Distributed content delivery network architecture

US9232240B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9232240-B2
Application numberUS-201213492156-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 8, 2012
Priority dateJun 8, 2012
Publication dateJan 5, 2016
Grant dateJan 5, 2016

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A master video server may deliver video streams to multiple sub-master video servers pursuant to the request of each sub-master video server. Each sub-master video server, in turn, may deliver video steams to multiple slave video servers pursuant to the request of each slave video server. Each sub-master video server may also deliver video streams to one or more other sub-master video servers pursuant to the request of each of the other sub-master video servers.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A system comprising: a master streaming video server comprising: a network interface configured to communicate information between the master streaming video server and a computer network; a memory; a processor coupled to the network interface and the memory; and a master streaming video server program stored in the memory, wherein execution of the master streaming video server program by the processor causes the master streaming video server to…

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What does patent US9232240B2 cover?
A master video server may deliver video streams to multiple sub-master video servers pursuant to the request of each sub-master video server. Each sub-master video server, in turn, may deliver video steams to multiple slave video servers pursuant to the request of each slave video server. Each sub-master video server may also deliver video streams to one or more other sub-master video servers p…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Lin Te-Sheng, Krzanowski Roman, Verizon Patent & Licensing Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04N21/222. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 05 2016 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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