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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2011
Jack Jianxiu Hao, Lexington, MA (US);
Diego S. Rozensztejn, Brighton, MA (US);
Guillermo Ortiz, Woburn, MA (US);
Xuefeng Yao, Waban, MA (US);
Jack Jianxiu Hao, Lexington, MA (US);
Diego S. Rozensztejn, Brighton, MA (US);
Guillermo Ortiz, Woburn, MA (US);
Xuefeng Yao, Waban, MA (US);
VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
Methods and devices provide channel assignments of programs delivered in a mobile setting. The channel assignments include unicast channels, multicast channels, and broadcast channels. The channel assignments are based on one or more of the type of program, user viewership information, or user voting information. Additionally, methods and devices provide for handover between mobile service areas at the application layer. Programs are buffered based on a handover time. During the handover, the buffered portion of the program is played.