Method and system for controlling content distribution, related network and computer program product therefor

US9054993B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9054993-B2
Application numberUS-201313919908-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 17, 2013
Priority dateMar 31, 2004
Publication dateJun 9, 2015
Grant dateJun 9, 2015

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A method for controlling distribution of media contents over a network, wherein the contents are distributed by making the contents available at surrogate servers. The method includes the steps of identifying additional contents eligible for distribution; defining a set of categories; identifying for each category at least a reference content; associating the additional contents with the predefined categories based on semantics affinity with the reference content, the semantics affinity being calculated as the distance of each of the additional contents to the at least a reference content; selecting at least one of said predefined categories; and making at least one of the additional contents associated with said selected predefined category available for distribution at the surrogate servers.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A system for distributing media contents over a network of an operator, comprising a set of surrogate servers for distributing said contents, by making said contents available at said surrogate servers, said system comprising at least: a semantic extracted module configured for: receiving as inputs at least distributed contents, additional contents that are not distributed over the network yet, predefined categories, and a reference content identified…

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What does patent US9054993B2 cover?
A method for controlling distribution of media contents over a network, wherein the contents are distributed by making the contents available at surrogate servers. The method includes the steps of identifying additional contents eligible for distribution; defining a set of categories; identifying for each category at least a reference content; associating the additional contents with the predef…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Alessi Marzio, Maffione Eugenio Maria, Telecom Italia Spa
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04L41/50. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jun 09 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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