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IP TV QUEUING TIME/CHANNEL CHANGE OPERATION

  • US 20100037267A1
  • Filed: 11/26/2008
  • Published: 02/11/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/06/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An Internet based television program delivery server, communicatively coupled to a plurality of television source devices and a plurality of recipient devices, the Internet based television program delivery server comprising:

  • at least one network interface that receives television video content from the plurality of television source devices;

    memory that stores the television video content;

    video conversion circuitry that converts at least some of the television video content to preview television video content, the preview television video content having reduced per video frame data size as compared to the television video content; and

    the at least one network interface receiving a channel preview request from a recipient device; and

    the at least one network interface transmitting corresponding preview television video content to the recipient device in response to the channel preview request.

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