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Managing content delivery network service providers by a content broker

US8788671B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 25, 2012
Grant dateJul 22, 2014
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Expiry dateJan 25, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L67/1023
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system, method, and computer readable medium for managing network storage provider and CDN service providers are provided. A content broker component obtains client computing device requests for content provided by a content provider. The content broker processes the client computing device requests and determines whether a subsequent request for the resource should be directed to a network storage provider or a CDN service provider as a function of the updated or processed by the content broker.

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