Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Multicast media distribution system
- Patent Title (中): 组播媒体分发系统
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Application No.: US10692082Application Date: 2003-10-22
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Publication No.: US07921448B2Publication Date: 2011-04-05
- Inventor: Richard C. Fickle , José A. Róyo , Timothy Bruce Aron
- Applicant: Richard C. Fickle , José A. Róyo , Timothy Bruce Aron
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Monica
- Assignee: Ascent Media Group, LLP
- Current Assignee: Ascent Media Group, LLP
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Monica
- Agency: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman, LLP
- Main IPC: H04N7/173
- IPC: H04N7/173

Abstract:
The present invention provides for methods, systems, and devices for simultaneously receiving and processing multimedia asset packages transmitted by a plurality of multimedia content providers. The methods and systems of the present invention implement a multiport catcher appliance configured to receive a plurality of transmissions, simultaneously, from multiple content providers in a multimedia asset distribution system. The multimedia catcher receiver includes a multimedia network interface unit configured to simultaneously receive multimedia data segments from content providers, a multimedia network interface unit that provides the multimedia data segments to a receive unit, a receive unit configured to reconstruct and validate a multimedia asset package using multimedia data segments transmitted by a content provider, and a content management system to manage multimedia asset packages and provide multimedia asset packages to a multimedia server.
Public/Granted literature
- US20040255335A1 Multicast media distribution system Public/Granted day:2004-12-16
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