VIDEO ON DEMAND USING COMBINED HOST AND CLIENT ADDRESSING
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1. A method for streaming a Video on Demand (VOD) asset, comprising:
- receiving, at a host, a VOD asset request from a client over an internal network;
sending the VOD asset request from the host over an external network using a client/host address that includes a host address and a client address;
receiving, at the host over the external network, the VOD asset targeted for the client including the client/host address; and
streaming the VOD asset from the host to the client over the internal network.
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Abstract
A system and method for streaming a Video on Demand (VOD) asset includes receiving, at a host, a VOD asset request from a client over an internal network, and sending the VOD asset request from the host over an external network using a client/host address that includes a host address and a client address. The VOD asset targeted for the client including the client/host address is received at the host over the external network, and the VOD asset is streamed from the host to the client over the internal network.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for streaming a Video on Demand (VOD) asset, comprising:
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receiving, at a host, a VOD asset request from a client over an internal network; sending the VOD asset request from the host over an external network using a client/host address that includes a host address and a client address; receiving, at the host over the external network, the VOD asset targeted for the client including the client/host address; and streaming the VOD asset from the host to the client over the internal network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for transmitting a Video on Demand (VOD) asset, comprising:
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receiving a VOD asset request, at a host, from a client over an internal network; sending the VOD asset request using an out-of-band frequency, from the host over an external network, using a client/host address that includes a host address and a client address; using an out-of-band frequency, receiving, at the host over the external network, an in-band frequency location of the VOD asset; tuning a tuner coupled to the host to the in-band frequency; and transmitting the VOD asset, from the host to the client, over the internal network. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for streaming a Video on Demand (VOD) asset, comprising:
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receiving, at a head end from a host over an out-of-band frequency, a VOD asset request including a client/host address that includes a host address and a client address; sending, from the head end to a VOD server, the VOD asset request including the client/host address; receiving, at the head end from the VOD server, an in-band frequency location of the VOD asset; and sending, from the head end to the host over the out-of-band frequency, the in-band frequency location of the VOD asset.
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23. A system for streaming a Video on Demand (VOD) asset, comprising:
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a host configured to communicate over an internal network and an external network; and a client configured to communicate over the internal network, the client having a client address assigned by the host; wherein the host is further configured to request and receive the VOD asset over the external network using a host address and the client address, and send the received VOD asset to the client over the internal network.
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