Patents Examined by Robin B. Harrell
  • Transmission of multicast media between networks
    Patent number: 6523069
    Abstract: A multicast media system includes a network access facility that directly interconnects a second multicast-enabled network to a first multicast-enabled network. The network access facility is configured to pass a requested multicast data stream from the first multicast-enabled network to a terminal in the second multicast-enabled network that request receipt of the multicast data stream. The direct peering of multicast media can be scaled to accommodate large numbers of users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Edward A. Luczycki, Darin D. Divinia