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Methods and apparatus for predictive delivery of content over a network

  • US 10,057,609 B2
  • Filed: 06/15/2015
  • Issued: 08/21/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computerized method of determining which of a plurality of digitally rendered content elements to distribute over a content delivery network at a given time, said computerized method comprising:

  • receiving, at a content server within said content delivery network, viewership data from a plurality of computerized devices serviced by said content server, said viewership data comprising at least data relating to historical bandwidth demand;

    generating, utilizing a computerized process and based at least in part on said viewership data, data relating to bandwidth demand at a future period of time;

    determining whether to deliver, at said future period of time, first ones of said plurality of digitally rendered content elements to said plurality of computerized devices in place of second ones of said plurality of digitally rendered content elements, said determination based at least in part upon said data relating to bandwidth demand and data indicative of available bandwidth in said content delivery network; and

    delivering said first ones of said plurality of digitally rendered content elements to said plurality of computerized devices;

    wherein said generating and determining occur prior to said delivering of any of said first ones of said plurality of digitally rendered content elements to said plurality of computerized devices.

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