Methods and apparatus for distributing content

Details Methods and apparatus for distributing content Methods and apparatus for distributing content

2007-05-15

2007-05-15

Tran, Philip B. (Department: 2155)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer-to-computer session/connection establishing

Network resources access controlling

C709S223000, C709S224000, C709S225000, C709S217000, C707S793000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10307705

ABSTRACT:
A system incorporates notification aspects of a presence system with content distribution capabilities of a content delivery network to both notify subscribers of the presence of content from a host and provide relatively fast and efficient delivery of the content to the user. A content host provides content, such as streaming audio or video media, to a content delivery network. The content host also provides notification of the availability of the content to a central site or presence server. A subscriber to the content host receives, from the presence server, notification as to the availability of content by the content host. The subscriber also receives notification as to the location of the content in the content delivery network. Based upon the notification, the subscriber retrieves the content from the content delivery network.

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