); H04N 21/2343 (2011.01); H04N 21/2362 (2011.01); H04N 21/2385 (2011.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04H 60/31 (2008.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04H 20/423 (2013.01); H04N 21/2362 (2013.01); H04N 21/2385 (2013.01); H04N 21/23439 (2013.01); H04N 21/25866 (2013.01); H04N 21/44222 (2013.01); H04H 60/31 (2013.01);
Abstract

An approach for assigning definitions to media network channels is described. A demand for program content of a media network channel associated with a first definition relating to resolution of the program content is determined. A second definition is assigned to the media network channel for the program content in response to the demand, wherein the second definition relates to the resolution of the program content and is higher in resolution than the first definition.


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