Multiplex communications – Channel assignment techniques – Messages addressed to multiple destinations
Reexamination Certificate
2005-09-27
2005-09-27
Chin, Wellington (Department: 2664)
Multiplex communications
Channel assignment techniques
Messages addressed to multiple destinations
C370S389000, C370S390000, C370S401000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06950439
ABSTRACT:
A method is provided for providing content providers with specific information about recipients receiving a multicast session, which minimally impacts applicable standards and network equipment. By judicious enhancement of the network POP (i.e., Point-of-Presence) and multicast packet header (i.e., datagram) enhancement, the identity of a recipient or host may be identified in a suitable manner that provides the content provider with information about the recipients as a group with out compromising the privacy of any individual host/recipient of a multicast session.
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Bhagavath Vijay K
O'Neil Joseph Thomas
AT&T Corp.
Jain Raj
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