公开(公告)号：US20120192213A1

公开(公告)日：2012-07-26

申请号：US13391812

申请日：2010-06-24

申请人： Alex Ashley ,  Laurent Bertrand ,  James Nord ,  Trevor Smith ,  Simon John Parnall

发明人： Alex Ashley ,  Laurent Bertrand ,  James Nord ,  Trevor Smith ,  Simon John Parnall

IPC分类号： H04N21/2543

CPC分类号： H04N21/258 ,  H04L45/12 ,  H04L45/123 ,  H04L45/124 ,  H04L45/22 ,  H04L45/3065

摘要： A method of delivering an audio video asset is described. The method includes: receiving an order specifying an audio video asset to be delivered and a delivery destination for the audio video asset, wherein a delivery destination represents one or more physical delivery recipients; determining delivery paths representing different delivery technologies that could be used to deliver the audio video asset to the delivery destination; retrieving a set of path capacity timelines for the delivery paths, wherein path capacity timelines in the set of path capacity timelines each model a quantity of available capacity varying over time; processing the path capacity timelines to yield delivery path capacities; applying an allocation algorithm to the delivery path capacities to yield candidate delivery allocations, wherein candidate delivery allocations each includes one or more time periods during which one or more time periods a defined quantity of capacity can be allocated for delivery of the audio video asset; applying a cost function to the candidate delivery allocations to yield cost values, wherein the cost values each represent a cost of delivering the audio video asset according to the candidate delivery allocations; calculating scores for the candidate delivery allocations in dependence on a cost value for that candidate delivery allocation and one or more other objectives; selecting a candidate delivery allocation having a lowest score to yield a selected candidate delivery allocation; and delivering the audio video asset according to the selected candidate delivery allocation. Related apparatus and methods are also described.

摘要翻译： 描述了传送音频视频资产的方法。 该方法包括：接收指定要传送的音频视频资产的订单和音频视频资产的传送目的地，其中传送目的地表示一个或多个物理传送接收者; 确定表示可以用于将音频视频资产传送到传送目的地的不同传送技术的传送路径; 检索所述传送路径的一组路径容量时间线，其中所述路径容量时间轴集合中的路径容量时间线每个模拟随时间变化的可用容量的数量; 处理路径容量时间线以产生传送路径容量; 将分配算法应用于递送路径容量以产生候选传递分配，其中候选传递分配每个包括一个或多个时间段，在该时间段期间，一个或多个时间段可以分配定义的容量数量用于传送音频视频资产; 将成本函数应用于所述候选交付分配以产生成本值，其中所述成本值每个代表根据所述候选交付分配递送所述音频视频资产的成本; 根据候选交付分配的成本值和一个或多个其他目标计算候选交付分配的分数; 选择具有最低分数的候选分配分配以产生选择的候选分配分配; 以及根据所选择的候选传递分配传送音频视频资产。 还描述了相关装置和方法。

公开(公告)号：US08429700B2

公开(公告)日：2013-04-23

申请号：US13391812

申请日：2010-06-24

申请人： Alex Ashley ,  Laurent Bertrand ,  James Nord ,  Trevor Smith ,  Simon John Parnall

发明人： Alex Ashley ,  Laurent Bertrand ,  James Nord ,  Trevor Smith ,  Simon John Parnall

IPC分类号： H04N7/173 ,  H04J3/14

CPC分类号： H04N21/258 ,  H04L45/12 ,  H04L45/123 ,  H04L45/124 ,  H04L45/22 ,  H04L45/3065

摘要： A method of delivering an audio video asset is described. The method includes: receiving an order specifying an audio video asset to be delivered and a delivery destination for the audio video asset, wherein a delivery destination represents one or more physical delivery recipients; determining delivery paths representing different delivery technologies that could be used to deliver the audio video asset to the delivery destination; retrieving a set of path capacity timelines for the delivery paths, wherein path capacity timelines in the set of path capacity timelines each model a quantity of available capacity varying over time; processing the path capacity timelines to yield delivery path capacities; applying an allocation algorithm to the delivery path capacities to yield candidate delivery allocations, wherein candidate delivery allocations each includes one or more time periods during which one or more time periods a defined quantity of capacity can be allocated for delivery of the audio video asset; applying a cost function to the candidate delivery allocations to yield cost values, wherein the cost values each represent a cost of delivering the audio video asset according to the candidate delivery allocations; calculating scores for the candidate delivery allocations in dependence on a cost value for that candidate delivery allocation and one or more other objectives; selecting a candidate delivery allocation having a lowest score to yield a selected candidate delivery allocation; and delivering the audio video asset according to the selected candidate delivery allocation. Related apparatus and methods are also described.

摘要翻译： 描述了传送音频视频资产的方法。 该方法包括：接收指定要传送的音频视频资产的订单和音频视频资产的传送目的地，其中传送目的地表示一个或多个物理传送接收者; 确定表示可以用于将音频视频资产传送到传送目的地的不同传送技术的传送路径; 检索所述传送路径的一组路径容量时间线，其中所述路径容量时间轴集合中的路径容量时间线每个模拟随时间变化的可用容量的数量; 处理路径容量时间线以产生传送路径容量; 将分配算法应用于递送路径容量以产生候选传递分配，其中候选传递分配每个包括一个或多个时间段，在该时间段期间，一个或多个时间段可以分配定义的容量数量用于传送音频视频资产; 将成本函数应用于所述候选交付分配以产生成本值，其中所述成本值每个代表根据所述候选交付分配递送所述音频视频资产的成本; 根据候选交付分配的成本值和一个或多个其他目标计算候选交付分配的分数; 选择具有最低分数的候选分配分配以产生选择的候选分配分配; 以及根据所选择的候选传递分配传送音频视频资产。 还描述了相关装置和方法。