Accessing stored multi-media content based on a subscription priority level

US9305597B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9305597-B2
Application numberUS-201414334051-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJul 17, 2014
Priority dateDec 29, 2009
Publication dateApr 5, 2016
Grant dateApr 5, 2016

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A method begins with a processing module of a centralized digital video storage (DVS) system storing, for playback, a plurality of sets of encoded data slices in storage units, where multi-media content is encoded to produce the plurality of sets of encoded data slices. The method continues with the processing module monitoring the storage units for a failure mode and monitoring a number of subscriber devices requesting playback of the multi-media content. The method continues with the processing module determining whether a sufficient number of unique combinations of a decode threshold number of encoded data slices per set of slices exists to service playback of the multi-media content. When the sufficient number of the unique combinations do not exist, the method continues with the processing module reassigning unique combinations of the decode threshold number of encoded data slices per set of encoded data slices to some of the subscriber devices.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method for execution by one or more processing modules of one or more computing devices of a centralized digital video storage (DVS) system that supports a plurality of subscriber devices, the method comprises: storing, for playback, a plurality of sets of encoded data slices in storage units of the centralized DVS system, wherein multi-media content is dispersed storage error encoded using a pillar width number of “n” and a decode threshold number of “k”…

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What does patent US9305597B2 cover?
A method begins with a processing module of a centralized digital video storage (DVS) system storing, for playback, a plurality of sets of encoded data slices in storage units, where multi-media content is encoded to produce the plurality of sets of encoded data slices. The method continues with the processing module monitoring the storage units for a failure mode and monitoring a number of sub…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Cleversafe Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G11B20/1833. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 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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