Duplicating switch for streaming data units to a terminal using different communication protocols
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1. A computer-implemented method for streaming electronic data to one or more user terminals, comprising:
- receiving a request from a first user terminal for a stream of electronic data;
decoding, with a processor, the stream of electronic data from a first communications protocol;
duplicating the decoded stream of electronic data;
encoding, with a processor, the duplicated stream of electronic data using a second communications protocol; and
sending the encoded stream of electronic data to the first user terminal.
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Abstract
Streaming to a terminal by using a duplicating switch to receive a stream of data units, using the duplicating switch to store content from the stream, using the duplicating switch to generate a second stream that incorporates the content that was stored and address information corresponding to more than one terminal whose addressing information was not part of the first stream, and using the duplicating switch to make the second stream of data units available to two or more terminals.
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1. A computer-implemented method for streaming electronic data to one or more user terminals, comprising:
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receiving a request from a first user terminal for a stream of electronic data; decoding, with a processor, the stream of electronic data from a first communications protocol; duplicating the decoded stream of electronic data; encoding, with a processor, the duplicated stream of electronic data using a second communications protocol; and sending the encoded stream of electronic data to the first user terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-based system for streaming electronic data to one or more user terminals, comprising at least one processor and at least one storage medium storing a plurality of instructions, the plurality of instructions being executable by the at least one processor for:
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receiving a request from a first user terminal for a stream of electronic data; decoding the stream of electronic data from a first communications protocol; duplicating the decoded stream of electronic data; encoding the duplicated stream of electronic data using a second communications protocol; and sending the encoded stream of electronic data to the first user terminal. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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