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Protected distribution and location based aggregation service

  • US 8,463,931 B2
  • Filed: 02/28/2011
  • Issued: 06/11/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2008
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving a plurality of real time media content streams from one or more streaming media sources;

    encrypting the plurality of real time media content streams to provide a corresponding plurality of encrypted real time media content streams;

    multicasting the plurality of encrypted real time media content streams via a wireless network;

    receiving unicast responses from a plurality of user devices in response to the multicasting of the plurality of encrypted real time media content streams, wherein at least one unicast response of the unicast responses includes information indicative of a connect multicast state or a disconnect multicast state of a corresponding one of the plurality of user devices; and

    returning information indicative of the unicast responses from the plurality of user devices to the one or more streaming media sources in such a manner as to preserve privacy of users of the plurality of user devices.

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