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PROVIDING NOTIFICATIONS REGARDING THE MULTICAST OF SCHEDULED CONTENT OR POPULAR CONTENT

  • US 20150156249A1
  • Filed: 12/04/2013
  • Published: 06/04/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/04/2013
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving, by one or more servers, content that is to be provided via a multicast channel;

    generating, by the one or more servers, a notification regarding the availability of the content;

    providing, by the one or more servers, the notification to one or more user devices for display on the one or more user devices to notify respective users regarding the availability of the content,the notification being transmitted by the one or more servers outside of a multicast control channel;

    receiving, by the one or more servers, information regarding a measure of popularity of the content;

    selecting, by the one or more servers, a particular resolution of the content based on the measure of popularity; and

    transmitting, by the one or more servers and to the one or more user devices, the content at the selected resolution and via the multicast channel.

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