System and method for distributing video conference data over an internet protocol television system
US7640301B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 6, 2006 |
| Grant date | Dec 29, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 6, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/303
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computerized system and method for distributing video conference data over an internet protocol television (IPTV) system are disclosed including structures and methods for allocating an IPTV video conference channel to groups of video conference participants' set top boxes (STBs), accessing STB data at the server indicating a group of video conference participants' STBs in the groups of video conference participants' STBs, the group of STBs being associated with one video conference data, mapping at the server, the video conference channel to the group of video conference participants' STBs and to one IP address for the one of the video conferences data, and delivering from the server over the video conference channel from a first one of the of IP addresses, the first one of the video conferences data to the first group of video conference participants' STBs.
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