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US 2006/0041745 A1Published application
Apparatus and method for conveying private information within a group communication system
AssigneeMarratech AB
InventorPeter Parnes
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AssigneeMarratech AB
InventorPeter Parnes
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An apparatus and method allow for distribution of a streamed signal within a group of users in a computer network, the users accessing client terminals (10, 20, 30, 40) for participation in a multicast session. The apparatus includes connecting links (12, 22, 32, 42) adapted to connect the client terminals of users and related equipment, such as capturing elements (16, 26 . . . ; 18, 28 . . . ), to the multicast session, preferably via the Internet or other interconnecting network. An extension header is added to data packets of the streamed signal, the extension header including identification data relating to the intended recipient of a packet. A filtering element (14, 24, 34, 44) is associated with the receiving client and is adapted to filter out data packets having the address of the recipient and receiving the streamed signal. Consequently, the existing communication channel can be reused.
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Apparatus for distribution of a streamed signal within a group of users in a computer network, the users accessing client terminals (10, 20, 30, 40) for participation in a multicast session, the apparatus comprising,
Method for distributing a streamed signal via the Internet or other interconnecting network within a group of users in a computer network, the users accessing client terminals (10, 20, 30, 40) for participation in a multicast session, the method comprising the steps of,
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