Abstract: A method for processing event information from a plurality of different live TV feeds comprises a plurality of operations. An operation is provided for receiving a plurality of different live TV feed data streams. Each one of the live TV feed data streams include program content and event information corresponding to the program content. An operation is provided for extracting the event information from each one of the live TV feed data streams and an operation is provided for aggregating the event information from all of the live TV feed data streams.

Abstract: A memory stores destination addresses and a counter value for each of the stored addresses. A counter value for a stored address is incremented in response to receiving a message having a destination address matching the stored address. A controller determines a destination address of a received message and searches the stored addresses for a stored address matching the destination address of the received message. The received message may be a message in a multicast stream. The search includes searching the stored addresses starting with a stored address having a highest counter value and searching subsequent stored addresses, each subsequently searched stored address having a lower counter value.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for processing data received from a network is described. In one example, a data frame is received from the network. Identification data is obtained from the data frame at a data link layer (e.g., Ethernet layer) to determine whether the data frame is a multicast frame. A checksum value is verified at a network layer (e.g., internet protocol layer) in response to the data frame being a multicast frame. Data is extracted from a payload of a transport layer immediately following verification of the checksum value.