Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Over-the-top multicast services
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Application No.: US16704367Application Date: 2019-12-05
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Publication No.: US11032582B2Publication Date: 2021-06-08
- Inventor: Mansoor Ali Shah Mohammed , Arvind Basra , Cesar Brea , Glenna Colaprete Hudson
- Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
- Applicant Address: US VA Arlington
- Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
- Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US VA Arlington
- Main IPC: H04N21/23
- IPC: H04N21/23 ; H04L29/06 ; H04N21/2385 ; H04N21/472 ; H04N21/239 ; H04N21/262 ; H04N21/24 ; H04N21/2662

Abstract:
A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium are provided to receive network resource information pertaining to a network, and generate timeslot information pertaining to a network based on the network resource information. The timeslot information may indicate a date, a time period, a geographic service area, and quality of service parameters in which the network resource is available for use by subscribers of a multicast service to deliver programs. The timeslot information and cost information are published, and the OTT multicast service provisions the delivery of programs using timeslots secured by the subscribers.
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