Method and apparatus for distributing video on demand loading
US8166510B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 17, 2001 |
| Grant date | Apr 24, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 21, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/23103
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for distributing video-on-demand loading include processing that begins by receiving a concurrent additional request for accessing a video program (i.e., while the server associated with the video program is processing one request for access to the video program another is received). The processing continues by providing the video program to a 2nd server in response to the concurrent additional request. The 2nd server causes the video program to be stored in the redundant array of independent disks (2nd RAID) associated with the 2nd server. The 2nd server processes the concurrent additional request via the 2nd RAID such that processing of multiple requests for the same video program is distributed throughout the video on demand system.
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