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System, method and apparatus for distributing Video-On-Demand (VOD)

  • US 20070143804A1
  • Filed: 12/15/2005
  • Published: 06/21/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2005
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A Video-On-Demand (VOD) system, comprising:

  • a server having video content;

    a resource management controller coupled to the server via a network connection;

    at least one host client device coupled to the resource management controller via a network connection; and

    at least one requesting client device coupled to the resource management controller via a network connection and coupled to the host client device via a network connection, wherein, in response to the requesting client device requesting video content, the resource management controller is configured to instruct at least one of the server and the host client device to transmit to the requesting client device at least a portion of the requested video content, wherein the transmission of the requested video content to the requesting client device from at least one of the server and the host client device is based on the amount of traffic at the server and at the host client device.

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