Method and system for streaming multimedia transmissions

Details Method and system for streaming multimedia transmissions Method and system for streaming multimedia transmissions

2011-07-26

2011-07-26

Kumar, Pankaj (Department: 2467)

Multiplex communications

Pathfinding or routing

Switching a message which includes an address header

C370S312000, C370S390000, C725S034000, C725S038000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07986702

ABSTRACT:
A customer-premises equipment (CPE) gateway and methods for operation thereof, and a multimedia server and methods for operation thereof are disclosed, the method for the CPE gateway, the method including: (a) receiving, by the CPE gateway, a first IGMP compliant command; (b) generating by the CPE gateway, in response to the first IGMP compliant command, a unicast command that instructs a multimedia server to generate a unicast media stream; wherein the generating includes concealing multicast information from at least one IGMP compliant entity that follows the CPE gateway; and (c) transmitting, by the CPE gateway, the unicast command to the at least one IGMP compliant entity; wherein the unicast command passes through the at least one IGMP compliant entity and reaches the multimedia server.

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patent: 2006/0002552 (2006-01-01), LeComte et al.
patent: 2007/0266398 (2007-11-01), Vandaele
patent: 2009/0106792 (2009-04-01), Kan et al.

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