Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Content timing method and system
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Application No.: US11920656Application Date: 2005-06-02
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Publication No.: US08447876B2Publication Date: 2013-05-21
- Inventor: Snigdha Verma , Jun Li , Junbiao Zhang
- Applicant: Snigdha Verma , Jun Li , Junbiao Zhang
- Applicant Address: FR Boulogne-Billacourt
- Assignee: Thomson Licensing
- Current Assignee: Thomson Licensing
- Current Assignee Address: FR Boulogne-Billacourt
- Agent Robert D. Shedd
- International Application: PCT/US2005/019330 WO 20050602
- International Announcement: WO2006/132611 WO 20061214
- Main IPC: G06F15/16
- IPC: G06F15/16

Abstract:
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.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090132640A1 Content timing method and system Public/Granted day:2009-05-21
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