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Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2022

Filed:

Jul. 17, 2020
Applicant:

Hulu, Llc, Santa Monica, CA (US);

Inventors:

Xiaocheng Li, Beijing, CN;

Wei Feng, Beijing, CN;

Wenhao Zhang, Beijing, CN;

Jiarui Yang, Beijing, CN;

Assignee:

HULU, LLC, Santa Monica, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/222 (2011.01); H04N 21/231 (2011.01); H04N 21/239 (2011.01); H04N 21/658 (2011.01); H04N 21/845 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01); H04N 21/433 (2011.01); H04N 21/466 (2011.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/44 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/4826 (2013.01); H04N 21/4331 (2013.01); H04N 21/44 (2013.01); H04N 21/4532 (2013.01); H04N 21/4668 (2013.01);
Abstract

In some embodiments, a method receives a first set of video files at a node that delivers video files to client devices and receives a second set of video files. The second set of video files are predicted to be delivered by the node to a client device during a time period. The node receives a request for a video file from a client device and determines whether the video file is stored in the first set of video files and the second set of video files. When the video file is stored at the node, the node sends the video file from the first set of video files and the second set of video files. When the video file is not stored in the first set of video files and the second set of video files, the node sends a request for the video file to another node.


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