US 12,113,876 B2
System and method for providing multicast to unicast services
Allan Dyhr Hammershøj, Copenhagen SV (DK)
Assigned to mediathand ApS, Copenhagen SV (DK)
Appl. No. 17/908,931
Filed by mediathand ApS, Copenhagen SV (DK)
PCT Filed Feb. 26, 2021, PCT No. PCT/DK2021/050058
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 2, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/175394, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 10, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. PA202070133 (DK), filed on Mar. 2, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0188623 A1, Jun. 15, 2023
Int. Cl. H04L 67/567 (2022.01); H04N 21/6405 (2011.01); H04N 21/6408 (2011.01)
CPC H04L 67/567 (2022.05) [H04N 21/6405 (2013.01); H04N 21/6408 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A smart casting device comprising:
a broadcast hardware interface configured to be coupled to a plurality of external program material sources;
a network controller coupled to one or more digital devices through a network;
a service logic controller configured to control the broadcast hardware interface and the network controller to:
advertise services provided through the plurality of external program material sources to the one or more digital devices;
convey, to one or more service providers accessible through the identified external program material sources, subscriptions from the one or more digital devices (108) for program services; and
in response to the subscriptions, receive the program services from the one or more service providers and provide the received program services to the one or more subscribing digital devices;
wherein the broadcast hardware interface is configured to identify the plurality of external program material sources coupled to the broadcast hardware interface and convey the identifications to the network controller;
the smart casting device further comprising a transcaster and packager, wherein the service logic controller is configured to control the broadcast hardware interface to provide the received program services to the transcaster and packager,
wherein the transcaster and packager is configured to convert program material received in multicast format to unicast format and provide program material in unicast format to the one or more subscribing digital devices through the network controller.