(12) Ulllted States Patent
`White et a].
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`(10) Patent N0.:
`(45) Date of Patent:
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`US 8,359,007 B2
`*Jan. 22, 2013
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`US008359007B2
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`(54) SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR
`COMMUNICATING MEDIA CENTER
`(75) Inventors: Russell W. White, Austin, TX (US);
`Kevin R_ [mes Austin TX (Us)
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`(73) Assignee: Af?nity Labs of Texas, LLC,Austin,
`TX (Us)
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`Subject to any d1scla1mer, the term of this
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U_S_C_ 154(1)) by 0 days_
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`( * ) Notice:
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`This patent is subject to a terminal dis-
`C1aimer_
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`(21) Appl. N0.: 13/052,559
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`(22) Flledi
`(65)
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`Mar- 21, 2011
`Prior Publication Data
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`Dec. 22, 2011
`US 2011/0312386 A1
`Related US. Application Data
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`(63) Continuation of application No. 12/495,190, ?led on
`Jun. 30, 2009, now Pat. No. 7,953,390, which is a
`continuation of application No. 12/015,320, ?led on
`Jan. 16, 2008, now Pat. No. 7,778,595, which is a
`Continuation of application NO- 10/947,755, filed‘ On
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`continuation of application No. 09/537,812, ?led on
`Mar. 28, 2000, noW Pat. No. 7,187,947.
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`(51) Int CL
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`H04H 40/00
`(52) US. Cl. ...................... .. 455/410; 455/306; 455/418
`(58) Field of Classi?cation Search ...................... .. None
`See application ?le for Complete Search history
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`Primary Examiner * Erika A Washington
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`ABSTRACT
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`Amethod for communicating media content is disclosed. The
`method includes receiving in a server a request for a listing Of
`network addresses associated With a playlist for available
`content, and sending a message having netWork addresses for
`different portions of the content. The network addresses alloW
`a requesting device to use one transmission rate for a ?rst part
`of the content and a different transmission rate for a second
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