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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2011
Applicants:
Amit Garg, Delran, NJ (US);
Jude Ferreira, King of Prussia, PA (US);
John Paclik, Cherry Hill, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Amit Garg, Delran, NJ (US);
Jude Ferreira, King of Prussia, PA (US);
John Paclik, Cherry Hill, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/173 (2011.01); H04N 21/2385 (2011.01); H04N 21/262 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/2385 (2013.01); H04N 21/262 (2013.01); H04N 21/26208 (2013.01); H04N 21/26216 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device, system and method are provided that may allot and manage bandwidth, such as bandwidth associated with broadcast and narrowcast distribution models, in a content distribution network. The device, system and method may include qualification of content or channels for distribution as broadcast content or narrowcast content. In some embodiments, the qualification may be with regard to selection orthogonality.