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Content delivery network stream server vignette distribution

  • US 8,966,003 B2
  • Filed: 09/21/2009
  • Issued: 02/24/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for streaming a content object over the Internet to an end user system with a content delivery network (CDN), which distributes a vignette of the content object to the end user system, the method comprising:

  • receiving a URL request to stream the content object to the end user system;

    assigning the URL request to an edge server within the CDN;

    subsequent to receiving the URL request, determining a portion of the content object based, at least in part, on characteristics of the content object, wherein;

    the determining the portion of the content object is performed in the application layer,the characteristics of the content object comprises at least one of storage space required, size of the content object or encoding format of the content object,the portion is less than all of the content object, andthe content object comprises the portion and a remainder;

    retrieving the portion of the content object from a remote location;

    storing the portion of the content object away from the remote location without storing the remainder unless subsequently requested;

    accessing the portion by the edge server;

    streaming the portion of the content object from the edge server to the end user system; and

    delaying a request to retrieve the remainder of the content object for loading on the edge server until after streaming the portion of the content object to the end user system, wherein;

    delaying the request to retrieve the remainder of the content object is performed in the application layer; and

    the edge server avoids loading the remainder of the content object should streaming the portion to the end user system cease during playback of the portion.

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