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US Patent 7571250 Method and apparatus for distributing messages

Patent 7571250 was granted and assigned to Microsoft on August, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent

Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Microsoft

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

75712501

Patent Inventor Names

Todd A. Lund1

Erik C Mikkelson1

Liam P. O'Gorman1

Sukesh H. Pai1

Edward A. Ludvig1

Date of Patent

August 4, 2009

Patent Application Number

110369701

Date Filed

January 14, 2005

Patent Primary Examiner

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Kevin Bates

Patent abstract

A procedure identifies multiple messages to distribute via a cable television network. The procedure determines first performance data associated with a downstream subnetwork and determines second performance data associated with an upstream subnetwork. The plurality of messages are prioritized based on the first performance data and the second performance data. The procedure sends a highest-ranked message among the plurality of messages to a destination device.