Peer-to-peer broadcast management system

• US 20070183342A1
• Filed: 02/06/2007
• Published: 08/09/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/06/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mediazone.Com, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Mediazone.Com, Inc.
• Inventors: Golder, Graham, Chen, Hao, Li, Weijun, Kelly, Paul, Wu, Michelle, Westall, Chris, Wong, Hanson, Deng, Dafu, Zhu, Wenjie
• Application Number:
  US11/703,344
• Publication Number:
  US 20070183342A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/252
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/4046 with distributed floor control
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/104 Peer-to-peer [P2P] networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1072 Discovery involving ranked list compilation of candidate peers

Abstract

A peer-to-peer broadcast management system is described. A system may include a peer detector to determine one or more peer computer systems associated with a predetermined locality; a peer list generator to generate a peer list of the determined peer computer systems; a communications module to receive a request for content; and a peer selector to process the request for content utilizing the peer list.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a peer detector to determine one or more peer computer systems associated with a predetermined locality;

a peer list generator to generate a peer list of the determined peer computer systems;

a communications module to receive a request for content; and

a peer selector to process the request for content utilizing the peer list.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein:

the communications module is to receive a request the request for content from a local media player application; and

the peer selector is to;

determine that the content is not available locally, and

obtain the content from a peer computer system from the peer list.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the communications module is to provide the content to the local media player application.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein:

the communications module is to receive the request for content from a peer computer system; and

the peer selector is to;

determine that the content is available locally,

determine an entry in the peer list associated with the peer computer system, and

provide the content to the peer computer system.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the locality is associated an IP address block.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the locality is associated with an ISP.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the locality is associated with a ZIP code.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the requested content is a broadcast program.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the requested content is a video on demand (VOD) program.

10. A method comprising:

in a network environment, determining one or more peer computer systems associated with a predetermined locality;

generating a peer list of the determined peer computer systems;

receiving a request for content; and

utilizing the peer list to process the request for content.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein:

the receiving of the request for content comprises receiving the request for content from a local media player application; and

the utilizing of the peer list to process the request for content comprises;

determining that the content is not available locally, and

obtaining the content from a peer computer system from the peer list.

12. The method of claim 11, further providing the content to the local media player application.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein:

the receiving of the request for content comprises receiving the request for content from a peer computer system; and

the utilizing of the peer list to process the request for content comprises;

determining that the content is available locally,

determining an entry in the peer list associated with the peer computer system, and

providing the content to the peer computer system.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the locality is associated an IP address block.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein the locality is associated with an ISP.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein the locality is associated with a ZIP code.

17. The method of claim 10, wherein the requested content is a broadcast program.

18. The method of claim 10, wherein the requested content is video on demand (VOD) program.

19. A machine-readable medium having instruction data to cause a machine to:

determine one or more peer computer systems associated with a predetermined locality;

generate a peer list of the determined peer computer systems;

receive a request for content; and

process the request for content utilizing the peer list. 20. A system comprising;

means for determining one or more peer computer systems associated with a predetermined locality;

means for generating a peer list of the determined peer computer systems;

means for receiving a request for content; and

means for utilizing the peer list to process the request for content.