Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080235360 | System and Method for Scheduling Downloading in a Cached Network Environment - A system and method schedules downloading of content files from a content server to a client through a cache server. A user can request a content file for future delivery at a certain service time at a certain location such as a hotspot. A cache server receives these requests and sorts them in an order which depends on the relative service times, and eliminates redundancies by only downloading content files not already stored in the cache server. A scheduling algorithm minimizes the instances of tardiness under the constraint of cache storage capacity. | 09-25-2008 |
20080247378 | Multi-Network Overlaid Cell Detection - A communications system includes a wireless telephony network and a wireless Local Area Network (LAN), both accessible by a mobile communications device ( | 10-09-2008 |
20090070423 | Apparatus and methods for information transfer using a cached server - Apparatus and methods for information transfer using a cache server are disclosed. A user requests a file via a file requesting device, over a network, from a host. The host transfers the file to a cache server over a connection at a first scheduled time. The cache server then transfers the file, over a second network, to a file receiving device at a second scheduled time. | 03-12-2009 |
20090113054 | Threshold-Based Normalized Rate Earliest Delivery First (NREDF) for Delayed Down-Loading Services - A content delivery system comprises at least one content server that servers a number of client requests. The content server uses a Threshold-Based Normalized Rate Earliest Delivery First (TB-NREDF) scheduler. The TB-NREDF scheduler imposes a threshold value, or limit, on the number of rescheduling requests. | 04-30-2009 |
20090132640 | Content timing method and system - A computer method and related apparatus for delivering content files to a client computer are disclosed wherein a request for a content file on a content server is received from a client; a future time period during which the content file will be available on a cache server is determined; and a rewritten uniform resource locator comprising time period availability information, or a link to a file comprising the time period availability information, is returned from the server to the client. The client can use the information to obtain the content file in the determined future time period. | 05-21-2009 |
20090144784 | On demand system and method using dynamic broadcast scheduling - A system and method for broadcasting content includes a content provider which interfaces with one or more clients through a network. The content provider includes a scheduler responsive to requests for content from clients. The scheduler provides the content in blocks by making the blocks available to requesters by a plurality of streams wherein a subsequent requester accesses blocks from previous requester's streams complemented by a subset of blocks as a stream for this requester to complete an entire set of blocks for the subsequent requester. By manipulating the scheduler as a function of user requests, this system and method is able to provide a video on demand service at a fractional bandwidth usage of a conventional VOD system. | 06-04-2009 |
20090174823 | Equalizer Interface for Electronic Apparatus - An electronic apparatus such as an audio apparatus, television signal receiver, or other apparatus provides an equalizer interface that enables equalizer settings to be adjusted via acoustic user feedback. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic apparatus includes a sound generator for generating a first tone for a first frequency band. A processor enables a user to adjust a first volume level of the first tone. A memory stores the first volume level for the first frequency band. A volume controller applies the first volume level to output signals in the first frequency band. | 07-09-2009 |
20090254659 | Delayed Downloading Video Service Using Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Content Distribution Network - A system and method for downloading content in a peer-to-peer network are described including receiving, by a first peer, a list of content available in the peer-to-peer network, requesting, by the first peer, content availability information for a unit of content and receiving, by the first peer, content availability information. A system and method for downloading content in a peer-to-peer network are also described including forwarding, content availability information in response to a request for the content availability information, wherein the content availability information includes a location of a unit of content and a status of each peer in the peer-to-peer network having the unit of content available and receiving a reservation to schedule a download of the unit of content. The system and method also include the ability to allow delayed downloading of the in accordance with a reservation for said content. | 10-08-2009 |
20090303902 | Multicast mesh routing protocol - A method for a node to select a route to join a multicast group in a wireless mesh network, including establishing the route between the node and the multicast group using media access control addresses is described. A method for determining a multicast group leader of the multicast group of a wireless mesh network using media access control addresses is also described. | 12-10-2009 |
20100229222 | Peer-to-Peer Video Content Distribution Network Based on Personal Network Storage - A method and system of accessing content in a peer-to-peer network are described including receiving by a peer a content list including content availability from a directory service, requesting content from the directory service and downloading the requested content to a first personal network storage area associated with the requesting peer from a second personal network storage area associated with a second peer, wherein the first and second personal network storage areas are hosted by servers with an access network. A method and system for accessing content in a peer-to-peer network are also described including receiving by a directory service peer information and content availability information, posting the peer information and the content availability information, receiving a request for content from a peer and directing a personal network server having a personal network storage areas associated with peers to transfer the content from a personal network storage area associated with a second peer to a personal network storage area associated with the requesting peer. | 09-09-2010 |