METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING CONTENT DISTRIBUTION, RELATED NETWORK AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT THEREFOR
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Abstract
A method is disclosed herein for controlling distribution of media contents over a network, wherein the contents are distributed by making the contents available at surrogate servers. The method includes the steps of identifying additional contents eligible for distribution; defining a set of categories; identifying for each category at least a reference content; associating the additional contents with the predefined categories based on semantics affinity with the reference content, the semantics affinity being calculated as the distance of each of the additional contents to the at least a reference content; selecting at least one of said predefined categories; and making at least one of the additional contents associated with said selected predefined category available for distribution at the surrogate servers.
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23 Claims
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18. A system for controlling distribution of media contents over a network, comprising a set of surrogate servers for distributing said contents, by making said contents available at said surrogate servers, said system comprising at least:
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a class matcher module configured for; receiving as input information at least usage information provided by said surrogate servers, category information provided by a first database storing a classification in predefined categories of said distributed contents, and a predefined interest threshold, said predefined interest threshold being representative at least of a frequency of the request for a given content belonging to a given category; matching with each other said input information so as to generate a class template comprising said input information, when said predefined interest threshold is exceeded; a class/policy template repository having a first input for receiving said class template and a second input for adding to said class template content information provided by a second database storing a classification in said predefined categories of additional contents, said content information comprising at least information on an additional content included in said given category; and a command generator to generate control signals from said modified class template, said control signals being able to control a distribution system in order to make available said at least an additional content at said surrogate servers. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 22)
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21. A method for controlling distribution of media contents over a network, comprising a set of surrogate servers for distributing said contents, by making said contents available at said surrogate servers, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving input information comprising at least usage information provided by said surrogate servers, category information provided by a first database storing a classification in predefined categories of said distributed contents, and a predefined interest threshold, said predefined interest threshold being representative at least of a frequency of the request for a given content belonging to a given category; matching with each other said input information so as to generate a class template comprising said input information, when said predefined interest threshold is exceeded; adding to said class template content information provided by a second database storing a classification in said predefined categories of additional contents, said content information comprising at least information on an additional content included in said given category; and generating control signals from said modified class template, said control signals being able to control a distribution system in order to make available said at least an additional content at said surrogate servers. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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