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System and method for content transmission network selection

  • US 10,225,594 B2
  • Filed: 10/19/2016
  • Issued: 03/05/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method, comprising:

  • receiving, by a processing system comprising a processor, a request for viewing video content at a media processor;

    determining, by the processing system, that the media processor is communicatively coupled to the processing system via a first network and to a second network distinct from the first network;

    identifying, by the processing system, a geographic location of the media processor;

    determining, by the processing system, a content size for the video content;

    determining, based on user-generated input, a first number of requests from different viewers requesting the video content over the first network and a second number of requests from different viewers requesting the video content over the second network;

    selecting, by the processing system, a transmit network from one of the first network or the second network resulting in a selected transmit network according to the geographic location of the media processor, content size for the video content, geographic boundaries of at least one of the first network and the second network, transport costs on the first network and the second network, the first number of requests, and the second number of requests;

    sending, by the processing system, a notification to the media processor, the notification including transmission characteristics of the video content, wherein the media processor utilizes the transmission characteristics to identify the selected transmit network and to determine an isolation procedure for the video content on the selected transmit network; and

    delivering, by the processing system, the video content to the media processor over the selected transmit network.

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