Method and apparatus for distributing media

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9781184
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14264901

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A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a media distribution device having a support structure adapted for removably receiving a server module, a plurality of encoders, and an Internet Protocol (IP) router module; and a bus adapted for placing the server module, the plurality of video encoders, and the IP router module in communication with each other, where the server module is adapted to receive media content, where the plurality of video encoders is adapted to generate a plurality of encoded media contents from the media content and the video encoders generate the encoded media contents in temporal proximity to each other, where the IP router module is adapted to distribute the plurality of encoded media contents over an IP network. Other embodiments are disclosed.

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  • AT&T MOBILITY II LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Johnston, Robert Atlanta, US 73 1263
Kennedy, Larry Lawrence, US 16 113
Kingsmill, Kirk Duluth, US 6 82

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