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Video on demand over satellite

  • US 9,924,239 B2
  • Filed: 06/04/2015
  • Issued: 03/20/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system, comprising:

  • a plurality of apparatuses of a first type; and

    an apparatus of a second type configured to;

    divide content stored in a content server into a plurality of segments;

    generate a title prefix comprising a first set of one or more segments, of the plurality of segments;

    transmit one or more multicast transmissions comprising the title prefix to one or more apparatuses of the plurality of apparatuses of the first type;

    receive, from a first apparatus of the first type of the plurality of apparatuses of the first type, a request for the content;

    determine, based on the request, a second set of one or more segments, of the plurality of segments, to be transmitted;

    initiate, in a transmission session comprising one or more subsequent multicast transmissions, transmission of the second set of one or more segments to a portion of the plurality of apparatuses of the first type comprising the first apparatus of the first type; and

    delay, during the transmission session comprising one or more subsequent multicast transmissions, transmission of at least one segment of the second set of one or more segments until a time determined to be sufficient for the first apparatus of the first type to receive the at least one segment of the second set of one or more segments without affecting streaming of the content by the first apparatus of the first type.

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