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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2009
Applicants:
David J. Piepenbrink, Chicago, IL (US);
Lee M. Chow, Naperville, IL (US);
James T. Sofos, Aurora, IL (US);
Inventors:
David J. Piepenbrink, Chicago, IL (US);
Lee M. Chow, Naperville, IL (US);
James T. Sofos, Aurora, IL (US);
Assignee:
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/414 (2011.01); H04N 21/222 (2011.01); H04N 21/254 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/41407 (2013.01); H04N 21/2223 (2013.01); H04N 21/2542 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and system for distributing multimedia content includes a unified storefront (USF) application providing access portals to a multimedia content distribution network, including an Internet-protocol television access portal, a web access portal and a mobile access portal. The USF application may further communicate with a media agent to access a portable media player (PMP), allowing multimedia content to be sent to the PMP from any of the access portals.