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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2015
Applicant:
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd., Petah Tikva, IL;
Inventor:
Oren Markovitz, Raanana, IL;
Assignee:
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd., Petah Tikva, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/173 (2011.01); H04N 21/845 (2011.01); H04N 21/235 (2011.01); H04N 21/231 (2011.01); H04N 21/61 (2011.01); H04N 21/6405 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/8456 (2013.01); H04N 21/231 (2013.01); H04N 21/2353 (2013.01); H04N 21/6143 (2013.01); H04N 21/6405 (2013.01);
Abstract
Consumption habits of video content have been changing for some time, as more people (especially young people) prefer video on demand (VOD) services over linear channels. Disclosed is a communication system configured to efficiently deliver video content on demand over a satellite medium. Also disclosed are methods for efficiently delivering video content on demand using multicast transmissions and caching of video title prefixes.