Hybrid video selection, delivery, and caching
US9438935B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 23, 2010 |
| Grant date | Sep 6, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/6408
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
One or more devices, in a video content delivery network, store video content for one or more customer premise devices in a hierarchical storage, and provide real time video content from the hierarchical storage, via multicast or unicast, to the one or more customer premise devices. The one or more devices also provide non-real time video content from the hierarchical storage to the one or more customer premise devices during idle time periods associated with the network. The one or more devices further establish a license with the one or more customer premise devices to view video content in multiple formats, and establish a license with the one or more customer premise devices to view video content via multiple customer premise devices.
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