Method and system for distributing content to a user device through a satellite network and a broadband network
US8572660B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 26, 2007 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 11, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N7/20
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A communication system 100 includes a content repository 274 storing a plurality of content files associated with the content distribution system. A transport processing system 250 communicating with the content distribution system, a terrestrial communication network 132, and a content delivery network 280 communicating with the content distribution system 260 and the terrestrial network. The content distribution system assigns a satellite category or a broadband category to each of the plurality of content files in response to the satellite category. The content distribution system communicates the content to the transport processing system. The transport processing system communicates the content through a satellite from the transport processing system to a user device. The content distribution system, in response to the broadband category, communicates the content to the content delivery network. The content delivery network communicates the content through a terrestrial communication network to the user device.
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