US Patent 7168086 Proxy for video on demand server control

Patent 7168086 was granted and assigned to Microsoft on January, 2007 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Microsoft

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7168086

Date of Patent

January 23, 2007

Patent Application Number

09201484

Date Filed

November 30, 1998

Patent Primary Examiner

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Andrew Y. Koenig

Patent abstract

A video on demand system includes a head-end coupled through a proxy server to plural client terminals. The proxy server performs (or cooperates with another component in performing) various functions, including user interface definition, security, system administration (e.g. channel management, load distribution, and failover), and protocol translation.