Method and system for transmitting content
AssigneeARRIS Enterprises LLC
InventorsRan OZ, Adi Molkho
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Abstract
A system for transmitting multimedia content, the system includes: (a) a session manager, configured to initiate a unicast session with an end-user device over a dedicated channel; and to transmit to the end-user device over the dedicated channel an identification unicast multimedia stream that causes an end user multimedia device to provide an end user recognizable service identifier; and (b) an interface configured to receive a content transmission command which includes the service identifier; wherein the system is further configured to transmit a content multimedia stream that includes multimedia content to the end-user device in response to the content transmission command.
Claims21
A system for transmitting multimedia content, the system comprises:
- a session manager, configured to initiate a unicast session with an end-user device over a dedicated channel;
- and to transmit to the end-user device over the dedicated channel an identification unicast multimedia stream that causes an end user multimedia device to provide an end user recognizable service identifier;
- and
- an interface configured to receive a content transmission command which comprises the service identifier;
- wherein the system is further configured to transmit a content multimedia stream that comprises multimedia content to the end-user device in response to the content transmission command.
A method for transmitting multimedia content, the method comprises:
- initiating a unicast session with an end-user device over a dedicated channel;
- transmitting to the end-user device over the dedicated channel an identification unicast multimedia stream that causes an end user multimedia device to provide an end user recognizable service identifier;
- receiving a content transmission command that comprises the service identifier;
- and
- transmitting, in response to the content transmission command, a content multimedia stream that comprises the multimedia content to the end-user device.
A server, the server comprises:
- at least one storage unit for storing multimedia content;
- a processor, configured to generate a service identifier in response to a service identifier request;
- and to transmit the service identifier to an external network unit;
- an input interface for receiving content transmission command that comprises the service identifier;
- and an output interface for selectively transmitting the multimedia content, wherein the transmitting is responsive to the reception of the content transmission command.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.