VIDEO AND MULTIMEDIA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
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1. A method of digital content distribution comprising the steps ofproviding a central content warehouse with digital content;
- receiving selections of the digital content from a user;
continuously updating user information associated with the user;
calculating time required for downloading the selected content for smooth play based on available internet speed;
identifying pre-content based on the calculated time and the continuously updated user information; and
playing the identified pre-content until a pre-selected percentage of the identified pre-content is played.
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Abstract
Digital media content-on-demand hosting/delivery system for using an n-tier, multi dimension dynamic data technology to distribute digital content and manage information and comprising separate delivery and end-user systems with separate but compatible software, the hosting/delivery system being sub-divided into distributed hosting clusters serving small groups of users, ensuring local balance and overcoming diversity of connection/streaming speeds of end users.
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1. A method of digital content distribution comprising the steps of
providing a central content warehouse with digital content; -
receiving selections of the digital content from a user; continuously updating user information associated with the user; calculating time required for downloading the selected content for smooth play based on available internet speed; identifying pre-content based on the calculated time and the continuously updated user information; and playing the identified pre-content until a pre-selected percentage of the identified pre-content is played. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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