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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2012
Applicants:
James Harold Gray, Ellijay, GA (US);
Thomas Jefferson Brothers, Gainesville, GA (US);
William Randolph Matz, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
James Harold Gray, Ellijay, GA (US);
Thomas Jefferson Brothers, Gainesville, GA (US);
William Randolph Matz, Atlanta, GA (US);
Assignee:
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/10 (2006.01); H04N 7/025 (2006.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 7/16 (2011.01); H04N 21/488 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/4532 (2013.01); H04N 7/163 (2013.01); H04N 21/4882 (2013.01); H04N 21/8126 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method includes receiving, at a head-end, content to be provided to a particular subscriber. The method includes creating an indicator configured to provide to a subscriber side system an indication of an availability of alternated content based on the content. The method further includes sending the indicator and the content separately to the subscriber side system over different networks.