Content storage and processing in network base stations and methods for content delivery in a mesh network
US10530882B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 10, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 18, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/41407
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system includes a base station having a local storage device and a local processor, and providing a cell in a network for one or more clients communicatively connected to the base station. A content distribution module of the system is configured to store a local copy of a digital content item. A remote copy of the digital content item is stored on a remote computing device. A content request module of the system is configured to receive a request for the digital content item. A content serving module of the system is configured to identify at least one secondary source other than the remote computing device and the base station that stores a secondary copy of the digital content item, determine which of the local, remote and secondary copies of the digital content item may be delivered in a least amount of time, and deliver that copy.
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