Apparatus, systems and methods for media content delivery
US8844000B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 30, 2013 |
| Grant date | Sep 23, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B7/18523
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A media content delivery system and method is operable to communicate an authorized single media content stream generated by a local programming provider (LPP) in a domestic market area (DMA) to a client facility, wherein the authorized single media content stream is multiplexed into a multi-media content stream with a plurality of other single media content streams generated by a plurality of other LPPS in the DMA. An exemplary embodiment identifies an authorized single media content stream of interest to a client; accesses the multi-media content stream communicated from a communication network at the client facility, unbundles the authorized single media content stream from the received multi-media content stream, and communicates the authorized single media content stream to a program content generation system operated by the client.
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