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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2016
Google Technology Holdings Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Brittain S. McKinley, Groton, MA (US);
Sathyam Ganesan, Holden, MA (US);
Yaron Eli Presente, Binyamina, IL;
Brian J. Tarbox, Littleton, MA (US);
GOOGLE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention: provide, from a first VOD server having a first cache, a first media presentation to a first group of user devices and a second media presentation to a second group of user devices; provide, from a second VOD server having a second cache, a third content to a third group of user devices; measure a first popularity corresponding to the first media presentation and a second popularity corresponding to the second media presentation; store a copy of the first media presentation on the second cache based on the first popularity and the second popularity; determine when the first VOD server fails to continue to provide the first media presentation; and provide, from the second VOD server, the first media presentation to the first group of user devices, wherein the first cache has the first media presentation stored therein, and wherein the second cache has the second media presentation stored therein.