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Video system varying overall capacity of network of video servers for serving specific video

  • US 7,441,261 B2
  • Filed: 06/06/2003
  • Issued: 10/21/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of serving out video over a network of video servers, comprising:

  • establishing for each video server in a network of video servers an established ability of each video server to serve out a specific video item;

    evaluating an overall capability of the network of video servers to serve out the specific video item using said established ability of each said video server; and

    varying said overall capability to serve out the specific video item based upon the evaluation;

    wherein the video item is a video item for which there is less demand than for other video items, and wherein varying the overall capacity of the network includes decreasing the capacity of the network as a whole to serve out the video item.

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