US Patent:
20110252156, Oct 13, 2011
Inventors:
Andrea Basso - Marlboro NJ, US
David C. Gibbon - Lincroft NJ, US
Behzad Shahraray - Holmdel NJ, US
Herani S. Brotman - Colts Neck NJ, US
Han Q. Nguyen - Marlboro NJ, US
Douglas Nortz - Red Bank NJ, US
Steven J. Solomon - Freehold NJ, US
David A. Parisi - Dayton NJ, US
Sunil Maloo - Edison NJ, US
Mark W. Altom - Martinsville NJ, US
Assignee:
AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P. - Reno NV
International Classification:
G06F 15/16
Abstract:
A plurality of multimedia data streams that are being provided via an internet protocol (IP) network is received, wherein each multimedia data stream carries multimedia content. Real-time metadata relating to the plurality of multimedia data streams is generated based on the multimedia content. The metadata is provided in real-time in a metadata stream to a plurality of user devices, via the IP network. The plurality of multimedia data streams may be multicast within the IP network. The metadata may be multicast in real-time in a metadata stream to a plurality of user devices, via the IP network.