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System and Method for Highly Scalable Video on Demand

  • US 20030037331A1
  • Filed: 08/30/2001
  • Published: 02/20/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for providing sequential data blocks having duration comprises:

  • providing repeated pre-scheduled multicasts of a data block;

    dynamically initiating a transmission of the front portion of the data block in response to a user request to receive the data block; and

    merging the user into a pre-scheduled multicast of the data block;

    wherein the dynamically initiated transmission is a multicast.

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