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Methods and systems for use in network management of content

US7779097B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 16, 2005
Grant dateAug 17, 2010
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Expiry dateApr 5, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L67/51
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present embodiments provide methods, systems and apparatuses for use in managing content on at least a local network. Some embodiments provide a method for use in managing content that detects there is a change to content on a local network, determines whether the change is additional content on a first client device, determines whether the additional content can be identified, determines whether there is a predictive distribution scheme when the additional content is identified, distributes the additional content over the local network according the predictive distribution scheme when a predictive distribution scheme applies to the additional content, determines whether a new predictive distribution scheme can be defined when a predictive distribution scheme does not apply to the additional content, and saving the new predictive distribution scheme when a new predictive scheme can be defined.

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