Broadcast interactive television system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8976786
APP PUB NO 20130016722A1
SERIAL NO

13613126

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A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a system having a controller to deliver broadcast channels by way of interactive TV (iTV) edge routers using multicast virtual private networks, share a same multicast state for the broadcast channels and share a same multicast delivery tree for the broadcast channels. Other embodiments are disclosed.

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  • AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.

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Chase, Christopher J Austin, US 36 1158

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