Delaycast queue prioritization
US9154436B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 14, 2013 |
| Grant date | Oct 6, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 16, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/5682
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods are described for optimizing resource utilization in a communications network while also optimizing subscriber engagement with media content over the communications network. Requested content objects can be identified as delayable objects that can be queued for opportunistically delayed communication to both requesting and non-requesting subscribers. Queued delayed content objects are scored with an eye toward optimizing both subscriber engagement and utilization of opportunistically available communications link resources. For example, a storage manager calculates a likelihood that each subscriber will engage with the content if it is opportunistically delivered, and a scheduler calculates a priority order in which to queue each requested delayable content object. Content objects can then be multicast to the subscribers in priority order and with associated information that can be used by the subscribers to determine whether to locally store the content objects as they are opportunistically received.
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