Patent · US Expired

Method for selecting an edge server computer

US7426546B2 · kind B2 · utility

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4References

2Claims

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Gerd Breiter · Wildberg, DE
Wilfried Bruegmann · Altdorf, DE
Bernhard Schmid · Friedberg, DE
Hendrik Wagner · Bielefeld, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 16, 2002
Grant date	Sep 16, 2008
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 10, 2024

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L67/10015
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Media Distribution within the Internet is done with the help of Application-Servers, Content-Servers and distributed Edge Servers where the clients are connected to Media Distribution Services. A computer system is provided comprising a client having a Web browser with a media player, a Web Application Server, content Edge Servers ES1 to ES4 and a Media Request Broker. After the client has selected a media for streaming, the Media Request Broker makes a determination concerning an appropriate Edge Server to perform the streaming operation. This determination is made based on an extension of the client's http request made by the Edge Server and passed from the Application Server to the Media Request Broker.

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