Network, system and method for distributing digital media

Telephonic communications – Plural exchange network or interconnection – Interexchange signalling

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C726S005000, C713S171000

Reexamination Certificate

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07634076

ABSTRACT:
A network, a system and a method distribute digital media from a substation and/or a server to a set-top box of a subscriber. The digital media is requested, is accessed and/or is transferred from the substation and/or the server to the set-top box via one or more nodes and/or one or more node clusters. The subscriber may utilize an interactive means in conjunction with the set-top box to access, to request, to receive and/or to display the digital media via a communication medium and/or a connection line. One or more nodes and/or one or more node clusters connect a central office to the substation. The digital media is stored in a server farm of the central office which is accessed by one or more nodes and/or one or more node clusters. The digital media is transmitted and/or is distributed to the set-top box via the communication medium, the connection line one or more of the nodes and/or one or more of the node clusters. The subscriber access, displays and/or views the digital media via the set-top box, a display monitor, one or more input devices and/or one or more output devices.

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