Token Bandwidth Portioning
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1. A method comprising:
- designating a token to each stream of content allocated to a viewing system by a content provider; and
managing consumption of the streams of content by a plurality of client devices in the viewing system through use of the designated tokens such that bandwidth allocated by the content provider to the viewing system is not exceeded.
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Abstract
Embodiments of token bandwidth portioning techniques are described herein. Tokens may be designated to streams of content allocated to a viewing system by a contact provider. The viewing system, for instance, may include a plurality of client devices that are configured to consume the streams of content. The consumption of the streams of content by the client devices is managed through use of the tokens such that the bandwidth allocated by the content provider to the viewing system is not exceeded.
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1. A method comprising:
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designating a token to each stream of content allocated to a viewing system by a content provider; and
managing consumption of the streams of content by a plurality of client devices in the viewing system through use of the designated tokens such that bandwidth allocated by the content provider to the viewing system is not exceeded. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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sharing information between a plurality of client devices in a viewing system regarding use of tokens to consume content streamed to the viewing system from a content provider; and
when at least one said client device requests at least one said token to consume the content, determining whether to assign the at least one said token to the at least one said client based on the shared information. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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designating different types of tokens by a viewing system to streams of content that use different amounts of bandwidth, respectively; and
when a request is received to consume the content by a client device in the viewing system using a particular said type of token that is assigned to another client device, determining whether a predetermined condition is met by the other client device to pass the token to the requesting client device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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