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Apparatus and methods for managing delivery of content in a network with limited bandwidth using pre-caching

  • US 8,978,079 B2
  • Filed: 03/23/2012
  • Issued: 03/10/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of operating a content delivery network, said method comprising:

  • identifying high probability of viewership (HpoV) content; and

    scheduling transmission of said HpoV content to said one or more network users during one or more expected periods of low network demand, said transmission comprising transmission of said HpoV content and transmission of one or more restrictions for a use thereof to a first user device disposed at a first premises within a topology of said network, said first user device configured to operate as a peer to one or more second user devices disposed at respective different premises, and configured to, after receipt of a portion of said HpoV content, deliver said portion and said one or more restrictions to said one or more second user devices.

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