Method and apparatus for usage estimation and prediction in two-way communication networks
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1. A method, comprising:
- transmitting, by a transmitter, a data stream including first content over a communication network to a plurality of client devices;
determining a number of requests over a predetermined time interval for a content identifier, wherein the requests are from less than all of the plurality of client devices;
adding, responsive to the number of requests for the content identifier being determined to exceed a threshold, second content corresponding to the content identifier to the data stream, such that the data stream includes both the first and second content; and
transmitting, by the transmitter, the data stream including the first content and the added second content over the communication network to the plurality of client devices.
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Abstract
Methods, apparatus, and network oriented systems are discussed for estimating system, e.g. web site, usage removed from the web site, as well as scheduling and directing a data broadcast source to provide content based on web site usage estimates and predictions in a broadcast data stream.
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1. A method, comprising:
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transmitting, by a transmitter, a data stream including first content over a communication network to a plurality of client devices; determining a number of requests over a predetermined time interval for a content identifier, wherein the requests are from less than all of the plurality of client devices; adding, responsive to the number of requests for the content identifier being determined to exceed a threshold, second content corresponding to the content identifier to the data stream, such that the data stream includes both the first and second content; and transmitting, by the transmitter, the data stream including the first content and the added second content over the communication network to the plurality of client devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method, comprising:
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transmitting, by a transmitter, a data stream including first content over a communication network to a plurality of client devices; determining a rate of requests for a content identifier, wherein the requests are from less than all of the plurality of client devices; adding, responsive to the rate of requests for the content identifier being determined to exceed a threshold, second content corresponding to the content identifier to the data stream, such that the data stream includes both the first and second content; and transmitting, by the transmitter, the data stream including the first content and the added second content over the communication network to the plurality of client devices. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions for performing a method by a computer, the method comprising:
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causing a data stream including first content to be transmitted over a communication network to a plurality of client devices; determining a number of requests over a predetermined time interval for a content identifier, wherein the requests are from less than all of the plurality of client devices; causing, responsive to the number of requests for the content identifier being determined to exceed a threshold, second content corresponding to the content identifier to be added to the data stream, such that the data stream includes both the first and second content; and causing the data stream, including the first content and the added second content, to be transmitted over the communication network to the plurality of client devices. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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