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Wireless distribution system proxy caches

  • US 8,850,491 B2
  • Filed: 12/20/2010
  • Issued: 09/30/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system, comprising:

  • a mobile network operator configured to receive requests for television content from one or more client devices, the mobile network operator further configured to communicate one of the requests to a content service that provides the television content requested by the one or more client devices to the mobile network operator for distribution to the one or more client devices;

    proxy caches, located at a wireless distribution point, configured to cache content data of the television content prior to the cached content data of the television content being wirelessly communicated to the one or more client devices; and

    wireless distribution points of the mobile network operator configured to communicate the cached content data of the television content effective to emulate a television multicast from the proxy caches to the one or more client devices.

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