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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
May. 19, 2014
Applicant:
At&t Intellectual Property I, Lp, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
James H Gray, Atlanta, GA (US);
Robert A. Koch, Norcross, GA (US);
Assignee:
AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, LP, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/462 (2011.01); H04N 21/2665 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 7/173 (2011.01); H04N 21/2347 (2011.01); H04N 21/2381 (2011.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04N 21/262 (2011.01); H04N 21/266 (2011.01); H04N 21/61 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/4622 (2013.01); H04N 7/17318 (2013.01); H04N 21/2347 (2013.01); H04N 21/2381 (2013.01); H04N 21/25883 (2013.01); H04N 21/266 (2013.01); H04N 21/2665 (2013.01); H04N 21/26208 (2013.01); H04N 21/47202 (2013.01); H04N 21/6125 (2013.01);
Abstract
A content transmission selection system is disclosed. The content transmission selection system receives requests from viewers for specific video content items. Using characteristics of the designated content item, the content transmission selection system determines whether to transmit the content item over a broadcast network or a broadband network.