Unicast/multicast architecture

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2001-06-19

2009-12-08

Nguyen, Quang N. (Department: 2441)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer network managing

Network resource allocating

C709S223000, C709S224000, C709S228000, C709S229000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07631080

ABSTRACT:
A system and method for providing content to users including a multicast sub-system providing content to multiple users and a unicast sub-system providing content to individual users. The multicast sub-system being operative to push to each of a plurality of user communities, content relating to the community and the unicast sub-system being operative to provide on demand to a user, content which has not been previously pushed to the user.

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