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Method and system for delivering media services and applications over networks

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AU2001268107A1
AU2001268107A1 AU2001268107A AU6810701A AU2001268107A1 AU 2001268107 A1 AU2001268107 A1 AU 2001268107A1 AU 2001268107 A AU2001268107 A AU 2001268107A AU 6810701 A AU6810701 A AU 6810701A AU 2001268107 A1 AU2001268107 A1 AU 2001268107A1
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media services
over networks
applications over
delivering media
delivering
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AU2001268107A
Inventor
Mauro Bonomi
Yousheng Cao
Francis Michel Degrange
Nam Phu Thanh Do
Jean-Georges Fritsch
Ronald D. Howe
Li Liu
Ian Locke
Reed Majors
Charles Francis Morris
Johnny C. Y. Ng
Randy Osborne
Patrick James Sweeney
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Minerva Networks Inc
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Minerva Networks Inc
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