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Video on demand using combined host and client addressing

  • US 9,197,919 B2
  • Filed: 06/12/2013
  • Issued: 11/24/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/12/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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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 an unmodified combination address that includes a host address and a client address;

    tuning a host tuner of the host to a frequency corresponding to the VOD asset;

    receiving, at the host over the external network, the VOD asset targeted for the client including the unmodified combination address; and

    streaming the VOD asset from the host tuner to the client over the internal network, such that the client accesses the VOD asset from the host tuner.

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