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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2016
Applicant:
Conviva Inc., Foster City, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ion Stoica, Piedmont, CA (US);
Hui Zhang, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Steven R. Mccanne, Berkeley, CA (US);
Jibin Zhan, Foster City, CA (US);
Aditya Ravikumar Ganjam, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Conviva Inc., Foster City, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01); G06F 15/173 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 67/1063 (2013.01); H04L 67/101 (2013.01);
Abstract
Distributing information over a network is disclosed. Nodes are grouped into regions. Preferred nodes are designated. A source of content to be delivered to a preferred node using a preferred algorithm is indicated to at least one preferred node. At least one common node is assigned the preferred node as a relay of information.