Method and apparatus for workload management of a content on demand service
US7886056B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | May 25, 2006 |
| Grant date | Feb 8, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 28, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L65/612
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and computer system for managing bandwidth in a content on demand service provided by a service provider to users. A request is received from a user to receive the content. If it is ascertained that a total number of users requesting the content within a predetermined time period is below a first specified threshold, then the user is connected to a unicast stream of the content. If it is ascertained that a total number of users requesting the content within a predetermined time period is not below a first specified threshold, then the user is connected to a first multicast stream of the content. A video carousel includes at least two multicast streams that contains the first multicast stream. Each multicast stream has been or will be initiated at a unique time slot of a time period that is equal to the time duration of the content.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.