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Methods and apparatuses for providing load balanced signal distribution
US9015781B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9015781-B2 |
| Application number | US-73593308-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Dec 12, 2008 |
| Priority date | Feb 29, 2008 |
| Publication date | Apr 21, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 21, 2015 |
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Methods and apparatuses provide load balanced signal distribution to client devices in a network, such as a digital home network. According to an exemplary embodiment, one of the methods includes the steps of receiving a request from a client device for downloading video from one of a plurality of video sources, receiving respective load indicators from first and second video receiving devices capable of receiving the plurality of video sources, selecting one of the first and second video receiving devices according to the load indicators, and instructing the selected video receiving device to transmit the video from the one of the plurality of video sources using an address known by the client device.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A method, comprising: receiving, via a gateway device, a request from a client device for downloading video from one of a plurality of video sources; receiving, via the gateway device, respective load indicators from first and second video receiving devices capable of receiving the plurality of video sources in response to a rebooting operation of the gateway device; selecting, via the gateway device, one of the first and second video receiving dev…
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Electricity · mapped topic
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- What does patent US9015781B2 cover?
- Methods and apparatuses provide load balanced signal distribution to client devices in a network, such as a digital home network. According to an exemplary embodiment, one of the methods includes the steps of receiving a request from a client device for downloading video from one of a plurality of video sources, receiving respective load indicators from first and second video receiving devices …
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Broerman Keith Robert, Weber Barry Jay, Gutknecht Gary Robert, and 1 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04L67/1008. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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- Publication date Tue Apr 21 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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